THE ERA.
THURSDAY, OCTURKK 7. la. 5
TIio Tomb of the Cupiiletfc."
On ywterday, the Itobewoiicuuuty
contented election was re-referred
to tho Committee on Privilege!) and
Election. This .step virtually ends
tho matter and Is clearly intended
for that purjKwe.
'.Taken as a whole it is one of the
most Infamous and barefaced frauds
over perpetrated through the Instru
mentality of oar election law.
We may be pardoned for calling
our readers attention to some of the
fttcps again. Norment and McNeill
were, elected" Dy an unuouoicu
majority, according to the Returns
of the Judges of Election. It
was known that the State was
very close. "Hold on to Itobeson
county or tho State is lost," was
So ,.e-
too for tho Governor, that ho
should hnvo taken the time from
pressing mcial du';es, j . nt
oK-nn g ni ih s
... i ,1
puic to c.:ii'i.t e ;i u.-- -, ;iin,
be present mi ihe r- jh iiii.
has largely incr...-r5i ih v.-n.r i ,i
his lri ud in this ;Ci.. -...ie
exceed. iJ;ly Weii tiuioi i-.tpii
meuts to tho ladle a i i.o close
woji all thi ir hearts ; but i he ladies
are too easily won, whin" the Gov
ernor committed the rapiiul offence
and misdemeanor l remaining a
bachelor, no euch uiry and uik-uL-
stantial substiti: U.n ai d make
shifts as lie in iir word.- alone,
should be received by tlu m with
complacency. Where tin nt is no
surrender no quarter should - be
given."
The above is a well merited com
pliment to Gov. Brogden. lie has
never been placed in any osition
in which he has not proved him-
The Democratic party can give no
reason ': i-xense for a decrease of
th- Sii,.ieine liurt. Their action in
im r-i.vt if !i ihletoonlyone con-
- . .....i, m m that Is, a determ i na-
li . . to .sriKij down, the present
(J-urt only I . cause it has proven
I Nell . ;ri ii-t of llitt people. No
in ;.tt r w.uit oiher excuse may be
rendered, Ue people will construe it
thus. How stands the case? The
Houietettd clause of the n resent
Constituii hi was of doubtful con
struction. It was not generally con
ceded, that under it, the people of
the State were entitle! to its benefit
so far as debts contracted prior to its
enactment were concerned.
The matter was pn sented to the
present Court for adjudica ion, and
the result was a decision in favor of
the people. This action has endear
ed it to the citizens of North Caro-
From Davidson.
We have received the following
letter of inquiry from Davidson
county : "
Lexington, Sept. 27, 1875.
Mr. Editor: A rumor reached
here a day or two since: that one o
the delegates from -this county to
tki i. i . ...
- vii vt-iiiioii ii2X9 uven arrested m
your, pity for some violation of the
law, and that he was brought before
me Mayor or your city and fined
therefor. Our citizens : ceneral I v
take great interest in the action of
tne Convention, and are eaererlv
scanning the action of our delegates.
They are sent as the representatives
or our people, and when such ru
mors as the above are circulated, it
is out reason a Die mat we should feel
some interest in the matter. Will
you please let us know. If there
port Is truewhat offence 1ms been
committed?
ltesp 'ctfully, fcc,
Davidson.
In answer to our friend from
liha, and any proposition looking to Davidson we will state that one dav
its overthrow will be viewed as last week a warrant was issued, we
the entreaty flashed from Demo
cratic headquarters in Raleigh. fu,,v competent to the task im- against them. The plea of economy understand, upon complaint of the
in onedience to mis mandate wlli not do ln this case. If retrench- keeper of the capitol, against one
lour townships were excluded rrom ment were the aim of the Demo- of the delegates from Davidson as
uie cuuniy wuuuui sunuow oi v u.bV, u,a,.. ,uiC.3U. t.. traiu; pariy, n couiu uetter have well as against the "reduced ma
law, authority or right. A cer- Carolina me necessity oi Keeping been accomplished by a speedy ad- jority delegate" of Orange, for com
tincate was given to tne ixmocratic conbinuy in view me lact mac me journinentof the Convention, which mitting a breach of decency in the
caauiuuiea. Aiiey cuiue nere anu icuucuij me icniutiaui; puny wouiu nave saveu to the people of
by their votes have done all that is directly in conflict with popular the State much more than the sal
1ms been done In the Convention, rights. In our State, as elsewhere, ariesofthe Judges for years to come.
When Norment and McNeill apply meir main object seems to be to There can be but one interpreta-
for their seats, a committee is ap
pointed, which proceeds with the
most remarkable leisure. After the
wrest as much power as possible tiontothiscurtailingof the People's
from the great body of the people Court, and that is a determination
and place it in the hands of a few. 0n the nart of the Demoeraev to
w
Convention hmtiwentt'f our days, Many of their leading men depart open the question of the retrospec-
ror the first time an opportunity is iruui ruie 11 13 result, not
allowed. the Convention to consider of choice, but of circumstances,
.this question. Then the majority us review. About twenty-
of tho committee report that they "ve years David fc. Keid, after
have clone nothinn ! They have oc- a rf'at deal or Polling and some
cupied twenty days In trying to
find out whether they would do
anything or not ! They are trou
bled about their power ; they can
not find any law ; they want to go
to Itobeson and see if they cannot
find some illegal votes. They do
not think a certificate of the Itegis-
ter of Deeds Is evidence to them,
though tho law makes it so to a
court. They are anxious and trou
bled about many things, and It
Likes them ivmi days to make
up their mind.' whether they have
a mind at all or not! But then
they conclude that they must have
some specific rules and must begin
at the stump and go through all the
motions again.
The whole thing is too absurd. It
is just a continued obedience to the
old order, 'IIoId on to Itobeson or
wo have lost the State." Sinclair
and McEachin know they are not
olected. They dare not come for
ward and deny this fact. The Com
missioners knew they were not
elected. The Sheriff knew they
wero not elected. The Committee
know they are not elected. Every
member of the Convention and
every sensible reader of the public
prints knows the same fact.
Every step, from the action of the
advice from such leading spirits as
S. A. Douglas, consented to go be
fore tho people upon the basis of
extended sull'rage. On every stump
this doctrine was proclaimed by
him as the leading reform o
Democratic party. We say, that
David S. Iteid, the present delegate
from llockingham county to the
so-called Constitutional Convention
of North Carolina was the leading
spirit in this great measure of relief
tj his people. For it he has been
honored and held in high estima
tion. Upon the laurels thus won
he had retired to private life, with
the good wishes oi all parties.
Ahis, that such a man should again
emerge only to undo the great work
upon which his name was sounded
with notes of praise among his
fellow-men. David S. Iteid has
reappeared upon the stage of action
only to prove his insincerity. The
man who as the great Tribune of
the people nearly a quarter of a
century ago endeared himself to
his tellow-citizens, now struts the
stage of action as their oppressor.
We feel a deep sympathy for a man
who, in the madness of party pas
sion, thus destroys himself. But
such has been the end of many who
have gone before, and we could
tive operation of the Homestead I
clause.
If the voters of the State desire
to preserve in its full force the lib
eral construction of the law upon
this matter, as rendered by the
present Court, they cannot do bet
ter than to denounce the proposed
change in the most unmistakable
rms.
Let meetings be held in every
county, and let those who propose
to lay the people's homes liable to
execution for old debts, be de
nounced in the severest terms.
This course cannot be pursued too
quick. Let action be taken at once,
and let the usurpers feel that they
cannot bravo the wrath of a free
people with impunity.
Commissioners to that of the Con- 8careeIy hoP lhat itlAt Davy"
vention on yesterday, is but a link
in a stupendous chain of fraud !
Democratic hate and ambition
forced out of its old channels of Ku
Kluxism and bloodshed has taken
tho safer, more cowardly manner,
and more dangerous form of election
fraud and the perversion of the
election law.
(lovcrnor llrogdcu at the Uni
versity. His Excellency Governor Brog-
den, who is President ex officio of those who may come after us. Th
the Board of Trustees of the Uni
versity of North Carolina, was pres
ent at the late re-opening of that
venerable Institution of learning.
After the opening of the exercises
by a devout prayer offered by Itev.
Dr. Hooper, and Ihe singing of a
with Uic vaulting ambition which
usually takes hold of a man in de
clining life, should ecape.
J no School master Abroad.
Our attention has been called to
the resolutions of respect lo the
memory of Gov. Graham, parsed
by the Convention. They were in
troduced by Jo Turner. They are
w i'iimi-u iiiuuu me ordinances
and resolutions adopted by the
Convention. They will le re:w! uv
ey
The Convention.
The discussion in the House to
day, on the Robeson Outrage elici
ted much debate, of which our re
ports will give a synopsis. The
arguments of Badger, Chamber-
Iain, AJlertson, Barringer, Bux
ton and Tourgee were unanswera
ble in support of the proposition to
oust the frauds, Sinclair and Mc
Eachin, and seat Norment and Mc
Neill. The wiley old Democratic
fox, Iteid, had too much sense to
participate in the debate, but push
ed forward Manning and Withers
who made but feeble answers to the
appeals in favor of law and justice.
But the corrupt Democratic ma
jority will persist in their outrage
and wrong. This is evident. They
. - . .
capitol building, contrary to law
and the rules and regulations adopt
ed to preserve the building from
defilement. The parties complain
ed of paid the fines, and hence we
assume thy were guilty.
. A friend suggests taut Jake Brown,
of Davidson, should send your rep
resentative a gourd with a hole in
it ; and another apologies for the
Orange delegate by declaring that
said delegate would not have com
mitted the offense had he not been
disinclined to break another "tick
ler" in his breeches nonker a bo w
g a
alleged, once upon a time, to have
done at Moore Court House.
These Democratic revolutionists,
it seems, are not sath-fied' with de
filing our present Constitution.
against the expressed will of the
people, but must add insult to in
jury by defiling the Capitol build
ing in w:hich they are perpetrating
their political iniquity. There is an
old adage which declares that "it
is an ill bird that befouls its own
nest," and the adage applies in this
instance, but we never heard before
o ' Robins peipetrating such an af.
; IIow Uifferent. j
A year or so before the breaking
out of the rebellion, a contest occur
red for the Speakership of the House
of Representatives at "Washington.
It was an exciting time, jlf we
mistake .not, j3anks, of -Massachusetts,
was the favorite of the free
soil party and received its votes on
many continuous ballots. AV. N.
II. Smith, of North Carolina, was
voted for by the Conservaiive ele
ment of the country.
During the contest, we learn that
Mr. Smith was approached by a
noted Northern policician and urg
ed to vote for himself and thereby
close the contest. If we are cor
rectly informed W. N. II. Smith
refused to do this. We do not pre
tend to know how Mr. Smith feels
now towards Mr. Ransom. We give
the rumored incident to show what
his feelings were thai in relation to
a matter so selfish in its character.
We learn that W. N. II. Smith did
not commit this great impropriety
when urged to do so; we know that
Ransom did.
Remarks of Gen. K. Barringer, the other race, : and 6rili6thnu
Perhaps "Little Davy" in depart
ng from the plebian course which
ie marked out for himself nearly
wenty-five years ago, thinks to so
enlist the feelings of the aristocracy
u nis Denaii as to obtain a seat in
the United States Senate. It won't
do, "Little Davy." The autocrats
will never forgive you to that ex
tent. You must remembor that
Vance, Ransom and other men
with Young American ideas, to say
nothing of first families, will be apt
to monopolize such high honors.
We think it would have been much
better for "Little Davy" to have
stood by his first love. He had the
people's confidence and it was a bad
trade to forfeit it for such flimsy
chances as a seat in the Senate. It
woift work.
of Mecklenburg", on "Sena-
rate Schools," in ilio Conven
tion, 'ept. 5i7rh, 175.
Mb. President : This is a ques
tion that has heretofore .greatly
rgilab-d and disturbed the minds of
the Southern people.
It is natural that it should do so.
The subject of the relation of the
two races, here on our soil, towards
each other, must at all times, pres
ent important and interesting en
quiries. But, sir, I hope we are now
neanng the end oi this agitation. 1
thank our friends on the other side,
for giving us a provision as to
"separate schools" so free of objec
tion in its language. And I rejoice
that every Republican delegate
present favors the separation. Two
or three of these delegates have
doubted the necessity for any such
provision, and question our right to
put it in the organic law.
The 14th Amendment to the U.
S. Constitution, is quoted against
this right. I deny that the 14th
Amendment has any application to
this power. The authoritv to pass
thft eh&mhflr-. !Thn, ttrirU .,ft
- - - - r; j of
and the force of example must at ir
thus; sir; ultimately all will cm
to act a useful and important .?
in tho progress, the devcl()r,n,l;
and the honor and glory of ,
country. Why then 1 a?k !r
.should we not bid these colorLi
men "God speed" in their "well t
do," and rejoice at their success i
the struggle and the toil of Jifv 11
Mr. President, I am neither blLi
nor indifferent to the faults and r,ii
ings of these people, and especially
the numerous, gross and frii-r;
blunders and crimes committed h
them when in power. At a proixJ
time and in a nroner wv I tif ...
in i
not hesitate to tell them of thtil
short comings, and if neccsv,r
or practicable, aid in nppivinj
needed remeditsJ But after uif sjP
I rejoice that i am able to i lk '
courage for the (future and f.Ji
profoundly thankful that, matters
both public and private, ar f!
worse than they now are.
In all I have said, Mr. President
this nrovision is dtrivPd frnm that nu in my wnoie Course on this .1. I.'
large class of powers, always ex er- cate.painful and dangerous queti,(
cised by the States, regulating the Ihave sought only to encourage a,i,i
marriage relation, apprenticing strengthen our desponding and
children, providing for the poor, &c. down cast countrymen ; to heal th0
Such laws forbid intermarriage wounds of war and prevent intrrn
under certain ages, within certain 60106 strife. and- conflict; to calm
degrees, and between certain races. an4 subdue tno passions of pridt.
And nobody doubts such powers. A a"d revenge; to check shouts 0f
like authority is found in another iriuulP" "gnien the loss ,f
class of powers: Those that allow property and of power ; and tiIuty
common carriers, the proprietors of to inculcate submission to laW anil
public theatres, public inns, the authority, and due regard lor ulc
churches and all similar establish- riffnfc? and the feelings of all class
ments and institutions, to separate of society.
the sexes, and to classify their pa- . And 81 r whether right or wronf
trons, as convenience, custom, the in iny opinions or my feelings, n?T
public peace, private order, or good m;tal "V1" 011,1 lo ny eluive.
uumig an mcau oiiu nuu sorrowtui
Negroes In Office.
ciunu xyeuiuuruuc papers com
plain that Republicans voted for a
respectable negro as Assistant
Doorkeeper to the Convention. We
thought that the poor negro could
at least till the place of Assistant
Doorkeeper, and so thought a Dem
ocratic Senate when on two .occa
sions 'lO-'U-W-'l'S) they elected
the negro Guilford Christmas over
a one-legged Confederate soldier.
On tu
vwwoiuii.s ine ioiiowinpr
Democrats so voted :
At the session of '70 '71 the Jour
nal reads :
It Will be So,
When the people speak at the
polls upon the acts and doings of the
present Convention, the democrats
will be convinced that they have
depended upon a broken Meid, and
all the rascality and wrong they are
now perpetrating will not Ransom
them. The Bobbins may chirp, and
the Byrd may sing, but Justice will
prevail. The old State has got a
Ilolt-on the old constitution, and all
the wiles of the democracy cannot
jurn'er. Their political bubble
will be pierced by a Thome. The
old constitution will remain King
of the people. The republican Bell
will peal all over the State, pro
claiming that they have no Love
for revolutionary conventions.
morals mav dictate.
I am sure this provision so harm- years a. single act intentiomfliy
less in us terms, ana applicable
solely to State institutions, (and
not Federal), can be thus justified ;
and I am prepared lo vote for it,
if deemed necessary in itself.
In my private opinion, sir, there ''s
no real necessitv for this nrnviirtn.
-om. lOOiiiUiT IO ine Dunilftspntimpnt. otiusKiw iur n" nun iimm
of the country, and recognizing the principles in England, over two lnU1.
measure as only a prudent safe- yea" ao. 1 quote him j,s
guard in the new and untried cir- Klve y luacxuiey, the
cumstances surrounding us, I
strongly favor an organic require
ment on the subject.
As I have intimated, sir, my judg
ment teaches me that the laws of na
ture have raised a partition wall be- ancl liberty may at first dazJe and
twccn mciwuiara in tins country, n iiuvi uhiid, wuiuu jiave oc
which effectually separates them, come half blind in the house of
These laws are intensified here bv bondage. Rut let them iraze on
twohundredand fifty years of legal. ant they will soon be able to hear
pojiucai aim social slavery utterly
forbidding any general mixiDgor
r w o ''vmiyi
A ? 1 A
warning in uevonon to nivownS .
and people. And I not only lulytho
consolation of my own loascu nn
but in my whole course I have Ik-ci'-guided
by the teachings of the-im.
moriai inn ton,, as Drought forth m
the fierce conflicts and the revuiu-
f rv.it
apostie ox isntisn Liibcrallsm :
"There is only one cure for the
evils which newly acquired free
dom produces, and that cure is
freedom! The blazo of im.i,
"For Mr. Christmas Messrs.
Allen, Battle. Currie. (Ihu'Im c.
inter. d to d feat the will of the peo- e, Cook, Council, Dargan. Flem-
ple at all hazards, and argument I111 " Gmhara. Gilmer, Jones,
jiunVyt ijove, jvicuJam
my, Murphy, Morehead, Mauney,
Merrimou, Norment, Robbins, of
Rowan, Robbins, of Davidson.
. I! cratic a bad business.
.. ""im nuu viuesiaes
r 1low iat the chances are slim
leautiful Hymn composed for the they are drawn up, with a spirit of
occasion by Mr. W. A. Retts, a son levity. A twelve year old boy of a
will be among the papers of State
tiled away as a part of the history
of North Carolina. As a specimen
of composition they are ridiculous
and absurd. Rut for the gravity of
me subject, we would be disused
10 characterize the manner in which
of
of the Rev. Mr. Iietts, of the Meth
odist Church, the Itev. Charles
Phillips, D. I).t Professor of the Col
lege of Mathematics, introduced
Gov. Brogden to the large and
respectable Audience.
We quote from an able and gra-
pmc correspondent of the JTacs,
writing from the University on the
1'iuey-woous ireo school, whose,
only chance to go to school was
arter the -laying by" of a crop,
i-i i 1 1
vuum nave uone better. The first
resolution reads as follows :
T . 1 t rr,
h-i . 1.,laliis Convention
has learned with deep sensibility
YtZ "r.T. vc"1! n ine dejitli of
i,""m . wnihain, a ilHetnite
'"Yy?1 "ri.ge,.ai,d w
and appea's made to them in be-
hslf ol fairness, justice and law are
' like pearls east before swine."
Our resource is an appeal to the pec
pie, with a confidence that such ras
cality as has ehan c erized the De
mocracy in the Cof vention will be
sureiy rebuked. T.ie great body of
the iople .f o:-di Carolina are
honest and will not support or
countenance men " ho stoop to such
base means to acc niplish the ends
they aim at.
Ransom is displeased. It is said
that things don't work to suit him.
Since the election of Patterson from
Orange no new bids have been
made. Ransom does not receive
that deference which his defection
demanded. We really think that
he has made a bad bargain. It
strikes us that lie should have se
cured his emoluments in advance.
This thing of trusting the Demo--
At the session
Journal reads :
"For Mr. Christmas
mingling of the races, either in
tneireciucational,ecclesiastical, mar
ital, military or social relations.
ihe idea that equal political rights
uct-csoaijiy carry witn them all
otner rights, privileges and iramu
nities, is as absurd and rediculous
now as it was in the days of the
miners, wnen iree colored people
i. 1 .11 A 1 t m T
voieu an over tne tana, and in cer
tain localities often controlled elec
tions. There was then no talk of
"civil rights," nor did Deonle fall
into fits at the bare idea of negro
equality.
Again, sir, look at aetual facts.
All around us and everywhere
the two races gravitate to separ
ate and distinct centres; and that,
loo, in uenance oi bold and des
perate efforts occasionally made
to overcome the laws of nature and
the habits and customs of society
Even in the States, counties, cities
and towns, where the colored race
nave, acquired temporary suprema
cy, mainly through the mistaken
policy of the whites, the
have not attempted to force social
equality, nor sought to mix the
races in marriage, the military,
church or schools. It is true that
individual cases have occurred,
where some airy, conceited charac
ter is misled as to the wonderful
benefits and marvpl Inna r
T 4 . I.i . --..... j ww u j yjt
-&13i- tije congressional "civil riL-hls hill
of mnrfi and undertakes to
it. In a few years men le. o-n t..
reason. The extreme violence of
opinions subsides. Hostile theories
correct each other. The scattered
elements of truth cease toconiliet
and begin to coalesce. At length a
system of justice and order is
educed out of chaos."
Inspired, sir, by these profound
thoughts and hopeful words, 1 have
never doubted that the two races
could dwell hereon the same soil w
together in neaco and hn
acting and co-operatlntr with v.u il
other in all public or political af
fairs, and without any disturbance '
in or interference with our minor.
able social system.
ture, we may exnect to hear of mnro and undertak PS f n tri!iL-Q n '......
-lutoaio. WranO'linor hntumrn KT..I LilCreUV. ISIIT, PVPn thtt'iTj :.u...
O ,r V 11 JLOIUIJaeilie LMin - " . . . Vil llilllUj
I Mill" Tt f !-.-.. . w
J M t m
bnm, Davis, Ellis, of Catawba JO an his party. The
" 'II. A& An 9 I J V 1 I m- a
j-os, oi joiumous, Flem mi ng-. ine Jaie legislature was
. - "- r tm a. km tail! w Ai mm I I I 1 w r w r-i T k .' 1 I 11 I t I i i rt
i - v -m.iAw
The Xcws pub i-ii. s a letter from
G-ipt. Ren. Rol.ni.Mn, of Fayetle
ville, announcing ins severance
from the R. puoiican party. The
Captain says he teav. s us with the
kindest f elins and the warmest
admiration for manv iiicmhPN rr
the party. Wo hav only one fault
to find of the letter, and that. is. it
contains too many allusions to a
section Southern to the back
bone" "affection for the South"
"sacrifice of pride " in voting for
Mr. Greeley "the mailed hand of
the JSorth," ifco. Ours is a nation.
Mernmon, Miller. Morehead ,.r
vauuiuru, nioreneati. of l- nr
hani, Murnhv. Jlumv Mi.fw,iwfT
Norwood, Price, c?nt, Stafford,
"w,i"Ki cjui hiiu worth ztj.17
recall of
a favorite
fact is, that
the question has narrowed down
to this: Shall the Sentinel live?
and it can only be answered favora
bly to Jo by another session and a
few more "ems."
Remarks of Mr. Woodfin. Dchs
A A w - H
juie iroin Henderson, on caU
ing his Vote for the ICemoml
of tho Disabilities of Govern-
or Holdcn.
Mr. ChaikMan Refore vol nig
upon this question, I desire to make
a few remarks since it has been
held that ministers of tho Gospel
should not make olitical speeches.
If it is a crime for a minister in
make a speech, I hone it will be no
crime for a minister of the liver-
lasting Gosoel of our lnl .r,.n-
Christ to plead, as an advotutuV
love, mercy and neaee. and to i,l
forgiveness for the errinc when ihis
can be granted in a way that dam
ages no one.
Sir, I took that oath under pro-
is no lons-er either thp tin nunoo
test, but feel as sacredlv bound to
or the-ghost it once was. observe it as any member on this
Rut, Mr. President, desnite these k C5,r.lt.,s not "y custom to
ivate oninions of minf 5fi?ngo opinions often or easily.
v,u mere, oe imagined a creator
... tj
insult to the people than the one
In the debate on the Robeson
matter, in the Convention on ves-
requiring them to pay the expenses Uox, ua ....... TV
rf u K-.yi., e - I icuiuufiis ooecieu to
.... " " Vluura maOfi tlV .Inrtcro T.. o
private opinions of mine nnri n
4 1... p i , " -
nie&e mvoraoieappearan-es wftnan. r , iouuh wits iim
not disguise the fact thtsoctv S1? 1 had graVe doublrt ils l,
South .is Tstill greatly unsettled and wnetner .we could pass this ordf
that now and then and i Xw VrU5out a violation of that
ful parties of both races ar Vorf .atn- MA much as I desire to do
ed and induced to intrude uoon the X WS?-Id not vote for U if 1
rights and the presence of PXoIl thfc thls wou1 compromiso
and it is against all such cases, and
even the chances of wmn
outrage that this provision" and
similar laws are intended to imarH
felt
my
evening of tho day theopening cere- deplore his death h a,'U WV L' 18 natlon'
monies took nlaet IrrenaSihS uSi . JJl' v GlPta,n; thK twenty-one battles in
monies took place :
Dr. Phillips then rose, making a
short address as to the objects and
aims of the founders of the Univer
sity. It was said eighty years ago
that they meant to establish a
school of sound learning, "without
either potUics or religion," that is
wlthoutundueinfluences from party
or sect. This policy he endorsed,
and meant to secure its adoption as
in the days "before the war." II
then introduced Gov. Brogden to
the audience.
Very few persons present were
a&icenujy aurpriseu will) our
Governor address. It was a speech
full of animation, Imbued with the
best spirit of the age, wasting no
. uuuui; IIIlMlIiri !ltlt i.. I ...l.s.l.
as a mark of r,r . ": ll .V'"1' Wl,,t yu
v-'a'v..&a axiim niiiiitji t
pntprtoinAil Kit i , : . t J
. AM VV I
the memory
nis long
services
State and
and officers
A
Hum u sincere ripsjiro rf o,..,!.. i sunnv ( imp i .o;..
. . . w v uuuuiug I V J '1 CI I I ,
took part were fought
ii
nicn aepnve them of the rihf to
choose their public servants ? And
yet there is now silting at the Cap
ital of the State a body controlled
by an usurping majority who are
daily concocting all kinds of
schemes for robbing the people of
ineirrignts. .Even if the so-called
lnstitulional Conv
maue oy judge Ruxton. Shake
speare says "conscience niaketh
cowards of us all," and their action
on the Question was
i i v snnw ft o Mvmtr,r, a ,i .... : . o-
r i .nvenon, for - , " lu'ry, ana semnted by consent of the neonle
of the deceased and for tn result of them was that tho nnh . . . Popie,
?y -.t N.,o was wHt- tTn',"7
nation: th;,"' ,en on a" the arches of the skv. disremrd nf , 1.. ., '11 . ..
of this Convention. " c uon 1 Dlame you for lovintr our is. the
but
you only amazed but alarmed at h
tow
t th
ucn loncer rpm n
every mark of respect for the meml should h. J,. ' v ... .M I f. " . T f" uul aiarnn
ory of the deceased, do eo in o "iht tul. x "u m?m 8im,es ards aristocratic
o " UtlU IIIUUIII."
iticse resolutions were evidently
passed with haste, and without the
consideration they deserve, so far
as etymology and .syntax is con
cerned. We hope the "Committee
on Revision" may be allowed to
render them readable and correct.
Is to CUltiVAtP. I rillA. Wo a.vi. .l a
a Utile mc .o.ernncv fordlvewmt pie T'tT
a i z . . i - v. juiii'ri iHMPJin
"Hiuiuiis wimin its own border nniof
That's it. You ee believe fho th fl. .k 'I .Pf" upon
South had no where e.se to !ook to y. ""nZZZ, '".
succor kavp tr k i " " imve
tv: w,, ; ,u' r TOme wect towards ridding ,he
w r . ----- " - v unv otT? 1 1 1 M I. ICia
similar Jaws are mtendprl o-,-
Rut above all, sir, there is in the
hearts ot our white people, and es
pecially the Democratic masses-an
honest, long cherished,'deep seated
sentiment on this subieet. Lhtnh u
cowardly is prudent in law vir I
enough, without an appeal to con- "ay be only a prejudice unrea
science. sonabie, unjust, unrighteous and
unno y. still it exists, and was no
vt . i ut ii i i ii iiiiiiirir f i k-. . . r
j-t is saiu, out we cannot vouch "Ise nurAoo if ' I0 some
forit,authenticity,thatthe"reducel J E2,l !r
majority delegate' from Orange kindly and consideratelv with JJSf dFed and twentieth part of the neo-
county carries concealed wen oons the .foibles, the fears and the fiK Ple f10 I. eay that we the
oi me many. F'cw iortn uarolina in Con
For myself.
Rut, sir, the able arguments that
we have had from men of high le
gal abilities upon this floor, hae
convinced me that we (ran doii.
In looking: for some trihi
petent to remove the disabilities of
Gov. Holden, we find that the JSu
Prem.e pourt of the State cannot do
it; that the Legislature cannot do
it' 0 Govefnor cannot remove
1?:uTnen lhe power remains
with the people. Then this Con-"
vention what is it ? Is not it the
people? Claiming and having the
honor to renresent tho i,
oon
...
apout hi3 person. It may be so, as
his appearance would indicate that
he is always on the vc rge of a precipice.
Mr.
President t "n.assembled, 'have tlib right
thetlo!' I 2;CAhe Pardoning power in
The Robeson outlaws, Sinclair
and McEachin, continue to vote.
upon propositions relatiner to thp
legality of their seats. Infamous
is too mild a word to charaetpri
their conduct.
time in vain rewt. hut nolntino-
forward and onward. Full too of under date the 25th, says:
information of the best kind, show- nn i noce in your issue of the 22d,
ing that Gov. Rrogdon keeps him- ?Su 2feffrR?2T.th columu. ' lht
self well abreast of modern pTogress G1J orth s iZXltti
in his reading, and LovlHo o to inform mn r, i , wxt&niea
. '"-7 .""-""" rK7Vl7lTr" 1,e " noiason
me importance or education, tech-
the party that must lead the .m
v" I'rusperiiy. As for the
negro question, that having dis-
A friend writing r- ' . . ' " ,asc. " Will
. nt"" me ciairn thi ntuni m ,.r .
I w m mm - A.
i . wisest
Hnri rwxat r..m ... . ...
wo, mi ,i' ni iu wrac,
Ur. Itiinsom.
tax payers of further burdens. .nd
1L. .
me people generally will be much
more at ease in relation to their ,.
nical and professional, as well as
classical ; and Informed as to the
lest methods adopted, not only In
this country but inEurope. Wo
were not only surprised, but highly
entertained, and not only enter
tained, but instructed. It looked
irell for the
An Unhappy Trio.
The Charlotte editors can't for
give -Messrs. Rarringer and Kerr
nffhoOM V 4l r," . 1
Zr. r t oiate, Dut a son of
Virginia and I shouldn't wonder
lln ,ewW0Tou,U c,aim t kin
to Gen.Vashington or Pocahontas
us mac is me style of nil f0n, ' -ZZ . " "
v lrgimans that I h ve ever seen J4u' oa nr. JKerr. The Home
a 8ees- a ghost, in everything len.
T, - . Rarringer says and does. And
Henry alser. Esn.. n fn,- Brnfhpr v,i. .f "
member of the 'Lis Wu, z rwu " JOIlve Vt
Tf mm!.. 2 4.1 " T" .
x iiiuii, in me .uegislature. movwl
to .donate $3,300 to Joe Turner, as a
recompense for a detected frau 1 he
perpetrated upon the'Stkfn. WhoU
this act Is forgotten by the poor tax
payers of Davidson, the recent sin
for. carrying he rank . , id De of oneoi - s"p d7eX" " tf
cratic county ur Mpckleiibunr. Tho ha h.n rJ.r.3lte8.W3
hushed forever.
Mr. Withers, of Caswell, lool-
j.iiiijgluu U1V jiasonic
delegate is considercki by many the
mosLbeautiful lookih'g delegate in
the Convention. We are daily ex
pecting to deliver his virgin oration
on Masonry.
The stock of the Xsics has depre
ciated wonderfully since the "Ish
maelite" procured the printing,
We would not be surprised at. any
time to hear of a suspension'.'
OltlllAt l...- il . ..
negro social equality in thf a n mstance, which is not legisla-
glo Saxon country of ours I?OI,r ln a .6ense' But if wo fail to
if tho white people of thTniT? erfoTm ini act of charity and of
States, with all 'the advalftaaSa ff v?,tWth?? '
blood and birth, of oronl Jr J2L lieJzlct ye upon the
power, of education and exnorionoo i r 1 Pple who are look-
with the traditions "of time and Itht K?'? l relievo lhw "WIItii
tyranny of law, all on The?" side Htii mn' Who 80 far as
and an arithmetic that counts R Ii.- 1 cnmes r concerned, re-
4, cannot maintain their ground ed fni USar'Joned in North CW
keep ahead of the "na ? 1 heK , will be sadly disap-
despised and outcaTt neffS " th?-' ?rWed an(i lame U3 fjr ntf to
indeed sir, we desve? dl auty. , - , n .
out, and let others take our nlao n ."Sf ,VIect wlJI hav IM'
1, otherwiTdte & i is e-
iT vnKi im uiai question,
allow me, Mr. Speaker ani gentle
men of this (Umvtrtir
ami fcA-UK- "T; ,."w."!
patriotism. Anri t X"r "? 'arauier oi w. W. Holden is
think, sir, that a wantof confideneA r? n .tna,.nereTft ffono and is
inourfree institutionVw?fi the bound uoand
capacity of the white mLp Z j rintwi-nooks of the State and .
elevation and impro vemtnF hZ JETV JJks mes out right in '
much to do with thVharIKed! !?S An' -Of timtjeorl will not
and vindictive snint u ' at :"ei..are no blemishes
nuu ienet upon the very race we
claim t,) represent. It is, sir to in
.ju.i iiiui .ii ;i iue. rnpirvirt.,,.
their
iWhen the Robins homeward
fly'' it is expected that be will ad
dress his constituency, explaining
his recent arrest in thi, , i: t
his subjMci is too often treatPd xrJ nfiS Anecharacter of the great
own cJvictWis-S Srn J 'Awtlei had its stain
that in eitiVatinc and h i?nnrS-IS lTullfc-There a re even spots upon
the one race, youT in muSS rifniV-' '"Jlolderi Pliaci his
elevM'e oT.rl' 4 J "f1 ".i WUl ts. .But. sir. his tiamo uill fie,
Look at h r"T" Jn ,)in.eM.,n the future hisuirv ,f i, J
' ' 1 My, In the.B6beeon debite. '
ine i g Ji.jurj" in ihe , -hair, has m t'1( -colored members sinni
les politeenHH-Vatiearreotior, paid "5 of, H an extensive prop'
ml "Uiuu . Mllll ,1.1171 mhnM
io. xu i use degree
ovement appear In.
baii. VvV here see a vaTim "rove allr th untchac cw
mem ii. the character and - SuTrirt- S'nJi 'ho lilt n"
of thecilohrf mtmlri uiStttHjr.flf Ki enamberare
i iiiiii i tiprora. tf, w ... .i i .
knitted. They'll -shake him" t dn 7ho i.i1Ke degree
. . f "'m 1 1UJ J4I
(i i.- w w
utw 'Miux jurgoueii. j l vote aye.
jJL,eix fc?Shtvard,'pf, li'osion, will
pay 20 cents on tho dollar, i heir
liabilities are oyer half a million.