The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-12
NORTH CAROLINA.
GOVERNOR pRooDESs HINTS OF Lro1sr.Arrvr
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES BEFORE COMMERCIAL
PRoaPrRrTY
RALEIGH, April /, 1878.


RALEIGH, April 1. 1878.
II 10 safe 70 say that there Is more enthusiast
tic executive south or Mason and Dlxon's line on
the subject Of the Centennial than honest Scotch
Curtis II. Brogden. the present Governor
OF the old North State. For the Legisia-
ture, which assumes 10 represent all wisdom
and hberallty. great deal cannot be
said. think however. that the people,
n properly appealed TO. would respond in a man.
ner that would assure the country OF their patrl.
otism and traditional Union sentiment.
THE CONVERSIONS VIEWS.
The HER Id correspondent called last night &C
the executive mansion and was politely received
by Governor Brogden. In the desultory conversa-
ton that ensued on the subject or tho National
Centennial Governor Brogden expressed himself
as warm friend OF the Centennial, and ne was
LAVISH In his praises OF the HERALD for its per.
sstent and patriotic efforts behalf or that prof.
ect. lie has urged the matter upon the minds OF
the leading men OF the state. he has called the
attention OF the Legislature TO It In q SPECIAL
message; but he has grave doubts as 10
whether that body win respond By any appro.
pirate action on It's part. Governor Brogden said
he thought It o burning shame that . celebration
which commands the consideration, respect and
cooperation OF all the leading nations OF tho
world should be sighted and treated with con-
tempt or one OF the foremost States OF the "od
tnirteen"-a state, too, that boasts OF "Centen-
nialu OF Its own, a year In advance OF that to be
celebrated In Philadelphia. The Governor, now.
ever. IL resolved to do his whole duty In the
premises ana viii use his most tempting powers
oil persuasion, n even 10 vaiD, IN urging the Legis-
lature TO spare North caroiiDa's posterity TIA
BLUSH OF SHANE,
which must inevitably result from the States
non-action In the matter Whether the recent
action OF the Legislature Is to pc attributed to
sordid and avaricious motives, or to cesire to
make q puzzle display OF supposed poverty
stricken condition or North Carolina, Is not ap.
parent certain 1t IL. that tue mass OF the people
have scarcely given the matter thought. and
those leaders OF tho masses 70 whose attention IL
mas been brought, assert that Civil Rights,
Louisiana, Arkansas, ha0eas corpus and general
hostility to the South, the Morrill, are the cause
OF taking no interest In IT, some or the people nere
In fact, 90 not really regard themselves as part
or the nation. considering the treatment they
have received at the hands Of General Grants
administration. Then there are others OF them
who have no idea oil celebrating an event which
viii probably be prominent in It's records, tue
liberation OF the slave and the consequent en-
slavemens OF the whites. a. 1t has been In the
Southern States. THIS Is The narrow way In which
they look At IL; but can they DO blamed when the
Presidents asked Congress to invest MIN with
extraordinary powers 10 tyrannize over the
souIni rake away the sting OF General Grants
moves and intrigues toward an assumption OF
power heretofore unknown. and North Carolina
might tomorrow 90 foremost In her support ana
advocscy Of the National Centennial.