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ver offered to Uie public. Any little gi-i oI
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A'FLOR'ENCE
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• f
Sewing Machine
Will make a stieh silks oil both sides It,
bss a reversable feed. It Is made of fine esse
hardened steel. It has no oogt, cams or wire
springs to get outof order, has a self-regulat
ing tension. It will sew from light to heavy
fabric, and is adapted to all family sewing."
It is the prettiest machine mhde, snd runs very
light—is almost noiseless, and Is lust what
every housekeeper ought to have The use of
It can be learned from the book accompany
ing each machine. And it can be bad ou
monthly Ihstallmsnts If desired. We also
have a new.
■*r rsrr ktsrgr war! ,
which can also be used on line work. This
machiue wLI make 2052 stlches per ininute.
Manufacturers wllldo well to order a Klor*
ence B. at once.
The hundreds of the Florence now in use In
North arolina prove its merits, and that our
people appreciate a good thing. Needles, oil,
thread and silk constantly on hand for all
machines snd sent by mail to any part of the
State. .We are also ageut for thu
BICKFO liD
laallr Ksilllai at a • b las
upon which 20,000 may be knit per
minute, and from thirty to forty pairs of
socks may be knit per day, complete without
seam, and perfect hoel ana-toe.
Hoods, till tsi, Shawls Scarfs, Headings.
Ac., may be kuit upon the "Woman's Help,"
and the price Is less than half the common
knitters, only S3O.
Correspondence solicited in relation to eith-'
er the Knitter or Sewing Machine and samp
les of work sent when requested. All orders
by mail will receive prompt attention.
And machines shipped to any part of the
State. Agent wanted in every county. Ad
dress
F. O. CARTLAND, ;
General Agent.
Greensboro, N.C
plilllp:
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R. FORBIS & BROTHER
(under the 3onbow Hall,)
GREENSBORO, N C„
' keep coustmtty on hand n complete assort
ment of FUKNITUKE. Kcpairing of every
description, including
Upholstering
neatly done. Their stock consists of
 CBAIMBB
ranging In priije from #25.00, to #500.00 ,
•Ms*. BISISI-RHH, Parlar ib HAWK
iu Chair*. Bareaa*, WarSrskss
Ma*ia*a* ■nka.Safn.Crik*, €ra.
A*> aa4 Traa4l*-B«i4» far lb*
llltl* fslks, flallrrnn aas
•rrla( al *v*rf ra
rislf sal asjrlr,
Hst-rscks and sny and everything in th
furniture litis. Tkelr stock is the largest an
most complete ever offered in this portion
at tht State. They, defy competition inqnall
ty or price. Apr
(JH E SUNNY 80UTH
fhc lisrmt *SI ■astaarsl Literal?
raper la Aairlea,
■ •.I.LIAXT MSNRCMMta
|3r"gI'ECIMENS FREt.uO
The following new stories will soon be cotn
, meneed, And will be the most Intensely thrill
-1 ing of any romances yet puhllihed in an
Amsrican Journal.
BILLA ■••«• |
OB N«RTI IH» ■••>•■
A Thrilling National Romance, Based Upon
the AdmlnlStratious of Presidenu Lin
coln snd Johnson, and the Ex
ecution of Mrs. Surratt
in IKB.
WaiTTEli BT A DISTINOCISrSD STiTISMW.
vairTU in ■■.•Mi
•at »■ aaiv-arioaa* PUNS.
A ftsrr mftkm tsstSsjilssal ■a*ia*>
Bt M. Quad or THS XICKICA* Fsw.
PIGHTING AGAINST FAT*:
•■ AI.«NB 111 Via HMM.
A Brilliant Serlal.now Ronning by Mrs. Mary
. -*«»_ E. Bryan, who If the Finest Story
Writer of the Age*
cbiTb mMWrmmmm,
ar Th* Tcasytaliaa* *fa Ssslssf ffMrl
Br a PorntAß NOTBMST.
, CONFEDEHATE C GO\VKNMINT
tares, and many amusing incidents at oat
people la their efforts to estabHsk aa inde
pendent Government"vis  _
tm. A number of imusually bnllfairt sbasl
i IBT' wlth *
4«d upwards. Kg «-sb-
CTExtra *opy FREE, one year, for a chit
of 6 at #I.OO. Address
UO-*—l. ■ w *
to
qro HOUSE r4IftNTEHS.
• the nndeislgned. to whom sQ ***** tnWr
sb' c.flcatioas. w. D. FAUCETTE,
' JLTt-irmsa Bulldinf Vow.
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WHO STOI.B TU MIIIT.
IFrom Harry HaSell's Yankee Blade ]
have learned, in the course of my
legal experience, that circumstantial
evidence alone is a dangtraus theory
upon which to base conviction in
criminal cases. I have known several
cases in which the innoceut have been
grossly wronged through this means,
a very plausible instance, I remember,
being in substance as follows.—
A pale, scared boy, some fourteen
years old, was brought into the Mu
nicipal Court, in a neighboring city
one morning, evidently In great trills
ulation, who was arraigued upon a
Charge of theitin his employer's
store. Jtit
"What Is your name?'' asked the
judge, quietly.
"Johnny Ciggs," said the boy, hum
bly.
" Where do you live ?'J
"Dowu't North End, sir."
v'Now, Mr. Clark, what is this
case?" said the judge, with some in
terest. , Y t, *. *
"The old story, your honor," res
plied (ho clerk, familiarly. "Thiev-.
ing. lie's stolen a pocket-book, and
won't give any account of it."
" Where are the witnesses?"
"Here, your honor. The loser ol
the mocey, and the- boy's late em.
plover."
"Has ho no counsel—no friend in
court?"
"T haven,t seen auy, your honor;
aud he don't look as if he were over
burdened in that way," replied the
clerk sarcastically.
"Proceed with the evidence."
The child's employer took the stand
first and stated tho case.
He was a well dressed man, but
bad hard features—a worldly-miuJed,
selfish-appearing person—aud thus
testified—
"A stranger came iuto my store,
your honor, to make a purchase, lie
paid me thirty do.lars, ordered his
goods sent home, and went out, but
returned in a short time for his pocks
et-book, which he missed directly,
aud was certain he had left it on the
counter carelessly. This boy, Johns
ny, yonder, had been with me but a
few tveeks, and 1 noticed that he hur
ried away out of ihe shop immediate
ly, audi did net see him lor three
" days afterwards. There was nobody
1 in the store at the time but Johnny
aud me. The money was gone,and 1
didn't steal it. He has been able to
give no account of it, or, rather, re
fused to do eo, and there can be no
doubt that he is the thief. 1 took him
out of tho street and set him to work,
out of charity, and this is tho return
he makes me. He was a poor vugs
rant and had deceived me."
"Is that all, sir? '
"Yes, your honor."
Tho owner of the lost money then
slated that the merchant's testimony
' was correct. He h»d lost seventy
dollars in the manner described—that
he saw no ou« iu the store but this
boy aud his master, and the )a4 had
J disappeared on his immediate return
i to thesiorc,npoii discovering his loss.
1 He was very positive -he l>*d not
taken his wallet wllh hiin, but re-1
membered just where lie had left it
[ upon the counter, near where thi»
, Johnny was eugaged the
gt.odsv He had no shadow of 4oubt
iVflt be had purloined it and had got
away with it daring his brief absence,
for be had not been seeu about lis
- business for three daya afterwards by
2 anybody, aud he noticed that the boy
seemed uneasy aud restless during his
stay there. He could not afford to
lose this money, ami thought such
young rogues should bo made an ex
ample of.
"Now, my b«y," said tbe judge,
'•have you anything tc say/ yoo have
heard the testimony of your loimcr
employer, and this perton who lost
his msney, and tbe case is very much
* against you. Do vou wish to say
, anything, or to explain, eh?"
The little follow was so alarmed
at the apparent severity of his honor,
though he was just and a good judge,
1 S ud did not iutead to intimidate the
culprit at all, as I knew from a long
acquaintance his grave bat *tsr
f ling character—fbe boy was so con
fused that he said—
"No, sir, I caa't."
,«lt4#* kind ol cane," said his hotr
P or, "that 'U getting lamentable coins
i- moo among us, and we most do our
doty, ID the endeavor to check tbe
growth Of this evil. Mr. Clerk, I
* *hf» commit this boy to the Iloose of
" Corrections lor one year."
And*the judge rose to adjourn his
rt court.
* ' May if please your honor," I salil
respectfully "will yoo allow me, be
fore this sentence Is oOcially recorded,
to address the coort brief} ?"
lb -CerfjOoly, Mr. 8 replied his
hooor, pleasantly. 'Do yoo uo any
thing of Iblecasc?""
"No, your hooor. I have never
seen any of these parties jpntil ihjs
hour. Bat this lad doesn't lo k like
;,® a thief, tu my vision, aud ho has no
>yl friend to say a word for Win here.
Jd I have Mttenrd to the testimony, and,
with Ihe ntiiK at deference to yoor
honor's judgement It. the ease, I re
spectfully suggest that the evidence
against the boy, though very plausi
ble and connected, is bnt circumstan
tial."
"Very dangerously so," suggested
tho Court, civillx.
"I admit that, your honor,'' 1 said,
frankly. "And though it is hardly
within the ordinary rule of courts, at
this late stage of tho business, I prny
the court tojtllow mo, ou this tremb
ling, fiighteued boy's behalf, to «tsk
Ihe last witucsfrin this case a few
brief questions."
"Certaiuly; there is no objection,
sir."
And I had the loser of the money
upon tho stand again directly.
"You say yor. missed your pockets
book utter leaving Hie store, sir?" I
inquired.
"Yes, sir—with seventy dsllais in
it.'«
"Your are certain yon didn't fake it
out when yon went?' 1
"No, sir, I did not."
"You might have done so."
"Unt 1 didn't, sir."
"You couldn't have droppod it
then, in jour hurry as you went."
"I didn't have it. I l«ft it "on the
counter, near where this boy was put
ting up goods, and I've 110 question
that he toojv i^"'«
"You came back; how soon?"
•'Within fifteen minutes or so."
"And tho bpy was gone?"
"Yes, sir, aud tho pocket-book,"
added the witness sharply.
"That's all, sir," Truuiarkcd.
And the gentleman sat down. I
had not iniule much progress as yet,
but 1 next asked the lad to stand
when 1 spoke to him kindly, and said
"Johnny, why did you lrtirry out
that night as soon as the geutbmau,
l ft, as he says you did?"
" 'Cause mother was dreadful a'ck,"
he salil tearfully; "and inc aud my
little brother, Neddy, was all that she
had to take care of her. * An' 1 went
straight home und didn't know noth
iu' about no money of that man's, lie
way."
"YowJ went home bccalise your
was . ick. How long bus she
hocn ill?"
"A good while, sir."
"But why didn't you return to your
work? Ifliv were you absent three
days just then?".
dead, sir," said tho boy,
►ally.
"When did sho die?"
"That night, sir. An' I staid awav
'cause 1 had to go to her funeral with
Neddy, and ho is all aloue now,
sir." '
"And you know nothing of this losl
pocket, book ?"
"I have never seen it in all my life
sir; an' 1 don't sleal nothin' —never,
for poor mother allers said ( must be
honest, ef I starved; aud God would
know it. ef nobody else found it out;
an' 'at wicked boys go to the bad
place. *ir. 1 never stole nothin', sir
—never."
Aud here the little follow burst in
to teurs, and could say no more.
While —I confess it—l was wiping
Imy own eyes briefly, I observed that
his honor was actually busily engag
ed iu the same occupation. But the
court room was close, and it was a
warm day. Perhaps It was pcrsplra
tion. r \
"Your honor " I aahl, after a mo
ment of silence and clearing ot the
throat, "the proaecn'lon hero have
suiely here uo cast for conviction,
don't believe fliia boy knows aiiy
more of this lost money, than voo or I
do. It has not been fooud in hltposs
feskion ; he has liad uo chance to spend
if; nobody testifies that lie ever lutd
it, save on suspicion; and I caiiHOj
think yoor honor will Imprison this
child, who Us so tonchliigly tboagfi
Innocently explained himself, upon
what is, at tbe most, but prcomstaA*
clai evidence. He says he is parent
less, and I think yoaflionor will Hot
doubt tbfa assertion. The tlesd raotb
er, wliose form be bat )ost seen laid
uudertbesod, wis pfriuly a good
trne.womsu, and Johnny lias not
beeu taught at lwmeld l«c a ihlef.ev-.
idem l /. I crave the leniency of the
court io litis I: ds behalf, aud i' ask
that Johnny may be discharged, since
there i- no direct evidence agains!
him."
"Yoo can go Johnny," said the
clerk, with onosttal pteasairtness, lor
, hfrn, a moment afterwards, as ib#
judge said something briefly to his
ed tbe court to the evident, astoufsb
, ascot of the l»Ov*s accusers.
1 shook tbe poor fellow's haod,
I took bim oot ofthe cootf room wbh
. me, told him who I was, at his own
, reqne*!, and saw Win ronning down
the street as fiwt as little legs could
f carry him, som after this reversed
. deetjion ol his b» ta >r. The Jiesnlt ot
my voluntary eOoris in Ibis little ais
r fair was very gia>ifyingto me, for 1
, felt assured tho boy Was ini:oeer,t.
> But the most agreeable part of the
, "case" was yet iu sore for me.
About a month afterwards a pcor,
ly dressed lad entered n»y Hw otflrc
t »ne cold. raw morning, cap in hand,
i- whom I quick I v recoinnw*! *.« JoKiuiv,
■ASS—A—I| I !■ IXJ.H L-BHBY
who said —
morniu, M"r. 8- . You
was kind enough to help mo out, in
the conrt, t'other day, sir."
" Yes, I remember you. Come to
the firtf, Johuny,"
"Thank you, sir, /t'spooty cold,
sir."
"Very. If here's vonr overcoat?"
"A what, sir?"
"Yonr coat—outside jacket."
"Bless voa, sir, I haiut got none.
But I don't mind it. I'm used to it,
sir. I only come to thank you, sir,
an' to say that it's all right about the
pocket-book, The man's found it.-'
"Where? How?" I asked, with
deep interest.
"Well, I did It np, in my harry (o
get ofl that night, in qne of his big
bandies t'hat he bought. He didn't
find it for a week, cos he didn't open
the parcel at home that it got worked
Into, somehow, I dou't kgow how.
Bnt he' went and told my muster
about It—who turned me off, you
know for stcalln' it, whon I didn't
know nothing abont It—and one of
tho shopsboys told me of it yesfers
day."
I congratulated the lad, and' then
induced him to give me his history.
He was now an orphan—an Intelli
gent but uneducated boy, and one
who had been bred la poverty, but
honesfly. Ills good mother's counsels
iflid teachings had had a sslufnry eflcct
upon his mind, and an Influence
which was lasting, /conceived. lie
was out of work, ail I wanted employ
a mcnt. 1 recommended him lo a neigh
. bor, aud secured him a good place
subsequently. He was always very
t grateful to me for the service I had so
, accldcntl 1 )- rendered him in conrt, and
he proved a thoroughly honest and
> good servant iu the years that follows
. ed that little incident.
j This event is one which confirms me
t In my opinion that it Is unsate to cons
• vict upoh circumstancial evidence only
: however strong that evidence tn^y
hi.
• ••• ••••••••* at trnasi..
Io the winter of 1760 there resided
. at Williamsburg, in Virginia, a gay
s young uian of abont eighteen, called
fey his intimate friends "Pom J offer
, 8 u>." Hp was the sou of Peter Jef
ferson, a resectable planter, aud was
born in 1743, at his father's estate ot
' "Hhail well," in Albermarlo County,
1 wbeude, after attending one of those
rustic academies called "Old Field
I Schools," lie JMUI come to William
and Mary College to complete his ol I
> ucation.
In |>ersou ho was not graceful. His
figure was tall aud thin, and his face
according to an enthusiastic udinirer,
| "angular and far from beautiful/' His
. complexion wan sunburned, his bail
of a sandy red, and his eyes gray;
flecked with hszel—au indication
generally of intellect. It will thus be
' seen that young Mr. Tom Jeffersoo
was very far from being au Adonis,.
snd muDy persons said ho was ugly ,
t but the animated expression of his'
countenance went far to redeem him
from the charge. The gray hszel eyes
. could fill wKh eloquent and winning
) light The angular face, a little liard
1 at first sight, became in moments of
excitement a very mirror of tbe
thought or emotion of the brain or j
heart. Tbe tall, thin frame, iucapa j
I ble apparently of graceful movement 1
[ was adapted to every exercise, walk-!
I ing, dancing, aad horsemanship. Ilej
i was devoted to " dancing, and even
1 when so old tbat be cuo Id scarcely
1 drag his steps along, mounted ami
' controlled with nervd aud skill the
| moet mettlesome thorough bred. His
manners were eaef and cordial. He
I dressed somewhat after tbe fashion
lof a beaa—in flowered waistcoat, a
silk coat, confined at the knee by fan
■ cifnllj worked gsvters, and used
■ jiowder. In after; jears tbe
I and President woro severe black,
) discarded powder and silk stocking*,
1 and bed me the apuatie in all things
, in costume as in political principles -
' gallnat compliments to the fair sex,
and danced at every "wsembly" beld
' in the capital or the vicinity. In a
• word the afterward celebrated Mr
1 Thomas Jefferson was a bean "macv
roni," bod a strong preference appar
-1 cntly for all tfeat WM in conflict witb
1 his si twequeat social theories, laugh
s nd, jnsto), made' love to the little
I belled of the little capital, and was
'* the very last whom any ou> would
P have regarded as the future leader of
a great political party and the writer
g of the Deeiaration of ] ndependence.
I ( —Jihn Etfen Cool*, m Hnr l «w*s
Moffnzin* for
I. ACBVTEWni.IL KAnBLI,
It is true we were not living fo ram
ble one hundred years ago, neither
did many things tbat now have the
word cciiteunial attached to them,-
have any tangible existence; but,
since tho whole nation seems uuanls
mout In attaching this term to every
thing that is done this year, wc have
concluded to call ours a Centennial
Ramblo. And, wbl!c every one seems
ambitious to try to do something lo
which look as a memento of
this remarkable yoar in our country's
history—while nearly all are turning
their attention, and (tending their
steps towards Philadelphia—while
many are spending their time and
money In see the production of inuu,
the developments of science and art iu
tbe course of a siftglo century—while
thousands are gnzing,with intense ins
terest and admiration, at tlie achieves
ments of man, and the (towers of ln>-
ventiou, and are pra'sing the devices
of human ingenuity, which, at most,
can only withstand the coml ing
hand ot time for a few years; while
tbousnndi have been thus engaged,
we linvo aspired to oelebrate tho year,
by turning our attention to our oWn
native State; a e have spent a few
weeks iu looking nt the works of na
ture, which have stood for ages, aud
yet stands, clothed !n their primitive
beauty and grandenr; we have been
climbing the rugged monniaius in
western' North Carolina; we have
beeu feasting on all the beauty of
mountain scenery; we havo been
tasting "Those pure and stainless
waters" tbat sparkle, as Ihcy ripple
over (lie shiny pebbles at their bot
toms; we have been admit lug those
wonderful fliles that shallsfaud while
nations rlso and fill, while generations
live, aud die, while centuries come
aud go, aud, perhaps, until Omnipo
tence speak tlieni Into nonentity; we
have been revering-that infinite wlss
dom and power which shaped all
' these things fo[ t)io£oodof duima ed
nature. But to our ramble more w
detail. , ,
We left lUppy Home on the first
i unt., bound for tho mountain tenuis
IIQS of the W. N. C. R. R. Oor
I course was up Ihe right bank of the
, Catawba river. For forty-five miles
we pntscd along the valley of this
beautiful mountain stream. We no
(Led many things (hat called forth
our thoughts and attention; bill, as
> wc cannot-give only the points of
general interest in f iris brief sketch ol
, our ramble, wc will'retain the mlnu
tlic of our observations, and promise
that if Ihe readers of Ihe GLKAKEB,
will call sronnd sontn of these warm
evening! when we are idle, or some
j long night nexl winter, we will tell
them all about what we soiv til Jin*
mountains of Dniicombe, Yanpey,
Mitchell, and oilier counties. We
will tell them how wo saw a man
had sleauo oil hU sli ml l.»r in I a jag
iu bis baud; how we saw a little (leal
and dumb boy accldehtl} - butt Out' a
car window, ami get his head cot by
the glast, and many other little things,
some of tbem quite amusing, while
others were of a moie serlons ira»
.lure
j Oil Iho morning of 2nd. we left tLe
IR. R. aud started in the direction of
Asheville a dlststice of 21 ruile.s. We,
however, turned aside and up the
inouuiniutide., Wc lear;ied that there
were more than 30*5 hands at work
about Ihe various tunnels.
We passed through ihe S waunannoa
Cfo|i about ton o'clock, ' Our way
1 ironr this point seemed straight for
i w aid aud no oilier; as tall monniaius
{stood to tlie right aod left, confining
11 lie road ami the river to tlie same
line. We cafiie In sight of Asheville
early on tlie morning of the 3i «i. Our
[first view of this prospective'mown*
| tain cky, was from "Beaux Catcher
Gap." Here, wlibin a distance ol
' twenty steps, we were placed iu lull
> view of tbe eify, not a mile from where
, we stood. We sestod oorselvet for
, one ball hoar to view thu city, the
valley of tlie Krench Broad,that winds
' its way behind the city some two
miles, aud the great Alleghany range,
1 rislug almost to the cloods, ami corns
" plating tho be.mtlfti! land scape.
> What t place lor loeditaiiou! We
, weie slow io leave so commanding »
position, such wholcsomo monmaiii
air, and such a grand picture. We
bope sproo .lay to cujoy It again. We
Went luto tl e city n likh we/ouod tu
be a live place. We saw fbe fpltnds
id court liouse.lttst iu cotlrso of .rtH%
' tion. It is thought lo exceed any
> building of its kind In the stato. Ashe-
I ville is desducd to become au interest
i ing place, when tlie converging Rails
roads are completed to Its subcrbs,
. tlie prospect of which is already iu>
fusing life and energy I'do her citizens.
Next week we will tftlk about the
' highest {leaks in tlie state.
J. W 11.
June 22nd 187(>. _•
' vna teaesraAVM.
[ When the elder Booth was residing
- in Baltimore, a pious, urbane old
. gentleman of that city, hearing of his
r wonderftil power ol elocution, one day
invited !iim to dinner, alt!f«iijli *1
NO. 22.
J»-J— — - imm.m
wa jh deprecating tlm. utago n I
thcatiic.il jei'f.irnmiictn. A imrjjn
company sac down at tlio toSlo, (Out
jn fetilnifi»|f V> the tlhvwi'rt>/ room on » v
of thein ask*.l I!.>ot! T >j k ß|j t-({P!i'fav
or to them a!!g to rejitf.il tlr» Lord'*
prayer. 110 signified his willingness
• to gratify them, u»nl oil eyes were fix-*
eif upon irini. He aiawly and rever
ently arose (row liin chair trembling
with tho bunfoi of two great concep
tion*. II" had to realize the charaiit--
er, attr'bntes and {■ reset ice of the Al
mighty Being lit; was (o address. Ho
was to transform himself into a poor,
sinningy stumbling, benighted, needy
supplicant, oTerin | luimngt?, Sftkmj.
bread, pardon, light ""J giiijanc •.
Says one of the "wfWKwr*
present, "It Was woudefnl to witteli
the play of emotion which convulsed
his countenance. He became death y
pale, and his eyes turrwd tremblingly
upward, wet with teurs. As yet h«
had not *|»okfen. The silence ■ coul.t
be felt; it had heron*valieniiiteljh{>aiti'
ful, until at Inst the spell mum broken
as if by'an electric shock, as his rich
toned voice sylsblett "forth, "Our ,
Father, which art H Heaven," etc.,
with a pathos and fei vuf rjlenmity
which filial all hearts.
the sileriue continued; not a voice wan
beard, nit a muscle moved ia his raj.o
attdiencc, nutil fiym a reuiqte corner
of the room,* aaliduttd «£*«* heard
and the old gentleman (the host/ step
ping forward with streaming eyes and
totteuing frame, seized liootli by th«
hand. said be, In brot&n
"you have afforded nil a fif&lm-e .for .
which my whole future life will bo
grateful. 1 am an old men, atirl eveiv
day of oiy life from iny boylfood to
the present tiuie, 1 have rrjieaUid the
Lord's lVujer ; bul l myer Tfcard it
l»efore, never!'* "You are
plied BrMli, "tcrroi l iFur'pnfyer tn
it ought to be rcuJ ciu ied uiu se
verest study and labor for thiny ?cai«
and I ain fartf otn beingwttisfied with
my tender tig of (hat, womfcrfnl pi ..
! ductioii." 1 fcrltyione |*raon In t.i»
thousand comprehend* |io*, 4 noi.-li
beauty, teudereess ami grandeur can
' be coudfnsed in a lipace so simple.
' The prayer iutelf sufficiently iHuotrat* s
THK MBIt P. ITP«R tt
, «4*|i(nlir lit Dm«rsil« Cw
\V iikrkas, Tho republican ot
iho I'iilicd States forth*
rear* hat had tho eompiere aoiirol of
the government in nil iu defitntiiienf *„
and byilt d'sregftrd ol
liinitatiyiii, by lit npprcs*-
| ive i.y iii extravagant an.l
wasteful expenditures. by fis unwi r
mi' l mischievous financial polky, br i.»
uite.vtirnpli'd per
vading nil bntuche* ofits'rfdmliiietr,-
tlon, Im# bningfct disgraee upon our
, govcrmrem an.! mi |.i;railed dl*tiV«,
' upon th'-penfrief lim«>i^.
fte*Olr«x). That In this o&r 'cmfeii.
ninl year «* our  xisfeiiec welnvite alt
patriots lo Ignore ail deaut irttie*, i.»
I iiltigaid tlm prejudice* engen icic.l
nv p;o-t c*. o ..'s, nt.d to uttlffe with i, -
; in the eflori to Wrtt£rWiato6l|tuiii.iiaU
\ Inniwif.'cAmoniirar, tiiMlf>'ure nilmio
; Istra'leii of the nn«i llnw
promote the gencri t weba.o and Imp
i pines* of the eoatilrjr.
Kesolvrd, Tlmt no nn !
- eonliallr reoHiMiieiMl tti)'ndO]if;oii by
' (be pco,dc of tlie ainemlmcyts t . 1.,-:
! const Hot ion. | roposal' f»V ihe c»n
'■ veulion oi 1(J75, iirtd tlmt *(.lmly re
: iluco thee.\peuiliti!ic«ei*our Sis term I
> county g.rvermnuitisami •♦imp; ili ir
adoiiitWlrstkill, *o tliat MCfl inuy l»e e: -
r abletl tu « s|abllsli n rtiul e»,.
I lurked «ystein of public tyljpoN tirti a
I bem lit ol all tie cil'izeliii*ol (lie
s (ttoie. ~ * z r -
lU-tMilvrd, iKitwfthta:iilin r
i oiu nr|*»!etl )li.aj>t>ohiTriicii!« an 1
' linjKivei isii d eoinlHloii, tve still fon.K
» ly ctier'ndi the th« Nultb Carolina
» pn>ets so k>og lalxmid/or l»>- Slor» -
• head, Sun - .tiers, Fifhcr, »Vm. II
• I homas an 1 oilier* unbtug rite hat ix.i i
! ol Ueanl H and Wilmington wiilt tin
> great west ami for tho completion hf
• tho Western XorMi Caiolina railroa 1
• t> I'alirt lloii; Mini Ihmfctowu, an.l ..."
- oar otlier iiiil>w>ii'ili J '»|yfi ii 1 wo
> pledge the contitmey u*of the «nt-»
• viol labor of tho SWitofaiid of suelt
» oilier Jndi.-ioiis ab|, as will
>ccuie lho completion of the great
- works ut the
- |»eiK>tl. * * »i »
- Rtwnlrc.l. Yliat the iicooloof Xortl.
. .Carolina now have M h:jW»- pow»r
» by an earnest, .e ernwi.ed ami united
gance anrt teoi rnptlofj^^^M^H^
, qusliflcalioM lor oflB«e.
' Tho UiUewiug m tlie erutial Execu
-1 li s Committee: y ;
» W. It. Co :,eli..rj%»nn. !{. 11. Battle,
. jr., C. SI. Bn -l»«« 'Soaton (Ailes. 8. A.
! Ashe. O. ft. and N. H,