I 1 1. 1 . 111 XI I'tlt
T Kit. MS
r-Kvl, Weri.iv ITiiRiIVu Vpu
i Wekki.t, .; no l'tu
rilK SENTINEL
In tUilrce to the e-oile of
. t.f Ui Cur.tliua. oii lit lnl
" .if etntttithiwl Hrfnrm.
. Ki kii.ii. .Inn. 1,
incline; - m ; rfn t priiii-ipilf ,,
"w.slfltl rnrnrbrT i t' t-br h'jrnrfcnfTrc' is.
It. :,l ill tin' capltol, mi lite fvcnluo of 1-t
.1 uirtr in-' , l l;ik- into consideration
iln- v anou- propositions to amend the con
sllltltt-.n.
iih ni.iiioTi i if Mr. Ilwiiim, of l.'uther
lad. n. K. Haridson, Ks, , of lred.ll,
v .scill.'l ! the cha'r, and A. II (aid
, , ..I Kow.oi. aud A. i. Foster, ol Dm id
son. app.iutcd secretaries.
Oil motion, il Was resolved thnt ir' only
p,jirr i t fi'iMiniit timtiln ttl'ttiiirhtliiiit m ,i7er
th. .luiMlilnJian, u l.y Ihe finifU thtm
j'tr lit fmreilm HMVlJiJnt.
Nri ni il ii m of Mr. rip i uf Bum ;nlv
ii was nwilrrd ntmtki.mM tun
i!?i -vilti&il to prepare aft Auukkk to the
JHIJIf "I illlll i Wi'Mim, miMi
iiiiiitt-' ulmiit it tit in :n I jourili'il nici t
i'(.r hi in' i .ilh-il 1' thi' rliuiriuiiii.
AllllllKMS.
' A nui'tiii;; roni(""l prim-ipally nl'
Wit4 in mi iitlifm if llii' li';isliilmi', with
i, it iliitinrliini "f Wy. iw hrhl in IIhi
r-iilil. on Ihi- e'vciiili nl llu' 1st nl' .Imiua
r. iit , in riiiiniili-r what iiii'ii-uri'M wrri-
,c. . -.Ill td In1 ;mIhII'iI In Sll'lin' III 'I'll K
i-irn "I
H j.-ll'i i ln'i
I , .in ..-r i
t.i .ri.;
i in ii'ii'ii
N.iulh , nii.'hua llu; nltl lu
-lilt'l riillstitllliull hi .trt i'lliU
i ri -lit tiiiIm liir Hliii h it i
-lnliltl;i"l ; mnl t" in tint iitp-
ri''!it - w liii h l il i In
il' .ill t;i'i- .iii-l H)inlir Lrnt-rri
IU..III.-I.
It l .1 It-ui.il kalil
r .t
ill tl. hist,,
v ;ri'.'.r mil iiitn m i it ii 'at.-ini'i
5 . nil I.I-.H M ihll Aw
il, Hi. hi ..nn..l .tl II ilit x Hlli
uiO i . I . . iiiiiii-.i.tii'u an. i m
-i.vvii -ll lit' llilli-li k" . vliii t.ui
4t;- u! ' not tull alive tin- llitt-
h i.l
..I tllC pi"..l
.iv tor llntli
u tlv..ic nion
lill retain il a u
n- i ii
)t-p,
than
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1 1 -
.1 ;
iim! h i
I
I
tl..- u.'t,
ot tl.'
I
(ft lo I hat C'itt rn i- n.
in i .n--.iit )nc m licit iialnml i IrtcrriHf
t ' In") mi U lit t-tiMii. VtiTl- t in Icil iml
b Inn li..jili r aiol lonM-lnl.-rr ; anl licit
r.titvi'hi ion m ob1 tin crnit il in hn no
( rrntil llu- 'H'a-iii lav. o tin tat-. Tin
tttiplf nlin fofinr-il n itln-r it t Ih-si- claw.
UJt'l m Ii- cuisl il ult i n inm h lart r tnas
i 'I Uuj pupulatiJii tl ihf HtHtr, bnl. m
tiff in tin- t-iit-tioii ol il.-h-iinti-s an. Ihf
c-uilitutioii wa. not Hijlnmttc to tlnui
itt their approviii r n-jt'etion.
At thf tiint thin rortilntion whh formal
al 111' i .iiMlti ilk thv Mnl' CKITpl cilil,
' lay rt H lUlfijjli, which hViw Ui'il rpfaro
id s llu; (lividiuK line iM-tui-rii the I'HHli-rn
Hht wcriU-rn Mrtiont o the nU,. Hy iU
jtotviMioiiH, cm-li county, without rctranlto
i's wealth or Mipnlation, wiu entitled U
tviwl one senator ami two mt iulH'iM to Ihe
ln i.' ot 10110110115 ; antl tor town- of Wit
mmtoii, Newbcrti tui'l II iiil'a. lo whii'li
,i l.i"., in 1 Ts-i, Ka et icvi
' ufl. a'nl llillsliorf)1 ninj SaliW
1 1 ' i one nifmli'T in tin
iiitlhittttK I inter t II i- ronl im t io
-'ill- riny unvafai. ill' nn inni v
Ir in liir
r in (lie
Il UN' ,(
, wr liVf-l
ol wliii h
h i- mil et left ti-, const.iiitl .si ni-lini; to
ml il until 1h:I.", til-en the h-omhituri'.
"i tin plenittnle of i tit nien , ijraiile.l to
llu- p-opr ot the state th- pii. il' to say
mIm titer i hey shoiihl am in I the coiiMitll
tt-m in f-w jMiinU. Theilrleates to
tlni c.nmiition win reijiiirctl to ! ,m.hii
ii"t lo traiwvinl the limits pivseribctl to
lli.'in ly p' le gislature, itself but thesev
Ulit n I he people.
I'lie nult of their labors wuih the con
Niilnti.Hi nn.ler which we now live. Ity
it, 'In' munlMT of iiH-nibi rs in the M-nale
i-li.-i( ut lifi : mil in the hotw of com
iii'in, at one hundred ami twenty. Ka h
ciHinty h eiilitlni to cki:t uuu member al
l-'i-t ; am) the rviimirnh-r an1 eleeleil by
"'it 1 1. until s in pr.iporliou to ihrir !..( ral
jM.pulut Hoi Hi., I U, to, ill w hite- lire ...e.
tin--.- i.ut nl' iviTv live shivr; ami t he
miu totid . mi-ititule-. the federal popula
'"il In th- M-nale, Ihe counties eh- t
j-natorH in proportion to the tave paid
into the puhhe tnHHiiry with.iul regard to
Hi NHin-.s whem e those taxes originated.
wlntht-r from the jm rinunrht wvallh of
til- country, or iVoiu thos taxes inioscd
to restrain the viceol the community'.
Ihe clause prohibiting any one from,
vitiur for Hcnat'T unlesB he was the owner
filly acn-s of land, contained iu
constitution of TTtl, was still retained.
I ' this el me in our consttluiiwi public
Mention lew lM-n diivctctl for the U.-1
lvo rears; mid its un 1 1 republican ajid
in hi,,- rat ic chanti'ter severely denounced
" nin.uit of the feudal time, when the
ho,, were in ere w if or bt'J'ViiutH of the
WlhohU-rs.
hi conseipjence of the denunciation
"I iae particular feature in' the coiwtiiu
'"Ml. Iublii! altenliou Iiah
lu its
ther irnviKi,.in Onr ix onle. in
when
called uiHin to di ide uivm the
iiinendineoUauliinittiHl them, only had lo
"(tide U'liiiwi the old and e,v. and they
ii!ural!j preferred the llu r, as it trave
'n one brani'li, nion- polt'ieal weight to
t!c uiaMt of the (x-ople of the state It
the tirst intanre when tUey were w-
liinieti ai an ny their own state eonstitii
Hon. IV iih; naturally lovers of poa-e and
"nler. and alway. oU-dient to the laws of
tl.e land, they mined 110 elamom aain-t
lliem. until they wen- elle.l iim to look
into the charter of kilierty. anil on- that it
e.-ntaiii.-d ..ne finiure wholly repugnant
n pnUiie m eijnahty. In . thin opinion
we all lat-ur. '
The scieneeof ovennnent Upf
icj rni c
we . iiwir iwftfts and knowk-.4f in
.'''" ''wards one another, and twards
fi'is of fheir sister slaU alter. ur
ir states cTery w hen1 around ils are tuk
r" nnprovci their forms of government
j4ijrhfi- XUm J,rSitUu,M(.. -ti pwof4tt
''re com putrati rlr little known. Is our
- umitttttmn !rhm- rmvr no improve
afA . frrnn the npirit tbat in abroad T Is
N'rt, r:ir,,iin a to ne t- Umid still T U
' ahme tu rontinne I s Kind in tlMM' i
hsi khs which hart- ken her limrw o f
ndtertMl in the Ti.iiiiU of stetd (
in the h.imU of Ktetd ( iH
".till sh srisi-
like a tttrcKfiir man in his
mi,t,. mnd .lemnnd that she Ik- fn-ef
f" V U thu appeal Umade. WLat wilt
u do t
'Wt1 disclaim all desire to dictate to you.
"J'ev-n to wirewt the alteration wiiUdi
wionld be made in the constitution. It ia
a put of our KdtUtive duty. We
ve iefrIy directed your attntiori to
-dtlucta t hich exirt in it It u
J'Xir proriiioe. when in convention ansra
to correct thene rlefflcta, and in the
which yon may conoeive will beat
wUerre Um gnat purpo for whkh
Yuk.
Vl ik.
-.,.,..,,..,. were insiiintcl. The p.i
lion it In, u we assume nn,i Ifj,,!, . - .
riois plopomtu.iis to amend tin- rniistrrrr
ii'H;. which have vn I, fore the h-hla-
tllfr. U-
- ii iHMn MMJIW,t7IEa
..lllUJfc. u..Ai44vH4-V -Itrt -1-rrKlrntTI
TITE
"7tiill rin IX IV tllK I'K-il'f I.
"Kl VK, IK I ,S KNTI11N ' i Kll.
'1 II KM
I l" th'lt PHTKiBI l f
P'iii.1 :
mrt. it itr mtr. ir wht i
K-aiing TIIK
HKUI TS OF 1 Hi: I'Knrr.K
If yi.u hinn linn Hi.' ,n:i. i(ile that llu-
ll"'ilatlin; in tn nilli lnl tilt c..tit ii,
ihiit it is t w the kiit ihi. i. iit'evcrr
li'immoiiue who tlrains t. win (mulr'
t'uvi.r- il'ii i,t.. U- niinjrl,.,! wiu, , (,r.
nijHinjr iiilliiciwm l' .Brty s if it int.. I
uiisei) up ith tlw luisin. ..f legii'liitiiiii,
ami U U inlliiiiH'.-.l hv the IwrhfiiiL' nn'
so frwrly rrwuW lo ihw- .Uvk,
CtTtniiiinfr the fute of iu.uw.iirt' In n,- or s
illi-axiin- tlnre iu Site i, fc.nJJ. Ii l
pnwt'i; in (lie dm,t, 14) Id-trampM MiMyi
by tin Me wloll!y.Hy-A---?!,7",'
nil nf nt,t ",r ' pn""'""'
com flic uty, lic Km tiik hui:v o(
thllHl, wholly iNt'4!'m.K of tin: tusk n
iii-il to lln-ni.K'lv'1'a Tliis huh IwonfiiHv
lll'nvt'il ll ttu' IMOiip-fW I'll' "frot Hlllfl t!'',
through Ihr ptitwiil ;'nrriil HMHi'mhly.
r.-irlv Hi the WMsuiii a lull wiu lntm
lilrcl lllti'hi' hnllsi' ofl'lHllllloll.Htoutlli-riil
i he ciiiwtit ut.ion u1h.' tn ullow ikiii Irii'
ImMcrs to vn'i: for mi'iiiln'iri .il tlir fn'M iii'.
Il wan iliw uh.'I ;a liii nt li irtli in tlmi
lioilt,
iiK-orr
th. ,u
ii vote wan taken Hlil il Hi
three ti f li of ihe nirliiliei-s i
'I votiiiL.' lor it
h
I'mlv
I III
.1
I lov e iiii..
hiitim1 we tli'iiT'tit th
."V"
fft '-r"4?jal' tUcdio,
.,e.,i
I., I, earned I!
illlio'lih illl
pr.,.
111 all, uilii.n
nl He
1 It 11 r.
I ' I of Ihi'
.1. in mii h
iire- rilie.
. .',,, . a..,,,. ..!
t. 14 iliil .11'. . II 1 J.
III lltl.er a- In- Ii
lor 111, tnl'innaj i'
ill
IN
I"
nslaltoe
,1 of ihe
(in thiou
ople
'I'heV
lodie,
III, ,'
pa.
I. .Ill
bv
l' tvyo thirds ol I...1 h I. ncc- ;
ami jl )
who unit
rectl up
Now. i
(wo third
VYtthate
lhn suWiuitU'd to the p. -pn-rat
j i"v or reject il, by voting di
11 11 al the Itr, I lot bo.
it not iM i feet lv b ions thiii, bv
. the u ill of a mapwiiy nay, 4
ot tlm H'ople, may be dcfciited '. J
lre:i ly shown that, after lVr.
thirtein si
of the p-oj
oril y u n
II represent a ni oonty I
of N rt It t'arolimi.
The min
Died by thirty
any veiibi ti
of the whole .
pie more liior
muiorilv of th
if w liotn may defeat the will
natc. Is there any pnu i
uhlv settled ill. m lhal a
iicoitle havvc a rtld tolbnn
or reform their constitution --their fuml
ameiVtal law 'i All constitutions, it is true,
utit deiirned to pi-otts 't the riffhts of min
oritie; it in l'e hield which guards their
rhl-s auinst all encro iclinients. Hut thee
sliu-ldi, tlit m i,niard- must come, in the liisi
ij'mit c, Iroin a m v.i ki i y. In no other
way can "ptT-r lr titie' I ftrm fhe iptV
onlv." This ,riht, winch youire
tol I i- an iii'ilienable personal riht, and
whii li you a iv degraded ly not bciut; ier
nutted to exercise, ihit yet obtniiicd ;
an I, we venture to pi edict y mi nev er w ill
oolaill it by . -'i-lative action. Illie
ceptive. and llltende to be iheepfivc.
; Hut if you do ijet it it will be alter four
iiioic eaiM of agitation. Ayi I cV'-iy ollni
amendment is to be madi' with the s une
difliculty. A generation may u ! u,
lie fore even oNK anielldllielil in ly In in uie
lo the constitution, Ihoii-h deuiaud- d by
two thirds ot' the voter- of your Mate, ami
of the niot ital imporiaiice to then best
interests.
jMippoe t hi re are not two t hint- ol i'otn
house- ot the next L'encial HSseiubU in
I lavoi ot free MinVte in what situation
i ,M 1... ) 'll. v. I,.l,. Lull I. 1. 1.. I..- i
fotiifht over aiiain You will not In- ms
mar the attainment o your ,-! - a- you
are now. 1 this an illu-tiation of th it
principle contained in tin tii -t m . 1 ion ol
our bill ol" ritjliu -That all H!iticai
power is vc.d-d in and derived from the
people only Thf thin tn intly th
crnthirr f the V ; n.l th.tt m: uf
itmeii'lihij the nm.it it "I fit r-'"jinit thr
riijf.t 0 h.,t m.itun t. .Ur,it t- thn .(
nmt tulmrut mtt -"itt thru fh iim. t
puts it in Ihe power of 1 ctitfcii s. nal.r-,
repniyiitin one lit'th of the pi-pula'ion of
the stab-, to hold down, umb r tin iic-t
rjndini; tyranny and oppn s-ion, tin
othVr four lifthw, and to taunt lie tu with
the in-iilf iuix cry of Don it Hi iiki i.in
They sjy wt; have the power lo
VOH ; We vyill ei-rc,e tll tl povel. alld
you have no mem of retire eve. pf 'bv
n b 1 ion. 1'Ai.ry principle of free uoeni
(141- is .outrairiuj by sucii ii course , tvejy
principle of our nature revolts at it
The mode ot reforming the constitution
Which we advocate avoids all these obj-e
lions. There in no possibility of miMnif
up with the political intrigue
with the iiolitical intrijut ol rfee
liiv. DeiiriiiOLrues have no opportunity
of st io,g upon some ones priiK-iple, and
riIinji upon 1 U- aa- a hiJihy into pownr.
There Is no improper and unnaturrtl ai
tation of the jnipular mind. When a con
yention is authori,ed by law the jieople
are sensible of the importance of the task
I hey have to jN-rfonu. and fully alive to
Ihe responsibility which nsts ujhui them.
They M-k-t as their delefalih. not hot
braiutvi (Militicians trained in the polluted ;
atjniHiphere of party corniption; but mci !
dislin-uisheil for purity, tor w iloui. lor
integrity," 1t pnnlemv, for nnHh-ralion
tnWei fr tlte (ifhrrr-merrts ni' ambrt-mn ."I
rim tiT' tot' -frir their
desrf'endants x frw, stable and co!wrvatie.
government. Therr iftdiberations an eon
ducted with co4i!neHs and dignity.
ohna, Hnd take into con-ideral ion the
dohj tiMfUtUtiUun.. Jjirt- liiw-- ww4 ,1
determine whether any alterations -teaild
fK: m-ltr, rtr&f :tnr. wtrtt Thrr Tm"." 1r
thew alTehitlons then te sub nltled to ihe
Kiplt and let them dn iare, al I he ballot
xx. whether th
tion .irthe Hew.
prefer the phi
opslllu
I'herc niH-d tn no piruioii
- no eieitement. K ervlhiu w ill In- con
dncbd with that cahntn'V and diL'iiity
l omitiif wi iniortant subject. Within
twelve monthn eviTythiiur may Im done,
and if a change is made, te (fovenunent
will be moving on in itfi new sphere of
wditHi every grievance remeiied every
cauw of complaint taken away and that
which has heVn the bane of North Caro
lina. .riplin a!! hr etforta t iMttT her
condition retarding alt her improvement
eastern and weatern )ealoualy. buried
forvTer. ,
(
Then why pertiM iu charging that our
.J..IHMI 111 BCt'liHIj; to Milium II (Mb Vl-fl -
noil i mi ill turn u. l.-l!p,fi.,t, LTtLut
;! one of lief Iut riuhu We ol. iiinK
Ht iiw if lo t inr Uln.r llial cvi-rv iun
of 1'oinplainl that either ha Hufn-t the
ohm r. JtH ! u.iilv. rt ailily r niiiy. .1 In ;
toml TairrV an,J T,,,.y : Bn,l Vti.it we will
then form one brotherhood, unitul in l.-l
inn, "W'l iU'Ft fH. anil scciliU iuuuu; UmI
! r,nul stiimi Kuuiiist our hith-r tnhi
j whirfc mir n'wiurrt-s und the i ii:iriw''t( r of
J ur jK-opit w cuiinontly cntitU our uoblc
U this (.nk object cn lie obtniiuil i-
sh.ill liuvr )i.iir murv fur N)Ui ( aruiina
thmi h (u.irlif of k ct'iUnry f lcil:itiin
'I In iii'mU- of ulU'ririi? tlu- innititiiii..n
by coiivrr.tioti i mut h tb- nunH tx-oiiimii
Tin1 time iilr'jilv rmmumct! ,y the
b'w'wtadiit in the iliMin hiuI ilim Uwion
-ol'lltiii oiitprnMcj iiMo'nH ut) liJt.- rt
i hi- RtH.4- lii mr than the wbolrjMy
In'irlTfrTMVfeo tlirtwit it, nmtl t-ven if
wt? Ihi'rt filt, thk wtioLK iwn1 will Imvc
Ihi ii iii-i)rtrl. Anotht'j- unii'iidtneni mny
!' ruM!rt, uittl the i'Xh hi ii urrrvl
S-i tltiil tlic men- (lis4iiMsioii uf iwh pro
TIIN tti KNTION WllU'h Wtll( tft'tlk
tin wlml(! dt iiiue ami -fomrvcr.
Knt4rtaiiiin tliri' virwrt, wc; luive op
jlkwo!, in tin' pn-MciM IciHliiturr, the nt
tt'inpt tn take ittitaitnt v Htt-ps tu inrorpo
ttili I'nt' wutJmc in out runstititlioii b
h'tfHlMttvr in tinn. We U-lif-vr the tiuuU
in itnti r pollicnn, ttnl rontnirv lo Ihe (Vif
spirit of our m-l ii tit ioiiw. V UHvt- vu
cannot obtain fnt' soil, tif in tlir nuwiiit r
pmp.iM'.J ; un.l. if c un- mitakt n in
(hal, we an- un iv yu cannot obuun it
. . i In Hit rui o ay i la! ion iH' t I u nn- i I
i 1 1. i. t- td'it t.m- Mincn-im-ni m 'Im
tut 1 ( ";' - f'tt nt.it, ni"fi (iff tit coitnn
f't'-ti tttnrb whtfli! h-'fn"w cVnrv (nrvancf-
" " " . i""-"-. " "'"'"
rW rh,ltMitfirHltW;iiii.fttficpiiii
be miti") ts iK-j'titntii!- to be
oilili'd.
to th-
III he Ntiliiai ; ion ( .Hi p two
i a- to sisure iv i-r mil in tin
ol II..
elli
Mai.-,
Vliiehl
l"TH.
ol nil riut-ol Mt-soiinnd
nl pn
I In-. i the oltje t l all bee t;i e, i rnim n t s.
Wedt iie noihiu more, and are sure llu
Mopi(- do not.
Sltidiou-i elfortH have been made b u
wirtion o) (he publie (ires to mitn-pn ent
our view , and to altribiiti to us motives
which we never eulertnilied. This is h
!iataein frnpieittlv resort i a I ty, to wanl
otl Ihe ton e of truth. We are chat-ed
with lfciv.1111! party designs; and this h
haiifeH as a party movement. The
h uireisnot true. It is above party. Our
lilut tt b tu i-t;p our ciMiHtitutiu 4ut of
the baneful influences of part y NliticH; to
ch-vaie it altme all oilier questions ; and
to induce action uiMm it by the wise rtien
'il -h
md' W'e are ihe advocaUft of the
i the jM-ople to form (lu-ir w'u :tr
e.illl
law.
We hav.
hon-nty ;ii
North t at.
advocates
an abiding eonfltlcnce in thf
d integrity of the iw-oplc of
ilina We have 4totd up as the
if tlu ir riirhls. 'I heil yood nl
one has, governed us in our actions.
pHM then T THR PKOIM.K-nP TIIK
WHOLE 1ST ATE OF NOKT1I I'AKi t
Id N A, tt Inn- themselvej from the shakiest
ol party ; to look ut this as a ipuntion
which may all'ecl thetn and their prosperity
Ur- all tit ne- to iov r ami UvUm'ki it an
becomes Noiim Cahoijm ns a becomes
Kit KKM KN,
John Okay Hvm m,
( 1 n .1 Kim,
Jksnk It. Sl,ov.N,
Kutherfoid,
liuncoinUv
ltandoiph.
ow an A I .iy ie.
bed, .
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A 1. Ki-TKIi.
John 1 1 1 i 1 it,
l I' ( l UWKU..
( vi in II. W n i.i .
I'm t n Ai'M-,
Kl ii.-. H l;l;iNi.m,
J o , 1,
John Simc's pi.
A 1 nu i Kj. Ko- 1 ki;,
J . M .t i n.
JIknkv m skii,
A. IS M Mill N,
1 ) y 10 W. So kh,
John II v. i.
.1. II. II vi ..hton,
Am. i s U Kij.i.y, t
'. y shKi.i,,
S Kl Kl.KMMfMf,
if r i'niki(,
Tol) K. ( AldlWKI.I,.
T W. Wm ion,
Maiwiy
Will,. -I.Ulll'iC
a i I --I in.
Ashe
M.m on
t ahU
( ,h i:l.
Moon
M.-iit
A JOieey
lb nth';
Uurke.
U vii n.ti Km vi vi;
Si.i in u v . Mi
James II Isomer
I Ok lord, thus tcllRthe
public w ho the prim
pal of Uah-igh fcmiile
seminary is :
Mr. K. 1'. IIob;;oHl wn prep.ireil for
college at my st hool ; and it alfordn ine
(il ensure tii say that while under my ehar'e,
ie was a faithful and diliH student, ex-hibiu-d
a hih order of talents aftd at every
examination merited and received the hih
est dislinction iii iwUvihip He stilise
ipientlf graduated at WakeKor-t ( olh iie
with jhstiniiished honorx.
lb- has Ik-uii for several yean siicj -eWullv
enaoeii in teiw lniji and ha.- abeadv yaiti
ed a htVh reputation as an ctlieii n' and
able insiruiLor.
Am a gentleman of uuiniM-a liable umr
al haraeo r. as a w h"lar. and as a teacher,
he iw enliH's.1 to tire hfyhe-t 1 oi(ii h-ral ion.
f. is now 1 iHiibieliiiif n b;m-,ile w ho.. m
IUIi ihj and if he nietd vyith that sue
cesM whii h his merits iteserve, he cannot
fail, with his remarkable energy and mt
wyrraiice. to build up a lar ' nd proa
contiden:e entrust their daiiLdit- rs.
" -" x n: rroiVsKH "
. IJitstd UmU fkUuot J'tuu; UiU .laZL.
We til uu.lcrsioiied craouully klli'W-
ino Mr. llol.o,IM heartily concur in the
aUive.
W . M. Wi
rii,
W. 11. t. ACI TNKV,
.1 11 Hrrn ut,
VV 1 H....fcs.
W. T V u i kiis,
I, U, Mm.s.
W M It. It V W,I
T. H. IKITi IIAKll,
It 11. Jluu-ii.
( A-llATIWlK(JTTtO).-r.lr. .IcahC
Wallin hu lioen nominated by the conscr
ratu-ea for conrention in Madison ; H. L.
(lilkey, Esq., in, Rutherfortl, , Col.
Catliey in ILiywood. Cunulen ha nomi
nated Charle William, and Currituck
Kathan L. Walker; Well done, tk-ndon
your beat men from crerj county.
. i. ('.. S
I'm tli, .v .urn. I.
'ttfrifi jt.T.Jf rrr XA t r.ir; n
tiAsftX HM l lttrtt' 'STnrjir
-W.r. K.l,t,.,- K,.r the inf. .i i-.-u! i. ...
v.Mir r.:..l.i, tn fu
ymipanA.! tlu- pub'ii att.-n of i
("llowin circular, on ioned it i. so.i i.
Keuip 1 lUiii,:. hh4 desbfmal to linltu,
Mt'tlt llw 1 C . I I. , i
( eiltra or um- ..il.... i.. . !
' il.Vor-., --..Will;
the ptiwesRion of (lie hi-hwn - of X,,rij
v .v-. ...... , iiu l!urn! n inieriHtX oi
not only lo the stockholder of the li
eijfh A Gaston lUilnmd Compaiiv. Imt
the people of North Tandina in' pemir
It seems that 1 r ITaw kiiis pro(os,
ehalf of an unknown party, to the s(ox
noiocnt w no piu-te! htm in lTtl, to
7,MH shaivw of their aUn k for f"ittU
lew thjm the murket price. He pn.l-af.
not t reronuuend or to advise ;riu.t thf
IIMi&JIWfT r; Hawkins,
tu puMt4(itt, iliy tmUr f tl 4(ir-ii
and mi he kindly directs the stocktioldent
how they may dipsi' of their stork at
$15, yv 4'dintr their --tlilii at, duly
sinol, lo the treasurer of Ihe cmt.'ttty,
it must 1m taken, in all f iir'nxn lo the mil
road doi toi that he approver the s henitr
Kspecially is this jilaiu, wln ii we know
that a nuijoiity ol the directors are his
near re I at i ve.
There are several curious thilijxs about
thi- proposal.
1 Why is tin price offered less than the
market pi n e (
'J W hy was the time lor act epl in' t he
pr'opod litiiih d to Jui Oth (
:i 1- it p.itbi,- that tlx- nttvtin'.' of the
vt- kin I !. i of .in ..lh l -u lil a K ,il
r...,. ,,,, t In I :th d ,v of JuK liMd ii'iU' i'..,'
to do u ith lh. ' Mi,:; llu d t, '
I I f II. iu hoi- s ; o fo,.; : j- t tii. p:.n
ot ukiii hit khohh t U Mdl (hen
k lo an link now u p'rt lor ) to $
o 141 juxittiijiii & jwi eeiu, 01 v iiicini,
5. ff'-m l tTl -e tK-olile who
I"
il, it
I. 'tl, ,11 pt It. is pl..p, ,1 .
iii. i aim "I iter men in l it.
..ie '' 'n.nu' Ihei, l-l .ins I.. ,
,', C
' rttio
what IV
6 lo
II tv k in- i- aiinino at
he aim to . ll Un !al. t:;li ,
l.astoi llailroad to Ihe l'eiin- Ivani t ' u
tral and tlni- stop uj the N'Alli aiolina
I tail mat I tVoni all metTi of A.i'm noith
W anl, except by -i mi-.si.ui of Dial pow
erful col pot til It'll '
7 Doe- h,- ;um to K, 11 to the Si-utttmrd
A Koaiioke U K Co., and thus prs ure a
hue to .Noi-iolk
M. And in onh-r to accomplish one or
the other of thcM1 schemes, does Dr. i law
kins and his unknown offerer intend to
frihb n our people, cans, general distrust
of K. A J. li. It. sbs k, nntl imhirt f
rrul ilii"itiin on thr jntrt ' ttftKiwLUm
to nt'tJ tit m nut
t"
W. Is it a Wall street speculation, tm
'(Hirteil inlo North Carolina in it a bull
and bear" lijht ?
We don't know. We lire neophyte in
I his hu-iicss. I own no nUiek in th
It; leih and J mton Itailroad company.
Ilui a a friend of many who do. im a citi
zen of North tUacttltna, I Ut) eh yonrJ
mi Use n tiers s own that stock, to he carv
ful how they dispoH of their property
to be careful how they ive the control of
our highways to monopolists. If they
shall take a part in enslaving our people
to uhfceliiin i apitalists, north ot south.
thni nt'iy tiuik'r ii LittU tft'itift, fj'it tfuy irOi
tx-hflif to il ttti'wt iKCOHItt hy un nut filtjt i
etmmunity, N. (.'.
Jit.Kioii, N. C, June !!h 1 m 7 1 .
Ti thr. SUx-khuHer of' the
n.iiii-jh d- ;tt.t, n u. c :
The undersigned have ri ce ived a pro
posn! addres-M-d to the -tot kholder ot tin-
l.-ili ih A tiaston ICaifroad company, hu
the purchase of T.oOtl ditties of then M(M k
at f I "i pel -hare
The name of the would be purchaser is
Ii ft hl.vik. bill it I- ,.i.l here that Ihe
pr -posit ion w a- M.hinith ij bv ati S'i'h
erlin, ot llaliville, and thit he i in the
int. r
i f tin pi mi-vlvaiiia Ciiilral fi.tii
load "in p. u v .
Notw L Ii - i and
sto. kholdei. i
d iv we arc ic
-UW lor .iii.i. i
What l.-.e- an
l'i neial iih i tie o
- lo l,v ,t Id w 11 bin t lort v
ll .olowed lllllll Hie f'tt tl of
n rail. mi. Why thi ha, lc '
all I e IWH ' Tie I th I 1 I
luni. nl bv storm, lo (on e a
i mis.- a n rend- r lv linnd
lo t iki tit
piioi . and l
id
it pn
iiIht than by wt
.11 j
d
i-a-on.
Iider (lies- I'ii
1 have honor
ie-, ami as i
b.lH e ot tlle
utn-.taiKe as nimiv
d 11 w ith w it h yi
our iiulomttit tint i
pio,,.
-il 1U W otllil
id tiijm ion- ti
dilt to u'ite
oar
loss tn
e thiei
en,
Tin II.
tltl.ln,- -
I'll' M l V IN .(-.II 11..
j Ii A 1 i as 1 hi Kailrond
uit'-i I ihi iinh- loii'
, (111
The
.1 st.s-l, 1- f .,-.iMt,wm). i is nearly
I t ,11,1, nt line ord.T, will, superior
,1 1 a k - 1 1 ' 1 1 , ele.llies. ettrs, A''. The cunt
pun on, is a t oiilioll, 110 inlMst in Ihe
i'ttalllalu Italllonl, now lleartv lt.miplet.-el
I-. miles to 'he Kayetleville railroad
The cost of railroads in the initd
Stales is jfll.omi per mile, (aee I'oor'.
Manual ) The cost ill Ihe southern stntes
:;o.inmi per mile. It in certain that the
ILdcioli it I Gaston itaifroad, aa it slnnda,
would c. st at l.'asi $i..iiK).(.H). It Diere
franeltts, ha li.-eii usa.nM-d for taxation
at fsa,o, .mil Mill. It lax, however, we con
tend to be 11.1, .titstilutiolial.
't In f'ti t$iil tcl ti' mtr rtttttl it mtly
fitt.'iK tftt ,.tt. It is yravly pro
I ,.. sell tin., in t-Miiliectti .r..i.-rty at
0"i P'T i-h in . v' in7"..'NI ill the total.
V or-e t h.ui t hat . The tfrctM uionoMily
onl waiit.s .noiioli at.sk to control the
r sol. 1 e 7."iiMt shares. W'e are then to
one th. tit ih eoytrol of a work 'worth
'Hill mm f..r $.!.!?. Vm.
'' rs.k" 'a7'Tf . VioimnT. WV' trave one
hundred i,,ii,. ,,f iron, worth n.-allv "HMIj
"liSl, "Twelve ent.',iii s worth tf I tltl IXMI. List--sid.
s roaches, r irt, Mats.' Ac. We have
ioihi ihmi ei.s-s s,. We have a lalu1' real
.-state, a 111 a etioini.; lions, tti-t hiti-lti d at
-f f i w.'n W-rrrr et
wlti, all lite latest illlorol eme'lts. W.
Tiave'a roa,f-fiTir7 il'Tiii Ti c.aifTii'it'at pres: '
t ut prictji lit jtwik likliaa liiaLutlUUOiOCL-,
The piTi.-rty. dtvith-nds and shares of thr
company ar- eveinpt from atittc.aiid conn -J ,
1 .....,.'... vc.. 1.1 1 N
ii,.o.ir iron, aell all our properti lor nunc j
tlein t " Iwr sh irt
ami lh
.1 ,
nd i h -'ti have
11411. i i ism and toad i
Fin he riuiai'Kcra.
We la-Iieve it is impowuble to deprive
im of Uriyt portion of the freight and
trarel from tiie North (Jandina llaiffowl
But even if we should l.ne all profit from
that road, we could .till with economy
uipftort oum and earn dividend.
The Chathaiu I tail mail will noon ffire
u a part of the trade of Kayett,Tille. and
moat f that of the Chatham and the
Coal Fields region. The atte authorini
it to uwue 1st mortgajre bond for I'lWh
000. It will toon be elt..nded to Cheraw
IU1D.11, JILV 1, 1871.
I ul,, (',.,..i,ia It will rv-v the Wil
1 u,'.n'-T.ii.. 't"t:.'it't.We rrart ttntt-ieTfriTil ttstf
"'Tf ' et. trr" trfT' nwrl nrrr-rrw wilt ra-
' ' i. -rl t'i..m. I ImrlotH 'I'e North
ii It ":.a. li.necvt" ''''
tir.n oT the tni-rrt -ami irnrte-01 m
rl. Ihf.vre scvlntf thf etb-. t of the .A
U-iUiou of tlw rhatlmm liaihomt, wi are
railed onto i;iVr way a -h.i-of sto. k
whi h npir.-v-nts $lM)'of railroad lor f V..
, M VIlhV T I'KH K.
When v eon ,ider licit t he mirket juice
of the Italci'h A iaMon Iii 'ikvii
of lale 5,i with dividend thrown in; whn
wit know friMU pa.-t exiMTienee, tout .1
wilt biinj: atVr the (yient of the uivi
dend, ftl I" V3, and that, when twmh-j
t,r.li liimi one to one-half per cent is i
month, the pnKsition to m-A for U
than the market jmci; u iftoompreneHMine.
W ant left hi tlte durk Ha to' real par
tie dciihi (Im control, but it is charged
that the I'ennsi Ivaiiht C -ttird, or the imr
Un (N.nthlini that road, who already
own Ihe llu hmond A- ! , tile Hnd Tied
mont roads in one direi -non and the il
tniutoii iV VN eldou and liichmoitd A
Jeteiburjf load - in utiot In r dini tion, in :it
the Initlomol t his (uov cineiii That ,rr,-,ii
inonopoly made h rcnleau clfortf I td.c
fiie North Curolina li-oi; o .d thrm;h the
last keifislatme thc t o led 'I hi - 1 1 1 n y
lie a rcM-tition of tin . tloi ! on a moo- sub
lie but still nion dam,', rou-- plan. Oive
(hem the Ualcifi A vJa Ion ivailroad and
they c:in thn-tt le the North 'amlinn I, -til
road. ThfV heiM it in al ircrnsloro at
li.deioh ai.id at oi.m,io'. This threat road
wiH lio n l h Iple-, a- well hs the IVters
burLT and ihe eab nd K!"ioioke rail
r- td - llu "-inn 1 ith ni' p tl v will then
e nitiol n'' tin f.u:; ad lines leading
thmiiiih the state. No: h i uohna and
In Ne
duet t
iti ware Ie
)ii;hwvs
Itop-ilislH.
von aid
lo tor,
tm
ami
moral pies tion involved
"how a i It ile ol p
lii-ceiil H ttnu-Imh-
lor i-ttoit
from Hoeky Mmini to llaltimo
n-liahlv iuloruied that "
W'e are
bah- has
I f 'ii churifi 1 1 In un I he sjiine pi int to
New York. U'M ky Mount in on the Wit
inih'don tt W i-hloii lUilroad. and lint
rood i-owned hv the reiitisytvania t en
inu It ia a mistake to nuppo that
Northern eapitaliiMs w ill U- more lilaTal
to ui than our own people. The reason
w by freiifhtH at the North an so cheap,
h 4wfnUliH U-Ltauu fiziil Lues. Here
then' will lie no rival lines and no com
(M-titinn. We cannot even briiitf public
opinion (4) bear on them, iiecause they lie
inif noli resident, w ill not care for our
public trillion. They Will liaVU Uj If a
'm and thuy will atwiin dly pie;ze iih.
We un; not HO quixotic aa lo-ailvitM' you
U sacrifice your tUtck to prvvent thin re
nit.' .You re not called on to miIk
mtt to renter Iuchh than other North
(roliMHM.ui, who 4 iMiwo ttytck in tlw
RaU-itfh A Gaston llolhoad CnmpHliv,
1 tut wu think it riy lit to suest that y u
are not reipiired to tjive out of the little
property the w ur has left you, ten or I'll
teen dollais in the hundred of your stock,
in otdei t -pow bast- for yoHFi-UeH ainl
lot your iic'Khhors llns ilejH'iidency on
ton i-neis. D.Honirie it as you will, the
o ners ol'tlie hihways'of a country ant
ow ihts of the labor and profits of jtl peo
ple. Win-tin the unknown party who
loiis for tin- possession of our road, lie the
I'eiiii-ylvania i 'etHral. or not, as bushier
men von Miould set your laces against the
s hei.ie.
To fcv khohb-rs, who will view Ihe.ub
iNv ttoin a n i uitiarv standpoint
l'-
in i.thli'ioh t
not net eibe
tin- t'.lltovinu
lii-te
llii
fon-voj ii-
tor
o the propo
plest ion?,
o -, into tl
li"ene lit
for it '
I wotttd
II :io -Mtlii il tj.1 le H,i' is
it hkelv ihnl -rtieh
prop
tfie ii itt l.s ih -II Mil' t"
l ib l to HO ol)pl- t hen
w illiuir to ol r a lulu Ii
on -I and In in '
I- il
, ell- lii
k
Thi
ll.l
lh it tin- pioponil is
t ot -ji.i nlaiors' nt out
I 11 e otl". red i- enliieh inade
h el Hiiie that yu w t'l "iI sa
4 k mail one.
r 1 r i
t-.air -I
I 0 one and all
a that. Wf tlo not
II. . , and w e eal '1. -t
pi il, , ellialltv not
le, stand the reasons
illl. It.l lo a. 1 . pt t In
I adi is.- von not act
I" do so intlil , . 1 ut
ol U I loll
1 1
I.,
.,1
,toM'r, alter consul
- .. kl, ..LI.,, to re
it t.r ol our sl.sk
01, lh. Iih ,, .liilj
111., for consult. ilion
his w ill i,'itc abiin
1,1' Ion v. ill, It . I, no
of -1 if, Illl... II, 1 1 In
It'll. I. I. 1,1 lt..l.',ll,
next, at H im lock, p
t,iim this subject.
.laiit .liiite for thi' a. 1
plaioe. th. pr
iiosiil hv any KtiM-kholder. it
I. sailed
sec lire
ruble. Wlv w'ill endeavor to
pas-sis. on ilie lallroa.N.
Verr lti.-i tfuliv
II V M.Kire,
W. It I ns,
II. II Italtle. .Ir
H. P, ArrinL'toii,
Kll iMoiinner,
li X I'ullen,
Kemp IV Battle,.
'. Ilewcy.
W. M. Itoylan, tiua'n
T H rwdby.
I 0 r.iwlc,
W. H Muni,.
T. I. Martin, Apetit
KAMtftl.ril tfU'XtV.
fCJiton thf Sentinel ;
It in understood that Kiuley Toudiiison,
Op, the HuiM-riiitcndent of the Asylum
firHhe DcAf ami Dumb and lihnd. will
resign his seat an iiiemlsr of the house o
coaiiHoiii at no distant day, and as a con
fAattve ajnl ntiye of It; :oid;ojih( J ri;
ittTiIly miiraiMt the imuie of Ai.ikp
'X'Ml lHtHttt, Jk., ta brother of our repre
ttetfativ) an the nifmt suitable man, under
all the ein-iimstanres, fill this pla. e
A I fen Tomlmsoii ia a Lrentletiian of mui
ytt-j atty:tntaLi7iri jmrmr-mwienxm
anil and decei ved popularity in hia wr
iwa- ii . uiai. 4).mUryt-ai a . iu jn-nut
through a eomiUorabie poridcm o tttt
Caiulty recmtly, I often heard lis immi-
stiiffi-Hteil lor the phu-e his rother hU-i
tftaliultly to bunavi.' and ins i.
in. I m. lu i wm J' liH 'Miiibriliak .u
abl energetic and ftithltil ineiulwr, ami
add lo lhc,ftlfl-loh of the .-conservative
pmrf. L W II A Ul K.
Rf i-irnv - Mm. Mary T. .loin--, wife ol
Wu. J.mea who rtstidea ti miles east ol
thi;ity,c.muiilt-, oiiiri.li- on We.b,.-..i
by langtng heraelf in Ihe nt able. Slie
veil out of tlia bonne about 'I o' i.x kV'
a. Mv and wa found uap -.ideal i'l thu
tale alsiut :i r. m. No cause is a-jtiued
for ie deed.
fTHrfsWitni.o rnfniT. T shoulii . a,.- lK- iuter'-re hiUi. if Uu: , otPao-mint tt tlx .-aim tn-nij; lltllr .a leuT it.uef tlw i.hf- lacultj eil ti : ' . -
4-
K,-r U N.utin. 1
In a.-! ltm with prv ious hot lee, I'Ik
prv ious uotic
unty assembh
I in
jUSg'..
T nominitlih cat-
tidal. Tor lit. , ..inviitt.m
The i o,ieiiUi.n w.'i.- rj;-uiied liy eltvt
in:; Kli II Iknt. n, Kj , haimi in. and
H ilii.un Tli..ui" .n mid I It I'innix, ec
lyl.o ii
' tin moll. hi of t'.ipl. V. (' Uolil. tK, two
ile'eoate. ft. .Ill e.u It lownliui in the enun
tl !' 'till 1 l.l a p'OIlt Old, a'tel c'..li,ll!l.l
M.m. i.'i..Mted, tliioumi i iu ir ehiiinnaa
W ii:t ':n llnri, r-j . tlie nainiyf Alfred
iLi,.,.v ui '. K. I.owe, a tie unani
iiioic ehoieo of the delettU for Ihe uiilrt-
inee.
While tin- di l.-;;:ile were out our repre
M'Utatii'e to Con-jres!, lion. J:i. M.
U'iM;U..Ukt..iutt'1 JM, iWAJ'Vrr.ii.
one of tilt nldii, eliHpieiit, ami m, inein
nH-iie!i. lie luiml to the Milistat'tion
ol Kll tinpn juiliinal inin.U, thai the jatiple
oi norm v aroiina eutinot live nn.lt r our
pnnenl ciiiHtitiiiion, and Unit it will lie
Ihe duty ol every oler in the state, with
out regard It. p i i y . ,'olor or previous con
tlni. in, to in in tl iit lo the jlolln in .il;;i,l
lie I , aii i v 'ti I. I , olivi I'.tlun,
At II; i Itw i.l'Jiell U-:t ll' KWl, tin-
I'.tl'.tiie; res.. I ill ion. wire mi u,itiioti.,i i
t.l.
.'.....,, 1. That, as the pnpl n e
the ;-outit' of all power in our toroi of
ooveriiinetil, and ax the u'.iverninent it.ieif
i- empii ilii alll lheirs,it wu eoiniueiida
tire and 'ftr in the legislature tn tinTr;
the iilesttui ot eallino a t'oliventioli to
the people,. iiiKtead ol ordering one thoiu
i-elvew.
'1. That we approve Ihe restrict ionm-un-Laiucd
lu tlu: :oaveutlfttt lull, latlievlliti
hhut the laliorer s lieu law is itist and
; 1 '
aii uiere p o ty
.ll.'s ion-. nl)e i on;, as it th mm, the I hie rots
d the whole p-ple of all jh tit ion, and
Jie tnoveiueut tor a convention shotihl,
then (on . enli-t m its favor the earnest ami
united i il irt.s ol men of all panic, and
w i;liout rep't to pn ty.
4. that our present Mlatt; cmv:' ''"tion in
defective in many iinportam particul in;
ittni i convctition is the Itest and . ucatct
if md the only practicable iikhIc of ef
lei Uuy the neeeasary chantxe. We need
a state con veu lion to si like out those-
clauscMol the cotiHtitutitin by which men
hold ovci Ih'oim1 the time tor which the
people elrrtrd tUtan, nrrd lr whiW o4hrv
threalen to do i ; to als..,h iiuincrmis
us lew ulJiceA with their hifh pny ; to re
move that '.cat nuisance, the township
system j to reform inw1 judiciary, wlndf
wa once our pride, but hulk bicomo e
pertaive and inellh ient, and disjnuet'iil Ui
our state; to tj;ivo un a simpler and
cheatxT and U'tler countv irovonimont :
to ndievc un from intolerali burdens of
taxation which threaten
aa.lif alid ftfush W
to the ilust ; tn short, to nwtoie to s once
more u North Carolina conslituliou and
system of government, simple, chetui and
wound, of which we may le proud, ami
under whn h we imy iiU Jive m ivaa; md.
liappiness.
The nu'ctiiio vva. then vWy agnribly
entfi taiin d, toi a hoii time, with joud
music Irom a stiiuo band, composed of
soon of the nl!e colored men of David
son county. Henry I innix is Ihe hauler
id the bind, and I hey are all strong hit the
( oil vent loll. '
i bi in
W It M
ion, the chairman app tinted Dr.
ar-, William Harris and Wiley
a i iiliiiiltee to wait upon t he
i " I'n i s. and inform them ol their nortn
I Mat i-mi . t i a -hoii intei val. Mr t imise,
i in beh ilf , (' 1 1 1 1 ( .'luini'tii-. piesi-nted b
llu oi,ei,ii..n Ad'red It itlo hi , K j . one
IHii li iinlliees, rt ho via- (ife.iv-d with
;i!ji .1 I-.1 a'l' l (Mi! Illl.ua- ll1. tic- .le
a I. v, 1 1 . , .1. ., ,..(. I
tl .Illll'tll'.ll. t'
so sii a , t, d th .1 In 1
I.ut hi- iii-iuiualioii
e.ial npilail-c atfi
uiai ks 111 ai 1 i ptni
l,o We, Km J , WIW
ttl'l not be pies lit.
w as eceiy eI w iih
-uthuiasni, ami he
will 111 1 .l the 11, nion. t
1 hi- ,1:1- of lh. I
sp., tal in etil ,011- e
s. .,1 . and 111 1111, hiss, w
X
and nioMt re
i held in 1 1 wid
I i an t he conn
, bv a Italnl 11 lne ,n....rit V
hi. I. ti III it'l l IN
h'm
W M
.1 K
Tit"vir-
.Secretin ICS.
K'or tin- Henlinel
MntiUh'.ini'S TY CON Y KNTH,.
'Mo cotnenlion of ihe conservative par
t ol Si. -ore count . called lor Ihe purpose
o in otii nut ino; n delegate to tin stut.e eon
. ent .n, .should thciT Im- one called, was
ini'uniz.i d by callint I)r Johu Shaw t-o the
than, who ep! allied, -btictH, the object
td Ihe eotivenliimi The Tltlfeent town
ships wen- nil r. presented eicvcpi two A
etihiffiitUs', foniwd by the HtdeVthm of lw o
delcLfaten rotn eiyi h townshitl! was Sp
(HHiile I lo uomiieile a ilelcLfate ami dmlt
rcsohitionn cxpr-'sstve of the views of thr
convention 'I he coiiinnttis- retired to
pcrtonn Its duty, and, during Its absence,
M-Vw. Ale, kdly am M Shaw a-b
dreWd the ( oti ven i ion, show injij me i
the niwt important defects and iuiM rfiv
tion of the present constitution and the
intolerable taxation under which the peo
ple will, from m-cessity, have to luUir, un-le-s
a contention is ("filled to relieve the
le;idal lire from the tytngtitutimuii uifrmity
ol iiniHinL' biirdemaoiiie taxes. Jolin i .
rtlli id nd I. K s , Ih
i ailed on, otvc at
H iiLjtii mi the consittulionality ol tiie con
venti'ni .pn-Htii'ii. 1
The .oHiuiitt.ee on resobltiollH baCiii
reinriud, rtpiirUl tlu: f.dUiwinj whh It
wnmpmlT -aitivpirit'
fismJ 'ml hal 1 he ci uisr'nfivi's 'of
M ore county appreciate the necessity of
eal lint; a convent i mi of the people to
change the constitution of the 4t ate, the
pn-nt Iwin uns'li'ed to our wantn and
Jlrmtlt!. That we htartilv Hoorove th I
(Msipie of (In' stall b
l.s-id
w-I.etlo. .r
liol (Tiev I, i'T Tn
- I- M . .
iitmticrtl. That we uroe Mpon the pcop'ff
tiie ll.n is-lly ol Upholdlnc, the aaceflll
..lid Inw afeiditio; i-haract.-r which h y
have always maititanust by a vrillin aul
inission iiii. laws .,f the country, ud by
a proTupf en mh ralinn with the lawful
nut horn i,s in bringing all otlenileni to jt
inc. '
lirmtl rrt That w e ris-oinmctil tb fl W.
11 btstl it. .nir lirst cltoirr to rr-pff-wTTt it-i
ill till- pros,s,. ronieiitlon. ,
tien I Ktv. .1, in a few r. lliarks airvpfVl
the fionpjiaiion icndered him, and diA
cotirs.,1 mtire at lare on the ciHivcn(t'ioji
tpl.-sttoll!
Coiireition adjourncl.
..u, J.UIIN tvTA W , tlim,
llKNur H. A in ms, u .
I'lr ol Oard'MI
v !!): liniiV, vn I.efn
. .... . .. i 'he l UilUiiliyn ol tdiueeo. anU i ol. cii j
VtiL j
,'.,' '.. ,,-, rwrrnv . 4
i I '. 1 1-1 n i,ar it i.i ' . 1 1.' 't v--'.
.iiiM.iiii itfwwJtottvai
l aroinia an a tol.ac
i tirow iclon ;
.ml
esYHViallv t'l'i
T,v i.ViTi'iiAi "eT M. !MW jtt"BTrrt'
iiiiicoiiila'
Acl.i I ruiicil uiii !
Ltr.'c tohiUT.i ll..litall.
SdimieJ"
Slieiton V l'i... of Utiiic.iiiil.e. -yatf
reaiMiiUer that Mt.Sliriuut UMtk U:i fro
iiiiii.n on. t.iti.uco at f.e Ii, i annual kit
at tUL-ijilt. ui alv. read Into! t.lC Ak'
cilHiir.il society an ' c -.i" of jnait later
.st in ivgartl to lu caitaru of t-lucco.
Mr. Slierum U a VirtuUu, and lia I "Of
exiiericuve in the r.usin. of tobac..", wbo
cauic to North I'nrolina ntaiat to Jet
Biro. "J urtml tin- mikintt of tohuco in
IIuhcoiuIh' touu'y. on a Urgv K5al. 'Hi
now has in iultiviiti.il aiiuul C30,dU0
-- - w ..V.,
He teiln nie ruat tolnuia) tanuejv eauuiat.
their enifM by tW aHilHof'pi.nl, rather
Ulan by Ihe miinlHir ul iu ivs. Hut 1 "ill
-.ty that he hai iu cuUiiati ui aliout 159
wren, Mid 1 have never seen a. trip erpial
to it,- he estimiUi thnt he can " tup" ftt
iiKMi the entire crop hv lite 10th ol Jjlr
id from 111 lo 1 J Irate H a farm ia aitu
iitctl on the Krcinh lli.tad Hirer, .even
miles mst of Aaheville He planted
jeHtinn of the crop at ivirly aa the (t'l dflr
ot May ; and Mr. thcl!nn, whocime from
one nl the lct toliuccu ivjjionsiu liglum,
says Unit liiroe ortiott Itf thi county ,l
the bent tohacco iciini he en, !!. lite
example of Mr Slicllon has inspii. il umuy
oilieis with the determination to riote
toharrrt. tint. K: H. Vance Ita in tu ite
ration aliont forty acres of tobacco, with
the most flattering jroHHTts of s marfni
licelit i rop ; audit Is estiinated thit 600
a. res have heen planted litis Ver iu tlia
coiuiU nl Ilimc'iniia;. - .
And Mi Dowcll cotintv isconsi.ii.if.l iupd
Ihe cllhualloil ol bllileeo. andltl. uil
tad a iiiamttactorv lor itnauui in Mirlotl.
The attention of the k ople, of rM. county,
lanuain ta-imj Knwwr.l to tlii fuyia; dkui
Iitm. ttf Ttiitiiuj toirra. Mr. hAtlliul H.
KleniiiiiiiK and Mr. Orlando E Mnluu,
lioth. have lieautiful rrops of Utbaccn itt
McDowell oruinty, and tlioy and mlp-l'a
are making arrnnnein.-utt to engage large
iv in the Ini-iniKs next year. Aud il l
roulciuplnli d very soon to abut tobacco
iminufirttiry in Murion.
I should not omit to muutinn thnt Shel
ton Si Hunt have started tobcect fatto
ry in Asherille, ttlnrt tlu-y Kro now- work,
inrr nlHitit HltisMi hand", uuilcr till tOfjUroJ
of f lapt H. C. Franen.
- H aeenw t nw Uut iii no better wy
can our iMstolo relievo llieiuselvw ef p
eiiiiinrr dillicultim, than by raUinil tobaO-
co. i he toii.'irco crop of .-salt-in vuriuiua
for Hie ymur 1H7,'wiw llil,MW,000 pou td.
which at tli low tlure of ten cent. fr
pound, yield :l,-.toil,iM)0, and it uilglit
mlUf Ih; sialyl, that the arvrf gt
was iwloa thi amount.
North Canilitia atanda 6rtfc- in tlia
mniitwt rtiia.l!? .ISife'ViPWnl J5t.
titikv and TrntMMHW heiiir nil 1arjrr to-
IwoNt pisalu'iii(j aVitca j but if thu t
em portion of the Mat.! should go largely
into the UiMinua within a few renis. onr
utate wil) .luiul only second to Virginia in
l'ltiHsMtit, 1 .W b. - we liifiitli
now. Hum Hie will raim trom tile bll.l
ai res in ciiltintlion .ii, nun pouuun ol to
biicco, esiiutai im.' oO'i pom i.U to the acre.
This ouantiK of ttiliaictt. at 20 ceuu per
pouiul, w ill tiriiiLj J'iIMIIK) into the county
of ItuucoiuUt, Ami J may atatethat Mttv-I
of the titifro rtmtrd in tlttit t-otinty but yyar
twtyht tttM 'yn r ys.'ie I, th Zr.l'.
And suiipiwii N llowell eoililtv iloM til
same lilillif, here is IIKflllWl blouyllt intl
intles, all this, too. when proba
bly not mole I bun ID nien in.- etaoti( In
the bu-iuess h.-t ou .11 .'iimi men eng
111 the husinr" atnl we can sec the reaul i.
Our ih oiile liin-'t Uo soim I hllitf We
oive t.Hi many idle men. The uenp'a
must .,., ,,(?!, .. tr..,n thr tj round '
fore we can disi ovci ' aii v,.c.,"c
nir v eailh as a people We have in wet.U !
ill North ( -arolllia 1 he tine l t oUtitrv in the f
world it- chimilc, ils ,il, lu saluitriou j Your rot re prudent tor-fc occasion dur
air, purified bv nomnilicitd mountain, , i''K Uv.s to sU'.,!e about tha colhga
its cold ushini: sticams nil invite the in- ; nonieU .md buiUlinga. AUiat and lu I
dustry and atlatluniut ot Its native eitk- b -Id hsnd !ju wilt tea on l,ht WU
ens, and atlord iiidin e i im ni to the ruiS- " I ' M B. Ichiibod.
yritnt and capuidisi. lint it we would J I'-h-dr-d, n lor ) depatttii Ko
have othrr appreemte out iuafnitlcvnt Ch': uU t' of th lITOMrty.
country, we should first show out r t j T' c i 'v,i il.-m all at in I opto, tvfiecioatU
jtrr.'-hittiH of it by al teiiti ttiii its devi lo
ment. When we have dciiioustrHted tilt
ad vantage ourselves,
yitmeni is needed lo c.
world."
If the ih.Mtsaiid-
Imttriiuj in blhm Af
take thf ' 'loiiKf mftM-t.
tin n mi f:irtln.r ar
m iuce tiie ' outdLidfc
our people now
I., a. lively uridar
, f ir ffteiriMh-H
how aiMui would thi'V do something for tht
ri'titttry, and . l.-tli. ill -.f rut. the timitneto utul
mtttjitifu mt ttf trt ntt i it tXurti'i ( 'ttrvltntl,
' w n MALOJt'd
Makion, N. C, June 23, IM71.
Km the BjulluS.
Tttft MWKX JTAHIFS -HOWef.
The select Isiitulint. and tlay Mduail ci
the Missea Nash itlld' Miss Kothatk ha
l.iui; since taken its place in the Ion most
rank of insliiutions lor thu education of
1.1.1111; l-tdies in North Carolina, Dd if
iruod t ' of what u IhuI in North Caro
lina character Ourpisiple Itnva in thblt
natunsi rn im and itt"t? (.. luan-1
had almost said ar.v other M.-opl on th
face of the earth. They la bcre in Jting
ml Iter than UillciiKj. Tiny mind thau
husineas, pay their tlelits and keep their
promises. The Mimm Naah and Mia.
Kotl.M-k, who rsiuic of Ihe lastt of our oid
colonial l.lo.Ml.are true North Caioliuiana;
and having proinis.il iu their -mod.ft and
mijiFMtettdoitf admtfariiii'iits aiid circular,
to k.s p a Hrst . lasa Isnrdinu and day
-rtwit rt'tW ylifirJtf
cat est in tbe,,TH1t tiiannef, tnty writ:
li waa my ejosiil fortnne tu attend tb
" soiree musicalc" ut this achool on th
evening of ihe 2Sd iust Tle prograuuM
waa an c,ceiient one
4 b tt StlTtiwre-jWwe ifri
T't'TiDrqpfetyTfF1 f
tsdlitfnt im. mid iiido-ini from 'tha aiv
..r.s....l il W"..s an .. tt.in.'l Al i Cfl an. toil.
i Uc dcteorai ion. of ttie room, lealoon 01
everiieenii and flower, were rery U.leful
and Aeautiful; and the young ladlea
whv, they wore gotten up in th beat
lvi i'l art, and were i'lke kh wrettbj,
Krw-eful and Uautifnl. Th eutinn of
the viuiouii aontf and pUsre wa luo
creditable to Mr. Unit, the teacjuir ol
music, as well as to hil pupil ; lor delica
cy of wm h, arcurary of Uute, and eultui
ot'i'vobse, tlte young ladle could notti)y
have lKn uijtit, anil thetr ,pi)r
I iniiam-e wa. highly creditahl to all
ri.ineroe.1. Tiie :6oru wet Tery
tine, eveciully the f 'arnlral of Vnio.
The v.H al soli i of lis Murcliion wtr
swe-.t Utile home mg delighUiflly ren.
dn-wl. The nautl duet from La Juiv, by .
Mian 8rale and Mia Kleld, waa tfUhduL
Oavi.l Podd (ay that oiicntUc uituus
0L-i)r4'0. 92. :
" an m ale at U j't cra:riMing c"y Jn
- wnrt.?-AiljiaiiL.-diJii't.fcwt
c!t Kod MiiM i k kl Muff ihc'tlunt from
La Juive, of bfraold but UT aiil ao.
i whn knw nyUiin; ut U dtlilcuitjr ut
j iShilcdi'B "C'J pltw.Mtmiij'Unin nt.tbt
rWb'ReM, ciipas m4 etoltw voice
Kujih inch exefBTt n RqatNK, tb pur-
f inoance i ; f:..-i jorng UUlot bom ur
Veen ivt rtt ifeirrg. To to it mtnrel
ou. Thi piece, an ! Jliai ft- lea' rocal
1 j, " &n tvatidrt J (Jawo tlt moauUia
iltlt," v.-ui rig aou!y enc HvU. .
Uj w Ujnr tiuw s4n I
pxsnccs.
r(5i?tici
CUAttl Uai, 90,
letur froju tliMf.jfluta locUiy. thiitl
Hill WwttwMed. to t .tire, but h la nut
;t extinvt, Occanioually it tpiii 4m, nd
now tuui tl.cn tiirott. ou. ujuiL I propona
tu tw you t vU.iy a Ut t U. tuitit li1 waur
hj way of Variety, ko4 tail yo ba( ,
iwnrefu! md tini4iuinMi umtny teUuul
cvlebnitioa WO gvt up Uo lutv
k itimd.
Thi tim It wiu th; JlesltodU ctiurcTj,
oidc4 Mill ibtttejJl y th B.in.t, wliu
or til frolic. Mr. l'ool gvnetoualy ln
ttiem hit oin private ctili chuuj soil
ampuii, which they look pmeiion rt'on
Thumlar Hi!) in.t., anil prettier display
Luf bipy eliilifrwn, nd ratild ad lu -
t dene a i.uiitii ana uioti.eit, to my uotu
iug. of ffic4,.4ouUuij uathutK, uu xwrtf -tixn
!!ore oti th.u piniiM I nwur you.
Tl ehapcl roswum wm ocetplea by
Re. iUwu. Uobbill "l !
M. I'., than. Jkt.fi. T. tn.- Ut K
I
a' r v(a 44,t . wti k t4t,mr
iv s , ii.,. and br lutoritA.r ol Iho iliiv,
u,i iun,lv S 'liiilii'.
Wtiv. Mr. UuiU niHaieot- the r lje wl'h
praje,, lAtlviug tliin-in bcAtttlfat Ut of
fectieg allusion tJ t! lrceot oundillorl
f tit InrtHalion it wIhsm cUiiHi. w
lUmd Ui bstlov,l a! jfo., playing
:'ir b'.v,t'i'ij on hi. ulil prolvstor whar-v-or
K-ottoi-v J, upoo tl oi l itrmduiit and
hi. clantuuiu and fur rentoration of Ut
oilrg io iu foriurr Jjrid ot pli, . "
Mr. Oettt made tuui pooplit ia Chupet
Hill 1' -r iiiiu all ths more fr tbat ttra) ef.
Xeit lttr. v r. VjbbHc brietly KdJreMstcl
the tweuilily in fvl.citou and uprightly : "
way, which you know si cIkm of di.ii -
jmir Ljtccl lu thauth Methixlirt rlcwy f
u body. Than th orator tooki In -rtand
ami entrrUiuml ft with an exceed
ingly welf written, .jnnt "taA prwticat - 7
dtvteat of the uuday Khool work, and
wital It tuoulil be a to ill tchnlar, teach-
Bf 6d iJj'wwtciidvint. X don't k:iov
how yt f!l about ' i heaa tUlngl, "?lr.
editor, but fvir iuy ttrt I think it a Unppy
tUii.jj f ! any cot. uuiuity n Um It. voting
"ist ttoni 'foifvr t 'd to u h a work ut tlict
I ,1 ajuttilnlne i4 Vvutitiff the und;iy
I wm k pAag wt lit pnttil euuntjiw
t tl-tri ill a, not ous ttior eloaoly coiinucU-d
j W.1I1 tbe I'c t lideiett nd pronrjinity of
j ..r u-ci jr.inerati.rn. Cllapel Uill un .
I '') ""! have 1 aised Uti.r.y("a ciov.f
- p''yi and iion-i Muwit. iilwiy Tu 4o.4lu
1 vo ui i t,m ir.osii w uu aiu uuw euuduuvi lu
I .luciu at Itj.tth,!
j Mrs; iu oidef wu the presentation ofa
j hiuitaN'u.ij U.iile to th worthy itei in.
t. tidem of tin if. h, .!dnv w hool, Tlioa
lAttg, E"., by ha kaeln is iiiul njirilam.
Mr. 'i'. F. .N'oi vrood ierCriuvisl thH plc t
in;; duty neatly and apji-upiittaiy Mr.
Lone aifeptinif the tpknu with erirlent
uu.'iion, ami rcipoii iiii", with dt'pf"eltng,
Afier tli'i, tame the pic-iuc wrt of the
celebration. Now I don't' known, Ml-.
tdit.tr, hoit jou feel about Uhm thing
either, but tu
n I anp! tart mid bread Caud butter. n
; dkioudy inU-rsparai-d with hard ,Uo led
P'trnuijiij xoriq not inappronriMa
A
J"'"-' tuuruiu, wheu iiiUoduc4 about 13
l.
1, ne
ri a esv-n oni in vry uvcn
viuitk I if 1 lie plain, ring of th B. B
lies in le apt ou thu tt.iiri., An old
ruaident line luywif. Mi. lurncr, iralkt
ibrriitrh the iortidor nd gro .x, !ta
peoplii-g them with the deud. l'a-niliar
I, Ctu look out at CVeiy AliudoW ULsi Dimt '
tiie on th gntrcl wall:.
Uowevei, 1 promoted yott milk arid wa
ter only. Let in Jravaaii tho uoi'.'ertiity
jur m, k st there It an lufuaiua Ot biltvat
rltat tAWl ipotl llw iaiWrt '---f-
Alitr .lumli, tlieie wu mot pcalng.
Mr. P. McP'ide of the Ituptlrt cttocd, 'Sit.
II. X Witt, jiiii'i lpal ol tbe'Cniy AiMetny,
nd mm. (hei, uiitd to uitdc thu
tiuapawagneatiiy and protibibly. l'riie "
were ijistrlliuiiid among ilia children aud
teci,, v ml tie crowd divperacd 40
aembie iu at uixht to witnetw th or
fonnanoo of a balloon which Wa uo-eifully-eiit
tip by Mr. Cooley, of Hill
boro'. By th way ; I may a well tucu
tlou la contldenee, that lUIUbotu' baa it
way of lending down pretty girl, td aa.it-1
at Lh.tpl Uill aoleuuiltie. All right.
Chapel Uill U2 ai not aliaid of 'm uf
day. ' '
Voun to commnnd. Mr. ditor,
CUAPtL UlLUAsff.
P. S. Ar w going 10 bar a ooTen
tion I Firat, I read tli BlJrJtJIt. !'. I
think ata. Then, 1 4WdatepWiea
paper and ant at'arid ar . lr.
Pl.i llitsa want e all to wait awhile Lav--.:
Wtwrwt?fwmiBmiim trw wtirrwr.
TTniffTer XAiTlu u.'T rren'
been bit by a mad dog, to wait ana K
if th doe retdlr waa mad and ttieaa
while to kill tfi man for ftrrfacctiltlv.. 1.
I wnoi tne aoa nine a. ana me oiucn part
"etOTt esfliw piii, men. JimjW.t'"-"
l
rui.tvi'. earnnr.ot 1 ff iLif s rs-t, : b hilij
ihCliei slduil waii, "j.o.iijr.''ii.s.irsji.k
enjoying btmcelf among ihe hinpitable Viif .
giiuan and North Ofolioiv ; Us ret iiotb
uig ha. been hcatd fr.na 'jh p .rty f Vl? !
uur lift tUil pJrt of :h biuie ti'
ten diiVj go nn tiip to the South. V,')
bare nut icur.s for thvtu'hoavvar. lithe
are r.but.t a hit? a lot of pmlW-isitTtd de4
htatt w rkrer got together, and tw-b. on
knuw. Jut Uo to l.,k out for nutuber
on. W d trodthe bottom rif ottrhtartt -pity
thj with bfm they cojna in con-.,
taut, luca nia a railroad eonductor, botel
keisjieni, ninibitdrtrn t tn. : Barh jho
pi wilt ut)ef,Vire)nia will ;prcut
.won ppearnr tW these tditor tiT9
paaied Uuuugh It thi n it did at any thus 1
iilmii.g ilie war,' Mr. Duanelt bth editor
I tu iMuviiie jt, x.J sAwwrfMr, iu.vi
tUbti.b t good patu.
VMuitiuf iaaMii a