The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-03-17
n lls4 sIStl3for's OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

thlug mas not ihppepeu since the nfst OF /
! December. And witlfthe clearness oftheS
skies, the weather has been somewhat
spring-like bringing nut tie essriy spring
flowers from their cold hiding places The |
gardens are tlaickly spangled' With tile
crocus, hyacfnth md jonqail, aild the
odors pervading the atmosphere are most
delicious. even though mingled with
lmuItifariousa Smells ofa busy city. IL
Hlllsboro, the flowers have not yet walked |
up froinltileir Winters nap, "a remarkable
coiitrast Ina distance ofslLnt forty niles,
but a difference most appreciable in the
heats OF simmer, d good deal has been done
this week In The Legislature tie most imA
portaat Of which is the bill for the settler
ment. of HE Public Dvat. The iDili had
| previously pissed the SENATE and passed
the House without material variation 4
| have already given the outline Of the bill,
\ sothai H. NOT necessary to repeat. II
will be enough 10 add, that Upon theap-
4 positionihat the creditors accept the terms,
! the taxation required to meet the annual
4 Interest will not begin 70 be levied for two
years, and then the annual amount Of in-
tersst Is 70 small that The taxation will
i not he sellsibly felt. Two great points
have beer gained-one, tile ending ofa
great uncertainty and the solution Of ~
most embarrassing question, and the
other il The preservation oftlle good name
Of the State. The doctrine Of Reputation
received most emphatic rebuke, and the
vote Was generally free frpm party bias.
one az The most ardent supporters Of
bill. was SIR. Gambler, renubNyaA from
I Buncombt. The vote on thesibIll was 50
ayes, - nays, among these latter Tam
sorry. to REGARD the, names 2, our repre-
\ sentatisss ies2 Iiatis l5 af t4iet, To-
gelher with three other Democrats. They
maya ye a. ssisfaSloH e1,iaGatiMlstp
their constituents, Tor do hot believe
they, favor rclAdissiop, aud lheir reasons
may be founded upon objections to some
of ne pf,i.s..oiis Tie bili. But astiltrr
was ,io alternative presented from
which TO choose tliihk slsitFepce 70 The
will Of ths plsiorily would bpve been the
wiser course. Every colored man voted
Another question came up last night
fr flnaI action III tile House -tilc biiifor
The relief Of disabled isalders, providing
artificial arms and legs FOR the MANNED
orcommuiaiion lar the same, and allowing
nne hundred dollars to each soldier who
had l.re t,oii, eyes. Ti,c-bilI. passed uilr
aminiousIy and am sure-wfli receive the
! same unanImous endorsement 81 The
people. Orange. 20 liberal III hercoit-
tribution % her sons. and bearing IN her
population 80 many 81 these inutIlated
relies % tlie lost cause viii approve an act
" l.icli shows thai iye State In iisIoverty
will no, forget Tie Children who blrd FOR
|, their mother.
y The supreme Court yesterday decided
J al the long pending question ofthe lease
Of the NORTH Caf0iha road, Affirming the
ltSsSgs y tss Stiier.l Il Ihsy se-ltfh oled
that advantage Eill De tiken at once. and
7 lid, our end pfthe road will pe eat on We
fofe i6ng. IL isiHo~ probable hthat the
scheme "a the Wilmington road, neatly
psrfsc,stl year ago, vii, he carried out,
and that company fake charge 81 the
! North Carolina Roai form Greensboro,
| working II inconnection with tile w. 4
|. ". II. II. Ititis scheme that promises
|. great benefits tooar country II @Hisd oai
: will al,y, thing llleQliberHlily esprit in
! rtgafd 70 acodreciien, ahd freight aud
Z passenger tariffs.
Il AsI have not yet seeu the opinion 81
! the Court, am not prepared 70 make any
! comment upon II.
The Convention bill i fairly before the
senate, andcolpes up o. tie : Special or
der y fo-sley. Tile bill wns framed 10 con-
q eilikte. and contains so many restrictions
. taut Il Is not altogether acceptable 70 tbs
ufikihal convention men. Bot with IL,
. ,acs Of Dnodernie and conservative view'
= III /. altogether inoblectionable, and ough
: 10 havc the support u every mau % thu
purity. feaf some viii s.lll act upon In
4 ,iividaal res possibility, or upon the i,lei
OF representing particular constituencies
81 Ifso. They defeat the settled rhfphse o
: the narty. aud should fall as party men
! they disregard party organization.
L might seem TINT the party suffered enough
% from Independence. last summer :
have glsen Il warning. The folly q tl'i
n .nsuss,rslihation i. that these iIlslcpen
e dents while defeating their own party
have no wnerc else 70 80 exccptinto tia
nariy 60 cpnspicuously the enemy 81 III
smtIl.. We tasindt support the gfeate
II fully ibm these indenendents imagii
. rienselststJps o. svnleicnt weigh I
> character rs 10 form the nucleus 0f Gne'
n ~. = ASasA kt.lssA1 A6shAA
4 rhc Legislative has .detefnihed toal
w. Ioor,ron che aaad instsIIfsihei Conver
% non n nas9caiI.d,H wflbe theiast se-siJ
% l,ntll is7g.7. ifhis called, The Legisla
le inrs must meet s~ain next winter