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THE. WILMINGTON , POST. WP, CAN AD AY. Proprietor. f WILMIN G TON. N. C Honixay Mornino. Makcu ;25,. ise3 SENATOR , LOCJ.1X OX A J TIOXAL EDl'CATIOXAX We publish to-day ju; another col umn the letter of Senator yTohn . A. Lo gan Iff the North A merican Review, -con -earning a national syv.eoi of public schools and national appropriation for the benefit ol the children of the nar tiOD, whichj we hope will be read by every lover of free schools iu the coun try, as well as the people who have been against national aid for staXe ahd pub lie schools- We want all to thoroughly examine his letter from' the fict tha. it is an able' document from a man who has given great htuJy tfj the qties (ion, and a man who has at all times stood by the poor and oppressed. No ' man in this nation has done more for the soldiers of the Union army, or far the colored paople -of the south, and who will do more for the poor unedu cated childern of the United States. W CITY ELECTION. ; The city never had a more quiet or peaceable election than totk place on Thursday last. And so far ai our oh; servation went we only saw one thing that was wrong, and that we ag(.in call the attention of the city authorities to. For She last three or four elections whichiiave taken place in the city, po licemen , haver believed, or acted as if they did, that it was their official duty to see that every voter was instructed tD. vote the Deroocraticticket Thin is no part of their du'y. Itr is to -the bene fit ol every eitiz-.i to h?ve p ilicernen around the polls, l'r iAi tQe fkc.1 that they may be needed tr koc-p order. But 3 t what" sort of-order c m1 a policemen keep if they are 'allowed .'.to gt in and get excited ; over the questions that are being ' voted on; if ihey are allowed to take men up and vote them; if they are allowed '.to--electioneer and act as canvassefci ou the tiny of election. All we ask isf fr Hie ch'ieCf of police tose that his (iibtrJi;i f- attend to their of ficial duty on Hucii occasions. . If the . police ,aiu l)eiu-'r.tts"'"aiid allowed to act iw Cauv'asfrf, U ju iiciis loose re spect fof tlit-rn hs p act rfli.irr., aud in --.casfl of u rnW;tt.t'yjv,itiid h.iye iiilintlu- ence to U: ii. Tt;e i,D'"tquefe'sjwxuld be bo very et i- iis. In too vajup w y if they were Kt-putl:t ins, Pcinocra.ic canvassers would it In-.-, a'td ivcry just ly, to be .arreted br he u.i-u wiifi wiioui they had been fiphtmi; -p otuyaily, and we ujjie tliat the new. u.y t'"Vernment will 6ee tliajt this oUrae upau the peo ple is not rcpe-tild. It jt is Uaplaio. Brock's fault, then '-Is. h .n!l be looked alter; but we arc '-inclined to believe that tKc fault 1 uys at the . d nir of the Mayor".uud Aiders u, who have the power to stop iti 1ft liey do riot Vc notify theui ; tliiit in ii.-o i.J tr ublo au iudignaut jub!ic n ill p tcj the re BpOUhibility, wliort it Wi )iiir. "ami act accordingly. We Lopt- . that the pres ent board will tte to k th.t no pclice- men will ever gn to u.e poir? as political. canvasseis Hsin. ILul it tut been for the police 'outrag tne lectio:! on Ti i t . A i- t i -sr - . . I zuursuy ,Towiu nayevctii a moiJel one, anit a creait to our uw. abiding cittaeus., 7 RIVCK AND 11 Alt OO It APPRO PItlAriOX. The uu-l appropriation for our river and bar ijuprovemt nt' fi!ed the past tesaion, bit not' from the u lect of our enator, who has alway !-uvcceeded in y hi uuu'j so ru ior uh. in fact U Senator lianjiom as u thtr'lOibk OUt, and working all. the tiui, but a large majority i tht meuibers of cou gresa were opposed to ih improvement of rivers and harbow. Tae l)eaiocratic party made, yr iri4 to make, o much Ium about .-tbe!Vl'a!kt-''iippr(.prtatioa that the Republican btvarae alarmed, and imucu io irni tu itn bilj at all Until the lau dy of the' ejioD; the conaequepce u the saiall amount the House' did appropriate failed to get lorougn tae eute. eoator Knom ijbalwaya un the ltKkout f jr an oniMjr- tuoitT to work for ih in!err.t of hi late; he has been of great aervice to our city;, ia tact he is entitle tj the credilfurt.be imprvremat of our riTr and harbor, Wi.tmnion ctfrr had better friend it) tbe Congrr of the United uit than IUqsooi. He make the wfUfareof this c.iy bis erxctal study, lie kn w u iv aVut the ax provemeats. tl. ra&noery uf aiiku'j; H rm and the tra t aitVJttipiUhkl iha aay nta in the Ci ul ik'., lx't Jlc of the trioerr im hst?r. Tbmf r it is ytU At xU t te. va tis ,icd WOlk for tlx lutttf IU Will tfrrUioSy gJ aa aprrvpri.ti u; curiae ? '&r daya of the txi Hitl', in. a' Cp rear nwr suit Kr. We bop ar ct U- dt '.tin mItw thehaaor to iati: Kss mb to WiimiFf.oa af.Jfi faUriAia hia" to a wrrk thr csWt d hell taaa Ij aaowiax ta'sir apiuia -t tab disiiajaUH . -ctt. Ct kt fyi work ta oar txtalf. W r J1 a:r tatoi ta IlaaKMS aa4 mtn'tf a I pn wilt be l4ija;rJ tJ tara vat s&J la siakiag it f'eaM-at aoiU ( atcucae aKeg v w'i mji Mi. VaaBkkeka, f Us Chabr ot (Xxa- National A to Public Scliools. ! The advantages of the public'fcchool system of our country are now univer- Billy admitted; yet tbU institution, like other advantageous elements in the de velopment of social and national life, has had to push-its way upward from a Email bfgmriiDg jigkiuot a host r.-i op posing forces, ibiich as prtju-iice, t.iper- slilion and dogmatism. In the year 1633, linao, then but tve years oldjresolved that "our broth? er Philemon Perruout be appointed school master1 for the instruction and education of our children," thirty acres of land being appropriated at the same time for his support Thus was the seed sown that has .developed, into our present extensive system of education. But five1 years' experience taught our pilgrim j ftthers that there were other difficulties .lobe overcome than simply ' prbvjdingr means for the sup port of the teacher; parents were tound so regardleMi of the welfare of tbeir children as to wholly neglect the ad vantages offered tnem. Hence it wa3 enjoined, that "whenever a'famify" sbal1 be found in which so barbarous a state ot things exijsjs, as 'that the head there of did neither by his own efforts, nor those of others, endeavor to give his children'and servants sufficient instruc tion to enable them to read fluently the English language, and acquire a knowl edge of the peual laws, a penalty of twenty shillings should be imposed for such .neglect." .. IJere the word "servant" is worthy of attention, and if we were dispesed to speculation might prompt the question, what would have been the effect of such a clause in the cedes of. the southern states in their earlier days? Had Huch a law beet in force, we should ' ever have had such a record ou cur census table as the following, which is but tyji ical of the' state of education in the south at the time designated: B A i c5i' 5 . r- ? - c: I ' ' a . S w " '- ' ?. 1 :- . j - C - - . i ? ; 2. ; w r: 3 ' r- " ;"i t. c ; ' . i, t If . Z ' y. - - " Sr. 51 - - u;- ' ; OO - O - o ; a '12 Z . C , Two slaves attending school, in lSoOt in the whole state of Missis ippi out of a slave population of c.ver thre hun dred thousand! "Y But let us return to our,,, pilgrim fathers. Finding that punishing the paenttlid not instruct the child, tney fuuher ordained that the childmi aud servants of such parents and.mas ers hs, after ; warning, persisted itv neglect, might be placed by the authorities un der the guardianship of other heads of families the boys until the air? of tweutv one and the cirls until eighteen It was - also further ;.ordairel, in :1047, that every tnwa of fifty families shon'.d be bound to uppot a school master competent to teach reading aud writing and every town ot a hundre l and tiftv families to support a grammar ehWi. 5uch ws ihe commeccenieut ncude by our New Encland ancestors in the work ot education; and although . he turmoil, strife, and " hardship , of the Revolutionary War well-nigh destroyed the little plant which had ap prung from ttas seed, yet there can be no doubt that to this gerni.we owe our present educational svs'vcm. . Tne progress of popular edaca'.kii. however, wa slow and ..fitful -tuiil about the year 1$35. At this lime, the public mind becoming anare ! the aiarming?a4countjof illiteracy existing a movement was begun, of sh ea I be lieve Horace -Mana was the leading spirit, to femedy the evil. Thiv rwu t- ed in the adoption ol the prwnt com- moa school system, which baa wruUjht so msrvslous a change in maay our states. These efroris" have bcea suau- Iste-aad aidrd bv the policy ad p:d bv tbe gcaeral fovtraaieut of sftUBj - a . ; ..'' i sstue a cenaia aauunl ol ut tc land in M oi o2ucaua.- aaa : rrr t:e certaia ams as rquiv a: io ;a h;h did bol receive apy beaeat Jfaai ike laud grants. . With the xcp tkib watch sreur.dab:rd'y of jre? vaiue the :: have o left to theaiite . io. ihia imponaai work; ao :tsap4 M grmst p .-marshal aatloaai aid or io lti;a.e a aatioeai system af t'SScaUoa has fceea mJ lUl state, hke sabrdi cwosssaai- k ans swVject to iasaiti ia a4- vaatagr aa4 hiadraacrs ssi uat n k oot fOMib; fot thesa a:l ta draa ah U sssh rapiiny ta asy oa Uae j tt dvtpeeL. Oa has a4raaut j ta whkh aacUee b it ce b cX d in ijuinbn:-, d fiereric i in wealth, com iiit-rce. etc., even where equal efforts are put f.rth, will ciuse a proportional dif ferei ce iu the results, a fact especially evideo in reference to education.; -t-A th"? rapid advance io the meana ofiterCotnuiuf icKii'm has effected such vuil ch if-gts jn our social relations that lii.- ptopic if tie several staffs aie bi ought into more intimate - relation Vwith each other tan subsisted between the differe-t sections of the larger states half" a century ago, whit was trues then of the effect of illiteracy iu parts of a state .upon the general welfare of 'the individual com mon wealibis now true in regard to the jnation as a whole. And the reasons which were then advanced in favor of a system of common schools, aided and. supported by the state, are as applies ble now to the' nation as a whole. Aa it was theii found necessary to provide a system of education applying to the whole population of a state, so now we have reached that stage in our progress ... i r. i j wnen it oecomes necessary, u we w.oum meet the demands of the age, jto pro vide means or extending this1 systen in its most advanced and complete form over the whole country. That this can be done only by the gjsnera! government must be admitted by every one who will give the subject:, a mo inent's thoughtful consideration." How should this be done? I answer. first, that it should be done in such a way ts to be just and fair to all parts of the country, and that the burden may be borne, as nearly as possible equally by all sections; .second, that it should be clone iu such a manner as will cause the least possible disturbance to the system now :io operation; and third, that the least possible efficia machinery should be used To meet these several requirements tkera '!;.' far as I can eee,.but one plan and that is to distribute' annual ly to the several states and territories a certain portion of the government rev euue, to t e applied by them, on certain conditions and under proper restric tious, to the aid aud advancement of the present common school system. In no other way can the burden be appor tioned to equally, nor can any other ineat-s be devised by which it will be madt less oppressive. The reasons for distributing this fund to the several states and territories, and havinir thfui expend it in educating the children, :tre doubtle.s apparent to every oue. Iu iu- .st, it iiotall of them kherti are already v enn of free schools and Craaiiiz 'd plans of educatfou aided ;u'l l'-'ierii oy 'he stale , or territory and als -the appliances and corps of i nVers nec ss iry to carry on this work For' the general uverumeut to estab hsli a -i-para'.e uatumal system ofedu cation wim'u, as a matter of course, not on I- eutau upou the people aa addi tioual and u:i necessary expenss, but would undoubtedly bring the national and state authorities iu constant con flict. In other words, it is impossible to carry on in5 the same territory, at the same lime, two distinct systems of pub lie schools for the same children. It is therefore, apparent that if the genera government undertakes to assist in this work, it must do so by aiding, building up, and pTtecting the eyrem now in op.-ration, and not by any method which will: conflict- with it. But this aid should be granted, only upon certain conditions. Fir-t, the sutes, should Be requiied to adopt a i uniLrra svstem: second, no state or,terrltory should be allowed its proportion of the amount appropriated except upon the condition that such state or territory appropriate at least an equal amount for the same purptse; Jtbird, the national bureau of education bould be charged with the duty of executing the provisions of. the appropriat.on acts, and a'aould also have the right to decide whether the conditions were properly complied with If the tep propped should ever be determined upon by congress, it is pro bable that the two most difficult pointa to decide satisfactorily would be. the gross amouut to be appropriated, and the ratio ot distribution. I snail not attempt to discuss the former, as that would require the presentation of larce array ot ugumj and statistics i . . r i i - out win simply state asst mv opinion ih t the annual appropriation for this purpjse suould not be iea than forty iniiliou dollars; nor do I think it would be ww, Kt leaser somyears to come, to uave u exceed sixty millions. To the second point, "ihe ratio of distri butiou' I propos devoting the remain- der ot this article. . A propositrou has b-eq brourht for ward m congress," to approptiate some tea or bttteu million dollars for thb purpose, to be distributed only to the states suowing tue greatest per centage of lhiteraoj. While the object aimed a; oy this propxraan m a cvxkI one. yet iiiiw iu4iiitevtly unjust and laequi uble taat it were better to give no gov- eraaieai u taaa to give it ia lata war. Assuming that all states and terrunriea in which the i.iiracv exceeds I went v- Se ceat. should reoive the beaefit of this appropnaiion, we fitd ry exam ining the cHu returns uf ls) (cea wunriiu .o. Mst , taat taese are Alabama, Arkscsas, F.orida, tteorgia. .... .. . . - . : . . . . . . atBJUT, luiMaas, jUlSalaslppt, .( Mr xico, or;h Caroiiua, Suti Carali- na, leaa'-s-iee, liiu and imnia. Aa a saautr of cvurse, ia most of tbea own pers-jos.waa aie i. literate cosa pv .a frry iATM pmajnua of tfis pvpulaiioo, aad thwtl forma tKt chief rguQitai ia Uror of the prvposuuoo sa.i;aeU Iiai tet u took a lut e be low tae sarfMaa4 s whs;ht iastac acd es'- rijatre this aavaal or par UaI 4 SUibaUoa of aJ. Ia iS) ae cwrfJo,c ti ta ca.j. v( that var.'osu of Jit cwd caiareo atteaiia siv ia lae Ustted $;te, there vera fr-t ta. schjwi ta ths s4juW la f-ct, as ts writ k :, ass srr pra 4 f.--n oaiiia(j 94 ta raJi sweat fcl aa ef scat.i. Ia Uliissrary, ttettlre, ol ta s.f4 popalaiia. j wpaiaj o as sca bj rta, M t rrnlt 0 the ditama P&f la la u tt, Bat iiTf f ! aih, cause, but aid in remedying the evil effect - let me ask whether, even in this view of the case, soch a proposition as that referred to, if carried into eSecf, would be just to the other, portions 01 the country? . ' Turning to the census bulletin before quoted, we find that this4 atartling de gree of illiteracy ia not by any means wholly due to the presence of the cor ed population, but to an unwillingness en the part of the people of those states to tax themselves aa others do in order to maintain public echools. We find from this thar ip Alabama, 24.7 per cent.; of the white population, of ten years and upward, are unable, to write; in Arkansas, 25 per cent; inlFlorida, in Florida, 19 9 per cent ; in Georgia, 22.9 per cent; in Kentpcky, 22 per cnt; in Louisiana, jl 8.4 per cent; in Miasis aippi, 16.3 per fcent; in North Cdrolina, 31.6 percent; in South Carolina, 21.9 per cent.-. Tennessee, 27.3 per cent; in Texas, i5.3 pericent, and in Virginia, 18.2 per cent. On the other hand, the ratio in Connecticut is 5.5; ia Dakota, a pioneer territory, 4.2; in Illinoia, 5 9; in Indiana, 7; in Iowa, 3 8; ia Kansas, 3.7; in Maine, 4.2; in Maasachusets, 6.4; in Michigan, 4 8; in Minnesota. C; iu Nebraska, 4.6; in New Hampshire, 5; in New - Jersey and New York, each, 5.8; Ohio, 4.9; Pennsylvania, (J.7; Ver mont, 2.9; and Wisconsin, 6 5. But even this does not bring out ful ly the contrast. If we limit our com parison to native white persona alone, the difference is still more glariug, as seen by the following ratios. - Alabama .......25tU Connecticut Arkansas.... 1.35.5 Dakota Florida..... ...20.7 Illinois ...J. Georgia.. 23 2 Indiana. Kentucky ...... .2i8 Iowa ......j...... Louisiana. - .-.l.S Kansm,..;... MiBsissippH .:-.i6.6 Maine North Carolina. 31.7 Massachusetts. .1.0 ...1.8 .;.o.-t ..UJ 1 ... I . ..0 7 ....2,3 ...i.y South Carolina. ....22.4 Michigan. Teaoessee ...7.8 Minnesota....... Texas 13.9 Isebraska Virgil ia. Io.o Mew Hampshire. ..l.l . New Jersey 8.2 New York- 2.2 f Ohio 4J& i Pennsylvania 2.0 ' Vermont .2.4 , Wisconsin,.... ..2.0 This shows that the percentage of il literacy amonr the native whites in the southern states is, with a single excep tion (Texas), greater than when the foreigh element is included. This state, of aff airs certainly cannot hi attribute! to the presence of the colored popular tion. If we compare the amount ex pended per capita for the enrolled pu pits ia the public schools, we findevi-' dence of the same unwillingness? or failure, from some cause on the part of most of these same states to contribute liberally to the support of their public schools. In Alabama, the amount is $2 Ul; ia Georgia, $1 99, Kentucky,'$2 85; Mis sissippi, $2 70; Nortrt Carolina, i 12; Virginia, $3 82; South Caroliua, $2 42; while in Connecticut, amount in $17 80; Illinois, $9 48; New York, $10 09; Onto, $8 59; and Khode Island, $11 63 (re port of the cammissjoner of cduoAU'ta. 1887p. 413). If we Comi-art- the wh .e amount raised by taxation for schtol! purposes in 1880 with, the number it white pupils atone it gives a per capita expenditure in Alabama of on y Jo ot'; in lieorgiaof only 3; m ioi th Caroli -a of only $2 5S; iu South Candrou u :''. 11, y $5 30, in Tennessee of only 10 I can give uo other" cxampl'- for want ft data. ' The only absolutely cjrrect 10 this eomparisou would "be tlie pt-rcuut age obtained by comparing the amont raised by taxation for school jurp se with the real val-ie of the property iii the state. But the fact that a Urge portion is raised by local taxes, and that the assessed value a compared with thereat value varies, widely, m different states, reuders this irupo-sio.e. Using the assessed value, as given. in Mr. Spoffird's Amerieau ..Almannc t'-r 1880, I find that the rm-e is gvctral y highest in the nortnwes'.ern s'ate-s an 1 lowest in the eastern and s iuhtra states. For.exampleJ in Alabama 1; h 00 21; in Arkansas, 00.22; in Connecti cut, 0039; in Georgia, U0.2t; I t i.oi-i, 00 35; in lora, 0t 04; in Keutucky, 00.27; Massachusetts, 00.23; .Mis-ouri, 00.41; Nebraska, 00 85; New Y..rk,10.3t; North Carolina, 00.22; Qal, 00 4 J, Now, if the general g vtr:i:nent should undertake to do anything in aid of common school education ih itwi.l be adequate to the wauts of rur people, it should be dona be done with a libe ral band and in a manner th.v win show manifest justice to' all Iecmns. While tea or fifteen million in iya l undoubtedly will, o much g . id -st granted to one section on the ou Jitiuu. already named, those who are i:n;oing lieavy burdens upon 'hfm-elve;4 m f ill er section to. educate thr-ir xh'ildr. n will have just ground 4 f.tr c im.aiut of unfai.nesa. AVhile I.itiuOis taxes her- people over four rifths of 1 per i-c , and Ohio two-fiftn of ine per c ut f ir school purposes, ia adtiiiiou ui tae rev enue raised from oilier s uri -; .- ir gia taxes her people but on: .i .ii ,.f one per cent orth Car jlin t bat iiis fifth of one per cent., and AUbtta aad Georgia the aame, for thu purp-K This difference caanot b tu it'i v, inability, .for thtre i uj -rea :i wav Geogia, North 1 arolios. nl o' h. r :i;e may not tax their peoie u tti mm extent as Ilhaou'lwa, or Oai, to -d ucate their children Instead, therefore. of charging this difference to ioabiUty, we ar coupelira to attribute it to r.eg lect or waat of apprrciatioa of tee value of edacalioo. For tha gooeruairn; ut.w to grant Ihu help to state which ae so willfuliy oegiected to proTi Jjt aca aaaaas of education as are within tbeir power, would not only be y&jut. out would I have too osoch the apparaace of r ward tag the negligent wao axe ua- wmiag to help themseivea. .1 bHrTf u will be a wise poller on tfie t.irt , f the general goverameof to graat aid to the stales io their oooaoioa iij. aod 10 araat , it with a hbrai haai, tat I believe aach aid should tie d undated to ail alike to these who have trivra Bnat to help thsxtsve a well as to tboaawko have beea t.rg.ii,. Tae any way la wfeica this a bm Uulj aad equiub'y dooe will, a I beliert- a. a . . .i oe oy atfncwaagsaca :a2s as cat b Pflnald for lais parpove 'u, ta s4joava4 terriiooe la jjfvjwcwa u Pf- - ; I asa t aa deirv a ausv oa caa b lo?astW sufes .iKi , Ur. aa4aUSesuUi' whacA li!(.u.i k. wu. 7 . . ww w j their sj - . , r - - t w k - ...... t. , tnseusf ita favora. j-:'. - .1 wMwwa tm rsvparuM is (ur- racyas a. we aare s. aaaai at ;. If saaicacejr4tsLr 1 .r . ' I x Mwina at wnmet tff sr 1 states and territories,7 anor not on static tics-made under government control. The oniy entirely satisfactory enumera tion is that of population made by the national census bureau. This is a sure ahd satisfactory basis, and a distribu tion made upon it cannot be complained of as unjust or unequal. -! '- Johh A. Logan. The President's Southern . Policy.' We repeat with emphasis that "Presi dent Arthur has given the whole weight of the administration in sup port of the Virginia coalition." We add that President Arthur has also given the whole weight of the adminis tration in support of the coalition in North Carolina. More than8 this, it is a pleasure to b9 able to say as welo that the President warmly and unre servedly approvesjhe plan for the res toration of the south which The National Republican has consis ently and per sistently advocated for more ' than two years. And first as; to the plan proposed It is that in ech southern state native white citizens of Democratic and con federate antecedents, who make a new political departure, unmistakably in volving a separation from the uphold ers of the old bourbon regime ; which persists in calling itself the Democratic party, aud embracing a genuine ac ceptance of the constitution as it has been amended, and the laws it clearly authorize?, ought toT' have the ahearty co-operation of the Republicans of the state, and that the alliance so formed pught to present a united front to the enemy, and have the encouragement aod support of the party throughout the country: This policy had tri umphed u Virginia, despite thie oppc sition' qf .the administration immedi ately preceding the one whicf com menced on the fourth of MarcH,1881 The National Republican was first to see befort! that date that Virginia could be anti bourbon, if not ih a party sense llepub icao. It found the Mahone parly as -faithful to the constitution and the laws, as just to the citizen, as determined on having fair elections, as devoted to popular education, as ad vanced on the tariff question, and as widely separated from the dead past to w.iicn tne -Djuroop democracy wis still clintriu as were the RepublieanS of Sew York or Illinois. It therefore "dvncatid ;v coaiitiou. ", j ' ; fiie Virgioja liepublicans were near ly uiiai.iaioiH tor thisw despite the op-po.-iitiju ol' a few iiifil leaders. The .UcpubiicKu t.ta;e cjiuvenlion declared for coiii.ii.Ki Gea. Garfield; was siiii prr.ideat, a'il ibefjw dissentient" who iheo Kiid'oioce have kent un a lit. - -1 - 1. ---iVniuu which 'ihey ca;U "straight tl Hepub:ica-u"'have exercised no influ ence wi.kievt r upon the politics of the aiute. Tne election of Gov Cameron by 12,000 ".waj-ority and ot a legislature which passed ti e liiddleberger bill and s; ut its author to the senate was a suilicient viudiation-of the wisdom of this iujiiatory step in the "southern uioTcfeeui," t j which was given "the whole weight of the administration." Iu 1882 siiue policy was continued ia Virjjmia, mid ws aUo extended to Morth Caiolin. Tne result wis a ma jority last Jail wfU.000 in Virginia, with six uf tiicsiea congressmen, vahd ia North Carolina, -with several thousand lTf;.ublictus hofding . back, the hour Uu- claimed. state by only 443! '.: Such u tbel s mtheru policy of the i retiuem iuis not1- a mere partisan. policy; mi t.le contrary, i, is a bread arl pLrutic oue. I; I tota only to se cu'iVdg re.-ijec'. for the laws which the l're-idf j u.i ,,m t s-e faitn fully exe cu.eJ, ud to the fu t-.iitution of mild r t-x (fLii force or orpanimd anarchy. I; is antagonized nly by i,uroon- wuo inue natina! relations aud KU.huriiy, and iy a f:w men ea-jrlt-e-.i in merely personal politics who -ar Ib-ti a rcakiratioa uf the union m.'sth'. put. them out of a job. . A 1 toe manner in which President Arthur has given the-wh ile weight of ibe-adnisaistration in support of his southern policy, the Washington bviur bon orgau of yesterday was guilty f gfuos . mirrpreenttion. There has been :h. "oi5;ial meddling in state poliuc by a President of the United eiatce," nor .baa there been any word ia Th National E-pub'ica which coald rrouaoiy coasirued into convey iog suta aa laea. mere is jot a warA oi uuia ia ali tae organ's rehaah af the ,.tr aau expiouea campaign aiaaders m ' . . r. . : !.h ...... Tl r uc. Aticrc was bo- act icuiaei-ueu oj ntui or 4ooe by the adaiauu.Uoa whicn ; ia aay decreo uiio the railing ocuaUoa, born of . au nariureu by despair, which eoeaies ,aave lnveui ice ano.e wefght of the admiaisuisl lr'a was.ifeo ta supp-rl of the Vi giau oxiuioa aa lax oaly a a W4a prvr to dos-v od thai was Oy cor Gil eu.a;fe;;ias of ooaSdeoce ia the pauijitsja aai nacenty f Qro. Ma trx.e aaj hi jilomtn a ad adt tew to iti.caa that lUj be ftaauioed. aVL!1! av: -f -n vaiy. j a a .be sy exp by Jtt)ia; a1 u $a draabaty of a "wiiucai ;'anas by party t siar - i s, hUi, Tl 7 S WM hi. acu mf iJ irtnua were &ot 14 wi: Ml MilJg, bv fiMiM . . ' ' 'aX Utavifs LmsMi. eavas sk? ar asifsW .. Imm a A , Ualltt.. Uarj. W-n kii. r. . m mwm -y--'- iwm a' mm twl a.&d w former for a few yean past as clever cattlemen." ' o . ... . . .i When t be rott DibDies aoout tne last elections having forbidden the President to distinguish between the right and the wrone side in politics. or having called for the exaltation of bourbonism in making appointments to office in Virginia, it is insulting com mon sense. When it oracularly an Bounces that "the whole weight of tne administration will not be thrown into the contest this year or next," it is silly and penrile. The Post has doubt laas been conierring witn some ot ita owu kind of Republicans, who have no more love for the administration in general than they have for southern policy in artifcular- The National .Republican, TIB .JLOST . CHILD. A FATE WORSE THAN AB WICTION. How parents, by a Lack of Pre caution and Care, are Respon sible for the Death of Their Children, Camden, Me.t Herald.) - The moral and leeal responsibility of parents, in the care of their children is. fortunately, attracting the serious attentiou of the better portion of the entire country. The many instances of child beating, oppression, and oibtr forms of cruelty which hae come to light, demand that something be done; and it is gratifying to know that the people are becoming tnorough'y aroused.. Whether the cruelty be in the form of physical violence or pby ical neglect matters not the priciple in both cases is the same. The man or woman who neglects his or her own health may be pardoned, as the conse quences fall upon the individual alone but the parent or guardian who per mits.tbe inroads ot disease upon the innocent ones dependent upon him for protection: is criminally liable in the sight of God, , however he may appear in the eyes of men. Ineroare, bow ever, parents that intend to care for their-children, but, who through care lessness or the urgency of other a u ties, permit tbem to become t he innocent vie tims of disease. Such parents may be guiltless of intentional wrong, hut, the . l. 1 : l : I J- uisasirous results upon lueir vcuiiurea are just a& great. V These are truths which must bemani Test to every worthy parent and espec ially in a vicinity where the unknown effects of the atmosphere, the water and the general tendency to malaria are so great. There are many families in ibis locality who have been called upon to mourn untimely losses, even when the greatest care was exercised; but the ex perience ot one onlv will be given- It is that of the late W. O. Thomas. The children were all moat promising, but for some unexplained reason their health and strength seemed to gradu ally lessen until their friends feared they were the victims of consumption. One by one, they sickened and 'diet: until three had departed and two of the surviving brothers were also taken HI Their names were Hermon and Edward Uermon, however, seemed the stronger of the two: and, while his younger brother was confined to the house con stantly, and to his bed much of the time. Hermon was able Lo be about but in so weak a condition that he had no desire to play. Edie's symptoms were tenible! lie found difficulty iu retaining food upon his stomach, was restless and irritable, and out of his head frequently. At various tines three different physicians visited him: and each one told his frieuda he could not live. He finally got so low that death was only considered a matte of a few days. At that critical time his elder brothers, aroused almost to the pitch of desperalioa by the three deaths that had so recently occurred, aud the other one staring tbem ia the face, re solved lo tare tne case into tbeir own hands. They accordingly did so. and secured a remedy that was' then being universally used, and began giving u to him. Ita effect at first was alight, but any improvement was considered a good symptom." Jij degr.es his strength returned; be was; able to eat wan a relish, then walked about the boas; and anally be regained complete neaith and strength- Tbe boy was so rejoiced over his recovery that, accompanied by the editor of th s Diper, he went bef re juiuv-b vuwin iv. jii irr ana mace oath to the facts of his sickness aa above related., and that he was rea'ored to perfect health -by tbe use or Warner's sale Kidney and Liver Cure. JSow, JbJward Thomas s parents, wntle thev lived, undoubtedly, provided faitafollv for the wants of ail their children: and yet the seeds of disease bad taxea deep root. ; Their care i a one direction bad been counteracted- by unknown care less neas la another. Their love waa sincere, but wholly misdirected. Thev should have known that children ' are jnstaa liable to kidney and liver du es aa grown up people: and that the lataiity of Bngbt's disease of the ki i aeya tsjnat aa rreat amour little ehil- urva m-wiio aaaiu. inis a rtoua subject. Hereditary tainta; the af er conaeqaences of measles a ad scarlet f- ver. dtplberia aad the paaaior troablea watca so eaatlv becoaae chrooir ! demand the greatest care aod caution. o case ox eaoiera tauatam, scarleatiaa, or diphtheria waa ever virulent white the child's kidneys aod I a.1.a . . wesr aesuiay. ii vooid aisspir be aa impoasibuty The iosportaat wrKaoM oi ls oooy are just tovsaiag withii the child and crowing milk its growth; ad they can bt trained to aueogta aad health aa readily aa the Uttie aaiod caa be traiaed to txmth aad upnghloeasr The isaportance of careaUv wauhihg the slightest uweblea of the child aad spaoaUy those arreting ia, kidoeys aad liver, cxawsst be too atraagty ta-pha-jaad. Caildrea rwspoad so raadiiy i the prom rBed &d ir. M 1 Siliv to diLSSMM. thai il ia a ai. t pnve theaa 0 oae at, tha nk f rg the other. By a jadxia trau 7!1S tuaJ orgaas caa he de veieped so that a auoag cosksdtavisa. to res the iaroaA. I A iCh cosaiag yaara, shall he the re ait. ! at a Mr. resMiiv 1. ial'. ran a the waaty. Sybase, ago. ua tar fheskia tin laviii tr ZJ 77t dariag the atasl a ItsUare aaasMsal aadi rvsairtahV taterm was mottZTCZ af th the NEW ADVERT18UEh " ROCK LIMT - " ' - j. ' 1' -F0K BUILDING PIIRPospc -1 ' . -'; --':'',. 4 FKESHL Y BURNED i DELIVERED -IN W1LMINH0I At $1,25 Per Barrel. ' . Also ; ;. ; ' V " -' Afrricuitural Lime ,s ' and Carbonate of-Liai French Bro's '..' ' -' ' - " '. - -'; 'S ROCKY POINT, N C, Jan29tf. ' w EDWARD H; KING, Attorney and Counsellor at Li? WILMlWTOfV, N. V. :" ' ."" i'-- REPERS BY PERMISSION' TO MEMSR8 E. . Burruss, Presldeat hirst Natlonsl Bank and O. M. Htedman. President Bask of New HanoTftr. - Hopt. 10-u J. O. SCOTT, Boot and Shoe Maker. SHOPS ON PJUKCJ3S8 BETWEEN Thlrt and Foartli,aad on Front betweea Mar ket aad Prlneeaa streets. Rest sforXmsn employed. Work done on shortesttL .lea. 8oond-haadd aboea boofbt for Oaali. A OonfeeUonanrBtsmdaitaebed. Call aad sts ml ; dM aa km SEE lamni C-OTTS1. Jt VEIi ET A K LEV Mtblars. ml lllBtn WMl ,1 HtJT H 1'tM. ttun. oultar til w-MitmoM Bulbs and Plants lor Iumus or nnkm, f'RKlS tfriig Oitalog of Whl, Ciardra. Vlowrr, liM 1m txxtaa mna riaau. r ll 1. 1.. huh- nrmr jl 1 f W DrtwmMn osSouuun Uudmliit, IO mla HlRAMSiBLEY A CO., Seed a moo. Msksiss H. T aa4 talsaga, lit ' rde.l7-.l'-'-.";-'-- J .. SOHUTTE'S CAFE, NO. S CiHANlTE BOW, f'KOKT - STREET. I 1 BaVE JU8T OPKNKO MY rABllldi ABLE RESTAURANT. I an prapared to take boardsra hj tas DAY, W E K, and il O X T U First Class Acomm do tions for Ladles. Tb Tary baai will b raraUaad taat caa tx pervaaaea la taU or las NOitTJIKKNj AIiKlrr& Liquors, Wines, Will be of SUPERIOR QUALITY. Tbe Otj of WUaUaxtoa baatoa af4 a rim i Faah onablo Cnle. roa LAD1L4 : ' - !. t . 11 flarros lo sr : a- . -; Beili f trsiil it aii aut 1 UtDaj, ksaipto 12 0'rJxk , i suit, ;- j . Cbfrj acted a tie Ct QOPEAX HTVLE. F, A. SCHUTTE. t JfTK I -0 1 - r' s s a r ar U . t jr v A 1 wTlii M,todea.UgsaM4ra.WUZlI.r Crai wkkh aao4h a (m, lX2arrat isfei, wt &a car! crte Ue IMtta? iav-u4 caanaca aaa its uu the harsa f ls r bSm ta;wa a4 a Lrm sjhv Ut atfx, Xigtv -. 1
The Wilmington Post (Wilmington, N.C.)
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