The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-12-23

ave to choose between HIM and Mr. Gran J
ger.
Mr.. Leigh has resigned his seat in the
Senate.-id.
Massachusetts has voted for Webster and
Granger.
TrcGSurcr's Report.-This valuable doc
ument appears IN this paper, and affords
satisfactory evidence of the peculiar quail
ficatiOus which Gen. Patterson possesses for
that branch OF the Public service over which
he presides. II is rumored that, IN conse.
quence Of the admitted lnadequacy of the
salary to a genteel support, Gen. 7. intends
TO decline a re election. GU Is il not
poor economy to lose a valuable Officer, tor
the sake OF few hundred dollars lib.
Votes for Gorrnor. to the
provisions of the amended Constitution, the
ceremony Of opening aud publishing the re.
turns of the election for Governor BY the
Speaker Of the Senate, took place IN the
presence Of a majority Of the members Of
both Houses, on Saturday last. Gen. Polk,
ofthe Senate, and alessfs. Causler and Ray.
ner, Of the Commons, were appointed a
Committee to superlntend the registration
of the vote. The vote of Chowan cc-aty,
being informal, was Jected; and no returns
were present from the counties OF Burke
and Gates. The whole number Of votes
gwen ~, ~ the 81 counties, was G3,9i3 OF
which Dudley received 33, 993 and SpaIght
%, 9j0-DudIcy's majority 4,o43.
Ii however, We add the vote IN Burke,
Gates ard Cbowan, then Dudley's MAORI.
is is Area convlncig proof Of the Anti
Van 8urcn,sm of North .Carolina.-lb
Rerised .Tctutes. -The Legislature has
gone rcsoluiely to work with the Codlfed
laws, determined 10 consummale what the
Commissioners haye SO satisfactorily begun.
The Iabors, both Of the Committee and the
Legislature, will be arduous ia the extreme,
but when their work is matured, the effect
wI,l be 10 substitute rules of written reason
and plain common sense for the contradlc.
tlons, fctions and unnecessary and unin'cl
ligble techneallties with which the Statute
law j. now encountered. The law will then
be easy OF comprehension 10 the plalnest
understanding, aud be more happily adapted
TO the condition Of society al the present
day. Truth and desirable legal certainty
will no longer be buried in darkness and
doubt, and the principles and spirit Of the
law entangled IN endless intrlcacy.--ib.
Southern Rights The PRESBYTERIAN Sv.
nod OF South Carolina and Georgia, Which
assembled at MilltdgeyIe a few DAYS SINCE,
unanimously set forth Resolutions epJouing
their Delegates 10 the General Assembly
to dlsivoY all right Of Legislation or discus.
SION on the part Of lie people Of the North
with regard to the Institution Of Slavery;
TO refuse 10 mlngte IN any act, by vote or
speech, winch involves even the DISCUSSION OF
the subject, and requiring them TO withdraw
from the General Assembly and come home,
upon any ATTEMPT by that body TO legslate
on, or discuss this subject at all.
The United States Dredge Boat, station
ed IN the River GEAR Washington, IN this
State, was unfortunately consumed by Fire
on the 30lh ult. aud dreadful to relate, three
human h4,no. slaves per,shed the flames.
On the next niuh,. the Turpentine Dis.
hiefy OF ''I' Joshua ia!'oe was oufu''
+ Poonoke. Dan riII. and Junction Rail
Road. The citizens Of Norfolk have had
to,,n meci,pu. and. 50 far rs they had au.
,horiry. have Instructed the Common Coun.
cH Of Tue Borough . subscribe 94oo'ooo