Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-02-22

to survey his broad acres vet the owner feels thai
the burden of taxation would be too heavy for him
to bear up under And though he may have all that
tenac1ty for land peculiar to his race yet interest
that alcontreliing principle of this world, if not
the fotce OF circumstances, compel him to offer
his land in the market. Repeal this act, and the
thrifty neiglabor, North Carolinian by birth and
eduCatIon, honest flntt Industrious may become
the pessessor thereof. Having money enough to
Induce the trade. he may by mortgage upon the
iand1 the payment of the balance of the pur-
chase money secure the title, and thereby remain
III tle>land of his birth among the people he loves
Keep this Ian upon your statute book. and YOU
drive hin. forth among strangers, far from all he
holds most GEAR TO battle with fortune and the
world. AZd for what? To give place to stran-
gers. and fortune hunters. who come for gain,
knowing nothing about and caring less for the in
stltutions3 of the State. Can We be prosperous,
call we be happy; # permit ourselves to be
prompted by such c:llous Indifference to our
brothers in Iaisfa rune 1t strikes me that there
Is still enough good feeling left in the State to
forbid such turn In affairs; that North Car
o1nlans feelmoEe kindly toward North Carolinians
that common misfortune has softened our natures,
and not steeled orr hearts against the cries of
agony, and despair: 1 would to-day think
less Of my State il could believe there was one
Senator on this floor whose pride of State would
met Indignantly repel the idea of.driving out the
SONS OF North Carolina. to give place to popula-
ton, though Il may be thrifty and tax-paying,
imported from abroad. / would say, YOU degene-
son OF noble sire, cease to disgrace the councils
OF your State !; retire TO solitary place. and
there study the imprscaton of the poet np41n the
head al him, .ua
-.:"E@L ''Nho never to himself liatl said j.
- THUS is my uVn, my native ianti' .s..s
Nh Speaker. we are now passing through the
slough oftiespondency, and all that cain be done
to cheer; ard conlft;rt should be the mission of
each and every one. II held these views, and be-
ieye they viii accord with the general prosperity
OF the country. While 10 the whole human fami-
y, would be kind: setanly silst duty is due to
my neighlj9r Jcofne not here to legislate away
the rights OF the CREDITOR do believe this hill
would eventually damage his claims, bat on the
other hand | honestly believe that his interest
would be thereby advanced. As the matter now
stands twill be rai1l to both debtor and creditor en-
rendering mutual tisjGSt, and dislike. With the
change cO1nes fair hope for the revival Of energy
and industry, III whose train again will follow pros
perty and wealth.. By some this 1ue,tsure has been
denounced attack upon the STAY law. -
But II this l confess to utter blindness i'll the
matter for il it ! can discern no attack upon that
very necessary, and wholesome law neither open
or covert. Were this 50, j would change my ground
and oppose this measure holding as | now do that
te stay law is, the only salvation of the coun-
try Ill its present ruined and impoverished condi-
ton. .7.'
Then let senators reflect and whatever may be
the action OF the senate the bill in its present
shape, let them not leave for their homes without
unCtterin@ the lands of the country so as 10 make
them available IN q financial way / hold that with
of the committee OF finance there can be hut one
way of procuring banking facilities for the peo-
pie of North Carolina, and that is upon the faith
of our lands
Prevent this and the taxes both state and fede-
raj will sweep away the entire titles thereof
and poverty, misery and woe follow III the train.
As one by one the unfortunate people of North
Carolina are driven from their native state, by the
operation of the law as it exists can Senators
face them and say that 8 [ did it IF so would
not the whitening look of those unfortunate men
strike like dagger to their hearts, and make them
exclaim in anguish would that had seen this be-
before The creditors note is not the shelter that
protects him from the rain like this poor mans
roof of which have stripped him, and his family.
[ feared to wrong the one, but 0l0s have gre
viOusly wrOnged the other. And by my mad poll
cy all is lost to both debtor and creditor -