1 Internal improvement. To perfect the system of During the absence of the committee the meeting | meeting of the legislature in January, when the internal improvement in Pennsylvania according was addressed by Job Mann, Esq. and G. W. Bow- senate might not have a presiding officer. It was to the plan already acted on, four millions of dollars man-after which the following preamble and reso- to meet such an emergency that Mr. Kingsbury was more, according to the estimate of the canal com-lutions were reported and unanimously adopted. elected. For the constitution provides that in the missioners, will be required. The Keystone and Whereas, a vacancy has recently occurred in the event of the resignation or death of the governor, Reporter, Harrisburg, both administration journals, legislature of Pennsylvania in consequence of the the speaker of the senate must act as governor, till are in favor of carrying on the works by additional expulsion from that body of Thomas B. McElwee, the next election. Mr. Kingsbury is therefore, loans to the above amount-in reference to which one of the representatives from this county; and what is called in other states, lieutenant governor. the Inquirer says: "The people, we are satisfied, whereas, in consequence of said expulsion, a new The senate is composed of 33 members, who geare opposed to any farther increase of the indebted-election has been awarded by the speaker of the nerally from their limited number preserve very ness of Pennsylvania, unless some measures be at house, to supply said vacancy--therefore, excellent order in their body. The cause of agitaonce adopted, having in view the ultimate payment tion and excitement is generally to be found in the of the $34,000,000, for which the state is now large bodies of legislation. In the smaller houses liable." matters are usually conducted with great propriety. Mr. Kingsbury is one of the most amiable gentlemen in the country, is an excellent lawyer, was chairman of the judiciary committee, and will discharge the duties of the chair to the satisfaction of all parties. Fugitive slaves. In reference to the important questions involved in the Bemis' case, the Harrisburg Keystone says: Under a special act of assembly, passed a year ago, the case is to be brought before the supreme court at Harrisburg during its May term, which will determine whether the laws of this commonwealth, on the subject of kidnapping, and the apprehension of runaway slaves, is constitutional or not. The act provides for carrying the case eventually before the supreme court of the United States. This is a question of great interest and importance, both to the southern states and to the northern states. It involves, what the slave states regard as their dearest rights, and the free states, their constitutional right to pass such laws on this subject for the "delivery" of runaway slaves, as they may deem proper, if they do not impair the right of the slaveholder to his acknowledged property. The case originated in York county, and the counsel, so far as we have heard their names, are Mr. Meredith, of Baltimore, for the defendant, and the attorney general, Mr. Johnson, for the commonwealth. There may be others, but we have not learned their naines. The case is the commonwealth against Prigg and others indicted for kidnapping. Coal and iron. The Philadelphia Inquirer states, that three furnaces are about to be erected at Danville, Pennsylvania, for the purpose of making iron with anthracite coal. Resolved, That we, as democrats of Bedford county, will never elevate again to office any man who has deserted, after his election, the pure principles of the Jackson and Jeffersonian creed. Resolved, That we approve of the doctrines laid down by the governor in his late annual message, but regret that they have not been carried into active operation. Resolved, That the odious banking law, postponing the resumption of specie payments till the 15th of January, 1841, passed by the whigs and anti-masons, together with a few apostate democrats, is such a bill as deserves the eternal and everlasting execration of every genuine democrat in the commonwealth. Resolved, That all those apostate democrats in either branch of the legislature who have sold their principles, and who have basely bowed their knees to the glittering banking institutions, be consigned to merited infamy by sending them down Pennsylvania and Ohio canal. The line of communication between the far west of Ohio and Phi, ladelphia is now complete. Cargoes of produce have arrived in this city from Cleveland and elsewhere, via the Pennsylvania and Ohio canal, and we may now consider that important link in the great chain as complete, and internal navigation as now secure. We have occasion to know, that among other articles received, not mentioned by our commercial assistant, were many barrels of flour, one of which, with a kind and courteous epistle, found its way to our domicile; a proof that those who possess the means of supplying the granaries, and accepting the services of those who understand the signs of the times, have a thought for their fellow laborers, and are not like the great one of Egypt, "who re "To the vile dust from whence they sprung, Resolved, That we highly approve of the course We are authorised by our womenkind, to say, that the flour from the west, is of a most excellent quality, white, fine and yielding to the appliances for pastry, cakes, &c. as kindly as if it were ground by their own hands, as in old times flour was wont to be ground. Miss Leslie was called into requisi tion, chapter and verse quoted, and the whole kitchen squadron were up to their elbows in the material. The oven looked as fierce as Nebuchadnezzar's; and in the end there was proof positive, proof legal, and proof satisfactory, that the barrel of western flour was worthy those whence it came. though all may not have a barrel of flour by the Resolved, That we have every confidence in the Pennsylvania and Ohio canal, yet we certainly bewisdom, the firmness, the honesty and the integrity lieve that barrels will be more plentiful in Philadel of MARTIN VAN BUREN, our worthy chief magis-phia, and consequently more easily obtained by all, trate-that in him we have found a man fully com- in consequence of the completion of that important petent to regulate the affairs of this great and flour work. And public thanks and public gratitude are ishing republic, and at the coming November elec-due to those gentlemen whose means have been lation, we will give him our united suffrages. Resolved, That we regard the speech of senator Resumption law. The law requires the banks Brown, of Philadelphia county, as embodying the in Pennsylvania to resume specie payments on the views of the democracy of Pennsylvania, and not 15th January, 1841, and so far authorises the sus- only of Pennsylvania, but also of the whole union, pension, as to absolve the banks from any liability and that we regard all who oppose the purely detherefor, that might work a forfeiture of charter.mocratic doctrine contained therein as traitors and In other respects, the existing laws relative to con- as enemies to the republican party. tracts between banks and people, and to the means) of enforcing them, remain unaltered by the bill. The bill authorising the banks of that state to issue four millions of dollars in small notes, passed a final reading in the senate, by a vote 16 to 13. The resolution submitted by Mr. Penrose, in favor of a protective tariff, passed in the senate. The resolutions of Mr. Williams, in favor of a distribution of the proceeds of the sales of the public lands, passed a third reading in the senate by a vote of 17 to 8. Bank dividends. The banks of Philadelphia which have hitherto during the period of suspension been prohibited from declaring dividends on their capital stock, have now announced dividends; the following banks, at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, viz: The Commercial, Farmers and Mechanies', Kensington, Northern Liberties, Penn Township, Western, Girard, Mechanics', Manufacturers and Mechanics', Moyamensing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Southwark. Pittsburg. Harris' Intelligencer, gives a lively description of the revival of business. The rivers and canal continue in the best order, and business is rather more encouraging; steamboats are now going up the Alleghany to Franklin and Warren. From eight to ten canal boats arrive from the east daily, not so fully loaded as hitherto, but they return loaded down, as all the warehouses on the canal, are amply supplied with flour, tobacco, feathers, grain and a variety of other goods from Pittsburg for Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York, which will occupy our canal boats a month, and they have no room for the present, and decline to take new loading for a few days. The Monongahela beach has upon it about steamers, many of which are loading. Fron 18th to the 30th ultimo a little better than 12 days, 90 steamers arrived and 91 departed on the Chio and Monongahela, besides the boats on the Alleghany. Administration meeting. A meeting of the administration party, friends of Mr. McElwee, convened at Bedford on the 21st ult. Charles McDowell was called to the chair and maj. L. Taliaferro, Michael Moses, A. W. Kenney and Wm. Watt, vicepresidents and Henry Beaver, esq. and Benjamin W. Garretson secretaries. A committee of one from each election district was appointed to nominate a candidate and draft resolutions expressive of the sense of the meeting. Resolved, That in the honorable James Buchanan, our talented United States senator, we recognize the able adcocate of the poor man-that his brilliant speech on the independent treasury has ranked him among the ablest of senators, and the most profound of statesmen-and that we feel a county pride in recommending him as the successor of Martin VanBuren in 1844. Resolved, That we recommend to the citizens of this county, WM. MCDONALD, of St. Clair township, as a suitable person to supply the vacancy occasioned by the expulsion of Thomas B. McElwee, and that we pledge ourselves to use all fair and honorable means to promote his election. Resolved, That owing to the present embarrassed state of the finances, we consider it unwise, as well as impracticable, for the legislature to increase the state debt by making new appropriations other than to keep up repairs and pay the debts due the laborers and contractors, and we hereby instruct our members to oppose any appropriations unless it be for such purposes as are already specified. And vished, and whose influence employed to finish a work that must give immense additional consequence to the great line of improvements of Pennsylvania, and ensure a transit to Philadelphia, merchandise nearly six weeks advance of that from N. York. Success to such enterprise, and gratitude to those by whom they are projected and completed. The flour was received in Philadelphia by Messrs. Leech & Co's fast line, in five days from Pittsburg. Western transportion. Yesterday afternoon the different transportation lines adopted the following rates for carrying goods from Philadelphia to Pittsburg: Coffee and codfish, Hardware, 95 cts. per 100 lbs. $1.10 Queensware in crates, 1 40 Fish, (mackerel) Time through 8 days. We have always been the advocates of a reducResolved, That this meeting appoint Henry Sni- tion of the rates of carriage to Pittsburg. We beder, esq. major John Sipes, and A. W. Kenny, esq.lieve the prices are now down to the lowest saving as conferees to meet the conferees chosen by the point. A vast amount of produce is coming in from counties of Somerset and Cambria, to select a per- the west. We learn that a single line have conson to run as a candidate for congress at the next tracted to bring in 1,000 packs of furs and skins élection. B. W. Garrelson, secretaries. belonging to the American fur company, also 600 bales of cotton, besides a large quantity of bacon, flour, &c. Another line have upwards of 800 hogsheads of tobacco, and a large quantity of wheat and flour engaged. All the other lines have a considerable amount of produce engaged. But few goods, however, are going westward, which increases the expense of transportation eastward. The senate of Pennsylvania. The new speaker [Phila. North American. of the senate Mr. Kingsbury, from Wayne county, Commerce of Philadelphia. The great and conwill have unexpectedly to preside over an extra ses- tinued scarcity of the larger class of vessels this sion of that body. He was elected to fill the place season, has materially curtailed the operations in of gen. Rogers, whose term of service will expire this market, particularly in flour and wheat for shipat the next election in October. It is the practice ment to Europe. Freights have ruled unusually in such cases for the speaker to resign a few days high, and the requisite number of vessels, even at before the close of the session, otherwise there double the rates obtained last season, were not to might be a period of time between October and the be procured. Notwithstanding the embarrassments farmers in the country may look to Baltimore in the under which we, in common with the rest of the MARYLAND. York and Wrightsville rail road. The York Gazette of yesterday says:-This road is now completed-and cars are running regularly between the two points. A connection has been formed with the daily train which reaches York from Baltimore via the Baltimore and Susquehanna rail road, and with the easteru cars on the Columbia and Philadelphia railway. The railway communication between the Pennsylvania improvements and cities of Baltimore and Washington, through the borough of York, is now complete-and the superior manner in which several links of the chain are constructed the elegant and commodious cars-and the attentive and accommodating agents superintending them-give warrent to the traveller of comfort, safety and expedition, in a degree scarely equalled upon any other rail road in the union. [American. Whiskey. Amount of whiskey inspected in each quarter, ending with the last of March, June, October and December, with the total for the year 1839, viz: Last day of March. June. Sept. Dec. Total. 3,318 Hogsheads, 1,394 1,325 903 6,940 Barrels, 10,212 15,905 9,085 12,001 47,203 In 1839, No. of hhds. 6,940, No. of brls. 47,203 "1838, No. of hhds. 7,860. No. of brls. 52,393 Ex. of '39 over '38, hhds. 902. Do. brls. 5,100 Shipped to foreign ports, viz: stood in the way of its accomplishment. Of these, Commerce of Baltimore. The following is an Imports-Total value, $6,952,618 Of which 335 were American, 66 66 91 were foreign, 254,459 barrels wheat flour; 7,821 half do.; 2,248 barrels rye flour; 277 hhds. corn meal; 3,891 bls. do.; 83 half do. do.; 1,591 bls. beef, Baltimore packed; 151 half do. do. do.; 327 bls. pork do.; 779 do. do. foreign packed; 161 bls. lard; 61 half do.; 7,85, kegs do.; 13 bls. butter; 39 half do.; 2,155 kegs do.; 9 stands do. 180,998 sides sole leather and rough skirting, from the yard. Tide Water canal. On announcing the arrival of the first boats by this route the American says:We announced in our paper of yesterday the arInspections in Baltimore. Jesse Hunt, esq. regisrival of four canal boats in tow of the steamer Pa-ter of the city, has furnished the following inspectapsco from Havre de Grace, the termination of the tions in the city, for the quarter ending on the 31st Tide Water canal. As these arrivals constitute the ult. exclusive of returns made to the state:beginning of a trade which will form a new era in the commerce of Baltimore, and since they afford the first palpable evidence of the completion of a work which has long been an object of interest to our citizens, we may notice the event as one of the highest importance. The long desired connection with the internal improvements of Pennsylvania is now attained, and for the first time our city enjoys an unbroken canal communication with the great valley of the Susquehanna-a district of country which looks to the Chesapeake metropolis as the natural market for its productions, but to which the means of access hitherto have not been complete. We are also brought into close connection with Pittsburg and the west-so that transportation to and fro may be now carried on with expedition and ease. In short, all the advantages which the Pennsylvania works have been securing by opening new means of communication with distant portions of the country, are now participated in by our city, at the same time that Pennsylvania herself is possessed of a new link in her widely extended chain, rendering her system complete and allowing a freer circulation to trade within her borders. Commerce and trade of Baltimore. Coffee. There were imported into the district of Baltimore from foreign ports for the quarter enduring Dec. 31, 1839, Previously in 1839, Total in 1839, bags, 28,870 94,636 bags, 123, 506 (Virg'a Ky. and stems, not included) 28,111 800 1,433 10,106 829 38,217 -28,111 Operations in the different warehouses: Inspected in warehouse No. 1, 11,021 No. 2, 7,734 4,448 4,908 96,472 Tl. 1839 hhds. 12,889 trcs. hhds. 1,108 brls. 3,649 bxs. 216 Molasses. Amount of molasses imported into the Total, 1839, Total, Of the boats whose arrival was announced yesterday, one is from Bald Eagle, on the west branch Susquehanna canal; one from Lewisburg, on the same division; one from Northumberland, where the north and west branches meet; and the fourth is from Harrisburg. They bring cargoes of wheat, flour, &c.-From each place the course has been direct and uninterrupted-no bulk broken-no transhipments; boats and cargoes reach our wharves in the same condition as when they started on the voyage. The operation of towing from Havre de Grace is found to be easy and free from danger. Return cargoes may now be sent, consisting of groceries, dry goods and such merchandise as the wants of the interior may require-a mode of payment for produce much better than the old one where flour, whiskey, &c. from the Susquehanna were to be paid for in drafts or money, for want of suitable means of transporting dry goods, sugar, coffee, salt fish, plaster, &c. which would have been taken if such means of transportation had existed. Our merchants may now extend their operations with safety and purchase produce to any extent, since payments may be made in commodities which this Flour. The following exhibits the amount of flour market is supplied with perhaps better than any inspected during the year 1839, compared with 1838 other on the sea board. Our proximity to the West and 1837: Indies and the convenience of trade between this port and those islands, will enable us to supply the interior with heavy groceries on the very best terms, now that an easy and cheap medium of communication is opened for transportation. For the same reason our market must always be an excellent one for flour and interior produce of all kinds, so that bushels 27,180 bls. 24,250 Total amount of wheat, 27,180 bushels; total amount of flour, 24,250 barrels. In reference to the cargo of the ship Scotia, we would observe more particularly, that besides the quantity of wheat and flour on board, she has near 100 hhds. of tobacco and quercitron bark, the total weight of her whole cargo, including kentledge, exceeding two millions of pounds. She is a new ship, this being her second voyage. Trade. The Baltimore Sun of the 27th ult. says: Philadelphia and Baltimore vs. New York. The New York Star, in an article under the above head, admits that this city and Philadelphia "are doing a 1,324 6,215 great part of the business which legitimately be1,303 5,458 longs to New York." The Star charges the falling 8,373 off in the amount of business that "legitimately be 990 proper that we should look at its condition and prospects calmnly. The first shock, the tendency of which was certainly to impair confidence in it, has passed by and it is time that we begin to estimate its ability to meet demands upon it, and to continue its operations. On this head we have no doubts. The Virginia bank can go on, and the secret draiu upon it being cut off, and its curtailments upon its suspended debt continued,-it will be enabled to enlarge its sphere of usefulness to the business community and the state. The bank has been a long time identified with the interests of Virginia and her metropolis-she has made sacrifices for both, and deserves to be regarded with the kindliest feelNow in reference to the chief tragical event ings. We are sure the following paragraph which which occurred on Monday, the Globe would hard- we have from good authority, will be read with saly have used the language above quoted, if it had tisfaction by all: known the particulars of that tragedy. On that The bank of Virginia is strengthening itself. It subject the less that is said by administration jour-received yesterday $115,000 in specie from the nals the better-unless indeed there should be found north. The writer would add that there is not the among the journals of that party some that have smallest necessity for uneasiness among those inindependence and feeling enough to utter such terested in either its stock or its notes, on account words of indignant condemnation as the brutal out-of the defalcation of the late teller. Its capital is rage merits. $3,642,100, and if even its loss should turn out to be what it is at present supposed to be (which it is hoped is rather exaggerated) the bank will still have a capital of upwards of $3,000,000, with a considerable surplus that was held over to cover any contingency in the way of loss. [Compiler. NORTH CAROLINA. The death of Mr. Laughlin, under the remarkable circumstances of the case, produced a most powerful excitement throughout the city, and among the large mass of whigs then gathered here. What was our duty as journalists? To put forth inflammatory paragraphs stimulating that excitement and urging an indignant people to excesses, which, Manufactures. It is pleasent to meet with the however colored by the name of justice, would following from the Raleigh N. C. Register:-"The have been such as all reflecting men must have de-enterprise of the citizens of this state is rapidly enplored? Such a course would not have been in ac-abling it to become independent of the north in alcordance with the principles of the whig party, nor most every branch of manufactures. It has now in keeping with the character of the men that com- many more factories than there were ten years ago posed it. To leave vengeance to the law, and to in the whole south. A nail factory is in successful uphold that law on all occasions in its due course, operation in Lincoln county, manufacturing the arare fixed principles which the advocates of consti- ticle from the iron ore found in that part of the state tutional liberty will not be likely to swerve from. which is pronounced equal to any in the world." We do not know that the forbearance of the whig press in this city on the occasion we are speaking of will be appreciated or understood by our politi cal opponents generally. By the reflecting and intelligent among them we are gure that it will-for they cannot forbear making in their own minds certain contrasts by means of which the recent course of the whigs-under strong excitement, will be made to stand forth clearly in its true light and illustrate the real principles of our party. longs" to that city, to the non-suspension of its "While the political glorification was going forbanks, at a time when "all the banks south and ward of which we have extracted the account from west of New York suspended specie payments." the opposition prints, some tragical events took That they did not suspend, is alleged to be owing place, which we might have supposed would have to "mischievous counsel." It says, "The moneta- commanded more interest among men of feeling ry concerns of this city, (New York) and probably than all the senseless mummery they describe. Se of the state, are controlled and directed by bankers veral persons of respectability lost their lives in the and brokers, and not by the ordinary and establish- course of the day, and yet the heartless throng seem ed rules of trade and commerce, which should go hardly to have inquired how it happened. The vern, and which in former years governed such Baltiinore American disposes of the whole togeconcerns, and governed them wisely. Two jour-ther, at the end of his account of the parade, with nals of influence in such matters, the New York much less particularity than he notices "a barrel of American and the Journal of Commerce, are di-hard cider in the rear of the cabin und a gourd susrectly in the interestsof these bankers and brokers, pended by it.” and whatever exigencies may arise having a bear. ing on the fiscal concerns of the country, those journals speak the immediate wishes and interests of their principals in proposing remedies." The Star appears to think, nay, directly alleges, that this power which has usurped the functions of "the ordinary and established rules of trade and commerce," brought about a premature resumption on a late occasion, and prevented a suspension last fall, when "all the banks south and west of New York suspended," and when "the New York banks should have done the same." This would have equalized exchanges, and New York could afford the same facilities to western merchants, that are now extended to them in this city and Philadelphia. Now, with the quarrel between the "bankers and brokers," or their influence on the one side, and "the ordinary and established rules of trade and commerce" and their advocates on the other, we have nothing to do, save to record the fact of its existence, and let this city reap her share of the benefit she is said to derive from it; nor are we prepared to deny, that the suspension here, and the cotemporaneous non-suspension in New York, may have given us a portion of that trade which is said to "legitimately belong" to the former. This may be all very true; but there are two things about this matter, one of which we hope, and the other we believe; that is, we hope the business done here, if greater than heretofore, will prove to be safe and profitable in proportion to the increase; and if we have received a portion of that western custom which New York assumes to be hers of right, we believe we are not entirely indebted for it to the suspension of specie payments by our banks. An adinission that we were, would be but a poor compliment to the natural advantages of our position, We may remark that in the many speeches denia, granted a portion of the same tract to George and our system of internal improvements, in com-livered on Tuesday to immense crowd of youthful plete as it is, and must be for some time. But were and ardent whigs, scarcely an allusion of and exall our contemplated works finished to-morrow we citing nature was made to the death of the whig could not of course expect to suddenly divert from marshal.-That we have stated above the true rea New York and Philadelphia all that portion of the son of this, and that it did not proceed from any western trade, that would eventually make its way want of feeling or sympathy, is evident enough hither, and that will come when they are completed, from the manner in which the tragical event was and when a better communication than we now have alluded to and noticed. The vast concourse that is established between this city and the commer- walked with banners in mourning to the funeral of cial states of Europe. Yet even now, the com- the murdered man, was an evidence, not to be mismercial effect of our internal improvements is felt taken, of deep feeling with which all regarded the in an increase of trade, a trade which, notwith-catastrophe. The amount of subscriptions raised standing it is claimed to "legitimately belong" to in behalf of the widow and orphans of the deceased On the 24th of March, 1663, king Charles the New York, we hold to be the legitimate property will probably exceed ten thousand dollars.-The second granted to Edward Earl of Clarendon, George of any city or place, that can secure it by the offer whig young men of Baltimore will henceforth duke of Albemarle, William earl of Craven, John of superior advantages,-such, for instance, as our consider themselves as guardians in trust for these lord Berkley, Anthony lord Ashly, sir George Carsystem of internal improvements will present, when children, and we doubt not that a sufficient sum terett, sir J. Colleton and sir William Berkley, all completed. We like not the doctrine of the Star, will be vested under the direction of the Tippeca- the country from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean, that mercantile cities should act in that sort of noe clubs of the city, or by officers appointed by included between the 31st and 36th parallels of "unison," which would compel one city to act, in them, to provide for their education. We under-north latitude. The territory was erected into a regard to money matters, in harmony with all the stand that this subject has already been under con- province by the name of Carolina, of which the others in a manner leagued with it, whether she sideration by the clubs. We are sure they will grantees were lords proprietors. might deem it to be for or against her interests; but not suffer it to be lost sight of until an adequate On the 8th of Sept. 1663, sir William Berkley, we agree with them most cordially, that there is a sum for all liberal purposes of education and sup-governor of Virginia, one of the proprietors, was necessity for "the control of monetary concerns port, is secured to the helpless little ones who have instructed to visit the settlement at Albemarle and being left in the hands of those who have no stock so strong a claim for their sympathy and protection. organize a regular government. "George Drumspeculations to guard, or private interest to sub[Ball. Amer. mond" was appointed governor, assisted by a counVIRGINIA. cil of six persons, and the infant colony was from the province of Carolina." that period known as the "county of Albemarle, in serve." Official resignation. Doctor James McCulloch, as soon as the commissioners appointed by the exeBank of Virginia. We are authorised to say that, deputy collector of this port, tendered his resigna- cutive, Messrs. Baxter, Rhodes and Jackson, shall tion on the first of last month, (having signified have ascertained the condition of the bank of Virhis intention of so doing at the commencement of ginia, the result of their examination, with a proper the year), which was accepted by the collector. Doc-account of the defalcation of the first teller, and the tor McCulloch is a gentleman of literary acquire- circumstances which led to it, will be submitted to ments, of great urbanity of manners, and united the the stockholders, who would instantly have been esteem of the many merchants and shipmasters convened by the president and directors, had the whose vocations so frequently brought them toge- charter given them (the stockholders) the power ther. His long acquaintance (24 years) with cus-to change the administration of the bank between ton house duties imbued him with much practical the regular periods of election. Whatever may be knowledge as regarded commercial usage and trea- the loss to the stockholders, in the reduction of their sury constructions; and it will be some time, we profits for some time, from the want of fidelity in opine, before the vacancy thus occasioned will be one of the officers, who had borne an unimpeachamore competently filled. But the act was of his ble character until the moment of his flight, the geown volition; and be retires, we believe, with a neral operation of the bank will go on as usual, competency honestly acquired: carrying with him unless the stockholders shall see fit to order otheralso, the best feelings of his fellow citizens. wise, after a full view of the condition of the insti[Whig. History of North Carolina. The first permanent settlement in North Carolina is believed to have been formed immediately subsequently to the expulsion of the Quakers from Virginia, in 1662 (see Bancroft's History U. States, vol. ii ch. Carolina). In that year Cistacanen, king "of the Yeopin Indians, granted to George Durant the neck of land which separates Little and Perquimmons rivers, at their entrance into Albemarle sound; and on the 1st of April, 1663, sir William Berkley, gov. of Virgi. Cathmaid," under the following description, “3,350 acres lying and being on the north side of the Roa. noke (now Albemarle) abutting southerly on the said sound, easterly on Katotin (now Little) river, westerly on Perquimmons, which issueth out of the said sound, and northerly on the Owasoke creek, which issueth out of Perquimmons river and the woods; the same being due unto the said Cathmaid, per transportation of sixty-seven persons." These are the oldest land titles, and "Durant's Neck" in Perquimmons county, probably the earliest settlement in Carolina. Charles the second was obtained, enlarging the On the 30th of June, 1665, the second charter of powers of the grantees, and extending the bounda ries of the province from the southern boundaries of Virginia (36° 30') to Florida (29°). The area of Carolina, under this charter, was a million of square miles, quite equal to one-half the territory of the United States, according to their present limits. It included a large part of Mexico, all Texas, all our territory south of 36° 30' and west of Arkansas, and all the cotton-growing states of the union, viz: North and South Carolina, Geor gia, Tennessee, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Carolina convened, according to Chalmers (Hist. The first legislative body known to the history of Col. of South Carolina vol. ii. p. 284), in 1666, and petitioned the lords proprietors to permit Now that the worst is known relative to this the people of Albemarle, to hold their lands upon unfortunate, but long serviceable institution, it is the same terms that the people of Virginia held The death of Mr. Laughlin. The Globe of Wed.tution. nesday, in speaking of the great whig procession in this city on Monday, has this paragraph: theirs. Governor Drummond was succeeded by Samuel Stephens, in October, 1667. He was instructed to act with the concurrence of a council of twelve, six of whom were to be appointed by himself, and the other six to be chosen by the delegates of the freeholders, constituted "the grand assembly of Albemarle." On the 29th May, 1664, (Brief Description of Carelina," printed by Robert Horne, 1666,) sir John Yeamans, at the head of 800 colonists from Barbadoes made the second* settlement that was attempt rida. Thirty-two colonels. Thirty-two persons have management of her fiscal concerns, her credit will been appointed aids-de-camp of the governor of continue to rank high on the other side." Georgia, with the rank of colonel. ALABAMA. Banking. The Grand Gulf Advertiser says the legislature of Alabama have conferred banking privileges upon the penitentiary about to be erected in that state. A coteinporary says "It is to be a Manual Labor' bank, we presume, on the regular Dyott plan!" Mobile. We are glad to find by the Mobile Journal, that that city is fast recovering from the calamitous fires with which it was lately visited. In one street upwards of thirty brick stores and dwellings are in various stages of completion, and preparations for new buildings are going on all over the city. MISSISSIPPI. ILLINOIS. At the last session of the general assembly a charter was granted to the city of Springfield, the capital of Illinois. On the 21st ult. an election was held for a mayor and alderinen, which resulted in the choice of the whig candidates. Retrograding. The inhabitants of the northern part of Illinois seem desirous of seceding from the state, and coming under the territory of Wisconsin. This would throw the whole of the rich mining district east of the Mississippi into the territory in question. The cause is not stated. Wisconsin ther the portion who wish to "slope off," would be will, in any event, soon come into the union. Wheallowed to get rid of their share of the heavy im The state protested. The Natchez Free Trader provement debt of Illinois, or whether that be the inotive, is to be seen. Uquestionably the chief source of state revenue, and therefore the chief states that in consequence of the neglect and refual of the legislature of Mississippi to make provision burden of the taxes, must fall on the mining disby taxation or loan, to meet the two instalments tricts. The restless spirit of change is characterisdue on the sale of the Planter's bank stock, and the tie of our countrymen, especially under the present semi-annual interest for the others not yet due, calamitous depression of the times. We look upon payable in London, the state of Mississippi is doom-it as a bad omen for the future, unless a radical reed to suffer protest before the next session of the form is effected in the administration of the general legislature, on instalment and interest to an aggre- government, and the great body of the working classes, constituting a vast majority of our populagate amount of $496,710. tion, unite together to put down party viclence, and promote the cause of universal education, sobriety, morals and religion. ed on the Cape Fear river. It was organized into ceases. GEORGIA. the number of acres of land in each county, and Baker, 680,426 Jones, 179,200 Murray, 241,920 The times. The Mississippian, the state paper We are informed, by a gentleman just from 228,480 MICHIGAN. Sales of public lands in Michigan will be held at At the same place in continuation, commencing 407,740 At the same place, commencing on the 15th of 291,903 June. At the land office in Genesse, commencing on the 286,720 11th of May. Balkwin, Bibb, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Butts, Camden, Campbell, 147,963 Marion, Carroll, 432,180 McIntosh, Cass, 439,130 Merriwether, Chatham, 268,800 Monroe, 302,623 Chattooga, 223,936 Montgomery, 407,680 Cherokee, 467,780 Morgan, TWENTY-SIXTH CONGRESS-1st SESSION. SENATE. April 30. The vice president communicated to the senate a letter from the secretary of war, in formation in relation to the construction of piers answer to a resolution of the senate calling for inat the towns of Racine and Southport, in Lake Michigan. Mr. Webster presented a memorial from a large number of persons of Beaver county, Pennsylvania, asking the establishment of a national bank, with a view to the correction of the difficulties and evils that exist in relation to the currency. Mr. W. said he did not suppose, at the present time, there was likely to be any action on that subject; and hence he should move to lay the memorial on the table. He should take occasion, however, at some future period of this session, to express his views at large in relation to the currency. Mr. Wright presented a petition from a large number of citizens of the state of New York, praying the passage of a uniforma bankrupt law. The following bills were then read a third time, and passed: The bill granting a quantity of land to Michigan to aid that state in making a canal round the falls of St. Marie. The bill to admit the works of American artists in foreign countries free of duty. The bill granting lands on a credit to the New Albany and mount Carmel Rail Road company was read a third time, and, on the question of its passage, a debate of great length arose, in which Messrs. Tappan, Benton and Hubbard opposed the passage of the bill, and Messrs. White, Smith, of Indiana, Young and others advocated it. The discussion was continued until after three o'clock, when, on motion of Mr. Benton, the bill was re committed. The bill for the benefit of the Selma and Tennessee rail road company was read a third time, and, after a short discussion was passed. Mr. Norvell introduced a resolution to the fol Flour at Detroit. The Rochester Daily says:"Three years ago Michigan imported her flour, and 482,170 her potatoes too. But those days are gone by.-lowing effect, which he said he would not ask the 369,357 Twenty five thousand barrels of the former article, adoption of until Monday: were at one time this spring waiting shipment for Buffalo, at Detroit alone. 331,468 INDIANA. Wabash and Erie canal. Mr. Williams, the chief *A few individuals from New England settled on the Cape Fear, then called Clarenden river, in 1659, and left the country in 1663-see Martin's Hist. N. Carolina, vol. 1, pp. 126-137. Resolved, That the president of the United States be, and he is hereby, requested to direct the release of William Lyon Mackenzie, imprisoned at the jail at Rochester, New York, for a violation of the laws to preserve the neutral obligations of the United States; and also to direct the remission of any fines which may have been imposed on him for the same offence. And the senate adjourned. May 1. The following memorials and petitions were presented and appropriately referred: By Mr. Wright, from the governor of New York, enclosing resolutions of the legislature of this state, recommending the passage of the law granting land to Michigan to aid in making the ship canal round the falls of St. Marie. By Mr. Smith, of Indiana, from the Mount Carbon coal company, asking the alternate sections of land through which their road passes. By Mr. Norvell, from citizens of Macomb county, Michigan, praying the release of Wm. Lyon Mac fail to be gratifying to the people of that state. Her ther consideration of the memorial of the general assembly of Missouri, asking that the lands in that state may be brought into market. Mr. Young, from the committee on roads and canals, to which had been committed the bill for the benefit of the New Albany and Mount Carmel rail road, reported the same with an amendment. An effort was made by Mr. Young to have the bill considered then. On this, quite an animated discussion arose between Messrs. Lumpkin, Young, Smith, of Indiana, Benton, Clay, of Alabama, King, Pierce and others when Mr. Webster moved to make the bill the special order for Tuesday week; which was agreed to.The motion embraces all the bills of a like character for rail roads, of which there are several. The senate then took up the bill for the relief of the representatives of captain William Williams, late of the state of North Carolina; when Mr. Pierce addressed the senate at great length against the bill, and against the allowance of commutation cases generally. Mr. Sturgeon thought the evidence would bear out the reports; and when the bills came up, he thought he should be prepared to show the fact. At the suggestion of Mr. Preston, the further consideration of this bill was postponed to allow time for full investigation. The senate then adjourned till Monday. May 4. The vice president communicated to the senate a letter from the governor of Michigan, transmitting works in relation to the geology of that state. Mr. Dixon presented a memorial from the marshal of Rhode Island, praying that the proceedings on mesne and final process, under authority of the United States, may be made to conform to the laws of the several states respectively. Some remarks were made by Messrs. Dixon and Knight in relation to this memorial, when, at the suggestion of Mr. Clayton, it was laid on the table, the bill reported from the committee on the judiciary in relation to the bankrupt law being deemed sufficient to provide for all cases. $15,000 (meant for postage), and of $100 in the these papers were addressed to him, they were evi- After some further remarks from Messrs. Wright, YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Benton, Brown, On motion of Mr. Hubbard, the bill was now Mr. Sevier hoped the senate would enforce the rules, and make senators vote that were present. Mr. Knight said he had not even heard the bill, and he thought it improper to vote without know. ing more of it. The object of the tables was to bring into comparison the amount of oil consumed in our lighthouses as they now are, and the amount consumed if fitted with the lenticular apparatus; and he makes it appear that the saving with the improvement would be nearly one-half. These are very important results, of great interest to the country, and worthy of examination. He would, therefore, send these papers to the table, and ask to have them referred to the committee on commerce, who had often had this subject under consideration, and he hoped would bestow upon it the attention it deserved. Also, documents in relation to the bill making further provision to prevent the abuse of the flag of the United States, and the use of unauthorised paun-pers in the foreign slave trade. The bill having been read at length- tion of certain salaries. Mr. Dixon called up the memorial of Burrington Anthony, marshal of the district of Rhode Island. The question was again put, and the bill was praying for an act of congress making the proceedpassed by yeas and nays, as follows: ings under mesne and final process of the United YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Benton, Brown, States courts conformable to the laws regulating proBuchanan, Calhoun, Clayton, Cuthbert, Dixon, Hub- cess from states courts of the several states, and bard, King, Knight, Lumpkin, Mouton, Nicholas, Nor- extending to persons committed for debt or execuvell, Pierce, Prentiss, Robinson, Sevier, Sturgeon, tion from United States courts all the privileges Tallmadge, Tappan, Wall, Williams, Wright-26. granted to debtors committed on execution from the Mr. Hubbard, by consent introduced the follow-state courts. Mr. D. said that when that memorial ing joint resolution, and asked that it now be con- was presented on Monday, it was laid on the table sidered: on the suggestion of a senator that the committee on Resolved by the senate and house of representatives of the judiciary had already prepared a bill that would the United States of America, in congress assembled, supersede further legislation on that subject. But, That a joint committee be appointed for the purpose Mr. D. said, on examination it appeared that the bill of ascertaining and examining into the facts having referred to by the senator did not meet or contemOn motion of Mr. Wright, the bill from the house relation to the claim of Messrs. Clarke and Force for plate the evil complained of, and of course did not of representatives making appropriations for the compiling and publishing two volumes of the Docu-afford the remedy or the relief prayed for. He mentary History of the Revolution of the United States, under a contract (as they allege) entered into between therefore moved the reference of the memorial to them and Edward Livingston, late secretary of state, the committee on the judiciary; which was referred with a view of putting an end to the further publica- accordingly. tion of said work at the expense of the United States; and that said committee be instructed to ascertain from said Clarke and Force, and from other sources, what sums shall be paid to indemnify them for what they have already published, under the alleged con civil and diplomatic expenses of the government for the year 1840, was read a first and second time. Mr. Wright stated that the committee on finance had already examined the bill, and had concluded to propose to the senate only three not very important ainendments. He moved to refer the bill to the committee on finance, who would be able to report it back in twenty minutes. The following memorials and petitions were presented and refered: By Mr. Knight, from citizens of Rhode Island, asking for the passage of a uniform bankrupt law. By Mr. Merrick, from the corporation of Alexan The bill having been accordingly referred, and tract, and what further sum should be paid to them for dria, asking an amendment to the charter of the soon after reported from the committee with three amendments Mr. Wright moved that the senate now proceed to consider the bill. Mr. Davis expressed the hope that it would not be done to-day, though he was willing that it should be done at the earliest proper and convenient moment. But, for one, he wished at least to see the bill before he should give his vote upon it, as it was one of great importance, embracing a great variety of objects. Mr. Wright expressed the apprehension that, if it should not be acted on to-day, it would not be done this week. It was now late in the session and besides various departments of the government were now suffering for the want of these appropri any actual expense incurred in collecting materials, A brief conversation followed, by Mr. King, who thought there had been some deception in the formation of this contract, which he wished at an end, but only by paying liberally for all expense and loss which had already been incurred; by Mr. Tap pan, who denounced the contract as a fraud, and declared he was not willing, like the senator from Alabama, to buy off rogues; by Messrs. Buchanan, Hubbard and Sevier, who concurred in the views of Mr. King; and by Mr. Prentiss, who would not attribute fraud to a solemn act of congress, nor coMr. Davis replied that he had not the least dis-erce Clarke and Force to a compromise by withholdposition to delay the bill a moment; and, if he had in what was already their due, as had just been seen the bill and understood its contents, he would done by striking out an appropriation in their fabe ready to act upon it at once. But it was not vor; and he avowed his aversion to violate a con twenty minutes since it had been reported from tract of the government, or to alter it without fair and mutual agreement. ations. the other house, and the senate were now called on to act upon it finally. This he thought hardly reasonable, however pressing the wants of the government might be, though he was willing the senate should fix on the earliest reasonable day. It was, besides, doubtful whether there was now a quorum of the senate present. Mr. Wright still expressed his anxiety to hasten the progress of the bill. a town. There was an unusually animated and interesting debate on the motion to print, in which Messrs. Benton, Preston, Brown, Southard, Hubbard, Webster, Calhoun, Clay, of Kentucky, and Buchanan participated; and on the question being taken to print 30,000 extra copies, it was decided in the affirmative, by yeas and nays, as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Benton, Brown, Buchanan, Calhoun, Clay, of Ala. Cuthbert, Fulton, Hubbard, King, Lumpkin, Nicholas, Norvell, Pierce, Roane, Robinson, Sevier, Sturgeon, Wall, Williams, Wright-22. NAYS-Messrs. Clay, of Kentucky, Clayton, Davis, Dixon, Henderson, Knight, Merrick, Porter, Prentiss, Preston, Southard, Tallinadge, Webster, WhiteThe senate then adjourned. The resolution was now read a third time and 14. passed. Mr. Davis, from the committee on commerce, introduced a bill making further provision to prevent the abuse of the flag of the United States, and the use of unauthorised papers in the foreign slave trade, and for other purposes. to the consideration of executive business, and, Mr. D. alluded to the necessity that existed for Mr. Hubbard stated that this bill was almost pre-would call it up on to-morrow week. an early action on the bill, and gave notice that he cisely the same as one that was printed and laid on the table of the senate a month ago; and the prin On motion of Mr. Brown, the senate proceeded cipal changes consisted in the reduction of appro- after a short session, adjourned to Thursday next. priations. Mr. Lumpkin demanded a count, and it was soon May 7. A message was received from the preafter found that a quorum of the senate was pre-sident of the United States in relation to the bonds of the territory of Florida. sent. The senate now took up and proceeded to consider the bill. Mr. Wright stated the first two amendments to be mere corruptions of errors made in summing up the items for the state department-an excess of May 8. The vice president presented a petition from citizens of New York, asking the release of Wm. Lyon Mackenzie; which was directed to be sent to the president. Mr. Benton, from the committee on military affairs, asked to be discharged from the further consideration of the resolution instructing them to dispense with the expenditure for the board of visters to West Point. Also, from the same committee: reporting back the communication from the war department in relation to a plan of national defence.' Some unfavorable reports from the committee on private claims were made. On motion of Mr. Preston, Mr. Davis begged leave to present to the senate a letter and several tables, addressed to him by Mr. instructed to inquire into the expediency of authorisResolved, That the committee on military affairs be Lapoute, who was employed by the French governing experiments to be made upon the application of ment in the management of the lenticular light-steam vessels to harbor defence. houses upon the coast of France. He said, although | The senate then adjourned till Monday. |