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- ' - . ... TT1 "TTUMTrtct. 8AU8BDT, rRleT. Al'RIL 88. 10. ' HON. FRAifC'IS E. BHOBKR. We lv ' complaints are being aade tgjui'jl this geiitlenisn In wne portion of Uti district that Im has aegleetsd hi constituents i,y not rornm minting with them, sending them 4,cumenU, Ac. They should bear in mind that tbev have iust become Mr. Shober 's eonstitu- ts-lhat he baa t hien admitted to h' se4t.Weia '" ir-luunsly engaged in the snort to nave ni - ttJiiMW removed in order that the good eople jf tho district migM be represented in Congress i th men of (heir rmie. He has had no liw it, correspond or communicate with those who iected him, and no documents to dUtribnte. It i only the littJng members that are furniahed with public dociuuenta. Hereafter, we venture to ear, they will bare ne oause to complain. It has been further whispered that Mr. 8ho btT had to giva eoine aiaurances of co-operation ',th the Radical party before he was admitted. We do not belief word of this. Long ago hoanrared us tbit ouch insinuation! did bim ... ii irimlicc. We alo know the fact that hi a memorial to Congress, gotten up by hi moot attached personal and political friends, at kU re- miiL to remove his disabilities and admit mm (obis seat, it was distinctly stated that he was I. nnnnaitlnn lo th3 BeOtlbliCaO POTty. The memorialists, who were mainly old Union men assured Cbngresa that he waa a lo.ai citiaeu of Ika United Statca, and "bad been loal ever ainee the close of the war" "if it was possible for man ft be H1 "i1"0"' b,n 1 Republican." That he wlU be as true eatba truest to those who elected him we hate not the least doubt. 7ht Mr. Shober secured the recoui mendations if many jeadiag Republicans in liia favor is cer tainly true. But for tins we do not e mat any blame can attach to bins. They did not reooro- mead him a a Repablican, but only as a loyal J liberal Oanseivalivewhom they admitted to tm In nntvmitinn to their OWI) USlty. And the foHtcukT wbWsa, with bis Union rec ordfor it was erpmdy upon that ground, and il,. t,rt fht ha was not an extremist, that the committee reported in favor of sealing him ho found Jn gaining admittance after he w ' elected should admocUk our people of tho duty, ifuot necessity, of electing an eligible man to represent tbem in the next Congress. Mr. Sho bei's disabilities havlrg been removed, he will, should he be re-electeJ, bo promptly admitted to his seat npon the open'njc of the next Con gress. And we knoavthat a great many people, ioflting by the experience of the part, are de termined not to vote for any man nless be U eligible. And, the Democratic and Conservar live members of the Legislature, in their recent address to the people of North Carolina, which Constitutes our platform in the pruiaot cam paign, very wisely, as we think, ay: ''In the selecuoii of candidates let eligible men be select ed, let self be lost sight of." Tmk Mt. Aihv Nkwh, responding lo onr article of week before las: in relation to a nomi nating convention in the flfth district, aftaw prefatorv remarks, says : "We were not aware that there wsra I l.an tKf.fr l,larl Imrv.ri fHl. faa n.ra tilAMAtM I era. 7.: u"3j:r.v.i3r.i.." ,rzczzzzz rnmmt I n'l uiv m it-- ii i .ii mil. i. i i n. a, .., twra..,.H i I XV n .' i MAJOR KOBBINS V Thii gwiduntan addressed a large and attan- audience at the Court House in this place on Tuesday. He gave an account of bis stew ardship as a member of the Senate which xw', ar tfiW. yif grillir itor certainly hat a record as goad as the best in re lation to all that class of legislat ion wlo'ch has awourht roa and disgrace npon the State, as well iu intolerable burdens upon the people. He manfully opposed all the railroad nppropri rious, out of which so many frauds and eorrup- - lions have since grown, if they were not origi nally conceived in wickedness. He predicted then that the nonds would be stolen, the State's credit, ruined and the roads not be built. He exposed the extravagances and corruptions of the present aiministration of the State govern ; in a clear and satisfactory w inner. He Sowed that the oxpertsas of the State govern merit, under the rule of the Radical party, were hundreds of thousands of dollars more than they ehou'd be, aid would be under and hone it and economical ad-ninistration. Tho public debt, ha said, must bo compromised and adjusted up on the most favorable terms that cou'd be ob tainedhe meant the old debt. As to the new debt h8 would not consent to do mote than re turn to the bond holders. the small sums which (he Slate had realized by the sale of the bonds By such a course l,o thought the credit of the State could ultimately be restored. We have not attempted to do more than State a few of the striking points made In the speech. Thougl he was very severe upon (ho whose conduct Jiad brought rain and disgrace upon the State, lip was both moderate and totnvnl towards nil who merely differed with, himjin pal'tical senti ment. Major fyjbtyns also announced hirnsclf a can, didta far the Senate, from this district, subject to the action of a Convention. He, however, saw proper to give his sanction to the meeting proposed to be held here on Tuesday next for t he prnpxe of making county nominations. This wo very much regret. It looks as if it were a hasi nroceed'ni; gotten up by the friends of f ,r as - " some aspirant for the purpose of taking a snap judgment, Again we protest against the norni ratioa of candidates at that time unless there be a full and fair representation present. A full representation from all the townships n that day will be impQ-iibie. The result wilt be that there will ha much dissatisfaction, ami it may be, that ... m ... t l t..- 'At ' -.ft - rill reras to oe oouna oy lue aciion oi M Banner in ihe ('oiurrrjMsioiial coiUesI informed hu the .Vi-fA Siatr. J(diliSal UVeii tions are getwally gotten up bjk ptilliteaj' trick, stars: and tosueli all cxltnl bos it been carried, t!4t Uie eopre hxsk srpon thr nominees of such l.odits r iilusic piutnunly. Yet If uiasirantswill iiersistiji lliruslinir iheinsclvei (urward soma lU) taken totuiaurc ttarmons' and tiring man : we supixMa a t orrvetruesi most practieuhle one. We think, however, we can makes suggestion which will obviate the necessity of a Conven tion, and that will give general satisfaction ; and that is for brother 1 fanes himself to become a candidate. Although he edits a paper in Salis bury, he is a citlaen of Dav bison, a county in this District. In 1(164. we believe, brothei Hanes was elected h) C.iiigre- fioiu this DU- tifrt bat aw we were not recO'ieVMff then, of ccurse did nut gut Ms reut. Jle i Honest and capable; devoted to the interests of his State and section, and would make us a worthy an efficient riipreseiitattvwj." We are greatly obliged to onr Hurry contem porary, with whom we have no personal acquain tance, for bis kindness and expressions of confi dence in us, and only wish that we were niorc descrving of them. We have ne objections to becoming a candidate for Congress in the lift! district, but cannot, in spy event, cuiseiit to do so unlcs nominated bv the e users-all ves In Convention, or otherwise assured that we are guuerally acccjflable to them. There areseveral other gentlemen in the district, whose claims are quite erjnal to ours, if not superior, whose friends re anxious fof thein respectively to be the Con servatire candidate. Harmony murf bo had, and we saw then, and see now, no in cans so Ilke I7 to nfleet'it as h Convention. If, however, it i possible, for the.Dcm 'Ccats and Coiucrvatives of the District to agree upon a candidate with out a Convention we think it will be best for tbem to do so. We think it would give much strength to oar candidate if he could be fairly placed in the field without the asxcmblinir of each Convention. But we do not baiieve it can be done. Since the above was in type we learn from a private letter that the Executive Committee of the district have called a Convention for the purpose of making a nomination, but we have not heard at what time or place. mrsnrt. The ran lion i.f esndnhtu. if this raamnlnsj be correct, Is wider than many have imagined. Ituteiyk AesjHSssl We hope the above opinion is correal aj that It will be snatalned hv further anruraeSMa. There are irentlenien whose services In the Leg- greatly need at this time, but who aspirants fur the honor of hearing the CgnsyrCa-1 hajw hon;tofr been considered Ijanned. We 1st, autu t tsurik. a man who was a im-nil r of the SKNATOR MORTON'S DIATRIPE. Senator Morton, of Indiana, delivered a set apecch Thursday last, in Mliich be raked up ail the horrors, real and imaginary, of ihe last five years. IJc paraded the Ku Mux and the Knights of the Golden Circle before the Senate, and recounted all the outrage that have been m pnted to them. He held the Democratic party responsible for ail of their doings and for all of the disorders that he described. A sim ple-minded, nnspspecting stranger, reading Mr. Morton's speech, would think that he was hor-ror-strhken under the Impression of recent Southern crimes, and found it impossible to re press a just and burning indignation. Not so, however. Mr. Morton never did a colder-blooded thing in hh life. His diatribe, instead of be ing prompted by a holy resentment against wrongdoers, wu dictated solely bv partisan con siderations. He is a leading Radical Senator and is looked to by bis party for assistance in emergencies, If was oonsidercd neeeary that the langpr.thst has fallen upon the Radical par ty should be thrown off, and that now life should be infused into it Upon him; it devolved, in the language of a Radical correspond, tfl of the Phil adelnhia Vest "to sound the kev-note" of the fall campaign for the "Republican party." Trnly must Senator Morton find himself and his party Jn desperate straits when he deems it necessary to fall back upon the outrage market and rehash all the stale stories that so longserv ed the selfish parposes of the office and plunder- hunting ads-entarers in the South. Wctliouglit that orange had been sucked and the rind thrown away, tint here it u again. It the senator and his party can find nothing else to nourish them, they may be considered in a bad condition. Nor must we be understood as upholding any lawless men or lawless acts in the South. This we have never done and never expect to do. We have never seen a Ku Klnx, and never had any aausfactovy evidence of the existence of such an order. Certainly there are hone in Virginia. But If there be such monsters anywhere, we hold them in the same abhorrence in which they are held by General Breckinridge, anil would be glad to see them broken up and punished. -We are for putting down all forms of lawlessnem and for establishing law, orde- and tranquility all over the South. Jiut we do not see how any good is to be done by such attempts as Senator Morton's to rake np .!d and worn-ejut outrages in order to "fire the Northern heart" and re-on- imato his jjariy. A Senator should hold hiranelf above this wretched demagoguism, and should scorn to uinder to ignoble passions. Senator Morton would do more for his country and his own fair fame if he would leave such wretched offices to low politicians and devote his talents and efforts to the pacification of the country and the restor ation of harmony and gooc" feeling.l&Aiaosd IfAto. lure before' the war is now banned by thecxprets Mnns ml the Howard Amendment It says members of the Htatc Ieirislsture" iml ii it is "lii,WH Hint we arc iiii.tnl.cn we snail OS grailr am Tiis provisions of the Stale Couslttution on the suhject are as follows : rV tu.n 24, Article 2d. save ; Sep. M. Each house shall be judge of the qualification and election of Its own members! shall sit upon its own adjournment from day to day, prepare bill to be passed into laws, and tho two bouses msv also jointly adjourn to any fu ture day, or other place. Section 6. Article flth, ears : Sec. 5. The following classes of persons shall he disqualified for ollice : First, all persons who shall deny the being of Almighty God. Second, All lienor who shall have been convicted of treason, petjury, or of any other infamous crime, since becoming citizens of the United Stales, or of rtrriiitlonor mal-practice in office, unlcsr snch persons shall have been legally restored to the fights of citizenship. C7.nr. Dtmotrei. We have not investigated the question oar self, and, therefore, are not prepared to give an opinion now. Our opinion has been asked for by a dbdlnguished gentleman of a neighboring city, and when we have had time to look into the matter thoroushlv it will be given fur whatever it may be worth. Webope to be con vinecd that the above view is correct. lU.t,,K S,nJarJ. DKIBUJN. Ve are usdefcled to the public Treasurer fori BBBLlBBBY. aBBBraBr . - TTST ' W ; BBBBBBBBBBBBBB1 the tnHowimrrtacssaaii fa regard to Sec. He the at 1 susbj Act v" tAt or Novrn Cabouwa, isexsi Kr Ut,rxumm. Raleigh, N C' April l -th, 1170. 2b Osurd Afnu asareaoi Vmp- Your attention Is called to the following de- cUloe, made by me May tab, ItW 1 "I think Uie plain coswtruciion of section 36, "JsavWeB of e Revenue Act. requires thai mis cmie, i, , n Iil snail pay GOV. VANCE'S ADDRESS TO OUR COL ORED CITIZENS. such meetine. But let the meeting be held by- all means Aw tins fmvQf eifceting a thorough organization. COUNTY CONVENTION, We invite attention lo the communication of pur correspondent, "One of the fcople," which appears in anothercolumn. We agree with him jn al! that be say in regard to t'li: meeting ro posed to U hehl in this place on next T,:puay, as well as iu tegard W theproptr time of hold ing the roup's- nominating -Convention, the ne cessity of giving notice, Ac The Old Ntrtk StaU will not advocate the aommauon of any particular man or men as a candidate or candidates, bat' it w:ll advocate a fair, free and full expression of the popular will in their selection. To the candidate thus se lected by the Democrats and Conservatives o. the County it will give its beany support. And such express-on in their selection is necessary, a onr correspondent very justly observes, to pre serve harmony. Let the meeting on Tuesday be one of oiyaaizition and preparation for the Campaign, as our correspondent proposes. Such meeting uiay be vet v serviceable to the cause. But let iiie nominations be postponed until a p,U find fcir representation can be had from all the townships. If snch representation should be present on Tuesday it will obviate ail objec-iloru. Bv Invitation from the colored people of this place, Gov. Yaiu-e addressed a Isiwe number collected at the Court House, on Tuesday night upon the important subject of Education sud tin material interests of the colored cirfsena gener allv, giving good advice to both races and the relative, duties of each other under the new or der of things. Among other matters, Governor unco stated that it now rested with the col on d people to work out their own salvation, bv in dustry, economy and Uie practice of moral vir tue. In this way they might acquire comforta ble homes, educate their children, and become intelligent and useful rithens to themselves and the State, that the hreedmens Bureau was abolished, and the Government would do noth imr more for them : that charity schools could do little for them, that the school fund of the Stale had been squandered and lost, and public schools t the present time, to any extent, was out of the question, and they must now acquire means to pay for private tuition, or allow their children to grow np in ignorance. 1 ids could only be done by industry and prudent conduct, the practice of which would bring its sure re- wa.-ij. Gov. Vance assured them that he and the whites of the South, rebels ao-i-slled, thouch thes might be, were good friends to the colored peo ple, and that there was plcntv of room for boih races to dwell 1:. harmony and peace with each otlier, and that both were mutually interested and dependent uiKin each other: one lioldiiur the capital, the other the labor. Uov. Vance told them that he waa no candi date for office, and was not soliciting their votes, but that in order to vote intelligently at any time, they must acquire knowledge and make themselves familiar with the institutions and laws under which thev were living, and to this end they should ed'icalo their children for alike pririiise. He Wild tbem that they were now free, under Ihe Constitution of the State and vf the united Slates, forever, and that no one had any disposition to re-enslave them, nor could it ever be done, ad that all persons who might tell them that any party desired to put them agxin hi hondnpr, in.. re hVjrs .' The address occupied a little more than ap horfr, ami was well received and frequently ap plauded by 'he colored people. Of course, we have only ailed. 1 to a few of the points made in the address, which contained excellent advice to both whites and black--, and in a style peculiar to Gov. Vance. StatettiUe Amrriem, .i! Imi tax of al least MOO. If three uer cent on the premiums recefeed, aW tl(wtHa, $400, then the company Is bound for soek three par cent. "The agents of the companies in the several counties will pay to the Sheriffs three par seat, on the premium., Ac. When the returns shall Is- msd" to the Tnsxtirv. if ll shall appear that the aggregate amount paid bv all the events of any company docs not reach '$400. then the dif ference will In- collectable by the Treasurer from the principal agent of the eooimny." S ! lion :i.V Schedule B above referred to is repuhli lud for information. rwr.il. Every insurance company nut in- corimrated in this Slate, dolus business therein, shall pay on the amount of assessmrnla collect ed, premiums received ana obligation for pre- liiims, three tier cent., net to lie less than four hundred dollars for each company ; on failure lo comply with the nrovidmis of this seCtioal. hall iuiv as lax two thousand dollars and the principal agent shall be liable therefor. The above iK.r ccntaire tax xijtl be payable on the trst day of Apfao asaBjaS, oii every ihree mouths thereafter. Yon will please transmit to this office, as soon as practicable, a statement of the "amount of as sessments eollertsl," premiums and obligations for premiums" received by yssrr company dur ing the year ending March Slat, 180, with a view lo collecting the unpaid tax now doc, un der section 3ft of the former law, above quoted. rIli" be noticed that Ihe General Assembly ha- provided a new mode of taxing Insurance companies not incorporated in this State. The operations under the law commenced April 1, 1670. Agents have been made acquainted with the previsions of the present law, and a prompt compliance therewith Is desired. I. A. JgXKiNR, c3u irtaturtr. Prom the Richmond IMspstcb. LETTER FROM MB. CHASE. The followieTf letter from Chief Justice Chase waa addressed to the Committee of correspondence of the colored people of Cln rinnati, who, preparing for their celebration of the adoption of the fifteenth aiueudmeut. Invited him to be present- The Chief Justice. In this rntber striking and ssincieja epistle, while true to bis opin ions SO long publicly proclaimed, it equally From Ike Cmeimatti Gmmttr. REPRESENTATION Of MINORITIES. WHO MAY BE MEMBERS OF THE , GENERAL ASSEMBLY The 14th amendment of the Constitution de clares. No. persjjn shall he Senator or Repre sentative in Congress, or elector of President or Vice President, or hold any office, civil omritt tary, under ihe United states or any state; who having previously taken oath," Ac. . Such persona cannot, it h clear, be a senator r Keprt scntativc in congress, or elector 01 resident aud Vice President, or hold any office, iiltl ft 11. Ii; in- tm.1. t- tliA I. nil. -ft Stiotiu n, un der any State, m the laiisnage of the amend menfhas it: but is he fu hidden to-be a Senator or Representative in a State Legislature? The solution of this qnesU'in depends upon, whether such membership of 11 HUte Legislature is an offii-e "undtr the fctate. Jude Keaile, in Worthy vs. Bameif, ratre 201 Philli-w' iteport, savs it is not. liis ex presiiiii is "members of the Lecislature are not oEcers.'' It-is true, oh page 203, he savs, "members of the Legislature are excluded from office, altho' they are not officers, by the express terms of the Nth article." The expression obviously should be, "Those who were members of the Legislature before the war, are excluded frurti office." But a seat in the Legislature not ' v ' "fi''r, they are not now barred from that by the amendment. The exclusion rC Messrs. ' BroWn, of Caswell, Turner of ' Iranjfe, and Allen, of Implin, by the present Le'slatute. at its co-nmer cement, amid the excitement of the times, is no precedent by which to settle such a question against the plain rea.th 7 of the word, and the clearest maxims of lud ...1 construction. T!w Inhibition forbids the person ajectni from holding a scat in the National Legislature, but is silent as to a seat in the slate !..-,-,.,, r. txprettio em'tii r.t exehuw aterras. - Penal and di-a dine provisions are to be con strued strictly, and must be extended no further CIRCULAR. Oyru-E Register in Baxkbujtcy, ) FAYKTfEVII.t. N. C., . March 21, 1870i J As misapprehension exists in North Carolina, as well a elsewhere, with reference to the elleot of the Ofty percent clause commonly socalled, of the Bankruptcy Act, I call attention to the fol lowing extract from a recent number of the New York Tribune: The Bankrupt Act. As the operations of this most useful law are being more clearly de fined and understooJ, the people are becoming more and more satisiied with its provisions. "A misapprehension ai to the effect of what is called tlie'fifty per cent." clause has, we think, a good dear'detrartcd from the usefulness of tiis law.- It is supposed that no petitioner is enti tled to a discharge unless his assets paytitty per cent - if the claimsagainst his estate. This is an error. It is true thoVthe act, as originally pass ed, had such a clause, the operation of which was postponed one year. Before the expiration of that year Congress passed an amendatory, act which repealed that clause and provided, in place thereof, that no petitioner should be entiT led to his discharge whose petition should be filed after Ihe 1st day of January 1869, unless his assets should eqpal fifty per centum f claims proved against his estate upon which beahallbc liable as principal debtor, unless the assent in vn-itin? of a maiority in number and value of his creditors, to whom he shall have become lia ble as principal debtor and who shall have prov ed their claims, be filed at or before tde time of hearing of the application for a discharge. There is no provision for ascertaining the value of these assets: prima facie, they amount to the sum at which they are set down in the bank rupt's schedule, and in the absence of proof to the contrary it would obvmusly be the duty of the Register to certify "Conformity" in cftse the sum were equal fo oue-half of the amount of claims proved before him upon which the bank rupt is liable its principal. - "In a large majority of eases no claims at all are proved ; and in such a cose the District Court for cw Jersey held that, although no assets were reported in the schedule, yet, as no debts were proved, the petitioner was' entitled to nls discharge. "But, upon the other branch of the case, the bankrupt has only to eel a uiajoritv in number and amount of such of his creditors as have proved their claims, and to whom he is liableas principal debtor, 10 sign a simple consent 10 nis charge. Tho small proportion of the creditors who are accustomed lo prove tneir claims ren ders this in m ah v cases no task at alt. "I is said in proceeding under the Massachu setts Insolvent Art, which contains a similar provision, though more complicated and ilnTicuH not a single rase has occurred in whieji the pe titioncr failed to eet his discharge. t The Position alluded to as taken by the Um ted States District Court for New Jersey is con siderfsl Found, and coftrs the case of many in tins State, who can now file their iietitions in bankruptcy with the reasonable expectation that in duo ttrije thev will obtain ewciiaigca nam their debtm Persons liable for security d?bu to any am t whatever, whose assets equal fifty per ceptnm of tlo c him nonii wl teli thev Are l.ibte as nnnci- pal, can obtain discharges in bankruptcy though all their creditors hhould prove their claims. WM. A. GlTHRIK. Register in Bankruptcy, 3d Dint N. C. The declaration that the maiority must rule is simple a wsv of practical working- ofthe prin- aiple that the people govern, As the people are not all of one mind, there mast be some way of coiuiiie: to a decision, and this rule that the ma jority shall decide is the only one that has yet been tried. Hut it does not mean that the mi nority have no rights In Ihe government. And it cannot be denied that when a amall majority assume all the powers of a government, and make laws in which a great population has no voice liecause it u in a small numerical minori ty in the State, the rrinciple of representative government and of a government by the consent or the governed is bat Imperfectly carried out. I low to make e-ovrrnment a better represet tatire ofthe people,and how to raise minorities from their present stnte of political annihilation and u ive them a voice in proportion to their numbers, is a question which baa drawn the at tention af many thoagbtful minds of late. Ita desirability is generally conceded, but the idea has not become so pjipular as It naturally might be. because of the eeneral notion that it cannot be made practicable. A plan to put this pinci ple in practice in the State of Illinois, in the election ofthe General Assembly, has been pre sented by the CotxuajUicc on Electoral and Rep resentative Reform, of which Sir. Medill is chairman. In brief, the plan is that representa tives and senators ska 1 1 be elected by districts, each district to choose three, and each voter to have the right to ost. a vote for each, or to cast three voir for one, ast he may uliuui,. In this way the minority, by concentrating their votes on one candidate, may secure one of the three representative! of the district, if their numbers are lurge enough toeatitlethem to one. Thus tho nunoritv will oe able to secure a fair representation, the principles of representative government will be better put in practice, and till the political necessity that the majority shall rule svil I be provided for. And we may remark that this plan will enlarge the privilege of all voters by allowing tbem more latitude of choice in the candidates, and thus will, in a con siderable degree, give them a recourse against bad nominations and corrupt rings. The American practice of revising the State coir millions pcri'sJically will make it practica ble to introduce this mode of representation in to the State Governments, if it shall be found to work well, and from thence into the I'reriden- tial election. The principle is one that com mends itself to all, and the plan seems simple and fair; therefore we hope the State of Illinois will take this opportunity ol constitutional revi sion to establish this .system of "totality repre sentation and an unrestricted ballot," as it is de nominated 111 his report. NORTHERN REPUBLICANISM SOUTH ERN RADICALISM: I faithful to bis broad and eoinprehensive plat form of universal amiiest. lie correctly states the nature of the fiAeeuth amendment and the extent to whieh it atfecta the lawa of States. We may rely upon it that in every ear. in the South at least, where, directly or by inference, there la au abridgement of the privileges of the voter sought to be et fabliihfd by Die amendment there wilt be Federal later ferenoo. And that la a thing ww shoo Id avoid by the frankest and clearest practical ackiiosvledginent of the full force of the amendment Rot we only intended to iutrudo.ee tho let ter to the reader : Wasminiiton. March 30, J870. fiieutlemoh Aroent mv thanks for the invitation you have tendered ine, in belmlfof the colored people of Cincinnati, to attend their oelebratiou ol the ratification of the ft- teewth amendment. Mv duties here will not permit me to be proaout except by good will and good wishes. "Almost a quarter "f a century hat passed iuce souHi of voo. probably, heard me de clare, on the 0th of May, 1845. in an assem bly composed chiefly of the people whom vou now represent, that all legal distinctions be tween individuals of the same community founded on anfsueh circumstance as color, origin, and the like, are hostile lo the genius of our institutions and incompatible with the true theory of American liberty I that true democracy make no inquiry about the color of the skin, ar the place of nativity, or any other similar circumstance of condition ; and and that thexcluaion of the colored people as a body from the elective franchise is in compatible with true democratic prineiplea.' '.'I congratulate you on the fact that these principles, not then avowed by me for the first time, nor ever since abandoned or com promised, have been at length incorporated into the const itutioii and made part of the supreme law of the land. -Hr.ny. no doubt, would have been glad. as I should have been, if the great work eon snmmated by the ratification of 1 1 e fifteenth a in end ii lent could hare been accomplished by the .Mates through amendment of State CotwtltutioM And throtrgh appropriate State legislation ; but the delays and uncertain ties, prejudicial to every interest. Inseparable from that mode of proceeding seemed to ne oeasitate the course actually adopted. Nor does the amendment impair the real rights of ...... I iHVualllll l.'lwtl.. ...rnl.il I. .1. .A aaaaMlKaV In thU county on the 14. h mac. by Rev. W. Kimball, JehaL. BasWUoaaaaaM. Mary Jose phine Graeber, all of this county. la this county, on the 17th Inst., by IX L. Briagle, Esu Mr. Jacob R. K lulls and MJaa Cornells Whitman. In Washington, N. C, at the residence of the bride's father, on the 7th last, by Raw. William II. Call. Mr. John A. LaeasW to Mia. Sarah 1. Tulen. all of Waahingtaa. s t g la Olln, at Ihe residence af the bride's father, on the morn lorn of the 3Ut of Maroh, 1870, by Rev. James Vf WWler, Mr. A. A. Dafcain to Miss Hallie Clegg, elder daaghter of Mai Geo. (Tegg, all of Iredell. OlisU In Oreenaboro, on the lttli in., J. R. Mo Lean, Esq. The Masonic Lodge of Greensboro paid appropriate tribute to his memory. SALISBURY MAKKh'Jfe APRIL SS, 1870. stroaran ar J. a. mcoonk auomi-v, Coffee. (Virn. 1 werpouud, r bush. of I ... ear Boast par bosk, of 00 lbs steal, bush. 49 Copperas, par pound, Candles, Tallow, Adaaasutlnr, Cotton, per pound. Tarn. ur bunch. Ergs, par donaa. Feathers, per pound. Kear, per sack. Kiah. Mackerel, : 1. 1. I. a. Fruit, dried, apples pealed. Poaiaaa, aaiMated. Vealber, apper. par peuad, Iron. bar. - ....... .......... Nails, cat. MoUsses. sorKhum, per cs " West India, " V v im. Unions, ' per bushel. Pork. per pound. .'ota toes, Irish per Bweet. Sugar, Brown, per pound. uianned. " Crushed Palverised Kalt.coaat. per asck, Liverpool, ' Table, Tobacco. I,eaf. per pound. Manufactured, Kmoklna, ISto W to M I 00 to l It 1 10 to I 90 lb to H Wto 90 as to uo 17 to l 80 to 9.95 19 lo 16 46 to n 9.76 to 3.UU 31. 90 is 39 10 Tte 00 to It to to 69 to U lo 6 to to to 8PEUIAL NOT1CKB. Unraaoausurrxa year, flfty thousand YKGKTABLE LIVER Within tho rant MaV of DBi TUTP8 ZJ PILLS have been sold, and not a single inataaco la known wh.re they have failed to giro aallaaaatlon. If yon woui.1 enjoy Ufa, nave a Bno apaeuto awl ro- 60 to 1.00 to 1 6l to 10 to 60 la 1.00 to 14 lo Ifltb H to 9.60 K9.50 9.66 10 9.76 6.60 to 6.00 te 10 SO to 1.56 40 to 1.00 Mat health, use these pills. PAIN KILO. ML IT is a Balm for every wonnd- Onr first phy alcians nao and. recommend Its use; the Apothecary fluda It first among the medicines called for, and the Wholesale Druggiat consid ers it a leading artiele in hia trade, ill Um dea lers In medicine speak alike In its favor, and Its reputation as AJhlediciftoofaraat Vlrtne. is fhlly and permanently ostabllahed. It is tho gre.t family Medicine of tho ago. Taken internally, it earns DrsonteiT. Cbols- ra, Dlsrrtooa, Cramp and pain in stomach, Bow. el complaint, Uyspepsla, or IndlgootlOn.Hndden ilds, sore tur.iat. 1 iingoa, aM. Taken m ternal ly , in en res boiU. felons, bruis es, oata, burns, scolds, aid sores and sprains. swellings of ihe Joints, toothache, pain la tho face, neur .Igia and Rheumatism, nhaanad hauda.frost bitten feet, Ac. Pain is enppoatxlto be the lot of as poor mor tala as inevitable as death, and liable at any time to come upon as. Therefore it Is impor tant that remedial agents ahoald be at hand to M need on emergency, when ws are made to feel the excruciating agony of pain, or the de pressing iufltienooa of disaass. Huch a remedial aawnt ulstatn Pnrrv Davia' "Pain Killer," the fame of which has extended over all the earth, amid the eternal ices of the polar regions, or beneath tho Intolerable and burning sons uf the trnniaa.ln. i lata as are known and pweotetsd. And by It suffering hxnaai- ty has found rellcrfrom many of Itsllls. The effect of the Pain Killer npon the patient, when taken internally in aasos of cough, ould, bowel eomnlainta. chulora. dvaontarv and othar atfe. . tions of the system, baa been truly wonderful. and has won for It a noma among medical prepa tiou 1 that can novel be forgotten. Iu sneoesa in removing pain, as an external remedy . in ea ses of bums, bruises, sores and sprains, cuts, sti nirs of iusecta, Ac , and other causes of suffer ing, ha soonred for it tta moot pi iiiana po sition anioug the medicines of the day. IW Bo ware of counterfeits aud worthless imitations. Cull for Perry Davis Vegetable Pain Killer, and take uo other. Hold b- Druitgi'st and Grocers. Pr'oes. 85c. 50r-, and 91 per bottle. NK W AD VER TISEMAN TK A eirl of the period, belonging to a Paris iheafre, gave a" supper to a few gentlemen the other eseuing. Her mamma ores pres ent, half guest half aervnat. Oneofthegen Uemeu waj tolling a sp ry j he stopped on a sudden and aaid. "I beg yonr pardon, tho conclusion is scarcely fit for ladies' ears." Yoo here, inaniina." suid the gtrl of thJ pe riod : "leave the room a minute ; you can come in again by-acd by." , . While Senaters Iewis, of Virginia, and Pool, of North Carolina; and their follow Southern renegades of the Senate and House are earnest ly endeavoring to stir np prejudices against their section and people, and aiding to perpe trate tyranny in freorgia, to procure military interference in North Carolina and reconstruc tion in Tenresee. Horace Greely, who has done more to advance the Republican party than .any one man, is dally advising an opposite course. Southern men advocate harsh and op pressive measures against their own people in the Halls of Congress, while this Northern edi tor pleads for kindness and sympathy and jus tice foy thero, 1 In a tete issue ofthe Kcw York Tribune, the following are. the closing paragraphs of a pow erful editorial upon this subject: There are still lieajt-bonunirs at the South. There are men who lament the downfall of the Confederacy, and do not love the nag of the union. Proscription and disfrancluscmant are the ailment whereon their morbid feelings feib eiat. They are bin effect ) patents of nobiiityjin the, eyes of a class respectable in numbers ' and strong by social position. To say of a Southron, "He cannot vote ; He is forbidden to bold of fice," is to invest him with a peculiar and often envied distinction. His children take np the quarrel which a mistaken policy fatena upon him ; they are trained to hate the Government which brawls, him as unworthy the rights of a citizen, and to detest the race with wh6se en franchisement his proscription is in their minds klentihed. We can never have eenuinepeace while we still hold many thousands as, virtual prisoners of war. Let 11s close thecontest ! Let those who are gladly triumphant be wisely magnanimous.; Let us shut the temple of Janus, and proclaim to all mankind that we have forgotten that we were lately -enemies and remember only that we. were lormeriy brethren, tiei ua nil me ranks of loyalty by effacing all pretext for fur ther disloyalty, lt the world rejoicingly note that, as the blood of no rostrate foe stains onr triumph, no vindictive feeling lingers in oar' hearts, that ye conquered, not for a party, a caste, a section, but for all humanity, Let us have Peace f- Wilmington Journal , 1 any State! It leaves the whole regulation of suffrage to the whole people of each state, mi I eject only to thefundainsntal law, that the right of no citizen to vote shall lie d uied or abridged on aaeourrt of color, race, or previ ous condition of servitude. It ia to be hoped that each State will so confirm ita Constitu tion and law to this fundamental law that no oecasiou may be given to legislation by Congre s. "But the best vindication of the wisdom at well as jnstioe of the amendment must bo fVund iu ihe conduct of thut 'Targe chvo of littxens whom you represent. On the occa sion to which I have referred I ventured to t tttnt -tW l. t wt 10 immre trie pencefnl dwelling together ofthe different races ia the cordial renpi oration of beuents, not the mu tual inUictiou of injuries ;' and I cannot now give you better council tliau I offered them : J forward, having perfect faith iu your owu manhood mid in God s providence, ad ding to your faith, virtue; and to virtue, knowledge ; ami to knowledge, patience ; and to patience, temperance; and to tem perance, brotherly kindness; and to broth erly kindness, charity." "Why not signalise your rejoicing, in the rights secured under the fifteenth amend ment by urging upon Congress the prompt removal of all political disabilities impose, 1 posed upon our felbiw-citizeus by the four teenth amendment 7 so that, through uni versal suffrage and universal amnesty. peace, good will, aud prosperity, may be establish ed throughout our 011. try. "Every go d man must rejoice in the pro gress svhien the colored citizens of the Uni ted States has u wade iu education, in reli gious culture, and iu the general improve ment of ihfi r condition. Every good man mubt earnest Is desire their coiiti 11 iie-d ami ac celerated progress in the same direction. All public and all private interests will be pro noted by it ; and it will Insure, at no distant day, cordial recognition of their rights even from those of their follow-eit xeus who have moat earnestly opposed them. "No man cm now be round who would re store slavery ; a few years hence, if the col ored men are wise, it will be impossible t find a man who will avow himself iu favor of denying or abridging their right to vote. "Very respectfully youra, 1 - "S. P. Chase. "Messrs. Peter B. Clarke, dc Commit tee." To Farmer Stock Feeding THE Farmer haa an invaluable resource in the Long RED MANGEL WURZELL BEET, for Mock feeding. They yield, in good soil, from 6U0 to 1.000 bushels to the aero; require very little culti vation, are easily kept until, the spring Stock of all kinds eat them greedily, and as they are rich in saccharine matter, areunsnr passed iu thoamount of nutriment. Several fanners la this and aurroundiug oountVs have fully tested them, and are now planting the seed largely. Water ZVXolon ecd : Superlative. A friend ia the South, of world wide renn tat ion for growing the largest and fi nest Ws ler Melons, has kindly furnisned a supply of ins Water Melon Need. I hey are of a new variety, and he says they are "tte fiueat and beet flavored of any he has ever seen;" haV- Lig cultivate! Melons for market for the laatl lillT JCIIS. Together with an additional supply, by crprea, or Cucumber, Extra Early Coru. Mmigless Wax Ueiins. Mat Uutch, Drum head, and other varieties Cabbage. Dee a of every kind. Sage, Parsnips, SaUify, Ac, dec J tie) 4. sToaoMit 44 sat E. SILL'S Dbuo Store, April 22-It Salisbury. THESE Wines are warranted to be (un like most of the miserable stuff palmed off upon the people as Wine.) the "PURE JUICE OF THE GRAPE." They have been proeared through one of tneoidest and most reliable Importers in the country, and may therefore bo relied on as pure and good. Among them, ia a Wine especially suited for Sacramental purnone: procured at the particular request of several friends : espe cially, as it ia the "Pare Juice of the Grape," aud no other kind ahoald ever be used for such purposes. 1 hose Wines, notwithstanding their snpe nor purity, win oe sold al prices, even less than is generally paid for these imitation W ines, su-oalled. At E. SILL'S Dun; Stork, April 22-lt Salisbury. N. C OOCUl'ATIOXAL AILMKATS Fresh, pure air is a viUlhnus; elixir. Who ever Is debarred by eireumstanooa from unre stricted access to this invisible, bat powerful stiuiulan', needs a medicinal invigoraut of soma kind. The great object should bo to choose the best. Popularity is a pretty good guarantee of merit in this scrutinizing and intelligent age, and tried by this criterion Hostetter'a Stomaoh Hitters stands first among tho invigorating and regulating medicines Of the present day. To the wants ol ' per sous engaged in indoor employ ments, especially in crowded factories where oven with the br possible ventilation the ut ntVptu.ro is always in t-onae degieo polluted, this salub.ious Tooatalilo tonic is peculiarly adapted. The nature of the ingredients is no mystery. It consists of au absolutely pure dil- fr lye stimulant, tinctntcd or rather surcharft eC with the fluid extract of Bgnatons roots a,iil barks and herbs. The pharmacopoeia b a ita tinctures, but what are they 1 The juice of only a single root or hark or plant is present in each. Sot une of Uieiu owmhrnes tho tkruo properties of a touio. on alterative, and an Bie rient All these elements are blended in the Hitters, nor are these tho sum of its medicinal recuntiteiidaUons. It is also a blood depnrcut ond an antispastrtodic. The baleful etreet which air that has been nartially exhausted of its oxygen by frequous breatbiug pr duces on the vital organJaation.ts notorious, and when to this devitalised atmos phere is suoerudded the uienhkre. vauor of hot air furnaces, it heroines deleterious mill depress iug in the extreme. T enable the system to bear no. ornli fur fan- lumra ju,b dmv mTnlinL thr debilitating iuilueiicc of a vitiated atmoh phere, n i-h.liuiie tonic, and oltcrat i . is 11 r gently required. This grand dislderaimn is supplied, in Hosteller's Hitters, which as a Rtrength-sustaining.health-nrotecfing agent has no rival either omong officinal or advertised medicines. 1 Ccld weather is retarding planting in Geor gia and .Northern Honda, anl corn pianieo some time since has not ennie up.' Railroad bonds- endorsed by the State of Gcoreia have been offered to secure votes against the Bingham amendment to the7 Oeonria bill. In one instance this can be proved, me fsena- lor who was to have b.Ti influenced nas de clared hia intention to vote for the amendment, and the party proposing the trade was promptly exposed to tie friends of the amendment - . i A rumor has been current In Paris' that Na poleonNhai requested Prince Bonaparte to leave the country until the excitement regarding his trial has subsided, lte will come to America, it is aaid. At present he is staying in Belgium. A DublUherof a Juvenile maoaxina coninlaios that he lias an "over supply of kitten1 poetry." Accounts from nearly all the Southern States report the growing wheat as very promising. Risk im the Diyoaoa MARKET. The de mand for Indiana divorce is so excessive since the decision of their validity In other Stales that their market price has increased enormously. The average cost of e fair article used to be about &. but last week the price of a durable divorue in Clay county was $3bl 70. The Eflra Lane Full Moon in April The lunar peculiarities that mark the few months over which wo are passing may not prove ua' worthy of note. In January, and also' in March, there were lira ir moone, while In the interven ing February there ires ne moonj which is a combination of yery rare occurrence, not having taken place fpf at Feaat forty years past, back to A. IX. 1S30, further than which this deponent has not calculated. This iieculiarity arises sim ply from the form of our arbitrary calendar. But still more worthy of note Is the natural fact that ill April, we have an fnet concurrence of full wsos wi the perxtrer or the moon's orbit ; at which time the moon's apparent size is lite lar gest it ever is, Snch an occurrence cannot come oftener than once in twenty years (and one hun dred and seven days,) and ne so exact as this is not likely to occur for several centuries. List, everybody look oiU for the extra large full moon cf April 15, 1670. Truly is like ah i n to griefand how necessa ry it is to our nature ! As the light consumes the inanimate substance it rests upon, so that it requires the night to restore what ia loot during the day,, thus does prosperity fatten upon what it lost within us only to be restored by the dark blessing of sorrow. Attention has again been called called lately 10 the great superiority of steel rails, and the hope ia indulged that the vast reduction effected in the price of this article by the application of science to manufactures, would enable oar rail road companies to substitute it for the ifon rail now in nao.' 'Til -. ' --,a. .i .ii-J 1 Culi for rata Vinegar Bitters. HOSTETTER'S BITTERS, PLANTATION BITTERS, At E. SILL'S Dauo Store, April 22-2t Salisbury For MOLASSES Send your orders to. Worth & Worth, IMPORTERS & COMMISSION MERCHANTS , WILMINGTON, apr 22 lis N. C. $1,000 REWARD, DeBing's Via lnga cures all Liver. Kidney and Bladder Diseases, Organic X1T I . 1 ,,,,.. n JS y eaaness. r emaie mictions, Ueueral IJe bility and all complaints of the Urinary Or gans, id male and female. CLINJO will also be paid for anv coae of Tl. . m. e. wft.. . nuno. nieeniuir or itcninar nieo that tting's 1'ile Kemedy fails to cure. , r- . . ,,..,., r .......... ' 'eiiim: .nautl, l.l.MMh.N I Plirs Rheumatism, Pains. Bruises aud SwtdlJ joints, mi man ana beast. Sold everywhere. Pend for Pamphlet. Laboratory 142 Franklin at., Balti more. Md. onrQS.lv , r " ALEXANDER DUVAL, I l HOI, STIR i: K AND Matrass Maker ON Jenkins' Corner, Just bask ofthe Cloth- ng Store of Bine- Coblens. is now Dre- pared to do everything in his lino at short notice and on the most reasonable terms. All kinds of furniture renovated and reoeaired and made to look as well as new. Spectal at tention given to the making and repairing or - r SOFAS, SETTEES, LOUNGES, CHAIRS, &c,&c. Give him a call, examine hia work, and will go away pleased. 16-tf TO THH WORKING CLASS Wa am now prepaM to furnish all classes with, aoeataat em ployment at home, the whole ofthe time or for the spare moments. Because new, light aad profitable. Persons of. either aex easil) ream from Mle. to 17 ier evening, aud a proportional sum by aootiPK their whole time to the business. Bora and srirls earn nearly- as ranch as men. That all who see this notice may aenu meir audresa, and test the business we make thla unparalleled liter. To aucb ss are not well satisfied we WJIIaend (1 to pay for the toon hie or wrltinir. Full tMrtlcnlam. a valuable sam ple, which will do to commence work on. and a copy of The -'People's Literaty. Companion one of the largest and best family newspapers published nil eot free by aaail. Knader, if yea want permaaent. piofitolle work, address B.C. ALMOIN f O., A11 gnsts, Maine. iau-21 3:3m hTaaexootleat ar ticle ofgrannlated Virginia: wherev er Introduced it ia uuivenwllt atlmir lia bags, in which dally packed. 1 Classen ov ail who con- 1 sume itast tbe ' finest of LORILLAROS "EUREKA SMOKING TOBACCO. ed . It ir out tin in handwma m orders for Mccraeaanm Pipes are LOR I CLAUD'S V A All T mi MB sw wti I v a. w 0 I ail;" n hi mads of the SMOKIWO TOBACCO, t clioteest leaf grown; it is anti -nereons in its enacts, as the WIAotin. l,..K.,n extracted : it .leaves no disairrceable Mate sfter smo. king; It ia rery mfld. hgla in coloit and weight: hence one no u sid will last aa loawaa afcar ry tobaccn . In this brand wa aa iLork .,,t. .. ery day for llrat quality Meerschaum Pipes. Try it and convince yourselves t is alt that it dafma to be, hrwtataa. all." This brand af ae chewing tobac- LORILLAROS CENTURY CHF.W1NG TOSACCO the best c hewing tobacco ia the country rO. has no equal or superior anywhere. it is without doubt have now been In general use in the United Htates ever 110 roaro, and still I acknowledged "tho hoot" LORILLARD'S SNUFFS wherever weed. If vour atorekeaeeni ilom iui ik. for sale, ask hiai to get them ; they are sold S re- pectable Jobbers almost everywhere. irculais of prices forwarded oa apulieatiOa. r f r. Ai'IBiI.L, A Ku 4 OO. jaa SI-3J 4- s' o Woo New YoA. SIS OUT TBS BEST. BUY TlUt OSLY CEXI TKE IMPSOVFI) OROIDE GOLD WATCHES, Manufactured by THE OBOIDE WATCH OO. They are all the heat make. Huntinc Oa ses, finely riiased ; LOOK AND WEAR like finu 101.11, :itnl are tuaia iu aiiiteanuue to the best gold Watches usually eoetieg IflM). Fall Jew eled Levers, Qent aud Ladies' site, at $16 each. . OUR DOUBLE EXTRA REFINED Solid Oroide Gold Hunting Cases, Fnll Jeweled Lo vers, are equal to 72(10 Ookl Watches ; Regula ted and Guaranteed to keep correct time, and wear and not tarnish, with Extra Fine Cases, at $'0each. - . NO MONEY REQUIRED IK ADVANCE We send by Express anywhere in the United States, parable to agents on delivery, with the privilege to open and examine before paid for, and if not satisfactory returned, by paring the Express charges. Goods will be sent by mail aa Registered Package, prepaid, by seudino cosh in advance. An Aoent nendina for Sir Wotcha net an rrtra Watch frtA making seres $15 Walckee for tM. or Seven $20 Waieke for $1 2a A ho ELEGANT OROIDE GOLD CHA1NR of latest and most costly styles, for Tadjoa and frentlemen, from 10 to 40 inches long, at Ss$4. $6, and $8 each, sent with watches at lowest wholesale Prices. State kind and size at woh required, and lo avoid bogus concerns order on ly from THE OROIDE WATCH Cf).. nor S-6m 148 FnJton street, New York. - ' '" I . -
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