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JEFF. DAVIS' LETTER "REAP AT THE FAYETTE VIIlLE , CENTENNIAL. j" ' I A Splendid Tribute to North Caro lina by This Distinguished Cori I federate Chieftain. 1 : , - I : ,-' I ! ' I The following lqtter from the Hon. Jefferon Davis, in reply j to an invitation to be present, was read. J It is addressed to Messrs. Wharton J. Green, James C. McRea, J. Y. Broadfoot, Neill W. Ray and W. j C. McDuffie, committe of invitation : ( Beajvoir, ; Miis., Oct., $0. Sirs I Your ' letter inviting me to. attend North Carolina's centennial to be held at Fayette of November received, but ville on the 21st next, Was duly this ackowledgement has been delay eli under the hope that an improvement in my health wouldlenable me to be present as invited. As the time ap proaches I find that cherished hope unrealized, and that I must regretfully confess my in ability to join you in the com memorative celebration1. It has been my sincere wish to meet i;he people j of the "Old North State" on the occasion which will naturallv cause them, with just pride, to trace the historic river of their years to its! source in the colony of Albe marle.! . ' . All 'along that river stand monuents of fidelity to the inal ienable rights of the people, even when an infant success fully resisting executive j usurp ation, land in the defence of the privileges guaranteed by char ter! boldly defying king, lords and commons. Always self-reliant j yet not vainly self assert ing, she provided for her own defense while) giving material aidj ttrher neighbors, as she re gatdedj all the British jcolonies of ! America. ; Thus she sent tropps jarmed and equipped for service in both Virginia vaiid South Carolina'; also dispatched a ship from the j port of Wil mington with foojcl for the suf ferers of Boston ! after the clos ing of that port by Great Brit ain, j .- T- j M J HIS. VENERATION FOR BRAVERY;. i I ' M 1 1 In her declaration that the cause of Boston was the cause of all there was not only the as sertion of a community of rights and a purpose to defend them,; but self-abnegation of the com mercial advantages j which would probably accrue, from the closing of a rival portJ i With out diminution of regard for the great and good men of the other colonies I have been led to spe cial veneration for the men of North Carolina, as the first to distinctly declare for 3tate in dependence, and from first to last to uphold, .the right of a people to govern themselves. I do not propose to discuss the vexed iquestion of the Mecklen burg resolutions , of May, 1775, which; from the similarity of ex pression to the great Declaration of Independence of July, 177G, have created milch contention, because the claim of North Car olina rests on a broader founda tion than the resolves of the meeting at Mecklenburg, which deserve to be . preserved as the outburst of a brave, liberty loving people, on; the receipt of news Of the combat at Concord between British soldiers and cit izens of Massachusetts.!; I The broader foundations re ferred' to' are the records of events precedingand succeeding the meeting at Mecklenburg and the proceedings of the Pro vincial Congresjs which met at Hillsboro in August, 1775. Be fore this Congress convened North Carolina, (in disregard I of opposition to the Governor, had sent delegates to represent her in the General Congress to be held in Philadelphia, and had denounced the attack upon Boston, and had appointed com mittees of safety with such far reaching functions as belong to revolutionary times only. The famous stamp act of Parliament was openly resisted by men of the highest reputation, a vessel bringing the; stamps was seized and the commander bound not to permit them to be landed. These things were done in open day by men who were not dis guised and shunned no ques tion.; . :- "' 1 . .. j . Before the congress of the province had assembled the last royal Governor of North Caro lina had fled to escape from the indignation of a people who, burdened but not bent by (op pression, had resolved to live or die as freemen. The Congress at Hillsboro' went earnestly to work, not merely to declare! in dependence,; but to provide the means of maintaining it. The Congress, feeling quite equal to the occasion, proceeded to make lawrs for raising and organizing troops, for; supplying money, and to meet the contingency of a blockade of her seaports, and offered bounties to stimulate the production of the articles most useful in time of war. On the 12th of April, 11776, the Con tinental Congress: being then fin much diversi to the proper session, ana witn ty of 1 opinion as course to be pursued under this condition ; of affairs, the North Carolina j Congress resolved " That the j delegates for this colony in the Continental Con gress be empowered to concur with the delegates of the; other colonies in declaring independ ence and forming foreign alli ances, reserving to the colony the sole and! exclusive right of forming a constitution and laws for this colony," etc. FIRST TO DECLARE FOR FREEDOM. This, I believe, was the first distinct declaration for the sep aration from Great Britain and State independence, and is much besides priori evoke admiration.; North Caro lina had, by many acts of re sistance to the British authori ties, provoked their vengeance, yet she dared to lead in defi ance ; but no danger, however dread, in the event of her; isola tion could make her accept co operation save with the reser vation of supremacy in regard to her own constitution and laws the sacred principle of " community independence " and government founded'on the consent of the governed. After haying done her -whole duty in the war for independ ence and become a free sover eign and independent State, she there ;v. 1 to entered into with ! these recognized the Confederation rights and powers ! a's i unabridged. When experience proved the Articles of j Confederation to be inadequate to the needs of good government j she agreed to a general convention for their amendment, j The convention did not limit its labors to amendment; of the articles, but proceeded to form, a new plan of government and, adhering to the cardinal principle that government ; iriust be derived from the Consent of the gov erned, submitted the new plan to the people ; of the several States. to be adopted or rejected as each by and for itself should decide. j . j j ! ' 1 ; It is to be remembered that the articles of Confederation for the "United States of America" declared that "the union ! shall be perpetual," and that no al teration should be made in the said articles unless it should "be confirmed by the! Legislatures of every State." j True to her creed of State sovereignty, North Carolina recognized the power of such States as chose to do so to withdraw from the Union, and by the same ;token her own unqualified right to de cide whether or not she would subscribe to the proposed com pact for a more perfect union, and in which it is to be observed the declaration for perpetuity was omitted. In the hard school of experience she had learned the danger to popular liberty from a government which could claim to be the final judge! of its own powers. She had fought a long and devastating war for State independence, and was not willing to put in jeopardy the priceless jewel she had gained. After a careful exam ination it was concluded that the proposed Constitution did not sufficiently guard against usurpation! by the usual resort to implication of powers not ex pressly granted, and declined to act upon j the general assur ance that the deficiency would soon be supplied by the needful amendments. In the meantime State affter State had acceded to the new union until the neces sary number had been obtained for the establishment of the constitution between the States so ratifying the same." With characteristic self reliance North Carolina confronted the prospect of isolation, and calmly resolved, if so it must be, to stand alone rather than subject to hazard her most prized pos session community independ ence. Confiding in the security offered by the first ten amend ments to the constitution, espe cially the ninth; and tenth of the series,! North Carolina vol untarily acceded to the new un ion. The j tenth amendment re stricted the functions of the fed eral government to the exercise of the powers delegated to it by the States, all of which were expressly) stipulated. Beyond that limit! nothing could be done rightfully. If covertly done under color of law or by reck less usurpation of an extraneous majority which feeling power, should disregard right, had the State no peaceful I remedy ? Could she as a State in a con federation, the bedrock of which is the consent of its j members, be bound by a compact which others j broke! to her injury ? Had her reserved fights no other than a paper barrier to protect them against invasion ? PRAISING THE STATE. ! ' ! ! i; :, ! Surely the heroic patriots and wise statesman of North Caro lina by their sacrifices, utteran ces and deeds have shown What their answer would have been to these questions if jj they had been asked on! the day when in convention they ratified the amended constitution of the United States.j Her exceptional delay in ratification marks her vigilant care for the fright she had so early asserted and so steadily maintained. Of her it may be said, as jit was of Sir Walter Scott in his youth, that he was "always the first in a row and the last out of it." In the peaceful repose which followed the revolution all her interests were progressive. Farms, school-houses and towns rose over a subdued wilderness, and with a mother's joy she saw her sons distinguished in the public service ! by intelligence, energy and perseverance, and by the integrity without which all other gifts are but tinsel. North Carolina grew apace in all which constitutes power until 1812 she was required, as a State of the j Union, to resist aggressions on the high seas in the visitation of American meiV chant vessels arid the impress ment of. American seamen by the armed cruisers j of Great Britain. These seamen gener ally belonged to the New. Eng land . States, j None, probably, were North Carolinians. But her old spirit was h vital still the cause of one was the cause of all, as she announced when Boston was under embargo At every rol mon defense "Here!" When blessed peace returned sne stacked ner arms no prospec- eaU for the corn- she answered, for which she j had tive use. Her love for her neigh bors had been ; tried and not found wanting in the time of their need. Why should she anticipate hostility from them ? VALUE OF SELF-SACRIFICE. The envy, selfish jealousy and criminal hate of Cain did not come near to her heart. If not to suspect such vice hi others be indiscreet credulity, it is knight ly virtue and part of an honest nature. In many years of mili tary and civil service it has been my good fortune to know the sons or JNortn circumstances could make a list of serving honorable Carolina under of trial, and! I those de-mention which would too far extend this letter, already,! I fear, tediously long. ! Devotion to principle, self-reliance and inflexible ad herence to resolution when adopted, accompanied by con servative caution, were the characteristics displayed by North Carolina in both her onial and State historv. there qualities! were exemp col All ified in her action on the day the an niversary of which you com memorate. ! If there be any, not probably to be found with you, but possi bly elsewhere, who i shall j ask, "How then, could North Caro- iordi- he lina consistently enact her nance of secession in 18G1 is referred to the Declaration of Independence of 1770; to the ar ticles of confederation of j 1777 for a perpetual union of the States and the secession of the States from the Union so estab lished ; to the treaty of 1783 recognizing the independence of the States severally and dis tinctively; to the constitution of the United States, with the first ten amendments ; to the time honored resolutions of 1798 and 1799, that from these, one and all, he may learn that the State, having won her independence by heavy sacrifices,1 had never surrendered it or had ever at tempted to delegate the inalien able rights of the people, j How valiantly her sons bore themselves in the war between the States the! lists of killed and wounded testify. ! She gave them a sacrificial offering on the altar of the liberties their fathers had won anid had I left as an inheritance to I their posterity. Many sleep far from the land of their nativity. Peace i. ixl 1 1 i TX ' . I. , i Honor to the mothers their who to! their ashes memory and bore them. Faithfully, ; Jefferson Davis. Chicago Girl Oh, auntie, we've just been out shooting at the target. Boston1 Girl-4l suc ceeded in perforating' the bovine optic three times in succession. MAKING PORK. Soje Retojarks on the Fattening of Swine Irj ioi the Bathers Block. farm pf even small proportions can hardly be carried on economically with outrswin'j; Hogs are gross feeders, and will eat almost anything, as well as wate garbage and refuse of varions kiols not suited to the wants of other anioials. ;t , j' jl' . the first thing in order to make first clags porMs to start with young, healthy, thfvfty nogs; perhaps there is not so mih depending upon breeds as upon the!$e conditions. However, the small f rjbed, fine fleshed breeds are prefer able to tbse of large frames and coarser fle&ji, and! this preference seems to be gvingf ialso a relish for more lean and leslifat pork. Answering best this pur po, perhaps, are , the Suffolk, Chester whiles apd the Berkshire, or ! grades of thlje breeds. However, on this point tass differ, and by many the York shires, Essexes and some others are thflghtjifest A pig of either one of the breeds can 'usually be jj made to weih 20:pounds, or even more, at 8 or 'lOpiontmof the very best - quality of po. And here there is a considerable salfng $M regards the old time large ho, weighing from 300 to 500 pounds, buM taking from a vear and !a half to twit yearsi time make it. lliany pork producers are finding the besii market for the small breeds, the spiig pigs of which are fit for . slaugh-ter?-by Hew Year's or before, weighing wln dressed 250 pounds on ah average, an furnishing hams of about fifteen poffeids weight. Thus the early matu rii re small breeds gives them a gret advantage over the . larger and longer nfaluring breeds. Ti? seclire the best results begin feed mjgpigs when first weaned with skimmed mill), miffed witli a little bran and oat meal, addli gradually increase the ration of pits till! the pigs have attained suffi cient; size to answer putting on fat, when cori meSi should be gradually substituted fortlie btr.n and oats. There is nothing e'xcllinmilk for iyoung pigs, but for indftcing growth the skimmed is fully as goo as the unseparated article. Along witB thef ibilk, bran and oatmeal, should be givenjsome young clover or grass, unlets tlie; pigs have access to a pasture. Foftgthey" are very fond of, and relish verjiiniich, anything green arid juicy, andwil thrive better when their taste is so iSdulged. ; j ! Tends cold weather coined on, the process of; fattening should be pushed. This is c obe by giving more cdrn meal, forfoni the great fat forming food. Peihapi the best iforru to tefed this tc thi is d;cook the jmeal, making it intc a tjSck i):iish, and feed it to them while wa5n, th a little shelled corii; in it tc foip3 thijh to eat more slowly and not ch&e tpfraselves.', j Hogs feci: in this manner 3 fatten veryj rapidly, claims J. L. -airaj' who gave expression to the foiHoirlgfopinions, briginally for the ben efiDf A&erican Rural Home's readers. It r IS tr! iIanure for Orchards. If? anj! lessay read before thql Westerr NeAtr Yqr;k Horticultural society J. Har ris? ila'iisied that there is no diffioultj . abcit phosphoric acid and potash, but thai the':gireat point is to secure nitrogen. Tl chipest way to accompl'sh thig is byllie through cultivation and pulver izirg offturf. A thoroug"hly drained soil, w tillep, and thus repeatedly exposed tohe lr, effects a far cheaper way ol geping rfitrates than sending to South Aeric!or nitrate; of soda. He recom mpidst. plowing; harrowing: and cul tiv.tion(f orchards, exposing the matted soij to tb air. He, however, says that if gdf ti quantity; of- ordinary manure is pli: and then 200 pounds broad ca of Ipfitrate of soda, it will be equiva lei; to ood dressing of the very rich esfconbst, and a good deal cheaper. Hias ed this applicaon wjth great adintal on peaches, strawberries, ros, ' c rants, raspberries, asparagus, cery, ciions and beets. It j must be boe ij-mind, however, that variation in fiie cliracter and composition of soils in pffect localities will materially af-fecgthe-results in all such trials, and the on tritcjjway is to submit them to the tesgbf al-ual experiment, although there is .rdly(iny place; where barn manure. thctougfIy and copiously incorporated wim thjoilf will - not produce very de cicMi reBlts on the several crops men- tiopd 1 i i . . IP ' lfe Starvius Plants. Flanti Imay be smothered while grow- ing&ipoh:the richest soil. This is one ol thbestj Illustrations of the law of the 6uyivafbf the fittest. : A hundred oat plfjtts, fr example, may bel growing ujikfn anj area only large enough for fifty. Tty al gass the period of germination, fqrjcont&bt with neighbors does not niat tep theffl The early stages of growth mgy belafely passed, because all the pl&frts a6mall, and inquire little space asjl a inall amount of nourishment Byt thejtme oomes when the food is in sdenit and the 6paoe too limited. It mgr be Jhat if all are evenly advanced thj4re wiH be a survival of them all, but ingkn imerfect condition. Oats or any oter cellar sowed too thickly will not yitld a I good aop; each stem i is slender anPstaf fd- ?! r- ' 1 f?t; ? . 12 - . H g im Agricultural Brief. SI . JCtrogrjoiss in horse breeding simply mejans something better than you have h$ heretofore. You cannot I! expect tc repjh t;top of the ladder at one step. $Jhe face question is being rejected in a velyt aanner. "Fence or no fence?" is Jffce query to which many are replying (Jrapesj picked and wilted, then buried in:fonejars three to four feet below the surface vill come out with stems green any frujp: plump and bright, says a pr&nint .fruit grower. . - Xnicll liarming is increasing in Louisi- i '"Ht crosl: may le better than a full blood f oifgeedihg, but never for breeding. j heiprices are low is just the time to tpr3pre your farm animals. ) mi'ever reaped foul wheat from cien grouna ana clean seed. GIVElUS TOTtt EARS TOBACCO SELLER And Hear Us for Our Many Causes. To All "Alliance Men." i: w onfL cQv ihawp have everbeen vour friends, and not only sav it other warehouses say it now), but we have proved it from the; start. When : year you were insignificant; las iney mouguu; FARMER'S CLUBS All asked for some reductions on the selling of your tobacco. ! We respond once and cheerfully offered you rates, and for so doing other houses endeava have us closed up. We this season come to you igain when you have grown. J t,i,, A T T T A WPC anil mtirlA CA lihArnl an Affc. .1 greater proportions and become ALLIANCES, and;made so liberal an offer tha- . T3-t-i'kW 4 IlioTiPo opppntprl it nnrl thpir action was ratifipH ir. lie and fulllmeeting with hardly a disssenting voices'. FKOM RAY I S The Buncombe County 1 TO ALLIANCE WAREHOU; Alliance has a one third interest in the house and it.. one of their own men to look after their interests All other employes of the he are Alliance men. One from Buncombe,' two from Madison, two from HayW one from Yancey. Haywood County Alliance has endorsed the house; Somes Alliances ot Madison have. It is also endorsed by Jackson, Swain, Yancey, derson andl McDowell Now Alliance men be true to your obligations "That united you stand,' divided you fall," To allndt members of the Alliance we now ask attention. And we w to hpyin Ycrth-t.hflf. we will look to vour interest as mnr.h as we will anv in; man and give you as much Off on commission' for selling, being just the samea and stand together. Ren ant toN FARMERS' W A REHOUSE Has promised Madison 'county Alliance, j Do not be prejudiced by parties telii you that belcause it is tlie j '(Alliance House" yon wTill not get justice. AVe v work just 3s hard tor ypui - 1 j . ji ) 1, v0 do not claim that; we will get vou "away voni than other houses. Such assertions are. all " bosh dr-- Now, gentlemen a more for yur Tobacco believe anyp such stuff cjoming from any Hsource. j When the buyers are. the sai there can no very great dilference. As sensible business men don't you k; this V A wjord here as to tlie buyers. You're told they don't all, attend our si Almost in fhe same breath y'ou are told that they get" heap more for Tobacco tl we. Now compare the statements, you level-headed men, and see what it leads Isn't it to lie supposed that all buyers wduld'go where they could get best bara A fact. I '- : ; ij'ij . i - ; ; ! Pin HJqokeks do not j attend our sales. They say we make war on them. they deal ffirly and squarely we do not. ' This is all there is in buyers not coiif on pur lloojv We do claim ito have " tiie best lighted warehouse ix state," oif higher ground, and nothing to shut off light in any direction ; 1:; good any npur in tlie ctaj! evening as well as morning. We also claim to have cidedly thebest stock and planters accommodatipns. No " shed stalls " and "1 ins in tlieflot," with Twell water" a hundred-yards away ! When vou driw our liouse ou needn't go out I in the weather, for anything every tiling under roof. We hever crowd; tobacco on our floor.; We don't think it -ruinous tor a sale, and! do it any time !if we think jit to the interest of our natrons We do not loan money, but advance liberallv on Tobacco nut in the her We send "tierces" on orders from responsible parties, and if brought back ck ! Ave don't give checks," but pay cash at our of; on business principles and our highest ambition i nothing but the freight e iry 10 guo uusinessi 1 S . .. . n . maKe a renuiation 01 lair, in conclusion, we., peg; anything above stated j or we make, sto tell him for yourselves.! Y ours fraternally, square, honorable business men that if you j. hear alight from any man contradict inj anyway clashing us that he us or conflicting with any pron;. another 1 and come and see : Alliance Warehouse Co. ALL MANAGERS Col. TOBACCO FULLY JJames M. Ray, Ray 9 i --M l i " J. :S. Bali!, Madison Cof, Auctioneer W. C. S I- i : 1 M ! ; Assistant. Floor Managers T. M. Gkeen Haywood Jo.; Wm. J. Silver, Yancey.: Co. INSURED. Bros., George M. Rouisox. ams, Madison Co., Floor Alana. 1, Haywood Co.; Jxo. W. $h Neatness. Frompte; - e . , ' r ! ' f ' i . 1 ....... ' - : J lIBook and JTob J e:ilaet fbr'-SaliB.-' Democrat Building, .. Asheville, A I ' i r-.'i.l ; !- ! : " FTh ffartmers' Racket Store li Ml -Wholesale an3 Retail Dealer in V Pumshing - (Jobds Drjr Goods, Notionis, Boots 5 GOODS RECEIVED Caps, Trunks, Valises, Etc. FROM NEW YORK AUCTIONS VU 25 North Main Street, Asheville. N O. R. S. BALL t 1 h in f SALESM, 'if r- a ' I . 11
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