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THE FBA AND EXAMINER.
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 12, 1874.
Joiix T. Dewese and Josiah
Turner, Jr., area very proper pair
of ' dead ducks" to attempt to de
fame a man like Judge Watts.
;The baying of a little yelpcrat
the moon merits abont the same at
tention as the attacks of the Ral
crgh Sentinel on prominent repub
licans of this,State.
The gerrymander of the judicial
districts has begun in earnest. The
house spent two hours , and five
hundred dollars of the peoples'
money on it yesterdaj.
Brother Thorpe of the Rocky
Mount Mail, hearing that the editor
of the Sentinel was coining to his
county to speak on the State print
ing, exclaimed : "Good Lord, de
liver us!"
If 'the democratic majority of
this legislature goes much further
in the work of class legislation and
political proscription, it will have
reached a limit In the course of in
famous conduct that will-cause the
people of all classes and parties to
cry out against them in language of
the deepest condemnation and di
rest vengeance.
"Solomon" waugn, mm or so
much care for the peoples' money
that be wanted the pay of the geol
ogist stopped, "and would allow
nothing for that officer's visit and
exhibition of the State's resources
and products at Vienna, is now ab
sent frohl the scene of his duties,
but drawing his five dollars a day.
It does seem that a man, carir
.o much for the dear people, would
hesitate to charge them five dollars
icr day for staying at home in the
bosom of his family.
It has been suggested that the
reason why the legislature re-as
emDiea alter unnstmas was to re-
ganize the democratic party.
The Chairman of the democratic
executive committee, General Cox,
having notified the public through
the papers that the democrats of
the legislature were at work re-organizing
the democratic party, it
has been discovered that the reason
why the legislature does not pro
ceed to tho work which always
leads to adjournment, is, that the
democrats are not yet organized.
Whenever chairman Cox shall give
the word the "Solomons" will dis
perse to their homes; never to re
turn again a democratic majority.
The editor of the Sentinel is the
confidential friend and correspon
dent, hesays.of the Honorable John
T. Dewesee.
Nobody ' believes this. Such a
is repugnant to the character of Mr.
Dewesee when he was the distin
guished representative in congress
from this district.
If one is to believe the editor of
the Sentinel he is the associate,
friend and correspondent of another
distinguished gentleman, Captain
Oaksmith, from London. The Sen
tinel published a false statement
relative to the affairs of the Western
NorthCarolina Railroad. Captain
Oaksmith -says, and the Sentinel
acknowledges that he brought the
statement that appeared in the
.Sentinel, in tho shape of a letter,
from some poetic-sounding place in
Euroi;--perhaps Bingen-on-the-Rhine.
Another correspondent from New
River, in Onslow county, now
conn's forward to talk about politi
cal disabilities Imposed on and re
moved from Owen Huggins, in
ISO-"), a gentleman who died during
the late war, as all his former
neighbors of Onslow and Jones
well know.
Does Ilicmiial Sessions Mo
Two Sessions a Year?
an
Last Summer we had an election
l in this State on certain constitu-
iKtuai uiiH'imments. Une or these
provided fur biennial sessions of the
general assembly, and democratic
orators were loud in their procla
mations of what immense sums of
inonevliau l.fti jsivi or would be
saved to lite State by holding only
one M-ssion of the general assembly
in two years.
But it was feared by these demo
crats that the amendment for bien
nial 'ssions would be carried, and
that Governor Caldwell would blot
out this general assembly by pro
claiming the result, and so they
provided that the votex on the
imiendnients should not be counted
until after the general assembly in
November, 1S73.
The legislature met. The vote
was counted. The amendment for
biennial sessions .-was found to be
carried by a large majority, and
Governor Caldwell frankly and can
didly informed the general assem
asembly toat he had grave doubts
as to whether the general assembly
could legally sit and pass acts after
the result of said election was pro
claimed. Did this democratic assembly
hearken to the vofce of the people
and go home? -
On the contrary it continued to sit.
It even took a recess, and then
came back Tor & second session. It
is going still further and "is provid
ing for an election this year, so that
the general assembly may MEET
AGAIN THIS YEAR.
This is the way the democracy
bey the voice of the people ! This
is the way the people are gulled.
This is biennial sessions with a ven
geance. Democracy means deception, and
the people are beginning to see it. j
Campaign of 187-4 Questions
lor Republicans.
This year will be one of consider
able political activity In this State.
There are to be elected in August
next, a Superintendent of Public
Instruction, eight members of Con
gress, five Superior Court Judges,
twelve Solicitors, a Superior Court
Clerk for each county, members of
the Legislature, and County Offi
cers. It has been the custom of
the republican party to hold
State conventions for the pur
pose of making nominations;
but inasmuch as there are no
State officers to be elected this
year, except a superintendent of
public instruction; without a viola
tion of the constitution and the set
ting at naught the decisions of the
supreme court, this question is pre
sented for discussion and decision
by the republicans of the State:
Shall a State convention be call
ed to nominate a candidate for
superintendent of public in
struction, and also take into
consideration whether they will
nominate two candidates for su
supreme court judges, and two
or more candidates for superior
court judges, if the bill now before
the legislature becomes a law; and
make such other arrangements as
may be necessary to insure a vigor
ous campaign and a full vote; or,
whether the State Executive Com
mittee shall be empowered to nom
inate a candidate for superintendent
of public instruction, and to decide
whether two candidates shall be
nominated forsupreme court judges,
and two more candidates for su
perior court judges; and make
such arrangements for tho cam
paign as may be deemed neces
sary? A caucus of the leading republi
cans of the State and the members
of the legislature, should be called to
meet in this city not later than the
12th inst., that these questions may
be decided on after a full, free and
calm discussion. Perfect harmony
in every county, backed by a deter
mination to win a glorious victory,
evinced by indomitable work, can
not fail to sweep the State.
That this work may be done,means
must be provided to defray the ex
pense of speakers, documents, mass
meetings, barbecues and canvass
ers.
The tide sets in our favor. De
moralization and dissension are rife
in the enemy's camp. The record
of the legislature, when completed,
will be equal, in the hands of the
republican party, to the famous
jaw bone that we read of in Holy
Writ, and if vigorously used, will
leave death and destruction in its
wake.
It remains to be seen wheth-
repiVlicrs will embrrtco tti
opportunity, and by burying
personal animosities, wret the
State from the imbecile hands
which now control the legislature.
A. substantial victory in 1S74, in
sures an overwhelming victory in
187G. Therefore, let the members
of the legislature call a general
caucus to meet before adjourn
ment, and invite the leading repub
licans of the State, through the
press, that the questions herein set
forth, and others that may be per
tinent to the campaign, may be
fully discussed and the .sentiment
of the party taken thereon.
There is no time for . delay.
The interval between now and
election day, is barely sufficient to
complete a thorough and effective
organization. "Up guards, and at
them."
If a State convention should be
called, the day for its assembling,
should not be later than the loth of
April.
The Examiner wll be glad to hear
from the republican press on the
matter touched upon i?i this article;
and its columns are open to every
individual who may desire to give
the public the benefit of "his views.
essence of liberty. It is made up of
"words that breathe, and thoughts
that burn." It is a platform upon
which the masses of the people
of North Carolina stood together in
1872, and it is a platform on which
hundreds acd thousands are now
ready to stand who were led to dis
trust and spurn it two years ago.
Republicans of North Carolina!
no political party in the history of
this country has ever promulgated
the proud principles that underlie
the superstructure of your grand or
ganization. No other party ever
appealed with such force and direct
ness to tho real men of the State ;
and no other party ever stood on the
threshold of another campaign with
such high hopes and bright pros
pects of complete success.
But do your duty in the field,
and you will sweep at least five of
the eight congressional districts ;
the State at large; carry the legisla
ture, both branches, nd secure a
large majority of the counties in the
local elections.
The democratic party in North
Carolina, fellow-citizens, is done for.
Who is Caught ?
Reorganizing Tor
paign.
the Cain-
The sapient and mellow-voiced
senator from Johnston county, Mr.
Avera, bent on doing something
smart which would redound to the
interest of the democratic party,
and immortalize himselfjintroduced
a resolution in the senate on Satur
day last calling upon Governor
Caldwell for an itemized statement
of all warrants drawn by the exe
cutive on the State treasurer in fa
vor of the State geologist for the
years lSGS-'G9-'70-'71-'72and '73. It
was believed by the senator that a
larger amount had been drawn from
the treasury than was authorized
by law, and he hoped that at an in
vestigation it would be proved that
the excess would be found during
Gov. Caldwell's administration ;
and then what a howl he and Joe
Turner could raise over it! Well,
the dead-full was set and duly bait
ed ; in a little while, down she fell !
and the trapper goes to get the game.
He finds, to his consternation and
amazement, that in 1808, Governor
Worth, democrat, issued warrants
for $0,000, being $1,000 more than he
was authorized by law to issue? to
the geologist ; that in ISV.'J and '70
Governor Holdeu issued warrants
to the same officer to the amount of
$10,y.j0, being . $9.30, in excess of
what the law authorized and in
1S71, '72 and '73 Governor Cald
well issued warrants to the same
officer to the amount of $14,950, be
ing $30.00 less than the amount
authorized by law. 3Ir. Avera pro
poses to make a big stew out of the
game he caught, to which all of his
democratic friends will le invited,
when they will seriously consider
tlio propriety of impeucbliig' Gover
nor Caldwell for " stubbornness" in
not allowing fioviCKnnAW.sa
from the Treasury. Bravo, for the
mellow voiced Senator from John
ston ! ! ! Let it be remember that
the law, under which the forego
ing warrants were drawn, appro
priated $5,000
cal purposes,
during all the
per year for geologi
and was the same
years above named.
leaee or War?
At the request of the American
Peace Seciety, of Boston, tho Ex
aminer prints a form of petition to
the congress of the United State s, to
adopt such measures as shall per
manently establish and carry out
the principle of arbitration Presi
dent Grant has initiated in the set
tlement of matters in dispute be
tween this and the late parent
country, England.
it is something that ought to
strike a usponsive chord in the
heart of the republican party,
In Richmond, Va., a tax cf $155 has
to bo paid before a person can employ
$500 as a capital in trade. Years ago,
Abbott Lawrence wanted to buy water
privileges and land in that city, in order
to establish a number of cotton facto
ries. He was asked about ten cents a
gallon for water, and ten cents a spoon
ful for land, and so he went off to Mas
sachusetts where he found land and
water cheap. He settled at Lowell
Wilmington Post.
And that's what's the matter with
this southern Hannah of ours. And
the spirit that prevailed in the early
days of Abbott Lawrence obtains all
over the south now, exhibiting
itself in divers ways other than
that democratic legislation which
virtually puts a prohibition on the
rise and progress of a poor young
man.
A great deal is heard about the
magnificence of our southern cli
mate and our inexhaustible wealth
of undeveloped resources. Our peo
ple act as if they expect to sell their
undeveloped resources at the price
of developed resources ; and appar
ently we ask strangers to come from
Europe and the north and pay for
tho air they breathe and be taxed
for the magnificence of the climate
they are to enjoy.
It is forgotten that we are without
all the artificial advantages. Nature
has blessed us it is true, but we haVe
done nothing and are doing nothing
for ourselves. We have no schools;
our legislation is in antagonism to
the spirit of the times and most
obnoxious to those people whom
we profess to expect to come to
us from Europe and the north;
our society is in no condition
to invite them, and our sys
tem of labor and of agricul
ture is such, to say nothing of lands
held at ten cents the spoonful, that
a European or northern farmer will
break down and " freeze out" in a
couple of years.
So that we really have no ad
vantages to speak of, and none to
offer ; on the contrary, to a man
from the busy bustling scenes of
populous Europe, and the railroad
checked, village dotted, socially
united north, everything here ap
pears to a disadvantage.
No immigration has come or will
come to us under the present state
of things. So long as the democrat
ic party is permitted to rule the
southern country by its class legis
latiou, so long will we stand out in
the rags of poverty and the cold of
neglect, crying our undeveloped
resources and magnificent climate.
Will our people ever look about
them, and learn ?
Politics in Southern Society.
To the Editor of the Examiner :
Will you allow one who has suf
fered, to add a few words to what
was said by " one who knows," in
proof that he was correct when he
asserted that the attempted exclu
sion from the social circle was aim
ed, not at Northern men, but at
republicans.
In the winter of '72, T think it
was, we were represented in the
State senate by R. F. Lehman, a
Northerner by birth, and L. J.
Moore, a native Carolinian, both
republicans, and both, at that time,
communicants of the Episcopal
church, in which a ladies7 relief so
rietv had been formed, whicltthe
members desired to have incorpora
tPfl bv act of legislature. Instead
of applying to either of these gen
tlemen, their fellow-communicants
and fellow-townsmen, to offer their
bill for passage, as is customary
when bills are not of a party na
ture.they passed by them, and call
ed on Mr. Graham, of Orange, a
Baptist, but a democrat or conser
vative, to lamer tneir mil. ueior,
moving in the matter Mr. Grahams
according to parliamentary courte
sy, consulted Mr. Lehman, and thie
was the first intimation the senators
from Craven had of the bill.
When asked why these gentle
men were thus gratuitously insult
ed, the reply given, was, that
the relief society desired noth
ing of republicans but their money.
This, of course, was not officially
given, merely uttered where it
would bo sure to reach the ears of
ihe wives and daughters of republi
cans, interested in the society.
In j ust ice to the men of New-Berne,
let me say, they do their best to
make money out of northerners,
whether republicans or democrats,
and are not deficient in courtesy.
It is the ladies, God bless them
who are so patriotic they can't as
sociate with republicans; but
they always have some most
excellent excuse for their ostracism,
quite independent of politics. To
be sure these reasons were never
heard of before the Southerner be
came a republican; or might with
equal propriety, be urged more
strongly against their conservative
acquaintances but, then, who ex
pected the ladies to be logical.
They would not be the charming
creatures they are if they should ac
knowledge the force of an argument
when opposed to their wishes;
and like the man who allowed his
wife to beat him because it amused
her and did not hurt him, we suffer
ing i iu-lvrs can assure you, we can
stand it vi tv wpII as it is, but
):k- who
lire an--i itu
all he knows, for we don't want
Brother Ilubbs to be so intensely
disgusted as he expressed himself
to be in his last issue.
beg
ivJiow.x" not to stir tne
-.ease the heat by telling
The State of the Party The
Policy of the Campaign.
The work of reorganizing the re
publican party in North Carolina
for the campaign has begun.
The first step nocess try was the
establishment ofa daily republican
paper at the capital of the State,
which result the Examiner is.
The republican delegation in the
legislature has endorsed this paper
and recommended it to the support
of the republicans of the State; so
that a good weapon for offensive
and defensive operations may be
relied on and looked to for the
summer campaign.
To fire the republican heart and
arouse the old stagers who so glo
riously fought the campaign of
1872, the platform of principles,
they adopted at llaleigh, the 17th
of April, 1S72, and on which they
won the victories of that year, is re
published in the Examiner.
This is a document of no uncer
tain sound. It is the platform of
the great republican party of North
Carolina. The principles it enun
ciates are the delight of free men
and the joy of the civilized world.
With this chart of liberty in his
hand, Tod It. Caldwell swept the
State from the mountains to the sea
shore.
Republicans will rehearse the
principles of this great platform
with affection, pride and pleasure.
It brings up before them again
the scenes of that great campagn in
which they felt that the destinies
of the State and the hopes of free
dom were involved.
This is the platform of the repub
licans of North Carolina until it
shall be amended or another adopt
ed. Every plank in it is sound.
Every principle enunciated is the
since it was Grant, tho great head of
tho party, that s t the example of
submitting international differences
to the arbitrament of impartial na
tions instead of tin arbitrament of
the sword.
It would be a blessed thing if
nations would learn war no more;
and this beneficent principle of
arbitration may have been re
served for the republican party
the great author or instrument of so
much good to also engraft the
principle of friendly arbitration on i
the international policy of the pow
ers of the world.
Every friend of his kind will
surely wish tho Peace Society well.
The attention of James Humley,
Esq., ol BeauJort, is called
subject, and the Extuuiner
A comparison of notes establishes
the fact that the republican party in
this State is in excellent trim for
another campaign
It was feared at one time that a
want of harmony prevailed 4:hat
might prove disastrous, hut as the
campaign approaches all mere per
sonal prejudices, individual differ?
ences and side issues are made td
disappear, and every man steps
forth ready to do his duty, fully
armed and equipped for the contest.
The executive committee will be
called to meet, probably at a very
early day, when matters prelimi
nary to the campaign will be con
sidered.
It is the expressed opinion of a
great many leading republicans
that a convention of the party to
nominate asuperintendent of public
instruction is not necessary; and
it is no doubt the detennina
tion and policy, well settled in the
minds of the republicans of this
State, to recognize no election bill
mat tins general assembly may
provide for the election of su
preme court judges, declining
i r Tii'iL'. nx nnmlnofmnc nmlnr If
as tnev are. ti.at meir
well grounded in the Tun-
dam, ntal law of the State.
Bui iho .question of convention,
or no convention, to nominate a
superintendent of public instruc
tion, is one for the people, and they
are
columns of the Examiner.
Questions to bo Answered.
To the Editor of the Examiner :
Appleton Oaksmith says in his
last commuication, that ho does not
know Mahone or Robinson. Please
nronound to Appleton the follow
ing: questions, and ask him to an
swer them through a Raleigh news
paper:
1. Did you not, after your late ar
rival in this country, have a con
sultation with Mahone and Robin
son in New York City?
If not with both, did you not meet
anil consult with one of them S
2. Did you not after such consul
tation proceed from New York to
Norfolk, and there charter a ves
sel in which you sailed to Morehead
City, pretending that you had come
with the vessel from England for
the purpose of loading her with
cotton, and returning her to Eng
land.
Raleigh, Feb. 4, 1874.
International Arbitration.
sati.-fi
policy
invited to discuss it through the
like t9 have his written
thereon.
The petition
the head of
Done."
to this
would
views
alluded to is
14 Something
under
to be
The Peoples' I'aper.
Inasmuch as the Raleigh Sentinet
is now paid for by the people's
money (the legislature making
weekly appropriations out of the
treasury to pay the expenses of that
concern) every taxpayer ol the
State is entitled to have a copy; and
should at once send forward their
names and demand it.
There is some talk that the legis
lature will order the distribution of
the Sentinel by the same rule as was
adopted in regard to Battle's revisal
of the laws, but until this is done
every tax-payer i3 clearly entitled
to the paper.
Republicans ought, by all means,
to avail of this opportunity to have
a paper circulated which has been
of such great service to the republi
can party in North Carolina.
Without the Sentinel there would
have been no impeachment or con
vention effort in 1871 ; and without i
these the republican party might
have suffered ! in the campaign of
1872. '
Ix former times, before the day
of the " Solomons " and Waughs,
u hen members of the legislature
asked for leave of absence they did
so to make a record, showing that
they were not drawing pay for the
term of their leave. If a member
wanted to absent himself, and draw
pay for the time, he 44 snapped "
that i--, he went without askingand
obtaining leave.
In this democratic legislature,
one-fourth of the members are al
ways absent; so the people are pay
ing at the rate of two hundred
dollars per day for members who
are at home attending to their pri
vate business.
It won't do to say that republi
cans draw their pay when on leave
of absence. Of course they do, and
will, as long as democrats do; per
diem sauce for the democratic goose
is per diem sauce for the republi
can gander. But who are in the
majority? There's the rub.
The democrats beiug in the ascen
dency, are to be held responsible
for all raids on the public treasury
BY SAMUEL T. SPEAR, D. D.
Two conventions have recently
been held in Europe the one at
Ghent and the other at Brussels
composed of eminent jurists and
publicists, tor the most part Euro
pean, for the purpose of reforming
the law ol nations ana placing its
recognized principles upon a more
solid basis of public authority. The
convention at Brussels organized
itself into a permanent association,
under the title of .44 The Association
for the Reform and the Codification
of the Law of Nations."
The chief .objects proposed by this
organization are to improve and
codify public and private interna
tional law, to unify this law in tne
practice and procedure ot nations,
anil especially to provide for the
peaceful settlement of international
disputes, ov substituting tne pnn
ciple of arbitration for the sword.
- a . i 1
In reference to the last oi tnese oo-
jects the Brussels conference adopted
Tm II 1 !
the following resolution :
Tho conference declares that it re-
cards arbitration as a means essentially
just, reasonble and even obligatory lor
terminatinguitierenees between nations
when negotiations have not succeeded.
It abstains from affirming that, mall
cases, without exception, mis means is
praciicable ; but- it believes that the ex
ceptions are not numerous, ana it is
firmly convinced tnat no tnnerence
must be considered as insoluble, unless
the litigation has been denned precise
ly, a suitable delav been accorded, and
til pacific means of arrangement been
exhausted.
This is a cautious and well worded
resolution, and were its letter and
spirit complied with by nations,
when involved in controversy with
each other, they would never resort
to. the arbitrament of the sword.
Individuals, when disagreeing as to
their respective rights and obliga
tions, will never come to blows,
and but seldom to a lawsuit, pro
vided they will, before trying either
expedient, exhaust all the "pacinc
means" of an amcicable "arrange
ment." Both the temper and the
process are quite sure .to issue in a
part a matter of usage, that has
changed from time to time,
and generally for the better
without being incorporated into a
code, while resting upon no other
sanction than that of an indefinite
and often varying and uncertain
public sentiment. It is found in
treaties formed, between nations, in
the works of justice expressly writ
ten to state and explain its recog
nized principles, and in the decis
ions' of national courts; yet there
exists at present nowhere on the
face of the earth an international
code to which the nations have
given their consent and which they
have mutually pledged themsvlves
to observe.
We understand it to be one of the
objects of the 4 4 Association" recenty
organized at Brussels to prepare
such a code, to incorporate therein
whatever is right and proper in the
present usages of peace among na
tions, to make such additions there
to as expediency and justice re
quire, and then to secure its na
tional adoption. The adoption
would be virtually a treaty bet ween
all the parties agreeing to the code.
The next thing to the prevention
of national controversies, is their
settlement so as to avoid war when
they exist. Nations, like individ
uals, may, by misapprehension or
by fault, be involved in difficulty
with each other; and when they
are thus involved, how shall the
difficulty be adjusted? The first
and most obvious answer to this
question is, that they should try to
settle the matter in dispute by
peaceful negotiation. If this be suc
cessful, it is the end of the whole
question ; and generally it will be
successful, provided the parties ex
ercise forbearance toward each oth
er, courteously discuss their differ
ences, and real 1 y seek to settle them .
Good sense and a good temper will
usually end in a treaty. If, how
ever, this result fail, then nothing
is left but arbitration or war.
Which shall it be ? 44 The Associa
tion for the Reform and Codifica
tion of the Law of Nations" seek
to make arbitration, and not war,
the international rule for disposing
of such a case. It is proposed
that substantially What transpir
ed between Great Britain and the
United States in the amicable set
tlement of the 44 Alabama " ques
tion shall become a part of the law
of nations. The two governments,
after having exhausted to no pur
pose the resources ot diplomacy,
agreed by a specific treaty the
treaty of Washington to refer the
whole subject to a court of arbitra
tion, and then to abide by its de
cision. This is a conspicuous ex
ample of peaceful arbitration adop
ted by two of the strongest nations
of the earth, neither of which had
any special reason to fear the other
in the event ot a resort to the sword.
It reflects great honor upon both
nations, as well as upon the admin
istration that initiated the process
and carried it to a successful issue.
Let the principle embodied in this
example become the general prac
tice of nations, and that will be the
end of war.
Mr. David Dudley Field, an emi
nent lawyer of this country, who
deserves the highest honor as an
enthusiastic apostle of this princi
ple, has made a draft of an interna
tional code, extending to seven hun
dred and two sections, and covering
the whole held of international
public and private law. His prop
ositions in reepeeio the adjustment
of national difficulties are the fol
lowing: 1. That every nation sup
posing itself tohaveground of com
plaint against another shall give
formal notice to the cause or causes
of such complaint, as well as of the
redress it seeks. 2. That when, af
ter such notice, the two nations
find themselves unable to agree as
to the matter in dispute they shall
appoint a joint high commission,
whose business shall be, if possible,
to reconcile them, and in this way
terminate the dispute. 3. That, in
the event of failure, the question
shall be referred to a high tribunal
ot arbitration, consisting of seven
persons, appointed in a specific
way, whose decision shall be final.
4. That the nations that are parties
to a code embracing these princi
ples shall bind themselves to see to
it that each nation thus a party
shall not resort to war with any
other party accepting the code, but
shall in all cases comply with its
provisions for the preservation of
peace. '
Nothing is clearer than that the
end aimed at is one that ought to be
persistently sought. Itis too grand,
too important, and too Christian to
be treated as simply Utopian. The
movement, in seeking the end, as
Count Selopis, one of the Geneva
arbitrators, has well said, will
make the voice of public opinion
ring in the ears of the governments,
and so create what Montesquieu
terms a common feeling. This will
result in their deciding to do some-
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Death op an Estimable Lady.
Mrs. Foote, wife of James II. Poote, of
Wilke3 county, died suddenly on the
27th of January. She was a christian
woman of many fine qualities. Major
Foote and the family have the sympa
thies of many friends in thisiri ep'arablo
bereavement. ' i
The Salem Branch Railiioad.
We learn ftom good authority that tho
schedule on the above road wilPshorily
be changed, and so arranged as to con
nect closely with the North Carolina
railroad instead of the Richmond and
Danville railroad, as at present. This
arrangement will no doubt be satisfac
tory to all concerned, aud will be of con
siderable advantage to persons going or
corning from either end of the line,
Charlotte or Raleigh, thereby releiving
them of the necessity of a "lay-over at
Greensboro all night and until 3 p. m.
the following dav. The train, under
this new schedule, will depart from
Greensboro about 1 o'clock ui ni0L.t, al
ter the arrival ot trains lruin Richmond,
Charlotte and Raleigh.
Char!otto la
Hon. H. V. LIcAu-r
in the city.
C. II. Latham, Esq
is in mo city.
Judge Tourgee is verv
the Raleigh bar.
W. D. Stokes, of the Wilson
has retired from that paper.
of New-Bciii".
popular with
1 lvancc,
R. P. Black nail, of Arkadelphia, Ar
kansas, is at the Yarborough-
C. F. Dowd and J. Me. C. Ellington,
of Apex, are at the Yarborough ' Hotel.
Mrs. Grecnwald. wifo of X. Greon
wald, of Wilmington, died suddenly on
Monday.
Rev. X. II. D. Wilson, of Greensboro,
one of tho State Directors in the Xort'li
Carolina RailroadyWas in tho city yes
terday. .
Thk Noktii Carolina Railroad
Passknokk Train Runs into Tklk
graph Polks. Monday night as the
mail train on the JNorth Carolina Rail
road was coniinjr east between Char
lotte and Concord, the engine struck
two telegraph poles which hail been
prostrated by the storm of that day on
the track, but fortunately caused no
damage, being knocked clear of the
track by the pilot of the engine.
Farther on, a tree was discovered on
the track, luckily in time, however, to
stop the train, when it was cut off the
road-bed. with axes. Truly, a fortu
nate escape from serious accident. En
gineers of trains must have been a little
shaky in their boots last night at the
occurrences.
Destruction of the Telegraph.
The various lines of the Western Union
Telegraph in all directions, are com
pletely gone up. No communication
to any point a hundred yards distant
from the office in this city, all caused
by the storm. The sleet breaking the
wire in innumerable places, and trees
blown up and tailing across the same.
Mr. Starke and his assistants were out
at an early hour in the vain endeavor
of repairing things, but found difficul
ties so formidable that, as yet, they have
made but little headway.
The mail train employees on tho 11. &
G. R. R. report as nia:iy as forty-live
breaks between Henderson and Wel
don, from which we would judge tho
storm was of great severity; and besides
there are many bail breaks this side of
Henderson. On to Norfolk, Peters
burg aud Richmond, deplorable ac
counts come in. Wires and poles pros
trated and twisted into inconceivable
entanglement.
We have no means of telling when
things will be in a working condition,
but we trust there will be delay only
for a few days, for bv experience wo
know the employees of this company to
be working men, and with a largo ad
ditional force of repairers they will un
doubtedly procure, they will work with
might ana main to straighten as rapidiv
as possible tho collapsed condition of
their lines. North of Richmond where
thero are so many wires on a single
polo, the havoc must bo terrible, far
worse than with us. We only trust that
we shall not be deprived of our tele
graphic news long. The telegraph has
got to be an institution, a-necessity that
cannot well be gotten along without.
E. Boyd, of Graham, ono
rep'.:hlicans of tho State,
lawyer.is at the Yar-
Capt. Jas.
of tho best
and a rising yom
borough. I
Thos. W. Dewey, Esq., of Charlotte,
son of the venerable, but uprightly
cashier of the Baleiijli National Bank,
is on a visit to his father.
John Graj' Bynum, Esq., of Morgan
ton, a step son of Chief-Justice Pear
son, and attorney tpr Western North
Carolina Railroad, is in tho city.
Capt. Aug. S. Shaw, lato Master of
Transpoitation, Wilmingtou,. Colum
bia and Augusta Railroad, ias been
elected Superitendent cf tho Richmond
and Petersburg Railroad in placo of
Thos H Wynne, resigned. ,
Tho colored members of this-legislature
aro as gentlemanly in their deport
ment, as respectful in their intercourse
with brother members, and as credit
able to tho pride and intelligence of tho
Statoasany class of inen who ever sat
in our capitol. They deserve, as they
receive, tho respect highest considera
tion of respect from members and
visitors to tho general assembly.
The following names wcro registered
at the Yarborough last evening: J. A. ,
Charlotte and Theo. Snow, Now York ;
('. S. Kennie, Boston; WC. Morgan,
Zinesville; G, N. Waitt and T. 1). Mc
Alpine, Charlotte ; J. It. Thrower, X.
C; A. Mitchell, Granville ; A. Parker,
Randolph; C. C. Cheek, Oro Hill, J. M.
Jones, Wak?; W. D. Rice, Vifginia.aiKl
Thos. W. Bell, Pittsburg, Pa.
Armand I). Young, of Wilmington,
uu-u suuueniv oi apoplexy in mo oinco
of James Anderson t. Co., on Mondays
while in tho act of drinking a glass of
water. 1 ho Journal says;of huu : i
Deceased was, wo think, about f8
vear's of ago at tho time of his death. Ho
was a gentleman of the old school, and
from a pure, simple, unaffected ccline
incut of heart, we believe that ho had no
superior in the world.
Death of a Distinguished Man.
Many persons at tho lato State fair will
remember Major F. D. Bunnell, the
owner of the !belted cattle from Pen n-
svlvania. and the exhibitor of other
fine stock.
The Elizabeth City Carolinian of tho
25th January, contains a statement of his
death, as follows:
Itis with sorrow that wo aro called
upon to announce tho rather sudden
death of Mai. F. D. Bunnell. His
illness was verv brief. He was in his
usual health on Saturday. He had along
tallc wrtn US on that day about his
plans and prospects for tho future. Lato
that night he was taken sick and on
Monday morning. January 26th, at ti
o'clock he died. Everything that phy
sicians and friends could do was done
but without avail. He was a native of
Wellsboro, Pa., at which place his
family resides. About two years ago
he invested pretty extensively in prop
erty in and around Elizabeth City, and
has been spending a portion of his time
here. Last October he brought a
line lot of blooded stock, horses
and cattle, to this State, attended
the Fairs at Raleigh and Wel-
don, and arrived hero in time to at
tend ours in November. Since then he
has remained here, disposing of his
stock and looking after his property.
Three of his sons were also here, two of
whom Ielt for Pennsylvania a lew days
ago, leaving the youngest, who was the
only one of his family with him when
he died. With all his frailties and who
hasn't some? Major Bunnell was a man
of good impulses. Brusque as he Was
in speech and manner, ho had a warm
heart.
Rhyming on Adjournment. A. sen
ate resolution being under considera
tion in tho house ou yesterday, ami
considerable amendments, Mr. Gudger
had sent to the clerk's desk and read,
the following verses taken from tho
last issuie of ihe Ashevillo I'fijncer on
that subject :
Now Tommie and Davy and Senator
Jim,
Como home and stay with us now ;
And Mr. Love of Jackson, so graceful
and slim,
Bring Thad. and Newt, from tho
pow-wow. gf
And Dickej'--and Anderson who lives
in Clay,
Pink, and big Jim who bosses your
house.
Come, but don't have Ihe illustrious
F. J.;
Nor Hezekiah and Yancey Jim by
douse!
There is Haynes, I had liko lo forgo',
And Bird -still leath' ringhis iiont
Look homeward, boys, and strike a
brisk trot
For the knobs-your own native West.
Mr. Gudiior also offered the following
lines supplemental to the alovc:
But Jakey, dear Jakey, our own bril
liant st-r.
And Jimmy so keen in discernment ;
Wo a.: v ise you both to stay where you
arc.
For you'll not get b iok al'tor aljouru-
inent.
All of which provoked excoodinu
merriment among tho members.
Contribution lo the Orphan Av
lu in in Junuurv, 1S71.
thinjr positive." mis common
feelinr,' that strips war of its fac
titious and false glory and invests
peace with its proper honor, is pre
cisely what is wanted in order to
put an end to war. And whoever
believes in the power ot moral
causes, especially wnen tney are
enenrized by Christian influences,
will hardly think it Utopian to
make an effort for the creation of
such a felling, even if it should take
a century to win the victory.
Let the Christianity of this coun
try and of Europe embark in the
effort ; let there be great interna
tional conventions, like that of the
fvangelical Alliance, for the pur
pose of discussing the subject: and
the day is not remotely distant
when the "common feeling," will
become so pervasive and general as
to be practically compulsory upon
those who administer the govern
ment. Governments, as such, are
not likely to take the lead in this
reform ; yet when the reform itself
shall have 'gamed position and
The Storm of Monday. The storm
ol Monday and that night was ot unu
sual violence, both in this city, and
west and north of here. It continued
sle.eting here all night and up to an
early hour of yesterday. Shado trees
upon the streets were sadly torn to
pieces and presented tho appearance of
having undergone a terrific shellin
The sleet under the genial ravs of old
Sol, which at an early hour on y ester
day put in an appearance, rapidly
melted. !. Tho streets were blockaded
with the bows and branches of broken
trees, and early risers going to tbeir dif
ferent employments had .to pick their
way besides performing many expeit
dodges. This blockade did not last long
for all over the city were men and boys
with axes chapping and wagons haul
ing, making quick work of the debris.
Passing down town we heard an old
man talking to a companion whose
wood vard was, no doubt, in a thin con
dition, and both of whom were making
the best ot tho situation thus wise:
Thank the Lord, Joe, tho Good Master
has remembered us in our prayers and
sent us great stocks of fitovvood; and
we thought, as wo rapidly moved on, if
our shade trees are torn and mutilated.
some are benefitted by their destruction,
lor the poor aro blessed and aro now
leaping a harvest of tirewoodto make
their bodies comfortable and their souls
glad.
At Greensboro snow and sleet is re
ported to tho depth of three inches, and
many of her citizens are now enjoying
a health inviiroratiiiir sleigh ride. As
far as we can learn this storm was gen
eral along the whole extent of the cen
tral road. Tho same being applicable
to the eastern end. and also to the line
of the Raleigh and Gaston railroad.
peaceful settlement of their difficulty power with the people, especially
The reduction in our importa
tions or dry goods and general mer-
1 , - .1111 AS nm.
ciiuuuisu sun continues, ine ag
gregate value of these importations
at the port of New York, from the
hrst to the tenth of January,
amounted to $10,003,573, against
$11,625,010 for the corresponding
ihtiou oi tne previous year.
The Mexicans want back pay to
the extent of $100,000,000 for in
juries committed on the west side
of the Rio Grande by American
citizens. A co temporary suggests i
iliac iney must nave gone back and
included the damage inflicted bv
Scott's and Taylor's armies during
me juexicun war.
Nations, though composed of many
persons, are in relation to each other,
simply plural unitsr speaking and
acting through their constituted
governments; ana tne same general
principle oi morality, peace, ana
justice which binds individuals in
their intercourse wiin eacu other
are equally applicable to nations in
similar relations. There is no rea
son why the latter should quarrel,
and especially why they should
resort to the violence of war, that
would not equally justify the same
things in the former on a smaller
and less destructive scale.
War, however, has been so loner
and so much the practice of nations
that the problem of absolute pre
vention is one of the most difficult
that can be conceived. The first
thing to be gained is to bring na
tions to a common understanding
as to those general principles of
equity and good neighborhood by
which they will mutually consent
to be governed in their relations to
each other. Internatfonol law, as
it now exists, is for the most
with the more cultivated and think
ing classes, then governments will
be compelled to respect it. They
are never stronger than public sen
timent ; and in the long run can
never defy it. What the pedple
think and will is in the end what
the king must think and will, or
cease to be king. We do not, there
fore, look upon this effort as chi
merical and impracticable. Even
though it should fail to gain all it
seeks, it will not fail to do a great
deal of good in the interests of in
ternational equity and peace.
Toxsorial,. Wo saw at Morris k.
Co.'s furniture warehouse on yesterday
two elegant marblo slab toilet tables,
with fine looking glassess, for Billy
Otev, the barber. They had justarrived.
We suppose Oley will wait till ho gets
into his new shop at tho Yarborough
Hotel before he puts them in use, and
we hope thaf this shop will soon bo
ready for him.
He and Gilbert are first class in their
profession, and although commanding
good patronage in thsir shop, a loft,wi!l,
we areicertain, command still more
when the Doctor gets ready for them at
the Yarborough.
Otey is going North in a few days, on
other business, when ho proposes buy
ing two new barber chairs of the latest
pattern and style.
IN CASH.
Paid 10, Greensboro Female (.'ol lege.
" Ladies of Wilmington.
" ?ll, Wayne Lodge, No; 112.
" $31, Buffalo IiOdgo, No. 1.
Greensboro Lodge.No. 7(L
" $J".20, Ladies of High Point.
" $-", Donald McRao.
810.50, Dan bury Lodge, No. 323.
810, Collodion at Mt Moriah
Church, Wake. , f
Paid 815 each, Carraway Council
Friends of Temperance, and Now
Berne Lodge, Nt. 215.
Paid $12.50, Adoniram Lodge, No. 1 11).
" 511.60, Fractional Collection of
Mrs Carrie Fuller and Mrs K Gregory.
Paid $10 each; Mrs John Bullock, H
W Faton, DrSCSiinms, Walter McKae.
Paid 80.50 cadi, Phalanx Lodge.No
31, Anchor Lodge, No. 121.
Paid 0.10 Raymond Minstrels.
44 S5.5", Union Hill Council, F of
" 8", each, SMiss Mary S McKae.
Frs J R Alexander, collection in Ire
dell, J II Greenlee, Mr J II Greenlee,
T W Rowlett, YV A White, C S Win
stead, Capt J J "Davis, Johu;A Simpson.
Paid 3, Dr J U Mug.
" 2.95, LI in wood Lodge, No. 210.
44 $2.50, JI T Jordan, lC.q.
14 2 c aeb.J A Mitchener. Five Chil
dren in Greensboro, I) W Greenlee, S
11 Buchanan, Len Henderson, II B
Hunter, Sir., J S Alley
Paid $1 each, W N Jones, Miss Agnes
McRae, Don M(:Rae, J Younger, J R
Hunt, S P Satterlield, W II Winstcad.
N N Tuck, R T Howerton, A Young
Man, Rev FH Ivey, Prof S J Stephens,
JH Godfrev. J A BMcFarland. -Jere
Draper, H H Harrison, V F Lea. W F
Reade, J L Harriss, W H Wobb, J W
Hunt, J r Wagstalt and Knapp of
Reeds Lodge, Nb. 158. L
Paid 30 cts., A little girl.
IN KlJfp.
One valuable box each, citizens of i
lilfon Wavnfl Lfirlirn Wi 119 r-Ifl-ronu
of Mooresville, Bethlehem church, Bla
den county, Mt Vernon church. Wake
county. Ladies of Wilmington, ladies of-
Big Rock l-isli church, Cumberland
county, citizenslof Roxboro.
2 dozen caps,"?; h Hunt.
1 barrel of llotir, Wayne Lodge, No.
112. . h
i... r T: ir t . -r.. t 4
OUtKS, .1119 IJ 11 liiVLMlfl, ill I ,t O J.
Knott, R B Gilliam, the M isses Wards.
1 quilt, Miss Nellie K Stall lugs.
1 bundle of shoe strings, Mr M J
Moslev. 1
Vegetables, AjSherman, W II Holden.-
G W Watkins. iBonnett Breedlove. tho
Misses Ward, j
Southern Lxnress Comnauv. and Ox-
ford Stage Line, freo transportation of
many boxes and bundles.
Attempts made to burn Various
Churches.
Hamilton. Ont.. Feb. 4. Du
ring last night attempts were made
to burn various churches in this
city. In the Primitive Methodist,
Wesleyan and (Jentennary enurcnes
books, seats, &c., were piled togeth-
er ana set nre to, Dut Durneu out
without, damage to the buildings.
Standway's church was more unfor
tunate, being almost ruineci.
Report of the Sexton of the City
Cemetery for 1873. Mr. Onslow Holt,
the sexton of the city cemetery,, report
ed to the Board of City Commissioners
last evening, from which we note that
there were 47 interments 19 males and
28 females for the year ending 'Decem
ber 31st, 1373.
No news of importance at tho execu
tive office and other State departments
on yesterday.
The republican delegation in tho leg
islature is a credit to the State and the
republican party.
Charles Barker, the night messenger
of the Western Union, rejoiceth. Tho
wires are down and he lias holiday. It
will be several days and nights ero his
stentorian voice is heard on the freets,
as lie goes slinging down with presn
news and dispatches, thus wise : "Hern
comes this old (Western Union nigger,
de meanest nigger in this town." Wo
hopo Charles may enjoy himself.
fLargre Number of Counterfeit bill
Discovered in New York.
New York, Feb. 4. A largo
num6er of counterfeits was discov
ered on thai following country
batiks :Tensin first national bank,
Clayport, New York, 20'a on first
national bank, Plain Meld, N. J.f
tens on central national bank,
Rome, N. Y.,)tens on Flour nation
al bank, Rochester, N. Y., two's on
Westchester county national bank,
Peekskill, N. Y.t and two's on city
national bank; Poughskeepsle, N.
x. ah tnese are well engraved.
til. . . .M.
receive good judges.
and liable to