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I J: BRTJN&B. Ed. Ua PTODf u w " - . - - n ir hmttnteR- Assort&te Ed. : . arwnTIOW BATES : , 'f"uv - - . " -- Mvar,pajaoiewadvance, ...$00 Si - , , ADVERTISING BATES : .tncli. one publication, $1 00 1 W two nubllcatlons,. . . . . crtcttes'for months or a year. cTiHE DESERTERS, i gjjTTlX AS THEIR nUEND. fHWECCTES THEIR RELATIVES FOR 11 TBEM FOOD AKD 8H10.TER. OIV- vrAds Fees and Lectures the Jury for Not Finding Guilty. I A Chapter. of Indictment!. Tit r argument, most frequently beard a firor of the electwu of Judge Settle iiUed upon the claim he makes to hav ijj.been the deserters' friend during the WAT ' siw j,ear( Judge Sel tie waslhe warm, friend eniupau't"1 a,,d champion deserter. Jjat liroWisinately tor hi argument, rJie -irdsof the courts Io not show Jtnif Settle' c"1 ,n,d "P'''"1 be w.-il tooaded. Very ar indeed from the tru.lh II the assertion thai tie favored deserters', for tbe record's f the courts "how that he onxecnted them relentlessly and inerci- r ., r .I.,... ..t. ........ jewiy, OpeaiHig-oi-uwiige, men o'miuhii, Settle' action in regard ro deserters, lire Bndtdpi Regulator tell the truth in nUw ternjB, and the Regulator know-tht-rwf ii speaks, for Randolph was iu (Setile diiftijct. li says : ; "'I'll captain even sent a hill to the patidju.'y' against one or more women for harboring deserters, one against Sarali i Corfu 'for harboring Franklin CrW, for ? example. We will give a few other spec imen f t lie bills sent to the j grand jury . 'i l .1... r ... ............ ... ''fc" J 1 . - iBowrwliat were then some of the worst tomes, in his judgment, perpetrated in iirimn nv Lite ui cuci nic tauiaiu. Ksodpiph ; A bill against .ama unver Vr harboring Riley McDowell charged in th hill 'to be a deserter: one against Green, B. Ragan; lor harboring one Joel S. Rsgnanolher against Green 13. Regan for harboring n"4s Henry Streed; oue . igiTet Win. S. Ward lor harboring one Jlitt! VVard; another against -Win. S; .Warn1 fur harboring one Joe. Ward; oue sgshift Daniel Cox for harboring one Jobs U old t-r; one against Jacob Haydock lor fisrloring one David Wright. On all lhfe bills the governor was marked pros ecutor by. the Confederate Captain, so thai he did uot wait about sending the bills till some prrrsreutoc appeared and forced bitn to aci; but it mu.n have been MQied by either that longing forjhe Coo Mersey in the latter part- tl 1863 and 1S64 when 'the bills were sent, which wunu uiiu l- laioc a -w iu ii 11 j 1 1 1 ur earliest part of the war, or the thought of the fee be pocketed from these - U.iiou mm w ben convicted. Indeed, we are told that when the iu diet me nt above usmed Adam Hoover was tried it Spring term, 1864, and a verdict fuot guilty rendered by the jury, the Cpufederate captain, showed evident signs f wrath at them; gave them a lecture on their duty, and when the next case '"Stale M.Green B. Regan,'' was called, lie iu quire'd of oue or more of the jurors if they bad any scruples of conscience about findtug a .'person guilt of harboring de- erter, if the offenae was clearly proved; be'iig answered iu the negative, he let the yuror uke his seat in the box aud went a who the nial. W. A. SMITH AS A DESERTER j HUNTER. nscopy the following paragraph from lU Raleigh Standard, of Ocu 21, 1863, then edited by lloideii, as an evidence of tbe zeal and t fEciency displayed , by Major Smiih, liow Radical candidate for Lieut. tov., in the pursuit of deserters for whom lie now profeeses so much friendship. . "oicarn mat tweniy-nve ueserters ve been arrested in Johnston County jmbtrj the Ust week or two. There-are at few remaining ih that couuty, and tny wil probably be gathered up soon. ilajorSaiith aud his Home Guard are very active." j i t . The Major as k'deserter catcher was a ttcce8, especially, after he hit on the Uooclbouiid 'plant -Grcensbqi o Patriot. 4411- . . A MAN'S LIFE SAVE D BY A DREAM. Early on Friday morning Mr. Hall, a Bnlcber of Frauklln, Mass , weut into his ice chest to inspect the premises, whn to door accident ly swung back, npera t'iig the spring-lock, and the man was a pnsonetj in a very small room of icy tem P'rature, and without means of escape A speedy and frightful death stared! him 'u tile face. He shouted and thumped "P00 wiat promised to be his coffin,' but "t 91. Tain. ; Now comes the marvelous i i M the circumstance. When Mr. Hall's son arose on that morning he was Jeeply .impressed with a dream which he Ja during the previous uight. He Amed that his father had been: caught "Mttfloeated m the ice chest $ot nod'ng his father on inauiriu? for him the son at oace proceeded to tbe ioe ehest ZS "- On opening it t,p -r.eniiy aeaa body of the ' father was fueoyered and rescued. So neat d'ath Gad tit nfA- . .. T n4 tUS Qnfortanate nriinnsr enm tht U M hours before be came to a sUte1 of wtucioutness. , To those (ourselves tttOBg the number) who have ho faith in lUmt or visions, it may be difficult to ecoont for the connection between tbe oas dream and the father's accident. vsockct (R. I.) Patriot. THE AFRICAHiin lie SOUTH. INTERESTING i CORRESPONDENCE ONTUE QUESTION OF rSCE. O V A Clerical Demavfiroen In NcwHamn. hire Uadertavkes to Instruct m, Colored liTlssIonwy in Virginia, and Gets a Oood Lesson. . From (he Richmond Whigt Concord, N. pj July 26, 1876. Dear Brother Dunjek: On the 12th inst., I sent yoa a check for 850, arid have re ceived no receipt or anything from you since. , j ! ' To day I jeceired a letter from Har per's Ferry in which is the following sentence : 'Tie report is current here that Bro. Dunjee has gone over to the rebels, and is going to stump for Tilden and Hendricksj 1 am afraid it is so." My dear brother D., is there any truth in that report Have yon even" had a thought of doing such a thing ? If you have, I pray you pause before you take a single step in j that direction. Such a 111' M t . course wouiu oe a cause oi great grtei to all your true friends, and all- the true lovers of fitedoni and piety. In doing this you will bring a wound and a reproach upon your ujicfioii-work among fretdtuen, and ruin your own Qsetulness as a minis i.er .f Christ. Uow will all those feel who have contributed for your irtpport in our mission-work for Richmond meeting house, etc , if you now desert your brethrem and so over to the old Rebs, the haters of the colored man and the cause of freedom, and give your pufloeuce to strengthen the hands of ruch iueii as Jeff. Davis and ihoce who ban- murdered thousand and thousands t your colored brethren at the South within a few eais past, to prevent : hem from voting fir the cause of their own God-given right ? O, this can not be; I will not believe it can be so till I hear more from you. Do write to me by ret uru mail and send receipt for fifty dol lars, and tell me if there is any foundation for the report to which I hs.ve alluded aud be entreated to go no turtuer in that diiection, if you have taken one step, until you consult with your true friends, brothers Morrell, Brackett; Stewart, Bur gesi, Airthouy, Chase, &c.t &c. Da not fail lo let me hear from you at once, and give me the facts ou this subject. lours truly, Silas Curtis. P. 3. Tilden and Hendricks are iden tified with the old rebel party, and will be supported by ex-reb'da of the Jeff. Davis stripe and those who sympathized with them during the war aud stuee, and I would just as soon vote for Jeff. Davis for Pnesideiit as I would for Sato. Tilden, the former associate of Boss Tweed of New York, and always a rebel sympathiz er. . SC. Richmond, Aug. 21. 1876 Dear Brother Curtis : Yours of July 26 is before me, asking me about rumors which you have heard in regard to my going over to the "rebels." . First, 1 would stale that I have Irjed to fulfil'my whole duly in my work here, andjiave not at any time neglected my mission duties. No man is more interested iu all that pertains to the best welfare of the colored people and their highest developemeut. So, I have tried to conduct myself and teach my people that it is" their Chiistiati duty to make frieuUs with tbe while people of the South, among whom they live. Tuis can be done without sacrificing any principle of mauhood ; in fact, the Southern people do not ask the colored peopl to compro mise a sinerle rij;ht. But we who live here see the great importance of a full ''"-iera uiainci mug aud manly reconciliation between the two j 14,1(1 many other things m.glit be men races. This can be done by dividing tbe ", but time aud space will not colored vote between the two partie. As j al,oW u- 1 he colored voter of the South, soon as it is thus divided ihey will cease)44 ru,ed bV U,e Uadicals, has no liberty to be an object of pstracism and bone of l"e U8e of hw Da,,0, w,,ich I'heriy we contention. Both parties will then treat ; cU,m and mn1 hiive. or continue slaves, them wi h due respect. Take Virginia, ' He """-Id be taught ind -peudeuce aud aud the W'hile people of this Slate are as . df-reliance. anywhere iu America; the most friendly friendly to the colored people as tbey are li..cr. PT -t hetwpen th twn ruppi , What we who are interested in the great cause of humanity are endeavoring to do is to break down ail color Hues, and alto- gelher forget jslaveiry, the war and the past, and go on to higher attainmeols aud a broader Christian mauhood. I 1 believe til whit neonle of the Sooth are true to the professions tbey are now making, They do uot desire any more sla very ; they wilt stand by! all ihe results ot the wai ; ihey are in ihe Udiou to go out no more forever,1 They are laboring nobly in our Stale for public education, without regard tit e.ohirL I have everv riirln in Richmond that I would! have in Boston, i They are doing a? tor lhe colored people iu a be- tie'olent way they cau do. You know the late war laid its withering baud upon the South, and there are many poor peo ple, both white and black ; notwithstand ing, there are many of the wbhe gentle ipeu who have contributed largely to mis sion wotk tor our people iu ; Rich moud uud other places lu the South. There are 31,000 colored people in this city who are depending ou the whiles for lhe bread ihey eat, ' Usoy j poor people of color would starve to death here but for the kindness of the wbitei io giving them shelter anq food. ; xou-eao have no idea of tbe true condition of things here. Now, in the face of mil j these facts, I do not tbjnk the white people of the South very dangerous rebels. j I J uat a word abut some of oar troubles, ypu have beard much talk about "carpet baggers." Yoc have noldea tbe amount of trouble these men have given at. Meq who were of the worst characters in the Vortb, wjo were from the lowest haunt of New York and'Boton, men -a bad a crime could make them, who were negro haters; in the North t hare eomi Sooth and taken advantage of tb,e jgnorance of the colored people; and haire been elevated to nlAear of hick trnit in snr 8tats SOVtm meets, for tbe sole purpose on then part to plunder the public. This same class of men have; arrayed the colored! people against tne w bites tor political purposes, and, when trouble comes, desert them. All the mobs which we have had in the South have been gotten up by bad men. I know we have some lawless white men fiere, but the good people of the Sonth must not be blamed for their acts. Jon have tbem at the North with you. This wild and fruitless contest has been going on for years, and we are the sufferers T The colored man being the weaker party, always lose ground, aud must at last go to tbe wall it the tight is kept f lip. 1 know yoa, in New Hampshire, may not see this matter as I do, but I tell you that the negro of the South must go nuder if the policy of the last few years is to be continued. Now, it tbe Home Missions Board discharges me for these sentiments, I regret it, but cannot yieln my honest convictions; Iain sorrow 1 cannot make them see the rightfulness of uiy position You ask me what the persons wh have contributed from time to time for my suDUort would think To this I would sayt if ihey ondersiood my true posiiiou they would, I think, make those contribu tions more r adily than ever. The negro is now piping through the uiot critical period oi his hitlor, and hi destiny fi good or evil will be sealed -by his action. It he arrays himself agam.-t the white people, be must, sooner or la let, be ground to powder. There is no natural antagonism between the two races in the Soutn ; the whies and blacks were born aud brought up to gether, and must live and die together. The late trouble at Hamburg, South Car olina, and other troubles we have had in the South since the war, have not been the result of any ill-feeling on the part of our home people, bui are the result of the action of bad men who have come South and kept up from year to year the most .bitter political contest, and have used every effort to keep the white and color ed people from making friends, one of their principal means is the wholesale use of bad whiskey; also, appealing to the very worst passions of the ignorant. No stone is left unturned on their part to ex asperate aud excite the feeling of our poor people, which might at any; time be the heated hour of excitement, men are kindled into flame which might: result in ! apt to be led-astray. Ou that occasion bloodshed 1 only woiuier we ljave not! Mr. Settle with masterly eloquence, and had ten riots where we have had one. t all the argument lb.at his iugeuious mind Now I say that every good man iu the j was capalde ofprodueing convicted Mr. South, white and black, ought to join j Worth, who took an appeal to the superior hands aud rid our fail section from this court, when the stlf same Solicitor urged terrible state of things. 1 hope: you will that the bail be made excessive, and ac not misuudersiand me ; these charges are cordingly he was bound in a bond of five not against the good people of the North. : We will cive the most heart v welc.me to an y good man ot i he North who tnav for ghod purposes. 1 think thai if you were lo live here a few years yon would take ihe name stand that I have. We have some men from the N .rth wh'i are highly rospecied, but all ot these lake the same sta id, and are J not the men objected to. The. colored j men, if they are to be citiz- s of the I con. dry. must d ffer iasl as while tuvn do I ou all the great questions ot the day, ! such as finance, tariff, laxaiior, aud ques- - Uous ot law, trade, Sec Until we arrive at this point we will be mere machines, . .. . - .. -. i and uot men iu the true sense of the term In conclusion, I would call your atten tion to the report of the Hon B. B Doug las, of Virgina, on the Freedinau's Bank fraud, and the speech of Hon. W. S. Stinger, of Pennsylvania, on the same subject. ' I would also call your attention to the large amount ot money stolen from the widows and orphans of the colored i i a - a a nil v - . 'Wh best judge of the true ...f te8B "Twet mo lew questions couuuiou oi me oouiuem people, i, Wno- ; wa Doro "d broughtmp in the'South, as 1 nave been, and served tweuty-seven year,J oi U)-v ! a (when a boy 1 plaved w-th white boy, aud kuow there j id ,1U ad had feelit.g between the4wo or yourseu i w uat can yon hi ! N"w Uampshirror Maine know of our j couditiou down here When you coijduiou down here When you call ...... l .. :..u..i- j . i . pcupie irui-is you uo mem a great wrong. I believe th people of lhe Sjuiu are as loyal to the Union us those of the North. I ask you, as a Christian, !o you ' think il right lo be constantly abusing lhe Southern people?" They have come I back to lhe Union aud fully accepted all i ' lhe amendments to the Constitution, wuh all the war. Tbe onlv reason whv they have made such an effort to get hold of their own State government is to pro - lect themselves from lhe wicked plunder- ings and robbery ot carpet baggers ; tod every good man, while and black ought to join hands to emancipate our section from this fearful state of t bines. Remem ber that our homes in tbe South are as dear to us as yours in New Hampshire. rv: . a. . j a t uw now wouia you line your rtate to oe infested with a gang of those political iiuevet irom another far country, plun dering jhe public treasure and leaving a tax on the people too heavy for tbem to bear, oxcitiug riots, causing bloodshed t I ask you, would you help tbem to con tinue tbe work of destruction against your own people 1 I tell yoa this is our condition, and the colored people are the main agency by which ihey are enabled to do their work ; and, in my judgment, nothing but a division of the colored vote pan bring peace and prosperity, which we so much need and I feel that no pulpit work or mission effort will enable me to do at much for my race aa this wori;. i f . I b, aye given this matter eleven year thought, and for yeri I have taken great P,nB VI worm myteit a to tn true ti. ing of the people of the Sooth, and it is my conclusion that ibe whites desire to live with the colored people in peace and quietness, and are doing all tbey can to gain that object. They do net want all of tbe colored people to vote the Demo eractic ticket, but believe it wonld be best to divide their vote between the two par ties. This point wonld have beea gained years ago. but for tbe terror of tbe Radi cal party and its loyal leagues. There has been nor intimidation in the South' worse than that practiced by the carpet bagger party of the South. I do not charge the colored people with this cruel ty. Tiny are not to blame ; tbey are only tools in tbe bands of these bad men. I have known some colored men to be whipped, some turned out of their church es, and all kinds of intolerant abuse have been heaped upon those colored men who dared vote the Democratic ticket. In mm1 parts of the Somb the life of a col ored man (Democrat); is not very safe. 1 submit, ihese facts to you as the bouest conviction of my heart, and must say I cannot accept your advice, because in do ing so 1 would not do justice to myself and lo my race. j Yours, with great respect, Josh W. Duxjee. THEN AND NOWiJUDGE SETTLE IN 1859 AND 60, AND 1S76. Editors Patriot : In 1859 Judge Settle was Solicitor in this district when Mr. Daniel Worth (a native of North Carolina and a preacher) was taken with a Bench warrant on suspicion of having a certain book, known as Helper's Impend ing Crisis. He was brought before tbe court, and before any evidence could be brought to bear in the cas?-, the court de cided through his- (Settle's) influence that it was not a bailable base aud sent the aged minister of the gospel to the common jail, where he was kept about four mouths, miti! the next regular term of court, and then tried for circulating incendiary docu ments, and convicted through the efforts of Solicitor Settle, who, on that occasion not only did his duty as solicitorbut appealed to all the' lower passions of mm, and all the party prejudices, by which, iu thonsatid "Hollars, in each of two or three cases, wntci his counsel held to be ex- cenitive, and made a masterly effort to have it reduced, but Settle's arguiueut prevail ed, and not until Judge 1) tiley iuteifered were these. I mud a reduced. And now m the face of all these facts and thous inds of others, d.udge Settle asks the people of North Carolina to make him their Gover nor, aud claims to be tbe champion of the negroes rights, a friend of the Union ! a lover of the old flat' ! a Republican ! a Radical ! and asks these freedmen to vote fr him, when in I860 be used all his . i i. , 1. powers to uang toe man wno oarea to say the negroes ought to be free. Oh! consistency thou art a jewel I t an such a change be brought about so toon, in a life so inconsistent? The Whig! the Democrat! the Conservative! the Re publican ! The Radical Judge, the would be Governor. This Judge is now using every means 'n his power that corrupt partisanship can bring to bear to make the people of North Carolina vole lor him; Consistency. FACTS TO BE REMEMBERED. Who nominated Rutherford B. Hayes for President ? It was Simon Cameron, Don Cameron, Bob Mackey and Bill Kembla who gave Mr. Hayes the vote of Pennsylvania and rallied I around turn those elemenu of the v. thing to beat Biaiue," Blaine being disa greeable lo Gran'. Who is conducting the canvass and run ning the machine to elect Rutherford B. Hayes 1 It is Zch Chandler, Don ll.imernti and ll tht ai-hn.il of murliitia politicians. If Hayes should be elected he would owe his election to those men, as he already iwes them his nomination. If he weie President would he have the determination aud courage to quarrel with the party who made him, aud without whom be would never! have been nomi nated and never elected ? If be should engage in such a quarrel, could he fuc- ceed in it, and carry through his own pur- P' agiinl his iparty t , T"e history of John Tyler and Andrew Johnson shed a clear light upon this problem. Without disgrace and ruin Mr. Hayes, if elected Presideut could never he anything but a representative of Grantism; aud as snch his election would be the continued disgrace and the ag- Sfravated ruin of the country. A". T. : w . " If tbe current runs a strong as it is now setting, there can; : be no doubt of Vance's victory. There is no beating in the tide which run with inch force in tbe East. On the contrary, in the West it a wells with thrin .tr.nh. The faint hearted few are gathering courage, and the great generous public heart is welling with aj pride and enthusiasm which promise to make Vance's election an ovation instead of a simple excess iu the connt of vote. Old bachelors do nst live as long a other men. They hava nobody to mend 1 ftaa-ota vioM cai4 uaiu u-oti ww Ther cttcb eoW ; aod there it noMf t0 them agt tea, and con.-ncntly their clothe and darn their stockings ihfty itnp og We clip the following from the Raleigh ! News: RADICAL SLANDERS. Tbe Republicans have been nnparal lelled in their manufacture of slanders against the Democratic candidates. Well may the campaign be called "the devil's canvass," so far as Radicalism is concern ed. The spirits of Beelzebub, Auanias and Sapphira combined seemed to have seized upon the whole concern. But, oc casionally there is an exception to the rule. The Daily Graphic, Republican in politics, has the fairness lo say, right out and above board : "In this campaign it were well if Re publicans would concede to their ad versa ries a monopoly of the fabrication business. Let the followers of Hayes tell the truth as much as possible, and get along with just as few lies as will support life. They might drop, for instance, as unprofitable bSa that new yarn about Tilden having bad $25,000 of the Credit Mobilier steal, and that other one which allezes that Heudiicks was the vice president of the treasonable Knights of the Golden Circle. What's the use 1 And that grossly improbable story that in a recent speech Zebulon'B. Vance, Democratic candidate for Governor of North Carolina, said : "I am sorry that 1 laid down my arms in 1866; I am in favor of re-enslaving tbe negro, and if that cannot be done at once, my idea is to adopt a plan which will bring about such a coudition of things. 1 would deprive the negro of education privilege; I would pay him low-wages; I' would prevent him from acquiring real T til 1. n esta;e; i would Deprive lum ot arms, ammunition, slock aud agricultural imple ments." "Let ns abandon these common slanders and tell only such lies as we shll uot be ashamed of when we come to -die." u nat a Humiliation tor a country to I I di cover that not only the subordinates of iti executive, but the head and chief him self is an unprincipled and dishonest man This is the degredation to which we are reduced at the present time. We have kuowu that venality was rife iu nearly every department of the government, but we had hoped that whatever and however grave might be the delinquencies of the president, active participation in the crimes of those about him could uot be laid at his door. Yet, here we have the testimo ny of Bluford Wilson, a man of truth, and oue of the most persistent in bringing to the bar of justice the manipulators of the whisky frauds; and this evidence makes plain and clear Grant's culpability, not only for connivance at the treachery of others, but actual concurrence with them in their infamies, and sharing with rheni the proceeds of their plunder. He a may tnt, by -impeachment, undergo ihe indignity of a conviction by process of law, but as matters now stand, he will leave ai a criminal disgraced in the eyes of his country, and of the whole man, the executive chair which he has disgrac ed, aud the service of the country which, by his ruthless rapacity he has brought to the brink of insolvency. Ark. Times. The confession of Hobbs Kerry, the captured Missouri express robber, is pub lished. He says the gang comprises eight persons, viz: Frank dames, Jesse James, Bob Younger, Cole Younger, Clem Mil ler, Charley Pitts, Bill Cbadwtck and himself. The robbery was planned and executed under the direction of the James aud Younger boys. After the robbery the party kept together for about 20 miles when a division of the spoils were made and the robbers separated. Kerry re ceived SI, 200 as his share of the money. After making his confession Keiry led the officers to the place where the "divide" was made, and a large number of valuable papers were recovered. Kerry had only 820 when arrested, having gambled away and spent the rest of lhe 81,200. Bruce Younger, who was arrested along with Kerry, was-discharged after being held several days, there being no evidence against him. He is a cousin ot the famous Younger brothers. HER SON HEWY. ' The other day a motherly-looking old Ud7 of fifl7 Sot off lhe lrain' loJokd 8,1 around, scanning very face, and finally approached a boy about thirteen years old and said : "I expected my son here to meet me, but I don't see him." "I guess youTdon't," grinned the boy. "He can't be he can't be sick I" she exclaimed. 'Wus nor that, mother." "Tell me what has happoned to my beloved sou !'' the demanded laying her hand on the boy' arm "Well, it wasn't anything so very bad not so very. I believe he got a little neck-exercise for stealing a horse !" 'Do you mean to tell me that my son, , -onnaon carter uas oeeu .yncuu : ... Tt I I I I.J III .1 Whoa, now ! Why I don't kno w any neb man. I was talking about Georgia Jack." "And I was talking about Johnson Carter." "That a different thing," said the ! c boy a be turned away. V hen 1 mean Georgia uaca; i aoo mean uonoaou l w T-l i"V. ter. When you mean Johnson L-arier you dou't mean Georgia Jack. No harm done, but you oughtn't to go and scare a fellow half to death." Ral. Sentinel. w i Don't Want it. Settle don't want applause from the negroes for fear it will drive off white republicans. Now, how do white republicans relish Seitle's idea that the neeroes are not good enough buzz for him, yet are good enough to march io company with you to the polls and vote for him 1Dividsnn Record. ART MATTERS Oi On tbe corner of jwenly-third street and fonrth Avenne stands the neat and modest looking bnilding known to 4f New-Yorkers as the National Academy of Design this building of handsome marble Venetian-Gothic style was constructed'at the expense of $300,000 and the finishing touches have not vt been made, as something very elaborate is I intended for the interior before comnle- - J- I tion. To a visitor this structure does not present a very striking appearance, as it la lost in its simplicity by the side of the yoong men's Christian Association jusl opposite, an immense structure, being the largest building of iU kind and nature in the United States, but as you enter the halls of the Academy yoa fortunate owner. are somewhat astonished by the beauty of the "H Jfiser" and the "Marriage Fettim?' by interior. Its construction and arrangement of Adolph Dillens both notable paintings, and it rooms is perfect, ventilation good, and light, seems as you look at them it is Jiardly possible so escential to a place of this kind, admirable, for color to produce still life more perfectly. Its walls are adorned whh all that the arts can These are from the gallery of Mrs. Paran Stev create, of beauty, of grace, and of majesty, ens. r The present exhibition originated in the From the collection of Mr. Chan. Stewart we suggestion that the city of New-York ought to have a beautiful subject, "Object of 4rf"-4fniit furnish to its Centennial visitors more than its piece by Blaise DesgofFe. It makes the lips ordinary source of entertainment. The private moist from the desire to taste, to gaze on this galleries and individual possessions of the picture. Also the "Latt Throtc" by Spriddon, citizens of N. Y. were known to be of a rare "Echo' by Alex Cobarel, "FdlUtaff in the Batk- and munificent character, and the appeal to the " by Iaabej "The Dethroned IdaT' by Horace citizens for a temporary loan of their treasures Virnet, and many others of note. . was answered with the most generous responses, And thus could we go on describing one by "which has enabled the Committee in charge to one f this grand collection but time and space present an exhibition of art that has never been wiH ot permit. There are 48 contributions surpassed on thiti continent the unusual excel- n the make up of this collection numbering lence and rarely of this collection deserves 393 paintings from the Roman, Venetian, more praise than your correspondent is capable of giving. The visitor will find a sufficient guide to the collection in the Catalogue which can be had by applying to the door-keeper. It is sensibly and intelligently arranged, givng to each col lector its own individual room and space, with number of subjects corresponding to title and name of artist in the Catalogue. People do not go to see this collection with a view to criticise schools or individuals, the whole city is interested in the Exhibition and everybody goes sure of meeting everybody else. As we enter the building we gradually ascend a few flight of steps which brings us to the main hall of the building. Here we are in the midst of art !! pictures the greater part of them painted by men of great note and popularity, very few of them without signs of cleverness and points of interest, and the majority of them of rare exceptional value. - j In the North room fronting lbs stair case are to be seen the collections of Ex-Gov. Morgan 48 in number, chief among which, are to be mentioned the "SpanitJl Birth-day Feiti- taf," by A. Alveret, this picture occupies a prominent place, where the best light is afford- ed the coloring is exquisite with its high lights daring, brilliant costumes piquent sub- jects. To the lett ot this we have by S. Uan- nutelli of the same school a subject entitled "an Intrigue ;" Period of the Venetian Republic, the careful perspective, the gradations of lieht. the projection of shadow, the minute oh- servance of effects in the distribution of color make this a grand picture. On the opposite wall we have one of Lobr i chon's most amusing "Le Ragage de Croquen ritaine', this is a subject full of humor and feel ing. "Departure of the Bride" by Ch, Bauguiet is to be admired for its richness of color, is clearly painted and full of good expression. No 74 "Fruit" by J. II. Doeph is excellent, is of the most exquisite delicacy in coloring and seems almost eatable in its richness. - In the East room from the gallery of Mr. Fisk we have first ttnd one of the best "The Pension Agentf by Eastman Johnson, apart from the clever painting the popular value of the picture lies in its wholesome happy portra lure of a wholesome happy kind of life the old country quilt, the old fashion side board and a few old and odly shaped jars are objects of never failing interest. To right of this is a beautiful subject "Qand ma's Birth-day by Rudolph Epp, this isagem of gentle sentimentskillful drawing and pleasing color. So life like in the fore ground we have the old family Bible and Grand ma's never-to-be-forgotten work basket. One lingers near this picture and recalls days past and gone forever 1 From the collection of Mrs. A. F. Stewart in the South room are to be seen two of Geromts best the "RaceoftheChartoUert' and the "Gladia tort." Like all of Geromes works they are pre-eminently suggestive he not only creates but inspires. It isaiifficult to say just where his power lies, it can be refered to no one thing, but rather to the complete harmony be- tween his figures, his color, his form and gen- eraltreatmen, "1 -V soa" by Homer Martin from the gallery of Dr. Otis is a strongly rendered scene the Hudson son is a never failing theme, and well may it be, for iu scenery is of usurpaased beauty. This is a clear characterixation of on of tbe good " views" Ie . ,, In the West room we hav from the gallery of Mr. R. M. Oliphant, sixteen very five and pleasing subjecu moetly of the American K F.itmin Jnhnann " Warnina vviiwi) J w her 2f4"4nd the "Foua Letter Writer" are of the best The artist never painted more charming picture. They sre richly colored, fiuely drawn and expressive in character. From the collection of Mr. Parke Godwin, we have a treasured relic of th Father of hi Country, by Wm. Page, the portrait is full of life and energy, and gives u th immortal pa triot in a noble distinctive mien, feature and expression. It is a very valuable canvass in deed. "Modona in fae Grotto" by Prof. C Muller is from tbe gallery of Mr. H. K. Farber, this is a veryjint copy of the great original of which so much has been written, a these originals probably will nvr lav Europe where they to , are held above all price w can only ot- i tain a knowledge of them throo;h good reyr ductions. ! From the gallery of Mr. Morris K. Jewup we hare beaulifil theme in No. Wf "Summer Of Lift" K (i H Tinrrl,! f . . i - w. . vw vnuij iu we sweet summer of Jifemedhation is writtsn upon their face, the atitude of thoaehtfulne. s if young Low's dream were with them the fine coloring the arrangement of drnnefv conspire to give this picture n almost inesta". mable value to the lover of the beautiful in art. We can almost fancy we hear them say: "Summer The earth has burned all its flowers No more the Istk nr i;nn.i t C7 UftJ Bqt silence sits in fsded bowers " "om the gallery of Mr. A. R. Eno. we hava suberb painting called the "Family Croup." One of the finest fignre pictures in thel whole Exhibition "Leaving the Church on a Rainy Day hj Madraao. Mr. Robert Cutting is the Ornish, German, Eugliah and American schools. Instead of art being neglected in this country it is surely on the increase, especially n tbe cities of N. Y. and Phildel-phia. Its populari zation must be considered as one of the charac tericlics of this century this is owning lo the great facilities given by schools of Design, and the fine display of our art gallerys, art stores and the extraordinary liberality of in dividuals in lending their Collections for public purposes. The extent to which art enters into the usages of daily life is better know than re membered. Not an article of the household but may be an object of art. The ancients re duced this to practice. Their very cooking utensils had symmetry and proportion, and their lamps, vases, wine-jars,"or water cooler, chairs, couches tables and tripods were mould ed in lines and curves which are now the ad miration of the moderns, and are copied into form of luxury and elegance. Art in this country is in a transition stats, but ih our large cities we find an indication of growth, larger sympathies and a more versatile taste. . . What we expecially need is to bring art within the scope of popular associations, to es- tablish schools of Design to throw open our art galleries ao uouum, ana iniu enursvor io teach all classes the way to the true, the bean- tiful and good, thus stamping by the highest individuality of purpose, truth to nature, hu- man actions, human sentiments and patient self devotion. ALEXANDER. We clip the following from the "Sep tember No. of the "Southern Planter and Farmer" Magazine published in Rich moud, V. GOV. VANCE. It gives us peculiar pleasure to present to our readers the picture of a Southerner, 88 "true blue" as Gov. Vance. The in cidents of his life aretoo familiar to all of us to need any repetition here. His present work, the reclaiming of the "Old Itorui oiaie tu nuc vwjii, i. as noble as auy his bauds have ever found to ilo, and we hope it will be re warded with success. That State shows, as well as those farther South, the' hor- rors of radical rule, aud until this awful incubus is removed, her prosperity is not assured. Vance, in the Governor's chair again, will do more to right things there than any one the State could possibly select ; lor be has the unreserved couu I deuce of all of its best pedple THE N. C STATE FAIR. The regular meeting of tbe Executive Committee of tbe North Carolina Agricul tural Society Uok place in Raleigh on Tburs- , day last. Messrs. A. Creech. Chairman. Dr. Euguene Grissom, Col. D. M. Carter. John Nichols. R. H. Jones, Col. XV alter CUrke, Dr. G. W. Blackball. Cipt . C. B- Det.son, Secretary, and T- P. Devereox. .rUKtW A number of letter. frora cit- izLni of varioag gtates were read by the 8- cnrj. announcing contributions to th special premium list. Among these wa a superb blooded Devon bull calf, with pedj- gree, valued at $250 and given by B. F. Peck, stock raiser of East Bethany. N . i TlielnUrest exhibited by ths friends of s0rithrn azricul lure abroad is very grati- fying aud ought to be an J71.'"."' 1 earnest wnori ou oui y-iv .---f tineh We are informed at the Trssnry Df partment that Orange connfy pay in more bastardy fines than any -county jo tbe State. RaL Neics. . Mis Nannie Hall, of the BetW Snuday Sohooi, Johnston county, com mitted to memoty andi-eciied dunog lhe month of June, 2,367,verses of tbe Bible. She recited at one time 1,605 verses. Gov. Brogden y b w" n" L J . -n . i to appoint a Supreme Court Judge, :n ii ih -amnev before January It win '" . . .1 look bke M Excellency is reserving the place for Settle after be is beaten in No- vc mber. x ? V "I
Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.)
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