North Carolina Newspapers

ft - '- .. . m. si t i I ! t i ' ! t ! i i ! ! i I i I f i I! ; i , 7" - 7 . . .- . " . COIUIESPOXDKXCI2. I For Uic Carolina Era. Gov. Caldwell in McDowell. Mk. Kditor: On yesterday) our people were entertained by a splendid sieeeh from our candidate for Gover nor, lion. Tod II. Caldwell. There was a ood atttendance, and our friends an; well pleased and jubilant. Though sick and feeble, for three hours he en tertained and delighted the audience, lie began by telling the people! that ho was glad to appear before them; that the people of McDowell county knew him, and had supported him in days gone by, and he was glad of the opportunity afforded him to stand be fore them his old fellow-citizens among whom ho wa3 raised, and to whom he was known since childhood ami vindicate himself from the foul as persions and slanders which have been heaped upon him by Democratic pa pers and speakers. He said he Jiad iH-vn pronounced a tyrant and usurper, an oppressor, and a violator of the law. Jl le appealed to these people who had known him in the past to know if such -had been his reputation among them by whom he j was best ami longest known. He said tlito charges had lKt'n heaped upon him by Democratic pa ers and speakers. He said these charges -had been trumped up against him by partizans, and by members of the last Legislature litirau.se he had refused to obey the ;be- lu-sts of that-.LegislatuTvin issuing a proclamation for the election of dele gates to an unconstitutional conven tion, which they proposed, in violation of law, to call, lie then referred to he constitutional provisions on that sub ject, and recited tho history of that eventful period of last winter, and fiis application to the Supreme Coirrt, and "their decision ; of the matter, upon which he had adted. He said that at tempts had been made to dragoon hibo, brow-beat him, and force him into their revolutionary plans. But he said thesepartizans In the Legislature did not know him ; he would lose his right arm, even suffer death, before he would have violated the solemn oath he had taken to support the Constitution of the State. Upon this subject the Governor fully convinced the jeople that what he had dqno was right and proper, and the only thing he could do under the cir cumstances and in justification of his oath. He said it was the proudest act of his life, and one which he snoiild cherish to his dying day a3 reflectihg more honor on his public career thin, any other, because the people held up their hands and had endorsed his tac tion by nearly ten thousand majority. He passed then to tho question !of taxation, and here ho was particularly rough with tho worth, wealth and in telligence, who had sneaked into tine legislature of. 1870, by appeals to the people on the per litem question, and yet they - had done cVen worse, and charged more than the Legislature Sof 'CS-'y. He told the people that it was disagreeable to remind theso Conserva tive leaders of their past history on the question of taxation, high per rt'etiis and low soldier rations. He said when he referred to these questions, they al ways wanted him to let "by goned be by gones." They disliked to hear pf it; they wanted to disown it; wanted lO COVer up liiuir Miuri cuuiiiio n" the veil of obscurity, and to hide for ever from the gaze of men the history of that disgraceful period in the annals of the Democratic party, but that It was-his duty to do so, and ho should not hesitate. He told the audience how tho Legislature of 180 1 had voted them selves Jiffy dollars per day as Legisla tors, while thev hid themselves behind a four-foot rock wall in the Capital bf the State on cushioned chairs, while the poor soldiers got only eleven dol lars per month, and were shelterless and houseless, half fed and half clad. cxiKsed to bullets in the trenches and swamps of Virginia and Georgia, arid how their wives, with the pitiful sum of their month's wages, their blood money, could only buy three pecks Of corn to save their children from starva tion, while their fathers went out to die for the rich man's negro. He told them how the men with twenty negroes ilml.rod the conscript law. while the poor man with six or seven white chil dren had to leave all and go to the front. Ho told them how his competi tor, when Solicitor during the war, had indicted fortv poor women in Yancey county for taking one half bushel corn each from the Confederate tithing house, to keep their crying babes from death, and refused to dismiss the cases until hi fees in each case icere paid. Ti r;rkvfrnnr pntirelv dissi tiated the effect of Clingman's letter in behalf pf Mcrrimou oa tiiuryiiiy u;uutii' with being the author of the Railroad Appropriation Bills, when he explain ed the truth of that matter and the oriirm of that consDiracv airain$t flu Troas'irv and tax pavers of the Slate. He showed that Clingraan and Mcrrimon had concocted the Bins to be passed by the Lregislature in the iutef ost ofSwepson, that all of them were prepared by them in Swepson's liank inir House at ltaleich. and that after thev had come into the Legislature he (Jhc Governor) had only asked that, that portion of the bills affecting the Intern Division be modified, so as to allow the Slate representation in the tt.L-hrMnrs mooting filial to her in terest in the road, and that there hail lecn no stealing on this road. But that so far as the Western Division was concerned, he had not interfered with it, and that it had come from the hands of the .Legislature in the same form as it had leen prepared by these genllo men. He showed how Clingman had loen the firm-fast friend of Swcpson-f-how he had gone to Florida in the in terest of Swepson to negotiate the trans action by'wluch the State had last en tirely tho appropriation made to the Western road and how Clingman, who was trell acrptainted with the whole standing of the matter on Swepson's resignation as President of the road, hail offered and had passed by the Board of Directors a resolution endorsing Swepson and thanking him for the faith fulness and honesty with which he had 'discharged the duties as President of the road. This is not all, Mr. Kditor, he showed how the prosecutions set on foot tb punish theso men who had swindled the State, had been dismissed at the instigation of the Attorney Gen eral of the State, Mr. Shipp. j Space will not allow me fully to give vouanideaof this great speech, this ihaterly vindication of himself and his party from the foul aspersions which had been cast upon them. He was among a people who knew hiiri, and who knew what he stated was truth and that he would say nothing but truth. This is Tod R. Caldwell's char acter here, where he- has been so long known innong both Democrats and Republicans and no man dare gain say it. Mr. Editor, the speech did great good. It was effective, and impressve, and more than ono of tho opposition party con not Tiot snpport Merrimon covered as he is. all over with inconsistencies of the gros sest character. The great mistake of the Democracy is in running a man that they cannot endorse and whose conduct and career is so unexplainablo and inconsistent. He neither suits the Confederacy nor the Union view of this issue. He has lecn on all sides of all questions and his record is that of a man at variance with himself and everybody else, and who agrees with nobody about any thing. ,!." First a loyal rebel in the war and a distributor of 44 hard tack " to the Hat teras expedition as Commissary under Bill Johnson, Chief Commissarythen a prosecutor and relentless persecutor of absent soldier's wives in. Yancey county, then an encourager of desertion through the lines, and then after tltc war, and after all the fighting is over and everybody at home whipped and submissive, a vile, bitter secessionist arid tear' man, and an oppressor of re turned Federal soldiers, his is indeed a record unenviable and undesirable. Mr. Editor, you will hear a good re port from little McDowell, in August. The beacon fires are blazing on the mountain tops and our people are fully flmiisfvl in tho imnendiner dancer, and I will roll up sucli a vote a? will astonish W - ... nr. a j a you clown tne country, we liuenu iu do it. Wo have had enough of the Merrimon and Vancenuuenee in this country, and the great estimate which your people put upon their influence in the west, is mistaken. Merrimon was beaten for U. S. Senator on account of his "war record" and will be beaten for Governor, for the same reason, for honest rebels who believe in the cause which they espoused, cannot " go back", on themselves to support a man who in the dark days of their struggle did all in his power to discourage their efforts, and to ruin their hopes. Yours, ttc. Catawba. Marion, July -Jrd, 1872. j For tho Carolina Era. THE FOURTH AT OXFOKD. 1 Grand Republican 1 tally. spKEcm;s neon no'. joiin POOL, t. "t- A. SOUTH. COL. S. CAUUOW, COL.. T. B. LP, AND COL. I. J. YOITNG. Tle DciMiKrralic Party, Handled. ICouglily ono im:ksons join in Tin: CK1TCI5KATIOX. Mn. Editor: The fourth of 'July will long be remembered by the lie publicans of this county. According to announcement tho above named gentlemen addressed a crowd or aDout; 2000 persons at Oxford on the fourth inst. The speaking was in the beauti ful oak grove of our true friendpDr. L. C. Taylor as it would have been im possible to have obtained any Indoor accommodations sufficient for tho mass of people in attendance. j Col. S. T. Carrow opened the) dis cussion in a short speech ot about forty minutes, in a speech full of good sense and good advice to the colored people as well as the whites. Col. I. J. Young followed next fin a short speech urging his friends to stand by Maj. Smith and the county nomi nees and dealt some blows to such as would create dissensions in the party ranks in old Granville. Maj. Smith next took the stand amid applause and for one hour and a quarter he held the audinence at one- time laughing to excess and at another al most crying over the ruin and desola tion that Democracy had brought upon the country. 1 , Hon. Jno. Pool was loudly called for by the eager crowd and his, I feel that all will admit, was the speech of the occasion. A more complete and tri umphal vindication of our cause could scarcely be imagined. His speech was replete with logic and eloquence and brought down rounds of applause from the assembled multitude. During the Senator's speech about two o'clock a heavy rain commenced to fall and so eager was the crowd to hear hint that they crowded the court house to its ut most capacity and the Senator resumed his speech and with telling effect upon the Democracy. For three hours he iraa listen vl to with crreat attention and the few restless Democrats who J heard it will ever remember the exco riation given their party by our Senator. Col. T. B. Long was loudly called for, and I must say his sparkling wit: and humor pleased the audience to such an extent that although they had stood for five hours and listened attentively yet they urged him on, and his happy fii,iitrQtinni)vnn fxnl otes brought down L rounds of applause from the crowd. ALT. JUllOr, yuu Uiu t-vmm. ui S00 majority from Granville for the State ticket, Maj. Smith and the county ticket. , -8 Our friends are jubilant and count on lars-e accessions from the ranks of the unterrificd. S GRANVILLE. Oxford, July 5th, 1871. For tho Carolina Era. TlTcKav and Waddell at Beaufort. Editor of The Era: A very large assemblage of persons was present to day to hear the joint political Oiseussion between Neill McKay, Jr., Esq.jand A. M. Waddell, Esq., candidates ior Congress in this District. Mr. McKay made the opening speech and for one and a half hours dealt severe and affec tive blows upon his opponent, and the Conservative-Democratic party. His speech was generally conceded to have been the ablest made at this place since the campaign opened. I Mr. Waddell replyed for the same IntifrH nftimn in nnfi of the most bitter sneeches I ever heard. He referred to our illustrious President .as having been before the war "a common drunken Democratic slave holder,", and denounced his administration, as Pres ident, in the severest manner.? In speaking of the ku klux organization, Mr. Waddell said, " am only sorry that . while they icere at it they did not kill event damn carnet-baaaer in the ! Mr. McKay spoke for thirty minutes Mn reply ana completely uemousucu AVaddeii; tnis iactwasacKiiowieuge uy all present who believed in argument agumsi House. nave since declared that thev were vinced and that though they might vote for Caldwell, still thev will TMr Waddell then maae tne closing i expired the- crowd became disgusted With Jiis4)itterness anaairrysioruas uuu left, j He certainly indulged freely in the contents of a little white pitcher and drank the same out of a little red glas3. j f A VOTER. I Beaufort, N. C, June 20th, 1872. ill For te Carolina Era. the Workiiigmau's Ilditctioii of Waires. I Mid Editor : The tune is here .imiinkvhpn we see all the Democratic paper$ speaking in all the affectionate termsj of the working men, the poor man, andno other party will ever be oiany benefit but the Democratic ju-tylj . . j;Novr let us see how it works out. On page 7j38 of Penitentiary Report, Moses A 2 Bledsoe's evidence: ? Question. Have the salaries of Depu ty Warden, Steward and-Physician been increased, and the pay of the Guards and overseers been diminished u:nder hc management of the present Hoard pf Directors, and If so, what was toe reason therefor? Tax i payers, mechanics, workmen and laborers take notice of the answ er of this I m maculate disciple of the Dem ?liviviit.i vf Committee. I Answer : There has been no change "in the pay of the Deputy Warden, the siuary of the Steward nas Deen increas ed two; hundred dollars a year. His salary was increased for thei reaons, - rl.st. That his duties are much more jonerous than those of the former Steward. ' j ; 2nd. He was made the only disburs ing officer of the institution and requir ed to enter into bond with good security ibr the faithful discharge - of his duty and the disbursement of the public Tunds. His salary was increased two handred dollars because his responsi bility was more than correspondingly increased, but his salary is still fifty dpllars less than the former Steward, i ; Tax payers, see how you save money. The fortner Steward received $S00 for his services as Steward and $250 as Clerk toi the Board of Directors, in all 0Q thousand and fifty dollars, but the black flag directors forgot to tell the committee that this Board pays Mr. Cofield Jive hundred dollars for his sexvieesas Clerk to the Board. So un der the old Board they paid one thou 'sand and fifty dollars, and under this lioard they pay fifteen hundred dollars. JTax payers, don't you see how you are four hundred and hfty out of pocket. Mechanics, laborers and poor men note this, from the great mogul of the Executive committee, xue pay ui iuc overseers and guards have been dimin- fcaied Decauseiireir puy vva urcu -w high, th pay of the guards was one dollar per day and it has been reduced to twenty five dollars per month. The pity of the overseers was five hundred dollars per year and it is now four hun dred and fifty dollars. The Board tliought that their pay ought to be re duced because bf the appreciation of ifhe rurrencv and the decreased cost of piovisiois. -!j Poor men, it must have been a long had and a hard heart that could have concocted such reasons and proclaimed . I -t a-. A.-r. t.'nvl 4hof vno rilS own pasgrace iu me wuuu dollar per day was too much for a man I that walks 15 miles every day with a musket, KTshooter, and carries a large navy revolver no matter whether it hails, rains, snows or blows, you will find the lonely sentinel pacing his lone some rouho while the officers are fast tt3leep in jtheir beds, and one ooiiar was tleemed too much. Why did they not Hpply th same reasons to the officers n3;wella4the men, as they have the same advantage of the appreciation of tjurrency and the decreased costs of provisions, and tnree times iarg amount?! But that is not the way of that party, they holler fraud while they grind down the poor man s wages, iin'rl his fimilv eroes to bed on half fare 4nd often! hungry. I think you will fee throubh this. JNewle$ us seewno endorses mis star vation oHthe poor men. The following is the endorsement of Mr. Bledsoe's testimony by a majority tf tho. Ttnhrd of lJirectors : T : We have read over the above testi mony of Mr. Bledsoe, and we concur iitall the statements ne nas maae anu A An- 4V.im oa rnr mm. PXPPnt the statements made in regard to the farm Qt liasseib, Ilt'usuv; oo vo., " " know notiiing." -w C. H. COFFIELD. For the Carolina Era. Ibn. C: Cobb and Col. Carter in . v fi j Perquimans. rw TitTrni Hon. C. L. Cobb and hi a enm rkPtitnr. fJol. Carter, candidates fhv rvm press from the first district, met ih discussion here to-day. The result a ' ii .1 i 1 Kna innroocorl Air rlphator- and dis- VAJUU O ltuuinu"u Z.'ri i rt fthpointd the expectations of Col. Car tels friends, who had previously led to believe that tne uoionei was uuu ri the ables debaters in the United Slates. j , , . i A large portion of Mr. Carter's speech Consisted of a long list of charges with out proof i Towards tne ciose, uuwev- er, he attackea Jir. joud on mo ivu Ivlux billoffered by him, and delivered o'TMftct. tntirh in or anneal in behalf of the Viiinocent freemen of North Carolina" immureus xu uib aiuuh iuh.uhij Urand fbT what?" "Why," said Col. Carter, "for giving J. M. Justice a TiIUMPo the head." Carter read the sentences of the prisoners in the Ku Klux cases, commenting upon them &sxcessive punishments beyond all pre cedent, j , a, i&Ir. Cobb answered the charges, one and all, with superior ability, and when he quoted Horace Greeley on the mi -wiiiv-sitnntinn. the effect was over whelming. He explained with candor vrcn. xsuuer's coiiuecnuu whu u he introduced ; answered fully every charge made in regard to tariff inequal ities and taxation generally, and in reCeienceio the remark of Col. Carter, Tn?forv rMpftains were not like- ly:to possess civil ability, he pointed to AVashington ana jacicsuu, uanwuii anji Taylor, in Republican Govern mrnt, and Napoleon, Ctesar, and Char lemagne, under imperial crowns. ' aken i altogether, Mr. Cobb.Jias made a decided hit, and the writer can rriira f Via finmra of Democrats present, who declared that Carter fell short of their expectation, and that idd nan- aieu tne quesuou uiuooyx "The crowd was composed of about 250 JJemocrats ana aooui, ouawpiiuu- caps.!. I ." -, ' : ,. ' Carter's friends are somewhat dp spfritedand Cobbs fiiends highly ela- n ITho rlAforl Trnlr r-lfhr:itfXl the 4th hire, and by invitation, were addressed bv; Col. Carter, Hon. C. L.. Cobb, and Willis Bagley. i. niilertforrt, July Ath, 1872. SPKECH OF Hon. Oliver H, Dockery, OF NOBT11 UAlWLJIiA, In the House oj Representatives, March 3j . 1S71, on the bill (Jilt 1326) to establish '. a system of national education. Mb. DociSeby. Mr. Speaker, the subject of education is a commonplace theme, and does not at this day admit an interesting nrtmmfmt or novel idea even. Its advant ICUt HI livy x.- - - - ' " ages are univeni"j iwuguueu, x S O I ITT tAnr modern civilization imperatively aemanas its agency. This is emphatically a utilita rian ace, and knowledge is essential to suc cess. Intelligence belongs of right to our race and its absence seems unnatural and, violative of our law of being. The human; mind, Divine in its origin and created fori hiwrhf fnr afction. fr, usefulness is sus- ceptible'of boundless expansion, unlimited comprehension, and high culture, and its neglect is unmanly, criminal, and sinful. Icuoraneo'and vice are pestilential weeds, which inflict the body-politic with noisome exhalations; poisoning the atmosphere and checking the healthful growth of all those principles which adorn, ennoble, and digni fy man. Bv careful tillago and prudent husbandry this unsightlr herbage can be speedily eradicated, the rubbish removed, and the virgin soil Enriched and beautified with comely plants, pleasant to the eye, agreeable to the. taste, and serviceable to our species. - . , . ' x ' Our country in this her time of sore trou ble needs the best intellects and active ener gies ot her people developed to the fullest extent, compatible with opr necessities by a thorough system of intellectual improve ment ; and iii order to secure this great end the Government should aid materially in its consummation. The sctool-houso, in fu ture the beacon-light of American society and -tkpoiatr:a-Sr -political. .firmfc ment, should d?t our land as mile-posts upon the highway, evidencing a determina tion of purpose sure of success. With the rising generation thus systematically taught and morally educated, our country will present to the world the pleasing spectacle of a people free, united, intelligent, and happy, duly appreciating the advantages of wholesome legislation In an impartial administration of just laws, regardful of the public interests, philanthropic, patriotic, contented. In many States of Jhe Union the system of common schools is now well organized, and is productive of the happiest results, inviting immigration by the free bestowal of educational facilities, the assurance of kindly reception, and the certainty of re munerative labor. In all this we rejoice, for sectional or individual prosperity tends directly to the advancement affd well-being of the whole country. But, Mr. Speaker, other States are less happily situated, and imploringlv ask aid of the Government. In the southern States mainly is this the case. By the late unfortunate civil strife all has been lost. The South emerges there frnm -rw-iwAriAss nonnilftss. naralvzed. Her educational fund has oeen swallowed up in the vortex or political convulsion, leaves likewise a heavy indebtedness of State and people. Her political, her social, her nnan- cial status nas Deen iunaameniaiiy jwhuuci ed. The chango bears heavily, for it cost her her all. She recognizes with calm re signation her hard lot, and pleads willing- ness but maDuiiy to meei prompuv tuuu grave responsibilities recfuired of her by Hmpnt. in the? organization' of common schools for the benefit of her sons. This demand is just, and is cbeertuiiy. con ceded and must bo fully met. Yet, Mr. Speaker, bear in mind the re sults of the war- in the impoverishment of the country by tho liberation of the slave, in liia aUvatinn to ritizenshin. in the urgent and pressing necessity oi lmmeumw aneu- tion to jpis eaucauonai wauis, Buwuiug uii pressiv burdens upon a few property-holders without adequate means at best to look after the interests of their own household, much less the mental training oi tne cnn- dren of their late slaves. I repeat it, thej' are unable to accomplish, however willing they may bo to undertake this work. Four millions of human beings are by law en fmtifhiswl. Yesterday slaves, worth thou sands of millions of dollars, to-day freed- men. Yeateraay 'enaiteis, w-do uuuguv and sold, to-day American citizens poor, penniless; yet, for the safety of society and their own well-being, to bo educated with all the rights and privileges of the proudest of the land. ; This is certainly a remarkable event, anomalous in its character and un precedented in history, and most assuredly entails uponine uovcruuieut giavu juii sibilities, which it should meet, and meet manfully and promptly. Perhaps all the rights of a political and civil'character nec essary to the individual happiness of these wards of Government have already been conferred, both by legislative enactment and amendment to our organic law ; but, in order to a correct appreuianuii ui tucoo inestimable privileges, the Government should go a step further, and afford that aid to educational improvement which the wel fare of the new voter demands. Ours is a Government of the people, maae by and for the people, and must partake necessarily, in its elementary anu repiesuu fat.ivn onnnrMtv. of the habits, desires, and character of the people; hence, the absolute importance oi weu-cureciea leguuauuu. property, and rights political and civil, but to the iree ana generous Destowai ui eu na tional advantages essential to intelligent iHxenshin. Tn dfisnotie Governments this precaution is perhaps unnecessary, for the people are dui automatons, ami id ouujc in both person and property to the wrhim and creed of their rulers r but with us the rulers are but public servants, and must respect the ties of humanity, the regards oi tho rAndition of their stew ardship to the people, the sovereign source of all authority, me oauot-uo. is wuu the sure index of public sentiment and the stavand supportof our liberties, judiciously guarded and intelligently used, or the medium, wantonly ronoeaoi it ueau power, bv which this grand fabric must tnnin nrwi full "Pfinliarlv American in its characteristics, this valued right should be securely hedged in with intelligent cousiu eration and thoughtful reflection. How, Mr. Speaker, are we to effect-these desired ends ? The universal answer to this important query is, by a general diffusion of knowledge among tne masses of our people of every color and race. Then, the practical question presented for our consid eration is the mode of its accomplishment. The bill under review is tb me objection able In many points.--' Itt tho first place, it undertakes to do too much, and fiom the very nature of things must fall. It essays the establishment of a mammoth school sT-stam for thirtv-seren States, with great Hiuor-eitv rf r-limatp .' hetejoceneousness of nharaMpr siTirl divrrcrenceL. of interest: a people of every creedi of every color, and of every snaoo oi uouguu xm prujb, ever handsome in speculation and fruitful of rhetoric, is to mV mind impracticable, incumbered, as it necessarily must be, with embarrassing complications, political dif rArona! onH lrwal rri udices. llv this bill thA PrRsidfent is vested with almost unlimi ted nower in the nuihber and character of d . natronatre whfch in in- fiuence clothes him with omnipotent au thority, not only conflicting dui aangerous in the extreme as successive Administra f contrarietv of nolitical views, come into power. Why, sir, this bill is so minutely irameo w w cwme mm auu his superintendents with untrammeled per a nositive iniunction. to desiir- nate the text-books even to be used in these schools, by which any sentiment oi pontics or tenet of religion can be fundamentally o nri onthnritativfilv implanted in the minds Vixorta nf f Vio future irenArAtinns whip.h OUU wuw " 1 1 are successively to control the. destinies of our country. , . otf iW orlrHfiOtl to this Tin nfH'OSSflrV UUD OiJ i rk-- ' . exercise of power, the system and extent of taxation is likewise, ODjecwonaDie. xn some nf stAtAs. enriched by the war. this ob- iAftion mav be of no force ; but with us of the South, ruined by the war, yet heavily im -rTi w'rfh individual indebtedness and the weighty taxes necessarily incidental to a reorganization of our sstate governments, the people are entirely unprepared for the y uicuu "o" j j its exaction would be oppressive in the ex treme. Ages or ton are necessary to recu ruratA her desolated fields and regain her nnrA nrou I S condition! of abundance and Rnlfindor. ( I Tlion sir. in view nf the surrouridinsrs. I nT-nnrtan a. RnVitifntA fir the bill of the com mittee, which donate for commop school ' , f a a purposes, ana " fQr rf otner purpose wnai- ssoever," . a quantity oi janu, to uo pwt-tnni-.h Kl,.atr. enual to seventv-five thousand acres for each Senator and Repre sentative in uongress unaer ine appuiuir mentof 1860. Tliis bill is predicated mainly on the act ot Congress entitled ' An act do An to the several States and H Territories which may provide colleges for the benent oi agriculture anu uio uicvuauiv arts." approved July 2, 1862, and is subject . . a ; a: A 1 n-wrlaiima oa ut tne same wnumutis that act. Tlie advantages resulting from ntinn nf this trust fund . utu ijait" "V-J" - . hrvo in manv of the States been marked. and positive, and whether viewed in the light of benevolence or as a matter 4of right, d thn admiration of our people, and will inevitably, in the develop ment of our resources, in the stimulation of our productive weaiin, return iuou able interest into the nation's coffers. This bill, Mr. Speaker, it will be observed, recognizes all the gurantees necessary for the protection of the growth and develop ment of the new States in which these lands lie, interdicting the location of any of this scrip upon mineral lands; contains also a limitation of amount subject to location in each State, and, furthermore, withholds the right of location until the lapse of one year from the passage of the-act. ' I The fourth, however, is the material sec tion, which defines and prescribes the regu lations controlling this fund. In the first place, all mpey thus derived shall be 44 in vested in stocks of the United States, or of the States, or some other safe stocks, yield ing not less than five per cent upon the par vainonfcai'il RfrwVks. and that the monevs so 'invested shall constitute a perpetual fund j ... . t 111 the capital OI wnicu snail remain luicver nndiminichoH anrl t.h a i ntfvrfist thereon shall i bo inviolably 'appropriated by each State to 'Yi uniiAwmoTit snnruirt anff maintenace'' tUV T v.t-Y ; ' m l . . I 1 'A. T . J ot common scnoois inrouguoutour uuruere, j"in such manner as the Legislatures of the States may respectively ' brescribe." . I : xuUy o&x, la l.ll mill ww, - -x - - Commendable nroiect. vet feasible and com prehensible, and withal econonfical. The jliovernmeni oi ns-aounaance grauw iaj mo States, many of them poor and aepenaent, thoca lanris armrriTi niatiflO- tWentV-five million acres, for the most laudable pur pose, which is in itself a means of protection to tne ju Yuriniic.it, tia wcu a y.if i.pnpfit trt thn nitizen. The whole sub- iect of education under the bill is left to the States, where it rightiuiiy Deiongs, me prgfinization, ciassincauon, anu geuciai rangement, as each may for itself determ ine, suiting the details tnereoi w iuo uauius, timnSMIilPTlt will and inclination of the people ; with no complicated machinery of disjointed parts, or incongruous provisions OI UOUUUU1 JJlUpilClJf , VYlluuuuv'n-"6-' schemes of uncertain utility, or rickety con cern bf short duration ; but schools perma nently established ' with a permanent en- . j -i i av 3 dowmentiuna saieiy mvesteu anu wuuum Vministflrfid. indeDendent of the fluc tuations of trade, uncertainties of business, and stringency or easiness oi mo money market ; herlce, in its supply uniform and regular, adapted to the wants of tho people, simple and acceptable to all. (Mr. Speaker, with much piopriety can the old States demand consideration at our hands. At the close of the revolutionary war, with a view to narmony anu uuuuiiii tion, these public lands of great value were voluntarily and without compensation ce ded to the General Government for the "common use and benefit" of all the States, to prevent sectional jealousies, paralyzing divisions, and an alarming discontent, threatening our national unity and internal concord. These States were then rich in soil'and extent of territory,- but preferred a common country and a common flag to dis membered States, with dissensions, contro versies, and strifes. Freely and fully they rriade the sacrifice, and gladly have they welcomed State after State into the Federal Union, now composed of thirty-seven Estates rMo.ni v tho fruits of that natrimonv so een- efously bestowed as a peace-offering on the altar of our country. : ; AVith the new estates xne uovernuiuu. uas been extremely liberal and properly, too in its grants of lands, which have secured immigration, invited the capitalist, and stimulated industry, uarge grauw u..0 already been made in them all for educa tional purposes. All of the old landed States .re entitled to the sixteenth section in each township, which is the tnirty-sixtn part of the entire area of those States. The newer land States receive, I believe, the sixteenth and thirty-sixth sections, making phe eighteenth part of their entire territory, cr. i-. -..v. nnrnnsfis alone, besides larere quantities for raibroads,colleges, homesteads A - 1 A 1 1 l ml.-. swamp lands, ana otner iouai puiusco. rrUaaa immpnsfl c rants have established schools on a magnificently broadand firm ba sis, built railroads, dug canals, developed the country, remedied tne evus oi uuavy uta. fiflrod the investments of labor and capital remunerative and satisfactory. All this nas ueen whu iue tuuotui, uj m-m'i-Q niri Kfatoa. Nnw. in return, thev ask help, and many of them are surely in need - a v.. ,1 - V5a 1.511 o firn vntn. rtist.n- Oli It. ict UUUCi . -v bution among all the States, the new and favored incnided, is proviaeu ior. i Tfiml. sir. in the forthcoming report r f the Land Commissioner an elaberate state ment of the location and area oi puDiic do main, amounting in the aggregate to the eiiormous quantity of 1,308,115,448 acres yet uiisurveyed, and of course unoffered and ,,,.;cnnce rr Out of this immense terri tory the small pittance asked for in this bill would be unKnown anu uuieit. uu jour, j. proper management what mighty results .A,fl J ir.ilol.lTr fnllnw ! 1 .V thlSaDOrO- nriation the fouudation of an educational system may db consumieu yi i ,1 tnttia macod nt r.np nmnie. in a lcucioiuu- fusion of knowledge, and which, from the r. ,1 mm.;ly- -r,rI 1 1 11 1 fl TV. !1 1 - iorce oi emuiauuu anu hkx, " - i.!iQOi tn a i.io-hpr ftrdftr of mental culture. e liio-iior sfinso of moral obligation and res- ndnsibility and trust. By this means you rati in tno Koutii restore uouuuuuuu. cuwux- . . . . i j . rii . jl tr -v n i t stimnlato the uncon- a, u - m oi-rari sTnifn a nnmrnendabie desire OI .mc'nai anrl mental viffor. create a new order of things, resulting in mat rewusu uy tidn which is genuine and heartfelt, found- ea; upon Kinaness. regaiu, w.x. jj C. LOGAN HARRIS, Editor. ! 3- All Letters relating to Subscriptions or j .....r..o mnct he addressed to WM. M. rvLv t ua..v.kj, ... w BROWN, Business Manager. All Registered Letters can be sent at our risk T tlUKSD AY, JUIiY 11th, 1872 Local, State and General Items. I ' . i Senatorial Candidates. Messrs W M Mpore, of Yancey, and J M IsbelUof Cald well, are Reiiublican Senate in 36th District. candidates for the ABdSetstnt District Attornev.-s-We learn that Major Marcus Erwin has been ap pointed by the Department of Justice, As sistant to the United States District At torney, for the Western District of North Carolina. j To be completed. The Greensboro'- Pa triot is glad to learn that at a meeting of the Trustees of the Methodist Female College at that place, held at the commencement at Trinity, it was decided to proceed with and complete this building forthwith. ITTlie Bar Room Kemedy for weakness of the stomach is a dose of Rum Bitters. They are surcharged with Fusil Oil, a deadly element, which is rendered more active by tlii pungent astringents with which it is combined. If your stomach is weak, or your liver or bowels disordered, tone, strjengthen and regulate them with Vinegar Bittkrs, a pure Vegetable Stomachic, CORKECTtVE and Apebient, free from aicjohol, and capable of infusing newyitality inio your exhauste.l and disordered sys tem. 1 4w- Ucclionw mt Ihc Supreme Conrt. The Justices on Monday afternoon deliver ed opinions in the loiiowing cases : .. By Pkabson, V J : ; C W Sanders' vs Henry Jarman, from Carteret error. ; Venire de novo. " Henry Jarman vs R W Ward, from Ons low. ' Remanded to court below. McOombs and Wallance, admr's, vs X C Railroad Companyj from Mecklenburg. Error. Venire de novo. Ijuke Blackpier vs A J Phillips, from Rowan. No error. Judgment affirmed. Br Rkade, J i j ' " J F Seymour & Co vs Cohen and Harris, from Wayne. ,1 Error. Judgment reversed. Miss Mitchell vs Mariana Mitchell and her children, from Hertford. Error., Or der reversed. . C B Ogbuen vs Chas . Teague, from For sythe. No error. Judgment affirmed. J E Brown, adm'r vs W M Smith, from Mecklenburg. " Judgment reversed and venire de novo, j a , , By Rodman, J : . State vs W II Jones, 'from Forsythe. Judgment affirmed. ' . . , . T H Pegram vs Sam'l Stolts, from For syth. Error. Venire de novo. Isaiah Coble vs P R Harden, from Ala mance. No error. Judgment .affirmed. . JS Maxwell, adra's vs T T Max well et aU from 'Davie. Error. Judgment reversed. By Boyden, J : ' John Hughes vs Francis Merritt and wife, from Jones. Judement reversed and j udgment for plaintiff. ' "W R Albright vs J G Albright from. Ala mance. Error. Venire de novo. James . G Do wd vs S W Seawell. from Moore fMcr erjox vMigBaixt. amriaea. 3I -Conly vs F Hall, from New Hanorer. No error. Judgment affirmed, Wilmington Life Insurance Company Its Oflicers. Speaking of this Company, and its officers, the JRobesonian says: 41 The ranid increase of business of the Wilmington, N;C, Life Insurancy Company is most gratifying to the friends of that voung but vigorous institution. We learn that the number of policies issued within the past four months has been more than double of the number issued by the Com pany during: its whole previous existence. This extraordinary success is largely attri butable to the energy and efficiency of Maj. F. II. Cameron, the secretary, ana j as. x. Brooks, Esq., General Supervising" Agent, officers of whose distinguished services any Company might be proud to avail itseii. The surest means of promoting the pros- Eerity of our State is in sustaining and uilding up her institutions. So long as we continue to patronize nortnern institutions to the neglect ol our own so long as every dollar of surplus money is sent out of the State so long may we expect our own State to languish, and our own people to lag be hind in the march of prosperity and im provement." Meeting: on Saturday Last. Owing to a heavv press on our columns, we are com pelled to omit our report of Major Smith's speech, and our editorial notice of the Wa&e county nominations. Suffice to say, that Mai. Smith's speech was a masterly effort, and will do incalculable good. The Repub lican ticket will command the enthusiastic support of the party throughout the county. Wake will give several hundred Republi can majority. irriT?TTfi!TTi'T?.a S A T.TS CIV VATJTATIT.E X Real Estate in Western North Carolina, j jxv -iHrtne of a Deod of Trust to the under pinned, dulv executed by George W. Swep son and wife Virginia B. Swepson, on the 5th day of July, 1870, we will proceed to sell at Asheville, in the county of Buncombe, - . . i . A lOTO 1. on the lutn aay oi Aujjusk, wi-j, w iuo highest bidder, the following iteai Ji-staie, rlfid half interest in the lot in VUV uuu m.ii-' - Asheville, knoAvn as the Eagle Hotel prop- ,u. fVio Hnil-linc'ss; andannurtenances. tho said lot containing twelve acres. This House is very favorably situated and con tains over hlty rooms, some oi wmcn are large and commodious. Also, at tne same ume anu piauo mo iui- lowing Tracts of Land in the county oi Cherokee: . t Tho wpll known farm formerlv owned bv Gid Morris and on both sides1 of Valley River consisting , oi severa, wunguuus tracts, containing 1,600 acres more or less, 600 acres oi wnicn wm uo iouuu mat, i-iaa bottom land, these tracts were conveyed to Geo. W. wepson, uy uiu xvauijtis u j, W. Morris. , , II, The Charles Moore farm, also on v alio- Pivpr. and near theabove Morris, farm, containing about 600 acres, chiefly bottom land. - , ' . . ttt Tho David Hennesea places, on the same River, consisting of three contiguous tracts, containingiu an aooutoo awus vox y fine farming iana, mosuy uuttuiii. IV. Two other tracts on the same River, containing 363 acres formerly owned by E. V. Sharpe, and known as the Piercy landF. j V. An undivided half interest in six.teen ijninni traffa mi tho same River, held iointlv with the heirs of John Suddith, on . m m n . J 1 , J which are much vaiuaoie laruimg anu guiu mining lands. VI. One nunarea acres on uum mcs ji Cheoah Mountain ; anu an uuuivmcu muu interest in a hundred acre tract adjoining ?: . .3 AiiAA ttii'nl in o RA( the auove ; uuu au uuumucu uixu . acre tract, on the waters of Burgan's Creek, on the JNortn side oi jneoau iuouuuuu. VII. An undivided half interest in about 20,000 acres of Mountain lands, held jointly with Mercer Fain. v VIII. About 62,000 acres, lying in many adjoining grants, situated in the Mountain- ,mo T..i!t--int-. nf Afapon fiOiintv. IX. 90,000 acres of land in one body, lying partly in Macon, outprincipauyinvyaerueo and known as the Olmstead lands, -v ihnnt so nnn ncrps in Clav and Chero- min(iaa fnnvovpH Tut .Tosenh Keener HCC WUiiy w w J v m " J IT ' to the undersigned as trustees of the afore said Geo. VV. a wepson. . XI. The Jarrett place, well improved, on m.V ... m . T-. ; Hrnj.l-1 nrtll TltmT rrl t M 1 T". xantinaia xvivex i i.xv;vi vuuij t i-ne oVxvnt. 4nft 9frfiSS. 111 wvm A I vtt rrua Tir Wondfin nlaco. near Frank lin, in Macon county, well improved and containing about 300 acres. XIII. 1,943 acres, lying along and near v. Tonnaccoa linn and a tract of 274 acres on the waters of Nantihala, all in Macon county. i , . . . ytv Tim folio wimr. tracts in Jackson 1st. 3,000 acres on the waters of Tuckasiege ntt-m- I i n cr orrnnt Tfci. 1)66. ' '' 2nd. 2.567 acres on the waters of Deep inlr nor fTT-n n t. "No067. 3rd. l,0zo acres on vne wnia i ing grant No. 968. . . - 4th. 1,280 acres on Mingus' Mill Creek and Oconalufty River, being grant No. 969. 5th. 10,580 acres on the waters of Soco, being grant No. 970. . All the above mentioned lands, being sit uated in a fine grazing region, well watered and in a most healthful locality, offer rare inducements to persons wishing to enter into grazing, stock-raising or dairying business. . , , . In andition to the above lands, we will offer on the 21st day of August, , 1872, at Catawba Station and in the county of Ca tawba. N. C, an undivided half interest in the several tracts of land in said county known as the Marble and .Lime Quary lands, owned jointly by Dn Powell and Geo W. Swepson, and including the Lime Kilns and several adjacent farms, all which will be said in parcels to suit purchasers. The terms of the whole i of above sales will be one-third cash on day of sale, and the remainder at six months, with note bearing interest from day of sale, with titles retained till all the purchase money is paid. . , The sales will be continued from day to day if necessary till the whole of the lands shall be disposed of. For further particulars address C. M. McLoud, Attorney at Law, Asheville, N. C, or the undersigned, Trustees at the same Ptsi Office. .. . N. W. WOODFIN; ; N. W. PULLIAM, . Trustees Ac, july 11. 14 WtYtriwlawr4w. La e j Congressional Canva. Maj. Wm. A. ' Smith and' Hon. Sion II. Rogers, candi dates for Congress, will address the people at tho following times and places : GRANVILLE, ji Oxford, Saturday, 13th July. . Henderson, Monday, 15th Julj Brasfield's, Thursday, 18th July. 1 - , franklin ! . Vj; . , v Franklinton, Tuesday, lGth July. Louisburg, Wednesday, nthJuly : '. NASH. ! ' ' , Nashvjllo, Saturday, 20tb July, , ' Sullivans, Monday, 22d July. " - -, . - ' . : WAKE. J" ' ; Rolesville, Wednesday, 21th Julj. Auburn, Thursday, 25th July, 5 JOHNSTON. ' Claytoii, Friday; 2Gth July. Smithfield, Saturday, 27th July. , Ingram's, Monday, 29th July. Meadow, Tuesday, 3Qth J uly. i . Oneals, Wednesday, 31st July.' 1 Second Congressional ' District lie . pnbllcan IQIassOIeetings ! Hon, C. R. Thomas. Republican candidate for Congress. will address tho people of the 2nd Congres sional District of.Nprth Carolina, at tho folv , lowing times and places:.- J v . Trenton, Jones co., Thursday, , July 11. . Kinston, Lenoir co., Saturday, July 13. ' -Snow Hill, Greene co., Tuesday, July Ifl. Wilson, Wilson co., Wednesday,' July 17. Jackson, Northaxhnin co., Frld'y July 17 Weldon, Halifax co., Saturday, July 20. Warrenton, Warren;co. Tuesday, J uly 23.' Goldsborp'.-Wayn'e goTRursclay, July 25,, Tarboro,, Saturday . Jvuiy .. .. New Berne, Craven op.; Tuesday, July 30. -Time will be cheerfully divided with W. II. Kitchen, Esq,., Democratic candidate for " Congress, or in his absence, with any other -Democratic Speaker. v . County committees will make arrange ments for the above moetings. THOMAS POWERS, Chm'n.. ' Republican District Committee. New Advertisements. mi A made from 50 cts. Call and ex tpllj amine or 12 Samples sent (post age free) for 50 cts. that retail quick for $10. R. L. WOLCOTT, . 1 ivv. 1S1 Chatham Square, N. Y. MONEY with Stencil and Key Check Outfits. Catalogues, samples anu full particulars FREE. S. M.. Si'ENCKR, Brattleboro.-Vt. 1 4W Free to book agents. 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