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-t- I. i MTffiW Volume 1. NEW:BEENE, N. C, FBIDAY MOEiTING, MAX 1, 1874. . , ---!..,.-; --'''j1 ' - J ..5,." ' s J ' - 4 C L O O DSMOCBATIC NOMINATIONS: City 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th Wabd. Coancilmen : . J. J. WOLFENDEN. W. G. BRYAN. J. BL-BAILEY. HENRY L. HALL. JOHN F. HANFF, Sr. WM. WOOLARD. J. L. W ATKINS. Trustees of New Berne Academy : Hon. M. E. MANLY. J. S. LONG, Esq. Hon. C. C. CLARK. D. T. CARRAWAY, Esq. Fish. Our fish market on yesterday was by no means well supplied. Herring were sold at $8.5(K per thousand, and shad at 60 cents per Cotton Factory Mxetino. The friends pf the cotton factory movemenjt held another meet ing .at the Grange Room last night. A full re port will appear in to-morrow's issue, v Sailed. The steamer Raleigh, Capt. Hard ing, sailed from this port last evening for Nor folk with a full cargo consisting of cotton, naval stores, Vegetables, &d Cttizen's Boildino and Loam Associaton. Te regular (arid 12th) monthly meeting of the Citizen's Building, and Loan Association will be held at the Drug Store of Dr. J. L. Watkins this (Friday) evening, May 1st, at 8 o'clock. , Mat Fbouc. -Supplies, embracing Ham, Pot ted Ham, Pickles (in bbL ), Portable Lemonade, Cheese, Crackers, all kinds of Canned Fruits, Preserves, Jellies, Sardines, Lobsters and real good Cigars'at low prices at, C. E. Sxoveb's. Mb. Editor. Let temperance men be t on the alert, and do their whole duty. Let not party bias induce you to stuilify yourselves on the temperance question. Be true to the cause, rue to your principles, true to yourselves, and tyue to the interests of New Berne. Pul none but temperance men on guard. Enxbatta. Btbectors Meettkg. The Directors of the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad held a learnof the re but suppose that meeting last night. We did not suit of their deliberations, there were no changes made! in the employees, etc. , since r the Times, which claims to be tbe Republican organ, says there are to be none. QuEBY.r-rJjs the Tivts the Republican .organ In this (ngressionil upistrict ? We learned from an Edgecombe Republican that that paper declined to publish the. proceeduigs of the Re publican Convention'. inSecjmoe County, because it d4 jnot kr hm &nd con tained a resolution denouncing the M back pay M grab. : --v. "" ':v U. 3 Ptbict CoosT.-T-There. was no busi ne8$'. before.. J udge Bropks yesterday except HOTmcniJQtlQpfitm etc., n bankrupt. cas? one of whicii'ij At the rQnini lb ?V$g idched both the grajajtlfr JieVas ' there" was nothing to requiw tblr irtljer attendance. , Af " 1 '.vltai .' i'j ' -- PxBsoNAii.-oI. vlo. Ju. Morehead, of Char lotte, a Directo,Qja the . A. & N. C. R. R., arrived in this city last evening, and is stopping at the Bateman House. vt . CoL L. W. Humphrey, of Goldsboro, also a Director of the same road, arrived, and is stop ping at the Gaston House. ,TCB ;FsxQDMIQ(f8 BAar& Rumors as to the correctness of the condijct : of the Freedmsn's Savings Bank at Washington and its -branches prevail at the Capital. w It appears at least true that at Washington many injudicious loans .have been made to parties entirely irresponsi ble. It is proposed by Congress that all. branches of tua bank throughout the country that do not pay expenses be closed up. Thx Watch-To wek for April, a' monthly mag azirie published in the interest of the Disciples of Christ in "North Carolina, is on' our t&ble. It is a neat pamphlet of 40 pages including an advertising department. Its articles aie. vigor ously written, and those of: a controversial character, incisive and logical. Others besides the Disciples -would be interested in reading the IVatcK-Tovxr. It is published by our towns man, Dr, Jno. T.. Walsh, at $1.50 per annum, Acttvitt. We noticed yesterday that many of the merchants on South . Front and Middle Streets were actively engaged. ' One thing how ever that struck us as strange, was that the prin cipal, and, in fact, the only articles of exchange were lemons, which, from appearances, we ob served were in a somewhat damaged condition. Thanks. Mrs. J. Havens will please 'accept 6ur thanks for the present of the very large and luscious strawberries sent ' us yesterday, j It is decidedly pleasant to be remembered in this way, especially by the ladies.. Socxett Note. In a former issue we noticed the different societies in the city, but through inadvertance, failed to mention the Sociables," which has given rise to . complaint on the part of some of the young men belonging to that jorgariization. We do not desire it to be under stood that the " Sociables " are a literary body, far from it; they are a society of eaters. Liquidate. We are requested to notice the fact that there are several subscribers to the Fence fund " who have not yet handed in their subscription at the National Bank. The Contractor having completed, the work, it, now becomes necessary that it should be promptly paid for. ;' Walk up gentlemen and liquidate. f Thanks. In behalf of our force," we return thanks to -Mr. George Perry, Esq., who, on learning that itj was very inconvenient for; them to go on a "May-day pic-nic," decided that they should pic-nic it in the office, by pre senting them a fine pound cake, beautifully iced. . Ladiss' ad Gknts' Hats. In strolling down the street to-day, we dropped in on friend Havens, corner South Front and Craven streets, where our eyes were : regaled , with an elegant display of ladies' and gents' hats in both straw and fur. These goods are of the ; latest style and from the house of Watrons, Boyden & Co. , New. York. Any of our merchants or dealers in need of such, will do well to call at once J as the exhibition will be closed in a few days.' j - ErrroB Ibwbkbnian J--It has been currently reported that the Radical Register of deeds, as well as one of the County Commissioners are in favor of reviving the whipping, post for nigger?. Can you give me any information upon the sub ject? . . . . ' ; . - - Crnziar. We have heard such statements, but do not care to mix ourself up -with the .Radical quar rels, and must therefore refer " Citizen " to the Radical County Committee. Ed. 2 May-Dat Cixkbbation. A Morehead l friend informs us that five Sabbath Schools in ! Carte ret, to wit, Beaufort, Crab Point, Newport, Colburn's and Morehead Schools, will have their May excursion and pio-nic at Fort Macon to-day. Through the courtesy of Capt. Rogers j commandant at that post, tents will be erected upon the beach for the accommodation of ladies and children. In the afternoon a game of base ball will be. played between the 'Morehead Club," of Morehead City, and the " Macon's, of Fort Macon, for the amusement of the children. . j . Rkpubxjcak Mektino Last Nioht. Accord ing to notice, quite a number of the Republi cans of the county met at the Court House last night to hear a speech from Lpftin, one j of the aspirants for Congress in this District, who wanted to urge his claims, which he did, and also, went for Thomas in fine style. - The late ness of the, hour at which the meeting adjourn ed prevents us from giving any extended notice, and we have only space to state that Lpftin was followed by Dudley and heby King, of Lenoir, all of whom announced that they were certain to be elected and joined a full chorus in de nouncing Thomas. How many Congressmen is this District entitled jto ? . . I ' . ,, -... . , . jWllte or Blck. - ; t , .' j '. r- t Mb. Editor : The crude suggestions thrown out by me in your issue of the 28th of April, are in my humble judgment, well worth the con sideration of every intelligent tohite man, Con servative or Republican, in this district, Judge Thomas himself included. ' 'I We are brought face to face with that greatest of all issues, negro supremacy which, like men, true to their Anglo-Saxon lineage, we should solve, and. solve at once. The negroes, both in Concn-t5 and at their political gatherings, have long and persistently sought its solution in their favor, while n many instances, the white men of the j South, boasting the proudest ancestry of the earth, have, by their indifference, allowed jthe monster to fasten his grip upon their very throats, r Is this to continue? 'Are we, because we have not the political strength to elect men . of our own choosing to represent us, .to make no effort to throw off the chains, which the policy of an ignorant and superstitious rape are daily drawing tighter around us? Are We to lie still in our beds until the vampire has trangled us, preparatory to sucking the last drop of blood from our veins? . ; t -- Have not eight years of negro rule been suffi cient to convince the whites of this district that the negro's ultimate j object is to exclude them forever from all participation in the manage ment of public affairs? Do we not see ourselves and; step by we to sit still and our every interest, day by day, step, driven to the wall? And are and take no action to arrest the impending ruin? Shall we continue hugging to our hearts 'the fond delusion that the negro, when educated, will legislate in ' our behalf, and remain idle spectators, seeing our substance, our last penny melt away into taxes, waiting for the happy day to come ? Have we any thing to expect in the future, that we have not received in the past? Sons of North Carolina, of what stuff is your manhood made ? The very idea is an" absurdity. The keynote of color, rung out by Governor Graham, North Carolina's greatest and wisest living statesman, is the only one whose sound should be heard to-day from the mountains to the sea. But, alas, wiser in our day and gene ration than he ; the counsels of the sage un heeded, our barque has been wrecked upon the very rock to which he pointed us, and the folly of. attempting to array the. African upon the side of equity and right, has proved a disgusting and humiliating failure. Why then longer warm the serpent in our bosoms? Why not be men; aye, full-grown and strong, and stand or fall battling for the great and undying principle; that ' 'this is a White man's government ?'' Look toward the mighty West, . does your . ear not catch the sound, sweeping o'er hill and dale, and resounding from mountain to mountain, that the Caucausian race must rule; the f world? Look toward the great State of Virginia, the mother of warriors and statesmen, do you not hear its echo throughout her vast! dominions ? Turn the ear to Georgia,-" the Empire Stat e of the South ; the knock of the Workman's ham mer, the blast of the roaring furnace, the noise of the busy , loom comes wafted to us upon every breeze, and we hear a voice that tells us " this is a white mans government." : j . , Look now toward South Carolina, where Cuf fee holds high carnival ; go thence to Louisiana, the realm of Pinchback, Durrell and Casey- ruin and desolation meet thef eye at every step. Millions of debt heaped upon the people ; taxes mountain high, and not a penny wherewith to pay them ; thousands of broad and fertile acres lyjng waste and barren, with none to tend them ;; farm after farm sold by the sheriff for taxes, and the owners tirown homeless and penniless upon' the charities of the world ; refined, and elegant women, society's highest ornaments and jewels,! reduced to the wash-tub, and last, but not least, an enlightened civilization of centuries sup-j planted by the dark superstition of an ignorant race, bring, like the fatal upas, death to every industry beneath its poisoned shaded Look; again to North Carolina, to the Second Con gressional , District, ,to Craven County if you; will, and the story is only "a seconj time told,' taxes and debtj poverty and ruirt. liShylock; and Judas, grown plethoric with bonds, sound in the sheriff's ears the -ominous sound, " do ypur duty." "Collect the taxes." j The people mourn; the bondholders laugh, j The . sworn Assessors value the property of the laborious farmer at $1000, the rich bondholder, sitting in! his chair of ease, and surrounded with all the; comforts of wealth, with the concurrence of Cuffee, doubles the assessment, and bidsthe sheriff "obey the law." "Man's! inhumanity to man makes countless thousand. mourn, " but what of that ? the toiling millions, are they noi the slaves of power ? The bond must be paid the sheriff knows the law ; the taxes must ber collected. Cuffee owns nothing ; Cuffee pays nothing. The 6hte trash only fee the lashJ Cuffee has the power, and while he can be duped . all will be well. The bondholder cries. Hurrah for Cuffee ! Let him rule f let negro su premacy be established ! It will last but for a season. When the bonds are paid ; when the1 last dollar is extracted, Cuffee shall take .care of himself ; the day of, his usefullness will have passed, and his power shall go with it j This is the sentiment from Maine, to Texas." And now that Sumner has passed away, ap proach any white Radical that you meet, North or South, ask him his private opinion of the negro, and unless he be of obscure origin or a political beggar, he will answer as above.f He will tell you " Cuffee has numbers, we have the brains ; come, join with us,, profess to be Radi cals, we will divide the spoils and let the negro . do the voting. . But, alas for white Radicalism, Cuffee though still besotted with ignorance, has become sJiarp by attrition. He has discovered that his pale-faped allies always take care to ap propriate to themselves the offices that pay : good salaries. " He has found out that their con fidence in and love . for him, though very great, is not yet great enough to entrust him with the offices that pay. When money in large sums is to be handled, Cuffee finds himself in the cold ; when forty acres of land' and a- mule are to" be given away, Cuffee is never on hand ; "but when voting is to be done, he is sought and carressed, his society is delightful, in fact, his presence is absolutely indispensable. . But the eyes of de- . luded and misused Cuffee are opening; the tide is turning, and hence- it is that the political death of the white man is decreed, and if pee- sible, will be enforced. v ' . j v " ; The doom of the white Radicals is fixed, and they know it. Why then do they longer attempt to deceive their black ' brother ? ; ' The colored people are not quite so easily gulled as these hot heads may suppose." It is needless for white faced Republicans longer to charge- Democrats with acts which they themselves are daily -and hourly committing. Cuffee "smells the mice." Democrats Bay to the negro, pursue your owtl course, work out your own destiny ; it matters .not to us which way you go. If you prefer to be led by a few bankrupt tricksters, who force " you to keep them fat with the spoils of office, r while you sweat and toil and pick up the crumbs that fall from their tables, we care not. For the present we, like you, have to submit, and hold our thumbs within our mouths ; but' mark ! the handwriting is upon the wall.' In letters of burning flame we read, 1876, and by the light thereof appears, low, down, a coffin, i arid upon its lid the inscription, Republican Party. Let the white-faced Radicals, therefore,, play the negro false no longer". They know that the issue in the coming' campaign is one of race-s-the negroes by their acts as Well as words, declare it so. Why then deny it? a , ... t It is no longer necessary to warn the negroes against the machinations of the Democrats, in , order to elect Judge Thomas They know that p he would not be the choice of the. Democrats, if hey could elect a man of their . own party. Democrats do not deny that they are going to support Judge Thomas, because . theyl believe him opposed to negro supremacy, and in favor of the white man's rule. They see that the next representative in Congress must be Thomas or a negro. King and Lof tin have no strength; mere buppets at a show ; a few of the 1 ' great un -Washed" will examine, them as curiosities in their way, but, like fossils of an antique age, the knowing masses will pass them by. They are but flies upon a cow's horn ; Thomas raises his tail, and they are gone. ' - Let us, therefore, Mr. Editor, view the situ ation as it is. Let us then take the "best man" that we can get to represent us in Congress, and that man is the Hon. C. R. Thomas. He is the only ichite man in the district who can be elected, and he certainly can. It matters not whether he gets the Radical nomination or not. It matters not that the negroes know he is op posed to negro supremacy, and in favor of the -white man's rule, he has a hold upon a large mass of them which they cannot throw off, ' Their masters, in the days of slavery, did not possess a greater power over- them.- Politically they Ik-long to lam, and they will not cast their votes for another man. -. With the Republican vote, therefore, that be -is sure to carry, even should he fail to get .the nomination from the Radicals, the Democrats can elect him over every negro in the field as , an itvlependent candidate. If his speeches are . correctly quoted, he is certainly with Us upon the greatest'of the questions at issue, .negro sH premacy, and therefore, his triumph will.be, our triumph. Thomas or a negro, that is the; ques tion. Let us have Thomas ! Dexoceat. - r 4
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