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L article be to, 'amended o .to, abolish tbo provision for taking a census rf tho State in 1873, and crcry (en years there- utter " Tliird. Let tile isJtli section of Article IV be so amended as that a Court shall be held in each county, three times during each year, to continue one week, unless the business shall be sooner disposed of. Fourth. Let the 4th section of Article V, be expunged from the Constitution, as it in my opinion, is unnecessary, and is only a bone of contention for politicians to wrangle orer.. ...... - ... v- Filth. Let the 10th secuon of Article XL be so amended as that those who are o poor as to be unable to provide for themseWes shall be provided for at the ex-ix-nw of the State. . In my opinion, the people will be con tent with the present Constitution, if amended in the particulars above referred to, and I feel by no means confident that they desire all the amendments which I haYe enumerated. Each amendment pro ioscd should be separately submitted to the people for their ratification or re jection. SWAMP LANDS. . The Board of Education still has control of a large body of swamp lands, which it is desirable to utilize as early as practica ble. These lands have been for a genera tion practically withdrawn from market, and from settlement ; and although portions ot them arc undoubtedly of great fertility, they have remained under the policy hitherto pursued, not only entirely value less as a source ot revenue for purposes of education, but a constant source of trouble and expense to the Board. It seems better to realize even a small part of what they are actually worth, than to coritinue longer a policy which has been demonstrated to bean expensive lailure. For in the first place, the cause of Education can never be in greater need than now, of the funds which might be derived from their sale, and in the second place, it is more than probable that the amount which might be realized troin them now would; If simply placed at interest, exceed any sum they will probably bring hereafter, (just as the quarter of a million of dollars which has already been expended on them, wbnld by this time have amounted to a much larger sum than we : shall ever be able to real ize from them ;) and in the Umrd' place, is to be considered the indirect benefit to the State both economically and educa tionally, of the development of an Immense amount of taxable values from the imme diate utilization of such vast quantities of timber and of farming lands. It is plain that these lands can never be disposed of in small parcels to individual fanners, be cause they can only be drained successfully in large bodies, and if the Board had at command a fund sufficient to drain them, the advisability of the policy would be more than doubtful; first from the disas trous experience already so expensively acquired, and second from the renson of the thing, as it would necesaitatfei he em ployment of a corps of survey orsftfltf. En gineers and contractors for manjr&riit the expense of a million or more ot rnohcy, and then the establishment of a land office or agency or other cumbrous apparatus, tor the successful wielding of which the Board is manifestly not properly organiz ed or in any way qualified. So that the only course left seems to be to dispose of these lands in large bodies as fast s pur chasers can be found who will pay a rea sonable price and who will enter into obli gations to settle upon and develop tji'ni. GEO LOGICAL SURVEY. ; The progress of the geological survry with its principal operations and results will be presented to you in the report of a i o t nn1nii ehnrtlir tn Ytt fill 1 tm i f- led. The wisdom of the Legislature in establishing and sustaining this important work is abundantly justified by the results already manifested in the increasing in terest both of our own people and of others, in the varied resources of the State; in its minerals, soils, marls, peats and forests, and in the movements already inaugurated for the development of these interests. The attention of capitalists and manufac turers has been effectively attracted to the superior quality and immense quantity of our iron ores, in which large investments have recently been made with a view to their development on a large and perma nent scale, and at the same time operations have been resumed in the coal deposits of Deep and Dan Rivers, and there-opening ot a number of copper mines; and the works now for the first time undertaken indicate n better prospect than ever c forcof the profitable and permanent work ing of all the best mines of this metl in the State, and there are evident:, indica tions of increasing activity in other direc tions. - But the paramount importance j of the survey is perhaps most conspicuous iin its bearings upon the improvement , of. our agricultural interests, and its obvious and and essential instrumentality in the estab-, lishment of this leading industry upon a lcttcrand more scientific basis, through the diffusion of a knowledge of the quali ties and adaptation of our various soils and climates, and of the means and methods of fertilization. . . You will find in the growing collection of the State Museum the palpable and im pressive exposition of the utility and pro gross of this department; and for the zeal and untiring energy and industry of Pro fessor Kerr, our State Geologist, I desire, as it is both my pleasure and duty to do, to commend him to the favorable consul i-ration of your honorable body. IMMIGRATION. The State of North Carolina has such superior advantages, in point of geograph ical location ; in climate and soil; in the variety of its products; in its freedom from the extreme rigors of the North and from the enervating heat of the South ; ex tending more tban five hundred miles from the sea shore and nearly two hundred miles in width; embracing nearly . every variety of soil and production as to ren der her one of the most inviting fields for immigration, that can "be presented to those who are in search of permanent homes for themselves and their posterity. All these beneficent gifts of . Providence arc offered to those .who may settle within ur borders ; and hb people under tho sun are, more blest with every- requisite "to mane a great and prosperous State than are the people of North Carolina. 7'i . Our mineral wealth is only equalled by our agricultural products. The coal and iron of tho Deep and pan .rivers, capable ot affording profitable - employment to thousands of operatives, do not exceed in richness the gold, the copper, the silver, the lead, and marble to be found in our tnote Western territory. Lime and marl also abound in various counties 01 mo State, both East and West. Shall we neg lect or discard the means of utilizing what is placed within our reach or shall we de vote our energies to realize for; oursc.ves and our children ,a name and a rank among the foremost and most prosperous . Statcsot this great Union T Let not those who are to come after us say that our fathers had opportunities to secure for themselves and for us some of the wealth, and population and advantages which en rich the fair fields of the great northwestern States- but tailed to avail themselves of .them. That teeming thousands might have been enticed to our. State in the years that are past, but no vigorous or well-directed effort was made by our an cestors to induce them to come and now they are lost to us forever." Let not these things be said of us; but let us resolve to develop the boundless resources of our State and make North Carolina a bril liant gem in. the galaxy of the great States which compose our glorious Union. What we most need is capital. Our condition will for a long time remain as it is, unless we send words of encouragement, cordial in their widest sense, to those abroad, and invite them to come, assuring them that we wish them to make their homes in our midst that our laws shall protect them, and that no invidious dis tinction shall be .made to their social or political prejudice. The Northern and Northwestern States are straitung every nerve and making every exertion to allure to their borJers every immigrant who comes to the United States. The most tempting offers are made to in duce them to make their homes in the far West Free gifts of land, and free trans portation are constantly tempting the masses to follow in the wake of those who have preceded them and the result is that thousands of good men are flocking to those States while very few comparatively speaking are taking up their abode in North Carolina. At the last session ot the General As sembly the office of Commissioner of Im migration wasestablishedj and a gentleman well qualified for the position was elected to fill it. His duties were not defined, nor is lie required to make a report of his operations. Lbave learned that his efforts to induce irjmigration to our State, con sidering the small meaps at his command, have met with considerable success. Under the act of Assembly, assistant commission ers have been appointed in England, Scot land, France, and Germany, by means of whom a foundation has beeu laid upon which to build up good results for our State. The Commissioner, with the aid which he has received from his assistant Commissioner in England, has succeeded . in establishing a line of steamers from Liverpool to Norfolk, where an office has been established to receive and forward immigrants coming to our State. I would respectfully suggest that the duties of the Commissioner be more par ticularly defined, and that he be allowed a reasonable compensation for his services. Whatever legislation upon this important subject you may, in your wisdom, deem necessary to increase the. . prosperity and develop the resources of the State, it will be my pleasure to see faithfully executed. TUB STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. I desire to call your attention to the de velopment of the Agricultural, Mechanical and other industrial interests of the State, especially to the Agricultural, as the foun dation of all the wealth and prosperity of our land, should your protecting care be directed. To effect this great object the North Carolina Agricultural Society, and all of the societies of a similar nature, should be encouraged and fostered in every practicable manner. Certainly the most beneficial results are attained oy collect ing at the Annual Fairs specimens of the industry and wealth of every section, and j exhibitions of the most improved imple ments and machinery. Our people can thus become acquainted with the processes j and ideas of the most advanced in their respective departments of labor. They are thus enabled to throw off the lethargy and inertia so liable to be contracted by those residing constantly at a distance from the centrrsof population and wealth, j At the close of the late war, our Agri cultural Society was prostrate. Its grounds had been for years occupied as a camp or hospital, successively, by the armies of the late Confederacy and of the Union. The officers of the society have, with commend able zeal, mainly by tho collection of funds from the citizens of Raleigh, aided by small contributions from the State, been able to inaugurate Fairs which have given great gratification and instruction to large numbers of our citizens. It seems to " me that it would be best for every -Agricultural S'dety in the State to be repre sented in the State Agricultural Society. Instead of having separate, isolated institu tionB, let us have a regular organization each coiiniy or district society sending delegates to the State Institution; taking part in it3 deliberations ; contributing to its exhibitions; aiding in its success and thereby showing, by regular system and organized action, the best products of the State, its capabilities and resources. There should be no disposition to regard the So ciety as merely local as belonging to Raleigh or to the central portion of the State.-; We ought to have pride in dis playing to the world a fair sample of the productions o I every county.' This can only be done by harmonious co-operation by all local organizations with one single central institution, easy of access to the inhabitants of ihe East and West, the North anl South. The best results would flow from the generous rivalry of different sections, mul the spirit and enterprise aroused by this emulation would stimulate all district and county organizations to greater exertions and to more abundant success. IXSAKE ASYLUM. , The annual report of Dr. Eugene Gris som, the worthy Superintendent of the Insane Asylum, shows in detail the opera tions of the Institution for the last official year. Its affairs have been managed with marked ability and success. There are evidences in every department that vigo rous measures have been adopted tor the care and comfort of the patients, and for -the improvement . of the buildings and premises, and, for bringing the grounds and farm Jnto a higher and better state of cultivation and preservation The finan ces appear .to have been prudently and eco nomically managed, and the expenses of tthc fiscal year ending on. the 31st of De cember will not exceed the appropriation. The Institution is filled to its utmost capacity with the unfortunates of our race, and there are now about two hundred and art nrmiipAtiotia for admission on file which cannot be favorably responded to for want of room. The advantage of early treatment in cases of insanity is universal ly conceded, and it is 4f sacred dutyrwe owe to the afflicted to their families and to society, to provide facilities for their care and cure ; many of these unfortunates arc une'er constant restraint in different parts of the State some of them manacled at home, whilethers are confined in loath some dungeons of common jails, thus plac ing misfortune on a par with crime. Con sidering the necessity for. greater accom modations for the insane; the great dis tance that many of them have to be trans ported at a heavy expense in order to reach the Asylum at Raleigh, and the amount of money appropriated by la w for the support and maintenance of such as must necessa rily be kept at home, I submit to the Gen eral Assembly if it would not be more economical aud much more convenient to erect another Asylum in the Western por tion of the State, either at Morganton, Marion or Ashevillc, This ought speedily be done or additional accommodations must be made at the present Asylum, or a very great number of insane persons will be left unprovided for or thrown upon the cold charity of the world. r Before dismissing this subject it is my agreeable duty to commend to your kind consideration the most excellent Superin tendent and his able corps of assistants and employees for the faithful and satisfactory manner in which they have discharged their arduous and responsible duties. THE DEAF AND DUMB AND THJ5 BLIND. The Institution for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind has, according to my infor mation, been well managed, and its affairs economically and satisfactorily adminis tered. For a detailed account of which, I refer you to the report of the Principal, and commend such suggestions as he makes for its further improvement and usefulness to your favorable consideration. PENITENTIARY. The work, on the State's prison is pro gressing as rapidly as the limited means at the disposal of the Directors will justify, and great credit is due to the Contractors for the faithful maimer in which they are performing their obligations. I Am not ; sufficiently familiar with, all the minutiae of the work as to givo you an intelligent statement of its progress, or to say when it will oe reaay lor uie jecepuuu w. victs. For this information, aud fbr its past management and present condition, I refer you to the Report of the Board of Directors, which no doubt gives a satisfac tory account of their Stewardship, and of the work committed to their care and supervision. : " PARDONS, COMMUTATIONS, &C. In connection with the subject of the Penitentiary, I desire to call your attention to the accompanying statement (marked A,) showing the number of pardons, re pricves and commutations of punishment which ha e been granted during the time I have exercised the functions of Chief Executive of the State, together with the reasons which moved me to the exercise of such clemency. MILITIA. The Constitution declares that a well regulated militia is necessary' to the secu rity of a free State. If this be true then it is also true that North Carolina is not secure in the sense contemplated by the Constitution ; for it is a well known fact that our militia is not well regulated, neither can it be under the laws now in force. I do not deem it necessary or prop er for one so inexperienced in military matters as I confess myself to be, to make any suggestions to your honorable body as to the amendments necessary to be made in the law relating to the militia. This work I commit to your superior knowledge and judgment inviting your attention to the report of the Adjutant General which is herewith submitted. And in this con nexion I desire to call attention to the inadequacy of the salary of this important officer, whose duties are arduous and whose responsibilities are so great. d INSURANCE COMPANIES. By invitation of the National Insurance Convention of the United States lately in session in the city of New York, I ap pointed Wm. H. Finch, Esq., as special agent to represent North Carolina in that body. There is no law requiring or au thorizing the appointment of such an agent and it was done only as an act of courtesy to a highlv respectable body ask ing it to be done. "The State incurred no expense whatever by reason of this appoint ment. Mr. Finch has made a very inter esting report of the proceedings of the Convention which is herewith trans mitted to you and frcin which you will be enabled to gather useful information, if you shall desire to legislate with regard to the operations of Insurance Companies in North Carolina. RESIGNATIONS, APPOINTMENTS, &C Hon. Thomas Settle, "Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, resigned that posi tion on the 31st of March last. I immedi ately appointed Hon. S. F. Phillips to fill the vacancy. He declined on the 5th day of April to accept the appointment. The place was then tendered to Hon. Nathaniel Boyden, who accepted and entered upon the discharge of the duties ot the office on. the 3d day of May. Hon. E. W. Jones, Judge of the Second Judicial District, resigned on the 1st day of April, 1871. Hon. William A. Moore was appoiuted to succeed him, and ac cepted on the 24lh of April. On the second day of May, I was notifi ed of the death of Jacob Siler, Esq., Agent of the State for the collection of Cherokee bonds. E. P. Kincaid, Esq , of the county of Cherokee, was appointed to fill the va cancy. He declined, and on the 24th of August, a commission was sent to Wm. Beal, Esq., of the same county, who has neither accepted nor declined the position. The business and responsibilities of this office having materially decreased since the amount of the bond was fixed by law, I respectfully recommend that the bond of. the Agent be correspondingly reduced. George Z. French, Esq., a member of the House of Representatives from the county of New Hanover, tendered his resignation, as such on the' 1st of July. His resigna-' t ion was accepted, and an election to fill the vacancy ordered for the 3rd of Au gust. S. F. Tomlinsoh, Esq., a member of the House of Representatives from the "county of Randolph, (haying been elected Princi- Eal of the Institution for the Deaf and iumb and the Blind), resigned on the 3rd of July, and an election to fill the vacancy was ordered to be held on the 3rd of August. Gen. A. W. Fisher tendered his resigna tion aa Adjutant General early in August, arid Gen. John C. Gorman ofH Wake Co., itar&sv. appointed and commissioned in his stead.v.?y - " ' 'X Rev. S. Ashley n sighed the office of "i Superintendent of Public Instruction on X the 30th of September, whereupon Profes sor Alexander Mclver was appointed and commissioned to fill the vacancy, and im mediately entered upon the discharge of the duties of the office. , t , r . , , JH-HUIjiEsq., a member of the House of Representatives from the county of Ire dell, resigned on the 7th of October and f an election to fill , the vacancy, ordered , to be held on the 16th of November. rV , :. R. S. Ledbctter. Esq., Senator from the 28th District, resigned on the 11th of Oc tober and an election-to fill the vacancy was ordered to be held on the ICth of November. ,.-- , i j 'l EXECUTIVE MANSION. By virtue of authority , vested in me by the present General Assembly at its last session, I caused the Executive Mansion to be rented out at public auction on the 6th day of May last, for the residue of the year. The price for which it rented is $405, secured by note, which fell due on the first day of the present mont h. ';" " ".', REPORTS. '.. .... Accompanying this communication will be found reports from State officers and the Principals of the Charitable Institu tions, &c, which are particularly com mended . to your attention. CONCLUSION. And now, gentlemen, having discharged my duty in an imperfect, but sincere and candid manner, I again commend you and your labors to the wise superintendence and oversight of the Great Law-Maker of the Universe, with the assurance that it will always afford me pleasure to co-operate with vour honorable bodv in every effort to build up and establish the fame and prosperity of our beloved State. TOD R. CALDWELL. Executive Department, Raleigh, N. (7., Nov. 20, 1871. Office, in the "Standard" building, East side of Fayetteville Street. 1 M1AROTJS ERWIN, LEWIS HANES, Editors. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1871. The Governor's Message. A large portion of our space is taken up with the excellent, able and practi cal message of his Excellency, Gov. CALDWEiiii. Thb tone and temper of it are admirable, and it is well written, comprehensive and statesmanlike. Many portions of it crinnot fail to meet the hearty approval of every true friend of the State, of whatever political party. That part of it which relates to the pub lic debt the most important question by far with the present General Assem bly will have to deal, will attract gen eral attention, and its sentiments meet with general approbation, u The Gover nor has evidently bestowed much thought upon the question of the State's financial embarrassments, as he has shown himself solicitous for her honor and her welfare. His suggestions on this subject will, we believe, be receiv ed and acted upon by the Legislature in the same franjs and patriotic spirit in which they are offered. Believing this, we look forward to the inaugura tion of measures by that body that will relieve the State of the incubus which is now weighing her down, and which will ultimately restore her credit and revive her prosperity. His Excellency's recommendations and. suggestions on several other sub jects, it is believed, will also meet with general favor from all good citizens. Ampng these are his suggestions on the subject of education, the condition of society and suffrage. The manner sug gested for submitting constitutional amendments to the people is unques tionably correct in principle, and shoul&J be adopted. In fact there are few points in the message that admit of any great diversity of opinion . The message does great credit to the chief Executive of the State, and will be read with pride and pleasure by the patriotic people of North Carolina generally. . We have no room for further com ments now. The Friend of Temperance, the organ of the Order of Friends of Tem perance in the United States, now in the fifth year of its existence,, with a large and rapidly increasing circula tion, will be enlarged four columns in the course of a few weeks. The Editor, Rev. R. H. XVhitaker, for fifteen years connected with the press of the State, is well known as a man of culture and of honor. ; Among its contributors Theo. H. Hill, the poet of North Caro lina,' and son of Dr. Wm, G. Hill of this city, is well known throughout the South as a gentleman of fine literary taste and strong reasoning powers. J. T. Whitley, the corresponding editor for :Virginia, is a young man of talents and considerable experience as a writer. Minnie E. Ray, as the writer of u Ap peals to the liquor sellers of Raleigh," is creating a sensation, and adding to the reputation -won by her ten years ago. 'Other writers : of ( distinguished ability also contribute occasionally to its columns. With all of these things to recommend it, together; . with the cause it advocates, we are not surprised to hear of the success with which it is meeting. Hon. S. F,; Phillips. This distinguished gentleman was 4ot in his seat. In iho House of Repre ientativesn Monday; Tuesday and Wednesday. Some few days ago he was cgdlcl iway j tbCthe bedside of his sick and, it was feared, dying brother, Rev. Dr. Charles Phillips, of Davidson Col lege. And while there it might have been expected that he would have been allowed to remain undisturbed. It migftt liaWbeen until after he had emerged from the chamber of afiiiction and sorrow, his enemies would have refrained from making personal attacks upon him through the newspapers. But those who may have expected anything of the kind have no conception of. the malignant enmity that rankles in the breast of The Senti nel. The chamber of sickness and of death can afford him no protection. The portals of the tomb itself, could hardly shield him. ; v These remarks have been suggested by a characteristic article on Mr. Phil lips in Tuesday's Sentinel. That paper has had its bile stirred up by the com munication of" Conservative," publish ed in this paper, deprecating the per sonal abuse which has been heaped upon Mr. Phillips, and: other distin guished gentlemen, by a portion of the press of the State. Forthwith it pro ceeds, in the polite and elegant language of which it is a master, to denounce Mr. Phillips as the ' betrayer of . " his friends and his country "as an f enemy of good government, social ; order and civil liberty." And it further ventures to declare that " Conservative is no bet ter than Mr. Phillips himself." Now, as " Conservative has frequently had the endorsement of The Sentinel, as " a statesman and a patriot," it is believed that his equanimity will not be seri ously disturbed by the present declarer tion of that paper, that he " is no better than Mr. Phillips," even after its severe denunciations of the latter gentleman. Perhaps nothing better was to have been expected from a paper that once before chargedMr. Phillips with utter ing a, wilful falsehood in open Court when he was merely expressing an opinion in the discharge of his duties as an attorney. What ought to he Done. The compromise of our public debt and the re-establishment of the credit of the State, upon something like the footing it once had, are the most im portant subjects for the consideration of the Legislature. No amount of tinkering with the Con stitution, by any mode of amendment, is necessary for the accomplishment of the first of these very desirable results, and no amount of censure of those who are to blame for directly or indirectly destroying the credit of the State can aid, now, in restoring it. The State owes a lawful honest debt which she ought to pay, but which is more than she is, at present, able to pay. The State is charged with an un lawful and fraudulent debt which she is not .bound, and ought not, to pay. These are admitted facts. What then is legally and morally the full extent of the State's obligations? If the case of North Carolina were the case of any private business man or cor poration, the solution of this question would precede every other inquiry and all other action ; for, until it is settled, nothing can be satisfactorily, fairly or honestly settled about the future man agement and payment of the public debt. Ascertain, therefore, at once, what we ought to pay, and the public senti ment of the people of North Carolina will agree to pay it, and her people will pay it without a murmur. This disposition of the public mind, following sucfy action, will soon be known abroad, and, as soon as it is known, confidence will be restored ; for it is not so much considered by our creditors whether we have material re sources, in this great State, capable, of bearing taxes enough to; pay our debts, as it is, have we a di&positian and an intention to pay pur honest debts.. No extraordinary statesmanship, it seems, is required to conduct such a preliminary inquiryyias we hav6 sug gested, and to bring it to an intelligible and satisfactory solu.tioal 'i'. jjrbe'. Legisla ture is full of young, active, alert, in dustrious men competent to get through with just such business. Let them go at it, at once,' without delay, andwhen they shall have, ascertained how, much we honestly and , lawfully owe; and shall have separated that from what we are dishonestly and : unlawfully charged with : owing, the most j indis pensable as well as the i most, trouble some part of their L work, on ' this sub ject, will-be over; and the wav to a reasonable compromise of our liabilities will then lie fairly and openly before them. : - : - - ,; - " PiTiiEUS;-j-dur neighbors of The Carolinian are; rather severe upori' oiir very excellent contemporary, The Sen! tinel, for its misspelling of-the classical name,- Pythias. Our devil f suggests that in The:8ineVofSic&; ther spelling and punctuation is left to the composi tor, who, in this instance, happened-not to be a " classical reader." Hence; the mistake. The "editor was not at all to blame iri'the matter. Thc Latc Election In Nc Jersey The Jfeto York Day Book a rabhf Democratic journal, does not claim a Democratic victory, iii the election of Go vParker in New ! Jersey. 1 1 Bay the best: thing :, tireu.I)emocracy Van claim in that State is a drawn battle. And this result, it sa, was duo not so mu to the' principles and policy of the Democratic campaign in that State, as to the unpopularity of tho ' Rcpubli cWnbmineef Ho is 'ah Englishman, and there were, ? it supposes, at least seven thousand merribers of the Society of United American Mechanics, who, although Republicans, were prevented from voting for, the nominee of their party on account of his foreign birth. To this fact alone it says, must be at tributed the Republican majority on the Legislature, and the Democratic majority on the Governor. This is doubtless the true solution of the matter, and shows that New Jersey may be counted on by the Republicans, in the Presidential contest in 1872, with as much confidence as any other State. The Republican majority on the Legislative vote in the State was about two thousand greater than the Demo cratic majority on the Gubernatorial vote. It would be difficult, if not im possible at this time to point to a sin gle Northern State that .can be relied to vote for the Democratic nominee in 1872. It is no wonder," then, that that party, has already dispaired7 and that its leaders 'are opposed to running any candidate of their own against the Re publican -nominee. But they calculate without their host when they suppose that a division of the Republican party will be possible ?til after 187G, if then. None of the gentlemen proposed by them as an independent candidate for the Presidency can possibly effwt an enterence into the Republican rank, even if they can be induced to run. Upon the whole it would be di 1 llcul t to conceive a party more utterly pros trated and demoralized than the Dem ocratic party now is. The probabi 1 i ty is that it will not enter the next (cam paign, and if it does not it will, in nil probability, never enter another. inconsistencies. The Democracy claim to be the pe culiar defenders of the Constitution of the-United States; and yet they attend ed to -destroy it by the greatest and most formidable rebellion, of modem times. .... . They claim to be the especial cham pions of civil liberty; and yet when they had power in the Confederate Government, fthey violated every prin ciple of American freedom, by con scription, confiscation, impressment and imprisonment for political opinion, and disregard of the writ of habeas corjntx. The Democracy claim to be the stren uous advocates ot -"law and order;" and yet they fail to denounce the horrid outrages of Ku Kluxism, which strikes at the very foundation of all civil law and social order. They claim to be the "Intelligence and Decency" of the country ; and yet many of their favorite newspapers have outdone in coarseness and blackguard ism the fish women of Billingsgate. The Democracy claim that they are the only friends of "popular rights;" and yet they wish " so to change the Constitution of the State as to take from the people the election of Judges and Magistrates, and otherwise restrict thei r present privileges and powers. They claim all the " honesty and in tegrity ;" and yet Tammany was their "Head Center," and when they have u chance at the " public crib " they turn the blind side of their conscience and take all they can get. The Democracy claim that their policy will build up the ruined fortunes of the country ;" : and yet that policy brought the ruin, and now drives off labor, and prevents immigration and the influx of capital which the country so much needs. : The Democracy would claim all tho Christianity of the country if they set much value upon such a claim and could make it plausible and profitable. The Democracy claim much, but possess little; they are powerful to des troy, but incapable of building up; they make large promises and perform but few; they mourn for the lost came, and hate the government that destroy ed it, they curse the .Yankee because he is rich, enterprising and industrious and would not be whipped; they Ku Klux the colored man because he votes to protect his rights, and hey slander the Southern Republican because he loves the Union, and seeks to restore peace, harmony any:' prosperity to tho South.. ....... ; " - i Ku Kluxism was the " Right Bower." of the Democracy for the next Presiden tial game, but now it seems very much like they will be euchered. , PltOF. dlAMESPPILMrB. TllW distinguished scholar has been lying in at Davidson College for four weeks. On last; Thursday but little hopes were entertained of his recovery. But he is now improving. Prof. Phillips is not merely tnegreatest living mathmatican fn the State, but is , also eminent as a theologian, and has an exalted reputa tion as a teacher. Long may , ho be spared in his career of usefulness.--Southern Home.
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