North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-03-29
spEEcH OF MIR. WILLIAM HILL,

On introducing Resolution directing the Adlutant
General TO have published the Muster Rolls OF tne
Soldiers of the war of 1872 and to SEND one copy
to the County Court Clerk of each County In 'he
State e,s,
Nh. SPEAKER: desire to say few words IN ex-
PLANTATION and in support of the resolution which l
have just offered, as it may not De UNDERSTOOD oy
many members of the House.
CONGRESS ON the S8th of September 1850, passed
& law granting a Bounty of land<to those who mao
served in the war of 1912 and certain other wars
The execution of this law devolved upon the oecIe
tarv of the DepaI of the INTERIOR and ne VIVA
commendable zeal, in October Sd, not one week az
ter the passage of the law issued circular IN whlcn
he stated that " the President esteemed IL no less
privilege than duty to adopt all the means IN ms
hover to give prompt and efficient operation to this
hene6cent measure' and that he should cause to be
published the necessary forms and instructions TO
guide claimants at the earliest practicable moment.
In publishing this circular, the Washington Re
public saws these forms will with the military rolls
he deposited in the Clerks Office of every County.
The forms and instructions have been publishe and
forwarded, but the third Auditor has conradicted the
statement as to the publication of the rolls That
which far as relates to her own volunteers IL Is
proposed by this resolution that North Carolina
should do, and that which am most anxious to see
done, will secure, facilitate and cheaper to the
patriots of 1912, their widows children, The obtain
ment of the tardy bounty OF their country.
The war of 1919 waged for free trade ana
sailors rghts-it brought by the earnest re,
monstrances and complaints of the New hnglanu
States. whose trade England seriously
After the war was declared throughout New England
aid and comfort was extended to our enemies, not
merely by newspaper articles. Speeches, Hartford
Conventions, &C., but by burning blue lights on the
coast as signals and by other overt acts OF treason
North Carolina as little interested probably as any
other State in the carrying trade presented glorious
contrast to New England.
In December 11th, 1911, the General Assembly
passed resolutions approving the course oil me govern
ment in its preparations and recommendations OF wal
~, SIa9c Ror IF he me Ia
the declaration of war, letter from company o.
aged men of 60 years of age volunteering under
the title of Sc Silver Locks'' second time 10 bear
arms under the flag of their country. The tone Oi
this highly patriotic letter recalls the spirit OF past
centuries when love of country was the chief virtue
and nationality absorbed all other sentiments con-
graduate the gentleman from Rowan on this evidence
of the patrotiom of his people-these remnants OF
patriotism as they are called in the papers of that
day / congratulate North Carolina that the conduct
of her sons should fill so honorable paragraph IN
the history of the times.
The Legislature in 1914 passed resolution disaP-
proving the course of David Stone in opposing the
war in consequence of which he resigned. AT Ia
ter period Of the session the following resolu-
ton preceded by patriotic remarks was nrodu-
ced by Mr.. Porter Of Rutherford, and passed unanl-
mously:
Resolved, That the most efficient measures be
adopted by this General Assembly TO aid the general
government in vigorous prosecution OF the war
against Great Britain and her allies.
that desire to secure the benefits of this law. North
Carolinians among the first and most active In the
field, should be the last 20 receive the evidences
of their country's gratitude and affection.
Two acquisitions were made upon North Carolina,
of 1000 men each; that there are now fourteen
thousand of fellow citizens directly or Indirectly
concerned in the bounty land law.
The muster rolls will furnish the applicant with |
nearly all the facts required by the forms and nstruc
tons Most of the rank and file were men taken from
the humb walks of life. and without the assistance
of the rolls will be unable to comply with the requl-
sitions of the Department. They felt as well and
fought as well as the better informed, but are unable
retain in their memories facts which are by this
law made indispen sable. They must abandon their
claims go to the expense of employing agent TO
look up the testimony which the passage of my
resolution will place in the Office OF the Clerk of the
County Court of each county in the State.
According to the statistics of human life, the gen
Grafton who were engaged in the wa! have passed
away, and with them all the facts of their service.
The widow and orphan whose happiness has been
destroyed prospects bighed by the patriotism of
the husband father, and who have been rgheously
admitted to share this bounty of their country,
be totally uninformed to all those particulars
merated in the forms and instructions, aid will have
to resort, in the absence of the printed rOL to
agent or Attorney TO canvass the neohborhood or
write TO the Adiutant General here. No Agent or
Attorney will do this for less than len
dollars; and when we consider how great oppor-
tunity is afforded him for magnyng his services and
the average cost of collecting the required proofs is
put low at $40. The State then cost of more
than 5000, furnish to her fourteen thousand SOL
ders, what not be obtained by them individually at
not less than $4,000. l cannot believe, have
heard 1t Intimated, that any will against the
because that the second appropriates
for so benefcent purpose the patry of 500.
w e should be meanly niggard with our pennies TO-
wards those who were generous in the sacrifice of
comforts and life for us, were we to do so.
But all other advantages but secondary 10 that
OF facilitating the claimant in his application. If this
cannot be done, the law most of them is useless
Congress seems to be making mighty effort to
So uander the Public Lands, proposing even to give
them all away, and yearly making appropriations
which Will soon leave 1t none to give.
AT the present rate of the passage Of applications
through the Department, it will be ten years before
The last applicant can get his claim acted upon; so
that i: is likely before half the are issued
there will be no land upon which to locate them. If
any one is thus indirectly to be deprived of the !
benefits of this law, let take ca that it be not our
constituents. Slow always prefer their claims we
should do something to excite them it. If these
resolutions are passed. and public attention called to
hem, nothing will hinder that within one month af !
er the publication of the rolls, everv claim in our
State should be known and nearly all forwarded to e
Washington. C
l desire and trust, Mr. Speaker that the General
government may so act, that not soldier of the
war In which the laurels of Jackson and Harrison
we're won may be defeated in his just expectations
lnder the Bounty Land law of September last; but
disappointment must come to some, it is but natu-
al that should desire to ward it from those of nv
State-the uphoders and defenders of the honor If
Worth Carolina stars and stripes ofhe Union
REPLY TO AN INFIDEL. An American traveller E
Odessa, very cvilly offered sshalf of his anar,
ments, and sofa to lie on - NV a vouDr EnoI,naa.