Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-11-13

payment thereof But SO long as there j
a doubt in regard to them we shall b.
stout in our resistance North Caroline il
not in a condition at this time to increase
her public debt, and unless bribery was
used, as charged, We cannot see how faith
full representatives could have so sacrificed
the interest Of the State. Our old Bonds
lie in the strong boxes Of their holders,
with coupons unpaid, and the interest
rapidly accommodating. For these the peo-
pie of North Carolina have value received,
and yet they find it impossible TO meet
these honorable and just demands. And
yet strangers, who were borrowing the
money with which their per diem was paid,
voted away illegally, incOnsiderately, and,
we fear, corruptly, millions of dollars
Can they really desire to force the State
| into bankruptcy?
Agricultural Fair
We regretted the necessity which com
PEELED the postponement Of the inaugural
ton of Agricultural Fairs in or near this
city this Fall The project is one Which
must not be suffered to languish and die.
The great political excitement, the strin-
gency of money on account Of repeated
condition of the country were, We think,
sufficient cause to compel a temporary
abandonment Of the movement. But with
the former, the two other difficulties will
al in vel
our farmers gave themselves for prepara-
ton this season, had their efforts met with
the most fattering returns, would have IL
terfered very much with the success of
their exhibition, and probably caused a
partial failure, which would have dampen-
ed, to some oxent, the ardor Of its friends.
We would therefore, urge them to renew
their efforts in time 10 complete all their
by the next season.
We are reminded Of the benefits of the
of these Fairs here, by the
success which has attended the one recent
~ held in Danville, Virginia. Indepen
dent of the great advantages Of the farm
ers, and consequently to everybody else,
by free interchange of opinions and re-
cent experience between planters OF differ
ent sections, and the incubation Of new
ideas as taught by the speakers and deriy-
ed from the discussions among themselves,
we must consider the immediate benefit to
be conferred upon our city by the great
influx of strangers. This We know is a
selfish view of the matter, but man is a self
ish being The greater part Of the ex-
pense of fitting up the grounds and the
outlay necessary to begin the enterprise,
must be subscribed here, and We desired to
show how there was to be immediate re-
turns
It is estimated upon good authority that
there were seven thousand people in atten-
dance upon the Fair at Danville. It is |
evident that similar success would attend
such an exhibition here, for we have no.
where in this section of the two adjoining
States any similar attractions, and we ven
ture the assertion that at tho second an
nual Fair there would be as many visitors
in our city as we could possibly entertain.
w a tTuSG luab tuIS SuDJSCG Will iGCelft, DIS
it deserves, the early and serious consid-
Grafton of our farmers. Let them urge it
upon the Chamber of Commerce, not that
ge think our merchants should be the only
ones to interest themselves in the matter,
but that they should take hold Of it, and
give it that impetus which will carry it
forward to success.