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'.,.; t i,,i .nrwi'i'M .iV 7l l-rid VXl- ' ' i .... il-.' - , t-W.i-a -i.lt l-ltH-M wt 4 1 1 ..W. A. SMITH PROPRIETORS. & CO.,; ,i- Rest. . ., ... . j - Restis not qnitting ''-'' : The busy career ; ': i ; I ,. Rest is the fittine ; ., ; ,OI sell to one's sphere, . '. , 'Tis the breaker's motion i Clear without strile ; Fleeing to the ocean - After this lile. ;"! ' 'Tis loving and serving .,' The highest and best; " 'Tis onward unswerving, , And this is true rust. Gottht. I Valentine. "Ob, say not it is wrong to lore, To love, to worehip thee ; ' The sea yearns lor the stars above, The stars look on the sea, The hot moon wqos the scented galu, ,! The parched flower the dew Their love, their loving does not tail, And why should mine lor yon 1 Like a bird all spent with wandering, AH weary mast I roam Until I droop my restless wing In the dear nest ol home. - i - i ' Bat what were home without tby face, . 0 fairest love of mine ! ' Then deign that humble homo to craft And blesa your valeotiae." .,.".. ,r . .. ... Snn and Rain. ' A young wife stood at a lattice pane, In a study sad and brown. Watching the dreary ceaseless rain, 1 Steadily pouring down - Drip, drip, drip, ' It kept on its tireless play ; And the poor little woman sighctt, "Ah, me ? What a wretched, weary day ?" An eager band at the door, A step as ol one in haste, A kiss upon her lips once more, An arm around her waist, Throb, throb, throb, Went her little heart, gratcltil and gay, As she thought, with a smile, "Well, alter all, . It isn't so dull to day !" Forgot was the plashing rain, And the lowering skies above. For the sombre room was lighted again Uy the blessed sun of love. Love, love, love ! Ran tlie little wile's murmur'd lay ; "Without, it may threaten and frowu if it will, Within, what a glorious day !" REPUBLICAN PLATFORM. Sctolulion adopted hy the EepnU'utms of 2urth-Carolina, at a Convention held in the IiiUl of the Ilouse of Representative, on the ilth day of March, 1807. Having assembled in the City of Raleigh on tbelfitn of March, 1807, in conformity with a timely and pai riotic call, reflecting the senti ments of the loyal men ol the State, and believ ing the time is at bund w hen an open and fearless expression of sentiment, opinion, aim purpose is urgently demanded ; therefore L Jtaolml, That in view ot our present polit ical condition, our relations to the National Government and the people of all sections of the country, we do this day with proud satisfac tion nnturl the brilliant and glorious banner of Tna Republican Pabtt, and earnestly appeal to every true and patriotic man in the Stauy to rally to its snpport. The splendid and patriotic record made by this gieat political organization, in standing by the general government with an inflexible reso lution, in carrying forward profound measures of statesmanship to a successful issue, and the powerful aid given by it in finally overthrowing and prostrating the most gigantic rebellion ol ancient or modern times, should command the respect and challenge the admiration of every candid man. Si. BexArcd, That the American Congress is eminently entitled to the profound thanks ot the whole country lor its persevering, persistent and heroic devotion to the great principles of human rights as enunciated in the Declaration of Inde pendence ; that in the name of the patriotic peo ple of this State, we feel warranted in cordially assenting to and accepting the reconstruction plan recently and finally adopted by that body, and to the end that peace and order may be per manently secured and every industrial pursuit roe uroed and encouraged, we pledge ourselves to use every lair and legitimate means to in fluence public sentiment to the nearest possible approacli to unanimity on this subject. '6. Hetotved, That we rejoice that the dogma long propagated, of the right ol peaceable seces sion nnder the Constitution, has been forever overthrown by the majestic uprising ot the American people, in crushing out the late rebel lion iiy force at mrnu ; and Uit tlie doctrine that "the supremacy of the general government has been established, ard tiiat the paramount alle giance of tbe citizen has been acknowledged as due to the United States. 4. RcvAtcd, That we sincerely exult in the fact that as a nution we are now absolutely a Nation of Freshen, and that the sun iu all his coarse over oar wide spread country no longer shines upon tbe brow ol a slave. Without reservation we heartily endorse the great measures ot Civil Rights and Impartial Enlranchicement without any property qualification, conferred without distinction of color, and that we are ready to unite in the early practical attainment of these inestimable privileges. Although tbe mortal re mains of AituAUAM Lincoln now rest Biteutly beneath the soil of bis adopted State, yet his voice still rings like a clarion through the land, earnestly summoning every American citizen to the support of the Great Party ot Liberty and Emancipation. 5. ItaUved, That as tbe most potent and effi cient means by which the South can speedily re tain her lost posterity, we earnestly advocated the spreading ct knowledge and education among all men, aud that to the attainment of this great end, we demand and shall persistently and tirmly insist upon the absolute right ot free discussion aud lrec speech on all subjects of public interest. o. Resolved, That we join in an earnest wish for the maintenance untarnished and undimmed of the public credit and plighted faith of tbe nation. 7. Jtanleed, That in the maintenance of tbe position taken and the principles this day avow ed, we earnestly invite thu influence acctcoope ration ot men ol all political persuasions, who regard and cordially support the recent action ot Congress as a solution of our present political difficulties ; that we deprecate parlizan violence and desire peace and good will toward all men ; and if in an open aud fearless effort, which we urouose to make on every suitable sccsion. to persuade aud convince the people, that our highest duty ana truest interest to oe suDscrvea by maintaing the principles of the Republican Party, an earnest interest should be awakened,it will be Irom no other cause than a rigid adhe rence to what we regard as a sacred right and a ftolenin public uu:y. PLATFORM AND RESOLUTIONS Adopted by the Republican State Convention which aaembled in Tucker Hall, Kalcigh, February 26, ',1863. ' 1. Bemived, That we, the Delegates of the Re publican State Convention, do hereby re-affirm the principles and sentiments contained in tbe the 5th ol September. 186?. 4. Jtetoked, That (lis continue i and persistent euona now oeiop maae upon iue part Ol me so called Conservative organization of the State to place the stigma and ban ol aocial ostracism up on thousands of patriotic Southern wbite men, who have the manliness and courage to stand firmly by the Republican Party, is justly retard ed as narrow, reckless and vindictive, and well calculated to excite me contempt ot every hon arable man. -3. JieaoUmi, That we hereby renew our expres sions of admiration and gratitude toward the resolute aud patriotic majority of the Congress of the United States. i4. Jfonhwrf, That this Convention do hereby earnestly and emphatically recommend to tbe Congress of tbe United Sutes the early enfran chisement ol various well known true Union men in onr State, who are at present resting un der nolltical disabilities. i &. Jlaobtd, That having the fullest confidence that the present Constitutional Convention will frame lor submission such a Constitution as will command the earnest aDd enthusiastic support of the mends ol nnerty ana progress in our State, we anal 1 enter upon tne approaching eon' teat with a firm determinatien to make our tri umph significant and com plete. 6. Bautaed, That to all of tbe nominations made by this Convention we do hereby pledge an unwavering ana umauenng support. ' PLAN OF Ol-Q ANIMATION. ABT1CLE 1. 1. An Executive Committee to consist of twenty-one members, three from each Congrei sional district, shall be appointed by the Pros dent of the Convention. Said committee shall have the general supervision of the affairs or the Republican party of this Slate; U aiiaii also have the authority to fix the time for the aunual meet- ine ol the mate Convention, and to call said State Convention together at such other times at tne good ol tne party may require. ' 3. The three members ot said committee, resi dent in each Congressional district, shall const! tute aa Executive Committee lor their respect ive districts, and shall have supervision of the aflairs ol the party j u,,.,- districts, and the power to rail district Conventions, whenever in their opinion the good ol the parly shall re- Tl Qui.. T.- .... ... . oiaie executive uuiuniillcc shall ap point County Executive Committee of five or more memoirs in eaell county of the State, u.i- oun uuuun ox'jcmive Domini ttees, sub ordinate to the State Committee, do not n. ist. Tbe County Committees shall serve lor one year, or unui tney snail ue siiieiseded hy new ones, selected by County Convention Th County Committees shall have the supervision of the affairs of the 11 epublh-an liarty iu their re spective Counties, and shall appoint precinct Committees, aud cull County Conventions, whenever in their opinion the good of tbe party pnaii rviuirc. ., , . ................ , i , 1... i-1- n 1.1 Jumta iM-t.-.t ;ta in Ma 1 1" ' " I I i I-1 ' ..wrai i N member ol the RwutuHcatt oarty ta hrenme a candidate for any office until he'shal have been regularly nominated bythe propc authority, and all Republican -are required ?4 snpport nominations when so .made. . Any Re. nnhllean dealrine an office mai become a candii date I or toe aonuaauoit, iwuhiw mi uujci ... t .i i . . r .. in . Itself until he shall be reirularlv nominated. 9. Candidates for office shall be placed in nom ination as follows: .., ,i, .,,!,.,..., For City, Town, or Precinct officers by City, Town or Precinct Conventions, : n,:W.. jur iseimcaic yj vuu.niiiiHip.1 vuimduuuil Members to Lower House of Legislature, ana County Officers by County Conventions. j For Members to State 8enate by Conventions' ot their respective Senatorial districts'. ' '-1 j -' For Members to Congress by Oonventloas o the Congressional Districts j, and for Governor and other 8tate officers by a State Convention j 8. Each County shall be entitled to the same number of votes In Stat and District' Convent '. lions, as it Is entitled to Members is tbe Housq of Commons of the Legislature, For County Conventions to nominate members' of tha Genertl Assembly and County officers three dcfe4 gates from each Township,' and a Khe' Bomber from each ward f Cities ; : and all Convention a! of the Reouhlicao party abaU be.opaaad pnulicj im i.; ni.0ic;a no I-nl.-nnil i:u( I No Conventions will be recognized bnt those called by the regularly eonsrltntel anttaorltios-j that Is, tbe different Executive . Committees oj State, Congressional districts,' Counties' and Cities. . In order to enahra harmony andinocuta every good Republican will support the noml-j necs of Conventions tuns (eguiarH-ekltea anil held, and ne-e-thov. - Jv-i cwweatfv requested that all Bopubiican exert.. themseJves4o prK mole harmony in the ranks. Pay no attention! aa-towdevko t0 -Oppoalrloas aDd aeo"'to a that all Republicans-are united as one man, and that they tlius march shoulder to shoulder to tho ballot-box Let as do thia, and suceeas is certain on the 4th day ol August next. ; , -, I W. W. HOLDEN, oWn "' I " i ! " Rep. State Com. i ' The following resolutions wero unanimously adopted at a meeting of the- State .Executive Committee, held at Raleigh, Feb. 23, 170 . , Kaolved, That it is the judgement of this Com mittee that a Mass Convention of tbe Republi cans of North-Carolina be held in Raleigh on Wednesday, the 11th day of May, 1870. - ' That all good citiaens of the State who regard the Reconstruction acts as a finality, who are friendly to the administration of President Grant, and who are in favor of building np North Carolina and restoring good teeling among all her people without regard to party, be earnestly nvitcd to attend. , , jutolved. That it Is the opinion of this Com mittee that an election should be held in this state on the first Thursday in August next. STATE EXECITIVE COMMITTEE. ,. Note. Under resolution of the last Repub lican State Convention, the number of mem bers of each Congressional District for thu Com mittee, was Increased from three to five , W. W. Holoen, Chairman. Post office Raleigh, Wake County, N. C. FIRST DISTRICT. - Jahes W. Newsoh, Jackson, Northampton Countv, N. C. T. A. Stkes, Woodvllle, Pasqnotank County, N. C. Samuel T. Cabbow, Washington, Beaufort Counh.N. C. Chablzs Blair, Edcnton, Chowan County, N. C. , Edward C. AlbirtsoN, Hertford,' Perqui mans County, N. C. ',: .'. r BBCOND XilSTBIOT. Thos. Powers, Newbern, Craven County, ! N. C. ',' -! ; J. E. O'Haba, Goldsborougb,. Wayne County, N. C. David D. Colo rove, Trenton, Jones County, J. M. Patrick. Snow Hill, Greene County, K. u. j Richard Johnston, Tarboro', Edgecombe County, N. C. - ' ' THIRD' DISTRICT. G. A. Graham, Swift Island,' Montgomery County, N. C. - 1 li. Z. Fkench, Wilmington, New Banorat County, N. C. .. . . , , , t' , , James OiBNDiSE.Rcd Banks, Robeson County, N.c. .. . Jambs W. Hood, Fayetlevifte, Cumberland County, N. C. .......... -j Dixon Ingram, Lilcsville, Anson Ceunty, N.C, - FOURTH DISTRICT. : I 1 Janes H. Harris, . Raleigh, Wake County ( N. C. ., i . i W. T. Gunter, Bay wood Chatham TJountj; Dr. E. Grlvsom, New Light, Wake County, N. C. ' u i "' .". J. A. Hthan, Warrenton, A'arrea Connty, n.c. . . ... W. A- Smith, Smitbficld, Johnston County, N.C. , nm vtmvstl T '? ' '. " ; A W. Tiiesois, Greensboronghj Guilford Connty, N. C. ' ' ' Thomas Settle, Wentworth, Rockingham; County.N.C. , . - . .' : D. ti. BtabbcCK, saiem, lorsyia wiuntj. K.C. ... .. , Wilson Caret, lanceyvme, uasweu toimiy, . C. ' - ' W . F. Uendkrson, Lexington, Davidson County, N. C. .. i . . . ; ' ' sixth district. , Jeurt Smith, Taylorsvillc,Alexnnder Connty, N.C. . ... . Dr. Milton Houbs, Mocksviuc.Liavie county, N. C. ' . ' . V. C. Barbinoeb, concora, caoarrna coun ty, C. . - . . TA 1 1 r. . ....... ., IU ry sa. J. ATDLOTT, iiana, uuiuu vuuu4j, v. Joseph Ballard, Salisbury, Rowan County, N. C. SEVENTH DISTRICT. ' " ' ' I A. H. Jones, Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C. John Clayton, Asncville, Uuucombe county, N.C. .. - G. W. B. Garrett. Jonathan's creek. Uay. wood Connty, N C. W. H. Logan, Rulhcrlcrdton, Rutherford Connty, N.C. ' ' " (.- C. C. jones, raiterson, caiawun county, n.c. ' C. L. Harris, ex offfciu. post office Kalelirh. Wake County, N. C. , ,. ... COUNTY COMMITTEES. Committee for Countict, in accordance with the Plan of Organization adopted hj the Stale Contention : .. , , BERTIE COUNTY. ,, , , . Geo. N. Green. Co.erain: Parker D. Bobbins. Colcrain; Lravta A. uavis, v inasor. DEAUFOBTCOUNTY. .,.,.,,! f Samuel T. Carrow. Washington; Hiram Ei Stilley, tvasuington ; James Keumonu, wasbing- - .. ... .-i r ' CAMDEN COUNTY, i ,., ., , Joscuh A. Boencer. South Mills: Matchet Tay lor, South Mills; William J. Morriselt, Camden Court House. . .' , . , ' ' J i t . i CHOWAN BOCKTT. , ,'i' Joseph A. Becbe, Charles Blair and Jobn B. rgB, U.UIUIUII. . ' .-,; - ..Ul'U I . CUBRlTUCr COUNTY. 11 Ih .. jiaf R. 8. D. Holbrook. Samuel Dowdy. James R Hobbs, E. U. Walker) W. A. F. Stockton, John Williams, James cereoee, aiosesmaarc, issacn. Wilson. Luke Whltehnrst, William G.. Thomas, j. w. muenuge. -.- - oATEs'oomiTT.' 'J v. ; ' ' Asbury Bced, L. W. Booii, Orrili Grecn.Gatea Tillo. - J i-- - . -' ' -.:' -; ' ' . . . . , , , . HAUFA COCKTr. ,,,,,, - ,7 Henry Epps, Halifax; Charles 8mlU, Scotland rteck; KODert tiowara, uaiuax; .joiiu Jirya Enfield: John H. Lynch. Brinkleyvllle: W. T. Hayes, Halilax; - John Eaton, Littleton; Jobn SCOtt, WeldOD.. ..:.' '.. :! .- .;.: UJ e.u'l HTDE COUNTT. ' .' ' , f' James G. Carrawan, Lake Comlort; Jesse S Mason, Swan Quarter, Jesse Thomas, Fairfield. " ... , . t. Mil i -I...U ..h-i.o it. -A MARTIN COUNTY. .; . J. M. Sltison, J. J. Martin, George Ellison, of Willi. .. ... . t- . 1 . .: ': ' -' "' ' ' -I r-'.-lvUr.. 'i -it! I NORTHAMPTON COUNTY. !.- . , ', i Dr. William Barrow, Jamea W.Newsom, Noak tv. uaooi, ounon ones, wesep uay, ol .Jack- ': ' ' '.ii -. v..) -A. PERQUIMANS COUNTY. . . Edward C. Albertson, John Randolph, Hep -ford; Elihn A. White, Bcyldcre.iV-i;, . fl ' ... TYRELl COUNTY.) l: ) !' Benjamin F. 8ykes, Jesse Spkes, Ell Sprallli ol Columbia. WASHINOIOa COUNTY,.,-, James J. Bea, Mackey's Ferry: George W. Jones, Plymouth; Martin Jackson, Plymouth. WAKE COCNTT .... . , T. F. Lee, J. W. Holden.'Dr'. T. L. Baoka. Win. Jinks, Roland Goocli, Dr. R. B. Ellis John Pierce, Handy Loeknart, Moses Patterson, A.' J. NowelL i . " ! i' : ''I '''',' RANDOLPH COUNTT1.'' 1 ,; ' ET Blair, Alfred Jnllan,' 8 Dafford, O' A Hill, Fred Pearoe, Thoa Craven, J R Bella. ' 1 ' I 'BURKH COUNTT. " .Vl' Tod R Caldwell, Thcopbilas Phillips, ' John Parky, W Williams, Noah Speagle, James Mack elrath, Monroe Erwin, Georgo JIappoldt..'''i -v. . ! CHATHAM OoOTmf.'l'l'' Silas Burns, Willis Htdley, Jamthan Lamb, Wesley Peudergrasa, . Richard Ramsay, Chesley Boylau, Thomas UlackweJl. . . ANSON COUNTY.,.,, i -.-.'! Sparks Beeman, Alexander Bovgnn, Henry C ChiUou, John Davis, Henry PoweV , ,.,,( . ; , WILKES COUNTY, i,.,.: , .i,,,.', , ,. Noel Johnston, Andrew Porter, 8 8 Howell, W B Gambell, Eli Grimes. Stokes H Brooks, A Grogan, Eli Woolf, L D Bnrcliam, Thomas L Kilhy, R P Booe, L C Brooks, 88 Goforth, Bar rel Hayes, B McMilllan, J F Tngman, J W Hays, G H Brown, Hartlton Chorch. . -. .... t a.. -. ... . .. . . - j i' i ... .'i i.-i ii ..... mil iii.h r w id'ii i H..1...1. ... 1 iikit ill A H Jnrin J J Mnrlin flpn W KaiT. : K JT C& I . ' r-TT-. I.I. .,t ..m. 1 DB.im tree .Walker Gnnnjri p Mathews. y ainton ouoos, r.u nanmau, aduciwu diuuu, James Bauser, Wm Morgan, Rafus Clement, Orange.Gray, ,,.;iq ; (,,. s,ij-.. j . , , FRAKKLfN COUNTT. , ,. , -. ' Jonn'ri Williamson; Nat T Harris Lewis Neil: HIHlard Dariston, Jr R H Timberlake, James T Harris, P H,Mayo. S Ii Long, Handy Harris,., , 1 ORAIHHLLB COONTI. . , ' , , j Uatvln Bet t, R W Las'tter, J A L 8kldmorei Aaron Pratchcr, Jno W Ragland, Abrain Hintonj .ttenaerson cogviii, jsinah Wiustpn, dqun reea Alexander Hamilton, E B Lyon. .. ,. , , , iBttron LafliB. 'D J Rich. B W' Smith. Thomas Cox, Henry Wilkes, J Q Hort, EichanJ Shoit, Tirtl.. D KlrtBAASS II W fA ..-.A., T Dniw.lll r Samael Parry, Auetin Flood, Batnuel Umphrcy., : ' tlT.l lrurRjaBFoaui xoouBTi. . r. u i.. r i J B Carpenter, J M Justice, Vincent Michael,' Joe NobletL M.ajtilLWlXeiuJX McFarland, H H Hopper, Berry Snider. - I ATjAVANVJa? dotTNTT. j flcaekkh f,''Henry8toiit( :WniU SeUa'rs. J! 3 MeMnrraj W)aU Outlaw.fdead,) 3obt Mf baao., l,', ,,-ADIWN OODNTT. . , QA ' i O Deiver, fl' W McDowell; W R TrullB W! -Oox, A ft weed, W Bryan, Plnkney Rollins W?TO!eSfW twi-- J,-.lMi.''.a.n -wf , , ., ALEIANDBR COCNNY, Uln A J Maldna. Milton Alexander, David MUIr LE&mmw IteektaalK J?n M MmKnTiUmihaBi Ma- berryobn lieilftrunH A Cbitders, Sr., .John E Deal, Ellsha Barns, L II Jones, Bona Reese, WaBmlth. tlyrns Plowerai Jerry Smith: F A I CampbclJ. t.t jj,;., ,, .)(i :-J ,rJ . j JONES COUNTY. , " '5 f ofg'rovc,' Jas A Ilaskcil', jolin Sniltn, Wm K.iuscyIL D Wilkle,' Amos Jones, Thos Hutch. . ,::tuj j. -jvta.n cotnrrx.1 I-,:-,:' .-1 ' 1 ' J VShcrard, Levi Wiun, J Pearson, Stephen Howell, G Dawson, E (4 Copeland, Willis Murtin. ,'. ' ' ' WABBEN COUNTT. ""Albert' Bnrgcss,' ' Rev Ed Eagle, Richard Falk ner, Thee Carter, Jno H i'ascnall, A A Spruill Henry Williams. , .,,....:,, ,. 1 . ,, v ' ' ' " CALDWELL COUNTY. ' ,1 ) . : . R B Bogle, A J Rcminger, Samuel McCall, W W Downs, Elder Dobbins, W R Saunders. II . 1 i I. .. 8TANLT COUNTT. . ' i'. . '. ! J C Burronghs, B L Whitley, Adam Dry, John Brooks, Franklin Kindall, Henry Reid, Solomon Pleas. -'" "CARTEBET COUNTfr W A Moore1, J'A Norwood', E'A Bmttn, Elijah Wbitchuret, Oliver Jones, Virgil Williams, York Tuley. . . ' ' ''' JOHN8TON COtTNTT. " '. Thomas W Snead, E W ' Pon, W A Smilli, B R llinnant, lug R Coals, Robert Massingill, R T Massey, J B Cook. '''' ' DAVIDSON COUNTT. II Adams, Esq., William Hetlrick, Esq., ! Wi eon Gray. , ' ' GUILFORD COUNTT. ' ' David Hodgin, R P Sbaw, Z A Bums, J B Glugass, W H Thomas, Fred Smith, Saint Clarke, Jona Anthony. 1 , ' RANDOLPH COUNTT. - E. T. Blair, J. R. Bulla, Harry Crenshaw. ' --..'-- FORSTTHB COUNTY. Mathias Masten, Jobn Blackburn, James 8. Lewis, Smith Frailer, Z. J. Stafford, Win. B. Stipe, Aaron Stafford, Robert Wangn, E. B. Tcague. .. ,t ... i , . . . .. OASTON COUNTT. - T. F. Blakclr, John Hufsletter, Ell Withers, Jl. D. Friday, Jamea Hoffman, M. J. Aydlott, . 6TOKBS COUNTY. - A. LT. Joyce, R. f. Pcrree. , : , , ; BOBBY COUNTT. .. . :'. n:' ' A. L. Hendrix, T. B. Wall, R. C. Pool, Henry Wolfe, W. N. Jackson, Isaac Perkius, Jobs M. Cook, Henry Booker, John Canady. CASWELL COUNTT. ' '' Wilson Carey, Daniel Johnson, Samuel Allen, Kin Walker, Frank Malone, Ephraim Seata.. ,. . . CBATEN COUNTY. , .1 . , - ' . A. B. Dennison, Ang. L. Seymour, Wm. L. Palmer, Jobn Randolph, jr., B. W. Morris, E. Hobbe, Ed R Stanley, R VY Tucker, Edward Richardson. . , ' ALAMANCE COUNTT. " ' H H Raf, Wyatt Outlaw. - " ! ..- u ..' . BOCKINeilAV COUNTY. ' " . H Barnes, John French. ... - , . ij CUMBEBLABD COUNTT. .. W -. T A Byrnes,' T H Holmes,. W A Mann, J 8 Leary, D A Bryant, Patrick Evans, Jobn Fry. HERTFORD COUNTT. -' ' ' O A Giles, John Bizgall, Philip Weaver, Wm Reid, John j Reynolds ' MONTGOMERY COUNTT. '' 3 H Davis,' Allen Jordan' Bllaa Rains, T R Graham, Bryant Beeman, T Morris, Jaa Bird. , . XIV HANOVER COUNTT- ' - i J W Schcnck. jr., Geo M Arnold, Gen J C Abbott, S S Ashley, A H Galloway, G Z French, SLMabeoo.: -i .. sakpson ooranc: . '. ; : ' - Calton 8asoma,. Leonard - Goodwin, Joshua Goodwin, Sylvester Carter, W R Carter, D D HalL :; -.' i -.' -.Ui- it.;-: : i . A New Bloating Agent Interesting Ex- in ,nr.i.: t; perimeaU. r.in - An Interest? rig eiperiment was tried oil Saturday at the East Bt Louis Rolling Mill. At the sale oi ordnance, etc, at the Arsenal some time since, the proprietors of tbe roll ing mill purchased for old iron quite a num ber of large smooth-bore cannon, weighing about 0200 pounds each. The purchasers found they had bought an elephant, as all efforts to break -th guns in pieces were Iruitlcss. 1 uey nm tried to lircak them with a drop weighing 2900 pounds, which fell from a heigh of forty-five feet, but no apparent effect rewarded their labors. Tbey next tried hydraulic pressure with no better success, and finally had a man experiment ing a week or more in endeavoring to burst them with powder. At last, when the idea ol breaking them was almost given up, a young (ierman named Ludwig Sclwntl, agent for Messrs. Kiebs Brothers & Co., of Deutz, near Cologne, proposed to burst the guns with ' a comparatively new b asting power, called Lithofracteur, . invented and manufactured by Kiebs Bros. & Co. The proposition was gladly accepted, and the experiment was tried. The guns were lying near the romn'r:milr'"Bn(t--snrn)unded by large piles of pig iron; tbey were nine inches in the bore, and several ot tiiem showed large dents in the side where the drop bad fallen without breaking them. Holes nn inch and half in diameter were drilled in the sidesof three of these, and the operator was engaged in eunrgiog these Holes. . lav substance used. is of a deep bluish color.and resembles mud, being about the consistency of putty, and quite' damp.'' JThe"-lithofrac-' tenr,fit is claimed,' will '.not; explode, like nitro-glycerinc, by concussion but must be fired by a fuse (ermio&ting in a copper ,-eap mnrlp MnptfMnHv frir tltA nnrnnu Mrt 6charitl ays, when lighed ty a match, the compos It. on bums like Wet powder,' bnt does eat explode; the dangeray ending blaa- .: il: i . . i , . i img wilii luia auu&iiiue ui pucu fiesa riuui kv nreMnarv i,gnAu ' ' The charges used weighed one and three- qnartcf p6unds, and were put in tlie holes drilled-io the rovs, without covering of any sma except a Uanuiul ot ore-clny to Keep iiii-ui in piace. . i ue iuso was men attacueu and lighted, "wheri three tremendous explo sions scometl to shake the eronnd. ' On ex aminiogithB gnns, one n as found shattered in every direction fnini the bole which had Contained the charge, and the other two were more or less broken. ' ' ,: ' : Owing tw the Close proximity of the roll- lng-miii buildings, it was decided not to carry the trial any., iurttier , until . the guns were moved. The agent now proposes to havebne of ttic'gnns carried to some place wnere no aamagun oe aone, na -with five pounds of th nitploBiva-mercly placed upon tne smu,,lC'ir,it to pieces.., llie litho fractcur is said to have five times the force of nitro-glycerinc, and twenty times that of pawner.' -" J PllESTICE's PlCTTOB OF dBOROK Frakcis Tbaik. One of the Inst paragraphs written by Getf. D. Prentice was' this in regard to Geo, Francise. Train :; ;',., i ..:. A locomotive that tina run nfF thn trv turned upside down, with ito cowcatclicr bdricrlin'a stiimn; and the wheels mnkinir a thousand revolutjohs a minuten kite in the ' ! air, which has lost its tml a human novel without a hen a man who climbs a .tree for . bird's uestiiut on thaJimb, and in or der to cet it saws the limli off iictwi.r.i, him- 1 self , and the tree a ship without a rudder ' ft' clock withodt hands a 'sermon that is all "tcxtarr the apotheosis of talk the incftrniitinti of gab. Handsome, vivacious, ' versatile,; muscular, as neat as a eat, clean to the marrow; a judge of the effect of clothes, Inigal in food and regular only in habits a noon-day mystery a solved connndmin- !a practical joker in earnest cipher hunt ing ajgure to pass for something ; with the brains of twenty men in his head all pulling i different ways ; ' not bad as to heart, but a man who has shaken hands with reverence. y r...lt er .1..-' -'-"ii i ... - J'.-V - -1 POUflLE EIECTJTION.3. n! Two Negroes Hanged jim ilisborqniih. j nuKRairuitn, tur tne mnruer -'" " "''r vuu ri-i m -rra The Crime and Confettion of 'tmivpihJtvr derer Shotting 8eeu in the JUU-M t i'.h mngltng Wortif.ithe llanMumi'" ,i I.-.. '! :n .i ii i.rl fi.'M A-mtmetk . ., ( nrijjBonorjQB Orange, Co;,Nf)yi, ted a terrible crime on the harrgrham'al scSf-j fold, and havo awfully Terified thb trtttlybf lire Bcnptnral, pjiinctioni I Yengeaeerhiif mine, and I will repay, saith the Lord.'.'.i Jl not swiftly, "retribution follows surely ttc criminal who is' guilty of 'sheading" the! biooa ot teliow. man,. and though moHtlfsJ sometimes years, aimy eUpsey justice" ulnint j naDiy overtaKes tne niarderer.f nd' yifsqai-j fold claims its victim. ",':'"", ' ' I There are few if any in the blackened lisd oft murders where saeh 'cooloes am) defib j eration of purpose -were eviacednr when such a barberoua refinement of cruelty-wl, atrocity was di act iced, as in the murder of Martin V. Blalock,'s'yonn white 'mari,"by two Desroca. 3BNhV Tngfla' Bob Jttim, i.innwiuaa nigiuiaau i; in it iri was made bv a negrt boj''lio' had 'bccii'in; tne naou oi uenorming several menial du-i tics for young Blalockf the iylctiravi Early! on that Sabbath morning, as was usual t (he negro proceeaea to tne room of lllalock,, (which was situated in the rear ofa crocerv and bar, in which lie officiated,) and on his way tbe negro wasjbet. by two .other ne groes, who told him that something was wrong at the store. Blalock had retired at a late hour the night previous, after his nu merous friends had taken their leave, and that was the last ;tJme ho was seen alive; nor was there any apprehension , felt iby either himself or friends, aa he was a vouur man of amiable disposition, good character and popular in the community. A' terrible' fate was, however in store for bim that Christmas night, or rather Sabbath mora. When the negro boy reached . the house be found the shutters of a back window pax-, tia! ly open, and looking with the grayish light ot tbe hour he saw tlie body of Blalock, lying on the floor, surrounded, as he thought by a pool of cither blood or water, he could not then tell which. Startled by his hasty glance, the boy rushed across the street to the residence of his old master, Squire Mof dock, who, without ceremony, lie at once woke up, exclaiming, "Git up, boss 1 Git up on your feet, boss ? Mr. Blalock is lying dead on the floor ob his room." ti atdly be lieving the tale of the boy, thoueh sufficient ly alarmed, that something ot : a serious 'na ture naa occurred, Jttr. i Murdock, withall possible speed, proceeded to the scene, and so horrified was he by the spectacle that met his sight, that he lost no time in .tolling, the town bell i custom usual in the South' for the purpose of afanmngtlie'citizetis'and call ing them together whenever, circumstances of an extraordinary nature demended,' IClrs very soon brought large , and, muqbt .aur prised crowd to the spot, i ,tJj Lino hn TH SUJK8H0T, KNOT Ap HTi1'1 .' '. ? '(' - .-. r ! :.i;t i !. I An entrance to the room was soon effected. and in a body the citizens wett 4oi .' Here tbey beheld in all. its sickeninn horror, the evidence of a barbarous Jtnd bhjotiv -deed. Stretched on the floor near the centre ef the room was tne corpse qi Alaniit ihueckj the ghastly and mutilated Matures, upturned, the left leg across and resting a the right, and the arms extended near each aid.T The night clothes in which the body was arsyed were torn and bloody. In the mouth a pil low case had been stuffed to stifle the dying cries of the murdered maa for belpor mercy, and this, half saturated with blood, protru ded from the jaws, now rigid, in death's cold cmbiace.. Th ihrlat aa aaaarsd trnaa ear to ear by two dcepandagged gsr"T it tne insuument used was a dull and aaevea blade. Around the neck was also fastened tightly a rope, which led to the belief that strangulation was at nrst attempted; bub, tailing in una, tne murderers naa resorted to other and more effective means of des patching their victim. The left temple was entirely crushed in by the blow of come heavy weapen, which left a portion of the brain exposed to the view. There were some fifteen or twenty wounds of various kiotd but mostly stabs, about tbe face and neckj The eyeballs were upturned and the cavities close to the nose 'Were filled with clots of congealed black blood.' Lower down on the breast were a number of stabs, evidently made by a knife, and with tbe blood; pilr low-case sticking out of the mouth, the brain oozing from the fractured temple, the mat- ted hair, the gashed lace and . chest, tbe tightened rope on the neck and the pool of blood on the floor, a mure shocking or re volting spectacle cannot well be pictured. .,, ; bobbbrt: '' ' '" 'j . They had gained an entrance by knocking at tbe barroom door at some hour after mid night, under the plea of wanting a drink. The young .maa arose and admitted tbem; when, it is supposed they completed their, bloody work. As a. probationary mattes, they closed the doors and. window shutters. The watch, chain,, knife and other, .articles belonging to Blalock were then apprepriar ted. The till of the store, containing about f 175 in currency, and a small , apantity'vjf silver and coin were also taken ; and these. witn several articles ot small value, com-; prised the booty, with which tbey compen sated themselves for the awful tragedy they naa commutca. ,;,,, .;, j tur WTTnnRHEPn I'.'-i.'.! Suspicion soon attached to Bob Gnnru ....... . 1 . i Tom Young and Joe Lutterlougb, negroes who had been seen . lurking in the vicinity ot Blalock's store on the night , the deed was committed. : They had , mysteriously, disappeared from the neighborhood, imme-; diatcly after the tragedy, and the evidence at the inquest at once justified a magistrate in issuing warrants for their arrest. Gurm, was arrested at 'jreensbora', Yonng was captured at Oxford in Granville county, and Lutterlougb in this vicinity. ,The,v were all railroad hands and had been work ing in tnis section pi the country tor a con siderablo period. They wereimprisoned here and the trial took place on the 4th of February last.'.' "I: n-i ii i'vb ti M - "! ' CONVICTED AKD' sBRTEKCEBi " ' w-' " - " "W' The evidence was mamly circumstantial, bat, thoroughly 'conclusivc'A portion of. the ' stolen money wns found ih the -posses-' sion of Gunn . and Young, among it a GerJ ' maa coin which . was rare and peculiar). I marked "13 Thaler," easily identified as thp. property of Blalock by many of tbe citizens' of Hillsboro. ' The': watch 0 wr!h "Bla lock's initials, was also discovered in 1 ft' watchmaker's shop . at Henderson, where Young had left it to be repaired; blood stains. those damning evidences of guilt, were found on their persons, and altogether a chain so remarkable as to convince the most exacting and doubtful Lutterlougb could not be so clearly connected with the murder as the others, and the proof being1 lacking in, his case he was acquitted. ' Both' i"oun and Gunn received sentances of death with com-' parative composure. Young who is a mulatto; turned ashy pale when the Judge said to, him, "May God have mercy on your soul, yon. that showed no mercy." ' Gunn was ap-. patently unmoved when his awful doom wad pronounced. . t, :U j Um TEBItOK AND BSPEBTAIfCB OP T0CSO. , As the day upon with the condemned wretches were to expiate their cxime, apt proached, Young, who was the principal character in tbe tragedy, began to repent,' and he exhibited the strongest aymbtuns1 of' crontrition that his negro natare waa -capaH- ble ot. - He prayed, incessantly, .sometimes breaking into the wildest lamentations ipv afrinnblA malnncr ' the" niost ferrent ana' heartrending appeals -ta bia Maker for for givencss, uttered with desperation ahdiini tensity that were sometimes agonizing, to-; witness. The ghastly form of tho murdered ' man seemed present to mm in ins tiuep ine and wakine-' boars, and 'at times he would exclaim, in : accents of uttertlespair. "Oh, Lord 1 save me 1 forgive, roe, forgive, me I I see him now looking at me)", fre quently he seemed to be tcrrinea, so tearful k. 1 1:1.- - ' WCTB Ilia fcuoullio, uu, unu m aiuubcu UU W 11 criminal or Isbmaeiibt, be 'dreaded to en counter tho face' of any living; being, be lieving every Dooy to oe an avenger, ana that every man's hand waa against him.. ttifh1 'hVetfnambrTlh gullV' qWte: f re dlneseatW iiuHted.' 'He wa wrlerlng trom a feiful,dj34aer and as he toy on:bia reM6- elpaUet.B-qanjng.wiy the.iianga, he.rath SrkeemedTto long foj' tbe moipent that daTd rkt aa iinof bis miserable existence. iWkeaippoken to he replied m aioooeytabled, Jm inoselyand ullaJy refused, toi aay, Ia ti,i?ff?-ro1!IOT,fW)BMHKD.MBNi( ! V1 hi wJoroing I visited 'the ' cobdemaed, m jwjai-aB fouad taern lecnfined inin pWw vim w&8' 3ul stench, loathsome enough, to engender iskk' K Was tlie' "peculiar1 bdor' of ' the ueiiatensrrjedl try filth,' and -made into!-, era.e,Jeo filr a few imoaaeniby its com bination of charn'eljfouseattd pqtrified smell that) was horrible and sickening. How these wre'tehes existed ib'nealthi or how h is they iwsrn dt 'pmstriitetl 'with'aiaease; Is trbly woaiierfull.i iFmni'the iauaates. of the iail I .jrsarned that twoprtliree negro, womeirf- one ot tnem ennente, ,anq now nnder sen tence 'fifdeatn were tot a considerable pa-, 'rinid cotifltied in the same eH 'witM' tlie' LblltckinaardererB, when tbe .most) immoral. maaiea now occupy another,,. dungeon in' eommon witli three male negro criminaTs, wherej T am told, fhey exercise and practice; Xbeu? UchanriBa desirel without any restraint wliaUver, TTo such an ..extent was this csr riedl tliat one of the women, i handsome mn-i Isttq, had to be. taken from the dungeon, and kept in p8Ssage'way''fbtthe;1want of a andns secure olace of confinement. V lw rV ' scAFrbiii! '"' ''''TI ere is no jail yafdaud ih con form i ' with tbe law reoniring exeeutioni to be pri vate, tfcesnaffoldvtt the affair intended for sucIl was fitted qp.witbia tbe jail, in one of the lower rooms, about twelve or fourteen feet square, and not more than ten feet high. In front of a window hung a amall platform five ftct Jong and twotaad a half feet wide, .which worked on. an, axle fitted in two posts on citlier side the. window, and close to the wall.) The platform,' elevated to ,a level, was about font-1 feet' 'from' the1 ' floor,' while abovawere-tarokoe rings .fulanedi in the ceiling. .Thisdwpwa&aupported by a knee prop, pihich wnrlrsd by a hinge in the cen tre, aadwuen,, let drop gvf a Jail of three : irr.rv V' B'ijtibim-1 ,ll t Tivi-i"' ')' ,,: ' ,.-! -l COMFHsmoX-OK TOUNQ. i ' Il l iThe VoitowIng It aesrly W verbatim report lof a eohfessititt tirade1 by Young a 'few days slnca: V ' ii iiiini i.. i .. The plan to YnArtler Btalock was concoct ed on 'Saturday! momihg; 'December' 23, 18C9. - this Waa the trnderstanding between me and OubrJ,' and1' I think Isnam Councils knew ot itilbcfdltfif did.i Joe Lutterlob knew nothing alwJut it more than ' the child unborn' I prepared the cogwheel at Isham CouDoil's'botse about twelve o'clock Satur day for tlie purpoae sf using ,it on Blalock that night. Wawera. to have gone togeth er to Blalock's 'room that night,' but by aome mistake ' we'did not go together, but met there ahoutelavea K M,, and between , . tbathoox.aad i twelve , we .entered i thej room through the,, door together. , 31alock opened the door for us, and was . nnder the influence of liquor;1 nd after he had let us isVbe lay dewn-ioa bbJ -bed in i the' back room... I tli en 'made the attack, and when I struck the first blow with llieeogwbeel the only words he said. wer,uOh,Lordl John, Kft me npf I don't know who he meant when be addressed "Jtn:'"' I then struck htm several time with the cogwheel, and in Jus death struggle he ,feU , from the: bed to floor, and I beat . his brains out. . ,We then cot his throat with the' pocket icplfe, and stuffed the pillow ease in his mouth'. Th the meantime Goon pot the mpe Tonrxt h'is neck and fastened t tightly.t 1 did most of the bloody work. Gun did the holding, while I dealt thehjowa and used tbe knife. There was a laojWTyorliinarmnrt . hill, t UJoBks'iWaarBhed i packets; hat found, no money., . ,14 e then - went into the liquor room and found the tin box with the rjmh.1 tinners, ic. ' I took the box and Gunn a decanter of Whiskey: I put out the lamp. and, after- lockiag th atoor,. we went out through tbe wiodow of the back roonr and closed it alter us. , It took us about thirty minutes to kilt Blalock.' t think that Gunn bad an understanding: with a third party. hut I don't know. ! We went to tbe depot taut Dyht ana i, ?ook tne train, tor Kaleigh 'CBOWDS ,T0, WfTKESS ;tttB KXBCCTIOH. . , Though it waa publicly .known that the "execution would take place in the jail, hid den from vie. Vet a largo crowd assembled to witness it At one P. M.' the jail' door was besiegta by ue masa) eagor to gain ad mission; but this the : Sheriff sternly refused, and the mob became still more, persistent. The windows both in front and rear of the jail- were also thronged.and vio'ent tussles for eligible places to obtain a look through the bars ensued-Those whose professional busir hess required their1 presence in the jail were excluded by the mob, which kept up a deaf ening roaring add ycllmg and hooting that Were aisgraceiui. u -r. i it I THK CUUTUTS OK THB SCAFFOLD; Hl' -- -, About half-past one i o'clock.- P M. the condemned, were conducted from their dun. geon, with ropes and ..black, caps, attached to their necks. Youdb walked firrnlv down the flight of steps, but Gunn, who was ex ceedingly feeble, had to. be assisted by two negro attendants. They both: asceaded the scaffold and took ,seat in. chairs, when a very Impressive prayer, was ' made l.v" a cferfryman both the condemned men ioin- ing with him. This being ended; a series of crossitxaminatiqns. as itq. the. murder- was commenced by parties around the trap door. I Young.whose eyes were half closcd,secmed to i beengiiged in prayer, and judging from the : evatiye replies lli' made to 'questions pro pounded, his mind, waa : evidently - wander' ing. As the fatal j hour nearedi. both, the i wretched men began a, wild, incoherent half i song, naif prayer; peculiar to negroes, and : they steadily: kept 4hU up to the latest me- i meni, reiusing i ue intemipieu iy mxj Al- 1 ley, father ot the. mwraere. man, who ,de sired to ask them sqme questions. J. ;(.; ..... j -, l; ,' li.l tXHlwl ,- -ilII..,.ll ' V'li-,,t V.i '.bTT,rtlA?T.:SWtn-'s,"n' ii : i.Ai two. P..!M.wta'8heriff ascebdeJ the ! scaffold and read theideatli sentence of both. . which could scarcely be beard between the i prayers and supplications bf tne condemned wvBia and tnedia aaa tumult ot tne mol without i.iThia.Ofirsmony itconcluded, thft ; ropes were attached ,to the rings 19 .the ceil ing aoove. 1 ne legs 01 Dot 11 were pimoneq at tne ankles, ami dibce caps Were put over tho forWhoadrotoRaring tision to alt earthlV thinira, Aa five minotea.pasfc two the drew , fell and the murderara ere.stggljng yip,. leiiiiy in tne air. vernier oi iue .looses waa, properly adjnstetl, and the hangman's knot, wnen trie-ropes rewcntd;tneir utmost tension, slipped no1 Jba, baok.fifithe acoks of both, ! Youngj fell , only, .about , a ..foot, and ns, he swung to and fro his limbs were convulsive ly arawn ap ana nis wrugRies were teariui; Gann fell nearly iww feet, al in (sequence of tis., enfeebled opdition ,,hi anfferings were not so intense as ypqng's. .Alter a tew spasmodic kicks his straggle ceased, and his soul was In the presence-'of "bis Maker. Young, coatiaued tcf jetk eoavabively! fori a number of ,minutes,. perhaps five, when he, too. became still, and both were at the, bar. of Eternal Jnstice.' ' -The execution wan a badly btnrgled affair from bepnnniDfr to end, and 'showed the-ne cessity of , baying an .experienced' hangman .in such cases. '.The tortures of the wretches were tefribfe. which might have been avoid led tf at proper ssaffotd had seen1 erected and a-bangmaBj employed-aho knew, how to do .aa worK. .-Alter .panging ,neariy lorty mm bites the .bodies were, cut down and placed tin cuiuns aireaay preparca ior tnem. j -Jf.UJliil " . ' in " " ;i1 I, SiiiocxAlt itLic OFftE WAK. Tho'i)es Moinus :feoieTll!ta ' the fViilbwinst i ' "The .eastein. papers describe a singular relic bf ,t he war whiph some , Tteon&tructed . Job nny reo cxnipits atuenmopo. t,u is two musket balls Vtelded together into .two flat disks, iinseparateTy united by meeting in full flight ore a battle field. -The Mess of the East claim f hat ox thiftpddity tbera as no dupiW. Iowi Mr. VI. k. 3. 8eals of . Monroe has showri'bs -tard midfe balls which were picked on the leld after the second ' conflict Hun,: Tbe ball met at right - angels, the noint of one was buried . half wav in the body ot the other. The ball that (was struck is boa,-d- Ihe -striking ballet is flattened, but , -Uwf lug , end is- plainly if , .Mil x.imi ' naJ? ai FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT. Message of the President in Berard toj " tie Fifteenth Amendment. " 1 1 f- 'i .!:. id I l"J "lit .! ' T. ' PBOCLiJUTIOX , OF THK . 8ECUEIAST OF ,8TATF. AISOfKCDlO ITS KATlFIClTIOJi. AlT Poiittea Distinetlens on 'Aeeonnt dinil f;rm MKolt,iAJoUMd.i 1 , ,m fFrom tile Wuh. Chronlde. March Sill "'l I ' Yesterdav the President sent to Congress; (be following message accompanying, 4 he. pmclamation oi tbe Secretary jof,, State, pupH ishtmt the ratification of tbe, nlteenttr. amendment'to the Constitution' by twenty-; nine States In,-'" '' i-"-:' :.,!' -'"!"" J1 l JL ESS AGE OFTHlS PRBSIDBN1V To the Senate and, Home ef BepreientnXivet It u unusual to notify tbei two booses -or Congress, by njesssRe, of .the, promulgation! bv Proclamation of the Secretary of State of Hhe ratiflcadok t 'a constitutional -'aniend-i ment;. "Iniewj however, ot uttM wast fm-! portaaca of the fifteenth , amendment, pf the1 Cpnstitntion, this, .day declared,, a part of that revered instrument, I deem a departure from the usual custom ids tillable a measure, voters. ,who were heretofore declared by tbe highest tribunal in the land not citizens pf tne unitea Biaies, nor enginie to uuuomu au,, 'with the assertion that "at the time of' the Declaration of Independence the 'opinion, was fixed and universal in the cmuzeti, por--tion of the white race, regarded as aa axiom' in morals as well as in politics, that black men had nd rights which white men were bound to respect,'1) is indeed 'a' measure nf grander importance than any other oae act of tbe aund, from the foundation of our free Government to tbe present time. , . " Institutions like ours, in which alt power is derived directly from the people, must de pend mainly upon their intelligence, patriot- 1 lam ann irwinfttrv. - 1 can ine aiwniwu.n therefore, ot the newly-enfranchised race to the importance of their striving, in every honorable' manner,' to mnke themselves worthy of their new privilege. To tbe race more favored heretofore by our laws I would say withhold no legal privilege of advance ment to the new citizen. . The framers of our Constitution firmly blieved that a repub lican forrd of government could not endure without intelligence add education generally diffused among tbe people: The "Father of his Country," in his Farewell Address, uses this language i' ''' '' " " 1 ' ; "" ' "Promote, then, as a matter of primary importance, institutions for the-general dif fusion of knowledge. . Iu proportion as the structure of Government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened." '' '" 'f " '! " T ' " In his first aunual message to Congress tho same views wert. forcibly presented, and are again urged in his eighth message. rl repeat, that the adoption Of the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution completes the crraatest civd chance, and constitutes tbe most important event that .has .occurred since tne nation came into me. 1 ue uimuge wilt be beneficial in proportion to the heed that is given to the urgent recommendations of Washington; It these recommendations were important then, with a population of but a few millions, bow much more impor tant now, with a population of forty millions, and increasing in a rapid ratio. ' "' " i.l would therefore call upon congress to take all . the, means, within their constitu tional powers to' promote and encourage popular education throughout the country ; ana upon me penpre everywnere 10 see iu il that all who possess and exercise political rights shall have the opportunity to acquire the knowledge which will make their share in the Government a blessing, and not a danger." By such means only can the bemv fits contemplated by this amendment to tbe Constitution be secured., ir: ,. , , - - V. B.GRANTti. Exkcuttvb Maksion, March. 80, 1870. - ROCtAjMATTOrt by hamHiToh risa, secretary of state of - 'I THK UFTTBD STATES. ' .11 To aU whom them presentt may tome, greet- tna : - : Know ye, that the Congress of the United States, on or about the 27th day nf February, is tbe year 1869, passed a resolution in the words, to-wit 1 - , "..'.. I:;' A Rksolctioh proposing an amendment to the Constitution of tbe V. 0. . Sewltedby the Senate and Hotue of Reprt- ientatnet of the United State of America in Congrem aucmbud, (two-thirds of both houses concurring,) That the following ar ticle be proposed to the Legislatures of the several States as an amendment to tbe Con stitution of tbe United States, which, when ratified by three-fourths of said Legislatures shall be valid as part ot tbe Constitution, namely: ' ' Article iV. Sec. 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridg ed by the United States or by any Slate on account of race, color, dr previous condition of servitude. Sec. 2 The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legisla tion. -.: .-. ' 1 . t -r.. ." i .!; - And further, that it appear from official i- . 'm. s- .i ." r. . uoeuuieuLa ua uie iu luia jepaxtmeni. tuai, the amendment to the Constitution of the United States,' proposed as aforesaid, has keen ratified by the .Legislatures ot tbe States of North Carolina, West Virginia, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Maine, Louisiana, MichigaU, South' Carolina, Pennsylvania, Arkarsas, Connecticut, r londa, Illinois, In diana, New York, New Hampshire, Nevada; Vermont, Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Rhode Island, Nebraska, and Texas, in all 29 States. ' " ' ' - ' " "' '-; -'"' m And further, that the States whose Legis-' latures have so ratibod the said proposed amendment constitute three fourths of the whole number of States in the United States.- '""" i.And further, that it appears from the of- ial document 00 file in this Department that the Legislature of , tbe State ot New York has since passed resolutions 'claiming to withdraw the said ratification of the said amendment which-had -been made1 by the legislature of that.. Btate.: and 'Of which official notice had been filed in this Depart ment " . . 'i 'And"ftrther',''trlat, it 'appears from an of ficial document on file' hi th"nV -Department' that the Legislaturet'or Ueonria has, by j resolution, ratified the said .proposed arnendt mm! ' " .'''-' "Now, therefore, bo it known that I, Ham ilton Fish, Secretary of State of tbe United States, by virtue and ;in purstntnea -at tins second section of the act - of Congress, ap proved the 30tb day of April, ip the year 1818, entitled "An,ract to ' provide' for the publicatlcm of theraws of the United States i and Jbr Other wnrpoaes, do- hereby certify i that the amendment aforesaid: baa .become valid to all intents and purposes as part of tne uonstitntion 01 tne u nitea Dtates. .. y. , ........ .'..' ..'....i. ' ;l.. r Jlrt testimony Whereof I Have' hereunto set my band and caused tne seal 01 tne uepacc ment of State to be affixed. ,,; .. . . , : ." Done at the city of . Wssington this tbir-t j i.,,u'j0w Ap nrari, ;n un lull iutri':i oar Lonj one thousand eight - seaii. : hondred . ahd seventyj and of viii.: t. the independence of the United . ' . states the ninety tourth. Mr,. i.-:. HAMILTON FISH. , ' ;;' -..i i.ft .f Musing Ukdeb The Sea. There , is vast copper mine in England, where shafts extend many hondred yards under tbe sea. .The moaning of the waves as tbey .dash against the rocks is forever sounding in. those gloomy aisles. When the storms come, the sound of the waters, become so' terriffic that even the boldest miners cannot stay; ibelow. but leave their work and come , eut upon the earth. Overhead are masses of bright copper streaming through tbe gallery in all directions, traversed by a network of thin red veins of iron, and over all the salt waters dnps . down from tiny crevices in the rock. Immense wealth of metal is con- Sained ih these roofs, bnt no miner dare give Jtanother stroke with tbe pickaxe. Already WkM haa Lull nnn rl'n m.W .lido IIVO MBWI HUB . ' IIWK lUUIJIl' ipon it, as a bnge wedga of wood driven into the rock. bears testimoney.- The wedge is all that keeps back the sea from bursting in apon them.' Yet there are three tiers of galleries where men work day by day, not knowing but at some; fatal . hour the flood may be upon tbem, rendering all escape as nopeiess as it was in me aays 01 tfoah. The awe-atrfcken vhitorhurries away from the oene with a heart appalled in view : 9f ' the pouriy aangen. Bpeechet tf Sea. Grant, Tic. President f t?olfaX and Cql. Jn6. WFotaey..r) I We clip the following from the Wasliing- tat!. Chronicle ot th Sad foatif:nvi "oil AbdutO tfcfock' Hiirt'tveTiitfg a largeba-; ber of tbe Republican citizens .of- tlve frrgt! Ward repaired to tjie. Executive; Mansion,; accompanied by a band ol music, and ten-i dered a serenade rd President Grant,' ex-! pressiveof theirigratitude for-liii proclami-j tioo announcing the ratiflcafjoa. of tbe ;fif-- teenth amendment,;. , , , . , xa response iu repeateu queers, iue xresi-i dent appeared oh the portico, when lie was1 addressed on behalf of the citizens by '.' 1 i iaitl fill UXH."jOir WJ rOHKHT' I" li""-' ! Mb. Prksidknt: On the part of the Re-' publicans fbft Strict Tf 1 Columbia I am here to-Bieht tq return to you, in their namej the expression of their profound, gratitude! tor the second proclamation which seals the great work tof-tbe'-war, irr4hb verthr6w ot which vou were the. chief, instrument! The first proqlamationiof your, illustrious prede-. ccssor' which declared the. downfall of 'siaTery,'was esyiitihl to that great' moral' Tietory whidh -fWceeded'' the triumph of: ttrjfiaHM''J,rsJ!rt. lfrv impaesibleto; neak the feel in cs of the race liberated, first j "Mr. Lincoln, and secoadly, enfranchised; by yonirsclr, on inls lmeresting occasion.; Those of ns who have enjoyed tho rights of Uizfnship for-ee.' long a time can not ' ex press tne.einqtjons wuich awell their hearts, this evening; and you. sir, maywell con-j ceive how they appreciate the great work; which hat been so splendidly consummated by yoursel IW-t he , words ' of counsel,- the words 01 encer, the, words 01 encouragement you have bestowed upon them and, there fore, on this inclement night,'' they have come to tender their 1 heartfelt thanks for again proving yourself their- liberator and meir lricnq, lAppiausc.j j , i ;. r SFBECP; . OF , FRE8IPEKT GBAHT. ; I . Sir : I can assure those present that there has been no event since the c'ose of the war in which I have felt so deep an interest as that of tbe ratification of the fifteenth amend ment to the Constitution by three-fourths of tbe States of the Union. I have felt the greatest anxiety ever since I have been in this house to know that that was to be se cured. It looked to me ' as the" realization of the Declaration of Independence. Cheers, I.ciinnpt ,s:iy pear so Juuch on this subject as I would like to, not being ac customed to public speaking, but' I ' thank you very much tor you .presence , tbis eve ning. A-ppbius.e , , .., , .t ; Three cheers werr; then given for the Vico Presidcnt, ' ' '' ''" ' ' ,.''.' " .ij... xrnv ''bi'ti iivr.tro Wvir ' ' '' ' HOS. scmiYLEn COI.FAX. Who said : "" ' "" Vv Fei,low-Citeeks :'-My heart reioices with yours in that rproclamation -which declares to tbe people of tbis Jtepublic and to tbe . . 1 . 1 ... . -1- . , . r . 1. . people 01 tne. woriu me ratmcaiiiia 01 tuo fifteenth amehdmenttd the Constitution. It in, indeed, a fortlinate Coincidence that the same voice that proclaimed tbe downfall of the rebellion and the salvation intact or tqis imperiled Union 'proclaimed afterward, as the Chief Magistrate of the land which by his valor and that of his fellow-soldiers was saved from disruption; that, as this eon n try bas madeall tree, tlie. same country has do. tennined that every one shonld have in his hands the ballot to protect that country. Opposed, As it has been,- in its' progress to this final -culmination, it will live in all his tory as the Magna Charts of the. Republic of the United States.,. ,Applause,j(l,( , .; K, n i.f TIusband-Hpnting Sow American Wo. men Mjad Titled Hnsbaads Abroad, 'The JEarapean Match-Makers. It nai beeu and is now apparently the aim of some American women to gc abroad to find auabanda, aither vorvtnemaervesoT xneir daughters, so thM tne whole snbject baa aa sumed.aerioas iistpprtaawc, tnd, probably a tnis very oour mere are scores, per naps Hun dreds 01 American girls abroad who are thinking of the matter themselves with an eye to. a direct applicant for their hand. We know, very well that good matches are sometimes made there, and that Germans, and even Frenchmen and Italians, have made good husbands to our daughters. But the chances are quite the other way, and the difference of birth and manners is apt to be a root of discord. There is a difference in the very starting idea of the marriage rela tion between the two worlds, and an Ameri- lcad woman cannot expect to hnd in a for eign husband the same thorough recogni tion of her asserted equality . to him that prevails in our own American men. in one respect there is generally no mincing the matter on the part of tbe European lover, He goes at once to business, and- before be makes open love to the daughter he puts the matter of money to the father, and finds out precisely what be may expect. This is not a charming aspect of the love relation to our American vision ; tor we take it for granted that a man ought to marry mainly for love, while we do not object to having a little thrown into the bargain if it happens to be convenient ; We have what we call the American system on this subject, and it is the best system with all due wis dom in carrying it out. It seems to keep its place with our best American families in Europe, and I was greatly pleased, in Paris, to hear a fine girl who had been asked in marriage by an Italian prince, on certain financial conditions within . her ability, say that she was wholly American on that point -American I think elm said, w to the back bone?' a- very memorable comparison in case ot one whose vertebra; were so prettily strung together and gracefully poised as .. ... .... v... uivuuv v uj ...... mm .i.v.iiu marry tbe man who loved her and whom she loved, and -aba was sot in the. market for a bid, and that the prince might go to his own sulphur estates, or down lower, be fore he (tonld have her oi1 her money. ' '' ' There! is something, indeed to be said in behalf lot this open bargaining for a wife, for a man adds to his expenses by marriage and it is a comfort to have a. little help in meet ing the extra outlay. Yet' the foreign' cus tom robs marriage of its sanctity by making money tut' first Ihmg, and tempting men to bestow their affection-upon mistresses, and reserve their cold thrift and prudence for, the wife! Tofli 'often a reprbbrte who lias sqda&dered bis patrtreony in gambling-and lieientioeAncsbiilookB to a wdfe to' save him from utter, ruin,, And perhaps pay whatare. ' 1 1 .1 u ' J . 1. 1 .. I 1 i nr. I l. J uaueu iug ueuia.ui nouor, ,. e , uaveiau full enough of this filing, and it is time that our American parent understood -what they ;adoiDwith4hrirthidphM;rsi it seems to me tbat Amoncans bvb let themselves down jvery mucu'.by, fallipginto, foreign ways, and even going t their extremes, A lady in high olficittpowrron (old me.tn fart thai she bad recetred 1 oribat proposition: from a- lead ing, raarusBre tarokec to. tarnish him with listof American girls!.wbo, wished, to .unite their Weafth with the titles ofyouqg Freeh -men'irf ranki 'lrnd that the' fellow aid 'not appear to think he waa 'overstepping' -the bounds of impropriety, in imakjna; itiie ug- gestiop. . it, was, to, oe. an .jiouorauie piece of business on his part the men offer ed wwe'to be haM fide,' of gentle or noblef blood, and no compensation: was expected until the Bemrtiatioas bad beea'eompleted. Tbe plan was togcover the Italian as well as the French market, and the banker had on his lists the merchantable officers' of the Pope's Zouaves; as well as a large assortment ot tbe poor srentrv of 'France. , very Ukeiy we laugh, too remorselessly at such doings, and forget , tbat there is something to be said on (bat tide In behalf of matching that old Enropeaa blood'and culture with bur new beauty and ssoney-XeUcr to the New. York ' During4the fifteenth century the adventur ous Portuguese navf rotors ' discovered the island oi Porto-Santo, a small dependency of tne Madeira erounit The discoverers intro duced rabbits there from Portugal ; but wHinu a rew years their numDcrs increase so prodigiobslt. ttrere beinir "no native car nivora tli. check their growth, tbat tbey be came a curs instead ot a blessing. , Tbey de voured every thing, the island wasre- aucpi vi a naked desert, and all tne ener is of the governor ' were employed in wag ing war against tbeml 'Again, the colony of victona is only thirty-three years old, and rabbits have been introduced, there but re cently ; nevertheless, they are a perfect pest uu some 01 tne western runs, a grana oot- tue was recently organized, against tbem they were slaughlcrcd by hundreds of thou sands, and no less than two thousand pounds were spent in ' carrying out the required vpermuona, vj-i' n Western, M, C Railroad, Eastern Pivi. sioa-Commnnication ' from ' Messrs. ''Woodfih and Henry. Committee for " Commissioners. ; , : '" " To 'the Board of Director of the ' ! ' :i ! W, X. C: 8. Matter Situion : , ..The undersigned, a Committee appointed by your body at the meeting in Morganton On the 8th January, whose duty it should lie to at once' examine into the accounts and transactions of the President, Superinten dent, Secretary and Treasurer, to ascertain and report to your body at an adjourned meeting, whether the same were correct, and generally upon the financial condition of the Company. This investigation Was ask ed for, and desired by tlie officers mention ed, and was hought-.tabe alike due to them, this Board of Directors, apd the Board of Stockholders. ' ' '" '.,', "To 1 accomplish the' purposes' of our ap pointmetit, we; Withotrt delay addressed our selves to the business in hand, and have had occasion in pursuance- -thereof to visit the -City of New York, where all, , the monetary i matters pertaining to large corporations are transacted, and have patiently and carefully ' .anaminenVonA wayanaixt the-aeoaunta of tbo "' President, Dr. Mott,at the Banking. House . of Henry Clewa A Co., -Wall street, to whom we are under obligations for the courtesy extended us in showing us their books, and permitting ns to count and verify thp Bonds connected with Dr. Mott'f account; Soutter & Co., William street, and the Bank bf the Republic, etc . . Our business was more particularly with the amount of funds on. hand, and assets available to the Company, j Dr. J. J. Mott, President, has the follow ing bonds on hand at date of our examina tion, the 10th of January, 1870, At Henry Clews & Co., 443 bonds Sold tlirough do . 70 do At Souter & Co., deposit, 100 do ., i 613 bonds . He drew from the State Treasury 613 He is due to Clews & Co., on hypothecation of bonds; the sum of $10,774 3U He is due Souter & Co., ou hy- , pothecation ,. , 10,209 B3 : Col. S. McD. Tate,' Superintendent, has deposited at the Bank of the Republic, 31G bonds. . Of these there are unpledged 241; hypothecated 75; total 316. ' At Souter & Co's, he had deposited at different times, 200, A3, 100, 200, 100, 300 ponds; in all 933 bonds. Of these thewhole amount hnsbcen sold except 199 bonds. - lie owes to. the Bank of the Republic and Souter & Co., on hypothecation, $91,060. ' We append herewith Accounts current of the officers with the following houses, to-.Wit:-i l'"i; '.'.'. r. ' ' ; ' 1 I . .. Dr. Mott with Souter & Co., marked A. . PoL Tate with Souter & Co., do B. do with Bank of the Republic, tlirough W. W. Ford, mark- " ed . ' C. do,,,.. ;With H. C. Cpwles, Treasur- . er. marked D. Col. Tate's Statement, marked ' 1 : E. These accounts shew in full the amounts of Bonds deposited; at the various Banking Houses, together with time, price of sales, a, oic,, to which we Peg respectfully tore- , fer your attention for the facts and verifica tion; ' - r Since this report was begun, an investiga tion has been made under authority of the Senate branch oXlbuXegUIature, conducted by Thos. Bragg, S. F. Phillips and W. L. Scott, to which we beg to refer your body. In that report ofthe Investigation Commit tee ot the senate, will be found the sworn statement of these officers, the power to com- pel which, we did not possess. It will also be seen there, that the reports, abstracts, and accounts current herewith presented., .' arafoUyiConobor&ted, and sustained. . Wa therefore in concluding this subject have to say, and take a pleasure in so saying, tau in out imfeRtotationa, we save atsojvcta. nothing in the transactions of these officers of our Company, in their official capacity which leads ns to believe that tuey have been guilty of any fraud or wrong, or have appropriated or used any of the funds of the Company for their own benefit, " We are turtner ot tne opinion, that the Bonds belonging to the Company have fall en so low in price, that they are unavailable and ought not now to be sold. The road-bed is complete to John Mnlonc & Co.'s store on Mill Creek, pear one hun dred and twenty miles west of Salisbury, and twenty-one or two, east bf Asheville, the present terminus ot this Division, of the Western JNortn Carolina jtauroaa, aim now ready for the iron with which to lay tho track.. The Trains arc making regular daily schedules to Bridgcwater, twelve miles West of Morganton, and all the iron pur chased has been laid down, and tbe funds are exhausted. It is estimated that the cost of purchasing iron, spikes, chairs, etc., and the laying down of the same, will be about eight thousand dollars per mile, or in the aggregate, the sum of two hundred aud wenty-fbur thousand dollars, to. lay tho tack to the point indicated, twenty-eight miles west of Bridgcwater, the present head of the Road. Tbis can be easily accom plished by the first day of July of the pres ent year, if the iron can be procured, and thus give us at that time a running Road of , one hundred and twenty nines in icngw. We have assurances from John Malone & Co., that the progress of the Train shall not be stopped on their contract tho mountain work and from'D. C. Saulsbury the enter prising contractor at the Swananoa Tunnel, the heaviest work on the Road, that he will engage to pass the Train to the western por tal of the Tunnel, in twelve months, by which time all tho work. along the entire line can be completed, and the Trains de livered at the French Broad River.. We feel safe in sayiogSto you, from the'result of in vestigations which we have had occasion re cently to make in another direction, that by the time this Division is -in running order to the French Broad River, -a connection will be bad with the French Broad Branch of the. Western Division. thus, opening up a through ' connection, And unlocking the vast" resources,' 'with the-great Mississippi Valley mf the West, and our; own seacoast on the East -- 1 la view of all the circumstances, we there fore heartily, approve -the action of the Board at its late meeting, in placing upon the road 'a mortgage of one ' million and a.' half dollars, for the purpose Of completing" Ithis Division, and making the connection before alluded to. ...We made enquiry toucn-, ,ing the ; matter of sale of these mortgage Donas, wmie engaged in wis investigation among the banking houses of the Eastern'' cities, and are satisfied that tbey can be put ', upon-the markets at a fair price. ,-, .There should be no delay. Whatever is. done in that directiloH should be done at' 'once and energetically, so that contractors ' will not be lorcea-tosuapend operations, ana that an early and speedy connection may bo uau, uy wuieu means iue miuicsb uu wm bonds can be promptly met, as it may be-: come due tbe Road saved to tho Company and the State, the- vast resources ot our. mountain section developed, .and brought , to the attention of the world, and the pros-; perity assured of the entire section through ' which this great artery, passes: from the Paint Rock to tbe Seaboard, . ,i, . , j We have examined the books, office. &c., of Capt Henry C. ' Cowles,. Secretary and Treasurer of the Company, and find all cor-' rect, well and accurately kept, and take pleasure, in concluding tbis report, in bear-., leg testimony to his eminent worthiness and efficiency, and also for his courtesy ex-' tended to us'in aid of our investigations. - ' All of which is respectfully submitted. . I W-WOODFIN, J. L. HENRY, March 23, 1870. " ; ' Committee. .III- ' ".'.M I: ' : '. i The Pboqbess of Austria. It is a real pleasure to see that one of the most seclnsive and autocratic governments of Europe that f Austria has so radically relaxed in its ipolicy. It is in lact becoming one of tho most liberal of nations in its institutions. We all know how thoroughly it has thrown off tbe trammels of Rome in . regard to re ligious matters ; and in political matters it has made a complete somersault The new election law for the empire has just been promulgated, and provides that the popular branch of the Legislature shall consist of 111 members chosen by the landed-proprietors, 153 members by the rural communes, and 115 by the cities, making the large to tal of 878. This would seem to ibe a fair distribution, f fi ll
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