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s i t ...... . i modern mAd rrtnyrldor M. J. U43 WSEX, EsrroB. .Oy'THS EAGLE: Bei-NVVoUr. I Jr, $4 VM .-... mix taootba 1 (X Wllr. 1 year. 3 Ut tlx iumtb,:v;; .;.T.'.-ft 6 " 3Vm oii, oC are, m the Wmjllt, ooa yer, to uu place, f i 50 each. ' . WKKKLY AND f KXI-WaKKLY. 1 qnrar o lews tirnt iunrttmi..f 1 0 Kc& regular iurtiou afterwards, 6 cv.wm cr r.i f r tx . d 'a Xlxl Oae rptrt, wut tu ula,. .tMlu :jth.,. el 5 6 0 13 6 . . . . J 2 5 , 4X wfetnth,.. utxt? vrr. . . . . . ' 1 ' .tux cntw,... .. 8 U Corrr-ctjditifccif the r.ktr lU.-Lint:1in. N. C. N.., 1H. lhC3. Afu-r -aiini; Faxittcvill. a wel ago, in one of MrKtthMn.s new bujr pes, ye veritable Lrnt Grab tool p w ML't fur tb- hnd of his futla r?'. abd arrivnl at the Sttrh Fair, ti ar L-ttt rrl U ill. iu time to ite the proceed in of that ancient, m'xed sad annst awrcubly. I fmud a l rj:r rruttd there, and ujonev amed more pJeatitvl ll.nn at atv tiuie iii.-H the warJ Thecria atvirood and ibepro tret jrcnerally fr bn.siiiaN and inj nent : iuijmTiu. I thought I wou.il a Leap alut the Fir, Ac, thu tite. liUt, utiunts to any, a proTidru- tial iLhrf -rccrt; preventM. I have bcer: writiiu a loug letter to lay aaeet haxt tor three houra and taentr luiu a tea, and my caudle is neatly burnt bat. I thouLt J had mure catfulv. but Lave noL It is now near mid bight and the stun all klmt, and 1 caunuC xl uitire, and tht mil It-art- at day-iiht iu the morning. IKame tLefack! I bale ain. But I tuilit hTa luown Mmjcthinjr uuM L wron never did wriu- a lute h-ttrf with' ? MJtaedei!mentgrew "t ofit jfrrrLtn'I tnnnxttt tLx Irttrr lile Ullin all about the Fuir. and ita dviBpi and atjina, t.'jo Kiirniiitidin ecuuUy and thin in trnrraL But 2 hqiI qnil with a few wrd. for will ttm ttjht before me now, thi i all raauj. I mmt Ce-Xl aliont a fellow who trietl t4-putnu one time. H waa one of thev Lidlirr, cloth hi Irllitwa. and did nut have much to t lite lid jrlmca nu I cloth alioea with, either. I ald t him: Cmedon te the Scutch Fair thin rar aud ( tl bijr croI and hate aotne fun. Tot can njy ouie!f, and errry bdj If' !" He PxHn out bin low me jaw. which cheated l.i cisr it to lh paitioa we ud tha- the inor lara in around IVti-rabar. and tht-n satsrinjrly turuol bin iecklr1 and ra eaat art s towards me and aaid: Thank too, sir, I don't condescend to yu to ancb placra aa tht ! rll, dal aaprHe he araa miaarl at th Jaar or aavabrre ele. Ji lie can ctaad bi coure, I can, and the Fair eaa. That saan ia aafrr at Lme, any how, fur U he fx-a out the Fool-Killer Wight meet hiza. LoM-e GaAaa. Govt won Mro-.cs. Mnch of oni tpace, to d ty, is given to the pnblica it on of important extracts from this docoaaeot. Wo have not space to make raj8rra. bat refer oar readera to it r cr ice eWAtnr. ana or ine Hynad, now in seaafon In Wilmingtm; th abMAoe of the Eli tor, and tlie bat asras eueagnaents of th wri Ur, is onr polony for lack of Editorial mat Ur in lhliasme. Arrrsrrrm Mcanu Friday niht laat, Maasrs John- Monroj and Wra. leKay.wera walking the ro--vl in thia rinity. after tlaxk, and were fiml npou a . . t oy aome pcTaona conceaiet near ine road side. At the report of the gnns erpt'tola. Mr Monroe, !eing an old soldier, fell b the ground, and Mr Mr tay ran, and aa he dhl, aevcral fcbot tr ttiretl at him, 3Ir Monroe getting their direction turned lot i pistol at the acoandreU, when they ratr rated. It is not known whethei Jta wounded any tf the party or not. Cf-rru- The famous yard dog of .. .-v:.:v-rl-!f:- . . r3-TxrXXf rS that' the vote of -xr. .. V"' ; s.tcrivw xrown, air. c lyrics County ha been thrown out . JiwTPftrTr v P . ! in . i! t - t r I Friday night by haupng. He was a o4Conarrattve. and after the re.. ci thm fftate election was beard, and Call hao had givan bond be .Cllarrcad to be restleaa and Saturday taocatn. wn fbond laogiog to th ',1 - Vol. I.-No. 28. Ibi?io.' Circus, came in Town ut Thundajr moruin, and their uoxx-h up the street caused some exc itement and stir among the children tnd negio s. But their appearance rented a Tcry unfaruraLle imj rnsion rith the masses. There had been no ircuA hre for a number of years and ur jHplc were rather anxious to at eud uue. There was quite a Urge nJience Thursdaj-ntht, and we bo re the performance wm generally j ore MtUfcctorjr thaa was expected. J'he rjduig waa miwrsiy JoV an Thornton, making a radical pcech, whsn 'Elsie' his colored wife walked .ip and proposed throe cheers for irant and Tolfar, to which tbc repre sentative man ai4- ' hold on my dear iiitil I cIo.m.." After which ho repeat .d orac poi-try, on the occasion, bor rowed from the Eagle, which called ;br a iond embrace and sweet kins," tvhich were giveu in the old earnest country tyle. Charles Covelli and Hi ram Day, are accomplished clowns and being full of original fun and'wit ntertained the audience satisfactorily. The performance closed with a 'grand concert," all who saw proper lo contribute 25 cents could remain in and witness it. During this perform auce a idmvint? proccsa was irone through with, and though only two were actually put through the motion, we thought all who remained in were badlj shtived. Foar.mx. The rvjiorted triumph of the Brazilian srtus uas been confirm ed. Loez' army ban been driven from the Tcbicuary. Lopez'a action reported to have been cruel in the extreme, sparing no one in his march. The conduct of Ur. Washburn, late U. Miubttcr, is icverrly criticiod by the American resident, at Buenos Lvxjpw. The New York Tribune, Bad icah aitoaks of the Kite Radical Minister as follows: When the Paraguiu-ans were about evacuating Asuncion, a tiitmlier of per sons, both natives ami fonignersf nought rvluge at the American lega- iiuii. iituii iuviii win- bv ii hl:- ' T. . ..... , .7 J tV ill..ta !. I. in wM"kW In tin I in VaViai1! I 2 did not turn them out; he only read to thrm the order of I.oiiez. and left them a HV U V IIIIH- V I t Im M m, free to act as they saw fit. At hvt the I I trutoru ., the legation, Mr . Porter C. B I. ss, ol.Ncw Wk.and 31 r. t.. 1. Master-. man, should alx be kv' P to him. ..!.: ht -. 1 " . "'"" . .. J ."i",,,ir" ; "1 II12UI' MUIIII. IIV II1IIIK It WJIM time. It was but a weak stand, how ever; and the way our minister made it was to enter into a longcorropond- ctice with Ijojm-z in order to gain turn. At last the - Uuited States steamer Wasp, which' was to carry Mr. Wash burn home, arrived at Ai:iiiciou. Will our readers believe it? the minister of the United States went on Isiard, aud allowed the two attaches to bv ta ken by bVcc from his side as they started to go with him; and so he steamed away, leaving them to the certainty of an awful fate at the hands of the outraged dictator, making no ef fort whatever to save tlicui, taking no steps to vindicate the outraged sancti ty of hU office or avenge this insult to our national honor. An American Muadron waa lying idle in the Brazil Tm.rmnmorr; but Mr-. W liLurn Slicaked By this time we have a new minis ter in Paraguay, aud a man, if we are not mistaken, of a very different stamp. Gen. McMabon has been too good a soldier to brook such outrages patient ly, and while he is at the capital of Lo pez, that ruler will be taught to behave with at least a decent show of-respect toward the United States. But the President should at once demand tho release of the prisoner taken from the leiration. and a prompt reparation for the insult to our flag; ami' he should end a sufficient naval force to irive his demand unmistakable emphasis. We are not in the hapit of suffering' such wrong, and do not mean to bo patient under them." Ifce Faragvarin IaiUt to the American x?anoa-iJ. o. saipt oi war ordered Tfcer. WAsni.NOTox, Nov. 19. Minister Washburne's report front Paraguay of the conduct of that government in seizing two Americans who had taken refuge in the American Legation, has ecii receive- by the State department. Decided and effective instructions "en sent to Minister McMahon and Rear Admiral Davis to proceed to Paraguary with an adequate force, and vindicate the national honor,' an 1 redress the wronirs said to have bvca comraitUd by Lopcx mpon Arasrican titizena, " . . .. : " I: ;. '., ; other Mii.'eof lhiiliml t xtrava-ance guce i unsuh with hw lamily. 1 res- h . nuutA of in th, Klcnt Lopcx demanded that all these M , dayn of the Cuivewitv rOugMa should U- turned away.. Mr. Win -Jm1 Tlf Le mi,e:i;, aauburn rclatei how one after an- . - t... i i.. a. in. I'.'kkiPa la IftStt . -. .-- , - ........ . Jm FAYETTEVILLE, Loux Gralw is still grabbing np ol-' scrilt r. We, to Jar, recoied auoth er largeXatch of new names from1 bin-. There is now a Smi-NVeelily mall tnrtKl from the termiuna of the W. C. k It II. R-.to Alliemnrle. Stanley conn ly.Ti.i Bostics Mill', Little's Mills, Swift Island, Ac, which opns out a new field tons, and from which section we xiecl sereral hnndretl new ruIi cribera by the first f January next. , """"MSJssp,',,- Stati ELEC'io.N-The OfScial vote of the Stat.hast lat been ascertain- i124TG.Tho Yancey from ty. : The returns as giv en above excludes that county, which give a Democratic majority of about 175 votes Maj. Plato Durham't majority in the 7th Congressional District is 18 votes. Suppose the Radicals will contest the election. Committed. Duvid Watkius who shot and bliyhtly wound d a nVro on tin 5th ii.st., was, on Saturdtiy last, tried, found irniltv and sentenced to six mouths impris nmcnt iu the commoii a LtGl3LATCU Ye2sTKKDAT. It will bf obtrved .by Ycnterdav ' St n.ite i ro- ceetiings, that Mr. Avery's case 1ms I -ecu pia.-ed upon the vnuie footing with that of Mr. Out s, both having bet n defer ed to December 10th, by which time, it is to be hoped, the hi Ifged disabilities of the Senators u ill be removed, or the Semite, upon due cuisultution, will see the mutter in it tiifii-nut and proper light. The read er cannot fail to be struck with the co ir e of Mr. Barrow, who, once n moderate and fair man, has become one of the most illilerul partizans in the Senate. Iu the Honnc, Mr. Welch, the new and promising Representative from Huywod waked np the "biy; iujuu" from New Hauoter. who aspires to the leadership in thth House, to the ei tlent disrimtl Ant of 'Seymour, or Craven, who doesu't relish the idea of 'iooking nu" to -French. I'arlezvouz has the inside trick, thus fair. It u rotighty estimated that, within fur data be has beeii on the door about lortv four tune.- The remarkable proposition of Col. jSiucIuir fo pay TriistitM of the Uui i versitv.thc same jt dUm and nuleat : i.M fill II 1 1 I M in i II I f ft m ju i . . r . i t . .: t....... : . ff.i( Ti tit.-! t-ti -ii If . A ittviti fi-j m On ltw vnii'f. "t. CAl.KNltU.. The bill repealing Sec. 14 of the Act A.t,..te.vi.ii. li.u ir..ii.riiiiiul.f if fillll on Us 3rd n.atli W1PU Seymour otTered h MUmivi; umvunuwut, which wa , adopted: Wheieas. doubts have arisen new surveys oi thnr counties to im tmub and maps o; the same tiled with the Seen taiy of State, Iiefore Jan. 1st, 18 0. eontrary to the intention of the fmmiTK tf said act: Thtreb're, For the purpose of remo ving all doubts iu the premises, fin General Assemblv of North Carolina d- eiiriet: That suli-division 14, of sec. 8, ofs.dd i ct, shall not be so construed s t make a survey of their counties mautl..tory upon the Commissioners, but ancb survey shall be made. when. Hjti4a of tlu CJoutaititmi intrrn, It in i.iiM. in . nr f.. tl.u ,.v.kt 1hiiitir of towipdui-lioiiniIarn lanes, at such time as maybe convenient, and, when n a :e. a tuapj-tnd a irv.y shall be filed, as pro vidttl by said section. Tlie bill, as amended, then passed its 3rd reading, sud was ordered to be enjrrossed and sent to the Senate. By Mr. Smith, of Martin: A bill rc- .! viving and putting in force the provis-1 ions of Chapter G2, Section 11th of tho j Revised Code, in relation to staving 1 f i the execution of claims, and repealing I h2 and Grrir0 tarjority iruril 1 1 the t 'Toiler construction of the continue to mm meir eieis iu- Bhonid not ie aisconragea, out snouut ,wc f'lv-" "nv V,JIT wcw. w snl -divivi.,n U aev 8 of an act cnti- worJ other regions, not more inviting 1 rather be fostered and maintained; fuH State, Auditer. Tr asnrer, Superiuten tled aunctconcerninLMheirovernmetit than ours, it is true, iu climate, soil J BUCi, tt 8yKtem is impaired, if not des- dent of Public orks, Superinteu .if 'mnticla p proved VuU l" 1 material resources, but in which troyed, by Keral laws which may be of Public Instruction, and the and the Cominissioners of counties iu thcy Mi secure for their children, at -j said-to place the creditor for years in Attortiey General, have not yet been some parts of the State baxe been ad- the public charge.a system of schools the hands of the debtor with the cer- l"1 Tl Ifc " ""Ptunt tit...: .i .1 to tit them to become intelligent and tuintv in manv u.ub of the lush of tbn i tliat.tiie duties of these officers be at in ir vixen ii l u n i. Liitrir iiiii in t iiuic - - - i . . s r i all stay laws and parts of stay laws ; schools, or in the provision made to now iu force iu the State, passed since j support them. ; the year 1SQ1. ' The Board of Jidncation and the ; 3Ir. Gunter moved to indefinitely i Trustees of tho Univejity will doubt postpone it. j less make rcKrts to the .General As- 1 he call being sustained, resulted in tne louowing nanoi: Ayes, oi; na-s 21. The House then adjourned until to morrow, 10 o'clock. GOYERXOirS MESSAGE. extracts. education. The attention of the General Assem bly i respectfully invited to the re- Fort of the Superintendent of Public nstrnction, hen' with transmitted. That officer is diligently engaged in hi duties. I am satUfiod. from mv knoivledgc of his cliaracter and qaall- fi cat ions, that he will bo ablo to pat in wuirauuD, at, an cany penoa, nnaer Ni a, TEt thfrsaiicticKvOt a Hystcm of ucatibn'V- In'T more extensu existencejaj Tho Unive separably vgy. lie achools.Tl . Educationia:f mining, enginr useful nrtarn'4 nrag.ljC be provided f have welted:: for" our pufclb ertftsembly; id '-means' of jpu tf 7 bvtier.t anci iy heretoforf in ...; ; 5;.t: .the. State is in ritli the free pu b n! be. fostered, imechanic, iUthe ;Vfc,w.!.bt!en: .;ruciiboalU 'nthat may h crVwf 4r owrf mst. It is.tirinccsiaryi1tb show how it was lost, orit dflato upon the ad vantages thus snatched fx)m us. Re grets are vain for .what is past. Let us improve the present, and address ourselves .to the fature. We must have free public schools for all the children of the State, at whatever cost. This i-i a duty which. can neither L: postponed nor.cvaded. So thoroughly em 1 impressed with this duty, ami so . i -m . . I : earnestly am i com feasible measure to ren formance certain, tliat but ibr the as surauce that it will 6e thus performed I would despair ot free popular gov- pa crnment in Xorth Carolina, "iduea- tion is the cheap defence of nations," n t only from without but within. It is that light which distinguishes re fined and civilized from barbarian races. It forms and compacts the only soei ty among men whu-h is .worthy of the name. It touches the earth, and it blossoms with luxuriance; its soil yields its choicest fruits, its mines open and pour out their varied treasures, and its rivers and seas are whitened with commerce, which carries with it not only exchangeable wealth, but ideas in government, literature, science and. art.' It is'jthe only ljrc basis of good morals, for without it the Divine Word, the fountain of all truth, would be a sealed book. It is the strongest bulwark that can be erected to protect the rights of property. Property holdcito arc. therefore, specialK inter ested in proniotitH' education. Taxes for such a purpose ehoiild be cheerful- ly and promptly patof: The jiflluent and the eiilightenedn afford ttt4;arc iu this respect lbr t !W nrd the norant. since it y-. mcrelithcir lutv. out Tneir tnitc Tmts-Ttrc thus best subserved. Hat little, it any of the moticv expended Jo r edtMuition . is sent out of the Stat' . It ivmams with us, ajid wt.ile oipcoplc are thus i.i . i ..).. I u-:tl L'hill'l l.n tni' m'l. lint v - . alter is collected from the citizens b- l,,ul'.lu p. v v.. ... , v. ..1 ..w... ,. m !....- .. I n one hand of the Statu and immediately lisbursid to them by the other. The people oi the State are anxiou;. hat industrious and worthy immi rrants should conio hither and settle among us. It is a primary question with all such immigrants whether in the communities r States in which they are invited to settle, there are fa cilities for educating .their children. If we do not put in operation as good public schools as there are in other portions of the country, wo cannot hope to attract to the State any con - siderable number of immigrants, i'hey. useiui citizens. The people of North Carolina have leng been a unit in favor of education. From the days' of Yancey, Murphrey, Stanl-, Cameron, Gaston, Caldwell, ... ..- and others, to the present, their en-; lightened statesmen of all parties have enjoined this as the first duty of the State. I am persuaded that the pur- pose to educate the rising generation is as firmly fixed now? as at any former period. This is a subject on which all can agree. A rivalry can exist !ttl erous in its naiun ?, which .Wiy- folate no sacred rule of charityriuTvyTfich, honoring inose wno may engage in if, win con fer immeasurable benefits and bless ings on this and future generations. I recommend, in the most earnest terms, tfiat the General Assembly du ring its present session provide for a general and uniform system of public schools. The scl and colored childi rate, but in other i Ihe schools tor the white ren should be sepa- raie, uui in uukt rwirecw tuere siiouki be no difference in the character 'of the sembly at an early day ns to the con ditiou of the educational interests con-! titled to them. B th these Boards are j fullv orranized. ai d have transacted I somj important bi siness. l'ROTECTlO TO LABOT. The Constitution provides that "the General Assembly nau provide, by proper legislation, for giving to me chanics and laborers an adequate Len on th? subject matter -of -their, labor." in tne connici always. going cnoc- tweeu capital and labor, the- latter is more'! likely to suffer than the former; first, because money or capita) is pow er; and second I w because capital is I generally controlled by a greater xle- gree of intelligence than lhat which .characterizes Labor. Labor can not I afford to combine ainunat camtal to i .NOVEMBER 2G, 1868. nfbrce its fights, for the reason that i caunot, like capital, ! retire within itself and await' results.1 , Both Should be protected in such manner as to pre vent either trom -ecroaching pn the rights of theftther. ; Contracts in writ- ng should be "encouraged,1 and should be strictly enforced. ,The mechanic or laborer should bo required to per form his; cdntract with scrupulpus fi delity; and ou thqlother liaudj no op portunity should be afiorded to , the contractor or emptoyyr to evade pay mcntiiyhen the contract has thus been rfoB;o!aoir Weady .wit h:t wts m Vfl ot m&r menji a TTI' far 3vxtmcn t, u nem uarrassea oy utieoesa. jor inattention, iion-peitormance or slack pcrwrraa acc of contracts by those employed. I can p?rccivc-no difference, in a legal or moral point of view, be tween a contract broken by a mechaii ic or laborer, and an obligation disre garded by a capitalist or employer. The mechanic and the j laborer should be protected, but not to the detriment of the em pi oyer when j the latter has fully complied with his "obligation. mitted to everyThe former should- be assured, while ;nder its full per-1 laboring, that the reward of hi? labor will be realized; and, to enect tins, there should be a lien in - every case uti til he 'is-paid.. The.-reincdy should be plain speedy and cheap Asia sren- eral rule the mechanic ana lauorer can I . . i i ill' not afford to cnv iu suits at law ifford to enairo iu suits at law and pay fees. ! , This is a subject which excit si no small interest among the people. Those especially, who live by their la bor will continue to press the .Subject upon the attention of the General As sembly until suitable laws tot thier protection are enacted. A working man myself, I feel a deep interest in whatever concerns t he workingmen of the State. ,Our present andUuturc prosperity must.be based on labor. : La bor should not only be honored,) but it i should be protected ami promoted by ,,a..1- I But, while labor should be protected and honored, idleness should receive no countenance or favor. Every one should be required j to pursue: some honest calling for a living; and the presumption should be as it fairly and pre jus tno try is, that an tiabitr.ad idler with known or visitm' means ot support, is in a condi i n to be U mpted to tire , coiuunssion of crinii. It is jtllers anl loTiiigers wno, ior tne mosx part; ui ; our mils and worKhouses, as they will fill the 'peniteniiary.' There is work . i i ii i .i . .. i - it c. aomcKiuu ror an io uo, aim au should be employed. . . : IA W . .i a 1 1 t .1- j ine law OI , reuiror ni'U aciuor is -.u the first imoortaneeJ The relations oi these two classes should be plainly aud carefully defined,! and con rUcts should be proer!y enforced. (j)ur State government will jnot be, in com plete operation until every impediment to the col ectii'ti of de'its is removed. Stay laws which give jinduleiice be youd the usual diliatory plea,lor b ond the ordinary stay of execution on sufficient securitv, are, under an v cir cumstances, of doubtful utility. The evil dav" of pavment.fas it is termed, ifc postinmed in most cases to: be felt, : wjtj, added force by the debtor. A W)und and judicious credit ! svstem I tieoi. ine tieotor may pieai( ior in-dalent-e and lenity as long as it is reasonable to do si, or ns long ii there is a weli-jjroiinded assurance that he , . f i i l l i - .1 t r will be able to pay; but complaint may just I v proceed from the creditor, who has, certainly wronged 'no one bv first extending-t redit for. his property or "roods, and bv sub-equeut ' indulgence nud forbearance. Stay laws of Various kinds have been in ioperatioif iti this State for Years. I . sav '.nothi mm -.1 u-rnnrmrtionulity;! but even when th unfortunate condition in which we ha e been phieetl during this period is considered, it cannot be assumed that the debtor will be harshly treated if now required to meet his obligations. The losses incurred; by the rebellion are not confined to particular cases. They were general, affecting the whole people of the State'- in eveiy -ivalk of societv. If a debtor cannot lmv in fie lust resort, after reasonable indulgence has been extended to him, he isla bank rupt. What rendered jhim a bankrupt wjiether the rebellion, or his own im providence, or want of economy lor fore sight is not material to the argument. We may lament his! uiisloitiuies and syuqmthize with him, but still the fuet remains that he is still in posse;ssioii tif property which jntlyj ln-longs to his ereditorf, some of whom may have been l educed to his eon di tionj ly his failure to meet bis obligations. The only refuge of sqch a erswu is to com promise with his credit4ni,'or jo enter a court tif bankruptcy, or to make such nu exhibit and disposi ion of hs prop erty i?ud effect as will isatisfvhis ered itors that he is" fixed in an honest pur Hise to do them justice. I do ;iiot by any means concur iu the opinion that m houeat bankrupt has luetirred an serious lorA of character . as a business uiiwi, or that he should be distrusted or avoided. Snch a maii oh the eon- trary, haa disphiyed honesry,! moral eoamire and candor which entitle him to the restiect and confidence' of his uciguoors; especially: wAeu we ramem- Weekly No. 16. iM-r tliat we have jus emerged fn m tHUiditioti in which nothing wa solid. 'ntiftti which tienrlv eery one was in volved hi pecimiary tiisiist r untl dis tress. . Failure, iu biihiuess or lots of proeiy Bhouid but stiiuulate to i re newt tt- exertion.' The honest, iudus JrionVkijd ufnight citizen, howsoevei reducetl or depressed by misfortune will always find friends to aid hitu ii his efforts to improve bis coudif ton. ; I recommend that the 8biy laws 1e repealtl. and that cn'ditor and debtor be placed on a footing similar to that which they . occupied pfeviotls to the I JThtif. hotuestead exemption , provided ajrdimt lortner debts, wiuvHhps(ir oerate leneticially ' in the future, r Ii will secure a home for' the fam'uy in any event; and it will h.ive a salutary effect to a certain evttit in checking extravagance in the credit system, j -: t '. THE MILITIA. - ! Attention is invited to the report of the Adjutant General herewith sub mitted. ; The views uud suggestions til the AdjutantGeuerak have ni' entirt opovul. The opinion of Washing ton, ii tiered iu 1.7U0, that a;"free peo ple ought not onlv to lav iirmed, but disciplined," and that a vell oagauizeu niihtia "is Cfc.iaiulyvau bject of vpri innry inrportance, whether viewed in refei"Hice to tlie national security, to Miu nut lufnr.tliill il tl.u ilrllil l m t ", . .y to the preservation oil order, is not less "'weighty or important now t.hau ii was jtheu. The expenditure incurred thus far I on att-ouiit of the militia isq'iite small. I uid not deem it exjuuieiit r ntfces' sary to avail myself of Lke power con ferred UjoiJ mto pure base arms. ' A con-siderable quantity of arms with necessary eq;iipiutits- and auim ini tionj lias been procured without cost, save for transportation. It is import ant J that the militia should be enrolled, but it is tint deemed es .i.i .i t i i ii . ftM1:U . r"1 1 u ,in' V"", ,,0fly "llo'a e. dis.cipliiiel or dribed. Ihe itco- meudatious td the Adjutant General oir thi" suhject seem to be such us uhoiiid meet, as I trust they will, the approval of the General Assembly. It is estimated that the expenses of the Adjutant General's office f r the ensijing year, including his salary, will not excel d five thousand dollura ($ 000. ) I'recommend aii apjm riatioii "sufficient "to cover that! amount. ! ' ECONOMY IN PUBLIC EXPE.tfttrBES. j I c tnnot too earnestly commend to tliH iiiteinittn f the Gifiiral Assembly the Importance of enforcing ecououn in tlie ptiblmexpetiilitu'rert. 1'ublicot ficers who disburse the public moiievs i,l,i l,l l..-.ri.iim1 t. ....... f.,l.....l ........... .- ... v.. v w .. ....... - tit i ..,i.i asiudivitl- ualsin theirbiisiut hs transactions. The Stat is in de!;i the people are for the mosfpart poor, aud it is, therefore, es ) eeiaHy important that economy should be observed. I recomeud that the du ties jof the State Auditer be clearly and fully defined, and hat it be made bis duty to examine rigilly every ac count or chiim against the State, of whatever character, before the Gover fior is required by law to issue his warrant for the same, j DUTIES OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AKD THEIR SAL ARIES, j (ention is respectfully invited to once prescribed It is also recomended that j;tst and reasonable sularieu be allowed these and all oher public officers. A public officer is expected to devote his whole time to his duties, and he should be well paid for his services. A' govern meat which pays extravagant salaries sets-an injurious example of extrava gaiic'e ami waste to its citizens; but one that doles out n bare living to un rtttentionsiv and sedu- ioiislv devotes himseit to its service, is not! onlv unjust to the officer and to" it self, but it loses respt edibility iu the eyes of the vr rid, and will not long coiuiiiHiKi inut emeieucy aim peculiar fitness iu its officials which is so de sirable iu the administration of public affairs. j PEXltEXTlART. It will be seen by the report of the Couimisioueia herewith transmitted, that they have located the Penitenti ary near Lock vilie, on Deep River, iu Chatham count v. 'Jle situation is deeiiieti itn exceileiit one iu all n spects. Arraugemeuts are in progress to erict a stockade jou 'the site, and convicts .i 1 i;e . iuploed ill glut! tig the foliu- iations and jiiaTying stone for the ouihlin'. I have addressed a letter to tsich id the Sheriffs of the State, in- imriiig the numter of prisoners, the erinit s for which they are imjrisoued. and the time for which thev have been enteiiced, so that, after the necessary .ufoi niatiou is obtained, such of them is should be p.t to bard labor in the Peuiteutiarv m-iy be.tnrned over to the Suiieriuteiideht. j ' ' IKS AXE ASTLUlt. : ;. The report of J)r. E igene Grissom, .Mipeimteudent of the Asylum, is here with transmitted, rum gratified to state thai ii decided iuqiroverueut has been made in the management of the Asylum, under. Dr. - Grisothi. whose zeal aud fidelity,' with the same quali ties on the part of his Assistant, Dr. r::YfM-M:ikU ''labordtotiteti generally, txi deserrlag of. -v?nipeiud- perintendert in rU: tion are cdrnm'e&diJ td root tltcttioo. I do not doUt that tUG.rottftl A sembly will, adopt, every m!a3r ee cessary to tnatara- this icditpcctiVv and noble charity. ' - , . Carthago ddenda est. The rabtl De mocracy of thoSn:h nttLodwtr'S oJ. It mast ba cut root i-ad IrOu . It mnst no longer pollute tho fccJ rl con i am mate we atcaozpacra wita ir-- son. Its altars mtut ba'bi dcJUod, l't god must fall like Dagoa of okl bU.rv the ark of. Republican liberty, Its golden calf mnst be ground to powder , and thrown upon the waters iuid Xhty must be mado to drink the dreg of th bitter draught. Human jvxiio Ct mands it. The relributire let lie cf God demands-it. The Rcpauicssi tf j North Carolina have tho power t t? j itAiira tlitu timtrrt Will f hAar liAva lka courage to do their duty ? 2M nut i iv iuia luruvvt ii lit u y avv tw srssion of the Legislature ictU atuatr tU. question. Standard. ' " ' Now, yoo Deraocracr, prcpr to rW ccive the vfad of Republican wrath. . Now Intelligence; novr LitemUrt; now Science; now Art; now Fr.ijota,r ' paro to receive your martyrdom. Uow dirt; now dregs; now scum; now Lru tality; now ignorance; jiow. yicc, pre pare to go in to glory tha halo of t- i ii aVV.A 1. m t ..ml rr-X. iw' 1 " I 1 rt L.. v .n ai. hjliiii. a lie i if mw . mrmA fll. 1 " .1 u'u. x ue coBucmnation is eaioa.- Beware I Beware I Look oat for th . next session, enl v. woardtotacar. Look at Georgia, Alabama, and Louii- iana. 3ou Democrats, and imitaU their example. Wil. Journal. - A Sad Stokt -Tlie followio aciii'tut 1 1. c lit I v took place very. close to KoKi-hisko'a grave, at Zuch wyl, in the Swiss en u toft of So leu n : A Swiss major, by the cisrtie of Bed nu iky. scarcely 'M yesra old, who ' bail fought bravely in filteeti bsttlct, had arrived at Zuchwyl, to pay no inage. to the jjreat hero of Potsud al his humble grave in theSuitt villaga ehiiichyard. While otiir Switt ia htiitiy soldiers were firing at a tar- : uet, lie took a walk to tbc banks of the Aar, taking hi little fightera months old son with him. Although ' be yas bit ween two and three thou-' sand yards from ihe infantrymen, one ot the bullets fired by Ibeo ' pierced bislietirt and killed him 6tt ' the spot'; When he did not rcturtr,1 two liour4 after, bis wife, who bad awaited him . tit the village hotel, grew imeny niid went in Mitch ot him. She found hi corpse; tha lit , tie child slept peuccfully on hit fath er's bteast. The distress of tho poar widow excited the ureateit cotnpia iou throulhiHit Swiferbiird. Jiradeiiburg, 2iir. 8. DlSTRRSjBlNU TrAIHJIOT -.ijl UkCUI Kills iu Nri'mw. I am called upou ; io curunicio one oi tuoae uopcraio 4tM 1 .4b (iu 4 A7 M. At. aVMM A S- - - .1 aL. oat the couutrv. The facts, aa rath. i far..; L unu iiuju euiiuiciiiig Bvurccv, irroi toJho as follows: ; On yesterday morn ing, while J. D. SKacklett was sitting in the door of J. G. Shacklctt'a store, in Meadville, in this county, hit nrph ew, D. 31. Shack ret t, rode up, and oit mo inting, came into the store. ' At he was passing hi undo be remark.', "lou say I will cat my words, at tha si.me time 6lapping him on each sid of the face, llis uncle then attempV. ed to rise, when he struclc him scvral times with a pUtol. Mr. J Shack lett then started down the road to -wards heme, saying, 4Iam notarraol and do not want any difUculty." Young iShacklett started alcr him, when J. D. Shacklett broke and ran. and young Shacklett fired several shots at him as he went off. Som fifteen minutes after the first ahovt-. ) ing, J. 1). Shacklett, having anaoJ himself with a shot-gun, met young Shacklett near Brook's store, and remarked that he was now prepared. Both parties commenced firing, each Dnng some three shots, when young Shacklett walked into Brook'a ttoiv and expired in about twenty-firo miu utes, shot through the heart. 1 Loiiitv.lU 'Csuricr-Journal. THE MYSTERI00S BED.. A traveler mini weudin hn rrmv tLroafih tbc ;t ru Kirtiou of th MUs of Xnt, stopped oTir.iiht kt tb Villas of UU some fii-uilii wb were Rrent wp. fa cm of tlte bttil-iooiut of tb hou IWrt wtA Wd Hieul f.Hteut bv pntlien to tb V4iliig. Mfbt liuir c.eie, uud.'lb trvelU a iri iei lb r, CHodl ia uahJ, aoj after pniatiu oat tb brd. drprtet ltb ftw lifLt- KAyiutf timt Mb ufdt it for otbx ly--rn. Tuv, tmvrltfr UDlred. aa4 grtpU kT way to tbo bft. or to lbr xpot -wber bLv4 su it. but wa MtU4Znl to Dud tlu U bad U j4leiirt;(L From vornvr to cruc l grofA. but tbe Heiircb w.i arloiu. 8oocwbt (ngt eued. be cotauu-ocfd KbvutiDg, pruWrilrT tbt th bouMO wttti bcwiUbU. Tm laadWa nod two or tUreti ot bi (fitcubi, wtrts tiabtc, .uiMwvred but ni)b.itio luaBwmt, atei Jo aa be wntt aboot to . tell tbe etorj vf tne pi ia' bttl, lie lokd. and lo! tbrre it aert'tra betore. , He tried to inform them of hii inabil ity to iind tbe budttend. bat tatr on) r luxb?d at biio. telling him b tuut be cmi.' -lliJdiuir him kooJ aiebt, and alvwius bitu to cr WW at ooce un I ulcrp-ofl bin deliriara, CLy Itfi him. AiMoouaa laev l aj bat taa So fr matte a dive for tku bed, nod buidej oa tb -door. He tbeu begun to bullna mud Jell Lnd t tbwn eer, n.d dirted tyr tbe door. fa. M leniptimf to deectrad tbe etuin be ltl b.Iknij to tbe buttoui, uiukiug micb a terrible boU, tbal nil tbe iiitu-Uee riMb4 to bxinjtha.teoee it whs r ffive.l witb nuiculp. To elWr blu bat be kid beno uiiHUkeo. one of tWaut4 pr 'ooHed to euUr the room wiiJlbimvaa4 re iu iiu tuere naid be nboubt &U1 alee)t. ' I be propimition w.uiLidJ,T reepttxa. ffmd I bont tw-nty taiuuUM tbe .lay mm dep. Tne w irt thtra mhVtei.tW1 OM.lkte.ul ttlmoMt to tbe i-rilioc tz&mmwmnh ed .booting 0re, luardi-r." ito. Tfbni-arLT l.irmed, be TOmn ot of bed. bat & A tni.e bvitiR laiiy n'w iiuirn wbt be hod cia tttett be uu-jginrd tbnt he bnd. fnjla ovr .ifty feet Fenr Mevtoed to hife UenMboJ uih laii-. and be sboate t like a if. viper, procbtimiDf' IumI tbf boaMt tiip . n-alet. aa t tbat tbe imp of lArkue hvd . tJnou4 y tt iwnj with aiia. Tbe "other rou who baa nU-ied the foo-n. coldl.?. piftitei t'lbo bil-tid,-iwTinR iht it b4t n rt to 11, but tbey ere aunt le to eluke tbe bfliff Uut hi U.fr ut to ijuHijr hod Uka rtfaje ia tbiBTeterkaa .. Mr. Durban! otaciaJ nwjorit i ti r So Tenth Xitrict it mzkitc - -J V . V. 4 A
The Eagle [1866-1875] (Fayetteville, N.C.)
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