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wlwktux tifartlfnf **♦ l_isb.m itowav ciwm'y n c tuesday march .;, i ;;.:.. vol ix no 456i ting thc manner in which lbe printing of congress shall be executed fixing ihe prices ihcreof nnd providing for lhe ap pointment of a p'in.er or p inters as is altered by this resolution he and the same is herebv rescinded speech rnony which is worso than extravagance of mr jones of rowajl bu ihe gentleman from granville who nn mr pniter sb.ii to reduce the series of introduced this bill has told us that we zxi^zzxzz^^z « «° «-»»" <"«. *.*%' use a/c s/leothrr on a subject th.tseerrls m ? ney w " m ° r « p le y »' the lime the o concern one of t.,e most valuable insti * iur * w " fixed lhan " " now-thai a dol uilions of ihe country i shall be pardoned i 1 * hen was scarcely worth as much as lor presuming to give he house my 75 cen ' 3 '' now ' ln answer i can tell crude and undigested ideal an.l let m l 1 '' rendf-man that lhe business of the premise that it is much to hc feared thai hu p c <""*' has been for the lsst four we cannot give ibis matter ihat calm and l mor r ° h ? n ;! ouhl ° he juantily unbiassed examination which its impo brought before ihat court during the first tance seems to demand and which it °", r vears of ks existence should be the aim or all enlightened but if this reasoning is to prevail let ll bodies to bestow on oil subjects nr their «"•'! to its jult extent in 1319 ,.| lcn deliberation economy is avir tic which t,,e lary of the supreme court judges it becomes nations as well as individuals wls fixed thc pay of u mcmltor of this | o p.actisc ; ond in a republican govern house was ihe same ihat it is now by ment it is still more essential but ""< me rule we ought io reduce our economy is also a word and one ol magi ovn compensation how awkward should cal power over the imaginations of tne we appear if when we went home we mass of the people like the talisman '"'^ our constituents about oi having of the e stern prince i can agitato thc creed these venerable gentlemen out of ly.itcts but it cannot give lo them a heal apsrt of lheir salaries and snme in.piisi ing properly there is mr speaker l ' t « fellow should ask us " if wo hail con amongst ihe community at this time u ed in part of our pay towards ihc diseased feeling on the subject of he l u lic emergencies 0 wc would say public funds which as wise physicians ' our own pnv is ion small we fully de ' i becomes us lo soothe rsther tbun irri s ervc all that we get i do not know tale hat says he — ' i have been looking over the reuittn staled in the preamble of the journal-i ofthe assembly and lor all ihe bill before us for this reduction is he gond yon have dine the country ihe that ihc condition of the people of north j udges of the supreme court seem os carolina has materially altered since the wc " en,i lcd to their compensation as yi.n compensations of the offi era named in i v.mrs if you had adjourned j week the bill were fixed as io the juiges of s " onf ' r ' y a would havc aved 85.000 the i supreme court against whom i con » n d that would have been nearly three sider tbe bill as mainly directed ii is not im "' 1 * s much a ' v0 " h " r avwl on xhc denied by the gentleman from granville ** un ™ c the judges economy like bul that these officers are deserv.ng of charity should begin at home and you their salaries not but ihat ihey ar qual k 1 " not 0 ha,e "-' cd rwieroslty at the ified for the station ihey occupy quali expense or others fi d rn at a vast sacrifice ol bra th and but thc same gentleman has told ns comfort bv days of toil and nights or that we ought to graduate public salaries watching no sir—such is not either according to the fluctuations of the ma he allegation of the gentleman or thc kel for our staples that is tn say we recital of his bill but in fact that we are to take ;, corrected list nl lho prices are too poor ro give adequate compensa current an.l figure it ou by the rule ol ion io these meritorious officers three the proposition would then beioie we give our verdict in favor of stand thus if a pound of cotton cost so this plea of insolvency let us examine a much what would bc the salary of a little into its correctness i hold in my judge bund a staiement made out by ibccomp ,, . ., ■,,. ., roller ol public account irom which it j " lh . ' w i it i°,m ' w2 appears lh a ho ginning of hi .... a , nd ««•»» friend iron orange mr wad saui.t be receipts r 1828 nd lie balance rtc "'> has h'twn vuu could nol tell a ofthelastyer.ronh,nd,,ss.ir4234 01 i n 7 k vfn ." me ' '£• ?"*}*• an >™'" ° tha be amount of l.sl.urscme s lor the (! p«n»"tj on an ol1 ' cel ' n.i be entitled year ending is november 1828 was l0 ' ". v ,° uld sforn ' hc'elorc better and s»:»,890 41 l-4-leaving a balance in the ir'a'nlv "° eomprom m of the principle treasury ol 893,343 59 3 .. to hi !•" down by the gentleman rrom gran amount add lhc sum o 867.-60 03 the lie and insisted on gain and again tha ance due from the estate of the late lhe » **. 0 "'** ho p vtrglnl over treasurer and which as we have been '«"' n , p i " of ho , c t , •' "" s " ' s . , . , _. », _. rue wuu i be a novc ty to i it couu.iy assured ts undoubtedly secure we havc , . . , ■■• , „:,,, , ,, - c tt x i but it is » mode o compensa ion uul has an available fund clear of 11 charges ol , , . . ' .,,, sicc-.0 c i r - c ■i i . been praciised in other cuunlnes ibe lg0,(itn 61 3ti besides ihe amount , , n , , .,•.., ,, a , • ._. i'it . _» , c crgv o 1'ng . un receive ibtic iy lies in ves'ed ... snick in thc dilfeien hanks p . irv . . i , . i , , . 1 produce in virginia i have undestno besides : be large sums due upon the bonds ', , . . r • x,n r , c_.n_.__._i , , thev used to p.y . ben lulon.al tii.vernnr ol lhe purchaser ol the cncrokee lands ; . ' . ,- , .„,,,, ,., , i e . in tiib.iecn and in tie onasi gnvc'iimeni ! and the vast vralih which lhe slate pus , - , ,. ... ' " ,, , ■.. nf p rank ie w nch many years ago ex scsscs in the unappropriated lands in the , , ... x , \, . • ' ,, . a-n . . r.i . cd bcvoiid the smoky mountains they .. i eren pans of be state ■,.'■_.■, i i • r ,,.. , ' , , , , • . paid their magistrate and judges in lurs it uli surli a suridus lund can it bc nc , ,_ . ., ■. ,' , ami deer skins cc-eiary o make llie tetrenclimcnt on the , ., »».,.., . , score ol necessity i-and even if i were i ln n " r " , carolina ">« loption of such i true that our stale were so straitened it | a principle would be as suitable ss any her circumstances would nm reason tell i wll " re eue "■hc world take it for us to mike the reductii n any where else ' rrsnted thai we are nut going lo redui c tbun in these salaries ? but icl us look a i he other salaries ami mil scale our own utile further and see what is the amoum honas you see wr could get our pay in in i.e proposed saving according to e itaplas ihemselves and each to ms hie preseni bill tbe saving on ihe four own fsney snd tsste-ihus he gentlemen officers firsl mentioned vie i the judges on ho sea board and at the mouths ol the .,! ihe supreme coun the judges of the !» r 8 r ' v « m < could lay in i year , provls super courts he treasurer and the of herrlngs-lhe mountaineers could comptroller would bc about 87,780 id.aw.be rstlons in chesnuts ceanber suppose we distribute this imongs the l -"""'',** ' ; "' / '''"';" '''""' '"" "' community a.cuiding o be rcums fw as i have no use in nn he ihe la.e presidents election 5l,m p ° r my county i should hope to be voters went mthc polls—add one tenth •[«•«•« 0 " , '*' v barrels of eur ',.-.„„ lor votes .,.,. given in 1 isxsble polls u '"> hi mode ol compenssllon we no ml , vote . hiicl i certainly , might expect to have « valuable ., igi.u v,"v low estimate and we have ai least ture i judges al le equal ... his ir,000laa paying men in north carolina hpnorlnthe vest ' ry who occupied i'.klng into caloulsiion be whole reran ll """* 11 "" he ••■' ° '";'"*•"" ' ' "" ,„• i dividing the whole saving smongsl *""■>••• '»• "" l ';** v ,"".' " r »• t 00 sons snd supposing he saving running down and lying the jury lob 8-u>''o here is uuc sixth ol a ccni but sir lo return to o mure serious save toeacliinilividii.il now only con rounder inn of this question the gen cc'.vc ihc lax wc pay lo pride lo plea ilcman irom uranville has told us thai we sure to ambition and lhc irain of follies should procure the best talcn's that the that arc constantly besetting us and how state can alfurd lor the high and rcspon infinitely sm dl dues this saving appear siwic triisi of administering tlie law tne gentleman frutn uianyille mr cray sir bow is ibis 10 be done withoul roller when be firs submitted this pro providing idequste compensiiiun i tin position told us of he great difficulties price of any ihing is ju-i win it will under which the people are laboring snd bring in the msrkei can sny one lupnoss the anxiety wiih which they are looking ll.a lawyer who arc making fl nu 3.000 iu ns for relief ll uny of us have per lo 2 5')0 dollars a year vill null lheir mittcdo.tr constituents tn believe thai we plat.es lor a sea on he i'.e.u li i ' sn any could make any sensible diminution of the one believe thai ihey arc to be captivate ' bud oi pecuniary dist.css which now by the lintel of the name of judge i sir overhangs i he counti >— in other words they know 100 well the truth of honesi ihst we could help them io psy their debts baekiel homespun's sage expressl m in l.y legislative enactments wc have dour ihe play thai a title without tome ■■! tht exceedingly wrong wrong in sporting ready to support it is a mighty w)shy wiih lhe irelings ol the miserable bv mshtf sort i fl thing bul we uro loi i ancoursglng l«ke hopes — wrong again ibeie n c men enough willing to sccepi because an anxiety to mske some show the salaries willing io sccepi lhe sp ov ,• i nuking good sm b expectations pointmeiits even wh-n the slorf is n in naturally b n iy i ns into i sort of j any price no matter how low ; but when you haveltv a niggardly parsimony driv en all the first rate men from your courts and set up dunderheads to pass in lhe last resort upon the lives characters and pro perty of vour fellowciiix ns and even upon lhe validity nf your own acts how is the legislature oanswcr for the moral condition ofthe country that will ensue ? mv friend rrom orange mr wad.lcll has made a very forcible argument and cited one oflhe highest authori.ies known to professional men to piove that tho legislature have no consitutional power or legal right to reduce these salaries that they havc entered into a firm con tract with these gentlemen to pay ihemt thus much while ihey continue toe induct themselves properly and that it would not be competent for either party lo with draw from lhe stipulation without the consent of ihc oilier approved 5th feb 829i by autiiokity j ,,_■* ,/ ilir vidte-l states pneeed at the second v '.',.. oflhe twentieth conger nomnaii 13 watclics lew-civs sec c c rtliir subscriber ha just pf^-t •*- returned from ibe '-'-)_ . . 1 - silver-ware of as was e«t i for a'e in bis place | his jewelry is of tim latesl importations and the most fashionable and elegant loud ui be had in anv of the northern cittea i elegant hold and silver watches i plain dd i he he and in a few dais in will receive n very elegant assort ment of miliary good also all kinds of su ver.ll'arc kept constantly nn hand or made to order on short notice all of which will tie sold lower than such roods were ever disposed of before in lhia place the public are respectfully invited lo call and examine these good ; their richness elegance and cheapness cannot fail of pleasing those who wish to buy all kinds of ivatcltcs repaired and warranted lo keep time : the shop ia two doors below the coiirl.bmise nn main-street kobt wvnne salisbury mao 26 lb'.k 2u an act lo allow further time to complete t!ie i.auine and locating ol military land warrants bf it enacted by the senate a-n house of representatives of the united states of america m congress assembled that the act entitled an act to ullow further time io complete the settling and locdtinp of military land warrants approved the twenty sixth iy of may one thousand ci t hundred and twenty lour and also j • he operations of the act approved twen ty fourth day of may one ihousand eigi.i hundred nnd nineteen which by the said net of one thousand eight hundrfcd and twenty-four is revived be ond the sail acts arc hereby extended and continued in force for hie term of five years irom and after the twenty-sixth day of may text a t i7.\t_r-so v speaker of thc house of representatives 1 c < 11 hoi n vice president of hie united states and president ofthe senate approved : 5th feb 8.'9 11 hn jl tv adams i agree to this proposition in its fulles e-tcnt uui sir if lhe obligation ot morslity and common honesty hei ween mm mil man succeed nol in producing li'c reduction of the salaries of the judg es ofthe supreme court twill put nay honour on the issue that thnfe ve.icr.ible men will never insist upon the law mil lor lhe very plain reason that ihev are tho highest tribunal in the land ; and any at tempt to insist upon their rights would be li.me to misconstruction but ihe fart of lheir being fettered by olrcurnstancesi in oo much that they could hardly breathe a complaint no mailer whal measures of injustice migln be mea sured nut to ihem in honorable mind makes a strong appeal bui inoi her un happy consequence may result from ihis breach or a moral obligation even were the sum proposed in lh lull suffu icnt men or ihe fnsi talents will not hereafter trm to the dim of the legislature that could make such a precedent nf injustice — they will not accept even ., competent salary when they know ibai salary is lia ble io fill with the first f_.ll in lhe price of cot'o . !! trotter & vlunttngton watch and clock makers anil ie niters nornim 14 an act authorising the laying off a town on bear river in the stale of u'inoi and for othel purposes charlotte.n c zt titavi just received an y ' /*">. 11 *****. elegant assortment 2fly ' '.' p'pjrll uial customers on a cred py all ki.nls of watches repaired and war ranted lo perform well my 3,1 1828 21 /?/_ it rractctl by the sfi ate an ' liaise ro representatives of thi united stales of america in cotig-tss assembled that a trac ol land in ihe s he rd illinois aland inr'nding galena nn bi an river shall under lhe direction nf thr surveyor of the public lands for lhe slates uf illinois and missouri and the territory of arkansas be laid o!t in'o town ic's sireets and avenues and into out lots having regard to the lots and sireets already surveyed in such manner and of urh dimensions as may seem proper provided hc said tract so o lie laid nfl shall not exceed ihe pi.ntity contained in one entire section nor thr town lots one quarter of an acre each mr shall the out lots exceed the quantity of two seres each when ilu survey ut the lots shall bc completed a plat thereof shall be returned to the sec re.arv of the treasury and within twelve months thereafter thc lots sh d hc oltered to the highc'it bidder at public sale under thc direction of the rresidont of the uni ted states and di such other limca as he shall think proper provided that no town lot shall be sold for iris sum i bun live dollars an provided further ihat a quantity of ground ol pro er width on the said river and running therewith the whol length ol ihe sid town shall be reserved imm sale for public use snd re main for ever a r m mi,ii highway lia.tt.lage.8 tvwa coaches made />;/ s unit . lamier ttaviitoerectedashop v^e?*^|i_5'f£j.'!__.9 liasiiicss 1 caii int'.iriii lhe public thai they can be supplied si the aboi ,- establishme it in lincoln inn pi carolina mr lander ns a workman perhaps is not surpassed by any in the state and by iv'iv in tire l ltales the patronage of the pithliek is humbly solicited will be tllsllk fllllv receive i and i lliiik i ecu witlr safety sav the work will bc marie faithfully and honestly . and will li sold upon reasonable lerms l-'i februart v2,h 13.7(1 1 \-*. bit ing8 pui mi spoaker there is another evil resuliiug frnm inadequate salaries io judges oul i dare ssv llurc are very few in his house who have nol vim bssd ic i mean the practice of superloi cnurr judges returning to practice the in lucnce which they obtsln v tne n ne ol judge gives ihem an untitle weight wills both the court and jury md ..... n mi i les hem 0 succeed in hei causes ii despite of reason justice and law like the tariff sir it pampen one set of prac titioners confine the respec and in fluence which thc office confers upon iho individual 10 ihc sphere in which they were intended to aci and ihev begel c.n liicnie in mc administration of justice and submission to th law hu suffer these to bc often prcvcr'ci lo the purpose ol speculation und private gain and iho oiti - loses in dignity whatever the indi vid.i 1 cquires by ihe name mr speaker i shall forbeai to trespass longer on the kindness nl lie house hut before i iske y seaii 1 musi remind gen llemen of lhc ealtiesl appeals i lo m nle the oilier day in behall ol the digni ty of lbe cburl upon iho bill io est iniwli a branch of the supreme c.iun u s.'js iiiry i call upon gentlemen who were in thai nccasion luch s'i klers lor ii im i lc to prove he sincerity of their mn ves ity standing up iu defence nl tho court now that it is in real danger i all upon the gentlemen from msrilo mi cooper in particular lo come lor wuil now and lend ui ni gomlword in the cause which he ihen sdvocsted s zealously — or 11 this measure prevails wc mav indeed bid adieu iu the potman cm v 1 the supreme ' louri in the inde ponden s ol in judii ury for v.\\v arv moderat terms for favorable an opportunity lo procure one will i not soon offer again ' f.dvvaltd ciiuss salitbui . feb th ■m ihr 1 s.id^f accural tu nn rr for bus i to he 1 p m ols rirl.h o enta h who ■" .' r .'^| ; ii per to occupy lot or the snid^j mn who rieliiallvh or 1 i l,rl|,lh io i ,. h l in i " r^l first afore i ... h c.'h we if fifteen dollars per acre ; and il -, -, , ..,,,. tt . -. . ,.■llhin ihe third class 1 he rate of ten ' itfl'l's tl lan ul ollara per acre : provided thai n one j*j , '" 11 s u<f : m ofthe persons aforesaid shall be permlt-l tfstfkt i 1 "* "'' hv ' ''" t "'" "•" ima wlo purchase by ulllhorily of ihis sec j jn»*p "", lutndred nil iweiily live tholi h more ban one half acre of ground | zzzzz * ii„',,,-„,,,b i »& hay '■'■''"■■'■. a larger pi ny shall he necessa , i | n the stats of north carolina on the wa j io embrace permanent improvements •,. of rwi freneh board tuckascge tueidy mule landoooaalufl rivers the healthiness of this tion i norib carolina is well known the l is nl ■;: " i quality snd ibr graslng w , p ,\ i,y ni , even in lhe umrr western states ,- | iter ' illy ri large bodies i bul willl.e id rimiililie'i losulls tlie ciiiveiiieiiirc ll pur srrs except o'le i riirt of ww li.iil-and s lying ii both des of the trench md river partly in buncombe and partly in , „,„„! lountll '. on whloll large and rich rks oi / ' ' ■have recently been ir sov t terms will be mads accommodating to a taerally be found in isi l\s cl i'll 1,,„tt v i ;- . i ■" flmt-lfl the fllorough bred horse l_auvv vvjt f*»*»7il.t ■- ind iblfsea i \<? ion in the eounty •' a , u«.o*v <> days the season will commence a i t larch snd end ist art gust twelve dollars uill he charged for lhe eason payable b i n d illari before ihescason eapiresi eight dullars ihc leapt and twenty hollars i nninre '■' r i'edig i . onddt rip i in of aeruiiaiii ice handbills h rr.i'iir.n feb isla is *. ', n i ureal . i •- ill betaken tngive gener al ■itli fsetlnn i but v . i hal le fur a rl ' l,.t tlra'ui will be ftirnlshi !, ru the market pi ii .-. • , mar sen from i distanee the difference —'■„ only is ilia i'.rii ish aitliv supplied with . napl 01,1 but ea h soldier 1 l.ni.r . led wiih 1 id i ind piaye book the bonks are firsi given ot the soldier gratis bul il he losi 1 01 sells llient oihers a'c pn ill d si iii , e ponse examination is made and defi . i.-nr 11 supplied ever v tix months lit the army of the unll i states sboot lull a barrel ol whlskoy per aii'ium is given to each soldier 1 bul lor chaplains or lliblcs or my other means ol 1 1 il jioua improvement furnished by government inquiry will lie in id . in ! ir ,.,,,,. , m ,,, resnlu h on he iii id ll - ■and i !,,,.■... ■pra ■, ■-,■,.„,. ,- ■inr , hr ,„ con ■b'mii and tha person having the mslorlty i where ) wife llsbsoea lllrd j h die votes given shall be considered i i 1 m '' ' '""' ! z 1 , " " "",' v rlerteris and hat s much oi the » 1 "' 1 ' " ">, ' * ' '''*. ; j !' ' £*» 5 '<"" ■» pp f ««" " w day " nhulwil'rilotb i one thousand elghl hundred and , , mimo entiiicd armolution dlreti raoi t i : - u *' t nr bo iou pall 11.11..1 in giving aa account from innthei paper ofthe bad custom ni suffering dogs to entet hou ses ol worship observes ; " this evil ilo not exist 1 . ilo il in the dogs instead ol disturbing divine service g , mt of town witli lose who have no tunc to attend pp a ling ficorg c ilem in b il nj once i iked il !.,• knuw theodore hook answered •• i in ye i hook t i bye arc old n -
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Title | Western Carolinian |
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Date | 1829-03-03 |
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Year | 1829 |
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wlwktux tifartlfnf **♦ l_isb.m itowav ciwm'y n c tuesday march .;, i ;;.:.. vol ix no 456i ting thc manner in which lbe printing of congress shall be executed fixing ihe prices ihcreof nnd providing for lhe ap pointment of a p'in.er or p inters as is altered by this resolution he and the same is herebv rescinded speech rnony which is worso than extravagance of mr jones of rowajl bu ihe gentleman from granville who nn mr pniter sb.ii to reduce the series of introduced this bill has told us that we zxi^zzxzz^^z « «° «-»»" <"«. *.*%' use a/c s/leothrr on a subject th.tseerrls m ? ney w " m ° r « p le y »' the lime the o concern one of t.,e most valuable insti * iur * w " fixed lhan " " now-thai a dol uilions of ihe country i shall be pardoned i 1 * hen was scarcely worth as much as lor presuming to give he house my 75 cen ' 3 '' now ' ln answer i can tell crude and undigested ideal an.l let m l 1 '' rendf-man that lhe business of the premise that it is much to hc feared thai hu p c <""*' has been for the lsst four we cannot give ibis matter ihat calm and l mor r ° h ? n ;! ouhl ° he juantily unbiassed examination which its impo brought before ihat court during the first tance seems to demand and which it °", r vears of ks existence should be the aim or all enlightened but if this reasoning is to prevail let ll bodies to bestow on oil subjects nr their «"•'! to its jult extent in 1319 ,.| lcn deliberation economy is avir tic which t,,e lary of the supreme court judges it becomes nations as well as individuals wls fixed thc pay of u mcmltor of this | o p.actisc ; ond in a republican govern house was ihe same ihat it is now by ment it is still more essential but ""< me rule we ought io reduce our economy is also a word and one ol magi ovn compensation how awkward should cal power over the imaginations of tne we appear if when we went home we mass of the people like the talisman '"'^ our constituents about oi having of the e stern prince i can agitato thc creed these venerable gentlemen out of ly.itcts but it cannot give lo them a heal apsrt of lheir salaries and snme in.piisi ing properly there is mr speaker l ' t « fellow should ask us " if wo hail con amongst ihe community at this time u ed in part of our pay towards ihc diseased feeling on the subject of he l u lic emergencies 0 wc would say public funds which as wise physicians ' our own pnv is ion small we fully de ' i becomes us lo soothe rsther tbun irri s ervc all that we get i do not know tale hat says he — ' i have been looking over the reuittn staled in the preamble of the journal-i ofthe assembly and lor all ihe bill before us for this reduction is he gond yon have dine the country ihe that ihc condition of the people of north j udges of the supreme court seem os carolina has materially altered since the wc " en,i lcd to their compensation as yi.n compensations of the offi era named in i v.mrs if you had adjourned j week the bill were fixed as io the juiges of s " onf ' r ' y a would havc aved 85.000 the i supreme court against whom i con » n d that would have been nearly three sider tbe bill as mainly directed ii is not im "' 1 * s much a ' v0 " h " r avwl on xhc denied by the gentleman from granville ** un ™ c the judges economy like bul that these officers are deserv.ng of charity should begin at home and you their salaries not but ihat ihey ar qual k 1 " not 0 ha,e "-' cd rwieroslty at the ified for the station ihey occupy quali expense or others fi d rn at a vast sacrifice ol bra th and but thc same gentleman has told ns comfort bv days of toil and nights or that we ought to graduate public salaries watching no sir—such is not either according to the fluctuations of the ma he allegation of the gentleman or thc kel for our staples that is tn say we recital of his bill but in fact that we are to take ;, corrected list nl lho prices are too poor ro give adequate compensa current an.l figure it ou by the rule ol ion io these meritorious officers three the proposition would then beioie we give our verdict in favor of stand thus if a pound of cotton cost so this plea of insolvency let us examine a much what would bc the salary of a little into its correctness i hold in my judge bund a staiement made out by ibccomp ,, . ., ■,,. ., roller ol public account irom which it j " lh . ' w i it i°,m ' w2 appears lh a ho ginning of hi .... a , nd ««•»» friend iron orange mr wad saui.t be receipts r 1828 nd lie balance rtc "'> has h'twn vuu could nol tell a ofthelastyer.ronh,nd,,ss.ir4234 01 i n 7 k vfn ." me ' '£• ?"*}*• an >™'" ° tha be amount of l.sl.urscme s lor the (! p«n»"tj on an ol1 ' cel ' n.i be entitled year ending is november 1828 was l0 ' ". v ,° uld sforn ' hc'elorc better and s»:»,890 41 l-4-leaving a balance in the ir'a'nlv "° eomprom m of the principle treasury ol 893,343 59 3 .. to hi !•" down by the gentleman rrom gran amount add lhc sum o 867.-60 03 the lie and insisted on gain and again tha ance due from the estate of the late lhe » **. 0 "'** ho p vtrglnl over treasurer and which as we have been '«"' n , p i " of ho , c t , •' "" s " ' s . , . , _. », _. rue wuu i be a novc ty to i it couu.iy assured ts undoubtedly secure we havc , . . , ■■• , „:,,, , ,, - c tt x i but it is » mode o compensa ion uul has an available fund clear of 11 charges ol , , . . ' .,,, sicc-.0 c i r - c ■i i . been praciised in other cuunlnes ibe lg0,(itn 61 3ti besides ihe amount , , n , , .,•.., ,, a , • ._. i'it . _» , c crgv o 1'ng . un receive ibtic iy lies in ves'ed ... snick in thc dilfeien hanks p . irv . . i , . i , , . 1 produce in virginia i have undestno besides : be large sums due upon the bonds ', , . . r • x,n r , c_.n_.__._i , , thev used to p.y . ben lulon.al tii.vernnr ol lhe purchaser ol the cncrokee lands ; . ' . ,- , .„,,,, ,., , i e . in tiib.iecn and in tie onasi gnvc'iimeni ! and the vast vralih which lhe slate pus , - , ,. ... ' " ,, , ■.. nf p rank ie w nch many years ago ex scsscs in the unappropriated lands in the , , ... x , \, . • ' ,, . a-n . . r.i . cd bcvoiid the smoky mountains they .. i eren pans of be state ■,.'■_.■, i i • r ,,.. , ' , , , , • . paid their magistrate and judges in lurs it uli surli a suridus lund can it bc nc , ,_ . ., ■. ,' , ami deer skins cc-eiary o make llie tetrenclimcnt on the , ., »».,.., . , score ol necessity i-and even if i were i ln n " r " , carolina ">« loption of such i true that our stale were so straitened it | a principle would be as suitable ss any her circumstances would nm reason tell i wll " re eue "■hc world take it for us to mike the reductii n any where else ' rrsnted thai we are nut going lo redui c tbun in these salaries ? but icl us look a i he other salaries ami mil scale our own utile further and see what is the amoum honas you see wr could get our pay in in i.e proposed saving according to e itaplas ihemselves and each to ms hie preseni bill tbe saving on ihe four own fsney snd tsste-ihus he gentlemen officers firsl mentioned vie i the judges on ho sea board and at the mouths ol the .,! ihe supreme coun the judges of the !» r 8 r ' v « m < could lay in i year , provls super courts he treasurer and the of herrlngs-lhe mountaineers could comptroller would bc about 87,780 id.aw.be rstlons in chesnuts ceanber suppose we distribute this imongs the l -"""'',** ' ; "' / '''"';" '''""' '"" "' community a.cuiding o be rcums fw as i have no use in nn he ihe la.e presidents election 5l,m p ° r my county i should hope to be voters went mthc polls—add one tenth •[«•«•« 0 " , '*' v barrels of eur ',.-.„„ lor votes .,.,. given in 1 isxsble polls u '"> hi mode ol compenssllon we no ml , vote . hiicl i certainly , might expect to have « valuable ., igi.u v,"v low estimate and we have ai least ture i judges al le equal ... his ir,000laa paying men in north carolina hpnorlnthe vest ' ry who occupied i'.klng into caloulsiion be whole reran ll """* 11 "" he ••■' ° '";'"*•"" ' ' "" ,„• i dividing the whole saving smongsl *""■>••• '»• "" l ';** v ,"".' " r »• t 00 sons snd supposing he saving running down and lying the jury lob 8-u>''o here is uuc sixth ol a ccni but sir lo return to o mure serious save toeacliinilividii.il now only con rounder inn of this question the gen cc'.vc ihc lax wc pay lo pride lo plea ilcman irom uranville has told us thai we sure to ambition and lhc irain of follies should procure the best talcn's that the that arc constantly besetting us and how state can alfurd lor the high and rcspon infinitely sm dl dues this saving appear siwic triisi of administering tlie law tne gentleman frutn uianyille mr cray sir bow is ibis 10 be done withoul roller when be firs submitted this pro providing idequste compensiiiun i tin position told us of he great difficulties price of any ihing is ju-i win it will under which the people are laboring snd bring in the msrkei can sny one lupnoss the anxiety wiih which they are looking ll.a lawyer who arc making fl nu 3.000 iu ns for relief ll uny of us have per lo 2 5')0 dollars a year vill null lheir mittcdo.tr constituents tn believe thai we plat.es lor a sea on he i'.e.u li i ' sn any could make any sensible diminution of the one believe thai ihey arc to be captivate ' bud oi pecuniary dist.css which now by the lintel of the name of judge i sir overhangs i he counti >— in other words they know 100 well the truth of honesi ihst we could help them io psy their debts baekiel homespun's sage expressl m in l.y legislative enactments wc have dour ihe play thai a title without tome ■■! tht exceedingly wrong wrong in sporting ready to support it is a mighty w)shy wiih lhe irelings ol the miserable bv mshtf sort i fl thing bul we uro loi i ancoursglng l«ke hopes — wrong again ibeie n c men enough willing to sccepi because an anxiety to mske some show the salaries willing io sccepi lhe sp ov ,• i nuking good sm b expectations pointmeiits even wh-n the slorf is n in naturally b n iy i ns into i sort of j any price no matter how low ; but when you haveltv a niggardly parsimony driv en all the first rate men from your courts and set up dunderheads to pass in lhe last resort upon the lives characters and pro perty of vour fellowciiix ns and even upon lhe validity nf your own acts how is the legislature oanswcr for the moral condition ofthe country that will ensue ? mv friend rrom orange mr wad.lcll has made a very forcible argument and cited one oflhe highest authori.ies known to professional men to piove that tho legislature have no consitutional power or legal right to reduce these salaries that they havc entered into a firm con tract with these gentlemen to pay ihemt thus much while ihey continue toe induct themselves properly and that it would not be competent for either party lo with draw from lhe stipulation without the consent of ihc oilier approved 5th feb 829i by autiiokity j ,,_■* ,/ ilir vidte-l states pneeed at the second v '.',.. oflhe twentieth conger nomnaii 13 watclics lew-civs sec c c rtliir subscriber ha just pf^-t •*- returned from ibe '-'-)_ . . 1 - silver-ware of as was e«t i for a'e in bis place | his jewelry is of tim latesl importations and the most fashionable and elegant loud ui be had in anv of the northern cittea i elegant hold and silver watches i plain dd i he he and in a few dais in will receive n very elegant assort ment of miliary good also all kinds of su ver.ll'arc kept constantly nn hand or made to order on short notice all of which will tie sold lower than such roods were ever disposed of before in lhia place the public are respectfully invited lo call and examine these good ; their richness elegance and cheapness cannot fail of pleasing those who wish to buy all kinds of ivatcltcs repaired and warranted lo keep time : the shop ia two doors below the coiirl.bmise nn main-street kobt wvnne salisbury mao 26 lb'.k 2u an act lo allow further time to complete t!ie i.auine and locating ol military land warrants bf it enacted by the senate a-n house of representatives of the united states of america m congress assembled that the act entitled an act to ullow further time io complete the settling and locdtinp of military land warrants approved the twenty sixth iy of may one thousand ci t hundred and twenty lour and also j • he operations of the act approved twen ty fourth day of may one ihousand eigi.i hundred nnd nineteen which by the said net of one thousand eight hundrfcd and twenty-four is revived be ond the sail acts arc hereby extended and continued in force for hie term of five years irom and after the twenty-sixth day of may text a t i7.\t_r-so v speaker of thc house of representatives 1 c < 11 hoi n vice president of hie united states and president ofthe senate approved : 5th feb 8.'9 11 hn jl tv adams i agree to this proposition in its fulles e-tcnt uui sir if lhe obligation ot morslity and common honesty hei ween mm mil man succeed nol in producing li'c reduction of the salaries of the judg es ofthe supreme court twill put nay honour on the issue that thnfe ve.icr.ible men will never insist upon the law mil lor lhe very plain reason that ihev are tho highest tribunal in the land ; and any at tempt to insist upon their rights would be li.me to misconstruction but ihe fart of lheir being fettered by olrcurnstancesi in oo much that they could hardly breathe a complaint no mailer whal measures of injustice migln be mea sured nut to ihem in honorable mind makes a strong appeal bui inoi her un happy consequence may result from ihis breach or a moral obligation even were the sum proposed in lh lull suffu icnt men or ihe fnsi talents will not hereafter trm to the dim of the legislature that could make such a precedent nf injustice — they will not accept even ., competent salary when they know ibai salary is lia ble io fill with the first f_.ll in lhe price of cot'o . !! trotter & vlunttngton watch and clock makers anil ie niters nornim 14 an act authorising the laying off a town on bear river in the stale of u'inoi and for othel purposes charlotte.n c zt titavi just received an y ' /*">. 11 *****. elegant assortment 2fly ' '.' p'pjrll uial customers on a cred py all ki.nls of watches repaired and war ranted lo perform well my 3,1 1828 21 /?/_ it rractctl by the sfi ate an ' liaise ro representatives of thi united stales of america in cotig-tss assembled that a trac ol land in ihe s he rd illinois aland inr'nding galena nn bi an river shall under lhe direction nf thr surveyor of the public lands for lhe slates uf illinois and missouri and the territory of arkansas be laid o!t in'o town ic's sireets and avenues and into out lots having regard to the lots and sireets already surveyed in such manner and of urh dimensions as may seem proper provided hc said tract so o lie laid nfl shall not exceed ihe pi.ntity contained in one entire section nor thr town lots one quarter of an acre each mr shall the out lots exceed the quantity of two seres each when ilu survey ut the lots shall bc completed a plat thereof shall be returned to the sec re.arv of the treasury and within twelve months thereafter thc lots sh d hc oltered to the highc'it bidder at public sale under thc direction of the rresidont of the uni ted states and di such other limca as he shall think proper provided that no town lot shall be sold for iris sum i bun live dollars an provided further ihat a quantity of ground ol pro er width on the said river and running therewith the whol length ol ihe sid town shall be reserved imm sale for public use snd re main for ever a r m mi,ii highway lia.tt.lage.8 tvwa coaches made />;/ s unit . lamier ttaviitoerectedashop v^e?*^|i_5'f£j.'!__.9 liasiiicss 1 caii int'.iriii lhe public thai they can be supplied si the aboi ,- establishme it in lincoln inn pi carolina mr lander ns a workman perhaps is not surpassed by any in the state and by iv'iv in tire l ltales the patronage of the pithliek is humbly solicited will be tllsllk fllllv receive i and i lliiik i ecu witlr safety sav the work will bc marie faithfully and honestly . and will li sold upon reasonable lerms l-'i februart v2,h 13.7(1 1 \-*. bit ing8 pui mi spoaker there is another evil resuliiug frnm inadequate salaries io judges oul i dare ssv llurc are very few in his house who have nol vim bssd ic i mean the practice of superloi cnurr judges returning to practice the in lucnce which they obtsln v tne n ne ol judge gives ihem an untitle weight wills both the court and jury md ..... n mi i les hem 0 succeed in hei causes ii despite of reason justice and law like the tariff sir it pampen one set of prac titioners confine the respec and in fluence which thc office confers upon iho individual 10 ihc sphere in which they were intended to aci and ihev begel c.n liicnie in mc administration of justice and submission to th law hu suffer these to bc often prcvcr'ci lo the purpose ol speculation und private gain and iho oiti - loses in dignity whatever the indi vid.i 1 cquires by ihe name mr speaker i shall forbeai to trespass longer on the kindness nl lie house hut before i iske y seaii 1 musi remind gen llemen of lhc ealtiesl appeals i lo m nle the oilier day in behall ol the digni ty of lbe cburl upon iho bill io est iniwli a branch of the supreme c.iun u s.'js iiiry i call upon gentlemen who were in thai nccasion luch s'i klers lor ii im i lc to prove he sincerity of their mn ves ity standing up iu defence nl tho court now that it is in real danger i all upon the gentlemen from msrilo mi cooper in particular lo come lor wuil now and lend ui ni gomlword in the cause which he ihen sdvocsted s zealously — or 11 this measure prevails wc mav indeed bid adieu iu the potman cm v 1 the supreme ' louri in the inde ponden s ol in judii ury for v.\\v arv moderat terms for favorable an opportunity lo procure one will i not soon offer again ' f.dvvaltd ciiuss salitbui . feb th ■m ihr 1 s.id^f accural tu nn rr for bus i to he 1 p m ols rirl.h o enta h who ■" .' r .'^| ; ii per to occupy lot or the snid^j mn who rieliiallvh or 1 i l,rl|,lh io i ,. h l in i " r^l first afore i ... h c.'h we if fifteen dollars per acre ; and il -, -, , ..,,,. tt . -. . ,.■llhin ihe third class 1 he rate of ten ' itfl'l's tl lan ul ollara per acre : provided thai n one j*j , '" 11 s u |