Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1851-02-05

SATURDAY. FEBRUARY L. 1851.
THE ADJOURNMENT.
| Both Houses of the General Assembly of this
State adjourned sine die, on Wednesday morning last
at eight s'cock A. NJ. after session Of seventy-two
days. The sessonjust expired was about the same
in length that two years since. All the members
have left for their homes. We wish them safe re-
turn to their constituents, and much happiness in all
their personal relations. ~.
| Resolutions OF thanks were unanimously passed
both Houses to the Speakers respectively, which
| Mr.. Speaker Edwards and Mr.. Speaker Dobbin res.
ponded in the most appropriate terms. On adjourn
ing the Senate, Mr.. Speaker Edwards said
| GENTLEMEN Il heartily thank you for your gen.
erous approval of my administration of the duties of
the Chair. But whatever merit there may be in that
administration, is due rather you than to any prof.
cheney or sill of my own By your constant obserr-
ance of all the rules of order and courteous deport
ment in all that concerned your intercourse Mem
bers and as gentlemen, you rendered the task COM
mtted to nB of easy performance and not without
great pleasure. This might have been expected of
the Senate # North Carolina, distinguished it al
ways has been for the urbanity of its members and
| their love d order and decorum.
Ii our common labors, gentlemen, shall be crowned
with the h'ppy results which honest intentions and
enlightened and patriotic devotion to the public inter-
ests-so signay manifest in all your deliberations
ways deserve and rarely. if ever. fail toproduce,
shall ever able to with pride and delight, to
participation in the public service at the present Session
of the General Assembly. May such, gentlemen,
be the good fortune of each and all of you, is my fer
want wisl.
We should have been more than men, if we had
not in the progress of labors, been sometimes be-
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ty, both sf feeling and remark but men, it
cost US Nd effort to regard these things fugitive
the moment in which they had their birth, and to
member them as among the things that have been.
In taking leave Of each other, and returning home
mngle again with friends and constituents let
brethren Of the same family, and that common
household is North Carolina, the whole of North Car
olina, and nothing but North Carona-always re-
emberiag that the highest praise of the good citizen
is, that he is dutiful to his country.
bid you farewell, and pray you to take along with
my fervent prayers for the health and happiness
of each and all of you.
prefaced the proclamation of adjournment with the
following remarks:
GEHTLEAEN OF THE HousE OF Commons:
The time has arrival when our legislative labors
must close. The hour of separation is at hand.
have not language at command to convey to you
the grateful emotions experience from your gener-
Gus appreciation of my earnest efforts to preside
your deliberations with impartality and integrity.
Gentlemen, thank you-ffom my heart thank
you-for this manifestation of kindness in tho reso-
luton just adopted.
This theatre which for many weeks past we
have been playing our part. 10 one where may we'll
have been expected those exhibitions. the result
Of the promptings Of patriotism-State prde-perso-
nal ambition, and sectional jealousy.
omit
ulatins, that patriotism and State pride have tri-
IMPLIED on this occasion, and to express to you my
slncee hope, and my confident expectation that your
ardusus and protraced labors will contribute to the
homo Of our beloved State, the prosperity and happ
ness Of our common constituents. And if, in moments
Of excitement personal ambition, sectional iea-
ousy, and mpulsive ardour hath prompted any of US
to inaict a wound-let the wound now he healed
let the very recollection of its existence be chased
from the memory by those generous impulses and
kindly emotions which all feel, and cannot stife
this moment of our parting, perhaps never to NEE,
again. .. .....E.
Gentlemen, bid you all an affectonate farewell.
But before separation let US, this occasion Of
melancholy pleasure, not be content with the renew
al of our pledges Of personal friendship, but unite in
one HEARTFELT resolve to cultivate and encourage feel
ing of affection for State aim not to be un-
worth! of an ancestry who began the great struggle
for ibsry in seventy-six to strive to up that
State Pride, without which no State can be great.
Let usever be proud of our great countryou Union,
but letus love with peculiar affection, the Old North
State. Let US determine to forget that there is an
" East'' and West" in our State, but have a
patriotism comprehensive enough to take in the noun
tains pf the West and the valleys Of the East But
detan you. Farewell! Peace, prosperity, and hap
pinesi attend you'll Under the resolutions of the Leg
isIatue, the only duty now have perform, is to
pronounce the House adjourned without day. .r
We had the advantage, during the late session, of
the services of William B. Gulick ESQ., of the East.