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THE REPORTER. J. PKFPKR. SR., | J. T. DARLINGTON, tiiilor. Attocialr Editor. \ " "THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1878™ CANDID A TES. It is by no means an unreasonable supposition that in a few weeks more candidates in Stokes will become alumst as numerous as locusts were at one lime last year. Township* will soon organize their forces, and select their delegates to the nominating convention. Upon that body will devolve the duty of pre scnting to the Democracy of the county a tiebet of which they nee I Dot be ashamed, and it is greatly to be hoped that a spirit of unity and harmony will characteriz • its deliberations "In unity there is strength." Yet we hope there will be no cringing to expediency—no inducements offered to backsliders—no braces applied to weak-kneed sycophants. Give us true men, in whom we can re pose our confidence, with the assurance that it will never be betrayed The ac tion of the nominating convention till undoubtedly determine the question of viotory or defeat. There will be no "omnibus ticket" this year to bear dead weight over the mtelstrom to the shores of success; individu il merit alone can stand the ordeal. Will tbe convention crush us or prove our salvation? The slightest rupture or improper maneuver might cause a feirlul party wreck, the contemplation of which would be morti fying indeed when, upon reflection, we find that it oould have been avoided HUMILIATING IF TRUE. We presume, from what we have heard, that Thomas J. Wilson, of For syth. is a candidate for the Judgeship of this District. For all we know to the contrary, Mr Wilson is a trarvcllously proper man for the position ; a learned and sagacious lawyer—a man of the most unquest tor able integiity, the very soul of honor and embodiment of public and private virtue. We have no word of discouragement to utter against Mr Wilson's candidature; wo propose the name of no other mau as more worthy to wear the houors pertaining to the position. If he is the man best quali fied to serve the interests of his section and State, then by all means nominate and elect, him; but, for tbe sake of honor, liberty and self-respect, never, never ! huniiliate the people of Stokes by urguiog to theui that they owe Mr. Wilson, or any other man, an office. Have the people of Stokes ever surren dered their constitutional rights for any man's past service ? Have they, or will they ever, barter away their right to choose their offi -ere, at tbe ballot box, even when a si called 'obligation" is most audaciously flaunted in their faces ? Stokes county is uuder obligations lo Mr. Wilt-on, forsooth! Why? Be cause wheu elected Judge his phce was usurped by another, and the people of Stokes are undor "obligation" to make him Judge to cancel l is former disap pointuient. We must ignore our right to a choice, shut our eyes to the respec tive merits of eaoh candidate, incur the risk of an injudicious selection, and "go it blind" fur Wilson, because "we are uuder obligations to him !" Such was the theory advanced last Monday If Mr Wilson endorses such a theory, or de sires to impose ambligation upon us, we will decline to take part iu any such bargain. We are pri pared to recognize no claim to except that of merit ; and we claim that it is »n insult to civil liberty and patriotic virtue to attempt to thrust any "obliga tion" upon a free and intelligent people. Worth should outweigh personal favor itism ; principle should uever degene rate into expediency, and the ballot-box should never be hampered by "obliga tion." Wo do not attribute to Mr. Wilson an endorsement of this "obligation'' the ory ; on the contrary, we snppose it will Le strange news to him. He is familiar with tbe high and bonofable character of our people, and know thut they would scorn to barter away their suffrage in liquidation of any slaim. Nor would he stultify himself by waving merit and qualification, in order to plead tho exis tence of an "obligai inn.." He is uni versa Ily respected and esteemed through out t> is county, and of course will re ceive its support; but we do not intend Judge Wilson to rest under the imputa tion of having purchased his ermine through the cancellation of any "obli gation" under which his pah* service had placed us, or that io consideration thereof, we had salt! hiui our support We admit tho existence of no ''obliga tion" thut dwarfs a free expression f publio preference in the selection of an officer ; and we will not tamely swallow any theory, emanating frotu any s uree whatever, that plae>-s "obligation" ab re t. e will and voice") the peopie The Good Time Coming. The London Economist, in its issue of March 8, has one of those clear and thor ough studies which baa uiade that jour nul so valuable, upon the "Commercial History of 1877 " It shows that u per iod of commercial distress of unusual length—tour years has been experieuc cd iu the United States, Germany, Aus tria, Hungary, Italy, and Great Britain, and for the last year and a hall the sums difficulties have been felt in France. In all these countries there are two great caucus for this depression—(l) the less ening of the means of consumers, and (2) overproduction in certain blanches. In Germany, France, and this country there was a prodigious destruction of the uieans of consumers by war a result which did not show itself at once in Germany on account of the payment of the indem nity, and in the United States on a.-count of the stimulating effects of an expanded currency. In both countries railroads and other industries were extended be yond ony legitimate demand; in other words, floating capital was applied to the working of coal and iron and the con struction of railroads beyond the neces sities of consumers. Both suffered under the same evils—diminished resources and overproduction. Iu Austria, Hungary, and Italy the depression arose from too speculative production and the diminu tion of means produced by excessive tax ation and war. The speculative indus tries of other countries, of course, stimu lated demand in Great Britain, while the final collapse fell with tremendous weight on that country, where production has been carried to excess, bat where the i fficiency of labor has been diminishing for the paHt few years The losses in all these countries wore especially felt iu London, the financial centre, and thus Couiuuuicuted to Great Britain the de pression which covered the commercial world. The Economist anahz-s the causes which will stimulate anew the cash demand for commodities, or in other words, ristore prosperity, into three classes: 1, Greater economy and indus try ; 2, unusual harvests ; and. 3, accu mulation of saviugs. Nothing these views of the Et: rwmitt the New York Times thinks it a Consul, atory, thought for this country that ail these causes are working steadily here to ward producing better times. Never be fore were our people so saviig or more industrious. There is not so great a di minution of the efficiency of labor, in re duced hours and poorer work, as has been experienced io England. Unlike tbe English experience, our harvests have been unexampled. Much. too. of our previous overproduction has been in the line of future development—of growth of population and cultivation of new land The savings of tbe working classes, and of all classes, are speedily in creasing We have weighing upon us, what the Economitf has so woll indicati d, the heavy burden derived from our for mer extravagance and neglect of econo mical principles—the fearful load of tax ation, both municipal and national. An impartial American must bs obliged to oonfess that our experiment of universal suffruge, as controlling expenditure, of publio moneys,, has broken down utterly in municipal Governments. Tables of statistics show that in six of our largest cities, from 1860 to 1875, the local tax ation wasquadrupled—from $15,000,000 to $65,000,000, and the debts nearly quadrupled—from $85,000,000 to $305,- 000.000. In fourteen of our cities tbe population has increased 70 per cent ; the taxable value, 156 per cent. ; but the debt, 270 per cent.,-and the actual taxa tion for State, City and County purposes Inereased 363 per cent. It is plain that if this continues, the residents of our ci ties will sacrifice the whole increase of their annual labor to taxation, both local and national. Belter times are certainly not far away from our rural districts, but to the cities we have yet to wait for thorough reforms in taxation and our revenue system.— Rahiyh Observer Hon. R M. T. Hunter has written a strong letter to Senator Lauiar. in favor !of the Texas Pacifio road. He says its line is shorter, its grades easier, and its communication with foreign countries j more probable, than those of any other I route He says nothing better than the . present bill cou.d be desired, and urges ! its passage , It is reported, this time authentically, that Sitting Bull ha* firmed a confeder -1 anon of Sioux and Blackleet, and made 1 overtures to the Creaks. A great gath ering of Indians at the confluence of Red l>eer and Bow rivers is now taking place, and when the leaves come out Sitting Bull proposes to attack the settlements Seven hundred lodges of Indians are pitched sixiy-fotir mile* from Fort Walsh, whioh is daily angmented bv new arrivals A sc nt suy» that the NisPerees, Little Blanket. Little D g and Blaekfeet Indians have all formed an alliance with Sitting Hull, and that an aitaek i» tub-- made ou Cypre»s llilis -'nd 1 oil .^lacicud. WASHINGTON LETTER. [From Om Own Correspondent.] WASHINGTON, I). C.,) March 28, 1878. J It is hardly worth whilo to quarrel, as some Democratic papers are doing, with the Couit which has released Anderson 1 at New Orleans. He ought to have been ; punished, and nothing but a technicality i seems to have saved him. II« intended , to commit a forgery, and to effect by it | a change in the result of the vote of i Louisiana. The Court decides that the , forged paper oould not, under the laws i of Louisiana, have the effect Anderson intended. The State hax 6ve days in which to demand a rehearing, but prob ably this is the end of the case An derson will keep bis place io the Custom ; [louse, and not have tosubmit to the in- , convenience of being let out of jail i every day, as heretofore, in goiug to his official duties. Speaking of Louisiana affairs, I may mention a rumor that Packard of that State is to be given an ffice in this Dis trict. The place is worth ten or twelve thousand dollars per year. It belongs j of course, to one of oar citizeus, and has always been so held, but under the vellous system of civil seiVloe relorui adopted by this Administration, a man from abroad is to be throust into it. Secrctury Sherman was before the Senate Finance Committee recently, in opposition to a repeal of the Resumption Aot. In the course of conversation be said that the effect of the silver law, so far, had been good, and that it would materially assist in bringing about speeie payments. He thought resumption pos sible by October next. It is now said that Commissioner-Gen eral McCoruiick gave passage to so many persons on the "Constitution," which was to carry goods for the Paris Exposition, that when she Bailed the other day she was able to carry but little frieght. McCoruiick cau be relied on to dittnb ute favors where they will do the most good—to McCoruiick. The case of the Lee heirs against the Government agents in possession of the Ariiggtoo estate, involving title to that valuablt property, will be tried in July. Yesterday the Committee on reform iu theCvil Service reported to the House that the position of Doorkeeper ought to he declared vacant. This is a condem nation of Col Polk. A minority report was made, which states that nothing had been proven against tho Colonel, except tbat bo employed more assistants than the law allowed him. This sceuis to be the fact, and if no Representative v'tes against hiui who helped to drive him into this etnpl lyment of unauthorized persons, he will be sustained by a vast majority. The current discussion in the Senate on the subject of cutting timber on Gov ernment lands, has drawn from several Senators an earnest denunciation of ths discreditable spy system which is em ployed by all tho Departments. Every head of a Department should be com pelled to employ the usual, recognixed and legal means of carrying on tbe pub lic business, and punishing violators the law. But during and since the walr a horde of blackmailers has been abroad in the country, protected and paid by the Government. They are a terror to hon orable business men, and in other days would not have been tolerated. The de bate in the Senate will do good if it helps to abate the nuisance. Rtx. Education. PRESTON VILLI, N C.,) April 2, 1878. ) Editors Dnnbitry Reporter : Universal education and universal suf frage are the greatest blessings a country can enjoy ; and the one, In a great ex-, tent, depends upon the other. The bal lot-box is a power sufficient to and enlighten every man an Koinan this condition they possess the' ability t* preserve the privilege of usiog that power, 'fte greatest deficiency is, tbe bucolic American citizen does not real ice the force which in this connection is lateut in bis hands, nor does he realixe the amelioration that would accrue to tbe country if this force was exerted. That an educated man is better q-ali fied to perform the duties ol his voca tion, to exercise the rights of a citiaen, and even vote more intelligently than an uneducated man, ure facts which no one will venture to d;ny. Then why not educate all the people, that these prarog atives may be directed in the right ohao ncl'! Tbe improvement of tbe people is the improvement of the State If one community becomes superior to an other from the benefit of school houses •nd aoademies, why not erect these buildings io every vicinity, and thereby improve their condition ? And the same principle applies to States aud even na tions If other Stales hare become s long ui.d p Wilful ail a count ol cdq cation and intelligence, why not give these advantages to North Carolina, and thereby let her beoome a compeer of other sections of the Union t Can we imagine tbat the tide of edu cation is becoming so low tbat we must resort to compulsory means to be pro tected against the gloom of ignorance, which will approach in the future if this subject is neglected ? This is a question for Democrats to consider. That a large number of persons are averse to publio schools is a well known fact. Not tbat tbe theory is false, or that they will not be benefited by it if it is properly con ducted, but because it has been made a medium by the Radical regime through which to defraud the people out of their money. This lias made the theory of publio education odious to those who oppose it. And this is the result of contaminated poli iciuns, who formerly controlled the government. It now be comes a work for the Democracy to clear up these evils and restore confidence in public affairs, which has already been done to a great extent. Rut there are some respects in which faith is still flag ging, that should be remedied in a man ner to make education common and pros ► perous. 'When this is done, the mist nod gloom which has hung over a large number of persons will be dispelled; and light will pour in its effulgent rays, and liberate the mind from its narrpw cell —for no man enjoys freedom to its fullest extent who is ignorant. To educate a man is to expand his mind, strengthen his faculties, and give him sense with which to appreciate the beautiful, determine the right, and enjoy the noble qualities of which his nature is susceptible. It excludes vice and iui morality, which might otherwise absorb bis being. It is the flame-bearer, which lights the dark avenuis of life, and clears the way to prosperity and hoppi niss Will the people uot accept these blessings? J. W. D. Senator Howe's Great Speech. TUB FRAUDULENT ADMINISTRATION MOST MERCILESSLY ARRAIGNED. WASHINGTON, March 23 —The speech of Senator llowe. Republican, ot Wis consin, to day, arraigning the fraudulent Administration, drew an immense audi ence to the floor ol the Senate. Howe is not usually un attractive speaker, and the audience did uot expect a very ex oiling or diverting entertainment, t>ui it was agreeably disappointed. Although a very letiious aud uninteresting extem poraneous speaker, Howe is oi.e of the most vigorous and excellent po litical writers of the present day. His speech was carefully prepared, aud, bar riug a little affectation was well read It cotnmaudcd the closest atteution ol both sides ol the chamber, and the tel ling points made frequently drew ap plause aud excited the mitth of Demo crats as well as Republican Senators. Tbe speech was made for a purpose. It was tbe result of deliberation, and was intended to separate the Republican par ty from the Fraudulent Administration. A more soatbing and a more merciless ariaignment never was made in the Sen ate obamber. Tbe men who have plan ned this attack upon Hayes aud bis so called policy knew who to seleut fur tbe leader of tbe skirmish line. Tbe speech of Howe is epigrammatic and racy witb apt illustrations. It will be entertaining reading. Every point is skilfully and attractively put. A stronger and more popular administration thau that of Re turning Board Hayes could scarcely sur vive such an attack. The masses of tbe Republican party at the North cannot fail to respond to this speech. It is so adroit, so insidious, »• clever, that it must be widely read, and must produce a pro found impression. Tbe pertinent ques tion asked to night by tbe uninitiated is, 'What is to follow ? lam uot able to ankfeer authoritatively, but I suspect that, uuless some of the few friends of his Fraudulently in tbe Seuate are india creet enough to attempt to auswer Howe, nothing will fuliow immediately. The men who are to follow Howeou the same line of attack will give tbe publio time for reflection.* In due order others will have their say, but unless Matthews or some foolhardy Democrat takes up tbe cudgel io defence of the Fraudulent Ad ministration, it will be some weeks before Mother speech is made. Tbe disoreet Democrats do not propose to let one of their side speak if they can prevent it. If Matthews docs make a speech for Hayes he wilt be the worst used up man the Senate has ever seen. Piedmont iVau : Miss Jane Whis nant, daughter of Mr Noah Wbisnant, was drowned in South Toe river, Yancey couotv, on Monday, March 11th Ttie accident occurred at a ford of the river about seven miles east of Uurosv3lle The lady was riding on .a borsc behind Mr. Thoa. Boone, and in crossing the ri ver, which was considerably swollen she became d «y utid Tell iff in the water. Specie Resumption. The Washington corrcepoedent of the Richmond Dispatch Bava the Senate will pass Mr. Hereford* resolution directing the finance committee to report on the House bill repealing the resumption act, but remarks further thai this will not indicate how tho vote will stand when the bill shall come up on its passage It is very doubtful if the Senate will vote to repeal the resumption act; and indeed it is not clear that it would be the part of wisdom so to do, after the matter has gone thus tar. [f there were any hardships in resumption they have been already experienced. The country has been preparing for specie payuieott greenbacks are nearly at par with gold, commodities generally have c»mc down lo bard pan prices, and the worst is over. The time fixed for resumption will svou arrive. It is probably as well, after hav ing gone thus fur, to let tbe cxistiug law take its course, so that, having ex perienced all the shrinkage in values and business strain necessary in prepar ing for specie redemption, (he country may in future enjoy the benefits to follow lrom coin payments. To repeal or amend the act now would have tbe vffeul lo unsettle values again. Let us hope that alter resumption is a fact, with a stable curionc. and a reli ance upon the future, there will couie a renewal of confidence and general revival of busine-s. A Terrible Nuisance-Sheep vs. Dogs. A gentleman from the Salem ucigh borliood informs us that dugs have been during the past lew we ks playing sad havoe with the sheep folds iti that sec tion. The farms of Mr. John M Barnes, Hillman Barnes, Huzzy Burroughs John Wright, E T Ctews, K. N Crews, Rev. W. S. Hester, Mrs. M B Taylor, and Mrs Susan C. Hunt, all iu tbe same continuous line of country, have suffered particularly and scarcely any sheep at all are left on these plantation. Information from oilier sections of the county is to the same effect, and the evil is gioning too grievous to be .borne much longer We ate assureo that in nine cases out of ten these dep ledaliotis are committed by the worth less, starved 'logs ol negroes, nearly every cabin sending forth two or mure •if these gaunt curs to prey upoD the sheop. It is high lime then oor people were rousing themselvis to the importance a'.d necessity of adopting or |roviding some remedy agaiust this w oksule des truction ot what should be one of our great industries. It is stated that it costs more annually to take care of the dogs in North Caro lina than it would to run a free school to every sohool district for six months in the year, and the oily good ninety-nine one hundredths are for to cateb the sheep. Tbe main reason why our State is not included among the great wool produc ing States of tbe Union is this insane and ridieulous protection of unprofitable worthless curs—devourers of the sub stance of tbe poor, and a constant source of vexation and expense to tbe more thrifty. Lei this question of taxing dogs be made a main issue for the next Legisla ture : What earthly exouse can begiven for iheir exemption from taxation ? Oxford Free. Lance. NEWB OF THE WEEK. BTATB NEWB. A boiler explosion at Hall's saw mill in Richmond, last Saturday, killed four men. Roberson county got 8675 out of a circus for taxes, and lb Jinbesoman don't think the circus got as much lrom the county as that. John Reavis, of Yadkin county got on a big drunk last week, beat and kicked his son so badly that the boy died next day, and tbe father is now in jail A writer io the Raleigh Observer, nominates Judge Kerr as one of the Su preme Court Judges, but the Observer remarks that the Judge has peremptorily refused to permit bis name to be used in that connection. Goldsboro Messenger : We lesrn from Princeton that Miss Sarah Langley, about 19 years old, was so shockingly burned, on Tuesday last, while burning oorn stalks in a field near tbattuwu, that she died shortly afterwards. Mr Pearce, of Franklin county, was aroused a few nights since by the eris of one of his children, and on attempting to arouse his wife to look after the child he found her dead in bed She was a robust woman and in full vigor of health when she retired the previous evening GENERAL NEWS. Seven officials of tbe Prussian Gov. ernment are coming over to study our system of tobacco axation. Counterfeits of the new dollar nppeir ed in New York within 24 hours after the first grnuin* dollar made iu ap pexrauce. A convert in Chesterfield, Cots., who baptised on Sunday. and on Mondhy lie absconded with SSO of tba pastor'* money. Several lots of land in Jefferson county Mo , owned by U. 8. Grant, wh> is now dead-beading abroad, are advertised for sale for delinquent taxes. A letter from Pera states that Sulei man Pusha has been drowned »t the command of the Government. His pa pers proved that he was contemplating ■ conspiracy for the overthrow of tan. The Cuban exiles in New York and at Key West repudiate the terms of ponce with Spain and in the most enthusiastic manner resolve to forward arms and mo nitions to their brothers in the field and to fight on until Cnba is free. 1 The new Pope on receiving 54 parish priests reccommended them to preeclfe Jesus Christ Their habit has been to preach the Virgin Mary rather than Christ It is noticeable that tbe Pope in all his exhortations avoids mention of tht Virgin. POLITICAL NEWB. Ben Butler, is talked of tig an inde pendent candidate for governor of Mas sachusetts next fall. Roth the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Houses on Wednesday reported bills giving women the right of suffrage at municipal elect ions. In the former flic vote was 127 to 93; in the latter, TJ to 19. Hopes of Peace Waning. TUB CONTROVRK3Y BKTWKKN ENOLAND AND RUSSIA NEAUING A DANGEROUS STAGE. LONDON, March, 25 —lt is believed in Government circles that, notwithstanding the efforts of Germany to bring abont an understanding between the powers, there is little hope ol the Congress as sembling England will probably de cline to negotiate further. The situation is regarded as serious Russia's answer to England s de Hands wore communicated to the Foreign Office on Saturday, and arc considered as being very unsatisfac tory. A despatch from Vienna says tbe prospects for holding the Congress are very unsatisfactory. The Vienna correspondents of the Timet and Unity Tdnjmph agree that the full text of the treaty of San Ste lano has renewed the strong Anti-Rut snn feeling there. The Times corres pondent says : "There is no difference of opinion here about the real meaning of the treaty It is not Russian prepon derance, but Russian rule iu European Turkey, and it is jn-t because such an alteration as would remove this feature would entirely destroy the treaty that less confidence is felt in the efficacy of the Congriss since its publication here. The controversy between England and llui-sia is npprouching that dangerous stage where the point of honor more and more engages the attention " The Doifg TV# graph's correspondent says: "While Count Audra-sy will de mand the revision of the entire treatj, he will decline to do ao in connection with England, because the interest is not identical." "LONDON, March 2G. —A despatch to the Times from Pcra saya : "Mr. Layard the British Ambassador at Constantino ple, is the head of a party who would rather sec England go to war with Rus sia on £ny grounds, however trivial, than not at all. The present philo-Eng lish attitude of the Porte is due to intimate friendship between Mr. Layard**- and Vefik Pasha and the letter's tempo rary influence over the Sultan. But the Sultau is a man of capricious aod arbi* trary temper, and of inferior eapaeitj and resolution. A Court or Cabinet in trigue might destroy Vefik Pasha's as cendancy, and change the whole Turkish policy." BELGRADE, March 25 —The publioa tioD of the terms of peace has osused universal dissatisfaction in Servia. The army will reoocupy all the positions it conquered from Turkey, aod bold then until the Congress decides as to the tice of Servia's claims. The Grand Duke Nicholas has made a pressing demand on Servia to remolnlise her reserves, and ooncentratetbeui on the northern frontier but Servia has not OOLU plied BRUSSELS. March 25 —The Russian organ, Lt Nord , says there is but little 1 probability that the Congress will meet, [t is. in consequence of England's views, more to the advantage of Europe that it should uot. The duty of Europe is to settle the crisis without England. PARIS, March 25. — The Tempt says the prevalent opinion in d plommtio cir cles is that Englat d's t ersistenoe in her refusal to participate will cause the aban-> donmcnt of the Congress. It U probable that, if England refuses to take pert, France and Italy will follow her example, i The Ttmps does not consider that an Anglo Russian war is a necessary conse quence of Kuglaud's abstention from the Congress LONDON, March 25 —A Tines' editor- • ial, discussing Derby's demands and Russia's concessions, concludes : Thut she (Russia) declines the only on which our government will send a ph nipotentisry 'to Berlin. A Tim s' correspondent as St. Peters burg concludes a dispatch as follows:—- Influential and moderate politician* re mark thst fear of England's policy wt)£ ' force Russia to occupy Constantinople and drive the Sultan from Europe. ST PKTKRSBDRO, Marob 25— The Journal U St. Petersburg says England ' must yield her wishes to Europe and cease obstructing the definite cooolnswe ' of peace or the Congress most meet i without England, or Russia most aot alone.
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