"To THE rtcToRs BELONG THE spoI1s.n
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"T0 THE FfCToRS- BELONG THE SPoILS.n
| We conclude this week the Report of the Comp


troller, covering The accounts OF the Public
Treasurer of North Carolina for one year; bu


owing to the length of the Presidents Message


(and we suppose it will be rs long as usual which


we desire to publish next week, we shall not be
able to spread before our readers Statement OF
the Public Revenue.


The"Act concerning the Compiroler," re-
vised at the session of l836137, directs that Of
fcer Gin each year when the General Assembly
shall not have its regular session." to furnish his


Report to the Governor, ''aOho shall Mere1pon


cause the same to be published IN fire of the pub
lie newspapers of the State :" and for the print


ing and publication aloGesaid. .ahe Treasurer is
required to pay reasonable compensation. So
far so good. But how.has this duty been per
formed by Governor Morehead2 With clear
democratic minority in the State as evinccd BY the
predomlnance OF our party in. the last Legisla-
iure, as well as by other demonstrations 90 strong
to be mistaken, has be given the printing of this
Report to three democratic papers. out of the five
papers he was required to select2 No Has he
given it to even taoo? No. This no-party Cover
nor has selected four Wing papers and only one
democratic paper, through which 10 communicate
to his masters the people of North Carolina, an
account of their financial concerns2 Is this fair2
Is it justg Is il honorable2 Is it not little ex-
hibton, by little man, of low, mean, despica-
bic party spirita Let the far-minded and un
preudiced answer


Certainly we expect no favors, either personal
or political, from Gov. Morehead We desire
none, We esteem it an honor to be to him an
object of political hatred and we assure him that
nothing he can do or say in relation to- US, can
have the least possible effect either upon our feel
ings or our course. But in this matter we speak
for the people, and in the name of the people:
and we tell HIS EneelIemey that they will remem.
Der such miserable, sir-penny conduct And they
will also inquire. at the proper time, by what
authority this same 'so-party Governor draws up-
on the Public Treasury for pay for shingles,
and for money to pay for shoeing hes horses. 81