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f '.! 3 ! 43 ov. Illoldon's Message. Jr (hi. Honorable, the General Assembly of North Carolina : ; i.; - Gentlemen:' I congratulate jpa on joar ktarn to the scat of poverutuentto resume joar ptuative duties. There is much important lusinesa, which will claim your attention, l ou kill doubt !cf9 proceed o the consideration and i?pateh of business in a caltn and dispassionate tirit. and with an ere to the cood of the whole beojle of the State. It is made my duly by the ;onstitation to ,4give the General Assembly, irm iiue to time, in format ivn of the affairs of the Ftate." and to recommend such meapures its I Ihall deem eipedicnt. ' I propoc to perform this luty in a plain and candid manner, with the as- Uiranca ia advance that i am prepared at all icica xcaliay to copcrato with you in all nnrrs xrhirh Vftti cur deom mrtfit Advisable nd most salutary for the State and for ourcn- -v.? pnnnlrv i - ! Slate Delt and Finances. The most important subject which can encpge oar attention is the. State debt and finances. The amount of the State debt on the 1st Oc tober, 18G9, is as follows: Ante war brnls, ? 8,378,200. Po-t-war bonds, not social tax, ?S,836845; male :Dg e 17,2 15,0 15. The post war bonds are such ns have beca issued since the TcbeilioD under ' fuu'linjr acts, on such as were authorited by law before the rebellion. Tliii debt is known as the "old debt." IJonds iued tol'ailroad Companies, the pay ment of the intercut on which is provided for by ppccLtl taxation.' arc as follows : To the Villiam Bion and Tarboroagh Railroad, 200,000 ; to the Western DiviM'.a of the Western North Caro lina Railroad. $t.3G7.0C0; to the Kastern Divi sion of said Jtoad, 5273,000; to the, Wilmin-- ton, nariottc cc uuuicrioru icaa; Si.iuu.vuu; to the North Western Torth Carolina Jload, $1,080,000 ; to the Western (Coalfield) Itoad, 81.320.000 ; to the Atlantic. Tennessee k Ohio Kailroad, 21,760,000 ; mating $I2,C00,OG0. Total bonded debt, $29,81 5,0 15. To this may hs ad Jed of bond not Issued 4,280.000, making a total of the bonded debt and of bonds to bo The interest on tliepeeial tax bonds is beinj; riid. 1 rejrrct to stale that the Treasurer has teen unable to meet the interest on the old bonda. ' It will be necessary to, fund jjic interest due on these bonds, and it is for the Gcucral Assembly to decide for what time the interest ehall be funded. The fact that the State made aa effort to piy this intcrrs,and failed." certainly proved a disposition to pay ; and the funding, by compounding and increasing the debt, thus ad ding to the bnrdens ofthe people and throwing new bonds on the tesrkct t cnirpcte with others already .1J, will greatly lunula te tb,c di-p iilion which' exist to meet this interest, . We are able to pay the ioterrst on the whole of this debt, and tht se who will conic after us will be abundmtlv able to di$cliarrre the rrinci- O -A al. The State of Pennsylvania, twenty-five years ago, was a nmrh embarrassed with her debt as we are with r.unvacd Ler pood name was in danger of bniuijcLuued by repudiation, Hut she met Ler responsibilities boldly and in pood faith; her batmen unitrd t sustain her credit; her people cabmittej cheerfully to the taxation necessary for this purp-5c; and the result was her faith was -maintained, her errat reiuurccs were dcvc!opc-d. her population increased, her wealth doubled and qnadrup!cd, and now she would not be cmharrr.jrd with a debt rf one hundred millions. Si rth Carolina has as many natural retsc-nrccs as Pennsylvania. Our debt hasvbecn ibcurrcd to improve our condition that u, in the first plaeo. to commence anj con tinue xrtain lines of railway, and secondly, to Cni-h these lines, as provided for in the Consti tution.1 The amount thus expended has already been of incalculable bcncfii to the State. What, if the "AVilmiugton A: Wcldn Railway had not been constructed ? What, if no Railroad had pno to the sea from Go!dboro'?" What, if the c ttoa and tobacco reon from Wake, Frantlin nud (iianvillc U Weld"ti. and tljeace to IVlcrs ,burg and Norfolt ? What, if the North Caro lina Railroad had - not t-tretched itself cut as a great lile-snjplying artery from Go'dboro to Cliarlottc?! .MnH we paiisc in our career? Is not the enterprising city of Wilmington to be placed in connection with Ashevillc, and thence with the Mississippi valley? Must ' our great Western Railroad halt at Swananoa-Gap. or at Ashevillc ?j No, geutlemcn. alt onr great works must be coinpUtoJ. We uiust g-i oa. We can ct reccdej We must pay the iuterest on our bonds,1 aud thus keeping faith and. st the Miric time putting our b'ad at such a figure as they eh-iuM command, the various Railroad Compa nies can dispose of thevo they have "in hand," ruiizo uie money ivr incni, ana press tncir wotks to cortpletion. Tha present State debt should nnt. and T bp- - -? I "licve. will net be incrrad TMs t tli diVtatf alike of justice and sound iUcj jnstico to our ercditcrs, "and smnd "policy, because to iucrense the debt weuld be to oppress I he people. Hut the debt his been , honestly er.r.t ractod ; our londahave been put cn the market; they have bt'cn sold, and we have received the inony for them, and we are bound in tvery way in which r State can be bound to pay the fcht. The dcBt is obligatory under both the old and the new Constitution, aud it has been sanctioned, and its payment will be sustained as a sacred du.ty, by .'the Saprcc:c Court of the Stale. lrnd-:r the Constitution," and under the "decision cf the Coart, which is the highest known to cur Con stitution and laws, the whole property of the Suite b he!d;to Eiccf th:s debt, both new 'and ild. Ict us, then, iccrt it' like mca ar.d Nonh Carolinians. Let us hear no' whisper even of repudiation. Let every citizen of the State rc .solve that nothing shall be" done aud hVihing omitted which wiil east a di ntt oa our purpw to pay this debt. Coj.pared with many t-ther States we arc poor ia dcvehcd resources and poor in means; but let tlus comparative poverty be honorable ht van-1 add to it the crime of dihoacsty, and, by dttrnving our gicd name with bur credit, cut oursdves tfTJVuni all hop? of improving our cH.d;tii. There great hope fcr nstin the future ; but ths hepe is bacd on our integrity as a pevp! and on our pui-p-We to rocot all cur cbliuionj, no mutter how heavy ibe fcerden may c-e:u for the prtsenL . Kepu Auitma wculd cot Eton with tlie Stato debt. It would extend itself to ti Le national debt, to cor poratiin dcbt3,to individual debtaand to private iwuuuiks. uuc wcuia ue no eouiiuence uc tween man and man. .The. credit system would bc destroyed. The result or all this" would bc. not only a practical Imss to th pccplo of theiStatc otiacre than the amount of their present debt, but a stigma of reproach and disgrace which would chng for ages to the character of the State. I invite your special attention to the report of the Etr.te Treasurer, herewith U-assmitted. I take pleasure in bearing testimony to the able and faithful manner ia which this olScvr has dia- eharcEd hirdutica aod I trust your" honorable j body will give due weight to hi9 suggestions and recommendations. ' ' '. C I respectfully recommend, first, the triost rigid eeoiioniy in th public etpenditufes; and second ly, that the I Public Treasurer be reliedopou by your honorable body to manage the financial con-' ccrns ot tne cute in suen manner as ne may deem best; tinder your direction. I I Public Instruction. Your attention is iuvited to the Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, (with ac companying documents herewith j transmitted. Thyt officer, and his assistant, jthe Ref. J.Wt Hood, ; have been active, zealous, j parent and faithiul in tReir responsible duties; and deserve therefor th thanks of the people of thelState. The system of public schools contemplated by the. .Constitution, and provided for by law, . is nearly ready to go into operation.! ;In most of the' counties tho requisite school officers have been clecttfd and qualified. Teachcrswill be en gaged and j schools opened whenever; Township and County authorities aro notified of thcappor tionment of the school jnouey, whichj has just been niade for the ensuing year by the Superin tendent ofiJublic Instruction to the amount. of 5165,290.50. A fw schools have already com menced. The General Assembly, atjit? last ses sion, appropriated $100,000 for school purposes, which sum is to be added to the capitation tax lioard of i-Jducation. shows that the sclidol money must be. distributed among 330,5S1 jchildren. The amount of the capitation tar canrtot be de termined until the final returns of . the Sheriffs on the 1st of next month. ' I 1 cannot too earnestly urge on thq General Assembly the importance of sustaining the free public schools. Every hope for free (government depends on the education of the masse?. - j Taxes for such a purpose should be cheerfully paid: This is a subject upon which all can agree. . -We can all unite in earnest' efforts to educate the rising generation, and thus make the State power ful and respected through tho intelligence and general knowledge which will characterize its people. . ; i I The Swamp" Lands vested in ' the Roard of Education, still remain unsold and unproductive. It is tecummouded that the Board of j-'dueation be authorized to dispose of-these land;!. If the Ro-ixd should be authorized to offer them for salo in parcels, or in a body, inquiry ex them will be stimulated, and advanta eoncerntnrr icous sale may be effected. The University of the State clainw the special attention, and is entitled. to the fostering care of tha General Assembly. There is, nowjat Chapel Hill a Faculty coneit-ting of a President and four Professors, who are alio and experienced teach- crs. Thc cstablif-hment of' Sehoolrf of Colleges, implied in the University system, .will require the apjKiintmcntof tcverl additional iTolepsors. aud apportioned among the counties of tho State 1 he census ot lbOo; wnicn was taten oy tno Cnuntv (imniissioners bv the direct i'n'n'i of the A complete University should at oncc(be organ- ized. 1 he Constitution cbtitcmplatesia tuiiver-Uuch t,. hh ..bl.goor eoll., nd uot simply, a I ollcge ; and m fucn a ; univrrsiiy every thing Mwuld be taught winch will lit the students for the varied callings and employments of life. ' S ; j j The Trustees of the University, ,will organize the colored department as rapidly as their means will permit. This department is not ouly a mat- J tcrof justice, but of necessity, i -1 Chir colored J. . ' . , .. ' i .i . . lellow-citixcns are enttUcd in proportion to their number to equal consideration in tliis respcit with the while, and I am sure the! General As- scmblv will make as thorough provision for the - .. . , . i i lormer as lor the latter. S i The proceeds of the land Ecip derated by the I general government io tno ctaie, ana given Dy the State to th Univcrsitv to cttabli.4h an Ag ricultural ColiegyhaV Wen receivejr by the Trustees and iuvostcd iu State, Bends. The 111 lount invested is ?45 1,000,. which Iwill yieid an aually blo.J-10. J Lis incomciniust be ap-i propriatcd to a departmeut of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, and wiil.net,; therefore, af lrrd any support to the University proper. The investment iu State bonds has doubled the fund, which is so much clear gain to the; Sjatc and to the cause of learning. ? I -The loard of Education, by authority of law, lint: fliCTvicrxl fit il ktrtl- it, fliiv V!lnini(Tfnn f il r w.s i 'i t- ehrLtrr lirnd Tho nmnnnf rrr' fr.r tbU I ftock was $158,000. Tliisamount has ako becn ; Kf..L -,,i-l ;c Icj nnn ....vw. . v-.-.. ...i, ..vt ,-.,v, . yielding an annual income of S27,240. Tho J amount originally invested in theso Koads, of I the 'deposit money from the genera) gr.' iral gr-vernment, in 18G, was $600,000, for and in behalf of the Piterary Fund of the State. Under Jhc present Constitution them; btocks were ye?tcd iu the Hoard of Kducation, and the amount! thus renl- izcu ior i new aoes noi tan very nr snore 01 tue , r- . t . . ,1 t- . . I original invcs:ment, wnue uie income is larger and more certain than it was at any period from I tho corporations referred to. can not close this part of my .message with- out earnetly appealing to the fJcneral Assembly directed labor and economy, wc have much to hope for to aid tho Trustees in sustaining; the University, in thejuture; aud if we are true to ourselves, and im T"Vii t Ini-linrnrfil. inf lffitlnn e bfm'l.l r n Jo I pvove as we should the natural advantages which Provi- . .4i i . , , '1 ' i' i n 1 .-v-.v.. "-v. -"-"' I educated at home. To provide for this in a manner every way suitable and proper should be a leading ooject witn tne ticnerai Assembly, as it is willi the Trustees of the institution. 1 . ' . - T 4-m 1 Internal Improvements. . I do not deem it necessary to repeat the views .. i : i . ' .i . . I ciprcsou in in) ubianuuai nicssnge on ine eud- I J1"."1 ui.pro.ouicnis x iie - wuoie per- piu oi inc oiiiie arc oj;uuuueu xn principle, in interest ana iu jcuiing to tne ; various works, whvther completed or ii course of construftiour All tho completed works are paying .cxpquscs, and oneof them, at least, in which the itate i. largely interested, gives promise of a handsome dividcud. ! I The'2sorth Carolina Railroad,' cif ending from Goldaboro to Charlotte is the most; .important work in the State. . ith the I Atlantic lload, from It-rwhcad City to (JoIdfebUro', and the Western Kxter.sicn. fioui Salisbury to Paint llock, it will couititutc a trunk, limj from one lr caAKt in linN nfi-,;i r. .C0 . F.1,niO Jliissi&lppi vahey and oi tne uncst iurorson oar way ccunected with the the 1'aciGc coust. .iJVVith the Raleigh .and Gas-I ton Road, from Raleigh to Weldi, it will allord the Eame path for travel atd freight from the Pacific coast ocd the Mississippi jv.llley to Nor- j folk, and the markets of the world. Uuitcd with the iluiiugtou, Charlotte and Kuthcrlord Road at Charlotte and the latter With the West- xtcnsiua at Asheville, a clwnnel of com- j muuicaUon will bc opened from. Wilmington tq Asheville and ' Paint Rock' and . thence with the . Great West and the, Pacific coast, which; will benefit immeasurably, the region through which these lines will j ?un. and "add constantly and permanently to tho prosperity and wealth of iltnington. Ihe layetteville or Coal fields Road is on the way tp Greensboro'. or Salisbury, or some intermedia point on the rorth Carolina Koad; while tha ) Northwestern I Uoad, from Greensboro' tb Ssaleui and Mount Airy, yrill in due time pour the rich proucta of the Yadkin into the North Carolina Road. This latter Road is indeed, the "Xorth Carolina Uoii J' ItSTOanagemcnt by its President, Mr Smith, and the j5oard of Directors", has ..been able and efficient. 'Its dcbChas been I reduced, its condition in every respect has been improved, and it is believed it will be able at the next annual meeting of the stockholders to J declare a hfc -the -rkdicv of leasing or selling this lioad. At a tneetiog of the stockholders of this Road, held m R leigh on the! 11th instant; to ''consider propositions to lease it for a term of yearsi I felt it to be my duty to announce through the State -proxy that I was t-pposed to leasing it to any parties .what-soin-er. ' I pursued this course in the absence of instructions from the General Assembly. While I vour honorable body would - have , no power t direct a lease against the j wishes of the privat stockholders, whose rights are secured byi th charter, yet any opinion you might be pleased ti express in the name ot the people on tnesuDje whether for or against ' the .- lease, would hav rreat weight with the Executive aud the private stockholders. ' , j ' '!';.: .-; Jjr-, -. ; ' I The Militia Law and Order. " j j ; Atteifition is iuvtd to the Report of the Adjutant General herewith submitted This officer has perform ed his duties faithfully. I trust his suggestions will meet the approval of the Gt-neral Assembly. ) . Under the present militia law the Executive is com paratively powerless to enforce the laws. These laws should bo amended, so as to tflve the Executive- the authority to embody promptly; such a militia force aa will enable him to repress violence iu certain localities and maintain the peace. . L , I ! ; Numerous complaints have been made to me of vio lence and mob law in certain Counties, by parties who ride at night arired and disguised, and assume the right to regulate neighborhoods by injuring, insulting, and punishing inoffensive white' and ! colored persons. Theie is no safety for any citizen outside the law-j The civil law must be maioumed. Men wno pun on ui nitrlit and hreak ooen houses, and molest, terrify or injure peaceable citizens, should be seized and punished. They are neither good citizens nor honest men. They are ready' at any moment to act the part of outlaws and murderers; indeed, by thus di.guisiug themselves and fusing deadly weapons to execute their purposes, "or to sate their feelings of resent-, meut and vengeance on any portion of the peopl, they proclaim themselves outlaws, and enemies - to society, and should be dealt with accordingly. Secret political organizations have ! existed, and will exist ajways. W hatever w e may think of such organizations, 'ot bow 5ever we may regret the necessity fur them, it is! not to be expected that we can get rid ot them. ; Iney are comparatively harmless as long of they are pacific, and do not infringe the right of others. V 13ut when they nsilv thfriisplvus itn milihirv organizations, aim take arms, under w hatsoever pretext, to regulate neigh borhoods and to dispense and execute such law as may be conceived only by tbentselves.'they Become aanger J cus to society, aud all good citizens should uiiite ; to put them down. In a matter so grave as this, involving- as it docs hie and property, there should be no party feeling. I can not be lieve that any party in this State countenances or would uphold thes midnight niarau dera. w ho go masked like cowards, the better to con cval ,thf no-elves in their nefarious work and to escape the detection and Dunibbment thev deserve.- Jjeast ot all can I bt-leave that anv I brave Confederate soldier who'retired from the aimyaud submitted in goo'd faith J to the authority of the nation, would. unite himself with men. and thus bring disgrace on himself, his i jfut ,he Oen.-ral AMembiy will -ij thc militia.law as to authorize the Governor to call out for active service as many substantial white citizens as may be necessary in an emergency to enforce the law aud to put down these midnight marauders, ltwouia uot.be advisable to employ colored militia onlyjin cer tain localities for this purpose.: i he outrages referred to are confined almost exclusively to Counties in; which the white and colored population are about qual " in nnmw.or.jnwmcntue.wmMMve.. sinaii majoi y To call out the colored militia alone in thee Counties woujjbe unjust to the colored race,' and would j give a pretext t'or.increased exasperation among certain whites agaiust the colored people; but as the law now is. any ?nf bc ord '.firnL there tailed Militia mav nav two dollara for exemption? there- from and evade service, thus imoosirff the burdea on volunteers, or on such as can not pay that amount United I States liuiuucireiraruiuc ""iv has been so reouced by the action of Congress! that a larcrer number ot federak troops cannot be spared t au times for this State.) The presence of a regiment of in fantry, and four companies of cavalry, stationed at dii ferents points, would have a most salutary effect in re pressing these outrages and maintaining the peace. If is uot doubted, however, that, in an emergency, any number ot tedeial troops that might be requiredi woula Le promptly furnkbed. 1 No "war I of races," as it is called, w ill be permitted in this country. No organized resistance to established authority w ould for a moment be toU rated." The national government, strong to pro tect and jealous of the rights and liberties of thofpe vho are supremely attached to it, is overall, and would not be slow iu an emergency to vindicate us powers anu 10 visit with condign punishment the insubordinate, f the ISlt W treacherous aud the guiltj herous aud the euilt-.' ' I : I ! I Immigration and Agriculture. "f1"0" "cPially invited to that " P? f th Kcport of he Secretary of btate, herewith transmuted, iu rt.iatlou to these subjects. : vi Every proper ami judicious effort should be made by the fctate to promote immigration. No regiofi of the M1B,"a: wr,a!omrJ i 1 nuale. or more varied or valuable natural resouices than can be found in North Carolina.! ;".!" -r Our sLTicnltureJ thonrh it 2:a8' improved in some respects since the close of the rebellion, is still in a lan guifchiiig Condition. This is a subject of primary.; iua- nonauce. i i am cranneu 10 6iaie uiai uie jaw-- cmic .Vjr exhibiUlu dt.t.ided indications of improvement and advancement in Agriculture and the Mechani trust the- General Assembly, will'.i liberally i ic Arts. I foster tlx State Agricultural Society and the District and County A,..-U,n Af aU km.i., With .npr. iWrv. nd well deuce ha? bestowed upon us, the day is notdistant when the State will txs richer, more -prospert more enlightened than at any fonnar period. ..; I. , GeolooieallSurve:: ' 1 Geological i Survey l " F ' J - ' This purvey, by the able State Geologist, Prof.W. C. Kerr, is still progressing in a satisfactory manner. The best interests of the State require that "Prof. . Kerr should be encouraged and sustained in this indispen- table and valuable work t 1 if tk, Peniten4;arv The Commissioners appointed for the purpose have choseu a fite near the City of Kaleij h , w h.ch is believed to be every way fit and ' advantageous, and tltey are pressing tho woiki wifti commendable kill, dispatch and economy. It. is believed the" stockade and the iiecessaiy buildings for the officers and convicts will be ready by the first day of January next, at . which time tb Counties w-ill experience much relief in send ing th-ir State prison conv icts to the Penitentiary. ; Thc report of ihe Commissioners will show in detail what they have; done, and hat will be required during the ensuing year to carry on the wotk. f ' t ' v : ' II" j ; The Intane Asylum. . ; ThereporTof the Superintendent; Dr. Eugene Gris soni. will show the condition of this institution.! Many important improvements iu tlie machinery, bnildiue-s aad Syuns havej been j made duin g the past year. But tlie hl:tlUwa' h crowded with the unfortunate, and there is au urgent claim ou the humanity and benevo- h?nce of the State for considerable additions to the prtstnt buddings, or for anotht r Asvlum, to provide (ot a large number oi insane w no are now uu cared for. Some such provision should be made," but it ia for the General Assembly to decide whether additions should be made to the present buildings in Ealeigh, or whether anothrr Lsjlum should bef-rected els where. I recom uiend thajt a liberal appropriation be made for the sup- furnishings that buildine in a proDcr . manner, i I cn- nottoohiphly comnwud tho guperintendent rfor the lhiUtI nd,"eliJ wLich he has exhibited in the per- TT :ln j y tr V i TV -, D? O? Duml and Blwd" 1 ? vp'? ous condition. For the session eudin June 30 ISo there were lo4 pupiU in attendance,' 126 white 28 c.0,ored heiDP n increaae of 50 over the previous ses- " ZZZ beUer accommodation of these children are entitled to consideration. He Jja been zealous and mdeiatigapie in the performance oth is duties; and should be prompt. lv and, liberally sustained in big-; efforts to '.educate aiid improve me conuiuon ot ipose nuuuucu w b v-6v V- -xfoar$ty Ifybiic Charities. 'p .1 ''-C".r! 'Tli-'Rnard if Public. " Ciiarities. icehsistine ofvDrs E; GrisscmWilliam Barrow - and G W: Blacknail, Messrs. Gi,W. Welker and G. Wi Gahagan, has organ ized by Reappointment of Mr Q,"W. Welker President anfl VV. Palmer, Secretary. 1 They are making dili gent infiniriea into the condition of the prisons; and poor houses of the State, and the number! of insane, and -other afflicted, and at a preper time will present a report. your, horiorabie, bod;. Department Reports, -j'l transmit herewith? the reportsof theAntlifor, the Runerintendent of Public .Works,' and the! Attorney Gneral4 j These documents Contain valuable informa tion and suggestions. to which I incite your attention. These, officers, with, others referred to1 elsewhere, have been assiduous and faithful . in the discharge of . their respective' duties. ' . iN'-v j;i ; : 'f-..-.L'.J:' -. - ;"! Federal Relatione.' , w ; ' VK" The naost cordial relations continue to subsist be tween the! government I of the Ignited States and the governraent of North Carolina ) i The administration of President Grant is receiving the approVal'of a large! majority of the American peo ple.. Tbej honesty an economy! by which it is charac terized, and its success in? maintaining tho plighted faith of the nation! on its bonds, while it is constantly reducing he national debt entitle it to the special com mendatirn and support of all good citizens . j - ; I n-erret! to state that! the fifteenth amendment, under :me vail. The colored man in Ohio or Illinois should have "the sam h'ght to vote that the colored man has in North Carolina! aud justice jwill not bei done, and the Union witl not have been reconstructed on an enduring basis, until this 'right is secured by the Federal Constitution atself, so as to placj xtj peyoaa any changes ; tnat may occur either in poptilajr opinion or in the administrations of the different State governments. I ' ' " : i 4 ;By the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States certain persons in the recently insur gent States aredebanjed the privilege of holding office at the hands of their fellow j-citizens; but the Congress way, at pleasure remove sneb. disability. There are many citizens cf: States which did not- engage in rebel lion, wto! are technically extmptrfrom' this ; disability, but win) were not more loyal to the government, and are not toow more loy il than many citizens of this State who aire only thchuically excluded from holding office. I am not jable to percrivw tiat a citizen of a 1 State that did not engage in rebellipri who sympathized -with the pretended Confederacy, and did all : he could to dis courage Volunteering? and fa paralize the national arms, is moie;ioyal or move d deserving or Consideration than the he Southern Unionist who) oceupied.some small office, c jot with ia view- to aid the rt beliiou, but merely to es- T not capo cpiistripuou.i. Aii.-je Jtre . several iiiuiwunuo w persons! ih this State of fhe latter class, who were, at one time supremely attached'-to the! iiation'al government, and whendeav:ored'in eyejry conceivable way to avoid fighting; jagaiiirt'the jgoverimeiit of. the United States, but w ho kre" new sjitired '.apd distressed, .because, xby the fourtteiJLth aorenment jthe .Very means they; adopt ed to atoid doinff vi)lenw to th'ir iodiments aud con !". ssi- i rpf.il. - - i t.J.: a iP n.T sciences hay o , bn lieil fo exclttde -them from 'office. cienceg hayo - be nei. fo exemde -them trom -otnee. 2 very tHizep ofthisl jilas3l and; levery loyal citizen.-is ntitied to be at onci relieved by- Coriss- Tiiere are several khousands of othersi in-the State,-who are either inditferjrn.t, to the goeniment or opposed to the acts of Congreps by which the State was reconstructed. These persons; have been sorely -phinihed for .their j&ct3 of re bel!iou j Even jif di sposed to thwart the action of tho federal p State govt ruments, thvy are powerless to do. so. .They are chaiei by the reflection that their former slaves Can hold bflic1, while they, are excluded, and this r?hVjtion i ma iiifred ,in their minds mth the belief that thq national goernmeiit is disposed to pursue and punish liem, simply because they had takeu an oath to pupportj the Constitution 1 of the United States before they eruraeed iii rebellion, -w hile the obligation to sup port that! iustrurhentt was 'equally binding upon aU, and thou.iattqs upon; thbtisandSiW ho never took! that oath, but wbj were as deeply i and as j bitterly immersed in the rebel jion as they were,: are not banned or excluded. The natipu can jaffold to b magnanimous. jAfter nine years of rebellion. and strjfe, and civil "discord.and social disruption anld bitterness, a. very aVge . majority of the pei-pie -jofj Nojrtb Carolina llong- for peaca, and Ifrmony!, and good! -will j and security for life and prop erty, jtijut this imatter is iu the hands of Congress. The Stares ave no control over it. Let the nation show its power every where to maintain the laws, to punish those who may resist its authority, and to sustain I the recon structed States in secuiiugjto their citizens as thorough freedom .j and as1 profound peace and quiet 'as ' exist in other States; but hit it atjthe same time exhibit that magu ap unity and rpercy towards all, whichj after nine years df bonrlict,atd strife 'and. l will, would '6 admir ably grsie the freest,' the proudest and the greatest peo ple ou he face of tlie earthy : j : Iu cpriclusioh, gentlemiTi,' aSlow me to sav that I trust peo sroverns ab-soluteiv over riil4 all our cpuncil for jrovd. and that He will shower bis choicest! bk-sgiiigs on tour tx-loved htte. ; WL Wf HOLDER Raleigh, Nov. 10, 1 SCO Governoi. A EisiaarKable Family, i rrom me n. tj. rresovtenanj otn . Rev I r. it Morrison, D. !., of Lincoln couu- ty. wit was the first President, and more than any oher pian. he father of Davidson College,, raised d fa!iiily df sii daughters and four sons His ddest daughter is tlio wife of. Gen. I). II: 11 ill ; his' ciolest jsonj iViup: Vi ;Morfison'j.'(now dead) was a Major in jthe; Confederate service ; d hi lis fieeondatt;hter,j -Mrs. ,Jas. P. I Irwin, o Jharlotte, is; a rriter pf some, celebrity, and i Mrs C also t i . i . i f kfi mventorj ot aniihiproved niodej oi arctu- tceture: hia third diuhtfr. is the widow of Stonewall Jackson ; . his fourth (now dead) was the wife of Gen; Rufus Batringer; lis fifth isj the wife of Col.! . Cl !A veW, of "Burke ; and his lirown of .Meeklenbur?. His two sons, J, GJ and ll II. Morrkon. ; Jr., ('now in 'California. were toth Captains n the late War, and saw hard service, onejoi j Ithem Uosmg a limb; and his youngest son, Afred j. Morrison, graduated at Dayidsjou College last ijunc with the. first honors cf thjit Int;iutiou,'and wiil' enter" the! legal pro4 fesfcif.ui in North Carolina. I . - j. . :- Uie rceeut mamareof Dr.1 Morrison's vounirest daushter has siiirested these facts' Land' it is hoped that we do not transcend the bounds of propriety in ipublishing them. U"The seed of the righteous shall lie established." J SulTerillffS -of i NorthftrTi T,nhnrftrs . ' 3lst of the nbgroc oft he South live in lux ury in . con. parison .with- the condition of the class jofwhitje laborers!- mentioned in ihe followi ng paragrarjli :' jrcporter of the i. Yjl World has been sirol- iiig among (he homes and; hauuts of the labor- i? elapses of n4w Yolk.; lie- found man v who were IU VI S ItJi l ?bbr and poor wacsj living in rrvati' filth ml hnalerv with' none of the snnhlest decencies of! life! and their j wives and , children besotted ignorance and rscrs; manv n a Sti?te if oi l hem wot kedfat their homos all-rfaV hncdiv . I , ; i a 7 " v. 'J . Tr. .V ana an i nq cciiou oi some pt the large tailoring ettabishmedtsj rcvenled rooms crowded with women and y:eu at sewing jnaehiiies that nerer stop iay or night, not; even oh Igundpy: The piqture presented of jhc condition of these poor creatures is jindcd pirjablk jThey work for the mereit Dittahce. and ftvn tlionb th n:ght they cannbt make enofjgh.' (go : little are they jpaid) to kcjcp them in bread.V Their snfTer jig during,the titter, eold of winter is rsaid to be beyoiad;descrjption.;-HDt:' f'i-'5-'. -'". 'f" P'n. AjHArpt JRECohxrTi(y?fi On passing from a dry-goods store in her carriage, last1 Tuesday, a wealthy latly-; StIuis; Tecognized in a wretched looking woman inj tattered, garb her youngest sister, of whom she . had heard nothing for cjany jeafsJ Thef poor ; creature 'had, been pissed free over the id ilroadffrom Kansas. w!itp she had been widowed and the tearful Bisters rode pff together. which every mau would bes entitled ! to vote; in every State, is aot yet a part ff i the . Constitution ot the nited States. This measure of iiuctico wiHv'et pre- your deliberations will result in rrood to the whole ple-ojf the State - Let! our! tnist be in. God. who in the itfairs 6f nations, that He will t ,1 ; North' Carolina News. persons' of both, sexes, left I Karry. coiyt: fpring .for Utah to! join Brighamaad now:; - we another "bartywiu leave; from Stokes jand Surry for the same' place, under the chargelof a 31ormon preacner, wno until recently, was a prom in? ut radical politician inStoke8. WYn T: p;'k ' ' ' "': "iWe understand ; there is a If ery , peculiar Jon'e now owned (by a gentleman Jin Haywood countyVhich, it is -claimed, as jhojnyaluahlc pfopertyV)f drawing out vMimpurUie$ n anv paHof the body, tf proper applied.- Here is the very thin3r we have been bunting ior. i; the very thing to suit the times.- . Legislature ! will lose no time in yie hope our purchasing it breast of each nrld orderinj? its aDtlieation to the member of .that body, the officers of; the State arid our Railroad resideotsfand Directors par- in this State anlln Flartdaj also.i AskevHle in. Aretc$. Meetjno of Directors. -A meeting of the ireetors of the tVestera ! North Carolina Rail D road Company, was held in this place on Friday, lZtli inst., as wej unaerscooa,! 10 consiaer me pifopriety of suspending woirkj ipij the present, on that portion of the. Road between 0!d Fort and sbeville, in consequence j of j the depreciated stlate'of tbeBoncl niafket,f tiot desinng'to; press the turt her .sale or tonds atj present tow rates. We believe1-that it was - decidedjtd suspend the fwork. ; Al?o, that the work on the' Western Pivision will be 'isctinueaTrtimshcTUle.--, Statesville American, -r ''MX ''' :; il t&ii Wejregree to learn that Mr J, L. El liott's house, with all its cOntfentii, was burned to the ground. last Monday ni,u;htJ; This is a seri ous loss to Mr E.i and he iii-ertainly entitled to I tne active sympatnies 01 inq community. nwn '" Jj. 1 ..T' ,. I'll r J ,i . ,. ' :Gen. LittiefiehJyCol. HecW, and 'others, were presented by th'e Grand Jury of Wake, be cause of the Penitentiary Fraudiand money paid t& Littlefiold to procure4 ) the appropriation of $,000;00.0 for the Chathani Itailroad j the terms of thepresentnicnt oY Littlefield were fbr'usfng "njotiey and whiskey in effort? to bribe' the Leg is . Iriture-i'- On Thursday of Court, in five minutes after the Grand Jury., made", tne -presentment, Jndge.Watts adjourned the Cout't without giving time to draw a bill ; Wowld a! Judge: to whom the honor of the State w;;s! dear, 1ave done so ? Would a Judge who valued purity of the Judi- ji cial ermine. , tiavo done rmh.-Lltclieffh 'Sentinel i i h; o done sd u ,pau50 lur a Tax Sales. We see t fiat ia some countios in the. State the . Sheriffs have commenced ihc When lands are work of selling land for taxes. - thus "jdd the original owners have the right to redeem them any time within twelve months, by paving to. the purchaser i25 per cent over tho amount the landis were sold for.l i i i. I - " " 1 V r' 1 - L)' ? ' . . ; I J'rom the Greensboro' Patriot. . RL'G. Lindsay of this place, has been appoint ed agent for the N. C." Itailroadl at Salisbury. lTwo Quaker t'dies and' one gentleman atl dressecl the citizeus on Sunday, evening last in jthe Methodist Church. Tlio house. was densely jqr6wde4nd theaudieneejwasj very; attentive to the sound advice .and words pf wisdom, which jsjeemed to flow iom inspired Jips. JThe Society of Friends is beebmiug j-.iistly: popular. r i The Settle Bridge injunction! ease; from Rock ingham, was argued before! Judge jTourgee, in this place," on Mduday last, but tho Judre with- held his opinion A piirty of gentlemen from NeWv York city are on a quail hunting excursion! in, Guilford. n tU How to make SiiiKgles ; iLast. Silas Brown savs that over twehtv-five vcars aaro. he dipped shingles in a large kettle of lime wash to WincOjSait nau oeeri aaaea. uuiesnrugies were uip- ped ia all Over at a time, long enough'to soak them wen, ana tnen tnrown asiaej.tojjary in a snort tmi$ all the shingles were ihus prepared.. Al- though what are termed I 1 sap shingles," they have; lasted twen ty-five years, "and ma,y do so for years to come. Several experiments ot a similar character have been! niade sitjce,rwith very successful results.; Albany Cultivator. . j- V : Portrait Painting, j :; I-l'raO'F-1.' K: -E.- LIQUET respectAiHi informs t i; icitizens of Charlotte that he has opened his studio next door to Broadawaj's Gallery, iwhcre"! he - would oe pieaseu 10 receive visitors anu laKC oruers ior Tietures-in anj stjle. .. I. .Assignee's Notice. ;-.i The undersigned lias bee hi appointed Assignee of II. 13. jreters, a Bankrupt, rind hereby gives notice to al persons indebted to him to come forward and mate settlement ana m that way save cost. ALEXANDER, V Novjlo, 1869.:-;.: 4w;. Assignee. V. M. Wilson; (formerly with Dr. F. Scarr,) IS A0W A. MMURR , Of i jTHEL IFlRM CijWILSON BLACK, or Wholesale and Retail Dealers in DrugsMedicines, hi ! ! Paintg, OiU, Dye Stntfs, Chemicals. &c..- Corrt Trade tirul College 'Stsf'- tillAR LOTTE, N. C. hiN6v 15,,1869 j ; ).:t; i. . . - . j- $-X:. Notice Is hereby given that I shall apply to tfte No: ;wal of 0 rorth Caro- liaa Railroad Company; for ft renewal of Certificate No. ).':, for 40 Shares'of Stock in its Company, igjnally issued to .W. A'i. JAvcry and which has' e Icat.or mislaid. f J; if- ':iA.;-.;Ci AVE II Y, ; ori been -f vp.-4'h v.; i ; Execu y.-7.' Avery. , J oy Jt, lbby 4wpil - - Salt. k' SACKS LIVERPOOL SALT; also, 200 "Seamless Sacks :Lvrpbr Salt, stan daru Weight, for sale bt ;-' J "j r STENHOCSE,: "MACApIAYV&f CO! iN OY Xi. JCU J. , ; Important Sale of Land. 4.- In obedience to a 'Decree of the Snr-erior Court, of 4 Jtcqxienourg county, 1 ; will sell at the Court Houire door in Charlotte,' on Tuesday the I4ltiday of Decern ber,1 lbG.;, at public auetion, to) the highest bidder, the following real estate, fa-wit i "One tract of Land tying in. Jhej neighborhoodi of Pleasant' II ill Church in Mecklenburg county,-and I known as "David Carruthers old saw-mill tract,rtj adjoining thelands or David Lamiiticrs, CalvinjYoungbldod and others, An , ik mi nn a VxA nf Ann 1 ttln.l 2 a 1. '' i. f . ' vwuuiiiiiug ii,wuu uuuui icu. uuu tuiny-nve ncrcv Terms len monius credit, bond with eood secu- rity " i i ' .1 mi.'f..i! 1 .M ! ! 1 : . . -. - i requireu. a uiny uouars casii, to te paid on day of sale for expenses, jjyl4 maxwell; Kov 15, 18G0 . j - - ommissioner. INEW BANKlNa j iHOUSE. i i The undersigned have entered into a partnership to prosecute a Banking, Urokerage and Exchange business in the City of j Charlott: under Aha .name and-'BtyleW-1' .X-'-f -1 i.- j ! 1 ! - THOS. R. TATE THO. vT; fl)E WE Y: i The business will open .this day (Oct. CthV and be carrieu on mine jjanKing iiouse neretoiore Occupied TITOS. R. TATE, THOS. W. DEWET. Oct 11, 18C0. .-11 : : ' fireck of War. 7 : :tic-jCwthctu' pifKirs have lecu excited cl late: witb:un:ors of great preparations going for ward at the Navy Yaida, Sjme half duzon nr inorc iron clads were beings fltttd for rca and Hilly armed. Something sot tons, n was pup posed, was meditated -by ; thclinvertituent. Tub lie expectation was on tiptoe, when the trU-'u'raph announced that the steamer Albany hr , bt en sent to take possession of fit. Domingo iu .the name of tho United States. The New' Yoik World saya ' that a 'treaty has been made, by which-apportion, of the Island has' be'ctfccdeJ to th'e United States, and that two other, ironclads have received orders (to join. , thp West Indian squadron. Tho Albany, it is statedr will touch at Tortugas and take . on board five hundred Unifect States soldiers. r As St. Domingo is only forty miles from,Cuba,tVis nioveraent js;regard ed as a first step towat ds decided action on tho Cuban questions. r-- ; t t -v SAIiE;OF' REAL ESTATE., , in accordance with a decree of the Superior Court ' of Mectlenburgv I" wilt selT on" lhe7th Dceembcr next, . at the Coufa House iaCharlofte, the following proper ty heloiigjng to the Estate of J, II. Gibbon, deceased: I About 100 .acres of LAjjD. lying three miles South of Charlotte, adjoining the Lands of S.VR. Turner, C. T. Thomas, including improvements' and twenty acres of good Meadow. Also, somte twenty acfea, lyingNorth of Charlotte, on the Salisbury road, ad joining the city property of J. B. Burwell and Wni. F. Phifer, in lots of one and two acres i Terms made known on tho day of sale., i KovJ 15, 1869..v KOBERT GIBBON, Adm'r. LAND FOR SALE. The lindersiened will sell privately Two Hundred and Sixty-one acres of first. rate Cotton Land, lying on Little Sugar Creek, adjoining the lands of II. K. RoiJ, Wm J?V Griffith: and others, Sciilea from the City of Charlotte and a half milo from.the C. & S. C. Railroad. , It is located within two and a half miles of three Churchesa milo and a lwilf of two School Houses and a fine Flouring and Saw MilL ; Fifty acres are under fence and in Cultivation, timber fine and water good. The tract wilLmake two excellent farms and will be divided to suit purchasers. Turms rne-ha.lf cash.'thc balaucc'in one and two years. Title reserved until the purchaso money is paid:-! -..t- ' - '. ' , C : Mr F. Grinlth will take pleasure- in nbowing the land N' ... ABDON, ALEXANDER. 1- Nov '. Sw : -. - FOR SALE, ; The Br;ick House and Lot, residence of Mrs. N'iney, Johnston, ttear the Episcopal Church.-" Apply to -,UOBT. V. JOHNSTON, Nov 15, 1800 - ' ' 2w , Cheaper than the Cheapest AT TnC BLUE STORIi - ;b .: k o of m ann;;. , tVoiild respectfully inform the citizens of ChftrlotU orrd the surrounding country, that ho has reccWei his FALL AND WINTER Stock, consisting of Dry Goods, Dress Goods, MILLlA7Ein FAtXCY GOODS, Ac. He bas evoryihing that may be found in any Dry Good's House iivthe City. : ; Give him a call before buyiDg. ; Nov 15, 18(Ji. t - . KO 0 r M A N N. ;' Dissolution."' Notico is hereby given that the parfnerabip here tofore existing between H. SHAW SON,-waa dis solved on the 10th iust., by mutual consent. IV SHAW, . ' W. E.' SHAW.'. ; $T All those indebted to tQ firm of R. Shaw Son arc requested to come forward. and settle, and, those holding claims against the said firm will pre sentment for payment.. Nov 15, 18ofJ" 3w' - SADDLE AND HARNESS SHOP ; ' ( Opposite the Charlotte Ilotrl,) y The undersigned has cjcned a Shop in the! Djtid Farks' builJing, opposite the Charlotte Hotel, whero he will keep for sale a good assortment of Saddles, Harness, & c . , . " OF HIS' OWN MANUFACTURE. He will sell on tho most reasonable terrm for Cash, l aud asks a call front those r desiring such work Nov 15, 18(!0. vr. e. sUayt. LAST BUT NOT LEAST. J G, MAXWELL n Will not bo Undorffold. : - -' i i , 1 . I am now receiving the largest Stock "of Confectioneries, Fancy Groceries, Toys,;. &o, That I have ever had. - Give me n call before, buying. By close attention to business, I hope to merit a continuation of the large patronage' received hcre- totore. , 1). G. ilAXWELL. Candy, -Raisins. &cr - .2,000 pounds Candy, Homo Manufactured, in ZS .pound bores, for the Wholesale trade,' " Raisins. Currante, Citron, PreacrTe, Jellies, Figf, Canned' Qoo'ls, Pickljcs, &c.,. always on hand. Sugar, Coffee and Molasses, all grades. "' ' Diamond Silver Drips, Green and Elak Tea. - .'':' J ' ; '. Tobacco, Cigars and Snuff ',. Leak's fiiiesf brands, Chewing Tobacco, Pride of Durham, Smoking' . 4 . - . ' -Fruits and Flowers, Smoking - '-.Cigars- Foreign and Domcetic, all grades. . Snuff Lorillard, Gail & Ax. . j j f Cheeso! CheesoII Elk Mountain Cheese, rcceitcd regularly every week jroui me x uciory. .. Musical Instruments, - Toys, &c. Guitars, Violins, Banjos Flutes, Claronets, Fife, Accordeons and Taniborines. ' " ; A large variety of Toys and Christmas Present. .. Pipes Original Powhatan, Wood and China. Meerschaum Cigarllollers, and ererylhing usually kept in a fii-st class Confectionery. I fc 1 will not be undersold ! Nov lo, 18G9.. D. 0 MAXWELL. Hutchison, Burroughs & Co. ' DISSOLUTION. surance Agents, wan dissolved on the frh day of this month, by mutual. consent and the paid .UL'R ROUGIIS & SPRINGS are fully authorized to scttU. all debts and demands due to or by the f.iid firm. ' -: ! . ".; E." NYK .ttUTCHlSO.V, i v " ' - J. C. - BURROUGHS, " " R. A. SPRINGS. . In retiring from the Lite firm of IfutcLison, Bur roughs &, Co., I would respectfully! nj-k of my J friends and customer a continuation bf their patron age to the new firm, which they have o kindly ; given to the late firm of Hutchison, Burroughs Co. :-y E. NYE HUTCHISON. , - ,u- ,NEW FIRM. - The undersigned have- entered into a partnership to prosecute ajGeneral ' j . . J 'Piro and Life Insurance ; Business, arid fo'r" thaaale of FeirtiUaers, Lime, PIi- ter and Cement, in the City of Charlotte, N.' C, un der the name and style of '. i , ... i Burroughs : Sc Springs. The business will open this Jayj and be carried on.in the New Building, Corner oT College and4ta Streets, heretofore occupied by Hutchison, Burrougha &Co. j; C. BURROUGHS, " Notice is hereby given that the partnership lately eiisting,.fcetweea HUTCHISON,- LURROIGIIS it SPRINGS. underthe firmand style of HUTCHISON, buhkoughs & co . nvt f;, ,i t t. Nov 15, 18C9. R. A. SPRINGS. t
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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