The Hillsborough recorder., 1876-12-13
Editors Correspondence.
RALEIGIg..Dec. (

together upon the thick clear coatings 81
the Northern ponds, with Its huge blocks
Of cfystaia foot and half to two feet
thick whichono may see inlhe hot sum
mer days AtandiAg on tile side walks In
utter contempt of the fiercest rays Of a
ttoriid sun.
| The cold weather has had itsetiect upon
members of the Legislature. The transi-
tion fiuni the heated rooms OF the Capitol
to theslarp external atmosphere has de.
veloped several serious cases or illness,
besides innumerabIe cplls. The plans
suggested last winter for heating lie Capt.
tol haye mot been carried out, and the
building remains as II has been from, tile
beginning, q fruitful source of disease. II
ought TO strike every one that IL IL III adj
vised economy 10 Withhold the means
needed to secure both comfort and health.
constituencies are liable ut any time TO be
deprived OF the services Of their represent
tatives by sickness induced by their
duties, and The sacrifice ofhealth is to
cruel an exactlon to lie set off by any con-
sideratiois OF economy. The deaths Of
numbers OF valuable men may he directly
traced 10 their tscomforts In the Capitol
OF The State.
During ilie session, Raleigh IL never
without subjects of interest. On Wednes-
day last was tile day fixed by law for tile
meeting Of the electors 10 cast the vote
OF The Statr, for President ~ the United
States. or course il Was fpregone com
clusion that they were To cast their votes
for Til,len aud Hendricks, for whom
North Carolina gave the magnificent
najoriy af upwards Of 1900. Yet all the
imposing forms. and scrupulous scrutiny
were obserse,lss ifby possibility there
might be fraud or there might 6e opposi-
ton.
Ihe electoral College met at i2O'clock
Ia tile Senate Chamber all the members
being present. Maj. Avery called the
body 70 order, aud them nominated Genl'
!. N. Leach ~ President of the College,
aud L. II. Bnsbee wss appointed S-cre>
iary. (ienl' Leach look tie chair. aud
addressed the College III an animated aud
pairinlic speech. Judge Fowle put IN
nomination, The lion Samuel J. l'ilden of
New York. and IN doing ~, paid spleI- (
did tri5ule TO the wisdom, the statesman
sllipand the purity nf the man North .
Caolina delights Ia honor.
Mr.. Latham seconded the nomination !
la beautiful speech aud it, conciusipn
the Secretary read thcceriticaies ofthe
election otthe electors, signed by the /
Governor nf the State.
The roll was called and all answered to 4
their names. The ballot was announced
IL tile teIlers, Me.srs. Rnhbiusand Glenn
aud II appeared that Samuel J. riI,Ien lad |
received ten votes, and the announcement |
was received with yociferous applause by /
the large au,iience present.
Mr.. McRaeo ofCumberlandtnen nominated
Thomas A. Hendricks Of Indiana for Vice
President. seconded 10y Mr.. Glenn, both
in capital speeches. and the same formal
tAiee Ntir ENlte tblNhNN " ftf "hN ih"hi"N \
A. Hendricks WAS annUunced as having /
received len votes.
Il. T.. Waring Was chosen to bear the
certificates 70 Washington The electors
then came forward and signed the certi-
iirates q. the elrciirn, aud these were
given toihe Secretary who placed seals
upon them. |
There IL therefore no tlaw IN the vote of
this State, add whatever may I've done
with other states the vote Of North Caro-.
linn Is lmpregnaLlr.
Tue Grand Lotge Of North Carolina hHs
leen IN session during the week aud has
drawn large number of visitonto the
cIty and iilling the hotels To overil0wing.
What they hnye done Is only known aud
20 them.
Hon. X. y. Battle delivered sn adj
address nn "Wednesday night IN
the Commons Hall on the subject Of the
relation ~ tile University 10 tile Agri-
cnlturc of tile slate.r We have 10 sracr
II notice Ii here ~ II deserves. II will I've
sufficient 10 say that Il was i,"t intendc,l
n Z defence of tile University, fr u does
not uer,l Il. but to show more clearly its
nljrrt-, aud what Il doing To- benefit the
best interests of the state. Great revolu-
liuns ~ hslnis aud customs more slowly,
liui tile system uf practical instruction 10
Agriculture, aud The sciences
connected with them will In time EN-.
tighten The industry of the whole State.
Tie nio.t pleasant feature In the lecture
was the fact ihat the means ofliberal
eLucaliun Il thmwn opcn free 70 me
student from each county in the State,
and that no deserving young man will IL
turned away Sllui- without inrans 20
pur,ue liz studies, and the limit ~ one tu
pncl, cnuuty viii not H. strictly observed
II tie applicants exceed that number. We
will aa another OCCASION lave something
n ore 10 say ofthIs address.
Tie Legislature a,llourns on we'lnes.
Ilay illl the 3pth of Drcenilier, 20 be here
In time lor the Inauguration of Vance.
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