Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-12-05
Nnrfh Carolina.

AS the Legislature of North Carolina is now in
session, and it is largely Democratic. We feel
ourselves at liberty to make strong appeal IN be-
half of the project ID erect monument in Indepen.
dence Square, to commemorate the glorious events
of the Revolution and the illusrious men who par
tcipated in them. .
This patriotic movement is confined TO the old
Thirteen States, each State to contribute according
to her representation in Congress. Already nine
States have adopted the bill, and stand pledged to
erect the monument, and thus pay the debt of graft
tude due to the master spirits of the Revolution,
whose bold and daring acts achieved for US our nde-
pendence and made US tie freest and happlest peo-
pie on the face of the earth.
We have said nine States have adopted the bill,
and by the law these nine States can proceed and
erect the monument, though the other four should
refuse to Cooperate. The monument is 10 have 10
sdes side set apart to each State and 10 be n-
shed with such names and devices as the State may
designate By this course, any State efusng to join
her sister States in the patriotic movement, would
present sorry spectacle in after years. But we do
not for moment anticipate such result. 1t would
be an insult to the good sense and patriotism and
magnanmity of the of 1856, to doubt their will
ngness to pay the debt of gratitude due to the great
men OF 1875.
The States that have adopted the bill Georgia,
New York. New Jersey, New Hamshre, Connecticut,
Rhode Island, Massachusetts,, Pennsylvania and Dela
ware. Last winter, under a most powerful and pa
trotic appeal from Gov. WISE, the Senate Of Virginia
passed the b but action in the lower House was not
secured before the day of adjournment. Also IN
Maryland, the bill passed the lower House without
opposition but was not reached in the Senate before
it adjourned. Both these States will certainly ite
In North Carolina, the bill passed the Senate by
camation, and if our memory serves us, it was not
reached in the other House till the last day of the
session, and was not acted upon before the hour of
adjournment arrived .
The Committee plans and designs, consisting of
A. G. Waterman, Esq, of Pennsylvania; Hon. Muir
ray Hoffman, of New York Ex-Gov Samuel Dins-
moor, of New Hampshire; Hon. Chas. Francis Ad-
ans, of Massachusetts, and Gen. Edwin r. v Wright,
of New Jersey, are, we understand, to have meet
ing before long advertise for plans and designs and
most sincerely do we hope that gallant North Caro-.
lima will wheel gracefully into line before any steps
are taken.
We appeal TO our brother Democrats in the Legis-
lature, to take the matter in hand at and pass
the bill. We appeal TO brother editors to urge
upon their Representatives, who the Represen-
taves and guardians of North Carolinas pride, her
honor, and her patriotism" to promptly pass the bill
North Carolina was not backward in the dark days
of the revouon-she then stood shoulder 10 shoulder
with her sister States, where the battle hottest
and her of this dag cannot be backward in doing
honor to the memory of North Cardinals of'76.
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