North Carolina Newspapers

. , , ,, 'private individuals preutojo to huv TltUUSOAl, March l'aml complete, theveV.ro nov 1 IS : -j : miles conip'.ttea una -JO iui.es un II. A. LONDON. Jr.. Editor, jt ,0 llo in mJ. i l-?- I Proclamation, tut I tcem it duo t THE STATE'S IN VESTM KXTS. ' myself now ami to .you, that I should ioetuil to you 111.V etiuneeti.m with the ; proposition for the :de ot' voitr prop AVe have lvociveil ami lvail with jcrly, the proposition itself, uu.l the much interest a statement publish- ehnra.'ttr ami tuundiiitf ofthe parties ii i 11,1 n;t,t, T, ., ' making it, aiul my reasons t.ir my Oil bv our level -headed Mate 1 iv:- . , course ; Href showing the amounts invested yv conned ion with the lmutef in In dilTjrent works of Internal I nt- brief, is as follows; Carolina. 1 he aggregate ot all her , c;nie to n.:, !UU Bll,2,ut i..,! investments viiot including the to the Poa.'d of i'ireciors of the special tax Loads) in aiding Kail-' WVdtm North Cu-liaa Puilr.m.l, , -1 then hi session, a proposition t par- road, Xav.-at.on, and lnnipike 'ho Sl;i'tl,Hl j.ltm,t i(1 lH:li Companies is shown to ian.'imt to :UU t,, toutple the same. 1 loji'H'SoO , and Ir. Worth state- was uol pies, i.t at .any of tlio s -i.e:s .i...fi... u ...... ;v...l l.v t!.. of the Heard, but was inf uaned by a lllill lllM UIMUl,ltM - ws State from these investments have been far less thai! the iutcre.-t paid bv tho State on its l.onds ! This , . e i hare statement of iieh M.ou.ti en- vinee everybody that it will not o.. for the State to make anv i'l.it'ncr investments in enterprises with a view ol making money. M ' lliink it would he i . -! for tin- State to .-ell out her iiHoro-i in all 'om panics nr Ci'i'i" kind what-oevrr. lt!o;w ol II. r int. r fin are im ta!l, eiitni--:.'! ! eians. and not ! I .n m.'-.- loeii. t. nianaue and the natural rcu!t i tiiev j ire ini.--nianaL.'eil. T1IK IJOVF.KNOK'S ADDIiKSS X..tvilhstau':.:!i; it- !e:i ciieerfnlly ir'n v spaec ;!i ur for the address of i..veriio Innin Jarv i- to the pe...!e of Nolill ( .iro'iu.l it! regard to the prop..-.-.! ( t'n AVestern North t'..r..!i"a l!ai!r..a i. AVe thir.k t!i;o a j.r.-.j..r re-.e.-t for ho iew of li e ( 'iiief M. ite of tlii ( 'onm.on ,veali!i entitles him ft Iii'ariti- !... !'o; ..in' ii.-.ij and liloi'e eioeiailv so wliell his motives have h-'eii impugned ;md a.-peivi. !. iat Ujion his eiiara.'ier. We are no e-peeia! eh.unpion of (toveri'or .I,.'--vis. lmt helievin him to have hei n siiami'l't'llv e.iliiie.oi.iti'd. at'd lsii..v 'w.'j! him to I..- tlio:'.,!i.'!i!y hoiu-.-; ".ml eeu-eient;oiis in the di-.-hare of his duties, we deem it hut simple justiee to puiiii.-di li;s -tatenient the rea-oi tliat have prompted Ki f.ctit.n. W. are sure that his ,-tate- lnetit will he entirely iti-i'.ietoiy P a very hirco majority of our people w nl!.'t,M.ii'ivil.,i;';.. mm.I fP-ir they will liearfily endof.se a I! t!-it be has clone in tiiis much dis.-us-ed liailroad matter. Indeed, we do not see how he could well have avoid- ed eiillittr ati extra se.-: Leislaturo. The I'.ean ' (his constitutional a-IvN. imotilv advised him to tt ot tile ! of t;!ate fsi iiaiu- .to a rs ii:-e.! majority of t!ie now-pae liim to ih so. and .-. far as eotih he ascertained a lare majority the taxoavers de-ired liiui to do How u-n could In.' have o" erwise f W'e know of no suhject ;! CUae-.'r. tlie at t etlt ioll of .,tli ..!';- lt't'V that should ie of greater interest to tiietii, or more materiiilly concerns itietn, tnan the tpn.-siion ot semmr this liailroad and thip relieving tliem of a heavv hurdeti and at the simetiuie assuring the completion made therein to the further adva:: e . . . ! r . ii ti.e of the State. I thereupon .at ot our greatest worn I Interna I I in- . . , , i Ar : c i once teleeraphcd Ala . W ii-'1. the proveinent. Iheretore, wc . aak no ajuilouy f,,f hriit'riim- it so p'.vm iiteiifly forward in otireoluiuns. Let ail taxpayers read what liovornor has to eav : Fakci-tive OiTt'T, ) Rai.kiuii, Feh'y 21st, is.-if). ) To thk Pkctk Of Xouth Cutous.v I have to-day exercised the v-ry interest on tin.1 f s.'d.Oit-l tiivt nii.rt responpihle power vested in mo hy jjaje bonds on the day that lh. ( leii the Conbtitution and Laws of North cral Assembly shall mlopt his o'.l'er. Carolina, in couvenine; the (lem.ral instead of on the first day of M i.-, hs Asseruhly in extra session. The pur- set forth in his inpt)sition. Is the pose for which the extra session is contract should be a-roed up. m iibout called is to consider a proposition the middle of Afarch, t'nia nniend raaile by W. J. Best, J. N. Titpp ui, nient would niiike a difference of over AV. U (iraco and J. D. Fish for the $7,000 in favor of the Si ate. The purchase of the State's interest in other change reipiired an ii l litio ial aud the speedy completion of the KUaratity f. r tho etmiplction of the AVes'.eru North Carolina Bailroal. main hue to Duckne.vii. After some That KoaJ, as will be seen by a hesitation, Mr. Best yiei led his us planco nt the map, begins at Salis- sent to these chan-ico. bury aud runs west to Asheville, a I UlTiv,l in WVhiuton mi Thurs tliatanco of 118 miles, to which point ,Uy, and on that niht tho North it is now practically finished. At Carolina delegation in Congress, ae Asbevillo the load forks, one branch companied bv (leu. Jamas .Madison tunning oil' to the northwest with Leach and Col. F. E. Shoher (one of the French Broad Biver to a place the Board of Directors) had a con calleot l'ttint Hock, very close to the dilution with me at the Metropolitan Tennessee line, and distant L-orn Ash- jr., tel. at which Air. Best and Bresi eville 41 miles. The other, jr main nt AVil.-mn were present. The prop line, the one commonly known as the osition was rend ov.-r nr. J tliscus'ted, Ducktowu line, runs trein Ashevillu uu.l two changes were sneste.l, Bout'uwe8twardlyforl3jinilenthronoh mukiufj more explicit a portion that the counties of Buncombe, Haywood, some of the dele-ration thought in Jackson. Swain, Graham and Ghuro- lUtimte. The conferencn ended at a koe to Murphy, the county 8eut of late hour, with tho understanding Cherokee, tho extreme western c mu- that I whs to have theso c!ianj: ty iu the State. Bpyottd the North properly ma le ami inserted, and that Carolina line, and some eighteen or another stfesion would be held ou the twenty miles from Alurphy, in th'jdi- uext r.ioht. I was tnyaged duriuej , reel lino to Chttauoo;.a, the grout railroad centre of thn S.mth ami : West in Diiektown. It will be seen. :: therefore, that of thin r iii.l. which copy of a resolution sent to me mi ii.(','ii:it. Iv after ! lii-it adjoin nnient ;ii.it tiny had declined to elite: t.tio the proposi'i..n. Oo Saturday eveu- jpiv J.muatvtlie Khh, Mr. !-t m:h- u fji. m Cl,i,illl.1,l!lull, j;i t.,(, ,.,.,,s,.!U.e v iiu. s-ate Ti.-is- uier and of the Seen tary of State, a proportion of the same eem-al im- 1,,,,-t us the one p!-eM"il-ly mi. ' 'I J,, rho v,iXU , Directors, hut !..- iv,,,,, .o feuim r, as lie stated, in ii.at he then ir.nse.l e 1 m'.e u.e :Sr.-i!e ? lot1 o;M of t!ie lir-'t i.i.'ft;-: '-,-e i. -lid ; of tlie new pe'lMtloa. iu-ii-id ol' th.' .N.'iii.'.in.l . t' s.-!; o.V. r. d to the ''-"lid ef I il'. ":"!S. 1 f.tat. 1 f him that the l-'ul.titai would n .r e-.v- I- tl.'C t'Xpelidi UliS Jt.;ld.' hy tis State on the ro.i, I'fituv its p.li eh ie. au l su.'.r."lt'.i sever il o,her eti-in :t -. nil of vhieh I !v'trd.d t otheadvau taef,. of the Si.ite. '1 he pi oposii .11. with tte'se chart'.:'. s in-erte 1. was i. wriit. n iu:d. i..,:eih: r wiih Mr. I "...! letter, p'ae. d on hie -.u the 1 t),V:ee. 15-licviirj,' ihe m ut -i- to h. if stiea iu.poitai.ee a-. t i i i.'i'.m. iii .te, l'ii!ie!,t (t : ; . I . o l .- cs!:;: iiioii, I at "1'i'c ad i..y st 'i to i s eousi 1 ! At the same time ti.a' '.ne p-op : tion vvas hi. .1, Mr. It.-t p!ae. d w i:h Vie uU lett. l'. o:u the St ::al"f- '1!1 1 meml ers !' t'oiiiiivs .' N i .h C u- -P:iiii. at'i.rt.i ;n ' m '."ii- fi! t'ii:is ii.. .-ft', r. Outha P'M. of .hmuaiy, -r I had e.-i: -i h r. .1 we.l th-' i '! oiiio:i. I wrote Mr. I' a 1 ti -r. savin;; that the 'I'l'oin.t .1 lit -t t.iolt iraye Ponds inn-: ! i'".si.i'.to. ; i sMiCjfestin.ir e.aa o'i ot ;..! I. ap 'ftai.t Mtl,'Ul,!l'.!'-!;t-. tcetioii . !' t'. lu i tcr ;:aar i'i 1. tioll of Pile Mr. P. st le;.' lability, a--. P-M'd chai.'.'. !....;.;;.:: : a Lett, r p.... e S- att i'.!e:'t t an I . , s f u t:-t e. i ! iiu c.ee ii m !. 'to t':,s l. tt. e l on tie- path d.y . !' 1 1 : I : to nil !:ie ieo , 1, it ..: e. t ).; tin- 'J'.1, h i day of .January lie l . : una- I to K.ii- eis'h, ;m 1 "ii the i et day i:i tl. pre--enee ol l ,'. a .u. ooii-. . it. Treasurer. (.!. Win. 1.. Siiii.ier , Secretin v t' State. K. 11. I'...;tl", Ir, V'.st , and t'ol. .luni'ts I. S -at. s. the I'.unl of 1 'iivc-tors, an 1 (' M. Co I.-!, O! r n a 1 Ine over his P.oaad of I ii t ments. he wi-i.t prop. .sitien with me. S. d ;;d li 'i"'1"! " ' "!s Wllv :" '", ,"- Slslvtl il'OU I.!.' 1 li. lt' ill', l o.e l i.. liim. He ti:"'i left ihe e.l to vi ii the lit. i' ol' li e U ti'.i-o.-. 1. a:.. I wl.il; at S aiisl nry had a (rr-c'c-l -j y of tl.ti propesiliell seiii to lae hy lir;il. As our Iiii";i!h rs -t I ll;r. s l:,el Wllttell me 111 ''e:a rd terms ::!.:.; .,- in.o the s.;l" . ;' t.i" il 1. I thoiU'l t itbilt c UlteoUs :t::d fe.r to th. :a. and line t i tii; s' lj', t'. it i . i". 'iv t a'.' i..; any decisive iieli.'ii I sli ni l suhmit tlicm tin prop.oi; l"ii a a.:;, -i. h d, ' i.n.l take their t -. -ii as t i w'.i ther it was .i.ii h an one as t. ;eul; v.; to e.l! a sp.-ei .i s,. ..;ei; (.f tt:e Legislature f'f i:s c. -ii -i i. r it :.m. It was ( v thu e,r!. .e and u j t.ti.-.-r that I wi i,t t.i A :isl.::ijton. 1 tole ieiiV.ll,' I. oe'o.i I ear. t re-reud the pii.io-it,U fel:t me l.y Mr. li 'st iVo n S ikslmrv, sm I 1 saw two other eiiatiu" t h, t c m. id he I resilient ui ihe Western .v itit ir tdimi Baiiroad, nt Moroatittui to turn Atr. Best hack from A-hevillu. at'd I't-.pleste.1. tie. Ill I, ..ill to iiK'.t lae at '!0 ( tiveusli.iro, prepared to on to W'ashinetou. They m-t me as re quested, and ou the way I called Mr. Best's attention to th.; anu-lnhni uts desired. One of these Mae n.huetits retjuiies him to c umne'ieo payin tha ureater part of tho next div i ,1 ri Jay) 111 or living out with rcat care thess proposed triiaages and in trinisjnisitie- somo of the sections so as io make tho proposition ua es plic't ns p issiPlc. Oil Fri lay flight theRe etitlemcn a;;a;n met me ill coiilcri nee, and read over tin? propositi. in can fully, ami addressed me letters npproxia it. and reeommeli.li.io; the convening of the Legislature iu extra seositm to past upon it. .Before t h ft for AViishine-fon.Iliad iviniestt'd Jl.ij. Wilson to c ill toje!H er thy l'.vd of ltirectors tif the Wes;ern Norih tlaroliui Iliilrniid to met t in ihe t'ttv of IJaleij-h on the i'Jth of lVhruarv. and I had called a niictii: tf the i'.o.ird of Lt'o-rmd Im-prove-ueut ut tho t.a'.uo tinm and (n tho assemh'iue; of the Board of Pin dors, lit iu pre. -u lit t-xeept I'el. S.ioluT, I Silhillitttd to the'ii tor rh. ir eonsidt-riitien the proposi'i ui as now p. rft cle 1. On the m xt day I was informed hy a letter from the Secretary i t the Board thut six ol its memhcis were oppos. .1 f ealliiii: an extra se-sie.n of tim Leeishi'me to caisitiei' r.ml pass upon the proposi tion, and iii.it live in; uihei's favort d such a cull. On the same afternoon I siileuitte.l tho proposition to the pe'ird t'f Tiitcrn.il luiprovcm. at s, which oody was c.pia'.ly divide. I up on th-t Kljl'jcct. Atii 'tii,' these on h. ilii !' i.ards nop isii:::' t'ue .asseii.Mit'e of l!:e la xi-1 .1 li e are some of the he.-' men of tile .''tate, for wli-'sp . pluioris upon ti. tt or ai.y other mh j -et I h.ie i'e ; rv hiae -t r k od. P.p lev liu'y was to uu- so j' -..a In at 1 i m.t I. r tin's it, d ma" i fe.-.t tia iv. On the B-Mi d.,y of l't ! -rn-in I 1 !;- -;s.'d a conimuui.'utioii t.) ! .-. I. M. W ith. th- Stat- Tn astirer. f.iill him the I.-llileS i' ll'l I'ie II il. iaell W l.o Were p ;! ii' s to the p.'-'p- -ii:,. i u hi.li inn i. s Mr. B. t had furi.i-lit d m. . a-..l rt. u- -: -.1 !.:m to ioeee, to N.-w Yoik at omv to 111- : l- it- t.ilir I'.ll. U. led ili.d III 'I ill -1 1'; !!;.'. ', ! tO lepo. t tie' e.liil.: t 1 iP -s i : Iv iiil.iv i's (....sj. ' v iv. w.. :i. s n iui-t i' t,-:,. i io'l.,1: -the ii U -I '-eph.I. ill',!'.;.. , aee m : v hi in to "ev Vol 1; and as--i-t hi;:, in the i-.. t :.;a! i- ris. I a's.. i . .p, :. ,i t '.e. W. il. All 1- r-oe. t'. s 1 !.',:'. . Ci ;.-, us' Na-i-.r: .1 Bl' li :!.;s i to :a .:;e Millar ii..eur- 1- , 1 v I'..-, vhich h- d d thiol'-- , his e.-rr, sped- i.tsof X-'V V .;k. Dr. AVorih rep ets that he is 'per ; . ilv iti.-ii .i that Mr. I' sr an I his t...c:.ites ' W. '.J. Once, -I. N. i'l;' 1. ,. and .1 D !'; .!:, ; -o-s. -.s the ii '. 0 -'i ii a!..h'v to liu'll the c 'l.tra. t sii'uu ti.'.J to t.u ty them and their !'! a. a! c!;:.r e-t. f and stail iill;; is sle'h i.s to oiv positive il-sU.UI 'e :hat i':;'V I e.i sV i'.Pelid l.ll'IflV OlP, IV.1V on" ra : t i.ev i.i.av ent'-r into." M-. !.-. lep.rts t It tt Messrs. I on 's D. l'i-h, A'. B. (irae m. 1 .1 . N. 'i'a'l'i. ill "i;le !t-ilt 't ill- II of litr'e lie ails i'lid i f tin la -'lltlell.ell td 1,:'',. el. ar aet- r, couiiiiai-hii;-; tie. eoii- :i iel.ee of Pli-MiesS. Ittell." C'l. A ii. h r.-wti iijeits thr.t the eilleis iiolll wl.i.-'l II- thlivt.i his ".:.!' : in :t ion nr.' .tried ai. I t f ih- I!"'-! I'e i e !-d'i;ity ill Ne'.V A ol I. t'ity, Mi I tiiey aii that the-.e i.re ra n w: o -., , il 1 u : 'lit -lit iou.iliy en ' r up .:i : i i.y uii.l. th.kiu which ttotll i luv live their -ood II '.::; or '.;eh i..ihi m.t. hi aide t i car- I 1 1 1 it noon at i prop- ion, in v 1.. s-i'.-iiiitted the I", .l.s. and tile i- ports ::. i ,. to in;, . y (,. -a r t !. :,,, n ah.-..- h ri, -d. t ' tile ' i iee.l . '.' S:.ie, oi l as'e-.l th.-ir a '.v..v as to whether th. t I. ;i.-."il Assemhly e-i..';it to be ; a, s. i,- d in i sir.i o ssion. I am iu .' -Hi.'. -I i.y te ('..itucil of St-Pe tllid "tra -si ,u of the ( 1 :., ra! A-.-e'.u-'sly to coi;-i,iei' the pi.i!.o-i:i,-i f..r j Mel. if ri.e U illi' el 1, au 1 in il.' .','i ! c.ce h this a hi.-., I h::'. e is--u ,1 my i'i-o- l.i.u ui :i a- tc law di- i . i" s I have i . r. i ,1; il,- in!, nee, : -Pi. nee .an I e ue tleit I pu-si in eoli lucMno the lif-iotiati .i., Hbti ill ii. rov. iu' all pi.s--;'.;,. s if.-oil.llds aroilt -1 '.lie iut.-rest-. of t Ui- St ite. I f -lt i.:.;i;,'ed, ill j lstic- lo the p -.l'ties eoi:l, ii, plating the pureo-ise, while the l.'.''itlasiou was in .:ioi'., not tn in ak" it public: but i.ow 1 have I' leh'.d the coneiilsion. so far as I am cne. ua d, 1 th sire that the sjeedie-t. eiva'tst all I most dt t tile i j'.ib.ie.ty be ;-ivcn to it. For this pui'p.S'I have caus.d a ih-'U-and eepli s of tiie proposition to be print ed and set:! out one to each mem ber of tli- (ieie-ral A- s -inbly. Sin riff, Ue'ister i f Dei ds. Mi, 1 ("u rk of the Su ptiior Court, and t every newsp.apt r in tli- State. Any ii f iiti.atioii tiiat I have on this important subject will ile i'ft t ly -avell to all y citi.en of North Cii obna wlio shall ih sire it, mid my letter-liooks are open for inspection. Th-proposition of ATr. B -st ntid his Itss.ieia:. s its pelfn-te l, blieiiv si tied, is this: The State, thi. tudi i's proper c.e.niiii-.sioii.'is, is t make :i .'.ee l, wili, out any w.ur iiitly of ti tle, to r. Best and Lis Hs--ciat. for hi; Stitlc's interest, iu the Western Nort'i Carolina B tilrn-id. This deed is not to be delivered to the purchas ers until tiie railroad is completed both to Diiektown and to Paint Bock. ii- r until iili the other stipulations of their contract urn p-t formed; but until tlcrn it is to be held in trust bv The United States Trust Compart of New Yoik, upon tho following conditions: If the road is eornph te 1 as agreed upon iu the couu-ict. aud all the other conditions therein stipulated are f lilhf.illy pel formed, the deed is ! be delivt red to tho purchasers:; imt if they f.dl in uny one the grant bocomea voi I, the properly reverts to the State, The United States Trust Company is to re-deliver to the State the deed and all pap"rs pertaining thereto, and the State re- filters at once hit) possession, con trol and ownership of the eutiro prop erty. Before the delivery of this deed to 'The United Stales Trust Company, the purchasers are to enter iut a contract binding themselves, their executors, administrators and assi-ns to bu:ll tho Branch Ktilroal to Paint Bock by July 1st. 3 S8 1 . the Diiektown line as far as Pi-vou Biv er by the same lime, ami to complete the Diicktoivn line by January 1st, ISSo. From the dav the act uuthor-izin-T the side is ratified, the purchas ers are to pay nil the interest on the fs,(i),(lO: morl-ae bonds which the Stat.' is now piyin-r. and are in due iini" to lake up and cancel tlio said bonds. The puivh tsers are b have the ri-ht to iiiottira any mile of the said Western North Carolina Bail road that, ha-; 1 e n completed and is in operation, to the ex'tttt of !?lo, (Uli) per mile, but the noreef.ite am unit of these nt 'i't-aee bonds shall iut hid.' the .."tl.ii.itl heretofore issu-.l, until these latnr bonds shall be eonecHe . Cl'th-si be'.nls issiu d by the vair 'li tsei s they ar.- to deliver to the State Trei-ury rs'o i,0. to re iu.biirse the Slate f-r its expelidi tares made simc llic purchase of the road iu 1S7". The morlM-o to be made by tiie pure!; i -ers is to contain a foiitl'.iion Ih it it cannot be fore-c'o-i 1 ii'dil the Baiiroad is complet ed I. .th 1 Faint Ihvk and to M.ir phv, i;: Chcii'kco ctinnty, and t lis t'oie'.iti ui is t be explicitly stated in the b,.dy of all the niorltM.h'o bonds, s i Ih.:! no .1. ''ileati 'ii :u the paunelit ii.ti-rest of any thiu' el-e can work .1 sale ol the II liho.id ill til ii is eom ph ted. If the parties : ii i'I fail iu ii- ir contra 't, the rimetly i.s twn f .', I. t , 1st. t'.ie State has ' tlio l "u! i i.ht ilt.tl li.e ability to ei. force ii p i oriiriiiee. But if from any c .use it hha 1 tec. mi" impracticable ol in t xpe.lleiit lo e nforce its p i formauce, the K.ilreal :i;"iin lieeom. s t'ie prop erty . t tie StV.e, Which titlies that put front S.h-lvry t- lVool Bock wi'h ah it loll"-;-..!,,.-!; mil t.piip ni ' it f: e.- au-l .l.schar 1 of a"! :n i t --ae.-. It, ti ( . c;,c;', i ata'e of any and t veiy kin I. il f iv-u- of ihe p:ireha:vrs or ir.iy .e :: -r person or corpora: ion excep: l!:,'.tVl.l!'M!iuv ou it, :m 1 the a;-: nil i :.peit ii .las mi le by the pure'.! is a in the coast ru.- i.ei. r,;i or u:,l e ".i; niei.t of the said load. Hot to ex,'--ed' ill the a:,'.' -J it- $',!.) tl. Bit this lie:i or iudi hie, In.'.-is skill not be line or in anv manner colleet- ab'e Ui town 1 t!n- e 'inpleti ui of the D tek to Murpliv. S tii.i! w i I'.ever nioiiey r.i- pur chasers sti '11 h ive cxp nded upon the work will he abs ilutely f of ated n:,!"ss th- V" id shall b couipiited both to Afurphy and to Faint B 'el,. If. Hi. r f 't". the p irchaseis bt.il 1 tht' I'aii.t B '.'! branch and ' .;ther.' th- St tie will Pike possession f the Biilr.vi l. which is reasonably esti mated to be worth is.!,0ihl,("i;l. The only ene inihi-.i ;ce upon it w ill he tiie s.iil.ooi) v. lite'u is now a li n upon it, am! which will hi; due in ls.K), and tile amoitot exp'U-h tl Hot to t-XC'ee 1 js.vni-i'.i, which l.iMt-r amount wi!' ii-t be tbi ' until tin; D,ic!uo.!i line is c :.ipleted to Alurj.liy, and it the Batlroa i shall n. t.-r b c enpV'rd to .Murphy, this am will m wr be l ie. B will I .- i.e -n, th. ref .re, thai '::.! -m ihe purc'.ia- !. bail. I the 11 '.l 1 I i D -.lktown, the S ate will ' t a eo.nt'Ictc ll-.ad sail to be w 'ill' .;.!.( 'ol l,i I' 10 cash. f..r js-ai;l.. Tho proposition al.-.o c ,i:ains a it e.isiou Ih at the said purchasers, in the matter of tr importation shall iof ,1 e,ci iiiiiaiit- a 4011st any North r.ii.ilin.i ei!y or t.e.vii over another. T:ie State is to ! ire to the p'ircli is e:s -mil to -jve them live buudrit" e aiviets, for w iih'.a tin y ire to pay ft) tin; S'atc fFJo each pt v year, iUl e.mtill-; ill th- :. ;Y'- ite Iti j-IJ.- ." "! anmutllv for ti'.. ear.s,or $Jl-',oU0 iiii.ll. Tii- voaRnnt t'aaf have influenced iiie I Cell Veil- ti; ('lelitl.ll AsjCili'iil in ct i a session are - Bu st. The AV. s em North C ir- di t: l !! lil'-oad be'.oi.;,'- to the people of North Carolina. It has been built up to tlei pr-si-nt e.'iilition by your money, it is slowly progressing to ivimls e-mpleii ui ly ih- aitl you give ir. un 1 surely you have the light to say v.ln ther you will s, 11 it to those who will complete if, or will continue to be taxed fr its construction. Second. Uu lei existing lnvs, the appropriations for the building of the iti nl, to lui aid iu cash out of the State Treasury annually, are: For interest on the first, mortgage bonds, $"'.', oth); for the purchase of iron and material, $"H,0lill: and for the support f convicts about $lo, O'lO m iking iu all $171, .100. To col lect this money ami place it in the Treasury the Sheriffs get 5 per cent, commission, amounting to $S,72. which added to f 17 l.otKI, the amount collected, makes $1S:I,OHO iu ln .ney culh eted out of your property e very ve.ar. Third. The taxable prop-rly of th- State is .fd.17,;"'.,4Sl. To raise ?lS:5,(Mt.l, t'tier. for, out of this piop city, le.piircs a tax of 12 cents em every $100 worth of property. It is a simple matter of calculation for each tax payer to know the exact sum he pas annually, and will con tinue to pay if you decline to sell the road and determino to go on with the work yourselves Fourth. The ju ice to he paid for the convicts, that is to say $;2,50t) a year or fPJotK) a head payable quarte'i'ly iu cash, will entirely relieve you of the burden of the mainten ance of odd c mricts. FiMi, I t;'iiik you have a right to the opportunity of saying through the Legislature whether yon will re lieve yourselves eutirely of this bur den, or whether you will use the nu.nev to hasten the ?otupletion of the Western lusuuj Asluui ut 31 jr- ganlon, to that those of our fellow j beings whom (bid bus bereft of reason ' 'may bo provided for with decent comforts instead tf languishing in ', our common j ii!s. Sixth. You hive n right, to say whether you will continue iu force tin existing laws or use tho money now appropriated to this purpose 1 fur festering public schools and the i education of your chil.hen, in vhichi s much Ins been left, uudono by ; North Carolina. Seveuth. You have a right to say whether er not this property shall puss from your hands into those of private capitalist who will speedily complete b .th lines of this important : rail.Viiy without further burden to you. Lighth von have a right fo sav wheth , tryoti are willing that these capital ists shall invent $4,000.tt;t of their own money n iloveiopmg in tue. near future on-'of Ihe grandest and most important se.-ti:uis of your State, it s.-ction that bids fair to be the great milling camp of tho Union, and whether this investment shall be fol low.', 1 by o.hers almost cipsally as import ant. Ninth. It is for yon lo say wheth er your feUow-citbvns of th,. AVest are ii- iin to be disappmnli d. For nearly a lui'f century tiny have ap pealed to you for help. For a tpiar t.cr nf a ceiiiuiv yon have respon.ltd to ht ir nppi als i.h all the means in your possession. .During that time, after expending millions yon hut; li 'i n able, of tli- Ihr.e hll i.lrcl and forty miles of railway which yi u pioj et;d nearly te.irty yens ago, to coiaph !- only one hundred and forty and the track upon the part conipl ! e.l is almost worn out. Ahai have in wnir j'tiliticitl ciuiventi.it.s efl(-n pledged yours. Ive. lo complete tie other two hundred miles, and uj propri-.t- ter;is!ati..n has been partic ipated in by both parti, i-i to ledeem this pledge. Privat- capitalists now olVer to iciievc i:i of this ol.'.i . ;t ion. AVi.atev, r may bo the speculation on ihe subjt i t, who can say when auoih -r . f.'t r w il! be made V Y u are eu t iti-tl t o have an t'pp 1 1 ui i'y to ae e.-pt this oll'-r or t .hchle to run the risk of an. th. Hit eelh. A'.iu have a l i ht t sav that you will keep your faith. Every plan yet sil-ue-l d for the S'ate to i o", w ith th.. v...; k without lur hei taxation 1 oks to th- ub.in lonni' nt of them iin or D lek'.evu line, mul t'u- eoiai.'etioii of ihe branch to Cini B ek a'oiie. l.efoto yotii pll"' t. d . .i"- . i ivli'tl lo I nth is broken, vol lire cut the opportunity of iiecep'in if you 'iesir.'. a prop -sit ion that will enable you to keep that faiih.a-d to sl ieriot... -ii rather than lo , ui the bonds that bind th- inoimt tins to the plains. Twelfth. Tnis is (he lirst tiller yoil have ha 1 f r t he pa' fh is- of the B n l iintl for its completion by pri vate means. B in ty or may not be the la. I'm' if I kn-w alisolut. l that one e- u'ly iolvai.t i-eous woiihl he m ide to tile (i.;llei"il Assembly at it t r iTtihir se'ssit.n next year, I would sl ill em it in v duty to pi ic- it in you,' p. ever to act 'i ) . Th" extra s, ssi in, I dad upoti invesiigarion. wiil cost ou ah,.;: l:;,l)(V.), ,1. tailed a, follows: 1 7 i m-ei'i-M ft l'-f tlieai $'s.l ;". s ! iij . iti .1-. " I uiein nl.i't 1 T fl-its at :J, ,T.!i ill :;-. i ,!. -. i- f t it' ' ir ilii'tn '. I siTVioi's hi 1 .) i eer .h.ait li "i it' -s io -.I i,..r ,h"tu a 1 r i n . : : i-. in hlmion iin.l mnti nif y. i-.-t: aii.-.i it', r--1 per .! i.-ni .ttitji e) '.".I T -t v ii r it't-ni p it lh- i'lit t ! - ten 'hivi will tie iciii't v siiili.a.-iit f .r tin' !."-.- !. rare i" as!t iit.tiii t'.is .iicK'i,.a. ' I f-c c II .Uvtl Kl .Ttl 'T tii.'lll, wiil H'r. K'Ui", witliniit lihl-cue- $ . : ::. I'll hi; t K'ltl t.lit I lit' All.il'e'.-'s U 'rt'-'v. tnlit'ii irnai T-tal f tt $1:!.:!-T.T" This is hss than one cent on each 1,1 $1iio worth of prop sty. To wait un til iet .T.iiiu iry menus that the sher iiVs shall collect of von f r the li.il-' road this year s:I7.-, (K)ii; il, ,t is t- H,, say, twelve ecu's mi the $100 worth ui of pr 'petty, the appropriations f,,r -the roa l beine; (hut iiuioU'lt. Te act now, rather than a vcar from now. will cost $B!,(ti):i. nnd save $17.,0(I0, In other words, it wid cost no on th- $!0i) worth of propc save twelve cents. ,mv I think VOU have a ri-'ht to Kav win ther il de sire t have that t leven Cents collect- td ties year or imt, or what vou will have d.me wi.;, it if ciiectci. Of th minion mi l n on iricr oi people in your State I hui tho nnly one, on account af the p isition in which jou have placed me, who can t;ive you the power to answer these questions and lo exercise the ie rights for yourselves thnn;;h your repre sentatives, and to say what you will havo done with this propurty nutl tlm money yon are unnually contrib utiiitf to bnihl it. After nutl urn tlo lib. iation, I have determined, wheth er wisely or unwisely the future will demonstrate, to ejveyou this oppor tunity. The way is now open to yon, and it is for you, to teay what shall bo done. Bespoct fully, TlloM vs .1. T.MiVIS. Charged With Poisoning. Anna Fiction-; a small wro irl, was brought in from Cedar Fork lowu.ship yeslerday and lodgod in jail, charu'e-.l with poisoning. Tho charge is that she put strychnine, in th- coffee at the b.msc of Mr. Si.liipy Scott, by whom she was employed. Observer. Highway Iluhhcry. Last Tlmrsihiy morniiiff a colored man, who had sold Irs tobacco in Durham ami was mi his way home, was set upon by three ne-ro fellows ii. it r on the It iilvin road, between i. C. tleei's ami Elcby creek, nnd robbed of it!l his money. J)arham Plant. ADVERTISEMENTS. M A 0 H I N E R Y I W A Y N 13 ALL O T T , MAIIUFAOTURERS' AGENT, ALL KIXDS OF MACHINERY, BEST AND MOST IMPROVED FABMIXG IAIFLEAIENT.S axp- CKNEILVL IT.ODUCE COMMISSION MERCHAXT, WILL BUY SELL Oil EXCHANGE SECOND HANI) MACHINERY. L t 1 A T.tiu.i k S .in lni.p.v.si Chines m.. H'ller. f..r r.'i,'iri -s. Shw Mills, tiuuiln- iiii.i nil rur...-., '1 lnvsM. is. Cl..; -iV au l S. .itr.ti. i s. riii Liiif W ti. r wi, , I-,.-., ., v, ,i li ,. t i: ,,l.i ln-IIS, Tli,.iii!s' Sin . hli!(' Ii,i:t,,tr, i:. iii..ii t.ins 1.11,1 It, ,,-. S U C. A B C A N E Al A C II 1 N E 1. Y . 'IZZ'Z. T'1 - ' - I AI P () B T A X T ! C..i iv ...ii.l. ii.'.' S. .,-, i!,.,i ....sii..'lnf..rm,c,.Mfiin,M,.,. r,,i,l.,t.,, . ,my n,t ,, k,llH of Ml I.e. ry ai.I 1 ai l.ei.k' lilil'l.'lli'tls III, iis)i.., i',,inl r. r.lin.l.i". un i...l,,..l .... mi L....i ... . h ry W.i I. e. in,: il,e A,'it,-y . Marliii;'r . V. M , -luii.-i y tull., il.tl. l.i; -illl-er. li.-.si , Hlfll-1'Tl.'i. Ill ',1 its lit'i.r.'.f i.';v,'n una i W.T.HlhckWeu 26 Co. DDRHflM.TM.C. uiuiifACTURrn ohtv bv m-m ma WaNJ C w j lititH i:us an I COMMISSION .V.EKCHANTS, Raloish, W. C. -s-'i.r. v.ia'is ':Ca;s -.. ti, til", S'l'l-tl'lf Isl-tn.l titl'lll, in, I II li Ilt.tl X'll'll 'ItiV't I i;.S. .-... 1 U ... Tilt-Stt'llf - wall . l"ii l'..-v .-tu 1 ,i!.i 'I'.eai 1 i.,v. I tlei; in sl .'laaii-t. W.- I. it., in si., iv nit I t-. iin-iv..;- l.vn l.iisli. ls c.vii. s , i - .. iv, a.-,, s ... i en ..i,. ei...-,. Will!.- !t,,!;,- I M- i!, J-..'Hi.ill.... I'ren 1'.. I I.T. JV ' I',-. I'rlai Ten l.v II ty, '.'I.'im 1 .s. ilitlii t lc.tr l.ii.si 1 's, -J .' ir I, .-i 1- Cii-.l-.- r.c.iily na I I'.Mrit I'I ,-n-. I far I. ..i I V:..'t' lir.tn 1 an t ..Ofr i: -Is I., lilt ..if a (.'.'if s!...' n til. -It nr.- ...Tcr a, lw '"r '"' "" '''' '''"' ''" eiywli-r.'. Cat: .ei I . -c ,is i,..;..r.. i.nr.'li t.-iu. will m.tk" , . Very r.-i i'nlly, i-t M. T. Nomuss r.. OOi, Raleigh, IM. C, PBi'.FABINti FOB - THE HEW YEAR! Wc. !(.. 'ile It Hll" Fan:y ani Colorei Dress Gaoas ; Ai t'.,sr A:i l.o. than i'wt : AFi Desirable Goods a. l'..'l,s, 11. A C B E AT V A B I E l'Y of W O BEN'S 1MB MEN S ANB HOYS' WEAB Tli" ! ti'...-'. -;... lt .-ui-1 i-'r ..c.--'. v.e-.-'y "! ty-l e.vi.i.s: T i.vi: DAMASKS v'" Willi li ijl.-s ',.. liial.-ti - .an l C..1..IV. T fleiWII tu till" FLANNELS ! 11 M saak.T, SIEIv AVABPS, I'l.-ttii Plaids, . pt tm lui.! R. H. ATWATER, WITH Christophers & sorrell. wiiolksali: (iKoci:i:s ash r, in ut i i Coiiiiiiiss on Mereiian s. Raleigh, TI. C. In A.Mitl"ii in ! .'ilrc-i ly large st'. -k tir,..'rlcs, wc arc Just r itliu ; J..I llarrcls l.-l-li l',.l:tl.H'H, 1.11.11 I'lishcis l '..I'll, l.niti I u-a-ls Iii -It itft .il l IMtcl M.-itl, I.iki l.ilsiicl.s s I Oats. ti,ini.t l.iiMicis 1'rln.tnil mlxcl Tlitt..tliy, .Vt.ti.ll II... I.alcl Kc l'lcr, il i.iiii-i li.s. iiiill l.s-,1 mi l ,s!,lii, stulT.t, v.i.ti.1,1 11.. Ilran, it.i.nin li t. l'..Ti-c all rnil.ts, -:.,.i.i H.s. Sn.tr-all ra-l.-s, 1 Car l.t-t ls Cnl.it una C .111111..11 M..IiLsm'K, '.' Car l.ut'ls M.trsleill Sail, f.-iro- l .i S..I.1. s:arcli. I.yc, l .icr k S..c t,fitilicr, .Mantif-i' iurtvl T-.i. tc, .. -all uriflfK an. I style. l'.,v,cr. si,.,t. kc. jsc. M'.i "( sii.H's hum at f'.st: I rt 't -j mi l Hinpli-H f,,nvai-1. I "ii iii.,lt.;a'.l"ii. Jan'.m-tf taAr for Sale ! Ill V VP ,,ii litn, 1111 1 .-in f'lriilsli t shirt iiutltt'. . inilcn West i,l tire Hill, I mm mm mm, mm, mm W mm mr I mm nf -ill kin-Is; sn.'li as pine, lilck'.ry. itsi,.., iv.-tliiut. ni;i.,-. -,.:ar. iwTslnini ,11. -, wli.-l. will Imiiu'I'I l'.w -r fwtli I'.r l.ancr. oi-.lcrs s..hani. JAMI.S I. I.ANK, MllliHjit.r. Ffiirwirjr 5Ui, lsso. if LAND SALE! 1 WII.I, SI'.I.I, AT ITlH.lt' Aft TION. 'iiiri-H'.ust' .H,r lit llic t-.tvn ..r I'lilsU.ri r., tniu ,, Mim, srrt. 1400 ACRES OF LAND in''nrcrifkT..wii!iiii..kii.iwnBun"iiAiti,Eii" llln'1- I,,'.';,'",1wl" ,",M "' s'w n"r,,s' Ti:i:MSoc.Uilr. ta-l ic'lilr.l In six mnl ..nc-uin-1 in t..itc iii..inim. ini ih-itcbi irmn '; 'Ti.u..n .'... i 'j;''''l;,lI',,),;i;'' -..v. w.is;-t. Tr-t..-.'u.'j. wmian.' TW.DE fctAHW. i.M-MtEfcj ADA'EllTISEMENTS. L 1 I L S . lilt - l lllif.l llll.v. I Will flirillsl, ..nly Ui.' l..'Sl.lllllltr Will ait,. . :,..is,,nni,,. Terms, n imv llfllil.l., 'I. l.til sli lll hiilr m .i. y w liei, y,, Imij tf,.il in,.. fOR PLEASURE, vvmrvKl.ntALTri, SMOKE THE OLD I'uiii, fflC CROCERS. 1 8 8 0. COrTLET STOCK - OK- HEA7Y GROCERIES! EVEBYTilINO IN FANCY GBOCEBIES. rflsn & Field SEEDS. troll S p.,tal .. liiin lr.-1 l.arr. Is If y..ii tvih ,,ii.' full t,r wilic rr AGENTS FOR 11. le s. a K. l tlimn... an 1 Mi-.-t llcv'-l'a'cni Siiimv l.i.'s'iia-.-,.i l.l:n. 1.. ..r Hi.- Ii.-si Mi..n s ii,.. ar I I ci .llicr. W.-arc a!-., l.-cics f..i- l.,,L. . - I'i. .-t.... t li.-ni! ais. Ir .., ,-i, i,, malic v.iir III, is , all .11 us I,,,- ..riiail.t iin.l nm-n Jai.J.-ir T!.1 !IK in PAi!ii:;:siiir iii:i:kto. Nislllij. hcuv, ,.n 1). S Mj,t ...I '". N Will!, lili lrr til- linn liHIIli' i f II S. U iiiil llni., i i!i.-i.v.',. ti X. Wai t i.Bfli ir mil. I Uk intt-r-st in il.e lim, ,, p. s. N ii. tt. iIih liii-in, hi" wi'.l I.,- f,n tiinif.1 I.y aim. Atl pitMii'S iii,!. l.r..,l to iIih tinn him liijil. Ste.l t.i settle ill t., cm Willi l S. Wltitl, Hll.l:t I'illr HtrilillH 'lie I. Ill ill lie sett leil l7 Lim. S. WAlIT k IIKO. ISiil-iitli, X. V... bin. Wil,, ls.so. llarinar piirdinsi'il tli Witi:t in Hie tirm el I). I will c ml in ut- tlio inl'TP't tf II. X. Clothing and Dry Goods tt'i-iii-HS at the shi.ih rt mil, Xi. .VJ Kitytrllt) vitlf Siiri't. Unit i(.'li. X. ('. Tliiilikiiijr tn V nniiiy tririnln f.,r 'lifir lilt, ernl .itir.i.iij,'.. in tin- pnst, I r.we'tlull -.liii-'t it fi.ntiiiiHiite ul the sHiiie. jan-.tl 1 tii I. s. WAITT. TNI Manufacturing 5., mm mm mm n H ? ? H '- W m mm m m W mm mm m U BEST YAIinTaiS'sHEETDIGS, -axu nr.Ai.::iis in GENERAL MERCHANDISE ! Will 23 uy Cotton in the Seed or Itint ! l'ariitt .Icsirlna II. .'.-iii tret Midr Cltmi tilinid itii. I I'.-i'-krU itt Hit. newly t'lt'ett'tl Ultt utur 1I1A l-iiccry. Oc'clit l- lull. 1H7:i. tf fej ftj t 1 1 m k SONS, Hrlg8 B u i le) i tijir . Hnlelgli, N. V. HARD, r A II b.vsii, 111 KlltS, TAINTS, J'l'ITV, VINDOWsf;I.AHB, Steam-EnioHes, Bellini, .IMK, i:mi:.nt, rr.AsiKn A Nil mill surrxxB. C.irresponileiiCH ptiliciltl L IL w rw 11 t-m r m tlee'J lim . TQSgypaPULttl BECAUSE RELIABLE.