Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1852-12-29
RALEIGH, WEDNESDAY. DEC. 90. 1852
LAST DAYS OF THE SESSION.

Of the House of Commons; and we refer our read
crs. Sor a synopsis of those acts, to another column
of to-days paper.
No Senator was elected This is to be regretted
but under the circumstances the failure to elect il
deemed unavoidable. The Democratic party, 4
sras thought, had a majority on joint ballot; bu
events have shown that this majority, if indeed j
existed was not available. We do not propose to
day, in the hustle and excitement incident to the
adj urnment, to go fully into this matter; but we
may say that the Democratic nominee, the Hon
James G. Dobbin, can have nothing to regret SO
far as his own conduct is concerned. lie mas
borne himself throughout the whole crisis in a
manner which has commanded the respect of his
political opponents, and at the Same time endear-
ed him still more to his friends.
Towards the closes of the session the Demo
cratic party rallied in good faith around the Hon.
Thomas L. Clngman, and sought to elect him ;
but a Western man was brought forward against
him. and, under the circumstances, after several
efforts to elect him, and owing to the dsorganizcd
condition of the Democratic party, it was consid-
ed imprudent by many of his supporters of that
party to press the voting farther. Besides, the
two Houses were quite thin, many of the members
having left for their homes; and indeed as the
votes on propositions to 90 into the election will
show, both parties seemed to fear, at this crisis
of the contest, a continuation of the voting for
Senator.
We shall take occasion hereafter to submit some
remarks and calculations in relation to the new
Congressional Districts but propose to call the
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tricts and to the extraordinary action of the Wing
portion of the House of Commons on the occasion
of the passage of the Senatorial District bill
through that body.
By the Constitution of the State it is made the
duty of the General Assembly, at its first session
after the year one thousand eight hundred and
ffy-one," to lay eff the Senatorial Districts, and
apportion the members of the House of Commons.
The Constitution is imperative ON this point-it
says this I" shall" be done at the time above de-
signated. At an early period Of the session Com
mttees appointed on the Senatorial Districts,
and Reports in due time submitted by those
Committees. In the House, Mr. Reid, of Dupliu,
(De:locrat reported plan on behalf of one part
Of the Committee, and Mr.. Mcintyre, of Richmond,
(Whig) on behalf of the other; and, after some
discussion, the House, composed of majority of
Wings voted down Mr.. McIntyre's plan, which
vote was justly regarded as indicating an approval
Of Mr.. Reids plan. The two Houses, being unable
to agree, appointed Committee of Conference
consisting of two on the part of each House; and
this Committee, after some time spent in examin-
ing the matter of the Senatorial Districts, report
ed that they could not agree The discussion was
again opened, and continued for day or two, and
several amendments were made in the House, to
MIR. Reid's plan. The 44th, Mr~Bower's District,
was changed by adding Wilkes and striking off
another county, so as to make it decidedly Wing
Union was taken from Anson and Joined to Ca
earrus so as to make it, as the Wings alleged, a
Democratic District and Washington was added
to Martin. At this point in the discussion another
committee was proposed on the part of the House,
10 whom the whole matter should be referred
and Mr. Avery, of Burke, Democrat, and Mr..
Ihlllps of Orange, Whig, were appointed by the
Speaker as this Committee. This arrangement
appeared to give satisfaction to the Wing mem
Oers; and one of them, Mr.. Puryear, of Yadkin,
stated in his place that, such was his anxiety to
~ -A4'OOeA III II llIlI oi compromise, ne was
Wiling to support whatever plan this Committee
might recommend. This was on Wednesday the
zzo' the day fixed upon by both Houses for ad-
JOurnng sine die. Messrs. Avery and Philips
met They struck out the amendment as to Col.
bowers District putting Watauga to the District
and leaving out Wilkes; they also put Union with
zAnson' concurred as to Washington and Martin,
and took Madison from the 49th and added it to
@e 5oth District. They returned to the House in
tne course of an hour two, and through Mr..
avery made their report. Mr.. Avery explained
'ne changes which the Committee recommended,
"n0 the report was made the special order for
@'.en O'Clock at night. This report the part OF
'uiS Committee assigned to the Democrats % Dis
NUS and to the Wings %, and left six Districts
In doubt
49, .. soon as the House assembled atseven o'clock
Tbos. IuSSlon '~ was commenced by Wing leaders
;ran, Oletea no arguments against the plan, but
hin su IN general defamation. declaring that the
sno.r spofted' should not pass-that they would
iourn ~ 'Ul midnight to prevent it, and thus ad-
Darro" s1' ~. nouse sine diet Messrs Fagg Cherry
an n;a1 Miller, and Caldwell of G,,iIford, occu.
to b.~a Doof In turn, avowing itas their purpose
the WI; O"i which would give more Districts tc
Of tn'1 "ngS or force an adjournment. As the hou,
+o approached the excitement became in