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"""""" 1 111 - 1 ' i-. nun....... i , .u... -I. I".- - ii.iiiiii. - i -. i i. .'! i i : ii i - - J- f . - 1 . : ' I Offlc, la tb Standard" buUdinf, East sida of Fayctterille Street. ! i LEWIS HAXES, - - - - Editor. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1st, 187 Republican. Siatc Conrcnllon. ' In accordance with a resolution of the State Executive Committee of the Union Republican party of North Car ' olina, ' adopted by said Committee, a State Convention of the Republi can party of this State, is called to meet in the citv of Raleteh. on Wednes day, the 17th day of April next. The Convention is called for the pur pose of nominating, candidates for the offices of Governor, Lieutenant-Cover rnor. State Treasurer. Attorney-Gen eral, Superintendent of Public Works, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Secretary of Stale. Auditor, and for , - other purposes. ' According to the Plan . of-Organization of the party, each county will be entitled to as many votes In the Con vention as it has members in the House of Representatives of the General As sembly. a F. PHILLIPS, Chairman. J. C. L. Harris, Secretary. John L. Bailey, Jr., ha3 been np- C. Railroad, from Salisbury to Old Fort, vice Tboma3 B. Long, promoted. Omitted. In . publishing the pro ceedings of the " Asheyille Convention in oiir last the resolution endorsing the administration of Gov- Caldwell was inadvertently omitted. ; The Sentinel says, " a man should not bo content to endeavor1 : to tell the truth, bat he should tell tf." It is not TIieSentiner precept, in behalf of truth, that the public want, but its crample. H. H. Helper, Esq., proposes to start a new Republican paper in Salisbury, "asvsoon as suitable arrangements can be made," to be called The. North- Car olina Tribune subscription price $2 per annum. New Paper in Raleigh. Wesley Whitaker and Quint. Busbee, Esqrs.; have issued a prospectus for a new pa per in Raleigh, to be called Tlie North Carolina Gazette. In politics The Ga zette will be Republican of the "straight est sect." We publish from The Sentinel, the various r&olutions passed by the 41 North Carolina Agricultural . and Industrial Convention," which assem bled in this city on the 11th inst. In the copy furnished T7ie Sentinel the resolution on Free Schools was unin tentionally omitted by the Secretary! which omission we have supplied. Tiie Sentinel suggests that the Re publican State Convention beheld in the State Penitentiary enclosure. The proper place for the State Convention of the Ku Klux Democracy to assemble is in the Penitentiary at Albany. At no other place can a full representation be had, and not then unless a number of the jails of the State arc first thrown open. Concord Wine. We make our ac knowledgments to our friend, S. T. Mickey, Esq., of Salem N. C, for a l)6ttle of his Concord Wine. Mr. Mick ey has but recently commenced the business, and this year made'aboui COO gallons of wine that cannot easily be surpassed, if equaled. Persons wishing a pitre and unadulterated article may rest assured that they, can obtain It of Mr. Mickey, or his agents. It can be had of W. II. Jones & Co., of this City. SInc tho exposure of his rascally Cns-tora-house favorites. Grant, it is said, ex presses himself In Cavor of sweeping reforms . in the public service. A little sooner and a little more sincere repentance might have advanced his prospects for tLe Presidency. As it is, he is too late. The thing hasn't got the right look. It is a 4pohlin damned" that engenders doubting. Wik Star. ! la The Star .becoming alarmed, lest Gen. Grant's firm adherence to his re form policy shall render impossible the dreamed of division in the Republican ranks? For Tiie Star ought to know, if it "does not, that . Gen. Grant was himself the primeagitator in the reform movement. He brought thd matter to the attention of Congress: In' all his messages, and all Congressional action on the subject has been based upon his suggestions. He was not " too late," as The Star supposes, but first and fore most among all the reformers he has never halted or hesitated. f ' .i The Liberal Republicans of Mis souri, as they call themselves, held a Convention at Jefferson City last week, which said to havebeononeof the largest ever held in that State. They adopted a series of resolutions, in which they denounce encroachments on the States by the Federal government, corruption of all kinds, and go for a general reform Except thai .they go reduction of the tariff fci a revenue standard and strike a few blows at the ' present d- YntnUtTAttnn. their nlatform is essen tially that of the great1 national r?pub-' llcan party. -vThey also call a Nationals Convention or the ."AdDenu itepuou-, cans" at Cincinnati on "the: fourth 'of May. ; This movement will develope tho strength of the anti-Grant ' republi-; cans-those who will bolt Grant's re? i nomination which Is ' believed to amount to nothing outside of Missouri. The Cincinnati Cferyprition , will' prob ably turiiVboV. faM$Rk$t the most magnificent ftiilares ever,heard oU n The Pope's Ball. As to Tht Carolinian being the lead ing organ of the Democratic party, out of one hundred and seventy members of the Legislature, nearly two-thirds of them belong to the Democratic--Conservative party, if there is any one of them that approve the course of The, Carolinian, he has to do it on the " sty, he will not publicly avow and es- forHolden, Brogden and the organ. I Sentinel. - . The above, certain portions of which we have italicised, shows how confident The Sentinel is of its power. It shows that we were not mistaken in what we have heretofore said. " The Sentinel has attained to the summit of granduer, power and greatness. It is endowed with the power of condemnation, ex communication and absolution." And it is now exercising its mighty power in a manner terrible to behold. It has condemned The Carolinian to c!o battle. in the cause of radicalism. It has ex communicated that papr from the Democratic church, of which it Is the great high Priest. And it has absolved Democrats from their allegianco to, and hurled its anathemas against all who m.iv "nubliclv" "anDrovethc course of The Carolinian." It has warned ev cry man, that if he chooses to "espouse the cause of his organ," he will have "to do it on the sly.11 And how long they will be able " to do it on the sly " admits of question. We warn the pub lic that even that mav be unsafe. The Sentinel is said to De ramiliar with Spanish history. .If so, it can hardly fail to be an admirer of Phillip II, and his policy. It is known to prize the Span .sh statesmanship of that period. very highly. The inquistion rnaysoon be revived for the purpose of discover ing who are the political heretics. And with the editor of The Sentinel as chief inquistor, who would escape? Will no William the Silent arise to lead on to victory or to death the friends of po litical freedom? Alas! we fear not. Alva and Perma might be warred nrinst with some hope of untimate "3 success, but who can be found willing to encounter the mighty Sentinel and its embattled hosts, more numerous than the sands of the sea? How deplorable the condition of the friends of political freedom in North Carolina! Worse than in the darkest hours of the late terrific civil war ; for even then there were a few brave spirits who did "avow" their sympathy with the Union "cause" without having " to do t on the sly.11 The effect of The SentineVs Bull baf fles description. Almost every one bows in meek submission. The Caro linian office has not had a single visitor si nee it was promulgated. Much sym pathy is, doubtless, felt for the editors, e dare "avow " it, except "on the slv.". The extent of their suffer- ings can scarcely be conceived. To have been drivin out, like Nebuchad nezzar of old, to eat grass upon the hills would have been tolerable; but to be condemned to the society of radicals , is Insupportable. We say this " on the sly" not daring to say it "publicly." We know those whom wo are address ing will not betray us. But how shall we escape the coming inquisition? We ni-ft Kcriou&lv thinkinarof fleeine to the uttermost parts of the earth. And even there the indignation of The Senti nel may find us out and blast ( us with its lightnings. But the members of the Legislature are most deserving of commiseration. Condemned to express . their opinions, unless they happen to be favorable to 7eii?foe'Zl"onth'eBly," or not ex press them at all. We have heard of the party lash, and of men being com pelled to wear a collar, but nothing that we have heard of equals the weight of the indignity heaped upon the members of tho present . General ssembly. And they are expected to bow in , meek submission and accept with thanks the dictation of The Senti nel! Ofeoursenota murraer will be expressed "publicly," they will only be uttered "on tno sly." , Meeting of the Alnmni of the University. Apropos of this proposed meeting on Tuesday next, we regret that The Wll minn'on Journal should have led off in an excellent and stirfng appeal to the Alumni of its own section, with certain inflammatory remarks about Radical rule, and the necessity of putting it down. We are of the opinion that it is not in particularly good taste, to say nothing of the policy, to attempt to muddy the motives that should bring men together on such an occasion Political intermeddling was the death j of the University. No men need hope to resuscitate it who approach its re mains with this firebrand in hand With' the measures that were taken three years ago in relation to Chapel : Hill, we had nothing to do. In com mon with a majority of our people we-' deplored them. We are glad if an hon est attempt is now to be made to rectify these mistakes, and restore the College to the confidence of the public ! Gov. Caldwell and the Board of Edu cation have done well to invito me Alumni to a consultation as to the best way and means of doing this work. It is a fair Droof that they are in earnest. Its graduates are the natural guardians of a literary Institution. Its reputation and prosperi ty must be dearer to them than to any other men in the State. , We hope , there, will be a full meeting of the gentlemen. It will be a fine op portunity to show the. world how1 far the love of letters prevails to refine and enlarge and : strengthen men's minds J when fifty or more gentlemen who differsnonsly in political and ecclesi astical ina(ters are seen to unite hearti ly and generously in the work of ed uca- ! ' IIIIMMM II III II I I -..nil- ' II MM W , I " ' I i tion, and banishing all strife, Ill-will and rivalry, meet to do a great! work not only for this day, but for jfuture generations. We shall bo glad to see the whole future of the University placed in the hands of its Alumni. They are as a body, men to whom our people will gladly defer. W9 hope every religious denomination and every shade of politics will be represented, as well as every section of the State, j : f Let the gallant gentlemen of the Cape Fear region come on. Wilmington has a right to be largely represented. The first student ever matriculated at Chapel Hill was a Wilmingtonian, and among our worst distinguished citizens for seventy years have been the graduates from that city. We hope toee the editor of The Joitrnal in the crowd. We trust wfi fihall never be 'afraid to see generous and accomplished political ormonents nromotinsr the educational MT m. . - - interests of the State. " .i j, .h" Opposition to Reform, An opposition to civil service reform has sprung in Congress under the lead of Senator Carpenter. The reception which it meets from the Republican press of the country shows what a deep hold this reform movement has taken upon the public mind. We publish two extracts from leading Republican tnnrnals in relation to the matter to day, which could be multiplied to any amount. ; -Whether the system which the Pres ident has adopted is the best ; that can be devised admits of discussion. But the country was certainly unprepared lor opposition to all systems from any quarter. It is believed almost univer eniiv that. th President Is sincere in his-efforts at reform, and that he will hA sin fjiinprf hv the country admits of no doubt. The country is for giving thABvsfpm ndonted a fair trial, iandl if it will not work well they are for one that will accomplish the purpose for which It was designed, as far as possi ble. Abd, judging from appearances, the party that sets itself up in opposi tioij to any system of reform stands but little chance of success. Good Men. We thus early call the atten tion of Republicans to the importance in the coming campaign of nominating for every position of consequence, only the very best men in our party, vrho can b found to ao cept - i i : As is usual previous to every political campaign, there win De louna scores 01 pa triots who are willing and anxious to serve their country at so much per year, who will loudly vaunt of their services to the pary, and by a resort to every trickery and scheme, endeavor to foist themselves Upon you. we say tnereiore, inus eariy, put down and keep under every upstart brag ger, who seeks to impress you with an idea of his own importance, take counsel, wisely among yourselves, receive advice only from men von can trust, and when! the time nomes nominate vour strongest and. best men, and then elect them. ". ! We clip the above from that sterling Republican journal, The Neicber it Times, for the purpose of giving it oiir hearty endorsement. It is gratifying to see evervwhere in the Republican party a . i 1 . ' determination to bring out noiie but tho best men for office. If the! excel lent advice of The Times is j followed, as there is everv 1 reason to believe- it will be. a glorious victory awaits us in August and November. Let the people bear this in mind when they! assemble in their primary meetings, arid appoint delegates to the State and Congressional nominating Conventions that will car ry out their will, and all will bp well. Illinois is now the banner railroad State, says The Washington Chronicle, presenting the largest number of miles of completed road in the. Union. Last year she made 902 of road; raising her aggregatcto 5,725. Pennsylvania stands next, with 5,020 miles, 364 !ofj which were constructed in 1871. Ney York ranks third, with 4,276 miles of road, 348 of which were built last year. Ohio has 3,712 miles, of which 174 were built last year. The largest relative increase was in Minnesota, which, during, 1871, raised her railroad mileage fronj 1;072 to 1,523, an increase of 42 per cent. Missouri increased her aggregate; 25 per cent., from 2,000 to 2,508 I miles. The New England States, during 1871, constructed 560 miles; the middle At lantic States, 872 miles ; the South At lantic States, (Maryland to Georgia.) 422 miles; the Gulf States, 447, miles; the Southern Central States, (Arkan snst Tennessee, and Kentucky,) 179 miles; the Northern Centnil States. (Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan!) j 992 milos; the other States East of j the Rocky Mountains, 3,116 milesj; the Territories. 225 miles: the Paciflic States, 170 miles: ! Who Fnrnished the Money ? s "Give me the name of a Democrat Who haa invested a dollar in The Oarotinidn, &nd I'll shell 'im. I'll shell 'im 1" Josiah Tur ner, Jr., j 1 - k Instead of getting ready to shell, Mr; Turner ought to have the manliness to tell the name of the Democrat who.-last winter,furnished him two thousand five hundred dollars on which to run TheSen tinel; money thathasnotyet been return ed except by basest of ingratitude.!: This Democrat was a candidate . before the Legislature for a prominent position, and Turner op osed him, ingratej..that hois. .... ,rr .. '.?;riV"! ;1ch : . We would no: intentionally do injus tice to any one., We are advised that we were in error to some extent iri the above, which appeared in our last. We' learn that all but a thousand dollars, of the above mentioned suinhasj be're, turned. We received our, information from creditable sources.1 We learn that. the party "loaning the money regrets the; publication of the matter,!' and for u ! 1 jn thif rPfl.qhn' nnd heeanse of the error that reason,ana because oi we BtatOd we regret it aiso. nve simpiy correct ourself apdl have. nothlngTurrJ ther to say. i CORRESPONDENCE. The Editor must not be understood as endors ing the sentiments his correspondents. Communications on' all subjects are solicited, which wlU le given to the readers of The Eba as containing the rlew and sentiments of the writers. . v- '' ; ,v'f' . For the Carolina Era. For Governor Tod R Caldwell. Mr. Editor; To suppose every Re, publican in the State would prefer the nomination of Governor CaldweiiJ frr thfi office which be" now holds, to any other man, would be altogether unreasonable; but that he is the choice of a large majority, both white, and colored, does not, in my opinion, ad mit of a doubt. . And. indeed, in view nf the fnithful manner in which his of- firifil duties have been discharged, both to the mrtv and to the State, it would be quite difficult to conceive how it oould be otherwise. But for the moral effect of his bold and timely interfer ence last spring, who ' can doubtr that an unconstitutional and revolutionary Convention would have been called. ; nnr humane and beneficient Constitu tion trampled under foot as an unholy thing; our Judges hurled from office, and enemies to the homestead provis ion on tha Constitution; firiven their nlanoa and tho roor unfortunate debt or and his wife and little ones turned out of doors. Or, who can doubt but that the protection which our present Constitution guarantees to the mechanic and laborer would nave Deen umeu from him. That : the educational the same instrument, for the education of all the children in the State, white and colored, would have j snareu timisamn fate, does not, in my judgment, admit 01 a aouDi. That the time may again come, be fore these Constitutional questions are settled, when wre shall need just such a man at the helm of State, is by no means improbable. In view of these things, what is the proper course : for the Republicans of the State to pursue when thev shall have met in Conven tion in April next? Let Governor Caldwell be nominated for the office of Governor, bu acclamation, and then let the party resolve on his election by at least 20.000 maioritv. It can be done. - For Secretary of State, Mr. Editor, I desire to bring prominently before the Republican State Nominating Conven tion the name of a gentleman who has no superior and perhaps no equal, - for that office, in the State. I refer to that industrious, hieh toned-and christian hearted gentleman,. J. B. Neatiierv, of Wake. He is honest and faithful, and there is no truer Republican in the State, or out of it. No man must be nominated for any !1'7 1 - A- ..11 w- pOSlUOIl WHO IS 11UI lUliy uuiupcivuu and altogether above suspicion; and the gentlemen, whom I have brought forward for nomination, completely fill the bill. , 1 SlI,L,E. For the Carolina Era. For Congress W. A. Smith. 1 Mr. Editor It seems to be highly probable that in the approaching elec tion in the State of North Carolina, in addition to our present representation in the Congress of the United States, we will be called upon to elect a Con- gressman at large. Should such be the case. I depire to put in nomination for that position, 1 ' ;. ; '!; William A. Smith, of Johnston County. I know of no man in the whole State who is more eminently qualified for the position named, and who is more entitled to the support of the voters, es pecially the Republican voters of the State. Major Smith is exceedingly pop m. lar with the workmer classes 01 our people. A workinsr man himself, and in his younger days a mechanic, having served a regular apprenticeship at a trade, his sympathies and feelings are in. accora , wnn our laDorers. me in terests of this class of our citizens (with shame be it said) have heretofore been almost totally ignored by our legisla tors : it is high time that their wishes were beginning to be consulted in the selection of our law-makers. They are beeinniner to demand this, and they will insist upon it, and the question of protection to labpr win enter largely into our next campaign. ) j w. Major Smith is a living example 01 a self-made man. Friendless and penni less in his youth, he has by his indom itable will and unfaltering perseverance worked himself to wealth and position. He is independent of cliques and rings, a staunch Republican, and one of the best campaigners in. the State. . His nomination for Congressman at large. with the understanding that he would Canvass the entire State, would strike terror into the ranks of the Ku'Klux Democracy. . ; - Verv truly, yours, &c., nn , : J WORKINOMAN. Jan. 25, 1872. 5 ; ; - "'' For the Caroh'na Era For Attorney General. Mr. Editor : The day Is not far dis tant when the Republican party will be called upon to select from its . ranks candidates for thoi different State and county officers.' We deem it of vital importance to the Republican party and to the State of North Carolina, that men capable, tried and true, -and no others, should be nominated for 'the different ofl&ces to be filled at the com ing election. The people of North Car olina, since I860, have tried both politi cal parties of the State. The Republican sarty is iounaea upon principles as astinsr as eternity. What we want nw is men of honesty and capacity to advocate, enforce, and carry out those principles, and our country? is safe. A large majority of her,people endorse Republican principles.; Let us select good men, bring them before the. peo- tinel on the watch tower. jShe never; Mis to fire, nor ever , misses her aim Her people; are ; noted for peace -and jooq order. . Amongst ner sonmay oe, ound some of North Carolina great-v est Statesmen, Ooi T. L.: HakqrovjSl though young and modest and retiring, possesses all those noble qualities requi site to make up the Statesman, a As a lawyer, he stands m tne; first ? ranKS: Ko the profession. He has but "few equals; and no superiors pf his age, As- a r Rcm. publican Jie always acts upon tnatiiin-t unct ron of Holy? Scripture, which says; 44 What thy hands flndj to do, do it with, hy mignt. roj?xr fiim -wc wish.tojcati .our - votes for ttorne General beUey; ing thatthe interest of the State, inlus? uanas woma oe saie, anajne causes RopUblicanism promoted. f, We there-r fore propose his name rfors nomination pie upon tnese principles, auu aiujriuo wuxvum uv uie i;;j.5uiiuuJcr,- i sum first Thursday in August next, the Con- replied, . as miiny , letter, ems as , will servative party will be no more. 4 I stand on. thepripted..space'or;fQrms.,'' Old Granville is like the faithful sen- I-then went into an explanation 'of the rJ for that office, hoping! rtbe: 3tate?:Con-r ea. Iave Mri Battieaythe-monj cartfhigrrtttipHWh4i .littleo Fe msylvania, meets in.farrfeVurg oa -fi. J yetttion wil'iio:forseiitb.phirii9 fiofi ey clerk ot;3&entk&,W&aOi powero more tMa?-tto.jsJIiaitcBjoCialltfaDr lofU fthlOthof jlHl kiexl. M for that ofBce, .hoping; it peltate; :;Con-r of old Granville, nor the merits of her son. Respectfully, r -& W ILT.-lI.C tor the Carolina Era ,. Immigration; H C k JifjEU Editor: Through your esteem, ed paper and many other journals of this and other States, I have almost exhausted the arguments in favor of Emigration to the South, and particu larfv to North Carolina. Allow me however, to briery return to the sub- subject, before theadjournment of thej ljegisiaiure. . . 1 Tir Anconrawinsr immigration in.tne State,' and by the temporary ad varic-. by the State, ana unaer urevwyu of a naltfv few thousand dollars, in or der to coroporate with bbrderingsister! rii a mmlfTKiHnn ; Smiths ward, on a business basis, we will ma terially be reimbursed, ere this decade ends, aye triply, by the taxes the im migrants wifi pay into our State Treas- "Yndividually, many landowners will be relieved from their difliculties, and not a few will be enriched, by the sale of thfelr properties. : or parts thereof, which now, do Hot pay, on am evrage. over three per cent, on meir immiuuui valued capital. . :; : , ' Labor will be In greater demand, and consequently better remunerated, while the employer will reap larger profits ; at the North and at the West, as every one Knowrs, or, uugm .muw. : like all other values, increase always, in the ratio, of the increase in "population or immigration. s f's , Without an infusion of Northern and European capital, labor, enterprize and skill, we will remain stagnant, embar rassed and poor 1 Where and who are f ttyT-wia would prolong so unnatural. L a state of affairs v no wtmt too- mainin lethargy? Who does. ignore, that webave entered, in the year 1872, i. e. not a bit two soon, to go ahead, in bringing people and outside 1 capital in our midst, as this is right t . 1 ;i ! As for me, I will continue in my task, viz : To use all my time, energy and influence, to better! North Carolina and theSouth,while I do not lobby nor apply, to be appointed an agent of the State. , .;, 1 ours irunr, J. L. . Labiaux. . - a card, i K. To the Public: , I J : .J My name has been very freely, used, during the, present session of the Gen eral Assembly in connection with the public printing, both in that body and in the newspapers, and that in i a way calculated to injure me, if allQwed . to pass unnoticed.. . It was my intention, at first, to have nothing to say - in the matter if, in justice to myself,-1 " could avoid it ; but I think the time has come when I ought no longer, to remain, si lent; J therefore ask leave, to make the following statement of facts in' regard to my connection with the public print ing. This is the more: imperatively demanded of me since, jthe appearance of the following paragraph in the pub lished proceeding of the House of Repi resentatives, for Tuesday, January 23d: ''"Mr. Loftin, from the .f joint select committee to examine the .accounts , of James H, Moore, Public Printer,. . sub4 mitted a report showing that the; said Pnhlifl Printer had overdrawn op 1 to Sent. 21st. : 1871 -$3,338.59 since which time none of his accounts have been paid.V This report ,was, adopted,? and transmitted to the Senate. Now. In recrard to the statement eon- tained in this paragraph, as it would be understood by any one unacquainted with the facts, there, is a not ft word of truth In it. I have .not only never "overdrawn," but have never drawn at all, one cent of money from the pub lic treasury, on account of ithe; public printing, in my life. The connection of my name with' the public printing will be better understood by a plain statement of facts., which I proceed to make, as follow;- , " r t When the committee on public print ing was appointed by the present Gen eral 'Assembly, in juecemoer a was acting as Local and Associate edi tor of Tie Sentinel at a fixed salary, and had no other pecuniary interest in the paper. Mr. Turner, editor and propri etor of The Sentinel, asked me to seethe committee, apply for the prihtig and agree with them as to; tne .terms, sa I met the committee, had a talk . with them and finally agreed with them for The Sentinel to do thework at eighty- seven and a half cents toerthousand for me composmuu, ituu t-igu iy -ov v t-n muu a half cents, pertoken for the press work. This was as clear and plain a contract ira was ever made between two contracting parties but before it was adduced isto writing, ; one of the - com- mitteo came to me ana statea tnat tnere wns dissatisfacton in Ireiziard to. .the E rices agreed on, arid that some mem ers of the committee were1 afraid thy could hot eu.afn themselves on; 'them efore the public.'0 i refusea to reeeae rom the' contract already made, stat ing that it was as low aa the Work could be done for, without loss to the office, or, a' reauction -in tne wages oi :me printers below a1 just renumeratiori- for their labor. 1 1 am of th is belief still, !nd I think that any one-who may 'try.it Will find it ao7 ' u: - 1 ' ;; However, I agreed tevmet the 'com mittee the ncxt day-and talk over the matter again with tlifn5.., diameet a, part of them next day.'in the Senate Clerk's idflieey when the pame objections to the prices, before . agreed .on, were urged by some of those present, ; and; the same ' reply ' made; by ' me to the J ustriess of the terms.' A proposition was" made- to ? reauce tne - prices to seventy-five cents a f thousand ibr thej type setting, and seyenty-five , centa a token ' " for the press work. To this I refused to accedej. " But; finally,! after much had been said on both eides made the. distinct, proposition to: the Committee tp.take the work at thejast named ' prices and count the .composi-' tion by the ? thousand letter ems:' One? of the Committee' asked' me ."what 'I modes of imeasuring printed matter a practiced, in different pladbs.at diiferenti 1 periods. -If I failed in makintho,Con-! mittee understand, the proposi tiojrtA,if.. was not for vant of efibrtjon my ppi,l Was not my fault. 1 The proposition; was? agreed to byypaajoTity of thjCknnmife tee present, J ,A..,Tf,, lr." Turndr 'askea '"pie UT haVe'the' contract reduced foiwritrrig,afaat6;P low my oanjief t6 bwosedo1ir tlicon tracfetOiWhich.assentedeprocure the suretiesitQ the, bond.and. these sure-rj 1 ties," x navo nu uuuuu fWjii. jiow oayj selves, into pc-jhuions.wnerQ, irum itvar they did hot uhderstahcl thathrrel Ice of tttfiinWltliy1 earning Vd&pbxf becoming maturity, but thseenrityi erj theyKaVe"bT6tfgnt8cand othThei tenting GfRteifQAihsiMthMl pexformance of tha contractVJf -fifH:.i 'Scon, "aiter the signing of the contract' ceased. IaveMri Rameaytb&mon iiiv 'uuwuvu niui av uimuitb uiuc of Attorney, to make out the accounts and collect the money for the printing, which, as every one knows, was only a necessary formality under the circum stances, that the money might be drawn by The Sentinel office. - I was never interested, pecuniarily in the public printing to the value of one cent ; have never measured a page of the printing; never made out an ac count nor drew a cent of money for it, nor have ever received, nor expect to recieve. nor been promised a. cent of I money on account of it. -.The unnapainea statement,, t I, as Public Printer, had largely over drawn money from t he: public treasury, is doinV me gross injustice, and plainly demands of me this public denial of the charge, and public, statement of .facts.: In making.these statements, I haveen deavored.tabe as brief as possible to be. understbod.' J hope it will not be nec essary for m& to appear before ther pub lic again orl bo distasteful a subject. j r ."f.-TT-v Jajies Hi Moore- January, -.') - "T rpsripptfnllvsk The Christian Ad vocate. 'Biblical Recorder, Friend of Temperance and Temperance Banner, or this p.itv tocov the above cara. i t - ;it ihdi :-)u! s imir.' ' r v: J. H M. j. 'n . i Presidents Granl. Those who have watched the cburso of President Gran regard him as a pa tient and much-enduring man. , .The important dispatch from Washington printed in another column will go -ftu toward confirming this impression. The views therein expressed by; the .PresK dent : strengthen the statements ,tb printed the oher day ns to his attitude in this whole custom-house businessV his resolution to forward the investiga tion in every ;way. in his power, rand to deal 'promptly and sternly with every one who has brought the least scandal upon his administration. Of course, our former dispatch to this effect has been angrily denied by tnose organs who think that in; echoing the gossip from the President's kitchen they speak fnr the President official I v; ' Now, 'we have no auarrel with the members of the President's official family,nor would we throw a single unkind thought into his servant's hall. We feel that the President should have justice, and we believe that the more thoroughly he i investigatedthe mbre rigidly his whole life is examined, the more triumphant will be his vindication; that he, wjll conie from ' eVery- ordeal unscathed-- still retaining the Bpiendor oi woneison and Vicksburg and that a grateful an 1 generous people will re-elect him Pre- dent of the United states. , ...... t - Thus far his enemies 'have failed : in everV attempt to destroy his character! He will fight it out on the line he occur Eiesif it takes all summer and it prot ably, will take all summer and a good! ly share of autumn. He ' has made 4 singularly honest and able administra tion. ' As the elected chief; of the' Re publican party he has kept every.pledga made by his friends with, .. Roman sin cerity and. firmness.5 The most radical Republican'cannot quarrel with Gen j eral Granti Those who were impatient with Mr.-Lincoln even -such men, let us saw as Wendell Phillips and Benja min, F. Butler ? are fully satisfied witH Grant.1 1 The assaults made upon hirq are only evidences of his1 strength" with the people. His . enemies have nu charges against him but corner groceryj md bar-room scanaai. lie taKes pre- ents, it is said ; but no one has hearq if a.' TtvMn t. lif i n cr ti fwntfld hv h 1 rri si nfeei lioontorr.il tho WhitA T-Tniisp. Asfl SUPJ scessful General, some of our, -citizens gave him such a token of their esteem and gratitude as was given to ' Marlbd-J rousii and Wellinsrtbn when they re turned from: successful wars : such a to- ken as was .given , to Jwen. JMcuieiian, 'who, when he came to live among us, 'was presented 'with a house in'tNew -York by' several : leading Democrat.; He has appointed a few relatives to uri important offices ; but we shall not feel very indignant over this, especially when we remember that not long since Mr.: Gladstone said in the7 House of Commons that one reason why an 'En glish statesman could afford to hold the exacting office of Prime Minister was that'hehad an1 opportunity' of doing for hi8 family and- friends -what' -other eminent and able, men did; in private pursuits. Certainly . Mr,. Gladstone's opinion.will go far with the most,, fas tidious critics among our journalists and statesmen.' Beyond this 'petty 'tavern gossip nothing is Siud;And-this paucity and monotony .' of assault xjfomx-j the President's bestMndication. Qnthe other hand in every respect Grant has met the'highesf expectations of-the country. rHe has, as we'have said, kept every , pledge made as a Rer pulican to the party which nominated him. He has" made an horiesti patient, resolute4 endeavor to 'reduce the debt; and although we- have not in: always, commended MrBoutwell's methods of managing.the Treasury, we , recognize that the Administration" has meant to rund the.debt, reducethe interest,'and release the people from -the burdens of taxation; .? Witbout absolving the Sect retary.from any of - oux, criticisms, we pass this to the credit of the Admin is tration. -In the question of our rela tions with 'England we have seen -the President ,grapplerrAvitn ithe .gravest problem, in our diplomacy xuul settle, itj and in', that alone. vin for buuself a,n enduririg famo. - In dealing With Spain, there has'beeri a patience,- a candor, ' ft single-mihdeaness of 1 purpose; rwhich; although at times vexatious to an im patient and impulsive, public, opinion. has kept the peace and not permitted us to drift into fi fretfur and useless war.1 In the Indian questions ;he has shown humanity and breadth of purpose won derfully, at variance, with the savage, and blind traditions of former Admiu- istratiohs.y Every' Christiarr''heartiin America i inust othrob kiddly itoward PresidentXrant for his humanitYraud good bumper ,in dealing, with, the, way ward children' of the forest.' ; In the Mormon questioh hhas trampled Upon an evil as gigantic as fhaFof slavery upon poligamy wmehi as the remain ing, fjtwin relic pf barbarism,' has been a scandal to pur, age.., And io in ev;ery. instance of aduilhitratl ve policy. : At homand 'abroad he has-bresenredj the honor of! the flag anoV the purity of the A(lmipistratiQni Crime and ,malfea-i isixnce.iniOffice, have., been severely .punr, iStieaV 'and'we-baVaa President' who1 will Mvd Tib lp1irieV rVItH 1 rbiruery or iucatJcity- ir any department xJf . the GAvemment,rr;..r;y in ) 'Ann ,7 vodi v: We ha-ve!said that President Grant is a patiehf; and much-riduring, indn'. JIe.; has h6Wn this in NeW'Ybrk, 1 and :s peclaUyrinibuTii etistdm-house i'mattersll bim.'opat least, iclaiming; rQpreenthjihjnt bp wtiicdpwpV74 AdministratiQhj wThis-?. general iorder bus)ne3S:haf been no xnore nqr less than. a scandal. Thev merchants f of "New ! jlvia uaic uvu nuu iu iciiuiiouji a freebooters to stand over fcvery caro that comitd the port andoiact Vtolls." In the olden times bandits were wont to exact what they called "tolls" from honest merchants carrying their goods to r London, 7 or worthy husbandmen drivifag their cattle into "the lowlands.,! Thiasame custom lias been , permitted in New, (York. , We ' have uo doubt that v our custom-house general order people felt they Were doing an honest trade ; but the coUntrydoes not so con sider it.. We agree with General Grant, that the arragement' made by Bixby, bv which $5,J00 yenr were sent to an officer in the War Department as "tolls" to the, Administration, was, an inexcusable transaction,, and J we a re glad to know,' as We havq'felt all afong, that he' was' in no Ways responsible for iti-and that he will visit the offense, , if not disproved, with severe punishment. ' The story .thathere are Senators on this comnimiitee who will notexamine this question thoroughly, t because it might screen the President at the ex pense of his military family, is astound ing. Certainly no, such, evidence as that sent to us. from Washington has been by the committee in their elabor ate investigation. Let It be'; brought out at once. We can" have no, trifling, no concealment in the matter. .-The bonor of our President , is' dear ,to us, ' and It must b0 protected, no "matter whosuffers. l s I'M )'- , ;. One .word td President Grant. lie is said. to medicate a coup j d'etat in :New York politics -and among our officials here. The country exxecbi this, rand no President has morel certainly an- sweredjthe country expectations. I10 clung to St. Domingo untu it was j ear ed he hal blundered.) Suddenlyho threw the whole matterjnto the hands ; of Congress and the people. He sup ported. the" late collector until his party began to rnutiuy, andalthough express ing lls'own personal esteem and , con fidence In that gentleman . he abandon ed him to the wishes of the party. " In these things he showed consummate statesmanship. He believed in St. Domingo ; i he was fond of the, late col lector ; but he ' permitted , no favorite policy arid ho persorial esteem for a man to estrange him from his party and the people. Let him take another step and thoroughly revolutionise the whole civil service in . New ,York, punishing the guilty; removing the tainted, dis carding every 'one w hose reputation has been mildewed by? the; slightest breath of scandal. , Then he can. .enter upon his canvass for a jenoini nation and Teelectiqri, confident Qf a f triumph as splendid and decisive as' that which came i to WashiUgtonvl Jackson', . and Lincoln. ; The people aro ripe for this, apd'they , expect if from onejWho has been pre-'ernilieritly the people's Presl-dents-Ar. Y. Herald. r ' ! i:'- A Cdntrasti1, , Tie.New iYork Evening, JPost,, in an article on tho resignation pf President .TbiersJ say's vi:;;V j- y r M. Thiers certainly appears tt mistake the functions and scope of - the I Presidential office. He would if we may judge by his acts- transform it into1 a new. dictatorship. We cannot refrain from contrasting his peo- 'vish irritation with the more dirnificil cou rso of our own President tlrant in the Ban lo naingo question. The heart of Gen. Grant was set upon the acquisition of this tropical isle ; but when the tone of public feeling bo came manifestly 'OPnofled to I the act. ho changed his- policy and; abandoned, bis 'scheme." ' " '' ' ' a' " ' 1 Yes, and The .Post might 'Jiave made another and a Stronger contrast; between the action of the two. Presidents '' than that of mere "dignity.' It ghaws in, the first place, that the one is a genuine republican and democrat, and the other does not understand the first principles of 1 republicanism or of democracy. President Grant, . in X)ther ; words, has no policy of his own to enforce against -the will, of the people. M. Thipr has a policy5 which must' be carried out. right or wrong. -i iw.fi v.io v .Ail this only goes to show what a mere bubble of a republic they have in France just ho jv,; how utterly unfit the French people are tor republicanism, j The con- to Thiers all: that he demanded, provi ded he would only,. continue; in .office,' was the most humiliating tha has been : iiiuuu uy a greai uauuu ior 1110 iasi uiiy years: Graritlng- that it 'would lead possibly: to a revolution, and that It was prudent and statesmanlike to avert an other, coup d'etat. . France has had time curing'the last twelve months to, w6rk out- thg problem of her future republi can government if it were'possible, for ner to work; It out in fieri present circum stances and condition-f .-, 4 . But it ;i,simf ly injpossiblej ' ,$he is riot read v. nrenared or fit 1 fori rtnrubll- canisnx;i and- they 'Who indulge the' dream of the present so-called Jjtencn republic... throwing the shadow of its glory 'and greatness ' over '. -Enrobe will be sorely disappointed: 1 The fact Is, she israimply-J driftinginm' tlib monarchy, and she lias not, rwb fear,.! Very .far to drift.-rr Washingtpn Repi(JUioan.n i , i: , . , ,Connecticut Jiepublicans,, Jiave :met the expectations of ther friepds in oth er. States by ,the; re-nomination 9fGpVr Jewell, and his associates in the Exec-j utive Department. we aro clad of tho action, and hope to, help elect. the tick et which has commanded success and must again;' The platform has much In it wThich.' isrxrdmmendable and sound. and such parts as are, merely, sound are, it may be said.Jncidental to all party platforms.' ' Our frierids have a keen contest ; before them, and 7 they' ! have need to i lay aside all : superfluous bur dens and j.addresfi themselves J directly to the work, of tho canvkss,. lr. Tri- bune. TheVery'Lost'of thoNe w-Qrleahs po litical InflmationJwenty cut yesterday with tho extinction of Mr; Carter. That ludicrous J Bombafetes; 'after . making" a prodigious ; ado- about d bis "pretended inarches on the i State Hduse seems -to haveTdiscreetly: subsided ; and, In rder to break his fal his, last , dying CQufes sion is that pen. Emoryn haa won tiie fight So long aa, peace and order have Account ; but theL trtith h'istofy. com- pejs.rthe feiatpient hat f Gov:,, War- mouth Is lefastr- k jthVfel Y. Tribune:i&rd.'- " ! -vf obiiMl JT I -ItiJiook.onhereiiJwhat !th , tnH: with y6ur iealf' said a iria-n of Ihhbir lngmiiidtttVt hntfchcr oneVmoriilna-Jas-h. was-gettirfgihW mrfrketlhgn- Jhofi.j, i .Well?'nothijii'partic?iar;,tv.r ?:v f i M Bartidlar ' what da j yoa moan' by that iU(Vhat'rnake3tlt llbolcfeo bluer. IZiArMdie; dlditWio on'jM .j v tn i i AViKofbi answered f the5 butcnerti"lt" didn't didi it kind 6 gin batwii 16 - II
