The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-12-08
nes,ly commend the cause itself, or the dis.
Interested bencvolence Of lis advocate.

ture, Tor lhe SAFE OF certain Cherokee
Lands, which had been surrendered to the
State, by the former purchasers, Board
Of Commissioners was constituted who pla.
ced valuations on the several tracts, in
conformity with the law, and they were
exposed for sale BY prescription and 9th.
erwise on the terms therein prescribed
Oae hundred and twenty seven tracts com.
pretending 2O,52S acres, besides two town
lots were appropriated by pre-. emptions at
the aggregate price Of S36,763 33, the
same lands having been sold a, the former
sale for S9s,690 46. and tweaty three
tracts embracing 1853 acres were dspo-
sed of at the improved valuations, for ST..
800 So, these having brought, at the first
sale s5,677 33. One fourth Of the pur.
chase money was required to be paid down,
and the residue was secured in four equal
annual instalIments. The Agent Of the
State reports thirty.six tracts Of surren-
dered land comprising 1889 acres. valued
now al S7,0S3 as, and formerly sold for
Sll, $50 "a, as remaining unsold in either
mode. The limo allowed for the private
sales, having only expired in Angus. last,
| have not appointed public sale OF the
residue as authorized by the act. II seems
to me, however, expeden, to make gen.
eral sale not only of this residue, but Of all
the other surveyed lands IN that region,
whether acquired under the treaties OF
1917, 1919 or 1885, for cash, and that
those unsufveyed should either be survey.
ed and disposed Of in like manner OF be
opened 10 entry, Us other public lands
The policy Of holding them back for high.
er prices, has been tiled long enough 10
prove il unwise.
During its last winter term, the Supreme
Court was deprived by death of The Hon.
orable Joseph J. Daniel, an upright, use.
ful and learned Judge who had admins
tered justice acceptably from our B nch
for more than thirty years. To FL. the
vacancy thereby occasioned, temporary
Commission was granted, with the advice
Of the Council of The State, to the Hon.
orable William II. Battle, Of The Superior
Court bench. And to supply the vacancy
thus made, like commission, with the ad.
vice Of the council was granted TO Au
gustus Moore, Esq. Of Edenton. The OF.
fee Of Attorney General, also becoming
vacant, by the resignation of the Honora.
bic Edward S,anly, in May last, his place
was in like manner temporarily supplied
by commissioning Bartholomew +. Moore.
Esq. Of Halifax. Onyou will devove the
duty Of making permanent. appointments
10 these several Offices.
l repeat the recommendation made to
The last General Assembly, as confirmed
by subsequent reflection and observation,
that all jurisdiction over Pleas, in the
County Courts be abolished, and that pro.
vision be made for three terms Of the Su.
perlor Court per year in each County,
The change is urged upon US by the mani.
fold reasons LIST. that IL would conduce 10
a more correct and speedy administration
Of Justice. 2nd. 1t would impose less
amount Of cost on the parties cast in legal
3Td. Ii would save time 10
those called out 10 attend Court by redu.
cling the number Of Terms. from SIX to lhree
n each year. 4th. Ii would effect still
greater saving III the County taxes, by dis.
oensIng with one half Of the collections
now made to pay Jurors, besides other ex.
penses. 9Th. IL has been tried 10 other
States, and found 10 realize the most san.
guine expectations. The cost Of the ad.
IIilon Of two more Judges, which the al
leration might require, would be as moth
lng compared 10 the maintenance Of the
present system.
The Report Of the President and Direc.
tors Of The Literary Fund will acqualn,
you with the present state Of the mpor-
tant interests committed TO their charge.
The loan Office formerly connected with
this Board, has been discontinued by de.
Iivering over to the Public Treasurer the
Bond and Judgments against individuals,
held by 1t, as directed by the last Legisla.
lure, on his executing the Bond Ct the
State for the aggregate amount, viz. si0,-
800 %, covenanting TO repay the same 10
The Board on demand, and the interest
which may accrue on the st. Of Seplem-
Der IN each year.
A contract has been made, for suitable
Buildings in Raleigh, for the education Of
Deaf mules and Bind persons according
% the act Of The last Session, and these
,difices are partially finished. The school
or the instruction of Deaf mutes is still
n successful operation and contains at pre-.
five pupils. There has been
great inattention on the part Of almost all
he Counties sending pupils to the provis.
on of The Law, requiring them to contrib.
i,e part of their support and thus far al
most the whole expense of The school has I
allen on the Literary Fund, to the carlail. I
nent Of the distribution for Common
schools. Tins delinquency will require
correction at the hands Of the Leg,sla.
ufe.
There was distributed among the sever.
i Counties for the support Of the Common
schools in the year ending the st Of Sep.
ember, lS47. the sum Of Sl0l,77j 90,
nd in The subsequent year, tho sum. of
's9 543 IA, the dlminution in the latter
'eing chiefly caused by the withdrawal of
he amounts appropriated TO the BUILDING