The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-01-07
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by Mecklenburg in your paper yesterday
IL might be prudent 10 me 10 reply upor
his notice Off rather than risk the pub
lication Of the speech itself, Not being
governed by that motive, would prompt.
4 " yield TO bis request ard that Of many
friends. made to me privately, but for th,
fact that the subject vii. again be up. il
the Senate innisiiat,ly after the recess.
| when ! desire to be heard more fully upon
the last resolution of my amendment, sug-
gesting the policy and necessity Of the Gen
eral Government assuming the payment ol
our State debt. without which the speech
is not complete.
i In the meantime send you fr publ
cation a copy " my amendment o Dr.
| Wonh's bill. which, il | am not mistaken,
will Le regarded BY the people Of the state
as constituting of itself d pretty strong
speech.
| Nv best regards TO Meeklenburg for
the kind manner in which he. has alluded
TO my effort.
j. w. NORWOOD.
Raleigh. Dec. 20, 1873.
The following is the amendment Of Mr..
Norwood which, as heretofore stated. is in
sended us a substitute for the bill
Strike out after the words the General
Assembly do. and iusertihe followiu6:
/ ReSOlcsI, 1. That in consequence Of
the calamiious results Of the late war. and
q the subsequent legislation 81 both the
General and State Governments. the peo-
pie Of North Carolina have been deprived
Of all ability to pay. at the present time,
amy part Of their public debt.
2. That now government has been i'm
posed upon the people, far more burden
me ii is administration than the old one.
sbicl is rue Of all its departments and d.
visions Of connties. townships and towns.
! That IN addition osthis heavy lu deh as
much as our people 10 their impoverished
condition can be reasonably expected to
bear, aud il abolition % an absplately nee
essAry system of Common School instruct.
ION. towards which only feeble beginning
( has. been iHaie. or constitution require,
IN terms which may not lc UNDECIDED. If IN
our power to obey them. aud common bu-
nianity unises her voice IN still louder
toues that the neglected idiots, computed
il numbers IT ! 900; the still neglected iu-
sane. Iafier providing Cor some of them
computed 10 numbers at 600; that the
largo number Of the Deaf. Dumb and
Blind who are still unfriended aud forsa-
! ken. and the whole multitude af destitute
Orphans shall be gathered within The folds
" ~ enlarged State charity. IND be prop
erly cared sar.
8. Tha. these objects impose higher
obligation, a mo imperions necessity up.
on tie people Of ths State at tue prescn,
time. than erei the high aud solemn obli.
legation to pay ih jast and loaest portion
of their public debt Especially when il
Is remembered that the debt was contract.
cd under circumstances now 50 changed.
and depeuting for It's payment upon means
nov 30 completely swept away, aud by eau
scs which We. as State. had no power 70
prevent or control.
4. Tha, upan . review Of the whole sub
Jet. wc rnhlnit il u tue enlightened con
sideraiion Of Congress. II the General Gov
eminent would not act wisely by assuming
the payment Of so much Of the debt Sf the
State Of Narth Carolina, as in justice and
equity ought . be paid.
RESUMPTION 1t i fourteen weeks
since the financial storm burst upon the
cnuntry, and now. as the year draws to IT,
close. the signs Of relief aud encourage
mrnt are numerous. The nctual failures
haze been fewer ilan il was feared they
would be. Many houses which trembled
ii The gale have escaped. aud IRE still sound
aud firm. We read daily Of the revival o.
iaduslry among tie manufacturers. and Of
a healthier tone ib the labor market. Con,
fidcnce Is in a fair way to be T ored. aud
nothing helps this more than the reappear.
ance II those whose Disappearance was .
syn of noe aud tie occasion of loss of
faith. Tie suspension of Fix 4 latch
marked IN epoch inthe wild rush Of the
September cyclone. The reoponing Il the
house at Christmas indicates that tie ebb
tide is setting strongly ani the woa is o.
YER. We should Ike 10 chronicle few
more 'rcccscrics. '--Ner York CONNER
ciai advertiser.
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SANTA FE. Dec. 3O--Night. --Iselia-
| bic reports have just reached here that the
trouble In Lincoln county, 10 this territory.
between Americans and Mexicans is daily
growing moro serious. The last report
was gu the 10th Instant, which states that
six tr seven more persons have been killed.
Il seems that the friends d the Americans
previously killed went TO Lincoln plaza las.
Saturday where dance was in progress
when trouble arose between the Americans
and Mcxicans. which Rnslly sulminated "a
tally as above stated Some reports say
that eight men and one woumn Nete shot
Othcr reports give the number at six mel
and one Woman Iatense excitement pre-
yails aid lis feared iha, moro blOOdsict
will follow.
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Eriend.hip i the vino of existence low