Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-12-22

Legislative action may be exercised. Suppos-
ing his plan adopted. Taxes must be laid to /
pay the States stock, amounting to mil
lion and a quarter of dollars. We of thek
East, whom this measure absolutely robs oil
life, are to bear our share of the burden-nayS
more than our share for the tax on our slaves
makes it disproportlonate. If our State wasI
I not exactly as it is, we would unhesitatnglyI
Compose the interference of State Government
las we do of the General Government in mat
tiers of this kind, but among US wealth is gen
|seraly distributed, and we have no capitalists,
s mo large towns. To say that the State there
Sfore, should in no wise lend a helping hand. by|
Away of loan of its credit or otherwise to ln-
advidual enterprise, would be virtually to con
::ademn ourselves 10 all the inconvenience of
1.-THE primitive modes of efecting change of
Splace. If there is one opinion, however, more
#decidedly entertained by US than another, it isl
Athat as general rule, Internal improvements
ashould be left to private corporations; and
3 when we consent to depart from this rule, we
arequire the strongest and most convincing rea-
soils. 1t becomes all good democrats 10 act
& with the greatest caution in these matters-it
becomes all good North Carolinians to frown
adown such project as "a continuous line.
4 from Charlotte to CASTOR"
y We will resume the subject next week.
y THE LEGISLATURE
Is Our correspondents letter failed to come 10
4 hand yesterday. We make up from the Stan
dard the latest news from Raleigh -
81 STATE LEGIsLATURE.-Rut few bills have
Abeen perfected, up to this time, and what have
been are mostly of a private nature The
smember from Yancy has arrived, and the Sen
atorship now seems to absorb everything else
81 On Monday last, Mr.. Shepard, of Pasquo-
IS tank, arose in the Senate TO question of per-
asonal privilege. He explained the circumstan-
ces under which he had paired off with Mr.
81 Edwards, of Greene, in the election of Su
hyperion Court Judge, on Saturday last and he
lMtook occasion, while mp, 10 allude to the Sen
S atorship, and &c define his position in regard
Ato it. He said he did not desire the office-he
7Ahad not electioneered for it; and he repealed
9@with scorn and Indignation the charge that he
Ahad devlated, in any respect or on any occa,
tHsion. from the line of his duty as Senator tc
Mobtain that post. He had told his poltica
Hfriends that he would cheerfully support an
Z Eastern or Western Wing, but Lis obiec
fMtions to MIR. Badger were insurmountable.-
SStill the cry was Mr.. Badger or nobody; an(
Ethose who had forced him into his present 20
s1siton. must take the consequences The clea
Conference from what he said was, that unde
n Mo circumstances would he support MIR. Bad
Mger.
81 Soon after Mr. Shepard had concluded, Mr.
''HGlmer arose and said, that on account OF wha
cShad fallen from the Senator from PasquotanN
t. Ehe moved that the Senate-the House of Com
sMmons concurrng-adj ourn sine die on the 3
Mday of next month The yeas and nays wer
@caied, and Mr.. Glmer's motion prevailed BY
Ia large Majority He was thus caught in hi
" own trap and his Indignation at being batfle
,tS in his efforts to reelect Mr. Badger, no doub
,@gave place for the moment 10 surprise and dis
disappointment. The Senate had taken him a
lahis word, and he was left TO reflect on the ex
EXTRAORDINARY position in which he had place
I Shimself. What! adjourn sine die, becaus
q Mr.. Badger cannot be reelected Go home
leaving the public business unfinished, an
az nothing done for the State in the way of In
Improvements, because the Wings, con
IA stitutlng as they do majority, cannot agre
oMupon their Senator? This is fine specime
'Eof that no-partyism of which Mr.. Gmer, O
Uncertain occasions and in certain sections, boast
all so much; while it shows at a glance the des
ldaperation to which Whiggery has been drive
ain IFS vain attempts to re-elect Mr.. Badger.
81 We should be compelled, by our homes
kaconvctons, and by sense of duty to Mort
i NCarolna, to regard the reelection Of Mr.. BaC
al Ager as heavy and dangerous blow infcte
Eupon Southern rights. We know the Ere
nv II nd 9th xT,bi n
III Scould happen here, would afford more plea
Ssure to Northern men of the Corwin and Wei
n Aster stamp We beg leave to repeat what w
III said last week on this subject A Democra
Aif possible, for Senator; but at all hazards,
Sman true TO a slayeho!ding commonwealth an
1eMIoyal 10 the South
ISL The two Houses will probably vote agai
4 to-day for a United States Senator.
is ELECTIONS BY THE LEGISLATURE.
rk On Thursday last, Charles L. Hinton, Esq
~ was reelected Treasurer of the State, withol
Irregular opposition.
''a On Friday last. William F. Collins, ESQ
erMwas re- elected Comptroller of State, by stri
ne Mparty vote, over Major William j. Clarke,
nj ths city.
: "a On Saturday last, John w. Ellis, Esq,
p Rowan, was elected Judge of the Super,
heMCourt, in place of the Hon. Richmond M. Pea
oyN son, resigned. We record this election vii
tsRhigh qualification. Mr.. Ellis is not only OF
Mof the abest but one of the most deservir
Hyoung men in the State and we have no dou
or that he will discharge. in the most satisfaction
Mmanner, the duties of the office to which !
So Mshas been elevated by the kind partiality
>, This friends.
We learn that it has been urged that M
n HEllis is too young for the Office. To this "
that we believe that Messrs Stone, Ba
Niger, Mangum, and Swain, were all about h
1aage when they were elected to that office; al
III Furthermore, that no man can be too young
veNserve his country in any station, provided
lie. lis qualified, by requirements and talents, al
TO- Saccording to the constitution. Mr. Ellis is
,laNbout twenty-eight years of age, and will
$the youngest Judge upon the Bench.
u. The two Benches now stand as follows ::
M Supreme Court-Judges Rufin, Nash, a
i'll Pearson. Superior Court-Judges Seu
~ Dick, Bailey, Caldwell, Manly, Moore, a
"' NEllis.-Raleigh Standard
yANCEY CoUNTY-We learn that CALv
MEDNEY, tederalist, has been elected in YANG