The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-12-06

and fTnm dep imFnFsssoa a. = .nlliily
in alleHialing he rsAdiiian &C oar indus
Try sssd ErSiEing he ~sking fossaaez Il
our r0lla.Iym ea--Nlile "a gives - assaEsd
hope u PTnfi % he capital insrsied.
4 have rrnaz.keJ with much satisEarlina
ll.al some sniespsisiing persons anaong our
lrlloR riiizens. hare r0mmgncrd he maEr
gaiian a Nrnse and Tar Iiyers with slram
lsaa's ~ a light rlass. snd that : slsirii ].
awakened ahong The people IN lie upper
seriiun af inc Cape Fear 20 open lllal nsu
Cor narigaiion IN aE above The rnnhuence
Of H. main hrznrhrs. Every sarrrsrlrl
rils,ri al objects u This nature i pahlr
henrli. and deserves The fostering and d
The I.rgislaiuEe.
II has moi bern ih"ushiexpeiienlioeS.
rrrise the pawer rssnirITrd un the neard u
Internal improvement nv The la>s Gehefs
Assembly 10 eel The Clnh-FanI and liar
lows Creek canal, aud il expired liz limf
ialir'a with the opening 81 ynur sessinn.
heg again ID impress ON your alien-
tom the Indispensable Necessity of imprn,.
ing our public uad-. u Is liIlle eseslilabl,
Ia our enieTpEize AMI intelligence. that A.
ihongh We are considerably taxed in IN
frequent rAlls an our labor for this object
our method Of maintaining The public
. h.shHays has made no advance beyond
, that existing in England in the lime oI
Philip AID Nav. lf commissioners mo-
exrerding two IN earh county. were Fl, c.
al BY the Comfy Courts, with authority IL
inspcri the chief public roads, and lay
ihrm uir on the most favorable glunBj,
and were clothed with authority 10 Fu'
prrvisr and direct the hands assembled d
work lhem, il would, daubIless, tend murl
10 their improvement. These rourr
should he invested with power 10 make MP
preparations lr"In the county funds % n
ter and Hnpnse the most dllIieua parts
and To make plank roads whore neeessar,
aud prariicable. with means al their coln
mand. Indeed il is urged upon yonr in
quiry, whether the recent improvement q
the plank road. may nal be introduced IN
. To extensive use in this state. The sim
plIcily Of ihrir construction. in.olvin:
little or no expense Cor engineering, ih'
sbundance and rheapness of the timber
and their adaptation 10 the sand and swami
: Of tho lnwer. and the clay soil Of the np
per country, recommend them 10 us will
much lurca. 81, -.......-.-... !
A geological survey Of the state is mor'
than ever demanded. in consequence o
fresh discoveries of useful and valuable
MINERALS in new situations, and the i'm
pOrians results 0fliks explorations in 9th
i or states. ---m.s ..
! We have been as vet without any pro
vision for the mrliorali"u of the condition
of ON panper lunaiics. Those Of the peor
er classes who have been visited will
the loss Of reason. who hare been ahan
,ioned Ia their fate, except in eases Of lu
rious madness. in whirh they hare her
committed To the common jsils, rs disiur
hers Of the peace. Il is now aseer,aine,
Tia. these diseases Of mind, flhsq aeg:.y n;
durable rs those oi the body: and most en-
lighicncd states have established hospital:
where the poor thus afflicted are walche,
over during The erlipse Of the understand
ing and supplied with nrcdful remedies
! A distinguished person Of the gentle
sex, who has devoted much of her life Il
the pious duty OF pleading tho cause o
the lunaiic before the states and communi
ties. has recently traversed a consi,Icrabl,
part If this state. in search vi information
Respecting these unfOriunates Among us
and will probably ask leave To presen
their ease 10 you, at an early day. lean
not ino earnestly commend the cause il
self. ar the disintereste,l benevolence o
| lis advocate.
l. Pursuant 20 an aci Of The last Iegisla
lure. ior the sale Of certain Cherokee,
lands. which had been surrendered 10 III,
state by the furmer purchasers. q bnart
of commissioners was constituted, wh'
placed valuations on the several TRAITS, il
conformity with the law, and they wor
J exposed for sale by presumption aud other
! wise, on trims therein prescribed. On,
! hundred and twenty seven tracts. c0mpre
hending 20.52S acres. besitlss two fowl
; lots, were appropriated by prescriptions a
the aggregate pIire Of S36.763 30, th'
same same lands having been sold at tn
former sale ior s9S.690 46, aud twenty
three tracts embracing 1888 acres wer
disposed of at the improved valuations
for S2,229 SO. these having brought a
The first sale S5,677 80. Onr fourth q
the purchase money was required Ia h
paid down. mud the residue was secures
in four equal aunual instruments. The a
gent Of the state repnr's thirty six tracts n
. surrendered land. comprising 1899 acres
r valued now at S10S3 IS, and tormcrl,
sold ior sII $3.50 81. as remaining unsol
; IA either mode. The time allowed for tn
/ private sales. having only expired in Au
r gust last. have nr, appointed a puhli
sale Of the residue az authorised by ih
? act. II seems 10 me. however. expedi
emf 10 make a general sale, not only O
this residue. but Of all the other surveye,
lands in that region, whether acquired nm