When was it published?

January 2, 1792 in National Gazette

Domestic News January 2, 1792

National Gazette

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Politics, Agriculture, Education

Q: What keywords are associated?

North Carolina, Governor Speech, General Assembly, Agriculture, Manufactures, Internal Navigation, Criminal Law, Education, State University, Judiciary

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

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What is this article about?

On Monday, December 5, Governor Alexander Martin addressed the North Carolina General Assembly at the opening of their session, recommending attention to agriculture and manufactures (hemp, cotton, silk), assistance for internal navigation (Roanoke, Neus, Cape-Fear rivers), mitigation of criminal law to hard labor, support for education and state university via revenue, submission of permanent government mode to a convention, and judiciary improvements.

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On Monday the 5th of December, his excellency Alexander Martin, Esq. governor of the commonwealth of North-Carolina, addressed both houses of the general assembly, at the opening of their session. The great objects recommended to the legislature in the governor's speech are, an attention to the agriculture and manufactures of the state, of which latter the raw materials of hemp, cotton and silk, are mentioned as most congenial to the climate and soil of North-Carolina, and such as claim certain bounties for their better encouragement. The internal navigation of the state is also recommended as an object standing in need of legislative assistance particularly in regard to the Roanoke, Neus, and Cape-Fear rivers. The speech further contemplates a mitigation of their criminal law, so far as to change the sentence of persons capitally condemned to hard labor for limited terms—Education and the state university are recommended as claiming particular support, from the establishment of some productive revenue—A proposition was likewise made, that the question for a permanent mode of government in the state be submitted to another convention, in consequence of the difference of sentiment that prevailed in both houses of the legislature on that subject—and, lastly, some further amendment and improvement of the judiciary system of the state.

What sub-type of article is it?

Politics Agriculture Education

What keywords are associated?

North Carolina Governor Speech General Assembly Agriculture Manufactures Internal Navigation Criminal Law Education State University Judiciary

What entities or persons were involved?

Alexander Martin, Esq.

Where did it happen?

North Carolina

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

North Carolina

Event Date

Monday The 5th Of December

Key Persons

Alexander Martin, Esq.

Event Details

His excellency Alexander Martin, Esq. governor of the commonwealth of North-Carolina, addressed both houses of the general assembly at the opening of their session. The great objects recommended to the legislature in the governor's speech are, an attention to the agriculture and manufactures of the state, of which latter the raw materials of hemp, cotton and silk, are mentioned as most congenial to the climate and soil of North-Carolina, and such as claim certain bounties for their better encouragement. The internal navigation of the state is also recommended as an object standing in need of legislative assistance particularly in regard to the Roanoke, Neus, and Cape-Fear rivers. The speech further contemplates a mitigation of their criminal law, so far as to change the sentence of persons capitally condemned to hard labor for limited terms. Education and the state university are recommended as claiming particular support, from the establishment of some productive revenue. A proposition was likewise made, that the question for a permanent mode of government in the state be submitted to another convention, in consequence of the difference of sentiment that prevailed in both houses of the legislature on that subject. And, lastly, some further amendment and improvement of the judiciary system of the state.