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, , j . -j : " ; i , ' r- r - f i i p " ( por Carolina Era. ; COKIlKSPONIEKCl ! Raleigh, July 9, 1872. "FDifoit of Tiie Era f 'near Sir: I was surprised to seo in the newspapers this morning, a carU siCTiedbyA. S. Merrimon, when an unfinished correspondence at bis in stance was progressing between us on the subject involved. I His attempted substitution of an ex lxwte card in place of the correspond Smpels mo for the first time in !.iifp. tn allow my private matters with others to go before the public. tm attemDt of Mr. Merrimon to deny me a hearing is the more noticea ble because as it now appears, he bought the correspondence with the in tent to make publication. . - j Why his original intent was changed, may be explained by the correspond ence itself. I place it at your disposal. Truly your friend, ) : j our l'ooi. i j : Raleigh, July 3, 1872. 11 Ion. John Pool . Sir : A friend lias placed in my hands Ian anonymous paper published for gen eral circulation and entitled "read and 'circulate," of which I send you a copy. I have been informed that it has been extensively circulated among the peo ple of this State, and that it is sent to .them through the mails under your Congressional franK. . . ! This paper 'makes such reference to myself as that I have the right, and I ulfm it mv dutv under existing cir- !piimstAnws. to innuire if it has been so ' circulated with your knowledge and t consent? - . A - ' I will thank you for a prompt an swer. !" I am, your ob't. serv't. ; i : A. S. Meruimox. Raleigh, July 5, 1872. flloN. A. 8. Merrimon Sir : Your letter of July 3rd inst. has just been received from Mr. Dupree, in which you inquire if a circular that has been sent under my frank, was sent iwith my "knowledge and consent." Certainly you must know that no one could use my frank without my know ledge and consent, to the extent that the circular has been sent out. I un derstand the circular to be made-up mainly of articles clipped from the pa Iers in the State, and to be but a rehash of newspaper articles. I have not ex amined the circular critically, and my attention has not been called toany , thing in it which I consider as not legi timate in the present party contest. I would be pleased to know to what par ticular portion of the circular you refer. Your ob't. serv't. - f John Pool. - Raleigh, July 5, 1872. j Hon. John Pool Sir: Your letter of this morning Mas leen received, and I am astonished to har that you had "not examined the circular critically," to which I have rAletl vour attention, before you al lowed it to go to the people under your frank. : On the slightest examination any llcrson of ordinary capacity will see ! that it is scandalous and libelous, cal- m -m 1 1 A j -..1 - . cuiatcu anu lmenueu w prouua- upim tho public mind the false and unfound ed impression that I have been guilty of the most infamous crimes and con- duct against and towards the people as j a whole, and individuals as well. I This paper and its authors and those I who sanction and circulate it, in terms, by sugaestion,-Artful argument ftna nu enao ennnre nsrainst mv, uiai a esuggwsu- cd, aided, abetted, counseled, advised and connived at tne immense irauos practiced and ; perpetrated upon the people of the State and the State with in the last four years, that I have been guilty of extortion and oppression in the oxercise of a nublic office and am a ierson of general corrupt mind and purpose. This is the manifest purpose of the paper in question. It Is artfully prepared, and i appears to have been first published in Tlie Neto Era, an ob scure weekly paper, edited by Fred- crick Douglas, at Washington City. I have supposed it unnecessary for me to tell you that these imputations against myself are not only unfounded j in fact, but grossly false. And it can j not be pretended that such a paper is jiu any sense legitimate in a political I campaign among civilized people. 1 am, Ac, your ob't. serv't. A. S. Merrimon. Raleigh, July oth; 1872. Hon. A. S. Merrimon Sir: Your letter in reply to mine of this morning has been received through tho hands of Mr. Dupree. I have carefully read the several ar ticles in the circular to which you re fer, and recognize all tho references to yourself as being the same which had tcen before the people In the newspa lers of the State for many weeks before the appearance of the circular. To ! what extent they had been met and refuted by your press and yourself 1 am not informed. However untruthful or disingenuous they may really be, they do not com pare in these respects to the total un truthfulness and vulgarity of the press ; WHICH IU.I v monies j uui uatius turn, du 'lusely slanders all who oppose you. iYour organ ini this city seems utterly 'depraved and regardless alike of truth, honor and decency. I am sure you 'cannot fail to agree with me in this es timate. But your party leaders have ;not denounced that paper, nor even ex pressed disapprobation of its disgusting x-urrilitv. so far as I have information. I believe they generally aid and en tourage its circulation, and unless I am misinformed" you have done and !are now doing the sme. Furthermore, ll'haveboen told that you have often jwrittcn editorials for that paper, at times When it was grossly slandering ' mid mallsmlnsr some of your former friends, who at present differ from you lolitically. I am unwilling to believe that you wrote or sanctioned these vile articles. Hut yours appeared in the same papers, and often, side by side, with them, thus giving implied couri- temance and encouragement, when II think it was your duty to have dis countenanced and denounced. I would not do you Injustice, and would be glad to know that I have been misinformed ni these points in regard to yourself. j If a press so conducted holds any in fluence over the votes of the people you reap tliead vantage foryourself and your party. I If it is met by the opposing press in the same spirit, I acknowledge no right of complaint on the part of those who countenance and circulate the one, because I, or others decline . to refuse our aid in the circulation of the other. If the extracts from the Republican press are not " in any sense legitimate in a political aim paign among civilized people," you will certainly agree with mo that tho articles which teem in your own press are less so. much as yourself the extreme and often disgust ing licentiousness into which many of the newspapers of the State have sunk. None have sunk 60 deep or have exer cised so bad an influence on others, as your organ in this city. If-you will publicly denounce that in the terms which I know your heart would dic tate, will eagerly join you in efforts to reform any abuses which my influ ence might tend to correct, and will discourage the circulation of all papers and extracts from papers which violate that becoming propriety and elevation of tone that should characterize the press of a free and " civilized people." The people of North Carolina will thank us for any improvement we may thus effect. ' ' J i For, I am fully pursuaded that they are mortified and disgusted at the iun-i reliability and inexcusable roughness and vulgarity of . many of the leading newspapers or the etate. Your obt. servant, - " ' : v r JOHN Raleigh, July Ctb, 1872. Hon. John Tool ..- I Sir: Your letter of yesterday ias just been handed me by my friend, Dupree, and allow me to say in reply, that 1 am astonished at its spirit, char- acter and reasoning. You seek to jus tify the groundless imputation of crime against me, on the ground that others have maligned and made scurrilous charges against- yourself and fellow partizans ! ! I am not acquainted with any code of morals or right that toler ates, much less justifies, such a course of conduct. f The circulation of the scandalous pa per in question is the less excusable in yourself on the ground that from your knowledge of me for 'the last dozen years, you have every reason to believe me Incapable of such crimes and con duct as it imputes. I do not believe that you believe the truth of such charges : it is manifest from your letter just received, you do not, and yet, you seek to nave tne inismiormea uiose who do not know me believe them to be true ! The world may measure and judge of your purpose and the propri ety of it. . i To publish the truth about. men and things is not a prostitution of the press but to publish ' wilful falsehood is thi3 is deeply criminal, and grievous against the public as well as individu als, by whomsoever perpetrated, and-1 denounce it daily, -as thousands can testify. . 1 . f If the present were an appropriate occasion, 1 might join not in a spirit of pique, hate and personal dislike-fin criticising the disordered political tOne ofa portion of the press of this State, and denounce and deplore it, but at the same time I would trace this evil to a source not creditable or pleasing to "a class of politicians who, in my Judg ment, have well nigh wrought the ruin of thfiSfcite. t I have no newspaper organ in this city or elsewhere, nor am I in any way responsible for what eaitors cnoose to write or publish they will answer for themselves. p I have not maligned or intentionally misrepresented you, even as a public man, on any occasion nor have l cir culated newspapers or documents of any kind against you if I had done so I would cheerfully answer for it ; but it is due to frankness to say, that I have disapproved, and do now disapprove! of your course of action to warns our otaie and people. I think you have, in your public capacity, done them great ana irreparable wrong and injury, while vou might have done them lasting ben eflt and reaped the rich reward of their a . a 1 . A A graieiui Diessings ; dui inai is apart from the matter before us now as indi viduals. I care nothing for vulgar scurrility that injures its puny authors more than mc indeed, it in the end tends! to brighten virtue and an honest life, but the libelous paper of which I complain, imputes disgraceful crime and conduct, and manifestly, for the present purpose of misleading tne public mind mj refer ence to the approaching election, and this is crime against me,' and not m,e alone, but the people as well. No man has a right to deceive and mislead' the public mind. It is unpatriotic as well as criminal to do so.' So I think and believe. , . . j It is my duty to denounce this pa per, and I shall at once do so in strong terms. It is my further duty for the greater satisfaction of the people to give you an opportunity to make the charges in the paper good, if you can, and hence, it is my purpose to bring my suit to the next term of the Court, and if need be, we can make such fur ther settlement of our differences ' as. mav be satisfactory, at a future time. certainly had the right to expect bet- ier things oi you. - l am, kc, youi ou t serv t, . A. S. Merrimon 11AI.EIGU, July 8th, 1872.1 Hon. A. S. Merrimon , ;i , j Sir: Your letter dated on the Gth inst., was handed to mo this morning by Mr. Dupree. . - : Your complaint is mat i aiiowea a collection of newspaper articles in the form of a campaign document' to be sent out under my frank. This is uni versally done by members of Congress in all the States. , But you say, the articles, do you in justice and therefore you had the right to expect better things of me. I , I have long felt that I had the right to expect better things of you, than fo encourage the circulation of The Seti tinel newspaper of this city, and to assist in editing a sheet that has habitu ally teemed with the grossest personal slanders of .myself,.often of a character ' so 'brutal as to disgust . its own parry friends, and forfeit their respect. The fact that Judge Merrimon was known to assist often in its editorial. manage ment has long afforded much of what little claim that paper has had to re spect or credit. Nor has there been anything to indicate to the public what articles were written or sanctioned by him and what were not. " If my frank, in circulating the docu ments of my. party, has given currency to attacks upon you, it was after your known support and editorial assistance to The Sentinel . had given weight and and character to much more gross at tacks 'ipon myself, without any public disclaimer or expressed disapprobation from you. You mistake. The time has not yet arrived to justify. I deny your right to complain. f With the public mind so full of, the frauds perpetrated upon the State. I deemed it due to propriety, and but respectful to popular sentiment that no one should bo nominated on the State ticket, in anywise, however remotely or unjustly, implicated with the guilty parties. ' . -'" ' - ' t That innocent persons of both politi cal parties, have been so implicated is known to you. . By relusing to nomi nate such on our State ticket, my party respected : public sentiment, while it spared t lie persons themselves charac : I rrcrret and condemn as tcristic attacKs irom your menus more m , " .1 A J.1 1 outer ancr vioieni, man, any wnicn have been aimed at you. i As you have stepped aside to criticise my course in public life, permit me to refer to yours. , i You will not deny that you were - the legal adviser of Mr, Swepson, before, during and after his gigantic fniuds upon 'the State that you were his intimate friend and asso ciate, thatiyou drafted the bills at his instance, under which he was enabled to 0ommit jthe frandr and. that you re- ceivea compensation from him to a copsiderable amount. While I have known yoii too well to believe you capable of jany crime, I have .been too lprtg a lawyer,: not to. know how un- eonciously .We often deceive ourselves, sts to the trbe character of our clients, and become prejudiced in their defence With Mr. Swepson and his crimes to be dealt with i by the State, and for the benefit of the public Treasury, I think that you should not have been nomi hated for the office of Governor, because of the popular sensitiveness on this sub ject; ; ana that you should not have ac cepted the l nomination ior the same reason and because of the 'unpleasant assaults to which you thus made your sielf obnoxious according to the- usual and universal license of party contests Under the Circumstances, the assaults df the press upon you, even though couched in ! language intemperate and unjust; are what you ought to have ex pected : nor have you the right to ex pect constant vigilance on the part of your adversaries in speaKing tnem selves, 'or in circulating what others say. Unless forgetful of your connec tion With Thte Sentinel you certainly V. n 1 ma (I fwVt 4-r Avnonf Katoi tVilntvo'' ILiXKJL HIS llgui IU XiJLcrK,v mxxugo or me. The charges of which you complain had been repeated bv the Kepublican press and by speakers all over the State, for many Weeks before the appearance of the eircular ; and it still continues. That you single me out to be question ed, simply jfor the use of my irank, seems to cover a purpose. From the Eublicity which your press in this city as, for several days past, given to this progressingcorrespondence between us, and-from their comments upon it, am I to-believe! it was crotten up to break the force of! the ill-chosen position in Which you-have placed yourself, and to deter meand others'from continuing to keep it- prominently before the vc- ousrht to have known me better : than to have attempted it. I notice with pleasure and hope, your remarks uon the criminality of de ceiving the people. By this means, the. leaders! of your party have well nigh wrought the ruin of this and other Southern States. Our people are not so easily deceived as they were, before thev had sunered so much, out still they will Appreciate any reform you may effect. It was unnecessary to no tify me that you will denounce the cir cular "in stronsr terms." That has al ready been done by your press. But the people! are . tired of denunciation 44 in stronsr terms." They have been deceived by denunciation. They would have more (respect for a" refutation in Plain and 1 temperate terms. But I shall not presume to advise you. i Youif'thteat to bring suit in the courts, is but the echo of what your press has already, proclaimed. Let the proceeding foe Commenced before the dav of election, for many will confound the right to! bring a suit with the right to maintain it, and your party may reap the benefit of the error. Your Court commences on the eighth Mon- dav after the second Monday in Au gust. I will be within the reach of process whenever you wish, or accept it at vour pleasure. In the mean time, I shall continue to frank such public documents l and publications as my party frienqs believe should be circu lated for thfc information of my consti tuents. - ' I am your obt. servant, 1 j John Pool. Attentionl Voters! Things. to he if-. - ; ' ; Remembered. - , Registration is . not allowed on the uay . pi ejection. . A Everv voter should ascertain before the dav of election ir his name is on the. Registration books - i"VTo vote for all" the candidates, four tickets must he voted, and every ticket must be deposited in a different box. : ' The tickets must be printed or writ ten,1 or partly printed and partly writ ten, on tcme paper. : ! Republicans should not touch or re ceive tickets from Democrats but only from true and tried Republicans. Democrats will crive you the wrong: tickets. ; : ., : , . ,.t I Be sure and deposit: your ticket for Governor abd State officers in the box designated jtor State officers. - - Be sure and deposit your ticket for member of Congress in the box desig nated for member of Congress. Be sure and deposit your, ticket for JState Senator ; and - mem bers or tne Hose 'of 'Representatives in the box designated for members of the Legisla ture. - i . Be sure and deposit your ticket for Sheriff, County Commissioners, Treas urer, Coroner, liegister. of ueeds, Sur veyor, in the box designated for coun ty pfiicers. , ... i Candidates should make the people familiar with these points of the elec tion law. t No tax of whatever character is re quired to bf paid to entitle a citizen to register and; vote-.- - i i democratic Extravagance. Facts and figures speak for them selves. The expenses paid by the State oh -account of. the Asylum for the Deaf and . Dumb iand; Blind for the year of -1S71, under.Conservative management, Were Nine Thousand Dollars more .that more thaU they were for the year 1870, under Republican management. . The expenses paid by the 'State on account df the Insane Asylum for the year 1871 j : were ,Ttccntj-one Thousand Dollars more thin in 1870, under Re publican Inanagemehtv ' The ' Penitentiary 1 cost the ' State 7trty'rimel''TlioiJand:. Five Hundred Dollars more for the year 1871,. under Conservative rule than , for. the - year 1870; undvr Republican rule. r These; tiiree State Institutions, cost the tax-riayers of the State , Seventy Thousand Dollars mbre'for the year 1871; When the Conservative party had control ofitHem. than for the year 1870, I .l.i,Ab;,M,- nrVorinrrkl of! them. The day; . election will only bo held one Legal Advertisement. In pursuance of An Act of the General Assembly, ratified the 23rd day of January 1872, I have caused to be published the following certified copy of An Act to alter the Constitution of North Carolina.- f . "-,,, E. J.? WARREN, - "' i President of the Senate. '-January 24, 1872. I - ; " (' AN ACT to alter the Constitution of North Carolina, Sec. 1. . The ' General Assembly of North Carolina do ! enact (three-fifths -of ' all the members of each House conrarrmfrY, ' That the Constitution of this .State be altered as follows, to wit : Amend section six, of the first article, by striking out the first clause thereof, down to and Includinsr the word but;" this be ing: the clause relatine to the State debt.'; Amend section two of the, second article by striking: out the word "annually," and inserting in lieu thereof, the word "bienni ally being in reference to the sessions of the General Assemblv. , Amend section five of the second article, by striking out all that precedes the words, "the said Senate districts." and by striking out the phrase "as aforesaid or" in said sec tion ; the parts so stricken out having rei- erence to the State census. Add a new section to the second article to be stvled "section 30." and to read as follows : "The members of the General As sembly shall each receive three hundred dollars as a compensation for their services during tneir term, subject to sucn regula tions in xegard to time of payment and re duction for non-attendance as may be pre scribed bvt law: but thev may have an additional allowance when they are called together in! special session, and mileage shall be ten cents per mile for each session.' Amena section one 01 we uiiru arucie vy A 1 . . A ' A 1 A 1 ! 1 1 . - striking out the words "four years," where thev occur hrst in said section, ana insert- ing, in lieu thereof, the words "two years, being in reference to the terms of executive officers. I ' , r - Strike out "the words "Superintendent of jruDiic .vvorKs," wnerever tney occur in the Constitution, thus abolishing that office. Amend section six of the third article, by striking out the word "annually." and in serting, in lieu thereof, the word "biennial- lv." so as to conform to the provision re specting the sessions of the General Assem blv. - Strike out sections two and three of the fourth article, being the provisions which refer to the appointment and duties or tne Code Commissioners. Alter section four of the fourth article, so that said- section shall read as follows : "The iudicial power of the State shall be vested in a Court for the trial of impeach ments, a Supreme Court, Superior Courts. f i ; i 1 T.i:l. ..1 uv law. and Courts or J ustices oi tneireace.' Alter section eight of the fourth article, so that said section shall read as follows : "The Supreme Court shall consist of a Chief v . . . a t a. i -r J ustice and two Associate j ustices : j tuv- ded. That this shall not apply to the justices during their( present term of office, unless by death; resignation, or otherwise, the number of Associate Justices shall be re duced to two.1' Alter section twelve of the fourth article so that said section shall read as follows : "The State shall be divided into nine judi cial districts, for each of which a judge shall be chosen ; and in each district a Superior Court shall be held at least twice in each year, . to continue for such time in each county respectively as may be prescribed by law. The General Assembly shall lay olf said districts in due time, so that the said nine judges may be chosen and begin their official term at the first general elec tion for members of the General Assembly which shall occur after the ratification of this section." j The General Assembly may reduce or increase the number of Districts to take effect at the end of each judicial term, Strike out section thirteen of the fourth article, which fixes the present judical dis tricts. I Amend section fourteen of Uiq fourth ar ticle by striking out all after the word "office." and inserting, in lieu of the part so stricken out, the following: "The General Assembly shall prescribe a proper system of rotation for the judges of the Superior Court3, so tnat no judge may ride tne same district twice in succession, and the judges mav also exchange districts witn each other. as may De provided Dy law." Strike out section mteen ol tne lourth ar ticle, and insert in lieu thereof, the follow iH2 : The General Assemblv shall have no prwer to deprive the judicial department of ? i: i-; i any power orjurisuiuuuu wuicii riguuuiiy pertains to it as a co-ordinate department ; but the General Assembly shall allot and distribute that portion of this power and Ju risdiction, which does not pertain to the Supreme Court, among tne otner courts prescribed in this Constitution or which may be established by law, in such manner as it may deem best, provide also a proper svstem of appeals, and regulate Dy law when necessary tne metnoos oi proceeding, in the exercise of their powers, of all the courts below the Supreme Court, so far as the same may be done without conflict with other provisions of this constitution." - ? Strike out I sections sixteen, seventeen, nineteen, twenty-five and thirty-three of the fourth article. Amend section twenty-six of the fourth article by striking out all that part which beorins with "and follows the word "but" in said section,' land, in lieu of the part so stricken out, inserting the following: "The judicial officers and tne cierKs-or any courts which may be esta bushed by law, shall be chosen by the vote of the quali fied electors, land for such term as may be prescribed bv law. The voters of each pre cinct, established as is elsewhere provided for in this constitution, 'shall elect two jus tices of the peace for such term as may ; be fixed by law, whose jurisdiction shall extend throughout their respective counties, xne General Assembly may provide for the elec tion of more than two justices of the peace in those precincts which contain cities or towns, or in -which other special reasons render it expedient. . The chief magistrates of cities and incorporated towns shall . have the judicial powers of justices oi tne peace." Amend section thirtv f the fourth article by striking out the word " townships " and inserting, m lieu tnereoi, me woro pre cincts ;'' also in the last sentence of the same section, strike out the words " the commis sioners of the county may appoint to. such JLiXAJ 1U1 hue UUCAuvu txu., uu. thereof insert "an appointment to nil such vacancy for the unexpired term ' shall be made as may be prescribed by law." Amend sections one and seven of the Jilih article,- ly striking oat thcrwotds ''commis sioners of the several counties" where they occur in said sections, and in lieu thereof in serting the words, "county authorities es tablished and authorized by law." ' Strike out section four of the fifth article relating to taxation to pay the State debt and interest. : v v. Amend section six of the fifth article by inserting after the word "instrument" in said section the words or any other, per- Ronal Pronertv." Insert the word "and" - A -J ..A before the word surveyor " in section one"of the 7th article, and strike out the words " and five commis sioners" in said section ; also add to said sec tion the following : "The General Assem bly shall provide for a system, ol county government tor the several counties of the State." ' " I ' - " -V ' ; Amend section two of the seventh article. by striking out the word " commissioners " and in lieu thereof insertine the . words 'county authorities established and author ized by law :" and in the same section strike out the words, " the Register of. Deeds shall be ex officio clerk of the board of commis sioners." . i Strike out section three of the seventh ar ticle, and in beu thereof insert the following : ine county auuiuriues estaDlisneu uu authorized by lawshall see that the . respec tive counties are divided into a suitable num ber of sub-divisions, as convenient and com pact in shape as possible, and marked out by -definite boundaries 'which' may 'be al tered when ; necessary j J Said , sub-divisions shall be known by" the, name, of : precincts. They shall have no corporate powers. xne The township governments are abolished. boundaries of the precincts shall be the same as those which heretofore defined the town ships until they shall be altered."' ' " Strike out sections four, five, six, ten and eleven of the seventh article, which relate to A a A. A . ' me KJwiwnip system, , it: ". Amend sections eight and nine of the sev enth article, by striking but the words " or townshina " where thev occur in said sec tions, y .i ' I '' ,?-';- t' .'.i ' Strike out section three of the ninth arti cle, and in lieu thereof insert the following "The General Assembly shall make suita ble m-ovision bv law for the manasemenl and regulation of the nublic schools, and for perfecting the system of free public instruc tion." , -v; .; , :..v :-,v '. Strike out section live of the ninth, arti cle, and in lieu thereof, insert the following Tho General Assemblv KhallhaVei' power to provide for the election-of Trustees of the University of North Carolina, In whom when chosen, shall bo vested all the privi leges, rights, ; franchises, and endowments heretofore hi anv wise crranted to. or con ferred upon, the Board of Trustees of said University: and the General Assembly may make such provisions, laws and reg ulations, from time to time, as yjiay be nec essary and expedient,' for the. maintenance and! management of said University." Strike out sections thirteen, fourteen and niteen oi tne ninth article, relating to -sue University of North Carolina. Amend sec tion ten of the eleventh article, by striking out the words "at the charge of the State,' and in lieu thereof, insert the words "by the Jstate ; and tnose who do not own property over and above the homestead and personal property exemption prescribed by this Con stitution, or being minors, whose parents do hot own property over and ; above the same, shall be cared for at the charge of the estate." . -,v Alter section seven of the fourteenth ar ticle; so that said section shall read as fol ioiio ws : jn o person who shMl hold any office or place of ; trust or profit under the United States, or any department thereof, or under this State, or under any other State or government, shall hold or exercise any other office or place of trust or profit under the authority of this State, or be eli gible to a seat in either house of the General Assembly; Provided, That nothing herein contained shall extend to officers in the militia. Justices of the Peace, Commission ers of Public Charities, or Commissioners for Special Purposes" ' - -' '' . Add another section to the fourteenth ar tide to be styled "section- 8," and to read as follows :-. County officers. j ustices of the peace and other officers whose -offices are abolished or chanced in anvwavbv the alteration of the constitution, shall continue to exercise their functions until-any pro visions iiecessary to be made by law in or der to give full enect to the alterations, so fiar as relates to said officers shall have been made."'' ''' ! ' - : ' - Re-number the sections in those articles from which any section has' been stricken without the insertion of another ' in its stead; and give to any new section that nuihber which by this method would have been given to tne section ior wmcn it is. substituted, nd the alterations shall be em bodied into the constitution; and the sever al sections numbered consecutively. Katlnod the lytn dayoi January. A. v.. STATE OP NORTH CAROLINA, OFFICE OF H ECEETABT OF STATE, Jtaleigh, Jan. 22d, 1872. I, Henry J. Menninger, Secretary of State, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the original act on file in this office. . I 11. J JMJJNJNXiNUJtilt, jan. 25. w6m. ' Secretary of JState. Wilmington North ' Carolina LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. OFFICERS : ROBERT II. COWAN, President. . JOHN W. ATKINSON, F. H. CAJMERON, Vice President. Secretary. DRi E. A. ANDERSON, Medical Direc'r r DIRECTORS: J W Atkinson. General Insurance Agent I B Grancrer. President of the Bank, of New Hanover. ' F iW Kerchner, Grocer and Commission Merchant. C M Stedman, of Wright and Sledman. T! H McKoy, of W A Whitehead & Co., Fayetteville. . .: - ' f , ' liiix cowan, iresidont.- Hi B Ellers, Commission Merchant. AA Willard, of Wlllard Brothers. W A Cumming, of Northrop ,& Cuniming. G !W Williams, of Williams & MurChison. Eli Murray, of E Murray '& Co. ; AtJ DeRossett, of DeRossett & Co. Robert Henning, of Dawson, Teel & Ilen- mng. - - Alex Sprunt, - British , .Vice-Consul, of Sprunt and Hinson. . , . - ;J, p Murphy, Attorney at. .Law. . , , J iD .Williams. Of J ,D Williams fe Co.. Fayetteville. ' ' ' f Jas C- McRae, Att'y at TjaW, Fayetteville I 3 Kedy, Merchant, Kenans ville. , . -J T Pope; Merchant, " Lumberton. T ' tit j-. H i SPECIAL FEATURES AND V AISTTV GMi:. . 1 1st. No testriction on Residence or Travel. 2. No extra charge, on the lives of Females. 3. ! Policies Incontestable after Five Years. 4. ! The Rates of Interest on the Funds . 'of the i Company higher than those on the Funds of Companies located in othcj? States, thus insuring larger Dividends "to -Policy Holders., -y-.-.-- yu. V ; , 5. The Directors and Officers of the Com pany are, prominent JNUitxix CAituiji NIANS, who are KNOWN to. be. men of INTEGRITY and WORTH. ".':'; : 6. The Company is established on a . solid and' permanent 'basis, steps' 'having' been CAPITAL STOCK OF $500,000. k 7i I ALli THE FUNDS OF' -THE ' COM PANY ARE INVESTED IN THIS STATE AND CIRCULATED AMONG OUR OWN PEOPItE. This' fact should commend the Company, above all others, to North Caro linians. It is well khowii that hundreds ol thousands of dollars tn Life Premiums are annually ' sent North to enrich Northern Capitalists, thus continually . draining our people of immense amounts ; which should be kent at home. On this erround the friends of this Company confidently, appeal .to every son iof the Old North-: State, and ask their support for this , . . V. -(.,;.., " , IIOE INSTITUTION, ; , which, while5 it oflFers substantially all 'the advantages of Northern Companies, helps to build up HOME INSTITUTIONS. t I AGENTS WANTED in every county, in the State, with whonxthemost liberal terms willbe made. ; Apply ta - J - i-.. ,!-; 1 , ; JAMES D..BROOKSf; , I General Supervising Agent, .-" : f I ... ' ; Or, TnEO-.II. HILL., v:' ' " ' Local Agent," apr 21 w6m. - v -- Raleigh, N. C. . j WANTED AGENTS ! I 100 to $250 per month, everywhere, male, and female, to introduce the Latest improv ed, most Simple and perfect r ; i; ' Shuttle Sewing rMachirie ever invented. We challenge, .the world to compete, with it., Price, only 18.op, and fully warranted for, five years, making the ne same as an mo nign pncea snuiue ma- j - -A. - V ' B . . I A.m I Iso, the celebrated and latest improved, , 5 t . COMMON SPNSE V'rf U FAMILY SEWING MACHINE. Price only $15J)0, and fully Warranted for five years. These : machines will , Stitch, Hem, Fell, Tuck, QuU Cord, .Bind,; Braid And are warranted to do all work' that 'can be done on any-high priced machine 111 the world. ' For circulars and terms, address S. W YNKOOP fe CO., 2D54 Ridge Avenue, P. DR. CROOK'S WINE OF TAR .tit Should bo taken for diseases of , the Urinary Organs. , 1 tits it- tm. CROOK'S WINE OF TAR :w , -v . Should be taken for all Throat and Lung Ailments., ' ' . t ? '- "DR. CROOK'S WINE OF TAR . , ; Renovates and . ' ' Invigorates the entire system. txTi rrnnoTr A.VTNE OF TAR r i 1 i Should be kept in every house, H i m-tj- ! - -and its life-giving . x; j i .,11 ' .-?. -t . ' -tonic properties uieu vypu. iR, CROOK'S WINE, OF TAR - " Restores the iAppetite and : d ,v5'' Strengthens the Stomach. T)R. CROOK'S WINE OF TAR wU- Cures Jaundice, ii , -.or any JLiver, Complaint. Till. CROOK'S WINE OF TAR ' ; v'.! , ' Cures all Chronic Coughs, and Coughs and Colds, it . more effectually than any otner remeay. DR. CROOK'S WINE OF TAR Make Delicate Females, , who ard never, .feeling; well, . Strong apd Healthy. DRV CROOK'S WiNE OF TAR 1 - Has restored ' many persons 0 " i 'v ; i who h&we been ,:' - -unable to work for years: DR.; CROOK'S WINE OF TAR. Removes pain in Breast, Side or Back. DR. CROOK'S WINE OF TAR 5 Causes the food to digest, removing : .Dyspepsia and Indigestion. ; ; I! - ; . , . . l if j , M , DR. CROOK'S WINE OF TAR ; '. Has cured cases of Consumption i " ! ' pronounced incurable i: ' j v u -v;;i -i u . by physicians. DR.; CROOK'S WINE OF TAR , , I ... ; AH recoverin g from any illness . ! will und this the . " ; best Tonic they can take. D R CROOK'S WINE OF TAR ' ' !i- s 1 . Has proved itself ; in thousands of cases capable of curing all diseases of the Throat and Lungs. DR. CROOK'S WINE OF TAR i i : Is an effective - resrulator of the Liver. DR. CROOK'S WINE OF TAR V Should beJ taken to strengthen and ' build up your system. DR. CROOK'S, WINE OF TAR -' ; isiaKes ueiicate x emaies, : . 'who' are never feeling well, - -1 ; ) r : ; ; Strong and. Healthy. DR. CROOK'S WINE OF TAR Will prevent Malarious Fevers, 1 and braces up the System. DR. CROOK'S WINE OF TAR , Is the very remedy for the Weak - . ..and Debilitated-.. . . : ; DR. CROOK'S WINE OF TAR Will cure your Dyspepsia : - -r - l- j Indigestion. or DR. CROOK'S WINE OF TAR Rapidly restores exhausted strength.. .1 DR. CROOK'S WINE OF TAR Should be taken if you feel ; weak or debilitated. DR. CROOK'S WINE OF TAR . Gives tone and energyto Debilitated Constitutions. DR. CROOK'S WINE OF TAR Possesses Vegetable Ingredients . ; ! i o ; which makea it; the best Tonic in the market. DR. CROOK'S WINE OF TAR , ' f Should be taken if. your Stomach i .,. . ;." - ;, is out of order.?: )t DR. CROOK'S WINE OF TAR .' ; , Has cured so many cases of " Asthma and Bronchitis that it has been pronounced a specific ' ; ' 'for these complaints. PURIFY, VOUR BLOOD. . DR. CROOK'S Compound Syrup of I O K IS f I i O O T ! DR. CROOK'S 'COMPOUND ' "SYRUP OF POKE ROOT 1 ' ' r Builds up Constitutions : . - )..;.. .- broken down irom , , . Mineral or Mercurial Poisons. DRI CROOK'S COMPOUND ' ! SyilUP OF POAE ROOT Should be taken by all ( requiring a remedy - '';'' j to make pure blood. DR; CROOK'S COMPOUND t ..'.;i ; SYRUP OF POKE ROOT. '. : .. - Cures all diseases j depending on a depraved condition . . -. ! of tho blood. DR: Cli66K'S COMPOUND ' SYRUP OF POKE ROOT. .i , . , Cures Rheumatism and .... Pains in Limbs, Bones, 3fcc. DR. CROOK'S COMPOUND ) 1 ' v SYRUP OF POKE ROOT. ' ' Removes Pimples, Blotches, J and beautihes the Complexion. DR CRQOK'S COMPOUND T J ; . . r j ; , SYRUP, OF. POKE ROOT. r r" ' 'Is tho best Alterative . .".j-:-: ? '"''? '' or Blood Purifier made. DIL CROOK'S COMPOUND . , , SYRUP OF POKE ROOT a rrh-v. .i n t' :. ; JCures Scrofulay'.'; - ,u.;.i Scrofulous Diseases of the Eyes " or. Scrofula in any form 1 DR. CROOK'S COMPOUND .t t - . Cures Scald Head. Salt Rheum.- Tetter.; "T" DR. CROOK'S COMPOUND i t i'l - : :u. . .A SYRUP OF POKE ROOT. .H r.i-'.'l " Cures -old Sores,. Boils xr Ulcers." FyMBpiri ''M.-JJJ:iig?W.tfw-J(lrlMiauiu--Li..r , CAN YASSER S tyA N TED , For.,',' Ottr- Own Fireside. I An IllustratedJPaperyJLe pages, published' Monthly, s Subscription price, $1.50. Every, Subscriber receives a Valuable Chromo, A Fruit Piece, which sells for Send 2 cent Stamp for Sample and Premium List. Address ; i . . W. E, GUMPPublisherj i Dayton, Ohio. "TOTinnrN'oiiTii'-cATTOMKAr O i . Treasury Dkvartmkt, ; ' ' llalcigh, AprilM,lvrJ. The following act is published for tho in formation ,of ;the holders of bonds of .the State of North Carolina, .The nndcrsiimcd. in compliance .with' tho requirements of tho act, hereby invito pro- ipols to be forwarded to this Department on or before the 10th day of October, 1372, for an exchanee of the stocks of this State in any Railroad company, or other corpora tion; for tfce bonds of tho State. , Said pro posals must bo sealed and endorsed " Pro posals for Exchange of State Stocks." It is deemed unnecessary to set forth tho details of exchange, as tho act is explanator3" of itself.' ' ' ' I. A JENKINS, , I! . : t State Treasurer.- W. M. SIIIPP, Attorney General. 1AT ACT for Exchanging the Stocks of the . I Stale for Bonds with which such Stocks tc ere obtained and for other purposes. - ' Sec. lS The General Assembly' of Nortii Carolina do enact; That the Public Treas urer and Attorney General shall advertiso for six months in such newspapers as thoy may select, and invite proposals for an ex chansro of tho Stocks held by tho State in any Railroad or other corporation, for tho bonds bv which the State acquired such stocks ; or any other, bonds of tho Stato (nt BDecial tax where the stock is not specially pledged for the redemption of bonds issuod to sucn corporation; sucn urns iiau .iw opened on a day appointed, and those torni bo accented which mav be most advantage ous for the State ; Providcdr That in no event shall any of the said stocks bo exchanged fnr Iass th.m their nar value, or Tor loss than three bonds of same nominal value, issued in aid of Chatham Railroad, January Jt, lfit53 1 and provided further. No stock in tho North Carolina Railroad shall bo exchanged, unless in tho same oner it is proposed to take twenty shares of stock, in tho North Carolina Railroad, ten shares in the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad, and twenty shares in the Western North Carolina Rail road Company (Eastern Division,) and to pay tnercior two uonus oi one inounanu titu lars each of tho State, issued to the North Carolina Railroad under acts of ISJS-'-ll"', . thirty-two, one bond of one thousand dol lars, issued to the Atlantic and North Car olina Railroad, under acts 1851-'55, chapter two hundred' and; thirty-two, or acts of 1856. chaDter seventv-four and seventy-six. and two bonds of ono thousand dollars, is- sued to tho Western North Carolina Rail road (Eastern Division,) acts of lSWi-'O, chapter oho hundred and six or in tho aforesaid proportion. .s ' J' ' Sec. 2. That any Raiiroau or oinor cor poration, which has heretotoro ret -oi veil bonds of tho State in exchango for liondw of said corporation or person holding sueli Stato bonds, shall bo entitled to n surrender of a bond of such corporation, upon tho re turn to the Treasury of any State bond of equal amount, issued under tne at-w oi ino General Assembly or Ordinances of tho Convention, authorizing such exchange, and upon a return of all bonds issued un der anv particular act or ordinanco, tho cor poration shall be entitled to a cancellation and surrender of any mortgago executed to tho State for securing payment of hucji cor poration bonds, or State bonds ; coupons on said bonds may bo exchanged in like man ner and cut olf and retained on cither side to make equality. Sec. 3. To facilitate the exchange proposed in this act, the State docs hereby relinquish all claim for stock in the Western Railroad above one million one hundred! thousand dollars, and surrenders to the said Company two hundred and twenty-live thousand dol lars coupons now in State Treasury with held on a former exchange of jCjpmpany bonds for stock in said Railroad : and also tho State does hereby relinquish all claims to stock in said company above six hundred thousand dollars unon tho return to tho Treasury of the live hundred thousand dol lars ol Wilmington, uiiariotto and iiiunor ford coiripany bonds, aud coupons hereto fore issued to said Western Railroad com pany ; 'Provided, That any person acquiring i a share of State stock in said corporation, i shall be entitled to all rights and priviloe with the private stockholders in votiDg, and in the election of tho directors whose num ber shall bo determined by the stockholders , of said company, the htateaiso relinquish es all claim to stock in the Western North Carolina Railroad above four millions of dollars. : .:-. v , . I . - See. 4. That as soon as tho nronortion of shares of stock for which the State appoint one director in any corporation, is qxchang- ed, the right of tlie State to appoint sueli director shall ceaso and determine, and ono director to be selected by lot shall bo do ducted from tho number appointed on tho part of the State; and, upon accpptancQ of this act by any corporation and such guar-' antpps n-iven for its fulfillment as shall ho deemed 'sufficient by? the Treasurer and Attornev, General, all further rights to rep resentation by tho State either by directors or nroxv. fchall ceaso and determine Sec. 5. That as soon as , may be; practica ble, the Public Treasurer shall rocoivo tho bonds offered in exchango, and in! the pres ence of tho Auditor, and Attorney1 General, shall cancel the same. It shall also bo his duty to transfer the stocks and executo such conveyances of tho other interest hereinlo-i fore mentioned as snail ue aeemeu nseessa rv. such conveyance to bo in a foiin ap proved by the Attorney General. ' . Sec. 6. It shall be tho duty of tho Auditor to make a minute of what shall bo dono by the Treasurer in tho premises, and to mako therefrom such entries in tho books of his office as may secure a just accountability ; on the nart of the Treasurer tbecauso of tho transaction hereinbeforo mentioned. .. " ; Sec. 7. Tho Pablic Treasurer sJiall mako special reports upon the subject of tins act to the General Assemuiy ac every kcssiou. Sec. 8. That this act shall be in lorco irom and after its ratification. 'j Ratified the 1st day of February, A. I)., 1872. m; . -i ; WW. ' A NT-PROOF PROVISION SAFES. t.' A new article, made light and airy, cover ed with fine woven-painted wire, and arc entirely secured' from the encroachment of all insects, creeping or Jty ing. , Thoy aro convenient to snip, uemir ncstcu togciner. three in a nest.1 Three sizes. .. No. 1, Stained and Varnished, !'No.'2,' '"- " ' ' ' No. 3.' . - "' 8 M" J) GO extra Grained Oak or Walnut. 50 cents extra on " ; each. . ' - - Also. LARGE SAFES, with deep Drawers for Bread and Cake ; lined with tin : draw- crs lock.' Two sizes, poth largo. ' ' ' No. 2, with Drawers, $13, Stained and Vnrn. . No. 3, " - - 15, " j " Grained Oak or Walnut, 50 cents extra each, i NB. LARGE SAFES or Milk Hoitkkx Can be taken apart and shipped in a small ..package. .. ;f .T? i J i-.'i ... . ..; : PURE SPARKLING WATER ! . E. S. Fabson's New Patent Watkk Fiiter and Purifieb, Is the only practical Filter in use. . They are made to lit in all sizes of Water Coolers. . Persons having a Cooler, have only to bring or send the insido i diameter! of tho Cooler and get a Filter to lit at a trilling cost. Those not having Coolers can be supplied with Porcelain lined or Galvanized Coolers, of any size of our own . manufacture, at as low prices as elsewhere and a Filter to fit. These Filters entirely remove all impurities andfoul odors from water in passing through them. . , ; Liberal Discount to Dealers. . , ' ' " ' 'E. S. F ARSON," NOi 209 Pear St., Philadelphia, Pa. May 16. 1872.. 5 , ; 51 w3m. WBESXJH THE ytOM&g H.J' 2Tew York Office, 27 BEEKMAN ST. January 20, 1872. u 59 Cm