The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-05-10
OF RICHMOND COUNTY.

GOM NV LA.N0As
Gen. Alfred Dockery,
OF RICHMOND COUNTY.
The Cape Fear Bar.-The ciiizens
II DaPlin having recommended that caaseR-
lion be held in The town Of Wilmington on the
25ih instant. 10 alop, measures for securing an
appropriation BY Congress Coz the improvement
ofthe Cape Pear Bar. the citizens Of Whining
Ton responded. and 1t public meeting held on
the 9Th uliimo. BY resolution. invited the alien.
dance Of delegates IRON every county IN The state,
70 meet at Wilmington on the 25ih ofihis moaih,
and they appointed committee 10 make arrange
menis for their accommodation.
This being work in which The whole Stale
Is interested we have been requested 10 state that
a meeting will be held in the Court House in
this place on Saturday neri. the 18th inst. at 4
O'Clock. far he purpose Of sPpoiaiing delegates
Zoe This county. The citizens Of the Town and
County are requested 10 attend.
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or The bdl Cor the relief Of The Indigeni To-
sane Of all the States, as We anticipated. has been
vetoed BY The President. rbe message contain,
jng hin olseetioss. was sent 10 The Senate on The
81 iRsiaHi. The ground assumed Is, that the bill
j. Sasonaiiuiional. We deeply regret this. rs
We have no expectation that the bill can be pass
ed over the Presidents veto. SONS of eur ex.
changes think that there Is some csnsolstion Cor
The friends Of an equitable disposition of he pub.
lie lands, ip The Wesuwptiep that The sap,e rea.
son which ipdscel the President 10 veto this,
will also induce him 10 veto the Homestead bin
asd other wild schemes by which il is proposed
10 give away the public domain 10 al who may
choose to ask i, should they come before him
for bis approved But though sons olsening
editors may ihiak they percsiss some soul Of
good' in this .esil," yet we confess that we
have been unable 10 .disiiIl il out" The ab.
sraeiions Of Presidep, Pierce on this subject, sre
like the resolutions Of '9s and '99-ihey will
sfrse Is authority either 10 oppose o. ssppad any
measure, according 20 the views and wishes Of
him who may desire to use them. We may no.
lice The message more fully hereafter.
Nfr. Rogers SpcReb.-The course Of
ihe Hon. Sos u. RosEns. the member for ,h;s
district IN Congress, has been ALIKE rscd;ialse "a
himself and his constituents. He has lpen "A. I
'eniiyc 10 BIS duties, always, in our judgment,
rofes right. and speaks only ahen tho interests
Of his State. or his immediate constituents, scem
lo.Iequire it. On a recent occasion, he spoke in
favor Of distribution Of the Pablic Lands or
their Procecds-claiming for North Carolina an
equitable share, aud condemning the principles
81 The Homestead Bill that ubiquitous scheme
now pending in The Senate. The speech is .
plain and forciis presentation Of facts and argu.
nenis bearing upon the question in hand, and
will not fail TO prodpce good effect ~ leading
he public mind TO correct ronclasions In refer.
nee TO the justice and expediency Of making I
Worth Carolina and lhe other old States equal
harcrs With the new States in the benefits 10 lie
derived from The disposition Of the Public Lands
Is an intellectual effort, The speech j. highly spo,
len Of by correspondents and the prrssi and we
ropose 10 give il to our readers in our nrxi is.
ue.
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