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GOLDSBORG, N. C., MONDAY; AUGUST. 23, ;i888.
VOL. XXII.
NO. 88.
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THE CHICAGO CONVENTION
The Irish
National
Council.
League in
Chicago, III., August 18. The
great Irish National League Conven
tion assembled shortly after 3 o'clock.
The hall was filled with people and
the walls with flags and decorations.
Mr. Egan enters and: is greeted with
cheers. Then comes Messrs. Davitt
and Redmond, Deasy and O'Brien,
Er. Byrn and Thomas Brennan.
Three cheers are called for the Irish
ambassadors, and heartily responded
to. AV each prominent delegate is
espied his namo is shouted out and
cheers respond. Mr. Egan takes the
chair, Mr. Davitt on his right, the
delegates of the Parliamentary party
on his left. The rear of the stage is
occupied by ladies, Messrs. Finerty,
Sullivan and the other leaders taking
their places on the floor with their
respective delegations. An immense
floral harp with streamers of green
ribbon, is brought in and placed in
front of the chairman's desk, lhe
audience applauds and rises while the
band plavs "The, Harp that once
through Tara's Halls." The music
finished, President Egan rises; he re
ceives an ovation He congratulates
them that they will be inspired by the
nrpsence and aided by the counsel or
ha man -who above all others, not
eventing the great leader himself,
v,oit a warm nlace in the hearts of
sh exiles. Michael Davitt. Pro-
inn cnpfl annlause.l They also had
frith them O'Brien, who had banished
more snakes and reptiles from Ireland
than any man since the days of St.
Patrick; Deasy and Redmond, to all
of whom he extended a hearty wel
come. He congratulated them upon
tlip work which had been accom
lUhpd since thev last met in Faneuil
Hall at Boston.
A reference to Mr. Gladstone was
responded to with cheers, again and
aain repeated, as was aiso me suue
ment that $320,000 had been sent from
this p.nnntrv in aid of the Parliamen
tary party during the past year. His
allusion to the hope of some people
that the r.nnvention would end in dis
sension . brouerht but a fair chorus of
"noes," but when he followed it with
the declaration that all dissensions
should be fought out on the floor of
the convention and by the convention,
and that the cause was too sacred a
trust to be made' the shuttlecock of
politicians, a toy for any man's grati
fication or the weapon of any man's
personal malace, was greeted with
cheers and counter cheers, which
pretty strongly indicated the division
in the convention. Again, when he
declared the . motto on the walls,
"Peaceably if we can, otherwise if we
must," was the only true policy, the
nnlv one that. England would respect,
and the only, one which could place
the national' cause where it belongs.
the eheers and counter cheers were
rfmewed. an d there were shouts of
"Yes" and "No." President Egan
on eluded amid aDnlause, and a cler
prvman on the olatf orm proposed three
cheers for the three great heroes of
modern times, Washington, Gladstone
and Parnell and the response was
heartv.
The official call for the convention
having been read and letters of apol
ogy from Father Conally, of Worces
ter, Mass., and Father Cronin, of the
Catholic. Union. Buffalo, and having
' been read bv Secretary Sutton, nu
merona di snatches of encouragement
trnm TTnliffcT. the Democratic State
Convention at Grand Rapids, Mich.,
and elsewhere having been read, the
chair announced that in accordance
with custom the Executive Committee
rl Hon. .lndce Fitzgerald, of
Cincinnati, as temporary chairman ;
John P. Sutton, of Nebraska, W.J.
Elliott, of Columbus, andW. Fogarty,
of Chicago, as temporary secretaries
Contrary to expectation, there was no
opposition to the selection, and Judge
Fitzgerald was received with round
after round of annlause when he as
sumed the president's station. Without
transacting: any business the conven
tion at 9 o'clock adiourned until to
morrow morning.
"OUR GEORGE B" in Dakota.
Shipping
His Sails
Democracy.
Towards
(Mitchell (D. T.) Mall, August 12th,)
Our esteemed friend. George B.x
Everitt, obtained his appointment as
register of the land office, because he
Tvas a furious Republican and a pro
nounced hater of and howler at Dem
ocrats and the Democratic party. He
is to-day glad enough to affiliate with
and speak well of those, he once open
ly denounced and despised. WhyT
rsecause the fat office he holds is sim
ply during the pleasure of the Demo
crats. It is thus demonstrated !that
was a Republican tor revenue
only. The silent enlistment of such
men in the Democratic party is going
on continually, and as "confirmation
strong as proof from holv writ" in
this case, we present the following let
ter :.r
i Mitchell, D. T., Dec. 21st,
Dec. 21st, )
Office,
on, D. C. .j
Com. Gen'l Land
Washington
SIR: Referring to vonr letter
October 23, 1885, authorizing the em
ployment by this office of an addition
al clerk for three months from Novem
ber 1st, 1885, an explanation may be
necessary why said clerk was not em
ployed until December 1st.
Prior to July 1st, '85, the Register
uaa promised Mr. J. C. Ryan, that on
j.ue xst ot tnat month he would give
mm employment m the land office.
, iour order reducing the clerical
jorce rendered that impossible. I On
the allowance of the additional help
register tendered the place to
Mr. Ryan, and held it open until De
cember 1st, ; hoping that he would be
able to accept the position., Mr. Ryan
is every way especially suited for $uch
; 0rk. and an additional reason that
influenced me was the fact that,hehas
ver been an active member, of . the
! democratic party and is an' earnes
supporter of the ; present administra
tion.
Mr. Ryan's business engagements
would not permit of his acceptance,
and "on December 1st, Mr. C. N. Wal
ker was appointed.
On December lUth, Mr. waiKer was
stricken down with nervous prostra
tion, and Mr. F. Stillwell was at once
appointed to do his work. Mr. Still
well is a competent clerk and is and
has been an earnest supporter of the
administration.
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Geo. B. Everitt; Register.
Xnnnfl could be mean enough to
suppect such a high toned, 'honorable
gentleman, as our esteemed friend
Register Everitt, ot using ttns com
munication as a bribe. He would not
in consideration of retention in oflice,
voluntarily agree to substitute for his
Republican clerks "prominent, young
Democrats." Nor eould any be so
base as to assume that his willingness
to exchange Republicans for Demo
crats in his clerical force, was in any
way a reflection upon the Kepubli
cans. It is merely a formal acknowl
edgement that the Democrats being in
a measure responsioie ior me admin
istration of the land office placed in
his charge by the Republican party,
should have its affairs conducted Dy
Democrats. Knowing the exalted
chivalrous sense of honor that ac
tua e our high born southern friend,
we are confident that had he not
transferred his allegiance from the
Republican to the Democratic party,
sn earlv as December 12, 1885, his
resignation would have accompanied
the Tetter which we have cited. In
possession of these facts,' and having
some knowledge of the action of the
hidden snnnfrs which actuate human
political conduct, we differ with. 4 'Cha
Din." the Washington correspondent.
The case of the Mitchell postmaster is
a strong voucher in favor of Col.
Shoafe's zeal as a Democrat, tie is a
Riip.pessfnl nroselvter. The Mail is
ready to extend the right hand of fel
lowship to a tair ot worthy uerno
crats. Mr. Everitt and Mr. Silsby
have been Damon and Pythias to each
other in the Republican flock, and
the role of David and Jonathan can
be their's in the Democratic fold.
APPLAUDING THE PRESI
DENT.
St. Louis, August 18. The State
Democratic Convention called to nom
inate a judge of the Supreme Court,
one railroad commissioner and a su
perintendent of public instruction
met in Exposition Hall here.this morn
ing at 10 o'clock. Ex-Governor John
S. Phelps was made temporary chair
man and the convention immediately
proceeded to the work of organization.
Although a partial ticket only was to
be chosen, the convention promises to
be a lively one. The chiet interest
centres upon the nomination or a
judge of the Supreme Court, for which
there are tour candidates ueiore me
conyention. The railroad commis-
sionership is sought by eighteen gen
tlemen, whilst there are but three
prominent candidates for superinten
dent of public instruction. On taking
the chair Governor Phelps regretted
that the ?ate Congress had tailed to
consider the tariff legislation and re
lieve the people of taxation as the par
ty was pledged to do.
Alter announcing tne usi ol clerks,
sergeant-at-arms and doorkeepers,
Senator Geo. G. Vest, upon invitation
addressed the convention. He eulo-
rri zed the Democratic partv as the
guardian of the constitutional guar
antee to everv citizen, ana tne impia
cable foe of a centralized government.
Referring to the failure of tariff re
form in the last session of Congress,
he said all effort in this direction was
blocked mainlv bv the so-called Dem
ocrats of the East, who stood firmly
against all attempts, j He thanked
God that the President had failed to
approve the surplus resolution foisted
upon the democratic nouse oy me
majority of the Senate because, in its
amended shape, t is mischievous and
nerversive of the true idea ot rerorm.
He believed every dollar of the sur
nlus revenues should be applied upon
the public deot. lie denounced tne
system of building up one section of
the country at the expense of another
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as injustice and robbery.
SUDDEN DEATH.
LWilmington Review.!
We deeplv regret to learn that Mr.
W. E. DuiJcan, the telegraphist at
Magnolia. Duplin county, dropped
. m .
dead iu this ofncesyesterday afternoon
Heart disease is supposed to have been
the cause of death. Mr. .Uuncan had
heen located at Magnolia, in the em
lov of the Railroad. Express and
'elegraph Companies, .for seyeral
vears and was faithful and efficient in
the discharge of: his duties, and was
much resnected by all who Knew him.
He was a native of Pender county,
and has a brother. Mr. G. P. Duncari,
residing at Rocky Point. The deceased
leaves a wite and, we tninK, two cnii-
dren. . His remains were taken to
Rocky Point for interment. He was
about 32 years of age, and but a short
time since becamei a member of Han
over Council No; 25. United States
Benevolent Association, of this city.
in which he had a life insurance to the
amount of $5,000, and upon which he
had paid but one assessment. ,
In New Orleans ah Italian Proprietor
ot a Washington Street Fruit Stand
Cuts a Melon. . '
Among the happy ones at the drawing1 of
The Louisiana State Lottery on the 13th inst..
was Mr. Vito Dilorenzo, who held one-fifth of
the ticket 77,22V which drew the second prize
of f 25,000. lie is only zo years or age, is a na
tive of Italy and has been here six years, and
is the proprietor of a fruit stand at the corner
of Washington Avenue and Laurel street, and
will continue to make New Orleans his home.
He is unmarried but he might now prove more
susceptible to the Bmiles of some soft eyed
daughter of sunny Italy. New prleant (LaJ
SoHcit.Btinks at'the; Messen
ger office, Orders by . mail promptly
filled. V- . : , -j.
On Road to Strasbourg.
r Correspondence Goldsboro Messengrer.l
W tarried at Paris until the 15th to
witness the great National Fete which
did not meet our expectations,although
in some respect jt was quite attractive,
The review of the French Army,
m-
eluding the troops engaged in the re
cent war with China, being the event
of the day. At evening a grand dis-
play of fire works took place and this,
Yia VmiliATir illnminations of the
public buildings and parks, closed up
the davs nrogramme in an American
old fashioned Fourth
The French people are
of July style,
much in love
with our country and thousands of
star spangled banners were used in
their decorations, so it was not hard
for us to imagine that we were on
American soil enjoying an old time
celebration,but we had no chicken pie;
neither did we burn any r rencn pow
der,for we could'nt find a fire-cracker
in Paris. We pity the patriotic boy
that grows up in such a country. But
we are tired of the noise and clatter
of the city, so Thursday morning, July
15th, we wheel toward the rural dis
tricts of France, bound for Stras
bourg on the Rhine, 290 miles away.
surround the "city and, on reaching
th eastern limits we
wheel toward i
Fourmain, which place we reach
early in the afternoon, and only they
who have passed through this sunny
land nnon a wheel can fullv under
stand the- meaning of what we say
when we tell you it is delightful. We
will not take the time to describe each
davs iournev. nor the country we pass
through except in a general way, for
the whole trip this far has been like a
garden in France. There are no
fences, but each peasant knows his
own and as vou look over the valleys
and up the hill sides the little patches
or grass and yeuow grain iouk. nue
spots of gold and emerald. Although
we do not admire the agricultural im-
nlamonte PTftfint now and then an
A m arino r m noh l n'e we see here and
there but we do admire the taste dis- democratic state convention met here for to read," (Luke IV. 16) and he
played in tilling the soil, for the far- to-day and effected a permanent or- gave various injunctions to his ap
Wo mte the hest of everv inch eranization bv electing ex-Congress- postles in regard to observing the Sab-
of ground. Every nation has its pe
- v l
culiarities and particularly do we no
tice this with French peasantry. But
few live upon the farms, but here and
here we notice small villages made
rm most, altogether ot this class ot
people. A church usually marks the
center and with the little old tasnion
ed stone houses.that nestle closely .re
mind us somewhat of a hen with her
brood, Though woefully immoral,
fhftir arfi won dfirfnllv devoted to their
.iiny. !ni lnvfl to livA near bv it and
ov
IUUUKU ouiiivniiuiv - J
cnm 1 hanni r tAffOthftr. I nfiV
r"rrcr iu i .j in v umuuia i .vwv-v. . -
are frugal and industrious, especially
the latter,for as soon as they have at
tended early service at church on
Sunday,or any other day,over the hill
in their great one horse cart they go
to the farm and all go, men, women
and babies, with their dinners to stay
all day. Two or three loaves of bread,
as lon$r as a base ball oat and as
thick, and the same number or bottles
of wine is all they require. A Pari
sian and a peasant are as different as
davlight and darkness and one can
hardly imagine
tW thev riAlono- to
the same race.
OnA tho nrimna-
t.q f th latest dress and customs of
the most fashionable people in the
wm-ld. The other wears a iacket cut
fmm n. ttern riOO vears old. with
ways and customs to correspond. One
has skin clear and wnite, tne otner
hide as brown as tan bark. And this
oco ,iifFovoTire is nn.rtiinlarlv no-
twnVile am one the soldiers. The offi-
cers are as fine a looking class of men
as can be found any where, but the
privates, well, they look very well
Qfw n,t. if it's clondv. You ask
what makes the difference. This is the
only solution that I can give. I have
not seen a school house in the rural
districts of France, and find but few
of the peasantry that can read or
write. Is that not enough and does
that not tell the secret of the check-
ered historv of this country! And un-
til she establishes some system of
schools different from what she now
has it appears possible for her yet to
see some dark days. There is a little
of the French language that we are
nnt familiar vc th vet and each dav
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Vrin fifa Tci th it fresh eneriences. and
though generally speaking the people
are honest, it is not unfrequent that
thev take advantage of us, believing
us to be either millionaires or dukes.
There is certainly nothing about our
dress or manner to even suggest the
former, so we conclude that occa
sionally we are classed with the lat
ter. Some one has said that 'iigno
rance is bliss." but when a fellow has
hnt. t.wentv-five
cents in
his pocket
and in trying to economize orders
what he supposes to be worth about
ten cents, a little pie, ana learns mai
his bill is seventy-five cents besides
the waiter's fee, we confess that we
can find nothing blissful in such a
transaction. Or, when a man starves
all day to be able to afford table
d'hote dinner at six and then is
charged enough to pay for two days
living, besides not being able to tell
them emphatically that they are la-
dies or gentlemen, which is a lie.
Such an experience seems not only at
variance with the saying but proves
it an outrageous falsehood. The
above does not belong to our dealings
with country landlords, they seem to
be more honest but mistake our ca
coffee and a little bread, we feel nat
urally the need of a lunch, we stop at
a country hotel to order something to
satisfy ns nntilmeal time. -Our green
book is of no service, for they can't
read, so we fire away. They make a
speech" about ten minutes in length
T JT '
and we say,"yui .onv7 and betore we
are aware o0t 'tfreyafarcK jnith an
armful of bread and a basket of meats
and groceries purchased fof jour i beria -
fit.WelBrideavbr to inform them.tbat
out systenSs don't require so much,
pacities;as for instance after traveling Gibbon nominated Maxwell Stephen- upon tne nrst oay goes to snow, witn-twenty-five
or thirty miles on a French son, of Philadelphia.; J ohn M. Ford out the least doubt, that this was m
i ulL wu,oV. vr,cicto rtf a nn nf seconded the nomination of Stevenson tended to be a holy day of the .Lord in
but it is too late: we are doomed. An
armful of brush is laid upon the fire
and a great meal is soon prepared for
ns. We eat it. tav a fancy, price for
the same, ride on a mile or two and
lie down and groan with an over-
loaded stomach. After all is $aid and
done we get enough fun out of lt.to
pay mecosi.
This is Mondav morning, July 19,
and we are about leaving Bar le Due.
We have passed through a good many
small villages and tarried at Sezanne
Uitry le Franicois and the places men
tioned before in our letter. Our lour
ney on Saturday and for several days
previous has been through a rich
grain district and the peasants are
busilv engaged with ineir narvest.
We caught the sound of an American
reaper now and then, and it was like
music to us, for we heard it often in
davs of vore and if we could have
spared the time and gotten rid of our
modesty we
would have dismounted
and bound up a few bundles for the
French lasses, for this seems to be
their part of the business and they
have learned it well. I fancy I can
can n. Pflriei'nn riAllo or an American
bent on "bringing in the sheaves."
But we are now entering the grape
regions and to-dav our road will wind
around the vine clad hills tnat we nave
so often read and sung about. We
are sorry that the fruit has not ripen-
ed. jlo nignt, an uemg cn, ho m
sleeu in Toul and we hope to reacn
Strasburg Wednesday or Thursday
night or Thursday morning. We are
not making bicycle records but are
traveling for health and pleasure,
getting all the good out of the jour-
nev Dossible. The sun is climbing
high up in the heavens and we must
be off in the cool of the day for Toul
is fortv miles distant and we wish to
reach it .early in tne arternoon, so
good day.
KEYSTONE DEMOCRACY
.
Nomination of Chauncy Black for
GovernorThe Platform,
Harrisburg. Pa., August 18. The
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man .Elliot as cnairman.
The nomination of candidates for
the office of governor being in order,
B. F. Meyers, of Dauphin, named Col.
Henrv McCormick, of Harrisburg, L.
F. Holtzman nominated Gen. Presley
Guthrie, of Alleghany; Hon. R. M.
Soeer.of Huntingdon, nominated Hon.
William A. Wallace, of Clearfield;
Arthur G. Dewalt named Hon. Robert
E. Wright, of Lehigh; Joseph . S.sob-
inson named CoL'Robert Dechert, or
Philadelvhia; Hon. Levi March nom
hnated Lieut. Gov. Chauncev F. Black.
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I OT I OIK. J. Call OL lUO TU11 lebUILCU;
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Black, 193; Wallace, 129; Wolverton,
9; McCormick, 12; Dechert, 11. A
stampede of some of the Wright and
McCormick men to Black rendered the
latter's nomination sure. The vote
cast for Guthrie was withdrawn and
cast for Black.
Hon. R. M. Speer who nominated
Wallace, moved to make the nomina
tion of ChaunceyF. Black unanimous.
Adopted.
For lieutenant-governor R. C. Me
Martin, of Bedford named Humphrey
D. Tate, of Bedford countv. Mr. Geo-
man named R. Bruce Rickets, of Lus-
terne countv. Thenameof Robert E.
Wright was presented also and before
proceeding to balloting a motion was
carried at C:40 to aiourn until 8 o'clock,
The platform is as follows: The de-
mocracy oi reansyivauia, m uuuveu-
tion assembled, do declare tnat we re-
afhrm. the Chicago olattorm ot lo4,
approved bv tbe people m the election
of Cleveland and Hendricks; that we
favor a just and fair revision of the re-
visisn care should be taken that such
changes shall be made in a spirit of
fairnes to all interests and without de-
priving American labor ot the ability
to successfully compete with foreign
labor and without imposing lower rates
of duty than will be ample to cover
any increased cost of production which
may exist in consequence of higher
rate of wages prevailing in this com-
munity; that we endorse the demo
cratic retorm administration or fresi
dent Cleveland. It has given confi
dence to the business industries of the
country, purged the departments of
corruntion. checked extravagance.dis-
. A ' V '
couraged clas legislation and monooo-
lies, elevated the ciyil service from the
partisian debasement to . which it has
been reduced by previous admmis-
trations, and has made the people of
the United States feel reassured confi
dently in the perpetuity and safety of
the ifation. That we sympathises with
labor in its efforts to make industrial
and moral worth, not money, the
trne standard of individual and na-
tional greatness, and to secure to the
workers the enjoyment of the wealth
they create, and sufficient leisure in
which to develope their intellectual
and social faculties.
Resolutions lamenting the death of
Semonr, McClellan, Hancock, Hen
dricks and Tilden, were adopted.
The convention reassembled at 8
o'clock and a motion made to proceed
to ballot for lieutenant governor which
was agreed to. John L. Ginn, of
Philadelphia, made a most eloquent
appeal for Col. Rickett. He hoped the
convention would reward him for his
bravery in battling for the union. Be
fore the ballot could be announced the
nomination of Col. Rickett was. unan
imous. - ? : : '
For congressman at large, Geo. W.
in . brilliant eniogy oi tne nte ana
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deeds of the nominee. Mr. Stevenson
was nominated by acclA.mation. ;
i JPox secretary of the internal affairs,
James A. Stranahan,of Mercer,named
J. Simnson Africa.of Hnntingdon,and
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I moved his nomination De maaennani-
mous-wnicn was agreea ip. ;
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- FOJt -THEc 8UMMER-Anoiher line
' of very pretty patterns in SeertuckeriGat
icoea and Lawnsjust 'received at
j.-f ?-:,:; .i; EINSTEIN'S-
THE SABBATH DAY.
Proven by Scnptured Arguments
and Bible Quotations.
Correspondence Goldsboro Messenger.
Mount Olive, N. C, Aug. 20; 18SG.
Your correspondent, G. M. Hobbs,
in reference to a sermon he heard on
the observance of the Sabbath, seems
to have some difficulty in knowing as
to whether he should observe the sev-
enth day, the jewish Sabbath, or the
hrst day. ot the week, our "Lord's
Day," as the holy Sabbath. It seems
strange; Mr. Editor and is hardly
creditable to believe, that one in this
enlightened age of the church should
find himself thus . puzzling his mind
with such a question.
, But worthy, Mr.! Hobbs seems to
have settled it in . his mind that we
Christians ought to observe the sev-
enth day of the week, the jewish Sab-
oath, as our babbath, and that in do-
ing so we would be obeying tha law of
God and ontheotherhand,we are only
observing the law of man.
Well wonders will never cease."
Still, the moralitv of the command
to keep the babbath day holy doesnot
consist in keeping this or that partic
ular day. This is Phariseeism. No
one particular portion or time is m-
trinsically holier than any other.
But the morality of the command is
wmp luiiuug mo caqiuid yi.
woo, in Keeping tne seventn, alter six
days of toil. Besides in this world of
ours the days vary in length from
twenty four hours to sis months. The
sun is ever rising and setting, lhe
day is ever dawning, ever closing.
While it is day with one half of the
world, it is night .with the opposite
portion. So, it is m the very nature
of the case, simply impossible for all
the world to observe precisely the same
period.
. But, "the letter killeth."
We presume, of course, and espec
ially from his article, that Mr. Hobbs
believes that the Sabbath law has
never been respected. And it was the
savior's custom to enter the synago-
gues on the Sabbath, and "stand up
Dam, ana especially in regaru io iue
spirit of the Sabbath law in distino-
tion from the phasisaical spirit.
But let us go to the word of God,
and see if the same honor has put up-
, At i n i i ii
on the first day that had been given to
the seventh. It was on the first day
of the. week that Christ first appeared
unto his disciples. We are told that
it was on the evening of the same day.
ninJhehrstaayof-tlie .week, the
door being shut, that he appeared to
them and breathed upon them the
Holv Ghost. It was after
eight days,
within, on
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the first dav of the week, when he'ap
peared again unto them, and renewed
the salutation of peace. And it was
on the first of the week, the christian
Sabbath, that the Holy Ghost was
noured out at Jerusalem, under the
preaching of Peter, when such multi
tudes were added to the church. It
was on the first dav of the week that
the disciples broke bread at Troas
(Acts xx : 6, 7). It was on the first day
of the week that collections, as Paul
commanded, were to be taken up in
the church at Corinth, as he had also
directed in all the churches, (1. Cor.
xvi:2), thus showing that it was on
this day that the Christians met now
to worship instead or the seventh.
was on the Lord's day that John was
on the island of Patmos, when the
neaveui)- gaies wcxo iuiu.tu vlx
ins view, tnus snowing tne sacreuuess
ot this dav.
And while the seventh day or the
week was observed, and inculcated in
the teaching and practice of our Lord
and his Apostles, before the resurrec-
tion.it is worthy of notice that after the
resurrection,thechange of dispensation
there is not a word or even a nmt in
the teaching or practice of Christ, or
hisApostles,in regard tothe observance
of the seventh day, and their practice
shows most conclusively, without a
doubt, that they observed the first day
of the week, which also took the namo
of the Lord's dav in honor of his bless
ed resurection, as the holy Sabbath.
Thus showing that the Sabbath
took upon itself double force and
meaning, for it was henceforth
to be observed not only as a dav of
rest in honor of the finished work of
creation, when "God rested from all
his work," but in commemoration of
our risen Lord, for he rose again
from the dead" on the first day of the
week.
Let it be especially observed that
not only did our blessed Lord rise
again from the dead on the first day,
and honor it so much on several occa
sions m visiting his disciples, and m-
stituting the Lord's Supper &c, and
not oniv did uoa recognize ima uay as
the Sabbath by a great outpouring of
his holy spirit, "when the day or
pentecost had fully come;" but the
Apostles and Christians so understood
the day as they had been taught by
their Master, and it was on this day
that they ever regularly met for public
Tcnrshin. And as regards public wor
ship at that time on this day, in par
ticular, thus showing that this was
their day of rest, is it reasonable to
suppose at all, would not such a sup-
nnsinnn dd hdsuiu. iuai mcv tiius
served two days instead of one seventh
of their time T God has never in any
age required but one seventh of our
time to be devoted exclusively to his
service. Still the honor that is placed
commemoration of. the blessed resur
rection; - as well as the finished work
Of creation.' Changing the day is not
changing the design and uses; and in
this way does our Lord fulfill this part
of the moral law. 1 jl J; ,fl..
- There could ' be other passages of
scripture quoted to' prove tnat the day
has been changed, - but such $s haye
been quoted care: wonuK. muro uiu
:, or vdld dhe honor that was placed
upbrrthe first day stop with1 the cl6se
of the Apostolic age. The early Chris
tians caught the spirit from the Apos
tles, and perpetuated the same after
their decease, as is shown by their
writings; and in no age of the church
were any objections raised against the
observance of the first day, as the holy
babbath, until some of the "latter
dayn Saints began to make their ap
pearance, the seventh day Baptist,
being perhaps the first who rejected
this day as the Sabbath, and they ap
peared in Germany late in the fifteenth
or early in the sixteenth century, and
did no& reach America until in the
year 1665.
bo.let no one come against the first
day as the holy Sabbath. It is God's
hallowed day. The Christian church
is united upon thU day. God's people
have uot been mistaken as to the day.
In all ages of the Christian church, a
strict and pious observance of this day
has been fraught with great blessings
from God. "A tree is known by its
fruits," and so is our Sabbath day.
As nations, churches and individuals
have neglected to observe this holy
Sabbath, God's blessings have taken
their departure; and why should we
not attribute a great many of the ills
m our country as in part to a non-ob
servance of God's holy day.
We could go on and have a great
deal to say as to the proper observ
ance of the Sabbath, but perhaps al
ready too much space of your valuable
paper has been taken up, when the
Sabbath law in God's word is so con
cise and plain. "Remember the Sab
bath day to keep it holy," and this
law is clearly and fully explained in
.. .
ttAwtAna noeeAVA0 npnnnio 1 It m mA
of the first books of tne old testament,
and great emphasis is given the law
bv its frequent repetition. See Ex.
xx:9,lU: xxxi:l5-lb: .Lev.
xix:3-30;
xxvi:2; Deut. v:12; Ezck. xliv:24; Jer.
xvii:21,22. This emphasis is increased
by the special blessings promised, lo
the eunuchs and strangers who keep
the day are promises "a place and
name in God's house better than that
of sons and daughters," (Isaiah lvi:5).
To those who turn their foot away
from the Sabbath, from doing their
own pleasure and speaking" their own
words, the promise is that they shall
"ride upon the high places of the
earth, and be fed with the heritage of
Jacob," (Isaiah lviii:14.)
But in conclusion, Mr. Editor, if
what I have written will lead one
single person to have more reverence
for God's holy day and observe it more
faithfully, then I shall not have writ
ten in vain. L. R. L.
BERTIE POLITICS.
The Democratic County Conven
tion at Windsor.
Correspondence Goldsboro Messenger.
At a convention of the Democratic
party of Bertie county, held in Wind
sor on the ICth day of August, the
following proceedings were had :
Upon motion, James Bond, Esq.,
was made chairman of the conven
tion, and W. L. Williams, Esq., iec
retary. Burges Urquhart, Esq., was
nominated for the House of Rcpre
sentaiives. James R. White, Esq.,
was nominated for Clerk of the Supe
rior Court. Thomas H. Bazemore,
Esq., was nominated for Register of
Deeds. Upon motion of- J. H. Ether-
edce.
Esa.. W. C. Liverman, T. r .
T on n c. Outlaw. W. W. Askew. W.
L. Williams, J. D. Gaskins,N. Bunch,
Josiah Mizell and Joseph E. Nich-
oils, were appointed delegates to the
State Convention. And Thos. Nor-
fleet, J. H. Britt, Turner Bond, J. W.
Mitchell. R. W. Askew, G. W. Cobb,
' .
J. H.Pritchard, D. A. Warford and
E. H. Walke, were appointed dele
gates to the Congressional Conven
tion. And John. E. Tyler, Etherton
Wilson and J. H. Etheredge, were ap
pointed delegates to the Senatorial
and Judicial Convention.
Upon motion of J. B. Martin, Esq.,
it was resolved that the delegates ap
pointed to the State Convention, be
and are hereby instructed to use their
influence and to cast their votes for
w n Pmden. Fso.. as an associate
justice of the Supreme Court. Upon
motion it was resolved that the Exec-
utive Committee tor the county ior
the past two years, be elected as the
committee for the next two years
tttw mntinn of AT. L. Wood. Eso..
the convention adjourned sine die.
James bond,
Chairman.
W. L. Williams,
Secretary.
THE MICHIGAN DEMOCRATS.
Aravd Rapids. Mich.. Aug., 18.
At 1 1 o'clock this morning Redmond's
ooera house was filled, the democratic
delegates occupying tne nrst uoor,
dress circle and stage. Chairman Ln-
right called the convention to order
and had the call read. Mr. jnngni
then delivered the opening address.
He referred to the importance ot the
public domain question and the rights
of wage workers. Appiause.; oyn
dicates and monopolies grind down
the workers' claims. The republican
party could no longer fight dead is-
sues: it was represented by piebald
tocrats of the Michigan . club. His
TiTittTr remarlrs were annlanded. Much
of his speech was read from notes.
After Enright's speech, Wm. L.
Brancroft was chosen charman. He
congratulated the convention on the
first meeting under a democratic ad
ministration and Grover Cleveland.
rOroat nnnlanse.1 A resolution Was
nv ..-v-.v Mr Z
unanimously adopted for a committee
to confer with the greenbackers as to
fusion.' Judge Miner, of Detroit, pro-
poses resolutions condemning national
banks and their menace to the ; people
and protesting against anyrepeafof
the coinage oftiie sUver. dollar. - The
reference to silver coinage was vigor-
.Jai. on1 th roonlntiAn was
referred to the committee without de-
biKherconrentiop. adjourned M
iate. : Thbcon vention 4 adjourned till
two O'cldckv! ; v v.,
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twoociocs.: r v t - 7 , . ,,
JONES COUNTY POLITICS.
Democratic Convention. Held
at Trenton, August 14th. !
Convention called to order bv J. A.
Smith, Chairman Democratic Execu
tive Committee.
On motion. Dr. F. A. Whitaker was
called to the chair, and J. F. White
was requested to act as temporary
secretary.
The temporary organization was
made the permanent organization. -
Upon motion, the following gentle
men were appointed a committee on
resolutions : P. M. Pearsall, C. II.
Foy, Sam Hudson, A. C. Gooding, L.
Dillahunt, U. M. Collins, F. U. Foy.
The committee, through their chair
man, P. M. Pearsall, reported the fol
lowing resolutions, which were unan
imously adopted :
. Resolved, That we, the Democrats of
Jones countv, in convention assem
bled, reaffirming our faith in Demo-'
cratic government and our devotion
to Democratic principles, do most
cordially endorse the Administration
of his Excellency Governor At M.
Scales as wise, conservative and
watchful of the best interests of North
Carolina.
Re$ohed That we have obseaved
with pleasure the bold and resolute at
titude of Grover Cleveland, President
of the United States, in behalf of the
people and competent and honest
government, and we unhesitatingly
approve of his administration to car
ry out the principles of the Demo
cratic party as understood and de
clared by Jefferson and Jackton.
Resolved, Recognizing the eminent
fitness of the Hon. A. S. Merrimon
for chief justice, and the Hons. Geo.
V. Strong and J. A. Gilmer for asso-
ciate justices of the Supreme Court
of North Carolina; do instruct our
delegates to the State convention to
be held at Raleigh, August 23th. 1SSG,
to vote for the said gentlemen for
said positions, and to use their utmost
to secure their nomination.
Resolved, Believing that it js to the
best interest of the Democratic partv
of this congressional district to norm-
nate one of the ablest and most avail
able men for Congress, and believing
that F. M. Simmons, Esq., of New
Berne, will in every respect fill such
requirements, we therefore instruct
our delegates to the congressional
convention of this district to be held
at Wilson,
September 1st, 1SSG, to
cast the vote of this county for him
and to use all honorable means to se
cure his nomination.
Resolved, That according to the rule
and custom established in this the 9th
Senatorial district, and that as it is
the time for Carteret county, accord
ing to said rule and custom to name
the candidate for Senator of this dis
trict, then we instruct our delegates
to the Senatorial convention of this
district to vote for the man recom
mended by Carteret county.
Polloksville was recommended as
the most available place for holding
the Senatorial convention. '
The following gentlemen were ap
pointed delegates to the State conven
tion :
John Collins, K. -F. Fosue, W. F.
Mattocks, Lewis Bynum, J. J. Sim-j
mons, E. F. Sanderson, J. P. Harper,"
A. P. Barrow, J. C. Bnran, J. A.
Smith, P.M. Pearsall, E. M. Foscue,
Wm. McDanieh Peter Andrews, E. F.
May, John L. Hawkins, Lewis Stokes,
L.ewis King. c. a. woodiey, it. a.
Whitaker, S. E. Koonce, J.B. Banks,.
C. J.. Mattocks, Sam Hudson, Bent.
I -w 1 T f TT TTT I
lirocK, jr., r. o. jvoonce, w. xi.
Rhodes, Joseph Brown, H. F. Brown,
Edgar Rouse, D. 0. Farrior, F. M.
Dixon, C. C. Fordham, Sam King,
Sam Howard, Richard Miller, W. G.
Fordham.
For State convention :
W. B. Isler, J. H. Stevenson, C. H.
Foy, J. S. Becton, F. A. Whitaker,
L. Dillahunt, J. E. Harrison, J. A
Kinsey, M. G. Koonce.
The following were appointed dele
gates to the Congressional conven
tion :
Lewis Bynum, Cyrus Foscue, J. H.
Bell, J.B.Banks, A. G. Barrus, D.
S. Barrus, Samuel Hudson, II. A.
bimv p. "
John W. Mallard, W. M. Hawkins,
R. A. Whitaker, C. B. Woodiey, Cy-i
rus Brown, W. H. Rhodes, H. r..
Brown, D. O. Farrior, C. C. Fordham.
Sam Howard, W. S. Fordham, C. H.
Foy, J. S. Becton, C. G. Huggins, J.
I J. Simmons, E. F. Sanderson, J. P.
Harper, A P Barraw, J C Bryan, J A
Smith, PM Pearsall, C C Green, J P
Brogden, Wm McDaniel, J "V Wool
en, Thos Wilcox, ti h Koonce, J It
Hatch, S F Roonce, A J Leary, Edgar
Rouse. F M Dixon, Sam Kmg.Richard
Miller, W B lsler, J H Stevensonr
oames rryau, u xi uaa&ius, u i liar-
gett, J O J oyner.
Senatorial delegates :
Cyrus Foscus, N M Collins, W F
Mattocks, Sam Hudson, J B Brnks, J
H Bell F Wilcox, J J Simmons, J P
Harper, J B Stanly, John W Andrews,
P M Pearsall, S E Koonce, J K Learyr
J B McDaniel, Amos Amyette, R A
Whitaker, Benj. Brock, Jr., L A.
Haywood, w ttithodes, it o it xiatcn,
Jr., H F Brown, DOFarriorCC
ham, C H Foy, J S Becton, James D
Basden. F A Whitaker. James Gnf-
I '
fin, James Grey, Levi Heath, James
Lewis Bynum, E S Dixon, H A'
White, J'F White. D S Barnes, B F'
Banks, G A Barrow, F H Foy. J C
Brsan, A J McDaniel, Adam Andrews,.
Jr., Morris McDaniel, Thomas Wil
Aftx . D 8 Mallard. John Griffin, JL-
Harrison, C B Woodiey, A J Leary,
G W Koonce, Joseph Brown L r
Koonce, Edgar Rouse, F M Dixon,
Sam King, Richard Miller. -W B ls er, -
J H Stevenson, J F Noble, L Dilla-
hunt, J E Hamson, Walter Haskins, .
G H McDaniel, E B Metts. -
Upon motion, it was requested that,
1ia nroceedincrs . of the meeting .be"
pnblwheA; m : the . Jlew Berae g"";
request , that, the GoU.--
with " t
bbro
Irr, m..i.'ivM nMf'fKRMmA.
F. A. WmTAKB,iyPhm n." i -
J. F. Whim, Sr., Sec'y i
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