North Carolina Newspapers

CORRESPONDENCE.! The Editors not 1,0 understood as rndor in the wutiment of Ihc-ir correspondent. Communication on all kut.Ject are "ljf ""1 which will lc Riven to the render of The Iiu a containing the view ami sentiments of the writer. For the Carolina Lra. - Hon. S. F. rhilllps. IIux. Lewis Hanks: For quite a number of years, I have been the per sonal and ixliticnl friend of Mr. Phil lips, and am till his personal friend, notwithstanding he is now a member of the Republican iarty, while I remain a Conservative. . I have reatl of late, from time to time, with pain, from various papers, fcx cecilingly severe strictures upon, not to say abue of, Mr. Phillips and other distinguished gentlemen of his party, that have been, in my opinion, both iuiiolitic and unjust. And while I do not think he is endowed with that jo culiar character of mind requisite: to make a Staffs nan, I do think he has alrcativ acquired a deservedly high reputation as a Ixtiryer, and scholar: as well as for integrity of character and the high virtues of a christian gcntlc- H?an. . . ,1 , Certainly this is the estimate in winch he is held by his distinguished Law Partner Judge Merrimon notwith standing thev differ h widely in poli tics. 1 . I f an ajo!oiy were nwessary for what I have taken leave to way, (though it is not in my conception,) it m'ght le found in the additional fact thatSam'I. 1 I'hillijH has been for more than twenty vears a true friend of dear friends of mine; ami mis con.Muerauun still more frees me from -lolitical ran or or jwrtizan hate. , Abase anti calumny equally as gn at Iiave been heaed time and again by the presses of the Republican iarty uiKn gentlemen of high character and distinction in the Conservative party. You, 3Ir. J lanes, are now the leading Editor of the organ of your party, and while I have not .seen Tin: Kka, since your connection with it, it is Uuq to candor to sav that while a Conservative JIditor you were never bitter, or abu sive. And I make this an occasion; k) ask you in consideration of old ac quaintance, if these things are not jso, and if vou don't think the people ate heartily tired of neirsjxtprr personalities And if thev ought not to ceaso' I bring this matter before you, (now a political opinent,) because I have sal ways regarded you free from per sonal prejudices and infirmities i of temper as most men ; and as such you are appealed to, to answer if the press, of North Carolina has not U-come altt gether too icrsonal, abusive and vitu perative, and too regardless of the isa rreilness of private character and moral worth? And ought not its spirit and t he to be more elevated and dignified? Is not this demanded even by eonid erations of jirfy policy, and still more bv those of jt'stirr, honor truth t 'These ami similar st-ntiments I liear wJierever I go, ami the people with whom 1 meet are not the less tenacious in their adhcranec to principles, beeiaisc they so much deprecate the unbridled licentiousness of the pre. I n your past editorial career you have lccii moder erate in this regard, and while 1 have no right to dic tate to you, and would not presume to do so, I submit wheth er you ought not to exert all your per sonal and editorial intluenre in this di rection For if the State ever needed the assistance of all her true sons it is now in the dark days of her prostration and .sorrow. Why can't the press and the best men of all parties, witli hearty eo-oieration and determined will, unite to raise her from her present oppressed .mil i.nitiiit condition? Whv should thev not so alter and modify her pres-cnt'illv-conccivtd and badly construct cd Cbusfitution, as to relieve her from its grievous oppressions; and why can't thev cut down her enormous exiendi tures reduce her taxes compromise her just debts, economize her resources, and place her on the highway of pros peritv that leads to future greatness? In the mum time, contending ncm fullv, if the parties w ill, on the ques tions of President making jriiU-rna-toria'l and congressional honors, and correlative issues, but mutiny in order to redeem, restore, pacify, and save the State? Such I think are the solemn duties of the hour, and such have Wvn my firm convictions since l.W, and .each succeeding day adds to their strength. " . Ix"t this le done, and a brighter day will Ik? usheretl in uikmi the noble old commonwealth. Ix-t this be done, and her sons and daughters may well and joyfully exclaim: t "Io! now the dawn breaks up the sky, Ir.m out the soul and listen !'-" " COXSKUVATI VK. . Nov. Pith, 171. For the Carolina Era. COIA MIUA, S. C, Nov. 10, 1ST1. The condition of things in this State is curious. Reading the papers the Ku KIux paiers one would imagine the whole State in ruins. Yet I never saw a larger assembly of ieoplei in South Carolina than was here at the State Fair on the 8th and'Jth inst. And 1 am sure the articles on exhibition Avill compare favorably with any of the Southern States. This apparent con tradiction as to the State.of things here led me to inquire its cause, and I find it to lc this: The parties implicated in the Ku Klux troubles numU-r compar atively verv few but here in a major ity of 'instances these embrace thruip lter classes. Hence the elaninr! Ihe great mass of the people are no ways riisturlRxl. Onlv those who have been plaving Ku Klux are under arrest or fleeing the country. All the talk aUmt. the arrest of women and the mal treatment of prisoners is utterly false. " Of course, in times of disorder and vio lence the innocent, sometimes, suffer. Rut the utmost cart is taken to secure only the guiltv; and the prisoners, themselves, have in many instances published cards contradicting the lies in regard to their treatment. I send vou some of the statements. I may add that the great majority of the law abiding Democrats here in South Caro lina heartily rejoice that Ku Kluxism is at last likely to le thoroughly crush ed out. Many of this class frankly ad mit to me that heretofore-they have been afraid to open their mouths against the infamous organization. It is now well known here, that some of the voung bucks of the "first families" are deeply involved in the most horrible .murders. And it is mostly this cla-w that have fled some to Euro-, r This city is improving; rapidly. Sprague & Co. have at last organized for the purpose of developing the im mense water power of tin vicinity. They have a capital of arw.ooo.tw. I regret to say that the course of the Republican leaders in this State in en couraging colored people to thrust themselves forward for office has done the partv serious injury. Rut, as else where throughout the Soutlj, a new class of leaders are coming to the front of Republicanism ami w iser (counsels will foon prevail. j Viator. For the Carolina Era. Kindness of Gov. Holt en. Editors of the Era Gentlemen : I am proud to eey in your valuable paper, that the peoplo of our good old State have commence il assem bling in public meetings, and lemand ing of the Legislature to expel those Icn gentry, guilty of fo many crimes. It w right, and I hope our good people will call meetings in every couhty and township, and demand justice; and justice must Ik) done him who never scared his life with the black deeds, W. W. lloiden. i ! Messrs. Editors, it seems 1 ctrivilr nf Ihe man with whom can but I have tx-cn acquainted with for maijy years. Thirtvvears ago 'I worked in the same printing office as a journeyman that W. Holden worked as an appren- iw iwhUrrfMul habits, industry and oliedience, he was made maniger and book-keeper or tbeomce. stay of about eight years, Mf" was resieeted and obeyed l)y) 1 nl! in Ihn office, i Al ring my Holden he prin ter that time, Mr. Holden lecameowrer of the office, and Editor of The Xortfi Carolina Standard. Soon, alter l oorameu em ployment under ! him in his Wike, but I retirel from the printing business lx fore the late war began, existing never to return to it again, as I thought that I could live the balance of ny days without printing. I ' , Durintr t!u wsir. when (lOVJ IOltlen S ! name was changed, by Ids enei lies, and i it... I T :.,,r.l.:f.r. .it-l liij rifliof W!i , nc caneti liiiwiiiii. , n. vv. .... ! .,wJKi fnr hi nfltriotisni and attach ment to the Government of the United States, I went and assisted him in get ting together his scattered . t vpc and office furniture. We saw and conversed with each other, and he never abused his enemies, but remained calm and cheerful while I was with hini : When (Jen. Sherman's armjj came to Raleigh ; it is true the City; wa protec ted by guards, but the country people wen? left to ravages and plunders by the bummers, and nothing tould be saved or -hid from them ; manyi families were lelt witnour. a mouuuui iut.u, and stripiKHl of everything t iey nau. ead and How many told them, and p made demonstration that they had al ways been Union men, and hai to lo with the Confederacy, nothing hut was fli j:iivrl. nnd nlunder went on. iit.ro tr rn for nrotcctian. or cret ' . ... Jlohlen. And "the itx)ple went to him fioni every wlirit thev : direction, and btaihcd jkcd'of him, and lolden's name on t Iu? certificates of loyalty was r.-nr-tHl bv every soldier that saw his i - - . - signature. I was left myself in a critic 1 situa tion, with a large family to support, iid mv vears provision gone; cattle titiVl hoL's'killetl in the wK)ds : farm de- istrovetl and wheat field-turned' to .a ! pasture; even clothing and !eLclotmng I earned awav. lsut l was hk the rest, Holden w as the saviour ; so I went to he told needed i him for employment. At firs 1 me h bad as manv hands as h at that time. Again I repeated my I supplication, and told him " that a few t days ago we had plenty and to spare, ! but tonlay we are beggars.',' Ho tiirn I ed his head from me, but When he turned again towards me, I saw his ! eyes full of tears. " Vis,'Me said to me, 44 1 will give you employment." He lias saved my lainny ironi iaru tion, lor which we owe inr fmtitnde. i him bverlast- T workeil in his nrintinir offi ce nearly two vears and a half: in that time VI b:ive shii hundmls of iM)or kind tlis- trcsetl white and black iloj k from cverv direction to him for assistance. ! He never turned to them a deal" ear, but always listened j attentively .to their - wants, and gave what they rked for. In fact, his doors were always open to i those in distress; while the doors of his : present jerseciitors and accusers have ! always leen barml, and admittance to ' the HHtr and tlistressed forbidden. Now I ask you, Messrs. Editors, and I ask every hotly, is it right tjiat (iov. i nolden should be stripped of lus honor, and driven from his native State; from i his home and friends, among strangers, ! for nothing else but only for Undertak ! ing to protect white and black people from the lash of the mid-night marau ! ders and assassins? i Ralance I will leave for the people to r-nnsid.T. AN OLD MAN. ! Wake conn ty, Nov., 1T1 . ! For iho Carolina J-.ra LHlrr from Washinston. s Our Ih)ls uro made of c-lay. ' It is strange to observe how often the most eminent men in this country have suffered themseLves to be def tided by 'the false Iioik? of being elected to tie i presidency; and how that 4j dream of i iower" has lowereil their digiity, con- fused their ideas of right ami wrong, and utterly destroyed the consistency 1 of their characters. Thus, alas! the follies of youth are j equalled, or surpassed, by t lie insane ' ambition of aire, ami the influence of learning, industry, experience, and success in life are lost by. the childish vanity of declining years. Ict us mention two of our gmit men, viz. Ho raw (Jreely md Chief Justice Chase, as modern instances of this siid form of mania. j The people have already determined that (Jen. (Jrant shall be re-elcjctetl and it is as certain as any future event can bo to our limited intelligence1, that such will Ik? the result. And yet jive have a wise and experienced old mail, Horace Cireely, . whom the friends 6f liuman rights in every civilized country de light to honor ready to divide his party, and sacrifice his principles, in the futile ho? of receiving tfie nomiu ,it!i?i fir rim iunt nrpsidpntial term j from the next general Republican Con- i vention. ins injurious sieeciies m me 1 Siuth, his carping at the Ku Klux law, his faint and feeble aid in the warfare against the odious lammany thieves of New York, and his! open and venimous attacks ujon the jollicers of Government, appointed by (Jen. Grant, clearly indicate the feelings ami aspira tions of his mind.. f How little does Mr. (Jreely under stand of the sentiments of the eople resjecting his . present course of con duct. How little does ho' think .that the idea of nominating him, n opposi tion to Gen. Grant, is simply redieu lous. The nlsurd excentricities of his character. His complicity fvith the follies of 44 table fuming," 44 free love" 4 communism " and every other " ism" are two well known, and, however, rnirf Tisviiilo ti!-.v nrkftlillld flnil OVPll ioiiow some oi ms suggesiioii.-s mej ure far indeed from committing (the ludi- nrrma nlwurtlitv nftiittino- forward the follow some of his suggestionsi, they are m a. a 111 I IS crous absurdity of putting forward the poor, old, half crazv white coated ad dity, of The A'. 1'. Tribune, asthe pres idential candidate of the great Repub lican party in the next general elec tion. Such an idea would only elicit a t ment. Jh s Now the case is still worse in inc. instance to which we have re-Ir-Mpf .Tnstirft Chase stood de- second f erred. servedly high, in times of peril and danger in tnegood opinion oi an nu patriot. He is a man of education and native l ability, and, although by no means h lawyer of eminence, yet able to fill hi high place with credit and decency. He owes every thing to the favor o the Republican party, and he ought to know that not one scrap of preferment would he ever have receiv ed from? Democrats, and yet. see-how his judgment is at fault, and even com mon sense and ordinary prudence desert him, when the dream of a possible nomination to the presidency floats be fore hiri mind. Could any thing be more humiliating to the lover of our commen5 humanity, than to see this venerable and truly respectable man cringing'to the leaders of the old Dem ocratic iiiirtv, in their last general Con vention,! vainly striving to serve two masters-1 paltering with words in a double sense, and justly obtaining the contempt of his old enemies, and the scorn of pity of his friends. Mr. Chase had obtained the most valuable? position that the Republican party had to give. A place for life, at the headj of his profession. A plan also, that demands entire devotion, constant study and absorbing attention and re quires Tor the decent discharge of its high and grave duties, an utter absence of till liolitical aspirations, and all party entanglements. Yet this unhap-. pv iiian must needs drag his ermine in the Vcrvj mire' of Democratic intrigue, must continue writing letters with double ' meaning that convinced no one and f persuaded no one, in the ab surd and; futile hope of obtaining the favor, arid the nomination1 of a Demo cratic Convention, and at the same time retaining favor of his Republican friends.! In this direction h is at work still, although he has not even a shadow of reasonhbie hope. I 1)i:lta. Washij-gton, Nov. 13, 1871. ? -J For the Carolina Kra. The Potato Solainim Tuberc : I snni. The potato, called by the French la 'pommel fa terre, is a native of the ele vated equatorial regions of South Amer ica, and (is still to be found in a wild state in the neighborhood of Quito and other piaces. It appears to have been introduced into North America and cultivated bv the Virginia colonists as earl y as i s 1. A few years later it was carried to England by Sir. Walter Ral eigh. The varieties of the potato are numbertess! and, while old sorts are constantly disappearing, new ones are every year coming into notice and tak ing their places. The duration of va riety is believed by Knight and others to bp liniited to fourteen years. Very few sorts continue to be cultivated even that length -of time. New varities are readilv produced by planting the seed -found inHhe balls. The operation is a simple one,. ami should more, frequent lv be uitdert:ien. There is no doubt but that in this known. varieties will yet be obtained wav far superior to any yet NKW VA uirrmsoF tiik potato from TIIESKKD. . Tho il ints from the seetls are about as hard vj us tomatoes and may be sown in the sajne way either in a hot-bed or in the open air. The former is the pre-ferrable-way. They should be hoed often, and dug early, or before the fall rains and cold nights. Some years they will grqw large enough for the table, but are not fit to eat until three or four vears old. " Each hill should be dug by itself, and all small and unhealthy tubers thrown away, and the good ones labeled and put awav carefully for another year's planting. Any plants that have been well cultivated, and only produce small tubers the first year, will never after ward ripen in season. The second planting will need care and close attention through its growth. Observe the time of flowering, and time of the decay of the vines, that when tligging them you may have the histo ry of every hill, for almost every hill is ii family by itself. At this time many sorts can again be rejected, re serving only those that promise good, or indicate the object in view. j Jacquks.. Wom i:n auk Citizens and Compe tent to Become Voters, Needing Legislation to ,tiiat End. This morning an important decision was given by the District Supreme Cotirt (through Chief Justice Carter) in the eases of Sara Spencer vs. the Board of Registration, and Sarah E. Webster vs. the Superintendent of Election. The question involved in these two actions is whether the plaintiffs have a right to exercise the elective -franchise within this jurisdiction. The law con trolling this subject, 44 the act to pro vide a government for the District of Columbia," declares that 44 all male citizens" properly qualified shall be entitled to vote This excludes, fe males, but it is contended by the plain tiffs that they have an inherent right to Vote, resting in nature, and guaran teed by the Constitution in such wise that it may not be defeated by -legislation.' The Court holds, however, that the right to vote ought not to be, and is not an absolute natural right. The fact that the practical working of the assumed right would be destructive of civilization is decisive that the right does not exist. As regards the question of the consti tutional right of women to vote under thq provisions of the 14th and 15th amendments, the court holds that un der these amendments the plaintiffs, iii common with all other persons born in Che United States, are citizenstthere of, lut that to make a person a citizen is not to make him or her a voter. All that has been accomplished by this amendment to the Constitution, or by its previous provisions, is to make them capable of becoming voters. Judge Carter at the same time gives as his own opinion that this clause does ad vance women to full citizenship and clothe them with the capacity to be come voters, but that Congress, the legislative jower of this jurisdiction, as yet, has not seen fit to carry the in choate right into effect, as is apparent in the law' regulating the franchise of this District. When that shall have done, it will be the pleasure of the Court to administer the law as they find it. : ' : It i iinrlprstood that the nThfntiffs. will take the case up to the Supreme Court of the United States, believing v.uui i ui jm..v. lhat while our District Court may hes- ltate to 5av that the act of ConCTeSS Ttate to .-say that the act of Congress limiting the right of franchise in the District of Columbia to male citizens is unconstitutional, the Supreme Court of the land will have no such hesitancy. Washington Star. universal shout of ridicule and con tempt, and no Convention of our people would venture to entertain it for a mo A Disgusting Subject. It is quite evident, even to an outside observer, thatseriousdissatisfaction ex ists inside the so-called democratic par ty of North Carolina. There are, and alwavs have been, two wings to that party. One was composed of the . for mer whigs and the other of the former democrats. One was led by ex-Governor Bragg, a man of extraordinary learning and capacity, who never, in anv performance, falls into mediocrity, and the other was led by ex-Governor Graham, Who is far below Bragg in all intellectual qualities, and who has of late been distinguished chiefly for bad judgment, bad advice, and stilted speech. And what made ft worse, both for Graham and the Graham wing, was that Josiah Turner was hi3 imple ment and he was Josiah's patron Saint. And Graham and his wing had to bear a good share of the odium and disgrace which attached to Josiah's blackguard ism. -Just at this time the Bragg wing put forward The North Carolin ian, which, both in manners and abili ty strikes into a high plane of journal ism and treats Josiah, not to say the whole Graham w ing, with lofty and undissembled contempt. It is in vain that Josiah continues tocry out "Chick en Stephens," "Red-Eyed Bill," "Blow-Your-IIorn Billy," Carpet-Bagger ," 4Scallawag," "Nigger," 44Fat Carrow," 44 Long Perry," &c. He has lost his "holt." I lis friends, if he ever had; anv, are deserting him. The State printing is vanishing, and he is get ting to be t reated like a common street brawler. People who have said noth ing before, begin to turn up their noses at his fish-mongers dialect ; at his dir-i tvjokes, and at his unblushing perver sion of facts. The worst of all is that: it is now said that Josiah fostered the the Ku klux, urged people to go in and apologized for-them, but, finally, be fore the -outrage committee, swore he never knew anything about them un til 1370. It is. said that Shotwell cursed him when he heard the iron bolt turned upon himself at Albany ; and his cur ses have been echoed back from the cabins, and cottages, and mansions of Rutherford, and Cleaveland, and Lin coln, and Catawba, whose occupants have been disgraced through Turner's instrumentality. It is evident that a large portion of the so-called democrat ic party of the State does not like Tur ner and the Graham wing any better than does Shotwell and other victims. It is undoubtedly the opinion of many that Turner is more deserving a place in Albany penitentiary than Shotwell and Owens. . When we commenced this article it was with the intention of pursuing this subject onlv to the limits of a paragraph. However, after what we have said above, let us pursue the subject furth er. More than two years ago, in the coun ty of Jones, seven cowardly villians concealed rhcmselvcs by the side of the road, and as Mr. Colgrove, the Sher rift' of tliat county, rode along they put through him seven bullets at the first volley and six thereafter, killing him instantly. Turner has ever since reit terated that Colgrove had been two years and six months in the Sing-Sing State's prison, and put that forward as a justification of this crime. . Some months altera colored man na med Outlaw, in Alamance, was taken from his house and hung by Turner's friends. He was a perfectly respecta ble and reputable man, and no authen tic charge has ever been brought against his character. Turnertrumped up some storvto the effect that Outlaw had made improper advances- to a white woman, and that was his justification of that crime, x Sooii after a den of Ku klux decided to murder Senator Shoffner, of Ala mance, and actually started on their nefarious errand, but were frustrated by one of their own number. Turner soon after publshed Shoffner as a disreputa ble character; who had boiled the flesh from the bones of a dead negro girl, in order to sell the skeleton to a physician ; and that was his justification of that proposed crime. J. W. Stephens, another State tor, -was murdered in the court nt Cn swell, inonen davlisrht. by Sena house others of Turner's friends. Turner's justifica tion of this crime was that, as he said, Stevens had been indicted for stealing chickens. And in all the hundreds of. outrages which have been committed in this State bv persons who were stimulated to their deed by Turner's course, there has been scarcely one for which he has not in some way found excuse, or defended, or palliated. His foul and venomous tongue has assailed alike the virtuous aud the innocent, and from the Chief Justice of the State down to the humblest citizen, no man has been safe from his calumny. He said in his testimony before the outrage committee that "he had no choice in stinking fish," a witticism upon which he has gratu lated himself constantly since. One might suppose that he had fed on stink ing fish all his life. That there is a large class of men in the State, acting heretofore with the democrats, who were disgusted with Turner's course, we never have doubt ed. They revolt alike at Turner's bil lingsgate and at the Ku klux outrages which his course instigated. They in tend to emancipate themselves from the disgraceful connection at whatever cost, as preparatory to conducting po litical discussions in accordance with the rules of civilized life. They are heartily ashamed of him and of them selves for tolerating him, and early in the next session of the Legislature they will cut him off from the State printing ! and thus dig his political grave, 117 minyton lot. ' True to the Last. During the Commune an eminent surgeon in Paris, who had no sympathy with it, employ ed himself in aiding the wounded who were brought to his hospital. His chief assistant was a woman a Communist who, dav and night, nursed the woun ded, and was the most valuable assist ant the surgeon had. When the Com mune fell, the surgeon was arrested and marched to thedrumhead court-martial. He supposed he would be shot Ashe approached the door of the tribunal, he met his late female assistant coming out between two soldiers. 44 Why, Adele," he exclaimed, 44 how came you here?" The woman fixed hard eyes on him, and said, "Idon't know you, sir." The surgeon concluded that his case must indeed be hopeless, as this woman declined to acknowledge his acquaint ance. Nevertheless,i-he got off some how, and then learned that at the mo ment when Adele said, 44 1 don't know you, sir," she was on herwayto.be shot, and was shot. For fear of pre judicing his case, she had repressed any disposition to cry to him for aid she had denied herself the last word of sympathy proffered on her way to death, i ' A bafey is like a sheaf of wheat, be cause it is first cradled, and then thrash ed , and becomes the flower of t he fa m i 1 y. ( From Hickory Tavern Eagle, Dcm. ! Ku Klux Confessions. From all appearances there seems to be a general disposition in Catawba and Lincoln counties, among those w ho were unfortunate enough to be de coyed and entrapped, innocently, into the Ku Klux organization to make a full confession of the whole matter and wash their hands forever of this order. In this they do right. Let everyone come out of it and save further trouble, expense and anxiety. Listen no longer to your leaders. They have taught you ifalselv. They have misled you. Leave jtheir counsels at once, before you are iruined forever. We would further advise you nbt to pay one cent to Ku Klux lawyers or anybody else. It is money thrown away. They are like the man in whom is combined both doctor and preacher. He charges you to death for doctoring vou and then charges you for preach ing your funeral thus he commences on you when you are in pretty fair health and never quits you until, per haps, months after you are mouldering in the dust. So with the lawyer' that got you into it, now! he wants to charge you to get you out.! We talk plain, but 'we. are independent. I Some have maintained a dead silence in regard to this thing, others would wink at it. Some would say, are you wink at it. &ome woum say, are you nnt nfmiri to tnik so? others would make all sorts of .apologies for it t leadingon the innocent to ruin, and giv ing it aid and comfort, i The best way for you now is to throw yourselves on the clemency of the Court and authorities. If they do their worst you will at least save money by this course. . Our ixsition in regard to this thing is well known. We have counseled against it all the time, and together with most of our good citizens we be lieve, in a great measure, have saved Catawba from being overwhelmed by it. . , ; j We have no doubt but that there was a powerful' effort made to involve the whole County as well as others in this thing. ! We resisted it with all our power and now we are being thanked for our course every day. We have done noth ing but what we conceived to be our duty as a good citizen. We have al wavs took our own course in all public matters. We pin ourself to no man or no set of men. We never have had oc casion to regret any position of ours as to any matter agitating the public mindV If we had been a leader in this thing, or had been silent, or had apolo gized for it as some have done there by giving aid and comfort to it, we would now fell like hanging ourself to the first limb that presented. We feel satisfied from what we have seen and from what we see and hear every day, that numbers of innocent young men, and old ones, too, were most nnwlttingly enticed into this thing, and for them we are sorry and for them we speak. We have been threatened with Ku Klux vengeance because of our opposition to it, as we learn, not by rank and file, but by some of the leaders. ! Many of our citizens were threatened,, as we learn from members of the order. We can truthfully say that all we wish now is peace 'and quiet. We have no malice or paasion to gratify. We want the thing settled. We want all who boinno- tn it to come out. and we are of : opinion that the easiest and best way 6 a lull coniession. me names tn an are known. There is no use of hiding put. Come up and rather than keep the thing before you put it forever behind you. i We have in our possession a letter from the Governor, promising to do all in his power to pardon or relieve all those who will come forward aud with- r draw from it. This is what he ought to do and we are of opinion he will do. Now do your part. He, (the Gover nor), we will add, makes no promise for the leaders, but for all those who were deceived and persuaded into it. The letter was not written to us,: but was handed us by a friend and citizen of our town. We speak for our innocent citizens and our section of the State, others may speak as they choose for theirs. It mor tifies us to see so many of our young men running off leaving the country. We have every reason to believe that it would be best for them to remain and renounce this order. . ! A Fatal Hunt. Another instance of the pitcher going once too often to the wells has occurred in India'. Cap tain Doig, an infantry officer, had be come renowned as a tiger hunter, and the fame of his exploits had even rcach ;ed Europe. He was supposed to be in vincible, had performed almost fabu lous feats, and was held by the natives to bear a charmed life. The poor gen tleman was, notwithstanding, killed by a tiger early in September. He went out one day and had a brilliant 'success, slaying a fine tiger single-handed. Four or five - days after, news came that another tiger was lurking in the same place, about six miles from the cantonment. The new arrival at once began to distinguish himself by slaughtering bullocks, and Captain Doig resolved to bring his sport to an end. Unaccompanied save by his own Shikaries," the hunter repaired to the spot. The savage beast was soon found; and Captain Doig got rather a long shot at him, and felt sure he had hit him" in the head.His impression, however, was that the tiger had got off into the jungle not much hurt, and that he must beat again for him in a fresh quarter. While preparing to do this, Captain Doig, being at the moment alone, the enraged animal suddenly leaped from cover, and in an instant seized his foe and bore him to the earth. Captain Doig afterward said that the onset was so swift that he never i even saw the beast until he himself was on the ground, and being, as he expressed it, 44 calmly eaten." A horrible struggle ensued, the ''Shikaries" sprang to the rescue, and the intrepid hunter actually! fought himself out of the tiger's clutch es, and not only that, but managed to destroy him. The encounter was never theless fatal. Captain Doig had the Eluck to ride buck to the cantonment, eing lifted to the saddle for that pur pose. But he never recovered from the shock and the frightful laceration he received, and five days after breathed his last. For men who get celebrated for this kind of achievement its pursuit seems to have irresistible facination, and the sad cause of Captain Doig has many precedents. We are told that hnrn fverv five "in London a child is minutes." How erateful our children should be that V. . ... m . T 1 I ,IT tneir lot is nor. casi in .cngianu. e don't see how a child that is born every five minutes gets time to play marbles, learns its A B Cs, throw stones, or nursue anv other juvenile study. Those Britishers do have the queerest tom don't thev. eus- THE SOUTH LA1TD AND IMMIGRATION ASSOCIATION, Forjhe Promotion of Immigration to the Smith, I BUTLKR, CHADWICK, GARY CO., Agents, . CHARLKSTOX, 8. Oi . . A Series of Concerts will bo given tinder the Auspices ol" The South Carolina State Agricultural and Mechanical S AT THE ACADEMY OF Commencing January li, 1872, at which Dran-ing3 will take Pla-e ami .lijt i ...o.i r T i-L-nt HnMprs of the entire L uinuw x--w Academy of Music Building at Charleston And Cash in Various Amounts Making in all 2.405 Gifts, estimated ax $500,000. ' I - : . i All Ordefs Strictly Cbnjldential. For' references and full particular send for ; :;. The Drawing of this Great Southern Enterprise will .to conducted under the n hn fnllnu-inor nrll klinwil ( ieiltlenieil ! f ! " T? iWRTCilIT. of Geonria. I Gen'. BRADLEY T. JOIIXSOX, of Virginia n,,;ttnnr.t Can he made to us. ttnd T llUTLEK. CHADWICK, CAKY fc CI -. b Geskkai. M. C. Butlkr John i . . . UDr a m A ACUCD I THF AMtn LAN VYAontnl PRICK, $55.GO. The American Washer Saves'Money, Time, and I Drudgery. The Fatigue of Washing Day no Ioner Dreaded, ! but Economy, Elliciency, and Clean Clothing, Sure. j - In calling public -attention to this little machine, -a ! few of the invaluable qualities, (not possessed by any otrier washing ma chine vet invented,) are here enumerated. It is the smallest, most compact, most portable, most simple in construction, most easily operated. A child ten years old, with a few hours practice, can thoroughly com prehend and eflectually use it. There is no adjusting, no screws to annoy, no delay in adapting! lit is always ready for. use! It is a perfect little wonder ! It is a miniature giant, doing more work and of a' better quality, than the mst elaborate and costly. One half of the labor is fully saved by its use, and the clothes will hist one-half longer ' than by tne ola plan oi ine run uoaru. " w wash the largest blanket.; Three shirts at a time, washing thoroughly ! In a word, the ablution of anv fabric, from a Quilt to a Lace Curtain or Cambric Handkerchief, are equally within the capac ity of this LITTLE GEMf It can be fastened tci any tub and taken off at will. -! ' No matter how deep rooted a prejudice mav exist against Washing Machines,, tin moment this little machine is seen to per form its wonders, all doubts of its cleansing ellicacy and utility are banished, and the doubter and detractor at once become the fast friends of the machine. 'We have testimonials without end, setting forth its numerous advantages over all oth ers, and from hundreds who have thrown aside the unwieldy, useless machines, which have signal lv faifed to accomblish the ob ject promised in prominent aiid loud sound ing advertisements. , it is as perfect for washing as a wringer if for wringing. The price another paramount inducement to purchasers, has been placed so low that it is within the reach of every housekeeper, and there is no article of do mestic economy that will repay the small investment so soon. All that is asked for this GREAT LABOR SAVER, is a fair trial. We guarantee each machine toj do its work perfectlj-. , Sor.K Aqksts ron the Unitkd States, . A. H. FRANCJSCUS t CC, j 513 Market St., Philad'a. Fa.H The largest and cheapest WOODEN' WARE HOUSE in the United States. Oct. 5, 1871. - IS w3m. 11 A n Accurate Time-keeper in indispensable to the Business Man or Traveller.'" eo.oo, - j n $8.0O, !: $12.00,' :'! iM $15.00, : i $18.00, : $ 20.00. Single Watches of all kinds Sold at Wholesale Factory Prices. i Any Watch you may Want Carefully Selected, Regulated, Securely Packed, and forwarded to you safely any where throughout the conntry, on receipt of price, by Express or Mail, Free, at thesamo price for a Single Watch as 'we sell them to Jewellers and Watchmakers by the Dozen. EVERY WATCH marked down at ONE-HALF THE USUAL PRICK.; Watches from 85.00 to 8000.00 each. Watches for Farmers. Watches for Speculators. Watches for Tradesmen. Watches for Clergymen. Watches for Sporting Men. Watches for Railroad Men. Watches for Trading Purposes. Watches for -Personal L sc. Watches to Make Money With. IS Watches for Presents, ii' Watches that Wind Without any Key. Diamond Watches for Ladies. " : ; - Watches for all Purposes and at all Prices. Watches with English, French, Swiss and American Movements. Watches with Nickel, Gilt, Frosted, Engraved and Plain Work. 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Among our great variety will be found the following: An English Silver Watch, 5.00 English 'Gold-Plated Hunting-Case Watch, 8.00 Genuine Oride Gold Watch, Hunting-Case, reduced from 815.00 to : 12.00 Self-Winders, or New Style Patent Stern Winding, Keyless Watch, Fancy Jewel-" led Poliheci Nickel Works, Exposed Action, quite a novelty, - j 12.00 Sterling silver, 'Hunting-Case, Ix'pine Watches, i 12.00 The New Norton Gold Metal Watch. Jew elled Lever, Nickel Works, Elegant Style, Warranted, f 15.00 and ' 20.00 English Sterling Silver Patent Iiever Watches, warranted, ' 15.00 American Watches, Exposed Lever, Silver or Oride Gold, in 2,3 and 4 ounce Hunting Cases some as low as 13.00 English Duplex Watch, in Silver Case, Sweep Second for Sporting use, Timing Horses. Ac, warranted $18.00 and up Find Solid 18 Karat Gold, Hunting-Case, Ievers, Compensation Balance. 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