- -- -. cwm - tur i ii 11 i no. VOL. 2. RALEIGH, N. C. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15. 1868. -! THE SENTINEL. WM. E. PELL, PsoruiBTOB. The pillrs of the Capitol should le hung j iu mourning, to-day, tor the murdered ov- I erwgnty of North Carolina. In the Hal), f w here have been collected, iu days gone j by. the wisdom, toe patriotism, the virtue of ttie "Bit'ts rnere 'Mwnililai, "'ftli morning,' a body, Convened by an order ol Congress, j in violation of the Constitution ol tlXfcj I'nited States and in utter t disregard' of the Constitution ol North Caro-! Una, a buoy which, in no seuae, as a whole, represent, the true people ot the rltate, which baa uot Ixwu elected according to the forma ol our own laws, nor chosen, in the majority of Instances, by those to whom those laws have committed the right ofsuffrage. la the aeaU which have hecn filled by ome ot the best and truest sons of North-Carolina, will be lound number c . .',n i.,, n.K,.r ..f who have do interesu or aeiitiments in com tnon with our people, but Who were lelt in our midst by the receding tide of war, and Tt nthw who aw tmtn Ui-m frt :'tteir mthr and laaned with her enemies. Such is the ganral character ol th called Convention which convenes, by virtuo j ot the unconstitutional military acts, to day. There are eaceptiona tu be found, of course, though it is problematical, under all the circumstances, whether it would not he aj well that there should he. no excep tion that, u the "Convention" iu, in no en be of the word, a North Carolina body, there should be no true-hearted North Car olinians In 11 But there is a smut I baud of them, anil it behooves them, situated a may provf, tt do all they can to teai-tt the j mad program! of destructive Kadiealtfiu. TheT have tho opportunity to u in lor them- aelres a warm place in the heart ot our paopls, and right sura ar we lliat they will deaerretf, by a staunch ami patriotic ()eyo- tion to the name and tamu of the good "hi t Htate, trhich all her genuine ihildien lnvo the more tor tier lituutliattoits anl arHie lioni. We bavebeeu repNatetllr askaii the ijues lion, of late, how many anli Kailieals tlieie arcin thet'oiiTaltimt. (Hrrirptr hnstiwn, ami still ia, that we il.i uot know, ami liall j i.en. .Me.ile .- .Iesi,.,ji.,n ,, miln u h I unable to determine, until iU vi liiiieni J puniiei h I,, (ill the a,,. n-., mih shall tlx their status. We b! anil brlii vl- I tin. Snnt l Hie I.U.-st i,.,iai-l n-i'iuisiriir. that the n uin Jfx. .. wj,,, J,.,fojut)(i....tKiHlcwiMt..l Uuu iw(iiadt.oti, vbtcii a tiU.i,l hvw larger than' baa llern ortltnaril r suppim-tl lretnising that we shall endeavor to re port, ai faithfully as our opportuhftiea will allow, the proceedings ol the "Conven tion," that we shall not knowingly mis represent any one, hut that we shall eon deuin tinaparingly where there is occasion tor it, we await, with a serenity amounting almost trt MxliHuronOe, the aotion of this anomalous mongrel assemhlage. TBKRADJCAL PHOORAMME. The reckleaaneae, desperation and sinking condition of the Radical party ire made perfectly maiifeat, by the proposition which toe House Recoasiruetisa CBtH!W): agreed to lay before Congress, aa indicated by our telegrams, on yetterday. Iti actiun, Ueretofurc, baa . been uu. uu. blushing usurpation, trenching npou the powers of the Executive, regardless of the Constitution, a4 by avwy possible effirl (legrling the thigh office of Prt8ldepU.'nj; ply UBbuim iitiMd:lk.tiM.W4fetic'&yr ical design to break up the old government, ant inaugilrate flw state of things, hith erto untried by and unknown to the Ameri can people, The last proposition Ignores the Recon struction programme in obliterating all trace of civil government In the South, trammelling "the Supreme Court, indicating a purpose to annihilate it, and placing the entire rwwfrdf State under military rule and under the control ol Gen. Grant It wttt"BWWB (aww.'Swras, jnemopr of the Committee, objecwd, upon th ground that tba whole scheme waa designed to se cure the election of Gen. Grant to tba Pres idency Such "purfwae'fs "so manifest, and law unjust to the claims ot Chief Justice Cha, that th scheme may be expected to in both House. W r hrdly prepred to expect Ui paasage of so horrid propo. sition, yet, if It fails, it will be from no love of the Constitution nor pity lor th suffering rViuth, but purely tor the reason that, in the judgment of th party, it would not be pol itic, popular or . ' . V. . We r pretty ' well prepared, therefore, toTxpecV anything, however wicked and unjust Ul.,8ontherfl people. ItJaT .htt wuiIiIhgCto..li Oraot. and others who hare hitherto sua Uined character for honcaUand liiiixir, shoubl lend hemtfWt 4t r"h.m so utterly repuguaut to lb)B "Constitution and so ruinous to the South and the natirm. ' 'Tlp9liey jiHliewMe fry the rtron nfrbe R aco oat ruction Committ exhibits want ot 4eftAfcJsyd tiois, aud sKow a purpose to plee, every thing in th hand of the military, in order to secure th election ot Ueu. Grant. AcasowLkiMixasT. We make our xratc tul ackuowledgeiuxits to our wurthj friend, Pntsskt Criwpiff, "Hwv"i Wsjrtitttsrrori, fitf Wfff m SubSTtlberS W The. Ari.'y ,SmfnT If other of our friends would emulate this excellent example, ir lisnils would indeed ... . ,v-jWWJ.M, 'i Ji.a;;;--,.. . . Cotto. This articla U iu deuland in this market. W hear of seVaral who wish w ytxrcnaae nrsTiiy. THE nSMOCBATIO S6MLEEOEX. sTA TK NKW UANC06K. I Ho far, while the action of the Kadicals, i - The Komi, ike Aev gives n alL-c-North, points unmistakably to Hen. Grant, I tionale valediction to Epps and liiys, ' ippeara to l.e a greater division ol senti moot anions, the democracy. Mr. Pendle ton., ol OUiu. and .ill.. Styiuour, ol New York, are both spoken ol, ami the torruer i rnrr u,r..r,. i I I. .. V I, ,.. .... , I ...., . ...... . . - - i ............ ......... ...,. SBM1 CKftotTOIfrw 'tfitiM -tint rns4tati a rfti-- ment in it choiee Ki'iwccn either. l these gentlemen and a Unheal, out II tri k u that Hen. Hancock is t Iks foininr nuiii.w hose military charact. r, mid, above all, who-e recent civil course, slump Inin us the man 01 the timis, mid on.', p.-rliSj whose his tory will maKe h stronger impression upon the American p--op!c, thn that ol any orlier ruan connect. -.1 with the present stirring j ',Ten, I Without a prec.lent in the conduct ol.th. I Coiutuan.lers in the Southern States, (ien I ,U"cock' ' ,"Ul't' l,im""'11 I suuarely upon the Constitution ol' the I'm- ! u J rtuu" "" '"' "' ' 1 j k, I,t -'f""tly in v.e ls respousil.ilit.e, " "l,"r Hn'' a " ' '!l ''"'"K h elicwe) all partijanship, t tlraa ' 'n-r'l ' d.spleasiin: incurred the displeasure "i the HadicaU It is plain Hmt lu cf.it U: trusted, hoth Deiilocriits and Cotret vati ve, and, he- ! hevinjf tliMt he o ci'jpies a poMition which cornmt)d htm t a larye majority of the I people of the Vliited Stares, with lUulighU ; .!.. ! ConventitU)f, w hoij we eould more heartily wupport, with .-troii; ctntideme of nuccei;, than Gen. iJaucotk. He hat always been a Democrat, hut nrrer n pnrtiTran. Hp Takes Ilia position honestly :iiid feat ies-Iv, and dare to maintain it. (1K SI h'A l S'e have ull' lime ! ihleet :il 1, IM t lie aliniMlheemeli I , ;n out t ee : I it ill I, limn, 1. 1 tile, ail.ltmu' .r.4-e.-,lin t.l' Mwa.U itv rem.. mf; tlie livrmii Treasurer )' (it-nria. We ure a wire I ten. irti.l 1 1 1 ut unit Meiule luiM 1-eeii el itiiie,! h a iih I IlloileV.'lte mint liii.l we me, theri'tore. the ni'ire i'.ie;itiv -.ti r j -r ie. I nt In einre. Alli.iieh hit;li'hjiiile,l jr.K-ee.luiH but serve to brine; mil in inure H'nnini; eontrast the St at. Sill. Ill like, ieHMl helletieellt pntiey tv,fr;Wi n.,i.. X the rnnnjennrv ,ir tTriu n. I i. inlended In i'lllll.ilk I lie -lltll, r the I'll nleiu v. fbver li.le nil iipiiiii.iti,.i ss the nodical li.,iuiM. Iu this roiitiectinii, ii t reHdiiie r.f only the jif that removjiijr tin b 1 M'Mllii ;llll tii.it t!ie ' ..". "f the Older Slille (;li,-el-., w ss aiplauded in the Oeuri- Couveution The subsequent section op. rated, doubtless, likirs wet blanket, destroying, as I hey ili.l, the hopes of that limly, thai smiie ..I their own cormorant crew milit be p. iniiiie.l i., enjoy the peniuigites. H.-tter uny knul of rnlers tlian thft native uiuue;i:tla. WELL JtEXClilltKl) "Pimfnlfikrh want- flen Meade against a rertuiu clasi n-hicli he will 1 have to encounter, in the ini ipien. y ot his SffffitSSslffttWlrih" "site Third District, and whichwilluseevuryefl .it lo bias mid eon Irol bim. U thus painu U.ei, , il,y I gathered about bit predecessor, 1'ope : aurrouiuTetlhy a.iMj4a'm-claiof instrrrectibrlnry rcconstniclionists, rthel Railicals, sworn by each side, and lorswom to .Ixitll, Who, with jj&triolic. phraseology, persuaded him to conceal their crimes tin der the overshadowing magnitude of his own lollies. Moved by accidental compunc tions of conscience, General Pope doubtless ly did attempt occasionally to restraiu bis inordinate appetite tor flattery, but the parasites were too numerous aud too ikil lul. He feHl a victim to their ruperiority in vice. ItVs in the midst of these expert sycophants that General Meade will have to execute President Johnson's great trust ot coosUtutioiMd Ubertk .,. Th first principles of inductive philoso phy enable ua to state that these pararsites will bow before the victor of Gettysburg with a hypocritical hninilitv only equalled rtfee-ttDeeftff fiictrify- "w'itfi wBlch'tbey will have tbrgotttn the conqueror of Corinth. Representing nothing but their betrayal ol nast confidence thev will nretend to ren- I4bsjrJi8!lWtof commanding nothing but the contempt ot their countrymen, they will profess to com mand public opinion." The portraiture ia polled, and will stand as well for the set we have here in Nnrtji Carolina, as if it were specially made forl them. We fear that fifir fawning has been fttlly as successful at was that n( the GeorgtS liek-apiHtra. - ' t. Tub' CoaxKimuS toAi,.iwv.)--Ffui What W rcaffi, we tSSi it'lba iliere will certainly be a quorum in attendance at the lomthe. ..Kprasmhdfwn-.JIiQ keepers. Vhite and black are lrought to gether in glorious comininglemcnt, so that H1l llmut toWs-lWK,rgtef tllierft" which."- In order to acerfmmodata the sup ply ss nearly a possible to the demand, it tnrW tew mm "ofllcwr, hlfherW unknown in North N CsroIina,--9Hch as 8crgeant-at- Arms, 4e.- For tlrra rartrer rosition, it is TBOWWIHUf TBWf rtrrl 1 if:1 IWgHl County, li clamorous. It ought to be given to1nn"S4 a-cwariT TorViiug against Homitd mneniitii';it, S,T the lain Legr It as rutuori d iVaf there waa a oaucua, iast'iiigLJ,' at which the tU ... a ,1..,,!., 1.. ., 1 ' bf'Boolter "tSafi t& i Question If" "I.J 1 xk i, sA,,A. JJ"aW.aMs -aMlvsfer,W.J-lwi MMlliirwtWlsl' f (cailfr-K worvrb 4''s tt nrirt lartrrt-T vysV r'-'T fT"f?' I 1-lsJPM' WW Wir-rT wr?WTTTTTf TTTfT' r' " r-'tti..iTT; fa-;rr:rV..,T.T -'-drl'!'"- tw-the-1-H'"' hrt,'autnnmmitsvatskt,a..i.4 S-r a wrinkle was to b nrflBtrnrmrrrart'lS,l f"t f - . - : : 1 uonaenraUTa presidential uunrition. 1 ""- l"""' jw. muwmn apH trcntjji. icgoltherrcwdrar Tbecimscwutteaat6 Ji"U. ana peoples , m 1). I inuumeriiblc huiurry aauirants lor office,. J .hmlnrn that 1t tatu rnnltmnl.Knn i, "V I Oh of the most xetloos at liieir l S a'e ( .. ,.u... . :i..i.i ..... t tlabt and when the fi;-ht Is over alml. ' I w - ' n --r j 1 . . . , ... "J K"0', '".su."' ''"e ir ku, i.--- -0:- -- j gates to tba mongrel Convention, wliu lelt llalil'ai on yesterday It Bays that their Cotlutj could spate tb.au well, were their mission to en.l iu liny ti Auother ot the murderers ot Col. stance. vfi.-A,i, iwiW!fr' I)tttniti .) law wid I'lu fii!l sIuhI i-( tit' SfttNoii writ' kM in ,J.iafvl.ro, ..11 Sntnrly, t ls..50 JMT pHlI Ktfilv. tin ncjiin " I octor," w 1) i wim ii pnininnt si tikci t h late wlutr-hUck lttt'lu iin-ftiNi; in thi itv, and who mi m;mmI up"ti the 1 1 ft luHty an ftwiiitlh-il numlerH "I hm hrt-thrcii in Norfolk, le turnhur' mid this citv, lirii turml uj io Uolfirtboif. lit claim t r tin afnl it the QMct'ii's Sceiety, Liui tt, Mini Hiitln.r-if-i to ifii'l Hiiy HtuiHiiii n( money, provitit-d tin iiilwejtt is patl in at)v:ii.re. He pro poHc.l t.) the r. !':-,. 1 people on the sunt)) side til' Nriw l!iwr, i.i l-'ini n eiitjiimnv 'f , , . , , , . ' ' . lar, and tht-n he. uild lend idem a thou ntifld on Hecoiint if the Jueen't Society ' KkaCtion in Nkw Manchettier Vmou piiu Ijhbey, wlio wit hdr iv party, an.l present -t In- II aMpnuikk. The j h. letter i'rotii Cinm. Ir.'m the Radical ren-ih verv term Iv lor UgiiBK bsi. 'IWtLU iuia iJiUiuaiuuA. that a great poltical riaetion in fair (' the democracy goin on in N w 1 1 atupthiie. The letter is a- iolloH Whitkiki.h, pec. ;n, To Hon. K. II, Jlollins, Chairman fit-puhiiji State Central Commute Da Si : Haimif tf fe 1 lio" pmemh inyot the late KepuniicsTi M .te 1 '..nv. ntton th.il I was chosen a inetn !. r - t iln- Kepiibii. ' esu State (iinimii tee, I t,.. .lie .urli.-si ..p ' portuuity alter !eir.inA. .t . . ,i .iicyatiun i to inform von, ss its tMui. uiu. tu.it I eiiniiot serve in Ulst cspacily, s'i I 'o ilve ym some 1 of the reasons which have led ire to this j conclusion. I think t ur the !enl"ishii of j the Kepuhlicnn party h.is t i'len entirely ' into the hands ol the .xiieiyr i r.-iihn,! : men. Attnchcl ss 1 lisve l.ien t tin jmriy, ; events have foie. il m.', i.i -pre ot nivs.lt'. j with much rei.-t and r.-nt r. m"ntin', lo j this conclusion. Mv conscience wiil no j permit me long.-i to art will, the Itepiib i : can party. T lc. 1 thst I l.uve, as an Aim ri ! can citizen, obliMti i' s ot u higher chsnie i ter than mere I. alty to po'y. I :nn, so. 'or ' prut. I inn tor a re-t thI I hi mi tin I loi lie- I j miiinienance ot the ( N.n-e iiution riiioiili j 4 mil Uw vafyiuH loitin -ol vuo iale.cisii . war, twfi o tts trramfrhartt Hose-, I pnve . the overiinienl tirin and unwaveiini,. : i supps.r(, 1 wauuao4, ikrough auaoGideirt i which deprived me of the use of my riedit ' t lniiiil, to actively participa'e in the danger . mid hsnlships ol the iiehl, but illil colitrib j nte a son to the army of tlu' Republic, who j I was lmt through the lungs at the battle of ' i Fnir nk, but "whose life, throtrjjhthp mercy ol (iod, was spared almost by a miracle. j I When the shock of arms was over and the! enemy utterly overthrown and entirely sub j missive, I looked for the speedy restoration i ol the Union under the Constitution. I j need not ssy how sadlv 1 have been disap- pointed, and how dsy by day my confidence in my party has waned, until now it is clean ene. I have bvciUie satistled that the I shotssihied policy it .looking only . at measures with reference to their rffcrt trptm the party, and of utterly disregarding their effect ujsah the welfare of the nation, guides and eorrtrote nur leaders. To strengthen' the Hepublican party the attempt is being made lo introduce negro equality, which will amount to negro supremacy in some sk tions. I wholy condemn the scheme of negro equality, and bcliiivu Ui Lava , uegro . aupri macy ta aojucction Is unwise and danger ous. To do this the Constitution is tram pled uuder foot. Tho common sense ol the people ts ootrajred, the business of nur whole country is paralyzed and distrust and anxiety everywhere awakened. I am L profoundly impressed with the serious na tu re ot the (lithcultles with which the coun try has now to contend its unsettled state, its immense debt. I know that the best statesmanship ia necessary to extricate us from our embarrassment. I see no ability on the part of the men now in office, or dis position even to do the things necessary to he done to give the people itcace, to econo mise and nVria a system of just and equal taxation that shall cause our debt to be paid, or that shall cyan diminish it. On the contrary, matters daily grow worse. I .tjjsjsaanttiJl'roMfit. ma must have a change ot rulers, and so feeling I cannot Ionizer act with the Kennlilican party, uui suaii give my vote ana innuence !UKX)aXUf,,.. ...s. w- i$ try yours CHARLES LIB BEY. DepaRTOKB or Mk. Davu Hon. Jeffer son Davis and wife left bar last evening by the steamer Wild Wagoner for Natchez, Miss., whence they will proceed to visit fa miliar friends and localities in that State. The ofceaaron of tmv- eVpaiiWpe- attracted quite an .asseinhlsge to-taa. vicinity of tbe- a learner, and Mr. Dana was heartily cheer ed by a crowd of white and black as - ho-1, stepTHKt m mrt.tt1r?nimti-&w.,$: t Thb Presidential Electiom tw trig whites of th Sooth t hul4 aupafate.. efefi--tions lor presidential electors', and to dis regard Ibe reconstruction acts . in that. 1 rfiiitct Tha Pr&iilnt. u iitv.li.rMln.-.,l . ... tayor tins movement, in a certain con- timreser. the moral efluct at least won Id he potent indwd. Witlt an actual united t Houth, and a majority of the Northern States, Congress would pot dare lo laaugu-" rate a President Upon th strength of the i 4 '. ... .... i... i. - .. Id t mill,. ..',;, i .j "s'-'"i "L"7'"i """, iu I li-u. tJ. , . k , .. . u.4i,,.A......Magii uu asas na. .saw i awitiai .1.1 Atts.yiw-a ., "i mis ,. M . , . u f c , h , i .. sentenced hiui to Day a hue of S'00 and to .. ft. .l. n ... j .u. .. i..'. :.J. .j. . t. .... ... .1 I t. " j 7 . : "- l . . , , . . , , , . . I aiwrr lor w i-Tuioj,i. j Towii a me a- r uaininj; hi wear- Kruit;e, loai, l aru FISH 1 ' . 1 ( 1 CMtet County. Fean,le!d an.. drpion fot I tw lmnrj.ned in orr PntKkifx.jdt!mij- rf id iC, t-kLJJsJ J,,,..U .JL. ! -u, 'Lt. . tfie loal officers, and th. result Was a oobl w-Ua. Lapt. bchalT n ii At.ani. on tu i C" kaM. wtar the air of men who t aitl.a: winch ton rUebrat7lmUld ,e caMed f -fl, ." . 0,,, t ttadicid J"- oul B sowwnwoai sua p-iw w v"-w-w.-w. rtmpalga.-" if mnmtfoh Vtvr,' w ,' 1 is n-it!" rtirtn1. wHMnif nfrfw, miIV f 'trtsar, Jta -V rt f il i T '"' 5 Bif"J'"uttlJi,'TOmnini.i a ugiu pmiii rar a oruiai Biume. . - , . . . , r partaB. It was a triumph, won, to b 'founts ot,e hi.u a . ,1 le. , P"-1 lor the immediate Keommicaon nf th ' ' " ... u- -i r , U-Wk Hamnton. tha ex-Generar accord. I .V h imn'i, . .win . , K . .. " . " '' lI ""s l' in....-J I . . . 1.1 .. i. . .. . 1 - ' , - - r ' . -jy. ..v. 1. .r-- - --. . . ,.-...,,w. i' i. i"i io lua.e in;,li, l.fllftu.. t a . . 1 ' For ttm Sentinel, j )frrt. Klituri : - Permit me, through j the medium ot your very valuable paper, I to make a brief statement Ii. reply to wjiut I yon nay of 1'nlo. Your chief argument 4 errai'ti t-smrtart wis Humi-Hmmm- .a the Cojr'istitutioii ol the 1'nited States, which says iTiat no State xluill impati coiittacts. This I admitted in the o.itset, I. ut went on tr ffTtrxtrfm,- wheffrfTtttitf "fl'strs wwtcV ' Iter lirought to henr under the present cin'iim- hm' lidtnit ted into the I'nion upon the terms flMgoMtoil ly i'ato Stippowe tht DemrxT'it-i ppt the 'HoiHe of Hcpresentu tiveH md tlie Pnsident ; they rannot repeal fitly law piiMeit hy the prenent ( 'oiirt-Hs, vvilh.iut the r.)nenf ot uie Senate The SenHte will Ntnnd tiieco n a cheek, so at to prevent ijnv chantie of tiieal nl!e. Hut ou shv, mi wiH tnkeih.' ease hetore the Supreme Court . What r;ii t'li ex pfct there Wotihl thev nvt doder,. ;h(- jsMiie upon fhe rjU(slion .(' piiilirtiotl, a- tliey did in the cac tnketi up Iroin the State ol MisiiKippi and AlahamH, or upon some other tlimsv pretext ' It not every memher of ( 'nurc H.-i m mil Itn tin' t t Mijport the Constitution ot the I'nited St nte. .Itidge Chase, or anv ot' (he jiSmh lull' .Indies ' Are they not swrn to do it N there not a general n nrnnence of opinion betHven r JnHrr Hi'-isr- Tm h Tmrd "matter.' then - tore, to decide wh it h Mtl of time thU t Cniwt initton w ill hold tond. The jreat uix'L'i'ttiint v of tlx I iw would induce credi tors to make liberal rnmpfotniaes. You say th;it you t ivor o-tnprnmsrteH Why are cmproniiscfl not made f It Ih the fault of the creditor. Verv fr will take off the ! interest, us lone; m they f anv chance to ! last dune a ni'in tins, leavinp him without I an meatts id' -mpp"rt. j regret to see t h ut you are of theopiuion, j that a stay o law will only put off the evil hnnr. This n the position taken by mul of miii learned "litnhs' ot the law, who re mind me e! a parcel of vicious blood-hounds 1bjcmi - ts. torsu'd" .loowt; Uat tnev in : devour the people. Some of them have hiiudieds of thousands dollars in el.tinis lor eolieetioh. They r.re now having their executions !eied, ready ui oust the pnor debtor, us soon us the t.-rni .of General Sickles' ord. r expires. Iu most cases t bey hive made thcnvrlvi's n psrty to the claims b eh:il irinir one tenih ot the whole sum lor collecting. I his iscoiitrary u the established usage, 'i xci pting claims from a distance, loieih.- parties could'not ntu-udto it; then they became the Agent of the Plain ldl Th. ir duty as counsel is only to push lliechdui ' ii iudoemnit. Hut such in their love ol In, r , that they .seem to be willing to H'-e the jieiVjile swiiTTowed up iii one com , in. ui vortex ol iitter rnin. To tetuie th:it .po.itinii, in iorard to a tiy ol eveen; ions, puitiiiii off the evil day, permit uiu to lake the people of the State of iVriu 1. arniina tor th laat. vvwe. They r-nminenrwritie- yearwitfr r("1eiV'd energy. Tliey went to work, and worked hard to en ah4 thrtn Ht tnet-t tliptr Vtabilrtie; brrt 'tbe tales so in lo have been against them. In stail ot getting twenty-flvc or thirty cents lor c .'ton, as tin y r vpected, which would luive been a I'air remuncrattve price, they ;et only ten cuts. Instead of making a thniisjun! pounds of cotton to the acre, they mske only fhn e hnndrnd. This wss ni built of theirs; it was the unfortunate season. Nearly every one became involverl iu debt Would yon sdvise these debts forced upon them and have ihiftr land" sold at such a sacriiiic, as they would tie at this crisis, and deprive them lunu ever. nUUi ting' themselves from detu . I think yon, us Christian-hearted men, would say. "let .tban.ttjt.'tme; wmr.yimTi tyyrte '::. How many (mor y.i(j: muu have risen from poverty to wealth, and become useful citizens by the ime nt csipitril I What would In-the true policy fur debts" contracted last year, would be the true policy for debts con tracted before the war. Let the creditors loan tbcpr041je.-t.hj! itsie oi thrir inmiey, and a larger portion ol them will yet survive. You any yenare ia lavor ot' deibtors goinjj into bankruptcy ro anr.Iwhen rbp debtor is helplessly a bankrupt. Lint what benefit will the creditor derive from it f He could get a very small portion of Iila debis in but very few cases. Would it not lheitr for thecreditor to C'ipromise with I h,e debtor on fair and equitable terms, than thfi debtor should go into bankruptcy ? Would it not lie better for the debtor, if he, sees any chance to work out his liabilities on reason able compromiacs, to do snf You say that you would not lie surprised it some such tub as repudiation will be thrown to the whale. 1 think the party that throw out the largest tub, will -be most certain to fret the whale-. I thfnk we shall touch liottom this year, soon after which, it we arc governed by wise counsel, we shall go up. . ,21- .. :T4K -.- Palmyra, N. C. APOIITIC4I . a xn WK .V SEW iis?jSs LtTTl.KTOK, H, II , Jaiibil-y 8. The Con ger-vatives ot New Hampshire held llJ lar gest and most enthusiastic nioctlug' tlfat has ever be?n held i-n the northern pin- ..f the State, in this phuse, to day. A pi. dent, twenty three vice-presidents and tbie.i secretaries, all latu of the RaiHcal parry, of fleered the mettintr, which wss nddr.-v d i'-He: E. Ct Baker; ef B'ton, and -Jr-rigs IL- George, .of- ConrurtV mint- made -ies but interesting speeches, after w hich some of the prominent converts ni .de r. marks Bfi0l'lnAtbet?Tiien nunciation has created great eurpnee, Oue stuiuyiniu iMiiiiuvvi, ia sura n 11 utt no il) l!,.nvnlin. ,..,- h. ..(li..uu ..1 ..... 1 D r"V"''S-.r7 . ""Vf" - '.rV.'j'.:" t meeting Uave. b. ret.re idei,t,ha.l tin'm. selves with the Democrat v . ... vAr. ..u...r, .,0 of Capt. tfclttff before a Military .. Cait Jlal at Mobile, lor the killing of Cl. Shepherd whils a prisoner, nie luue last 'mttnitt - - : - W"tli1dl. " Two charges w ert preferred ag am t hi in ; first, u. " - . . .1. ' v miMt- .unMi.iM inarn Hsuwwrwiwwi to kiXL. Ot tba first charga ti-. fe4- FiV the S-nttnel. . MtMiiif. Kin roitM : -Smr iinjiitflciit fel low Imsf-alleiltortheCiillictii.niCuloy, to I t ftuid or liiiny;, at the opening ut the( ntwti- wpII when i wai written, hul "trmHra tnu tantur," e!e. 1'ie..- puhli-sh the tollovsin. frotti alaiuca UiiSdtll.Lpwc! as embody in the aitiele ot mv prehent creed, and ol.lie Your, Ac. "I hl U-lleVe the ('e..ile wiuil A tax on tt an mi' conVen, ri'hl in. Kin' ftnit etiAVKUnt l'nr ulin I'm in oihie ; Fi r I hev loved my cwiintr) en Mv Hve-teelli (iile.l their sorl An' I'uele Ham t revfi'eiu'e, f'arttf'iuf itf his junket. , J Jn lehevi it's wi; an' gtunl i wen' out I'urriii itiiii'in, ThVt in. uu siirtin iinilcrt'd An" urthydox eifiulitiiMiM ' 1 uiemi mn thoUHiin' (lull, per am Nine thuiwau' more h-r outtt!, Ah' me tti reeniimi' lid H man Die .lure 'uuld Jet til 1 ihi Ulieve in special way 1 piaUi an' i'iiiaiiiii : Tin hrea.il lioiries lat k in main ln 1i' huUrrrtl t.tt f r .:, 'nt , 1 ineri in piein" tilt in .iHt- ill wut (he part v e hi . Mien, Irt in fmt'urtltt f"!- (' ti ;.is. t m mm 8-ry"t -" In the gret lreHrt's free.l..i. X(i pint tbe p.HiplH to tlie mml. All 111 tile usees lemj em ; Pslsleil llie srm that ferKeM t mv fal t'ulitiacu M,imi(m , An' irithwwt he Ike nnw thai '.iv. hilf Mir yttr'Hirvrnt jirintift' ' 1 Jll l.olleve Hi beui" ll.tn tlr llisl, e it may )ispjn Ulie wa nr I ulher lianiiient in Ti lteltill (Mple lis)iil. It aint by principles uor Dien . My present courhu is stesUied, I seellt wnei jkui tKf bexl, an' they rji. intn ti hutd-kfrHirrt . I iu brieve wntever trssli II keep the people in hllndness, Tluit we tlie iHi-kfii rebu can tlntisL ,. UilMr4utec.hraUiirijr,kinaueiMi. 'Ttwt borabstiellsl-rrar,e, sn3 poTrdi r 'n I Air noc-d-will's strongest tndtn. -s, TKel iace , lit mtiltr il slu k ul ail, Mi'st he iircv is wrra ba.islim." TUR BOTTOM OCT. ! Will Urant run upon a Hepublican plat- j form, with vhe bottom out That's theques I tion. All eyes will soon turn upon the S11- j premc Court. Tho .Mi Cardie case, from j Mississippi, ia there. Not many days uow will elapse before the case will excite more j iuteuse discussion and interest than anything 1 iu Congress. j The validity of the laws establishing mil- 1 itary despotism in ten States of tun Cniuii Is ;'n"6' brought 'directly ifi question, upon a iuibaii coryui case. Mcf'ardlt: wui aiiesb d, imprisoned, and arraigned for dial before a military commission, jor piiblishint; articles in a newspaper at Vicksburg, dciiouncuiH' .. tiitiir. ..icum uni;ontitulinal, and adtiiaiu the iMMtpieto voWaafamstalamveittowi It 1 a case involving personal liberty upon swiit ot right, audit take precedence b, lore l he Court. The I'ase presents the naked question ui the validity of these laws Che Court must meet and decide 11 ; and they will. These laws are such open, flagrant violations ol the Constitution that it is impossible they will not be declared such hy a mnj-.rity of the Judges ; and that decision knocks tho bottom out of the KepiiblicMii plattoi ui. But the case is likely lo pres.ni another interesting feature. Cpon the liench aitsChief-Justice Chase, a candidate for the Presidency, especially uig ed by the negro organizations of tlie South. President Johnson will be represented by ibe Attorney Gneral, wAio must eouo-dciu .nK,i,l ;.i'itiWtiW..' 'ii.'.constlin. ti.mal that wiHcomoel (ieuefal Grout, who. J represents the War Department, and has the 1 military feCOhirfruction utwler bis cotttfoT, j to come into Court also, by counsel spprial - ly employed for that purpose, or be must ! abandon,the militar suoreuiacy "ghyo oe eatao.isneq w An.w. r"hsiruc- : engaged in the naval or military service, by military courts, is still the supreme lnw 01 the land. But tlie curious inquiry now la, what immediate effect will it have upon candidates aud parties f Many sagacious men believe that General Grant, who hai always expressed reluctance to leave his present high position to be a candidate for the Presidency, will say to tba Hadical politicians whn desire to n.nn- nateJum, "the bottom of.jptitllitloriaJ owltsv,-'illttrt to remmo , wlnrre i t am upon the solid platform of Gem ral in- I Chief nf the Army, and shall adhere 'to that until I find a sounder lutsnr than a lt.' iiol. ..i,i.... Sm ia-wirweaaa Hut lor the i.hlel Justice whal a glorious opport unity to pie s ill hulls. Il in an eliilui rate opiuion as the champi m sml deendnr of the negro and military dp(tiisin ..liij, and, par estetlietux, jts hi ad and rcj r. ri 1 a Vive. J may liu twites- bis enamrni for the nomination at ( 'hirifjt'" l,et"Ji8a ait patieutly We shallW. A Y. UrM. Thr Dkmix ksts Ixh.ki.no lp.-A signif icant foituie of the Dem k;i ic celebration of iheHtliot January was the unmistaka bly hopeful look ol tnV participants, Oue year ago the TJ.Brocfafic't'i.iiiiiifiefr had ' "jTliitt VTtfflt titTafsf tBO" sTT'oTiTif" "crpuT-" table celebration ; this year it a a deci- jlfiiltj. pimlm.uiis and tmtliusiastiC laffair. wrragtng ntrt minv ot 'our snmt; r'rtare, 'piw ocratic citiieni ttan we ever H-ninmOer to bare seen togethey before on such an ocea- "m twillr-v " an nnif.iif.l r.n ...na mirn . J ... ... . . . ' .ts saw lfmtM-:w1Uc:- masWRW'-WWH. tion, seemed to irrsliaie every bm am. tion, seemed to irraliaie every bm am. nt of ! bisfacei Judge B'ai k wa "ia exit wrant his face. Judge B'a k was ia exi) Hrant pititit..JM-BpJa.-rtrf twin hi U A Ufl tllt'TU milU lliAlUikf ixlwl tl.A 1 Aion... llw.iu larM...Ua,i. dnHi'AL.. ties of the'people, and to maintain Vhut the I i"yduo t.. j,y with you and others irt Kadical.,'a..d ruri uno , their ticket is Constitutiou which expressly forbids (he ; 'Het.r.,t,ng, by . banquet ,n H adiinglnri to 1 s,M. .a.rlul tl.at hi cannot (, ' over- rtwstaod trfat- o Ameriean- wttrxns not t 1,1 """W- uiar. 4 in t,imi in ,ffl-e .kiu, "XaWervou that "' Lord BroqcBam'S no,' 1 a fl. vHHIitv i mns r iptothj isa tioinnmring un making it crepobd to the Workihs irf his f position of terms: No WeoncilfatioB ever coontenance,lairtv danced ar-tint ' wrt.ff t -nR - fear. Th may wot bS'Maw. -twwei.krtM.i- hi buotant Msmarka, AUsr: Doolittuv ! ture-i' aud that Is a gnl enough obwittlUi PtMSHB Marsbaif, wtng, Jtcutiks, Uu.r, Hoover and ; a xfzT mr if Aruri1o.i' - 1 ,;.. T 77 A EWUTfl OF JAM'ART. JA$- - i iinit Fitoa'KV i'lirsiiHiT rucm R "ll.iitlfnift:- If it were in my power, as it will not be, to accept yolir invitation to the celcbmiiou of the llfiy third anuiver sary ui Jim banle nl itrw 4irlen, it would it IT- r . T tuc pleasure on iiitiny iriouiids. Still I il i - only too apparent tied no one can sit ; w :i li puiuf X emotions, the ciuliluu ol our i eoimtry now with what it Aas during the I t i -hi y ears lliiit the great defender ot the ! Crescent '"it y w as a! the head ol the Gov 'ts , erillli 'lit. ; llv whom was . that battle fought! Win re wi ry the homes of the men, the re--ult of whose steady courage, on that Htb. , . I .1 inuury curried, as thf new Spread, nut ' only a fr-sh lisflinj; of national security, but shed radiant gladness iu every hamlet, every valley, and along every hillside throughout th. land '. I remember well the relief and ioi with which my young ear caught tlie sound In sparsely settled towns families lissom Med together; parents went with their children to join in a prayer of thank - luliuiis, and then lo send up their united shouts tor the great deliverance. Were not the soldiers under the command and lead ership ol General Jackson the fathers and g ran vl Utttat, itlijUjSatjtpMiflM - i nun .1 in estate, and in the want and sul fering ol their families, paralyzed and held down by a despotism clothed with the aii l hoi ity ol if'it to execute upon life weak mid helpless the behests oi vengeance i I I am sure, especially if ,1 ivere with yQU, I could uot help conti asting the .career of Tennessee- her political and domestic tran- i iinlitv, tier increasing wealtn ana power frtmirg"rrre rrte-H'--rsa ndrfrw'Writisr ineiuoiy is euihiilined in the hearts ot all w ho w ill be at your banquet, with the de pMfitbly' lyiinirraiirtg reigrt of absolutism' in the Htate, which, pre-eminentl, he loved aud adorned. It cannot ba otherwise than salui iiiy at , all Uuiv.-S,,au!,., t ' '' caiiori as y'ori celebrate, to rcesll the events 1 o( our foreign wars, from the' Revolution to the treaty ol peace with Mexico, and to re I member that the blood of gallant men, j North and houth, lighting aide by aide in a I common cause, mingled on every battle j lie!.. If the prosperity of all the colonies, I and hitt-r, of nil the States, and the united i prowess of their people were essential in j those, conflicts, have they ceased to be so now I Villi tuiy be less so should we be required, in any complication of events, to j assert and mnlntain, by force of arms, on 1 sea and land, the rights of American citi I 7-cds ( Whatever may be before lis, let us liupc UiiL,t-hi;.. euajqU. is not -nwwUt--wbfre ! the L111011 shall be, m tact, restpred each Stute standing forth as the coequal of every ' other State, with "dignity, equality, and rights unimpaired." There are, it seems to j me, marked and cheering indications that i th- pmjvle are rfstng fh thelr majefj with! ' iiriiteiV'sfrengfTi "to deliver from mtsrul their country and themselves Bigna that . i-ttterrrity and efimmmy in thw -crmchtct "nf ii:li:ie idl'aii", mslead of profusion, pecula lion, uud abounding fraud, are, by their . comm. !., to be the rule again that taxa tion is to be equalizedrthat the bondhotd er is uot toaereea himself behind exemp lion, and thus cast upon another of more humble means his fair proportion of the public burden. You, at least, will welcome the convic tion, that the time is at hand When states manship, humanity, and patriotism will better meet the demand ot the nation, than - wild t.hssiiniile of Ita-CswMrtwHnrr' a wicked malevolence, to wan I neighbors, il ulUey Jiappe ! ntntrtnirtn they Iiappeu, t jot outrrtc. aad ajieiuau. power, place, and plund. wi,n nil-'" mnsideration, your fii. i! and wfvant, " FfiaSKl lN TltjteK.: ritoM iion. joHB.ojjiNrv aim. USuJi)uJat4f M , o anj uu,er.. CommU, ittlc id New Orleans. It wouut fw i gie.it ph aure to me to Iw pi ai.itt, but 1 fear t that other cngngerHenta ail render it im ! ejfactcable. jjul absent. I .-Imll siilijnin i mo t heai Ul) io the aeutiiitt it i.f, the aa:a ; b'o,:. , It is well lor us ill tbisadiysof daik i nes- and trial to conimemora'.e t ret urring j snuneisaiies "marked evermoie with white" .. in our UHtiuual ai4iula. ... Tm re uevnr .was a tines l . ir Idstory wl'ft.ULwa miraponut iwk.be jtei wMk,-eiJHwrfc and ntiiunil fraternity from o , . ml of the lan l ! the oih.r. It rwtw !-e that the riTeiotn ami 'tnagnanimuua tiKHiot' the the di.iiiiasiiou of vimlk'tive uission or re- tributitve retenge ia dealiBg with their van-' quislusl and biitding brothvrs at tbeboutU" stilt h-sa exehangv' the cordial welcome home" of forgiveness lor a trembling traffic in a Mrahed snd bawpereil oierey. For my own part, f am ashamed of Ihi unman ly'disimat iiid fearful taspjein pf oftr pros trate tellow citiiens. Is there anything in the purpose or result of the war, which Jus tifies the victor in such a frsctiicldal quarrel ia throttling bis foe atter he, Is down and hoi disg up his hands in defeat and despair ? No hnayf TrlitfFltl hrpeNiiriat -qtarTerwiri treat rims an rrrrpiment whff-rrnrwlarTg.y defeat andenounce furtber warfare. Hut .rWtWttrfn nwty-trf onfw-n tl h and tirmd,:"iiri!Tm-Ti folly sneer at hi firomises and protests, an i try to extort Tailelona sectiuty from bis ind o ndgbt.we! hut nercr tti tbu. y ; never by substituting fr the confldinecun sw me. r - - - - . r -JLL j.:..i.' .-.-a.'.l, ' J V,..t;.. Lr... In t r.aiuc or new wneaiis. it niiuiii iw a tend. to lift up ilii'.hea; of the jiatiua laa I bigiier and nvorp cflinprehrnstTB kiatineii : and fellowship than we lucve known for ! iiiai.v n long v.-o . -I'ol assure lo the new era j. a resplendent. lirThistirp t,t united progress tl'e'4 of 'tfiVearTy'day's ol" Hie lfepiiblic. lienileinieii, let tis in s e-r for a inotiient dipnir of the loi i! r -n"., nor lor an instani slaik in the sTiieojir to an. Use tliv nobler ; nature of fhe "..-. i ; T - ting aside all less er aims, and reject ;ne meaner issues, let us Wh;L lead'ltey . I.P, -i'un xestatii.. pmssfvi :. : national constitutional reunion. I can i If. r, 'in . onriin-ion, no sentiment so appropriate to the r . cut which has called you together, or more congenial to the apir it which perva.h s its purpose, than the poe try at the close of President Lincoln's inan gural : "The mystic chords ut memory, stretching from every buttle field and every patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over tins broad land, will yet swell the charm of the Vnion, when again touched, as purely they will be, by tho better angel ot our nature. I am, gentlemen, very respectfully yours, JoHti Qpisct AriaMS. tuk efiToFjXyrA ii baxqcet. The fifty-third anniversary ot the battle of New Orleans w-as celebrated by the Democrats of the District of Columbia, aud many lu'vtti-d guests Irom ali parts of the country, by a grand banquet tit tlie Metrop olitan Hotel, Washington, on Wednesday evening last. j Speeches were made by President John son, Judge lilack, Hon. T. Marshall, of Ohio, lion, lteverdy .Johnson, Attorpey-General Stanbcrv, Senator Uooliuleeoejvjciqj. and others AttorneyVGeucral Stanbery said, among othr things : "Gentlemen, I have been at the bar for nearly half a ce'itury, and have been a con stant student, not oulv ot th' common slaw ,tborf-cmr ww teastito I do no: hesitate to say that the whole of these reconstruction a"c! of Congress from beginning to end fbs', second, and third, in the ferie are ui cons'itutional and void, i Thtre are limes w .en to be silent is t" be ' unfaithtul. Thi re are times when men must speak out. 1 id not aitenii! to seh r myself into reticence upon the e greet qms tions, and I could not if I would." , Senator Dooliule said : "Now, fellow citizens, having thus ex pressed to you 'rankly. openly, featles.lv. ' the truth on this , question, it i ehoo s you, gBibuieD, who control th acton or "the DuitTI'trC " imrryT 7To"seu' t it that ynu so arrange yyur pr 'gnimina in the coming con'est ihat y,.u do inn m nch yourselves to any dead' issue thai y m do not place upon aiv ded issues v 4, .pea,, ppjause.4 YimiHitti.ttt tba istiuiK. ..iaauca ui 4JtB.Jt.ur, ad yti tnt-ttvpfr men upon your ticse's to repr sent thai issue, or y..u wiil be heab-n in the canvas?. f'ipplaaBi1.' " Lef me speak to you "p'la iii v. 1 have no (.oia.vahnei.ts. I ork to y. u jus! as.1 have siiok. a to tiie liepul.li'ea.i party, or L'i'ion puny, wish whnh ; ve been ssnici.ite-l i , the rt-e ecti. u ij" .ti LInfjoln. I leil, 50a. genthm n, .it i. us true as that Unit lives and reigux.j'.ynu..l the next canvass, shalf "plant yourselves upon a platform w-hicti shall und'tr'ake to condemn, either directly ,,r indirectly, ihe war to put down the Radicals of the Houth the war which was to sustain the Union and the Constitution you will be beaten in the ebHii jAppUm. Ynn rnwtcrtm'mtr no such tolly as that. I speak to von as a Con stirvauve wh ta rearry ntfata; IprtUe tin atitirtfoh Ahrl JliB piifot'i, .'( I Ti.li you Vhal it you wish to lake posiuoii fu luuUovern im.i:t.fc yuu.ought jto tio,.ja.dvt,uxxurthrow ,?!rRdWitt,' im uiu.r TiK": uTitr U the hv-Htg tsstres nt'thc hour, and plant living . . men noon thosa lsiiies as yonr standard. beams, sud thev will car. y 5 on to victory, x tFaW;f ! "" J- - 'V it Gen. Grant expects the nouiitiimou Upon tbk BsOittal pulicyv -iiid lu; tumor oi tlw policy of ncpr.. dominaiion over the whites ot the Coath, Gen. Grant will be like 8amn- Kson in the lap of Delilah -he will be like any other man. (Laughter and cheers.) Who our candidate may he w cannot tell until after th convention shall bT met and indicated its choice; but whoever lie may be, if be be a living man (that's iO p(-t-h living isMMMri- W(Jtr-wIiich js imply whether white "is'SRorfvllfest'loq'' shall rul thetitaies of tit South, and hold me, oaiance 01 power in ttus rupublio. we hsll ..fn-r Mm f tr r, v . v. .1 ... I . (-.. J J,. 1.... . .' r because we have a great man? of them, but possibly it tusy be Mr. Jolnson.i Great applause A Voice4-"Possibty' Mr. Doo little."' Iteaewed cheering). It may te General Hancock, f Tremendous appJatjie.J It may be many other for whom diflerktii malts maj express their pre!erencB. (A Voice "It may be Mr. buniijr."j 1 have no (KspOfition oh tin occaslim t discuss tbeir mcnts, becana 1 would dis.-ns noth ing but the principle to wit, Th main teuauc of tlie Constitution and the Union, sad the tupr. iAs:y id the white racaudot cj Sill l! I? n . J!t . J lie. ctiuixuL. jl.j-b .. country, "Good ! pood ! :' and ajlause j l.unotio lavor d aitd.tjuulidai wnrr is tn Hvpr nt.the tXii lUUUMiLftL ia.SuuTA, and of Alrua.i.ziu tuo whole Kcpublic JProlonged che,rntj, ioll iJ by three blurry cute r the tjW-j-jLtuOw.. ! fwuuiao ins seal, f ieirt-wt-wie?-TdtrTim"6?:T ent l'lerce; lion. Gw.raa H. Pimdicton : "Jf.!? Sir1J!attI vSt. Q4t Bpit, ot Jlaryiauii; tweretary. JlcCuiiV-h, H..n. .J. Q. Aaarus ot Mamacbasett GO-! JiMjlfjikur. tif et Ju7ii.aiiilea.ii,., Orsti.t, ol tiosion j lion. George W Jones, ot Iowa; H m Jonu V H.nck ey, A- stait' Attormy Ottitrti, IL a. Tuoumii E. B air, UaiM,Mi lUuMw-kyi- ttm Anntrtf fl Trfnrt," " ot NewiVoi k ; iit'.ir Admire! ifadford J.itmA Gr.-.;.,rX v Tork ;r,vrnor ' wtymotWj t -mtrectTCTt, xttd I!oh, T ' I i 4.?WB-1 A ma lUslgtn Ky.,oaa just mu- IH"" " sItuw-FsT eemnrott 1 -ft wtwte -TWUUtry.- ffnrtr t tY-Ct, sa4 nthrawWj .; V -t ". '...- - V'7l - . I - - -

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