The news & observer., 1897-01-22

tons being made by Gov. Tryon and the
people of Eastern North Carolina to force
this very territory into submission to the
Colonial or English government and
nluttering of that coming storm that
scattered the Regulators on the banks
of Alamance was heard, and under the
circumstances it is not surprising that
there was no dividing line run to separ-
ate the county of Chatham from the
mother county; or if ever run, that ii was
run incorrectly.
For many years This line has been a
disputed line. Upon testing the lines by
local farm lines il was found that where
it was supposed TO be the county between
Orange and Chatham the line did not
run east and west, but inclined from the
starting point north Of west. 1t has long
been source OF complaint. 1t was
known to be incorrect.
1.-Two years ago as Senator from Ala
nance county, j had bill introduced ap-
pointing a commissioner and surveyor
from each of the counties interested to
survey, locate, establish and mark said
line. The said commissioners were John
II. Cobe on the part of Alamance and
A. L1neberry on the part of Chatham.
They had power to choose a third man
as umpire and the decision of these
commissioners was to be final. These
commissioners chose as their umpire E.
A. Thorne, of Halifax.
THE line was surveyed, located and
marked and for two years they have
been part of Alamance.
THE territory taken by Alamance
from Chatham contains 80 square miles
or about 10000 acres. There are about
300 voters in the territory or about To-
900 inhabitants.
1T is to set aside this line that Senator
Atwater propuses. This is against the
wishes of nine tenths of the inhabitants
Of that territory as win be shown by
petition"
1T is an outrage" said Senator Shaw,
Populistl, OF Robeson county yesterday,
that with a majority of twenty thous-
and in favor OF silver in North Carolina,
we should be represented in the United
States Senate by gold man like Pritch-
ard. | left the Democratic party be-
cause it did not voice the true sentiment
OF the people There are rascals in all
parties. The Peoples party will be
kept pure The men who voted for
Pritchard have been expelled from the
party. The time has come when there
must be united action by all advocates
of the free coinage OF silver"
Mr. Lusk and Mr.. Alexander, Of Tyr.
rell, made spirited speeches Tuesday
in behalf of pensioning a blind Confede-
rate soldier, Thomas ID. Neal, OF Bun
combe. Mr.. Lusk voted to make Abe
Middleton tnegro) assistant door-keeper
of the House instead of a armed
Confederate soldier, and SO did DR.. Alex
ander. Mr.. Lusks eloquence on the
confederate soldier will never sound
quite the same since that vote. There
was quiet smile of pain among some
Democrats when the memory OF the gen
tlemen's votes came in such sharp con
trast with their utterances.
Mr. Cathey, Democrat, of Swain
who seconded the nomination of DIR
| Thompson showed himself to be a gen
| tleman OF acute feeling in the matter oi
| the proper handling OF words. For exam
| pie could Mr.. Pritchard's record have
| been described better than by the words
| ''volltminous, rotatory and changeable.'
| ''Rotatory" win not soon be improved
| upon.
The Republicans have FASTENED to tr!
| to 9get rid of the odium that attached u
| them for the fraudulent assignment &C
| of the last General Assembly. The bill
| introduced early in the session, has beer
| ratified AS it is a matter Of general in
| terest, we give it below:
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