North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1850-12-11
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FRInAY. Decemher 6. 1850.


The Senate met according to adjournment.
The Speaker announced Mr.. Courts as the teller on
part of the Senate to examine the returns, and make
list of the votes for Governor at the late election,
and the House of Commons were Informed thereof.
Mr.. Drake from the committee on Claims, to whom
was referred the resolution in favor of H. T. Dyer,
Sheriff of Wilkes county, reported the same to the
Senate and recommended its passage. The said Ies-
outon was read the second time and passed.
Mr.. Washington from the committee on the Library,
to whom was referred resolution authorizing John
H. Wheeler to borrow books from the Library of the
State, and to make cause to be made, extracts from
books and records in the Executive Department,
ported the same with an amendment limiting the OPP
Grafton of said resolution to one year; which was
adopted And the resolutions amended, was read and
passed the second time. On motion of Mr.. Bynum,
ordered that the report on said resolution be printed.
The Report is as follows:
The Committee the Library to whom was refer
red resolution authorizing COL John Fl. heller, of
Lincoln County, to borrow books from the Library
of the State and to make or cause to be made, ex-
tracts from books and records in the Executive De-
partments have had the same under consideration,
and recommend its adoption, with an amendment lin
ting the operation of said resolution to one year.
The Committee were attended in person by Col.
Wheeler, and allowed to examine in manuscript
his proposed work entitled Sketches of North Caro-
lina for the completion of which he desires the
of public Library, and permission to make such
extracts from such records and documents in Ex
ecutive Offices as he may find useful to him.
The Committee cannot but regard the work Of Col.
Wheeler patriotic and praiseworhy effort to res
from oblivion important facts in early history.
and elevate the character and standing of his native
State; and such would cordially commend it to the
favorable consideration only of the Legislature,
but the people of the State at large.
The author gives in the first series of his work,
history from the landing ofthe Colonsts the coast OF
North Carolina, under Amedas and Barlow in 1884,
under the patronage of Sir Walter Raleigh; with
list of the Governors, Proprietary and Regal, to the
Revolution of I776. = @sE
In the second series he gives the Governors, Judges
and Executive Officers, from I776 TO the present
time with sketches of the press of the Stale to the
present day; with account of our Literary and
Public Institutions; and list Of the names Of all
our members Of Congress from the commencement of
! our present form of Government to this date.
In the third series he gives the history of each
County in the State in alphabetical orders the date
of its erection; the origin of its name, its bounda-
res, towns and rivers, with short sketches of its dis
tinguished citizens and accurate list of the mem
hers Of the General Assembly from each and every
County of the State from the formation of the Consu
ton in l776 the erection of such county the present
session; thus embracing in his work mass Of nfor-
nation alike interesting, useful and instructive, and
justly deserving the appreciation and PATRONAGE of
every patriotic citizen OF the State.