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UNION, THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS THE GUARDIANS OF OUE LIBERTY. Vol. XXXVI. FOR SALE, OXB of KNABE'S sevan-oetava PIANOES. A verj superior instrument, pronounced such 1 good luilnea, will ba sold at tin coat in Baltimora. Apply at IhiiolCce. .'. March II 79 HOUSE and LOT for Sale. I otter for sale, on accommodating I 1 1 1 lM ,,,rm, ,,"t IeairatIe Hou.a and Lot on 1 III! fc Queen Street, now occupied lir Mi. I Washington. THOMAS WEBB. October SO. 6J- FOR SALE, A LOT In the town of Graham, immediately In fron of the Court HoaSS. owt South Htrrat, lyins be tween the store houses of M'Ltm & Hanner and Al bright 4 Dixon. 'J'erma to auit the purchaser. THOMAS WEBB. January 88. S3 March 1. 71- ' To Mule Raisers. 1 V Jack Simon Pure will aland the ensuing season, " and include the fall season, at hia alahle, 7 miles north of Hillsb.raugh. 1 do not intend to send him any bare et. Plica for insurance fix dollara each, the mney due when the fact ia ascertained, or the porpertj changed. UK.iCRIPTIOX. Simon Pure will ba five yeara old in June ia a aura foal gettrr.and ia aire to aome aa good eolta aa any other Jack. He ie very near fourteen band high, and of excellent furm. I have the certificate of 4ohn A. Vine, the gentleman of how obtained the Jack, who aaya be ia front aa fine a family of Jacka aa any in the eactern part of the State. Ilia dam waa the largest Jinny I aver saw, and aa black aa a crow. TYKE I). KAY. Feburarj JS. 77 p " TO THE i'UISLIC. WE. the merchants of Chapel Hill, feeling the ne eeity of a change in the manner of doing busi ' ncM in thia uiaee, have resolved to have all rfchta made for good aoid, due the lit of each July, and the let of tech Jasaary, without regard to date of pun-haw. We are decidedly of the opinion that it will be better fur the customer aa well aa the merchant. C. h. J. HCOTT & CO, W. A. THOMPSON. J. T. HOUAN A CO . I.ONO A MrCAl'LKY. , J. R. HUTCH l. f CO., ' LOADER A WATHOX, f . A. DAVIE. , , R. U. HAl'XDERB, J. W. CAKIi, JONES WATSON, STONE & 8TKOWD, Chapel Hill. Frk. 10. lfo7. 7ft TO COTTON rLAJJTERS. The Cotton Planter's Manuals KEIN'O a compilation of facta flora the beat authori ties aa the culture of Cotton, ita natural hislurv, chemical snalvisia, trade and ennsumpton j and em- hririnf t history of Cotton and the Cotton bm. By I. A. Tomer. I'lic f I. ceipt ol price. Bent free of postage on re-! GARDENING FOR THE SOUTH. ttt W. N. White, of Athene, Georgia. A most complete manuai snual fur eveiy departmentof Hoiliculture, I th. Vegatd. tiarden. the Fruit Garden, t Gatden. and lb I'h aauieGiounda, adapted U.tlt.ou.bernl.te Pricefl a. rabracing the flower particularly T be obtained of all Uewkaellere.of arnl by aa pre paid I any paitof the Union on receipt of price. C. M. 8AXTON ii CO., Agricultural Rook Publirhera, 141) Fulton Street, New York. March. I. . i8 Arthur'8 Culcbratetl Patent Air-Tight, St'lf-Scalinsr, Cans and Jam, IJWH PREFER VINO FKEWII FRIITH.TOMA. IDES 4c For sale at l.a DRl'U STOKK. June 3. 10 Fresh Jioed at the Drug Store. A.HPARAGLS, MELONS, Lsrte Purple Top, Nutmeg, UK ANN, Early Hit Weeks, Piwckk-d Vslrniin Bush, Rid French, lied Cranberry Buh, Newinrton Wonder, While iKilch, lmrge Lima. BtETS, Fttra F.srly Turnip, Fsrly Turnip Red, teise Chard, Hilraian or hngsr, Lone; BUml. :AI!UAGE, Early Yerk, Ol llrsrl, Early liaitrrsra, Fatly ItiumhfSil, Lsrga IW Drumhead, Flat Dutch. CARROT, Long Orsnge, liaily Home. CELERY, While Kolid, Red Solid. vans, I'onper'a Prolific, fiir, F-srly York. t'.ttttrfrn nr. CIXI.MUER, Early Frame, l,nn Urren. Ueikin of llurr. EliO PLANT,. Large Purpl. LETTl'CE, Early Cuile.1, tliown Dutch, It.rvsl Cal-bai(e, ( ,'ron, Menntein Sweet Water. ML9TARU, Whit. AHTCRTII'M. OtiH tIK tfUMIlO. OMO.V (Scad ) Silver Min, Large Yellow. I'AltHl.EY, Early Co tie J, Plain or rtmtte. PEAS, Bishop's Earlv. LarKlreib'e Eatra Early, Early Frame. Doaif hiii or Eat Pud. RADIMII, Long Scailrt, Long Salmon, While Turnip, Red Turnip. 8AI.SAFY. HI'INACH, Round Savoy I.eareJ. SqUAHII, Early 11u.li. Long Green, Lima or I 'orna Nut. TOMATO, I.srte Ril, Kitra Earl, (new.) T ERA it", Red Topped, Large hurfnik, lisle.' IlyiHl, Rulabse;. m Kweiti.k. GKAttM HEED, Clover, Oichaid Grass, lleiJs (irs.s, t.urrrre.and wiiitai;oe. Timothv. Also I dot Tomai Catsup and I'kkle. JAMES F. CAIN. Msich l. o- IniMil lltnr.t HiriM-oHowTiior ' a My D. LAN DRE I'll A. 0. Just re ceived and for aale AT JIIB DRUG feTOIin. February II. j From " Legend of the Tale anil other Poems." LITTLE FOOLS AND GREAT ONES. BV CHARLES MACKAV. When at the aocial board you ait, .And paaa around the wine, Itemember, though abuse ia vile, That una may be divine; That heaven in kindneaa gave the grape To cheer both great and email That little foola will drink too much, But great onea none at all. And when in youtb'a tooUootiug houra You roam the earth alone, And have not aought aome loving heart, That you may make your own: Remember woman'a priceless worth, And think when pleasure! pall That litlle foola will love too much But great once not at all. And if a friend deceived you once, Abeotve poor human kind, Nor rail againat your fellow man With malice in your mind ; But in your daily intercourse, - Remember, lest you fall That little foola confide too much, But great onae not at all. In work or pleasure, lova or drink, Your rule be atill the same Your work not toil, your pleasure pure, Your love ateady flame. Your drink not maddening, but to cheer ; So abatl your bliaa not pall For latin fools enjoy too much, But great onee not at all. HOW BEN PURTLE GOT HIS WIFE. The very climax of ugliness was Ben Purtle. He was red headed, and etch hair stood ti if it cherished the supremest con tempt for iti next neighbor. Ilia face waa freckled at the moat bespotted turkey egg. Hia nose supported at the bridge a huge bump, while the end turned viciously to one aide. Ilia mouth had ever aliape. Ilia form waa uncouth, aa hia. face waa ugly. He waa stoop-shouldered, knock-kneed, flat-footed and .. AY ell he waa ugly. The very climax of ugliness, waa Ben Purtle -what waa more atrange atill. Ben had a handsome, bouncing, blooming wife-audi na can on! be grown upon a country farm. , How the deuce," aaid 1 to Ben one day, "did you ever get auch a wile, you uncouth, misshapen, quiutescence of monstrosity." Ben waa not at all offended by the imperti nence of my question, and forthwith pro ceeded thua to solve the mystery : Well. now. sale what'a sensible amt cotch by none o' your purty facea an hifalu tin an . 1 re aeed that tried more an once. You know hair waa alwaya considered the purticat gal in theae parts, and all the young fellers in the neighborhood used to try to cotch hrr. AYell I uacd to eo over to old S.,mmy,i too, jist to kinder look OD, j , . t K,te ? , , , , . , , lor thought I you know. Hut J.orU could frit Kate than that a Jerusalem cricked could hide in the hair that wasn't on old ammy'a bald head no airree. But atill, 1 couldn't hvln eoiti an' my heart would kinder flutter, and hit eara would burn alt over, whenever . .,. ' a a a. I gut a chance to tain to Kate. Anu one uay when Kale aorter made tun of me, like, it alnmat killed me, ahore. I went home with aoitiethin' like a rock joslliu' about in my breaat, an' awore I'd hang myaelf with the firat plow line I found." Did yoa hang yourself I asked. " No, daddy blazed out at me fur not takin' old Hall to tht fiantur in the morning, and scared ute an bad, I forgot it." " t.o on, aaid 1, seeing lien paui with apparent regret that he had not eseculed his vow. Well. soon one Sundar morning. (I rerkrn it waa about year after that hangin' acrape,) I got tin an' nut on my new enpp'rua britches an' a new liniy coat mammy had dyed with aaafac bark, an went over lo uncle m i. Now, I'd got to lot in' Kate like all creation, but I'd never cheaped to any body about my lectins. Hut I knnwed I waa on the right aide of the old folk a." I Well. now. ain't it nuar," continued Ben, after a alight pause, during which lie rolled Ilia quill l a mure cuiivrnicm iit in mouth, " how a idler win iei sometimes. Soinclliin' seemed to aay aa I went along. ' Ben Turtle, thia ia a great day for you," and then my heart jumped and Muttered like a live jay bird in a trap. And when I got thar, and area Kate witu iter new, cneckeii, homespun frnck on, I raily thought t should take Hie blind staggers any how.'' Ben paused again to brush the fg from hia eyes and then rontinued t " Well, I found the order of the day waa to go tnuakadint hunting. Joe Sharp an' his two sisters and Jim Bnlea waa thar. I'd know'd a long time that Joe Sharp waa right alter Kate an I hated him v. us than a hungry hog hates to find the way nut of a later patch ; but I didn't let on. Murp had on white britches an fine shoes, and a broadcloth coat, but every body knowed he wasn't worth a red cent. He walked with Kate, and you ought to a seen the sirs he put on. It waa Miss Katy this, and MisaKaty that; and all such quality nonsense. Alter awhile, we came to a elough whar he had to cross on a loir. -I d a great notion to pilch the saity good for nuthin' into the wa ter." I " Why didn't you ?" I asked, sympstlilaing i with the narrator. " Stntt. never mind," said lien, civine me j nudge. J'rovidencc dune all that up biown. HILLSBOROUGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1857. Nothin would do, but Mr. Sharp must lead Miss Katy across first. He jumped nn the lose in liiirh dee. and took Kate's hand, ami off they put. Jist as they got half way across, a tarnation great big bullfrog jumped ou into the water you know how tner can holler snake !" screamed the blasted fool. and jumped back, and knocked Kste off up to ner waist in me nasty umcK niuuuy water. And what d'ye think he done? why he run backcrds and forerda a hollering tor a pole to help Kate out of the water. Kate looked at me and I couldn't stand it no longer. Cur chug 1 I lit ten foot from the bunk at the lust jump, and had Kate out of thar in no time. And d'ye think the scamp didn't come up after we'd got out and say " are you hurt, Miss Katy?" My dander was up. I couldn't stand it I cotch him by the seat of his white britches, and hia coat collar, an' gin him a toss. May be he didn't go clean under, when he hit the water. I didn't see him out. Me an' Kate put out to the house. Vhen we started off, Kate said, " Ben, jist let me hold on to your arm, my knees leel sorter weak." Great jetniny ? I felt so quar when she tuck hold. 1 tried to say oniethin' nice, but my drotted mouth wouldn't go off no how. But 1 felt as strong as au elephant, and helped Kate along. Biineby Kate said, " Ben, that Jo Sharp's a good furnuthin'.sneaken', cowardly nobody ; and ef he ever puts his head inside our house agin, I'll baptize him with dish water, shore." I tried to say somethin' sgin. but cuss the luck, I couldn't say nothin' but squeeze Kate's hand and tithe like a cranky bellus. We'd got clean out of sight of the others, and Kate says, " Ben, I feel that you're my purtector, air 1 believe daddy a right when he says you're wuth all the rest o' the boys in the neighborhood." " Ben Purtle," says 1, tins is a great day lor you, and 1 made a tremendous effort to git my mouth off sgin, and out it popped ahore enough. "Kate," says I,tremblin all over, " I love vou to dis traction, art' no mistake. I've loved you long an' hard. My heart's been a most broke for two years; an' now I want you to say relit straight up an' down whether you are going to have me or not? Kate hung down her head and ttidn t say notiun, out i leit encouraged ; for she kind o' sithed. Says 1, Kate, el you're gwine to have me, say s",and ef you don't like to say so, jist squeeze my hand. And ahe squeezed it right off. Lordy but how I did feel. I felt jist like a stream of warm water sasafac tea sweetened with rnulasses. waa runnin' throush bv bones! and I jist eotch her in my arms, and kissed her right on the moum, and sue never tried me first time to git loose." Ben was so overcome with this narrative or his courtship, that a pause for breath was necessary. How" long after that," said I, "before you were married I" " Old Sammy was mighty proud, and so was the old ooman, about the thing, and we married nest fall after the muskadine scrape. " Do you thiuk your wife loves you yet r" I asked. Why lordy, yea. She thinks I'm the nurtiest and the best felk-r in the world. I tell you, air, its no nse talkin', high fulutin' quality dressin, an' eolotige and kith things aint a gwine to go duwn with sensible gals, shore." Fairi.t Cai-oht. Captain K., one of the shrewdest steamboat captain nn th Mis sissippi, caught a Jeremy Diddler on board his boat one trip, and pinned him up in nood style. It seems the fellow laid a traverse to get clear 01 paving ins tare, and instated to me eiera nai tie nau paid. Out nstf lost . 4 .... , " . ., , t ms ucxci. " notn uiu you pay tor" asked the clerk. " Why, he rather guessed it was i, a a . - the captain." " so lapiain tv raptain." "So laniain K. was sum miin,,l tu fhff rnnr.riii'- ft!, v I'9 ........ .. ... .. .... wv. says Captain K., it appears to site I do recollect. tet me see, you gave me a twenty-dollar bill ?" Yes," says diddler, " I did." " And I gave you your change in half-dollars, didn't I i" Yes," savs Jeremy, that's it recollect it perfectly' Very well, says captain K., "I wont dispute your word for anything, but, if you please, ioui( tike to $ct IM luuiiti 1' I he Icllow was tripped when ho least expected il. He could not produce the halves, and had to loi k out his l..re. Coi-RTEitt. or Dkbatc The Cincinnati Kaquirer (Democratic paper,) lias quite a feiual notice ol an "American" candidate for Congress tn Kentucky, Col. Hanson, and gives the subjoined specimen of the Colonel's adroitness in extricating himself in a certain debate where his opponent had obtained a little advantage in relation to a matter 01 hinlory 1 Col. Hanson, in reply, said that nn his torical and scientific questions indeed, in every kind of book knowledge he had no don'il that the gentleman was his superior that he had never been to school nor taught 1 school that he had gone into active life vcrv eatly, with an axe 1111 one shoulder and a nlle on the other unlike the gentleman. Ins opponent, who came to Kentucky bearing in one hand a spelling book and in the other a bridle, determined to make a living either bj teaching a school or stealing a horse ! SiNutua. In 1847, an Italian lady of I.n gsno was sitting near a window during a thunderstorm, and perceived the commotion, but lelt no injury) but a flower which hap pened to he in the path of the electric current was perfectly reproduced on her leg, and there it remained permanently. The best capital that a young man can Start with in life is todustrv, with good sense, courage, and fear of God, They are better than cash, cicdit, or friends. LETTER FROM LINN B. SANDERS, EBIJ. Fcttuw-citizeni of llu County of Mmtn i I have been anxious to address you In per son ever since the adjournment of the Legis lature, but no opportunity having occurred, I have concluded to do so by letter. It may be said of the General Assembly, that if they did but little good they did but little harm. The elements of mischief were there, however, anil to jealousies and conflict ing interests may be attributed the small a mount of appropriations made to the " exten sion and completion" of that great scheme of internal improvements so bitterly opposed years ago, but now so warmly ad vorated by the party with which I have always acted hon estly and trulyuntil the introduction of this alien doctrine into their platform. I say alien doctrine, because when I came to the State about twelve years ago, the whole Oe mocratic party, with but very few exceptions, were opposed to involving the State in debt on any account, especially on account of In ternal Improvements. Better for your in terest, far better lor the interest of the peo ple at large, that that opposition had contin ued,, than for the State to be plunged into a debt, to which the party inclination evident ly leads, and which they will create ultimate ly ! unless the people are aroused in time to put a bit in the mouth of this wild J?cgsus so as to curb him down. The passage of the Central Railroad bill in 1848 was one step, and the advocacy of the Free Suffrage question, by which the Demo cratic became the predominant party in the State, was another which induced that party to take ground in favor of extension and completion" a position which has ted to the various projects of involving the State in debt, which, from time to time, have been before the Legislature. I voted for both measures. For the first as an alternative, because without the passage of the Central Railroad the Charlotte and Danville bill would have passed, by which North-Carolina would have become tributary to Virginia and South Carolina. To prevent this evil, and to satis fy the demands of the West by giving them the means of getting to market in our own State, I gave it my cordial support. I un derstood it to be a compromise between the East and West, and thought the latter were and would be satisfied. Such has not been the case, however. I voted for the Free Suffrage bill, because I saw no evil in it. But could it have been foreseen that the advocacy of one or both of these measures active or partial to suit localities, would result in the formation of Ui Internal Improvement party of the two last sessions, neither of them would ever have received my vote. Better let landholders rule the Senate; better save individual and State credit, than to be burdened with tax ation never known in North-Carolina before ; than to hawk your bonds about for sale at par even, much less at a rate of per ceut be yond your legal interest bonds that com manded a premium ucioie me state Became so in debt. , - In conformity with these views, anil in obedience to what I believed to be your will, 1 thought it my duly, as your Senator, to vote against every new scheme of Internal Im provement which asked a dollar from the Trea sury bulh in the last and in the preceding Legislature. Not unly so, but to tote ag;inl all other measures tlut might, in my judg ment, interfere with the investment which fin wrra nna Birmur sri :i 1 1 in nmiiiar witrsktt. ...v ---j I regret irmj op tnrsj part with very, many ol my Dcinfictaticj H nM.td IT tlia. Iiad lin.n n.lt.,1 tn.l lfr.(lil . j until the State became able togo further;; ""-J I'"'""' "'"" it they Had Milt and pan lur the Koad rom Charlotte toisotdsoorousn, tiien I wouia nave . ., w ,1 .1 ; been willing to see me itoati progress r.at 1 - " . a ! and West as the means of the State w ould justify, and the people be able to bear with out oppression, nut no; the work must ue dune now. Old Hip Van Winkle must be aroused from his lung slumbers and bestir himself. In order to effect this object, at the Convention which first nominated Governor Bra??, a strange nlank was introduced into the platlorm, tne suustance ol whicn pledged J the party for "extension and comidct.on t.r, it. atlfjaaatlaff linrflllt SI at I 1 tltd fttitftflftf . - . . ....... ami resources of the State would allow," I was opposed to it then. I am now. I saw to what it would lead, and have not been tlisap- -- "" pointed. .Many oiu-iasuioiied uciiiocrais, . 1 i a i aa. . jarkson uemocrats, oujecteii 10 n. iui as these are the days of loung America and 'ut :a and o ". ..: I, as they did not '. ,7 'n"u? it. It meant out progress, mey conciuiicu, a mey tiut out understand 11, 11 migm an and said but little about iime, r 11 iiiy.oi 6.aiovai. .1 SAsalIflasa.aiaisValiaiil? indefinite and uncertain. In one section l. (ncnl ylcU bevn tiic rc,u (f wis urged that the taetera e"7'n ; caictt,tions made by F.niineers. But sup was all that was contemplated. In another; WeMrril Kxtrn.ion tould b bunt that a section or two , lest might be under. ,;;,, tUUrif ue vu wi(llt,( taken. In another that it might be earned , ,BWp ()ut ..Uitiotul amount ;f ,.fbt in th, through the Stale to I amt Rock, on the len- fl cln5ari cnduioriof vour Sute ? nessee line. In others, not only the whole I ,.,(- .,,. .n,i r-is .l..,.- -,,, .. - t ' I. I. , . 'I. I... branches miht be run off front it And up on these different constructions, members were elected to the Legislature 1'liey met in session, and after ca iiusliitiii and much astute nian i uterin:, the successful parties gut the following appro priations through: Fur th enmiilrlian of lli North Carolina Railtoail, - lJiOft,rKlO Fur the Atlantic and orth t arolina Rul wl. I.MQ.iwoi ami ixw Fur the Wmtrm Eslansinn, Fur other auUseriiiinins lo Hirers snJ Boasts. Sov.msi Making lli rouml sum of In addition to this amount, Ih-y irlgid th Vtaie aa enJ iruft lur llie Wilining. $ V',iHHi !imi'oo io'000 J Ion and I . harli'llu Kimn. Fur Cm Trat and llwn Kivrr. I Fur the Altwmatla and Currituck Canal, Alt)fiit sinount of rnJurarrnents, I.'iO,0iiI j which, in my opinion, the State will lute pay ultimately, thus increasin that amount. But this item out of the calculation whii'h 1 intend to make, showing the present actual indebtedness of the State. Much time and money were spent in the discussion of other Intern il Improve ment projects. But they were defeated to wards the luit of the session, and their friends havilig voted the appropriations and endorse ments'abovc enumerated, with a hope of are turn of favors perhaps in some instances a promise had togo home to their constituents and tell them that although they had vutod to involve the in in debt, tiiey could get noth ing for them. They sold their birth-right for a mess of pottage. At the time these bills were passed, the State owed for public works, 94,772,000.: Add to thia the three millions appropriated, and you have a debt embracing these two items of $5,772,000. Thus increasing the interest to be paid annually by taxation $180,000. More than double the uhule principal then due, and $13,G80 more than as much again as the whole annuul interest payable up to that time. To meet this debt the Legislature had to increase the revenue, and the whole State, from the mountains to Hie seashore, had to be explored in the search of new objects of taxation. They passed a tax bill, which they supposed would yield upwards of $400,000, and went home to sing hozannas to the people, ami shout victory over every obstacle in the ouward march of the old State to coining glory and: renown. The people listened, liuug their heads and felt their pockets. The Convention met again in 185G; put the same Internal Improvement plank in their platform, and the campaign began in earnest. Free Suffrage, furious onsets at the frighten ed and flying ghost of Know Nothingism, with the partial or active support of Internal Improvements in said sections, as in 1854, (to which reference has been made,) consti tuted the main topics of discussion. Free Su II rage and Internal Improvements as advo cated were victoroiuus. Sam was routed, literally slaughtered, dead and buried, and Ins epitaph written " Here lies Sam, As great a sham Aa ever gulled a natiin ; He lived anil lied. Blasphemed onJ did!. And now his lot's damnation." A l-irge majority professing Democracy were elected to the legislature. They met in the session uf 1830-7, and the work bcgati. Railroad bills, bank bills, River bills, &.C., were introduced in unprecedented numbers, ordered to be pritite'l, and then the voting commenced. The limits of this letter will not allow me to disrnss all the wild schemes of that memorable session. I wish to upeak, however, particularly of the bid appropriating j to meet the accruing interest, and in obe one million two hundred thousand dollars to ! dience to the Governor's recommendation, the construction of a tunnel through the 'the Committee of Finance introduced anil Blue Ridge. It proposed to expend that amount at a point about l irty miles beyond taxation about $100,000, by winch it was the present terminus of the Central Road; j believed near a half inillion'would be raised to begin on one side of the mountain, and end annually for the next two years, a sunt on the other, with nn way to get to or from idecm-'d' sullicient to meet all the demands it. The design was to involve the Suite tn'0n the Treasury for that period. The or that amount, and then force her to nuke the j Jimry annual expenses of the State govern Kastern connection at Morgnnton, and West- j nicut'are about 85,000. What becomes of em extension to I'a'mtllnck, upon th! gruund the balance of the half million r It nearly of self-presservation. ia!l ues to pay the interest on the State This work would, in my opinion, have ' tubt, most ol it on account of internal un created an additional debt of at least ten mil- jjrovcmeiit4, to w hich you are, and alwavs lions of dollars. The Kngiueer repmt some-'. .aVe been, onnnsed. This is not all the i .a a . a ii,,!,, less inaii six minn.n Hollars: out th yan enme lu b-iilJ 15 miles r Rail- rot(, ,;,rolIg!l the ,un(ai,. a number of . . ... I n,ll lirii ..,. anil rill l ItinftlMS. Villi tVlll fu caeVi Ulnm nearer the mark, i iiougn , d ,-,t ll()ul)t hU ,limci, of pur am, ,..rJaJ:,...i tt,;'t i i,.. ' iV.n. , I,;. ' WI.BM.H-l -., n,1M, i,, :, i,,..,, ,. 1 TfMll. 1 m . a!-saa aw . a v Hons which weriua!e about the cost of all ofiof your prc-cr.t liabilities and taxation ; and our public works? How about the Capitol r j how they have been so greatly increased low about the Raleigh and Gaston Road r ' inre 1847. I have anticipated the result How in the case of the Onlr. il Road? ji.f Democratic proclivities, if persisted in. Three million, they sai.l, would cmnp!ele 1 1 now warn you against the encouragement it; but this ws expended, and you had to ; of any furih-'r actual or prospective indebt subscribe a million more to ie the State's jedness unt.l sour State has paid up. I dis investment, which was made, trusting to the cacuuti0na of Kngineers.snd the mad is still j plank stricken from the platform, fr if , u b, T t, ha, h,rptntA nLn-m out it w;n involve vou in a debt of , ... n . i . .... SL . . . . regard to the K.ntern Kxtensmn. The State had to endorse for that Road or see it stop! yoa are dune with it. Let us gpt out of operations. What were the calculations as 'debt before we go any farther. If the West ; to the cost of the Cape Fear and Deep River ,; :,,.,,...., t 1 1 fir,t s)u;n.rwi. was rnouli. . r,erwsr,u $.?ij.iiuui) more would certain'. v i or even railroads, when they do not conflict 1 fi i h t ,,flJt ,rleralt this money lu'slwith vour interest in the work for which . nfterward $3tnt,0ti0 more would cei'Uin'.v . . . ... e. . .1 1 . 1 nuisn 11. iut now, atier an mis money nas ; jjpen wa!ltC(i an ,)le H01 btvome a nuiance f lo the people living nn Ihe riter and intcrea - - , . we Zrnr told it will take iipgn wasted, an I the work become a nui-ance i.2i)0.0il0 ui -itf lo make the imnroie rent a I ana . . ...w about the result when the measure wis br- 1 tore tne .vvoaiiT in anv if.Mii. iuv uiu i. . . u...... :.. f ...... 'I-L l.lil ... i, meinurrSjwhjcjrenw(JI)ft.nmjj0tappri,Jir;Jt t m 'JJ-'j $1,500,000 to the iiuitiiitain tunnel, naasrd lisf wtioussfcir-. j; ,em v4T ,ft,.r jbe tall of the de n . IK. ; ... ' I snow last vimtr. isjuai iiunir, 1011 nr I . . . I ......... . to venture out 111 tne early part of the but succeeded, niter muvh ditliculty, in set- liii2 to the depot, 011 Fndav -jveiin look Vie i cars oil Saturday mnriiins. and rrathed the t'apitol just as the Svntte wasca ltd t. order, Meai nrd. tn in v a-toin.hmciit. that the b.H j had passed the day before. I went loii-vVr.il i liemni-ratic Iricmla, and ur;;eii t'loin In move r(, re(ijeution, in order that I might reeord tnr ote agvnst it; but they all tie elinrd dmng s. As a last resort, I p- ' Pr''cld the seal id" Gen. D tkery, for the 1 fift time daring the session, told him the irrn im..rr.t I tolt hi the measure, and the pno!tinn ol isf cotislituent to It ptssao, Uprm!tinn tif my cotislituent to it ptssae, to, spoke td Me tl.iijvtov cociucut.ca w ukii No. 1892. sZassaai ; t!i debt to I would be entailed on the State, and requested will ui; li'lt'hiiu tu inuvc lor a recniiIiTatinn. He ap peared supriied at such an application from me, and aikud why 1 did nut get some of my Dcinocrutic friends to do it. My reply, was" I have tried them and they all refuse," that if he would make the motion, as others besides myself, who were opposed to the bill, hud returned to the Senate, we could kill it. He made no further reply, and I waited in great suspense, as the hour for the reconsid eration hud nearly expired. lie arose in time, however, and did make the motion, which resulted in the defeat of the bill, and in the salvation of the State at present; for we can preserve our credit, such as it is now, and pay the debt incurred by high taxes fur a few years, provided we ate involved, no further. - Much as I was opposed to Gen. Dockcry when lie was a candidate for Governor much as I object to some of his political opinions and associations now, I take this occasion to say publicly, that in this matter he was, in my opinion, actuated by the purest and most patriotic motives, and" I regretted the attacks made upon him in the Senate, and have regretted the assaults upon him by certain Democratic papers since the Legislature adjourned. He has my gratitude, and deserves, and no duubt will receive, yours, as soon as his conduct is understood, tor you are as ready to do him justice as mvself, no matter how assailed by certain railroad influences. The defeat of this bill, with one or two others, caused a general breaking up of the railroad forces, and, fortunately lor the State, resulted in the death of every measure ol the kind which asked an. appropriation of money from the Treasury. So that, though more money was expended in printing and dis cusions than was necessary, yet no great deal of harm, as I have already stated, was done at that session. The mischief was done before. Look at the following state ment: In 1647 the whole amount of public ttxes was $93,000 (in round numbers.) In 1849, they were $141,000. In 1855, $279, 000s and in 1856, $341,000. Why this ranid increase? The solution is found in the progress which has sprung from the " extension and completion" doctrine. The Governor, in his last message, sets down the present debt at over five millions of dollars, to which is to be added the bonds vet to be sold, the sum due the Literary Fund, $800,000, for which the State is liable as endorser, together with some small items, which added makes the exact sum of 7,215, 447 73,, which the State owes, and upon nearly all of which you have, to pay tht in terest now, and to provide for the payment of the principal as it falls due. It was as certained that the revenue was not sufficient the IiCgislature passed a bill to increase t . 'endorsement which the State lias under. j uken to make have not all been made. Vou mav also have to par them, take the works . .1-.' .... I Mi..ni.nni1 in, ...,,. ! m: mi. m.r. i.n ; their completion, unon the nunular doctrine ; f fVervation. i-i... ,'r.,ii. ... -:.v .....!.. . l .t 1 lJIUl,ll.'llJW-ili.ir.VM3, I lia"V IIWUV U I'lttll, ' I'fnf ii ssl St f sal I. J 1 Is 'It' A silt . ft if la 11 (III tl i nijiLiiiit l ill lilt i.is a iiiiv nnn suv mihoisiiv : sue to see that "extension and completion ' !at K-ait twentr mi ions ol da in belore Mi-.Vire to come to the Central Road, give ' th..m rharter for turnnik.-s and l.lallk-road. ior even railroads, when they do not conflict 1 ... . .1 . . .1 . .. ...1 ! wtiii your interesi tn me woras ior which ( ynu ari boun.l and have to pay. A half ; million of dull.ir is no inrotinderahle sum !to be tuid annually bv a State of as limited vn-.i ue boun.l and have to pnv. A half resources as ours mint ol it out ol the pockets of the people, dir'Ctly your in vi stiii'.'tits yielding but little as yet. You, the pnji!t" iVd it, and many uf 'you com jd.iit heavily. An important in piiry MjsstsiMelf hcres Is then.' no ivmedy i I th'Tp no way by whirh vou ran In p.trti.tl'y, if not entirely r-!;'c i f 1 t.ilnk tiieiv is. It is by a di- tri'i'itimi of ti? protci'ils ol 1'ic puaiic l.snd-, lo be appli I in part In the payment of a poi timi i y.mr aiinnal intcret, so as to reduce vo'ir't.ixn to th.it amount in i ..... .. . . 1 . . .1 . . t '.. . L .....I :.. .....I.. ... ..to 1 p.iri 111 lie .--.i. .nu ruuu m 1 iw. , a-.d in piyi'u "! t,,rt la?c bonis n h'y lail due, and' the balance-, if any, to the hool Y n.. Now, lot 110 one say, l!i.tl I have ohi-uol mv opinion on this mi M t. It is nit s. I have opposed diti ilj.ition becauw no ir vprnmotit was in debt, and I wished this find kept to pay these debts, ion hive neani me tlfiiarv n peatouiy on rie awnnp. j thut as soon a the public debt v. as liquidated. for tint, wotiltl claim a prop irtionatr? nar f the surplus for North Carolina. That ! time ha arrivod, and I am ready to redeem !mv pledge. There i flow a surplus in the Tnited itate Treasury of about thirty millions of dollars. The small national t!.l carmol be panl lor yars
The Durham Recorder (Durham, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
June 10, 1857, edition 1
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