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Tto Chatham Itttxxd IX. A. LONDON, Editor. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 8, 1913 EMANCIPATION OF SLAVES. The first day of every January is celebrated by the colored peo ple in many parts of the South and is called " Emancipation Day" in commemoration of the day when President Lincoln's emancipation proclamation went into effect, which was just fifty years on the first day of this month. The effect and intent of that proclamation have been misunderstood, and, as last Wed nesday was the semi-centennial of that event, it is proper to give the facts and thus keep history straight. Lincoln did not issue that proc lamation because of any love for the slaves nor because of any idea that he had the right to eman cipate thera,nor did that proc lamation pretend to emancipate all the slaves, but only those owned by persons in certain States and parts of States. Sla very was not abolished through out all the States of the union or of the Confederacy by that proc lamation, nor did that proclama tion profess to do that These two facts should be remembered. On the 22nd of September, 1862, more than a year after the war had begun. President Lin- coin issued a proclamation de claring that, on the 1st cf the following January, he would is sue a proclamation emancipating all slaves within any State or any part of a State "the people thereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States." Ac cordingly he did issue such a proclamation on the 1st day of January, 1863, emancipating the slaves in Arkansas, Texas. Lou isiana (except certain parishes named therein), Mississippi, Ala bama, Florida. Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia, except certain counties in the last named State. It will thus be seen that no slaves were attempted to be emancipated in Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Tennessee r Missouri, or even In certain parts of Virginia and Louisiana. In his proclamation Lincoln ex pressly stated that he issued it as ""a military necessity" and 4as a fit and necessary war mea sure for suppressing the rebel lion." So that he thus acknowl edged that he had no constitu tional right to free the slaves. Indeed in his inaugural address (on the 4th of March, 1861,) he uttered these memorable words : "I have no purpose, directly or inairectiy, to interfere with the institution of Slavery inrthe States where it exists. I believe 1 have no lawful right to do so. and I have no inclination to do so." And, in order to 3how further that Lincoln knew he had no con stitutional right to free the slaves, it should be remembered how he revoked the proclama tions of Generals Fremont and Hunter, and censured them for attempting to free the slaves in the States wherein they held command. Early in the war, in August, 1861, General John C. Fremont (who was the first Re publican candidate for President in 1856) issued a proclamation declaring free the slaves of every Confederate engaged in war with the Union, and Lincoln prompt ly repudiated that proclamation. On the 9th of May, 1862. Gen. David Hunter, who then com manded the military district of Georgia, Florida and South Caro lina, issued a proclamation de claring "forever free" all the slaves in those three States. President Lincoln at once issued his proclamation declaring "al together void" the proclamation issued by Gen. Hunter and that "neither Gen. Hunter nor any other commander or person has been authorized by the govern ment of Jhe United States to make proclamations declaring the slaves of any State free.'' The truth is, slavery in all the States of the Union was abolish ed by an amendment to the Con stitution of the United States af ter the war was over, which amendment was voted on and ratified by the Southern States. Of course this would not have been done, nor considered neces sary, if Lincoln's proclamation had abolished slavery. It is well to bear this in mind. In this connection it may be proper to correct an error that is prevalent among persons who ought to know better. Many persons say (and some sincerely believe) that the war waged by the United States against the Confederate States was for the purpose of freeing the slaves. The official action of Congress re futes any such notion. Soon af ter the battle of Manasses the Congress of the United States (then in extra session) adopted the following resolution: "Resolved, That this' war is not waged upon our part with any purpose of overthrowing or interfering with the rights or es tablished institutions of these States, but to defend and main tain the supremacy of the con stitution and to preserve the Union." The same Congress also, in the month of March following, by large majorities in both branch es, adopted the following resolu tion: "Resolved, That the United States ought to co-operate with any State which may adopt a gradual abolishment of slavery, giving to such State pecuniary aid, to be used by such State, in its discretion, to compensate for the inconveniences, public and private, produced by such change of system." Of course the adoption of the above resolution shows that Con gress acknowledged that the right to abolish slavery rested exclu sively with each State, and this resolution merely declares it to be the duty of the United States to co operate with any State that may emancipate its slaves by helping to pay for them. Slav ery had been abolished many years before the war in the Northern States (when it was found to be unprofitable), each State acting for and by itself, and no man then pretended that the United States government had the right or could emanci pate the slaves of those States. Lincoln's proclamation not only did not profess to free all the slaves (only those in those sections in actual "rebellion," as stated therein), but it did not actually free the slaves in those sections. They were not actu ally freed until after the war, more than two years after Lin coln issued his proclamation de claring them free. The General Assembly of North Carolina convened in its bien nial session at 12 o'clock today at Raleigh, nearly every member being present. The Senate was called to order by Lieutenant Governor Newland, who will con tinue as the presiding officer of that body until Lieutenant-Governor Daughtridge is sworn in on next Wednesday, when Governor Craig is inaugurated and all the other newly elected State officers are sworn in. The House of Representatives was called to order by the chief clerk of the last House (Mr. T. G. Cobb), as provided by law, and, after the members had been duly sworn in, the House was organized by the election of the following officers : Hon. George W. Connor, of Wilson, Speaker; T.G.Cobb, Chief Clerk. The Democrats have the larg est majority in this Legislature that any political party has ever had in any of our Legislatures. In the Senate are 46 Democrats and .only four Republicans, and in the House are 107 Democrats and 13 Republicans and Pro gressives. We hope that our Democratic legislators during the coming session will fully realize that "with power comes responsibil ity," as was stated by The Rec ord the day after they were elected. We sincerely hope that their unprecedented majority mav not be a stumbling block to har mony and united efforts for good legislation. Do not let their very strength be a source of weak ness! ' TAFT AGAINST ROOSEVELT. No Democrat has denounced Roosevelt and his Progressive party more severely than did President Taft last Saturday night at a Republican "reorgan ization'' meeting at New York of a thousand prominent Republi cans from all parts of the United States. From his speech we copy the following extract: "We were beaten in the elec tion. We ran third in the race. Why is it that we gather here with so much spirit, and with so little disappointment and humili ation? Is is not that in spi.e of the defeat in November, we were still victorious in saving our coun try from an administration whose policy involved the sapping of the foundation of domestic con stitutional, representative gov ernment, whose appeals were calculated to arouse class hatred that has heretofore been the ruin of popular government and whose contempt for the limitations of constitutional law and the guar antee of civil liberty promised chaos and anarchy?" The above shows that Taft thinks the defeat of Roosevelt and his so-called Progressive party has saved the country from "chaos andianarchy, " and this is the opinion of the bulk of the Republican party, if not of the majority of the voters in the United States. WASHINGTON LETTER. From Our Regular Correspondent. Washington, D. C, Jan. 3. The weik just passed has been marked by the observance of a delightful custom peculiar to Washington society. New Year's Day is always a day at home for Washington society folk. On this day many homes will be found open to welcome friends and acquaintances. But the chief event is the reception of the President of the United States at the white house; Presi dent Taft was able to return from Panama just in time to greet the thousands of people who desired to pay their respects to him on the last New Year day of his administration. As many young men will enter the United States Senate on the fourth of next March, there will be a strong movement on foot to overthrow the present method of making committee appointments. In years past, ordinarily, it has taken years of service in the Senate before a Senator obtained an influential committee assign ment. The Democrats, who will control after the fourth of next March, propose to see to it that the young men have a chance. Engineer Commissioner Jud son, one of the chief executive officers of the government of the District of Columbia, acknowl edged, in a congressional inves tigation, that he had recommend ed a man named Ingham for ap pointment as insurance commis sioner of the District because In gham was a relative of Senator Gallinger, chairman of the Sen ate committee for the District; although he did not believe that Ingham was competent to fill the position. Truly, the federal ad ministration of the affairs of the national capital is not free from the blight of national politics! At midnight, December 31, messages were flashed, for the first time, from the great wire less telegraph tower at Arling ton, just across the river from Washington, to the Eiffel town, Paris, to the big wireless tower at Clifton, Ireland, and to points on the Pacific coast. A few seconds later Postmast er General Hitchcock inaugurat ed a new era in the American postal service by sending the first package intrusted to the new parcels post. Word comes to Washington that the first pack age mailed at Birmingham, Ala bama, was a pitchfork. Eggs, live bees and chickens may now be sent to all parts of the coun try, and borrowed umbrellas re turned by mail, but alcoholic liq uors are barred. Efforts are being made by the war department to increase the strength of the organized militia of the United States. There has been an increase of nearly 10, 000 officers and men during the last year. And if the recommen dations of the Secretary of War are adopted, the State militia will be brought into closer touch with the regular army and made thereby more permanent and ef ficient. - A striking feature of a recent report of the Interstate Com merce Commission is that a large proportion of railway acci dents are caused by dereliction of duty of employees concerned; but the commission believes that railroad engineers and trainmen have a keen appreciation of their responsibilities. Frightful Polar Winds blow with terrific force at the far north and play havoc with the ski, causing red, rough or sore chapped hands and lips that need Bucklen's Arnica Salve to heal them. It makes the skin soft and smooth Unrivaled for cold sores also bums, boils, sores, ulcers, cuts', bruises and piles. Only 25c at G 1 Pilkington's. advt. There are 735 coal mines in the United States which are produc ing morethan 200.000 short tons of coal each annually. $1.00 Per Plate wag paid at a banquet to Henry Clay, in .New Orleans in 1812 Mighty cost ly for those with stomach trouble or indigestion. Today people everywhere use Dr. King's New Lif e Pills for these troubles as well as liver, kidney and bowel disorders. Easy, safe, sure. Only 25c at O.K. Pttkingtoa's. advt Road Commissioners' Ex penses. The following is the report of disbursements of the Board of Road Commissioners of Chatham county from the 1st day of July, 1912, to the 1st day of January, 1913, submitted by J. J. Hack ney, Jr., Clerk of the Board. LEON T. LANE, Sheriff. Albright Township. C C Cooper. . $11 10 J O Clark, . . 11 30 J O Clark, . , 30 07 LG Andrews. . 47 79 C C Cooper, HBWhitt, . . 37 85 19 75 Total, Baldwin. WG Williams, . . CB Smith, WG Williams, . . W G Williams, . A E Cole, . f John Dawson, A J Norwood , . : . CB Smith, . A J Norwood- Atwater & Lambeth . W G Williams. , : j. Total, . : Bear Creek. JRHilliard, . J M Councilman, W H Johnson, . JRHilliard, . John D Lane, . . W H Johnson, .. JRHilliard, W H Johnson, . J E Jones, . . John D Lane, . . ! $157 86 $ 7 40 32 97 71 95 2 50 24 00 44 50 22 92 33 65 42 10 13 65 10 95 $306 59 $17 65 7 95 53 05 30 80 72 10 31 95 28 35 56 90 26 00 57 94 Total, $382 69 Cape Fear. P T Farrell, R F Sturdivant, A F Harrington, W C Stone, A F Harrington, W C Stone, WC Stone, R F Sturdivant, A F Harrington, W C Stone, $22 50 33 00 31 00 25 25 5 30 7 50 24 50 53 79 22 40 16 00 Total, . . $241 24 Center. PT Farrell. . . $44 55 H B Jones, . . 8 50 J J Perry, . ... 11 00 J N Hamlet. . . 26 50 P T Farrell, . . 27 00 FM Farrell, . ' ". ' 18 98 PT Farrell, . . ' 14 20 J L Ray, 5 50 PT Farrell, . : . 49 50 Hackney, Harper Co., 7 05 Hackney, Harper Co , 8 90 J O Brown, . . . 21 10 J L Ray, . . 6 40 J N Hamlet, . . 72 15 H B Jones, . . 49 20 J O Brown, . ' . 26 65 P T Farrell, . . 47 70 J L Ray, . . 78 40 Total . '. $523 28 Gulf. James Cheek, . . $33 70 G B Eikins. . . . 27 80 Jame3 Cheek, . . 10 25 B A Phillips. . . 3 00 J M Oldham, . . 3 00 J A Palmer, . . 27 50 T B Burke, . . 3 50 James W Cheek. . 21 70 J A Palmer, . . 97 65 J C Eikins, . . 5 68 T M Bynum, . ' . 5 50 J A Palmer, . . 102 30 John A Knight, . 45 50 G B Eikins, . . 43 00 TB Burke, . . 7 00 Total, . . $437 08 Hadley. I A Duiham, . . .. $13 00 J W Lindley, . 25 60 Otis Thomas, ' . . .. 32 90 I A Durham, . . 28 20 E R Cook, . ' . 24 90 L L Perry, . . 31 35 Otis Thomas, ... 7 T A T 1V rr 60 J W Lindley, . . 6 80 L L Perry, . . 24 75 Total, - ! - $233 60 Haw River; Lattie Ellington, 1 . S 7 20 J Utley, . , . 5 25 B J Utley, . . 8 30 J V Ray, . . 15 70 B J Utley, . . . 5 50 Total, $ 41 95 Hickory Moantaibu George Holt,, . .. S7019 J L Ray, . . 7 00 J LRay, . . 6 50 GW Brooks, . . 50 72 J LRay, . . 67 25 J A Johnson, . .. 80 25 J LRay, . .. 19 10 Total, . ; $301 01 Matthews. GF Phillips, . - $41 02 J R Stanley, . 35 00 GP Phillips, . . 28 81 G W Brooks, . . 47 03 GF Phillips, ' . 25 49 Geo W Brooks, . . 54 61 John D Fox, . 48 41 John R Stanley, 84 97 Total, . . $SS5 34 Rbsuli or S)STi New Hope. , J J Hatley, . . $49 18 N J Bryan, . . 67 32 C D Moore, . . 18 00 Total, . . $134 50 Oakland. Fred Seagroves, . $19 78 a M. Eddins, . . 33 05 Fred Seagroves, . 22 50 Fred Seagroves, . 6 00 Fred Seagroves, . 127 90 Fred Seagroves, . 45 75 Total, . . $254 98 Williams. L N Womble, . . $ 1 45 J M Womble, . . 59 25 J W Horton, . . 22 50 A E Cole, . . 32 50 J M Womble. . 26 22 Total, . . $141 92 General Fond. A J Clark, . . $2120 WO Farrell, . . 2100 B A Phillips. . . 20 00 A J Clark, . . 15 20 W L London & Son. . .303 00 J J Hackney. Jr., . 3 70 B A Phillips. . 5 00 J J Hackney, Jr.. . 5 60 A E Cole, . 2 70 L N Womble, . . 5 00 B A Phillips, . . 31 20 John D Fox, . 84 50 WO Farrell, . 17 20 L N Womble. . . 9 75 W L London & Son . 9 60 L N Womble, . 2 10 W L London & j3on, . 14 85 J J Hackney.r., . 5 90 W L London & Son . 185 00 W L London & Son, . 3 40 Total, . . $765 90 Total for all purposes, $4,287 94 I hereby certify that the fore going statement is correct. LEON T. LANE, Sheriff, agents Wanted Woadstock liver Tablet Woadstock Rbeomatusi Tablets Af eats, nea ami www, mak lig mamtj ellkf tku Great Family JfeJirfM OUTFIT FREE Writ Tday Woadstock Co Washington, D.C MORTGAGE SALE. -By vir- tue of a morterace executed hv T;ita vii nnrl T.avift Andrews ti Tuns. L. Fomevand by him transferred to me, w'lieh mortgage is registered in book "K ," page 668, in the office of the register of deeds of Chatham county, I will sell for cash at the court house door iu Pitfsboro, at iz m. Friday, January 24, 1913, the tract of land described in said mortgage in Baldwin township. Chat nam county, beginning on the big road in the county line, running with the same north 83 deg west 87 poles to a p isioak. thence south 66 deg west 75 poles to Stanford's corner, thence south 39 poles to a rock, thence west 7 pole- to a stake and pointers, thence sout h 34 deg west 74 poles to a haw b-.sh, thence north s2 deg east 66 poles lo area oak, thence north 7 aeg east 21 p les to white ok, thence north 73 deg east 101 poles to the road. thence with same road to the first sta tion, containing 80 3-4 acres. This Dec. 25, 1912. U. L. LINDSEY. LAND SALE. By virtue of an order of the Superior Court of Chatham county, In the special pro cmlmg therein pending, entitled, "A. V. W lls n and wife et als versus Mu ntT. Poe and wife, Lalon Foe," I will, at the court-house door in Pitts boro. N. C, on Saturday, January 11th, 1913, offer for sale to the highest bidder, the following described tracts of land: First tract Lving and being in New Hope township, Chatham coun ty, N. ,C, bounded on the north by White Oak creek and Atlas Bryan; on the east by P. J. Harward and J. W. Goodwin; on the south by .1. It- IIoHe man and A. T. Holleman,and on the west by New Hope creek, known as the Suggs old home tract, containing 112 acres, mure or less, and particular ly describe ! in a deed from It. C. Council to It. M.Suggs, dated Jan. 3d, 18US- TIkh. Goodwin to L. A. Suggs, dated March 14th, 1873; Js. Clark to It. M. Suargs, dated May 20th, 1868; Lemuel Ellis to R. M. Suggs dated Bee. 2-rd, 1869, and R. C Council and wife to L. A. Suggs, dated March the 14tb, 1873. Second tract -Lying and being in Haw Iliver township, bounded on the north by the Tom liolling place: on the east -by Henry Thomas; on the south by the lands of the Virginia Trust Co., and on the west by Nathan Harris, colored, known as the Levenia 8iggs lands and particularly deserlb-! ed in a dfed' from J. L. Bridges and ! wife to Levenia Suggs, dated April 2d. 1881, containing 27 1-3 acres, more or less, save and except, however, from this tract about on acre recently con veyed to the trustees of the Gum Springs Baptist church. Terms of sale One-half cash, bal ance in six months, deferred payment to bear interest at 6 per cent from date of confirmation, and titles reserved till all purchase money is paid. Time of sale 12 o'clock m. R. H. HAYES, Com'r. Hajea St Bynam, Attorneys. TKAOC I 1 1" I III ' llllm V . fWMm 1. ijii.ii f KtO'DTtacO If 11,01 FROST PROOF GUARANTEED TO FROM THE ORIGINAL CAE2AGE PLANT GROWERS kxki w ict7U.ua.. emEUTToK lahgis-tVc. Established 1368. Paid in Welgrewtht. flrat FROST POOF PLAKTS In 18CH Now hure over twenty thousand satinfled COfftomera. vvc & r srrown &iui sold mora cahtp plants tkan all otlir pertone In the Suthra eomhln. WHY? Because our plxnta Btnst pieoao or w send your money back. Ord.r now It is tiro to set these plants in your oecUoa to get extra, early aJbcjOge, cod they are the ouea that aeil for tbe mosft money. We sw three tans c! Cskbaga-Ssed per sesssn &TeTrT"K Fruit trees and ormunontala. Write for free catalog- contain intr valucMe Information about fruit and Ttsrfau)lerowiner. Prices on Cabbife Plants:- By mail Portage Paid 15 eiits pr KM plants. By eipr, bnypr paying-eTrssHiHrt3, which under special rate is yery low: 500 tor $1.00; lMO to i,00e si.O per tLousaud; 5.900 to 9,ouO f 1.25 pr tbouruid ; 10 MO and over pep thousand. Wm. C Geraty Co., Box 41, Yongcs Island, S. C. H8Si CABBAGE AND LETTUCE PLANTS. GROWN IN THE OPEN AIR. We are prepared to ship from now until April 1st, the finest assortment of Cabbage Plants tied in bunches of fifty (50), correctly eounfcel, with an extr uuiiumi uianw tree wi eacu mousanu rwpoi i-rwJE otuiuir which are grown especially Tor us on JLon" Island New York. Our plants are sprayed with luue and made free from perms. Our prices are l.&uper laousanaaeuvereo, count fruaranteed and wxz n.u yuu ia x cpica iiui ruuiK, vuaneston, r. as to our relia bility, also to Postmaster and Express Agents, Aleggetts, S. U. Our Lettuce Plants Are Frost Proof also, and we will put on at same figures. We wantapents to handle our plants at each station; commission deducted front price of plant of 10 jer cent. Write arRrsecure agency. The Enterprise Plant Co.,lVIeggetts,S.C. The largest Potato Plant and Cabbage Farm in the South. Fifty aeres devoted in South Carolina and Florida to plants alone. .. ik 1 r . : . a 'mSLseosoaa Banking Your Money REGULARLY AT THE Bank of Pittsboro 3 not only keeps you from spending it, but saves it for future use, whether for business, pleasure or tim -of need! SAFE, SURE AND SECURE. It is Saving and Depositing regularly that makes your aCCOUnt dollar linon tlnlbir inrrpaco ranirllir wa aAA A r... I i . j cent interest. Commence UAJflTAIi $10,000 Surplus and Undivided Profics $7,000 W. L. LONDON, . M. T. WILLIAMS President. DIRECTORS : JAS. L. GRIFFIN. II. M. LONDON, W. J. WOMBLE. W. L. LONDON, R. H. HAYES, 23333 From the following ' USEFUL Malleable Steel Range, Aluminum Ware, Coffee Percolators, Silver Table Ware, Manicure and Scissors Sets, Pocket Knives, 100 styles, Keen Kutter $1 Safety Razors, Christmas Cut Prices on Stoves and Ranges for Ten Days. Pay our store a visit when in San ford, duality and prices guaranteed. EVERYTHING IN HARDWARE. Lee Hardware Store, stt: HIGHEST MARKET PRICE PAID FOR RAY FURS AM) HIDES Wool on Commission. Writ for price list mentioning JOHN WHI 1 1 & LUi L0UISVlLLE,KY. GOV. WILSON will be Inaugurated Pres ident March 4th, 1912. Account of the above historic event which, as we all know, will be the grandest occasion our Southland has enjoved in 20 years, t he Seaboard Air Line Railway is making preparations to take care of the great multitude of people who will attend same. SPECIAL TRAINS, Special Pullman Sleenincr Cars. Soe- cial Coaches will be required in large number. If you exp?ct to attend tbis great event you should get busy. Clubs, societies, schools and other organized bodies of all kinds expect ing to attend should get in line at once. Write the undersigned who will give you important information and take care of you or your party in best manner possible. H. 8. LEARD, Div. Pass. Agent, Raleigh, N. G. Esl.i885 CABBAGE PLANTS SATISFY CUSTOMERS cdcckbsioh. " auourt'athocksr. in o iTt st I m mkjT? mm . .hit 1 w. ioMiaauuiaitik Capital Stock $30,000.00 -C"r purcsaseu. i iiese plants are raided from Promnt sh iu m n i i 1 1 . .. . . . i.u.vaj rt OUVA UC1 Iiikli2j today. Cashier. H. A. LONDON, B. NOOE. J, uggestions list may be selected presents : Shavins: Sets, Tool Cabinets filled with tools, Brass Andirons, Fire Sets, Buggy Robes, big assortment. And many other things too Numerous to mention. this ad. I Coffins and caskets A full stock of Coffins and v Caskets always on hand and ; sold at all prices. All kinds and sizes. . B. Node, L Pittsboro. N.C
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