The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-01-25

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iresa1s a ini<rssiag ssi q ki-s<y Earnishra Nv
'hs sssissnsn. h -ss At z<ssinr e he en-
s<ns q w'ilminE,ea. csllsd % ,sss rs<s,urss for
fhs removal q he sssirnr6oas 10 ne hs a ,hs
Caps Fear Risu. IN March Issl. shsi NJ. H.Rss
delisersa ths spssrh -hiEh csnssi..rd he prs<-
heal Suggestion % uhirh ihs sislsslan SHADES.
We quote th< pss<sEs:
{" He stated. that II WAS now a..
certsined that the Public Lands in the
several new States. soGid not much
longer remain The s0mnon property,
and a source sf revenue; that the West
had the power. and a very short time
would witness the disposal OF all the
public lands within their limits 10 their
sole benefit; that il Was proper that,
under these circumstances, North Ca.
rnlina. sho coded much Of this land.
should have some equivalent. For one
he would suggest. that We of this State
should make q virtue af necessity.
consent 70 the inevitable course of
things little IN sfrsaer. and receive
IN reiurn. for Norlh Carolina aud the
old States exclusively. appropriations
Tor works strictly constitutional. lie
could not perceive what objection any
Democratic representative frum North
Carolina could have to such a mea.
sure.'n
In May is3a. The fssis Drnsers,ie convsn-
lion assembled in Rsleish. aud Mr.. MR.e va.
unanimously chosen rs President. A committee
p Two from each congressional dis.rie. was elect.
ID By ballot 10 prepare business Tor the coassn.
Ion. On This eomrniuss we've yssy n. 81.
saunders, lanes G. DOibin. Ahsam R,peh,,
>. Shepard. Perrin Bu.bse. Edward Csu,r.lI
md Others. The committee made ! r.oort !.
which report. ss,s the Statesman, /. rss unsni-
nously adopted q. shs platform Of The party in
be approaching eanyas.swilh single exception.
nd that concerned hi. ssry matter of The Pub |
&c Laass' The action upon this .sliee. i. hi,h- |
important; We therefore give /, III ,Ls word. /
( The Statesman:
The conmittes reported the toI- |
owing resoIptian:
18th. That fiSe pshie lends are the
ommon propert, Of ell tie stafrs |.
nd are to be held BY the General Go.
eminent as q common fsnd for sthe !,
ay'rent 81 the PUBLIC ,lrtt aud .shsf /
hsrges upon tl,e public Tfessar,
ma thaf lsf .qs oppcssd 20 aag ka.r 6r
's d's'gfsati94 ef said snads, or tbe;r
roeesds anarz he Snes,
I" The resolution was no sooner read,
IAN Che President of the Convention.
IL. Mclsae, left the chair and taking
e floor, declared his opposition to il.
Y said be had examined the subject,
~ affirming the very principles Ire
ID announced at Wilmington, the
Ear before. he declared that. If the !,
stem 81 squsnaering the public Lands,
Inch had obtained. was 20 be continu-
J, he!had determined 10 go for "a distri.
ition Of the lands, or Of the proceeds,
far as North Carolina Was concern !.
J; According 10 his ourl own reeol-
rtion Of the matter, the sense Of the Y
vas taken upon the proposal
strike ont the latter part Of the Resp
tlon and 10 wes stricken om bv
rye nagoriiy. We have the authori.
OF MIR. McRae himself for saying,
At such was the TACT, and that iroirs 2
is action Of the Convention he un. :
rstood that they sustained the views = =
had advanced. or he would then have : :
tende'l those views az greater length.
j" With this understanding, then, :
E party vert into the canvass Of
SO, aud upon this platform DAVID S.
ED was elected Governor by large c
.jority.a \
From this showing, the Statesman makes il &C. 2
clearly TO nppesr, that the Distribution Demo- a
Is, In advocating this principle which awards !"
ice to The old States, DO mol &C, ia yio.lion :
he Democratic platform US set Firth IN 1852.
the contrary, il secns To have bran shaped I,
heir gspsc.al accommodation. The ant. De. a,
ntionists may well feel uneasy under this STATE -
acts, for unless they give in, they mus, be s,
prostrsieL" They canno, msin- d,
position. 40 adverse To the rights and ine. 81
Of !hs State, in opposition not only 10 III.
lg party, sho hold TO the Land Distribution et
ne o. their cardinal principles but in oppo.i ili
also 10 q si,ong and valiant sohor. in their Z;
ranks, who arc not willing to sacrifice m. to
'rtant interest Of their State al the dic,a,ion ~
'riy leaders, Or those who would ssurp the
. Of leaders. 81
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New Phase. - Since the sbovs VIZ. WI
en-, we learn by Gard Of the publishers, W
b appears IN the Raleigh papers, TIA, the W.
sfaan hiss been discontinued The reason
ned is. that the subscribers, with The excep- -.
Of those in Wilmington, have dnmegarded
erms, which required payment in advance. i
making this announcement, the publishers, ca,
'lr card, say: " Proposing nothing less than FIR
indication Of the policy declared BY llle en- Co
party i'm the last Legislature un,,n LCh