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1 ft h 5; BE SURE YOU ABE EIGHT ; THJEIST GO AHEAD-D. Crockett. n VOL. 54. TARBORO N. C, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1876. NO. 40. (t. 5 GENERAL DIRECTORY. TAUBORO'. Mator Fred. Philips. Cojijcissiosers Jesse A. Williamson, Ja cob Feldenheimer, Daniel W. Hunt, Alex. McCabe, Joseph Cobb. Secretary & Treasurer Kobt. White hurat. Chief of Police John W. Cotten. Assistant Police J. T. Mooc J -as. E. Siuionson, Altimore Macnair. COUNTY. Superior Court Clerk and Probate Judge H. L. Staton, Jr. Register of Deeds Alex. MeCabc. Sherijf Joseph Cobb. Coronet Treasurer Robt. Tl. Austin. Surveyor John E. Baker. Standard Keeper J. B. HytitL School Examiners. H. H. Shaw, Wm. A. Dugran ncl R. 8. Williams. Keeper Poor UotiseWm. A. Duersjan. Commissioners Juo. Lancaster, Chairman, Wiley Well, J. B. W. Norrille, Frank Dew, M. Exem. A. McCabe, Clerk. ItlAILS. ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS NORTH AND SOUTH VIA W. A W. R. K. Leave Tarboro' (daily) at 10 A. M. Arrive at Tarboro' (daily) at - - 3 30 F. M. WASHINGTON MAIL VIA GREENVILLE, FALKLAND AND SPARTA. Lear a Tarboro' (daily) at - 6 A. M. Arrive at Tarboro' (daily) at - - 6 P. M. LODGES. rb Mffiila and tbe Places of meeting. Concord R. A. Chapter No. 5, N. M. Law rence, Uigh Priest, Masonic Hall, monthly convocations first Thursday in cvry month at 10 o'clock A. M. Concord Lodjje No. 5S, Thomas Gatlin, Master, Masonic Hall, meets 8rst Friday night it 7 o'clock P. M. and third Saturday at 10 o'clock A. M. in every month. Rcpiton Encampment No. 13, I. O. O. F., I. B. Palamountain, Chief Patriarch, Odd Fel lows' Hall, meets every first and third Thurs day of each month. Edgecombe Lod?e No. 50, I. O. O. F., T. W. Toler, N. G., Odd Fellows' Hall, meets every Tuesday night. Edgecombe Council No. 122, Friends of temperance, meet every Friday nij;ht at the Odd Fellows' Hall. Advance Lodge No. 2S, I. O. G. T., meets every Wednesday night at there Hall. Zanoah Lodge, No. 235, I. O. B. B., meet on first and third Monday night of every month at Odd Fellows' Hall, A. Whitlock, President. CHURCHES. Episcopal Church Services every Sunday at 10 1-2 o'clock A. M. and 5 P. M." Dr. J. B. Cheshire, Rector. Methodist Church Services every Fourth Sunday ot every month, morning and night. 1st Sunday at night and 5l!i Sunday at ui,ht. Rev. Mr. Swiudel), Pastor. Presbyterian Church Services every 1st, 3rd and 5th Sabbaths. Kev. T. J. Allison, Pastor Weekly Prayer meeting, Thurs day nijjht. Missionary Baptist Church Services the 4th Sunday in every motth, morning and night. Rev. T. R. Owen, Pastor. Primitive Baptist Church Services first Saturday and Sunday of each month at 11 o'clock. HOTELS. Adams' Hotel, cornrr Main and Pitt Sts. O. F. Adams, Proprie.or. EXPHESS. Southern Express Office, on Main Street, closes every morning at 9 o'clock. N. M. Lawrence, Agent. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. piRANK POWELL, Attorney and Counselor at Law, TARBORO1, N. C. Collections a Specially, tt Office next door to the Southerner office. July 2, IS75. tf JOS. BLOUNT CHESHIRE, JE ., ATTORNEY AT LAW, ( AND NOTARY PUBLIC. WW Office at the Old Bank Building on Trade Street. je25-tf. H OWARD & PERRY Attorneys and Counselors at Law. TARBORO', N. C. Prac.ice in all tbe Courts, State and Federal. nov.G-ly. w. H. JOHNSTON, Attorney and Counselor at Law, TARBORO', N. C. 13?" Attends to the tramaction of busi ness in all the Courts, State and Federal. Nor. 5, 1875. ly jpREDERICK PHILIPS, Attorney and Counselor at Law, TARBORO', N. C. t Practices in Courts of adjoining conn ties, in the Federal and Supreme Courts. Nov. 6, 1875. ly ALTER P. "WILLIAMSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, TARBORO', N. C. (Vill practice ia the Courts of the 2nd Judicial District. Collections maae in any part of the State. C5f Office in Iron Front Building, Pit Strent, rear of A. Whitlock & Co's. Jan. 7, 1876. tf JACOB BATTLE, Counsellor and Attorney at Law, ROOKY MOUNT, N. C. WW Practices in all the State Courts. March 24, 1876. ly & w. l. Tnour, J Attorneys and Counselors at uaw ROCKY MOUNT, N. C. PRACTICES in the counties of Edge combe, Halifax, Nash and Wilson, and in the Supreme Court North Carolina, also in the United States District Court at lialeitch. DR. E. D. BARNES, Surgeon Dentist, ITIaiii Street, TARBORO', N. C. All work warranted to give entire satisfaction. feb.l8-tf. Dr. G. L. Shackelford, 13 353 1ST TIST, TARB0HO', N. C. Office opposite Adams' Hotel, over S. S. Nash $ Co's Store, Care of children's teeth and Plate work a specialty. March 17, 1876. ' ly. MISCELLANEOUS. eek to Agfr.ts. Siini- 7?f)f) i pice FREE. P. () Vick- cry, Augusta, AI;.ine. rtl Qa day ut liump. Aguiits wanted. iplOiittU and terms lice. TRUE A (JO-, Augusta, Maine. V" IU Vvllrw. SsllA ON V CO., 1'orl- land, Maine. CiPECTACLES. Grady's B. P. Specks pre- 3 serve the eye-siht. Write lor iiartieu- lars. L. G. Grady, Halifax, N. C. -THE IIEST FAMILY MEDICINES. 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John rode between Fieluins and myself. lie sat his horse very loosely. lie seemed to role about on it, utterly careless whether his leg3 were each on its own side of the saddle or were both dangling on the same side. .After crossing a noisy rivulet that dashed headlong into the road and then ran for life to hide in the river near by, Uncle John, as he was known far and wide in that country, began to shake on his saddle. I could feel this fact rather than see it; for we could sec nothing except the sparks of fire that were struck out of the racks by the shoes of our horses. ZZe shook until he nearly slipped from his saddle, for he was riding side saddle style, and then throwing his ponderous right leg back into its proper position, he said: ''Fielding, there's mischief ahead, and I've a great mind to let the thing work itself out and teach these rascals about here a lesson they will not forget soon. And Uncle John is the man to do it right for them. These fellows back here at the mill have been expecting for some time a visit from the revenue officers, and they suspect the Doc tor here to be one of them, disguis ed. I happened to tell them that I was waiting for a gentleman from Charlotte who was going up to the Balsam to examine a iitver mine, our note last pints. But You sec I hud gotten nk'ht ta-.r pir.is. thei think 1 urn icadi! g a-; . up the river to spy oat where t!-.c "' coked" ii nia'Ie. And one of them, a lean follow rt: a ri:le, taid as much, an J, Fielding, if he hiui not been such a thin chap, I think I would have sent him and his gun to the bottom of the inii!-pond a- hunticjr eels in less than a ila3u of lihtnin. Anyhow I rot so raad that I had to ride up to the fork3 of the roaa ana stay taerc by mjse to cool on. I then related what I had seen when I had looked back. This .set Uncle Jear. to shaking worse than ever. That chap's sold," said he, re- covering n;s crea ith, "it s exactly wnat j. tnou'rnt. men ne I T . l i rn i i be;ran ..rain. that strange shaking taction and to 6ucu an extent wra3 it car ried this time that it actually caused his horse to stop. 'Go 'lon,e, you fwol,' lie said to uis corse, Mian t ou never see me laugh before.' Our 'Uncle' was chuckling over eouie anticipated fun, hence the shaking 'for, a3 ne said afterwards, 'it would net have been safe to have Sackheime. then laughod aloud.' began to draw out our guide upon the subiects of minerals and rare plants. 1 found the old man possessed oi :nucu valuable information. He kne w all the country around for miles. lie knew the exact locality of taa silver diggings and tho 'high tops' where the 'Peruvian bark' (?) was to be found. lie did not scruplo to say that there were medicinal herbs enough on tho aJalsam alone to sup ply all the doctors in North Caro lina. From his minute discription of some of these plants I was satis fied of the fact that some very these valuable specimen? existed iu localities. Thus conversing we vode several miles. Then we all quieted down, and let our animals take their own gate. The road was Binooth at this place for throe or four miles and crossed the dark and rapid stream about six times in every mile. Lofty mountains came down to within ten feet of the river's brink, and dense spruces occur icd every fcot of available ground both in the very narrow valley and up the atecp sides of the rising ground. We had passed through one cf the darkest fording places I have ever seen and turned sharply around a projecting bluii ana vera crossing a brawling li:tie brook which scorn- ed to come out of a tunnel ia the thick laurel when a shrill demoniac scream, short and blood-curdling was hard just-ubovcj -uis iu te dense growth upon the mountain. Old John touched mo with hi3 left elbow. I am a very slow man at taking a hint generally; but I thought 1 knew what this meant. It meant silence, lnd I drew back into my saddle; for I had leaned towards SackheN mcr to ask him if his pistol was handy. Our guide whispered: 'Trot.' And we gathered up our reins and moved briskly forward. Hiding for fchree quarters of a mile at this gate, we then emerged into a wide valley, the mountains suidenly receding from the river for a quarter of a mile on either side. Here we found a sandy expanse with a sparse growth of stunted 'old field' pine3. 'Gallop,' whispered Undo John. And I touched Flax-mane four times in rapid succession on that magical foreleg, and we sped through tho darkness for more than a mile, the soft sand giving no sound of horses' hoofs. Wc needed no whispered order to walk our horses, when the road turued squarely to the left and be gan at once to ascend the moun tain. 'Do you think we've headed him, Fielding,' said the guide in an ordin ary tone of voice. 'That gallop under Sampson's Rock finished the gentleman, Uncle Jehn. I know he went by the alum cave and the indian trail, because he could not have gone any other wa without coming in contact with us. You are going to atop at the house we agreed upon, I suppose:' 'Yes, Joe lioydin's. Ho knows me and has heard of you. It's al right. Just keep the Doctor here from saying anything about the silver and Joe will stand to U3 through thick and thin.' The sound of a cow-bell caused cur horses to prick up their ears and lift their drooping heads. And this caused the three tired travel lers also to look up, and away up above us, a mile distant, like a star in the sky, shona light from the uoorof a mountain cabin. 'Is that Hoyden's,' 1 ventured to ask. 'Yes; said Uncle John, 'the tough est time is over, wTl rest to-night and feegin early to-morrow on our search for Fielding's silver mino and for the Peruvian bark. As we approached the house, three hounds came barking furious ly at us. This noise brought out J)e, who demanded: 'Who's that !' 'Uncle John,' wa3 the reply. 'Who have you got with you?' 'Friends of mine, th-ay are all right, said John. 'L:gjit gentlemer. and coiaz in, -..as Joe's hearty invitation. 'But let's take care of the beasts lirst. 'You know the way to the -table. Uncle- John, 'i ll take this gentle man'3 horse,' pointing to me, and eying me critically as the full light from the fire within the house fell upon inc. 'Go in stranger. Any f Uncle John's friends are welcome to niy house any time of day or night. The three men walked off to the stables situated somewhere in the pitchy darkness, and left me to ac cept the invitation to enter the house. I found a middle aged woman with five children sitting around the lire. Without rising from her seat she asked me to sit down. Then the children all took a good look at me without uttering a word. At command of the mother they all went off to their boda in one corner "of the the room. Then commenced an examination and cross exami nation of the stranger. From what I had seea and heard during the last few hours, I thought it best to tell lII I know of myself and busi ness as quickly as possible. So I gave this mountain hostess my name, occupation and residence, with a clear and explicit state ment of the object of my present visit, how long I expected to re main, and by what route I thought to return, lea zing out the silver mine and substituting alum caves in the place of it. She did noc seeca to be at all moved by my statements, not seeming to believe orjdiabelieve, sec-king her pipe with perfect sang froid and keeping her eyes fixed steadily upon my countenance. I ceased speaking; but still she 11" 1 T sat loosing steauny at me. I did not like this, but I know not what to think or say. And I was very much relieved when my two friends came back from the Btables. Hoyden shook hands with me and said: 'I ara very lad to make your ac quaintance.' A good supper was s-joa smoking on the board, and we did ample justice to it. Bear stories and deer hunts with now and then a wild cat adventure soon began to pass from Uncle John to Joe with Sockheiiner once in a while graphically delineating some oi uis najrbrcaatu escapes During a short pause ia the conver sation, a sharp aud piercing scream liiuz upon the night air. without. '-day cats over there about the water tali now, Joe, saia tna 1 T 1 .1. suide. 'A few,' wa3 the answer,' that was one of theju you heard then. Before I thought of the impru dence, I asked Sackheimer. 'W a3 cot that sound exactly liko the one we heard at that little brook to-night '? Before my friend could answer, Hoyden's quick eye flashed upon me and then glanced rapidly at my two companions. I saw ne was uneasy. He arose half way out cf hi3 chair and then sat down again. Uncle John was smoking very calmily his little short pipe and and kept his eyes fixed quietly upon Joe. 'Da you know Uncle John, Joe? he said. 'I've always thought so', was the rather gruff answer. 'Then we are no longer friends, and as the old man said this he knocked out the ashes from his pipe into his open left hand and threw them into the fire. Then to Sock heimer: 'Saddle up, Fielding, bring the Doctor's nag and let's go higher up to Crgie's, he don't suspect me.' 'Stop ! John Mogwin, said Hoyden rapidly, putting hi3 hand on the guide's shoulder, 'I was wreng. I know you are the truest man I ever knew. You were a friend to me at that awful time of my life when all deserted me, even my own father and mother. 1 dare not think for a moment that you could mean me or mine any harm.' Old Jchn looked him full in the eye, shook him by the hand and said : , 'You are too quick Joe, but you can't help it. I forgive you. But,' putting a hand each on my shoulder and on that of Sackheimer, 'you must believe me when I say that John Mogwin says these two are true men, honet men, and have nothing to do in this country but to travel for their pleasure and for nothing else.' A succession of short quiet knocks, just then, turned the atten tion of us all to the door. Hoy den went to it, opened it a few, inches, asked a question of some one without, and then'wentout, carefully closing the door behind him. He returned in a half hour, bring ing with him a short stout man with s-jaall piercing black eyes. The little man was not introduced to us but was asked to sit down. 27is eyes never once left us, during his whole stay. And he answered the questions of the good woman of the house, which were many, as to how his mother was and his brothers and sisteraj &c, without once turn ing hi3 head toward her. In a quarter of an hour the stran ger took his departure very abrupt ly. Hoyden followed him and walked down the road with him cut of earshot of the house, and they stx-d and talked there for an hour. Joe came back looking vexed, but 3aid nothing of the man. We all three then stretched out on our blankets upon the floor before the fire. Joe and lady retired some where, and soon all wa3 still. 1 had contrived to get 'in the middle.' With Uncle John's stout arm on one side and that 'Colt's navy' Ly the side of Sackheimer on the other, I felt very secure from harm. No more wild cats screamed that nighty for I lay awako listening for them for a greater part of it. uncle John snored peacefully, but waked at my slightest accidental touch several times. Sockheirner, I believe, did not watchiag close his eve3, he was over mo, the good fellow. (CONCLUDED IX OUR NEXT.) A Fashionable V7cman's Prayer. Strengthen my husband, and may his faith and money hold out to the last. Draw the lamb's wool of unsuspi cious twilight over his eyes, that my flirtations may look to him like vicetones, and that my bill? may strengthen his pride in me. Bless, (J '. rortune! my crimps rats and frizzles, and let thy glory shine on my paint and powder. Enable the poor to Bhift for them selves, and save me from all mis sionary beggars. Shed the light on my camels hair shawl, my lavender silk, my point lacs and my necklace of diamonds, and keep the moths out ot my sable I beseech thee, (J, Jbortune ! "When I walk out before the gaze of vulgar men, regulate my wiggle, and add new grace to my gait. When 1 bow myself to worship, grant that I may do it with ravish ing elogance, and preserve unto the last the lilv white of mv flesh and the taper of my fingers. Destroy mine enemie3 with the gall of jealousy, and eat up with the teeth of envy all those who gaze at my style. Save me from wrinkles, and fo ter my plumpness. Fill my both eves, O ! Fortune ! with the plaintivo poison of intatu ation, that I may lay out my vie tims the men as numb as images graven. Let the lily and the rose strive together in roe cheek, and may my neck swim like a geose on the boeom of my crystea wrter. Enable me, 0 Fortune! to wear shoes still a little smaller, and save me from all corns and bunions. Bless Fanny ray lap dog, and raia down hailstones ot destruction upon those who shall hurt a hair of Hec tor, my kitten. Smile, 0 Fortune! most sweetly upon Dick, my canary, and watch over with the fondness of a ghost my two lily-white mice with red eyes. amen. Tho Kaleigh News says : Wm. Bal dwin, colored delegate to the lato Radi cal State Convention from Catham, has turned over to tho Democratic party and will stump the county against Ike Young. Dr. Chapin, of the Bame county says that Ike must and tliall be defeated. By ones, twos, dozens and scores they aro "coming out from among them. a Speech, of Sov. G. H. Whits, colored, before the Tilden and Hendricks Club at Whitakers Mill, Nash County cn Saturday, 2nd inst. At a Tilden and Hendricks Club Mass meeting of white and colored persons, Mr. Charles Corbin, col'd., in the chair. Rev. Garland H. White was loudly called for, and re sponded by ascending tho platform with these timely, forcible remarks . Mr. Chairman : We are here to day for the purpose of considering the present appalling condition of our State and country, and in doing so, we should lay asido passion, prejudices and the mere love of party ascendancy, and to ask our selves the question what i3 necessa. ry to be done for the whole peoplet Sir, I claim that had the presen party hone&tly and faithfully ad ministered the government during the fifteen years it has had control, there would be no need of reform, and if through the corruption of the republican party refor a is made necessary, can the American people entrust the work of reform to be accomplished by the men and party whose thievery and plunder made re form imperatively necessary, or can a guilty sinner at the altar of mon ey, reform or make himself better ? To this we are free to say that it re quires the operation of a better and higher party. The republican party destitute of the elements of seK-pu-rification, seeks to substitute in lieu thereof the ignorance of the negro by feeding his prejudices up on the barren repast of arraying him against his well disposed white fellow citizens, upon whose employ ment, help and charities he must depend for a living as an inhabi tant of the .South, but our republi can friend3 on other side of the houe tell us that if we vote tho Democrat ic ticket, we will all be carried back into slavery, occ. jlo tr i: 1 will sa7j Air. Ouairmaii, tiiat tne on y ele meat ot oppre-ri::; to re dreaded Ly the laboring men oi' all classes and colors has already come, and that its efforts can be seen in every part of the country by the closing up of Banks, work shops, factories aud places of merchandise, and rob- bing the poor colored people ot ev- ery dollar deposited in the Repub lican Frecdraan's Bank, after tell ing us not to trust it in Democratic Banks. Sir, we have already list ened to our so-called Republican friends or political slave drivers loug enough, for in all their actions to wards us, aud the whole people, what, i thfi result nfrer li ivin r nono I f ret Ap tYirt ffAVPrnrnpnt. f.vr (siYfoon years ? Sir, we find after a careful examination of the accounts at Washington, that the Democratic and Whig parties having charge of the government during the period of seventy odd years down to 18G0, onlv spent for public buildings, the sum of S2S,Gd0.170.30, ih this outlay and curing thi3 time nearly the entire outfit in Washington was enstructed, namely : the Presi dent's house, the National Capitol, Treasury, Navy and War Departs ments, tho Patent Uflioe and Gen eral Post Office, the Pension Office, Coast Survey and Observatory Of fices, with Custom Housesat various other points with all our present Military and Navy Schools, and all our strong lortincations Doraenng tho Atlantic, all, all, wero built be fore tho Republican party came in to power. We will next notice what it has cost the peopio for public buildings alone, during the sixteen years of Republican rule, omciul statements show, that for public buildings, since 18G0 as accredited to Repub lican administrations 41,269,74.6. 68, in favor of Democratic 12,629, 276.3S. Now, Mr. Chairman, we have ac counted for the people's money spent by the Democrats when in control of the government, and wc know that you are satisfied wth their account, we wnl nexf turn to that of the Republicans, and doing so let U3 deal with them fairly, putting thea on their record with no intention to do them an in jury. They claim to have spent for public buildings during the last 'sixteen years $41,259,746.03 hav ing showed where tho Democrats spent their 28,040,170.00, we will now ask the friends of Hayes, Wheeler, Settle, Belknap, Eab couk, Boss Tweed, ''Bloody Shirt" Morton, and sun-stroke Blaine, to tea the people where have they erected public buildmg3 for the government costing in the sum toto the amount of 41,269,746.68? lif ter a careful investigation upon the part of the late Democratic -ffouse of Representatives of the United States, who searched diligently the City of Washington over and over, but failed to find where tho Repuh licans had located government buil dings, but on a counter search they found that all or nearly all the fine buildings erected ia Washing ton sinco 1860, were done by Re- publicans, and are to day registered at the City Hall as private property (great applause, cries go oa tell it, that is what,we want to hear,) that ig Sensible Remarks From Colored Man how and where our money is spent, that causes these hard times among the laboring people both North and South. Yes, gentlemen, know you feel very de.ar to tho people of the North, and as you are more than two-thirds white, I will say more, that a3 you aro supporting my helpless race from year to yeav by employment, charity, &c, I am wil ling to accept it as an occular dem onstration a3 the fact that the Southern people are loyal to the union and will do all in their power to further tho grand success of our nation'3 mission in proving that our Republic is destined to bo the labor of the good and wise, nay, the homo of tho free, the result of the action of our brave, (troinon dous applause,) Sir, some of our Re publican would-be Statesmen talk as though we were two distinct people, divided a3 two distinct na tions. Fellow citizens, no ne save a low partisan minded man who wants to be a President, and got defeated at Cincinnati, or was nominated through spite growing out of the wrangle caused by the fi ends of the rival aspirants, will for a moment allow himself to be used a3 a tool to retain thieves in office, in opposition ts the best interest of labor in our country, for we know that when labor is outraged in the North we feel its ravages in the South, and any party in power who mismanages the affairs of the public interest as to cause our well dispos ed fellow laborers in the North to suffer, and their dear little helpless children to cry for bread, we as Christians and men of like affection, and fellow-citizens, of a common country, feel it to be our most Christian-like duty to take part with them to the end that their cause is our cause, their country's liberty is alike ours, and living under one Constitution and one flag, we are inseparably connected to the same weal or woe. We have waited lone enough for the Republican party to prove itself worthy cf our votes, far sixteen years is long enough to try any party or any man or set of men, and when a party becomes corrupt it cannot cleanse or purify itself no more than can a guilty sinner at the akar of mercy cleanse or purify himself ; a better party must opper- ate upon his polluted nature, and drive 'out the devils that inhabit the inner man. Does the present Republican candidates for the Pres ident and Vice-President propose to do this ? 'Ti3 the question which should meet every laboring man at the ballot-box on the 7th day of November next. Now, Mr. Chair man, let us talk business, so that every man may know just where we are drifting as a nation. It i3 a well founded conclusion upon the part of tho American people, that the Republican party is not compe tent to administer this great nation of ours, and thi3 we draw from its own record of sixteen years. With but little party opposition to con tend with, army and navy to back it, people all over the country taxed to support them, four millions of colored people in the South who through ignoranco bowed to the sound of their party lash, and give them the last dollar through the Freedman'a Bank, robbed tho In dians of one million dollars through the Interior Department of the gov ernment, post traderships 28,000, credit mobilier 3,000,000, whiskey ring and Babcock in the West un told amount of public money squan dered, the result i3 officially stated that over 1,700,000,000 have been collected of the laboring and business element of tho country, and our public debt is the same to day that it wa3 when the war clos ed, it also should be borne in mind that the sum already collect ed exceeds in aggregate, the whole outstanding public debt. No won der Republican office-holders can build 100,000 residences in Wash ington, Long Branch and other fashionabla Cities in the short space of four years time. Now what is the result of such reckless and corrupt administration of the government, especially this Centennial year, when the Republi- can aignitane3 go to rniiadel- phia to welcome the Nations of the earth to behold what a powerful and honest peeplo we Republicans are. (Great laughter) Now, Mr. Chairman and Fellow Citizens, I wish to call the attention of the house to the fact that there is a wide misunderstanding between ih-j people and tho Ropabiican party touchingtho Cincinnati Convention, for leng before it assembled in June, the people of the whole coun try had branded tho administration ot Gen. Grant as the most odious on record, and the representative n . t -KT .1 i t- ... oi tne people iMortn ana south in Congress assembled, had commenc- od its investigations of frauds, bri- heries ana corruptions, xhus it .1 1 r was tuougnc no set ot Uien in our land would dare attempt an appro val. (A voice from a colored man in tho crowd, will the Rav. gentle man allow me to ask him a question? Mr. White, "certainly, Sir." The colored man seemed to pause rath er long while a cry from the crowd "Ask your question, wewanttohear , it. i The interrupter, a Delieye I won't ask any. Mr. White, "It soured on your stomach mighty quick." (great laughter.) 1 suppose that's what's the matter with iayes and Wheeler, with Tom Settle at the tail end. Go home, Sir, and get some no to write to Messrs. Hayes and Wheeler or Tom Settle that they had better come down here and tend to dat dar White, for I couldn't handle him to save my lifej After a hearty laugh from both parties, Mr. White ' resumed his remarks as follows : Now I pro poso to pat tho Republican candidates upon their record and then conclude. What is that record : 1st, Messrs. Hayes, Wheeler, Torn Settle, and all tho Republican nominees now running for office in tho Several States and Federal government Lave openly endorsed General Grant's adminis tration as it now stands before tho people, wo must understand that tho word endorse means to sanction, approve and accept. Then in Mr. Hayes, letter of acceptance with that of Mr. Tom Settles it is to bo inferred that they mean substanti ally that they approve of all that has been done under General Grant's adrainstration, for they failed in any way, by resolution or otherwise, to condemn in tho slightest degree any act, order, bribe, fraud or misdemeanor of any man whatever. And men who approve of what has been done, must mean that it 13 all right and they will do the liko again if the people elect them to office. We further find that tho same sot of republicans who nominated Mr. Hayes, are the same who havo got rich off the Government, either Na tional or State, and if the peopio of the country want a change for tho better, they must of necessity first change the mon and the party whose conduct make a change necessary. Having been whipped from evory en trenchment of intelligence, they last ly rooL. to control this Govornmont thiougL tho id of tho ignorant blacka of the South by saying that unless we volo tho rej!.lican ticket, wo will all b' -ut back into slavery. A blacker falsehood novo: beforo disgraced tho lips of man, and can only havo an origin with him who is tho father of all that is low and meaD, and an at tempt to appeal to tho passions and prejudices of au ignorant racdof poo ple for the sole purpose of furthering party ends, itisoqually low and hido ous, and they who rosort to such moans show that they aro voiy haul up, and now within their last, but soon to bo, abandoned stronghold. Applause. JNow, sir, wo will take up the slave ry question as our enemies forces it upon us. I claim, sir, that slavery in this country is dead, and no eonaiblo rnaa would havo it otherwise, for tho former master can to-day hiro a man who was hia formor slave much cheap er than ho could possibly keep a slavo, and being delivered from a great train of seriou3 responsibilities of raising tho young and caring for the wolfaro of the old and infirm, it caubOo the former master to feel that ho is tho freest of the two. Sir, who would have a slavo when ha can hiro a man for 40 cents por day and turn him out of his gate each night to provido for hiuiaeli" and family. I don't believe, sir, that thero ever was much monoy in slave property other than what it took to support it, for it is tho history of all timo3 and countries, that un skilled labor can nevor produce rnoro than what it took to support the la boring forco, tho young children and the old and feoblo. I repoat that their nevor was any surplus money in slaves as someiermblicans think. If t was why don't the Lion of my race, now freed, produce tho samo otfect. They work just as hard; havo tho samo lands; it rains as much, in tho summer; and yet the black man grows poorej year alter year. Now if there is so much money in the black man, why can t ho got it out for himself t Who hiadera him. His so-called re publican friends have had charge of all the toouihorn fctatee. Why noc ilp hina to prove that there was groat value in him while a slavo, and thoy combine ought to produco tho samo eilect now tree. Sir, it is a fact of no small import, that it takes one-third of a man s lifo to pay for his raising, another to support him while in tho bloom ot lito, ana tho other to sup port him amidst tho feoblenoss of old ago, and if any exception is to be ta ken to this general rule, it must bo accredited to tho superior skill of tho Democratic masters in directing tho affairs when having control. Furth ermore slavery was destroyed by rev olution, and all history shows that revolutions never go backwards. Xhunn. cjkrol friondi pay no at tention to th'j leaders of tho Republi can, party, lir we aro uu ireo and tree forever. AU luden aeclaros m his letter of acceptance that if elected ho will faithfully administer the laws protecting every American citizen both native and foreign ;born. This is all that could bo asked by black or white. Wo, a3 a mere frag mentary portion of this great nation, especially hore in tho South, must al ways unite with, tho popular element ot society. By eo doing- we will move with the wealth, tbe talent, the moral and religious worth of our country. If you want peace and pros perity at home and national honor maintained abroad, vote for Tilden and Vance at your next election. Cries "we will."' The glory of our country, the salvation of 40,000,000 of people, the hope ot the future lifo of the republic, all demand in thun der tones the election of Samuel 3. Tiden. Amidst great applause the , speaker toek his peat. si. I ! l! ! 1 tl It It V I, M ft n ii ii
The Tarborough Southerner (Tarboro, N.C.)
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Sept. 15, 1876, edition 1
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