The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-11-23

clofbe5 with annie mowers to run the line where it
| is in dispute and settle the boundary between the
t two States. Permanent land marks should De re-
auired to be put up along the line.
| During the present year. DIR Emmons, State Geolo-
| gist submitted a report on the Agriculture of the
State and the subject being one of very general IN
terest, the Literary Board deemed it advisahle to
cause two Thousand copies to be published. About
ga copies of the former report are yet on hand
! By some means the resolutions before the last Cen
eral Assembly ordering the distribution of this re-
port. mislaid in the hurry OF the last moments
| of the session and did not pass. L deemed 1t ex-
pedient, however, in accordance with the terms
of the resolution to send copies to the severed States
and Territories te some literary and scientific nstl-
tens and also te few individuals who applied for
copies and who thought would make good use of
them. Some have been sold and the proceeds will
! be accounted for by the Agent in making sales
! The residue on hand and the whole number of the
Agricultural Report subject to your disposition
The cabinet of minerals and geological specimens
! in the Capitol has been greatly enlarged and i'm
proved and is well worth examinations not only by
the scientific and those curious in such matters, but
! by every taking an interest in the mineral re-
sources of the State The opportunities for collect
! ing many fine specimens ample, and it was sug-
gested to me by DR. Emmons that he be allowed to
collect and add the cabinet of the University and
other colleges of the State which mig CHIT well be done
and which l recommend to your favorable con
sideration.
When the last rovi<al of our laws made,
solution passed by the General Assembly re-
|
tbute one copy of the Revised Code to each of the
. Magistrates in the State. The resolution in its
terms. confined the distribution to such were then
acting Justice, and excluded all such as might sub
seunpnty qualify. The Governor was also author
lied to make sale of other copies So far the sales
have been small, and of the edition of ten Thousand
copies which published more than half remains
hand, and unless provision is made for their safe
keeping, by opening the boxes and storing the books
they are liable to be damaged by and other
causes. AS many Mag strates have been qualified.
and as they receive n" compensation for their SER
vices recommend that further distribution be
made of the Code anang those who have been ap-
pointed since the former distribution made and
who acting Justices in their respective
| counties.
| | transmit herewith letter from Tandy Wake
acting Governor of the Choctaw- Nation requesting
| that our laws and Supreme Court Reports be fur
nished for the of the Choctaw Government 1t
is highly gratifying fact to the Improvement
made by the Choctaws in the arts of civilization, and
doubt not it will give you pleasure to comply with
| the request of Mr. Walker by authorizing the Gov
ernor of tie State to send our laws and reports to
the Choctaws in the same manner that they sent
to the several States of the Union.
My attention has been called by citizens residing
in the western portion of the State, and who were
purchasers of what were known Cherokee lands,
| in the counties of Cherokee and Macon, to what
they consider hardship, SO far as they
cerned.
! 1t was alleged that the lands were purchased at
prices far above their value, and the State APP
| rcaled to, to remit such excess. BY the act of
lS50-'5l, commissioners appointed to value
the lands and in accordance with the provisions of
the act. the excess of the purchase money the
| value of the lands. was credited upon the bonds of
the purchasers then i'll the hands of the agent of
Cherokee bonds. 1t seems that the act, in its terms,
applied only to those who had not paid their bonds
as they fell due-and consequently those who had
promptly paid the full amount Of their purchases
got n" relief These persons now ask the State to
refund to them the paid by them, out of the
fund in the hands of the agent, in some ether
way, and it seems to that if those who had not
paid entitled to relief the others who had PAID
promptly have still stronger claims upon the Justice
| and liberaity of the State.
Without repeating the reasons therefor, Which /
gave in former message, again recommend the |
creation of additional judicial circuit in the State
The improvements of the ground of the Capitol
Square ordered by the last Legislature have been
made, and those directed to he made in the Capitol
under the charge of Mr. Percival. q competent
architect, and will be completed in u few DAYS
This work weuld have been dome earlier da |
but for the difficulty in procuring person to do it
properly. ..-...."
1t was found after the grounds were laid out. that
they could not be used as they had before been, =
place of deposit, i'll the winter season, for fire
wood for the supply Of the Cupito without destroy
ing, i'll great degree, such improvements as had |
been made. After consulting with the Board of
Public Buildings, it was deemed advisable 10y to
have erected II house for storing of wood The ex- |
pense of making the improvements thereby in
creased to snail amount, which, however, will be
than saved by the State, in a few years, by So
curing the wood. large quantities of which were
stolen and carried from the promises every winter
before the house erected.
Some person shoad be employed to keep the
grounds and walks in proper order and l recon-
mend that small annual appropriation b. made for
that purpose. that the Board of Public Buildings
be auth"rized TO contract for the same, and draw
upon the Treasury for the amount necessary.
| transmit herewith two sets IF esolves from the
State of Maine and from the Stale of New
Hampshire. upon the subject of slavery and matters
CONNIE cted Herewith ] have not thought proper to
withhold these resolutions, for it is your province
and not mine to determine what action, if any,
should be taken upon them. think however, that
they of such character not to merit any no
tice by the Legislature of the State. y.
Before concluding this my last regular message
to the General Assembly, avail myself of the oc-
cas"n to express my grateful of the honors
heretofore conferred upon me by the people of the
State. ..
If in the discharge of my official duties have
sometimes failed To give satisfaction ALL is but
what expected when | assumed the responsible
ties of office.
Others doabt have served the State more ably
and usefuy than have done. l hope, however
that may be pardnned for saying that none have
more sincerely had at heart whatever concerned her
honor or welfare, or who have been more disposed
to maintain the one or promote the other.
/ have only To add, that during that portion of
your session for which snail remain in Office it
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