North Carolina Newspapers

Official Organ of the United States, OtR, In th "Standard" bull din, East sid of PaycttCTill Street. LKWIS HANKS, - - - Editor. THURSDAY, MARCH 14th, 1872. read $125 ; on page 32 for $540 read $240; for $105.10 read $108.10 ; on page 35 for $179.81 read $159.81 ; on page 39 for $21,285 read $212.85; on page it) for $102.03 read $1,020.03; on page 43 Tor $ 160 4G 50 51 57 58 65 69 79 88. omitted; on page 100 for " 107 14 ( It t( it t( the 4 23,509 . 180 3G5 100.00 12.50 10.0 15124.00 sum of read $ tt 150 40 235.09 SO 265 r 1.00 1,250.00 100 . 151.24 $30,575:00 is read tt tt tt 67.85 89.00 625.00 040.00 $6,785.00 ' 1.89 117 " " .62.5 jvi '-i.VO . " . i 12G the sum of $1250 is oiiiit'd. 12S " 1000 " I 44 131 for $181.75 read SS6.75 172 41 95.0 44 J 9.50 193 44 50 44 T50 257 44 $9,9990.50 read $9,090.50 The difference between the figures as printed and as corrected on threefpages (39, 79 ccd 259) amounts to over!$127, 044.00 ! Republican State Conicntion 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 city of Raleigh, 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-Gover-ernor, State Treasurer, Attorney-General, Superintendent of Public Works, Superintendent of Jublic Instruction, Secretary of State, Auditor, and for other purposes. According to the Plan of Organiza tion 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. , - S. F. PHIItLIPS, Chairman. J. C. Li. Harris, Secretary. seventy, ne nas Deen hnnts.i connivance at fraud and corruption, if . . A ; . . . not with actually participating in the The undesigned requests that a list profits of them. To prove this h vesti- of the delegates appointed to the State iong haye fceen ordcrcd which wM,e rVnrontirm liafnru'nrrlMi tn him flt thA - - " " ' M disclosing much corruption and numer ous frauds, that have existed for many To the Cniversity Trustees The, proposition to the Bepxibb'can, Trus tees of thd University to resign, in order that Democratic Trustees may be elected in their place, is cool, very cool. If the ITe-; publicans carry the next Legislature, the University will he put upon a firm and en during basis, and its management perpet uated in sueh hands as will not drive any class of Students from the Institution by social ostracism and taunts on account of the disaffection of their 'parents jr them "feeyes to the " lost cause;" The. present movement is to prevent this. The Repub lican Trustees must not resign. They are quite as capable of taking"care of the Uni versity. Its the Democratic Trustees who propose to take their places. If any of you have, previous to. this, inconsiderately sent in your resignation, write immediatel v to the Governor and recall it. You are ad vised that such is the course aetemunea on after due consideration. Wilmington Post. Whatever may be the character of the proposition made to the Trustees of the University, it is indisputable that it originated with Republicans. Sentinel office, yes, and gave it to theJ very man who kept the books and made out the bills by the letter m. CD not earliest possible moment. It will fa cilitate business very much. A list of the County Executive Committees ap pointed by the County Conventions should be forwarded also. Republicans will please take notice of our request and act accordingly. Republican papere will please copy and keep this notice standing until the 17th day of April. J. C. L. Harris, Sec.Rep.StoteEx.Com. Raleigh N. C, March 1, 1872. It has been a standing admission of Re- And yet the late Democratic Jegis- publicans, ever since the present in- lature refused to give the printing to a cumbent was elected President of the lower bidder and cotinued it at The University, that the onranization was a signal failure. But so great has been the influence of the friends or the in herit,, that he has been retained, only to the destruction of the Uni versity, but to the reproach of Reptib licanism in North Carolina. Republi cans have known and felt this. The movement which has been inaugurated was intended to wipe out this reproach and restore the University upon a non partizan basis. Nothing more, nothf ing less was thought of. The meeting of the Trustees at which it was inaug urated was larger than usual. The Governor of the State, the Chief Jus tice, and three Justices of the Supreme Court, Senators and Representatives of President Grant. The administration of Gen. Grant, like that of Washington and Jackson, has been assailed with unwonted bitter ness and criticized with an unheard of severity. He has been charged with Tlie way the State Printing is 1 Done. - i .. We have keretofore Jn the columns of The Era shown how the State Prin ting has been charged. We now pro pose to show how the printing has been executed at The Sentinel office. The Auditor's Report for the Fiscal year enaing.SOth September, 1871, is before uj, and as this Report is intended to show in detail for what purposes the people's money is expended it is of the utmost Importance that it should be correctly printed. But this document is of no earthly ue for reference, on account or me careless anu bungling manner in which it has been printed. The names of persons, dates of payment And amounts paid are about as often wrong as right. For instance, the name of the Sheriff f Surry is given as "Ilaymon' and Han more when all the people of that county know it Is Hay more. The Sher iff of Chowan is put down as Bunkley instead of Brinkiey. The Sheriff of Forsyth is put down Martin when his name is Masten. Sheriff Austin is as signed to Davie county instead of Dare. Bateman ot Washington is printed Bat terman ; Sheriff Monger of Moore is printed Manger ; Sheriff Willey of Gates gets E. T. for his initials when he in sists on using B. P.; Sheriff Kelly of Davie is called Roilly ; Sheriff WaR of Anwn is put down Watts; and Sowers of Davidson Sword ; Wasson of Iredell ' is put down War.on. ; Tie Sentinel printir plays equal havoc with the names of Superior Court Clerks and County Treasurers, J. Mc Donald -of Cabarrus is transformed into McDowell ; Belk of Mecklenburg is printed Delk ; Gary of Halifax is print ed Gray; McCurry of McDowell is printed McMurray ; Rosseau of Wilkes Is printed Rossian ; Lax ton of Burke is printed Lascton; L. Jackson -is put down as Treasurer of Watauga when he lives in Washington ; S. W. Burgin is put down as. Treasurer of Brunswick when he lives in Buncombe; the'iiame of the Treasurer of Northampton . is . printed Copeman, when he insists on spelling it Copeland ; Treasurer Reiger of Carteret is put down as Berger; Treasurer Burrus of Hyde is pu-t down Buorrus ; Dimsdale of Polk ik put down Densdale. Members and officers of tho General Assembly come in for a change of names as fellows: Dunham of Wilson goes to the world as Dencham ; Hardy the Engrossing - Clerk flourishes as Harding ; Waring of Mecklenburg Is made Warring; S. Geer goes off as Gun (calibre not given ;) ' Judge E. W. Jones and Judge Cannon are promoted in this document to be Supreme Court Judges, and Judge Mitchell is charged with drawing, his salary for the 3d and 4th quarters of the year 1S90 ; one quarter's salary seems to have been paid Thomas Little as record shews that no such Judge has presided irjthat Court. But the most Important errors occur in ' the figures. Having procured a copy of the. Report .corrected by the manuscript used by The Sentinel prin ter, we proceed to give a few correc tions in figures, viz : On page 16 for $G.02) read G2J cents ; on page 17 ' for SSl'Tcad 81 cent3 ; for $16.37 read $15.37, for $21 $12J25; on page 18 for $1.00 read" $10 ; vcars and under several administra tions, and which are almost inseparable the General Assembly, and other dis t !. -. 1 J.T T T unguisneu genuemen mi xtepuoi icons x were present. Tnecall for the meet ing of the Alumni was signed by the Lton.S. F. Phillips, Chairman of the Executive Committee or the Republi can party in North Carolina, and the Hon. Thomas Settle,' formerly a Jus tice of the Supreme Court, and other distinguished Republicans. The Joint Committee which prepared the, report recommending a reorganization of the Trustees and Faculty of the University was composed of jive Republicans and three Conservatives. There was no dif ference; of opinion upon this report among the members of the Joint Com mittee. There was no difference of opinion among the Alumni who came together, not as partizans, but as fair minded men, and adopted this rcport. There was no difference of opinion among the honorable Trustees who af terwards unanimously adopted a reso lution baseel upon this report and in tended to carry it into effect. Theren was no' difference of opinion among dis tinguished Trustees .who immediately resigned, and who will not recall their resignations. And furthermore, this journal, the organ of the Republican party in North Carolina,. fully endors ed and -commended the scheme. And yet our friend and contemporary com mands the Trustee. to recall their res ignations in case they have been hand ed in, and adds that such is the "course determined on after due consideration " Pray who has "determined" upon itf and by what authority is this command given? Upon what meat do th our Caesar feed, that he hath grown so great? Are not the opinions of gentlemen of from the systems that generated ithem, have failed utterly to connect the Presi dent directly with any of them. There 13 no more evidence of his" complicity with them than there was of such com plicity on the part of the last halfdozen of his predecessors. This s the verdict of the sober thinking people of the Re publican, party, who have no motive but the public good. It is the almost unanimous verdict of the Republicans of North Carolina, who with very few, if any, exceptions are in favorjof his re-norciaation and election. Ths they believe is necessary tq establish tho permanent peace of the country, and in no State in the Union is the party more unanimous in favorof thepresent incumbent of the Presidential office than in this State. Her delega ion at Philadelphia will be a unit in his favor. Of this our friends in other States may rest assured. Three years ago yesterday, siysan exchange of the 5th, General Grant took an oath before the country to perform the duties of the office of President to the best of his ability. He succeeded an unclean and degraded Administra tion. He found the public service rank with festerins: corruption. He saw the taxes piuneierea, tne revenues f qunn dered, the severe strain of the country under prodigious taxation removing no part of the burden which oppressed it. He understood his oath as com manding him to change all this. J ' Three years have passed, and' Three Hundrcel Millions of the debt have been wiped out. The exact figures of reduction on the first of March, as com pared with the same date In 18C9, were of the entiroTpresent principal When at length the Republicens make the attempt to wipe off this stain upon their escutcheon, the edictis put 'forth from W.ashingtpn.City, "as circumstan ces indicate, 'that it must hot be done. We will see if this command is obeyed. The platform of a party which is too narrow .to-allow a man to remain upon it and discharge' his whole public duty, is too narrow for Republicanism in the true sense of that term. No party can survive long, which disregards the great popular will, as manifested through a healthy public sentiment, or tramples down a'great popular interest. When a party is preparing to go before the bar of public opinion, as manifested at the ballot-box, it should, as -far as may be, go with clean hands and a pure heart. The arts of demagogues may succeed for a while in confounding the true and the false, but the verdict of the people will separate them in the end. Republicanism " is inconsistent with individual dictation. It always respects the will of the people, and the interests of the people. It is for the people, by the people and of the people. The present attitude of the Republi can party,' as stated by the article from Tlie Post j in regard to the University, is that of hostility to higher education in North Carolina : they will, do noth ing themselves nor allow- any one else to do anything. This is not according to the will of the people. It is simply the result of dictation. The Republi can party cannot stand before the peo ple in this attitude. But the edict is, that they shall. Is this right, reasona ble or just ? We think not. It is mere mockery to insist upon honest, capable men for office, .while the University is a standing charge to the contrary, and a standing reproach to the partyT j This articlo is written in no captious spirit, but in a spirit of just and friend ly criticism. An attack has been, made upon many of the ablest, best and most distinguished -republicans in the State from an unexpected quarter. They have been charged, Jn effect, with in augurating n movement in the interest and for the benefit of the "democratic party, when their sole aim was to take tho University out of the hands of po litical parties and revive it upon- the only basis upon which it can hope to succeed. These gentlemen have a right to expect that they will be defended by this paper, after their scheme had been endorsed by it, and in this, reasonable expectation they shall not be disap pointed. No more has been saiel against other parties than was rendered neces-4 sary by the attack, or than the best in terests of the republican party seemed to required It is, in fact, a plea for re publicanism in North Carolina more than anything else. term of office has expired. The clamor raised against the Court in this regard, is simply unreasoning and unreasona ble! Their judgment against the plain tiffs in Clark va Stanly, will come to be universally adopted as law ; and the policy of the constitutional provision thus interpreteel, will hereafter begen erally applauded. Nothings inthe m ture of legal and public opinion, seems more sure. - " ! !' The Court finished itsiabors last Fri day, although it did not form erally ad journ till the day after. The unaffected gaiety With which the junior Justice (Mr.Boyden)revelled in his release from the labors i of the term, was a very pleasant sight to seer No school boy anticipating his Christmas welcome at home, could have been more delighted. His Honor well deserved the relaxa tion. The industry and energy of a long professional career gave promise .of no greater devotion to official busi ness, than he has displayed. We can imagine that his extraordinary experi ence and aptitude in the business of the Circuit, enables him to make valuable and peculiar contributions in the course of the consultations of e Supreme Court. He represents the views of the thoroughbred 7iisi prius advocate more fully thaaany gentleman who has been upon our Supreme Bench in many years. Indeed it may be doubted ; whether any gentleman, who has been placed upon that" Bench from its estab lishment, went to it from so full, im portant and engrossing a practice ; a practice too, that had been at its flood for a quarter of a century. We recollect that it is ordinary to hear some criti cism made upon the qualities of that class of lawyers for the duties of the Bench. After all that can be urged however, it appears to a laymen that one such upon a Ccjurt of five, must be of great advantage to his brethren. ' i' .. But we had not intended to say any thing of the persons who occupy these high seats. Meanwhile there is great temptation to say something hi com pliment of gentlemen who have receiv ed so much, and so indiscriminate abuse. We do not claim to be compe tent to such work, but at least the pro should be equal to the contra. Upon the whole we will say nothing; as, no daubt, the Court, upon a survey of the issue of the campaigns of the past four years, can heartily appropriate a fiivnrite' saviner of President Lincoln. . -r-. . ,--r , , I Tnhliin n wntlpman of ntu nnnn'mpp. KRR.riTRTAM. nnn v i . r - i . ' . ' " ments, a bold xmd vigorous canvasser. hurt.'" I rrxi --r-i ' t-! i .. C j - CORRESPONDENCE. The -Editor must not be understood as endbrt- iua the T. sentiments of hia. correspondents. Communlcatioos'on all subjects are- solicited, which -will- be given to the. readers of The Era as containing the views and sentiments of the .writers. . . ' .For thoCajolina Era Mil. Editor: As the time is'rapidly approaching when the Republican par ty, or its delegates, will assembled in Convention at Ilaleigh, for the purpose of nominating candidates for the Vari ous State offices, in the ensuing cam paign, it seems to me that the first Wid most prominent' question to be sub mitted to the Convention will be to select ouistandard bearer, for the high position of Governor, and-the question arises, which will no doubt be properly, elecided bv the Convention who among the many distinguished Republicans of the State is entitled to ene nominaiiuii., In surveying the field, it does seem to me, beyond any sort of doubtj that Governor Caldwell merits, and is en titled to the nomination, lie possesses fine abilities, the very finest atfnjinis-: trative qualities, is strictly holnest, faithful, and has shown himself to be the true patriot in every sense of the word. " The people of North Carolina .owe him a debt of gratitude, and nore especially does the Republicampaifty of the State owe him such debt. Hie has been instrumental to a great extent in preserving. their liberties. i ' The people c-ndorse his administra tion, they are. fully -satisfied withlhim, and desire his nomination, ' theyr have tried him and have found him faithful to the high trust that has been confided to him. - I would here ask, can the Republi can party of the State, forget the bold stand taken by him last summer in opJ position to revolution, ana in iayor.oi liberty and constitutional law. He stood firm by the constitution of the State which he had sworn to support, t was his guide, and nobly did he stand,' by it, was threatened with impeachment, abused, traduced, by his politicjal op ponents. j I The people where he is most intimate ly known ,naveal ways delighted to hon or him with their suffrages, they have always Jmovvn him to be a devoted lover of uie old flag Of our cojnmon country, ever battling for its rights, in the stormy days of secession andl revo lution he was the friend of the consti tution of our fathers, all the time urg ing peace : Known then, as ne is known now to be a Union man. lie hai made a most excellent Governor. His ap pointment to omce has met the appro bation of the people of the State gen erally. Wilkes county as you aware; com poses a part of the 7th congressional district of the State. David JNf . Fur- ches, Esq., of Iredell county is okir first choice lor Congress, lie a true lie- tine attam- $299,G49,7G2.03 Nearly a seventh part -Uie Republican party many of them cxtin- guisheel in this brief period! This rer duction in the principal produces a re-' eluction in the annual interest oiEigh teen bullions. Ana it is still going forward with unimpeded pacei The reuuction tor me past montn was over Twelve Millions. Is not this a faithfu mn2T nicfinnftiiihAfi ivinn in State who have endorseel the en- fulfillment of the President's oath? Nor.is this all of it. The taxes have at the same time been reduced in a cor responding ratio. Eighty millions have been struck off since the Administration begun, and a still larger sum just be fore it entered upon its terml The country has paid less and lias received more for it. It has gained on both sides of the account. Estimating what has accrued from the reduction of the debt. on the one hand, and from the'rwlnp. tion of the taxes, on the other, it mav credit the present Administration with not less than Four Hundred Millions saved. This is the profit of honest govern ment. It springs from faithful appli cations of the revenues, from retrench ment in expenditures, from frugal and provident rule. If the advance, of the 1.1! . a aw ' L puuuc creait, tne lncreasea purchasing power of money, the enhanced jvalues and greater securitv were estimated. the gain would be immeasurably greater. In the face of such exhibits, the petty charges of partisan malevo lence make noi serious impression. These facts arid figures answer ajlegibn of calumnies. When the country feels such a strong sense of relief and securi ty, it is idle to attempt to mislead it with empty innuendoes. j In this article we believe we have but expressed the views and feelings of the Republicans of North Carolina with exceptions so lew as to , ne scarcely ap preciable. among the the tire scheme, entitled to-some little re spect and consideration? Must they yield to the dictation qt a master? But tell us who "determined" this course after duo consideration. "- There has been no meeting of the Trus- A man in Omaha stole two watches from his employer and took them -to a pawn brokers. While he was negotia ting with the broker his employer hap pened to ride by, which so alanrjed the thief that he. took to his heels, leaving the watches on the counter, and "didnt read stop until hereached Davenport, where, half starved and nearly iamished he n page 19 for $G0.73 read $9.73 ; in j gave 'himself up to the police and con- line Z read 1870 for 1861 ; on page 27 fur 1 1G,775 read fG.75; on page SO for $82,2 read $622; on pnge :H for $125 fessed his crime. "In histaseiconscience did its work, Ire was not sufficiently hardened to become a successful thief. J tecs to "determine" it. There has been no Convention of the Republican party to " determine " it. There Is no power inside of theState that" could have determined it. If it has been de termined at all, and we have no the slightest doubt of the truth of the state ment of our contemporary, it must have been determined in Washington City. , . - The Republican partjin North Car olina have heretofore honored, and if the occasion should require it, are ready again to honor -their distinguished Sen atorin. Washington City. He in turn should rememberthat something is due to ills friends in North Carolina ; that Republicanism cannot be expected to derive all of its sustenance and vitalirv fronr Washington City, that it should take root and grow here; that it should conform to a reasonable public senti ment, which is of the very essence of Republicanism. Senator Pool, by rea son of his public services, and of the immense patronage at his disposal, has a very great and wide influence. ? It is not charged j that this influence was used to elect his brother President of the University. But however this may be it is quite evident that his brqther is not, and has not been aceep- able to the Republican party or equal to the demands of his position, what ever amiable personal qualities he may.. possess. The Republicans of North Carolina, even the trustees themselves, would hot send their sons to the Uni versity during President PooFs admii? istration. The Republican Legislature of lSGS-'GO refused in 18G9 to appropriate any money to the University, although a bill for that purpose was introduced and received the votes' of many Con servatives." It cannot,-then, be expected I that et' future Republican Legislature would appropriate anything for itssup port, unless therebe a re-organization. The Republican party in North Caro lina have always rested uneasy under tho reproach which the management of the 'University has brought upon it. The Supreme Court at its late session determineel about 175 cases, and in 1G0 of these delivered opinions that are to be reported. We are informed that, with the exception of two, all the cases which were agued before it have been decided. These facts certainly speak well for the Court in very important particulars. It is both an harmonious, and an indus trious body. How far its conclusions shall be satisfactory to the public anel the bar, remains -of course to be seen after the Reporter has published its opinions. In the mean time, judging by what we have found heretofore, no neat apprehension neeel be felt in this respect. The past at leat is secure, and after all that has been urged to the contrary, very small doubt exists any where that, in the main, the Court has been both wise and fortunate in iti dealings with the delicate and very important matters that have come ber fore it within the last four years. We have added the . word "fortunate," to "wise," of purpose, for it has required If the Democratic party shall have the. discretion and good sense to nominate a candidate lor whom tho dissatisfied Repub licans can rote, the defeat of Grant is cert ain World. There are no disanectea liepubiicans ex cept among the politicians, and they are so few in the half-dozen states in -which . dele gates have thus far been elected, that Grant has everywhere carried the day. Unworthy Republicans are everywhere being driven from place, and Urant is daily gaining strength therebv. Uochester Democrat and Chronicle. : The statements of The Democrat and Chronicle are very arratifyinsr to the great body of the Republicans all over the Union. It is not doubted that Gen. Grant has strengthened himself by t4 driving unworthy Republicans from place" in the North and West, and it is hoped that he will set the driving out process in motion further South "So time to recover much that the party has lost in several of the Southern States, in consequence of " unworthy Republicans" having been placed and kept in office, before the Presidential election. ' TheRepublican party of this county will nevor forgret the great services he rendered them last summer on the con vention question. He, was an active canvasser in opposition to revolution, dealt the enemy heavy blows, which had a tellincr effect upon the result of the election in this portion of the State. ; He is well, and .rnost favorably known in all the counties composing our " District, has practiced Jaw with distinguished success for a number cf A private of the signal corps, named Wm. Stevens, stationed at the observa tory on the summit of Mount Wash ington, elied recently of paralysis. The temperature at the observatory ; aver ages forty degrees below Zero, - the de grees-;! t which murcury becomes solid. During a recent gale in New York, the wind'filled:the skirts of a lady who was standing on the platform of a rail road car, crossing "'Harien bridge, and carrried her off. She was afterwards found in an insensible condition, thirty feet from the track. Alexander H. Stephen is confident " that no man but Grant stands the ghost of a chance for the nomination of his party. It is almost as certain that Sumner, Seward, Trumbull, Greeley, and other prominent malcontents will support him." something beyond mere wisdom and professional learning, to thread the labyrinth along- which its course has lain since 1868, with that success which has attended it. No one will do justice to this tribunal without considering tho intricacy of the path by which it has emerged into that degree of light and general satisfaction which -now surrounds its solutions, say, of the ciuestions involved in the Homestead policy. Confederate currency. Public elebt. and the like. In dealing with these subjects it has been neither fanat ical, nor loose. Upon some of them it will hereafter be gratefully recognized that it was a piofieer in -taking that liberal and moderate position which after much fluctuation, caused mainly by the passions of the period, has been adopted by our Federal, ,and the most elistinguished of our State tribunals. NY e understand tnat some very im portant doctrines have been developed at the recent session. One that" has given rise! to political heats, has ajj?eady been discussed in the Papers. We refer to that connected with the respective rights of the Governor and the Speakers to appoint Directors and - Proxies in Railroad companies. That .question was before the Court in four different actions. In three Of-'them judgment was rendered for the appointees of the Speakers ; in one, for those of the Gover nor. The judgment in the latter case, was upon the main question ; those in the former, upon collateral points. It has been said that the former is apolit ical decision. We have not heard this imputation made upon the latter I - Yet to plain men nothing is clearer than that if the Court had . been actuated by political views, there would have been litflt riiffloiiltv in .finrTinrr ronsnns fnr dpeiilinnll fotin th. arrm Th ?s V?11 as practicable Jayne's granite decisions years in most oi mem. rne people know him and appreciate his merits. He would reflect honor upon the State, skould the people of his District elect him to the next Congress of thea United States. He now ranks among he first constitutional law, possesses fine moral character, and he is certainly tjhe man to make us a faithful Representative. The republicans of Wilkes county prefer him to any other man in the District, Gov. Tod R. Caldwell for Governor, and D. M. Furches, Esq.j for Congress and victory in the approaching; contest is certain. I learn that the Congressiona vote in the 7th District will be compared at Wilkesboro.' Why should not that be the point to nominate our candidate? I suggest to the Republican party. in the different counties of the "District, that meetings be held and elelegates appointed to meet at Wilkesboro' dur ing the next Term of our Superior Court; say on the first Tneselaly of the Term, and nominate a canelidaTe. I Wilkesboro'. is the most elligible point, convenient ior tne wnoie District.- l think the nominee of the coiiventionJ can De easily elected. . . We intend doing our. whole duty in the next election. "Expect to increase our majority largely over the vote in tne last August election. A Kepublitan of Wilhes Co Feb. 26th 1872. : For the Carolina Era. ' . M k. Editor: It is time we were or ganizing for the campaign in the 7th Congressional . District. Wo have a Democratic majority of 797 yptes to -overcome. But we can easily overcome that majority, if we are wise and Judi cious in the selection of our standard bearer. I have been looking over the names of some of the leading jRepubli cans of our District. Several of; whom will lead us triumphantly through the campaign. But 1 am confidehi that Col.. Samuel Forkner, of I'Surry, stands foremost among them all, at this period, for some of the following reasons, viz: f I , 1. Heisaself made man, an hon est mechanic anel farmer, "a true and tried Republican. J 2. An honest politician, an able de bater, and has served the peopl faitlv fully in two Conventions and as a mem ber in tho Senate from Sum- and Yadkin. , , j He was foremost in the Conven tion of 18G5, to advocate General Am nesty, and was for placing all men up on political equality and holding them responsible before the civil law for vie-, lation of law. 4. He was the author of the bill to sell out States interest in the -yarious Railroads and other internal improve ments and paying off the State, debt. 5. He was the first man that urged upon the Convention to-insert a .clause giving every head of a family a home- stead free from execution, &c. .. . ' G. He was Chairman of tho Commit tee and author of.the bill of 18G19-?70 to restore the credit of the Stat-and make our Railroad Presidents disgorge their ill gotten gains, by which ittle- field and Swepson had to account for their misdeeds. Hewas an active member and at all times workhig for the interest of the State and people and foremost in endeavoring to restore peace and harmony to our distraeteel country. Now with him we can carry the District. Surry, Yadkin, Fotsythp, and Wilkes will all give an inreast-d vote, while the other counties will not. withhold. With a few such rjien! as Col. .Forkner in Congress frclm the South, an increased amount of batron age for internal improvements aijd ed ucation will be felt. Our condition and loyalty will bo fairly laid . before : the national authorities, and Smmigra- . tion and capital will flow iuto our j mountainous countries, and ourj water J power and mineral interests vjnll Jre- t ceive the attention they deserve, i ' Col. Forkner is not an aspirant, but when appealed to by the mechanics, the laborers, anel the yeemanry of the District, he will respond to their call, . and their interest will not be neglected. So then let us by common consort place him before the people and we will nev- Siniuv. er regret it. The Destruction of Jayne's Building. It is with feelings of the most profound pain and regret that we are compelled to announce this morn- congressional district and I.bejiieve the For the Carolina Era. Mr. Editor: I hope you will allow a small space in ytrar valuable paper for the insertion of a few remarks of your humble correspondent. I see an article in your issue of the 22d Februa ry, signed Omega, proposing the names of several gentlemen to fill up'theSiato ticket and permit me here tp say that I heartily endorse the suggestions of l y A 1 1 1! J A iuy menu umega, any oeneve ine sug- gesuuns maue wouiti give general sat isfaction throughout this section of the first congressional district. All of j the liepublicans that l have JiearcLexpress themselves in ariy way politically, are for Gov. Caldwell as the noilnineo for Governor, and the name of jhe Hon. Clinton L. Cobb for Lieutenant Gover nor, will meet the universal approba tion of all the Republicans of the first ing the destruction by fire of Jayne's magnificent granite building on Chest nut street,, below Third. This building was, in its strength" and grandeur of proportions, probably the finest one ever erected upon this- continent by a single individual, and, for more than twenty years, it has stood ia monument to the wealth, liberality and enterprise of its founder. The fire, which was first noticed shortly after nine o'clock, is still raging, at the hour of going to press, slowly but surely making its way from point to point. At' the hour of 1 20, the tower, which surmounted the Chestnut street .front of the building. and gave to it so fine a .finish, fell into the ruins with" a resounding crash.. ; We have no doubt that the sons of Dr. David Jayne, who succeeded him in business, ana now partaker of his well known public spirit and enter prise, will at once -proceed to rebuild upon the ruins of last night, and that as in tne tiree-cases, were tOJe and most irhnosin business riifiro in whole State, as there is nt! a single fault in his course of political life which can be alleged against him. :He Is a gentleman of talent, and -integrity of character, and worthy in every way of another high :. official position in the gift of the -people he has been tried, and soiias Gov. Caldwell, why sfeould: we not try tnem again, we Know they are intelligent and honest officers. Mr. locator, before I conclude my re marks, I would like to sav something about-, county officers in our countv (Bertie). Our present Sheriff, F. W. Bell, has beon tried as I said of Gov. Caldwell and Hon. C.L. Cobb, and now to throw him aside and take up some one else,-looks tpo inconsistent,as he nas uiscnargea every auty mcixnoent upon him as an officer, and as such. I deem it necessary to inform you and tnrougn you tne county eh Uerti as your paper is . pretty generally known in the county that Y W. Bell is the proper ; man to re-nominate for the office of Sheriff. He" has given general sausiaction to tne county, and he mer- S A 11 f f - 1 -r . . , final as regards the present, appointees the country. In their misfortune they its the honor re-confered. : I understand fi l -li . t j , . m I lit rg f ho ermnthw onrl roturrl sf I l--i...- V " i -t j . of Gov. Caldwell, In the - nature'of things they cannot have decisions made in the new-Suits, rendered necessary by the present judgments, before their have the sympathy and rearard of the wnoie community, not;only for their . 3! J I A . I A i m a .jHuiviauai wonn, out because tne ioss of so noble a building is one that the wnoie city will leel. Pliu. J'Jnqinrrr. there is an independant candidate out for Sheriff, andthat Jiq has announced himself, but it will result In no harm if F. W. Bell wants to be Sheriff again. v ; Bertjcus. . .. -Counsel Evarfs. JSvarts1 GreaFight to Hear $ir John Coleridge Scenes at the Tichborne. Trial Make Room for the Great American Barrister. i I J M. D. Conway says in the Cincinnati Commercial, writing from Ijondon : Just as I conclude that I have not laid my plans long enough before-hand and turn to depart, whom shoulel II meet but Evarts and his partner, Mr. IWaite? They have come over to prosecute the Alabama business at Geneva, and naturally desire to hear the Attorney General in this case. They are armed with an order for admission from Bax ter, Rose & Co., solicitors in the Tich borne case, and as the order is for three, Mr. Evarts kindly gives mo liv good hold on his coat-tail, which! I have no doubt will carry me in. "But alas, when' the order is. presented the remorseless police chief will not honor! hilm. i In vain I inform him that it is the lute Attorney General of the United States, (uttering "late" in a very low, the rest ! in a brave" voice.) He has his orders from the Judge none but blue ticket." So our famous American barristers have to stand aside, with tlie rest. It was rather droll to see a negro barrister (that was once a Philadelphia "dai-key,")- enter while the defender of . President Johnston was standing aside. After .several efforts were made to bring the guardians of the gates to realize; the importance of the American agle, I saw Evarts' eye nxeel upon a wiergeei barrister who camo out of th court room and waiKeei along tne street. "That man has a good face, gentle- . manly, amiable, and eletcrmined," says Evarts. I In another moment he is beside the; white wig. White wig turns: he un derstands the business; goes in, goes nnt onncultc ormioo .nToorla l-ii ifnirm snubs, refusals; but at last the iron gate3 ! fly open; and we file in past Qerberus No. 1. Our polite friend escorts us into--a little room about fifteen by; ten feet in size, which is packed thick as a sar- eline-box with the white-wigged law- i ycrs. We are told, to make for a little j door, where the rush will be. presently, when it is opened, but it js added that ; , only a small number even of those who ' have got that far will be able to get in. This is discouraging, for wo are on the ; outer edge of the sardine-box. j There' is some time to wait here, and the law yers pass it in a kind of a refined chaff. ' There is one large heavily-bearded bar rister who has not a wig. He is askeel by a brother, " How" in the world did you get in without (i wig?" 44 Oh, J they took me for a woman."' !Ali, I ' see ; you look like it smooth, pink white." "You might have thought ! my moustache and beard would have betrayed my sex," responded the oth- ! er,-stroking the half foot of bushy hair " hanging from his chin, " but I tell you, " sir, dress and co!ors the thing. Look , at this!" Here he shbwcd a large and ; bright pink scarf around his throat. " Most people judge by color. I was -engaged in a case in India where fifty witnesses sworp. a thing was done by one man, and and fifty swore it was' another. The two men were ptesent. One had on a pink purket. the other a white. I turned all the witnesses out : ' made the two men change their pur-;' kers, and when the witnesses retdrppd ' each fifty swore iust theopnosito tn I what they had sworn before. Thpv. hadn't noticed the men, only Lthe pur kers." By the time this philosnnhr got through with his narrative the lit-; tie door opened there was a rush, a? seTuffle, a voiceless but hard-hrpn thin - crowd of forty trying, to pass! through a narrow aperture. When aliout half -' naci got through a voice from within cries, "The court-room is absolutely fHlv" The guarel at the door-cries, "The court-room is packed! lKnt. nn. ' other can go in!" Then three men ! dart forward wildly, and Wcakin" 1 down the armsof the police, placed like bars across, get in. Aini w tnree are not we I Tho twrrt ri jnan that tries is worsted, hurled back ?. wwuwr is biiui ; tne chief of Po- i buums wun ins back against it. trying to recover breath. At Tthls mol ment all seems lost to us. iiiTt i i fine-faced barrister, whn h (19 ?" ol rrwl no thus far, reappeared. He approached