The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1865-12-06

Thonas Settle SoHrifsr, reviewing oil the votes bu
enc.
RIP. Buxton, Of Fayetteville, wss elected Judge
Of he Fifth Judicial Circuit; and Ned MeKsy so
licitor.
DIG. Fowle, Of Raleigh, was sisc.sdiJu ofths
Third Judicial Circuit.
Nj. Phillips, upon taking the Chair, addressed ,hs
House as follows:
Cattmen of tbs House sf'commsas:
l thank you for the honor OF being called
to preside over your deliberations at this
anxious and critical period. hope that |
am not without same sense OF the RESPONSE
|biIi,y Of this position. Such, however, has
been the good order preserved by lesiaa-
tive bodies in North Carolina, that within
my observation the duties Of this seat have
never been painful--hardly ever unplea-
SAINT. ! ask, gentlemen, that your LAYER.
which has raised me TO this place, may ac-
company me through the scenes that are
before us. Conscious how highly prize
your good opinisn. / shall not willingly do
ANYTHING to forfeit or diminish il.
| would do injustice TO ny appreciation
sfthe ability and patriotism which ,he peo-
pie Of North Carolina have gathered To-
gether in this Hssse, did Tabuse the pre-
sent opportunity Of addressing 1t by leo
ture upon the gravity Of the buslness.which
is before US, or upon the temper N which
that business should be transacted. lin
dslge no doubt that what we have To- Lo
| is To be done calmly, and with.an eye sin
gle to the permanent interests OF the State
so that whatever censnres the lapse Of
years NAV inssructus to pass upon our owa
work here, we shall be cons0Ied by reaee,.
| Ing that our errors.were occaslened By the
unavoidable infrmities Of our nature. We
will net nurse within these precincts, hal
lowed BY precious memories aud sacred 70
freedom, and to Justice, neither passions OF
prejudice. Neither ill-nature nor fear shall
mark oar legislation. Such exhibitions
would only dIsparags IS before The world.
and we are sure all trace Of then wsuh be
erased from the public regards by sasces.
ssrs not lar behind rs. l do net toabt
that il will be your study to display. even
under our present untoward and distress
| log Giro umstances, the great virtue Of mag
nanimity, and this, as has been said psriln-
entity. and with great farce upon recent
occasion, requests that cheerfslly aud
without reserve, We take things as they
are,!
Gentlemen, the eyes Of the people Of
North Carolina are strained towards this
Assembly. in the hOps that il may accom-.
plush something sub. tantial towards the res
toration of that law which has SO long been
silent. They NAV ezaggerate our ability
to serve them IN this respect. am sure
that they cannot oserestImate our desire
50 10 do. Wherever throughout the State
nen and women say. Would Gsd il were
evening or wsnid God Il were morning
these are hearts which, but keep, time With
our hearts 10 reckoning the heavy hour,
that disitle US frsm that restoration AMI or.
der and civil liberty for whose coming we
pray. We long oncs mere - see the be.
nignsnt face Of that great mother vhs
CHERISHED Us in earlier and better Gays
~e lis;es along the path where We SINE
tiass ksttsr ourselves that we heard the
fsiI u her footsteps.
| To the emiaent North Carolinian whose
, hands 50 happily direct the deslinis. ,f on,
country, Ne turn Nth pride and with con.
misunderstanding TO him hearty concsr
r,acs in that policy-~isea and lhsfO, gh :
b. shich he. has described the pan ID
seacs. psr he re-establishn II on
aagn,kcent country isall her proposition
Of Isrritory and Of pswer-In oil her an
,litsde Of liberty. net star obscured moi
q single stripe erased. ne will do all tha
nav kecome nen,-uho dares de s.rs Il
ssnsi Chsrishing Do-aims. no hap,s 70
eur political future uHcssnected v,h tn
| sa,piness and glory Of the Unit.d safes
! se calmly await the service oi that grea
, .mender-iime. in tnpelling the cls,d .
j lnisapprehension which 10 some degree !
the natsral sequel to the recsst stons =
, The effect OF which however, as comaonI
/ happens st such times, has been soms~ha
Il A.