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5 coiirrvjc A? -tt'CHAPIN.
i.&brory lit; 1848. , r
-fliiiTbeTCaleigh Blister ba acquired arepa
loi"odlnflaence far greater thahthepe
tmlary patrooaje It has received.1 Its pnb-
Z-ttca&doJItS&a&i prompted by a regard for
vthe general welfare, ought not to be a bor-
oaeifte-ra woorietor and editor.' TuHs far
3-'lt has bee a heavy tax opon the pnrac of the
' ' ," asd mpfm the timrf of the : other, tnth
"OdoUe eonipeasafiott hakthe satisfactlan
- ' trlig-Tgtoct ''There aVe' thoiisands of the
-'b aaett ti IfortlTCarelma who feci as deep
) ia lftUrtstlA the cans it adrocatea as -we
r.. drt' kbd who 1 would regret to witness its
suspension or fall ore. - We call npon all
kK is rert tnenaelf of in its ' behalf. If
'tttlt friend of ?the BegxAer ; will obtain one
Wtaoref nbacriberi Ita sneeess will be placed
' 1 beyond contingency".' May we not hope that
' thetrierds of Equal Rights for all, of fre-
deit, peabaaJd onion,' in a word of Repnb
" : lkafiisnVtft iha true acceptation of the term
-J-will grr s few hours' of leisure to the
-work of eaxrrassing for fhtJSegidrr t v ' '
Thbagh ReptbKcaais before fhe partywas
- fbnMd,'and at 'all tfines 'since, we are not
thoabi-resof party: 'T7e are free to discos
'ipubHcTfiaeartres tponth'eft' toerils; aid io
' criticise the character and xnotires of pu&lic
men. 'Though the loyalty of the editor, and
'prOprfetdr, to j'tb'' tTnlon Sk as ''conspicuous
duriagHhe laie' diiaious war--so muctso
. that neither of us'jtould ha'te resided in" the
' Bouth 'attha time -we cherish none but the
sindesi jeeliags twards the whole pepple.
' Our' jaui (s io conrince and persuade,' by an
' appeal to reason, that freedom for all is best
for aft ;' aid that the perpetual TTnion of all
the laiglo American States is essential to the
' highest prosperity and happiness of their
. ' people,' TTe'desire to see' eyery law-abiding
man in uie oii raeiwa irvm pouucai (us
abilities,' on' the eonilidon of swearing' atle
gtance to thVxriilted Rates fand gate Got
ertments; and we are utterly opposed, to the
fdeaof en grafting into the State' Constlta
doa a clause which, proscribes any man on
. account of 'race color, or former condition,
i 9 "SeUter derotes a large portion of its
fpsee to the kindred causes of Agriculture
and Internal ImproTsments.'V'We feel a pro
found Interest InThen" and, iball continue
to labor for their .!fad rancement, TVe hare
r aif eibelient 'travelling correspondent, 4liin
'Eetant,wh6e letters" abound fn Valuable in
' formation and graphic delineations of scen
: ery:"JWe shan condnueto"prent in bnef
bHhe news,'Iocal and general while there win I
be a column set apart for poetry and misccl-
' laneous literature. ;l'': " '"" ".' '
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The name of the Post Office and County
should, In all caseaileplainly written.
All communications pnk business should
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:iTES MK&IDXXT AHU, QEN. GRANT.
''A.'aKarp 4ri& pomted controversy between
the President antFOenOlt Grant, In relatioi
vto"B reniovtl'ttf Winttn,"bas benrpulf.
'Hlrtti1, 'anrefleV no;tdit upori'eifher
upWfy?viTenf,'aar usual, forgets the
"i ruined reserve wniea belongs lo'the eftW;
WhJlethe'Wia of -Uk? Army falls todear
himself of a degree of ' eqoivocition In the
premisear The ttsptfifreducesitself almost
"! tbV-oration oT veracity, between the dii-
: tSngolshed fuarctitrnarics, In their real to exy
-1ki&ii themselves Imf. ai "k frW to the
' - smsmjt ana cnancxer or ue nanon, we nave
no wish toconvict either of faisch'obd and
we doablhet, ihtrHfiTErences may be tracad
' to nSeuaderitlndlrig of each' other.' The
reticexft' sbldierjwraped In "a croud of tobac
, eo smoke, may wdlbV supposed to be oi-
"kl'flfiei1 th,Toc4rolf the
n' polkdai,' Wft fcirgtrrttoti; setf-asertioij ;
fames of bisllavsina; there Mtt&wiag
in
k . w 'i y 9 ft I
. a Mm - - M I
. to whai he may.
'3Bodef asaent"t Jupiter nodded.' and why
nos uraat i . . i
toponnsr. .. ' . .,: . , , I I printed nas woritea at ma case tor 7UyearM ot bWweXL lot UHTicaat JudiresJilD.- ti
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fainary
- We rery grtaoTegrefAirelitoiaary
rote which tookplacc in thei5DBTention yes
terday, upon tho questioil of a4 elcctiTor'fu-
. I . j .iJ n
diciary. y.tvj3vsy w nopiL w"1''
will reconsider its action in this matt. -WhereTer'that
systeai has been tried,! the
people hare had reason to lament t;rand
hare ahown a dispoetion to return I the
old and saf e'way. Perhaps Vermont" is an
2ceptieto thisnealej-jbuf if must be borne
nnnoythatUeTeopleVf hat little State
hate been famUiarixcd . from enerabon to
generation to habiof If-goTernment.
Her people are homogenous, J-They are for
the Jmost ! part born on the soil. , They , are
agriculturists 'of 'mechanjcs; f there are .no
large citie j no 'gfeaYnncrin'g.towns ;
few foreignets and, few '.illiterate,, laborers.
IneW York. wbere there v,are large ( cites
and many iO'eJffvfrVn 7clrvT r.f
the 'arts 'of selgoTeBment, the. eiectire U-
didary has been tried twenty jears, and has
iaiieu to meet uu eiwcuuivi v1 " jwj..
It is now Unpopular ;l and Convention hjs
been Called, partly Witti a tfew to restore the
old system; The' Jfudges no' tare; been
elected by thepeopJahare displayed Yenai-
Styr'partiainyand,mrption'.'IjIt has bf
come next to impossible to get justice at the!
hands! iTbOiRepnblieans, and especially the
ftfhmi, debounce the electiTte judiciary
tysWris in'iunbieasnred ' terms. " It was the
spawn of DenjiocTariew aemagogu'ei8m, ahd
it should neTT' find ' faror outside' of ' that
party. We do not my that every man is a
demagogue' who supports it ; for we' know
that many honest, well-meaning men beKere
that It wiir secure a Jnst administration 'of
the laws. -They labor under l a great delo
b5ob - - and we bee of them to consult the
history of the "experiment in this 'country
i consult the leaders of the Republican party
consult those- who have served it longest and
most faithfully consult such men as Chase,
Fessenden, Sunmer, Greeley, Trumbull . anirl
Sherman ; eonsOlt any man bf the party who
deserves th tiauie of. statesman or . jurist
and we will surrender the question, if nine
out of ten of them do not advise against the
adoption of a Judiciary system, to be elected
by the people '
-.. At the present time the experiment' must
be peculiarly .hazardous. : Seventy thousand
illiterate men have just been- enfranchised,
andadded to the thirty or forty thousand
illitarate men who were voters under the
laws as they existed before' the war." They
therefore constitute a1 decided majority of
the people: and will any man of candor
pretend that men; unable to read and write,
are competent to choose jurists to expound
the laws t I The thing is preposterous.' Dem
agogueism will be the qualification -of oar
eleetive judiciary ; not - learning in the law:
He who promises fairest, v and ' distributes
Whiskey with the freest, hand, will stand a
far better chance for election, than the learn
ed, modest thoughtful 'student. .The elec
tioo Of Judges by the people is a very differ
ent affair from that of electing Represents-'
tires to: I the Legislature, j The ' : latter ! hold
their places for a jear.'fcr at most two years.
They can be turned adrift if they fail to -da
what, their. ponstitaents -expect of them.-U
They. make, laws for all; and not for one - or
a few.; and common' sense and . integrity-
of Tchich : jthej people, especially if: : the be
educated, are competent judges -are the
principle requisites . in a legislator. Learn
ing Is very desirable, but it is not essential
at least in all who c te the Legislature. But
the Judges should all, be, not merely men of
sound sense and high character, but learned
m the law. It is not every glib- 'stump
sWaker,ivhois a? lawyer, while iqany.of the
soundest jurists are, like St PauX pf "bodily
presence weak, and speech contemptible."
It is needless to repeat that the people are
not competent to discriminate, and to select
men for Judges, with reference to thejr fit-
i. j uages auz;r irom popmar veprcecn-
latives in this ; that they are called upoxj. to
decide causes between individuals ; between
rich and poor1; between political friends and
f oes ; and can', it be pretended that dema-jj
gogues, whocome tothe bench the gradu-
axes and rppresenrauves or tne pot-nouses;
the chosen bf the local party caucus ' with
passions arrayed against one class, their polif
cal opponents ; aad 'with prepossessions, in
favor of another will it be pretended that
such men who can onlv hone to uernet-
r . -
uate.their official existence by faithfully serv
ing the party can be relied upon to do jus
tice- between man and man between men,
one of whom voted ' for him, and another
who voted against hi mt " ":'! .
We may add to these considerations, which
address themselves alike to all good citizens,
another which should have Its weight with
the friends bf - reconstruction. "' It is this :
The adbptioh of a jxldBciary system,' elective"'
by the people, will do" almost as much per
haps quite as much, fortheciluse of so-called
Conservatism In North Carolina,' as1 'the' pnK
serif tlve'pbliey; In "regard tdyoiing. ;Eith-'
erwdurd: render the Constitution' Odious to
a large class of the most intelligent people
raaiy Of whom are loyal and Republican in
their sympathies. Their hearty support can
not bo ex picted ifjeither proscription, or an
elective judiciary tball be engrafted on the
Oonetitatiem''. The result will be the triumph
bf Conservatism.' 1 ' The Constitution will be
defeated ; ' and reconstruction be postponed,
perhapa,' until the Nerthsrri copperheads
shall obtain the control of the General Go v-
ernment - This Is the great end and aim of
what 1j called " Conservatism in North
Carolina,ri Every member ef the Conventioixi
whoTOtes for this elective ' judidarj", or toi;
uivouiuuvu. tv saa w ivnuwi aaJif ciuueus oti -
vice to the party whlchh'eld its' taie Coa-'
tvitfctfltfTxrekerVHalllaslwek;'nV - : I
' -Great Teiitdi Is dfaespicrallf l& Messrs.
Abbott, Pool, Jones and Rodniltf fcr 'thfeit
efforts to steratbe'curmif of '.feeling in fa-.
toor of. the xaeotesVstem ; i CoLHeatoi.
idafyeppeaed k, imt afc length acqhiesced
After the laHutebf jthoplarftof-. appeiatiiitot
rf V tke r aevomor and tonflxmation' by" the
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TIIB JUDICIARY.
THE PUBLIC CBEDIfRUllOR.
Blown by suxn4ses jealousies, conjectures 1 1 -
And of so easy am rpjAOi a stppi : f ,
i.t h Limit monster rttnranconntea .ncaus,
,etiU discordant wavering mulbtude,U ,4 ;
play npon it Shaktptare.
- "Hiere are rnm6rsrafloat, at the present
?m ufnffino- the ears at merrwlith falstT:"
porta." 'and we must not Relieve brcm.'e -
are told that a Ring (if we may be-excused
fi tisa of a sionificant shuisr rphrafe) :has
been formed in Raleigh, th object ofwhich
islobjsakLasxithe credit, of. the State,-in
order thOjt its bonds niay be purchase a half
tbeirvalue. ' Thesame parties, we are, told,
will then ! rally to' the support, oi measures
calculated to strengthen public credit, and
to raise the price of the bonds to tbeir , pres
ent current' value ;' by , wich operation they
will make some splendid fortunes! . .. !
J . We know not whether there be any . foun
dation for the many stories we have heard,
.of the abbve'purpoit;. bu we are quitesure
that no knavish stocij-jobbing scheme of the
jnna can una., iavor-wim pxaiu-w'"
honest people of North' Carolina ; ; and to ex
pose it is to-defeat it. ' Wer)Warnt the parties
to the iifnterprise, if there' be! any , such, that
it will, faiL and , they should be cautions, if
'Withoui heeding the' rumor to the dis
credit of anvlndividual, 3 it is not'saf e to as
sume' that it" has no. foundation, td to ; act
as if the honor and' welfare, of tne J tate were
not1 assailed!' To'. be forewafneol is tobe
propo-
ritton- which. assaUi'or mpairs'the public
credit On1 the contrary, the declaration
Contained in the proposed Bill of Rights,
which pledges the resources and ' the honor
of the State and people to the redemption, of
the whole public debt, contracted before the
rebellion tcbmmenced, and B&ce it termiha
ted, should be latified without delay!" There
are pepple in North Carolina some of them
'secesSTOiits,'and some' of them' anti:8eces-
sionists who believe that all or a portion
of the debt incurred by the State during the
rebellion; should be paid. But there' is
sufficient answer to such scruples in the fact
that the National Government, will hot per
mit the assumption of such 'obligations." ' It
must be obvious to every reflecting man.
that to tax the loyal people to pay debts con
tracted with a view tov destroy the Govern
ment, would be unjust to them, while it
would be an insult to and a defiance of the
Government itself. But there can be no ex
cuse on the part of any class of citizens for
the non-pa j ment of the debts contracted for
legitimate purposes, as all those were which
bear date prior to and since the rebellion.
Any scheme for substituting new bonds of
half the nominal value, in place of the old,
except with the free consent of the creditors,
is dishonorable repudiation ; and the Con
vention should avoid the suspicion of so
much, as entertaining Buch a proposition, as
its members would shun'1 leprosy. When
thing is-- manifestly - wrong, we - feel
fhat;we: pay no-'oomplinlent to oor read
era, by endeavoring to show that 'it is inex
pedient; and while we eschew the morality
f ;the French- saying; that there are blun
ders which are j worse than crimes, we own
that an attempt to rid the State' of' debt by
repudiation, 5s calculated to recall it
THE CONSERVATIVE CONVENTION.
. , Ml''-'. ...
We did intend to comment at some length
upon the proceedings of the "Conservative"
Convention, but having been a good deal
occupied with other things, we content our
selves with the remark, that it did what a
"Conservative" Convention might be expec
tedto do ; that is to say, it practically affili
ated with the Northern so-called democracy,
and declared J against negro suffrage ; but
with Governor Graham in the Chair, .and at'
its heal, there was a commendable hesita
tion aboul taking the hated: and, derided
name, "democrecy.". This coynest, however,
will pass away, amid the heat , and dust Of .
the approaching ; Presidential .campaign ;.
and the "Conservatives" will . follow: jtheJ
cad of the, party, which a few years, ago .fe-,
' - - . . ' M
joiced in tne name of tne "Progressive i?e-
mocracy.": , Progress then meant th exten
sion and perpetuation of Slavery ; . and as
that policy-is no , longer pjaeticable there Is
no wonder thai progress has ceased to be
deemed desirable by so-called, democrats,
and sympathising Whigs. . ;
Remembering as we do, that the men--
Whigs and i "Democrats," -who now com
pose the "Conservative" party, coalesced' in J
18o4, in repealing the great Conservative,
measure, the Missouri compromise, and .in
1861, ia dissolving, the Union itself, they
must excuse us for being unwilling to con-'
cede to them the name they . lay claim to-r-
ersonally, we cntettain .grat -respect for
them ; and we. doubt not Jbat, they are ac
tuated by motives which are founded. in a
regard, for tho good,of the comjnonwelth;
but we differed irom , them when ia, 1854,,
they oombjned to break up the great .Oon-
seryaUvpqlicy which for hirty-four; yars
uau.rtrservvu peace Detween .tne septions;
we diff red from" them when, in 1861, Jhe so-
called democracy .inaugurated, andj the,
Whitrs acauiesced in secession, rehpflinn. nr
war upon thetnitecl jBtttes J (ende i'cliffet
f.nm 1..t. f - fTU.:'.fl''.: .'.-" " ' '
aiier inougnt. it cemcs alter the deluge.
They opened uplbe. fountains of the great
deep, and tne old land-marks i are swept
away. ;:They must accommodate themselves
to the new order of things which their own
revolutionary acts have ' brought about
Universal suffrage is now an inevitable
cessity ;;and the questwq Is nbt so much
whether all black men (shallj vote, J. as. whe-
taer ten thousand of the leading white men
in theBtltcahalibtprfeecribecU. Wm aretha
friends of all of whites land bmcka.d-s We
hawj meayrapathy' with th narrqw; aSd se4-l
fish paxtzaBship, pTr.with trre cold ? distrust
Which would disfranchise tBhexrace, or any
CJasWAVe heitact dornaani can -i beTtsnlv
Myhifl4he.wbrowhpn's'denied
the right of suffragc.f., M K j.'.v
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mraTTTNQ DEBATE
tor-- v v Ti-
Theproceedingiof thM" Cvenfipn, foW FP-
Saturdav. were Boico by a vert liyfly deJ
bate, upon the fundaiflenl pifedpfejof hf
. .; - i-s 4 ' Is.'ii !-. um..
declaration ot inaepenaenceyiz : jjZZrzmZzrr&L "J- w t-jej: -
men are created equal." In a body compos-
ed of bne hundred ranrsevenrRard'ical'rRe-
publicafsTTOdtyifirteOT
fone
eouTappose that such a ScussTonl
could not last lbngi but strange to sayr two
jprtthri
irtthree of those wheavef beenegarded as
xtrtnfe Ratticalst 'took issue witlthe" elf-
'
evident truth, hud down by-Mr. Jefferson;
and adopted - by. ouc forefathers of 1776.
It is to belxegretted . hat jao. fulLxeport. of
the debate appears in. the Daily Press of the
..city. The SenfineF account is very meagre;
while ' the : Standard, for some t reason,
suppresses the debate alfogelber or possibly
reserves it for revision. We learn,' however,
that Col. E. W- Jones, of Plymouth;' de
nounced the doctrine of human equality, as
a monstrous, absurdity, and, its 'author, Mr.
Jefferson, as an infidel. . This was precisely
the position taken by" the Bentineti last sum
mer, to";Vbjcn we replied at Jengthj We
inins: we maaeit tqq pain i op, any reasona
ble man to entertain a doubt, that, the lan
guage of the Declaration? tnat ''all menire
created eqaal,'. refers merely to an eguaiity
of rights; .andftot'j to an equality ofndi-
tions; and in replyto the charge that Uie? prep
osition is infidel in .charac.Wjp, produced
numerous patoagfis; from the . Oid 0and .New
Testaments in support pf it, and challenged
the Sentinel, to produce any passage from
iue uiesseu uook, implying ine contrary,
.There was. no
response;, and Jae prpgump
plausible otie could not be
tion Is, that a
made,, ; We regret, that Cbt, ,. Jones, was - not
at that time a reader of the Register, -&b the
eontroyeisy might have removed from his
mind one of the fundamental,-but glittering
sophisms in which he was edncfttedi "and
which appears to cling to him, potwithstand
ing he now rejoices in the ligh t and liberty of
Republicanisraj, just as the glossy . wrapping
of the chrysalis, adheres to the butterfly, and
betokens its origin as it dances with its free.
wings on the ambient air, and basks in the
sun-light amid the flowers of theearly spring.
We learn, al6o, that Mr. Tontgee, who had
oeen regaraea as an extreme KadicaL ac
ceptsthe 'dbgna Or human equality, with
modifications; and proposes to aniend and
qualify the language of the Declaration of
Independence, ,M be'too broad and sweep
ing. JYe . are gratified, however , in .being
able to .record he; fact, that . au , overwhehn-
mg majojnty of the Convention, decided to
adhere to the, cardinal principle of the Re
public. This jresult is mainly due to the
persistent efforts-; of , Col. lleaton, . who
thought that language penned b'y 'Jefferson,
and scanned and approved by Franklin and
Adams, could not need the emendations of
Messrs...Tourgee and Jones.
Sausbubt,,N.!C., Feb. U th, 1868
Hon. Calvin J Cowlts, ; . :tv; . u o ; u n I
.'. President Conttitutional Cotentimj ' :
:;.! ,'- (.'.' is v jbteiglq WC.i '.'
Sib :I - present to ''youy berewithV'.and
through y w-to the" honorable- Oonrentfon
ovar which you preside, some practical views
of relief for the colored people xtf "Worth
Carolina,' and should they httrant earnest and
favorable enquiry, as I trust they will; I
hope the Convention will despa'tcb ari Intel
ligent, trustworthy person to 'Washington to
oonfet with Congress and General ' Howard,
relative thereto immediately. .
It must be apparent to every thoughtful
man in the South, that the one thing need
ful for the colored population of.Yhls State is
regular employment arid remunerative wages.,
Without it theyWn make no progress in the
nccamulatjon of property : of in1 educating
themselves or their children - To know th'at
they can depend on the Government to sus
tain. them Wjith; gratuities and benefactions,
from time jtoinje, as their necessities. may
require, wfll bOjin the , end.iJesa jiisefuLito
them than tbevqertainty jhM the Government
wall .apply ite means and power jto, jfuxnish
toem eniployment, by increasing the demaad
fpr, and diversifyjng; the lajtpr of the- coun
try. It is not probable thatthe colored la-
uonpgpopuiaion(iOi ,tne JstateiW.iU.stOn?
again find eaipipy ment m the , cuJtiva,tion of
the great staples for : which their labor was
mainly , , used , before; ithe war.; i Thus many
thousands, of them.wll necessarily be thrown
out of work. As a social question affecting
the interests of )bth races and the prosperity'
of every part of the ..State, this subject de
serves and ought to have the earnest and dis
passionate consideration of our people. ?ni ;
A, partial; solution of i.tliis : tepidly ap
proaching; difficulty occurs to ;rae; which I
will suggest more for the purpose of attract
ing public attention to the : important conse
quences involved in its early and satisfactory
settlement, than to propose any plan.-1 . i . i :
,The ... Freedmen's Bureau, had on: hand,
sometime ago, a large ifundifori distribution
under the direction and Control bf ita officers.
A proposal as jam informed, was inade 'to
lend a Urge amount' of this fund to cotton,
rice and tobacco planters South, mainly with
the view .of ;'f uraisqing emplojmont, and
thus K support to- the cblored peoplej T But
as the old plantation: system is bow S dead
as, slavery itself, it is obvious tnat neither
cotton, tobacco nor rice can ever again be ats
extensively cultivated as in' formfar times,
even with the aid and enoouraflenient of the
Government to istimulate it, -This p'lanmus
to a! great extent, fait"'1We ioust; therefore,
look in some btliet flirection to see hotiF this
bounty, . if it can be obtained, 'may be used
solas to be, not? only of : tdmpbraVy, bit of
pernianentrfadvahfagei to "tho-neiri ployed
colotted people of the 6tate)"but also of great
and edduring bbnefititei tt-b7ibie pe'qplerof
i North; Carolina, .m vdaiiui t;f: id ni l isa ' .
YtLetthiftfund tbereforeif it should :be of,
aJent.anioBatitand;lf rmbtlbtt-ithfliin-oreased,
as At Fifl.be; by tie yolunUryi ooh-
uraipongpf tn.tunjmanaenBituit:peo-
pie i o.jthe HorUiobe; loaned vithe gteat
leadiag.Railroad sprporatiooaj of;, thM Stati,'
with proper mortgages to secure its repay-
mentajod; the prompti payment' of; the inte-,
rjat, , a, Let that interest be invested by Trus
tees in'sach way as may be enacted b Coa-
I cress, f or the purpose of forming a fund
yr&.;, rrz cnj mfTLL
ubre SetoJnariea of learning kt convenient
mp--MJ tnejtotato, m euqn oiner iree
I n Ala inf prf aaAeta tniB-hthfi darned
necessary ana to ere ji3iuwm tu w
and Blind, Insane and helpless Poor
ftrfrthwrolcprl racp-Two million dollars
mas iwestecnn jionn ronna wouia give
t new life' and- impetus -to- our "languisning
DnhHe-worksrand would create a great de-
raaad-fbr labor when bportonity to labor
ia,what xur people most want would With -
drew from the pursuits , of agriculture,
thousand who do not now make a support
and by employing themselves! create an in
creased and paying demand for agricultural
products, and w Ould erect and sustain Insti
tutions for, the. Improvement Jand amehora
tion of the Mental, Moral and Physical con
dition of the colored people,
lof which they
might well be proude in aftci years as one
of the earliest and '$iesi achievements after
then emancipation.
Yerj Respectfualy,
jt.i.
H
H. Hklpeb.
It is dufe tpbi. -Jbllnsb ial we
should publish his defence against . a dam
aging: statement wnieh peared ltf the Reg
I6SEB,, bt. without the editer.'s . knowledge
; ' Abbott's Creit,! N. O; '
'-, , Jan.i7.th, 1868. f jj
To tha Raleifh. feeler.: UiliU jlj;f; ,';?
I see in your paper of the 21st, you copied
from the Winston SeniitielA a trial of Dr,
Luf . J ohnson, Assistant Assessor .before -the
Commissioned Court. The whole affair was
a malicious .one, and will be, proved so be
fore, an impartial judge and jury.
The case is as follows : On the 23d day of
: April last J;T- Matthews) applied 'to JiL.
Johnson for' license to distil whlsktj,' begin
ning.from the. 1st of May, "1867, , and ending
the 1st of May 1868, twelve months tax $100
Otf the first week- in ' May, Jesse Wheeler,
Assessor, wrote to J. L. Johnson, if any per-
spn had applied f of licnsei thal; they pOFttld
not distil longer than the 15th of May,
; tfithbut procuring- a rnetle.' ' Matlhc ws; was
notified of the fact by - J. L. .Johnson, -the
next day, and told by him, that hoidrald
not distil longer than thojl5th, without get
ting a metre. Johnson told Matthews at
the same time, that it was hard ; for birr to
pay $100,'for'a few ays distilling, and he
wonkl try and get him released, as , a, 'metre
was a new anangemlht .sipce he applied
Matthews then gave in up to the 8th day,
Mr. Lemley, then. Assistant Assessor,'' called
on Matthews, on the 9th, andrfound him dii
tilling; .then Matthews offered, ; Lemley:
bribe of $50., if he' would' not report hfnj
he ,. (Matthews,) then eanae to 'Johnson's
house, and offered him $50., if he' would
get him released from the tax," Johnson1 re-
plied, to turn, that lie did not wish a cent,
but-would get him released for notbin,
Matthews contends, "'that Johnson' agreed to-
laae oo., ana aisp nowiedgcaon .tnaj,,
that be never paid Johnson one cent. The
fonowbg:;'crtiffci'.i.-iilt hbwj.bo,
matter stands- ; w,U:uk-- - .i'-'-t.f
This is to' certify that ! eaUed bn T.t,
Matthews, ltt my - official capacity," a short
time pack, and ne stated to me, that he never
aitempxea to uhdc J. Li. Jonnson in any way,
either giving,' promising,' or offering any
giving,, promising, . or ottering an
auiuuut nuawver, u uim.: i , ; ; v--:-(
i .,. '. , -T. T. Best, :.;
Late Inspector of the 5th d 6th !
District of North Carolina.
Also other similar ones, from Gibson,
Fulp and others, too long to have publish-
Cullor's case is more rediculoiis than the
ilatthews case. Culler swore on tne,i 1st day
of May, that he gave in to J. L. Johnson 120
gallons of whiskey7 and Johnson took dowh
75 gallons, t was proved ,on tnal that John
soBj on the 1st of April, took down .7-JeaI-
lons agalhst-CullbiV5 :agla.liis wM''t?uilbi''
wanted to'give infamneli t fimailer.quantity,
naming several quantities : then sent a n) an
down ,MA$nt
but 5Q gallons, and had .'25 gallons. knocked
ioff ;On the 1st Of May, he wanted W glye
fin' SO'gailons then" be4 was'assesd!,fr75
gallons again. 'Abont the middle of TMayL
J. L. Johnson had'blm arrested 'for !dlsill
ing itKput, license d hinjj bbttn
Over to the U. S. Court. Also hahad-J;;T.
Matthews Arrested, for fWtidtileht.'returns.
Fqf :aquary alpne 'icaii:''.bV,! proved. '.thai'; Ve
n:ade 113 gallons, and he : only returned 28
gallons, on oath : i alj 'abbut iOO jpralloas 1
and , only returned vgaiions. , it would it Jt
be prudent to state any further-', facts, on' tfb-
':ount of the pendlng ta
so absurd, that I bad no idea of. any trial of
the matter; until the vei7( day It ' otbrred
Anpther c'asethy had agamst.me wmtowb
bnt.:v.!.;-r; yd-i.:')'. " " .'rr .
.v-, .-, ! J, ?Lc; Jonxsoirr!
. 1 ,
- The Febrnify number has been recei ved.
Tile ioHb-k
the JVs Kentucky Brigade : Our Left;
EostDispatchlJWe'WUl Wait ?iAlber'N4
anza ; The Dinah' of TVo .Thossahd: Sehrs
jTJnfversiV Exisition hi 1,867: Right
to Vote t The take Country of '"England;
' i " TtsiTtT -iaii:J ip:Jid
Steam Ploughing : The Abyssinian .EzpfedU
Ttfcmvv flaVersafckf Noies bn;i the Tnftf
i:',tiis till: '.' ' ov''"' 1''' ,"ii. -
xAiiionai. Jfofea j .
. Wo are indebted to A.. Vogler, Jr.,-o
the present of a pair of ! shoes, ; f rom Vbgler1
'Co-' Shtoe
atrongr and subs tan tiat and-do credit, te the
mechanical'1ndnstr4f lem'' Fttbeeta
Vbgler & CbVand' (o Salem. May tBey have4
raiiroau lacuLkics.uayeu io iucui, Biyuiai
ai jLunwt W nottaaa :
TWresteionthjRMaaiM Jtfarett
haa bnVirerejdi mu&iM &iet$
with; the chde.fclitetaty
fcc. Every lady should have Demofesai .-
.vj-uh
Ueigh, yesterday inernfaia rWoiwtlcbrae
these distmgnished ofUcert of ftKe rajrmttto
j, ,.t i t - - - - k r m,mwm9mmfM mm j' ' -
Horace Greeley has fust' Catered ttia'&Kh 1
MENTa
f t Wq HEktTlllwiiHip5
VIGOR.
ear
tsar of, 14 tells upon us all
less. tlfaltWe we hul machines? The
pkWmotive power that keeps fhfe
jne inmotion; blTaf be pis,
human fpgine
connection pipes, condensers and boilers wear ouut
so do organs, mnsceles, tissues and all the comj-
poond jiarts of that marvellous pieee.of yywk. oal- J
TedMAN;
The, mwhimism of tha bodv fauireflrtOf hr TC
paired and strenjjthened' just amucii as tbW
i BteehaBism employed -togiiud eoii Ui-pljiTtot
ton, oiweayec eth. Stcamjeanfcotrfv k btokep
shaft, or impel a drum or a wheel tbat is octzof
gear; neither, can the vital force act through ja
paraljzed limb; or, an inert Organ,
. ABE YOU WEARING OUT? ; Do yon' feel
that ; any . one ,of your 0rgans4ronr stomaei,
liver; bowels, neryous system,-or any other essea
tial part of your Organization, falters in its wdrk?
If so, repair the datnagtf with tbelfhoet powerful,
yet ' tiarailess,' fer;.mant'lB61fBtTlR,!S
niax of. auweaKness is a upersa jiar.ajy.sif oi.ine
system, ao4;that suh' pft-alysiB .istl; Immediats
preoniblATtt;!:,-. 4hh n tKrr'
,: 'Doii't' waft'fOr uisease to cornmtt iM ravtees beJ
for yoncoinrteoB; the .stngthcaiiigj Jrocesi.-
S Si,::.-! t -.-- -v . . -
3 -T, . r .... f ...I ,1 'itill lit
Keep the whole body .iaia Vigoroas bobditloir " by
s 'pbsslDlei' tflid 'bf;de -
isfe, of nature with natures
preventing, as far as
'car. ' Kepair.the was!
best toni illpSTIvlTW Bl ITERS.
!-TTn'4 innT?n ..
NKfiVot'S Diseases, if not munediatelvAtten
ed to 'quickly assumed a clowcXorin, espocUdi
Neuralgia, eryeacne, and otuer paioioi Hjcryo
maiaaies, anu -po oruxnary aictuuiis wm.ueot a
avaiL , Jiut to meet tnis. , contiufjency, jjr l UH
NER'S TiaDObUBEUX, or C.lVEIiSAL
NBUBALGIA FILL, is the true; antidoU for tbpse,
complaints, as it 'fortifies -the-'., nerve;!! .Ape
thecaries Vve it ' l'riacipal depot, Jtt, ,TRB-
MONT ST BOSTONj. ,vJfBjCB.; f per pack
age; by ,maU, two postage stamps extras i j
ft ASH FOR i COUPOXS ASI INHCREJT
OF NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD" CO.
Alt persons ' hoIdgCbnpis ,onf,'a&, of ..the
Bonds issued, byfthe Cbii'pany, are hereby-notified
that the' sairie vttf bii'pavl, ii presented at , the
Office of the (inpauy 5 "and interest, at. the rate
of six per cent per annum, w-ilj, he allowed there-'
pn, rrom tne ume iney wese uue wie nrsi oav
of Februa'rv. 1865, after whicbl tuie iaterest will
cease. The United tatcslajc of 'five per ccrtt
will be regained. . . .. ,r ) (
1 1 ' The interest orfall 'Boiid invert ftff 'money 1
rowed will be'paid evoty months-' 4ireseiut
,ed. j vv .',., I svk4J .-'.'jrih- t-tt-A tii-h.'j j ,
All persons, having unliquidated cloiina, against
the Company, are' hereby notified, to present theai
to ttie Seeretaiy of the Cbmpariy,' for adjustment,
and, oh their failing to do so, on or before the lst
day of April, J,86,tJ?ey.wm km .-their demands
resisted by. every means m' the powerrrf,..fie
Board
of Directors. '' " " ! " '. "
:i'.. t"i. ; .jr;l ii
feb 5V3t-ti; ':
'- Wi' A CALDWEIX, 11
.hi"! n-'y smU' .-Treasurer.
THE ANTIDOTE1 in all i-ases where the nerve
fluid requires stunnlating-,- or whOTc' INetiralgia,
Nerve ache, or any other nerroos complaint ex
ists, is Ur. TlJKiSJU'S,IlL-IJUyLUUJirJUJS.
or Universal Neuralgia Pill. The uioet vileut
attack' of any of these "maladies is silenocc by this
taedkinel Apothecaries have it irrnoipaIde-
pqt.12UiTreinopti. biPoatoa, JUasa.rrlce,'$l
j)er package iy mautp ppsfagetamijau-a.
"A ' SLTElubB ABTjukE ft&XK FIX)UR,
' tk-? i 'Tt.-.i- 'if 'Hyi-tr-iir rtv. t.
11 oh T).fn ixA nr .
, pu iUtsxM0..41oiacKere aauy expecicu, at ,
- . .TONNOFFSKI'S. I
.iEvegcha ,1 !
? .tv-jsl.1. 'LJa -it. J.:rt & - 1'J
i wuuce una oiner goous win lxj sola oq com
mission, with light charges, by
- 1 , ,-, . TOM J5f Oi) FSKI S,
A fine assorted stock of Confections, at ,
jan28-tf ' k ' TONNOFFSKI'S.
CHEEK, CAPEHART & CO.,
GrocersiiiM Coiniuission. Mercb&nt&
NO. 85 C O M?M JE R.C EaS.TREET,
W, IL CHEKK, W, J5 f APKiLkST, , C. CAPEBABt
Wa?ren IT.V'BeHU Ok, KCL ertUC:.A j
;;ton-sp'ff:
1 m
Groeer and Ck)minission Merthaofe f
Nd? 'iLsTRTf
:RtTueketHall,)i1
) he-., lit v.-:ii ft ' J. cAj.-r"i'A 'l'fi','
Keeps eonstantly On handa IWcll selected stack
CHOICE iGRQCZBISSil OXFXOTION,
1 Fine Wines, !i Ales'LiqiiOirs;' Ogiirtj ' A-dH Cobr
signments soliratetf. rereoniu ' fcttentiori' glvenL
Liberal ad ranees niaael'
Of- mj WllllBB)lSl3
TLOUH! 'FLURJ H-Lpepst Point Family
fjO FlpurJ(; Flour (insccs,and bsfcpn hpid
: ., 1 .,.,ii 1 1
anu arriving aaiiy. ,. 1.
jan28-tf W,H( JQNES & CO
in . 1 1 i 1 1,1 r. 1 1 ii 1 ii. 1 ,
T1HEESE1 CHEESEll 20 boxes choW Fac-
V j tory, lust arnyp4 ,
" Y:i.r':iua 1" V'' .111 2M.O " - '--' i
(Mttmt Fctor& ud Produce Commission f JMe?-.
i WiUIseH in khe market of Norfolk and Pbrts-
f month i liwerpool ' or Hoodoo, ;ifttoo-Tobaece,!
iNaTai StorM,.liriSc lnroitna aU MtorloetaBwpro
dacec 'liberal' dvai)cemeita.r madd i on j; actual
'shipmeats, aad persobal atteotxm paid to par
chase of merchaadiae. 'b mil 'inui tla jan28-im
X-'
TV EMOltES'FS MONTHLY MAG
tmiTersaHT.aknowladfl.tieModPnrWM
ziite rf AiMrif:?levoted to iOxiimal fitarkeM
Poemsi Sketches; Arohilecture wuWJaodel : Got-1
tge JiousaboW u Matters iMai fx, auienga
PersoBaLaaA Iiiy lp .(inladiag JPial
lnartBMtfta m. Vaahinnm. Intracttoa Odk Bealts.
Muaio, Amatilanta,eta.by 4hbeeUtKraiid-r'0
:pinseiyiJiiatntea .wosuy(rrca w
size), useful and reliable Patterns, bDtdnef,'
and a constant nroaasioaof artistic noveltlef ,
with-otb&eruVaoa anrUhik literature. J
ly of te.caa.autcffd.ttorao-.unQUt. jner
:i juoniuiv. duuub copies, cem : wu
rii.-iiti."' eM i t'. k- f".i
numbers as ,spuaenp cents .sitoeruled'
abu splendid premiums loTjCiups at faeacn.
Y 1 y r T?rt &oad way, 'New Tors
' DiWest 'Monthly jand Younir America
f.'A ' PPLE1 BTJTTSaoOO lbs, 'choice N. C Ap
pie Bntter.'m KUs1Twivedthay:3:T,J
Tnelw
vuumei
a
6TO.MACK BlJTERS.EemihilWathat tiebil
tf ia the Bnmiibjr of ae. n'tf naV&IP'ii-
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ALEIGH NATIONAL BANK
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BOABJQ-'OF DIHEOTOM I ...... . .
R. W. PnlJai; JWAeULA, I'Geoilw. Sw,n
IW. H. Willard . - W. J llaC
CHIHgUIMrJTgjfl f.
f BGttHck hler?"
Telle,
Deals in Exchange. Sight Drafta, Gold ttiA
mi ebttaiurGov&ilnif ahd other SeetTriSJ
? f'ncurrent-Banx No'bbtffiOtTat 4b 1,iuhkt
prices.- Packagea setjt byExpress wfll U remit,
ted for 'brotriptly1 in' tnrrefacy ' or 1 In V- v.l
WA. A. mV IlilUULlUU -KJ lifl 1.1 I -
famd at yas
UBWS'jfebriiary IJ.ihrm
JJankfcrUftflJ-ear
Jii. , J llUI . 1
2
u Clarendon.
. Commerce ,
28
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17
11
19
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24
Id
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7
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VaVAtfovtll
Iiexhigtofiy (eluj.
(new,). ,
" Lexington, payable at Graham;
" Thomasrille..;.rf...,..;.
" Wadeaboro. . . . .......... '""
Washington..... ......
YanceyvlllB ;
.' " Wilmmgton '. jj;
Commercial Bank of Wilmington " ' 27
Greensboro Mutual Insurance Co... 4
juercoani dauk, ic woern
f fe&S F1It '
1 .
f ayo
1 ()KN MEAL, made from iVw V,;i r-
NOTHER lot of FJjQUitin a
.tela.' Just arrtS.,' Vf7'
1 1 j '
sand Lar-
jan ?4-tf
A CO.
jOTATE Ol NORTlf CAHQLTNA, AVAKK
'WnK-'jABrownj
tuUMl, Januarys,
COUNTY, Jantuffyvl
) : J- n
Wt aiio or f luJUtfiquit.
Edwards, ct a)., 1
ippearing npon the datlkof the nl
Welilon N.
1. . . . J - . . ...v I 1 1 111-
It duir Diearin? nrxn tne oatiknf n
twoet the deijinaaau iri itha bill 6f complaint
filed in the court o equity for Wnke count? and
State of North Carolina, by William J. lirown
against Weldon N. Edwards et al, are residents of
another State, and'are absent from thin Stutt so
that- process cannot be personully scrvrd ui'on
them, the said Waterhousc and the u.d lt...
,are1bbwnotifi.ed .,to,,be and appear at the term
-othefjd,cpurt to bo, held, for saij, oauntyrat
Uie eofif t libuae. in the, ciij, ojt Raleigh ,oUie firnt
Monday after tho fouJ-th Monday in Man'h next:
mcit mnu iiioir trt pieau, answer or flemnr, arrord
hig to the eeurseof sakl 'court, or the till will be"
lakeir pro confcksO as to them. -. :- ; -
'" '"' "WXf. Si "MASON,-''
" Jang4-Ti6w i- - C. and M.tn Fpilty.
lU OTICFTTO SHIPPERS OF -. u- .
Wj,Uia -ri t SPIRITS TURPENTINE.
THESABOARp lifHO AIR UNE.
,-4 '.' i...ir.-.i if 'j '
. .Via Portsmouth, Vs., ?.;
;' .' f- ,' '.," -i -.iii"' S-.''3.i. '
Is now prepared to ship
. IT'fl ),' ! .1 '
i-l'i.
spimxs;
TUIlPETIlfE
TorBaliinoiv, I'hiladelpfcia and Newi York, its
Sewnerc havio been arrtaged for that purpots.
f TTrfs Aif llne'Routeifrfcm the fact 'of lri aroldr
big tramvshfpment from bbe'ateamcrfo another,
to- which "other "lines' are" afiMect: and bcintr tin
direct line betweea the Carollnas mdS th North-
ehi8;wUb daily1 coinmiittieatlori to Biltimora,
fmlauelpnia and .New York, and to ttmon a
steamer every five days, offers sreat facilities for
shipping, and is in advance-of 'arl- 'bthet rbutct
from three to five days arid at as low rates.
In shipping from tho Northern.cities.orVnnm
Carolina, be careful to ahvp via I'ortf mouth bv
the steamship lines connecting with and fonnintr
part cTtaM route. 1 .1 1. ' '.. -
Irom Boston, Merchantb and Miners Ijnc, E.
Sampson, ageet, end Central Vbar, , .
Irom York, Old Dominion tcamsbi
Compady, Pier 87, North river, M. L. Mi Criuly,
Presulentofiice-lftT Oreenwkh fctrtct.
irom 1'hiladelpliia, Clvde steamers,-14 South
Delaware Avenue, W. P. Clyde, agent. '
Annantessic 'Line,' PbilatMrntua, W ilinniL'ton
and Baltimore Depot J. L. Wilson, oirt-nt.
From iialUmoxe, Bay, line Steamers, foot of
Union Dock, R1. I Pobr; ageilt.
All claims for loss, damaire or oveiiurire.
proqpiy,tklEd m.fmiking to
JAS.' McCARRICK. Trace Airent. .
-. Seaboard Inland. Air line. Portsmoalh. Val
f.j.',Ljmi djiidil vl.r.;i.i .
' ' ' '
THE SEABOARD & ROANOKE R. R
,ajj:iohik uka ,i j i.i--i
in
'3
Ilavinr been cdrA(KUld under one "manage
ment from Weldon to Baltimore, offer greater fa
cilities to shippers of freight to and from Baltimore
than any other line, and guarantee safety of
Fffeightaad prompt settlement of allekiM1 "
t j. U. U11H,
Superintendent Transportation and.lt. It.
TT. C. SMIT1I. Superintendent J,Ilay Line.
Steamers. jaul7-2m
1.. :!;-! ;.LM ;m 1 1.. nil .,1 - ,
SECOND EDITION OF EATON'S FOKMS.
. ; y. i; a -f .i
The above work, revisexl. enlarged and' correct
ed, by the author, and, containing 6r. page . ia now
in the'haiAls tft the'subrtfribef forU. -ljrife $8
ttafwiw.tw! hVfc. 'Eaton to'state tUt all
"f 'orders1 for tbe book ttrost be scnt W Wt ' ' v
RUFUS.II. FAUE,AOT.'
Raleith. N. C. Nev. 25, 1867.-swlm.
nM ill i".r
rrf-
JJfOT'c-
The Spiiog Term of .the jteaaio of 1WM opw
March 4th. Course of instruction, '
cssitmwD cou'
Vjaal4-n -Cbitr-TnC'BlNOllAk '
rtfji 0R-8ALE Niee White" Cor Meal. '
i '4eta4-tf v ,i! W. H.MJONEl CO.'
37 OR 8ALEAnether lot NiCv'Fanul) Flour
7 iflaaeVs.v'! tCvttn-nptf i ' ,ixl lo-. -k .
-(JamH4 liU ma.WALiJOJfW CO,
HOICE MOUNTAIN APPLES A fiftf
supply just received.
... ., ' HWI .
IKH-
Wti rrnini ij thank.'
veling" pmc ftrttelllrifltron
tb.nhV'Aiik hu eomSeea 'aitt ths
thi'traveJina--
extended tohlm ffuring' hU-' cohOec
Hotel, takes occasion to assure the
io effort
ajrep1
beat u
1 t,A
e.J ijapPI W fnnpunee Wt
o fUPPWi enables him to
Tlfi DOLLARS PER DA J.
t'W-'a.:: : i
He is prepared to furniah board thoof row
at VFBT IOW RATES.
TJALEIGHN
mm
tsefTeii
tK '' VW-JH
UnPvSRi it ';! 4M:
'M'&lifa th'
teStuee tiit prica
wa
ne win maae sui ri
' . uiiIi Kni U -xni has, hxkniuh e'J UifT ,'s twil I, jilVjh Lita iv & bial i!vo '
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