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II VOL. XXIII. WELDON, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1892. NO. 17 i C L 13 V 13 LAND'S SI' 13 13 C H TO THE -NOTIFICATION COMMITTEE IN NEW YOUK LAST WKKIi SOl NliS THE SIUNAL (H!N OV TUK CAMTAKIN. Tho notification of Mr. Cleveland aud (ijncral Stevenson of tlnir Humiliation for President anil Vice-President which took )lacs in Now York lust week was a urand affair. Tho t-c rt'snonioM took place in tlio preseuce of thousands .uf people and the enthusiasm was boundless. Mr. Cleveland's speech was as follows : 'Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen: The message you deliver from the National Democracy arouses witliin me emotions which would be well high overwhelming if I did not recognize here assembled the remesentatives of a great party, who must share with me the responsibility your mission invites. I find much relief in the reflection that I have been selected merely to stand for the principles and purposes to which my party is pledged, and for the enforcement and supremacy of which all who have any right to claim Dcm-oeratic fellowship must constantly and persi-teutiy labor. "Our party responsibility is indeed great. We assume a momentous obliga tiou to our countrymen when, in return for their trust and conlidence, we promise them a rectification of their wrongs, aud a better realization of the advantage which are due to them under our free and be- nefieient institutions. "Uut n our responsibility is great our party is strong. It is strong in its sym pathywith the needs of the people, in its insistanee upon the exercise of govern mental powers strictly within the constitu tional permission the people havegrauted and iu its willingness to risk its life aud hoDe unon the people's intelligence and patriotism. "Never has a great party, intent upon the promotion of ridit and justice, had better incentive for effort than is how pre scnted to us. "Turning our eyes to the plain peopl of the land we see them burdened as con sutners with a tariff system that unjustly aud relentlessly demands from iheru the purchase of the necessaries and cyin forts of life un amount scarcely met by the wa"es of hard and steady toil, while the exactions thus wrung from them build un aud increase the fortunes of thoso for whose benefit this injustice is perpetuated "We see the farmer listening to u do lusive story that fills his mind with vis ions of advauee while his pocket is robbed by the stealthy hand of high protection "Our workiuirinen are still told the tale, oft repeated in spite of its demon strated falsity, that the existing protective tariff' is a boon to them, and that under its beneficent operation their wages must increase, while as they listen scenes i enacted iu tho very abiding place of hi protection that mock the hopes of toil and attest tho tender mercy the working- men receives from those made, selfish and sordid bv uoiust covernmental favoti tisui. "We oppose earnestly and stubbornly the theory upon which our opponents seek to justify and uphold the eiistiu; tariff laws. Wo need not base our attack upon questions of constiiutional permis sion or loeislativo power. Wo denounce this theory unou the hit:ho.-t possihL it grounds when we- contend that i present conditions its operutiuii is unjust and that laws enacted in accordance with it hiu inequitable and unfair, "Ours is not a destructive parly. Wo arc not nt enmity with tho rights of any of our citizens. All urn our countrymen. We are not recklessly heedless of any American interests, nor will wo abandon our regard for them; but invoking tho love of fairness and justice which belong to true Americanism and upon whiuh our Constitution rests, we insist that no plun of tariff legislation ehnll be tolerated which has for its object and purpose a forced contribution from tho earning and income of the mass of our chimin, to fwcll directly the accumulations of favored lew; nor will we permit a pro tended solicitude for American labor, or nnv oilii r snn.-inuM t,nhvi n(' lm. , ,-,-,, .nt I j r r. ....... v.. w''.-ui.i. care for others, to blind the eyes of the ople to the selfish schemes of those who seek through the aid of unenual tariff 1 iws to gain unearned and unreasonable advantage of their follows. "We have also assumed in our cove nant with those whose support we invite the duty of opposing to the death an- it her avowed scheme of our adversaries, which, under the guise of protecting the ull'rage, covers but docs not conceal a losign thereby to perpetuate the power of a party afraid to trust its continuance to the untrammelled and intelligent votes of the American people. We are pledged to resist the legislation intended to com plete this scheme, because we have not forgotten that saturnalia of theft and brutal control which followed another Federal regulation of State suffrage, be- cause we Know mat tne managers ot a party which did not scruple to rob the people of a President would not hesitate to use the machinery created by such leg islation to revive corrupt instrumentalities for partisan purposes; because an attempt to enforce such legislation would rekindle itiiuiositics where peace and hopefulness now prevail; because such an attempt would replace ltfosperous ttciivitv with discouragement aud dread throughout large section of our country and would menace everywhere iu the land the rights served to the States and to the people which underlie the safeguards of Ameri can liberty. "I shall not attempt to specify at this time oilier objects and aims of Democrat ic endeavor which add inspiration to our mission. True to its history and its creed our party will respond to the wants of the people within safe lines aud guided bv enlightened statesmanship. To the troubled and impatient within our mem bership we commend continued, unswerv ing, allegiance tj the party whose princi ples in all times past have been found sufficient for them, and whose aggregate wisdom and patriotism their experience teaches can always be trusted 'In a tone of partisanship which ben efits the occasiou, let me say to you equal partners in toe campaign upon which we to-day enter, that the personal fortuues of those to whom you have en trusted your banners are only important as they are related to the fate of the prin ciples they represent and to the party which they lead. 'I cannot therefore forbear reminding you aud all those attached to the Demo cratic party, or supporting the principle which we profess, that defeat in tl e pendingcampaign followed by the consum mation of the legislative schemes our oppo nents contemplate, and accompanied by such other incidents of their success as might more firmly fix their power, would present tmost discouraging outlook for futur; Demoiritie supremacy, aud fcr the accomplishment of the objects we have at heart. 'Moreover, every sincere Democrat must believe that the interests of his cojntry are deeply involved in the victo ry of our party in the struggle that awaits 1 hus patriotic solicitude exalts the hope of partisanship and should intensify our determination to win success. "This success can only bo achieved ty systematic and intelligent effort on the part of thoso enlisted in our cause. Let us tell the people plaiuly and honestly what we believe and bow we propose to servo the interests of the entire country, aud I lit n let us, alter the manner of trie Democracy, rjly up in tlie tho.ig'itlulis aud patriotism of our fellow countrymen. "It only remains for me to say to you, in advance of a more formal rpon"" to your message, that I obey the command of my parly, and confidently, anticipate tint an intelligent and earnest presenta tion of our onuse will insure a popular endorsement of the action of tho body you represent." In delivering his '.rraisnmcnt of tho Republican party Mr. Cleveland's tone grew u irifle harsher and his delivery more emphatic, which evidently found an eobn in the sentimont of the audience. When ho said ''Let us tell the people what wo believe" his voice rose even higher, aud he lifted his hand iu an im pressive way above his head, 4 no American hngio must tie a gay old bird ho is bald. If you don't want to be bald, use Hall's Hair llenewcr, and youwouUm. 1 ry it. (JEN. JAMES HOGUN. IUIKIE CI, Attlv RESCUES A NORTH CARO LINA HERO'S NAME FROM OBLIVION. North Carolina in tho Revolution fur nished ten Regiments to tho regular ser vice, l. e. the columns ot the Continental me. Five of these became general officers, tho only Generals North Carolina bad in the regular service. They were Gen. Ruht. Howe who rose to be Major (leueral our solo Major Gcneral, and four Briga diers, Gen. James Moore, who died early in the war, Gen. Frank Nash killed at Geruiantown and buried near the field of battle, Gen. Jethro Sumner aud Gen. James llogun. The lives and careers of the first three named are well known. For some rea son the data as to the last two were neg lected. The Hon. Kemp P. Rattle by Jiligcnt research in many quarters was able to restore to us much information as to Gen. Jethro Sumner, of Warren coun ty and indeed to rehabilitate his memory. As to Gen. James Ilogun, of Halifax county, tho task was more difficult. Little was known beyond the fact that he was probably from Halifax county and that he was a Brigadier General. Tho late Col. Wm. L. Saunders requested tho writer, probably because a native of that county, to investigate and preserve to posterity whatever could now be re discov ered as to this brave officer. Gen. James Hoguo was born iu Ire land. The year aud place of his birth are unknown. The name is spelt Hogun though usually in Ireland where the name is not uncommon it is written IIo gan with an a. He removed to Halifax county, this State, and to the Scotland Neck section of it. He married iu 1S."1 Miss Ruth Norilcet, of the well known family of that name. In the Provincial Congress which met at Halifax April 4, 1770, and which framed our first State Constitution, James Hogun was one of the delegates for Halifax county. He was first appointed paymaster in tho third regiment (Sumner's), but tho litith of November, 177G, he was elected Colonel of the 7th N. C. regiment, and on December (5th of that year an election was ordered in Halifax coun ty to fill the vacancy in Congress caused thereby. Col. Hogun marched northward with the 7th and Col. Armstrong with tho 8th and both regiments arrived in time to take part in the battles of Brandywiue and Gcrmantown. Col. Sumner of the i!d regiment was appointed to fill tho va cancy caused by the death of Gen. Frank Nash. For the vacancy caused by the promotion of Gen. Howe from Brigadier General to Major General our Legislature recommended Col. Thomas Clarke of the 1st regiment, but Gen. Washington stated that while not uuder valuing Col. Clatke's services, Col. Hogun by his distinguished gallantry at Gcrmantown had earned the promotion, aud ho was commissioned a Brigadier General accordingly January !), 177'.!. He contiuued to serve with the army at the North. When Charles ton was threatened all of tho North Car olina line which had not previously gone South with Gen. Lincoln under Sumner was ordered to that point. Owing to losses the North Carolina regiments then North were consolidated into four, aud General Hogun placed in command. At the head of his bligade he passed through Halifax and Wilmington in January, 1780, and took part in tho incruorablo defense of Charleston. When (Jen Liucolu surrendered that city ou the 12 of May, 170, though be surrendered 0,1X1" men, only i,otni ot them were regular troops and most of these were Ilogun's North Carolina Brigade. Gen Sumuer, our other Brigadier, who had commanded that part of tho North Caro lina which was at Charleston before G en- eral Ilogun's arrival, was home on fur lough as also many other officers who had lost employment by tho consolidation of the depicted companies and regiments, With that exception North Carolina's entire regular force was lost to her at this critical ti,i,e. Tin- surrendered mi lilia were paroled but the regular troops. headed by General Hogun, were eouvey ed to lladrell's Point, on Sullivan's Is land, near Charleston. There they un derwent the greatest privations of all kinds. They were nearly starved, but even a petition to fish in order to add to tht ir supply of food was refused by the Pritish. ' These troops were also threatened with depertation to the West Indies. Gen. Hogun himself was offered leave lo return home on parole. Tempt ing as the offer was, he felt that his do paiture would be unjust to his men whoso privations he had professed to share. He also knew his nbsenco would aid the efforts of the British who were seeking to secure recruits among these half starved prisoners. He fell a victim to his sense of duty and fills the unmark ed grave of a hero. History affords no more striking inci dent of devotion to duty, and North Car olina should yet erect a tablet to his memory, and that of those who perished there with hiia. Of the 1,S00 regulars who went into captivity ou Sullivan Island with him, only 700 survived when they were pa roled in the latter part of that year. We do not know Gen. Ilogun's age, but as he had married in 1751 he was probably beyond middle life. In this short recital is found all that careful re search has so far disclosed of a life whose outline proves it worthy of fuller com memoration. Could his last resting place be found, the tablet might well bear the Lacedemonian inscription: "Siste, viator, heroa calcas." "Pause, traveller, a hero's dust lies be- low." General Hogun left only one child, Samuel Hogun, who married Mary Smith, au aunt of Hon. R. II. Smith, of Halifax county. To Lemuel Hogun, in March, 178(5, North Carolina issued a grant for 12,000 acres of land in Davidson county, Tennessee, near Nashville, as "the heir of Brigadier General Hogun." In October 1702, the United States paid him 5,250 being the 7 years half pay voted by Con gress to the heirs of Brigadier Generals who had died in service. Iu 181-1 Lem uel Hogun died and is probably buried in tho Episcopal church yard in Scotland Neck. In 1818 the widow with his chil dren moved to Tuseutnbia, Alabama. Numerous descendants are to be found in that State and in Tennessee and Missis sippi. In the late war Gen. Ilogun's papers, which might have furnished ma terials for history, were seized by the Federal troops and presumably destroyed, though it is barely possible they may be yet preserved in some Northern historical collection. It is known that among these papers was at least one letter from Gen. Washington to Gen. Hogun. These five Howe, Moore, Nash, Sumner and Hogun were, as has been said, the only generals from this State in the icgukr service. We had several generals who commanded militia ordered out on 3 months tour, or on special ser vice, at sundry times such as Gen. Grif fith Rutherford and Gen. Davidson for whom those counties have been named, Generals Butler and Eaton and others. Gen. Davidson had been a Major in the Continental line, but was a Brigadier Genera! of militia when killed at Cowan's Ford. There were others as Col. Davie, Major Joseph Graham, (who command ed the brigade sent to .Tacksn's aid against the Creeks in lSI2)und Several others, who acquired the rank uf General after the Revolution. The militia figured more prominently in lhat day than since. The important victories of King's Mountain and '! -sour's Mills were won solely by nuiitia and Cowpens and Moore's Creek by their aid. Rutherford r.nd Gregory command ed militia brigades at Camden as Butler and Eaton did at Guildford C. H., and as Gen. John Ashe did at Brier Creek. Anwser this (tues-tlun. Why do so uiauy people we see around us seem to prefer to suffer and be made miserable by Indigestion, Constipation, Dizziness, Loss of Appetite, Coming up of the food, Yellow skin, when for 7oe. will sell thcni Philoh's Vitslizer, guar anteed to cuu liieui. 8old by W. M. Cohen, KUEWSTEIS'B HETOKT. AN ACCOUNT OV A DRAMATIC INCIDENT IN A PHILADELPHIA COURT. St. Lun'u (jhihi'.-Drmunmt. Ten or twelve years ago I witnessed the most dramatic situation of my life in a Philadelphia court room, said Henry J. Erskinc, of the Quaker City, at the Southern. "It occurred during the trial of an important suit involving certain franchise rights of the Pennsylvania Railroad in Philadelphia. Attorney General of the United States was then tho chief counsel of the Pennsylvania Company. Brewster, you know, was a frightfully ugly man on account of a terrible disfigurement of his face from burns, but intellectually he was a giant and in deportment a Chesterfield. So great was the admiration for the man's powerful mental parts that one soon forgot his ugliness. He was extremely sensitive of his facial misfortune, but never referred to it himself not did any of his thousands of friends ever ask him its cause. The trial to which I refer was a bitterly con tested affair, aud Brewster at every poh got so much the host of the opposii ,. counsel that by the time arguments coi. menced his leading adversary was in : white heat. Iu denouncing the railroi:'. company this lawyer, with his void tremulous with anger, exclaimed : 'ThL- grasping corporation is as daik, devious and scarified in its methods as is tho face of its chief attorney and henchman, Benjamin Brewster!' This violent outburst of rage and cruel invective was followed by a breathless stillness in the crowded court room that was painful. Hundreds of pitying eyes were riveted on the poor, scarred face of Brewster, expecting to see him spring from his chair and catch his heartless adversary by the throat. Never before had anyone referred to Mr. Brewster's misfortune in such a way, or even in any terms, in his presence. Instead of springing at the man and killing him like a dog, as the audience thought was his desert, Mr. Brewster slowly arose and spoke something like this to the Court : 'Your Honor, in all my career as a lawyer I have never dealt in personalities; nor did I ever before feel called upon to explain the cause of my physical misfortune, but I will do so now. When a boy and my mother, God bless her, said I was a pretty boy when a little boy, while playing around an open fire one day with a little nistcr just beginning to toddle, she fell into the roaring flames. I rushed to her rescue, pulled her out before she was seriously hurt, aud fell into the fire myself. When they tookuie out of the coals my face was as black as that man's heart.' The last sentence was spoken in voice whose rage was that of a lion. It had an electrical effect, and the applause that greeted it was superb, but iu an iustant tuined to the most contemptuous hisses directed at the lawyer that had so cruelly wrouged the great aud lovabli urewster. mat lawyers practice in Philadelphia afterward dwindled to such insignificance thut he had to. leave the city for a new field." P. P. P. A wonderful medicine; itgivis an appetite, it invigorates aud strengthens. P. P. P. ( uii s rheumatism and all pains iu side, back and shoulders knees, hips, wrists and joints. P. P. P. Cures syphilis iu all its various sialics, mil ul. its, sores am kidney complaints. P. P. P. Cures eaiat rli. C.7. M1 a, chronic (' ii'-i'i) eomplainls and broken uoivu constitution and loss of manhood. P. P' P. The best blood purifier of the age. Has made mine perma nent cures than ali other blood remedies. WfF'H- sale hy all druggists. When Gab; wm tick, we gave her Castorta. When she was a Child, she cried for Costoria. When she became Misa, she clung to Castoria. When she had Children, tUc gave tbem Castoria ADVEllTISKMKNTS. How's Your Liver? Is the Oriental fulntation, knowing that good Iiuiilth fan in t vxbt without a healthy Liver. "When (.ho Liver i:i torpid the Jew els are iluggi.-di i;nd con stipated, the food lies in tho t-toi!!iu:!i undi gested, ioir-oiling tho Llood; frequent lieiuljicho fii'siies; a feeling of lati tude, dcfjioiiditicy unl nervousness indicate Low tho whole system i.i de ranged. Simmons Liver Kegulator ha been tho means of restoring inoro people to health and happiness by giving them a healthy Liver than any agency known ui earth. It acts with extraor dinary power aud ellicae.y. MEven q;en disappointed, As a ?cn'ral family r-Mnoily for dyspepsia, Turpid Liver, Cuiistipatiun, etc., I hardly ever uho uiiylliiui; clue, anil lmvo never been Urn appointed in the effect produced; it seems to he almost a perfect cure for 11 diseases of luo stomach and Bowels, W. J. JIcEuiot, Macon, (Ja. gM.EOFUND.-sa By virtue of a decree of the Superior Court of Halifax County, wherein W. P. Simpson, ami wife were plaintid'sand B. F. Arrington and others were defendants, I will sell, nt the court house door in the town ol Halifax, on Monday the 22nd dav of August 1SD2, the following described property.' une tract 01 land in 1'nnkleyville town ship, Halifax county, adjoining the lands of T. N. Harrison, Guilford SSykes, L Vin son, Mrs. Isabella, F. Kyle, W. V. Bobbitt, the Moore tract, the lands of Dr. G. K. Matthews, and containing one thousand acres, more or less, it being the land whereon the late J. P. Tyree resided at the time ol Ins death and known as the Wig- ins plaeo. One other tract in same township nnd county, ou the east side of little Fishing Creek, adjoining the lauds of , I. 1!. Laugh ter and others, known as the "Harrison Homestead," and containing three hun dred acres; also the tract of land adjoining the above tract, lying on little Fishing Creek, adjoining the lands of the heirs of l!enj. Johnson, the Mayo tract, Jesse Koouo anil others, being tho balance of the Harri son tract, sold by Public Administrator and bought by J. P. Tyree, containing six hundred and sixty threeaeres, more or less. SfcffTKKMs Cask. Wm. T. WILLIAMS, (i-2;-td. Commissioner. Kingwood, X. C., June 21st, 192. FOR SALE. A yoke of very line oxen.. Young and large. I'HK'K SfiO.CO. Also a young cow, half Jtfr sey, and young calf. l'ltli K KOO. VV. Ft. BOND, Scotland Xeek, X. C. jy 7 tf. DEAI.EIJS JX , VA. S. H. HAWES & CO,, -Peale COAL, LIVE, PLASTER, Riclimond, Va. my 5 ly jv..i,,.,ii i: 1 I