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(Hi 12 00 18 00 25,00 15 00 25 00 33;50 .'10 00 40 00 GO.(K) 45 fX) 85 00 ! 100,00 J Column. .1 Cidumti. .25 00 45 (K), Jj I The y nipt Jconiplaint ar 'i Land pain in ptom? of Lifer II TP ntiiauint&a II MIIaulQ9& land pain in the Kide. , . . . . , . I jSoni-tinCH Hie pain i in MaawMal Il"e "iiouiaex, ami im mis rhviimaliHni. the nlomncli i nfl riwl t.tke-n tor with lot4 of appetite and nitknets, bowel j in Keiienl tt-ttive, nometinies alternatine with lax. line neau ih troiihlf1 With pain, am lnll, hea- LXVUR ivr enntion, considera hle lo of memorv. ac- companied with painful H'tixatjon of having If ftundcne aomething whjch (luglitfu have been done. Often complaining of weftkneM, debility, and low npiriu. Sometime many. of the above aymptomn attend the diiteaae. andatothvr time very few of them; but the liver i generally the organ mot involved. Cure the Liver with j DU. SIMMONS' j , LIVER It EMULATOR, a preparation roots and be rbj warranted to be uriclly vegetable, and can do no injury to any one. It ha been used by hundred, and known for the lant 40 year as one of the mot reliable, eflicadou and haranilens preparation ever of fered to.the Mi'fTerinc. 'If taken regularly and iTKiHtchtlv, it ih Hiire to cure I ipypcpia, headache, jaiundice,coti vene, iek lieadache, chronic diarr-lia'a.nrTectionsoftheblad- Regulator. lii .lyicr. rainp uy$eniery, ar- frction of the kidiu'VH. niTvniiBiwua -l.Ill a:.. fder, camp dysentery, af- eae or Hie km, impurity of the blood, mclan- ehol, or drpreion of npirit, henrt! urn, colic oi t.ain in the bowel, pain in tU I i ad, feWr agd ague, diojwy, boils, pain in t!i. ' ick, &cl Prepared only by 1 1. ZFA LI N; ,v CtK, i n , l i ., Jr"S&l, Macon, Oa. Price, $1 by mail Si 2r. Formic by T. F Jv LUTTZ & CO., ! fib24-ly SaJi-burv, N. C. NOKTHjCAnOLINA, In the Superior ItOWAN COCNTV. $ Court. Jo$kua Miller, Administrator of J. W. MttNeely and ) riai miffs. Againut, "VVin. B,i McNeely Suiiimong 6and Peti tion Jo sell land for Asset. aiid Acuith Mc- f Xely, alias Ace-1 hith Corriher. ' In 0i eae it appearing to the satisfac ton of .the Court that Win. H. McNVely Hnd Aeemth McNly, alia. Acenith Corriher. jue non-feaideuts of theJ tat of North CarohnA-.lt is therefore ordered that i.abli- eation bn tnad m the Carolina Watchman, a newspapvr published in Salisbury, N. C., for ail weeks succMivly. requiring said , ?Ui l"' lmr at the office of ihe Uk of the Superior Court foF the county Of Rowan at,,, Court llon,e in Salisbury, on r nday thn 1st day ,.f I)wnbr next, and aufvrer the complaiat f the pUititiffs. or the ease will be heard ex'purte. ! WitiieM. A. Judsoji Man Clerk of the Superior Court of aid county at office: in Salisbury, the IGih day of OctoWK A. D. I v7 1 . " ; J A. .IHDSON MASON. ' CUrk of Itouati Superior Coriy. NOUTIl CAROLINA.? T Xaluku CfuTVf S Superior Court. Jacob A- rilae, Conrad Hise. Marv Hise. Ihoinas (iQeaunon and wife Mahala. llenry Chester and wife Caery. j Ag ainst, Marvt! Hise. Elizabeth . " MllUlf and Mary Ennvs. infanu under the age f , wtjniy-ne, years, y their Uuardian.JJ I. 1 Couly; ; Klisha Hue aud vife Mahala. , Emeline IJUe, James Hise. kMill v Ann llise, infauts onder the ae of tweiity;lne 'years by tliejr Guardian ad litum Jj p. In this cae it is ordered that publicat:on be made in the "Carolina Watch man! a aewspapeif published in the town of Salis bury, for six weeks, Notifying Marvil Hise. a nou-resideut defendant, that he appear at the Superior court Clerk's ofJLee in Lenoir, Caldwell eouoty; within that time and answer the complaint of the Plaintiff, or judgment will be taken pro confetxo as to him. L WiiD.M' R R- Wakefield. Clerk of our oa: Murt at omce iu Lenoir, this 14th day t Sept. A. I). -4. tr it ui i WAKEFIELD, C 6. C. 3Klt PLANT NOW ! Hyacinth'st Tulip, Crocue, Lillie,Paeonies, jnd nearly all the various Bulbs. Order tliem from 8. Hj Martin. ', ' Hyacinth,; mixctl, $1.50 per dox. Tulips, 50. ct. per dox. 1 cksges postpaid. Send for Catalogue, 8. IL MARTIN, f Ut nd Marblehead, Mass. Land Deeds, Trustee Deeds, mtpissioner's Deeds, Sheriff eeds, Chattle Mortgages, &c For.Sale at this office. ; Cheap Cbattlo Mortgages, "4 TKiou. other M.nU fcr .I. W. I i l ! . i , ' i ' ' :! f 1 ' ' mi, , THE WATCHMAN OFFICE i ' j . is well supplied with ' 5 A large and elegant auortment of -Pictorial or CUT ILLUSTRATIONS, &C, suitable for all k nds of MANlBtti NTING. i i j Also- Finer aiid more Ornamental Types for " x i Business & Professional Visting,Party and Wedding. Cards ; i e and School A ! ' Circulars of all kinds ; PAMPHLETS, Tobacco Notices and LABELS for all purposes ; For Clerks, Magistrates i i and Solicitors ; Or anything else required in the j Printing Line. THE Carolina lUatfljman . -j i t - I i- ; AS A NEWSPAPER, : i Ts a candidate for public favor. Its circulation is good, and its standing and patronage improving. It is one of the best advertising mediums in the State, and offers its facilities on as I . . I liberal terms lis any. LAND FOR SALS ! -I' ; 1 Acont X0Z Acres, Seven miles from Salisbury, !on the Wilkesboro Road, adjoining Binj. Howard. Jo. Mingus and other ; part of it Second Creek: Bottom. Term, one-fourth cash, balance one, two and three years credit. Enquire of Jno. Miller,! who lives on the premise, of of R. Barringerj Agent, Charlotte, K. 0.- I i ' - i JiPf. Z5, 71-2xd I y PLAIN I FANCY S - 1 . ' Colle? fato la n lis THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. ANNUAL MESSAGE 1 OF THE OOTKRKOR Honi TOD R. CALDWELL To the Honorable, the General AssemUy f of Vie State of N. Carolina : By the constitution of our State, the Guv- ; ernir is required from time io time, to give tt the General Assembly iufonnatkiu of the affaira of jhe Mate, atd recommend to their consideration such measures as he may deem expedient," Hefoi-A proceeding to the discharge of this duty impoeed by the cous itution, it is meet and pror that in the name and n behalf of the hmiI of the State, I should make due acknowledgements to the Supreme Ruler of the Ubiv?rse for the many blessings and pri vileges he has bestowed upon us, and to in voke his eoutiuued guardianship over our State aud Natioti. Fr the h:st six years, gentlemen, we have Wt struggling to repair andrebuild the for tuijos of the State which were wasted and j squandered ini a most calamitous struggle j with the General Government, it will an ! swer no g(Kd r useful purjK.se to enter up- onjhe causes which brought on this colli- r.-u. ; jtrrr iojc nas nis own opinion ou thi.ssnl.jetrt.aiid iustetid of endeavoring to opentresh the bleed iii g wounds, or to re vive; tjie nem..ries of the sad past, it b bnves Ais all U throw the mantle of obli viou ovrr jour differences, and devote our energies to r osing up our beloved old com inoriwealtti from the low estate into whicn she hat fajlen U fdace her upon the uroud eminence j which she occupied prior to the events inaugurated iu 1801, and brought to n epd 1805 by the triumph of thw armies of the Federal Government. However much, many of our wisest and Wst iiien nay have believed, they were jus tified in resorting to hostile measures for the purpose of enforciug or defeuding rights which they deemed to be in jeopardy yet it must now; be appareut to every caudid ob server that the fttep was unwi-e in the ex trerne, bringing upon our State nothing but calamity, aud reducing many of her people to bankruptcy and ruin. With this sad ex perence continually before 'our eyes re membering the lormer grandeur of North Carolitia--the happiness and prosperity of her peoplethe peace and food wi 1 which once reigned supreme in all her borders the iput'ial forbearance and respect her citi xens entertained one for another with all these memories crowding our minds, may we uov resolve that hereafter, whenever it is consistent with our honor and our good name "to: bear the ills we have, rather than fly to those that we know not of.'" I f DEBT AND FINANCES. The most impor ant subject which will de mand Tour attention at this sessl u is the debt and fiuances of the State. The report of the public Treasurer exhi bits the eonditiou of the debt. An analy sis of it will show that the debt .consists of the following classes : Firsti "Old, or "ante-war debt." including $333,045 held by the Board of Dducation which is in the form of a certificate is sued iu lieu of old bonds, $8,761,245 Accrued interest, 1 588,51 5 $10 349.760 Second : Bonds issued since the war under acts passed before. n aid of Internal ! Improve men a, Accrued interest, $3.015 000 542.700 $3,5574700 Third : Bonds issued since the war to fund accrued interest and past due bonds, viz; Under act of 18G6, f " 1868. Accrued interest. $2,417,400 1.721.400 74484 $4,883,784 Fourth: Bonds issued during the wajr for Internal Improvement purposes, but not marketable, because of the time of issue &9,. vix : Bonds issued uader acts passed before the war. Bonds issued under acts passed during the war. Accrued interest. $913,000 215,000 383.550 $1,511,550 Fifth; Bonds issued under acts passed since the war for Inter nal improvement purposes, not special tax, viz : Under ordinace of convention if 1868 to Chatham Bailroad Co., To Williainstou ic Tarboro Railroad Company, $1,200,000 150,0m3 $1,350 0(H) 234.000 $1,584,000 Accrued interest. Sixth : Speeial Tax B -nd. i ud under acts passed iu Jl 18Sa-'(iy, and siuce repealel oy act oi cm ot march viz : Bonds to Eastern Divi;..n of Western Jforth Carolina !ril roall Coinpany, $273,000 i 7" kumrniu wi v esiern . patiy. f ; Wilmington. Charlotte aud Ruth erford Railroad Company, Williiamston & Tarboro Railroad Company. i Atlantic. Tennessee $ Ohio Rail road Company, , $11,407 000 1.475.670 Accrued interest. 0 ij' , I $12,882,670 beventn :.: Uonds pronounced un constitutional by Supreme Couit. tit: Bonds issued to Chatham Rail road Company now outstand ing, $250,000 Penitentiary on Deep River, 10o!o00 $450,000 ! ; tUHMABT OF DEBT. The principal of the entire debt ' j $29,900,000 The total amount of accrued in tent t her eou to, October 1. 1871, U; ; 387.419 45 Total amount of principal and interettU $31,887,464 45 1.320.000 3,000,000 300,000 147,000 SALISBURY, N. C.i DECEMBER 1, l71. j The only securities held by the State from wr.ieiisbe derives any income. arethe3U0. i 000 stock in the North Car. 1 na H-if ll.tA Compauy, on which six per cent dividends have lately been realized which dividends, by a decree of the Circuit Court of the Uni ted States, for the District Of North Pyr..li. na, have been subjected to the payment of interest due on ih. bond Afthm i . u umio IQOU VU ti pay for said stock. Commenting on the foregoing list, I re mark that the first class, consisting of the ante-war bonds, originally sold some over par, all averaging nearly par. the pr.ceeda of which mainly built our railroads, seen to be of the highest digu ty. The second elass. although issued under acts passed before the war. it is notorious were sold at not more than fifty ceats in specie, and ot exceeding sixty-five or sixtv-six cents in currency when thir depreciation waf heavy. It is be tiered that tnauy realized less than fifty cents in specie. The bonds of the third elass are also of m,dispued validity. In fact, many were ex changed for old or ante-war bonds which had become due, or for those which had become mutilated or scratched the residue for cou pons at par (without interest at maturity) which hd become due maiuly on the ante- vnr ueoi. The fourth class the General Assembly has heretofore, except to a small amount, re fused to nogi.ize ; but it seems difficult to prove that they have m.t been validatrd in general terms by -fhe ordiuance of the ou ventious of IdtiS-'GO, declaring all debts binding on the State when not "incurred in aid of the rebellion. But if recognize I they should be scaled according to the rate it de preciation at the date of issue, aud of course they should uot be recoguizFd unless it shall be proved that their proceeds were applied to building our railroad. The fifth ch.ss stai.d on the same fKting as the second, but they were hold probably, at a lower average price. The bonds of the sixth class were sold, nearly all of them, at ruinous rates-many bringiug ouly from ten to thirty cents in currency ; very many were sold under cir cumsta- ces which oughl to have put prudent men on their guard sold in a reckless and gambliug manner, so that it was ( lain to the most uuwary, that the agent of the company to which they M ere issued was not acting with fidelity to the interests of his priucital besides manv were disposed of after the General Assembly, by the act of January. 1870, gave notice to the world that they had ordered the return of said bonds and that future sales of them would be invalid and lastly a large number, according to a report made by a committee of the House of Re presentatives, we: e issued without the cer tificate required by law. The seventh class, I am of opinion the Stite cannot recognize, bat if she owns any property, p irchased with the proceeds of these bonds, such property might becurren dered to bona fde purchasers of said bonds before their constitutionality was questioned further than this in my opinion the Gene ral Assembly caunot go. In considering the important and most dif ficult problem of the pfblic debt, t!: : lowing questions present themselves : 1st. What is the aOjdamount for u i.; ; the State in equity anrood cousci. liable ? 2ud This amour t being ascertained arp ;he people of the ta e ableUt pay the annui iu terest on the enine. regularlyand promptly ? 3d. If theoretically able, are they iu their present condition of poverty and depression. willing to submit to the sacrifices required ? 4th. Supposing that the people are either not able yr uot trilling to pay the interest on the public debt for whicbj they are justly lia ble, what shall be doue ! SijaU we do noth ing, or endeavor to effect! an honorable settlement with the publicseditor ? With regard to the fir tqueytion as tothe ac tual amouut for which the Slate is jutlv liable; in my-judguient this cannot be as" certai ed without investigation by able financiers and business men men trained to weigh evidence, and of diseeruii.eut suffici ent to detect fraud. As to the pecond ques tion ; I leniark that the report of the Audi tor shows that the people of the State are in such a sta'eof depression that the total valu ation of real and personal prop, rty will not exceed $!2I.Cm000 00. The immense natu, ral resources of the State are admitted, and if properly devolved, the taxation necessary to pay the interest, ou a, much larger debt would be a light burden. The low valua tion above stated shows that the annual prof its fiom this property is small. To pay this interest and support the State f aud county governments, as well as to piovide for the education of our children, to say nothing of the payment of old debto owing by counties aud towns, which iu mauy instances is be ing enforced by the courts, will be such a large per centage of the income of our peo yle. that I am forced, reluctautly to conclude, that they cannot bear the necessary taxation without being deprived of their property and in some eases of even the necessaries of life. It I am correct in Supposing that the peo ple cannot now shoulder this taxation, it is unnecessary to inquire iuto the third ques tion, as to their trillitigness to do so. Uur people are generally hBest. Repudiation directly is far from their thoughts. Any such actiou will be in the last degree painful and revolting to them. Their "evident un willingness at this time, arises from their belief that they are unable Ut pay. Whether right or wrong iu this oniniou, they are hon estly determiued. I thiuk. on this question If I am correct in jjudgiug the public mind, then the pubPc creditor has no means of en forcing the satisfaction of his debt by law. The State cannot be sued by him ; but even if it were otherwise, all legal process against large communities, uuanimous in resisting, would be vain. The experience of credi tors of single counties in the North-west and elsewhere, shows that it is difficult and cost ly to recover satisfaction out of a sinole couui v u a ciaie. it all the counties a the same mind, and thrtPnMl u-wi. same exactions, such recovery will 1 utterl impracticable. Officers could not li f...,. toeuforeethe process of the courts, and eveu If a? . u euiurcea, iue recovery would be valueless. Not only in America, but in despotic coun tries, the fettled icill of the people will al ways prevail against the theories and techni calities of law, however supported by prece- ueni jtisi as in tne la e war was found the courts always deciding stay-laws to be un coustituiional, yet the pevple. through the Legislature, in defiance of the courts, mai aged to stay the collection of debts. The ouly remedy whj the public cred itor can possibly tnakt available. a to ti e legality of whieh I exarpi no optiu-n.i theenforetnent, through vir courts, of the provisions of such charter of the vaiious Railroad Companies in whifft theSUteowr stock at to subject the stock held by tie State, and all dividends thereon to the payment of the p incipal aud interest of the bonds issued ior me oenont such companies. In the case of tne North C arolina N.Wr, i pauy. the Circuit Court of the United Sutes for the District Coort of the United States lor the Uistuct of North Carolina, has al ready decided to subject the dividend de clared by the Company on the stork belong ing tothe State, to the payment of interest on the bonds of the State issued tor the benefit of that corporation. It is said to be in contemplation to ask the cnrt io order a sale of stock held by the State sufficicir to reimburse to the bondholders the dividend heretofore paid into the Public Treasury. I Vespectfully suggest to the General Assembly whether it is not proper tK order a sale ,. 1 the stcks owned bj the State, to be paid f.r iu the securities for which such stocks were onginauy pledged. Such a course wonld re-du- the debt of the Statu in L.r -f-. and seems to be demauded by the terms of meconiraei witn tne publie creditor. The last qu stion is, what shall be done with the public debt, supposing that the State cannof or vill not, pay the interest now, ana will not eive anv MMiirn..f paying the same within a reasonable time ! Several schemes are sufees ed iu thi r.. gard. Some say. "Let matter remain as they are make no provisiou Tor paying in terestsmake no effort for a reasonable set tlementpass no act of partial repudiation let "he future take care of itself" If this plan beadopted, certaiuly interest will accu mulate so rapidly that th very maguitude of the debt will leudto total repudiation event ually. I think this plau neither ooiiest. nor uiauly, nor wise. Another plan is to pay two per cent- in terest the firrt year ou the whole debt after the just and true amount shall have been as certained; three per cent, the next year; four percent, the third year; five pef cent, in 1875 and so on iu reg lar progression, so as to make an average of six j-r cent, iu the whole. Such aschen;e was adopted in Mis souri since the war. This plan could not be sucessful or expedient, except in a State rap idly increasing in population and wealth. The a-imial payments would soon become so large that they would be intolerable, unless the taxable property should correspondingly increase. It is also liable to the objections that it is complicated and cumbrous, aud that it is a mere speculation on the supposed event of the future. A third plan is to assure the creditor that the S ate is at present unable to pay interest on its debt that it acknowledges the bin U ing foce of the debt that it desires to full fil all its jusi obligations, and ti I do o at the earliest time possible; but that it is a matter of uncertainty when that time will arrive. The people can pay something at present, possible they maj be able to pay a largei proportion hereafter whether they can or not is one of the uncertainties of the future. Heuce according to this plan we may offer the following proposition : Let the State create a new debt, issue new bonds Waring three per ceut. Interest, payable in specie, with a tax imposed iu the act. "5 cient to raise fuuds to pay such inte; - -then make it optional with the b-i.-.:- -mrs to exchange.thei: .; i. nds forth, is sue or await th of snr!i i i prove- ment in the cone . the F-.r. s will se cure to them payiio.;. .f thei. . is in full. I suggest, aithoutjnaking any recommenda tion either pro or con. that it'migbt be pro vided that iu lieu of $1,000 bouds bearing three j-erceiit. interest, 50O bonds hearing six percent, interest might be given in ex change fcr each $1,000 bood held by him. Iu my opinion the KHple can bear the burden of uch a setth meut. and th:e bond holders who do not think they have a spe cific lien ou valuable stocks owned by the State (e. g., those of the North Carolina Railroad Company.) would be willing to ac cept oue proposal or the other. Of course it will be eutirely optional with the creditor whether he will accept either proposition, or await future developments. By pursuing this course the General Assembly would merely acknowledged frankly a. palpable truth ; tbey would offer the best, which iu the judgmeut of many the people can do at present, and they would refrain from a repudiation of their coutracts. But whichsoever course the General .Wemblr may ec fit to adopt, I -think it absolutely ential that a commisxion shall be constituted, in whom the public have coufidence, to ascer tain and report all fact connected with the public debt, ao that some definite conclusion may be reached by the Legislature ai to the true, legal, equiiable liabilities of the State. This commission should likewise ascertain from the creditor their views a to what final and honorable settlement can be made of their claim. Considering the enormous losses of the Slate, in abie bodied men slain or disabled in the sudden overturning o' the srteiu of labor in the destruction of properly" in the insolvency of all its Iwnks, and, the lom of their circulating medium in the ruin of crops by various canse in the want of good faith of some of her agents, and in tine in the counties losses and disaster of a people conquered after a long and desperate war, the creditors ought to be reasonable and willing to compromise; ami certainly it is not unmanly in our ieoule frank ly to confess the facts of their condition the results of their fruitless struggle. The above observations are made, because I feel painfully anxious on account of the condi tion of our public debt. Retmdiation of our contract in any shape, would leave such a stain ou our conscience and our honor, would brine ucn disgrace, and, directly and indirectly, in flict such an injury on our people, collectively and individ' ally, that I have fell it mv duty to state all ihe difficulties of the fiancial situa tion with the utmost frankness in order to show the necessity for prompt action. Let us ascer tain the full extent of our obligations, and then manfully address ourselves to the iak of ful filling them in the roost practicable manner which will commend itself to the wisdom, and good senses and integrity of the people of the State. If the General Assemble shall see fit to authorize the appointment of a commission a above suggested, it may be adriable to defer maturing any finanicaf plan until their report shall be presented and per ha by that lime such renewed prosperity may, in "the Provi dence of God, be vouchsafed to us as will de monstrate oar ability to zaeet all jnt demands, aniT infuse into onr people the disposition to bring back to North Carolina ber ancient, proud fiuacial reputation. CONDITION OF SOCIETY. It is a matter of nnf. igned regret to me, to feel obliged to call the attention of the General Assembly to the disorganized condition of So ciety in our State. I shall not consume rr.r time by entering into a detailed statercc -. . -. the extravagance and crime which have i t committed in varior ! --ilitie wiihin bor. ders. Tbey are fnli in the recollectit n of mIL Their commission tin tr ;- ht reproach upon ux people, and tl.o m itc rial iv rn of the State have been mor ; seriously ar.d injuriously affected by them. The tide of immigration, which at one time seemed to be setting towards our shores haa keen driven back, and thousands of rvsrsnna with mfiliAn nf Mn,.t v... v. deterred from settling among u by the tales of NO. horror which hive reached their ear, as occur- i u"7 ,n ome portion of the State. It behooves, you gentlemen, to take this mat ter into yonr serious consideration, and to de nse measures arid enact such salutary law as will restore peace and good feeling among our people, and deter evil disposed person- from taking the law into their own haml and be coming the executioners of nnsuthorized judg menu. Until this be done, and the . ivil law is made to reign supreme in the State, and iu minister are respected, and their hnd upheld and strengthened, there will be no peac . pros rr"1 or real happiness among ir ple. Uhat greater good then can von accomplish than to strive by i-e nd rodent legislation, 1ivwtingyoui-M3re of all party prejudice, to put down and utterly exterminate all unlawful combination, by visiting npon offender such a "m? j" nd W, cemintJ of inihment as will deter them from further prosecuting their nefarions rjurrwee, and give to the lawabiding Has of ear people -assurances of protection in the enjoyment f their live, liberties and right, both of person and proper! r ? Do thl, and in a very short time immigration will be gin to flow to onr State, our waste places will be built np, our oif will groan with the rich pro duct of the earth, our desert will be convert ed into garden, land our whole people will dwell together ini such unity a become a civi lized and christian community. EDUCATION. I desire, gentlemen, in an especial manner to call vour attention lh ftitiLr.n.l ; r the Sute. No petple can oe prosf erous or hapnv whaare bound ia the cliains oi ignorance, ajid who have not facilities for UirMing asunder the fetter which dwarf their minds and cripple ail the nobler faculties of their nature. It mar be said that orth Carolina U too poor to do more than she is how doing for the can- of edu cation. It miT be iiitiidriii ih; dace additional burden on I he tteoole in be . i r i i - me uHirersny, or any ol the college or igh schools in ojir midst. Rut we are far be ind the pcodIc in the rn i.f t l much lielter Ihsi fthll r.;- .u -..a: j ... vv-x v v I ll tlVl I" menu of a good liglish education, lc tanlitio read fluently, write legibly, and understand ihe use or figures, than that a ff.w -'.all be educa cated in the higher branches of polite literature, and imbued with p knowledge of the dead lan guage, and made proficients in the higher branches of art and seience. The one U also lutely needed to make our men and women good and useful citizens while the other may be dis pensed with until a new era ot" prosperitr hll dawn iimki us, snd enable us to rebuild nnl re habilitate the rniyersity.andestahli-h tl.ronch oot our border colleges and schools of high grade and character. C!o to work then, gentle men, and reMjIve that every child in the Stste shall be taught to read and write that those who are not able to educate thcmxlves .hall t f educated by the Slate that in the nut dit-ade every person between the ages often an.! iwen-ty-oeyear who U of sound tnimi, fhsM liable to read the word or (i.J iml t, I ail i m.1 1 1 i f ii-n and lawa of the country. K-r not l I.-vt tri bute for this glorious caue. It will be like bread cast upon the waters - thou hh.ill fii.d it after many days." THE UNIVERSITY. With regard to the University of the State, a pri nci ta Lobst ruct ion to i t succor is i t .ecu n i a ry embarrassment, fof which, a far I nn ju.lge, the present board f inistees are in no wise re jKnsible. The j pal debt amounting to about sizty th..ns,u dollars was incurred ni.-l niorige rne tiseciire the ssme, before Ih came into office. In 18W the patronage oft IiiHiitutiun I,,,! reduwl lo low than oi. hundred students, j Prio this time, however, the cliief portion qf iu owmeiits lu.l len lost by unfortunate investmenu. Until the In stitution is relieved from dtbt, and il prt.rrtv fnia incumbrance- there cm le hot liufe hojie of iu succeMi ir iistfulnes. In mv opin ion an honet and Ifaithful etlort was made to lift the University from the condition in which it was found at Uiecloseof the late war. ThUiuet with little or no favor from the cla. of jr-on by whom it wascruehed. They have not aided the officers in theirjefforts to build it up. pub lic opinion ha been moulded againt it bv the most unscrupulous! misrepresentation-, and by violent apral through a partiian press. Th.e who would have patronized it were threatened with social osiracisan. The young were dt-ierred from entering iu halls, and'parenU very nai.ir ally hesitated to compel the atlendance'of their sons, and now the cause of faihne is inipuu.l bv some to the Trniee arel Farnli v. The remote ness of Chajiel Ililffrom the railroad is U liev eil by many lo le ift the war of iu pro-peritv. It is more difficult of access than any other col leges; bnt this i t matter of minor imortance. The foregoing ar some of the difficulties with which the University ha had to contend. Jn-t prior to the late elertion a spirited controvert began in some of the religious newpaerv, in which it was proposed to abolish the Universi ty. Tl I I imagine, a in view of the calling of a Convention. Tbose who bare since pursued the controversy seevn to have done so without advening to the change in the situation. The Constitution of the State noi on I v com-' template the continuance of the Univendiv, but actually prescribe rule for iu manage ment. The eorpc-rtalion cannot be diived while the present IJonsiituiion rtands. It has been suggested thai the Trustee- should sell so much of the property- as is situated at Chapel Hill and orrhase a: more eligible locagion else where. Prom such d sale, at this time, the trus tees would probably not realize half tl ie actual value of the property, and it could result in no more, if a much M the bare oavmcnt of the debts, and leave the Board without the means of future derations.- 1 cannot believe that sui h a proosition will meet with anv fror in anr quarter at the present time. Under all these circumstances 1 recommend the legislatnre to adopt aiicn measures a in iu wisdom will -e-cure the interest of the State from a rn at ls .iu prevent tne property or tlie I niveritv from a forced sale fyr the payment of debt4.-l Then close the door of the in-iiiution until more prosperous tinjs. In the meantime give to the Superintendent of Public lo-unutiwn p)wer and authority to take all the propetty into hi poe-ion, ap J make such a di.puitiou of it by lease frura yjear to year, as to him shall seem most conducive to the interests of tlie Uni versity and the Slate) requiring from the lessee a bond with ample aecurity for the safe keeping and good care of ald property and al-o for the annual payment of the rents uutil the expira tion of the lease. scrraar.K. The greatest bulwark of civil liberty, and the one beat calculated to promote and m ike per petual the freedom of the citiien, u the right of suffrage. Tke aovefeign people are the right ful custodian of power in all well re-nlated governments. Upon. them fall all the burdens of keeping the machjnery of State in running order. They furnish the mean to build up your school and collrges ; to make vour Kail road, andaaa!; td erect your a"vluraand charitible institutions; to smtain 'your min ister of lav: toreoress H.-mMi ! vin!an. i to defend our counirr aeainst invasion frr,m a foreign foe. For thee aerricr il thinr In retnrw butt f rirrk. i . l " --- oiwiH ineir i agenu ofgoverniMei.t ...1 iheir reprerr.istivu id the nauon and Sute, and the enactment of I such lawa as will protect them in the enjor- , metu of all the righu and privileges accordeo to them by the Constitution ami laws of their common to imry. While tb people have the I privilege to select throw; i-iw makers, wUh oot let or hindrance while they feel free to : march nn ta tha XstlnS Knv mA .... to a dictates of their'own better JudgmenU; i 11. "WHOLE NO. S01 tunilie- to exercise this ioesrirnaUe right, there 00 U" k,r ,,,e lTeuitv of our repub lic. Then gentlemen, it is your imperative dotr to make the ballot box as accessible to Uh peo ple as u u puible to make iu Throw no ob structions m the way of a free ballot lo thoe ho are entitled to vote. Let the poorest d humbled individual in onr Sute feel that be U as welcome at the polls aa the richest and nvghl jest n an in the land. Cause him to feel that If be is made to bear the beat and burden of tlx day in time of danger, when the sons of our soil an called ujmi to defend our rights on the bat tle field, so in time of peace he is welcome to all the luimniuiu-s, privilege and franchi-es which his valor secured. I there kre warn vou not to place the ballot box Uyond the rva b toor people who are rightfully enUlled to approach it. Throw no troublesome obstacle m their way give them no just cause to complain of oppression, injustice or a withholding of any of their nr.hu, but aid and encourage then in all their efforts to discharge their duties a become freemen. In order to accomplish this end I think it necessary to amend the law now in force, o.th.it the elector o ar have the right to deposit his ballot at any elee'lion prorioct in hi county. 1 here is no good reason wl.v he shall be restricted tothe townabip in which be re side. It often hsppers under our present svv tem that a voter reed to travel a mm h greater distaice to reach a polling place in hi own townJiip than Le w.aild be u. one in aa adjoining townh;p. 1 am also of opinion that it(,i.iiuu iMiKiu not to oe allowed on the day of election, and that no voter should 'ot chal lenged except at the time of registration, and it should I- made the swrr. duty of every regis trar to challenge every man who appli,'-s to he enrolled as a voter unless be know of bis ow. knowledge that he i legally entitled lo be en rolled. Many person have len prevented frt: j exerci-ii.g the riKl.i of auflrafre by rv.on of evil minted persons challenging their rijrht on frivolous grounds, so as to couume the time within which the jioll are to be kei open. Thl" should be remedied, and I know of no other a in which it can be done unless it be by emending the time of voting throorhoul two days intrid of one. The law shoold ai provide that a voter mar dess.ii all ha ballo 8 in the same Ux, irit-a, of requiring a multi plicity of kh to receive the various UlloU for the diflrrvnt ofLVtr to le voted f..c. Ii m a notorious and lamentable fart tniu a large nnniUr of the e!e-to' in Nt.rth artiina, of both color are uneducated and notable lo read and under the prcM-nt syst. m of voting where erons are required lo'voie by ballot, arid to have a serrate ballot for every per-n Vied for, many of the tickets ne-es.Arilr find tUir way into the wrong box and are 'dicard.-d aa blanks, and thus the voter is bv law cheated out of his ho'u-c. 1 take it for granted that every law maker U not c nly willing, Isji deinsis thai every man entitle io v,ie shall exrMetha privilege, and shall have everv facilitv for ex ercising it, and that it mill he' the airo of this tieneral Assembly to amend the law upon this subject, so that the e il and difiiculti above, eniimerat.-d may U- remedied ami avoided. It . may te said that frauds will ) perjK-1 rated more readily if js-rson are srrmitted to vote in lownshiM cither ihan the one in wbirh they re-i Jr. In reply to this ot jeetioo it is only r--tfsary to refer to the former method of vol -in North Carolina, under which there were few frau.ls pc-risiiratcl, and seldom a complaint nisde. And n..w w 'uh the additional safe-guard of registration, it will ! slm.t imptismihle for any one not cjual-' t avoid deteetlor i. an tempt to vote i -. If. how.-eer, an one all siiec 1 it ,K ,,t ,',f tit. . jll-holde: . wh,n . a. no 1ml riht lo do ti t the m vmsi jnahio of tlie law le vi-ned ujs.n the offender, and in or der to drier every one from the -omiiu.ion of this otit-i.ee. I recominetid tbeficneral Aseta bly !o ,j,ijr t anv onr roijril,d of ca-ting an illegal vole wilfully and knowingly at any elec tion, to a poiii!irii-iit for at leaM two year in the State's pri-on, and a deprivation of the right of suffrage for a term of yesrs thereafter. The purity and inviolallity of the ballot box mn-l lie preserved, and he who i so corrutl as wiU fully to invade and prostitute it, sltould lie made to know that he will I held to a strict accoumability. OO N T 1 TCTl O N A L AMEM-attXT. Tlie subject of amending the Constitution baa been agilale.1 for s.u,e lime Ufore the people, and msny well informed person diCer among ...v ...- i . n- B. io wnai anieliu JlcliU shall or ooght to U ma.fe. 1 am free to con ft, gentle men, that 1 feel a very great reluctance lo mke any reeommei.da;i ,i,. io you upon the subject, alihoogh my individual opinion ia ihat the in uniiuenl may be very materially improved in some of iu pruviMon. The ejuelioii of calling a t nvention for rc-ri-ing and amending il has recently been be fore the pe-opl thrmselvea, and by a large vote and iu an emphatic man ner they declared rgiansl amending it, at least in that way ; it may be thai they believe the clamor raised for a change of the organic law was due more to Irti-lation under the constitu tion than to any defects iu the conutution it self, and that the great, r jrtion of ihe griev ami complained e.t nuj:ht and should be re moved or remedied by wi-e and prudent legis lation. In this opinion I heanily tiNicur. The constitution i not to blame for the high salaries and fees paid to various Stale and county ofli cers ; neither i il censuraLle for the jrtat length of twiie consumed by the pre-Mnt and preredii.g (ieneral Assc-mblv in ensuing live; nor can il be held responsible for the extravagaiit appro priaiions made for Railroads and oilier works of improvement. There i nothing in said ixtru nient whieh fixes salaiies and fees, or piescribeh the leng'Ji of cwions, or which direet tie lav ish appropriations of mor.e v 1 tLLt done bv roii l,e4-n by the -eople themselves to be their law-maker, and upon the law makers who have been faiihl, to the iru-t. ctHSded to tbctu and not ujsn the constitution fl.ot-'.d le vite.1 ihe comKmi.tion f tnei- rt tiutoeiits. They are the parties to lw held rc.pnlle for a be trayal of the ji-ople'- c-onfidenec. Unuilhful stewards who have net improved the UlenU committed to their keeping, they boo Id be reckoned as tiupmfitable servants aud r:j longer worthy of public corifi.'.enee. Then I entreat vou to retrace any fal-c- si,-j, which may have beeu taken ; I dilient in the discharge of your le gislative duties ; wate no time i.i useless legis laiiHi; goto work without unnecessary eJclar; enieratot.ee uj-jn the jiblic hoin-; at.d bring your latsr.r to a ih.se at the e&rlieJ tsjs sihle moment cr.nsiatent with the public goesj. I recrmmend the following an,ei.dmei.u to lh Constitution : Hr-t. Let section '2 of Article II.be to amend ed that the General Asseroblv shall mcxi bien nially on the third Monday in November, In stead of arnually, and that'll shall cot remain in seion for a looker lime than seventy davs, unless the seventieth dv min Sunday, and in that cae, it may be prolonged lu l"e srvemy-ursi or se ven(y-eor4i1 day; and further, that if it remain in ...;,.n . :. . - ... ... v - i ui m iviiii uuw the meinWrssball receive no tv after iLc seven. A l ' ' ej-wecoini us.. SWond It th AiU .r V. . . . : " . - v... -t-vui'i. .'i wtv mi' cle be so amended as to abolh-h the provisiou frr taking the censu of the Slate in 1875, and every ten years thereafter. Third. Let the 12th section of Article IV. ' o amended a tha? ourt shall be hei.: in .i' county, three - during ech yesi, io c-.i linne one wk, .. the bi; e shall be -ner dispose i . '. Fonrth. Le. ! e 4tii section of Article V, be expunged from the Constitution, as it. In my opinion. U unn3.rvpd ia only a bone of contention for ruiiu Ui wrangle over. Fifth. Let the 10th section of Article XI, be so amended aa that those whe are so poor aa to I -I ! t .