TPJS GLEANER GRAHAM N. C.April 8 1879 ttllTW—T-l -II n jjft ml» IT K. 8. PAEikKR, Editor. w~ Ti ' r |- y-'i - ;tt^» T.»e Federal election laws authorixe the apiwintmentlol au unlimited number ..■deputy marshals, to act under snper v sort with unlimited power over Die )iricriy%iJii««iilMU. Tbese laws hare I ocii oppressively and expensively ad* lidiiMlered. Tbe Democrats propose liteir modification to tke extent that MiiiervWor* shell here uo power to order arrests,and thai ihey ehell represent the difl* rent political partias. The lies publicans very sirenously oppose tbi». 1 hut tbe lew wee enacted iu tbe interest «>t peny e»»d not o£ the country or lair tlccilons can bsrdly be denied. Tbe evidence recently taken shows the appoiutioeni ot thousands of these Federal election oflciaU, m a great coat to tbe country, clothed with powers that iio mau In civil e ation un« or a govern* ntem guaranteeingjthe liberty ot »l»e peo ple should ever po«c*s,au4,aii active Ue publican poKtfeiaae, and eelocted because ui their efficiency as eledioueerors for u.«ir party. Of course RepuWicana rtiug lo this law that places at dis po««d canvassers with each extraordinary jHjwers, both nwliuedtywd able lo coerrt sud intimidate voter*, and paid out of the, public treasury at a rat* Wfll calculated to make them active Hi tbeeerirlce of the party whom the favor of their appoint M 2l>t f« LC* towed. Let the machinery of party and the cxyMHU incident to rtuuiiug it bo fbuud iu tha orgauiaalioQ and wvennee of par »v, bat let tbe lews ot our country be free fA-m provisions iu tbej interest of any political party, only in *o far ai that i.iiereal is the interest of tho ooantry,aud i«t the treasury of tbe goyernu»ent not ?4 depleted by the payment of wage* to party strikers. Shall the Itopublican partv longer be able to draw u|«ou the naiiounl revenues to deiray the expenses of "its campaigns* Shall tho taxea levied and collected trotn an impoverished people louger be ns«d by tho Republican J party in it# struggle for the retention of abused power? Shall elections in tbis country be free, aud the citixen secure iu Ms personal liberty against arreet and indignity hv one of publicly paid . laws, in'thointerest-of a political party ?|Let the Democratic party repeal so much of the law aa stands iu the way of free elections, aud thus serve the in* tcrests of the whole country, and not snrink trom the responsibility that may attaob to the oouseqoenoes of firmly in* elating upon each repeal. extra wuion, and tiny know for what tlie extra session wh mJImL Tlio Forty fifth Congress fulled to pan two of tbe most important of tbe appropriation Judi cial and legislative. Of thai Congress tIMB House #as Democratic and tbe Senate Kepablicaa The Constitution provides t'»at all bills appropriating mouey must originate iu tbe Houee. Tbe last lionae prepared and paaeed tbe two appropria tion'bills mentioned, with legislation at tached to eaob, to the army appropriation VUi a Motion or sections repealing the ilie executive, judicial and legislative Will, aseotiou or sectlone, repealing the test oath law for Jurors in tbe Federal o»arts, (be law authorising tbe appoint, ineut of deputy marshsU and supervisors witb poWara to make arbitrary arrests at tbe pelia. and otherwise interfere with election*. Time bills went to the Senate and were there ae amended aa to retain aseeb of the obnoxtune laws tbe Honae bed repealed. Tbe Honae refused to eoncar, and so the Congress expired by limitation without these neceasary appro priation Mil J beoomiug laws. Tbe President, by proclamation, con* ▼ened Onagrem in extra session, on tbe 19th eflaat month, tbe failure or tbe paisags of tbeae bllla being tbe occasion f Mere for. Tlie Forty-sixth Congress, Which met In obedlenee to tlie call el tbe President. ia Democratic in tjottfftames. After orgauiaation the Democrats met In dot6Pniiii6d ncfr legislation should be eetered open, and that a repeal ol the teat oath for Jurptain tbe Federal oonrte and of the law author ising the use of troopi at r jri a modification of tbe Federal election laws should be insisted upon, and tbft tlie nreestary legialatiou to efieet these purposes should be engrafted efeon the appropriation bills lor tbe o| which tbeeeaalon bad been oalldf. Ac r .House* eontainiug a provision repealing thiJiWs Difftod when the cam morion of tlie war bad aot settled into ftp eaUaand meantime, bed by oaaeus determined to resist (M repeal or Ibis law. Tbe bill cabie up lor consideration and tbe dnbete m-gan some tsn days sgo. Tbe Demos oral#, being iu cite majority, bad it in VI 5. JjL > :- ! g» jig V if ■> "*, sf- ■' : .i t their power to measurably cut off debate, bu- (bey elected not to do a*. The beet talent on both sides ot the llonse hue been engaged. Gai field, of Ohio, aj adroit, astute, able man, took fhe.leader ship of the Republicans* He, made aa ingcuiou* speech, wtricli can scarcely be ealled an argument upon the queetion under consideration. Ha declined to commit himself upon tbe merits of tbe law wldeb it wes proposed to repeal, in lantk |L.| L.> * a il j - S eeaSS tllgt sP^B'a its passage, but assumed tbat the PreeN dent would veto the bill aitb tbe repeal* ing clause wjjt, end the Democrats would refuse to pass it without, and eo au ap propriation tor ttM anny would ulti matcly fall. Ills speech wee undlaguij. edly for the camgaign ot next year, and seeks to rekindle seetionel jealousies and prejudices. Conger, of Michigan, and Frye of Maine, and others ot less note made eet speeches on tbe llopubiicau Ml *f\ (Ju tbe Democratic aide Chalmers, of Mlssiaeippl, Uurd ot Ohio, C»rli«le aud Blackburn, ot Keutucky and others prominontly engaged i« Alie debate. Our space forbids tbe prodoetioit ot the speeches or even eo mafeh of them aa would give any definite Mfeaof their chancier. The Republic cans ineleted tlwt the proposed repeal should come before the House as a seperate measure, aud that its attach* rnent to an eppropriatioo bill was revolutionary, as tending to coerce tbe Prudent into signing iho bill, or, failiag in tLis. the effect would be to withold the neceeeary means to carry on the machluery ot the government. Tlielr position wss robbed of eVM its plauei* bility, when tbey were rendtided that the law sought to be repealed waa enacted by being incorporated Into an appro* ptiatioit hill, Just as iu repeal is now to beeflected. * Saro some slierp badinage between Chalmers ami Conger, there has been little temper shown iu tbe debate. lhat tbe eerie purpose efthe Itopnbtieani is to make party capital for 183J, is apparent, and that too by oaliiug iuto activity the slumbering prejudices aud hatreds of tbe past, a course that we had hoped wee at laat finally abandoned. Of coarse we can only hare our opinion as to the final result, and that is, that the Demo crats will pass tbo bill a« prepared and introduced, and that the President will sign it, under protest it may be, but that be Will sigu it we believe, unless there should be a show ot weakness of purpose on the part of tbe Democrats, which will give hop* of their receding from tbe ground they bare taken. A timidity ip tbe fi»ce of retppueibility has marked tbe eowee of the Demeoratic party on important occasions in the past, and it may do eo again. It seenw lo us however, thai a step backwards now cannot be taken. If the President choose* % fee Intervention of a veto to retain an objectionable law and defeat a necessary appropriation, let him do so, and let blip and tbe party whose candidate be ve rest under the responsibility. 1/ tbe lie% publicans dare aseet it iu that shape it would be sheer cowardice for fren& crata to retreat before it. Tbe Deeaocrat ie pnrty it committed to the repeal oi these laws, It has the power, and failure to exercise it would be unmanly aud disastrous. WAsamoTes i iTTta, Washjmoton D. C. i April* 1879. ] Mr. Garfield, who has waya more plausible than any other publie maa of equal ability, bnt who, from some gener al aoapicion that be ia inaincere, haanever takeu the place iu his partv which men of leu ability, like Blaine, lor iuatanee. bare taken, was selected to eotrmence the radical fight iu tbe House on Saturday against tboee meaaurea of reform wbicb tlie Democrats had agreed npou in aui cus. Mr. Garfield labored with much skill to establish two tbiugs, kJO wing all tbe time thai neither of Uiein was in sub stance true. First, he attempted to ehow that to attach to the Army appropriation bill a provision that troops should not be allowed to interfere wilb elections, end to penis! iu it, was revolutionary and treasonable. He kuew, aa every reflect ing man knows, that he was talking-non sense. If Congreas, to whom the control ol the navy sud the Army is given, vote them op or down, or fail to vote any way concerning them, it ia simply exercising lis constitutional right, Such action may cause grave inconvenience, as tho paying Of interest on bemtsor the collection of duties on imports does, aud, perhaps, limy In some cases be permanently inju- Houa to the country. But that is tbe bu shmfes of Cougrees. and is not treasoa or WbtOnu. Mr. Garfield tried alao to show that tbe measure to Wnumled by ibe Demo *l*** Pem * What the Democrat's prepared mid favor ed In 1866 was a bill potting the law on provision now sought to be re pealed was attached by radical votea, at the instance of Senator Fomeroy to a skilful and impressive 53?* no* make au honeat one. It was. In all basetK tlal mailer*, based on a perversion of facta. But It is to he circulated ail over Mr. Chalmers will speak to the subfrnt to-day II possible. In the Senate, too, the qneetion ol pro wmOTsgnfi probably, for seveyal davs to come. Dcbste, bowevcr, will not go beyond next week, unless business outside of the appropriation bills and the caucus is considered*' On tha|l question t litre is I lie same nndfcrtfiiitv as whlftl wrote you last, 'jvMi the chances a* thou In favor of wort extended legislation. However, this ooes not necessarily mean that anything will l>e done except to begin the work of correct ing acknowledged abases, Tbere are men, among Democrats. Rapnblioaos and Greenbackers, who, from various motives *ou» Htfe fdseaall tlie barriers to ordinary work removed. This Is not nsoqssary, and does not seem to be advisable. It has not been thought by more 4bin perliape so Democrats. Some effort is lifting made, not with anp idea of itamediate effect, to provide lor the election by the House of its own Committees, as is done in the Senate. There is mnchto be said in fcvor o# the proposition, especially now as the position pf Speaker has become, through the aftful maneuvers of Mr. Bluiue, and becansi of the necessities connected with war MrMlathm, one ot so greatly in creased power. Mr. Randall ho]>es to announce theCoinmities of I lie present Uouse in a few days. After that we mar perhaps expect the subject of the eltange, metloned above to be brongli to the attention of tlie House. Mr. ltaudall will not bo found opposing it. Wholly outside of poliii-s is an im portant question which incidentally came | tip th tlie Senate yesterday. It is as to aocomodaliou for tho library of Congress, some wishing to erect a new building and some wishing to erect a new wing I to tlie Capital, In which the library, now [ lias insufficient room.' Mr. Conkling proposes the new wing. Mr. Morrill proposes a ne«{ building. There will be a lively contest over the subject. The whole question, Is now substantially in the bands ot Mr. Voorhees, Chair man. fin •» > SOLON. COMMKMORATIVK CCBEXONItS.—There was a huge meeting ot t lie members of the bar in Raleigh, last Wednesday to engage iu the ceremonies commemorative offue life andcharactei of the late Judge BaUla. Chief Justice Smith presided. Ealogies were pronouueed by Hon. A. 8. Merrimon, Judge Cox, S. A. Ashe E«qr. ami others. From tlie published proceedings iu The Observer we clip the following sketch of Hie life and services of this eminent and upright man. WiKiam Horn Battle was born 17th Oetobnr, 1802. He was the eldest of six brothers. His father was Joel Battle, ami his mother was a daughter of Amos Johnson. Tbey were ot the first families iu Edgecombe county. William 11. Battle graduated at the University of North Carolina at the age of about eighteen, with distiuction,deliVH ering the valedictory address. Soon after graduating he began the atttdy oft be law with Chief Justice Hen derson, and some three years thereafter was so well prepared that the Supreme Conrtgave him license for both the Coau'y aud Superior Courts at his first examination, which was uuusual at that lima. He married Miss Lacy Plumaier, the , daughter of Kemp Plummet, a distin guished lawyer of Warreii; aud soon af ter located at Loaisbarg, He had not the qualities to posh him early to the front in his profession. He was modest and retiring, and won his why to public sonfldenee by industry aud fidelity. He represented his county for a few years to the Legislature, bat his jmblic services were almost entirely profession- ftl. From 1834 to 1899 he was In conjunct (lon with Thomas P. Devereux, reporter U) tbc Supremo Court. In 1885 lie and Governor Iredell and Judge Nash were appointed to revise tlio statute* of the Slate; and to his learning and industry the Revised Statutes owed inuehollu excellency. Alter he was seventy years ofagethe Legislature again appointed liiin alone to revise the statutes, allowing him but little time tor the work. This was a high compliment, but it was 100 muob for say man to perform, and he did not complete it to bit owu satisiac tlon. lie republished some ot the older Ba , preme Court Re|>orts, with annotation*, and at different times published tour vol umes of digests Of the Reports, which are the digests now in use. lu 1840 lie was appointed by the Gov eruor, and during tne same year was elected by the Legislature, a Judge ol the Superior Court, which office be filled with great acceptability until 1848, when he was sppoiuted by the Governor to fill a vacancy oil tbe Supreme Court Bench. The Legislature, however, did uot elect him to that position, solelv on account of hie location in u county where thore were already three Judgea, aud a Senator iu Congress; but lie was, however, by the same Legislature, reinstated iu a very complimentary manner upon tbc Super!* or Court Bench. In 1852 lie was elected to the Supreme Court Beuch, which place be occnpied until 1865, when all the State offices were declared vacant. He was I lieu again elected to the Supreme Court Beucb. and ocoupied that position Until the new organisation of the court In 1868. The discliarge of his duties on Ibe Supreme Cotirt Beuch was eutirely satisfactory. His decisions were just, and hie opinions plain and learned, lie waefor asaay years professor of tbe University, pud many ol the ers of tbe State were Ilis putdls. After he left dm Sdpreoae Court Bench in 1868 he associated himself with bis sons,'Kemp sewfticbard.in the law firm of Battle * Sous, and prepared and Ar gued cases in the Supreme Court. Judge Battle gave not a few years of worn oat lite, but his whole manhood ot a half a century to tbe service ol GO4. Not a eedd, formal service, but a warm, active, useful service, 10 which -tifet-y thing else was subordinate. And he The or Tbnneseee has pass ed BQbll j lt , rVMTICV L WIDER*—RKVOI.C- B -* •**- tfiiwu the Cuarl >us Observer.] % Mr. job was a man o£- pnrti—a dia- far-seeing man,|&iiKlieneo lie wished th:it bb adversary would wij|® a book. - Job wanted lIM fcecOrd -on bis adversary—t he journal),! lie a ves aud noes, so to speak—and it is probable that he died wanting it. We are better oil in ibis advance! age of civilisation,.and . of go*pel light and pririiegpt) ti Ibl Dwn l ocratic audjiejmblica.il parties in ti gress laVe occasion to know, the urn to its satisfaction and lite other 10 its niter constant* ion. In »bort, when; the Republicans bad so-earned 'I e olmTbn,!' a« long as the Democrats thought It healthy for I IK-M— and alMi account ot the efforts ot the former to repeal certain objectionable laws bv incorpora ting the repealing clauses in the wppria* lion bills—ll.e Democrats reininded the;b tnat that very legislation had gotten upon the statute books by a Hepnblican at* aching it a 6 a ruler to an appropriation bill! This would seem to be a knock down argument which would clone K'MttTJlicau in-»ntl s, but it hat i.o sucb • ffjet. The* admit the cliarge- since it would be umiess tor them to deity it, the record being again* tJhe in —but, tbcv tro straight along howling k Revolution!" just as though ttioy bad not set the ex ample. " . This is Hhpublicau consi lency. It is highly patriotic to attach a rider to aal appropriation bill tor the purpose of forcing a certain law upon tne statute books, but it is "revolutionary I*' to at* tach a rider to an appropriation biU tor i Uie purpose of wiping that law oat. Messrs. Haas, Clark and Pope, general freight agents ct the Kichuionti Jk Dan ville, Carolina Central and Wilmington tb YVeldoii railroads, respectively, will meet In Richmond to-morrow and pre* pare a table of rale* to bo eonetwele* in accordance with iha recent act of the North Carolina Legislature. Their work will be submitted to a meeting >f rail road officials to be hereafter called, at whicblt is hoped to niiravellhe mysteries of this railroad act, or at least to agree upon some construction of it. Under the existing state of affairs they (lite railroads) have no idea what is expect ed of them.—Charlotte Observer. Oar eity was thrown into great excite mem yesterday'morning by tbe supposed murderer of the late Mr. Parker. ,The Chief of Police, on i ■ format ion him, arrested a mm by the name ol Clement, who lias been loafing arjiind th ; city for aboat two mouth* and claims to be a painter by trade.—He was taken before A. P. Eckel, E*q., aud an invest i gatftnf of the case had. Hardly anv evidence Was adduced against the prisoner accept that o»i the night of the warder be did not come to his supper at the usual hour, and could not give a-.ty satisfactory account of bis where abouts. lie alleged that he slept that night with a tuau by the name ot Shaw who could prove where IIQ was, bat as, Shaw lives iu the country and could not be put upon the stand, (he magistrate fs holding the prisoner for further in formation. The evidence on which the arrest was made, wua given to the Chid Police of by persons agtinst whom the pris oner had been a witness for selling liquor without a lice use,and this thing is thought to be the effect of malice, There parties had threatened on Tuesday evening that they would have Clement arrested if he did not leave towil.— jfetth State, COMPLEXION or TH® HOUSES. —The national Senate uow stands: Democrats 43, Republicans 33, a Democratis ma jority of 10; this counts David Davis as a Democrat, and it is |ierfectly proper tint lie should be so counted since he al ways votes with the Democrats OH party question. The House, when full, has I 293 members. There are 6 vacancies -3 caudal by death ami four from Calilor* aia. where the election has not vet been held. In the House there sre 147 Dem ocrats, 127 Republican!*-, and 13 Greens backers. Democratic majority over all 7, whhh Is qaite enough.—Charlotte Observer. , • 5, BILLS VVHICH PASSED AKD BILLS WHICH FAILED. —in view of the discover?, just after the Legislature adjourned, that the i scltoil bill was not a law by reason ol the fact that the presiding- oil ers of the two hcuscs had not signed It; and in vffcw of the further lact that it has fust been learn ed from Senator Henderson, of Rowan, that the bill prescribing a shorter form lor deeds and ainjlixhing private seals and for other purposes i* not a law, harl ing failed to pass though it was enrolled and signed; in consideration of these laws we say, it would be Interesting to know just what bills did pass Into law* aud what failed through (be stfp shod methods of doing business which scouted to prevail about, the capitol during the latter part of the session. It begins to look now as if the captions Will have to be re-published, *wkh revisions aud cots rections.—Charlotte Observer. It will be remembered that one Mrs. Oliver some tiiue ago brought snit against that old sinner, Simon Cameron, of Pennsylvania, for breach of promise of marriage. The trial came off recently in Washington city, abd developed a lot of scandal. Tbe jury returned a verdict for defendant. The evidence showed that Simon, the ex Senator, e*-Becretary of War, and the bead«f the Home of Cameron, that controls »he great State o£ Pennsylvania, ia a very naughty old man. E»-Congressmen Deweees win tionhle. The police are after UM. Biace be left off carpet bagging he haa spent his wife's eyta£e, deeerted her, taken op with an- YS*JU^£L D IR BO ?J , " N DIVON ? E J NO. O. REDD, £ T. N. JORDAN, JOHN-STADLER j"o H " ! £ aßWell Co., »TC. * | ?®onki.,g1 iai n Farmers new brick warehoiij , Sitl • .a -T BAICYIIXB, Va. "1 To the Farmcm and Planter? of Viltfnia find North Carina: The nndcrrfs^ tors of the s^ PABMBBG MmWBRICK WASEfifiDsn ) beg to call attention, to Ha tttperlof id*d!itages of »**«B I location, salesroom, lights, & accommodate for b th ren antf teams; and for comfort and convenience gfcnerallT -rim „ ,1 eiperlen, d warthd'isemen, especially our Mr. Redd. and orir assistants are all •ever*! dt artmeiits. v c n«eßh^B \V"c do o- ely and t trictly a warehouse bvjpinesa, and oar whole time and afwi__ . 1 to the inter. of our patrons. *««tioii fc jM TBI HIGHEST PRIC J '!*&* 1 t&'rt*''* ; y ... zriz* al especially for fine grade*, guaranteed. We do not speculate In tobacco, and pledM. * to look ri.OftK I.V M, tb*y|kgi and to handle Carefully any tobacco sent ti» or '*■ l ers may rest afsnrcalhal tnelr Interest will not suffer in our hands. Promptness «.',i?All Cn 2rCome n to y tfflfSWAßEHOUSE, when yen come to Danville.. T«J REDD > JQRda^'aMl 1 " . y " f •/««' - ' I J Ix is Til I ini A Bwiwtw* «ewi na iJ ■ * sica i \ / lil H It has Self Setting Nwfie, I 1* m I Never breaks the Tlwii I Never Skips Stitd* I able, and in Every Raput The Best Family Ml Machine! I Th# "NEW AMERICAN" ia learned, does not g«t out of order, and will A I rrore work vi|h leu labor than any other machine. Illustrated Circular furniiMi H .p plication. AGENTS WAHTEB, J. 5. DOVEY Manager. 64 K. Charles Street. Baltimore, UB 11879 1879 in* H»i •!»»•:.•* _ M . .. ,• ..« •'» > *f r« • '♦'• ™- r* AQB vii •* Bar*4ln«Jß»i»jrall|js Booh, Shoes § Gaiters, Prices lower thanefer. *.: —«-o I regpectfully call tbe attention rf the people . f!? anc ? and «Uoiaiqg counties to the fact o . l^l rece ' ve i a la'rjje Ana complete r**. d aboc ftjdfota. wlthili I am ET^JSTv 0 * e^P ron #jr, and witl* satis feSta- ® , the tateßt BtylM Ladies and CeatttMNi for the patronage » gpmnly be*ow* on 1 am rery Respectful* aki *» tMw* IM*ta» jywt W. N. MURRAY, * , bop Eaat o/ the Conrt Hon6e! irml,anl ' N *' »J 1 I ■ Hl**! Durham .. Tobacco market; REPORTED BT O.A. WUIB, . Reams" W^rSjnixse. Durham JT. C. March £l M 79 ®"t j 3 to 41/ 8 *° 9,0 - lllt sits /• „ _ aw £k"~. fSI ~ VIIPPB H 7lo> *3; • gfefi IS?- 2E22L «r W tothe •'VwMiT colored tobacco rf*|Sod 9 ' '" / y~-'^ u ,fi e 0 X. " l S t IL , Sj feK ed: we will start yoo. tU per to-tftMe grw. tly •SS'Ji.i'S ***!».■ t "" * .0.. ■»«*"«, - AytSr'tf Ague Cm I Ac., and indeed ail the affectionswiwß arise ft-om malarious, marsh, or m.if.in Deiltins. .. • .'JI *> - «1 a ...i j remedy, prqwyl ttlenttfif skill frq« vegetable irifcredienti, tmfoly &ll« fo ran «ho .ewe* cms of OM "X wve4j- J*eat U* P co » ,lel «*H ous (Jirtrttts demand. lis grest rorervW* »n/OtbCT medtptrte di»coWrW rtanjgf of or any injurious ffc«*»**t«Hlfiy cmpfoyed duriw so unvarying has PW yM that it £* gained i** reputation Ufl We. ~ remedy and ijjiccilic'for the F®^ A vh'i iVfjiw fliiti which *urcs from • Vwerith-e, lfr(s %f lrom«we serrfct * • eotninanitie* where Ftfer aM *t* >9 ' «U J fU|ji4bo'4crcloßaM'iitof l*e*e£*l on the 'first nppcoach of the,P' ■ tb(iji "Trnvelftrg and teirporJy W'^^^J Prepferid By Br. J. - -»- — M a saaHrf jCM-* ri/LtEicu.y , :U £A l.£i.F => J" J. P " ■ \ \IA nQ M BLO I 6"* j\ f a t r n J PAINTS. OILS. 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