The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-02-03

rs they have assured me personally. inlputc
t>no intentional wrong to me, and it affords
me pleasure to say impute no intentional
wrong to them desire to say that never
saw the lands which were purchased, as is
said, at too high price. The committee
4 sent its Chairman, Col. Harris, to exam
inc it and he did so and reported to US,
: and upon his report to us we forwarded our
report to the Legislature. 1t is said that
Col. Harris was deceived byslnterested par
ties. 1t is probable he was. l suppose he
was. hut we have no reason to suppose, nor
do we suppose, that he erred of purpose
And l believe the second committee exoner-
ate Inn from any Intentional error. If Col.
Harris or the committee committed any err
rnr it is gratifying to know that the interest
of the State has not been prejudiced, rs the
whole bargain is offered tobe taken off the
State at the same price which the commit
tee gave. Whatever. therefore, may be the
specuations and differences of opinion as to
the price and value of the property, there
stands the fact that the State can sell it to-
day Tor what the committee gave, and
think the State ought to sell it because it
has become and will continue to be n source
of misa pprehension and dissatisfaction. Let
the STATE sell it, therefore, and buy another
site. or ifthe State will not sell, then the
c.amor about the purchase ought to cease.
Complaint has also been made that the title
of the property was not well secured. In
regard to that also, it may be said that
if II be true, the State will suffer no harm
Tor the sellers now propose to perfect the
title by such alterations of the deeds as may
be necessary The committee instructed
their chairman to have the deeds prepared
by able counsel If any mistake was made
it has happened many times befnre and in
this case it works no injury. There were
water power privileges, which the committee
understood were to he guaranteed in the
deed, and it is said they are not secured.
understood from members of the commit
tee although have not seen the parties,
that they are willing to- reform the deeds
according to what the committee understood
was the bargain. will say in conclusion
that l have heard with modification the
camor which has been raised against the
action of the committee. l do not say that
they have acted with the greatest wisdom,
but think can say that they acted with
the purest intentions and am gratifed
to know that their errors, if they have com
mltted any, have done the State no harm.
l am not indifferent to public opinion,
and sensitlvely shrink from the slightest
censure.
The second committee have exonerated
me from all intentional error, and l stand
ready to answer TO the Senate for all that
did as member of the first committee, Tor
those in this body and out of it, who have
Impugned my motives have as much con-
tempt as their insignifcance can excite.
In regard to another matter, Mr.. Lassitcr
said l have written letter to the editor of
the Sentinel, which will read, asking his
authority for his statements, of which the
following is true copy:
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
SENATE CHAMBER,
Raleigh, January IT, 1859.
Mr. Josiah Turner, Jr., Editor Sentinel:
/ observe in your paper of the LIST of Janu-
airy the following editorials:
l. "The last news from Oxford is that Gen.
Lt;lcteld paid Mr. Robt. W. Lassiter the Sen
ator from Granville, S7OO0,-at the rate of twenty
dollars per acre-for land so poor that the very
squirrels go about crying all the fall, because OF
the scarcity OF food Granville man declared
to us that he would not give fifty cents an acre
for the land, and that if a kidee grazed upon 1t
he would get SO poor that Lasster would have
to let down the fence to drive him off the wheat,
for he would not be able to fly Now this much
is of record"
The above is false statement for which, as
the matter now stands, you are responsible.
You say, however, that Granville man is youl
informant. II such be the fact expect you to
publish the information with the name of the
author.
In Justice to myself ask the insertion o.
this Card in your paper.
Yours respectfully,
R. W. LASSITER.
In the Sentinel of the 9th he gave Mr.. G.
H. K. Taylor rs his authority. 1 Immediately
wrote to Mr.. Taylor, whom l knew to be a
gentleman of character:
SENATE CHAMBER,
Raleigh, ~ c., jan. 9th 1862
c. H. X. Taylor, Esq, Oxford, ~ c.:
Sir: Enclosed find an editorial Of the Sentine
in regard TO a sale of land by me to Gen. Little
field. In answer to letter OF mine pronoun
| cling the statement unit ne and requesting the
editor to give the public the information he hae
received with the name of the author, he refer
to you by name. Idesire to know whether yor
gave the editor any information to justify thu
editorial, and If so, what the information was.
Respectfully,
r. W. LAssITER.
To this received the following reply
TOWNSVILLE, N. c., Jan. IL, 1869.
r. ". LAssITER, ESQ.,
Dear Sir: Yours of the 9th has been received
with an enclosed editorial of the Sentinel in re
gard to a sale OF land by you to Gen. Littetield
than mere rumor. have never mentioned t.
the editor of the Sentinel You or your land unit
after the editorial enclosed had been written
and then only us to the poverty of your land, O
lands in its neighborhood.
Yours respectfully,
C. Il. K. TAYLOR.
After this. facts speak for themselves
Mr.. President, and l will not abuse the in
diligence of the Senate by any comments
Bill incorporating the Madron Mining
Company passed third reading.
On motion of Mr.. WELKER the rules wer,
suspended and the bill requiring all con
tracts for the State to be advertised wa
: taken up and passed second reading.
Bill in relation to exemption Of Home
steads and personal property was made spe
cial order for Thursday next.
Bill to amend the charter of Pitt County
Female Institute passed third reading.
. Bill authorizing the county commissioner
of New Hanover to examine certain books
passed third reading.
, The following bills also passed third read
ing:
Bill in favor of W. G. Hicks;
Bill in favor of G. B. Jones and
Bill Incorporating CASTOR Lodge, F. A. M
, Mr.. LOVE gave notice ola bill to incorpo
; rate the Holly Springs High School in Ma
con County.
Mr.. RICH said as he should be absent OF
i, Wednesday next he would now move to re
consider the vote whereby the resolution in
troduced by him on Saturday was postpone
until wednesday.
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