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CI &)atbara Retorb. RATES 0 II. A.. LONDON, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. ADVERTISING TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR Strictly in Advanei. One square, one insertioa Ono square, two insertions One square, one month 1.61 - VOL. XXII. riTTSBOKO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C, THURSDAY, .JULY 5,1900. For laxffer advertisements liberal con tra ota will be made. MOT. NOJG. till is msf 1 ' , ,, n....3. FOURTH OF JULY RIDE By Fred Myron Colby. KX'riONis up propriate at lliis lime nl' a famous ride Lark enly of Ih. lin ion. story to he in the days e ltovo The olUllt faiuillar lo our yoiini; folks. They have nil lead Of I'aui Kexere'.s ride, hut this was a greater ride than that. Paul Iteverc's ride on (hat lon n.'.i April niu'hl was to save the military supplies at Concord ami Lexington to the palii otic cause: lun this other ride was to kiive the leelaraiioii of Independence. It happened on that famous Fourth pf .Inly. 177i'.. lh. ilay in which the American colonies were declared free hud independent Stales. If Caesar Rodney had urn made his historic ride, there might not have heeii any free America to day. The Provincial Congress was in Session at I'hilaileilphia. each of the ihiriecn colonies having represeina lives there, li was a ureal 'oiigres-. iiml a momentous quest inn was before the distinguished liody. The grcai charter of our fr h-m had liecii writ ten liy .IctVcrsoii: an-l ll.-iijaiiiin Mar risen i Tut lii-r ami nivai-grandfathcr of i'residciitsi had presented ii to 'nn Bless on Monday. .Inly 1. What Viillhl the Continental Congress do? i In order that our country should In- free and independent, the lioclar ntioii must he adopted. This could lie done if only the colonics stood Willed for freeiloin. hilt Hot if the colonics were divlil-'d. And there Jwcre some g I men who did not lielleve it host to lake this step at this time. Four of the seven dele pates of Pennsylvania were opposed to It: and. of the two liclaware ilel---pites present. Thomas McKean was In favor of ii-.lepoinl.lice. I.ul llcoigo 'Head was opposed to the measure. Caesar Ibnlucy. tin- other im-inher. was in the southern part of his Slate, in Ihe capacity of a brigadier general, 'organizing and drilling troops for the coaling struggle. Tivi) of the opposing I Vnnsylvaiii.i delegates were persuaded to aliscn jthemselvcs. mid thus the "Koysliin Stnte" would favor the lechiraiion; lull the vote of Caesar Uodney wa necessary to carry Ihe State of Mela ,V!ire. A messenger was despatched ill hot haste to summon him to Pliila 'delphla: mid then for hours the "pat riots of '7'!" talked and manoeuvred to delay the linal vote. On Thursday. July -I. Congress was to vote on the lnoiuciitoiis ipicst ion. -. On the afternoon of the ::nl the ines-Ponp-r found Caesar Kodm y in Sus MX County, more tlian ci.u'hty miles from riiiladelphia. Ceticral Uodney .was nt that tiD'.o forty-sis years ol.I, Svas a tall. lean, worn iK-ure, his fare W-nrn-d by n earner that was finally to cause his death. Tin1 brave patriot did not hesitate. Saddle the black!" he commanded, and in ten minutes lie had mounted his fai;hfiil steed, nnd was tfiillopiui; as if for life to the northward. rr". A HlW.lrtill s MOMENT. Tli American Flat;. When Freedom fruni her mountain lieiirhr I'lit'iii-li'il her slji..lnnl to the nir, Sin- tori- llii- azure vto of niu'lit And set llu' sl;irs of glory there She mingled with hs sonn-niis dyes The milky baldric (if tin- skies Vv.ntl striped its pure celestial while V' Willi .-treiikiiif-'s oi' the iiioriiiui: light. 'I hell I'rolll his mansion ill the sllll She culled her cniflo hearer (liivvu And gave Into ims i n i lc 1 1 1 - hand The symbol of lier chosen land. Joseph liudimti) iM'iike. Kigliiy miles away from Congress, which was wailing for him to declare the independence of the colonics: The thought caused him to drive his spurs deep into his horse's Hanks, and sent him llyitiii along ihe long, ilu-uy high way that stretched toward tin- (Jun ker City It was on.- of tin- ureal rides of history That Mack si 1 l-ore the dcsliuies of America, and his rider knew ii: and there was no halt nor delay. The sun went down, and the stars came out one l-y one In tin- Idne vault of heaven: and thai solitary rider rushed on his way. All through the cool slimmer wight Caesar Kodtioy kept up his reckless pace. Lit tle, sleepy villages saw the horseman pass like a llocting phantom: and the Young amewica V fc-ST" IS? inmates of solitary farm-houses, awak ened by the clatter of Ids horse s hools, wondered at that hurried lliitht. The stars faded out of the niornins sky nnd the sun came up, red and fiery, the herald of it sultry day. And siili Caesar Uodney kept on his way. ile was yet many miles from Phila delphia. Would he be ill time to make his country :'ivat and independent V His horse was .jaded, and he wits travel-worn and covered with dust; but ihe patriot did not slacken rein. He must he there to vote for the inde pendence of America. And he was there! All that hot. sweltcrim: .Inly d.'iy the delegates of the Colonial Congress were tall ini: .-lid votim; in Indepciul-i-iicu Hall. Tin- session had bei;uu. The president. John Hancock, was in the chair: and the clerk, .lolin liickin mi, was calling tin- colonies one by Virginia had voted, and Massa chusetts, and Ihe i;rciit Slate of Now York and Ihe little State of Uhodo Island; nnd now New Jersey was vot im;. and Caesae Uodney h id Hot come. Anxious and worried. Thomas Mc Kean went out lo tin- door of Inde pendence Hall. Would his friend and coinpairiof be too hileV His face brightened as he heard the sound of hurrying hoof-heats comim; up Chest nut street. A foaming, panlinu steed dashed up into the yard. Its dusty rider leaped to the ground, limited an-l spurred, the dust of his Ion.!; ride thick on his huc'-flapped coal and Iron pray hair, Caesar Uodney entered the hall of Congress, leaning ou his friend McKenn's arm. .ViV. lie was just in lime. Tin- vote ot Iielilwarc was being called. Ceorgii Head voted "Nay." "Aye!" called Hit clear voice of Thomas McKean. -was a tie. All eyes liirned to Caesai Uodney. The famous rider clearer. Ids throat: and many n patriot heart heat witli pride lis he declared in linn tones: "The voice of my const it tieiilij and of all sensible and honest men. I lielk-ve, is in favor of independence; and my own judgment concurs with I In-iii. Therefore, I vote for the Ico. laration." And so Caesar Uodney. liy his fa mous ride ami hy his llolile vote helped In settle the question of Independ ence, ami insured Ihe future colclira- lions of .Inly A. "l'was .lime on I lie fnce of l In- e.irih, .In ne with ihe rose's hreiith. When life is the vlsihle tiling. anl il distant dream is death: There was gossip of birds in tin- air and the lowing of herds by the wood, And a sunset (ileum in Hie sky that the heart of n man holds good: Then the nun like Twilight eiiine. vio let vestured and still. And the night's lirst star outshone afar on the eve of Hunker Hill. There ram; a cry through the cauio, with its word upon kindling word: There was never a faltering foot in the ranks of those that heard: l.ads from l.n- Hampshire hills ami the rich Connecticut vale. Sonic of the old r.ay Colouv. from ii- shorcs and its inland dales: Swiftly they fell in line for the.. knew not fear nor iis chill : Alt. brave tie- show as they ranged a row mi ihe eve of Hunker Hill! Then a deep voice lifted a prayer in the Cod of the brave and the Hue. And Ihe heads of Ihe mcll were hare ill the gathering dusk and dew: The heads of a thousand men w.-n boweil as the pleading rose. Smite Thou. Lord, as of oi l Tlloll smote Thy ph 's foes! O nerve Thy sorvanis' arms to work with a 1 1 1 i ' 1 1 1 v will!" A hush, and then n loud "allien:" on the eve of Hunker Hill: Now they are gone through the night with never a thought of l'-inio. Colic to the liehl -.1 a light thai shall win them a deathless naine: Some who snail never see the set of nnot her sun. Cklehkati.nc. Hill lie like the Concord slain, an 1 the slain of l.exin.u'toti. Martyrs to Freedom's cause. Ah. how at their deeds we thrill. The men whose tuiplit made stroni; the heipht on the eve of I'-unkcr Hi!!. -Clinton Scollanl. in Youth's Companion. f0nTn!;eEv v J -4 l -: - . Won't 1 1 ill I I U HI Says Amendment Has Not Disfranchised Any Native White Man. The Republicans liave been circulating a printed circular claiming that in his inuagural address Governor Heard, of Louis iana, made a statement to the ellect that the new Constitutional Amendment of that State disfranchised illiterate white men as well as ignorant negroes. Hon. F. M. Simmons, chairman Dem ocratic State Excutive Committee, sent a copy of that campaign circular to Governor Heaid.asking if he meant hy his inaugural address to imply that any white men had been disfranchised, and also what had been the effect of the amendment iu his State as to uneducated white voters. This answer was received yes terday and is as follows: State of Louisiana, Executive Department. Haton Rouge, June Hth, l'.tOO. Hon. F. M. Simmons, Chairman Democratk: State Executive Committee, Raleigh, X. C: Dear Sir Your letter of tin- fitli inst. received with enclosed printed circular, giving extracts from my inaugural address. The conclusion drawn from these extracts hy the publisher of this circular, are not warranted, and the statement contained in the circular to the effect that the Democratic party had de prived any white people in Louisiana; of their right of suffrage, is not true. Under the new Constitution of Louisiana, adopted in 18'JS. there is an educational or property nullification requir ed. This educational qualification is that "he shall In- able to read and writ"," and a simple test of this is required in the shape of a blank form of application to be tilled out by the ap plicant. If the citizen cannot read and write hut is possessed of SHOO worth of property assessed for taxes, he is thereby qualified. Hut our Constitution went further and provided that no male person who was, on January 1st, 107, or at any piior date, entitled to vote in any State of the United States, and the sons and grand-sons of any such person, should he denied the right to vote because he had not the educational or property qualification. This provision, which became known as "Section V opened the door to practically every white man in the State, whether rich or poor, educated or illiterate. It was fur thermore provided that those claiming the right of suffrage un der this section, should have the privilege of going on a PER MANENT REGISTRATION ROLL, to be put. on record in the office of the Secretary of State, so that no legist ration officer.or other official, could ever deprive them of their right to vote. The refereuce to the beneficial effects of the suffrage men tioned in my inaugural address, was in general terms, and con sidered from a geneial standpoint the vast improvement in the electorate of the State, since the elimination of the large mass of negro voters. Our people are, of course, all familiar with our suffrage and election laws, and it was not necessary to go into details on such an occasion. 1 regret that anyone outside of Louisiana should have used my remark to misrepresent the action of the Democratic party of my State, which iias ever been the true friend of all classes ot white people within her borders. Very respectfully, W. W. Hkahp. What Governor lteaid really said in his inaugural address was this: "The wise limitation of the suffrage, under the present Con stitution, to a property owning and intelligent electorate, has served to eliminate from the exercise of the suffrage the vast mass of venality and ignorance which has heretofore been a constant menace to good government. "These limitations and restrictions of the franchise, elimin ate from the electorate a large portion of the negro element, thus committing the destinies of the commonwealth to the hands of its white citizens. "This was done for the purpose of protecting not only the white, hut the colored race as well, from the evils of corrupt government and to preserve the rights and liherities of both. It therefore becomes an imperative duty, now more than ever be fore, to deal justly and fairly with this class of our people, and to see to it that they are fully protected in the enjoyment of their rights of person and property, and to insure the better ment and elevation of their moral and material condition." This language is plain and leaves no room for the misrepre sentations employed by thelJlack and Tan campaign managers. ALL NATIVE What Louisiana Congressmen Say. The Black-and-Tan campaign scribblers continue to lie about the effect of the Constitutional Amendment in Louisiana. We have given the testimouy of the chief public officials and educators in Louisiana, and the observation of others who have visited that State. Below we add to other testimony the opin ion of four of the Representatives in Congress hi that State: House of Representatives, Washington, June 4th. l'.KIO. We, the undersigned members of Congress from the State of Louisiana, state that the suffrage amendment to the Consti tution of Louisiana is giving great satisfaction to the people of Hie State. There is no longer any question being m ule as to its constitutionality, and that while it lias eliminated the ignorant negro vote, it has not disfranchised the uneducated native bom white man. Anoi.i'ii Mkvkr, J as. E. R anspi i.i,, RllANOIiKS Hhk V.KALK, KollKKT C. DaVKV. . Prof. 1). A. Kent, of Jewell. Iowa, lia. been appointed hy t!i Sultan of Turkey in- rin tor of tannins for the fntiio Turkish Kmpiir. l'ror. Kent was reconiineiidpil for t! position a year w;o. lint on account of the usual Oriental dil.itorinfs ili'l nut receive the appointini nt until la.-t. week. To Is now a member of the faculty of the low.i State Agricultural College. A man Tinmcil CrniiU etitireil five-year ohl Marie Plon from lier playmates at I!iris ami strangled her, throwing her ho'lv into a pond. n nrnnni irrnn nn unninu n tu uDL uHn mm l IL. WHITES VOTE. The tax bml $7.-1,01111 i'i"i a leas than t in fill' city d' Ni your. Th .i be conslileral for tho fa. t th net of the , i(y of Paris is nr about .ii.inii),ooO nT.uiiHt to be raised in v. Y. rl Irmii ta.es this .lunie of taxation would ly ureilir in Paris but it many functions which irk i harccahlo to mimic. are in New Y ipnl expensive i paid for from are in tho French capital national nppropriat ions. Mario Ilertin, a yniitid and beauti ful woman, killel herself ou a lied cov ered with, roses at Paris. THE AMENDMENT AS CHANGED. Says It Shall All Stand or Fall Together. s Act Supplemental to tin Act Kntitled "An Act to Amend the Con stitution of North Carolina," ratified February Slst, 18!iS the same being Chapter Two Hundred and Eighteen of the Public Lutva of IHSMi. Tin' di'iivraf A wiiit'h of Xorlh Carol inu do cna ( : Skction 1. Thai Chapter 18, I'ii blie Laws of IS'.IO, entitled. "An Act to Amend the Constitution of North Carolina." he amended so as to make suiil act read as follows: "That article tj of the Constitution of North Carolina be, and tho same is hereby abrogated, and in lieu thereof shall be substituted the fol lowing article of said Constitution as an entire und indivisible plan of sulTrage.' AIITICLF. VI. St I'l'liAiti: AMI KI.IHI III tin TO fill'K K. Si:i liov 1. F.v.rv male person born iu the I'nited States, and every male person who lias been naturalized, twenty-one years of age, and jios-fes-itig the ijuiililiciitioiis set out in this article, shall lie entitled to vote at any election by the people in the State, except as herein otherwise provided. Si:'. . He shall have resided iu the State of North Carolina for two year.-, in I he county six months, and in the precinct, ward or other election district, in which In-offers to vote, four months next preceding the election : Provided, that removal from one precinct, ward or other election district, to another in the same county, shall not operate to deprive any person of the right to vote in the precinct, ward or other election district from which he has removed tituil four months after such removal. No person who lias ln-n convict. -d. or who law confessed his. guilt hi open court upon indictment, of any crime, the punishment of which now is, or may hereafter he, iinpris'iiuiieiit in the State's Prison, shall be permitted to vote unless the said person .-hail be lirst restored to citizenship in the man tier prescribed by law. Si:r. :;. Kvcry person offering to vole shall he at the time a legally registered voter as herein prescribed and in the manner hereafter provided by law. and the (o ticial Assembly of North Carolina shall enact general registration laws to carry into effect the provisions of this article. M.r. I. Kvcty person presenting himself for registration shall be able to ruul and write any section of the Constitution in the English language: and before lie shall be entitled to vote, he shall have paid on or before the lirst day of May, of the year ia which he proposes to vote, his poll lax for the previous year as prescribed by Article ."i. Section 1, of the Constitution. Hut no male person, who was, on January 1st, 1SG7, or at any time prior thereto, entitled to vote under the laws of any Stale in the United Stales w herein he then resided, and no lineal descendant of any such pfi-sou shall he denied the right to register and vote at any election in this Stale by reason of his failure to possess the educational qualification, herein prescribed: Provided, he shall have registered in accordance with the terms of this section prior to I leccinber 1, l'.His. The toiural Assembly shall provide for the registration of all persons entitled to vote without, the educational qualifications herein prescribed, and shall, on or before November 1st, JI'os, provide for the making of a permanent record of such registration, and all persons so registered shall forever thereafter have the right to vote in all elections by the people in this State, unless disqualified under Section i!, of this article: Provided, such person shall have paid his poll tax', as above required. Sk'. ."i. That this Amendment to the Constitution is presented and adopted as one indivisible plan for the regulation of the suffrage, with the intent and purpose to so connect the different parts and to make them SO dependent upon each other, that the whole shall stand or fall together. Skc. 'I. All elections by the people shall be by ballot, and all elections by the (leticral Assembly shall be viva voce. Skc. ".. Kvcry voter in North Carolina, except as in this article dis qualified, shall lie eligible to ollicc. but before entering upon the duties of the ollice, he shall take and subscribe the following oath: "I, do solemnly swear, (or aflirrn) that 1 will support and maintain the Constitution and laws of the I'nited State.-, and the Constitution and lawa of North Carolina, not inconsistent therewith, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of my ollicc as so help me Cod." Si c. S. The follow ing classes of persons shall be disqualified for of fice : First, all persons who shall deny the being of Almighty Cod. Sec ond, all persons who shall have been convicted, or confessed their guilt on indictment pending : and whether .sentenced or not, or under judgment suspended, of any treason or felony, or of any other crime for which the punishment may be imprisonment in the Penitentiary, since becoming citizens of the I'nited States, or of corruption or malpractice in ollicc; unless such person shall be restored to the rights of citizenship in a man ner proscribed by law. Skc. !. That this amendment to the Constitution, shall go into effect .on the first day of July, lWi, if a majority of votes cast at the next gen eral election .-hall be cast in favor of this suffrage amendment. Skc. 10. This amendment to the Constitution shall he submitted at the next general election to the qualified voters of the State, iu the same manner and under the same rubs and regulations as is provided in the law regulating general elections iu this State, and at said elections those per nios desiring to vole for such amendment shall cast a written or printed ballot with the words "For suffrage Amendment" thereon : and those with a contrary opinion shall cast a written or printed ballot w it h the words, "Against Suffrage Amendment" I hereon. Skc. 11. The voles ca-i at said election shall be counted, compared, Returned and canvassed, and the result announced and declared under tho fame rules and regulations, and iu the same manner as the ote for Cov ern.ir, and if a majority of I lu- votes cast tire in favor of the said ametid niciit. it shall be the duty of the Covennir of the Stale, upon being noti fied of the result of said elecii.ni. to certify said amendment, under the seal of the State, to the Sect tary of State, who shul 1 enroll t he said amendment so certified among the permanent records of bis ofliiy. Si:c. p.'. This :ict shall lie in force from and after its ratilii ation. Notes. Antonio P"U n arria, the notorio is (Vrsiciiti professional robber, who ilid a f. w days aiw at Ajacelo from a paral ytic roko, had enjoyed nunc tuan for ty ears the admiration of his fellow countrymen. H is only two years bin-'e he voluntarily luesi uted himself be fore a t'orsican court for trial. Tiu forms of law were duly observed the jury unanimously admitted him. When President Carnot visited Corsica Uellacorcla was solemply presented to l-i as "ttut Kin ot the mouataip-" Tar Heel Notes. Th.- on! put of ninnuf.'ietured tobacco in Winston for the lin t live months of peio. was li.:;.Vt,l 11' pounds, against 7, Bl'.S,l::s pounds for the live months of an iui Tense of l,CS(J,3i)4 pounds. Mori- interest is -shown In nnhtie iloirh cjiooln in our l ilies than ever before, 'fn ttoe Journal of Kdtiration. At some nlaces conrsps of stintv urn hntner j-4Bpmodcled, enriched and extended; la otner? separate high school buildings are being planned.