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i r Ei h t .-4 ! s s ri :i -i t JPoctry: i i Aii Old Man. The hour far fpent, the harvest in, He goo soivno a!o itf hi ways, IIor-sd y i til the sunshine ( hat Ih ' fills, - Tl.r Indian summer of his djs. A dear old man, whom all men love. Who loves ull men and 'round whoaa head; As round thcbrowsofanclentsaints, The silver Jocks of numbers shed. Just as the sun tome siAIng thru Tho. violet yajiora on the hills, Building' a" land of promise where The vLsta with new glory thrills. So shines his smile on all he meets, A tender after glow and mild ; He sees the other side of life, And tikes it sweetly as a child. For genial as the autumn day That spells us with its soft surprise Life seems to wait as waits the year, Obeying his benignant eyes. V 1 . lift lie dreams not of a dark unknown So close at hand, so chill, so drear, Thc'ice eold and snow covered the grave;' " He only sf u the sunshine here. II lifts his eyes up to the hills Whence Cometh all his help and . stays, TrtWft'n3 with the licrht that fills The.Indian summer of his days. Harper's Bazar. Agricultural Humorous. Carpets are bought by the yard and worn be the foot. Pawnbrokers ometimas prefer customers without any redeeming qualities. A woman who tells fortunes from a ten tup, needed to be a saucer- If you court a young woman, and and you arc wen and she is won, you will both be one. A father at Dubuque makes his children address him as follows: "Most respected anil revered father, I'll take another tuter" On a weman with red hair, who wrote poetry; "Unfortunate wo man ; bow pad is your lot ! Your ringlets are rtd, but your poems are not." A lady asked a gentleman who was suffering from influenza : "My dear sir, what do you use for your cold?" "Five handkerchiefs a day, madam." Art received rather an awkward criticism from a free and easy young man who recently met a sculptor in the social circle, and addressed him thus: "r.r er so you are the man -er that makes er mud beads ?" And this was the the ar tists refily. "Er er not all of 'em; I didn't make yours." 'Really, my dear," said poor Mr. Jones to his better half, "you have sadly disappointed me. I once eon sidertil you a jewel 01 a woman, but you have turned out only a bit of matrix ouial paste." "Then, my love," was the reply, console yourself with the idea that naste is adhesive, and will stick to a yeu as long as you live." Best Food for Swine. What would le considered the best food for swine in pumnifr would not answer the saim1 purp in winter. In -nmmer, hueh food should liegivm as would keep the animal in an improving condition, ahd would cause the animal to lay on a little 1r, but not so much as to cause it to suffer from the heat, as u fat jiorker undoubtedly does. Cooling foods, .such as plenty of young clover and bran and mid dlings slop, is what we use much of, not forgetting to give regular and abundant supplies of fresh, cool water. In putting up swine for exhibition purposes, we have tried many different kinds of food for the fall exhibitions, but have found none so desirable as a slop made of corn and oats ground together, one-third of the former, by measure, to two-thirds of the latter. One of the best ways to prepare it is to scald it at nitrht and feed next morning, put on the mass only enough hot water to thoroughly moisten it, and then cover up the barrel tight so it can steam Well, and make the mass mellow and nice by morning. If it is found undesirable to scald it, moisten the mass with water and then put in one or more pans of sour milk thick milk or clabber to cause it to sour by the time it is used. We use both or either plan, and find them both good. As an ordinary summer feed, we have found this food to answer almost all purposes, though we do not feed so high as when feeding the animals for ex hibition purposes, as experience has abundantly proved that breeding stock should not be very ?at, only in a healthy growing condition, to insure healthy, vigorous offspring. The refuse from the truck patches, such as tomatoes, cabbage etc., come nicely into play for summer food in connection with the above slop, as do apples (windfalls) pears, etc. American Swine and Poultry Journal. Protest. AN ADDRESS TO TIXK PEOPLE OF NORTH CAROLINA. By the Republican members of lie late Constitutional Convention, The Garden. Cassaba, Ward's Nectar, Prolific Nutmeg, and White Japan melons re all good ; sow in rich hills six feet apart, when the soil is warm. South of New York onions suc ceed best from sets : plant early in very rich soil in drills fifteen inches apart. When they can be grown from seeds sow the same distance apart ; the soil cannot be too fine and rich ; sow early. A gentleman at table remarked that he could not endure fish unless it was well cooked. "This," said the waiter, as he handed him a plate of the desired dish, "is, I hope, suf-fish-ently cooked to suit, sir?" "Well, yes," replied the gentle man, as he tusUdyit, "it is done a good eel better than I anticipated it would be." Westjeux Love. A youth of Indiana, in love with a girl in Min nesota, addresses her in this beau tiful strain :. I just come down from the buck eye, state some pleasure for to find a handsome girl from - ininaplis just suited to my mind, Her iosy cheeks and rolling eyes like arrows pcarccd my brest and they called her hand some clara the liley of the west. I eortcd her for just three days, her 0 love I thought to gain to scon, to scon she siiteu me which iruve me crief and , pain. She robbed me of my liberty ar.d deprived me of my rest but still I love my clara the liley of the west. MY DREAM. 1 dreamp a dream the other night down )y ,yon shady grove i - -siw a chap of higb degree lonvcreing with my love. he surg he song so merryly w hile I was soar oprest and ho sung yn.to lovely ilara the liley of the west. I rusdied up to my rival a dager in hand' I! tore Mm from my true love and boldly bad him ttand. being ir ad to desperation my dag ' ger pearced his' brest, and I was betrado by clara the liley of tho west. Wethersiield lied, Early Red, and Yellow Dan- vers are standard sorts, k or gar dens potato and top onions are often used, set in drills fifteen inches apart, and four inches apart in drill. Sow the Double or Moss Curled parsley early in open ground, or gentle hot-bed. Sow Hollow Crowned parsnips as soon as the .-oil can be worked, in drills eighteen inches jipart. Carter's First Crop, or someother round pea, may bo sown when the ground thaws. Alpha is the ear liest of the wrinkled peas, but needs warmer weather. When Champion of England comes, no other pea is wanted. Little Gem, Premium Gem, and Blue Peter are good dwarf sorts, requiring no sticks, and useful to fill odd spaces. Squash peppers for pickling, and Sweet Mountain for stuffing, may be sown like egg plants. Put some early sorts of potatoes in a warm place to sprout, and plant for early as soon as frost is out. Alpha and Snowllake are new and very early. Early Vermont and Early Rrso a little later, and good. Radishes may be sown very early in open ground or may be forced in a frame. French Breakfast, Early Turnip, and Olive-shaped are good short varieties : the Lonir Scarlet for long. Salsify and scorzonera, there is but one variety of each, sow the same as parsnips. Uncover spinach that wintered over when heavy frost are passing and hoe between the rows. Sow seed of Roundleaved early ; New Zealand, for mid-summer, may be sown in May. Summer Crookneck squashes are the best bush. Boston Marrow, Yokohama. Hubbard, and But- man, are favorite late sorts. A few for early may be started under glass in pots or on sods. Sow tomatoes in hot-bed and transplant to boxes or another hot bed, or where there are but a few, to small pots ; the object is to get a strong stocky plant, to set out as soon as it Is safe. Conqueror and Canada Victor for early, and irony lor the rest of the seasor s have not been excelled. White Dutch, or lied Ton Strap leaf turnips for early, and Long White French, is the best late. Get in the early sorts as soon as the ground is ready. Agriculturist. ARTHUR'S I.I.ITSTIIATED HO. Tir: X 3E I JV E The Household Magazine or America." Two Serial Stories in ISTft. " KAULESULIFFK." bv Mrs. Julia C. K. Dorr; anl M IRIAN"." bv T. S. Arthur. BUTTEKIcK'S New est Pattern in every number Term $2.50 per year ; 3 copies for C.50. Splon did Book offers and Premiums. Spe cimen number 10 cents. 1 T. S. AUTIIUR SON, Philadelphia, Pa, We, the undersigned, under a Konse of the responsibility due rroin us as representatives of the will of the people of North Carolina, feel called upon to warn the yet free citizens of our ielor ed Stato, of the danger which immi nently threatens them from the despotic and aristocratic tendencies of the Dem ocratic party, so glaringly displayed in the amendments passed by that body in the Convention which was lately held in IUleigh. A Convention called to establish the principles which shall govern nnd give vitality to the business relations of men and define the limits of the privilege to be exercised by the people, offers an unerring test of the opinions and feel ings of those engaged in the responsible work. No less is it an absolute stand ard by which to judge of the tendencies of a party, when that party controls the body. Then, if ever, will men show their true political opinions and strug gle to embody in permanent form, their fixed convictions. Governments are classified into free and despotic, at a glance, by an examination of their con stitutions, whether written or moulded by the practices and tradition of their history. When representatives respect and consult the will of the people, whilst dealing with their interests and privileges, free government prevails, whatever its advantages and inconven iences! When that will, expressed by majorities, fairly ascertained, is disre garded by the framers 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, fixes forever, in alarming reality, the character of North Carolina's last and worst Convention. A large majority of the votes of the Stato, was given against its call, and the 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 bo returned to them unaltered in a single principle, Dy wnicu tue rights of the people were defined and guaranteed, and their duties 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 tiie sway of a faction for the will cl' the ma jority, the Legislature of 1874 '5, by a party vote, vioiatea tne primary luea of the polity they had sworn to main tain, and called this body without con sultation with the people, and in breach of the declaration made all over the State in the canvass of 1874. No denial can be hazarded by any one, of this plain fact, that a deliberate disregard or 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 the very fact of its existence, a revolution. It is an anomaly in our history, and stands a solitary example of a body, called for the good of the people, usurp ing their rights, and seizing their pow ers, against their expressed will. Bat four years since, the people were call ed u do n 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 insti ument were submitted again le the pe ple: 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 1874 '75, the dominant party had a majority of two-thirds. This Conven tion, composed of the same number, elected by the same voters, under the same laws, with no intervening change 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 of'the Constitution they have tried so hard t preserve. By a course unpar allelled in the history of political bodies, that true majority is perverted, and the power of party is enthroned upon the trampled rights of a State Ste by step the dreary drama of ty ranny is euacteu. rne supreme court, the bulwark of the people, their learless champion m many contests with an en raged and usurping Leg slature, be neath whose august decree the poor of the land rest secure in enjoyment of homes for themselves and their loved ones, when ballled avarice casts its thirs ty gaze upon the pittance wrenched from its insatiate greed this tribunal, s fearless auu so just, is attacked, aud falls before the will of those whose ac tion forebodes evil to every institution and principle dear to freemen. The election of the Superior Court Judges, now with the people, was cov eted, and the purpose contemplated to wrest this privilege from them, ;ind give it where faction can supply ready made partisans inclined to direct the forms of law, and the principles of jus tice to the purposes of party. This change was only averted by the adop tiou of a provision which enables a par tisan Legislature to rob the Superior Courts of their jurisdiction, and confer it upon tribunals erected in their place, whose officers shall not be responsible to the people. Justices of the Peace, the familiar counsel of the people, whose functions have always been to assist them in their common, ordinary disputes ; who have been with the people, and of the people since tradition has spoken these neces sary, and almost family functionaries, torn from the 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 them" 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 onr present su preme law, carries the idea of responsi bility to the people down to every neighborhood. They give the control of every dollar of the money needed for the myriad uses of civilized and progressive communities, into the keep ing of those who are under the direct eye of the people ; they familiarize eve-" ry one witn Hie torm or business, and educate the primary divisions of socie ty in the ways of self reliant and inde pendent men. These tribunals carry the idea of the will of a majority to its ultimate end, and they are the rude, it may be, but healthful nurseries in which the infant steps of freemen are trained to tread in tne ways of independent manhood. But this nurture does not accord with thesplritof democracy revolutionized. That bad genius broods with evil men ace over the precious heritage of our fathers, and the shadow of his dark ap proach, even now mingles ominously with the broad light of our liberty. A strong government is demanded. The divinity of privileeed power must here after claim our devotions, aud the vul gar independence of poor men and ig norant people must be trained to forego its somewhat turbulent conduct, and learn Doliter manners, and mor 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 i Thus one by one the rude forms of hemebred privilege are destroyed, and me aamiy proportions or an eiegam aristocracy are erected," beneath" whose iron-hand, though cased in a glove of velvet, no popular right can flourish ; and in whose eye, a free people is an enternal fear. All earth is drenched with gore poured out to glut the selfish ness, revenge and licentious lusts 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 the font blotches upon the leper's skin, are the human offering which alone can appease the cruelty of an in satiate aristocracy. Even under the mild forms of privilege, which former ly prevailed here, the eternal hate which power always cherishes for free dom, allied itself to the dread demon ot rebellion, and its insatiate greed'unap peased by the 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 the people's will would be disregarded by any leg islative 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 to this Convention two delegates, Neil McNeil and R. M. Norment, The judges of election, against whom 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 those 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 county. No law is shown authorizing them to review the judgement of the inspectors of election none can be shown which entitled them to judge of the qualification of electors. This pow er is vested by law in the judges of election, and in them alone. If they abuse it and admit unlawful votes, or refuse lawful ones, it is a case for the candidates alone, and the determina tion of the fact in each case, belongs solely to the body of which the parties are seeking to 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 a prima facie right to his seat, until the truthfulness of the certificate is questioned. When this is done, the first thing to do, and the only thing, is to examine the records of the election. If they are in lawful form, the certificate must be given accordingly. If voters are questioned, the duty of approving or disqualifying them, rests with the candidate making the issue, and the facts must be determined upon the evi dence adduced. No legislative body, of its own motion, has ever made a con test between members without their own active interposition. All legisla tive bodies determine the lawfulness of the certificate. When this is done, the burden is thrown npon the contestants. These are rules of law prescribed for the proceedings of contestants, public and of common application. The action of this body is directly contrary to this method. The commissioners of Robe son, have erected themselves into a ju dicial tribunal ; they have, without evi dence, and against the record, deter mined the fact of legal and illegal votes; have taken from the judges of election the discretion conferred upon them by law, to be exercised under the obliga tion of an oath, and against their own writteu statement to the contrary, have declared mat no election at all was held in four precincts of the county. If they have power to disregard the returns from four precincts, they may equally disregard the returns from every pre cinct, and at their mere will and pleas ure, declare no election held in any county. By a combination easy of per fection amongst the county commis sioners, an election over the whole State may be nugatory, and the people discarded entirejy in the management of public affairs. How is this body to judge of the election of fts membe.-s, if the county commissioners are empow ered to act in a judicial character, and determine who are the members elect ? Yet;-this has been declared the law of the lind by the majority of the committee on Privileges and Elections, and that decision has been sustained. By this judges of election are stricken from our it as to the last ditch in resisting the in vasion of the assailants of onr rights. Never has any legislative body shown less of concession than this ; never has the caucus system been more rigidly and persistently enforced; never Las party discipline been more perfect, and never has a minority been less regard ed. The closing scene of the Convention was a fit finale to a body which assem bled in opposition to the will of the people, acted and worked by means of a majority purcnasea Dy tne aisiran- chisement of a county ana tne 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 members a right of protest. Never has any one before known, in the history of North Carolina, that a protest, offered in a re spectful manner and in substance not offending against propriety should be refused a hearing and a place upon the journals. But this Convention has crowned its life of usurpation by a closing act of tyranny which forbids complaint of grievance and denies the right of petition. So monstrous was the act, that a leading member of the majority rose in his place and rebuked this open outrage. Not even this could bring 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 the peopld that the intention and aim of the Convention was to enslave you and you are enslaved if you ratify its act. Jonas Hoffman, J. M. Justice, J. R. Page, J. II. Smyth, W. W. McCanless, A. McCabe, A. L. Davis, J. O. Crosby, N. B. Hampton, W. J. Munden, Ralph P. Buxton, R. W. King, I. J. Young, A. W. Tourgee, W. T. Faircloth, J. A. Bullock, W. M. Kerr, William Barrow, Edward W. Taylor, T. J. Dula, G. Z. French, S. H. Manning, J. J. Goodwyn, P. T. Massey, B. R. Hinnant. Directory. J. W. Albertson, W. H. Wheeler, R. C. Badger, J. M. Bateman, G. B. Bliven, B. F. Jones, J. C. Blocker, W. M. Black, Wilson Carey, Allen Jordan, O. H.Dockery, A. McDonald, W. P. Mabsou, J. W. Thome, J. Orrin Wilcox, G. H. Grantham, R. F. Lehman, M. C. Hodge, A. M. Lowe, J. Q. A. Bryan, Jas. E. .Boyd, Rufus Barringer, J. E. O'Hara, J. W. Bean, J. J. Horton, system, there is no one to record the Amendments. Synopsis of the Work of the Convention. .The total number of amendments adopted is 31. The Judicial Depart ment received more attention than any other in the Constitution. That Article was so amended as to give the General Assembly power to establish other Courts inferior to the Supreme Court, with power to prescribe the manner of appoint ing the presiding officers of such Courts, who shall hold for a term not exceeding 8 years. The number of Supreme Court Judges was reduced from five to three; of Superior Court Judges from twelve to nine all to be elect ed by the people. At the first elec tion the Superior Court Judges are to be chosen by general ticket, but the General Assembly may provide that at succeeding elections they be chosen by Districts, as at present. Both Supreme and Superior Court Judges to be elected for eight years. The General Assembly are author ized to require the Supreme Court to meet at points other than the State capital. The principle of rotation of Judges was adopted; and no Judge can hold the Courts of any District twice in succession except at inter vals of four years. Sections 15, 16 and 17 of Art, 4 of the Constitution, which prescribe the original jurisdiction of the Su perior Courts, and regulate the mat ter of probates, administrations, &c.y are stricken out, and in" lieu tnereoi tne uenerai Assembly are Amendments to the Constitution may be proposed by a three fifths vote of each House of the General Assembly, and if at the next gene ral election a majority of the voters of the whole State approve the same they shall become apart of the Con stitution. , , , An ordinance has passed declar ing that no amendment adopted by the Convention shall have the ef fect of vacating any office or term ofoflice now existing under the Con stitution, and filled or held by vir tue of any election or appointment. The per diem of members of the General Assembly was fixed at $4.00, their mileage at 10 eenU, and sessions limited to GO days. , The General Assembly are i n vest ed with power to denounce fitting penalties for carrying concealed weapons. - Citr. tioreruinent. Mavor B. C- Manly. Alderman itrs Ward Jas. Mc- Kee. John Armstrong. II. J. Ham ill. Second Hard J. J. JNOweii, Qf Guilford, President. : PENITENTIARY. ' Board of Directors and JZcecu. tive Committee. Jacob S Allen of Wake ; John M Coffin, of nOW an ; James Pace, of Chatham ; j ( Rhodes, of Wayne; Stewart Klli son, of tWake.. . Officers. W J H K'K, Architect. W t Thompson,. Deputy Warden ' M Grausnian, Steward; Dr Win (:' Hill,, Physician; H A CorrHI. lf Rowan," Superintendent of the siiw Department..' : u PUBLIC .CHAKITIKH. One member elected annually l,v the Legislature, to supervise all u,. penal and charitable institutions ,,f the State. Dr C T Murphy, of Samp,,, President, term expires July i' 1831. ' Capt C B Denson, Chatham, retary, term expirix July 1, Lsts Dr G W Blackrmll, Wake, term expires July 1, 1SS0. Dr W R Sharpe, Davie, term x. pires July 1, 1877. Col JT Morehead, Rock ino !,;,,., term expires July 1, 187!. INSANE AYJjUM, - MOUUANTfl.f . Commissionerselected by th? I isfature.ur. iereus .uetHlenrmi! W. H. Martin. Stewart Kllison. Third Ward P. F. Pescud, Jr., John C. Blake, Win. C. Stronach, R. IT. Rrarilev. J. C. R. Little. Fourth Ward H. C. Jones. James H. Jones, James H. Harris. Fifth WardV. C. Fleming. J. Ruthn Williams, R. H. Jones. Treasurer Leo. D. Heartt. niprk and Collector Georere II. Williams. Marshal J. W. Lee. Raleigh Township CJoverniiientii Magistrates. A. Magnin, J. C. Gorman. M. B. Barbee, W. H. Martin. Jos. P. Prairie, Norfleet Dunston, J. D. Morgan. Constable. J. R. Caswell. Cttcrtc. John E. Williams. School Committee. A. WT. Shaffer, Ch'n. ; O. Hunter, Jr., Clerk ; M. V'B. Gilbert. rI rr Ho. Walton T , . I- tary. Dr Eugene Griom, Wke. Dr. M. Whitehead, Rowna. CaptC B Denson, Chatham. Honrd of Ldurailoii, The Glovernor, Lieutenant 0iY. ernor, Secretary of State, Treasurer Auditor, Superintendent of I'uhlie Instruction and Attorney (Jtmni constitute the State Board of ucation. lhe uovernor is l'n,; dent, and the Superintendent' r Public Instruction, Secretary of Board. Supreme Court. Richmond M. Pearson, trf Yadkin Chief Justice. erson, .-Wo. TV nke County (Government. Commissioners Solomon J. Al len, Chairman; Wm. Jinks, W. D. Turner, J. Robt. No well, Adolphus G. Jones. Sheriff S. M. Dunn. Superior Court Clerk John N. Bunting". T-V1 T" treasurer uaviu jewis. Register of Deeds W. W. White. Coroner James M. Jones. Surveyor J. Q. Shaw. Government of North Carolina.. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. Curtis H. Brogden, of Wayne, Governor. John B. Neathery, Private Secre tary. R. F. Armfield, of Iredell, Lieu tenant Governor, and President of the Senate. W. H. Howerton, of Rowan, Sec retary of State. D. A. Jenkins, of Gaston, Treas urer. A. D. Jenkins, Teller. Donald W. Bain, Chief Clerk. John Reilly, of Cumberland, Au ditor. Win. P. Wetherell, Chief Clerk. S. D. Pool, of Craven, Supt. of Public Instruction. John C. Gorman, of Wake, Adju tant General. T. L. Hargrove, of Granville, At torney General. W. C. Kerr, of Mecklenburg state Geologist. Thomas R. Purnell, of Forsythe, State Librarian. Wm. R. Richardson, of Wakei Keeper ot the Capitol. governor's council. The Secretary of State, Treasurer, Edwin G. Reade, of 1 Justice. W. B. Rodman, Beaufort, M W. P. Bynum, Mocklonburir, Thomas Settle, Guilford, Tazewell L. Hargrove, of (iran- viile, Reporter. W. H. Bagley, of Wake, Clerk. D, A. Wicker, of ake, Msirslmi. Meets in Raleigh on the first M m- day in January and June. Superior Courts. Samuel W. Wat's, .Iudg. fi'.x-h Judicial District, Frankliu.on. J. C. L. Harris, Solicitor, Iliie:j(ii. !Y. C. Representation in oiictn. 8EXATK. A. S. Merrimon, of W ake. Mat. W. Ransom, of Norlfi;wnil.ii. JlOU.src OT KKPKF.SK.VTATIVKS. 1st Dl.-trict Jesse J. Yeates. 2d 3d 4th 5th 6th 7th 8 th it J. A. Hyman. A. M. Waddell. Joseph J. Davis. A. M. Scale?. Thomas S. Ashe. W. M. Bobbins. Robert B. Vance. United State), ;ovrriiiii-iii. Ulysses S. Grant, of Illinois, Tri dent. Hamilton Fish, of New York, Secretarv of State. Benjamin II. Bristovv, of K :i tucky, Secretary of the Treasury. William W. B'jlknan, o! inwt. Secretary of War. George M. Robeson, of X( ,v Jer sey , Secretary of the Xavy. Z-. Chandler, of Michigan, Scitc- tjury of the Interior. Edward Pierrepont.of NYw York, Attornev General. Marshall Jewell, of Cmriectii-uf, Postmaster General. votes of the people ; the commissioners, empowered to allot and distribute the judicial power, regulate the ju risdiction of the Supreme Courts, all matters of appeal, practice, &c. Section 31 of the same Article is so amended as to limit the duration of i the term of the Governor's appoin tees to vacancies in this Article to the next regular election for mem bers of the General Assembly. Sec tion 33, same Article, is so amended as to leave the original jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace in civil ac tions to the General Assembly. The criminal jurisdiction of these officers is retained. The provision in the Constitu tion of 1776 by which upon a two thirds vote of each House of the General Assembly Judges of the Su preme and Superior Courts may be removed from office for physical or mental inability, is re-enacted though not present, determine the rights of voters without evidence; this body is robbed of the right to determine the election of its members, maintain ing only an inferential right of appeal, if that, and a complete revolution is ac complished. The past Conventien sat in the Capi tol by virtue of this revolution, and has overthrown the government of the people thereby. By means of twe votes, secured in the manner above recited, the consti tuti n is blotted out against the will of the people, and against the laws of the State. In ordinal 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 excite but little attention. But this c.ase, upon the determination of wmch depends the sovereignty of the people, must be made a test case and the circumstances around it, make it a prominent landmark in the historv of government. The first duty of the 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 has postponed the question until rev olntion is accomplished. Tue action of this Convention in its legislative character has corresponded fully with its revolutionary constitu tion. Measures of vital concern seem ingly prepared in party caucus, have been introduced as a matter of form, simply to obtain 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 prepared at party dictation. There are griev ances of an alarmning character, and not the idle clamor of disappointed hopes. We wished foriothing,we hop ed for nothing, but to preserve the con stitution dear to the people, who have struggled for years to retain the benefits of its admirable provisions. The dis cipline of party tactics has at last tri umphed over the wishes of the people, and has left us no course but to advise the people of the spoliation of rights so ieariuny unpenned by this Conven tion 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 from all parts of the State, might cause some conces sion from the rigor of party demands. But the invariable course of procedure in this body has been to prepare in mid night caucus the succeeding day's work; xiuuiiui unit ic?ujciiiiieiiudiii Public Instruction. Public Works and Institutions North Carolina ol in BRANCH MINT OP THE TJ. 8. Located at Charlotte. This es tablishment was authorized by act of Congress, passed the 3d of March, -for-" l . a xotio. i is now ciosea. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA. Situated at Chapel Hill, Orange county, 23 miles W. N. V. from Raleigh. Ite-opened Sept. Gth. 1875. Officers of the University. Rev. Charles Phillips, D. D., Professor College of Mathematics: Mr. J.DeB. SSlT0wS8S0f Uieirt Apr!" aid October. ii5ir- GuJ- Y,la? ??' Clerk, George E Mr. John Kimberly, Professor Col lege of Agriculture; Rev. United State Courts. The stated terms of tlx l'nid States Circuit and District nhi are as follows : United Slates Circuit On it l - tern District, North Carol im- (".! in llaleigh Iirst .Monday in ) inl and last Monday in Nov'iiii-r. Jti. Li. Bond, Circuit Court Ju l'' residence, Baltimore, Md. Geo. W. Brooks, -District ourl Judge, Eastern District ; rosulnn Elizabeth City. United States Marshal, Joshua R Hill: office, Raleigh.1 N". J. Riddick, Circuit Court Clerk : office, Raleigh. EASTERN DISTRICT COUUTS. Elizabeth City, third Monday in April and October. Clerk, M. B. Culpepper; re-i- denco, Elizabeth City. Nvv-Ttprnp Fniirh Mri(lT I" Tiaker j ta- A. W. This power is in addition to that of Mangum, A. M., Professor of Col removal by impeachment, lege ot Philosophy; Rev. A. F. The Article on sutlrage and Eligi- Redd, Professor of College of Nat ural Science : Mr. Ralph H. Graves- Jr., Professor College Engineering bility is amended. Hereafter per sons convicted of felony or other in famous crime are denied the right to vote until restored to citizenshid by due course of Jaw. A residence of 90 days in the County, instead of 30 days, as heretofore, is indispen sable to voting. The Article on Education is so amended as to retain all fines, pen alties and forfeitures in the hands of the respective county officers, to gether with the poll tax and such property tax as is collected on that behalf. The Article on Penal Institutions, Punishments, &c, is so amended as to give the Legislature power to farm out penitentiary convicts on public works, public roads, &c. Intermarriage between whites and negroes is prohibited to the third generation. Separate schools for the two races are to be provided. A Bureau of Agriculture, Immi gration and Statistics is established with full power to the Legislature to protect sheep husbandry. Article 7 of the Constitution, which prescribes the system of county government, assessment of taxes, election of Magistrates, fec, including the valuation of property is amended so as to grive the Gen- Monday ft in April the measure agreed upon is taken up at Assembly full power to change once ; rarely has time or postponement been granted, stiil more rarely has dis cussion been allowed, esppcinjfy in mat ters on which opinions Iihvh been most opposite ; and when discussion has been impatiently conceded, we felt the utter hoelessnoss of speaking to a question which judgment had gone before hand. The only expedient left us was a re sort t ordinary parliamentary rules, to delay for a few moments the pain we endure in seeing the rights and privile ge of th people smothered in this Con vention. It was the only way we had of protesting against the hasty and an-. sparing decrees of this body and how the present system of county gov eminent, election of Magistrates, Ac. The General Assembly is to meet biennially on Wednesday after the first Monday in January succeeding their election. The 13th article is so amended that no Convention of the people of this State can hereafter be called ex cept by a two-thirds vote of each House of the General Assembly, such call to be first submitted to the qualified voters of the State for ever unsatisfactory, w were driven Jo 1 their approval or rejection. and Mechanic Arts; A. Mickle, Bursar ; Hon. Kemp P. Battle, Ra, leigh, Secretary and Treasurer. DEAF AND DUMB AND. THE BLIND. The North Carolina Institution for the education of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind, is located at Raleigh Officers. John Nichols, Princi pal; R. B. EllLv, Steward; L. E. Heartt, Treasurer. Board of Directors. TXufus S. Tucker, President ; John Nichols, C. D. Heartt, Albert Johnson, J. W. Cole, J. J. NovveJl and James H. Harris. ' i The Institution has a full corps of leacners in me ueat Mute and Blind Departments. The course of in struciion includes eight years. All applications for the admittance of pupils should be made to the Prin cipal. INSANE ASYLUM. Situated in the vicinity of Ra leigh, will accommodate 220 pa tients. : Officers. Dr. Eugene. Grissom, Superintendent; Dr. F. T. Fuller, Assistant Physician ; W. Whitaker, Steward ; Mrs. Mary A. Lawrence, Matron; E. Burke Haywood, Jr., Secretary and Treasurer. Board of Directors. Hr. J. G. Ramsay, of Rowan, President ; Dr E Burke Hay wood, of Wake; Jas D Uzzell, of Wake ; J M Pool, of Wake; Anderson Betts, of Wake ; E W Pou, of Johnston ; Dr S, G Coffin, of Guilford ; P U Hardin, of Alamance; W T Faircloth, of Wayne ; G W Brodie, of Wake ; J B Mason, of Orange: W R .Myers, of Mecklenburg, G W, Stanton, of Wilson. i ' ; . ' lime of annual meeting of the Board, first Wednesday in Novem ber in each year. dence. New-Berne. Wilmington, first the fourth Monday October. Clerk, Wm. Lnrkin Wilmington. Marshal, Joshua Tt. HM1, nV. Raleigh. District Attorney, Richard r. Badger ; residence, IUleigh. Assistant, W. U. Youn?, Ox fori- UNITED STAT EH CIRCUIT lt)L' WESTERN DISTRICT. II. L. Bond, United fltateClr cuit CoUrt Judge, Baltimore, B. Robert P. Dick, United Swvj District Judge, Western JMntf, residence, Greensboro. Robert M. Douglas, Un i ted Marshal ; office, Greensloro. ? Circuit and District Courts i W Western District are held t "e same time. H Greensboro, first Monday in Apm and October. Clerk, John W. Payne ; re-. Greensboro. . Statesville, third Monday April and October. Clerk, Henry C. Cowles ; Statesville. ' "" . Ashe vi lie, first Monday after tue fourth Monday in April and Octo ber. Clerk, E. R: Hampton; ri.i Ashe vi He. " ' .f Virgil 8. Lusk, U. S. District At torney ; residence, Asheville. Assistant, W. S. Ball, Greensboro. States Internal "cTe"uli unr. Collector Third ni United Fourth Districts, office, Ralei&- v. Supreme Court of the Morrison R. Walte, of Ohio, Nathan Clifford, of Me., As. 3 fe' Noah II. Swayne, of (., Samuel F. Miller, of la., David Davis, of III.. Stephen J. Field, of Cal., Wui. M. Strong:, of u., J. P. Bradley, of N. J., Court meets first Monday io (.ember, at Washington. it it t
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