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AX i ! WKe ciciru amderal, (SHarXoiic, CS r t TOR TlIE CHARLOTTE PEMOOBAT j "Reminiscence of the Campaign 1868- -. j In October, 1SG8, I entered very, ardeotly . into the ; Presidential campaign between, Grant j and Sejmour, espousing the i ConserYatiYC or i Democratic side; and during the month made a j series or nppoiotments, coamienciog with an ap rpointmenton the lCth at "Union Camp Ground," i at-the loot of the "South Mountain," just where Lincoln, Catawba and Clcaveland counties have 'a common corner. I remained within ten miles of the ground the tiiht previous, and. next day, Btartod in my sulky for thc placc, with an escort of & few trusty political friends, i The roads lead ing to the ppot were vcry.narrowand only kept in repair for horsemen, as wheels were extremely scarce in the neighborhood, and sulkies a perfect wonacr, so at several places, to prevent a capsize. I Jedruy horse while my friends held the sulky t. r i r r 'ii . mvA wrv ii. o er me gnuies. ; un me way, iowerer, I was several times informed by my companions that the neighborhood was extremely lladical in its politics, and, as ignorant moun taineers don t appreciate , arguments, they had t-esolved and publicly declared that I should not speak hi their language, 'ithey intended to pull xne dowa." We met several of the citizens, on the way, who looked surly and'uncommunicativc, not even caring to inform ns ' whether we were on the proper" road or 't." j The Arbor of the Camp Ground was a shingled canopy about forty feet square,; with a framed Pulpit, three feet elevated, at one sidoof the arbor, and seats ranged in front under the arbor. The Pulpit was some six feet long by four feet wide, vrith a seat inside for non-officiating clergy. The steps, the width of the Pulpit, led up at one side. So the speaker had all the congregation in front, and the rear of the arbor bordered ou uncleared ground. Immediately down the slope in the - rear of the Pulpit, led a narrow winding pathway; for the situation of the ground was in .a kind of amphitheater ! in tho mountains, sur rounded by high hills. So much for the place, the situation and the people, now for the speech. The crowd came to order at 2 o clock that is. some roclincd, sonic., laid, "supinely oji their backs," some stood around the incloaurc; looking silently dissatisfied, whilst I ascended the Pulpit .and prepared to address them. I commenced by telling them that I desired to' have a friendly discussion of politics, - that I did not 1 care to de nounce men for entertaining opinions different from my own, but that I- believed I jcould con vince them of their error if they would listen. I was just beginning to touch on ! the!subject of Federal taxes on Distillers and brandy, (this be ing a sore subject with them, as many of them were ''distillers' and had shown some indications, of '"bolting" the party on that grouudj) when, at this juncture, I heard the sound of j a! horse's feet coming in a short gallop down the little by Way, and in another minute the h&rse was. reined up just in the rear of the Pulpit and' the rider i .confused some pleased, others disappointed. j f The stronger was a rough,, burly mountaineer, about 5 feet 10 inches, weighing 200 'pounds his face half hidden from view by a red shaggy beard, which reached down a foot on his breast, I and his moustache twisted and standing out four. inches on either; side, and was dressed in thick woolen, home-made jeans and slouch 'hat. -Around his waist were buckled two large, heavy Colt's Navy Repeaters, and in a side pocket was .Jong white bottle half full ofbrandy,thc other half being evidently inside of tho ''stranger's shirL" : ' - i - -Of course the argument", ceased for a short time, and the stranger approached the steps leading into the ' Pulpit, and turning 'round I bade him "good morning," receiving a nod in response. 1 then - asked him to sit down as 1 wished to proceed. To this he again nodded as i -sent and walked tip into the Pulpit, and leisurely adjusting his firearms so as not to render him inconvenience, took a recumbent position on the 'Preacher's bench. , All was silent once mord. .1 j paused for" thought a minute; and, having fully worked up my courago to the '-sticking point," placed my right hand firmly on a Deringor Pistol in a pocket of the sack coat I wqreand "moved to the west end of the Pulpit, and with one eye on the people and both cars and one eye on the stranger, began jnsl where I had left off on the whiskey tax. I stated that the Apples were all rotting, the profits of the farmer lost, because moderate fanners could not raise the tax stranger growled out something! inaudible to me short pause) that the Government-not only taxed the farmer, but also had a set of spies to detect them if they made a "little run" j of brandy for family purposes, to make camphor "and so on, P- '." ' "-L ' ' Stranger Ycs, ojk f the d-1 d rascals was . prowling around my house last week." Speaker, slightly relieved, began to hope for iht better and proceeded : That the "Assessors" j bad been destroying the stills down in his county. - Stranger ''Yes, if they take mine they'll get "these,", making a significant flourish of the aforo i .said Navies. , j , ' ; . P '' This settled the questioa of the stranger's j politics, and encouraged by these responses the I speaker expatiated at' length on ' the brandy tax ! and closed. As the "thanks for patient atten . tion" was pronounced, instead of the usual benc ; diction from the Pulpit, the stranger arose and advanced with extended hand and 'welcome" twinkling in his keen black eye, "Is your name ; S k." 'Yes, sir." "WelJTl heard these dd ' .Radicals down here said they would pull you down, and I brought these fellows (pointing tQ .the pistols) along to see that you should 4iave fair play. My name is J. C." Well, John, if you had announced which side you were on at first, I think l would have made a better speech. X A big laugh followed, and another fellow in the j crowd, exposing a repeater, said: "I brought .one too to see the fun, and "so did I," "and I," f responded others, and it appeared I had been addressing an armed band, whose countenances i indicated that they meant what tUCy said. C r i ihen drew his Lottie and we took & -horn" all round, and it was unanimously insisted aol settled j that I had to go' honie with "John" and spend i the night, and that several of the friends wouU escort me as volunteers, said volunteers kuowning ihat "John," being "well, to do in the world,1' Lad plenty to feed man and beast, and some good old brandy that was a stranger to the Internal ! Revenue system; so after all parties ' had ex changed congratulations, and. gone through the niotkms with the aforesaid bottle, off we'startcd : j font' miles fpr '.' John V' residence, on Knob P Crock, in South Mountaiai. ."Wfi arrived at sun down. The weather was cloudy, the mountains , Around dark and gloomy, and our generous host "tight as a brkk." but swearing it was the best Pspecch he ever heard, and if. we had, just found old "'Squire G r'Pat the speaking" h would , have been satisfied. Tho corn was uugaibercd, but hung plentifully in the field near, by, so we jeach gathered an armful and- fed the ;. 'stock," Khile "John" cut the wood to get "supper and . split the'Jightwood" for a cheerful fire. -: ; John, like all good liasbands, was ?cry fonfl of his wife, .and this one being his second, was erv much his junior, and- he took "occasion to call our attention .to her good; looks, In wbich we unanimously concurred adding our -own-compli ments in.our best style,", whicli seemed to be pleasing to both.- Supper - was soon ready, an our appetites being well "whetted" the, viands disappeared at a remarkably rapid rate, jj The dwelling was of eiraplestnictare---a plain log house 30x18, one room, but closely chincked and comfortable. Around the room were'ranged three beds, and the neccssarV household furni ture for the use of - thev family. The fire place - i - , v ' a 1 Z was wide and deeo. capacious enouu 10 imv iu several huge logs and plenty of rich pine to send the blazes crackling through! the crevices, and "lickinrr" uo the funnel of the chimney.- Our escort, save one who remained to guide; me to the next appointment, had all bid us farewolland taken the mountain roads for home. "John" was in finchumor and entertained us with a nar rative of the "cute tricks" he had played off on the "Assessors," who, were all fond of "old Peach," and became very obliging and blind" to bis delinquencies, under the mellowing influ ence of his favorite beverage; then turning to the bed near by he hoisted the valance and called our attention to several barrels and giving them a shake so we might! hear: the fluid striking on the inside, he gave a sly wink and remarked that "John was all right." i So we thought toolj lie then recounted his trading adventures in South Carolina, and told us how much -gold bo had made in his trips, aud finally, when asked about the game in tho mountains: he went up ori the "loft" and brought down a huge set of antlers, from the oldest buck ever killed in that settle ment, and his account of the gallant fight which the noble old fellow made with the dogs after he ' .1 . i 3 : i ' : V cially as it was narrated with a 1 the enthusiasm of a veteran hunter, who fully sport. ;.i .- S . appreciated the At 0 o clock I complained of weariness and we lay down for the night. ! John and his wife occupying one bed, my kind! hearted guide, Mr T y, the other, and I the thirdl Very soor we were all soundly asleep, enjoying, as only j tyred men can, the I luxury of a good bed. But we had not been- asleep more than an hour, before a heavy "rap at the door aroused us, and John got up ."to see tho cause," when the following colloquy was overheard : (visitors, two or three,) "John, old man R. has let off his mill pond this evening "unbeknowins'' to the neighbors, so he can- catch all the fish himself. I Bill Snipes was over at sundown and saw it, lets go down and get! some fish." The rain was then fallinjr fast and furious, but John swore he was a "brick" and didn't care for wet outside if the inside was "wet" also; and following up this idea hel in vited the strangers in, and afteif "chunking' up a ugQi ana dressing, nc proceeaea co get unaer the bed and roll out a barrel from which he drew several good sized bottles of something to wet the iiside, and gathering up a seine, a bundle of pine' and a long bag the party left to devil old K. aud catch his fish J Candor requires me to chron icle that the compliments they paid the old miller were not such as "ears polite'' might be pleased to hear. I was reminded of Gov. Vance's man who said "cuss words." But 1 John was -like Tarn O'Shantie, j ! : " '-' "Glorious, O'er all the ills of life or clorious,", and did not seem to heed the wind, or feel the rain or fear the darkness, and on f hey went un til their voides" died away and J relapsed once more into a deep slumber. At j4 o'clock I "was again aroused by the noise of voices and soon recognized Join's loud merry laugh as he blun dered in at the door wet and weary, swearing that'he had p'comc it over old It eandhad caught nearly all I his fish, and jnext minute; he was at my bedside calling me to get up and see the fishPi Being partial to such; sights, and find ing that there was no more' sleep , for me, I bounced up and put on my pantsj and approached the fire place- There stood three' great, tall fel lows wet as drowned rats, shiyering with cold, and standing i over a large tub into which they had emptied their fish from the tagp They had ; a bushel or two some "gigged, some "grab bled,'' and some caught in a seine. They were of various sizes and kinds. Large Pike, two and a half feet long y ISuckers and Red-horse, two to five pounds; Eels, all "squirming" among! the others; Perch, yellow and- black ; everything butcat-hsh. 1 was delighted, and as they took each one' up to go through tho pf6cess of scaling and dressing I made comments ion the skill of the fishermen and the fine quality of the fish: and as day light drew near, arid! the "good wo- man it began to be i astir and fix the breakfast things I felt my! appetite improving. The fisli were then and there cleaned, and then taken to the spring branch for further dblution- Tken came the division of the spoils among the victors, which was effected on this wise: The fish were portioned off in equal piles, as- the Code Com missioners say, "as near as niaypbe," and then one fellow turned his back, and John,' putting nis hand on one pile, cried out Vwhose pile is this V- i. Tlie response fixed the jtitle in "Ike Jones." .The second pile fell on f'Jake Crow," and the last pile, the best of all, fell on "John, who, it was voted, must immediately treat, and as it was a crowd where the majority ruled. John Vstood treat" j and put honey in- it too, as this was the custom always in the morning dram. L The other ishermen -left, and our "hostess" soon had a large. Pike or. two and some Red horse simmering at the fire, -and ! directly break fast was announced. - luvertthhig. was pretly wii uuuc up, anu mounram air and "mountain dew" had given, us keen appetites.; and the fish plate passed generously aroundiuutil a "pile of vvnta aiuDu rcmainca oi. .inee.T t . uonn saia ?:therefc is ho use of talking for you'll all know where you die when you go to." ,To this I agreed, called for my horse and I after pledging everlasting friendship was soon winding. over the narrow roads for tho next appointment, of which Dr. E, hath already given a full account in Brother Pell's paper. PLadies Should Bead Newspaps. It is a great mistake Jri female education-to Wp a young-lady's lime arid attention devoted to ouly fashionable literature of the day. If you -woald qualify her for conversation, you must give her something to talk about give her edu cation with it actual world, with the outer world, and its tra, CVCntsJ -Urge her to read. newspapers, and Yaniilxar with the present character and iinpTcmcllt of our nc6; Historv.is of some imporUe. thc past world is deadwe have. nothing do wJtnr Our thoughts and our concerns shotiU for the present world; ' to know what it is and iarove the condition of it. "Let her have an intelli opinn, and be able to sustain intelligent con versation concerning the, mental, moral and re ligions ' improvements of our time. Let Uie' gilded annuals and poems on thecenter table be kept part of the time" covered with weekly and daily journals. vLet the whole family men wo men and cnudren read newspapers. A RiclL and SpicyDebate-iii the U. S.enate. liow&lon to mtLke (lie Senate Rotunda' a? Ball p .- .Roam. ! ht-.Mv ! ' TheC House concurrent resolution grafting the4 use of the rotunda and certain other portions of PiiTiitnl for the use of the managers ot the v v . ' . t tt r V inauguration Dau was taken up n Senate. L-P-j- . . j- p. - "PrjP -Mr Grimes asked ian explanation: in the ;U. P Mr:,Fessenden said the Committee on public buildings and grounds had already- considered this matter, and were all but unanimous in favor of it.! It was for the unofficial i ceremo nies attending the inauguration ft the ball, &c., and it was impossible for a building to be put up large enough. , ''. ii, '-:iP.rp: Mr Sumner suggested the patent olfice; it had been used four years ago. i I I Mr Cattell said the patent office was full of old traps, which could no be removed. v i Mr Pomerov asked if there was any law which obliged a ball to be hpld ?, ! i X1 I Mr Fessenden replied that there was a law, so far as public opinion was concerned. I , XX Mr Cameron thought no good could come of this matter' and he opposed the Senate taking any part in this useless pageant. I He 'did inot want any, Dan or aance in tnese nans. ; w nen Jefferson was inaugurated he got on his horse, rode no to the CapitoL hitched his horse to a stake and walked mtd the Seriate I chamber and took, the bath, and then went home again. . Mr Nye asked if there was anything to pre vent Geni Grant from doing the same thing ii he could find the stake. rLaughterT Mr Cameron was willing to pay his proportion of ball expenses; supposed it would cost them $30 a piece; he did not mind this, but he did not want any ofit in the Capitol. lour years ago we were disgraced in this : chamber, in the eyes of the world, and the foreign ministers insulted and although he had no fear of aiepetition o: that scene, he thought it was better to avoid al these ceremonies. The next thing we mighl have a President who would come up here and demand to have a ball in the Capitol. Mr Trumbull thought j it exceedingly inap propriate to hold a ball in this building, i It was said that there would be no liquor; in here, but apprehended that liquor could be obtained very near, ana ix was not uesirauie uj uave auy oa chanalian orgies in the Capitol. j jut. xerry iuougmj il very lueut w uavo a ... . . ... i erry makinsr at the inaujruration; and saw no objection to the ceremonies taking place here The whole building would be under the control of the sergcant-at-arms of the two houses, who had a most efficient police under their charge r- Mr Sumner said the question was' not wheth- .1 - 4 ill.. ' I . i l lliY It er to have a Dan. Dut whether mat Dan snouia be held in this Capitol.; ..This resolution was es scntially bad in itself, and: would set a bad pre cedent. People would want to dance at other . . i - l . i " i 1 ' y t ' j l i ' limes inan tne inauguration, ana mere wouiu De no end to the applications that would be made for the use of the Capitol for a dance. j Mr Patterson, of New , Hampshire, believed it' would offend the prejudices of a large portion ot the American people to cive up this building to such a purpose. He would , sooner dance in a tent.: Mi; ! :p l - P ,;' Mr Fessenden Can't get one big enough. - Mr Patterson Well, then, let them dance under the tent of Heaven'. ; P p I Mr Hendricks asked whether the Capitol had ever before, been used for a dance-house, r p ! Mr Nve I was sorry that the religious preju dices of the Senator from New j Hampshire had been aroused,! but they had scriptural authority for dacng. There had been dancing before the ark, dancing after : coming out ' of the Red sea, and various other times when dancing was permitted., j P . p ' Mr Doolittlei asked if there had ever been dancing pursuant to act of Congress? ' Laugh tor. -,t j . I .- '. M .. . !- - Mr Patterson, of New HampshirePasloeirif it would not De proper to have an amendment pro viding for a show in connection with the other ceremonies;! the Black Crook for instance?; Mr Nvc.--There have been many worse shows hero than the Black Crook. ' . - 1 Mr Doolittle ' asked if the Senator did not know that a large proportion of the people of the United ibtates, who owned the Capitol as much as we,; were opposed to dancings Presby terians, Baptists and Methodists particularly. Mr Nye was born a Presbyterian, was judi cially a Baptist, by habit an Episcopalian, and by jnclination a Methodist, (great laughter,) but despite all this,, and old as he was, he felt like dancing himself, (Laughter.) j Hej imagined that the great trouble with, his. friend (Mr.Doo little) was that the dance was for General Grant. (Laughter.)) j !j p ' I ' ; j .; , , ' Mr Cameron thought it would; be huch better for all concerned to hate the ball somewhere else. No liquors were to be had here, j it is said, and this would make it very dull; for a dry dance is no dance at all. Laughter) ; j ! ' Mr Conkjing remarked that undoubtedly a large partofythe American peo'ple would regard the giving up of, this Capitol to a ball as most in appr&priate. The ball would be held, of course, whether it was held here or" hot, and Genr. Grant could certainly be inaugurated inr? pursuance ' of the constitution and' laws, e"ven if no ball j was held.; ; p. . Pp P . ; .. : 3ir Fessenden ootild see no harm at all in let- t ng the partici liare the. Capitol. Ilia moral tua reugioua BcnsiDUiuos migut 00 TQywise, t but he could see no danger in tt, andtifose who thought tho, Cpit$ .goIsLbg " !.rW cxnUS stay awar.1 pi r ' " ! ' Mr Yates .would welcome the .inauguration of Gen. Grant with bonfires and bella and cannon, but he did not-waii t to givemp ihe rotunda fof a 11. ; : --X V 'Ur !'P: I Mr Morton believed it wonJd bo; ju as ajw proprmte for thq gentlemen pairing this ball iu. chargevto apply tot the restry of any church- 'Jhi this city loathe nsef, their church, buildinjrfor a ball as to ask forth; rotunda. Iloliad hg ob jection to a ball whatever, but there vaa proprie ty in all thinesP SM'L'' Ir t IP ' -j. I ho question was then taken on the c6jtlctjrv rent resolution," when h was rejected by xotol 01 aves to wib navs. ; if , 1 ' ; STThe idea of annexing Canada to the XJnr- td Stated is being canvassed again. r Joseph Med ill, quo of the proprietors' and editors of the Chicago Tribune, lias written an article calling upon Gen. Grant to ','sajbut the word," assur ing hini that in 'reply hundreds of thousands of uis 01a .warriors woum "rally arouna tne fla. and carry it to tho invasion And conquest' of the new lsocninion- 01 uanaua. - South Carolina. The LeIskflure ha3 a bill . amending the State Police Act, giving tv,- Governor authority to increase the force torwbyj. number her?nay. deem neces sary. 'Also a ,ct to establiiB a Stale Orphan Asylum. u i-i'-r v ,.: j";.; -j ' 'P lm W the rotunda, whero John: Qumey Adaml fell, and our martjredil'resident lay, t) the dance: - a MM liMIU UIU llUb LIUIML II. Tn IrlHT I.fll ir vk nn .North CaxoIiiiaRailroa. '' An! article has receritly appeared invthe Wil- mingxp" ournair aiso i nying mu rounus onr an extra sheet, neadedTho KU.ltt.- -tfCo.j and its management,' also dlrecteb! "to the members of. the j General Assembly of North1 Carolina;" in which; the writer flounders like a wounded Fish in endeavoring to sustain false charges, and to extricate himself from palpable absurdities. L In order, io expose this flimsy pretext so menacingly hurled! against the officers of the North Carolina R. R. j Company . and the; management of said Road, we propose to take trp said article, to; dis sect its vital 'parts! --and to leave the rubbish! un touched, -ij ,: ;.:", , -';.(. r-'..; -M l. :;.-.:; h. .The Directors of the Cpc AiR. R. Co., feal & Gas. R. R. Co., and the N. C. Railroad Co., entered into and made wiq! following contract, to wit . VT i r:..;..,: tv, .; . , Contract. Whebkas, The Columbia and Charlotte Railroad Compariy has heretofore, withi a view to the icon struction of the Columbia 1 antl Hamburg Railroad, endorsed the bonds thereof for four hundred thousand dollars, and the Raleigh & Gaston Railroad Company has agreed to purchase the bonds of the Colombia & Uamburg Railroad Company, for fifty thousand idol lars at par, and the North CarolinaL Railroad -Com pany has agreed to. purchase the bonds of the feaid Columbia St Hamburg , Railroad Company for bne Jiundrcd thousand dollars at .par; and whereas, ft is deemed advisable, in consideration of said aid,.and in consequence of their mutual interest in the speedy (completion of the said Columbia and Hamburg Rail' froad, to harmonize the working fall said Companies, witha view of making a great through freight and passenger line from Autnieta ' and all I intermediate joints to New York and olher Weldonjand "vice versa," that1 jiTelnern . ones, j via bickerings and. dis puLca may uui liercuiier uusc. m . i u j Kesolved, That for the consideration atoresaid, there shall j be no discrimination1 for th term of five years, either as io freights or jpassengerg by either f said Railroad companies, j against jeither, of jthe others,: hut ''.freights and passengers; to and fijom Augusta: and all intermediate points along he" res pective lines going North or South,; eh all be carried along those lines without diserimination,"per mile, directly br indirectly against i either, or directly! or indirectly in fay or of any lino not a party of. this contractj . j I - ;: y, H l ': X x t Resolvedfurthtri That this contract shall be signed quadruplicate by the Presidents of the several Rail- roau companies apove menuoueu, wjiicui suan utj iu force immediately; on the signing of this paper by the Presidents of the several lines above mentioned. Wm. Johnson, Pres't C. & A. R. R. Co, W. t A. Smith, Pres't N.' C. R. R. Co. W. J. Hawkins, Pres't R. &;0. R RCo. The understandincr with the i Directors of thc North Carolina Railroad Company, was,, that the; Raleigh and Gaston Railroad j Company was to pay the same bonds as itjhadj formerly paid to the North Carolina Railroad, and after the pay ment.of 8uch; bonds no ' further discrimination was to be allowed. The 'North Carolina Rail road Company has on file a letter from the Presi dent of the Raleigh and Gaston R. R. Co., sia tlng that this was all he claimed.1 ! This at once settles that point of the question any assertions A iL. !a AJ'iAt--Ii-ai,'-i- 4wi.-t 1 1 will quote from; the Wilmington Journal jm that point : " . Pp's j- h '-.- i " i -pi ' ' : ''' ij'' -''" 1 ' ' ' " ' ' "But to go back on them, if they insist that the twenty cents is all the Raleigh & Gaston Railroad is tot get riiiAijiYif that is true of course it pays." j : lit ia true. Mr Fremont and you knew it when you penned those lines. Of course IT pays, and that is the reason the directors oil the North Carolina Railroad Company : made the contract. JL will now explain why the Wilmington and Weldon (Railroad cannot compete successfully with the j Raleigh & Gaston - Railroad for the freights sent via Portsmouth td New York. And will showj that I have not discriminated against that Road, but have simply carried out the oruers or my jLirecwrs. i win mate the case, as f ; TV . . ' T ! -H . . . 1 the through tann will shof. The through line from Charlotte to New Yotk ge,ts one dollar anil fifty cental per j hundred lbs.' fbi the first class freisrht-the distance from Charlotte to New York to lie prorated for five hundred and eighty th;ee miles, the N. C. Railroad is I prorated two hundred and twenty-three miles to Raleigh R. & ix, Ri R. is prorated at one hundred miles'. Seaboard & Roanoke Railroad counted' one hun dred miles, and from JSbrfolk'td New York, bj sea, bne hundred and sixty miles, i Ry making. the calculation you will observe that the proper proportion; ot the JNortu Uarolina,. Railroad to Raleigh, one hundred 'and seventy-five miki lroni Charlotte, would be forty-five cents per Carolina Railroad by the R & G. Road , twenty cents per hundred, the N. 0. Railroad gets sixty! compelled to charge the same to other roads as we aET per MILE from Kaleigh & Gaston Road. For example, if wo get sixty-five cents to carry the freight one hundred and seventy-five " milcs the distance from Charlotte j! to ' Raleigh -' what' should we get to parry it forty-eight miles? Wej must according to i contract, add ion - eighteen: cents,:which is no discrimination against the V .! & W. Railroad. PEIear Mr Fremont 'again :P-1 "The President of the Wilmington' and Weldon Railroad Company, representing a Road in'wbich the Stato has a large interest, (four hundred thousand dollars of her school fund) has made a! written offer to the President of the North Carolina Railroad Com pany, to ta"ke hss than half of the proportion allowed between Weldon and Raleigh, and of course tthe Worth Carolina Railroad Company gets te other Aa or morel of what is, allowed to the; Raleigh and Gaston 'Railroad (ninety-seven inilcs long,) and this for hauling forty-eight miles. 1 But io force thecWil- minjrtpn and weldon llauroad out of comnetition and PUtaih the monoply, President Smith! makes a de- land for V4) twenty-fpur cents ; from : Raleigh to oJ -more , thani the rate-from Weldon: to Goii" Tjamore than: the rate-from Weldoc Kfb. : " '"?"-;: :'! " J I ; - Vlo Wprto thlsalter p AriJr - ttxs near' in accordance.'.a'Wissihlft with Mr wwing oraer, wnicn nas oeen carried;? out to the ' letter t--: ; Otnc obtu'Cakolixa Railkq'ad SCompast, ' ft 4 ! K-TW ShoP9' '-' 9X Kov. 6, 1 8G8. ... . fjTht following is'a true copy taken from- the jour nal of the Board f Directors of;Jhe North Carolina Railroad Cunj)dBy as passed this day ; T t llie rresJdent placed before !the Hoard tariffs of freigtts; And on motion, of VV: A. Caldwell, the follow ing passed JfVpi ;-p4-:-- -.. . -'.;",p ')." f.- " '3:;" r "-. f 0r4cred, That the President and i Superintendent h(Vod are; hereby authorized to male such arrange ments, aa to freight tariff with, other iHoads connect ing with the North Carolina Railroad as they may 6tp m proper, not inconsistent with the, contract with th JUleigU.& C&ston Railroad Company, i ' ai- pW . h..f.-.-us .F-,A.-STAtiO Secretarj,'';'; j iAccordingto this contract Cobiohnsoq', Presi dent of the C. & S. C. llailroad Co., is compelled to charge the same each way over .his road for example, jfjhe--charges one dolUt jper' bag for cotton from Charlotte to Columbia, he is com peted, by this contract,- not to charge Lao more than said amouut from Columbia to Charlotte thereby giving us a fair fight with the j Charles ton ' route : without any discrimination. Has Nortt Carolinians any objections to this arrange-. mcBt.'trhich enables us to bring cotton ind other freights from Columbia and j points'; beyond ? Without this contract, the President of the C. & A. Railroad Company could cni us off r ntirely from discriminating against usj and compete with us at f such low r; rates at "- Charlotte,1 that the freights at that point would be DOtbiDjr to this jine Can ahy unprejudiced mind now say that this contract is inj urions? I" imagine tho' Wil mington j ournal divested ij of party ppleeni swill I admire the contract.1 U !'!. ; ;' .til- ' .p'-i- i-P;- o We aguri quote from Mr Fremontf: ;p- ; p j . "If there is anyjthing I further : required to 'prove the false position occupied by : the management of the North Carolina Riilroad Company, wei iwill simply refer to thb estimited cost of hauling freight between Raleigh arid Ooldboro, mf de by its ojwn able and faithful Superintefadent, Anderson, in 18C7, which wa half pent per one hundred pounds but call it one cent per one 4undred; pounds,, or oae dollar and 8ixty.centsper ca jr. load, ofBixeea thousand pounds, ind we have'a profit of 9) nine cents per one hun dred pounds, on the basis of the rate new allowed the Raleigh! k Gaston: Railroad,; (by publishing tariff), vi: twent cents per one hundred pounds, allowing one-half of it for running to Goldsboro. j J Ths would give ffiurtein dolldrs and forty c6nts a jcar load of clear profitlfor running to Goldsbdro, iand forjten car; loads alday one hundred and forty four ? dollars; but; say twenty oas a dayL both ways, and we have two hnndr'eU and feightyreight t dollars - ia day, ! one luuusauu veu uuuui vu uuu iweniy-ejgui uoiiars A week i and irighty-liurie thousand eight liundred and fifty-six dollars a.year (of fifty-two weeks of six days each)1 more if or running to Goldsboro tHan by stop ping at Raleigh, aid this, remember, if Mr Ander son's Calculation w!as right, is net profit.!? - - I tv L ;This calculation proves what I contend for. Ifjthe: Norih Carolina Railroad Company would saye as Jdet -prpfijt ; eigbiy-nihe, thousand eight hunured and fiftysii dollars per year, by carry ing; freights to Gpldsborb, at ten cents per hun dred itiwouldmalte precisely twice that amount, say ond hundred and seventy-nine thousand seven hundred anU twelve dollars by stopping the same' freight ; at iRaleighj ati.wentyjj cents per hundred, which we get , according to contract. Nowj this twenty jcents recollect, -does, not come out ot the shipper, but out ot the earnings oi the Raleigb and Gasttn Railroad ;Company. ilfthat wajs a ptateuioad 1 would object to gouging gp deep; but it belongs to .individuals, and 1 there fore, forihe benefit of the.North Carolina Rail road Company and the fetate take all 1 1 can get from them. j :P ii PI ";. 'i ' PP P wish; the members of the' General Assembly to remembet thatll not only make, according to Mr Jbremonts own figures, 'twice as much by leaving the freicrhb at Raleijrh, but I save run ning my cars 9G miles over the road, which is a considerable item. ' This Road has recently paid to the Mate a scrip dividend of six per cent (Jan the: VV , & , .Wj. Jtvpadlgay as muchj: JNo,nor never! will, so long as such old secession fossils have th he management of it. ' " !I would respect- fullyt suggest tmit it! would; be Wise policy either to c ha n sre the Superintendent pn that Road, Or sell out tfcd State's- interest. l The articles published in the- Wilmington Journal show plainly that the writer knew noth ing about ;the subject which he was ( trying io enlighten 'others uon; and by lis own. showing, proves that tbe management of the North Caro- una: itauroad, uompany is iar; superior to , any other 1' ;1-.S-J -i . .1-.l l aamimsiraiion, not j excepting jf tne last, which is conceded py ali to be the best ever be And the adtantacres. I admit, accruinsr to fore1. me iioaa, is owing to tns, contract with the u. & A. Railroad Co.; and the It. & G.! Railroad Co. I claimfnothihg for myself in' making this contract,1 as the JJifectors,! with their superior sagaejitlyj, saw tbo great; adyantages t bo derived by making this contract. I am only the instru ment iit their hands, to carry out . to ibe letter the-n5in;.viw.M' jj'.jM' XX :-: l'i ' ' :. ' S And now, Mr Fr!emont,!what have jou to say to the above? I JDa jou not- discover at bnce how your! assertions-and positions exposed io naked view Jail as hapmless and noiseless as the witherec leaf falls to the dust j , Where will you! now go What is your jnext purse.'fjH- yu.'.-havb. doubt 'less learned that it i not safe for a man io plunge iito the middle of a; sea of i difficulties, without a life-preserver or a! floating plank, and the pru dent j man, thojigh he could; swim like tie Fisii, would hhr.ink from such, a course. Then,' sir,, the further yau pursue your inquiries Cnto the uompany, .in a ymaictive' partizan spirit, tne, deeper and more jsequrely you : will be .wrapped into the rneshea of confusiotli shame and ridieule. As Jtne President Sof the North Carolina Rail4 road Coiripanyj it is my pride, and it shll be my duty, to sustain the Jload j in its every depart- ment so as to secure the largest amount; ol reve- nue. l am Diaced nere tori this purpose, and it is mv determination to bend everv enerirv -to a . r. - :i ! - V ! . faith full performance of the isame. As iti regards , ... , . State iprme, I can only say,j!;thi is my j bwu my native j land, and-.:! I desire -. its orOsperitv. I desire to. see 1 t:t-4 treat State1 in 1 a AtUliUJUU i.U I 1llV prosperous condition- -the educational interest the farming the mechani cal all llonrishinp' n II r land i rorctdillins: a prighter day than has ek-er.'ei dawned upon North Caro lina. And whifel claim to be iorie of tht num ber," who fearlcjssly went forward in rescutDg the State from this Lands i of th!psej who soujght its final ovcrtbros, others who pursued a cjaffcrent course cannot, with propriety, lecture tip for a want of State pride, as it regards ,Railriad3 or otherwise. iW.; A. SMITH.'! Prcsideu t N. C. R R. Co. To thb Wholesale Trade. Call and esa4!ine ouf large Stock of IIardware, B REM, . BROWN ;& CO., Jan 18, 1860 2w Oatcs' Biuilding. Charlotte Female! Institute, ;;p 1 ; i! Charlotte, n. c. i . 'The 2d Term of the current session commences on the 15th of Febriary, 1869, and continues, until the uu 01 .44tiiv lofjy. . upiiu are ruceiveu.ai aay umo ana charged from time of entrance;' ' ,5 i For Catalogue! containing full particulars' as to terms, &d., address Rev R BURWELL & SON, Jan 18,1809. 1 .VI Charlotte!, Nj C. Store House for Bent. A Store House at MouTit ilourne, Iredell coon ty, is offered for, Rentj, ness.. Apply tot . Janija, 18G9 xne sianu is goou -one ior dusi- MRS, I. M. RE IP, j 1 t ait SXount Moiilrne. Sw :4- DATES, WALTER BREM '!! . CO- . New Hardware Store, MANSION HOUSE CORNER, 1 'Are receiving a receiving a iict n.a8v.8t)9.;k t . . ? r r ... 1 1 1 W 81OCH. OI UeHCm uuiun Uil c. 1 Jan il: Giins I , Gunsll 1 The largest stock fever B-ought to this i fifiL. Call and! examine them at J martei. L- 1 OATES, tFAILTER BREM & CD'S, New Jan 18, 1 Ilardw are Store, 'Mansion' House Corner. i09 w 3000 & 4000 Cotton 'grown on opQ Acre of Land. I; re The Farmers 'bfjj Western Nortli Carolina aij-e ect fully invita to call 'nd examine for themsel . . . . V, ... .... spectfully invited to caland examine for themselves per acre.' (This jenormovls yield wa? prodtieed on soil inferior toi that jwhich you cultivate, by a plan 6f cultivation perfectly simple, with' plows you can pro cure at little cost. Come at an ; early day bo. that you may prepare ip. season for a heavy crop!; next Fall. - By so dojng you may j greatly . benefit your selves, and will 4bBge truly yours, A 4 ' r jan 10, aooj. i ! o ' eir t .1. i 'v-i- i 1 . 3 IPS. , v' Wooden Car l Wheels. :Wopden car wheels it is' reported, have been, introduced recently on one of the New York railways. . .Though these wheels cost three times the price of the ordinary cast iron wheel, tho ex pense", it is contended, is of little consequence when compared, with the advantages gained.; They1 ride smoothlymaking conversation, read ing, and even writing, an easy task on (the cars. They are made of, thoroughly seasoned- elm, or teak, with steel tires; are very durablejand will . jvear, by reason of their elasticity1 and durability, over four hundred thousand miles of, railway, while tbe average use of te ordinary iron wheel is but fiy , thousand jpu- after which it is necessary to break it up. It is also asserted that this wheel i4. oo constructed that it is impossible for the' tire to become displaced,! and that the wear to ihe track is much less than by the cast iron wheel, i Wooden wheels are used on the Metropolitan Underground Railway, ofj London, where the1 -frequent and sudden starting and stoppages of the trains are calculated torack and destroy ilie ; material of which they arc composed. No accident, it b asserted, has yet Occurred on thatroad.'' P' v'' P-'"- I "'i H 1' - Administrator's Salo. ! As Administrator of Dr. W. D. Caldwell,1 T will sell at th Public Square in Charlotte, on Tueidsj the, 9th day of February; a Library of Mcd'ural Works and other personal property of the deceased. ! " All persons indebted to the deoeascd, W.l D. Cald well, are notified to make immediate settlement; and all persons having claims against said deceased must present them within the time prescribed byj law, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. K. E. CALUWECL. Jan. 18 1869. 3w lAdmr, Iiiiicolnton Female Sominary, - ; . j LINCOLNTON, N.j 0. : , Thcn3. Session will commence January 2th, l860randclc6 27th November following. J Tbe ses sion is divided into two terms of 20 weeks each, with . a vacation in bummer oi lour weexs; me t an terra commencing 12thJulyNTupils will be received at any time during the term.liad,charged from.' the time of entrance; -but no deduction tuade for absence, tx cept at the option of the PrincipabJ . I . . Expenses per Term o 20 TJVi hatf in aJvanc : Board Washing, Fuel and Ligbtswilh x jl s Regular Tuition, ; f. j p 100 00 Music 04 iano, Guitar or Melodeon, 200 French and Latin, each, 12 00 Pencil and Crayon Drawing, P 12 00, Oriental and Grecian Painting, . 15 00. Oil Paintiig, I ':'-.. : 25 00 Embroiderv1 on Silk or Velvet. i 10OO Regular Tuition for day scholars from $10 to $'20 The Boarders are, expected to furnish 1 pair sheets. 1 pair puisw caseB, 1 counterpane, towels ana nap- kins. ; . f ' : : P -i - 1 X ' ' . x ur luriuvr luiuruiniiuu appiy io I ; c r It f 11 T.. TT. BRE.VARD, Principal. Jan 18, 18C0 ?mpd ,,11 P Np 1 Peruvian Guano. "Tj ftTtffn TONS received direct from the Agents JJLJMJr of rcruvian Government, and, nuality guaranteed! For sale low for Cash, or for Cotton in hand. WILLIAMS & MURCIIISON. Jan 18, 1809 4w ; 1 Wit3iiyoToy,NC' AlOxandriana Academy l P BI2CKLENBUEQ CO., N. C. I The eieriises of the Sprino: Term will be resunied on the 18th of January, 1869, and will contanue!!0 weeks with no deduction for loss of time except in cases of nrolracted sickness. ' -j j j Terms: Board from $8 to $10 j Tuition in Primary Branches $: Intermediate $10 and $12.50: Clascics $15, payable at the close of the session; if not 1 to be added to each amount. . I iisoouuo x lawuuat uui Tcyiui: win no Lrijrru ua T aoAnA it c? ; .:rt v . Saturdays, for which an extra charge will be made. 1 For further particulars address I Jan 18, -1869 2wpd A. J. HARRISON, Principal. Dissolution, p The firm df W. W. ORIER & CO is ihis day dis solved' by mutual consent James J. Sims retiring. The business! will hereafter be conducted by !W. VV. Crier and C. W. Alexander, under the sU Wf CRIER, it JLI.3UC AN t)EB." 1 "-', . Those indebted to the old firm will please jcall at once and pa, r up, . as the business' must . be losed. : One. 'of the firm may always be found at the counting room ofGrier and Alexander, and thc receipt of any of thelpartn rs will be good. ; I . j ' Thankful to, our friends for their patronage in tho past, We hops they will not neglect this noticd I I W W. ORIER. j L ! i JAS. J. SIMS, , Jan 18, 1 809. ! C..W. ALEXANDER, t ; GRIEB & ALEXANDER, p - )kolesale and retail Grocers, j- Having purcliascd MrtSinjs interest in the Stock" of Wj W; Grier & Co., they would call the attention of their frauds and the Public gcncraHy to their Slock of Choice . ;P 'jj . J , f Family Groceries, ! not to be suria'ssed in the market either in quality or variety!- . . ;. ':, , ' The ,highe;it cash prices paid for all kinds of country prod uce. A speciality made of good family 'flOUr. - . 'P ; j I j AH Goods, purchased at this house will be deliver-, ed any where in the City free of charge ' 1 Thankful t our many friends for the! very liberal patronage bes towed upon ns heretofore, we ask. a continuance df the same. Our motto is -as Lt ever has been 'Str.aighfc forward, true to the line." W. W. GRIER, Jan. 18; 18C9. P C. W. ALEXANDER. P rish Potatoes, &c. 60 Barrels Northern Irish Potatoes, 10 Hh(k New Orleans Sugar, ! For sale by I STENIIOUSE, MAC AULA r & CO: v Jan 18, 1869. ...;,' , , . ; j ; ' Stotres, Tin-Ware &c. NEW FIRM. D. H. jBYERLY & CO. (In tc Baselncnl' Store under Mansion Jovse, Keep for sale a full assortment of Stoves of every description, 1 follow-Ware, Tin-Ware, Japan-lVare, &c.', &e. . '.,' " ':' , i I Spears' AntDust Cooking Stove Is a superior artl ;Ie, and has given general satisfaction. We lave Kld a large n imber within the past year. p We alsa keej other patterns ,of Cooking Stores, of the most apj roved style and quality, j ' ' J p Tin, 'Coppc ,inu" Sheet-Iron 'work execued at abort notice. '. Rcpai ring promptly attended toll - P j P D.II. BYERLV. M Jan 18, ? 809 O. I. POUQHERTV, NEW- GOODS. l.'P I I We are rcceiting a large stock "of" all kinds of Dry Goods, Ladies' press Goods, White GooUa Breakfast Capes and Sliawla, Hosiery,' Gloves, Ladiea' and Gn- tleracn's Kids, SHk, Worsted, Ca&simere, 4c, Ladles' Hose, Gent's Half Hose, Blankets, Gent's Shawls. Ac. ' , P P Glothing. ; . v r , . A good stock of Clothing which' we offer great -In- ucements on- . ' . I 't Shoes and Bobts of all kind9 at as creat barralna as can be had ay where. ....,,;; P P Hardware. . A- p-! " We Veep the best quality of-, ali kinds of Shovels. ' Ajxes, Anvils, Bpllowa, Blacksmith's Hammers, . Car punter's Toels, Chisels, Augurs, Brace and Bitts, Bjailder's Hardware, Locks, Hinges, Screws, which wie will sell as cheap as any house ia tho City. 1 Pr-- . iron.-: "!. ;), '-: V Northern and Domestic Wagon Tire, Shovel Mould &p., &c We, dttly ask (an opportunity to show our Goods, as we intend to bell as cheap as any other first class Merchants. Jan.18, 1869, BARRINGER & WOLTE. X
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