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" ..''" Y'"'" .TT.'-,r a . ... " "" "T. . V"" - L t, '- i ' National De moc ratigR I flS .XX AX s.y;:,...... -Av J- ! One Year.. Six'Months, Three Month..' One Jlonth., H ut A..irEAItXE, Manager, STATE COXSTITtJTlbK'. PROPOSED -AMENDMENTS. SENATE PROPOSITION., .43' A CT to alter the (tout Uutie of X th Carolina. . W " . The Geoeral Assembly of North' Croli n.i do enact (three fiAha of all the mem bers of each House concurring.) 1- That the Constitution pi this State be altered as follows, tof-wit:- v. r i . Amend sectidn six"i of tlie first article, by striking uur.thd first, clause- thereof, down to and including the word "but;" this being the clause relating to the State deit. : . : ' Amend section two of the second article by striking out the word " annually," and inserting in lieu thereof, the word " bien niany; being In reference to the sessions of the General Assembly. Amend section five of ic second article, by striking outalK-tnat - preced.-the. word?; "-tbcriaid -Siiatt,districtsn rami, by striking oat the phrase "as aforesaid or" in .said section; the parts so stricken out having reference to the State census. Add a'new section to the second article to be 'styltd "section 30," and to read as follows :-' Tbat the' members of the Gen eral . Assembly shall each receive .three hundred dollars as '$fm compensation for their services during their term, subject . to such regulations rn regard to time of payment and reduction for non-attendance as maj be prescribed by law ; but, they . may have an additional allowance when they areralled together in special session, and mileage shall be ten cents per mile for each session." Amend section one of the third article by striking out the words " four years," where they occur first in said section, and . inserting, in liett thereof, the words " two years, being in reference to the tt'rni9 of executive officers. Strike out the words " Superintendent ' of Public Works," wherever they may oc cur in the Constitution, thus abolishing 'that office. Amend section six of the third article, by striking out the words " annually," and inserting, injieu thereof, the word " bien . nially ;" so a? to conform to the provision respecting the sessions ot the General As sembly. - Strike out sections two and three of the fourth article, being the provisions which1 refer to the appointment and duties of the Code Commissioners. Alter section four of the fourth article, so that said section shall read as follows : "The judiciary power of the State shall te vested in a Court for the trial of impeach msnts, a Supreme Court, Superior Courts, such inferior Courts as may be estab- lished by law, and Courts of Justices of the Peace." Alter section eight of the fourth article, so that said section shall read as follows : "The Supreme Court shall consist of j Chief Justice and two Associate Justices ; PnticUd, That this shall not apply to the justices during their present term of office, unless by death, resignation or otherwise, the number of Associate Justices shall be reduced to two." . . t j Altct-Bcction twclTe-of Ui'i'oarth " ar ticle so that said section shall read as fol lows: uThe State shall be divided into ' nine judicial districts, for each of which a judge shall bo chosen; and in each dis trict a Superior Court shall be held at least twice in each year, to continue for such time in each county respectively as may be prescribed by law. The General Assembly shall lay off said districts in due time, so that the said nine judges may be chosen and begin their official term at the first general election for members of the Gener al Assembly which shall occur after the ratification of this section." Strike out section thirteen of the fourth article, which fixes the present judicial dis tricts. ...,. ; Amend section fourteen of the fourth ar ticle by striking out all after the word "office," and inserting, in lieu of the part so stricken out, the words : "The General Assembly 6hall prescribe a proper system of rotation for the judges of the Superior Courts, so that no judge may ride the same district twice in succession, and the judges may also exchange districts with each other, as may be prescribed by iaT." . . Stre out section tit teen of the fout th article, and insert in lien thereof, the fol lowing: The General, Assembly shall have do power to deprive the judicial depart ment of any power or jurisdiction which lightfullv pertains to it as a coordinate dc- , partmenl ; but the General Assembly shall allot and distribute that portion . of this power and jurisdiction, which "tloea not pertain to the Supreme Court, among the ether courts prescribed in this constitution r which may be established . by law, in such manner as it may deem best, provide elso a proper system of appeals, and reg'u late by law when necessary the methods of proceedine. in thq exercise of their powers, of all the courts below the Supreme Court, J so far as the same may bo done witcout conflict with other provisions of the con stitution - --v i lr: ' r 4 Strike out-sections sixteen, 'seventeen, nineteen, twenty-fife and thirty-three t)f ' the fourth article. . c - ' Amend section twenty six'of , the fotrlh article" Dy striking out all that part which begins with, and follows the word "but" in said section, oad,.in iicu of the part so stricken out, inserting-tbe following : "The judicial pSccrs and. the clerks of any courts which may ba established by law, sbaljLbe chosen by the vote of, the qualified electors, and forn such terms a3 . may be 'prescribed by law. The voters of each precinct, established as is elsewhere provided, for in this constitution." sball tsect two justices of ,' 'the .peace for such wm aa may oe fixed by law: whose juris diction shall cxtsoU-XhrougLoufc 4lotr r pective counties. The General Assembly : may provide for the election of more than two justices of the peace in those prccincts which contain cities or towns, or in which : 'ther special rtasons render , it expedient. ; The chief magistrates of cities , and incor poratc-4 towns shall have the judciat pow-! of justices ot the peace." Amend section thirty of the fourth articles 1 striking out the word "township" and inserting, in lieu thereof, the word "pre-, cinct;'1 also in the last sentence of the, same section, strike out the words "the commissioners of the county may appoint to such office for the unexpired term," and in lieu thereof inseit "an appointment to "11 such vacancy for the unexpired term shaU be made as may be prescribed by ........... co 1 . ( '.., 2 CO 'I , . -f !. ......... ....... . - oXti srie-volume 4,7 . semes voLujnj'i. r Amcndr!.ii-wi ana aeren L tne i striking out the . vords wt of the several counties'1 'wber-lhtfjOv ur in said section v and in lien -t Dweoi , mseri ing me woras- "conniv 4cnbritfej established a authorized bj f ' Strike out section foaVof the fifth' arti cle, relating to taxation to pay the State debt and interest i Insert the word "and" before the word "surveyor" in section one of the seventeenth article, and strike out the words and five ,coramissioners"Jn said section ; also :ad4 to said section the following : "The .Gen eral Assembly shall provide lor a system of county' government -for the several counties of the Stile.?' ' - - i V , Acjcnd.sccfto two of the seventh ar- ticle, by striking 'out the word "commis sioners" hi: 1-m ilieu thereof inserting: the words "county authorities established and authorized 'by law:" and in . the, Section strike out .thetvords, the resnstcr of deeds shall be tz&fiicio clerk of the board of commissioners.! " Strike out section three - of the -.seventh article, mj4o leu thereof insert the fol-?5 "lowfng: u The county .t autthorities estabi. lished and authorized by law shall see that the respective counties are divided into a. suitable number of subdivisions, as com- -pact and convenient in shape as possible, and marked out by. definite boundaries, which ntav be altered when necessary. Said subdivisions shall be known by the name ot precincts. They shall have no corporate powers. The township govern ments are abolished. The boundaries of the precincts fhall be the same as those which heretofore defined the township un til they shall be altered." Strike out sections tour, fire, six, ten and 'eleven of the 7th article, which relates to the township system. Amend sections eiht and nine of the seventh article, by striking out the words "or township" where they occur in said sections. Strike out section three of the ninth ar ticle, and in lieu thereof insert the follow ing : " The General Assembly sball make suitable provision by law for the manage ment and regulation of the publie schools.," and for perfecting the system of free pub lib Instruction." Strike out section five of. the ninth arti cle, and in lieu thereof, insert the follow ing : " The General Assembly shall have power to provide for the election ot Trus tees of the University of North Carolina, in whom, when chosen, shall be vested all th privileges, rights, franchises and en dowments heretofore in any wise granted to, or conferred upon, the Board of Trus tees of said University: aud the General Assembly may make such provisions, laws and regulations, from time to time, as may be necessrry and expedient, for the maiu-., tcuance and management of said Uni-' versify."? Strike out sections thirteen, fourteen and 'fifteen of the ninth article, relating to the-. University of North Carolina. Amend section ten of the eleventh article by strik ing out the words ,4at the charge of the State," and in lieu thereof, insert the words "by the State; and those who do not own property over and above the homestead and personal property exemption prescrib- u,uljmi tocnsuiu lion, or Piiing minor? and above the same, shall be cared tor at the chanre ot the State." Alter section seven of the fourteenth article so that said section shall read as follows : 44 No person who shall hold any ofScevor place W' trust or profit -under the United States, or any department, thereof, or under this State,' or under any other State or government. 6hall hold or exercise any other office. or place of trust or profit under the authority of this State, or be eligiblo to a seat in either house of the General Assembly ; Provided, That noth ing herein contained shall extend to offi cers in the militia, Justices of the Peace, Commissioners of Public Charities, or Commissioners for Special Purposes." Add another section to the fourteenth article to be styled "section 8i" and to read as follows : " County officers, justices of the peace arid other officers whoso offi ces are abolished or changed in any wy by the alteration of the constitution, shail continue to eXercise their functions until any provisions necessary to be made by law in order to give full effect to the alter ations, so far as relates to said officers shall have been made.'' ; . ;- -' -Renumber the sections in those articles from which any section . has been stricken without he insertion of another in its- stead ; and give to any toew section that .number which by this method would have been given to the' section for which it is substituted; and the 'alterations sball bo embodied into the-coastitution, and the several sections numbered consecutively. - "''"" AMENDMENTS TO. THE IUI.L. - " The following are rthc Sepale amend ments to the bill as it passed Us third read-. . 1st. Amending the property exemption from taxation so as to includq,$3pOi worth of any kind of property. . ' . . ' ; t j 2d. Amend so as to empower the. Legis lature to increase .or diminish the number of judicial districts to meet the necessity of the times, provided the change bemade, at the. end ot the W?&,'ti---iA''i THE 'DEMOCRATIC,' PARTY OF. NORTH CAROL! NA t - oV the " Central? ExECutiva Ccmrhittes. f 4 .-...... a . - ..- To th People of North Carolina: -of The Executive Committee of the Dem ocratic Conservative party of. this Stafe,- . rv. jnneftUstinn m fin rr t hfmSfl VP nn.'i aiiki v 1 M -, " wltTJTO any Trt ends froni different parts nf tue isiaie, laomiar wnu yuvu ciumn, have deemed it necessary and proper that the Central Executive Committee, shall address the peoplo in reference to various tonics of public interest, and particularly reform in this State: ' The consiuuiiouai Central CommitteeT tnereiore,-ieeie8pe cially called bpon and instructed to sub mit to the people such views and to sug gest such measures of,reform and relief as, in their judgment, are calculated to pro- mote concert ot action and the general welfare of the State.. THE CONTENTION ELECTION.' The result of the election in August last, although adverse to the call of a Convention-of i he people, cannot be re garded as an expression of popular appro- --..NNii: S5s5"-.-. :-'..v.--T. .rr " ; J X- J. . r-- r . V t J- X T-V !, ' "T . 1 sonar r. I " - and ccaccded u a change in the -organic - tnecessity for j ,naterial particulari Fral Nor cari the result of that election be properly claimed as a party success or de feat. The issue submitted and passed upon was not a party Usu4y although great efforts were made by interested persons to make it such nor was it so regarded or treated by, thousands "of democrats and. Conservatives1 Who 5 vbtec? against ' "Con venti6hJv That electirra turned on.colla -feral and immeteria issues, "most pf . them suggested and pressed u pon public atten tion by the great body of "the office hold, ers of, the State," who apprehended that a convention if : called, would . turn them out of office. : The office-holders of the State generally 'opposed-'the call ; they freelyused money and other appliances to 'defeat ill The colored people were made falsely to believe that a convention would deprive them of their 'freedom,' or greatly abridge,tbir political rights. Thousands voted- against the caJTbecause they feared armed-interference of Uhe authorities of the federal government and another war-m other thousands voted esrainst it, because they apprehended some unfriendly inter- (ecence- wun me present nomesteau pro vision, while some believed the calf as made was without the sanction of the constitution and revolutionary ; so that, we repeat, the election turned,-, not, in favor ot or against any political party, nor upon Vbe real merits of the issue submitted to the people, but upon many collateral con siderations. METHOD OF AMENDMENT SETTLED. The majority against the proposed call for a' Convention, though comparatively meagre settles adversely the proposition to amend the Constitution by a Convention of the people, however proper and desira ble that method of amendment may be. ft settles it, because the radical members of the Legislature, at the behest of their party, unanimously refused to vote for the call of a Convention of the people by the Legislature. Such a call cannot be made without; the votes of at least a few of them, and they and their party thui assume the grave responsibility of preventing the peo pie from amending and reforming their wganic law. The only remaining method of amend ing the Constitution is by legislative enact ment. Although the Constitution operates oppressively in many respects, and some of its provisions preclude all hope of general prosperity while they continue in force, yet it is manifestly the duty ot every good titizen to seek relief from such evils by the legislative mode, however slow and un- . satisfactory.. in the present emergency, it may be. We venture to hope that the members of the Legislature will, when they assemble, at once agree .upon this plan of relief, and we respectfully suggest thatt in the meantime, the people give prompt aud free expression of their wishes as to such amendments as they desire, so 'that the Legislature may be informed of the popular will, a3 well as may be, in reference to constitutional reform. OUK MATEItlAL. LN'DIKTUixtt j i TIOXAI. INTERESTS OPPHE SSED. -tntil Xire material, industrial and edu cational luterests ot trie btate are m a ca lamitous condition is manifest to the com monest observer. There is now a direful incubus upon the state that deadens the energies of the people and destroys all reasonable hope of future prosperity. Every man has the distressing sense that he labors and toils in vain ! These, evils are not owing to any lack of industry and persistent eflort on the part of thelpeople. Ever since the late war they have walked assiduously, and -thou-sandsMiave labored who never labored be fore. They have lived economically. The soil has generally yielded good crops and fair prices have been realized for thorn. VTtnfc thpir pnrn?n am D-OTifi ! . - r Where are they ? Their desolated farms are not restored. The waste places are not built up. The greater number of the towns and villages are as decayed as at the close of the war many of them are in a worse condition. The destroyed manu factories, with but few exceptions, have not been rebuilt. And where, we repeat, are the earnings of our impoverished peo ple ?. They are swallowed up in oppres sive taxation, to support a system of state governmentessentially expensive, and a radical extravagance without a parallel in the history1 of a; free people. BUnDENSOMB TAXATION rCBLIC EXTRAV- AGANCE. , During' the first "two years under4.be present Constitution, $1,807,580 were col lected irom the .people and every dollar of this vast sum was expended in the ad ministration ' of the State government an average' of over $900,000 - a year I about ten times, what it cost to adminis ter the' government before the waif -There belonged to the ScbboL Fund, derived from -the Land .Serin donated by the United States, the sum of $122,000. This sum' was f invested, aoatlf in "special tax bonds," and the fund is virtually lost 1 . , These monstrous evils are the legitimate hnits of the workings of.1 the present, Convl ( 1 ue present prganizauon .iastess , on uie 'people a system of government- essentially extra vagant-the township system lone making necessary about three thousand officers at an annual expense of from $300,000 to 100,000. 4 estabiisbea a public lebt -amounting to -$40,000,000, half of which is confessedly dishonest and fraudulent. and which the people are -unable to pay, :rv-.:s j. it t v. 3 Yj pfl- '4- MISRrtE4 FBAUU, rOBCBANp THK OlU. '"Cnder'tbis . orgamc1aw ae" people 'are subjected to an, intolerable misrule at the. hands of tho radical party.yi By means of 'no4rlaca Jraud, forc tod 'tlx a word J- that party bad absolute control pf the Conven tion that framed the present Constitution, and tike control of the first Legislature that assembled under it; and although the oeoble .'were impoverished. , this radical .Convention and Legislature increased the public debt from $20,000,000 to near $40, 000.000 in less than eighteen months. Of this 520,000,000, less than $500,000 have gone into the public works or to the benent of the people. . .This party placed in office a Governor who absolutely suspended the Constitution and laws of the State ; be ar rested scores of innocent citizens without warrant or any authority of law; he sus pended the writ ot habeas corpus and defied the Chief Justice of -the State ; he made his warrant from time to time on the Treasurer for large sums of money with- v : r n 1 n r i i i r - j vvi w jv orvcr' f - n a i a la uni sikll'uii t - tiijuitrtn w n i : j . , J n 1 uTT st l ihem At tbe 'pablic, expense td despotic - will, r Thisf 'party execute' -pi tiespotic -wilLrThis; party elected to tile btate Convention - and hA cores of men I notorious i for and cmiptwn, wiif&r'2Si lueir part v- ana itnavisu speuunttf- v creased the public debt to ihe. enormou sum already stated. This party degraded and disgraced the Judiciary by . electing to high judicial Btatjons men. shamefully ignorant and corrupt, and others who have not scrupled to manifest the most blatant partlzan feelings while holding their oraces. Tnia party have ruined - the credit of the Statethey have blasted, the hopes and prosperity ot the people in tie most shameless and defiant manner they I have made every department of the gov eminent a by -word and. reproach. To es tablish the"truth of these charges wo need but point to the, history, pf the State: for the last three years and appeal to thc.cjb servation oY every intelligent, citizen ' ; tJpt rEtrtvasaTiTtioy:tg'r ' ' - " 'vV'-vU-' .-.-I-;--; J ' : This Constitution anCl this party, ; -with a radical, reckless and extravagant admin istration qL? the r Federal; Government, make up the manifest causes of the .suf ferings, poverty and ruin that crush the people of the State. The Radical party have brought upon us all these evils, and there is no relief from them but . through salutary changes of the Constitution, and a change of our present rulers for others who shalLbe capable, honest, wise and pa triotic. The present constitution is loose, illogi cal, contradictory and absurd in many of its provisions, aud it were well it it could be entirely re-written ; but this is not practicable by the legislative mode of amendment. ' Action will be expedited by amending it in a few very important par ticulars, for the present, and leaving gen eral amendment to a future time. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS SUGGESTED. In the judgment of the Executive Com mittee, the Constitution should at once be ai: ended in the following particulars : Section. 6 of Article 1 should be so amended as to strike out all thereof .that providesrthe inviolability of the puhlic dtU. Section ' 2 of Article 2 should be so amended as to provide that the Legisla ture shall meet regularly every two years, instead ,oj every year, and it should be provided that the members of the Legis lature shall receive but $3 per day and 10 cents mileage, and such pay for no lon ger a period than 100 days during their term of office. The office of Superintendent of Public Works should be abolished.' Article 3, Section 1, should be so amend ed as the Governor and other officers, therein mentioned, shall hold their offices but two years, instead of tour years, as now provided. Section 10 of Article 3 should be so amended as to provide that the Governor shall nominate the officers therein men tioned, by and with the advice and con sent of the Senate, unless otherwise pro- law, - , Article 4 should We so :r. ended sj to strike out sections 2 and 3, thus abolishing the Code Commission., Section 4, of this article should be strick en out, leaving tne .Legislature to rega- late the number and style ot Courts. In stead of five Supreme Court Judges, and twelve Superior Court Judges, as now provided, there should be but three Sir preme Court and eight Superior Court Judges, who shall be elected every eight years. Sections 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 2G, 27, 28, 31 and 33 of article 4 should be stricken out and it should be provided that the judicial pow ers of the state shall be vested in one Su preme Court and in such Superior Courts and inferior Courts as the General Assem bly may establish. . 'Section 4 of article 5 should be stricken out, thus striking out the mortgage provi sion on all the property of the State for the interest of the public debt. Section 6 of article 5, should be so amended as to enlarge the class of exemp tions so as to include " stock and provi sions." Article 6, section 5, should be so amended as to provide that the persons therein rendered ineligible for office shall likewise be rendered incompetent to vote. Article 7 should be abolished, except section 13, thus sweeping away the 7oten sltip system and leaving the matter t the Legislature. ' " ) Article 10 should be so amended as to provide that the Homestead provisions should apply to all debts alike, and it should be in fee that is absolute. Article 11, section 10, should be i,sa amended as to provide that its benefits shall extend only to indigent persons, j v Article 14, section. 7, should be' so, amended as to provide that no person shall hold anv lucrative office under this State 5 while beholds an office under the United States. i Sec 5 of Art H should be so amended as rtdl abolish , the provision for taking 5 a" census of the State m i75and every stett; years taiereatter. : . :rr:-': i We would saggestfa !ifurthif amend metitf that Sec; 5 of Art$bc so amended as to provide that the; University shalj bo under the control of the General Assembly, who shall elect a . Board of, Trustees; of' which' the -Governor shall be tx 'rjficio. Chairman, and Sections 13 and 14 of . that 'Article should be stricken out. 1 ' r L' - Othcrljamendmenfs ought 'to be mthv but those suggested .would relieve ;th; people irbra the burdensome "and extravii' cant -tate government that now swallows: up their earnings, and fastens upon them a Oiace.tieuc .wniu. ifjey cannot pay, out 01 which they may easily so compromise and adjust the honcat portion, as'will redixe if -within maaageabW Hiults - - CRIME AND OTTTRAQE. Wc deem it worth while to notice in .this address, that wicked and interested per sons unprincipled and violent radical partizans in and out- of tmV aror sinister purposes, have sought to produce the false impression that the Democratic Conservative party have and do connive at and encourage the perpetration of crime and outrage. To this detestable end they have, wherever they could, prostituted the press, legislative and judicial proceedings, and resorted to every means within their power. Such imputation is not' only Soundless, false and scandalous, but in mous to the . last degree, and betrays a spiiit of wickedness, we venture to assert, without a parallel in political warfare and arm . i by whomsoever perpetrated, abaJ&s.-rK?1 peatedly gone but" of the Usual . pitlcid4 ileal - course to denounce: ir and prger npch lli'VoiWrationWereTypatT,t7V?nl 'fT people the high importance ot aca:;ad,f i -o uc noiive aua zeaious jr offenders to justice!, fat persolrfwarse pursued by the nlrwortby deplored byrrorirejer is deeply to .t cal party; It is not ohTyevery t poritt.v tends to destrbv the moral anow!ut iiv effect bf the voice of the Dress, icsislau action and judicial .defermtnation; foflthe suppression of crime their, constant Ef fort is i ta turo such matters to political, advantage by giving them a political turn; and thus they produce the almost ineti table conviction on the minds ijdiaintr ested observers that the purpose of the.' press, trie legislature, ana JUoorta wjiot to suppress crime and : outrage, bat. to manufacture political capital and advah-. tagc from the crimes of offenders, and thins engender bitter feelinga among . their op ponents, destroy confidence In the Ccmrts pnd i bring f them into disgrace ' and Con tempt. - T.Jt -3iU i We again urge our friends to . set tlifiir faces against violence and lawlessness jof all kinds, and to be especially active in preventing secret outrages by disguised persona NATIONAL rOLITICS. It is to be regretted that the people of this State have failed to take any very ac tive interest in national. politics since tho close of the late war. In our judgment this is unwise. Our people are of the Tjn;0n it is our government and to it we must look, 'as we have the right, for sup port and protection in our rights of life, liberty and property, at home and abroad- we owe it allegiance and support, and it is a patriotic duty to yield these it is ns much bur duty to join our fellow-countrymen in shaping and controlling the policy and destiny of this great common national government. We have all the rights that any of the American people have, and we are false to the country and ourselves if wo fail to recognize, exercise and act upon them. The people have rights ; let them exercise them firmly and respectfully, and when need be, assert them as freemen and American citizens in the councils of the nation, in political assemblages, and every where. If we consent to be dwarfed and ignored nationally, then indeed, we may expect to be for all time to come. TION. Our common country is subject to grievous political evils to which the com pass of this address will allow us to ad vert very briefly. Official corruption in high and. low places; public extravagance; usurpation of great powers not conferred, but denied and prohibited by the Constitution ; high and oppressive tariffs which foster im mense monopolies ; the direct encourage ment and support of monopolies ; prosti tution of official patronage to promote party ascendancy ; a system of taxation terests of tTie party fft power, border bf Internal Revenue officers who. jtppres. plunder and outrage tne people or tue na tiou, and under which large surplus sums of money are raised that ought to remain- in the pockets of the people; a general system of espionage ; a suspension of the liberties of the people upon the slightest pretext, in express violation of tho Con stitution ; armed military interference with the freedom of elections ; a general system ot official bribery and party favoritism in every department, and the administration of the affairs of the government, are public national evils, the enormity, extent anM aanger 01 which cu scarcely De measured or appreciated by the people subject to them. That these evils do exist is man ifest to everybody. The dearest, highest interests ot a tree peoplo demand that they shall not close their eyes . to such dangers too -long lest the time shall come when they will find their form ol government changed in name as well as in . fact, and their liberties lost. , , I source or ttjblic evils the "mcnEE law:" of tiik republican party. Most if not all these evils, are-attributa ble to the Radical or ' Republican party of the nation, to Its doctrines, policy and practices. It is essentially a party inimi- cal and dangerous to the constitution and public and personal liberty; It is founded upon the despotic dogma that there is a "higher Jaw" than the constitution ; it js emphatically f- and essentially a 'higher' law" party? ' This dogma, is its life and soul, and it proceeds on the Jesuitical max im tfiaf tftt ?net?R th'' ininiisl' Hence It is, the head of this party,1 Ithe pcesidenti docs ! not hesitate to send She army lx'Xew Vork'and elsewhere -at the North, to this r State, Texas and all over the "South, in violation "of the letter and, spirit of the ConstitAtion, .to control jtbe' elections andrep&ft th.eayjfot his snd his party's - continued ascendancy3, and bis own election.- Tlence,5-too; we find hird fof 'li,kc purposes uspending I're priTilege of the writ of habeas corpus Art njtime of profound peace,4 arresting the citizen With- out 'warrant or -lawful fcuthority.init duty 'Uj lawless lurcv.' , nvuee, ioii,.we uou IU1B party f iff 1 Congressf ? avbwedlyj' and .ittf the finosf.-'. riotous ;manner, v- pasng laws; at oho time;-to oust j the juris diction' of the' Supreme - Court of ithe Union? td fprefent that - great tribdnal from declaring Its acts and assaults on the I " Constitution unconstitutional and void, at another time 'passing & slmilaf law to' pack that Court "with partizans: to alter a solemn decision already made, out dis tasteful to this "higher law partyr Hence, tod. hundreds of other-similar acts done bf this cartt whicR Jllustrate the nriacir.4 pres, poucy ana practices wdkd we nsve aiirioucea 10 snvoica 11 not nrrcsieu and suppressed, must result In the absolute Overthrow of the system of government formed and handed down to us bv Wash ington and bis compatriots. That such a party has been allowed 'to spring up on American soil is monstrous and alarming ?fcV national democratic pabtt thk , ONLY OTHER PARTY. There is but one other great political party in the country that is the National Democratic party. In our judgment, it is the patriotic duty of every lover of liberty and free government to co-operate with that great and powerful parry to arrest the tremendous evils to which "we have ad verted, and which will, sooner or later, if not suppressed, destroy freedom and re- tablisn despotism and the sword. rZK2i. tour oiaieitari ,w,u..i P: , nts. vtc Cordiallytidv tl :LZZK' t6 his hitherta-partyraShaTi SlSX-vl. U uctciunuvu I 1 . Jtmna finrl Vvlts tfk which WO hs0 rUl directed' public; attention, and wcifc 411 gcodv. people x ta stand with hiffiUt 1 tbM such common patriotic effort ihellessi-ii8d. may save cooatrv from impeuatn:dar a. iiaaiitayr-i-n aIUDATTLE,V M-BUSBEEL 1 tntral ExeeulUc. 4'f4 PETERSBftQ ADVEBT(3Er'flT8: '.v ... X. DISIIOP Jt 8E) ''Ml , OV ' V ' V V ; OCt. 17-ljV v ' .'tjf: U fj j l Wilio North Caroli WJT. Pluinineiv Young &, Wholesale and RcUll deilers in . -. h HARDWARE, BADDLEHY ITA1 7- VVAKJS, AU UAJU-lAUJJ J ; .. : ',UATRIA1S y . Manufacturers of Tin Ware) add Dealer . . COOKING AND IEATIX G r .V - STOVER v.Vv--a 7TT!i Sole Apenta fdrfBlaChiey cumber Wood Pomi. 1 Oct. 17 3m. ' ' v- 4: eelebret JsCtt i12 T71.EGANT pncTOGBAnisi G. W. MINNIS. EsUblishe rot; and Richmond, Va., tof ' " r . OYER, TWENTY I Would bee leave to Inform hismanv f -lend. patrons, and tbe cltlxens of North Careens la general, mat oe may siiu be lonna at . ; . prepared to take every style of Lltencea; lare or small,. in the very best manner, at moderate prlee. 'A call most retpectfutty solicited.- Re member. r. . ' . "i. ' 47 Sycamore 8t., f TSRaBUuo.- Va.t. OCt 17-801. -?' '!'':. ".v.- v,.--iv--':,M ' -l ---.'. -.... - - COLE AGENTS FOR THE CDLE kJ7 orated Bauingbam Cucumber ranap, tbe best and cheapest made.' .'s-v -1- ; . MEADE, 0EU & CO , , Wholesale and retail dealers lit 1 . ;and carriage 'Materials,, iff' i .uft-.:.l- Um ri . 127Sycamre3t-, PETERSBURG, VAr B. T- 1T8ADE.' , Oct. l7-3m.; w. e.oaB.A , JOS. Ati.UZR. M INGEA St, II ACniSO.Y, WHOLESALE; AND RETAIL 4 if DRUGGISTS r 1 j tf 4 yo srcAMoas Stiocet, t; -, Hate the larSstdek,:of DRUG3 MEDICINES, VPAISTH, pL8,0 t GLAS3 f i i . ' , ' v.PATENI-JlEDIClNE: Ever before offered to thr irsule, w "i ill be sold at New York prices, t - ; ) -vUerc!uiaU,t Physicians "and i'wer -(hould know oar prices before purciiiiin t3ef Uere. jfx'ift-?:--: '''. : .... . . t ORDERS SOUCIIZD. ' GILLIAM W I) UXLO l ' t "V. - - ? I f- IJITLJ. LI I ' t f"A. ?1 . , .1".: . . . , t -.. We Laveconstact! In i!or mentof every kind of : i y..' a::d 1 4 ' '- Lrlgricultiirar: 11:11,: ? raACIXIJTE OIIS at 7hc! t" Anv Enqulriea will be nVorantfr aaawtnw' ed and Orders. AUeodcd tovltb Flielity aod Dispatcb.jg , . . Oct.l7-Soi. T. A. KT. CLAIR, f MASCIACTVRXa r , j: Carriages, Buggies, , ! Z EXPRESS, SPRING AND PLANTATION WAGOHS, CARTS AND DRAYS, CORNER LOMBARD A SECOND STRZEtSV PCTEItSBUHG, TA. ' r. A Good Assortatent Always on IIaai Repairing of every description-heavy and light such as- Paintinr, Wood-work, Black 8rathln?, done faithfully aad promptly. AH work warranted. I respectaUv uk a call, as I am sure that both In Prices and Workmanship I can elve satisfaction. Oct.l7-lT, f U. O I 13 k) (ft 16 oo 8 - J0 CWX 41 !l Art -AO (h 17 '&0ia oo! 40 no 19 00 -SO 00 57 M tO H aooo veo.ory 87 Wito oo , Viva space, eekM square. 'h OSFClf vADVEQJ j8EMENT8. V---T.: R..Rcardon, Ffl AND IMPORTERS ori CaANT.:.TAii.oPRl !Y Oy NORFOLK, ' viL jv to con Ao.afntl I Une tieaU F AtLGAaKtJiTS Oct,20-Sm. CHAXXXS OKlAJf. . TnSTABLISIIED 187 C."JoMan& fen, a r WUOLESAI.E CONFECTIONER roreirn aad Demeitic Fralts, Ac, i . ... ..... ..-1 ... 8 tore 200 Main trt-l Factory 1M Cnnrch 8t, ( OcUH-Sia. : - i' n . .i CoL A. Savaosv ?rbf. W. M. Jokis. P. F.I-as. gAVAGE, JONES it IXE, . . SHIPPING AND Coiiimission, Merchants, AND COTTON FACTORS, No. 18 Roanoke Square. . . , 'At J NbaroK, va. ' Oct 29 -Cm Gibbs, Pritcharrt & Co., ?4Bi:GobiH6Tibiis.-4c., ; 202 Main Street Norfolk Va. , PORTSMOUTH ADVERTISEMENTS J J. IULISOLV, No. 1 Iliou Sthift, 4 PORTSMOUTH, VA., WHOLESALE GROCER AND Commission Merchant, .' And dealer In NORTHERN APPLES, POTATOES AND ' FOREIGN FRUITS Of all description AH orders accompanied with tbe cif.Ii will be promptl r attended to and aotUfactlon guar anteed. : 'OCt. S1-3E8. rpflOMAM OWKlf At SONf pesters in OYSTERS. NORTri CAROLINA TRADI! SOLICITED P. O: Box 1S1 Portsnionth, Vn. Rtlcrence: Rain k Bron, Rankrrt. Nov. l-Sia. HOCSK XtTAULUOICD in 1S39. "VriEJIElLEU,. ETIIKItKIKJK A 1 UltUOK, ' GENERAL COM M I SSIOX Mi: IIC II AN TS AND COriJON PAOTOKS, , , IDci i St.. aod Cotrl Wharf. . , ." . ?ORTsyoUTH, VA., And dfltn la ProvUtons. Flour. Coal. Ui..r. Salt, Planer, Cement, Jod PUater and Ajcn cnltoraf Ltnie, Super-PHofptiatr. lUwtoot sod Lodl Mannlactnrinr Co Poodrctl at b naanfaetarvrs price. -A No. 1 Peruvian Gdioo. direct from Artno. alvavs en band. ' - Vn. to - a OCEAN" HOUSE, Vdrismouth Va ; 1 rif." DLAIfT7Tr6rietor, ; f oruerly efYafboreT. IIomu, Iialeiqk, Jf. C.) I T. f ; . . . ,', This fatsos snd Comromots Hotel has beea Resiled and Thoreoxhly ReoTStd, aad 1 now open for tbe Reception of Guest a. Persons leavlac o Ibe Seaboard aad Roan, eke Railroad and stoppisr at this Ueose will avoid eroealef tbe Ferry bsfers day, aad have tbe pleasure ot eojoylnf a Good Break fast Tbe Train passes la froot of the floesc. ' PoaTfPeriJa Octl7-ly. $2.50 AiHJ on Uod Frf a v a.l, - r . v.- TioanA)i : X I WOULD CALL YOUR SPECIAL attialion to ny Ure and beaaUial $txk,oi v SCOTCH CHEVIOTS fr SvlUwfs. Kor. a.tl. - C. WFJIO.1.. ! . 1 ; f V," vY''-: c . KM f i 51 is; !i ! 1 , ,1:1 . 1 i 7 f - V ' ,1 i X J-