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'OOF. CALDWELJL MISTAKEN t
Got. 'Caldwell teeroa to ,takq Jt.iorJ
gnrnted that the iupreme coQtt hare dc
ciclwl that , be U tlU appointing fxnaert lo
"fill offices and places UDikr the state. Tbii
id a creut nmtake. . The coort have Ja
cided no such thing. They have ''Do
decided (hat railcond proxies and directors
are officer, oiuch lea state ofik-erij Tfcey
h. eOt. dmded that the. wtors and
other of3:iiil about the -as lUjns, ad
penitentiary are officer ' Tlu-y have aot
decided that the apjKiintees 6tG4r. Cald
well as railroad prorUt and director are
late fut 'and. txilid. . Ail they harcdecided
ic, that the appoiateea f Meant. War
Warren and an inudlsIhM!uet
Ut Til Til I Mil ii
made by tfe lgislaaref"of dhx-ctri,4c.'f
of the asylum and peMtenturj are iural
Ii (hut tKej witiri. have; rt 6! decide;)
then 6o, Caldwell cais pJ)i appoint by
and teith the content tk'M4.' lleCaat
act without the senate, and; V Mte t
sy Hint an act of the 'le'uilalure ou)c
not anthorize him to do sk,'. but there is
.' no such act. ' ' ' ' """ .' f." "
But'we repeat what we hare said ; it
was the high and aolemav duty of th
supreme court to file their decision n the
ciise of Clark va. Stanley before the, legis
lature adjourned, so that all offioes might
have! been lawfully' and rigTnfnlly JSlIed
by the governor and senate, if they 'meant
to decide what CaJdeU .and other radi
cals jelaim tUey have decided. -4 '
It won't do to aay the court had no
reason, to know what effect aoch a decis
ion, a that it, is clamietLthey hare made,
would produce; they are lawyers familiar
with th office of theatate and kao
eiactly how they operate, and they kiew
the j importance of,, the presents vf.'.tJt
tenat. WAf 'dul they fail ta jiU their
opinion rr ' the Ugidatur . adjourned
The people diniaod to know why t Every
txdy, radicals and all, suspect) Let any
Yaflonabje excuse be given if it can be.
We don't intend to hush upsnchouf
. rig.ii on the people whether perpetrated
by courts or others." - ' . j ' t
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j i THE PUBLIC PBINTINQ.
,, -1 It is true, as we intimated yesterday.
Jthat Gov. Caldwell has appointed W M.
: i Brown, mail in j clerk'of the Lung Pcrrw,
V ' public printer." Now the tong Perry has
' 1 n material with .which;' to do the prints
'tng, (nor had W, A. Hearne while he was
. :1i.idirig for ij and; the printing- pru
V : , posed to be divided .between 'Niclioi t
t3orinau and algjOW
th'a trafisnctVm growing out of its re
t rint iktiiou. ' The'lawi of .the State
1 provide for no . public : rrinter.i - The
j . lsUliue at its rcceut session .fixed
statute the prices ' of the ' work
H.nd the conditioitt en which it ; was
t.j' be executed. IIaying: done thi p
vt committee appointed, for .the purpose,
contracted with Theo. N. Ramsay, of this
city, to do the jwinting, binding, at
, the, prices and onihe Conditions preacrib-
) ed by law, the. law binding the said Ram
j ' say in a boud of f.i.OOO, for the faithful pcr
V t'ormance of the contract and pytting hitn
v.ii.Ur a pVimlty .f $2." per day for. eyerjr
day the work - shall be delayed beyond a
spi cUk'il time. The bond was duly ex-
1 ' cuted and wss sccepted and is on file in
one of the government offices.'; This is thje
whole affair. Under color of toe late deci-
fion of the strpreme court'OpT. Caldwell
demands '( 4e I8) that the secretary
of i-Ute, who" lias the superintendence of
the legislative nrintinar, nhall Eire the
wik to his anpointee only, 1q violation
of the contntrt between the state and Mij.
Ramsay, and' the secretary of state Jias
been stupid enough to. vioUte the law
on 1 -bring himself in conflict "with the
couits ahd the lesislature. "We agaie
sk, what will the supremo cmrt think'of
the action of tlfese state officers, based as
jr. it upon its recent decbion, - iSi
Hiinsav has taken steps to - bring the
m -
m ater before the courts. v
I HOW IT WORKS.'. - . -
The Ifevv York Tribune says :
Several astonished Western newspapers,
thcChicago Tribune among them, make
a loud out-cry at the reception of numbers
of copies of a moribund city journal, the
Wvytjfork y une, which makes iw way
ii Ji the mails through the kindly aid
O lriTrernment iranKs. i ne wrappers are
c iiiii(:it' usly marked '-treasury depart
m it. OtReial business. Free: IL It
H-.irlliurd.Oompt roller." But one depart
ment cannot, do enough' to advance the
trircu'ntioii ot this ambitious sheet, and
the Interior denaitment comes to its aid
with the" frank' of ."John Delano, .chief
. iei k Official busiuesa. - Fice. Jlr,
Collector Murphy, . m his day, was sd
much interested in the success of Chit
Siuuuwlyiit dull organ that he detailed a
clerk it the custom-house to serve -as
elermosinary ' wrapper-writer, that it
might be forced into a circulation beyond
its own press-room. k - 4
These are heavy Jblows,' coming from i
r-pubicyn source. The most effectual
blows delivered, upon Grant's corrupt ad-
m nistralion cbmfl irom republican bat-
t ties. The Kew "fork Tribune opens its
i.,i..i-;ra uir times a. week upon Grant
i; kHVI 1V r
and his adnunistration. , ':: .
In liic senate . Sumner, Trumbull, Carl
, Scliurz and other republican batteries
1 phiy daily hpon Grant'srtifications'of
, r,,dical-corruption, uruess me-nortneru
neoDleare as corrupt as Grant's appointees
of tbr south; eneh' as Billy; IleBderson
and Parson), Sinclair, Greeley, Sumner,
Trumbull aud Schurz jnust demolish the
I
F ED ERA L JUDICIA L
CUIT. !
We see it Mated TluU fc jrutte proba-
es'Abltbh a new feceral jadicial district
this state. ' I
, . another eflbrt to create morepbtce
simply tabe filled by tacoinpetent rrtdic-li
i nere is -not the slightest necessity fif
f5"' T15 4,r?ijr there are Urn?
u.stncts in North CaroJin-onV thf
AVWonc the ii.7c, "and the other
t,h CjVar,,a0d the judge of the dU
trict court out. , ejd Vpeciat fijjrt of hp
court whereycr and 'whever ' jhepu'blir
intererdqolres and he dopi httldf; spucial
terms at riilidlHiry snd Ai'itVillf ' ;
v The great amount- of 7 iUBins for the
fehral onort i this state has passed, by-i
n u oeea aoue bv. judge liroojcs and
with ease he' doeaot clalruv We fiai
that be laughs at
. ;.-
tW circuit sod district courts is railing off
muro ana more every term, anu, oy ana iy
there will be but case-now and .then, ak
before the , late, war : Then , tjbere . ws
iaoat notkuig t do in th circuit and
district courts. It will be so again at aU '
evvtits, the amoant of business j for these
courts will 'be trifling. J j
sfli4 proposed LDew judical circuit ,k i
u-heuie to make new offices' lo be filled'.
Jmdge Dick wants Arises; so does Judge
Henry and Jqdges Logan, apd Totirgce, and
t-enty' others wani to t$ cleTka anrl dii-
irict attorneysthat kii. Werels no ne
cessity foVsachVdktncta p f.
' The people wilt find 'the men who art
aaftiverieg im . this matter an and Witt
drumming fyfmi4 tot the (ederiU
court. They find it politic t magnify that
busineas, and to thatd, they will have
f& many indicttmhts fcund thereasrpo4
(bl; Already jtey seix upon numj
Imt of hnktvT indictments as a strung ar
gument in favor of their move. j We trutl
inr meuibera of congress will have aneye
to this jittle ganieT pffice'niaking fet
them expose and denounce it' It is s rad
ical mere in the interests" of the Radical
party aad radical rpartizansL, ;Ve are to
have a partixaa judge, -i district mttorney,
elerk,- marshal, &ci&a We. ? protest
against such outrage- upon the state and
nation. I" ' '':.
STOKES ( CptfrtCTED. v,
Ex-.CoDgreaMnan Stoken, -ot Tennessee,
has been coBvicted of crimes, t)d offenceB
which would dalun hint wRb ( any parr)
that erer existed j save th "radicnl
pariy.. j ne -punisuinent woviUed by an
act of congress in .Stokes caxt is a iw
not to csceerT $5,000 and iojpiLjuiiujtnt
not to exceed r one year.- The following
statement comprises he'JacliLB Stokes'
caseV""- ' ' tLHZn jr-
"tMAii&li t
Known
in Tenmasen It never t-xceed6d tiftf Inert,
Alter the war .closel. St vs Aet-ured tin-
passage 6f a bill by cbngK- tqj pay these
Minn. - Th rolls we patched uti as t
oclnde 109 earas. - 8tM reeelvetl fur
his services 10JKW. The3' niosei nilon
claim, fn ndililion to he rWpecific, - harijii(
of i he indictment tluit Stt.kus knew
the
claims to be fraudulent.- v; ' v'
The toll)winjleLter jvere ,.rd upoe
-the trit'Sr."rf.s- :i
WASHiwoioir, D.C.,'81 Sixth street.
Deaf Captain. WH1 ;.yttf ' jplease c
arouna. ; tieirs to pay. ..r . ;v ;
-. As ever youra, . '.' ' ' T ' "": v ;
f. ts.ee p cool, ana say nothing
' Stokes rwvl - beew talking ito ninob.
Stromeyer had wbtiked him, as the laat
letter offered in' evidence would .iqdicnte :
lt is working well ; nothing known or
iiaid,;, J. hope yu will focceed in every
thing and return soon: ' j.' '. ,
Letters art coming UTime in relation' to
other claims., . All ! waat is to get out of
uwj(ic39 auu uc juu wiui ine..auu we
cau make enough; in twelve months to do
us both Ibr life.'" I --cangetf Into the
beaviest"busines3 that hny, won ever got
in to,, and. I want you, with me Ha, do tiie
writing, and I will do the engineering.-'
D your work quick end welt; and then
come here;"", ItVbest ' ttt hate'the cTnims
paid off here. ' Th is letter, of course, will
not beaecBI would naMelt Hatfield top
1 Fhnt month pavs.
; Bnrq this d-rd letter 'up," and I promise
io aw no more. ,w .
...i 'J; W."B.- 8,
'. We seldom tfouble the readers of the
Skutixkl with the frauds ud peculations
of other than, homo rascals. Fqr three
full yean we have with peril to ourselvea,
day after day, exposed, radical roguery
and fraud.'" ? , We are prepared to keep it
op for one more campaign. The compig
ofthe prcsidentui cmp Ugn will c jnsti-
tut our apology if any is needed "1 or f
noticing federal and national rogues to
the exdasion of our home thieves.
UpictT CcHREsrA-)TKDE7fCE. We invite
atiention to tbe letters of U. II. Helper to
sneaking John Poel and Mars Tod. This
-) a family quarrelwith w hich we hve
Ule to do more "than to set the matter
before our readers and thus opVh their
eyes to more radical rawafity. We
direct special attention to the following
extract from Helper's O'er to Tod Ca1d
well. It is of the
Johnt '. :f:';';
essence
of
sneaking
Recentlv Mr. Pool has had Thomas B.
Lone promoted from route agency en
Ihe Western N. C. ' Railroad jto that of
special mail agent for North Carolina, not
for his fitness and integrity,, but for his
well known dishonesty. Everybody who
is well acquainteoV with this man Long
knows he is just that. " But, said, the
Honorable John, to Anthony Beocini and
George Long, in bi private roia in
Washing lotf Hot long siuce MThomarf.B.
Lone, must have t! t office: ' It is lmpoc
tant that be sliontd have the Kpeeial mail
airencvi for tbe state for the reasoo, that be
will make a trood. active cauvasser for the.
radical party -during our next campaign
and his office Witt supply bim wit? a good
excuse for entering into that business at
' the expense of the government,"
. MICBECK OF. KENTUCKY,
. &TU1KES UAliD BLOWS.
We published, rcocntly in the tele
graphic ditp ttrhes what Mr. Beck said
last v.etk in r nH to Brownlow. It ws
sc welt and bo'diy sp)ken we reproduce it
to day : ' ... . , .
'.Beck made a personal explanation, an
WL'iin; Bro nlow, w ur attacked him by
a written speech in the seriate. Bick re
viewed the historv of Tenuessee during
Biownlow's governorship, showing that
Drownlow" had male Pandeinonium. lie
was rejVeatedly iulerrupted by points of
OriliT, bit Blaine, Ssppported by Hanks,
ruled- favorably.' 1 Jit the cpnrse of-fctj te
nmrks BtCk said : r What I said'about a
Pandenifmii'irii in Ttinessjeo was said about
tttt the other southern states aud a good
deal more about MnuMf iheni. One man,
l.tvis of Tex;is. was ltkiBg me in the
tiiae when J eaid it. , I sav.l more against
t,tiv Bulloekt ol.Jeorgia, who satbyjii
pidji, nti.tr tliev are noV.Il.beffl?af
fiZtye t-vcry lact.I have stated here or
etoew tiere, I liey tnougui iney wouia pu
a man to speak against me or whom they
could rav that he is a cripple ; that he
ca'tftot write; that he canuot read ; that.
ne cannot w.iik, ami - uiev snieiu inent-
selves behind him. They are, not all crip
ples - All the rest of them can walk. 1
wiU prove what I have said against every
one of lliem, and it is bv-cnue tuey know
that I' will (lo it. it is because Reed,
at Floridii. and Scott of "South' Cam
Una"; and Davis.: of Texas, and ' all of
then know that I will prove Jt, because
ibey know that T have ''promiut in
getting up a report which will be lie fore
the country in leas than a week, that they
tire trying -to blacken me before the peo
ple that, when they take up the report
and read it they inajr say : Oh! it is
that" fellow Beck, ho - was a negro
driver t hit says this. That is the reason
wliy they selected a poor old imlecile to
attack me. ; ' Disavowing any disrespect to
the sttiate nd quoting .from its more glo
rious traditions, he conclnJed : tie had
not said any tiling to reflect on the senate,
but when he stiwultnre frtunr' n the
nest of the eale, and baboons Uk'mg the
place ot the lions, he protested against
the outrage. ' He wanted to keep the sen
ate pore and high minded, lie wanted to
see the states represented by honorable
men, not by meu who forced themselves
in , at the, point of the lMtynet f T by
fraud, corruption, chicanery e estra
cism. V , I. :
, Here him again on Grant's scheme to
take possessioa of all the telegraph Use
of the co on try. We quote : ; ;
-?i He contended' that :the whole, scheme
was an -tfort to stilr futther centralize
aiid consolidate all power in the hands of
the government omciais at Washington;
that the' present Postmaster-General was
an unfit ..depository for such enormous
power as he recommended and urgel
Congivssf to confer upon him ; that
his scheme, would cost the country at
least sixty millions of dollars of outlay
to begin wjtlv and an annual tax of ten
miiliona to sustain it ; that . it would
ttil at. least, 5,000 additional employees
to tne os.ooo or 7U.ouu now drawinir
kurarles'tlirectly from the trenaury the
officfcdrrtfiaawrjliiagatl.iipil $fM 'I'm 11 1 ,r
7W.v..U be compelled to bj, subservient
polttical tools of the putiuafter-geuert.
obey all bis orders,: pay tlieir political as
sessments, and do his dirty work . OJ be
discharged.' He charged tuai "the cbt ol
the service, here and, in othef countries
had leen "misstated -and isortcealed by the
p ostmaster general! t4 induco. congress to
confi-r this powerJ coupled with a ijreat
bankwng system. Upon Imn. . Ho shoved
thntr already in England a censorship had
ibeen estajilished over telegraphic commu
nicationjand contended that it would be
done here' whenever "' noliticat or other
purposes required it.
I.VBIGKAXT CotOHCD MEN IS PHfl.A
i)iii.PlitA. :At a 1 meeting of colored men
held in Philadelphia to eudorse Senator
bumner
s &upi!epiental ' civil rights bill,
the speakers named Weir said ; ?
To-day a blnck man, if he arrives in
ih? city of Brotierly Love, Is sot -admitted,
.to one of the hotels, and . yet the
(X';le of the uoitb expatiate' upon the
saennces that fiiey -wt h sword in hand,
have cqtnpdleq others, to make. How
easy it is to corrjpel others to revolutionize
their 'laws and -systems, while those who
compelled the phange still cSin to the
retfes tf slavery. Reformers are in the
field, they are m.shalling their hosts, but
tfiey sas nothing for us, thev are doma
uothing for us; they are straining at gnats
and swallowing came is." t
A 'peeond speaker, named Purvis, re.
marked : j
"Investing the colored man with the
ballot was Mmp'y saving the lrfe of the
republican party, and that ballotto-day
is. used to keep that; party in power.
v nat is tne reward I I pere are tour col
ored meti turnkeys ni station-nouses.
They did not ask fot appointments, but
tor justice. Ihe republican paity owe
thein place, pisition and power, and he
demanded theni." I -
. As fur as app luting. Jo ofliae is con
cerned, j (remarks the B iltjtuoreiAS''i iu
publislning the above,) the colored race
has received more from the conservatives
f
Virgin!'-than "from" the professional
philanthropies ot .Pennsylvania, in the
nlnre important mutter ot provision Tor
their education,' the Virginia conserva
tives havc-outstiir-ped any other State.
Improvfments in FRKroHTKiR Con-
btkuctkvn. there' has m? n wondertul
change in the construction of freight ears
dm in'' the past decade. Fimueiiy box
:ars were uianiifaetured.jf wood and were
of strength sufficient to carry sifely the
weitjutot only lt,0"t) or 18,p00 pounds.
Tlten the cars were used only 011 the par
ticular road to which they belonged.
transfers ot freight Jeing made at every
terminus. This mode ot transferring
freight was necessarily tedious and ex
pensive. Fi eight was uot shipped across
the continent uixin a "throii'ih line" as
now. Tne roaa wnicu wouia
attempt to run a Jl 6,000 freight
car in connection with such a line, at this
day of progress, would become bankrupt,
as it would be impossible to. pro rate with
other, roads. r or this reason, cars are
built with reference to strength and dura
bility, and are strongly braced with iron
rwH A car is now made to convey from
20,000 to 25,000 pounds, and some cars
have carried -even 27,0D0" pounds. ' "The
capacity of the freight. .car of the present
dayjs almost double those formerly built.
The rates in freight- have consequently
been greatly reduced, "and where it was
transferred . at every .terminus, 'it is now
carried In bulk from one portion of tha
United States to another. ,
RALEIGH il C, jAY; : FEBRUARY 2o;1872.
- . . -rr '" -ir ??7
I ' Fr the SBiLJiel. I . 7'r7 ni'TT a vb t I
Fvr the &:
TEMPLE NOTES:
Mesims.i EpITiiWS. I left Rali
Tliursilav. the 8l Ii of F l.. intvi
visit all the lodges on the lin
llaleiglt Si itidf
aiireeablc we
prevenred mv
numlwr. Th?
Wake,' 'and "Oxford in
G ran villi?
sure will jiiake .all due jillowames.
llie prosiiects lor tnc tei
for the teniii
'bruiuteniti:; now, ;inore tfinn at at
since I bi'trnu to canvass . lor
Wherever I sotl;c fraternitv .'eeioi
mire the plan, see the entire safet if fi
invostmenrand l.k f,,rarard Aj 1
uiowi lire iiiuo wneu uieKBinri i-" myiu
h iMutsiuit tlm toirinlf roil llk'teil.
that the propcrtv' is 'secured, ca'ipll-f ; "is'
rcstomi. and th suecestf 'of :tluerit;rH
nut' bevond doubt. 'Ait mav
..i-t. . ;.i ..k. si-'-..-,..- .f . . i
r.hot m effort on mf oarl slial i
to carry, -Jrai 'this ' -great eh"eptr
have . ,tenrdles'yW here t he lrotfrtt-hod i
meet annually in grand ciiivlion4 ti
consult together for tlic common go)U-'
our.behived institution.- Then why ahpy'l
we tie liehind the rest f iTimes are fin
t is true, but we, dn't require all to,
paid at once, nor can the temple lie bil
in a day. rna tamed tcmpie oi uni
. , . .... . i
Solomon was erected after seven ye'
hard labor, but we don't, propose to ta j
so long a time nor spend as much monq
to. build one in" this state, Jeciuse wj
dou't consider k by any means ereJ,iei
fllv assfKiatiou with the brethren on nJ
route has been very agreeable and plea
ant. There is a mystic tie whu li seems
bind all the craft together, and it aipeatft
working with and for each other. Onl
those who have been lirniiMiit troun
"darkness to masonic light" can appiet
.tou nilroan, bat 1
ather of the past
rt'rtchiiig at ienst t
brethren a II.
ciate the beauties of our noble order, an4lfcent,'-his TdeputT.-Kf. Alex. McMiTlaa.
learn its hidden mysteries.
I aecomulished nothiwor at J ortvill
ou account ot oad w earner, inougn oui
plan was explained to alVw, who wiB
doubtless in vest after a while. The aituul
subscriptions t-iken f.r the week ending
Thursday night of this, week ie, ft
FranklinUO, f 150 ; lleuderson, ,hiu j
Warrenton. $175: Weldon. fi 2 ), siid in
behalf of the Association which I repref
sent, thauks are tendered to these brethi
ren for liberal responses, and we do, nope
that these Subscriptions may come back
to tbcra in "future days,' bv an increase in
trade and prosperity to their seyeBil com
munities. These towns ere' looking up.
Frauklinton has nearly doubled its popu
lation since the war. Henderson though
nearly consumed by fire year or two
past, has arisen with renewed energy and
life from the ashes: and is almost herself
again. New, stores are being built and
occupied by ' enterprising merchants, and
all seem to be hopeful and bappv. Wart
renton is an old town, but still be&utifulj
and wersan air ; of business and (thrift
equal to any of like population in the
State. I was told that there aresix
churches, several tine vehooig. both male
and female, and about loOO inhabitants;
The Lodge at this' place is' one of the
oldest in the State. .Tiir. rst charter,
granted U Johnston- Cyswell -Itdfts.Jfo. Ai'Y
r ii ii T' ..in I j .1 i.'w i rrrr ihn nt'
iirtTBvnKhTftas'pWa'Jed to. fii
good st.-ite of - preservation) the proceedi
ings of one meeting particularly attracted
my attention, WAicfe-i give as copied. ,
Johnston, Caswell lodge, No, 10. j -;
At .a quarterly t meetingt of this lodge
in Warreulon, oitened and held in due
form, on the ,27th of Feb., A. D,, !ldO0,
A. L.5S0O. Present : i
Jacob MordecaiR. W. M.; Jamies Tur
ner S. W ; James Cal ler, Jv wl ; j Sher
wood , , Green, J .. ., P. : James' j Can
non, & I). Brethren : Win - E. ,.Tohnslo:i,
John Willis, Henry Fitts. Wm. P. puWV
Peter Davis,..Thomas Farrell, James liar
rison,' Archibald Walker," W'm- Falkncr.
On motion, it was rdered: That t he
members of thfs lodge, in compliance with
the request of the Graud Lodge, dti wear
a badye or tolceu ot monrmug in ' couse
quence of the deatb ot our late much la
mented brother, Gen. George Washington
.1- Signed,. JACOB MORDECiAI,
f-::-.--. . v Matter.
Wit Fai.kser, Secretary.
These old records arc of great interest
tortile craft and should be' placed in the
archives of the Grand Lodge, that those
fond of looking into the p.ist m ly have an
opportunity of inspecting the actsoTtheii
inasonic fathers and grandfathers, The
record above shows, that in those days
the meetings were held quarterly, that the
master was styled R. W. M. The durs
were collected at each meeting, andbreth
ren were fined fiir non-attendance nnless
a good excusc'could be rendered. I also
saw in tLIsplace a mason who viras-82!
years old, and. was made a mason in 1815. j
Is tbfe one in. the state that can date
back'any farther j I love to iii'H t up
with these old fathers in the cause ol
masonry, especially when they havp kept
the " tongue of gootl rep rt " and stand
as living monuments to direct the live-
and be examples to the younger ones who
must nil their pluc s, when the sanos 01
time (with them) have run out, and they
have gone to that " bourne; .'w nonce no
traveler returns." 1 j
Weldon is growing'U every body goes
there, it is needless for me to give any
extended notice. t bust. thrivc.iit must
be noisv, for four railroaids meet here,
and vou must seel an ; acqua'ntance
friend, for the trajus come lroiai
fc.-iThe lodg
here is flOnrishingi the
members are hoa-
uitable. liberal and kind. May prosperity
ever be theirs. From, this point I go to
Halifax, thence to the extreme east and
Northeast. You may get. ..possibly
weekly reiott from AGEI'iT,
Weldon, Jx. C, Feb. 15, 137'2.
Economy of Fcel. A Cincinnati river
man contemplates building a ne steam
boat, ami the cost of fuel entering largely
into the expense of running a boat, he
desires to economize in this one item.
With a view , to carrying out this object
he has been reading the circulars! and ad
vertisemehts in newspapers to learn all
the latest improvements in. machinery
He says he has seen a boik-r advertised
which saves 13 per ceut. ot fuelL a valve
which saves 25 per cent., a governor w hich
saves 15 per cent., a grate which saves Vi
per cent. v and" a lubricator w hich saves 6
per cent Total, 101 per cent. (Lorn bin
lng all these improvements, he argues that
an engine would run itself, and, produce
a balance ot tuel tor culinary purposes.
- j
Gen. Ransom. It will be sesn by
ferencc to our telegraphic ctilumrj that the
committee on elections and privileges has
agreed to report in favor of Gen Ransom
taking his seat, ignoring the claim of th
carpet-bag Abbott, fh;3 action . wi
disappoint about fifty aspirants who have
been badgeriug larS,Todr and deprive
that precious functionary ot one oppor
tqraity ot gtuyiBg his malice,
-"r-r
THE OUTLAWS!
A mogt, daring rrfilvry Lowery and his
gang in Lutnbertoa store and Slwriff
-.offuer.ehteeed-and tlit mifet taken off
22,000 U Hioney Uten-pursuit of Vie
vnilibe'rq-tJiey ttmpe with the money, dfce,,
Startting news reached 1 the city yester-
iv afternoonr to'the effect, that Henry
A4rry,,Lowery and his gang tf .outlaws J
ptia'dr entered the town -of. Lunabertou,
souK-liuie during Friday night &d tom-
mitted the toldeit and one oCthe moat
sWeceaul robbriea ever,knewn ii'this
i&ate. 2.Ttf .-OOir correspondent, Pster,
at l.'umberto'nj-are we indebted for tlie
f iloaing particulars r i
' f". It seems, first broke into. .Mr
", '; ". i e-rt ' 'inTf6f. wh
tuen . visited the
tathM of Ur. A
Y7 r Fujlerif wjierfi they
secured ay horse
and dray and tbua. pre
pared, proceeded to the store of Mr. 4i-t
iu wciw;' irom wnence a heavy iron
safe was tafcea and" placed on the dray,
they next taited the 8heriffY office in
the courthouse, from whence his iron' safe
was also taken, aad placed with ttjf other.
Tbeythen; 'started frrmr the town, with
thew plknder bnt, " as i ihe Sheriff's safe
wat fiuHid, yesterday i morningr lying ie
the street; about 150 yards from hi pfficc".
is sopposed that it dropped ff and was
Early yestwday morning, as soon as the
aiscovereo, tne after in being. ar
suqimoned a poase of tnen and. started ia'
nrsuit. At a point about three mdes
rom nh tewn they' came op with the
gbup being too weak to flect2 their
pture, a messenger taaa sent back for rev
forcementa. A larre number- of men
mediately: volunteered, and proeeedea
onee to t he scene, but the robbers had
;ected thei? . retreat, carrying off with
them tne money,' but leaving the safe and
Vpartion of the papers behind. These
th the horse and iray were tAken back
tjthe town, when it was discovered jthtl
the safe had been forced opes with aledgf
haqimera and eeld chisels, with which the
gang had provided themselves at Kr
Xewberry's eatablishmenC . . , - !
The loss ia rery heavy and consists. o
f22?,eO0i'n money, taken from Mr. Mc
Mod's safe, a lot of goods and a number
of valuable vialn papers - fim I the
herifTs ' offiee . which' weie destroyed.
Nearly all the money stolen was of depositaj
vliiph, as there is no bank'ia Lumbermen,
kadi been ptaosd ia the safe,, b different 4
Hie-vJaj taked
itihe-atore,. none of which was rccov-
i3 Tke books and- papers contained
fn the safe are all secure. - - ' ' 1
It was plainly 'evident that the store
had Ieen entered by' means of keys, as
ss also the Shenfl"s office. Treachert
on the part of so-called " detectives $s
suspected, but this may be all supposition.
The town has been in a tremendous state
of excitement, which had abated but very
little when our lafonuant wrote us.
It certainly a bold and daring rob-
wrv. and one anfacient ta paralvze an en
tire" community. But U should act as a
'post powerful incentive to tbe eaptnre ol
tlie gang that have ao'oag laid waste the
fair county of Robeson, and watered its
fertile places with the blood of ita best
citizens. wt. totumat itun umc .
, Thk Yoici or the, Peopi.k. In the
alisence of the Senior we take the liberty
of publishing the .following from sub-
scrilers in renewiiig their subscriptions.
Thev are suecimena of letters received
j a
daily: ,
Dear Sentinel, dispenser of peace and
Btice, 1 was in hope your nara isdok
tould soon become lighter. You have
had a hard task, but the hardest over.
Tlie radical party is fast declinin? and th-
vacant enhces are rjeing-ntiea witn conser
stives of proper "qualifications. Be not
wWv in well doing. Peel and re peel the
"iveutnrers, as the legislature does 'the
151-w England constitution. We wil
a:tin hare a constitution adapted to the'
s(ite of North Carolina. For the effectual
anl faithful services vou .have pei formed
in-restoring our throttled state I hope you
will be promoted iu this world and eseare
the comtianv-of scala watrs hereafter, as 1
lielieve they will all, in the'linal day of
account, when justice is made compute
when the last book is opened hear thai
deserved sentence : " Depart, ye 'cursed
wiwre yon can t ao more naim l
I suppose you would ur to Know now
Long Perry is succeeding tir Chatham. 1
know" of but three dubscribers to that
filthy sheet two negroes andne scape
galKiws.' Yours truly, a- - -; -
UBATMA.TU
--JC correspondent writing from Iredell
conayJaje?.-.r'-:v.-h?r,-. :..:',
Permit me to endorse vonr whole
course :mad I can tiuilimily say, as can
every democrat else", that , ta you more
than to anV other man in North Carolina
belong -the discomfiture and defeat of the
radical the most criminal) party 'that
ever existeJ in America.- I say this hot
to flatter vou. but to let vou know that
you have friends who would support y6u
y, the highest, honor tbe iieople can
. and to you thev owe a lasting
i gratitude Tor saving the state
Otal abandonment - to plunderers
levev
V : 1
jKGeo. W. Carter's DuF.r.. Bat
HT.Ptis, Miss., Feb. lo.-A duel was
fotigllt this afternoon, between Gen. A. 8
Badjr, chief ftf police at New Orleans,
and Hon. Geo. W. Carter, formerly speak
er of the House of the Louisiana Legisla
ture. They exchanged shots with rifles
at 6ixty paces without effect. Tlie difier
ences were then amicably adjusted. .; ' -'
i
The Campaiom in South C arouna.
The Laurenville (a C.) Herald, gives an
ncconat ot m search made in that town,
dqrini the night, by a United States
deputy marshal and a aquad of .soldiers,
atlthelhouse of B. 8. Garlkngton in the
rourif wUich-tbey - are stated to have
Searclflp the bed in which - Mrs, Garling
ton vf lying with an" infant only a few
days okl by her side. That lady and tbe
wiu.od mother .of her husband yere
the ouy persons in the house at the time,
ror an
bcsT
del,
froiAA
aiid.m
T For the HeatincL .
. WOULDN'T PRINT, j. ' i .
Editr$ of tie ttiil seat the fot
lowing letter it the Eref9 pubrMi but
it wouldn't print ft umv I will be
very g'd if ku will find room ta your
coluiiinafor it. - - '
O- turs truly, . i
I. B. ROBERSON. --
JWrt.,,J..C,VeU 14,'! 178.' '
,v . - For tho CaroIUM Era. :
JiV. IHnRj,Esq., Loml' Editor uf
thsEti4 Bni-la your paper of the !8ih
you say things about ni-whiob lritcU
correct. . " ir ' v
- -Yoo say "Mivwe county kakms.' Welti
t am no -kiikrax--dtni't 'knoiT' whetber
Mc lver ' is-1 or ' inot. -1 never kukloxed
lA ' Mrtvr , as vou aav. nar dwat
I know whether Mutchmon Mclvee ever
Yd dor no. ..-f .
t-
ilclye'r .was, represcatetl hf x
Mr, Busbee.'but I was te'ot Represented by
Hr.Jusbee or any other attorney, xoa
j say the proof o riur guilt- was sufficient
to waiTant toe Commissioner in holding
the-defendants to bail for our appearance
atlie June tt-rui of the Circuit Court. It
Minn fh,e poorest "ptfoof? I oyer beard"' to
piua a man over to 1 cwurv- ' ' . ,, .-'!
The 'il which yort etut, has assaulted
us 'Jloore' county f&lks enough.'- "We ".were
charged .in the Era Jast year that . our
Commissioner throw out enough votes to
get Mr. Dowd elected lor Convention, i it
i wonder it d id not 6ay that fraud was
us il- lu getting Kr. J.ong elected to the
Sen'ite fwnn this district. " i"'Jrts r
' loo aski "Will the Setiski. correct tlie
tnauv tale statements made frout time t
4inv; in Usoluiiinaon thesubJi-Ctr ! ask
yeu,tu corrurr your "laise statemenu ' maae
from "tirriA Li limi n'nil thnri ikTt th
Skstiksu to' "correct". - Bi-iiitr k sulcrit
ber to the Era I ask an kuertion of tbe
above in the ;i?ra. T : . ,i' "
f ,n" :QANIEL B. ROBERSOJi
We ha?? gjven Raba"Jieann
simply because .his, organ woubi not We
have no sympathy for. MiW Roberiea. ;:Uii
Long Terry has; lerved, hu, not jujs
bat ashe deserved. What more eoiild34
ex pect from a paper paid for aad supported
by Perry, Bilry Henderaon and a gang ot
office holders who lire off the government;
s Brother Temple has it, Mr. Robereon.
come out of her,'my people.". t-Vv
Disor AOKirfjL.Gor. -Cald well
bard
f work in Pltf Manufacturing, aa he
thinks, ; poliiical ; capital in unlawfully j
turning out of the directorships of the Peni
tentiary and the charitable institutions of
the State. those appointed by the Jegisbv
ture, &c, -and pulfwg in iis partizans,
Ii the meantime Henry perry Lowery an4
bTs gayg in, contempt of Qov2 .Caldwett
' ' - ''--2l -: ' 2' ja; ' 2 - lp
ftia aw nmiuii) (uui. ia uur uiiiregsnio
ttw. enters the town of JJnmbrtL4emit ft
. , - - ' 'jtA.s-.u--rfJ t
emtel? Wens ! w.oaTaerp2f ataWee,
ff2SSen-,t.tie kHerilCsCfEc "V cawf
off plunder aaaoastiag Uf fasu.ow.tf
$30,0001 Gov. Caldwell declines to par-
dottla . copyict strongly recommended,
beeanse hi thought-it would injure the
radical party Does not this consideration
PAralvm his ettorts tn attempung tne ari
r -st ef theoufUtved murderer and robber,
Lowery ? - - .
AeRtcui.TuaAL. Cowvkhtioh or the U.
S. This convention assembled in Wash
ington City on the 15th inst Every state
and territory except two or three were
represented.; North Carolina wa reprii
rented by John L. Bridgers, W. J. Yt4,
and N. W. Woodflii on the part of the
.- j.j, ; 1 : I
tate aociety ; J..P. Houston, of Mecklefl- j
urg, 1 lie a. v;. jtgncnnnrai ana inaiwn
al, Convention, aiid Hon. J. C Harper,' of
Caldwell,; and W.- J. Tales, of! Mecklea
.burg, the fair of tbe Caiolinas at C'hai
I rtte. ' The veniion wae permanently
organized by the' ehction of Gov; Iirtng,
of Masat:husetis, as president, and . vice,
president' from every othi-F staite N. W
Vooltin, Esq , being the vice president
... . . . . - . . , . r i . '
fir North Ci.rtliria. The convention
would sit proliabU live or si fcd ays. '"!
A Rogue DiscUaKoku. Tbe House of
..... . .. ; '
Representatives, at. Washington, dismissed
Cushinan last week who was involved by
his own confessions
appropriating
postage stamps
belonging
to the New
York legislature.
Was this an act of
of the House, or was
Virtue on the part
he dismissed lieoause he- dealt in auen
small currency as postage stamps? If be
was dismissed for the former reason, then
we en Hide the blows of Trumbull and
the Tribune bcfjiai to be felt even in the
halls of Cong ess.
Colonel Johnson, son of Hon. Reverdy
Johnson, who is now United States Mar
shal for the District of South Carolina,has
been informed through the Attorney
General, thitt his resignation wilL ba a
retKl by the President. It is said that
his successor win prooaoiy u a u
Mr, WlWe, a member of the House of
Representatives from that Bute, and who
is a native of South Carolina: - .
Served him right. Mr. Johnson should
teach his sou not to serve snch master.
The Rrtiremest of Fedekai. Juttoes.
Mr- Trumbull attempted to get through
the Senate, during the morning hour to
,dav. ihe bill which has been characterized
by toinnas "a measure to get rid of Uni
ted States Judges," and by others as "a
bill to make fat places for gootl Senators
when they die politically." Under t e
present law, a Judge of a United States
Court, when he arrives at the age of 70,
may. if he has served .on the bench tea
years or more, retire on a life pension
equal to Ida salary; but it sometimes c-
Yuis that a judge becomes unfit for duty
long before, be .leaches the" mature
age. of threescore years and Un "and
us lew of them die and none of .then)
ever resign, the business of "the-courts
is often great'y inUrfered wilh i The Tall
reported by the Judiciary Committee gives
permission to any Uuited states Judgfj
who is physically, ok mentally Incapaeitaj
ted, to retire at any time on a, fult salary.
Jviniost Jhe only one who opposed the lull
Ravard.' who fears that old
political hack's, who have served well ia
the mirtv niachine. mir be pensioned
by Vim' appointed to judicial positions,
with the understanding that they shall
( bortly resign.? The consideration of tbe
bill was not concluded. Wath. Cor of
TWdwUiV ; ... ..
. '.wi 4 a- ..i j thj,.-
1 . L' rxr-. ?
J KdiU irofiut. Wat-'M lA fW
tauntTytMi to tiny 'a ivpy rmy "turtet for
oobiicntion. atl.liosol to lT!n. JrhnPr4
m nAj lo his . Ietuv liublshed in yoit f
Uueot lst we. Va f 1 i I
.. ... . . ... ; .. j -... , . - I
It ie well tn.wn tUat 1 lioinaa is- i.ong
has been pronvited to a, hig.he bsiu.Mi in
tbe ptlMYviee im-- -thu - rix-epl,iott ia
Waabinrton4rf a cert ied. copy t bis tlu
faktva lutuislid front the rucoKls nt'A 1
uninn .'tNintv Court.-, The.W-sf reason.
perhaps. ffr this prouiotioii, ivtwith4Ai"l-'
AJOCIg Wft . iw, raj B,. tuv vutttt utY
by alt Uiilg-in the 8tate.ittl Suv
perion(l Supretne, Wppeiirsi nttho letuf
addressed Vk Governor Caklwetl Im Uiw i
But'caa St be.",pt-ible thathe. judgefe
of the courttt4f tins state rm onion ude
defaulter. 'r'Vtthsei?-1"""" l-bev
. J j : l .- .V.- , - . - ? ' . " t .
IlTCtllJ'V..
" . Uii
f ' UWMIUl.l AW. 1(1. W J
Sii.CBT.aJuJy4371?7X,4:i
Hon: John Pool r -t?-,.-'4-v'l
DfiAR Sini1 1 have not thottghi if aed
estarv to- answer' votir' letter t? the- 8tk
olt Jn'reply to 'cojy1f omy lettetd
dressed to the ,Hon. f olm-wter, Genera)
relative U the appoinfment OfThomaa ttj.
Lons 'as route Airent on the Western It
C. Railroad, entil to day. ' In that fetter
you say :
i tf troii viiior etf. Tlinmm
i B.'Xong.b
eorpectv theepublieaus of Salisbury jnust
be srreattv mistaken. ' The- most earnest
recommendation of Jlr. Long, and lctte
certifying his good character, ; were' aen
ta me - by ; many . leading , republicans:
llcahs-f
t. Com4
anvMig them tlie.followjng:
"tD. L.v BriJiffle, Chm'n., Eepi x.
Av BencinI, .Goflt'tldwell,,-S. t
W3et'AA Joyce. W. F.' iHerKlerson
a Moving, LW Jones, O-tJ: Harris,: W
IL Bailey. James K. Kerr! Lcke'Blackinet
HP f. U.MK. Ta. fi nili.rwi itlvnl
diab "oodson, andyY. H.owero.:
1 -ivVelt titll think thitt will da lor' imk
but forsW took at ;tbi pictnre. WLi
joatm is not luaicai. janaes j&. iverr oa
genuine otdtijne democrat, and wuld not
be induced to afJUate pritendicai
party?' -Lnker Black met 1e mot a radical,
T; G. BanghtoQ . u.oa a radical. ; W. HI
Bailey ia a eonaervative.s Cald well, Joicel
Hams and Hendere on are adi residents oj
Salisbury. Job 8. Henderson and Ob&f
diab Woodsooare of Ue Sold enocrati
scbool,- and they j are now. : caadtdatrt
for the lending-: invention. J As,-much
as 1 1 have differed with - these demoi
crata, politically, yetj f I ; dft. not hesi.
tot toaay that they Ure gehtlenien geni
tLien ef integ.ity, gentlemen of lugli
moral and socml excellences gentJemen
tqo who havtt beeayerjcaiefut otf
roncb fiir Mr Long ; at 'an ' mart
Thev'havesiinolv said. ube is,, intelligent
and belongs t a. good1 family - si
f fAi BencM and d. Moring have, since
my ret om to Washington, athrmed that
uicT ail t fecommenoLiOaai as an
konfl mnn, t;-.t as Jk good radical. nly,
theiietT?. '.Now,my dear alrjyoe
have bee -ttfeegonsly.implsein,,
in "tenter rwJtfcd tba MoI srer y&at eyes
AadwWt the democrats play the I very
devil with you for Hassifyjag-thenw witi
such uncertain political men1 X as 8i
Wiley Iavid Bringle,:- Cl J&r Mrting,
Thomas R Long, A.Bencini, and W I.
Henderson; who, like a W.s Wi Hiden,
seem to be waiting lor an opportunity to
go over to the next Btrong side with otit
regard to principle.-1 --' ' t-
' You cannot supp'W I have 'Jived "hr!
and hereaboutfor fifty long1 yrs witl
out knowing.sHimething of tbe politics;!
Status, and the moral -ahd Social exci
lence of the peo'rjte nf North Cari'iKna' gett
erally, and particulariy those 'of -fthir'hixtp
district." Another portion of' your: letti
mads ifeus : "But after the"6ppointmertt
is made a letter f rtm-ytu "to the &eprf
ineht is uousrial fn char.tctearid iuif of
VMM IS UuUSilal 111 VUWIH'tri OUU vu w
place. ' Indeed, H is"," ha f ? 8, then, I a
to behold a great rascal g 1ntrJari"hodof
able office upon the tricks of the tricksters
and cleave mv tongue, thu'ebvt slWiitiut'
President G..nt and his adiuinistritidri
to be held nt to scorn. coiTtenJpt and rid
icule. eaoallv vft h - thee radical fellow s
andvourself. b-jfore fhe world.' I ' won't
do it If telling the truth is "unusual
and out of place," 1 most corarny -agrti
to stand convicted. - - ; " .-l t-
The last. ptraraph ot your" letter thai
nds to be noticed- bv ; me roads' as fol
Iowa : ".I cannot" alh iv Ui e " organizaf
working republicans of Rowan aud else
where to be overruled, by any one ulftiH'
J fonstrtfe it, A., very unjust
thrust at me, anil you might us' weil.liae
aid. thai I was .an ' oocu 'disorffAnizer
the teat republican vTincinli. flr wbj
I have so long "and lnimlily labored
tfriu-tati Niiwi tbe trutli' is",!"and
stands out to full view ,at :' e vryr poi nt M
the comD&ss in Aorth '.nrolma. that 11
have from prfncip'.e ' aud . db3aterstel
motives . onlv. ,'' . lieehT"!! '. 1nc:"lv.hik
endeavoring, to d,1 'uit I touid t pU4c
tne reouuiicnu . jiariy ., ih . vuis sraLB ,,ji
a true and enduring piwition-tplsustaw
and perpetuate tlie grent publicapi
CAUse, whilst, you nave, junging irom im
character, ol the jioinunents yotf havji
nai.1 li n made, nr.il vour course fifenef-
. ; t . i ;. .i
ally, been doing what y" 'could.'iiot i4 1
tentionallv. paihaps, but tr'tx n.taki
and short-sighted policy, to bleak it down
and smash it into innumerable flinders
You have well-nigh succeeded. I '.will
speak the truth, and th'ie js no-power fi
earth that can prevent me ; aud j Ud nt
hesitate . here to dtclare,fhat the'Jrcsent
administration which I assisted, ih litcTn
in power, whose rightfvl acts I will oaly
sustain, has been most shamefulfycel-iven
and imposed 'upon 15y many persons ill
this state periwa whom" Gen. Uraiit tmt
the right to..; Jit-jit y e ,w.ere his 'sincenv
friends, but" who hate; in fact,' bcenf h
worst eneiives-encmies of t he- 't ros re
publican cau-te. t'-:. j -Jt w .-&?.
t There can lite na doubt of the fact, that
the apptHutincnt ot iueh characters as v,
F. Henderstm, Thomas B. Long, "C.
Moring, two of whom Jiave swallow
the test oath tor thu sake -of utiire Su
nervisor Perry, and tnhers tt feder! posi
tioas, and like character to state oliice.-i
has done moie to disrupt and deatroy t)i
radical party u North Carolina 4han an
the open andR-cret knklux oppoeitkie le
it. " And it' ought. You are tespoh&ible
for these appointments.; -X- s, j
I believe in Grant.' I' alwys-haW,
aud I . have all Ihe time maintained that he
is a greater nnd better man than ttrpc
pie of the South judge him'trt beS " He i:
however, liecoming and mere unpoi
ular day by day. This anpqo1arity ia th
d i rent result oft he st u iid i ry S nsi nmitv i
down-right ' shortsighted statesmanship
-off i of hs pretended and supp-ised frieixTn im
1 North Caroiiua' -and" elsewhere in tthfe
' I have transmitted to the depart meut 4
0 py of this letter and an officialdocoment
tt:rf t-;.,,,'. . .,
khowjagthwridelUatioa ef Thomas
Long . 1,' '--
iour lrulyt
1 Sti IT nimn
At. ii. oni.i lit IV.
NeTK. SSiit-e tlif! ttidVliitioik of ( I.Ti.
-rt3 6fnitS letier to Collect Tn. Mur- ,
and iHUtit!al purser in the State of New-'
York, a.od eejiecbittyjr triuce tht: jHiblica- -.
fionfttMNvT.' Custtn htnise frauds by Z
O. & senate ImreotigatKtQ Cotnuiictee,
1 have twned my back on. Grant-aa scores
of thoo nds- of other libeisrepuWkuni
iiV Wfl3i? , '
hvn9ii:&tZa 2'J, 1872.', " '
GorTo IC Cai.uw.em.-4 . . -r
Ietir&i .k nj I am going b acquaint yJ
with at U oC vitltdnyl.l'bia one of rait
bowever,- thai I ahalt hav . occaaionf
bring Whtoiaadi',4 3
ut lermcTTisrcas fin-a mutmnit., :
myjB:duro w say but lift?
Candid ,
J aiwarsll lioms:uiioi !:
sulute l4t U,- (T opinions aTived. 4r
drai)ioi:ilcJ.U!ite aad mature rea-
eecocdary consideration with me. ' 1. am-
for .my-country first. I claim to be an or'. .
thodox- .member of the republican- narivl;
and for those great principks as laid dowu 1
by,WasItington. Jackion, and Abraham'
linoola.' Here I would, irivc you , inv r
views t length witk respect 2to what I
emeeiva t be the duty of the republican 1
u. ..J ., ... ... L. ..I , . .
ion, be the gubernatorial candidate for the r ,
coming contest. -JJut I have no right tb V"'-'
believe it would luterest-you for me t d ;
ao;- i lanlraak.enoueh to aav- that vou
are not .my choice. - But because I say this
I shall not sneak tf round Into by-places to
di you an injusticet'poKticatly or other
wise.' 'r y ''",''- '.' -.:'
Now that villainy: I suppose vou know
that Hon. John Pool is net a fooL- How- .
ever, I am of the opinion, that you, like
myself, believe him to 'be, polilicarly,as ;
Sleek, a1 B" ly a porpoise, and
as treacherous as a, akirk. He fishy to j
aajf therleait. Hi inainccritf "is univef-
lly admitted by everybody .,-: "f,v Si ' k
wecemijunr. foi Has had Thomas, ;
Lontf nromoted - from a
theWestera. Ni C.Raijroad -to thai oli
Special Mail kg ,t 1 ,t North Caaofiha,--of'
X't aim uiucw nu. luiesntv. OUfe-toc nia . .
wlt know i .nesty; Kverytodrwbo S
is irell -t 4ua..M.d with tlual man, Iojig
knows ' e is inst 4hat4 J3uaid'.the -
Hoaoral ! " ' 3, tfli jViahoBy Benraai awrl
Goonr J. VLoi.iff.'la 'iHSilirivate room- in. "
Waslii ; a -not long lice,' Thomas B.
Long u. ' have that officer It lainpojor- ' .
tan that wioald-b Ave tlie special mail .
agency for tW'state' for the- reasonthat he -
-will make a good, activeaia&cl2for the
raaieat party auring our-neat campaign,
and his office will supply' jiTm with a good t
excuse, for entering into that business at
the expense of the trovernment 5 f ji : -
Anthony Bencinf might be Ind uced 1
TJia. jBtBUHait, ' bus. Meoree wji- .a
tong . maqe op with aiaerent material, " -'"' , f -
and will a- ib time, J make jut deube 't -v-:
qualify to tbe truthfulneas pt this 'StatSvf
iBCDt, iniu M perca-verj tnat Mr,
rooifTS--eapame r. re
r3. ti"biUi'sfwliticar'"jparpoj Need' w
be surprised- atthia since it has become
the 'settled parpoee of the office holders
throughout tbe 'country to -persevere in
their yillainynd to sustain themselves in
it by the re-election, if possible of Ger.
whm. nimess tue ponuerous frauds, 1 r
political j. pur poses vrecentryVleve!iiHd
and now being developed byitheU. r7.
Senate TnvestigatingvComniittee' in tlie
city of New 4 York, relatiro to Custoni-
houae atlHirs,. as an - evidence of -this allc
galioc, ylsnt it al armings But this is
uot alL :By the promotion Vf this ereat
frascal he and W. F. tfenderson (birds of
i fcathenffock together, so It heard a wo
man aaykftt our: last' county Fair) are to
.manipulate the political horoscope in the
intere t of said John Pool, "W. W. Hol
den and a few other pets, one of whom 's
not yourself, rtmw. ,
AgreeablY ta the winks ol Mr. Pool, as
4. sappoee CU. Thomas B. Long and Col.
W. . Henderson traveled (birds '. of a.
eat her, &e) to. Ashboro', in- Randorplt .
jouty aome little while agoi, where, ac
Airding to the; behests of Pool and Ilol-
deo, and the gratification no doubt ef
Hon. momas Settle, were all well rrnolved.
whilst you waBtiyna purposely ignor-
ed.c Well, I think this will do. Btraws
show, t&c. : - ,.!.-, -
xours truly, ..
- . . . ,s. - H.' H. HELPER.
L- .v.;. . i et
AKswa-RiKa Lkttxrs. A creat many
petiple in this country are shamefully neg
ligent about answering letters. .Nothing
is moie anuoying. In European coun
tries 1 ia"regarded as the heigth of ill-
oreaaicg to aiiow a : letter which needs a
rcolv to 06 unanswered; anrl an if mmhi
1 be coftsidcrel here. This is a point'on
which ptrrenta should lay great stress t j
thcif chihkeitj. They should be Uught to
Consider it as rude not to reply to a letter
which needs, attention as to hand a fork
UfV the prong ' end. The busiest people
sre i generally those who are 'most exact in
this respect, 1: The late Duke of Welling
ton, who it will lie admitted, hail a got d
deal on his hands at different limes of his
lifi'.'replied to every letter no inntlerfivm
how bumhlr. a sontvir. . i Ini-e 1 fdcrvi iiuni
who. lived ia ' m distant part of tjve kinfP'.'3'
aoiu wrote to his grac.e.oa whom i edlu r
lie nor his parisli had n shadow of cluim,
tf beg lor a subscription to rebuild, a
cburcbs By- return f mail there nune
bek,a letttr from the Duke to the effect
(hat. he really could not see-why in ih'e
world heilumld have been applied to fvr
such ao object ; but the parson sold the
letter as an autograph, for i, and put tha
inike down tor that amount anion ' tlm
subscrilj
l a- case recently tried at Bristol, Ei a-
land, the recorder, after listening to tim
lestiuiony, thus briefly summed up the
case in a laconic "address to the iurv''
probably the en r test address of ' the kind
n n-cord-f'GentlemeRf the iurv. which
tf tli parties has spoken the truth i"
IVheij Was It i By the treaty "of
Washington the termination of the rcbe4-"
lion j filed pon ith flth C'A pril. 1805,
w hen, according to the recent derioien of
the SuprcmcJurtthewar was not over
until pril 2,lS66.:TThis is a very inter-ting-qaestuh,
t bough the war is not
Ici junbj conjjfpsional policy
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ny of the Sentinel .-Wdiit has be-f'v-
il f he Carolinian, that would cruh
pn4ay iheSKKiissau: I have hot seen it
in ,two days. ' J it dead," and . the. Sesti- '
H$if afraid 1 being chastised for announ
cing if., Tell the public -where is ihe
paper that would crush or buy the Skn
Traietj ----t-i - -'-.-
H.
JA wnixE woman in . New Hanover"
county recently elopod Trith three negro
men.
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