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-THE WEEKLYEBA. to .-.i. KALKIGlf, X. C. Th. wM In 15 City one SoU. iuCraon. f.,rWt Insolence nd villainy, who thootUt tbe perfection or Liberty was licentioomcM Speccli. Plctabcti. . of For IIone of Ucprerniaiiw. Wake Cor sty: MARTIN V'B. GILBERT. TIItKSlAY, JL'IA' For tlic Worklns-mcii. Two columns of space in 'Die Weekly Era is hereby tendered to the Mechanics and Working-men of llaleigh, to lie at their disposal for any matter they may wish to publish not of a j-arthan character. They are invited to rectify the space thus Jend A whole page oi uie isukj j. " will bo at the service of the Me chanics and Working-men of Ral eigh and the State next "Winter, free of all charge or expense to them whatever. Election in August. On Thursday the 7th day of Au gust, 1373, a general election will be held in all the counties and town ships of North Carolina on the Con stitutional Amendments. TAt the same time an election for till Township officers is held. Six Hundred Dollars worth of stock in the Western North Car olina Railroad sold for Two Dollars and Ten Cent in Statesville last Saturday. Oxk of the wants of this, and every other community, is a Rank ing institution that can lend money on real estate. Here is a field fur the " Farmers' Oranges It is the opinion of a good many gentlemen, including some eminent lawyers that a Siqerintendeut of Public Instruction ij required to be voted for at the election in August. What is the opiuion of the North Carolina Press on this subject? It may not have Ih-pii generally observed, but the Constitution of North Carolina is so worded that the Governor cannot absent him w.'If from the State without vacat ing his office, for the time-being, into the hands of the Lieutenant Governor. of Colonel Aiken, last Ta7t but confirms ine opinion of the Era that the organization of " Farmers' Grange" is a god and projier thing f-r th.' iigrh-ullural interests; and In-.-u-tains Hie dec laration of the that t!t' move ment aims at no more jMilitieal sig nificance than might projer!y be given to the Chun-Ii or the M isonic fratPTnity. ;ko. 1 1. Snow, Khl, h: s reigned tlie Chairman.-hip of tli I H-mtKrat-ic Uxivtitive Comndtrt.-? for Wake county, and ami -umi his inten tion in all this t. run as an inde lendent t-andidate fr the vac-ant 'scat in the House of Representatives. IXieiMr. Snow mean by this that he withdraws from the Democratic party? Can he say "Nichols and (orinan are with us?" . , oxk of the aims, ol ji t ts and pro srnlivp advantages, and goHl re- sultsoi ine raniM'rs uiana U to get the Farming interests out of tlie grasp 6f the lianks, and th(se men of .xciar ra pita 1 who make adcam-rs to the Farmer at rates' raniriug from twelve to forty- c i-ht er ivnt. interest. 1aL these i " Farmers' Cranges" ami " Patron? of Husbandry" establish Banks of j their own. ! : Wilmington and YVYhlon J r i r t ' " . . . i ! I r is id that one of the fv-niale lUilroadisdoinganiminenseand, ,,,it X(ir,h to increasing business under its present j sIhhi. jwminii . i v,v,lent management. President bave , is cologne pnnU d. Brid-Prsand Superintendent Hi- Now this wmntls strnngeof an in I,r,V " a i ctitntion !! w liii li jiu.l anion" the vim-j tin.l no time to int uige t ne oniinarv couricsiea oi repi . letters on business of importance. An Int reaM' tf clerit-al fon e is evi dently necessary. The same may Im'Sju.I of the.Atlaidic ai:d Norih CanAina Railroad. It is given out that the injunction sued out in the name of tlie State of North Carolina by Yankee Robin son, of Philadelphia, against the Iticlrmond and Danville Railroad, nstraining change or g-auge in the North Carolina Central, will be ar gued before the Supreme Court this wee k. Iest the Era should be ac cucd of seeking to unduly influ ence the issue of this case, certain facts in regard to riug-atfairs are ; withheld for the present. Wc think tlie tttfflc and the Era are mitakcn ai to the time of electing J tule in the 1th Judicial district. The diction will 1 held in August, Tlie Era certainly is not, nor has it been, whatever the Eugte may be. The Charlotte Democrat started the wild story about an election for Judges in 1S73. The Era was sur prised to find its usually well informed contemporary inakirg such unnt-cessary mistake, a mistake the Democrat hastened to correct. An election for Judges in the 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 9th Districts will be held the first Thursday in August, 1S74. For the 2, C, 8, 10, 11 and 12th Districts In 1878. In every Judicial District of the State a Solicitor is to be elected in August, 1874. All the Supreme Court Judges will be to elect In 1878. Kc 1 nforin Van Huron fiiiDerx. - I w This crentleman, who is the Re publican nominee in Wake County, fill the vacancy In the House of Representatives occassloned Dy tne resignation of Mr. Radger, Is a native of Pasquotank County, Is orth Carolina, and is about thirty-seven years of age. He received such in struction as was Imparted in tne schools of the county town ana me common school, until the age of fourteen, when he was put to tne nrlntini? business. He was Post master in Elizabeth City in 1859; una Notarv Public in lSGGancMbbU ; was elected a town Commissioner, hut ,hn lined: was Clerk of the Su rrinr Court of CurritUlK COUUiy in 1670, by appointment oi juugu p.w.l which THjsition he resigned ; ... T--.l nnn of the Republican candi dates for the Senate, in 1S70, in the First Senatorial District; and was flplf-mfpnn behalf of the printers to the Convention of the International Typographical Union, held m Montreal, Canada, during the pre sent year. Mr. Gilbert, with thousands of our best young men, was swept into the war current in 1SGI. lie saw service on our coast as a Confederate soldier, 'in the expedition under Col. A. R. Wright, or Georgia, in i list the 20th Indiana regiment, and also at the battle of Roanoke Island, where he was captured and paroled. On being exchanged he ,was exempted from conscription as Spring of 18G3, when ho went to Frienton. neutral ground. lie heartily endorsed the movement put on foot in 18G3 by uovernor Holden and others in ravor oi peace. In May, ISCo, he attended a large meetimr of the friends of the Union in his native County, and took an active part in the work of restora tion under President Johnsons proclamation. He voted for Gov ernor Holden for Governor in 1SG5, and in 1SGG he voted for General Dockery for Governor!- In 18G7, having promptly accepted the re construction acts, ' he assisted in organizing the Republican party in his section, and was a delegate to the September State Convention. He has uniformly acted and voted with the Republican party, and be longs to the original body of voters who advocated peace in 1SG3, who rallied zealously to the flag of the Union after the surrender in 18G5, and who have steadfastly, from that day to this, adhered to tho Union or Republican party. -No liepuoii can in the State can show a more consistent or unselfish record than that of Mr. Gilbert. Mr. Gilbert has resided in Wake County continuously since 1S71, working at thecase as a journeyman printer. He is emphatically a work ing man, and owes his nomination largely to this fact. The Republi can n:irtv has always cherished and " 1 uch men. His selection, honored I..- i. ..imMtnef:inf,.4- t. rpnro- ! sent tho i-6ple of Wake County in h,llu . ' . the L-g slat ure, was not on ly went r - :;uI,sT, far as the fitness of t he to be ignored Tlu; purpose is fra-nonmH-c U eoncermd, but it is a ternal re-union And if the sur con plhnent to the whole body of viving soldiers of the South can get the i-orkins people of th, County. ! together, do somc th.ng for the care .. . . ,i..,ti,nv tiroUrtion and education t the have interests ami riRhts wtucn should be resjKX-teI and guarded, and that the Republican party re gards as among its brightest jewels those who honestly earn their living by the sweat of their brow. Mr. Gilbert, though intelligent and well informed in public affairs, is not a professional politican. He is an honest man in all respects. He is one of the people, and will, all are satisfied, adhere strictly to their interests, uninfluenced by "rings" or combinations. The Re publicans and working men of the County am called upon to rally to him as one man, and elect him by a rousing majority. Indeed, such a man, so modest, so meritorious, so well fitted for the place, and identi fied as he is so thoroughly with the " bone and sinew " of our people, ought not to have opposition. It would show an " era of good feel ing" that would mean something, ind would reflect no discredit upon, and rer-ult in no injury to the lieiuociuta of the County, if they would acquiesce in the election of such a man under the circumstances. But. however that may be, Mr. Gilbert will be elected, and he will receive the votQs of many no: classed as i;OI,ublicans Home Schools Home lustitu tioiis-lloinc Xriiiting. - f . . , . .... r.. ihv or eharitv for mm- ' " - In the f.ueof the fact that as ikmI orintinir van beexecuteil iu Raleigh, and as fheaply, as at the North, the fact becomes still more strange. Supiose tho papers of Raleigh should state what is a fact : That, the female schools at the North are in every way superior to those of Raleigh; that girls going to those schools enjoy' facilities and advantages for education, informa tion and physical development they cannot find here, and lorcY money; would these home schools of ours take it kindly of our home papers? There is quite as much of proprie ty, good taste, home pride patriot ism and consistency in the papers of v- I. Pn-nllnl liriTincr the narPIltS .tUUU " ' O . of Korth Carolina to send their! daughters to Northern schools, as ! .... " : . vrti. 'rtr.dini schools ' sending their printing to Northern papers to be executed. Taking Into consideration the fact that the Northern schools are belter and cieajert while Northern printing t not, there is more. The communication in this Era headed to "Mechanics and Working-men" and signed "C" Is from a Democrat of Raleigh, one who never has voted other than the Democratic ticket; and the Era has no authority for classing him as other than a Democrat now. The communication is at the instance of a number of Democrats, and Is en dorsed by them. It appeals strongly to the attention and good sense of working-men and mechanics throughout the State. - organlration of the Fourth Regiment on a Peace Basis, j Tne jg indebted to the States - . . '. "T"I,-A ,lvillQ American for an advanced Carolina State Troops on a peace OaSlS. J,. I The Editor of the Era was an xne reierence oi jxr. uwu -original member of that band of "North Carolina correspondent to o.Tu K-thnra nd the Idea an oDinion General John Bankhead DOUIHWU i meets with his approbation. They were brave, honest, mauiy men who went out to do battle for . a. i iH or? i avwI Karl tho ar). I tne nouui iu iouii u t tprs. between the lUOiuit-" I North and South, been ieit to xne i noiuifis ui uui ... 1 i Jr.Mrni! fpplinr since Dro- 1 duccd by non-combatants, North and South, had not existed. Of the right or wrong of secession it is no longer necessary to speak. The question 'was settled by the Confederate soldiers laying down their arms and returning to their hnmM. A new era had dawned. Il41-i0 a. The political situation had Changed. 1 rr,t:h r.rn;f rat nml flpv:statea I nil: iwum, !"- i by the war, called upon her living sons to assist' her recuperation. Reason and wisdom could not at once overleap the feelings and prej udices of a, people smarting under defeat and suffering temporary ruin and poverty; and seven years was n inrv timrt fnr reconciliation,! under all the circumstances of, to man v. a seeming nam atuic w thinffs. i . is that we have don i " v UoweU. IThe lata slAva! I MwmTrvi vhd advanced fiS citizen I w w and without any general conflict, the two races are now wording to gether in the material restoration and prosperity of the Southern country. It only remains for all the people of the South to leave the past com pletely behind them. This the Confederate soldiers can afford to do, what many of them have done, and what they all should do. That such a result would follow a re-union of old Companies and Commands it is safe to predict. Some of the old Virginia Com panies have lately re-organized, and with good results. They took part in the last inaugural ceremonies of the President, and it was said that, when he passed in front of the men who confronted" him in 18G4 in Virginia, he raised his hat in recognition of the gallan try of those who had been his ene mies in war, but who, in peace, were there as friends. The irovernment of the United States has had nothing to fear from the Confederate toldiers since lSGo. Blood-thirsty stay-at-homes did at tempt to instil a sentiment of per petual hatred and opposition to the government in the minds of the re (..rnivl soldiers, but their success was as oor as it was short lived. Left to themselves the soldiers of the South are neither the enemies of the government, the colored race niir thp oeaee. of the country. And that they propose to think and act lor ineuiM.'ii- lt-v..w. v... purpose of a re-union. vr..ro rnlirips t is understood is f their decPttfOd wmratltsw, and complete the restoration of good feeling between all sections of our common country, every true man should, "in ploughman's phrase, God bid them speed!" In this connection tlie Editor of the Era acknowledges the receipt of an invitation to be present at a "Survivors' Meeting" at Statesville on the 4th day of July, to meet a portion of his old comrades of the 4th Regiment, and among others, General Bryan Grimes, their first Major. The day chosen is appropriate for a meeting of patriotic aims and objects, and its selection an ac knowledgement that the sentiments of those calling the Statesville meet ing are not now hostile to the gov ernment of the United States, or inimical to the peace and perpetuity of the Union. " Peerless Heauregard." During the Confederate Var the Kii-hmond Examiner, which was not in the habit of praising anybody, in a mo ment of etaey at some brilliant achieve ment of the gallai.t Louisianian, gave him the superb and merited appellation or tlie "Peerless Beauregard." ' In another column will be found a ! telegram showing that the "peerless lUau regard" has signed an address en ; .lorsing Ifepublican Principles, j Now look out for General Pendleton's ; forthcoming -slander that Beaureguaid 1 lost Foit Sumpter, when Charleston was evaluated, by treachery a com- pruiion piece to his Longstreet calumny! I Ftiycttei ilU Statcsnian. ' Precisely so. The peerless, incom- , unapproachable Beauregard i.. .1 au-1 t 4 Via Tkmfw i is already denounced by the Demo- i emtip nrcss of the South. For his action in tlie iNew uneans resoiu tims. lie is already. as "odious" and "infamous" as ljongsireet. j The Republican party is ready to receive anv and all Confederate sol diers. There was good work in the peerless Beauregard at Bull Run and Manassas. There is pluck and stuff in him now. There was noth ing in the played out politicians then. There is nothing in them now. They are capable of denouncing Longstreet and Beauregard. They are only fit for such business. It is their peculiar province of usefulness. The "Straiffht-Oiifjscallawags who Would not "Greeley " .... ... 'i !i The W inston Jtepublican puts it at those Democratic papers which denounced Democrats for not sup- j portingGreeley, after this fashion: An exchange says it Is wonderful to see how somo of the Conservative pa pers who heaped such such abuse on every one who would not support Mr. Greeley are now trying to worm out of their predicament. They groan in spirit at their own sad plight, and are seeking to make light of all the severe cutting things they said about the "Straight-Outa." Gentlemen, if won't do. You called tluwe people traitors apostates, seal law a gs, and everything your bitter brains could think of that is, all of them that you dared throw such offal at. Those peoplo now repeat, "not for Greeley or any one who favored Gree ley." Their votes are going to be cast for those who will save tbe country from the Zebra party. Your chickens j are coming homo to roost. Brownlow and Hill Again. " " . , -. r -r.1.T-o m. . ,, Magruder expressed aisjjuruyu.y or uenenu tim isomuicu publication of the letter the Era mlrQ MQirrnulpr is dead. Lie was too crallant a soldier and jovl&r gen ujum - u o - A ' - tleman ror bis Dame io i.ust lv bv h's friends end , . nrlmirprs into a bersoual. squabble of the character of this between Hill and lirowniow. In tnj3 connection the, Era pre- sents below some yemarKs phub Xew North Stale i preference to the it. Hill-Brownlow controversy: We have noticed the envenomed bit tprness of the jntroversy dcib. lCiUC93 V Parson Brownlow and P. II. Hill, and think eacH is riKiit in acuuum iwh other. Such men are of no earthly use, unless to prove how desperately wicked the human heart may become ; and to serve as "frightful examples" to man kind. Therefore, let them uncover each other's deformities to the gaze of a disgusted world. No doubt the teachings of Brownlow ,i inonmo Hrvrreeto nreeiDitatethe struggle between the States ; and Weill lo we remember with what abhorence we regarded his pro-slavery awl seces sion doctrines invariably put 4brwarii with fcnliraritv anJ vindarttveless. If then becomes suaaeniy uu iuici.wj converted to opposite views, retaining, however, the malice that before dis tinguished him. Nor is D. II. Hill auy better. Like too many men of his type, he claimed, un to tho very inauguration of civil strife, to bo for the Union ; then fought against it, for which, under the circum stances, there might be some excuse. But after the cessation of hostilities, re sulting in the death of the rebellion and slavery, without adequate cause, he re mains as unscrupulous a secessionist as Brownlow was before the war. The only difference is, Gen. Hill adheres to an exploded fallacy, after its absurdity has become apparent; while Brownlow had sense enough to abandon the heresy before it became ridiculous. As for Gen. Canby, whose memory ! D. II. Hill takes occasion to villify, he was unliko either of these men His was a pure character. He was wise and kind-hearted, modest, brave and con scientious:! Christian soldier who knew his duty, and in spite of reproach and contumely, not afraid to perform it. No ouo can denounce him, except through malice or ignorance. The mission of such men as Brown low and Hill seems to be to stir up strife, and keep alive the fires of dis cord, in a country already devastated by the horrors pf an internecine strug gle. It would be better for tho people to repudiate them both, and all such, as enemies of their kind. The Constitutional Amend ments. "Tar Heel" returns to his subject of opposition to that proposed amendment to the Constitution af fecting the University. The .LVa having set forth its rea sons for making no opposition to this, witli the other amendments, had determined to comment on this second letter of "Tar Heel" at length, but want of space forbids. Besides, discussion of the subject rn bettor b Wt to. thoua wlw j greater interest in the University, one way or the other. "Tar Heel" brings to light some ... . ... i . substantial facts relative to tne gross mis-management of this institution under the old regime, which is t)ut in keeping with the administration of public affairs throughout the en tire period of the rule of the Demo cratic party in the country. In regard to this and all tlie other proposed amendments, the people will vote as they please, without regard to party; for there is no party question involved. The amendment bill as first passed by the Democrats has been so emascu lated as riot to be recognizable by its most intimate friends, and the Democrats are all disgusted with it ; besides it would not stand the test of Constitutionality before any Court. The matter i- one of no sort of importance, one way or the other, and as a campaign is-ue it is Hat and stale, not to say still-horn. From their vigorous determina tion to have a Convention in 1871 to "sweep things," the mighty have fallen to a sorry pass. These eight proposed amendments are the hist of Convention Democracy coming out at the little end of a very small horn. The Winston Itepublican. The Eepublican, a most excellent paper, appeals to its party friends for support in this wise, and they ought to sustain it : We respectfully request Republicans throughout the country to aid us in ex tending thecirculationof the Republican. We expect to wholly disregard personal sacrifices, and labor in the future as in past, for the success of tho Republican cause. We hope Republicans will do this as a matter or principle and duty. The Democratic party sustains two papers in this county, and we hopo Re publicans will remain true to principle and never yield one inch of the vantage ground gained, for while the Republican party lives we have gratifying prospects spread out before us for us and our children. Our Great National Holiday. Friday is the 97th anniversary day of the Independence of the United States. Nowhere at the South will this great day be appropriately and patriotically observed as before the war. This is a reproach and a dis grace to all parties, classes and colors of our people. Some of our old military Compa nies, and Commands engaged in the late war, are .beginning to revive into re-organization. Perhaps when these get their old life back into them we shall have some genuine old fashioned Fourth of July cele brations at the South. By all means let us be in that trim by '76. Republicans ought to call meet ings all over the State to ratify and endorse the action of the mechanics and laboring-men of Raleigh in resisting the oppression of capital, and the encroachments of capitalists and the leaders of the Democratic party on the rights of working-men. Workiujr-TiTt aen The Era in striking for the rights of the Mechanicand the Working- man, is also the frie-u and advo cate of the righte of the cor king- The Republican party is the only political organization" 'tht ever rave the women of i?brth Carolina the protection of the. lavr and -a guarantee of 4heir rtgms xt musi take another step inl advance, ana, in its political economy, secure for the working-women of the sstaie the same wages,for the same amount of labor, that men reHSve. its leg islation must also look" to the fos tering of such mechanical enter prises as propose to 'furnish appro uriate. remunerativejand becoming labor for females. Win its inevit able majority in the Legislature to be elected in 1874," tin Republican party in North Carolina can not onlv afford to guarantee a rurtner protection to the woYKing-meii oi - . . r the State, but it can- legislate some necessary and healthy, provisions for the working-women. For instance: 3tll manufac turing - enterprises already estab lished, or that may hereafter be put in operation,- employing lemaie labor, at a reasonable compensation, shall be exempt from State, county or municipal taxatiop. iclel - sTaTed on pretiyaf5 authority that the Grand 'Jury of Wake coun ty has found a bill of indictment against the mechanics and working mey of Raleigh, in the affair with Mr. O'Neill and his employees. This, if true, is practically an in dictment of working-men for form ing and maintaining a Working man's Union a companion organi zation to the Raleigh Board of Trade, for example. Let it be so. i As the especial friend and cham pion of the poor man and the la borer, the duty of tho Republican party is plain before it in this emer gency. There will be no default or flinch- The Republicans of North Caroli na will come boldly up to the sup port and defence of theseworking mcn. The law will be maintained and upheld in this and every other in stance. But in a contest with op pressive and speculative capital, a working-man will not stand alone, unaided and unsupported, in North Carolina, while there are Republi cans to move to his support. Flection for a Superintendent of Public Instruction. ; A correspondent in this Era sounds the "Tocsin" of war, .on the Superintendent of Public Instruc tion. ' The position of this correspond ent is very cleverly taken, and it is held by some of the best law au thority in the State that an election should be had this year. - .The Era holds that, under the de cision of tha Supreme Court last Winter, Professor Mclver holds the! office for life, or until he resigns. j Constitutional Amendments. . To t7ie JMttOTVJ Tnejra:- Let it be proclaimed in every town and township in every county ; oi me maw, tuio uia . amcndment in relation To the . .. It been aml fa stilI hflrr(Hl bv those4 who ought to know better, that the Re A V. M J C V publican party has been the main cause of the failure of the Universi ty, and the misfortunes which have befallen it. The charge is untrue, as the true history of that institu tion will most conclusivelypri:ve. The University was broken down by the ruinous and destructive policy of the democratic party and the war. Every body knows that party brought on the war for the purpose of perpetuating human slavery in this country, antfin their efforts to accomplish their objects and desires they crippled, all our literary institutions, and destroyed much of their means of support. The University was in a prosper ous condition before the war; but it was greatly injured andcrippled by the palpable mismangement of the democratic-conservative party, who had the entire control of it be fore the war, during the war, and ajl the time up to July, 18G8, when it was reorganized upon a wise, just and judicious system, under our present excellent Constitution." A memorial of the Trustees of the University to the Legislature, at its session of 18G5-'6G, signed by Gov. Worth, as President of the Board of Trustees, and Gov. ( Swain, a3 President of the University, stated that its income had been swept ut terly away by the war, and as the result the University had not the means to sustain its life, and " with out aid it must speedily cease to exist:' This memorial of .(Joy. Worth and Gov. Swain, in behalf of the Trustees, was presented to the con servative Legislature February 1st, 18G0, and in their appeal for aid they frankly confessed that the University had been broken down, and likely ifor somettnieto be icilh out the means to continue its opera tions;'1 and that too under the mis rule and misgovernmeut of the democratic-conservative party. The Legislature , thereupcm gave it Seven Thousand Dollars in cash out of the Public Treasury, but that was only a mere taste, and the Trustees resorted to the unusual process of issuing bonds to pay the expenses of the University, "and for their payment certain stocks and indi vidual bonds in the Treasury were pledged," as stated by the Secretary and Treasurer of theUniversity in his report. This was done in Jan uary, 1867. On the 30th of April, 1867, the democratic conservative engineers and conductors, inad.a deed In trust to the Bank of North Carolina, conveying about one thousand acres of land and other valuable property, in the County of Orange, belonging to the University, and also about five thousand acres of land in the County of Buncombe,-" when the Bank was owing the University $200,000 for its stock in said Bank. They mortgaged away the property of the University to the Bank, when they had no legal right to do so, and a suit is now pending- In the Supreme Court of the United States to set aside the mortgage. . t But the extraordinary fintincler- iner of the democratic conservative engineers and conductors did not stop there. They had one more opportunity to exercise? their wis dom and skill in running the ma chine called Jhe University. Congress in its liberality passed an act granting to North Carolina 270,000 acres of the public lands, upon condition that said donation should be safely invested in stocks, and the interest alone of which should be invariably appropriated for the purpose or teaching such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts, in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the in dustrial classes in the several pur suits and professions in life. A " The Legislature of 1865-'6G accep ted the benefits of the said act of Congress, in all respects according to the terms and conditions tliereof." and authorized! the Governor and Public Treasurer.' to receive and invest the land scrip donated to this State for the establishment of an Agricultural College They were authorized "to sen saia scrip from time to time for the highest Ipripe which could, be objtaiped, and tfc&rivelt tne proceeds" in' stocks of the United States or of the States, or some other safe stocks yielding not less than five'per centum upon the par value ot said stocks, and the said funds were to be held sep arate and r.part from other public funds. ' -: In August, 1866, Kemp P. Battle, Public Treasurer, employed Gov. Swain, President of the University to go to Washington City and bring the land scrip to Raleigh. Gov. Worth and Treasurer Battle sold it to G. F. Lewis and others, for fijty cents per acre. It seems that $10,040 was paid on this purchase, and may have gone towards paying past expenses of the University. Now only look' at the difference in financiering in North Carolina and iu other States. Under the same act of Congress Virginia re ceived 300,000 acres of land, which she sold at ninety-five, cents per acre, producing $285,000, and safely invested the proceeds, according to the conditions prescribed by Con gress. Gov. Alcorn, of Mississippi, sold the land received by that State, un der the same act of Congress, at ninety cents per acre. North Caro lina, with a conservative Governor and Public Treasurer, sold the 270, 000 acres received by her for fifty ceuts per acre, and only got $10,040 for it, and the people, don't yet know who got that. Lack of space at present will pre vent a full exposure of the misman agement of the affairs of the Uni versity under democratic conserva tive rule. Our present Constitution contains proper checks and limitations upon party action in the choice of Trus tees by providing that only one fourth of them may be chosen every voVa tu tlvat it Is ralmosrt Jm- i inv j . . - f only, unless it should continue in power perpetually. If the Constitutional amendment in relation to the University is adopted, the Legislature will either uselessly consume a great deal of public time in electing Trustees, or elspthev will elect them all from l-v. V - one political party, as they tried to pass an act at the last session ap pointing Directors, all from one party, ior the Institutions lor the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind, the Asylum for the Insane, and also for the Penitentiary, until, 1S77, hoping by hat time the Democratic destructive Iui KIux party might again be- in power. They tried to pass a bill appointing fifteen Direc tors by name, in open violation of the Constitution, ami in the very face of the decision of the Supreme Court, and solely for purty purposes. A party m demoralized and de praved as to manifest no more re gard for their oaths, no more sense of justice, and no more respect for the Constitution and the decisions of the Supreme Court, cannot be safely trusted with the sale and en tire control of all our charitable and penal institutions,- which are sup ported by tlie tax-pay eis ol the State without any regard to party. And this is the party which has done all it could to destroy our present Constitution, and which by its destructive teachings and practices brought woe and disaster upon thousands of innocent people. It has shown itself to be power ful for mischief but impotent for good. It has not done any thing to justly entitle it to the confidence and support of the good and well-meaning people of the country. It has tried to destroy whatever was best calculated t to promote;-the-.peace and prosperi ty of the people; und '-not having the fear of God before its eyes, but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the devil," it has proved itself to be the party of lawlessness, violence and crime, and has actually passed a law grant ing amnesty and pardon to its oicn guilty and criminal brethren. It is an undeniable fact that the University, as well as the Free Schools of North Carolina were greatly injured by the destructive policy of the Democratic party. But it seems to be thought fashion able with some of this party to continue to charge the bad effects and consequences of their own enor- mous wrongs kipon the Republican party, which has already done real and Substantial more for thd benefit of the masses of the people than all other parties which ever existed in this country. It has se cured a home and something to live upon to very human being who may obtafh it, where he may live in , peace at "his own home, enjoy the fruits of his own labor, and where none dare to molest or make him afraid. Our Constitution se cures more liberty, more rights, more justice, more equality, more privileges and immunities to the people than they ever before en joyed. Tarheel. To Mechanics and Working- Men, "f - . 2o the Editor of The Era: As the time is rapidly approach ing for us to select a suitable person to fill the Vacancy in the House of Representatives, caused by the re signation of R. C. Badger, Esq., and the Republicans having nomi nated our friend, MARTIN V'B. GILBERT. Esq., as their standard bearer, we the Working-men ot WoVo mnntr. thinlj? we have just right to claim him as our represen tative, a right paramount to pontics, for he is one of us; therefore we are injluencedsfto say a word to the Mechanics and Working-men of Wake county, through your valu able paper, (which we claim as our paper, for It is the only one that advocated our rights in the late ten C10") hour movement,) in reference to our nominee, and why this class of our citizens (not persons) should support him in preference to the gentleman whom we have heard intends running against mm, ir. Geo. H. Snow.) We have nothing to say against Mr. S., he is a finej vounsr man. ' Tn the first Dlace Mr. Gilbert has always been found on the side of the WorJcina-nian, when capital ar rayed itself against labor. . He always advocates the claims of those fbpir hrAfid bv the"sweat ot theitrovan npflf those- who earn their living by ' brain and mouth work, (lawyers.) He has not their pocket at heart, but some thin? more noble and exalted does he live for ; he wishes to see labor elevated morally, socially and intel lectually ; and when any workiiig rhan, white or black, Democrat, Republican or Conservative, applies to him for advice, they do not have to first show a $10 bill to him, but his advice, such as he tsable fa give, is freelv and willingly given, and he does not first stop to consider if he will be personally or financially benefitted.. In the second place, if the people had desired a lawyer to represent them, they had the name of Mr. Argo before them at the Republican Convention; but no, they wanted a man whose interest was identical with theirs, one in whom they could confide, one who could and would advise, direct and lead them in everything looking to the ad vancement of the mechanical and agricultural interests of the State, in facta Working-man in every sense of the word, whose feelings were in common with them. It will be argued on the campaign that Mr. Gilbert is not a Wake county man, that he has no interest in the welfare of the county. We do not desire a man to represent the monied and cod-fish aristocracy of Wake county. We have enough of them in the Legislature now. We want a man who will, on all occa sions, when our interests are as sailed, step forward and battle for our rights, and represent the me chanical and agricultural interests of our county, for the common good ofonr eood old State. It is true our candidate owns no broad acres, no fine equipage, but why is it thus? Simulv because the white working class haslbeen duped into the belief I" WJ i .' ' Man's Pirty,! but we are negmmng to learn that that " party " is utter ly opposed to everything looking to the rdvancement of the "ignor ant" and working portion of our State, and by this means they have been kept down by this so-called Democratic or Conservative party. Rnf tim fimfi has now come when j J. -A V V i j We, as working-men, must unite ourstrengtn in pumug uuwu mis tlartv. and show to the masses that A. i I'll, ij , we know our rights and dare main- tain them, and have them acknowl edged and respected by capital. Now, Mr. Editor, we think the working class should turn out on the first Thursday in August, and let us all say, laying aside politics, that we want no lawyer, but a laborer, and a working-man, to re present us; not as a Republican, not as a Democrat, not as a Conserva tive, but as a VoitKiNG-MAN,'6ne who will not, when he takes hi3 seat, ignore the claims of the Farmer, Printer, Carpenter, Brick, mason, Plasterer,. &c, ie. Our interests are identical, and we must see to it that a gentleman from among us, and of us must and shall not be defeated by a lawyer, in Wake county, and that the claims of the WORKING-MEN shall not be ignored any longer for the ad vancement of the broken-down aristocracy and late slave-owners of our State. C. Does the Election for Superin tendent ot Public Instruction come off on the 1st Thursday in August, 1873? To the Editor of The Era : Will you do me the favor to an swer the question that heads this arttcle? lam of the decided opin ion, from my reading of the Consti tution, that it is the duty of the Sheriffs of the several counties to open polls on the 7th of August, en suing, for an election of Superinten dent of Public Instruction. The present worthy incumbent of that oflBce holds it by virtue of an ap pointment made by the Governor more than thirty days preceding the general election held in August, 1871, at which time an election for this oflScer should have been held, but by some unaccountable oversight both parties overlooked it, and none was held. In August, 1872, another general election took place and a Superintendent was chosen, but be fore his installation into office he died, and it has been decided by the Supreme Court that the person ap pointed by the Governor in 1871, is j entitled to hold over untiL nis suc cessor is regularly elected and qual ified ; and that the vacancy can be filled only at a general election ex cept by appointment of the Govern or, and the appointee can only hold until the first general election which occurs thirty days or more after the vacancy happens. If by neglect or any other cause the proper time for holding the election passes by with out an election being held to fill the vacancy, then from the reason of the thing it is a recurring duty to hold the election at the next general elec tion. If this be not so, then it fol- lows that no, election cm ever be held to fill the vacant office in case . .. . 1 1 .T i. ViA I ' I i ,i i. itnifi of f Vie I I general election which happens of i - it,:.t .in .-o oft or th va- mure iJiuu mil ij or r asn. uun - - . , .. cancy occur,, and per conc wttjO- fW-W5? fiKX'. the first appointee of the Governor, JJJJJf by tn0 District court of said pu if he chooses to do so; can hold the -trie.. Jnnfl 2- 18-V .: office as long as there is such an oi- flee to hold. In Ausrust. 1873, an election is to be held in every county of the State on the Constitutional Amendments, this is certainly a general election but some say that it. is not such a general election as j wis contempla- in hand is not to.be governed by it. Let it be so. But then an election u3t p. o. Kaieign. a. c for Township officers is also to be hl,1 in neru count u of tQ State on the 7th of August, 1873, and this election is to be held under ana oy x r ..,!0:nn rf Vio fYinsti- i VirtUCJ oi inuviwwu vm. I tution. and an Act of Assembly made to carry that provision Into oflVwf Spo Article 7. Sec. 5, of the effect. fteOAruuB , oci. Lia' Constitution, and also Chapter 18o, an election for Township officers for every county in the State is not as general as any election can pos&uu j be; and the law above cited shows W. tho pfflcprs first elected shall continue in office tillthc Jirst Thurs day in August, 1871, and that the regular election $r said officers shall be held every two years iiertuj- ter. The first Thursday in August, 1873 being two years after the first to .. . . I . - " CD ' ' ing equally clear that it is a general election, it follows that the vacancy in the office of Superintendant of Public Instruction, which through inadvertance.has not been properly . . . . . - sn, tilleu, Should now iwuww " V11D wui vj wV Sheriffs to provide for holding said oWHrm . TOCSIN. IN BANKRUPTCY. THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE, That on the 20th day of June, A. D, l7o, a warrant in Bankruptcy was issued out of the District CJounoi uio vji.ucvi Suites for the Eastern District of North Carolina, against : the estate "of L. R. Whitley, of Stanhope, in the county oi Nash, ana wtatooi ;iriu wiunuo, has been adjidgetl a Rankrupt on his own Petition: That tho payment of any debts, and the delivery of any property belonging 10 suen urunni upi, for his use, and the transfer of any pro perty, by him, are forbidden by law ; That a meeting of the creditors of said bankrupt, to prove their debts, and to choose one or more assignees of his es tate, will beheld at a Court of Bank ruptcy, to bo holden at Raleigh, N. C, before A. W. Shairer, Register, on tho 18th day of July. A. D., 1873, at 10 o'clock, A. M. R. M. DOUGLAS, 33t Marshal as Messenger. Dossey Rattle, Attorney Carolina, against the estate ot Handy Brantley, of Stanhope, in the county of Nash, and Stato of North Carolina, who has been adjudged a Bankrupt on his own Petition : That the payment of any debts, and the delivery of any pro perty belonging to such bankrupt, to him, or for his use, and the transfer of any property, by him, are forbidden by law ; Tnat a meeting of the creditors of said bankrupt, to prove tneir uems, am to choose one or more assignees of hi estate, will be held at a Court of Bank ruptcy, to no lioiueri ai lvaieigu, hn nra a c v Nnarmr. lU'tflNLOr. (JI I ft a xr. siamuai as iu.essenii Dossey Battle, Attorney. j ?TKIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE, That JL on tne otu ay oi .June, a. ij. jsio, a warrant in Bankrupty was issued out of the District Courtof the United States for the Eastern District of North Caro--lina, against the estate of Neverson W. Strickland, of Jackson, in the county of Nash, and State of North Carolina, who has been adjudged a Bankrupt on his own Petition : That the payment of any debts, and the delivery of any property belonging to such bankrupt, to him, or tor his use, and the tranfer any prop erty, by him, are forbidden by law; I r - - - . J bankrupt, to prove their debts and to That a meeting ot tne creditors oi sain choose one or more assignees of his es tate, will - be held at a Court ol bank ruptcy, to be holden at Raleigh, N. C, before A. W. Shaffer, Register, on-1 the 18th day of July, A. D., 1873, at 10 o'clock, A. M. R.M.DOUGLAS, 3 3t . Marshal as Messenger. W. J. Rasiiekry, Attorney. , -VTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, J31 Tl hat a Petition has been tiled in the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of North Carolina bv James M. Davis, of Granville countv, in said District, duly declared a Bankrupt under the Vet of Congress of March 2d, ISSiT, for a discharge and cer tificate thereof from all his debts and other claims fSrovablo under said Act, and that the 18th day of July, 1873, at 10 o'clock, a. m., at the ottice of A. W. Shaffer-,' Register in Bankruptcy, in Raleigh, N. C, is assigned for the hear- 1 hig of-the same, when and-wnore all creditors, who nave proveu ineir ueuis, and oilier persons in interest may attend and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of the said petitioner should not be granted. And that tho second and third meetings will be held at the same time and piace. 1 New-Berne, N. C, Juno 24th, 1873. 22t GEO. E. TINKER, Clerk. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN : The u ndersigned hereby gives notice of his appointment as assigneeof Larkin O. Ration, ot Clayton, in the county of Johnston, and State of North Carolina, within said District, who has been ad judged a Bankrupt upon his own j etN tion by tho District Court of said Dis trict. ""3. Dated Raleigh, N. C, June 1873. THOMAS HAM PSON, Assignee, 1 3w P. O. Raleigh, N. C. TSi WUCm TT MAY CONCERN: he undersigned hereby gives notice of his appointment as Assignee of Thomas Hardy, of Warrenton, in the county of Warren, and State of North Carolina, within said District, who lias been ail judged a Bankrupt .upon his own petition by the District Court of said District. Dated Raleigh, N. C, Juno 13, 1873. THOMAS HAM PSON, Assignee, 1 3t P. O. Raleigh, N. C. mo WHOM IT MAY CONCERN : I The undersigned hereby gives notice of his appointment as Assignee of Rob ert J. Perkinson, of Littleton P. O., Warren county, and State of North Carolina, within said District, who lias been adjudged a Bankrupt upon his own petition by the District Courtof said District. Dated Raleigh, N. C, Juno 13, 1873. THOMAS HAM PSON, Assignee, 1 3t - P. O. Raleigh, N. C TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The undersigned hereby gives notice of his appointment as Assignee of John C. Cawthorn, of Oxford, in the county of Granville, and Stateof North Carolina, within said District, who has been ad judged a Bankrupt upon his own peti tion by the District Courtof said District. Dated Raleigh, N. C, June 13, 1873. THOMAS HAM PSON, Assignee, 1 3t P. O. Raleigh, N. C. 6 WHOM IT MAY CONCERN : The undersigned hereby gives notice of his appointment as Assigoee of Anson Critcher, of Oxford, in the county of Granville, and State of North Carolina, within said District, who has been ad judged a Bankrupt upon his own peti tion by the District Court of said District Dated Raleigh, N. C, June 13, 1873. THOMAS IIAMPSON, Assignee, l3t P. O. Raleigh, N. C. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN : Tlie undersigned hereby gives notice of his appointment as Assignee of Ed ward Dalby, in the county of Granville, and State of North Carolina, who has been adjudged a bankrupt upon his own petition by the District-Court of said district. A. H. Cooke, Assignee, P. O. Oxford, n. c. 1 3w '( way una l"- been adjudged a Ran krupt upon M Constitution, and in the opinion of etiUon by tho District Court of the writer it becomes the duty oi saiti ii.strict. hn f'Aimtu f'nmmissioners and na.nri linipiirh. June 20th. 183. i tsv imaph if i i iv' i it: rorn n.i. w tiim suiu jiouiwi " TiTTt t to pivp VOTTPF That Riehiird S. Itaker, of AN akeheld, in tho III&,ISo,, r ; a i ikm county of Wake, and Stato of North on the 26lh day of June, A. D., ,183, Carol;na within said District, who hai a warrant in Bankruptcy was issued j , , iaI1kruit upon hi out of the "-"---H? ow" Petit ion, by the District Courlot States for tho Eastern District of North ' IN PAKKKUPTCY. WnoM IT MAY CONCERN: . i ... rri trod not if A i .tnoil iiArl-v srtvea notice xZi , 1 ctnta nf North Carolina. "tiW AH fiAyi psoN, AH8inpe, 3 3t P. O. llaleigh, N. Cv tt at ay CONCERN: Jl The undeigied hereby gives notice of h.a $0fitito county ranf,'in, and Htate of North Caro- lina. wtthln .aid PtrlcJ. wfco !. been gfb District Court of said ngffi MrsoN. iti.noo, ' WTrnM "t MAY C0NCEUN:- T'S.Y"?, - .,1 hPhvirivea notice f .pp,t,.r,t as AceJolin "n"Ynd State of North Carolina, !-5-- t.i n;,iru u-lin hiu been Rtl- wiiuni Bam """"-i ,-- judged . B-yAS?? ctm"'. Dated Raleigh. J uno 27, 1873. THOMAS HAM PSON, Assignee, Yt p. o. Raleigh, N.C. of hj3 ointment as Assignee of Miah rd ? oMff. fljr Carolinaf within aaid District, who nan beeu adjudged i a ffnkrP tR?nrtl,,,r own .petition by tho District Com t of Dated Raleigh, June 27, 183. THOMAS II AM PSON, Assignee 33t , . jE,0. IUlelgu, N. O. TO WHOM IT MAY COUUiN Tho undersigned hereby gives notice . . I -. . -v . nn A atl A iif Daniel niasett, of Wilson, in tho courty r -.T....U -..A ut.m nr nrlli Carolina. n.jioi Kaicich. June 27. 1073. THOMAS II AM PSON, Assignee, 33t P. O. Kalclgu, is. v. riO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN s X The undersigned hereby gives uotii-o r l.i, .mrv..iTl motir. US ASHlGTIieC l Thomas u. i.awrcnui-, ' . - v,.. urn tho county of Wake, ana staiooi .ori rr 1 1 rt r a si HAM I'SOX. Assisrni'O. 2-3t P. O. Raleigh, N. C. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The undersigned hereby gives notion of hisappointnientasAssigueeoi janiiK R. Suit, ot Tally no, m m" tuni.. Granville, and State of North Carolina, who has been adjudged a Rankrupt upon his own petition by tho District ivnrf nf sniH District. W V HI. ....... . Dated Raleigh, June 20th, 1n3. THOMAS 11 AM PSON, Assignee, 23t P. O. llaleigh, N. C. mo WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: JL Tho undersigned hereby gives noli. o of his appointment as Assignee 1 lluitlinrM-kof Tallv Ho. intliH county of Granville, and Stato ol North Carolina, who has been adjudged Bankrupt upon his own petition by tho niutri.-t I'niirt. of said District. Dated Raleigh, June 20th, 1873. THOMAS HAM PSON, Assignee, ; 2 3t I . O. ltaleign, i. v.. T0 V11 XTho hi -.O WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: ndorsigned hereby gives notic I.i nnn.imtnicilt as AHS LMIIO Ol uniil District. Rated Halcigh, June 20th, 1873. THOMAS 11 AM PSON, Assignee. 2 3t - P. O. Raleigh, N. C. HO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN ' H'ho undersigned hereby gives notice lis appointment as Assignee of Ran- Ldge J. Hilliard, of Manson, in tin nniv tT Wrrfn. nml Stato of North Fiopiina ivitliin B:til District, who has Vt" Vl( " , hnnn otliiulo-Ml a Itankrnnt uoon hit 'own Petition by the District Court of said District. . . Dated Raleigh, N. (IJuno 19, ty: I P.M,UaUmfc. N. C. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN : The undersigned hereby gives notice his appointment as Assignee oi ahiwii iJunn, or waKenoiu, in me wumjr Wake, aud State of North Carolina, -wilnn skid district, won lias uecn ad judged a bankruplupoii his own petition bv the District Court of said District. Dated Raleigh, N. C.; June 1J, isr.i. THOMAS HAM PSON, Assignee, 1 3w P. O. Raleigh, N.C. XEW Al VERTI SE3II2XTS, gWAMP LAND4 1 OR' SALE. Tho following Swain p L uids i-i North Carolina are o lie red for sale: Big Swamp hi Robeson, 14,(K acre. ; Whiteand Brown Marsh in Columbus and Bladen, 24,000 acres ; IIoHy Shelter in New Hanover, 68,21) acres i Augola Bay in New Hanover ami Duplin, 50,000 acres ; """While Oak in Jones and Onslow, 85,000-aercs, subject to the right of (ho Planter's Railroad Company, to alter nate sections thereof upon completion of the railroad through said swamp ; Open Ground Prairie in , Carteret, 87,000 acres ; Dover Swamp in Craven, 75,000 acres ; " Cat Fish in Craven, 8,320 acres ; iRay River in Beaufort and Craven, 41,000 aercs ; ... Swamp Lands in Dare county, Du rants Island 8,000 acres. Sealed bids will be received for any one or more of tho above naifted Swain nn until the 15th day of September, 187.1. The land will not bo sokl in small parcels. - Each bidder should stato nil tho term of his bid how much lie will pay cash, and tho time within which the deferrnl payments will bo made; whether ho will survey the land himself and pay a certain price per acre, or pay n' fixed price for any ono or jinoro swamps without survey, or require tho Board of Education to make the survey. Every letter containing a bid should bo addressed to tho undersigned with the words, "Bid for Swamp Landi" endorsed upon it. i ALEX. McIVER, Secretary Board of Education,. july2. 3 St Raleigh, Nit. UTK.T PEACH INSTITU' Italcigli, IV. ., llev. Il.'nURWELL, Principal. John R. Burwell, A. M ) Associate S. J. Stevens, A. M., .Principal. Prof. A. Bauniann, Instructor in' Vocal and( Instrumental Music. Tho Fall Term Commence Sept. 1st, 1S73. 'For circular containing full particu lars as to term-, course of study, Ac., address Rkv. R. BURWELL & SON, July 2. 3 2m I Raleigh, N. C. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, Northampton County. William T. Stephenson as Administra tor of Joseph Crocjcer, deceased, Plaintiff, 4 against Heirs at Law of Joseph Crocker, Defen dants. To make Real Estate Assets. An action- having leen conunencod, and a hiiinuiou.s.isuvd therein, against tho Heirs at law of Joseph Crocker, de ceesed, returnable at the Clerk's otllce, in Jackson, Northampton county, N. C, on the 18th day of August, A. D., 1873, in which the plaintiff asks author ity to Bell the Land of tbe said Joseph Crocker, for assets, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, that the defendants, Priscilla P. Lasslter, and her husband David Laasiter, Pennie W. Brockwel), and her husband Thomas Brockwell, Mary A. Rose, and J. G. L. Crocker, are non-residents. It Is ordered by the Court that publication be made, once a week for six successive weeks. In the "Weekly Era," a newspaper, published in the city of Kalaign, notify ing the said defendant to appear at the said time and place, :d answer or demur to the complaint- or petition In said action filed, or Jm.htnent will be rendered against them. Witness, N,r R. Odom. Clerk of the Superior Court, for thee nnty of North ampton, at the Clerk'sol.htt in Jackson, this the 27th day of Jul. , A. D., 1873. N. R, ODOM, Cle ix Sup. Court, 3 wGw Nortli.mpton county. 1lnv. 7 ,
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