North Carolina Newspapers

nn Til . . FD nnTin irvifi COURIER '' JOHN DUCKETT, Editor. .; ;. .' ' " . '. Devoted to the Interests of North 'Carolina. ' $1.50 per Annum in Advance. VoL Q. ISro.4:Q. .'BOOKiNGHAM. NOBTH Q-AJlOXillSrA, SEPTEJBEIt 3Q, 187C. VholoJSTo. 145. - ' ..,.,,,,.,.. ,,,,,, ,,; ... . ' , ". . 1 -fr - - . ' ,- .. 1,1 1 ; , . ' ..; , The Amendments, , . - The Gonstitntionaf Amendments should be ratified, " 1. Because they . authorize the ; Legislature to pass - penal statutes V against carrying -concealed weap- "one, and thereby prevent the shod ! ding of blood in private brawls; i 2. Becanso secret political so j cictis, which have wrought much ; harm in North Carolina, aro de l clared without the palo of law ; 3. -i.Bocanso the sessions of the j General Assembly are arranged to commence biannually at the begin . ning-of tho year, after the holi- 4. Because all extraneous matter is stricken from the Constitution ; 5. Because tho terms of Sena i tors and members of the House of ' Representatives are made to com ". mence at the time of their electors; v C. Because the electors in the s Stato are now to occur in Novem j bcr uninflnoncod from Washington ' or elsowhcre, and the General As- flcmbly is overpowered to alter the ; timo of holding elections when it shall deem proper; - I 7, Because the pay and mile t a'o of members and officers of the s Legislature are fixed and defined at some. both reasonable arid "ceo- noinical ; . I -' 8J Beccose the sessions of the I Legislature are limited, and the f probabilities for effective work in t creased; I 9. Because there is some ro- 'strintroirr placed -upon - the Urge ' power of appointment now vested ; in tho Governor; . 1Q. Bvxwiso the Bgrtenjtnral, niiiifhg and7)theri:rdustriai inter ests of the State are to bo provi- v ded for by tho 'establishment of a; IX-partniont of Agriculture, Imuii grstion and Statistics. I 11. Skeaiieo tho wnnt felt for a better sort of Court loweMhan the Superior is provided for; 1 12. Because the present number of Supreme Court Justices is to be; , reduced from five to .three, the number formerly on - that august tribunal, thus ensuring as good work. tor less money ; x y , 13. Because tho Supreme I Conrt'a old . jurisdiction over "issues t of faot'Vand "questions of fact" is to bo restored, .and tho power to issue remedial writs giving it co'a- trol over inferior eourts; I 14. Because tho Snpcrior i Court's are to be rendered less ex pensive and moro effective by re ducing the number of judges and causing' the judges to rotate on their circuits; " 15. rBecanso the terms of offi ccrs elected under tbe Constitution "are mada certain and are not at the caprice of partisan Supreme Judges; ' ' ' ; '' i 16. Because proceedings held before justices of the peace, both criminal and cn civil i ontract are to be made more regular and defi nite, and the powers of magistrates (Circumscribed ; ;, : ; ' ' 1 7. Because Judges of - all , the Courts and Clerks of the, same arc removable for mental or physical incapacity; .' 58. Because, and this is a most ? important amendment, no person I canvicted of an infamous crime or I offanca is to le allowed to vote I nnlesa hifl disability shall be re i moved; , .. f 18. Because " a residence of ninety days in the county is re I quired for voters, instead of tliirty, f as now; - . I 20. Because full power is given I to the Legislainre to alter the pro visions of the Constitution relating to municipal corporations, except geptfpps forbidding headlong -debts and excessive taxation, &c.; : H 21. Because provision is made for 'the eoperate ; education itb equal facilities tot the whito and colored races in the publis schools of the State ; ' - ; . ' ' ' -', 22. Because certain moneys are secured indefcasibly to the counties, for5 the maintenance of a system of pnblic education ; 23. Because convict labor on our 'public works,' railroads and other highways is authorized ; 24. Because the subject of Con stitutional Conventions is removed from public discussion ; by a provi sion that no Convention, of the people shall ever be called by the General Assembly unless by the concurrence of two-thirds of the members of each House and ex cept tho proposition, "Oonvdniion, or No Convention," be first sub mitted to th.e qualified ; voters- of the whole-State, at the next gen eral election, in a manner pre scribed by law; 25. Because no alteration of the Constitution shall take place by tho Assembly nnless tho bill to. ef fect tho same 6hall havo been agreed to by three-fifths of each House, and the amendment or amendments ratified by the people at the next general election, in a manner prescribed by law; 26. Because, all marriages be tween a white person and a person of negro decent to tho third gen eration inclusive, are forever pro hibited. A NLGRO MASTER. An Ex-reaitcntiarj Convict OTcrsee cr of a roor llouBCr - - . VueI 'I'i'fnInicBl of Wlijle 5"e. nmle Pnnpfri, A lbemarle Tinapg. The tab that we propose to tell ia sbocfewg to think of. London Hy tnan, a nogra, who was conyictwl in this 'county of stealing fodder serving mtjmrt of. bis time, in the peniten tiary, is in charge of the poor house of Bertie' county. - We have said bo fore in these columns, that it was an insult to the white people of tho coun ty, too grievous to be borne. "We HhoulJ not have had -anythig to y about it at this time, but recently we have beard such terribl 3 accounts of this black monster's cruelty to the' inmatos. ' : Every one of the inmates aro' afflict ed in some way. ' Still, this miserable scoundrel makes them wait upon his lazy wife aa if she were a queen. An old .colored woman who had betn staying there a few days, nurs ing her sick daughter, told the tale. She says 'that iho poof inmates are made to do anything this trolop may plecso. She sits downanfLmakes them build her fires, bring water, and do anything else she chooses. Tho re port comes to us that since the good old colored woman told the .talc, this black devil has not allowed her to go in to see her aick daughter. The inmates are prevented from telling how they are treated by this negro, by threats from him of keep ing . them locked up insids of the walls. " . " Thero is a poor unfortunate old lady.xa there, who has entirely lost her mind. We have heard on good authority that thin convvi ichips her when -he pleases. If these things ar3 not believed by tho county commis sioners, let them get the proper wit nesses, assure them that they shall not be harmed for tilling the truth, and every word we have written will be verified. '.' ' " TVe appeal to white men every where to help us by voting tho party out of power that has brought such ahame upon us. '' If you are a white man, and the blood of a freeman runs through your veins, then vote this party out of power. Who put London Hyman there to oversee the' poor white peo ple of the country ? Radicals, Who The Radicals, Who does this scoun drel lord it over? ;' It is the poor of the county. Then, . fellow-citizens, come up like men and vote them out of power. ; . Will our white brethren of the west longer sustain this party? Great God forbid I Tell it to them, ye men who are speaking up there. Tell them the poor whites here beg them for help. Can they refuse? We trust not. Judge Settle on the Special Tax Bonds, Everybody knows that the Special Tax Bonds were "conceived in iniqui ty and born in sin." If one would know what venal and corrupt means were employed to get the hills creat ing these bonds passed through the Convention of 18G3, and the General Assembly of 18C8-'C9, lcfbim read the Fraud Commission-Report, sup plemented by the revelations of John T. Deweese. To make theso bonds still more infamous, a large propor tion of them were sold and tho pro ceeds stolon; so that the people, the tax payers, derived no benefit from them. ' ;. - In spite of all this, Judge Settle would have the people taxed to pay theso bond3. He is on record in favor of them. In the case of Galloway against Jenkins, where the court de cided thnt tho General Assembly had no power to contract a debt; without a vote of-the people, to aid in the con strucUon of a new railroad, thus knocking in tho head millions pf fraudulent bonds Judgo Settle tlis- acnted from the opinion of the court --8et his judgment against that of Chief JusXico .Pearson, Judge Rod mac, and Judge Dick and declared wh. Judge Eeade, am also pf the opinion that- tho act" in question is valid-" In tho University llaiiroad cas-3, ha again put himself on record in favor of the special tax bends.' In tho matter of theso bonds, Judge Settle proved falsa to tho people of North Carolina.'". Ho had an oppor tunity of resisting the plunderers of the State; of saving the people from an enormous load of fraudulent debt. But ho bad not patriotism enough to stand by tho law. as Chief Justice Pearson did in that instance, and say that the bonds wero unconstitutional If tho peoplo elect Iiim Governor, it means the complete triumph of the Republican party. Tho authors and the advocates of tho special tax bonds will come back into power. The BfJ puliican party is pledged to the pay ment of the new debt which they laid upon the people; and the millions of fraudulent bonds will have to be paid. Haleigh Nncs. , ; Qacsficus for Colored Men. We commend tho following ques tions from the. Charleston News and Courier to the consideration of our colored people Let every man who has colored men in his employment ask each one of them Iheso questions and get at an answer for each ques tion: Whom do you work for? Is he a Republican Or a Democrat? If a Democrat, why do you work With One who is opposed to you in politics? : Why do you not engage in business onlyth those of your own political faith? - Would it not be better? Can you not find employment among them? If you cannot, have you asked yourself why this is so ? If vou work for a man we appeal to you as men do you think it law ful to injure his interests ? " If vou do not injure them directly ought, you to give others the power to do?j If youwcre sent to teml-cat- Ue would vou lend the gun given you to protect them to. some' thief to kill any that he pleased? How is it, then that you so. readily combine with others to put in office men who rob your employers? Are you aware that when your employer inobbed you are robbed to a certain extent also? If your employer thrives you thrive witbbim. If he is pinched, how can he piy you. good wages. If you put up men who tax your employer and yourself only to enable them to steal and live finely, are you honest?' And have you not allowed your vote, lo do thia again and again? You call yourself a repubUcan. If men are named whom the people can trust, your hands are clean; but if the old story is repeated, and ewindlers, cheats, r incompetent jpcrsons are put forwjfjd by your party and you cling to them! do you think yonr em- phycr can trust you with his interest t Oughthdf,- Relief for Negroes Robbed by the Republican Parly. ' The negroes have been badly rob bed by" the Republicans. Stealing the money of the depositors of tbe Freedmen's Bank, was perhaps the meanest thing tho Radicals ever did except , stealing the money appro priated' by Congress to erect grave stones over the Union dead. Several years have passed since tbe freedmen wcre robbed. The party that they " blindly follow has dono nothing towards indemnifying them for their losses. It is prbbablo that tho Democrat? will,, when they get in power, indem nify the Bufferers. A movement Va that direction has been begun in tbe North. The recent Democratic State Convention of Massachusetts adopted tho following resolution: That among the mifidecda of the Republican party not the least con spicuous, is the management of the Freedmni'.i Saving and Trust Com pany, ch:u-dcd by a Republican Con crrcss without sufficient safesuarda' to protect the Interests of its depositors,-' which has' reoaltod in tho robbing of man'y thousands of confiding freed' nisEUftS-d fet ii.iajtheiprajtteju.$y of ConSres'S to iiiEo regal measures to secure, to the sufferers full indemnity for their' la3 !. Vaacc's rdajorit; Tho Ealeicli Sentinel which is pretty good at figures makqs the following cstimate of the result of the election for Governor ia this State. That paper thinks there will be great gains for Vance nver the Merrimon vote : First District,- . 100O Second District, 100O Third District, ' "900 Fourth District, - - - U0O Fifth District, 300 1500 400 1300 7800 1825 Sixth District, Seven tli District, Eighth District, , Total gain, Caldwell's majority, ' 5975 Those figures represent an ia creased vote for .Vance. Seventy five per cent of this gain will come from the republican party wliicli must be deducted from the repub lican vote of 1872, bringing it down to 92,635 tho highest ; possible vote for Judgo Settle; for whatever whites may liavo joined tho rcpub licons since 1872, and tho young negroes who have como to age since, will not all more than - compensate for the negroes who have- left the State since 1872. . The sum will stand then: Merrimon's vote in 1872, 96,660 Vance's gain on that vote, 7,800 Total Vance vote, Settle's vote, Vance's majority. 104,460 02,598 11,872 The Hillsboro Recorder makes this point: Judge Russell, rad., says be fore the war, he owned 250 slaves, and ha did. not want them bberated, and the negroes need not thank hira for their liberation. J udge Russell is now slumping the state for the re publican party, and claims all the negro vot;s as tho right of that party. Radical Government in New Hano- ' Tho following aro a tovr ItcmB taken from the annual etatemcnt of the Treasurer of NW Hanover County for tho fiscal year endiug 31st Angnst., 1876, (tho county government ia in tho negroes and radicals). ,';,?. ?yV;;:;. Ye men of Mecklenburg, Iredell, Lincoln, Gaston, Cleveland, Union and Cabarrus, look at this picture and think "what might bo your fato, if you fail to do your duty in November 1 ' ' For advertising and print- - ing, - $.l,059.8fi For making, computing . and copying Tav and '. r ' aelinquent list, . 1,000.00 For altering tax booka, 355.00 For equalizing, valuation ' on real estato ia Wil mington, 900.00 For rnakihg two lists of- - delinquent polls, 250.00 For Clerk Auditing Com- . mittco, . -750.06 For Attorney's fees, 2,500.00 For fees for County Com- missioners, ,1,159.35 For stationary and books, 1,275.63 For incidental purposes, Buclrns ice, wood, horeo biro and office rcht, .. 1,405.00 Total, $10,671.84 -Olserver, " The Law of Uorse Hire. " A grert deal of tronblo has al- wnys TL'sffl'fWin livery busi ness on account of a lack of knowledge as to the lawTgoverning disputed points, when a simple knowledge of such things would tend greatly to red uco tho number of law suits and consequent ill feeling resulting therefrom. It has- been decided when a horso or carriage is lot out" for hire for the purpose of perform ing a particular journey the party letting, warrants tho horee or car riage fit and competent for such a journey. If the hirer treats the horso or carriage oa "any prudent man would do, ho ia not answera ble for any damage that either may receive. But ho must ; uso the horse for tho purpose for which ho hired him. For instanco a borse hired for a saddlo must not be need in harness. If the hirer violates this express condition of the con tract ho is liable for any damage that may occur. If tho horso is 6toh?ir through the hirers negli gence, such as leaving tho 6table door open all night, he must an swer for it. But if he is robbed of it by highway men, when traveling the usual road at usual hours, he cannot bo held for damages. As theso questions are frequently in dispute, theso decisions may bo in teresting. Mr. James G. Thompson, editor of the Union-Herald at Columbia, the acknowledged; organ of the.Radica, party in South Carolina, has severed his connection with that paper, bo- cause the name of Elliott was placed at its mast-head. He could swallow many things, but a ticket with the rascal EUTott-upon it was an insult too heavy to be borne. Ex. - The business of the country is pros trated. -. Capable business men are in volved in ruin, by reason Of the strin gency of the tiniea. Tena of thous ands of laborera in the North aro idle tfnd SKffering. What is. the cause of all this ? It may be found in the un paralleled official corruption and ex extravagance of the RepubUcan party, and the accompanying unbearable taxation ly the Federal Government of more than Four Billions of Dollars ($4,000,000,000) during the past ele ven years. Ahoa, Oliver will not run fox Congresa, Sottlo's and the general beat will bo ' enough for Dockery. Ho is some thing of a philosopher in this, is O. , H. Dockoey, "my son Oliver. TTtf minglon Slar. ; Tho financial policy of the Repub lican party makes tho rich richer, and . the poor poorer. V In proof of it, wo point to tho million idle workingmen in the North,' side by side- with th lordly bondholders who are rolling in 1 wealth. Billy Smith in his speech .at Kcrncrsvillo on last Monday said . that ho waa no party manthat the Republican party had been ex- ' travagant and that the Republican Legislature of North Carolina waa corrupt, and that ho would not at tempt to defend it. Billy ia work ing for Billy at the expense of his party. Winston Sentinel, t, .The New York Herald is losing its -confidence in the election of Hayea. It now. warns the republican party that tho "bloody abirt'' question will lose Hayca-thousands of votea, that ' tho thoughtful and intelligent Voters ' don't believe in it, and that the great and important measures of sound nioney and reform of the civil service, to the disappointment of the peoplo, aro completely ignored. To sum up, the policy now pursed bv the renub-. lican leaders, - and the aspect of tho canvass, the Herald believes, mean in evitable, defeat: Sentinel Wo publish elsowhrtlua-Bionung- tho mairiage of lieut Mellen Second U. S. Artilloryi to Miss Priolcau, daughter of P.Prioleau, of SmithviUe. -Just beneath tho marriage notice will. .. be found the notice of hia death. '. H " was married in tho morning, and in the afternoon he waa a corpsa The church bell which in the morning had rung out merrily, calling hia friends to accompany him to the marriage altar, in the afternoon sent .forth its funeral notes. In tho- morning tho marriage foast: in the evening, "The knell, tho shroud, the mattock, and the grave." Journal, The organization of a colored Tilden. and Vance Club in thia city, . is one of the most significant polit. ical events of tho day. Tho ne. groes of this State havo hitherto stood in solid mass behind the car-, pet-baggers, j: Since the right "of suffrage waa first conferred npon them have presented to ns'an un broken, front. Now, they are of their own frco will and accord breaking up tho color line. It is a good sign for tho future. Tho colored clement will hereafter dU -vide between tho parties, just as tiio white pcaplo; all tho the dark foro-bodings of race-conflicta will disappear; and tho negro will bo- ' come, na the constitution of tho United States intends him to bo come a free 'citizen, instead of a blind, blundering tool of .carpet baggers and other wicked," design ing men. Raleigh Neves. - The Republicans Responsible. No ono can deny that thero "ia widespread distress, in tho countryV North, Soutli, East and West- Fi nancial ruin haa overtaken thous ands of good business men. Tena of thousands of industrious men . aro ont of employment. Tho com mcrcial interests are flat; the man ufacturing interests are terribly de pressed ; the farming interests aro not prosperous ; tho people aro not contented nor happy. ' Whoso fault is it! "Who ia re sponsible for his condition of things! Is'it not tho party s now in power t Are we not suffering from tho results of their extra va gance, bad financial policy, untear. ablo taxation, and general misman agement of tho affairs of tho Gctv. eminent. Raleigh fihcfi