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WM. H. BERNARD, Editor and Proprietor. WILMINGTON, N, C: Friday, May "?lst, 1880. " TNotiees of Marriage or Death. Tributes of Respect, Beeolations of Thanks, Ac , are charged for as ordinary advertisements, but only half rates when naid for strictly in advance. At this rate 50 cents will pay for a simple announcement of Mar riage or Death. Remittances must be made by Check, Draft, Postal Money Order, or Registered letter. Fost- Masters will register letters when desired. fW Only such remittances will be at the risk of the publisher. , - ' Specimen copies forwarded when desired. SALARIES. The Stab has always favored pro ner economy in the public offices. It holinvRs that much of the DeoDle's I r-- -. y . . i hard earnings is wasted. It fa-j yored many of the efforts at "re- I trenchment and reform" in the last j Legislature. It did not approve of all that was done. There are certain offices requiring special qualifications, and it believes that to secure the best talent that the salaries should be ad- equate. There are five thousand men in North Carolina who would I make iust as capable Governors as any we have bad. There are dozens I - - . i of men in every section who can fill J well any of the State offices with the J " - - r-t I solitary exception or aupennten- i dent of Public Instruction. The I requirements for that official are J of the highest. Wehavefor weeks I been running over in our minds the I leading men in the various counties of whom we have heard or whom we happen to know in search of a man uniting all of the high and peculiar prerequisites and qualities necessary to enable him to meet the demands of I the office as it should be, and we have r not found him. We know a half i dozen who doubtless approach the high standard, but unfortunately not one of these could be induced to take the office with such beggarly pay. You can never get that office well filled until you make the salary suffi- cient. An able man fit to be Supenn- tendent cannot afford to work for nothing? and find himself. If he could so afford he is hot inclined to gratify such niggardly Legislators. Look at the law. me salary is $1,500. It requires him to travel half the year, and it provides not one dol- j lar to pay his expenses. It furnishes no clerk to take charge of the office in his absence. If he complies with the law he Would not have $200 left of his salary; for it would require $1,300 to employ a qualified clerk and pay whis own expenses whilst can vassing North Carolina from Curri tuck to Cherokee. Put the salary at $2,500 or $3,000. Pay every dollar expended legitimately in canvassing the State ; give him a competent clerk at a salary of $800 and then make a good common-school law and we would see the beginning of a great educational revival throughout j North Carolina, provided, always, I that an able man a fine speaker and I writera man of energy and enthu- j siasm and devotion is elected to the office. Unless this, or something like it is done, then the office is a sinecure, of no value, and any . old field school teacher can fill the bill about as well as the late Horace Mann, of Massa- chusetts, could, if he were living. We are glad to see Haleh "Weekly discussing this matter so practically and ably. We heartily subscribe to the following reflections. I It says: "The question of salary is an interestine Ann ;n iv Am u - J . UUG, 1U IUO YICW OUUYC SUUUlUtCU, 1U COD' ocction with all the State offices ; but pre eminently so in connection witn tne office ot Superintendent of Public Instruction. The salary of that office was a few vears ago an adequate one, but was reduced to got rid ot an obnoxious incumbent. The salary now is altogether inadeauate: not more than the salary of a chief clerk in one of the great business houses in Raleigh; not equal to that of a second clertin a bank. And yet in the scope which it affords for the exercise of the best abilities it is inferior to no office in the State: in the field it presents for conferring Mia tMorheat onrl mnct lootinrr Knnnnn I present and future generations it is the most important of all. TheDosition in wbioh a man of real talent, of high attain- meut, and devoted to the State of nrnven ability as a speaker and writer a man who could arouse, move and inspire our people to active and concerted efforts in behalf of the great cause of education, could render the most enduring benefit, is the office of Superintendent of Common Schools, finnld not a tew thousand be spared to secure such the infinitesmalpartof a mill. It is a grave SSKWiSaSfflaJS pling the public service in other particulars. .u ia u uiauci ui iue ueepest concern' msm 10 me oiaie." This is entirely sound and judi cious, it strikes us. The Stab will always favor what it considers pro per and wise retrenchment, but it will not favor the curtailing of a salary whn Vw en Annri .i, - j wuiue win oe rendered inefficient by being filled by a fourth-rate man with "no fire in his belly," to use one of Carlyle's phrases. There is a great deal of truth in the old maxim "penny wise and pound foolish." Let us be sure to make the salaries large enough to secure the very beRt men, and more especially in those offices that demand! special qualifications. ' . KBWSPAPEII DICMAGOGIS1TI. The South is often misrepresented by its enemies abroad as well M by its enemies at home. The Northern nanera often slander the .South and r r - ; . . pervert events unimportant n them selves. The Toombs's and other ex- i . treme men at home have dono us a vast amount of evil and have strength ened immensely the hands of our ad- versaries. The Star has often said that one foolish utterance has done us more harm than all of j the wise speeches of our true .representative men have been able to doj us good. Whilst we have not advocated the suDDression of honest views upon nroner occasion, we have deprecated , j wild, revolutionary talk by that class of men who live upon fanaticism and hatred, and who would soon wreck the ship of state if they were placed in charge of it. We are remiqded of these things by a long editorial in the Philadel- phia Times, which takes a very serious view of the action of the South jn re- gard to the action of ex-Goy. Curtin, of Pennsylvania. Our readers are - - - - it familiar, more or leas, with thdease. Gov. Curtin lives in a Demobratic district, and since 1872 hasjbeen co - ... -r-m n . operating with them, lie was nrst a Republican, and was knowh as "the War Governor" on account of the uncommon zeal and energy he dis- played in raising troops to whip out the South. He is a man of character, and was driven from the Rejpubli- can party by its corruptions and He for unfaithfulness to principle, was the Democratic candidate Congress in his district against Mr. Yocum, a Greenback-Republican. He was sick and could npt canvass, f " and Yocum was counted in. ; Curtin believed that there had jbeen foul play and he contested the seat The matter has been before the House for months and has just been disposed of adversely to Curtin. The action of some of the Southern Democrats has greatly provoked the 2imes which i says a great deal and shows unneces sary feeling it seems , to us. It ac cuses the Southern Democrats who voted against remanding the contest back to the people of being animated by a feeling of resertment $gainstex Gov. Curtin because of his. cojurse as Chief Executive of Pennsylvania during the war. j It indulges quite a bitter jstrain. How true its charge is we h$ve no means of determining. We hardly think it probable that a njumber of Southern Representatives iwould make war upon a man in 18S6 who was with them in politics,! anql who, if sealed, would vote and act with them upon all important measures in which the interests of the party and the safety of the country ivere con cerned, iust because he did what he conceived to be hi9 duty ia! 181 and 1862. We say this is not probable, and we Bhall not believe it kinless upon the best evidence. We think it more than probable that the) Dem- ocrats who voted against Curtin believed that his competitor had been elected. But, whatever their mo tive or reason, we do not believe, as the Times insists "that they were ani- mated by the lingering hatredaj of re- bellion." It evidently does the! ordi- nary Northerner a vast deal of good to call the people of the South "rebels" and to speak of the tremendous war of the States as"rebellion." They mean by "rebels" to call us all "traitors' iust I ' as Washington and his compatriots were branded by George III. aud his friends. But, "Treason doth never prosper, what's the reason ? Why, when it prospers, men don't call it - treason." Washington and the remainder of the "rebels" and "traitors" succeeded, and now the very fellows who enjoy the fruits of their labors and sacri- I fices and courage ,.call themselves "patriots," whilst the men of ' the South were merely "traitors." How sensible men can be such fools passes the understanding of all men save the fools themselves. The Times undertakes to ridicule I sentatives in Congress as Chalmers, 01 M'"PP. J-W.. of Alabama, Mills, Singleton, Caldwell, Felton, Bright, and Richmond, because they voted, as they did. We copy the following to show the animus of the Times. It says: "No matter by what title the actors shal be designated, the facts remain that the I Southern defection to prevent the people of the di8trict from electing Curtinj to the present uongress, was inspired by Southern resentment against a conspicuously loya man of the North, and that it came only from those who are least respected as oracles of the South either in Congress or at nome. it was a deliberate conspiracy, planned and perfected in secret, con fined to the few blatant worshippers of the plantation whip, and made up of the same elements in Congress which are ever dis turbing the peace and shaming the South at nome. uaa tneir - purpose been man fully avowed one day before the vote -was taken, they would have; driven a majority of the Republicans to give a cordial assent to the report of the committee: but they consummated the conspiracy only the night before the vote and Us animating purpose and power were unknown until alter the vote was cast." When a paper of character so de generates as to usel flippantly such terms as "rebellion." "plantation whip," bc, it shows'that it is no bet ter than its disreputable neighbors, whilst professing a j higher morality and a greater devotion to prinoiple. We do not justify the votes or con demn the votes of the gentlemen re- erred to. They no! doubt had good and satisfactory reasons for their course. We are not informed as to the grounds of their action. We know some of the discreet Southern etter writers rather approved of their course. But be their course whatever it may the Times shows itself mean and spiteful in resorting to the weapons it does in order to try and punish them. No dignified, decent paper can afford to be unjust or vio- ent or demagogical. CHICAGO. An able Republican paper of Phil adelphia, the Weekly Notes, thinks it "would be suicidal to nominate Grant. It thinks he will silence a very large number of Republican voters in that city, and asks:. "Does any sane man believe that there are not more than that amount of Republi cans in those States who will stay at home rather than vote for a third-term candidate? And is it wise to give up this bird in the hand for the sake of one in the bush? to surrender Northern States to the Democrats in the hope of being solidly supported by the terrorized negroes I of Florida and the Repudiators of Virginia?: These conside rations are so clear that the Blaine men no longer regard Mr. Grant as their chief dan- ger." - ; It intimates that the Blaine men hope to succeed by breaking up and reconstructing the Convention after it meets. They are counting on Grant men who will be at sea when their chief's name is withdrawn. It strikes us that either Edmunds or Sherman or Washburne, or indeed all, would be much more likely to re ceive help from the Grant followers, in case his name were withdrawn. than Blaine would be. It is well known that there is a good deal of feeling existing among the friends of the two antagonizing aspirants. Whatever may be the result of the Chicago Convention, if Grant should not be the nominee, we hope that it will not be Blaine. He is an adroit and bold debater on the floor and is withal a man of very considerable ability, but he is not a wise man, he is not a safe man, he is not an honest man. The paper we have quoted from above is led to say of Mr. Blaine, and no informed Democrat will say nay probably: "For our part, we regard ilr. Blaine as much the worse candidate of the two. We have no confidence in his personal integrity. and we are surprised at the amount of sup port he receives from the New England element of the party; and it is for the sake of preventing his nomination, that we urge the mends of General Grant to lake an unprejudiced survey of the situation and its outlook'" The Democrats have it in their power to defeat either Grant or Blaine or Sherman. They must be governed by wisdom and judgment and not by passion or prejudice or self-interest. We repeat what we have urged many times that Horatio Seymour can be elected over any man the Republicans can nominate. We believe this or we would not say it. So believing we repeat it with all the emphasis possible that his election is assured if he is nominated. Gen. Burnside was invited to Rich mond, Virginia, to attend the cele bration of the eighty-seventh anni versary of the Richmond Light Infantry Blues. He responded in a kind letter, in which he said: "I am sure of one thing, and that is that my constant hope and prayer is that Union and Confederate soldiers may in the future be found shoulder to shoulder in defence of the rights and prerogatives of our be loved country, and that no evil spirit will ever again arise to put them at swords points on sectional affairs." ' This is manly and patriotic. How much better are such sentiments than the gall of Conkling and the bitter ness of Blaine and the flapdoodle of Logan. They do honor to Gen. Burnsido's heart, and the men of the South, in Virginia and to the Gulf, will respond heartily to them. We never read Mr. Davis's "Study in Colonial History" until quite re cently. It is a most instructive, entertaining and valuable historical brochure. It is excellently written, and shows the author well qualified to discuss grave historical questions. We should like to see his pen engaged upon some elaborate work. He could write a History of North Carolina that would be well worth reading. Robert P. Smith, Chileaburg, Va., writes, "AsforTutt's Pills I don't know how I could do without them. I have had the Liver disease for over twenty years. Two years ago I got your pills. They have entirely cured me. I always keep them. My neighbors know I have them and Bend to me for them. They always speak in the highest terms of them." After the organs had abused and slandered West Point and the cadets for weeks it is now established be yond all doubt that the I one negro cadet, has proved himself to be a dirty scamp and ought to be drummed Out of camp to the tune of "the I'"-'-- i - ' " rogue's march." The Case has been made out against Whittalkei: so clear ly that the papers, whicb .were swift to abuse the cadets and jGen. Scho fLeld are now acknowledging mildly that it is a rather bad case for the darkey. Even the Stalwaijt Baltimore American is constrained to say: "The fact that-a cumber ofj experts, act ing independently of eich other and with nothing to indicate the authorship of the specimens before them, have agreed in identifying the writing of Whittaker as having been done by the same person who Wrote the anonymous cote of warning, is pf itself a very strong piece of evidence, Which, taken in connection with the incon sistencies of Whittakcr's account of the outrage and certain circumstances attending the discovery of it, makes out a very strong case against him." - j Some of the papers are trying to find a motive for selfi-mutilation. Innate, incorrigible meanness and duplicity an utter wantj of princi ple, of honesty of decency, of seif respect will explain it without seek ing recondite sources or ingenious hints. ! We are glad to see it stated that Gov., Curtin does not Bhare with the Philadelphia Times in its abuse of jtbe Southern Representatives who voted against him. It was, as the Washington Post brands it, "a mean and silly slander." The Post has this to say, and such crowlers as the limes would be wise to consider it: "If Southern Democrats have not already given plenty of guarantees that they are uninfluenced by such motives, in the name of Heaven what next will they be asked or expected to do ? If to vote in one session of Congress seventy-five millions of dollars as gratuities to the men who but recently gave them a sound thrashing is no indica tion of good feeling, what would be con sidered sufficient by the silly or malicious persons who indulge in 6uch drivel ? To speak plainly, Gov. Curtin's case was badly bungled." Representative Chalmers, Demo crat, from Mississippi, did a very proper thing when he introduced his bill to place colored persons in the army on a footing with tho whites as to bounty and pension, colored soldiers, under The heirs of this act, will derive benefit from its provisions just as the heirs of the whites do. The bill passed, as it j should have done. Brauiwlck Politics. After the regular Democratic convention of Brunswick county was organized yes terday, elected permanent officers, passed a resolution authorizing the Chairman to ap point the delegates to the State and Con gressional conventions, and j acted on two resolutions offered by Dr. Curtis in regard to adjourning the convention, Mr. George H. Bellamy proposed that the McKoy men bolt or withdraw from the convention, whereupon a number, variously estimated at from 35 to 57, retired. After organizing with Dr.W. G. Curtis as Chairman and Mr. II. M. Durant as Sec retary, the meeting appointed delegates to the State and Congressiona conventions, and passed a resolution instructing the del egates to the latter convention to support Judge McKoy for Congress. I Those who bolted the regular convention claim that a motion of Dr. Curtis to adjourn to some future day was cot put by the Chair, and that there was no; representation from two townships and an inadequate rep resentation from a third. j Those who composed the regular con vention call attention to the fact that the call of the Democratic Executive Commit tee was for a mass convention of the Dem ocratic party without regard to township representation; that the motion of Dr. Cur tis was put by the Chair and rejected ; that Dr. Curtis himself only claimed that his motion was not put in the exact' form in which bo offered it; that the bolting con vention had co representation at all from some townships (if this question is to be considered at all) and almost none from other townships; that the regular conven tion, after the bolt, wa3 composed of a very large majority of tho Democrats pres ent, and that the official proceedings signed by the Chairman and Secretaries, show that ' 1 IT " ' - I everything was done regularly and in order TO THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS OF TUB THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. Mr. EDiTOR:-In your issue of May 18th appears a card signed "Duplin," and not withstanding the fact mat in your estima ble paper you never allow ! anything of a personal nature to be published, the writer of that article has been just a little bit too zealous in espousing the cause or even as good a man as Col. Wm. A. Allen. For had he been content to place before the people the claims of that good and worthy gentleman, and there stop, as did the friend of Judge McKoy who wrote the card which came out in your estimable pa per of the loth mst., bis article would have exhibited quite a different spirit, and : would have been wanting ifithe malignity andabuqe which so plainly! appears on its surface, and would have led people to re ; spect it author more. Old j Duplin is too true to descend to the low level of abusing her friend in order to pander to ner preju dice. I deem it sufficient to say that neither the political nor war record of (Judge McKoy : needs any defence at my hands. . Respectfully, Justice. D&WU The Morganton Blade nomi I nates Johnstone Jones for Auditor; Some body wants Mr. Cyrus W. Watson, of Forsyth, for Attorney General. Trot 'em out. - Children cry for it, but they stop crying ; at once after they have taken a single dose, : as Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup cures all the pains our little ones are subiect to. Price 25 cents a bottle. A - For the Star. ' : BruniwicK Couuty Democratic Cob vention Old BranswicK Instructs for uanlel G. Fowle for. Governor ana Charles M. stedman of New Hanover, for Congress. In accordance with the call ot the County Executive Cdmmittee, the Democrats of Brunswick county assembled in mass Convention at George W. McKeitnan'a store Monday, May 17th, 1880. The Convention was called to order at 12 M. by A. ,W. Rieger, Esq., Chairman of the Executive Committee, who requested S. R. Chinnia to act as temporary Chair man, and W. W. Drew and Rev. Joseph L. Keen to act as temporary Secretaries. On motion of F. M. Moore, the tempo rary Chairman and Secretaries were made the permanent officers of the Convention. The obiect of the Convention was ex plained by the Chairman in a few appro priate and well chosen remarks. On motion, the Chairman was empow ¬ ered to appoint two delegates from each pf the townships to represent tne county in the Stale Convention, to be held in Raleigh on the 17th of June, and two from each township to represent the county in the Congressional Convention at Fayctteville on the 2d of June; also one; delegate at large to each Convection. ! Dr. W. G. Curtis moved that the Con vention adjourn sine die. Motion lost. Dr. w. G. (Jurtis tnen movea mat tne Convention adjourn and that the Chairman J of the County Executive i committee can another Convention at Lock wood's Folly Bridge on the 24th mst. The motion was lost. After a short interval tho Chairman an nounced the following list of delegates: Congressional. F. M. Moore, J, D. Kob- bins, J. N- Bennett, Geo. M. McKeithan, Franklin Galloway, R. W. McKeithan, Wm. H. Stone. Jabez Frink, W. 8. MUli- ken, N. B. Bennett, J. H. Dosher, T. M. Williams. County at Large A. W. Rieger. State Convention -F. M. Moore, Henry Spencer, J. D. McRae, E, R. Taylor, P. Prioleau, Richard Dosher, R. D. Henett; Bascom Mercer, Peter Roulk, S- J. Stana lend, B. L. Butler, N. B. Bennett. County at Large A. W. : liieger. On motion, the Chairman and Secretary were added to both lists of delegates. Moved and carried that any delegate un able to attend the Convention, will give his proxy only to a regular authorized delegate. The following resolutions were intro duced and carried unanimously; .The Democracy of Brunswick eounly.here assembled in mass Convention, resolve, 1st. That it is the highest duty to avow their opinions upon a subject so important indistinct and unequivocal terms; , it is hereby declared as the sense of this Con vention, that we enter upon the political contest of the year 1880, more deeply than ever imbued with the necessity of main taining true Democratic principles as the only means of perpetuating Republican government, and preserving inviolate the liberties of the people;! hostility to the corrupt means by which the leaders of party have hitherto forced upon us our rulers and our political creeds; implacable enmity against the prevalent demoralizing system of rewards for political subserviency and of punishment for political indepen dence ; disgust for the wild hunt after office which characterizes this age. These on the one hand. On the other, imitation of the practice of the former days of the Repub lic, and admiration of ; the maxim that "office should seek the man and not man the office," and of the rule, that the just mode of ascertaining fitness for office is the capability, the faithfulness and the honesty of the candidate. 2d. That Democratic principles remain unchanged, as they were founded by Jef ferson and advocated and enforced by I Jackson. They embrace the strict preser vation of the constitutional rights of tpe States, in the people in whom have rested all the powers of local self-government, un- awed by Federal interference, and the pro tection of the purity of the ballot and the freedom of elections from the introduction of force or fraud. 3d. That Democratic success means strict economy in all departments of gov ernment.Iow taxation, of tariff j for revenue, honest money and honest agents. In other words it means a thorough reform of the past and present political corruptions engendered by Radicalism. 4th. lhat the times need active, ener getic, sound-beaded, strong-minded men of business, and that the approaching can vass necessitates as the nominees of our party bold, able and eloquent leaders. That, we would have just such a man in Charles M. bteuman for Congress, be hav ing shown by bis own individual success, and by his political acts and record, his ca pacity to promote the welfare of his con stituents, and we hereby recommend him for Congress to our fellow Democrats and instruct our delegates to give, him an ener getic and thorough support for the comma tion. 5th. That we are gratified to see the cor dial unauimity with which Maj. Stedman's own county has endorsed him in her Con vention, and that this has been foliowed up in Bladen and Pender, where he is well known. This earnest recognition by his home people and near oeighbois, bespeaks his strength, worth and availability. 6th. That in his position on the bench of the Superior Court, Judge Allmond A. Mc Koy is a valuable public servant, and we feel sure that the people of this District will be pleased to retain bis services to the full end of the term for which he was elected, and we deprecate any policy by his too gracious friends which might in troduce into the Judicial office unseemly political hanKeriDgs. we do cot believe it consistent with sound Democracy to have our Judges candidates for political office while they wear the ermine. '7th. That the Democracy of Brunswick county heartily endorse the Hon. Daniel G. Fowle for Govercor, aod our delegates to the state .Convention are hereby in structed to support him for that position and to use all honorable means to secure his nomination. 8th . The Democracy of Brunswick coun ty pledges itself to support the nominee of the party. On motion the thanks of the Convention. were tendered the Chairman and Secreta ries for the impartial manner in which they have discharged their duties. . mi On motion the Democratic papers of the Lnsirict were requested to publish the pro ceedings of this Convention as they appear in the Stab. ' There being no further business the Con vention adjourned sine die. Samuel R. Chinnis, Chairman, Jos. L. Keen, TP. W. Drew, Secretaries. a i JHeetlus in Brunswick. We publish, by request, the following account of a meeting held in Brunswick county yesterday : The Democratic voters of Brunswick county met in Convention at McKeithan's Store to-day, at 12 M., for the purpose of appointing delegates to the State and Con gressional Conventions. Mr. S. R. Chinnis was elected per ma nent Chairman. After the meeting was duly organized Mr. A. W. Rieger moved the chair ap point two delegates from each township to the convention at JbayetteviIIe. - This motion was objected to by Mr, George H. Bellamy, on the ground that mere was co expression of the opinion on the part of the meeting as to their choice of candidates, and Mr. Bellamy then moved mat mis cnoice snould be ascertained be fore appointing the delegates, which mo tion was ruiea out or order by the Chair man, and Mr. Rieger's motion put and car ried. Dr. W. G. Curtis then moved that owing iu iub iaci mai mere was no representation from the townships of Shallotte and Wac camaw the Convention should adjourn to meet May 24th, at Lockwood's Folly, for the same purpose for which it met to-day. which motion the Chairman refused to put, and consequently there was a secession meeting held, at which the following proceedings occurred : Whereas. At a meeting called by the Chairman of the "Executive Committee of Brunswick county, it appearing that there was no representative from the townships of Shallotte and Waccamaw, and an inad equate representation from Lockwood's Folly, it was I moved by Dr. W. G. Curtis, and seconded byF.M. Moore, Esq., that the Convention adjourn to meet on Monday. the 24th of May, at Lockwood's Folly, for the purpose of allowing those town ships to be represented . And whereas, the Convention did refuse to put the motion, therefore a number of the Democrats of Brunswick county, fifty-seven in all, it" being a large portion of those present, did withdraw and organize a separate meeting. at which the following proceedings were had: Dr. W; G. Curtis was appointed Chair man and Henry M. Durant Secretary. delegates, to Fayettevule were ap pointed. The following resolutions, introduced by George H. Bellamy, were unanimously adopted: Whereas, The success of the Demo cratic party in the coming campaign is necessary to establish and perpetuate a free Republican Government, be it Resolved, That the Democratic party of Brunswick county does hereby pledge itself to exert its utmost in. contributing to the success of said party; and whereas, our party suffered defeat in . the last campaign in the election of a Congressman from the Third Congressional District by reason of the apathy and want of interest-manifested in said election, and whereas( it is highly important to redeem this district, and it is the belief of the Democracy of this county that this end can only be accomplished by nominating as our standard-bearer a man who is sound in his principle, and is be loved by the people, and thereby able to bring out the full party strength, it is hereby Resolved, That the delegates appointed by this Convention be and are hereby in structed to vote for the nomination of Hon. A. A. McKoy, of Sampson, who is a man of the people, a farmer, and well qualified by reason of his irreproachable character, ability and leaming to represent this Dis trict in the next Congress. Be it further Resolved, That the delegates to the State Convention are hereby instructed to use their discretion in the selection of State officers, having in view always the success of the party And the best interests of North Carolina. The delegates were empowered to ap point proxies in case of their inability to attend. Delegates to the State Convention were appointed. The Democratic papers of the District are requested to publish W. G. Curtis, Chairman. H. M. Durant, Secretary. TO TUB DEMOCRATIC VOTEEIS OF THE . THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. Mr. Editor: We notice in your issue of the 15th inst., a communication from Fayetteville headed as above, which strikes us as rather extraordinary. The writer, after appealing to the Democratic voters in the interest of the party and urging the necessity of redeeming the "Lost District," names Judge McKoy as the favorite man and says "his friends do earnestly believe that he can redeem this District more cer tainly than any other candidate," and give the following as their reasons: 1st. "Because Judge McKoy is a native and resident of Sampson county." Has Sampson county a preemption on the Third Congressional District that the claims of Judge McKoy should have precedence over some one of the favorite sons of the proud old counties of Duplin or Onslow, who have been always first in their efforts to retain possession of the. "Lost District?" . 1 2d. "Because he is a man of ability and well qualified for the position." Has Du plin no proud and faithful son who could .grace the hall of Congress with as much credit to 'himself asJudge McKoy? and who, unlike himself, is now unrecognized and unprovided for by the party ? 3rd. "Because he is personally known to every man in the District, and has a greater popularity than any other man in the Dis trict." Mr. Editor, 'this flight of egotism on the part of Judge McKoy'a friends is so monstrous that I offer no comment- other than to remind them that Judge McKOy was badly beaten for Congress in this Dis trict (then constituted as it was in 1870 when Waddell carried it) once since tho war. 4th. "Because he is asouud Democrat, and has never faltered in his devotion to his party and principles." What has become of Col. Allen, Stallicgs, and others of Du plin, and Scott and others of Onslow? Have they faltered in their devotion to party and principles? - 5th. "Because he is in the vigor of man hood, and physically and intellectually able to make a thorough and active can vass if nominated." The gentlemen we mention above, with others spoken qt in connection with the Congressional honors, went into the army at the beginning of the war, and there remained on half ra tions and exposed without the necessa ry clothing until the surrender, while Judge McKoy was at bis home enjoying its comforts and the "Big Blues of Samp son county," which may account for his fine physical condition. The old soldiers may suffer from rheumatism, and may be a little thin, but if any of them are nominated they will be able to march over the "Lost District" in good time. It is unnecessary to say their feeads are level on the necessi ties of the country. 6th. "Because be is free from any rings or combinations." Our soldier friends may have been in rings (irons) at Point Lookout or some other Federal prison during the war, but at present we feel safe in saying they are entirely free. 7th. "Because he can bring out the full strength of the Democratic party of this district." How about Coh Allen, who but for Judge McKoy would have been on the bench to-day ? Could he not poll the full strength of the party if nominated ? 8th. "Because he is a man temperate in his habits and with a character which in no manner can be assailed." This maybe true ; if so it is a good reason why he should remain on the bench for the remain der ofhis term at least, and should be kept as free from political life as possible ; we say keep the Judiciary away from politics, regarding as we do the tendency to make politicians' of some of our Judges as being fraught with dangers to the rights of the people second only to the experiment of electing a man to ine residential cnair ior a third term. Duplin. d&wlt. Tne District Convention. Captain Chas. D. Myers, Chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee of this Congressional District, states that ar rangements have been perfected with the Express and Cape Fear and People's Steam boat Company, and the Wilmington and Weldon, and Atlantic and North Carolina Railroads, by which all delegates to the District Convention to be held iu Fayette ville on Wednesday, the 2d day of JTune will be passed for one fare. M MS Horsford's Acid Phosphate has been used with excellent success for seasickness It causes the violent symptoms to yield and give way to a neaimiui action or the tunc lions impaired. X Spirits Turpentine. Durham Plant: Governor DanJ iel G. Fowle. How would that sound ? From present indications the DeoDle of North Carolina seem to think there is a charm in the name, and those who havi? heard Fowle on the stump know that he charms all who come withiu the sound cf his voice. Elizabeth City Falcon-. Uol. W. C. Davis reports that his fishery netted more this season than it has for the three years past together. The largest haul of Bhad was about 1,750, and brought about $yuu in ruiladelphia. 160,000 herring were taken at one haul, they bringing at that time about $0 per thousand. Reid8v!lle Times: On Wednes day night, May 5th. Mr.F. P. Love's house, near Ruffin, was burnt, with all its con tents, furniture, clothing, $120 in cash, a good watch and chain and other valuables. The los9 on furniture, clothing, etc., was $700. There was insurance for $400 of it, and the house was insured for $200. Chapel Hill Ledger: Four, of the convicts at work on the State Uuiversity Railroad, made their escape on Wednesday last. We learn that Mr. Hardy Pear son, an old citizen, about 70 years of age, died suddenly one day last week, at his home ia Williams' Township, Chatham county, about six miles from Chapel Hill. ileidsvillo limes: James R. Woody, Esq., of Person county, N. C , dropped dead on the 2nd inst., while talk ing to bis family about religion. He had made a profession of religion but not joined any church, and just as he remarked he would not swap his chances for heaven with any one else, he fell dead. Supposed to be heart disease. a Charlotte Observer: It is under stood that the new owners of the Virginia Midland are even more anxious than ever to reach Charlotte, and that the recent sale of that corporation only puis it in a better condition to carry out the projected South ern extension. - Rev. Dr. A. W. Miller seems to be much improved by his recent trip to Cleaveland Springs. GoMiahoro Messenger: We learn that Dr. W. C. Galloway, of the Snow Hill Advocate, has bought the press and news paper type of the late Goldsboro Mail, and contemplates enlarging the Advocate. Judge -Merrimon is urged as one of the Electors for State at large. A better selec tion it would be difficult to make. Let ua have Judge Merrimon by all means, if he can be prevailed upon to take it. Here is the best thing we have met with this year in a cewspaper. "D." writes to the Louisburg i limes: "Time at last sets all things even," and the fame we to-day deny to Edwin Fuller our grand children will accord to him; and the "An gel in the Cloud" will live to please and in struct mankind when Tennyson will be bu ried in the dark corners of our libraries with Oacrian, Longfellow and such. Statesville Landmark: Mr. J. W. Miller, who lives in the Sterling neigh borhood and is 8G years old, was in town Tuesday to buy him a plow. He didn't have long to tarry as he was anxious to get back into the field. Mr. Bartlett Morgan, who lives up on Big Rock Creek and is 81 years old, walked to town last Saturday, 18 miles, as he is in the habit of doing, having come down to consult a lawyer about a matter of business. It comes straight to us that Major J. W. Wilson will retire, Saturday, from the management of the Western North Carolina Railroad, and that Mr. Bast will take charge Monday next. Raleigh Visitor: Bishop Lyman confirmed several persons at the church of the Good Shepherd last night. Judge J? owie will aenver an address uetoie tne Jonesboro High School at it3 commence ment on the 27th inst. Several per sons were baptized at Swain Street Baptist church yesterday morning. The Co lored Insane Asylum at Goldsboro will be opened for patients by the first -of June. The prisoners, eighty in number, who have been at work on the Oxford & Hen derson Railroad, have finished the gradiDg and were brought back to the Penitentiary Saturday night. They will be carried up to Greensboro this evening or to-morrow to work'on the Cape "Fear & Yadkin Valley Railroad. ' Raleigh Observer: The police have been uniformed in a suit of dark blue, sack coats, with while straw hatev The name of Wm. Kirkland. of Hillsboto, has been Gent in to be captain in the united States Wavy. ; A commis sion was issued yesterday to J. B. Smithy Fayetteville, as aide de camp to Gen. M. P. Taylor's Second Brigade. On Wed nesday Rev. Dr. Pritchard lectured Edenton on Education. As a matte of interest to people who intend visiting Ashevilie we mention that trains are now running across the Blue ; Ridge, without changing cars or unloading freight, to Long's, within six miles of Ashevilie. Hale's Weeklg says of the recent meeting of the Odd Fellows at Raleigh: Of the Grand Lodge the following officers were: elected: Rev. N. M. Jurney, R. W. Grand Master; C. M. Busbee, R. W. D. G. Masters Junius Slocumb, R. W. Grand Warden; R. J. Jones, Grand Treasurer; J. J Litchford Grand Secretary; R.J. Jones, Grand Rep resentative to the Sovereign Grand Lodge; Rev. C. C. Dodson, Grand Chaplain; W. C. Troy, Grand Guardian; Ed. Penning ton, Grand Marshal; J. H. Masten, Grand Conductor; Henry Porter, Grand Herald. There are fifty Lodges in North Carolina and 2,287 members. The receipts of the Grand Secretary for the fiscal year ending on the 31st of March last, were $1,309 08; $1,159 for dues, and the residue for sup plies. - Charlotte Press: Mayor, $800 and fees. Clerk and Treasurer $700. Mar shal 4 per cent on collections and fet-a Police $45 the year round. Street Super intendent the same salary. The Marshall required to uniform himself, (at once, goody Rest same salaries, The liver pad men were hard at it to-day talking to the people. They have been here five days and have, sold over 225 pads. Prof. Frank Agos tici, the polite little' dancing master, is the hero of the fire, eavs an Atlanta letter of Friday. "The brave little fellow has both hands terribly burned, and ore so lacerated that the fingers on both hands arc drawn up, and the pains are excruciating. Still, he was at tbe funeral of Miss Chapman this afternoon, but was very weak and pale, and was supported by a young man on one. side and a young lady on the other.-" Lumherton Mobesonian: There seems to be an unusual amount of pros perity in the country; The, farms are be coming much neater, and many new houses and fences are being built. We learn that Mrs. Moon had a very pleasant meet ing at Asbury Church in this county, which resulted in several conversions. Col. Edward Cantwell, of W ilmington, delivered two lectures in this town last week. Judge Cantwell is a flee speaker, and bis lectures were very interesting, ;The Ashpole Baptist meeting still continues. Twenty two members have been added, and large crowds are daily seeking religious instruc tions under tbe ministerial influence of tht Rev. F. M. Jordan. John Mclver, alias Ben Rawlins, an escaped convict from the penitentiary, who has been working at Mr. Phillip's mill occasionally for the last eighteen months, was arrested in this town last Tuesday morning.-- We are pleasd to learn that Col. Murdoch McRae is about starting a cotton factory. The Clement at tachment will be used. A semi weekly mail will be placed on the Littlo Rock route, and a new branch via Smyrna Clio and Bennett's Mills established. The mail will take one branch in going, and in returning the other. .v..
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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