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VxEKLV-j. I J. BRUNER, Ed. and Propr T. K, BRUSER Associate Ed. SCBSCRIITIOJI KATES : hie la advance. . . . . . i ........ $2 00 rW;,j-' ........ - six w""' v , . ., i ADVEHTisixrt Hates : inelu one publication,... V... .- . .. $1 00 .. 1 60 Ope trtctwtwfot-iuoutnaorajear. - 'BE - H I YE. tersohs wishing to purchase uLritflt to use or sell this most perfect inven-, 5n the following Counties, will call on the i.;np.l.lo wit : ; r ?En. Cabarrus Stanly, Davie, Catawba, .jjU, liufe, McDowell, Lincoln, Cleave Lj0aon,rDftvid8on. ! V fj bve reduced tire price on farm rights from SlOloS'j-, ili'u fl. .'" . i ' . ji ..iJniirminsl . rtfiop I nnntv Anil 1 JlVC ill" II...PVV. lu ...... v v . , .. " HENRY CAUBLIvJ Salisbury, Nj C, THE OLD art RELIABLE ' SALISBURY . Marble Yard. . ZVIain Street,' jyXext door to the COURT-HOUSE . fPlIE cheapest and best place in North Car I oliiia to buy first class Monuments, Tombs, il..1 SHiiu--itd r itc- None but thtrlest nia- f.riil used, and all work done in the best style .Ythoart. A call will iaii-siv vou oi tne iruiu ,tha-bwve..i. Orders solicited and promptly c;u,t Satisfaction guaranteed or no charge atiJe. JOHN 11. HUIS, Pronr. I7:f:ns O N and O F F Slick as Grease ! WM..A EAGLE 1 ' respec-tfullv announces - his continuance at nis old stand in his old line, on Main street, opposite Euni's Drug Store, lie is always ready and Bxions td accommodate customers in the Boot ind'SHoc, business in the best manner-possible Ifcw prepared to do nrst class work and can joinpets wkh anv northern shop ontiand made jtiw. llis mat-nuttv lasts, &c., are ot tne latest sad best pat ertts. He keeps On hand Teadr made? work, and stock equal to any special -or- ih. Footing-Roots in best style, 7. New :ftHU, best quality, -$11. Repairing neatly and ..promptly done at reasonable prices, oattslac tion jruaranteed; or no charge Cash tmleM by mail promptly tilled. VM. A. KA(i LK. Jaiu20, 1876; 15:6mo Long ago'tlifj world was convinced ttatsew install bis h.ne bv macbinerv the .nlyqnes ti(rtniw is, what machine combines in itself Uie preatesHnianber of important advantages. Jast here the i , FLORENCE eflmes jn with its solt-regulatinp tension, see ing from muslih to leather without change of threaj-ot needle, then from right to left and left to rightwhile ue tyie of .the machine f-ew norjroni ttrfe operator, as may he desired and ith stitch alike on loth sides. In eh-'iraiu e of finish and smoothness of operation, variety of ik aud reasonableness in price, the Florence liM venthehiffhestdistfnetion. F. O.-Cartland -Creeasboro, ici C., is the A gent. He is also Agent for Bickford Knitting Machine iim which 30 pairs of socks have been knit per day, without seam,-and with" perlect heel wu toe. Uoods Shawls, Scarfs, Gloves, &., ay be knit npon this Woman's Friend, which tn but .f.H). i Correspondence iu relation to either Knitter f Sawing Maf hiiie w invit.Ait. ami sumnles of "rs sentuptn application. All orders oyanau iU receive prompt attention. 'Machines ship ped to any part of; the State, and satisfaction guaranteed. Aaents- wanted in crcru County. Address all eommunications to J. E. CA RTLA N I), Salisbury. Or, P. G. (JARTIjAXD, GenM Agt. , I Greens boro, X. (' IB ttlA hIkimi nn nf C.ilLil.n.i. ,..,11 rn '"?vcntos8j;at the National Hotel, (23: ly ..' . .-.-..w uau.inu y a;i ill, vii I) WARE. IlOn All n.nnt- TT.. ...1 o.tA - of 1.110 :U?nrc '11 L .1 1 . vt .'""-ica iDn iij imriKi-aifrnrt at "amteltow. D. A. AT WELL. aUBh JWiy.N, C.; June Stf. hoinQ. . Atra nU ii'iintuil Onf- . 7 .. v.- ' . . 1 ree. TKUK&CO. Au .-", Maine; March 9. 76; 1 yr- Mienn I f!hntrnl Mrrt d varjos ether blanks for sale hers (Mill Stones ! Giw !Izet desired,, cut out. of the best W r e crate, may ne tmtamed on 5stals J .... -- T1 MMUl ' V Of lltT fr .'Y uiojininenis, ccc. ; Auart'SS Mulhrw. Salilmi-f lfi:tf IIC I EYE ! ' 'V GOV. VANCE? When North Carol ina passed the ordi nance of eccession Vance was stumping the State for the Union. He was an uncompromising iHebry Clay Union whig. After the Stale seceded he raised a com pany lie was fleeted and served two years as upioneij ot . tue 2Uih regiment participating with greatgallantry iu many mrd lought battled. Iu 1862, he was elected Governor! over Col. Win. Johnson. Vance was the jtfhlg- conservative candi date, w hile Johnson was voted. for by the original secessipmsts. Iu this county Lewis Thompson, Rev. A. M. Craig, Joseph Cooper, Jiines Bond and others of like political laith voted and worked for Vance.' As Boon as Vance was. elect' ed he turned hia! whole attentiou to the noble work of feeding and clothing poor jBoldiers and theJr widows and orphans At no time during our fierce struggle did Vance fail to ms inain law and order in the Stale. ,No man could be arrested without due process of law. The sacred writ ,of habeas Corpus was rigidly enforc d. ' 1' inally when the war ended and he Feijeral isoldiers-enterred the Gover nor s palace, although Vance's opportuni ties fpr acquiripg riches Were greater lhan any other man's! in the State, they found nothing except the scant furniture and raiment which is common to the homes of all poor men. Vance was seized and carried lo the olid capitol prison at Wash ington City. While there in response to an iifquiry why he was in prison, replied "I am in here for debt. Holden pledg ed the last man and the last dollar tor the war. I went 'his security. He failed. I am here to pay his obligation. " Al though Vance m hen The war ended had just been re-el -cted Governor "by the large majority ot aixty-four thousand votes, and had IS mouths to serve, the carpet baggers; put him in prison and the military made j tloldcn Governor. Tmow the people iuteiid to give Vance an op- nortuniiv to sertre out his -term, liertie will give bim 1(30 more votes thau Merri- moh received. Albcmarle Times. IIOUSE-KEjEPEttS' LACK OF KNOWLEDGE. i One of the most prolific sources of mat rimoiiial diificul ies is the lack of knowh edge on the pari of wives of the duties of liouseKeepiog. hundred young piano, to one w In these days there are a adies who can drum on the io can bake a loaf of goo J bread. let a 1) ungry husband cares more -for a good duini'r than he doe so, long as hid appetite is unappeased to listen to the music of (the spheres. Heavy bread have made many heavy heart, given rise to dyspepsia horrid dyspepsia and its herd of accompanying torment?. Girls who desire that! their husoands should b amiable and kind, suouiu learn now 10 make light bread. ieat. v uea a young man , T is conning, lie can well live at uonie; or at lit if he has to go ia distance to pay his ad dresses, he usually obtains gooa meals at a hotel or eating-house: but wuen he is married and gets to house-keeping, his wite assumes tne tuuctions oi ms mother or his landlady if she has been and it is fortunate for her educated so as to know what a good taiule is. 1 nose wiio arc fat rw J dependent upon hired cooks, make a sor ry show at house keeping. 1 he stomach performs a very important part ot the economy .of humanity, and wives who are forgetful iof this commit a serious mistake. Even the lion may be tamed by keeping him wjell jfed. Scl. THE CHINESE AND DEATH. The Chinese are almost indifferent to the phenomenoiu of" dissolution, and fre quently compass thir own end when life becomes wearisome. A wife sometimes elects to follow! her bug band on the star light road of death; and parents will de stroy their offsjpriug in times of famine and great distress, rather than allow them 10 suner. - 01111 more remarnauie 19 me custom of selling the Uvea in order that they may purchase the superior advanta ges of obsequies, which are considered to insure the body in satety tor tuture resur? rection. j A wealthy man condemned to death will arrange with hi jailer to buy him a substitute for a certaicr sum of money to be spent upon jthe poor-wretche's inter ment and the 'preservation of his body. Should he-have parents, so much is usu ally paid. to them iu compensation for their son's ljife. Chinamen invariably help to support their parents.- Filial re spect and devotion is- the great Chinese virtue and rejigioua precept, in which they rarely fail. Regarding death as inevitable he makes the best of a bad bargain, and cunningly and comically gets paid for dying. - The wholesaledcstructiou of life in that coun try is greatly ;he result of indifference. Hence the . massacre of Europeans so terrible to ua'eems to them a matter of little moment, a'nd-they cannot compre hend why we should make a fuss about it. They regard our indignant protesta tions very mulch as we regard? our irate ueighbor whose dogwe have 6hot. 'Well, wellj; be pacified; if it was such a favorite, I im sorry; but it is only a dog, and there are plenty more of them. How much do you want to be paid for it ?' j .. " ! 'You! English think bo much of life," argnesi-trhe Cbiuese; "have you not plenty of people at home j"-- . r Death in C iina U awarded as the pun ishment of ib! most trivial offenses, and frequently for none at all, being iu Bome body'a way. . A story Jwas told tue writer as a fact, that, duiiag I ie visit of one of i the royal princes,: a the t was committed of a chain or w'alcW beloiugingo royal gust. The tonate attendant waa caught witu the rjnwertv WHO IS jupou him, aud without fur- ther ceremony hb head was chopped off. The mandarin in 'attendance immediately announced the tidings to the prince as a delicate attention, showing how devoted he was in his service. Tg his astonish ment, the prince expressed great re gret that the man's head had been taken off. "Your highness," cried the obsequious mandariau, bowing to the ground, "it shall mmediately be put on again ! ' so little ho understood that the regret was for the life taken, and not the severed head. TO TEST DRINKING WATER. Nothing is more important, after secur ing pure air to breathe, than to obtain pure water. Hard water is the cau?e of many serious aud fatal maladies. Water containing organic impurities, as sewage, eraiuings from cess-pools, barn-yards or cemeteries, is a frightful source of dis ease. The degree of hardness of water, which generally indicates the amount of mineral impurities, is readily tested by determin ing whether it readily forms a good lather soap. The lather should be compared with that made from the same soap with rain water. The organic impurities are the most, to be dreaded. They may be detected in either of the following ways; it is well to try both : lo a small bottle fall of the suspected water, add a pinch of sugar. Cork tight ly, and set in a warm place. If the least turbidity appears after standing ten days or two weeks, the water is unfit for use. To a small quautily of the water in a small bottle, add two or three drops of a solution of permanganate of potash, just sufficient to impart a slight tinge. If the color of the solution has diminished after standiuga week, the water is foul. Both ot these tests are so easy that any one can try them; and uo one should rest contented without assuring himscl that the water he driuks is pure. The Really Well Dressed Lathj. HerTirst study seems to be the be coming ; her second, the good; her third, the fashionable ; which, if it be both good and becoming, it always 13 or may be You see this lady turning a cold eye to the assurances of shopmen and the re commendations of milincrs. She cares not how new or original a pattern may be, if it be ugly ; or how recent a shape, it it be awkward- Not that her custom is always new; on the contrary, she wears many a cheap dress, but it is al ways pretty, and many an old one, but it is always good. She deals in no gaudy confusion ot colors, nor does she affect a siudied primness or sobriety ; but she either refreshes you with a spirited con trast, or composes you with a judicious harmony. After all, there, is no great art either in her fashions or her materi als. The &cret simply consists in her knowing the three grand unities her own station, her owu age, and her own points. And no women can dress well who does not. After this, we need not say that whoever is attracted by the cus tom will not be disappointed in the wear er. She may not be handsome nor ac- 1 1 A ' complislierl, Dut we will answer tor her being even tempered, well informed, thoroughly sensible, and a complete lady. ONIONS AS FOOD. A subscriber asks, What do you think of onions as food ? How are they best prepared ?" Onions are certaiuly food, and some authors claim that their nutritious proper ties are very considerable. The only ob jection to them is iheir strong odor and flavor, which are due to an acrid volatile oil which they contain, aud which pos sesses powerful exciting and irritating qualities. The onion belougs to the same class of plants with the garlic and leek. Those varieties grown in cool climates are so strong as to be scarcely fit for food. In Spain, and other warm countries, milder varieties are produced whicn are very wholesome food. Perhaps about the only advisable use of unions grown in this country is aa a flavoring for other food, when considered desirable. Only those with healthy stomachs should attempt to eat onions in any form. They are quite -too acrid for dyspeptics. The acridity may be somewhat lessen ed by soaking the bulbs in salt water for twelve hours, after they have been peeled aud quartered. After soaking in salt water, tney snouia De wen washed in fresh water to remove the salt. Peel ing under water prevents smarting of the eyes. A WHOLESOME LAW. The papers state that a city ordinance of aari i rancisco forbids the use of sleeping room, as such, which contains less thau five hundred cubic feet of air for each occupant, for violating which twelve Chinamen were sometime since arrested Such a law is certainly an evidence of good sense iu the, law-makers. The inin imam amount of space allowed, however is only one-half that which sanitarians say is absolutely required for the my in n 1 1 t 1 1 tenance 01 neantnui purity; ana even when one thousand feet are provided for each occupant of a room, it is essential that the whole air of I he room should be changed several times an hour,-to main tain its mirity. The most efficient means of ventilation are required to effect ibis; hence, ventilation is as necessary a meas ure as the provision of proper air space A capacious " room without ventilation would be less healthy thau a dry-goods box with a coustaut current of pure air through it. FAST WALKING HORSES. i. The best gate a horse has, is the fast walk. A slow wailkitig horse isan abomi nation. Who hajs patieuee with such a Inirse ? If you ride him, or drive him, h exhausts your paiencf. If he is used to plow or lmsrow. ir go on the road, he mopes along at a Snail's !pac. He doeson'y about half the wot-k of the rapid walker. If time .is money, you make j money because you save time by haying! a horse that walks fast. J ! M. : Breedersi-shoulij pay attention to this mat ter. Iu selecting! a stallion to breed from, by all means select onelhat can iwalk fist. A slow walking stallion will be! likely to get slow walkiog colts i; while the stallion that has a long, rapid.' spirited stride, will be likely lu beget co'ts with a similar ac tion . ' Then thtfre is a great deal in breeding to ahorse with spirit or ambUiou. These cold-blooded horses will beget cold-blooded colts. Thh nearer you can approach the thoroughbred, eveu for obtaining a fast walker, thj better. There is game there, and spirit, ixud endurance, and stamina, and style. There are th!neat, bony heads, the prominent seyes. tne small ears, tne capa cious nostrils, thej large lungs and chests, the well developed muscle, the boues '4s dense as ivory, j Even for walkers, then, get the nearest to thoroughbred poasibl, aud the same for trotters, and of course the same for runners. You have theu, horses Ct for any company, and for any purpose 'to haul the pluw, or buggy, or Carriage, or to carry you upon their backs. Bred horses that you will not be ashamed to have your friends see. Cole man's Rural U'orW. : SOUTHERN COTTON SPINNING. The success attending the manufacture of cotton fabrics at the South is attracting increased attention throughout the coun try. While Eastern mill- have been run ning at a loss, or not running at all, the Southern factories have usually been able to declare satisfactory dividends. The lnnuil report of the Graniteyille, South Carolina, Manufacturing Company shows that the factory has been run at full time throughout the year, and 12G.79G yards more of cloth w,ern ra ide than during the year preceding- The entire product of the year was 10, GG3.293 yard.s consuming 8.34G bales of cotton. The profits from the sale of the gods during the year amounted;to .$74,499, from which a divi dend of l) per cent, on the capital stock was declared. The company also pur chased a Valuable mill privilege, erected gas work and new operative houses, and maintained the high condition of the en tire property. The cost of the cotton consumedjwas 13 5S-100 cents per pound, on which the saving of freight alone was a material! item! The operations of the Augusta Factory have, we believe, been equally satisfactory. Such instances most forcibly illustrate the possibilities ol cotton manufacturing at the South. Iron llcvicw. Activity Essential to Longevity. Lazy persons, it is said, die young. It is the active in body aud brain who live to ex treme old age, as a rule. It is abundautly proven that exercise of the mind invigorates its bodily receptacle, even when that exer cise is carried to au apparently extreme point- Tile braiu, the reservoir of energy to the rest of the system, iucreases in vol ume and vlgcr bjTuse, just as the arm of the blacksmith or the leg of the pedestriau gains in muscular development. The general system benefits by the enhanced braiu power, and greater vitality aud longevity is the re sult. Work by method and on any system, even when severe, is actually conductive to it, while the torper of idleues or the excite ments of ntful efforts are the same precursors of mental and physical degeneration. This is a useful doctrine to preach, and still more useful to practice. Asylum Water WorJcs. Mr. Swiney informs us that layiug the piping to convey tho water to the Asy lum was 'completed last Friday. The pi stance ia four and four-fifths miles. There are seven valves to let the water off and clear out the pipes iu the low places, where trash will probably accu mulate, and twenty-four air cocks. The water will be turned on in the course of a week or ten days, an account of which will be published in the Blade, as Mr. Swiney has politely promised to notify us in time to attend. It has never been our fortune to lay eyes on the engineer iu charge, Blade. Mr. Roger Pryor Atkinson. The following cure for gout is taken from an old work : 1st, The person must pick a handkerchief from the pocket of an old maid of fifty years, who has never had a wisH to change her condition; 2nd, He must dry it on a parson's hedge who was never covetous; 3rd, He must send it to a doctor's shop who had never killed a patien'; 4:h, He must mark it with a lawyer's ink who never cheated a client; 5th, Appljr it to the part affected, and a cure will speedily follow. A Western journalist writes : "We witnessed la touching scene the other day. A full grown, healthy looking married man going toward the suburbs with abase ball club over his ' shoulder, and a few minutes thereafter, while passing his house, we noticed his wife sawing wood in the back yard." Lbdr. All labors that are normal, and that are carried on with moderation and within praper limits, carry with them their iiwnretf ards. Every man who fol lows a nseful occupation, and is not driven by stress of circumstances to untimely fatigue, ought to.eujoy his work as he goes along. Every man in business ought lo enjoy the business itself. This in the normal method of developing the whole man. i i j " c?..vr:o2T - DELIVERED IN SALISBURY," BY L. S. OVERMAN, July 4th, 187C. Ladies a Kt Gentlemen : It is a well known and established fact, that : there never existed a nation but that it at some ; period of its history was disturbed by feuds r ij... , .. ... anu uissensiona ana cursed by civil, the most terrible and cruel of all, wars; and so has it been with this lovely country of ours friend has been arrayed against friend brother, against brother and State against State, the bid land marks of society have been uprooted, and the ties by which we have been-bound together as a people have been rent and torn asunder. The iron hoof of the war horse, breathing de struction from Ws fiery nostrils has passed over our land striking the sparks of patriotism from our bosoms, causing ns to forget the noble deeds of bravery and daring done byour peo ple during the revolution ; to cease lo hold in memory the nations immortals, the founders of this republic, and for a time to neglect to cele- brajte the glorious memories of those time, which tried mens souls, a time when there did exist such a thing as true patriotism, when cor ruption and malcfeasance in office, were only known by name. Shame upon the whole American people that such has been the case, let it be a. blot or a blank upon their history. The nation that forgets entirely to do honor to her martyrs, her heroes and her patriots,is un worthy the name, her people are worsy than savages and should be bound with the thjbtigs of perpetual slavery. We are assembled here to-day, fellow-citizens, to celebrate, after fifteen of the bloodiest and most terrible years of our nation's history, once again as in days of yore, the day made glorious by one of the noblest the grandest and most daring acts known in the history of human events, an act which gave life and power to our own nation, and has acted as a grand beacon light of liberty to all nations whose rights have been infringed ujon ; to recall the memories of those scene enacted which have made us the nation we are, the most prosperous and power ful upon the globe scenes That should ever be held fresh and green in our memory, at the mere mention of which what a flood-tide of re collections crosses the vision I what a storm of rerriiniscenses rushes upon us! Oh ! that we would imbibe some of the spirit of 1776; that we would to-day cast aside the sable garment of sad and hitler memories"; bury all sectional prejudices and political animosities and cele brate this day as it should be celebrated.lhank ing the great Ruler of the Universe that peace and plenty are once again smiling upon our land; let some Of the patriotic fire of days gone by beenkindled upon our hearts and lets have a regular old fonrth of July good time. In the city of Philadelphia there stands a small, uncouth, unimposing looking building which one hundred years ago was considered a splendid piece of architecture. One hundred years to-day in that building was assembled a Continental Congress; the people of the colonies had been writhing under the galling yoke of a miserable tyrant; their rights had been taken from them; these men here assembled were their representatives, "appealing to the Su preme Judge of the world for the rectitude of their intentions" determined to seek redress, but in what manner, weak and powerless as they were, they knew not how. Reside the representatives assembled in the old hall, a vast aoncourse of people from far and wide had come together, the pulse of every onebeating with renewed animation and every heart thrilled with feelings of liberty. They stood without, awHiting calmly and with almost breathless patience the action of the Congress; the old sexton even catching some of the en thusiam, had taken his sttnd in the old belfry; there he stood grasping the rope with his thin bony hands with" his eyes fixed upon the old bell as if by some magic spell waiting for the glad tidings, at last the fiat conies forth, "We solemnly publish and declare that these United colonies are, and of a right, ought to be free and independent." The old sexton hears it, pulls the rope and the old bell peals forth the glorious news; the people catch it up and and huzza af ter huzza arises, shout after shout cleaves the air Liberty.1 Liberty ! America is free, union aid freedom forever ! what a grand and glorious scene ! where is one in the history of ages that will compare with it, where iu all the muta tions of historic government, can we find an ac tion so full of intrepid bravery, true heroism and patriotic devotion there is none to equal it, no not one. The lion was aroused from his lair, and the startling principles put forth in the declaration were regarded by the tyrants of the old world with astonishment and consternation while it tended to revive and animate the friends of liberty to renewed exertions to maintain their rights asainst the encroachments of tyranny. And why not we celebrate the fourth as well as any people! is it not as much ours as any hotly s, is not this ourcommon country? The old North Stale was one of the original thirteen and right nobly did she act her part in those times. We should have a jealous eye upon the way our northern friends celebrate this day, and should vie with them in doing its memory honor. And rifht here I would sav a ereat deal of hnnor and resnet is due those gentlemen who determined to celebrate this day aright; it will H.i mnrp than anv(liinr else that has been done in restoring tlie right leeung ueiweei. me un. ing the right feeling between the N nA'tU Smith i hrincrincr about the fraternal relations, more in banishing thissecrel ill-will that has been growing in the hearts of the two sections since the war, more to break down this huge black wall of differences which has separ ate us for so many years; this is our common country, her interest is yours, her glory yours and you have as much right and are as much duty bound to lift your voice for her welfare as the bitterest New Englander that ever lived. I thank God that we are again the union that that banner, established by our fathers under whose folds they fought and died, and which waved over us so long and so peacefully still kisses with its silken folds the genial breezes of our sunny clime, still reflects the sunbeams of peace and happiness upon our country, once again united and I hope united forever. .We had another banner once forbid that we should ever cease to hallow its glorious memories, it has been sadly furled and has taken its flight to join those heroes and warriors who fought for it and died by it, the recollections of whose deeds are so dear and so sweet to us, whose memories are so engraven upon thetabletsofour hearts that all the flood tides of life cannot wash them out but above all let us revive the Stars and Stripes, the flag of a Washington, the flag under which our fathers fought and gained their independence. We owe to the patriotism moderation and wonderful sagacity of Washington and his com peers a debt of gratitude which wc never can repay, for at the most critical hour of our na tional existence, at a time when everything was dark and gloomy, when it seemed doubtful whether we had freed ourselves from the des potism of England only subject us to the more re volting despotism or subjection to some foreign tyrajiL at that dark and most critical hour when it seemed for a time that all that had been a chieved was about to be lost, they the illustrious fathers of the republic stood up like giants firm and unmoveable and everything we now possess and all the blessings we enjoy boib so cially and politically, we owe to their valor, their wisdom and their unyielding integrity. . And is not Washington ours ? he was born in Virginia, the key note of independence was first Bounded within the borders of the old North Slate. More than a year before the declaration at Philadelphia,, a -noble band of heroes met at Charlotte and issued a bill of rights declaring themselves free and indepen dent, and even farther back than that we find the wrae spirit existing among the people of old Rowan, as far back as 1770, in consequenceof the oppression, extortions and exactions of the officers the people of the county were so inflam ed and aroused that they refused to have civil processes executed among them. Here in this old county alone transpired some of the most patriotic and heroic events connected with the revolution, events that in themselves, would fill volumes this county as can be said of the whole State was settled by the freest of the free and here for a time they lived in happiness and peace until the wily serpent of tyranny; entered their paradise; then we find them forming themselves into a band call regulators for heir own defence and that of their wives and children, to resist to the last the outrageous oppressions of their governor, the miserable tyrant Tryon, and long before the 20th of May 1T75 4 there existed this de termined spirit of resistance which found hs response in the Mecklenburg declaration and of the whole country on the 4th July 177G. Anu while we ate praising our heroes, let us not forget to sing of our heroines. God bless the women; they are id ways right, always true in their dovotion and always ready to 'suffer the worst hardships ahd toils for their country's welfare and honor 1 believe if it were not for the women there would be no such thing as patriotism love if country would be but an empty name they are the bone and sinew of any country. f And here in this county took place, one of the noblest and timst patriotic acts of those memorable times when the colonies had made their call for. troops young ladies of the most resectable families of Rowan met together and pledged themselves not to receive the attentions or addresses of any suitors who had not obeyed their country's call and was there a man so lost to bravery as to withstand that rebuke; one of the most heroic and noble deeds of ancient his tory is when Rome was beseiging Carthage and had refused mercy to the Carthageinan's they supplicating it, they determined to resist to the last and their women cut off their hair, which was greatly esteemed at that day and made it into bow strings, this was a deed that surpassed that "in self-sacrifice, for the Carthagenians shorn of their greatest and most beautiful or nament sacrificed! their pride, while the Rowan ladies gave up for their country that which above all things else was dear, their beaux. Another act of fortitude and patriotism is worthy of mention, General Green in his long, -arduous and eventful march through the Carolinas, while passing through Salisbury stopped at the principal hotel which stood some where between where the old Mansion House now stands and the court house, dispirited, fa tigued, hungry, penniless and alone the land lady Mrs. Elizabeth Steele finding out his con dition had set bofere him a well prepared table and approaching him with words of sympathy, pulled from under her apron two small bags of specie perhaps, her earnings for years, and proffered them to him; take these said she, you will want them and 1 can do without them. With tears trickling from his eye? he accepted them. Such weresomeof theaclsof ourmothers, acts of pure patriotism and true devotion un surpassed by any of the deeds celebrated in Grecian song or Roman mythology and not only so was it in Rowanjait from all portions of the country thus arose woman's ardent zeal the alarms of war the roar of strife itself could not silence her voice, lifted in encouragement and prayer, the horrors of a massacre could not drive her from her post of duty. It is impossible to appreciate her vast in fluence upon the destinies of the infant Repub lic, she nursed the infancy of freedom, history dont do her justice and I am sure I cannot. There is no State in the Union whose early history is marked by such pure patriotism, un sullied devotion to liberty or such indomitable opposition to tyranny as North Carolina, and it is much to be regretted that while her sister States have been holding up to the world the valiant deeds of their noble sons and erect ing monuments to their memory, she has let thenamesofherheroes who.se patriotism and chivalric daring. have not been equaled, whose characters were o worthy of imitation and emulation, go uhhonored and unsung, until thev have almost dwindled awav into nothing ness all of us should feel the opprobrium of this neglect. "There are deeds which should not pass away And names that should not wither, tho the earth Pnnret ner Kuiitlrtai w tth a lust a-cay , Tue enslavers aud enslaved their death and birth." The famous lea farty ot loston when a number of citizens disguised as Indians went on board a ship jn the harbor and threw over hoard the tea with which she was loaded, has been told by? every writer of national history, children are taught it in their early lesson's, it adorns the picture books of the nurseries but scarcely anybody knows that Cols, Ashe and Waddell of Wilmington, N. C. marched with their brave followers to Bruns wick before which town was anchored the sloop of war, Diligence, loaded with stamped paper, and so ternnea me captain anu 111s crew that no attempt; was made to land it, seized the6loop of war's boat, hoisted it upon a cart, fix ed a mast, mounted a flag upon it, and marched hack in triumphto Wilmington: then seized the stamp master, Houston, and forced him to take a solemn oath not to execute his office; like the former it was not done under any disguise but . it n. mnro dnrinp in its I v7 nation "and more important in its result. The first blood of the revolution was shed upon our soilthe first strike in the great cause of liberty which ten years afterwards united the whole colonies. "No stern ambition waved them lo the deed In Freedom's cause they noblv dared to die; The first to conquer, and nrst to uieeo, God and their country's rights their cry Here within our borders and principally by North Carolinians was Lord Conwallis and lm n.ffiana so disabled that the victory of Guilford Court House terminated in hiover- throw nnd hnul surrender at loruiown in Virsinia. Then let our hearts swell with iriHo for the old North State. Here was the birth place of independence, here the cradle nf libertv was first rocled, here were deeds done greater "llian at Platea or Marathon, let hei nt liUtnrv ntumate and encourage us to cnctaln hot f:iir name and live and if neces sary die, for her honor and welfare. "All ti.iil to thee, thou cod old Stale the noblest of the band, vvi, rn;l the-'fld? of liberty in this our fl IIV ...... . - - - O - a. native land. All hail to thee 1 thy worthy sons were first to spurn the! yoke, The tvrants fetters from their hands at Meek " lenbnr? tliev broke. 0 amis n f Carolina. I bid you in her name, riannin vmir lime and talents to relrive her at. v viv j - ; - tarnished ifame." Rot, while your hearts arc throbing with affection for our' old btate, letus cnerisn a patriotism liberal and broad enough to era-L-o mir whole countrv. When we remem- ffUt- this U-ihe centennial anniversary ol our conntrv, what rc"l,ar emotions strike upon the chords of the heart awakening feel ings of awe and; reverence, the old patriotism ki nnc existed there and pride to a far nniir decree arises. Let our souls be filled with love for the old land one hundred years ago to-day she started out upon Iter career; lor one nunureu vex rs has Kb. stood all the ihocks, the crashes, the storms, wbirwinda and thunderbolts di- 1 TV recited ni I her. foundation without a tremble, fof -onejj.fi and red years has site stood the Wonder aiul. admiration of the whole world, and still rfli stands the. grand monument of hef own tirtuo,, the greatest Republic the world ever saw, the land of the brave, the home of the free ; hd her grand temple which ha with stood thf shock of sectional rage and the an gry stori land wildest billows of party dissen tiqns, thoiijgh one of its grand pillows has been shtteredjhas crumbled and fallen yet it Still stainds tyautiful and fair lo behold and its brj)liantl?pire still gleams in the son-light and jplendorjM" its own noon-day glory guarded by; tlie slides of a Washington a Jefferson, a Marshal jknd all of its glorious founders. jAnd after one hundred years behold what granduf we have attained 1 here may the down trodden and oppressed find a home, hre the pojur majr live at ease. Our Rail Road facill ties are excellent, out commrecial advantages are superior, we have ships sailing upon eTery s4, jand irhose sails whiten every port, we have exhibited an inventive genius unexcelled by anything the world ever saw ; What a magnificent country we haTe! a cojmitry extending from thecold regions of the North toi the sunny clime of the South where the blooaiing flowers are perpetually sending forth their sweet fragrance to scent the morn ing air, and stretching from the Atlantic ocean on the Enst where the sun arises from its dark bine wa vies, shedding light andlife upon ns to thie rock-bound Pacific on the West beneath w Mise billows it sets in all the magnificence arid gohten splendor of an Eastern sun set. "Italy may boast of her ever green bowers, And Persia may vaunt of her gardens and flowers, Romantic and. wild are proud Scotia "moun tains, And Granada may tell of her groves and her fountains, The cjimes of the East may exhibit their treasuries, . And music may wake to enliven their pleasure. ijut there is one spot which is better than these, 'Tis the land we live in, this beautiful land.' but the best of all, here freedom exists, here the people may rule, here each may have a twite in ue weiiare oi ins country, freedom l frleedom of the press, freedom of religion. I Rut with all this our country is not what it ought to be, rottenness and corruption is on every hand, dishonesty and bribery is perched upoii iu ueaus 01 men 111 uign oiuce, men 10 uihonrure intrusted the welfare and honor of this government, ourlawyers are not above reproach, arid "even dishonor is perched upon our pulpits; disgrace and turpitude has invaded our sanctu- ajrlesand why this terrible slate of affairs? just be cause little by little love of country has been djying put and in its stead has been growing up loveotiooney and self agrandizement. lo every American the question should fre quently present itself. What is to be the fate qi our tjnsiuuiionsr Are tney 10 exist lor cen turies conferring incalculable blessings upon rhillions yet to come, or is our country to share tjie late of all previous, republics ? Is liberty tp be superceded by anarchy, nd in its turn by despotism? Strange sym torn a have beeu creep ing in of late in the body politic, the enthusiasm- dnkindfed by our fathers has to a great extent died away, and men now talk about the bond that donnects the States as they do upon any ordi nary sujhject of every day life. hMostiof the practical papers of the day. in stead of discussing in a calm and dispassionate manner the great questions affecting the happi ness of !the people and the perpetuily-ofour in- skittitiohs are filled with inflamatory appeals to sectional prejudices, and we look in vain in the speeches of our statesmen for the great wisdom and far: reaching sagacity that characterized a .i r . . . . . . . Hamilton, a iiay, a uaston ana a Moreneaa. It used' to be that intrinsic merit alone entitled i iiuan tp the suffrages of his countrymen but the palmy days of republican simplicity have parsed away and intrigue, artifice and corruptionjre tlhe order of the day, statesman-like ability and sterling worth are very cheap,; this disaster most be arrested or it will bnally show an 'apalunr luin too terrible to awful too think about. Who can preserve the rights and liberties of a people when they abandon them themselves? Who shall keep watch in the camp when the sentinels are asleep upon the outposts? This dark picture it is hoped will never come upon America, yetrt aflbrds a terrible warning which dv no means hould be disregarded. If it is ever to be real- , (zed, if our country ever shall become unworthy i bf the great and glorious destiny to which the i great "1-Am" designed, let us not survive it, but. e'er it come let the clods of a free soil fall upon our coffin lids and give back to the eais of the people the sad and mounful sound deraa gogisov has ruined you, your grand temple ia totteriisg and falling and you yourselves have caused j it. ; God forbid that it eyir shall be. realised 1 Free, happy, enlightened America must rest i the preservation of its rights upon the virtue the justic the independence and wisdom the people they must retain uncorrupted, the noble legacy transmitted to them by the Jheroes and patriots who fought the battles of the Revo lution land formed by their collective wisdom (he great charter of our liberties. The ma etic psst.i big with its events and riciafi-udes-fthe. present with its agitations- and political . warfare and the futwe where the imagination loves to revel and picture letter,, brighter and happier scenes should engage the wa!roist affections and the liveliest sen ibilitibf the heart, all Ts fitted to stiriwlat us to liobje and patriotic efforts, we are to a great extent making character for that wbich is to come after us let us be sure that we act afhtl and have our country's interests hi heaft. We have inherited from our fathers this gleat boon of civil and religious liberty , and we are in dutybouud to transmit it unim paired i to posterity". It is to be hoped that the peoplelof the United States will soon regain their disgraced rs as a nation; let us pursue the humane jwonteil sagacity,- correct these abuses whi?h 9t pnfestisg ur government and strike down the miserable) corruption that for several years has and mjagdanimous spirit that so adorned the (character of Washington and Jefferson ; and one hundred years hence this day will be celebrated with more lofty enthusiasm aifd inoblerlerqotions than it is to-day; the name of Washington, will inspire more sincere admira tion !M ay our country go on step by .step in u resalui increasing in importance and attain jto thel fame degree of honor, glory and prOa iperity libit Rhe has reached in the past century land lUe sun will shine upon no country where jso mufch peace and happiness is found, where freed oin to its full extent is enjoyed, upon no icountrv whose hills and vales are adorned iwWh so much loveliness and beauty. j4 Westward the star of Empire takes its sway, j The.-first four acts already past, tThe fifth shall close the drama of the day, j Time's noblest offspring is the last." : I "At a festival at a reformatory institu tion lecently, a gentleman aaiuV. of tht cure of the use of intoxicating drinkc: "1 overcame the appetiteby-a receipe given to me by old Dr. Hart field, one of thoss good did physicians who does not have a percentage from a neighboring druggist. The prescription is simply an oraugo every ioorniug a half hoarbefore break fast. nj"Tuke that' said the doctor, "and you will never waut liquor nor medicine." I have done so regularly, and fiud that ;liquor has become rev ive.'"
Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.)
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