Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-10-24
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 81, n o'clock.


"WEDNESDAY. Oct. 81. n o'clock.
The Society moi nu,.uout IN adjournment Hon
Thos RuIIin in the chair
,,cn Iittlcohn drew tho attention of ibc Societv
to the question of ways and means
DR. llolt entered inte n statement to show the no.
ccssty of a permancnt fund and suggested that an
ANNEXATION be mad, to the LEGISLATURE for further
Md lie alluded To the funds Of the State of Mary.
land, which had been literally aided by the city of
Baltimore, and to the example set by the Icgisla.
iurc rr South Corono which an b,iuy asked for
$4,000 considered i, too small and voted $4,000
II Il Rridvcrs ESQ Of Edyecombe nroposod n
voluntary substitution He urged il with much
force mud authorized the Secretary 10 mt him down
| Gfy dollars. if he stood alone. This was immedi
atcIy followed bv seven other gentleman from Tho
same county. fMuch npplauscl
| The President urged lint voluntary eyerions now
could not interfere with what steps might hereafter
he taken and reminded the Society Thai the cois.
tur, would not meet ,i after the next State Foir
The effort now would have the effect of convincing
the Legislature that the Society was dsposed TO
helm itself and might induce them to assist H. Vir.
,,inia lac said had now n permapent fund Of x50
600 which had been much benefited nv ,b. hcln of
the city Of Richmond. but not to n prc,tcr extrnt
he would say ,bnp Ro,ich Ind in nronortion IN II,
.,onul,,;nn md means ~ '
L, H. smith, Eso., of Halifax would prefer other
means of RAISING nancy than hv volun,,rv suhscr;n.
tons. aud SUGGESTED os one means th,i those gop.
tlemen who we're now members might make THAR
sons lif, mrpl.rs Uowcvcr he ronId mr. ,llow
II,IiG,y IA L, hhud mud lo,yn ivan, h;S I.ri,,;o
lion X Rovncr admired Ehcr,,;,v I'm, dJ NO,
ike his mad, oC r,isuf, funds II conlJ M, ,.s,
A few liberal members could not supnort tho entira
Soci.tv lie ,,n, ia, maxine ,non,Lnrs do Lo;r do.
~ and yould tax them whether ,hrv came ~ ih.
F,ir or no,-no Iublc. .uirted man would refuse IN
nav his animal sulsrr,,,inu n. w,s Ga, ,or,,.,
ncHt membership, aud Tor raising the annual sub.
.r,int,nn IN M mr. ,,nrc II nc,co.ary
Mr. Brid,crs Ind commcurcJ Tho s,hscrr,ion
,nd was ,,,inc tlrougL v,th II NJ pouna,,, ,,
nson was uncnuol rs he,rino no hsav1v r,o ~ ,t.
poor man without means as upon the rjcb t,x
Of five or ten dollars WAS Iirht or hcavv in pronor.
ton 10 n mans means TO hear il If gcnilemon
like Mr. Rnvncr vcre pnwilli,, IN con,,ihn,a ,,h,,,
let them refrain from doing 40 lie wonld moi coa,.
mel any man to INV IIc was willing md 10, onlv
those Who were 80 follow him.
back to the high rates was n stem in tho wrong di.
rcctlon. The receipts of all kinds to the Fair had
increased in proportion the rates of subscription
had been rcduceCfs lie thought that further re-
ducton would be prompted by experience and CON.
mon sense. But he went in for county subscrip.
tons lie had done so in the subscriptions to the
stock Of the North. Carolina railroad lie had been
bantcrcd into pledge by Guilford in that work, and
had pledged ltoaan, and she had never been found
wanting. The largest sum contributed by ono
county was that of 800, by Edgecombe lie now
pledged Rowan to that amount, and she would raise
II, or nc would.
w. liol' entered ms own name ana those o, his
TWO sons aS INC members otherS also followed.
About hltcen to twenty subscriptions Of fifty dol
'a'S were received III an.
va motion o' hr' oM''h, OF iialllax, the election
Vi o,noo,S was no" P'oceeueu VIM
i"s i,cSlu''' war urged - accept reelection,