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2 Mate wttintl. itttt;ttl, " " " - i. " i i - JOHN VI ONE JONE3, .. -Editor. C. B. DIvN N, ........ . . . .... . . . . ... - Associate Eultor. "OFFICIAL orgah of the state grange. Secretaries of Subordinate Granges are fully author ized to solicit, receive and receipt for subscriptions to the STATk 'AjORICirLTUBAli JOUR?AI 3- GEO. W, NASON, Jr., of New-Berne, N. C, is fully authorized to make, contracts for the State Axsbicultu- TLA.lt JOURNAL. '" --' - jfcj- Receipts by others than those rfamed above, except e' Editorial Corps and. persons showing their s commissions, will not be considered valid. . .-:'. RALEIGH, SATURDAY, NOV. 28, 1874. Salutatory.oj' tills the soil ; the manufacturer, the mechanic, and the professional f man are necessities to both. Collisions between them ' arill prove ruinous to all. It will be onr earnest endeay or to prevent any sufch unnecessary, unreason able and dangerous conflicts. . To my brethren of the press, one and all, throughout the country, I extend the right hand of good fellowship. : JOHNSTONE JONES. . .;. ... r--' The Atlantic Montitlt. The December num ber of this leading literary magazine of America is upon bur table. Its - contents are varied and valuable. TVe direct ; particular; attention to the original poems of Longfellow; and Hayne, and an article on the righteousness of money making by Edward Atkinson, contained in this number. Yearly subscriptions $-1 00. EL O. Houghton &Co.. 'Boston.' ' Our Paper. I I Johnstone JoneaEeq., f ornierly of ' Meck lenburg county, and late Editor of the Char lotte Observer, enters upon his duties as Edi tor of the State Agbicult.ubal J ouenal tnis4 South," hare Attracted considerable attention. t week. As said in his' Salutatory he will have entire control of the editorial columns. We wire' pleased to announce, however, that the services of Capt. ,C. B. Densonof Chatham, are still retained as. Associate Editor. Mr. Jones and Capt. Denson are well known to the people of North Carolina, they are gentle- men them fWith this issue of, the State Agriccltubal Journal, I assume its entire , and exclusive editorial management and responsibility with editors,, whose. namesf will bo' duly announced. Possessing no interest in the ownership of this paper, I have, nothing to do with, its business management except' during the absence of the Proprietor, when I will exercise a general supervision and control over it. " " Tlie services of C. B. Dqnson, Esq., of Pitts boro, have been secured as Associate Editor a position which he has heretofore filled with usefulness to the readers of tlie Journal: and credit to his own abilities, experience "and sin cere devotion to the material interest of Korth Carolina. He. is. too 'well known to the farm ers to need any commendation at my hands. In the outset of my course as Editor-in-Chief ot this Journal, it . is proper, in order to pre vent any further misunderstandings, that I should state a few things briefly and in plain terms:" - ' ' : ". ' .,'! ,Tne Journal, will be conducted as a non partisan and non political paper.' But should there ayse any urgent necessity for an expres sion ot opinion by the Journal ipon any great political question, the decision ot which would deeplv affect the interests of the iarm ers of North Carolina, 1 shall view such quesr tion from a Conservative -stand point know ing, thnt all. xny convictions, and belie ving-uthat my bounderi duty to the whole country, the fanners in particular, would leave ni(? ho other alternative.. (" , ' . Duri:?g the time'of my '-control of this jomv nal, I shall place 'it and hold1 it in an attitude of .perfect, independence of all' cliques, rins, and cunibinations fonneJ for-. what I mav con sider an improper or. evil purpose. The Pat rons of .Husbandry is a combination of men ; so is the government we live under'; so also are the Church organization's, Temperance orders, and also the various benevolent socie ties ai?d fraternities that contribute to the benefit ot mankind morally, religiously, eo cial"ly, or materially. . Like all other institu tions founded upon tho eternal principles ot Eight, I perceive in the institution knoVn as the Patrons of Husbandry, good and not evil. It shall therefore receive my earnest support as long as -it continues in well -doing But there may be imperfections in this Order, Vs in all other human institutions r and I would not be true, to my duty to the granger!" I did not tell him of them.; The organization could never arrive at a state of perfection it its friends shut their eyes to its defects. That' is plain. I shall not hesitate, therefore, to point out all serious imperfections which I -mav perceive in the Grange system ; and I shalfdo so with the sole object of securing a "'.removal of those imperfections. I believe in the Grange moye ment. I believe it contains seeds of good that will yet spring up and bear abundant harvest provided it be hot choked to 'death with the noxious weeds of prdjudice, bitter-feeling and unreasonableness tion of tho farmpra;aaa '-laborers of my; native Statobetteredirand I shall strive constantly lo that end in the sphere of journalism which I now cn!cr noping' to "receive the- encouraged ment and support oiaH' industrious, thinking m"S?.yhte-5 :and bclivingfirml that the 'e tat i nr. ch?. mechanic, 'or-the pro tut harm to each. hThe farmer is a necessity iU luu merenaur, me merchant to him' who of acknowledged ' ability, and through wo intend to make our paper one of the best ever published in; the South." With the new J year other. Valuable accessions iwill be madp to the Editorial corps, especially in the Agricultural f lLive Stock and Scientific De partments. 'We are now negotiating with sev eral prominent; gentlemen throughout the South for Original Contributions bearing up on tjie Agricultural interests of the eountry. We propose to make the fifty-two numbers of the State Agricultural Journal of 1875, better than those of '73-'74. : . ' We intend to make it a Welcome visitor to every household, and trust that our friends throughout the South will do all they can. to' help us on in) our tjood worlc. Wejzppeat to you,'-, dear .reader, andask a favprable. re sponse. v m , :. I-' Remember that on the 1st , of -January, 1875, we shall be compelled to pay postage on our paper at this' office iiiadvane? Wo must therefore require the cash for all subscriptions. Our terms are only two dollars for one; year, Books and Exchanges. near our city should not be in the future, as it surely; has been in the past tho leading and most successful held in tho ' State. We havo attended nearly all the Fairs held in No th Carolina, sin co the war, and there was none to cop'iare'Wt6"Wose' held under tho auspices of the C pe Fear Agriculc oral Association in 1870 and 4871. Since that time, trom causes which those in charge could riot control, the exhibitions have inptubeeh so creditable or suc cessful. We can and must rival H'ar.d excel those held in former years. An united effort, a firm determinatymjjto succeed, is all that ifi -ScbibxebV.. MoNTHXY.The December, number 4 necessary is full of interesting and entertainiug articles. This magazine commends itself to Southern' peo ple especially. Its ski tches entitled " The Great ? PeteesonV Journal. We are in receipt of the December number 6f this new candidate in the field of Popular Literature,' published by H.' Pe terson & Co., Philadelphia, at $3 00 per annum. All its articles are complete,.' which Z constitutes its distmguishing feature. . V. The Sunny South. This is the title of j a large and handsomely printed weekly journal of litera- ture, wmcn nas oeen -siarieq m Aiiania vreo. The first number gives' great pf bmise.4 Its spe cialty is. Southern literature and will attempt to be to the South what the New" York Ledger is to tho North. ., . An address of Coh J: P. Thomas, Superinten-: dent of the Carolina "Military Institute, delivered at Cokesbury, S. ' C, and published at the' in stance of the Cokesbuiy Tax Union; lias been re ceived. It treats of M South Carolina How Pe deemed Industrial Activity and Political Integ rity Tho signs in which we Conquer." He pays a high' tribute to the Patrons of ; Husbandry and perceives in the organization of the farmers and consequent awakening "of the.masses of the peo ple, the brightest signs of hope for the redemp tion of that down-trodden, over-taxed; ruined people. r '. , . : ', A Good Example. ' f 1 IT -Sampson County Fair thi3 week. Cheap Freights. one dollar for six months. -. . : : 5 , R T. FULGHUM, ' Conducting Editor and Publisher. Public Documents. We acknowledge receipt of the Annual Re port of the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Deaf, Dumb & Blind : Asylum. ; It conlains nothing worthy of particular notice at the hands of the press. . i i . .... ....... . ; ' . ;-; -: ' ; i ' THE STATE PENITENTIARY. J The Annual Imports ot the Board'of Direc tors, Architect, Deputy Warden, Steward and Phvsician ofr the Penitentiary is upon our ta oie. tior int I The iieports make no original surges crem- s, but'they contain manfacts'vof" general ntcrcst. s r or instance, tne expenses tor , 100a jr convicts amonnts" only to twelve Cental i!)er per year. This is; "dc-J posed" in them1, violate their sworn !? oath. That-is S43.S0 eidedly the cheapest lodging-house - in 1 the Sta;fe. Z-Z. ' : M :j' . - i Daring the period 'embraced between "Npv. 1st, 1S72, to Oct. 31st, 187-1, th6 num ber j ot prisoners has increased from -G6G to 455. This is iiOt a rapid increase, anl speaks well for the law-abiding character of the people of . xNorth . ijaroiina. i'ew btates -can 'show a sul tiller number of convicts in their Peniten tiaries. .; . - ' .' ; , ' j r ; ihe v erection of the prison and its walls is stejidily progessing. The convicts work well. The skillful and energetic Architect in charge reports the estimated value of the convicts' labor, as done in connection with the build ing of the Penitentiary and its walls, &e.,at $58,-350 S7J. It is probable the Penitentiary will be finished before doomsday. i Wo tliank the -Milton Chronicle for its kind suggestion to the Legislature, that if Mr. .Turner does not want the Public Print ing, " the farmers of the State wuld be pleas ed to see the job given their organ, the -St ate Agricultural Journal." But our Journal is not -'a. candidate for the printing. We would not attempt tq break a lance with the worthy Riihmonds already in the field. We are a candidate for nothihs: save the favor of the industrious , people -Vof-; North Carolina the farlners 'particularly, - to whose interests the State AoiticuLTUsAr. Journal is especially A grand jury composed of four white and twelve colored men, in a certain parish in Louisiana, have' set all the grand juries of the United States J a precious , example. They hare indicted the Treasurer of the Board of Education for embezzlement ; a State Senator for receiving a bribe ; arid a Judge for bribery and corruption in ofiice and subornation of perjury. These officers are representatives each of the threc.branches , of the State pov ernment Execvttive, Legislative and Judicial The grand juries of the country are the main.bulwarksjof the people's rights and lib erties ; as 'long! as they perform their V duty, rinhteonslv and-iearlessl the country is sifo: it is vhen the inries of the land yield to evil v ' - or -corrupting innuen c hie for the welfare of the State. Public fcrva who '-betray- the' trusts im- l'-i.rr-.t lr tr;r rf i ? 1 1 nil n T ) r ! r r. f ti f i God, n ( 'ofv the laws of man, bv stealing the public mon eys, should ihj; evry instance be speedily brought to .justice whatever the race, class, or party to which they mar belong. as it is manaird server has had devoted. Delegates, from; the N. . C. Agricultural "Ihc Ohariotte Ouserver dsov. 17V thinks there is no n3ed trying 'to have-agricultural fairsin that section, as u the farmers of Meck lenburg and the surrounding counties' do not take any interest in it, nor will the'y as long by "town folks." Tlie Qh "enough' of Fairs,'' and is in favor of fia jockey club" instead, .arfd says' further-: ..:".!' '''.. "If .it should hz thought advisable, an ann ual Fair could bp" held, also, every, Fall,', at which time ' we could make a display of our agricuitural products, machinery, etc, and when persons could visit the grounds without the fear Of bein thrown with gamblers and sharpers; and avoid also the horse racing, if they so desired." . We learn that the racing at the Charlotte Fair 'was u perfectly,-splendid,"-: and that the gambling was conducted with all the improve-' mentsikuowu' to. the art. Pickpockets wore abundant injfact "all tbe attractions of a first' class Xorth Carolina Agricultural Fair, were presented iun iAns&nian. : . . .1 . . . . Brotljer Polk is , poking 'fun at ns ; , tho! its-' ' i ... 1 1 1 - .- r . . t ,7 01 lr . co lauenv 1 Kext Wednesday, December lstj will 1 wit ness the opening day of the Second Annual Convention of the American.Cheap Transport tatiorirAsabctation, to bo held in Pichmohd Va. Every farmer every producer; yes, and all the manufacturers, merchants, and consumers are deeply iiit crested in th i s v i t al question of cheap transportation. in a circular address, issued by the Execu live Committee of thist Association, and its President, Josiah Quincey, of Boston, Mass., we find the following paragraphs explanatory of the niavement : , . " The rapid progress and development of ur country during the past decade, . has brought the question of cheap transportation prominently to the front, and it is fast becom ing the leading issue of the day. The produ cer, the manufacturer the merchant and tho consumer, are beginning to realize that steam and electricity have inaugurated a new era in commerce' have changed our. manners and customs of lite even and that whatsoever L may be said of the power and inflnence of any Of the products of the soil, it is evident that it is Transportation which is mow. King. It levies die largest tax 'upon production ; and in this country its revenues' greatly exceed those of "the Government. How important then that our transportation system should be thoroughly5 understood and equitably ad justed . ' - .- ! u Tho brinirins tocrether of trained minds from every section of our great country ot practical men from every department ot com merce and agriculture tor the consideration of this great question, cannot bnt result in good; indeed the previous conventions. which nave uccn ueiu, aiiuuugu whbiuciuj iuu qneRtipn in its preliminary stages, and ; neces sarily in a crude and elementary manner, hdye , inaugurated a work which in it's edu cational features alone is of iucstimablb value; for as yet, the public mind is quite unfamiliar with the subject, and there is need ot all the light which can be thrown upon it." ; The urgent and .vast-importance of -co ope rative effort in this matter on the part of tho pVouucers-; lnaniitacturers, merchants and con-un-ier, rhav be 'prtill v noticed from tire fol lowing - Vigr.iiicant llailroad movq-monts,'.'-eas described, by oar Yaluablecotempo'rry, .. the ZSrev.' . York South. : ; , ' '1 In August last, a CiMivention of railroad m.an:agers svas iieh at Surafoja f ):r the osten sible. .purpose nf injauguratinir reforms in the nt-Uiaiiient -of alt': 'onr trun.k lines of rail read, in r.'i'er that the public might have reasonable ratts of transportation, and shareholders re ceive a fair compensation fir their in vest men t- ilicnts. - ihe purport ot the conference was, however, - doubted at the titne and subsequent events. proved by the starting pf three of the presidents of th3 principal' railroads to Haiti- more, rneir ooject oeing to inaiico tlie presi dent of the remaining competing line to adopt their views, and thereby secure to themselves any charge they may demand from the pub lic. , . - ' On Saturday last, a special meeting of-tf-O' Cheap Transportation Association was helcj to take action with respect to the Saratoga com bi.natiou, and the'eflorts of the other roads to induce the Baltimore and Ohio railroads to'en ter into tho compact. " w :- From what we gather from the meeting it ;ap)cars.-that last winter the "association: draft ed a bill for the -establishment of a board of rnilinsf nnmmiwiniiprK M'hn Kill oc it.fr-.. d.uced'at Albany, but.referrcd to a committee absolutely and entirely under the control of the New York Central Railroad Company, but it' was simply-smothered and no report made of k.ut'allon tie ground that by allowing, tho bill to ass, thay conceded a pointy which nev er having been done before, it was not ad vis-, able to do so then. The repurt of the commit tee deprecates such a-Combination, terming it an incubus on commerce, and' an injustice to tne- people who granted' the privileges and serious trntn. every, wora Home. ' Society ItQUfce tion Co avehtidntto! beheld at Bichmond, Vaf 'preaching Fair to be held near " our city by Dccember..lsrr 1S74 : ::I 1 . . 'tjic fiea The officers" of.' tie associ aiiou 'are 91?"bJ8:Ml8C;PJtfJ?n'?' Day i'.busy at work urcparlac 'for the occasion".; Ths rroT.:n u.. iverr, .ua ; ; i. rncucr, lion. T 7 1 R. 11. Smith: A. Ml McPheeters. Hon .T W urtal warmly invuca iarmers-mechanic?, Iorwood,:Capti? R.uT. Fulghnm, Ev B-Bor- don,Jol.rJohn Dv YVIntford, Gv Z. French, G. R. Griffith.- ... r - : franchises. which created them: ; Opinioiis were i'reely expressed that there h act been a congress of railroad men held at T Tlie Wilmington Jturnal looks iifo?rdlSarat6gariiiid that an agreement whs-entered niiuito'puoi uie-earnings' or ine tiiree roatis salt of whicli v.ioaid'l'e that' theie four' lines vv'ouldr control the rates of tlansportaticn." jorth I Carolina- will bo. fully represented in f the Convention -by some of our foremost men! merdiants, laborers-cvery body :to 'thePair; In another bBlumn; will be' fornie'd a list of the and says : "V 7-: - ' y ' ' . ,t; "" delegates' frppi this Stated Que next issue, will "There isno gc&d resaou why the Fair held contain lull fenorta of the -nroceedinL'?. r "... . . X ' . - k -
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