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THE GLEA Oil AH AM, N. C., JUNK 13, 1881 - t. B. ELDEID6K • d)Ior8 J. I). KEKKPDLE \ LIBERTY. One of the.anti«prohibUion arguments is (hat prohibition will deprive thorn of thf'Mr rights, that ft Will take away their liberties and freedoifa for which th ir forefathers of the Revolution fboght. To all this, we answer that it will do no such thing. One of the fundamental principles ol law is that every man may do as hi pleases So that he does not in • jure another. Civil liberty in dofiuod to be, a man's natural'liberties so far re* strained as Is necessary for the good of society. It is everywhere recognized that no one would be secure in tho pro tection )f hi& life and health and proper* •ty, if every man were permitted to do as he pleases. The law recognizee this in prokibitrtfg a man from following his own inclinations,where thry would ,Jead him to do anything that works injury ' to hM neighbor, the community or the State. _ These are so ale of the principles on, , which the prohibition,!** is foduded. Tbej ate Che principles .'that underlie 11 the whole civil and criminal code. They J' are the mud sills of protection to states j aud cetaiunn&ies. All legislation in re gard to the liquor traffic, shows on its face that the law aa*kers r*gvd the manufacture and pale of intoxicating drinks as au evil, as thing injurious to stated and individual* The law there fore makes it bear as much a« possible, t the burden of taxation, but all esperi- euco«hows that Jthe revenue that it 1 yields does not compensate the State 1 .J»r what it expends to protect its citi- 1 Bens again atthe evil thai it licenses. ' The same power that ean limit and re- ' ptrain the manufacture and selling of , sftoog drink tmder the provisions of i stringent (o» loese) license laws ean I abate it entirely, It not only can hbpte 1 it but to de si. No lagwlation ' ought to authorize the dealing -under re- ' Atrictions or, otherwise, in what it res ' gards as pernicious to the public. It wigKJfotally to prohibit it. It is not | only the right af a legislature to pass prohibition >W(, but it is its duty, In tbe-jigfet of other legislation in regard to 1 tM satae and tff enact inch lata. « ' We have referred to the matter ia * this way because the evils of alcohol are admitted even by its apologists, and what is so notoriously detrimental tp the p»SUo welfare should aol be permitted to exist under the recognition of law, «tf£h less uacUr its protection. *lt mast he apparent to every thinking mas, that the making sad selling of alcohoKe liquors is not a light .hut a privilege which may be withdrawn at. - any time. Jio-roaocaa liave a right to do any* fliiag that is hurtful to sooiefty, sad the a right to say that he shall jpot longer exercise snch a privilege. What would be thought if the state w«ro to license aaen (of good moral char acter.) to murder; outrage and steal, up. on of paying a tat to the school fund or any other fond? It would . aimoat footing;with the ahiskey Heense laws, yet no one eon tends that a man bis a fright to steal. It would only to conferring a privilege and not a right. * That Uft liquor traffic is ha evil and a great evil at that, U Susoeptible of and the strongest kind of proof, but it is not our iuteatioif to argne that, question ia this article. We only re peat that prohibition laws do not de deprive any man of his rights, bat th>s)f do protect the pabHo hy prohibit* log the eafreise of a trade injurious to a •t A ■"; ** "" * "* The president of the a»tl.prohibiUoa eftnVeiixoa said th«t maay secular and re- Itjtons papers in this State will teem with -• lies'until the election, Ife said that the j.roAtfhers aad the fitdies nwst be fought, ♦aiaa't that a the leader of the autl prohibltion boats leading the liquet dealers and dis&lleiu to battle againat • the preachers and ladioe of North Cfro lin* ? MUsq't it % niee thipg to ptopfaesy fn Vngard to the liea that will be koh) by the seeular and rdiyi*us preaa of this Stale? How many christians will then»selv«i m the side that asakee jw4i on religion, ministers of the gospel, and the wives and daygbiera of the Old North State? Tjhe Republican Bxeouiive Committee have deoJared against Proliioitioo. Subscribe to the OtXAMBX. The story of a horrible crirnu, tb ' bo found in another coltimn, was uloioat equalled I> v another that took |>4#ce at Grconsboro.on l-.xst Saturday night, About two hundred citiz-n3 of Rock tnghuni Oouuty rodu into Gravn boro Mouse lime before miduiglit, aud over powering the jail guard, they bro,ke bolts and bars until they came to the cell in whifch the negro Taylor was confined. They took him out, and seating him in a 'Uguy the whole crowd moved off to ward Rockinghtsm County* We learned this morning, that they hung him about sev en miles snath of Itoid&ville. As much as we abhor crime of any kind, and especially the horrible orime of which the negro was guilty, and though like most people, we think that he well deserved hanging, yet we have ni sympathy with men who take the law into their lands, and hustle a guilty wretch into eternity, denying him the right of every oitizea—to have a ju ry pats upoD his guilt, and bnrrying him into the presenoe of his Maker with all the blackness of his terrible •in, without opportunity to prepare for the great judgment. Lynch law is horrible, and is all the n>Or« detestable because of the numbers who eng&ge ia the execution of iut Ben teftee. The laws of the land are capa | ble of meeting out speedy justice. AN ! attempts of private citizens or mobe to | forestall the court* of justice should be frowned down by all good people. Washington Letter. [From our Regular Correspondent. | "WASHfNGTON, D. C., f Jane 7,1881. S. The reports from Albany indicate that all parties are alike at sea. The Demo crate are disputing whether or not to hold a caucus. The stalwarts and the admins istrationlsts are alike puzzled what-to do next. Messrs. Couklingand Piatt are on* decided whether to go tip to Albany or •lay in New York. The Stalwarts say that all the stories that hay* been published about General Grant Senatorial contest are pre mature. The General has no t been asked to take part in the fight, aud unless it is Iris own Wish to help,' his aid will not be invoked. Even if the General were to volunteer his services it ie donbtlnl if it weald be considered politic oa the part el the stalwarts to aeoept them. So far no steps have been taken., to secure the General's presence either in New York or Albany. Republicans generally seem little disturbed over the wrangle, and one would not thiuk to look at their uns disturbed sounteuaces that the end of their party was nigh—according to the Democrat!* horoscope. General Juro Rusk, of Wisconsin, has written a letter te the President declining to accept the position of charge de affairs to Paraguay aud Uruguay to which he wa# nominated by tho President and confirmed by the Senate. It was Gen eral Rusk who, at a most opportune mo«> ment in the Cfcicago convention, traos fered the Wisconsin delegation to Gen eral Garfiehl, and he apparently thinks he deserves a bigger place than that ahoyed named The statement current in the papers that while Auditor McGrew was asked to resign Deputy Auditor Lilley was ! summarily removed, is wholly incorrect. As a matter ol tact he was asked to re sign with the same courtesy extended to Mr. McGrew. Both Hr. Lilley aud Mr. McGrew have a large circle o( friends who believe them entirely innocent of any complicity with the Star route ring* Their quiet domestic inexpensive habits entirely preclude the supposition that they had any other means ot livaHihood than that obtaiued from their official salt arlee. Numerous applications are received by the President daily for appointments as Cadets at large in the naval academy at Annapolis. The law provides tor no farther appointments until the number of sueh eadets at the academy is reduced to ten. As there are now thirty it will he some time yet betore the Ptosident will have authority under the law toaps point naval cadets at large. The Star-route frauds are iu charge of an expert investigator—one born to snob work—and from the whisperings that eome through the cracks in the official doors it is thought that some startliug facts are being brought to light. The cases will be made out and prosecuted before the criminal Court here, though they cad not come up betore next Seps i leather. I.M. tfJk 1 ' The fifth' annual fcdnTOfrtton tof the 1 Young Men's Christian Associations tv ill 1 be held at Statesville during the present » week, commencing with Thursday even , ing. Churches where there are no asi I sociatieus are entitled to representation. Delegates will be recognized upon the presentation of a certificate from the pas* tor. All who attend will be entertained » free. Reduced rates have been secured on all the Railroad*. Graham ought to be represented. We hope that some out will see that at least one delegate goc> host here. The LljuorlFrtt!ac and Schools. [Correspordene# of iheNews and Observer.] Tlie fact that I lie statement lias Iftieu often made that the school system would bo seriously. If not ruinously affected if. the Stato realizod no revenue Irom taxes,, on intoxicants has caused ine to inyesli-. goto somen hat the matter. | . For tho year 18S0 there was colleoted ! for county, State and school purposes the sum of $1,751,401. Of this sum the school tax waa $342,290.68, the couuly tax $967,423.98, the State tax $431,687.92, and tor the Penitentiary $94,397.00. Ol this vast sum those who deal iu liquors pay the amount of $42,233.36 lor county and Stato purposes, which is only two and a half por cent, of tho entire tax. It will be observed that the State and school tax combined does not amount to as mach as the county tsje. That is to say, the Sta'e furnishing the officers, the judiciary, the Legislature, the schools, supporting the Penitentiary and the iu saue, the d.s,af, dumb and the blind, to get her wilhthe erection of large commo dious buildings on loss than one-half ol What the counties opperate upon. Why this' striking difference? Ought not tho county tax to be much less than the State? It would be but for tho ter rible amount of crime committed, caused by iutemperancc, the expense oi most of which talis on tht counties. Let us visit the court for one session ' and see the number ot cases tried, tho immediate cause ot which is traceable directly to the grogsho)-. In one couuty ot the State (he writer knows one case prosecuted at the ex* pe.nse of the county. The defendant, while in a drunken state, shot and killed his fellow-man, was convicted, and is now iu the Penitentiary. The cost that the county paid, to say nothing of seven years of expense to the State iu the Pen* herniary, was more than all the tax de rived by that county from liquor since the war, a period of seventeen years. This, however, is only one ot numbers ot just sueh cases iu that county, to the writer's.own knowledge. The same facts apply to almost—-iu fact, every county iu. the State. In couuty, tho one where the boast is made of the amount paid by those who deal in liquor, the city of Ra leigh pays $716.30 more tax to support the graded school than is realized by the oounty, State and school fund from tax on liquors. Oi the* entire tax paid for county, State and school purposes, but five and one half per ceut, is realized from liquors. These facts are taken from the Auditors report for the yoar 1880, and constitute the ''enormous" tax system ot yesterday by oneot the speakers. The only question is, is $42,233.36 a consideration compared with the crime, injury and siu caused by strong driuk. Dees it not oost more than ten times this amount to iced the convict* and crimi nals, keep the peace, prosecute the cases, support the paupers, which are entailed by this one curse, This is the business view of the subject; we leave the meral, the most important, for others who have given it thought. Liquor does not pay. It is a dead expense. The people of the State should understand this and cast their votes accordingly in August next. A Horrible Crime* —— • [From the Grtensboro Patriot.] , On Friday night last, near the town of Reidsville, between the hours of 9 and 10 o'clock, two negroes, John Taylor and Goorge Gann, in the employ of Col. James Irwin, as farm hands, daring the absence of their employer and his daogh ter, went to the house of Col. Irwin and finding Mrs. Irwin alone with her little son, entered the house, ifrom what we are told it was a premeditated affair. The negroes went to Col. Irwin's, not to assault or iu jure Mrs, Irwin, but the young ladj who had accompanied her lather to Reidsville, Bent on crime, however, Taylor then assaulted Mrs. Ir win. Notwithstanding the resistance made and the cries of the poor, unpro , tected victim, Taylor accomplished bis I purpose, Guuu, the other negro, it is said made no assault upon Mrs. Irwiu, He was present, however, and witnessed the hellish act, Tho negroes then left the premises and went over to Reidsville. Mrs. Irwin immediately went to a neighbor's house. On Suuday about noon Taylor and Gunn wera arrested aud takon before a justice at Reidsville, and daring the trial confessed their guilt. The crowd which bad assembled, became indignant and at one time lynching was freely talked of. The parties were committed to jail at Tfentworth. No' effort was made to lynch tbem on the way to jail, but on Saturday evening, it is reported r a num ber of gentlemen organized a lynching party. It appears that no attempt * was made and Taylor and Gunn remained in jail until Sunday night. During the af ternoon of Sunday the sheriff of Rook ingham received information that another party had been organised and that an at tempt would be made to take the negroep I from the jail Sunday night and hang 1 tbem. Anticipating such an eveut, Sher- J iff Johnston took charge ot John Taylor, the negro who actually committed ..the horrible deed, and moved-jtf in ihe di rection o! Danville. Va. Gunn was lelt in tb* jail at Weutwort'i... During tl;e nijjht a party of men wont to Went worth, and 011 reaching the jail demand ed the keys from the jailor, but were re fused. The next thing was to force tlie 'jail doors; which was done, but when it was atcertaincd that Taylor was goue, the party left and went in pursuit of the fleeing sheriff and his prisoner. Sherifl Johnston, In order to elude the pursuing party, changed his route and moved iu the direction ol Kernersville, in Forsythe county, O, C. Walker, the jailor ol Guilford county, met Sheriff Johnston at the depot, took charge of Taylor and con* ducted him to the county jail, where ho was confined in one ot the cells. Taylor is 22 years ol age, weighs about 140 pounds, seems to be iu excellent health, and although he is considerably excited, talks free!/ about the affair. He says, however, that Gunn is the guilty man. that he accompanied him to a point near the residence of Col. Irwin and then stopped. lie heard the cries of Mrs. Irwin but was afraid to go to the house. He says that Guuu had frequently threat ened to kill him (Taylor). lie acknowls the fact that he and tfuun were to go together and commit the crime with which they stand charged. Mrs. Irwin is Buttering considerbly from the "attack upon her. The goed people ol Reidsville seemed determined to mete out quick justice upoo the guilty wretches, ltockingham Superior Court is'now in session and it may be that these devils in humau form can be tried this week. The people of this entire rec tion sympathize with Col. Irwiu and his estimable wife. No more worthily es» teemed citizena live iu iZockiugham county. Mrs. Irwin is said to be about 40 years ot age and is greatly beloved by the cilizeus of Reidsville and immediate neighborhood, for her noble qualities, , Northern Invaders. [News and Observer.) The South is beiog constantly invaded by Northern folks. A lot of 'em went to Columbus, Georgia, and invaded that place, building the most complete factory in the South and showing what energy, enterprise, skill and capital can accom plish in Dixie, in the way of the milling business. Another lot. of 'em followed suit at Augusta, and so on at differeut points throughout the South. Then old Tom Scott came on a tour of observation and put through great railroad lines in Texas and the Southwest. Others built other railroads nearer home and put much money in other lines that were languishing. A bevy of them Irom New York last year quietly began the con st ruction of a road from Norfolk to Elizabeth City, and today the cars are running through. Another set are backing the Richmond and Danville Co. in pierc ing our mountains, while Mr. Best and his Boston associates say they aro ready to proceed with their contemplated oper ations. Just below us a separate party are preparing to break through the Blue Ridge in South Carolina and give Charles ton Its long desired direct communication with the Ohio valley. Indeed, this, new invasion is likely to grow in its propors tions until a considerable part ot north ern capital, now locked np in savings banks, shall be invested in works of Southern improvement and of 3outhern industry. All we have got to say is, let 'em come, We'll meet the invading hosts with the right hand of fellowship and use our utmost logic to demonstrate that tho South is an excellent field for investments in all honest and honorable undertakings. THE ' CLEANER MI mm Is prepared to execute Job Printing , ——IN— — ©MAT ¥AMIEW, AND WITH • NEATNESS AND DESPATCH, Give Us A Trial. Company Shops Lots F«r Sties By -vlrtoe of an order of the Superloi Court of Alamance County, I will sell for refcdy mon ey, at the court house door In Graham, on Ihc 4th rf Jsrty, 1881, the following real properly: ' Ist. One lot in the town of Company Shops, known in the plan of said town as lot No. 73. upon which 1a a good dwelling hbtte, and other improvements, containing little more than one **2 nd. A lot In said town, adjoining the land® Of Rebocca Moore, Mary Walker and others, containing one acre, which is also improved. These two lots are tlie only real property be longing to the estato ol tho late J. J. Andrew. His widow has right of dower which encumbers the first lot named alone, tho other lot to clear. Title good- E. 8. PABKER, \J«uie Ird. 1881. Commissioner. +f ENLARGE AND DEVELOP THE FOR*. If shrunk wholly or In part from nature or dis ease. Advice free Deecrtbe «seand send stamp to P. Del*. Co., Atlanta.Ga. Nobumhu*. High est reference. Correspondence confidential. • • - HOIE ENTEBPBJSE-.' " ILIIIBE WIUNIISI!! A GRAND SUCCESS! ' The ALAMANCE WAREHOUSE was opened on the 7th day of June, with results gratifying alike to the proprietors and farmers. GOOD PRICES FOR ALL GRADES OF LEAF TOBACCO. >u. v ■ .* Sales every Tuesday and Friday. PROPRIETORS, MEBANE VILLE, N.C. * ' ■■■•■■■■■ i. ■ . . & J NO. O. REDD, THOS. N. JORDAN"," Henry Co., Va. Caawell Co., N. 0. FARMERS'NEW BRICK WAAXBOVSX On the popular site of THE OLD FARMERS' WAREHOUSE, DANVILLE* Va. !E§ff MffIMTOM. V iUIPMKW MfflTP? GEO. 6. NORMAN, Pittsylvania Cos, Va., Floor Manager, J. J. WILKINSON, Pittsylvania Co , Va., Auctioneer, T. W. BARKSDALE, Halifax 00., Va., Weishmaßter. STANHOPE F. COBBS, Chief Clerk, CHAS. A. HOLCOMBE, Assistant Clerk, To our Friends and the public generally: fii 1 U a , WBII * no 7 n f l ct t , hat onr h °nse is of GRAND PROPORTIONS, of Superior Litrhts on the most popular location in our market. We Intend to exert every effort for the welfarf of onr IrnTL™ E, P eclal 'y to Cioßo 'y t° toe sales, to see thatWccobftajs Market Prl« We have good storing rooms for tobacco left with o», which will receive attention ' Witb a popular and attentive corps of assistants, the public are well assured of a heart* wa come, and faithful attention to their Interests at the 1 a nßarly w ® UWtt'S ill WJJUBOBSL Stag^e^v^ZrhSe. Mk " Über&lßhare ° f yOUr P atron^e ln tho fatar * Ci * ck * to TOUR FRIENDS, REDD d> JORDAN, PR OPTS. McSmith music House Branch of Ludden and Bates, Prices, Terms and everything exactly the sane miaws mwrnmrnsa And 1500 families in North and South Carolina END ORSE E VER T PJANO and OR GAN WE SELL. T> O. A AT Q Read these figures. A 16 stop Organ with 4 sets of Reeds, Sub Bass and octavo coupler for 905.00 Stoel and Book, Guaranteed for 6 years. Send for circulars. PIANOS Gem C &c k &c ng * S ° n8 ' Mathuahek - Guild St Church, Arieo, Southern ORGANS Mason & Hamlin, Peloobet & Co., Sterling, Albion, LaPetite, omi.v BLIIIABIIR IHAKBBI RIPRRSENTED. We send on 15 days trial. We pay freight both -ways if no sale. We cant be undersold for cash. ITS)TT M fNJWTk© BEAD THESE FIG TfRES— Pianos $l6O 00 and op, a 7 octave Rosewood ease U 3 round corners, fall agraffe overstrung Bass and every way first class and folly guaranteed for 0 years. Stool and cover. Our One Year Plan enables Everyone to Buy. V• . •• ' _ I' 'T , Christmas is coming and McSmlth has n6t forgotten the little folks. Country rnsrcLants would • do well to write to me for llats of small instruments before they bujr~Write and get my iDusiraw catalogues and prices. Order trorn this House and save McSMITH 1, O. Box 179, Charlotte, N. C. Look to Tour Interest! Dr B. A. Sellars, at Compaoy Shops has the largest Stock and most complete variety of Ladies' Dress Goods, IJats s*nd Bonnets, Neckwear, Trimmings, v Ready-made l Clothing, - % Piece Goods, Men's and Boy's Hats, Boots and Shoes, Crockery, Hardware, ' Groceries, &c., lit no? . r V n '(];• , . l iat he has ever been able to offer to the public, attd at prices as lew as the lowest The pub lic will do well to call and examine my stock Before Purchasing Elsewhere. Thanks are extended to the public for the liberal patronage heretofore received and hope to merit a continuance of the same. a y 16 81 » I •■' " , _ . ... - ;'r t " . •
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