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VOL. 31.
WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, MARCH 5. 1875.
NO. 10.
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HrlW
TKKHS OF W'BSC'BIPIHW
TMF lILV JDCKSAL s mailed to s b-
-r'l..TS At KHiHT DOLLARS per milium ; F(V IS.
n.Vi I IRf for six months; S kvknty-five Cent
SFKKOI. at Two 1o,
f . pt annum ; sk Hm.LA it Jor mx fiimnli.
L sul.-n-.i.tion received to the W kkklt tor e
ban six m'l''lll';'OTlw,,.J0-3;.
t. " ''" a s s v s it a i
1M 'A JiW'rtKE TI-1U:sKS.
kaii.ev vsi.i.s..
The oftener the bill tiled ' v MemrR.
RrssnLL a ad Bailky in the name. of
their negro clients, Drs:;s Holmes
aud D.wiu (jay is read, the more
j-,,rt.ji,!v is the reader struck with its
auit.tCity.
ft; c. I i" t appreciate it. however,- it
-t
ntetnnereu null r;.o tv.'d
an' it,wl li'iviii So'elijioy
j.uli tilt- Holy Iv.at.t-e.lS'-s
in-: ' ' j"i cs :l : . .ilia! lii.v
t-. iifs !' the biii and that
i" ,,f fif ir ih' il lanm !' i
i-tiaiu matters "stat 1 1
1 1 1 irmat i n and beiiel"'
iv beli-ved to In' true.
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Knew tie- '
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and tie:-'"
Me-srs. 0
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drew t!
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b:l
to
j i i.y v, or
at least ti:
or tin ijj.
,, ill s an
J'Vii: .-Wl.Ti' i: it.
a
Ni.w n: .--'Mile "i tlio i;ic'
fi ..... o.,..i- LTiioras-t en ;if.ues. swo.
t., 1,-' trai' i tiii ir own k;nv:
i. i IVIli : 1 ; , . 1 I'l'NCAN -..i
' v a 1 1 d
: ,;iitly swi'.ir th.it i win i-
i.i.Mit Vi it 1j . 1 1 tiie i'i
tite ciU ,!'
Wihit-nglou.
In point of iaet, I a vii (i vv hv-, v. e
are loM, Hi a 1 -'Hm- beloiig:::g 'o.i r..
.lek (h.ii:.M, li'sv- ant I situated ia t
only i-i't.'-the
C:t
of ti:e oil
Haliov - r,
liruu-itvie
u:- of ti. corporate limits . i
.1 YVi;ii:it!g'ou, but outsn'e
:ts of tin- eonnty of Nt w
t.j-wit li, the. -ouiitv '
I: ! Yet Di'.vcan au'i lj'ii
ootu swear upon tUe lloiy Evangelist
of Airaitriit y ' jo,l that IJavio lives in
the C'ty of VYihaingtou and they swear
this Lot upoa "iiiformation and l.
;ul out ot their own knowh.oge !
2. Iav:o and Ovmas swt-ar upon
the lloiy iAaiigelistsof Almighty God, j i
that under the amended charter
"every elector is leipured as a pre
reipusite to registration and sufirag. ,
to have resided ninety days in the
particular ward and in some particular
lot or yard of said ward, -fli(i !;;) l
ninth, dn, not to ht ,'o,nitrl 0 ! the 8125,000 fSlUlOO was spe.it on an ! shire, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania,
," , . , , ,. i experimental farm. &c.,l by giving the j Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wis-
,,, da,, o, t ,,t,on hat aP ,o t,a to,,, j Tniste-s crtitieutes of indeotednes,, consia is to impute to them an incon
" rt'jistrat'on. . with interest at the rate oi t iter etilt. ' , , . ....
In point of fact the amended chart, r j
expressly requir-s the residence to be j
ninety days next preceding thr '
ti'iii. Drv.vs and David, however,
solemnly swear upon the HoiY
Evangelists of Almighty God that the
amended charter requires a residence
of ninety days preceding the n ijinira- j
fi'tu, and they swear it not upon lidur-
mation and belief, but of their own !
knowleJee! 1
I
1 Avuand Urxt'AX turther jointly j
and solemnly swear that the Constitu-
tiou of North (,'arolina "guarantees !
the tight of suffrage to every ma e j
citizen, jtherwise qualified, regardless j
of race and color, who shall have re- !
Bided thirty days in the county or !
J,llliri,,af'fi,." j
In point of fact the Constitution
guarantees no such thing, nor does it
even use the word kk municipal it" a
single time in the Article detiniug the
qualifications of an elector. And yet
David and Dun'Cax solemnly swear
that the Constitution guarantees to
any man, otherwise qualified, who has
lived in a in nnivipa! 'i, thirty day.-.,
the right of sulfrage, and they swear
it not upon "information and belief,"
hat of their own knowledge!
Now upon whom, it may well be
asked, rests the responsibility for thi--reckless
swearing V Does it rest upon
too poor ignorant, uneducated negroes
Im-ncan and Davio, who swore to the
i. II, or does it rest upon the intelli
gent and educated attornies Messrs
Ki'SSKI.L find pAIIjEY, who drew it up
tut them to swear to?
Whether David lived in Brunswick
or in New Hanover county is a tact
that the attornies might well be igno
ruit of, but that they did not know
that tin amended charter did not re
quire ninety flat s j esideuee next pre
c ding the registration, seems simply
imp issible just as impossible, it
is
I n.
!
seems, as that they should not know j
that the Constitution says not a word j
about "-ni'tiicijiaHtj"' in the entire j
Article relating to suffrage. j
We do not hold Duncan" and David i
to be morally guilty of the t rime of j
penury, for the simple reason that
they knew not what they did. Nor do
we propose to discuss how far attor
nies are responsible for drawing up
papers containing untrue allegations
for ignorant clients to swear to. The
question is one of ethics, of which
we do not assume to be the arbiter.
Our purpose now is simply to
show up in its true colors this great
hug-bear, gotten up to frighten our
people. If the people of Wilmington
-allow thtmselves to be frightened
from tlieir propriety by such means
we shall indeed be surprised.
In conclusion, we beg leave to call
special attention to the communica
tion signed Civis, which we print
elsewhere this morning. It is from
the pen of a lawyer who thoroughly
understands the subject, and his ar
guments completely destroy the shal
low pretences set up by Messrs.
Bailkv and Ttrssift.r. for their necrn
clients.
Messrs. Russell and Bailey, Attor
sny, and Ihtvid and Duncan.
neo complainants, solemnly swear
ihat the Constitution gives to every
man who has lived in the State twelve
months and in the county or munici
ply thirty days, the right to vote in
our city elections.
It this be the true construction of
the Constitution, will some one nice
to explain what can prevent the entire
body of voters in the county of New
Hanover from voting in our city
elections hereafter ?
The Canadian House" of Commons is
protesting against the tonnage dues of
thirty cents per ton, demanded at all
the Lake ports of the United States.
Oae member, Capt. Norris, even pro
posed measures of retaliation. The
matter lies over for proper examina-
Sk4? the paers aad 8tatus ot the
case between Che two ffovernmenta
j.ms mav fnmior. r A ,
i. 7. Tit uauiii aiiomer
CO Vfc.VS IO.
Our Virginia frieudo are trying to
amend their St.tLe Constitution by j Cincinnati Gazette's Washington cor- j season of the year, and under compul
the "Legislative Enactment" mode j respondent, seconded by the Gazette j sion, is not a disagreeable episode in
tua ni-.'de that has beeu so much ;
angeled by those of our North Caro
lina frienels who have so bitterly op
posed the calling of a Convention. If ;
we are to credit what our esteemed
c !?rn,pr;:rv, the NoiTo'k 'i r;i uian,
.-;.iy. itl;ont the matter, ilie 'v:ed:-u-
e v
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tiod" of n?re-"m""r i tiot
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lieferrmg to the -.
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C-oii.-ititut ioii w .t hi ii1
IK' T.i eLinlii'e Its
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i) c.-K iiiion ti:
t.i- Use
prtety ;,t g..g u faorabio respond
1o iho iii.-:!:it of the JJ-jjml of Trus
tees m regard !w tin land seripfunddo-
iiat. d
th.- p
.V '-he F. dera! tJOVi:. IflHetlt he.
.'p's. of protootinyr the Agr.eni-
tlini! Uiteles's and Hit c:.al.a-..i ;:l'is ,ii
North Carolina. It .-t.i ms So u.-. theie
V Oe i.o doubt either as fo the jus-
1 1
i"'
or the expediency of grant
a tne
:
rxs as
aver of ihe uitmonu!.
The A -.v eoeeiudes its voir
bows :
l'he question is strioned of
- lH forner dillieulties in tl
i ne
e outset -coi-.tvo:
f
j the University is under tl
i the Legislature and 'tis
1 eogir.y.eu
I agents, and tiie way to the solution of j
another is pointed out m the memo- j
rial Let tiie State take back the se- j
I eunt'.es iu which the proceeds of the :
scrip were invested, ana make arood .
I'
iflt- fctate is cai'til upou to mauie iiO
new appropriation, to make, no new
indebtedneE.; only to apply to the
benefit of her own children what she
ierwi.-e compelieil to return to
the United States, principal and ude-
tos., ine interest on these certifi
cates to the Trustees will tie a yearly
ehaige on her treasury, a small sum,
but invaluable iu its efivets, and enab-
ing the Trustees at once to open the ;
oollego as an agricultural school, i lo
Legislature cannot hesitate a moment
one would teixiK. 'xhe benefits oi a j
liberal and scientific education are.
presented to the sous ot the farmer i
oti sneh f. rms as were never ofivivd '
b. fore. Will tiiey be slit-htcd V We
believe not, but we expect, to see the
Lt gislature wit it wise liberality and
sound discretion, second at oice the
suggestion conveyed i:i the memorial,
r.z.d uct so pronqtiy that t!ie exercises
of the institution may began in July
n.-xt.
wii i. s tii;v isi.: vi:n ?
David Gay, the Brunswick county
negro who fee's such an interest in the
mu.uieipil affairs of the city of Wil
mington, in the county of New Hano
ver, as to swear lie is a resident ot said
City, and Dr.-,. Hoi. mi s his co
swearv r and W. H. P. ir.KY and D. L.
Ill ,sst:r.n i In ir ;dfornevs,sei m troubhd
a.b mf
provid-
the ht avy p . ins and penalties
d in the amended charter in
e the members of the present Board
all "attempt even in a lawful maul-To
hold their oiliees
Tin's is unite refre hi:.;'.
if th
present Board have tht- rig
rho law to hold their Ill-
t UU'ier j
then
clearly the heavy pains and penalties
referred to can have no terror for
them. But suppose ii.i-y hae no such
righ t under the law, I hen what? Aye
there is tin- tub, for then the afore
said pains and peiiaitit-s Lave a very
great tenor. We rather think that in
spite' of David's and D.- x"an"s facility
in swearing to bids in equity, und in
spile of Messrs. Bulky and Ki sski.is
t acuity iii drawing them up, and iu
sode of Ju lg" !J no"s eapicty for
" " oaptcLy iui i
act-ui u: upon tht in. it w
f lela it W ' 1 1. Oe loililll
l Ju' "
quite d;!iiu!t.
o snow iiow a man can j
his term of office has expired Iry
opcratiosi of law. We are not at all
surprised therefore ti-.al the Aider
m ujie sliot! should pinch just- hi - e.
That would be a Miiguiar ttat- of
a.'t'uirs that would permit a Board of
Aide-linen to hold possession ot the
City Government without any re
sponsibility for such defiance. If any
members of the present. Boai dot' Alder
men think they can hold possession of
the Citv Government alter t.ucir terms ,
of office have expired by dueop. .-ration
of law, lei them dt so. Ja the ex
oressive slautr of the il.iv. "they pavs
their money and they takes tneir
choice." The aforesaid pttinsand jk u.i.
ties are certainly heavy, and were
doubtless intended so to be, too heavy
iiuh ed to be borne; that is to say, a
tine of two thousand dollars and ini
prisonmeuL for two years iu the Peni
tentiary. This is no child's, play. If men will
amuse themselves by holding posses
sion of our City Government when
they have no authori y in law so to
do, they must sutler the cons qneuees.
Those who dance must pay tiie piper.
And just here it becomes pertinent
to inquire by what process Judge
Bond, or any other official, save the
Governor of North Carolina, enn take
from the Penitentiary a man duly
convicted and sentenced to t wo years
imprisonment for refusing to surren
der the office of Alderman of the city
of Wdmington after the expiration of
hi3 term of office by due course of
law ?
In conclusion we commend to all
parties interested Davy Crockett's
rule, that is to say, "Be sure you are
right, anel then go ahead." But first
be sure you are right.
The estate of the late Congressman
Hersey, of Maine, amounts to $2,000,
000. There are several charitable be
quests, but the greater portion of the
property goes to the widow, children
'mi? ixMiiNAftT sot th.
The St. Louis Republican says the
itself, is attempting to startle the
ts orth with a new alarm about a
scheme of the ex Confederates in the
next Congress. According to this cor
respondent, the scheme is openly
avowed: "The South intends to con
trol the organization of the next Hotthe
and has votes enough to do it. No
border Stttce that failed the Confeder
acy in the war should be recogn'zed ;n
uwioiganuMiuu xue real aonui, uie
'old South would hold the balance of
power and the representatives of
'pp.ke States' would be made to stand
a-ide "the "puke States" referred
to being Maryland, Kentucky and
Missouri.
A little rejection, as the Augusta
Chi'itiiKh an.d S nt hie! well says, w 11
d- tnonstrate the absurdity of this
story. There will be in the next House
" mocrats from the Southern
States and 101 from the Northern and
Bordi r States : and to say that the
o" cu control the 101 is like sav
ing that the tad can wag the dog.
Iusiead of the Southern Democrats,
corning to the front as masters of the
Democracy, it is plain that they oc
cupy a secondary positiou, and leave
the ma-tership to their Northern
brethren. They could not do it if
!he desired to, and there is no rea
son to believe that thev desire to.
inns far, at least, no sign of devdop- .
inent of the Confederate spirit in Con- ;
gress has been exhibited, and the su
prenie ftiliy of such an exhibition is a j
sufficient guaranty, that it will not , ,
takrf l'laoe- T" lml't to the Demo- .
erats of the fee ole States of Virginia,
North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, ;
Arkansas, Texas and Tennessee the ,
d"sign of dictating the. policy of tht
party to the Democrats cf Maryland
Kentuck Missouri. New York,' Ohio.
eeivable stupidity.
i nr.
A'l LACTIC: AM i 1C I
a r
WESTEBSI CAVA!..
The people of Savannah are just
now quite stirred up alxmt the pro
posed connection between the Missis
sippi and the Atlantic by means of this
great water line, and as the project is
one that the public have.bv no means.
hearci the last of, a brief explanation
- 6
In spite of its name it is not a cans.1
route it is a river route, nature hav-
mg done the larger part of the work.
Let us start at St. Louis, the trade i
center of the vast Mississippi baiu.
Thefatherof waters, and its tributaries 1
will float us to Gunteisville on the
Tennessee river, with only one '
obstruction on the route the Mus-
cle Shoals, which are being re- :
moved ly the Government under
the direction of one of the ablest
engineers in the service. A neck of
land intervenes between the Tennes
see at Gnnter's and the Coosa rivtr.
j In this neck are two large creeks, the
' one emptying into the Tennessee, and
j the other into the Coosa. These
j creel s can be connected without great
! d:iicuity by a canal, while another
! large creek on top of Sand Mountain
will furnish an ample supply of water, i
Sand Mountain presents no unusual
problem in engineering. i
1 ,. fo ,., :
Ihe route now ascends the Coosa j
und its tributaries, and by a canal j
about fifty miles long is transferred 1
to tne waters ot the Uemuigee at a
po.ne i.e..r v ojoi8ion. oiacn. water .
navigation will be needed as far down !
as Macon, and below that city it is :
only a matter of reruevincr logs and j
c.L.H.i; tYeim t 1 I f I 1 T1 tlltt if t if! -I wy. Kin
f. . - ......... ... ..... .....
streams, la other words, the route is
eomoosea orsrveuty-nve mues oi canal
and nine hundred aud twentv-five !
miles of river. The route is the short-
! est possible one oetween Cairo aud the :
j sea, being nine hundred miles .shorter
! than the one via the Lakes;it does not
! sutler from ice in winter, drought in
I summer, nor from any climatic influ i
ences iu any season. j
i " - - '
. .
! p"Oti!e of Mississippi. A negio has
i .
' been seized and deprived of his lib-
1
oo, u.. i o ;
veil, lueiej v efeutiii-e. eie: xjnii tiiirmiui.u
' - . 1 .
to wrecK a railway iraiu oy iiaciuy
obstructions on the track. The rail
way company should at once be pro
claimed banditti. lias it come to this,
that a peaceable and orderly colored
man cannot place a few trifling ob
structions upon a railway track with
out incurring persecu ion and vio
lence? This is the result of permit- j
ting white Mississippiaus to form
treasonable organizations under the j
transparent guise of railway com - ;
panics. So says the New York World.
Si'KNCFR, the carpet-bag Senator
from Alabama, anticipating. doubtless,
. .... f t
i a warm time in the rataie or uis auop
! tiou this summer, evidently longs for
cooler climes and higher latitudes.
His proposition now is to raise a
Congressional Committee to proceed
to Alaska eiuring the recess and inves
tigate the seal fisheries. Not a bad
idea that ior a carpet-bagger, as trie j f . -iii
... , . , .,, i also his statement that Swain had shot
Government will foot the bill! ;
Suenc: r, we believe, is the hero of j uim'
a little j ke that Forrest perpetrated! Swain was arrested at Fair Iiinff
during the war. It is said that For- j about ten days afterwards. The de-
BKST.boiug abottt to storm some place, j fence showed that a band of armed
sent word that ail the non-combatants j'negroes, eight or ten, were scouring
would be given time to withdraw, that
is to say the old men, the women and
the children and Sjtencern cartitr,.'
SIAUrOll KASSOfl.
The compliments to this gentleman
come pouring in from the press of the
country, A private Washington letter
to the Editor of the Charlotte Observer
says Gen. Ramsom's late effort con
tributed more toward defeating the
seating of Pinchback than all the others
put together. The New York World
says: "Mr. Ransom, of North Carolina,
made a speech on the general South
ern situation which is commended
warmly Dy all hands. It was an elo
quent appeal for peace in the Soutb.for
harmony in the country, and for the
burying of sectional hate and bitter
ness. It evidently made a deep im
pression on the Senate, as it certainly
u i i r o u i a l. t : o i is r. s v o . i i: c i :.
A trip to Sraithvilie even at this
I one's life
There is something attrac
j tive at the seashore at all season
pTOn tr tlmsfi who Hvr within hearing
of the roar of its angry waters. So I
must say that I found my recent trip
to Court at Smithviile very pleasant
indeed.
Taking passage on- the steamer
Eaxton, Captain Harper, a little after
noon on Wednesday, by the kind in
j vitation of Captain C. B. Phillips, of
. the United States Engineer Corps, in
J charge of .he government works at the
I mouth of the river, we reached Smith-
Vl pv jQst before right, having stot-
j at the Dredging Bo-it at "The
, r. - i- . .i -p.i-,.,!
Toint.
T found great progress had been
made in clearing out the channel a
what is kuowu ji "The Eog," about
five mil s below the city. This
has been always one of the most dilli
cult and dangerous points on our river.
Now a broad and deep channel has
been cleared out. The dredge boat,
winch e.leauR out a space about i'orfcy
live ieet wide is making her sixth and
last trip through the- e obstructions.
On the fifth trip upwards of fifty cy
press stumps were pulled up, besides
innumerable knees,
ogs and oilier ob-
two Iaico stumis, were u led up. o
meRsuring eight feet
jst above the roots. I
in diameter,
was informed
,hikt &ium rtK Jaige as twelve feet iv
diameter had been drawn up. Ami
whilt is more wonderful, a cypr,.
gtM!np, twelve feet under water, was
t:lkel! uv root3 ami all, and the top
was charred.as if a lire had been made
nn fniwf-,t n.l had burned into the
( t.
j stump. This, would go to sustain th.
; theorv that the present bed of the
I
: river at that point was once a cypress
swanip.
! I am glad to know that the operations
! here have proved so successful, Ves
i sels now pass along at this point with
ease, that find difficulty m getting
over shoals iu the river below.
All the other works ura progressing
i finely. Captain Phillips is busy cur-
ting a channel across the "Horee
i Shoe," just below New Inlet, and evi
I dently hopes soon to straighten and
I deepen ihe channel. If this is accoin
j plished the work of closing New Inlet,
I if it should be necessary, will be les
sened. : On Thursday I visited the Court
House. .Judge Kerr wa presiding
I found that already he bad won. the
hearts of the people by iiis urbane
manners, his promptness and firmuess
in the discharge of duties, and hi-,
ability as a Judge.
Thursday was enti rely taken up
with the trial of William H. Swain for
the murder of Eli Cobb. The facts a
developed on the trial, beiieg i'uder
than the account heretofore published
in the Journal, were substantially as
follows:
On the morning of the 2 1st January
la.-t Eli Cobb (colored), was seeu on
the Carolina Central Railway track.
about two or three miles above the
r, ,r o - -
Navcssa Guano YYorks, waiiuog a.
, . , . ' ?
that direction; Swa.n, a boy aboii,
fifteen years old, was also seen with i
shot gun going in the same diiection,
abn,t fifteen ,)r tweutv minlltea after .
,
warJs- About one o clock two young
men, going towards Wilmington, founts
.,rw-. mil.-i f'.ntv. fli.-. VTuv. t.i
v. l Jill, villi, i . . i i ...in luc .1 a aori.
Guano Work, Iiug on his face, hot
a. i . i n i it . .. i.n .
luro8u lIltJ UK ultusl P'"K
entirely through, and several others
lodging in his neck. They talked wiih
ui m Aud JlH trld them he did not
, . , . , - , ,
kuow 'ho snot him, as he was shot
from behind. These men placed him
on the side of the road, putting his
carpet-bag under his head, and gae
him some water. Meetingtwo ut ;-groc-.,
, -, , ..
inej iu:u tilt-eel ox i e i e eiuiiiiLiiMi o;
r, , . rrs i r, .
Ceibb. J hese negroes went to the
place and found Cobb just as the men
. . , ... t - rri , - ,
had left him. Thev gave him water
and talked with him. lie told them
he knew he would soon die, and h.id
proved to live long enough to tell who
shot him, and said that Swain did it;
that they were walking aleuig the road
together, aud Swain said he had to
stop, and he had gone but a short dis
; tance when Swain fired upon him and
lied.
The next day, Mr. Murrill visited
t.he negro at his father's house, about
two three hours before his death.
Nothing was said by the nt gro ahou'
his condition and his declarations wen
uot admitted. Mr. Murrill said the
boy talked with great difficulty and
could hartlly be understood. Subse
quent to this and half an hour before
his death, hmnb Bell, an old negro
w ho was in attendance at his death
testified to a long conversation with
Cobb, and repeated 2,ravers auf
the country for Swain, to rebut the
presumption that ho had left the
neighborhood to prevent arrest.
The defence of the lad had been
confided to Messrs. D. J. Devane and
M. Bellamy, and the State was repre
sented by the solicitor, Captain
Norment. We can say with candor
that we have seldom winessed a trial
in which more ability or zeal were ex
hibited on both sides. All the speech
es made a deep impression upon the
jury and bystanders, and the Court
House was filled to overflowing. The
charge of His Honor was very full ai d
explicit, and very feeliDgly aud im
pressively delivered. Doing full ju -tice
to the State and to the prisoner,
he impressed upon the jury the re
sponsibility resting upon them in lan
guage and manner long to be remembered.
than half an hour returned a verdict of
"not guiliy."
On Friday the cases against Heaton
and the negro election rioters were call
ed. J udged Russell appeared for the
prisoners, and Messrs. George Davis
and Robert Strange, with the Solici
tor for the State.
The defendants began by pleading
to the jurisdiction of the Court, upon
the ground that the law allowing the
State to remove crimiiail cases had
been repealed, not having baen
brought forward in Battle's Revisal.
This plea was overruled, and no ap
peal was allowed upon the ground
that the defendants could awil them
selves of it. at any stage of the pro
ceeding. even after a verdict had been
rendered. He then moved to dismiss
the case. This met a similar fate.
The defendant. Heaton then filed an
affidavit in the case in which he and
the negro Lewis Davis were charged
. i . . . , ,
The defendants were bound over
until the t;ext term of the Court, ate
Tuesday of the Fall Term was s.ct for
the trial.
lam under sptcifl obligations to
Captain Phillips for his hospitality
and kindness during my stav I can
i only hope that at
future visits to
Brunswick Court my good fortune
i vvili not desert me. E.
yttt. ii. cs A'vi a tit; t isi s.
Hr. Hoar confessedly went to N ew
Orleans, says the New York Wurfd,
to make out a ease for Kellogg, Grant
, ., . . . . . .
and Cheriduu, anil as the facts which
he found there aid not support the
case which he desired to make out.
nobody was surprised to hud that his
wti.,1 B.ayiPg tuee.ee. . ou in inerir : pf0vidid that deeds made before
Vl',1Lat "P.awoVtV ot leuco the ratification of this act may be
ot YYoharn Finney, Li ward Cantwel register(.a at auy time within two
Ntisoti and O iiijau.oy whom he could i -years
show that he was not gut ty of the j - No part of this act except the pro
eftenee charged,! cou.d not safe!;. I viso to the first 8ection hall be in
etmio to trial. L pon this afliduvit the ioi.ce n.it)1 tLe Mrht ( of januaty
case was continued. j 1870, and said proviso shall be iu force
In the riot case a similar afhdavit , from and after its ratification,
wns hied, and that ease was continued, i 'n. ,aa Ai.-i
report contained far tewer facts thru Courts of ttds State, was taken up and
false deductions. Nor was anybody put on its passage,
surprised that Mr. Hoar should per- The following bills were tabled:
vert many of the facts given in test -' House bill giving the right of re
, ; , . . , . ! demptiou to debtors whose real estate
mony beiore lus special committee by j mis been gC)IJ umler executions, mort-
persons to wliom the taint of anti- j gages and deeds of trust
Republicanism might adhere. But t House bill to exempt corn, wheat
is a little remarkable that Mr. Hoar md tobacco from taxation.
, , , if- i 1 he special order being the bill m
suould, lor the Fake of gaining a very j relaUoli to the Western North Caro
famt coloring of party advantage, dn - ! liua Railroad, was taken up.
credit aud l'alselv ttate.- the facts of The bill provides for the appoint-
" ; i rt t
the United States census. According
to the census of 1870 the number of
white males in Louisiana twenty-one
years of age and ohler was 87,0iG, and
the number of colored males of simi
lar ages 86,913 a majority of 1S3
whites. Mr. Hoar, iu contempt of the
c nstts, states the number of colored
miles twentv-one years and older at
87,1'J1,
thus figuring out a colored
majority in that year of 5o colored
votes. Whether the whites or the
colored people of Louisiana had in
lb70 a maj rity of adult males rangii g
from oO :o loO is, in every aspect ot
the question, a small matter, and this
is just the -pith of our criticism of Mr.
Ho ir if he has wilfully falsified the
facts of the census.
; a:-. B.is i. su i:iiAt a..
In a letter to the Richmond Dis
patch, Dabney H. Maurey handles
General T.cumseh Sherman with
gloves off. After reviewing Sherman's
military operations and demonstra
ting that, his strategic abilities are
greatly overrated, he closes as foi
lotvs :
"You know he was captain commis
sary in the Mexican war and resigned
soon after to take charge of a banking
house iu California. His bank soon
broke, and lie was destitute and home
less, aud w. li nigh crazy. Iu his d:s
ress he did not receive aid aud com
fort from his kinsfolk m New England,
but from these very Louisiana gen
tlemen whom Sheridan wants now
to shoot as banditti. These iden
tical individuals are some of those
who took Sherman by the hand in
that time of his poverty and distress.
Gen. Mason Graham, Geo Dick Tay
lor, Duncan Keuuer and other influ
ential planters, Intel .-dicman made
superintendent of the Louisiana State
' Semnary, with a good salary and a
home amongst theui until the war
broke out.
When Louisiana sf ceded Sherm. n
resigned his position iu her service,
and prepared to go back to the Noith
A miuioer of gentlemen dined with
him on the eve of his departure. His
leave-taking was affecting. He told
them 'we are on the verge of a fierce
war, the end of which none may live
to see. For myself, I shall go to some
far-oil' country and await the close of
the dreadful strife, for nothing can
ever induce me to draw- my sword
against a people who have befriended
me as you gentlemen of Louisiana
have. "
And now, while Sheridan's-Jatroeiom
purposes and foul slanders upon these
gentlemen fill the whole country with
disgust, we are told Sherman consid
ers him a 'noble-hearted fellow.' "
j i imii: ki: Jin.
This gentleman whom ail good men
anet true Caroliirians delight to honor,
is spending a few days in our city.
We sincerely trust his stay will be as
agreeable to him us to us.
Judge KsRit is indeed a gentle
man of whom any State migl t
well be proud and would jrrace the
bench in any country.
But His Honor is not altogether on
pleasure bent, for next week he will
hear at Chambers the much talked of
Building Association Injunction case,
and that against the Carolina Central
Railway Company.and the week follow
ing he will hohl Columbus Court in the
place of Judge McKoy, with whom he
has exchanged circuits.
George Washington thus disposed
of the third term scheme of '96 in his
farewell address: "The period for a
new election of a citizen to administer
the executive government of the
United States being not far distant,
and the ti-ne actually arrived when
your thoughts must be employed iu
dasiguating the person who is to be
clothed with that important trust, it
appears to me proper, especially as it
may conduce to a more distinct ex
pression of the public voice, that I
should now apprise you of the resolu
tion I have formed, to decline being
considered among the number of those
jn-i f 1 " r.: ;a
Condensed from the Baleigh News
LEGISLATURE OF NORTH
CAROLINA.
THE
SENATE.
SIXTY-THIRD DAY.
February, 21th, 1875.
Mr. French, a bill to compromise
that portion of the Special Tax bonds
that have not been declared unconsti
tutional. Referred.
Mr. Armlield's bill requiring the
registration of deeds (published by us
yesterday morning) came up on its
third reading.
Several amendments being adopted,
changing the-features of the bill, we
republish the principal portion of it:
That deeds conveying real estate,
and of agreements to convey the same,
shall be valid against subsequent pur
chasers for a valuable consideration.
and witnout notice, only from and
after their registration in the county
" ... ... . . . . v u ... ... .:i i !. 1 1. ,
ieugtii by Messrs. Armtield, Kerr,
Standford, Cautwel, Boddie, Bell,
Mills and Parish, when the bill as
i amended passed its third reading.
; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
i A memorial was read from the Na-
tioual Board of Trade of Chicago,
j asking the public enactment of a law
j requiring firms closing business in the
j State to register the names of mem
j bers thereof with the Clerk of Su
perior Court. Referred.
By Mr. Tate, a bill to raise revenue;
! K'l"c'Vi V vT-ii - ,
i By Mr. Ptnuix, a bill to require the
sm.vrs (,t vari,ls to i.lr ..
i report of ail of the
monies coming
i into their hands
Referred
; On motion of Mr. Foote, Housa bill
i 1. 1 n!iir mnrtfrflffu ilr.citij ir tli
Ul?u.h LB nimission to oe composea
of the Governor, Robert F. Armtield
and Jas. L. Robinson, to purchase the
YYestern North Carolina Railroad, at a
sale to be m.teie under a decree of the
Circuit Court of the U. S., tt Greens
boro, and any claims against said
road, which may be necessary to se
cure to the State of North Carolina a
perfect title to said ?oad. Also, tha
if the said road be purchased, the
. ! (invi'rnnr shjiil nnrti lint. thr. fliin-.Tinik.
sion.rjt h K,, mAnftft rnftI,
aud to build anel complete the same to
its termini at Paint Rock, and Duck
town according to the original charter
of the road. It also provides that for
the payment of the roael, the Commis
sioners shall issue bonds upon
mortgage of the road, and the earn
iugs of the road to be applied to the
completion to the termini stHted; and
should this sum not be sufficient the
Public Treasurer is required to pay
such deficit out of the general fund.
It further provides for the use of con
vict labor on the work.
Mr. Tate advocated the bill aud
proceeded to explain the various ma
chinery propositions in the bill to
show the feasability of the plan. He
thought it was the only means to save
the .3400.000 interest now held by the
State, etc.
Mr. Walker, of Richmond, an
amendment providing that the net
earnings of the road shall first be ap
pbeel to the payment of the coupons
upon the bonds. Adopted.
Mr. Staples, an amendment pro
viding that no sale or foreclosure un
der the mortgage 6hall be made until
six months notice is given by adver
tisnient in six newspapers of the
State having the largest circulation.
Adopted.
By the same, an amendment requir
ing the Commissioners appointed to
give bond to the amount paid by the
State for the road; afterwards modified
by making the bond double the
amount of the net earnings of the
road. Adopted.
By the same, an amendment that
after the organization the number of
Commissiouers shall be increased to
four, one of whom shall be elected by
private stockholders in such manner
as the Commissioners shall prescribe.
Adopted.
The bill passed its second reading
almost unanimously.
SENATE.
SINTY-FOURTH DAY.
Fk.huuary, 25th, 1875.
?Jr. Ke-r. a bill to incorporate the
WilmirigViu and New River Steam
Navigation Company. Tieferred.
Mr. Graham, a resolution to go into
the election of 17 Trustees of the Uni
versity, on Saturday at 12 o'ciock.
Lies over.
Mr. McElroy, a resolution petition
ing Congress hi favor of the Southern
Methodist Publishing House.
Mr. Williamson, a resolution con
cerning the call of a Convention; to
make the question of calling a Con
vention the special order tor Monday
next at 12 o'ciock. Referred to Joint
Committee on Constitutional Reform.
Mr. Peebles, a resolution against an
appropriation by Congress to the Texas
Pacific Railroad. He was opposed to
instructing our Congressmen to vote
an appropriation to tms roaa. ne
thought this appropriation would be a
disadvaut-nge to the Southern States
instead of an advantage. There would
be no terminus of the proposed road
at any town on the Atlantic coast
south of the Potomac, and he was op posed
to North Carolina being taxed
to build a road which would be of no
benefit to it, as she would be as one of
the States of the Union, to j ay the
$280,000,000 asked for.
Mr. Love moved as an amendment,
unless aid ba extended by Congress
to the Western North Carolina Rail
road and other unfinishe 1 roads lead
ing to the seacoast of Nor-h. Carolina.
Adopted.
Mr. Busbee thought it was useless
to petition Congress in the premises,
and moveel to lay the whole question
oa the table. Pr vailed.
Mr. French's biil to punish accessory
before the fact in the crimes of mur
der, arson, burglary and rape, with im
prisonment in the State prison for life.
Mr. French supported the bill, taking
ground that the present statute im
posed the death penalty on accessory
before the fact, and that it was uncon
stitutional. Bill to protect the birds of the State
was considered. The bill prevents
the killing of wild turkey, pheasants,
partridges and quails, except upon
oae's own lands, between the first of
prohibit the selling of bird except
upon a person a own land.
A motion to table did not prevail.
Mr. French moved a a amendment
that any person could grant permis
sion to others to hunt upon their lands
at any time. Adopted.
HODSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Shackelford presented a peti
tion asking a prohibitory law for cer
tain localities in Onslew county. Re
ferred. By Mr. Jessup, a bill to incorporate
the Grange Bank of Cumberland
county. Referred.
By Mr. McRae, a bill to incorporate
Perseverance Council No. 74, Friends
of Temperance.of the town of Fayette
ville. Referred.
House bill to prevent the felling of
timber in Goshen River, in Duplin
county, was tabled.
House bill requiring all practition
ers of medicine to register as such
with the Register of Deeds, after ex
hibiting his diploma and certificate
from the Medical Board of the State
Bledical Association, Ac, was tabled.
House bill to incorporate the town
of Rose Hill, in the county of Duplin,
passed its readings.
House bill to charter the Wilming
ton and Federal Point Plank Road,
passed over informally.
HouFe bill to incorporate Oolumbns
Lodge No 27, I. O. O. F., of White
ville, Columbus county, passed its
readings.
House bill to make it a misdemeanor
to break into an uninhabited house for
the purpose of committing a felony,
passed its readings.
Senate bill to provide for the sup
port of the Institution of the Deaf,
Dumb and the Blind. Provides $45,
000 for the years of 1875-76 each, also
83,000 for repairs to the building.
Mr. Erwin, from the Committee ou
the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institu
tion, stated that the Committee had
visited the Institution, examined it
thoroughly from cellar to garret, and
found it in excellent order, well kept,
and the 200 pupils well provided for.
The education cf the pupils was st rictly
attended to. The books were also ex
amined, and it was shown that the dis
bursements were less than that of any
other institution in the United States.
He thought the amount asked for was
as small as it could be made.
SENATE. -SIXTY-SEVENTH
DAY.
THURSDAY NIGHTS PROCEEDINGS.
The following bills passed third
reading:
Bill to authorise the city of Wil
mington to issue bonds.
Bill requiring all fire insurance
companies not incorporated under the
laws of the State to make a deposit of
securities, was indefinitely postponed.
Bill to provide a per diem for school
committeeman was tabled.
Bill to provide for the education of
adults wci indefinitely postponed.
The vote by which the bill to estab
lish the county of Cohara failed to
pass its second reading was reconsid
ered, and the motion to establish said
county failed to prevail by a vote of
6 to 10.
Mr. LeGrand presented a counter
petition from eitizens of the town of
Rockingham, praying for the estab
lishment of two governments in that
town.
FRIDAY.
Februabt 26th, 1S75.
Mr. Perish, a bill reqniring Sheriffs
to advertise notices of the sale of all
property in county newspapers.
Mr. Peebles, a bill to protect the
rights of trial by jury. Prevents a
Judge from giving his opinion as to
the weight of evidence introduced,
and prevents him from hearing ex-
parte statements outside of the court
on motion to set aside verdicts. Re
ferred.
House resolutions, concerning the
Western N. C. R. R. Instructs the
presiding officers of the two Houses
to consult with the holders of the
claims included in the decree of fore
closure of mortgage on this road, and
ascertain upon what terms they can
purchase the same for the State, sub
ject to the approval of the General
Assembly. Adopted.
Bill to reassess real property of Pitt
connty.
Bill authorising Central Railroad to
complete its railway to the town of
Shelby by the 1st of Jnly, 1875,or for
feit its charter, passed third reading.
Bill to punish any person for ob
taining any money, goods, property
or anything of value under false pre
tences. Bill amending Battle's Revisal in
regard to the weight of tar.
Bill amending Battle's Revisal, con
cerning the fees of Superior Court
Clerks for auditing guardian ac
counts, &c.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Norment offered a protest
against the action of the House in
expelling J, William Thorne, the
late member from Warren, which, at
his request, was spread upon the
minutes.
By Mr. Shackelford, a bill to regu
late the taking of fish in the waters
of New River, Onslow county. Re
ferred. Ey Mr. McRae, a bill to amend the
charter of Beaver Creek Manufactur
ing Company. Referred.
By the same, a bill to authorize the
Mayor ad Commissioners of Fayette
vilie to organize the fire department
for said city.
House bill to incorporate the Fay
etteville aud Goldaboro Railroad, pass
ed its readings.
House bill to provide for the pay
ment of costs by the State when State
officers are sned and lose the case,
passed its readings.
nouse bill to amend section 19,
chapter 32, in relation to crimes and
punishments, (provides that it is not
necessary to prove the names of banks
or thorouga description of com on
b-mk bills so the amount is fixed by
proof, in cases when the same is stolen)
passed its readings.
House bill to incorporate the South
ern Underwriter's Association, passed
its readings.
House bill to donate a lot in the
city of Raleigh for the purpose of
building a Primitive Baptist Church
50x100 feet on the northeast corner of
Moore Square, passed its readings.
On motion of Mr. Mendenhall, the
vote was reconsidered, and on his
motion the bill was referred to the
Finance Committee, with an amend
ment offered hy Mr. Staples, provid
ing that the buildings should be re
moved when the ground was required
by the State.
House bill to require the officers of
the various counties to make reports
of monies whioh may come into their
hands passed its readings.
On motion of Mr. Tate, the House
went into a Committee of the Whole
on the machinery act, and Mr. Mc
Rae was elected Chairman of the Com
mittee. The act was considered by sections
and discussed to the hour of adjourn-
-
! REPobts; of the lohsia.m
cojijhttee.
Majority Report.
Messrs. Charles Foster, William
"Walter Phelps.Clarkson N. Potter and
Samuel Marshall, being a majority of
the Committee, submitted the follow
ing report:
The Committee sttte that the lato
registration shows 90, 000 colored voters
and 76,823 white; the.t the registra
tion was incorrect ana exceeded the
true colored vote; that it was wholly
in the hands of Kellogg officials, with
whom a Republican committee, with
united States Marshal Packard at
their head, co-operated; that the Con
servatives specified with proof 5,200
cases of conceded false registration in
New Orleans alone.
In ctmclusion, the Committee set
forth tnat in November, 1871, the
people of Louisiana did fairly have a
free, peaceable aud full registration
and election, in winch a clear Conser
vative majority was elected to the
lower House of the Legislature, of
which majority the Conservatives were
deprived by the unjust, illegal, and
arbitrary action of the returning
board
To the resolution reported to the
House from the Committee in relation
to the action of the returning board,
all are agreed, that the action of the
board has defeated the will of the peo
ple as expressed at the polls. The
Committee say that Kellogg nvay or
may not have been elected 2, but
there is no evideuce to show the fact
Messrs. Foster and Phelps are of the
opinion that the popular belief in both
Conservstive and Radical circles in
clines on the whole to strengthen Kel
logg and Penn's claims, and that as
Kellogg is and has been the acting
Governor for the past two years, to
deny his claims and install another in
his place after the lapse of time might
result in incalculable misciuef to the
legal and political interests of the j
State, i? or this reason, Messrs. l eis
ter and PheJps do not wish to oppose
the recommendation that the adminio
tration of Kellogg be recognized, nor
do they wish to be understood as urg-
iner it. Their wish is to record their
agreement with those of their asso
ciates who look upon such a compro
mise as less intolerable than the
present uncertainty ami distress in
Louisiana. Messrs. Potter and Mar-
, , , , ..
shall are opposed to any resolution
recognizing the Kedogg government.
' I . LZ. . . 1, - I . .-. I , . 4
that Kellogg was elected, and state,
in their judgement, all that is needed
in Louisiana is the withdrawal of the
Federal troops and the right of the
people of that State to govern them
selves. MINORITY REPORT.
Messrs. Hoar, Wheeler and Frye
submit the following conclusions :
Iu the whole case w e are of the opin
ion :
1st. That there has been and is, on
the part of the party calling themselves
the whit man's parly, in Louisiana, a
purpose to lake possession by force
and fraud of the State government,
without regard to the question of who
may have the numerical majority at a
fair election.
2d. That in the execution of this
purpose the white man's party have
refrained, and will refrain, from the
use of no instruments which they
think designed to accomplish it,
whether these instruments be murder,
fraud, civil war, or coercion of labor
ers by employers.
3d. While there are many men in
th ir party of more moderate views,
who do not themselves use or approve
these unlawful means, such meu de
sire the accomplishment of the mme
end, and are powerless to restrain
their more violent associates.
4th. Three causes have made it eas
ier to unite so large a number of the
whites of Louisiana ia these purposes,
and have rendered more difficult to
unite the best men among them in op
position the fact that the administra
tion party in Louisiana is made up by
massing together almost the whole ne
gro vote with a few whites, largely
from other States ; the fact that there
has been great maladministration by
Republican officials ; the belief, hon
estly entertained by large numbers of
the white people of Louisiana, that
they have been twice defrauded out of
the results of election in which they
have been successful.
5th. While all these things are great
evils much to be deplored and likely
to exasperate any people, the course
of the whites themselves has tended to
bring them about and inflame them.
The simple and peaceful remedies of
obedience to law, argument, decent
treatment of their opponents, would,
if they had pursued them.have proved
effectual long ago.
6th. While we believe Governor
Kellogg to havo received a majority of
the votes in 1872, and while we believe
there was violence and fraud, which
frustrated the will of the people in
many parishes in 1874, the illegal or
der of Judge Durell and the illegal
conduct of the returning board in at
tempting to cure one wrong by another
naturally inflamed the popular di-eon-tent
and lent plausibility to their com
plaints. 7th. There has been much dishon
esty, much corruption in State and
local administration in Louisiana. For
this the Republicans, especially under
Warmoth'8 rule, are largely responsi
ble, although in numerous instnnces
their opponents have been equally to
blame
8th. The effect of all this has been
to put an end to the authority of L.w
over a large portion of Louisiana, lo
deprive the negro of his freedom, of
suffrasre and wholly to destroy the
valne of the methods provided by law
for securing fairness in elections or
ascertaining their result. This state
of things overthrows Republican gov
ernment in Louisiana, and seiiously
menaces it in the whole country.
9th. A new election held at this time
is not desirable. It is not asked for
by either side, and would inflame ami
aggravate the evils now existing.
10th. It is the duty cf Congress to
use such power as is vested iu it by
the Constitution. It should recognize
the lawful government of Louisiana
by express resolution. We tuiik
William Pitt Kellogg tho choice of a
large majority of the voters of Louisi
ana, and that he should be recognized
accordingly. It should provide fur
ther safeguards for holding elections
and ascertaining the result, if any cs n
be devised.
11th. But these remedies are at best
temporary and superficial, curing the
symptoms, not the disease. Eilic ent
aid to the State to establish public
education would have gone far to pre
vent the evil, and may yet do much
to effect a cure. The public sentiment
of the rest of the community, without
distinction of party, may do much to
remove, as it has already done much
to aggravate, the evil in Louisiana.
That people should be made to un
derstand that all the au'-hority lodged
in the National Government to pre
serve republican government and to
protect the rights of all its citizens,
will he kindly, but fearlessly and
steadily everted, and that no party m
t hin nnnntrr will accept the albae of
man vrhn are 86i kins' power by EuOh
descr : be. Unless this can be done the
free institutions of the whole United
States will not long survive the de
struction of those in the South.
G. F. Hoar,
W. A. Wheelee,
W. P. Frye.
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From the Italeitj-i News.
THE EfCWW! iN'i-it'AE COiJKT.
.Nero ml !VieIis K: vioil II iis-Iio
iSrsoMilinst Ai!oi:trd .V Ecutiiy
Tliorue A.xieJeU bj- a, Vole ot 4
to SI.
The third session of the Ecclesiasti
cal Court, the lower ilouso of the Gen
eral Assembly composing the tame,
meG promptly at 71 o'clock, Mr.
Speaker Robinson in the Chair.
Mr. Pattoa offered a substitute for
the Moiing resolution, providing for
the expulsion of J. William Thorne
lor causing to be published and circu
lated a pamphlet,
teachings of
ich, in the judgmtut of the House.
aie subversive of good government
and morais.nnd which render him un -qualified
to discharge the duties of a
legislator, Are.
Brewingfon and Moore both took
the floor, ;iud wtue loud iu their de
fence of Thome and "agin" the sub
stitute. Mr. J'atton said so long as the sub
stitute had raised such a row iu a
certain corner of the House, he would
withdraw it, and jet the resolution
offered by Hughes, colored, cf Gran
ville, take its place.
This v,as a sunnier, but Moore
stumbled on heet tier sly, and finally
took his seat.
Mr. Pinnix had read 13 the clerk
an opinion of Chief Justicj Pearson
to the t. fleet that tuo evidenco of an
infidel was competent iu a Court of
Justice, after whi 'h h-j proceeded to
i discuss the legality oi the question of
expulsion. He claimed there was no
evidence that Thorne wrote the pam
phlet or had circulated it, &c.
Mr. Staples fobowed in reply to the
points of law urged by Mr. Pinnix, ia
which he staled first that it was iu
evidence that Thome admitted the
authorship of f ho pamphlet, and the
fact if its publication was, in law, the
fact of its circulation.
Mr. Normeul briefly responded in
support of Thorn o.
Mr. Glenn said he had. followed tho
discussion closely, and weighed well
all the testimon', ,a o and n, and he
-as d that tli, ger.tlemiua from
Wnrrpr, ,Vi!S Xv,u,,. uie.i i,;s iri
I " " " k ' - '
ous belii f, aiid ho could not support
the resolution.
Mr. Trivet t spoko ia advocacy of
the resolution, .-.fating that a man who
would promulgate such dangerous
doctrines should not fit iu the coun
cils of our Stato.
Mr. Finger said that ho was glad
that the r jso utiou, which bound us
down to say that the member from
Warren dei
the
being of Almighty
God, was out of the wav. We could
now put themutn r on general grounds
and say whether or not a man pro
mulgating such a, blasphemous
paraph' et is qualified to be a legislator.
He was prepared to say that he did
not tidiik lie wa -, rial was glael that
the reso; utiiiti v, as nor in such slii.pe
that he coibd suoo.trt it.
Mr. Tata though!
treading on d:-i.g.r
moved to refer the
the Jud.ciary Ct.mm
On t t.i.t m .ti--ia,
the eas and Lay- s.
Mr. Whd.ey ;.j
poueuient. He tii-i
should have bet it ib
urday. Ttio llou.-
shoiiid bo Ut So;o..
motion fo refer w as ;
Am. ud merits by -i
Richmond, insert in;
instead of saeriiegi
hi,
i tieurte was
is .rotirtl and
whole matter to
,'iu cai
to any post
Ihe matter
I of on Sat
e thought,
work. The
it:. -i--s. W ilker, of
:r "blasphemous"
ions, and Finger,
uu, "immorality,"
after North Ctu'o
were adopt t d.
The Hughes resolution
was then
adopted by the fobowiug vote:
Ayes Messrs. At wafer, Bernhardt,
of Caldwell, Beihheariit, of Rowan,
Barrett, Bet. is, liizzeii, Bryeon,
Davis, of Haywood, Davis, of Jackson,
Dortch, Erwin, Finger, Foote, Free
man, Gadher, Gash, Green, Gudger,
Hanner, Harrison, Huymore. Holt,
Hooker, Isler. Kendall, Latta, Mar
tin, McCubbhis, Mock, Mofiitt,
Mosely, Norment, Pat ton, Presson,
Profntt, Reid, Shack Ic-ford, Sharpe,
Spears. Staples, Thompson, of Beau
fort, Thompson, of Lincoln, Trivett,
Walker, of Richmond, Well:;, Whit
ley, YoiUlg. i".
Nays Messrs Brcwingtou
Bunn,
n,,-t.f r.v.. !!,....:?
lieiiie.
Gar
rison, til-enn, ttooi, Jlie.Iis, liul, .les
sup, Jones, Mendenhall, Mitchell,
Mizell, Moore, Parker, PiLhix, Scott,
Smith, of Anson, Smith, of Hyde,
Strong, Tate, Walker. of Tvrreil, Ward,
Whisuant, White and Wood 31.
On motion of Mr. Gudger, the mo
tion by which tiie resolution was
adopted, was reeoiiaidored, and that
motion laid on the table.
Before the vote wai announced on
the resolution, Mr. Harrison, who
had voted first iu ho affirmative,
changed hi.; vote to I ho negative, say
ing as there was a doubf, ho would
give it to tie- defe'-.d.K.t.
The hp' aker tie u announced that
the seat of J. V.'iiiiam Thome, of
Warren, v.s vac .n : a. et directed the
Clerk to issue a ce-rtiiicaie for Lis 'per
dit a, to date.
Thus ended the thr. a- day.? trial,
Hill
which h
been the pr
street
topic of conv
and with but
r.- e
fc v.-
pass wet-K,
boo, JUst !3 tua
hould end.
pub
desired
Judging from ti.; annual report of
the co nmissiou-.-r of paii-nts, the
"hard times'' have proved an incentive
to mechanical ingi nuify 'ihe number
of patents grt-n'o d last ye er was thir
teen tkou-aud hu .dn.d, a larger
number than has beeu issued in any
one year exc. i.t in 1S7., when four
teen' thou.-and v. -r.: reord c-d. There
w-re twenty-one ih ou.-ued applications
in all. The neeipls were .550,000 ui
excess of the expenditures. The pat
ent ofiiee is the oniy insifuti 'n coa-
itUCteo oV me
-, r:
Jilt VriUCU is
wholly :;ei-si'.il-u.t:ng.
, Washington sp- ehd to tho Boston
' says the periodical rumors of
changes iu tiie comet are ag.vlii cur
rent. Tins time, according to tho
slate- as made up by tiios.e chnmirg to
be the bi.stiuforuifu ia this direction,
Attorney General Vi!iiams: is to give
v av to Senator Carpenter and General
Frist ow v.i!l vacate the treasury de
partment and that vacancy is to be filled
by Senator West, of Louisiatur What
is to become of Willi ms and Bristow,
and where they uro to go, are ques
tions wldc'i the. go; sips do not pretend
to be so w ell prep u d tu give en
lightenment, upo.i, but they claim so
have positive, though very mysteri
ous, means of knowm that changes
are 'soon to bo made a the cab.net,
aud that those above mentioned are
the most probable. Nobody's name
cou'd astonish the people mote ia con
nection with the secretaryship of the
treasury than that of Wtit, yet the -reasons
assigned for placing ban there
would seem pstteut. It is said that
Mrs. Grant would like to have her
brother in the United States Sonata
from Louisiana, and that Carpenter,
would be a favorita companion at the