Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-14
4HE STATE GEoLoGIsT.


and we transfer them to our columns with the SIN
cere desire that the therein alluded to may
be proven utterly destitute of foundation
| IS MEssRs EDITORS: Can you inform me what has
become of the State Geoogist? l have not heard +,
with any degree of certainty Of his whereabouts for
some time, and have begun fear that the portion of
the State in which live will have the advantage
of visit from him.
1t is rumored that he is making survey of the
mineral lands in the central portion OF the State, and
has been, probably, since the adjournment of
the General Assembly. With due Difference to eve
| ry body who may differ from me. think that the
main purpose Of the Act authorizing survey was to
benefit the AgrcuHursts of the State, who constitute
by far the most numerous portion of citizens and
therefore their claims ght first to be attended to.
few may make fortunes out of coal and copper and
gold, but the chief source of wealth must always
! be in the productions Of the soil.
1t has been rumored, too, that the distinguished
| Professor whom our Governor employed to advance
the interests of our people, by pointing to them
the of increasing their incomes, has been using
his knowledge in The way of specuations, either d.
rect indirect. 1t is said that he examines the
minerals, tells the owner if he get s. for his
estate, to sell, and thereafter another person
comes along, offers the price, and buys the land for
Northern spectators.
do not mean by the foregoing, to charge that the
allegations made against Prof. Emmons true.
Far from 1t. l hope they not. have always
garded him as of high character, and thought
the selection of the Governor a most capital one. l
think so yet. l believe that great good will result
from the survey ordered and which Prof E. was ap-
pointed to make. look upon the Act of 1861
as the most valuable Act of Assembly passed for
years. 1t certainly will be, if all things managed
as they should be.
Now, sirs, as the rumors which have indicated
above rife in the section in which live it is due
to Prof. Emmon's character that an answer to them
should be made. hope he may make one to satisfy
every body in the State. If they should
be true (Which do not believe,) such conduct de-
serves the SeVerest reprehenSion,
Very respectfully, AUSTRALIS.
The STATE GEoLoeIsT. 1t is not without some
reluctance that we publish the communication signed
50 Australis.'' We have often heard the runors
therein stated, in regard alleged speculative ope-
rations of the State Geologis, of his friends and
correspondents by his agency, but we knew nothing
certain in regard to those rumors and were unwilling
to do or say any thing that gh affect niurously
either the Geologi st or the Geological Survey. To-
wards the former we have unkind feeling; and in
the successful progress of the Survey feel deep
interest. Its value to the State is incalcualabe-I
not to be reckoned in hundreds of thousands of dol
lars. But this communication from known
from whose official position less than
his personal standing, entities him to be heard
We shall besincerely reoiced if by this publication
Professor Emmons' attention shall be called to the
subject, and he shall thereby be enabled to make
prompt and conclusive refutaton of the rumors.''
Prof. Emmons is now, and has been for some
weeks past, in Albany, engaged in Analysing soils,
specimens of minerals, &c. His laboratory is in
Albany, and it is, therefore, indispensable that he
should repair to that place occasionally for the
purpose referred to. His Assistants are however,
and have been, actively engaged in their labors in
this State.
The rumor alluded to by the Observers Cores
pondent has been in circulation here also and we
understand Gov. Reid has already written to Prof
Emmons on the subject, instructing him not to
purchase mineral lands, nor permit his Assistants
to do so, while engaged in the States service. We
have full confidence in these gentlemen, and do
not believe they would act unfairly in making pur-
chases, mislead any to the value of lands
examined by them; but the better course on their
part clearly is to avoid every thing calculated to
cast suspicion, however unjustly on the very i'm
portant work committed to their hands.
AN IMPORTANT CoRREcTIoN. We were going to
publish Mr.. Saunders Land resolutions reported in
the Standard, together with the vote upon them from
which 1t appears standards reporD that Messrs.
Dobbn, Avery Rei3 and Hill of DuPlin, Mr.. Strange
of New Hanover, and other prominent democrats vo-
ted for the striking out of Leaehs resolutions and the
insertion of Mr.. Saunders. Mr.. Strange informs
that the report is incorrect, and does himself and
other democrats that voted with him serious Injustice
They did vote fer the insertion of Gen. Saund |
er's resolution, but simply for the striking out of
Gen. Leach's.
AS the incorrecton appeared originally in the STAN
dard, and misconceptcn of the gentlemen's course
has been based thereupon hope the Standard will
notice this and correct its columns in vndicaon of
the parties interested well of its general and
mered character for correctness. |
Wilmington Free Press.
We have examined the Standard of date De- |
cember 1st, 1852, and find that our Reporter was
in error in not noticing, in many words, the d.
vision of theAuestion which called for, and the |
vote taken accordingly upon the motion to strike
0ut separate proposition. Our Reporter says
'thc question being on striking out Mr.. Leachs Re
solutions to insert Gen. Saunders Resolutions" &C.
He does not say that the vote taken to strike
put and insert, but the question being on strik-
ng out Mr.. Leach's Resolutions to insert General
" &c.-showing that he regarded the
vote as one to strike out and intended to state it.
but he not sufficiently explicit in that he left
t to be inferred that the object of the striking out
was to insert Gen. Saunders Resolutions If the
motion to strike out had prevailed the next motion
would have been, of course, " to insert" General
Saunders Resolutions but the insertion would not,
~ any means, have followed as necessary con-
sequence.
The Journal of the House of Commons pages
266 and 267, shows that Gen. Saunders moved to
strike out all after the word whereas" in Mr.