North Carolina Newspapers

i . a ,f - 1 I 4 Me, IV. SALISBURY 1869. NO. - " siaTsaTC r4 L ' fsswfLJiaH BssBsrVBssBss! LKtttflSm iv r Iffhriiary m 'JSSBsk - . f ic lb Nortl) State nmusnm wbeklt t JBfjitor owst Ay icier. On foe to que sddsass, of Advertising. .$oo . 1.50 1140 MISCELLANEOUS. Rates For the Old North BUU. ' Fed. 11, 1869. Mr. Hants t I bare sought for a sub ject to write about and bare concluded slblHty my- would be proper to ' discuss the OU North State" -or rather the but i- tell you that to the favorite chit- ehsraeUristic of th. iatatiibatc aaoraiaiti n Twelve llue of bre vhir 1 i inches len gth- wiee too oslfatosr or leto constitute a sou - gjlllll ssljnilwiU bebarged50 per cent higher than the above rate. Court order, six week, 17; if the cash ac companies the order, $10 if it does now Obituary notices, over six linea, charged a advertisements. To persons wishing to advertise for a Ion cor time than one month the inoat liberal terms will be given. i through the) POETICAL. Qthe old cottage clock. t oa. wjwr. 1 Oh I the ok!, old clock, of the household stock, I Was the brightest thing and neatest; Its band though old, bad a touch of goH, And its chimes still rang the sweetest ; r Twas a monitor too. though its word were few, 1 1 I Tet the lived though nations alter' J ; ! And its voice, still strong, warned old and ' young, When the voice of Irierrdship faltered ; Tick tick I it said; quiok, quick to bed; For ten I've given warning; Up, up and go or else, you know, YcroU never rise soon in the morning I A friendly; voice was that old, old clock, As it stood in the corner smiling, And it blessed the time, with a merry chime, The wintry boors beguiling; But a cross old voice waa that tiresome clock When the dawn looked gray o'er the misty And the early air blew coldly ; Tick tick! it said; quick out of bed, For live I've given warning Ton'n never have health, you'll never have r - - r w wealth, Unices you're up soon in the morning! Still hourly the sound goes round and round, With a tone that ceases never; While tears arc abed for the bright days fled, And the old friends lost forever t Its heart beat on though hearts are gone That warmer beat and stronger; Its hands still move though band we love Are clasped on earth no longer 1 Tiok tick ! it said to the churchyard bed; The grave hath given warning: Then op and rise, and look to the skies, And prepare for a heavenly morning. deluge of bad polities) with thy con vie fan constantly pressing npon yon, aa yon wade, that the spirit which governs thai flood is so ignoble that it may leave virtue to flounder and aink in the quagmire, daak patriotism- in otter wreck against the strand of corruption and bear shameless deprav ty on the bosom of the proudest wave in to the harbor of honor and fame 1 Your paper in the last campaign and the Senti net, at present recall the anecdote of the man who professed to be specially fond of squirrel soup. One day "mine host" sc commodated him with this favorite article and inquired after dinner, "How do you life the squirrel soup t "Oh ! I likes so better as I never did any ting, only mine Fren, it is taste too mo ch of the squirrel." Your 'political papers bad too much of the politics the public taste calls for variety. In this excellent number we have it. Those well-written extracts from the pen of a North Carolina lady are so full of the touches of talent that they awa ken the regret that such a mind has left beloved State. And I would whisper the hope and request that when she writes those promised letters, at least liberal ex tracts may be given again. And I like that hopeful, prophetic article from the I- I t 1' V. . ... ' . luenmona inquirer, it ring like the true metal which has been refined in the crucible of hottest trial. I do uot mean that I would .rejoice to see tbo poor negro swept under by tlo great Northern wave, but that I hope to see vcturtiing prosperi ty and plenty riding on the crest of that wave to all our now scathed nnd blighted bores. It needs but a few moments of unbiased consideration to convince any ntelligent Southerner that the hope of our land rests on Northern immigration. It will not meet either our material or social necessities for foreigners to come among They are too poor to help ns. We PBJ TWO PICTURES. I , t. LOOKISO OUT. Rosy and warm the fire light fall. In the rich man's home to-night, On the picture hanging against the walls, Ami the children's face bright They have parted tbe curtin's crimson folds Away from tbe window hih, And their eye look put at the whirling snow, HL And the dull an! stormy sky. Their dainty garments are rich and rare, Their faces are fair to see, And the gold gleam of their shining hair Is bright as a crown might be ; Ajftosto, p iSrsiifl r stop taayita .... . Ifthe Mature, warm and bright, Tha beautiful children, looking out On the dark and stormy night. ii. LooKtao is. With tattered garments, and faces thin, broad in tbe bitter cold, poor man's children are looking in Through the curiam' crimson fold. The bleak wind tosses their rag in scorn, Their feet are aching and bare, While they gaze at the beauty and light , within, And the children's faces fair. ; I think, as I hasten along tbe street, Of the beautiful borne above, Where the rich and the poor alike will meet, And share id the Father's love. Tbe Lord will open tbe shining door,. And gather his dear ones in, Tbe rich, with their soft and dainty robes, And the poor, with their garment thin. us Deep Plowing. The Commissioner of the Agricultural Bureau at tbe city of Washington, lately announced experi ments made by that institution have de tooastrated the great importance of deep plowing. The commissioner says that an increase of one inch in tbe depth of cultivated soil, throug b the United Htate, would add one-sixth to the total agricnl Mtdaeta of tbe country, which would be equal to many millions of dollars. TP . have too much poverty for our capital now. If we get them here, we shall have them to support until they can conquer the very ills which we with better advantage are yielding tt When we get money here and men M means - wo shall be in condition to welcome tbe strong arm of tbe toiling sons of Europe Again, air, it appears to me that the immigration of honest, industrious, thrifty, generous northerners is the only hope of relief to us in onr social and political troubles. When the better class of Northern men settle among us this threatening feature in our social and civil economy will be chang ed by tbe only power that we can expect to have at once the will to settle it and the vantage ground to enable it to do so lOur children may yet live in a country whose early future is not overcast with tbe clouds of threatened ruin. The hope that it will be so, depends much upon the immigration of the men of integrity and principle from the North. Tbe waa also earnest doairo to see tha proceedings in the ease of yournobleyoung Senator, whose generous soul baa been passed through the fires lately. As far aa I have been able to learn there is not a human being, who fiom the facts involved, has any the less confidence in the pure integrity and uprightness of Mr. Robbings Every one seems to regret the circum stance, not because it is thought to im peach his honesty or fidelity, but because it baa led to so unpleasant and unfortu nate embarrassment to a noble and inno cent man. So far from Mr. Itobbiaa' char acter being compromised, I boldly say that without any reflection whatever npou any other member of the Assembly, if the question were put to the conscientious de cisions of the people of tho State to-day, " Whom do you believe to be the most hon est and trustworthy member oj the legisla ture t" Every one who knows him well, would answer unhesitatingly and emphat ically, "William M. llobbins " I go further Still. If the question were pro pounded 'to-day, who is the most virtuous and godly politician in North Carolina f the answer of those who know him best would be, "William M. Robbins!" He has shewn that be loves truth bet ter than any of tbe beauties or spleudors which ambition a J A. X a A J .a .1 annana uroa in loriune ana rufte. mm wmommu v-"i he has often calmly, coolly perilled llWj,1 me lace oi Dialing volleys ana charging hosts, he never on tbe flbM of battle as pi red to a deed of genuine moral courage so noble and transcendent as when be chose uncotn manned to carry bis own eross up to tbe Cavalry of his eracifl Henry Clay is said to have de- l would rather be right than be President." It is perhaps tbe noblest sentiment ever uttered by tbe lips of that greatest of America's statesmen. Remem ber that It was virtually declared in the more eloquent language of actions by our tried bat ever worthy to be trusted friend. None but those who are mean enough to do with a venal spirit a bandred fold more than he did innocently from inadvertence, will ever again stoop to tbe baseness of recalling this much exaggerated affair, in unfriendly spirit, from the tomb of silence and oblivion. no deal muse the he late war. It ever nature reml r cause 1$ the i treated SHE IS DYING. "Hush ! She is dying ! .The smi-li-bt streams through the plate class windows the room is fragruut with the sweet breath of the Southern flowers laiae milk-white African lillies roses, a night ingale would stoop to worship cape les satnines and camclias with the large glos sy leaves. 1 hrougb tbe open casement s tan Is the faint musical tingle of t. laving fountains. and tbe light tempered pleasantly by rose curtains of embroidered satin, kindles up gorgeous old painting with a halo bright as a rainbow. It is as if fresher sunshine were falling earthward on the bower of beauty. 1 lie canary sings in his gilded cam her canary ; and the mocking-bird raises bis clear notes higher and higher on the perfumed air. V hy do you clench your hands until the nails draw the rich rosy blood throu; grind your teeth together and hiss be tween them that one won), hush 7 li s a beatiful home, I nm sure, and that lady, with her hand upon her bosom, is fair as any dream-vision of the painter. surely nothing could be purer than that broad high brow ; no'.hiug blighter than those curls. And she lores you too ! Ah, yes ; an' one can read that in the deep violet eyes, raised so tenderly to your own. Ah, that is it; your young wife loves you. one linked to yours the existence of an angel when sue knelt beside you at inc. marriage altar and placed her hand in yours. For twelve long golden summer months an nngel ha walked or sat by your aide, or slept in your bosom. Ion know it! o mortal woman ever made your heart bow before a purity so divine! H No earthly embrace . ever filled vour soul with glory beyond the star , no earthly smile ever shone so iiuchanCtiigly above all uolsoiua things ns your earth worms ciflRre and trouble. Hie is an angel, and other angels have been stng- ng to her In the long days of this pleas ant June time. - "Hush," yon say, you can't shut the anthem notes of heaven from those un sealed ears ! Louder, lighter, swell the hymns of the aerapbs, brighter grow. ilic smile on your young wife's lips. She whispers : "Dearest, I'm almost home and you will come by and by, and I am going to ask God to bless you! Hut you cannot hear it you tuni away, and the big tears gather iu the violet eyes. Yon had held bcr on your bosom all day -roll nlglil i are yon Uwd t But yoa Ism't answer- Closer closer yon clasp tbe slight, fair figure ; painfully yon press your lips to the cold brow Carrie is dead !" . What is it to you that the sunshine is bright t what that its cheerful says fill on the broad lands our lands 1 What is it now that she can walk on them no more I And what is death her death 1 Few people know ber ; no viae president" must be chosen to fill hor place ; no nation will raise a monument to ber memory ! Btlt she was yours great God of your all. No yours mid God's : and your year of joy a tfcer, and he rests ou ills bos om upwQeuWn. They have dug a grave for her. Spring flowers brighten over it, and tbe green grass smiles with daises and violets. You go there, and sigh and pray, and ask ( rod if you, too, may come home ' and when no answer comes, your bright heart rises up in bitterness, and with the bold, wick ed words upon your tongue you pause, for your guardian angel looks dowu from Heaven and whiskers "Hush !" country. Many to this. Oaa ably la to bo g innoeaeesor II be so. ao Iosjsm ns what ft is. iency with which Win front emergencies pvi nv, uuiy juauuass Mwe cure for the gro moeisJaw nanus otauaa TtysH Abe lag be executed. T nese for great sttsninals is at the best taken humanity. Iet onr fasttonable congregations also see to it that tbey aae doing their duty. ho can say that they are ' If ever a 'tongue of tin- were necessary, it is necesary uow. The lawlessness lanot confined to the lower orders of the people. Tbo vice which sapping the foundations of order and goodness is to be found not alone amid the filth and squalor of tbe basement and cellars of our lanes and alleys, bat sitting in cushioned ease and princely advantage generally, and was on the vol or killing tbe crow, whan some of tbo let ter's eompanioas flew to tbo rescue. Tha flock of turkeys, seeing the torn of aflkirs, sped rajsnnily to thou comrade's assiat- battk became general, tbo black warrior making bis es- tbe melse. The crows ware and roso into tbe air with which wo suppose the turkey rest to return with aaaSs9S3aiam.tfa . s,BWiiWsss5ssin!Ovj mtss to thair wattled beaux, and those pallnnt heroes, sending back a loud gobble of de fiance, strutted tbe field in all tbe pride of victory. When next occurs another fight, May wa be there to see. . Paris Kentuckian, Det. 23. splendor in our pojsjtial mansion, lo nut down this reign of terror we need both law and gospel tbe strong hand of justice and the tongue of fire." BEWARE OF THE BF.LLE8 WITH ADMIRERS MANY. A lady contributor to a New York pa per get off the following sensible and truthful remarks i If by the term "prospects," applied to a young lady, yoa mean the probabilities f ber getting a husband, then she whose admirer may bo nailed legion has in finitely poorer prospects than one whose friends of the opposite sex may be couut ed on the fingers of a single band. Now, it is true that everybody patron izes the church aneTat'.re that awervbod v else supports, for it is the easiest and most natural thing m tho world to "follow the crowd." Hut this It not to say that a young man wants for a wife tbo girl who counts her beaux by the scoro and her conquest by the dozen. It i true that every chicken in a brood ve a good yaftimer. assaVail go In I sm ai their number running large sized crumb, or after angle-worm, nut it is not vounir man will forsnki tho m le girl, w nose society be can enjoy with out rivalry, to compete with a score of others for the company of a young lady wh-.se smiles are iron to all. There is, indcojHp dass of men who pay assnliioiis court to the latter, one generally possesses) in anv attraction this pet of society! She has a line in strument and MafSdolerably. 1'ossitily she sings. Invariably she dances She is always surrounded by tin' gayest of the lot I prsvoatodve. It does not injure the I be supplied with Qrmriermaator stores, and tree.' Tb ajsaajH sssssWi. and sbaaJoV iflssPtrr mat' anus, and horses, and all bespplies?S mWlm LWmmWmWikoi.'nohihm4 tf?- k at more man an araisjOTT rain ,;n ,-,(.. SB V - I v WBBSBBV WW a iiuuub LADIES SHOULD READ NEWSPAPERS. It Is a great mistake in female educa tion to keep a young lady s time and at tention devoted to only fashionable liter ature of tho day. If yon would qualify her for conversation, you must giver ber something to talk about give her educa tion with tbe actual world, with tbe outer orld, and its transpiring events. Urge her to read newspapers, 'and become fa miliar with the present 'character and im- prove men t oi our race. History is oi some importance ; but the past world is dead we have nothing to do with it. Our thoughts and our concerns should be for the presen'. world; to know what it is ana improve the condition of it. Let ber have an intelligent opiuion, and be able to sus tain intelligent conversation concerning the mental, moral and religious improve ments of our time. Let the gilded annuals and poems on tho center table be kept part of the time covered with weekly and daily journals. Let the whole family m-mi. women and children read newspa per. The Baltimore Gasette complains that tin- agent of the Peabody Educational Fund makes discriminations in its use in favor of "loyal districts," quoting for il lustration tbe aid granted by . aim to Iffiur ' stuew wni gay, and iu conseqnence of all these ad vantages, whether-sbc be pretty or plain, cr parlor is a very agreeable place in which to spend anjavruiug ; or, as our young men sic wont to say, "it is extre mely plcusaut to submit one's self occa sionally to be handsomely entertained; bin unless strongly inclined to flirt, would not upon now account have it sup posed that he was sJjSoking i.i that direc tion for a wife by no means !" Tuns these gsJUttte an: wont to speak. And as a rule, tbey arc! net hurrying im n. Hut when One of them would take to himself a w ife, no goes east, or west, or north, or south anywhere to find n girl unspoiled by society one who not in his presence played the agreeable to a score of others, a id whom be strongly suspects any one of theui could have had her for the asking. "gSP The worst thing for a giil unless she wants to live and die an old maid, though she do w orse is to have too many beaux. ay be pretty, stylLui, accomplished, llillig you please u mauere very fact that she has ben; attentions Irom more' men d need to knnwftb tbe lifetime, places her on the a Wornout boot desirable ouly bo can not get better. girls would but lake tho advice of their own sex us graciously they take, ca resses of the other, some, at least, would cut loose a few of their worthies ac quaintances, and, in future, guard thera selve against the attentions of too many Jbeaux. A BATTLE AMONG THE BIRDS. ftCff more than four hundred children were ed ucated by charity, and be knew that there were plenty more eager bo allowed to par ticipate in tho benefits thus offered to their little fellow creatures, which were unfortunately denied them, for want of additional means. Dr. Sears examined this school particularly, bnt not one cent did he give to it. It was the same thing with a school in New Orleans, and with o her Southern schools. graceful niiy than course mfT level ffith to. Ufosc w If . Singular Freak of Nature A Siamese- 2 win Affair.' On In day nigh' last, i colored woman named Catharine Tborop son, wife of Andrew Thompson, residing iu the neighborhood of Matoaca, gavi birth to twins, whose bodies were joined together at the side, the junction extend ing from a point near the first rib, down to tbe fifth, jfoth bodies were perfectly formed, and the children were apparently healthy and born in the fullness of time, but they died at their birth. It is tha . . ... , tt .. i . opinion or a physician wuo visitea tue mother some time alter ber coiiliiieinent, that the children could have been resusci tated if n..!vr measures bad been earl resorted iff. The twins had their arms around each others' waist. This is one of the most remarkable freaks of nature that ever happened iu these parts. Peters- burg Index. th aorj vario leach mn. iney pile their manure M largo heaps in tbe fMd, pat it trader sheds, deposit it in cellars, and distribute it in I small heaps on tho land wjbere.it is to be used during the next season. The practice of carting manure directly to tho field where it is to be used is be coming more and more common and spreading it broadcast, to be plowed un der, or harrowed in, in tbe spring. The efforts of agricultural chemists and agricultural writers during tbe first fifteen or twenty years of the existence of the science of agricultural chemistry, were devoted chiefly to an endeavor to discourage this latter practice. They in sisted that tbe foes by evaporation was so great that the farmer could hope for only a tiihoJ of the benefit to be derived from a more careful use of his fertilizers. During tbe past ton years, ho ever, ag ricultural writers have had their eyes opened to the fact that this opinion with regard to loss by evaporation was proba bly wrong. J he very careful experiments made by Dr. Volecker at the Royal Agri cultural College at Cirencester in Eng land, prove clearly that tbe very place in which manure can be put, both to prevent loss and to insure the even distribution of its soluble and fertilizing parts among the particles of the soil, is on the surface of the field where it is to be used, spread as evenly as possible, and without regard ty-fW hoars. Ik hers oTthi General Assembly have Jojboa a conscientious way tkw passage of hicb have produced this astounding r 10,000 every twea- that honorsJMsaa. ted in bilbwbl suit. There-has been awftt on the subject of internal i which amounts to a species o and cannot but retard what it socks to ad vance A gentle sad steady hrcsae, fOUag the well spread cauvass of our argosy, will ! waft us onward much more safely and expe ditiously than toe destructive gate which i semes an from the tropics. There is aa all-pervasive feeling that oar bonds have bsa distributed with so lavih a hand, that tbo redemption of oar promises, if at all possible, will demand, for several geserations. all the moner that be earned by the sweat of poor men's brows. Tbo uniformity of success attending tbo efforts of Railroad Companies to obtain our bonds, has created a wide-spread fear that regardless of tbe wishes of our people, tbe escutcheon of North Carolina w ill be tarnish ed by inevitable and enforced repudiation. In connection with most of her sons, I would avert such s dire calamity. If the night of repudiation ever settles upon our great common wealth, it will be with our noble Ship of State OS described in the ancient Scandinavian ballad of "the King of Eng- ii . aa iaua son." "Tt was In sooth a piteous tight. to loss by evaporation, it being a fact that rln inscription .I-, pa The ship broke op Iu bite that night." ! May we never be overwhelmed in so great ; a disaster ; but if it should come, the marble je shaft erected at the tomb of our plighted faith, will have chisseled upon its face, tbe 4 AOltlCULlURAL. CRIME. The New Tork Herald kinks that a the day advance, crime seems to multi ply. Murderous assaults, homicides, sui cides, arc on tho increase ail over tbe country. Lawlessness has become a We all rementlgjr the legend of the war between the birds and the beasts, in which the poor bat hcMf doubtful position, si ding with the 0O or, the other as the for tunes of the fight seemed to turn. We have not exactly a rimilur affair to record, but one which inokin to it, inasmuch aa it was a ba'tle between birds of almost tire less wing and those which do far more talking than flying. Mr. Chamber Brent tell of a strange Bght winch happened on his place on Cooper's Run the other day, A turkey struyeef from the flock into a corn field near the house, where some crows were picking up scattered com dropped from the wagosnar it passed through the field. Singling HI one of tbe trespassers he attacked him fiercely, and the crow gallantly resisted the sssault. Then en sued a fight which lasted for some twenty uiuutcs, tbe turkey seeming to have the Brains and FarmingA writer in the X- V V .1.. ....... I A uill. 111. i , r iiium i ww j a .no gmi .,u.w.v . imi many farmers is that they rely on muscle alone for success; not that they lack brains, but decline to use them. Iu other words, tbey do not believe iu "book-far-satoc." nor do tbey calculate as clearly as men who have carried on business si mechanias, manufacturers, and profession al men generally Ou this ground il is assumed that, when oue of this class turns his attention to farming, he rarely or never makes a failure of it because brains are made to do tho planning, and muscle, self-possessed or hired, tbe execu tion. Protect Trees from Rabbits. Thous ands of trees are injured every fall and winter, by rabbits. The loss to farmers and fruit growers by their depredations, is immense. Many resolve, when tbey see their losses, that they will guard against them in tbe future; but when tha. autumn returns, other cares press apon them, and the rabbits' are forgotten till other trees are ruined. It is paiaful to see a fine, young tree, well established in the orchard, destroyed by these, pests. It is an easy matter to guard against ibem, They have an averaion to animal matter. If the bark of the tree is smeared with it, they will not molest it. Consequently, about the middle of November if farm ers will take a piece of liver, or flesh of, anv kind, or blood, and rub tbe bodies of the trees, for a foot and a half high, and then repeat : tbe operation about the middle of January, not a troa will bo touched. This is tiio cheapest and best there are very few volatile substances de veloped in the decomposition of manure except when it is thrown together in such masses that its decay is attended with tbe evolution of sensible heat. Of course it would b folly to apply manure in this J 'ii III .ill II I I i I n aitJUaa.aiai to suffer seriously from surface washings, or on fields so situated that toy receive surface from other lands lying above and adjacent to them. The best recepta cle of manure, until it can be hauled out and spread as recommended, is a eel lar, directly under the animals ; tho next best, a well-covered e had behind them the next, a well-built heap so situated as to receive no water except the actual tall upon it. Almost the worst of all is a barn-yard, w here the manure is being con stantly turned over and disturbed by the tread of cattle, exposing freshly decom posed parts to loss by evaporation ; and the very worst of all is nnder the drip of a barn roof especially where there is a conveniently arranged gutter to carry in to the highway, or on a neighbor's field, or even upon one place on our own fields, the brown liquor which contains tho most valuable constituents of the heap. Amer icon Agriculturist. The facility with which the bonds of the State were secured, soon occasioned a large Influx of appropriation bills. Itailroad Com panies with little, if any paid In capital stock, and sojne w ith only a paper existence, found 4-s JK-. : r.i " u . mmk i ir i i i i ior uiose oi ine mate, as am inose companies whose roads were partially constructed and in operation, such as the Wilmington, Char lotte dr. Rutherford R. B. Co., and tbe West ern N. C. R. R. Co. . I believe these are the onl v two roads bav ins; sufficient merit, in the judgment of a ma jority of our people, to justify aa enlarge ment of our debt to secure their early com pletion. Upon these two roads, the resour ces of the State should have been concentra ted la order Uiat our Seaboard and tbe Mis sissippi, aud even the Pacific might be wad ded at the earliest possible moment, in bwuds of iron never to be broken. If the agricultural, commercial, manufac turing ana mineral resources of North Caro lina are ever aroused from their lethargy, and made to throb in an active and profitable ex istence, it will be by establishing an arterv through which the youthful aud vigorous Mates, that are moving w estward with an ir- resistible march, can pour into our sluggish system, their healthy and life giving blood. REMARKS Br W. H. 8. SWEET, OF CRAVEN, Before the Senats, Friday. Jan. 28th, 1869, on the report of the Joint Select Committee on Bribery and Corruption. Mr. President : In'one of his impass ioned oration, exposing the areh conspirator against the liberties of his country, the great Soman orator parahzed the Komau Senate ith the exclamation, "ubt swims " Where in the world arc we T 'Where in the world are we," and whither are we drifting, are interrogation which con stantly obtrude themselves upon our atten tion. . I ask the indulgence of the Senate, for the purpose of imparting a brief history of this investigation, and the considerations sug gesting it, ia so far a it may have emanated from me. In doing so. I may appear to in dulge in remarks that may have little rela- veucy to the subject under consideration. Their pertinency consists in the fact that they relate to important public measures of doubtful policy and wisdom, all of which have contributed-to influence my action by magnifying, aud individualizing, and quick- euiug a sense of official duty aud responsibility. The public mind lias, for some time, been deeply agitated with forebodings of financial ruin. Jherc is a wide spread apprehension that our State credit, which once challenged the unbounded confidence and generous pride of every citizen imperilled by its extrava gant use stands tottering upou the brink of its g aVSv When the authority ronferred by existing and maturing legislation to Issue bonds I ex hausted, our public debt will have become more than $43,000,000. Thia debt sustains to the aggregate property of the State the same relation that a -debt of five hundred millions, would to the assessed valuation of property iu the State of New York. When we consider the increased productive capaci ty of property in New tork. the comparison is still more suggestive. Iu twelve months, authority has been given to add $.10,000,000. to the indebtedness uf North Carolina. In other words, during the year 18W. a year of prrrfirund pnblie peace and trawjuility, the debt of the United States was increased dur ing any equal period of our late terrible civil war a war in which there were under arms aud rallyiug around the flag of our country, more than oue uultioo patriots, who had to -The broad hi Is much to highway to poverty aad nsed, mid and many mouths to fill " Recuperation and rsJuveuatioa will theu de throne the desolation aud darkness that now reigns supreme. Hot. sir. dispersion, instead of concentra tion, of our limited resources, will, I feat, postpone this happy event. Several compa nies, transported with elysiaajoy at too bril liancy of their success, cried out. like Oliver Twist for "more," and "more" bonds wore thrown into their lap. The eagerness to se cure tbe passage of their bills, was surpassed only by the avidity manifested to obtain .pos session of the bonds. The popular alarm created by this unpar alleled enlargement of our public debt was soon aggravated by reports, which obtained circulation and credence. non. is in iu.. amount oi millions of omiars. had been exchangtd for Railroad bonds and mortgages which were informal, defective, invalid aud worthless, because of ndn-cou- fonuity to the express and specific require ment of public law. A regard for tbe deep ly involved interest of tbe State seemed to de mand an Investigation. it there is a difference of o.dnion iu regard to the wisdom of generous and munificent loans at a time when our state is la default ou outstanding obligations, I believed there would be, and think there now. is, unanimity of sentiment us to the importanceof securing such an exercise of authority, conferred by these loan bills, as that, if securities taken by the State prove worthless, the worthless- ness .-hall not result from informality of ex ecution. Accordingly, I prepared aud intro duced iuto the Senate a resolution calling f.r a Select Committee of three Senators to "investigate the extent and the manner iu which, if at all, authority to issue certain bond had been exercised by the treasurer. ' Tbe Senator from Row an, entirely igno rant, as ho must have , been, of my resolu tion, as I was of but. until within a few min utes of the introduction of miue, offered as a substitute a joint rssolutiou, which was ac cepted as such, and having passed, the two House!, created the Joint Select Committee, whose report is no- uuJer consideration. These resolutions were ummfw. comprehen sive than my own. i oev caned lor an in vestigation iuto rumors of bribery and cor ruption of members of tbu General Assem bly. During the discussion pwvoKedTiy these resolutions, I promised to "locate" or "put my finger upon" the use of dollars aud cents for the purpose indicated. It will be observed, that this investigation had a two fold purpose, one relating to the exercise of powers conferred upon State 1 " x ecutivc officers, and the other relating to r i mors of bribery and corruption. Your attention is now invited to so tmtcb r I 1 m ml I