Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-02-04
Cane Fear and Deer River Nav. company. : :

Cape Fear and Deep River Nav. Company. :,
: On Friday last Gov. Bragg sent in Message to
the two Houses setting forth the condition Of this
Company, and inviting the attention of the Legis-
latnre particularly to the facts as they exist In
have been brought prominently before the Legisla-
ture and that there had been action upon the same
the Governor did not deem it decorous on his part
to indicate any opinion Of his own to the meas
ures which should be adopted under the circum-
stances. He says, however," unless it is the opin-
ion OF the General Assembly that it will be best for
the State to abandon the work, it seems to me that
some measure should, if possible be adopted at this
session, to protect the States interest, which is not
only large stakeholder, but much larger as en-
dorser of the bonds of the company"
AS soon as the Message had been read in the Com
MONS motion of DR.. Blow, Of Pitt the House re-
solved to raise joint select committee on the sub
ject, of three from the Commons and two from the
Senate. The Senate concurred, and Messrs Blow,
Long, and Gillian appointed on the part of
the House, and Messrs. Gorrell and Eaton on the
part of the Senate.
On Saturday Mr.. Gorrell, on behalf of the majori-
ty of the committee, made report to the Senate.
The committee speak Of the improvement as highly
important, and recommend further appropriation
of S30000O for the purpose OF paying the debts OF
the company, and for repairing and securing the
works already begun-the management and control
of the work to be put under the superintendent OF
the Governor and Board Of Internal improvements
The committee express the further opinion that the
work should belong entirely to the State, and re.
commend that the Governor be authorized to ascer-
tain whether the stock of individuals be pur-
chased by the State, and upon what terms-the same
to b. acted on by the next General Assembly.
The committee reported bill embracing their
views on the subject, which passed the Senate on
Saturday nj ght and sent to the Commons, and
made the special order in the latter body for 81
o'clock, P. NJ.
On Monday night the bill was debated from seven
to ten o'clock, and rejected-yeas 81, nays 30.
1t was afterwards re-consdcred and will come up
to-day Tuesday) for further consideration.
The X. MS and the University Trustees.
Those Know Nothings who have been so
greatly exercised over the late appointment of three
Democrats and two old line Wings as Trustees of
the University, will please read the following 1t is
the Cd section of the Sth article of the Constitution
of the h. n State Council of North. Carolina which
all X. Ms in this State have socmcnly sworn to
carry out:
"SEc I'm the selection of candidates for Of:
fees to be Piled By the General assembly, the follow
ing method shall be preserved viz:
For United States Senator'S Secretary of State,
Treasurer, Comptroller, Superintendent Of Common
Schools Judges of the Supreme and Superior Courts
Attorney General, and Solicitors, and all other Of:
ces pr0rided, HEREAFTER created by htr, achost
appointment derolres on the General assembly, ma
jori:y of the State Council shall decide upon the
candidate to be supported by the Order"
The difference between the Democrats and X. NJ
is, that the former may may not just as they may
choose appoint Democrats to all Offices while tn,
latter to appoint none but those of the
own party. According to this I'd section, K.
members of the Legislature have no voice whatever
in appointing to office, but they bound to obey
"a majority of the State Council" Slaves of tn
Council, and not servants of the people! Is Their
X. n. in the State who will dare lift up his voic
in reply to these facts?