The Hillsborough recorder., 1876-12-06
Editor's C0respon1leuce.
sRALEICIf. Nov. 3Jtll 1Sl

Occupied exclusivelyI IN the duties ol
office must take@hat conses 10 me with.
nut the ability togo In se.lch OF items.
To-daythas been observed as Thanks
giving day with nothing to remind one
that it was aiioli,!ay except the ringing
of the Church bells. aud perhaps little
more display0f good things at the dinner
tables ~ the hotels and boarding houses.
Thanksgiving day grows slowly inthe
favor ofstle Southern people as an ilisti-
fulton. With them sthAs none Of the
associations clasteriDg round Tie OBJ
seryances OF centuries. There are none OF
those sfontaneous responses of the heart
which make the hiistmas holiday SO de-
liglltful toall, even 10 tile irreligious. TO
us, the comiiland TO give thanks comes
too much will, the mir of authority, aud
the order TO make merry, Ito bethank-
ful comes with ironical force upon tile
hearts saddened with national troubles
anlnpon minds sharpened % a sense VI
national danger.
There WAS one New England feature
about The day new which was somewhat
remarkable. itsnowed more or less all
day, tut tleavingno:race upon The ground,
though early ii The morihlg lhe house
tops were wllitcned and the eyergreens
grizzlrd, witt, the thin mantle OF Snow.
Tile Legis.atureis il proceeding with Its
duties with unusual activity ia lis detrr>
m:nation 10 rel tiimughas soon as possible
and satisfy tile wish Of members 10 al.
jouri ut an early day. The Dvmocratic
caucus last night, after msny propositions
20 adjonrn earlier, fixed upon the 10th
day of December That il not day too
late. There j. large amount Of uiiavoi.
,iahle routine work % do. tociear tile deck
for action after tile lst Of Jnnuary.
Our tnenlber. III both Houses are waicll-
fal aud Intelligent TO tlo heir duty by
their consti,gsntr. alr. Hughes yesterday
introduced u bill 10 amend The law rela-
live 10 Tie pay uf jurors. Tire law, as
heretofore construed, allows pay only 10
regular Jurors and 10 special jGrars, limi-
ting the Specification Of these last 10 very
narrow limits. The amendment Of Mr.
Hughes proposes 10 extend The benefits Of
the law la all vino are summoned to sit on
any jury "fauy kiad sosyeron any court
or inquest. Tie injustice OF taking men
nom their business aud compelling them
10 serve In matters ID which they have no
interest. without COMPENSATION las long
been felt aud complained Of aud Mr.
Hughes will earn ilie thanks nrtlte people
for this very sensible act 81 justice.
Yesterday Mr.. Parish introduced Teso-
luiinn ~ prOIest against the unwarrauta.
Lle interference nr tile President Win the
affairs of asoyerign State, and of sympa-
thy with the insulIrd aud prostraie State
ofSnuil Carolina expressing most GENEROUS
admiration for the noble and manly course
III Hampton aud his cnnlairinls aud at
the same time eonImendiug the remark
allie prudence aud forbearance ebarac.
leristic of the passive warfare waged by
Hampton against ihe forcrs arrayed
against him. -..a.-4
The resolutions of Mr. Parish ELECTED
warm cunimen,lation, aud appeared in NIL
the city papers this morning. They will
be found lii this issue nr tile Recorder.
Sparkling of the city papers suggests the
idea ~ the iui,lic printing. Strnng
efforts are hring natr 10y the ISingnuhi.
cal Union aud hy the Mechanics Associa-
tion To influence the Legislature To resriud
the contract lnadp with The Neas. Pc
lIion-, aud memorials ami bills lave
been pIesentednnl introduced aud there
Is a probability that the work will be
overloaded. The old hostility of the
Printers Union Is revived Will, increased
bitterness. aud Turner l. here tostinulaie
II. and prptit hy 1t. II possible Hut in
this last lie rrcknh- withuut hi host The
Legislature win have none ofhinl.
In my last, s,nke of our handsome
Young speaker Price rs thirty years "
nge, did him injustice hy adding one
year 10 his agr, He is only twenty nine,
aud l. the youngest speake: oi this House
that I can recall Young as he y, he isup
to his position. aud !, winning golden
opinions by lis prompInt-s, aud aptap-
prrciatiun ~ Ills duties. Tie experience
OF tile session has not yet extended far
enougIl To cali oul tl,nse other qualities of
a speaker parliamentary knowledge aud
skill, rrarlessness aad importantly which
am sure he POSSESSES IN an equally
eminent degree.
/ Many ofl,is old Orange frieiuls will he
Glad a. know ll,at C.l. William i. Saun-
ders, nov of Tie Raleigh ObNcrrcr, aud so
long Tie guiding Star ~ the Democratic
ualicy ofthc state through tito columns
the Wilmington Jo,nndf. j. IN must ex'
crIlrnt health aud with al III. powers
bracrd up 90 make his new JOURNAL what
lie pronisedit should u, Il conspicuous
old,a.t IN North CaroIiiia journalism. Ills
/ associate, Peter NJ. Hale, the spn &c on
old fried aud the ne-tor Of our state press,
Inherit. all the ability and aptitude fuf bis
,..i,Iou ll,nl made his father 80 einineiit'y y
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