The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-12-29

Legislature " tuhi otatate, was 10 tnduc. "A
holders Of thoso Certificates to presen, ,bes We ~
payment rs soon as practicable, aud he cons,1
ed II Islander upon thai Legislature, 10 lnnn,.
( il the sordid motive indicated by this r.po,, "
legislaiing for the State IN order to epahi. y
eyade the payment OF her just debts a,or,,,
lie knew nothing of the owner ofihls Ce,,'s 'yf
he understood from the Memorial iust rasS 81
he was a citizen OF Rhode Island, but ,vb,,'.a'
was from Rhode Island or Nova Seo,ia n.y. 10
difference win him. If the State owed,L. y ~
Il ought and should be paid, regardless Of i.Jr'
even If il had numbered az many years a. !"
thusaloh, NC
Mr.. Mendenhall said he was no, lsvo,,ti.
pressed towards the allowance Of this oli =, 'N
Of Rensselaer, u. Smith, When his memo,,I ' '
first introduced into the House Of Con,noa' va
ing then under some apprehension, that ,bs ~. o
Of the Rhode Islandor was not well ioun5.5
But he had since understood that the or,
Certificate. showing the indebtedness of,be s,u,
in l1e3, had been produced, and was be,o,.,4'
Committee on Claims, and that there is M AMI
Of this Certificate icing genuine. The gs1g.
man from Rockingham. tMr. Cardwell.l s.,'.
there was no evidence that this certificate 49,
ed 10 Mr. Smith. I his gentleman. vLo \,
member Of the Committee on Claims. took 80
good care not TO say, nor have the Commute.
their report 10 this House. took il upon 49,.
selves to say, that the certificate is no, ~.
and correct Neither has the genllem,, =.
Rockingham, nor the Committee by then ,e,,..
informed this House. OF even given their o,ini..
that this claim has ever been paid. TAei, 49,.
no preiencc that this certificate il false ar f,,,.
and their are gentlemen IN this Civ val I.
quainled with the writing Of those " b. SON.
the certificate. If their be doubt apon Ills ,tie,,
aud their being no Sufficient reasnn 10 lrbsv.,
has been paid am in faY0r Of the tstrer, y,
ihs, aud OF every Jasi claim against the S,al. ~
North Carolina. Aud Mr. Smith beng tie L,4
rr Of this paper il evidence Sufficient TO- d. ,s,,
he is tie on ner. and entitled 10 receive te f,
mount, II j. true the cla,m is small figa, 81
bat this duel not affect liS justice II Is als9lr,
Il is old and we have an Act of 1880 hsr,,
and cutting of such CLAIMS. This act, p,esurf
vas only 10 compel those claims 20 he s,a-,t
forward, within a limited time, and II not tIt
tie Officers charged With the payment Of ,,.,
should not, as -'tca, afatwards pay thtr M
that application should be made TO tie Ires,
tuTc, that the corr Siue~s Of these claims rIdt
b. fllly Investigated. Rut ii never cou'd NJ,
been tbc intention Of tie Iegiialure ofii, Shs
10 have shielded the State lfum all future -,
meni,, by Tbs act Of 1893, BY giving no'ic. q,
few ucw spsprrs, land We bad bot few .f,
scatcr'y any orc Of which. ever travelled -s-
uf The Potomac lie hsd travelled thfouzN ..
country and strange IS Il may seem. il sts np
ever 20 zee paper. from this State. q f,r NJ
as Rhoic leland. la fact he rreollcctol Ji f-l
ing bo' rus and vet this uewFpaier uout
ulaiitudrd 70, Nhsthsr known OF not "a, 's r..
crn'r $50 bar 70 iud demand. lie bod ~, p.
tr0dutcd into ti.s House. Resolutions GV0a el
sGLjasi Of tie reputation al debt, hy W sssi
: States. And he perceived ;hat boii po.Hirai -r
tics Of ~!ch this House - CON o-rl gfa,l
tie full extent 10 eeudefnuing, IN HE VI ,s,
terms, tho conduct Of orr SISTER states Ig,
how would they look. ehsu hold up 70 q 4
yjcw befoto the sotlf, rcpudiaiHg a latif a.
and candcmn,ng nlhcrs far The sltle ;hirg NJ
gard n large debts. Ilo hops never % 80 vi
done IN the old aud ps,uotic State Of Norh lu
ol,na. And he hoped The motion wo1d p'gai
10 rc-c0mmr the memorial 10 tie Commau q
claims with Instructions
Several members Of the Committee mad -,
msn,s Of some OF the yieNs shich nAnsnot b.
Committee ii making the report. Mr. C,sE
stated, thu, as law has been passed by h h.
gslalurs. rcgnlfing these claims 70 10 prtv,s
D and as no evidence had been laid before rs, Can
mitter, Of the gcnuiueursn Of this clair, as
: than the certificate. they though, !, bsvt 70 rs
H. Mr. Baxter stated that q minority q n
Committee sere Tor reporting fas orah.y. ai!uG
they thought II Submitting coariet Rs7sT 81
E that he had concluded 10 offer Rssoilf.5a 81 4
he though, would srsver the purpose
On motion OF Mr. Mcndenhsli TIE li5l.s N
went into Committee Of tie whole NJ Bnr
: IN tie Char, and took Up the memorial if e.
! s,lcfaiion.
Mr. Moore sid tho az 70 vhirh TITO Cc7rl
tee referred, sas passeI 1893 hHt 4 ID 81, -
pear that the Legislature intended lh.. as
claims should not - paid that werr no, p'cva
- Ito tinc specified I heir object vs. @ .iu
,hem brought 10 % soon a. possible ,ai "
State might 10 ready 10 meet them 1n5 ~
taken unawsrcs Bat sill hc VOID arl q
Committee inquire INTO The gseal1cness 3. nH
one and whether Il has not been pad ilfsi
genuine one. and has not been PAID, b. 10
meeting i promptly
Mr.. Patterson. was for paving Tie ca'r
was jus, one nI, lie Guild have he 5-1
isn inquire ahether there sels nat 5 rs-ar ~
of thcsr certificates hy the agent ior n SIZE
and whether II cannot b. 'alnt i %" -
practice IN ihDsr times FOR tie ofi-ru I5'
these blank certificates and leave ihcm 10 nt
: offers and hos enuld We tell when tI q
genuine.
Nj wilder did not risc % oppose the 9'g-,
oftho rliun. lie was not n favor trep1ila
AZ q legislator. he hoped 10 shont n''n
, ready 10 krrp the honor d ihe Old Morn >W'
nnamishci. trsolatton was iayinF on ol'
bic 20 h1 Stigma on slstsr St4te lo' ft97o'
ton, and ho hoped North Cara.ina veA
every cent che owed. He rose, be said 'n''H'
20 mako > suggestion, md be hop"o anf
morr experienced IN legislation then h
would carry II out. III had hern Inio'r'-V W.
there wero ueyeral Of these claius nov %
Treasurer Office aud therp we're many ol''I
ing and his suggestion was this that SOM :
onl low should be passed, making pFo'a"
all ihcse claims
Nh Bragg stated that he bad srrr g. a' ~
Of what was said to be Mr Jones Sfhoe.
name u signed 70 the certificate, ana " "'
pronounce i genuine.
Mr. Graves thought what nas 'ad bL w
ucmau from Northampton, ~H fu"aa
prove The gcnuiucnesa Of tie cerl,hca" ~
possession Of It by tho memonaIl'i E' r..
flcia evidence that it had not bccn P'1
himself. he was satisfied thai II ought 10 o.
bot for tho satisfaction Of others, he YES wy.
that u should be grcomuiiied with iHs.'l
o. proposed by the gentleman from hl 81,
The naked question: as 1t presented ~"
mind, was fepudation OF no fcpndi'io' Ia
though the sum il small. tho principal ,c9
- the same AZ II 1t was Ilb,00b ins'sa"