Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-12-31
NORTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.


DEAR JOURNAL: The Legislature, for to-day, has
inst adjourned; all things quiet, and on Mon
day morning. it is confidently believed, they will
break up in order, and go to their respective homes.
A very large amount of business has been done this
day. K Nj. Saunders was elected Superior Court
Judge, over Hon. Asa Biggs. Some few Democrats
voted for Mr.. Saunders, with NIL the Wings for him
you plainly see, be has received his reward, for
his service done the Wing party this session.
The following is the plan of the Eight Congress
sionaI Districts adopted by the Leg lature: First
District, composed Of Currituck. Camden, Pasqno-
tank, Gates Chowan, Hartford Northampton, Hall
fax, Martin, BERTHE, Washington and Tyrre,
Second District-Hyde Beaufort. Pitt Craven,
JONES' Lenoir Wayne, Greene, Edgecombe, Onslow
and Carteret,
Third Distr;ct-New Hanover. Brunswick Column
bus, Bladen, Sampson, Cumberland, Robeson Du-
plin, Richmond.
Fourth Dstrct-Wake. Franklin, Warren, Gran
Vile. Orange. Nash and Johnston. .,.
Fifth District-Person, Caswell, Alamance, Chat
ham, Randolph, Guilford, Moore. Montgomery.
Sixth District-Stokes. Forsyth, Rockingham, Da-
wilson, Davie, 1adkin, Surry. Iedelf, Alexander,
Ashe. --,r---~'~---"~
Mecklenburg Rowan, Cabarrus, Union, Arson,
Stanly, Cleveland
Eighth Dstrict-Wilkes Watauga, Caldwell,
Burke Rutherford, M Dowel Henderson, Buncombe,
Yancy, Haywood; Macon, Cherokee, Jackson and
Madison.
The following is the arrangement of the fifty SEN
atorial Districts:
bill to lay off the State into fifty Senatorial Dis
tricts as follows
1st. Pasquotank and Perquimans End, Camden
and Currituck; Bird, Gates and Chowan 4th. Tyr
rell and Hyde 5th, Northampton; 9th, Hartford
18th, Berthe; 9Th Martin and Washington 9th,
Halifax; 10th, Edgecombe; 18th, Pitt; 18th Beau
fort 18th, Craven 18th, Carterct and Jones 18Th,
Greene and Lenoir; 10th, New Hanover; 18th, Du-
pin ; 18th, Onsow 10Th. Baden, Brunswick and
Columbus Goth, Cumberland 2lst, Sampson
22nd, Wayne 23rd. Johnston Oath, Wake; 25th,
Nash Goth. Franklin 9th, Warren 28th, Gran
| Vile; 10Th, Person 3Oth, Orange 3lst: Alamance
an Randolph 32nd Chatham; 33rd Moore and
| Montgomery: 34th, Richmond and r. beson; 35th:
Arson and Union Both, Guilford 9th, Caswell
38th Rockingham 18th, Meeklenburg 10th Stan
ly and Cabarrus 4lst. Rowan and Dave; 42nd, Da-
wilson 43rd, Stokes and Forsyth 44th. Ashe. Sur
ry, Watauga and Yadkin 45th, Wilkes, Iredell and
Alexander: 10th, Burke, Mcdowell and Caldwell
47th, Lincoln, CASTOR and Catawba 4Sth, Ruther-
| ford and Cleveland; 49th Buncomb Henderson;
Yancy and Madison 5Oth, Haywood Macon, Cher
| okee and Jackson.
A motion in the House, to vote Tor U. ). Senator.
was postponed indefinitely.
| Monday night, will give you the closing scene,
and hope it may be pleasant one. w.
! RALEIGH, Dec. q, 1852.
! DEAR JouRNAL-The two Houses of the General
Assembly adjourned tonight at quarter nine
o'clock The House has been waiting on the Senate
nearly the whole of the day, while the Senate has
abored extremely hard in order to get through with
the public business, which they have accomplished
I MIR Baxter elected you know he was, to the
Speak ership of the lIouse) made but very short
response to the resolution of thanks rendered him
i unanimously by the body over which he had pre-
sided Hon. Weldon n Edwards, in has response tc
the Senate, quite eloquent and feeling. | sci
dom shed tears-nor did night,-but there were
many wet eyes sitting within the sound of his voice
when he said it is not reasonable TO suppose tina
we shall all meet again, ard wish each of you
j speedy and pleasant passage to your famies-a ons
and happy life" Here he paused-the old veteran
looked sad Raising his head he resumed it on
" remains now, for me to de lare this Senate ad
:, journed sine die - They parted friends -whateve
may have been the bitterness of party strife, know
the hearts of Senators right-or how could the
E part with: may God bless you o.
And now, Messrs Editors, allow me to take m,
leave Of the kind readers of the Journal, who hav
followed my pen for nearly three months it is will
feelings of no ordinary emotion. that lay down tn
task of writing daily letter for their edfcatio
passing events of the day. feel, that with many
my signature has become famiiiar-indeed it seem
to me, that these friends have become intimate &C
! quaintances; and, at parting, would respectful
ask their permission f the announcement of m
; best wishes for their happiness and welfare. An
now it only remains for to say, that this is tn
last letter many of them will read from the pen
I'll W-'tM nert time. W.
ACCIDENT "A negro man, the property of JOHN A
SANDERS Esqr., had his left hand shot off ON Chris
I mas day, from the accidental discharge of gun.
o oo-The Treasurer Of the State has paid 100000
: Central Rail Road. The frs, insialment of the 50
: oOo. 900 subscription.
Isl ARKANSAS U. 5 SENAToR.-On the 10th inst, Hor
Legislature the T. S. Senate for the six Yeas fro
f March poyf-yuh hen his nrespnf term mi