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TERMS : One Year $2 00 'Six Months 1 00 Three Months 50 Strictly in advance. Best Advertising medium in Western ■North Carolina. R. M. FURMAN, Editor and Proprietor. RAILROAD SCHEDULE. TIME-TABLE WESTERN N. C. RAIL ROAD. Take effect Monday, July 22, 1874. GOING WEST. Stations. arrive. LEAVE. Salisbury 3 50 a m Third Creek 4 46 a m 4 49 “ Statesville 5 40 “ 5 45 “ Catawba Station 6 41 “ 6 44 “ Newton 7 40 “ 7 43 “ Canova 7 58 “ 8 00 “ Hickory 8 30 “ 9 00 “ Icard 9 43 “ 9 45 “ Morganton 10 28 “ 10 33 “ Bridgewater 11 06 “ 11 09 “ Marion 11 49 “ 11 53 “ Old Fort 12 33 p n GOING EAST: Stations. ARRIVE. LEAVE. Salisbury 1 39 p D) Third Creek 12 40 “ 12 43 p m Statesville 11 44 a m 11 49 “ Catawba Station 10 45 “ 10 48 “ Newton 9 40 “ 9 49 “ Canova 9 29 “ 9 31 “ Hickoiy 8 29 “ 8 59 “ Icard 7 44 “ 7 46 “ Tlorgantonl 6 56 “ 7 01 “ Bridgewater 6 20 “ e 23 “ ilanon 6 36 “ 5 40 “ . ‘Old Fort 4 56 “ Trams pass at Hickory, 9 a m. Up- ‘Tram takes the side track. Should eith 'er tram be behind tune, the other train yvill wait one hour and then proceed, ■'running one hour behind its time, till 'tlie train is met and passed. For other rules and regulations, see time table No. 5. Going West—Breakfast at Hickory at 8:30 a m, and Dinner at .Old Fork at 12:33 p m. Going East—Breakfast at Hickory at 8:30 a rn, and Dinner at Salisbury at 1:39 pm: By order of W. A. SMITH, Receiver. Geo. P. Ebwin, Treas. S*ie«lmont Aiv-I-iiaie Kailwtiy, Mickniond Danville. Richmond 4 Dan ville R. W., N. C. Division and North Western N. C. R- h’. Condensed "I'imc-'ff'able. Jn effect on and after Tuesday, May 30th, 18T5. GOING NORTH KXPBESS. 5 55 a m 6 ‘20 8 34 “ 10 55 “ 1 12 p m ■777 'GOING EAST. GOING WEST. tiCaVe Greensboro .. “ Coinpy Shop.s “ ilateigh.-.-.-... iirrlv e at Greensbo. o / 2 15 a n 12 51 •* 3 8 42 “ ? 5 ao p n North wl^tern n. o. u. r. (Sat-em Biiancit.) I.eaVe Greensboro., Arrive at Salem Leave Salem Arrive at Greensboro., . 4 30 p in .. 6 13 p m .. 8 40 a m ..10 33 a m Passenger tram leaving Italeigh at 7 52 p m Connects at Greeiisboio with the Northern bound f.rain-making the quickest time to all Northern cities Price'of tickets'sameas viaotlier routes. TraiO< to and f r«ra points east of Greensboro <eonneCt at Greensboro mlh mail tiain» to or from poihts 'Nfortli or South. Trains daily, lioth ''’"o'n Sundays Lvttfchburg Accommodation leave Pichmond at« 00 a. m.. arrive at Burkeville 1243 p m.. leave BurkeVi-He 4 35 a. m., arrive at Ricli> Enond 7 08 a. iM. No Change -of Cars between CharhRe •and Richmond, 2o2 miles. For further inforinatioii address S. E. ALLEN, «en’l Ticket Agent. Greensboro, N. C. T M- K- TALGOTT. Eng. & Geu’l bupt. ^ Hosiiiolcc CoiMj>any. Office S. & R. R. R. Co., Pertsmouth, Va., Jan’y 1, 1875. j On ao'd. a^fter this date trains of this road will leave Weldon dailyi Sunday ex cepted, as follows: Mail train, daily »t 4 00 p m No. 1 Freight train, daily 4 00 a m >y^o. 2 ** “ “ 8 00 a m ARRIVE AT PORTSMOUTH, Jiail train, daily, _ 7 15 p tn No. 1 Freight train, daily, 12 00 m Xo. 2 “ “ “ 4 00 p m Freight trains have a passenger car at tached. Steamers for Edentoii, Plymouth, and landings on Blackwater and Chowan Rivers leave Franklin at 7 40 a m on Mon- davs, Wednesdays and Fridays. E. G. GHIO, Supt. Transportation. The Ccutfiil K. U. Co. Superintendent’s Office, Dec-, 2874. On and after the 15th inst., Trains will run over this Railway as follows: PASSENGER TRAINS. Leave Wilmington at 7 15 a m Arrive in Charlotte, 7 00 p m Leave Charlotte, 7 00 a m Arrive in Wilmington, 6 45 p m Night Trains—(Fast Freight and Passen ger)—in future notice. FREIGHT TRAINS. Leave Wilmington at 6 00 a m Arrive at Laurinburg at 5 40 p m Leave Laurinburg at 6 00 a ra Arrive at Charlotte at 6 80 p m Leave Charlotte at 5 30 a m Arrive at Laurinburg 6 00 p m Leave Laurinburg at 6 00 a m Arrive at Wilmington 6 00 p m Connects at Wilmington-with Wilming ton & Weldon, Wilrainton and Columbia & Augusta Railroads ; scral-weekly New York aiidtri-weeklyBaltimoreand weekly Philadelphia Steamers, River Boats to Fayetteville. At Charlotte with its Western Division, North Carolina Railroad, Charlotte and Statesville Railroad, and Charlotte and Atlanta Air-Line, and Charlotte, Colum bia & Augusta Railroad, Thus supplying the whole AVest, North west and Southwest with a short and cheap line to the Seaboard and Europe. S. L. FREMONT, Engineer and Superintendent. ■ 1,. I.LOTD & CO., ITANDFACTTURERa OF Saddles, Bridles, Collars, Saddle Tjees, Whips, Wagon, Cart, Carriage and Buggy Harness, of all descrip tions, which they are selling to the Trade upon the most reasonable terms. 120 Gay St., Knoxville, Tenn. 44 tf N ORTH Carolina Citizen. VOL. VI. ASHEVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY. JUNE 24, 1875. LEADING BUSINESS MEN |i« ATLANTA. WTiST AND EDWARDS, cor. Pryor and Line sts.—Wholesale Grocersi Busijit:ss ^-ITEKSITY, cor. aiid. Alal)al^m stQ^B. F. Mdore. A. M., Preaidehti rBEN.'Wilson & Co., Agrlcultural.MacHnies, Clover and Grass Seeds, Vegetable and PlOwer Seeds "souTHEBN PUBLISHING Co., 3, 5 & 7 Marietta st.-Largest Pub. and Print. House id the South. A. C. and B. F. Wyly, cor. Decator and Pryor sts., opposite Ivlmbail House—Wholesale GroBers. Co 13 Kimball House—Wholesale Dealer In Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals, oils. Patent Medicines, Fancy Goods, PerfumerJ' &c. THOMAS PULLUM a* w! JACK, 36 Whitehall st.-Steam Candy and Cracker Manufactory and Wholesale CouteCtionary "mcBride & Co., Pryor st., over West and Edwards—Wholesale Crockery, Glassware, Toys, &c. Mark'w Johnson & Bko., cor. Alabama & Forsyth sts.-'Wholesale Seedsmen, dealers in Agri- cultural Imple.neo.a, a-" SPARTANBURG BUSINESS DIRECTORY. F N. Walker, Main st., opposite Palmetto House—Dry Goods, General Merchandise, Ac. W. D. Mitsler. Main st., opposite Palmetto House—Stoves, Tinware, Rooting, Guttering, Ac. nonaid Fleining, opposite Court House-Hardware, Cutlery; Farmers’ Tools aud Implements, GUI Gonamrivi b, it' Groceries, Grain, Ac. j_ Henneman, opposite court-house—Dealer in Jewelry, Watches, Silverware, Ac. HnwdPn*QoodIetteACo., cor. Jail and Main sts.. Dry Goods, Groceries, Notions, Boots, General jsowaeii, vrv Merchandise, Leather Goods, Ac. Addre$$s of tlic Executive 5>ein- ocrntic ^^entrue Committee to ''j^e !.*eople ot i^'orttt Caroliuu. Rooms of Democratic Conserva- I TivE Cznt’l Ex. Com., V Raleigh, June 1st. 1875. ) To the People of North Carolina: The General Assembly at its re cent session called a Convention of the people to meet at Raleigh on the 6th day of September next, for the purpose of suggesting such altera tions in our organic law as may be deemed wise and expedient. NECESSITY FOR CHANGE. The necessity for changing many of the provisions of the existing Constitution is generally admitted, and is too apparent to require ex tended argument. It is true that some of our prominent men at one time opposed the call for a conven tion ; but their action was based on out trial. We need aspeedier justice andalessexpensive judiciary system. We should abolish every useless of fice which is now filled by a mere consumer; for only by a rigid and prudent economy in our public as well as private affairs, can we hope tp restore the State to prosper ity. It is believed' that the laws will be more impartially administer ed by a return to the old practice of a rotation of the Judges. AMENDMENTS TO THE CRIMINAL LAW necessary. It is also hoped that a greater in centive to honesty and a purifica tion of the ballot box might result from depriving those who are con victed of infamous crimes of the elective franchise. The matter of tlie Penitentiary to obey the restrictions imposed by the Legislature in the Act calling the Convention. AID FROM REPUBLICANS. In our last election it was grati fying to see the Republicans who had hitherto submitted to the con trol of unscrupulous leaders under a mistaken belief that they were promoting the general welfare, see ing their corruptness as deraonstra ted by the “Credit Mobilier revela tions,” “Sanborn Contracts” and other frauds and defalcations, and their vindictive and relentless poli cy, whereby they sought to degrade the superior race by this iniquitous “Civil Rights Bill,” overcome their party prejudices and give us their cordial support. To them we ex tend an invitation to remain and which already contains more than : continue the work so auspiciously six hundred able-bodied men, also begun. To those who oppose us un- demands careful and practical atten- j ihe delusion of them leader^ lilUll ; UUL lueii aL-uiwu ua.oc>.t v/ii ...a... j... j 4.1 4.1 • U’ll prudential considerations, and ’^ot i tion, to remove in some measure that j assured them this bill * . ... . , j £■ ij TVT..,..*. npvpr nass (.onerresa and it Lee A Carpenter, “New Cash Store,” Main st., D17 Goods, Notions, Clotbing, Boots aud Shoes, Groceries, Grain, Tinware Manufactory, Lamps, Ac. Blake A Cannon—Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Notions, Ac., Twitty Brothers, cor. Main st., near the court-house—Dealers in all kinds of Goods. T.C. Maasie, Main st.—Dealer In General Merchandise, Groceries,Hardware,Salt,Farm Products, Ac. Duncan A Cleveland, Atty’s at Law—practice in State and U. S. Courts, Piedmont House, central location, best Hotel in the city. L. M. Gentry, Livery and Sale Stables, at Piedmont House. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. BEALE & MARTIN, Meal Estate Agents and Land Brokers, ASHEVILLE, K. C. Parties in Western North Carolina having Houses, Lands, or Mines for sale, would do wall to call on us. Commissions very low. 12-6di 1 \) m 5 08 a m “ 8 35 H ni 10 33 “ 1 14 m l/l -Kl “ 1 17 p III 2 4.') a m 3 “ .1 »7 “ 6 16 p ni 7 .. 8 25 “ 8 S3 “ w. w. FI.EIVIMIAO, Attorney at Law, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Mercantile and Corporation business will receive special atten ion. Office opposite the Court House, yp- stiiirs in the new three-story building, Front Room on the second floor. jau 14 John PvO"l^n, Attorney at Lmo and Solicitor in Bankruptcy. Murphy, N . C., Practices in the State and Federal Courts. Cltiiin.s collected [dccll,47,tf K. .w. WOODFIN. C. M. McLoud. Lawrence PiUaLiam. WooDFiN McLoud & Pulli^^m, Attorneys at Law and Solicitors in Bankruptcy, ASHEVILLE, N. C. Practice in all the State and Federal Courts. Claims collected in all parts of Korth Carolina. Attention given by the Junior to Surveying and Plotting Lunds. A. T. & tTJTJavidson, Attonicys at Law and Solicitors in Bank ruptcy, Asheville, N. C., Will give prompt attention to all profes sional Imsinessin W<'St.'Tn North Carolina. R. S. S. GRANT, ASHEVILLE, N. C. Office at his resitlenco on Main Street, SoHth of Public Square. [Jan 1^. W. B. & G. S. FERGUSON, Altorneys at Law, Offices in Waynesvillu and Crabtree, N. C., ju-acticc in ail the courts of Wescern Nortli Carolina. inh 23 ly J. D. HYMAH, AttofHey at Law, HEKDERSONVILLE( K. C. S. H-. REED. ^ Attorney at Law and Solicitor in Bankruptcy, Asheville, N. C. Practices in the Federal and Superior Courts of this State. Prompt attention given to the collection of claims from all parts^of the State. Office, room No. 1, in the new Carter building. (febl2:4:tf F. P. AXLEY> Attorney at Law, Murphy, Cherokee County, N. C., Practices in the counties of Cherokee, Clay. Macon and Jackson. ap 3 tf J. M. CUDCER, Jr., Attorney at Law, MARSHALL, N. C., Will give special attention to all professional business entrusted to him. April 22 JAMIOS BUT'ffKICIi, ARCHITECT AND BUILDER, Asheville, N. G. Parties intending to build can have plans and specifications on the most reasonable terms. Ir preferred, will fur nish plans, &c., and superintend the BUILDING for parties. Orders left at the Post Office will re ceive prompt attention. fed o-3-tf H. A. CUDCER, Attorney at Law, Marshal, Madison Co., N. C. W ILL PRiVC'JTCE IN THE courts of the I'.th Judicial Dis trict-, the U. S. Com-t and the Supreme Court of N. C. Claims collected in ail parts of the State. . [upr29-14-tt N. G. PENNIMAN, FRANCIS ALBERT, JNO. H. DANIEL, J.A. CLARKSON, Fenniman & Bro., Importers and Jobbers of Hardware, Cutlery, Guns, &c., &c.. No. 10 North Aoward St., opp. Howard House, Dec 3 BALTIMORE. T. A. WILLIAMS. W. C. DICKSON. J. N. WILLIAMS. T. A. Williams & Co.. Wholesale Grocers and Commission Merchants, Nos. 2 & 4 Roanoke Square, cor. Roanoke Dock. NORFOLK, VA. June 18 22 CHARLOTTE OBSERVER. TO ADVERTISERS CITY 035S>iaAi>S. Fatherless, motherless, Pity our tears, fycar.s— Think of our loiieline.ss all through the Shelterless, comfortless, Out in the cold— Open your hearts to us^ Lovers of gold. Born to be afflicted, Hunger aud Scorn Are but our daily bread, Children forlorn. All who ever loved us are under the sod— Pity us. pray for us. Children of God. Lift your robes daintily, ’Tis here we dwell, Close, to the confines Of death and of hell; [vault. Narrow and damp with the gloom of a Look not so loathingly, Is it our fault ? Once we were innocent, Long, long ago; Only to think of it Adds to onr woe; But vainly we lift up our eyes to the light- - We dwell in the shadow of sin and of night. ' on an indisposition to have the CuV atitution thoroughly revised. They feared that oui* niifpose in seeking : to reform our Fundamental Law,! might be misconstrued by the vio lent and illinformed men then con trolling Congress, and the prosperi ty of our people checked, and the peace of the State jeopardized by some harsh and unconstitutional action on the part of the United States authorities. That fear no longer exists. We now have every assurance that the Constitution of the United States will be observed by the officers of the Government, and feel a satisfaction in announc ing to you that the time has at last arrived when the officials at Wash ington City concede that the people of North Carolina have the same right to manage their local concerns which the citizens of other States enjoy. We can proceed without apprehension to perfect out Consti tution and remodel it in the inter ests of our people. THE CONSTITUTION, THE CItEATURE OF MILITARY LAW. This Constitution, the creatnteof Militar}'' dictation, was born in the ttiroes of a Military reconstruction. Its authors were mainly Sciolists and adventurers, who had lived among us without prefermentj Or possessed of qualifications entitling them to it; others were our recent slaves, who liad known no law save the will of their masters, and other's still were carpet-baggers, both black and white—alien in feeling and Radical in education~wbo sought positions here that were denied them where known—to despoil and humiliate us. And when their work was submitted to the people at the polls, thousands of our best citizens were deprived of the right of voting upon it, and over eighty thousand ignorant negroes were given the bal lot to secure its adoption. It is no exaggeration to say that not one person in ten who voted for it could read the instrument, and not one in fifty had read it or was even moder ately familiar with its provisions, and many gave it their support be- leiving it would be merely tempo rary, and to escape further agita tion and revolution. It is natural therefore that a Constitution thus formed and adopted should be found unsuited to our condition, and that we should embrace the earlesti op portunity consistent with reason and prudence to secure such changes as time and experience have shown to be necessarjL Our organic law should be expressed in language clear, simple and perspic uous, so that nothing may be left to inference or constructionoiir rights so precisely defined as to be com prehended by all men of ordinary intelligence ; and each department of the government should be so re stricted, that while left free to dis charge its appropriate duties, it can not by unwarranted encroachments embarrass the proper action of the others. THE CONSTITUTION UNSUITED TO OUR CONDITION. That the Constitution contains some good provisions no one denies ; it would be singular if it did not, but its abominable characteristics were so manifest that not a single conser vative member of the Convention that passed it could be induced to affix his signature to it, as a fit in strumeiit to be submitted to the peo- plei Indeed its provisions are so loosely VYorded and so badly ar ranged aS to constitute but a med ley of inconsistencies that defies the successful construction of the courts; in fact to reconcile the difficulties arising from its practical workings, the court has in some instances been driven to supply oraisions to introduce a new principle, hitherto unknown in the jurdicial history of of our State, distinguished as ^-judi cial legislation,” an innovation an^ ti-republicali in character and inva sive of the rights and duties of a separate department. Its provis ions are so obscure that within the brief space of its existence many more decisions on constitutional burden from our shoulders. Most of our private legislation should be excluded from the General Assem bly. However, our limited space does not permit us to catalogue the numerous defects and imperfections of the present constitution or to enumerate the remedies to be off ered. There should be some general or dinance adopted in relation to pri- OB5BTBJAB4Y. SvNTHiv Elizabeth Bright, wife of Rev. Tobias Bright, died of pul monary consumption, at her home in Madison county, N. C., on the 23d day of April, 1875. Deceased was a daughter of Jesse Case, of Bun combe CO., and was born December 28th, 184G. She made a profession of religion and joined the Missionary Babtist Church, at Mount Pleasant, Madi son CO., in the Fall of 1862, which jjrofession she adorned by a faithful Christian life until the day of her death. She leaves a husband and foul' small clhldren in bereavement and sorrow. She became conscious of her approaching end, for two weeks before its occmu’ence, she ex pressed herself entirely resigned to the will of the Lord, and spent much of her time in talking to her friends and family on the great necessity of being prepared for death and judgment. On the third night pre ■vious to her death, she called her two oldest childi-en to her bedside, and after telling them that she would shortly have to die and leave them, she counseled them in the following Words : “I want you to be truthful, to use no bad language, and to be kind and honest to everybody, and to seek religion and join the Church, and be baptised^ if you should live to know what you are doing.” She also spoke words of encouragement to her husband, and urged him to “go on in the Work of the Lord and preach all he could.’' .The writer having attended her during her sick ness, can bear witness to the Chris tiah spirit aild patieilGe with Which she bore her afftictioHj and in view of the Resurrection morb, when all the redeemed children of God will be raised in the image of JesuSj to reign with Him forever) He wotUd exclaim; “Unveil thy bosotth faithful tohib 1 Take this new treasfiVC to thy trltst, And give these sacrecl relics rooih To slumber In the silent dust.” The following preamble and reso lutions were adopted by the Church of which she was a member^ expres’ sive of its respect for the deceased sister, and are hereunto annexed: Whereas, It has pleased the great Head of the Church to remove from the Ciiurch on earth oiir beloved slstel* Synthia Elizabeth Bright; therefore, Resolved, Tiiat we recognize in our departed sister, a faithful and devoted Christian, an oi'derly aud consistent member of the Chureh, and an aftec-* tionate and dutiful wife and mother. Resolved, That we hereby express our sympathv with her bereaved husband IT . v. .. and chirdren, and numerous friends;; and while we on the one hand, recog-j State—and of late we have witness- nize the severity of their loss in her j ed the extraordinary spectacle of vate enactments, thereby reducing the expenses of the Legislature, and in order to prevent hasty and inconsiderate legislation, that no new matter be brought forward within days of their adjourning. CAREFUL SELECTION OF DELEGATES. As to the specific changes that ought to be made, considered by the citizens of the various counties, who should be careful to select as delegates those who will properly reflect their wish es. Men of enlarged and practical statesmanship, spotless integrity, representatives of all classes of so ciety, aud whose positions among them will entitle their labors to con fidence aud support—and in‘their hands they Certainly can more safe ly confide their rights than m the Convention of 1868. METHODS OF CHAiJGk. Of the two methods prescribed for changing the ColiStitUtlon, that by legislative enactment is expen sive, uncertain and dangerous ; the several amendments recently sub mitted to and ratified by the people encountered the greatest difficulties in their passage, and even after the will of the people was declarrd in their favor by over 40,000 majority, serious apprehensions were enter tained as to whether they were properly adopted ; again, legislators then possessed of qualifications for such duties, are encumbered with would never pass Congress and if it did would be vetoed by the President, though it now has his signature; and who have witnessed the ear nestness with which the dangerous “Force BUI” was urged upon Con gress, we say no longer remain where there is neither safety nor honor to a North Carolinian. The battle for civil liberty is not y^et over. “Civil Rights” is still a part of the secret carpet bag programme for this State. Though driven from the balls of Congress, it will be re newed in the Southern States. We therefore invite their co-operation. The convention owes its final suc cess to the support of some of their ablest representatives in the Gener- j al Assembly and they are doubtless these are to be | aware that the wise provisions intro- -.4. 4.u_ of 1868, by Their ablest native representa tives were scouted and defeated by that same element that has brought ruin upon their party and confusion to our State. NECESSITY OF ORGANIZATION. The friends of convention should at once perfect theii’ organization and bring out their best men in ev ery county in the State. The lead ers of the Republican party Imow that by their reckless violations of the constitution and efforts to cen tralize all power in the hands of the Federal Government, they have jdstly forfeited the confidence and support of the people ; they there fore trust not to their o'wn strength but to our appathy, aud will en deavor to secure our defeat by di^ vision and false leaders. We there^ fore respectfully invite theii’ atten^ tion to the following resolution adopted aiid sUccessfiUly followed in our last campaign: Resolved, That we earnestly re comend to the members of the Dem- niattefs, and cannot ocratic Conservative party to dis- questions have been demanded than death, on the other, we Avould cheer them, in that she left ample assurance that siie died in the triumphs of a Chris tian faith, and that theiiToss is lier eter nal gain. Resolved, That a copy of these reso lutions be spread upon the Church Book, and that one also be tendered to her husband and family. Done by order of the Baptist Church, at Marshall, N. C., June 5th, 1875. Mrs. Rose, of Connecticut, said she would bang herself if Rose wasn’t home at eight o’clock. When he came in at night she was sus pended to a beam, cold and dead, and he rubbed his hands and whis pered ; “There’s a woman who couldn’t tell a lie 1” two sets of judges in both the 2d i and 8th Judicial Districts, contend ing for the same position one of which claiming to hold by an ap- pointment’from the Governor for a period of ten years, an office that the Constitiltion seems to say is to be filled by the people at the polls, and whosd term is expressed to be only eight years. In many counties, there is a prac tical denial of justice, the courts arc inadequate to the public de mands, and thus they are driven to resort to special terms, which are ex pensive and unsatisfactory, and per sons accused of crimnal offenses are often confined for months with numerous bring that attention to each provis ion presented for consideration, without meeting such criticism as may imperil their labors. The Convention method is speedy and economicla, the body is com posed ohly of the same number of members as comprise the House of Representatives, and tiieir minds are directed along to constitutional reforms and their work may be completed and ratified, if necessary, in six months. As to the expenses that may be incurred, it is believed they will be more than defrayed in a short time by the reforms that will be inaugurated. The restrictions imposed by the Legislature, fully and amply seenrt the Homestead, Mechanics Lien. Bights of married women, and Per sonal Liberit3^ and should quiet the fears of the most timid, for they are recognized as of binding efficacy and are chiefly enjoyed by the friends of constitutional reform.— Indeed they were incorporated in the bill mainly to remove partizan clamor, and anticipated unscrupu lous agitation. They are not the property of a mere party, but had their origin in the necesities of civ ilized society and were found among the statutes of various States pre vious to the war. QUALIFICATIONS OF DALEGATES. It is useless, however, to seek to quiet the mere caviller; the keen op tics of some persons defy all law.— The mere fact that the honor of the best men in the State is pledged to their preservation, should satisfy every reasonable voter. This Con vention is called In pursuance of law, and each delegate before “he shall be permitted to sit; to be enti tled to a seat in said Convention or act as a delegate thereto,” shall swear to observe these “restrictions” (see acts 1874 5.) Should a part comply and part refuse to take this oath, only those who obey the law are members of the body, nor are we without precedents; a similar oath was required of the members of the “restricted Convention” of 1835, the Same question -was raised, and after debate all the members took the oath and observed the restric- tioils, and that in a time of high party excitement; In the discussion the distinguished Judge Gaston used the followibg language i “The State Legislature had iiideed no NO. 22. For the CitIzeD. R. M. Furman—Dear Sir: In re lation to the subject that Mr. Jos. Wilcox, of Philadelphia, named to you in regard to my finding a cast of the human form in a slab of burn ed clay, I will give you a brief but full history of all the cii’cumstances on which that subject was based. In 1871 a vandal—he was called an “archeologist,” or some other big scientific name—made an ugly cut into the east side of that beautiful Indian earth-mound near the town of Franklin, N. C., and thus left its graceful outline badly damaged. A group of gentlemen were comment ing on this subject, when the ques tion was propounded, “For what purpose did the Cherokee Indians build those moimds V’ This ques tion was referred to myself, I being the oldest citizen of the county. My answer was, that the Cherokee tribe of Indians disclaimed bemg mound builders ; but had a tradition that some pr . existent people had lived in the country before them, and that that jieople had built the mounds. I fui ther remarked that I had evidence, satisfactory to myself, that some people peculiar in their customs, and distinct from any of the tribes of North American Indi ans, had at some period in past time inhabited the country, and that this I inferred from theii* peculiar mode of sepulchui-e, or disposing of .their dead ; that they were crematists— that is to say, consumed the bodies of their dead by fire. Right here my vandal archeologist became ex cited, and had me proceed with my reasons for such a strange opinion, and this dre'w from me the follow ing narrative: By purchase the white man be came pfossessed of that portion of land belonging to the Cherokee tribe of Indians in Western N. C., watered by the head branches of the Tennessee River, now embracing the counties of IHacon, Jackson and Swaine. This transfered in the year 1820, and I, then in my 25th year, commenced farming, in a small way, on the Sugartown Fork, eight miles southeast of Franklin. My farm was managed by an intelligent and faithful slave. IMy residence was then in Morganton, Burke county, and for ten years I saw my farm but twice each year. The autumn after the first crop I visited my farm, and it was then that my blacks man delivered the following strange narrati-ve : When plowing in a bot tom field, every time his plow pass^ ed a certain spot it produced a strange) hollow sound, and this in duced him to dig down with his hoe for the cause. At the depth of 15 inches he struck a stratum of char coal, aild beneath it lay a slab of bui’iied cla3‘) 7 feet long and 4 broad. He cleared away the earth froni round it, and with a hand spike made an effort to lift, or turn it, expect- Courage independent candidates and all other disorganizers, that all sup-, port be promptly witudrawn from ' ing perhaps to find a hidden treas- eVety asnirant for office who shall j ui’O under it. But in the attempt oppose the regular nominees of our Conventions. Let yoiif primary county Conventions be duly adver tised and see that the people have a full opportunity of attending and expressing their wishes. The con test is important not only in its im mediate effects but in subsequent reshlts; The Repiiblican party, un der the leadership of carpet-baggefs still remaining among us, will advo cate the election of delegates, who will agree to meet and adjourn without holding a Convention, and this in violation of the wishes of The people, expressed through a two-thirds majority of their chosen Representatives, and after a con siderable part of the expenses for mileage and per diem is incur red. We believe, how ever the promis^ is but a delusion and snare, for should they ascertain they have a majority in the body, it will be an easy matter for them to evade their promise by the refu sal of a few to concur; as they do not acknowledge the “restrictions” as binding, they will resort to the most revolutionary measures to sus tain their desperate fortunes, and in the end will fail to submit their work to the people for ratification or rejection. Let us, therefore, present a uni ted front, and with a general ad vance along our lines Radicalism will not only be routed but over whelmed, and a victory Civil Liber ty assured for 1876. Wm. R. Cox, Chairman. R. IT. Battle, Jr., C. M. Busbee, R. B; Haywood, j. j. DavIs, W. H. Jones, W. N. IL Smith, S. A. Ashe, 0; 1\ Meahs, Executive Committee. J. J. Lttchford, Secretary. TitE Catawba White Sulphur SFkiNG.—Wc are pleased to hear that a lafge number of families have already engaged rooms at this de lightful summer resort for the sea- sort. No more desirable place can be found. We learn that Mrs. Mary Wren, the queen of housekeepers, .4 i.T4 4 4^ will have charge of the culinary de- authm-ity to hnpose ail oath 'Upon | p^ftnient, which is a sufficient guar- the members of the Oortverttiori.) aiitee that the table will be well fur- but the people had ratified the act i Parties wanting accommo- of the Legislatiu’e by choosing del^ under it. If we transcend the limits of refuse obedience to the conditions therein prescribed, we are not the Convention called by the people, but a self-coustitu ted bodythese views were con curred in by MacoU, Edwards, Morehead, and others. We will dismiss this subject, however, by calling attention to the able work of Judge Jamieson on “CoUstitu^ tional Conventions,” where, by argu ment and the cases cited by him in relation to this matter, he demon etrated that Conventions are bound hot at once.—Raleigh News. Athletic sports for ladies t Jump’ ing at conclusions : walking round a subject; running through a novel; skipping full descriptions; throwing the latchet; and, during the holidays boxing the ears of troublesome young brothers. A man boasting of his pedigree to another said that his father was elevated above the common heard of men. He was hanged. the slab broke upi into sections of Various sizes, and on lifting them his imaginary treasure all vanished, and “like the baseless fabric of a vision, left nothing behind!” Noth ing ?—I’ll take that back; he did find something that caused him to tremble as if he had seen a ghost. It was a complete cast of the front of a human body on the under side of the burned-clay slab. I ques=^ tioned my mail in what way he ac= counted for this strange fact, and he replied: “It is the figure of some unfortunate wild man that the Im dians captured, killed aiid then placed naked on his back iii a grave, theii Covered the body with a sheet of soft clay mortar, then filled the grave 'With wood; and thus Consum ed the body.” This slave w’as a full- blooded African, but a man of strong mind; and after he had showed the Cast in the clay; and furthermore the Casts of theliands on the reverse side that had pressed dowli the Clay, I adopted his oiiinion as a correct one, and had no doubt of it for the next 25 years. About this time my eyes fell on an article in a hewspa^ per, headed by a word that was new to me~^it ■Was “dremation 1” The first idea that it presented to my mind, was that the word refen’ed. in some way, to butter making ; but on reading, to my surprise, I found that it referred to a strange mode of sepulchure by burning the bodies of the dead; I read the article to my good old black servant, who had turned up the bUrhed clay Slab; and thus relieved his pious mind of a borrow that had haunted it for 25 yeftrs; from the supposition that he had Violated the grave of some White man ; but as it was an Indian It -Was, in his opinion, a different thing, par ticularly as he was a Grematist; and I finished his comment by adding— “and moUndUmlder 1” The farmers of Macoh since that time have greatly improved ill the science of agriculture, by meahs of improved subsoil plows, aild there are bUt few of them but what will tell you that ho frequently, in plow ing his fields, strikes a stratum of charcoal, and under it a slab of biim^ ed clay; but scarcely-any of thern. suspect it as evidence of a cremaA tive mode of sopulchui’e piticticed by some strange people in some remote period in past time. I have met with but one man who had any idea that the slabs of burned clay held casts of the human body on the un der side. He stated that his plow turned up a piece of burned clay with the cast of a human arm Uport it. My further evidence that other tribes of savages has lived in the country prior to the Cherokees is, distinct stylos of pottery and wea pons for the chase, or defence, are found, that ai’e becoming of exciting interest to the antiquarian and ar cheologist. Silas McDott’ELL. Uneasy rests the head that has no spring bonnet.' For the Citizen. nit. Mr. Editor.—On the morning of the 28th of May last, a party of twenty, or more, collld be seen winding their t\’ay towards Mt. Pis gah, for the purpose of \de'Wing the mountains, valleys, and surround ings of this noble monument of Na ture. We arrived at the foot of the mountain abolit twel’K o’clock, ate dinner, ahd after resting a few hours, we packed our horses with bed clothing, provisions &c., and soon were chmbing up, w’hicii we found rather rough, though not too steep but that all coiild ride to the top of httle Pisgah. Here we hal ted, and had a fine view of the Tal lies and mountains. On one side could be seen the beautiful valley of the Upper French Broad and Mills River with Henderson'ville and the Blue Ridge in the distance; in front, the valley of the Swannanoa, the Black, Craggy, Bald, Beaucatcher, and a number of other peaks we • could not name. Ashe'ville could be plainly seen. Farther on to the North, OH'our right was the valley of the lower French Broad, and the Iron or Smoky range of mountains. After spending an hour or two on the top of little Pisgah, we went down the side of the mountain a short distance, to a beautiful camp ing place, where we found a spring of clear and very cold vpater. Here we pitched our tents, aiid prepared to spend the night. After supper the ladies, and some of the gentle men, entertained us by singing. At eleven o’clock all retired, the ladies occupying the tents, and the men scattered themselves promiscuously around on the ground by the fire of logs, as it was very Cold, So aiilch so, shawls and overcoats were very pleasant. At 2 o’clock in the morn- ing, some of tlie party that had not been resting very comfortably, got up, and chunked-up the fire> and very soon the whole party was up, and before day-light some of the ladies and gentlemen went to the top or little Pisgah to see the sun rise. After day-light, the first thing tliat attracted our attention, was the fog along the French Broad river. The course of the river could be traced by it, for twen ty or twenty-five miles, presenting a view of a bank, or chain of clouds on the ground, or a liver in the air. It was so far off it looked perfectly regular and solid. Rising from the serperttiiie French Broad, it pre-^ senteda pictiire that made an indel ible impression upon all tliat saw it. The next attractive sight was the clouds, as the rising sun cast its fays oh them, they iVolild change from the dim shadow to all the bright shadows of the rainbow. The streaks of the morning grey, grew blighter aiid brighter, as old Sol approached over the tops of the mountains; uiitil filially every shade had disappeared, and blended into the srmlight of moming. Soort the sun began to appear just over the top of one of the highest peaks, at first the edge appeared, and was of a deep red, and in a few seconds, the whole of it appeared in all its brightness and grandeur. After enjoying the scene as long as our eyes could bear to look upon it; we returned to the camp, where a good breakfast was awaiting us. After breakfast, we w’ere all very soon on the top of big Pisgah. Here we had the same, but a more exten sive view than ws had on little Pis gah. The Pigeon and Ricliland val leys in Haywood co., could be plain ly seen, and the mountains in the west loomed up ohe above another, connecting the chain ahd making the circle of mountains around iis complete, presenting a grand pano ramic -view of the whole range of mountains ill Western N; Ci After spending ah hottr or two oh the top we returned to Camp, packed oui’ horses, and sooil 'v.’e were on our way down the mountain; Nothiiig of a serious nature happened, except to our viewist, who lost a part of his chemicals, by an awkward fellow up setting his dark room, after every thing had been carried to the toj) of the mountain for the purpose of making stereoscopic views of the scenery. But for this bit of awk wardness, meaness, or something of the kind, we might have had some fine views, as the field is large for such. Fine pictm’es of interest might be made from any direction a camera might be pointed. We ar rived at the foot of the mountain without any more serious accident. Here we had dinner, and rested two or three hours. Wc then got into our buggies and wagons, and soon all were “lioiheward bound,” well pleased ^Yith our trip to Mt. Pisgah. There never was a iiarty that-seem ed to enjoy themselves bettor, eve rybody was perfectly delighted and well pleased. R. Smiday Was a delicioils day. It was nature’s grand overture. The sunshine was balmy aiid brilliant, ihe air was as gentle as an angel’s touch; aiid the birds melody tln-ill- ed earth and Heaven. IMan walked forth into the country, breathing in the delicious fragrance; batliing his soul in the blessed sunshirte, and rejoicing in the glad music of the birds. The next morning^ ho was yelling at the top of his voice, “Where in thunder is that ar thick undershirt, M.oiri&l’-^Charleston {Ills) Ptaindeater^ “Oh! my friends,” exclaimed a temperance orator, “that t had a window in ray heart, that you might all look in aud see the tfuth of what I tell you!’’ “Wouldn’t a pain in your stomach do just as well ?” ask'* ed a small boy» The bottom has not dropped out of everything. We are sure of it, for we recently sat nown on a wood bottomed chair on which a tack was standing on its head. We imme- diantly arose with renewed confi* dence in our agility. Can you tell me when it is that a blacksmith raises a row in the al phabet 1 It is when he makes a po ker and shovei.
The Semi-Weekly Citizen (Asheville, N.C.)
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June 24, 1875, edition 1
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