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r4 l Tin: . I ; i . i i ! 1 I .'"AT AA 4 I 2. . V 1 I, u. i. r.t; v. i ort !"- . ' V. I J y any ! is J i: ::atj: i fr nv( iNd, . it UI- Hl'.M i. .1 i.H'I e t .r, 1 1 s t !,,! ,," t i lfn Iti rilit, a"r aerarsrae . ... rrs;t"' "- 1 4 r c, f r? t ; , . i. i i i -. . A l u VOL. 1. RALEIGH. N. O., THURSDAY; i s f 1 s 1 . t r ' t t :.-( !;.-. . til m at k 1, . s . 4 4 9 Si 1 v i- - r 15 ii I i tiM .f iv wit In Aft. VJ! W.mUi !! pfennigs! t rtj n tl.n . muiiU. . ' ' . . iUoO.iMUilWtU' of KtlM tin- i no triM-li of Jl IT" mtjt.i tAmx Mini, t.4 .t.tr .J. Hi li)iUXMrU t.-itI .i. i -.i.-.f.-i i-v th tjeorwo: Ui ri-4iHtiveJuilk-Ul dNuicU: Uio ouuntr nlUcurH by the quAliCcd voter oft lie -hiiiU"h rvio;livrly. So i In with the .Jmluiiry; tho Chit-f Juntico ami thJ A.M-inio JtiNticof cro elcctftl by the liulilic! volorsciftho cntiro SUlV", Ui5 .Iu.im nftho Knjerior Court by tho ii.tiili-! voten of tholr rc?iClh o 1m li i.-is; tho rnlHto Jtnl by the j viii r.t f tli- ttiunty, ami tht? Mh.j i:.tratfcs by thn rii;itttifNl v'tcrN uf .i lli.li llio ollii-t-is Ci" i'iO I irf t iibjial4 Iriiifli-M oi" oar y v--riiiii nt, jch ii iiv cxisU ur.ler tho Milium. h. i iMsf t!,e lii.shitiv.( thj rmciiilw, aii.l t!ic jJi'la i.tl, nr' eucli aiil all, iioiu ihf hiiiot t tlif lowe-t i.-ti ! v, flitUtt by tho vtcr 'f I !ial part ! I Iks .SUiio o"r which they jit il ci-icii- tin: trol' tlicir several tiiii.i -'. j-K-ii M.icr lias a voice in no ! 1 1 1 1 1 c-1 1 l U lowiiKhij', liN c mn. i v. his juilu-ial iliNirict, nnii the riht to lr -:.-i i ut llio i.llhi.Ts wlio arc t. htvi' li iru tho .Stale KOverfcJiiont, I m-:i tow ii.siiiji riiincnt, hntiii cunn i . .iTiiiin-ijt, uhmI pivcrnmciit of lit i M-oTiil jmli.-ial di.stricts ami local K v t-i iiiiii iil of the SUilc at lare, ly thy tfi - !' tlie .Slatv at laro. I havo s town hcM-tofri' b-"w tlie iroHsc.l .Kic-ii.linriits L the rilit ol thce -.:c vt i l their jtuli:ial ollicers. 1 a- iiMi.fcc in ilis:us Art. VII "I t.hc -Hiitiiii.Mi an auiciubil. Section I I . as lollotv.s ; I. !n e:uh -ounty, there sh ill !.. i-iit-otl ItM'iiiiially bv tho iualilinl a;..:..ts theieoi, us provithti lor the ek-c- lion oj iiifhilH iM of thetieneral Assem- :..t tlifii-!, us jiroviihtl ivr tho ok-c-iioii oi iiifiiilH'i.H of thotfcnoral Asst-iu- j.i, Hi.- loll.vin oIIhvih: A Treas on r. Hcni"- to" ltlsf Surveyor and li-vc ( 'oiiiniisi.)iiors. '.M.r. Ii .shall Ik? the ilutyofthe tiiiiii.sn-not f to i.xort'Iu a general su imi v iion itiitl control of Uio penal am! . !..u iuii'!c institutions, .schools, roa!s, bi uli s, levying l" taxes uod linaiices oi ili t omiiy, ics may lm prescribiHi Ly law. The lteister of. Deeds xhall be, i r.ojiiciv, t'lork of the Itolrd 'of ("iin i.iissiiners.'v ".ski, o. (mnt (n be tliviilvif intn , strict- : Jt.sia!l bo tho duty of the c .uunisionerN, lirst oloeted in uhoIi .iiniv, to iiivufD thoKanie into conven .. oi dioirict.H, to determiuo tiio liounda-i-iisaiid preserila tho names of tha k.o.1 iKstrkts, and to reiort lh Mino let laiMioinniAreriuuir iwiwiu iuu uni i :av oi January, in.- "Nf. I. )W.i of xlivixion to be tiji ;.. 1 1. Ckii tho iiproval of the re p us provided for ;n tho forcguin .S'-.-iioii, by tio lieiieral Assembly, the . .i t oi 1 1 .i l'h ill have oorjnnu.e jkiv. . i-.r llic iu-ssiiry purposes of local V i iuiirni uiiil shall Ih) known as t i nships(.) .n-.;. l n each township there shall h- I h uiiially eks-tiil, by the ijtialilied .-i.ts llicrcol, a Clerk and two Justices .i i in I'ihv, who shall constitute a 1. .ai d of Truslocs.-and shall, under the sop. i isi..n of tho eotmty commission Iiafe control of tho taxes and li n in. ., roads and britlgen of the town-.-hip a-, may lc prescribed by law. 'The i..-n.-ral Asiiiid may piovido lor the . ; ion o. a larger nnniiHr oi .Justices o- n . I'eai-e in itit-s and towns and i:i tlei.e lowiishi.-s in which cities and lovvos aic situated. In every township iii.-M- -hall aso bo biennially elected a -. hooi eoiiiiiuticc ctnsistiug of three .. ..iiv. who.scduty tail bo prescribed by law." sk o ll'xirtl of Titistecs to assess i t . n tt'crf' : The township Hoard .i i rostei-s, shall assess the taxable p: t. j i ty f their townships and make irimii in the county commissioners, lor n vii'Mi -s may le jrescribe.l ly la.v . 'I he clerk shall also be, c? officio, t . i -in cr ol ihe township."' T;o-i article is proposed, to lc amend ed tiv adding theieto the Following sec tion : .sk!. II. The ticnenil Assembly shall hav Jul! pov. er hy statute to modify, . !,.tn-iMii abrogate any and all of the pn.v isions of this article, and substitute .! i s in their place, exit'pt sections eo, lime ami lldrti'eii." .Novv, you will obscrT that here is a i t:.i oiiKwer to the Legislature, and ;.. only limit ujHin that power is, that 'i.- I latino cannot "nuxlify, change ". .i n. .gale and substitute" o'tlier pro i -i'i,:, in ihe place of sections seven, .: at d thirteen. 'Those sections read v I'dlovvs : " si.e. 7. ''nrn., .(.-., ( to 'ontt 'tc' ..-.. No .vomty, -ily, town or other u.;ii t ipal eorjmratioii, shall i ontnet .a h lit, pledge its faith, or loan .is 1 1 ii: . nor siiall any tax lie lewtl, or .,ib . i.-d by-any l!;crs of i t foi the necessary the same, ex jHnses tie ic ., utiN-ss iy a vote ox the major ity oi i he ipi.iliii-l voters therein." su '.i. yWi tu-o r valorctii : Ail iav s b'VHsl by any oeiunty, city, tvwn ..i low n.hip, .shall "lie-" unihriii. aiul ad ,... i. i, ii-.i.il proiKrty in the same, ,ixn .i j.riM iiv ejveiiiptesl by'lhis con . iitution. ".-t:: l:. A"-f t ti certain t'''v. No eoiinty, city, town orotherur.ini i i pa I eorporftioii, shall iissuniaor pay, nor shall any Ui .Iki !v;od or tolIe.tc,"l, : th-pay iiiciit of any elcbt, or tho in l -1 t ujhiu :vny deUit, contracted, eli . . . tlv or imire-tly, ju aid or sup-ort ..I the rclfllioii,'" No lot us sfo what pewer is vested in th- l-gislaturc by this amendment. Iu Iho first plats, it is an anomaly in ll legislative history of this State. eer lHforohavo I heitrdof an instance here authority lias been conferred upon t .i le-gi.slaturo of any State,, in any way itt alter, anient, abrogate or modify the p-ast provision f if a Stato constitution, citu UsI by the rpresenlAtiveH of the people, in solemn Convention assem l.hsl, aiul aRorwanls ratilie! by a direct vow- if llier poeiple, without, in some w. iv, submitting the pro poses I ameiiel nniit lo ii'volei of tho itv)jilo for their ulilicalU.nl or rejectiem. And yet this amendment conlrs upon the LogUla tuie I hat uuthority be-oiul a doubt. Th authority to amend our constitu tion bv striking out all of Uie sections or Article VII absolutely, and leave the State or "North Carolina without a county - w rrnmeiit within her borders. let ii ir this is so. There cannot Iki county government without county . nicer. Section 1 r Article VII pro Mlcj4 that lliero nhall bo elected bien nially in each county, by tho epoaliiiod olcrH thereof the following oXhcers, to co:mbno:xAL la 'til .i t . t .mr ' r'i i t ii ay rvulq ih and IxulflatufJ. limaeibolNii lb I rc- rni corn t orlcm ubtt Uo r thcr vL ? J u t K of the tv.j r, t y nn m ixsion'rs. Holt t wiUi crti ; 3 n 1 4. : which l.'erv and a Cicrk. by. tho nualllied Yotw- of p.v;li, townthlp, every two 3-ear. rho are to have control of the tlnauc, roads nn! brldenorthe towit Nhi; and ao fcr the election or a Ssihool Committee In each township every two jears. Tlie legislature may declare how many MapKtrates you may have in yonr township--(ir vou have any township) may itsfir elect these Magistrates, and may fleclare wluit bus iness they bhall transact. They my clod a man who does not reside iu your township, or ovout in your coun t3' a man whom they know not, a man whom you know not, and a man who is neither acquainted with your people jtr your interest. Thoy ihav IeHare that you shall have no town hip School Ooiuinittoe; or if they condescend to allow you one, may elect the members of tliecouiniitioe tiie nselves. Kemeni b r that dux it: g the Kdministratiou of tiov. Worth there was not a common .school in North Carolina, ltameinber that the poor chihlren of Xoith Caroli na must grow up i i inortou-c if tiie common schools o' the Stnto nre ciose!. Ruuiemher tliat tho Constitution of lni idaces it beyond Ui power'of the Lc-ir- i? .'attire t. tlcprie thes chil'Jrvn of the coiiiMion school,, and tiiat this same conslitution, which h us been so much abused, gives to the voters oi each town ship Uio right to elect their township School Committee, wiio have .charge of mo township scnoois ; anu ruiember- in;: tt ?se things, vote against, tliese ainciKliucnts, which place your common ! .sciixjls m the powerof the Ijeglslattire. ! s it is with section ii. which nrovides that tlie township Hoard of Trustee shall assess tho taxable property of their townships and make return to the County Commissioners for revision. The legislature may strike out thatseq ti(jn entirely. Your property is now as- sesseii ior laxanun uv your ueiiraoora-v . by men who know its value by men who are acqti linievl with tho property. This amendment gives th "'Legis lature the power to declare tl?at this township Board of Trustees shall not assess your property for taxation ; that there shall be no township Board of Trustoes ; that there shall be no town-: thip. It gives the Legislature power to sayrthat y oar property shall bo assessad bv au otrifr to be elected bv the Leiris- in ttf-rrv ' " hw-". ' vvv . 'i tijir thiniTS raniiot oo ueniei. Iliat3 pi-oduced tho evidence, and it must carry conviction to the mind of every thinking man. All of these amend ments of which I have written conter unlimited power upon the Legislature. Kaeh one of them takes from the people a right which they now possess. Each one of them enlarges the power of the Legislature. Each one of them confers an additional power upon the Legisla ture, which may be used to stiile the voice of the freemen of North Carolina. Power is ever stealing from the many to th8few. Power over the man3', possessed by the few, has alas! but too often, in the history of this world, been usoJ to make the'rich richer, and the poor and ignorant poorer and more ignorant. Tyrants have but too, often, grown. rich frbm tho hard earnings, wrung from tho hands of honest toil. The poor have too often been ground down-" by' inhyi man oppression and heatless cruelty. Rich rulers have too often spurned and despiaed tlie honest and igsorant poor, and allowed them, and their children after them, in this civilized country, to grope their way in ignorance through the world, and die without having left a mark upon the history of their time ; when, had they been allowed the ad vantages of a common school, many of their names would have gouo down to posterity, Illuminating tho history of this great old State with their great ca reers, and marking them as pioneers in the great work of Christianity educa tion and civilization intellects that might have cast their brilliant liglit over the unexplored fields of learning and science, and names that might to ikvy have shone forth as brilliaut stars iu every trade, avocation and profession, have mouldered away in ignorance and obsenritv, "unwept, uuhonorodaud un svnr." "We all know theso things. We know that how and then a mind, en dowed by the Creator with the living germ of greatness, has emerged from tho darkness of this pall of ignorance, and breasted the towing waves of caste and wealth that have been launched up on his unprotected head, and made his unrk upon the age, despite the con tempt and sneers of those who believe that this i a rich man's government, mad bv rich men, for rich men, and their invsteritv forever. Uy naro i ii' noot.-i v. v u t There must he a cau wiierp there is an elicit. Tlie hislry of this State points to tho cuse. Hut North Carolina has or.teiod noon a new career. She has left the desolate lieldi of The past, with its unjust, inhuman, uncharitable institutions. She has turuetl her back upon that policy which declares that h nor and hoaosty? and true worth, may bo found only in the palaves of th rich, 'mid tho ponip antl pageantry of power and the paraphernalia of human greatness. She has inscribed upon her unsullied banner this ;uvt and truo motto: "- "Honor and thame from no conditions rise, Act well your jiart, there all . .the-honor lies' ( , . . which being interpreted means, that this government is a government or the people. That she has stricken down the last strong hold of an wJuld-be-aristocraey. That her laws were made for the protection and enlightenment of all her citizens.- That he will protect tue numoiesi man in uio uummwi, uu'i within her domain, 1 in all his right3 equally with him who owns Ids thou sands of acres of land. That if the poor man be not able to educate his children; the great State of North Qiroliua urijl see that her servants take them by the hand and lead them to tho paths of ed ucatlon, enlightenment and usefulness. That the men who hold the plow han dles, who swing the axe and forge the iron, shall have an eqnal Voice id the affairs or this, government, , with those pampered sons of fortune, "who luxu riate upon tho fat of the land, and look with scorn upon tleir hard listed neigh- borst "Moreaou. i . i.f ivirn liin r. i . . . t An l"J -.4T fOli l rr-l thrf itrti;! m ikUiioi.i trAr . VII, ami : rR '1 iip-n foirprit yu-rti cuvtaty govern icut, I d:tunl th2 mi.im H( ArU V j hWh I tlmntrfl u tIiiiorum, oei. fii. - " ":r 4Nor let iif r thai ariinedf.r.ii In coiujs lln 2i ' rtth.-r :.u.en 1 meru, and av' th grwat v i,ft, , Ibo Dexrvcravrty iIUJI jjf Ju or,Kr toOcprive too r"ple ,f tti-ir riAUu. In doing this It v. !l!bj noticM -Hi a atrikloff, feature of , the, amendment, that not cne or thrn vonfer uo tlio pooplo any new right, 'but that im th j contrary toch one of. them takes from tha rcopl9 forn power which thny i.mr r oiocss und?f icq contitaiion. Th evheuoof than., tcm''.ta m..-!! -... feaa tu icivj a.iij, cvpand tti power of the Legislature.- That they tend not to a Republican form of government, but to an ari&tocratic form of govern ment We will Kcthat this amend ment L one of many, whifh combined make complete system, by which tho legislative, the executive and the judi cial branches of our government are to a great extent to bo swallowed up and absorbed in one branch and that is th legislative branch. let tis so i. Under, section 1 of art, 1 V as amended, who is to say how many courts there hall ho in Noith Carolina? Who Is to sav bow many oihijers those court shall havo - i ho i lo say what tho salaries of the-ou officer fhalt be? In answer to thes iuestiuna wo are bound to say "th legih-lature." Under section l3,"of Art. IV, wko is to say what jurisdiction the several courts inferior to the Supremo Court' shall have? Under section n, who !s to say how and by whom tho olhcfis of these courts shall be elected? The Legislature. Who is to say under section 10, how many Superior Courts there shall be in tbeStr.te? Who is to say m what territory tho sevoral judici a districts shall be composed? W'ho is i siiy what shall be tlie relative eh-tor 1 p-jwer of these districts? Tho Legisla ture. Who is to say whethej or n.i each county shall elect a Treasurer, a Register ol Deeds, a Surveyor un li-e Connnissiouers eyer- two years ? Who hi to say whether or not there shall he elected in each township every two .vwi, uierK ana two justices oi tntj fence, and a school committee? What branch of the government will be hi preuiein North Caxolina ifthe.se amend ments are adopted? The aiwwcr to all theso questions is -the legislature. What difference does it make whether or not I am allowed to voo, when a . . , . . in i . .... Legislature may so gerrymander the township, the town, tho county, the judicial district, the' senatorial district and the congressional district, so that my vote amounts, to nothing. What difference does it make to mo whether or not I vote in my city election, if m v vote Is to be weighed in the same bal ance with brick and mortar, at the ratio of eight to one. These powers will exist if those amendments are .adopted. I care not wuai political party may ntrca ter bo A. - X . u A. - .W.. l . m V " Llace in liriramn mesa Dnrnstnc grants of power. Show me one check . nn'AI Qlinnr I. upon Uie power of a tyrannictil legis lature contained iu these amendments? Tho power will exist. Raleigh, Wil mington and Newbern aro to-tlay the living monuments of tho reckless desire of the Democratic party to rule or ruin. They go down to the pages ol history and are ranged by tho sale of the infamous treachery aud t3'ranny of tao wicked, base, Charles II. The Robeson county outrage, a precedent for Democrats in the future, is chroni cled in tho history of this day, as ye t another monument of the infamy" ef thoir leaders. And sad to' say, we hao bequeathed to posterity a leislativo record showing to. the world that those who pretend to have been the represen. , tatives of this great people, coulel toip I so low as iu iwiuui uoi iiisieoy, u SLiiin her name, to trample upon the rights oj ner people, to prostitute tiio purity oj tho ballot box, for the purpose ol aceiuiring political ascendency. It is sad commentary on these times, that those who worship so devotedly the past, and point to its illustrious name, anil crj out in their agon 3- whoueverjt laboring man takes his seat in th legislative halls of the county, shoulel so far forget the illustrious men o the past, as to stoop to this dirty fraud and infamous outrage, so shortl.y ai ttt: taking a solemn oath to support the constitution and the law. I have said enough. I havo produced the evidence to prove those things tied even the most unprincipled dare no' elen3r. I have shown- tiiat this partv which called tho Convention in utter disregard of the rights and wishes of the freemen of this State, propose to re nounce the great principles from whit it spruug ; lo turn its back upon the ilV, I3' portion of its past record tiiat entitle it to any claim of greatness, and ;!) tram pie i 11 the eiust tho rights of tin toiling sous of North Carolina, aiul i iti,. into power over the wreck of that c ji. stitution which guarantees unto Lx Stato a great ami a glorious career. Havo I not shown it? Can even tl.,' blindest bigot that ever bowed in adoi . tlon at lh9 party shrine, fail to e-0: viuced that these things are s. ? C ;, j any man, however warped and sear ) i b3r an uncharitable and an unholy pV 1 I jielioe, support these measures, whi , -j aim the deadly blow of the all of thoseprineiples thatare cab ul.$ , to ennoble and enligl.tcn loankh i. ; Tho right to oGutroi the o-jmm m clti 1 ! . .!.,. 1 . n.. 1: I L i i" -1 r " - r by the framers of tho constitution ,,f imjj, 10 uiseminaie its sparKimg r:.,.s all over this benighted land, an etc -o them to penetrate the thousands of htin ble homes ia North that to-da3r are leu shrouded in the sable folds of helpers' ignorance, is like almost every o4i.f,f right that in worth contending lor, blia surrendered to the Legislature, to grati fy the prejudice of Democratic leaders? Mankind is to be turned bsok ia t!,o onward march of civilisation, progifciS and enlightenment ; self govern mefct to be declared a failure, h d the destines of the people of North Carolina at 0 be hauded ovor to the tender mercfes0f the leaders of a party without princlji and without policy, save that iii;y which lies uppermost In tho hear. 0f every demagogue the policy of di"!ir ing political spoils. . 1 The evil passions of the honest nibses of the State are to be fired agaiust a.'aeo whom those leaders declare to fc- an inferior race. , All the evii passion land Eropensitias to which hu"-nan nati rg js eirto are to be stirred by all th Urts known to Democratic orators, ane this wild deluge of fanaticism, with iu t) ipg, secthmg,lfbaming vaves of h ia n hatred Is to be .turned loese upo itjns fair land, in order that. gentle 1 s;u may not assert her rightful hvav ana forevet diispel the dark ' u!c h of prejudice, which has so long hek,;ro4 over this land, blasting the pr(4i.;st.d fruits Of peace.' i " T But in their zeal they havo trafr nod & - ' '.too far. " Those whom the cJods fvUid ' . ' -" l !'.-... . . . '. . . 2 n y thry h?t is iki i f 't id a lo up? in!r i ; i v oti t 'e . in I...W i' ' d, f . ( -f If pre. r. I .,- th . iu a dy f tho tMvt'ow i .VortJi t'ji iiim tu 1 ll it iiiy lino i Id , l p pot hot urfy lift' ar n- i sir !y thy ar. not w ti a t J I til l li ij v- r lh U It ' ihrt VdorvlM';i ijm.it l rit!it.utv.fuUji the i MhitihiHU, 'i ht -.,me n U i e tnhW i oJ.'fVfiluri nod U ; jufaVy tumo ib'iii. 'l'.-j - u!iii.n throws lur lovii "m .....I -it a i . ... -i . :i . d "in i uw oi ii r oi? 1 1 iron, to anu u.. dHtirtiirt SUito i I.ilia thyni : down tho ri" . am O" S ill f .- hf.-r . :u oti . . down Hd- Ifiiion: i tOWf '.''V. l;:i( ' . e4 IlioivVoulid; ' "' ? prVjuilico ISSlKt ;;ill J his ix a contest lewooi . ana principle, and urolyth no No. !. i havo 4-onsilore.'J tho, ai end m eii hi pri--od to Articles VI audK'II, of tho t' l'ltlll l'l!l. I fMi'i: rlrl!uL 1 to bo tlie m impot LmiL amendment dc.:in it necessary t - discuss ai' I in fa -t I havo passed o oi tluj amoinbnonlf to ! Artit arc liable to son-o o'uoction. ido nv ol Iwi r seveial IV that tMy object W.i-5 not to point outalliif th ibiectioii hJtii, but 16 lejiilcrs erpettiato striking ah'o features in li'i found ii t sii--y tlui plan adopted hy ol the lieiuocrutic p'H'ty t' their power in thij State I dt'Wu Uio Rr.foguai vis thrown ouikL tiio Jiiertir.s of imr people by U'l const itu- ii"n jiavin as i ilnki il'ao s , aiier re.'apifni.sTiiig m' 'i piisino- them, i will leao a so til for iciii in tlie ivui'ls oi' th. ppi with a full conii- eli-nce thut-ou thcTtn dav of Kovehibr ii-M tiiey will nice! with Mia tlo which -t i icli !y deserve. ! "ii oppost d t i these r,eiidments l '" t he following masons, anngot'iers : i l'ocau.i-3 the LegisIaUi i yi lK7 t-7." :sM d convent ton witliptt having ("nsu'toi! t!ie pi.ioph-j bei'oiilti;e Intro-liu-jtinu of the bill ; aud'bee:so the bill u parsed !y tins' votes of ijembcrs of t!;at body v.dio kraiw ;d t r lime of wtjng therefor, and so decil-ed, that a majority of their constituent wore op i - - v - - . - t - i , men. i c. i r-:nii!:,- v. illiout tiie votes of tii(s(; ijen tho bill ' 0,11,1 "-hvo passed ; anij oecau.so I :itn not willing to rut tfy -1 hdet of these men by which they violated tlie moral ebligai.ion wliii-h they had lisumcd, to respeet the will of those whofi tiiey pro te.ssed to represent, and 'itod for a measure which tin y were sals tied their constituents deemed iniinicl to fitir true interest,. And hocause.ihould tho people of t!i is St.i'e. by ahiting these amendments, ratify this act, i tho years to como faithless servants'of H.he people may bo emboldened to disregard their will, ami having trampled ppon tlieir rights, may point to these coitilulional a:iiendnient-s;isapiecedent fill-the vhila tion of their allegiance. L. Because, the p.-.rty conlrolIftigViiat --'l..flJ.l..'.........w . y. v. WT.I 1V.. V H1.I.HV 1 conveniion, ana mo vHe wiiion.pHm iwi (,r iv .t nrt Cir..! i,.i- ,if ,i, l I l I I ' ' L " . ' ' . ' ..... . l.C 1.IUJJ I , - ' - . ler m aw or in la t Because, the Com inissionerl of the County of Robeson, in tlie ab.-ncc of any law warrant in:;- it, threw iit tJ.O votes of several townships, wheri) none had voted who were not entitled jo vote, and did so for tho purpose of electing Sinclair and Mel' ie iin, tiie Democratic candidates, after tiiey knew that the people of Robeson county, . b- their vole's legally polled, i- id !?cte"d Nor- ment and McNeill. And because 1 am not willing to ratify this prostitution of the purity of tiie ballot, aud vile out rage upon tho reop;e Koboson county and l'tho entire; Suite. 1. Bc'-.ttr-.e tlm iitiiendmoiiis were pass''l Oi tin votes ol Sinclair and M Eaehin, and beenuso they eouldimt h ive boon pa-sv-.l witho it them. And be- cause tlie l rmevrH: i; party liavinfr a 111 ijority in the e-onveutioii by virtuo of Uii'ir votes, and k nowing that a ma jority ol'e.ver six thousand of tiio voters of this Stato demanded the immediate adjournment ef tho convention, again disregarded! the will ejf -the i.c n.hi v- pre D.ssed at the ballot box. Because that majority inthoe-on- vention, with tho sworn evidoqeo of the fraud and outrage perpetrated upon'the people of Robeson ounty before them, tor tiie purpofto of delay, referred the cao to a coni.inlte;, which was not ex peeled to rep rt, m u the merits of the e-ase. ;. Because tlie R .besoji cottofy case was rt ferred to tiiat e-onimiUee 03' tho voles of Sinclair aiul Mcllie.hin who, after protest was made by Republican members et tho .convention,, were al lowed to sit in judgment on- their own case. And because, withe-ut Uicir votes their ease woulei net havo bo;ii so re ferred. 7. Beau so I am nut willing'vo ratify tin; act of the e'onvenfion in 'defeating the will of the people of North Caredina by the adoption, ratification and effec tual use of the ontrago perjotrateHl by the Cemunissiouors of Robesoi cemnty, and Liecatisit 1 am not illing!to ratify their ae:t in re ferring that ease to a com mittee which was never intended lo re port upem llio merits ef thu case, and which iu I. let did nuvcr so report. S. Becai.e I am not williii iii to ratifv ! he aets ot Sinclair md Med-lialtui. who were wining iosiau inenis eu iraiui ftml treavherv ; and Ix e-au -e 1 elesire that po-uiitv ltciv po.nt to (ho vote, against those amendments is an enduring mon nmeut. ol t h:; infauiv "I these nnni who WC i O l . o ; ; i-' ni"M! VV IlOIll IllCy llro- r.uuHoroinentrnito-stothrsL ...... . - - !,'.. Bc-.usoI leiiovo tint "All polili ca! power is Ve !e d in and dcrivee frtmi th pe..plo; alJ-'goiornni nit of right oriinalss I10111 tho peeiple, is founded upon their v. ii! eidy, and is institatocl sohdy for th-; g-vl of the wh !;.' ' 1ft. Reoausto 1 am not willing that the constitution of. N,j-th Carolina shall le ameudod, in any particular, !3- td,0 Iegrslature-, without a vote of the jveo lg mui xboamtrndmeuit proposeil ; ami Uaiso the,j ainoudiu -ut.s confer upon the L"gi5atuie il.e nlit so t.T'lmend tho mnisliluliou. 11. Be tauso I am opp-tsesl to takiu from the people a - right which they now jvossoss ; and b..eause' those imenef inonls elo tkcr'fiti.ii .the! poopie many valuable rights. 12. Bo'musi) they confe r upon the legislature t!:r tig'd to cmatu m jnanv courts as it m3' d- oui; proper, with as many of.iecrs as it dcemis piopcs; to b. paid as much oft .,. M.Hphis money as thoy d c:n preijMlr. 13. Beeau.sj ! the' CAmfer upon Mia Iie'isla'.U"e .he fio ver t" , what ju risdictioti ih-. i-um-' n df n e-v, I over wh ii toi i rii.ry lacy .iiait ; have co ur I. ' ' ' 14. B 'e-auso 'tiy' nrilAr i:prt. Hit Jegish.ture the righ U .ect ine.se oilb. ecrs. 1 uLlj!;ausM i.i e-onferriug these -jowers thoy autheriy.e tho Legislature to cripple and paralyze tho judicial. sys :e n of this ..State, every oflivor of which :i o in.ius 11 cavn iiooriv. ! 1 i l a i . 1 ... i r.. it. t t'.j L ,;y t . - ri r t t: l :i i ! v a id i I til ir -; it to f j iris IhiTO -vthcy f'r.W r 8. c ; v 4k. ... . A on i .' :.:y f 5 I'luL.'. C. .its i ( ll 5 ll "y o';r. ! i r "? 1 1 : :r .vps.l t!:3 tr yrnu- !1 La a it L ; values tI:o l"' ':port t!.. j ::.:ic.f clvili:i;rt will r.ir::?uic.s? " CV.ti it bo 1 -.-ioio t:: Inn dm ; .i: tr t:... :i iiai.r t any ir-aa"who ;valacj Che laniiocd win supart thT.i c i tl.cy Lave 44iafrt. ouex as candidate for Gov- the law of North Carolina wuen she had but little law? . . , let the workingmen of the State, at whose rightsand interest these meas- urtjs ore aiuieu, nse m meir mignt ana nvTlf- h roared their children in ignorance. It nnt ,,a ookd upon them with contempt, laics nf the laiul nnmplv thit Wn It has forced them to live in hovels, to .V7 6 , ' n?m?! . i.ui tuti crumos ui pooriy. 10 suuer tho cold blasts of winter and the scorch- ingsunsof summer, while they have T , , , i , , ' . grown fat upon their hard earned Judge Fowle, one of his leading ad wages. They have given him no home- vocates. so far forgets himself as an stead; they would take it from him 1:1 .,. , now if thev could. -Thev have triven enlightened public man, and so far him no mechanics lien; they would taivo vnat ii mey uareu. xuey nave hranded every laboring man in North ("arolina, who himself digs his living froni the soil, as a thief by the infamous Landlord and Tenant Act. For three years in North Carolina, since the war, tiiey had entire c jntrol of this govern- mcnt, and during that time, there was not a common school in the State. Un- der the Constitution oi 1S68, there is to day a school in the city of Raleigh, free to all the white children of the town- ship, . at which three hundred white children are taught by teachers pro- vidod for them under this same Con- stitution. How long will the white laboring Classes Of North Carolina be i - - . blinded by prejudice against a party that has alwavs been their friend ? The time has come. if it will ever come, wiien they will listen to their reason. All that is dear to them is at stake. With the rich, changes of gov eminent make no grejit difference. They can take their riches and fly to more congenial realms. They can stay, and being oppressed by the "govern lneut, can themselves oppress the poor. But to the poor man, who earns his daily bread by the sweat of his brow, who has nothing save his humble homestead, who must see his little ontfs T. I row ud. ja isrnorance. and as -ha? 'has - uuo. mom w uwn and burden of the day, keeping pace with thohfutes that cultivate his landlord's land, unless the common school sys- teni snaii survive mis cnanee 01 jrov- " 1 . 4. ,.1U 1- X-1.1.S I I-iifiIj- if flip finer, nnt. in a t crcir hnt with s, A HIV, I'M JWj U.W .'M W PMV f Wtl I re-.rret. Let him think of his father and his father's father, who trod the paths of ignorance, misery and poverty, like ho perchance has been doing these many weary 3'ears, until he has become an old, old man. Let him think per- Asheville, Paint Bock and Duck chance they have gone to their long town. The Republican party has noines, anu not a siao marKS me spoi titi-ft 4 ! 1 1 c lr rvf li 1 j wrt s4-- V -w V a a 4s-v 1 a -si i nnt nnlv fbroncrl, fh hlonminer vr of her womanhood, but perchance her fingers have not been idle as she walked down the fast declining pathway of life until its shadoAvs fell upon the tomb, Let him think of his sister, still trav- I cling this weary way, around whom every pure 5 affection of his heart has entwined itself forever. Let him think of the davs of tho past, and see what unwise, uncharitable legislation has done for those who were near and dear unto him. Let him remember in chris tian kindness the party that has, to say to least, suffered these things so to be. But thinking of these things let him know his duty, and knowing it, let hirn dare rwrfririrt it T.nf. him look, nnon his curiv-headed bov. with honesty and intelligence beaming in his eye, with pure Anglo Saxon blood coursing his veins, and ask him if 'tis a crime to be poor. Let him look upon that tender girl, with the bloom of beauty and of health upon her cheek, with gentleness and modesty beaming in her eye, and tusk her is it just, because he is a poor man, that this loveliest flower bestowed by Providence to cheer man in the dark hour of his adversity, should be allowed to grow up in obscurity to live for a season among thorns, to endure the schorching suns of summer, because forsooth her lot has fallen with the poor. Let him remember money is notbraius. That honesty is not wealth. That poverty should not be disgrace. Let him remember that since he has lived under this constitution of 1868, his house leaks not as bad as it did be 'forej It may be that his children have loen: ; to school. . It may be that ' his eijaugbier. hasi reaped ' advantages in tDes9(short years. . It-may be-(that; flowers grow where weeds were wrontlq, grow. Let him think that .the law made by Republicans guarantees uuto that ISoy and that girl a "chance to rize rrom iMiverty and obscurity. A'chihcCa'1 for their minds to expand aria developer K -l.r.naA raaVr. IknS. . V-A.111'J t O I1C11 UiaiBl U(IUU Workl-,while thoy lire, and to; be ' to-f inoiilerqd with ttction by thausabd; when dead. A chance to. improve the conelilion of those who. may-, be poor; iko'they. ( ware, once. A chanco hy. hphtot'1 industry, aided by intelligent application to ' acquire a sufflciency dr lit.- worlds goods to live romforiab'lT 'HiidhappUyud dying; to TearvtitV their -ciiiulren! thameui f ek!!ittiW'and uppyrt.i This ia the contrast : between' Af hat tlve twq j i Arties havtf done. Let JoFSimenofo liaXthiiACor'U, "05,, :C; 1 to c: it Il k a .-I. 13 duilr.r' cny C . '-?c. cr.::; !:;n of IS Uzlh ' sldca era del.. . t" f 'fPrlft -' ro I ' i ' " - c 'Xcvpry day la Iivlz JrcJ3 cr n If Uca;"'pur,Dcmocratic Ku Klax cj Ioncnt3 depend for Iho most p.lrt cn misrepresentation, on ilttsa state mtnts, and'6xi appeals td the lowest. j throughout alHheir false statements r adcl appeals there runs a sentiment j nf rfinntmanefl fk thrt hxtlnnflT 0v. ruZ r ernment, and a strong feeling of uisiiKe to me coioreu race, v . xne staple of Gov. Vanb. harangues Is opposition to and denunciation 67 the wi a luivuic m iud rnlnrpl rwvinln Wbnna . tcKHa forgets the main issue of the day as to devntp tht o-rpfltpr nnrMnn nf hl 10 aeVOte tlie greater portion 01 nis speeches to inflaming the white people against the black people, by . , , ,.f misrepresenting anu uwemng on the action of the Jones County Com ( missioners in putting out their pau pers to the lowest bidder. On the other hand, Judge Settle, TV ,T A : - d-riitU. T...l ' A IKn.t r Jut omtwi, ouugc ixiuciwuii, Juage Jttusseii, lur. iioya, uovernor Brogden, Col. Young 'ahd other Re- publican speakers, wjiose name is legion, inculcate attachment to the nofiAiid twwornmant.' Invra- fivrtKo Union, regard for all the laws, and are laboring to prevent such pro posed amendments to , our '- State Constitution as will render that in- strument an engine of oppression in the hands of JheTew against the many. They are indeed,: the only true friends of the Union and of liberty and law. , They rely on facts and arguments addressed to the" reason ahd judgment hf the people and not on passion. . malice and iaisenoou. i ney are jaiso, yne , oniy Lti 1 IV est among IHe 'ptidfiemmof the .East and Centre. Gov. Brogdea is' now" engaged, and has been for some time, in doing all he can to u a tu ;ntn.nni :.r uusu luinaiu tuc lutciiim iujuiuvc moot a nf the WmI : nnirl wo fnol - AW 9 A 10 "vvuiiag iolc ou1D iu u.c future than the fact that if Settle and Smith should 4e elected, they idl' exert ale the power tiiey can commana to comptete the Western extension to . tlTlfro1 tA fb! er'rf.Wrlror !n Iftft Th 14 in fitnf. ft mnst ' W , t CneTlSneQ pOilCy. . .ADU We ae the Western people of all parties, that tne Only weid-groUM ded hope they can have that their ejreat projects of internal im- nrnvompnt will hp onrriprl rint. In good faith, is to be found in the Re S - 7., publican party. We are constantly in receipt of cheering information from all parts of the West. Judge Settle will gain largely on Gov. Caldwell's vote in all the counties west of the Yadkin river. .IJ will gain heavily on Gov. Vance west of the Blue Ridge. All the signs in the West indicate but one thing, and that is, the tri umphant election of our State ticket, And we beg to assure our readers that we are not writing for effect, Diit that we are in sober earnest in the calculations we are making, and that these calculations are based on authentic and reliable information from the counties west of Raleigh. And we also send greeting", to our Western friends the gratifying fact that the East is a unit, that the fires of Republican enthusiasm are brightly burning from Raleigh to the seashore and that we shall make large gains for Seitle' and Smith in air the;1 Eastern counties. ; We are gaihirig here and all the East in the vthite Vote', wliite !f the colored vote is as ' solid 'as an frpn ' wedge, and wfrf be rolled up;' interr'.'yo time than HasVn trealized since 1868. We tell our Western fnends 'xbi'ttnow this to be m, and'we trust !they Wil 1 not be" imposed upon or misled by any statements or rumors that ihe 'colored people of the East areTn6 true to their principles. TheKy are true, and the election in November will prove what we say to be so. ' And. now, let the. good work go on, East,; West, North and South. jLet every Republican , remember that the most Important 'interests of life, liberty and property are I at stakein thb. contest, , If we win, abw T believed we' ahall, the State foil he taaved (Toni i the grasp of the enemies o the; people i and of the national government, and we shall jlave peace, Jaw, orders and pro liave Ic ?, the Very v,c r ; co2 Villi cib.o the t(o, lo Uic nV.' ccletv, :ina To ouf tiJy-i7-fho hi""- I Iiaye c Lave no leave no 1 carry t hi? . t .ted 1 , ro."', LoJ t'd'.it;, ;Jl.et Mv v l, untried to )Vj an- already.; SCO vfcii In ons wo:iii: work;:iory loUwund idonfyui our linos, titV' Tl' atisSnpt and VICTOltY I and let usha'rge right on the rants of the Destructives and put them -to final rout in November. next.-AVo : can do it, and we believe we icift. i 1 1 - , MAJOR ENGELHARD. ' Thi gentleman is reported to have said at .'Chapel llili that he, told Judge Alburtson whero he intomkd to speak, anil intimated that ho had challenged joint discussion. A Wc publish the following letter to show how Englehard has dodged Judgu AlbertHon. Air. Keogli tried in every way to nrjrango a joint can vass, being autliorizeii to do. so by the Judge : , ' ' Rooms Dan.-Cornier cat ice Centra' .Executive OoimnUlre, Raleigh, N. C, Aug. X), 1S7. . Dear Sir: In - rcpl-y to your note of yesterday, in which you say that Judge Bottle prefers to so ar range his appointments with. Gov. Vance as to speak with him in Mecklenburg and Rockinghaiii, there is no objection to thechange.' In reply to your proposition that Maj. Englehard and Judge Albert son should make appointments for a joint discussion, 1 am directed to say that such an arrangement is declined fur the present. . . ' WM. R. COX, - Chairman. Col. Til os. iL KocsiiV .: . Chairman Rdp. State Com' ttec. Now, in the face of.-thi3.declina. tion Major. Englehard triei to leave the impression that he wauts.Judgo Albertsop to meet him. , The truth ilVeAaHca menls rnrfiwnst; and iiryingU dodge Jiis. able opponent. Tleformer Tjlden's Company. The following table, copieil from, one of the documentary reports of the New York Legislature, show what sort of company Reformer Tilden kept previously to. his iMiliti cat conversion.. The money was paid to Tflden for professional (?) services out of the treasury of tho Erie Railroad Company by the per sons and in the sums named, vi. : James l-'isk, Jr., March to December, lSos, six items, .'legal 'and incidental, "?ll7,ltMi 1 Daniel Brew and Jay Ciou Id, several items, legal ami in cidental, iMi,i;ot) to Wm. M. Twceel, "November 25, 18i8, t l"0,00O 0O Wm. M. Tweed, December I, ISC'", .rvVK W Wm. hi. Tweed, December 4, mis, 4,;0U (Kl Wm. M. Tweed, Januar3' to June, 18ej0, 27,12 h Wm. M. Tweed, December 9, lWi, , 'ir,,U(M) (K) Wm. M. Tweed, A pr. 8, 1870, 12,(00 00 Wm. M.Tweed, June 4, 1S70, 11L7:0 on Jay Gould, Septra, 1S70, l(Ki,(MX) oh Jay Gould, Sept. ", 1870, 00,000 00 Jay Gould, Sept. !, IS70, 4I,0X) OH Wm. M. 1 wees 1, exiienses and counvel fees, 4a.0e(i 00 Wm M. Tweed, expenses and counsel lees, 7",o )o M) Wm. M. Tweed, expense and counsel fees, 21,00e) no Total, SHOWING THEIR TRUE SIDE. The Democrats are a little mon? honest in the present thaif in the Greeley campaign. They then se lected as candidates Liberal Repub licans arid war Democrats, But now they select truly representative men. At the North they have se lected Tilden, Hendricks, Seymour and other copperheads whooppos'd and discouraged the efforts of the governmentto put down the rebel-j lion. At the bouth they have selected prominent secession chief tains, Vance, Hampton, Colquitt and others. Their success in obtain ing the lower Hou. of Congress has made them bold and dciiant, and again we have the secession yell . that once sent terror 4q tho hearts of the Union men : again the wacth words of the rebellion are ral- lyingandunitingtheclansJandag'ain the pulses of livo rebellion are ani mating the corpse of tho lost cause. J We have thus entered fairly uioii 1 another contest for the Union and the honor and prosperity 'of tho country. " Can any Union man for a moment falter? , XSTlf the present Constitution destroys the law business, as tho lawyers all complain, why amcxld it? Do the jieople desire law suits to increase and multiply ? If they do, let them -vote to restore the county courts, ' " ; i - -1 V f, V,' ' . v i. 't V ; .-- - . ' .
The Era (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Sept. 14, 1876, edition 1
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