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A CARD. To the Pubis : e;,w. mv plertion toMhc "Senate Of the it..;.-i t-iH in 1872.Gov. Vance and many ; L 7 ft J IV of kid zealous friends have waged an un- . Li.tifUMe warfare upon uic sorueumcs openlv souietinua covertly wholly un worthy of that gentleman and unmerited by myel Unwilling to parade my wrongs before the pul,lc when I could avoid doing , nxiott$JVfr the harmony of tTi Demo cratic partv, the' ciuiet of the people and the proiiiotion of the gcmral welfare, I have ileutly submitted for wore than fiye yeara to gros detraction, misrepresentation 4nd iajolent jeers an4 taunts, choosing to rely upon m character and conduct, both pub lic and private, for my sure vindication. Mvilenc has been -misconstrued by my ad'versaries. They have taken advantage vf it in view of the approaching August lection for members of the Legislature, and the election of my successor in the Senate iu January next and have of late renewed their assaults upon me with such violence 'i manifests the wicked purpose to destroy uie, if possible, in the esteem of my fellow citizens. Forbearance in this respect on my part, long since ceased toTe a virture. I have submitted quietly long enough perhaps toojong to such calumnies. In defence of myself, in justice to my friends and the peopk generally, I feel called upon to take some notice of the -J'alse and un founded imputations made against me, I m averse tond deprecate such a contro versy but I venture te trust that, underlie .in.timtaVicpji. I shall be nardoncd for engaging in it now only in defence of my- ficlf. . During the time I have been in the Sen ate, matters and questions of the most com plicated and embarrassing character, and many of them of grave moment to the whole i country and particularly to the Southern ; States and people have come Lefore that body for consideration and action. I have ! voted upon all, and discusser), to a greater or less extenxt, nvott of the important ones. It could hardly be expected that I would mke no mistakes. I am, however, gratified t know that no serioas objection has been taken to my course of conduct as a Senator. I have endeavored to serve my State and people and the whole country faithfully, and I challenge the closest scrutiny of my r . .. r I . & . A 1oAni. T t 1 1 ! n t- T con trntli- fully s that I have not neglected the bus iness interests of any one, rich or poor, white or black, aud without regard to party aftili-i latious, w hen the same have been brought to my attention and I liiight be properly . m t. a aa.wl ! I K Am An3 n liilu T lia 'A due regard to ttfp higljest inftrt'sts ok the country and ynrtjcilarly those of the peo pfe whose immediate servant I am, I have been ever faithful to 'the Democratic party In matters of snb.ttance there seems to be no t'ouinlaiut or irround of complaint against uie..- ' ' ' . ., The single charge against me, that I have hoard of, is alleged insubordination to the Democratic caucus, in the Legislature in 1.872, on the occasion of iny election to the Senate of the' United States; and in that connection, collusion with' the. licpublicau members in the Legislature to secure their votes for myself for Senator. - " This charge J flatly deny. It is utterly false ia-Hubstance and detail, and I chal lenge any cne to produce aught in proof of it- - It ban leen said, and flcn repeated", that -those Democratic gentlemen in the Locisla- tjire who supported me for Senator and my fe'f "boltM" the Democratic caucus. This it not true, and those who say bo, x-ithcr do not know, the facts, or they are unacquainted with party usage and practice, or they wil lully pervert the truth, hi fact, I expressly - refused to submit to or be iiound by the action oi tne caucus, ana the gentlemen re ferred to refused to go into or be bound bt it, or its action, because it had been "pack ed"' bv Governor-Van-eb. Governor Vanfo told me iii plain terms, and did not deny it -t. J. !.. 1. I. . J ? ... .i nivurwuruis uini uu uuu a majority oi tile caucus pledgecrto vote for his nomination for Senator before the caucus assembled. He Ktated in terms, that he had for months "electioneered as hard as he could" t secure ach pledge. I complained then that I had been grossly misrepresented by himseltand Hume f his tnends in reference to the late war, not only on that, but on former occa sions as well, and by such undue' means I was prejudiced greatly. I insisted then that he had by such pledging destroyed the iree.iom oi the caucus as a nominating body And so he had. The fundamental principle on which the caucus system rests is. that the members first consider the public good, nd. in respect to the nominations, that they consider fairly and without prejudice, the fitness and claims ofouch persons as may go bufore them to share in the distribution- of aiifh linnnra nnrt lii'rjf.titc ac tlnr -v a l.r..-.. nower to bestow. The alsolute fiimess And freedom of the caucus is the single qualitv that gives it life and binding power none may tamper with them. Caucuses are per verted by active, designing men, and this lias been done bo often as to cause Mr. Cal houn and other great political writers in 111. A .3 ., .. mis country 10 uenouncc tnem as the in struments of intngueing mea to defeat the popular will. They are essential to concert ed party action, but unless true fairness pre vails they do not and ought not to bind anybody, majority of the caucus having been pVdged'm a Ivance of its meeting to support Goveruj Vnccfor Senator, what mockpry far" cCier "gc&ticmen, including tijself, to go into the caucus ja to spe his nomination recorded ! . t ' -"It had lieea-. procured, prearranged, mx- uea-iiiimcu. -1, pon wnat cunsiuerations f Upon what representations ? And it was eo docja in the absence of every other gentle mn vUq aspired, and without such major ity tuivig lienri xr considered any other uersona right or claims, or any thiug that suagtit ba i4 t.vor of thk pablic, the fanT, -i vu-'iff pi;fin. ine majontv eing gonledged. ti'.e miciiritv wer h.li- iA mm j-ks 41..1. r ,f a. let thfiy bad to su.bjiij;. to tfee dictation of A pieugeti niaiontr, pledged, for one con , i deration or tricIier, fair or. unfair, iu the Mbsenc of everybody, save only the man ledged and the man who jeecived the pledge! If such practice can be 'tolerated aud upheld by a geat party if one mem ber of the party tun hii syect s?f illy pros titute the machinery of thVpirty, then the 'caucus tyntem is a cheat and a-'frau3. Th'$ an who can allord to go around Ijj aot Vnf,e of the assembling of the caucus aa4 intrigue with individuals, make his own cx fipU Htateovnts, arguments and inisrepre--.sentatien, whh no one by to correct them, will almost in rjrjably get a controlling ad vantage, which tlse who cannot and will yiot do such things cu never fiave. Such practices are vici)is, contravene everv prin ciple nf true and just party 4icipline and lestroy all fair and wise party actipn. Such practices makes the cauciuarl tj conven A ..a a mere trap, a snare for the benefit of I hose who employ iat.igue and cuang. )n this c.ise a friend fy mine asked tat I night bt heard by the caU3 jn reference jti certain"jnethols of clectiimtierj'g .against ;ne and UiisrepVesentatiohs'of wicji (;om jplaincd. Of course tiie "''edgt J)l3jr)ty )vjected and mocked at the refpectl re 'qnest t ha ' nomination had already ' been Vieeided aui' Liore tlx'e caucus met ! I did! po"bolt'" theca.iit'us nor did my frjendg J pofj&e reasons lUedt jre expressly refused to goihto it or ,1,0 be bound by it. ' ine rcsnit was. tiit amiougn a number geptleuicii aspiicd to tb,e iiv-tion Toy f CP Senator, Gov. Vance had a clef ISeld no one cared to venture into a caucus th ma jority of which was pledged ta one Wan aud without oupojition In th-carat so uled''cd, he received, on t;.ie ftrst fWVh w- n V v f,M.t.iilt vote, only A ball tJan cnouah to nominate him. Then, as of course, the npunnation was made unani mous s to tUos who weot into For the reasons stated. I did not submit myself to the caucus, although a number of gentlemen who desired my election did go into it and abide its action. I here declare uiy firm conviction that if there had been a free and fair vote of the caucus all the Democrats being prcsert I would have been nominated, and I kn w this was the opinion of many other gdtitlemen. Eighteen Democrats friendly to me some Df thcui among the leading and ablest men of the Legislature, and all of them men of high in tegrity and respectability, absolutely refused Ho"go into the caucus unless Gov. Vance and I both should be withdrawn from' its con sideration for nomination. I know that many others went into it and submitted to its action with great reluctance, and on the ground that a majority of Jt was pUJged, and it was not a free caucus on the subject of the Senatorship, I know that many gen-tfemen-who were in it desired my election. They told me so, and some of the most cor dial congratulations I received after my election were from gentlemen who Under or der of the caucus voted for Gov. Vance. I was nevertheless sincerely anxious to preserve party harmony, and from the be ginning of the content between Gov. Vance and mvsclf to the end, iny friends and 1113- self proposed to Jiim and his friends that I would abandon it, if he MuUl do like wise, and let the caucus nominee $ third person. This they refused to do. It was then proposed by my friends to his that oiie free, unpledged ballot should he taKen in the Legislature for Senator, leaving everv democrat to vote as he pleased, and. allow the person who might receive the highest . a it. uemocrawc vote, iu uc uic lit.uiiiicc ui wc mm ' . TT caucus. 1 nis too was rejecruu. ne was bent on realizing the benefit of the pledged vote. At last, after many unsuccessful ballot ings in the Legislature for Senator, Guv. Vance withdrew with a great flourish from the contest, making loud professions of sacrifice on his part, immediately, thereupon. 1 withdrew, as I had U along proposed to do.' I w ithdrew in all sincerity, and w as entirely content to do so. The caucus thui reassemlled, all the dem ocratic members of the Legislature being present, and as I have learned front many ;entleinen of the caucus, with the distinct agreement, that neither r.u name nor that or Gov. Vance should be brought before the caucus again tor nomination, inituu har- mony tlen geeqrcd to prevail. Alter mv withdrawal, 1 gave mvreir no more concern about the movements of the caucus, and onlv know of what whs done in it, and how J. cune tn Je eleitcl Senator from otJicr. I h.are give an account of what happened afterward from the pen of Col. W. II. Avera, a democrat who supported me. He is agemieman wen Known. 01 nigh respectability and intelligence, and no one who knows him will for one moment ques tion his veracity. I hme always heard that the facts were substantially as he states them. lie savs in a recent number of his paper, The lively Muunt, Mail, among other things as follows : "At the Monday morning caucus both the supporters of Judge Mcrrimon and Gov. Vance were present; not having sufficient time before the convening of the Legislature to make a nomination, it was agreed to vote that day complimentary to various friends, guarding jn flje meanwhile the ballot, see ing to it that not enough support be giveu to any one to enable the Republicans to elect by concentrating their vote upon him. The vote of the Democrats before tjic Legisla ture Monday ws therefore c;jst for various! personal friends, scattered jn all prfs of the : State, and of course resulted in no ehx-tion; and at 4 o'clock that afternoon the caucus again -assembled, to nominate a candidate for Senator, when on third ballot Gen. A. M. Scales developed strength that indicated his nomination on the next ballot. Filibus tering set in and the caucus adjourned in great confusion. The object of this adjourn ment just at the apparent point of the nom ination of Gen. Scales was explained in the next morning's caucus when it met, by a motion made by Mr. Bryson. who had form erly supported Judge Merrimon, that the name ot Gov. Vance bo brought again before, the caucus for nomination, which was call ed with the expressed understanding that neither the namef Gov. Vance or Judge Merrimon should be brought before it; this pledge having been made by the friends of Gov. Vance, who had invited the friends ofMr. Merrimon to participate with them. This moth n was carried, notwithstanding the protests made by Judge MerrimonV friend. (The writer among the number.) It is but candid, however, to state that there were two persons that had supported him. and did afterwards support him ort the last ballot before the Legislature, when he was elected, who did in speeches before this cau cus, favor the introduction of the name of Gov. Vance again before the caucus. This action was taken and the caucus adjourned about fifty minutues before the' election be fore the Legislature was to be gone into. The friends of Mr. Merrimon felt that they ought not to abide this action and 1 -ave their friend to be ruined in the house of his form er supporters, they -covering their heads from the violence of the political storm then raging and they again put his name in nomination before "the Legislature. This fjctjon was taken without the knowledge or consent gf Judge Merrimon, as doubtless was tha cijse with Gov. Vtuiee.Mn regard to the action of his friend. "In this way, and under these circumstan ces both Gov. Vanotf arfd Judge Mfirrimon were for the second tfmpjbrought jnto this memorable and unfortunate contest before the Legislature, and a vote was taken : At the end of the roll-call it was found that 17 of the original Democratic sapportcr? of jiciuuiuii nan voted ior mm with 15 ue publicans, and while the tellers were casting up the vote the Republicans who had voted for Mr. Pool, upon roll-call, began to change their votes to Merrimon, stating emphatical ly tj;at they did it as a choice between what they considered two of the most objectiona able tyeroocrats to them to be found in the oiate; atyi tuat.no overtures, promises or pledges f any kjnd liadi con made them by Judg"5errinion or from his friends for him. In this way, and under these circumstances, he was elected to the U. S, Senate. "We beg out weavers to remember the fol lowing material points "1st. The infkgrity of the caucus lieing de stroyed, the fris of M.err;mon did not join in its deliberations. "2d. That they, at "a timps, ?r pressed a willingness to withdraw the of Merri mon if the friends of Gj5v. tMis yUtydrew his name. 5 ' "3d. They proposed that yo(c bjifyre the legislature might decide th ccntcsi; which was declined. : ' - 'tj. When Vance was witjidrayvij le withdrejv Merrimon. ; "5th. Tlipv met in joint caucus 0 aid ic nominating fjje third man in good faith "6th That tfcsy did not put tne' name of Merrimon in nonijnation before the legisla ture the second tiifc (jntil after the friends of Gov. Vance had ttf t4 in caucus to re nonjinate him ; after they had called a cau cus ia jyhich the friends of Mcrrimon were jnvitc,(J tQ participate, yth aurncc Jhat,' Mcnimon were to be brought tofore it. "7th. That ttye charge thai coalition, bar gain, treachery of auyind as practiced, or tha. personal houor waa compromised with the Republicans, is absolutely false, and is a foul slander upon the Judge and his friends.'5 I knew nothing of what wfts done in the caucus just before the legislature met to elect the Senator, except that I heafd that Gov. Vance had Ijecn renominated. went to the Circuit Court of the United States then sitting in Metropolitan Hall where my business called uie, feeling indignant and supposing that Gov. Vance would be elect red. I Was entirely ignorant of my election at the time it took place and had nothing to do with it in any way. A friend hastened to the Court chamber where I was, beck oned me from the immediate presence of the Court and informed me of it. No one could have been any more surprised at it than myself. I could not at first credit the state ment, thinking my friend might be jesting until he assured me that he wa3 in earnest. As I turned to walk back to my seat, I met one of the first, purest and greatest men in North Carolina, a man whose naraerand judgment always commanded the respect of the people a Democrat whose sincerity could not be questioned, and informed him of my election he. congratulated me very cor dially and expreessed his gratification at the result. He was familiar with the contest that had preceded the election. So anxious was I to uo what I ought, I aslced the gen tleman just referred to, and ten or fifteen other Democratic gentlemen some of them members of the legislature and some not several of the gentlemen of much promi nence and influence in the Democratic pa ty to meet together on the second evening after the election to consider what I ought to do in that respect. Upon consideration, tt.y all, without exception, agreed that I ought to accept the election and that by do ing so I would not compromise myself or the Democratic party. It was then men tioned that such contests had been frequent in the history of parties in the past. It will be seen that I was cautious as to my action. It was my purpose to do right, and I insist that I did nothing wrong iu a party or any other sense i accepting the election of Senator under the circumstances My conscience and ray judgmcut approve my action as just and proper. But let it le supposed that I erred, then I ask am I for one error, and a venial one, to be sacrificed and rejected by my party ? Do I thereby forfeit confidence and favor ? I cannot believe that disinterested men will think so. So harsh a rule as that has never prevailed in the past in any party, in cases much more open to criticism than mine. There are many cases on record in the his tory of the Democratic party, all parties, when gentlemen were elected to the Senate and other high stations as I was, ami they were not therefore rejected by their parties on the contrary, their parties continued to houor them. Some of the greatest men this country has produced were elected, some of them more than once, under like circumstances. The lion. Mr. Hunter, of Virginia, was twice so elected, so also was Mr. Mason, of the same State, so was Hon. John Bell, of Tennessee, over Mr. Poik, the regular nominee of the party; so was the late President Johnson there were two other like cases in Tennessee so was the lute Mr. Ferry, of Connecticut; there are three or four Senators in th Senate now some of them among the ablest there who were so elected. I miht cite a score of cases. The parties of these gentlemen did not therefore repudiate them; many of them were repeatedly and continuously honored by their respective parties, and they contin ued to stand as high in party esteem as nny Inxly else. Great political parties cannot af ford to allow their action and the success of great principles to be controlled by the per sonal rivalries mid conflicts of their mem bers, nor can they wisely enibrace the cause of one member against another. If they should do so, the inevitable result would be, that they would at once degener ate into personal factions, and would cease to exist, or to serve any useful public pur pose. There have been repeated instances in North Carolina in the Democratic party, where members of it, for cause, refused to submit to and abide the action ot the cau cus. In 1852, 1 think it was, the late Mr. Dobbin was nominated for U. S. Senator bv tlvj Dmo ntic caucus The late Judge Saundera refused to go into caucus or abide its action he. and one other gentleman so refused, and they defeated the election en tirely. Judge Saunders was not therefore repudiated by his partv: on the contrary. they continued to honor him while he lived .is one of their great lights. I am sensible of the importance of party organization. It ought to by observed and preserved it is essential to success; but the simplest mind must understand that such organization can only be preaorved by abso lute fairness and freedom in nil party trans actions. The "packing" and pledging of primaries, caucuses and conventions, is the bane the ruin of party orgaization ; and the man who engages in it should merit the reprobation of every party. Those who sus tain and encourage intriguers and those w ho seek to circumvent the popular will, are not entitled to public confidence, and will not enjoy it for a long period of time. The imputation that I colluded with the Republicans in the legislature or bargained for th 'ir votes is utterly false and scandu lous, and the reckless mendacity of those w!io persist in making it has scarcely a par allel in the vilest type of political warfare. I denounced the suggestion of it in a pub lished card in January, 1873, as utterly false my whole course of conduct ever since proves that it was false the Democrats in the legislature who voted for me have de nounced it as false the Republican news papers likewise and so have may promi nent Republicans from time to time. How lost to every sense of truth, decency and honor must be the calumniator w ho can per sist in making such imputation to advance the political fortunes of his favorite J It may Ie that thero are those who, meas uring myself by their own mercenary and corrupt natures, expected me to prove false to principle and faithless to iny political as sociates, J do not doubt that there were in my own party those who would have rejoic ed, if I had done so, and ara unhappy that I have not. Such persons are capable of do ing o themselves under like circumstauccs. They merit and have my contempt, Those who thus asuli me, aflect to bp ol hvious of any possible shortcomings on the part of Gov. Vance in reference to the Sen a to nal election in 1872 and on fonpr occasions) They and he cannot reasonably complain if, in self-defence, I refer to somo of them. After what has been said, can any Mr man say that he was not censurable for w hat happened in 1872 I Did he pursue the course of a fair, true party man i Those who un derstand the legitimate character, and pur pose of a caucus and party discipline cannot gay so. Bnt if in the opinion of some men I am subject to censure, ought Gov. Vance to be ree from like censure! What he did to produce the strife in 1972 has been made jjnifest. On a former occasion (in 1870) Kes a candidate for Senator. He was theii Ineligible to that place. Many of the wisest Win m the Democratic party in and out of tilt legislature thought it unwise to elect him or any other ineligible man be cause it was thought certain that such a man would not be admittc4 to the Senate, N ev- neither "Vance or ertheless, he and his friends insisted on his nomination. After about 'tweflty-fir fruit less ballotiags in caucus, be and his Friends gave the pledge to the C$Ucus aud the Dem ocratic party, that if he Should bB elected Senator and should not be promptly admit ted to the Senate he would resign, so that the legislature then sitting might elect sttiite eligib!e person in his stead. In view of this pledge and the persistency of his friends, he was nominated and elected. He was not promptly admitted to the Senate; but in the face of the pledge so made, he persisted in fruitless efforts to be admitted for nearly twfelve months. He was repeatedly urged to desist on the ground that he certainly would not be admitted. Still he kept, the State without representation for all that time in violation of his pledge and for a long while, in defiance of the wishes of the Democratic Senators then in the Senate. They at last drew up and signed a paper writing telling him he would not be admit ted and to desist and let the legislature elect an eligible man. He still delayed to do so. The time he thus kept the State without representation, was onaif gravest moment to the State and the whole South.- Measures affecting the South vitally some adversely, passed, and others favorably, failed to pass some of them too, by one vote ! The Dem ocratic Senatorrthmight hU conduct inde fensible, and it aeem to me there was sub stantial ground for- com plaint. Now, can his most earnest friend make any reasonable apology for this conduct, and can he say that he did not put his private interests and his ambition to be it' Senator against his State and the people who sought to honor him ? And is it not surprising, seciug this, that he made the efforts he did in 1872, in the absence of every body else, to secure by "hard electioneering'''' for months, a pledge from a majority of the caucus to vote for his tiomination i Let candid men judge. I advert to another incident in connection with his efforts to be admitted to the Sen ate in 1871. Ex-Gov Holdeu was then Gov ernor of the State. He was impeached for transactions in 1870, with which the people are familiar. Pending that impeachment, Gov. Vance favored the proposition that Gov. Holden's friends in the legislature should vote for a State Convention to amend the Constitution, aud in consideration of such support of the Convention proposition the impeachment proceedings should be abandoned. At least one consideration in support of this strange proposition was, that 1 it would help Gov. Vance to. get into the j Senate. The proposition was scouted and ; spurned. If Holden merited impeachment, how monstrous the proposition to barter j right for wrong! Can the most obtuse fail j to see at least one motive that Gov. Vance I 1 k fwl ltl f II 1 f KlJ t1AIA I wit I 1 iitv- 1 la iwiuiuiz inn ilk f lt 9 1 1 iu. I . Viill interested men even fail to see the ear-marks f of ambition, it not unholy ambition I will not criticise. I leave others to judge of such conduct. It is saiiTihat Gov. Vance labored hard to secure my election as Governor in 1872, and therefore, I was censurable for bcinsr in his way to the Senate. I shall not under rate anything he said or did in my lehalf then. But it is due to truth to uy," that he was opposed to my nomination for Governor, and what he did, was quite as mm h in his own interest as mine. He ppoke generally where he could best promote his own ad vancement there were complaints made I heard them that in'many lu.-ta.iecw lie did not go where he might do muc h ,'ood. Be sides, his expenses were paid by the Demo cratic party during the campaign. M.ne were not. 1 was verv sensible ol the hirli honor conferred upon me by the nomination fvr Governor. It is well know n, however, that I accepted it with great reluctance, be cause my circumstances were such that I could ill-afford to suspend my professional business, or undergo tnecvpense incident to the undertaking a three mouths' tour 1 through the State. -Nevertheless f J'd so I closed my office aud suspended my business' for three months. I did the best 1 could j for the people and my party, and the histo- J ry of the time records how well or ill I did it. I But further in reply to the charge Just referred to: j In 1S76, when (iov. Vance was a ean hdate tor Gov ernor, I did what I could to uld la hU election. al- i though he and many of his anient supporters hud maligned me lor more than three years. I syoKe at many places, and without putting tue party to any expense. For all the work I ever did in endeavoring to advance the rortanes of the Democratic party, 1 asked and received nothing, but freely eontrlbuied or my resourees as I wa3 uole to do so. 1 have rea son to know th.it his expenses yjereotten paid, even when he was a candidate. He was Just as able as myself to make pecuniary sacrifices lor his party. It is sail again, that Governor Van.-e was elected senator lu 1 :o, and was not allowed to enter the Nenate that lie was at great enpense, trouble and (ILsappolutmeut, anil theieinre, he ouint now to be elected as a reuuK'" lo the Senate ana to uie. This is merely a tJiiay and uhworcny consideration. Hut If It Is worthy of notice at all, 1 do u.L occupy the seal to which he was elected, lieuerul Ua isomdoes. Uovernor Vauce and his friends did nut claim when cJeueral Kunsoin was re-elected iu isTti, tuat he should then be re-cltvted to the seat I w as not allow ed 10 occupy. It is dUlieult to see the reason why they did u i t'aey supposed they would have an easier victory over me by a crusade of slander and prejudice ! Hut it such an argument yes, such an argumeut, Is good for uie benefit of Uoy', Vance, l:i reason li must be good for others in like circumstances. 1 lie late Oov. cjrahain and Judge Manly were elected to the Seiiutti before Gov. ante tuey were not al lowed to occupy the seats to which they were elec ted respectively they too made efforts to do so, were put to expense and trouble they received uo reward for their services, save only In the sense of duty well done. Gov. Vauce and iris friends did not In ISTOorlu is;i, suggestthat Gov. Graiiam or Judge Manly should bo elected we have seen that he then Insisted on his own election and under w uat circum stances. That which is claimed as fair and Just to him, was deemed by him as nothing for others in like condition : But Gov. Vance was again fortunate enough to have bin onuses paid. Oen. Hansom was by law entitled to the salary lor the time Gov. Vance kept the state without representation, but he generously gave Gtiv. Vanc e $i,5to of tuts money, and thus paid his expenses thrice ever, so mat, if he ever h:ul a pre-emption right to tne Senatorship he has been amply paid tor U, o.nrl If any such right exists In favor ot any pae, It is certainly In favor of Judge Manly, a venerable-a nU honored citizen, who served the state falthlculy and with great distinc tion for may years. It will be observed that I have alluded only to such things as fatcly reier tottio assaults made upon me, anil 1 do note care Jo go' further now. l nave written this cart 'with great reluctance. I have done so only In self-deTeney and after long forbear, ance. 1 have a right to defend myself, and persis tent and unscrupulous efforts that are being made daily In my absence at my post of duty. In ud parts of the State, 10 defame and Injure me, make it my duty to suy what Muive .said. 1 dislike to. w rite of sucn things, but they are such things as are used to Injure me, aud this most be my apology for doing so. . As to the Senatorial election that will take place iQ Jail, next, I have ihl,to say : 1 have endeavored to serve the State, the "people aud the Oemoeratlc party faithfully in the Senate for the last nve years, according to my opoortuulty and the measure of my ability. 1 am grau'Ued chat uo complaint has been made against me In that respect. I would feel greatly nonored If the legislature should re-elect me. 1 am better preoared by study, experience- and observation, to be mre useful in tne future than 1 have been. But J recognize and respect tfce will and Judgment of the people, It they do not wisn that 1 should serv e them again, then J say. In all sincerity, I do not wish to do so. 1 claim nothing In reference to the Senatorship for myself, that I do not cheerfully concede to every gentleman in the State. 1 am willing to stand on an equal rooting witn every body el.-, and be fairiy in .-asured by my merits aud ability. If me will of tne people, hon estly, fairly expressed, Is against me and iu favor of another, I shall not complain, but will cheerfully return to Uie walks o private life. It is due to can dor to say. however, that I am not content to see the free will and Judgment of the people circumven ted and disappointed, and this end accomplished In largo part by misrepresentation and slanders of my self. Plainly the Senatorial election ought to turn on considerations of public good . It is manifest however, to the simplest observer that most extra ordinary efforts have been made and are now being mote by Goy. Vance, and his active friends, to maie tfiZl electloo turnnot upon considerations of pub Uo gdod but Upon a false view of the manner of my elecrjojj. himself to be the beneficiary of whatever of prejudice can be manufactured against me. To this end, day after day from one end of the State to me other, publicly and privately, I am grossly mis represented atd tnHlvM Jn reference to the cir cumstances of my flection ; the manner 0 my elec tion murerrtttnted. That Is the grave ODjectlon made against me, and tie chjef j-onsideratloh sug gested why gov. Vance should quit the office of Governor before his term expires andjgo to the Senate It is, I submit, huinlliatlnir and bec-irarlv to th 1 sr degree, that a gentleman ut to at in the senate, or his friends, ahould desire to see suca an election turn on rfucn oonslchirallots. I learn q-om the newspupefg and from letters that come to m daljy from aJJ parts of the state, 01 a system 01 eleeUouuerlng avowedly In the Interest of wuv. au-K, not oniy. unu.viai, out SEZqp&gggglSVZ.Zi ,i ; lllijtrri nf in 1 be very nura?ros, anJ purporting' to represent many ports or Uie State, make frantic , effort to create an appareat public fcetttunenb-rajPlJUlar de uiaBvl lor ibe election of Gov. Vuace aa xebuke to me. Concerted efforts fcve Ukewise beb made ta iiavtaflajdate tor tKc Legislature pledged mA ln trtructed to vote fur htm. Some ot hfe trlcsds Insist that this r!f (it although auusual, because the peo ple nave the rigrht to Instruct. But the truth Is, the pettplt do pot Instruct, Everybody knows this : in tne first pliee, not a utto ot the people attend the meeting thatundtrtuke to Instruct, and besides every Intelligent man can see and know how audi meetings are, In a jrreat majority of Instances, man ipulated by freiitleuien selected for the purpose, and who have resolutioas prepared to order In advance and do the talking and appointing of delejrates, &c, c. This Is so notoriously true as to have become a matter of jest and ridicule. Such a practice has never prevailed In North Carolina before ; It ts dot el and contraverces che free spirit that animates our conservative people. Jio, It is done by concert, by Interested men, who, while they make loud profes sions in favor ot party organisation and harmony, stab them to death I This plan of electioneering Is a Elaln declaration of opposition to every man In the tatc but one, and subversive cf all party organiza tion. How can a man, pledged add iitrncted to vote for Gov. Vance, fro into a eafU4 or abide the will of the party, unless it happen to be hi will ? Such a man will go to the Legislature ia i-ti. li will not be at liberty in honor to do the duty devolved upon him by the constitution. He, by such pledge will abdicate his oJtlcc as a member ot the Legislature In respect to the election of a senator. In Fct this practice is the desperate and seul&u game ot a gen llemau who arrogantly assumes to dominate the Democratic party, and to distribute the honors and places It may have the power to confer. It la an ex trm? effort to "pack" the l egislature at the ballot-box first and tatting In that, to take a second oppor tunity to pledge a majority of the caucus In advance ot its meeting, as was done m 1872. This system of electioneering is aided by a variety of new praci Ices tn this Htate, among them, Junketing expeditions of the Governor and such of his favorites as may be convenient, on the railroads to various parts of the State, incidental speeches on a variety or topics, Ec, &e," - The result of all this system and practice la that I am misrepresented and traduced and Oov. Vance Is to feed and thrive and nourish upon uch meat, while I am absent In the discharge of my public du ties at Washington. I submit to candid men every where that such course of conduct in any view of it. Is neither fair, nor Just nor commendable to say the least. Anl It Is singular Indeed that such reasons, such practices, novel and questionable as they ore, should be Invoked In aid of the advancement of a gentleman, whose friends, if he himself does not, claim that he Is lue idol of the pleople ! If this Is so In fact, then why defame me for his benefit ? If I am so unacceptable to the peonle, why not iet me alone? If he Is so stroncr'y established in the affections of the people why not let the people quietly as In the pust, express their wishes In the usual way ? Why Invoke new and untried methods of electioneering that exclude everybody but him self T It can'iot be said the pplt adopted this plan. It is known that certain newspapers In the Interest of Gov, Vanw and certain newspaper writers and certain friends trf his suggested It and advocated it daily. All that I ask for myself is, that the people may express their will and Judgment freely and falriy, uninfluenced, unthwarted by intrigues and undue combinations, false Issues, false imputations and mlsre presentations, arid no one will submit more cheerfully than myself . A. S. Mkrruiok. Washington, June 1st, 1ST3. SIMOKTOH FEMALE COLLEGE Statesville, N. C. The next session opens August 28, 1878. Board, and tuition in English. $85.00 per ses sion of twenty weeks. Catalogue and circular vtn'n particulars 011 application. A d.l ress. Alius. K. X. GRANT, 34:Iy Princi .al. FINE POLAND CHINA ST08EC PIGS, And a Milch COW and Calf FOE SALE. I have a lot of tine pigs of various agis which I ofT.;r as thorouh-brctl ock hr. Also, a gixid ililch Oow. which wi;l he sold ut mode rate rates, ('uility couriered. li H.CBAWFOKI). Salisbury. .Tune J2. lsTd. :U;4t On and Off Slick as Grrea,se ! HOOTS, GAITERS, SHOES, SLIPPERS, Arc. W. M. EA.GJLE, It'.'.sp'.-ctfu'.ly announce Li eoiitiLtiunee at Us old stand in his old lir.e, on Alain Hticet, p;0bii? Kuin'cs' Drup Slore. l!e is always ready and anxious to ueconnupuate customers iu his line in'the best ?uauuer possible. lie is prepared to do lust cias work and tan com pete with any northern b"p or llai.d made work. Uis machines, last?, 'e.. are of the latent ard best patent. He works the very best uiit6ii.il and keeps on hand read)' made work, ar.d stuuk equal to any special older. lipuiriiig neatly and promptly d'iie at rea sonable prices, fcatisfcctioi'. naiau:ecd cr uo charge. Prices to Suit Hie Times. Cash orders by mail promptly filled. 3I.G1110M W. M. EAGLE. State of North Carolina, Vtr ltowan County ) May 3, tf-Tt. A. Yickerv, apaimt VSumnmn and Warrant of Lewis V. Hrown. 5 Aftatluiiur.t. The defendant, Lewis V. Hrown, Js horehv notified, that uniinons has thi day issued to the Sheriff of Ho wan coimty, commanding hiui to summon the said defendant to appear before the Jiulre of our Superior Court to ho held at tha Conrt-lliue iu Salisbury, on tbeSth Mon day after the 4th Monday of September, A. D. Iri7rt, and answer the Complaint of t'.e plain tilf; and that if he fail so to do the Plaintiff take Judgment against him for four hundred and seventy five dollars with interest on the same from the "d .Jaiiuarj-. 1H7H, till paid The defendant is further notified that a War. rant of Attachment was taken out by the Plaintiff, at the time of issuing the summons, ajMint all the property of the defendant to be found in Howan County, r so much thereof as will satisfy the Plaintiffs demand of four bundled and seventy -livo dollars wilh all in terest, costs iiLd expenses. J. M. nOli AH, Clerk, Supr. Court Kowau County. 34i fit: pf . Rora Conty Snperior Court. Isaac Lyerly, guardian of Mary Frances Ly erlv, Jane Lyerly, and Isaac Alexander I.ver ly." Pinintiff, AGAINST Lewis V. Brown ail Thomas E. Brown, Defendants. The defendants, Lewis V. Brown and Thom as K. Brown, are hereby notified that Kntc Lyerly, a guardian of Mary F. Lyerly, ..Iiir J. Lyerly and Isaac A. Lyerly, h:o rommtin.-t-d an action against them in the Superior Court of Howan County, State of North Carolina, entitled as above i that the pnrpose of said ac tion U Uj recover ihe stun 01 nino hundred mid si dollar? for borrowed money, with interest thereon at the rate of eight percent. per annum, from Ihe 2lh day of August, 1873. The said Lewis V. Bown and Thomas E. Brown, are hereby required to appear at ihe Court-House in Salisbury, on tjie Sih Monday afier the 4th Monday of September, 1878, nl a terra of said Court, then ami there to bo held, and during said term to answer or demur to the complaint, which hau been filed in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Rowan rpuntv, or the plaintiff will apply for the relief demanded in the complaint, The said Lewi V. Broivn and Thomaa R. Brown are further noticed that a Warrant of Attachment againtt their property in said County has been isieJ from the Superior Court of Rowan County on application of the plaintiff, returnable in the ald Superior Court, at the Court-1 loose In Salisbury, on the Sth Monday after the 4th ilonday of September 1878. J..M. I IOR A If,' ' Clerk Superior Court, Rotran County. 3t:6t:pfSlO . Mortgage Deeds for sale here x mmm The Best Family The "NEW AMERICAN" is easily learned, does not ret out o' order and will do more work with less labor than any other machine. Illustrated Circular turn.shed 6n application. AGENTS WANTED. J. S. DOVEY, Manager. CI N. Char! Street, BaItiuion JII. MERONEYS & ROGERS, Agents, Salisbury, NN C. -0 CERTIFICATES : I do not hesitate to si? the American Machine surpasses all oilier machine. Befides do in all the work that other machines can. it overseam and works button holes in-irfty fnl.ric from Swiss Muslin to LJeaver cloth. 1 have used Singer, Ilowe and ei Machine, arid find the Vmeriean is superior to them all. MIS3 M. RUTLEDGE. I have used the Singer and other machines, anv. Salisbury. C, May 2d, 1872. Mebojjey & Bko., Agents American Sewing Machine : - bins : I have used the Howe, Singer, Wheeler & Wilson,-Wilcox & Gibhs, Sewing Ma chines, and would not give the American for nil of them. Jt willdo all that is claimed for it in the circular. I consider it superior to all otlurs I have ever een. Very respectfully. MRS. .GEO. W. HARRISON. P. II HE1LI0 k SON, would call attention to their larye and splenJid stock of HARDWARE Embracing IRONS and STEELS every variety of sizes and shapes best quality. Wagon and Buggy Materials. 'comprising all the various klnd r- i'iired springs, axles, Tvh"els, &., ready to sei. up. Telegraph Straw Cutters, all sizes, and unsurpassed in quality and durability. Great American Lightning SAWS, every kiud and size, embracing MILL CHOSStTT. N Al LS all sizes cut and wrought. WS The most popular and approved st vies Plow Cast ings, all kinds, b'lts, &o. jf7-T No. 5 points for i. W N DO W C L A s S f roin s x 1 0 1 1 24 30 - iiitty, oi is, Paints, Varnishes. Ltirbtnlntr Drier, .te. FA IK KAN K SOALKs steelyards and Balances. Worlt Tools For Carpenters, BLieksmitbs, Shoemakers, Fanners. Champion Mowers and Reapers. Horse Rakes, Threshing Machines, Howe-Power?. Pumps, r!ruln Cradles, urass 8cvthe.., l'lautors Handled Hoes, GUNS, Pistols. Knives, and (IM LEKY of all kinds. 53FOur stork embraces eM-ryUilng to be found in a larjre and complete Hardware store, aud all at low prices for cash je2 With thanks for past favors we ho.e to merit core i iue.1 conikteiiee and Increasing patronage. Mare'.i T, is:s. 'M-.w Snperior Conrt. Rowan County BT B. Roberts, as Trustee of Susan K. Humphreys, Plaintiff, AGAINST Thomas E. Brown, - Samuel R. Harrison, Defendants. The defendant, Thomas E. Brown, is hereby notified that B. B. Roberts, 31 Trustee of Su san E. Humphreys, has commenced an action agsin-d him and Samuel K. Harrison, in the SuperiorCouitof Rowan county, Stateof North Carolina, entitled as above: That the purpose of said action in to recover the sum of three thousand three hundred and fourteen dollars and sixty-six cents,.for money loaned, with in terest thereon from the 31st day cf July, 1877. That ihe summon haa been duly served upon the defendant, Samuel R. llarrUop. Said Thomas E. Brown Jf hereby required to appear at the 'Court-House in Salisbury, in the County of Rowan, at the Terra of the Su perior Court to be In Id on the Sth Monday af ter the 4th Monday of September, 1878, and during said Term lo answer or demur to the Complaint to be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of siid county within the first thfOi) days of said Term, or the Plain tiff will apply for the relief demanded in tho said complaint, Said Thomaa 2. Brown Js further notified that a Warrant of Attachment against his pro perty in said county has been issued from ihe Superior Court of Rowan county on applica tion of the plaintiff, returnable to the Superior Court of said county, at the Court-IIouwe in Salisbury, on the Sth Monday after the 4ll Monday of September, 1878. J. M. HORAH, Clerk Sunerior Court, Hovxin County. 34:Gt:pf$10 Rowan Connty Saperior Conrt. Wilson Ke.ler, Plaintiff, AGAINST Thomas E. Brown, Dieudant. The defendant, Thomas E. Brown, is hereby notified that Wilson Kesler has commenced an action against him in the Superior Court of Itowan County, State of North Caiolina, enti tled as above: That the purpose of saidaction is to recover the sum of one thousand dollars wilh interest thereon from the 1st day of June, 1877. Said Thomag E. Brown is hereby re quired to appear at the Court-House in Salis bury, in the County of Rowan, at the Term of the Superior Court for said County, to be held on the 8th Monday after the 4th Monday of September, 1S78, and during said Term to an swer or demur to the complaint to-be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of said County, within tha first three days of said Term, or the pinintiff will apply for the relief demanded in the complaint. Said Thomaa E. Brown is further notified that a Worrant of Attachment n?alnst hie pro perty in said County has been issued from the Superior Court of Rowan County, on applies tion of the plaintiff) returnable to the Superior Court of said County at the Court-House in SxliHbury, on the 8i"h Monday after the 4ih Monday of September. 1878. JOHN M. HORAH, Clerk Superior Court, Jtouau County. 34: Ct: pf $10 Buy only the NEW AMERICAN IT 19 TUB Only Sowing Machine WHICH RAI A It has Self Settiag Xeeila, Uever Ereals tie Tfcxe&i UeTer Skips Stitdiei -b the Lightest Eurniij, . The Simplest, the Most Dur able, and in Every Respect Sewing Machine! and would not exchange the American for MK8. H. K. BRISGLE. I wonld respectfully inform the citizens of Salisbury and tbe surrouirding country, that I have located Tn Salisbury (iu the back-room of 1 iyier s imh oiore;, nuu um, prepareu to do all work promptly and well, a in a first-cUs Tailoring Establishment. With a tvcim -five years' experience in Cutting. Filling, Mukiisg," Cleaning and Repairing, I can Vufely guaran tee to my patrons the fullest satisfaction For the accommodation 01' farmers, I will'take Produce in Exchange for Work. The patronage of Rowan nml the surrounding counties U rospeetfully solicited. Correspon dence invited from persons living at a distance :"4:3m J. A. STOCKTON. That Little SHOP AROUND te CORNER. To the Public, G kketinv JULIAN & FRALEY Present compliments to the public and desire to call renewed attention to their efforts to le useful as AND CARPENTERS. Their prices are as low as it is possible Jto make them, and t heir work not inferior to any. They fill -orders in two departments, and have so far piven satisfaction. They have extended their facilities recently, and are encouraged to hope for increased de mands. Their ready made stock in hand WiM lYonAinl iiL.virtmnr.l' Kaiiuo f)'nr. v 'ill jl 1 Hi I ill 4 ' I I 1 ILVTI I I Ul II J 119, I 141 niturc Bedsteads, Bureaus. Clothes Presses, Lounpres, Racks, Wardrobes, Book-Cases, Cupboards and China Presses. Candle Stands, Tin Sifes. Desks. TaWcs.Washstands, Chairs, r mi r vvc. 1 ney also Keep an assortment 01 COFFINS of walnut, pine and poplar, from $3 upward. Also, Window Sash. They fill orders with out vexatious delays. Will contract for car penter's work and warrant satisfaction. Will take ;ood lumber and country produce in exchange for furniture. Shop nearly oppo site Watchman office. Julian & Frai.ey. ARTISTIC PHOTOGRAPHS. J. W. Watson, The old original and reliable Photographt-r, from Raleigh, has taken and fitted up the old dallery on Main street, Salisbury, N. C, where he in prepared .10' execute all alyles of Photo graphs, Fereotypes, &c., in the very best cryle. Call and see htiu over Plyler's Book Store. Work the best in the State. '2X:lr. Hack Line to Albemarle. The undersigned is running a comfortable tri-weekly Hack line from Salisbury to Albe marle, N. C Will convey passengers to-Gold Hill, or elsewhere on-the line, cheaper than any Livery-Stable. iiave Salisbury every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 7 a. ni. Re turn every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 6 p.m. , .'" " Leave order at National Hotel. . G.-W. WI1ITLOCK, 27; ly. Proprietor. on. The Oldest Specialist In America. Dr. J. A. Clapton, of HantsYille, AIa7, Treats wilh almost Universal "access all Cancerous affections, all SCTOfuioUg affec tions, Excresences and Tumors about the face, Ac, Piles, F'Stula, Dropsical affec tions, &c. As the Doctor is w often from home, address his son, John-Robert Cloplon giving his name in full. Send for Circulars and nee Testimonials from men known to every one in the Male. Thousands who could ot leave home, have been cured by the use of his remedies. Print ed directions accompany all package. that any man or woman can use them with success. Write voiir name in full. alo your Pt Office, County and State. Always write my n.un, or mv n-namp in full. 2o.Cm. Tailoring! - Stockton. frWfii
Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.)
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