The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-07-19
From the Fayetteville Observer.

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I'Hg Public LASps.-It may not be
amiss, on the eve Of the coming most
important State election, TO rrcur to
the course of the leaders Of the Loco
loco party, in their efforts 10 stiile the
voice Of the people on the great ques-
tion Of the Public Lands.
At the last session of the I.eeisla-
ture, Gen. Leach, Of Davidson, offered
the following resolution ip the House
Of Commons ~
{ /" Resoipsd. That oar Senators and
Representatives in Congress be re-
quested to make application. BY bill Or
otherwise, to that body, for an appro.
priation to the State Of NORTH Carolina.
of a fair and equitable portion Of
the Public Lands, which, when so APP
|propriated, shall be applied to prrpos,
es Of internal Improvement. public
education, and in relief Of The Urea
sary and public burdens Of the Stater
The question was taken, after long
debate. and many Efforts to amend, Oh
the first part Of the resolution, viz:
"That our Senators and Representa-
tiyes in Congress, be requested TO make
application BY bill or otherwise. to
that body, for an appropriation Of a
fair and equitable portion Of the Pub
lie Lands"
And it was adopted, &c 70 80. as
follows:
TEAs-Messrs. Adams, Allerson, Afford. Al
len, Amis, Barco, Brooks. Bynum Of Chatham,
Caldwell Of Guilford, Galloway, Carmichael.
Cherry. Collins, Cook. Coiten, Daniel. Darsan,
Dobson, Dorfeh, Erwin, Eure, Fagg, Fur, Fore.
man, Gather, Gwynn, Harris Of Cabarrus. Har-
ris Of Davidson, HI Of Caswell ifoleman. .avris.
johnson, Jones, Leach, Lang Of Csswell Long II
Randolph. Lowry, Lore, Lyon Of Granville. Lyon
of Orange, Marsh0H Matthews. Miller, Mtlnddy,
N;lls. M.Dugali, M'Intyre. MNeiH Pegram.
Perry, Pclkins. Phillips, puryear, Sanders of
Johnston, Saunders Of Wake. shimpock. Simons,
Smith. Spruiu, 81, les, Stubbs, league, Thorn.
burg, Tolson, 'rrexler, Trip, Turner of lredell,
Turner Of Orange, Wsi,ers. Woloi, Waugh,
Webb. Whitehurs,, Williams Of Greene, Wiley,
aud Wood-67.
Nars-Messrs. Alien, Avery, Barrett. Blow,
Bryant. Bynum Of Northampton, Byrd, ches.
mutt. Ccrheit, Dobbin, Dunn, Ellis, George. Haw-
kins, Herring. Lander, l.ockhari. Martin. Moor.
| ing, Norfeei, Phelps, Reid Of Dnpln, Reid Of
Rockingham, Rives, Sauis, Scales, Sheriff., Su,-
ton, Strange, Wheeler, Wilder, and Wypne--3a.
or the IS members who. in Noyem
Der 1889, voted for this plain, cmpha-
tic, unconditional demand upon Con-
lgress Tor "a fair and equitable portion
Of the Public Lands" no less than
TWENTY uere Locofocos. Their names
will be seen in italics above. The 80
nays were, we believe, all I4ocos. II
thus appeared tina, about two.6fths Of
that party in the Legislature, land un
doubtedly more that two.fifths Of that
party among the people, agreed with
the entire Iphig party on that impor.
tant question. The members Of the
Legislature were responsible to the
people. They did not, therefore. dare
to vote against this most just and pro.
per demand for our rights.
/ But IN April last, sci Of irrespon-
sible men assembled in Raleigh Lo,
cofoco State Convention. And what
did they do and say Did they pay
the slightest attention the solemnly
expressed opinion Of their 90 brethren
in the last Legislature, and the thou.
sands Of their party who concurred in
that opipions Not they! They were
irresponsible to the people. And pro-
badly nineteen twentieths Of them were
or expected to be, applicants to the
President or some other high function
AIRY, for the spoils." They therefore
repudiated the opinion of the peoples
representatives, and unanimously a
dopted the following instead:
:. 4t.i. Peso'pei. That the Public Lands
are the common property Of the people