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THE ERA i official Organ of llic Vnilcd stale. 7. V.1 J W. 31. 11UOW.V, Manager. Then and low. au verxors a ha ham and reid. In order to lay before our readers .some of the objections to the old County Court system, wo quote from the message of Governor Graham in 1SKI: " I substituting for the present sys tem of County and Superior Courts, with six terms in the year, three terms on'V of the Superior Court held by judges learned in law, an arrangement would in to the publi Wake County An intelligent gentleman writing to us from New Light, under date 10th, says: 4,As a people, this township is al most en manse opposed to any can didate who is in tgvor of a Conven tion. The Convention candidates will not receive more than one fourth of their regular Democratic vote. As a former oflicer and a sol dier for four yeara in the iate war, I introduced 1'ar less expensive -XnsLlx!"nJ ruT?ri-JJA2Jt and tho parties in Imi r ittrxiuing-uriurc-xrrcy-prair an additional judge of tho Supremo Court. As in the case of the judiciary, and the election of officers by the people, so with all the important changes made in the constitution. Tho establishment of a penitentiary ; the abolition, of impris onment for debt; the organization of a bureau of statistics : all these have been recommended at different times by our old-time governors and leading men. GRKAT COMPLAINT was made becauso of the establishment of the Code Commission ; and,, after, much clamor, it was abolished. But KALKIGH, 2. C. i THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1875. An F.lcctlon for Delegate to num ber One Hundred and Twcniy, io n ........ 1 alio Constitution of the tate. will be held ouThur1ar, the 5th of Augrnt, 1S73. The Conven tion will meet nt Halelgh, on the lilli of the following September, Wake County Republican Convention. A Convention of the Republicans of "Wake county will le held at tho Court house, in Raleigh, on Wednesday, :10th day of June, at 11 o'clock, A. M., for the purpose of nominating four candidates for Dklk uatks from said county' in tho Consti tutional Convention (to meet on the 6th of September), and to take into consid eration matters alluding the good of the Kirtv. The five wards of the city of Raleigh, the township of Raleigh, and the other townships aro each entitled to three del egates in said Convention, to be elected by public meeting of tho party in the n""sRH'tive wards ami townships ; and the ward and township committees aro hereby requested to call meetings for this puriose, giving fair and reasonable notice or time and place. Though the basis of representation is limited to three votes to ward or town ship, Republicans who may not bo del egates can attend ami rellect, in discus sion, tho wishes of tho party in their respective localities. Bv order of tho Co. Rep. Kx. Com.: T. b LKK, Ch'n. May L1, 1575. ointroversies, while greater despatcr and correctness would be attained J a tb admistration of the law. Such a changf would require some addition to the present number of judges, to whom salaries must needs be paid, but this would bo inconsiderable, compared to th3 payments now made to jurors and justices attending four courts a year In tho various counties, to say nothing of the thno spared to all concerned, and the less accumulation of costs on the losing parties from greater exiedition in the termination of causes. If all lawsuits could be ended in one", or at most, two years from their commence ment, instead of being, as they4 often are, transmitted from father to son, loaded with costs far exceeding the value of the original subject of contest, it would be a reform of the greatest im-, portance." Gov. Ciralinm is a candidate foi the Convention, and should the themselves in the same condition in which they were jplaced in 1861.' Almost unanimously we are oppos ed to any alterations in the Constitution." i 5 'f ADDRESS To the Voters of North Carolina. Rooms Republican State Ex. Com., I Kaleioii, June 1G, 1875. J "The late legislature, presuming upon the strength of party discipline, bas called a convention to amend the con stitution of North Carolina. No inti mation was given to the people, in the Campaign ol 1871, that such a purpose m as contemplated. The questiourof I CONVENTION, OR NO CONVENTION, was not an issue in that contest ; and generally when candidates for tho legis iu wjrrojjaieu upon uaturo were w ....... . it i ii i , . . v w ... . w a ww w Democratic party control that DOCJy,.)$iii u constitutional convention. he will vote to undo what tho lie publicans, deferring: to his judg ment, put into the organic law. . . Let all who formerly acted xvitl the old line Democracy andVwhtj i j When the legislature assembled, ana Jority o: that body were opposed") the 1 vail: but at once the agitation comenc- eo. A'or a long time it waf iu uuum Whether or not the plotter "would suc ceed, because, the douuaut party, knowing the temper of ae people, fear ed to risk tho passage of a convention bill. now propose to join with the revr tiik party vsu was affliep, lutionists of this State in depriving one by on' those opposed to the the people of the power of electing! project yielded to party discipline, un . . 1 , . , . dor protest, declaring they did so ns a their Judges and mnri( rates, read party measure ; and at last the necessary and rt fleet over the following ex- (majority was secured. Without being , A, r-r, in an v manner consulted, the voters aro tract from the message of (.overnor Compelled to take action ; and this Keid. of datelSoveniber i:utli,;lbo4: i coipuision nas been resortea to, I'uoi'OSAr-s. Attention is called to the advertisement in this issue inviting proposals for wrought and east-iron work on the V. S. Court house and Post Oflice in this city. Xo Dklav. We are pleased to announce, that a first class coach is now running through from Ciold boro to Charlotte, thereby prevent ing a change of cars at Greensboro. ' The election of Judges and Jus- tin-s of the lVace by the and for terms less than for life, re also questions of reform, which I recommend to the favorably con sideration of the General Assem bly." David S. lieid, too, i a candidate for Convention, an-J he, like Gov. Graham, will "o back" on -his recommendation. : ite of tho fact that so late as 1871, tho . pope ueieriiuueu, uy a iarg niajoni , people, J tAt they did not want a convention. ike manner the dominant party, All communications for the State Republican Executive Committee should be addressed to TITomas 15. Keogh, Chairman, care of F. Ir. Worrell, Secretary, Raleigh, N. C. Republican papers copy tf. Iauti-v. It will bo seen from the proceedings of tho county convention, in this issue, that Col. Joseph J. Martin has 1;kmi nominatoil rus the Republican oaudidato for the Convention in Martin vmnty. Col. M. is of the true blue or der, popular, ami ovecy waj qualiiied to represent the people. I Ion. 1. 31. IJarringer. "If we call a Convention, that call must 1m? absolute, and not con ditional. The Legislature cannot control the sovereigns, but can call them together in pursuance of the Constitution." Hon. Asa Higgs. J' Whether a majority of the peo fciV are discontented with the Con stitution (w it i and tlesire a change, is a tiuestion that ought to be ascer tained antectHlent to any legislative With this issue the Ih a commences ' its fifth volume. j Wo aro now engaged in one of the mosJ important campaigns that ever en listed tho attention of the people oi North Carolina. Tho issue has been joined. Tho masses are called upon to ' defend themselves against a conspiracy to overthrow their liberties and deprive them of tho right to manage their State government. Tho 7-'ra, as the central organ of the Republican party, will be found in the thickest of tho light bat tling for tho people. We appeal, to all who oppose the revolutionary move ment which has been forced upon us, to )c aid in circulating the paper. If the Ho publican candidates in tho several coun- fin lib id 1SG1, 4 1 DISRKOAKDED THE WILL OP THE PEOPLE. bring that year, the legislature sub it ted too convention question to a pular vote, and it was decided by an erwhelming majority that the conven n should not bo called. Yet within few weeks thereafter, the legislature o that body, again without consulting mo people, passed au ordinance or se- cession, anu piuugeu iuo scaio iuio re belliou. tilt seems that certain politicians aro de termined to overthrow the organic law. Since 1870 a period of only live years - tney have three several times worried he people into voting upon the question t. amending the constitution. It is igh time the people had rest from these f 2 CEASELESS AGITATIONS J :U3d it remains with themselves to put a duietus upon them. If the present icjiemo is defeated, we may reasonably hope no other attempt will be made in a ong series of years. fl'uere is a mystery attaching to these rsisteut endeavors to overturn the or- !&mc law. wniie politicians are ex- iming that the existing constitution Mini perfect and needs revision, none of .Skrn inform the people iu what respects (.ifMiould bo amended. Even tho Ad- Judge liatfleto do thesaine work, re quiring it to be done within a specified time. The tienerai Assembly pretena ed to pass upon his labors ; but so Jittie knowledge had our law-makers o wnat bad been accomplished, that thesfxtute law ha been ' thrown inti cnJosioii, and the best of lawy. rs are ijoprtain how to construe it. . , We have said the agitators REFUSE TO INFOKMTiE, PEOPLE in what respects they ropose to amend the constitution. Bt observing the work of their hand we are not left en tirely in the dark to their designs.' For instance, reptha infamous charters of the cities jl -Raleigh, Wilmington and Ne w Befie, (to say nothing of other towns.) inytfbich proierty. and not citl- zenshipAas representation ; and which overturn fundamental principles of re mib&an government, giving political 1 poXer to the few and withholding it - iX5m tho many. Recsill the shametul the Maw re-forming tho senate districts, VIRTUALLY DISFRANCHISING large numbers of voters. Remember also the outrageous nttempt in 1871, to call a convention of the people, by a bare maiority vote of the General As sembly. In regard to the homestead, call to mind the opinions and advice of promi nent conservative lawyers, wiio con struod tho HOMESTEAD ACT toaimlvonly to new debts, claiming that h uid not relate to obligations con tracted prior to 1808. Should theso men obtain control of tho Supreme Court, what will become of the homestead, as applied to old debts? No 44 restrictions will save the debtor class in bucli a contingency. The constitution akt. 5, sec. t al lows tho General Assembly to EXEMPT FROM TAXATION certain property, .to a Talue not exceed ing three hundred dollars. Notwith standing this liberal provision, tho late legislature, in the Machinery Act, ex empts only twenty-livf dollars' worth of personal property, usee, iz.j liuc in the same Act, in casef of incomes, live hundred dollars are exempted. Sec. 9. Add to this the exemption of one thou sand dollars in the Aft to raise revenue, and we have, altogether, fifteen hundred dollars exempted from the tax upon in comes. And while here is exempted but twenty-live dollars upon agricultu ral implements anl tho tools of me chanics, there is no lax whatever upon the books of lawyers and other profes sional men. Again : Tho same legislature, in tho LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT, Chap. 209 puts the renter and cropper absolutely within (he power of the land lord, by providing, in case3 of renting, whether the contract be verbal or writ ten, that tho land-owner shall have a lien upon the crops raised, which lien "shall be preferred to all other liens." And if any tenant shall remove any part of the crop, without giving live days' notice, before the debt is paid, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Here, it will be observed, the usual 1resent township trustees. Besides eing a system that has worked well in other states, it was thus not a novelty in North Carolina. . It is objected that the township sys tem will not successfully work in a SPARSELY SETTLED COUNTRY... But this sjstem inaugurated the Ame lean revolution. Because of it. people were taught to rely upon them selves and govern themselves. A-06 minute men of the Kevolntionvere treated bv tho townshin svstoio. and iougDL me ttrst Darner in Uio uepenaence, at voncora tngmy fv,n nH - ..f nmfknA r ns.itut 1 and dlbim great credit as a ( and oampion of the Republicar Omoiion oi Jomi w. i:oii ltteo of, three were anpoii Cha i rman; to d ra ft r esc i a I io i fessing the sentiments of the (' on; whereupon, Joun v. i is. Jt. l'ago ana unonuvi jmiuou apxinted said committee, who. retiring and: consulting rejorted following resolutions, which ere u imously adopted by the Convention lic-toivcii, tst. unai ine ienocr majority of tho hist Legislate re. summarily ; and incorrigibly taliin ifcn- in lies oi ine oiaiu uxert incmseives dess, recently issued by authority of t nave tms journal uistriuuteu among, tne JJemocratic party, deals in general their friends, we can safely promise that expressions, gravely advancing the idea tut the ''necessity for.-efa"ieMr'CT anv f the provisions of the existing consti tttion is generally admitted, and is too ipparent to require extended argument; and the same solemn document, in an other place, announces that its H " T.TMTTRn SPirB es not permit a catalogue of the nu merous defects and imperfections of the present constitution, or to enumerate the remedies to be offered." From the "beginning to the end of this Address, pot a single important suggestion of amendment is offered or foreshadowed 1 action for law.' tillering tin organic CJov. l?ragg. A Convention of the people cannot 1k restricted by the Legisla ture. A Convention may make most unexiectel ami unacceptable changes in the Constitution, Cajrand the people can have no remedy." (iuv. IMaiily's Opinion. Messago of ISoO. ' 1h the power to call a Convention hy the General Assembly contincil tt the siuglo ollico of calling it, or, can tho same Legislature limit and confine tho Iowers of the Convention in tho act calling it? As there are coullieting opinions upon this question out of the Assembly, it is probable they will ex ist in it. " 5 It cannot bo doubted that a Convention called by the General Assembly (two thirds concurring) would lo clothed with unlimited discretion over the Con stitution. The General Assembly has power to call a Convention into being, but i potrer of themselves to prescribe it limit to its authority. I hazard lit; le in saving that the people of North Caro lina have not hitherto exhibited a strong desire for such an experiment as this upon their government; and, therefore, it behooves their Representatives to liKik well to tho mode they adopt for in troducing reforms into tho Constitution." Kctul Head 1 1 The Salisbury Uaieimatsi Dem ocratic and Convention paper, thus speaks of the Address of the Kx-o.-utivo Committee of its party: "When such men as Judges Gaston, Tturtin, Badger, Bigg, Governor Bragg, Averj', B. F. Moore, Haywood, and others, among tho ablest men North Carolina has vet produced, tell us that STTIIKRH IS NO POWKK IN TIIK L::glslatuhe to RiisTiucr a CONVENTION,- we feel inclined to laugh at the pompous, but WEAK opposition otlered to their opinions by tho Executive Committee." Again ve quote: 14 When the Convention meets 3 IT WILL IIAVK THE POWKIt TO DO WHATEVER ITS MEMIJKItS MAY DEEM IlESTt&a to give us decent judges, and all necessary re form measures, and if it Tails to do it, 1t had better not assemble. Let "... stAsv? nhhlinn Im the, "Uie Convention so Jar as it will prove to them an element of great strength. There is nothing more need ed to insure victory in the coming con test, than that the questions at ; Issue shall be fairly presented to the people, and no more effectual mode of doing this can be set forth than through the party press. l,et Republicans and all those who arc opposed to the revolution ists, exert themselves to have the Era and other Republican papers widely circulated, and, our word for it, wo will march to certain victory in August next. We trust that our speakers in every locality will call the attention of the people to the necessity of supporting these restrictions amount to a con fen .. . . ,.. . - Bion that many of the provisions of tho their party papers. Y e hope that before existing constitution areadmirablo,(the the day of elecjion, the Era may have a acknowledgment being extorted from wide circulation, and be a welcome vis- lite enemies,) they are by no means a itor iu every county in North Carolina. fiaranty that the J 5 PLOTTERS ARK NOT CONSPIU1XO . ,- ! against the liberties of the people. Tun KEruilL.ie magazine , for Tiere is nothing within them to pre June, is a valuable number. As vent the restoration of the county courts; , .4 , ,. ... , nir the abolition ol tlu townships ; nor usual its leading articles show a ;tJ0 re-establishment of the whipping thorough knowledge of the subjects lost; nor the requirement of a resi disciKsod "Tho Civil Scrvicfi Ex- d"ce of twelve months in a county, iliM UfeMU. 111C H l ic .LX- jUg fore acquiring the right to vote ; nor periment ' throws light on me ue- the fixing ot excessive rates oi poll-tax in tne various counties ; nor loruiauing tqo forced production of tax-receipts to tin . i : : . :nnn i y intrstJ siuiiiuitub umnsiuiia, uu less some sinister design is concealed? ;I0 will not do to say the rights of tho people are secured by the so-called re Htrictions of the Convention Act. While fects of the system which has re cently been abandoned. The article on Joshua It. CJiddings, is a fine tribute to a grand character. " Rom ish Designs in America," 1 will awaken wide-spread thought on a subject that is daily growing in magnitude. Elements of Wealth in the South," 44 Building Associa tions" and 44 Society in the South," are among the many good things served up for June. Every Amer ican citizen should possess af copy of this valuable magazine, publish ed at Washington, D. C, 2.00 per year. Begin with the new Volume. Lord of Itoanoke. ' ' The history of North Carolina is full of curious and romantic incidents. Among the most curious is the cir cumstance of the creation of a peer age in the person of an Indian Chief tain. Sir Walter Raleigh,- on th Island of Croatan, on the 13th ol August, 15S7, attended the baptism of Manteo, a faithful Indian Chief and afterwards made him a feuda' Baron under the name of the XiOrc of Roanoke. This was the first anc last peerage ever created by Englisl authority on American soil, i The name of Manteo is preserved in the title of a lodge ol Odd Fel lows in the city of Raleigh.-;-Rat e'ujh JYeics. : The name of the friendly Chie' is also preserved in the name-of tli postoftice at the County seat.'o Dare. Ei. Era. ail enable a citizen to cast nis ballot ; nor ;'the creation of a stringent landlord and tenant acf; nor the taking away from i the tiller of the soil his rights and prop J ertj' ; nor the creation of life-offices ; ;n6r the appointment of judges, solicit ors and magistrates by the legislature; nor the taking away from the people the right to choose their own rulers. All these things tho "RESTRICTIONS" DO NOT PREVENT, And considering the silence of the pro factors of tho convention scheme, none r.DUt the conspirators tnemseives can tforetell what other iniquities may be t resorted to. Why wero the restrictions placed at 1 within the convention bill? The promoters of the conspiracy have time afad again denounced the very measures Bey now pretend to preserve. They ere insincere before, or .treacherous npw. Kverv one of the restrictions are to measures that have become en deared to the people, anu which thev e unwilling to relinquish : and it must li borne in mind they are part of a ustitntion claimed by its enemies to e the creature of military dictation, born in the throes of a military recon struction." In truth, it was known by e conspirators that the PEOPLE DISTRUSTED THEM; iid these so-called restrictions, which Uaany of them are ready to disregard, vfere inserted in the convention bill, because its authors feared the people. I No arguments whatever have been adduced to prove alack of excellence iu the existing constitution. In many in stances, the principles of the present organic law are the very ones advocated ,ii past days by j I PROMINENT STATESMEN North Carolina. In 1840, Gov. Dud ley reccm mended the location of: the Judges of the Superior Courts in the pistricts. In 1854, Gov. Reid recoru tnended that the Attorney General be Franklin. Tho Republican of th county hovo nominated IS. P. liullocl Jr. llsct.. for the Convention. This is good nomination. A friend writes am satisfied now that ho will bo umphantly elected and tho old count redeemed. Count one delegate gaine from Franklin." ;i "rnade an executive officer, and that he j 1 ihould reside in the City of Raleigh. 1 1 In the same message, he recommended ;,r3 Chailotto is toliavo macadamize! two additional judicial circuits. The frame year, Mr. "Dortch. introduced a bill to elect the judges for a term of years ; and Mr. lliggs introduced a res olution to divide the State into nine judioial 4irc uit. During the same ses sion of the legislature, Mr. Bynum pro posed to divide the . State into ten cir cuits. In 1800, Mr. Merrimon intioduo ed a resolution instructing the judiciary committee to inquire into the expedien cy of establishing another Judicial cir cuit .and also as XoXho appointment of safe-guards of a written contract, to bind a poor man's property, are not re quired, and the crops are mortgaged by tne operations ot an act oi tue legislature. They also wish to delude the laboring classes of the , ,vlfITE population --- - into the belief that when they obtain unlimited control ot the government. they will pass laws putting the negroes down, and under them. They know this is impossible, under the constitu tion of the United States, which prevents discrimination because of race, color or previous condition of servitude. But thev care nomorefor the humbler class es of the whites than they do for colored men ; and in order to reduce the blacks to a degraded position, they are com pelled to legislate also AGAINST THEIR OWN RACE. Thus, in the case of the charter of tho city of Wilmington, already alluded to, in the first and second wards, there are less than seven hundred voters, all told; while in the third ward, there are eight hundred white voters, and two thousand colored voters. But the first and second .wards (where the wealthy men reside) have a larger representation in the city council, than the third ward, in which, the white voters alono (being mostly mechanics and laborers) exceed in num ber all the voters of the other two wards. Here, iu striking at the colored man, they are compelled to disfranchise the laboring white man, to avoid conflict with tie constitution ofthe United States, that it may be said, there is no discrimination between the two races. There is no doubt they can annex such qualifications for voters that will ex clude .'many colored men ; as for in stance' (disregarding the restrictions) that tl black man shall be a landhold er, or worth five hundred dollars ; but then they will bo obliged to add the same qualification to the poorer classes of the white voters. WE BEGIN NOW TO SEE the plirposes of the conspirators. Dis criminations are made between tho rich man and his poor neighbor, tho tenden cy of all this sort of legislation being to add,to the strength of the strong and train pie upon the rights of the weak. Tiis question of so-called constitu tional reform is after all but an issue betlveen the haughty lords of tho soil, wty, before the war, governed with ab solute sway, and the poor and humble closes, whom they now would deprive ofthe sweets of liberty, conferred by thi constitution of 1S0S. Tho poor mini, "whether white or colored, would dj well not to heed their HONEYED WORDS AND GILDED VROM- - ISES. Ihev cannot bo sure that even the re- rictions ot the convention Act win ue egarueu, many memuers oi me uonu- ant oartv ooenlv scouting them : and ome of their editors exclaiming, " Let s hear no moro about abiding by the act calling the convention, so far as the oaths and restrictions are concerned.' Thus do the conspirators ; trample upon the principle that sovereignty is vested in the people, and that constitu tions aro but limited grants of power from the people, and should never be framed to enslave the poor man ! The plotters also desire to RESTORE THE COUNTY COURTS. They wonld afflict a law-ridden people with a multiplication ot. tribunals, which the present constitution has abol ished. Do they intend to benefit the people or. the lawyers ? ; Do the taxr payera wish to sustain" six courts a year, when two will do as well? Would they have their time wasted and their money wrung from them to support a useless and cumbrous system ? -So it is intended TO DO AWA.Y WITH THE TOWNSHIPS, ruy.wliicu tho Uritish aris were thrown, were accomnlUned in a srurse Iy settled territory, rfd weretheresults oi tne system it y now sougnt to over throw. -V-. Vf:l; -i I ' The township system is an 4 ' - - - EDUCATOR IN SELF-GOVERNMENT. and lias been commended, at all times. by" political thinkers, who have had at heart tho good of the people. It is one of the grandest of nolitical nrinciDles. leaving absolutely to neighborhoods the right to govern themselves in local matters ; and is essentially opposed to the idea of centralization, or atonson dated government. J:It comes with an ill graco from the party, ( f . - CRYING OUT AGAINST CONSOLIDATION, to favor the uprooting of a system that i diametrically opposed to tne central idea. The system . is -necessary, to a government of the people, ,being of the peopie ana ior tne people. uy us op erations, thoy learn self-reliance, and do not depend upon a central power for life and energy: and in turn, they strengthen tho general government, giving to it health and vitality in all its parts. In those states where it has not been in operation, there have always been great numbers of illiterates: while the contrary is true in tho communities where it has existed) The Treason is plain without tho township govern ments, it is impossible to sustain COMMON SCiOOLS. Thus, in tho old slave-holding states, these educators of the beople have boeu wanting ; and now, it this system is abolished, common schools can never be established, and the people will be deprived of the advantages of educa tion. It is the purpose of the plotters to sup ply themselves and tUeir friends with office, this being a prominent idea in all their scheming. In passing tho con vention bill, the lato legislature pro vided for their own continuance in power. The words are few, but their meaning is strong, Observe the fol lowing, quoted from the Act: "Nor shall said convention pass any ordinan ces legislative in their character, ex cept such as are Necessary to submit the amended constitution to the people for their ratification or rejection, ORTO CONVENE TltE GENERAL ASSEM BLY." So it will be pemeived the members of tho late legislature are counting upon being again balled together, thus practically annulling tho recent amend ment to the constitution, providing for biennial sessions of the General Assem bly. This is of like naturo with the project to create life-offices, taking from tho people the power to choose thir own rulers. j One of the arguments advanced by tho plotters is, that by amending the con stitution, the government may be ADMINISTERED WITH MORE ECONOMY (nol-lron Work fr II Sinti'M 'nirl-HrM' niul fi-. Knicigii, ,' '. Unitkd Syatks Ooukt Hoi AND 1'O.ST Ol FII'K Ha m:h:h, N. C. )(Hcc of Super intende.. f, June '' Scaled proposals will l ni-eived this office mi til-12 M. of ird of the io-ht..fO,A neonle n.l liilu,''T u"" " ts,,,V V ' ,7 ?r.T i anil fcast-irou work. Miiipriing u T r,"U.Vf.2f .'VLVn1, cast-iron. lumn, and pilar, of r"; "'j 1. . ... ; l story, and the rolltnlliroii U-ams ii thcTth TaV iv the governments - of true Democracy. The schemers say this system was never beard of before the advent of the sciolists, carpet-baggers and negrbds." But Charles F. Fisher, a leading Demo crat, in the General Assembly of 1854, introduced into the Senate, a bill pro viding lor the appointment of a Couu- cil of Selectmen for every county, with the same powers and authority, and to I in the Buphrt be elected in the kiiuo nuuiccr, a our J Mr, i'agt's rki ITero asrain. thev fail to tell in what manner this is to bo accomplished. But is the calling ol a convention an economical measure? The cost of the sitting of the body will in itself be enor mous, and tho Longer the session the greater the expense. If the constitution should bo material 13- amenaeu, tno pres ent system of statute-laws would be overturned, requiring new statutes to be enacted. As tho convention will have ed. to pass ordinances of a legislative character, a long session of the General Assembly will be necessary to remodel the S3rstems overtttrnod. isor will the new 'legislation be: completed, judging by past history, iu n single session ; but for 3-ears after tho sitting of the conven tion, additional legislation will bo nec essary, so increasing tho lenghth of the sessions of tho legislature. The cost of the public printing will be increased, and various expenses attaching to the new order of things will be multiplied. The entire expenses cannot be definite ly arrived at: but it is estimated by competent judges, that it will consume as mucli as FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, or a year's taxes, if not a greater sum, to supply the deficiency. These large amounts ought to he saved to the peo pie, already staggering under burdens grievous to be borne. Insomuch as the people have not been consulted in the convention call, there remains but one method to defeat the machinations of the schemers, tiamely, by; the policy of , IMMEDIATE ADJOURNMENT, thuk appealing from the legislaluro to the'tpeople themselves. It is therefore recommended to the voters ol bJorth Carblina, without regard to party affil iation, to support 110 candidates for con vention except those who will pledge themselves, not only to observe the re- strhfions, but who wiL bind tAem selvs, upon their sacred honor, to vote for iiu immediate adjournment ox that body, without the alteration of a siigle word or lino of the existing constitu tion.! This would secure for unlimited 3'ears, a cessation ot the agitation lor so- called constitutional reform, as web-. as the blessings of r sound constitutional law; mid would also cut off the enor mous outlay , that would surely attehd the carrying out of the plans of tie convention party. If fiho people desire to amend tlie constiiutior:, ihere is another method prescribed, namely; by s Legislative enactment. It has been scarcely two years sinci this plkn was resorted to, and the con-i stitutidn ameided, so far as tho people! uesireta iiieyerv nrst amendment to the con amend adopted Govern! ment. strume phatica comes same p vails and nabituaiiy ignored. ,J k-. 2. That State Conventions are not - only.generally v fraught with danger to the rights and liberties t of the people, but that the inevitable-result of fre quently altering and amending the State Constitution is to diminisii con fidence iu, and Impair tho credit of the State Govern men ij and that we are specially apprehensive of the approach ing Convention, from the fact, thatsave a very few exceptions! it is I unrestrict ed a iid its objects unknown to the people. , . 3. That tho practical enforcement of tue principles ot the Kepublican 1'arty is essential to the welfare of the country and. to the maintenance of! tho rights, interests and liberties ol tue people; and that, forgetful of personal prefer ences, we pledge ourselves ;to support, earnestly and without reserve, the can didate presented by 'this Qonvention, believing that in unity there is strength and that principles are more important than men. v. - 4. That thenominco of this Conven tion is hereby instructed, if elected a delegate to the State Convention to as semble on the Oth of September next, to use all honorable means , to bring said Convention to as speedy a closo as possible. 5. That the proceedings o.' this Con vention be forwarded by the" Seeretarj' to the New UemxiTimes,and Republic -Courier and to the lialeigh Ja tor pub lication. 1 After the reading and ado$fon of tho resolutions, the Committee jon creden tials reportetl tho following persons duly entitled to represent tno various townships, viz: Kinston Township C. O. Phillips, Benjamin Sutton, 11. T. Itandol)ih, Richard Whitfie'd. 1j. Ii. Cox, a,nd James Williams. , Mosle3 -Hall Township Franklin Thomas, Isham Patterson, Win. J. Sut ton, R, W. Moore, (Jeorge Hood and Samuel L. Perr-. Sand Hill Township Lewis King, George Lovick and Philip Khem. Contentnea iNeck lownslnp 1j. 11. Aldridge, James Phil lipsind July Phil lips. Pink Hill Tovrnship John w. Davis and Alfred Miller. Trent Township (ieo. Niinn, Prince- Outlaw and Essex Woolen. On motion, tho delegates proceeded to ballot for a candidate for the Srato Convention, the name of lion. II.. W. King being, put in nomination. The delegates responding to the call of their names, the Hon. H." W. King, receiving every vote from every township, waj declared to be tho unanimous nominee of tho Convention. Hon. It. W. King being called upon,. responded in a spirited and appropriate manner, ilianking the -Convention for tho honor conferred and accepting the nomination. Ho entertained the Con vention in a well-timed speech of half an hour or more, sustaining tho great principles of the Kepublican party ami dealing tho enemy hard, common sense blows, bringing the audience down in frequent applause, .Want of space for bids an extended report of his speech. Isaac S. Murphy being called on, re sponded in u happy and appropriate manner. - t7miiTTthiij--rc"-wa:4'"Teqil'esrou that tho proceedings of this Convention be pub lished in the Now llerno Times and llc-Xublic-Courier ''and lialeigh Era. On motion, tho thanks of tho Conven tion wero tendered to tho Chairman and secretaries for the faithful discharge of their duties. The Convention then ad journed. WM. W. DUX X, Ch'n. W. J. SlTTTOX. 1 . Isaac S. Murphy, j hec s lbited by. 1 he drawing, desert bl le sLecilic;uons. and calico: for bv w 1 - .. .... " . 1 Copies of the drawing, specification d MMieduio may io n.id on application tins olheo. ill scatloldiug r.qulnM by Ihoconf- trV'tors to put the work in pluco will M ialriiKhel - by the :rovermnent freo ol cliirpe, but will Ikj. erected by thocgn trii;t.ors. ... . - ; lw'iposals will Ikj made by tin pitM-i1 iini loor. or weiiriiti lor the various iteiAiof work, as called for in iheKi hctl illo.4 The work will not bo subdivid ajmcfcg ditl'erent bidders, but will CiHisklenvl in thoaggregsitn. Tho whU 01 th. cast-iron column, pil.tMicix, an rolle aim s fnmi d.ite of acceptance of pr.Ms.ilj r as reomired'by tho Supcrintciidcnt and tuo prderess or tno work Payments will bo made n. oil lily. d- ductinrften per ccntuiAi until the tin completion of the contract: All bids must be made on tho priubtl form, tobe obtained on application t tins otiice, and must uo acNuipaniei 1 j v a penal btmd of two responsible ptsniL In the vain of two thousand ilollar (?2,000,) that tho bidder will accept huU perform the contract if awarded to hinji, or, in tuiso'tho United State Mhould desire, wil execute a contract in acci dance with tho terms h tins adverliJ mcnt and his proposal, and give u security for tho lailhiul pertoriutiiM thereof as shall bo Mil is factory toll United Slates the suiHciuncy of tl security in tmch tasc to bocVililicd by the United States Judge, the clerk tho United States Court; or tho Phdr Attorney of the District in which I' bidder resides. , ' Tho Department reserves the right reject any or ajl bids, if it ho deemed l1r the interest of tho government to do k, Kvery bid must -onfirni iu every respect to the requirements of tins advertisement, or it Avill not bo con sidered. . j Proposals will not bo received fron parties who aro not themselves engaged in tho mauttfaoHiru of wrought aol 1 1 1 cast-iron wotk,. una w no nave not mo necessary facilities for getting out tiit Wrk. Proposals will bctncloscil in a scultM enveloj)o, endorcnl "Kid for wrought and ca-t-iron work for the II oiled state court-house anil post oiUce, ltahMgh, N. and addressed to WM. A. II I A UN V., ndciii. 1 21 U n o o, 1 1 f t He o jSuperiulei ic w a 1 v 1: i t'f 1 s 1 : a 1 1 : n i s t 1 c 1 : ( i-' 1 : l ic c r 1 x Hy virtuo ot an oi'diu.iuoif he of Aldermen Kissed .1 um. J lih, will bean election held on .lUbY l.ltjh. ti determine whethe tint lioaid ; deriueii shall Iihvo authority ! I: t liicii 0 Ins One Hundred Thousand Dollars .1 1 ie ititutbn of, 1835. namely, the lent securing Free Suffrage, was upo tue recommendation of r Kdd, by legislative enact- No liode of amending the in- t hasjjbeen so generally and era- y ajfp roved. Wiien tho time or further amendments, the icypnay be safely pursued: and untl tlufe is sutlicieiit unanimity to succtisfuy carry out such a plan, the consttuaon ought to remain undis- IMartin County Kepublican Convention. Tho Republicans of Martin count' met in Convention at the court-house, in Williamston, on June 12th, for the purpose of nominating a candidate for delegate to the Constitutional Conven tion, to bo held in ltalegh on the Gth of September. The Convention was called to order by Jos. M. Siterson, Chairman of the County Executive Committee. On motion of W. A. Johnson, Jos. M. Siterson was made permanent Chair man, and J. P. Butler, Secretary ; and on motion of A. W. Powers, W. T. West was made Assistant Secretary. On motion of A. W. Powers, Joseph J. Martin was nominated by acclama tion, and a committee was appointed by the Chair to wait upon him, inform him of his nomination arid request his pres ence in the convention. During the absence of tho committeo, tho audience was entertained with elo quent addresses by the Chairman, Jos. M. Siterson, and others. In a short time tho nominee, Mr. Martin, entered the court-hoirse amid three rousing cheers, and on ascending the stand he in a very eloquent manner thanked - the convention lor tho honor conferred a,nd the confidence reposed in him. Ho then led oft .in a lengthy ad dress, denouncing tho Convention as uncalled for, expensive and detrimental to the interest of the people of the State of North Carolina. Tho speaker took his seat amid deafening applause. . On motion of A. VV . Powers, the iol- of tho city bonds. Those approving t . .. : .1 s . 1 1 11 . . iSHlU 1MSM41101 UOI1IIS NilHIl OI 1 .1 )J I mw.-i-7 i'i'.-oir .;o-oj el. I hesaid I onis v.tII Ikso di any manner uso to im-r.-a.o the ci oi-lii, oiik niiitll Ui' wsrti u I II I J tin pis- cnt linlebtetbifss ot th; . The pof will beopenelat the pjldlin'g places usti, in tne lato election. lle books ot registration lor all tl wards will be lound at the Mhv.ii- lice, and those not all ea ly ieJse d can nave an opportunity oi reyisli link;. ii v oruer oi Till-; IIOA.HI) OF AbDKllMKX, 1-tdo ie ORDIWAKTCE. Bo it ordained, That; the (piestioii issuing $100,000 in biids oi lit,, cit v ruweigu, payaoie, one-null in twt-nl 1 T years anu one-nan in llin t y , eai s U-j.k tho rate ot six i i my iim-icsi at ine ram m stx per ceid per annum, pavaldo seiui-anim ir v, lU subiidtted to U coto of Dm .iiiaiili.i. electors oi the city on the Uiliurjiil) next. Thoso approvins the said issiie of bonds shall deposit a baH.it w ith tl .' word "approved,J'and those opj.sm. h ballot with the words "not approved.'! Be it further ordained, That the said bonds shall be of the denominations one hundred, five- hundred and 'one thousand dollars, Witl; coupons w liu shall be receivable iu pavment o!'t;w N and debts duo to U19 city, thev k! ill U signed by the Mavor and ,l;ivk. and countersigned by the Troasurer a; Is Auditor, and when ' perfected Kh id . dejMjsited with tho. Treasurer. TJuJv shall not bo sold or in any manner tr.i to increase ho debt of thecilv, lm liai be issued to tho holders ofs'u. li tij paitdue bonds, coupons . and . v dersOr scrip, as shall lie approve. I I Jy the Board of Aldermen and the Auditol in lieu of the samo: ami the 1 ... . ... . j. ' " r turbed. By ort fr f tho Committee : TlIOS. B. KKOGII. ClCn. Sorrell, Sec'y. . lowing resolutions were adopted : 1. Resolved, -That we, the Kepubli cans Of Martin county, i ii convention assembled, do heartily, endorse our worthy.Governor and leader, Curtis II. Brogden, of the State of North Caroli na, and his administration. 2. That we . endorse the administra tion of the State officers. 3. That we denounce a Convention as uncalled for, and injurious to the people of the State of North Carolina; and we, the Republicans of Martin county, .will liso eveTy effort to prevent any change in the preseut Constitution' ,by a called Convention. ' - ' - i 4. That a copy of the proceedings of tins convention tie sent to the Era and Xorth Carolinian for publication. tConvenuon adjourned nine die. coupons ana scrip wiall b ilelivised 1 tno lroas urea-lor cancellation. uuinuuiiii oiuumcu, inai lof arr into eueettue provisions, t this wd nance tno pons bo opemsi at the jH.Min, places used in the lato inuni-ioal eW lion, on the said loth day of J'lly, is? "J "t'uoi kuo nnillU ICiriCLIOUS as ek applicable to tlo lato election tor Aid men; provide. 1, that all returiH of vi, reultof the said election shall be n,, to the Mayoirand Board of AhUvm-', artti tho e i. C M A. '..u....1.. . .. oci vcruiucr ufc int? poiiri.! Beit further ordaino Tduit floor-l II. -Williams.; Clerk, lie bislrueUHl ij r t- J,eiiofc- County Convention. A coin,- Qonvention xf the Ilepub- licans otTTjiipir County, composed of delegates r m eacir township, - was held at th c urt house in Kinston, on Saturday, iie5th, 1875. The Conven tUn was' ilcd to order by the Chair man of 4 Executive. Committee- whereupo on motion of XV. A. Crodm, Esq., Win V. Dunn was called to the chair and m, J. Sutton ' and Isaac S. Murphy n ointed Secretaries. . The Cli; man explained, in apprc- ?riate woi , the object of the Conven ion, wlie upon motion of Richard Whitfield, committeo consisting of one deleg: from, each township was appointed 1 credentials, viz: WV A. Croom, UI, Aldridge, K. W. Moore, George ili,,- Alfred Miller, Lewis King and llhard Whitfield. During tllabsence of the Committee on credentiA. J3. RrfPase. VZsa.V was JOS. M. SITEKSON. Ch'n. P. Bptlkr, Sec'y. '. tTlie . greatest . harmony prevailed throughout the entire proceedings. The goiid old county of Martin will do her duty hv the coining campaign and will send, her noble son, Jos. J. Martin, to represent her in the so-called Conven- uory . v nope every county in the State will elect delegates wiio will go to Ralfigh on the 6th of September next, orgifiize, adjourii and go home, and thereby save an enormous expense to the people of North Carolina. We hope that every county in the State will fcl io w aio example or 3iartin ata mi tain nidu in their ranks. procure the Books J' lCjegi.strtiMi us. iiuneiaweii, ajia that lie art Registrar reyi said Boks and receivo. the names of all person ent ii I. w icni8n.inun.iii ma uy, not apju oif, iiicxuoii. : Bo it. further ordained. Th . . .... . ....,v--. tne election be published in 0110 ilMtl. of the city papers and th:v.V iv4Ub,v aiso given vy posterM t mA Vbat tl iioara or Aldermen pmsV, nn addn """-"i. i"i'Mn nn auurcs. to the electors of the wty giving their reasons for asking au api.roval ol tlui issue of bonds.: ' f T l C JE . ouc is nereby given tl,A Arr doH iiuuu luiiiiiiHi largo in Um nivoi mil oHCf,.dunu.i lro.x. will im, pounueu unie tliey havo aitachoil ul tneir collars a nwial rei.arei lor tin purpose. The:.-medals can bo had of uy t;ierinpof fayment of llv prouor ia,x. v. J ; 1;. JlANh '. I City Marsha L T called uhonWbo ventiou in ieW- uiglng ,lhe lepub enfe i -7 iia arkn r tamed tue Con- ropriate remarks, us to be united their nominees. were well received Thlrea the ipmt m mm . . wertn Carolina Railroad Companyj OSCRKTABY ASP TkKASUKKU's (,kkm .Compaxt Show, N. C, May 'Ti,. pnr- . . . . ... . 1 m ecu 1 am at present residinirin mediate vit-inty of Hillsboro. a 1 ;i 1 1 - .1? ... - ; . ... ineir jaims hujoiiiiu. oacn other, sevehaucii whose ares average 70 years,all marri(tl, and with the ex- Nor:h Carolina ltailroad Company wi large Hiriiiies, who with their gwxl fay July 1875, and the; transivi wives,their life Ion? eon:panio.is, i?.ot ?tocks win be closeti frmi Ma y stiUlianfirreaUintheeijoyment 3Isfc'. ""fi"??1- , ofgoodealthm. '1 : ryWr .K mo AiocKliohiors ol ior it Ml r
The Era (Raleigh, N.C.)
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