Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-03-27


but the aristocracy of mind and merit secured his
homage and esteem. He was empha,ically a man |
of principle. For this, he was ready, with Roman
frmness, to battle from the first to the last, and al
ways; he would make concessions TO WHAT s CAL |
led policy, and no compromises with justice or |
meanness, come from what quarter they might. He |
could look with no favor upon wealth distinction
obtained by intrigue or foul means.
In politics, he was never partisan, but patriot
warmly devoted TO the interests of his native State
and country. The dirty work Of politicians the de-
grading character of party tactics; the dIshonoahle
means OF all parties TO ontan success were 80 DISCUS
ting and revolving to his elevated feelings and high
character, that he would never be working member
OIL any party, but sometimes voted with one party,
and then again with another. He never believed
that Subservency to party yoke was element of
patriotism. With his talents, he could have welded
vast political influence, if he had consented 10 sac
flee his independence and become plant party man.
Whatever affected the community in which he
lived, he was always interested n and manifested it
by his advocacy of all those of moral and
sanitary reform, that were for good. The cause OF
education secured his active exertions and his ben
evidence was rOued by whatever proposed for
the moral, educational and religious interests of man.
kind.
DR. Norcom committed the fault, common to the
profession of North Ca, olina of wiring out Little for
the medical press and, yet, he of the best
writers in our State. Much has been lost to The
profession by this omission his part to record his
walton and experience, in the practice of medicine
He conversed with much fnency and ease, and
lucid, logical and forcble speaker. His powers of
writing and speaking, added to his requirements and
professional enthusiasm, would have enabled him 10
adorn Professors Chair, in any of the Medical Col
leges More than one application of this sort was
declined by him. He preferred the private practice
of his profession in the old North State.
His character, as may readily be supposed, made
him strong friends and bitter enemies. The former
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The latter, that he is gone, will not deny to him,
good intentions, incoruplible integrity, superior
talents, lofty purposes and elevated principles In
his friendships, he was sincere, relable and dslnter-
esed and when he made friend, he adhered to
him with idoatrous devotion. In this respect, and in
his relations with his iamly-his love for his father
mother, brothers and sisters-his affection for bis
wife and children, | have never known a man to
possess more fidelity, more attachment, purity
and ardor OF love and affection. He evinced this by
his deep interest in all that concerned them; his
GENTLE tender nature towards Them and his ever &C
tive efforts to advance their welfare and happiness
His death sudden, but so tranquil and resigned,
to give reasonable hope TO his friends that he
had made his peace with his God. He was sick but
an hour or two. When suddenly and violently seZ-
ed, his mother rushed to his bedside, and enquired
what she should do for him. Nothn,. )" he answered,
Nothing. | am in the hands of a mercful God,
whom | have feared and loved-He has called me,
and must 60" And in short time, before the ser
|
Thus he died. and may it have been so ordered that
he had quenched the darts of the wicked one, the
shield OF Faith.
Loves Labor Lost.
From the ubjoined article, which Eve take from
the last Raleigh Standard it will be seen that the
Fayetteville Observer has been exl ending much am
munilion for no purpose 1t has been buildinggup
man of straw, and knocking him down again, for it's
b,,txr -6od-, I'D
itself -
Tax Deep River Coal.
The Fayetteville Observer appears to be greatly
distressed at the discovery which it processes have
made, TO wit: that the late Legislature imposed tax
I" on oil coal that shall be shipped and conveyed
from the mines Deep River" And that paper in
ssts that the browning act'-the "positive and
injurious insult in this matter is, that this tax is
intended to be levied coal gotten out and trans
Ported on the proposed Fayetteville CoaGelds Road
and is 10 - be applied to make good The States loss
on the Deep River improvement" The Observer is
GENEROUSLY mstaken-tO use no stronger term-as
we sha show.
The facts are as follows: The revenue law of
1915, contained 80 sections. Nothing is said in
| hat law about The tax on coal but at the same ses
sion an act Tassed 6 10 authorize the Cape Fear
and Deep River Navigation Company to issue bonds,
and for other purposes" Section II OF this act pro-
vided for a sinking fund by the Company to be
based per Of the net profits. TO be APP
piled to the payment of the bonds authorized o be
issued as they should fall due and section IL provd
ed that {" tax of two cents per ton, on all coal that
shall be shipped and conveyed from the mines on
Deep River, shall be annually levied" &c.,-to be
also applied 10 the payment of the principal OF sad
| bonds. This part of the charter OF this Com
pany and the law at the late session of the AS
sembly [See acts of 1854 -'5 p. POI We have sta
ted the act 1915 contained $50 sections.
/ The present revenue law contains 1873 sections-the
131st and 132d being substantially the 1lh and l2h
sections of the Cope Fear and Deep RtUer act aboUe
referred to- enacted in 1S54-'5.
That is all. See page % of the pamphlet Rev
enue Law, 1867 as printed and sent to the
Clerks and Sherfs of the different Counties, The
only difference is, tina: the 18th and 18th secons OF
| tine Cape Fear and Deep River act OF 1854-'5, have
been placed in the present revenue law and appear
there secs 131 & 1872 And this transfer proper
for The simple that this tax is matter OF reven
ne. 1t is be levied the c. F. d. r. Co., as the
present law very clearly shows, and not on the
Fayetteville Coalfelds Road. Why did the Obser-
yer omit the 13lst section That, if published.
would have explained the whole matter TO lis read
ers. No, it wanted "crowning act' Of capital for
its party-it anxious 10 chow, to produce the
impression that the Fayetteville Road was TO be tax
ed for the benefit of the Deep River Company. The
1920 section, by itself, is calculated to leave this
impression and hence, the l3lst section omit
ted In addition to this, however, the Fayetteville
and Western Railroad Company has chartered rights
which the Legislature neither take away nor
impair. 1t is provided in the charter OF that Com
PAW that the State may tax the coal which it may
! ship and convey 2" No. IT, then, it was necessa-
ry that the Cape Fear and Deep River Company
should assent it did assent, to the tax 10 this re.
spect in posed on it in l8545, before the tax could
be levied and collected, how could such tax, or any
tax be imposed on the Railroad Company against
it's wish ?-and especially tax for the benefit OF
another Company The idea is absurd. The OBJ
servers article is totally unfounded. No tax has