The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-11-27

,er 10 re seeftizfF 81 War. desiring % /
know de groands q dis deFisiou, and -
learn uhsiher i we're in ny power %
remoEe he objeriions. Ills reply tenn.
uzleJ OR correspondents ppan The sub
ierf. and 81 IN esriy day zfser he COM
lnenremeni II iiae lsle session ~ onRfes.
addressed rirrplaf Ielasf 10 esrh Of oar !,
Senaiofs and Representatives. railing their
attention. % The matter. and inviting heir
eo-opersiion in having payment Of The
claim provided fof by an sri Of Congress.
A hsll was sreardinely introduced IN the
Sensss ~ Hon. Mr.. Badger il Was pass
ed by thai body and sent 10 The House af
Representative. where II rfmainnd. with
oul any FINAL arlion had upon Il. until he
termination Of the session.
During The pendenry Of The bill before
the House Of Representatives. was sealn
notified BY The End auditor. that llae addi-
lonal sum ef si00 had been allowed Al
his Office. No steps have been taken 70
place these paliry sums 10 The Treasury.
No valid reason can be shown why This
claim Of North Carolina should be re-
ircled, while sinilar claims from other
States have been freely allowed and
paid.
WESTERN TURNPIKE AND CHEROKEE LANDS.
An acl was passed Al yaur last session.
. 10 provide for Turnpike Road irnm
Salisbury. West. to The line Of The Stale
Of Georgia" By this ari, IL was made
the duty Of The Governor 10 appoint a
competent and experienced Engineer and
three commissioners 10 survey and locale
said road; aud upon the report Of The
Engineer and commissioners being pre-
scented 10 the Governor. il was made . his
duty further 10 appoint one Of said Com
missioners. or other suitable person. 10 aei
as Agent ol The Stale 10 contract fnr. and
superinlend The making of said Road"
/ The demand. in The neiglboring Slaies,
Tor men efsrienre and practical skill incivil
engineering, for their rarioas public works
of Internal Improvement. was such, thai
met with some difficulty and delay in
procuring The services OF a sailsble Engi-
neer for The work in question, Major 3
Moylan Fox al length presented himself
and being satisfied entirely of his skill
/ and iiness. sppoinle, him Engineer, and
Messrs. Andrew III. Shuforl. ol CsiawhaI
Joseph ]. Erwin. af Rutherford; and Geo
!. w. Hayes, of Cherokee county. Com
missinners under the ari. Subsequently,
Joseph ]. Erwin resigned, and appoint.
ed T.. ID. Austin. of Rowan. 10 supply lhs
! vacancy. The ex,en. &c The reconnois
ances and the number of experimental
, lines necessary 10 be run 10 determine ,h,
most eligible roule for Road iraversin!
! succession OF maintains. which had un
J avoi.lably 10 DO crossed. required create
} labor and consumed more time, Than wa
|, anticipated. Sinre tho completion Of th
survey, The Engineer and his assistant
have been engaged in making such mar
] profile and description Of that road, a
: would be indispensable 10 The Stale's A
! gen. charged with letting out and super
intending ils construction.
This has delayed The repor, Of tho En-
gineer and Commissioners, and no agen
10 contract for and superin,end The wor
. has been appointed.
Ina few days shall make you specia
) communication, transmitting iopograph
! cal chart Of The Turnpike, together with
! copy Of the report Of these funclionariel
showing The cost Of their work and III
r expenses Of the party in detail; and su.
i gesling some alterations in The law who
are believed 10 be ncedlul.
}. At present, call The attention OF Il
= Legislature TO an important inquiry col
il nected with the subject. Among h
le funds appropriated and pledged for IL
4, making Of this Road. are all the deb
.. now due the Stale for The sales Of II
81, Cherokee lands.
m II will be remembered that nj the tin
nj, when those sales were made, spirit
is adventure and speculation, which pc
N vasled the United States, had been awake
ar ed with many in the purchase Of land.
IN while others, stimulated with the slesi
II. 10 retain their humble dwellings and in
I'd provements, entered also into The cor
petition Of bidders. a, d that the land sol
ne IN some instances, FOR tenfold-in all. +
10 prices far beyond lis value. While Il
lie public domain Of The Slate had been gran
i. ed. under the entry laws, al .fUe cen
X per acre TO others, these have been so
he al from three TO thirty dollars per acre
he Impressed with knowledge Of the
n facts. The Legislature has from lime
ri time granted indulgence in The rolleclic
a. Of these debts. In The year 1914. an a
Id was passed establishing Board Of An,
s, inrs 10 inquire and make repor, as To 50
y vent and insolvrnt purchasers. and aIo,
rs ing those who we're found 10 be nnaI
ri 10 pay TO surrender their lands TO Il
81 State; directing their bonds 10 be canoe
Of led and delivered up, although the sur
30 Ties iasaid bonds might be good. 4
virtue Of this act large amount Of The
bonds were returned to The purchaser
ed and they were released from their CT
10 tracts. In the year 1916. another acl W
O. passed for The relief of The same Glaze