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v.. 0 IMMM - - X" ; i i .' THE WILMINGTON POST. V. 1 CANADAY, Editor and Proprietor. J. .J. OASSIDEY. Associate Editor. WILMINGTON, N, C. SUNDAY. JULY 86. 1875. Candidatec Opposed to ConTcnlion and Pledged to an Immedrat3 Adjournment. For Constitutional Convention. NKW HA NOV Jill COUNTIT, - How DANIEL L. RUssfcELV J. II. SMYTH, Er i . (its. S. If. MANNING; CUMBLKLAND COLNTV, Hos. It. P. BUXTON, J. C. BLOCKER, Ei. CRAVES COUNTY, R. II. LEHMAN, JOHNS. MANA'IX. " LEXOIU COUNTY, I , .RICHARD W. KING. ROCKINGHAM 0UNTY. OLIVER II. DOCKEBY. IU.ADKN OH'NTY. a. Mcdonald. "WAK-K OOI NTY. i RICHARD C. BADGER. ALEXANDER B. DAVIS. MADISON C. HODGE, JEREMIAH J. NOWELL. WiLKES COVNT.' CoU T. J. DULAA , -(Jex. J. it, A. BRYAN. ( BiTlTIE COPJOX J "KM Aw F.rBEL. T V. r. MATS , A. McCABE. KOltsYTHKOJUNTY, W. H. WHEELER. KKANKMV Col.VTY. B. F. BULLOCK, JR. MAUT1N COUNTY. J. J. MARTIN. NASH COUNTY. J. J. SHARP. WAUKKN COURTY. J. W. THORN K. Township of Wilmington. FOR MAGISTRATES. , AT I.AIUiK. J. J. CA.SXIDEY, J. t HILU 8t Wi:i HENRY BREWIMJTON 2n Wakd -S. Van AMU INGE, ;ir Warm-W. H. MtX)UK, ' Itii Waki ALEX. SAMl"SON, Oth Vaki AMTHONY HOWE. KOK CONSTABI.K. SOL. W. NASH. Foil CUEKK. S. T. POTTS. scilixtr. "0rM!TTKK. ALFRED HOWE, A. H. MORRIS. J. E. SAMlSON. THE ELECTION LAW. The Supreme Court of North Uaro , Una, in its decision as rendered in the Wilmington City Case, declares very emphatically that section 2 of the Elec tion I -aw of the State is unconstitu tional and therefore void. That 1 ,;i w ?.:iy: " That when a voter is challenged at the olls, upon demand of any citizen of the State, it shall be the duty of the iusureUa-- "f -7" ...... m injiurc !aul voter, If fort ltnj (.v f, rt'tr, to prove by the alh tt Nonio other eron known to the judges the fact of his residence for thirty days prcviom thereto in the county in which he propose tu vote." The Supreme Court says in reference to thi law: " If a man will cwrar that he has the liialinVation, then nr. tan k:.itkk am voik, unlrv it can be proved ag.tiut him that he not ctitled aiid i.. .i. .. -l. ..... u The act is framed npon the idea of making the ballot at difficult as posui ble, indixM it make it impracticable It ii a practical denial of the riirht to rigister and vote." Wc warn all Registrars and Inspec tor of Election that if the v in, any in stance prevent a man from registering liKiumtor from voting at the approach ue election wh mav le leirallv enti tled to rrgutrr and vote, although Le may not be able to prove ot the oath f Mme other irson known to the judges, the f.u t of his having cn form al to thw utKxntItaUonal ' require ments, that the ulaKt rigors of the lw will be enforwtl against them. If any p rw Umh) bdWfrchiJ by a poll-holder on account of urn- rale tb (aelt at tJv to KnXiiriil F.irrnlivr iVmwittc of hw rounty or to th Wlt ilxmX 1T, wl the heaty ha4 of "otrasa law will b hrought to btr ou the u(Idt w iUnwl dclav. V m m - - JhnTHorrisKy hi ip!aind ih hoW matter to an ialrvUer frwn h Ww; He Mys tioHrtMr ITIMen has noihic th atrr wiUi hi, by Ii "h boU all over kim; Ihu k h f ;.0V,( if mtoory," ad -h a srrat libra rv in hi hoc 4 big toy rool r. WWw k poL i tW book." mj- the iMtervkwrr. "kb yt wrr likt the rrr of a iirw ttftMr kwd i rodW JtiwS Htr- rry iaia way coax ot jet. QlVi acaia ke wtmWJ aU carry a alaxl Siaia." Does every man wlio lea.es land know that an act was parked by. the last Legislature making them practi cally slaves ? FUN iltSAMPSON. . aui jAdvu nitron viwiw - y i r entertainments Baaufciojverjr tob?L. ! can turn wc ajjpierlhk$i.4n one jP than any man in theStatc. Ho spent his time for the first three years after the. war in jumping arid keeling, and hi? last was taken while be, was a very decent Ilcrniblicanjih'tlt Mii&lrf in his scat a Democrat, having gone head oyer heels twice. Jim can make up more faces than anyS3y.":" 6 an straddle wider and tear more coats and trousers. What distinguishes iiim mosl iliM ro niarkablc regard for truth and accuracy of atAlern&it. Jim will before -closing. slrig "And nre ttc sinners; yet alive!" but he will not kiss the sisters as broth er Robbins does. ! mm- m . y t t JVDUE FOn Lt ON CONTENTION. We ask especial attention to the let ter of Hou.paoid fi, Fowle of RahjigU, written lasi October, when the convea tion question was first broached. Ivis the utterance ot a toatcsoian.i nue we do not toincide with the wriieii in all his 'positionv.nqr arrive at the same conclusions as he by the Bame process of, reasoning, o- cannot withhold kdrotra'tion Irorri 'a gentleman who can, in fhu' extremely jmrtizan period, fprejiidices aa Judge Fowle has done. Ajihlic questions somewhat of fairness. Se arc thousands of persons in the Kafc, not Republicans, if they would fjutypeak, who hold opinions aubstan tially like those of Judge Fowle men who follow slowly and sadly and with opprcrtivc fbrebodinga in the lead of the crated and irvizan crowd. Wc have always thought it unfortunate that men like Jadgc did not ally themselves with with our party: Had it not been for that social tyranny sot ui in the south after tjie war, jtvhicfi entered alike into lolitics, religion and business, he, and thousands of others,, would .havu do ue so. There arc in fiitt (rJoiand who have constantly -acted among tho so called Democrats who agreed mainly with the Republicans, ami who tle spiscd'tiic low trickery, theQiile calum nies and the mean-spirited illiberality ol those who dictated to the Democrats But we are not disposed to be critical. We thank him and others for taking a step toward liberal discussion and free thihkingT That is certainly noble and portentous language when, allndiug to the proposed requirement of a tax re ceipt before any citizen can vote, he says j "the success of our Democrat' icj party in 1S7, is not a good reason for deviating from the course of action in regard to constitutional amendment., which has been sanctioned by the wia dom of our forefathers, because it would be establishing a precedent for tamper ing with the Constitution whenever the exigency of a party required it, and fJonrention in North Carolina, would become as frequent as .revolutioiw. in Mexico." Brave aud noble word ! Then he proceed to say that "the people are well satisfied at being rid of the" cumberson.c and cxpeu.-ive iM County Court system.". This is one of the chief objects tf the propo sers! .-.v...o-io destroy the present system of town and county government, which mivcs to the people of the State mr than flWVXH.t annu ally. Then litSfrocccds to arraign the Legislature which, called the Conven tion of 170, and port rays the disastrous results to its projector, predicts that it a convention is again called the Re publicans who became wtak-kWcU in 1S7I nill close into the ranks' again and that oianv Democrats will join them tells them that the "people -.were angry with cur party' for calling the conven tion of 1870, and cjo-cs ivith language which is as significant as- it is true: "Political daring is sometimes the best policy, but to icucw au c-ipcriraent which has already proved so disastrous would be suicidal." But this alfflfico-k9 fn heeded, and we are now in the midst of another canvaa ia which the. right of tho people are In ieril. Conspira tors and lrattor.huve agaiu assailed the fortr frni tivli they ero re pulsed. They will again meet the fate of conspirators agaiosi liberty. 4Iot. Urabam. ! This artful dwlgcr Jta UMrL n ad dress to the people of trange, iu vhkh he makes no points against the prex-nt cotutttu tion, ami recommends no tKttdnrnl t Uataaat llL-S i. 4 . , . "At Ut Om abject tor whtU the ca-Uimti-JMi is called, and the vilie" a mend menu which srHmhlj be made, they ara tea auMt-ixws to he wt forth in this address.'' j "They are. t uumetu..' Thii the fcrreotypeI phrxe of the schemers ilaslray twr rweni coostiMUoo. Uaikr that general bead will come the ' okl ea. m. law. i HI tat rreeijkt quali- rraa Ctfurt t. UwwMeaJ i t .vi. .u. I IV0f4 of North t.'iarwliaa, if w let iM. tirahan and hU eo-cotkfrak ' colrl ot Ike coavewUa and aaaka aauikJayaO to aanerew to Ke i TCTl yoi aia n nviwa ami awi r too; Tatar tewniea wefwic 3 their hoana4emi. ajl jo o the ni U f rote alwa tow are a peotrtT ko4av. i Op'Diona of Prominent Democrats on tin; Convention Question Heart and Circulate. b: In response to cans we lay oeioru our ii i r . Lfeadenj the following letter from Judge Fowle on the Convention question: RAi.Kioii,Oct;iVl4. J lJ! " 1 ... .'4ll.,.' .iwl 4nr my opinion inrcgard to the calling of ,Jl n . . a convention by the next General As sembly, for the purjHwe of amending the Constitution of .Noj-th. Carolina, I have to say: S That in my opinion a call of a Con vention for the purpose indicated would be unwise, inexpedient and productive of great harm to the material interests of the ?tate. The defeat of the Conservative party in North Carolina in 1S7G would be a public calamity. The defeat would, in my opinion, be insured if the proposed action is taken. 'A very cursory examination of the Constitution and history of North Caro lina will satisfy the enquirer, that of the 'two liietjiods provided for amend ing the Constitutioa, to-wit: the legis lative and conventional, the intention was, that for ordinary ' times, and for the correction of ordinary evils, it was thought wise by our fathers that the , legislative mode should beaddpteo, and that the mode" of amendment by the convention was only be resorted to when the exigency of the occasion was extreme, and was a substitute in a Dem ocratic and Republican form of govern ment for revolution, and was not to be excrcisei unless the emergency was great. We find accordingly that alter the adoption of "the constitution of 1770, there was'nu convention of the people of North Carolina until the year 1835, except the conventions of 17SS and 178'J which were called for the pur pose of ratifying the Federal constitu tion, and that since that time there has been no convention of the pcople.which has been called for the purpose of amending the constitution, and has ac tually done so until the year-188. The convention which was called in 18;i was for the purpose of taking North Carolina out of the Union, and the convention of ISM, being called Kinder Frcsidential rroclaniation, ana its conclusions being repudiated by the peoplo, are not to be considered iu this connection. The policy of the State then being well sealed "not to call a conention of the people except ipon extraordinary occasions, is there anything in the po litical condition of the State that will justify such action at this time ? A very earnest and able advocate of the conveuiion movement, in reply to au interrogatory from in e as to the ne cessity for a convention, stated that he desired a convention in order tha. Hhe constitution should be amended in three particulars: 1. Requiring the Judges of the Supe rior Court to rotate. 2. Disqualifying a person who has been convicted of au infamous crime from voting. 3 Requiring the poll tax to be paid as a qualification of a voter. In -regard to the first and second of these amendments, after considerable inquiry I am satisfied that they -will meet with but very little opposition from either of the great political parties. I have heard at least two of the Re publican Judges express themselves in favor of the first proposed amendment, and one of them expressed it as his opinion that every member of the Ju diciary woifhl give his personal influ ence to the proposed amendment. As fo tlie second, the mere introduction of the proposed amendment is enough to u,.nra i- t -:-' n l"fnrf. anv Legisla ture that can now be clectcd.'rcgamicss of its political complexion. As to the third proposed amendment, it is believed by many persons that its effect would be to diminish the Repub lican vote in the State several thousand votes, thereby insuring a Conservative triumph, ; The proposed amendment itself is.in my -opinion a very good iie, because the increased taxation that would be thus derived would greatly bene-tit the common schools of the Suite. Bui I do not believe that the vote would be materially diminished by its adoption, because in every well contested election the funds will be provided to pay Hie .-.11 ifit fur kin-li voters as cannot Itav ('-' -- - --- x - I for themselves, and 1 will show before I get througli that our elections in lS7t will necessarily he well contested by both of the great political parties. But eveu if 1 Jjouid be mistaken in this, the succex of our party in Jj7b' i not apod red to a for deviting from the course of action iu regard to constitu tional amendments which ha leen sanctioned by the wisdom of our fore fathers, because it would bc establish-, inf a nwecdriit for f amnerimr with the ..-p, - - - - constitution whenever- the exigency of a party required it, and conventions in North" Carolina, would "become as fre quent as revolutions in Mexico. In a rcry able letter, signed by W. A- Wright, Kv-j , aik! five other distin guished gentleaien, daU LVt, ?i, 1S74, the fJIowing expression is uedt J " Suffice it to say them, that in almont fj cry. one of the many instances where th 'tnbv" constitution varies from the oM errMkuiiia of fathers the Jiffertnce has been pmluciira Qf un rnixei evil. In oar opinion the ooner we return to.that okl e-mstituien the beth-r it will be for the people of North Caruliaa. fhserving, of course, the ehang- renJemJ necrssaij by '-he war and it- nW.UA4 V tle tt preper la viy here, in -nlcr U prrrcat aor powit!e auu nderstatKliDjr, that we be Ikvc lio one co template, a bo ooe ;ht to eontemrlat aay ehaoe lo rerrw to the !IcneteaJ EttBlHwi, mi co- thai wise ami beakrflceet k thai mr IwImptv iki oae eoaten- P f (S a tfc e.Hutatp tewdi to tmAa JT of Uce4- ml feef To tkl Swead aaertfcssi teau- y mi Thar are ereea! cwaitrr the ee- a1' 4w, ak lr la owvtiw 4 liAhtltm - lS rieerHk aaade ion. the ieopIe of North Carolina will not willingly yieia as ior instance; The election of the Judges by the people. Tabolition of the county courts and the election of couuty commissien crs by the people. There nnty be a considerable iortion of our people, particularly in the East ern section of the State, who would be glad to see tho power taken from Jhe Eastern negroes to elect Judgesand rnnnlv rniiimfssionprs. "'So far as the election. of Judges is concerned the romMiv i isv bv elfctiii?r Judsres on a remedy is easy by electing Judges on a I tirkpt. but so far as county tftrtmrnicclknoru n TO ffimt T ri l 1 T ( f O MOt oeiievc mat iie huuc iwpiv Legislature their right to elect magis trates, who shall elect county commis sioners, and our people generally are well satisfied at being rid of the cum bersome and expensive old county court system. But apart from all this, it would be a political blunder to call a convention. In 1870 the people of NTorth Carolina yotcd the Conservative ticket. . Not a word was said about convention 4u ring the canvass. The Legislature was con servative by nearly' two-thirds majori ty. Taking adrantage of. its majority, notwithstanding the warnings of many 'of bur wisest leaders, a bill was passed submitting the question of calling ii convention to the people. ,1t was de feated by more than 9.00U majority. But more than this, of the delegates elected, a majority-, I have bec.u inform ed by a well pbsttd friend, were Re publicans. The people were angry with our parly and charged in. many localities that wc could not have, carried the election in 1870 if our purpose had been Avowed. It was regarded by many of the them as a fraud upon the people. Many mem bers of the Legislature of" 1870, who voted for the bill, would never have been elected if their constituents had been aware that they would have done so. ' , In 1872, it insured the defeat of Judge Mcrrimon for (Jovcfnor, and worse than this, the failure to carry North Carolina paralyzed the opposition !to Grant, and his re-election wa:s due more to the result in North Caroli m in August, than to any oilier cause: In 1S7G, there will be another ;rcat contest for the Presidency, i Pennsylvania, by the change of its I State election from October to Noyem i her, is no longer the Keystone iftate. 1 North Carolina has the doubtful honor of being the Keystone State in that controversy. Every effort w 11 be made by both parties to carry the State. .-Require the poll lax to be paid in advance and it will be - - by many from bevoiid-the limits of the State. Every voter that can he induced to go to the polls will be carried there. And if North Carolina falters wc will have four years more of Republican rule at Washington. The advocates of the convention in sist that althouah it may be inexpedi ent as a parly measure, it is right iii it self. If inexpedient, it is because it is unpopular. If unpopular, it will fail. Failure will not benefit, but greatly in jure our party. Besides there is po moral question of right or wrong in volved, and if inexpedient, it is politi cally wrong. My deliberate judgment is, that if this convention scheme is passed, that the Republicans who voted with us in August last will return to the Republican party, and mauy con servatives w ill, I fear accompany them. Political daring is sonictimcs the best policy, but to renew au experi ment which has already proved so dis astrous, would be suicidal. Daniel i Fow le. Tlic Hills and lr slous It is unfortunate that tho promised era of good feeling is seriously marred by the fiery utterances of a few blatant Southern malcontents. The Prcstous and Hills have ton much ot the old feeling ".within their hearts to behave decently. Mi. li. II. Mill represents the north- .rn ilistricl nf ( ii'or.'i;l ill ('oil'Trsw. The slave population was. nevcflarge in that section, and some little loyalty to tho flag existed there when the war broke out. But we fear very little is left there now. Hill's majority was ovcrwlrelming, and h w probably talk ing for home effect when he declares "it we must have war; if we cannot preserve the constitution and constitu tional government by the ballot; and it' folly and wickedm", if inordinate love el Hwer shall decree that Ameri ca uiut save her constitution by blood. let it come; i in ready. To call Mr. Hill a first class idiot would be using language altogether too mild to properly characterise him. It is but a short time since he and his brother rebels were doing their levvl bet to destroy the constitution by the shedding of blood. The snblimcsimpu dence with which this unh ting wretch now talk of saving the constitution is cool t-r thois ulfry dy of July. The South will do itsvf immen-e injury if it continue to listen to such blutT. The returning era, of -good feeling which of'iutc h-a given promise of better and brighter days than the South ha known hr nlteMi yearn, tan not counts nance uch utterance. It.i- for the Southern peple themselvts to stamp the Hills and Preston. It mat ter rcry little what a few frigthfut ghniu of the lot cause may shriewout .Ittrino I K.. i r nw-f li n n I :if nm4tSfi tktf nj4 s themselve put the sel f j eindemnatloa upon bem. 4 liniecl. j these h rf.rm aoce afford eacelUct .w4 t.w i Km SmiihMn1 i.niyi rv m imrlnmlr fnr lhe Southern nrmtltif tn j . , . , - t irive espresKa to thetr realenUim-nt. 4 n e tro-t they will rw feit to lei th- : lye whether they rriti pa th ire with toe braoU ter. who have it yet pot ite eoo4i J ihe war, h iUi that true an 1 tnarrieele rocni y( tlw tnifeJeraty wha h ocrf U the Mtuatioa i rol taiihamj alotor it U-v tj rrwye al) trace of tiie CooIkI. The iaiaitcf io itaj isiper- taace to the oth, aavj tkm lime of deaaakatioa caavc ho too rtcWre a .- a mm TV alaa.Vw a.1 iaM a taw a mt m m awae4 ar-aa. 1 til a a. laa-aw-t ntli bA f a mmm Ml LawS- m. a aVat 4m I rrrfanc Ksr tiae ratt-4)arsuc'. wbtra w ill oe beM ai tjrc un rps , hm of afi wee. or wHI aif tiv f ta - ra haWy tata ih tE!y. IWre are Read. Remember and Circulate . We present this week to our readers Wtain resolutions on the convention-, which the Republkan memberfthe. .eirisiaiure aspect viounv uv c fetl into the bill C5illinr Uie.c avi . . .. .. toocfsls, fjmp ds Jf Jhe Lfgs ricti s 4 Jn n thro Jrds luae "H r x j ti tlM KrJtrict ere4ihat4ha nfeiwls of vpnt on should not De lieti, inus ei-v ing these imHrtant provisions of the ...,i;it;.... niii the existence of f fuftrre LLnifu nfitm miirrnmin 111 . l,k tliA hazard fof their detructionf , .( It will be seen from tin, record, that Dr. Will. Wlieeler .waVoneof oiir most active aiembcrs, and true to the safety and intlcrtvsLs of the people; and tliat he is a ui in. i", snriiiKing ni iiwi" dnty in any ; emergency.' j ( , Ytt arnesly ask the iialichand care, ful at entien of the pwptc to these toc. And let them rcvfr to vote Yor no mat who; is not pledged to liand bak tlie people the ctw6$itutiop.-un.-. changcfl, and to adjourn the. ciwvcntion the iiifb day of the meeting, saving Ihousaiidu of dollars of cospenee, and the coistitution itself from Uestructioo, Dr. jvhecler wovod u aendaicut decla'raig that the cwiiyculiou shall apt amendjthe etmstitution so as "to tp4 iuire t ip -payment of taxes as a aiuilii: catioAp vote." Kvery dentoerat voted agains the motion showing tluit it is their jaifposc to make the right to vote depend on the production of the tirx re ceipt. So that, if the tax payer. akourd . loose his tax receipt or , a democratic sherifti by contrivance, hinder or delay a person from j.aying his tax until after the election, he w deprived of Ins vote. Dr Wheeler moved to amoud Us ful-lows- k'Nor shall said oonvcjittoii tn rreae the number of Supreme or Supe rior Cpurt Judges." Rejected. Kvery democrat voting against it Why ? Because they think lo get the control of the State" by th-s couveiiUon, and intend to reserve the right to in-rrrvt- the Judges, to make hit places for the hongrv pack of briefless lawyers who have been barking at the new con stitution fiiK-e iLs ndoptiuu. Dr. hVhecler moved ,411 anicudment, forbidding the cunveiition from abolish in' the late amendmeljt of the eonstilu tioli relieving the State from takiag the census, which saves soon, fluty 10. Every democrat vpUtl against the amendment. They wanted a rlximx Ip latten some one hundred seedy demo crats,mit of the Treasury. Dr. j Wheeler movel an amendment, forbidding the convention from abolish ing the late amendment 4 d' the constitu tion, which requi'es that the Legisla: -Hire should be elected only every two vear Tinstead of yearly. Rejected. Every democrat voting against me amendment. I ThU shows they do not intend to cut themselves off from the right to make their yearly raid on the Treasury, ab stracting therefrom some quarter of a million of dollar an nu Ally. Dr. Wlieeler niuved an amendment prohibiting the convention from, requir ing the payment of a poll -tax. Every deTnocrat "voted against it. Has any political party evtir exisUxl in this coun try that has shown such a contempt for "laboring men as this modern kii-kTux democracy ? Dr. Wheeler moved an amemlment forbid ing the convention , from taking away the right undei tho coiistitulion of the Legislature to exempt from taxa tion !' of the necessaries of life. Rejected. Every democrat voting against it. . "Dr. Wheeler moved ' forbid Urn oonTcniloii irom restoring Uic wl,lice ol Superintendent of Public Works. Eve ry Democrat voted against the .motion. This shows a purpose tt give the cm vention the right to restore this otliev so as to provide, souie faithful 1 vmocrat witn a fat ollice, when they get into power. Dr. Wheeler inove4 to restrict ' the convention from repenlimr that portion of the eiislilution relieving tho legis lature from the obligation to levy taxes to pay any part of the public debt. Every Democrat voted against the mo tion. They winhed l i reserve tJte right to provide for I lemw ralif bond houl ers to make a raid on the Treasury. Dr. Wheeler moved to forid the convention from creating an 'office of iKKle Commissioner. Iteieetetl. ,tvery lH?nnrat voti'g aga nst the motion. Showing a puriose to re-cubli.-h this otlice fiir some Iemocrat, as they did in the atitointment of Judge Battle Cmi misflkmer to retist- the Liw. "Dr. Wheeler raovetl the following amowluient : " Nor shall s.-ri-l couven tioa abolish See. 2 of Art. I JC of the tontUutio:i, ' which make it the do le of thc-sjslatnre to pnivipe a utii lonn fstcr;i of "Pit bin: SchoS, with tuitiou free" p all. Hrjerted: Every lemoerat voting ai-int it. ThU show their hostility to free soho!s. Dr. Wheeler mo vei an amendment for bidding the conventWi from lKMhug the Usee. :i of Art, I of the comtiro tiaw, which make It obligatory on the County (?mmi.iuner to hare, free wchooU iraykrvery towrthip f' at kwst uw- momhs in the year. Krerr itentocrat voted ajramt tmj amewd- taenL ThU hows that the lK-mrale party, whuh has been'm.ieil hi jrth Carolina Tor orp.ifv? w JJf. arc iuctir HriHoned of enrini will iuatij .Cpicione. of ewn1inl vit tiieK-siJiri C'ath.lo to JeHror all free chaok. I)t. Vh-hr iiiuvr4 to';rt mt in Sc 4, lts; 3V, Ui f illing the ecarration. the nr-! until the atnr Lail bv'vtU-l. Kvt ry Jeaoycrat ed af4ia4 jftnklr? t TaWe orJ ive ;hr j.hl Ut Iht c30r8lHn to nv .!!, iml! fi - Ju,lrv nf thf ' a hat drct'fi 0i ihe lUatmSarad - a lUay m esmtftatttmsl td aa4 U aviav & V. . All theta with therrjBwis kur t arUcan iayrrc aboil wall mml h 4)aml, wctf i2mI at M I ZT-: ii- Z2:M .7. iZ.TL' j 1 A a a. 4ava,i wl fiaa lfirvjiMai I 'am ! 1 aW A atafat aat Jl eitt tl I , m IH. HWhr aayierd attrtkc mimI ."ec. i, lrmm 4 aoa mi ii-.- nmnm i w mr mrmmm rmj COMM ett UaT t whdii aartba tie eseetRaa to ctall m mstrm tae lWatwra.. Ujmcvrd. Iery f sury of another hundred thousand dol- J . . .... . i C 1 1. ... lars, in add i lion o me mdbct convention, that this Legislature, call ko rnnvuniinn. reouircs the con- VTegislature, m violation of thaLk venlipn to can logemci jifeiMv TTr iLo rnnstitu tion which confers J use ot $ tne on the Goterpor the ricliwlo call tra session of4ngis'alurc- s S)r. Wheeler mpTel nimeMmeni, ? bidding the conventien Ktm fviving L .nrl aimi1ni'iii-a-fir Tbrandiug, whippingandvpPing Co crime. rvery uemocrat uwu igaiusi this amendmet. Showing that one purpose of this convention is to mllict these brutal punishments and turn the 1 i -.in l ... :.. sjeio prey 011 soeieiy agiiu, enntininf him in a Peniten- I . m i m tmry, w h ieh W - is made to work and sunnort himself aud society is relieved of his depretlatkvW , I If ' ' ; : Dr: Wheeler moved to forbid the con rentian from Hxika'ag.' from lha cowti tution Sec. 4 -.of the Bill of Rights, which""tf'V ifcrinht of trarfion," and declares that "every attempt to dissolve the Union shonld be resisted with the whole power of the fctale." Every dexoocrat voted against thia restriction on. the Conveatioiu This prove that they still adhere to their doctriuc of se cession, . which brought t ruiu on the country, and a seitletr purpose to leave their hands united, to assert thrs infer doctriue again, when they arc beaten at the ballot-box in some Important elec tion, as they did in the Presidential election of 1800. Mr. Odndler moved an amendment to fwohibit theoonveutiou from strikiug out. of the ConstiUtion. Sec, 21 of the Bill of Rights, which declares: "That the privileges of the writ of haU-'tt ctr )itr,f ahalh noU be susiendcd." Every Democrat voted against this restriction on the convention! This proves con clusively that they intend to reserve the right to establish a military dcsjio t ism, as they did in the days ol the con federacy. Mr. Candler moved an amendment, lor bidding the convention from striking Section 10 of the Bill Rights out of tho Constitution, which deckjrcM "Tlhat all election ought to be free." Recjectcd. Every Dempcrot Toting- to allow the convention, to strike out of tlie Coiisti tution that clause Which is sacral to Ihc cause of liberty. N6 person who has given countenance to the ku klux. as is generally the case with the Dem ocracy, should be trusted in such a con vention. 3Ir. Dula moved an amendment to the hill Calling ttic convention: "That tfie question of convention ,or no con vention should be submitted to a vote of the pooie. Every democrat ex crpt two, voted against the anieudment. Thisshows a settled 'purpose w ith the Dem'ocratic party to force oil the peo ple a convention" without telling them what it U, for, in violation of what h.is been the universal' usage in this State for 0110 iitfndred years past, with 'the exception of tlie seession convention in ISoT-; forced by this sumc cccs.-.ion democracy on the people agajiist their will. Will .reflecting men of any parly: wlm h:ivi fatiiilit or nroinrlv to pro tect, and who desire to tie eac. and quiet restored to our torn and shattered country, vote for men whoVountenance these revolutionary ineasuie.-', which must seriously endanger, if not destroy, theepaee of the country? 17Vm, A'. C. ScMfitarf. t JOB PRINTING. 111 all 1U I'lanrlit v NLA X L Y tXtt'UTK l -by- S. G II A Ii L. COMMERCIAL V KINTINO HILL II K AIM. CARIIk'. NUKTUL V f :ilR'K. Lirrrr-ii ii:ai. MKCr.irTal. Ac, Bill K0.UI rillHTIllG, ui auut iU lraaa. hu onvw i rri it Knllralr Kw Mala rU Latest. S(?la ni Fatica 1 Am4 a ot'At-!fTKt3j eaiT4.riuw 4fs Caiaa. r. - . leTllat. . Of H UUU Sfflt , . . . . - yr If 3V 1 1 1 r.l t a t jb ftt lamaa aaan WILJIIMCTW n av4 aAt. W aati fan tm 1 t wfwwJW QN. 8UPlKITINDNTd OIFICK Wilaiington. lolambia A U Zustn K. K. Cob pan).' WiLvitoroM, N. C, Julj 1, is ra II - CllAMi1: r fCMKlllLK. ON nl fter luiiy. Jul) h, tlif lowing mLciIuIc mil In run on la road: ' NUJUr KXtKKi AMI rAffffcNCJIK TKAIN, (dally) Leave Wiluilugton P. M Leave Florence 1 IX'-f A. M Arrive at Colambla. ..UH M Arrive at AuRuata ....v.4 A. M Lvmrc Aneuftta t.ti V. M LavjColnmbla...V...:M '.li P. M Leave riornce... l.l A. M Arrive at Wiliuiojf too '. . 10 4. M I'astEgi'rs roIhi; Wt tvyon CoturaMa take this train, leaving VilBiiolon at trA. P. m. Day PMcna;erTriu I dly pi tr'untUjr ) Leave vVilmiufcton . .. Arrive at Klor ute. . . Leave Florence - Arrive at Wilmington. an A. M . l'J.ofr l" M. 1-'.4.P. M. JiMiutetsatFlorotefW.iili N. K. tiainn for C'liur!cstn, and wiili Krelglil TiaIii villi Passenger Co uli attailicO lor Columbia Mondays, W cdmrl) f um J liiday. rhrou;'h KrekLt Train 9unl'iys. I lUily (citt Lve Wi'inh-KtOD. IMT.N Arrive at Florence 1 ' A. M Arrive at Columbia '.' W X . M Leave Columbia V: T. M Leave Florence' . 4 IO A M Arrive at Wilmii.,tou a.O0 V M LtH'A Krcl-bt Ti'iilP. Willi rnwiirrt t'oiUft Hll.M'IU' I, ,tr.i V IlllOlltl.MI Tir tevyii, Thurst iiinl ssiliirUyl i-. V. M.. and nrrl e bI Wi! in 1 n .l"M M.m.l.-. Vi itl nesili is If" c i..i .11 1. nil', M. ( lissenc sr li:ii 1 1 i.luitil.i mi'l A Hi; n Ma ami In uimI. I i . i I I- l.iki M'il KiTes Ti ui u !i flu V 1 hull. ti'ii. Tliroi:.:li tic(iif C.itiToii uibt tnl lor CU ti N'stoti a..it Aut;uM, JAMKS AMiklifUN, jul)"J:f . Hen. SMii-OttuW ndrnl Wiluiluloii, oi Wrltlou It. It. ( uuipan) . l ! 1 I N I. .1 Wlllllill, loll -I I I.I N 1 I ' ll N I . ( N. I ., Julie l. I ( CHAM.K Ck M II KDl'l.K On and nlltr .lulu '.'III, I'arriiicir trim imi tht W. tV. W. Kallruad will run at ltlo M AI I. I K.MN , Leave l iilon lr-vl, Uil), .suii ila ev i I 'I iil. al . . . . Artivr at Holilt lioro at An I Vt at ' Hxk j Mount nl Arrive al W I.I011 at . . . Leave Wrldon daily a' Arrive al Kin ky Wouut wt . . ,Alllv t Holdftioto ui Arrive at Union lcj at..t. A V tt A M ...1 VI J1. Jf ' .lo.l- a IC A. M 11 11 a.H 1 .. , r m 1. icr. m iKCUiU r KXl'KKf A.ND TllKoU.il 1 KAI.N'tf. Leave L'lilon 1 j ' Arnvt al iolilif Arrive at Koiiy Wniii.! -1... Arnvi ut Wcldoa a . . . Leavi-W Moil il a . I y . ..1 Arrii liwky Mum : al .. Arrive at HoblalHiro al . . . Amtc al Luiwu lHti al .. . 41 P. M U A. M . ... a.' A. M o A 7 in r . V I : s A o .41 A M w H M Mall Tnln 1 i.i- In I H ll ' Weldvu lor 11 lHiu 1. Villi. i tva iJki anil Ac;iiii ('ink iva'o i Mill. fill) IU I .11111 b !'! 1 II Kr'- 1 "i" At 'iu L n t k 1 vi t . bUri'I'inc Car t; tl.i- Kri iX l If oii i'I wl.l) at i" A M a V 1 11 M t st! ' I aruvi ..l 1 I P V H.N r iIV INH. reial lt--"l S, i t I II SUMMKR KXCUKSION TICKETS CAROLINA CltmAL HAILWAT. .V2aj t he ii, . I I IM, lo:i.,., . i u. o s d U Trip Kxi nrioti Ii k"i 1 ! ' . l ... boar - h.l ,.l It r Jf 1 1 At U. ill.V 1 I i I in ,. m . a, . i in t . f .. N Tl:Bf It.. I I , I I. I f- ft J, , '1.1 '. II m ' I LI 4111.. .Itlll,, I . k ' w . Iff 1 1 i, '. I.UI.lil - " w. i. a. 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