The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1867-07-23

| THE LEGIsLATURE.-We do hope that the
members of the Legislature will show their good
sense by refusing to assemble in Raleigh on the
third Monday in August Why would they be
so foolish to go there and draw out of the pub
lie Treasury twenty thirty thousand dollars
! of the peoples money in the way of per diem and
mileage, when they must know that there is really
no necessity for the re-assembling of the Legs-
lature; and evsn if there was a necessity for the
meeting. the members know that they will not be
permitted to act Independent legislators and
law makers. The people do not want the Leg
islature to meet again-the last session did harm
enough to last for the next five years.
The Raleigh Register makes the following per-
tinent and sensible remark:
1.-The fact that it can do nothing which will
have the force of law. and that it cannot come
together without depicting the treasury to the ex-
tent of many thousands of dollars. to no useful
purpose, reasons which should be conclusive
with intelligent and patriotic men. without a hint
from the military headquarters. The people of
North Carolina are not in pecunlary condition
to enjoy the luxury of debating society. at the
rate of some two thousand dollars day. even ia
these dull times"
CoNFIscAT1oN.-We do not fear that confsca
now the general opinion among decent people
that the man who favors conf.cation is no better
than thief and robber, and ought not to be
tolerated in any community. Let every man.
black white, who talks in favor of confscation
be marked and Stunned as bad man, not fit to
be employed for any purpose. No one is ex-
cusable for employing giving work to another
who is in favor of robbing him.
The Washington Chronicle Zone of the leading
radical papers of the North) abandons the idea
of confscation, and says:
ut is agreed by intelligent men everywhere
that however important the policy of confscaton
would have been a war measure, means
of breaking up the grand landed estates of the
South, had it been fairly inaugurated in 1862, it
is too late to count upon it under any Cir
cumstances that are likely to arise. If Mr. Ju-
lian's bill were adopted. other confiscation
would be necessary, for it would supply the
necessities of all, of whatever race color who
need free homes, and thus quiet popular clamor
while restoring permanent peace and prosperity
to the whole country.
Mr. Juians bill provides for the forfeiture to
the United States of all lands granted to the
States of the South, in 1856. to aid them in the
construction of railroads. said grants having now
expired by limitation. 1t also provides that all
the public lands of Texas. which have not been
lawfully disposed of, are forfeited to the United
States by her treason and rebellion. end shall
henceforward be subject to the operations of the
homestead law. This would open to settlement
and tillage a vast domain of land. would be bene-
fetal. of course, to the State of Texas, and
great blessing to the landless poor, while power
fully promoting the national wealth and welfare.
1t would i: is true be in the nature of confs
cation. but it would disturb the private rights of
property of no human being.
The last section provides that all lands here
after sold for non payment of Federal taxes and
under proceedings in bankruptcy shall be sold
only in lots of not less than twenty nor more than
eighty acres. This provision is very important.
for many of the great estates of the South would
thus be sub divided. and fall into the hands of
needy cultivators, in small homeste ads"
A WARNING Wa regret to learn that many