The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-12-25
JUDICIAL ADVERTISING.

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JUDICIAL. ADVERTISING.
Below we present sopecommenis made
BY som" Of our most respected contempora-
ries upon a subject which is Of really more
interest to parties concerned than. j. has had
credit for. Il has fallen, when under con.
sideratioa IN previous sessions ofthe Legis-
laiure. into the hands of demagbgues who
affected deep c.sl,sern iortI,c idie!e.is of,he
people. and wonld save then from addition.
al taxation; when in t'uih th,rc : no tax
aud no taxation. or anything bearing any
semblance to il so FAR AZ the general p bile
is concerned. Only. that in the in l'vi1nal
eases affected hy the rr''p"sed enactment,
there is the cost Of advertisement. which 50
far from being y tax, j. vast beneat from
the adyasiage of pablieity. Tho less 10 es>
.a,es. to debtor and to creditor. by the ac-
tual private disposition of property which
would be greatly enhapced 10 value by com,
petition. the result Of publicity, is hel ond.
competitions. Secrecy. eollu.ion. privacy.
are what interested parties sini 1t. but
which the subject matter should 20, he tie
IsEss #*&& saA1 1HtsNa89 sAziM
rictim Of. 3ls Ina sz,ss ,;,. a4igap b,
There.hss never been a general DISPOSE
tiOn of the press 70 take advantage Of the
proposed enactment. FIR its own benefit.
Most Of the JonrralS most active in urging
it do 50 disiniere<tsaIy because they will
reap no special heneft from il. And no
journal IN the State is dispasel to exact
unusual charges for such puhlic-s ion. rs
some affect to fear. Even # they were,
that would be controlled by the terms Of
the act. Bat we are sure that charges
would Be bsliw rather than above usual
rates. 50 convinced i the pres Ofihe State
of the justice aud wisdom of u law which
Substitutes publicity for privacy. aud m
open N ,rket fjr secret combinations: |: ST
The wIlmisgten STU says: The Clarlottc
O5sercer. Greensboro Pdtriot, and --niher
papers are again monting the subject % judi
cial advertising. The STR has oftiime.
directed attention 10 the saiae subject. hut
without avail. |, appears that the press pf
tas State i poWerles< to bring aboui:a re-
form of change 10 this direction, IL nu>t
be LeeaEse the press will be benefited whilst
serving Others. Legislators are yery'prone
to avail themselves Of the influence Of the
press TO help them before THAR constituents
and to create public sentIment IN favor Il
their acts. but they fail 10 pass an imPOr-
tant and useful Las that will aid the conn.
try and newspaper men at the stiIe tine.
Some little while ago we copied sOiDe
judieious and foreihle reflections nPoE The
subject from the III Isho5o Reeonlsr. The
Alamaace Gleiaer. TOO. had sona telling
remarks. The Str has again aud again
urged ia. Importance u advertising sberlfIs
and other sales in The public Printspablish-
ed in their respective counties We VII
unite xith osr brstbs,u Of the pres 10
shelling all along the lIne. and making
things hot for msmi.ers Of the Legislature
who are afraid TO psrforu ja'f and neees.
sary action ...s a.. ..m.,-....... .-..
The Charlotte O.sercef says:
The practice which e,n5nes tie aiser-
tising Of sherifIs' s,les aud lax sales 10 past.
ing al cour: house 60 irs aud other places not
generally ffeqpsntsd aud often ol,seure.
which has long prevailed 10 NORTH carolIna.
il an syil Of soeamplating magnitude II
involves serious loss s 10 tue State. 10 tax.
payer, 70 defendants ~ executions fvi
debts. aud of,ea e. jaJgmept creditors. wht
arc left unsa,i.fsd after their Fr''p-riy ha'
been sacrificed, for Saat ofsufbeieut pabli
city Of ssle 10 invite possible bidders II
sdes where orphans sij minors are interest
81 it is liable 20 wurk gross injustice. She.
riff. audEoT her country othcers--BOt iSier'
esteJ--,lerise some adyan,age. perhaps, N
preserving the pfeseD; method
The GrsensboIo Pisryt saJss g,t...
At ihe Ias, session CyI. Scales succeed
ed in bringing = ma vote IN the Seas;s
where's, passed two readings ard wss kliles
on the third. the -lApgbieripg vote ieiB,
east by u s. Robbins. u Rindp.ph, wb'
ougLt ~ have had lBofe setse. We hau
failed 10 ina any sUppo~di0it ~lss Va
able to give oBe valid reasoD GOs oyposlnl
o.. g.. aD ~fas 9#@ss -t 7nri5 ee
..'s.s--',.tst't'f.srss.ssIt lrss.97
The Puspeet Of converting ihe rou'e
james river canal into . so,d bed fer ih
chesapeake aud Allegheny rzilrOaa Is
good Ous. The canal is , huge sleRhat
on he hands u vis1,sia. s,slly 10 keep !
repair. aud paying BOtbinr Tbs"rHiIrOa
ever tho same route will do ten times
lsuch fsr Kich@ond and Virginia 80 ii
eanul could BY any possibility sssr has
done, aud siIIle tmFGai;eaiiy Sts'
road, free frwn slI .ntangliag alliance
bslioOing sti,hs very fountain head
minsnt and sgrieaiiural ssalth. and en-
inr 1t the chief city " :be siate---a DO
.,i,I..,,fs !. ,ts.l a. h he Ieag u Olle' sss