The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-12-03


orTtT a Ihe eliiIea.
a hsIs. aIrR. can i'u tks sFase o. pro-
eri~ly of shsss attacks ufsplssn and en-
maj! al sails6ea soar honorable boz
81 can snaeusia ne ssch feelings; bal that
you @.ll sHaGd such relief and soceor %
. eommensnfale sIth he means and
character Of The state and lhe waass and
merits a he ~aEk.
Ii may be commended lhai cur rail roads
haze heea injadielously located. tao sx-
peasiseiy constructed. and even badly
managed. Bsl ne should bear IN mind.
that IAry are our 6rsl experiments. and
sasde a psriad shen The country Ess
IN 20re prosperous circumstances. and
every lhlng Of higher value. That bOlh
mistakes sni unnecessary expense are The
asual ressll Of ne~ works; bul u should
also be held ~ teme mbrsnee that many
indirid,tals backed their favorable opln-
tons 81 these eaierprlEss lretlg sab their
0ra money. and that Ihsy could MOI have
prscIIesJ any intentional deception on
lhe pubic. shen u s0uld TALL 90 heavily
on themselves
Suppose &c .Ioald admit The fact that
our Enads have MT. 50 Tar. met public
expectation. or esen Of The Individual
s.aek holders 10 The Toll extent; yet should
We shut ryes 10 the eaussi Should We
nol remember that abe general proslisRon
OF I'll other branches Of business may
have reached The works on the roads;
thai Few extensive works Immediately
prove profitable and that they have been
oaly lev months IN peTallon--cer'ain-
~ moi long enough 10 lest their worth
10 lie slockholdersi 10 all other inter-
est. their utility can be Of No doubt. We
sse every species Of property greatly sunk
10 value; SLAVES. our mos, tangible aud &C
i've property, Deprecated ., Ieas. so per
cent; land yr' more; and lots 10 our most
Iaryoured places, scarcely selling Coz the
cost OF Improvements; very lew farms
yield lrgal interest, and, lnthe aggregate,
probably not 2 per cent. on their value;
vel who 80 bold a. 10 say that ne should
abandon the iarm or neglect 10 build hous
es and Impro,e l0wn lu1sl
What. % may be asked, Is the cause 81
such a state Of things! The President
nf The Timed Stairs informed Ds, in his
message at the extra session IN 1887, tina,
q vas overlrsdlng. sumpluous living. and
The issue Of Too much Bank paper. But
such reasons, howeser, apt lor "ther pli-
ees. are totally insppllcable 10 North Ia.
rollEa. There has been no oyerHsding
here. M exiraysg ant living. and less Bank
issues than IRE lad t,een,y years ago;
and although our Bark capllsl was IN
creased small amour, four years since,
We have about The same now we had 10
years ago, exclusive Of the capital Of the
branch Bank u The Unned States. which
Was employed M this state. during which
time our demand has certainly greatly IN.
creased. Ii 10 the ~aat Of bank or other
active capital which has been The esuse
Of sserihcIng.real estate and every other
large amount vi property. when forced
Inlo market los cash. Mufe % actually
required. noI only 10 save property slres.
ty exIslIag from changing hands 81 great
aud sra,nous sacrifices. bu, 10 assist the
trader, mechanic and lsbo
ref, ~ tie various branches Of business,
aud she improvement Of the natural adj
ysnlages OF The state.
Usder resolution Of your honorable
body, ~ Us lssl session. l addressed q
communication 10 the Governors OF The
several states, requesting Inlormstion on
Tue subject oi PenIsenIsries, Luna.ic aud
Orphan Asylums, aud uoases Of Refuge;
from whom several interesting replies
have been received. but not sutficlen, W
enable me 10 give you much light on
Ihase subjrc,s. hand Jon herewith
marked Is, Vie information uoIIined, and
submit The following general remarks:
Thai all seem 10 concur in their uselul-
ness; THAI BY Ihe establishment Of Pc
nlseniIsry the Punishaen. Of crime way
be dlUTe rOrreciy Graduated To us afro
ely. Under our present code OF crimi.
usi lss, many panlshmenls are fxed.
snc Others lsII To the csprcious estimate
OF The Judge; and to- many cases neither
The one nus Tie other appears 30 fitled as
10 give sa'isiscuoa to .be feeling. Tue re-
suit 70. tina. IA almost every case, = pelI-
'ion Tor pasdon is PREFER. d 10 the Exc.
CURVE, win whoa % is idle 20 say lhalI
uns peulion VI many respectable persons
snOuld have n1 ~eIga.. Although he.
may DC satisfied lhsi petitions are general
y drswa by .paruaI or prrjudieed hands,
ga Ghe sOsence vi all mlutmaIion winch
% Law provides lor his guide, he 10 ell
sOled 10 scI satisfactorily 10 himself DC
justly ~ Che state os pelioner; but where
q doubt - raised. he ieels hnpelled 70 act
On lie SIDE VI mercy.
In The establishment Of Peneien,iaries
and Laws loo IIea gosefnmeni,s PUNISH
meats could os bstIer graduated 10 ilIe
crime aud irsse less room TOT complaint
anu peuuon. As they ATE generally used
10 all christian csunsrles, l0ssold shedding
human blood aud she exposure OF PUNISH
aaeuIs, 10 uDedIsncs 10 ias more advanced
sIate VI cIvilizsIioa and rekumsas, pro6.
aud loss should not beis ulsties ol consid.