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: ' y k 0 -if' TRI-VfKEKLY AND WEEK LY BY Rates' of --Advertising i The Era Publishing Company, 1 Ilales of Subscription, Tm-AVKEKLY One year, in advanco, $.1 00 . .. 6 months, ia advance, 2 00 -i 3 months, in atlvance, 1 o 1 indnth, in advance, .3 One square, one time, - - - - I $i qq " , h .u . two Umesp - V: V J I - i 60 A square is the width c a column, and 1 tnche deep. , ''" J3f Contract 'Advertisements ' taken at proportionately low rates. u EEKLT-und year, m aarance, $1 ) Six months, in advance, --.. Vol. 1. RALEIGH N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY- 22, 1872. No. 37 : , Professional Cards, not exceeding 1 square, will be published one year for $12. .. : f - !l v --. 111 $ l I f I ' - 1 1 r 1 1 i 1- 2 i 5 . i am . - - . . ' DroDOrtionatelv low ratps. The Sentinel and thcDecisioD. The Sentinel charges tMt the opinioa of the Supreme Coart, in Clark et al, vs. Stanly et al, was agreetl upon v- two weeks before It was delivered, but kept back to serve mere partisan purposes. When the opinion was agreed on we do not know; we never "heard of it until after it was delivered. ; Even then wa wrote an article upon it with out knowing the grounds upon which it was based, or that any thing had been decided beyond the fact that the act of .April 6, 1871, was unconstitution al. Nor do wo believe that any body else but the Court knew anythingabout it until after it was delivered. There were, three of these. railroad cases before the Court. -The first, that irerm ine lerm. men tne case in which the opinion was delivered was argued. The attention of the Court, as we have been Informed, was then call ed to the fact that there was another case pendingthat of Mott et a, ap pointees of Gov. Holden, r. Tate et al, appointees of Messrs. Warren and Jar vis, or of the Legislature. This latter case,1 which might be fairly presumed, from the title of it, to involve thejsame principle as that of Clark and Stanly was to be argued, In part, by different counsel. It is but fair to presume that the opinion of the Court would not be delivered until 'nil the arguments in the several cases involving the same principle had been heard. The case of Mott rs. Tate was not reached until the very day the Legislature adjourned. Then it was submitted without argu ruent, and went off on a mere tech nicality. There then being no longer any reason for withholding the opinion, it was filed on that day. These facts seem to be sufficient to explain satis factorily the action of the Court in not delivering the opinion sooner, even if it had been agreed uprn. Cut what partizan purpose, can bo served by the withholding of the opin ion until after the adjournment of the Legislature ? The Sentinel says : "Thoso who till the several places sup posed to be vacated b3 this sage, partizan decision of the Supreme Court, are certainly in their places dc facto and their acts aire good and valid and will continue to be to, until they are displaced according to law. This cannot be done even under the decis ion of the Supreme Court, until ihe Senate shall come again, for the reason the Gover nor has no power to appoint without the sanction of the Senate." Now the editor of The Sentinel is a lawyer of many years practice, and has boasted of his success at the bar in com petition with Graham, Nash and oth ers among the ablest jurists of the State. Of course he has no doubt of the sound- of his own opinion. And if his Important Decision Got. Cald well Sustained bj the Supreme Court; . 1 Wo1 learn that Chief Justice Pearson, on Monday, delivered a very able and exhaustive opinion in the case of C. C. Clark, el. al. vs. E. R. Stanly et. al.t from Craven. The question involved In this ease was the constitutionality of the act of the Legislature'of April 6, -1871, conferring upon the Pxesident of the Senate and Speaker of the - House the powerof appointing the State's Di rectors in various works of Internal im provement.. TheCourtf as' we are in formed, hold the -act to be .unconstitu- tionaland void, and, sustain the-Gov- CORRESPONDENCE. ' i - , The Editor must not be understood as endors ing, the sentiments of his correspondent?. Communications on all subjects arc solicited, which will be given to the readers of The Erst as containing the views and sentiments of the writers. . .. , , For the Carolina Era. n The New Departure. ; Montgomery Blair has recently (Dec. 3d, 1871,Y written a letter to .the editor of The World, in which he says : . j. "Our defeat in 1$68 was attributed by many good Democrats to the un compromising" attitude then taken, and to the failure lo nominate Chief Justice Chase.;.. The defeat gave force, to the arguments of the -' new departure,' and thet)arty ut itself on that platform; in which we jrere " also , defeated." This ernor in 4he itrflrm whicb.he took. In i demonstrates that the. Dernecrtitiava'tv the prjem edness with which they attempted to enforce the principles and declarations, from which they now propose to depart. Their anathemas were not confined to men r but extended ,to the women and children of .white Republicans who took the "new cienarrare7', lour years ago, or sooner. iJl .were to be banishU had been President) and called upon to of i from societv-i-manv were insulted and snubbed eveh' in the house of God others they attempted to starve, by denying them honest employment, and all whito .Republicans were given- to understand thatjishbuld the Democracy succeed, their condition would be worse than that of thef inhabitants of SodouV and Gomorrah. ,Kut with all this they: failed to defeat he election of Grant ; and immediately their ku klux klans, issued from their "dens" under the cover or nomDitvgaiscruises, nisrnt is Frank P. Blair, in a speech in tht Senate of the United States in 1871 , said-- ' :,.:-:-r:i . - .. ."I do not now, and never have reJ gdrded the reconstruction acts as any. rart of the law of the land, and il l had been in nlace or uowcr (i. e. if he For the Carolina Kra. act UDon those so-called laws; L, should have acted oufrmy conviction let the Consequences be what they might?" . Andrew Johnson, interviewed the same year by & Cincinnati Reporter, ' fi'e must not Ulcp&rp too mucji. So to speak, therefisC Jtjuch danger in getting too far- mra &taying too near." r ";t"sho.uIir tvhe: the policy of the Jfj56cracy to tlteii to use force tr - iiigt ' the Rcconstrfkian made hideous ?ythe perrjetrationte amendment i'on of' mahyVt mt, aW lawrs SiYiP the angels of Heaven weep and human- r -w 1,17' rr,u' : martial law." "With or without uy sighs and erroans. AVell may De- deix of-thrc-and horrid nit 1 . p i iVTrlTfT rrrn ! a-irrht whil i fore i Iok for a remedvin me luttrm .wiijt:, ana inattht. ".reonara was' to I .-m- - i 1 1L Mechanics and, Ihc Conservative Mii. Editor : - Will, you permit'n t mechanic to say a word intyour paper In reffard to tha class legislation of the General Assembly which has just-end- led its career, and whose actions hate now ; become a matter, of history. fT, and h&ndredsof other mechanics . in this city, atnl all over the State, have watched their proceedings with no lit tle interests vye knew- that the tradi tions of thq class, to which the majority of that body belonged had in times past, Jbeen all against theWorkingclass, and that It had phvays previously set itself ur exclusively to govern. -while we were simply the ." hewersof wood and drAWtre pti watery'. vBuVv It jhad been i$tetj? anx',w:hAobee& .'Assured, ness opinion be sound the Supreme Court just withheld their opinion long enough to enable the Democratic officials to keep their places until the end of their terms. And for this The Sentinel de nounces them. A very magnanimous paper, truly. But The Sentinel thinks the Court waited until the Legislature adjourned to prevent that body from taking steps to take the railroads out of the hands of the Republicans. Now as the editor of The Sentinel boasts of his being a suc cessful lawyer, even in competition with Graham, Norwood, Nash, and other able attorneys, will he please in form he public what that body could have done to take the railroads out of Republ ican hands ? There is one thing in connection with the matter upon which the friends of The Sentinel can congratulate its editor. He now has something to write about that will do him for some time. His res ervoir had nearly run dry, but this op portune shower has filled it up again, and the supply will last for a long time. For it is well known that The Sentinel possesses the happy faculty of spreading such supplies over the largest possible 6pace, and making them last the lon gest possible timo. from the begmhing. The decision was expected by many capable of forming an opinion upon the merits of the. ques tion. The act was passed by the Dem ocrats in theLegislature for purely par tizan purposes; and it is but just that they are thrown sprawling by the re bound. No one will pretend that the appointments made by Messrs. War ren and Jarvis were better than those made by Governor Caldwell, if equal to them. In fact we have seldom had a cnier magistrate who nas Deen more circumspect in his appointments to office. And it was only to enable them to reward party favorites that the act was passed, not that they feared the management of the road would fall Into dishonest ox incompetent hands. A certain leading politician is believed to have had his eye on the Presidency of one of the roads, and there was no oth- ker way to confer it upon him. Verily, no more partizan Legislature ever con vened in North Carolina than the one just adjourned. Since the above was in type we have read the opinion, which, by the cour tesy of our neighbor of TJie Carolinian, we are enabled to lay before our readers to-tlay. It is raucii broader ana more comprehensive than we anticipated, and is based upon other grounds than we supposed. What the full effect of t may be is a question for legal gentle men to discuss. One thing is rendered certain by it, many offices in the State are now in the hands of men not appointed thereto in accordance with the .provisions of the constitution.- What action may be taken In conse-. quence by the appointing power we are not informed. Of one thing we feel as sured, the Governor will act after ma ture deliberation, and with -wisdom and sound discretion. the new departure, no well informed and candid man would now say that the Democratic party Is likely to carry the election in 1872." ! " wnen we are obliged to make common cause with the liberal Republicans, and to narrow the contest to the points we hold in common with them, the ques tion as to candidates, resolves itself simDl v into one of how to make the co operation effectual." But hear him further: "I do not contemplate the dissolution of the Democratic party. I would not surrender its principles, its organiza tion or its name." " My purpose is to perfect its organization, stimulate its zeal, and rally its forces to resume its progress in the new, by giving Jts aid to the liberals among our opponents at the North, and thus obtaining a common day influence among the masses of that section, to restore peace and prosperity to the -whole country." Such Is the programme for the 'new departure: which, by the way, is to amount simply to this : the principles, organization and name of tne Demo cratic party are to remain tne samei.- Its organization is only to be made more periect its zcai stimulated and its progress resumed, under the leader ship oi liberal ltepubiicanism. ne confession that Democracy per se can not win is wholesome, and the honest cry to Republicanism is "help me, Cas- sius or J sink." A leader Is needed, and the cry is, " a horse ! a! horse ! ! my kingdom for a horse"!!! They are willing to depart : tneir ku kiux taskmasters are too hard for them, but theycan find no Moses to load them out from their house of bondage. They have turned their eyes towards Mr. Greeley whom they have! so often hung in etngy the author or the im pressible conflict but Mr. Greeley says, "lam not the man you need." ve- inocracy is sick, very shut, ana criesi as a sick girl, "Give some drink, TitiniuS;" but if it shall find a Republican liberal - . i a j . . r . i! , enougn to aaopc us principles, stimu late its zeal, assure its progress, cham- mocracy think of departing. But de part where it will, go where it will, the gory locks of Stephens, the ghastly faces of Outlaw and Puryear, the lacer ated backs of hundreds, and the piteous wails of thousands will torment and drive it beyond hope and redemption. Will Democracy depart in good faith ? There are many who were once Whigs and Conservatives now III the Demo cratic ranks, but they do not control the party. That is done by the radicals and political wire-workers, who can stoop to conquer. That party is held together now, as in days past, by the cohesive power of public plunder. There are those still living who re member Gen. Jackson's letter to Dr. Coleman, of North Carolina, in 1824, advocating " a careful and judicious tariff of protection," while he was sup ported at the North on free trade prin ciples. " r'oiK, lianas ana tne tarin oi '42" a Whig protective tariff w the battle cry of free trade Democracy in i '44. The denunciation of the Whigs as abolitionists in 1852, while the Demo- crativrgan at Washington City was declaring that "the free soil Democratic! leaders of the North are a regular por-! tion of the Democratic party, and Gen. i Pierce will make no.distinction between them and other Democrats, in the dis tribution of official patronage, and iii the selection of agents for administer ing the government" is stijl remem bered and conveys a salutary lesson, which should not be too soon forgotten. Having often stooped to conquer, De mocracy can stoop again. Like the tawdry hag, rotten with the diseaseifof her fornications, shccan clothe herself in the beautiful garments of virtue; affect a reformation and plant her af fected virtues in the holiest places, and even drive out the humble and true worshipper of morality and virtue. Haviner sworn unalterable - ehmitv agrtinst negro sum;e,heiRin'aritrvIll recant it all; vow she has been lied up- on by ltepubiican carpet-baggers and scallawags; jump upon the Republican platform and eulogize "negro suffrage? and I am not going to say, and no oth er Democrat should say, that he accepts the reconstruction measuresand amend ments as finalities, and that no attempt will be made in the future to get rid of them in a lawful and peaceble man ner." . . : The recent movement of the liberal Republicans of Missouri, deserves this notice. In their resolutions they sjjeak of having no purpose of endangering "equality of civil rights," allude to equal and impartial suffrage, and invite the loyalty of all good citizens "to those a 1-11 1 r- j i 1 1 .1 : A- 1 esiauusntxi iacts irauwiueu u uie ui stitution," but sajr nothing of the polit tear rights of the colored race igflfore the fact that ''impartial" and even " equal." does not mean universal suf frage, and donot inform us whether thev mean by "the Constitution" what Mr. Stephens does or not. Invoking loyalty to facts now imbedded, mav be done to eret "the facts" out of that instrument. Will they depart 'Tn good faith? - P The New Jndicial District. It is generally believed that the State of North Carolina will be divided into two Federal Judicial Districts during the present Session of Congress. There are many reasons why this should be done, and we hear of buHittlo opposi tion to it. At present the people of the Western part of the State are subjected very great inconvenience arid, much expense in having to come to ! Raleigh to attend the terms of the U. S. Circuit -Court. All this will be remedied by creating a Western district. 1 i We have seen it stated that j Raleigh .will be in the new or Western district. We think tlieVew district should be so formed as to leave Wake, if not Orange, in the old district. The Circuit Court of the district in which the capital of the State is situated will probably bo held in Raleigh, and if so no great ad vantage will result to the people of the West from the act. The attention, of Congress is called to this matter. Stop Thief! In TJie Morning Star, Wilmington, N. C, of the 13th inst., is a labored ar ticle entitled " A Programme of Per secution." in which it is charged to be the deliberate purpose of the Republi can Party to carry the State elections next August by fraud and violence. In reading this article 'one is forcibly reminded of the old cry of "stop thief." The editor of The Star, with his allies and confederates, having determined to do the very thing which he charges upon the Republicans, with a view to avoid suspicion and cover up their guilty purposes, bawls out at the top of his voice "stop thief" even while the dead sheep is dangling from his shoulders as he runs to avoid his pur suers. He paints in vivid colors all the schemes of the radicals as they are con ceived by his own fruitful imagination. He appears to be in the secrets of the Republican party or wishes to make others believe that he knows all about them. Will he be kind enough to tell where he obtained his valuable infor mation? Where was this ''Programme of Persecution " concocted? Who are! the plotters and where do they j reside? He also savs "a cordon of bayonets is pion. and lead its thrice routed cohorts, he may prepare himself, should the hour of victory ever come, to : exclaim or Democracy as jassius aiaito uruius nri nnww'MVfl nrprlfet, that and his compatriots, in relation to Ca tfieu new departure" will be made. ! mt 1 uxT 111 1. x 1 i. xl. me nuuiiuauou win jju great, out uie as the greatest of God's gifts, if con vmced that there is no other avenue open, by which she can attain to "mon For the Carolina Era. The Governorship. .Mk. Editor: The people the hon est people the politicians and th demagogues throughout the State, are already looking about for a suitable candidate for Governor. This is well lor the honest people, but lor the rest 'tis folly. The newspapers, it is supposed, will become very kind, and withal quite liberal in their suggestions and advice as to who shall receive the nomination. And in a case like this, they reflect the virtuous sentiments and serve aS an index to the real Nyishes and needs of all the people. But will they? So far otherwise is the case, lut hope for the best we lire -RepUblk-an" party; brfclrhefUrrecT; sar, We pettv nreu y "Walk under his huge legs, and peep about To-find ourselves dishonorable graves." -But let us see from what point the departure is to be made. ;j?ranKjJf. Blair, the son of Montgomery Blair, spoke for the Democracy, in 18G8, about the Reconstruction Acts, as follows : " There is but one way to restore the Government and the Constitution, and that is, for the President elect to declare a i . . a ii a ?ji F J. 1 me acts nun ana voiu ; cvmpci uie army to undo its usurpations at tne South ; disperse the carpet-bag State governments, alloio the white people to reorganize their own governments and elect Senators and Representativesf These sentiments were endorsed i by the -Democracy at that time. But; let us digress a moment. Executive usur pation, kingly power, and Presidential paramount consideration will be, "that is my only chance for the loaves and fishes." But what then? 'If Democ racy was right in 1868, it cannot be righfto depart now if it is right now it was wrong then. JWill it be modest now, confess its sins and cease to abuse those who departed four years ago, and even before that ? We shall see. lilair has stated the difficulty. We repeat it, "with or without the new departure no well informed and candid ma?i would note sav that the Democratic party is likely to carry the election in 1872." ADEXDA- -EXPLANATORY Jefferson Davis. inhis speech at At lanta. Ga.. 1870. said U I am not one of those who accept the situation. I accept nothing. These cant Dhrases that we hear so much trampling upon the rights of the States about, 'accepting thib situation,' and have been the cry for some time past ; but who ever did, who can, or who dare claim more, or as much, for a Pres ident, than did Gen. Blair, in the above quoted paragraph ? Entirely ignoring ine rigma vi voiiKresa, me jrrcaiuuiit was to render its acts nun and void j by a simple declaration with more than about our rights having been submit ted to the arbitrament of the sword are but the excuses of cowards." Robert Toombs, of Georgia, being In- tA.mmiTnH trn (hia en Ki ant is iorrtTrorl as follows, in The A- Y. Herald: Mr. Toombs. when asked if he thought the people -ofrthe South were to be used, stationed at the principal policy against the wilIof the people, Napoleonic power compel the army to I prepared to accept the new platform of undo all it had done, oy order oi uon- tne iNortnern democracy, repueu : gress in the way of reconstruction, and with jrracious condescension he was to allow the white people only, to recognize their governments. Alter this who does not breathe freer when he reflects that President Grant has enforced! no The rogues have to keep on the good side of the Bar. Outaide of the Bar and the rad ical partv, they can find no one to defend them. Sentinel. , , We have for some time observed that The Sentinel was striving to "keep on the good side of the Bar." voting precincts in the doubtful coun rties." We again ask where does the writer get this precious information? Is this ' cordon " to be under the com mand of military officers? 'What will be their uniform, Union blue, or Con federate grey? Will they bedisguised.' Will they have horns f Will it be their duty to whip, scourge, lacerate and hang negroes? To demoralize! school houses and burn churches? Do give the public all the information yjau have Mr. Twinkler. Hold back nothing. Speak out like a man give your au thority or confess that what you have charged" upon the Republicans as"being their " Programme of Persecution" was only a dream of your own, caused by a troubled conscience on your j return from a Ku Klux den where the caldron boiled, and treason was hatched". t 1 Correction. In Judge Pearson's Opinion published on the first page of this paper, the following sentence oc curs: "The defendant's title is not involved ; the title of the violates is alone in question." Violates should be relators. The Carolinian of this city has been sold to Messrs. Stone & TJzzell, cf The Roanoke News. After a brief sus pension it will re-appear under the new management. Major Hearne retires from the . profession, temporarily wo hope-! and has exercised no power, whether ordinary Or extraordinary, but.by the direction of the Representatives of the people in Congress assembled ? But further: In their last National Convention', at New York, in 1868, they said : f " We regard the Reconstruction Acts (so-called) of congress, as such, as usur pations, and unconstitutional, revolu tionary and void.7' In their Convention in North Caroli na, m the same year, alter protesting against the reconstruction policy) as " unconstitutional, unwise and destruc tive to society," they said : ! " We are unalterably opposed to po litical and society equality with the black race." j , If the Democracy departs, f departs rom the above declarations and princi ples; otherwise it will simply be ither Old cat in the meal tub. Its protest must be withdraM'n ; its unalterable op position to the political and according to its own teachings social equality With the black- race, altered; that which it has declared unconstitutional, it must declare to be constitutional ; it must affirm that to have existence, which it declared null and void, and it must agree that neither its august pres-1 ence nor that of any President shall stand in the way of the black race, ei ther in the South or elsewhere, in the exercise of equal political rights with the white people. To do.this will he a humiliation. The cup will be very bitter, and no wonder they want it to pass from them to the lips of some Re- f ublican. who can drink it for them. low bitter the cup and how humilia ting it will be to " right about face in this matter, may be inferred from the rancor, hatred and unparalleled wick- Whv of course they won't accept it. They cannot do so without being false to every principle of -justice and free dom.". - " Fer my part I see no difference now between the-Demo crats and Republicans " " You have given up. however, an hoDe of armed resistance to the United - n . -t States uovernment r" " Not at all. I don't know but that it is about time for us to fight again ; our only nope is in ourselves j every party in the North abandons us. I never expected much from the Nonh- ern democrats since tney aesenea us at the beginning of the war." "But you surely do not seriously . m . ,1J 1 mean that tne war ougnt 10 Degm again : w "Yes, ldo." I " And you remember the bloodshed and misery which that must involve?" xes out wnai ouif j. am noi a peace man. 'mere are many worse oc cupations for a gentleman than ing." . "When are you standard of revolt ?" " Whenever a favorable opportunity occurs. -We will, wait until your peo ple at the North are divided among themselves "orare at war with some foreign power." " Don't you regard the acts of the re constructed Legislatures, then, as bind ing upon the Southern people?" "Of course not. "These Legislatures have not been legally elected, and whatever they have done is therefore invalid." ! ' Alexander H. Stephens, also inter view, said: J- r "All the Reconstruction legislation of Congress, he believed to be uncon stitutional, fraudulent and void." -' " The Uh and 15th Amendments he claimed were no part of the Constitution, because their pretended ratification had been effected by force'and fraud." " This usurpation snouiaj never, do permitted to pass without buke and condemnation." going fight- to raise the proper xe- writer hereof claims to be an -orthodox member for those great principles as laid down by Washington, Jackson, and Abraham Lincoln, cannot exist, and will be utterly defeated at this year's election in North Carolina, as it ought to be, should any attempt be made to hide away, nr apologize for, the frauds and corruption already . too well known to exist in it, or essay toi place any manin power whols known or believed to be tainted with dishonesty.- The party must be purged as with fire, and every office in the State, from Governor down to the lowest, must be filled with men of intelligence, strict integrity, and unblemished moral Character. ; It is better for our success that .we should nominate "a gentleman of great Executive ability who has not held office either State or National since the war. General' success will depend largely upon the ' nominee for Gover nor, and in my opinion there' are but few men in the State who can achieve a Republican victory. Who theik should be the standard bearer of the Republican party of this State? I feel quite sure that I'notony express my own preference, but of our people generally when I name Gen. Rufus Barringer, of Mecklenburg, as the man before any othe in the State for that position. " - In every capacity to which he has been called, both civil and military.rhe has shown superior ability, and by his industry, faithfulpess and ability; he has wonthe respect and coniidence of all his fellow citizens. intellectually, he is the peer of any man in the State, and in the knowledge and compre hension of the law. of public affairs especially Executive and financial af- 1 "it - A. I Al A A . f 11 A- iair ne win stanu me test oi uie musi, perilous and trying time in the State's history. North Carolina's financial and politi cal interests are too vast, andJier future holds in reserve too much for good or ill, to commit her destinies to states men whose reputation is prospective, whose ability to do good can be meas ured by a profession of promises only. No Second rate man will answer our purposes now. ijarge public interests cannot safely be committed to mere dabsters in, politics. They, particular ly at this time, require men of solid worth, men of experience who .can grasp the future of this good old State. General Barringer was the hrst gen tleman, native of the State, to become an uncompromising member of the Republican party, since the war, and who alone struck the key note to North Carolina's future greatness. Wherever he has spoken, victory has" crowned his efforts. His letters in 18G7-'G8-'71 , at once stamp their author as a man of great political sagacity ana prescience-a true statesman. " . 1 am sure the nomination for Gover nor ought to, and J believe it will, be given to Rufus Batringer by acclama tion, it is no doubt true tnat ne aoes not seek the position. Indeed I know he does not. it is well known to an hat he has persistently refused all overtures heretofore made to him for office of any kind whatever. Let the people and the office-seek the man, in stead of the man the office. His is one of . the most distinguished and honored names in the State, and I am quite sure I am not mistaken when I amrm that there are to-day a great number of leading and influential men throughout the State who will cordially support General Barringer, but who could not be induced to sustain any other Republican nominee. JNEWBERNE. nlianrrn Vita ennf la ' Tn V rw Twrc that they accepted the situaiion', and the working men and mechanics should come in for a share of the honors and emoluments of office, and a proper con- I ,1 Af .1 11 siucrauon snouiu De paiu xnem as a part of the body politic. " Has this as surance been - complied with ? After a careful and an impartial retrospect of the acts and doings, of the Legisla ture, we have been unable to see any changewhatever from the anti-bellura manner of treating us. " Not a bill has heeA enacted to advance our individual interests, and not a solitary mechanic has been promoted to any office of hon or or profit at their hands. Instead thereof, whenever one dared to aspire to any gift of othce at their hands, his claims have been ignored, and another who had hitherto "flanked the first great curse," has been chosen. A me chanic was hot even fit, in their opin- : 1 X 1-. -ia f xi -r-r iuij, io u uour jvetjper oi me xiouse, when a vacancy occurred this winter, although, from business calling he was familiar with and known to almost ev ery member, and another chosen whom not five of the body had ever spoken to, seen, or heard of previous to his nomination. Where are the mechanics that have been put on the various Boards of Directors of State works and Institutions? None have been appoint ed. These places have been filled by the representatives of the old slave oli garchy, and selected to fill positions where business capacity and mechanic al skill is demanded of incumbent, al though the appointees could not make a button for a barn door from a thou sand feet of timber, and knew nothing practically whatever concerning the duties of their offices. Had this Gen eral Assembly placed intelligent me chanics on the Penitentiary Board, in stead of five impractical old fogy poli ticians, the difficulties and discussions concerning the same had during the past lew weeks wouAd never .have oq- Had a mechanic been on the Board, it Would -hot, have taken it twelve months to have ascertained that the Coleman contract had been viola ted.: The Board of. Directors of the Penitentiary have no social concourse with mechanics generally. but adherinar to their social class, went on in blind ignorance of the faulty construction of the work. Had a 'mechanic been a member of ' the Board, his social rela tios with all classes of mechanics would have enabled him to have ascer tained the defects, even had he not been an expert in that branch of work, for ms conversations and fraternal rela tions with his brother workman would have informed him. Yet the interests of the State must be secondary: to this old socuu ostracism and class legisla tion. ' : : -. ' . This writer has; never voted hereto bre a Republican ticket, but like near- y the whole body of the mechanics of the fetate, nas been so governed bv Pre judice tnat ne has voted with the Con servative party. We have noticed that while the Republican party was ih power, due regard 'was., paid, to our rights, and our claims respected. Es pecially has this been so, in the admir able appointments of Gov. Caldwell, to whom the mechanics of the State feel under no little obligation for thus ac knowledging their claimsin this re spect. He has done this,, too, without any regard to our previous political antagonism to (he party, to which he belongs, and should he be re-nominated, as he deserves, his course will be re mem b4 red by the mechanics all over the State. V . We begin' to see where our interests, and our hopes lie, and there are "thou sands of mechanics who next August will vote to repudiate this, party who let their class prejudices govern them as they did in olden times. We intend no more to belured by the catch-words of campaigners, and appeals to preju dice; aud willrefusc to support these ignorers of our class, whose education and instincts,.' '-notwithstanding' their blarney-and promises, prejudge as Let the Republican party bring out its rtfe?est and best men, against whom no stain of dishonesty or, speculation ad heres, and victory will bo achieved. i': . Viatoi:.' ' X: r i - . . For the Carolina Era. ;-. For CoBgress 4Ui District..: ? Mr. Editor: I have seen several names suggested in the columns of your paper for nomination and candi dates for this important position. And seeing our Hon. T. L. Hargrove's name suggested for Attorney General, by some friends of mine, I would rather prefer his name for the above named position. His qualification; and edu cational intellect, fits him for a Repre sentative in Congress. And we could not find a more suitable-man for the place in the State. : r , , The Republicans of old Granville,' are very 'anxious to see some.of her most distinguished sons occupying those positions in which they have labored for these many years ; and Jiave fitted themselves for. And, as we want good, and competent men to fill those impor tant positions, we therefore put forth our ablest, most influential men in the county. . . .. : . Such is the qualities of the gentleman I have suggested. He " is the ablest lawyer in the county employed by both parties, hsounsellor. He is well experienced in law, his equal can't be found; his election if nominated, is sure. I hope the Convention will not forget this eminent lawyer as one of North Carolina's best sons. W. P. H. iFor the Carolina Era. j I r. Editor You will please allow hie a'short space' In" your valuable col umns, to ihsert a few items. X'see in The Era of 25th inst., certalrj gentle men ' recommended for ' State ' officers, therefore I invite the attention of the public generally; toT; R. Caldwell, fer Governor, arid it . must b. remem bered that His Excellencv.lT.iR.' Cald-. well, has a few equals and no superiors among the s6n$ of North : .Carolina, for him we wish to1 cast3ur; votes IbH Gov ernor, believing that the interest of the State in his hands would be. safe t; it is believed generally in the 'Republican ranks, that the Ilonorable'T.' R. Cald well is a genuine reliable Republican, in the midst of horrorable ku klux ism. miumgnt assassins, ana outrages , upon hundreds of peaceable humble, citizens . of our beloved State, Gov. T. . R. Cald well' remained at the post of duty. His Excellency was quietly at the- helm in the discharge orduty and principloj.and andj in opinion, the .Republican; parties . thanks are due to him for his persistent steadfast opposition' to the unconstitu tionality of -t ho Convention bilTenom-' i nate and reelect ? T. R Oa Idweil for Governor, and save the, credit; of our State. - . ' ' r . !".' ,j . .1 In conclusion you': wilf please' Allow me to suggest tne-1 name t op General Wm.F.'-Loftin; of Lenoiri for (Secre tary of State, and, sir, it, is to bp.haped, ; for the credit of the State, that wena 11 have the pleasure of seeing this eminent gentleman Secretary of o!d Carolina ; in too many instances? heretoforo, wo have lost sight .in selecting", oir- best standard bearers, and to party has been m rid a' to suffer .the'; penalty for misconduct -of s&me of 'its prominent defenders. ,;AVe call for honest, cahnble. . fearle men to stand at the helm qf our Stato, and while we .have many .such in oiir ranksI desire especially ta call the attention of the Republican iparty a Republican from the infancy ; of the party in North Carolina, and we the emancipated colored voters in this com munity are pledged to. his- Bupport, as no better man for that position can be found on the, soil of our, State, judging from the present .administration, as I before mentioned, we the thousands of emancipated slaves, will support the nominee of the Republican partjz for office, both National, State and County believing.that a great victory is before us, and.we hope the day Is not far-distant, when we shall hea t of strife ha tred, envy, outrages of midnight tfssas sins no more; but peace and quietness reign throughout the land, of America . From yours respectfully, &c. , ': J. H. Parker, i ' Lenoir County., ! - For the Carol iiia-Kro. ; tMi, Editor : J am. clad., to see tho f nferest manifested by the Republicans of the State in regard to the necessity of fringing out a good State ticket for tfro'approaching. campaign. . The feel- ung seems to be general 1 that it ! should deselected -with much ' care that it ( , should be composed or mcnoF characr,- iteT, who hayeihad ho. connection with the corrupt rings tjhat have infested and plundered the Stated, .within" the- last three years! In thi3 view and feeling no one; concurs more heartily than yotfr correspondent. ' Let ua nomjnato a ticket of good men- men whose char acters are above reproach, and whose capacity to fill the offices acceptably is without dispute and certain success 'awaits us in August. r With your per mission 1 propose to suggest the names of several gentlemen f ft ; portion of the offices, who coma lu' ': up to the stanqarddfgnated;viTj, ' -v For Governor I wlsl ; to express my most hearty approval oCthere-nomin-atioh, of Hoi. Tod R Caldwell. He, more than any other man, deserves the nomination,' not only for the' services he has rendered the Republican party, but for the very able and efficient man ner In which he has dlachargedhe du-ties-of the oificeJbna yeatpasL. Xfully endorse, air that has been said In his- praisev - 'His honest J capable, faithful and patriotic. What r more .treed be said of any man ? : . J, t - . For Lieutenant Governor I propose the name of HdN. Clinton L. Cobb, of Pasquotank. Of Mr. Cobb's qualifi cation and character it is unnessaxy to speak. During his several " terms in Congress he ha3 established for him self a State - reputation as an able, up right, honest man and amiable gentleman.- Besides, as Gov. Caldwell is a Western than, it is right apd ! proper that the candidate for Lieutenat Gov ernor should come from the J2ast.. m For .the office of Attorney peneral 1 1 propose the name of T. L. Hargrove," Esq., of Granville., Mr. Hargrove, is a gentleman of unimpeachible character, fine intellectual powers and. a good lawyer. Ho is in every way qualified for the office, which has become more important tharf ever, by ' reason of tho duties of the Reporter of the Supremo Court having been annexed to it . by a recent act of the General Assembly. - For the office. of Treasurer I propose the name of Gen. Alfred Docickry, of Richmond. Gen. Dockery is one of the noblest specimens of thoold Roman to be found in North Carolina. , His honesty, integrity and 'capacity aro admitted by all. ' No ' more, faithful guardian of the public interests could possibly be entrusted with the man agement of our finances, aud few names would give more strength to our ticket. For Auditor of Public Accounts I propose the name of Gen. C. HJ Brog- -jden, of Wayne. Gen. Brogderi served in the satpe office with greatvJJjcqepta1 tility for;several years before the. war having been elected thereto by a Dem ocratic Legislature" None can doubt his fitness for the place, and none- havo ever impe ached his honesty. . ' For: Secretary, of State I propose tho nameTof . J. B. Nea'tiiery, of ."NVake. Mr. Neathery is a gentleman of tho most obliging .disposition,! good busi ness capacity and excellent, charactor. Few men in the State would, dischar o tlie duties of the office more acceptably than He.. ;,. ; ' "Let these gentlemen compose our ticket for the offices named, and let ' others equally. .qualified by character anJ capacity be nominated with them fo1 the remaining offices andwe 'shall be invincible In the race In i -August. And as the State goes in Augtlst so she , will go In November., v 5 ( t , UHEGA. 1 i j :