The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1866-12-05

country. the selection oil the stocks in which
the Investment should be made, is most
embarrassing. The low price Of our ante
hellum bonds invites investment in them.
if the State shall be allowed to recuPeratee
and keep faith with her creditors, which !
hone and believe will be the case but IN
the painful uncertainty which clouds the
future, as no danger could be foresren from
= little delay, we have declined the resPon
sibility of making a sale and deciding !.
what stocks the proceeds should be invest
ed aud we respectfully ask Tor more sPe>
cific instructions from your honorable Do
DIV. lam sure the State will heartily co.
Operate in adopting the most efficient
means ar carving out the designs OF Con-
gress, to wit giving the aids OF science 10
the chief elements Of American strength
and prosperity. The inquiry arises how
can this object be most efficiently carried
out in this State.
Oar University, which our Constitution
requires us to sustain, has lost the bulk OF
its endowment, BY the insolvency OF the
Bank of the State of North Carolina. 1t
has buildings adapted 10 the accommodation
of 400 Subdivision tract of land con tain
ing many hundred acres Of good ugflculta-
raj land. with only about loo students win
large libraries, very extensive geological
cabinet. aud other facilities for imPartlng
scientific knowledge. Il appears 70 me,
,hat the best mode Of carrying out the VIII
of Congress, will be the ENGRAVING in oar
University an agricultural and mechanical
den.r,ment. Alike course has been adopt
ed mr. is under consideration in several OF
the Northern States. Our indefatlgabie
Public Treasurer has corresponded with
the Treasurer of many of those States on
the SUBJECT, and will take pleasure 10 CIV
ing TO any committee. TO whom you may
give this matter in charge, the benefit TO
be derived from the action OF other States.
The subject deseryesyo special conslde-
ton.
Our statistics and the decisions OF our
SUPREME Court, since the reorganization
of the State government, have been Tor
warded 10 the several States and Terrific
ries: aud we have received and are con-
tinuslly receiving large numbers OF volumes
in exchange. New York sent US lis volu-
mes,.and,many of other States IN consldera.
BILE numbers.
Massachusetts,, and some other States,
ta-ough their proper officers, have asked
Us 10 make their sets Of our Supreme
Court Reports complete, BY sending them
the decisions made by our Courts during
the War. : We have been unable TO com.
ply with these requests, because they were
not printed in sufficient Numbers or
have been lost. Many Of them were IN
bound and poorly printed on bad paper.
suggest the erpediency OF rePubli'hIns
them.
learn from the Librarian that he will
soon require more space tor the reception
of books Besides the annual addition OF
literary, historical and scientific works
being made under the law apprOpriating
i've hundred dsllars year Tor the increase
of the Public Library. we are continually
receiving large accessions by our inter-
changes with the other States oil the ma
tional government. Additional space should
be provided for them. As 20 bew this may
be bes effected have no specific recon
mendatiou to submit. The old Arsenal
bgilding, at an iacessiderable expense,
nov eatirely useless, might be made asaila.
ole for public purposes
call your attention TO the condition u
the buildings and grounds, provided by
law as the residence OF the governor. The!
have been occupied as the headquarters o.
the State, since the capture OF Inns Guy BY
Gen. Sherman's army 10 April, 1865. Tut
fencing has been removed. the garden. irai
trees and shrssbees are. exposed 70 stock
some Of The ornamental trees cut down
and The Buildings damaged and deiaced
have not asked 70 occupy these buildings
They require essential repairs to maxi
then a suitable residence, aud nearly al
the furniture has beeR lost or dest, ed
aud no appropriation has been made 10 re
pair and relurnish the premises.
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