Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-12-20
For the Journal.
The Legislature.

House., ON Ine A0u ulCi as reporteulH tne JouIn"i'
find the following among other propositions offered
by Mr.. SAUNDERS of Wake
'Resorsd That the Select Committee on the Amendment
the Constitution inquire into the expedieney of making
the following amendments
the General Assembly appropriations of
the public money when the shall erceed hundred
thousand dollars, SC. SC.
| This resolve" struck me as something singular
to come from the gentleman from Wake, and the
question naturally arose, whether the motive of the
really to restrict appropriations, wheth
er it was indirect mode of legalising such things
in future by legislative action :!
The Parliament of England, on a certain OCCASION
enacted laws for taxing the people of America, with
out having legal right to do So And when the
people of the Colonies protested against such laws
and manifested disposition not to submit to them,
what did Parliament do Why the tax redu-
ced to mere nominal one, to all cause
of complaint to the burdens actually imposed by
it, but Parliament took care to claim and assert the
right to the Colonies all cases. Who does not
see that the object to get the legality of taxation
granted, and then it could be used as convenience
might require
The great question now is, has the Legislature of
North Carolina constitutional right to appropriate
the public money for private and local purposes or
not? If the resolutions of the gentleman from Wake
should pass, would it not be regarded tacit
quiescence in the right to make such appropriations
Such gerrymanderng i'll becomes the ex-Minister to
Spain.
On the Goth, Mr.. SHERRARD, of Wayne, ntrodu-
ced bill to repeal the act of 1852 entitled " An
act to incorporate the North Carolina Railroad Com
pany."
This bill: might have been expected, aroused
the aristocracy-the advocates of privileges, pen
: sions, and monopolies. Mr.. AVERY of Burke, thot
it attempt to repudiate the plighted faith of the
State. Indeed, Mr.. AVERY! And pray tell us to
whom the faith of the State has been pghted Who
is it that is to be injured disappointed by the de-
struction of this mighty Road, built on paper! We
have been told that the Road was to be State affair
"a benefit to North Carolina--no private Or local
concern. But find that the faith of the State
has been plighted to few Spectators and political
gamblers who 10th to lose the rich booty which
- they once thought already within their grasp.
Mr.. EATON thought that the repeal would be a
violation of the Constitution Of the United States! =!
6 The Lord have mercy us !! Well, It's hoped that
the members one and all: will so far regard their
oaths not to violate the constitution of the United
States by failing to make Railroads.! 1t is verify
! thought also that Mr.. EATON, in consideration of
his sagacity, should be made President of some Po-
tato Bank or private Cart Road in some corner of
. $ Bunkum'
Mr.. STEVENSON wished to reduce the position OF
the gentleman from Wayne to absurdity, by pro-
posing to repeal the charter of the Wilmington and
Raleigh Road.
Well, sirs, suppose it would be absurd to repeal
the charter of Road which has already cost the
y State million so of dollars with a fair prospec
N of costing And suppose also, that there il
- about as much similarity between the two PROPOSE
tivt7 there would be between rrpreviug a mar
from the gallows before he hung and afterwards
MIR. SAUNDERS regretted that the proposition hat
been made-(n o doubt of it. thought it was uncon
stltutional, &c. &C. How very conscientious? What
n Mr. SAUNDERS is it unconstitutional to repeal an ac
g passed in papable violation of the constitution 2?
ID Where's your authority for passing such an act
r And where's your authority against repeating it
And if you have any authority for either, why not
show it?
s. Mr.. BRoGDEN, of Wayne, "a man who dares to be
and patriotic though alone gave the
to author of the restricting and legalizng" resolution
drubbing which, it is probable, he will not soor
forget, and which, it is hoped will act as warning
v to others in like cases offending"
But Notwithstanding the sound and conclusive ar
Mt guments of the gentlemen in favor of the BILL and
to the lame and ridiculous attempts at arguments Of
is those who opposed it, there only ten found
s. sufficiently Independent to vote for it. Who were
these ten men, Messrs Editors 1t is desirable that
n their names should be published that the people
of may know this Spartan Band who dared to stand
for the constitution and equal rights against such
g. fearful odds.
The next thing, it is probable will be to endorse
e. the bonds of the "Manchester affair to the tune
W. $5OOOOO. The President HARLEE is there teazins
the tough and overawing the timd for that purpose
H. What disgrace to legislation to have the Assembl,
X beseged by mendcants in high life 1t strongly re
w. minds of old poem entitled THE Deacon
T Corn Field" one part of which ran thus:
m, First beg good seed and beg it duly planted
IL, Then beg it hoed irst second and third time
W. And if the seasons good it will be prime;
rs, Then beg it gathered, marketed and sold,
Then thank the fools, and pocket all the gold.''
m It seems by the papers," that patriotic pee
-, pie in the goodly city of Wilmington DESTROYS
having Bank chartered in said city. Now Messrs
j. Editors, desire to know, in all conscience, wha
on need there is of another paper machine" of tina
ar description in Wilmington Who is to be benefte
e by such institution 1t cannot be that the boz
rowers of the rags demand it, for surely the thre
factories already in operation there could furns
d any quantity of the cloth that is required No, sir
half suspect that the lenders the people who d.
;, sire this chartered privilege"
1t is generally understood that the law does nc