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- Standard" building, Kait side of FaycttCTiU Street. LEWIS HANE8, - - - Editor. TUTJBSDAY, JANUARY 25th, 1872. Gov. Caldwell's Address. We publish in this issue the excellent ad dress of Gov. Caldwell to the colored people of North Carolina, which is also endorsed by the Republican members of the Legislature. The counsel and advice given to the colored people by the Governor is eminently wise and practical, and will serve to convince them how much he has their welfare at heart how truly he Is their friend. We hone thev will read and consider it well, and heed its counsels. New Paper. We have received the . first number of The National Republi can, published at Winston, N. C, by Fred. T. Walser, editor and proprietor. Mr. Walser is a young man of decided talent, a good writer, and will make The Republican one of the leading pa rsers of the State. He was the author of the communications which appeared in The Old North Stale over the signa ture "Freidrach," which attracted at tention and marked him asa young man of promise. We wish him success in his new enterprise. The Legal Tender Act. The 3u premo Court of the United States, on Monday last, in the case of Knox rs. Lee. reversed so much of the decision in the famous case of Hepburn vs. Gris wold as - pronounced the Legal Tender Act nnconstituional In its application to debts contracted before its passage Since the decision in the caso of Hep- bum' rs. Griswold two new Judges, Strong and Bradley, have been added to the bench, one to fill a vacancy then existing, the other to fill that caused by .a T . h aiKMniirnt Tpsianatlon OI AIT. Juy ticeGrlcr. Must Have Good Nominations. The present year, says 7he Elizabeth CUy North Oirolinian, an important du ty will devolve upon the Republicans of North Carolina. We are about to enter upon an important political con test, and in the elections approaching a good deal more than a mere partisan triumph will be involved. Not only party integrity but honest government will be in Issue. Personal character and fitness for position will be quite as essential in making our nominations as a good party record. Hence the first duty that will devolve. upon us in the selection of candiates for the respective offices to be filled will be in all cases to nominate 6trong and unexceptional candidates. The standard should be committed to none but worthy hands. It will be pre-eminently a time when the party will need its ablest and pur est representatives. Success will de pend in a large degree upon good nom inations, and good nominations will make success doubly valuable. Tho.se Errors. In justice to all con cerned we publish from The Sentinel the following ami from Mr. Cameron, in relation to the errors which occur in the printed testimony of Gen. Cling man before the Fraud Commission. In another column will be found two com munications.ln relation to the matter, to which the readers attention is invit- A CARD. Tn histiee to the Editor of The Senti nel, it is proper to state that he is in no wise rrsponsi Die ior, or cognizant of hn miaiitntpmpnt in the testimonv of General Clingman before the Iraud Commission upon which The Era of the 29th inst., comments. He has seen neither the manuscript nor the proof. The responsibility issolely mine. The error was a typographical one, very important it is true, but one quite likely to occur In. any printing office. Other portions of the testimony take before the commission and printed coincident with that portion in which the error complained of appears, have the item with which the name of Gen. Clingman is connected accurately stated, which sufficiently disproves the Idea of inten tional I injustice to that gentleman. The error had already been noted as the subject for the "Errata" which will accompany the corapieiea voju'. j $ CAMERON, Clerk of the Commission in charge of the publication. Jan. 20, 1872. That RuMORv-In our last we spoke of a strange rumor in connection with Tfie Sentinel office. That rumor is still afloat.! It is reported on the streets that glaring and gross errors occur in the printed testimony taken before the fraud commission. It is reported that there is an appa rent effort to screen Swepson and impli cate other?. For instance, Swepson's profits in Florida are said to have been changed in the printing from one Million two hundred thousand to tiro hundred thousand dollars, and Gen. Cllngman's feo from fifteen hundred to fifteen thousand dollars. v These chan ges are also reported to havo been made from plain manuscript, not easily mis taken. It is further reported, we learn that Gen. Clingman, on the 6th inst., applied for the proof sheets of his evidence which were promised him. On the 10th and 11th, it is reported, the form containing Gen. Clingman's testimony waa printed. On the 13th, three days after tho form had been put lb press, and the whole edition printed off, a boy was sent from The Sentinel office to Gen. Clingman's hotel with the proof sheets for Gen. Clingman to read. Are these reports true?. . Let Gen. Cling man' and The Sentinel answer. This publication of the rumor win anom the Parties an ooDortunlty . for expla- f naHnn .. .. OB.cn, la tb Death of an Eminent Man. Our community and the Stato are called to mourn the jdeath of a great and good man, Thomas BRAGG,who, in the fullness of his fame and with all his mental powers unimpaired, has been stricken down by the relentless hand of death. ) Gov. Bragg has been prominently before the public eye for more than a quarter of a century, and has enjoyed the highest honors the- State could pay Its citizens with great acceptability, and during a long public career as a lawyer, legislator and .Chief Executive, and oftimes filling such positions during bitter party contests, rJ6ne of his politi cal enemies have ever attempted to cast an Imputation upon his Integrity. Gov. Bragg was a thoroughly read lawyer, possessed of an extraordinarily astute and analytical mind, and withal an energy in the study of his profession and preparation of his cases seldom pnualled bv anv one. and by virtue of " X tf 90 V this rare combination of talent and en ergy, among tho professslon in this State he stood, j " If not first, in the very first line." In nolitics we have always under-: stood Gov. Bragg to have been a" Jackson Democrat. Since tho close of the war he has acted with the opposi tion or Conservative party, was its ac knowledged head and controlling spir it, and at the time of his death was Chairman of the State Executive Com- mittee. Our great men the giants of a former era a race which we fear will not ap.- npflr Afrnin. are Dassinsr away. Let us then treasure the memory of their great virtues and good deeds, and let us bury the animosities, if anyj of the partizan in the grave of the great North Caroli nian, j - 44 Nil nisibonum de mortuis." Let us all unite in that tribute of praise which his merits so justly claim. His disease was not j discovered, but was of a most painful character, and after trying the powers of the best springs and the most eminent medical advice his physical strength at last yielded to the grim monster, and he died on Sunday morning last. Gov. Bragg was eminently a sub ject for the emulation of the rising gen erationof unstained honor, of habits above reproach, with well applied en ergy he filled In a comparatively short time some of the highest offices in the gift of the people, neglecting not, in the midst of all, the many other duties which he owed to society. His funeral took place from Christ's Church on Monday afternoon, and his remains were followed to their last rest ing place by a large concourse of people of all ages and conditions.- The Exec utive offices were closed, as were the places of business generally, and the National flag on the Capitol M as lower ed to half mast. In token of respect to his memory the Supreme and Superior Courts and both Houses' of the Legisla ture adjourned until to-day. This morning a meeting of the bar will be held In the Supreme Court room to give expression to the, sorrow which the profession feel in their pad bereave- j ment. Amnesty by the General Assembly. John W. Graham, Esq., Senator from Orange, has introduced a bill granting amesty and pardon to all members of secret societies for offences committed prior to the 20th of April, 1871. How very considerate this is in the Senator t f r t -r nnn i m his consideration, magnanimity and kind ness of heart he made manifest, when it is remembered that Outlaw was hang ed, Puryear drowned, Stephens. assassi nated, and the .Morrow boys muraerea, all prior to the 20th of April, 1871, and that the civil authorities have tracked up the murderers In most of the above cases, and are on a hot I trail after the others. While the assassins wereable to cover up their tracks, nothing was said about amnesty, but just as soon as their hell ish deeds are brought to light, and the Demetrators thereof besrin-to feel the halter draw, then a Senator who had never felt any sympathy for them, but always heretofore expressed himself as being desirous of seeing the midnight raidere detected and punished, steps for ward in his place in the Senate and pro noses a bill by which they are to bo turned loose nirain, with all their sins forgiven 1 1 j Crimes committed by members of secret societies are to be forgiven arid wiped out men who disguise them selves, and in the darkness of the night commit murder, bunrlary. arson and rape must eo unwhipt of justice, and only those be punished who do not be long, to secret societies, and who have the bravery and manliness when they do violate the law toi do it without masks or disguise and In the open face of day. ... Oh, yes, most magnanimous Senator save the secret assassin, but punish the open robber and the poor negro who steals a neck of potatoes or a dozen chickens l That's the way to do the thincr un brown. Thus shall you im mortal izo yourself and possibly get the Democratic nomination ior congress, or for Stato Treasurer I l Sfeakixg of the Louisiana troubles. The Netc York Evening Tost says : j "So far as the United States civil ser vice has been neglected and disgraced In this affair, the President is bound to Interfere, and we believe he will do what is right. Tlfere can be no doubt that men who have taken an active part in the outrages on either side have for feited the respect of decent people and should not be suffered to hold office under the United States government.4 By promptly removing them the Presl- dent will do much to resiore orcier in xew Orleans, and will make a practical heinninfr in his civil service reform." Resignation or Gar. Vance, he pressure brought to bear upon ator elect, Vance, to induce him to gn was more than he could bear. After holding out long he has been compelled to succumb. His resignation' was -presented to both Houses of the Legislature on Saturday. And in con nection with his election and resigna tion several important questions pre sent themselves." " " ' ll&s the seat in the Senate, made va cant by the expiration of Senator Ab bott's term, ever been filled? Has any valid election to fill said vacancy ever taken place ? And if no such election has been held, did Gov. Vance have aily interest in the. place to resign? And if he had nothing to resign if the sekthas been all the time vacant since tlje expiration of Gen. Abbott's term -Jean the present Legislature go into a sebond election to fill it? If riot, can tike Governor appoint ? These are all very important questions that may g ,ve rise to some discussion. The seat made vacant by the expira tion of Gen. Abbott's term has never bjeen filled. No Senator elected to suc ceed him has ever been seated. This 1 I ' ... .1 Tl XI 4 1. proposition IS Clear. iieiuer mere has been any valid election to fill the vacancy admits of discussion. The vote cjf the Senate on Morton's amendment tb the Amnesty bill shows the proba ble opinion of that body on the ques tion. The Senate, by that vote, appear ta sav that Gov. Vance's election was not valid. That amendment left it to the? Senate to say thereafter whether that body would validate the election or notv It is a question which the Sen ate alone can decide, and it may be de cided by that body when Gov. Vance's successor shall present his credentials. How it will decide we cannot ven ture to say. A few days will tell the story, for it cannot be doubted that the Legislature will go through the form of electing a Senator, in a few days, to succeed somebody Abbott or Vance. Or it may decide that the same Legis lature can go into two elections to fill tho same vacancy, notwithstanding the Iay of Congress which requires the elec tion to be . held on a particular day, long since passed by. Either decision vill admit the new Senator. But suppose the new Senator should not be allowed to tako the seat, could the Governor appoint ? The Constitu tion provides, that when vacancies shall happen during the. recess of the Legis lature,' by death, resignation or . other wise, it shall be the duty of the Gov ernor to appoint some one to fill the va cancy thereby created, whose commis sion shall expire at the meeting of tho next session of the Legislature, when that body shall proceed to elect some person to fill out the ballance of the un expired term. Would this be such a vacancy, or would it be an orignal and unfilled vacancy? At first blush it would seem to be the latter, and that the Governor would have no power to fill it by appointment. In regard to theclaimof Gen. Abbott we have assumed that the Senate will follow the precedents set by that body in the cases of Albert Galatin, Gen. Shields, Governor Thoma3 and others. The latter case is a very recent one, having occurred since the war. It is not believed that the Senate will vary from the establisded precedents of that body, whatever may be the parliamen tary law and usage in England. , We shall now witness an exciting contest for an election to the vacancy. Of course the Democrats can elect who inpv mease. 11 luev jvttu uniitM. n 10 not believed there will be many aspi rants some even put the number so low as fifty. Owing to the partial re peal of the test oath a much larger num ber of gentlemen are eligible now than when Gov. Vance was elected. And the Democratic party will be at no loss for eligible candidates. There are quite a number of talented and worthy gen tleman of that party who are eligible, and whose democracy is above suspi cion. , First and foremost among these stands Hon. A. S. Mzrrimon. His talents are admitted, his industry un tiring, his character unimpeached, and his democracy above par, as might be shown from the-record, if necessary.' After Judge Merrimon' come Judge Warren, Judge Barnes, John A. Gil mer, J. M. Worth, D. G. Fowle, S. S. Jackson, Jesse J. Yeates, and others of like excellent character and antecedents that might be mentioned, against whom no objection can be made by any one. And as we have no hope of see-J irig a Republican elected we would be gratified to see either of the gentlemen named represent North Carolina in the Federal Senate. Another array of names present themselves as probablo candidates, ariiong whom are General Mat. W. f Ransom, Captain Thomas J. Jarvis, Major Wm. M. Robbins, General Thomas L.. Clingman, Gen. W. R. Cox, and many others of like political ante-; cedents. These are also worthy and respectable gentlemen, and we would have no objection, under the circumstan ces, to seeing either of several of them in the Senate. But it is not believed that any of this class will stand much chance of receiving the nomination. The char acter and quality of their politics is thought to be questionable. Their de mocracy is so old that it is, a3 many think, begin ing to decay. They -poss ess none of the fire and zeal of the hew converts, and will stand no chance in competition with them. To have op posed democracy all their lives, and to have embraced it finally as a choice of . . ---- evils, is necessary to make men , gooa and true Democrats in these jenlighten-. ed days. ' In the olden time it was not so, ' out tnis. is an age oi progress ju ideas as in everything else. Iet us Organize Early. adverted briefly to thet' who has tried tomakehisj In our last we importance of North Carolina's action in the coming campaign. That impor tance can .hardly be over-estimated. Our State elections take place at" least a month in advarice of those Hn any other State. Their influence cannot fail to be t considerable upon those that are to follow. That influence may even be sufficient to turn the scale in one or .more closely contested States. . It may in this way, be sufficient; to decide the great national contest. These'are not probabilities, but they are possibilities. And being possibilities they, should be sufficient to nerve the Republicans of North Carolina to the utmost efforts to carry the State in the August elections. And when to these considerations is added the fact, that at that election the various. Executive officers of the State and a Legislature are to be chosen, the former to serve for four and the latter or two years, its full importance 'will be seen. 3to good Republican, can fail to comprehend the importance of the situation. No good Republican will withhold his efforts to procure success. To secure this success several things are rieeded. In the first place the State ticket should be composed of the very ablest and best men in the party. " It should be composed of men whose char acters for purity and integrity are above the taint of suspicion who command public confidence. The best men that can be found should also be brought out for the Legislature in the several coun ties and Senatorial districts. In the second place they should be early in .the field. The Stale should be thor oughly and ably canvassed. The peo ple should be properly enlightened on all the issues involved in thd.contest.-f-To effect this the Republican. State nominating Convention should be as sembled at as early a day as practica ble. Three months, or nearly that, will be required for our candidates for Governor, Lieut. Governor, &c, to can vass the State as it should be done. The Convention, then, ought to be held about the last of April, or very early in alay. It can be held then with as little inconvenience to the people as at any other time, if not less. What say our contemporaries to this suggestion? What say the Executive Committee to it ? It seems to us to be one of much importance, and it is presented for the candid consideration of all concerned. That it will be so considered, and the wisest and best course adopted we have no doubt. And when the Convention does as semble it is hoped that-it w'U be com posed of the best men in the Republi- rsin nartv men who will truly and faithfully represent the wishes and feel insrs of the honest voters of the State. Tt. is ftl.o honed and believed that it x will be a perfectly harmonious body, free from the discords of faction and sec tion, with one mind and one determina tion, and that to build up, purify and elevate the Republican party in North Carolina, and carry it on to triumphant siipppss in the Ausrust and November elections. Tbe Immigration Bill. We are gratified to be able to state that the, immigration bill passed its final reading in the Senate on Wednes day. The subject is one of as much importance to the people of the State as any that has come before the Legis lature during its present session. And it is, fte think, much to be regretted that there should have been any oppo sition to the bill, or something similar, in either jftouse. For it is with much regret that wo record the fact that any RpnnfnrSiressed his ormosition to immigration' per se. We had hoped that thJ bill, or one similar to it, would pass both Houses by.a unanimous vote. And we hope some such bill will pass the House by such vote wiien it comes up there. We wish to see such action on the part of the House as will amount to an invitation to immigrants, on the part of the whole people of North Car olina, to seek a home in our btate. Such policy on the part of the people nf our State is a necessity. Without the immigration of skilled labor and capital our State will continue to lan eruish for years to come. Without such immigration the resources of the State cannot be developed in our time. With out such immigration our State cannot, for a long time, become. the great com mercial, agricultural and manufacture ing State that nature intended her to be. Without such immigration our present laboring population will never be able to command the employment nnri wftcres' which ''they otherwise will be able to do. We will notL. analyze the bill now we will publish it as soon as" it passes the House, as we believe it, or one Bimilnr to it. will. The amount of money appropriated by, the bill is only $5,0&. And we believe it . will prove an 'investment that will re turn to the State a hundred fold' in the development of her resources, and in the adVancement of her other material interests. None can doubt : this who remember how the tide of immigratiori has built up flourishing - towns, cities and States in the great West and North west withoin a very few years. : For the natural advantages of North Caro lina are 'vastly superior to" those of the Northwest in many important particu lars : f :-iHU'rn in ' f: " ' If there' be any objections id, Ttheres eut bill,as alleged by soriie,let it be per fected in the House.. u r Kf M Said afaompous husband, whose, wife 1. , him iTissV 44 Madarii !' tonsidersuch on ncfFindpcorous!" VExcuse'.me." said the wiTe.71 1 didn't' know, it was you." , j . For the benefit of our neighbor of readers believe that large numbers iofrd, a meeting of delegates from the the eba nave been returned oy tnose to Whoiri they were, addressed when such is riot the case, we publish thefol- , "uPf 18 Ult lowing letter : Jamestown", N. C, Dec. 14, 1871. Lewis Hemes, Editor Carolina Era : Dear Sib : Enclosed find three dollars, which you will pleas place to my credit, on your list'of subscribers to Thk Tri-Week- I have been receiving your paper regular-l ly for some months bnt knovr(not whether some friend, has . , paid the subscription or whether the paper has been sent gratuitous ly. However that may be, I have been reading your paper and think It wbrtb the money, i;:; :,-i -f- ? '""-' Though differing with y6u somewhat in my political 'views, I like the '' fearless as fwell a3 dignified manner in which yduhave conducted the editorial columns of TjE Era. I am thoroughly disgusted witii the low slang and vulgar blackguardism of The 1 Sentinel, and some, other papers m our State. .If the object of a leading State journal be, as it should be, the improvement of the moral and religious tone of society; the promotion peace, quiet, and order, th& inculcating of these principles that lead ta virtue, prosper ity and happiness,' then I feaT the Editor' of ' The Sentinel has Mistaken his calllng 1 It seems to me thai ifpeme of our news paper.; editors , would spend .less ,: ime;,in .wrangling over political matters, and would devote more of their, time and talents to the improvement of society and to tho building up of our once prosperous, but how impoverished- State, that their labbrs'would be more profitable, if riot more pleasant; ' I hope' 'that you, as a public, journalist, may never allow yourself to sink .beneath the scum of party prej udice,, that you may ever consider yonr duty to, your God and to i vour countrv as parmount to that of party.. : 1 -'. ? The Priident declines to declare rnartial law in touifiaria, on j:he ap plication of the'factiori, opposed to Gov. Warmouth. There will be no interfer ence beyond an investigation into the conduct of the Custom House Officers. Such investigation may lead to the re moval of said officers, but is not likely to lead to any other results. : v There can be no doubt' the President has acted wisely in declining to inter fere in the domestic concerns of Louis iana. Federal power shoiild never be interposed in the affairs of the except to sustain the lawfully tuted authorities of such States States, foreign or domestic foes. . In the pres ent instance it seems that the 2ov. of Louisiana will be able to sustain ', him self in his government. j Since the above was in type the fol lowing letter from the Attorney Gen eral to Gov. Warmouth, has reached us through our exchanges,' which explains itself: ' j . " ': Department of-Jcstich, ! Washington, Jan. 16, 1872 To Hi .Excellency, IL C. Warmouth, Gov ernor of Louisiana, New Orleans: 8m: Tbe President Lap referred to me your dispatch of this date, reprinting: that the Legislature of the State has ask d to have the military forces of tbe United Stat placed at vnir disposal to preserve th public peace, !tc. ' -1 ihere if contest as to the legality of ' the election of Lieutenant Governor and also as to the exieteuce of the lower branch ol the Leg. i6latuie, dispatches baring been recejred here from two persons, each claiming to be Speak er thereo!, aud the President j does juot leel that he would be justified in deciding those questions at this time, and under existing cir cumstiiuoes, and is unwilling to mieriere in vitatu ixntti-rn with the mllitflr Dower of the Government except in . clear case oi legal right and overruling necessity Very Reepecttully, your I GEORGE II. WILLIAMS, . , . ; ' Attorney General. Let Justice be Doec. In the House of Representatives, on Friday, Mr. Justice, of itutherfordl is reported to have said, that' Tie Sentinel never told the truth, and ' that our de partrrient of The Erd was but little bet ter. , t : , , tSy . i , ; i ; . . i i There may be something in this.: We have always endeavored to tell ' the truth, but W0 may sometimes liaiv been mistaken. V For 'instance, we' haWniore than once spoken of Mr. Justice n as a gentleman, against whose character no thini? could be allesred. We ire wil- ling: to iaKe Jir. jusuce a orUioi; the fact that we were mistaken. AXOTABIE TANGE OJT TONE.--J Utica Herald, Senator Corikling s h6me organ,' seems to have had new light since tne senate invesugaung, ,tom- . T t J ! ft Investigating, mitte has been at work - in this city. At any rate .it has changed!' its estima tion of the Custom 'House service in a measure. " On Tuesday,, it said : . . '-'A Cleax Sweep. It: looks how as if the investigation intothe; manage ment of the NeW York Custom! . Jlouse would lead to a thorough r clearing-out of all suspecting ' individuals, whether actually shown to be guilty or njot. The fact that their .conduct has caused so much dissatisfaction and givep rise to so many suspicions, will be considered sufficient grounds for making impor tant changes. The President is anxious to purge the civil service reform, and will vigorously push to completion the work he has begun. While his detain ers are prating about what ought to be done, he is . busy f in bringing about a thorough and' practical reformation.--: If the New York officials are obnoxious to the public interests or the public sen timent, they : will " have j to walkl the plank and give place to better men.' Does this 'mean that Senator Conk ling and his'persorial friends) alarmed by the growing public sentlmentagainst all political rings, have decided to aban don the corrupt Custom. Houseijing in this citcr ? It is high time they1 did so, Evening Post. AV L.ady Lobbyxst.-tA lady . wey knowa in Washington fis a lobbyist, always aecosts 9 stranger,. withj. , "I think, Iavo t ffpn, you somewhere," which often leads to a, luq for her finding out the ; history of the, , party. One evening she played off her usual game on a gentleman who understood her char acter, arid -who " replied "Most likely. j madam, for I sometime go thero." " ' ior me goou oi uiexvepuoiican party as welL as. o the public service. AC Y, i Republican Meeting in Asbevillc, Pursuant tn n, reill heretofore publish- "vMintitm nnmpri hflow iissembica at tA-sheville on the 8th day of January. The counties of Cherokee, Clay, JHtteon, eJackson, Henderson, Buncombe, Ruth erford, Polk, Cleveland, Madison and Mitchell were represented. On motion, the meeting was organ ized by calling Col. Rob't W. Logan, of Rutherford, to the chair, "and ap pointing G. W.; Dickey, of Cherokee, Secretary. (hin'mnffon. a committee consisting of rMarcusj .Erwin, , of unwibe J. fW. of Henderson .and Jesse Rhode?,of Polk, were appointed to prepare business for the meeUng; and, -did i ? '! ,;; r? On motion of W. G. Candler, of Bun combe,' the Chairman' of. the meeting was added to the committee. ir" ; r The meeting then adjourned until 3; 'of irii5hs timn-it re-assembled , and the Committee on Business Teport ed as follows s .-vi.i t Your committee appoin ted to prepare K;nrca i hn notion of tn0- meeunsT . respectfully report the following, f and recommend its adoption: toy n ?;:lst. As a pln of organization for tho Republican party in this district; we do , hof on ?Kxciitive' Jom-i U 'cUUiuurouu , . . mittefe be formed, in eacn townsnip i the several counties of the district, to , be composed of five : persons, one or whom shall be elected Chairman.of said committee. :-.$? i:-- ':xui i:.? 2nd. :That the chairnian of the sever al township committees shall compose an executive committee of the county; bne of whom shall be elected chairman of said comity executive committee.' 3rd. That the chairman oftheseyerai county executive committees shall form ( thes executive 1 committee oi ine. ui Congressional District; who snnii meet, and organize by electing a Chairman, Hrptnrv nnd f Treasurer, 'and "make such rules for party organization in tho T?afriof oa thflv mav deem advisable; I Your committee further recommend, ithat in order to effect the above -proposed plan of organization,Uhe Repub licans of each township in the several counties in this district be requested to hold meetings on or before the last iSaturday in February next, and organ ize an executive?! committee in accor dance with the above plan. ; That the chairmen of the several township committees shall assemble at the Court ! House in their respectiw counties on the 2d Saturday in March next, and Organize an executive com mittee of the county, in accordance with the above plan. .; '" ; That the chairmen of the several county . executive ! committees shall meet at Asheville on ? the 4th Saturday in April next, and organize the execu tive committee of the District.! : ; That we recommend that John Jones and J. Reed, of Asheville, - be ap nointed a committee to correspond with the various county and tqwnship organizations above provided for Until the Congressional District organization is accomplished. -: Your committee , recommend ;the adoption of the following resolutions: Resolved, That this meeting heartily endorse the administration of General Grant especially in its good service to the cause of law and. order in enforcing the provisions of the Ku KluxJaw. 'i i Resolved, That the Democratic outcry against the State Constitution is un reasonable and unjust, because the Con stitution contains many wise and good regulations for the government of the State, and any cause for well ; founded complaint against its t pract ical opera tion may be remedied, or, removed by means of legislation allowed or author ized by the Constitution; and we are, therefore, now opposed, as we were in the campaign of 1871, to any material or important changes in the essential provisions ; of our fundamental ; law; because, in our judgment; such changes are unnecessary and inexpedient; and because, furthermore, such changes in the Constitution would be, in our view, opposed to the will of the people fairly expressed in the August election k The report and resolutions . were, on motion, unanimously adopted. u- tMr. Erwin, of 'Buncombe then ofler ed the followiug resolution whieh .was also unanimously adopted ; . ..v. Resolved,-.That .while we recognize the Services of others in? : the same di rection, we deem i it our; duty to ex press our thanks to the Hon. G. W. .Logan, of Rutherford, for the zeal and courage manifested by him in : break ing up:.the:Kuklux organiiation in the counties within his Judicial : Dis trict, and-we condemn: any n?ovement against him which may seem to - origi nate with those iiostille to him on that accounts n .'...'; :'' On motion, the Weekly. Pioneer, The Rutherford Sbar The Carolina Era, and other Republican papers, in, the State .were requested, .to publish . .these pro ceedings, f , The meetipg adjourned. , , -; R.i W.iliOGAN Chairman. G. W. .Dickey, Secretary Ru-filax "Respeciibility. The st6ry of recent atrocities perpetra ted by the- Ku-klux Klan' raus stril e any reader J with unmitigated 'horror. At the trials held in Columbia. S. C., the evidence brought to light various details which fill up the measure of the iniquity of tnat body, and oven- increase the loathing and detestation1; with which every honest and humane 'man must regard it; rs If the series of rapes, murders, cruelties, indecencies and oth er atrocities had been executed! by men with no pretention to good family and respectability, the case would stilb have been bad enough.; Howinfinitely worse is it when according to . the, testimony Sroduced before Messrs. Stanberry and ohnson, these outrages were perform ed under the sanction of men of more than average intelligencesheld . in, es teem by people xussuming W be respec table! That testimony showed .that one of these.men was a fair specimen of the average planter4 of . thef up-country of South Carolina, a man of good stand ing and fair reputation. JAttother instigator of the iufernali enormities which nave been -lately 2 1 perpetrated was a physician', belonging to , a .good family and much respected in his pro fessional practice., The', first count of the indictmeht f charged: these . men merely with a general .-conspiracy i to LpreventJ by violence and other .unlaw- iui means, coiorea citizens, irum 1 exer cising the right. af;uffrage.v;. The sec ond count charged them Iwith .making a raid upon I Charleaf t Xiiach, a 1 colored man, and .'With Whipping him,' both for voting tm Radical I ticket iiml 0, and to prevent him from voting the same ticket in futurer The testimony 'against these two "reBpectable,! men ifleonq&rpresentauynrpuiir.i mv othex a representative, physician,., and botH held in.gentral es'teem in thecomr hiuriity ivas id disgusting' arid ' appal'' ling that Me48rs.7rStanberry and Jonri son Jeftithe courts room,- apparently on-f abl tb.jDaaster their, feelings ,.. Thejte timony 'of a Mr. 'Davis also (who seems to have been prevailed urxm'to join the I . t 4. ! I lie uenveu luiuriiuiuum ui . iiuiuiv iw. i Hnrri fv jirid sicken him. i From Mr. Davis testimony It appears that Charles Good, a qiiiet, Inoffensive, I hard-working riegra blacksmith, was first whip ped and afterward.tied to a sapling and cimf dpud for 1m vino- intimatetl that he knewwho somooltlie, men, were .wh r had whipped mm. ouusoriuenuy um Chief of thQ lOariin thItelghborh(od assembled all the' association, to , the , end that all might becomo 1 privy to the I murderj iind in their presenccne body Lof the murdered necrro was thrown in- HKfhn t-H-er find fastened to'thd' bottom 'with' stakes' A fat equally shocking, in a different way, awaited the wife of Samuel rSimral, i whose husbaud jvm absent.at .the time the. Idi-Klux wnw to her house. This wretched; victim woJflv-sf fipndiahlv whinped and then -as fiendishly ravished I by four white brutes, her eyes and mouth being sub- Lsenuently flMed vitn sana, auu hju ioh senseless, dune jjuucii;i, ii,itvj i man; suspected of concealing' coloretl men from the Ku-Klux,: was striped .naked by some members of the asNovi-; of inn . mil ted with tar and ordered i to! leave the country within three days pn rnn ty rT rl rn f ri .... I f To these acts the two :,re8pectebl(? gentlemen'.'referred to above were prov ed i to Jiave beenu party.' The evi dence against them was overwhelm! n tt find the 1nrV brought In a verdict of guilty.. Will' It be' believed, that n?fe nf Jill -. the ; atrocities nroved in in "i" . ... . . . these cases tne omy oiienso ior wnan nnrfifxa rould. ba tried, was that "of conspiracy to prevent colored citizors 'from voting punishable, at most, with not more man ten years iiupiiuiiuic .u and five. thousandIolllars line? J . j these outrages wo havd heard! nothing comparaoie; excepting me mswi,vi u the Spanish outrages upon Cubans dur- inrr. iha lavflvm, VPfl7S. That; th4e I crimes against ..'.nature, . and humamty should nave neen perpctnueii jy jpu rant and blood-thirst .villians, .without education,'' Without-family,' without standing without aknowledge brapjire ciation , of , any of the a. memtks of civilized .'life, .was comprehensible ; that"4 they' should be the acts fef -iritelilgent t- men, reppectotl ; p by I thecomttunityannaong, whidi thty ;held fair positions was , not to bo U? lieved stive .upoq! f the, , revolting and im'afi-.cmUO, 'ff5t!monV to which We' 'have' referred. New1 3 or k Ntanwti!.. -Li- Our Credit AbroaiK -f A cable telegram brougnt tins -wvk unwelcome news to ' thej owners of American ' fives-twenty bonds, unlike, iion(rlf the information received some years ago by. the. holders ., of Au'striiui; government securities, that they jhad' to submit ta n reduction of tho stipula ted rate of interest ; nor was it in it tenor like the now threatenbd tax uion the coupons on Spanish obligations ! j Thanks to the Constitution ofj tin United States; ifc people : can govern meinseives vvnuuub maiuwiuiuo jai.-. standing armies, which greatly enables that government to pursue I a financial policy never before attempted by any of the world. Without tho aid of any contributions, and with a steadily de- already been reduced by the amount of $509,438,201 since' the rebellion wris crushed, and Mr. DoutUDll now) gives notice that twenty millions more - will be called. in during the, next throe months. With pride and satisfaction . may eve ry American contemplate the persistent efforts of the administration to nav bfT the public, debt; at the rate of one hun dred cents in gold, for which the Euro pean ' holders have in the 1 aggregate. tvjiH frnrri fiftxptn si-rtv rent, j Medirn- ting minds are-struck with admiration at the results achieved by t,hat young country which, by its uriprcceiente(l energy, contradicts the old nddjige, " Nothing new under the sun." - j. It is, therefore,' not surprising that the opponents of America are steadily diminishing in Europe, and tiiat thoe who formerly designated everything coming across the Atlantic as " Amer ican humlmg " have dwindled into in significantnumbers. Although I the bpnds do not ratequal with English United States can ribverthcle&s com pare favorably with that of any other country, as the practical mind of its in habitants leads.thenii to invest in in dustries .which can. speedily,' develop tne vast resources or mo country, in preference to1 'depositing tneir capital and surplus earnings in values of a pas-1 si ve nature. Already English ; capital- -J. ! A., A iai,,percei,vi; mai, American ,govoni ment obligations are, b a greater rate juotwdiscountr the; future too much . in nredictinir that in two vcars. or cvon ! In' less time, four per' cent.. : American i may rate higher 'than three1 per cent. Jnsriibh consois.t 'f ;it ; , v o i. oerraan cHpuaiisis, wno are always in search Of values of undoubted jseenr ity, -wilL likewise consider, favorably four and four and a, half per cent Amer icans as a permanent 'fnvesttricriti'and we think tney-wlll"tvc evidence there of by the alacrity wthfwhich they will receive the! 'new' bonds whenever the Secretary of ,the rreaSury - will .begin their conversion to the extent legalized by. Congress.. . ... i , i i' if. Si nee, the receipt of the abpife-mca-tioned telegranl all UnitcdStates bonds not threatened f with f immediate! ' -nll and orders could; not bo eifected j even at o decided advance. The owhc4rs':.of . such 'bonds have gotld teasoris" tp ' re joice that they did not heed the jfcdmo- nmons'Oi a. conuin ijfeniiaii- pajn;r, which. some years ago continually cau- tioned thepublic agaiii5t4na.;iinn orta- tion of those securities, anu repeiii remarked 1 ' " America overflows' edly ' tlie German markets with too 'many; of its bonds,' aud no others' but '$14 should bo quoted at rtheir, Boursesny , Notwith standing these . warnings ; the- bond eame, and bvsides yielding a high rato to-day twenty to twenty-five per cent, higher, than ut thejperd of - their Jn7 trpductionCrfriari-lwcrca Ecdno- viUt 6f December 10, ISf J. , . M p 1 r j t , , i A . -Kji t l ,: . , , J . it-v . 'ift i: V Tamwt 0n6'Thq question 6t 3tato onice3 r is already 'exciting much attention,, in Indiana, where a sort of Tahinmny odor hangs- over i tbo-.Dfcinocratiet -putty 1& itho matter of some State pripting,.wlUvl, in Us geheral)titlin"csyildesrnt altngcther fail to , reaomble the ingduiousUiievdry of our own t:rV;hvpxJ?ad;Bnq)ff thla same odorjn trolled the 8tateprYntlh&: IHt Ku-Klux .vfeder misrepresentatlonof Its real 'charlctr;is:)lamjiirjg to , the character of ithe association. At i the' first meeting after his initiation he was appointed the scribe of the society, and I came ipto possession of its Constitn-j tion. bv-laws and other papers;! whence fis btate q the amount u(933S.5 hat wo died out of this amount bv those who non- i U" M