The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-25
RALEIGH n O. THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1880.

BIG Guns RooMING.--The oratorical ,rh,,
oGicai aetaphorical big guns oftAe state have
boea booming IN the State Iouse tor the
past week N 2 way T. bewlider the mental
e,l,Iil ibiall of even the Lightning Na.cuia
tor. Senator Nerrinon led of with a care
fully prepared sgeeclt discussing the bad
ness of the Pest Bill, and showing that the
second edition Of that bin is as sieve-like
and attenuagcj Is the first. Capt. Charles
y. Cooke, of Frank,in took an entirely dlt'
farea. yiew. On Monday night Nessrs
Geosgv Davis aud T'ho5. Ruifin who drafted
the 5iil, were heard in relation thereto. by
a crowded Commons Hal. c.. Duncan K.
McRae was called upon for q response and
made short address, but did not 80 lnto q
regular set argument. The justices OF the
Supreme Court were present; as was also
Senator Vance We borrow from the Daily
Macs its report Of his remarks:
ssnatsr Vance was then called upon fer
an address ana appeared amid the applause
Of his audience. lie said:
81 beg TO SAY te my kind friends that |
feel grateful for the compF ment paid me
by this invitation, but / can not speak. |
ala positively enjoined by my physician that
the throat disease with which have been
afflicted Will prevent my using It IN any
thing like an address for some months to
come l hope to have it ready for use at
the time when that great doomsday spoken
OF Dy Col. McRae comes along. L want to
use my threat then # possible. In fact IS
told my physician when l went to him with
much concern that my bread ana butter
came and went b. my throat. l must take
care OF it. If speak now might do my
self permanent jury
Col. McRae: think it would undoubt
-, foU of
Judging from the result which has fol-
lowed the gentleman s speech who has just
taken his seat, perhaps the least should
say the better, both for myself and the bill.
l want to say, however, lest there should be
come mistake as to my position IN regard 10
this bill, when first heard there was man
who had the mony and the Willingness to
take this great bone Of contention OF our
hands. and was willing to build the great
line ST railroad through those magnificent
mountains of ours and relieve our people OF
this taxation, | tEcn exci' med: Great
God is here any danger that he Will get
awayI
When first came to the Legislature |
sat in this hall not far from where | now
stand; I was a young man just married.
7 voted for the charter of this road IN 1854,
and Tor the aspiration which started it. As
| returned home there was reJolclnSs All
along the road, and bontires were lighted.
The ground was broken and the first show
| ei fuli Of earth was thrown amid the reJolc-
ines Of the people.
| have now q son elder than | was then.
! NV hair IS now whitening with the snow
| that never melts and the road is not yet
! built to nv native town. At the rate
! At which X is now being constructed under
! the present law, it Will take eleven years
! precisely 10 reach Paint Rock. 1t will then
! be The sane distance. tO-Wlt: A miles on
the road towards Duck.town. 1t will then
! have 100 miles over wild mountain coun-
! try still to be built, and | am afraid | shall.
! not he here 10 ride upon that railroad. Per
| hans no man who now hears me Will ever
! ride over that railroad When the Govern
or die me the honor of asking me OF my
views IN regard to the proposition adyls-
ed him to call the legislature. ! knew
nothing as to the details. For situated as
was T did not feel competent to decide
unon them. But | knew the Legislature OF
the State could. SO | think the propesi-
ton is werth trying.
On Tuesday night Judge Merimor
again addressed the members at the capitol
IL Was interrupted several times by Col
NcRae, who wished fuller statements Col
Mr.. was then call upon, and went off IN 3
lively manner. Finally 10 Turner arose te
pint of disorder, namely that Col McRae
was speaking too long, and had not beeI
properly introduced. He moved that a
committee of one Democrat, one Radical
and one Scallawag be appointed to escort the
Colonel to the desk. The Colonel thereupor
took his hat, and departed.
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