-i. ... .. A .t;:.; c ft a ::st - 1 (i 4 4 4 J.fTrFI ! ; i A i P O I i r . 4 - i i I t 4:: y h .- 4 I f v- t M ft u fi (' ID. A' 'fir. MS it. ;4C -hi v.'. ?i ::):! 5 ! LA fV JO ' r I - Tn the re t' Ccn rcJ our tifitijm.il js!t:nct;, if Impor tAnt;vvii in the; Jihrory of ti:2 StatG. lYiiu Iiavo n;U fur the pur . Ise of Vikc 1 1 ; i j iw (q proiiiDla ou r yar iws in t -T is u a. bcop! ?. ior tno confidence they have rcpos- 4eu lrou, look to you for wise and , JQdicibU'i-IegUlation. BuHDij the year now. , drawing rapidly to a close, we have been ex empt from pestilence aud famine, and from unusual suffering of every kiuo uur people have enjoyed the blessiur 0f civil and religious liberty, and they prospered to I greater or less degree in every de partment of industry. We have abundant cause to be grateful to God for Ills manifold mercies and bless ings. The earth has brought forth her fruiis In due season, and all .'GOVERN Oli'S - who have been industrious and eco no mi cat have prospered, having generaly received fair compensa tion for their labor. Peace has prevailed everywhere within our borders. We have noth ing therefore, In the heavens or in the earth itself of which we have a .1 . . r Ji right to complain, for both have . been propitious to us. It remains, for us orj'.j to go forward in the path of "Juty, without any vain regrets for what ;s parsed, prepared to use and iajprc ve the present and to act our part in a cheerful and hopeful spirit in (he future which lies be fore us. Conditi j?i of PilIUc treasury. The tiiuueial condition of the tstate claims the careful attention and confederation of the General Assembly. The following statement shows .balaned in rmn48 of Public Treasu rer QcL I'si? l6trrpfdThT3tfeiOTi$tr of receipts ami disbursements of the Public Treasurer, for the fiscal year ending September SOth, 1876.' Balance in hands of 8tate?''A;V . ; Treasurer, Oct. 1st, !7a- . r luca.HMial Fuud;; $ 14.039.78 -- public Fund, 184.703.11J 198,742 89 TW-eipU of Kducation Fui.d f r fiscal year ending ri-pt. 80, 1870 Iteceipis of Public Fund for rlsi-al year, ending Sept. 3o:h, 187G, 42,235.59 524,039.17 5C6.274.76J 265.017.C6 )isbur.sen)ent of Kluca cational Fund for fis c.il ywr ending Sept. ;Wth, 1S70, Disi)iir?einent of Public Fundor the yvar end ing Sept. anh, 187G, 54,707.93 528,055.22 582,758.15 Leaving in the hands of i he PuhiM: treasurer, OA. 1st, 1876 Educatiai Fund, 1,572.44 Public Fund, 18(1,687.07 $lateDfbt. The bonded debt of the State on ' the 1st Oet., lS76r.was,aa follows : H nds issueil before the war, called old bonds, 8.372,900 Xntertbi unpaid on same, 4,003,777.50 'Total, principal and in- . . , terest, 12,376,6i7.40 Bonds issued since the war under acts passed before thd war, 1,781,000 Interest unpaid on same, 807,180 v Bonds issued since the 2,487,180 u-ar under ordinance ' and apts passed sinpe - the war not special ' - omr. Air. Interest unpaid or) same, . 921,127.95 2,936,172 95 This class embraces the . following Issue?: Wil- miirgton, Charlotte & Kutiwnford Railroads', iuei during the war ninXti acts passed be f.rrt Uk war, and re- 0 newKi by acts of 1865 and -jo5;ooo RPEi-teiPdcc-rt.flcates of itiiitrtl of. .Education, 383,015 .1,033.400 150,600 44,000 2;oi5?0?8 Chvthaui IUiiroad, Or dinaneesCouventiop, Wiiiia8Ion . boro lUilroad, Ieni.cnti.iry Tap- uaied: under I II III! JO - " Funding. Acts of 1S00 and 1S6. as lu iu, .. -Funding Acto ISoO, fV Xnt"re-t unpaid ou-aame, 1,157,793 "; ." ' n ' 3,574.93 - .1- t 4 t: v.. r i lin'l : r It t i. 1;. Hum J 1 1 . 1 L ..iff ( "iVi-::- I ttis.J, b .III) i. Intercut uiijald ca t i Total pi:...:- a. : .tcrcsl ( i Special Tax Bondj,' u 11 .107,000 Interest unpaid on same, 4, 37,770 Total principal and in- tereat, 10.COI.77U Total debt Including In terest exclusive of spe cial Tax, - - 25,512,160 45 Total debt with Interest includintr "Special - , Tax" bonds, r 41,810,930.55 Iwiding Act of 1874-75. Nothing has yet been done under the act passed by the last General Assembly to compromise the State debt. The amount of our State bonds held by the few creditors who signified their willingness to accept the proposed compromise, was so small that it was not deemed advi sable to incur the expense of hav ing new bonds prepared, and of levying a special tax upon all the taxable property of the State, for the purpose df paying the interest on such a small amount. It" is very important that we should compro mise, commute and settle the State debt; so that our financial condi tion be the better . known both at home and abroad, and our public credit again be established upon a sound basis. Treiisury Department, I respectfully recommend to your careful consideration the interesting report of D. A. Jenkins, Public Treasurer. It becomes my duty to say that Treasurer Jenkins hasvoluutajji retired rrom tne omcone oasTiuei with cbnsumate skill and abili ty for more' ttiari: eight years past) ile has managed th1 financial affdlrof the. State honestly and safely. through, all the difficulties and embarrass ments by which he has often been surrounded. He has been an hon" est and faithful public officer, and in retiring to private life, he leaves a record of which he may well be proud. The Auditor' 's Department. The Auditor's reports show . the rejeTpts arid disbursements at the Public Treasury for the two fiscal years ending September 30, ,1876, and I respectfully invite your at tention to the same. The Auditor's office is one of the most important offices in the Stat, and I take pleas ure in bearing testimony tr the manner in which the duties of that office have been discharged. Mannfuctuns. While all material wealth comes rotu the soil, and while the Int-rest of the former should, therefore, be first considered, we should at the same time give attention and ex tend our fostering care to the manu factures and the Mechanic arts. North Carolina pays annually , to foreign countries and to her eister, States milllocaof dollars for manu factured articles; which should be produced here at home. We have the raw. matenal, orpine means oi producing the raw material for nearly -every, fabric for ' which'we pay thus tyriHA - jo other communi ties and rtgj(rts. It may be aasum:. ed that wdr'mauufac ure bur own tobacco, entl supply ; a large surplus thereof to other pvrtii of the "World the proceeds of Iiq sales of .which constitute the baste of no small part of the 'fl'ianciar prosperity of 4 the State; but while this is so, and while I would commend the tobac co manufacture rs for their skill, en ergy and industry, yet J nvculd at tpe same tinie urge inai more capi tal and skilk! labor be-employed In other. bra che of domestic man ufactures. i ; K r We ought to . luanufao.ure and supply ourselves with a large prot portion orpur w.Ienclothes of all kinds,' especially of the coaler! and' morpsqiitjintitfl kndti . . .. We ought to silu mtd y eave at least one half., of bur CPtton crop, which . 6annoic be lega than 200,000 bales perL annum. We ought to i I manufacture cur own iron, from Ifivfl 'ii art tfll h! ily t tvaf.'re In I! ti Mfi, VfV v;:?Jtn tf Jt tif inir 'iiiU-f, fef J ii r t;i it lit Ul VV ll , 1l titfHkt! Il't wothl. AW ru.ht t i tUti : tvuvU luit i t liur'Htlmti . I 'iT.vral? in the frrmt viotk ht l 1 lv uiitt tmrtnf tuir!;ct f it f i i I h umf f thui living w ro ual 'a A w!it of thiJ kUA v. u u!d I r.o c!iilly rcduwu lo the n v.uit.?je tin J prosperity or ilio farmers, iy crvst !n a demand hero at homo furl their firotlacttf.'' 1 It would ubo tavo luUUons of dollars1 per annum to tho i State4, wittK nm ti'nu t-xtttnided outsldo our borders, and which constitute a constant drain upon our wealth. 1 crlvo emolovment to all classes of I L WOU1U B19U UlVtTSJiJ SkUA I our people, without which we can- not hono to advance raniaiy in in- I cannot, gentlemen, too strongly t i.A.n.4i,inA a imtii atfon: COlULUcuu H1X3 ouijet w jiuui m,vu, tlon and consideration. Immigration: ' " I beg reebmthendations thp sutifppf nf 1 mm i oration:'' tid p5 - Diaie lias uuer uiiiuuic iuau iwnu Carolina, and her soil is rich dhd ao vRrteri that nearl v all the fruits kntl our country can! "be cultivated and realized here by the hand of fnoTu's- . - - , , ( I , ! ' ( V i - try. Besides, we have inexlusti ble deposits of the most valuable minerals ; we liave water power in the greatest abundance for turning machinery ! and we have" vast for ests of the best timber thus far, barely touched by the hand of man. In a word, there is no regibnbf the earth, so far as climate and mi beral resburiiea are 'concerned, whicli is re inviting than our State is to immigrant. I 'feei'.iurei'hat UcUlationHi beJaucH'to i x'JA "fTTTrTs- hold put indubements to immigrant . a auk a n n w jtv ofour people, and'tIabor. us vvnu.iiu, amjauj aiva, i and who expect to reujaiu loejM.." -0 - --- iri iVr other purposes The labor is per- our industries. of aU kinds and. to rend- r ourStatemore and more pros perous, enlightened and wealthy. University. The last General Assembly; pssr' ed an act directing"ithe Public Treasurer to issue to the: Trustees of the University, a certiQcate of in int; U Ul T Sill . C W- t- UOU VJ vy A 4 I i4CJtcvnc;ao vji who uuuuii,u m.u twenty Ave thousand dollars, with internet at si nr eent. onvable I nvrixil-tvuiiuaii , .un iuu jioti uaji o wi January and July in each year, out r.A,To ; thci npro .ciivr nnt otherwise appropriated, the inter- est to be Used support of the Un . "Under this. act re riQVTofr fh'fk TTnivPrslf.v annum for that purpose. rvua tTr.irifv w nnpnof,' frr the reception Qf students on the 10th of September, isyq, unoer ltsiiew Arrro niunn n n ri ! t' iA now i n sue. cessful operation with Hon. Kemp I . XiiilUt; ilO ItaiUUUt MtiVA rtUiVi corpse of Professors. Fenitntiary.. ;' ... . -r . i 1 1- 1 1 i . I tion to the biennial Report bf the r : u!i i. Tn . uoaru oi jjireciors, iircnntxi, xfep- Uty Warden,' Dtewarc ana , x-nys- i oin fnr the two vears endinsT' Oc- oil lonn . mua'1IAnA1.f tH I Board of Directors show In a pla'n North Carolina BaiUoad, leading and business-like manner the 'prac- from iAshevilleMupi, in fiher tical operations of the Penitentiary, ofcee county, V a'nf7Vien0vla:;Uie ujucr 013W iocu. j. no ify v r i from-which it. will pe seen mar, much valuble work has been dqne on and ahut) yiat intitutjonal thought large V.011 convict laborers have been sent off, to work on public Wprks.1 During the last two years the w'orl? on the Penitentiary has ; prdgireed:ahbut as much. as could treasonably, bo ex pected u:ider all the circumstances. There has been erected within the prison enclosure a strong cell build ing, containing 64 '"cellajror; prisons'. ' The buirding is of brick with ton doors and frarn(e'-t: and H nbSy rea'dy for bccupaticiiv r ; g .tf The brickJUsed in iU OnstrUoiion were made by convict labif , and all the stone--work was cut by convicts. -n i 1 ! . 1 1 L i.L onrt xnere iiaj ai;jo oeen rtyic mhc tiori of the' eellblbckin the main building' the ? larger portion -of the bricks having beon laid by cod victr, t f t ' t :j i, i i I-. i f r- r..M f ir...,u : 1 ' i J il 1 I i I f 1 VH I r r t;.U fvai t. (iita ral A ' Iho lVnltcnt: .r;. vLtf t t::t 1 ... Wistcra XvtiU liro.I:.a ltallnwj and Itavo built tot tlittu thr i m l of quarter, - ! j ! Tlio Vftlttd of tho lat-or of -the con vlcts already ba that road Is pro- lubly 1 100,000. i; The State U bound to feed, clothe, and truard them. I The Incrcaso of tho number 'of I convicts the Increase of tho guard I clency vireciore pnauuu, I of the prison. . The Directors of the Petiltentlaty fflrmrvl nhh tn'tfiA Rnhi-tlinhurer 'and L ' , v ,7 ; " iwuoyiuu ivaiuuau wmuj convicts tor me penoa or iwo Lwas insuncleritl.tb support all the I i i j .iJJ "I i - f. i . .v.. -- 5 feed clothe, gnard ' "ah medical attention' to ihe let to them and in s addition ' pay to the prison Directors the sum of a bond for the .faithful performance1 nf lhA rnntrfl. finri flll if the'litOVlci ' ; 1 'Kit "Aanliiwt v M visions oi ine coniract ;nave uwu fai iy foundry: I?UUP wuutucu ( w"u , CU1" b9th necessary artd valuable. ; t The-work in this shop ; both. aW wuiFMuqujinuiywTOUfjnr satisfacforyittli lhje WOrfc'ls-dofafe; by trie convicts, and all . tho iron -sWlritrWlU foA-ilhiMUxttJg- iirr44Uliare5db ade herein - - ' fa a n - m w i JA - ' a . . , r f j - 5 .-- 'i ' I Xormed by convicts. In the shoe shop they are now manufacturing all the , shoes worn by theconvicts within the rison ' enclosure, also for those employed ! on the 'different railr6ads in the J t. , 'fi State. It is believed that' a small amount of money Invested in ma-1 . - , . - . i , i - l chinerV for manufacturing shoes k. w , , ; : j ' I would yield a large return ; nut ow- ing to the limited means on hand this imnortant branch of business - i - i has not yet Dee n very oAwusiveiy carried on; ? . 1 In' accordance with the . require-. i ed in the manuiUcture of brick, iispd In tho erection or a new Jutcnr en for that .institutipn., 'l'ne lrecr tore oi me remicuMaijr aiw twiu-.i ished the Directors of the Western Insane Asylum at Hornton jSO !n,Vitri'f'ci xxrkri w'prp pmnlovfid in vuuii.iw) it . , . : T t , W making brick? and grading grounds for that institution., j : ; .rnUrt Tntf antiarv Rnflnl nf llirpn tore, furnished the lorth Carolina 7i'nA!na Ta 1 1 rnlo'rl' fJnm nanv .ftA i There is a foundry:. ana? acninefditi of Xngtitutioa for -the uuu uwigi iry TifrvfT, sn,!tvi6wu ; nir r - ; T ' con viu.sj. , , t.tfi v-rr:j Tbla r'road wili' form partsof;ihe I Wwto'pn'fii vision "nf the Western t -- - - ... iotwra ..fif'.MF"1 Thti' Company is. composed of vjiUzens of Georgia and brthCaror; linaj and "the Stated of Georgia is working Its con, yictSjob the road to the NOftH drrdrna iineT hile our people iu vupruiiVQ , vutvivifcjf r. ngiccuj "rr? - J jmv' i." j v to take uptnemWlverihetrouVie.fe con hbe made'avdildble. and expense of r Irapspbrting, feed- 9 J9r f A 1 - - - - A a 1 1 ing anu r cioiuiug,Kguaruiug juuu furnishing medieai. attendance :tO the convicts fbr their, labor, rr orn , The "Board of, Direetbr.afarm e(j out to tthews' pOr, j lessees of the New Hanover work . house! i3Q -con victa for . .the .balance, 4 of their term1; theygreejng to jfeed e!othe; tfieconvicts fo-f thelR labor-! jd? I resptfullyj iujte gentterf men, toyisii ;aey jiientiary.; any time at your "leh are. and; see for J yourselves what haa ucea dene, and i r I r f 5 lit A'a! I iltiJi t-a tat lit t f fur 1 1 1 m ; . fa!l bo unifiitl mtirJIit,: toit t a f r. I x .cx-iM!r in fin ar J Litrary tl...t ouU puhhi imall crlue as much a a gnwt one ; fd a then? aie gr.idts and degrees of crlmro thcreiouhl legradi and direcs in the amount of tun- lahment; iWaro Informed by' the Divine law. which uohoids and su:- J tains the eterpal principles ol jui - I ucetf hat '6ycrymii shall be Judged f surd'. I even ah 4 assa'dlt '.'with, a deadly weppn, with ,4nlent to , commit 1 cricne.' V '1 , V i I i , , 'iUflUt IVVV" . last two ofilcial years,iito.wWcii l , Thet-report ;for 18761, ishows. that total number! off admissions 1 niimherr'off ad mi scions' drunkif ere 'is' a youth in the ot thu colored insane. .. Tho subject fleSitentiar should appeal strongly, jo . tho liu- wni4i'fnr Qiino- nnn vninrxi mknity and.charity of the . Qineral . "7- l gf w vwn Q w.w y vvf v. w t , f v f w , . years. J the Penitentiary for a term of three wiu not oo maae iu vain. , . , TTn ri f Ue i a w oa 'innw wfcrnria Deaf and Dhinb and 'Blind. .1, dJ furnish according td theTdecision of theu- numner oi pupils enrolled; , "prrsonerst ur ulfcVantl i battery, dhriog the last two years has been: . , W2rtir I iT" i 77 - - - JUidcthpeninof he Asylum on sirice:the,9Peni km day of oneoiifjaifdic "it th.' day of,J?ebrnary, 1850, p 1 onn nunoreti- uiu i ' 1 I i 3 3 i i. J .- Of rdischarffeai for ;fthersametVtime Ife u w raiw ' i us wva i v i a - j t nine hundred and nine, of whoni r yJ ' i uue nuuuicu uu jvui.jV.ccu im- nTnvpriV nnfi-hundrcfd1 and" eihtv and . eighty unimproved: ' ' and three hundred and thirteen M died leaving now under treatment two hundred and ixty-four.:-'if: v- ' The last General Assembly passed i . L , , i : : i t : Maii act authbrizinsr the Board' of .Directors' of the Insane' Asyjum to i . .. , - I - i ' ; : " - 'i 1 I flrpkJa tipw kitchen with sufficient r . 6. , , .;'.. v ''' '1 U) kUniiAn'lTTi'Vl Ollfflll'onf J :rnom Connected therewith, to - . . accommodate provisions and sup , . . li(L for tne institution. ; ;The; act p.uviucu.vuuv " - r-. propriation made -for the years - 1 R75 and 1876 should be applied by he Brjard of Directors to the un $5,000 ; the act' also authorized the emolovment oi sucn convicc laoor .ftom the Penitentiary , as snouia oe oevBoatti iui wiwu 0u kitchen. " From, twenty-fi ve to fifty kxjnvictB were employed, and the L hnilflino is now eornnleted. .v.." x The last General Assembly passed .'an act to provide another Asylum for the Insane of North Carolina," to be iocated Within three miles of Ttf rtwrra n f irn "MorfH . (Carolina. . and aw wv. lumi The act-appointed .five Com- . miAinners to purchase for the State . a suitable tract of land.fox the. pur pose, ,to superintend its construe-:, tippj and appropriatedOjOOOfor. thOyear 1875, and $25,(K)0n lor lithe year 1876,. all of which has been paid out of the Public Treasury. The act; also provides that thei Com missioner may i employ such" con- ivicts in the Penitehtiaryf ascan-be A report ol the progress of the work on. said Asylum : will bo made To a short time, tp!e 7rpThe lasKOeperal' Assembly push ed, also 'an act to provide fori the colored Insane of North Carolina,' -and, appropriated $10,003 perl ari- numtQthQ establi6hm .it at the j Marine-Hospital bulld i ng t Wili mington, prtn r. caroi a ; . oi 3 :ia branch , Asy 1 um i for thei :cxrared' in- l-eane,. aud4,heir ; support hnd treats ment ; but;nothmi j has;tb2en done under sjVX- rJ-heir benefU: .j ri I respectfully and earnestly re 1 t l .' t 'i'tt V.t j v fit k'pt 'ill t u t i co . fi tmri? t'ui tuitjaJfd if l.fttu Si t tr ititjtitviiatio.t, t 4l;e;. ii :u iuatry itud Iii Ui.i!han;! U. fcud wu fciV tlty IU nUy unJ cn J jy vttli ;H lisn l -;u Ilia nt;d btu- u0'iof nrtva,lliputiijeia . govim fucut, Df Cfpinl lawi a.id equal tlghU.to alUf. , , ,t.fl-(.- . if tho whi! . w racu com ihmo ; i wo- lhfnLiofour jHipuldtiou, and there ire two asylum for the tsuppbrtof i.maies . ; . , US 93 241 I . ;j jo . XOtdl. tho Thfi health of ihfl.nnhil hfik hnon gooa, ana mey au seem 10 oe cou- tented andhappy.'i1 ' 1 'i"4 ' ' 7 Thev are taken care1 ofbv. kind I J ',v . i ; Uvi l isL'' 1 '2 1" ' LJ L i; 1 ,u I uuu u uuiuuv. i-eacne a anu , matrons, . who5eera mregardf their 'protec-;: ' &&i&edWi:it Mutibnik foblfmMaj: .Mi.v !! t i .77 . 7- ; .vr .w Deaf and i)umb males 83 ; On' the ii. rs't day of No v'em bef, . 1S74 , . ; there was a balance in the hands P : of the Treasurer of The appropriation for two years was Special appropriation, $3,007 (tt 90,00000 3,000 00 Received from shoo shop, 12,020 20 , 75S15 . 8000 vriWl.'ariponQ ' w ources, . From intereif. ' - " ' Total, ' 10i,.jo.Jl;;' xnere nas oeen expenucu ior all' purps.es, 85,9.(5 I'll Leaving a balan6e "In the hands of Hie Treasurer: Ko- . vembeflstlS70,of '': $15,301 If i)T' Out cf this .balance must' coihd' 1 .the support of the' Institution r for J the months cf November' and 1 ' December, 187G, tho appropria-" tions made by the -General ' As-: ( sembly run from the 1st of January'' " of each year j l- ;v -'-i r ' : Thirf noble Charity of tile 'Stajo " has done and is doing much -gbbd' y for those unfortunate : objects of turm' -1 charity and pity, who are deprived ' ofJAia' great blessings of language, ;t ; ' or fejght andjof hearing. ' - " ;! ! 4 I heartily recommend' them'1 to1 ;? ycurjfavorabre and generous 'coti iJ :Si(deraJidn:.-and--- support. -1 ? : ! -n , YgUerri North Carolina Railroa'd.'' . rhb-last'General 'Assembly pa-1 ' s ' ed Lin Abtin relation 'foll'ri'd-' 'VVctTrt North f Carolina Tlfilfoad51 . whic(i act appoIniedhe' Governor ')yw of .thei State Nortn 'Carol iriaffi; y itobert. 'A'rmfjeld, farid'!fJame3 ;'T ibbinsbucommissibhere 1:tdl plir-; k " ? ' chase the Western "North1 CafMlii!af ',lJ 'Railroad, and all' property )apier-IU f taming thereto at a?feale thereofy"'1?-": made undef a decree of the Circuit '' ' Court Of the J -United 'States, '-a,-, 1 'l Greensboro, in the Western Di-1 17 trict of, Norths CarplitioJf and any"" ; ' v claims against tfr 'Western 'North jiu: 7 Carolioadtailroa'd whichmf bo-' 1F1-J necessaryitb ' securd'he1 Statolbr; j'!li. North Carolina perfeclf ':aynd1fado-,:i feasibletitletditheIdlCohh''' :;Lf rolina Bailroad and allots' property ; r' 11 and franchises,' ferJaTSunivri6t,,exl :U)m. 'ceediniteO. arid to 1 pay'-for it1,liK'J said com mlssi oders - were fully dti J ' ' ' thbrized' artdItisirUcted'td1 is3ueio " 'bodkin the name of the Westcrh Ml North Carolina Brilroad' Cmbanv ! of the, denomination 1 of $1,000 ettchV ' 1 ,l1 in the usual form of mortgage ' i. '