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THE GLEANER. B. 8. PABKER, P JBdltor. GRAHAM, N. C., MAY 25, 1875. [ These columns are open to the free discussion vf affairs. The OLEAXEIi is not responsible for the. opinions expressed by correspo-ndents.'] JEFF. OA VIS. The fact that the great mass of man kind is utterly Incapable of judging ot merit amiability, by other moans than success, was nevermore fully illustrated than in the recent history of the really great man whose name heads these lines. Before the commencement of the lute war, and the feelings had been aroused which in part led to that unfortunate struggle, Jeff. Davis, of Mississippi, was already reckoned one of the great men of the nation. lie had served his coun try, with ability and faithfulness, in high places, both as soldier and ci ;il iau. When the secession of the States begun, and the war was virtually upon the country, be left his scat in the Uui ted States Senate, where his position as a man of ability, and noble character, was seeond to none even in that able body, and cast his fortunes with those of his State and his section. At the first organization of the seceded States into a provisional government he was chosen President. In the estimation of the people of whose only government he was the head, be so ably and faithfully { discharged the duties ot his difficult and j responsible position, that upon the cs-, tablishment of what was intended, and j tondly hoped, to be the permanent gov ernment of the Confederate States, he was by acclamation as it were elected President by the popular vote. In this' high and responsible position, his worst enemy, with any regard for truth, will not say be was ever uu&ithful, or want ing in devotion to the cause, for which the South in the beginning was as near ly united, as people perhaps ever were upon any momentous matter. He never betrayed a trust reposed in him. He has been, we believe, never so accused. Mis judgment and policy, while at the head of the Confederate Government in raanv particulars, has been criticised. Whether his course was the subject of just criticism, we are no more compe tent to judge, than many who have giv en the public the befit of their opinion aa to what ought to have been done, loug years after the result of all that was done, fitted an in considerate public to condemn it be cause it had failed, without knowing or desiring to know more about it. It is an easy, if not a noble task to criticise a cause that failed, and the conduct of those with that cause. Whatever else may be said of Jefferson Davis, he wasuever a recreant; he was never hypocritical; ho was never false; he was never untrue to the prin ciples cf ft-ee republican government. We have not been led into these re marks by any ambition to become the apologist ot the ex-President of the Confederacy, bnt tlioy have been super induced by a contemplation of one ef the most ignoble phases of human na ture, as exhibited by many towards the fallen chieftain. In tbe days of his prosperity, and when his greatness was full upon him, many of these deemed it an honor, to count themselves among his suppor ters, admirer* and Mends. Now that the great struggle, becauso of failure, is j a rebellion, and those who engaged in it rebels, Jeff. Davis, finds, in too many instances, only words of abuse, and de rision, fh>m those who were seemingly equally iu earnest in their fidelity to the lost cause, nntil the want of success attached its blighting influences to that eoute and its followers and drove them from It. It vu never regarded aa rep utable, to desert ones companions, and the cause one bad deliberately espoused, • bat when that desortion is coupled with a betrayal of that canse and those companions, and with actively engaging in traducing and persecuting those companions, then poor frail human na ture baa tamed ber worst aide to foil view, and can exhibit no blacker picture. Since the war the anbfect ot these re marks baa behaved himself, with the snbdued dignity, becoming a defeated leader of a proud people. When occa sionally there has been an exhibition of respect for his exalted worth, by those who have proven themselves to be not merely tyeophanUofhwners to prosperi ty and power, and be baa ventured to express Ins appreciation and thanks, what be nay have said was gaiMod and made to do service, as indi cating another rebellion. IteoenUy, upon the occoaaion of a pnb lie meeting in Memphis Tennessee, to express regret at the death of the Irish patriot. John Mitchell, Mr. Davia was .nvited to attend, and not being able to do so ho sent the following reply to the ill YitAtfOtt* "L noble to be with you. I send my boertftlt sympathy in your proposed tribute to the patriot and devotee of liberty,* John Mitchell. Together we struggled for State rights, tor the su premacy of the Constitution, for com munity independence, and, after defeat were irtiprisoned together. As my friend, I mourn for him, and tegard his death as a loss to mankind.'' No sooner is this reply made public than he is ungenerously attacked, by some of those who have as much reason to regard their own failures in the fail ure of secession as he has. While seces sion and States rights we:e popular doctrines, they were for secession and States rights, now that failure has mark ed the fate of both, they basely seek to ingratiate themselves with their iormcr enemies by traducing their former friends for acts an opinions in which they themselves shared. We turn from the contemplation of this dark picture to one of more pleasing, pleasant and noble features, and hail it as another of the many indications of the near return ot just gK>d feeling and good government. More recently, Mr. Davis, in a speech to some friends iu Houston Texas, dccla'-ed that the late Confederate soldier would as cheerfully defend, if occasion required it, tie stars and stripes as he did the stars :UMJ bare. Similar sentimentspervaded his speech. For once northern papers do him the justice to believe his utterances. Preju dice and bitter feeling, the source of so much trouble,have about had their day. The man or party that depends upon them hereafter, is lost. The Utica Herald , a Republican Jourxal, has this to say ot his speech; •'lt is the duty of every loval citizen " to accept the words of Jefferson Da " vis, as uttered in all sincerity, and as *• representative of the revived pat " riotism of the whole Southern peo " pie. It should be the regret of all, " that the day of such an understanding '' has been postponed.so long. We are " fast drawing near to another great " Presidential campaign. Certainly " the hatred and the bitterness which " have followed their introduction into " former political canvasses will have " no proper place in (hose of the future. '• There will be no ku-klux to convince " the Northern voter that the new " war is worse in jts crime than the " one which preceded it. There will "be no Force bill, to compel the " Southern people to think that the " North meant only repression andvio " lence, when it promised complete " and perfect restoration to the Union. " There will not even be a _ Louisiana, " if we may trust present indications, " to compel the belief that there i 9 110 " virtue among public men of either " side iu the Southern States. Elim " inating all these features from the •' canvass before us, and we have " abundant assurance that, whatever " its event, it will be followed by a " closer fellowship between North and " South." Other papers of the same party are equally candid in their comments. From every direction the prospects arc brightning. We hail the indications with joy. Let us have peace in fact as well as in name. Let those who had well nigh dispaired of good govern ment take hope. GEN. JOHN C. BRECKINRIDGE. Under onr head of telegraphic news will be foaud the announcement of the Jeath of tuis great man. He had been failing for a long time, and his death was not unexpected. Ilis disease was >f a pulmonary character. A few days jefore his death eminent surgeons had performed an operation, which it was tioped, and did for awhile encourage those about him to believe, would be the means of prolonging his lite, if not fully restoring him. The origin ol his disease was traced to injuries received in the late war, by his medical attendants. Gen. Breckcnridge was born near Lexington, Ky., on the 21sl of Jan., 1821. He belonged to, an\ was of a family of great men.' He set tled first, as a lawyer in Lexington where he died. At the breaking out ot the war with Mexico he was made Major of Volunteers. After that war he was elected to the Legislature of Kentucky and iu 1851 he was elected to Congress, and in 1853 was re-elected. He was offered the Ministry to Spain by President Pierce but declined it. In 1856, on the ticket with Bncbanan he was elected Vice-President of tho Uni ted States. This high office he filled with great dcstiuction to himself. In 1860 he wai nominated, at Baltimore by the States-lights wing of the Dcm* ocratic party, for President. After his defeat for President he was olocted to the United States Senate from Ken tucky, He did not believe in the right of coercion by the geueral Government, and resigned his position as Senator and came Bouth to join in the ill fated strug gle /or Southern independence. In the Confederate Army he rose to the rank of Maj. Gen., and was actively engaged in many hard fought tatties. His rep utation a* a soldier was all that his friends and admirers oonkl have ex pected or hoped. During the last days of the Confederacy he was made Secre tary of War. Upon the subjugation of the South he went to Europe whero he remained for several yean. He return ed to his old bone, the soene of hib ear ly Hfe, and settled down among appre ciative friends, and in a quiet industrious manner resumed the practice of his pro fession. Since the war he refrained from the dif cuseion ot politics. In per son he was of grand, noble appearance; in intellect he was gifted, and cultiva ted to an eminent degree; in character he was pure, generous and courageous He has passed away, after a life, to which the people of his State and oi the whole oountry can point with a just pride. No solitary act, to taruish the brightness of hU name and career. ABE YOU OPPOSED TO BADI CALISHf If you are then you are a democrat or conservative, and as such you owe a duty as a citizen, to your count) and State, which can be discharged only by a strict observance of your duty to your party. Your party in th:6 county, and you must act witli and aid your party in your own county or nowhere, will assemble in mass-meeting, the first Saturday in June, for the purpose of consultation and organization. It is your duty to be present, and aid and participate in the deliberations of that meeting. Party conventions, with some arc unpopular, for the reason that it is charged that those who live about the Court House usually control them. This charge is not entirely without founda tion in some instances. But why is this so? Why, because our country friends, cither neglect to attend at all or if present do uot take hold fully, and press their notions and ideas with suffi cient vigor. If people will not attend then the benefit of their counsel is lost. The way is for all to attend, forgetting for the sake of their party, past injus tices of auy, and alter fulljand free con sultation, aud delibereration, to settle dowu upon what the majority may think best, and all stick to it. Let the people become thoroughly satisfied that thifc is done, and we'll nave no more radicals elected in this county. Our friends in Orange seem to lack harmony. At their convention,mass meeting, Hon. W. A. Graham, and Jo fiiah Turner were nominated as delegates to the constitutional convention. There is dissatisfaction expressed at the nomi nation of Mr. Turnt r. The first we no ticed ot it was in the Raleigh News. It is known that betoro that time the best feeling did not exist between the News and the Sentinel, edited by Mr. Turner; and it will be hard to divest the public of the opinion, that that ill feeling has noth ing to do with the opposition of the News to Mr. Turners nomination. We know uothingofthe real grounds of complaint, but this we do knew,that we have never yet seen or heard of any one, furnishing excuses tor not supporting the nomiuecs of his party, who did not have, as one Of the charges, undue influence exercised over the body, making the nomiuatiou. We very much regret the wrangle. The party looks to the News and Sentinel both for valuable services in the ap proaching campaign, and as public jour' nalß of the party, with deference we sub mit, that they have no right to occupy themselves in a controversy, that wheth er true or not, will generally be inter preted as having its origin in personal feeling. It does occur to us that Tur ner oilers a* fair as could be asked. Ho declares his willingness to submit to the action of another convention, and asks that it be called. Now we do think those dissatisfied should accept Turners offer or keep quiet. DEATH OF MB. C. F. HARRIS.— The annual meeting of the Press Associa tion at Wilmington hid a melancholy sequence in the death of one of its most active members. Charles F. Harris, editor of the Concord Sun, and late as sociated with the Agricultural Jour nal died in Wilmington on Saturday night at 12 o'clock of congestion of the lungs. Mr. Han-is was the founder of the Concord Sun, and under his manage ment it attained a highly respectable position as a political journal, and Mr. Harris himself a marked character as a humorist and a writer of pungent parr, graphs.—His fame in this respect gain ed for him, with many, the name of the Mark Twain, of North Carolina.—Mr. I Harris was a warm advocate of the agricultural interest of the State, and his zeal led him to enrol himself with the Grangers, of which body he was an active and useful member. His con nection with them led to his appoint ment as editor of the Agricultural Journal , which at the time of his death he conducted conjointly with the Sun His faults will be forgotton in the re memberanee of his genial nature, his generous qualities, and his inimitable humor. Mr. Harris was about 42 years of age. and leaves a wife and large family of children to mourn his loss. His re mains were taken to Conoord for iuter ment.— New*. ' We wait to Btoaewall Springs on Saturday, where we (pent a pie—ant day. There were quite a number assembled, and dancftg aad social enjoyment was the order of the day. The ladies ot course were present in goodly numbers, else we could not have said as much as we hart of the pleasures of the occasion. We have no doubt the mineral waters of theae springs are aa fine and health giving as any in the Bute. They are not generally known yet, la all that keeps them from being sought by the afflicted. / v ; 'The ghost of Noah Webster came to a spiritual medium in Alabama not long since, and wrote on a slip of paper, "It is tite times." Noah was right but we are sorry to see he has gone back on his dictionary. OCR CENTENNIAL CELEBBA. TION. The long and much talked of aud much looked for Centennial has come and gone and is a part of the history of the State. It, but a short time ago, loomed up in the near future, and caused feelings of patriotic pride to well up in the hearts ot all true North Carolinians at its near approach, not unmixed with feelings of anxiety about its proper welcome and celebration. As time rolled on it came full upon us, and in a single day croseed the line of the present and rushed into the past to join tlie event it com memorated. The patriotic pride it excited, was satisfied with the grand success of its celebration. No single incident to mar the splendor and gran ducr of the occasion. The energy, pride and public spirit of an anxious people had amply provided against this. The crowd was immense, variously estima ted at from 25,000 to 40,000 people" Governors, and ex Governors, from dif. ferent States were there to congraulate our people, and join with them in cele brating the event, which belongs pecu. liarly to North Carolina, but which be longs to the whole country, as forming one of the brightest pages of its history. It would take a book to contain all the interesting particulars; it would take our whole paper to give those fur nished by our exchanges. We shall not attempt more than tlio merest outline. The immense procession was formed un der the direction of Gen. Bradley T. Johnson. There were the military com panies in their gay uniforms from this and other States, the Zouaves with their dashy looking costumes, the fire com panies, from everywhere almost, with their flashy red shirts and shining caps, together with thousands of others in this grand procession. From place almost banners waved and unfurl, ed, and the Confederate flag struck terror to no one as the symbol ot rebel lion, and its display as an indication ot another attempt to secede. Numbers of bands made music from every direction. The roar of artillery lent itsimpressive ncss to all. The immense body being organized moved to the Fair Grounds. We give from the News the following ex tracts: " Maj. Seaton Gales, afleramost hap py aud eloquent preface, read with em phasis and impresssive force, the im mortal Declaration of the daring twen ty-seven patriots who affixed their names to the document which might have.consigned them to a felon's doom, but which has made them immortal, &nd which gave the present occasion its ex istence. The Hon. Win. A. Graham, in a most animated and interesting review of the incidents which led to the present oc casion, introduced to the audience the orator of the day the Hon. John Kerr. His speech which occupied about an hour and a half in its delivery, was animated, able aud elo quent. As it i-. already in press we make no comment. Gov. Graham then introduced the lion. J. G. Bright, of Tennessee, who. as a descendant of the old Mecklenbur geri, and as a distinguished orator in his own State, was most appropriately selected as one of the orators of the day. His speech was beautiful—eloquent clas sic, and abounding in striking aud poet ical figures and brim lull of enlarged patriotic sentiment. His sketches of revolutionary history, and his exhaus ted researches into "the revolutionary history of North Carolina to vindicate her ciaim to priority in all patriotic movements, were especially grateful to the audience, as showing that the daughter of North Carolina has not weakened iu filial devotion and rever ence for the mother. At the close ot his speech, Gov. Gra ham introduced to the audience a visi ble and living link between the days of '75 and the present iu tlSe person of Jas. G. Belk, a venerable man of one hund red aud ten years of age—a boy of ten at the time of the Mecklenburg declara tion, and retaining a clear recollection of many of the incidents ot the revolu tion . The old gentleman lives now in Union, couuty,once a portion of Meck lenburg, and is in good health aud of sound mind aud memory. Another old man, Mr. Stimson. upwards of eighiy was also introduced. He lives' iu South Carolina, but was boru and reared in Mecklenburg aud has a distinct recol lection of conversations with many ot the participators iu the transactions of 1776. At night there was a beautiful display of fire works in the public square, and speeches were made by ex-Gov. Hend ftcks of Indiana, Gov. Chamberlain of South Carolina, ex-Gov. Vance of North Carolina, and perhaps others. Duty had hurried us homeward, aud we were not there to hear. "The occasion has more than realized the .anticipations of the projectors of the commemoration. The little gathering ot the citizens of Charlotte in Jauuary struck out the feeble spark that gradu ally kindled the great flame that at length blazed up not only in North Car olina, but throughout the Union. For not only were North Caroliuians there, but South Carolina sent hr r thousands, Virginia was little behind, Tennessee was there with her dutiful tribute to her old mother, aitd Maryland, Penn sylvania, New York and Indiana had their representatives." Charlotte provided liberally tor all, and no one went away dissatisfied. Ev ery house was thrown open, aud' there wit abundant provison for all. The authorities of the North Carolina Bail road Company exerted tnemselves aud did everythiug to despatch comfortably and expeditiously the nnny thousands committed to their charge, and to their foresight aud care is due the fact that no accident, not even any detention occurred to any one, and we presume the same can be said of all the other roads. L • .. t TKIIIGBAPHIC NEWS OF THE PAST WEEK, CONDENSED. A' man in Baltimore who had been from the Government became terror stricken and sent to the Treasu ry over three thousand dollars, which he had fraudulently retained. The Govef|)ment has bronght suit against the Pnl'llaster at Calvert Tex as for a defalcation. This is the fourth one in succession of that Post office who has been prosecuted for embezzle ment. A prominent cittijjnof Ludlow Mass, was bitten by a bofc and bled to death before assistance roach him. Fifty thousand dollars worth of crook ed whiskey seized in Boston. The residence of Alderman John Meaghers, at Houston Texas wns burn ed, with three men in it..■■ Two hundred horses Itabled for the races at Louisville Democrats elected tlie*mayor of St. Louis. Five hundred packaged ot liquor of the value of $200,000, seized and held in Boston during investigation. The chief of the conspirators against Bismarck's life has been arrested. Ilis name is Dunin. Hon. Thos. Biddle, U. S. Minister to Equador is dead. 1 he Carlists attacked Paupeluna and them shells in the town. The Alforn ists drove them back. The Scmi-Centennial of the Ameri can Tract Society was celebrated in Rev. Dr. Hall's new church ii; New York 011 Sunday the 16th. It is 6aid that the Cubans have bought the Steamer, General Sherman as a wars vessel. Tha American revivalists, Moody and Sankey, have driven a man in London to insanity. It is said that leave of absence to Au ditor Sheats to Ist July means "ad in finitum." j •• , • AtZausville Ohio, a boat, with two men, and their wives and four children went over a dam. The women and two children were drowned. Gen. John C. Breckenridge, ot Ken tucky, Vice-President of the United States, during Buchanans administra tion died on the afternoon of the 17th of abscess of the liver combined with consumption. Twelve thousand persons present at the Louisville races. A man hanged himselfin Paris in the presence ot his paralyzed wife, who was unable to move or cry for assis tance and was obliged to witness the horrifying sight of his death strug gles. The strike in (he Pennsylvania min ing regions is becoming daily wore menacing and tormidable. A dispatch from the son ot Jessie D. Bright says there is little hopes of his fathers living. The strikers in the coal regions of, Pennsylvania are becoming demorali zed. The Government troops of Spain have gained many important victories over the Carlists. Special Agent, P. G. Clarke of Ala,, bama has been asked to resign by the Postmaster General. The Supreme Lodge of Knights of Pythias in session in Washington city. In the Convention of the Catholic Benevolent Societies in Cincinnati res olutions were passed denouncing Bis marck, and his war against the church in Prussia and expressing sympathy for the pope. One of the captured Indians, being taken to the f Florida prison 6tabbed two soldiers and himself in Nashville. He will die, the soldiers will not. The "Waco Texas people have had a $25,000 fire. The sides of the wrecked Steamer Schiller have fallen iu covering the specie, the best part of her cargo, and probably a number of bodies. Official news from the interior of Cuba says, that government troops have twice rttacked a body of six hundred Cubans, commanded by Ruloff, killing nineteen of them. Senator Bristow and other Cabiuet officers in Baltimore examining into the necessity of ereeting a new Post office building in that city. Jesse D. Bright is dead. The widow of ex-President Lincoln is insane and has attempted suicide. Erwin House, assistant editor of the Western Christian Advocate"At Cincin nati fell dead. "Gray Beard" one of the Indian pris oners en route to Florida jumped from the train and was shot by the guards. At Osceola Pa., Thursday last all the public buildings except two churches were burned, together with about 200. other houses. Loss 92.000,000. 1200 houseless. Two days fighting between the Al forzists and Carlists. The Carlists claim victory, and heavy loss to the Al forzists. At a reception given Cardinal McClos key by the papiis ot the convent ot Mount Saint Vincent, on the Hudson, he was presented with a casket of flow ers containing a pectoral cross. The cross was of diamond with two topazes. It is worth $25,000 and was the gift of the community of Mount Saint Vincent. Twenty three car loads of oysters sent to be planted in San Francisco Bay. A D VERTISEMENTS. Drugs, Paints, GLASS &C. We keep constantly on hand a good assort ment of KBESH DRUGS AND CHEIHICALB, different brands of White Lead, 1 a large stock oi WINDOW GLASS, which we are now selling for less money than they have ever been sold for In this section. We will supply . ' Village & Country Merchants a better article than they buy North for the same money. Also we have a large stock of TRUSSES AND SUPPORTERS, together with a full and complete line of TOILET AND FANCY ARTICLES, Come nnd see us, inspect onr stock and salifsy yourself of the truth of what we say. The Se nior member of the firm has resumed practice and can always be found at the Drug Store when not professionally engaged. _ R. W. GtfeNN «fe SON., In the Benbow House, Greensboro, N. C. AND RETAIL. We keep constantly on hand a large and varied stock of GROCERIES, HARD-WARE DRY - GOODS , of all sorts, NOTIONS, HATS, CAPS, BOOTS, AND SHOES, READV-iKADB CLOTHING, Car pe tings AND - UJATTIJXGS of all grades, from the lowest prices up made a specialty. VILLAGE AND COUNTRY MERCHANTS are Invited to inspect our stock and bear our prices before buying elsewhere. They can examine and select for themselves, and we guarantee that we can sell them their entire stock or any part of it on such terms as will enable them to sell their goods at a larger profit to themselves than they could do by pur chasing, by order, from a distance. •We are Agents for, and sell at manufactures prices the following goods; viz : Cedar Falls and Deep River Sheetings, Yarns and Seamless Bags, Holt's and lUndie man's Plaids, Fries' " Salem" Jeans, Charlottesville Cassimers and Erkenbieecher's Starch. ODELL, RAGEN ft CO,, apr 20-ly Greensboro, N. C. w B. FARRAR, OPTICIAN, W ATCH-MAKER, AND JEWELER, AND DEALER IN WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY Silver Ware; Bridal Presents, Solid Rings, Walking Canes, Gold Pens, &c. ° GREENSBORO, N. C. Which will he aeld cheap for C'aah. O* Watches. Clocks, Jewelry, Sewing Ma chines, and Pistols repaired cheap and on short notice An assorted stock of Guns, Pis tols, Cartridges, Ac., always on hand. Apr 20-ly QDELL, RAGAN & CO., WHOLESALE EALEItS IN ' " •• ' General Merchandise, ND AGENTS FOR Cedar Falls and Deep Rirer Tarn, and Seamleaa Baga, Holt's aad Kaadlemaa's Plaids, Fries' •• galena" Jeans. Charlottes- Tille Cassimers aad Erben hreecher'a Starch. GREENSBORO, N. C. apr9o-ly SPRING OPENING OF MILLINERY GOODS. ' ; ;ir " ,• At Pugh's Corner, in Graham, on Saturday, the 34th day of Apiil, I shall open for inspect ion and trade, my Spring stock of new BONNETS, HATS, CAPS, HIBBONS, LACES, VLOWIM, OBKA nBNTR, CDWI. Switches. Plaits, and everything usually found in a fashionable millinery Store. The ladies of Graham and surrounding coun try are invited to call and examine my stock. Miss 8, J. GRAGBON. apr.l3-lm > New Goods. W.R. ALBRIGHT, (at Bason's old stand,) GRAHAM, N. C. t Dealer la SBT4>»e»a, NOTIONS, HATS •MOBS, 6BOCCBIBS, ■ABB.WABB, QtKKNS-WABK, Ac. Having bought goods on favorable terms I will sell cheap for cash or barter. Polite and attentive clerks to wait on customers and show goods to aIL Qaick Sale* aarf Satall Fnlu will make money. Call and maAUnw if you do not buy. It can do no harm. feb 28-Sm (IK ,14)APer Day at home. Term* i]pO JjpiSUfree. Address G. Snuson and Co., Portland, Maine. Ij.
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