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THE FRA AND EXAMINER. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1874. A Call. Raleigh, N. C., Feb. 5th, 187-1. A caucus of the leading republicans of the State, and members of the legis lature is called to meet In this city on Thursday evening, the 12th instant, at 71 p. m-, In the senate chamber, for the purpose of advisingthe republican State executive committee as to whether that committee shall issue a call for a State convention, and to consider of such other questions as may arise concern ing the approaching campaign. Republicans from every county are requested to attend; those who can not attend are requested to give their views in writing, that they may be read licforc the caucus. Should the legislature not adjourn lKfDro the 10th Inst, (of which there is now little probability) there will bo an a.ljourned meeting on Thursday, .the lit!i, to which representative republi cans of all parts of the State are invited. SQUIRE TRIVETT, Tres'L Repub. Caucus. S. T. Cabrow, Ch. pro tern. Rep. State Ex. Com. The Republican press are requested to copy. Judge A. TV. Tourarec. Judge Tourgee la In his second week of a flpecifU term of Wake su lerior court. Lawyers, suitors and visitors have had opportunity of s:eing, and have seen, what man . ncr of man "he is. The expressions of opinion from the bar and the public generally indicate a highly favorable estimate of his learning, rulings and bearing as a judge. Iiut the two daily democratic pa Iers of the city are dumb as oysters a. to the public impression Judge Tourgee has made from the superior court bench of Wake county. One is evidently afraid of the po litical effect of doing simple justice in this case; the other has maligned, slandered and blackguarded the Judge so long that one could not wish or expect it to do any measure of justice in the premises. But fortunately Judge Tourgeo is riot limited to the democratic press of this State for justice at the hands of the press of that party ; nor to the local confines of North Carolina for a history and a name ; forjudge Tourgee made a name for himself before he left his native State, and lc established a reputation there .vhich is not forgotten by his neigh bors. On the loth day of January, 1874, the Cleveland Elaindealer, a lead ing democratic paper of the State of Ohio, published an editorial per sonal to Hon. A. W. Tourgee, an article to which the attention of the people of North Carolina, and es pecially the editor of the Raleigh Sentinel is invited. That article is sustained; if they vote against it, they will be sustained; for it is a province peculiarly their own now, and it is not apprehended that any constituency will censure a repre sentative for his vote on a subject as to which he is uninstructed, and which cannot now be said to come within the scope of party policy. It is presumed that every mem ber has seen the correspondence between Col. Thorns Ruffin, Jas. E. Boyd, Esq., and Governor Holden on this amnesty subject. At the re quest of a republican friend of the measure now pending, the I lea ru in er here reprints the card of lead ing citizens and republicans of Ala mance, which was part of the orig inal correspondence published some weeks since. That card, dated at Graham, December 29th, 1873, reads as follows : We have seen the correspondence be tween James E. lo-d, Esq., and Gov. Ilolden, referred to by Col. Kuilin in the foregoing lettor. Wo desire to say that we heartily concur in the opinion that amnesty and pardon for the o fieri -ces committed during the ku klux ex citement would do much to promote harmony and good feeling among our people, and as citizens of Alamance county, we wish to say further that we would urge the authorities to grant such amnesty and pardon, and we join with Col. Ruffin in hisrequest for the pub lication of the said correspondence. Signed. Win. R. Albright. W. A. Al bright, J. C. Patton, llenrv M. Ray, P. It. Hani n, J. W. Harden S. I. Holt, W. P. Iiarnwcll, J. W. McCauley and S. A. White. w follows: - i oxkkitio.v. our readers may rrmemoer mat some nine ago we puo lUbed a. report, of General um Cary's sieecn In tnls city. In which be alluded to a judge named Tourga, of North Carolina, and stated that he "had serv ed four years in the Ohio penitentiary Judge A. W. Tourgee, of the Superior i urt for the seventh judicial district of that State, conceives this to have Ixhmi intended an an assault upon his private character, and desire us to forrect tho impression thus made. w tiw not agree with the judge in politic, but wo have no desire to asail iiny man's privato character unjustly We printed the speech as it was deliv ered, knowing nothing of tho facts our selves, without being aware that he was the person all uded to. We do not host tate to ssv, however, that wc are satis lied that, from information received hi i ice, no such charge can , be truthfully U-A '.e against Judge Tourgeo. Instead of being a felon ho was a reputable iuemiH.-r oi tiieiaror Ashtabula coun ty, and, so far as wc ran learn, bore as ;ood a character, and carried with him wnen ne went io .orm uniima, as good a name as an v young man in the county could. We'do not know how bad he has got ten since he became a 'carpet-banger,' but it Lis private character is no worse than when he left Ohio, he need give himself no uneasiness in regard to such charges as wo unwittiugly published, We regret havitlg published anything wn:cii (trnid Deconstructed into an as sault upon the private character of J mice Tourgee, or which might attach undeserved opprobrium to his name. If tho Sentinel and other demo cratic papers, which have-so ruth lessly, libellou.-dy and maliciously assault itl tin. private character of Judge Tourgee, had the manhood they ought to have a spark of the article in fact they would have published the above vindication from their iolitical brothers of the ( 'U ithmJ ptnindealcr, a democrat ic organ of the "nn? State of Ohio. I: is to be hoyed that the republicans in the legislature will not stultify them selves oy supporting any measure look ing to the amnesty of murderers. TIipv have so recently opposed, with all their strength, the legislative pardon of such criminals, mat meir attitude, in sup iMirtini such a proposition, would not only Ik inconsistent, but ridiculous i he riMiion is not eseultaliv dilierent Ironi what it was last winter, when re publicans, in a body, opjsisod amnesty oj all kind. Tho constitution provides a method for the pardon of criminals ami there are other wavs, lcsidos lejiis lativ enactment, to meet the supposed emergency of the Alamance cases tirccn&ltoro AorfA State, rm me j-xu Miner will make no issue with its republican conteinjoraryiin this instance, certain! v : but the S'ate unwittingly does the republi i-.uis of the legislature injustice when it says they, last winter, op- Iosod amnesty of all kinds. It will In; remembered that the republicans in the house had capital offences stricken from the bill of hist winter, and that they, then, gener ally voted for the measure as it pased, and is now the law. The amnesty measure now pend ing in the house is one that troubles republicans, very greatly, and it is one of which many of the best republicans of the Stateare in doubt over, and upon which they are di vided. The Examiner does not feel that it can or ought to Instruct members how they shall vote on this measure. It can only say, that, if republican senators and representatives vote for the amnesty bill as it Is now landing in the house, they will be Writing of date, December 20th last, Col. Wm. F. Henderson said in a card : My attention has been called to Gov. Holden's letter on this subject. I have read the letter carefully, and considered it all. I concur entirely with him in what he has said. While I would not compound with felony, and while I have nothing to retract "in tho pastas to what I have said or done with regard to kuklux organization, yet, I think the time has come when we should make use of the past only to promote concord for tho future instead of discord, and to this end I am for amnesty instead of vengeance, for good will and harmony among all our people instead of bitter- terness, alienation and ill will. Let us wipe out all the past that is evil as far as wo can, and take a new start, ' remembering only that which will redound to the common good of ail. V. F. llEXDKnsox. And referring to these cards, and the correspondence above alluded to, the Era and Examines of the 29th January, had these remarks : Attention is invited to a correspond ence on the first page of this paper be tween Col. Thos. RulHn, Hon. W. W. Holden, and James E. IJoyd, on tl e subject of amnesty. The views therein expressed will go Var to show the people of the State that these, and other prom inentrepublicans, have been very gross ly maligned when they have been repre sented as malicious, Ylood-thirsty and unforgiving. Sentiments are expressed in this cor respondence which do credit to the hearts of tho aut! ors, and endorsed, ;i they are, by such republicans as Col. W.'F. Henderson, Col. W. A. Albright, and others, there is little doubt what the verdict of republicans at large will be. It is seen how republicans in one of the sections most affected by the kuklux now feel on the question of forciveness and oblivion; and it may bo luiil down us a rule thm, wlu-n republicans of an interested section, ask for legislation liTcc this! at the hands of their party, it in safe to give it. Colonel W. F. Henderson, a gen- l 1 ueman wnose republicanism can not be doubted, has likwiso ex pressed himself in favor of this am nesty ; while Governor Molden, a victim, himself, of the kuklux, has taken the most advanced position sent Mr. Durham home to put his people on their good behavior, and authorized to say that all prosecu tions against them should cease as fast as they gave evidence of their good behavior. Such prosecutions have stopped, and the President has pardoned those who were con victed of ku klux violence. In whatever issue may be pre sented to the republicans of North Carolina, it is safe to follow Grant. The people of the north learned, du ring the war, that it was safe to follow him, and the republican party since tho war, north and south, has fjund it safo to follow him. The republican party, imitating the exam pie of its illustrious leader, has always leaned to the side of mercy. Like the lire of Grant dat ing from the scene near the Appo mattox apple tree 'the historvofi the republican party has been one of magnanimity to its conquered foes. If republicans in this legislature can, in justice to themselves, and with due regard for their friends, here extend tho gracious magna nimity and forgivness of the repub lican party to their erring brethren now pleading for mercy, the masses of the republicans of the State will rejoice. They seek not their blood, the party seeks not a victim. On the other hand, if republicans in the legislature feel that the time for complete amnesty and full par don has not come, and so express by their votes, r.o one will com plain. Having the fullest confidence in the intelligence, wisdom and pro priety of the republican members of this general assembly, the Ex aminer leaves the subject of amnes ty in their hands, content to abide their decision, redely and determin ed to sustain their conduct. SENATE. February 5th, 1874. The Senate met yesterday at 11 o'clock Lieut. Gov. Brogden in the chair. Prayer by the Rev. Dr. Mason. Journal of yesterday read and ap proved. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. Mr. Johnson, from enrolled bills; Mr. Murray from engrossed bills ; Mr. Troy from claims ; Mr. Welsh from corporations. MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS. On motion of Mr. Cunningham the rules were suspended and a bill supplemental to an act to require the owners of seins, at or near the mouth of Chowan river, to stake out the middle of the (hamel, and for other purposes, ratified Dec. 22, 1873. Passed its several readings. On motion of Mr. Allen leave of absence was granted to Mr. Sey mour until Monday night next. On motion ef Mr. Morehead the bill to be entitled an act to raise revenue was ordered to be printed, and mad. a special order for Mon day next at 12 m., and every day . . I 1 tnercaiier unui disposed oi. On motion of Mr. Troy the sen ale agreed to meet at 3:30 this p. m. for executive business. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. Mr. Avery, bill for the better se curity of human life. Prohibits the adulteration of spirits, making CraJge, for Mr. Bennett, indefi nitely on account of illness in his family. Mr. Gorman the same for Mr. Brown. All granted. PETITIONS, Mr. Bryant, a petition from col ored citizens of Halifax, in regard to the establishment of a colored collegiate institute, for the educa tion of the youth of the State. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT TEES. Messrs. Settle from the commit tee on salaries and fees; Bennett from the judiciary ; Brown from the committee on propositions and grievances ; Moring from the com mittee on engrossed bills; Marler from enrolled bills; Wiley from the committee on corporations, sub mitted reports. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. Mr. McGehee, a bill fixing time and pi: ce for a meeting of the trus tees ol in university. Mr. outlaw, a bill for the sale of public lands near Raleigh. Mr. Bennett, a bill incorporating the town of Polk in Anson county. Mr. McLaurin, a bill to empower the city of Wilmington to subscribe to the Wilson and seaside railway. Mr. Shackelford, a bill prohibit ing the sale of liquor within two miles of stump sound in Onslow county. Mr. Outlaw, a bill amending sec tion 41. chapter 104, also section 10. chapter 104, Battle's re visa!. Mr. UiackweU, a bill Incorpora- Settle being in the chair,) took the . 1 . ' uoor, ana Drieny but feelingly ad dressed the house irr behalf of the oiu. jrie trusted, that so merited an. action would receive at their nanas lavorable consideration and in paying these poor men it would oniy, De cancelling a just debt. xne question being upon the passage of the bill the second time me ionowing was the result Vpna I r-- . v.w7 ,o ; nays a. upon motion of Mr. Bowman, the rules were suspended and the bill passed its final reading. On motion of Mr. McGehee, the bill fixing a time and place for the meeting of the trustees of the uni versity, of N. C, was taken up and passed. (The bill fixes the day of iieeuiig xeuruary istn 1K74. Upon motion of Mr. Turner, the resolution concerning the attend ance as witnesses of John T. Dew eese and others, was taken up and passed. The bill amending the act char tering the North Carolina railroad ana lor other purposes known it a violation of"the provision of the I tinS Greenville and French L.:il 1 r l I ,1 ,1 bill a high misdemeanor. By Mr. Mabson, bill to amend section 42, chapter 109, public laws 1871 and '72. Referred to commit tee on judiciary. My Mr. Eppes, bill to incorporate the educational association of Hali fax. Referred to committee on ed ucation. By Jr. Cramer, bill to re-enact sections o, G and 7, chapter 104, re vised code. Referred to judiciary. Mr. McCaully, bill to amend sec tion 2, chapter 23, Battle's revisal. Referred to committee on judiciary, Mr. Horton, a bill to amend chap. 204, private laws 1870-71. Referred to Committee on Propositions and Grievances. broad road. Mr. Wiley, a bill to authorize the the county commissioners of Guil ford to sell the present jail site of mat county and purchase another lot. Mr. Guyther,, a bill amending the act incorporating the Raleigh and Seaboard road. This road starts from Jamesville.Martin coun- order for 12 ra. Wednesday next ty and extends to Raleigh.) Upon motion of Mr. Jordan, the Mr. Mctfehee, a bill to carry into nouse, at z p. m., adjourned. enecc trie act oi congress in relation as THE CONSOLIDATION BILL, being the unfinished business of the day previous, was taken up and without further amendments passed its second reading and made a special order for to-morrow at 11 a. m. Mr. Mizzell obtained a suspension of the rules to take up a bill char tering the Jamesville and Wash ington and Lumber Railroad Com pany, winch passed its final read in?:. ; On motion of Mr. Wiley, a bill authorizing the county commission ers of Guilford county to sell the present jail site and purchase an other to erect a jail thereon, was taken up and passed its several readings. Upon motion of Mr. Bennett, the election bill was made the special acquaintance not at all, but sim ply that the manner of the man who sits at the helm of the "World" says, I am Mr. Jerome B. Stillson. In personal appearance Mr. Still son is magnificent, reminding one of the best type of sou thorn male perfection, which i3 to be found among that class who ride, hunt, fish and live in the open air. He is dark enough for a Cuban, with jet black hair, and jet black eyes, wmcn seem to be looking into your soul. As managing editor of the World, he succeeded Mr. D. G. Croly;wlio filled that nosition so ably for a number of years, and, of course, his fitness for the place is a toregone conclusion, else he would not have been called to occupy it. M ANTON MARBLE. This man the leading snirit of the World whose name seems to nave ueen selected with srroat core from some books of romance, or else . -a t specially inienciea ior some imma culate hero, is one of those invisible myths, who lives in an attick. and and throws crumbs down upon the vulgar herd, in the shape of thought which are to be found in the "lead ers"ef the Daily World. Although nis neaitn is much better, ho Is as hard to get at as some stolen Prin cess who is hid away by her lover and consequently but few merta eyes ever have the pleasure of light- . . i t. t . a i mg upon mis King oi ine quid. . D. G. It would not CROWLY. be amiss to write to the establishment of an agricul tural college. All of the bills were appropriately referred. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. Impeachment of Judge Watts. in favor of the measure, for in his letter to Mr. Boyd, of Alamance, he says : 1 am uecidedl3' of opinion that further action should be tak n v.'-:i r.o i.st The impeachment of this judge draws its long length slowly. Ths consideration of the subject affords a splendid excuse for the democrats of the legislature to remain irises sion, drawing five dollars a day out of the people. The character of some of the wit nesses t!u prosecutor offers, through his paper, establishes the fact that it is a very dirty piece of business; no body but aslumgullion could proba bly have enjoyed an association to enable him to name such a set tf per sons, as of the list of his acquaint ances, as the Raleigh Sentinel con tained yesterday morning. A decent regard for the wives, daughters and sisters of the men of North Carolina must damn any paer that parades before the public the names of fallen women of the town. Wliatcvor tliclr sin, their uflVwing and. uifefortuue.i enough to plead for them oblivion; while he is a scavenger of the meanest type who tlr.-.s attempts to corrupt the morals and vitiate ;iie tastes of the youth of the Stae. It has come to a pretty pass when the leading ruran of tit" party ol all ,c u t'uit.'t, virtue inlrllirt uce and ttIl-:Ci-:NCYS3a of North Caro- erts it.-e'f into. a Ga louses of ori s'litution in the cry of Raleiirh. Una thus coi; ;a'tte for iho the parties char;;i d with thoe crimes. true, that d )ll til less 1 I assume, what is niaiij are iruiuy. .Ol IC.-s, 1 suppose, than eighty persons were whipped, sev eral murdered, and hundreds oi'eitizens put in terrior for their lives, and kept in this terror for many months. a'H this is admitted and denioied. lint tneso were not enmes committed in or umary times, that i.-, in times of peace. There was a formidable, and ior a nine, an an controlling msurrec :An . ... nun. .mere was a government within 1 . rm . tucutt'iiiiuciii. l no civil magistrate was powerless. This insuri eetion was Till GKSI3KAL ASSK3I1JLY. SENATE. EVENING SESSION. February 4th, 1874. following bills passed third in ive my ' : itioti to political, that is, it was the result of po litical feeling. A very la rue m tjoi ity oi ono wtioisf race o. ine people ' Ala mance were engaged in it. TiK! military in me i-iaie was invoKei!, was used, martial law was dcclan-d in the county, and thus the insane, tl n was suppressed, order was restored, the ku klux organizations were disbanded and dispersed, and the civil law again put in full operation. I do not (!t cnii' prac ticable or advisable to deal with the criniesana olleuet.s thus committed the ordinary way. It' I were t i reasons for this opinion, in a me statement ol tacts a'ove made, this letter would be extended to an undno length. But I think mat all of the whole political past, whether of the con test between tho national and tho con federate .States, or of tho ku klux period of strife, and ill-will, and crime, which mav be calculatf! to m. inflame the passions of our people, or lead tocriniinalions and ri-i-hninations, should bo buried in oblivi ui ; and that this past should b referred to and used only for purposes of harmonv and good will auionir our people. As to '" "'"; ot eiieeiin-f mis result, l am unable to speak. This is a matter for tho authorities and for vour people to settle. I .,m ,,f f,'Uor of am nesty, oblivion, mcrvif 1 the juiUy, and I know 7iot tchat more ( jf. I am anxious to see entire good feel ing prevail among and between the whole peoj.le of Alamance. Their in terests and their hopes as a peoplo -one. i am not, i never have been their eneniv. I have :dwav iviJ.. ed them well. Let us all determine for the future "forgetting, tho thinsrs that are behind, and looking forward to thoso that are ltefore." th it W v:!l differ in politics hereafter as men ; that every man's rights and t verv man's vote shall be respected : that brute fore to control opinions shall never again be resorted to; that we will owier, as we expect In bo forgiven ; and that we will d all we can to foster and promote good will, a fleet in and har mony among our people. As before stated the Evaminer does not presume to instruct its friends in the legislature. It as sumes that every member will vote according to his feelings, keeping in view all the circumstances of the revolution through which we have I passed. j President Grant, a year and a half ago, told I'iato Durham that in all this matter of ku klux the govern ment would do nothing for venge ance ; once satisfied of the full pro tection of the citizens, all prosccu- top, and full pardon wouia De granted all offenders. He j Adjourned. parsed second ferries city of and Wil- The readiru Bill authorizing coijjMd.-s.ioners of Stanley county to levy asp- eiai tax; Bill authorizing commissioners of Sampson county to levy a special tax ; Tho following bills and third readings: Bills concerning causeway, from the mington to Brunswick countv: Bill to include county of Hyde, within the provisions of the act re lating to fences and for the protec tion of crops. Bill to incorporate the Watch Tower publishing company; Bill to incorporate the' town cf Taylorsville, in the county of Alex ander; Bill to incorporate Leota Lodge, in the county of Tyrell; Bill to incorporate Eavetteville Masonic Lodge in the town of Fav- etteville; Bill to incorporate Perseverpneo Council, No. 71, Friends of Tem perance. Bui to ineornorafo Pirvlmonf Springs company, in the county of Stokes. Bill to incorporate Ju n, ui tiiu town ot uohlsboro. Bill to empower the commission ers of Davidson county to establish a teachers institute and normal school in the town of Lexington in said county. Passed second read ing and was referred to committee on education; Bill to enable the commissioners of Gates county to sell and convey public land in said county, was taken up and passed over infor mally. Bill to incorporate Free Love Lodge, No. I,4b9, Grand United Order of Odd Fellows in the town of Wilmington, was taken up, and recommitted to the committee on corjK) rations. SPECIALi ORDER NO. 1. Bill to prohibit the saleof intoxi cating liquors in certain localities. Mr. Waring was not opposed to the present bill, but thought the proper policy to pursue was to pass a general bill transferring the re sponsibility and power of saying as to whether the saleof ardent spirits in certain localities should be pro hibited to townships asking such prohibition. He was in favor of re-committing the bill, but if such a bill as he Suggested was not pass ed, he would support this bill. Mr. Love, chairman of the Com mittee on Propositions and Griev ances, sil the committee had well matured the bill reported, and not a single place was mentioned in the bill that some representative or sen ator upon this Uoor was not respon- sioie ior. Mr. Morehead, of Guilford, moved that the bill be re-committed, and be printed, and made special ordtr for Saturday next at 11:45a m. Cai rieti. SPECIAL. ORDER NO. 2, consideration of the public debt. Mr. Worth offered the following amendment, "that one million and eiKbt hundred thousand dollars of coupon bouds to be dated July 1st. io-, wearing inrerosc artherrarert six per cent per annum, payable semi-annually in the city of New York, to be due the 1st of July, to compromise and pay off that part of the State debt known as the rorth Carolina railroad con struction bonds, issued by acts ol the general assembly of 1848-'4, chapter 2'J2, section ;38, and by acl of ISO I, chapter 32, together with all coupons attached or detached not already paid or lunded shall be signed by the Governor and coun tersigned by the treasury of the State1, and have the great seal of the State affixed, and the said bonds shall be in denominations ofSlOtf, :"! k and $1,000, and the coupons shall be authenticated by the en graved signature of the treasurer." Adopted as a substitute for first section of the original bill. Mr. Worth then offered the fob lowing amendment as a substitute for section 4 : T. . r 4 n en', 1 It main in he office of the Treasurer of the 'State, and shall be held bv him for the following purposes and no otb ! to wit: To be exchanged for the outstanding bonds i-sued for cond ucting the North Carolina liailroad, underacts named in the first section of this bill, as follows: One bond to be given for two, or fifty cents in the dollar, including all due coupons either attached or detached not paid or funded upon the same terms." AdojHed. Mr. Worth then offered the fo!-. lowing amendment to be added tcf the sixth section of the bill. " And it shall be the further dutv of said treasuer and commissioners to confer with all the creditors of the State as far as possible and as certain upon what terms they will compromise the ballance of the State debt, and report to the next general assembly. Adopted. Mr. Worth then moved to strike out in section five, line three, the words 44 twenty-fivo cents, and in sert "eight cents," and in the same section, line four, strikeout "seventy-five cents," and insert "eight and one-third cents." AdoDted. Mr. Worth then moved to strke out the amendment adopted on lucsaay last providing that no bonds should be exchanged until two-thirds of the bondholders had agreed to accept the provisions of this bill. The motion to strike out the above proviso prevailed. Mr. Worth then moved to strike out the proviso in section svn. which provides for submitting to the people. Adopted. Mr. Worth also moved to amend by inserting in section G the words "one or more commissioners."- aoptea. Senators who opposed the passage The motion recurred on the nass of this bill, based their objection on age of the bill on its third ffeariimr yeas 28 ; nays 12. Mr. Humphrey moved Z A. tions would stop, and full pardon i Faf IUs seve react - - - I it.0. A - ! - -r v I the style and name of the bill, de clining to sustain any measure that had the term of "free love" in it. Mr. Seymour remarked for the benefit of the Senator from .Tnhn ston, that the term free love was frequently used in theBantist hvmr book. Mr. Avery would offer an amend ment to strike out free love and in sert John Love, which proposition escorted the bill to the committee Bill authorizing the collection of arrearages of taxes in the town of Statesville, was taken up and re committed to the committee on propositions and grievances. Kesolution in favor nf w n mi . . ... vy. -nurston passed ft ronnn siueranon oi tne vote by which the on i passeu, ana mat motion be laid upon the table. Carried. On motion f Mr. Gudger Senate aujourneu until .:wp. m. A bill concerning the Marion and Asheville turnpike contractors. Mr. Moring opposed the amend ment paying the contractors $8,500 and the bill; he could not see why the state should pay this debt and let other debts go unpaid, was op posed to the precedent besides, he thught it was unconstitutional together with similar action by a late legislature. He offerrpd n amendment that this payment shall be in full -or all claims. Mr. .Tohiisio.. . replied to there marks ..f Mr. M., affirming that all that had been done under this in corporation was constitutional. Pk.cing this claim of the contract ors upon the same ground as the asylum and penitentiary, and main taining that North Carolina is per fectly able to pay this claim, and he knew her people will pay this tax of G per cent on the $100 without complaint. It is nothing but jus tice that these contractors, who done this work on the honor of the State's pledge, and who are now suffering and oppressed, should be paid. Mr. Bryan, of Alleghany, said these contractors have exhausted their all sacrificed all they had of the goods of the world. The true principleof North Carolina isaguar anty for all work done in good faith. -Awdjraonly &sk- Ui. legis lature to come up now and stand up to her old time principle pay these men their honest dnes. Mr. Brown, of Mecklenburg,gave his reasons for not supporting this bill, maintaining, in the first place, hat this whole matter in the out 831 was unconstitutional. If this c n be removed he would support t ie measure. Mr. Gorman : Granting this to be in honest debt and the irentleman from Mecklenburg even admits that jtis I have yet to learn that the constitution forbids the payment of such debt. He read in the univer sity railroad case from a dissenting opinion of Supreme Judge Reade upon the question of a Slate's doing certain things for a corporation, and he (Mr. B.) claimed that the State had a right to make a direct appropriation for its own bonefit. Tne gentleman from Mecklenburg denies that the State can make scarcely any appropriation without first submitting it to a vote of the people. The legislature pays cer tain sums for the killing of an out law $5,000 for the - killing of Boss Strong. Nearly every member of th; legislature of both parties, in corporating this turnpike, voted for this work, whose claims are so mer itorious and just, and who are the poorest men in the State for work, done in some instances at twenty five cents a day. The claims in my county are in original hands. Messrs. Jones, cf Caldwell, Gud ge:' and Bryan, of Alleghany, made tne same statements as to the hold ing of claims in their counties. Mr. Bowman ably closed his re marks by earnestly appealing to members for the relief of these ruined citizens of his section of the State. . Mr. Jones, of Caldwell, said the opposition manifested here by these gmtlemen, with their constitution al' objections to this bill, comes in pretty bad grace, especially when they are twitting members concern ing their oaths, and took occasion to arraign them for not acting in bompliance with their oaths in re gard to the requirements of the constitution in regard to the mili tia and other measures which, so . m ' iar, iney nave Deen active enough to neglect. Mr. J. argued at length In favor of the payment of this claim, urging the payment of the contractors, who had done the work in good faith, not doubting that any question of constitutional ity would be sprung upon them. Mr. Brown, of Mecklenburg, re plied, stating that he was governed by what his convictions of risrht were in regard to his oath, not car ing how it affected the constitu encies of certain gentlemen. Mr. Guyther moved to lay the amendment on the table. Not agreed to. ' The amendment of Mr. Mori no- was rejected. Col. II. W. King, of Lenoir. To the Editor of the Examiner : You will please allow me space through your paper to speak a few words to the voters of the 2nd con gressional district, as the time is fast approaching, when the people will have tochoosaa suitable man for congress, one that is a republi can from principle and not for of fice. : I suggest the name of Col. It. W. Kirig, a long tried republican, one wm) aiaea to organize the party in North Carolina. His record is good and his labor in the party great: it cannot be excelled. Mr. King's support has always been given to the party. He has suffered a great deal for its sake. He braved the tide of the bitterest aspersion from his former friends, and drank the cup of ostracism for the party's sake; And to-day he stands in the iront rank ct the republican party. And inasmuch as he has been throtigh so much and has been faithful over a few things, now we, the voters of the second congress ional district, intend to make him a ruler over many thingsj by send ing him to congress if he will ac cept. The Black Boy of Lenoir. LEADING JOURNALISTS. Chief Editors of New York. WtTTTErLUT linn W hfe'n "Horace Greeley, 4 4 the great commoner," died, it was predicted that the Tribune would die also. and as a symptom of the dissolu tion which seemed inevitably ap proaching, stocks went down, and shares in the association could have been readily purchased at a sacri fice. Indeed it wa3 well known that some of the stockholders were so disheartened by Greeley's defeat, and the fear that the paper would not be able to sustain itself against the prejudices engendered by the course of its editor-in-chief, that i i J mere was atmosc a clamor for a new head to the journal, and a dif ferent line of policy. Alas! had they known how soon they could have had things their own way, they certain ly would not have added a feather's weight to the already broken heart of the old man, for it is said that when he saw the cold ness of his friends and realized that they censured him for their defeat and anticipated ruin, that he sunk beneath the blow as if struck by an enemy's sword, when directed by the hand of one's best friend. Thus it ever is though we defy, then crucify and so the light in "the old man's life went out, and his mantle fell upon apparently a youngish man for so responsible a position, for Whitelaw Reid is one of those men, like "Mivers" in "Kenelm Chil lingly" he may be forty, he may fifty, he may be only thirty no man can tell for to wonderful pre servation and youth is added a so-, berness and maturity that is not unusual to some men in their earlier years. True, it is a class which is small a class which appreciate in beginning that life is an earnest duty in stead of a toy to be trifled with. In appearance Mr. lleid is tall and slight, with dark blue eyes, which look more full of poetry than poli tics, with black hair a pale, intel lectual brow, and features as deli cately cut as if chisled out of marble. He is decidedly handsome as well as distingue, and in a crowd would always be selected out as a man of thought. He certainly possesses great ability as a writer, and what is rarer, the power to rescue a tot tering throne the force to rebuild it, and the strength to sustain it for to-day the Tribune is unon ns safe, if not a safer basis than ever before, and for reliability upon all topics, for fair spirit and criticism, for purity of sentiment and fidelity to truth the Tribune far excels other journals. Its editorial corps is the most brilliant that can be found, including Bret Harte, John Hay the distinguished critic, Mr. William Winter, Kate -frieju.and a number of lesser lights, whose work is quite as conscien tiously done as that rendered by the most brilliant stars. Hence the wnoie is srood. down "success" opposite this name. for it seems as if every move he makes on the chess-board of news- ! paperdom succeeds. And how little is even the encouragement or dis encouragement of friends to such a man. For instance, against the ad vice and counsel of his friends, Mr. Croly retired from the managership ol the W orld to embark in tne un tried experiment of establishing an illustrated daily in this city. The position beheld was both honorable and lucrative and his friends said he was mad to abandon that for something that was sure to fail. But he went oh quietly with his work he established his paper, and to-day, no journal tun boast of a larger circulation or a greater suc cess than the Daily Graphic. It seems to -have fitted into a grove that was waiting to re ceive it, and every day hun dreds of delighted and eager readers are entertained with the variety it olfers. After all, what can one's friends do but encourage? Absolutely nothing. And he would win, must be theaiehitectofhis own fortunes. Success, say we, to the enterprise, and may it continue to grow in public favor, as it justly de serves to grow. TOM CpNNEUY. The present managing editor of the Herald is Tom Counery, who ought to make the office profitable, for he is working with prodigious application. If he does, however, he will be the first of Bennett's em ployees who ever got ahead. There was Fred. Hudson, who served as managing editor for a score of years, with great success to the paper, but he never made anything, and it is said that he resigned because an in terest in the cencern was denied him. Tom Connery is a plain looking man of thirty-five, with a studuous, thoughtful countenance, and evidently feels Jthe burden which rests upon his shoulders. He has worked his way to this position from an humble station, and, if talent riirdk;jirli,-y---yriti-rttiit rt, he will not soon be displaced. He is of Irish I parentage, but ha3 no Hibernian features or characteris tics. He is a severe worker day in and day out ; a man of few words and of great decision. His salary i estimated at one hundred dollar. per week, but if he does not have an additional benefit from the con eern,it is much loo small for the ser vice performed. their interests and defending their rights; and wo heartily thank hlmtfor resisting the revolutionary purposes of those who designed to deprive tho citi zen of the protection nll'orded by the State Constitution. 10. That forgetful of 'personal prefer ences we pledge ourselves to pupport earnestly and without reserve, the can- iilnfoi nrocAntat I f I I j - !.. believing that in unity alone is strength, and that principles are more important than men to tho republicans of North Carolina. Tho following is the plan of organiza tion which was adopted : Jiesolved, That hereafter tho organi zation of the republican party of North Carolina shali be as follows: 1. A Stato Executives Committee of eleven members, to be appointed by the president of tho State convention ; and the presidents cf tho convention shall be ex officio ono of tho members nf such committee. 2. A Congressional District Commit tee for each district, to bo composed of one member from tach countv. to lut appointed by tho Congressional Dis trict Convention. 3. A County J.xecutivo Committee to be composed of one member from each township, to bo appointed by tho Coun ty Convention. 4. A committco of five for each town ship, to bo appointed by tho people. Jtesolved, That tho present organiza tion shall continue to exist until the new ono shall be eirected. Resolved, That the representation in the county conventions shall be in hc cordanco with tho plan of organizat'ou of the party heretofore adopted. Tho Shite executive committee is as follows : Thos. Powers, of Craven. T. 11. Keogh, of (uill'ord. N. W. Lillington, of Davie. il. Ij. Mabson, of Sow llano vcr. It. W. Logan, of Rutherford. 1 5. T. Carrow, of Beaufort. J. II. Williamson, of Franklin. J. W. Hood, of Mecklenburg. J. 11. Harris, of Wake. K. B. Ellis, of Wake. S. F. Phillips, of Wako, ox oftk-io. scni:uuii:s. Piedmont Air-Iino Itailway. Ilichmond A Danville, Richmopd A Danville II. W., X C. Division, and North Western N. C. R. Wj CONDZNSED TIME-TABLE. In" effect on and after Thursday, Jan. 1, 1874. o( ; sa NonTir. A Stations. Mail. Express. Loavo Charlotte, 7.00 p.m. 8.oa. m. Air Jino Ju. 7.15 " H.M " " Salisbury, 10.09 p. m. 10.47 " u (Jreensboro, .15 a. m. 1.15 " Danville, 5.2S " 3.127 p. in. Burkville. 11.40 " 8.WJ " Ar. at Richmond. 2.32 p. m. 11.0:2 " GOIN'O south. , Stations. Leave Richmond, Burkville, 14 Danville, " Greensboro " Salisbury, 4 Air-Dine Ju r. at Charlotte, GOING KAST. Mail. 1.4S p. m. 4.58 44 0.5 " l.lt a. ni. 3.50 " ' (5.22 4, 0.30 4,1 Express: 5.03 a. in.1 8.28 44 1.0:1 p. in. l.oo 0.33 8.53 0.00 41 I tl Stations. Mail. Leave Greensboro 2.00 a. in. Co. Shops, 3.55 4 Raleigh, 8.30 r. at Goldshoro, 11.40 Express. 12.30 a. in. 10.05 p. in. 44 0.10 a, in. Leave 3.00 p. m Ar ioictiyvi:st-Iix iv. c. it. ie. (Salem Branch.) Lcavo Greensboro, i.40 P. M. Arrive at Salem, 0.35 I. I Leavo Salem, 8.00 A. M. A rrivo at Greensboro, 10.00 A 44 Passenger train Leaving Raleigh at 7.40 P. M. connects' at Greensboro' with the Northern bound train ; making tho quickest time to till Northern cities. Price of Tickets same as via other routes. Trains to and from points East of Greensboro oonueet t Greensboro with th Mail Trains to or from points north or south. Trains daily, both ways. On Surla ljynehburg Accommoda tion h avo Richmond at 0. 12 a. in., arrive at Burkcville 12.30 p. in., leave Burke- m., arrive at Richmond Tin: IN REPUBLICAN 1 A I STY NOUTli CAROLINA. Platform. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. and to Mr. Rpirl Mr. Cox, an amendment that onlv 1 perhaps, more than anv other one . . . I ;. ciauns in original nana, be paid, "iau jsmisresuituue. In manner, Adopted. the gentleman under discussion has ' Mr. Watson, an amendment, that a quiet elegance, combined with a the road be turned over to original deferential air that is always flat contractors. Rejected. tering to the speaker, but in his : Mr. Bennett an amendment nrn- quiet way he , makes vou aivara of a . . . . . f - j - - . f - Speaker Robinson culll h. v,a9a mis appropriation before ?,1S power, more fully perhaps than House tn ord-r at iftt a xr I maue snail be submitted to the " e was more noisy and more de- . - - . t W - nln nnl t auu nut ue paici umess a majority of the people so declare. But after hearing the brilliant and soul stirring appeal of the -entle- man from Alleghany, he said he Would withdraw hii amendment, and vote to pay these poor men who know nothinsr of the techni cality or tne law. The journal of yesterdav wa r arl and approved. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. Mr. Gorman asked leave ofar senceforMr. Abbott till Monday. on account of imDortnnr. r;ot . . . w w business. Afr. williomenn . - . . . ... ..juh was u nouncea as detained at home on ae j count of illness in his family. Mr. noisy and more de mocs:rative. JEROME B. STILLSOX. This gentleman is one of those men whom you always feel like calling Master, and to . whom you always give the full name, no mat ter if it's as long as an English Duke's or a French Count's. Not The following is tho platform of the Republican 1 party in-North Carolina adopted in! Convention at Raleigh, April 17, 1872 : The Republicans of S'orth Carolina in Convention assembled do Resolve, l.SThatthe platform and prin ciples of the; Republican paity of North Carolina, as heretofore enunciated in its Convention.., are hereby lo-allirmed, and events have proved that their prac tical enforcement is essential to the welfare of the country, and to the main- tainence of I the rights, interests and liberties of the people. 2. That the Administration of Presi dent Grant hieets, with our hearty and unqualified approval, and our delegates to the National Republican Convention, to assemble at Philadelphia on the 5th day of Jude next, are instruct d to vote for his te-nomination L the Presi dency of the United States? 3. That the Republican party of North Carolina favors as rapid a diminution and as early an extinction of all inter nal revenue taxation as tho exigencies of tho Government will permit, for the reason that (the details of its collection are necessarily offensive, and in many respects, oppressive to the people. 4. That aif internal revenue taxes on the distillation offruit ought to be abol ished, j 5. That tle republican party of North Carolina recommend to toe congress ol the United States the passage of a gen eral amnesty bill, and the adoption ol all necessary measures for the enforce ment and protection of the civil and po litical rights of all classes of American citizens. j G. That iij a roe and and representa tive government, we recognize the pur amount obligatian to provide efficiently for the general edneatron oYlhe people and we favtjirsuch legislation as wiUac-' compnsli mat end ; that we respectfully . v.. v.. ojivt -5r vi ijawojiai gov ernment, such aidr by the provision of a public fund, or the donation of public lauds to the purposes of establishing schools in the several States, as will so cure to the 'masses of the people of all classes the enefit.. of a liberal educa tion, j 7. Thatw;e fully endorse tho acts of congress, passed to secure equal rights and protection to the citizens of tha united States, in the several States; and we respectfully recommend a con tinuance of the present laws and the adoption of such further legislation as will more certainly secure to the citi zens, full and practical enjoyment of all their rights, privileges and liberties. 8. In the j opinion of this convention, the democratic majority of the last leg islature, b consolidating into one act its numerous propositions to amend the State constitution, endeavored to force upon the people a false issue, and to coerce then! into the adoption of obnox ious amendments, and insomuch as all these propositions must be submitted to tne next I legislature for ratification oeiore ine same can ne relerred to the people, tnereiora liesolved,)!. That the amendments proposed as a wtioie do not mft tha approval oi tne Kepublican party, be cause their adoption would subvert es sentia principles of th$ existing Con stitution. 2. That Republicans can endorse a portion of said amendments and the next General, Assembly may adopt such of theb as jshaJi seem best for the general welfare. y. mat we' cordial! r ndonn vine 4.;ka, i. in. Pullman Palace Cars on all niht rains between Charlotte and Richmond without change.) Papers that have arrangements to ad vertiso tho schedule 'of this company will pleae print as above. For further information address S. K. ALLI.N, Gen'l Ticket Agent, Greensboro, Hi C. T. M. R, Taloott, Engineer A Gen'l Superintendent. Oi- ficu PEi KKsmma R. It. Co., March 7th, 172. ON AND AFTKR MARCH 31st, the trains will run as follows: LEAVE WKI-DON. Expres.s Train, Mail Train, Express, Mail, LEAVE Mail, Express, Aitm vr. Mail, 7:40 a in 3:25 p in AllUIVE AT PETi:RSHUIta. 10:50 a m 7:00 p m rETEliSBUIlO. . 5:40 a m 2:50 p in AT VELDON. If: 45 am J.xpress, G:.) p m FREIGHT TUAIXS. Leave Petersburg, 8:00 a in Leavo Weldon, 5.1)0 a in Arrive at Weldon, 4:00 p in Arrive at Petersburg, J:0 p in GASTON TRAIN. Le,ave Petersburg, (!:15 a m Leave Gaston, 1:15 pin Arrive at Gaston, 12:50 p in Arrive at Petersburg. 8:10 p in Freights for Gaston Rranch will be received at the Petersburg depot only on MONDAYS and THURSDAYS. 'IM. .1 A. ! . . . jluu uupot wm ug ciosoa at r in Koooa win oe received after thut No hour. 53 tf. J. C. SPRjGG, Eng. and Gou. Manager. QIIAfcGE OF SCHEDULE. Ralkioh A Augusta Aik Link, Superintendent's OJJice, Raleigh, N. C., Nov. Ii72. On and after Saturday, Nov. 30lh 1872, trains on tho R. A A. A. L. Road will run daily. (Sumlav executed.! follows : Mail train leaves Raleigh, 3.35 P. M. Arrives at Sanford, 0.15 " Mail train leaves Sanford, (i.30 A. M. Arrives at Raleigh, 9.20 " Mail train makes close connection at Raleigh with the Raleigh and Gaton Railroad, to and from all poiuw Morih. And at Sanford with tho Western Railroad, to and from Fayettevillo and points on Western Railroad. A. IS. ANDREWS, Superintendent. dec 4 tf. the th7.r " "v.s; administration of Gov." Caldwell, and Mr. Robinson, the Speaker, (Mr. j theicks" Haof your I LOTtPMK n T. McC. XIERICIIVH, Counselor at Law and Solicitor ior Patents, 513 lh St., Opposite U. S. J. O. Dept., WASHINGTON, D. C. :o:- QPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO ry contested and abandoned cases un der tho Patent Laws ; to Appeals. Re issues, Interferences, and Infringe ments; and to suits at law and equity, growing out of the rights and interest, of Patentees. 14-lr pif Correspondence solicited. TO WilOM IT MAY CONCERN: The undersigned Iiai-. hv -,! ofhisaDDointment m a f,.V. , Braswell, of Itockri of Nash,, and-State of North Carolina, within said d strict k i. ' r' Judged a bankrupt upon his own petition by the District Court of said District. tae,ffh' N" C.,-Jn.- 31st, 1874 THOMAS HAMPSQN, Assignee, 32-3w p.o. Raleigh, N. C. y