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jffi WEEKLY-. KEWS. f 1 PUBLISHED EY BEY THURSDAY1. U:iE & irZZFXL, - - PBOPBIETOE8. oj-rica-Ovcr W. C. Stronach & Co.'b Faretteville Street, r ?nce f200 per an nam In Advance. .Tin? iVtftfFT.V Iff tf.WS ..MARCH 28,1873. LOCAL MATTERS.; ETC. WOOPSQNJ City Editor. Tee. Iafge6t shipment of tmoTsii-g int!frtw'na made from -on e factors for one month, was mane. by W, T-Black-. JuJlbf Durham's during the month of Februwryj which amounted to thirty hir.'i thousand twenty and a 'half pousds. I, -; : '; . ' " ' ' aali m V - i i l"'-rt - The Widow's and Orphan's Life .Insurance Company, now: the Reserve Kutieal, WV H. Finch & Co. - Agents in this cityj will soon pay $5,000 to the Estate of VV. T. Grimes, dec'tl, who lately. -died sin the Scotland Neck neigh iWhiiod. With nearly $2,000,000 in force -in this State, as we learn, the Company -has 'only thus far lost $23,000 in: the last three years. - v -:- .:, -.-wt..; -: Siiaw, Esq., of Wales,; Massak; setts,, has been spending a weekin this City. Ha is one of the largest woolen miinif.icturers of the North. His : libe rality and philanthropy is attested by jis 'donation, of $20,000 for the erection of . the ; Shrtw Collegiate '! Institute; a . handsome brick edifice, which has been erected on the grounds j formerly the . property of General P.M. Barringer. , Revenue J SEizuiJ-Thei j follow ing recent: seizures by Dep"uty 'Collect tors in the 6th Collection District were, referred to Revenue Headquarters in.this city by Saturdays mail ; ,Four mules, foUr horses, one wagon and harness- 500 lbs manufactured tobacco from K. Ferguson, j; " ' J Four packages, containing eighty gal lons of whisky. No owner to be found. 30 gallons whisky, . W. H. Wilson-; 20 gallons whisky and one horse and bug gy from' J. W. Henderson ; two; kes containing 20 gallons' of whisky, from Joseph Catlin ; 75 lbs Smoking- tobacco Irom R. C. Dowe, and still and fixtures from J. S.: Stowe. 1 . . . i School FuNb.-Thetollpwingamounis hive been paid by the State Treasurer, tinder the "Fchool Act.T wnce oator- day's issije : V. IIJHunt. Davidson county, Ja. C. Uayls, Carteret county, . H. Wilkeson, Bladen county, ' ' A. Lortdon, Chatham county, . Matthew Fulford, Davie county, -. W. M. BrQwn, Wake county. . A. Ronenian, Llncolri county, J. II. Theea, Brunswick county J. VY Coo per, Nhbq county, ; Reps Martini Yadkin county; '$1,945 86 80S 11 1,702 40 '922 16 4,283 23 &18 41 195 66 1.87B 91 3,014 08 " Telec RArnic We . are pleased to learn th itlbe WestcinUnion Telegraph" Compan-y liave jitst completed their line No'pth by way of Gqldsboro, connecting ' with, all the principal cities North and -Soufh. j vi- ,';;. !. :Throu"gh some slight alterations per Jected in the ojuce in this city by the gentlctpanly and accomplished operator Mr. Starke, we are in direct communi . cation wth- Washington pity, Baltimore ,Md:,:Wi'mingt()n, N. C.;' and; the out-, 'oitle wor'ld generally. ; ; i ' t I Tlii3-rrangement dispenses witlhthe 'j rcpetitifjn that messages have heretofore ; been supjet to, and the Company, is I better prepared than ever before to render satisfaction to its patrons. They r can guarantee quicker replies to. com- niunications, which will greatly facilitate every branch of our city trade. . f r- Thisgs in asd Around Weldon J AND osf the R. &. G. R,; R. Wepaid a fly i n visit to Weldont a few days j since;: t hat being the, first time we have had the: pleasure of shaking the hands I ui uui gooa irieniis in iuat locality since : we bath) them adieu a few weeks ago to i sck pu' fortunes in a new field, and the' ; cordial greeting we received from those ' with whom we have labored and toiled ''. fpr'thc ast fow years assu.red us that we had left behind "us many warm fhends Av ho were Watching Ourprdgress with n little interest. Thanks to 'these IVicnds fo their kind wishes may , we jever mrit them. v- !' " Vrc ff'Und affairs in that section gen erally qjuiet. Our friend Eniry has re cently fbought the Happer' House : or. ' Weldon Hotel, and as soon as that. . 'building can ba thoroughly renovated' he wiilfclose th Emry House andniove acrosa te- shed, ' May he have i that , success;hisencrgte3 deserve. We breakfasted at the "American" but didin't'dinc at the 'Continental" i ' we would r'advise the young bachelors who preside over these establishments to tiinijbore congenial spirits to grace ! lhv;ba,rds.!, t Ouriblrienrjl "Rufus" who docs not knrw jim that ever visited Weldon f isithe eime pleasant Ruf, and we hope he inayj live to dispense many more ot ti-e good things ol life, f : ' : The Jbdioke -'JtfewB, under the man ' aLjement of Dr. Manning, is in full blast. May it; soon hove thousands of subscri bc9. ; We i would like', to, say more of -.. Weldoh 'and its .citizens, but- have, not the space, f V - - ; ' . -' ' ' VVe fnoticed 1 many impjovement8 on t h lide of - the Raleigh and Gaston' lloadi At Ridgeway a Frenchman has lately 'erected a most handsome resi. dencc on the prcharcT lot i mmedUtely opposite the residence of Dr. Hawkins. Su.cfi irnmigraaibn is heartily welcomed. At Sutrell s most decided improve uients ire visible, and it is evident that money ,is being made in that quarter. THEjCOTJKTT BdARD Of EdCCA"?1oN. Trie county Commissioners of Wake, ; at their regular meeting in February, .oryantzed themselves into a conntj "Board, of Education," and their first meeting appointed for the 7th day of juarclii but owing to their inability to procute a printed copy of the school law,! adjourned to meet Saturday, March xano.: ' ' - The .Board met and was regularly organized. Present R, W. Wynne, Damuei Kayner, Jno. li. Uaswell, VYm. ; Jinks;" .; " W. M. Brown, county Treasurer was appoihted.treasurer of the school lund, . and offered his bond with four' sureties which was accepted, i :; v4 Thd. following . claims presented by leacucrs or ; pu one schools were ex amined and ordered paid.: . Ww;Si Crocker, Panther creek -Town ship $9500. '.I 'M. II. Ellen, Barton creek do., 25,09. M. M. Prince, Buck Horn do., C0,00. ; Allen Baker. Little River do.. 25,00. Wesley Whitaker was . appointed . ocuooi examiner tor -... VOL. I. ' . Hers ajtd Theue. ' .; ; "Extremes Meat Souse, ' - A Man of Standing The street car conductor, j ( y;-..,; . s" - . It is objected to a morning paper that It is two cents-ational. " - , ' ; A Meraphis man called another, a liar only a second before bis death. ; t . A Western .'editor 'reports money, 'close, but near enough to b reached. When a man. has "no mind of 'his. own ; his wife generally eives him a piece of hers. - . . ;i I The. pebbles in our , pathway make us more foot sore than the huge' rocks we stoutly climb. -. ' ' r, I i A ship may be said to resemble' a" ecarfpin when it is on the "breast ot heaty swell.? -m-'r "-- .: '-i ' 'JtS ' oolite people living are the pho&phers. They coantenance. tTeTjbody. f , 5- , '. ' H E5DBBSOH iTEiMS.-r-From. a corres-. pondent we have been favored with .the following itemitKmendeliifii icinity: ; , ' . , ' .. ;; The scarcity of forage is causing great inconvenience to farmers in Gran ville. ..;'" -; ! v;:--? ' .r-;;, The question of tobacrto tax is exci ting a great deal of attention. They. antici;.ate a redaction on plug tobacco, which is now 32 cents; , i The snow of Friday. averaged 1 inches deep atjthis point. The Savings and .Loan Association is considered a fixed fact. At a meeting held a few since the" following: officers were elected : 'Maj.W.1, A. Harriss, Pres ident : Capt. D. Ellis Young, Vice Pres- dent; John! F. Harriss, Treasurer ; Wil lis F.' Rowland.-, Secretary : Direelort: Capt. Samuel J. Parham, Gapt. Edwin G. Brodie, Capt. John VY. Booth, 11. L Young, Esq'LJ. H. Lassiter, Esq., L.?H. Keith, Esq., John E. Clarke, Esq, A Hbavt Raid VJnm Illicit Dis- TELLERIES-f-lTS SUCCESS -FiVE PrISO NERS CaPTPRED SETENDl8TILLERIE8 Broken JJp. Information having been received at Revenue Head Quarters in this city that illicit distilleries were in operation in the counties ot Randolph and Chathnm,and worked principally at night, Supervisor JPerry organized a command with defective Berry at his head, i-assisted ; by Deputy Collector. Upchurch wi)h'five iU. S. soldiers, obtained from trie command stationed' at this point, who" proceeded to the point indicated on Monday ot last week. In Randolph county on Wednesday, they made a descent upon ' five distille nes capturing three ot tne parties en gaged in the illegal traffic, two ot which were white and one colored. .Un lnurs- day they captured in Chatham two dis tilleries and two prisoners. ! ; -f The spoils of the expedition tpoteu up as loiiojws: seven stius anu nxtures, 8,000 gal$. beer, 1,200 gals, low, wines, 200 gals, whiskey, 4,0 gals, vinegar, 100 bushels corn and meal and 00 hogs. Five qf these distilleries were in - Ran-; dolph and two in Chatham.. The five prisoners were br tight to the city on Sunday evening. The trial will appear uuuer ueau ui vouiuiisaiyiiciis vuuu, i General Van Schweimtz, Piussjan minister at Niena, and Miss Jay, daugh ter of the American minister to Aus tria,.are engaged. A Kentuckian shot himself a few da,s since, .while solitting wood, bv ttr.king a pistftl in'his pocket witli the axa handle. ; : Sebastopol has been reopened by an imperial decree of Russia, as a commer cial and piilitary harbor with - fortifica tions restored. ' : Joseph Nelson, a drunken blacksmith, living near Sedalia, Mo., shot and killed his wife on Sunday, and then shot him self,.inflicting a dangerous wound. , The Labor ' Reform convention- of Pennsylvania will msett Williamsport pn May 7tb, for the purpose of nbmina- naa Mtate otasrs. t The Boards ef Supervisors of Nor folk and Hetrico counties. Ya.. are now allowed, by a recent Act of the Legisla ture, toj increase their Judges', salaries. A yoUBg lady of Richmond, Ya., re cently ordered trom Paris, a. half. dozen pairs of stockings at f4a, per pair. .W-h e w: A negro named Willis Bel Jen was sentenced to the penitentiary in Rich mond, on Friday for the term of twelve monthsJ for perjury., i A guest at the Exchange Hotel, Richmond, blew out the gas on retir ing, and would have died butr tor the entrance of a servant. Mexico 'is. said to be like the earth in that, it has a revolution every twenty four hours. ' . i A rnnanirarv of three Bonanartists generals has been discoversd against the French Assembly. - . , ' It is rumored that the existence of the Freedmcn's Bureau will cease at the end of this month. j . 1; The frends of J udge William G. Riley desire to run him for Governor of Virginia on the urant piatlorm. h r Senator Sprague, of Rhode Island, is opposed to the renomination of Pres ident Grant. ' 4 ' Murphy, the well known anti-Popery lecturer, died in London a short time since.' I . I ; ' A man and . wife were poisoned at Poplar; Grove, 111 i by the druggist giT ing aconite lnsteau wi wuiskcj. - ; . Hon, Robert B. Roosevelt has retiied from the editorship of the New York A bill has been introduced in the Senate of Missouri leaving the mode of punishment of a criminal to a jury. .The French government has ordered r-r ' . . a. J i J! tiarvey torpedoes to oe ineu imucui ately at Cherbourg. The Radicals pf Bpottsylrania coun ty, Yal, endorse Grant tor President, and John F. Lewis for Vice President, Marquis Cadorna, Italian Minister to England ' denies that he intends' to fesfgn and return home. A petition against the Jesuits is to be presented to the German iieicnstag. Hamilton Jay has become Assistant Editor ol tbe Lake City Meraia. Paul Mocphy, )lhe, chess player, has a grocery store in New Orleans. Ld STATE MATTERS. . ; Crates Superior Court is in sesstpn. , , Thb promise ef fruit in' the inferior sections of the State is good. ' : . :: : . I As Interesting meeting is going on at the Methodist charcb at Shelby. 2 ' .: A bask ball club has been organized at Shelby.. : '4 v ..,'.', ' AlLes Gray, an old negro man. dropped d!a'in Wilson on Saturday IBiSHor 'Atekssok confirmed '- eleven ; persons in Wilmington on Sunday, 'j, A movemest is on ' foot to'establ'sh another Masonic Lodge in Washington. Thb people of Robeson county- are very nearly convinced of the death of Henry Berry Lqwery and J5ossl$trong. . 4 Cifr. C. C. Morse, ef.8mUhvilJa bas purchased the steam tug Alpha for the sum of $60,000. .if A cargo shipped from Wilmington. to Ner York on Tuesday , was wprth Parties have oeen arrested and con fined in Salisbury for passing counter feit; money. , i - - . Thb residence of Mr. Richard David son; of Gaston county, bas been des troyed by fire. !..,..,' - MC5:lenbcr& Presbytery will meet at Long Creek church, Gaston county, on the 11th of April. The report that Sheriff White, of Mecklenburg, was arrested for levying on the -iron of the; Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford! railroad is unfounded. DrI N. 'A. H. Goddin, formerly of this State will be tried in Richmond Va., on Monday, for being concerned in the death of Jennie Y. King. Johk Calet 'stole' a horse from J. R. Moore, Nash county, for which offense "he 'has been lodged in jail. John Brown recently killed Alex ander ; Walker,? in Nash county, the former acting in self defence. . A Debating Societt has been organ- ganized by the young" men in the neigh borhood of Union Hill, Nash County. Only thirty-seven Republicans of New Hanover county have .announced their expectation of receiving the nom- ation for the Legislature s This is not . a lull report. k i ' . , : . , ; - . Eight or ten! persons were ai rested recently in Cleayeland county and bound over in the sum: of $500, each, for their appearance at the Circuit Court. It is not Btated with what they are charged: The coffin unearthed in Wilmington a day: or two since,' was found to con tain the body of a colored infant two or three weeks old. ' Bishop Atkinson, of this State, will deliver the Bacca.aureate sermon ot Washington and Lee University, Va., at the next commencement. Henderson, the "Lowrey correspon-: dent" of the Herald, who, as will be seen by the telegraphic dispatches, in another column, has escaped Irom the hands of the banditti, took the cars for the North immedjalely on his arrival in j Wilmington. ' i I A correspondent of last Saturday's Sentinel, says : " I take great pleasure in suggesting the name ot Dr. Joseph A. Drake, the popular, courteous and intel ligent representative from JNaah county, tor the position j of Auditor of North Carolina. If elected, Dr. Drake would make the people an efficient officer, as be is honest, faithful and capable. Dr. Drake is' a zealous Conservative, and his nomination would add, strength to the Democratic Conservative ticket: Personally he is one of the most popu-, far men in the State." . The Wilmington Star of Sunday says: "We learn from parties who arrived on the Wilmington," Charlotte and Ruther ford iailroad, yesterday afternoon, that Henderson, the Herald correspondent, went to Henry Berry Lowery's house on Friday night, and that soon after enter ing Stephen Lowery and AndrewStrong also Walked in, when one of them spoke to Henderson in a peremptory manner and ordered him to get up and go with theTn. . Henderson, knowing from the way that he was addressed that some thing was -wrong, asked the privilege of sending a messege hy Henry Berry Lowery's wife, which was granted, after which the outlaws 'with Henderson started in the ' direction of , the swamp. Lowrey's wife met the train at Moss,, Neck yesterday morning and ; in-j formed a gentleman of the . above tacts, saying: that it was Hen derson's request that they should be made known, with the addi tional information that if he had not re turned by that time it miht be taken for granted that something was wrong. In answer to, an inquiry, however, Low rey s wife stated that the outlaws- ap peared tp be in ill humor; when they took ; Henderson off, and that they spoke very abruptly to him. In reply to a question if her husband was" dead, she answered he was not, but said that she bad not seen him for five weeks. She was also questioned as to the fate of Boss Strong, when she replied that "he was not dead, but might as well be. as he would never recover from his wound in the bead." i It was reported on Uhe streets yester day evening that Henderson had. been shot by the outlaws, but we- are confi dent that no intelligence has as yet been received, beyopd what is above stated. to warrant the conclusion. National '"Democratic Convention, i Washington, March 25. The Na tinnnl ' Timno.ratie Committee meets early in May, soon after the meeting of the Cincinnati ! Convention, to fix the time and place Tor holding the National Democratic Convention. The time will Drobablv be 4th ot July and place St. Louis. . ! '. , : Th u Sonthern Association for the Benefit of the Widows and Orphans of the tsoutnern otates,-- nave aoaaiea ra r.intlv StuOO to the Portsmouth (Va.) Orphan Asylum, and $400 to the Peters burg Orphan Asylum, in addition to f 15,100 before donatea to oiner inpiiiu tions in Virginia. . 1 The name of the King of 8iam i Pra Bat Somdetch Prabaramin Tara- main Taramaha Chulalonkorn Klao Pra Chao Pen Din Siam. . : Thm French 1 Asaemblv has declined to redact the! allowance of President Thiers.- .3 II JIJlL. ItALEIGH, N. C TnUESDAY, MARCH&8, 1872. THE PRESS vs. CALDWELL. . Fro a the Franklin Courier. GOV. CAlDWELIi AND OCR CHARITA-i ble Jj"sttction8, Since the rendition of the decision- by the Supreme Court, jn the case of Clark' Stanley, Gov. J Caldwell has been acting in a- manner to bring upon himself and his adminis tration a supreme contempt, if such were possible, of nil fair minded men in the Stated for his conduct regarding the public institutions. : - "...- ' -;: He has undertaken to remove tbe ap-1 pointees of tbe Legislature for the f en- ltentiary. Insane- and Deaf and Dumb Asylum, and; public printer. - Judg Moore overrated the decision in : the . public printing matter. The other cases have apt been carried, before the Courts' yet i-; 4 - ' . , Tbe old Boards retuae to surrender to Caldwell's . appointee. - Caldwell will ' not recognize them, out proceeds to issue warrants upon the public treasurer for lands, for Jut own board to dispense. We will add that itne appointees or Caldwell are the same parties who held, the same positions under Holden, inclu- xladingilaady Lftckhart,Andonnwe negroes. The mismanagement and cor-" ruption of the affairs of these institu tions under their former government, is notorious. f . The Boards appointed' by the Legis lature are giving satisfaction to all but the radicals, who want their places. Their affairs are far more economically managed than heretofore. The Board of Supervisors, of the Deaf and Dumb Institute have decided that they.wiir send the children home, for want of funds to carry on the insti tution, the Governor refusing to issue his warrant to them. They refuse also to surrender the control of the institu tion to Caldwell's appointees. : Tbe Supreme Court decision must stand as law, until reconsidered, and altered ; it only re mains to be decided whether that de cision is applicable to the offices of directors ot the institution in question. If so decided, then it becomes tbe duty of the legislative appointees to surren der, v ., ;;. v... - , , j ; We shall sanction nothing which tends to make party foot balls of our charitable institutions. We will de nounce lany party for doing jit, just as we denounce Caldwell for his infamous, mean, brainless determination to ruin these institutions rather than fail in some petty; party trick, a thing-'of itself no honest,, bightoned gentleman occu pying the 'position of Governer of a State would do, much less resort to the dirty means he has for its accomplish ment, v v-' i, ' From theTarboro Enquirer. The lawlessness and partizanship of our accidental Governor, in the case pf the Penitentiary Directors, exceed any thing on the record of our political an nals. That he should, under a mere1 dictum of the Supreme Court, for the point has never been directly at! issue, s.uhject the convicts in our State prison to a condition bordering on actual star vation, i3 a reckless inhumanity that is mtnstrous. ; ' J .. 7; ' ' '-"i'r We publish below an earnest appeal from the Chairman of the Board of Di rectors, but which so far seems to have been heard unheeded. f . , From the Wilmington Star. CaIDweix's Conspiracy. Gov. Cald well is a conspirator with his hungry subordinates against the peace, dignity and welfare ot the State. He had no more right to endeavor to oust the regularly constituted boards of the Asy lums and Penitentiary than he had to prescribe a State . religion for North Carolina, er do any other despotic and monstrous act. When he - appointed commissioners in the place of the exist ing boards he cofessed he had no right to fill the positions. If he had no right to make new boards, why did he try to create such boards, in effect, by appoint ing commissioners who were to perform the functions of such boards of direc tors. N, the j Governor 'usurped authority when he interfered in the first place. He had nocolor of right to set aside the legal directors of these Institu tions., On what meat doth this Caesar feed that he is greater than the Legisla ture greater, than the law, greater, than the Constitution ? And who made him. at one ; and tbe same tic e Legislature, Supreme - Court and Executive mon arch of all be surveys from his Execu tive mansion ?; ! 1 , . . : Prate not of Diemocratic sins, while your Governor acts like an Oriental des- pot rignt unaer your eyes, xvepuoucans of North Carolina 1 Behold .the man and his tyranical ' course! If you ap prove of him and what he has done, well you are reprobate, and there is no salt in you to effect your salvation. We are done. But surely you even you who have gone with him' into the lengths and depths of his previous high handed career can not support him in this last, infamous outrage that pales the most barbaric deed of the most barbar ic age. .;;'.. jv :i ;..,.-,:.- " . From the Wilmington Journal Public indignation is wide-spread and increasing ai the fatuous and crimi nal obstinacy ot Governor"CaldweI!, in persisting in bis arbitarvulegaWind in human course with relefehce' to the Penitentiary and the State charitable Institutions. , . ' Whatever the opinion ot the Supreme Court may be as to tbe right of the Legislature to- appoint these Boards without nomination by the Governor, it is unquestionable that under the Con stitution the Governor cannot appoint without the consent of the Senate, and that in order- to cany on the affairs of tbe Institution, tbe i facto incumbents must remain in office until , legally decided. This is ' the opinion of , the highest legal intellect in the1 State, without distinction of party. : When, therefore,, thii asinine and.'up s tart Accident, in collusion with his inebriate Auditor, undertakes to order payments of vthe public monies to , an illegal and irresponsible Board, he cbm--mits a crime for which he should not go unpunished. The Treasurer, too, so paying these warrants, should be made to answer on his official bond for the wrong. . . ' - - -.' ' From the Charlotte Democrat. A Conflict at Raleigh. There has been a conflict ot authority between Gov. Caldwell -and. the Boards of .Di rectors of the Penitentiary and theIa - sane and Deaf and Dumb Asylums, Under a late decision -of the Supreme Court the Governor claims the power to appoint Directors for the -various pub lic Institutions in place of those elec ted, by the Legislature, and refuses to y cut tbe public monev to lha !' ative Boards. t W believe the Governor in and deserves censure for his conduct in the matter. Partizan ,10 bs permitted to have any control of onr ' Charitable Institutions. Passion and revenue have had too mnrh in public counsels and with public men since the close of the war, ai.d that is one"v reason whv there has not boon more peace. and less strife and conten tion. ;. !-'- ; -:: . -- - :.' ,V',' Corresnondence of the Nnra. Health of HertfordThe . News "i n: democrats, v Conservatives. Labor Reformers, and Liberal Re pablieans 4tc. - . " ' . Hertford, Co., N. C., Buckhorn Academy, March 21st.. Editors Raleigh News : Old Tima swings his heavy Dendulum with sing-song tunt in this remote section. and should your correspondent fail to interest, your weefciy readers in his efforts, yon, must attribute it to thetcarcitv of material and not to anv want orinduutioo.iooLiartta. chronicle' the death ami marriaaetol lus friends.- . The hygiene of our, sec tion is so remrrkably good, that even ... . J . .t i - ui uiut ciiicim grip me in reau ol life so firmly as to deiy the snapping; fingers ofi mercury, and present such a,fine, healthy appearance, that we hope and believe the day is still far disjant when they-shall be "numbered among the things that were." Then, too, the "weather probability ! man" has taken that item from us, and unless the wind pi pes around sorffe dismantled bouse or over the luckless skull of some storm stranded wretch, you need not expect us Jo dance to that tune. No matter, the world is before us where to choose, and should we get trumped we will write a novel or commie a fdo de e by immolating ourself on the mount of Pe gasus. 1 be world is moving and we will move too, by tilting still and send ing our spirits abroad even to Winton,' iffleed be, to gather up subjects for dissection. You are dealing trenchant blows at the hydra head of Radicalism, and we wish jou many seals to,your ministry. It is our humble opinion tbat the throne of the mighty is fast crumbling to pieces, and that its fragments will- ere long' be trampled in the dost, by the advancing hosts of time and good men. When ihe histr -. rian shall record the events of our Na tional History, how deep must be the blush of shame upon his check when, with the scalpel of an unprejudiced pen, he is railed upon to write the meanness, the venality and the corruption of the present administration. No man, since the days pf Washington, has had it in, his power to-do more good than Gen eral Grant. Elected to his high position alm8t unanimously, regarded as a plain, blunt and honest soldier, clothed with almost arbitrary power, it was "within his reach to achieve an immortality of good renown; to have secured not only the love ot his own people, but the re spect and confidence of those men who' opposed hyu in battle array. What has 'been .his Course in regard to them? Re lying upon the pledged word of a great nation, as given by its military dictator, they grounded their arms and in gd faith, to repair their broken fortunes by honest toik What was the result ? They fpund the serfs- of the soil, the unlet:. tered and prutish negro as a class, pre ferred to seats and positions ot high trust, while the noblest intellects of the South were fettered by political disa bilities. But a bugle bla3t is sounding now, and its clarion notes will rally all the brave and noble hearts in the broad land. Let tbe dead past bury its dead, we should act. for the living present. Let the Democrats, the Conservatives, the Labor Retonners, and the Liberal Republican, ' with clean hands ' and honest hearts, forming and constituting a vast brotherhood, casting- aside all partizan spirit and-sectional feeling, unite to tight tbe great campaign of '72; let them hearken to the friendly greeting of Gratz Brown and Alexander Stephens, and the defeat of Radicalism is fixed beyond the shadow of a doubt. Let not men wrap, themselves in indiff erence to the cry that our liberties are imperilled," nor console themselves with the reflection, that this bug-bear shout Is raised at every Presidential canvass; ! It requires no prophet hor tbe son of a prophet, to see that we are fast drifting to centralism, and the past is, replete with the lesson ; that when ever this becomes the fixed policy of a nation, its-liberty is destroyed. It may still be strong at home, and respected abroad, its battle '.lag may- still wave triumphant over the'6tricken field; the thunder of its guns' may still be heard rolling over the ocean, still the libeity, the peace and happiness of the toiling yeomanry are '.gone, like the unsub stantial fabric of a fleeting vision. .The Spouse of the Adriatic is a living wit ness 'of this truth. The Lion of St .Mark was abased by the supremacy of the Terrible Ten, and with centraliza tion, the, dream j of Venetia's glory van ished lorever. y A nation armed with .this terrible agency, may, like the hectic flush upon a consumptive cheek, delude itself into the belief, that vigor still remains, but beneath this gaudy exterior there is a canker-woim that will sap its strength and lay bare its rottenness. Rome lell, though defended by iron legions, when Augustus seized the baton of supreme authority. ; We are drifting into this whirlpool the cataract U thundering in our ears, then let every stout arm put 'forth its entire strength to counteract tne influence of the tide' tbat would cngulph us. We still have the ballot box, but that paUadium of our liberty is not secure. We have seen it guarded by bayonets. We have still tbe habeas corpus, but we have seen it abrogated, and entire districts, for the faults of -a few, deprived of that last resort. Well may the good of the land tremble for the land's safety. You are doing a good and noble work, Messrs. Editors, atfd wejbid you 'Godspeed." You will say this is to be a hot campaign. and to post yon now and then, will be the pleasure of ' Jclk. In Iowa there are 7,825 public schools. attended, by 341,930 scholars. One man in Pennsylvania has signed the temperance pledge 820 times. The jail in Polk .county, Wisconsin, nss never naa an occupant. A band of thieves have their head quarters at Jacksonville, Fla. - A $3,000 fire recently occurred in Rome, Ga, - ! THE COLORED RACE. We publish elsewhere a well-consid-s ered, sensible article, addressed to the colored voters of North Carolina. Ex perience has shown that that class ot our population is not guided in politi cal matters by reason, common sense or justice. The colored man has become a victim of political prejudice, and seems to be laboring under a strange delusion. He has nofyet reached that elevation in the politcal world where be can survey the whole 'field, think for himself, and act for himself. Aside from politics, he is usually polite, respectful and reason able. ' In other matters, he will take the advice of those with whom he has been brought up, ana in whom he appears to repose the utmost confidence, i But let the subject of politics be touched upon. ano ne immediately becomes ; reticent, distrustful and full of incredulity. He will believe nothing.or if be does believe. h Embraces the first opportunity at th ballot-box to show tbat the counsel of those whom he is willing to trust in every thing else, does not hive the weight of a feather With hi man politi cal affiirs: , . ' . ! ' ' While this is so, and w hile our argu ments and remonstrances may pass un heeded and be throwniway.i still we regard it the duty of the press and of public speakers, to keep . continually before the public mind the perfidious conduct of the Carpet baggers towards the colored people of the South; whom they have so wickedly and shamelessly deceived. JWhat is the pecuniary condition of the colored race to-day in Sortb Caro lina, under carpet-bag reconstruction t Taking the masses into consideration. isi their condition any better than on the dajy ;'of their emancipation 1 They bavbc had Freedraen's Bureaus to help them up. They have a Radical carpet-bag Constitution for their organic law. They have a Radical - Governor, Radical Judges', Clerks, Magistrates, County, Commissioners, and Radical officials generally in many Counties And yet, after a freedom of seven years, they do not seem to improve in morals, in thrilt, in wealth ' and in general , prosperity. The jails and -Penitentiary attest the frequency of their commission of crime, and thtir immoral and vicious condi tion. Their prospect for the future is decidedly gloomy, so far as their eleva tion in the scale of morality is concerned. They have all the blessings of Radical' rule. They have rejoiced over their political victories,expecting no doubt to find in tliem the harbingers of untold prosperity, wealth and honor. Yet each year finds them unimproved. They follow Radical advice during every campaign. They applaud with vehe mence, and sliout exultingly at Ridical meetings. They still trust implicitly Rid ical promises which.time and again, hare been proved to be nothing but snares and delusions only." as sounding brass and tinkling cymbals." - ' j They are willing to acknowledge that the white! Radicals have till the most lucrative offices, that they ; themselves are, in' a great measure, politically ostracized in many Countit-s where they have the greatest numerical! strength. Still they 'continue to follow servilely land blindly the behests of Radical leaders, give credence to the most Incredible stones of ; Ku Kluxism, drink in the lalse statements of the Vilest and most degraded wretches ,'that 'pollute the earth with their tread br the 'air with their breath," and turn away in apparent disgust from the words of truth and Wisdom; from the prudent counsel of the most reliable citizens in the land.men whose characters are above reproach, and without a blemish ; men who are not, office seekers, but pa' riots, pleading to deluded colored men to cut aloof from the shackles of party tyranny i and Radical dictation j' V We believe we express the universal i sentiment of our party when we say the i Conservative- Democratic masses in Nortn Carolina harbor no feelings Of hostility or enmity towards tbe colored racebut entertain for them feelings'of kindness and friendship instead. We feel deep 'sympathy for their unfortunate and insane political folly and delusion. We still invoke them to cease following the despotic mandates of unscrupulous land unprincipled politicians, whose pre tended zeal tor the: colored man's wel fare arose simultaneously with -their aspirations tor office. Their solicitude sprang up as suddenly as Jonah's gourd, and would 'disappear as suddealy, but for the loaves and fisfirs of office' for which they hanger so greedily. We tell tbe colored men in North Carolina that until they cease to be the pliant tools of designing Radical dema gogues, the future can never, offer for them a higher destiny than the present deplorable condition of their race, in tbe scale of morality, intelligence and politics. .. .. ' -? John E. Owens, with Ford's troupe; will visit Richmond in April. The black or spotted fever is epidem ic in Scran ton, ra. The Legislature of Virginia adjourns ' to-day. . i - - New' Irish potatoes have made their appearance in Columbus, Us. Several towns in the interior of Geor gia have a mania for small balloons. Mrs. Oates will perform in Richmond this Week. Rome, Ga, hat a ahooting galleryt NO. 3. THE CllfCIff If ATI CONYEIfTIOIT Tne Radical party 1st trembling with fear at the prospect of a grand oat pouring of the Liberal Republicans on the first of ; May, at Ctncinnatl. The movement has become so powerful and formidable that it is beginning to de moralize the friends of Grant. They see in it a power which Is destined to per manently disrupt the Republican party and overwhelm it with complete disss ter. In order to prevent this calamity, it is now proposed by some papers at the North, which profess to be in favor of the movement, to snd delegates to Cincinnati to shape .ths proceedings of that body in the interests of the Phila delphia Convention. This cia a. -of papers argue that the Convention does ''not necessarily forebode a split In the .Republican party," but that it may under "proper counsels make that party stronger t han ; before." We con sider .this a triek on the part of .the Grantites to disarm tbe Liberal Repub licans and band them over Ja a body to the Radicals, i ' : There is a gulf between the true sup pert ers of the Liberal movement and the adherents of Grant which cannot be bridged. No man, we take it, will be admitted in the Cincinnati Conven tion who is not opposed to Grant. In deed, the chief object of that Conven tion is to bring out such a cundidate tor President as will sive some hor.e of uniting all the elexents ol opposition to Radicalism, so as to secure tbe defeat of the Radical nominees in November. As to the " split " in the Republican party, we regaid that as having already taken place. The' leaders of the Liber al movement, Schurz and Brown,1 have takep their position in advance of tbe columns against -the Adminlstrstion, and they will not recede." The idea of the Cincinnati Conven tion uniting tbe disaffected Republican elements in the interests of Radicalism is not worthy of serious consideration. "IT WILL filL. , The attempt which will be made by the Radicals to take possession of the Cincinnati Convention, which mees on the first day of May, will fail most sig nally. Grant as a' soldier ws never greatly distinguished for flank move ments or stragetic,. operation's of any, kind. His rtrong-point was to over power the enemy by physical strength. He evidently thought Prpvidence was on. the side of the greatest number of troops and. the heaviest artillery. Ai a politician he is trying the new role of strategist. His friends are now urging that as the Cincinnati Convention is called by Republicans, they have a right to be heard there, and they -propose to take control of the Convention awl en dorse his Administration. . j - - -This trick is decidedly, too appHront; With almost the same propriety might tbe Democrats propose to send Dele gates to the Radical . Convention - at: Philadelphia for the purpose of contnl ing that body. The Cincipnati Con vent ion is called ly the .opponents of Grant, and by none others. No one i invited there who approves of the Ad ministration; Now it seemto us oool impudence for the friends of Grant to take any part in a Convention called by Grant's political opponents, and express ly for the purpose of bringing out a can , didate in opposition to him. : The New York Tribune sptaks very plainly on the subject. It tells the friends of Grant rthat the Cincinnati Convention is none ottiteir affair,' that they- did not 'call it. and that their presence is not desired. It says they had better mind their own business aid run their own machine. It is evident the Grant forces are be coming much demoralized on account of this 'Cincinnati movement. Thejr pitiable attempt to control it, attests th ir desperation and dishonesty. That attm.)t will, prove a miserable -abortion. ' ..'.-' - HOW ffEW HAMPSHIRE WAS -CARRIED. Since the smoke has cleared, away from the election in New Hampshire, the corrupt use of money by the Radi cals is being traced up. It is well known that an immense corruption lund was used in that State, and it has since come to light that many votes were-actually bought and paid for. We clip the tollewing from an exchange f ' u Ot course, , says the Manchester tTaion, it is understood that New Uamp shire .was bought up. We are ashamed to admit tbat such a thing was possible, and consequently we have avoided - de tails as much as possible. The ffbllow tng from the People is only One t a thouf and cases. It shews hew Chris tians violate hw : '.. Merrikack, ss. March 12, 1872. . . Personally appeared -Ephraim Vf, Whitman, of Heaniker, and made oath tbat he received $17 for voting with the Republicans as follows : Two dollars of Norman Mathews, five dollars of Tim othy Peasley, and ten dollars under a ...... irAH.. i 1. measure in Horace Gibson s back store. George Tresten said I could find it-there. Horace Gibson- pointed to it. The above ten dollars was placed in Horace Gib son's hands by Timothy Peasley to be paid me afler I had fulfilled my part of the contract by voting for candidates such as they had put in nomination. ' . John Favor swears - to the same effect, and other affidavits are promised The Radicals owe their majority in the Mouse every man or it to just such means.'' . The prospect for wheat la Wilkes coont-f, Qtt ii promising. ! - THE tWEEKLT. NWS.. RATES OF ADVERTISING. One sonar, one insertion MM IN i IS 00 low ISM One sonar, twe lnaertlona. One eqaare, three tnerttona, un sqnare, ioar meervon. One eqaare, three months..? One eanare. six lnontbe... One sqaarn, twelve months... For larcer advertUemente liberal eon treeu will -be made. Ten lines eoUd non pareil constitute one eqnam. ... .. ? ... . . WITHDRAWAL OF MR. HAPCES. J We publish below the announcement ' of CoL ITtnet, teverin bis editorial ' connection with the Era. In bur paper of yesterday, Ve stated the fact that the next Issue of t he Era Would con tain hs valedictory. At the time' of : writing that article we had only infor mation of the fact of his withdrawal the eavset thereof were our own cons . jecture, but it will be seen I from.)his valedictory that ouir prcdicUok" has been fully verified.' Col Ilsnes assigns as the reasons of his retirement that his manner of conducting. the paper, and. his views of policy in several particu- lars, did not meet the spprobation of his party, and hence" his position be came unpleasant. From what we know of CoL Hades' general views o politi- cal matters!, and from the tone, of the Er we hive invariably - expressed tbe -opinion that he could not suit the Rad ical party. We did not believe, tbat be would stoop to the dirty work that we ' felt sureould be required athbhaijdsl' From the reluctance with which he i csme to the defence of Governor Cald well in the ; appointment' of the so called commissioners of the Penitentia ry and syfums, not ' to say his re-, fusal to support the GoveVnor in his tr- , pointment of public printer, we were led to believe that Mr. llanes could not endors the Governor's conduct. . And although his aonouncemcnt does not -mention the Governor, and although our assertion through the News that the Era could not conscientiously support Governor Caldwell (in -ibis recent law lessness was made from the' awkward manner in which Mr. Hanes attempted a quasi defence, yet (wo are nevertheless -. almost positively certain that the offic ial conduct of the Governor in. the present embroglio does not meet t with tbe sancl ion of Cot.- Hanes, nor consist with his ideas of Executive duty and propriety. , ' . . , -.--.. '. ; Col. nanes says, fin retiring ifroat. the , Era, he dots not ceas& fo be a EtpuUi- r cafi.i We Stated 'jytsttrday that his sympathies were beliettd to be with Ihe Liberal Republicans. We think me have no difficulty in clawing him pfq pcrly ; he is a; Tmitihull Republican. .Of , this we have little doubt in fact we " might say, none at ail.' As a Liberal Republican, lie can perhaps be of inote service to his! country than he can In any other position. . Such; men as he ' should represent the South in tire Cin cinnati Convention if we understand his position aright, and that fs, opposi tion to the Grant Administration, op. position to the suspension of the' writ of: Habeas Corpus, and opposition to Radi calism generally. , As Sfrumbuli adheient, Mr. llucc' iofluence can be felt id the Cincinoati Convention as a Southern -Republican. Asllhere is a strojg hoje that the action -of J that Convention may lay down a policy and sekct candidates that all the' opponents of radicalum' of all parties can endorse, it is proper that the voice . of the Libu-al Republicans of the South shall (Wlieartl in .shaping its cnuirst-UV and completing it? labors. That the North Carol'nn Lib-r Republican' will le rejirqsentrd at Cincinnuil we .have every' apsurame. Delegates fiont other 8'iuthcrn Stitcs wc notice hare all cad v been appojnied. It is naid t int every State in the Ujiioj will Iw repre- . sen ted, and 4nic ot them by t.heir a blot " and most distinguished politicainv But to CwlJ Hanes' v,iledictory The Carolina Era) dated .to-day, which ap peared vn 'our tf eels yesterday,-, con- " taincd the fo"lo4ing: I , " ANNOt'KCKMKsr. With .this issue my eiitorial j connection with the Era ' eenscs, after a continuance of six months. Finding that my . manner of conducting tbe paer, and my views of policy in. several particulars, did pot meet with the spproval of a targe portion of the Farty, my situation become unpleasant. -. therefore proposed to Col. Carrow cer tain terms, on which I was willing to ' dissolve the business contract which J . had made with the Era Publish 1 eg uompany. These terms were accepted by Col. Carraw, who throughout, has acted with the highest degree of honor : and generosity. , -.,-; I : .'.-'.'', "In retiring from the Era I do not' cease to' be a Republican. I bate no '. engagements for the future, butcontem-t 'date engaging io. I be practice of the aw ; having fbe efier of a partnership with ah Atttoroey eminent in the pro fession. ; j , ' .;. . , Lewis Ilajiks. OTHER COHGREHSIOMALJiSPI ' . RANTS.. . .. The IUdical meeting held in the" Court-House j on Saturday, an account of which was poblishrd in yesterday V paper, pjassett a resoluti-m recommend ing Gen. Willie D. Jones, of Wake, for the' Congressional nomination . in this' Districti j ' ' .l ' It seems there are others aoxioas be defeated for Congress besides CoL Young and Major Smith. Of course -Johnston wi31 declare for the Major, and Granville lor Col; Young, Nash, we understand, will go for CoL Charles' - I E. Segrs and Franklin for CoL Madison I . . . ' ' M ' .m Hawkins; We presume Chatham wifl pronounce for Johnny McDwnald, and Orange will probably be the only county that will go to the Convention un pledged. Among "this kettle ef fish, . we incline to the opinion that Major W. A. -Smith stands the best chance for the oominalioo. "He bas kept HotH before" a&dl understands the ropes retty thoroughly. However, be will d in CoL Young a formidable rival, 4 U b dont look well to bis laorela, e Colonel will cany the day. : 1
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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