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THE ERA. THE ERA. K H r IT n LI C A N" WK EKT.T N E W.v I'Al'KU THK CKNTKAL OUOAN OF THE PAKTY. , U PUBLISHED EVERY TUUIISDY. (SEf: RATES OFfAjnlSCRITlf X OX THIS PAGE.) W. 31. HKOWN, Manager. j;:rJoii Won executed at Hliort Okpick over the North Carolina V-hi tttore, eorn.-r of l'ayotteville anl M r f .- in s; reels, lirul loor Mouth oi the Sia:-- j IO t:ce and in a style unanr passed by 4y similar eMabJisbment in tbo State House. RATES OP ADVKRTTSINO . 11ATKN OK SUaSCKII'TlON : Ono year, - - ' - Si ic six months, - - - 1 (- Threo month, ,r . -jriF IjvAR1aui.y,ijc, AfiYAifCK. One iqnare, one1 time,"' - - f 1 oo tr twotimov" - - i m " s threo timos, - - 2 00 VOJL. V. RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1875. NO. 9. Contract advertisement taken at roportionatejy low rate, "i THE ERA. tnrioul Irofii Wonlon at 2 o'clock. wnE THURSDAY, AU(iUST If, 1 m m - 1 riliMMIIMICanS. lMHSnniwI rriifiiV met ixn.l eeorteI hv thrrn to the ro , , . M3tn.!.. x-lur it. lav in statn until 4..! 1 " "'"JUSl emerged "Om 0!10 '.m.,whcii it was takf-u t-. IlillHlrtr-fl'V llM'-1 """J eon lesieci eiec- Uf"r ! o 1 rs ii .i 1 1 fritions over hold in North frnlinn oiiors to the late Hon. . Wil-U n By your firmness, by your adhe- liain A. Graham Public rpieftiug of tin? J5ar in ItespecJUsion to the true principles of our .Meeting at Mctropoll fj to lion. W. A. Graham. jpovernnierit, you have conquered a tilil ,IaIL I . We are indebted to the .Wtojbitter focu Iroud and haughty ... ilfor the fol lowing report of the i,iex.'t-MGne,liy of thu com,non IpJee lu ph,,:,. o i-..ea )y I -U Thursday : Jhers of the working masses of our vs of theivraUlluIcnt. victory obtained in '71, saucy- with their ill-gotten ill ft iH I il i-rntic .if' !'.i'.i rli ,.,.. :.. ii ,- !.,u Hhd. li'm. a. ;i Uine i ar iieiu Lin.. Ini kxt iinmhcr of our iAopleSupreiiie 0)U mblcl n Ht-th, for the a meeting oi tne me I'ithe bar ivhl in tho room- in rm ' ' iJ rr rn vfs1irii:iir. Amr LwIHl purK.-5 ff expressing : m tJ..j..iit;in Hall.Tliursilay, 12th, at i4(hcir -onse of orrow on account ol"Hof tne oft-crab aristocracy has been glorious victory achieved on Thurs- i .-.!... k,. i. in. Tho moetintr w;w called t..Mtht. irtt0 uon Wm. .!, r i.y Mayor Separk. and on motioi.rt()n in(,Uol tho IIon 11. itattie was taiiett ion., n,. A. Graham. ff victory in 18.j. Their plans day, 5th, hundreds of people from BartholomewMWcre many and wicked, and with the surrounding country and distant i - - the grin of a maniac, they have parts of the State began to pour into grown fat in anticipation of tho car- the city and crowd our thoroughfares nival of death in which they would long !ofore night. At 8 o'clock the good appetites, engage in Oak City Brass Band, with the ensuing. The negro marshals and horsemen, marched .1if not remanded to slavery was to down to A. Maguin's, Eso., on .i -. - i . i r i i - i;u rf'Nis ujKMi uio c'iuzciim'i il.ucj..? icomnuttoe to draft suitable resolu-tahave been disfranchised, the noor Favettoville stritit. when? the lurce . t 1 . l. . El " I " - - 0, , , , , ,, , j-.-..... v . , . . v-. , v nil. oviiov, ji 111' I tiuail, )V UIIUUl 111 J I.IUIICU UUailUUI- I IHJW'I Jlilll ilRCH. Ill I'll VI, (IIIU t-vv..l V run. i. m v. 'J ""'B. Fj.f i t i i ! i i . it .1. 4 i uc;iiii-. wii iu navw uwii juvntii ii iiiitu w.us prtiviueii w.iiii u ligiii oi f I 1 . - . - . Z 1 A . . A. 1 J I 1 C fli A Y 1 A i 1 l m . s a 1 tic rniiuuuice rcporicti me ioi-E4"sianu asiae. Tsone uuc me simon some Kina, out most oi mem were na;r, and.'. .1. Lit.hford, L-i.f n -J fj ...Mt.ds, rc-tnrv. r3,n1 M. Busbee, Esi,., ap-Jf oji motion, a . omn.itt.-e wok appuin Ol''ot(Hl Secretary. Hi t. .i. with' Hon. K. 1. Dattln, ts chair--4 motion Hon. Win. II. Battle,all, with gc r. in, to piepare suitable resolutions ex ?i Hon. Wm. B. Rodman and Hon.rjSeptember i ... .it- of th.?"deop feiiin-,' of sorrowl . s. Merrimon were apix)inted al.lif not remai VICTORy ! 1OT0RV ! (jlreat lit juicing orcr the Defeat of th e. Itevolut ion hts and th e Succe&.i of the Great National Re publican Parly. Last Thursday evening, flic time power over our city affairs, the lx)ast appointcnl for the celebration of the v mi i- .iiiim' ijii-ritii2i tho Commit . t . s ii.niitt' d tho loiio.vijiir pn-ambi Jlou resolutions : nlpure were hereafter to be heard in transparencies with mottoes of ev ,.,.1 rrohitH!iv -1 1 be members of the legal profes-aour councils, or recognized at the ery imaginable description. The Tin removal in in u i.y death oi .J j-ion assembled for the puriose of ex -ballot box. The grave prepared following are some that we noted : no.v-. :iiooi n. m w i . iia.-j pressing their ostocm and affection! jfor you and I was dug by the last Salisbury, Aug. (5, '75 v. ino ch:ir;n-tt:r ind xanip!t liavt -.Jfor the I on. William A. Graham ,i3Democratic Legislature, and was TV. V. R. llicharUon : n ..i ooiiiiiiHiuminimnico xor K"".-fitml their senseol the los winch christened Conventioninto that pit The victory is ours. God be !..- oiiK'iai (i lines ior ion r years mau ? t.. . ... . . i j,, . , , , , - ,. . ! . rr.. i rWdtmt in oui i i t v. wlic: u h I 1 f h 1 n ctMiiinon with the wholuilthe have fallen, and in the fall, true praised. T. M. Aiuio puiaii - ndu t and ind private virtue-.-state, have sustained by his death, to their nature, they spit into your won from all profound admiration and I . U , . . . , a:l. -tioi.ato r' kard, demands an ex ?,If) fj face and talk about SOCial reCOgni- ion ..! tii.'ir K-rini by tho people or,- 1 Jiesolee. That we find in tht jition "a vital error," fec. i K.i. 7 . . . . .i in'"'. iiimui iin,Aiuui.i uaiimum. viiirr iiiiinv ii;vit5vviiiir Liit-fst; r fi Ue.-xuiOKH, iliHWMUlt' vanoii: A ... . t " ......j'it.'iis of h.nor and trust, which Ja bright example ol all the virtuestlfacts after contemplating tho dan- A !i!:im A lexaiHler i raiiam so worun-ji, , j ;l private citia WClir3rprs von havfi averted, vou must c w oi -mind and "heart, which shouhJdlust rated by the able and faithfulfanswer this question: oerformance ff all the duties of i nun ilio stall sjiian and tho citizen. A.jnerfon i i.:. t i;.ei ;iiii of North Carolina, a.- 4' .. imiiiUTd! I'iMivcniioiis for re visa I o: proiesf "The Daily Constitution, the peo pie's paper. " "Willie McDonald, otir little all right." "W. R. Richardson, the people's Editor." "Doc Sorrel 1, our glorious Secre- private citizen, as win you throw away the hard won vantage tary. iessioimi ana pomicai me. tjgrountl you now possess ny giving "K. x. K..Keorh and tho Kan t!lt- fundamental law. m the (ienera ;E ' Resolved. 1 hat as a member Olrlvnnr Tntrnnnm tn Domocrat.s. or irnnUnfinn . . ... : 4 , .' t-. ' ijj x w " o ' 1 1 ry vuiioiititi iviii n... National L;.-ilature in the CaM Oim nar 110 was onigcnt and careiuirdretaimng in ottice those who nave "Muflln Dick victorious, i.i i ami in tim forum, in great omi-ostSin the preparation of his cause,ilworked and voted against your Lfcc." Here a procession was formed, iite in the day but never and under the direction of the chief ..,,.1 .11 .mal!, and in tho walks ol prii... U L-iJUiil in nr-'timontJinnrK' ...... - f.. 1.. ,i;.-.l,i-f..l ..nvi.ifinii: S " 'f i I'" J i ... . tensie leafnin-r. porfoet iu-qkind ami courteous and respectfulr-l It is If !i',.Ur.: ?o4du?vtla, the court. Wtoo late to reform to say, (strictly) marshal, Col. T. M. Argo, it moved ! -..!n -. oorny ard lesj-t forthe ti-:i d JXsodxd, Unit as a public ol-to the victors belong the spoils, it up Fayetteville street to the .Capi- oi others. , ilicer, whether of his own State ort-Jiate, it really seems that no occa .' M'li'Cti. I Mat ii eiMn-. oi naioijri.; r. .. , c., . , , f-j . . , . , .. lfi " " ' . . ... lthr I m to 1 Sxf'tr Iia u"i n liv'TKv4tf?M lioo nirnr hnfrtrn nrncon f rvl lftolf I i 1: n i. 1 I -i.!v depioro the Io oi tins great'-- ..i.J.. ...w .M.vjoiu((iHwv-ii-i ""v .vovui.vv. v. it,nu niter puiuuiug iiiiougn .several an I ir.M.d man, and ). artily s'mpa -fdelUAi to the occasion, tilling . the.vqwhen the dlltv Seemetl more imper- I nt hoi- cf roof if mnrrOil tho nhl omces to which he was Native the duty oi taking care of our Raotist Grove. Here a lare olat unswerving mwntyuknen noutenota. it win not oe cnar- form had lan erected, around dirwT nHMifv t Jlf t f r f h yrtir otmn "pnimha trt tho I a. .....i:...! ,.-. . I'....!?.!! Ml ! tl.f l-1II-ta - ' " I " " " -' ' ' ......... .x..v- -o l( , om'i.inv his remain.- to tieitb i - liexolvexl, That as a proper tri--Jdogs" better that they be left to sera bled, and to which the sneakers . . . - r i i . - ... ..... i - .;v ai'i'.uiu me to to un.i iohji anl i:.M..l man, and )iartily sympa-j;-UA,i to the t 'ii.v- with Ids family in their sore u'J"pJniajjy hjfh ofti o-avt'tiient. 1 ' . That tho Chairman appoint, called with l a-a mark ;t ni.ot for the virtues o". .una aistillgllisl . -! i ii place in Ilillshoro. I."- . I'll, I tirtt :i eoi.V oi llio-o rest-l-t ,. . . . Jiii. n .... i.o- i.t totheiam'iiy ofihed.ccas brother, whom many ot us lovexijJterness at ;.t-i furithi-i the newspapers i-'rnd all resirted, it is requestedH$houkl " k oi tlio-o l ost nll'u'te II l. I '.'tltOII. 5 j .on tho i e.i.h m; : iiLtun: trimites which. lv IV n of respect to our demisedftiwork out their own salvation in bit a l a i ana nonest ton, man we keep them alive, and 'that these resolutions be presented strengthen them to turn upon and . . ..Mf I I M . I1IIIL.II.V.' V . ' V. . V WAV. . . w ..Ill IT .1. Ill 31 lllllllll III VV I 11 1 I V 1 . . . Ll i. i loiin ' 'riiiiiies w,re. nam u i;it..' cr ....nor, ..: th.. .in-.hed dead bj -gfiuest that they may oe entered up-rjtle fear. senator A. s. Merri-5Won the minutes ot the court. ri Pause and think ! Had you fal v c. 11. Hi..- h n; ii.n. H. r.H .o Ramivea, mat a copy oi mcscaien into the clutches or the naters Jones, T. R. Purnell, Eq., and a and the poor white host of other prominent and inllu- tion to which the laws ontial gentlemen of this State an- n L peared on the stand. The assemblage was called to or der, after which Gov. Brogden was vociferously called for, and respon . i for the occasion then ascended. Cheer after cheer was given as the faces of Governor Brogden, Hon. R. C. Badger, Cols. T. M. Argo and I. J. Young, Maj. W. A. Smith, J. E. Boyd, Ec?q., of Alamance, Attorney General Hargrove, Gen. W. D. ..m. lo.i Col. i. j. i -miLf, .iter which jf resolutions be sent to the family of30f tho negro i t.-.oi.i:i..ii, w ;e un Mnim-niyfj( he ilocea-sctl by the chairman. lman. no positio d.-pte.!. J ( Resolved, That a copy of theyenacted by them would have con- ,.....,. ,...,, c-x, -niiitt.-eMproW!eiUnS!Jof this meeting le fur-1signed you, could have been too ,!,,,1;: t ;,t i ,,1 for publir.itioninallthecityabject. To your cries for equal ipt o.o-.i o. i.r.-o., to Weldon and re-JJ M mJ tr Ilon. lV. A. Smith. This gentleman is, we Irani, 'in this city to-day. We do not desire to draw invidious dis tinctions between the many pa triotic Republicans who battled in tho late contest, but we. believe the general opinion among all is that Major Smith rendered us invalua ble services. To him we are in debted for the great victory in Johnston, and it is believed the manly fight he made there con tributed to inspire with confidence the friends of our cause in. other portions of the State. The Repub licans of North Carolina owe Major Smith a debt of gratitude which they will not fail to pay whenever opportunity offers. Thos. It. Purnell, Ilsq. We are under lasting obligations to this courteous gentleman and sterling Republican, for valuable aid during the campaign. Although the duties of his office did not ermit ol his entering as fully into the canvass as he desired, yet the statistical and political in formation he kindly furnished great ly promoted the anti-Convention cause. Air. I'urnell never laii to aid in the good cause, and he is en titled, to the thanks of all good Re publicans. lion. A. V. Tourgee. The contest in Guilford was one of the hottest in the State. On every stump Judge Tourgoe bore our banner aloft, and pushed his adversaries to the wall on every issue. The Republicans of North Carolina can never forget A. W. Tourgoe. One of the foremost in the formation of our glorious Con stitution, he has nobly defended it. Let him rest assured that he has the warmest thanks of all patriots in the State. tution of that State is not the pro duct of ignorant negroes and ear-!et-baggers, :is it has been gener ally -asserted and supposed, but was framed by a Convention, the ma jority of which were natives. To some extent it was modeled after the Constitution of New York; but Col. David Heaton, since deceased, a cariet-bagger from Ohio, against whose intelligent honesty and de votion to the State of his adoption not even the most inveterate lJem- ocrat has ever dared to breathe a j us a counselor against tho rashi word ol detraction, was a delegate, of tho young hot bloods: and. no douot, exerted some muu- proclaim to the wo'rli thai North Ciirolina is -at last, rtxloemeil and free, and shall have a Constitution frameA by tho loving hands of her own sons those who have made ler what she is, who have loved ,hci iu peace, defended her in war, and j ho constitute her glory, her, grandimr and her power I " And the following from tho, en of no less a leader than ex-Govqrii- or (iraham, a man of national Jro pute, and old enough to be heeStil'' ess John A. McOonald, Esq. This gallant and hard working Republican did us good service during the campaign in Cumber land and Chatham counties. The fact is, he. never fails in doing his duty to the party whenever oppor tunity offers; : In 18G3 he worked hard 'as an elector for President Grant. Republicans like to honor such men as "Mack." an topany il i em ii hrights you would have received for 1 1 j-.iDaiHTS, i 7 Rootled, that the ciiairmanflnswerSt frowns of contempt. To irii riiiiiostod jit bis convenience tON.,,., ..-. ft-k,. Vin liftio inr lmf I 1 ;i 71 A - . . , cj vci. 3k tj uo iv;i ,m m.m. a v i x titii. hji o ji an iu;ui ill lVUllL t.v nii.t thi-SSselei-t a member or the bar to ao-uHm potato patch, where uton tne Hie anuisnnw nf. hnmp. to I 'i r iiowiip' uenticioCll inii o .n tla ioiuitts ...nit- the lion. W. A ( iraham at'iiver an aildress .M.a. : ' .I'D. W . K. i ' , N. S. Harp. M. liiii'. it, I':. l i. IIou. N. l:. r.i.-uudU.::, e.ta.n A . Ii. A n.irr .vs. P.. Hoot, M;.;or II. S. Tm-Vei. i "a;. tain S. A . Ashe, ded in a speech of about three an ho you are was one of the best and most patn- Gen. W. 1. Jones. This old warrior of. Republican ism proved himself in the last cam- pain, as he always does, a terror to the Democracy. Gen. Jones always pours telling shot at his foes. The Republicans of old Wake will not j forget our old "war horse." The Lesson of the North Caro lina Campaign. upon the me anu&now f home, to be snared vour otic soeeclies we ever heard, and as 1 Tho most unfortunate thinir that 'character of our deceased brother. jwife and children, a waive of the several good judges have already I cou,d hav0 happened totheSouth jj Judge Battle in submitting thw hand wouI(1 have sent you away remarked, it was one of the lst eK resolutions referred in appropriate(li8con30ate. forts of his life. Hon. R. C. Badg- and other :omparativelv respecta- K. -A S-Urnis to UiC unsuuieo recoia oi re yoll ready now to take to your f,r followed him in a sr.ooch which - . . . , r, .1 tbc (kveased as a uiwyer, ana auerjjj anj warm into life these WaS lieatf rh.h and racy, and fitted ,a-ui.iiftn v " x-'fieaiuy vipers . the occasion exactly. Then came Chief Justice R. M. Pearson, R. C.J ort us rejoice and be exceeding- j. Mason, of Orange, Cols. T. M t-liadger, Ivq., S. A. Ashe, rsq., i.Jiy glad," that we are fairly out of Argo, W. F. Henderson, and 1. J fjM. Carter, Esq , Judge E. G. Reade,glhe reach Gf the enemy! Let us Young, Attorney-General Har- God that no nas stretcneo groVe, (ien. W. D. Jones, T. U. is all-powerful hand and res- Purnell, Esq., Maj. W. A. Smith, itmr nd hPlnlpss women of Johnston. Mr. J. II. Harris ana " I - "r.- 1 A II . ivii m iiieej iren- i : .i. ;u-tr. VjHon. W.N. II. Smith, and Jdge?ithank G Ti e foiioni,.- entiem.M. .oirstiiun-g w iirookSf the resolutions8fortn hi.s o,,. .-.mmittiH- that w i ..pjM u ted t V(r(, ull:U1iniously adoptetl. Vued the rt The rr-ma:ns t- 11 illst.on. tor m ...... & li-niiciit : 1 Ion. .Ti Mi l!. Turner, W. II. Howerlon, .'. K. .Neaihery. .1 oilll N iehots, oi.'iM A l lll-i I ' IC, 11. II. .Jolles, ! . .J . Y u nir, 1 r. I , i ri s i m i , Ahqor Seaton i '.f , V . J OIK"-. 1 '. i ". 1 'es'll 1, rsr. 'e to. ti.'li.llie meetiot; then adj e.i on motion, the Attorney-Generaland children from the paws of ev' Mr' ; ii iiori f ont lrillinTif jwas requesteu to present me liTWiiu-pcnury aim wuui-uua m: w ocwu speeches, and thus the enthusiasm ions to the Supremo Court, on Au-K'through his ieople, that he is the was continued until a late hour in Ji'.MK i::th at lnVlofik m. friend of the innocent and helpless, the night. About eleven o'clock ourn-i 3 IS 5 Ml.. I I NO Al THK St: rUKM K Cot Till - . 1 A .... 11 .1 1 1 Oi..t?3u' nv;,in r-icrUt me meeting aujounieu tuiu me 1 vm uiuu.m, .BW. w rtUwU&v, crowd dispersed, and here ended eltne memoers oi unui-uiu ihuuwiuuu nny wo iusiv auu urmanu nnn nf tho trrfini ft nrf i it and fasseinble in the Supremo Courtfctrights and wo ask and demand Ijolification demonstrations that ever flRoom at ;t:tMJ to-morrow afternoon, khat Democrats be deprived of all occurred in this city. T . i r lm i,.Hw4i; nMffitn mil rriff Olirl tll!lt Hon. It. C. Uadgor. While W. A. Smith was battling In Johnston, and Tourgoe in the eloselj contestei county of Guilford; this noble Republican threw him self in the hottest of the light in the centre, and rescued old Wake from dishonor. Let the name of Badger lx? henceforth honored amono- all true Republicans, lie deserves well of the people and they rarely fail to reward merit. voi tne v upiioi. B. F. Mooke, Chairman ukk, Sec'y. C. M. He ijfor tho purpose of receiving the re Cumins of Gov. Graham at the gat egthose calling themselves Republi- Bams, but xcorlang with the enemy, fbc refused any participation in the emoluments incident to our grand pvictory. We ask, in tine, that the M hands of all true Republicans be r3 . . .... i . e i j . . , , 4. istrengthenea mat our uisirancni- il We copy the following from thcJ a Ho rnctfirnil tn fllU fol- .u,ulK-rofKentlt-inenlKlonKintri;nVilmingtonar Of the 13th iiwt.ft; . ... .. d , iunoiu' -1 ted to positions befitting their su- ' ... V .,: ... ..Wo .cmocmui: F"'aun, L)wirinr talents and personal worth. .se oi laKinir iuui ixiwiooi-4 , , ...... i r t " tl. Hon. W. A.-' 1 i n r. K(HM Toe .1 iults of tiic Supremo Court andt a i w i;e i to ti..- irai profes.sioii met at tho Su-Mjj wjjj prf)bably put to rest some o I rr mo conn riMm Thursday, at I'- "-.Jfiit Democratic predictions about lor the pu i jko L ...I I .1 . iioii IOOOI:1III OI II 11 iiiiii. 11. - - ..... r r v'.- li.tvo o rnviri mniT iroin '-on. ii.., . . i .. 1 .1 4 m cosier, iiuihauii luuuo. v-. ir- W. II. Ilatt e called tho meet-U : .f.: iTL rn V nAw ---. J PXniailM too MJtiun ui v.- u nav,L . ,i .us to order, and Hon. II. V. Mm.ro wasw . , t electedln that COUllty.tl Enquiries are consuuiuy ini-i, Who lid it ? Hon. JanieK II. Harris. Foremost among those who went aii.-d to the chair, and Mr. c. M. Ill,!,"Hsnake ran as a no-mrtv eandidatetimade to know who is the author ot Mi'.vut ashHTPLirv. r;.imiir.4t ai. I'iiinipr. me nmumu u ;nromnna ort n lira rim "viiai r-fK iitfio in run innnniN j Vlii(.(iii' " ? - . ilillllj lUlillUVUu ci-a, avw - a aj iji tf nr - - - ' - - uttee ou-Resolutions was ap-t-exnservaiivccanuiaaiefanu ... it. . At r 1. .1 .... 1 f l,n I?rwl . S"?, s &w.tSFLv few days since. Wo gtct lieig a., ho ,li,l hi, personal Inter- ximnii mm Ml'lllimm. rjiwi. 1 - 1.. . . . 1. 1 i Atir . . t. j .. , ' .1 before tho election. . twiuis jtnat woarc unamu i""3" v ?st 10 l,IS country j,u"u a committee on munitions was ap-t.Wnservativecanaiaaie,an ueiesitj . . , aDDCarorl- in the crht was James II. Harris. Sacri- . m i. A - w AT W . . . .1 . ' A. A. I - Am w v v m ' v 7 ft. m, mi m m-m. at v v m m b v a m m - - poimi, con 1 tattle, IUm1 tl.A rnc,.l..iinw nnti.l uAvnra KlIaTO OeiOrO U1U eiCVLlUli. l L-Hhti.n.miof thnr,ir,Min:fi,,ixnHthisexplaiiation, which )med from r3readers with' tho author'd name. Gf Mr. Harris was raised loudly in the adoption of them, among were. Jimges iteaae, urooics, mrwmt. ; , nnnnhllp and others. Among the members of thofS.. (.onvenion jq PdiBavows the authorship, public har who HiKiko. were. Messrs. . Snow. f w . . - M, 1 . 1 o : . 1. ii.nu t3 : "M,h' 'i oiiiuii. vaoct auuuuivia. L ; ... . , i 1 . .. n . .. ' . . . i.i .N w m nfton Star: We learuW a moLion wm mana ana nnsseu man i 0 . T . .Tiki vbomKa trustworthy H' "f.j'jSjjohn D. Cameron is the political defence of the people's rights. 4te uless h Stateof North Carolina , has , Idifavows the authorship, pui Jopinion will attribute it to him. A.-.inrlriTit i t T.anrinlinro"H . s 1. . i ... . a. a i ..... j rt in ii. ixiiit3iuuuv." .. -ojj ''TT'I y ti v iu rsim imviii" tot uih A.uornev liencrai rreaeui luuiwwr.-- . ,3 . , t. 1 i x- j -. - j a 0 1 - IAAM Till ri(IIIll-llllf 1 t ji 1 1 f .... .. 1. . . l ri iutinnft.fiKnr.m,nnnrtnmeh.-:l numbers 01 tne uany The crops an over me iairv t " I ImiltDil Tlfvor T MAL T1IIILH JllSU W CTli. r J I . 1 : ...... i.. ...t . r.imnn 1 1ml 7 .r - . . . jtl-. A-i..TA, .tll nnnfnFa ifwwt fanr In ft IIIOSL Uruill-VIHK OJiiuiowi meeting adjourned nd met Kuntiieii . oct TuflavJ ' Her body lay in hv sending them to this office, as A JST;fhS,nlfWfc ii.wl .l. .! AA,,W VnA.n .1.. j- ' linttl Mlin-I 1" . . U1U IIIU Wl. uiW.., U9J "k " " " vu" '"-"- uio woous irum uiftk ""j ""v"-" Mwo ririrt to coranieto mes ui iuu i r miini, finannin trihnhition. our 1i w - I V7& A AS Uw ' w-" - and from lhnr nrrcpHlxl to tlioSoutlil filaxr. whnn it W5W found nv accident. Kat of tho Capitol, where tho corpse, Juii A i03t mortem . examination ;wasjpaper: is .reo of tho citizens' oommittec. ro-lihCia. uo, 01, , The canse to be proud of his talents, and the Republican party owes to him a debt of lasting gratitude. V Nos. 17, 14, 3, i, 6, 1G, 18, people are hopeful of the time when money win no more pienumi. ble ex-Con federate stldiers, who are not in politics, had made an impression upon the Northern sus cepti'oles to show that the entire South is ardently intent upon proving its loyal acceptance of the results of the war, several provok ing election campaigns occurred, during the progress of which the attention of a discerning public has been attracted to the fact that the Boston Centennial) Gushers either misrepresented the actual condition of affairs, or are without the influ ence to shape the current of South ern opinion in accordance with the Gush policy. We prefer to accept the latter explanation as the true one, for we are inclined to extend to Gen. Lee, and scores of others of whom he is in reality an honest representative, an earnest recogni tion of the manly 'qualities which they possess, and' to declare our lclief that if the masses of the Southern people were to follow their example there would be no trouble about the political condition of their, section The election cam paigns of which we speak were those in Texas, Alabama and North Carolina, and the issues involvod-in them were revisions of the Consti tutions of those States. The prop ositions for those .revisions origin ated with the Democrats and were opposed by the Republicans. ' In Texas and Alabama the Democrats had . everything their own ' way ; but in North Carolina the excellent management of the campaign by an exceptionally aetive Republican State Executive . Committee pro duced a different? result. In all these States; however, the Demo crats pursued the same policy, re sorted to the samel kind of appeals to bring.their followers to the polls, and, ihn short, developed the un fortunate facts to which wo refer as proof positive that the representa tions of the Gushers are without foundation infacti As the North Carolina campaign- was the most hotly-contested of the threer and .conducted with more intelligence on both sides,' it: will be admitted that. the incidents connected with it will (serve, ta furnish the most relia blu evidence! regarding , theahimus which prompted both parties. -It should be understood, in the first place, that the present Consti- eneo to secure the acceptance by the Convention of some of tne Tea t tires of the Ohio Constitution. The result was an organic act more per feet in all its provisions to meet the requirements of the changes occa sioned bv the war than anything body composed entirely of native citizens could have produced. In fact it was imperatively necessary that some one having had tne ex perience of living under the Con stitution of a I'm State should be called upon to aid the ex-slave holders of the State in its forma tion. The old ante helium Coiisti tution was adapteti to the require ments of a condition of slavery, and the emancipation of the slaves, to gether with other radical changes. made incumbent upon the people to abolish those requirements and provide for the recognition of a new element ot citizenship, litis was done, and beeause it was dohe the Democrats found fault with it. The clamor about the township system as a "Yankee innovation' about the increased expense for the support of the judiciary, about the establishment of a penitentiary, about the inauguration of a free school system and about the privi leges extended to colored citizens all had its origin in the natural an tipathy of the party to a free Con stitution. The Democracy of the State are Bourbons, who refuse to recognize the demands of progress. They oppose the aspirations of their opponents simply because they are prompted by progressive instincts. Underlying all this, however, rest ed and still rests their uncompro mising hatred of the declaration of paramount allegiance to the Gen eral Government embraced in the present Constitution. This it was, together with consequent preju dices, that impelled them to take the deepest interest in the effort to wipe out every vestige of the over throw of the State Rights' Confed eracy. This was the situation at the be ginning of the campaign. The Re publicans defended the Constitution on obvious grounds, .as well as the legislation which followed as a nat ural consequence 'of its ; existence. Among this legislation was - the homestead act, and the other similar laws for the protection of the farm ers, artisans and mechanics. In short, they enjoyed the almost in vincible position of deiending tne results of a policy founded upon the experience of generations of ex periments in the North, the success of which is still attested by the su perior wealth and progress of the Northern people. The Democrats, on the other hand, were compelled ! to relv upon the questionable prcj- j udices aroused in the breasts of ct heir followers by the strictly par tisan objections to the existing con dition of affairs which we have des cribed. Their manner of doing this is instructive, and will servo to des troy even the faintest shadow of a supposition that they are truthful in their assertions of friendship for the blacks, or that they are willing to abide by the consequence of their treasonable appeal to arms. At first they were content to pre serve a defensive attitude, and as the influence of the Gush fever was upon them their utterances savored true conservatism. They talked and wrote, as they always do before the excitement of political strife over whelms them, of the fatherly Jove they claim to entertain for' the blacks, and of the brotherly regard they claim to cherish for their fellow-citizens of every political faith. In short, they represented them selves to be perfect cherubs of po litical and patriotic amiability. But, as the campaign progressed, their excitement increased, and the Republicans pushed them to the wall for explanations of their rea sons for a revision of the Constitu tion. They began to reply in angry tones, and one indiscretion or con tradiction of their assumption of submission to the pledges of recom straction followed after another until they finally dropped their masks, and during tho last two weeks of jthe contest boldly declar ed the "color line" to be their strongest weapon of offense and de fense. Their journals bristled with paragraphs based upond;hi3 jolicy, and their speakers made themselves hoarse shouting "nigger'.' "nig ger !" "nigger ! " For example, the last appeal of the Raleigh Uriel to its Democratic, readers to "come out and vote" embraced the following significant declara tion : ; "We have confidence iii the in tegrity and patriotism of the Dem-; ocrats of Oak City. They. will not, .they dare not, deliberately lay down their necks to the yoke of negro rule." r. ' . -,:. . And the following : "Let the white men arouse them selves to a just appreciation of the solemnity of the crisis, go to the poles as they did last year, and, we repeat, all will be well ; and Wake will march into the Convention hall beneath the triumphant folds of tho Democratic banner and- take her scat beside all the host of Domo-cratic-counties that are coming from j the mountains and from the sea, to "There are provisions in the Urn stitution insulting and degrading to the sovereignty of the Slate, and ijur posely placed there." , And the following improbable declaration, which is credited by I he Sentinel to the Hon. A. Smithy oneof the leading Republican stump orators : ' ' I ! "Thirty years from now the four year old negro children will rule this country." Also the following from the vil ming Journal : j "It was a doulJt memorable luy. that after the lapsof'of three quarters of a century witnessed the rejoe tion of the Constitution (the United States Constitution) and thoadopi tion of that of the Southern Ifonf fedcracy. It was an accursed klay that witnessed the .subjection of a once free people under tho yoke of the infamous Canby Constitution. But more fateful, more amfrsod will this day ever bo hold if; when the sun goes down, tho white' mm of North Carolina, liko cravens npd cowards, shall have failed dn their duty." And the following : "Cannot white men devoto one day to tho emancipation or.tiieir wives and their littlo ones froni ac cursed negro: rnlo? Cannot 'white men devoto one dav to the emanci pation of themselves from the shime and degradation and dishonor hnd disgrace of negro rule?" , . And the following: ' "The contest to-day will be be tween the negro and tho white rrjan for tho mastery. Can any .white man hesitato what to do ?" J And the following front the Ral eigh News: 1 "Give Radicalism ils riuletuiion Thursday. Let tho Federal office holders know that their occupation in North Carolina is gone. And let tho domestic officeholders know that they can no longer control the white people of North, Carolindt tn shape the ends of a corrupt party, j' ;nu tne lonowing ironi the Wil mington Journal: j "When a native-born Southern white man seeks office by means of negro votes over white votes, ho Is no longer capable of any feeling of honor or honesty." ' j 1 nd the following from the tthnr- lotto Democrat : ' r "We want the whipnincr-noit re established under tho direction 'of white officers." i But to cap the climax; after the election had passed and thoiresult had been declared, -and when it might have been expected that the Democrats would stmmit gracefully. ir not graciously, wo nnu tnac the Greensboro Patriot issued an extra giving the figures to show tho Re publican victory in Guilford' coun ty, which is embellished with a caricaturoof a Jim Crow darkey dancing over tho declaration : "Go 'way white man! How do you like do figgers? Got dal -'ven-tion chicken dead!" We could continue theso extracts to show the animus of tho North Carolina Democracy, and from it to nhow the animus of tho Democracy in all the Southern States, almost without limit, but wo submit that the fore going will serve to prove the trulh of our charge that they are faith less to their obligations of citizen ship, untrue to their oaths of re newed allegiance, anil deceitful in their pleas of brotherly lovo for the North. What thev mean when they talk of a restoration of mutual regard is a hojM3 that the IXino cratic party, with tho aid ofiSouth ern doughfaces, will attain-power, so that they maybe able to crush out those features of tho present situationthe results of tho war which are obnoxious to them, and enjoy the privileges of ruling their State or States without regard to the rights of their political oppo nents. Theso arc the privileges they would have enjoyed1 If they had succeeded in establishing the Slaveocracy, and they are seeking them now within tho . Union as ar dently as they sought them, sword in hand, undqr tho Confederate flag. If the North will concede this much to tb?em they will be satis fied ; but this is a concession which no thoughtful loyal man can make. It involves the destruction of every principle won by the armies of the Union during tho war, destroys the graud accomplishment of en franchising millions of bondsmen, and restores the fallacy of State al legiance as paramount to allegiance to , the General Government. But the extracts we print above serve as an ' argument' which" rerjulres no elaboration. They speak? the dis loyalty of the party responsible for them as plainly as words can speak, and they open to tho ' public view a picture of the Inner motives of ? the Southern Democracy which is simply revolting j to honorable men. It is a picture that proves tho unutterably disgraceful duplic ity and covert treason 6f the mis creants who are trying to delude the people of tho North with their assertions of submission to the changed condition of affairs,, 'and furnishes tho key to tho lcsou of . tho North Carolina campaigaIiet the Northern Gushers, and Dough faces pay heed to it. Washitigton Republican. K J
The Era (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Aug. 19, 1875, edition 1
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