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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-
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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
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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 -
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