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THE ERA. Official Orxan of the United States. W. 31. BROWN, Manager. Ifc-AJLdEIGH. 1ST. C.i THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 10, 1876. . Joe Davis sees no Impropriety in fivoringr the removal of Jeff Davis disabilities, although the rebellion, of which he was the chief, cost the government nearly $10,000,000,000. The said Joo Davis, however, lifts up his hands in holy horror when asked to vote $1,500,000 for a great exhibition of the nations' industries. If a thousand million could restore the lost cause, doubtless Joe would Jump at tho proposition. making earnest efforts to stop the war. G o vernor Vance accepted th o nomination and was elected under this pledge In 1SG2. In 1S03, how ever, It was found that ho had not onlv deserted the nledfres made to lhn nartv which elected him Lut s 1 had actually .sanctioned, if he did not first propose, measures looking to tho coercion of the people of - - - m m North Carolina in case they should make any attempt at peace. It is known that he and Jeff Davis were in rongtant eorrespon- deLceon theMirject and frequent whose support and : confidence the Southern Bourbon3 now solicit, it any wonder, that Jh 3. surviving friends of those Yankees doome d to starvation when forced to uctfpt the hospitalities of rebel prisons re- . . : . ...it..' '' i . .--. 11IU racy fu3o to be willing ; gticstS: at proffered feast which Demoo now sets before ton ItepupVc. them? Vahiug- An Infant attacked by Cat. A correspondent of the Rich mond Dispatch says that n-s (Mr. Daniel Jones' family, Sir Wines interviews tcok place between him City, Va.r was breakfasting it and the rebel chief having for their kitchen, tabout twenty-flv. yards object the adoption of such a course from the main dwelling, ciz$jif hja as would fjree our people to contin- daughters went to look a fu r a ba- ing that time," a suitable counsel fee, and for final decree she demands that "he pay her .the sum of $20, 0C0 per annum during her life as permanent alimony,, and that the same ;be guarded by a decree or Judgment of Hen, of at least the 'sum of $200,000, to prevent his dis posal thereof by gift or otherwise." ; ANADDRES8 V TO THE PEOPLE OF NORTH CAROLINA- My . the Republican numbers of tlie I mla!e Constitutional Convention. '4 uc the blccdy struggle until such time as terms could bo made guar- Iittlc Solon. " John iffinn ing, tho "solomonic looking aspirant" for the leadership of the Chatham unterrified, has, af ter much : labor, "brought forth a mouse," in the shape of a recapitu lation of the doings of the late so called Convention. The "solomon lc aspirant" devotes much space in endeavoring to prove that the Con vention did not do quite as many mean things a3 the Republicans charged them with intending to do. The "Chatham expounder" how ever takes good care not to tell the people that it was only for the want of & respectable majority that the . We, tho undersigned, under a sense hv that hirl lippn left nuffv COV- OI lJ,e responsiuuuy uub iruiu us w uy mat naa oeen .ieit sn tuv rftnIltJlA.-pt, nf the will of the neoDle ered up and stowed awjy lii the of North Carolina, feel called upon to anteeinz the safety of the promi- enjoyment of his usual li.oriiTitf warn yIiw""l;K YrY nap. The little infant was found 'nently threatens them from the despotic mrpamin.? con vulsi vfclv oov- and aristocratic tendencies or the Dem- . -T- . ; ; T - : - ered with blood. A cat, that had evidently run at the sountj.of tiro foot-steps, wa3 found under tn&hetC nent traitors. The correspondence between the twin-promoters of bloodshed can doubtless be found in part in the letter-book of Vance which was captured by Sherman forces in Italeigh and taken posses sion of by the War Department at Washington. It is well known that so fearful was Vance of the consequences of his treason that he fled in terror before Sherman's approach, and the most earnest appeals of the Federal Gen eral failed to cause his return to Raleigh. Vance's lettcr-booI$ is still in tho hands of the War De- ocralic party, so glaringly displayed in the amendments passed by that body in the Convention which was lately held in Raleigh. . , . . a Convention called to establish the blood being upon.' h3 throat and principleswhlch shall govern and give An T ' ' rr,. 1 it,, .'w'.t.'fj'of ' i:J. vitality to the business relaiions of men be exercised by the peonle, offers an unerring test of the opinions and leel all iSrr sprit one'tn care double-dyed by, the other to go for the cat; Infamous' plans of the Salisbury payment at Washington and the Watchman and Albemarle Times same time occupied the'.iimiclVof ior .tne oa- The cat order was promptly obeyed : " Off with his head.'V The baby, being sisrht eye, anu one siqe oi ine neaa vere terribly scratched, and thej'skin upon the head so torn and lifted as 4 . . 1 1 . !1. 1 . ings ot tuose engaged inuie reponsiDie work. ' No less is it an absolute stand ard by which to judge of the tendencies of a party,, when that party controls the uodv. xnen. u ever, win iueu snow . f . ' . ' f v lW-.jr . - v--. , " ... - " ; washed, presenfed'.a ghastly theiftrne political opinions and strug- Ono arm lionMpr ! fnr p to embody in permanent form, their une arm, snouiuer, lace, t- couvictioU3. Governments are werd not carried out. Perhaps Mr. Expounder" if you had raised a little on Ransom and came down wlthjnore clean cash, as well a3 sil ver spoons, dish-stands, fcc, you could have done better. Your exposition is unworthy of your wise looks, .Mr. Expounder, and would do credit only to an ac complished "Artful Dodger." We propose to take the wind out of your sails before the ides of Novem ber, especially the blowing part in tho Robeson case. You will be at tended to don't fret. reply to a request to tho Secretary to expose the skull: A physicfah' was caiieu in, ana tne nine rciiow of War for its return, (forming, as it did a part of the records of the ixecutivo omce at itaieignj was, that' the book in question contain cd matter of great importance to the government and it was necessa ry it should ne retained." in view of the efforts now being made by the Democracy to pardon Davis, and in view of the possibility of Vance being a candidate for Gov ernor, we hope the government may consent to have the traitorous mach inations of the two " Sweet Inno cents" laid before the loyal people of the country. is now doms,' of recovery. wel x w i th prof pecf s ; 1 1 That fearless .Republican sheet, the Wilmington Postt puts it in the following strain. Such language looks like business. Let our people aronca.rouse up to the great task before them. Let us submit to no . such outrages hereafter as those perpetrated in Robeson, Martin and other counties last summer. Read the following : " Are our Republican friends all over the State prepared for the coming fight ? If they are not they should at once commence, for they have an enemy to fight who is not only well organized, but who are mean and sneaking; they will have to be fought with fire and brimstone. It is the only way to fight the d1. Our Union friends must commence to buckle on their armor for tho fray, for they have got to stand up for their rights this time, or they are forever lost ; if they back an inch they will be driven to the wall. So prepare and, If needs be, die for your rights it is the only way, if the enemy see that you are determined they will re spect you, but if you falter they will scorn and loathe you. Every lover of freedom and the Union must fight as men never fought be fore, and if they fight as true lovers of liberty and honor they will be successful. Orgaruce at once; every T . . f i. - . 1 t " 4 . . i , . tOWnsnip,COUniy, uisinia aim oiuu". Let the enemy see you are readv for them, and are going to put them where they were in 'CS and '72. Let equal rights, freedom for all, and purity at the ballot box bo our watch word, and victory is yours;" :n ' Tlie Presidential campaign will be one of the most active in our history. .Democracy win not re linquish its foothold upon the House of Representative?, much less its hopes of national control, without a desperate struggle. Every means available will be brought to bear to overthrow the Republican party. The stake is a grand one no less than the nation itself and to secure it, Democracy will marshal in battle array every element and shade of opposition. Republicans must be wide awake to the nature and necessities of the conflict. Clubs must be organized ; the local paper must be made a power for good ; the people should be enlightened, and no stone should be left unturn ed to secure a glorious victory for the cause of Justice and Union. Republicanism saved the nation from overthrow; Republicanism can alone preserve it. Xorth Carolinian. Aj Sweet, Pair of A Historical Scrap. The impudence of the ex-Confederates on the floor of Congress has brought to light some scraps of history which might otherwise have slept in the grave of oblivion. Ben Hill has charged the Federal au- thorities with practicing deliberate cruelty on those who were cap tured by the Union forces during the war. He has claimed that the treatment of Union prisoners held by the rebels was humane the stories told of suffering and misery at Andersonville are devoid of truth. The thousands of living witnesses of. tho horrors of Ander- Immig ration. The 'following letter hhs been received by his Ex- j i cellency, Gov. Brogden, showing a disposition on the part of the wri ter to settle with us if he could only get rid of some of, hi 'jOhJ sixes iii payment for land. . Would it not be well for the Democratic finan cial schemers of the last Legisla ture to'mftko a note of the proposi tion? Read the letter: Ashley Hall, near Howden, Yorkshire, Ent.land. Dear Sir: I wrote to' you last year respecting tne purcnase of land and you were kind enough to request .Mr. Kerr to write me,' and in his letter he says the StJife Iand3 are for sale at 12V cen'fs. Wl.at 1 now write about is to ask if you can indicate to me a tract of land at 121 cents per acre with at lenst a portion of it suitable for5 the" plough' and IMKs.iiMt nyar inu ft'-i or i-.ivjgaije water, or railway. "But I should at first try sheep and cattle (In the west' or higher land) and perhaps "Ati'ora" goats. And I should also endt avor to" get some French Protect.'. nts'to sof tie with me, especially t,vigneroW,,r. also some Dutch as well as s'.nrie'ofH my own countrymen. I want to be so situated as to enjoy atwnild a win ter as possible. ' '-I ' I There Is also another question I wish to ask : Would .you ake Xorth Carolina old 0 j.-r cent b-oi;d3 in payment for th. eland, as it would be a great favor, as I am a holder of bonds? Should you be' ati!e to oblige me and would hike, , the trouble so to do, if, qn my iirrival inj the State, I could t o of :-'ryvce "to you, you migit rely, upon ine, ijko th'oSe I should induce to copi,j.v;tir me. eir xcd convictions. Governments are classified Into free and despotic, at a g:lMJce, by an examination of their con siitutiona, whether written or moulded by tlie practices and tradition of their mstory. When representatives respect and cousult the will of the people, whilst dealing with their interests and privileges, government prevails, whatever its advantages and inconven iuoes. ..When that will, expressed by majorities, fairly ascertained, is disre garded by the fra mora of laws, and rights are taken away against the sol emn 'protest of the citizen. whatever the other attributes may be, the govern ment ceases to be one of popular con sent.' The application of this simple rule, CUea forever, in alarming reality, the character of North Carolina's last and worst Convention. A large majority of the votes of the State, was given against its can, anu CI ib will of the people thus expressed should have controlled the delegates elected ; a due regard to that will de manded that the present Constitution should be returned to them unaltered in a single principle, by which the rights of the people were defined and guaranteed, and their duf'es described and enjoined. Not respecting the voice of the people, contemptuous of their twice expressed opinion, but only upon party rule and the substitution of lue sway of a faction for the will cf the ma jority, the Legislature of 1874 '5, by a party vote, violated the primary idea ofthepolitv they had sworn to ma'u tain, and called this body without con sultation with the people, and in breach of the declaration made all over tne State in the canvass of 1874. No denial can be hazarded by any one, of this plain fact, that a deliberate disregard of the will of a majority continued willfully, makes popular government impossible. This Convention is a bold declaration Against the popular will and is, in it self, by (he very fact of its existenco, a revolution. It is an anomaly in our history, and st.'uida a solitary example of a body, called for the good of the people, usurp ing their rights, and seizing their pow ers, airainst their expressed will. But four j ears since, tho people were call ed upon to express their wish upon a change of the Constitution: they an swered that they wished no change Two years ago many amendments of that instrument were submitted again te the people: very few were adopted and those were matters of detail going only to the judgment as matters of ex pediency, and not touching a single right or privilege. In the House of Representatives, in the session of 1S74 -'7o, the dominant party had a majority of two-thirds. This Conven tion, composed of the same number, elected bv the same voters, under the same laws, with no intervening change stronsr government is demanded. The divinity of privileged power must here after claim1 our devotions, and the vul gar independence of poor men and ig norant people must be trained to forego itu somewhat turbulent conduct, and learn politer manners, and more cul tured forms from the example of our very virtuous and model rulers, who are to be supplied to us by that exces sively pure medium a modern partisan Legislature! r - Thus one by one the rude forms of hemebred privilege are destroyed, and the dainty proportions of an elegant aristocracy are erected, beneath whose iron-band, though cased in a glovo of velvet, no popular right can nourish; aud in whose eye, a free people is an enternal fear. "All earth is drenched with gore poured out to glut the selfish ness, revenge aud licentious lasts of Kings and privileged classes. The poor are the universal sacrifice. The slaughtered millions, whose blood cries to God from the thousand battle-fields, which cover our country like tbe foul blotches upon the leper's tkin, are the human offering which alone can appease tbe cruelty of an in satiate aristocracy. Even under the mild forms of priv ilege, which former ly prevailed here, the eternal hate which power always cherishes for free dom, allied itself to the dread demon ol rebellion, and its insatiate greed unap peased by tbe holocaust of blood and impoverishment through which we have passed, will never cease whilst man is free. Under our previous history, the laws regulating elections, were "plain and simple, no one ever dreaming that the time , would come when tl i people's will would be disregarded by any Jeg is'ative body that could be assembled. But the desperation of party exigency, in this Convention, has shown how frail a hold the people have on their own government in North Carolina. The people of Robeson county, elect ed o this Convention two delegates, Neu McNeil and K. M. Norment. The judges of election, against w hom no fault has been alleged, made their re turns as usual, and these returns show ed a majority of votes in favor of the gentlemen named. The only duty of the county commissioners was to add tho3e returns, and declare the result. But, usurping powers never granted them, they declare the returns untrue, and in the face "of the written record before them, they pronounce that there was no election in four precincts of the couuty. No law is shown authorizing them to review tue judgement of the inspectors of election ; none can be shown which entitled them to judge of the qualification of ejectors. This pow er is vested by law in toe judges of election, and jn them alone. If they abuse it and admit unlawful votes, or refuse lawial ones, it is a case for the candidates alone, and the defermina tion ot the fact in each case, belongs solely to the body of which the parties are seeking (o become members. This Convention is, or is not, the judge of the election and qualification of its own mem bers. A certificate of elec tion from the proper officers, gives the possessor &pima facie right to his seat, until the truthfulness of he ceri ificate is questioned. When this is done, the first Ihing to do, and tho only thing-, is to examine tne records ot he election. If they are in lawful form, the certificate must be given accordingly. If voters are questioned, the duty of approving or disqualifying them, Vests with the candidate mak -tig the issue, and the facts must be determined upon the evi dence adduced. No legislative body, of its own motion, nas ever made a con test between members without their own ac.ive interposition. All lec:isla tive bodies determine the lawiulness of the ce't-ificato. When tb"s is done, the burden is torown upon tne contestants These are rules of law prescribed for the proceedings ot contestants, public and ot comiDOU apoiicatjon. '1 ho action of th s body is oirectly contrary to this method. Tne commissioners of Kobe- son, have erected themselves into a ju dicial tribunal ; they have, without evi dence, and against tho record, deter mined the lactot legal and illegal votes; have taken iom tho judges or election the discretion conferred upon them by jaw, to ue exeicised under (oeobi'.ga been granted, still more rarely has3lf-cus-don beeuaUowj-d, especially in mat ters on which npiniors have been mot opposite ; and when discussion has been impatiently conceded, we felt the utter hopelessness of speaking to a question which judgment bad gone before hand. The only expedient left us "was a re sort to ordinary parliamentary rules, to delay for a few moments the pain we endure in seeing tbe rights and privile ges of the people smothered in this Con vention. It was the only way we bad of protesting against the hasty and un sparing decrees of this body and bow ever unsatisfactory, we were diiv n to it as to the last ditch in resisting the in vasjon of the assailants of our rights. Never has any legislative body shown less of concession than this; never has tbe caucus system been more rigidly and nersistentlv enforced: never has party discipline been more perfect, and never has a minority ueen less regaru ed. The closing scene of the Convention was a lit finale to a body which assem bled in opposition to tbe will of the people, acted and worked by means of . i i ii . ?. 1 a majority purcuasea u.v ine aisiran cbisemeut of a county and the total dis regard of law ; which has seized all the rights of the people and given them to the Legislature, and ended its revolu tionary career by denying to member a right of protest. Never has any one before known, in the history of North Carolina, that a protest, olFered in a re spectful manner and in substance not offend ing against propriety should be I refused a bearing and a place upon the journals. But this Convention has crowned its life of usurpation by a closing act of tvranny which lor bids comnlaiut of crrievance and denirs the right of petition. Ho monstrous was the act, that a leading member of the majority rose in bis place and rebuked this open outrage. Not even this could brine a blush of shame to the faces of that majority which began life in law lessness and in their own minds, fasten ing chains upon the limbs of the peo ple, aptly ended its course by bidding them cease all complaint at the tyranny of this usurping assembly. We say to tbe people that the intention and' aim JProspecttis. , PKOSPECTU8 '.. OP it A Political,. News & Family Journal. rjUE Eltl is published in Raleigh, Iff. Cm, Every Thu rsday, and each n u tuber vuU. tains Or more, of original and carefully ,. f. , it-cted leading inaltur. Wo nIihII Mrive to ntlinulntH XsnoctRATio jy of the Convention was and you are enslaved i act. to enslave you you ratify its J. W. Albertson, W. II. Wheeler, K. C. Badger, J. M. Bateman, O. B. Bliven, J. F. Jones, J. C. Blocker, W. M. Black, Wilson Carey, Allen Jordau, 0. H. Dock pry, A. McDonald, W. P. Mabson, J. Williams Thorno, J. Orrin Wilcox, J. H. Grantham, R. F. Lehman, M. C. Hodge, A. M. Lowe, J. Q. A. Bryan, Jas. E. Boyd, Kufus Barringer, J. K. O'Hara, J. W. Bean, J. J. Horton, Jonas Ilofi'mn'i, J. M. Justice, J. R. Fage, J. H. Smyth, W. W. McCanless, A. McCabe, A. L. Davis, J. O. Crosby, N. B. Hamoton, W. J. Munoen, Ralph P. Buxton, R. W. King, 1. J. Young, A. W. Tourgee, W. T. Faircloth, J. A. Bullo k, W. M. Kerr, William Barrow, Edward W. Taylor, T. J. Du.la, H. 7a. French, S. II. Manning, .1. J. Goodwyn, P. T. iMassey, B. R. HinnanL and tho Development of Hie .Tlntrrlal ourcet off ht&te ; Re. To keep np with tht Current Topics of the Ditj; To furnish Practical Information Valuable to each and every dns i.f u community ; And to promote Good Morals, as well as Cheerful ness and Innocent En joyment ; In short, to Entertain, Instruct fc i;ualr. tion of an oath, and against their own If I JBClllJVllVtCli , .7 i.i I trust you will gi.yc.uy,appiji- mersneiu tion a favorable CQisierationjt if t. power of party is enthron , und that pleaso indicate - in what county I trampled rights of a State . anri ' , . . ' . 1 ''StCo'bv step the dreary of circumstances, returns a majority of delegates against the party in power, thus giving a rebuke to its revolution ary spirit, and declaring again in favor o'f the Constitution they have tried so hard to preserve. By a course uunar alleiled in the history of political boaies, that tru,majority Is perverted, ana the nea upon mo Innocents. : lInl8C3,the people of North Caro lina, worn out, despondent and iirrtslrk of a struecrlo which they sonville and Libbv nrison need no hadyery, little, if any hand in evidence to refute the statements of bringing on, evinced a disposition Mr. Hill. The proof of cruelties to; .obtain from the general gov- practiced is too deeply engraven ernmei?tof the United States terras upon their hearts to be erased by of., peaco, by which they could the declamation of ex-Confederate resurne their normal condition in the orators who have accidentally gain- Union and save at least a small por- ed a foothold in the Forty-fourth should be , ffiost Jikely to bo.suicU ramyiisBracted. reary drama of ty- The Supreme Court, I should prefer. land as freq of tim-. tho.Vulwark of the people, their fearless , ... T , - , , " ' ' champion id many contests with an en- ber as possibles I should llke,tQ put ...,.,. Ir11SI.rninr Ier Mature, be- stock upon the Laud at once, Il-J neath whose, august decree the poor of the una rest secure iu eujuyuieut ui ping you will excuse, my t bolclH3, &a, believe me to be , Yours truly, . , : ,,- . . T. B. SMITH. To His Excellency, the Governor of North Carolina. 7J tion their property. To further the object in .view, peace-meetings were; held in various counties and resolutions were adopted, appeal in to the so-called Confederate gov ernment to sue for a cessation of hostilities.. Had this course been Congress. It may, however, be more satisfactory to Mr. Hill and his friends to have proof that would be acceptable to the Southern His torical Society. For this purpose we present the following letter from Robert Ould, the Confederate Com- Anotlicr Caso of -Viucgai Bit- In the evidence of "they divorce suit of Dr. Walker, of Virfogar bit- homes for themselves and their loved oues, when balHed avarice casts its thirs tv gaze "upon the pittance wrenched from its insatiate greed this tribunal, so fearless and . so just, is attacked, and falls before the will o- those whose ac tion forebodes evil to every institution aid principle dear to freemen. The election of the Superior Court Judges, now with the people, was cov-et-od; and the purpose contemplated to wrest this ,priviiege from them, and give it where faction can supply ready made partisans inclined to direct the forms pf law, and : the principles of jus tice, to the, purposes of ; party. This i-, -.U-... '.,1-. t'.i irar-iaA 'hw tho nrlnrv. ters notorietv. from hi. wifr- VAW.fi T . tl.-t V . n m ci-. -i 2. t tionsoi" a tnvisiQn iwhich enables a par mm-, n -uiiowh ir.at me uocror t ' n Tisbiture to rob the Superior pursued millions of property would missioner for the exchange of pris have been saved to our people and oners. The letter speaks for itself, thousands of valuablo lives spared, and is in perfect keeping with that At that time all observing men saw devilish spirit which made Ander that. a further prosecution of the war was useless. The Government of the United States had unlimited means and tho whole world was at Its disposal from which new re cruits could be drawn. On the oth er hand the so-called Confederate States were shut out by the block ade from airicommunlcatlon with sonville and other dens of torture to rebel hate : Confed'ate States of America, War Department, Kiciimond, Va, 2Iarch2t 18G3. My Dear Sir : If the exigen cies of our army require the use of trains for the transportation of corn, eonrrtnenced making tfre bitters in California, some "years ago, making and belling them in a basket -His presoTit ' wife f lie 'doctor's 'third from' whom he is trying to separate" Southern nrisons legally, then a widow, visited him, conimorioHlinary disputes ; who have oouincrn prisons been wit M tliH people, and of the people the Victims Of and when a SUfiieient quantity Of Bince tradition ha.T spoken-these neces- the meuicme had been made1, she ConHs of their idVisdiction. and confer it upoti tribilnaia erected in their place, whose otlicers shall not be responsible tcrthe peopfo. . fjtrstics "of the ' Peace, the familiar counsel oe people, whose functions have afwaybeen to assist them in their other countries. It was believed by pay no regard to the Yankee pris the ereat body of the people of oners. I North Carolina that, at that time should starve than our own an honorable peace could have been suffer. secured and this belief was strength- I suppose I can safely put it in enedbythe frequent assurances of writing, "Let them suffer." The President Lincoln that the objective words are memorable, and it is for- DOlnt on - the part of the United tunate that in this caselhey can be took some bottles with a baslcet on her arm peddled -the preparation through ' the streets of Stockfohi She sold large quantiesatid 'from these sales Walker "realized His' first thousand dollars. ' He then went to San Francisco,- leaving Mrs: BrViif on would rather that they in Stockton, and she rfoagtftthe people business there. v Walker at length the erb married. til about sent for ' Mrs. Brent-irij rahll,"bn 31st of Aust.Ii18G8?"Hhev,,w- . - . i w sary, and almost larniiy iuncuonaries, torn from the'v people, lest they should continue Democratic in nature, as in of fice, and-an aristocratic complexion is to be forced upon their homely features by rendering tbem no longer responsi ble to their neighbors, and by divorcing their sympathies from the humble and rude poor, whose causes they are to de termine. Not only officers, but institutions, popular and elevating in their nature, are ravished from the masses. The popular county and township govern ments, established by our present su- Ercmo law, carries the idea of responsi ilitv to the people down to every Tnev give the control the money needed Rfatefl In i the nrosecution of the war was the salvation and perpet uation of the Union, and that, all minor question could be arranged satisfactorily upon the insurgent States laying down their arms. . Z. B. Vance had been chosen Gov ernor of North Carolina by the so- called Conservative of that period, a party contra-distinguished from the old secession party of the State, In that, they were pledged to embrace tUoflxst fovorablo opportunity pf applied properly and without the intervention of a lying quarter master. W1 : Very trulv, your faithful friend, peddle ROBERT OULD. -Colonel A. C. Myers. ' " ,: ! Be It remembered that " Yankee' as used by the official who penrtecT tho above letter comprehended the loyal element that stood true to the Union. In view of this ' gentle re minder of the former love of the ex for Hia nivriad uses of civilized and Or had amassetl OVer'dO,"ttfJ(j: and' progressfvo communities into thekeep- t ! 'f,l . I lilu OI LllOOtJ W UVJ am iiiir.- hict uiitoi e of the people : tney lamuiarize eve- it Of from $400 id COO' per daVt Dr-fi-y one with the forms of business, and Walker were ylcldi jC'fcSf 'profi S400 id C00! Ur davt'brif rV .i,-.- f b-'JkAAih educate the primary divisions of socie- T.wa forlherly ti ty in he wa3 of flJlf reliant and iude. r Inlew York 'lAy? FHW-'pendeof men;- fc - r I n-. . jt t . r x wife Hn ft wmtiternit dirrnd? tfiiif r incse mounais carry i.ie iaca oi me wne,'in aoiumersuu ueii.irnusinar or a majority to its uiu mate end. Walker ubnlered to' i.iHMnO lr l aud thev are the rude, it may be, but wim a suiTaDie nouse anu lurniTure healthful nurseries in which the infant n are trained to tread in 1 f . .-.-.-,.. . f . ,i-i .rweus oi ireerat in New York City, Of ttii.Klild to the wars of independent manhood. Which she has beerf 1 'accustomed, hU nt this nurturedoes notaxicord with . , .;c, .r v-, j t- , th spirit of democracy revolutionized, enable her M properly liyeiJending' rijiit iid genius broods with evil mon th e "suit, and to pdy fertile Sum" Of ace over f the precious heritage of our 4 v. -.--. un.i',i 'Au.r,' M- finite fathert-vaud tbe shadow of his dark ap threo hundred dollars per week for Droachreven now mineies ominousfv Confederates for "tho YanKeo,, 1 her support and maintenance dur-1 with the broad light of our liberty, a ... .... .;-;-V.' I ;vi l:'J i U-;- 'A.,: 7 wrifteu sfateineut to tiie contia'y, hare deciarea tnat no election at all was held in four precincts of the county. Jf they have power to disregard tlie returns from four precincis, tbey may equally disregard the returns .rom every pre cinct, at'd at their mere will and pleas ! . 1j?- 11 u'-e, uec.are no eiecnon neiu in any county. By a combination easy of pei - lection amongst tne county comnas sione,-s, an election over the whole State may be nugatory, and the people discarded entirely in the management of public affairs. How is this body to judge of the election of its members, if the county commissioners are empow ered to act in a juoicuu charac.er, and determine who are the members elect ? Yet this has been declared the law of the land by the majority of the committee on Privileges aud Elect or s, and that decision has been sustained. By this judges of election are sti Ickeu from our system, there is no one to record the votes of the people ; the commissioners, though . not present, determine the rights of voters without evidence; this body is'robhed of tbe right to determine the election of its members, maintain ing only an inferential right of appeal, it that, ana a compie.e revolution isac compl'shed. The past Conventieu sat in the Capi tol by virtue of this revolution, and hfM overthrown the government of the people thereby. By means of twe votes, secured in the manner above recited, the consti tuiion is blotted out against the will of tbe people, and against the laws of the S.ate. In ordinary cases, where majorities are decided, one way or another, and where the votes of the contesting mem bers can make but little difference in results, a case like this may be passed over and excie but -little attention. But his case, -.noon the determination of which depenas tlie sovereignty of the people, must be made a test case and the circumstances around it, make it a prominent landmark in the history of government. The first duty of tho Convention was to determine who were the rightful delegates from Robeson, had there been a desire to follow, and obey the voice of the people. , The action of this body nas postponed tne question until rev olntion is accomplished. The action of this Convention in its legislative character has corresponded fully with its revolutionary constitu tion. Measures oi vital concern seem ingly prepared in party caucus, have been introduced as a matter of form, simply to obtam the scrawl which stands for a common seal, and under the spur of the previous question, with out an opportunity of debate, were im patiently hurried through, as prepa-ed at party dictation. There are g-iev-ances of an alarmning character, and not the idle clamor of disappointed hopes. We wished for nothing, we hop ed for nothing, but to preserve the con stitution dear to tho people, who have struggled for years to retain the benefits of ita admirable provisions. The dis cipline of party tactics has at last tri umphed over the wishes of the people, and, has left us uo course but to advise the people! of tbe spoliation of rights so fearfully imperilled by this Conven tion i We have had an embarrassing choice to make in conducting the people's de fense. We hoped that the free discus sion, of principles amongst gentlemen of intelligence, assembled P-om all parts of the State, might cause some conces sion from the rigor of party demands. But tbe invariable course of procedure in this body has been to prepare in mid night caucus the succeeding day's work; the measure agreed upon is taken up at once ; rarely has time or postponement TTOTICE OF APPOINTMENT. -i-N In the matter of Thomas E. Skin ner, Bankrupt. This is to give notice that I have been appointed assignee of the estate and et- fects of Thomas E. Skinner, of Gran ville county, N. C, who has been adju dicated a bankrupt on his own petition. Dy me district uourt or the United States for the Eastern District of North Carolina. CASSIUS A. MAT TO ON, Assignee. In Politics The ERA will bo Kepuhlican, hh.I v. ill at all titnrs EXPOSE AND OPPOSE CORRUPTION, INCOMPKTEXCh: .0 KXTUa V A OA .Xl'I'J In office, without icgunl ( pArt.r atili;iiHf... Tho Duinocruiir p;.rlr, Wlii.-h had control of thi: I .-k''-J " f the tstato, and which ha. i mi guilty of sucli lla-ranl abuses .f jxiwci . will be the subject f our ontntit "! SPECIAL SURVEILLANCE. 34 3t. Raleigh, N. C. Commercial Heport. WHOLESALE CASH PRICES. Era Office, January 26th, 1876. General Market. COTTON. Dull 122al21. BAGGING. Domestic 21 lb yd 10. CO TTO N TIES, 6i 7c. FLOUR, North Carolina $7.257.6fl. COKN, $1.00. CORN MEAL, 1.10. BACON, N. C. hog round, 14$. " hams 18. BULK C. R. sides, 15. ' shoulders, 12. LARD. North Carolina, none. VV esteru tierces, 18j. kegs, 18. COFFEE, Prime Rio, 25. " Fair " 24. SYRUP, common, none. MOLASSES, Cuba, 50. SALT,$2.25. CHEESE, Cream, 18J. " Factory, 17. " Dairy, none. NAILS, on basis for 10d, 4.00. SUGAR, A, 124. Extra C 12. " Yellow, 1010i. LEATHER, Sole 27i) HIDES, green, 7o,8. dry, 11. TALLOW, 910. POTATOES, sweet GO. " Irish, .l.oo. OATS, shelled, 0.C0. " sheaf, 1.25. FODDER, 1.00(3.1.25. HAY, N. C. baled, godf 1.20. CHICKENS, grown, 30. EGGS, 2025. BUTTER, country, 2530. FISH, Mullets, $7.00 ; new weights ne,w law 1 SOfts. net, 10.50. ut ,Herngs, f7.25 per bbl. B E ES WAX f 25.' RAGS, 2. BEEF, on foot, 58. " dressed prime, 56. Whilst giving full lt'ini..i. in . .7.1 mi State matters, wc .-shall eud-uvMr i( giveTbeERA iutf rt nl vu, for readers in every part of'(hc.u:iirv. The future destinies of our Stat" ilc nj on the watchfulness, prudence an.l activity of tho REPUBLICAN mas-ses during the interval to elapse before the next general Stateelectlon in Noveniher.bTU. $2.1 0 a Yetr-lnvariably in Advance. Advertising. As THE ERA . has a LAUGf sUH 8CRIPTION LIST, alvertiser. find It an excel lent medium lorootnmu nitrating with the public. Miscellaneous. JgAICCAIiXS ! IJAltUAIXS ! ! Prices Greatly Reduced AT BROWN'S VARIETY STORE I TOYS, TOYS, TOYS, TOTS, TOYS, TOYS, TOYS, TOYS, TOYS, TOYS, TOYS, TOYS, TOYS, TOYS, TOYS, of all kinds and at bottom prices to close out, at NAT. L. BROWN'S. BOHEMIAN CJI.ASS, A0 China Vases, Toilet and Win Seta, Jewelry, Stands, Cups and Sau cers, Mngs, Ac, fcc, at great bargain, , to close out. At NAT. L. BROWN'S. PERFUMEItr, JL Whites. ED WD. J. EVANS & CO., Nurserymen SeedsmenV;.'.. YOUIC, PENN'A. FIELD, GARDEN, FLOWER, TREE, fl KDGE SEJEDS-We of fer our usual large and comnleta as- sortmeut, embracing the mat desira ble varieties and of the best nnaHtv . - I T r . . - . J ttuu iuii jrnc ljisc, to auy address, on receipt or stamp. Seeds of all kinds by packet, ounce, pound and quart, can be sent by maiL t anv P. O. in th United States. Fb. 3, 1876. 33 3m. SOAPS, MIX Coin b, Brushes, Fancy Goods, Work Boxh, Desks, Fockci- Books, Knives, Wejuls, urocnei, n ting. Darning, Tapestry and Cheniellff Needles, Bodkins, Emory s, Ac, Great bargains can be had at NAT. Li. BROWN'S. xsjle rs I RASKirrs ! BASKETS, BASKETS, BASKETS, The largest BASKETS, BASKETS, BASKETS, BASKETS BASKETS. MASKIiTS, assortment in the Stat'1. Prices to suit everybody. ; I NAT. tj BROWN M 10 YOU WANT MONEY Male or Female. Send your address and get something that will bring you in nonoraniy over sioO a month sure. IN V EN TORS UNION. 4w 175 Greenwich St., New York, Strings and Trimmings. Also, gur- al airent for the celebrated lis ri: V cu TA(il OIIGAAS. Uwsnls of 65,000 sold. Bargains can now bf hal. NAT. L. iJltUV, 27ov. 18 FayettcviUe Street,
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