Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-02-14

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And pray to know why not legslatc for this mer.
| itoricus class Of men
| am rs much opposed as any one to making any
distinction in favor Of set Uf another,
or Of egislatinS special and peculiar privileges to
classes; but in this case hold that the provisions
Of the bill only guarantee to them their rights with.
out really injuring any one 1t is further objected
that the druggist who sells the paints ought to be also
| protected. To this reply hat, as general rule,
the carpenter furnishes the entire material, aud il
| not then the druggist has many other articles TO
| sell by which he would derive support while the
mechanic has only his labor But still further, it is
asked why not protect the tailor or the shoemaker
The reply is that they can hold the possession Of
the article made till it is paid for. SILL il these OBJ
jections arc worth anything they go to show the
correctness Of the principle OF the bill, and also the
difficulty of applying the same in practice to any
thing except that which is attached to real estate
IL these things be true, and no one will deny
them, why is it that this bill should not passy 1t
cannot be argued that the landlord is 10 sulf,r for
the reasons that the improvements contemplated
add to the estate fully much as they cost for il.
ustration: owns town lot worth one Thousand
dollars he employs b to build house on said lot,
at cost of four thousand dollars, thus enhancing
the value of AS property that amount Now, 1t
cannot, in fairness, be argued that to give Is en-
on said house and lot for the payment Of the con.
tract that thereby is in any wise injured; for in
point Of fact, the lien be taken OFF by At the
payment Of the cost Of the Improvement which is
the amount only, over and above the original value
of the lot This, too shows that AS creditors can
not suffer by this ien as the improvements enhance
the value OF the property to the amount OF the lei
Again The landlord cannot suffer by the act Of
his tenant lessee, for the provisions of this bill
make the interest of the lessee alone responsible for
the improvements done, unless the written consent
Of the landlord is first obtained. The landlord is
further kept from annoyance by the provision in the
bill that no lien shall be had under this act unless
tln
the money is due. From these considerations it
will at once be perceived that the interest Of the
landlord is well and fully protected
Now, Mr.. Speaker, ask in conclusion why it is
that this bill should not pass? Why is It that
class Of men honest, so industrious, 40 useful, 30
helpless, needy, worthy, should not be protect
cd by the legislation Of the country, unless members
mere intend TO say by their votes that when man
gets laborer or mechanic to do him job, which
enhances his estate, that he shall not be compelled
to pay for it? Nothing but sheer justice and right
be the effect and operations OF this bill Ii seeks
nothing more and who is wiling 10 submit to less ?
| hope sir, it will become the law Of the land, and
from the very large and respectable number of me-
noriasts sent up here in its favor, feel warranted
in saying that such a law will meet with the appro.
val of our fcllow-citzens throughout the State.
ANEcDoTE OF Mr.. STEVENSON AND Mn. FILLMORE.
The death of the distinguished Virginian, whose
us an auecdoto relating to him and Mr.. Fillmore,
which was narrated to US, last summer At Saratoga
Springs, by Judge Wayne, of the Supreme Court OF
the United States 1t runs thus Mr.. Fillmore radc
his debut in the National House Of Representatives,
when the Hon. Andrew Stevenson, n staunch Dem
ocint filed the Speakers chair, with characteristic
and blended dignity, iirmness, and courtesy. Mr..
Fillmore, n member Of the Wing party, rose to make
his maiden speech A set Of i'll mannered and rowdy
Democrats Immediately endeavored to cough and
scrapc him down. Mr.. Stevenson, observing the
noise and discourtesy, raped strongly and loudly,
with the Speakers hammer, and called "Ordcr !!
! Order !" in decisive tone and said: 4" The honora.
bic member from New York will take his seat, until
order is restored" Mr.. Fillmore accordingly sat
down, and on the disturbance being entirely qnecd
! Mr. Stevenson said Order having been restored,
the honorable member from New York will proceed
with his remarks" Mr. Fillmore, on this intimaton,
again rose, and gracefully expressed his acknowleds
ents to the Speaker for his kind interposition. and
added: " am satisfied Mr.. Speaker, that the inter-
rupion experienced did not proceed from the gen.
tLmen on the other side Of the House." After
thai" contenued Judge Wayne, "a pin might have
been heard to drop, while Mr. Fillmore went on,
with speech, which at once gave him rank among
the abcst debaers of the House." Judge Wayne
was himself u member Of the House, at that time,
occupying seat in the immediate vicinity of Mr..
Fillmore and said that, from the foregoing incident
he had inbibed the most favorable impression, which
subsequent events only tended TO confirm, of one,
who had afterwards filed with grace and proprcty,
and with honorable fidelity to the Constitution and
the Union, the Presidency Of the Republic.
In the Iutslligencer ofThursday there appearcdan
editorial from the Charleston Courier, of which the
above is an exact copy We should have taken some
notice of this remarkable anecdotc before this, but
for the recent press upon our columns 1t is never
too late, however, to vndicate the truth of history.
Now, if the above anecdotc be true, which We
shall assume it was highly credable to Mr.. Steven.
son, aud very nice in Mr.. Fillmore. But what will
be the surprise of the reader when lie is informed,
that when on the termination of the session in
which the "maiden speech" was delivered, the usual
resolution was offered rendering The thanks of the
House to Mr. Speaker Stevenson for the impnrtiatity,
dignity and prumptness with which he ha' iischarg.
ell his official duties this same Mr. Fillmore "aed
against the resolution!
Mr. Stevenson could sink the partisan, do his du-
ty Ms Speaker, rcbukc his Democratic friends for
disorderly conduct in order that the " Honorable
member from New York. might proceed in his deI"t;
but so strong were Mr.. Fillmores party prcjudices
that he had not the manncss TO do justice 10 one,
whose conduct ought to have been appreciated by
him above all other members in the House.
We have no disposition to disturb the quiet sunl-
bcrs of Mr. Fillmore, no desire to exhume HIM from
the political grave to which the voice Of the Amer.
can people has consigned him. but partisan friends
must take care not to dress him up in " borrowed
plumagc" if they do not want him to be ptuckcd.
BY This vote his capacity for indulging in party feel
ing was demonstrated at the expense too OF the OF.
fetal conduct of one to whom n should have felt
anxious to express his sense Of appreciation and graf
itude. Petersburg Democrat.
FIRST INTRODUCTION OF SLAvEs.-A Buffalo paper,
speaking of slaves says they were first introduced