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r THE N. C. LEGISLATURE. ' SENATE. " . TWEXTY-8 EVENT II DAY. ' ' ; Wednesday, Dec. 18, 1872. Senate met at 10 o'clock. Mr. President Morehead la the Chair. -... Prayer by Rev. Dr. Mason. Journal of yesterday read and ap proved. , , - w. . , , V . REPORTS OP COMMITTEES : Reports from standing committees were presented by Messrs. Allen, Norwood, Todd and Davis. A message was received from the House . transmitting a number-of -engrossed resolutions &c., asking the concurrence of the Senate In the same, which were appropriately disposed of. , BILLS, RESOLUTIONS, AC. 3Ir Cunningham, a resolution of instruction to the committee on ed ucation. Tabled. ; 3Ir Seymour, a . resolution of in struction to public printer relates to printing the laws as compiled by Judge Battle. -r" . . , The hour having arrived for the special order, it was. on motion of Jlr Cowles, postponed until the 22d of January. . - The above resolution created con siderable discussion, participated in -by Messrs. Seymour, Waring, Worth, Love and. Norwood. On motion of Mr Love, the further consideration was nostnoned nritil t-then6Tn-orJanuary.fl " T Mr Cowles, a resolution asking the printing committee to make a re Iort of their act'on, in view that it might be ratified or repealed. . Mr Love offered an amendment, by saying forthwith. Accepted. Mr Waring, as chairman of the committee, made a report, to the . effect that the committee had awarded the public printing to Messrs. Stone A Uzzell of this city. Mr Merrimon offered as an amend ment, a resolution declaring their action null and void, and instructing th$ committee not to make- any contract until further instructions. Mr Stilley moved to amend by striking out that part that says, " ratified or rejected." ' , Mr Love opposed Mr Stilley'a ' amendment and favored Mr Mer rimon's. Pretty sharp discussion arose be f tween Messrs. Waring and Love, and they were called to order. Mr Worth said that the printing was given to Stone & Uzzell without the sanction, of a majority of this Legislature. They intended that Joe Turner should have it, and If it was go that the contract was not binding he would use his influence to give it Mr Turner he was enti- , tied to it for he had done more for their party than any other man in - the State. . Mr Stilley spoke at some length sustaining .the report of the com- . mittee. ? Mr Waring rose to a question of personal privilege in regard to the printing question. Mr Love rose to a question of per sonal privilege, and said he did not understand the taunt that had been made at him from the gentleman , of Mecklenburg and defied him to say anything disreputable of him. Mr Merrimon supported his amendment. Mr Dunham ODDOsed it as beiner wrong in principle, and said the fltsm- had no right to Vterfere with it now It had passed out of their hands. Mr Harris stated that all this discussion- and dissatisfaction was caused by the committee refusing "to give the printing to Mr. Joe Turner. He said the contract bad been made in good faith and the Senate had no right to Interfere with it. Mr Humphrey agreed with Sen ator Worth, that the printing ought to nave Deen given to joe Turner, but as the contract had been made In good faith he would oppose any further action on it. Mr. Harris would never consent to re-imburse Mr. T. because he lost tyis ic, and the tax payers should know what the Senate was consid ering, v rr 3vr for tares and othcrurposes, in Catawba county : .Ni- . And bill authoring the Carolina Narrow Gart Railroad Company to consoir ,o with the Chester Souther r ana Narrow Gauge Com pany . . : Senate resolution In regard, to Burke Square was adopted. , Mr Ellis of Columbus, introduced a bill to establish a branch Insane Asylum at Wilmington. Referred. Mr. Walker, a bill to abolish capi tal punishment. Referred. , Mr Ellis of Columbus, a resolution of thanks to the President and Clerks of the Senate for the efficient manner in which they had pert formed their duties. Adopted. ( On motion of Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Hyman was granted leave of absence for to-morrow. After considerable debate about the hour in which Senate should meet on to-morrow, the Senate ad journed until six o'clock, a. m. HOUSE OP KEPRESENTATIVES. TWENTY-SEVENTH DAY.' Wednesday, Dec 18, 1872. House called to order at 10 o'clock. Speaker in the Chair. -' i . : Prayer by Rev. Mr. Mason. " REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. Mr Bryson of Swain from .'. the committee on Railroads. Mr Settle from the committee on salaries and fees. Mr Moore from the committee on education. Mr Richardson from the Tnnjnt tee on finance. v MrMoriner from the committee on engrossed bills. Mr Bennett from the committee on judiciary, submitted reports. ! RESOLUTIONS. By Mr Morrison, a resolution au thorizing the joint select committee on the Penitentiary to meet during recess. Calendar. By Mr Brown of Mecklenburg, ajoint resolution to refund taxes paid in the Treasury on certain mortgages. Calendar. By Mr Whitmire, a resolution of instruction to thejudiciary commit tee, uaienaar. By Mr Bean, a resolution of in struction to the judiciary commit tee. Calendar. By Mr Johnston, a resolution in favor of certain witnesses before the committee on privileges and elec tions allows and authorizes the Treasurer to pay witnesses from Edgecombe and Beaufort for at tendance, c.,l under a suspension of the rules the resolution passed its several readings. BILLS. By Mr Bennett, a bill to continue in force an act to suspend the code of civil procedure in certain cases. By Mr Norment, a bill to prevent the sale of spirituous liquors within H miles of Morab Church in Role son county. Calendar. . UNFINISHED BUSINESS. The further consideration - of the bill to charter the New York and Norfolk and Charleston Railroad. The amendment of Mr. Heaton providing that this road shall not pass through any county without having gained the consent of the citizens of said county. The amendment was rejected. Mr. Jones of Caldwell, offered an amendment requiring 5 per cent of the 100,000 subscribers to be paid in. Lost. a By ihe same an amendment re quiring a branch road to be built to Wilmington was also lost. Mr Bennett called the previous question on the passage of the bill on its second reading. Mr Jones of Caldwell, called the yeas and najs. The call was sus tained and the bill passed its second reading, yeas 90, nays 10. On its third reading, Mr Scott of fered an amendment to the 11th section of the bill which failed. The bill then passed its third reading. ' CALENDAR. Under a suspenson of the rules, Mr Bennett called up the bill to au thorize the commissioners of Guil ford county to levy a special tax. Bill passed its third reading. House bill No. 11, to incorporate the town of Rockingham, Rich mond lution of instruction to the Attorney General. J Granted. ; The resolution instructs the At torney General to - procure for the use of the House all decrees and or ders in regard to the5 dividends of the North Carol ina - Railroad and the destruction of the same Ac t. Mr Badger thought a iresolution of this character jwas puerile and was surprised that gentlemen on this floor should ; offer such. The history of this road was too well known to require any such action on the part of this Legislature un less it wished to; make a fool of the Attorney General. i&x Brown of Davidson, opposed the resolution. I On motion of Mr .'Jones the fur ther consideration of the resolution was postponed until the 23rd day of January, 1873, at 11 o'clock. Under a suspension of the rules House bill No. 172, was taken up ana passed its several readings. Under a. suspension of the rules House bill No. j 133, was taken up ana passed its several readings. House resolution No. 157, to pro vide for the cancellation of vouch ers in the. Treasury Department was taken, tip and passed its several reaaings. . , 1 - - : - By-Mr Jones.fof Caldwell, a bill In favor of T. f F. Lee. Sheriff of Wake county, f - ! The bill, under a suspension of the rules, passed its several read ings. (The bill allows him until the 1st of February, 1873,to settle withhA-Tretr81 .7? Under u suspension of the rules, House bill 'No.'loO, was taken up. The bill to make the enticing of minors from their homes without the consent of parents or guardians, a misdemeanor,- passed its several readings.1 Under a suspension of the rules Mr Moore called up Senate bill No. 35, to incorporate the Greenville, Snow Hill and .Goldsboro Railroad Co., aud on motion of Mr Jones, of Caldwell, the bill was referred to the committee on internal improve ments. I I House adjourned until G o'clock to-morrow morping. j I SENATE. TWENTY-'fclGHTH DAY. i Thursday, Dec. 19, 1872. j Senate met a$ 6 o'clock, A. M. President Morehead in the Chair. Journal of yesterday read and ap proved;. t j .A message was received from the House transmittinga bill which had passed that body in favor of T. F. Lee, Sheriff of Wake, and asking the concurrence of the Senate in the same. Referred. i Senate concurred in House reso lution in regard to the reassessment and revaluation of the Wilmington, Charlotte & Augusta Road. A message was sent to the House in relation to the Burke square, authorizing the committee to lease the same for school purposes. j The j President-delivered a very appropriate and fwling address wishing all a merry Christmas. I On motion, the Senate adjourned until the loth o January, 1873. I i HOUSE OF ltl-ii'HESENTATIVES TWENTY-EIGIITJI DAY. ) Thursday, Dec. 19, 1872. House met at G o'clock, A. M., and adjourned to meet again January 15lh, 1873. s j WEEKLY ERA. THURSDAY, DEC. '20, 1872. : 41 Next of kin V seem to. be the favored of our Penitentiary Board of Nepots." . v" :"; 7 .V iV...': '-" If all the members of the Demo cratic and Conservative parties were like Hon. Jas." T.- Morehead, we might look v for non-partisan and useful legislation. v ' Political Conundrums. , ., Who killed the Democratic-Conservative party in North Carolina ? ' Who did the remnant of the Democratic-Conservative party in North Carolina kill? . ; v -'-- TweedledumTand Tweedledee; We understand that Col. J. P. H. Russ of this city, can' testify as to the understanding of , the manage ment of the State Pen in the matter of "tweedledum and ' tweedled. Will Colonel J; P. H. Russ let us know something about those Mr. Mprrison, of Lincoln. constituents The State Pen. ; Lest the friends and of this clever young gentleman may put a' wrong ; construction upon what we have had to' say of him, we desire to state here, that our re marks have been merely critical, and. were not intended to disparage, decry " or belittled We could not consent to be present or participate in" any effort to impede or destroy the progress . and prospects, of a young man just setting out in life. If we indulge in sharp criticism of his conduct, sometimes, it is in the nature of a corrective. I WTiIle we think Mr. Morrison's Conduct in the matter of the Gov ernor's and Treasurer's salary in defensible, we desire not to be of those who would unduly prejudice him with his constituents; on the contrary we will say that he is a very clever and working young member, and a very worthy young gentleman. , ? ' ' ; The New German University. The University of Strasburg has been organized by the Germans on now entering uiu wuv- muj ii mm . itiui at a 1DW V. , not want -troni him at a price, but which he eagerly bought from " his merchant " at a higher price? n Commissioner Cox, of Pit to- . This gentleman publishes in' day's Era a card in vindication of the personal and official conduct of himself and associates, and asks ihe attention and consideration of the reading public. The Senate passed complimenta ry resolutions to President More head ; and he retires from the posi tion he has filled, so honorably and acceptably, carrying with him the respect and confidence of the Re publican party to an extent seldom accorded by one political party to a leader of another. Deputy Warden Hall is, ap parently, a man of very convenient knowledge. He don't appear to know much at times. Perhaps he knows nothing about the murder committed under his eyes at the gagging post, and to which Chair man Bledsoe alludes in his annual Report to the Legislature. Louisiana. t Mental Vior in Old Age. j Of a celebrated writer, whose age is sixty -seven, it is said : "He now lives in retirement, having given up ail labors, 'literary and other wise.'! now We see nothing in the action of the President, or in the United States Courts, in regard to affairs in Louisiana, to condemn. The peo ple in that State are simply being shown the power and potency of the law, and learning the folly and uselessness of resistance to .consti-(ibygrt0.raorrow sixty-seven Professors and several more , are to be appointed. The number of students the first session was two hundred and thirteen, and is now increased to three hundred and eighty-four, or an average of nearly six students to each Profes sor. It is reported that the Profes sors are in high glee, and the stu dents fiill of enthusiasm. Its two deficiences, are a suitable building and a good library. The friends of learning in different countries are sending liberal donations of books, to replace what were destroyed dur ing the bombardment in the late France-German war. A commit tee of distinguished gentlemen has been formed in this country to so licit contributions for the same pur pose. Authors, publishers and oth ers, wishing to donate books, have been invited to send them to M. Richards Muckle, Philadelphia, who will forward them to Strasburg. The New York Tribune. It is stated by the New York dailies that Holi. Schuyler Colfax, Vice-President of the United States and President of the Senate, will resign the Vice-Presidency in a few days to become the Editor-in-Chief of, the New York Tribune, which position was tendered Mr. Colfax some three weeks ago, and has been held under advisement since that time. Mr. Whitelaw Reid, Manag ing Editer under Mr. Greeley, and Editor during the Presidential campaign, has resigned . and will Several of the' The attention of the reader is" in vited to a communication relative to the State Pen, bearing the full name oi tne autnor. The management of this institu tion for the past two years, under the usurpation of a Conservative- Democratic Legislature, is an out rage on our people and a disgrace to the btate. v ; , , . As to- tne thieving propensities and practices of the management, that was established by an investi gation thi Legislature undertook -last Winter. But not one of the of ficers was removed, the Legisla ture, saying by its action, " we en dorse the rascality of this rascally management." We propose to nail, and keep nailed, thi3 infamous set and still more infamous and corrupt Legislature which sustained them ; for the corruption of the New York Tammany ring was nothing in comparison with the corrupt man agement of the State Pen, and the corrupt Conservative Legislature which created and sustained the said management. The Courts below have sustained the Governor in his efforts to dis place : the . Bledsoe set last Spring:, and as the matter1 is in the Supreme Court we look for a decision at the hands of that tribunal at an early day. ' :- ' . We understand that the threat has gone out from the Bledsoe headquarters, that, resistance will be made to the Board of the Gov ernor should the Supreme Court decide adversely to the Bledsoe Board. In that event the duty of the Governor will be plain, ' and we have no doubt he will perform it. If he has the right under the law to appoint a Board of Directors, and an illegal Board attempts to retain possession of the Penitentiary, it will be proper for the Governor to employ any force necessary to dis perse and dislodge the unlawful and lawless combination. Let us be understood. If Mr. Bledsoe, finding himself overruled in the Courts, attempts to resist the law as he is reported to have said he will do with his armed guard, then it will be proper for Governor Caldwell to call on the military force of the United States stationed in this State, and at whatever cost of time, blood or treasure, make final and conjplete conquest of the State Pen, and the force there en trenched. A rebellious and stiff-necked peo ple must be taught that there is oowerin the land to sustain and carry out the laws of the land, and the more summarily it is done the better. tVhat tlie Republicans of this Legislature have Done. , While the People are muttering, complaining and cursing, loud, long and deep, at the do-nothingness and extravagance of this Legisla ture with a Democratic majority of twenty-four, the constituencies of the Republican minority are pleas ed at the conduct of the Republican Senators and Representatives ; for they have not only endeavored to secure wise, appropriate and eco nomical legislation, but they have carried mischief, dismay and de struction into the camp of the ene my on two very important occa sions. :' . - , First, the Democratic majority un dertook to elect a United States Sen ator under strictly DemwratlCrausr pices. In this the Republicans foiled them, and getting up a combination, took the standard bearer of the Democrats and Conservatives last Summer, and sent him to the Unit ed States Senate, having previously filled the much, coveted Executive Chair with a gentleman of their Own.. " ;.. . ... Next came the State Printing. The Speaker of the House fixed up a large Committee on Printing, left off the only practical printer in the House of Representatives, and gave the Republican membership of fifty three of a hundred and twenty low Dr. C. J. O'Hagau to address the mob In his own language." Before the Ku Klux marched in disguise in Greenville, one week was long enough to clear up the State docket. The Court 1. 1 - een a specimen of their swearing. I hope this relieves me from ti.o awkward iosition fmposed uin me by Commissioner Robinson's dotage. . All Courts and Court holders who have punished Republicans to, please .Democrats are hereby noti fied to stop such meanness, or some body else will eo to Coneress first. Calvin Cox, U. S. Commissioner. A Card. - . ' l . - , '. if-. , j. To (he Editor of The Era : -It is with much reluctance that I, an unknown 'individual, thrust myself before the public, but the! recent action of the Board of Direc- j tors of the N. C. Penitentiary, in ; relieving me from duty as overseer, ! renders such a course necessary. j The people of the State , have n right to know how their public ser-J vants act, and when summarily j discharged from duty by public ser-! vants of distill higher grade, the causes that led to it. The facts are these: In December, 1870, 1 went! to the Penitentiary as guard, and; served w that capacity until Sept.,! 1871, when-L was appointed over-; seer." I served,, as such until Dec., 1872, when I was relieved from duty by the Board of Directors in both of these capacities. I have given entire satisfaction to those! anDointed over mp. and cnnfidentlvi members but one representative on appeal to the superintendent of the wuTK, . v ,1 . xiicks, anu me oni-; manders of the guard, for the truth a House Committee of seven. " The said Speaker, favoring the Whig organ of the city, felt that he had gerrymandered " his Com mittee to a perfect success, and so thought the Whig organ itself, but it so happened in joint session with the Senate Committee on Printing, that the Republican of the House and the one from the Senate, to gether with the Democrats unex pectedly found on the Joint Com mittee, by a little combination, de cided the Printing question by giv ing it to the Democratic organ," while the friends of the Whig organ were beating about the bush. This was as great a triumph as the election of a Senator over the ominee ; it is equally an occasion Tor. KepuWican rejoicing:. with the Senatorial event j and the two occasions, together, are ample for the satisfaction of Republican constituencies with their Senators and Representatives in this General Assembly of North Carolina. i,utCvi nuuiuruy aim uieiiiegiu prac- Editors have resigned. The politi tices of their base partizanship. ' cal staff will undere-o a com nWe c g. chansre. and the Tribune will a&rain Mr. Speaker Robinson. take its nlace as asunnortprnfthp. The two ; Parties and Their Organs. often is this record We have, during the sessioiC felt - Administration, and as the leading -..u.jm. cuu uu ui.w agaiusk passed its several readings thu proposition to Increase the pay Message was received ; to 80 cents per thousand ems, and voted for 75 cents, because he thought it a fair price and not to re imburse Mr. Turner. He thought the contract binding. Mr. Cowles said that in Introduc ing the resolution he had no motive to indemnify Mr Turner. Mr. Merrimon thought the rates were too high and he wanted the resolution to pass, his intention was to introduce a bill decreasing the frice. The committee could give t to whom they pleased then. 'Mr Ellis of Columbus, faVorcd the action of the committee. Mr-Cunningham saw no use of getting excited over the matter and called the previous question, when Mr. Stilley's amendment was adopted. The hour for thejolnt session hav ing ri-rivrd. the Senators proceeded to ti.e Aio. .r the purpose of an nouncing lit.- uicial vote of the State officers.' The Senators returned to their chamber at 1:10, and resumed the printing question. - The question " recurring on Mr. 3Terrimon'a amendment, the yeas and nays were called,, with the fol lowing result yeas 13, nays 27. Mr Cowles resolution as amend ed, was adopted by a vote of 21 to 8. Mr. Love introduced a bill in re lation to the public printing reduc- iuc (Jtiwv ui ctJiu position irom .60 to CO cents per thousand ems. '.Referred. " - 'Mr McCabe, a bill to incorporate Edgecombe Female Seminary. Re ferred. '; A message was received from the IlOUSe Statin? that thnt hrtrltr fior passed a resolution in mnrri tn n v. officers be printed, and the persons Inr. I ii 1." vonoSi'tnir thn Inrrrpcf nnmhar rt votes cast oe aeciarea eieciea. Resolution was adopted. The Joint Assembly then ad journed sine die. , On motion of Mr. Brown, of Da vidson, the House adjourned until 7J o'clock to-night. NIGHT, SESSION. - House met at 7 o'clock. t L : Speaker in the Chair, v Heading of the Journal dispensed With. : - , ! u CALENDAR. ... House bill No. 115, to allow the county commissioners of Transyl va- uia w ievy a special tax, was called from the Senate asking concurrence of the House in the Joint Select Commit tee on Capitol and public buildings, awarding the position of Keeper of the Capitol to Patrick McGowan. Mr. Stanford opposed the con currence of the House, and advoca ted the claims of Col. George H. Farribault. Mr. Shinn, of Iredell, also oppos ed the concurrence of the liousc and advocated the claims of J. M: Rowe. Mr. Johnson favored the concur rence of the House, and paid a handsome compliment to Mr. Mc Gowan. Mr. Jones, of Caldwell, moved that when the House adjourn to day it adjourn to meet again at 7 o'clock to-night. Carried. Mr. Merrimon called up the reso lution authorizing the Joint Select Committee on the Penitentiary to meet during recess. The bill was laid on the table. Mr. Reid, of Mecklenburg, reso lution of instruction to the Commit tee on Agriculture. Calendar. JOINT SESSION. - At 12 o'clock the Doorkeeper an nounced the approach of the Senate, which came in and took their seats in the Hall. The Speaker announc ed that the adjourned session was for the purpose of comparing the votes for the Executive and State officers for the counties of Macon, Watauga and Hertford, which were delayed and the returns from Ma con county were on his desk. , Senator Seymour offerd a resolu tion that the returns now in posses sion of the Joint Assembly for State made of men whose powers are un impaired and whose labors, it con tinued, might bless the world to the end of time. ; It is said of Arnauld, the Jansen ist, that he wished his friend Nicole to assist him hi a new work. Ni cole: f'We are! now old; is it not time to rest ?" j "Rest," exclaimed Arnauld, "have we not all eternity to rest in?" j Dr. Samuel Miller says: "There is no doubt that the premature do tage of many distinguished men has arisen from their Ceasing, in advanced life, to exert their facul ties under the impression that thev were too old to engage in any new enterprise." I ; When John Adams was 90 years of age; he was asked how he kept the vigor of hisfacultles up to the great age. He replied "By con stantly employing them ; the mind of an old man is like an old horse; if you would get any work out of it you must work it all the time." I We; may have many remarkable instances of earnest and successful workers after they have passed into tne penoa Known as old age. Ecclesiastical history tells the sto ry of Cassidorusj who, at the age of 70 retired to monastery and devoted the remaining twenty years of his life to literature and religion : and of Eyiphanius. who became an au thor at 64 and wrote several large works before his; death. ' . Between the ages of 5S and) 67 Baxter wrote, lorty works ; after the age or 00 some of his most val uable works were written. j "The only remarkable thing," says Hanna Moore, 'which belong ed to me as an authoress, was that I had written eleven books after the age of sixty." . I Says Lord Brougham, at the con clusion of his autobiography: "If any statements have been feeblv and inaccurately rendered, it may called upon, once or twice, to criti cise and condemn the apparent par tiality and partisan ruling of the Speaker of the House ; and his con duct in the formation of Committees in some respects is most censura ble. We are pleased to be able to state at the beginning of the recess that the Honorable Speaker has given more general satisfaction of late, and we indulge the belief and the hope that when he retires from the chair at the close of the last session of '73-'74, that the universal verdict will bo the same as was last Winter pronounced on the Honorable Speaker Jarvis. Republican paper of America. " Under Mr. Greeley, the Tribune was by far the best paper this side of the Atlantic, and the equal of any paper published on the continent of Europe. If Mr. Colfax can make the Tribune the great and influential paper that it was in its palmiest days under Mr. Greeley, he will es tablish a reputation for himself as great as that of Mr. Greeley ; will deserve and will receive the thanks of the American people. The Work of the Legislature. $50,400. be remembered attempt after I that I began this was eisrhty-three The Legislature, up to the time of recess, for the thirty-two days in session, has cost th ; people in mi leage and per diem, and other leg islative expenses, FIFTY THOU SAND FOUR HUNDRED DOL LARS! Not one single act of public bene fit to the people of the State appears in the proceedings of this session ; and the people have therefore paid Fifty Thousand Dollars for nothing. Finishing up the work of the ses sion, we have only room to an nounce the recess, and for some complimentary remarks we" feel are due from U3. We will deal fully with this worthless, do-nothing Legislature, and pay proper respects to other matters and events of pub lic and political interest. years of age, with enfeebled health, failing memory,' jand but slight ma terials by.me to hssist it." . . I Plato died at the age of eighty one, it is said, With pen in hand ; and an account is given of another who wrote a history of his time at the age of one hundred and fifteen. fore the .committee on PrivilptKi ; and Elections, and asking tho con , currenco of the Senate In the same, v 2 Concurred in. f . . . . , pf tA i jl i. f i jj nrn -'..-: '. . . . -rrr v Bill legalizing the'acU of the eomml3sioners of Johnston. - levying a special tax, was taken V X - -- w. ft . rr-t III ;.V the House; - 1 "Thft VTllfktl tPAH Crl.vsv.w1sw9 . . ."on of Mr AHen, and the following - bills passed their thircr reading: "Rill BTTIPndlniT Vi iK.a.il. V - --.uts ..v; VWUKl UI I, fin Jitovrn of -Mount-. Olive in Wayne r -i lege of electing their .Mayor; several readimrs. Bill allowing the owners -of the Mr Houston" asked for a susnen VtawbaToIl Bridge to list the same I sion of the rules, to take up a resc- From the Greensboro State. The recommendation of the Pres ident that postal telegraphy! be adopted by the federal government, calls forth the i'jusual growls from the Democratic press about "cen tralization." The same objection is urged against a Rational system of education. Wet hope the Congress will give us both cheap telegraphic facilities, and universal education. These measures will so improve the minds of the people, that the dan gers; of " centralization " wilt be proportionately diminished. I A well-educated and well-informed population have nothing to fear irom the encroachments of federal power; nor from: the personal gov ernment sought to be imposed upon them by certain eentlemen ".cf Hon. James T. Morehead, Jr. This gentleman, the temporary President, on the adjournment of the Senate this morning, retired to the shades of Senatorial life, so to speak ; Lieutenant-Governor Brog- den assuming the Chair on the first of January to hereafter preside over the sessions of the Senate. ; We like Mr. President Morehead much. He has presided with abil ity, impartiality and judicial fair ness.. Filling for a few weeks the position of Lieutenant-Governor, as a compliment from his party, he has discharged the duties imposed upon ,t him with honor to himself and creditably to tho Senate and State,' . '. Morehead is a name long known and highly honored in North Caro lina. We are proud to record that The New differs somewhat with the Era in its estimate of the work the Legislature performed for the fifty thousand and odd hundred dollars the members spent on them selves and favorite henchmen of the Conservative party, and tries very hard to make it appear that the time and the money was not wholly lost; The people, however, will not believe the statements of the News in the face of the facts against it, but looking to the work done as shown by the captions of the acts, they will sustain the Era in the as sertion, that, it is the most partisan, weak and unprofitable body of men the Conservative-Democratic-Liberal party could -: have . gotten to gether in the State, the most negli gent of the People's interests and the most wasteful of, the People's money. - The matter will come up for full discussion and comparison, on the stump, in August, 1874, and the re turn of a Republican Legislature will be a fitting rebuke to the party of upstarts and pretenders which has essayed to rule North Carolina by shouting its fictitious " wealth," counterfeit "riWe,"j self-asserted " intelligence,11 and over-estimated " respectability.11 j Whigs The Rate of Mileage. . The mileage this Legislature pays i tself is fTWENTY CENTS-a each way, or Forty cents for both ways, instead of. Ten cents each way, as many of the papers of the State are printing it. i . ' The Greensboro State sums up the work of the Legislature in The award of the State Printing to the organ of the Democrats has given great dissatisfaction to the old Whigs, or as they now call themselves, Conservatives. The News originated in obedience to the demand of the Democrats of North Carolina for an organ; and it grew up out of the complaints and dissatisfaction of old line Democrats who had tired of following the lead of defunct old Whigs, galvanized, by the circumstances of the war, into live Conservatives. These "old cocks" will not ride unless they are allowed to drive, and they say " count us out 11 when it comes to putting on the Demo cratic livery; The old Democrats and nave Deen ngnting eacn otner on the "dead line" of "Conservatism" ever since the war, and until re cently the Whigs have had deci dedly the advantage. These latter were shrewd enough to possess and control the State organ at the capi toi, ana every enort to estaDiisn a Democratic paper at Raleigh failed, until the News came in and took the State Printing. This is a blow from which the old Whigs will never recover, and it weaKens tne remnant oi tne op position to the Republican party in proportion as it destroys the old Whigs, and buries them in thegrave of ' 4 Conservatism V. . they Iiad d ug for the Democrats, ' These old Whigs are at the . bot- torn or an tne ku kiux miscnier in the State since the war, and the Whig organ, established at Raleigh in 1865 by I the lamented Win. E. Pell, is responsible for greater dam ages and disasters to North Caro lina than the war itself. We therefore rejoice that the old Whig standard has been lowered, its hosts scattered, and the power of the organization destroyed. i.The Republicans aided the Democrats to crush the Whig organ of mis chief and disaster, and, with the Democrats, we. rejoice that the Democratic organ "has secured the State Printing. ' CORRESPONDENCE. Card from Commissioner Cox, of Pitt. Will the public do me the kind ness to read a few words of truth. ; Our Greenville mob, such an eye sore at Goldsboro, has been partially investigated at Greenville in the Superior Court. Roach and E. A. Smith, thejdep uty marshals, who were mobbed and then indicted for assault and battery and manslaughter were ac quitted upon the testimony of the State witnesses. None of the wit nesses for, the defence were exam ined. The court or somebody else may give publicity to the horrible testimony revealed before the court by that furious mob. I just mention this to set myself right before those who wish to obey the laws of the United States and see them duly executed. I attended our court on Tuesday of the first week of the term, and three men attempted to insult me with " how about Golds boro?" They never said one time "how about Horace Greeley and his universal amnesty?" or " how about the Ku Klux?" That was before they knew the court would consume two weeks of her time in vestigating their crimes, and then only get half through. There is tes timony enough in the perpetraters of that mob to convict them in any court under heaven, except Com missioner Robinson, who never asked one single man to turn State's evidence. If the government and public will pardon me for mention- Commissioner Kobinson's The Republican minority of the Legislature take unto themselves none , of the responsibility of ;the all pay and no work, of this General Assembly. , . -i: - 7- ' - The people are reminded ; of the ening court. I. will now give . the same statement I gave him and Marshal Franks. They came down to where I was living in the country, and told me that they were - sent down there by Samuel Phillips to investi gate that Greenville mob, and de manded my statement. I gave it to them as follows: Roach was taken from my office, to the ' best of my knowledge and belief, while In the discharge of his official duty. He brought up before me, on that morn ing, Joseph J. Laughinghouse, one of the inspectors of election, under the charge of intimidation and abuse of voters. I adjourned the Court for counsel and further testimony. jv lew minutes alter tne case was adjourned Roach stepped to the door to speak to a witness to sijrn the pay roll, (so he states in his af fidavit,) and was taken or hailed by F. M. Smith, and carried down to the other end of the Court House, near the Clerk's office, where was a crowd of about twenty men. and interrogated by Smith as to some thing he (Roach) had said about him. On Roacii denyiner it. Smith said,." I am satisfied," which would have ended the difficulty if it hact not been for the standing threat to Kin or drive itoacn out of Green ville. .? :!;'.. ! - it: - , ', The cruel beatinsr and shooting of Roach and E. A. Smith was de scribed. Roach and E. A. Smith were both present." : The said Commissioner Robinsnn and Marshal Franks said the United States . could , not get justice in Grteuville, and would hear noth ing but to carry , every man to Goldsboro; myself, E. A. Smith and Roach all protesting.' And then the other day when I was insulted witn,v"iow..aDout tfoldsboro?" I oi tins assertion. I was not aware that there was objection to me in any quarter, 'and was never more surprised than when, after the ad journment of the. Board of Direc tors, I was informed by the Deputy Warden that I had been relieved from duty, under charges. Upon my demanding what the charges were, he at first stated that he did not know; but afterwards, with much hesitancy, said I had been talking about the Board of Direc tors; what I had said; or who was the informant, he did not design to tell me. But others have-informed me that I was charged with having spoken disrespectfully of the Board, by charging them,' or some of them, with having made pledges to my father and myself which have never been fulfilled. I have said as much, and used even stronger language, but under the following circumstan ces : In 1870 my father, who was an overseer at the institution, was made Sergeant of the guard, and acted in that capacity until he was relievtd by the appointment of Mr, Utley. No objection whatever was raisid to my father, and he' was told that , Mr. Utley was appointed becauso T he was a relative of Director Cofield, and if he did not give satisfaction they would reinstate him. Mr. Utley resigned shortly afterwards, and my father was again assigned to duty as Sergeant of the guard, only to be relieved in a short timo by the appointment of Col. Fari bault. This time 'the reason as signed was, that' the Board of Dl- , rectors desired a military man, that4, the guard might be enlisted and properly drilled. Col. Faribault served a little more than twelve months,- when, to the surprise t f us all, he in turn was removed, and not my father, but Mr. Wil-. liams, appointed in his stead ; a verv worthv I vonno' mnn. hut. without experience or any mil- ' itary, knowledge whatever. The reason assigned I for his appoint ment was that he is a relative of Director Thompson. These are the circumstances which led to any re marks that I may. have made con cerning the Board or any member of the Board, and 1 leave it with an or not I had cause for complaint, and to give expression to the same. " If I have not, then I am wrong in doing so. But my father and my. self were both led by members of the Board to believe that he would - be placed in command of the guard if there was a change of comman ders. In this we have been de ceived and it is ( of this decention that I have spoken ; but Is this suf- . ficieut cause lor discharge ? Can no man serve at the . Penitentiary un less he be a particular admirer of the Board, and their pet appointees and believe that they can do no wrong. Is competency, honesty and devotion to duty to be entirely ig nored and the only requirements demanded that of 6ervile admira tion of the Board and its surround ings. Verily, it would seem so, for mine is not the onlv Instanro sudden and unjust banishment has been visited upon those who have' dared differ with these gentlemen in opinion. Guards and Overseers have alike felt it and alike suffered. To differ with them politically or otherwise is to walk the plan!-. Now it may be right that this should all be so, it.may be necessary great men," at the head of what our Legislature designed our Peniten tiary should be, an Institution of , honor to the State and of Incalcula ble benefit to. a large and unfortu nate class of individuals and society at large. But it seems to me that the designs of the Legislature and the object of which the Institution has been established could be better accomplished if those who have it in charge would think less of them selves and more of the great purpo ses the Legislature had in view in placing them there. If they'd think less of the sycophant whinings of some by whom they are surround ed, and more to the cries of tho suffering prisoners with whom they have to deal. If they would do this and cease to involve themselves in petty strife with their subordinates and superiors - the hue and cry which has been ' heard in almost every part of the State against our institution and its , management would be hushed and the object of its establishment at no distant day accompusned. and their attention is invited to the Its own way, and somewhat differs with the News in its estimate of the ! fact that another election for Sena the name and ancestry is nobly eus- I service for which the people have 1 tors and Representatives promises of the Conservative party I T i oul oiaso'r I . . A - also had the expression, "Earnest and their way of fulfilling them ; i protest," thrown at me. The oni v the South. tained in the person of the retiring I Lieutenant-Governor Morehead. thing I blame Commissioner Roh j insou for, was, to arrest those men occur f '"-v ""njcui,iHu earry mem to occurs' M K , ofl. 4. r paid $50,400 of their hard-earned ; again in August 1874, little more-there. Yours respectfully, ' WM. H.GOODWIN. . I indorse the above. ...j' , .. . Miles Goodwin. - i money. 1 than eighteen months hence. I fuse to hear my statement and al- Real and IersonaI. ! . From the statements compiled in the Auditor's office we see that the value of real and personal property in this State is upwards of one hundred and twenty- i three millions of dollars. -. I
The Era (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Dec. 26, 1872, edition 1
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