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pany, and moved to refer it to The Commi.NCo Con'
Internal Improvement Referred accordiD1ae dTe on
On motion OF Mr.. Waddell, so much eoES,
! Governors Message as relates to our Revolt: The
/ nv History was referred TO a Select CoD,'!oOa'
The Speaker announced the Committee to ',uc' "aU
of Messrs. Waddell Cameron, Shepard WiIasS WJiIsS
and Wood6n '"SON,
Mr.. Waddell introduced the following ,...,
tion, which was adopted: ''SOlu'
| Resolred, That the Librarian be instru,,o,
enquire what would be the propabIe cost fS ofSaa
new edition of Lawson's History of Norb ~ cpg
olina published. ''D Oa'
! On motion of Mr.. Docltery, the Senate indian
! cd until Tomorrow 10 O'clock ''O'H
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
MIR. Lord, from the Committee on Pronos;,;.-
and Grievances, reported unfa Vorably on n. 's ~"
tion of sundry citizens of Burke, Rutherford r' cl
tawba and Cleveland counties for the erecIiou "a, !,
new county by the name of Mangum: wbioI
was concurrcd in. Nu
| On motion of MIR. Guthrie,
| ResOLrcd, That committee be apnoin,ed - .
quire into the expediency of selling the lands III
longing to the State which are situated in Iba W W
of Raleigh, and that they have leave 10 renor, Iy
bill or otherwise. P'' W
| The House nov proceeded to the order of Il
day and resumed the consideration of the ones,;os
pending on the adjournment of the House on Wv.
terday, the same being on the motion of Mr. A.
kins to lay the mem orial of Francis Rive. 'lL "
Virginia, on the table.
Mr.. Atkins withdrew his motion MAKING som,
explanatory remarks; and ''"'
| The Speaker then stated the question 10 be NM,
the motion by Mr.. Haughton for indefinite pS" np'
ponement
Mr.. Paine (of Chowan) opposed the motion i,
speech of some Is or 20 minutes. He wisb,J
the memorial to be received and referred. he IN
tended to vote against granting the prayer of The
petitioner, but desired that the House would hEs
definite aclion in the case
MR.. ELLIS, of Rowan, rose and said
Mr.. Speaker: had intended to give no eyDro,
sion to the feelings created in my bosom bv ,bp
memorial of MIR. Rivcs, thinking that it had arc,.
dy produccd ITS silent effects upon the minds of
members, leaving them prepared 10 vote upoD as
propriety and fitness. But this dctcrmnaliop b1
been abandoned, since gentlemen seem disposed 10
thrust into the debate the subject matter OF the me-
mortal ITSELF with the merits of the case there SGT
forth, when, properly, consideration of its form
only is before the House And, although | listen
ed with an elevated degree of pleasure 10 the ega
discussion on yesterday, between the gentleman
from Wake (Mr. Shepard) and tho gentleman from
Halifax Mr.. B. F. Moore.) yet lam unabIetos
that that discussion is pertinent in the least 10 The
issue before US. What, sir, is the question before
the House at this time2 Simply this memorial
has been offered to this body, and motion made
for its reference to ono of the Committees ofth
House and the only question that can arise under
this motion is, whether the petition is respeclum
disrespectful in its language and sentiment, For
hold it to be obligatory upon this body to siR
every petition offered here a respectful hearing,
matters not how great errors either in religion
philosophy it may contain, provided it be respect
ful in its terms; bat 1T be ola contrary charactG
then it becomes our duty, as the conservaors oflh
honor and dignity Of North Carolina, TO rcjrcl
We are brought, then, tothe consideration Oflh
petition of Mr. Rives in this point of view; and
here must bcg leave to differ most essentially
from the gentleman from Chowan (Mr. Pani
who oprccedcd mr.. However this memorial may
affect the sensibilirs ofoIher gentlemen. as lOmy
wanton insult to the State of Moth Carolina.
This memorial holds Iangunge of a most dsrs
pectful chai iRctertowards high functionarv ofh
Judge ofiht Cncuil Count Thr&
fetal acts ofthis functonary are severe y auinAd
vcrted upon by the memorialist ; he is chargd
with having delivered an opinion touching the To-
tcrcsts OF the petitioner contrary TO law, wlhoMD r
use the language of the memorial ITSELF "quons
n single statutc-or n single paragraph OF CommM
Law" TO sustain his position; TINS leaving the in
ference upon the mind that the opinion is lheOH.
spring of an al bitrary will or u corrupt heart
would invite the attention ofgentcmen, particular
Iy to those clouses of the petition relating 10 the
conduct the Circuit Judge alluded to. Mo"
will be there seen, fromthe phraseology and pune
uation than can accurntely Y be expressed i'll Ian
guagc. 1t will be sHen that earbled extracts ha"
been taken from the legal opinion alIndcd TO- IAt
Used, and perverted, with an obvious intcntond
bringing dcrision and idicIle upon both the oPn
on and its anthor. In one instance it is chnracrF
zed as "remarkable opinion" and the memo
'ialist f0tly" denies that the case ofthe RaI1gh
md Castor Raj! RoBd Company rs Davis con
aims such doctrine as the Judge declared ii dA
n delivering his OPTION, He does not deny G
way of argument nor does he call to his aid snlOGh
sentences and rounded periods; but, to use BIS
,wn abrupt language, he fGtLy denies" 1T 10"
orming an issue of fact, as it were, between DIM
elf and Judge eflhe Circuit Court OF NOlu
..,-.-.
In the last paragraph ofthis memorial reE"ns
o the Circuit Judge, he is charged with an%
hat the case alluded to-the Raleigh and GaSOp
Rail Road Company, rs. Davis-contains d%
rine prohibiting the Sale of Rail Road, ana ~ Nv
the memorialist) takes great credit to himself o
laving " ezposed this ottempt' to the LcgISa!I,'S
rhe Judge receives no credit for having decIdJT
his case, In which the petitioner was interessT
Ipon the same ground that he decides all oTsT
'ecause it regularly came on for trial before HI",
'ut clear intimation is thrown out that there WDI
deliberate intention, on fbe part Of the JuuS1
buse and impose upon public opinion, BY PeI;;o P;on
ing legal authorities. What grosser InPua5A''D
ould be cast unon the character of anY manF =.