The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-12-09

Idiui y Hc o'ates p'ihg pieCged iof as return
The General Assembly will have to determine
whether the depOste niii be received and If e.
celved, appoint some person to receive H. and pro
vide for It's saic-keeping. If yon receive it, it
would be your duty, IN order 70 perform uhat in
tegrIty and prudence require, 10 make such dspo.
sliion of It, would enable lLc State to return il
whenever demanded. The investment Of the mo.
ney, upon UNIQUE tlonable security, would not only
provide for It's safety and return when demanded.
but would enable the State TO use the interest ac-
crung from it. either for the purpose OF ciiTusing
Education among the people, Or 10 some other leci.
A copy Of the act (maTked q is sent herewith.
The Act Of Congress Of 1888, the result Of
compromise between Notification and Pfotec.
ting Tariff, has produced state Of things hereto
+ fore unknown ia the annals OF Governmen,-so
much revenue that tie Government cannot dispose
Of 1t, embarrassing both IT aud tie people. The
proper remedy is to reduce the Tariff TO the wants
Of the Government; this Will prevent recurrence
Of the evil. Let II not be said il is compromise,
and ought not 10 be touched. Did the people at
thorlze The compromised Ii is but an act Of Con-
gress, which, like all others, can be altered or re-
pesled BY the legislative power. When ii exacts
from the people more han is required for the e1-
penses Of the Government shall 1t not be altered?
Shall II still remain, to take from the earnings OF
squandefod AMI thrown away or used to corrupt
them? Or shall it be modified by their Repre-
sentaiiyes as to adapt il 10 tie legitimate expen-
ses Of the government The hitter is the Repub-
ican doctrine aud held as an axiom in every COM
munity where the interest Of the people is con.
suited.
Under an act of the last session being apprized
Of the death OF one OF the members Of the Senate,
| issued writs OF election. Not because | was sat
isfied that the law valid, bat knowing there
was arlbunal before whom the question might bo
settled, preferred acting, and leaving 10 thai tn
bunal lis decision.
Before the Constitution was amended, the only
mode Of supplying vacancies IN either House, as
BY wrts Of election issued BY the direction Of the
iiouse. A recent amendment to the Constitution
declares that wris may be issued by the Governor
under such regulations may be prescribed BY
law, To Fill vacancies occurring before the meeting
OF the Gener4l Assembly. BY the ordinance pro-
yiCng Tor the ratification Of the amendments, 1t Is
declared that they SHALL II ratified take effect and
b. IN force lrom AND after the lst OF January 1886,
The Legislature that passed the Act adjourned in
December last, before the amendment had taken
fleet, and While each House was The only author
lily to order wrlts of election.
The Agent, authorized TO settle the claims Of
lures during the last war with Great Britain, hav-
ing reported that the claims could net be settled
withou, an &C, OF Congress, requested cur Sena-
tors and Representatives to bring the subject be-
fore that body 1t has been submitted 10 its con.
sideration, but no decision has ret been obtained
have according 10 the instructions OF tn General
Assembly, sent the Reports as directed by the Re-
solutions, and have received from Massachusetts,
three copies of the Revised Statutes Of that State,
and from Kentucky copies OF D4Ha's Reports in
two volumes and Pl5tles Digest o. that STATE, Two
volumes.
The Dredging ,,achine has been sold under the
authority Of the resolution passed al the last Ses-
sion, and the nett amount eighty-seyeu dollars and
SIXTY five cents, after payment OF claims, presented
to me-, was placed in the Treasury. The accounts
Of sale, and claims and expenses are herewith
submitted, marked ID.
herewith send communications received from
the States OF South Carolina Georgia, Virginia,
New York, Alabama, Maine, Massachusetts, ken-
lucky, Connecticut, Mississippi and Ohio on the
subject Of lncendiary Publications, Abolition.
Slavery. &c. in file marked t. also send Reso-
buttons OF the Legislatures of the following States
viz: Maine and ONO, relative 10 the election of
President, and Nict-President of the United States
marked f., New Jersey approving the Presidents
MA relative 10 the Public lands marked H. Geo--
gia and Indiana, relative to the Cincinnati Rail
Road, marked H.
Since the close of the last Session Of the General
Assembly, | have received the resignation of VIM.
j. Alexander, Esq, as Solicitor of the Sixth Judi,
cial Circuit, and Louis d Henry, ESQ, as MEM
Der Of the Council of State. The designations sc-
this communication.
File mar g. X. contains the designations OF Jus
tees OF the Peace, and Militia Officers.
From the State Of Vermont have received
Map Of that State, which, though sent some time
since, Only reached the Executive Office during
the last Summer. have received from the Sec
rotary Of State Of the United States, one set of
Public documents, for the Executive Office, one set
Cor the University and two sets for the Legislature,
IN whom rests the disposal Of them.
The proceedings had under the act authorizing
he loan, and the resolution authorizing the sale of
he Cherokee lands, surveyed and unsOld, will bs
hereafter made IN separate communications; and
such other matter, as il may b required to place
before the General Assembly, shal be communicated.
Respect fully, your obedient servant,
RICHARD d. SPAlGHT.
Executive Department,
Nov. sd, 1855
Mr.. Fisher, from the Committee raised
for that purpose, reported Rules of Order
for the Government of the House.
The House then proceeded to the ap.
polutment Of the Standing Committees, as
follows:
COMMITTEE Of Clatms-Msssrs Rsvner T. +.
.er, Noyc, Coor, Henry, Machn, Thomas, Stock
nd, B5asweIl, Cotton, Ward, Jefferson and Camp,
bell.
EaucatioH-.Messrs, Ifoskins, Faison, George,
Neale, GIill>pie, Gillian, futon, Graham, l.. 4.
isyR, Craw ford, w. 5 Harris, Patton and Horton.
Propositions and G'terances -Messrs. Stall
iugs J. Matthew'S, Smawood Marshall Kenan,
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