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1 r. 7 t .-v I . j . ' ; that day. after the.wun of 1812,. several incompetent pcraoii8 were elevated to the bench-.- lTie bar of the State was then mainly composed of Kederalists-- lxmucs ran nign. and party feeling kwas government, and in the offices nearest and most Interesting; to him, will at tach him by. his strongest feelings, to the independence of his county and its ifniifiliriri nrrnjf ifjitimi. ! i Iii- -l r 1 i rY,i 1 Leuers; Trorn: me- reopie. - 1 N "1 ' . COUNTY MATTERS. f ltfoi " ritfltlamai. flil It.. li'ri;. . .... 1 1 r viviuiiucu ui auiiu v uiuwii" uiiitnc iiniuD. iittiti tv ti.iw t ax. a xtrvv if the tederal wta were excluded f rom of- U England, are the vital principles of There will be no taxes collected in-Da- lice on account of their politic nnd in- itheir government, and have proved r Nfidson coiintv during this year. What competent men on the other fide' were fithemselves the avlscst invention ever jfs the reason ? Is it right for the good pui in ) yei no proposition was made to wevLsed by the can a jonvention to remedy this evil, ITect exercise and to put the Federalists into office. Tor its preserv nor was tnere any appearance of a con-1 marshall our government into 1 . The t want to khow. At I the last session of federal republic lor all )liPA,viPSON V i if I '! . Xtrrespoudenee of the Carolina Era. J i .-wit of man, for the per- fcople of Davidson to have to pay loth nSenc The su of self-government and, 'taxes for jthis year and next at one f JHS? 2 Jnri ation. We should thtfi time? Who is to blame? ThepeopIe tHr eerfea movement to bring the whole judiciary system of the State into eon tempt for party purposes.- Again ; pre vious to the adoption- of the iiresent Constitution, in Governor Worth's ad ministration, Judges were selected, ny him, unfit to occupy the iosition. The excuse in all these instances Is, a ' Avant of material In the ranks of the jsirtv general federal republic lor an con cerns foreign and federal, 2. That of the State for what relates , to our; own citizens -exclusively, 'i. -. County re publics, for the duties ami concerns of the counties, 4.' The ward republics for tlie small, and yet numerous and interesting concerns of the neighbor- noou ; ami in government, as wen as in powert the time,W the right kind, in every other business of life, it is by a m a a . -a . m nuise puouc onicers or. it is some thing which cannot well be avoided at times, under any system. . The election of Judges by the ixxple for the first time, when everything was still resounding with the clang of arms, is more remarkable for the general good selections made tlian otherwise. Sev eral of. the Judges received nomina tions from both parties; so eager were both sides to have the prestige of the names of long tried and faithful public on ineir - respective tickets; -a a a a m uivision ana suoHii vision oiautyaioue. that all matters, great and small, ran be managed to perfection; anu It he whole is cemented by giving to every citizen, personally, a part in the ad ministration of the public affairs." j UNCONSTITUTIONAL & REVOLUTIONARY. never witnessed in Sforth C&rolina be- ""u; M' 4'"" - J, J r. thwnHiVfs"" 1 ,,uu I House of the General Assembly. ' .wi- mxHVHi'-un an- i r ote ofthe whole Deonle of all parties In the State. , : If the Legislature had then had the choice of Judges, or if they had It now, is it fair to ; presume that their action would be as free from party bias as the The Constitution of North Carolina expressly declares that no Convention of the peoirte shall be ccueu by the ueneral ssembly unless by the concurrence of I each And yet In defiance of this emphatic provi sion the Democracy propose calling a Convention by a vote of the people, and In a manner not provided for nor war ranted In the organic law. It is true that the Democratic leaders argue that the Legislature a bill was passed giving the County Commissioners of said county ; the 'privilege of appointing a tax collector for the county. Accord ingly, one David Loftin was appointed. The sheriff, J. A. Sowers, Esq., a clever irian and a good sheriff, believing he had a better right by virtue of his office to collect the taxes, as hehasaonenere tbfore, (and by ,the way, a good collec tor, ana one among ithe first sheriffs to settle his State tax;) by and with the consent of counsel, obtained an injunc tion against David Loftin to desist from the collection of the taxes. In other words,! thf sheriff, as well as the people, wanted to know who the proper person was toVollect the taxes. Ilence, as be fore stated, the sheriff, gave Loftin a chance to test his right; but Loftin, by his obstinacy, puts the whole matter ed the Annual Address Iw-rore thfe two off, when, if he wished to act right by Literary Societies. fItS5fiy me peopie, jo cjgiii-uays, oy noiuyins 1 privilege to near man V speecnes on I ; For the Erg. ' ' WAKE FOREST COMMENCEMENT. h The closing exercises of the ' term commenced on Tuesday. The Board of Trustees met and traasacted much important business during the day. At nisrht. Major James H. Foote, xf Ra leigh, delivered the Annual Address of the Alumni Society before a large and uDject or memories of the departed dead of the Society." The style and matter of the oration was beautiful and touching. "Many were present, connected with these noble dead and the solemn scene was made more solemn, by the silent tears and deathly stillness of the audience. Many were mentioned by name by the speaker who has a happy manner of holding his hearers attention, while he pictured in glowing eloquence the characters and virtues of those whose voices are hush ed in eternal .silence. ' j No subject could have been more ap propriate, and no one knew better how to treat it than Major Footevwhohad made himself so thoroughly Identified with the lost members .of this noble and useful institution, j ; : Wednesday at 11 o'clock, the Itev. J. C. L. Curry, D. D., L. UJh ilcliver- ;3-AH Letters relating to Subscriptions or Advertisements, must be addressed to WM. M. BROWN, Business Manager. HAIL.EIO.M, GOtli, 1871. ! WAKE COUNTY CONVENTION. ACou vention of citizens of Wake County opposetl to tlie Convention measure of the late jfSeneral Assembly will )e held in the Court House in Raleigh on Saturday, July 1, 1871, lor the purpose of nominating can didate to eaiivaM Wake i-ountv against said measure. ' Eah township in the county is retjuested to hold meetings and send delegates to the C6uiity Convention. Each township Avill, send, live delegates, and ea-h wan! of . the eity live. i . -Eauly-Tomatoes. We releived from our friend, Dr. Kudaslll, of Lajicohitoii, on tlie 13th Inst, says tlie Charlotte Democrat, a box of fine ripe Tomatoes, f Tlie Doctor has the .reputation of producing tlie earliest vegetable of that kind, j " a nc iug wuaccq manufactory of Mr. JamesM. Hobgood, in Kamlolpii county, has been closed for alleged vioiation of h ternal revenue laws, and fifty ! three' 1Nxcs of manulactured tobacco, -1,000 pounds leaf, and the screw and fixtures seized. ' . L The Charlotte Democrat thinks the loads of improved agricultural implements which daily pass through the streets (f C'haiJotte to the plantations in Atecklenlmrg and ad joining counties, is a signof improvement m larnnng operations. ; . Crops in Greene are pry promising and the same we may say about tlie crops on the road-sides from Goldsboro to feiunw Ilill. Still, there are a! fev fields that do 1)iei, at WaleslHro", inst., Mrs. Eliza Ann, Threadgill, Esq. ' I Diko, in Charlotte, on Monday, June 10,! 1S71, Mrs. llKr.K A Daniki., aged about "0 years. k . . i a m ... j'iKit, in .oiiik, su, on rsatunlay, Juno 'HJth, 1S71, Mr. Wai.tku .Mkukoav, late reT' hident of TarlKi', in th JKh ago. t "'":' - Diki, iiear txford, N. C, on the Nth inst. Mrs. Ei.la Lkwis m ii'e of Mr. Chnrlc ucwis. ol draiiville couutv. . C.,.on tho wife f James am r, li late i vear of his inst., not look so well as others ; but STATE NEWS. appearance i of farmers. very encouraging to the hopes North Carolina tobacco last year. raised 33,"00,000, pounds the general Dle'r tAfiMaeSiVnl thouh lho Cotitutiou does impo a Surrior Coujt and Pf?Pie. lVL111 .qincat ons restriction in this rear nn iha ri. trial until the 8prin oi uiejuugraoj tneircnoiceproiCHSion- 1 1 s ' " r Ui hn n n and that therefore -.they can properly lt will not be decided Judcpes of their choice profcHsi ally or otherwise would le better than they are now. TheGonstitution establishes theoftlce, the modeofelectin"r,thetenureof oftice, and defines the powers and duties of the County Commissioners (Constitu tion, Art. VII, Sects. 1 and 2.) So af terwards of township authorities. The language, it seems to me. Is very plain. " It shall be the duty of the Commis sioners to exercise a general supervis ion and control of the penal and chari table institutions, schools, roads and bridges, -levying of taxes and finances or the county, as may Ik? prescribed by law. i A Clerk and two Justices of the IVoco in twh Towaship are provided for who sliall constitute a Hoard of Trustees, and shall, under, the super- vision of the County Commissioners, luwe control of the taxes and finances, roads and bridges of the township as nwy le prescribed by law." It Ls to be remarked that there is a ditTerence in the language used to confer authority upon the Commissioners to control the levying of taxes, Ac, and the words used in conferring authority upon the nv .1-; m . - mi i.n - act on the matter. To this we reply that the people, so long as they profess to be governed by Constitutional forms, must respect those forms, and cannot change them unless they do so under authority therein contained. And this was the view held by the Democratic party Itself in Its better and purer days. In 1854 it declared an attempt like the present to call a Convention to change the Constitution by a mere majority not provided for in the organic law to he "llKVOIUTlOAwoMMiflr more, nothing less." At that time a similar bill, was proH)sed. The Democracy declared it to lie "palpably unconsti tutional, and REVOLUTIONARY. It can be supported upon no other ground than upon an appeal to the people of the State against their own organic law." Lt the ieopIe pause before they take this step. Xorth (rrd l in tan. ' HORRID OUTRAGE. Township Trustees. The latter it seems, "onenigiit last week one ol the " under the supervision of the Commit 1.cktedst outrages that ever chsgraeed inir ni " n mov k ;ki tins State was Tcrpetmted in Ruther- of the - ...... .mm. v mj-w 1 .j t - , . toners law," have " control" of the taxes in their- Township: the Commissioners luive control of "levying" the taxes " as hiay be nrescribed bv IawJr . -. "As may be prescribed by law" con fers the power and imposes the duty upon the Legislature to regulate the county governments of the State. The Commissioners are subject to the Legis lature, the Township Trustees are " un der" the Commissioners. The practice of this and of former Iegislatures has lieen to exercise its constitut to rcgulate the, lost ft wen in 1 anes, taxes,- and nnances, as otner tilings. Hut like almost every part of our Constitution this plan of county government has lieen greatly misun derstood; and without investigation, or it would seem without even reading the Constitution, and therefore with no properly directed effort to reform abuses, popular c lamor and indignation have been leveled against it ana wie rain, near midnight, a band of men in disguise, numbering about sixty, en tered the village, proceeded to the res idence of J. M. Justice, Esor. , Repub lican member of the Legislature from that county, broke open his door with axes, and carried him out to the sub urbs of the town in night etothes only. They inflicted several severe blows up on Mr. Justice, telling him that they had nothing against him but his poll' tlie Re- decreed and they intended to kill him as he, Mr. Justice, states in a letter to Gov. Cald well. The party that had him in charge finally quarrelled, one party favoring his death and the 'other-opposing it. j The party in favor of killing being in a minority had to yield to the majority, and Mr. Justice was perniit ed to live, after having been compelled to make sundry, promises. Anotner the sheriff before sotnec Superior Court Judge, the matter could have been de-f cided j and if either party appealed to the Supreme Court, the whole matter could have been settled at the present term of tlie Court now in session. But instead of that, the case will not be re4 turned until the next Fall Term of our Superior Coujt and will not stand for ig Term, and If an the Supreme Court until June, 1872J and it may be longer if Loftifl is not ready. ; j ; i j JSow I ask every i tax-payer in the, county if it would not be better to have the case adjusted at the earliest mo men ty in-order that the taxes due from this County may be paid at the usual time, and if Loftin will act as an hon est man, the case can be decided at the present term of the Supreme Courts and if there is not steps taken by the said Loftin to have the case decided at the present term of the Supreme Court the good people . of Davidson will cerj tainly hold Loftin responsible for the burden of the payment of two taxes in one year,' which will result in turning out of .house and home a great many good and honest men of the county! There are a great many paupers in our poor house. . How are they to' be sup ported with no money in the treasury and no taxes to be collected for two years f It looks as though they would be bound to jierish, on account of the indebtedness of our county. It is im possible to borrow money for the use of the county and the Comity Commis-. sioners are in great clanger of being sued for H large amount of money here tofore created for the rebuilding of our Courthouse and other county purposes.! I ' DAVIDSON. JimeToth, 1871. ? similar occasions, but this is equal, if it does not surpass any I have heard or read for beauty of .style, force of deliv ery and power of ideas. Dr. Curry stands among the foremost orators of this country, and I reerard this as one ui his niacin Kinji vs. , nc . ntiu au dience spell-bound for one hour, and every one seemed to breathe freer when he took his seat. . i I At night, the Rev. J. D. Huffham delivered the; Valedictory sermon be fore the graduating class. He gave us an elegant gospel sermon, and it is to be hoped that the members of this class will not tail to proffit by the many useful hints which dropped from the lips of this bold and zealous advocate of the gospel of Christ. More anon. TTheltepublieans of Brunswick will hold a Convention on the 4th proximo. - Judge Cloud has gone into the mountain country on a deer huntins- exnedition. J ( i T f " Gov. Caldwell lias appointed Dr. H; M. j Pritcliard, of Charlotte a Notary Public. Therewas a perfeet hurrican in this sec tion says the Wilmington journal, qii Sun day afternoon. The liind'.bleiw' violently l" X T 1 A . t . nn HiMiui nan an nour, ana a Jiaivy raiu fell, accomianied with thunderand,iightn- ing. It is probable that it extended into tin 'country above us, but we have not vet heard of any damage to the crops. . Raleigh Markets. Vlw1..u.l ! 'rites. CO K it Kt'l K it T It K-V K K KLY, It (iwerx ami I toumtixsiou.. Jferchiutfs. Corner Wilmingiou anl f:utin StsI itev.-Joim fowen lias received tlie nom ination for Convention in Caldwell county. Dr. John Puller, an aged citizen of Hali fax, died at" his residence on Wednesday,) of last week. ' i THE LAWYERS VS. For the Era. THE PEOPLE. J i . ' REPUBLICAN .."'! : V - : I For tho Era. CONVENTION IN GRAN. VILLE. The interest of the lawyer and thato the people has ever been antagonist! one to the other. In the call of a Con irnnfiAii thai svrto hoa oiTAntlhin 4w gain, while the other has everything to lose. This Convention question is a move almost exclusively on the part of the lawyers, and was intended for their sole benefit, j The writer of this, heard one of theni say a few days since, that under tho present Constitution there werf but fpw lawyers in the State who cduld make a living by their profession, and that, if the Constitution Was not changed, a large number of them Avould be com pelled to abandon their profession, and turn their attention to other avocations in order to make a living. These are facts which the people would do well to remember when they go to the polls on the first Thursday in Autrust next to deposit their ballots,. , je. There will be an excursion over the Wes- tern N. C. R. R., from Salisbury, to Marion, joii the 7th prox, 11 ' , . Charles H. Thomas, and Madison IIaw- kins are the anti-Convention candidates Franklin county. tne friend ot Temperance says; On our recent trip to Salem and Winston, we w ere pleased to observe that the eorii wheat and oat crops were verv i line. The count rv from High Point to Salem has not suffered r !" ' ior ram, ana gardens, are well as hehls, are growing luxuriantly. The wheat, alreadv harvested, is very good.' The Charlotte Southern -. Home says that Jos. II. Wilson, Esq., has withdrawn, his name as a candidate to represent Mecklen burg in the State Convention. Ho assigns as a cause of his . resignation, his inability in advocacy of the of the Convention. W, T. Stern, of Granville, sold hi tobacc the other day in Richmond and i got tht aArerage of $40 per hundred. The Conservatives of Wilson county had o mortf incy l.icf ttaf iivtfliir TT f Tiass ljr. J was nominatel for Convention. J - to canvass the county legality and necessity Another is to be nominated July 3rd. In the suit of Anthony II. Swasev'tv the Xorth Carolina. Railroad, ' Judge Bond has delivered his opinion that tho act of 1849 creates a lien upon the; stock and dividends of the road in favor of bond-holders, and no subsequent legislation eojiild impair this lien. The court lias appointed S. F. Mr. Walter Watson, of Fayetteville, ha I Phillips receiver, with a bond o 200,000. t j just obtained a patent for notable improve ments in the frames of umbrellas and para- sols. , The Anti-Coiiventionists in Cxrauville arjp marshaling for a vigorous light. A meeti- iug has' been held and gootl candidates noniinatetl. -; On Wednesday last '29 persons from Ruth erford county charged with Ku Kluxing, arrived in this city in charge jof the U. S. Marshal. Plato Durham, Es(i., accompa- nietl them with a power of attorney to sign bail lxnd, but Judge Bond declined to take bail by proxy, and the accused were com mitted to Wake county jail. TOOMBS STILL A FIRE-EATER. bifnma h-w nau notning against mm out j ional right that for belonging KFSr" iiohfrt deth had been doci omciai sai- ,,,fH r i.?m !W - li aim mil, i ... ,i .1, 1 f, tv-. .. .v... jxple have been worked, up to ann- XTX iiMi'tifin wltn I ?T o I ... ' . 1 reasonable state of dissatisfaction with a system which they "have not fairly tried. Taking counsel of their fears, others may do as they please and yield to the blast of party fury which assails this part of the Constitution. " I shall do nothing of the kind until the matter is fairly tried; fairly discussed, and fairly condemned by the people; for I lx lieve, in time, this plan of county government will be fully realized to le the very best for the- iioople of the Suite, if the people are to have hereafter any government dependent upon pop ular will and popular control. : It is neither a novelty nor an untried e.ieriment. It has been practiced in manv other States for years. The es tablishment of a distinct authority, elected for a short term by the people, to manage county affairs, especially revenue ami taxes,- separate from any 'authority exercising judicial powers, which Is the main idea 01 our pian 01 Some other deviltry was perpetrated on the same night. ; All tlie statements that we have seen and heard in relation to this matter goes id show that it was a real Ku Klux demonstration, prompted by po litical considerations, and such we fear was tlie fact. Additional denunciation of this organization aud its horrid out rages by this paper would avail noth ing, as we have constantly denounced them from the beginning. We hope that every one of the parties maybe detected, convicted and punished as they deserve to lc. They are the ene mies of the South, of law, order, good government and the conservative par ty. : i When Gov. Caldwell was informed of the transaction' he immediately call ed to his counsel the wisest and best men of both parties who happened to beinltaleigh attending the Supreme Tlie result VHiL, Ln TTfff ET that it was determined to send some 1)1 Ul lilt U UVl- ji u;ouh;iiui vvuii" there, to act as a peace otticer, accom panied by the Attorney General, fcverv effort will thus be made to ferret out the guilty parties and bring - them to speedy justice. For his prompt and patriotic action in this matter. Gov. Cnldwell deserves he thanks of all the good people of North Carolina. We know that he wishes to avoid extreme harsh measures, if possible; hence he lias appealed for counsel and support to the wisest and best men among his polit ical oponents. And it is honorable alike to both parties that they so prompt Pursuant to previous notice, a large number of ltepublicans met in Oxford on the 17th inst. to nominate candi-j Townshin was represented by four del-i egates. . . -r4 On : motion of Thomas W. Hicks,; James I; Moore was appointed Chair-j man, and James T. Lyon and Wm. Pj Hayes were selected as temporary Sec retaries. j . .X AAW JA IU Iipillj'O H UlUI UUltVl ami each delegate answered to his; name. J ! The Convention then organized by the election of Jas. A. Bullock, Esq., as Chairman, and Geo. W. Rogers and Wm. P. Hayes as Secretaries. j On! motion -of Hanson T. Hughes, Esq., Col,' T. Li. Hargrove was unani mously nQminated by the delegates. He declined, but said he would do what he could for the cause. 1 The convention then voted for candi dates and 'on the first ballot Gen. Ed ward ii. Lyon, Itichard G. Sneed, Esq., and Hanson T. Hughes, Esq., were nominated, receiving a majority of all the votes. On motion of Col. T. L. Hargrove, the nominations were made unani mous.' ) : . A committee was appointed by the chairman, !J. A. Bullock, Esq., to in form thej Candidates of their nomina tions anil j request their acceptance of the same; whereupon Messrs. Sneed and Hughes, in brief and forcible speeches,; Accepted, and promised to do all in their power against the Conven tion. , A correspondent of the. Tribune, who has recently interviewed Robert Toombs at his home in Georgia, gives an interesting statement of the Dolitical opinion of nmill pt ntiawterJj The substance of the uccountns thar the war as decisive: belieN'es that the South will renew its struggle, and that I it will yet achieve its independence. Two-thirds of the whole population of j the South, in his opinion, desire a re newel of war; and will liveip see it at- j tempted. In course of his conversation General Toombs bitterly denounced ne gro suffrage, and argued that nothing ut a property quaiincation can secure The crop prospects in Johnston count t" a;e represented as being fully twenty -ft per cent better this season than thev havto .been for years. . i . - ; i i Cauet Henry Jvingsbury, ol uxioru, was graduated at West Point a few days ag He will enter tlie cavalrv service as Brevelt ftefOnd TJnntenaiit. v - " - J uliihhiwiiwi i' Four hundred and twelve dollars and I necessary irritants. seventy -nino -. -- tnjtod, j Salisbury for the purpose of enclosing the Lutheran cemetery. Hon. M. E. Manly and 0. V. Clark ad dressed the .voters of ! 'Township No'. 1, in Craven county on Saturday last in favor of Convention. Political speeches and politi cal conventions are" Ijecoming events of every day occurrence throughojutlthe State, and the campaign is I nfJfourlA ?oiKeil. Tho weather islhot enough, ancL thj subject mkknn iivntilWitfaOTt'retjFVg t n Let us allkot?p cool. His Kxcellcncy tJov. Caldwiellhasappohfr- ted a special Term of Craven Superior Court, Judge Clark to preside. Both civil and crinu- inal cases will be tried. ; . - Dr. II. M. Pritcliard, of Charlotte has beeii i.t . : i : a sutuxe miuueui, , iiitnigeiiw oui- apI)ointed one of the Board of Claims Con- mose wno 4,. Ufclt . not possibly j do it. Only owned the country should govern it, and men who had no property had no right to make laws for property holders. The mechanics and workmgmen of the South can see in this statement of the views of one of the chief spirits of the rebellion something to the peril which would have ! confronted them had it succeeded. The only point . on which the arch Georgia agitator seems to have modified his opinions is to slavery. He does not expect to see it restored, since it is no longar profitable, and he has abandoned all , expectation of being able to call the roll of his chattels at the foot of; Bunker Hill. For that much let us be duly thankful. Neic York Mail. This is ail excellent selection.! TliaVriwUnKtOB ted with Gov. Caldwell's new irgwintment Judge for the laid Judicial JJjstrict. it closes an article as follows : Where' laws are equally administered,! the people 'may be said to be on the road to , prosperity. They feel safe in their homes, in their business, and in their general conversation and osi- tion in life. We therefore welcome tho ap pointment of Judge Moore, audi pass him to our noxt court as the People's llaidge, and one in whom thev ran contide. COTTON--!.-!- ., - - - - . tHJUX per biiNlH'l, - , . PKAS10 per biishcl, - OATS per hundred, - ' - - KLOITU Xorih Carolina Kamilv, FLOIT It Baltimore Familr," - BArHjN-pnrlh.,- ; - , SA lr k!i"iNacJk, i - - -.''.-. v - BAJOINJ E -! !.- -, - MOLASSKS Cuba, new, - - Sugar House, COTTON YAUN -COllX..MllALriM'r hushel, x. r . a 20 - 1 ; Ji m j .r0 - .: A io - 117.' 44 15 J c-t tii 1 lric-ef (lOllltKfTlJD MAllOOM t n i '.VKEKLY BY tk 0 15 m (X) li 25 10 30 liale, Grocers and ibtntiiixtsioni iAfcrchant. ; Hargett Street. APPLES dried, - - T 44 green, r - , - ! BACON Baltimore .smoked, 44 unsmoked, - -. , 14 strips, - ; - - 44 . tihoulders, . 44 4 N, C. HaniK, -BUTTE It per lb., - -BEESWAX per 'lb., - -BEEF on hoof, - -COFFEE per Jb., - - - Cll EEHK per lb., COTTON YAUN per. COKN per bushel, CHICKENS per piece, - ' EGGS per dozen, -FLOUR per bbl., ! -FODDER per 100 fts., - -HAY per 100 lbs., , HIDES green, per lt., - 4 diy, per If)., - . -HERRINGS, N. C.-rper bbl., LEATHER ier lb, -LARD per lb., - - - MOLASSES per gallon, -MEAL per bushelj - f OATS per bushel, V - - per 100 lbs., , - ! PEANE--stock, - - - white, - POTATOES irish, per bush., PEACHES tlried, pe le.1, - SUGAR crushed, - 44 extra C, - P. R., - -44 common, . r SALT nor sack, - - - TALLOW per lb., VINEGAR per gallon, - 3fe) 1 00 (ij,l 1- (Jji 11 (& 15 10 (a) 10 y (?) 20 (it) 07 (a) 20 (if . Vl,rt 1 3.1 CD t 50 1 20 (tl 25 15 (ai 30 i 1 li 20 i 8 25 ( ft 00 1 50 (gjO 00. 75 (41 00. 05JC4,. 0 12h(q) 15 8 00 (9,00 35 (o 40 15 (g) 20 33 SO 1 15 I 25 (55 (i$ j 75 m ( it 50 1 2,5 (E 40 1 40 (4 I 50 J 1 50 08 (T(J 20 Cj 1" q 15 (d .12J() 3 io (tai 2.5 7 10 10 00 lift 00 00 12J 50 Cotton 3Iarliftn, cpitltliCTKD TKI-WEKKLY 11 Y OlCOItOIiJ a STRONACll, Dealer in Cotton and A aval Nnres, Market and V" ittvcJnts at 1 For shipment l' or storage, - Sales yesterday, V t DjiCLlNtis. J. H. Wilson, Esq., of ChaE- lotte, recently nominated as a candidate fott" the Convention bv the Conservatives df Mecklenburg, declines to run. The degree of L. L. D. was conferred uimii Hon.-'Jolm Kerr, of Caswell jcounty, at thie recent commencement at T-rinitv ! College. Mr. Kerr is a graduate of this institution. James Brown, (white) a member of tlie The American (Statesvillet by a commun ication, notices 44that tho names; of some six or eight gentlemen jhave by their respective- friends' been reconiinondcd as suitable per sons for delegates to the Convention, and perhaps. there are others in prospective," whereupon he recommends a county meet ing as necessary, Ac! Were it not for the maney disinterested patriots, wh.are at the present writing o"ut of office, and! who would be willing to serve their county upon cer- Wayne county chain-gang, says tlie Mc4- tain emergencies, the State Would not at this seugcr, made his escape from the guard on Wednesday last, while at work near town. time Imj distracted by a political anvas. f Charles Fisher, of Itowan, a thoughtful, f nl.ln niitu llinn of nn MrlV llllV 111 the session, In the Senate, by a careful ly prepared bill proposed to establish in each county a rcouncii of select men." They were to be elected by the people in each school district every year they had the control of the revenue and the management of the general bu siness of tho county. The object being, s the bill declares. 44 to separate local I from judicial business and to place L J IV. 1A t 111 VA AAA A V. IMAAAVI. . - - - - I principle of our county government, as Wefore obser-ed. Applj', the recom mendations of Gov. Graham In 184G, and those of Col. Fisher in 1854, to the old County Court system,- and what re mains of it? Their ideas are incorpo rated into our fundamental law, which proceeds only one step further, to whol ly abolish tlie County Court system by transferring its jurisdiction as a Court of Probate to the Judge of Probate c reated by the Constitution. The plan suggested by . Col. Fisher was n practice, I believe, substantially - at least, in Virginia in 18C0. It was a favorite scheme of Mr. : Jefferson ; but was a long time taking hold in his na tive State. They liad a vicious system of County Courts thereas we had here. Tliat system stood tliere as it did here, olistinately opposed to a reform, which Ir. Jefferson advocated in 1810, in hose words: I "The organization of our county ad- nrinistratkm may oe more uuncuu. Uut following principle and the knot unties itself. lMvide the counties into wards of such sire so that every citizen mn attend wheii called on and act in iierson. Awcrlbe to them the govern ment of their wards in all tilings re lating to themselves exclusively. A Justice chosen by themselves, in each, a military company, a patrol, a school, the care of their, own poor, their own portion of the public funds, the. choice of one or more jurors, and the delivery within their own wards of their own votes for all elective officers of higher sphere, will relieve the county admin istration of nearly all its business, will have It better done, ana dv making every citizen an active member of the v nmi rrfirrinncftiiv resnonaeu io jus i call. There may bo partisan journals 5 liib.i ill i: an cuiuiiicim o n oha i I Mr. James T. Lyon, in behalf of his father,' Gen. Lyon, who was -at home too ill to attend the convention, came forward and stated that his father would accept. . i j i A resolution was adopted authorizing Col. James I. Moore, the chairman of the meeting, to appoint an Executive Committee for the county. -1 j. Many able 'and interesting speeches were niacin during the meeting. Col. T. I. Hargrove offered the fol lowing resolutions, which weret on mo tion of Capt. 15. Smith, unanimously adopted) t j ' Jlesolced, That the Republican par ty of Granville county, approve of ggesteu by tlie JMtecuuve Prof. J. B. Perry, first assistant to the world-renowned Agassiz of the Zoological Museum at Cambridge Massachusetts, has been for more . than a month on a visit to North Carolina collecting fossils, fee. lie was accompanied through the Eastern por tion of our State by Prof. Kerr, our efficient State Geologist, who is also an old student of Prof. Agassiz. A large number of speci mens were secured by Prof. Perry ,and thus North Carolina will be well represented at Cambridge which boasts a Museum rank ing third of its class in tlie world lieing only excelled by the London Museum and the Paris Jardin des Plantes.. Prof. Perry will spend the remainder of his vacation in the Gulf States j The Conyeiltionists of Wake have noun- " ' J nated Hons. D. M. Barringer, A. S. Merrj mon, Thomas Bragg and Geo. W., Thomp son for the honor of being beaten iri August next. Upon the application of His I'lcelleney Gov. Caldwell, Supervisor Pcrj-y,' Deputy Marslial Foote, and LTJ S. Attorney Starl.uck, President GrttiTt has granted a full and Ull- this nroceeding. but very different will be tho verdict of the wiseand good cit izens of the iState. Old Xorth State, (Con.) ' CLEAVELAND COUNTY. The Old-line Whigs of Georgia are rreiiftrinc- it is snid. tn tfllrp'ii new de cile State for the purpose parture which will carry-n odtslde ho mill firvp n I nn-fnTWMi J I m n . . . ,. oi ine uemocrauc party, xne uia-iine Southern Whigs drifted into the De mocracy before the war, and the strong est Democratic States South toMlay are those that formerly followed Henry Clay. In the North it is different. Ver mont beingthemost radical of radicals, and having ? a Republican majority larger than the Democratic vote. Phil, Press. of defeating the call for a Convention.1 Resoh'ed, That we with pleasure and satisfaction re-announce our continued fidelity to? and faith in the principles of the Republican party. I Resolved, That the Administration of President Grant is entitled to our united support and confidence, espe cially for its earnest efforts to reduce the burdens of taxation and the expen ditures of the Government, and to pro tect life, liberty and proiJerty through--out the whole Union. 1 1 Itesolvedl That we sincerely thank It is stat ill that the Grand Jury of Clcavcland county nominated Col."L. M. McAffee as a candidate for the Con vention from that countv last Jweek. This is an entirely "new departure" in Grand Jury procedure, and inaugurates i niAtnninn( An li r T" rT Clicfl tkrtstiou thof ,w raiiiotni Ha nn rmnH it. ihn His Excellency Gov. Tod R. Caldwell, State. We were not aware that Grand for his -able, zealous and impartial man Juries took cognizance of political mat- agement of the affaire of the State, and ters before. We were under the im- for his jiaUiotic efforts to protect all our prcssion they were sworn to perform citizens, and secure peace and good, or other duties, and would do Well to con- der througliout orth Carolina. f fine themselves thereto without inter- ICesolcetL mat we oeiieve ine pres- people are not they the friends of pop ferring in matters of politics, thereby ent attempt to call a Convention is un- education do not they soliloquize oecoming mere nnvcnines woo mau- tuomu"" . ..-y , - uuiu reireuuii- ixreensooro jepuoticttn inuiatea intneinteresLsoi acmagogues. ifrt-irc "guu l" ..uv..o.. wire-millers and tricksters. Had such republican government, a -a. i i t (wHtr Mill Ki-AA-kii all niir eitlwns VZ7i.A UAU ULIVU " . . . ... Econemy ltetrettcJimentl that was the cry In 1870 by the Democracy: What did they retrench? The expenses of the education of the people. Laid tax es for all else but for education' This is Democratic statesmanship Demo cratic - economy starve the people's mind crowd tlie State with ignorant electors. Do not Democrats love- the we earn- without on fn-ont tinnrtfiTiorl in Wsilr nr onir other Republican county, a howl of in- regard tpDarty. to aid us in defeating dioTintlon would have been raised bv the scheme at tne Danot dox. the whole Conservative press, and it is to be reprobated as much in a Con servative county as it would be in a Republican. By all means let us keep the Grand Jury room free of the selfish and corrupting influences which usually control political cliques. When politics enter the iury room, it invades the sanc tuary of the blind goddess of Justice. Telegram. On motion, the proceedings were or dered to be sent to the Carolina ,ra and Raleigh Telegram, with request that thev publish the same. JAS. I. MOORE, Ch'm'n.1 G fx). W Rogers, VArArips Wm. P. Hayes, j fc retaries. "They have a spring of indellible ink in .amornia. Robert Toombs says of the manifes tations of .semi-civilization on the part of the people of the South : 44 Some peo- ie call it ivnklux, I, wild justice.1;' ere is one honest and candid Demo crat who admits the i existence -of the kukux, and endorses their acts. PhU. Press. j t -i A baby is like a sheaf of wheat,, be-! cause It is first cradled, and then thrash ed, and finally becomes the flower of the family. ! . i ! i . a i i f ; i . - i t i His Jlonor Judge IJond, will Jiold a sp0 eial term of the U. S. Circuit Cmirt in the city, commencing on Monday of the second week in September, especially for the triijl of Ku-Klux cases. -: conditional pardoii to Peter Muil, -Kphraiu Alee, Wm. Brittaih, Kol.t. Carswell, John Smith, John Rohinsoh, llarvy McGalhartl, and Wm. G. Adams, convicted of illicit dis- tillation at' August Term istt ofj the lT. K. court held at Morganton. This Relieves- the aloAe toarties of the fines imposed' : i as . well A " I as the costs of prosecution. The Hickory Tavern Kaale savs tliat tlae crops in Catawba, Caldwell, Sc., are verj' fine. The same paper also states that tlie i wheat lias turned out line, surpassing 'pre vious expectation. ' ; . j parties advo- years agoi- were ranlpant lIomesteal, but ltiviiig since The last rail to complete the jAtlanti, Tennessee and Ohio Railroad letween this city and Statesville will be laid, and last spike driven, on next Wednesday, j So sayjs the Statesville 'American. .1 Our ReDublican friends of Craven, aiie up and moving against the unconstitiitio al, revolutionary Convention measure. j- Meetines were held in all the wards f New-Berne on Saturday evening last. The North Carolinian know ol who a few cates of the paid their debts by liankruptcH', .'are .how opposetl to it. We hear pf otlM'rS; lioltbiig notes against parties ooveretl byj the Iloine stead who are tryihg to make compromises by telling said parties that the Conventiop Avill le called, the :Constitrttion hanged, and then tliyjWiniliejcompelleAlr whole amounts with interestJ these things significant ? ; Ougl Ul'OTATt Ordluaryf i. - ,' wmmmm Gootl ordinaiy, PiOw middling, - ; ' - -Middling,' ... - -i Market active, cotton scarce. New Advertisements. M ASS MKKTIXG! ' A Mass Meeting of thecitixeusof luilfohl, who are opiosed to the -calling of a Conven tion as projxmtHl in the recent Aft of Assem bly, will be held in the Court House, hi Green show , on Tuesday, the 4th of July, in order to nominate ermlidaU's. ; Hon. 11. P. Dick, William I S)lt,' l.j., and otliers, will adt ress tho mcciiug'. - ! , ' v Man- t'rny.KN's.' June 21, 1S71. . , i--td. U. S. IXTKKXAF. luiVKNUK.- ! i ('(ItXHTOIt'H Okfick, -' 1th District of North Carolina,? ; ' . j Jiali-iyh, June 'll, The Assessors List for tho month of April and - May have been ; placed in !my hands for collection All isiis,oii wlioui assessments have leeii inal within these months, will meet me or my Deputy at tho lollowing uipes ana pia-, preparea io pay. their taxi: :ird day July, 7th 'V ' ' j lotii -" .-' j I3th " " " : 14th, 10th and 17(h July. lailiiif to comply with this all ilcbno,ucnt on lortner li.tl : Sinithlield, Nashville, Hllsboro', ! PittslorV, Raleigh, All thos notice, and will be yi.-itl with the penalties of Iawf ; . r I- J Collector C. I). Ui"in'u"u, lJi. Collector, YOUNG, At It Di. X. C. 10-t;!.1 to often' the eyes of the very blind i to pa$'i thor . 'Are not t they not totk'kt if. WARttEXTON tK institutions of learniii Augustus M. Moore, Esq., a prominent Conservative lawyer of Eastern North Car olina, has .been 'nominated as j the Anti Convention candidate of Chowan'and wil carry-that county by a handsome majoriti M Cole-kok. Few State stand ino jreensx)ro' ixarioc says tue new Sjwke and Handle factory at tliaf- place s The machinery is Wniig the spot, and in a little nearly completed. manufactured on while the saws will be buzzing. Ci) Titatj, it railroad We learn from the Union (S. that it is proposed to construct from Shelby, in Cleaveland county, N. Cj to some point on the Spartanburg Union Railroad at Union probably. ami Lewis Coppedge, charged aa principal ae torhi the killingof Mr. James W. Redfearn, near White's store, in Anson county, man aged to escape from the jail, at Wadesboro' on last Sunday night, but was pursued aud overtaken by some colored men, who had dogs to assist them. This action on the part of these men has called forth the ' warmest commendations of tho people ! of Aiisoh. They fully deserve it all. This we learn frofii the Wadesboro' Herald. -:m!ai.k- grin the hisrher than tho above. . Its a--omplished president, Key. T. M. Jones, is very justly rcwgnizeiljas, a supe rior man in his department of life, while he has gathered around him t-apaltie and elli- Watrenton is well known dJ. healthy no parent I shall ofier for sale, .at the ( our.t HttiV'e, ; in the City of Raleigh,' on Wcdnesdtiv, tle nth day of July, 171, several lots of Manu factured Tobacco, of lino lbs., as tho proper-, tvol John T. !olb, W. 1. Noi-wim!, JVT. ! Honeycult and James Vaughn, I'oi tciteil' t.) the Ui S. Government for violation-Internal Revenue Laws; Tci ins nJi. i i 1. J. YOUNG, (lleclor ith District A. C. I. Ui'viiujtfii, D.pt Collector. i j ! KalcfgliUJimclM, 171. . 10 td. ; VRCITS ERWIN, - ' I ATTtlRNEY AT LAW, Practices ilk all the State and United States Courts in tie city of Raleigh, and will eon-j tinue his. practice in such of the counties in cute as! this arrangement will to iittcnd.- Oilh-e in Standard his ohl 'i permit hin building. cient assistants as one of the most', refined a towns in North Carolina! and could desire a more fai orajtle t heir da uglite rs. The success lege has leen very gratifying. ises to still further! extend J-JOORS, SASHES, ocatioa-for of the Col- Liud pioni- LLIND.S, WooJ Mouldings, Stair Kails, nwcIs, rtJ., KXAMKL v.v.iiKii llKiRS. we saw m mw inv last week, so says !the Charlottoj Democrat, Mr. John El wood, j who- has just returned" from England where he Went, in company with Gen. Leventhorp, to secure a: fortune left him in that country. We learii ' that he secured $150,000 to be 'divided between him self and brother Janics' Elwootl. Tho El wok!s came'to this country soj eral years ago as Miners, and. heretofore received an instalment of money from England. They arc now old men, ami wd hope tliey will get some one to invest their money in a! way that will secure their jcomfort while living, and benefit their children and ' grand-chil dren hereafter, need help. A ill I), EMJlOSHi:!), j ' . I ' j GROUND AND CUT GLASS. 4 A large ami '.well' assorted 'stock of the i j ' i alxvo g(HKis constantly on liatul at tho low- est rates. Order work promptl y attended to. i ( ! . . Builders and owners will find it to their iwl- Vantage to get our estimate 1efore purchas- ing. Special attention gi vein to .Black Walxut and other Fi rst-CKash work. - i '.,-! - ' Estimates ami Prio Lists furnished on application. WH1TLOCK Ati OO. . ' ( I. i . ; MV c iian Cnnnl Htri'ot, present, thev certainly June H, 1S7 XEW YORK. . 2-wW. .X. ";.."'- M 1- , - - ' !.': .v '! '..'' f '.-,..'.!. . ' ,;.r 1 --. ' . ; . ... ' i . ; ! j .'''-; ! 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The Era (Raleigh, N.C.)
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June 29, 1871, edition 1
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