The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-03-11

1-.,e never was another instance af-
predict ,,arn wise and honest and liberal poll
fofoeu ;sed 90 large revenue or was so much
ey proIlnnnles icterest There never was an In
for where the words OF Holy writ there ID
stane(cattereth and yet increascth; there Is tuat
tha ssoideth more than is meet and it tendeth 10
Wllnrty had such pregnant illustration.
pTM,n,::sir i'm this city, are gentlemen now al
W. daily in receipt of letters from capitalists
,,.';nw to invest their money IN your stare. Al
I'd SIGNIFICANT attention is directed 10 inc ola
, W!,, cIotr Occupying the central and chosen
Noi ,,i nnsly distant from the long,icy winters
80 Worih. and the hot, ptstilential summers
VI VI thc South-stretchng from the sea on tie cast
" the sublime and magnificent mountain scene
-, Of the west-wth her rice plantations and cot.
ron fields, and pine forest-her fields OF wneat
and maize-her orchards and her vlnyards-heir
rivers and water powers-ner maroies anu S I,
and minerals and oaks Why should not NORTH
carolina be as sha is entitled to be and ought 70
he the hammer Stale of the South, Atlantic coas:'
Why should not the tide of Immigration o' h W.
verified from the cold praires OF Inc E.csl W liz
euial and healhful climc and hcr ler.iio 1I f
and her exhaustless mines, ana hef Pii'N u"
ests? - r,, ,otcb No mere
aih, If tho im6pination. All this can be Done
and done speedily. The dark pail lnal once Toy
ed mon the State like the miaSma OF death IS
now lifted forever, and 1t remains Tor US 10 nc
=
lev. q liberal Constitution aud wisely adnlinis-
tayyeed Government, and the work is accomplished.
81 us then opeu our doors. Let us take away
the only remaining obstruction. Let us restore
10 the good old State her ancient fair lame, Eer
honor, her credit, her tinle-honored name lor
honesty and integrity. Do this and the most en-
thl,sastic among US does not dream Oh na' 10 III
store tor North Carolina.
Mr. President when this Convention frst as
sembled, | was not without my msgiyings. we
were strangers we represented different sections
aud different interests and for the first time diff
f,rent races could not be sure that all these
diverse elements wouldsharmoniZe, and that for
rrtting private interest, our efforts would be
Combined only for the general good. But have
no misgivings now. In the language OF the FL
der Adams when pleading for the immortal de-
claratiOn, "Through the gloom of the present, l
see the brightness of the future as the sun in
heaven" Over this clouded present see the
dawnng of brighter day, and / have no hesta.
tion in predicting that one of our proudest mem
cries in future years will be, to have been Il
member of that Convention that restored North
Carolina TO her Constitutional relations to the
American Union, and incoi porated into her or
ranic law, those great fundamental principles oil
wisdom and Justice, and sound financial policy to
which shall be in no large measure ascribed her
rapid future development and her glorious pros
perity With these suggestions L submit the re
port of this committee to the action of this Con,
yention. Ifthe words uttered may have led to q
better understanding of our actual position as q
people, if they may assist in dispelling that chro.
mic misanthropy now abroad, which is disposed
to crouch and brood over the misfortunes which
cannot be revoked while it refuses to look into
the sun light which flashes before us, will con-
slider myself fortunate II the policy indicated
in this report be adopted we then take the first
step towards emancipating ourselves from diff
culties which have seemed to some insurmount-
able.
Above the mad clashing of parties, above the
vulgar ribadry and asperities of the day, voice
from the yelled future calls each one OF ms to plant
here now the germs of prosperity. If we heed
this voice il will be ours TO witness-the rising of
opuent marts on our sea-Doard plains now BAR
rem loaded with heavy harvests, new occupations
starting into life, covering our territory with sue,
cesslul industry, with intelligence and comfort