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whew the letter Is mailed. or3lt win be liable
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t.mi the stoma both for txstaae and registry; wt
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i-t-Jft.rW- - JtK months. " " - : 1.0
r; i j.50
, Whenever; the Democrats. propose;
to work their; sum by Republican .
arithmetic, ' the mathematicians of,
the latter school, at 3 once cry s out,
"that is not "fair." Chamberlain : set
up a Kttle'fmalhematicatj establish
ment fbf; his ofvru' and'" proceeded to
make fifty-two members , majprity.
in a body ; compq$el of $ one hundred
and tweaty-font mem'rsliMj? Gro-'
nin tfndcrtbbfeltb cb'u himself is a;
majority of three, - as the v Boston
Journal bbrbp!a.has
digious outrage. T'hey will not allow
any arithmetical progression except
for their".owhlDenen"tLVour' million
three hundred f ithougana jVors .denetteraated ,Atlanta)ec, 30, 1
clared at ; ih e ; noils tbatC Samuel. J.
Tilden was their choice'for'Presidentl
of these United Siatesj fBbt: saVthe
extreme RadfcWsy acbbrdingf
system of. addition .san.d,,multiglica
tion two :. negroes . aadj two. whites in .
Louisiana '-, counts: more , than all
the Democrais rnf thatf State, and two
whites in Florida are moreumerous .
in determining , who. shall have four
electoral voegjj ,han t. tens of; thou
sands of- intelligent 'whites, with the
Supreme-Court thrown in. And a.c
cording to some ot the experts in
handling "lightning qalcplaors,y jlhe.
v one -; volei pfUie President llof the
Senatelsi'tt'ore btential ' thintB
voice t and votes of i millions. But
. Mr. $ Crpnin ,-(cannpt even v represent;
three votes, or-n whole ; electoral : col,
lege of a Statey evert ' though - the1 ck
phering" is ' 'dbne accdr4ingf 'to tKe"
Radical I rithmeticebmpnedby
Grani ChkndlerjrIJamerbn " atid'Co.,
1 GOT.1 HAHPTOK l.XXKM;Sil0:
IWe ithrnk,: Wiryimgaisheand
admirable Governor of . South' Car?
na hat blundered recently m bjlet-r
tef writing' We thbtigh't at? the time
we saw his; letter to rMosby : thatJ be1
bad made" a inistakel! and we' '0ioagbt ;
wnenijwe reaa ;nis 2 jeiier;! to governor
Uayes thatf he hadierred' a'second
time. We madCiio special cbrnm'ent
because we? dad --tibi Hron? tb 'remotely
censure ..one whose character. is so
pure and' whose patriotism .'is so''ex-
alted, i We n6ticfr,the Democratic
papers generally reprove himf for his
letter to ! Hatcs.r 1 Hefe' fc 1 what ne
Richmond F. Bay 9 ;v '
VGen. Hamptoii will dowel! Ao rest con
tent with the fanje he has-already "a' chieVed,
and. not ii86.lt by lettef-wrlting.-?'lt 1saf
; dangerous business. Hfs'yHcentj letters"
bse cot the-clear ring ell his first utCs
"evi ;Weda po bla6 Mot for seeking
first to take care of nisown people,, but ho",
appears over-anxious Idlake' care of him-
Self now. every at tit irhfcrfsa of the rest
me countrv.n ?sni;Uiu; oj
. Governor .Hampton's letter, to, .Hayes
has been the 'general subject of 'such com-
me nt t as the- meagre number of "Congress-,
men ua made pOSBibld.ij jiyimesti JJemo
cratfcj the i lete is criticised fas? ill-timed; ;
8outh,erDL Democrats, , whose, position and
reputation permit them' to speak for that
part bf -the countiyv deprecate the attitude
assumed by Governor Hampton as unwise
under the circumstances. Men like Gor
don and Lamar have jbeeo and are consis
tent jn ibeir ybelief . that the only hope of
good government In the South turns upon
ihc reestabllebment of a Democratic ad
ministration at VVashingt,ba.M J f vst jrjt
' As further; Wntribtttion' -to the
lustbrV 'bf.GbHanbnB rcerriab-'
grams: ih i-i&'iitti&telki
uovr Wads ILamplOA; (Mumbia, a. V :. " ; i
A telegram from Columbus phio,? arvr
oouDces tuat Judge fliacttey, in your uenair,
: c ' ' -I'. ' . . , ii.i
VOL, 8.'
uai made propositions to .Got. Etyes to
support him for President sgalnstGor,
den recdgnizlng Hayes as legally fleeted,,
buu uueriuj? , iu support nim against the
Northern Democracy. ' This I do not be
Heve, but it is injuring the Democracy herei
a our wise ana npoie coarse has strengtb-t
ened my lone friendshio for von. In mv
judgment there Bhould be prompt den laf
anu mis 1 saomu to your decision.
'! To Una thb following5 reply, 'was'
made:1 " 'VJ;,' ; '
. ? Coltjmbia, a C, Dec. 29, 1878. -i
To &en.'Wm. JVwtoa, dneiwnalK Qhio:
- No one is authorized to i make declarai
tlona for me or for- oar - Dartv here, h Wte
abide the decisions f legitimate anUiorlty,-
ana nope ior a peaceiai sotauoa. ,,.,:.f...w-
V We laot-ihinfe jAojHamj
ton' has any"doabt8. now iiss fto'.the
eleciion of Govi Tilderi. Even ''as
SbawCarolind''t!irW
as yo nay es ; oaving carriea iu. j.
r
afo oa( after.: alt thatTild eb carried
it by '; a handsome .majority; - Read
the' following specialTdb'paten: to the
I ' TasAtiRpim $amuiry2.--Tb,6 House com
mittee's report ; that Hayes, carried ISoath
Carolina means merely , that Hayes, has
nrima faeia caba. - It ia said that ten i thrvn
sandTilden majority will be shown' when'
Congress goes behind the returns.2 Amdsg1
other frauds disguised negm women vo&$j
1 EXrCOV BBflWIPV T1X WSU b U I
-'! Ex-Gov. - Joe Brown, of; Georglif
is not a man after oar own ideaL;Se
is not the highest .manifestation (of;
statesmanship nor: does he. movon.-
a- very lofty political tolan&Heis1
awful shrewdy sharp and .knOwin
and is a man of real abiUtyn;; lfe haj,
beea to : Florida and ha,; has sindied
the political situation jwitlt care; 1 Hkr
general; opini llthai eV is not'
the shadow "of -a doubt as. to .Tilden
and Hendricks e)eotion-T(hat. .: the
people should see to it that they are
inaugurated -thaY the Demoefacy of'
th. rTorth ; must demand1 jhandih?)
Demorats of theSnth wUl std hr
themy with immovable , firmness, bP
theconseqbenceswhatth
there. ,m nt, ibe fio shrjjjjfcing ann
backing down"hat tJbV. Wy-deT'
feat usumaUon-ia 'to defr ftiilt ,ia
prbpeVTto 1 saalheselare 1
embodied " in ' aJbar, anii3 elaborata"
in response to a:. letter signed by -a
number 1 of : prominent gentlemen.' tf
Atlanta," requesting his views of the.-
present political :. situation.: ;- Wo
quote the . conclusion of his able- let
ter: : ' '
"What then should be our course in this,.'
crisis, when the-future existence of Repubi
iican - government: hangs in tne balance f
Araenuy. -aesirmz a peaceiai : solution. .ot.
tho difficulty, , we. should do no rash, acl4(1
'We Should be quiet, dignitiedand cautious.
But we - should be firm ' and 1 true." 'VT e
should sacrifice upon the altar of patriot
ism all personal interest! audi amhitian'
which conflict with. duty Anq.we ahoaid
have but a single, reply to all mquiries af-
ter our position. - Which reply expressive
or our lirjn resolvei Should be thise !xe
have confidence, in the Northern Democra
cy. : We , leave, them to decide this. 4ssue
iA.nd we will, during the emergencyl stand
by them with immovable ' firmness, le' CieA
pmaequenea what theg mayf-' , ,
! ,"mis. reply assumes no leadership.--ill
puts tne v bouta m her proper, postuon. k. it
fully accords .with popular sentiment. It-,
Will not 6e 'misunderstood. " And it nwfljf
reouire no exnlanation. . ' ' "" '.
i ' We referi-ye8terda'ib theJulr:
fortunate letters, wnjon ov.famp
jton had; written, notably, his letter to
Gav. Haye&J We supposed and feared
that his niotire woaldb irnis,ttiider
Btbbd,Tand bVand ,his; pebpie" would
be; s put. in , a. ; ialse.0fatiQpt .t:haa
turned' out; just ;aa wel 'thought It
would turn out. eWlsereaVjre
joicing: oyer,, mpan
Hilla letters, ,a4 hejauf ef -Jthft
countrythe eause'.Dfi'S just'ieb ind'
Hghti-theekuse? of Jiwl'ana e
ratprs feel, strengthened! tOideo.B.tiuuet
their course of violence,' intimidation
and boIdness. '- We cnb JiMet
it ad 'iuWden chpge9 jnn
iast talk with the "
dent, in which he washarsbi vindiei
c.whicljwasjderen
views recently given to the xiountry.
ny- in.r vroungub, us owtuiug iium
Fl-esidenirf Grant feelsiiirengrMa:
ind so? do ,the; -conspiratpra around
him. f Southern men are doing; a-a
iirjarytb the cause' tf peacfe andlion1
est goyernmenj(,xexy.o
intend; hint the inj ury i none the leas
certainly: .qone.p' -taa!--:
j K Washington telegraphs, the
lui8ville"(7M.Hr7
A dAnideT' feelin? of elation has DreS
y ailed among ttepublicans'for several oay-
past, ana a proportionate uepresBiyu oiuvu
the Democrats. The only chanee that the
ItepUUUCauo nvuiu aunuuuu. uv,u juiv.
Oi'mauguraunK xiayco ujr huu w
lay 'the apprCbensioa of resistance by the
nnitnd- noaev' 'The names of : ft num-
nf ftonthftrn- leaders have been used by
tbei ltepuMicau.press!to shoWthat 3ther
Bootbern iJensscraw swere veaayw uuuuk
trv Hftvea' Hstiraalioa. and the Color of tro-
babilitrhas beea i;ive to j all these. sUte
ments ,oy . me t puoiisncu ruwi -
MifuiraJ.. Hill You nt? .and HamDtcn. JiThe
letters of Hill and , Hampton, uhava fallen
likfl a WAt hlonkAt nrt tha.uDemOCratS hBrei'
r
Gen. Hampton's Southern friends and ad
mirers minis cily are deeply mortified at
the ; step be has Ukenl ' The opinion of fc
tne pesoDservers ia, - .that, the situation
is reodered deeply critical by these ut
terances,'' and' so far fr6m' the prospect of
collislonr being lessened by letters like these,
of Hill and Hampton, that it is greatly in-.
creasecL ' Southern men here generally con
cur, in stating that these letters, do not cor ;
rectly present Southern senUment' and feel
ing, bat they Well understood that they will
mislead boh partiet at the North and give
f o' tho infamdustconspiracy of Hayes and
Chandler its hope of success; 5 The Bepab
licans. are sq Justly eacpursged by these de
monstrations that it' is now doubtful whe-i
ther the Radical lEaderff will delay the enll
ploy men t of force, .until the period of the
inauguration. -The 'tHat'ohal ' JReptMcan
Which f largely I embodies the spirit . of the
conspirators, comes out fiat-footed for ar
resting the members -of the Souse of Rep-'
resentatiyes lf thfcy ishaU dare to elect; Mr
Tilden upon' the failure of the two Houses
to agree in the couhtof the electoral vote.
We are 'pleased' to note that;'MSp
Yt'ung j .has .explained jtbaVe was
clearly misunderstood.) Mr Lamar
haa: been toisrepresehtldT frpm; the
sfttrt 'Heliicouservative infipirit
auq,i3 forpeacef if it canr.be main-.
tailed wUh henorJiGov, . Hampton
hw been misrepresented by Judge
MackeVP'The'-'qjbarteston Newsvtid
f;iQ aitempt,whateverhas been made to
make terms with. Governor Hayes, or with.'
the iJepubfican partjK TheSouth.CarolinW
ConservatfftS'etahdr eh (heir '-rights Alhdet
the ieJectlott. u They :aik for nothing morey)
and -will accept - nothing lessr V Tbis is Go-r
yeraor. Hamptons positiop, , . and he has.?
with decisive brevtty.Jdisavowed the ODih-'
iuuo hub -jjurpuaea Jiupuicu - iu uiui ujt iu
zealous correspondent' atCblombmU The
side on which the people pt the Carolinaa
will befound 'in, itlje nlikely event of a
war crowinir ont" of a Contested Presidency.
is the side where the Constitution Jand the'
laws shap be... iGot. Yasce; in his inkuga-;
ral address, gayo voice to what we believei
to be the fmgr4e;people Uie Caro-
no as, ana or uiernoie oouia. , . , . . 1 ,
fe.peiieyetnat,ay tne uemocraitC;
Govfemors Ishoatduimeet arid consnlt
a id the. 'best plan of faction. " An
JI?pHtf'3-friim?t.rih twfntV.tyra T)e-'
Oil Vifc;:i.-'-- J 't:& u- r'A.!4i3vX-:A'jil-j
mostiGo.yernpfBwouid.sala
and jtinielyw l There : shoe hi be a con
OTrrermSe-bf Opinior? 'and utterance.
let them spealc out to tne country as
ut to ihecouhtrv a
dov,ancen 'tit prtn fCarbiiui aid
Gov. Robinson, of New Yorkjiihavev
sppkfi;
I4 &J singular, feltyihatwhirst
Wort . Caroliuaj has ;for. it 'Governor;
the tried,- faithful, gifted Yancey that
Khe' Senate has for its 'presiding 1 oflir
er XtenTeVanQv.ernof
y.aryias.,yv,e; ikno.w( ? bim;personaliy,
and we: hate seen' him presiding oyer
eIirjirjifcV( iioiiietL Am a- man so a
jciiizen, as"ca 1 politician, as 4a native-:
porn gonL of J.he btate,.he merits the
good iopinion iand unreserved i confi
jdebce Of I the whole people. 'He is - a
P?We m&&Pi therighttime, verar
piou'sp ikmdlyrvbotfsjdentte-i-air true
knan7 evCryhcb bf hiia8 honest,'-'sin-'
- r
cere
onoraDie. .
" W hatever record lean 10 lierht. . .
Sveralt bBhSAed.fv; .-;r
Asa ptcsidirjo; officer :he js. Becond
t97to man. imi orth Carolina, and is
bhe ofctbe yery best we have seen or
kttbvrtf.1 1 We fefel Sijrethat'achweek
jwlti ttbesisis increasing ropulaiity;
kmon'g the members of -the dignified
Lody-fo ver; i wbicb ' he presides, a and
jthat' strangers who may attend upon
its aeiieraf,ions-wiitT)e sirucK py we
urbanity, jgtyjpatieeoei and abili
W of its presidigg -gerr We con-
ieratura'te rie e'nae pf? jSTortn1 Garo-
iiUA Uiwnine jiorianaieresuiis Qii";
jeleciidn that ogave Thomas J.uJ aryis
lpfdeRovii&r1'theirc deliberatibhs
fajroteihre ollowfn ;bh;
iasjeiuj; ja11mirata.naaress ae-j
iy J1b4 .'by sSirii j J arVis! Jnpon taking :
theihairSiMt'rf iio wij .ii
-Westeraav enafijru9aWd ebulbnTSl.1
Vance 36vevhor Of North CaroiiBaV IP Was
UiemagKvpaweif f his oanaethat. woFfeed
this mighty reyolnf ip j in; 4Je j Statee and
brought supnaconcnuxse.pi; pur cqun
entorth ckph&l yesterday to.Wtnessi
lh impdslnkeremony. sTo bini thetjec-
felo Jiave tommiued the! execution : of the
aws, wHMn assurance of- their confidence
heyeu betore geR to any man fl e Know
that' that confidence has not been misplaced.
We wen knowalnd wjUHexcute1 every
law witn BAaanew kmuhd paniamy to
none. The whole people will. be. the ob
jects of hisjBojicitpdeand carfr.ri?mighty'
powers win bemused .to , pjing .back rto his
knd to our beldvdjplq 'State her " foimer
grandeur and" greaTnss2-:td'ner people un-ixainpled-'pj'0sperit5Bd
happiness. 8 '
F ffiBot. 'SeBatdrsrwhatilawsishe to"'exb
ittafj .The answer! TOith'iusv iWhether
tbey.becgnoddrdvwisenot! unwise dcM
peBUttuponihoW welt tre k eep our pledget
to the people. We promised them f laws
thaf should ttfbW n6 man in the protection
(awe ahd?SuchJonly Wilr 'have their'pprbf
tal' We promised inepeopie rerprm and
feltef-If e -'fiffi'tiaeittotheMcaW;
that we did nct neth? power n ?f
stitution; so recently Yatifiexl by the -people1,
became apartol outtorganic lavr.jfA'eey
-na tiftlftrffAil hftWem. STanV .of onr
people opposed this grant' cf I'powe&PM
a few ct.our'icolored feHowrcitizeHS, eyea
(y&kf fear it! w,Ht b6c:used ,td rtheir::detrK
ment Jie tour acjM Jteach thent .there was
adCatfsefor sttcbltears ; arid that" alHbelr
rieha'WiU bebeldacWCb'ys, If yoor.
fafi-tr. thef: fiowMveii7vou'bv these
ameridmeniaV the pebple'will nbt hold you,
ruiniesst rr you aouseiiipey ww wuuewu.
r.aT 'I ' m ' r n t.f, t -i - i-:
'fronn Bi'Gnghithetempetattce
rator ts quite nX arid it 'is, hinted Jhathe
has water on the bnin.BcUi(,.QaU.iV.;:
HOW IS IT?
We do not $reten d to, understand
it,' Some time ago 11. D. Jones abldf 1
C. B, Cole, two Radical commission
ers. of. Granville, were especially ofi-
ous to tne people or, mat county ber
i'i' vhj I V '. Ji'-'l 'J'L'"- . t-!--' iJ'fift
cause of their corruption, in pfiicq.
They "were tried bbre JudgeSeyr
mour upon a cnarge oi . criDery, ana
yi.i-' ft'sK. i:-Jdvj.1n
eleven of the jury were for finding j
guilty six of whom were, colored.
So flagrant was their corruption re
garded, ' so outraged .' 4 the 4 good
people1, feel themselves to. D&'thaia
funq was . raised by the, best j people
fe,9xion
able iawyersV as Jrcbnas&L Laniec
andK Jatcies iS AjieWQt
themselves s in the penitentiary -but
for the vote of pne white; roan !
hung the jury, and who was to' tnar
ry Jones' daughter. . 3 ? . i jaSi
' But a wonderful cKange has souie
Judge Watts has committed '.Jpes
ejandrew
for' :,cbntempt. -'fTjiisf Action ?o"f: the
Judge gives great offence, it appears,
t!d therpeople of the county .
vi It, is 11 a puzzle. to the uninitiated
We irfuripua; to; ; leiajrVjlfebv j thi
wonderf hl Change in' public1 euti:
have .menWbwwere freely dehbunced
fas. scoundrels and thfeyesj becon?eJ,
I roes and marty rs ? Evidently some-
I thing quite rwondrful' has: occurred
to nave wrougnt sucn a prodigious
ch ango. 1 It is ' an ' absolute 'trarafbr-
.'iJ.L? J-ZVi-"lL2j
honored. Very 'astounding, very,
!maryellodsI- iL f.r.v-i
VV
dee Watts sent the County 1
jmis8ibners jaijACo bad
tne j a.11 v .ey s ue : sleeps ope.U y?8!
tand a orowd of meb and boys gather
ttnere ,(p.ay ana uign. ssofne oi,5 j.ne
: people in the town sent them wpod
'others sent them turkey, cake, bread,
j whiskey, wine,' an d varibus 'goo
itingi! j pole - fixeds up kal wuntejiv
jsjread but bis; good things and treat
'everybody,. All this is something '
tnew inhistbrj.:!neye
ee Charles Cole, Ufick J ones and a
;negrr visited io jail, by 'the firsf'men
in Oxford.", r :. 0 -id
I WeBthat dbes.lbbkavltm 4u;
Irious, as we said, to the nnitiated.' It
is, very : puzzling. , Four months ago
the people would havb gone- to'tnettl
nangingwitn some sausiaouonnvw:
the culprits are transformed in(6 hp
roes. v: But we give it up. It passes:
ouV comprehension. -. ; 'There 1 'mustlbb;
something behind as yet .unknown . to
outsiders. -I 3 :";V VK
1 GOV; BOBIIf SON'tl TlKSSAQEo
- The first message of Gov. Rpbin-
kbnbf JSfew Yprkis fAbfykfel
pocu ment,ndicaUnlbigJiiJpabityi
and practical 'fatesmaQahipIt.ia
very leng document,' .'buij js rjwell
jworth stud j ing. ; We can ; only give
a few passages 'that bgarji upon the
national situation, and Lon)y .regret
that our space does not fallow the'
papyihg of alt he.has tb say upbtftniB
veiy important and intensely exact-;
Ing topic; He gives utterance to the'
ollowing.opblejent.imentH, that are
Worthy ;Of r,h vpatriotiam .-and Site
ibjlHiesand wbiflbi wUl'inptl fail: dtb?
leeded Cipotj the 1 Amei-ican eaK Ke
SrepeaMng roLthe 1 newfangled RadU
al dogma, thatl thej President; Pf 1 the.
Senate mn&r8arhe'WeTof de
terminmcr wU't Votes ' shall be coarlt
draining
t-
La- ; a -J. i . t-t i iit: w
il j 1 i)Li
"NbthlDe could be more abhorrent to
the spirit j or our - Bystem or j eovernmon-s
than soeh a-one-man-powor. Tbe-President
of. the Senate ia elected by 4bf tJenatoranciji
theyrJUi turn are elected bjt The State jlegi$
lators. , He isw therefore three, removes,
frbm the people. 1j If such' apdwef were td
hve.been vested In a sinie.man,-a depose
Howouid have beepj jbosep, not-spj tar
removed from DODular accountability.. But
thepebple of this corintry Willi never vest
tach is power in any one man, nbwsver se
lect iThey, will pever consent tft new-
Construction or tne .vonstituuop ana laws
ih&t bears Buch' fruit.' They will' stand4
fifth! in ihW ancient: WavSI' 'and' iniislhat
the electoral votes im this lemer'ettcy shall
be counted as they have always been count
ed; -by the two HOUseS ' Of Congtees, Sod1
by nobody-eise: 1 ney ' wui iook, witn 'just
iust)icion t upon 'thb' purpose ot' any. who
routd propose to aepan irom ine -prece-
ents which - haTeeehSHowed inr ume.
nd thn nniform nr&ctte' bP tlf rermfeHe
!rom its "feundatioDiwii8?!?ioo A
I'The Constitution of the United, Butes
corners upon me rresiaenioi ine penaie-n
power whatever in respect to the cbuntifi
oCthe electoral votes. exceet i4ia Presence
df.,,the Senate andHaue;.f lUtepreaenta-c
tlv.es,". to "open" an tne cenmcateawweu,
ti'ay be transmitted" by the colleges to ibe
i '"The Constitution confers upon the Pre-
aident of the Senate no Dower to determine
the authenticity and validity of an elecib-f
ral vote, j or to interfere rn any wise witn
any such question. -1 :; .jWiji! i.n.i jio
i "No President of the Senate. Jias aaaa
to prosecute i in em k i. ne twaqguuty
conrnissiners : would i;hae;;fobn2E
mation. 1 wo - or tne mest corrupt
men m the county feted, feasted .and
tiilJto iiJtrjtjir; iion
flj I'i-iVilo'.) ttii ifd yai-
claimed or exercised such a power at any
of Aha twenty-one Presidential i elections
that have occurred under ourCbnstttutioo
" ,,Np fitter' repository, of all such ppweril
'sic vested in or must of necessity be exer
Cised' by the ! Government,t cah be - f orind
than the- twb Houses of GongresaFi They
are hot bhly-the general agents Of the peo
ple' under bur represebtalive system, but in
ease of theitailnje of a choice of President
and YcePreident by thw Electoral -Col-i
leges, a they "ere-expressly ; charged; by thfif
Constitution1 With theOdtttysof i toaktngthe
eleetioov ;-..9baa : intitnniioD , mit
,rtTJ people :of h-,Udited!-'StateJ will
never consent to have thelr Reprefeentativ eB
is Congress -strippedt of J uese-poweTS,or
tolerate this BwrpaUoti ta deputy Joftbe;
Senates or by iny 'slDgle :j)Brsdn4'-!ao 'sU
less by ad oficev wbo is frequently latet-i
ested aS ' candidate In e result of the
edaaO eii5! yjapx-j c,z humvvi ; ty$l.!ivo
. . "In this sentiment and purpose the State'
o Ne woi-kdiaUy. jtjoiipflrs. f , foremost
among all pur American commpn wealths in
nopulatloaV in the ivadety and extent of her
industries andj interests,., she as pi, eyPSR
vicissitude of public affairs put forth all her.
strength,- moraT and physiCaV tohkintaia
the eusteaco andj-Jost, authorities pf r.tbe
Union .and she' can never consent that the
time-consecrated method of consUtationai
gpyern ment, shall be supplanted' jor overrj
thfownby revolutionary expeuients.4'
: a ne1 Avepnoiican re Deis or Anioago
aroganiziagJHPof & N.1 anipaigtiil
Tiifetare pmtixigfi thiJ lykrpaihin?
earnst9 asd "are sbarpienin'their
scalping knives nd making notches'
iip their eaiuWilel', NatioSaP
TJnion GJiib'j ' isBaeidatf appeal to
the "f althi'al,Wbioh shows -'bdwraUcb
theirvOiee ift tiltIfdrwarSiWe1
hVe before ttsqwie-bf 'iti appeals!
it-iheysayt .iiXOJAn&vfit oifi.Lisc
iftTo")'' 'hi- Zy-jbimi'kiWB address ybtt
as a man whoseJoyalty is undoubted.. An-
other crisis in the aflairsvOflbur ' couritryi
appruaaueay.uireaiBuin i nu.iesj 4i anger to.
its institutions and the liberties of its citi--zens
than that of-1881,Lwheri- the inauo
ration of jeurvfirsti Reublican; President;
was made a pretext for war. We have ad
vices from-sotrrceSL'deemed 'Teliable,i!thatJ
the. Knights of the jQoldep Circle or sociey
ties. of like , hostile and, treasonous intents,,
are Organizing throughbut the larid;u There
are reasons for. believing thattbe. soft andj
sobthhfg words which tome from certain
Southern ; leaders are intended 6nTy Cv iblT
I.! tTT-!.- T M- . ?
ajjmQD jueaguers,y. wunin sixty:.
days., , We -copy timel v. contmentj
; upon , ( ib; rtrea8pnable 0. proceeding
from tbeLouisvilfe .Prieroupali,
shown that the axed purpose brihbCh'and-'
ler caaiis to inauirarateu iiaye&aod the j
:old , traitor himseil has. recently jasserted,
tnat tne caDar uepenas largely upon sucn
(armed bands'- as ?. the f National lUnioiE
League,' the .'American Alliance,' etc, to
Ma vwv aw avoa au m aw v va. UHioo
treasonable projects, the people who as-5-'
semble in ma afeetiDgs enlhe81h of Jan-
.uary cannot too emphaucally denounce and
.expose these malignant enemies 01 the He
public,' Who1 are' organizing an armed 're
bellion c against the, - Goverhment ? bf c the;
United States. The only rebels to-day are.
j found within the defeated Republican
KWrjiai-ic:uy . aJ muJi'usiti; veil" ;.
j yt We must1 add orie1 ni6reJ4jtibice!J
1 . 5att'f dun -Oyi .'(' nO i;i'' i:ui'i:iai.
imQrcamiom uue.rappeaij vrib u
The n' eceteityarid ccy'USi'
nizauon in promounggooq goyernmenmr
th general and local," will at once be re-'
cognized tudapprOvsdi''-J- f : uai
0 fPrompting gobdjbvertthent8n J
now-ain't that aublime? . 'Political s
- T r
James .Gordon Be,nnettr and, Frpd
tenck May , it , is, reported in - New J
pnrpop:of ta?ingja..hpstibxAmeeing,,
lMr..Bennett made, his wiHrbefora,he
jlef t, . and it is known .that he had eept.
'm "' " ' " ' 'm r 'mm "a
jatormanaihnigj.o ;rf jMay.jet
jdated, Janj .4, throwa spme ,-light on
.'For the past few days Mr Bennett haaT
iiorningc:iiez Was1'met by -Mr f' Frederick
(May. and.. an,,encouner ropk;placeir.i4
krhicn Mr. Bennett was assaulted by' the J
rormer genueman, -me auront was gtveaH
bupiicly. nd, though the parties, werejsppnjj
Kparated, it was evident from tbe'eharac-,
riof im'jgmtkmeriJthsbnlething-'fary'
- "Mr.: Beriiitt W kriHwh vtb haVe been in 1
anaxcHedatatBinf c-arind all yeeterdiy laf-
teraoon. . His .lawyer was seen , corning,'!
rbm nbMkbuse latfrlasf 'night, and It wall
calty. i arose? from the fsot that beI4iad J
promised her, father tqabstaiafrbmthe 1
fase of mtdxi eating liqraofs, buthad brbkenl
hisorqpiisei,'' 91 mewM oyt t sn3 .1
iTSmthli bbbrnarenLI
siana, Florida and south Carounanral
I iqrme-o lftdJ vd 'tip vrf-jl m A
0 nave uo iuux ueiu num. bud a .
ain. Stearns ajod Kellogg, those three,
precious jewels in the Grant' crown. I
The trustees say none . of the f undJ
nea tne
lUlveselhe Modeni; thmksrthnt.
Hayesiil elecldd)aadthatbsiiwilid)ei
mauguratea. uiyHsesBesiaanM4i:
k a glass idarKiyo now JAfv neninestanas
I three-hundred tbbufland? Dbnioeyatki
voters.- -'.. rj;L-(rt4jr
earned tnat,' be baamadehia:wm.9i!i vi?a
"It s said that t Miss Bennett, and Misa
uat r are sill btf -frfetrdly tbrmsi attd HKe"
pie ne wiittiearn exacyu;jHnw;4 w-ir
NO.ji.
A Sheriff Despoiled f Ills ' Overcoat
3J DtaanA Watcbi. , iis'l
f, Sheriff A H. Paddisen, of Pender tcpuq-.
ty, was robbed Wednesday night, at a pri
vate boarding house in this city of hui over;
coa boots arioT waich' together with! some'
sriiairchange anda'k'nffe,' which were in
his poCkefa-'" Suspicion rest-Upon a' felloes
bbaeder; who was tb have! shared; his 'rjoq&v
and. Wbp thejap,ddy! informs himpamej
Compariy arid had'been sent down here id
fii uplhe wires.nThis su'spjcidn jstiV
n'ed by (be fact that the strarigeir' hks toot
been seett feincehe- robbery took jplace'j
SheytSt Paddispa aayf .hjAwpkj.ehOfti
cclpckifindbTg bfaififciitffa
lighiiburning, andnpon looking abpit him
neniscoxereu tnat tne. articles mentioned
his Intended xennf' inaw had been'ezpecteb'
t!sWp had notvbeenb&sturbed. f Fortu-f
Baiely jtlw SherlfS hadspc
WsJundB about his person in rach.aman-5
her that tte thieT jfafledJ
His clothing bore evidence of havlrig" been
ttbTOursea course the ftn'd-
lady was much! distressed that 'such an ba
pleasant cccurreDce ehoul A have happened
sThn casemfcObediab.Jenk
lUh ap assaujwbaeafjly, wjparjpiEon
of this county, at Mr tNeflPs saloon, on
South water street, on (he morning! of the
Smhlof !RbyeinjnVwhMMio
received: a Vsevere5 wound b$lftbemetf
.... - - . . .
from. a pistol nanV iame up .fpe iinvetigatr)
t befpfftiMayor jCauaaayiyesterdayi
mrningj , MrHeatpnhajing, beek dulyi
sworn! gave in his statement' 6f the affair,
wuicu was sausian.Giauy. tuts same ap yuu
lished "bxus at the Ume of" the unfa innate
affair; and Upon the -cbriclasion Of which;'
vuthoLtheproducflon of inrtaer evidence;
the accused was ordered to sire .a. justified
bond in tkesum of 1 1,000 for his appear
ance at the approaching term of the Supe-t
riorCburf1 for this countyn- dlf ultrof
A.Of4:a fox ielfia,?fj:
5lA a genUemanii wh,Q(Jarriyed T hanfiB;
Onslow county, -yesterdayfitates'as a:posiS
tiver iact tnataDout'one nunarea . ana nirr
and a half of Jacksonville brie-day duriflgs
the1 present-"week,' ;;Our .-Informant ;states-
that the waters were literally working -with
fish1?- Svhfch' 'were . 'sor' benibibed rbyl 'the
cold that theywere 'captured without "any5
difficulty. vl .
Aai lmpoater mm: weltms flftolel X.oolt
i:: Outf Him. .-.bscd" t . , 1 z'A f.iii
The stranger upon Whom 0 suspicibn;
'rested Of havinz robbed Sheriff iPaddison
oj Pender.. county, pn. Wednesday u ?ht
.last, an, account of which appeared in pur
iPaper yesterday morningand 'who, by the
way gave his name' aS W. It Cartei1,1 stated'
iti his ,landlady it'rwinabe?emembe
that.be. was in;the employ "of .the .telegraph
cpmpapy.and had. beep, s$nt down hereto
fix up the wires. We Iearm;frpmfMrr Anr.
gel, tbe manager 01 the. telegraph, omce
tefethar Jmb?f ellow wak anApoalbr,J
iwrre ueingiiu-sttcn inun iu ure cuiyiuj vi
the .company here.; clt ' f act il that - there, has;
jbeen no occasion for the services pf .any
one tofix. the ,wues jjoutsideof -tb?,. force
Iregularly employed here o for that purpose,
jahd that it has -never been1 th0 custom to
lsen.mn hereto'
pan, or qawhovfelheameBamewfcO;
jseems t&be a tram py was arrested a t GoldV
jDoro recently, re near, ior some misue
imhnoT onthmftted therW' lias 'hot been
Been nere since the night of the roisbery I
Sheriff PjdisOu,
frnat raoHsserifunBaax.
pi MSI
nJtr Ai C.-Huggins, Writing us.frbi
mJack-;
ponvillei -Onslow -county . derldate.pf';
yanuary d, connrms tne statement puo-
aished la' bur lasVin:regard to , the great;
taumber' ;bf fisi fecerillyakSi': fromSttife1
kver Bear:mat point.r?nHeiayi lAreal
favpti has,taken( la'ce. aman gAhb IrontEiavl
NewjttTgT ,e riveshgre pigw this
jiace is;linea with them. The lowest e?ti
riai4 1 haW beard Is pia there JhayS' oeeu
tb nuridred ifliorandcangh;ipJ lb 1 & ay,
iBIcarti and "wagongare still ha'uljBgtb em
bff in large quantities.f..;NotMng;'ha8 ever
been seen like it here before. Peopler haT.ft
lnorejybans theyiwAanV and:dooi cknpw
jwhttl todo with, themii I send yodjtbis as
fetatementj
little .fishy" ' will now
US C;'frft9
nnha ,Vhk Hobib Prlianen Pro,
-e.a ,rri T.j.9r !;i' n-xvsh-The
epmmHe appointed . under an order
be btaatisaardnf CkW-'lmMibnersJ1
bassedal their last jtoeetlng, see what at-
tangemVhtQld bPfiMe;ib fegaitd:tb:tiL'
brboriers lately I confined ' at thb- County
lv4vfeuteri
Whichzhe aa to keep and worjo them .free of
txpep.se to the county, hetobvada'8pU
HegufbrMrii
iighithey-waLbeke
meb't at worwbotfseTeaiwfticn-
eultiyating a tract of land betongmr ta the
I ootrator,?Whte8itb B cbrive'rtedjiafoif
y.tg"9iyjjyt letft
judge yjffih iS?irw
term of theuperlor Court for this county
The rotadng plan wfiFebmriierice With HHb
Jebfuary term In .Carter eh cpunfywhen
' Judge Buxton of the Fifth atetekW,: wU
preside in place df Judge McKoy' o?
that he waa'in the employ, of the Telegraph
'IfrVeBktoJwh'btotf-Blcbari
cjre ovae3pn'jky
at;m--.'
bbatige'the'if bWrirohVaM ieenfess (hat they
I let the dearest dream depart" -
iioThat inightta love revealed, 3 li ;ii,""
. Some eager-spirit in my heart r-t.
My slewing eyes reealedi nj
Yet rtlll 'twas lbve'that led" me here
. And bids my feet delayI -r-, 1 . : ;
. 'Arise, aria light the dawn, my dear t
-Look forthj and bring the day. J
,r-atintift44iiu ? rJ -
As out of; darkness yonder star, -jx h--1
Of whitest rayis born, .j " - , -4
As birds and blossoms feel afar " ' '" 'i
- Tb coming of the morn, - x:- 5 "v.:-
So thou hast dawn'd, and now art near,
' 'To brighten and to stay: ; ,
; My being-dies In thine, my dear !
tAs daybreak dies in day t - '
-iM-i- .f, IT miaa 'a ' 1' fV ' '
Settled Jaia Taxea. i r
Slierifl SBlTilanning; of this county, lri
Iclrnaesaayilie had completed
Ssetlemeats witbthe ewtesAdsicoarity.
andojf hbldalroceipts inlfull for the 1 bkm
neya pai j? He settled in fttli with the State
resureron '-.the 4th pf December, as pre-J -viousjfm
in ' fpfci
CteS9, two'hundred 1 arid; f brty elght 'doW .
'aitUffMyen74'1ng:' fbrstattofli-3
ery charged ibttecouatywr Cheyear 1878.
HpiBstfleAlft full with the County Tteasu-
rf rj on January 5thrj187yr paying in the fpl-
i.wwine ayaoupts ior tne pass year, ,
Cutren expenses,. ... ,.1 $23,724 87
SmWn lPmrfi':i 10,827 78
Lui-s i-'?'!-." 'tlJ-.,,.- i.ri: ; ;:
Btate taXHfi w . . . . ..80,057 29
TtalStaleaCbUn 6T,43r 74
iienat: 6b' PW
Hoftse abd JiQ8pital:of :the'Board of Cbun-
ftty ppprnane .yaadT bspildpatientSj
at twentyiflYei iasola a'day.a It . is claimed:
that If fheiopbsiaotf be accepted 'It win'
!:..: kUT . t i Villi! - is .Jj : ' . !
result xn.,a sayingi;to the.,couaty pfflpm
$350 to 11400' per namh a Bonsid
erabTelfe&X-bbo'an
QttaTantine-PhyciaB ' '".
Dr, J ? 0il Ciirijs f Mai' ben appointed.
Quaxantm iiPhysicitani.pr thjoipprtrwlth.;
residence at Smithvuie in piape pr ;i)r,o
PtW?kb:t. f JrifQartis formerly filled the
same. ppsitiopfindi very acceptably. Th is
apppintoeofejonb ibf tthesfirat fruits .or
gpp gay ernmen and ; is an encouraging
ibdjeatieu thaih. spBfwo9
of -the j S.tate t are-quhe jedubualy looked
afterVl; :. -'r- ;" v -" -
Tht :preaa en tiie Inaniriwrml
-i.Gby. :-Vance nuguralt address
has- fJbe:rigbtringA-an4exres8ea.theJ
sepiments of .hewhpje puthf.We.
are' fortne Cbnstrthtion aiidt the law.
his briefndl well-:wbrded'jinauurai'
addreesiiinttbtiog 5he-po8ition.fOf
the. status, o the south on thena
ttbhaf cjuestiorf of thbuday.-22fcA-'
mMEi8p&cJ&. t'ib Mil ,f-:n.
i5 Gov5.' Vaneet inkuguratibrf address'
onlMonday -baa -in it all the ring of.t
!theiright;piptai.ylJf one JjalfvOiihis
8pint.is in the spirit of the Nprthern.
Democracy TiTdens, ' inauguration
and n glood government in the future' "
afe;as8uredjPsWb8.fc5:' H
Vatice1?' fifinandi decided in his
beliefv. that Tilden'r and Hendfioks
have, been- elected, apd i in Ida; belief
that .thg wiir.of ; t he 1m,ajorityr should
nqt'bpniiignored by the pqwers'that
be.;n His: Speech requires no comment
It is piliched in a' lofty -keyand will
viprateiTpni tne enra xue otnej pi .
the" jimei'iciuillJni) ."re-:.
sponsiy e. echo in levery imanly heart.
lt an able -temperate . and at . times - -.
eloquent'prpduction.wen worthy of
the statesmsnrfrom " whTTM it" emana- -tedennder
circumstances-' and -Bur- -
rxmndings. 80a inspiring o ln its treat-
mept; of thpr color; , question, and. its.
land! land 'sensible tender" bfyfriend'
shi'b'ihbcblbred facef it'espbfeially1
deseirves thigb praisei r Such 5 appbals
tp:the reascin.4ofuintelligentHolQredr .
citizens pannot fail of , ultimate effect.
(jbvVanPes address is a highafgu-
and fair layui It ' will not pass 'Un
heeded by the people sof j the f .North v
ior csoutn. jrecersourg Anaex-Appeai.
Gov.-Vance!, of North Carolina, r;is
k'mari nfte bnr bwhcheart:vHi in-
Bugbral a'ddress is:i a- maste'rpiece' bf 1
good sense of t, practical e statesman-
n wti i m . . . .
pnip.j , jDiVerysenumeni uttrea, gives
levidenceof his loyalty to the Consti-,
Jitutibnand the TJniori and1' assurance
mat ne ana; nis people wm stana dv
the .''fold flag5? and battle ever ? with ?
thoe wh Q will .'straggle for the Con
stitution, th ejaws, and public justice,
which'-are the lire and the soul of he ;
errbhn!lJnion:w -That isit'ptecise
yJgnTllecimpartiai) enfprcementvbf -
LFS eandj 'Ujbjift.i
lice, to all classes a,nd .. sections, . jus-
fclt6amoitldu
(au-aeiiddeean Hh life nd.' the
lonilbf tbeJCJnioni."i 2iFor what object
was, thB- JJnion created )tbe.T; than to'
secure public justice and mutual.pro-.
ectibn? BichmnVig. t
" INorfolkTYjrginan.'l'r .
-Governor- Vance, takes. a decided
igd;t.Bnmakable .stand -upon -the t
t;e,at qVestipliwhicb is powj agitat-. t
rig "the' coup try, and "he speaks but.'
ivith'iibTbated breath hur sentiments '
ind those; of a great m any others,' as
toJtbe; proper course to be pursued in
this the second crisis of ' thev nation's
'-.'l-.i'-t .itaiL-Uiili'Ji.ii-l-'-i; t'. s-1.am. .
history Dy tne people oi tne ooutn.
Whatever! there mar' do.5-it is evi- 7
dent a tfiat . tho:i.Goverhor of Korth ;
Carpljna will jpeither, trade nor ; treat
witS the" party wliicb ia now attempt- K .
iug'tbefeat byFradd and the bayo-'
net, thbc-fairH:and fnlly expressed 0
? Mthe pepiplel ihMl
I tworastj nr pouue,
rll . 1 t 1 .... .fit.. t.
lib eaeb attdij the destroy era pf the '
bnblitf liteeftiesl bu t he denounces, aa
I theydessrve ; to ,be;, denounced,' the .
Outrages; which hayebeen practiced r
1 BY tne jumiuienauuu -auu? iuo party
rii repraseuia upuu but; peujjiq ui tu
r Southern States. " ' -
ty Commissioners have received a prbposi-i
tfbnjfr
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