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Si r. . 1 QXtt ration & HcDowelT store third storyv T H E R 1"ePARTM E N ' i.fptaMMinienl la furnirhcd with the very ' lint nijilt'ri! f or tl execution of all kinds of plain : Jj ftDCJ Job- work. A marked feature in j This , TL.rfrorol U ear new Liberty press, which wprks ff rrt I .WW "tnpcSSMons per nour. i nis economy; ia lata enable nrlo iw wont hi xsuriuera :aod "tinier fur ork, accompanied "bj the cash,! wil toed "" Pro,'Pl attenuoit. The aw and the Testimony. Tb ContMti.m of North CRrolina exprtjstdy -tc.rts Ilmt 0 CONVENTION' OF THE PEO rLE SH ALL &E CALLED BV THE GENEI'.VL v7T- oftwo Tiiinrxs or all the mi:m- 1 BEHSOKEAlll UoL6 O' TiitI iJSNElUL ASSEMBLY. : : r-- " J . STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA) ' .:,'-'. H.uVigh, Feb. 11, J871. j To ElUnvg, Guv. CaiWeli. : -hiKJrln hry lojbur comnnihicalion of th9th jiist-M liave the nonor to sat, tim tlto Chief J notice, xurd J Ustices Rodman, Die k and Settle afr of oprniou that the act to which . ton refer, is In violation of tie Constitution. "All legislative power is vested in the Gen-. "eral Assembly. Calling Cmveuliou l an act of IvgialJOiiu It follows that Tib . Con . ' vention cau Ue called uules it be done bj the General A"mbly. t t i The people have reserved to thetri-lves; no power of -latlou: It. follow, that a CAvnti'oiT cannot Ie called by a vote of the out i nctf wiilsnch voting en A We ' "the (venerjl Asmblj t call a Convention irr; i lUJinner not utliyrizeJ Iy the Constitution. Justice IliJaWe, for t fie reasoa "htatel by hin wheo t.h opinion' bf the Justices wasire quetel btl General-Assembly j" in iregaKl Vj die tenure1 of ulSce, declines to give an opinion; I t , j Uoii thewcnml rjuestion in regard, to -. yowdnty-rr.vi1e'l you believe the act; to b unconstitutional, the Justices do uot feci at libvt'ty to tiller an opinion. ' Vey fci-ectfullv. to ' :t 'l f : 11.' M. TEARSOX l JULQE Gi.STOH A1TD C0XVTXTT07i i . ' . j fpon tin f(i:fsTon(i :irwi:i!:n iht- U'nMi;uti in lh Vnrenln of tST.'i, J (;:,-inn sai.f . j "lltli W;i"-(t ;. ..! t' i:i.:Kr' tt: .MtSllOW" lhAt hail niiu ;,k i. re : :n- i v, i n f. r. v ii-it-ever b'n-flt we!i;nv !-.. pr:i -s fiii our In In rs 1(1 -J . -. '.-t l!i- J li-MK-JiAn i 1 l . , .- i ! . . - ill.' i I v ! : : : : : 1 : i t : ." . ' ! ! ' l! 1 ! " r . " J . I J L 1 ! i i -i ; i - I, . i' y ':: ; . i r r3 VOL. VI. rASHETILp, Jf. TIIUItSD:AY,, JULT 20, 1S71. unr mcomreienr ana. won to lew oCloera, and Lite ont uih Arovion'.V.fh j .t" rorklcsa Legislation, ia not the fan It of the Uonsti tuli-n. li U mtlnlr the result of the course nnrsn ed by our leading men in the elections of lH7-8 m hei they ndrised the whileii ti stand alo fk and hae nothing to d with "negro $uffragf. ! (They have at la.t had their eyes opened, and they now t-f'iue wnu meir "sew uepariure." and Bay, . "trut ua a?ain lt v provide the organic law." But af-t-r thead exferience of lckJJ. the "dtupidity of 18G5. and the criminal launders of Jsfi7 8. I pref er aootewbataettletl. j .. - 1 . lx ourfriends of ,'tue ''.New .Duparture' turn their nlttnlion to the chanced- siruation i surround tuff l Win, Lel them, above "all. devote themselvei V practical legislation.' to tTe 1 restoration of ieace anu amuaencp. anu i ine oeveiopmcnt Ot our Vast resources auq iiwy win cease v auust the (Jonatito lion of 1SC8. ju.t as they have ctu4 . to denounce "i?get f.ting" and the '"horrors Cf recctasHuc tioii." . '? !- i v ! , , j 1 hey .would in this way soon nd n of worth icsa oIk-iitLi. Thev would sea vlriutj arvl intellifceuee resume tntir wontea sway, ana ere Knr. the coun try would, oiice mure rejoice in plenUul barckand hopeiuJ nomea. u - ' . I . .', : . lours, ac,;. -i t - . ... ltUFUS JJAKRINaER. 4 tFrom the Old Nortn SUft r.hicf Justice iinna on tne jaoae ot call in ConTention. Under date of July thu 2d, 186Ci the Mate Chief Justice Kuliin wrote a long letterj jto a ineudn;r.of that bodv, discussing the powers of the Convention of 18U5. We present b'e- ow a of that part of his lettei in rel.uUn to the ma.nnerin which a Convention of the:7eo jIe ninst be called under the Constitution of this Stitc. It is clear,' unequivocal and to the point, i he eminent Chief Justice', had no doubt whatever about the revolutionary haracter of a Convention 'called aftert the uj.iu.ner in which the present is attempted to be called, lhis will be almost iimveriallv admitted to be the very highest authority that can be ci text" on either side ill the pendY ing contest, and will, we believe,; have more weight than any other. : . We have italicised certain portions of 'the eiitr Healing ir.ore cioseiy on me quesuoii low ui.tler dtcus'siou : f -2 . the majority, if phjRieally; able, may over throw .the existing gowernment 'but it can only oTo so by revolution and not as possessing a legitimate delegated office amlj power. I ! ne not,: however, dilate further o!q this topic as the grdnnds and authorities onj which tlio uoctnne aepends are, according to my fe lum-vuuiiN, veb .jorm in i the 'argument and opinion given by,, the. Supretrie .Coori in Door's base Then.iLth iHt)le of a StnM cannot, by their own direct voteabrogatej "or yv...-Muiiyn, WltUOUt ' IIIO prCVlOUS aauction ofj authority in power Under (the existing government, as in Door's case,' much less can their, do "it,: when the' Constitution thea subsist! no tstiecialljt vrovkles hco other Anodes for ffectng th eae purposes xtiid ex cludes olK OtsidiSy which is, our case. I ! ; We arrive tlVe", at these results"!' that the Convention was' hot constitutional Hit had rib owers and -coiil J not make a Conitiftition that fpr.the sanVe reason the peojle have no, KWfer, attd that as neither the Con nor the people )uui any power in the premises, wy oonsequence, ooui together are. equally ds; itute of te .requisite power. The Con vention cus ah unauthorized bodu. arid there fore no more than a voluntary collection of o many wen a caucus recommending to the people to adopt -by their! vote - a -'certain instrument as our Constitution, a thiriir which the people, Under our Constitution' nro not competent; 10 uo on that recommendation, and therefore, the conjoint resolution and votes of the two bodies have no more 'effect than , that of either by itself. I conclude it is no Judge Herrimon. and the H6mestea Mabshaix, July 8th',jl87J. I I : ... ' I . I Mr.! EurroE: tl understand tha)t."Aj S. Merrimon', the revolutionary , Candidate ( for the' Convention; injthe county of Wake, inade a speech in Ashevule "one day dnringj the Jasjt week of your ctihrih favor of Convention, in which he took' grbnnds in ifavor of Uhe Homestead. I -We "people down here in this ooDnty 'would like jto' know:lf 'this is so, 'ami how loriff he has bfcen'in f a'vor of the 'noiiie- stead. jit has beeil the ''understanding goner-. ally in this county that' he! was opposed 'to "Yfu will perceive, that I hae,hithcrto dis- of oor r.-ni,-t-.n .-;?; -.vi.l !.."r j v',i H i c'nvel this subject, las depending -ou! the if a-pntit .:,.iir v,, ,.f -, ; t.ri"iii:d and natural rights of our-people,1 un-u-iknl in f1 !. u., u.w , tut y provision of our pre-exis ing . nI5elwtth fjart'ii nfi: .- ''f::'-"!!. l if tLi ljy ii r..lili- fnr . t exin-r.je to ! anothr. IWmUm diiUciiliy Ijh-. Inn exX'rieiited in raHm-r a l't.rici:t:r t: hD.tnd mr I onrtiMHi- ii, ' w are deterniifrni to lirfr e a hh'Jj dmnjtAj Crim(titi'n. XtUixti tbe'propoi;i'ii r"cu!iint-iA-ed in' Ike lleport Th tt lw snceee linsj Lei'i "iires. by a bar majority of voter, may alter I'riy ; prtuf'ljie Amendments w hich ui iy Ik nd-ioie-i jtiy ttMnentiop. or any principle in the Jiilljcf llihu. con-ecr-t;l for the seturiiy of our lit'. i liberty and prHH-rtvWhiit re:im is -given jfor i tiis proeeedin- Tkitt M.'vr-y oHfffit to jorrfru. Let us nol .lKfdeteiveJ byenerniitieH In wimt ruse otySt m- jrLUt to goriru TJt the delitjcr , - ate willof iIms, iseople ou-ht ultiniMiely to Jirevjul, no oar will del' .bui tlMt the Itmjorarfi tri'l winj-Titjf, r'iA ti prvthjce'i bg th fjTrictirU're f tht Hutment, r Al l ifi -wi'U it-inn, ti M ' nK'i pv dmcn C-)MfUiu?ini$ifr.n ifiy to day uoyii . can oe rim iiii us in u-inv i "It notiiinc i'j"r is iiwilfd for tlie pnrpojW pivernment ia-t tin brieY in-tiiui. let the ni.jr7rj jptru. what bjCoaifH ot all our diet k on in tjti i - Why huje tf.'i br.-nict s in u'r LeisLitUrie ? j Why jud c'ial efrbl.!.h;netiti-? Why trial by juy? i If e adopt thu anfetierl'd J principle, why unyjof I t! ae eAUbl-shi nrs? j , -l!e wind J riiiher live under the most drsjn11c T P vcTctient n-:rtl, thnn ui.dir an unlimited jr)v- err.aienl of itcrabers lie iur;!it exne the iioijt'e . f oite I jrnt. hut .there couid be no escape frdin " 1 a nndntude tt ruit-, " 4 , 'a a .mi1m qui nt day. Jlr. Gaston, of Craven, though! lh.it tlittvise tt the C'Hivention h:ul bxt-n tlitiitly arer'ietl. the t:htr d.iy when ilhe . qnrloo na di4 u-M-d. tl'.t no further tibMt-tt le le Ittn-witi iu the way of carrying out the ; rir ripfc-s agree n. . - ? Bui we are t met by the prtu!ar cry, that we are about to I n, j t - r .' ; ' .,. It ivjj. . ,r-t !le twv" it bij! tl.t- fr.;.'i,( . it' .! tiwif canpot be made one by t!;e a nM.Jui. Tit iirp:s-i t o-el w:ut noi an mii.iii- i IUiK-t.ii ti i .1? - wh Constitution; and, even on that basis, I deny the authority of your Convention to mak : or propose anew or modified fonh-.of govurn meni ftir us. Unt the clause in. 'our Co isti tulioii touching its amendment, of the cal for a Convention lor that purpose, is so cleariaiid so precise against anv such Convention as we nave had, as to put the point ueyionvi doubt-or. arsmnent, as it seems to me. tntnles of amendincr the Constitution are .videtl : One thronirh the a'reticvbf the Gen- eral Asseihbly, prtposiitg an amendment Jfor ratifiation by a vote of " the people, which need not be cotisideretl here; tbtr other, isv a I on vent nm called m a manner prescribe , in the Constitution, which .is the matter now for cbnsideration. It is obcimts Vint, in re- scribinfj-' tAeG tiro, all. other niodts are VXHKl "two Jr.- eluded by irresistible iiJ'erence. in resjiect to a Cbnveiittoir, -the words are, "No (Jim venlion of tlie people shall be 'called bv ttht Genera! Assembly unless by the eonenrrciice of two-thirds of all the members of ehch House of the"liener:d Assembly. In eiu.er case the 'regularly -'constitutetl 'authority ine organizeM government is ireqinrea initiate; an alteration or the jroverninf ! -u- r-i pn' U-d I . ii. .1 i l- h. the :irg thf r.ifnfa -..: r i:;h .n nii.t. , b.t.na and 11 r- L'n.leii 8 h cs. t io ten; fr -which was no doubt, upon the sound prijici pie laid t. own in the KhMJe JsI.uM casein orlt r to avtiid poimlar comm'tions, xevvtu tions, an.l uncertainity as to w hit is the O stirntioii. If, then, the two monies tlesi; tel ate the onh ones bv 'which the Const lion can be altered, it is clear, that; this I.'isjt! ' tu- tre s!-.-a.ic.r Convention nvas not! a' Count of l o-.ed at yVri fJr d:urb Ae repte q-, iu "jile We are taller t & by every co;;.d ration, not t , sanetion the prliu'ipjt. thai a ttrt hx-jori'y iivty uu thoriz a if we do. we i-L.tll te. exiWd t coniiuual , fluif uaiiura. The people hnve. it Is true, the i-acrcd -rth". rf Hevolniion, they posset-s the power bf HslJ' in ihtir mijrht and upturnin the fuwlsmenttl pThiiiplvs of pvtfnmcnt; but tney c4 p-Jt tiois. uah-s the emergency is great. Mr. u.ctauludcsfi ly aitTiir. if the ritfht of 'a bvn majority to c3 a iUmrmtioti were Tec6?ntzid . in the Cottstituti'iii he Would not give one rig for ull th matlefV - which the Convention hud been en . rved Mt ad-Sticr. since it assembled. . Instead Of ny perruatvcrit r(?:ul.ttiyim, everything would "be fel allont 'and we houid have a new Coblilutiua Tcry tWii or threfi years. -V- , Commanical to the Cbrr!6tfe "Observer. Of aeral Enfus Sarriager oatte Conyectioaj Editor Qtsjtvri:' i I am s.j uitcu aiketl for my views in regnrd to B Convention, that 'l may le pardoned a brief slat H meat of tbem thmih the public pres. Free and ' fair discawaion isiwbat the country now greatly .Bceda. '?)... . ,-; I am oppfi5-d ta Convention in the present jane tore of oar affair The organic law should not be changed; when prvsiMe to aviid it. except in times of rkuietand iiince. Hnd when the co-opera-tior of gdw meii'-of all cUs--s culd be secured, Tl.i-t i irnissib: t present. Public a ff.iirs, ea- pecu.y ia '.ni-i Nrv- are nw in great doubt and 4 cooiuMon, 1.V4 i:;:r,e at t ilst ir. u ler winch the lonvet ioo Li prop ! to be railed, is of question able vaJVttiy. AtiM.tritr and preeilcnt are both afaiDt it., Vitath I, t lying at th verrthres r aJd of the uioveuu-nt. i u possib-e tb-U t'ie w,n It of the CwnrentHn, (ia!d pmv sutlsftoot v -r r. eianent im its m.tt It i mre apt titled i. fur taeruintuatoa ar4 wurw o.iul.;ic.ili ns if not to xi:fiict and -ioV. J . Bat try main ti-.xllon lies i:i a diifi-rent diiyci . to. - li . !-. IJbt feT Oil!. 1 do uot l,;t. i. to .'r th iP Constitution, nnd what has bien tloiiej or can be done how. What, then, does it behoove the people to do?. Tliey'ought, it seems to me, 'promptly and 'decisively; to reject the: whole project. If it be suggested, that, in our experience all convint'ous since those of '7(3, which formed our original" Constitution, have regularly made them 'worse and worse,' and "'therefore, we had better take this than, run further risks, and especially that, at least, those who approve of. the alterations , shall give their suit rage tor adoption. I rejdy, no! Ihe great principle of political and civil liberty, that a people may; and ought to make -aOou- stltuttun and (xoeer)Huent for themselces that in s& doing tuy ought to be careful to proceed in the regular and peacrful method tchirh is prescribed, instead oj an unauthor ized, irreqidat and usurped mode, from irhich uncei'tainty as to the Validity of their doings, and consequent commotions, arise, faruish the strongest reasons why erery 'man should g ice his voice against the 'instrument now proponed, and wait for the action of the legislature, the proposing of amendments to the people," or the ddy calling of a Con ven tion irhich 'ibovlJ have legitimate potcer to adopt themv ' j j - j J it -. .' j t ; Let ine here adduce a case which I ought to have added to the efficiency of the popular vote per I adduce it, because it of td nt, rn- ii a- to the(apprchei!sions of every one, ain i.:i :. - ... : . 1-1 -1. ' i . I t'no.tii Co;ccntiofr,-Mi therefore its acts M , '. ? I i . ! yielding then, that Mr. Johirson's and Jlr, I loEdt-H n Convention mi;ht, by ! poinuar lac- auiefdeiice, adopt for as the measares Me- inniidetl by them, yet it had no existence its a Convention of the people of North Carolina nnder the Constitution, and cuM not, there fore, alter that instrument in arny of thi'se points which affect our internal 'organization .asT'distinct I'epublicaii State; for example, dhe basis of representation, the li-uiiHtatibiis of the Kt-presentatives, (and of, voters; the lAimber and itrrisdictioti of Courts : the hb poiiitment of the Judges thereof ; .the tenure or their ottice, ami tnat or tne ' execntivej or ihe like. 'So disquisition can fetider the'Se, points clearer man ine snori ana simple para graph of the Constitution itself. The cbh- clushro can onlv Ih' evaded by estajdishincn is the truth, that the clause1 of the Constitution va'sio idnger in force I and that ; position cannot be true," unless it be al.sodmittef!l, that lnd other part of it was in force, or,Lui other wordsi'that bv virtue of the war nniCf jis results, we were a people wunojii' vcqvi tutloii '6r law of any fort. It necessauly comes to that, and that never .ought to be, Jut t.vT.V.f op., t:, tl -;r.,. .,r.. tnu.--; ab.j-d ietB(ueat f".V Cm ii.: 3 ev, !t.t -r.. toi.i. x.lu eiitmirs ad-nl; h'. ! - i to-v pri.t-. tri-v eot.siantly ds b mndu an 1 re 1-ipt m iny if if j'CTtt.iar ieiuies; rotU as it prrt ?pf- of etjualitv "eiore the Lw, thrf abolitiou of ail ?r.nertv ciualifi- catkms for of3ce. (re ILmtesttid. i.hiiection to the! Mates of ra irried fornen. the Latrt'r and Mrt ban Lien, iae ejqaaufwi of uxation the desrrctlon fa!l di'dUKiiuus: liet'wfen Ctmrts of fjtw- and; lu-:rtof Equity, flic- sub!ishmentof a sound and' pirciiierj Proliai system, the enlargtil jfirisdic-l . f J asrlces of yhe Peace, the concession of lo-j J t gimmroent to the o.a!cs. &c &. Thee' int n1 n ill and ne'er can be,' yielded. ''Perhaps it would le sufficient for our present purposes to siy, that, even your Convention doel not, assort such a doctrine, bui jdainly proceeds hport a cvntrarv one. bv nrofessinir to fathendr titir old Constitution, as still Subsisting, and not to make one aborigine, and by designating the oM law's still m force ascontra-distmgni: n et from those passed by Legislatures pittiig under the auspices of secession,.' Indeed, it is jmnossiblt under anv asnect of any law, as understood among civilized - nation, and lin nimle'rn times, "that a wh6!e -people can bk v J;Jw tr ministers of the is ciear nd ex hibits in a stionir lurht the correctness of the argument against the popular power a ifiere majtirity ver tlie "Const itutiou of a nation. Tiie case t-o! 'which I allude,1 is that of .tlie go eminent of the United States. Tlie Con stitution there specifies the modes of atnend menf; nuxlcs intended to protect minorities ago tnat superior numbers. (Now suppose, upon this assumption,- that the people may llo as to them listeth, :md that the majority 'ot the; people are the people, an attempt "were made to alter the federal.. Constitution of tiie Uuitetl States what sort tf a Con st it utism s!iou!l we i have i-w!io could en dure it, especially at the South--who would endure it aild hold it to be a Constitution? S it is tinder I the provisions of our State Constitution. Tlrtm let our people with out' v'iic reject it. j 'That will quiet everything and we mav be"in anew, in a lawful way to make the Coiitituti6n what we wish it. ! IJnt if approved bv the people ami proclaimed bv the Oovernor, all ;tlie questions upon the validity of tjie instrument and the powers o the Convention arise questions affecting the naht to all the old and new offices, am the objection of the SO-calledji Constitution no bounds can be set to the disquietude m cnlent to tlieuT,;uor to the embarrassment o the "Judiciary. ; . j ' j ; - ; .' . . s; ,' Your friend, 'Jbc.4 I -:: ! ! ' : r I f THOMAS RTJFFIX. the homestead ,H We heiar it stated here, !and never near it" contrail icted, tnat wnen Judge Brooks gave his opinkn in the Federal Court that the homestead was unconstitutional,1 MrJ Merriman ! was load i in his - applause bf ! the Jpdjre, and actually applauded, him there in ute vvuri uyuse, on , ine jusuce huh correct ness of the i- decision. HW e have also ' heard that Mr. MerrimoO aidNo!i divers" occasion's, Me ine presence 01 reiiaDiegenwemen, mat me uoiiiesieau was uncqusiuuuonai, ana wouia not apply to oil dobtsl' and! that the dicision ;of &nr Supreme; Court In 'the, case tried 1 be fore them, in1 which 'our homesteads are l ee cured to uj w;as unconstitutional ' and was made for partisan motives. ; I do know this much 'to be true, just after the decisions re ferred to, "Mr. Mfcxrirhoh wfote a letterj to a merchant residing in1 Marshall," who had a great liiiany old debts due him, stating that he hadno.dOubt the' decision sustaining the homestead as applyhig to old debts was 'un consiiutioiuil and would be so decided if they could 'get tie matter before thd Supreme Court of the United '.$tates,j and solicited a I contribution from the merchant to enable him, to carry the question': up to the Supreme Court of the United Statei. I do not know whether the j' merchant assisted him in the matter, but Understand that the question has gone up; Sol if : wej poor people are turned out of honse and nOuieon aecoitiit of this jde j cisiojn of the Supremei Court of the United States, I suppose we may Umnk Mr. Merri- nipnjfor.it. This fn vejy unkind in. Mr. Mer-1 riinqn, for he ought! to kuow if he isucceeds in getting the homeiftead set aside that ruin audisufferiug must fall upon thousands 6f poor! helpless woman and children" i whose only L hope is in sustaining the homesfeid. Mr. jMerrimon use!l to have many friends among the poor people of the mduntaihs, but if they are to be turned oat of house and home by his effortsjand reduced to rain and suffei!tig through his agency then it is time they jshptihl be ciu-ef ul labout their tiontidenjee. It is hinted, aiid jjre'tty "generally believed, that plr. Merri moll is fishing; tor a position On the Supreme jCourt bench in the event a poiiventiun is! cale!. ' ;This being true as all believe it to be, it is sate to say that in ml probability the Legislature wul reward htm for his gallant services 411 the campaign in favor of Convention with that important po- sitioiij.; Should t lis come to pass, and I have 10 doubt that! it kvilj if this convention move is tt success, can any one doubt for a moment : ' 1 ' i" ; - - '-I ' ! "i " : ..;'. " j -:-Fh-m the Washington Clirbnicle-l I TOINTINVESTldATINa COZilHITTEEi! ' 1 - . 1' i . ' f-' j )-' Testimony of a Colored5 Citizen, of North Carolina -His Ece Terrifisd and i)istractei ''A :r -s . I ... ; ' iiJ'"iJ '-i-i-j -E il ' ' On Saturday of last week, before the Joint Investigating Committee, Elssex!-, Harris, ja representjative' man of the colored; race, from Chatham? county North ' Carolina, j had a lengtiiy jexaminatjon before th Joint . In vestigating Comiiiittee. This witness ia rep resented bv the citizens of both Parties 1 in tli State as a personj of unexceptionable charac ter,' aquiet and iinoffehiling !cituen,'jand jhis statements are entitled to the, ; high est ccrn siderdtiocl. . . S. ,;':,); I - i-l.. i-'h , Hams I stated that he had received two visits from, the lu Klujs KlaiM-one the Ve'd- nesday niglit before Christmas,- ivhen 'a bbdv of disguised men visited-diis hoase: 'searched Uhg pvjuises, nd.obbed fproi)aratory to a second vision Owing jto his station, and the fact of j his beipg ah earnest Republican, lie had been warned to leave the county, but would not do sol Shortly after ChrisUiias the Ku -Kliix made another raid oh his neighborhood, near. Pittsboro, Xi C, and j 111.. I Tt ' 1-.. 1 '!. 1. . . i I cauea upon iiarns. ic was alter ; midiuglit, and, as wjas his custom,! the door' of! nisdo cabin wa strongly jarred, and the baiid after an unsuccessful attempt to jenSterljpionred a volley of fifty gnus into the house. j Harris was wounded in nine different places, and the Klan thinking they had killed him fled. Han is tired two shots and seriously woumled one o'f 'the number, and! put but the! eye of another of the Klaii. Since theb. thef Witness reportib has! been'in constani di-eaid of his life, and has no peace, and little sleep, j He reported a number of outrages that! had oof curred id his own 'countvr. and represented tnai ine coioreii people m a mass-.were ter riffed i 'andjdistracted.l They had no ie:ice iii their homlas at nighf,'ard evfen in the ti -ldsa labor by day they feared visits from the Klan. 1 Eyery one had to bar jhiadcjor with rails and bolts, and many wjoukl bot !slep at their homes at night. They ff eared to say they were Republicans or to speak of out-j rages j,hat had occurredj and fewf wo ild vote at. the coming election, anless the c mdition of affaiis was greatly changed. I Xoi half of . POLtTICAL JQUBMAt,, niUHSDAV MOKNINi). ! TERMS OF KUBSCniPnON. . Two Dollars 1 Yiar; Qkh Dollar row 8tx . JIoNTna Club Subscribers: Five copies, oo year, $8 73, and a copy of tbq American Stock JovrhuL . 1'ayuiCLt to be iu variably In advance. - j PIUOET EOLLIEJi ' , .,. I Editor and Proprietor. Fro fa the Washington Chronicle.) EX-QEITEEAL U. B. F0H2E3T. . 1 "What e sBemocraticj 7itness Says. ' 1 . . J LL . . t -ii. . t I . L is very simple, it being merely ateaped ni boiling water, and the infaaion taken in ternally. . ; .j,' I r ; - j; I. Asi the news of the discovery gained cir- j cnlation, a great number of applications for trie remedy were sent to wasningion : irotu letters a Ex-Gerietal W B. Forrest, il of . Fort PU lo fame ' was examined on the 27th tilt.V befori the Congrelsional jCommittee. 'As he is jai. altpart9 of. the country; 20 or 30 lette rLpreseruatfve Southern mau we publiish his diy being received, byij BIIgfe,vkAd t?stimony:f jUf. . .f . j.. I , ., .. -; ; Tie was'slhown Va copy of the Cirninnati Commercial, printed in ! August, ,.1866, cop taining a rebort of a bon'veisatioh. with h rtii in Mem ph i Hi, in w h ich h e was represented to have replied as.tollows to the correspoiKicnt s questions p- , .' , j: j" r-:i-r.-x j Why, (jreperal, we people up North regarded the Ivu luuxi as ali organization whifch exiftd-;)rjjy in thejf rightehed inikgina tion of a flew, politicians, i , f only in. Tennessee, but all over the Sont ltsjinmmrsmave not neen xagger,aieoj W hat arq its numbers, txenerst r In Tennbtsee there, are bver O.OOO. the Southerp! States they number' about obo men.' ! i j .J-.! . . ; ' What i4 the! character of the ofjrranization may I reoniiie? xes. sir : htl is a protective,' pohtical-mihh tary organization. ,1 am willing to shoy an nlait the j (FcmsMution of the Society. T. members are sworn to recognize the Gqivern- hient of the! tin i ted States. It does iidt av the. outrages cominitled were evr published ana wouia.never oe; Known, as the poor ne groes would rather tamely subniit than suf- thre:jened.tfj to run everyl Vhat1v!iil became of the homestead when the Question is brought before him! for decision. Entei'taining the Jseiitiment iii relation, to the homeVtead heretofore ox'pressed oil the sub-' jectj lie cannot do otherwise than reverse the present dicisij:! of thtij Supre:ae Court sus taining the homestead, j and wit'u one stroke yes-' fer thore.I The Demi craev "carry the next election; and Republican out of this cpuytyi The impeach ment ot Gov. lloiden'had a yerr depressing effect upon the colored j people, 'whom they regarded as their; true and best friend. The; Deiftocracy bragged that theyi could accQta-i plish all 5h!ey wanted noiy. that llphlen was! out'of the kvay. - J ' ' j - -;) . v : '. i I Harris. ii it v irness befjore tlie (jourtj, vhiih! assembles at lialeigu iii :beptembeiv to try; Ivu Ivlnx oases. He is a' poor fa finer and has La.iwife and six children to support. Owing to thus Ku Kiux busiuesM he 1ms been compelled wi are au Well, ' s r; there is such' an drg,inizatidn,uot cial methods. He thereforo dispatched his an equal number,,, by . the ..State Depart--; ment, 4 jiauy persons, reiusing 10 oeeve urn , the supply was exhausted, ( went hemaelvea ' to; W!nshington rbin .distaut points, in the. fruitless effort 0 obtain ! the preciona drug. Dr. Bliss, when Convinced that the cundnran; .go was a specific for catjciir, sent an, order have for 500 pounds of it to a. business ioue ia atioii Guayaquil. He ,oon learued, ,h6Wevcr that, : gicia- a3:'t ;wa8 not an article of commerce, ( it waV- impossible to obtain it bv ordinary commer- j lahything at hll about the 'government of Teii J.s to cross, ami the lniilani are disposeii to nfcssee.; Its 0jects originally were protection T mrow every oosiacie in me way 01 iorignen, against Loyal Leagues and, the-Grand Army. "J "om tuey areueepiyneaious anajauspi' the llnnt.licJbut. after it became ?e hera . cioiis. , ilowtver, when lie. wrote he f ai on was fo'uml thk political . matters .add in- tlie Ipiirit of starting for the Interior, slid Waa confident of )rociini)g a supply of tne cundu--riingo in season for it to reacii this port early in .August. On arriving in tio Loja. Hittric.t he will hire a force of Indians to'gnlier tha plant,! aU'l bring i tdown from the mountain where: it grows at -point bo lngh as,to be lu,- o in was tontiil tna't v r - .. . -- - r ,; , . . - . ttirests couldiibest be promoted within irL" anJ if nrnu t 1wnli m-l.la O 1 i 1'l I llNmill '(it Y ii.! . tllCU 1 JilllVIC ji'runvui n lllljjlliw - . : ! t . . 1 la giving its sun port, 01 course, 10 me ucmo cratic party But js tike prganization connected turougu- oM the btatd? State, who is , and I partn' r," Dr. Kcene, as an agent ,to proour is oiippiy. . ao lariuwue wis, uusaioo, uv. ixwum t was given an official chaiacter, by an appoint , inent is bearer of dispatchea to the Grovern ment of Ecuador, and was supplied with' let ters of recommendation by jPresiderit Prant -, Mr. Colfax, Mr. Fish,' ani btlier prominent persons. . . '. '-ill '-' '"' - . He;wriets that the. task of - ohjtaintnj tie cuildnrango is more difficult than was expect ed.j The ronds to the Loja district'afe;rougti and jujfreqmntwl, the rainy I season, ia nos ' yet over, tne streams are pwoilen, anu.uanger , - In all 550, . 1 ' I - u L" I ' I t . 1 . : . lit V if ib t!T psch i-ofkKr nrec net l.thbra is accessnie to neasts or burden. ,11. will be japtaiii, i kb, in additiofllois other duties, packe.J 0:1 hiules, and transpoHed to'the coast, required td make .out . a list of namU of- Vr. Keene found orders for fcunduraugo had a ca is men in hisfpHecinct, giving all the Ka-licals and all thtf Democrats ; who are positively known, amll showing ad the doubtful, oiij both sides and off lioth colors, i This list of nkmes is forwarded Jto the Grand Commanderf the 1 . thus enabled to know whl) are oijr friends aiid vho are not. are voa at liberty to, give me the commanding oiGc'er iCiin youj 01 the name of State? I ! No; it would be impolitic. - In September of that year General being with6Ut any law, even by cdii- rots, ihe seenntv. and tne obligation ioi Contracts still subsist. Csin it, fO? instanJe, Iki nnjpoietl for a moment, that upon tpe deatli of a proprietor, there is 116 rule of sJci cefsjon to his real and personal - estate's, ajid that! the first occupant may appropriate thetrij or- llfi.it no lmly rani. On thef contrary J iay, that the laws of North Carolina wej-e atill her laws, including her fundamental latr, mul if ko, it is then to be tfcduccd, theft there could be 410 Convention 16 abrogate or to alter that laic, unless called and chosen in the - . ,r yWl)., uive.tue new insiimiion manner 'vrescribed tn tt.t. and that, as a iir m.i .. .1 .1 ,.... ,k . . .. ..'.-.. 1 ' . - "... aim iimvu iixj u'u.iah, . f It emar f eattTrva-its' so-called novelties and 1 uare no tloui't, tne , inewis of. rf,f0ll.ri. volir Convention !rad nd now'er- in mother: , -i .7 t . !.t .ItaAst aa lit LkAuAa an1 HiinifAi - !, wr aJ claHior for th old order of thing. the premises, and itji pretended pinceri and acts ought not to be confirmed by the people, if ih people could confirm 'themj but bngjit To te onnosed and reiected. "It would seem - .aonjrh.It wereprsible to escape the terrihle;Uf,- 1 V J t u, 1 r V iV-L .otKJTit loaii-r dnt changes and rerolution.!! 7 :'J -T ,v ' i T" mw cannote. Uut if I roald. 1 would not go;f J'wwers, irom tne submission ot tnose.acw 10 V . UU It irUUM. I WOUU tnjm (' w 11 Constitution, TlwU instrument,! If d ,t,Jtr ta. ; Bat its essential features weres ---.airageon lhegffe, mass of the humbler white prored a corse jo the State. Il kept the nxiss CctituUhJ i.wraat. It drove Imndreds of ou.ndsrlrvm.m, guie. t 4;id nore lhH0 CUT9 ,hirtff;t,oJo orta Candiaa the oppm nw pir,i of-fcri fan Winkle The people rose uUw111 ?Vin 1 Jintfd in denouncing it in tW-Tt, f(2 A nd. 1 ,ww h 11 U deud thIhnc,iC4M,rit;,rf Cton of lSCSts,' I Ia,ft "d. Ireely acrepu the resoha of the him ' "n,n cognire the true principles of popular dlepejij.Ie,, , thus seeking the requisite con tirmation. - "But. in truth. 1 such confirmation t-annot he derivM.frqm ihat '8iiru; for the Sains provision. t ti4 Constitution ichieh makes the Convention a nullitv. i enually ek -a'' t z i . J . Two Kinds of Homesteads. The Republican homesy?ad is good against all kinds' of debts both old and n'eiciiH it is sustained by the decision of the present Supreme Court iu tTie case oi.IIUl. vs. dress ier. 5 '! The Democratic lawyers who are looking to Jmjgesliips under tlje Convention move- ment,' say that a homestead ls onlv good , as to debts contracted since the adoption of j the Constitution. Iney denounced the decision of the Supreme Court as parjzan and 'public iv icjuiccM iicii uiic jjuuivs uuuuc n ue- ci-siou sustaining their views.1. f I The Legislature in the hrst Convention bill, proposetl to restrict the Convention oq this subiect, and declared that the decision" of the Suprhme Court should form a part of the new vonsiuuiion. 111 ine preseni vjonyeniion bill ' that provision is omitted and . vhy f The Democratic lawyets who lead;, the party would not ailowMt tit) be inserted. Many of them are'interestd -largely in old Court judgments, and some of them expect to be'Judges,'and theyi are publicly commit ted against the llepublican homestead. To accomplish their purpose, , they have made a Democratic Executive Committee composed of a very large .majority of lawyers, and most of the candidates' for Convention are lawyers. The" Couventiofr will provide that Ihe Judges and Magistrates shall be appoint- h1 tor life by ;t he present Legislature and thus thev will be independent of the leonle. The lawyers will thus have 'control of .the State, and the power of the old slave aristoc racy will be restored and secured. Th Democratic homestead will be but in the Constitution; and tli'e Judges! for life will decide that it only extents' io new debts. The fioor' nien,' without omee, position or credit, will have to work for' a homestead and pay their jold debts; arid nine out of ten will die pan bf his willing be'nj sweep away the last tige of a homestead in North Carolina!. The people! care ! nothing about the, new debts; they exitect to pay them ; it is the old debts that will riim the people if the di&me stead is killed,! and. that will most certainly be done if such jineiLois Mr., Mei rim iu get on the Supreme Court beuch of rsorth Caro lina. ; ; .1 il M !i . i : ' ! ' ! Then I want to! say to the people who jare interested in the homestead that the best way to keep such meni! men hostile to the homer steadJ off of the SiiorerPe Court bench, and thereby retain your homesteads, is to vote down this Convention.!! There is danger 111 this Convention, and I might be safe in say ing with the call of a Couveuxiou is the cer tain overthrow of the - homestead. , I feel a deep interest in this matter, and I call upoli every man in the county, ev ry poor nian iii the State, every man! who is not worth hn-j thousands, irrespectivs of party, for the sake of their wives and children if nothing else, to defeat this attempted iuvasiojji of our homes and firesides by a set of la wyers hnd wealthy! office peckers, who have large accounts bf old debts On hands. I The! call 1 of . a conventipn and setting aside ithe homestead will make them thousands of dollars, but it will reduce us to poveity and wanti Self protection jis tne nrst law or nature, ana party menus can not complain of us, if we loiii together and Vote this convention down,-, when we tell them we are , voting for our wives and-t;hil- dren-r-voting tor homes and presides. It is dangerous to risk a noin'e iii the hands of men who have declared 1 time and again that our title was not good, and have gone so far as4o raise a constitution to cnakle 'theni jto eonimenfe sUit 'aorainst! us. in order that he may have thepleasurei of seeing us turned out of house and home. ' To vote for this convention is I voting j for nien that! have declared their hostility I to 'your homesteads. Vote for a couyentiou and prepare, to; leave your humble hdmes. . Vote, No convention, ana Keep a nouse lor y our wives auu ciiiii- Iren. r ,1 1 1. i ours lrulv, of Hay- burn really in a destitute conditions iviid saice his appearance before thi'sj coiiiniittee hs life is iendeie doubly unsafe in Ch.ilhamjcduutv But ho is only one of hundreds in a Uke con dition. I j .'j : ; :Thetest monv of Mr. Eiias Bryant, wood. Chatham couilty. related to tle ing of a church, tlie whipping 'and jrobbing of an old man named J.md,.lhe jscourging of Joe Buchanan and John Campbell, and oth ers. The witness also gave testimony as to his ktiowleidge of outrage on several parties iu ine counxy, auu spoKe 01 int? coioieu wit ness, Essex! Harris, mentionsdj abovfe, as a man of unexceiitionable chracter, and yhose statemonts jcould be belieyed. Mr. Bryant is a Democrat, and deprecates the sad istate of affairs in his particular sectiom iand give it as his '.opinion that a Ku I Klux organization eiisted 'eveii now thro ugh patlargo portions 01 Lne oiaie. 1 - , in'a letter mollified the report as follows - I said it Was reported, and I believe the port, that there are 40,o00 Ku Ivlux n nessee, and ben inother States hvru "..i.L.a'- When askei concerning these reports of, this; Forrest) been receiveii at Guayaquil from persona in England France, Italy, and! other countries to the; Governments of which the Govern ment of) EcTTador had furuUhed .samples. , None of these orders had ben : filled. Ex ; Gov. L. L. Gibbs of Idaho sailed from this port for Ecuador last week, Dr. Bliss having , 1 . ' . 4 t . . 1 . . r ' v r engageu ma ; services . iu aid 01 1 those 01 ur. Iveeue. Th6 Way to Stave 1 off Immiffratioit . If the Southern States ani ever densely peopled like the Northern I and Western I st i1 1 ' f m tit i rrrn t1n nn.1 rt o 1 trt rial uIa t nessee, and believe the organization stronger i!jfonni, jts' r'Mi h ' tjJ cmVMi ire trying! to KeVo'lmionizo this Stato for the , - 1 1 i" - I Let Vote At the Eight Place. .I'-.: . ' T1 . , i ,.J the people ! rememberthat last pers and lea vo ignorant" and penniless fami- , il 4 l ! . -f: . ( ,,.'!- t ..- J' ret ' With the KepubHcan homestead the .poor men of the. country can live in ease! and com fort; educate their 1 families, and leave them, a home nntif the yotingeist child !is of age.. ', ' Which of theso two homesteads will the. cindes the efficiency of a popular insjority tor people take? ' Tlie matter will be decided at i ..i r ,!.,:v! a: 5 t. . Vr.L if. l . ' : - , 1 : . i . ajiiuii uue , vuuMHunun auu niaxe r anoiner. tne oauot-oox m August., it is ai most a As the act of .a people living under a constS- question jof life or Heath .with! thousands, of tutional Gorernmeut, eveii tlie vote of tHe familie who are how contented- and happy, majority is propria vigdre ineffectual, witl- Hefmblicans, be true to your high arid no- ou. ine assent ox tne subsisting constitutional t hie cnantr to tne poor: iiomesteaa men Conservative legislature passedalaw which prohibits any one from .voting anywhere! in the county except in hiswn'Towuship-aiid ie must be registered in bis lownship joe- ore he can vote there, i He ninst vote for; or against a Convention on a separate ticket, and he must also vote ; for the candidaterbr candidates of his choice on a separate ticket. The poll holders ninst prepare distinct boxes For the different tickets. I All the votes forjor against Convention -are) to be put in the sanie a it ,1 ' " . til' ' t " l t ill' pox ; au tne votes rqr ,tne canauiates musi oe piit in another boi:'Be sure to ee; that yonr tickets are put in the right boxes.; No ddhbt attempts: will be-made to deceive you. If you cannot read yourself, take some friend with you to the polls i.who .can! read; and !whb will see. tl'at yon are pot pheatfcd 91H j 3"bur vote by its teiiig put in the wrong box. . Professor Coeiv'ho' made1 a balldori ascen sion at Oswego on July ' 4, lias jhst been" heard from byi telegraph from Irish Creek,1 Ontario, He landed j in - personal 1 safety ninety miles beyond the St. .Lawrance river, but the, balloon I is a total wrecks- , development; and this, with better fe- government and ita" directions for taking trje j t a ever U for . jUote and acertaininj- Xhe, majority:' Witb U !?' J"- - ' :v ! - '- i ! ;' , I," srotir bomee I ! James Powell, an 'Irish laborer recently; while in a ! fit of , deiirutn - trtmen 1 atabbed his wife thirteen times and'then drowned hira- be ,trtie to yonf j eountry, your fatnilief nd self in the East River; -1 The woman wiJ pot recover.- A Conflict with the Federal Government in- I f' " h J eyitable if the KaiorityjPIaa is Carried. ;-:;',-..; , ,...;.'. !; K ""I -: P ' Suppose the Conventioh is; called and all the iExecntive and Judlc al- btiicera pfHhe State do not resist, but even acquiesean thfcir removal byl the ConventibnV; or. Legislature. Suppose farther, tha$ binder the new jregirne, a hum is convicted of murderJand is-iiripris- ohed or a' debtor openly attempts to leave the State, with! his nronertv. hnd ihe is arrested and imprisoned ?. In either crise then, ) sup pose application is made to a Federal; Judge, that the party is restrained of !his liberty in violation of the Constitution, and states in his application ' by whom lie ws inipHsoned, and that it was w fiat' the lawyrscalf corom nbn iu dice does any man.in th? State doubt thef ederal J udge would release 11 im u pon the grounds that the Stale Judge hl no power, that in fact he waska usurper. Here then J a 'direct conflict is fpresented What .1. . n ci .iv "J cc: i-.' ...Ij.'.i ,v VI... rLr',I uieu 1 j onau we oner resisi.nrctpt 10 ujc i-cu-eral ! authorities? 'We' tj"ied jithat, fankl a "burnt child dreads the fire.".-! The Federal Judges assume jurisdiction 1 that KjrklThad no lawful rights as a militia ; man J They have enjoined our Treasurer from receiving certain monies, the Legislature lireetied him to receive.. Thev have em'bined iSpeater Jai- vis, and President Warreii, from enforcing an act of the ! LegLslature, Much . more then wiU they intertere where toe -lite, orjiioeriy auu, iuik (""Y J UVS- dav he made a general denial of tlie rej ort, and alleired tlU he did not say more than twenty worths Eto the correspondent.. A mem ber the committee then questioned him in regard to tint feveral. important points pf the conversationl find he admitted the .substantial truth of thenk fill. When j asfeed theji about the twentv Joi:ds conversation, he said that he S-eckone'd!' that he ! should hake said twenty minutes. During! the .hold of his examination he- stoutly liaiiied that hfc was a Ku Kltix. "()iie of the cMnmittee at lejngth asked hiui if hp was a Knight of the Camtlia. . Ha Promptly replied, "'Yt 'immediately crrectel hiu'iself and ld When, however, he was asked what cn-der lin diil lielon to. he replied. 'The Ol'dJr.of Pale Faces.'? file denied that he knew of any Ku Ivlux 'iu !f hf South -tiov-, and said that he liad "disbanded khem ifi the spring ofJ8G8. His letter Written in September, 1 bo 6, was then read" toiifni again, and he "reckoned" that it Ma in tlie fall. This was an important admissioiasMt proved that even thong told the truth, hsi it is ehantable to Sup;ose he did, it provd by one of their own iiuliiber that, the Ku Kluxi "was -at work during the Presidential ! c:irnbaign t .: 1 i' ;"... purpose1 of undoing the work bf Iteconstruo- tion, tliere i.r very little hope that immigra tion and capital will find its way into this State. I We commend the following'! para graph clipped from the' Iribulie. tolaU whi are tired of Revolution, and wjho desire that ine peopiu mougnout ine oiaie may enjoy to recuperate an atf While but ni(l it. I General I orrfests examination thrpUgi out, tll.,t the' attempt to do this may divide the and especially when cross questioned, was Democracy as to defeat the Cbnrentlu'and aate tation, he said it rn that, plea His meinoryialf maufes of any .0 He could recjal have since de fore, do the Co peace sind quiet long enough their broken fortunes : 1 i . T : I .. I , v - Tlifl Trihun.it k.iv. : "In Vorth f'arnnn tempt will be maile to decide y popular vote whether, j the- Constitutional Convention stall be eici ted for the evident purposes of 'undoing the uurk d(n during the recoriKtructioa of the Htate, WhetlieiH-this re'olufionary attempt will succeed is yet uncertain, j 1 lie ltej)ub!'can Constitution, ax cepted by Congress as one of the Condition under which the Mte was re-adruilteil t representation. contains a provision that the instrument shall not be amended,. except by a vote of two thirds of all tbe niiembers of the General Assembly,- I . The. 1'Ku Klux meuibcrs.M by1 whom the lasf provided for a vote on th rniestiori of I a ConstitUr tion'ul Conveijiiou whs carried, were all sworn to support aiI.re.)ectthe, organic laW they. nof design to overthrow. Among its most benefjeeot nrocibii.na ia a Unmpl'i-int nrtlrl. 'Whlf-h ia ! ftm spective in thiiracter. The leading Democrats are the cinci crecittorsor tne smmier iiananoKiers ana l:iborersi: They argue that this article is,r pott " facto, and I consequently uneonstitutionaj. liy changing the Constitution, they fxpect to get a Supreme Court willing to so declare it. I It is hoped Democracy 1 one that an- urn- re full of contiakiilions, an.l,; taken altogether, the Consumtion- was somewhat: damaging! to 'linn. At stao-o of tire ! e.4iiii nation he remarked ht. sm .nosed that he was tiot obliged td swer a certain tguestion if it criminated self, i Senator Scott read to' him the lawt yiniri'n.T KtinioRv to be: triven. even untier 1 : . T - i l " ; "? c. ' .I. ..L i,. those ciicuinst;mces, wnet', arier some iiesi ie thought he would not pane but'that held id not rememlber, o failed him when . asked the her membets of thelvii Iuix. the names of only a few, yvho i v , ... 1 . l,k anil wnoiu it woum, iieeie- mrnitfee noood to know !i Stvamp Lands. Sometime last winter the Greensboro Jls publican published the following, .which ie ia point now: . L t . I : foresight, tor see An! illegal Von- of the citizen is imperilled,! mere usurpers or auinority It requires but little whither we are drifting. vention can. and will briugjon a conflict with the Federal government. I Are we prepared for it? Secession was to be peaceable. Ine hgovernnient is trV be; overturned,) atid jits ad- vocaies sav ic win aiso .oe peaceatoe. , Surely our people do npt wanty and can not stand another revolution. Kaleigfy ra. - . - 1 - - 1 Eittle for Your Homesteads. The aftilery. ' of thefriendsof. Convention are all cocked and primed md heavily shot ted I with grape I and canister! and leveled ncrainst the Homestead. M thej third . day of August. the match is to be applied, ;and a a. ' I a .1! U !. a! deadly assault will be ttref mae uptm-me noor men of the Slate.- Hniesb3l men !, are yotf'ready -for1 the onsejtf?; If you ahr nd, prepare now J organise jt nce iBoiime. j,s to be .lost; tne crisis 13 upon you u you gutter- yourselves to' bef defeated . yokt. wiU narft no" one to blame biit o'ourselvesl You car win-a glorious victory if you will only turn 'out to. the polls and assert your frights, If you fail to do'this you wjill hereafter hear the agonizing cries of your poor wives and vonr houseless, and "homeless children when they 'shall be iturned out of door? and imade to endure the pitiless "storm! by your heartless creditors. Save your wives t and! yonr children then; while yon 'havej tfc power Jtt your own hands to do bo. j !i THE iJEW 0AJT0E3 CUBE- A annn'v Emacted m August liow it is er-i t.rr . . . w tamed. aro trennvltl V Dipt Ulthtliail COnSUIIIP- ir.n thpv nreseht ai certain, limrerilig duatn in its inost awful fojrm,' and , they are nerbli- jtary. f It is nott eulprising; then in at ne an rintM..nier)t of a cure should call out; innu merable applications "'for"! the cunddraiigo! The steamer Oceau, Queen, which arrijveijl at this .port from- Aspinwall on !Satuntay, bbotit lartiea for the "The iBoard !of Education ago. contracted with certain sale of the Swamp Lannds in Hyde and Car-' teret for 5 0.000. the first payment beiinf due in (5ctober, 18Vd. At once the Conser vative party was in a flame of Indiguitiou. It' was asserted, that Pilgrim Ashler and the Hepublicau Board of Ldiicatiod had swindled the State out of all but1 incalcula ble thousands' by this infamous -j obi. ! Tlie Ob- statisticians of the party made jut; by figuree that could not lie, that theso lands were worth three or four millions of dollars. ' The Sentinel asserts jthattbe, company 1 No discovery in the tlie niedical I wmld could be receiird with greater rciuiciiig-a hnil(ri,t thi land had. before the purchase- ;ure for cousuijiption, perhaps exceptedpthau 0i,fa' gIu.tu portion of them for, $90,000, the new cancel remedy; for while ianl-era it wa3 a Ha indlj unheard of in irnniaculaU 1 October came and pay the fire.' North Carolina. Mark now the seqoel, the purchasers were unable to instalment! Of about. $0,000, and! by .term! of the sale the contract became void,4 and Superinteinlaut Ashley reported that, ,the State could 'sJtill rejice in the possession o the three, hundred thousand acres more or .- - ' t . T . 11" V . I . T a . . .1. a . I n , I brougnt iinienenceuia, V'TIm of! unclaimed, Untaxable, unprofiubU thepWrna) .expec in he : Asmnwal of ew;,;np,, over the 'moor steamers due here on the. 1st and;lfth of l - w , . . un9caredv and througfi Angust. ! f i I. . !., . ' S 'J-' I Whose liimrles the serpent and tlie bear make hose 1 unifies the serpent ismely their way. But the Conservative -A L..1J..T-S. I IV hAld M m mm al.l of the cunduranro from the Governn ent of - k,, ma,t wben they found ii was not sold, presto, thev were majaer sum ' I 1 . 1. Lwt4l.a ' iv lVi' Staf a TV.V--irf. Alio u li mice ifiuiitua ,u mo "'"v .... v j . . . ment at vvasnmgion receiveu ouunns Ecuador', ! through its Minister to 'thisi coun- try, with a j cujinmunication ciescriuing jit.. But liUle inipop-tfance vas attached - jto the matter ,'at firstRud 'it might havie been neg lected alt.)geth4r, had not Dr. Bliss been given a small , qliantity of the plant by the Ectiadrian Minisle, who happeued to! be under his care, f Though skeptical s asj to its Virtues he beaan to use itJ iu IiUi practice and attained such surprising results that the limited! supply ' of the remedy in Washington was soon divided anioni eager applicants. . ' . - j 1 bout 15 cases W caneer: nave oeen treaien with it iii this cf ipJtryJ . aud.ui all its use ias been fa t tended by a wonderful impfoyeinieut Of the patient. Hthongh the necessary si all doses given have heeu insufficient to prodhec its full feffecta., Jlrs. ' Mattbews, tne moiner of Viee Presidebt' ColfaxJ has Tieeti Ine.irly cured of a cancer j which it was feared wpld end her life within the. year, aithougn jsne had taken less tat live ounces Ot cunourango when George and a remedy the supply g;ave out. Ine wife ot C. Gorhjim, Secretary, of the Senate; ady in TJtica, to whom ome jof tbe was sent joy secretary uisn, are amon cured. the futferera whom a few ounces have reimj i . i i i- ' . I 1 ! . . a La- The mode of a-iminteriog ; ., jfhe swinViU. At once! Graham, the elder" eonjqf his daddfj 'went for'; the ( delinquent purchasers.' lie mtrolucel a resolution directing the Board of Education to enforce. the violated contract at all hazards. Senator Warren, and alt others who knew the lands, declared thai they were net worth $50,00$ j and that the State would nefcer get another offer for) thai amount, and that the contract should by all means be enforced. ,. '.'". j-.' j t'f . Some of the Senators had the crlse to aet how the! thiiig looked and declared that thej tould not go oack on tiiftuiseives. .xiaving vowed; on-the stump that the lands t were worth millions they would eHIck to it. llav- ing sworn that the bo'fVe was sixteen feet high they wbiilii not fall -an inch.1 ;So the resoJu,; tidn bf Jmn, the son of King WUliam the First; did uot at that time prevail., ; As everybody knows, the Conservative? Legislature mbsequent to the publication of this article, ratified the sale of these land for $50,000, and thus confuted all their alle gations in the campaign of 1870 that the sale originally made by Republioaiia vts 4" i ' j" i U J .' 4 - ' 1 j
Weekly Pioneer (Asheville, N.C.)
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July 20, 1871, edition 1
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