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SALIbDUBT, IVMT,
TO OUR PATRONS.
iinmraminwiMn are
- . m a - I
The Separate eouuts wtiieh they
owe ar. laaeed. small. Wt th e;,rregate
auk. vary oaaatorebto aum. We are
greatly iu Bead of the money, and hope they
will find U eouriHmt to pay m at on.
All the accounts due for the WsuVaau, and
for the OU JVortt State, as wail as for the
Wavaamasi 4 OU Jrortt Stow, rorablned.
made Mace the war. are now the property of
the editor and publisher of the OU NurtM
Stmt. We wlah to make the OU North State
ml ln n avery respect to the beat weekly
para la the State. We wish to make It a
MTDt inatiarooawiTom use income o.
we ean live mm support our minuy.
.. i . i . . i
cau da Wis are mieaa v iiuuume a jwr-
citissa of SaMahnry aad remove oar
hare.
not not do this if
those
mmMh We
use ot up aaranese
a . a a
d be ao atiU If wa
earaeetlr appeal to oar
Of severally tbe small
a. Ifoaywill
do thia it will plane na above Immediate want.
We not oaly hope that they will pay na aa
aoon aa they poaaibly ean. bat we hope that
II ef them who deetxa to aee a food paper
maintained la SaUA will exert themael vea
to extend oar cirtsvKn.
if
THE ARMY.
Gov. Holden haa telegraphed tothe Ntwth
Carolina Senators to oppoee any reduction of
the army wa'eh will reduce the Federal Oar
Tiaoaa ia North Carolina. There ia ao aaad
of aay troop ia thia 8 tale, a every aensible
man knows, bat if we are to have any give
aa Federal troop in preference to twa mi Ktia.
THE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT.
Thia amendment baa been so amended in
the Senate aa to provide for universal suf
frage, leaving the State no discretion in the
matter whatever. It now goea back to the
House for It concurrence, and wa sincerely
hope that the House will refuse to concur.
It will be remembered that the amendment.
as adopted by the House, doe not enforce
mnivertal, but only impartial suffrage.
THE PENITENTIARY.
The honest tax pavers of the State will
learn with the greatest pleasure that the b"l
repealing the Penitentiary Act passed it
final reading in the House of Representatives
on Wednesday. This action disposes of tbe
I swindle by which certaiu parties ex
I to enrich themselves nt the expense of
the tax payer of North Carolina. We sup
pose that stoos will at once be taken to rror-
... - a
i maaWe eligible sight. NnaM
no interests or we Diate a hi oe netier guard
, . m m .a aw. mi a 1
ed than they have heretofore been.
SPEECH OF SENATOR SWEET.
We will publish the able aad tearless
peech of this gentleman on the report of the
committee on bribery and corruption next
week. Mr. Sweet deserves, aad will receive.
the thank of the people of North Carolina
for the manner ia which he ha acted iu this
. ity The proceedings of the relief meeting
rtrI)avidson shall appear next week they
came to hand too late for insertion this week.
8TATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
A meeting of the North Carolina State Ag
ultnral Society haa been called to meet in
Raleigh oa the 1 1th of this month
It to desired that every member be present;
measure will be taken to pat the fair grouuda
and buildings ia complete order, aad reor
ganise, with a view of re-establishing the
AuBUal State Fair
We are glad to aa this movement inaugu
rating, and trust that the Committee will
succeed ia their Isadible effort.
GREENSBORO PATRIOT.
paper haa been very aaaeh enlarged
one of
in tbe State.
ronuerly. for
fifteen years, one of Ita editor, has again ta
ken charge of ita columns. Mr. Swaira is aa
abjeand graceful writer, and is eminently a
conservative ana peace saving man in nts
temperament aud view. He alao haa a just
appreciation ef wajAsatos of an editor. With
as net
tatotner
than t-
to eruide and j Bfjoblie sentiment
to rapder to ail Mm reflect it. Such
men are now wanted at the head of the pre
end we rejoice that Mr. Swalm haa again
odameeted himself with It.
toad him ia hi labor.
May
at-
AM INDEPENDENT PRESS SENA
TOR SWEET.
Tt is truly refreshing ia these day of ven
ality and corruption to occasionally meet
with a political journal that rise above and
spams the dictation of central party organs
and thd behests of party leaders. Among
this class of journals we Bsraber, among oth
ers, the Newborn Asjh ftae, an ardent lie
fablirao paper. NothtithsUudiug tho ar
rogant and dictatorial tone, as well aa the un
bl ashing fitlsehoods of the Standard, the
Timet manfully defends Senator 8 weet against
all the charges being heaped upon him by
that shameless and mendacious journal. Wa
have witnessed th course of the TVs ia
this matter with the greatest pleasure, and
wethiak w see evidences ia other quarters,
both Conservative aud Rspeldiran. of a de
teiWMuatkw to act more indejH-ttdeBlly of
? 'JL7. :jmm Jayai
" This
iWl.aliii ill ftptn
party and keep more atoadily
troe iatoreeai of the State.
We eemmend the followiag art idea from
the Teana of a recent date. They hare the
ring of the true metal aad we fully endorae
the aaatlaiiuu whieh they contain t
We have oarefully watched the Bribery
and Corraptioa oaaa that ha been the princi
pal topic of conversation and in tercet, in Kal
eigb aud elsewhere, for the peat twa mouths,
through ita different stsges, and have read the
remark of Mr. W. II. 8. Sweet, Senator from
Craven, which he made before fhe Senate, Fri
day, January 28th, on (lie report of the Joint
ScWet Committee on Bribery and Corruption.
Tboaa who Have aneeeeded in worming them
aetvea wit of the oeft ha baa drawn about i Item.
have (tone it by uainff their utmost endeavor to
SVBBMT tue quwraoe ai issue, uj piimnjr npKM
pal witoeaeee oat of the way, and in rfKmM
aible manner trying to prevent a full, fair ami
hea investigation. If under theee cireamstan-
cm Senator 8 west, and thoee te
waa atood
by him, have tailed to prove in black and whila
to the Senate that every one ol the alleged or
aupfieard case could be sustained, the people
Horih Carolina are oenvinced that the ex
amination amount to aomei Ling, aad that a
mli (ual,jDP, A
fair and nmtiaemd investigation, with all the
principal wituessee present, would have told a
story that would make angel weep. Senator
Sweat can rest ami rod that the whole popula
tion ol Craven county rally believe in him, trnst
wanonesiy aod integrity, end hooor ,.n lor
for
"T: "11 7' ' " I '
uvnis aaa aoe pvnvi mm mrmnw am ia v vi a aasa
"e peouleof Cri-
Ujr to show again
jtaus JuUo to the people. Tl
ran onlv want an ooooetualiy
their eomVlenee in their Senator, and if be was
to-day a nominee for the position be now oc
cupies, he would be elected by aoch a majority
a thia county seldom rolls op Car any ody.
Honesty ia it troe aad fullest aeaae is so rare
now-e-days that the evauioe article is fully ap
preciated. Sha aspaare speaks true words when
be save:
"Ay, Sir, to ha honest a the world goea,
Ia to be one picked out of ten thousand."
Tbe remarks of Senator Sweet are so plain
and so convincing, that they cannot but inspire
respect tor hnn, snd lattmg contempt Tor tbe
uvea who have in every possible way tried to
cover op what should be brought to light end
thwart tbe purposes of honest men. It waa a
sorry time lor some designing money making
when Senator sweet got in
their
train, and it will be many a day before tbe af
fair and their complicity in it ia iorgotten.
And ia a subsequent number the Tumee
says :
" We hear nothing more in regard to the
proposition to censure Col. Sweet, end pre
sume his enemies have decided to let him alone.
Certainly, if they are aware what a tremen
dous sympathy there is is his favor all over tbe
State, they will look some where else for an
opportunity to satisfy their demands for ven-
KesnOd. fhe time wa when Col. Sweet was a
party man, and he was elected to the Senate
by a party vote, but to-day he ia the man for
the people. White and black, Democrat mid
Republican, join in his defense, and no man in
the State Koverninent haa aa many friends
among tbe people to-day as Senator Sweet,
aad we are triad be came from Ciaven. He
does us honor, and tbe County is proud of him."
PUBLICATIONS.
A DIGEST OF THE DECISIONS
Of the Federal Courts, from the Oryaniea
of the Government to the Present Time.
By Frederick C. Brightly, Esq., PbJJa-
delphia : Jbty Uretsssr, 18. rF
Mr. Editor: I hare examined with care
end scrutiny this most valuable work. In
these days when questions of constitution
al and international law are constantly
springing up no lawyer can safely advise
without it. It to admirably arranged with
great method and precision and with many
titles and aa overflowing index. Indeed,
Mr. Brightly, like a good lawyer a he is,
full appreciate a full index, for it hi one
thing to know law, nnd quite another
thing tn know where to find it. Tho fol
lowing from tho American Law Review
is fully justified by my perusal of tbe
work." W. H. Bailkt.
"This ia a large volume of nearly a
thousand page, but each page is compact
of sound and solid matter. The preface
say, "Great care haa been token to make
the Digest as complete and perfect as pos
sible. Every authority has been examin
ed ; in no case has the syllabus of a repor
ter been implicitly relied on, but the case
itself baa been collated, and the result giv
en in the author' own language.
"In addition to tb regular report of
tbe Supreme Court of tbe Hnited State,
front Dallas to 6th Wallace, inclusive
( with some cases in the 6 ill volume), of
the Circuit and District Courts, and of the
Court of Claims, with many cases scatter
ed throughout lb earlier State Reports,
the writer has, at great expense and trou
ble, oolkctod upwards at two hundred
volumes of law periodicals and magasine
(many of them extremely rare), contain
ing decision of tbe various Federal courts,
not elsewhere reported, all of which uo
ban incorporated In hi work." The auth
or goes on to explain tbe reasons which
have induced him to include this last class
of cases. We assure hint no apology is
necessary ; it to this very class of cases
Inch, from their difficulty of access, ought
to be tbe moat can fully gleaned for inser-
sertion in such a digest.,
Mr. Brightly baa long been favorably
known to the profession by his excellent
Digest of the United States btatute, up
on which tbe only criticism we ever heard
passed, was that it wa too good, as it
tempted tbe lawyer to rely upon it too ex
clusively, without having recourse to the
statute themselves.
Blackwood for January with it nana!
excellent variety to at hand. The most
attractive article to u to tbe sketch of
Bishop Berkley, the philosoper of tbe)
reign of George II. Address the Leon
aid Scott Pub. Co., 140 Fulton Street,
New York.
The Wadesboro' Argus ha been reviv
ed with D. McNeill m editor. Mr. Mc
Neill to an experienced editor, and, judg
ing from the number before us, wilt make
tbe Argus an excellent and cute mining
paper.
Important to Farmers The Febrarary
number of tbe Carolina Farmer is tbe
beat jot tattiud. Thia ia an enterprise
that ahould be generously auatoitied by
the farm era and plantora of tbe South.
Though now (a ita fourth issue tie Farmer
baa already taken a high at and in the ag
ricultural litem tare of tbe day, and bids
fair to reaeli the highest standard of sx
oelcnee. Sand two dollar, for year'e
subscription, to Wm. II. Bernard, Wil
mington, N. O. Aud, if possible, aeenre
the back uambcra. '
The American Slock Journal -In tbe
February number Jtiat received, wo notice
a aTember of article that should bo read
by ever y Farmer, among tbeta, "Preren
Iron ol l)iaeaaes among Animals," "Cas
tration aad Spaying bog," " Treatment
of Sowa daring Pregnancy." "Feeding
Stock," ' Cutting and Steaming Feed,"
"Fording Horse," Distemper ia Hon
ea ft," "paying Farming" "Urals Killed
Horses," "The rJHbrocda f Cat
tle," 'Different Wfctics of Geese,"
"Colloy or Scotch
"Treatment of Cow
Dog,"
ving,"
Raje!n- Wmy
Legs
on Horaea," "Chester
Specimen Copies sent froe. A4aftfJjat
P. Bojer ft Co., Puhliabexa, Varkerabarg
17'.
N.
Cheater Co., Pa., Pa.
LEGISLATURE OF H. CAROLINA.
Hi.
Fmdat, Fab, 5, 1869.
The following protest of Senator Bob
bin, with hi tatemnt of the facta in hi
ease, wa entered upon the Journal, to-wit:
A tbe Seuate JaalrnaJe contain a record
of the grave charge of bribery against me,
and certain action of tbe Seuate thereon,
I hereby enter my solemn protest against
all that may appear, tending to create tbe
impression that I wa ever really guilty of
bribery or corruption. This I do to vindi
cato my name and character in the eyes of
my country men and of impartial prosper
ity. !
Those are tbe facte: Mr. J. W. Ste
phens was a contestant for a teat in thia
body, at the Summer session of 1868, but
failed to establish his right to it. A reso
lution was then introduced by soma Sen
ator, to allow Mr. Stephens milean and
per diem, while here as a contesflBt
This claim I waa in favor of allowssVand
I had expressed my purpose to rote for it taxea articles heretofore exempted, (house
to several Senators, at various times, a bold aud kite furniture, Ac.,) yet it in
day or two before tbe occurrence hereinaf-, creased tho taxation ever 300 per cent.
ter narrated. Mr. Lindsay wa on of lie would call on gentlemen who prom
tboae to whom I had thus expressed my-1 ised the people a cheap government when
self, aa be has sworn. Mr. .Me lehor, Mr. tl ey went before them in tbe adoption of
Cook, Mr Barnes and Mr. Harrington, all the Constitution. They (Republicans)
state the same thing, though they have
not been sworn.
On Saturday morning, August 22nd.,
this resolution came up tor consideration.
that was the last working day of theses
Ion ; 1 wa extremely busy, and
much engaged and absorbed
tH iMilnn( attention. A
fore that resuhitisBs caiue up. Mi
met me in tho lobar and asked mo what I
thought of his claim to mileage and per
diem. I at once said I was in favor of it
and was goiug.to rote for it. This accords
with my recolli ction and his testimony.
A I remember it, be then added, as you
are in favor of it, I want to employ you
as ma lawyer to advocate my claim, and
a compensation for your trouble I will
pay yon a fee of twenty dollars. I think
1 said, that's just a Ton please, but I
will do as you have requested. This wss
tho substance of what passed ; an
audawordi
conWrsa
about "lawyers" snd "fee at a
know were used. The whole
lion did not, in my opinion, occupy three
minute, li was tho only conversation 1
ever had had with him on tbe subject.
Indeed, I waa barely acq u.i in ted with him,
personally, and do not believe I had ever
spoken to him' twice before in my life.' In
an hour or two afterwards, aa I was hur
rying out of lb Capitol, he came to mo
and handed mo the fee without a word.
Now, I can only say that from absence
of mind, fro n the habits of thought of the
Court room, from thesmallnesaof the sum, I
and the Hurry 1 was m that day, this lit
tle transaction made so slight an impres
sion. on me and awakened so little real at
tention, that the question of propriety or
impropriety did not present itself. Not
only was there no intention to do wrong,
there waa no thought of wrong. No
reasonable man will think that I would
bar risJteri my reputation in the hands of
almost a stronger and a political adversa
ry, too, for twenty dollars. This to what
I must have done if I wa then doing an
act consciously wrong or corrupt. And
bo sweats, too, that I said ao word about
concealment or secresv. mWt
I very soon forgot the incident entirety.
During all the discussions on tbe Resolu
tions, which I myself introduced, to in
quire into the rumors of bribery and cor-
ruption, I never once lecolleeted it. Sub
sequently it flashed on my memory a if
by accident. Whilst thinking how pleas
ant It waa to feel blameless and safe from
all danger, as th investigation was pro
gressing, suddenly the thought that this
little fee had been paid me came to my
memory ; and as my atteution was then
alive on eueh questions, it did not take toe
an instant to piononnce my own mental
rerdiet on its impropriety and to resolve
to undo it and restore that foe to the giver.
By some means the rumor of this inci
dent reached the ears of men. I saw at
once in what an embarrassing position 1
was placed. I was to be charged with
bribery. My name was to be in airmen'
mouth coupled with a disgraceful impu
tation about a matter readily misconstrued
and rot easily explained satisfactorily. I
saw that if I denied it, my word and my
character might possibly overbear the ain
gle man who alone could contradict me,
and could perhaps trample down thav en
tire charge as a slander. The teasjHbn
wss strong. At first I staggered and hes
itated. , But to do thia was. wrong, and
God helped me to do right. I went vol
untarily, before any stop were taken to
investigate it, aud stated the facts as I
bare stated them here. It required more
e me to do
ticb ha fol
so, and to i
loweo. du a cob
Jttf upright
lotaatiiaJbiaanst
A resoluaM (
uaa Dee n
a
l reo neiioaj mm rrtei
rota fur
are, bucauayfvdo aj
e eon
tbe
act ia
itsell, and I arlthod
at ea-
tabliabed,
Some
nave unnya
feeti
S.
my au-
i
few!
tin. I Jar-
i have defended
thasjt them.
My
laccldenulcir-
larary trilling
to ma. it
part, with-
or motive
opinion of
aJraasjlr ex-
; have embod-
, and tb u have
r? What
snee or this oa-
forsccn I I leave
lribtr9,
pro tea
am
" and ut-
tarty a
bhor
ii ow I
nhis
is, my protest iM Statement,
ear cause to men s common
love of justice I key will
every bLt my name and a
VTl
THE REVENUE HILL
of th character of the tax
bill be passed by tb Legislature can be
obtained by the following proceedings of
the House aa Friday mat i
Tbe various sceuons Of Schedule U
were taken Up for consideration, and were
adopted without amendment. The bill
being open to amendment as a whole, Mr.
Uodnett moved in GUn I, section 1,
Une 2, which provide for an ad valorem
tax of two-hfths of one par cent iu addi
tion to tbe special taxes, which have been
or may be levied to pay Interest on bonds
iaaued to or for Kail roads, Ac, to strike
out out the "two-fifth" and insert one
tenth. Mr. Uodnett said ha was willing to
vote for sufficient tax to carry on the
government in an economical manner, but
in arriving at an estimate as to how much
wa necessary for that purpose, they
should make a calculation upon the
figures of tbe pact. The bill, t hough it
promised that taxation would be lower
than ever: and be whisked to test the
truth of such declarations, and, therefore,
he offered this
amendment, making
tax upon
-ttodnoH's
amendment
Mr. P
to strike out, in class
1, section
ter the word "lent," In
lino 3
d including the wofu
4th line, same section,
and add to
the .
the
section the following
words: "And
said MX of two hlths
of one per cent
shall be stand in lieu of
all taxes, general or special levied on the
subject enumerated in the sections by
the General Assembly for the preacnt
year Provided, That no part of the taxes
raiaed hv this act shall be atinlicd to the
payment of interest on any bond or pre
tended bond of this Stat issued to any
Railroad Company siiMw-tb first day of
April, 1868
This amendment produced quite along
debate, during which it was characterized
as a declaration that the Stale intended
to rcpndiate Ac.
The question recuring upon the amend
ment, it was lost.
Alter a long debate trpon amendments
to various sections, the bill passed its
second reading by the following ballot:
Yeas. Messrs. Ames, Ashworth,
Blair, Carson, Carey eel; Lawthorn col,
Crawford col, hslcs, rorkiwrcol, French,
Gahagan, Gilbi
Hdri'k1
WHSe
Harris of
Wake col, Ha
I Hodgin
Homey, HlM
. marram, jusius oi
I , . r
Henderson,
ce ot Rutherford, Kin-
ney, Leary
gof Richmond, Kayo
col. McCan
orrifl, Morris col, Par-
ker, Price col,
RenfVwtMHReynold col,
Seymour, 8cigrtot, Snipcf, ftllley, Sweat
co . Vestal. Vest. Waldrnp. Wbite, vt u
kie, Williamson
Wto-Cher-
wall 46.
Nati.
ry col, DhvIs,
Hin-
nant, Uodnett,
of
Chatham, M
Fainter,
Pou, Profit. Eoi
Smith of A lie
Welch and Wil
gunny, Smith of rVayt
liains of Harnett 21.
IPfty-lhree members not voting.
i ,
PARTIES THAT ARE TO BE.
We have ever ettende4tbat the party
of the lie volution must die soon after it
that it cannot long survive the end of that
which created it. As long as it exist, we
must have the .passions of .which it was
born disturbing the public quiet and ob
structing the way to Nharw-iiijr. It has
already extended bejoisd ita natural term,
by force of cireunvafaneia which made it
neeessarv to proton the hatred and pre
judices of the waratetptal tbe na
tion election. dttaH
But the dav of lis death to coma. Gen
era! Grant has throngliout eudearored in
every manner to subdBpf feelings ot
than hit
. I "mw
t t M rj naiTfM TTliiW INafl
lf. Bobbixs. mere tl. m pro I
ret c
1
JfJfti
IcME M
cot, WO- and
. . . . .
Tcks, High,
Near at jnnore,
bhiiis
sectional hostility, and jhjjg even gone soiendaring pea:e, in accord with the good
far aa to icaive awar vsvsvn him tbe era-
blema of strife. He w is tbe selected can
dkiivte of the party of the Revolution:
but be is sagacious enough to know that
there can be no peace and no tucecssful
administration of the Gorernmwit as
long as tb passions of wjfc-re inflamed.
In frowniu tbasa down ha set aside the
part itself and ope
lor the
ns tbe way
formntinn of parties salted to the Qomhig
circumstances of the country, united aad
peaceful. The New Qork Timet lip
says : "Tb political parties of the future
will be created mainly by the ooliey
bieb General Grant may adopt in hie
administration." f
The World (of New York) had anutrht
to make it appear thai General Grant bend the vaet interests of the nation, and
would probably bo opposed by the Re- to analyse the complicated social aad po
pnbliean party at tbe outset of hi admin- litical relations of tho various race and
titration. The Times replies, contending classes of men under hi presidency, he
that there is no probability of anch a
thing. It confesses that hu waa nominal-
d by the moderate portion of the Re
publican party against the wishes "of th
elf styled leaders" of that party; and it
goer on to say that in his administration
be "will look to ins great Body ot tua
people, rather than to any mere party, for
that support and approval without which
successful administration of the Govern
ment I impossible,' We have not the
slightest doubt of the truth ef this state
ment. Looking to it, and to the further
remark of tho 2imes that "tho questions
likely to artse and command the most at
not those upon which political
been most sharply
plainly tbe grounds
th new affinities
wBaw partis,
a party or tbe lie-
away. Tbe Grant
not be deserted by a
i, and we think it
that tho Timet to in
some degree right in predicting accessions
t Oenerar Grant from the Democratic
party : probably enough to make up for
in ioss oy tue exioiuumu oi me uura
member of tbe revolutionary party
Many of them are ao fond of the arbi
trary authority which a eonapiracy of
events and a natural passion for domina
tion placed in their hands that they wil
not tacitly submit to it surrender. They
will aland like the debris of a flood i
very little use, and to be removed as soon
as time and means will allow. Richmond
Dispatch.
GEN
GRANT AND THE RADICAL
WING.
The New York Evenino Post, (Rep.)
confirms tho statement of the Times as to
the "intense and painful antiety" about
General Grant's sentiment and purpose
felt by the Radical leaders at Washington.
TbnJYw states it in this wise :
"We hear from Washington that Gen
Grant is nt present the subject of lively
complaints aud criticisms from some of
tbe members of the Republican party.
We do not mean to be understood, of
course, that theee gentlemen otter their
grievances in Grant's face. They talk,
we are told, among themselves ; and what
they say ia to tbi general effect : That
Grant's silence in regard to appointments
is a s i-rht. if not an insult, to them, who
are, aa they call themselves, the "wheel
horses of the Republican party:" that he
become to them an object of distrust ;
t to call thrm around htm,
about what Is called in the
political cant tho "party programme
that they nlone are capable of advising
him ; that ho ought not to shape his course
without their device and consent : that
they made him President, and that he has
no right to act or to make np bis mind
without them.
"They," who hold eueh hngnage, It re
mains to be said, are the leaders of what
ia called the Radical wing of the Repub
lican party. They are the men who de
sire to continue to rule tho party, and ex
pected, it seem, to "manage" the new
President."
Tbe W, which belongs to to and rep
resents the Republican as distinguished
from the Radical party, proceeds very cool
ly to remind the alarmed and complaining
leaders, that they did not make Grant
President, that he was never a favorite of
theirs, but that he was put forward by
"the moderate leaders" because "they be
lieved him to be of their own mind," and
and had faith iu his "patience, moderation
and nnsclfishncss." Ho comes tn the
Presidency, the Post continues, "unletter
ed by promises ; he was chosen because
of his character ; and so far as we are en
titled to judge of any man's probabls
course from his past conduct and career,
we believe it probable that he will prefer
for his associates the mudcrato men of the
Republican party. These have been bis
cousin cut supporters ; with them he ba
oftcnest found himself in accord in opinion
on the questions of the day, and it to but
natural to suppose that he will seek their
counsel in the future."
Certainly all that we know of General
Grant justifies the conclusion expressed
by the Post. We sincerely trnst that the
rent maw confirm it. In that caae It
... . -
that Gtmeeal Grant ha gain
ed v aatly more from the ranks of the mod
erate and fair minded men of the country,
of ait parties than ho has lost by the break
ing away of tbe violent and revolutionary.
Sich. Wtiy.
"LET US HAVE PEACE."
Gen. Grant was doubtless sincere in
his wish for peace. We think we shall
have peace.. Whether it is to be the peace
of despotism, or a peace founded upor.
good feeling and the philosophy of human
nature, depends a good deal on the temper
and policy of Gen. Grant. II be has suf
fered his temper to be affected, and shall
permit his policy to be shaped by the vin
dictiveness inspiring the party which
elected him. we shall have a forced peace,
making faction restive iu the North and
hardening sectionalism in the South. If
he suffers his own nature to prevail, man
ifesting the magnanimity and firmness
that marked the grt at ejidclis of his mili
tary career, we' shall h ive Voluntary and
genius ot tue American penpte.
It is due to lien uraut, mat we Jon
scrvati ves of the South bear in mind that
h to not responsible for the acts of Con
gress which we ao much dialike. In the
true and high spirit of hi military, posi
tion, he refrained from interference with ,
the legislation of tho country. We must
also bear iu mind, that it will be bis daty (
taa t ton sja
parti. lJm Btthei
dividflre hare
fat tETnow metiv
plassMlaasHHtosusJai-h must
F . t . .
a President to execute tho law of the
land. If their due execution bear hardly
upon us, tho blame for It la not to lie op
en him. bat upon tbe contriver of tbe
law. If ha baa aay commiseration for
tho condition of the Southern people, op-
portunlty will net be wanting for it man-
feetation. If be ha tbe mind to eompre-
haa ample field for it exercise. We are
prepaied to judge him fairly, and to up-
led to iudsre him fairly, a
bold his administration if bo manifests
common justice and a reasonable supply
of generosity therein. Greensboro PaL
GEN. GRANT NOT "BEHOLDEN
TONYBODY.
The New York Times, considered as
mncb General Grant's organ aa any pa
per, haa this plain talk to discontented re
publican, who think GoncraiYjIrant ought
to toll them everything :
"General (J rant wflf not be, in our judg
ment, so much at tb mercy of party of
gnnlsaflon, nor so dependent upon them
for support and success, as Presidents
usually Bud them el ves, for the reason
thlt he I not indebted primarily io
anch organlgation for hla nominal) n, nor
to party cdnsidetatiotis of any kind for hi
election. His services in suppressing the
rebellion gave bim a strength with tbe
country which made it a necessity for tb
Itcnubllcnn nartr to make him its candi
date ; and the general confidence of the
bole country in hi sound judgment,
practical prudence, and disinterested pa
triotism, will gire his administration a de-
Kjo of strength which no party organ iaa
n ean resist."
The Cincinnati Commercial, also repub
lican, tbua satirises the perplexity of these
"encketty" Kadteai :
"It i believed, and there to terror in
the thought, that be baa. deliberately to
ken hia pocket-slate and ciphered out tbe
Cabinet for himself. How does he k tow
whether his Cabiuet will please the party f
Well, perhaps bo don't care very much
whether the party be pleased. At any rate,
the wisest of tbe persons assembled at
Washington, and by courtesy called sta
tesmen, shake their heads and say they
know nothing about Grant. lie waa a
military necessity, and that's all: or. in
tbe last words of Hamlet, 'The rest to i-
lenee.' "
For tbe Old North State.
ADULTERATIONS OF ARTICLES
OF EVERY DAY'S USE.
Mr. Editor : Having read in your val
uable paper, recently, one or two articles,
exposing the gross frauds perpetrated by
manufacturer's of articles of every day's
consumption. 1 hare thought it might not
be disagreeable to you, nor altogether nn
nrohtah c to vour numerous readers, to
give the result of some experience and ob-
ation, in reference to one class of arti-
a snore or less used by every family
I refer to the adulteration of ground spices,
with wiiicn my pursuits bare made me fa
miliar. There are three of theso more general
ly and extensively need than the rest, ria :
MuHard, Black Pepper aud Ginger. ,
0ie fact alone, if no other existed.
should create suspicion, that these article
are adulterated with some cheap and in
ert, if not with something of a more ob-
icct i on able nature.
When a merchant buytnr his supplies in
a northern city, inquires for ground Pep
per, Ginger or Mustard, be will, in nine
ease out of ten, be sh own these articles
put up in small and similar sized packages,
but at largely different price, indicative
of the extent of the sophistication, which
varies from ton, to at least twenty-five
per cent, although it all has the same ex
terior appearance.
1 be ununited or careless buyer, being
governed by the price alone, will be cer
tain to purchase tho lowest priced, be
e-ruse it will yield him the largest profit.
The consequence is, that really pure spices
arc seldom to be had.
It is worthy of remark, too, that the
Spice grinder never attaches his name to
what he thus sells, of this class of goods.
but is content to palm them off, on the un
suspecting buyer, labelled "superior" or
"extra fine," Ac. If bo ever affixes his
name, tb article to more likely pure. S.
General Items.
A ten-acre field of wheat, near, Platte
city, Mo., recently harvested, yielded 583
bushels and 22 pound of wheat.
Louisiana papers report tb
willing to work and making contract for
tbe present year. They generally prefer
a share of tbo crop to wages. A good
feeling prevails between them and tbe
planter, and a hug amount of planting
111 UO done.
The first session of tbo new Congress,
beginning March 4b, it i thought, will be
limited to four or five weeks.
The number of "Sue Murphy Claim"
on file in Washington to 20,176, amount
ing 10 1U,UZU, uuu.
A man in St. Louis, recently got mar
ried on Tuesday, got the chills on Wed
nesday, wrote bis will on Thursday, went
mad on Friday, and died on Saturday.
At Malaga, Spain daring tbe insur
rection woman poured burning oil
from the upper window upon tbe soldiers
and the soldiers murdered every helpless
human being witbra reach.
re a New York Central
...
cen.ly summoned a,d to
The conductoi
R ail way train receu
put out an unruly passenger, when it was
discovered that out ot JJ gentlemen in
the car, 29 carried revolver.
L
Tb Hartford clergy have
lag Ann ale suffrage, nnd by 38
ad it nnscriptural.
A Connecticut court has decided
man who will not saport bis family
pauper.
A fellow, who Has some "music
soul," says that tb, moat
soothing of all fireside
blended ton of a cricket,
loving wife and a avowing baby.
Dennis Colgan, the switch and draw
bridge tender at East Bridgeport, Ct.,
during tbe 13 years that he haa held that
position, haa never lost a Jay from any
cause, n aft never slept dVer two hour
at a time, and has not averaged mora than
M i a a i . iX C
our uoury a amy aunnjr mat period, tio
train has ever caught bim asleep or been
obliged to whistle him, and no accid ent
ha over occurred through earelessftess on
his part, but he ha prevented several ae
ciejft hi. Vigilance ana braver
tnrT T aoVto'sl afiurcnNreddhgii
I, a. . . a a . . .
to sire ten a oread white ribbon across tho
the aisle np which th party' pa, above
which none but th Invited guests are al
lowed to ait. Th bridesmaids enter in
groom with hi future mother-in-law, the
bride with her father. Two of tb gill
sen precede the whole party, and other
follow it After the ccremonv eaebt of
W m
them gire aa alarm to one of the
maids as the party leaves th sjwn h.
At least such to th latent Philadelphia
fashion. Exchange.
The Unarwooa Iniquity,
of tbe Richmmood
that paper, from" Washington.
Alter tbe beat observation it
has
in my power to make bar, It to
Hrt
liberate opinion that tbe people of VirS
ginian will not be placed under tbe Un
derwood constitution a it to ; and that
they will be shielded from it by action in
this city."
Lot and Crime in New Orleans.-
New Orleans pte-s detail a horrible
murder there on Wednesday of last week.
Salvador Fernandez, a roan Creole, it
eem had been the afinanced lover of
Mill. Laveille previous to the war. Ho
went off with the Confederate troop, and
served a a lieutenant iu one of the Lon
tansnregiments. A report was received
in New Orleana that be wa kited, and bis
betrothed, afvec. mourning for blxaawhilo
bestowed ufPMr in 'marrtagoPon Mr.
Martin, a merchant. Fernandez turned
up again niter the war, much to the
rorof the Martins, and since tb
been uneea i ig in hi attention
lady. Last Wednesday Martin
end to his infatuation by shooting
The affair creates much feeline-
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tbe friends of the parties.
A Loudon apothecary' assistant re
cently made np a prescription, and fonn
that his customer had passed on him a
bad half crown and a sixpenny piece.
Ho told hi employer. "Never mind,;
said the philosophic apothecary ; "If tbo'
Ixpenny piece to good, there a clean
profit of threepence."
The Cincinnati Times publishes a
cial dtopateb from Boston, which say a:
"Uen. Bank to in Boston. He say
that the story that be was ordered to su
percede Grant at Vicksbarg to true in
evert particular. Gen. Halleck signed
the order, Bank kept it secret, and nev
er even told his wife, and the story waa
started in Grant's headquarters, when it
waa made public a few days ago Grant
sent two general officers to Banks, and be
delivered to them tho order be had re
ceived while at Port Hudson. Th order.
are now in Grant' possession, and .ill i,
givon to the public soon."
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Th Norfolk Virginian baa
been in-
formed from an entirely reliable
at on Tuesday last a white lady in Sur
ry, near Cnbm Point, gave birth to an In
fant with two beads, one nock four arm.
oneLody, two hips and four leg. Chi
singular freak of nature wa born dead.
ThelateDntcheesof Sutherland was a
model matchmaker, and provided admi
rably for her daughters. One she married to
the Duke of Argyle, and another will be
Duchess of Lelnster. A third (very
beautiful) bl married to the elfeat son of
the Marqais of Westminster, whose
wealth no man can count ; and a grand
daughter has just beet, affianced to Lord
Pery, heir to tbo Dukedom of Morth-
umucriaua.
A votossal Ambasso,
- Ct I ,
v a tfumrs. Hies Ann swan,
NWSeotia giant hxdy, ha taken
sage tor England M the steamer Coli
oia, wiucuwls next Saturday. Mi
swan has tbe happiness of presenting a
greater aiwuae tnau any laly lirini
measuring, as she does, some nine feet
height, although she is but twentv-
years of age. Miss Anna to devotedlw
loyal to the English Crown ; aud ai
thodgbalwgoes .broad for tbe purpose
of pablieexbibitieo, she hope t be abl
to 8aw her Mje.ty Queen Victoria ia
person that the greatest of bar subjects in
Nova Scotia earnestly favor tbo "New
uouimiou "Hew lor Sun. '
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