The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1897-03-18
The Late Lamented Legislature.
(COmmunicated.)

(COHlmunlcdteu.t
The Legislature has at last ad-
journed. Its proceedings are on re-
cord, and have passed into history.
Well may the people rejoice, for never
in the history of the State, have scenes
been witnessed SO disgraceful.
When we think of the statesmen of
other days, such as CASTOR, Macon,
Badger, Graham, Vance and others Of
note and compare them to the pigmies
who assembled at the capitol to enact
laws. is it not enough to cause our old
mother Carolina to hide her face, and
weep over her humiliation? But she
will ever look with gratitude to that
valient, conservative band who stood
like rock of granite in defence of the
rights and liberties of her children.
When the Imperial City of Rome
succumbed to the power Of the Goths
and Vandals, that hungry horde was
not more eager to despoil its magniti-
cent temples, desecrate and pollute its
sacred precincts Of justice, pull down
and destroy the last vestige of law and
order than did this horde of reckless
pigmies of the late legislature who
stroye to be instruments to crush the
liberty-loving people Of North Caro-
lima.
Now if North Carolinians have not
lost all self respect, if they still pos
sess the spirit Of their fathers, they
will uphold the hands Of Gov. Russell
in resisting to the bitter end, the en-
croachments of the Federal judiciary,
against the rights and liberties Of the
sovereign State of North Carolina,
aged on by British capital, and a
United States Judge used as an instru-
ment to Cypress and crush American
citizens to further the interest Of a
foreign money power.
Will Gov. Russell submit to humil-
ate his people by appearing before
Judge SimOnton, a lJrmer emplOye OF
this corporation? II is his province to
treat the mandate with silent con-
tempt, aud if it requires the whole power
of the State to resist this tyranny, let
it come. The people will back Gov.
Russell if he has the nerve to meet the
issue, and show to the world that
North Caroliniaus are not degenerate
sons of noble sires.
All this trouble comes from the pro-
ceedings of an incompetent, reckless,
riotous Legislature. OBSERVER.
When little one is expected in the
| family how lovingly the parents plan to-
! gether for its future welfare. They some
| times even forecast its education and ca
| reer. Does this seem too early to an
| ticipate while the child is yet un
| borne 1t isn't. The child's destiny has
| already been partly mapped out by
Nature according to the disposition anc
habits of the parents. The best plan
| a mother can make for the future happi-
| ness of her unborn child is to maintain hei
own cheerfulneSs and health while her
child's undeveloped being is still part o.
| hers. Her health at this critical period ]:
| of tremendous consequence to the little
| ones whole future existence. Every pros
| pective mother will find direct nonriSh
! ment, comfort and sustaining strength, IN
| DR.. Pierce'S Favorite Prescription. 1t vii
maintain her vitality both bodily and
mental; shorten the period OF confinement
aud make labor easy and almost painles:
1t imparts strength and olacticity to thu
organs concerned in parturition. invests
the mother with recuperative energy
against any after period of weakness anc
depression, and aids IN the secretion OF
| healthy nOurishment for the child. 1t /
the unfailing cure Of all female weak
ness.