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WM. H. BERNARD, Editor and Proprietor. WILMINGTON. U. C: Friday, February 1 Sth, 1881. ay Notices of Marriage or Death. Tributes o Respect, KeeolatloM of Thanks, Ac are charged foras ordinary advertisements, but only half rates when paid for strictly In advance. At this rate 50 cents will pay for a simple announcement of Mar riage or Death.- ' - i ' " : g3y- Remittances must be made by Check, Draft Postal Money Order, or Registered Letter. Tost Masters will register letters when desired. ,-, ggf- Only such remittances will be at the risk of the publisher. ! - . " ' far" Specimen copies forwarded when desired. CKIIUlNAIi COURTS. A "Lawyer" in ,the Raleigh News Observer opjioseai increasing the Ju diciary by creating Criminal. Courts. He thinks if an increase of Judges is accessary it ought to be done in the old way by adding to the number of Superior Court districts. As to the Criminal Courts he says: "It seems to me that this is objectiona ble on many grounds. It makes too many, judges and solicitors; it makes Criminal. Courts for many counties that do not need them; it is a departure from our long es tablished systems, and as many , members of the Legislature are competent to fill these offices (which it is understood are to be filled for eight years by legislative elec tion V we. shall either be deprived of their valuable services, or i they will be charged with creating ; offices to apportion among themselves." ' , ; i. : . . ; -j Whatever course is adopted we hope ,- Wilmington will ' not be de prived of Criminal Court privileges. It is impossible to exaggerate the good results that have followed the establishing of tie Criminal Court in this city. It is not the same com munity. Four years ago bands of. thieves were breaking into houses and depredating npon the people gene- rally. Now we have an exceedingly orderly community and crime is de creasing steadily. Scores of crimi nals have been brought to justice, 1-' There ia still another plan suggest ed by a correspondent of our Raleigh contemporary. It is to accommodate both ' the West and East. It is to establish another Supreme Court Circuit for the West and one for the Central belt. Then to establish two Criminal Court Circuits for such -Eastern counties as desired to be em braced, including such counties in the centre as Granville, Wake, and taking in also Mecklenburg, Rowan and Guilford if they desired it. The writer says: ' ': j ;'" ' ' '' "The solicitors might be elected by the jastices, one ia each county, or by the tier i gislature, one I for each district. The Le gislature should be careful not to include any. county iu a Criminal, Couri district which does not really need relief. With the enlarged jurisdiction of the magistrates, a week's term Of a superior court twice a year gives all pie court facilities requisite for a great majority of the counties." . . This arrangement will not meet the . wants of Wilmington. Two weeks of Criminal Court will not answer at all, and we hope the friends of Wil mington in the Legislature will resist any such arrangement for this city. Our people have found : protection . and relief in the City Criminal Court. It ought to be retained or something equally as good substituted. :: BXPEKDITUBES-BEPOBRI. The Stab jtwo years ago fatfored the putting down of all unnecessary expenditures! The Democratic party had pledged itself in the campaign of 1878 to a system of steady retrench ment and reform. It either meant 'J - . f what was said or it did not. It was either sincere .or it was practicing upon the easy credulity of the people The-ExAB believed that the promises made should be fulfilled and to tl$ letter. It, therefore, advocated re trenchment and in several directions. It did not, .however, favor retrench meut in the wroig direction, as in the case of curtailing the allowance foiTf the Superior Court for a short the unfortunate lunatics; nor did it u- r . -i-J-.:- fi favor retrenchment! to the extent of rendering any department inefficient. It was for razeeing all superfluous ex penditures. Some retrenchment was resorted to. that ought not to have been, but we do not believe any mis take was made in the cutting'down of expenses in the offices of the capitol The present Legislature seems to be active in undoing the legislation of two years ago. We incline to the opinion that they - are making some mistakes and are furnishing a stick with which to crack their own heads two years hence. The Greensboro Patriot hits a fair blow in the fol lowing: ' ', ' "If the members of the present Legisia lure who are voting and otherwise exerting themselves to increase the salaries and fees of certain officials and tha clerical force in certain offices, bad only taken the pains to inform their constituency before the day of election that they intended, ifelected,to vote for the increase in salaries 'and fees, aa thev have, and for n(rmaniin iko , Q..WM..U IUV a certain deDartmeni ' they have done, instead of sneering at the ignorant iarniers legislation, some of them . it. is certain would not hold the seats in the uenerai AasemDiy they new do." HORSPORD'S ACID ;, PHOSPHATE FOR SICKNESS. Prof. Adolph Ott said: "In the plurality of cases I saw the violent symptoms yield which characterize that disease and give way to a healthy action of the functions impaired." ; " The Stab felt it to be its duty to speak out in regard to the appoint- ment ot a ltaaicai on ine ommis- sion to codify the laws of the tftaw. The silence of . the Democrat' pres . . i 1 ment' of a Radical on the Cotnmis- leads us to conclude that they thwk it highly proper to appoint a Radical in place of a Democrat. , We do not 60 see if , and we are gladntrstnhere is another Democratic paper that views the matter much as we do. There are dozens of thoroughly ca- 1 pable Democratic lawyersj many ' of whom doubtless would be glad to have the $1,500 salary.' . Why pass, them over to heap honor and profit upon a Republican ex-Judge ; who fairly "lived in clover ?V whilst Dem ocratic lawyers were "scuttling for a living." That staunch, organ of JJem ocraoy, the Uxtord reejwce, says. "By what strained, idea of generosity to a outer, Tinuicmo buu ks"' ....w 1 party is this appointment to be conceded to I the Kepublicans ? Why should the Dem- nr.ratie oartv select for high honors promi- nnnt men irom lueir auYCioaiica nutu . has within its own ranks men in iBvery re spect suitable and competent ? . -i Wht did tha.Rads d5 in 1868 undtl similar circumstances ? 5 Was theteaiJenH ocrat named in the ordinance of; the Con- intinn annoiQtine Uommtssioners to pre pare a Code" of Civil Procedure ? :They thousnl 01 no sncn looiisaaeaB, aiu- wuum AA thev select? Victor U. Bartineer, A. W Tnnrirea and Wm. B Rodman all. Inndinor Rennblicsns. " " M " "Judge Bynum will no doubt be the Re publican candidate ror uovernor iour years bence (unless the Legislature should ' fool ishly remove the political disabilities of W. W. flolden) and everybody can readily see that such a honor as a Democratic Legisla ture now proposes to confer on j him will eive him in such a . contest additional strength and eclat. " TRDtUFPL AND CONSCIBRIIOBS. It is somewhat a matter of . pride with us that, in the beat of a camnaigo, we never say things that - we are not willing to be. judged by in "the piping times oil . peace. Slalemillt Landmark. t : 'Ji. l'i This is the ; Stab's condition also. It i nevf r wrote a ' line concerning HayeB and Garfield it f did r not ;.be- lieve. When Hayes did tight, "it said so; when he did wrong, which 'was very often, rit said- so. : When Gov. Jarvis went wrong, according to our judgment j we said' so unre servedly, andiwe have seen no reason to alter in the least our judgment, but much to confirm it. We wrote no line we would blot to-day. fl When i he sends excellent messages to . 'the Legislature, embodying much of practical statesmanship, we take great pleasure in saying so, and saying so heartily, for the Stab is no enemy of Gov. Jarvis and will never; wrong him intentionally. We claim to be intelligent and to have some informa tion. If we are Restitute bf these quali ties, then we are wholly unfit to con d net a daily newspaper.-4 We, there- fore, have a way of thinking f or ourr selves and of expiessing oar thoughts in a way that is unmistakable. iWe try to be candid and j truthful and fair. To err is human. We claim no infallibility but a decided courage of conviction and" of opinion. . Wo never expect for all to agree with us. We take care, however, to write as we think at all times, and doing this we do not have one set : of opinions for campaigns and another set for the dreary months between. The resignation of Justice Dillard of the Supreme Court is to be re gretted. A pore and excellent gen tleman and an able and well furnished jurist, his retirement will be a loss to North Carolina. Our regret at his resignation is increased when we learn that it was necessitated by ill health. The Governor has appointed in his place Col. Thomas Ruffin, of xHills boro, son of the . late eminent Chief Justice Ruffin. Col. Ruffin is about 51 years of-age, and has a good repu - tation among the legal gentlemen for ability and integrity. . He was Judge I . : rr!. .3 i!..ti . ' lime, jus war recoru is uiguiy nun- orable. 'W .a TO t : v r iv r a m m m. onnrirrT We learn that steps are being taken to increase the stock of the Duplin Canal Company- so as to bring it up to the amount estimated tot .the cost'of construction of the first fifteen miles, and that the pros pects are good for raising the neces sary amount. There should be no hesitation or delay on the part of our people in the matter, as success . in this' particular would give .full con fidence to the enterprise in Wilming ton and in the counties where stock has been taken. The work should be pushed at once and t,he fifteen miles between Bannerman's Bridge . and Benton's old field completed. It is believed that very striking results wonm touow. it is expected conn- dently that many thousands of acres now overflowed would be reclaimed, and the Company, it is estimated, would i have the carrying r of over 40,000 barrels of naval stores besides a large return of freight--.: " -: upon tne completion ot tne ntteen miles the toils and the income from the company's half of the drained lands would make,' in all probability.' the enterprise self-sustaining,? thus rstiin-lLj-L r-J,y IJ fcsrrpt STTfafcirliVfrh Car olln rv ouTJeacIe1 the remain jog hnk between Burton's l(J & afl(j thenouth of Goshen. mttS tW-Y-iond link com Dieted Viti this liond link com vViijp.ingvri' would be very beMtted "We take- it. ' It woe ..." - -i. .- - . .- , , much wonld re- . trfldefrom five new counties. Think of this, you. business men of WiIrntot: What oar town lacks is a large surrounding territory upon which to, draw. We are not a man ufacturing community, and the pros perity of the town depends almost entirely, upon the . agricultural pro ducts that mav. be brought here. Just as Wilmington enlarges the area of country upon, which it draws for support will be ; its .prosperity and growthj;ttV"4; ::7jif 5-; The possibility of constructing the canal at Ja- small cost can be ques- . hftr(JI wheQ fc h of construction is understood. LThe Stab ... ... . - has presentedthisplan before, out it - lo;recnf to a ain f We w;sh - - - a - ,: j - to see the canal constructed and at an 'early : dayr We believe, it - will pro ve a souroe of profi t to ou r to w o,' and we Vre willing to aid the good enterprise y to the extent of our power. ; :.: .-,:; -; 1 1 :. The North East River from Ban- nerman's to BentbnV inakes 0 greav bend, embracing .Angola Bay on the Southwest and North ? By the river the distance is sixty miles, while by the. proposed canal route it will be but fifteen . miles.. By actual survey it has been asoertained that by this route the land surface 'forms an in clined plane, land at Benton's old field, if the earth was removed to the depth of four, ieet for six or eight yards, during freshets the river would flow through tho'proposed canal back to the river again at ijannerman's ; for at Benton's, during freshets, the river is actually 31$ feet above tide level at BannermanV- By removing the obstruction at Benton's, between the river and Gum' Swamp, it wonld give the river a more natural channel than it now has. & -A i T " '1 m -if- 'i ; Ab win oe aeen irom 101a gianoe t the proposed Touted that the natural advantages: are great. Iu fact the proposed canal will traverse what is believed to have been the actual flow- way of the river long ago. It is pos sible to shorten the river . route 45 mile8 y caing. it to reBame its former flow-way. If this theory be well taken, it is important that the 15 milesTof canal or sluicing way, should be constructed. j This link being complete, then the extension of the canal to the month h,f Goshen would follow naturally. The sum of the matter seems to be this : . - By cutting 35 miles of canal the river will be shortened 119 miles, reclaiming 71,500 acres of land own ed by citizens and 44,000 acres own ed by the State. If this : land is put in cultivation, it would produce over 3,500,000 bushels of corn. Think of thisl. - 1 , ' " .1 . We are free to say that if all of this large body of unclaimed land was in any New England or Middle State," it would not be one year be fore the last foot of it Would be re covered and made fit for the plough and the hoe. It is land alluvial of the richest character, and of inex haustible fertility, Wilmington is interested pecunia rily;1 in this project, whether it is awake' to its importance or not.; .The construction of the Duplin Canal is a measure worthy of the attention of every intelligent business man in the 1 town, and the inamerenoe snown on j he Part j many is only another ev- l?enoe 01 wani 01 enterprise in me "gui airecuon. - xt is esumatea inau I Wilmincrt.nn nnrnfiABoa annnnllo nnr i ; - r- - i - I 1,200,000 bushels of oorn, and , meats in the same proportion. These would aSSyeSale 5,?P00, y 8 " purchased where? Business men, an swer. Is it not in sections that do not trade with Wilmington? Ms it not very poor; policy to buy what is consumed from a people who do not trade in turn? 4 -Why send, hundreds of ; thousands of dollars into distant seotions that never7 buy from' you, when by a more enlightened and bu siness-like course you can obtain sup plies from those who in turn will be come your customers?. The Duplin Canal can become an important feed er for Wilmington. :- s 7 The Stab can have no sympathy with any movement that is hostile to the TJniversityJ It regrets adjsee a j willingness on the part of teachers to I make flings at its. present' condition j and to underestimate Us importance as an educational factor. The :Stab j knows the history Of- the University,; I It knows the wonderful -amount of good it has. done in 'thet eighty-five years of : its existence; , It believes j thatif the influence exerted by the j University during all of the years of J its history : could ' be : wiped out,'' so 1 that no trace -of it 'should remain, served laughing-stock of the peoples of the earth,' and would have no name or record during the ? century of j a civic character, of wbioh .tcT be proud." deprecate. the.Tassanlts. -being made upon the chief literary orna ment and glory,;? North Carolina. -We deplore that iealousier and heart- Durpinga , should exist. i when there should be a generous rivalr and :an intense desire for the intellectual and educational advancement of the peo pie of tho State. V ; - "3; 1 '1QORK LKTrEUS FKOIU T1IK : ; noxi ? h. ----- - ,The ' Philadelphia 'American pub ishes: another instalment of letters rom Southern men1 The letters are not so interesting as the; first' batch,- but they are not without impor tance. Senator J. -W. "Johnston, of Virginia, writes the first one.. ; He is known as a Conservative, and is re garded as occupying1 middle ground between Xtremea. .He ia clear and explicit in his testimony as to the evil of oarpetbag ruleand jsaysit was the carpet-bagger s fault if be was dishonest. He points out the error of reobnstruotiod, ' Confirming what Mr. Stuart and others have 'said, and what is known to every man of ordi nary: intelligence in the South. We copy a brief paragraph on ibis point: "I will mention some of the errors, i One has been the enactment of sectional leglsla-i tioa, and maintainloe it 00 the statute book long after the occasion ; for it : baa passed.' ! For example, the iron-clad oath, which is still a law, and still enforced, upon the pre. sumption, which is absurd, not to 'say fool ish, that the South is trucking about a new rebellion: All the people of the South know that there is no necessity for any sach law, and its enforcement is irritating and look-? ing like tyrraoy. ' Another error has heeo the putting into office of worthless, disrepu table and dishonest people, and maintaining them there against all protest, and. ia the face of their unfitness. And. this thing is more felt by the Southern people Generally than anything else, because they have to do wilu inese otneers 10 their every day busi ness, and it comes home directly to them." lie assures the North that.' the South has no treasonable or unpatri otic purposes any more than the North has that, 1 nas far as she is oonoeined, the Union will be per petual" This is true, every word of it. . ' The next letter is from Repre sentative Beale, of the' same State ; a thorough Democrat. He was a Confederate Brigadier. He writes a very senbible letter. His testimony concerning the- carpet-bagger is in accordance; with that of .other gen tlemen who have written. He has this to say of reconstruction : .. . "The courts were cruelly organized in requiring jurors without qualification;. for none qualified could be found outside of the classes of whites who could read and write. This iron-clad oath was anolied and excluded them,' The South would have of Northern politicians recognition of this fact;. that as she. frankly declared -she would withdraw from the Union, so also she frankly acknowledged her defeat and accepted its results. tine claims that the bravery displayed in the maintenance of her supposed rights was the surest guaran tee of her good faith,, and entitled her to the confidence of her conquerors. , This much Bhe expects." - - -. v : . He assures ' the North that the main' reason why the South is "solid" to-day is because of a firm belief on the part of our people that the prin ciples of the Republican party "and its measures lead - necessarily ; to a neutralization of power, destructive of all State autonomy," fatal alike to every State in the Union.'?: -This, is, in our judgment, as truthful as well said. The hittory of the Republican party offers no guarantees ,- for local self-government or for the perpetuity of ! genuine republican institutions 011 mis continent, x nere is - every thing, to the contrary, to excite the gravest apprehensions for the future of bur country if the Government in all of its departments is left in ; the bandsof the old ' Radical, revolu tionary,' persecuting party, j - , ; By far the most striking letter is from the pen of Prof.: Puryear, of Richmond, College, of. fwhich" he is chairman of . . the. . Faculty. Prof, Puryear is acoused of "Bourbonism" by the American. It is noticeable whenever a Southerner stands np squarely and speaks otrt plainly, tell ing the truth and the whole truth and nothing but the truth, he is :at onoe charged with being . very ex treme, and the horrible word, - as they Tegard , it,- "Bourbonism," is bnrled at his head. There - are 'Bourbons" of . the Toombs ; type in the South; men who are still fighting "thed d .Yankees,", and are utterly r unreconstructed.-r- But these are 1 exceptions' : to the -rule.' They constitute a mere - fraction : of society. The Southern 'people, as a class,' desire peace, ' reconciliation, confidence on the part of the North, justice, fair dealing and a fair show ing. But when they are asked about the past, as the American asks in its series of questions we copied last week, then Southern men 'will speak out plainly, unreservedly, unmistaka bly. Prof. Poryear writes an able letter. He ' writes in a "very candid and truthful vein." He'is no . "Bour bon," for ' be is willing to meet the "Neath half '.., and "honestly assist in devising pfans f or the unification, harmony and security of all part's and sections Of je country." ' ' !. Prof.' PoryeV' will be regarded aa a very extremn man in the North simply because he puts no velvet 10 his mouth-.and calls a spade a spade. Sre jcopyelsewhere some passages from- bis letter, fltis well enough for the j men who visited such outrages ; upon the. South to kdow. that; the thoughtful rnfeo of the,S0utb.nnder4 stand folly the history of the: recon si motion era and - the principles and measures "of the representative men of l thi Republican party hat from the firtt bas.'been-the stead fast j im4 placable enemy of the Soulh.!; -.1 r.; ! A good opportunity has, occurred for bringing oue Mormon to trial. The son of old Brighara Young has been.' arrested for bigamy upon a complaint of, his first, wife, a Phila delphian. We .believe that the son, John W., f denies being , a bigamist. That is to say he does not. believe in having ; but bne,wife 1 at as tlmeKButr this w ill hard ly d 61 f he is prosecuted, as he has two wives living,1, although one has left", his .bed and board." The whole abomination ought to be broken up, and it is not creditable. to the Amerioan peopiethan such an nl- ber is tolerated. a FeVhan do ; Wood w as in his 69th year;" His death' was caused by an affebtion of the bl adder. f He was a nativerrof PhUadelphia, and was of Quaker parentage." He became ; a merchant' in New York when but nineteen ye"ars of - age. ! He was elected Mayor' of that oity in 1855, and served until 1863. In 1841 he was elected to the :U. S. House, and served one term He also served af terwards 'several tetmsi He was a man of ability and integTity. : c T The expression may be heard of ten on our 'streets from tried - and .true Democrats, ."I will never support for office any man . who' votes for the removal of Holden's'l disabilities." One thorongh-going gentleman says Holden ought to be abundantly sat isfied that he was not hanged, as he so richly deserved. A New York Letter ot the 14th thus summarises the dry goods out look; ' - . - ' "Business continues moderate with the dry ROoda'package bouses and the jobbing trade is irregular. ' Cotton eooda quiet and steady.- Quilts in good demand and Mono ment Mills quilts are advanced. Prints in moderate demand. Ginghams active and firm, g Men's wear woollens sluggish and steady.". tfi 1., The death rate to 1,000 inhabit ants for 1880 was as follows in' cer tain "cities : Chicago 1 17.9, Philadel phia 18.3,-St. Loois 1 18.8, Boston 20, Baltimore 20.9, New York 23.4, Brooklyn 25.8,' New Orleans 27. 7, London 21, Paris 24, Berlin 29.3 and Dublin 32.9. ' ' The geat tunnel under the Hudson river is being pushed, and five feet a day is gained. The entrance, will be on Broadway, between Bleecker and Houston : streets. Several hundred feet have been constructed. '' .1 Baltimore received 26,815 immi grants in 1880. Of these 15,454 were Germans, "'"- i -- ' - - 4 One hundred and- fifty thousand valentines were distributed through the New York, postoffice 1 : v. - - Narrow Escape. -t '5e-;f'',:-"f v The roof of . Sheriff Taylor's house, in Brunswick county, caught fire on Moqdsy afternoon, between 12 and 1 o'clock,' from a spark from the chimney. Fortunately,' several employes happened to be.at dinner near by at the time, and, with their assist- ance, with a plentiful supply of buckets,' the flames were extinguished, but not before a hole about eight feet square -had been burned in the roof.r i i'vzi : - . Died in Fender. ; j-:.-i. V. A white preacher by the name of Key. Li 8. Lewis, who has been preaching to the colored people in Pender county Tor tha past two or three months, and who haila, from Halifax county, died near the "Bo rough," a short distance from Point Cas well, on Tuesday night, and his remains were brought to this city on the steamer Johb Damon yesterday, for burial here or transportation to his old home. :. .1 : : : The foreign shipments for the paai two days have been as follows : The Norwegian barque Flora, ' for Glasgow, Scoiland, by Messrs. Alex. Sprunt & Son, with 2,969 barrels of rosin ; the German barque t Wamerland, for Rotterdam,' Hoi laud,, by Messrs.; DeHosset &' Co., with i, 990 barrels of rosia.? ' . . '.: . i , - - V BURNETT'S CODOAINE- THE BEST ; HAIR DRESSING IN THE WORLD. ' Bdrnett's Cccoains allays irritation. removes all tendency, to drandruff. invigo rates tne action or tne capillaries in the highest degree.' and has earned a deserved reputiUon for promoting the growth and pre serving the beauty of the human hair. ;-a la dies dressing their hair elaborately for the evening will find that it imparts a healthy natural gloss to the hair, and will cause it to retain its shape for hours. -. ; Btjbubtx's Flavorhio Extkacts "are used and endorsed by the best Hotels, Confectioners and Grocers throughout the country; They are perfectly pure, KBCONSrUDCriON A N O: XH E , . . A W EBi DM EN.TS.- - Plain raitr, from soutbern irian. t, Prom Profefcsur Puryear'd Letter; in the - Philadelphia American. N - . ' . 1 - -"The people of the South, at the close of r the war, accepted its results in good faith, and were prepared to return to their duty as 1 law-abiding ci tizensrr In their ingemidusr v si m pli-f city they supposed that as: the North- had fought for the., maintenance- ot the, Union, . the , first consideration Would be , its eternal integrity. In stead of this, however, (the Federal Constitution, which was the bond of union, was immediately assailed - and overthrown by the dominant North, now flushed with victory and thirst ing for vengeance. Then commenced the hideous war of reconstruction a war waged, with muskets and cannon on an unarmed and prostrate people. Amendments to the Federal Consti tution were declared toj be ratified; which : simply; destroyed that - once sacred instrument. : The Federal 604 vernment, by virtue of these amend ments, really prescribes the qualifica tions of suffrage in the States, and is aotuall 7 ; present at' elections in the States to control tho results.. The Constitution of our fathers is- thus completely overthrown! f State au tonomy ia dead. 'Over the grave ofx the Confederated Republic, as formed a century ago, floats triumphant the; flag of .a despotism. . ..." The so-called amendments to the Federal Constitution subjected all that makes life dear; among us, or even tolerable, to the brutish passions of an inferior race, just lifted "by force, and in pal pable violation of the - Constitution, out of slavery. fUndoyour workY or,' at least, have the courage to . declare the truth of history, that: these amend-! ments are not parts of- the Constitu -tion: A Vf: tv The Thirteenth 'Amendment; was ratified in 1865, by Virginia, Louisi ana,' Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas, Sonth Carolina, North Carolina, Ala bama, and Georgia. Apd the , votes of these States were necessary to ; its ratification. Now, the Congress of! the United States, in Febrnary,a867,: Tecite in i the preamble j of their re construction measures j as follows: ? Whereas, No legal . State Govern ments, or adequate protection for life and property, now exist in the 'Rebel States of - Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida,- Texas, and Ar kansas,' "J etc. v As to the Fourteenth Amendment. The XXXIXth Congress assembled De cember; 1865. They proceeded to re construct the "Rebel States" by pass ing the reconstruction measures, the first; of the series -becoming- law in February, 1867. The existing govern ments in those States were, as we have seen, declared to be illegal, and were overthrown, , In palpable viola tion of the Constitution, martial law was proclaimed in these States, when there was not the slightest show of opposition to Federal authority. The States were converted into military districts; land military satraps, with more than proconsular powers, were sent down to ' take charge of them, and , govern them as they pleased. Conventions, called by i military au thority, were required to form new Constitutions for these States, ' and impose, upon the people, in their or ganic law, the terms of the conqueror. State Legislatures, soon elected and convened, ratified the amendment without debate. The . heel ' of the tyrant was npon them. ; j They were told to take the amendment or. the bayonet. Was this a ratification at all? t Certainly it was not a ratifica tion, in the sense of that term, as em ployed by the f ramers of the Federal Constitution; : j The ratifica tion by the Southern - States of the Fourteenth Amendment was effected by force and torture, and is there fore "null and void. J, Even Mr. Sew ard, then Secretary . of State, prac tised and facile as he was in political tergiversation, did not have the hard ihood to announce unqualifiedly the. ratification of this amendment. Hear him in his official proclamation of the ratification. He stated that it had been, ratified by 23 States (28 were necessary),!; and: "in six : Slates by bodies avowing themselves to be, and aoting as, the Legislatures of the States of Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina; Louisiana, ' South Carolina,1 and Alabama." In the same procla mation he tells us that the States of Ohio and New J ersey. (embraced in the twenty-three before mentioned), "have ; sinoe passed resolutions re- spectively withdrawing the consent of'eaoh of said States;"f,but. the votes of these States were counted all the same.; ' f-f 'ar :v"'' 4 Was the Congress , of the United States that proposed , the amendment indeed the Congress of the, United States? The Constitution declares that the "House of Representatives shall be composed Of members chosen by the people of the several States, and that the "Senate shall be com posed , of .5 two . Senators i from each Statej Y" chosen' by the Legislature thereof." Was hat Congress con stitntionally organized that excluded from representation, in both branches of . the Federal Legislature, the peo pie jof a dozen States who had duly elected Representatives and Senators; and, inflicted upon them, in the re-1 construction measures, while 5 so ex cluded, the foulest .wrong, the most cruel punishment, known to modern annals? ' . The re oonstTuction measures were so obvi ously uooonstitutioDal, - that the Pre sident, a staunoh Union man, ,was compelled to , veto the bill. r No. greater outrage was ever' inflicted upon f a prostrate people. : It is the crime of the age. : When they be oame law, the South became solid, in self-defence. If the scheme had had full i oourse, ' there would have been in these Southern States such a car nival of crime, that the world would stood aghast at the iniquity. . Spirits; TurpeniDme. Mt. LAiry News: Thoi 3. Lowryj Sr., father of the editor of this paper, died in this place on Tuesday,1 February 8tbJ 1S81, aged 3 fears. ... w . 1 Rockingham "Bee: 3 William I Cqje died at his borne : near and south if town on Tuesday morning; February 8 bj 1881, of some ffeciiob of the heart, fflrj Cole was about 71 : years old, ' and was a prounoenij useiui-ancr esteemed citizen and will be greatly missed. ; . ' - S S identon Clarion: A railroad is iiow being talked of from Edepton to Sufi folk. -This wpuld: be of v immense value1 to Chowan county. Fresh herrings ' are making their appearance in our waters.! The survey of the Elizabeth City & , Norfolt railroad reached our town ou last -Saturday.-i- : : i ! . " ? Stateaville Xandmarh: " Everiti , left tbe'Dem'o'cralic parly about three years ago. because it hadn't enough offices within1 ' its gift.: - lie has not finished his appren4 ticesbip as ia Republican 'patriot,-when ail old stager in that party, who has borne the; heaiand burden of many days in its ser-f vice; is remorselessly shoved out of bis nest to- make room for this new convert. I . -i Weiwould like to aek a quesi tion, and if it is wrong or betrays uopar-1 don able ignorance please to our faults be a1 little blind 4 Were ail of the 125,000 soldiers in; the late war VEurnels If UmingUm. Star. .Tod have struck the kernel of the case by a : large majority. 2 ar&w South! erner. As a general thing the soldiers have! , all died out, out the Major part of the irmy Still ive.AlJn.mJt Minna i ' 'i Oxf orrl.r f)rnknnjt JPriJni VVK ueanog fror. Vau Jasmund on bis favorite theme of Prince Bismarck. He loves Ger-i many sod the Germans. Uis big heart takes: in the whole German Empire. His lecture is u series of ' Ji f e-like pec-pictui es com meociu'g wth the Student and closing with me renownea statesman. rnat lecture is the best introductionny prince ever bad to an Oxford audience. ; . . . - J Concord Register: f Rev. Mr. Bagby has been appointed to Cabarrus and Stanly circuits of the M E. Church. Farmers from the country say that the ex cessive ; frosts this winter have killed the branches -of pines, frczsn canes to the ground, and very, seriously damaged the buds on fruit trees. . Mr. : Geo. .. Cline, son or James Cline. who has been oo a visit to" see bis father for several week?, starts for bis home , in Joneeboro, Illinois, next Monday. We learn that several ot our young men expect: to retnrn with him. ' Elizabeth City Carolinian: In Chowan, there is no public disposition to aid or "encourage the railroad ' There is a growing disposition to take a "new de parture" in this State, in . regard . to manu factures. It is the true road to weilth. We are glad to learn f that the Nag'a Head Hotel; is to be enlarged and put ia first class order, and lhat a new and much better pier is to be built. - There were several deaths in Edenton last week, Mrs. Mary C. Jones, aged 53 years; Mrs. Fannie Whedbee, aged ; 71, and Henry Ellis, J ageaza. i.jrr c;,:-;v.i:;, n-j--:.)'---' :1-V... . Warreniou Gazette: Mrs. John A. Williams died at her husband's resi dence last Tuesday- She was in all respects a most estimable lady.) In. a popuia tion of 2,500, id Nutbush, only three desire the formation and ; annexation of . Yancu county, i j- Farmers are getting very much behind hand with tbeir wotk. Owing to the cold and freezing weather but little plowing has: been done for this yeaiVcrop. The bard winter basj4een veryt bad oo wheat, and baa caused: it to look Oadly. -On -Monday evenimr. Last. Mr. Job o Graham's driver miseed a shovel from hia wagon and; stopped near the, old Cheek place and went oack and- found it. f On returning to; the wagbn .be misled a sixty pound bag of coffee. . - - 4 j , '4-- Toisno't Homel A colored, girl, about ten years old, daughter of Eastir Joyner, living on the plantation of Mr. W. D. Winstead, : in Nash county, was fatally burned oo I hurecray eveuinn last. 4- Tbe followiog note, from Mr. "JH. Harris, of Nash county; was banded us by Jeremiah Batt?, of mis county, and is ahead ot anything in farming we have heard Irom last year's crop: "I had two acres of laud measured off, and the cotton weighed, with tbe following results: The , first acre made 3,880 pounds of seed cotton, and j the se cond made 3,572 pounds of seed cotton. I also made with three plows 19 4001b. bags of cotton each a 'total of 57 bags. - Tbe average for the remainder of my plows was eleven bags of cotton and. fifty-five .barrels of corn each." .".''.- ' j ' ' ' ' " ' I " Concord Sun: About the crack of day Monday last, one of our liquor deal- ers was raised out of bed by a loud pound ing on the back' door,- and on opening it was greeted by peppery old gentleman, who dropped the rock he had been ham mering with and waited in, followed by a negro boy rolling a ten gallon cask. He wanted ten gallons Of whiskey right away couldn't wait a minute and while it was being drawn out be asked the store keeper j'what day the prohibition law would go ioto effect?"! Suspecting that here! was a chance for a little fun, tbe storekeeper told him it wonld go into effect that day at 12, o'clock. !To-dayt" the old fellow ejacu lated; "well I did get herein time after all. This ten gallons will last me until tbe moon shiners willget the run, anyway." . - ; : Concord Sun: Dr. 3 E. Mc- Eacbern died at his residence in town last Monday,' from a stroke of paralysis re-' ceived in lAugust, 1876, since which time he had never left his bed until . he died I Rowan county, we are" told, has adop- ; ted the no fence law.i Iu this case Cabar- -rus can sell that .portion of, her county fence which bow' divides -the county! from Rowan and place the proceeds in the al- ; ready well supplied fence tax fund. : Tbe I "no fence" has worked av wonderful im-' provementv in Cabarrus farms, crops and stock, besides saving our farmers many dollars. ; 'Gen. Jos. E. Johnston; the barber, has bought a $600 farm, adjoining Coleburg. -. He made the money to bay and pay for this, by close and diligent sp-' plication of the razor and shears in his bar-? ber shop, always being at his business and never drinking, or wasting his money. This is a good example for other colored men to follow. ; j . - V;' I ' Goldsboro Meesenger: A negro named John: Hill, from . Greene 'county, claiming to represent Mr. H. Murphrey, . sold five bales of cotton to Mr.T. B. Hyinan, four of wbieb, on examination, proved to contain a box each filled; with heavy sand, amounting td Beveral hundred pounds. .The negro is in jail here awaking an investiga tion. The Bank of New Hanover in this place makes a fine exhibit for the. past . year. There is no other banking institution in the State! that has done as well, the' amount of capital considered: i The bank is solid. : Our Smithfield correspondent writes us that their usually quiet little town was alarmed Wednesday . night, about 11 . o'clock, by the cry of "fire.; It was found : that the store of Mr. N. G. Green was on fire.. Most of . tbe goods were destroyed but the building .was not burned down. .Another shooting affair -is reported -from Sauls' X Roads, growing out of an old , feud. Ve Jearn that ou Friday evening W. J.' Carr, doing business ; at tbe Cross : Roads, was Bhot in the head and shoulder by Benajah Ellis. We failed to get parti culars. Mr. Carr, was reported dead, but this is a mistake. We learn that his wounds . are not necessarily fatal. - We were wrongly Informed in regard to the death of : Mr. Wm. G.i Morieey. . He had been sick , several days, and all that an affectionate sister and kind friends could do for him bad been done up to his last moments.
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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