The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1865-11-29
GREAT EXPECTATIONS

GREAT EXPECTATIONS
We learn frum our daily exchanges.
tha, in all the Southern States, the idea u
universal amung the negroe, that the lands
aud houses oil their late masters are TO he
parcelled out amsng them next Christmas.
According 10 the Richm,nd 'rnnrs:
So universal is the deluslon Among the
negroe, sad 50 disastrous were IL eonss.
quences, already plainly ielt. tina, the pro-
rest marshal fsr the county saw the neces-
sity for renewing il. lie accordingly APP
pointed day ~ which they shosld meet
him q, the csuri house, and learn from him
what they were ssexpeet. Thissumnous.
being confidently regarded As prrIinlna.
~ 70 the realization 81 their cherished VI
sion. was ebsyej with alscrMy. Al the
time appointed the er.~d on the eour,
green Is supposed TO have aambsred frss
me thousand 10 Fifteen hnsdred eXpeetsnt
Efreedmsn. There is no sccasien 70 re-
peat the Substance Of the provost mar
shsll's address; safice IL 10 ssy. thy u.
means confsrsrd 10 the sntislpat.s0s Ut
his audience.
Having gi.ena plain exposition Of their
status he informed them that qurstIsn, IS
contracts and wages. &c. between lrrri.
men aud their employers. wauId. ~ futare.
be referred To a commiss,pn. enc member
Of which they we're 70 elect. Inc vote
aas 10 be taken then and there, ripd peee.
lie nominated Tor thor choice a ~urtny
gentleman, well knswR IN Inc Community,
and pot the question 10 the usual isrn-
!" All IN favor Of B. nonln,iion say
Gys" Bot hardly were the ~urd. " say
sys." out Of the mouth Of the provost maj.
shai, when their smnthered riuliausn
burst forth IN one simultaneous. unani.
NOUS. pslyphonous "a y-s." prolsngsiaad
dra~a out utterly beyond all mParlson
with the " wounded snake. Or lengthsn.
ed sweetness, OF sny ether known tan !.
ard Of protraetion. Never VS. deserved
honor bestowed with more hatterlns una.
nimiiy Or hearty good will.
The provost marshal, sasins hi. ss.unp-
tion on long established. but nov ob,elcts
prscedsnts, regarded this rr,e =. decisive
and eatirely satisfactory. Nevertheless.
for forms sake.-snd perhaps. loo. 10 drill
the frerdmes in all the exsrcl,es 81 the
electors manual, he proceeded to pol the
question negatively =" All opposed. &c.
say no." Upon the instant. this injunction
was announced with no" which rat.
tied the windows and Jared The raf,.rs u
the houses round il rlsalled the " ay," IN
the unasiRity and lcryor with which II va,
delivered. The provost mar.hali-s plod.
ding conservative. We infsr--dli not al al
comprehend the weixhiy significance al
what had transpirrd. after informing them
that. a. they we're incapable sf making an
! intelligent chuIce Tor themselves, he would
himself Chooss commissioner Tor them,
he babe them to take themselves Cd, and
even vented . Prsiane impreeanon against
them.
The chiefs Of The radical Ought 10 fnd
conclusive testimony IN this meeting. oil
the peculiar htnss, II the negro 10 rsares,
his wrongs" at The b.llot boz.
The leading hotel 10 Washington ha,
rsised u. prte 10 hrs dollst, a day, fol
The especial benefit 81 Conrr.s.mrn. IN,
preparations for regular scalping season
BY hotel and boarding house Keeper, ar,
50 vigorous. that quite = number Of mem
be-. are making preparations to reside il
Baltimore.
/ News received states that Marimilisn
has ordered ell his forces TO be withdra On
frsm euiposts and concentrated Il three
po,nls-vera Crur. city Of Nerics and
San Louis Potssi. The Liberals are much
cssfortsd at the report that material aid
will soon reach then.