Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-04-14

man. Csnger, Dean, Do,y. Durkee. Eastman, Edger.
Grow. Harper, Holiday. H"rsford. Fhomas NJ
Howe, Ives, Jenkins, John Johnson Daniel T. JONES'
Preston King, Kuhns. Manu.. Mcqueen, Meacham.
Millson, Miner, Molony, Newton, Orr. Penniman.
Scadder Smart, BENJAMIN Stanton, Stratton, Sweet
Ser, Benjamin Thompson. Tuck Wa'oridee' war war
lace, Washburn, IT,, Wells. Woodward, and Yates
81.
The question was then taken on the adoption OF
Nj. Hiilyer's amendment to Mr.. Jackson's resoiu-
ton, and decided in the affrma.iye-ysas 100, nays
Gas follows:
YEAs -Messrs. Willis Allen. William Appleton,
Thomas II. Bayy, Bowie. breckenridge. Brooks
George II. Brown Busby. E: cafrins.0n' Gsoe,,' ";.
Dawson, Dean, Dockery. Durham. Edmundson'
Ewing, Faulkner, Ficklin, Fitch, Florence, freeman,
Thomas J. D. Fuller, Gamble, Gentry, Gorman. Grey,
Hall, Hamilton, Hammond, Hart, Haws. Havens
ard. lngersoll, jackson, Andrew Johnson, James
Johnson, George w. Jones. Kuhns. kur!z. Landry
Letcher. Lockhart, Edward G.. Marshall. Humphrey
Marshall, Martin, Mason. McCork'e, McDonaio'
McMulten, Miller. John Moore, Moreheao' murray
Nabers, Outlaw, Samuel w. Parker, Peasiee, PENN
Polk, Porter, Price, Richardson, Riddle, Robblns'
jr., Robinson, Ross, Savage. Schermerhorn. Scurry,
David L. Seymour, Origen s. Seymour. smith, Stan.
ly, Frederick P. Stanton, Richard H. Santon Abrd-
ham r Stevens, Stone ST. Martin, SGst' WarS
Watkins, Addison White, Alexander White, w ricex'
w iams, and Yates-l0O.
NAYs.-Messrs. Aiken, Allison. Ashe. Ayerett.
D. J. Baily, Barrere, Bartlett, ir. Boccck, Bragg
Thompson Campbell, Caskie, CHAPMAN, Clingman.
Conger. Daniel, .Doly, Durkee, Eastman; Edger-
ton, FLOYD, Fowler, Gaylord, Goodenow, Goodrich,
Grow, Harper, Holiday, Horsford. Thomas NJ.
Howe. Ives, Jenkins, John Johnson. Daniel !ones'
Preston King. Mann, Mcqueen, Meacham, Meade
Mi|Ison. Miner, Moony, Newton, Orr, Pennman,
Perkins, Porter Rantoul, jr, Sackett. Schoo1eran'
Scudder Smart, Benjamin Stanton, Sweetser. benja-
min Thompson, Tuck, Venable, Walbr!dge: wallace
| Washburn, jr.. Wells, and Woodward-65.
So the amendment Of Mr. Hillyer was adoPleo'
| Before the vote was announced ~.
MIR. Briggs asked permission to have his vote re-
corded, as he temporarily absent when tre ques
,ion was taken. This was refused; when no SAID
that he had been present lie would have voted In inc
Mr. Hillyer moved to reconsider the vote last akens
and moved to lay that motion upon the table; which
prevailed, and
The House, a, halt past FIVE o'clock, adj burned.
In the Senate, on Tuesday the 9Th, Mr.. Douglas
presented petition Of Henry Okei!!y' proposing 10
establish line of telegraph from the Mississippi ver
to the Pacific ocean, provided Congress Will. oy
suitable disposition of military posss' afford It's pro-
lection.
The Resolutions on the subject Of Intervention
were taken up, and Mr. Mason addressed tne senate
on the subject after which they were postponed to
Tuesday.
The House devoted most of its session the same
day, to the consideration of the bill to secure dscP
line in the Navy &c., which was deoatea oy Mess's ::
Stuart and Millson. Afterwards, in Committee OF
the Whole, Mr.. Dunham spoke on the homestead
bill; and then the House adjourned.
OuR COUNTRY. In 1892, the corner stone of our
present Capitol at Washington, was laid AT that
time General Washington, in whose honor the new
seat of government was named. ofhciaed. Fhy years
afterwards, viz the 4th of July, 1851 the corner
stone of an extension of the building was laid; and
the Secretary of State made address, in the course
of which he presented sketch Of the comparative con-
i dition of our country at the two periods.
Then we had thirteen States, now we have thirty
one. 80,
Then our whole population wa :hree millions, no"
it is twenty-three. !.
Then Boston had eighteen thousand people, now II
has one hundred and thirty-sx thousand.
Philadelphia had forty-two thousand, now 1t has
four hundred and nine thousand.
New York had thirty-three thousand, now 1t mas
| FIVE hundred and fifteen thousand.
Then our imports were thirty-one millions, now
, thew are one hundred and seventy.eight millions.
The area of our territory was then eight hundred
thousand square miles, is now three tnlliion hret
3 hundred thousand. .
Then we had no railroad, now we have three mil
a lion five hundred thousand miles of it.
Then we had two hundred post Offices, now VI
c have twenty-one thousand.
Our revenue from postage then was one hundred
!. thousand dollars, now it is five millions. !.
These are only few facts going to show the rapit
growth of our country and what and our children
have to do to the continuance of its prosperity
is TO love- fear and obey the God Of our fathers
avoid intemperance pride. contention and gFeeolnes
of gain. and cherish in all hearts true patriotism
and Just sense of obligation to those that shall com
70 after us. ........-. --
j. DELEGATES TO baltimore. The Standard sug
l. gess the pEopriety Of the District Conventions o
this State selecting each four delegates to the bait
more Convention instead Of only one ss heretofor
e' contemplated In view Of the reasons therefor "