The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-10-11

STATE AFFAIRS-No. 10.

A0tcs Al3k our STATE III krncisA 03Mt0AS
lively sensiblllly. Of late years. n the
question az sho shall be our next Presi-
dent Whilst her own leading men ma
nifesl liltle anxiety about whaI - 10 be
The destiny Of North Carolina! We are
al. in theory. advocates Tor siafe-righis,
and vet xs 10 hll seen 90 consider that
sisle-rights are secure only where there
are STATE Interests 10 proleet. We al de-
precaIe The pairansge and power af the
national government. speak not Of this
or Than administrator. whilst there are
few if any who do not greatly enlarge
that patronage and increase that power.
by inIusing into al our state elections the
parry palIlies Of The general g"sefamept
We ean reckon 10 man the sentiments
Of aar state representatives, in reference
IN those questions Of national palicy that
divide rs inIa parties: but ] doubt IL the
best informed man On surh topics. can
tell The opinions Of any ten members Of
the next assembly. upnn the great ques-
nnns uf our STATE affairs. We spend our
time, talents and money, 10 denounee the
encroaehmenIs Of Federal power; IN up
hid or TO oppose The policy that is re-
commended by our national officers. and
| in not complain Of il; popular vigilance
is The best security Tor public liberty: but
we leave lille or no time, we give no
portion &c our talents ar money. TO sdTO-
cate the Interests af NOrIh Carolina. and
establish q policy for the state. Without
meaning TO assume the Office 0f Censor
nver Others. would respectfully appeal
81 NarIa Carnlinians. of all parties. and
earnestly inquire IL ihIs is righl-iI il is
palrinlic-if il is wisei Though | am
not able 10 prescribe cure for such evils,
true affection for The state justiirs il il
does not require that they should he sta
ted. Ia is sumo check TO be reminded of
them. In our state | say il with rever.
ence and love for The dear mother Of Us
all) there is a lamenlable lack Of praper
pride; we are not accustomed in claim
for the state all tina, she is en,Itled 10; we
do moi take the stand we ought In occu-
py; we are too much in the habit of ln"k-
ing a, things tina. belong 10 Us. as rather
inferior to those ef the like kind .belong-
ing tn our neighbors. For example: we
Innk with indifference. II not With com-
placency. upon the effhrts Of other south
ern states &, establish and foster direct
foreign trade wi'h;porls IT theirs. not SUI
perinr TO our own. and la dly suice il
raised 10 secure even portion Of our own
trade 81 our own seaport towns. We
cheer them in their exerlions To do iheir
own exporting and impotll'ss. instead of
paying tribute To nnrthern cities; whilst
we supineIy pay tribute ourselves !" Vir-
ginia and SonIh Carolina, as well ~ the
same northern cities. and make no sirug.
gle 10 resist it. l. this wise! Is Tins The
part of children-of ststesmen--0f pairi-
OTIS uf North Caroline! Why may we
not. with one MUD. resnlve that We will
nse ali proper means 10 change these ha-
bits OF incidence, aud let that constitute a
branch Of our sysie n Uf Internal Lmprors-
naenfS?
The Assembly nf 1896 approved, pat
ronized and commencela system ni in
ternal Improvements in North Carolina:
yet il is plain that The habit 81 our peo-
pie. to look without hope Of any pracIi-
cal result upon all our own exeriIOns, IN
that race Of enterprise which others pur-
sue. with wonderful success. coupled with
the apathy Of our public leaders, has
found public opinion M further advanced
than TO be DANGEROUSLY urging the people
10 meet Together and send delegates To
conventions. ITO derise some plans %
Improvement" as If plau had not al
ready been devised and pl,roniZ"i by the
state. which is now IN a course o! sue
cessful execution.
! | earnestly inquire wha, is 10 be the
consequence OF such a procedure! The
constitutional representatives III The peo'
J pie, The Assembly Of North Carolina,
have already entered upon system al
improving oar means of Internal CONAN
nicstioa;" lhe work is progressing viii
/; Unprecedented success; and whence is il
/ necessary r proper 10 call together self
! constituted b.nly. 60 advise The Assembly
! Of 1898! Would you have them n sban'
{ don what has been doael Have the peo
pie manifested discomfort. aud psonaunc'
ed against. the system! IL so. who Il
there 10 tell. better than the Representa-
lives, what they wish substituted Cor ID
/ lf the Assembly Of 1893 abandon the sys
! ten Of their predecessors. so may ,hciI
schemes be reversed by ,hrir successor'
in 1910: and we shall again substitute
talking for actiag-theory Tor pracfice
/ and find our state, n The end Of les
years, just where we set oui; except tina
our friends will he all exhausted by ;
frIisless efTrlto dn every hing at = lime
AMI The cause Ut improvement will b.
identified ~ the pnbl,c mind. With extra
vagance AID Iolly.
Il any one preaared to show that ths