Carolina Uiatcljutatu
IBALISBURY. THURSDAY JAK. 8.
THE OXFORD ORPHAN A- He
SYLTJM.
borne of the papers of tbeStnte-firelec-turing
the Legislature -for not making an
appropriation to thhj cbaritableinstitiition.
j
ve confess ourselves disappointed that it
Aid not mako some arrangement 10 meet
she affectitis? demand, but believe that the
Matter is embarrassed with more difficut-
ties than many are aware of. The first
toueation to b decided is."have the legi
i-. m .ir,. th.onnmnrUtiAn t"
We av this is the first question, for no one
doubts the claim of such an enterprise
Himn lht nil t.Iie for suoDort. and no one
of head and heart will object to any legal at
Measures to cive certainly, regularity on
permanency to that support. Some will
any it would be a hazardous precedent to
give State aid to such an institution.
This we think a mistaken view. The
Asvlum is distinct in character from all
raerely denominational enterprises, for it
fa onsectarian. and must continue so, as
lone as it is under the control of the Ma-
sons : and being au unsectarian charity,
cannot lead to any expectations or suggest
anv claims on the part of any particular
class or sect in the State.
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Another difficulty is that it would in-
phans are uncared for. There is force in
volve partial legislation and unfairness to of good men .opposed to it, while there is
lbs colored population they being taxed greater number of equally, good men
to sustain white orphans, while their or who favor it. Since it is likely to insure
this position and it is not easy to answer we feel confident that the people of this
jt section will favor it. Indeed, it is a mat
Another phase of the difficulty 10 that ter of much importance to them. We are
the Masons will not surrender the right lo unable to see that any of these lines will
manage the institution, and that the State be placed in a worse condition by the eon
would tax itself without representation. summation of the scheme- Ou the other
In answer to this we aver lhat the right hand, we believe it will result in good to
to appropriate fund to an'bbject does not Vve lhem a11 consolidated, if the officers
presuppose the absolute control of that wbo mav bc selected to operate the line
object. Partial iufluence in an enterprise re not foolishly trammeled by the statn
justifies or demands partial contribution- torv act of consolidation as we conceive
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for the support of the enterprise. The
State has a right also to bargain with any
corporation the Masonic Trustees of the
Asylum as well as otheis for certain
privileges in an enterprise on condition oi
certain benefits to be enjoyed in return.
DEFENDING BACK PAY.
"lion. A. M. Waddcll, of this State, is
O it in a well written letter defending the
back pay grab. We are sorry for Wad
dell. lie may sing never so sweetly, and
yet the infamy that attaches to this act of
public plunder mill remain. The people
regard it in the light of a great outrage
a crime almost amounting to a felony ; and
really, in a moral point of view, it is utter
ly indefensible.
If this back salary act had been adopt
ed at the beginning of the congress which
it was to benefit, it would not have looked
so bad, still it would hive been a great
wrong ; but the members seemed scarcely
to have thought of it until the day before
the final adjournment, when, as if impress
ed with the idea that they might never
have another chance at the public Trea
sury, they rallied all their strength and
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ooiuiy ana snatneietHiy laid hands upon
- the people' smoney, without precedent and
a ft a a a a .
Without legal or moral right. It is true
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there have been passed, heretofore, bills
I lo increase the pay of congressional and
other legislative members ; but none like
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this. This was passed the last day of that
congress, and after many of the members
hajj.druwn and receipted for their entire
pay. Look too at the amount of increase
$5,000 to each member. No other pre vi
ous Diu in mis country was any thing
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like so extravagant or prodigal. No other
body ever showed such shameless disre
gard of public opinion such indecency
and Bel f eeli Hess in the use of the public
funds.
The defenders of this iufamous act of
puWic plunder, are wont to wring in such
names us George Washington, James
Monroe, James Madison Nathaniel Ma
coi, and others, who, they say, are guil
ty of ihc same crime with which the back
pay grabbefs of the last congress stand
chajfljafli but they don't tell ns whether
the great and good patriots these fath
ersasw the country, passed the bills to in
cretftrtheir salaries at the beginning or
at tl e end of the congresses to which they
belonged. Thia is important informs
tion .and they ought not to fail to give it.
They .should, furthermore, tell us how
much Uiey increased their pay, and all the
othfj; tiecesaary information connected
witbft.
'Jjjje government was in a formative state
at the time such men as Washington and
MaJUen voted for, or accepted, increased
pay ?snd tbey did not vote themselves
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Pn7tMI Lie luousanas euuer. Mow was
it "Jftbltb back pay grabbers of the last
conpsJbK rhey did not increase their pay
50rWiely, but $5,000, and everything
conaffieS with the act shows it to have
bcenjp, float deliberate and criminal pur-
posejaaylkc' part of members to obtain
moht) sflrtlu they did not honestly be
lieve they had a right to. The bill passed
by MWPSIMH majority, and nearly all
t'ioaaadn had any sense of shame or den
cjiicf?jfcsd to take the money thus cor
ruptljf1 vhted them, aud many that did
lake 11; were forced by their couscieoces
to return it. The great masses of the peo
ple wiOWe generally correct iu their di?
criro$K&s between right and wrong al
most without exception coutlemn the act
as one akin to public theft. Do not all
these things show it to be indefensible?
The man who undertakes to defend it,
will bat link lower in the public estimate.
may he the courage of the ball that
attempted to butt the engine off the track,
but he will justly be chargeable with pos
sessing his judgment also.
THE CONSOLIDATION BILL.
After csrefully reading the act, recent
ly passed by the General Assembly, to a
mend the charter of the N. C. Rail Read
Company, so as to enable it to purchase
and complete the Western N. 0. Rail
Road, end consolidate with the Atlantic
and N. C. Rail Road, we are not surpria
ed at the subjoiued resolutions adopted by
the Directors of the first named company
a recent meeting :
This consolidation measure, as we un
derstand it, will secure the completion
of the Western N. C. Rail Road and re-
sut.in the end to the great advantage of
the N. C. Rail Road. It is proposed by
the N. C. Rail Road to purchase the Wes
tern N. C. Rail Road, and to consolidate
it with Uie si. C. and the Atlantic ana a
C. Rail Roads, producing a consolidated
line of rsilway, from the Seaboard to con
nect with the Georgia and Tenuessee
Roads.
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e are naDie 10 Bee nJ oojecuon io
this scheme, although there is. a number
the completion ot tne w estern a, v. Koad,
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they would be by the oue before us. We
hope, therefore, that the Legislature will
reconsider its recent action, and remove
from the bill unjust and fatal restrict
tions.
With the Western N. C. Rail Road
completed, there is a fine prospect of get
ting the Yadkin Rail Road put through ;
for it will certainly be to the interest of
the company to have a direct outlet to
Wilmington and Charleston, from this
point. L
Here are the resolutions referred to a
bove. Resolved, That the Board of Directors
of the North Carolina Railroad Company,
are earnestly desirous of a speedy comple
tion of the Western North Carolina Rail
road extensions, and consolidated line
through the State of North Carolina, but
respectfully submit, that in their opinion
the recent Act passed by the Legislature,
amending the charter of the North Caro
lina Railroad Company renders such
completion impracticable. We, therefore,
earnestly appeal to the Governor to call
the State Commission together, and ask
their co operation before the Legislature
fort charter, with such powers as will
enable this company to carry through
successfully this great work.
Resolved, That William A. Smith,
TH. Holt, N. II. D. Wil son, R. Barrin
ger, and li. L. H. dines, be appointed a
committee to lay this resolution before the
proper authorities, and to take such f urther
action, iu relation thereto, as they may deem
necessary.
We have no doubt "these resolutions
will, as thf-y deserve, receive due consid
eration from the Legislature.
If the stockholders of the N. C. Rail
Road are wil ing to give their stocks as
security for the completion ot the Wes-.
tern Road, we should not obiect. So far
as the State s interest in the Western
Road is concerned, that is gone long since;
and, as we said above, its condition can
not be woisted. We want the Road com
pleted, and we think this consolidation
scheme the best chance we have for it.
We are in favor of every safe guard being
thrown round the measure by proper leg
islation, in order to protect the public in
terest ; but there is such a thing as going
into extremes. Better kill the bill than
have it clogged by impracticable and un
wise provisions.
We are informed that within the
paBt ten days the Carolina Military In
titute in this city has received ten or
twelve new students, and it is confidently
expected that the number of Cadets will
reach one hundred by the 15th of this
mouth. Misisters' sons are received into
the Institution free of tuition. Charlotte
Democrat
We are glad to learn that this old in
stitution is reasserting its claim to public
favor.
We do not know the Superintendent,
Col, J. P. Thomas, but are asaurred that
he is a ripe scholar and in every way well
qualified for the position he occupies. And
the connection of Gen. D. H. Hill with
the Institute is or ought to be a sufficient
guarantee to parents and guardians that
it is well worthy of their confidence and
favorable consideration.
We shall be glad to hear of the contin
ued growth and prosperity of this inititu-
Senor Castelar, President of the Spanr
ish Republic, was defeated on some meas
ure in the Cortes, and thereupon resigned.
Five men were killed on a vessel near
Wilmington, a few days ago by inhaling
101 gas.
that
Editors Watchman: I have been
"For the Watchman."
shown an article in the Piedmout Press,
Wf
signed A. S.) purporting to give a des
cription of "Salisbury jail," and the way
in which the prisoners are fed and treated
there, but I find that the writer says noth
ing about the jail. (I wish he had,) but
he bangs away on corn-bread, bacon and
cowpeae, (well we admit that is in our
bill of fare,) but in doing justice to our
very kind jailor, and alike the same to oor
"county authorities," I must say that the
writer prevaricated a "lectle," and ask you
to allow our statement a small space iu
your invaluable columns. -Our diet con -
sists of bread, bacon, pork and beef, and
occasionly, "beef soup," potatoes, peas,
cabbage and "sour crout," molasses, -and
Coffee, and at each meal we get the great
est, quantity. (I do not consider this hrst
class board,) such as you get at the "Boy
den House,'' where the "Colonel" gives
you every delicacy that heart can desire,
but as"Waggoner's Hotel," is considered,
only a third class house, the proprietor,
charges only 40c per day. I for one, do
not propose, to growl about the fare so
long as things remain as they are at pres
ent, provided the jailor give us a Christ
mas treat, and do not raise the price of
his board.
But at the same time, I do not recomvj
mend the house to any one, seeking board
and lodging, but if you can do no better,
'call in," and you will find that their is
always room for one more, and if you do
not get enough to cat I shall always think
that you were pretty well starved before
you came here. "Our jailor," says, when
we do not get enough to eat, report to him,
and it must come. Anything that is not
worth asking for, certainly ought not to
be worth having.
A. PRISONER.
Jail. Dec. 19th 1873.
Prom tit Lutheran Visitor Written for
" Our Church Paper," but refused admission.
COPIED IN THIS PAPER BY REQUEST.
Reply to an Editorial, dke., in " Our Church
Paper,'1'' of Oct.. 17, in reference to the print
ing of the Minutes of the N. C. Synod.
Messrs. Editors : If Our Church Paper
had not a large circulation outside of the N
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. oynou, we anouia noi nave written a wora
in reply to the editorial referred to in the I the author Rays the manuscript of the Min
caption of this article; for we known that j utes held out only 28 page, as if there was
mere are manyjiersous wunm tne oounus
ot tne rue. ynoa,tnat nave paid but little i
attention to those one-sided remarks and
articles, concerning tne printing oi tne mm-
A. A 1010 Tk..a,
mes ui xoto. jxui, as many pereons in orner ,
Synods may be wrongly impressed bv those
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articles, and especially by the editorial re
ferred to above, we conceive it to be a duty
we owe to ourself and to our friends, to cor
rect some erroneous statements tha't may
mislead others in regard to the point at
issue
The author of said editorial, who, by-thc-way,
is the Mt. Pleasant editor of Our Church
Paper, stated that he " did not mote the reso
lution " which was passed by the "Western
Conference concerning the Secretary of the
N. C. Synod, and in a letter to us he stated
that he " had nothing to do with the resolu
tion." He might not have had anything to
do with it directly, but unless we are very
much mistaken, he had much to do with ft
indirectly ; for it was doubtless through his
talk and influence over the other members
of the Western Conference that the resolu
tion was "moved'1 and "passed." Had it not
been for his talk, we do not believe that any
such action would have been taken by the
Western Conference.
When we stated in our letters to Messrs.
Blum, and to Rev. Henkel, that the printing
of the Minutes would " be let to the lowest
bidder," we were not aware that a request
naa been maae by one or more ministers.
on the floor of Synod, just before the final
adjournment,without a single objection, that
the Minutes of Synod be printed by Mr. Bru
ner, of Salisbury. This request having been
made just before adjournment, when the
remaining business ot Synod was rapidly
being disposed of, as is usual at such times,
and as we had several items of business al
ready before us to note down which claimed
our attention, we did not hear the request
ourself, but have been assured by two of the
ministers that it was actually made without
opposition.
When Rev. Neifier proposed to furnish
enough advertisements to pay for the print
ing of the Minutes, he did so with the un
derstanding that they were to be printed in
Salisbury, so that he could superintend the
printing of the advertisements himself, and
thus prevent the many errors that generally
occur in such articles when printed at a dis
tance. Hence his tardiness about procuring
the advertisements, until he knew where the
Minutes would be printed.
The author of the editorial perverted the
language of the letter we wrote to him. He
states that our letter to him read as follows :
"Having learned that some members would
object to printing them, and as Rev. Neiffer
was authorized to procure advertisements,
and thps lessen the amount, I thought that
I could more nearly please everybody by hav
ing Mr. Bruner print them." Now. in order
that every reader ma v see. for 'himself, we
shall here give a true copy of that part of
tne letter to wnicn be refers : "Betore learn
ing that some had desired Mr. Bruner to
print tne Minutes, l corresponded with
Messrs. Blum and Rev. Henkel. As some
were not very well pleased with last year's
Minutes, as I lelt confident some would ob
ject to having this year's Minutes printed
at new .Market, ana as i understood that tbie
advertisements which were to be furnished
would pay for printing them anyhow I
thought I could more nearly please the entire
oynoa (not everybody) bv haviner them
printed in Salisbury." Now we shall let the
impartial reader say whether the author of
tne emtoriai aia not pervert the language of
our ieuer to mm. we would here state,
that we did not intend the letter above re
ferred to, or any part of it, for publication,
dui wrote it nastily.)
We deny that we allowed ourself "to be
caught tn a manner" etc. We acted inde
pendently and without haste. We were con-
ncum mat many in tne n. u. Synod, both
oi tne ciergy ana laity, would approve o
our course. In that conclusion we were not
mistaken, as the action of the Eastern Con
ference, at its last meetins. clearlv nroves
This last meeting, held at Union church.
was, as we have been informed, the largest
meeting oi tne eastern uomerence ever held
all the ministers except two. beinsr nresent
And we believe that many in the Western
Conference would also, if they knew all the
circumstances, approve ot the course we pur
sued.
The Eastern Conference has also been mis
represented m that editorial. It is stated
the Western Conference " contributed
proportionally and actually by far more mo-
J IHW HIS ntt Ml K7J UVU HI Killing , Ul
course, the Eastern Conference " and cer
tainly had a- right to aay that its contribu
tions should not be wasted in order to please
a few unreasonable individuals," Now let
us turn to the Report on Finance and see for
ourselves. The Eastern Conference brought
to Svnod in 1873; .220.27. The Western
Conference brought to the same Svnod,
$200.20, making a difference in lavor of the
Eastern Conference of $14.07. Then accord
ing t6 the author's own logic, the Eastern
Conference has as much, or a little more right
lo couvnlain : but instead of complaining it
approves of the distribution made for the
printing of the Minutes. The author of that
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editorial may now sec that those " lew un
reasonable individuals" comprise a large
and respectable portion of the N. C. Svnod
In the number dated Oct. 31st, of M Our
CJturch Paper" the author attempted to cor
rect the error in the editorial in regard to
the amounts contributed to Synod by the
two Conferences. We shall only sav, by way
of reply, that if the author generally makes
no greater speed in correcting his errors than
he did in that case, it will be a long time
before he removes all his discrepancies, and
before "he can fully show to the world that
he is infallible
We would, in all candor, ask the author
when did the Secretary admit "that he could
have saved more than thirty dollars to Sy
nod if he had not listened to those few un
reasonable individuals" ? He can infer it
only, because the Secretary never said that
he admitted it.
In regard to last year's Minutes. The Se
cretary of last vear said, he was not so well
pleased himself with Messrs. Blum's edition
of the Minutes, because they used such an
inferior oualftv of paper, &c. It has been
supposed that Mr. Bruner would have print-
oil 1 he minutes of 1873 on such paper for
$-.? or 00.
A minister of the Western Conference said,
he thought we did exactly riyht to employ
Mr. Bruner, after having made a contract
with him beforehand to that effect.
Mr. Bruner informed us that printing mate
rial and prices were about as high now as
they have been for the last five or six years.
It is also stated in that editorial that a mem
ber of the Lutheran Church offered to print
the minutes of 1873 for thirty-three dollars,
"and that he made no special terms to get
the job." No offer as low as thirtv-three
dollars was made to ua. WHAT AN UN
FOUNDED STATEMENT! RevHenkers
offer was $45, in case the minutes did not
exceed 30 pages ; and he made as much
effort to get the job as either of the other
printers aid, if not more.
If we had given Mr. Bruner the privilege
of a page or two in the Minutes, on which to
advertise his office and. periodical, a privilege
Rev. Henkel doubtless would have taken,
having done stf.m the printing of other Min
utes, whether authori.ed or not we cannot
say, then Mr. Bruuer would have, very likely,
printed them much cheaper too
There is another statement in Our Church
Papex-oi Oct. 31st, which likewise requires
soma notice at our hands. In that t:itempnt
no printing at all on the covers. We doubt
verv much whether anv printer would be
wiilin, to do aa much printing a aoiiears
on the covers of the Minute of 1873, tVee of
.. ,..r. TU7ara TUum cttw1 l,
.,iiftv, a.'wwa.. tVUl CIUIA-Va lit llll.ll wll
that they would charge as much, per page.
tor tne covers as the balance ; and Kev. lien
kel, in his letter, did not state that he would
not have charged tor the covers. Then, our
Mmutcs of 187:1 contain o2 pages instead of
28. and at Rev. llenkel
otter, 82 x ?1.i0-
$48 abd $2 for cxpeasage, would make the
TLtiL
The author in corieluding his editorial
states; " mi far as we are editorially con
eernetl, tltts ends the witter." But he has, nev
ertheless, leen constantly, in every few num
bers of his paper, referring to it again.
We have known of dissatisfaction spring
ing out of the printing of the Minutes lefore
this year, but never lefore to our knowledge
has a Secretary of Synod been censured by
a Conference. We certainly acted conseien
tiously, and in the fear of God, and with a
view df .subserving the best interests of the
church, when we had the Minutes nrinted
in Salisbury. There ore weiahtier matters to
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Synodtutdr they may be apparent to all some
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Ve hope the members of the Western Con-
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ence to the Secretary of Synod, calmlv and
deliberately. If they do so, they must sure-
ly see that thev acted hastily in censuring,
without greater cause, a brother, who for
morc than five years was one of their num-
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uer, nu wuo an ine wnuc nigniy respecieu
In order that we niav be heard through
the same medium, we respectfully demand
the insertion of this communication, in full,
in Our Clutrch Paper. Fraternally,
A. D. L. HOSER,
Secretary of N. C. Synol.
I h . printed .he Minute, of North Car-
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work naa been ilone bv others. Ihc svnod
usuuiiy require n wen aone, ana i nave
11 a. ii i a w a
never before heard any complaint of the
price I have charged for it. The Minutes of
ast year was a rather better got up job than
usual, and paid about the same as usual.
I am not concerned in the questions divid
ing the Secretary and Mr. Hubbcrt, and have
therefore nothing to say of them.
j. j. brckeb.
ONE foTB.
The great popular excitement occasion-
ed by the increased Congressional pay in
1816, the tradalions of which are still fresh
in the public mind after nearly two gen-
oration? have passed away, involved only
a small amount of money compared with
me minions recently aostructea from tne
Treasury on a similar pretext. The pre-
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vious compensation had been $6 a day of
actual service, and mihaee. It was rais
ed to $1,500 a year, and that led to an
explosion of wrath such as has not been
since witnessed until a like cause produe
ed the effects that are now seen and felt
over tbe country.
1 be change by the act of 1816 increas
ed the nsw nf Mih momhpr nhnnt &f.nn
and the Who e cost tn the Treasnrv did
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not exceed il 12.000. Therefore it was
not the amount of dollars and cents, but
a principle, which stirred un that stern
resentment. A tar the war of 1812 the
business interests were in a suffering con-
dition, as they now are for another reason,
and the people became indignant at seeing
their representatives augmenting their own
pay, wheu retrenchment was demanded
ss a patriotic duty.
That lesson was remembered by politi-
cai leaders tor forty years, tor no serious
attempt was made to touch the pay until
tooo. in tue midst ot tbe Kansas agita
tion of that year the per di&n system was
superseded and salary of $3,000 s year
establisned. Ihe contest over it was
sharp, and members knew the risk thev
ran, even for a proposition which might
oe considered reasonable, considering the
growth and development of the coontiy
.a w a aa -
between 1816 and 185C. Still the bil
was carried through the House of the
Representatives by barely one vote 100
yea to 99 nays.
1 en years after, in 1866, when the
Republicans had overwhelming majorities
in both bousea of Congress, tbey raised
the pay to 55,000 a year. The rebellion
was over, and the people submitted in
silence to what was a great wrung, under
the hope ot relief liom still greater burs
lens.
Then came the outrage of last year,
which was passed by a corrupt combiua
tion, of which the doubling of the Presi
dent's pay was the corner stone. The
facts are sufficiently well known not to
need repetition. On the 1st of March the
mm.
House backed down trom toe position
which it had assumed the previous nigbt,
and opened the door for the passage of
Butler's amendmeut fixing the payat SO,
500, which was euteuded to lay the foun
dation of the iniquity that was subsequently
adopted by the conferrence committee, aud
is now a law.
When the pinch came on the record,
there was much fluttering among the
tneuas 01 the gran, woo were most anx
ious for its passage, and vet fearful of the
responsibility. On 1 be great test two votes
would have turned the scale, for the re
cord stood yeas. 100 ; naya, 97. If Mr.
Ducll, Mr. L a x s 1 n ii , Mr. Lamport, and
Mr. St. Johx of this State, ' who voted
for the Botlkb scheme, or two of them,
had changed to the negative, the grab
would then and there have ended. Tbey
are directly answerable for it.
. This experience was repeated in the
sham kuown aa the Hurlbut substitute,
which passed the House before the holi
days, and which increases the old pay
$1,000 a year, without touching any of
the multitude of the officials whose pay
was exorbitantly increased in the salary
steal act of March 3, 1873.
That was carried through by one vote
yeas 131, nays 130 in a Hsuse where
the Republicans have one hnndied clear
majority over andsbove all the elements
of opposition when combined, without
counting the contested seats. The politi
cal responsibility is thus settled, just as
it was in the last House, no mutter what
cou-se individual members on ' either side
may haye thought proper to pursue.
It appears horn this record that one
vote determined the fate of the bill by
which the per diem system was renounced
and the salary of $3,000 was fixed in 1856,
that a change ot two votes only would
have defeated the grab on the first ot
March last ; aud that one vote passed the
the Hdrlbut scheme on the 17th of De
cember. Four votes have thus, in three
different. Congresses, tamed the scale
upon a question not only of importance in
iuelf, but i:i regard to which the pnblie
mind has always exhibited the keenest
sensibility.
Every indication thus far justifies the
belief that the present Congress is even
wore wi loan uie iH n mat oe possi-
blc. 1 he House was elected upon the
- 1 . I . I I . -1 I
strength ui a pome created by the I rea
sury at Washington, now como to grief,
and certain hnaucers of Wall street who
hilVe since turned bankrupts, in order to
defeat HoiUCK Gueelev. and to prevent
the possibility of reform.
Chosen by this
deception, and know ing tht their doom
is settled by tin? reacio i which is every
day xpaudiug iu power, they- have no
iirerejt in a policy which nini- u correct
abus.'S or to curtail i!eii !roi, dire Dro
fii.s. There g-nne is extravtgeifce, large
appropi i ithMif, i aug;i uii I expendi
ture. A .d ilu will be jee.i wh never
the ojinorinuii V is- nfF'i-.-d. a i ee-ciallT
" 'he clouiij" 1 i v -
- " .
I" i!n a -' , wheu
.uiic iiju-li.i-; leaders
a few d-ubsi: a .d
i
"
Call f IC S'l 111 I ! 1" 1 1 V
r b-jrisla-
ti,,.-. Tl ey me I.:
ih ir
t'u:e and
preparing for the atruuli on the iVcusury.
r . . , . .i t l-h
he recent debate on the salary . bill
Rnd ,ne vole8 disclosed the real character
of the majority just as plainly as if "job-
ber was bnnded upon every rorehead.
And it was noticed that the so-called re-
Dealers who shouted loudest ami .-.fferted
II108t virtue werc exactiv tne individuals
whose pockets were stuffed with bHck nay,
and who, like Lawrence of Ohio and
Dawes, had grabbed in the same way in
1SG6. I he leader of the House, who
prates about economy, and who turns Up
the whites of his hi- eyes in holy horror
?Z""'? .f t'V"
ivviMni in uio eni uu uie niei inuuuaj
ui December
un mu.ozo in uis waiiet
.t m. - , , Il
for which he had not rendered one hou of
Uervice S5 .000 for back onv and 83.125
for salary from the 4th of March, or for
nine months before
being sworn in. N.
'. Hun.
TWO FOES OF HEALTH
Cold and damp are inimical to health, and
we generally have an unwholesome combination
of the two at this season. They penetrate tha
Hkin and integuments and affect the muscular,
glandular and nervous organization-, producing
rheumatism, neuralgia, chills snd fever, and
I where there is a tendency to dyspepsia or liver
complaint, provoking an stuck of indigestion
I or billiousness. Tbe best advice that can be
given under such circumstances is to keep the
external surface of the body warmlv clothed.
nd lo keep the internal organs in vigorous
-nrWW orHr with th mt whnlMun and
working order with the most wholesome and
genial of all tonics, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
Gradually but constantly this famous in vigorant
is superseding the adulterated liquors of com
merce, as a medicinal stimulant and corrective,
in all parts of the country. It will be a happy
day for humanity, and it will surely ccme. when
this pure restorative ahall have taken the place
of raw spirits as a stimulant in all our public
j : w t. : . i
""u i"" T"-" " "S uu""r.
It
merely a harmless substitute for the fierry stimu
ItnU referred to. Iu stimulating properties
are not ito hif merita ogh in this regard
il T911 lhe unmedicated produsts of tha
"till, domestic or imported. The powerful in
fluence it exercises over the torpid aad toneless
stomach, the disordered liver, the roast i paled
bowels and the relaxed nerves rattier k a positive
specific in dyspepsia, liver complaint, intestio
al construction, nerves weakness, hypochondria,
rheumatism and sleeplessness. All chronic
complaints are aggravated by a cold, moist st-
mosphere, and it is therefore particularly ne-
cessary for those who are afflicted with ailment
of this taXaimf whatever their type may be, lo
maet predisposing caaaa of sickness with
a wholesome sntidote, Hostetter's Bitters
should be taken daily at this season by all per
ons laboring under chronic ailments that tend
to weaxea the system, j
HbeXoct Popular Medicine Extant.
1840 Over 30 Tears, 187 3.
SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF
PEBRV DAVIS'
PAIN-KILLER!
And after thirty jeart trial. th -PAINKILLER"
may jovtly be styl the great
medicine of h world, for there is no region
of the globelnto which it has not found its
wy. and none where it has not been largely
nu nigniy prized. Aioreorr, thr is no
climate to which it has not proved itself to
-W well adapted for the cure of considerable
variety for diseases : it is admirably suited
'for every race. It has lost none of its good
name by repeated trial, but eontiouea to
occupy a prominent position in every medi
cine chest ; aed is still receiving the most
unqualified testimonials to its virtues, from
persons of the highest character and r
sonsibility. Physicians of the first respec
tability recommend it as a moat effectual
preparation fur the extinction of pain. It is
not only the beat remedy ever known for
Bruises, Cutc.lBurns. Arc. bat for Dysentery
or Cholera, or any sort of bowels complaint
it is a remedy unsurpassed fur efficiency and
rapidity of actyon. In the great cities of
India and other hot climates, it has become
the Standard Medicine for all such complaints,
aa well as for Dyspepsia, Liver Complaints,
and other kindred disorders. For Coughs
and Colds, Canker, Asthma and Rheumatic
difficulties, it has been proved by the moat
abundant and convincing testimony to be an
invaluable medicine. No article ever attained
such unbounded popularity. As an external
and internal medicine. Pain-Killer stands
ucrivalled.
Thirty Year are certainly a long eooagh
time to prove the efficiency of auy mediriue
and that the PAIN-KILLER is deserving of
an us proprietors claim font, is amply prov
ed by the unnaralled popularity it has attain
e l. It is a SURB and EFFECTIVE remedv
I tis sold in alnjost every country iu the
world, and is becoming more and more popu
lar over? vear. Ifa btlin0 nmnvrtitx hrt
been fully tested. 11 over the world, and it
needs only to be known to be prised. Be
sure you buy none but i be genuine, mannfac
tured by Pkrrt EUvis Ac Son, Providence.
R. I.
Sold by all Druggists.
Waroa ror Sale.
A No 1 Two-horse Wagon for sale entirely
new.
Apply to
POSTER A HORAH,
January 8th, 1874. It
' TEAMSTER8 WANTED.
To haul rdt-a to United States Cemetery by
measurement.
I 8. C DEACON
at Cemetery.
Salisbury, Jsn'y 8, 1$. 4t
' T
Simonton Female College
Statesville, H. C.
REV S. TAYLOR MARTIN,
President.
This Institution i now in operation, with
a full corps of instructors. Snrinir term
comtnence8 Feb. 5, ,874.
mation send for circular.
For other mfor
10:1m OF COPARTNERSHIP.
The firm of Mock A Brown waa dissolved by
vr n f il I v II t II A 1 ii ii tmh t rxry lltn tiul Iam J T .
iii.iini.ii uiuiuai v ii-liu vii wrc uim uaw J9 wail.
The business will be settled up by the psrtien of
the firm. Anv settlements made with Mr,
Chsa. J. Bingham will be valid, as be is su
thorixed to collect snd make seulments for o.
taff All those indebted to us, either by Note
or Account are requested to make early settle
ment, as we want to ctpse the business of lbs
firm as soon ss possi bl a.
A . J. MOCK.
THUS. E. BROWN.
January 8th, 1874.
A CARD.
I feel it my dutr, as well ss a privilege in
retiring from bostoesa as one of the member
ofthelstefirm of Mock A Brown, to express
my Gratitude sod appreciation for tha large and
liberal patronage, A eonfdence conferred upon
them during their entire buameaa connection-
It also .fiord, me pleasure to commend the
New firm of A . J. Mock it Co to the same pub-
licl.Tor snd pstronageo U. extendeTtn
Mock A Brown.
My burineas relations with Mr. J. A. Mock for
msny years has become of the most pleasant
. . . .
snd agreeable c haracter and the lounjt men
associated with him, C'haa J. Bingham A Waiter
ibSST TjZ.'0
l H. BBVTI.
tUAO l? DDAnrv
January 6th, 1874.
Iff MM.
A. J. Mock A Co., having taken tha stock of
Marchsndise of Mock A Brown will continue
business in tbe same large and well arranged
store building, and will use their best efforts to
continue trsdc on the asms basis that has char
acterised for several ycais twa welt known firm
of Mock A Brown, and hope, bjr keeping a
large and .well selected Stock of good and desir
able Goods, to retain all the customers of the
late firm, aad to and many new ones.
We intend to keep a stock of Goods that, in
quality' good selection, of Manufacture and
. . 1 A P . r . .
style, can oe iotmu in dui ew stores in in is sec
tion, and to sail st prices that defy competition
t or the same class oi goous.
A. J. MOCK,
CI US. J. BINGHAM.
W. 1. RANKIN.
January 8th, 1874. 2m os.
WATSON AND TORRENCE.
Keep constantly on hand a stock of Fami
ly Groceries, Confectioneries and Notions
consisting in part of.
SODA A- PEPPKR
GINGER A SPICE
MOLASSES As SYRUP
SUGAR Ac RICE t
COFFEE Ac TEA ;
CANDLES Ac KEROSENE
M 4DDER Ac LOGWOOD
r:d analine
extraot ac essences
V I N EGA K At FRUIT
EGG$ BUTTER AND
CHEESE WITH
CRACKERS TO
SUIT
CHEROOTS Ac
CIGARS
TOBACCO
Candise and Ralsina and Notions enough
Blee maaa and Pills, to .stir up the Bile
And as a sequent to thia wa keep Castor lie
All of whieh. at prices low . down wa offer to
Buyer's in country or Tow.
Corner opposite MeCubbins AcfoSaliaburj
N. C.
January 8th, 1674 tf.
dissolution
Antrf Pale if Taltakic
TOWN PBOPEim
: .
In the matter of i
John A. Holt. In R.
Bankrnpt, ) makrnPsy.
Notice i. hereby riven. ,hJt I
pubhe Anction. at the Court Hn i. 1
.1 r o n i
me iuwa oi omiSDvry. on
6 .
31st day of January, 1874. the fl!
"inrat
party belonging to the estate of Joirn
I. One lot, lying In the Great WePtZT
of the Town or Salisbary, front ing
r uiiou jyaj-i and running ihHT
square and fronting the same r.w.
II. One Lot. lying in the Great w
Square ot the Town ofSalUbarv. adL i!-
the Homestead of said Unkiipt L'A
premises of Dr. J. J. Sumrnerf lUfr3
57 feetoo Fulbn gtreet and runqina tfu3
the square and fronting the tat
on Ellis Street. '"1'01
III The reversionary interest of
Bankrupt in the Homestead allotted v, 71
by law, situated in the Great West
Ltb ToW? . f 'ikui7 ajwinia?5
above named lots, f onting :100 rest r,n ?2
ton htreet and running hack 400 & SLa
fronjng 100 feet ua Ellb Rireeti
IV. Two Lota in the citv.Beaefart, X d
TERM& CASH. '
JOHN 8. HEXDERSOX.
January 8th 1874. Aaabja.
it of Worth
CALDWELL Co.
Ja tkt Smperisw Cbarf.
deceased, probate of wUL
John F. Bradly sod wife Maris.
urmaiy snd wife Ustix, Htmrw
wi.e Msrcaret. Calrin BrsdlrS
i, Jackson W Bradly and' Z
Henry Miller and wife Msrr
uihw anu wi
wife Ka'.mah.
Martha, and
In this esse it u made to annMr in ...
taction of the Coort, that Ulvin Bradiv ssA
wife Ksunah, Jaeksoa W Bradly aad wS
Martha, aad Henry Miller sad wife Marv Jaaa
reside beyond the limits of this State, tberefaM
it is ordered bv the Court thai noUlJIlL
made in the Qrouka Waixhhiv a --
paper published the town of Salisbqrv, t&L
ing the n on -reai dent defeodsnts last the L
and appear at the next term of iK ...
Oourt to be held for the county of Csslessiai
' wwi iiow in ienior. on Uie Sad Hea
after the 3rd Monday in March nexL tkm
. f a . .
mere pieaa answer, or demurr to tae
tiled in ihu case, or the sa
heard ex partes as lo them.
petition will St
Witnesi R R Wskefield Clerk
Court at office the 2 Monday after the Monday
in Sept, 1873.
fW 1 fx . .
i dim iaaeamoer S4th, 1973.
R R. WAKEFIELD, Clf.
For Caldwell County.
Junnary 6th 6w. pd.
Sute of North Carolina f B
Caldwell Coanty, SoPenor CoQn
Wm. R. Kendei! A wife )
Sarah L. (
8. W. Haaler. E. P Haf- Plaiotiff.
ler. J. S. Hauler Samuel Petitioa for Par
Hartly 6c. wife Mary ) tition
John H Powell A' wife f
Carolina Againts)
Issae Oxford Administrator of Wm. 'Hag ler.
dee'd, G. C- Stowe. Jas- T. Horton aad wife
R Sea, William Gibba. Wfley Haglar. Mary
E. Tucker. William Howard. firamia
Howard. Walter Hoarwrd. John Howard.
Liodsey Howard. Doctor Perry an4 wife
Elixsbth. Beau Brown and wife --
. -
i a'Jr 1fr. Greeo Hacler. ighsiill
Haeler. Margaret Gilbut. Louisa G 11 Wot, J.
F. Gilbut. Wm. Harrison and wife Nancy.
Delia C- Gilbut. Aaa A. Gilbut. Rains L.
Gilbut. David Wallace. Isaac Wallace, a
Gilbut. by ber Guardian Adiitetn J. W. AV
leo. and Carrie Stowe. by ber Guardian Aw
litem A K Hagler Detta.
In thia Case it app-ariog to tha Court that
G. C. Stowe. Wiley Harter. Mary E Tnck
er. William Howard. Benjamin Howard,
Walter Howard. John Hosrard. Liadaey
Howard, Ict.ir Perry aad wife Kluabatb,
Bean Brown aad wife ProsVoee. W'altac
Hajfler. Green Hsgler. and Hufun. L UilbtrL
defendant., reside Wvonnd the limits of thia
j State. Therefore it is ordered by the court
that p-iblieaiioo he mad in tbe Carol aa
j Watchman, a newspaper published in the
I town of Salisbury for six veks notiff aa
tbJ Bo.ia,, ddanU. lobe and
I M h. e,erk.B ttfftnt . , - JgJ
,.' ,: :R . ,
' 2j:T-IK 1 " LtStt
wbieb is filed in tbe oSre of tbe clerk tjf ssid
J00" ' "r Pbuatiff will apply to the ownrts
for Jodsrroent prienfeso, for tha rehef
1 s a . a a s
uemanuea in ine complaint.
Witioeas R. R. Wak. field clerk of or said
court, at ofE e in Lenoir, this tbe24tbdsy
of December. 117.
K. H. WALKEFIELD C a C.
For Caldwell Cooot v.
January 8th 1874 6w. pd.
State of North Carolina.
ROWAN COUNTY. )
Im the Smyerimr Curt.
Tobias Ooodmsn. William Goodman, Cbs's.
Barringer, John T. Goodman. George W.
Goodman. Nancy M. Ooodmaa. Daniel
Goodman. Jamea A. Goodman, Margaret
II. Knox, snd David F. Knox, plaintiff,
against
Mary B. Wagner. Henry Goodman, Jsutea F.
Goodman, William Goodman, Thomas
Gootlu in, John C. Goodman, .llert
Goodiuan, Mary M. King;, George B. koag,
Cynthia E. King's heirs, defendants.
Special proeeedittft fw tale of Lai d
roa rAsrrmox.
It apipraring to tbe satisfaction of the
Court, that defendaata, Msrr IV Warner,
Mary M. King, George B. King, Cynthia E.
King, and Soldi is King, heirs, are noo -residents
of this Bute, It is ordered by the Court
that publication tar made for six successive
weeks in the Carolina Watchman, a news
paper published in the town of Salisbury,
notifying said non-resident defendants to
appear in this Court, on or before the lOtk
day of February next, and answer tbe pe
tition of plaintiffs, otherwise judgment yrt
eonfemo will be taken against them.
Witness. John A. Boyden, Clerk of said
Superior Court, at efface in Salubury, the
6th day of Jatruarv, 1874.
16:6t JOHN A. BOYDEN, eVtrk.
'
Aalpiee's Salejf Real Estate.
In tbe matter of Jack Hall, bankrupt,
In Bankruptcy.
Bv virtue of ad Order of the District Court
of the United Stale, for the Western District
of North Carolina, 1 will sell at public sards,
at tbe Conrt-Hoose door tbe torn of Salis
bury, on tbe 10th day of January, 1874. taete
Teraionary iaUrest of Jack Hall, bankrupt, ia
tha Homestead allotted to him by law, vntU
ing of a iiooae smd Lot la the Ossat Ebst
Square of tbe Town of Salaabory, on the ear
ner of Main and Com;! Street.
Tersas eaab. Daasd this. 17th dsj of
ber, 1871.
44 JOHN a HENDERSON. A
.
at aia
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