LOCAL IATELLIGESCE. THURSDAY JANUARY 16, 187ft. Index to New AdverUteiuenut Perry Ah old bachelor wants a girl with cash. J. J. Mott Notice. .4.,,, V . : . ,f A correspondent warms the aldermen- Our. Statesville and Salisbury corres pondents are both most probably dead. The board of county commissioners meet in called session to-day. A few stragglers still drop occasion ally into the sheriffs ..office and settle up their taxes. ' jV Again, yesterday, there was no ses sian of the Mayor's court. There has been none in a week. Too orderly for anything. The Governor, Monday, issued his commission to Col. Walter L. Steele as member- elect of the forty-sixth Con gress from this (the sixth) district Balmy as the spring time, but the worst time in the world for catching colds and pneumonia by standing around , in wet places,, sitting down on curb-stones or lying out in gutters over night Owing to the great uncertainty among the farming community as to the out come of the present year, the price of cotton, etc, contracts with hands for the present year have not been as gen erally made as is usual: by this time in the year. ; KecepiioD I a Fireman. Capt. Sam'l Radcliffe, chief of the tire -department of Newbern, . being in the city as a delegate- to- the convention of Northern settlers,' was tendered a recep tion last evening ' ' by the firemen of Charlotte in the hall of the Indepen dent Hook and Ladder company. Mr. C. F. Harrison presided, and welcomed Capt. Radcliffe, who responded briefly but appropriately and very gracefully. Refreshments were served, and speech . es were subsequently made by Col. II. C.Jones and others. The evening was spent very pleasantly,' indeed, and all present enjoyed greatly the pleasures of the occasion. ncvtimg ( Director j A meeting of the board of directors of the North Carolina Railroad was held at the Central Hotel in this city yesterday; present: the president, CoL T. M. Holt and W.L. Thornbarg, secre tary and treasurer, and the following directors: Gen. R. IV Hoke, CoL D. MacRaev W. Kornegay, Col. J. L. Morehead, Dr R. B. Haywood, M. L. Holmes and H. W. Fries. In addition to the transaction of the regular routine business, a dividend of 6 per cent on the capital stock was de clared payable 1st of March and 1st of September. i We understand that under the pres ent management of thejroad the stock has advanced at least 20 per cent, within-the past six months, The 1 tiler-State Cocking- !1tin Firwt Yesterday' was the first day of the inter-State cocking i main Tbetween North and South Carolina. The parties showed twenty-one cocks each,according to the terms of the contract, and at 10:30 the matching began. Eighteen pairs were matched and .North Caro lina won the show. The only fight of the first day took place at 3:15 p. m. The South Carolina party pitted a light red cock, a Stone crossed on War Horse, weight, 5 lbs. 9 oz. .The North Caro linians pitted against a him . a Siro, Jenkins cock, . black with lead, legs, weight, 5.9. Ther cocks" ' 'broke 1 evep; and after the first twfl or three passes the red had the best' of it, but did not press it After having been pitted three or four times,; the birds ..went together for the last round and -the black cock brained his antagonist The black was not seriously punished. The red was a very game cock but a poor tighter. -,-. . Hack fights followed this, during the afternoon and evening. The fighting of the second day of the main begins at 1 1 o'clock a. m. to-day. WASHINGTON; ITEMS. Washington, Jan. 15.-Nominations : Postmasters: Jno. H. Bibb at the University - of Virginia; P. E Ezekiel, at Beaufort, S. C; Robt. W.Boone, at Newberry, S. C. 1 Speaker Randall has appointed Acklin, of Ixmisiana, to fill the vacancy occa sioned by the death of Schleicher on the committee on foreign affairs! . The board of experts who visited Memphis and New Orleans Under in structions of. a. special congressional committee for . examining, into the course of the yellow fever, and what, if anything, cari be done; to prevent a re currence thereof, having returned to this city commenced to-day summing up its labors.' It will be several days before the report can be made. The sub treasury to-day paid . out $30,000 more in gold than it received in exchange of legal tendernotes. i Justice Hunt's condition is still practically unchanged. It is said that Mr. Everett, secretary of the legation to Berlin, has good pros pects of promotion to minister. I Foreign labpr Troubles. London, January lThe dissolu tion of the Argan Spinning and Weav ing Company, one of 'the most Impor tant cotton concerns in Switzerland, was in consequence of the unsatisfacto ry, results of, the past year's . vf orkjng, and the general, unfavorablenesa of .its position. ...,. -. i Ji-T. : w. J The umpire in ,$hfe ' arbitration eon- cernihg the wages dispute in Cleveland and the North of England iron trade, has decided that the men must , accept the reduction of five per cent. . ; ' Several of the cotton- mills at "Nelson, near : Barnley, have given notice of a reduction of wages. . Some of the mills have stopped altogether , There have also been some stoppages of mills at Padiham and WhittefieldV : ! ; New Indian Trouble In the West. Fort Robinson, January lfl.--Sun-day night the Indian in the bed of In dian creek, on, Vthe Hot creek road, strengthened .their position. .;JAtn noon f ,I .a J . -VT 1 , rnwwnim brought up, but owing to the nature of the ground could not be brought to bear eitectually. Tuesday morning a recon noisance showed that the' Indians had escaped during the night The troops, being without provisions, returned to camp to equip a paek-train and start on a prolonged scout after! the savages. A Terrible Minis iDlistervr London, January if). There has been no communication vet with:, the en tombed colliers - in . the - Dinas . . mine. Eighty yards of the roof at the bottom of the shaft have fallen ainee theexnlo- ttioh, rendering ventilation impossible, and explorers eannot; enter - the mine. Experts say that only by the barest tos sibiiity can any of the sixty men be alive, and give no hope of their rescue. 1 VOICE IN BEHALF OF THE SOUTH. H What the Convention Did Yesterday 1 Full Convention and a Fall Expres. ' Bion of OpinionWhat Induce ments the South Holds Out to Emigrants, Ac. There were about seventy-five or eighty delegates to the convention of Northern men in the South, when Mr. N. Dumont called the convention to order, yesterday at 12 o'clock, in the opera house. lie read them a short ad dress of welcome; and also read the call, which he sent to all North ern settlers in the South whose names he could get, as follows : . ' "Charlotte, N. C, Dec. 14. 1878. "Dear Sir: I have consulted with a number of gentlemen who have moved from New York. New Hamp shire and other Northern States and settled in this State, South Carolina and Georgia since the war, many of them ex-Union soldiers; I myself am from Springfield, Massachusetts. The conclusion we have arrived at, is, that Northern men who have settled in the South, have in their hands the solution of the question, as to whether any con siderable number of good Northern men and active Northern capital can be diverted to the South. Many of the Northern papers are giving wrong no tions as to how Northern people are re ceived. You know many of our friends will not put much faith in what South ern men or papers say on this head. We who have consulted upon this mat ter deem it wise to hold a convention of Northern men only, who have se tied South since the war good, fair representative men. Your name has been given as such an one. It is thought wise to hold this convention about Jan uary 15th, at Charlotte, N. C, it being more central for all. Arrangements have been made with the railroads for the round trip at one fare. Will you be kind enough to signify if you will come or not, and if you cannot come, please address me a letter stating your views. It is desired in the convention to pre- Sare a statement for publicantion in Torthern papers, setting fwth the soil, climate, prices, ease of making a living and social treatment of the individual Northern man. It is not desired to cov er any question of politics or extreme views of any kind. "In vour letter, whether of acceutanco or declination, please state if you were in the Federal army, company and regi ment; where you moved from to your K resent residence, and how long you ave resided at your present where abouts. We shall be glad to hear from vou at the earliest day. "Your obedient servant "N. Dumont, . "Charlotte, N. The opera house was decorated with flags of the United States, an old battle wom banner of the Confederate States, and the flags of local military compa nies. By a unanimous vote, the convention was organized bv calling Mr. Dumont to the chair, and by Voting the follow ing named gentlemen vice-presidents: V . B. Middaugh, of Danville, Va.; A. Curtis, San Mateo. Fla. ; P. F. Law- she, Gainsville, Ga.; H. Coykendall, Black Station, S. C. On motion, the appointment of the secretaries was placed in the hands of the president and Messrs. R. E. Mc Donald, of Charlotte, Thos. J. Conger. of Conger's Station, Iredell county, and (japttiohnE. woodhouse, or Concord were selected. Shortly after the organization the president was informed that a commit tee of the citizens of Charlotte were present and had a communication to present to the convention. Mayor Smith came forward, and af ter a brief introduction extending to the members of the convention the hos pitalities of the city, announced that a meeting ot citizens had directed a com mittee, of which he was chairman, to present a resolution of welcome to the convention, which he herewith present- ea to the president The resolution was read by the secre tary, as follows: W hereas. The citizens of Charlotte have been informed that certain citizens from the North, who have become resi dents of this and other Southern States' contemplate meeting in convention in this city on the 15th inst, for the pur pose of giving an expression of opinion as to the material resources, and social and political condition of this section ; and Whereas, It the desire of our peo ple that the facia in this convention shall be fair and fully stated by men who have come into our midst, uninflu enced by the prejudices of Southern birth ; and Whereas, We believe that the facts will be so stated by this convention, without regard to sectional sympathies, Now. Therefore, we, the undersigned committee, in behalf of the citizens of Charlotte, tender to the delegates of this convention a cordial welcome and the hospitalities of the city, and request our chairman to present this in person to the convention. B. R. Smith, Chm n. H. C. Jones. W. J. Yates. C. Dowd. R. M. Miller. , t The communication, as well as the remarks of the mayor, were received with applause, and a committee was appointed to prepare an answer to both. It was suggested that the next: thing in order would be the appointment of a committee on resolutions to prepare business for the convention. The president said before proceeding to this, he would prefer to hear an ex uression of the sentiments of the dele gates on the subject of the call. in reply w cms suggestion mr. d. j. Bates, of Union county, addressed the convention t some length. He was pleased with the idea of the convention at first and was satisfied that it could be made the instrument of great good. He was in favor of taking local ratner than general views. It would not be the part of wisdom in the convention to attempt to speaK oi map wnereoi rc did' not know and had not seen, but to confine its assertions to what had come under the observation of the delegates. He also thought all questions of politics should be excluded. He himself was a miner in Union county, lie naa al ways received the Kindest possime treat ment while in Charlotte, and since he and his family had resided in Union county. Hp hfilieved that North Carolina pos sessed special advantages to an agricul tural people, and was satisfied that the mines in this section of the State could be worked to great advantage. He said further that as a sheep growing county the Piedmont region oi jxorui tjarouna could not be surpassed. Mr; H. H. Ballman, of poik county, N. fij formerly of Pittsburg, Pa, next spoke. He said that so far as the treat ment or JNOrtnern seiners oy wuimm neotrte were concerned, he hardly thought ft was necessary to touch upon that question. Since he came here eight years ago, he"had experienced one continual expression of kindness. He had l.iou acres of land in Spartan burir eountv. S. C 'and 600 where he lived more land than he wanted. One hundred acres of - it would support a family the size of his own. He himself felt. the need of active; intelligent men ta tattle on it and cultivate it The great need of his section was public schools for the dbwemination of general infor mation.' If the people knew better they would certainly ao Deuer. " Mr. Cushing, of lincola-eeunty, N. C. followed, saying that he Tiad come to North Carolina under the most unfa vorable auspices possible as a yankee soldier, his company having been dis banded in the South. If the people had treated him any better, it would have made a fool of him. They would treat the most galvanized ' yankee the same way. Why it was that Northern people kept on talking about this thing, he couldn't for the life of hinfsee He said we could offer them everything but equal advantages in public schools, and we were improving in this particlar. , Mr. T. H. Hoyt, now of Spartanburg, ; S. C, said he had been engaged in real ! estate business for some years, and had looked forward to this convention with high hopes. He had found as many well disposed and Christian people at his present home as anywhere he had ever lived. He had received hundreds of letters asking the very questions which it was proposed that this conven tion should answer. At this point he read a letter from Mr. L. N. Wilcox, late of Pennsylvania, who, in speaking of the advantages which the South of fered, said that he would rather embark in business with $5,000 in the South than with $25,000 in the North. He now owned three hundred acres of bottom land in Polk county, which he would not sell for $150 per acre. Mr Hoyt said he was satisfied that the climate, soil and general character of the country in North Carolina afforded as good homes as could be found anywhere. He also believed that any prejudices which Northern men might have would be removed "by a residence in the South. At this point in the proceedings, a motion was made and carried that the chair appoint a committee on resolu lutions to draft the views of the con vention. The chair appointed the following: Rev. Dr. Mattoon, president of Biddle University, Charlotte, N. C, formerly of New York. A. J. Curtis, of Mateo, Fla., formerly of New York. H. Coykendall, of Black's Station, S. C, formerly of Des Moines, la. W. B. Middaugh, of Danville, Va for merly of Pennsylvania. H. D. Ingersoll, of Loudsville, Ga, formerly of New York. The committee then retired to pre pare the resolution. Several other short addresses were made in the same strain as those already re ported. The convention then, on motion, ad journed to meet at 3 o'clock to hear the report of the committee on resolutions. afternoon session. When the convention re-assembled in the afternoon, a communication was read from Northern citizens of New berne, N. C, and subsequently one from those resident in Mooresville, setting forth the advantages which these locali ties offered to settlers, and on motion both comraunicbtions were ordered to be tiled with the proceeding of the meet ing. The committee on resolutions through its chairman, Rev. Dr. Mattoon, an nounced that it was prepared to report, and the convention decided to vote on the resolutions seriatim. The committee offered the following for adoption : To the People of the Several Common wealths composing the United States of America' We, the representatives of Northern settlers in the Southern States, and be ing ourselves immigrants from locali ties in the Northern States to the re spective States following our individual signatures, in convention assembled, do call your attention to the following, feeling assured that cool judgment up on the facts shown will set in flow the currents of reason, and action will fol low reasoning without prejudice. We prefer to make findings specifically and at length, and we find : 1st. That in the States oi our former homes there exists an active prejudice against the South, and its people; that this prejudice is mighty in its influence for evil on the nation ; that by it and through it the conditions of the count ry are largely disquieted; that it is fo mented and kept alive for ends ulterior to the common weal; that the real in terests of the nation are kept out of sight in keeping alive this prejudice. That much of this prejudice, if not all of it is due mainly to wrong informa tion concerning (and partial and total ignorance of) the facts existing in a large portion of the South. 2d. That in the portions of the South in which we reside, the right of any man, from no matter where, to express publicly as well as privately his opinion upon any subject and of every nature, is nowhere and in no manner restrained. That all laws are well administered and as truly enforced against the wrong doer as in any part of any State of the U nion. 3d. That any man who has so con ducted himself at his former home as to win the regard of honest men and decent people, by pursuing the same course of lite in the South, does gain and keep the regard and respect of all people, regardless of any question of politics or religious laith ; and we fur ther find that being a Northern man is certainly no disadvantage. 4th. That every citizen recognizes that he is amenable to the law, and that local self-government is as much re quired and encroachments upon these as much deplored as in any State North, East or West 5th. We find, too, that persons foisted themselves upon the polity of the South, and by their conduct cast discredit up on the Northern name. 6th. Those of us who were in the army of the Union never for a moment pretended to think of denying our uni form or the old cause. The Confeder ate soldier has always evinced the true soldier instinct in the grasp of those who were his enemies in war. 7th. That considerinff reuuted out rages, if these were carefully sifted it will be found that the complainants tor like acts would have suffered at the hands of any people under like provoca tions 8th. We find that in business rela tions the ex-Confederate is willing to sell his land on time to Northern men, even to people who could not get the same accommodations at the North', East or West. We hnd, too, that m the ramifications of business they endorse our notes and bank paper, and are not over-anxious or mquisiuvts uu ques tions of extension, and they frequently say, "It is as much our interest as yours that you should succeed and by your success help fill the country with thrifty people." 9th. That as neighbors they visit our firesides and welcome us to the privi leges of public worship, and sympathize in cur sorrows and afflictions ; that they admire sturdy integrity and real prin ciple: that their definition of what these things are corresponds with the idea of the same our neighbors in the North held, in common with us. We find that we are not tabooed nor sub jected to any kind of persecution for proper conduct or good Northern ideas or principles, and though differing from many of oui Southern neighbors on many essential questions in politics and otherwise, we have lived and prospered here among them, they knowing these 'differences. 10th. We find that the South needs more people badly, and that none ap preciate it more than the native popu lation, and that they are willing to of fer fair inducements to industrious peo ple to come and settle among them. If residence among a people and having daily social and Dusiness contact with them means 'anythingthen we ask a fair consideration by all people of the facts we herein find, and that at least the same- credit be given to our state ments that is given to the unsupported statements sot swift in their mission of dissension and misrepresentation. ' llth. That east of a line drawn from Richmond, Va, to Raleigh, N.C, thence to Columbia? S., C thence to Tallahas see, in Florida, the country on the east ern side of thef South Atlantic States contains a vast extent of rich alluvial lands, fine sandy loams, a considerable extent of swamp and arid, sand, heavy forests of pine and cypress, fine fisher4 ies and harbors, important water pow ers and vast beds of marl and shell; that in this sea-skope belt;' from the Po tomac to the gvd,s grqwn. all products that are grown la any of the States of the Northand th addition fine qualities of tobacco, cotton and rice, while south of Savannah the bannana and other tropical fruits add their value. 12th. That abouth 60 miles westward of the line given, the country gradually rises, and at about the line given be-i comes gently undulating, and assumes its distinctive character as the foot Mills of the Blue Ridge range of mountains and becomes the country known as the Piedmont belt, and is comprised in that strip of country lying to the west of the line given for an average distance of about 150 miles, in some parts narrower and in other slightly wider, its eastern limit having an altitude of from 300 to 400 feet, rising by gradations to a height of from 900 to 1,100 feet on its eastern line. Within this Piedmont belt are forests of oak. ash, hickory, walnut, ma ple, beech, birch, all the hard woods with yellow pine and occasional belts on the higher ridges of white pine. Rivers and creeks afford,' with their tributaries, abundant water, and these streams fail not, neither go dry. Abun dant water powers, large numbers of them averaging from 12 to twenty feet, and . many from 25 to 50 feet, and others' from 60 to 150 feet of nat ural fall, on streams having a width of from 100 to 700 feet Some of these water powers have cotton and woolen mills thereon, and any one wishing to be interested, can be shown that these are paying handsomely. The soil is generally a red clay or mulatto or chocolat&land, grey loam and black soil. The bottom lands yield largely; those of the uplands moderately. On the kind of culture hitherto followed in the South which is in no degree up to the Northern standard, yet owing to ease of transportation, to market, shorts ness of lines and the kindness of the climate, the money value of all crops exceeds that of the fields of Kansas or Minnesota. A. We find in this belt, mines of gold, iron, Copper, coal, limestone, mica, bary tes, mineral paint corundum, etc, etc., which, if worked with the assiduity and appliances as elsewhere, would furnish labor to a vast population, and equal in yield those of other States more known to popular report. B. We find the climate of this belt salubrious, invigorating and restoring; that its summer temperature is lower and cooler by several degrees than at the North, that gentle breezes keep the summers restful; that drouths or fail ure of crops are unknown ; that insects and pests destructive to crops have no existence ; that the winters are moder ate and short ; that animal life is easily supported without expensive methods of care and constant working to feed the labor of the summer away; that here man works for himself and his, and not for his brutes ; that there is no month in the year but, that out of door labor on the farm can be done and plowing is not ordinarily interfered with by frost or snow. C. .We find the country healthful, well drained and singularly free from ague, malarious fevers and malignant disease ; and, where any such cases have occur red it will be found due to neglected local causes, such as dams in marshy places, obstructed ponds causing back flows and consequent stagnation. D. We find that cotton, tobacco, all the cereals, the apple, peach, fig, pome granate, all varieties of fruit, the grape and various berries thrive and mature finely the peach bearing in three years from the seed. That the tame grasses are grown with slight effort, and are a profitable crop ; that sheep, cattle and swine pay handsomely. E. e find that all occupations pur sued for profit whether in trade, law. agriculture, mechanics, manufactures, when pursued here with the same per sistency and methods as other coun tries, yield as large returns with less strain. 13th. We find that to the west of the Piedmont belt is a vast extent of moun tain country nearly 200 miles in width This is composed of high table lands rich in natural grasses of most succu lent character; fine mountain slopes not too precipitous, and narrow valleys of the most productive kind. The alti tude of the country is from 1,100 to 2,300 feet above the sea ; its atmosphere is singularly rare and pure. Fine min eral springs abound, and these districts have already attained eminence as health and pleasure resorts. It con tains mountains and spurs, cascades and other scenic details which give it note for the grand and picturesque. Its forests comprise all the woods enumer ated in the Piedmont range. It is more sparsely settled than the eastern range and much of it is remote from lines of travel. It is rich in all kinds of mineral wealth, and its mines of copper, mica, iron and corundum are yielding hand some profits to their operators Owing to its altitude, its winter climate, is more rigorous ihoughLthe . winters are short "There , are narrow zones along the flanks of various mountain ranges known as frostless belts. They vary from a few rods to several hundred yards in width; these boundaries are very narrowly defined and remain per manent." Within these favored lines fruits, whether of the tree, vine or shrub are never struck by frost Its capacities and capabilities for stock growing, its ample water power, its im mense forests and fine lands, its health ful climate and great stretches of un occupied cheap lands mark it as a stretch of country capable of support ing a vast industrial as well as health- seeKing people. 14th. We find that through any of these several distinctive belts of coun try of the whole South, unimproved lands can be had at prices ranging from 75 cents to $10 per acre, dependent on remoteness from town and rail; that improved lands can be had at from $3 to $50 per acre. ' ' 15th. That at no distant day the lines of railway now reaching from the South Atlantic seaboard, and only "im peded in finding their way through the Blue Ridge mountains, will make the ports of SouthernStates the shipping points for the surplus grajh and meat products of thejWestfwtbejr than follow the lines to the Northern seaboard and lakes so often blockaded by snow An the transit, and arriving late and part ly damaged at ice-bound ports. 16th. That manufactures at the South are receiving good attention, and that more than ten. extensive cotton factories, numbering more than 200,000 spindles, are in successful operation by a union of native and Northern capital, and that several hundreds of cotton fac tories, averaging from 1,000 to 10,000 spindles, are in successful and profita ble operation along the water courses, with abundant room for other and larg er factories ; that ' these factories are mainly owned and managed by South ern people andthe pertye'sTcoW from the native white population. Wp find these several .sources of profit in cotton, manufacture" which are lost in the North:. lsV The factories are in the fields of production; the producer and manu facturer are brought .togeiber, and the Srofits of the interchange remain ftt omev : ':',' ; f 2nd: Saving of transportation of raw material and return of manufactured fabrics. ' ' ' !: 7;-: 3rd. The tolls of cotton ginning en ter ii to manufacture ; this is labor and the rofit . of labor entering into manu facture with the . other saving as a sotrcvf profit . r . , . : ' - 7 '4,h. 'i1.:i cootibf Viiter power isnom-in.if,:fproerly- Kpeakiug; nothings but the building of a cheap wooden 1 dam and rude " canals r t he streams - never freeze in winter nor go dry in summer ; no loss of tnne - - ; 5th. Exceeding cheapness of build ing material and common labor. 6th. Cheapness of fuel ; wood not ov er $1.25 a cord. 7th. Factories need not be heated to exceed 40 days per year. 8th. A good nome market in a coun try where the money crop, being cotton, means cash, and not trade, for that cropland home product selling side by side with the Northern made article at the same price, throws cost of freight, &c, into the pocket of the Southern manufacturer, so that that which con stitutes two items of expense in North ern manufacture becomes two profits to the Southerner.'" 17th. We find that the modes of agri culture pursued at the South are strangely thriftless;! that the imple ments in use, the wagons and means of farm transportation and cultivation are most rude ; that if the same modes of farming were followed in the North, and the same implements used, bank ruptcy, ruin and squalor would follow in every instance ; that the Southern farmer prospers by such methods and tools is due to the kindness of Providence "in giving a climate and soil which almost provide for mar. themselves ; almost certainly for beast : for but few feed stock at all, the very minimum of exertion produces more than a living. Northern farmers pursuing the courses of farming here that they do at home will amass wealth. 18th. We find that no attention what ever has been given to roads or bridges in the South ; that passage over many portions of the higher country is most difficult ; that gullies and holes exist in them oftentimes, rendering passage highly unsafe and adding terribly to the cost of marketing products ; that fre quently bridges have dangerous boles in them, and are often made of round poles laid loosely; that the approaches to many of the cities and towns, where the roads run together and travel gath ers, are miracles of badness and call for ready attention, in not alone the en forcement of the very wise and full road laws, already existent, but the ad dition of a road tax giving the citizens, as in other States, the option to pay a road tax either in money or labor. 19th. We find a good code of school laws providing for a system of free pub lic schools; the sparseness of the popu lation prevents the full administration of them, and the fund is divided with fairness between both white and black. The people believe and act upon the principle that ignorance is the mother of crime and vice as well as of super stition. The private school system al ways did have preference at the South, and those who are able prefer to send their children to them, because the school tax owing to the wide distance s between homes hardly "suffices to pro vide for more than the very rudimen tary branches of knowledge ; yet this is generously supplemented by private contributions and in many districts public schools of fair character are had, and in some instances good graded schools are maintained. The public school system is growing largely in favor; its revenues are annually in creasing, and, but for a fear of extrava gance in its use, would be largely in creased. The numbers of the popula tion at a fair distance from towns and cities, are not enough to justify many appliances for free schools, and there fore much of education is carried on even now, at home, while frequently, those who pay school tax, do not avail themselves of its use for the reason given. An assurance of economy in public school administration would give it swift impulse. What has jeopardized it is that in some portions it was made , the subject of public plunder a few years since by those having charge of its disbursement. 20th. We find, that taxes since home rule has been given to the South, have very materially lightened. In North Carolina and Georgia they are very low, while in the other States they are high, owing to a system of graceless plunder, unconscionable issues of illegal bonds, and diversion of funds from their pro per uses. The details of this question, that is the rate of tax, we prefer to leave to the application of the party wanting knowledge, to the collectors of the sev eral counties, or the auditors of the f ublic moneys of the respective States, t will be found, however, that the rate of tax is based upon a valuation of little over one-third, if any. 21st. That while fruit thrives in the South most luxuriantly, yet little atten tion whatever is paid to varieties ; vines go untrained and trees unpruned; that in a country, where fruit of all kinds thrives without any climatic causes for destruction, yet no varieties are bred. The fruit is largely common in variety, and .all ripens at about the same time. No attempt is made to save it and it hangs upon the trees, breaking them down with its burden, the branches not even being propped. But few nurseries exist and cities could be named which have no nursery within 100 miles. The orange districts are cared for as regards the cultivation of that frujt as a crop, but all other fruits have hitherto been neglected. Latterly, attention is being paid to earlier varieties, and also, kinds which ripen at different periods. The sales of fruit trees from Northern nur series are very large. As a business, canning fruit could be made a profitable industry, especially since peaches bear in three years from the seed. 22d. We find that no attention is paid to stock growing or sheep husbandry, neither to making of butter and cheese, and, that vast portions of the South are in evtry element eminently adapted to these industries, any of which would return large profits. In a small way some thrifty persons have turned their attention to some one or other of these things, and their resultant profit irova., stock and sheep, are exciting attention to this, subject. Cattle are generally of inferior kind, and receive little feed in winter; rely on grass in summer and are in but few instances housed. The same remarks apply in a general way to horses and mules, and though more care is exercised with them, yet no par ticular attempt is made in the country to attain good breeds ; as a consequence horses are cheap in a country where fine horses are admired. Good horses sell for good prices in the thickly populated districts, and are brought from other parts of the country, in this as in many other things the South is the market for the North, 23d, We find that much, if not all, of this apparent waste and inattention to vast elements of material profit, the throw ing aside of opportunity for wealth, is due to these facts largely. When the war closed, the labor system of the South was destroyed ; the white people were penniless and came back to devas tated fields with nothing to go upon, their farm tools lost or destroyed. In many; if not most cases, large families were dependent upon the returned sol dier who never before had done a day's labor.ln the field, and had no experience in theory, much less practice, in labor of any kind. They must then not only learn the business of agriculture but make a support Cotton at that-time, ruled high in price, and meant money; so that every energy-and every bit of attention, was turned to its culture to the neglect of grains, fruit, cattle, &a; and to raise as large a cotton crop as possible witb the least -ontlay. was the purpose of all. Gradually the . experi ence of years, the tailing 01 the price or cotton, showed the Southern farnier that he must no longer pay money for bread and meat, when it could be more cheaply prod tieed; and in the last few years th- have shown attention to ag riculture eiiemistijv the treatment of soils, and a direction toward other im portant blanches of husbandry, stock and f rait growing. 24th. We find that crops may bo grown as follows: Wheat, oats, &c, sown in September or October or as late as December, is harvested in May or June; that on this ground may be planted coin, together with peas, and potatoes may be planted as late as July and harvested in late October, and in some portions turnips may be planted after the late potato crop, thus making two and three crops per year. The farm year begins in September, then fall crops are sown, and rent contracts are made. Seeding of small grains goes on until December ; and in Febru ary spring work begins upon the farm. 25th. We find that it is not necessary to move in colonies or squads, unless it be a matter of choice among friends or neighbors so to do. Socially no advan tage arises to the stranger who may group with a number of other strangers, to settle in a body as strangers to each other among strangers. Social consid eration and protection is gained quite as quickly by the single settler as it would be if he settled with a colony. It will in all cases be found wise to learn the experiences of the native farmer, get his observations on the soil, and kindred things, and to do just as you would elsewhere. Be neighborly, pay and return visits ; we find ourselves always welcome, and discuss party poli tics also, when in the order of conver sation it becomes a topic, quite as freely as we did anywhere. 26th. We find that farm and drudge labor here is very cheap, the wages be ing from $0 to $10 per month, with ra tions furnished, these consisting of meal, pork and molasses, supplied week ly ; that under these conditions ao man who expects to make his living as a farm or drudge hand, ought to think of coining to the South. There is also a full supply of clerks and young profes sional men. 27th. We find that any man who has the energy to go West, with limited means, and trusts to his energy and the smiles of Providence, and who succeeds there, could take the same energy and trust and have greater certainty of suc cess in tlie South. He has no grasshop pers, norj enduring ice, nor snow, nor blasting draught, nor violent winds. His wants are fewer, his hardships less. A generous soil is his, producing well, and capable of being worked in during any month of the year; fine forests of wood of various kinds, minerals of all kinds, marble, granite, sandstone- and all other building and ornamental fabrics in abundance, fine water pow ers, and a diversified scenery. A climate always moderate, . no sultry nights which leave him more exhausted tlian on his retiring; the noon-day sun of summer so tempered that its heat is not oppressive and rarely rising to a tem perature of 08 degrees Fahrenheit; the winds moderate and. without sharp contrasts of change. Any man, then, with the pluck to make of himself a Western pioneer, can within less than ten years, in this country, where all things tend to man's good health and prosperity, surround himself with lands and stock, and have a fine income with less privation than in many portions of the Union. 28th. We find that a man with means enough to keep himself on a farm or in a small industry uniil he matures a crop, can get very liberal terms of time payment on lands, at low prices from the native population; and, that with a properly directed energy and indus trious and sober habits he cannot fail to live very comfortably and accumulate property. 29th. We find that no man is ostra cised for his opinions or on acconnt of the land of his birth; but, as elsewhere for his bad acts and dishonest failure to meet his trusts and obligations. We find, too, that it is a mistake to treat suspiciously or to ignore the kindly of fices of neighborly friendship in all cases extended to a stranger and that sometimes persons have repelled kind ness and then complained of being let alone. 30th. We find that the Southern na tive expects Northern people to have notions on politics and other topics dif ferent from his, and views with as much contempt as is elsewhere done, any man who truckles or toadies for simple gain. 31st. We find, that to the people of the other sections of the United States, the Soutli is an unknownland so far as re lates to knowledge of its soil, its climate, its healthf ulness and its people. That it is libelled for partisan ends ani we present this document in all conscience and honor, to give honest knowledge and correct wrong reports. In a document of this kind we can not give detailed figures of products per acre,nor the yield per ton of ores,nor the assay yalue of minerals, nor the monthly thermal range for each point nor many other special facts, but we, each of us, invite correspondence and will furnish facts and figures regarding our several localities on application. To the truth of all this we pledge ourselves and stand upon its truth by our signatures hereto. Note. Owing to the fact that the copy of the above bad to be put in the hands of the printer before the conven tion had adjourned its final session, the names of all the delegates were not signed. The list was completed last night and will be published hereafter. The paper was adopted by sections as it was read, without discussion and unanimously, and finally adopted as a whole unanimously and with applause. The committee to which was referred the address of welcome of the citizens of Charlotte, composed of D.L. Barker, W. B. Middaugh and J. C, Bates, report ed reciprocating the kind expressions. Mr. A. J. Curtis presented a resolu tion which was passed, calling upon all Northern settlers in the South to hold county meetings on the 15th of Febru ary to aDDoint delegates to the State convention to be held in March, which convention should in turn appoint dele- ates to a general convention to De eld in Charlotte on the 4th of July. After some further business in rela tion to the publication of the proceed ings, the convention adjourned to meet at 7 o'clock, having first invited a num ber of the citizens of Charlotte to ad dress them on that occasion. EVENING SESSION. The convention re-assembled, and af ter passing resolutions of thanks to the citizens ana to tne rauroaas tor courte sies, resolved itself into a sort of mass meeting. A number 01 prominent citizens were invited to seats on the rostrum, and the following, in response to calls, addressed the meeting: Mayor B. R. Smith. CoL H. C. Jones, Col. Chas. R Jones, Cob Wm. Johnston, Gen. Jno. A. Young. Mr. Geo. E. Wilson, Capt. Jno. Woodhouse, of Concord, Mr.v ll E. McDonald, Mr. W. II. Bailey and Rev. Dr. Mattoon. CoL W. R. Myers and Mr. W. J. Yates were called on but declined. The speeches all referred to the ob jects of the convention and were re ceived with continued applause. The utmost good feeling was manifested throughout the entire meeting. i The speeches concluded, a resolution was passed unanimously by the citizens of Charlotte in the convention recom mending that a State convention be called in the interest of immigration. The convention then adjourned to meet in this city on the 4th of July, 1879. i Note. The reporter regrets having been compelled to greatly condense the report of the day's proceedings on act count of their length. The only result of such an abridgement is to lessen in a measure the effect of the full and he&ljr expression of the sentiment embodieu in the paper. adopted. The. wlole pro ceedings were charterized by the utmost harmony and gKHl will, and the dele gates manifested a genuine enthusiasm in the work. . .. A A Card. Charlotte, N. C. Jan. 15th, To My Friends and Patrons : Twenty-three years ago, myself and late lamented partner, came among you poor and friendless. After twenty years of arduous labor marked by your kind est considerationwe built up the busi ness, and the firm of Wittkowsky & Rintels, of which, (I hope it is not egot ism to sa)has proven not only one of, institutions of Charlotte, but pointed to with pride throughout the State. When the business had reached to an almost incredible magnitude an Allwise Dis- poser saw fit to remove Mr. Rintels; thus devolved upon myself the. almost herculean task of managing alone the entire business, "which had grown so great" For a time I felt equal to the task, but will and energy could not ac complish everything and physical na ture was about to succumb. In this emergency I weighed carefully the giv ing up of a business that had been car ried successfully over the wear of con traction and pressure, or joining with a partner in business; when the same des-.tiny that brought Mr. Rintels and myself together has joined with me one who is physically, mentally and pecuni arily able to aid in keeping the business at the enviable position it has attained, I have now associated with me Mr, Herman Baruch, late of Camden, S. C, and the firm is now Wittkowsky & Baruch" The business will be con ducted in all its branches, at wholesale and retail, as heretofore, and thanking you for your very many favors in the past, I solicit them for "the future and as a guarantee, 1 offer my personal past record ; and as to my partner, I respect fully draw your attention to the article below. "i ours, very truly. S. Wittkowsky. DEPARTURE OF MR. II. BARUCH. (.Camden (a C.) Journal, Jan. 9th. Our community is about to be depriv ed of one of its most sterling and esti mable merchants in the person of Mr. H. Baruch. For ten years be has been among us as a merchant, and from' his success and serene countenance we had hoped for him a longer time with us in Camden ; but new fields loom up before him. There is a distanoe that lends en chantment to his view, and as he looks upon it, he doffs his Camden garments and shakes from his feet her dust all for the delightful clime of Charlotte. In bidding him adieu we wish him the richest blessings of Heaven. If, in ten years, he has riveted upon the peo- Ele of his new home such esteem as he as done in Camden, we will only say that it is well deserved, and that they are fortunate in having among them a gentleman of such taste, character and financial standing. The Journal bids him solemnly good-bye, and extends a long hand to Charlotte to welcome him there. He is worthy of. all confidence, and we feel assured that he will soos have it in his new field of business." . Wooden Building in the Heart of Ihe cur. To the Editor ot The Observer: The reckless action of the board of aldermen in giving permission for build ing a machine shop within one block of the public square and to use their lan guage in "a thickly settled part of the town," ought to have some public ex pression of condemnation, eyen before the first Monday in May The only anxiety manifested in their action in this important subject was to ascertain whether the town would be liable in damages for property likely to be des troyed. They assert the danger but manifest no concern for the safety of the proper ty of the citizen, but are wholly absorb ed with the question of damages. They are well aware that a similar inill in u pnmnQratiuplv rpmnf A nluf1 has been the cause of litigatipn and much complaint They must have been impressed with the justice of holding the city responsible for the action, or whv anticipate the question? Voter.' STATE NEWS. Adjutant General Jones has gone. to New York to attend a meeting of tne militia officers of that city. Crabtree creek, Wake county, was higher Sunday than it had been before in forty years. ; Raleigh Observer: Robt McClellan was found about 10 o'clock last night in a dying condition in front of the store of W. P. Barnes, in Lumberton, where he was clerking. The indications were that he had been thrown or had fallen from the second story. He never spoke after he was found. Inquest will be held Saturday. CHEW JACKSOX&BEST SWEET NA1 1 TOBACCO. WLuiizxtvtkinQ. UNDERTAKING The undersigned Is now prepared to fill all orders for every class of Undertaking. Having od hand a full assortment of 1 COFFINS, CASKETS AND BURIAL C-iSESy ' Both Wood and MetallC PRICES AS LOW AS AST. Hearses furnished If desired. Furniture of every Description Repaired tit shor notice. . W. M. WTLHELaf, With E. G. Sogers, Trade Street. June 20. N EW LIVERY STABLE. If you want first-class Carriages, : Phaetons, Bag gies or Saddle Horses, go to the New Livery Stable. :!;,.... If yon want & Carriage and Baggage Wagon to meet arriving or departing trains, go to the New LtreryStable. if v:"'' If you want your horses wen fed and wen groomed go to the New Livery Stable. ; f v ' Careful drivers, promptness and reasonable prices are our motto. v . iii'-rlL,'' O TQCKHOLDEES' , MEETING. Merchants 4 Farmers' National Bank, ! 1 1 The annual meeting of the stockholders Of this bank will be held at their Banking Hoow. to this dty. on Tuesday, the 14th January, l&JfifcBt O'clock, M. J. B. HOLLAND. ; j dec21 td Cashier.--1 -"ADDILL HOUSE, GASTOMA,V I GASTONIA, N C . ..r feblQrf. ...t- , ...v ;

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