The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-06-14

"a "a tha uasqal straxsls u9aa nae 4
~ rsso1reee. AID ton like. theap
'eiile az these flEunod States has been
lAAfPshed b Ire nstr IL blaOd- A
no &C el6k. 600 600 of the publis mo-.
say 10 non bring followed b a farther
s<mspd for ssso.ooo. 900 rnsre. in bills
pending 10 he two hosses &C Congress,
nne u which hass passed one House.
md pon4 the ofher; add lear will
1000 b. esnssnmsspd hs ne signature
nf the President. and become the ire.
rosshle laws IL the land. For unlike
most other Legis!ations. when once
passed. q. title vests in the grantees.
and 10 absolute and irrep<aiable.
This partial Legislation discusses
through the ernsas &c 1850. a melan-
ehniy tale. xsr,h Carolina heihg in
point Of time among the first States
settled, possessing natural advantages
sboye the average Of the other States
.far all the purposes ef seallh and pro-
.gfess. she stands repsrted in the sta
tissics Of the esaBtrv, IN MANY re-
speets. behind most Of her sisters. In
the number Of population TO the square
mile. the average value az real estate.
improved and unimproyed. schsa and
church buildings. a. well - in Rail
Roads. she compares uniayarably with
MANY OF the new States. Such has been
the effect upon her destiny from these
causes. and want Of greater enterprise
,on the part Of her Legislators. that 81
percent. Of her living native white po-
population have sought homes and now
reside beyond her limits. and are can
tributing by their property. labor and
eounsels. To the improvement OF other
actions and the advancement Of othrr
governments. Shall such state Of
things continue longer ? is question
% be answered by every North caroli-
alan. r. not. what is the remedy. and
how shall IL be applieds answer,
by a judicious system Of Rail Roads.
penetrating every part Of the State. sti.
mulating agriculture. quickrning com
merce. developing the mineral wealth.
and bringing into reguisition the water
power ct the State. As To the remedy
proposed. I believe there is no division
of opinion. The only obstacle in the
war. is the wantof means. In this lies
the, whole question. Well, without
booking further, suppose North Carali-
IA had shared in the bountics al the
General ACKNOWLEDGEMENT a fair
proportion Of the public land, hereto
fore. given. and now proposed to be
given away, she would have fand oi
CTS. 000, 900, a sum sufficient. ia con
pectipn with individual capital, 10 ac-
commodate every section with Rail
Roads and other Improvements. to the
extcntof their utmost wants. which ca.
pital SO invested. would Weld at 6 per
cent. an annual incomeof $3.50. 900. so
you will see 1.-THE present annual tax
upoa the people for State purposes be.
Ing. less than siso.0o0) that this sum
would supersede entirely the necessl.
* oftaving he'people far the support
ot the State Government, aud leave
for educational. purposes. IN addition
% the annual profits from the Literary
fund, the sum of $3.50 900.
Bat even this is an imperfect view
Of the subject. By reference TO the
last report of the Secretary of the In.
terror department you will see that
tue entire area of the public damaln is
estimated at 1 ,5S4 900 900 acres. This
estimate has been since reduced by a
supplemental report, sume. 2O0,G00
acres, which at Government prices, is
worth sl,-3O. 900. 900; or being fairly
Hpportioned among the States and Ter
rsrories now existing and th"se to be
hereafter organized out of the same.
and making reasonable deduction
for poor and mountainous lands, the
portion due. this State. would not fall
below S25, 100000. 1t is true. it is
aot. nor could il be made available
instanter; but the. large influx of fu-
reign, and rapid Increase Of our native
population, stimulated by the grow
ing intelligence and enterprise Of the
aae. under the expanding wings Of the
American Eagle aud in the enjnyment
at republican Institutions, will very
sami appropriate itas private property.
and suhiue-it 10 cultlsat.oa.
The certain falfilment of this pre-
dictionis almost -truism--a fact capa-
BILE Of mathematical demonstration
especially If we Judge Of the fatare BY
the past, Or draw reasonable deduc, oas
from-the .uniform current of events Tor
severak centuries past In fact our
onward progress in this respect is so
universally admitted. that it becomes
waste.oE time to argue in suppnrt If
raesposiri0n. So at this rate our State
would realize annually the sum Of
e450, 600. frn,n this sourcc-{not suffi.
cient for the. immediate. wants Of the
State with which she could gradually