' ' 1 ', . :,i;niiie. and wroma. baa I then I would re.oorflmnnd th .enilinr- r,-.
that would tend tothe
Morv.n.on ,o e .... portal of lb. liloo road, .nd tb.t of a very imperfect ch.r.c ; The vacancy lb, caused, tcmpof.. .hould bo kept in view in the .h.pi..g of a tfl' ".ed
Vvdeor... . rl Jrj.i ..il.. !-., ubiUi., mer.re.ent tear w. b.ve b4 : rily fill, d by governor and Council of proper system of revenue, wholly locon-ist. expulsion of th s . aoi
c or i.oor, iron. nr h rt 0( 0ur .ttgressor. with the view .of seeyrit,., conoer, of ,u,io.
,h;;?; -v V "A- ''v;;,:, "-'V' ''ici?;; "--."f .1ih- ru;:
.; J'm ,r , .' b' ' rDfT' ' .v. T!-. b.s pur u-d . policy. ; the f.c.rcy. 1 their families, . ...that oiJ impose eiituiioo I" ccntM-qucu,,.. to en.U. 1 ' 0 , ' 'f of pur- ,.H I m-cw..ry in .n ,,.,, like "
Cp.. The Hon Pavid F O.M.cl. ... the . ... upon every ..tide of proper,, . ,,. h.l would inevitably Bow iron, ,h.,, act, -' J thctforc recommend tlml i,'oii ,.,""
V i f l'h"r.,Hr O . '"" 1 - lion JeeO Shepherd, lso, resigned their ! distinction, would hve the effect to dept-ive would sdd .Mother .ml powerful influence .word lo V ,, -.,, ull, I f tho'poopio of the State be cill, p,
I hsv reatricrinn haw ln.erno.4 serion ter. ' . . j .. 1 -I.... mIivIv to I he 'tnces oi i r , . . ' 't
f.l .t.el.i the proeres of ibH tre.t work..
.lid e.n no longer uberTe but um ful pur-
'0. I theiefr .-re t c , m tin nd that toe J h
riti:ovrd bv the Lrelalure.
The ininortanre of u.-ii !rcill'OB will
t k .. C.H.. m r . w r a it l Ul 111
.iud th.t the .eeond diiiMon of the road
xtend. to the weMern portion of tbo Illue
l'.iiije tatinel. and eon.i quenlly embr.ee.
ht is known a. the mountain aecnon,
hicb i be fr the most eotly p' t of the
1. V.". ,f !. t.. .A,.irJ to full- Com.
r! le tbi !itiio. before lrttititf the work
tevnt.d ,1,, ,no,,t.i.,..o eotitr.rt. that part:
of t.,e road lyin, within th. Iin.it. of the ;
mountain Mett.on. ..id co.ttngonie rotUioB .
i a half of dollar. .HI be rendered .0-
t-W u. V,,. . hi'e ,,c division beyond the
nioiii.taiiia t t ettif; con-.ructi a.
It was original')- rloiifned to extend thia
red o .i- to form 1 connection with the
cbn of roud pini; thronu'b the. Slate of
Trnne.ae to the li-tippi Hirer, and the
work ha now proi;re.-e;i to tbot poiM when
ol.l t 'licy indicate, the proptiely of lo-
eating !he western contiicliou and allowing
the ( o!i.p..Dj to progre-.. with the wor .
rat
to be entirely practicable at conipara!
a oiodera.e cot. The ore lies in almost a
'-y
d
t course, through tne counties of:
Haywood, Macon, Jack
id (herokee. ,
teruiiri.tm.' at Cjwanv tl'uek row:.). and
.be other ia a r.irthnly direction, along tbe
French Broad Kiver. and teriuin.tiuir at
the Paint Kock, 4G miies below A-heviile.
At both of these points of teriniuaiion. con
to ctious can be bad with tne Teiitevee
roa Js.
The selection of either one of these route,
to the t xc'iuion of tb- o'ber, wouid fail to
aceoimn ulaie a iarje number of our l- iiow-eiiix-n,
re.'Oini Irimi the ii.ae Uidjt ,
who nae !:ertrofre ch.-erfuily contrtnuled
i i' raiebi part toid. appiopriatioi.
Iv, ;t,e i..i..l.i.i"ion rf road, east of th-t.,.-ui.t..iu..
i-L. n iO'ii-r adva'i'aiie to them
. ivi . than t'lir nit re b' pe n-ld Out of tb. ir
rxfnst
.n-'ti-f tl.e tit at a lurure aay. 10
:tii. re.sonat.-e expectaliou, no
have been ip-nded to ever-
e:uie ttie et ni'.utitaiu barrier, wou d
pruve a -r-a d :-if oii.t tiienl to ibetn, and
wo.;li. in r.ti opin'on, be a departure from
a true eeco coifai p i t ry . Thee route, point
in t (f-dr.ctioii., and consequently
. aeb would secure a buil.es thv. ttij other
t- . it I pot. an! b'h w..u d srrve as vaiua-
s enrri! ut - r. to the main iioe of rud
( .-t ol A-b. w:'e.
T w-i-' i. tb. r-forf, ea'r.e-tlv recommend
that !. We.r.-rt. North ('aroina Kaiiro-.d
t' ut .iy r
over both the
it to c-i,-truot t!-eir road
jt b.v .lt-.iei.ated, and
tint ihe t.t eonirt
pji;i u as heretofore
1 11 foe same
pro-
. every deiajin formtna tbe9 conoee-:
1? w-H result io it j..ry to iuve.tm.-ut. al-
Hv made, I wou-rt su-je't no other re. .
st ic'i.ii opci ti.e progre.s of tbe wotk than
. simple liini'atioi. as to that amount of uiou
k 10 be paid ai.njaii- by th Slate; such
. limitaf..) l-a-it. ; io 111) opinion, txce-sary
to t safe .d aiibi-'r.tioti of the public tinan-
The Atl.ntie and North ro!io Rail
road i an unu.m'.ly ill roc-iru.-t.-J work,
tobd in gucecssfu! operation As waa tb"
cr.-e with o'ber. of fur road., for the first
f. . jfrs afir c.mpetion, it ha., as yet,
fielded no divideod. to ihe stockholder;
1 it '.he p-eent earning, of the road. a r-pjrt-fd
ti tne, .;iv aatl-factory a-suranees
tf.at it wilt at i: eariy day be elasasd .
B.er or dividend p'ymg roads
Tlis t'ouipany will, a. I am ir.f.rtied,
a-k that the ritate loan of Sl''".'"tt. wuti
tn- ba.- intere-t, ani'uiiting to ?T J limi, h
COOfefted IH9 preferred stock, ali i tl.e roa-i
re eaed from lue uiortaL'-? upon 1: in fa
or of the State. The .ceediu lo such .
proposal would tend to facilitate the op- ra-ti-au.
of :ne Company, aud ou.d tut re-u.l
in any iniury to the S'ate, as u) rea-o: a
b e oojM cau txi.t tint the Ciiiipany ou d
oa aole lop.y 8 p' f ctot aunuaily ou u h
jr-farred t.ck, aftir t:e present year. A
. rnt-ar policy was purued toar-ia ttie
N ): (!i t.'iroj.oa Railroad Company witu
trai.ed I eu-.-Scial coti. q lenc-s.
The ri pott of tbe in un.; oner to exam
ine into tne aff sir" ol tbi cixpany has ne-.-ti
h.oird in wuuin the pi-t feat days, and is
b rewilh tr atjtuitld
The Wilruifigton and Maocbe.tr road,
in wni'.'L tte .Mate ha a small interest, ha
a vet yielded uo di i Jnds. iu cou-eq ieoce,
a. in beiieved, of p euniary eiiiOarrassuj-nt-iocurred
10 it eou-tructiou
Tbe eonditiuo of tbe other Companies, in
which tttf State is a iloek holder, will more
satisfactorily ( pear from tte I j.ioaing ex
bitjit t! d;vtUeii'is paid 6 ine u in tne last
aud pres. tit jeais :
i.'.a-ci.
Hv N '". K . K ( 6 per et
-
.'T),te.r)
:i '.t)Ci
.
Kr W-I. 6t We.a. K K
V ci.t .
U . A. l-si It. K t o. 4 ...
G ar cut..
ST. 30
1 be fact of lue J'v. ' iu i 'j-too Kail
rj.d Company J.y'"g but t .ur p.-r cent di-viJeb-i
iu I" I", is to oe ...-coubted lor by a
11, an. c of their fiiianciai y..-ar, Lieh eui
br.es but eigbl moulds ot that period
iu support of tl.e policy b':r rvcoinnien
d.d as me proper one tt be pur.uej toward-
out work of internal improvement,
bu u. .re weighty argumeul eoui I be otfer
1 1 : u.u ibe eto--ral beueh'.s rtaul.tb from
sj-mi a. have a.ready Leca Completed 1
'I t.a ar everywhere tu he witu..-el, aud
1 j..t-i..i y io tne luerea-CJ tun of re a! e
ti e lho ed valje of r. e.tale iu
N tth C.i iua, at the several perivds nail'-
rd to
In I -I ' ?"'d
1.317 -lo l
- ", .i.rtfi I - 1 1.
il tl.ua si ear
.M..rii:J -Iu l-'.n.
h ' .! i,it'" 111
S'j ', v 1 '-0 ' 'l'0.0l0.
:bat l.oiu l-l-i to
a peii.J of t
leai estate a.
w "in v a I.
1-!' lo'i-'.
r.,,111 l--.il I
1 tity
-''.
mere
. p-.
1 'li
it our
ther-.
e, ,f I
I ,J of 11.11
01, tin
y D.e
u 11 y aia, tl.e 11 C ea-i
i. r.een 4H I 101 I. .Now 11 am b te
tJiv as the ctrcuinstanres 01 tne county . hrvd . wouiil be a wise t xpenuiture 01 luc , I he puncit.le ot taxing property, irf ir 1 .. . .. c 1 . .1 r , , cr. n.t lie. a against their oppression..
j ... ... . ; , . p.. oeen eotisiiiere.i w nn retr renew ... I.-. 1 .10 .a ui'o.i mi... 1 i.mi. r ,. . v m . .. - . 1 . I
! 00. . ti put. ic moucv. ; 1 tii: to value, may, cert iiuij. oe iiitrouueeii 1 . . , , , . ,. .:., i, ' It true that Anrahaui 1. ncoiu is .-i.-c- ,
,. , . , ' , r 1 i - I app.ieatiou to the variou. obi-ell of prop- eetits on the hundred dollar, vaiuc. ucll 11 I ru. , ma. n .
r roan the present terminus or the romi. FAuralian. , w lib ad vantage to . luiitteii extent, 111 eve " , . n , , 1 j 1 1 . . . . ,1. . ., . .v, Pre. i, lent accord ill' to the forn.a of tint
. 1 i... .r 1 ' .111 I erty arid the rtiff.rttit mode, of the einpl.y a reriueilou I deem nece-sary to the est .! ten 1 re-iurin aeeor... j.
lit ar Aiievi:!e, two routes have beeu sur-, r T ,,;.l,i,ir ry re venue sy-tein ; and oould wo iiiiaine1 ' , . , -. . . r . 1 . 1 . ...1. : . .. ,1 rr iit ..1 ion H i. f oually true, that tiroiee '
. . ... , ., ,- Nnee tie lt ftesstou of the L,egt-iaiure, . 1 in. nt It is propo.-d now to cou-iUirtba lishinj of a ju.-t relution 1 et e 11 the tami t or.itituiioii , 1. j . s
Vrted tj the I eutie-'ee lire, anu h.'tti lout u , .. , ... 1 . a coiiilition ot .octet V where the ci.CUtlisUU - ... e . . . . , .. .. ti :..i -.j .1... .i .l.iful n..eui...t.l l
lltc'.ed ibai mist of ear worxa of luter I I be rei.reu.eui ut tun .0. and faiiblui of
,! 1n.priie11je.1i bare been cMtrijrted tier, laini.i., t a suiiabl oei;.iu lor a
.ce lav y.ar I -oil pub.ie acknowledgment ol tb lue.liui.bie
It, tkai year we b bat 1 tulles of raii- ' ol t.ia ersiuo. tu Bute.
grtclttture.
, D ipere.fe in the value of resl eji.te t
o.tur.lly .cccnpai.n 1 lj impioveuu ins
..Ticulture and .11 it.crr.re m the retul
Teturut
' cr .,riCul'oral labor. Amono the moM in
. ..U.nn.l .if tl, IfilllhrS 111 . d lUl
.his br.neb of our industry, olid of the pir-
; j, rn.nifested iu tb cultiv.iion of the noil,
,re the aerieultur.l f.ii now held in in
' n- r.rt. of tb State. TbrhO as. mriiuti of
: t,e people greatly tend to the dt-i initiation
I .... Tl. .. . ... ..t nr.Mi.l i..frvn.,.lion
upon the hubiect of fat mint;, and It Is well
wortby 0f J0urt0t)Mr.lio hetber they
le JdeJrti..be patronage of the St.te.
Further to p-ve 011. etiou to tndivtduul
en,,rpri. I would re-peet.ully reoomu.end
,he eiubH.,e,.t ot 1 Ko.;d of Agrtcul
lure, with the power to dmde the Mate in-
to .jjricultur.l ditriet, and to make suit
' ty,e protisioos for the jiiilU); of im-truction
jn ibi. branch of neietico. The ereatton of
uCh a Board would be attended witn a tri
! fl,n2 expei.he, and the a propriatton of a
,1,,,!! amount tor.t t)e i.lnr) of a teach-
'cr U caeb oitriet. in aid of iuuividual and
eounty cnntributiouM, 11 i eootnieully tie-
puu'.o t.tiM,
upervisiou of the able and xelou
s"!"r'
: A -f ,.. m,r. Sl,n,,l h.a
,.r..i.eal one-
ueen
, , , . .... ,
ration, Ilia alleunuu, peruap., wii.i
, . ... . I'ii
US. I MOCSS lU.n I. .Ol luimi. ft" - -
j . ...i.i.-Mii 11. .u
der tnis avsietu tuc means ot lUucaiuu, iu
.u . u.. . -u... ...... I m. ii.ii. ihe
reaeii o( every child ot the fciale.
There was distributed to tnu several coun
ties, !or schooi purpo.es, by the Ouruwis
totier of the Literary b'uud, iu l?5y, 510,
wjoo tie. aud a like amo it.i the prvsvut year.
I!y virtue of a provision c otiiaiucl iu Ho'
charter ot the 15auk ofNortu Carolina, ihe
Public Tr. a.-urer subscribed lor the Liter-
rv Fund, tie ca:ilai .toek ol that Hat.'-, an
........... in ihe ki.;.k heioneitiir to the,1""-11'
1-ui.d iu tUc Umk of tue Male ot Nottii
Larohna, the chatter ot w men expired on
1 , I .....el. . I.. nt,i..r ..-1 ni.iP niv ,
I -l January last. In order lo u.aae pay ,
m-tit o the nrt anU mcoii-i lu.taiinciibi 01
u,e newly subscribed stock, that officer vis I
:tcd tl.e city of .New Voik and negotiated a icier ur k:u l. Mot n- u-es to wbtcb it may
temporary Joau in spicie, upon highly fa- b "f't'1"-"'. whether H be employed in err
vorahle lerui-, and sucu could not have 8I") muittfi.yinjt th- tue-.n. ! hutuau
br.-n procured otberwis
lV,n l.i l,i. r.r... 1
sence tbee. This lo.u u... been since paid
oil by payments made upon the Sl-ek in
ti..: liaok ol tae State ot North t'aroitn..
A renort from the CVuiiuissioners ot (be
Literary Fund will be laid belore jou.
O.ir l OMitiiou School System w:.. e.tab
lished in tue year belore Which time
ti.rrc was no instruction impirliU iu the
State at the put.lio ixpen-e. After an ex
pcriencr ol twenty years it will not prove
uiiinleresiuif to ob-erve the extern ot U.e
tnUjence 01 tni. .yxcin upon me general
interests of education. Ami while it wi.l
uot be pr. I. ndeO tbat ttie progress man
ittiin teal petiol is aboi'.y attributable lo
our Co:jiiiiou Scnoel. ; yet, K must be cow
feed that they have b.eu Uiaiuiv iustro
meutai iu awakettiug uuioiij our people a
lively spirit ou tne subj et ot euucatioii.
1 be U..J.11 j; c oupai alive Stait U":iil ex
hibits, with re-.-oi.able auciracy. lb'.' extent
ot lliat j..ro gre.s.
1-40
J
I
1 II
)
ti
Id
X,i
111... I
i-i'i'J
N ituVer of small Culleea,
UO Feu. a.e On,
do Acid's acd .elect Sc'i".
Ud I'timary '.(br'0:s.
While No. sciiOoisaud CO.iees
1-'l 1-HU
.C', I'll Ul 1
I'.'. l. :i)
rbooU, 4.:'Ji lootni
1 t'Jd'J 1 t.tl.UUll
No. of Scholars at Col
d j at l e.iiale
Hi
j.j t Aci's and sc'o-ci
d j al 1'. unary Hv ti o
Whole cuu.ler Scholar.,
1 --1 177,4 it)
Mj.t ot our Oo.;gi au l High Seioois
1. a v..- Oeeu e-u'j;i-l,i-J by, at.l ire now uu
.ler lue coutrol 0: ihe several denomination
"f c'm Ktta.i., wh.c'j 1. a tact uot to be re
gretted, i-M.ce thu natural lii.n l. ot educa-ti-.u
are to be towiw among tno.e who are
engaged in the au 1 ancea.eiit 01 re.iyiou and
mora:..
1. I -re clo-ing with this "ji jct, I would
make brief mention of tt. two .Ui itary In-
liluti.ti. r.c:;.l.y t-tab.lsnui at (Jliariolte
.Liu iL.isto.ro. iuouaiu Pol so eias-ed, ttiey
maiutaiu a stan dard of education, 111 tin.
braui.'I.es lajgLt, fully as high ast.iat which
obtains in our best Co.Seje. 1 re-pectlji-ly
coinuiepl tbese iusliiution. to your la
vor.bie c insMel all'jn, as worthy ot It...- pa
tronage of th. State.
bouniiirt Lt'i'.
An Act of tne Legislature, at its lat e
siot,. uia ie provi.iou fur r ii.ii.ng ana re-
marking tne boubuary line betceu Nortti
(Jar o ij. and irgiui. Jiy virtue ol me
powers invest: j it. u.e by tbe Act, 1 ina'ie
several ieff-:vlua. vtirts lo procuie a Com
ujti-.iuer lo act ou lu part ot this Mate
aiub sucn Couiujis.i oner a. might tie ap
pjinied iy tu tjovcroor of Virginia. ill.
be. 1. ved, 11. al conip.-b.atiou ai.uat'l by Ho
lW, is lUd.;l Jt to ploe jt.; .e kmhiij,;,
ot a c.'tiipeUnl per.ou to d..,cbarg-; m Uu
ty .'signed. 1 tie importance .no U.;iicacy
ol ine otlice, c . uuot wen be o l e r est 1.11 j-.eu ,
abu toe p. st twieul buoui.t be . inp.jyi-J 11
us execuliou.
iu .v. "'J ..a.iespui.u. nee wiin
US Oalltll.lt Ul Hslbla, ou Ibe ruij.ot,
1 wus advucl that 111. re was loco a piopu
wtiou hi I jre the Legi.iatura ol tuat Siale
tor ruun 1..' thu llbe inrosghout it. enure
leliglii. Leib-r ibe prp xiliuu w.a-Jop
led or not. 1 have u .1 be- u lulorineu I ui
wai
was the Dr. I iniiinatiou 1 bad Heard lul
tne l.ue wasa.iea ly Ui.tmel,jr maike.J 1,
other palls Ibau tbuau dcsigbalasd 111 our
A;t.
It l ttuportant that the locatiou of ibi
nnesi.oail be c.eany uuderolood by lb.
people ol Ibe two ftistta, lor wbicb r. a-u.
1 wouid resp' c:lu..y .ugest tne adop.101
ol auctt ittiaiallou a may be InougUl be
cea.ary to kccumplinh lliai ohj-vi.
c.nce tbu la.i uj jurbibebl ( llie LeSgi
1 .tore, tbe liou. li.ua. as it u til i reigned
b. othe of Judge of tb ftvpieiue l.ourl, .
in eou-.Oji.oee ol hit a.a;tb a taping lu
' " vxteni as 10 eoi.lirt.t, iu hi opinion,
'tu u eliici. ui Wucbar ol bis dutiea
r ffii c s J ihIim of the Sp rior t'ourt
'I he llou J. V )borne - uppoitited to
fill the ciev cud by I lie rvii.B t iuii
'ol ' r the llou. Kaberl !?. r rr neb
thl ol l be laller. "
It will devolve upou you, lit your present i
- ""'. taoat.cie. by perm.
'" apFotuiuieutn.
' Taxation avl ltvenue.
; Durinff the rre.etit ve.r. the Q'lestionof
' iazHtitii, tid the principles upon bieh
, I... .1.1 I... ; ' .1 I A ,n
, vcrv coniderable txtetit. the intention of
: lho '., Prop.,eii...i., have been pre
' .,d, it. the public .licuMio, o( the L,
f.votiui-the mode of t.xm,! property iceor
' ,0fc ,,. . j,, hOIIie u-fe. with a
: i,,,, powtr j,, ,be Le.i.la.ure of UUerim-
ii,;liijU, aud in other-, without the power
f , ipcriiiiiuatin either in "favor of, or
j.gjniit any particular cia of persotm or
all n.rticuUr pecies ol property." All
0f ih,..,. proposition, involve, a an incideut,
, ,ueh au alteratioij of the loh.tituttoti of lho
j!iate. a. to nq jire of the L-i:Mat ure to
tsx ,lave according to value, instead of by
etiuineration, a. at pr-etit
, , . .- , ... ., .
,' , , , ...
- . r -
- ''ke nature and kind, it tnilit be intro
duced ietierallv. with eouity and iu.iic.-.
- .....
lit it is arpr. ii nuMi tt.at sueli a state ot
.
aoctety Hi I not be touiiii stivi here to exist, .
j .,,,. :
and certainly not in North I aroliua.
The ki
1 of property own. d by our peo
pie, and the uses to Inch apt lied, .re lue
'.,. j . J
ly ariant in their character , too, with
,J. , ,- , , . , .1
thur mode ol lite, their occupation and
. ' . , ,
pur,ui.s. S own property ol a u-eful 1
ant 11. ccss.ry Ml.il, auo wi.ieli letols, 111 Us!
' . ... ,,. , ., 1
uee, to mer.. a-e the put HC wealth and the
general ccmtoMs of l.te ; other,, such as ..:
no, neees-ary. a-.d wr,c:. ,0 U. employ
inetit... fu'ters the xroiub ol luxury, minis ;
, . . . 1 . ,
ter. n. rely to the p -ea.ures and loo olleu,1
v ., f ' ,
and n.ces-ary kn.d, anil which tends, 111 us
genera
rely t the p -cures ai.M, loo oileu
- -
.sow, lo act upon tl.e general I.rinc. pie ol
r t r
- . - j r --.' - r-
"P ,b "". "bout repaid u 11
ch .r
X I - te N Ce , Or IU lije Wa.llll . ul I l! t)'l II. V
eu. r ail ll ot U.e v:
ca..ri-biiig luiunou
In the L-ncoui .ig- me
try um sirct.iu.'i.i
" p-ael
in lulem
t of in it I
huh hod
I loan, by
s, wbetb.r
uc.t ii-dus-and
miud,
or the gto.ti of vice and idleness, that
weak- 11 both, is, to my blind, to Violate the
piaint-t pi it.ciplrs ot p.j.iticil icoi.utuy . to
Ci. regard the m'eiligebl . xp. Ilebed oltnab
kind, and to sac-i nee thi b -I Hi It re.-ls o!
soeiety the deiu-i.e tiacuuig. ul a false
pi.i.Oso! by
111-, claimed for tif plan of taxitiin
thai il iu.o..e a priue.p e of e.jui ity. Jl
Certain, y Co- , ai.d IIP 1.1:1 ilea ihe argu
uieLt against it il koiiu treat a. cijjui ''
lh j.-e tbing. wbieh, in t'.. ti.s.-l ve., are uot jj
is!, .nd wl.P-li tbe pubrc w.ll.re re l'
qjires should riot be tre.ie'l woii Hjul ft '
vor by tne e.u.. mo.. 1.: li auu. l 1.0 (. o.-.-'
an e i j ia, 1 .x -n fci . . u s tu . unt in ve -le 1 oy
the merchant 111 .ogar ai.d c- fl-e. which ire
am lig tl.e l.n.' K.r- ' I iife, an 1 the .'111
amoju' it.ve-tid t; ti.- r.-taiier ol ar'i.-nt
spirit-, in the tu- ieh itoii-e p. rtamir.j to
his Vocation, 11 iijia! lax 'Jj oil Imi. ol
u-et 11 m-t: uctioti, and others ol like va u.-.
trial tend t tbi cu ti; a:i .j. rf a vrir.t ;
taste ; in tin- it woitid obiit. rate tin- or .'i
b iry dis'ii.c'ions betiV'.rii vntue and vie,
widen a moral pe'l noild k.-ep coi,.t.,nt
ly in view, in every br .ro- ; ot ! ,i-l iti-.n
I; is ai I, ho sever, by .me ot tlie ad vo
Cstes of this plan, that pr..p. ity, win n vui
ployed in a way t ) lead t ) v and oil to
.uouid betjici at a higher r.t- th.o wl.eu
otheriei-e u-ed, an I that thi. liny bo d..ne
by r-'j'jiring p.-rsot. thu.. . tujii-iyiti it 1 1
pay a luI for iln license, or Ihe ptiviege ol
so u-;t.g their projirty.
This, certainly, woiil be an iifgeniou
node of ccapiiig from -otue of the cih e b
sequences of a piactlea. application of thi.
pt.ncip.e and carii-s wt'.h il tne a I1111--1011.
tlut il is uot 1 princ p:e tnal si.l a lo.il ol
a g. ii.-tJi, but only a limited and qia iti-d
. mpioy n.etit.
A fui t h-r ex animation of the -uhj.-et, wi'.l
JisCuy. r siii. other eon. , derail m. tn.t wi.i
r. ipiire a departure from ti t- pnio i,.!-
According to our present r.-n-nue law,
in -l ol 1 lie bank n.' r ipii 11 hear- a .,
l-'i'; ou the share ot c'" ', in ad li i.n in
.n.jitit paid upti loe p. of) a of t, . 11 k 1 11 j ,
'jial to tlie lax upon tne pr. lit. of 111 iu:
10 Hied at interest I he t.o-ii.e-s o bank
, Ibg, as is well known, u-ua ly yni.l.
u. a ciear protii ol f: otu ei, hi to
Cent annually, wlnl- p i.ou. ha.i.. in ,.
.a inte.'.-at .re prohibited, by ia, Iron, re
c.jiving more than -ix per n.-nl.
No, bere i. an in-latire ot a di.erirniira
tioii bttweeu property employed iu d.S-r-
ut ways, wi,ii;ti it is be level wi general
ly be c jbCLOeO lo he j i-l.
Il ia a .ii-t.i.i.-iiou f , Hided iu the f .ot that,
though both 1110 ic of ciiiply iu -nt may l.e
e'juily us.lu. to It..- piMie. the one yp hls
a .a.g. r pi .fi-. tii.o toe oin. r, .nd cm-e-
IJI-l.llj I- cp:..e of b aim.' a heavier t.X
A ui-cr.miiiaii'.ii stioaol be m. I, n i-
1 , Jh ,, : (
'l.e .1,. ,. t kill ... Ol
(.opeity, witti r. I. r. n-.'e I. it,, ir renti.e
a'lvaillajrea to Ihe pi', 11; l Ur 'e F .r III
.ut.ee, by our
nue 1 1 v , a tax of one
uoilar on the i.uii -led 11 .oar. vaiu - i;u-
po-fd ..poi. p.i a-U".' Cir.i..,;,,.l I ,,.
ver piale, j. , iry and iux nie- uf lue j,o
km 1 ; l.l.e w l. ot p ji i e, ii's 1. lu.pj.
eU on a bundled .loar,' aurlli ol la'il
And
is m-r.
ib.s, beeaj .; ot tnt f.el .ial Ihe olie
luxury, wiiije me oilier la a m-oes
1 he one
1 1 111 . ui
a-e- It
ip ioi.c aealth.
' n,H other
Vet tb principle of ,l Vulorrm uxation'
WOU.vi Ul
tmetioii
between in. mi,
but p ace au q 111
ou e .ch Au l
shall li be .aid mat land upon which ho
uiau b.biia'i.b. a..; i.uni, and hie.-l p
mUe I ar lue su-lelian.i... ol 'lie, a.i'l Iron
lib pr..0oclloos ot Wiileil cm. tij.-1 Cl mil
u.anulaetuie. and, in
oeeup
llolia 1 I men. d.ll.e vilitll. anil .,,,..,..11
,4, he pi.ced upon a lojti,..- ol .ria,t
a. re.ai a. u. .i.,j, with r,., .,.,
gol't an I .lis. 1 plat", ao.i in.- 1. a 1- arti
Cie of prop.-iljr in. 1 11 iiii.ier
luxurious ta-les, and wi'iolii
iy to oui
Ul U-elul
emplo; ments lUe .nau.it ol c.pi'al luteal
ed iu thciu '.
r. , . . ,, , . .
flter. ....nil -uer -u...ie, a.iou. that
ttn ui of koiiiu of the tirinie iiece.rie l
(if- Thu intereMn' of the people of thi
Sinte r, qiire, in my opinion, lb. I many ur
Hoi
troin
I rul
our
'cnuo m. "I"- "i me i
vision. 01 that liw impose . texot one per
. . . ..
j ce," '
: I-'1 r
; cent, on .lie incotn Ironi .he T.riou le.rn
rofe-ion, the larie. of Stale and
. of the officer, of corpora
"U"J, ,.u,.r"'.1" "" "
'on. .... tt.a.vt..,.:.! e.npioj -tie,,,., wti.n .
' J'''" 0Ue P"rs0" "Ce,"U
v' . ' ... ,. , . . ,. . ,
T ! ' " j"
; tU mth .'i. J' ' '!
,.l,,.;i . ..,! .1,. m.r.... .K.. Stain or
('.unity officer, who-e labor i. peifjruied
within d )om, and the railroad engineer. h
in coiiductiiiif the locomotive, is exposed to
the iiicleti.enric of the weather, and the
many danger ituy'. nt to hi. ptolewion ;
ihy are all tre.J alike under ttii y-tetn
' T...1. far. the nrinoinle r.non which it is
1 rule . a
ral occupation r..airiuir the empioy mint
(,!,. ...i.l ..J ni.;,.
of the n.ental and nliv.ical nower. .lone.
The proportion that in Ihe collection of
revenue it i. ut.ju.t and inexpedient to die
criminate in favor of or agau,t any panic
ularcla.sof person... " it I. aubmiltcd, will
! 'j- ...... ..- . , ..... ....
u. r. i i r.ii..: k;k
, .. , , .
d.fl.r.nt kiu Is of property.
, .
&uc 1 a tuie, l Uaii.talti, IS erroneous in
. .
its .pplicatiou to .Olsons; that It I. emt-
,'...; :
1 V f. . , . 1
J ' . r .
taxes to disciuii.lia.e in fnvor ot patlicui.r
of etfe., j,, cert4,u pur.
U bile I regard it as altogether prop
J
r r
.oils .'HL-aic. d in mti.y of the lea.ned p.o
s , ' , ,
f... ion-: upon salarieil officer, of the Stale
,:oui,ti., and of some corpor.tion., to
... , r
1 ffoiisi.i r It a. iu. xtedt. ul to iiupo.e ny tax
1 " rJ
, iin tit-, lor the reaions th.t the former a.e
capable of burinj . tax, while the latter
. r.i,. r.sMUi..,.k
..iiplnyme.it. are a. yet in their infancy
vv.lii u, and u-oialty yield but little more
th in a bte support for the person, ei ga
ed in tin-111 "1 lit-t are raili.-r proper ob-
I "t. of the fi-tviiag care and prnieelion of
liii goveriitnein inn 11 ni .unjeei. 01 laa tnuu
In the collection of revenue fro.uthe pro
C ed. of llldlt.du .1 OCe upa iol.s. . -J e.-lal le
far l sh.'U.d be baJ, l.t, lo .i- lociativc
cliar aeter of the employ III. nt - ; 2d, the Com
Inrative es.e and tr.-rd. -m fiom ri-k w.'h
i.iv'h the iab'-r pertainin.' lo them is p. r
f jrti.-d ; Iti. ir rel all ve ad v ant agi . U
the pol'li" at largo, and coo., q -nt Claim
upon the toverttiotit for protection., and
.ii-.-riintn .tions shou d be u. 1 : for or a
111-t lli.- p imc oar c! i ol per-hi. .11
ced itii nr.ii. .rcoroHi.'lv as ill eon-pl
i-r itioii- may tn lie.l"
it a. le u 1 the -ill, li.d.ed, to lay doan any
g-ll I.! til 1' Ol tat ill HI sii.t .b.e lo erlv
.onlr. hi uf eo.1. iy ad a lapte I lo (he rv
r rfaLgo j. eitc nii-t .r.ees ot a p..-ople.
li. v.v.i tt.i- m.y ,b , 1' i contjiei.tiy to
il '. d that upon a.fu.i c )U-i 'eratuu ol t .e
-..' je 1, it ail. cl. arly ..; p.-ar th.t . gen. r
..I and unq iaiitied st-t. ill of ml Viunm
t .lull 111, 1. nol ad .pte I 1 til- coii-HioMi ..I
or p. -. pie ; iu which event there ou I t...
no n e-s-ny lor an am nlin-'i.t r Ho u
-t lo'i in to proi'ic-; ci.lotmity to sucu a
It w I be borne iu mind that there is in
th. c Jb-i 11 11 Hon no i -ni tal ion upon Hie po
. r of 'lo- L- eisiature to increas.; or reouci
the l ue. upon s a-e
on.- ot tiie other tiny
p. rty , w henen-r lb-
Come necessary to
p,od.
.1 tal
of p.-
ni- a i-j-t re. allot- between ll
iliuunl
... r .i.ect. d 'rom that ami oilier kind,
p-ily. I'lie limitation Coii-i-l. tu le-
'i
In
1 11 a uniformi'y ol the poll lax upou
!,:P: p-rson. and sue-., while .11 lies only
10wr.11 the ak'.-- of V!l and 41 year., and
a I -i.e. between Hie .'ea of and !l
. -ar-, bejii.' wuject f sucu a tax.
V h-tin r thi. pra.i.i ti be a just on or
not, can no way be nurc .ati-f.o'only d
t. rmiio-d t'.an by c :,-i deration of it. prac
10 al operalion. Ihe slave, of the State,
11 e inline to an estimate mail.: from the C o
u. may be rated at ,'JI ,(iil in tium' er,
. ;b-the while p puiati.u uuruber some
! .ii.ini.i
I h - snio out of taxes coilecti.'. froi.i the
fonn- r. a. appear, from tbe coinplr do-r a
h 1 k. i- ?IZ;,)li'i, nd from lb laller i'l'.i,
.'l t'i. for the pre-. ityear. l b. -. uiii. w lo u
a( porlion. d ali.onn our entire populali-iU,
.-arh wou d ailo i) Cents lor every iave,
and vi'l c- tl's for e.cti white persou.
N'jw, when the ilvantages derived from
the gftveriimi'til b; the variou. uiasse- ol
our eitn-.i. be con-idered, it is .ununited
thai lb" provision of our coii'tituiioii refer
red to, !', iu it. practical application, a. a
in v i.iu-trated, x.b-lautlaily ju-t tow.rUa
a''
ll is not, boaever, a financial, but -
a -out, I 'pi-.tioii, that this proposiiion
..n.'ii.iii.. 1,1 a-snui.s 11. duel Itupoi lane-.
Ihe etilire . xp .r.s of ibe surplus product
of Not th C.ro.iha .inoiinl in value, as lar a.
a ea.ef.i inn niv enah.es lue 10 .1. termibe,
t-, c 1 ti n ,11 annually, ol which ?l I
O'l'l, at lea-t, m .y be slated a. r. su.i ing di
roily and linn,, "li.iiel y I rum slave labor
1 io. tit mg tan- ti as torn ct, 11 app- ar. iio-ij
thai tlo: wt, ,: cm! fabric is P..
and .u-taiii'-d by slave labor,
scarcely an uecupatiou of the p op;
-r lu-ehanic .1, manuf cl ut In.',
upou
The
u, tiesh
rcai.iiie
or professional, tn.t does uot mainly d.i- -pen-!
epon ,i for a -uport. vS ittio it 11 not
. ran.oa I -soiji I ,e bunt, and of liiu.e al-
P"h'i - poi. ,1 P,r a -p,.ort. ...... I. 1...1
"'") cobstr ict-d Ihele wo-t.d uot exi-l in
means 10 prevent liieir going tu u.-c.y
' I""' thi" lat.or re. Is tbe put.uo credit, and
without it the .-"ic euui l 1101 pru-iji a doi ;
ur in Hie tunrk I, ifc jgb lor in. m o-t u.e
lil purpo e, because .lie wool 1 be wi.ul.y
una'iie to piy tlie nr.efe-i on tne pun, 10
iieblairi-. lv contrau ed in 4 woro, ina .
s'icihI III t .-1 la 1 .nl pro-p.i.ly of
ur "--'
pi.-, a l.O th u means ot living, greatly iw
pel.. I po(l,:, .peep, j labtir. Ill- loss,
sun u-, eouid never b-i lupy a ippn.nl ; l..r
ti... m t pioou. 1 1 v povr'iou ol oiir leirit.j
ry would 1.01 awl u jui I not be cuiliVal, 0 Uj
the while race.
I li tj. W Ol
f .et.
, . ,
, part of a p,ud..,,i Ici.i.uo. ,o avuitl care-
e of property ohouUI he eimi. ly l-inpt " 1 Ul ' ''. tn"M"""u"i " r V . , , .i . Wither of l hem be uij. i t of our mtliinry , f, ...
,.. ..' tion. 3 i-. i-co..M-.e..i with i.Mlf All freinieii tie policyof MS il Im fift.-u ! rei.irt your early .tleiition. I '
I he ifjuMie. ...4 inexpediency cf .ueh . h.-c the of voiin,. for m. mbeM of both r. eetvc.1 . r ... r a(l .,, . ,,,or, (, reornix,,!,,,, .
e c..i,.ot bemorecle.rly.lluMr.ted .Inn brtnirhr of th. LeKi,.l.turet .nd .11 8r r. .outhern 8t.teH, 1 iini wr r .n,i. n.il.ti. lud the euroll.neut of . pfr,n
eitiny .0 inntanc. of it- .ppli.ion in o. tired .0 p,y poll tax to..U the -up tered. .n many of . , ,0 pow. ,,.,, the .ee bf H .,4 ye.r,.
I a.iIIm... ti. m rwui.oM of .lie S.m.ii mil.lie K....,e.s will d mil o f a red uot ion of lo secure us trout ueleitnu. our F.vr..,
f S..i. rine. ,,ot to urind.
y" . .
1 j 1.1 . .1... 1-
p. men, .... re wou... ri- n.-v .. ..-.,
tree overi.nieui ot .tie power t. iiupoMiiji
tx. a re-tioj? with one ponton of our peo
pie. while the duty of p.yi, then, would
.1... t. .1.;.
r. .. .n . ' ' ' ,
f; r; "to". " .Iron H
,i' i ,!.! .... ...I nrnteet.o.. 10 .11 kind,
' 'J" fXtlm n..u .
' 'Z. f I would
H. lf.re o.-iic ut tin.' l ilt ibiecl. 1 wnuM
yepecil'uily suj.vc'l 0 revision of our reve
nue law, with view to it. anx-ixl n.ont in
such particulars .a the publio iutere-ts 111 ly
rtqmre.. I would especially reeoii.11. end an
.lnetirfinent of the clause imposing tax up-
on iiiconii'K and salaries, upon the prineiple
It i believed (bit the condition of the
a like kind.
1 would thut I oould. consistently wuh
due regard t the public ineresf, conclude
this communication, wiih a reference simply
to our domestic .ff.irv U i. iaipo.sibie.
however, to clo.e the eye. to the perilous
.1..:,.. r .1.. -..rJ.... ........... ,...
V ... . ,1...... 7
., . ' , . .
-Icon kept op against the in-liiuti on of Af-
, r r . . 1 U .
rican si .ver y a. ext-tii.g at t lie u' h
.r. .. i- 1 1 t 11 .
fhe Hepublic ba .t last fallen upon those
;. l,il, , , t'., l.r ,.f .i... t'oi.
j .. ;.. u:
, j l- i
try .0 .01.111 til y w amed u- in hi. pai iin ad
y..-it i. d,-c.,y divtded by " panic
founded upon geographical di.cr.min.ti.,,,. -
f I o w
fc 1 it
th. ru and S .iiiliem Mm.;, ui.teilain diamel
, . , .
... ally O.po-tie opiuo ns up oi, Ihe .uhj. ct ot
Afticaii navery : the former, tb.t it u 1.0
rial and poUii-jai nil, a a i . sin, the I itt. r,
thai il I. a sy-t. in ot Iiuor eitii'ieiilly a. I I
iapted to our Climate and soil, rijlit and
proper within its. Il, and 1 1. a t o f .t from be- !
; ;.. .i.k.i. ,..... ....is...,.!
ol the Providence, of (1 d, cm ox. 11 an
Cbn-li ainXii.g th at b. night, d r.c.
Were thee s ntim. nta r 1.1. rn.iin'd . ah
struct opinions iu. le y, they would oca. .01
Put liv'-.c Ui-turbmc.- to the .HHtiiiunt
It i. lar otherwise, boaever
This
111. hi, with ibe pi op
.Ullo li ( l.e I r 111 Ol
of tbe North, lias as
bold and ag .'res-i.e
t ana t ie 10. r ti sr.-k the atiiiihi: at ton ot
-lavery in ll e South al all h.-tiri!-, aai re
jfard.e.s f con.. t iet.ee l b it io' I- it.
ami, the olject .lid ihe end of il. d.tiv .n l
h urly labor, can bo longer be the . iPJ-c
of . Oouht.
In. p., I.J by this ; itil. tl.a North, rn
State, have r.oialed our right- lo an 1 xteot
that wont I sea1 eeiy have hren borne by any
ot her p. 1, pi. 011 eat 1 b 1 b-y h.Ve d. privetl
os ol our property, through lawn., mobs,
..cui.. utoler the tacctitti -f hi.ii f-uni:c 0
pu iyu, and oft. 11, too, wiin the connivance
ol their coti.tnut.-d ulb t'ti. it'uttn
-oe.etli ., H!i lh ut, have -enl eii.nis 1 1
au.oiij u- I 1 beil s'a 1 e- 1 0 in-urreetiou and
to l.l .odsi.ed. KB .11111. .lory pui i c.tion-,
Cans. I. in.' - .ve. to its e sgnu-t tneir ml'.
I. r-, l..e I on -y -i i-inaMCaliy cireu-ated
'l.iO'i.''o it in. ,-uo 11 . Hi-- dim 11 .nt par
l ol the Noil", sanctioned and eieior-ed
by II- o.o-l ll.fl ientl ii leader. The l,eg...
atur. s ol a laie iii.jitity of the lion . a.e
bol.iing H'al. a have by s,i. inti ciii.ciiiiei.is
op. uly aud sti.nn l. s-.y annol .-d . ron--10.1
ol tl.e Constitution ol Ihe I'nited St, le.
for the tebdili hi of log tne .lave-, and have
egi-ialed Uir. e.lj
view In prevent lb
nd p n it. d. y . w 1' 1 1 L.
owner tr- in rec.verii.i:
urli proper, y .
Court, of ja.nce amoog them, have, up
011 more Ibau one (iC"-.i-.;on, tolaity ili.r.
ganl.-d by a ia of Corigrc-a, enacl-d .
i-tc ire our tigi.t- of property, and deliver
tii over lu'ltive a'.ate. 10 attendant moi.s,
with a khol.d,-e of ip.ir p:. rp .su 10 pre
, vti.l their r. oiatn ition by force.
I loll lull more than a year since, an arm
1 e J or.'xiotaiinti was deiito-ra'.-lv p an 10 I
and a. 1 on foot by po .t-ml
. 1
llieu blgll III putilli; eoiifj letiee al Ihe No. III.
I lor the p'lip.iM-of bea.liin; an itj.urr. el 101.
ol slave, ac.i'irl their nia-t. r I tie inv.
del Came, .ml 111 th'- nilit miov fell upon
a weak and un.'l-p' c'rti.' raii.111 uui 5 , and
murdered peace a hie ami .inarmed rim 10
I Vhen Captured and executed for il.eir
trea-oti and murder, they were lamented by
, the great body of ti.e people of the Noith,
11. though they hd fallen in tbe perform
anee ol some ii.enlor.o 1. p ibiin -rvte"
i It may be doubted wh- tn. r hi'tory furnish
i es anotlo r in-latiuo among a civiln-.l peo
plo where Ire. -on and murder have been
so -yuipatlnt d with and applauded ? me
an Kb tinn". 11. en mo-t prouiiiien. tu th''-e
demonstration- b.v been elevated to ih-hie-l
.iffiee. ol Slate, thus evidencing ,
I deep and peteading e.itim'.it of ho.ti ity
,,,,, Ilh i ,r,ls the 11,-1 11 utions of the
, p. op,e of the South.
-jjel, o! the invader, a. e-eaped, were
( harbored in tbe Iioli--lveholding Stsle.,
; and upon deiuaiid made, arcor'lin 10 the
I loi ma ol the cotislilution, the executive, of
, l wo of these -Males, 1 Ihio .ml low., pointed
)y relu.ed lo perform their .worn coi'stitu
lioual obligation, by surrendering then, lo
, 1 t,e ju-iire tin y bad U nl
, Kuotlllllle. like til
could not have been
peipeir.'ed towards the people of any for
eign nation wit bout involving the country
in a war. Indeed it i no but loo mam
le-l that the p--ople of tho Soulhertl JHtafe.
t , . coiilederao, .hat p.oteolion
lor their nr,i...rt .t.1, ti.. ...i. . 1
i,r.i Isritiiiu, Fr.nce, or any o'h.-r foreign
country can clu 11 and vnfureo ajain-t u.
Soould the siit.jec's of any foreign govern
went b- ile-pon. U ol tb, ir propeity by the
people of Mae.oii.sH, or any other lion
....vehoiuiug Stale restitution arid iudu.ii -
i.lty woi.l.1 b iu.de by our foverniiient, up
i Cued S:.u-. would enforce indemnity.
Uu ill ll, m.u ,.r i ..1. ...,.. (...
- r .-..""-....-..-....
ctl
u. .......... s V... I. l 1: r
j . ., ... ........ ,,.,uiiu- ui
hi. prop, rty, ho would have no such renin
ily, and indeed no rttuedy at all .nice the
I
i,. i..... .1..1. ti.. i i.. .i.. ti .
.. ,, j ..,,. Uj o.a.a .i
"
, i he lo, be.r.ne. with which the .South
H. Vice Freidei'. .iclu.v.ly by the p i
f .eenon cf the cuniry, upon priu
. .' i. 1 f 1 1 1... ....iml
;.... HWlmiit. aurnecilll? iiiiiibh w
... v.. - . - , -rill71UH Uf.- A clearer
in- . - 0nld
........ .... I ..... ,n .he inMiluiion- nd douies-J live mn.m.ieo
c.c or loreten 00..1. . -ittLe! I would tlx', r-oome nd the fr,; .
not ,, be P'"'" BeeiirrclcV. ud
. l,,i.,inatioii. pat oecnrrciice. unq
,he cirC...n.u..ee. under wh.chthe, have
!, en eTecled, forbid . .0 doobt. That ...y
people b.vintr.due appr.cintiou of the
, 1. itil of liberty, eo.'.id Ion, .ut.mit to
Leb 2 do.nin.tioo it i. io-poeMbU .0 -p
me
- p
They now tell u that this election has
been eondueled .cconln.g 10 tlie lorms
the (Constitution, and. tb.t tbelfloie. (hi
people of the South should t.ke no eieep
ti.-t. lo the fact. They. wl.O thet.i.-rW, ,
have utterly r fused to be bound by
th:,
Con-titution, now hold it op to us, bond
tb" liritish Ibrone, )et our l.tln-r. sudii ii
ted no. to lit- autroruy n-j "
L-ain.t the man, beoau-e of any dele.t ol
bis title to the croa.i. but .tfaiM.t ihe i..oie
j sub.tatitial fact the tyranny 01 b.
ter. nd I'alllaiii'nt i Ual "b.linid IL.)
llimiie. U LlCll 111 "
'.I.,.... lt..mi.led lo d.pnve ib.-ii. of lb. tr
; 01 , rli 1 hi y iir.p
; lihertie. i the one win. wium i.hj 4. v
.1,1 o 1. .1 . It 1. n-jt l he man.
pVd- Ho 11 is w itn u.. " " "
. ... 1 ;-.,: il.-awt r. .rd b 11 'to-
. Abraham l.tncom, 11... I ', " , ,
no . er t hat . lev au d bl.ulo oHe-. an I . b el.
..il, n1.11.111n a cuiur. I. Hi !i fl J
-.1 U- ....... inn a eunu. I'liw li.flu
, wi,l n.luraily mainuin a conn. 10.14
ence in this Adm-hi-t, anon And ... .
' rea.onably U expected, .bat bo have
ulaU ai., .eir Ml -anoual oh
1 ...... .,1 .n .i..,.,, iu, m u.c
: Itgalioo. and pro.e.l m i.i.oi. in
, ,, ,.t ,i,... iiai-riHtei.l.
I a lmi..istrtion ol tli. ir " "'", ...,
. nl learn mooeraiion :y .'
w gi at 1 lira
ti ti
f ib ir lu.t of power and oon.ni.on 7
Wh- n it i. coi.-iler.d tb.t !!.' m ni'mr nt
! of bo-li.ity to Aftirau . lv.ry is de. j .y
llX'd in I l.e iritii'tr of tne .a .rine.u pe-p.
that f t iw. hiv five tear, ti h-. .,rm. d
e..,. nf li.e.r . dneati ill. b-.1. ll.UlCat. d
- t
in the fami.y circle, and mught U. ia tr.ou
the I'.jij.it, a. a leading principle ol lU'ir
r.liiftob. together w.'.b tbe d..ty of Its prae
Heal eiif.rceiii.-nt "everywhere and outti
11 must be conle. d th.t the le
ei..u but tittle g.oui.d upou wb.cti 10 rest
hope liut our njbi- wiii be secu'td lu u.
by the li. iitr.il Uuvetnu.cnl .Jti.iiiilid
11 th. ir hands.
Tni. c otol.'ion of pubic affiirs a waslo
have be.
pi orable
.Viie.d,
n ex
t-eetcd, thr.-iien. the ni"-t d.'
.1 i-necs I. the Confederacy.
i- rendered tno.e thin proba
ble, tti.t several ol Ib-J JUl:.elii ..'ale-, in
th. exercise of lho niul'i. tight, of iiati.ni.
wnl separate from th.- l'VHetai L't t in. be
fme the ieMi....s'i n ol yo ir p.-eni ee...oa
Sich an . CCarr.uee, wou'i l pr. -n.t a jjtare
slab-ol fact- c -..11111 an.lio! your yiu-l cri
ou. and '. mil itu of lvls .mu.andiog
your in -t s. nol- and .0.11.1. d.-i.b. J.tiou.
ll e inn -t lot a uiti.ei.t be u, o-c l, I'.si
r mii sunmil to lime ttiu po .cy ot inu
I.O1H10n putt, upou wnl i. U.e.. ta.i'll tate
for lit 're.l-le.ey Um- been rlcrtv.l. cwrne.l
out in to. A I Mini-t an '., as It oaid re-
so I in tl.e d
tl.e pi.CH.i t
petli ; ante
men u "I our properly an I
;ive. ol 0 tr p.. - pie 111 d .ny
n In iugt. in I- shou1 I tut b-
llllliie. I, v.. : V alt. Ulpl' 'I, y
I. l.t at. . ki rt lo .-in-
p.ov tl.e n.i.it.ry poa. r r f tn
i.-t.ry p.
Ig a 111 -I ot
tal Lo
. ri.tti -nl 1
"' " I'"
ot It.. H c- ...in .-.la'c.
-nil an . .u.-roei cy .inn .noing
4 decided a.-Uotl OU IIUI pf U
iu.tii!e-t tbst a b... tuu-a in d
prompt ai
r .11 ! ut t
it one ol the S .uthe'ii Sun o
1 he whole e unity lu cm. w
'riiuit.e coii 1. nc s of hcii
.:i y be c .nli 1 led by our ..bun., lo le-i.i
th is,, enra.e l in waging it
ll.e ei.i! X nt 1 ol lue age, sir. ly. oar,t
lo be a sulbeienl guaranty lor llie pi. vu
,on of") great a calamity as I 'lue war.
oven though Mi. id poliiic.i cl.ai o 1!..
naiMiit'i le of th'.-e U'..iii; on around U
iii.t, should the incoming A lini.,i-t r .1 i.n I .-
.'lilt w of the lolly nd l. wlukelb' s ot
Ihe swold
l any
uitiei ..
O-C people ti
-0 lo - K in .1
pret. cfon out ol in. I' -'l.i-.i I, ..pin -hci
i. dini.d to I he 111 in it, lion we ol Not III
'ar olmi, would oe It 10 oursel ., t 1 I
llherm . we have luhetited fr.u our f 4' t -r-.
10 lb.- p- ce of our home, and lam IP -, d. ar
er to u. 1 1, .n .1 go ve 1 u tne 11 is, I J resit it tu
ihe la-t extremity.
Uursi. a goieinilient of public opinion
and not of force; and fie empi-.y m- nt nt
military force lo coiiirol Hie popular win,
would, ll -uee. s.lui, re-ii.l Hi a galling 1.11 I
inexorable ile-potisiu.
llie prevention, tin II, of ci.ll w.r .nd Ih-pre-crv
.Hon ol p.-.cc .mong-t u, ai n.s
lire. 1 obj Ol. wliion .Sor.il t.aro.ina shou; I
resolve upon seem 111.', whatever change
the lioverinueiil may undergo. .
Iu view of 1 hi perilous cm li'ion of .1..'
oouiitry, H is iu my opiu on, uecoii.m .
pr-.per that we should have -oine eou-u
lion with those Stale, idetitili.d wttb us
interest and iu the wrotuf. we have -u tj r
nd c pect illy llio-e lyiiii: in.iuediai.-ly ij
' to us. As any action ol our. Woui-l ut
neeeasity materially alb ct lli' iil, ll would
but coii-tstenl Willi the
III lea til); I
that have ever existed between u
""" 8 0 1 4
tnat so deeply .11. els us tall, rroiu a calm
and dellber.t consideration of Ihe beat
holds ol avoiding . oummou danger, 111 net,
good might result aud no evil could.
In thus proceeding, wo would show to the
world a di-po-iyou toixbau-t every p. acea
l.le lem-idy lor the solution of our ililli -ui-n.,
and a firm d.-teronnation tu niaiiiiain
1 our right., " in the I'uion, if p
ible. and
out (.1 11, it neoe.sary.
Snel, a step, too, wouid be but . beSomin;
, 111 arch of rc-p.rt to the cm-ldei able por
tn.n of the people of the mm .laveboluiug
k..,.l,'le. . ,. , ,...l. i 11- l'i.. ....1
, . 1 ... ' . ,,' .,
,wnu navr, on niaoy occasions, eaii.ini y
.. , ,. .. .. '.
.iroggi.oi 10 secure our i.ioitsti'uii'inal rigiiu
I therefore, rc.peclf.illy tecuii.i,iend, that
you invito the Southern S'riic. to . confer
eiilO- Or SUCH Ol (IH'lll 4. UI1V II IllClllinU Ij
' .
enter Into CoH-ulun in wuu u, upon Ilia
I resent coti'iuiou ol lb louiitry. .-liioul-l
ku(!, . confv.refce b. found ,n,r.,;,ie.ble.
t.einlie in.nii'di.ltl y fl-f llie l'ri r,o.,fl.
- , .u.......i v - ..u.,
:.uen reuuiaito.i, our itin-irr m
. ...
coi.t.tn near ft nuurWud .il ttu ti.o,,..
' n.eti. 1
! . corp. of ten thousand ,olu,eor-,
corp o ten luot.un volunteer-, ,
j orn.X.nou eepurat, ffout , id. , ,,.
o. th. m.lt.U, ...d th.t ,be, be a.i,.
j .rnied and equipped..
That your p.oeeedm,. m., be c 1-
in . pir,t of b.rtnony ...d coneiti. ,,, ,M
that they will redound to the honor an I ....
fare -f North C.tolina and our Co,
01 , eon ..1 . j , . w ) ..... v-'
JOHN W. Y.'.A.u
KXB LTIVK Dl.rAllTMHT,
tUi.titjii. N. 't'th, l -;.
?brilj (Carolina oolbiii,
CTfABI-OTTI':
1 lit'MldJ . . Vf!)lPf J7 I
I ! I;, fl. Uo. ti. le, f.a; ,,.f 1 . ...
PS. no nil
.O'srhl-
will ...
i.t 1.
Mt l it I .
Iu v'ew of ihe prc-eM ait.' l :
the e.o.iitrj, and the palitift.i ii.-,
belwren tne Njrlh and t'e S-j i"i r.
ne.t y .I'.lf-d itut all lb ro . I t .: 1
Meek rnnurg County, wi.h. ai il.-t t...
ptty, mm-el at th" Court H i-i-t; in ih
Charlotte, 00 SAICKuW, Hi,
i-l
IUY OF liKcKMULlt A I i 1 fl
M , to con-l lor the p.ucy lo i.e pur. ,
tbe Sooth, and te Aifr ri;,r'.-u, 1
i enter I alio-d by us upon ttie . 1
al i-swe.
November S
M A N V 1 1 1 17.
Lock Hfro! I.imK; F-lk-'
Uu I ti ir..lay alt. -in .011 1 ti n v. ' :
l'sy ) .1 I o clock there will be ar,-. 1
Lilaiou w,lb thf MA'lIt' LA.li:.t
ScitplUt all ! wlbei l.lirt.;-Hug Vie a . .1 1..
lia-eueiit f tne l.e M-!hoOi.t i.-.-r', -A
iit.iilao.-e 1" cents fir groan at! .., .
f"'k all the ehidr.ii -,- '1
Ih.r-.lay lilxht at lb same pia.o-1', ,
be an tibibittoH f..r ikf s. rtinia. 1..
lanee, .nio as ah ie
A 9u. fueled AbolUtunlnt in our X,
tlu H iturrlay enniog iai, a man 1 ...
biiii.eSI J K llerrick, arrived iu ei t
a 1.4 cestui CuU-Pierahle exc.liui nl :
C nv. reati iti it.eeui.be pas-, d t i
ll, re tu.w io or ipree ilij, ,g , 1;,.
, to 0 to Florida, but, . lie ftp"-
1 I (biniu i; llial bis sOi'-itncula w i-j! I t 1
set: , u ih c i-t'ji. ij o .1, 1.
11, IK uu nol iii Houih Caru.lua, bv 1... -"ttl
1 -.jin.og ur.i. ihe Notib.
ar. II" 1. p(.jU'i him.e.f to be .11 ri,. -
ant how. .ny amount of lit' p .
it,!.t. nl K a but fit.cubvtr.it n, la
lug ipa.-st loned, g a vo rise to lue optbt -a I1
-oine 1 I tnt 111 wtre t rged.
Mi. luliuyul biio ibis p i nt 11 i''i
t'.at be an a iiltit luuriiri . .t '. U
A c .iinnii'ee cifgontltlnili wait. I t, -1
an I ..to. in! hi a 10 leai by Ihe IK'l H '
w hie j w ..s d ,i..-.
Our eilixeii- cannot be too vte '1 ' '
and over .ueh characters : " Ki- tin- -1
lanee Is the I'l.ce u Liberty' a"1 1
-ueli of hi. stamp .fi ou.d l.e sunon ,r: ) ' ' '
wild J'uiy ll 1 I'tt't.
Watt l.iiinn, Whut of tlio Nn" t
We answer il! is no' right lb
Hoi. o Lincoln bas uu. tiled ii,e Iu'.' u
,.,, , r t ti
11 I Ibe pubi.C in -
It. vague aud audiiemed tfliri- I' '''fS
ii., Hf upon soruc sum an! steePa-t If
uf hope, 1. fl outiileriiig 111 every "' "
upon tbe wavea of pui.lical ruin, '
uncertainty. It has accompli-'1 d an .:"
ver-al auciiatioo o( love for ihe I hi '" "' '
th" South.-ru p.-ople, wb-e P"!"i;c '
11 "' ri'e tteti thrown bacn 17
lite popular heart, Wounded, ii.U.'d, " '
0. d, and liied with a ileKree ol lio'i."-"'"
.nd de-p.ir, th.t tit it for any revol t J
any change in gnvcriitii-Dt that lulu'.'
tiiiiistanetn my coii-pire to iliv''1!''
tVb.t 1. to bo done by the peoj e of rl
Carolina In this mighty HM- 1
occupy . cowardly rear po.uiuo i" ,tl
maioh of tho.e mighty evciits, e' 'f
1. roauliinj sh.ilows alle.dy dark. 0 ll' r
1 ,j
-,..1 bonxont No. I-l tl.
! btr con. pi., now dliber:ir
b. r ec
ll.l
..,i
tone, of ind. psiidetir
1 -" ' e - - .
. . if .1... o.rl""
stini he reverboratwu n'"i
rv .SuutheiH State, and all will ' '
' mfr tjl j,. .,,.t party D."'""
ab
.1
.... ,ii.i;niin. 1.. ci fl1'"
I f
i I J
th r0
! 'en , wnu i-i tu - ,i
he dis.in.nt.hed .a th. fr-iw f e"h'