North Carolina Newspapers

THE -WILMINGTON POST. l. P. CANADAY. EdV & Prop'r, WILMINGTON. N. CV , S tf.NDAY MOBWJXO. J ULY 10.- AOOV. TO TUB NEW YOJtK TIMES. ? . WlLMINGTOl?, N. C," V i. i Julv 1G, 1880, J." ' The jftu 1 orii 77mr, of July 9tb, in ii '?! J J nlnfamont in euuoriai article, uiauu u oittvvmv". o' ljie effect that W. P. Canaday, the Elector, of Customs at ibis rort, a 1 . .. ll VT.l! 1 l'nnll hi lfJ n THE Q UE8TI0N S bft xlii3 b AW 'I ," "VASS. We are proposing to speak of the Presidential canvass, and of the state canvasses only as they are naturally connected with it. The first observa tion that occurs; to any intelligent stu dentof affairs is that we are still deal- ing with threadbare commonplaces. theories and truisms. The same .ques tions, the same antagonisms, tho same sophisms have been rc-vamned and brushed up and dressed out in new phraseology by national conventions, fiEN. OrAItlflELD'S LETTER OV . , '' ACCEPTANCE. L The letter of our candidate for Pres ident, addressed to Senator tioar of Massachusetts, the President of the Chicago Convention,; whose duty it was to notify Gen Garfield of his nomina tion, is a model for papers of that sort, in ail its features. When a citizen is about to respond to the request that he will permit his name to be used for the most exalted position - in the govern ment, a request coming from a body of citizens eminent in character and regu- and are paraded before the . people. iarjy accredited as delegates, . his .re- The stale sophistries which have caused sp0Qsej though not in the I manner of a tho nation so much trouble are still state paper like a President message, ;nimUte"e and of the Executive Com- extant, bent on evil purposes. The ass y one ot those serious utterances to the GARFIELD ATji AtlTllUlt. Gov. Pound of Wisconsin is in Wash ington and thb Republican reporter rep resents him as saying: J "The nomination of Garfield and Ar thur is enthusiastically received not only in Wisconsin, but throughout the northwest. Wisconsin will give the Republican ticket at least 20.U00 ma jority. I We shall gain two additional members1 of the" Congressional delega tion." ' I 1 ' : ' ' ' ' ' ' - it - - 1 "Garfield will certainly carry Indiana. In New York the Democrats are not united. In fact, the Hancock boom north exists only in tbe .declarations cf the Democratic press.. - v - : . , ' , j.;. "A solid north, possibly excepting Maine. The party is thoroughly satis- III ii.Lt3 . 11 Hit 111 UC1 Ul lUCiruiVU vyM I I HUlU & CM 11 1 1 CO All UitW owpu VA I -V IlilU MaiillU. - - - . ,. i.vV '. Jj I self four times already, only to berex- I tKnnriit n,ii.tiioi.An'a.tmn.Airnrioivarl are enthusiastically satisfieil with it: Sn tfttc Jiepumican uommmee, auu me n , . ... . v ra .-----5-. 6" the east comnlacentlv so. j Garfield is the next President beyond doubt." Gen. Arthur was tendered a banquet owner and announced proprietor of Tin: Wjlmikgton Post, has designs to divert any campaign funds which may be received, for .that state, im properly to .aid his election in the Cape l our District, in which he may be a candidate."- We inform flhe editor of 1 he New York Tunes that the statement, r'thc insinuarion which amounts to. a htaterneut, jyhich appeared in its edito rial columns, is absolutely and entirely fain?. And we a3k ,the person who controls the coltrmns of that journal to inako a retraction of the statement. as broad as the scandal. We further., re quest to b informed of the name or ( names 01 mo person or persuua wlu posed by his braying and his long ears, is now again making a quadrennial ap pearance before the American people, for the fifth timo to be exposed. For the fifth time the same animal which, under the guise of McLclIan of 1864, Seymourl and Blair in 1868, Greeley and Gratz Brown in 1872 and Tilden in 187C, now comes forward dressed in a blue coat, brass buttons , and ostrich feathers, bringing with him the same old platitudes and sophisms. It is true that there has been a war unmistakable in its resultsand coni stitutional amendments and statutes in legitimate sequence of the: war. It might have been inferred that 1 in corr sequenco of these events some little progress would have. been made, some fraction of old issues would have been outgrown, some basis for hroader com- lurnishcd to the editorial writer of the prehension would have been generated, which "the I and some tenacity ot violent passions allayed. But no advance has been made forward from the purposes and theories of 1861. The population has Tours tho. information on scandal' was based. j. It is now stated on the authority of ilenr W. F. Smith, commonly known in the army as "Baldy Smith," that Jen. Hancock, before the inauguration of Mr. Hayes, expressed it to be his purpose to obey the orders of Tilden in case ho shoiild take the oath of office as President at Washincton, or wherever ' c!o he might be. . It is sad that ,'iJaldj" made this astounding state ment at a Democratic consultation at Waterbury, Vermont, where Han cock's nomination received its first irn- pUlSC. ! ;:. liberative bodies, was first used in 1636$ . when the Pope called a Congress at (Cologne. It was fiyst, and until oux .Continental Congress in 1774, used in diplomacy. There have been several i.nf it mi rf.r I o n K7i1iou tF ttiia L"inii in : luropc. The term was used in the rclunlnary .movements toward the con solidation of the German prercipalitiles, h at' the famous Congress of Weslpha- : ha. ' When 'the delegates of. the Eng lish 'Colonies in North America as .ombled in "the. Carpenter's Hall" in t thecity of Philadelphiabn the 4th day of ' ffoptembcT 1774, they assumed the term t .'ongress', and it finally came to be used :s the permanent term for pur national .' it islativy bodies. of affairs, a1! that completeness of reas oning, and all those rhetorical quali ties, which are found iu the highest disquisilioris'of statesmen. In all the best qualities of ' a docu'- ment of this kind 'Gen. GarfieliTY has more than satisfied the public expecta tion. .Whatever-opinions might have been entertained of the man before, the propriety with which ho deals with the leading questions which occupy" the at tention of th American people, place him ty one motion, among the higher ranges of considerate and able states men. io man can read what he offers as suggestions as to what his course may be when be occupies the highest office in the power of the people to Con fer, without a feeling of confidence and pride. We venture the opinion that no declaration equal to this has ever, in the history of our politics, been Uttered in the preliminary steps of a canvass. - OUR STATE TICKET. "Judge Buxton, in reply to a letter of GEXEKAL GAtttflELD'S L"ETTEB OF ACCEPTANCE. icccfcls the Honor Review of the Situation A FuU Endorsement of the CMcago Resolution is A Con clusive Exposition of liia Policy Addressed to Senator Hoar. Ppjicy should pursued whirih will bring revenues to the Treasury arid will enable the labor and capital empioyea in ur great industries to compete fairly in our own markets with the labor and capital of foreign producers. We , leg islate for the people of the United States, not for the whole world, and it is our glory that the .American laborer ia more intelligent and better paid than his foreign, competitor. Our country cannot be independent unless its people with their abundant natural resources possess the requisite skill at any time to clothe, arm and equip themselves for war; and in time of peace, to produce all the necessary implements of. labor. It was the manifest intention of the tram era of our government' to provide for the common defense not by standing1 armies alone, but by raising among the THE On At;CKlTANCJ5 OF EN HH. ' , COCK; ; ; ; '. ,;--.. ;-4 the 13th inst., the Committee of the Cincinnati convention, of which the chairman was ex-Senator John T. Stockton of New Jersey, presented themselves at Goveinor's Island, .and sought the headquarters of General J Gov. ident who Gen. Stevenson of Kentucky, the Pres-, of the late Democratic con vention, in a few remarks presented to Hancock the official notification of his nomination. To this Gen. Han cock r. Chairman arid Gentlemen-of the ittee:- I ; appreciate the honor Comm. aati FarraH linnn ma Kkcr. tha . TlAmAn.. n w , m m m ll mam mm m w l m m. u a m- . mm r-i m.a confidence people .a greater army of artisansj whose. NatieDal nvention' IateiT assembled sense of the inteingwceana sKiiishouiapoweriuuy . cincinuat: and I thank vou for vou r .... l contrinutA t thn attv 'Jinil finrv oi I - r . ' . . .. . . . " . 1 cordially I i :. . . ; l courtesy in making that, honor Known of discussion, without controversiea which If during the lust twenty ATION. increascd in wealth and. intelligence. Judge Moore, the President of the late Prosperity in her most fascinating at State Convention, notifying him of his tire has saluted us. Nature, a lavishly unanimous nomination, and also to the generous soil, has opened its coffers to committee Appointed by the Cpnven- us, and as a people in all the' qualities tion "to notify him, has addressed the of an advanced civilization, the door of following letter ; a new and magnificent future has been Fayettkvi lle, N. C , I opened to us. New questions which, -- July 12, 1SS0. - . - -r -m WW M -mm- W-v . . M m W relating to the improvement of this vast llon- W.A. Moore'rcsiacnt o tic um- continent and the accrandizementof this vpilionrPakmoiiJolin, Geo. W.Price, no purpose or wish to, sions of the.la'.e war. ; - WE ARE A N It should be said that while the lie publicans fullv' rccouuize and. will strenuously defend all the rights re tained by the.peoplei 4D(i a the rights reserved to the 'states, j-they reject the doctrine of stte supremacy, which so long crippled' tho 'functions of the Na tional Government and at one time brought the Uniuiiryery near to destruc tion. They insist that the United States is' a nation with ample power 6f self-preservation; that" its constitution and laws made in pursuance there )f are the supremo law Of the land; that the right of the - nation io determine : the method by which its own lecislation shall be created cannt be surrendered without abrogating one of the' funda mental powers of thelgoyernment; that the national laws relating to the elec . . i . , it i ii lion oi representatives m congress suau people, have arisen. There are enough of questions, national and : social, to draw our attention forward to greatness and honor and glory, such as has in all history been accorded to few nations. And yet iu this fresh olympiad we are obliged to spend our time in defending the splendid progress and achievementsj of fifteen y?ars, against the former and: present enemies of this greatness, and J. C, L. Harris, Wr II. Wheeler, J. C. Callahan, J. J. Moil, C. T. C. D'cahe and A. T. Jackson, Committee : Gentlemen Your letter of the 8th inst., notifying me of my unanimous nomination for the office of Governor, by the late Republican Convention of North Carolina, has been received. I accept the nomination . so flatteringly tendered, and signily ray concurrence in the platlorm adopted, believing that th,e broad national principles oi the lie neitder pe violated every elector shall freely and without I his lawful ballot at such election and have it honestly counted, and that the 'potency of his vote I shall not' be de stroyed by the fraudulent vote of any other' person. The best thoughts and energies of our ;people should be di rected to those great questions kf na tional wqII being, in which all have a' common interest, ii Such e Hurts will soon restore perfect peace to those who were lately in arms against each other, for justice and good-will will outlast passion, DUt it is certain- uie wuuuus ui the war caniliOt be the element of our population who are publican party will best conduce to the During the present terribly heated 4 pe riod it behooves all classes of people .to look especially after their health 'and that of their familie.j It is not alone necessaryj to avoid tho blazing ' heat of these torrid suns as much as possible, but every measure should he .. taken to prevent the approach of those still wedded to .the past. Unfortunate as the aspect of the cau vass is, those who arc supporting-the men put before the people, by the Con yention at Chicago have no alternative but to accept it. If the element in the north Which gave countenance to the attempt to disrupt the government, and which in the south made open resist ance tolt by.arms, would abandon their positions, tke Republican party would not be forced to make the aecision perpetuity of our free institutions, state and Federal ; the preservation or the Union ; tho maintenance of the consti tution, and the enactment and enforce ment of wholesome laws securing pop ular rights, arid the safety, honor and welfare of the people. Thanking you for the kind terms con tained in your letter, I remain, Yours very respectfully Ralph P. Buxton. If this letter U .short ft is to the point, and expresses irt a few words all which is nccesrary to be f aid until the which is now incumbent upon it. They Judge goes before the people, which we have now simply (he choice before them, whether the martial prowess and the statesmanship which has protected the government since 1861, shall sub mit to those who have cither attempted to destroy it, or assented to its destruc suppose he will hot do until the heated season is over. It is rare that any nom ination for Governor of cither party has been received by the people of the state of. North Carolina with so much geruinc satisfactiap. It is on the lips diseases which gion during this luk fea-ri in this sultry re ful reign of the tion. We do not speak unadvisedly, of nearly everybody tha Hit is a nomina- ; Dog-star. The city ought to receive ; i extra attention in the matter of .clean- A lines., and our! . b on the alertJ health officers ought to Every filthy nook and corner ought td be hunted out, purified and deodorized. V Horace Oreoley once invested $10,000 in a Fourier experiment in Tike coun ty, Pennsylyania. ; llaying lost his moncy in the operation, he wrote bitter articles for thoj Tribune, saying, "Pike . county is noted only for its scrub oaks, uits locofoco '. .majorili'33, and its rattle snakes." When he ran for President f v he didn't get a vote in Pike. Who are the leading men in the south who are supporting the Cincinnati ticket? Wade ljampton, Mergau, Cockcrell, Vance, Gordon, and so on to the end of the chapter-in the eouth. Who are they in the north? We for bear to name them, but we pay what is trutj" when we assert that the leading Democrats,, of 'the northern states, as now recognized and accepted as leaders, in the main opposed the government as much as they dared to. The contro versy is therefore stj&ttantially b(twjen those who protected the government and those who undertook 1 9 destroy it, and the issues and principles are sub- Lstantially the same. 1 , Gecrge Ripley, who has for many years done the literary work for the Tribune, and! has also aided in! the 'American Cyclopedia,"with the rarest qualities for that kind of : service, is ; dead. lie was 7G years old, and was as - fresh ii. his later years as he wa?;'when he charmed us in his younger days. T '''" ' ,. '" " . . ! The Rev. Rarnas Sears,' D.D., L.L.I). 7 ford long time in his early life presi dent of Rrowh University, and lately V the chief agent of the Peabody Educa-, tional Fundi died at Saratoga1 last v week. ; tion eminently fit to be made, and that the character and qualities of the man . r - 1 . as nearly fit the occasion as any nomi nation ever mado in the state. Placed upon the Superior Court bench by Gov. llolden, when he was Provisional Governor, in 18G5y he was elected by the people under the new constitution of 1G3, and in 1874 in a newly created judicial district was re elected by a very large majority, in a district which had a Democratic major ity of nearly 1,500. This latter posi tion lie now holds. Ai to the manner in which he has performed his duties ia these official stations, therels no dif ference of opinion. Wherever under the present rotation system in any part of the state he has held courts, he has This eminent and worthy citizen has given entire satisfaction to, the bar and been placed on the ticket with Judge I to the people, by the administration of his judicial duties, and the uniform ur- JCiKOWl' YOl'XCi AAI." A gentleman, theasher of a west . cta bank, - who had used Compound Oxygen for a little over a month, says in a letter : "I gained eight pounds while I was faking it, and almost began to think that I was growing young again.. As I had no distinct ailment, but only a general sense of good'for Buxton as the candidate ior Lieutenant Governor. General Ruringer is well known to most of our readers. He cemes from one of the leading families of the state. ike Judge -Buxton, in ante helium days he was a Whig and a Union man. He struggled to preyent secession as long as possible, but after North Carolina was precipitated into the war he entered the military service of the Confederacy and rose to the rank of Brigadier General. He served in the army with distinction and bears upon his person honorable s-nrV recei ved on the battle field. At lae close of ihe war he accepted all the conditions of reconstruction and became a RepublN can. He has, however, never sought nor held any office, and the present nomination has almost been thrust upon him. Gen. Barringer is a gentleman of nothingness accompanied by extreme unquestioned " integrity and ot unim TOUAnd .tu iaability to sleep ?!e ctgener His Iity to sleep long at a time, my case is not so strik ing as many others which I have read of in your pamphlet ;l but there must be multitudes in .my condition who would use your preparation gladly if they knew of it.'' Our Treatise on Com pound Oxygen, which is sent free, con tains a large amount of information in regard to thip new treatment. Address V Dks. Sta&key & Palen, 1109 and possessed of fine executive ana admin istrative abilities, and is one of the most successful business men in North Carolina. He is a bold, able and vig orous debater, and, should lie meet them, will give his opponents trouble banity of his manners. -, It will be seen by the letter aboye that he places himself on the principles of theJRepublican party, as he has al ways done, and it is well known that he is yery strong in the regards of many of the opposinc pirty, on account of his personal character. We predict his triumphant election by a very large majority. Then 'comes on the ticket Gen. Jlufus llarringer of Charlotte, for Lj.-Gover-nor, Dr. 11. M. Nonnt'tit cf itobesorf;;fbr yecretary of S:ate, Aaron D. Jenkins for Treasurer, a son of Mr. D. A, Jen kins, the former Treasurer, Augustus M. Moore of Edeuton, for Attorney-; General, and A. R. Black, Eeq , ot our county. We shall have more to say of each of these gentlemen, as therr voices are raised before the people iu vindi cation of their rights and liberties, and in behalf of the welfare of the Old North State. Every one, of these gen- at the Union League ClubJIouse, New York, but'declined for private reasons. Hamilton Fish headed the list of the ehiinent persona v?ho extended the in Titation. --.-,. "': : --: r'": The New York Commercial says, and it knows whereof 4t speaks, that "bena "tor Conklmg is not going toEurope. "He proposes remamrng here ana giv "ihgihis entire attention to the success "of the Republican party, not only in "this state, but in other states. It will "be ino fault of Senator Conkling's if "Garfield and Arthur-are not elected." What a disappointment thi3 announce ment will bring-to tho: Democrats- It steps on and crushes out a score of fab rications that they have utterea as ucts The Secretary of the Navy, Hon. E W. Thompson, is at home in Indiana and made a strong speech in which he said; "Ihe right of every citizen to vote would be maintained at the com iug election if necessary : by all the power of the government, supported, if need be by the Army ami Navy, lie said the President would be equato anyj emergency for die protection of citizens, high or low, rich or poor. He spoke chiefly on the1 southern question and. General, Hancock's connection thekwitb, and closed by an eloquent tribute to General Garfield." I Cfov. Marshall Jewell and ex-Senator Dorsey, Chairman and Secretary of the National Republican Commij-tee havje been on H visit to Gep. Garfield at Mentor, to consult on matters relating to tue campaign. Senator John A. Locan says that he was with Senator Conkling much while in New York, and says Jiat there is not a, word of truth in the canard that Conkling is cooljn supportinsr. the Gar field ticket, but'that he w 11 vigorously support it. iHe adds: ; ' 11 shall do as I have always done m'ake the best canvass that 1 can for the success of the Republican -ticket. Rly fight is always over wlieu tho nom inations are made. I would be glad if it were so withanjany others who claim to be Republicans?" 7 Of Garfield he says: "His nomination is generally regard ed as a good one. I think that he is a strong man, a man 01 ability, Juno u he is elected will make a good President." Of Arthur he sayt: "I think that Geueral Arthur is an able man, arid I think that his was a very fortunate nomination. He is re garded in New York as exceedingly 1 people and all the strong, and is very popular, and he will tf one body, ami n aid us materially in carrying the state." I without injury to a The Officers of the "Third Army Corps? Gen.' Hooker's, held a re-union at Cape May last week. Among those present were Gen. pickles, who said Co a reporter, ef Hancock: , "I do not think he ill be elected. The American people 'want a statesman for President and Hancock fails to fill the bill. What has he ever said or done that entitles him to aspire to the Presidency? The Democratic party had plenty of better material for the office, and in the course it has taken hasj stul tified its traditions. As for me, I have been long since out of . politics, and all the wish I Hive to see the country in proper and capable hands. I think it will be safe with General Garfield and that the present' prosperity will be pro longed and increased.". Mr. Springer, a stalwart I) niocrat of Illinois in a speech atSullivan, lnd., made the following reference to Gj; Garfield: The Republican party has nominated for its candidate fo- President James A. Garfield of Ohio derisive laughter!, a man who has long been in public ser vice, long been the leader of his party, and who stands to-day the' mightiest warrior of tlteni all, the greatest Re publican member of the lower hou3e of Congress. Sensation. I know James A." Garfield by being with him in the lower house of Congress for years, and I know there is no Republican ot that, body abler than he. I see that the newspapers are making charges against his character, but, my friends, I cannot say to yo 1 that they are iu any wise true. , Mr. Springer said in regard to the nomination of Hancock: - I must say to you, my friends, that I had hoped thfr good old Democratic party would- select a civilian as its standard bearer in this1 campaign, as I think it would have been more prefer able to us, certainly; more preferable to me, than to have a man who is solely a military man. 1 f The President of the Uuited States should be a man who knows all about civil affairs, who knors the regulations of the Tarious departments, the man agement of the judiciary, legislative and executive department?; the depart ment of state,' which deals with foreign countriep; the treasury department, with the millions of treasure; with civil service, with the great, ana rapidly Mentor, Ohio,, July 10, 1S80 Dear Sir:--On the evening of the 8th of June last, I had the honor -to re ceive from you, in the presence of the committee of which you were chairman, the official announcement that the Re publican National Convention at Chi cago had that day nominated uie for their; candidate for : President of the United States T accept the nomina- tion, with gratitude for jthe it implies, and with a deep responsibilities it impose? endorse the principleslset forth i n the piatiorm aaopiea oy me vonvenuou on F9rtariately; for the interest tt Com- send to yu a formal acceptance, of my nearly all the subjects off which it treats, merce, there i$ ho, longer anV .formida-1 nomination for the office t)f President My opinions are on record, among the ble opposition to appmpriatidns for the published proceedings bf Congress. I improvement ot ur harbor ana great l 1 'i .:oi . navigable nvere, provided expenditures venture. however, to make special meu- .?V r . r .. . : -j-- - v- . 1 ior mat purpose are sinewy nmiteu w tion- of some of the principal topics works of national importance The which are likely to become the subjects Mississippi river, with, its great tribu- reviewine the I tanes, is of such vital importance tp so many muuons 01 ine people tnac me safety of iU navigation requires excep tional consideration. In order to secure revive the pas- to the nation control ol all its waters, President Jefferson negotiated the pur chase of a vast locality extending from 'the Gulf ot Mexico , to the Pacific ocean. The wisdom of Congress should be invoked to ; devise some plan by which that great river shall ceaseuto be a terror to those who dwell upon its banVjand by which its shipping may saieiy carry tho industrial proaucts oi twenty-five millions of people. The in terests of agriculture, which w the basi9 of all our material prosperity, ; and in which seven-twelfths of our population are engaged, as well as the interests ef manufacturers and of commercedemand -4 ave oeen settiea 1 ' . 1 years, ana witn the iMPOVEii-ENT of the inssissirri. th0 matter nermits I will prepare and ' of tlie United State8, ; The Hon. W H. English, the candi date for Vice-President being present, in reply toSenator Stockton, 'said, that . he was 1 profoundly grateful for , the honor conferred upon him and that ho, had "an abiding faith that- with - the s fare r of God ami the people, we shall succeed in this contest." " 1 We reserve for another time the let ters , of Gov. Stevenson to Gen. ; Hanr ; cock and Mr. English, as we shall havo occasion to make consmentfi upon them. It is sufficient uow to say that the let ter to Hancock is in very 'bad taste, as well as faisoin its assumptions. v ' 11 . 1 or evaueo; mat be permitted to intimidation cast TICKfeT. . . '.b ' "."'v -It is generally known that-the Read-1 justers' state convention of Virginia that the facilities for cheap transporta- I lately held, and in the main controlled tion snail be increased by the use of all 1 by General, now Senator, Mahone, our sreav water courses. notuinated an electoral ticket pledged CHINESE TREATY TO BE MODIFIED, f jj J The material interests of thiafccountryt u k f which in iu - nd no the traditions ot its settlement, and the ,., , .,1, , t. sentiment of our people , have led the likely, hardly even possible, to be the government to ofl'er the widest hospital- same as the regular 'Democratic ticket ity to emigrants who seek our shores 0f the state which will also nominat for nevr and happier homes; willing to an electoral ticket for Hancock., these share the burdens as well as the bene- - . , ., . . ' . A fits of our society,, .-aid intending that tw parties, while they each claim .to their posterity snail become an undjs- -be. the" reguTar-Democratic party of tinguishable part of otir population. Virginia, are' 4 i bitterly hostile to The recenmovementof the Chinese to , ' -iU wi.Vik ,- - . -, . ,-..1 f CDVU VfbliO. II MVTJill IrVilVIIUVlf w AI11 I . 1 - 1 f 1 lrtnif nn vtn ir n i Ull t lltrla ST I " the qualities of such,, an emigration, either in its purposes, or its result. It is too much like an importation to be welcomed without restriction : too mg And the spirit of brotherhood cannot hole country until or 'poor, white or completely h iuliv pervaae tne w every citizen, rich olavk, is secure in the tree or lull en pt'ymeat of every civil p.nd politieal light guaranteed by the constitution and laws. Wherever the ei'joynieut of this is not secured aiecoutent will pre vail, immigration will fcease, and the soc5al and industrial forces v i il con tinue to be distuibedljy the migration of laborers and the consequent diminu tion of prosperity. . LAWS TO liE E5 FORCED EDUCATION. The national govern mentNshould ex ercise all its constitutional a-ilhority nut an end to these evil?, for all tke r - . .... 1 . hi ales are memoers member eaii sufier I. 'Ihe most serious evils which now ailllct the south arise from the fact that there is not such freedom and toleration of political ooiuion that the minority party can exercise an eitectix e "and wholesome're- j strain t upon the party in power. With out such restraint party rule eeomes tyrannical and corrupt. Prosperity, which is made possible in the south by lits great advantages of soil and climate. wilt never be realized until every voter can freely and saljely support any party he pleases. Next in importance to freeJm and justice is popular educa tion, without .''which . neither can be permanently maintained: its interests are entrusted to the states and'the vol untary action of the people. Whatever help the nation can justly aliord should bej generously given to aid the states in supporting' the common .schools, but it Avbhld be unjust to our people and dan gerous to our inati tut iocs to apply' anv: portion ot the revenues 01 uie nation; or oi the states to the support ot secta riian schools. The separation ot church and stale in everything relating to tax ition should be absolute. NATIONAL FINANCES. . Cu the subject of national fiuauces 1 1 n . v ewa iavn neen so irpnnffni. v am " " " 1 -1 fully expressed ihatjit'tle is needed of sdditioual statements Ihe public debt 1 .L r Mi 1 L 1 of annual interest has been so reduced by refuuding, that rigidXeconomy in elxpeiiditures and a faithful application of our surplus reveuues to thexpaymeut 01 tne principal oi tne aeot win grau lially but certainly free tho people from its burdens, and close with honor; the financial chapter of the war; At the slame time the goverfiment can provioe fir-r all --it.si nrHitiJUv ptiipii.! itnra onH discharge its sabred objigaiions to ihe soldiers of the Union, and to the wid ows and orphans of those who fell in its defence. much like invasion to be looked upon without solicitude. We cannot consent to allow any form, irf servile labor to be introduced among xis under the guise of immigration. lR;ognizing the gravity ef this subject ihiv present administra tion supported by Congress has sent to Chinaa commission of distinguished citizens far the purpose of securingsuch a modification of the existing treaty as win prevent iue evus iiueiy 10 arise from the presf nt liberalism. It icon fidently belieSed that these diplomatic negotiations, will be successful withojut the loss of commercial intercourse be tween tho two powers, which promises a'great increase of reciprocal trade and tho enbncemp.nt or our markets. Should theso efforts fail, it will be the duty of Ungress to . mitigate the evils already felt and prevent" their increase by snch restrictions, as without violence or injustice, will place upon a sure foundation, ihe peace ot our communi- J m consequence ot thatcoHnpact,prohib- for the same Hancock electors ' would probably elect them, j if they divide the party in two 'sets of electors neither will be elected, a ad the Repub- licans, if they hold together will have a plurality oi the popular vote. - To what extent it is the design of the Mahone or Readjuster element to bring about this result, is as yet left for in ference. Whether Mahone is, in any event, opposed to., a compromise with the Funder element of the Democracy, is a matter of speculfition.i The reasons which will influence . him will 1 be those that relate to his own pelitical safety, , He has already made one corapronaise with the Republicans by which; he bt- came master of the state, as long as that arrangement holds, and by which he became U. S. Senator for six yearn If the exasperations which arose among the Funder element? of the Democracy of ties and tb, freedom :uid dignity labor. - A KESONAULE CIVIL SEhVICE. The appointment of citizens to the various executive and judicial olhces of theLgo.vernmeht is ierhaps the most dilhculc of all duties which the consti tution ha imposed upon the LExecu- lve. - Ihe convention wisely demands that Congress 'shall cooperate .with the executive departments iu placing the. RESUMPTION. - The resumption of specie payments, which the Reoublicaa party so cour ageously and successfully accomplished, has removed frjim the field of contro versy many questions that long and se riously disturbed the credit of the gov ernment and the business of the coun try. Our paper currency is now as national as the nag, and resumption has not only made it everywhere equal to coin, but has brought into use our store of gold and silver. The circula tins: medium is more 'abundant than service, wuu wue ever before, and we need only t main- tlemen are by theircharacter, abilities 1: tain the equality of our dollars to in- -L- ii.i.a , .: n.w vUU 6iS.r.r-rr-vU- t labor ahd camtal a measure o and services entitled to the respect and in the campaign. He, too, will receive good will of the pcopjp of the whole uiauy xcujucrauu yoies, ami win aio 1 gtate. De eiectea. oiaieswue American. llllGirard Street, Philadelphia. The thermometer stood at from 90 to 95 degress in this office 'on' yester day.. ' ' : X President Chadbourne of Willilias College "has resigned, in order to take cnarge of a very important statistical work. , people. I, therefore, thought the best interest of the people demanded a man who was experienced in civil ; affairs, and when our popvenjion at Cincinnati nominated a purely mi'itary :man must Confess to yoq, my friends, j thought it wsuld have been better to nominate a man with some civil expe' riwee, value, from the use ot which noJone can sufier floss. The great prosperity which thef country is now enjoying should not De enaangerea oy any vio lent changes or doubtfil financial periments. J j 1 THE TARIFF, j Jn reference to our custaina laws it any fpossibility of a anion between Mahone's men and the Funders, then n r.onrsfi will be to da mar' a them ah. A 1 cm ItlVUUI.Itl t ft m IT 111 fkll W VB W V mTK M-k. m w of a Haucock electoral ticket, by draw ing off the Readjuster voter : '. , ' ; : ' mi u.. V f xma couLroveracj, wureufie man ot. ability and detef miu ition has so nujch opportunity to havo his jwu way, has i. u: tp i 1 ni r..- ...... :.. ... tiu aciiitp wii n ucitci uuua, jljajci- i uu Hiraiici, ' mi i51miuh 111 any . ience has proved that with oijir frequent changes ot administration no system of reform can bo made effectual and perir auent w ithout the aid of. legisla Hon. Appointments to the military and naval service & re so regulated toy law and custom, as to leave- but little rround of comdaint . It may not be wise to make similar regulations by which h(j dea'.3 law for the civil service, out without invadine the authority or the necessary discretion of the Executive, Congress should devise a method that will deter mine the tenure of office and greatly reduce the uncertainty which makes that service so uncertain and so unsat isfactory. AVithout depriving any offi cer of his rights as a' citizen the gov ernment should require him to dis charge all his official duties with intel ligence, efficiency, and faithfulness. To select wisely from our vast population those who are best fitted for the many. offices to be filled requires an acquaint ance far beyond the range of any one man. The Executive should, therefore, seek and assistance tho communities in are to be performed best qualifies them to aid in making the wisest choice. CONCLUSION. T hA inp.irinfva nnnmi'nrxi h tho I Chicago Convention are not temporary devices ot the party to attract votes and carry, an election. They are delib erate convictions, resulting from a care fui study of the spirit of our institu lions, the events of our history and the best impulses of our people. In my 1 -- J A. - A 1 I 1 . juugmeni,, inese principles snouia con troi the legislation and adhiimstration of the government. - In any event they will jtuide ray.conduct until experience points oui a better way. ? If electedit will be my purpose to enforce a strict obedience to the constitution and the laws, and to promote as best I may the J field. interest ana nonor oi tne wnoie coun try, relying for support upon the wis dom of Congress, the intelligence and patriotism ol the people, and the favor ol uo. -; - ; . - With great respect, T am, ,yery truly,-yours; 1 J. A. UARFIELD, tr - - ' state in the UnJou. lnc uearcst ap proach to it in personal politics lately has probably been Uen. liutl.er of Mass uchusetts. But Mahone1 is as much superior to Butler in success as he is in ' the situation " and the material with it seems to an out sider of atfiirs v Virginia that "Gen. Mahonefhas the opportu nity to complete his mastery of that state .by giving Garfield and Arthur its electoral vote aud cementing more perfectly the com bination already begun betweenhe Re adjusters and the Republicans.' r " Since writing the above wo notice jn the Norfolk Day Booh, a Readjuster paper which speaks by autborHy,tbe following : ,' ' . . -. - '. Tlie FundersJ who were- so sucereTl ous a few months aero in their treat ment ojf the Readjusters.'are now peck- receive the information and I iQgarc-und Readjuster headquarters and 5 of those whose knowledge of whispering "Compromise.' it. won't which the duties 00 any. good, ihe Keadjusters have no use 'ior a compromise-. Holding all the power ef the state in their own hands, together with the control of all the Federal, state and municipal pat ronage, what in the way of compromise have the Funders to put up? Nothing whatever. Thev hold nrYthino- twi ro :. J uuu VU hold nothing. , " - Then you dd wretches, virtually said the Funders, if you ain't going to put Garfield at the head of your ticket,' you are going to put Hancock at' the head of your ticket; and you are'all a set oft Jow, miserable negro lovers, scoundrels and Communists for doing that for you do it in order to divido the Democratic vote" and allow the Re publican td crry the state for Gar To. Hon. George F, Hoa,rt Chairman vom.rfli.ticp. 11 WmmtmmmmmmmmAmmmmm ?arg.otit the morbid humors of the blOQd. hv .1 (lfl fir twrt nf Avor'-a P.Jlla and you will have clearer heads aa well as bodies. A Household Need. A book on! the Liver, its disAno qn,i a - uva , their treatmfht eent free. Including treatisefs upon Liver Comnlaintj.Tor pid Liver; Jaundice, Biliousness, Headache, Constipation, Dyspepsia, Malaria, etc,1 Address Dr.Sanford, 162 Broadway, New York CityJ N. Y. 4t " ' '. , ; . r ' Steamboat men inform us'that the river is about G inches above low water mark '. '- -' -