The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-05-19
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Pal. Wei. l hope yo1 feel better since
YOU have taken your breakfast
Bin. SomewhaI; bul ! can never think
Of lhsss things without making ny blood
boil. And nov. they have introduced
lhis Common School system. every little
dirty whelp. whose blood . has run
through seoandrrls since the food" Will
be popping up and taking The shine on OF
shs sons Of our .nob.lily." snd wealth
and family Consequence sill be utterly
diHegsrded. unless il Is coupled with per
sonal meIii.
Pa. / have not much fearsef The sys
tam. a. do not think il works well.
BiHy. / havs-lhey have GOT The hing
started. and Il viii be hard 10 stop II
You viii end these wings are for apply
ing every thing they can lay their hands
on, 10 the use Of Common Schools; snd
80 are some Of The foolish Democrais--
but our true Loco counties. such - Lin
cola. Edgeeombe. Warren, &c. are dead
against Common Schouls. which not on
~ shows thar good sense. but sound de-
moersey.
PAT. Bu, how are We 10 stop this state
OF ihingsi
Bill. That's hard 10 tell; ilhas given
me = great deal Of trouble. knew they
would sppIy The proceeds Of The sales Of
she Public Land 10 that object. and did
every thing could 10 prevent distribution.
And afler The Surplus Revenue was dis
iribuied. ] thought had managed 10 con-
drive il so that the most Of il would be
wasted; but believe ! shall be disap-
pointed.
Pal. How did you eonirive TO waste
il. and how do you sxpee. 10 be disaP-
pointed!
Billy. The frs; three instruments. ycu
know, were paid in 1886. The money
was coming 10 by hundreds Of lhous-
ands. and We would shout Hurrah! for
Jackson and Van Buren-and the people
would hslloo. Hurrah! TOO. nightly tIek-
led thai they were getting rich so fast.
Bun | kept dark, and never LEI them know
Van and we're opposed 10 their getting
dollar OF il. until Ihsd carried The State for
Van. secured The Legislature. and would
have elected the Governor. but nv rels-
ton 10 Dudley prevented me. Bot gave
him a gooi Democratic Council. Hav-
ing carried every thing before me. elect
ed myself Speaker of House Of Com
mons. or ss yOu would say, 81 convened
and organized myself," and made Rail
Road charters. and amended Bank char.
isrs. until the doings Of The session Of 1886
ere . real curiosity. lfyou will jus. look
at tue Let volume of the Revised Statutes,
page $50. you will see how ! intended
lhe money should be wasted.
Pat. But you speak ss IL you did ese-
~ thing. and as il ihere were no other
Democrat concerned.
Billy. Well. II was pretty nigh that.
/ had only 20 utter the ediei. and they re-
gislered il. If ell The schemes mention
ed al page $50 had succeeded. we should
have had no trouble now about the surplus
revenue. bn, only one Of them ,ook--,he
WILMINGTON Road. We got 5000. 1000 OF
il safely stored away there, and $780, 900
Of j, TO drain Swamp Lands; TO make j,
90 down glibly, all The profits were 10 60
10 the School fund. but | thought nigh
iy few of the liuls sans cuioHes would
ever &c, educated out Of their profits.
Pat. Well, these investments, | sup
pose. are a total loss.
Billy. cant say so we'll about that.
If you and get TO be Governor, We can
make il total loss easy; BIZ, how i, will
sarn out. if We Amt Governor. | cant say.
The las. Wing Legislaiure. finding the
Wilmington Rail RaaI about 10 blow NJ,
end that the State nigh, lose her 5000.
900, backed the company for 100000
more. aud they have elected Dudley Pre-
sideni OF The road. and. confouDd the fell
low, he never puts his hand 10 any thing.
bU, il goes right ahead. He has paid of
already $4,000 Of the $500, 900, and
every thing is going on swinmingly. and
! should not be surprised tina. he brought,
the Road out. and made iprof.able stock
--lhs very thing | did not intend.
Pat. Well, il this should turn out 10
be the ease. how are you going TO excuse
yourself for such fcur pas?
Billy. There 10 no way TO excuse N.Y.
self-l shall just have 10 submit; bu, i
will gull the Stale. just like gulIed The
people. They thought all
dld for the Road was to aid the enter
prize. aud they vo'ei me their thanks.
rode me upon the Road gratis, toasted
me at their dinners, and am monstrous
great man with .hem. So. if the stock
should turn out TO be profitable. why l
will point Out to the people my exiraor-
binary sagscity in making so prudent an
lnyes ment for the S,aie.
Pat. So, il your designs are defeated,
you will YET win laursls by the failure.
Billy. lie that can't turn, cau't spin.
Cousin Pat.
Pat. Well. what about The Swamp
Lands!
Billy. I thought there could be no mis-
Tie Of a failure there, but instead Of
that. | am told they founds place where