The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-01-15
The House then adjourned about 81 o'clock;
Wecnesdoy, January 1851.

New River, out Of portions Of Ashs and
W likes, accompanied by petition in relation
10 the same. Passed lst reading and refer.
red 10 the Committee on Propositions aud
Mr.. Marshall, q bill TO prevent the selling t
Of sp,riluous liquors in the streets OF Salem, !
with q p-tliion on the same subject. Passed .
first reading, aud referred TO the COMMITTEE
on Propositions aud Grievances.
NJ. Rayner bill TO provide for the more
thorough aud efficient administration of the
law in relation TO Common Schools. Passed
Is, reading, and ordered TO be printed.
TnE lNAuGuRArIoN.
The hour OF IL having arrived, the House
made preparation tor receiving the Senntprs,
and Cor proceeding to the Inauguration q The
Governor elect.
This ceremony conc luded, and the Sena
tors having retired,
On motion, The House adjourned.
Thmsduy. January ,.
On motion of Mr.. Winston, the reso' nions
from the Senate in relation to Mays Head.
were taken up on their second reading. Al.
ter considerable debaIe they were read The
Cd lime-y ees 7S, nays ~.
Mr.. Erwin presented a series Of resolutions
requesting cur members of Congress to vote
sga'ns, auy changes 10 the present tariff laws.
The resolutions reported By the majority
Of the Committee on Negro Slavery we're
taken up.
| Mr.. Rayner moved to strike out all alter
I - ,ha, anb Ina TesnlnfIpns.
Mr.. Avery moved TO amend The amend
ment oy striking out and inserting those OF
fered by the minority Of the Committee.
Mr.. X. N. Saunders addressed he House
in support Of the resolutions of the u.aJntiiy
He was not opposed TO the ACT abol'Sh'ns he
slave trade in the District of Columbia
thought, it due 10 The feelings Of N"o'hetn
gentle men. He oontended tor the r-ai ii .
State TO secede, adducing the keniucsN a
Virginia Resolutions Of 1898, aud JEFF
and Madison as authorities to SUSAN hun
he thought il inexpedient TO assert
doctrine IN these resolutions. Mr.. 5. =
Of The fugiiiye slave law, Of The probab'h,
, Of lis being enforced in The non slavehod :
States, and Of the consequences ha, he thong n
would and ough, to eusue IN the event oi us "o
beng enforced. He had read to The H''nse
by the clerk, part Of letter from Mr.. Reuch
er, in which he gave an account OF hIs "a
deavours TO capture some fug',ves from h''
service 10 Boston and expressed his views %
the probab BILE success of The fugitive slave "a"
of the course Of The administration m refer
ence to IT, and Of the duties devo'srg upet
the South in consequence thereof ~huh 1T
ter Mr.. S. said would be published
Friday. Januarp3
. Mr.. D,vidsoa presented a bal TO nc rpaf
/. ate the Western Plank Rad cum.arY- =
e Passed frs, reading at referred 70 the Con-
!. miilee on Internal Improvements.
\ Mr.. Newson,, a b:ii {" 'nc"tf~lafe e
}. Neuse River Manufacturing Comps - 81 d
i. Mr.. A. NJ. Foster, bIli to az Il a''i =.
. iablish new county by the mann 81 u
out rf portion Of Wilkes aud Ca d. g
n bills passed their first readng and ~
N ferred to appropriate COMMITTEES.
\. NJ. Holland a resolu'cn ,nsrucus y
Committee on the Judiciary TO 'nqnre in'
,e the expedienoy Of amending he presept la
Or concerning lands belonging To deceased pc
I'd sons, so Ina, their lands may be sold wi,ho'
e, incurring such great expenses in the Cuur
i'd Of Equity. Adopted.
n. Mr.. Pigotl, bill to vest in the Presde
pn aid Directors Of the Literary Fund al pr
perry that shall hereafter e.cheat 10 the Stat
IL Passed fret reading, and was referred to Il
ne Committee on the Judiciary.
he Mr.. Eaton, from the Committee on u
judiciary, reported the bill making it he i
se ~ OF Clerks oi The Superior Courts y Ia
bonds IN cases Of issuing ~rits OF reeerdu'
with substitute bracIng writs Of cert
of rarl; The bill was amended bv adopting I
substitute, and passed rs second fesdhg
he Mr.. Steele moved that ,be House o. II
10 Committee OF the whole and AXE up be ,
IRE very Resolutions.
The molion Of Mr.. Steele prevailed, a
or the House went into Committee of the VIII"
NO. Mr.. Jones 10 the chair, and took up The )
sr. very Resolutions.
,ee Mr.. Avery addressed the Committee.
lie supported the resolutions reported by The :
to nori,y Of the Committee, contending Tor
md light Of secession. Mr.. A took the posIt
that the State was sovereign end that
ion General Government was not, d., &c.
tie. Mr.. Eaton asked Mr.. A. If no aileg al
, a. was due 10 the General GoverHme nj, b
,rd, could treason be committed agains, the U
led Staies1
on Mr. Avery answered in confused mann
on but was understood I" say that the a'iegia'
Of the citizen was due to The U. Stat. &
sa. ernmen, only through the State Go'emm
9TH. that the President called upon the Go'e
or and the Governor upon The citizen, q
nd, # he resisted the power Of the State, i '
70. treason.
rec Mr.. Eaton remarked that Congress
lad. passed laws for the punishment Of treas
avs the c"ns'iiu'ionsl'y OF which no one
questioned lie did not rise t" make 'Ie'
mel. now. but expected To express his v'e~siul
rnr. / all The auhleciA embraced IN tho IesllaiI