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WEEKLY ERA. EfRiAV W. M. BUOWN, Manager. RATES OF ADVlilRTrST'(jr.-'ini One square, one time, - - $ 1 (K) " " two times, - - r CO ' ' " three times, - 2 00 V Contract advertisements taken nt proportionately low rates. y tj - i 3l3 Job Work executed at short no tice and in a stylo unsurpassed by ahy similar establishment in the State. Spo pial attention paid to the printing of Blanks of every description." bloodshed by attempting tq hold an office, when his own party, with its majority of 4,000 in his district. Okkick intheoM "Standard" Ruihl mjr, one snuaro South of tho Court House, Fayetteville Street. HATES OF SUBSCRIPTION V k k k i.y On e year, - Six months, -ThrfiO months, -Tri-Wkekly Oneyear, -Six months. Three months, 2 00 00 oO 00 00 00 50 VOL. III. RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1874. NO. 45. One. month. ..7r Invariably in Advance. t5rt The April Shower. Come, chase me! chase me, Apiil shower ! That, I once more, may run away; For, oh! 'I is many a weary hour Since you and I were lat at llay Siiu-o last my heart lay in my eyes. Ami sunshine liveI upon my fae Since last I watched the April skie. And dipped my liead to take a race. "Twas evening I remember well An eve of jy, ami balm, and love, Whf-n merry hearts met in a dell A place scooped out within a Krove Ami there, whllo on a primrose raid, : ' "A" ihlhliieTaliK'i P her hands ami Men Should Democratic Why Old Union Not Vote the Ticket. The secession Democrats organ ized a presidential campaign in lbOO in tin interest of secession and rebelli'i-i with Iirockinridge as lead- er in order mat lJoucias. a Lnion Deru.KTat, might be defeated and Litu-oin more surely elected; they h:ivin lonsr before declared that if Lincoln was elected that they would recede and destroy this Union. TV. I Maid. An April shower tho wood !" nhcrirrerieopTtTrnto one comes throush t j- Though ofttimes wo had met at school, I hail not aeen hor till that hour! So I stood playing April fool," Whilo she stood crying "April show er!" Till down, at last, tho silver flKKl Came Klitleriiitf in tho setting sun, And caught us brightly where wo .stood, Just as we were about to run. So. lH?m deserted ny the rest. Who Yauchimr thought to beat cloud, I simply drew her to my breast And o'er her head in shelter bowed. Hut soon a strange at lair took place, Itoyond all explanation's power ; When she upturned her shaded face, 'Twas radiant with an April shower. From the Ashoville Pioneer. Education. There is nothing so necessary to the development of a people as ed ucation ; hence a well digested system of public instruction is one of the chief elements of a nation's greatness. The pen has done more in elevat ing and refining, than the sword in subduing. We talk of our great men, and of our national greatness, but because the blazo and splendor of our feats of arms, both on land WEEKLY EBA. THURSDAY. MAY 7, 1874. , Consolidation MJ. Smith Gov. Caldwell. The Charlotte Observer is unhap py because the stockholders of the North Carolina Railroad Company at their late meeting at Salisbury Voted to accept the amendnderitof the way of the early completion of their Railroad. P. .S. Since writing the forego ing, Governor Caldwell has return ed to this city and it is rumored on the streets that he, after reading the editorial in the Observer on consoli dation, at once determined to ap point both the editors of that paper a Director partly in place of Major Smith. It is farther rumored that the lomcstic Recipes. Frosted Fkkt. They may be cured as follows: White oak bark, ' taken fresh and boiled in water for ; a strong liquor. Rathe the feet in g the liquor. It is pronounced the i best of all remedies. "i (iollKi;, Oil IKRItYSIIIKEKCK. i The ointment should not be made ';!" i-rgot but of its alkaloid, thus: r-'tfinc (bonjean) three drachms, one-hall pound, mix. The f a large pea to be well rubbed ' a A A J a uav. uontinue me ireat- riinwi lor a -couple of months. ' Cukam Pik. One and a half cus of sugar, three -cups of flour, .one cud of milk, two ejrsrs, two ta- Mespoonfuis of ofthe most cruel and unjust wars ever recorded in tho annals of history, which caused many of the true Union men to leave that party forever and join the Union party which is now the Union Republican; party. They I oeirayeu me commence oi a gener ousarul confiding people, and liunted down Union men like dogs ana hung them because they would not raise their hands against the nag of chambers all over this land com posed of military apostates who dyed their hands in human gjre and had men murdered in cold blood without giving them even a drum head trials as the people of Forsythe well remember. They saenhced and maimed for life .North Caroli na's noblest sons to gratify their unhallowed ambition. They en tailed a heavy burden of debt upon the people, whom they well nigh bankrupted and ruined, and of which they complain so much now and charge upon the Republi can party They robbed the poor children of North Carolina alone of a free school fund of over two mil lion dollars, many of whom were made orphans by the unholy strife into which they plunged the peo ple, and after it terminated and the star spangled banner was waving in time honored daces, this same party organized a band of assassins to intimidate by murder and all other devilish outrages, white and colored Republicans who dared to exercise the franchise guaranteed to them ; yet the Ivu KIux Democracy apologized for and encouraged these marauders who were charter of fcaid'3ompauy, except the section in which the "Solomons'?! attempted to dictate to Governor Caldwell as to who he shoulder the - easel are1 ly in the picture, we forget, .and hence fail to see, that the mellow light behind the scene casts a glory over it all. : We lose sight of the statesman in the soldier : of the scholar J n the profession ; while the point a3 Directors, !? JlrVi;" v" V - Now:Uhe facts In oyer intellect difference. r North Carolina Railroad in 1868 by It is brain power that rules the the Republican party, aiid contrary world, and under God shapes its des- j u 4i:a ta all- Democratic precedents he The school teachers of our country . managed its affairs in such a man exercise a more controling influence ner that something was realized by 35 passed under our tion was before present Constitu te Senate. On page 3So, Senate Journal, session of '69-70, "the question being on the adoption of the substitute by Mr. White for the original bill, i4Mr. Richardson (Rep.) offered the following amendment to sec 1, viz : 4 A Judge for the 8th Judicial District.' " ! For this amendment providing for an election of a Judge in the 8th Judicial District, in 1870. when no Judges were tp be elected. voiea sucn itepu pi icans ( or at i east x say in their Convention thev nre- jfer some one else, and the people at the-: ballot-box ratify 'that choice. Judge Moore is too nruderit a man and too good a patriot to be.guilty oi any sucn lony as that it-would. be nuKmrHs in him. Iler'ha -tco much respect for the will ofthe pec-4 pie to be guilty of ah v such mad- there was not a dozen or more, in stead of two editors of the Observer, so that he " might get scantling enough out of them all to mkethe ; frame-work of a Director something li Billy; Smitlu 4 ' 1 : another,-Is-dpe ta cultivated :ilaihl these::- Maj. William fJs lect, and not to any natural Smith placed 1ft 'chargofiS vi over its destinies than our .Presi dents and Governors of States. The teacher begins with untrained intel lect : hence should he do the work the stockholders on the money they had invested in the road. Of course the declaring of dividends by a of a faithful teacher, train the child Republican management was con- sidered a radical innovation, and it made a number of Democrats (who had tried the thing and failed) very unhappy. They declared Smith wouldn't do to run a Railroad, and they resorted to every expedient to break him down, but whenever the dividends were declared, they marched up to the Treasurer's office to habits -of close discriminating thought, and moral rectitude, he has set and polished a pillar in so ciety that nothing can remove. Death may remove the man, but his name and influence live after him. Brain power is kindred to spiritual power in religion ; we feel it, are moved by it, cannot resist it ; and until we have traced the chain backward, it may be through sev eral generations, are we able to un derstand the nature of this mysto- nous power, aucn an agency is analagous to the great rivers formed it may be by little rills flowing from a thousand hills. Such is tho cumulative influence of a single teacher ; what then shall The old-common schoo system went into effect in 1840, at which time there were 40 counties in this State, and in 38 of these schools were taught, the whole number of schools being 632. with an attendance of 14,937, and the cost $41,803.08. The new public school system went into effect in 1869, when the number of counties had increased to 90i and in 74 of these, notwith standing the disorganized condition of the State, there were free schools numbering; 1,398, with a reported attendance of 31,000, and anesti ma ted attendance of 49,000 pupils, and a cost of $42,862.40. So that under tne new tepuDiican system it re quires only $989.32 more to teach jBarnes, Bellamy, Brogden. (Lieut.- Gov.,) Cherry, Cook, FJy the, Har rington, Hawkins, Lassiter Lind sey,; Moord, Richardson, Respess, Welker, W instead and. ViJspn; u . Now, sir"if there was.the.slightr est reason for an election for Oudge in the 8th district," in-1870,-when it j was notaregular election forjudges, 'are not the reasons a thousand fold stronger ? in11874ikwbcn .there is'.a otircr-ttuius. Wiiem (monarchy attempted totnrottlo the iwill -of the people, thrones have crumbled, dynasties"! ha vo disap peared, and kingdoms given il&co to, republics before. ;thoiri micrbtv. X repeatnBir, thnt Judge. looror will never be guilty, of. the madneis. q4aJtempUng.to smotJiei, ihe wiU of !thepeonie,in this freo laud of purs,' ! where the neonle hr nnd Mtb will1 I was not k member of the Legis-1 But if ho should so far forget hi ffi latufe then,t and neve Have been, self, and, ben t upon his own tier but I am told by those who profess struction, attempt tot "up " tho to know soniething about it, that scene described by "RepublicanMt1 that those good Republican whose ! would be tho great failure of hia names I get from the Senate life. I venture the-oninion. that Journal itself, finally abandon- not a man in the whole districtu ed their position, because it was could be found .to unito his fortunes- not a year for a "regular elec- with any ; such nefarious purpose.; tion" for Judges, all agreeing: that The Democrats could not Join him.. the vacancy; ought to be filled by because they are committed fully to the people ;at the "next regular the doctrine of upholding the ritrhts. election" for Judges. of the people by the very passage of Thus, sir, it appears to me, if the the . act itself. The Republicans 'Republican and Democratic par- could not aid him', because thev ties have been heard in regard to it. have nominated another man. Then ought to be and received every cent they could 1,398 schools, with 49,000 scholars, get just like ordinary mortals. than it required under the old sys- The road had been so grossly tem to teach 632 schools with 14,937 mismanaged and was so much in pupils : or with the same amount it is, that an election held this year, this being a year for "regular election" for Judges, for a Judge in the 2d and 8th Judicial Districts. Certainly, this is true, with the single exception of the vote of the Republican members of the last General Assembly. Whether it was constitutional debt when Maj. Smith took charge that was required under the old sys- objection, or: party policy, that in of it, that he found he could not be said of tho power of all the teach- safely guarantee the stockholders ers of our own beloved State? But with all tho good growing out of our own present school sys tem, viewing it from my standpoint, as a practical teacher, it seems to me there are some very serious de- for cream tartar, one teauoonful ofsaleratus. Cream for inside one pint of milk, one-half midnight tup of sugar, a little butter and salt, guilty of the most heinous crimes, two iabiesi)Ooniuis oi nour or corn ana a jjemocrauc iegisiaiure legal two pies). Stir into tho milk hetrators if they murdered a Ilepub- S10. while boiling nil sufheiently thick, lican for political effect. They told r., 1 1 : i Liiu inruuiu j u.it uitc:i. ttiu ni biitvv juiiuhiuk I . V l - it, v u iiiusl nave uio uiu uuusiiiubiuu, which they said at the commence ment of the war was not fit to live under. They told the people in 1870 to call a convention, or they would have to levy a ruinous tax, resign or perjure themselves. They never levied the tax or resigned. Thoy either lied or perjured them selves. They have attempted oy legislation to destroy the free school system in order to deprive the poor white and colored children ot an education. They, by their damning acts, have kept immigration and capital from our State that would I I -- 1L 1 1 ? J. 1 nave maue ioriii aroiuni uiu Kr den spot of the world ; and to wind R iifcuM ATrsM. The is said to be an excellent cure rheumatism: Half a teaspoonful of Rochclle sails, to be taken every morning, half an hour before break fast. Hot drinks, spirits, wine, beer, cider, pepper and spices are to be av,oided, and all grease, ex cept good sweet butter. Fresh meat or poultry may boeaien twice n day, but salt meat and fish must be abstained from. 1 Cuke fok Chilblains. Bathe the feet for half an hour in water as hot as can be borne; add hot wa ter after the feet have been in a few moments, as they will bear more than at first, let the water be as hot when the feet are remov ed as when put in. This draws the inflammation out and allays the itching which is so very pain ful. Dry with a cloth ; then bathe '.veil with hemlock oil (which can ?egotat any druggist's at a tri fling cost) ; dry it by the tire. Re leat the application three or four nights if needed. Care should be taken not to chill the feet imme diately. Cure fok Sheep-Ciiasixg Ixk:.. Many people will assent heartily to the , principle that the best possible cure for a sheep-chas- ingaog, is io Kin nun at iiiumvriicab 1st. The Constitution provides for a four months public school each year, but the law furnishes no means for maintaining such school, making the Constitution on this subject the veriest farce. There is-. the first defect, and a very serious one it is. The Constitution is right, but the certain dividends annually, and so, opportunity offering, he leased the road to the Richmond and Danville JRailroad Company, and thus in sured six per cent per annum to the stockholders for thirty years. The bare idea of being compelled to re ceive a dividend of six, jer cent per tem to teach 632 schools, under the new system over 1,123 schools may be taught. And yet the present Democratic party wish to go back to the.oid system; Our figures are taken from the records, and " figures can't lie." duced them! to do not know. vote as they did. I TTT1 . -. ' - ' wnatever tne rea- how is the conflict to whose hands will blood be shed? Certainly Mr. "Republican" alone will .not.i undertake it. If he, does, not, no one else will, and .hence. If Judge Moore is elected, all will bo well and if he is not, tho Judgo' elect will bo peaceably installed in office, and everything will go on calmly and serenely. ....?;.: S Finally, sir, I wish to see -this construction of. the constitution adopted, for the reason that wo are Republican Organization. Tn accordance With the Dlan of or- annum on their stock from.a Repub- nization laid down by the party lican management, when the Bern ocratic management had never done anything of the kind, nearly run certain Democrats-crazy, ana in 1868 for representation of town ships in nominating conventions, three' votes are given each township, special enactments under it on this they sworo they would- never for son was, i am sure they didt lion- making history by which those who estly and fearlessly. I happeri to are to come after us are to be guided, be one of those Republicans who ' "If this was a question thatended: think the act constitutional and em- with the present election, we might inently proper. It is certain that treat it lightly, but it is not so. As the framers of our present Constitu- long as North - Carolina is a State, I tion intended to give to the people hope the benignant provisions of the right to! elect their Judges a the present Constitution will bo sa- right they never had before. I be- credly observed by our people. In'1 lieve they intended to confer that years far in the future, it may bo to power upon the people in its fullest the interest of a Republican Legis- and most ample sense, and I believe lature to insist On this construction, ' it was their lobject that the people of the Constitution- It Is the right should exercise this right in all construction, and let us as a. party cases, when necessary and proper. now, the first time the question is Now, we have this case : In the submitted to the people for their con- 2d and 8th Districts we have sideration. put ourselves unon tho Let the law provide for the rais ing ox the means to ruiiy sustain these schools, and then there will be no incompatibility between Con stitution and practical law. More soon. RETA. practicable moment ; but there mav be exceptionable cases. A cor respondent of the London Held seems to think so at least, and re lates an instance where, after other attempts have failed, a fine New foundland dog was cured by tying him to two old Scotch rams, and leit to such amusement as he could extract from their society. The re sult was an extensive ramble over hill and dale, hedges and ditches, nud diversified, of course, by the discordant views each ram and the dog entertained as to tho route for enjoying the best "scenery. When nit three were very tired, "they were loosed and nothing thereafter was so extremely offensive to that dog's taste as the society of sheep. up tne cusgraceiui career oi mat party they nominated and supported (Jreeley for Jf resident, who advo cated mixed schools and churches and defamed the fair name of our Southern ladies, which we think was enough to cause any Democrat who made any pretentions to re spectability leave a party that has betrayed every sacred trust com mitted to their keeping. Now if there are any Tjnion Democrats left in the rank of that party we ad monish them by the glorious mem ories that cluster around the name of Jackson Democracy to leave it, for there is not a plank in the plat form of the Democratic party of to day upon which Jackson stood. Re not longer deceived by men who are so regardless of principle, justice and their country's interest, and join the Republican party that has saved this Union, reared its dome to the skies and placed upon it tho star of liberty all golden with the beams of the noonday sun. Wins tort llepublican. Greenville & French Broad R. R. Elsewhere in our columns will be found the proceedings of the meeting of stockholders of the Greenville and French Broad Railroad Company, held at Hen- dersonville on the 18th inst. The friends of this project will be grat ified to know that the company has at last organized and is now in shape to go to work and see what can be done to build the Road. We are an earnest advocate of this measure, and still urge upon the people of the French Broad Val ley as well as the people of the Northwest and JSouth Carolina, the importance of using every possible means to hasten it to completion. Let every man. Whether rich or poor, black or white, do everything specially intended to in his power, ana oeiore many years the Road will oe hunt Na ture has marked out the way and we must follow it. Asheville Pio neer, piece from the round (having remov ed the bone), and trim it nicely from the fat, kin, etc. Then lard it all over with long slips of fat pork or batn. The place from whence the bone was taken must 1k; filled with a fareeinent, made of minced suet, grated bread-crumbs, sweet marjoram rubbed fine, and grated lemon pil ; add a little salt and pepjor. Tie a tape closely round the outside of the beef, to keep it compact and in shape. Put it into a broad earthen jar with a cover; or into an iron bake-oveu. Add some whole pepper, a large oiiiou, a bunch ol sweet herbs, three bay knives, a quarter of a pound of butter, divide into small bits(each piece rolled in flour), and half a pint of claret or port wine. Bake or stew it thus in its own liquor for tiVe, six or seven hours (in propor tion to its size), for it must be thoroughly done, quite tender and brown all through the inside. An Old- Roman. Every law-loving and truly con servative citizen of North Carolina should be proud of his Governor. Tod R. Caldwell is ono of the few men whom neither danger can ap pal, or smiles and flattery swerve frogthe rigldexforjgcdutv. Republican Candidate for Superintendent of Public In struction. We hoist the name of Thomas R. Purnell, of Forsythe, at our masthead this week, who is the building Republican nominee for Superin tendent of Public Instruction. Mr. Purnell is a young man of fine ability, and will doubtless make m m . a ormiani campaign mis coming Summer. He at present is State .Librarian. give Smith for it. The Legislature got up an inves tigating committee in the interest of the Democratic party, and the committee summoned Maj. Smith before it, and under the pretence of looking after the State's interest in the Railroad, but really with a view of making party capital, put certain questions to him which he re fused to answer, which inde pendence also made thetn very un happy. So when consolidation was pro posed in the late General Assembly, (Messrs. Jarvis and Warren having previously failed in their efforts to usurp the management of the Rail roads of the State, run them in the interest of the Democratic; party, and thus return to the good old rule of no dividends) a section was added exclude Maj. Smith from the Directory. Not that they doubted his capacity to manage the consolidated road suc cessfully, but because they believed he would not only succeed with the present lines, but complete the Western North Carolina Railroad to its Western termini, and in up Western North Caro- at large, and in cases where a city or town is situated in any township: I men exercising the office of 4 Judge I right side upon the peopled side. . - t -A A 1 1 1 I Ww Iivru-l VUD U1U 111 JL, tJltfUl, I I .".o VJ. XCU UJfiln LL I KJ VV B All UlUlb' ine warasoi sucn cuy oriowix bimtx tney were appointed by the Gover: ness and importance, and her people be entitled to three delegates for each ward. Where there are no wards, the town is entitled to three delegates in addition to the three delegates from the township at l7 larsre. The reasonable inference is that a town of any considerable size, although not laid off into wards, would be entitled to three dele gates. nor. ui his power to make the an- r increase m numbers and 'Wealth. I pointment, there can be no doubt; ; hope to seethe Republican party so that he did it; wisely, I do not doubt, demean itself as" to give assurances .But the practical question is : to tne world, that in its councils lies Shall these men. thus appointed, the . safety of the Republic If wo, continue to pxercise the duties of tumour backs upon the people and this great office four years longer, say we will not trust them, how can or have the people in these two dis tricts reserved to themselves, in their Constitution, the right to elect, at the coming August election, a Judge of their choice, for these four years, i While I think the people clearlu have this right, those who differ with me must admit that at most. the matter is in doubt, and being in we ask them to trust us? X. Y. Z. Nominate honest and capable men for county officers. Republi can ascendency can only be perpet uated by good government. County doubt, the people ought to have the Joyce, Esq., of Stokes, is the man. Commissioners should be men of Deneht of that douht, and be allow- I ueserves in or several reasons : fla hftncetw h psh, ed to exercise Ithat. right. Firstly, he; Is of tho or ginal pan aa aim i m s Mkaft&. ti. w aa.aa m. Mjm am- a a w m a m . . A. H. Joyce, Esq. , To the Editor of the Era: If any Republican in the Fifth' District deserves the nomination for Congress by the Convention soon to beheld, we are of opinion tha A. JU They are the county legislature. CORRESPONDENCE. It must not be understood that The Era endorses the sentiments of its correspond ents In every instance. Its columns are open to the friends of the party, and their communications will be given to the public as containing the views and sentiments of the writers. That next position taken in said communication, and which I desire to notice, is a;sort of raw-head-and-bloody-bonesw I quote from it as follows : "Roth the new and old Judge ascend the bench at the same time each orders the other to Una add strength to the Republican party, for these reasons they feared eighth to give him the opportunity. In other wTords, the Democrats in the Legislature had rather keep the Election lor Judcre in the 2d judicial District. To the Editor of the Era : . In your paper of the 9th of April I have read an article on the elec tion of Judges in the second and Judicial Districts, signed .W?SSa timgago annouqml tht jthof WmtliCaraLi event, ine supporters or each one "Republican," from which I whol- would come to blows in the court ly dissent. Will you give me, who house, and the law3 disgraced in the was not a memoer or cw egiscaiure. nans oi justice, ana tne stroner arm A V! -rv fltA ka 1 -a TM1 W VTfTa 1 IIaKIa Wi-kV-hjrt'M I M i! 1 1 ra -vJ Aj. 1,1 1 X A a unciDaw in juui vaiuauic ppc j oi iiiiirtiiti ia,wf wuuju nave to inter expressJmtissentiU-J. am a 1 fere to., securepeace- - and el," and when the Republican party of North . Carolina was: in its In fancy, he strengthened it greatly by. his earnest devotion to its principles and hiscooljCalmjwords in the party councils of those days." Secondly, he has always been a very active, retire, and both refuse, as they most influential and earnest, though not certainly would. Each orders the ostentatious, worker In the heated sheriff to take! the other into custo- political contests. Thirdly, he is dy! What shall the sheriff do? If honest and of unimpeachable char he obeys the old Judge, the Judge acter, and possessed of nerve and taiem enougii w contest Hucccssiuijy with the ablest of the Democratic party on the stump. Fourthly, ho, has never been an extremist, and therefore is respected and highly es teemed by the masses of tho Demo cratic party, while he has the entire confidence of Republicans every where, being altogether very, popu lar personally. elect goes to i jail for contempt of Court, and vice versa, if he obeys the. Judge elect, the old Judge goes to jail. If he puts both in jail, there will be no court : and if he obevs neither of them, ho puts himself in contempt. Wfhat then ? In either A three vear old' neighbor saw a drunken man tacking' yiroui? the street. Mother said he, did God make that man?' She replied in the affirmative. The little fellow reflected for a moment, and then exclaimed, ! wouldn't have done it.' A young lady had coquetted un til the victim was completely ex hausted. He rose to go away. She whispered, as she accompanied him to the door, 'I shall be at home next Sunday evening.' 'So shall I, he replied. Elected "by a trood majority of the people of his native Carolina to the most exalted honor which they can give, or any citizen receive count ing in the votes cast for him more than thirty thousand of the best white people of the State respected to-day by all our people save the adherents of an impotent oligarchy, which upon the strength of its tra dition and its 'blood," seeks to plant its own irresponsible power on the ruins of popular liberty. A lodge or society of boys or very young men at Davidson College elected Gov. Caldwell a member of its body, and afterwards also one Shotwell, a convicted Ku Klux, who, after his ruffians had been broken up by law vigorously ad ministered, was pardoned by the President. Some men would have accepted the doubtful honor and pocketed the insult, and passed it by as a trifle. But the Governor, sensitive of his personal honor in the smallest particular, promptly severed his connection with the so ciety upon knowing of the election of this Shotwell, utterly refusing to tolerate anything like a seeming as sociation with a leader in a band of robbers and murderers. Gov. Caldwell can afford to laugh to scorn the puny efforts of con victed felons to do him injury in the eyes of the people of this State, for the people know him and have heard of them. 117. Post. 'The curse of extravagance is ruining this country," saysGerrilt Smith, and Gerritt is right. ,w ijwuu uuiOCltca uiliiUr MIMA squarely upon the resolutions adopt ed by the Republican caucus in Ra leigh some time ago. They are our platform. And with a young man like Mr. Purnell, talented as we un derstand he is, and without a record against which aught can be said, we feel confident that we are on the high road to victory in the coining con test. 1 sh euille Pioneer. Profits of Sheep Husbandry. It certainly is profitable to keep sheep on a farm, if rightly manag edeven though the price of wool be low. They are scavengers on the farm death to all weeds and shrubs that are an annoyance to the tidy farmer. Besides, the spring lambs, if a careful selection of breeds is made, will be found profitable to sell, especially the males, in the market. Americans are eating more and more mutton yearly. The object of the shepherd should be to adapt his sheep husbandry to the wants of the market nearest him grow the kind of wool that sells the best ; or if the carcass is more in demand, grow the sheep which make the most and best meat in the shortest time, always taking into account hardiness and easiness to keep. WThen we find our temper ruffled toward a parent, a wife, a husband, a brother or child, we should pause, and think that in a few more months or years they will be in the spirit-land, watching over us ; or perchance, we shall be there watch ing over them. JU4b VJV ' than'glvea 'Republican an opportu nity to build a Railroad through it. Gov. Caldwell holds that the Con stitution gives him the right to ap point all Railroad Directors, and therefore ' the Legislature had no right to say who he should or should hot appoint. The stockholders in the North Carolina Railroad (with out regard to party) having had abundant evidence of Maj. Smith's capacity, and being fully satisfied with his past management, and the feasibility of his future plans for completing the Western North Car olina Railroad, endorsed Governor Caldwell's position with a view of retaining Maj. Smith on the Direc tory, whereat the Charlotte Observer, with an ominous wag of its sapient head, raises its dexter forefinger and declares with all the solemnity of.an oracle that "if consolidation fails, Governor Caldwell is respon sible for it!" Governor Caldwell and Major Smith are not to be frightened from an honest, earnest effort to consoli date our Railroads and .complete the Western North Carolina Rail road, by ill-tempered newspaper at tacks ; and the people of the State, and especially those of Western North Carolina, are looking closely at those who throw obstructions in aiMaTAifVa aA VVV W V A WW V tDVV VJ as such, I wish to be heard on this important question. The said writer says: "Both the Republican and Democratic parties have been heard in regard to it, and both of them have, une ouivocally, declared the act order ing elections in 2d and 8th dis tricts, unconstitutional." What a total misrepresentation, either wil ful or ignorant, is here attempted to be palmed off upon the Republi can voters of the 2d Judicial Dis trict. Let us see how the case stands, and how and when, the two parties have so decided. The question submitted to Attor ney General Shipp, in 1872, and upon which he gave his opinion was, whether it was proper to hold an election for a Judc in the 8th district at the August election of 1872. Judge Shipp said not, be cause it was not a "next regular flec tion" forjudges. It was, so far as the State election was concerned, simply an election for county offi cers, and Judge Shipp held, that at such an election, a Judge could not be elected. How differently the case stands in 1874. This year it is a regular election for Judges, and as I understand, in strict accordance with Judge Shipp's opinion (which was accepted by the Democrats) the A.! A j J" T jVii -. in all the Districts in which Judges had been appointed, it being the next 4 'regular election referred to in the ConstitutioK' . . . , But lot. iiq pr.-what certain Re- Till Fill Anna 4-l.j-i.. rht' of this Question in ik7n the first election bill IIJIV,, Oiuuusucu. .. aiAivy urou ..l This is the merest twaddle. How can "Republican" expect any one, reading that ajrticle, to feel anything but a pity forj the unsettled condi tion of the brain and nervous sys tem of the man that attempts to ex cite such vague apprehensions in the minds of the timid? This effort of "Republican" to picture a sensa tion to frighten people into a decis ion of a great question like this, to suit his particular notion, or to ad vance the interests of some special friend, deserves a severer criticism than I am abl0 to administer. This is the way I think the thing will work in this (the 2d) district. The Republicans in this district have about f4,000 majority, and the number iis being added to every day. We will meet in Con vention, at a proper time and place, and nominate; a candidate for Judge. If Judge Moore, the present worthy occupant of the bench, is the choice of the party, he will be nominated and elected, and all other aspirants must subside.! If Judge Moore is not the choice of the party ip the District, some other good Republican will be nom inated and elected, and Judge Moore will yield a ready and will ing obediencejto the will of his par ty and the people, lie is too good His nomination would 'bo 'credit able to the party, and inspire tho .prevent masses with con fidenrr, and hfielec ....... fjwnnld work ft hard for nfrn m Ms FRIENDS IN DAVIDSON. ' time to hold an election for Judgel-laRepublican to undertake to over- riae. icgaiiy CApreaatru win OI thepeople. Ue is too good a party man-A) attempt to stand out against the Kelts of his party. I think "Republfcun"! does Judge Mooro great, injure in insinuating that ne woum germ a conflict and cause better from Greene. To the Editor of the Era : Please allow me, through your paper, to suggest the names of some gentlemen whom I think would 'discbarge the duties of our county of? fices satisfactorily to all parties alike, I will here say that I differ with yon and most of them in politics, but l think we should drop politics and go for good and correct inen without regard to party, for I look upon pol itics as one of the greatest curses imposed upon our country. I be lieve there are as good and respon sible men in the Republican ranks as in the Democratic, and I belie vo some of the men whom I shall name are good, honest and business like men and Would fill any trust put in their hands to the best of their ability. I will confine myself to our county only, but if I. were, to go out of it and suggest a man for Congressional honors I would men tion the name of G. W. 8TA2Toiffc whom I believe to be a man fit; or the position. In the names I sug gest, I feel no more person ally .in terested than in any others ; I only name them because I think' they would make good officers. They are : For Clerk Superior Courti Joo. D. Grimsley ; for Register of Deeils, Jno. C. Dixon; for Sheriff, W.' Taylor; for Treasurer, John Mur- pnrey ; lor commissioners, 'W xl looker, D. A. Suggs, Wf T Dixon- u t,,4- r o i l ' V' - r Respectfully yours,7 ' -llM7fI Snow Hill, April, 187- nir-yi