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WM' H; BERNARD, Editor and Proprietor. WILMINGTON, N. C.: Friday, July ietb, 1880. fSTNotices of Marriage or Death. Tributes of Rcspcci, Beeolations Of Thanks, 4c, are charged f or as ordinary advertisements, bat only half rates when paid for strictly In advance. ( A$ this rate 50 coats will pay for a simple announcement of Mar riago or Death. . .-, : ptr- Remittances must be made by Check, Draft, Postal Money Order, or Registered Letter. Post Masters will register letters when desired. Only such remittances will be at the risk of thejrablishcr. '' . ' Specimen copies forwarded when aesireo. FOB PRESIDENT : WINFIELD ;S. HANCOCK, " 'I Of Penniylyania. FOE VICE PRESIDENT: WILLIAM H. . ENGLISH, Of Indiana. Nothing ;ean intimidate tne from doing what 1 be licve to be honest and right. Hancock in 1868. The right of trial by jury, the habeas corpus, the liberty gfthepress, the freedom of speech, the natural rights f persons, and the rights of property, must be preserved. Hancock il857. . When insurrectionary force has been overthrown and peace estabRslud, and. the civil authorities are ready and willing to perform their duties, the mili tary power should cease to lead, and the civil admin istration resume its natural and rightful dominion. - Hancock in 1867. I FOB CONGRESS: JOHN W. SHACKELFORD, Of Onslow- I Election, Tuesday, Nov. 2.1 democratic state ticket. For Qovernor--TnoMAS J. Jakyis. " Lieut. Governor Jas. Li Robinson. " Sec'y. of State Wm. LJSatjndebs. " Treasurer Jno. M. Wobth. Attorney General ThosI S. Kenan. " Auditor W. P. Roberts. " Sup't. of Public Instruction J. 0. cakbobotjgh , r 1 mORE ABOUT TUB CLICItKENT. The proprietors of the new paper published at Little Bock,' Arkansas, entitled the; Cotton Planters and ' Manufacturers Journal, have had considerable experience with the Clement Attachment. They say they were agents for its sale in several States and thoroughly investigated its merits. They are not now the agents as they could not with their means properly represent it, and therefore, transferred their rights, &c. : Their testimony is very favor able. They say that under the old system it cost $5 a bale for ginning, baling, ifcc, or about one cent per pound. We now quote: VMr. Webber in bis work (Manual of Power.page 97.) gives the expense of taking baled cotton through the opener, picker and carding machines at the Boot Cotton Mill, at 06. 100 per pound. On that plan, accordingly, it would cost $1,166 to make 100 pounds of sliver from seed cotton. On the Clement plan, the . top flat card will card as much as four on the old plan (for reasons see our illustrated articles on the Clement Attachment) Three Clement machines connected by railway will make 600 pounds of sliver per day, and when the self-operating feed rigging (the Bramwell Wool Feeder) is applied to the Clement machine for a feeder, one man can attend three machines, which, to include all ex penses, will not amount to more than $2 per day, or 33 cents per 100 pounds of sli ver made. This will amount to a saving of about $1.33 on. each 100 pounds of cot ton. .-"This estimate on the expense of ginning is based upon the usual practice (where gins are owned by other than the planters or . cotton manufacturers), where parties own gins and gin cotton on shares or for money. Even if only $1 is saved on the hundred pounds of cotton it would amount to a very large saving. Take a mill with the capacity of the Boot Cotton Mills of Lowell, that mnnnfaotn of cotton per week, this would, give them an additional profit of $1,720 per week, or $89,440 per year, or 7.45 per cent, on their capital stock of $1,200,000. This is as cot ton is handled at present." . t .. - XT1 ;ViU .1. ; .1 rum an me evidence we have been able to . gather from time to time there is much to encourage the use of the Attachment. Unless prac tical operators and business men in many States are greatly deceived, the invention of the Attachment is one of the most important to the South that has ever been made. Further experiments will throw additional light upon the invention, and bring out more clearlj what is necessary to be done, the costs, profits, etc. In the death of Col. Junius I. Scales, of Greensboro, which occurred in New York, of heart disease, 'on the 1 2 th mst., North Carolina loses a faithful son, who in war and peace rendered true service. Hd was a brother of Gen. Alfred if . Scales, was born in Rockingham county in 1 832, married Miss Henderson, of Granville we think, and served two sessions in the Legislature. We learn from the Raleigh ivaos that lie was Colonel of the 30th Missis- r . 661,UBU'' was ;Wounaea and captured at Chickamauga. Im mediately after, the war he returned to his native State. He was a man of talents and a true man; every way. i ..-:. : .. . .'- .-i . The Raleigh Observer says it is re ported that dorgeVijU ; ton stamp North Carolina for karfceld; , TJThat will be tie ouimraaiingiot ef ?A uoi p .errand, 5i BLACK VUKSUS GARFIELD. Garfield and Judge Black are warm personal friends and jboth be long to tbe Campbellite Churtah. But in 1876 Garfield made.aj speech which was so repletcPwith fatso -statements and false accusations as to thoroughly disgust, tbe able aBd pure Pennsyl- vaniar, whose pen isjceeneja thousand times than Garfield's tongue or s word.; The venerable jurist and jprofound statesman was so annoyed; by Gar field's impudent sophisms and unjust thrusts that he was impelled to ad dress him an - open letter.' j Like : all of that great man's political essays this was literally unanswerable, and Garfield no doubt so felt ! it. Our space will not allow us to reprint .this able review of Garfield's speech, as it is long and would fill ten or a dozen columns of the Stab. There are some things said so forcefully, so pointedly so truthfully j! and so un answerably that we must reproduce r paragraph now and then. It will be good reading now or at any time. : Judge Black opens upon his reli gion brother after this style: "To Hon. Jas. A. Garfield, member of Congress from Ohio: I have read the speech you sent me. I am astonished and shocked. As the leader of your party, to whom tbe candidates have specially dele gated the conduct of the pending cam paign, you should have met your responsi bilities in a very different way. I do not presume to lecture so distingushed a man upon his errors; but if I can prevent you, even to a small extent, from abusing the public credulity, it is my duty to try." After disposing of. a number of points raised by Garfield in his speech JudgeBlack next discusses a funda mental! Republican lie. j We quote what he says about the States and the "Nation:" j "You say that there were tWO radically different theories about the nature of our government; tbe North believing and holding that we were a nation, the South insisting that we were only a confederation of sovereign States . It is not true that any such theoretical conflict ever existed be tween the sections. That the Articles of Confederation first, and I tbe Constitution afterward, united the States together for certain purposes therein! enumerated, and thus made us a nation among nations, was never denied that I know of by any party . But this national character was given to the General Government by sovereign States who confederated together for that pur pose.. They bestowed certain powers on the new political corporation then created, and called it ... the United.- States cf America, and they expressly reserved to themselves all the sovereign lights' not granted in the charter. Democratic states men had no theory about it. They saw their duty written down in the fundamental law, they swore to perform it, and they kept their oaths. They executed the powers of the General Government in their whole con stitutional vigor, for that, as Mr. Jefferson said, was 'the sheet-anchor of our peace at home and our safety abroad,' and they care fully guarded the rights of tbe States as the only security we could have for a just ad ministration of our domestic affairs. This was universally assented to as right and true. No counter theory was set up. Difference of construction there might be, but all admitted that when the line of power was accurately drawn between the Federal Government and State sovereignty the rights of one side were as sacred as those on the other. Bat within two or three years; last past the low demagogues of your party have got to put ting in their platforms the assertion -that this is a nation, and not a confederation. What do they mean ? What do you mean when you Indorse and reproduce it ? Do you deny that the States were sovereign before they united ? Do you affirm that their sovereignty was wholly merged in the Federal Government when they assented to the Constitution ? Is the Tenth amend ment a mere delusion r i Do you mean to assert that tbe States have not now, and never had, any rights at all, excent what are conceded to them at the mercyrf tbe 'nation ?'" i We shall publish other extracts from this notable and overwhelming reply as our space may allow. Judge Black's good opinion of Garfield's character is relied uponby the organs to stiffen up their candidate. They would do a service by copying the indorsement contained in this pow erful exposure. i REPUBLICAN UBCBV1TS. The Hancock boom grows in strength daily. The people of the whole country recognize the merits of ihe Democratic ticket and are flock ing to its support. We are-more than ever satisfied with the great wisdom pf tbe selections and the very un common strength the! ticket is de veloping, y We had no conception that it would take as it has, and that s6 many tried Republicans would hus early declare their purpose to support it. From every; section the Same good news comes up of daily accessions from the Republican ranks. They are men of influence1 for the most part, and some of them are Generals in the army. Last , week Gen. Alfred T. Pearson, Chairman of the Republican City, Committee of Pittsburg, Pa., and one of the leaders of the Republican party in Western Pennsylvania, attended a,Democratic meeting at Greenburg, Westmoreland dounty, when he said: ,, jV "I have been a life-long Republican : since 1854, when the pafty was first organ ized ; I have been one of its most ardent supporters,' although" not a 'voter at that period. 1 attended the recent Republican National Convention at Chicago as a dele gale from Allegheny county j I left before the nominations were made, and when the telegraphic wire clicked the intellirpm that .General Garfield was nominated it filled ' me with internal disgust. T" com menced to think. I slopped and. thought And I thought on until the Democratic Na tional Convention met at Cincinnati. I was silting in the United States Court House office at Pittsburg watching every dispatch that camei4 When the dispatch came an flouncing that my old fellow soldier, -with whom r f ought many hard batUesi was 4ominated;I arose and said: "I am now prepared to say l am for General Winfield Scott Hancock for President," Already the list of Republican leaders who have rallied around the indflck? standard is long. It isla good type forpfttriota and freemen to b$ve ajfarty t(hat hahown itself incapable of administering honestly and faith fully and justly agreat government, and that hasfifeng ag oxdf&eQ fits H-tniBsion-aud its-naefnlneBs. "Their is I room for all. Let Hancock sweep the whole country fronr Maine' t6 Florida. i! ' GARFIELD'S LGTTEH. Gen, . Garfield's letter of acceptance is an excellent document of the kind. It is exceedingly well, prepared. Smoothly and concisely .written it places easily ; and: invitingly before the reader what an. adroit - politician conceives to be the most winning phases of politics, past and present.: It is not necessary to review- at length all that he says. ,He presents so many issues it would be a , long and. tedious job. to enter upon an examination os tnem all, x1 or in stance, his views upon States Rightsi are simply those of the latter-day Stalwart who holds to a consolidated government and believes in spelling nation with a big N. Garfield's the ory is not the theory of the framers; it is not the theory of the leaders in the various States when entering into the compact; it is not the theory of the wisest and best men whose learn ing, ability and public service have re flected honor upon the American name; it is hostile to the best inte rests of the people, the safety and happiness of communities, and tbe re served rights of Commonwealths. The best and shortest reply to Gar field's specious statement of the doc trine of the Stalwarts is contained Id the extract from his friend Judge Black's letter to be found in the Stab of, yesterday. Since the war .began in 1801 the party in power has shown itself ready to abandon the good old paths of the forefathers and to set up new and strange gods in the temple of the Nation, always spelt with a bigN. If there has been anything in the conduct of the Republican party since 1865 to commend it to the kind consideration and indorse ment of the people of all who really appreciate ..their rights and liberties and who are for a safe, con stitutional, honeRt and -., economical administration of the General Go vernmentwe declare, in the very sincerity of our hearts, that we know not what it ''is. A party 1 that has j violated every promise; that has prostituted to the basest ends the immense patronage of the Government; that has wasted and misapplied the public funds; that has corrupted the Nation and intro duced into politios the most disgust ing, dangerous and revolutionary methods; that has stifled the voice of the people as expressed at the polls, fobbed them of their choice, and by fraud, lying and villainy seated in the Presidential Chair - a man who was never elected, can have no claim upon us or upon the great mass of the electors of the land who are honest, true, to civil liberty, and op posed to all corruption, usurpation, and bulldozing. Garfield's deceptive phrases will catch no man who has a memory and who has lived through the last fifteen years. Garfieid.is a Stalwart. He is the man who said only a few years ago that he would not shak hands with any VRebeP nnless he laqknowjedged himself traitor, i Bat here are his words:; v . :-. ... ... ., v I "I would clasp hands with those who fought against us, make them my brethren, and forgive the past only on one supreme condition that it be admitted in , patience, acknowledged Jn J theory, the cause for which they fought was and forever will be the cause of treason and wrong. sUntil Ibis ii accomplished rny fiand shall new grhip anyRebeViliand acrpsa any chasm, however small." - ' 1 - i f . ' i . . :. j This is the fellow who now prates about lawlessness In the South, where he declares there is no freedom of opinion, and.wbere men cannot exer cise their political rights. There is not' a Republican ' in North Carolina who does not know that such a charge is false when '. applied to Our own State. Gen. Garfield knows that Vfhere one man in the South is pre vented from exercising tne nghl' of suffrage or of choice1 there are one hundred in Massachusetts- who are practically disfranchised, whilst thou sands who are privileged to vote dare not exercise the right "otherwise than iti accordance With; th orders' of their employers, who : deliver them, Gen; Butler says, when they are on ' their knees ostensibly at 'prayer. rom the general tone of what Gar field says of the Soutn we hiave a rigfct to infer that if he should be nnforta nately elected hej will fnpt continue Hayes's paoific policy ' towards the South, but ; wll retnrn to the Grant methods and make Gea. "di i TrQDriaud and the corporal j of ihe , guard the , moat important instruments in . go verning a refractory and insurgent people. If he does not mean this what lean hcmeaS in Ine following: y "ThCNalionQovernmftt Should !xiae all Its coueiftutidnal authority tfe nut ao nd lo Uicscrils, iotaU the peQp(aad alt. the States are members of one body, and no member can suffer without injury to alL ;jje most serious evils which now nfflict .the Soutnfiferori the, f sjet .that thX Jpo, letajion ,nt ,nol UDUUfiAJm opinion that the minority party can exer cise an effective' and wholesome restraint upon the : .party io powers Without such! restraint party rule becomes tyrannical and corrupt." T" ! ' ;' '' Garfield justified" Grant in 'all he did. ' He regarded his means as5 sane tified by the ends? He thought the usurper was only "exercising constiy tutionai'antKority'' when Grant broke lip the Louisiana and South Carolina Legislatures " and' dragon aded the South with' his tVoopers. Garfield 'has been a soldier on; a somewhat small scale,"'au4 lie would like to emulate the example of the (irreat'Capt'aih and try the bayonet and ' corporal rconst!tu- tional" .system of- "the man on horseback.' ''Any "man who indorsed all that Grant' did cannot be" trusted now. Words are easily Used. Gar field would not hesitate to do all that Grant did if it became necessary to perpetuate his own rule or that of his venal party. The maa who' could make such speeches as k'hose quoted in io aay s paper is not a sale but a dangerous man. Tbe extracts given in our two' main editorials show him to be malignant, vengeful and intol erant. We must reserve other com ments until another day. -We must remark upon an honest ballot civil service, the tariff, &c., to which Gar field refers. ' ' Mr. W. H. Barnum was yesterday reelected, unanimously, Chairman of the National Democratic Committee. The impression had quite generally prevailed : that Mr. Soott, the Penn sylvania member, would resign, and that Senator Wallace would take his place and be elected Chairman. We have no doubt the Committee have acted wisely, as Seuator Wallace can now give bis whole attention to Pennsylvania. There is great apathy reported among the Stalwart leaders. Not one has yet offered to enter the can vass for Garfield. It is proposed that Blaine shall go to California after the Maine election, but Blaine has not yet signified his willingness to do so. Garfield's personal friends can not comprehend the situation, and wonder why the leaders are not will ing to work. The Hancock business knocked the bottom completely, out of their calculations. It is in order to say three times three for Han cock and English. Tbe Central Executive Committee Supplement. Raleigh News. Rooms of Centkal Ex. Com. . Com. ) ofN. C. V 12, 1880. ) Democratic Party of Raleigh, N. C, July In obedience to the paTty senti ment from various parts of the State, expressed to this committee, the fol lowing additional rules are this day aaopiea as a supplement to tne Mf Ian of Organization," adopted on the 2d day of July, 1880: : 1. That section 1 of "County Or ganization" , be . amepded by adding, thereto the following words: "That the To wnship Committees ' shall be elected at meetings of tho Demo cratic .vpters, called by . the : Qounty Executive Committee .for. that pur pose." ' ' "j ' ' ' That Democrats of fgood standing alone shall vote in said meetings; and that said, meetings shall -be called as soon as practicable after publication 2. ; That section 6 be amended by making the:yote for, Governor in the last preceding gubernatorial election the basis of the township vote, in stead of the vtte for members of the General ; Assembly. f'Each township may send as many delegates as it may see fit. , 3. That in case where townships consist of more than one ward or precinct; each of; said wards or pre cincts shall, be entitled to send dele gates to county conventions, and shall cast its proportionate part of its township's vote, based ' upon the last preceding vote for Governor in said township, j ; , - 4. In cases where Township Execu tive Committees, or County Execu tive Committees have this -year been appointed noder a f eraser system, the said committees. shall .continue in office ior, the term for .which . thev were so elected, with 's ftill powers as if they were elected under this system ; but shall in all 6thef!-respects conform uto . this.; system i as V ,i ar . as practwabl. br . 15. In 9ases where (all c the. Town ship Eiecutiv0.?'(5orhbiittees are re quired td meet for the purpose of electing County Executive Commit tees, and meetings shall be deemed to have a quorum when, a majority of such townships Shall be represented i t,"' I In cases where' county conventions have. met and RAntthpin .&patTti t.n the different conventions. .the . 8aid delegates will act under Their said appointment, W' 'will cast' in their respective eonventions only the votes prescribed! by, the planipl "organiza tion adopted July 2d, 1880, s isy order of the committee : ' Octavius CokK,! Chairman. J. Litchford, Secretary. " i . . ; Beorcanlzail! o tbe Carolina Cen- TMt1 Rill Rfj... Company Tbe tocKiiDlerarf .tieetiuar at Weidoo Xestraay. 0 j f TheX.stockhWew the Carolina Cental RailroaAJDombaay met at Weldon yestjir- L day, at 2 o'clock, to reorganize tbe Com pany. The action of the Committee of Bondholders in relation to the purchase of pthlrbid Neasritified and approved, and ; Directors Messrs. P.O. French,; AX Stout. A, B. Graves, R, A. Lancister, T. H. Porter and F. W. Tprrey, of New, York J. 8 L Whedoee, of Baltimore; D. W, Oates. cf Chariotte; C S. McCaU, of Ben nettsville, S. C. ; and Gebrge Davis and D R.llurchisooof Wilmington. President D. Rv Murchiaon. i jr nr lf.n Superinteodent V. Q. Johnson. . Secretary and Treasurer Jas. Anderson The election of Capt. D. R. Murchison to the Jf residency of this road will give univer sal Satisfaction la Wllmingtonwheie he jis so well known, he is recogniz -d a bnsi jUBSS man cz the very finest capacity. : Cool,; clear-headed, public spirited and energetic, he will bring to the discbarge of his duties an aggregate of qualifications that have been sadly needed at the bead of the Carolina Central for many years. ' Moreover, he Is thoroughly identified with the interests of Wilmington, and we feel quite sure be wil endeavor to manage the road so as to make it profitable to the owners and at the same tims a powerful auxiliary in building up the commercial interests of our city 1 Another important feature of the reor ganization ih the appointment of Geo. Wil liam MacRne to the, position of Genera! Manager, - Gen. MacRic is no stranger to the people of. Wilmington. Competent judges, not only in North Carolina burin other Slates, concede to him the highest ability as a railroader. 11 is management of the Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta railroad for several years after the war has tot been forgotten, and more recently as General Superintendent of the Western nod Atlantic road, running from Atlanta to Chattanooga, b has won distinction of which any man, may feel proud. Capt, V. Q. Johnson, the present Super lntendent, was reelected. He his been a very useful and efficient officer, and is ex ceedingly popular all along the, line of the oad from Wilmington to Shelby. His many friends will be glad to learn that be has been retained ' Mr. James Anderson, the new Secretary abd Trea3urer,is one of our oldest and most respected citizens, a man of excellent busi ness habits, and will make a most capable officer. J It is the intention of the new company to put the road in first-class order, and. make it, what it ought to be, one cf (bo best equipped and most valuable railways in tbe couolrv We think we can ; safely say that under the new management new lif j will be in fused into the Carolina Centra!, and that within a short time tbe value of brains, en crgyand skill in railroading will be made manifest to the friends of this great com mercial highway. Breeding; Soft Crabs. This season a new branch of industry has been started by fishermen along the Chesapeake, as we I learn from the Balti more Sun. They have taken to breeding soft crabs for tbe market, and thus far it has been a very profitable business, since there is no outlay except the labor of one or two men at each place where it is carried on. The plan is to catch as many hard crabs as possible, take tbcm up a small inlet or bay, and deposit them behind weirs or dams, where they can have the freedom Of the water and plenty to eat. By care fully watching them, an experienced man is able to tell as soon as ft bard orab sheds his shell and becomes soft. As soon' as he does he is taken out aud brought to market. As every hard crab must sooner or later become a soft shell crab, there is no lost ijaaterial. Having become a "soft," the crab remains so three days, though, as a rule, he is marketed and eaten before that time.1 The plan of getting soft crabs for market heretofore has been to watch for them along shore, so that tinder the new plan there is no reason why soft crabs should be quoted high: Our flsBeimen at the Sounds should try the experiment. i "n"an - S)ad Accident. , ! We regret to be called upon to bake the sad announcement of the accidental drown ing of little Isaac S. Banting, a son of Mr. T. O. Bunting, of this city, aged about seven or eight years. The accident occurred yes terday afternoon, about 5 o'clock, in the neighborhood of what was formerly known as tbe Burnt Mill dock, in the southwestern portion of the city, j The lad was in bath ing and is supposed 1o have gotten beyond his depth. He was a qrumiaing . little fel low, and his afflicted parents will have the sympathy of the community in their sore distress. ' : At last accounts tbe body of the unfortu nate child had not been recovered, though every effort was made to find it. Blanop Atkinson's Condition. Through a letter received by a gentleman of this city, yesterday morning, from Col. J. Wilder Atkinson, dated at Baltimore on Monday, we learn that bis father, the Bi shop, has been gradually though steadily improving Bince be last wrote, and, while still very sick, he is dot' now considered in any immediate danger. Every effort is at present being directed, towards preventing a relapse, which would likely prove fatalf The fact that the condition of the beloved and venerable Bishop is stilf improving will be a source 1 of relief to anxious ones throughout this State as well as elsewhere, and many prayers will afoend .to Heaven for bis early and $ complete restoration to health, ; ? ) Col. Atkinson writes that if his father' continues to improve he (Col. A-) will re turn home this week. Extract from a letter from B. E. Brode. ESq., Tamaqua, Pa.: T received tbe Tutt's Pills you sent me a week ago and have aa4e good use of , them. Already - I feel that I would not be without them on any account. ' Please send another supply, all my neighbors want tbem. ; . I can sell : any quantity of them as they are the best pill ? ever made. 1 r t THEJUgnoCRACY, JM !-'- . - Nkw York. Bnly 13ir-The president and JSecrjtary qf the. Cincinnati Convention vl??rw!pdd the rfollowing letters to " Z& XT "T" ! July 13th, 1880. To Gen. Hancock . Sib The National Convention of the Democratic party, which assembled at Cincinnati on the 22d of la ofontb.lufcani,- 'orTfgsTa'eht of Ihe United bfaleTWe have beefh tltfedte'd WfaTdrm'you" bf your nomination to this exalted trust and 're quest vour acceDtance. i. . .. ' In' accordance with the uniform custom of the Democratic party; -the Convention have announced their , views upon the im portant issues Which are before the country in a aeries of resolutions, to . which' we in vite your attention. These, resolutions em- uwujr Kcuerai principles upon wnicn ine Democratic party demand that the Governs ment shallt be conducted and they also, emphatically condemn the 'maladministra tion by the; party .in power, ita; crimes wrought so much initirv and dishonor to our country. 1J ji ;-- ' r- i u inat which chiefly inspired .your jiomi- nation was the fact that vou had consnicu- ously recognized and "exemblified ' the against the Constitution, andK especially K come iorieacn. Alter iormalities spent io against the right' 'of1 the' people ';to Choose I ; band-sbaking. Gen.-Stockton, turning to and Jnetal, their iPresident.; which.? have iHorJ. Wm. H. English, said: "The.Cin- yearning pf the American people for recon- jftion. 1 now have the honor to congratu ciliation and brotherhood under the shield I'late ourselves on the event,1 and to present or me constitution, with all its jealous care and guarantees for the .rights, of .persons and of States.' 1 . Your nomination was not made alone because, in tbe midst of arms you illustrated the highest qualities of the sold ier,1' but befcause when-'the war had ended, and when in recognition of yonr . J J.1!. . . . vuumge sou iiueiuy , you were piacea m command or a part or the Union under going the process of reconstruction, and while you were thus clothed with absolute power, you used it not to subvert, but to sustain, the civil laws and the rights they were established to protect. Your fidelity to these principles manifested in important trusts heretofore confided. to your care, giveB prooi tnai tney will control your administration of ' the National Govern ment, and assures tho country that our S J 1 1 IT f - . . . lnuissoiuoie union or inaestruciiDie btates, ana a uonslitutidn, with its wise distribu tion of power and regard for the bounda ries ot State and Federal authority, will not suffer in your hands; that you will maintain subordination of the military to . 1 ! 1 1 ... ' me civu power, ana win accompnsii a pu rification of the public service, and especi ally mat tne government wbich we love will be free from reproach or stain of sec tional agitation or malice in any shape-or form. . Rejoicing in common with, the masses of the American . people upon j this bright promise ior the future of our country, we wisn aiso to express to you personally the assurance of the general esteem and confi dence which have summoned you to this high duty, and will aid you in us perform ance. . : lour rellow-citizens, John W. Stevenson, i : President Convention, ! Nicholas M. Bell, Sec'y. ! , ; July 13, 18S0, Hon. Tftm. JI. EnaUih: pear iirliy direction of the Democratic National Convention, which assembled at Cincinnati on June 22d last, .it becomes our pleasant duty to notify you that you were unanimously nominated by that body for the office of Vice President of the United States. Your large experience in the. af fairs of government, your able discharge of many trusts committed to your hands. your steadfast devotion to; Democratic principles, and the uprightness of your pri vate character, give assurance to the Democrats that you are worthy and well quannea io periorm the duties of that hieh position and commended you to them for the nomination which they conferred, while your personal qualities and your public services well merited this honor. The ac tion of the Convention was no doubt de signed not only to vindicate their aDDrecia tion of yourself, but as well to testify their profound respect for the Democracy of In diana, your native State, with whose man ly struggle you have been so long identi fied, and in whose glorious achievements Vou have shared. r The Convention set forth its views upon the leading political issues, which are now neiore the people in a series of resolutions. a copy of which we have the honor to pre sent to you, and to which your attention is respecttuiiy requested.-!,: ; It is our earnest hope that these views may meet with your approbation and that you wi accept, the . nomination , which is now tendered you. 1 With sentiments of the highest esteem, we werpspecttuHy, : ' ,j ; , . John W. Stevenson, ; ; 1 President Con ventiotK Nicholas M., Bell Secretary. . ., f New York, July 15. General Han cock's grandson, named after himself, died mis morning irom Cholera infantum. This event has depressed t the GeneraLand the committee s visit to tender the nomination is in consequence purely formal. ; Mr. English reached Governor's Island at noon, and was heartily greeted by General Hancock on the veranda of his residence. ! Tbe committee to notify the candidates left the New York Hotel fn a body with the memoerg oi the National Committee and other visitors, and arrived at Governor's Island on a special boat. They were 'met by the General in the parlor of his house. Hon. John P. Stockton made a brief ad dress, introducing the Secretary, who read me omcial notification. - ; ! General Hancock's reulv.was brief. He thanked them for the honor conferred, and Biaieu wai ne wouia nave nis letter or ac ceptance ready shortly, in which he would say all that be bad to say to them in re ply, j, . . Mr. Stockton then formally notified Mr JjiOglish of his nomination. ' In reply the latter stated that he accepted the high trust conferred with feelings of profound grati- iuue,' ana mat ne wouia at' an early date cbnvey his acceptance in the customary ulauuer. Personal introductions of the members of the committee to the candidates followed The following is a detailed account of the interview of the viBiting pafty with General Hancock and Mr. English: The -steamer' Fletcher, having on board members of the Committee bf the Demo cratic National Convention; some of the Democratic National Committee, quite! a number of the Democratic- Congressional Campaign Committee-aad manV DrOminent politicians, landed at Governor's Island at 1A9 Pi M The party prdceeded td Gen; uancoc&'B residence, and upon being ush ered into the parlors. Gen. Stockton, ad dressing Gen. Hancock, said i ' ! ' "Ueneral Maneoek: I have the honor' to ntroduce to vtm Governor 1 Stevenson. Chairman of tbe Democratic National Con vention, recently assembled at Cincinnati. I have alB the honor of presenting' to you the committee' appointed by thati! body to waitf upon you . and notify 'Voti of ydtfr unanimous nomination for the highest of fice. in the gift of the people. . y , j i it is a source of great satisfaction to the committee fn making their announcement to you,, to say that, your nomination was not secured by the solicitations of personal or political friends, but was the soontane- ous .action of that convention, actuated by pairipuc amy, une ,or tbe "ablest and Wisest bodies or -our: countrymen 'everasi' seajbled hat given you this nomination he made the proportion, did not entertain with perfect unanimity and General, since iti ! The man's relatives now claim to know that convention baa adjourned, weof that- nothing of the whereabouts of the in valua- vuiutUjinoo unvo uccu ,; iu our uomes; wc; havti seen odr constituents, the Democratic masses .ianfi' conservative people of r ih'ia. cpuntry, ,and with, one accord they ratify, tie action 'Of the' convention '. ' So we are bpanO to belieVe, as we do, that yoffr clec-i lfonr wUl be an accomplished lact. We rannntvtr.uhr ; m . ! cannot doubt it, and we Relieve that when f the election is over the great principles of Ami ricanfiberty. WHI. BiUr be the Inheri tance of Ihta peopfeilirod sbaJl b forever. "And now, in the name or tbe National Democratic party, by virtue of the power entrusted to this committee by the conven tion as its , chairman, I have the honor to hand the secretary the communication in writing informing you officially of your nomination.")-, : ,?! , y . Gen. Stockton then banded the secretary of the committee, Mr. Bell, the address signed by the committee, ! after which it was handed to Gen. Hancock. In reply the latter said: . . " Mr. CJiairman and Gentlemen of the Com -milUe: I appreciate the honor conferred upon me by the Democratic National Con- I vention lately assembled in Cincinnati, and f I thank you for your courtesy in makinr that honor known to me. -As soon as the importance' cf the matter permits I will prepare ana sena to you a lormal accept ance cf. my nomination for the office if f resident if the United States." ThoBe present were introduced to Gn Hancock, who had a few words of wel- I cinnati Convention, with unanimitv unnar- allelec, appointed us a committee to wait I, upon you at such lime and place as would I' be most agreeable to you. and inform vou I' iu person and in writing cf your nomina- I'10 yu, on tbe part of tbe committee and in j!lbe name of the Conventionof the National I democratic party, the official announce- ment of your nomination." Mr. English, in reply, spoke as follows: Mr. CJiairman and Gentlemen of Hie Com mittee : As a practical business man. not much accustomed to indirection of action ior circumlocution ; of speech, 1 will say plainly and in a few words that I accent jtbe high trust which you have tendered me witn teeiings or profound gratitude, and that I will at an early date formally and in writing make the acceptance which I am informed is usual on such occasions In -doinfr this I fnllv renti ihA frrnat r possibility of the situation, the care.thetur bioil, anxiety, misrepresentation and abuse iwhich arc certain to follow, and I undfir- Btand thorouclily that all the resources and power of our political foes from all parts of k 1 1 3 !!- . . tuc lanu win oe conceniratea againsttus iu Indiana, my native State, where the first f;raud battle is to be fought and probably he most important of all. But these arc great occasions, when the discharge of high patriotic duties is to be considered above all, personal considerations, and 1 shall not disregard the unanimous voice oi the representatives of the majority of the American people which you speak here to-day. Applause.! I am profoundly grateful for the high honor which has been conferred, and I have an abiding faith that wiiu tne iavor ot uod and the people we shall succeed in this contest." j The speaker was applauded at tbe cou- clusion of his remarks, and then followed another general hand-shaking, after which tbe party again boarded the Fletcher aud left the Island. ! ! The Tanner Experiment. .Washington Post. I Tb ere is a disposition on the part j of certain individuals, and especially among certain members ot the medi cal faeulty, to abuse jor ridicule Dr. fanner on account ! of his self-imposed fast. Here: he is pronounced a fraud, there a fool and aerain a lunatic. . a but an intelligent unbiased view of the case places the Doctor in anything put an unfavorable light aud admits of no reflections on either his hon esty, sense or sanity. ! He is a gentleman of good repute, of superior intelligence, of scientific education, and it is not to be ques tioned, from all the sources of infor mation to which we havf had access, that he has entered upon his present experiment in order to demonstrate some theory to which he attaches great value. No man would subject himself to the suffering that Dr. Tanner is likely to undergo during ills enforced abstinence, or to tlie danger which it presumably involves,,) rnerely to achieve notoriety or gratify a popular curiosity, and we can scarcely imagine anything more cruel and contemptible under the circum stances than the attempt mado by Dr. Bradley to throw discredit on Dr. Tanner'a good faith by intimating that he was procuring nutriment in some surreptitious ! manner. Hap pily, however, the effort failed most ignominiously, and j the confidence felt by the public in the Minneso taian's sincerity of J purpose has ex- j perienced no impairment. 1 i A general hope will now be in dulged that the doctor may safely and successfully accomplish the ob ject with which ho started out; but even should he fail he has already exceeded any authentic record of living without food by a person iu the full enjoyment of his health and faculties. - He has demonstrated a power of will and physical endurance that has hitherto seemed incredible, and con tributed to physiological scienoo a fact that sooner ; or later, no doubt, will be professionally utilized in pa thological inquiry. It may not be that all men could ; pass through a similar ordeal, nor is it essential to the completeness of the demonstra tion that they should. .The point is I 'established that in certain conditions life may be prolonged without sus tenance, other than the air wo breathe, for an indefinite number of days. Raleigh, Observer: Died in Wadesboro, after, a lingering illness, on the 10th instv William Ctbcianatns Ashe, eld est son of Hjon, Thomas 3. and Mrs., Caro line Ashe, in the 3Gth year of bis age. An attempt is ' being made to gather to gether, the records of tbe North Carolina troops in tbe war of ' the revolution and of 1312, but it is a difficult, and perhaps a hopelew task. The records of the revo lution are miserably meagre, consisting for the most part, of the vouchers for pay and receipts for the same. These bear no reference to the com Dan v. resiment or brigade of tbe soldier, and are nearly val ueless, of course. ; The records of tbe war of 1812 are incomplete. SeveraT of the hooka containing the certified copies of the muster' rolls are missing. These records were a part of those thrown into the rotun da of the capitol'by order of Chief Justice Pearson in 1808. At that time the missing numbers were taken by a party in this city, now, dead. Not long before his death he stated that he bad the records in his pos- sessioD1, arid 'would return them ubon the e documents. From D. G. Owens.! Druffeist. Altoona. ,Pa. : "Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup has a wonder-' f 41 reputation, and the demand for it is rallyt astonishing.' Mothers Iwirf have hb soothing syrups." her. It is destined to sorjercede all other n - ! i . ' J. 1 t
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