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jt'fc jy-f t':V::' ' I U call apon "Republicans' to note, with a vieW of-.
7T condemnation, the extraordinary conduct or.
J.BrNEiHERY-&-C;U Mr HabkibV at a sectional railroad mating In
- - I 5 oV i o ii. T h 1 Wilmington sufficient to Mndicate that hw-
,-.vc, : I eTer able and influential iitat paper may ue on
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CIfJAfc ORGAH OB THE CMTEO STATES
OFFICIAL lORGAS OF NORTH CJUIOUCI&V
The Staadarlapon the Proxy Question;
I ine iao la&tino dtuvuv b
snbjects of a general political character It can
not be regarded as -.correct or reliable when It
aeeras Inclined to become a partisan organ on
question pertaining to railroad. In short, We,
claim tlie right to aajr.distlnctly to the 8taniUkd
that we think It commits a very great error
la thus treating any railroad question by coupling
the same-with politics,- New Berne Tuna.
' The Stajsdaiu) will always take snch 'po
sition ttpon any tnatterf of public interest as
it may deem proper. In so doing it will at
all times act according to its ideas of right,
and will advocate those measures most cal
culated, to benefit the State and people. , J
Those men -wha take a course . which will
inure to the welfare of the State and people,
the Standard will support. Those who,
from selfish motives or from avarice, act
in nnnnsitinn tn the welfare of the ueople
lalffi, H- : Wefcgfy Ita. ABgnst 4, 1869. the 8tahdabi will assail, be they who they
may.
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'. " '. " . '- The Universitj. , ; ' .
The United States government generously
donated 270,000 acres otblie4andB, to be
sold and the proceeds tbej applied to the
education ' yonrig Northl Carolinians at
the University he Trustees of the Univer
sity liberally offer all the benefits of instruc
tion, libraries, upparatus, - &cr at that in-
stitntion to resident of the Statertf of all
change, f In ; J address" at the late com
mencement fat: Chapel Hill,1 Gov, Holdek ;
said the University was to be the people's
college, p i '. Y 'J Y. ' ! : :
The Sentinel of July 29th' contains an edi
torial upon VTbe -Universityun which, the.
editor seeks to ridicule the honest, hard
working men who'are availing themsel ves of
these liberal offers', and will give their sons
a college education. In the month of Juno
lit that paper sheeringly referred to the fact
that the Lloyds and Cates and other good
men trom the country were present at Com-
mmcement It shocked the pnde of the
Sentinel and the class whom he speaks for,
Reported especially for the STANDABD. t vMr. Hanla. referred to the claim that the
Republican Meeting Great Enthusiasm 1 election in VlltGiHiAas a Democratic tri-i
for Hawkins, , . nmnh nnd oairt in thia Rtfttw thtv linH" di4
tast night before" the time for.the assern- f ' ' rf f h-Bpnnhitoni 'rt hmnZ Thw .
bling of the people at the Republican meet- iVxf&s t carpet.blIgger in froni and
ing, a heavy rain commenced to falU which nigi?eVin the re(ir; At the demonstration
in Kicumond, after the election t a carpet-
continued until' after nine o1crockrTn spite
of the wind and water, numbers commenced
to flock in soon after the bell began to ring,
and soon the court house was crowded with
Voters. Capt. TJ P. Lee called the house to
order, briefly explained the ,object of the
meeting tn be to discuss the election of Gen
Hawkins as Senator ;irom iiie uistnci com
posed of Wake and Franklin counties, and
moved that J. P. Andrews, Esq., be elected
President and Geo. O. Spooner Secretary of
the meeting ; which was agreed to. t :
j ': 6PBKCH OW OEN. W1LLIB D. JONES.
T Gen. Willie D. Jones was the first speak
er. He said the Democrats put their candi-
bagjer for Governor, one of the most cun-
spicuous banners, represented a white man
end a jrtcgro shaking hands. . . What was the .
consistency for the white man's party to call
this a triumph f '
Democratic employers would try to keep
their hands from going to the polls, saying
the electien did not amount to much. He
would remind them that single "rains made
up the bushel of wheat, and . every man
should put in his vote to preserve his liber-
tics. As a man had said any fool could get
money but it took a wise man to keep it, he
would have ihem mark that in connection
NEWS ITEMS. COniZESBOZrn ENCE.
f John,G.' Sme is as prolific of children as
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date forward with many smooth words, and with their liberties. , They bad obtained
claimed to be friendly to the equal rights of their liberties with their wn votes, and to
the colored man. " If they had the power keep them, they must vote; if they failed to
they would show the hvppcnsy of their pro- Vote their liberties might: be lost. Every
snim to oti msieict,
- ixiacxiovtAx tAitetisr ' era." 'is. 1 2
; ". o opened In Nef Torkonyeaterday atSS
aad eloaed at S5& : ,-i-; ' v; -'-i
lto4r ropetied JaNcir York on yesterday at
SoKxa CtmwTHi Bonds opined In New York
ojfeaterdajr at J&X tor old. and 51K r neW-
COrroir "Opened in New York on yesterday at
,ind'cto5d steady. ; , ;'.:' .
tvmsrm opened New York on yesterday
at 43, and doee4 at 43 to 43.
Roaw . opeted. In -New York jeaterday at
$2.25, and closed at $3.35 to S.O0t.
WhiskV closed ie New York on yesterday
at$LML l'. O iU i .'. : " " - ;
The Stakdabd does not intend to became
"a partixan.mfan upon any question except
I tipon the ' maintenance of the principles of
the Republican party.. In its advocacy oi
Republican measures the Standard m a
partizan, and a bold and fearless one. . It
has been so decidedly partizan that its
character as a Republican paper has never
been, doubled. 1 In this respect at , least ne
hope that tite partizanship of thelVHKa may
never be questioned. - - j
A New Jersey boree-thief has been sentenced
toJO 7a, bnprfeooment. .
ow,thinga'wiU have changed by the
time he gets out I
A tore bat ue in the cemetery at Dixou, 111.,
boars tl suggestive Inscriptiua, "Gone op."
It might be the grave of tlie Democracy,
oaly then it should read, 44 Gone dovn." ,
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ICharactec isdflaed by Ralph Waldo Emerson
a (fee ftmcapability ot being mpeet.". ExcAye. .
jThea we saw ' a". person yesterday who
didaH have much cha ractcr" for he vjmet
. "A yoong gentleman of Logansport, Ind, sued
almrber lor spoiling hla monstatacbe In trying
to color it, and laid hla damages at $50.-t-
Well he ought to get it He must be a
piior young man as he's no hair apparent.
An Ohio dentist and a chiropodist have had
narreL They probably fought tooth and naiL
We will bet on the M twth-butcher,w for if
he ever baa' a chance to perform an operation
po that corn-doctor he'll be sute to make
him hdd hit jaw j.
Diie iailare of 'the Columbia Legislature
tp, ratify the Cushing Darien Cartel treaty is
' attrihrnted to the intrigues of the English
, aad Erench Ministry at Bogota. Instead of
ending a envoy there fully able to cope with
: the, jEaropean diplomats, our Government
pays little or no attention to the subject, and
allows kaelf.tn be baffled by the English and
reocfa lobbyists in the Columbia Senate.
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JSegktQand vote for Hawkins.
o No total eclipse of the sun, says the Cin
cienaii kucU&, has lieen visible in this
coeairy ' since 1834, and no other will lie
jfialfcle during the present century so that
for the most of us this is positively the last
and only chance we shall have of witnessing
thif most interesting phenomenon. .
' 5 The most atisfkcfory observations can be
aside . by parties separating into . small
""groups of three, to five, and selecting quiet,
elevated positions, as free as possible from
, daat, fa and noise. Valuable, results may
if obtained by obsei vera, even without the
af mstrnments, taking rapid and consid
W notes of "the different phases as the
jijprogresses through totality. A'
amoved glata wiil be sufficient to screen the
yV Jwfwre the' aun la entirely obscured. - Let '
Cfee: smoking be only enough to 'prevent the
dasling, bntnot to affect the distinctness
' WW. r .After-, tbe 4iaappearance, let the
gSw throwi aside while watching for j
fTreiearanofc TTie first flash of the
i 'jiht wUTeppear' quite auddeiily
4 peed';4XiBoatly:-imaog'
low.on the border of the moon.' ' " " '
, All Botes and impressions shonld be writ
SWnt Wfll immediately after the eclipse
ttds, and each without tennHtation with
ethers" .r -"' . ,.
(" 'iliere . are many questions of interest inr
coweectioB with the eclipse which may find
stisfartory J solution , in the independent
eridesee of a great number of observers!
The phenomena attending a total eclipse
of the sua. are of the most impressive charac
ter. , The'daricDess.b about" that ot night
when the moon is full,-and yet this dark-
We do not admit the right claimed by
the Timet to tell the Standard that it is in
error, fr the premises from which it dei
duces ifsrightn are entirely wrong. We
do not "treat any railroad question by cou
pling it with politick" We have mt discuss
ed any railroad question, nor do we intend
to. The Bubject upon which we expressed
ur opinion was concerning the illegal as
sumption of certain powers by the Su peri n
intendent of Public Works. Does the Timet
deny our right to do this f . Does it deny to
us the same right which it claims for itself?
If so, it is indeed modest. .;
' The Stakdabd was . slow to take part
in this matter, hoping that it wo'id be
settled without unpleasantness. It did not
even comment upon Col. Hakims' course at
the meeting of the stockholders of the At
lantic and North Carolina Railroad com
pany. Did the Timet pursue a equally im
partial course ? It did not. . ,
Even when Col. Harris, in the Salisbury
meeting, again pursued the same course, the
Standard remained silent, while the Timet
was filling the air with lamentations. And
before this, when the Timet was filled with
editorials advocating consolidation, the
Standard alone, of all the papers in the
State, took no part in the discussion. It
spoke not one word either for or against
consolidation. It was unquestionably im
partial. V' ' "
.But now the question is not a matter of
railroads. It is a thousand-fold more im
portant question. - it is the attempt upon
the part of a subordinate officer of the State
government to usurp powers which belong
but to the Executive. It is the manner in
which that illegal claim is sought to be se
cured. It is 'the course pursued by Col.
Harris a course which can be construed
in bat one way as a direct attack upon
Gov. Holden. Upon these issues the Stan
dard cannot be silent, and the attempted
rebuke of the Timet is the veriest imperti
nence. .
And now we. tell the Timet that we kuow
what interests are at work in the furtherance
of this claim of CoL Harris, and the mo
tives which are sought to be gained. The
desires for the success of Col. Harris' clai ms
are not disinterested. There are many
things connected with this matter which we
shall not hesitate to expose when the proper
time comes. It the writer of the article in
the Timet know that his own skirts are
clear, so much the better for him ; but we
doubt if, he feels the same confidence in re
gard to many of those to the success of
whose plans he has loaned himself.
. We have before exposed the utter ground
lessness of CoL Harbis' claims, and need not
now discuss the matter. Suffice it to say, that
we entirely approve of the course and posi
tion of Gov. Hoidkn, and, thus approving,
shall defend him without regard to the
"claims "or the thoughts of the Timet, or
any other paper. The course of CoL Hab
bis is such as to make it a matter which
demands tlie notice of Republicans, and to
it we have called their attention. We
see no reason why the Timet should fear the
judgment of Republicans upon a question
of power between two officials of tho Republican-
government- of - Nobth -fimmnn -
naaw wnrxM Yionoat nifin fit in flick Yhrilklit .
halls of the University oh Commencement! fusions, and say wemust have a jiew order man should vote, and vote the Republican
day ; afid U equaHy shocking t6 his sense of 01 inmg8. .ea( wu. , .'7" i' . LUCKet- a one8l,?ma ,eave lDC KePao,lcan
ri-ht, that their sons should be allowed to te mle 4"'- party because tic Had ; heen wronged in
enter Wniversitr:. tftd vrids of North tions-could read the ; Constitution, had 8maU personal matters, but cling to the
'Carolina" 4 ; i I propertyv tovthe amount ot f30l ojyOther party which gave them liberty and suffrage,
i o,k .. i,oT..: p. i,nm qualifications? whiel; they might, specify. These new converts to universal suffrage
ho so sneerinrfr uublishes. were once the The? h fotight Calored,suffrage untd they WCre in accord with the; Democratic party
: o5f.,ta Bfn aA h Pitn were completely vefpowerect, and now cast North. In Indiana the 'Democratic mem-
of the Sentinel It is, too late now for an every coiitemptualurthev ean upon the rber8 of the Legislature all resigned, to pre-
apology, empty and hypocritical as it must;; l whrkeda jecure rt, andshowed vent ratifying the fifteenth Amendment
heeds be. The insult has- been given and UJ luc" "t"' e T- r" 7 - -tii amenament wouici prevent wsunction
democracy mat ; iuey were sun at ueari as on nccouut of race or color in votinsr.v -That
bitterly opposed to the cqual rights and im party in Ohio were stirring heaven and earth
partial sunrage oi coioreu men as iney ever to Ueleat it Thus the party everywhere
were. :Ihe ittpuoiican party wouio. aaopt were 0pposed to colored suffrage; and when
the 'itteentn Amenament ana maintain me thev pretended to support other principles, it
rights of all nieu as tuey naa aone m; uw Wa9 an 'attempt', to sail tinder false colors.
past Tlie uemocraiiCi party were s Their papers published everythiugthey could
thoroughly, crusneu out mac naruiy one to the discredit of the colored men, and
Laura Keene has taken from stage-life to
farm-life. S: -.v -.: v
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One of Belle Boyd's husbands is sick in
San Francisco.
Mrs. Stonewall Jackson has received a be
quest ot $10,000. .
The . London , Times says Napoleon is
stronger than ever. - -.-
Savannah is becoming the centre of a
large Southern trade. . -
Liszt has entered the literary list. He is
writing a history of music.
Annie Wilson got a ride of forty rods on
a tornado in Minnesota the other day.
Napoleon will visit the Court of Russia.
on the occasion of the Exposition next
May. ' ' :t. .Ji.:.:. , ..;
Jerry Black's broken arm cost the railroad
$6,500. ' Rather a costly limb of the law
that. '.. 'v,.:i ..pV : , - - r -v
A. robust Georgia lad is puzzling the doc-
I tors by only drawing his breath four times a
minute. . '
A young woman in Michigan has walked
25 miles in 6 hours and 23 minutes. Wes
ton saw her do it. , y
AH eommunifaUont intended for public,
tian mutt l 'accompanied by the namt of the
author The turn will not be puhlukti.
uniett oy . requen out toe require U at
guarantee : of good faith. Editob
Standard.
OF
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- ; Excitement ia Pitt.
Mr. Ecrron : Tho broom uaed by ,.
short hand r-porter, to sweep off the rhiotu
and worthy orntors of that Pitt count in
dignation inciting, was just cxactN ii?'
right length. It swept - them all f "
clean tliat when they met again, they
in little squad, with their sticks up con
suiting how to make a better strike. '
The conclusion was to tingle out their
best chamnious to besoech the IUIcih
tinel and Tarlwiro SouVierner to reply imme
oicij mm irjr m redeem mem and aa
tiiem a little while longer if poMi,e j
those papers can change the leopard's i.'noi.
j ,lnv,& uei'US OI thrkao
tlieir
for
longer to ' repent.
tless orators. If they are rtd.-eniid br
ir orgnns it will only be mmni-ntaiilf
the purpose of giving tlam a Vnll
ger to repent.. Their tim l. ..,!
anent. thev r rlrs ,.). f . .
-r--, rf icirj na will
soon cross ever where they will -expect re-
" mcir worn mere, at wtp U
u.v.too. ;ir bius must ut nut, their
deeds are black.
They have tried to run their same old rtla
through the honest citizens whom he pub
lished, he has insulted every poor, hard
working farmer in North Carolina. But
the editor, of the Sentinel has no voice nor
influence in matters appertaining to the
University neither now, nor heretofore. Tbe
old authorities would not, and the new ones
will nnt tttlrx litm inln tli!r fnimacla j fTIm
vivbkw "
liberal offer of the Trustees still stands, and
the poor young men of the State, as well as
I the rich, will appreciate and accept it, and -
rush to the University. J
The author of that editorial, is oue of the
very few men in North Carolina, who is
shameless enough to reiterate his insults to
Chicago gambling houses cleai three mil
lions annnally on faro alone. There are
forty establishments. . t ,
: Isaac Toucey, Secretary of the Navy un- EZ'"!"1? Whfi fstrond
der Mr. Buchanan, and otherwise prominent Kpiri . TSvZfZ? ?er thc,"
as a public man; is dead. , . , . J 2 S?! " t!!?
Tho London atmnsnhprA 5n' lint vsAnfliior I nort fail urn. rliv i-iti . , '
from the mixture of. smoke and' gases, is f themselves, pay their taxes an.l
uiuio tiB.c ouujj vnau guun ureaimng air.
A nurse in Rottingdean. . Eng.. tired of
the baby, threw it over a precipice 100 feet
iuru. one nas naa no lurther trouble
with it. '
hope declinet
non-combatants. Who is more fit than he to
employ the language therein ' contained in
relation to one of the hew Professors lan
guage which gentlemen do not, repeat so
shameful, vulgar and obscene that even the
editor of the Sentinel would not dare to use
it in the presence of a rich man's wife. And
yet this language is falsely and insultingly
printed and circulated in the columns of the
Sentinel, relative to a quiet, unassuming lite-,
rary man and minister of the Gospel The
author of that editorial represents the class
who are misrepresenting the State Universi
ty, and claim to be the only men to whom
the people of the State should intrust the
education of their children.
Let every Republican register, and
! for Hawkins, the people's candidate.
vote
This reluctance to allow the people' to know
the mentsiof the case will act to. the Injury
otiiht Timet oalest " it "can I giwttoW! 'Very
good reason for its singular-conduct.
Let every Republican register, and vote
for Hawkins, the people's candidate.
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Progress in Japaa.
The civilwar in Japan is apparently
drawing to a close, and by 3 the next I mail,
says the Philadelphia Enquirer, we may re
ive the intelligence that the Mikado is the
undisputed master ot the country. Japan
is making rapid strides towards civilization;
breech loadinor rifles Are abundant' in
Oat it described as wholly unlike that of Unni M, . . V..
"o"- uio esrui I peen built
4 tl saa dlAappeart; the larger stars and
Jlaaetsr become visible j a 'gloom pervades
all nature ; the sky changes its azure blue to
li vid parpJe or violet ; rarroonding ebjects
aia a yellowish" tint, an4 the countenances
-cl persoBS assnme an unearthly and cadave-
. ipoM aspeei . Z:?(r:i':"yrv '' .''
.jThe dark :body of the moon daring the
j(; ,a! otacuratioa ii sarroaoded by a bright
teg" called the" eonma. ' Thla ring, which is
Jirfbeds of ; great brilliancy and beauty,
tendi sometimes to a distance equal to the
diameter .of the moon itself. . V
" -' Ealley's Beads,' and the flame-like protu
beriiies oilea witnessed ia Jotal "( eclipses,
. will fiao furnish elements of special interest.
7he lipe of this .eclipse ia aq near ns, and
the phenomenon is one of'sdck'rare Interest,
that sve ors all of our citizens who can con
veniently spare the time,- to make a holiday
of EatBfdayyAiignstTtlu'i; ? ;
at Hioga, placed under the care
of an American surgeon, and foreigners will
! oe received as patients. But more impor
tant than all, many ef the Diamios or feudal
Princes have surrendered : their sovereign
privileges for the common cood. . Tli Ta
indeed, progress. As with the end of the
dark ages in Europe, feudalism fell into well
merited decay,- 8owith its termint; ?
Japan, the masses will enjoy personal free
dom and immunity from oppression not ac
corded to the masses in Oriental laids.
xne Japanese are naturally a nroirreBBi
people, and take to, ; Western civilization
much more readily than the Chinese. Thev
assist commerce by bnildinsr and mintin.
ing light-houses and light ships; they mine
coal and, sell it to onr" squadrons, and i$
every way practical prove that they are
ready and willing, "forward now to range,
and with the great world spin forever down
the grooves of change.!1
A Jfenr Branch ia the Naval Service.
Like all other arts, says the Philadelphia
Enquirer, the art of war is being changed
and improved by the new discoveries made
in science. And, it is the duty of every
nation to profit by the suggestions offered
by scientific men. Many of the modern dis
coveries in death-dealing implements and
means of defense were put to a practical test
during the late war for the Union. We
originated the now famous Monitor pattern
of iron-clads, and by their construction and
use revolutionized naval tactics and warfare.
The nations of Europe were not slow to
avail themselves of the startling experiment
in Hampton Roads in March. 18(2. And no
sooner did the official intelligence of the
novel and desperate marine duel between
the Monitor and Merrimoc reach England
and France in an official shape, than the
Government dock yards of those countries
were at once changed, and turret-ships and
iron clads were hurriedly built to take the
place cf the suddenly-obsolete woo len walls.
Torpedoes, it will be remembered, played
an important part in our late struggle; they
were employed principally by the Rebels,
and were so clumsily constructed, and so
awkwardly managed, as to render them
particularly inefficient. Had : they been as
effective as they were numerous our navy
in the inland waters, and off. most of the
blockaded ports, would have been annihila
ted. We, too, employed torpedjes, and the
brilliant exploit of Lieutenant Cttshctg,
who penetrated the lines of the enemy, and
by means of a torpedo destroyed the rebel
ram, Albemarle,- will ever be remembered
among the most daring feats of the late war.
With a full appreciation of the importance
of torpedoes in future warlike operations,
the Navy Department is about organizing a
torpedo corps, to be composed of . naval
officers, under ihft direction of, tlie' BnreW of
Ordnance. Stations will be established at
Philadelphia, Portsmouth, N. H.; Boston,4
Brook lynorfolk,Pensacola and Mare Island.
After 1eing properly' instructed jn the con
struction and use of, torpedoes, the officers
of the new corps will Carefully examine all
our principal harbors, , inlets and navigable
! canals, with a view of rendering1 them im
passable to the shis of an enemy, by means
of torpedoes.- They will also be required to
adapt the torpedo to offensive as well de
fensi ve purposes. This is a step in the right
direction. As one of the greatj maritime
powers of the earth, behooves us to be the
masters oi every arm in the naval service,
and among the most important of these"
must now be ranked the torpedo.
bould be found who would say he was a
Democrat, but they would not vote with us
becauseUhey said they did not like the'
carpet-baggers and the niggers. Let these
men boast as much as they pleased, and cry
out carpet bagger and nigger as loud as they
could, we had the poor men on our side, the
Republican party was the party that pro
tected the poor man's rights.; 'Whatever
they .might now claim, the Democracy op
posed those ideas as long as it lived. - '
. Virginia resisted reconstruction its long as,
she could, but she has to take a thorough
Republican, and they only elected one Dem
ocratic Congressman in the whole State.
General Lee is to-day on the Republican
side and the Democrats will get him no
more forever. lApplause. .
Mr. Perry claims to be a Republican, and
he then goes for universal suffrage that in
eludes female suffrage. -He would say; noth
ing about that, but leave him to make what
lie could out of it.
The Democrats, referring to the colored
people, said that they did not know enough
to vote, and if they were allowed to vote,
hey would vote wrong. The result showed
hat they knew enough to vote for their
Wends. Applause. They voted for the
reat principles of, right, and it was carried
y their . assistance. Tbey deserved .more
redit than any people ever did. The white
epublicans had stood by them, and togeth
r they bad achieved these results, and tbey
honkl still hold together " and secure the
hi its of their hard fouirht battles. The
hole record of the Democratic party since
he war was opposed to the poor man having
equal rights; and now when we have the
power we should say to tl at party go down
and stay down forever." Mr. Jones con
tinued at some length, giving hard blows to
the crumbling Democracy, who, he said
showed their complete defeat and overthrow
by claiming to represent the very ideas of
equality, wiucn tuey naiea ana sought to
overthrow in the last campaigns. His re
marks were frequently interrupted by ap
plause.
j SPEECH OF JAMES H. HABEI9, ESQ.
Mr. JameaH. Harris was the next speaker,
Be prepared to roll up' a big majority tor
Hawkins. ' . -' .'f ' "
Blister and rote for Hawkins.
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Register and vote 18r Hawkmar
The'Ncw York Telegram says it is strange :
what ideas' country papers have about, the :
! large salaries earned by New York editors. ;
The Telegram is mistaken. - The! " country j
papers " are only astonuhed at New York i
salaries because so much money is paid for I
such poor labor. " - !
-, - The Income Tax.. . . -j
-The, Internal 'Revenue 'law. as! it fnowi
stands, in which th tax' on income is to be i
collected, expires next' year by, limitation.
Theamendment passed m 186T,to the I19th ;
section of the law reads thus : Si U 'rt : ?
f" That the taxes on incomes herein im
posed shall be levied on the- ffarst day of
March, and be due and! payable on, or before
the thirteeth day of April in eaoh iyt'ar, until
and including the year eighteen hvujidrd
uu Be veiny, ana no longer'
and spoke in substance as follows: Four
years ago he advised his colored friends to
stand still and see the salvation ef the Lord
He was not then willing to act with any
party until all parties defined their posi
tions, rue ttepuDiican party hau come
forward and espoused the caase of the poor
white man - and of the colored man, and
fighting for the reconstruction of' the State,
had triumphed over tlie enemies of the
colored man and the enemies of the Govern
ment.- New he believed, and he thought
hii colored friends agreed with him, that
they should act with the party which
brought them through. He was glad to see
true converts to the Republican, faith, and
hej was always reluctant to believe that a
man had lost the day ot grace; he had
hopes for members of the old : "white men's
party," but when .Democrats . claimed
to jbe in advance of the Republican party1 in
suffrage he was distrustful. v These converts
must be taken upon probation. He was dis
trustful of at least , twenty-five per cent, of
the hasty converts to Republicanism in -Virginia,
because' he did '.not believe they had
undergone a thorough" heartfelt repentance
they had not brought forth fruits mete
for repentance He opposed the Democratic
party because that party in the .North in
every instance were opposed to the . colored
man having suffrage ; and he would never
support any man unless he stood upon the
platform of manhood suffrage, whether he
was born in Europe,- Asia, Africa or the
United States. During the last campaign
a" distinguished North Carolinian said in
Tucker Hall, that no negro should vote,
and had that inserted in the Democratic plat
form, simply because God made tbem black.
Then if a' colored roan possessed the wis
dom of Solomon and all the virtue that any
man ever possessed, this distinguished Dem
ocratic statesman says he shall not vote be
cause God had made him blacky He was
surprised to ' see any man of comroonsense '
make such an ass of ! himself in this ; free
couptry. If that party had succeeded the
colored man would hare been trodden down
and! the poor white men would, not ; have
been 'more respected than the colored man;
Twenty years ago under the : rule of the
same men and the Bame spirit,, . the poor
white was pot thought so . much . of ,asthe
negro, j And yet, ; thesis ; same gentlemen
when, they saw the ' hand-writingon the
wall handed down the "white man's party,"
and; say, as the spider Aid to the fly, 'Walk
in, we are all with you."
showed their spirit in that way.
; AH he asked was to be allowed a fair
chance. Remove all the stumbling blocks
placed in, the way of the; colored race by
slavery and if they did not prove themselves
worthy men, let them fall. They had been
acting with the colored) men to prevent
Democrats enacting laws against them. And
now he was not ready to accept Democrats
until they had been on six month's proba
tion. !
, The organ of the "white man's party," the
Sentinel, said Gen. Hawkins could not be
supported by colored rjocn because he bought
a slavo and, paid gold for him after the sur
render. This showed to what straits they
were brought. Any man ! who knew Mr.
Hawkins knew he was not such a fool as to
pay his go:d lor slaves when any man of
iscnsc knew they were free and the money
would le lost. The statement was false and
needed no contradiction. Mr. Hawkins
was a gentleman who had been accused of
having two faces ; but if he had once looked
two ways, he had but one face now, and
that was Republican all ' over. We must
build up a party trom the best material in
the State when it stood up square upon the
platform. There J was a j-great softening
down by Conservatives towards Republi
cans; they said nothing, about carpet-baggers,
and spoke of colored gentlemen and
colored folks very softly, j in place of the
sneering remarks of times past. Two years
hence they would not oppose the great prin
ciples of the Republican party ; .but they
must be kept on probation until they showed
their true conversion, and proved that they
would not turn back against the principles
which theyjdennunced so recently.
Mr. Harris' remarks were frequently inter
rupted by applause. , When hn closed cheers
were given for Gov., nolden and for Gen.
Hawkins. I
.', The meeting adjourned to meet to-night
at 7 o'clock.
1
pay their taxes and wo
aav - furthor : i.,n.. ;
the futuro to raise anntl ipr In.
meeting. They say they are all
but they ought to have brought im th
proof sooner. We are all l.yal now after
we couldn't heln it. That ia nn .. i..
Du Chaillu. who believes in and nersofial- We want mi'ti i. u-lin in liat unrt- n i
ly demonstrates the theory the man is des a?ree. Wo don't
cended from the monkev. is in Newburtrh. tip a whole net lit-f&nsf thr mru nn ...
New York. three fish in it that are uncican. Why not
A late discovery by means of spectral !fve t,,eJ" J" Saw tho
analysis consists in the demonstration of f he K lorn8off tl,e fiit-fisli and let them swim to
existence in the flame of the sun of the metal l.","P "n'Uis muchtlanger of slab-
called titanium. ,i , ling ainne rest to death.
' , . i ney leu overnoard, got wet all over and
It is said that in return for the alliance of when their . head mmnc-d nn Unm ,.
Italy with France and Austria, the Pope is water thev crabbed hold of th littln
to be shorn of all his territory outside the J boat again instead of having embarked ia
the good old ship of State which is nble to
keep us all dry. It Is loaded with states
men who were charitable and benevolent
when we were mai.
How Vreat is the true spirit of. Christian
ity, and then how small the poor, degraded
crazy war spirit preachers who make the-',
pretence that secession was right, and dis
like christians because they were In favor
of the United States government..' How
long, Oh 1 how long will the devil atay away
from . home, and continue to trouble us.
We are Union men, pence men, and deairo
to put honest men in office. We do not
desire to follow after dishonest politician.
It would be against our interest to do so.
bare w alls of Rome.
Chicago has started a subscription, which
already foots up twenty thousand dollars,
tor the purpose of organizing a buse ball
nine to heat Cincinnati next year.
A burglar tobbed a sleeping apartment in
Terre Haute and lefjt his fnlse whiskers on
the face ol the lady occupant. She w as
somewhat surprised in the morning.
At Jeffersonville, Ind., on Sunday last, a
soldier named Ebers. while intoxicated.
went to bed with his face downwards on
the pillow, and was smothered to 'death.
On the Gettysburg battle-field, on the 4th
of August, the olhcers of both armies wjll-
meet to designate tlie positions of both ar
mies on the day of the memorable battle.
Tho mail carrier. and escort of three sol
diers were killed by Indians between La
Pas and Prescott, Arizona, on the 17th.
Greenville, July 31, 18G9.
For the Standard.
Oar Fayetteville Letter.
Mb. Editor: Fayetteville, as usnal, if
i ne Arizona papers appeal lor more troops, monotonous, and .usiness aun. iiie Cnpe
rear ltiver, during me recent drouth, has
been so low as to prevent communication
with Wilmington, which of omrso has de-
Let Republicans 6ec that every voter is
registered 1
The Reason Why. '.
It is often asked, says the Wilmington
Post, why. do not the Southern States pro
cess like their Western sisters, and many
reasons are givrn ; few coming nearer the
truth than isusval to men fearing lest they
give offence. Having no fenrs of this kind,
and only nctuatcd by a strong desire to per
form our wholeduty as a journalist point
ing the evils that correction may fallow we
will proceed to tell the whole truth and in
doing so will "nothing extenuate or set
down aught in malice."
j We of the victorious National Republican
parly are requested to forget the past, and
receive into the arms of the; Republic -men
of all grades and classes, j whatever their
offences' may have been. Especially . in this
city of Wilmington are we called upon to .
do this thing. We acquieeee and almost
have the wandering goats within the Na
tional corral when such exhibitions as we
feel compelled to notice in the late Railroad
meeting puts us on our guard and tells us
to be careful lest wolves' and not lambs ob
tain entrance within our party doors.
The opposition again ks why does Cftry.
Holden Beek for men outside of Wilmington
to occupy places of honor and trust. . The
reply comes because leading men like Judge
erson exhibit a Malay spirit ot hatred to
everything Republican; and American that
we would rather see the Governor select di
rectors from r than from a vlass so biter-
yjopposed to everything looking like prog-
' . it. '-.7111.. . r-j. .
ress ann maieriai growni. ;iue sjjuil m nic
old managers of the Wilmington and Ruth
erford Railroad but typifies the. spirit of the
leading sham-democratic minds that for thir
ty years have led this State and section to
ruin. Governor Holden, as a man of ana
from the people, fully comprehends the char
actet of the once controlling minds, and
now In their hours f defeat , and despair
will not give theni one crumb of comfort.
Be prepared to roll up a big majority for
Hawkins. . ... I :
I.:.... ' -1 p-
Dr. Calvin J. Cowles. the newly elected
Secretary and Treasurer of the W., C. (fe, R.
R. TH. is: a gentleman well known for his ar
dent Republican principles and capacity to
perform any duties devolvins upon him.
He will make a worthy and emcient omcer.
Wilmiugton Pott. ' ' ! I ' '
Let Republicans see that every voter is
registered f ''"
The Pope is anxious about the success of
the Ecumenical Council, i ,;
Tom asked an old "ten per cent," what
he wanted to accumulate so mucli money
tor. bays he "You can t take it with you
when you die, and if you could it would
melt,"
James W. Dempsey, of Boston, who lost
an arm in the engagement between the
Keartage&nd Alabama, and the last survi
vor of the wwmdwl among the Ktarsanv
crew, died in that city on the 24th. :
Perry1 Fuller and some of his predecessors
are responsible for some of the New Orleans
Custom House Frauds, which -extend .back
eighteen monthB, and not Collector Casey,
who has only been in office a short time.
' . .! .
The farm owned Jiy I Bartlett Wiggin, of
Stratham, New Hampshire, has never been
deeded. It has remained in the same fami
ly, passing by will from father to" son, ever
since it was originally granted by the
Crown. ' '
A German shoemaker who had underta
ken to make a pair of boots for a gentlemen
of whose financial integrity he had consid
erable doult, replied, when asked, for the
article.: "Der boots is not quite done, but
tier beel ish made out."
By way of Rio de Janeiro and London we
learn that the allies in Paraguay had in
stalled their provisional government at
Asuncion, but was not quite ready to at-,
tack Lopez. Paraguayan reports do not
give up the contest by any means.
A daily newspaper man who has just got
out of the traces, says he is Incoming quite
well acquainted with ins iamily. lie . dis
covered to his surprise that bis daughter
could wash the dishes, cook a meal and
play the piano. He never had time to learn
these facts before.
Commissioner Parker has received for the
last few. days such encouraging accounts
from the Indian country, that ho is not ap
prehensive in the least of any further hstil
i ties on the plains this summer. Thejlndians
are nearly all on their reservations, and the
new system as working very nicely.
At Cairo, Illinois, on Monday night, a
meteor of unusual brilliancy, apparently ten
inches in diameter, passed from southwest
to northwest, exploding with a noise like a
cannon fired two miles - distant. IThe me
teor was seen in various directions sixty
miles from Cairo, but the noise of the-ex-plosion
was heard only thirty miles. .
The Democratic newspapers of Iowa are
I engaged in blel-rew-loatThe spelling
of their candidate s name, come oi mem
spell it GillasspieVTand .some Gillespie." It
is proposed to refer the matter to the gen
tleman himself,: but unless he -is a vast im
provement ..... upon most Democrats, the
chances are a thousand to one that, he can't
spell it himself... . - .- i " :.
A sad affair occurred in Alstead, " N. H.,
recently. :. While Mr. S. C- Savory was yok
ing a pair of bulls he was thrown down by
them and received injuries of which he
afterwards died. ! The little son of Mr. Sa
vory, about eleven years old, was thrown
into such 'a state, of terrible excitement by
seeing his father hooked by his bulls, that
he hung himself. ;.'-.v.' . , , ".; r '
Mr. Edward Atkinson, of Boston, has pre
pared a paper in w&icb he estimates the sur
plus revenue for the financial year just
closed at $50,000,000, and for the financial
vear ending June 30, 1870, at $100,000,000
or more. - as most xi tne surplus must be
devoted to imying up our bonds, he antici
pates that these will soon advance to par in
gold in riie.European markets, and that; it
will be easy to change our five-twenty six
per cent bonds into a long loan at 41 per
cent exempt from taxation, . .X
While : preparing ; for the Oecumenical
Council, the ?ope ordered from his archi
tect certain embellishments. . the Plan . of
which was brought for his inspection by
that gentleman's little boy.' Charmed by
the plan, the Pope opened a drawer full.of
gold and said to the child. Take a hand
ful of coin, as a reward for t he beauty of
your father's work." . 'tHoly Father," repli
ed the child, "take it out for me: your hand
is bigger than mine." , Pius IX could not
help smiling and obeyed the child. .
prived Fayetteville of her principal outlet
for trade. Owing, however, to the late rains
the Capo Fear is now navigable for small
boats as far as this place.
The indefatigable Col. W. McL. McKay is
still displaying his usual energy for the pur
pose or constructing tho Favettcvillo and
Florence Rail Road.- He announces to tho .
citizens of Fayetteville by posted lmad bill ,
that it be can secure a subscriptitrn. ef sevro
ty tive thousand dollars ($75,0 to the
capital stock of said road, he i t make a
contract with' reliablo parties to grado and
fully equip said road from Fayetteville to
Shi-e lleel on the Wilmington, Charlotte and
Rutherford Rail Road., There will be a pub
lic meeting held here this evening in order
to ascertain whether the above subscription
can be raised or not. Some of tho business
men here are now beginning to awake from
their old fogy dreams of plank-roads and
wagon-trade, and roilizc the fact that with
out Rail Roads we can never cxptct to ce
Fayetteville a place of any considerable im
portance. ; . ,
The people here are looking forward with
much anxiety to the completion of the Wes
tern Rail Roitd. as well as the connection, of
the Chatham Rail Road at tlie Gulf.
Should anything of importance transpire
in this vicinity I will keep yon informed.
, nastily, yet respectfully, yours,
Asos.
Fayetteville. N. C, Aog. 2d, 18CJ.
Gov. Wcller, cf California, was. wrecked
on the Golden Rule, ami on arriving at San
Francisco, he remarked to a friend iJjost
everything, sir, everything but my reputa
tion. u Governor," replied his friend, -you
travel with less buguuge than any one I
ever saw.'
The Legislature of Maine passed an act at
its las' session, which provides that for the ;
small sum of one dollar any person may de
posit his will fr safe keeping with the Reg
ister of Probate in the cnnty where he re
sides, where it will be safe," and can be ex
amined or, taken only by the testator or
some person designated by him. ,
Jefferson Co., N. Y is possessed of a mad-
stone. A few days ago the stone was uaetl
n a little son nf James Donahoe, of Marion
County, alter the little fellow had ' been
thrown into the most violent conversion.
" Its effects were instantaneous. The virus
was drawn from the boy'a ayatwm, and in h
than two hours he was restored to his usual
health.", i ' , ..
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The Prussian government is the only Eu
ropean power which owns a house in Wah
ington for! the permanent ue of Us legs
tion. ' It is believed that this example will
be speedily followed by tho Russian and
English governments, ; and ' that stately
palace will be built for them in the Amer
ican Capital, similar to those they own in
European capitals, for the accommodation
of their legations. '
A good story comes from' Rome. In pre
paration for the GScuracndal Council the
Pope ordered from his architect certain em
bellishments, the plan of which was brought
for his inspection by that gentleman little
boy;" Cnarmed by the plan, the Pope open
ed a drawer full of gold, and said t the
child, "Take a handful of coin as a reward
for the beauty of your father's work. -niy
Father," replied the child, " take it out for
me-yonr band is bigger than mine." Piua,
IX. could not help smiling, and obeyed th
child. ! , -','..
Two Irishmen stopping at the - Wand
house, Toledo, lit their gas, and. with win--rtowsopen,
sat down to enjoy a chat. The
hungriest of Toledo rousquitorssoon flocked j
in and drove them desporate. Tho clerk,
wa3called to devise some means ef delenoe
against tbrm, told them to close the win-
dow and put out the gas. Tbey acted on
the suggestion atd placed themselves be
tween tlie sheets. Just as thev began to
doze, a lightning-bug, -which had strayed
in the room, caught the eye of. one of the
travelers. He roused his companion with a
pnnch. "Jamie, Jamie, it no use I , Here
one of the craturs sarchin' for ns wld a, Ian-
tcrrit" :" !' '"' ' '". ? .
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