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"im tit rifnrt tjAt Jotmt BJtel Cvmmittm
. m Brltrp U Com.
Ma, Pb1DBT:-Ib ewe of bt ie-irraae
iootd ortuooe, up'WX tbe area owepire
' tot eiraiaet th 1iber.i of hi eouoiry,
tbe fretf Bomi aewtor perntit.-d tbe R '
nua fete with the exelamatioa, W
Where ia tbe world are we f '
Wtwae k ttwe win-Id are mt ed whith
er arc mt drift'!?. aiBiotmrmratloo "OK-6
. ' - 'i.ltUU .I). . i."
J I ak lb to(Iaioe if the rVeate, far
"is penwe o imparting brief hletry
.: tat icfi-t'ifatioa, ewd tne eaeHJ, ravion
TCgKdofit, ia o ( it f bin can'
",-esd from ate. Ia doing ' 1 my appear
to tallage in rernekt thai bar IHtla tela
aw io Iba Bljcl ! cnl'l'aU. ,
, Tbtir pertineecy ce-i is the lect that
the relate to iatuoittnj paMiC aM-vili i
-aMlifatisX aadWtafisfflLit'l which
tmm. 1 bara la a wiu rfl mppimuKumv u
tba4r iauirdil. "ton U OBw cillai'((l
tba aaiatad eiaitaMia aad gtOKTOit
pnda1 atarj ittaaa-iaiTliied by iu l
travunt etaal totkruif apua tb
W4k at Uara. .
Wbaa taa aitbori'y eoafarrad by asbrtina,
ad Moriaf kKialaiuia W bua bwodaia
eibtt.tfd,rttt (.uUUt- drl.t wil fat ba
oxra I baa t3.(VO,00. . Thia rfbt
o.iam to tba akrgrrg.u property of the
biata tbaian rilaiii.q ibat a debt of Bra
kandrad atiliiuoa, ld to iba aaaaatad
valoatMHi of property ia tba Suia of Maw
3fk, " Wbo wa fpf)ider tbe tncrraaad
irhxd 'rapaeliX l V rupepf fe NtfW
Voik( tba euoariaun ia atiu more fujfifa.
tia. Jo tf ! mtbf, aatbority ha bao
fiaa ta44 laS.U'XOOj 'to tba Indebted.
ot Iwnl Carolina, ia otnar wuraa.
" uc . MjcTtViafc'""" " ' "tlUl'.'yt''W''rill)t. 'aaa J-tftfXiJltXgJg''.
.. ' L. ' ' ...... ...I EHim (itilom. an i ttle'ollicr rciatlUtf to
. aUi H CH VI wwviw unit
V.i ... "....,.. ..'.k ..-.lin .nr..l 1 ot ttaideoea.n-la'aatotiia aftb
... f rwirk(th Jr I baa, a yaar o
r,b- ml tranci'ti lty.
f rwwad
tua debt of
mow tapMly.
ia a rtrUura anoaa. tbaa tba laiiarnaa daht
ot (b United Statu waa larrxaaed duriiiij
ai.y tqual pctbad'of oof lata Urrilila civil
wr a aar m wbicb tbara ara.ajlr arota
aB't riLUintf aroaad tba Aaf nt our coan
- ':alry7W.ra ikv war niillKwaatriiwa,- -who
- . littoba fuppltrd with Qaariaimaatait
ton a, and Oomiataiarii atona, aoo artiila-
ry. aad oU ami, and bowea, abd all b
rapllmtl ttTnof)Hiiel troopa.
Jfttf ::..lbtxHfita: teipcadiura
A mAotd tu kaa baco apaacd Ml ami wlda,
yet thf dtbt ot North Carolina, la laa titua
. ib4) lL.vta rrqulrai to Lfrfa Ita ortiii,
baa baaa Mad weuaatiluU laf yar pr.at
(! a tin af tba aaaaatad raluatiria of wroparty
wahin bcr bxrdera, tbaa tba aaiktual dxbt
"y' tUQ inU'ged iat4 proportiout IliconoeSra-j
. rM( Uua tb pn'penj Wliiua tu
Ti, dflraf tl eorraot rttxwa of airrro-
mat and pat the intarart matariog during
ir-tbartpnaaot BtKat, a "wall at . tha at-tin J
ttaa (X y-Wll vrBKW laa Ninnaanu ui
J J .'hr etTJ twny.lor bmin; 1 know (bat
i. JbMMJTablf luambert of tlil Oeneral AaafJia.
t.Zm tjly baa adrocatad, ia a coaaoieatioua Way,
Hm paanaa at bilta which baaa prodwoad
a'tminiling tmbI Tbr baa bat-a a
w ild foUiiuIaaiB nOO ttl tttMrr of nlar-
aaiimatwvaeafBia, wbLJi aatouata M a pa-
' ,.i nr vt atowoatania, Bad oaaaot -at ratard
wtiat it aaka to aitraiu A g-atla aad
lti atkdy bAeae, filling tba wll apraad caa
aaa of our argoay, will, wtft aa oaward
f asura aiora aa!elj aad aipadititnialy tbaa
a tit 1 aJroctlTa gal which eooipa no from
' tla trup'co. ' ' l
... Tbrttaaw all parraalra frcliao; tbat ear
aa bowdrita baaa dtatrlbatad with an larUb
, B t d,:tbatth-radplo"--rf'tM-wB-Z,
Zm "U. if at all p-ii'la, will demand,
I , i aamt aMwratitNia, all tba ojoMy tba caa ba
afnf.J dt th awaatof mar aiaa'i brow..
r .. . iTHtiaifmnity at auocen aucaung ma
CTikU pt lUUroad Compaoiet to uhtafa our
WtmJ bwusiat Uaa oraatad a wUbaaprrad frar tbat,
' rrnarillna of tba whaa of ear paapla, tba
aacuttbaoa f North Carolina will La tar
r"" e.t,iid bT farritabl and anforuad nDUdla-
m- : . . . . ... (. ,
Is ronnartioa with noat ol bef annii 1
" worfltt Ht M-k a lrlmity. If tba
'rljtl ffimdlt'lmi awiattlra upon our
,r,"ftpi,mawaliB, it will ba. with oar
awU-iup.i biM at detttik'dzJthJlLlI'mlLitwr oa th eery day tha
fii aownnt Soaadiaaifiaa waiiai d 1 j It larg-
1 waa io auntb a pmmaa airbt,
' 4 " laa abip bruaa up la biu Uuu uiihl."
,' -u Viy aoar baovrwbluiad.iaKivat
,' ' J" t'tliMtw ; bat. H rt aboukl cto(ti tttarbla
" aliat'i vncKrd at tba toaili ol our plighted
faith, will ba tliiafcled apoa it laba, tb
t'iaa brl kiahwaf h portyatid bd, Ii
. , . i la uat'b W IbuiJ, mtui mwtj mouUia to 8ii."T,
laataaikty Kti wkvb tba boo.ia i4 tbc
r-t r ait ware arcurad, auB onpaaivaad alarii
. 'i.idui of appr'ipriatioB b lla. Ttilrad
ua) tai atuok, aad antna with ouly a part'iia
h S-i Tj ..ft. i,Bn(t a li'tln dttnceli ia rbana-
"n2 tniTTti.tndrt'Tnnrfwr of ttw-B ta, t
w,t.( i.ubvUinawA-Haipaiiiu who rula wrrapar
a im uajiy a-aaa.ruaid aad ia 0paratua.luc4 a,
. tia Wllmiovt"n, 'Cbarimu at riatb-tfrd
. K ft. Co. aa l tbt W.a-ra 3. C It. H.. O
t Daliua" waaaara- ma vair no Waoi
ihBmiIi,mmii juuit, ia I lie juilMtaeut . til
1 " ' a mi .rni' ot our linla, t 1 tatifr an
nacnvpiattMWr twaw tuaaa tworaatta, rbwtw
y. ... a.iaroaa at taa fciata awuia aara baaa eoa-
wttnttad la ordar tbat aar -8buard aad
le i''sW,',rP. f"1 tba facisa, aaitfbt
tM acit.laat at in caiuaa poauuia BuBMBt,
Mn Tn-Vaa'taa iraa aaaoria laa btubeo,. 4--
r ' .. ft tn aath altaral, awamarcial, maAdraiV
"i'tO'ing tod tuiticral rrwoarcrt of Nona (nr
tilma ate tr anioaac) boo thiir tatharpy,
i - .- ud inad to '-WWrtf iaaattNl a rftSt
' f- btrinrtMP, it wlii ba by eaiabd'ibintf? aa
- ajiert lino' Kb wbu b tlir Tooihtul and tig-
jrHi Staira.ibat ara mokLig waatward wiia
Trtfwtafrtwa'
- ahi.ltTjbB, tbt-ir braltby and lit civ.
")i g bi'HKl.'" Ktcopefatloa and hjitraua'iio
will tbaa detl'roua U draulatluB aad.daifc
Bt thai wow atKaaauprcBH-. ,
luff, (, VtaprraiuB, iatUal of edocmtrb
IjatiafjWHeJtaMll
txHitpoi e thia bappf "-erent, Fnl e
hpk":'i "ti-l' .d in ejiU joy at'tbc
wilTiarffarf tut if tajcetaa.'eriad , . lib
OUvar TMt,Jur 'avre,"and"a.4a"' boi,o
r -wrtr tl,Fwa into ttteit htp. IbaemgETi eat
' ui aituie the i't; of meir t.iih,-aa aur
pf-'i oii'-y by tb evulitf aMieted "to
jviiiaut puptioa at tba boada. ; '
; " Ibe pottiar alarm mated fiy ;Ml BapaT
. aileiU eoiaigtBieot of our public debt . waa
anon atf-'a4! by If porta, wbicb apiediij
ot tait v J rircniatioa aad irrdewrw, tbat our
" ta tbe amount l millb-aa of dwlbwa.
td UB tul'atiirtl tm Kal (tread hunt re and
wortiKea wbtvb wera Inturiaal, di.ticiire.
L- i i in i mi mit natli lnaa In ranaa &if.ikaa)aa
' lotioisj l the eipree and apecio n quire
-W.rttt t4 jM law, A rt'ad Jor lbs Owep
" If ioi)ittd Vmtrrvt ot the Mate aatmad to
demand an inetgti'a. '
i tt ataaia w a tLiHi-rjiiqt .otprinjoo, la re
waid'tAlltesildoil SljeMHt!& ttfigilTlt eouid be iII-gTtb 'rrord ft unl- ditVi
x. at loaua at a time ut our biat w in
Ma'tia ouiaiat,Umg obligntiona, I be
J rre4 tti rc wouki be.aud tblnk tbere aow ia,
. -f. .jt-rot a.tBata to taw importance
" iii a turn g inch as tieffiae trt authontr.
ttw'ii.iBtiaajtiiw'i .abaaa.aa1..MaaV AMalleawJ
raHtiettakaa l.y the rVaie prove WfWtbbee,
tt e orthl.araa ehlf aa wlt lrow, ia
I rmality of exreotbiv Aaoor-liuly,I pre
pare I and letrodered is' aba tartrate a tea
otaioa ealline; far aVeat, Committee
i.f thoe fwriat -ra ta "in veeti ,;... tbe (lira,:
and Iht nana r i whi.it at all, aa Jte.rity
io i-a-wr wraa bnada bad be) exereuei
by iba Tr a arer."
Tb. & aii Irom Rwa, ntirvly fjrno
raat, be muat have beta, ot uy rifde
Meat I .. at bia, aatil wiibia a taw
miaaiM f U inirodorttoa i.f mioe offered
aa a eulwtt a kiiut ie-lHtioe, h i waa
artraiiladatMCkt'lltt " f -d.t b
tiooaie, treated tbeeotnt Selena Committee,
lrM rape t U ao vnuV eooafciaratioB.
Th.ee r.a luti-u w r .more e.up tliew
aire thea ry own. Tary ra h d lor aa ia
li(d"i kilo ' rumeri, af briiiery aad
errup'toa f m' ajt-ri o( tfaia Own'
AwnMy. Uur on tl.a liaciuti'li prorokwl
by lha rHlali(H:l I pruaiiMd to -looata"
4.itj ay'T aiiatt" tit at uf duilaii
Vd wnu IHr lb purpoaa ia lie ad.
It itt bm 4-f a l,h44hjiiaraiin:l"0
Btocb
kraacb
ot tb.i bittatinatfa
Tb art to amaad tin dbartor of tha
VilliaiiHt'ia A Ta-oro' Hailnaid Co., rati
fied Aug. 17ui., 188S, aatboriixd b Trea
arer ol lb tola, apoa eartaia 0"olitim.
in ncliangalba boadadf tbtttata"tar thnaa
of lb Company, to thaanwuat of 0.000.
Tli toad l the Oirapanr were required
by Mul act to be tnrurA by a mortgage
apoa all tbe pf)erty ol tha Coaiany.
The CoiDpaay baa rtcired tba bml ol
tb Slate, bat tba aula ba nut raevirad
tha Conjpaiiy' auirrgagr, urtquiradby lb
act ..-
Tlx Treaanrer ha aoo pied what par
porta to ba th la uwr igmfta, but what ia law,
oana t ba aof mmiL . . ..
Ii i alilntly wnttbieat, BBlaaa, by pec
aiMaiea at -a, C'aJtad. BV.at's. .Ciiil vdiccr,
bicti cm eat br vtitaiaad wtihta 'a at
monibt, tba pea alt le ot violated law, an
remitted.
Tbt Unit ad fib tm loti rsal Reran un raw
raquirM that it oowid bare Bpa it $300
of Kttetfu Stauipa, aad dedari! that tbe
Coniny, for tbt er.aion ot tha law, ba
Incurred t penalty of twortbowaod doilara,
aad that the Bia a, for facet ring the
atortH nnaUuipwt,hjll Berer le al'owrd
to Ititr (luce it in eridenc. It i therefore
worili lea (baa tb naper upon which Hit
wrrtlta. " j '
" Ttiia ttfiarainpad mrr'gi( w accreted
by tha Treasurer b. fore ba nldaiia-d t'te
opinion of the A ttornwy Oroerai Thw f aot
tbat l' Vx.k th not ot th company for
amonot of ataoip pending aucb op nlon,
dot the 8tate from tba penalty at
riola aJ law. 1 dadi to rattur ta tba aaate
quwtlon io ooucectloa with aaortier lUil
road ( uipaiiy, , , . .
Thejjii lt'lna th Charb-r of th
Chatham. Railroad Company wi ratifoid
Aug. U'h, 1M)8. Thia icT Ku' honied aad
dlteobid the Ttoaanri-T ot the rttaia, up-m
aerial ii aoaditiao, tneichang tba bfwiia
ot tha Company, to tba aainunt of 000,000.
A in the. praceding act, w la thia, the
bonib) war required to b tec u red by a
mortgair apoa tbe property of th Com
pear. Tba Treaaarer of tha Btata ba par
ted with ta $3,000,00w in bar Imada but
be ha aot racairad D enforotble Bortgage
ops tba property at tba Company. Tba
lualrunient. purporting to ha a mortgair
Bpf the pruprrty ol tba Company, ia raa
derail wartbhat by th Uniied btate Inter
aalKevenoe Liw, bwuauaa uf the poiiaaiuo
o itainpt wbiub abo'ild bar baaa affiled
to the amount of fi.OOO. Tha teatimooy
ot th Tr' urar, (aea patf , ef report)
thowt that ! iraued tin 2, 000,000 loan
to the Cl atbam llatlroad Company oa tba
ereaiag 1 Octal -WtK looaV or tba mora,
log of October 10th, 186S, while bia k-ttar
to th Attorney General (ana ptge 28, kA.
AEa. 1 1 alinaia Ihat lie Ani nt a. n iimI laa
opieioa ofth.Attorwey Uetier.'Up,,n tha
o nation nt atamua ' antil NoeemLr SNth
18, of thirty nine lajf after ba aocapUd
tbe aoatamped $3,000,000 atortgtga.
Tint opiuioa will lie fouQii un pan St
marked "A Aa. ." It ia aa temai liable a
It ! lionnia, I rnnaat Seaaton ia read it,
and (o rellict bow tammaniy it rtianoaa ol
a qu('lou In whti ti tha iuterea'i of tbe
8tM are Inrolrrd to. th ataouot ol tail-
uunt oi.umara.
eplaioa waaaoi
1
"'ArfoBt0ii.rC' Orrica.
KaUifk, X a,Jf. 8(1, IS8.
11A.D. A. JenkM, PvUl Trmtmr :
HtBi In my tipinion, th bondt nf. ' lh
Chatl am Kailroa t C'oibpaay, dlieered to
the 8ii, do not nqtiir 'amp alo. tbe
leortxiu. to tb Statrf by aaia Itoad, doe
not tequita reteuu atatopCi
y, m, mi CULtSSIAIf,
Attoroer Oeneral.
t lUUamaioa wew.vaetaaauaal lat ataa.00.
retaryol Btata) ahb tba rrqueat to rrgUter
tb,iaongfgji..J.r,-..,;Ji
' The act riiira' enquired tbat tha mort
ftut tliould lie rfyittrdnti. dalin4 for
regit' rat ion, but rmgitUrtA, ta tha flloe nf
tb Bat retary nf S.'ataatoiia of tba condi
tion prcn eiU-ut ta tha i-aoa ,of aar bond
to the t5 nt pari f. Tba Company haa bad
loa wiNuiafaar immiii, iicwf j fftr ta"wWj
and tb mortgage i not rrgiatered yet, a
bM.)tUbrcB tJnaVc.IWBa.
, The Secrelary ot Blate evlileutly regard
il it hit duty to f roltfitjha intereat ol tha
State, rd aot protif iiteltia high a Rica for
tb brxtk af varaanaat lUitruad Ompt
niaa, -. Be iwfuaed to. regie er tb mortgage
Wife tt w hnaliiapd.'7 Jt'otwl'hatand
irg law oplnioa of tl. Atjtorary Oeaerat, he
ban:fnt tb U. Bu. Kitwu Law reouirt d
ttwttjge t fca atiuoprd bjrjk ptliltalOB
W plain anu amiiinit at can ba .azpteaaed
b iatguagr. If Siaator ral to ttia law.
w-ctioa 134, actot 14, they will And that
r.Jteireta,rioa until
there iaeecb a pprrnraia at teraaa - that a
Tnrtjr-, a 'jettMad f a pnl Jte offloer, aa
bla.r pf the tt, mean tb ran aa t
mortgage U t public oBcer.' . r
TaaBecretaj-l of Ptaie nrqta-aled theopin
HteTtir"ewwiwi, Waehingtoi, .ft C.. b
I-vr, dati :jBii.l Jrth, itwt. Tbi letter
will ba lonnd
on page 3 1 o tb report and
. So, a." Tb n ply t tb Cora
maikid kB
enie doner, ia dated Treasuiy Departmewt,
tllOi m in'arwai ttereaoe, Waalttagtoa,
Jaa, ItthjIMt. .It will tit foimd oa tMgt
SI of tha reKrt and tutrked "B. Xa.C It
bjH fotb'WI
S.r;-l replr to yrwr irtKr of the 6(h
UjL.lbai Jii otortgaga ot tha Chatham K.
Ul aecarmg. a loaa of State .boada.
eaetiwt net uinra at tnt aanat rate of
aifTfgc bems (or ewarf fee
taedred d Jlara, or trattiooal part theraof
.aoitrad,JLd.!Hi .po$.. cptn w . tfeifljf.ha, -j
rmptumoj o.,i, act ai IBM, .awa(led
Julj 43b, If 6t at a itjMt iaaued op 8tau
ufiii .. f . . , , ' . -
-'lt tba atortgaga arearea ft.000 000. It
Kqnire etaoipe to the amoortt ut $ j 000 I
,. . 1 k.":ii: ri J K"i' f' ' s
iamd, either in tie Kgte(ef a oilica, or
thai, of 3ecn.tary af Btata, aa reqaired by
lWi,V IBJ rr-iiwrnuiij;.
Ilrputy Commiaetoaor. "v
eawioa. I cana H wi'hhnld a rwr.wtioa
ot th f tnotieat aad jo egnty whb b tbeae
traoaaj'tiijaa ba !. 1 ia tbe 6Vcrery
af efcata. K.arUi Carol ut aeala aoeh Of
ifl'ena'ed a.rriora, aad her g-mxwi. people
w.lt hvataw apoa k-oa tb Maadm "well
baa, aned an-1 ia tliful aMT.at " He la t
ba adnaired ertta. barina earatul! and
aria uljcxty dteratiaed bia da;y, 4m
allow nrraocai al.B a. eiadictie at'.ark.
malic,. baia. or ay t tba baaar paaaioaa of'
taa. to wer him from hi h ificat eooTtC
ftinaa at du'V.
Now thia art ta eeaea t ' tha tkarf of
the Caa'baa ltlroal (Tom pan r, ' reqitret
twat ta.li nw tha Waft U.iOtM ia 8 ale .ymilt
inairtMl el I tae I reaavrrr aunn "
ta bia a aei t ba martgat.' f tb Cam
paay for 1.0 )0 000, vpo a I tbe property ul
tbe Compwaf. ketarram jaiwi"" ' 'l''r
rbad w tti tb WeernHbt!n J Sulb
Carolina S ate line.
Wow tb l otmmoi ejne would re
(Hw4bat tba .npay ah..uld oB at
laaet aome .property b-ton th ajc p linK
tarfum lb etrctrtaoB of the m.irigie. A
4i.n.r.cyea-- JJtr'tn-n j
nmHi MMtdilioa. a aevu-fir for the p y nitu
utnCTCoTWT
to bec-me void upoB pajmrot or periot m
aooe." it. i a full ad onatp ef corrwy
aaotol tills, with a prorieo, rendeiing i
'' inrtjaronititrone. It
telnaaible lilt. It baa uaUaliy b to von.
. . . . . . ,
eiWrri Dtoaiia.ry toe a mas la earn pmper-
IV before bacaa ooaeey it, eun r aiiea at
ly or cobdltiooaby, but ia tbi ina aoo ,
iba TraaauTir ul tu Sttt ba b en pe au.1-
edtoaaoaptamiarigaii liieiallf upon all
the properly o thejCuatuaea Ki I : ail
paay, hetweaa tb piau indicated, wlH-re-aa,
ia tin hi aa appear from tb teatim ny
af ita Pieaiiieot (ane pige Uof tba report.)
tba t batbaia K tilroad C -ra parry dona am
ww a atngl graia of tatd betwwa tbaa
poiata, la tbe Language of tboir Proaid kt,
"tba Road U. aot dtfiuitely hVateil; wa are
now working oa tb loo nh, fine ol tureey C
It thaa annwara. Mr. Pr-aiileaC . that. II
tbi $,OOO.tHJ0 mga( bi bean duly and
tnlficieolly iamped and reuiateud ia tlte
atbcB of tbc'liwetafewf ttatar it wwld
hare ban wort bleat, breaua parponiug
toeoneey b avirttg dead etileia prop
erty which ba bo rimne'. '
KU Bnvatawr lutiuaaijjaeilun, Mat tl
Clompajiy ante to pu;cliae pniM-rty be
t Iboee uoiota. 1 would not tire a
bagatelle fax tuba ia leaaimplaiiu toy untiV
inteotioa D-wnh or a auaoge of purpoit
mar defeat Intantlaik , .
ThrwoWtltpTif property betwe -n llie
poiut dedguated i rw)tt rd a emwditim
precedent ta tbe montage, and tbe niort
gaga at a coodiuon precedent to the po-. t-
aioa of the HtMa bvp.la, at wall t. a r
eoaatruc:iaa ul the act, aa by ilia law m
common aenee ; bat, were there room for
any doubt, tha old maiira "ta 0 popull tat
tuprem lei" ibauld hare ( qitired it.
Tba Traatur-r ouglil io uare gin-n me
HUiti, not tb Cewaaiy, th leiini ol ty
doubt he . my have entertained. Ilii
loubt oa tbe attoB of laWirael IU eenu
rt'tnvpt bou.ld tmaa ihdaoad himatavaay to
laa Chatham Railroad C'ompiny : 'Oeotle-
man, baring aatiaO' d me tbat tint mortgage
aoeer what tt purporw to -progeny ot
your aompany you aiuet pr Mluce tb beet
poaaiblf eewUmca that tba Internal Heeean
Law of tb Unitad 8 1 alee (iue not raquire
it to be t am pad, and that avjdnoe I. hk
pmiuof tba CommMWHier -of internal
IWveeae, Waebiiigtoa ii. V "
la other werle, BaeUouia Dart actom JU-nr
at a careful aad prudimt man woukl ia ret
arcaoa ta bia awa aflaira, . What tan man
would loaa mosey tu hit neighbor upoo a
mortgage riecotad by hi neighbor upo
th plantatioa of another Bi ighlmr. ' Tha
atteoiDt to enforce t lien thua eought to be
created, would b a fruiileaa a ta attempt
to reap a whirlwind. let thie It th pre
ant character of a $2,000,000 mortga
now on depoeit in tbe i'rei aury.
Ia It not time tTiat III repieaentatirif ot
th people thou I J interpoae ibeir authority
ta protect tb intereat ol the Htatef
I acoalt our Treatuiwr of any daire to
th" WterAiiAj?JMgi
Maaaa aolapania aod to tha d. tntneut of tl
in
io
Btata. I believe ba ia tinned asainat more
that tinning. I believe it it all to be at
tributed In tba voracilv Bud pertinacity and
indw nt baate of part let to obtain pitaea-
aioa oi our bondt at the V ry earlieat mo
mant, aad to aead tb. payment or a tax
impoaed by a law of the t'nilti State,
It it, however, aa let our duty to diaooet r
and reel tfytwrura aad omieiene, to la'tl iu
their charade', tn l tnroiring the intereat
ftpoor ana ta uumenen piiojur, iu me
I r 1 ...J .
a'nvHiBtl'itjnlttmri of ritillam. -
Tb it to pr. vmI lor lb rmpf-Tfrnaat
of i-enictt and the ereetiu of -a 1'y lt. n
tlary, wa rutiljed, Jut at imr flrat taioo'
Wit ipiring. . cV& 10 Ot Mid X"', reailt aa
lotow, yit: "Sec. lO."Iri orilrrui pravide
t roND tor the parchate of t ai'e aid prop
erty for the I'eiilientimy, tml for the (mo
tion of tba tame, tie Public Treaanrer ( aa
tborlxed and reqalrvd. when rqut'td by
tSat)apminaiMi m l 4t, nr.bj mid.
Boanl, to nu tor ft k-a tha p4 bi.u.la
of th Btata. aotec ediiig la the agvmair
two baewlreatbttUa AdWa; $ii4VJ0.)
of tbe denomina iou of one tbouan I. aM .
lartttfh, ($L00fllj.dnle4 Itt OutoUr, Jfi8 I
ad paytDie tnirty yart ttieieaidr, l rig
tit per crn'. intereat p-r aBuuiB, lrab4
aenil annually t with ooupou ibcn Ii at
attached, pi ite-ipal aad totereat payabWat
tuck p'ace in tbedty nf !tew, Tirer atbrtaiime liioOey.tte did- but remember i the
Phblio Twaauter fluij ttctlo!, wd Nn
aigned by the Public Ttwawtiraf, Bod led
with tba Great Btal lX tbo fiiata.
; Tba porcnaev moon 4 aaad etteand pro
perly abail he payable aa tbe wariaiit i f a
malorfy nf aaiet vaaaMiwae. aifweovt bt
tha Ooearaor, aad diet r ttmractpr Inr
tiailding tb Peaileeilare, thall bw. rtirtb'i
ba the warrant af a m-joniy of tb aaid
Boanl, approved b to Oorninr. .
Oa ftp-amber Wtb, IStiS' tao rvqntJitiiHu
war mad nat tb Ttt aauier br th Cum-
mittee, o In ttvor nf Cot. eV kk 4eHt for
$M,Oii0 ia tttt bondt,' fat pur) aa l the
other ia faeor uf t) J. Ptuyn bit $it J)00, in
dtat tmatte, fat farj (ere page . of r pr,rt.)
State nat paid 119il.0o0 ta her homlt, entnet
from IX J, Pruvai awl Mii liiaii a of the
ConinVratb Into $1.000 and $44 ln .
dicauathal $58,000 waa tba amntint Truyp
paid Cot. . H. Ilea k a few bowra b (ire
wferilngtnrtdiea1r-m
$41,000 kt the amount he made ta th
tpeco-latioa,- i - r r,- - !
Now, what tutho'rtty had IbrOhmmitteo
to make a reoaiitKa an ' tbe Trrafir. r
for ihoee bond", and what attthwrUy feet thr
Treaaarel to raapona to tuch reauiaittow J
TfW-authna; it Mf thrnr r bey tra -
llfrred by wart ion lflAha aulJiaAl
tarttotv, aa eipiicf iy a . taJigag can tlut,.
require tha 1 rraauretwnaa frqarttrd ty
tbe rWittwwd-rta-cctioB 1, 4
mid Board to at', that it tbe word,la attu,
tb bond at aot lea than par tar the par
poee nf cnattna? ftaU. , . '----
Now, if the $100 000 in ear FentlrBtf-
"ary VSSUB twT wwrw wtatM. by
tbe TVeaearar, at the act require, bat bv
tha Oommittea Who bad a Heht to aril
tbrm. They made their rvquiaittoM up'in
ikiTiaMaiwtrbaia whila tba mi
raijafw-MWetitawwa hilliaaee i Tlai,t, -
Wtty f tain -ffr t-t r-ptr hll" hr
pavableoa. the awraat el t pi)rity of?whi impre6.l ittrlf up m me at a high
atid Cntamittra, apprweed by tb Oovers potilic deiy.-Aliout tb aame time. I ee
or, ete," . . . s j - llriileotlr aaw a draft lor $1200, atade by
AsajB.TTIWif. tftrirtrereaot
at the act require, bat at tixty fir eeut
oa tb do'lir, f tlte eo'jaidratiTa tcfrtmmi
ia tiie wW. ia $a 00d aad Una dat eaaia.it
B onuarn-, tu toe raaaate of tb act tie
evaded by tb phraaolory of l roqnialUo.
Tbe boada wera 'ant Miy diauoaed ef by
aa aa iutkiorte?d -party, at a aowatboriaad
prioe, bat, tie, la aa anaatbriae4 naBir
The Uagoage t4, tbe act tt 4 mil h aot
Wee tbaa par." The wrh "to aell," M wl
rraqoeet uecarraaof ia abf buuaeaa ' aflaira
4 liie. It haa, ia eommoa pariaace, bat
ua lucaaiag, and tbia maaaiBg it tb only
owe It bat etvna 4ogir-aby or technically.
Qtr h-tkigrapivert aVffca it at liowa,iix :
"To .Miter, part " wB. t dlapoa wt I' a
aoioa i q'Mtaiaatl ia ., te jaavd. avarnii.
alive to oar .wr, which, impiiet aa. ccbaage
ol one eomaxMltty fur tautoer.H
The, biada, liw, waatw eat aatfliutTir
tmrtd. At ah owing toat tba term te tell waa
pur p' iel t wxf pr, pi'f uafct, tiie act pro,
ei.iea 'bat ta aa batli abail be told to "cr
tie a (Jud; tbat 1 lb wont aad tbatoeft
.of ttoa "lead," sauaMw" abail ba aba a by
wa-fint, tor Ihe piicbaat of aaid "tilt
aid property." ,
oat, ti'lf i hot ioiit a, rmtiiSi faqalja'i' tttTV)
of tur b iid. haa beta complied aim, but
alao,Thr 1 tf. Hut aad t. J. rVtoywwwv
paid $100,000 la tbt Feoitentiary &',) Jiy
r. omr l m Bpoa tb Treaanrer, dated- Jlov.
I0iu, Ib'ig ( frf7"Trar1 m' oiim.imial tan.m tfa niaaj
wat not until loc. tnl, 10, tnaaxi tweaty
thrre day- tbenarter, tbat tha tttate
Uu aal . Ji I-, ae . W and beboid,
luaiead of t de-d With eoeeaant ot wara
raulay, it waa m" y a quit claim deed
wiilrdeacriptbta elautetvto vtu and
H-flaite aa 1 1 rndiT it exoeodioglr difUoait,
if at all pwxibl., ta luavaie tba eVHHr aa-r
traet . ..-., ,' .,(
1 will not enmmeet tpaa thia traniaot oj
furth.-r than to otaarea, thtl Outaida Influ
er.ee hut tramped it imprest' apes 1 the
whole tlfair, Iruia inc ptiua to ooucluaios
I d ply reg e tbattMHaurabla geottetaarit,
who ever bae Commanded my cotifilence,
and' ebn d i now eimmmd my eoulideoce,
abiri d. have n p lead ta atnea laitb in ibiax
wbtrwrrrwitrktag am tbate -aifartnt -4.
autta ia to t-d aad lirateq a manner.
1 now d.eire to prnwat to the 0 nat tbe
laa t lj t embraced ia tbt flrat branch uf
tbi iatfinat igt) iou. Tm trtt etattoa ot tlria
Uiaeral Aaa uiiily cammencaa Julya let,
111 It will ha rentdauiajred that tne ae-
aUaaaaad aiibtg ut acmijert aad olflcera
ware nV4 di-Wiauaaid la il altar tba middle
ol ih aai '0. Uefot tb. eompenaation.ot
nHiiTr aTfrrnWraia aa aiwn.ii -UaattlJjif rhaCnn.mi'ti Intormed me ti..t wbili
aiao te rtiu-iuiHTwl tbat th Treatarer
the State ktHly atlaawned money to mem
hwrt ee acouaat, aadouaUauad an Iu do un-
nl h ; tnnou,'c-la ttbauatioo of unuW
1 then toUght an inwi view with the Treat-
Biar, tor Uia putp aj of aaiejululug dpot
wuai verint ua oouni negotitte a temporary
loan. Ha informed ma tbat he could bort
row $100,000 for nlietf dy at tbe legal
rat ol inHercst I immetliately prepared,
and Introduced intc tb Senate, tbe killow
n Jilnt wi'utien, which waa raUaVd
Aug. 8-d, 18i ' ""- i
' tUmihti, (th Uoaa of Repratativ
concurring.) - That tbat TfeBturar of the
Stat b authnnx e; ta negotiate a loaa. aot
exoreding $100,0(4, for nineiy dayt, at tbe
)rgal ratc of intnt, to mdet Vtempbrary
deficiency in t Treaanry' ' ' f '
Berir vl dat firawto tb ratlfloattoli ot
thia reuolaiioo, tb TreaaBrer bad aeopwad
all p ytnenia ta merarwra, for the reatna tie-
tore tatet. - Bevaral daytlater tbe Mtinra
-i' ta tbia rtaeletna.Iafuertaiaad tbat O.
J Prnyn tha gontlomaa who made $44,000
of oui boud ia fiw bourt, 1b the f-ai
tefitiary tranwttioi bad opeaad aa omo
i wa tela-room uf tba ttanata gallery, aod
wat qui. tW buying th warrant! of mam
beta, at a iMaconnt of 8 par tent ; of courae
a Irgitim ite traat wtion, t lar aa Mr. Pruya
wat concerned, ibire Wat the locepttua of a
piouiiaiug apeonlattoo wbicb, if carried out
to itt roni-luaion, wouhl have tbetracted
fiotn the pockt'te of memhon bt thir. Qeu
eral AaMtnbly little lea thaa $3 000. Itejmtke it conetitute bribery A uiemlier
iuce.a depeuded Open tb cot.junctloB of
met f meuioera tad a aepleted
Treatuiy,
Tbeie clrcitmauncea, IB connection Willi
the Urlay to aegotiata the ttortttid loaa.
afier auihority, which the Treaturer bad,
igfoievd m would tufflce.btd been can -l.
rrtd upon him, iuifutitd nl To prepare
ana inirxiuue., mw ana CHa Lue ifnivw
j t i J . . . i a . . l i i .
ing I unt retoiution, vii .
WgtKBit.'Tbt Tretturerof tb State,
wat auiborixe.l, by c. ncurrent rvaolattin.
tatifl d Aoa. Unt. lHttfl. to nemtiat1 letni
I .r- U .V . ' . T . 7 "t
I not i touudiuf fltKMIWI, lot. JKLjltyt at the
legal ftte nf intereat to nee a temporary
(UdlCif ncy ts tne I rwarv ; taeeeloreJ
Jltlood, tlift Ttouaewt tleureiwutaUret I
conrurnng, I nat tne i reaiurer ol tbe state
he nqueattxt n IBtVrutted to inform the
General AaatmtiiT; witbmit delaj-whetber
t'orh loan ba Imraj ategotiaied. aad if net
nf goii ite, w bather aiklitlesal 1-gialation it
nwmaarv t enaoienim lo ng.Htte"llie
loan tutb'r ted by tbe aJomaiU aoocBrrejit
- t
r.i..utioti
Immeitit'eTy "piM fhe Wiflcatibn of thia
reaoliitpin, we were iniormea tnat trie loan
twaeua :I,;.Tb .fPtTfIlq ..SI
Mr. Pinm, upoatlie aecemiiiwaol member,
waa thu ti'ppe-t ia - toe bad. New.i wbt
it the vM BrBlBrtag tbie traaaaetbm I
tt my t foawd apoa ptgt g of ttia n p wt,
. The Trwaanrar , d the gtala tetifl
that Mr. Pruya "talked to bim about making
langoatr r tpnaitllyRt the time. ? Hr
abnl,!., that ti-'artfef fokMi
iftmiee ty had waa hiut-cer.:iflcaia, aa
awwu- ra- wara pretty hard up. Mil wuald
bewttttng to pay atmtbing to get " f -----
, llete irte moreover, tbat be cat'iei the
warrant, tbat air PrnvB diacoutted.
htjr be neuoilated the $ttW 00 0w loan.
ai in at mitru aa meiBneni am aot tuomit
to Uia exaction of Mr. Prom antil tbe
Trra-uer diafonlinaed pat meat, tba, Wat-
ranfa w'jiich Mf.- Prwva -dtatjaaaUdr- .noai
hare h caabed wbl't payiawnt -te. mam
hart In perann waa - reluaaa, fajsauat te
nenilien in perton, til reanmid, Immedl
ately epon the ratinca wa ol tne Joint reao
tndon-at Ang. lath, a nieuoa, wbicl)
TnireAWtw I'Mfpoae wnne UfBamK-Jt-tcnj
bty to kaow tba reaaoa Why Mr., Praya
flnaid draw -fcntwy from , the Tteaaaret
d Do nieftihert war ran la Miebaaed i at a
ditcouaL hll .membw.-iw fpria ptr-
aaaat eoalJ oMaio B monry from tl.I
tTreWPTr; H"lreie taauW. that Mr.
Prurn, never propoawu to ptvra toe pr. wu
aithhiea. , ,
It i remarVtM fbtl Hft" Piy of any
other tn mtf ma-i.ebntild haeavbeeat paraiitted
,.. !.. n,A-a liimMll hilaaiaa ila aailina lii
latlve f tbe pile aid tba Tre -tui ,DeiVT"ii
r i" Btrnt, , -anj
diai-iiicnunff' aarrnnu ot
meuihrrt Bt 5 per cmiL tie rlimt tato tb
Ttvaaurtr't ofl' with" fheta, and reoeivt
natment in fulk '' t .T ,t t FT
I i now BTlt to airenuoa I in renat
ute IB Mir m ima inn-unuea'
ii .. . . . : .. . . : -
iihal relating to tb bribery bf meuherw-ef
j hi vaaartt tawamrtyc
a bout the, time tbia,iTetigtiia wa In-
-aBg .MBjiAAmittni, 1 fb"wa 1 bave jrrear
aoundelioa. intormna aa Juat ia -Cuti.d
(prove tbat t Penal- hn.1 ree rid oioaej
,'' bit tt,c at a rvnator. an .ma not
iriea ma hut name. Wetther attrt I tvoarat it.
i buaaa j waa tearful that a knowlr?e of
' the name might ait-bt "tla':, j.rct'BirBf
ttiuuer-et Co
I M William Mree:, C'Ve
Mtb, 1S:3, nd payaliU tat-jSrd'V
W.fctcxua. Aoo bat the bumi iei
relatioae ever exiate i bwe.-a Mr. Ikevcat
and maelt, aad lbwe pei aal eoaaidera
tioaa-WI ta bwoaetCJune by a txiaroiliug
aetiat of 4 alt p tbeltiate - -
1 I teew tbe lactiVHy diapltyed by tbt
toakar of tha draft la taior ot Kaiinud ap-
Pttftoalatioo belle i a actiritf wbicb atawd
be" him tba fuetiout aobr auet of tb
"Chairman ol tbe Tfair J Houae." I knew
tbat the uarer of tbe draft had a a ion lime
batore f ted bi ewtitio ia baakrautcy, aad
I kaaw taata tVw week betore, I bad ra-
domea uU ante te anabie bim to rrro
$30. tad I knew tbat tba draft waa dated
foiraXTTtnir
tier cooid-!rauon4 and 1 ka -w tbat tue
maker ot tba drattba I ktewa Mr. oUevant
bote few aeti I waa a"Wti tataiftw)
ftat it araaairaav in oiia.terauia ki: ud)u
i-ace it a mrm'jet o the Ueuerai a.a-muiy.
Bt if Mr. bW-rena bad frauk J cooft- 1 that
it'tfat tbka fivkit f Tim rbarra wbicb I
luada ew trnA titmb tbtae twa cSaw, ' ' .
1 propuaa to aoa lie tbe cae pi Jl A
W. Huntna; Tlx tiy tit i tj't giird to
'Ttaviitiipw ftie iTiwJwi rbw-p " tw ta -toe
ti mtt draft.
repurt abuat that Mx, vent baa But
ucb cre-IlL aa w iu d enable nun to borrow
iWfBrfyw hi w paewf, -w.ibut eijw
m litatee agnu.t tbe aaauuipiioo tuat it eat
a. txdioory hu-iu at tin u.ti.n, wmcu
HUveat, bunaulf, Ua ili a it" waa
la war capacity at jurort, wa muat deter
mine tue t'ree t ue-Lbility to wbick
each witnita it entitled, tnd a circumataa-
ttal eeideaoe ia nmetimet atroavr tuaa
direct and poeitive, ao circumataoiial eri-
draie la lr. qu. nily atrong enough to urer-
dtuat and poeitive Utcoieuie math:
eader aaibTSilr. blarra katifiet tbat hr
gave bia note f r an molha, at tbe t'lqie be
received tha dial t." ... '
Tmm eaia ul ut w bicli Mr. Stevest It inter
e4ttlat e p-tft m chargei) with aturiouaof-
tente, it to l- kept codMantiy in view, i
aotkii k'ed tbat aa attempt would tw mult
,i... , .'.. i . .: ..I
- wj Tfcfw - ,iltwwpiM. Mavirwa awe as,
but I l!jd that the io (, taring Caa oi
cetruplwij C4ud be tr.ale I itii-aiu way
. I pri-aum that aev. ral Sna'orf. t'mrtiv
trier ttne mveniganoa wa lnangurttea.
were told, tl beat, I wat, that tttevant Ut.l
pti.l taa moaey buriowed S event no
teatiflea tbat be gave bian..te for aix monlba,
t tin titiw. ' " "
Dime tbD report waa ma te, a ge.itl.'mar,
sHvmi waa trttityiug ui Ibia elfict, Ua ha. I
to avert hie liuw, fir be b-lieved, ud, bit
Mltl we tuun. lol upoo bia own ro.il
knnwledte,'ihat B'ev. nt f wore t a f a V
bond: " Ills reitfd for x tread induced hint
TO with lint rt Tfta tnlmmaWow -ittttti tw--re
port waa mt't.
Another c tvauie' an e tending lo'iprne
tbe ea.mptioa luat it Waa a eWif 1. an,
hi the fact tbat it wat tot paid,, by ih
partita aa New York, upoa wbm it wat
m ule, bat by Liitbaold bimaulf, in Ualiigh,
in thete inaiailuaeat, v.i-. oo iu b pUm'
bar, aoa ia Octotter aud tb third ia N ivem
tier. ' Tbil draft waa dated Aug. W, 18ti8
fbe Journal of tba H ue ol licprenl
tire lor tb tir-t aeaai.Mi, tbowt that th
aWy hiailruad aprupnai.tin bill for whict
A. VV, Btereue voted during that teteion.
wat the aot entitled an act. to amend tn
ordinance to incorporate tha North" Western
S. CI B. B t'ompany." 1 hit act appro
printed anout $100,000 00 of our bonde.
Sieveut voted lor it : it paated Aug, II ,
Uott, ami 4m -eext - day Steven - got the
iirait lor fiou uo on mew tort, innu tne
Chairman of the '-third Houae." Tb
journal et tbe fl .unfl of Rvpmentarivea lor
thia aeaalor, howtihat Sti-vene bat tieen in
untwerveriugiupporter ut all appmpritiion
ibblt thecurn nt amtion. line then it Ihe
rfffrtolxht draff, and It eon' i ntea another
Smd very etrong link in the cba a. Tbe
elf ect of tb trauaactioa whether it i re
garded at gltt onrtwair, iw aucb a aroubf
oaa be laribcd aa well by a loan ol money, a
by a gilt ol atom y.
It 4arMBkabla IttMhallUiLliniljienl
hiatoriap Baocrofi, while tvprcmenting the
L'uite.l rilaLea at the CuUrt of 1st. Jamet,
having been allowed tceeaa ti ervt ral pub
tic otfice la London for the purpoae ol bia-
tone r teareb, found the original munn-1
eftpl of an wmctal diapatea of Arthur
D ibba, Oovarmir of North Carolina, dtled
Decemb-r, 178T. ra tbit diatch to the
bom: guvwotiewt it a fori' tit reror.l nf (tu
tbe laquti; of Oov. Dobla.) " Mr. P'trky,
th Treaurer, whu goverut many' in the
JtateTgbly'b lewwtay tlirm mo',ey.arTbn
i, Ac.,1, hat ltrli.1,,1 m I u. IivI.imii
elttrerwaaei 4oaoa or rwmiaii. ia . nut uf re
naa uriKM- i u ""n- bvvigw,
, i. v...i. i .....l;...
Ir it ot very tittle import aooe whethir the
$1,200 dratt wat a Ima or a gift. The til
iraevwtatit 'qae ion it, , Waa -Vlt, Stevent
iliiil-eit by the t rant itt ion t I th.huk I have.
aai if actor ily atiowt ibe elt ct it and, .tnd
atlll hnt,'ppoa bit ligttlativ rptirse.
f - Nww, wuo I tue maker nf lb dral t
tflltoa ti. Utt-eflci.L btvj.e-trati.V (-e
page IS 4 Import J jtbat be preminte 1 tip
draft for payme nt at the bank ng bout ol
UTeta ITSoOnxf tfr Orreaei pay aa. at areata.;
taendnaibe tttuoud that, aUbough Mr, Lit
ibflsld did hit banking l.uaioraa lliriiujjb
i hem. be then bad no lue.U tbijvi. - - "
And yet, anout the time tbat Littleflald't
draft Uooa Souttrr Jt Co. wa dutiopmed.
,4te gave bia draft for ninety itaa tor $40.-1-
ow ttrtnrrr; r.ient oi tne cnatnam k. k.
ii orriipn"f $:t;'rw
wat t, we aertwi vm t-i . h.ihj u iua f-ta-u,-,
000 lota bid pa. d. for hi (Linlefl. Id f)
tertBCM ta an attotney ia ai ling tbe paieegw
of aid bill. ' v
: The Pntldent ot th Chit hani R. R. Co,
eatifld tbat be Could ot tty Whether he
bad knowB Mr. Litlleaet.i waa erXwoaaam-i
ret he take Ittietntd'a dralt at'ainety
itajt lor taujjuu, anu riwoi) mii'irtetaent.
la ante oaa am areiluloua aa "to lielieve thati
b$60,000drft it ever to be pwad, or waa
illteodod Lu bepaldt : ;
Ii Mi I too H, Li' tba. -Id ia tba gentleman who
tave hitdntt fn- $3,000 to the pr.prietor
iawaaatonw ana- ra-Ma ewiaii rnm i w
T ta. lanitAI VrtfJ raVniilaVI TTW THaT aaaVat.iar "Smtrv
n he rDitftT."rioW'oet-ni,td rrtrrfce tii'irM
JVCa.tul;'vreiriqJ'rili.I with cigtr, ai&ewBV-
and bqaetav while ruuman appropna'bia
tni't w.r waxier eooexiwrelioa, laat traaioo.
fhlt draft wat pH bv the holder ef if, o
Cavajtatigh, of NnwJTork citt, billiard
wblea, aad of Vita i p ;ean.-3'"lrtle ptjefT
Payment waa refbaed, whafnap m the draft
waa reatiuod to tbit c.ty and aol J to i cap
itariav hate at a heavy di ont,-y
I a any o a believe tl at tba $rt0,000 it
DotDte.1 becaua of ita non-pay tneat r The
Itgne I;bTe-4H4 itt--ta4-4ivtbe. $3,00tV
draft t ra a. S in evidence, beraute I - have
Bweat "informed of tbea tiooe tha rapun eraa
made. My tnl rmant ta a geatlemaa who
it e -gnixanit -of tbe facta, . ; - -"-It
bow 'remain for nie to advert to tbe
caa oi tb,e S.-BtoT trotn i Kowanf (n ibe
baturttiy boiore the Committoe rt pori.3. f
edied aioa tbegeatlcmawwh had atae ai
pit tbat baawaifd Hre thai wtiteaa-e ta,ta.
ne, -ivrd miHtey front aa isdinilaat for hit
w-rviea- ia tbe Brnata, and iafiwaed htm
tbat I wat ready to iavestigat tbe charge,
aad deaived ta kaow ttie aame bt the 8- a
M' ahjTTW wataw tbw wmtea. by-wbr us
ate the same at the1 Senator from Rowaa aa
tbe rx-raoa implicated, aod ttia Henaior
Irom Cat well it tbe witacatby wbeot th
Vr8B BTO,?r vuwwj. - aBeofU my.
leTcTf
era) S.-aatt-rt aeem to have previously lea
of tlx at aain'W ia enaiMH-tiua with tbi
charge, thie wat tba Brat time I bad baud
tbeae earn ia tbi coaaectiua.
Oa, tb fallowing .Monday the 8eatter
Horn So i area n Commrttwandex
pw aaa l aleeira to make a peraonal expla
aatiua.. I bau.1 aot yet aaminoeetl Seiittor
Dteveni, and. 1 lo aot think the tweator
tr tm Uvwtn: knew of m rnteet.oa. Tbe
ttoiai Utad,4itataiitiaily, what her -peat
ed in the prvee x-e of tbe bWate tuoaequenl
ly. UeMifead tbat be at oral Intruded to
prevarutted in ref rtneeto it, becaa-e,wbt e
be did not accept ihe $J01rom tb Seaator
from Cataell for bia vote oa tut sattort
4M' 4naMIV tavH ttfciMataf4ai4aUtf -atal
a bribe, ret it at tiauroucf lor b.in I-.
late lax.B It anrlbu motive emtd teea4iy
miacoaaira A. Cps . reilecti a he baJ
aoaciuded to voluutarily eule ail tba'iacii
tad eifeuma aaoe. ""r'-T.-T.Ti- z? tt
Tbe sVtiator bat frankly admitted tbat it
waa wrong for hits to beak. n it tf B .y
t. rrir-e at Senator. 'I ba ' r a at aulpa
bilitv it the only qwaa'l n tur tue Hrntta to
ib-ter-aine, tnd I tubinil it to y u with tte-
JWV
I nl IiifTiearaHea' ti ihe luinirainnjr -cTrcitia '
ii jmaaawaaa,.wtmtJypBw
I lie rxteut to which my que-tlo.it Wf-re Bot
atlowe-t, by a.tua)ority ui the Committee. Ui
U t.iaartre.1. or tbjujecdenUd relBal
io allow ma the tfecc of tbe undoub.flti
rignt, io maae awsu qa euona a '""
rvcnrJ. in ordur that IBe u.nral Aluiniy
niilbt ladge wl Ibe prnpne y of uot lUoW-
ig aucn quettiona to tie antwrm. v
1 bave no doubt but that that ' mJrfcy
iiacbrged- tiieir on rout tnd uupl. aaut
dutiea atC'inacii ntuuily at did tbe minority.
Iu conclusion, I bave euly maty, that from
tbe inception" to tbe completbm of thia lt
veatlauoa, it bat been my earneat d air
to preaurve tbe h mor and n.auiiain tbe
good name ot North Caroliot t I bare
eiditvored to
Xotbuig ettenatt-, 1
i'.
Nor aei doau aught iu mailt.".
F. tboae who bava aought to heap ra
or otherwite, I have only t ra
f. rence to tbe evidence, ami tbe pwrleotion
of tileat contempt. It ht tfforded mi an
opportunity of dotarmiuiag by p-raoual i X
parie .ee. the extent tu which a man ia nia jt'
trosg pytbecmaniuwaflbt, '-Tiirice
ia hr armed, tbat haa bia q'larrel jiiit," Tbe
laliora of the Committee" have teen pro
Ira t d and anluout. and wonld bve UTi
in t -(4
auminoned, had b en obtainable.
1'He rav-ietigetioa iut tua maun :r of ex
nlianginii boneia with Itailroad jCoiupaBiaw
caquot i. ut largely oooduc to the wullare
f tbe oiaut, in vie of the fac,that fXia
ting and ra'.turlug lcgi(iltrton-Tithfrr"
mt tint exebang t to tb enirnnout txtent
ot more tbaa twenty five uiil ioua ul dol
lira.
To thia unparalleled enlarcemeat. nf intir
luhliu debt, I bave cootiuuoualy cut' rl
my aolema protet1. -, ha: it it it d.orwnl by
i lie powert that be, the inunaianf tbt;
Siate tbnuld be.tbiukl d by all ibe .p otec.
tion which can bj-extraewd from our legi
tioa. ' . . :.! '
Be-aue' jnf tbia eipaaiioa oi oar d't,
I -brlievu, and I aay ao with retuciaoca
and rrgrrt, that the good old 8'iipot ota'
a in the breaker, be It ttnting heart f
upon the rock, if 8k J a ha pt tfleat tnd u fa
y rc-cued from the .ie which eocompaet
hrf, it will not be by magnifying bur carge
tad nii'ttiing hereto vase to the gal Im
tbrnngb the mercy aa l - kindneat nf Hiua
W'i painteti tb wingt bl t'l butterfly and
inatllled tb fragrtnoe of iba roee, .
Upon aa ' aabrokew tuooetaioa bt f4tb
htrvwtt tmm Hit bounteful bind, conjoint
ly witb wUd-im in the management ol our
finaucea, depend all the coutolatioB I'that
can attach to hope.
. MISCELLANEOUS.!
4-
CaT A Buthel of Applet Bell for
gi Br tkM BatAl af Comt
yi ABC pBEPABMiD TO BCPfLT ;;"
APPLE TREES,
ia large oy tittitV qaantity, apoa abort anttaa, ,
, " . W. U. JONES 4 C0. I
' Auction A Coaiuileatofl KerehauUi "'
:,JWeigh, laa 14-tf ' ,,' . .. "
TEII T1UIII
VKAI1I
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G. W. GAIL & AX'S
CELEBRATED
iCOTCTif.
BVatiMtl
13 PBriXOCXrET) BY A LI AM
ATEUR DIPPER TO BE
- ! "PI t If t! PT S V tTWW TV . ..
.....
lit ii l X it il IJt IS II
Atid tt .;cxuriuced .pf , ihr . Fbct.
Ak nw it tnd take aeetiier, and aaa that it baa
our namena ft. ' - -.. -I
.- 1- f. f - t H,J
-'- F- tale, ia BaWab, hf- "
W. H. Joawa f ," ' ' ft. T anmey I "
W. f. Twowaf-e a vWta -r B. f . Bata,iI(BO.,
K, t t aautajA,. - U H. AVAMt, . ..
i . Hiiltt Fuut, . J ,!
-.-ti,' tfaajrw.! ,7a: .1 1 :
S.mra.-The bhrh jrepatataa that TaiB,
aaa atiwnwd bat mowtrd eanaia wianotaeturcra
n ...... . i. . . L tl. '.
i gneff Itoae not ItV mtMtraaark, eat ibe ea
tUKmnnatftw nrwHinaania..
pnor qnttlty oTTttmaoottat w at aaafaaaal
vtCtSAlt- eV'Ald
Jaat Am ; 'I t - , Ballmaira.
SeMtcej.
Ow TH. tath aaye frbroarT,
cue Biaetauwa ef -tt A Mnrym
1W. wt
nt Favettwnllaana Jlureaa Haraa. in-iha i.,t.
ut Kiluih. N C, ao a aeeuruanee with the
prori4taa a iiweil in Traet VXMeatad to ate br
the bonk Carolina PnbitMueg taaepaof , an the
tntlKbiy.nr May, 1, lakaU proaaaU i aeg, at
ewbleAatiaiil.tetbe tnrliaat but .tor. oa arradii
faa-tlt aJ'Mitua, a vrrv rauiaiue lot of MAeat Biixk.
I -. 4 .nkd.l mmU V ii. L. ... r- . .
at, a antmaiBrl eoea-a if tua aorta Caruinia t"a f
uuta. ma iuuiioaiiiim. a an Hi. JmarliL
nun-riv, . nawxa, lreaeu, ataa aad Bwabeaa
BepOftt. . T rrxr-- T .
Alaii. atttieawatraaaane r.lae. aad n.,n .
ibliuouaj aaiuber ef tt,a m
borth Cariam brscwaa. aaa li.do.i.4 m.,A
iruav wiu ae aula njr aaa at
liIa
atot of H.
'w "a "w rsrw?"'
Raleigh Jta ITU
,Treati, AiTiii-fi Ai
. La4kt,'H, ,,;.;. w
rnHK eMTfl sfetMAv, or twi rvwi wflteom-
I aiemje oa Wf-lnaiaf lb Kaai, Max
JnaTnetion givrw by eompetent Teacher. 1
the H gber tneiiib B an b a aiii lla'lu-matua.
A neieti lla ng o -tf-.Tratli, it '&ifTiT5Tug
tr tl aitou-iB pant ta the emaikr girla
MX PI f'lJLoeaa ewrwMTwe iau tb family ea
bnarnVra. -; . ' , ,
Iawt half ha tateaace. Circnlira ant on
lla .
j'WL'-ae-"- fc--'''
I J At i
!' "" '''"'jT.Ta. l
b: a '
.ao.Sawtd
At the Market Krreat 'breb, Peteeabarg, Ta
ami' H in--, bv u b. W. JK. Jaalkuw, Hr
I Moariaaa r"LEMia aad Maw Duata AtAax,
a-rtb 4 ka-oi. X C
tIEt
At bia reeid-nne, aear Batifbneld, aw tbt 11 ,v
nit.. apt. H it araua, m Ua U. k. M. C.
UT Sorfi'l paper Bieaaa eope ..
NEW ACTETISKXNTS.
t yi'ii'Nv LAiif or Fit rK&tii ho, ?a., av
m w olaiu a a ulaluai aa It-tChEk, la
aptit ie fauilv of tn a akhuot. ia a4.Uuoa la
tue o. ulnar i t ug ian mnriia, aaa laaaBat baa.
Mtin Aiamw a4 a ao.
Mi, rrn-ra b rmiiHi to tu,?. CbivcbiU 1
mmmJBmiemyi!pfi J'immu,
L .. 1., ltim 111,. I.' r, . ,ifd la ll.Uh , , , , . .....
f our b . -t
! Tb Fraatklla Brick Slx-hlae
TRIU wPUAN f OVi.'R ALL .OTHERS. .
bVllCKK. W A-MJMt Al Bull KMAKEbti,
Cffiut igawbmat-niwrwreaeawtaamftra 1
Wrr.-tvt I l)..'iiae at an; amdiw aae i.j, -
I uViy ousipctitiB. J, II 11c. Ml, I No. Tl hrmt ;
ajr. Boom au. asysewT XT- ma X-tiaiU
..'-aav - . . ,
A PPI.IC V riS WILL HE MaUbT 10 TUI
J. aral Aaanaiulr of U C ao in ainni.ii.
lT a ubariar ef iueia-puraiua af tbe Ntla Imr k
Btata iuaurauue CfWiaiy.H . - r Fmb. I uT 4
fjIl! HQVB fiPJAWlSHDAWaaJii.r"'
1) Wiuaiautoa H. C, Jau as, 'an. f
eg t NT alt, -lowu of WUuiiugtua tat toe
Honda aad Coapuua- Mori tuaa markat priaa
pato, , -anaAv vwa-wr.av
, ten g-et - 1 -
"' l ' ' . NtttteaV . , .
TnRLAttr, "I'MBKB M eHera wa art ra,
relvtuit tw all ILL I, I Mat baa aaoaad
auav.aial'ia dalar la Bi ing nuuy ordera daring
tm la two weeaa. ii with iuereaaed fecihUaa,
a will; after tbia week, be able a aair wiraw
Dixair, oauiaa roa tar avaamn, fruw 17 e
peruiaaf X,uu0 J be.
- Ca-t triln a rl n'TlV. jJSrTt'ttfTT
" , Oee. Con. Mre) tntai !
"Feb ttiBAltw " i - tMrtaiaaam, fa.
ATT 0 UN E Y AT, LAW,;
, LKXISOTOM, . a - v .4
Will nraclloe In thf Conrta of Davtoarai, P,w
. 1 1 ,,ll. -A tlukMlia MBit U.H.l.. t ' A a .
.fifalltltawiimiaae, jmrlt h'- l)t.trii aud Buprema Uirt
aat) roui mol Kauai p . V.
Vfari w H .u. K M. Peiiann, 0. J. of H. C.
Hbi,b; H... K. ii. Keaie, B IVDwk, tad
Thua. rlcl le Aae--tatara. iwrt ; Uou. bauta-d
brawit, aad J'-lm I it yauoeyville ; Hon. f.,
aVeUan, aud Tiioa. Kutfiu, Jr , Oro.naboro. '
- febsa-ll -. i.i. .mem
i.UABJlB KEAX, ESTATE POB "yfJC"V"
On Tneaowv.' tbe Btu March watt, (ha tax
I'Onurt Week I i anil anil to tba tiiaheal ba ! r.
roroaah, in tue tows or iroy, atniugoiuery vo.
H. r... rtm folioaum uroi.rtv ait : The fflntei
now occnpleil by T. C Hal ion, known ta ike Tray
Hotel and theufllcee and oin- r boi dinga at-
laetoetl tuareta, aaa eerem town bou. iim
ml aorta uf a able and mineral lanna in tha taw
awliate vicinity. , .'OH. HUHH,
eb.H -------v aab'Mullfc tV. .,
A Half-Intereit in IU Sailf nd Tri
Wekiy Time ani Weekly Newt
' ' . ' Offleo for Saltv -
IWtt .T. FEl U to a praetieai rainier aad x
perieneej rivwaoatir aiaa, a ha'f-intrreet la
iaa' Tiinea" aud "Jiewa" offloe. Tn CailJ and ;
I r-Wat-Mi are libwailf auataloed, and tha
''anlilv Spwb" ia pr. tmna and rrewiat. ;A
od JOB (iFrI' -K anaobed; If wett aaaBawad, -tn
arnirna permit anrowiii t city aa CbariuUe, :
Uia ulnae will Be verv unitttalile. A amall aawaui
ef etak will teenra natl-ulereat.
. r. WABlKHJ, '
Feb l-tf Ed en Pre. '
' awlhir br-thna of lha rVnaa wui eoubt a tv .'
aav Uf mug a ttw Miaarti.ma,
Wv H, eV E. 8. TUCKEil CO., : -
1809. ' 1869,
IMPOBTANT TO THK ; .
Wholesale tad Kcttll Trade.
rTt( REDUCE THg BKSt. USHER OF ' OCt .
1 eviNTKN arei H wt will tell Mm a.
Woiuf n'a, Bova and OixW Dry Uooea, kbeat.
Hat, Ae.. a a " ; , x -e.ii-M --.
"J" " OREAT KEDCCTIOIf, k4
All wool Freo h Merino ti if j' Cnttoa and wool
oelainet at Printa, bleaeaed and 0a- '
blercberi rtomaaNre, a LAKlig BUM E, bouKt
moaxXHlit:. PVBi'H.AjB w aanba&'ihii..
toe riaa w Cultoa. wlm b will be auld Ul propor
tion an theorieM TH KS PA lit. - '
1 TheirT..f oTbnr ioodi. to JtaJetib. Br a
at aaoe cooua oau uua ba uorabaaed ia Xe
Ltoila
IbuaaaWuT are o..mii)2 bl lttttirh to bnvi
oqe, who nuvr buiiKht here onnire, beeanae Dry
loaU Onx-ertea. Hardware, fee are auel lewar
ttaleWb lia anr iwher piece. Tbaa cum tt
al- inn to but, and bay your My Oooda, ttttt,"
.b.i. ic at . - '
Abi.f , W It ft It n. TUCKER era
. ' . -rafti catwnjarTiCtVT
TTffrOTAL IIFB I-TSTJIIAKCB CO,
,". lCfpTtf ; A!t: jaUBSr
S -i - AX5.CA1. 4-SCOMX,
Po'Jclci .ln Force ! Orcr 0.000.
r lunvr. ii eiou-r uiniu us. ir
TA3 tistvf AdsEf i-
Tntt COfPAST ht nroren-te be the fcrtKAP-
Fxr. BfcM AfcU MUST K1X1 Villi in tbi
naaaary, aeeaowe R baa ibe lareeet Inooaia, lanr ,
ast aunroer or t-nnrv aotiiera .lara-eat aarptae ai
.iaa. la uvr Liatiiittiea, rt itivinewda to aouay
hnlnrra have bat-a larper tbaa! any other dempa
a aa.t ratio ef eiaenaee laae iberebwe baia
aw eawapeet and, beat Oanpaav lor Uie iMearait
. Ibe anaai elaBior auraj at the aaaraameat at
-pre-mem twai-e nr thw.-nenwpaiow trawke'
H-v ae dnaib, duea Diit a)iplv to tbt (w "
w-a. Mtttt tlniiiat, f.if, JiKlgim uie miner By- aw
uaM; ma mriUtiadi- U1 caauel Uia nrenutm
eartber tne party Uvea or dirt.
'.Tlie Conmettcnt Motaal Ijfa UaaraaeaCB";
neeadntnr eeafcewa inrnaaia.t U-aaaaaharUw
laat iaeut.-two veara. It dnea ootoVeai it neeee
tan Juaitke u!4 A,NU J HOWiMi-S ot wtial thJ
INTESil IfOlNU but will boaare pereone oa aaf
uUAdfaired, and all ta potwaae are a.-torb'
inx.Tnrt ttawM tiaimat wftar-tww at Uuaaftf
ajaota,- r'.- , . .r j
i-a 8. 0. WAIT, General Aeent,
Jut tf lAatf .. ' KaJrwh.
file roTTti:F. iiotcL.
I ItiT, BA! Cir.H, N tt I
yil la now betne: Mtwal ami faraiahed A tt
aeevmiauawtaeitet in a, tr-av.illuig pabuc-f
raawa t .
tonW fa at tt p-r dav
On lonvwv li.na aa mr Muit,i-at
Tft iou'wuii 16 ikiw the evtwtfiiS'nf Otea
Inn iiraj at 1 uea oouit u tua torrot niw
- tXi nat wbttvro aaveaH wtiirve ef i-tmiM Vt
ht the Train Then eone te Uie Corraot hovav
-6:von ttlfib OrW'Tj 4Rn k ctEAJI BtR
and ayi lET I'LACK? Tuaa. ,
C'anrne l th 'CO Tlf C. E HOT Eu
Mart WOtTttOBwiabeaairanlv to tnereet tk!
ham s be-w cfm'ffu-ii aiiu the aianiKf0
twr V ti ANU ii -trtt tU -ef-vbai'tiw, -ay
netbeeaf ara, dorme tba ptiair day
imieeB.maritr,e a tl .tiara leraelf 0at w
ah all Be ab-e trvwiea.aatwfaeuoo to Iba petfow
' ItlEbUtfAUii IIOUUI .
N'fJTK'BJ M IlEkKBT OIVLy.THAT Al'
evoa wiU b na,te to tbe jreaeot
AaaeiBhiyof Snr hrarnllna nw a WM ineorp--ttu.
W T- BAtS LOlHiB, A ttH 2r
- ttJ WaW.
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