North Carolina Newspapers

TRUTH ABOUT THE! SOUTH. There are but few evils that are ndit nviup4iii(Hi uy wine tiegren oi miu gation,1 The unjustifiable aggressions of jt!e j Executive npori civil . liber t. giro limning to awaken SQttie atten tion, at the Jsorth, niul it is ahopefifl igu to! see the New York Herald pull JUi ing the truth to the worlij, Sueji a revelation from that- paror ig valu able, biccauso it u well know not to bjfrieudly to tho Southland to lie gabled by no other principle than self' interest. It always rpflecU the popri Jar opinion f the moment; and there for we infer from the tone that it his lately assumed that the masses at tile Jorth are somewhat more disposed to iicar tne trutii about txmthern atlairfe. ! From the very simple fufurmatioy i ill ? i i .i wr in . . '.. jmiiusiicu uy uie ueruld s special cor respondent in South Carolina sent there expressly to find out the real bondition of things, several facts stand out prominently : j , 1st. That since the close of the war :mo re white men have been murdered by negroes Jhan negroes by while ,mch.. . : . - .; - r ' 2d. That the Ku-Khixy where such snn Organization existed at all, acted uiijviau us a, vjgjiance committee l!.KlA I-- . 1 .1 . .4 for thp renression of crime : th;it t ubiecta of their actibn have mnW. frk quoiitly been negroes, is iv eonequcn of the imOsibilitv of rmnieh h offenders by. means of negro magis tral and riegro juries. But in frc riunt instances white democrats hafe iiiflercd punishment fori crime at j the! hands of the KukKluxJ That vi gilance committees and Eynch laws Kixr deplorable evils no one denies, bpt they are found elscwJiere than in the South and they will always bo found wHerc the regular courts of law are impotent or corrupted by political lii cw. (The Herald's correspondent quotes ft large number of cases by name, and in all but a very lew of the so-called outrages had no political motives, but were punishments inflicted for fla grant crime. 3d. Thg "outrages" which are made thc pretext. for the recent proclama tion of martial law were committed months ago the latest from four to eveu months at least, and the testi mony of the civil and military officers of jthc government is unanimous to the! eifect that perfect peace prevailed lit the time of the proclamation of mir tjal law. . ' t .' ' I fc"' That no resistance or opposi tion existed in any form to the pro- f cesses of the civil courts ; and that thise were perfectly cometent and ' sufficient to secure the public tran qujility and individual security at the time above mentioned. " ; (These facts vouched for by- the agents of the government have often ! befn asserted in Southern papers, Hut 111-fi.imran; iieirner read nor believed at the North. Coming now frouij a XStjrthern and anything but a friendly source, they may influence the public opinion of the North and open the eyte of the people to the iniquitous dealing practiced toward the unotferid mi South. Unprejudiced observers Will see that these attack upon the vcW foundations of civillibcrtv, have on y two capses, the unscrupulous de- i J ' e 1 rcs,Jentto secure hyY intimidation the votes of iho Southern States, and the purpose s of hii IladICaI allies in the Southern fetdtes to cover up their monstrous robberies with the confusjon resulting from the destruction of ail the ordjn :arichanneM of law andjusticc. vl 19 t3 pk1 t,iat tne course of E-jecutive usurpation will go no fur ther, th6u orb there oi j tne extension of martial lawlto tGoorgia and Mississippi, and perhaps other distant States. xiese are rembte and the president may. think he can j?cftd there with impunitv his bavo icts and his military courk It is e'asv Joitramnle on t .'A"-. " "viiuw, rtU even fyhipathy may not extend to those who re soiar away. JJut one question ujrccsts itself. The President i delp Jy chagrined it is said by the re liulla of the election in' V::: j , I - - . "uiiim, una .het ha9 S1 reason to be. Why does dcj not put that State under martial , Iv tf. re not 11 to near liome. His organs can manufacture outrages and iiiveut lies about the far Sojuth but .Virginia is too near Ihc ith ami the lies would not be e hcrvwl . about - Uer therefore the 1 rondent most swallow his wrath But truth will yet triumph- over 4is lahce and prejudice. Krhaps the best jthing that can hapjn; to the South is thb continuation of Executive uslir- nnnon until' i K.L n - ft i . wiuw so nutritious ; Uii CyC f t,,c who1 country: j-iieu ana a reaction shall I Stake place that wilj sWeep away Irbra ;powcr the party thatr lm-e dared for thfeir nefarious ends tq undermine he j very foundation of civil liberty. Will. Journal There is in m.ny renpectt a marked iiiUado betweeflthe Guleruatoiial W r& Hul ock and Iloia,,,. Both e.e elected by the hegruiyotc, an the reward .f apostasy to thir own raee Both dit : Irrlctd the Executive rl.-.r l. :ii. i.p .ression, aud corrupt,, or coniHvai.ee1 AtJiWliidhng. illdeii fled like a guilty colpnt when .hut arnignWt.t . bi-fore tie j oeiiauj wan about t ereiuuaie in the .jajriu4 conTictumi tbni TollWd, and i )ilhek iglioiuiniously riij away to avoid trnirp merit and exposure. . UuldfiT is : iolliy' a' refii trim jttftice ; JJulfock dilUjiA precious! fcracy of raKivils trulv- rdi? jii.t an aipropiMle oiuiuenury on Ullical unMalii andn coustructioii -rIbl rule of lie Hadical party ibc'i8l(tbe TlttE i r 000 1 No reat public benefit or utility Hiaabeen the remit ojf this immense m the result of this immense !;aiig- mentation. No lines of railroad share been anywhere completed, nor hav0 any satem of public scltooU been established. Tin! whole jfrtgluful amount has gun e: to enrich -the carpet bg 8p'Ciil;itors anil na tive econndrel and swindh'nfCto the in tinite ditrY find, in many cacs. actoal iojpovt-riiliUJiiit of the people at largcJ- K people fhrtve ever honie e puliation, outrage and ruin with gr;itir pat f uce But sporadic easen of rtrtaiiatinn and re-fitflauct- haVe bet-n trixi d by Grautjj that lit i le until (f linle tuii d, and h-f s'tn.igna nimiiy, lofjxiiKn the peple oi i ttii Siaie the ithare of " difloyalty," aufil cient to warrant martial law and mitokl liumiiintiou' and outrage. And the North eni innSi!ei speaking through the' ballot ,am,.y endorse thuf u'rec imp acqjuiesce pi ind tlii'rtjby moiitPHis ci'.n lly and iniiu- lice ! Thqr lime will com uext, though that is peibapp, po r conaolalion far (l.t evils of our cnie . lb. ; 1 1 tf arj?lina lUatrljinan! ; j SALISBURY. PRIDi Y. NOV. 24 1871. THE LEGISJ.ATUIIE, I j l Convened a$ Raleigh on Moaday.' last, Mr. Warrebt president of the Senatt ailnl Mr. Jar vis Speaker of the Honae,'feach in tlicir rtpeciive places, coiigratilated the memWr8 on their sale return, il brief and appropriate addresees Mr. UoBClNS, of Uowan, ppcued business in the Senate by introducing a hill for numerous Chan ges in theponstitotion of the State, which was ordered to be printed and made the special order for 1 uesday. This biU. com prises mos of the amendments proposed some weets ago by the State Executive Gommiitee; ot the Conservative party.! A joint select Committee will be raised on the subject of Constitutional amendment s, and we triist from the spirit of Mri Jar vis' address in the House, will be so con structed as to agree upon somethirg of olid valine to the people. Every tax. payer most ardently desires that ths le gislature shall do its work quickly and well, and that its members Will study to promote harmony as the surest means of success, j i . i v In addition to Mr. Robbixs hilt for con stitutional! amendments, Mr. Meniihon and Mr. Lehman, have each submitted bills' or propositions, all of which ha vje hecn referred to the joint select commit tee. ' j - ; ; We quote from House proceedings on Tuesday, as follows : By Mr. Welch: A resolution asking Hon. Z. 11 Vance to return his credeu tials of eUctiou as.U. S. aenator in time for llie frfitia n anon! Kl ir t ..).,. .. ..-..t. : and that the general assembly nroced tA electa U.S. Senator ou the 28(h hist referred, - j ; B , h Mr. Welch took l he floor and asked that hi: nsolutiou in reference to the ft. SenatoKliip be made the special order for next 'ljhursdav 11 A. M. Mr. Wejlch said that he attributed a good deal of the present trouble in which the state is involved io the fact ihit tl. state was iiot properly rt-presented in the oenaie. - lie thougbt it would have been: far better for the state in the past had there been no one in that body ostensibly! represcnt.pg her. Mr W; after iiavln Continued jupon the necessity of the State having representation as eaily as possible in the Senate to represent her true inter ests Concluded bv mnvimr )n o..Ji.I.,J Uic rules in order to take the resolution up. The -motion was put to a votctUnd carried. , i Mr. Welch then "moved to m:il-i t,0 resolution i special or.!: i(,r Thursday. uext at 11; a. m. Objcc-.im being made to the adoption of the motion. tb tioti was put Rtid "lost for the want' of a quorum voting. Mr. Welch renewed the nn.tion and called for tl.e yeas and nays .1 A ballot was had which resulted ill the adopuou df the niotiou by the fullowino-vot-: ! il l1 j AfKS.-fMessrs. Anderson, Armstrong, Ashe; At water, Broadtont. CarsOi.,l:Cli4 tiard, Crawford, Currie, Darden, Diekey, Drake. Duck bn-l, Garrison, Gore, Hampton, Heude J Mn, Htniant, Johnston of Buncnnbe, Johns Joyner of Johnston, Kelly ot Dane, Kly,of Moore, Kelsey, Lassiter, Martin, Marlerj McAllister, McNeill of Wayne, Mitchell, Pay lor, ltobinson.Scott, hnll, Smith of Alamance, Smith, SteW. wan; Srrudwiek, Tucker of Iredell, AVeeh, Womack, Woodhonse and ork 47f - j j NATS.4-Messrs. Bean Brooks; Bro4nl Bryaut of llallifax. BUn r iJ Bnnn, 0,iFthm; oflis; s Dudley FaftJk V'r l:,ht Flet4cr. Goodwin-Gull-k UriVSOU. iGuvtlier TTm -i..:u lieaton, Houston, Johnston of Edge combe, Jones of Caldwell, Jones Northampton Justice; - Bofiin, Lnckey, Lyon, McCahley Morgan of Montgomery, Ileal, Robbtni, Smith of Hallitat, Tuck er of Uravr,, Willis, Williamsou ' and Young of Wake 38. j i: s Wanted for the PresidMhl hlcciion.-lle Washington organ of the administration, aftrr nUtwt; tleetions ; in 4lio Southern Ktuk K;l. rrjulted adversely to its nrtv i t. will require not less than 10,000 regular troops, judiciously distributed throughout the bouthcrn Stales, to insure a tree and fair election iu those Kr n i67. t. may- be itecessary that Congress should iucreas the army." Si I A 41 free and fair election " is ingt wht tliese troop are intended to prevent. !Te ranicai party wUl endeavor to scare fhite men tronj the polls and give them up to wr uegroes. . .... T , 'i . it- t r ' : " !" :'' The Iialeiffb ' Sentinel is mFfttflknC rehortin kW l.i. ti .it ; V i 1Z. , - . ,."H loue ourueasln tbhj ehy Thfuritnre, 'and buiHin Was onry- jiufe .tfduiaWd 'by ' the. fire neir iv t . rTLAK til. . . . - ; s ' ?! debts of the States have increased, it) the artrre?ate. from S61.000.000 toS2?6.0b6.- qONSi'ITTIONAL AMENDMENTS. The General Assembly convened at the Cap itol of the State, in ihLt L-itv, on yester day. In a few days it will be fully engaged in the busi ness of the aejwion. It will have several impor tant duties to perform, nnd it is hoped that it will discard party, and legislate for the general good of the State. Of all the duties devolving on the Legislature at its present session, none is ko momentous as that of amending the .Stale Constitution. That that instrument hould be amended in several important aiid material particulars, is conceded by all parties. This being the ease all parties should join in the work. The making and amend ing of Organic laws should never he made tar ty questions. It they are the people, as a whole will never be natislied with their Constitution. This is no new doctrine with this writer it is the ground he took last summer when discuss ing the question through the columns of ano. It er joornal. And it seems to Jiiiu to be more important at the present juncture, if possible, than it was then. One of ihe questions generally admitted to have been settled at the election in August hist is, that whatever amendments are indispensable now shall be made by the legis lative mode. If by the Legislative mode any considerable number of amendments shall be attempted by a parky, a party measure, in an omnibus bill, they will fail. This can easily be demonstrated. fcK-h a bill must receive the votes of three fifths of all the members of each House of the present Ueneral Assembly, and two-thirds of all the members of the neit General Assembly. The Democrats have the necessary three-li'fths of the present Legislature, ami can pas whatev er bill tliey please ; provided, they shall be able to unite all their members upon it. Whether they can unite them upon all the amendments propos ed by the Democratic address, embodied into one bill, remains to be seen. Judging from the tone of the Democratic press of the ute, it is reasonable tosuppose that they cannot. But nip pose that they should be able to draw party lines sufficiently close to pas such a bill at the present session, what assurance have they that they ean secure the requisite two-thirds major ity ? None whatever. This has been clearly de monstrated hv the result of the election in Ai. gust last The present Legislature was elected under peculiar circumstances such as are not likely to occur again. Therefore it is safe to say that neither party will be able to secure any thing like a two-thirds majority in the next Legislature. And if not then all the work of the present session will have been Ut, should such a course be adopted. No amendments can begotteh through for years by either party, at a party ineasure. What course, then, ought to be taken ? Let the various amendments, be divided into class es. Let; all those amendments nion which both parties can agree constitute the fiist class, and 1: 11-1.. .... J oe emoouiea into one bill. Tins will certaianly secure to ihe people those amendments which are most important, and for which they are most anxious. Then lot those about which "there may some littje doubt constitute theseeond class, and be emhodied into a second bill. Let those about which there is a greater division of sentiment const ute a third class, and be embodied into a third bill. And if thoughts necessary let some of the most important amendments, about wlibli there is more diversity of sentiment, be submit ted to the people separately. If this course is pursued,1 it is believed that the several bills can be passed, both by the present and the next Legislature, by nearly a unanimous vote. It is beheveu that iheRepublieanwill readily agree to submit any number of amendments to the people ; provided, they are submitted in such manner ias to allow the people to accept of such as they approve, and reject such as they disap prove. They are not afraid to trust the people, and we believe, will not refuse their sanction to the plan! here suggested. It is believed that it is the only plan that will secure to the people the reforms which they demand. And how shall the proceedings be inaugura ted? The answer is easy. Let a joint select; eommmee oi tne ablest and best members of both parties be raised at once to consider the question of constitutional reform. Let that commitjee prepare and report the necessary bills, to; carry out the plan suggested. If this is done the people will be relieved, and the mem bers several 1 v. II non their rplnrn In iUf stihients, will be welcomed with the plaudit of tm none inou goon and iaitntul servant." It has not been thought properat this time, to enter into any discussion as to what particular amendments should constitute the several class es or be; submitted separately. If ii iJiould seem to become necessary and proper to do so, it will be done; hereafter.. At present it might seem like dictation to the - v. . I MlUI .rather tend to embarrass them tlmn 1. 1 lie intention of this article is only to make a illlini .wt t iU. T : ! i . sons upon which it is based. No partv advan e,vw"ii iu me it-giMjiuire, ana give the rea tage is sought no object aimed at but the wel fare and prosperity of the good people of Nortu Carolina. And to ih of our brethren of the press of all shades of no- lltiral niiininn nul ..r 1 1 I.:.. I. : i . . . .. ....w.., iiuiiKHig anu patriotic men, out of the Legislature as well as in it. X. C. Era. Heartily more concerned for securing the best interests of the Stnte that the promotion of party, we like the sug gestions here made, and commend them to the due attention of the members of the Legislature. The ijtcple have claims on outhiir8ervantswhich every houest mem ber must feel bound to respect. Let them all labor, therefore, first and foremost, to accompli every necessary amendment to the constitution, and enact all needful reforms with singleness of purpose ; and show, by an honest zeal for the common good, that patriotism and not prty is the basis of their actions. The conservative members have proven their inability to accomplish the needed amendments inde pendently of the other party. Let them now "accept the situation" ad do the best hfy can for the people who are Tab", ly groaning for deliverance. THfc XEW YORK WQKLD IS WIL TO LET TUB DEMOCRAT IC PARTY GO UNDER. Iu a jdouble-leaded leader, the N. York World -talks as follows : THE ELEMENTS OF OPPOSITIOX TO GEN. :- 'I !; - GRANT. ' ;Ut Jw-fili1 of tho voting citi zens o the United State, deprecate a, d would gladly prevent the re-election ol 1 1 resident Grant. These-oppoe,lt8of his adm?nitrat.on consist of the whole Dem ocratic party and fully one-filth of the Republican party. The only difficul ty is to combiue thvgQ inlQ Qne phalanx. J he defeat of Grant and de liveruce of the count.y from another four years of h,s imbecile and disgraceful ad- u,.u.n aepenanpon the possibility of perfecting a cordial union amon- bis AtltMlllAtt S e Taccomplish this some things must be forborne. Among the thins to be foiborne and deprecated are these two: nv r'i41- Par pi"t and pty pnjud.ee. It Democrats should ra,e the.r flag too high, and fjannt it too debantly m the faces of Grant's Rtpubli can enewtes, they would set a bad and suicidal Vxample. Honest Republicans can enter into snd, a union as we propose onlv by breaktng tbejr present party ties: and Democrats are bound, in tonor and magtianimity.tocotweeU as mncb as ey ask. V e cannot Uf. concience and oi sistencr. ask others to make crreater sa vifices for the common good than we are willing make oursel yea. Of coarse it would be an insult to either side to expect it to make any sacrifices of principle; bnt if, on a comparison ol riews, the anti-Grant men are found to agree on essentials, it is the plainest dictate of patriotism and pub lic duty to waive minor points of differ ence and not allow party punctilio to stand in the way of success. Secondly. Another, thing to be for borne is any obstinacy of preference for f.tvorhe candidates for President. For our part we do not much care from which branch of the combined opposition to Grant the candidate ii taken, provided he be one who can give the needed tone to our public service. Let it be understood th-U in this respect both wintjs of the reform party stand on the same footing in every respect, and that there will be on each side equal willingness and zeal to support a presidential candidate select ed from the ojher. It is for the interest of all to nominate the strongest man, irre spective of geographical position or for mer party connections. VVe hope the friends of no real reformer will be discouraged from pressing his candidacy when the proper lime comes. To lead such a movement ia an ol ject of honora ble ambition to any statesman. The more aspirants the betler, provided the sup porters of each will cheerfully submit io tho decision of a national convention f.fter a fair comparison af claims. A multitude of competitors will be attended with two advantages, viz : It will stimulate and diffuse effort previ ous to the nomination, and it w ill develop the popular strength of leading candidates thereby aiding the new Prcsitb-ut to com pose a trong and popular administration. Let all candidates, whether inside or outside the Democratic party, hare a fair f how in the preliminary canvuss. Our chief business, mean while, is to settle the principles and issues on which the comliuatiou against Grant shall be made. The World then proceeds briefly to indicate the points on which the op ponents of the Grant party might har monise, the heads only of which we subjoin, to wit 1st. The crusade against corruption in office. 2d. Amnesty to the South. 3d. The revenue reform or free ti-ade movement: We shall watch the progress of for mation of this new power with great interest. We believe it is practicable, and if it can once be fairly organized, it will sweep out the whole spawn of little tyrants from one end of the country to the other. All in favor of it say "I," loud enough to be beard by your neighborsand the rest of man kind. It can be done, and will be, if the honest and good men of the country will it.. It is a case of All lovers of civil Liberty against All Despots. All Houest Men All Thieves. against The Ticmaine liiothers and J .lin Pieison gave three of their very popular conceits iu this place last week, clocing en Saturday night, the proceeds of the last evening being for the benefit of Or gan church, in this county, the congrega tion of which proposes to buy an Organ. The first two entertainments, drew full houses ; and if the third had fallen on any other than Saturday niglit, we doubt not that it had been more successful. P. S. We regret to see that our broth er of the Chailottc Observer was rather badly dealt wiih by this company which has been so flattering noticed by the press throughout the State. We found them so cleverly disposed that we feel sure they must have been Uboiing under Borne misapprehension when they encountered our Observer friend, who really did more for them than we. We are the more surprised as Watson, at least, is decided ly good looking, and ought to pass cur rent for his worth before any compauy, tribunal or audience Pcihaps if be bad gone to the door looking a little less "the air of a New York sixpenny dandy" these Rahimorians would have honored his draft. Try your own good, honest, southern i,ir," next time friend, and bet" you'll win. BY THURSDAY MORNING'S MAIL. , A man was found lying on Broadway, N- Y., with $11,000 and $10,000 S. C bonds iu his pockets. , 1 Small pox is raging ih Trlniday, West Indies. ' : Another revolution in Mexico is fairly commenced i Lt. Governor of Louisiana is dead. ' Three or four feet of snow ou the Railroad leading trf Utah. John Gribble, bo charged Queen Victoria ef drunkennees has beeu refused bjail. XJov. Tod. Caldwell's annual mes age to the Legislature is to hand. It is 8 columns long covers many of the subjects of deep interest to the people thinks we ought to have peace and quiet "-something should be done to relieve the tinantial coudition of the State to im prove its . social condition-to promote education to lift the University out of the slough of despond tho right of suf frage, the greatest bulwark of civil liber ty, must be guaranteed to every citizen, &c. scolds the members of the Legisla ture recommends certain . amendments to the Constitution hilf doxen or so with which, he tbiks, the people will U satisfied: Reejnimen:d8L tbe sale of the Swamp Land-ifcc fjtTorabJt consfdc r- tion of the valuable services of the State Geologist that somethiug morej be done to encourage immigration that the In saue be better provided for, &c, ice j but not a word against the illegal arrests and imprisonment of citizens of the State, nor the violation of their rights by strange and unconstitutionally conslitu ted tribunals. SELF HELP. When from onr own coal-pits we dig the fuel, from our own ore bed we lilt the iron, Hnd, with ihem, from our own rolling mills we turn out the rails which shall be laid iu all p iris of our Slate, link ing the mountains to the sea,; and the counties of the ou border to thie of the other when we build our own factories and make our own machinery for spin ning and weaving our own cotton and woof -when we make our own agricul tural implements, as well as our own laws wheti we build onr own ships as well as our own churches and school houses when we publish our own books and pe riodicals, and educate our own teachers when we raise i :! we eat and all we wear- then, and lit a only, will we ac complish the possibilities wiihin our reach. The above is an extract from the able and practieal address delivered at our Fair last Thursday by lion. AKred M. Waddcll. A happier collocation of words we have seldom seen They are refined gold. They are a hbtory and a warning. A history, in that they accurately de scribe what we have needed t make us prosperous and happy as a people. A warning, iu that they give us the only key to the portals of a prosperous future of our State. Only by dependence upon ourselves, can we be a truly great people. Provi dence smiles upon those who help them selves. Self reliauce is the greut princi ple of success. When we reflect upon the wonderful natural advantag.-s we enjoy, i i North Carol ina -ihe salubrious climate, fertile soil and convenience to market we are surprised at the indifference manifested by our people and their seeming helpless ness. Mines, manufactures, the cultiva tion of ihe soil, the education ol our youth in none of these things do Our North Carolina people delight. We must learn to take pleasure and pride in Ubein, if, in the language of Mr. Waddcll,' we would accomplish the poseibilities : within our reach." Wil. Star. i SUOGEST1VE STATISTICS. The Penitentiary, in this cjty, even in its iiniinisiicu condition, lias Jfjl inmates, 335 males and 17 feratles of this num ber there are 70 white nialea and 1 white feniah and 2G4 colored males and 1G coloied females ! We suppose the county jails--work houjis and poor houses in tije state are tenanted iu about the same piiSoportion, as to color and sex. We ktnw they ate neaily all tilled and the people are taxed to an intolerable degree to support them. Many hcriflV are making forunes out of thiii jails at ihe public expense. The jail in this city, for iostatc, has been filled almost ever since;! he surren der, with offenders whose maintenance is paid by the tax payers of the.'county. So of many other counties iu North Caro lina. The total white population of the state is about two to one of the colored popu lation Yet we find the ratio of crime as shown by :hee statistics, to be 2b0 (col ored) to 71 (white) or four times as many colored ciimin-U as there are while ; when accoidmg to the basis of mere numbers, there would be twice as many white crim inals as colored. Iu other u otds, accord ing to population, the figures show eight times as much crime ou the part of the colored as the vhite people of this state, and this too, with a judiciary who l.ok with eyes of great political charity on all offenders among the col ired race. How shall thi grnu evil, social and political and finat. il, he remeJie.lf This is a grave question, well worthy the thoughtful consideration of all " humani tarians' and negro "elevaiors," both North and South. - Sentinel. The Road Steamer now on exhibition at the Wilmington Fair comes fully up to the most sanguine expectati ns of in friends. The Journal says of it : At 2 o'clock the road etniuer was ex hibited, and the tiial of it, so far as we could judge, wan a perfect success. Il glides over the ground aln.osi ,ke a thing of life, leaving behind it, eren in our san dy soil, but a slight indenture, and is easily lurned-us short as can be done with a horse and a buggy. The official report of the committee selected to atteat its merits, will be made to day. The Star says : The famous road steamer was on exhi bition during the day, and attracted uni versal attention. A lHaf oHl capacities by running it back and forth on the ground, satisfied all that it will prove a grand euceesn. The ease (with which it can be turned while tinder lull speed was narticularly noticeable. Tiie engine will be on exhibition all the Week, and we advise everybody to go and see it Hie road steamer will be on exhibition at the Fayetteville Fair next week. One of the Ku-klux sub-committee, composed of Messrs. Bajurd, .cuheld, and Maynard, returned to Washington Saturday. The committee report that they have investigated Georgia and Flori da, and have found that th Ku klux or ganization has existence ia these Slates, butuot to :hat extent which would justify interference on the part of the Fedeial troops or require that thc;writ of habcus corpus be suspended. The comtnhtee do not speak .anguinely of i the Southern financial prospects, so far as the local governments of these States are concern ed, but did not make any! particular in quiries in this direction, -as this LiLor more properly belonged to ano. her committee. The trial of three men named Adaiis, at Henderson Court Ust i week, for the marder of tho Weston faujily ioRuther ford, terminated in the cotmctipn of the accused Democrat. "v EST U RCTI VE FIR E&1 On Friday morning last, Nor. 17tbf (exact y one year from the time oar Of fice w4s consumed and two doors from the same building,) destructive fire occurred about ivro o'clock. When the larm was made :tbe fire was fonud bqrning under the reir end of the large two story frame building on Trade Mreet, occupied by Mr. S; Frankford. The buildiug West, occupied by Mr. J. H. Henderson was blowul up to prevent the spread of the fire in that diieclion. The large build ing adjoining Mr. Frankford was saved by thj hard woik and skill of the Fire Companies the eolored company work ing itj the rear and keeping the flames down jnd the Sleauicr in fruit. At ne lime it looked as if A. R. Net bit Sc pro's new brick building and the whole iof the Granite Row would cettain ly barn, but there being no wind, and me eupDiy ol water being abundant, the a . a . . fiery element wxn stayed with the hfs .f three wooden buildings two owned bv .am .iu uauucuii miiu one uy .ir. XI. G. pririg. Thti stocks of irood of A. R V-l.it cc firo's, Mr. Ix-andecker, Sprii.kle Ic 1 1 ... ,, . . J J.. bv removal : and . P. l)idon. Kxn.. Uro., anJ others, were n-nonsly injured lostalj his books, paper, and Oflhe l.r r. : ' r r nitureJ Jn about the time the fire on Trade street Was subdued, and the ritiz.iii were congratulating each tlmt the loi waa not I mu'Mic, 1111111:11 me unite 11111 111 ........ . C I 1 : j H.mse, belonging to H. G. hprirg and mccnpinl by Suggs A: Co. a a Liv. ty winuir, -iiivil n l"llilium Ilia ICW IUHI- utes. i Tin re were 20 Imrres and a nam at the; time the fire commenced, but all were paved except a fine race boroe be- lonjring to Mr. W. J. Black Tin burning of the Suble jeopardized .... mui. uu .u ,i b,ai,,2, in thelilock. Hut the skill of the firemen and Hik and Ladder men aain nroved o I cffectlTe. and the Haines were slaved with comparatively littlo htss Thil losses are about as follows : B Kooprfnn, ?21,000; insured for 81 4.000. .1. H. 4HeudMSon, loss about SG.000 ; in sured for $3,000. S. Frankf..rd, fully insured. Suggs & Co., !" about fl 000, no iusiirance. None ot the buildiiiv-a in.niejl except Koop,n,'s S.o.e II..,,.... which'was insured, we believe, f.,r S'i.OUO. i" ore on trade Mreet, it m belnved ,. ,T' was tne work of an incendiary, as it is ' AUamjotinr. represented as beginning undernrath and f Cotton. )rr (wibiI, not inside of Mr KoopmWs Store-the j u1:.' urk Sleeping up t.iairs barely escaping t r-tijcr. jrpounJ. in ther ni-ht clothes; but several pr-i 'io.ur-, er.k. sons wlm we.e early on the -round think " ' M'r.ker"- 'No ; the firp originated fruiu some defect about " 3. the h.Jarth of the fire place The burn- j Kri!'1- d.r.itd-IT1'" 1!' ing f' tbe Stable in the rear of the M m 1 pe. .".. 'e'.?. iii lnue is thoiiln o have been can? ! unj4,r. ed by 'sparks lioin the fit tin- fllio- !.,. lhtT-uHr ir .i ? . . o me iu ll. e loll ol the tuiildlng. : Charlotte UcMwat. lie Military Arrest. Active opera tioilS bv ihe lllilil:irv f:itinn.-.l V.. r It - k'm considerably subsided nilhiu the i.aat two n . lt- ............. l.:i. " , ."V. allien " II IV II HO I till - siderafily subpided within ihe psi two weeks, and ihe arre.-:s which so con picuijusly marked the first few day? lol!ojn tiie J'ie!il. -ill's nroe! m.itioo have diiuini.-li (1 in i.umbeis to an extent quite gratily lug. W4 b arn thai it is ihe intention of the authorities t- commence the examination of piironers belere the I nited States cotninissioner either the latter pari of this we. k jor ihe riret of next. The following list embraces the nmu'-s of tlnW who have beeu arrested since our last issue. Samuel Ulair, Jr., W. 1). Rimes. Dr. R IU Darwin, C. H. Wanton, S. H. Hippy, R. M. Roaik, A. E. W ;i rn, Tlmsj P. Rlrtck, W. R. Lowry, J.f. Robeson, G S. Wright, J. S. Carroll, J. K. Vrndl Of j the above, TI.os. I. Black " is been released from coutito iu- nt, n.1 of the nami heretofore published, the follow ing have also Urn released: W. W. Oaffiiey, A. W. Camp, J. L. l,rker, and J. Frtrssly, negro. Yorkcille Knqmrcr. I)velopments arc daily occurring in relation to the South Carolinar fraud, which increase its magnitude and da, ken its womI feaiuifs. Driven to extremities, it is said, ih ihree Tniiiior,, five hundred ihoUMoil doll Merli bonds, which the (i',vr.e.r p.u.nised should be in Id invio- lattt':lae b- n hyp.., h. cattxl to prevent the Sate of n;,er Untl that were held is colhrteral for a h.in that hd matured The. whole trausacti'iii is of a most start ling character, and shows the kind of (lovt-rnment ami men that have been foicfd upon the jietiple of the Sou'.h by fraud and the bayonet Scarcely a CJoyrrnor, elevated to power by such mentis has escaped contamination. ol-dt-n,' of North Carolina ; Bullock of Georgia ; Reid, of Fh rid a ; and now Scojt, of South Carolina, b ave all plan dred the people, and trampled upon their rirhts. Vet, thes are th? men w in -sitjby the ea," f the Tresident, and dicUte the ndiuiiiirlra lien policy in r, la tiouftu the South Phd.uktphia Agr. For fifth County. Ju3ge Cannon pre sided with dignity, courtesy, impartiality, and; most wnudeiful patience. He has won golden opinions from the bar of this Ciicuit, all of whom concur in pronouue ingrhiin a lair and honest Judge Even ourfeitizen, who have not had much cot, fidunco in their Judges of late yeais, serin to look upon Judge Cannon as an exception to the general rule. Those of ourcotemporaries who class Hi Honor amhng, the few who are a disgrace to tbe bench, speak after the manner of partisans whose jiuudiced eyes sec no go4d in anything that has come from Nazareth. Salem 1'ress. ( Censer catite.J peath in her Arms A poor Swi,B emigrant woman went to TsrUro from Mlson the other day and while there her little ii.fant child died. She was loo poor to Jiave a coffin made and got on the train to Return to Wilson among her friends wijhthe dead body in her arms. She was taken from the train by the kind citi reps of Tarboro arid her baby decently buried Jial. Carolinian. I A Murderer Forced to Cvfts$ and tit. real his Accomjlices. Louisville, Nov. 14. Last night the citizens of lienr) ti!U Ind iani, near where the brutal murder ot the Paik family occurred Saturday t,ih put a rope around the neck of Geo. John! son, a negro, imp icated in the Border and, telling hitu the crime had been traced' to him, demanded to know his accomrj. ces. Johnson, thiukiiig all was discor. ertil, made a full confession, statin" ibn two negroes, nauM-d I'avfs and TavloV M, himself, planned the murder, bcli, ihat Park hd flmrorfive hundred dollars i.fchuich money in hi house. Johnou says he watched ontide, Davis helj tbr light, and Taylor comm'ttej th bloody deed. His partners refused to divhie ih plunder Uiily with luiu. They only gll 140. Tbe whereabouu of hi. I phct-a became known, j,d a turlJ v( ru jxens immediately ff.xted ihrir arrrt the j police taking the ihrre riirnnets iLro'n the wood, iu avoid a mob. and 'im1..j ,i cuVrpoiiville to day. LxDiAMroLis.Nov. 17 TbeiLrte ne groes wno murdered the J'k near llenrvville. Ii.dui.a .rr. . i - .. . ""o u . T Tn L 7'? l YtWk tUM tnuriiui'' br a tuoh nf r. t ij filir tniu m digme hanged bomi a trt-e half mile fnui t-iwu. a t , . - i - A Di-i.iox orSoMt 1 ntj i.ekt tx Moxtt ; Iv oe.rt, in , bre of Jn.-e lull. deti.hd 1h.1i a yxtxj givii ,s x r...ic Urm;,!,- I -ii;m llUi,;.f ! u ,!"" ,"'t "V- ij-iraii..a ,.f a- t.n jr eent a MiKjert .f otr.t. and '' coniract expired at the i.Srarioe u. Hime Muted on the face U ihr n.Me. Parti., d U n'(ru in lki,4f -her .t.tc j ;;r;Tr.r; ;t, xirt the note "until rL,(tLs H'oa.LIL i in- vtrana Uuke Alexis reached New Yok Sunday. SALISBURY MAHKKT& NOV 31, 1-S71. airoKTit it j. a. a.-wMttt,uii . Bacon. 1 f, Ti:. I " Ul. iuti. 40 ! Coflee, Itl lo 2U U u O u 13 it 5w u u u l to l.x i i n, 17 l& u Vtt 4 to S 4 00 I.. 4 3S !.'). 3( U 3 to 9 to 9 to I U t: C2 I. f X' tu bil I 1. Mi 5 t. 70 6 Io Zu 60 ts 10 1.00 Ul .4 Mil T5 If a 13 U II IS U 14 noie Iron. mr. ! rat:nc, 1 Nail, cut. ! Mif "r;l.na.. per ir j N'e.t India. l " SjfTlip, ' ?oUl e tru... t Lnsl.rl, .' srar. r.f. n ixt rnti! ret. 1 ' 'inh.i rul.eU lnlrriri jlt.oat. " 1.: rr j.ool. i T1.!. , Tobt o. ?.rf f-rr jou"3 - jo is a l.lt' Vt.t.00 S.fPlo ieu 1.S4 4(ti l-W , J" I:iu:.ttttired. mol It. r . Eraors' Notice. ALL ptrv.i.. having rUiint acittt tie estar.- ..f M, tf rl J. MrKrllllr. d.eM4. Tr h .,:it;,-l t.. ihibit lie Mmi-tu :U tin.lTsicned. on or h. fore the lSlt J Uj of Noxeiiiln-r, A. 1). 1-7:1. ( Ml. MeKKN'ZIK. jnilN" W MrKKNZIK. Krrent.r ..f Mtuitfort S. McKeuri. 4-t'i. N'.v. I?. r71. 10-lt Look ! Litigants ! In jMirMianc t.f an order frtm ihr fifer Ot.r of North Car.ilio. a Sjer,al T-na f lh Superior Court for the (Huity.f ff"t. for ihe trial ot Civil Caiiw. ill , I -u M'OolnT. the fil day t.f Jatitiarr. .-. I). Ie7'. at which Tt nti of saiJ C.urt parties and m iltiKe iu a Ii l l 1 1. CkUH-i are L-r-! by notified t aitar auJ prosecute or d frhd their Ult. j I). A. DAVIS. Chairman C'ountr Ct.itiitiikitiert . OnniAii WftoiiMijc, Clerk. 10 21 I Cti.N'TAfNH TflK GOVKKNMKM OK the Siaie, HnNinc ctl the Ciru. rnanr Vah I Me rert-ipi. an arnrste Monthlr CaletxW. Jtisrdeo Calendar, and muT Anecdote, Slarie. I a.. L : . ii j o! ., niaKiiip ii oi,e oi i Me mis, vaiaate ana init reti,ij; Almanac's published. Vt Sale ihe Sitrt of Mock A Ihovn, and McNrelf A Walton, SalhiUirr, N. C, TIIKRK will beld at the Hcxi-cfJ minh JUrringer, In Ilowan cetiLtv rrrTlirl Creek .ta I ion, on Tuewlaj llie "tih 4vf XnnmUr, th (ulUains fertT, io wit To head of Hore fi tn head of 3Jiil-, tliir,eli bend of C ..lie, annate "hirh i& ltr.-f ( No. 1 Mileh 'om. M.ne- 40 heal ol ll aniong thicli i full Clto4 r. all Urauutt.l. At- U-lween 0 sim1 a ,kou-i J l.ul. of C-rr. -rour-Hore Wpera, aiki (rr ard 1! r farming ul-riu ; Kane Thirtr llo-l-U of and all ntj IIim-hold and Kitt hen fnr.itr. and manr other nicies too tedion to Birn''0 . Term ro.ide known on dar of ale. JKHKMIAI! RAH'lUMiKK. Ar'l October 31, 1S7I. 2t:pd For Sale ! AT PUBLIC AUCTION. ON ihe 24th Nov. If7l. I will offer fr at Vest Heud. (uer JeroaWi P. 0 l vie co'inty N. C. and al.ut J :niils f ShIUWy R. lla. l)eM.t.) some I.Stfl J els cor,,; 'JIM HHI lb hoe Tohareo ; ' br Horses fc .Mules; a lot nf CattU. HC" Farm Ttnds. Clear. Wagoas. Iloseboll Kite' en FumffiTe. At. Terus made Vtjovrn ..t dav of .ile. ,) s. K. C. RKOWN- - I.and Devils, Tmxtee Dcedj, Comniissiorrcr'? Deeds, Sheriff s Deeds, Chat tie Mortgages, &c Fur Sale at this office. Cheap Chat tie Mortgage?, ami vsrjous other blank for m.U