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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-02-28
FAYETTEVILLE AND WESTERN
RAILROAD.

We learn that two bills are pending
In the Legislature in regard to this
Railroad. One in the Senate, intro
duced by Senator Morehead, OF
Guilford, proposing to give the State's
interest in the road to any corporation
or individual giving bond to finish it
from Egypt, Chatham county, to
Greensboro and the other in the
House, introduced by Colonel Bennett,
of Arson, proposing the same thing,
and also to extend it's eastern ED from
Fayetteville to Lrmberton.
We suppose if the States interest is
to be given away for either of these
considerations, the members of the
General Assembly will hardly hesitate
in their choice. Senator Morehead' s
bill gives forty miles of new road for
the States stock in the completed
work Colonel Benefits compels the
building of seventy miles of new road
for the same consideration. It will
not be difficult to decide between these
bills.
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! Nothing would do more to stimulate
| capitalists at home and abroad, an6
encourage the building Of inanufacto.
RE in orr midst, than 10 exempt from,
| taxation, for a certain period, money
| Invested il the building of manufacto-
ries. The Georgia Legislature has
passed such al act, and bill for the
same purpose is pending before the
South Carolina Legislature, and VII
doubtless pass. This is very proper,
and viii be the cause of much capitai
these States.
The Star Of this city holds sfp the
proposed action of the South Carolina
Legislature to the members OF the
General Assembly Of orr State, as
something worthy Of imitation. It
says, Here we offer something taugi-
"ble and practical to the Legislature
"of our State. VIII some energetic
land progressive member introduce a
"bill embodying the provisions we
"have mentioned? 1t Is IL question Of
real Importance and one that de
'mands earnest, careful and prompt
consideration
1t would give Us pleasure to second
these enthusiastic words of our city
contemporary, and urge upon energetic
and progressive members OF The Leg.s-
lature to introduce and press TO a DIS
sage legislation looking to an exe1np-
ton OF manufacturers from taxation for
ten or more years. But rs the C0nsti-
tuition Of the State iaterpo ses between
members of the L .gisiatury-a7-1l
progressive Ones-and sucl bill, we
cannot join cur cotemporary in Is
recommendations.
The Constitution Of North Carolina,
Article :, Section 3, reads
Laws shall be passed taxing,
" by uniform rule, all moneys, credits.
Z" investments in bonds. stocks, Joint
stock companies CT otherwise and.
" also, all real and personal property,
g according to its true value in money -
We shall always be found urging
upon the members of the Legislature.
the adoption of laws looking to the
moral and mater al progress Of North
Carolina not repugnant to the funda-
mental laws Of ths State, and not in
conflict with their oaths of Office.
To obvlate this and other difficulties
which the Constitution interDoses. not
withstaEding the amendments which
have been passed at the present session
of the Legs stature, and which we trust
wiu be acc pt2d by the pope OF tn
State, we hope the day is not distant
when both parties will favor the calling
of Convention, looking to thorough
revisal Of the Constitution. To tins
subject we invite some energetic and
member CT the Legislature.
If it be too late now, the next session
will furnish a fitting opportunity for
this wholesome reform.
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SHE'LL, the celebrated Irish barristel

She'll, the celebrated Irish baTrister,
was once asked his opinion of Lord
Judge Manners. His reply was en-
phatic enough:-''Go out into the
street, pick up the first man in a de-
cent coat, who is able to give correct
replies to any three ordinary ques-
tons you may ask him,--put that man
on the Lord Chancellor's seat in Dull =
lin, and he must make better Judge
than Lord Manners ~
We remember that in one of the
admirable series of letters which that
braveand honest man, Governor Worth,
addressed to Cazby, the military
satrap of Radical Reconstruction, he
used, substantially, the following
ho1aely, but honest language, with
reference to the threatened appoint
ment of Tourgee, the carpet Dagger,
to J1dgeship IF I were called on
to designate man, whom / regarded
as disqualified, morally and intel
lectually, for O. Judge, I should say
that A. W. Tourgee was an enact tt!"
There are more than one of the
Judges of the new civilization" in
North Carolina, to whom the words
of the Irish patriot, and the "noble
old Roman" of North Carolina Will
fifty apply.
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SUPREME COURT-AN ENsCR-
ANCE DECISION.

The Supreme Court of the State
have recently decided, in the case of
Ferebee u.s. the North Carolina Home
Insurance Company, of Raleigh, that
where the Company allows the insured
to give note for the premium, and
the party fails to pay the note at ma
trlrity, he cannot recover for q loss by
fire occurring shortly thereafter, even
though he alleges that the agent, who
took the application was in his debt,
and that he expected that the one
claim should offset the other that an
Agent Though, in this case, the Agent
denied owing the applicant has no
right to complicate his private with
his fduciary engagements and respon-
sibihties.
The decision in this case impresses
us with a very proper and just one, and
the action of the Court fully justifies
the Company in making it's first APP
pearance upon the docket of that tri-
bunal.
there is something radically wrong in
the almost universal tendency and des-
potism of juries, and, indeed, of the
public at large, to take sides with indi-
viduals as against corporations. We
are aware of the reasoning (if it can be
80 called npon which this proposes
sion is based, - that Corporations
'have no souls" etc; but, more crit
ically analysed, We shrewdly suspect
that the true explanation is to be
found in the fact, that less scruples
are felt about cheating the abstract
public than the concrete individual.
So far as Insurance Companies are
concerned, we cannot appreciate the
severity of the judgment which places
them at such disadvantage in issues at
law. Dependent upon public favor,
and knowing the odds against which,
even in cases of manifest right, they
have to contend, the probabilities are
that, in by far the majority of instan-
ces, they will not only observe their
contracts strictly, but do more than
they are rightfully covenanted to per-
form.
At all events, we deprecate any code
of law or ethics, which will not bear
equally upon aggregates and units
upon Companies and upon individuals.
Let all have justice without prejudice
or Partially.
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HOUSE OF PERSONALITIES
AlnNrnAC Lfoln o.

MONDAY, Feb. "a.
The House met at the usual ho.lr.
the Speaker in the chair.
QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE.
Mr.. Cant, of Alamance, arose to a
question of privilege in regard to a
commission which appeared in the
Era, Saturday evening, in reference
to certain citizens of that county, and
by implication, to himself. He de-
| nounced the insinuation as false in
every particular. He had recently re
| turned from home, and not one of the
| allegations of the articles had reached
| his ears while interchanging views
| with his constituents. He had seen
some of the citizens spoken of in the
communication in the Era, signed
''M," as well as others from that por-
ton of the county, and he did not hear
one word of the reported disturbance,
and that he d d not believe that there
| was one word of truth in the state
| 'nent. He thought that any citizen of
Alamance who would SANDER the peo-
| pie to serve a particular purpose,
ought to have his name given to the
pubic, and not be permitted, assassin
Like, to shlrk the responsibility nnder
/ 1.
| He pronounced the whole statement to
| be false.
On motion of Mr. Richardson, a bill
to change the line between the counties
of Columbus and Bladen, was taken
up and pas ed it's several readings.
The bill to require the State Audi
tors to give bond in the sum of $50, 900
was taken up and passed its several
readings
On motion OF Mr. Brown, of Neck
lenburg, the bill TO alter the Consti-
tuition in regard to the judicial powers
was taken up and failed to pass its
first reading yeas SIS, nays IS
The bill to alter the Constitution in
regard to County Com nissioners was
taken up and failed to pass its first
reading-yeas 50, nays IS.
The bin to alter the Constitution IL
regard to the Adjustment of town
ships was taken up and failed to pass
| by vote of yeas so, nays II.
Bill to alter the constitution in
relation TO pay of members Of the Gen
eral Assembly failed to pass first read
| inC-yeas II, nays 81.
Mr.. Guyther moved to reconsider the
vote whereby the bill tailed 10 pass first
reading Moved to make the motion TO
reconsider special order for tomorrow
n II n. m.
GIr. Daddy moved to lay motion on
the table. Lost.
The motion to postpone and make
! special order prevailed.
Bill to alter the constitution III rci2-
ton TO public schools aud public insti-
trtions failed to pass first reading
yeas 60, nays 43.
Bill to alter the constitution i'll re-
gard to judiciary and j,,diciai districts
failed to pass first Eeading-yeas 80,
nays Al.
Senate bill to incorporate the Ne
chanics' Bank of Fayetteville was
amended and passed several readings.
! The amendment to this bill is to TX
/ the rate OF interest as now allowed by
! law.
At the evening session .s,any private
bills were disposed.
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SENATE.
MONDAY, Feb. Y.
The Senate met at the usual hour.
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE,

AONDAf, L eD. IL.
The Senate met at the usual hour.
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.
Mr.. Murray a<oae to a question of
! personal privilege and said:
Mr.. President: l noticed in the Era
Of the cd instant g slanderous fabrica-
ton signed '' II. " affecting the citizens
Of my county. I have, sir, been in al
tendance at Alamance Court for several
days and did not hear one word of the
I. the allegations made by the writer. I
saw the citizens mentioned by an, -
as well rs aDagy others from that pOr-
ton OF the county, sud I heard not
one word of disturbance of shy Kind,
nor do L believe there is one word of
truth III that writer's wnole statement,
The grand jury was discharged on Fri
day, and / think that of itself is evil
dence that the state OF things is not as
represented by M" / do think,
sly, tIiat II there is o citizen of Ala
nance SO deoased as to SANDER his own
countrymen his naihe should be given,
50 that ne could be held up to the gaze
OF tho world as vile, malicious ira
d:cer Of his own people. [ pronounce,
ST., the whole statement q malicious
and el"nderous fabrication.
BILLS, a., INTRODUCED.
EIr. Norwood introduced q bill to
organize the ire department OF the city
0. Wilmington. Referred.
Mr. AoIeuefd, Of Guiiford, a bill
supplemental 70 ana e4glanatofy Of all
acts O corporation passed this scs-
sion OF the General Assembly.
Placed on calendar.
a large number Of bills of a local
character, were acted upon)
BOARD or PUBLIC CHARITIES.
The bill to amend the act providing
Tor Board ct Public Charities vas
called up.
Iessrs. Allen, MerrinnQn and More.
head. Of Gnilford, supported and ex-
planned the bill.
Iossrs. Seymour and Harris, col
ored. objected to it, and urged its post
ponement and printing.
Ttie provisions of the bill seem to be
to elect Board Of Public Charities to
consist OF fifteen members for four
years terms, the board to be made a
BODY polite and corporate, and to
have given 20 them in charge the
Asy, un for the Insane, the N tuition
Tor re Lear ana Dumb and Bind the
Peniteatiarry and all other ca 4ritab1e
and penal institutions of the State 1.-THE
board to be empowered to appoint sut-
committees to take charge Of the sep
arate establishments, &C.
Mr.. M"rehead, of Guilford, called
the previous question on the second
of the bill. The call was sus-
tanned by vote of % to II, and the
bill then passed its second reading. and
On motion Of MI. Morehead, of Gull !
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NOW AND THEN.

WHO, OF mature age, GOES not fe-
member the opening words Of 1ir.
Webster'sg great speech on the Compro-
mise measure, in March, 1850?
cit is fortunate, sir, that there IS
Senate of the United States body
not get moved from its propriety, not
lost to g just sense of its own dignity,
and it's own high responsibilities, and
a body to which the country looks,
with confidence, for wise, moderate,
patriotic and healing counsels."
"NoT Yeti" In the light of mod
ern events, one can readily imagine
that the great Senator, whose sun was
then nearing the horizons verge, be-
low which, in transcendent glory, 1t
soon thereafter sunk, was gifted with
the spirits of mournful vaticination !;
that he f -resaw, with the prophetic ken
of patriotic apprehension, the deca-
| dence of that great tribunal, Of which
he was an.-exemplar and a represe ~
| tive and that, in those two pugnant
nonosyllables, he gave utterance to
| his forebodings of what was to c. M
| The Senate of the United States, a
the time of Mr.. Webster's eloquent
panegyric, was what he described it to
be- The picture is hardly over-drawr.
There were giants, in those days -
giants in intellect, and public men Of
colossal virtue, integrity and patriot
ism. The man who visited Washing
ton twenty or twenty-five years age,
and entered the Senate Chamber, can
but remember the feelings OF Su22pres-
sion, akin to reverence, with which he
looked upon the decorous, dignified,
grand body, and viii feel, even yet,
the Inspiration Of TIE oiacc; While
those Of similar ages, who never beheld
in person the august assembly, can re,
call the profound respect and conf,
dence with which they regarded nc
National Oracle.
"Quana 0,utatus at ito TcctOrc!
We are not, as n general rule, Of the
number of those who would depreciatl
the present, III contrast with thepast. II
educational appliances, inmetaphysica
discoveries, in the sound doctrines o.
trade and jurisprudence, and inTen-
tive and industrial arts. the world Is
greater and wiser th N il was stEo dc
cades ago. But we greatly question i
it's moral progress has kept pace witt
its material advance nj while We a..
sure that there has been, end is, & We.
III deterioration IL Our caurtiv, {.
political virtue, Of national dignity, ol
official incorrupt.b-ii-y, OF e4i&G=a,
craftsmanship ard q government.
integrity.
It would have been Deemed an -
credible thing, when Nebs:sr. o.
houn and Clay were the mighty frisc,a-
vrate, that the Vica-i'rtasi Lent Of tt
| United States c0ut1J have been vana
and forsworn thai Senators could
have been the recipients OF ll,.hallowcd
brides that men Of had character
could have occupied polluted Seats III
t lat forum that adgcrtu -ara, with nc
interests III common With the con@tit:,-
encies they proressol 10 rSprescn5.
could have been carriad, M q litter 81
| 5oyonets into the Nat;oualI.ec .is!a lure
or that men. e!oc;el by fraud and par
chase. could have Ga@e3 . present
/ i e i
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IMPORTANT DECISIONS.

In the case of the People on rela-
tsn of Kemp P. Battle, as. Alexander
McIver, involving the Office of Super
intendent of Public Instruction, the
Supreme Court has confirmed the
decision of Judge Watts. Mr.. McIver
is thus declared to be legally in Office.
In all the other cases involving the
appointment of Directors of the
Asylums and Penitentiary, the APP
Pointees of the Governor are declared
to be the legal officers of those in
stitutions.
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s Pittsburgh Nah has invented q
new tombstone. It is of iron, cast ia
the right shape, with grooves, or rests,
for marble tablets. They can be
manufact 1red at price that will give
the poorest of us two or three changes
of tombssones apiese.
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s.GVE And sTICsDB.
4 1ouiS lover NronEsuIIy Az
cused, Takes EgEs Own Lie.
Fsom the Mar, Il (o.) R-s,st.r.

Fiom the Mar.v,,a 90 H-g:st.r.
We learn from parties who were pres
eiIt, the particulars OF 3 suicide, under
most distressing circumstances, WHICH
occurred IN Salem township, in this
county, on Thursday night OF last
week. It seems young man named
Spencer, b resident of Noble county,
had b en- paying his addresses
t. yourg lady of salem town.
ship, named MILESTONE Matters had
50 ,fal progressed tlat Trey were en-
gagged. The relatives OF the young
lady, i is stated, were opposed to the
match, and intGTposed every obstacle
to the contamination of the marriage.
\ short time since, two young men
either maliciously, Oh through sport,
wrote disI. pptable letter concerning
The young lady. signing S.encer's
name to it, and counterfeiting his
handwriting as nearly as possibly
This letter they purposely dropped
where Miss MILESTONE would be sure
to fnd Il. hLo Ill End it, and, as
was natural, was very indignant at its
contents
On the evening of the suicide, he
made his usual visit, but was colby re-
ceiTed, was informed Oh che letter and
dismissed SO an unworthy suitor. lie
protested his innocence, and declared
he knew nothing of the letter but she
babe him go, telling him she never
wished to see him again. He remarked,
:" Ii that IS the case, will kill myself"
and left tie hol4se. : moment after
she heard a report OF e pistol, but
being alone, with only her mother and
sister, she was afraid to go out, and
awaited the return of Mr.. MILESTONE,
who was absent. On his return, search
waG made. and young Spencer was
found & Jew yards frcm the house,
with bullet hole thfough his heart
and dead.
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A clergyman who was preaching on
temperance, astonished his audience
by declaring, "a young man in my
nsighborhood died very suddenly last
Sunday, while I was preaching the
Gospel in beastly state of intoxica-
iop,"
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Cor,i n~ed firm thu Raleigh News
legislature OF NORTH
CAROLINA.
SENATE.
SATURDAY, Feb. %, 1873.

OA1 O6DA1, \ SE. IL, LOO.
a message was received from the
House announcing its concurrence in
several and its non-concurrence III
three of the Senate amendments to the
School Bill.
Mr.. Ellis. of Columbus, having had
charge of the bill in the Senate, moved
that the Senate recede from the amend
ments rejected by the House. Agreed
to, Is to IS, and the Senate so informed
by message.
On motion, the engrossed Revenue
bill was ordered to be printed and
made the orderof the day for - o'clock
on Monday and each succeeding day till
disposed of.
A message was received from the
House transmitting an engrossed reso-
luton to authorize the Secretary OF
State to purchase a sufficient number
| Of bound volumes of the public laws OF
| 1871-'72 to supply some seven counties
omitted in the distribution of that
wear, at cost not to exceed 5000 ; and
that the Solicitor of the 9Th judicial
| District institute suit against the sure
ties on the official bond of Henry J..
Menninger, late Secretary of State, for
| the costs of these books and for any
other official defalcation.
The Senate concurred in the resolu-
| ton.
| CALENDAR.
The calendar of private bill was
/ taken up and the following bills, &c.
! we're acted on as indicated
| Senate bill to incorporate the Old
| North State Life Insurance Company.
/ The bin for the relief of the Com
mrrcial Bank of Wilmington, after
considerable discussion, failed to pass
its second reading-yeas 7, nays 26.
The bill for the promotion of stock
raising passed its several readings.
EoLDEN's DISABILITIES.
The resolution relieving w. ". Hol-
den from the disqualification imposed
upon him by the High Court Of I'm
peachment was taLSn up.
Messrs. Respass and Harris, (col., J
supported the resolution.
Mc33rs. Worth, WEIGH, Todd and
Ellis, OF Columbus, opposed it.
The resolution was rejected by Il
vote OF 90 to Il, as follows:
Those who voted III the affirmative
were:
AIessrs. Chamberlain, Harris, col.
| Hill, Eolloman, Horton, Eyman, col.
Long, MADISON, col, McCabe, McCot-
ter, -,liIter, Powell, Respass and Walk
I'D
Those who voted in the negative
verc
rIassrs. Avera. Allen, Cowles, Gun
aio@aarn, Davis, Ellis of Catawba,
;'.t-s,t Go.umbus, Flemming, Gudger,
L.a.c. .icUa9.ay Horehead Of Gull
.-..si. 4los-..4ad OF Rockingham, Muir
fs1T. Nicholson. Norwood. Price, Scott,
-s:-Gs-a, Todd, Itch aid V orth--222.
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EOu:3E OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

,3:TUDAy, Feb. 90, 1873.
Mr. Naddeii moved to reconsider
he vote by which House Dill 253, bill
q amend section 504 OF the Civil Code
ii Procedure, passed It's second read
lg. The notion prevailed. The bill
proposes t. add to section 50l, rule 2,
lhn following. to Wit: "When the COM
plant is III writing, the answer must be
II writing, and when the complaint is
verified the answer must be verified
r.@o.' The bill failed.
Oh motion of Mr.. MarleE, the rules
we're Gus;3andad and the resolution in
t.oducaG by himself That with pro-
i0uId reverence for the memory of
George Washington, the House Of
IiepG e5entatives will honor the day of
EIs !, -tn, not by adjourning but by
preceding to enact good and whole
some laws for the government and pro-
lection OF the citizens OF the State OF
North Carolina.
Nj Badger moved to amend by ad-
ding land that the flag OF our common
country be raised over the capital. -
The resolution was adopted.
House bill 430, tllI t. allow the
Commissioners of Arson county to levy
SPECIAL ORDER.
Tc:ng al net to alter the Constitution
Of North Carolina in relation to public
charters, vas put upon its third read
ing and failed TO pass by the required
two-tnif,lS vote
On motion Of air. Gilmer, the rules
were suspended to take up the bills
10 alter the Constitution of North Gar
DINA, reported this morning by Mr..
Wiley, Chairman of Joint committee
oA Constitutional Amendments.
The bill 10 aiter the Constitution of
\ orth Carolina la relation 10 the Su-
preLae Court, was put upon las first
eading.
McLaurin moved to Acknowledgements
2One, and demanded the yeas and nays.
The House refused to indefnitelypost-
Done. Yeas 43, nays "a, and the bill
tailed to pass by two-thirds.
! bill to alter the Constitution OF
North Carolina, IN relation to the
I'm OF Office Of Executive Office, was
put upon first reading and failed.
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ford, was ordered to be printed and
made the special order for II O'Clock
tomorrow.
Senate bill to regulate the time for
the election of justices of the peace
was taken up. The bill introduced by
Mr. Troy proposes to hold these cleo
tons biennially at the time of the gen.
eral State elections, saving, as he said,
$45, 900 to $50, 900 to the State expend-
ed in holding these special elections.
The bill passed its second reading
and was referred to the judiciary COM
mittee toreport onits constitutionality
The Senate then adjourned til y
p IN.
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EVENING SESSION.

Senate called to order at y O'Clock.
The bill amending the charter oil the
city Of Wilmington was taken MP and
referred to the Committee on Corpora
tons.
Bill amending an act operating
tho Wilmington and Wrightsville
Turnpike Company, >ansidesed and
tabled.
Blu Incorporating Laneneld Acade-
my, in Duplin county. Passed several
readings.
Bill incorporating the town OF
Duplin Road, in Duplin County,
Passed several readings
Bill to incorporate the Cranberry
Iron and Coal Company. Passed its
several readings.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
TUESDAY, Feb. c5.

MIR. Bennett, lrou the Select Com
mittee, in reference TO the Anderson
Norwood letter, submitted the folIojy
ing report
The Committee appointed by the
House to investigate the matter Of the
letter written by J. S. Anderson, a
member OF the House OF Representa-
tives to J. W. Norwood, Senator, in
the General Assembly, report as fol-