TAXATION.
Opinion. of City Attorney.
dkneyJ I
th, 1872. j
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Office Gty Attorney,
icalcigh, Y.
! . May 20th
j u me jnayor ana
Board of Commissioners )
of the City of Raleigh :
Gentlemen": I have the honor jto
acknowledge the receipt of a resolution
aloptol by . your honorable body, "in
structinjjthe City Attorney to reixjrt
to the Board whether any, and if any,
what changes . in the mode of levying
City taxes, are necessary under the
Constitution of the State." j
J understand the inquiry to Ikj:
Whether the Board of Commissioners
are not compelled by the State Consti
tution to tax all personal property, ex
cptsuch as is exempt from taxation
by; the State Constitution, or by the
General Assembly, legislating in con
formity with its provisions. f
Soction nine," Article seven, of the
State Constitution is as follows :
! Sec. 9. All iaxes levied bv anv
County, City, Town, or To wnship, shall
be 'uniform and ad raloremt upon all
property In the same, except property
exempted by thl3 Constitution." ' i
This Is a mandatory provision. It
will bo observed that the word "shall"
.is used ; and the section includes "all
property" in the "County, City, Towii)
or j To wnship, not exempted by the
Constitution.' j
Section six, Article Ave, of the State
Constitution is as follows : i
"Sec. C. Property belonging to the
State or to municipal corporators, shall
be exempt from taxation. The Gener
al Assembly may exempt cemeteries,
and property held for educational, sci
entific, literary charitable, or religious
purposes,1 also, wearing apparel, arms
for.inu.ster, household and kitchen fur
niture, the mechanical and agricultural
implements, to a value not exceeding
three hundred dollars." j
This section absolutely exempts pn
pcrty belonging to the State or to mq
n id pal corporations from taxation.
Not so as to the other classes of proper
ty specified in the same section. It is
left discretional with the General As
sembly whether "cemeteries, and pro
Iorty held for educational, scientific,
or religious purposes," shall be ex
empted ; or, whether "wearing apparel,
arms for muster, household anil kitch
en furniture, mechanical and agricul
tural implements of mechanics and
farmers, libraries and scientific instru
ments, to a value not exceeding three
hundred dollars," shall.be exempted.
from taxation.
liy an act or tue General
. 1
The language of the Constitution
(j tinted by" the City Attorney is jtoo
plain to be disputed. 'It is equally
clear that the provisions of the Chapter
of the City of Kaleigh, a public muni
cipal corporation, where, In conflict
with the Constitution of the State, niust"
be void. ' " '.' 1 1
It is true that the Commissioners
have been since the adoption of said
Constitution levying taxes under th.e
old Charter, rather than under the Con
stitution. But this was not according
to law, and the acquiescence of tax
Davers cannot chancre this law. I
Any levy of taxes contradictory to
the provisions of the Constitution:' of
course willix illegal, and, if resisted,
cannot be collected. f
There are those modes of taxation
commanded and allowed in the Con
stitution. 1st. On polls. 2d. All real
and personal property must be taxed ad
valorem, with liberty to the General
Assembly to exempt not exceeding
$300 in value of certain specified arti
cles. It is unconstitutional to tax real
be
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Tin-;; Ktlitor xuuht notUtiiUMlPMloodaa cit'lon
ln& t?ie 'stJithnenU of ! his , corcesrmUmts."
ComnmnldtUons ou all Wibjects are 8oli cited,
urii'.cli will he given to the readers of Tjik Kka
n contrfliiln ti views' awl sentiments U'-tif
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estate, unless the same levy shal
made on personal property., .ku
sides the property tax the General
sembly may likewise tax trade,
fessions, franchises and incomes.
power may or may not be exercised.
There is no absolute command to levy
either license or income taxes as 'twere
is In regard to real and personal prop
erty. Under the Constitution of the State
and Charter of the City, therefore must
tax the real and personal property of
the citizens at the same ua valorem
rate. I
And secondly, the Board may -impose
poll and license taxes, -. e., for the
privilege ofdoimr business, &c. within
the City limits. The license taxes al
lowed by the. Charter to be imposed
are enumerated therein, . e. on mer
chants, a sum proportioned to the quan
tity of purchases. On each omnibus,
dray, &c, retailing, dogs, circusses", en
croachment, Ac, a fixed sum. The
amount of these levies for licenses,
privileges, vc., is within the discretion
of the Board. '
Inasmuch as our citizens hav0 al
ready listed their real estate, the Com
mittee recommend that the Clerk apply
to the proper State and county officers
for the personal property lists as given
in to them and that such lists be adop
ted by the Board for City taxation . ; . ,
Respectfully submitted,
Kemp I Battm ,
Chairman.
The sections of the Gonstitutlruj sus
taining the above views are as follows:
Art. V.. Section and G. Art. V II
Section 9.
The renort was adopted and the Clerk
wa so ordered.
From the W
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. For the Carolina Era.
Wliv t Dciitocrats. will " vote for.
! j ? Greeley .
MiU Kditok : Permit me to say that
the reason why Democrats will vote for
tircejey is because one oi your ciwaeus,
in 1802, went around here ' in xiign
Point hnd vleinitv and trathered up all
Thft WriLttnPM and Wefner books he
could find and threw them down in a
pile in front of the Seminary and put
fire to them and burned them up.
But the ashes have gone .North and
now come back in the shape of old
Greeley.'. It is antic to see how they
will take the old traitors and hug them
to their J bosoms after they have been
their'enemy for fonty years. Just say
to .Tn II. Moore, -"do vou know any
thing about The Tribioie and Helper
book burning at High Point, in 1862 V"
when he acted Captain of the burning
squai?, and rejoiced as though he had
gained it great victory, and now, I sup
pose lie has on a Greeley badge. In
the ricxt place they love him because
he hqs hated and abused them for a
lifetimes But the more you whip a
hound-puppy the better he will 'like
you. V li . James, wilLcomq up here'he
can nave" a Tew more Tribunes and one
or two more books that we want-him 1
to buni : ; he did not get q uite all of
them In the other raid? of his burning. 1
- i J 1 11 . 1 I 1
mine lasi piace iney toye reeiey oe
caue lie advocated the freedom of their
slaves.and hung on until he picked the
last one &way from them.
Thename of Horace Greeley is some
what (.lying out up here at present, and
by the first of November he will hard
ly be known.
' Thereto the polls we will go,
And Horace Greeley we will show,
Thativotc for him Ave surely can't
We'll keep him down with U. S. Grant. .
Grant he rides the gray horsey V
And Greeley rides a mule,
Grant acts the wise man,
And Greeley acts the fool
for accepting the nomination under the
Democrats; Repujilican.
High Point, Aug? 9, 1872.
come,' (not but that Horace is honest) I 7F 1
will bring a second woo upon the coun- MJL'Jl
ne taKes ,suc wvh uiusu into uis
ivith their Ku KIux
nr0litta
it.
confidence.
elivities and other bad qualities.
wi.-j.-i- i -t 1 -" Veritas.
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pro-
or
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Advertisements, must be addressed to WM. M
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All Registered Letters "can be sent at our risk
Official Return
Of the Vote for Attorney Ucnaral at the
Election held on the 4th day , of Aug., 1870.
Also, the Vote for, Governor? as far as
heard from, held on Thursday, AugvAt 1,
!! 1872. ' : ".
as
1 1 ican
liiugton Iri.sh
lulv 20.1
Grant.
victories, has accomplished more? real
rrood than any soldier now living.
more
As
'ratified 17th January, 1872, the follow
A. t A. 9 A. Ti .
ing property is eiempieu, 10 wn: j
"I. The property belonging to the
United States or this State, or to any
county or incorporated city or town.? '
"II. The property belonging to and
jet apart, and exclusively used for the
University, colleges, institutes, acade
mics, the masonic fraternity, order of
Odd Fellows, Rights of Pythias, Good
Templars and FrlenuJ.s of Temperance,
schools for the education of youth or
support of the poor and. afiilcwa, &uah.
property as may bo set apart for and
appropriated to the exercise of divine
worship or the propagation of the Gos
pel or used as parsonages, the same bej
ing the property of any religious de
monstration or society." I
"III. Such property as may be se,t
apart for graveyards or burial lots, ex-
itit tiiirli oa am Vi o rl TxrltH o xrinir ti
profit or for the purpose of speculating been strengthened. The Government
L Min fhof r of the teople has been tested ahdhas
"IV. Such property of the State ami Vrovcd to be the best Government after
mrriPnlriir.il oriUipi n mav 1 set all. The Londoti Times is forced, to see
in the confederation of States something
more than a mere "bubble."
a sreneral. he led the grandest armies
of .modern times. His subordinate
commanders were more brilliant and
able than any of the marshals pfthe
great Napoleon. His military triumphs
will hardly be surpassed by any one in
the next century. But great and daz
zling and glorious as is his military
career, his peace victories seem jto us
still more magnificent and enduring.
Elected the chief civil magistrate of
forty millions of people, he promised
theai Le-acev ami has kept Ids Word.
Tie pledged economy and pure admin
istration, and we have both. The vast
national debt is melting away like
snow in spring. There is virtue and
honesty in hijrh places. The lawfis en
forced: order is maintained. The
wounds of war are all closed. The na
tion is strong abroad, and still stronger.
at borne. Kepublican institutions nave
agricultural societies as may be set
apart and used by them for agricultur
al fairs." j
"V. Arms for muster, wearing ap
parel and provisions for the use of the
owner and his family, household and
kitchen furniture, mechanical and ag
ricultural, implements" of mechanics
and farmers, libraries and scientific in
struments, not exceeding in aggregate
value two hundred lollars: Irovided,
That the exemption from taxation shall
not exceed two hundred dollars in be
half of any individual tax-payer." i
It is clear that by Section six, Article
live of the Constitution, the property
belonging to the State, or to municipal
c-orporations, is not taxable by the City
Commissioners. It is equally clear that
according to the ninth Section of Arti
cle seven, of the Constitution, all other
property shall be taxed ad valorem and
uniformly. As to whether, however,
the property specified in the second
clause of the sixth Section of Article
live, of the Constitution, which maybe
exempted by tile General Assembly,
and which is exempted from State and
County taxation by an. act ratified Jan
uary lim, ia7, is taxanie ny tne city
Commissioners, there may be a ques
tion. The act proposes to prescribe the
mode of levying and collecting State
and County taxes only. It would, how
ever, be considered a fair construction
of the act to ' extend its provisions to
the levying and collection of taxes by
Cities and Towns also, as it would des
troy the equality of taxation contem
plated by the Constitution, to render
property taxable by Cities and, Towns,
which is exempted from State and
County tax.
Therefore, it is my opinion that the
City Commissioners are complied to
tax all property not exempted either
bv the provisions of the Constitution,
or by the aforementioned act of the
1 legislature.
Very Respectfully,-
J. C. Li. IlAIUilS,
-' City Attorney.
We believe that President Grant's
Administration commands the appro
val of the country. There is very little
doubt but that he will be , the next
President. The "Liberal" naoers sav
that President Grant can be beaten ; but
They
What
us?
Who has done more in war?! Who
will -have done as much in peace!
President Grant is now in a position to
present himself to the country and
say f
1. I have reduced the nations!
this is loud mouthed swagger,
told as in '68 he could be beaten
man. what iolicy do they offer
2. I have given you peace.
1 debt:
v and
572.
Mayor's Offick,
Raleigh, N. C, Aug. 0, 18
Mu, J. C. L. IIakuis,
City Attorney :
Sir Owing to various inquiries con
cerning taxation of Personal Property
of the City of Raleigh, will you please
republish your opinion on the subject
of taxation, and the proceedings of the
Hoard of Commissioners herewith en
closed, and oblige,
M. Grausmax, . I
Clerk and Collector. ;
riiOCKKDINGS OF THE BOARD OF CITY
COMMISSIONERS, JUNE 4TII, 1872. f
7 the J fay or and. i
Hoard of Commissioners
- . - of the City of Jlaleigh :
The undersigned, to whom has been
referred the opinion of the City Attor
ney in regard to "whether any, and if
any, what changes in the mode of levy?
ing City, taxes are necessary under the
Shite Constitution," beg leave to re
port, that in their opinion, the conclu
sion arrived at by the City Attorney is
correct beyond question. . . ;
.1. I have sriven ou econom
crood government..
4. Under mv administration the
country has known unequaled pros
perity.
President Grant cannot be juaged m
detail.. In the Presidential chair as
well as when commander-in-chief he
works toward a definite end. He was
not one of those spasmodic Generals
who went up flashing and came down
black. He did not astonish by brilliant
dashes, but assured by steady success.
Battles -were but steps toward the
end which was peace. While; seated
before Vicksburg, the Democratic press
pictured the "silent man" sitting at
his tent door in his shirt sleeves and
straw hat. He was sure to be smoking
a cigar and saying nothing. He kept
up a "mighty sight" of thinking, how
ever, as results proved. During all
these months the Democrats were prog
nosticating the deieat or Grant? and a
victory for Pemberton. One fine fourth
of July the news came that Vicksburg
was captured by the man in his shirt
sleeves and straw hat, and above its
ruins he smoked his inevitable cigar.
This thing is being repeated over
again. The Conglomerates are howl
ing themselves into the belief that
Grant at the head of his army the Re
publican part y, will sutfer defeat. They
nave not studied Grant's tactics. lie
does not astonish by sky rocket dashes.
He has the end in view: a country
thoroughly at peace, and the nation's
honor redeemed.
Gentlemen of the Conglomerate tick
et, you whistle to keep up yur cour
agebut your "old heads" know that
you have no hope of defeating the great
Republican partv. with its victorious
General at its head, with your rabble
who only fight for plunder. Vou have
no definite end in view, merely shout
ing whatever shibboleth will catch' a
straggling ear.
For the Carolina Kva.
election Fraud Ku KIux Vio-
lemle-rA Church Elder's Store
T uracil into a Uar-llooni to
Trojit Negroes, & c.
MrjEditor: As we are aware al-
ready,rthe Kuklux Democracy brought
-.every appliance to bear upon the elec
tion lnlredell, and especially theStates
vlile township. Vance,Robbins,Tipton,
Hintort, and a number of smaller Ku
Ivlux luminaries were sent here to har
rangue, including their chief, Joe m
Turner, the prince of liars and a calum
niator Of the ladies of Raleigh and wo
men of the State! When the polls
opened in the morning the strikers
were among the first to vote, and then
devoted themselves to coercing others
to vote 'their ticket, using various
methods,tone of which was to open a
bar-room in the back end of the store
of n. eertain Church Elder, for the dis
nensation of free liquor to the colored
people and others who might be indue
ed to imbibe, superintended by a mem
her of the lateTEisJature, who hasa
'limp in bis gait Known nero as "Tom
Tooter" ' But this "free liquor" had
not tha desired effect to induce the col
ored men to forsake their party, and
onlv about five could be found who
would, bv that or any other means,
vote the f Brindletail ticket, although
they Verc in every possible way beset
to do so. j
In addition to the above, the roads
leading to the place, the streets and
avenues, were picketed by fifty or more
Brindles.'who devoted themselves as
siduously to' besetting the people as
they arrived from the country to vote
ineir iicxec, anu in mis manner many
votes were obtained that otherwise
would have been cast for the Republi
can ticket. Where any doubt existed.
they wbuld guard the man to the polls
and keep watch till he voted. Against
these great odds, the Republicans had
only a half dozen to watch the polls
and the other interests of their ticket ;
yet, the result of the election in the
Statesyille township shows that the
Brindl.es obtained a majority of 32,
when they expected 150. In the coun
ty they have 773 majority, instead of
I j For the Carolina Era.
Tar and Iiiglitnvood.
Mr. Editor : The Democrats in the
vicinity, of Charlotte were so sure of j
electing Merrimon that they bought up
a large quantity. oi .iar and lightwood
with the intention of having a torch
light procession for Merrimon. The
Republicans, after hearing that Merri
mon is not Governor, have made appli
cation to the -Democrats to buy out
their tar and lightwood; and have a
Subscribers receiving their papers with a
cross fi mark, may know that the time for
which they subscribed is nearly out, and
unless they renew, after receiving two
papers, with a cross mark, their papers will
be discontinued.
OOUNTIKSV
4-
THUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1872.
otawu Local, State and General Items.
- We are sorry to say that the Ku
ivlux is still .in existence. On last
Thursday night a small . band was out
in the jSouthwestem part of the city
ana tnreatenea tne "lile ol a colored
man. - We learn that if Merrimon had
been elected" the Democrats were go
ing to light up tne lour Wards and run
X 1 1 A . .
xne negroes out or. tne mtv. we are
glad to say this morning that the ne
groes and scallawags yet have a home
in , Charlotte by good voting on last
Thursday August 1st. .; ;,:.;..
' - ' c , lECTKnKNBUItG.
CharhotAri23lS72i-:u;i.:: U
-v, - -Z V""' ; 1 For the Carolina Era.,
Richard Watt York Lodsre, Ko.
The publiinstallation of the officers
of this nourishing ,lxdge oi iuasons,
was nubliclv performed in the Church
at Henk Chapel, Chatham county, N.
C on the 27th July. The occasion was
enlivened by a very good b&rd of mu
sic, rne solemn ana impressive cere
mony of installation was performed by
our distinguished brother, juaj. t. v .
York, who also delivered the oration
on the occasion. , -His theme was the
"Temple of Masonry." It was a very
able, eloquent, and interesting address.
The fraternity have estaonsned an
English' Classical and Mathematical
School, and cayed Will. B. R. York,
Kso.. to take charge oi it. ie is a
voung gentleman of very decided tal
ent, and a graduate, both in Arts and
Law. of Ruthn Badger institute. At
night, the first of a series of public lec
tures was delivered by that strong and
zealous friend of education, R. Y .
York, Esq., President of the Chatham
Educational Association. His subject
was "Education considered with refer
ence to its importance in religion and
government." , The lecture was ex
ceedingly interesting and instructive,
and was listened to with marked at
tention'. The school deserves a liberal
patronage, and we are glad to say that
everything indicates that it will receive
a patronage which it richly deserves.
- A Friend.
First District Attention Committee
men. xne unairmen oi an uouniy. tvepuu-
lican Committees in the First Congressional
District, are requested to furnish me at
once with a full list of the members of their
Committees, with post office address of each.
, , . S. T.'C ARROW,
Chairman District Executive Committee.
Raleigh, Aug. 13, 1872. 0 tf.
Appointed. Cleric. The Salisbury Watch'
inan says His Honor Judge Cloud has ap
pointed jriJohri A; , Boyden; Superior
Court Clerk, vice A. Judson Mason-de
ceased. ' :". . . .'":. ''S
Weakest Man. Aunt Rhody Barringer
says that Judge Merrimon was the weakest
man in the West, that the Democrats could
have run. Wonder who Auntv thinks
would have been the strongest ?
Deaths. The Hickory Tavern Eagle re
grets to have to record the death of Eli
Warlick, Esq., who died at his residence in
Newton, on Tuesday, the 30th ultimo. Mr.
Warlick was one of Catawba's best citizens,
and his loss will be seriously felt. Also.
that a little child of Mr. A. S. Shuford that
died ver3r suddenly.
Personal. The Salem Press says Lieut.
Henry Lemly, of that place, who recontly
graduated at West Point, has been assigned
to . the 3rd Regiment U. S. Cavalry, sta
tioned in Nebraska. Lieut. Lemly has
been at homo for several weeks, and ex
pects to leave for his Regiment in theIabter
part- of September. Henry has
wishes for a successful career.
our best
THE IUGIIT OP SECESSipX.
Whenever a considerable portion of
our. Union shall deliberately resolve to
go out, we shall resist all coercive meas
ures designed to keep it in." "If the
Cotton States shall decide that they can
do better out of the Union than in it,
we insist on letting them go in peace."
" If the Slave States,.the Cottdn States,
or tne uuir State only, choose to form
an independent nation, they have i
clear moral ngnt to uo so."r Horace
Greeley in 1ST.0 and l'.l.
1,500 Of 2,000, 'which they calculated
upon. I
In no county in the State did they
make, more effort, if so much, as in
Iredelh It was here that Vance, in
the spring, opened the campaign, fol
lowed by Itobbins," and many other
rstumpers since, and every township in
'the codnty was by their party leaders
thoroughly canvassed and organized.
Until "this election no Republican or
ganization had existed in the count,
so to speak, those belonging to the
party, hot deeming it worth while,
againstthe great majority on the other
side, j ut times have changed, and
men's minds with them, and the peo
ple arpj "beginning to think and act for
themselves, and are no longer willing
to be "Ifad by the nose" between the
thumbt and fingers of knavish politi
cians, w)io have been using them for
their own purposes. The ltepublican
vote of jjredell at the late election was
1,000, ipt November it will be 1,500 or
more. h.i i
TfhCt disappointment of the Brindles
when ?the Vote was returned on Friday,
and jtjiieir consequent vexation at the
result! Was manifested by violence and
bloodshed, and ' a most disgraceful
scene ensued, such as Ku KIux only.
can ueguilty of. A ltepublican was
cruelly ! beaten by a number of the
KlanJ under some pretence, and those
who jwbiild be peace-makers were,
by threats of shooting, kept from his
rescue, until he was nearly murdered.'
Threatifl were made that Republicans
should ihot walk on a certain side of
a street', and when the Editor of The
American passed' down that way, and
had stopped to talk to a friend on pri
vate business, he was approached by a
brute bf a Ku KIux, and without warn
ing or .expectation of an attack, was
felled; to the earth with a heavy blow,
and, beaten with a stick, all the Klan
yellirig Approval I Threats were made
by sqin4' of these villains to kill all
the white Republicans first, and then
kill the negroes. All this is the fruit
of th Kb KIux spirit, and the preach
ings and! teachings of.Gov. Vance, Rob
bins, ilod m Tuner, Hinton, and oth
ers ofithat stripe, in anticipation of the
election bf Greeley. These men have,
by theiif violence and untruthful as-:
sertions-land declarations,' made many,
people believe that there is not an hon
est man:n the Republican,party ; that,
like themselves, x are rogues, but ought
to give place to the real rogues like un
to them, men who will lie, will also
steal, ria the day that the people elect
Horaj-e precleyif that day shall ever
, ii- . .For the Carolina Era-
Mr. Editor: The great State con
test is now at an end.4 Its result has
shown an amount of ' zeal and good
judgment which, perhaps, has no par
alel in our history. The gloomy sus
pense which like a dark cloud overhung
the patriotic masses of North Carolina,
thank. God, has been removed, and
the poor working man, so long the vic
tim of a cruel Ku KIux oppression, may
lift his head with hopes of a bright fu
ture. The contemptuous linger of tha
base oligarch may point t with , scorn,
while his wicked and unphilantropic
heart swells with bigotry and intofer
ence, but these nor his threats, will
longer deter the , honest masses from
the discharge of their duty. They have
long since learned to regard these men
in their proper sphere, the mere puppets
ot aisanectea leaders of the ureeley
party. ; 1
True, the Democrats have not sus
tained uch a defeat as we could wish
still to any intelligent ixlitician, it is
plain to be seen that Gen. Grant wil
carry North Carolina in November by
an overwhelming majority. This is
clearly indicated by the large Republi
can gains since the Shipp and Jfhillips
campaign, and also by the fact that the
true intelligence of the State, the hon
est working masses, are fast discovering
that the main principles underlying
the action of the Greeley party serious
ly threatens liberty and good govern
ment. Whv do I so?' Because the
Republican party in its platform prop
aerates the Only code of principles that
will protect the liberties ot the citizen,
and any departure from this code tends
to revolution, and revolution invaria
bly hazards the liberty of the people.
Mr. Greelev may imagine to himself
that he is filling: up the "chasm," when
in fact is disrerimr it deeper by lending
himself as an accomplice to men who
would have been willine; a few months
ago to hang him to a grape vine. Greed
iness for office in the North, and love
of oppression in the South, is the only
prominent fruits of "Union" discover
able in the whole movement. They
have published to the world something
called a "platform" which, to any in
tellisrent reader is meaningless, thus
leaving the ignorant and disaffected to
at upon the only principle upon which
hey all agree, that is to "heat urant.'f
who, I ask, can rely upon a party
whose motives are so obscure, and
whose principles are so s undefined ?
The "intelligwcepf the South" socalled,
will tell us "we -want, our rights, we
want to disfranchise the colored man.
and if needs be. a portion of the whites
also. ; We want a whipping post as a
part o(. our rights denied us by the
Grant usurpation. We intend to test
the legality of. the so-called constitu
tional amendments fastened upon us
at the point of the bayonet, and how
can all this be accomplished unless we
beat Grant, and disorganize the great
Republican party ? If this brings rev
olution, let it; wealth and intelligence
must rule at all hazard."
Again : I say. that the patriotic, hard
working masses North and South are
too vigilant, and too much on the alert
to be longer deceived by men of such
vile sentiments; and will bestir them
selves in the present contest to elect
Gen. Grant, protect the liberties of the
people and save the Union.
Mechanic. .
Raleigh, Aug. 6, 1872.
Corn Stealing-. The Suwy Visitor nays
on the night after the election Mr. Larkin
Smith's barn was broken open and some
corn taken. Jesse Oliver, a colored man,
was arrested as the supposed thief. We are
informed that Oliver acknowledged himself
to be one of the guiity parties that stole the
corn. lie is now in jail, and will there re
main subject to the rigors of law.
' Tlie Outlaws. The Robesonian says
since the killing of Tom Lowrey the two
remaining outlaws, Stephen Lowrey and
Andrew Strong, have , disappeared fro'ii
their old haunts about Back Swamp and
Moss Neck. It is understood that they have
established a new base in a settlement sev
eral miles' above, and , known as Upper
Scuflletown, I where they are peeping very
quiet, and 1 seem to be concerned only to
keep out of the way of Mr. Wishart and
his gallant little band of pursuers.
'. . , ,For the Carolina Era.
Mr. Editor : The Republican gains
in Yadkin are very large. In. 1870 J.
G. Marler's majority over T. N. Vestal
was about five hundred. His majority
over Glenn this year is twenty-eight.
Yadkin elects, a Republican Sheriff,
Treasurer, Surveyor and four Commis
sioners. . Caldwell's majority in this
county is one! .hundred and eight.
Furches majority over Robbins is
about one hundred. .We think old
Yadkin is doing well and will give a
handsome majority for Grant "' in No
vember. Our young friend Mr. Glenn
will canvass this and adjoining coun
ties, and wre predict will add much to
the grand cause of Republicanism. X.
North Carolina State Fair. The Ex
ecutive Committee of the North Carolina
Agricultural Society have issued quite an
attractive premium list this year, and fixed
upon October 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th for
the next fair. The list is more comprehen
sive than heretofore1, and many of the pre
miums are larger. It is hoped that our
people will awake to the importance of sus
taining the efforts of the State Agricultural
Society to develop the resources of the
State. Let all, then, endeavor to have some
article on exhibition, and all that can, at
tend the Fair. The result in such an event
will be attended with immense benefit.
Alamance,
Alexander,
Alleghany, -i
Anson, .
Ashe,
Beaufort,
Bertie,
Bladen,
Brunswick,
Buncombe,
Burke,
Cabarrus, ,
Caldwell,
Camden,
Carteret,
Caswell,
Catawba, '
Chatham,
Cherokee,
Chowan,
Clay,
Cleav61and,
Columbus, '
Craven,
Cumberland,
Currituck,
Dare, -
Davidson,
Davie,
Duplin, '
Edgecombe,
Forsythe, -
Franklin, ,
Gaston,
Gates,
Graham,
Granville,
Greene,
Guilford, '
Halifax,
Harnett,'
Haywood,
Henderson,
Hertford,
Hyde,
Iredell,
Jackson,
Johnston,
J ones,
Lenoir,
Lincoln,
Macon
Madison,
Martin,
McDowell,
Mecklenburg,
Mitchell,
Montgomery,
Moore,
Nash,
New Hanover,
Northampton ,
Onslow,
Orange,
Pamlico,
Pasquotank,
Perquimans,
Person,
Pitt,
Polk,
Randolph,
Richmond,
Robeson,
Rockingham,
Rowan,
Rutherford,
Sampson,
Stanley,
Stakes,
Surry,
Swain, .
Transylvania,
Tyrrell, -
Union,
Wake, '
Warren, .
Washington,
Watauga,
Wayne,
Wilkes,
Wilson,
Yadkin,.
Yancej'-,
SS
00
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1,04a
247
158
9S6
698
1,346
1,391
1,223
719
981
693
851
251
526!
821
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149
1,124
3U4
692
174
314
. 487
2764
1,671
' 327
. U6S
1,150
i 683
.952
2,878
1,0141
1,437
696
no re
2,368
1,006
.1,717
'3,230
562
401
555
273
629
404
229
1,212
559
1,224
310
246
489'
1,107!
551
1,936
471
545
791
788!
2,9141
1,8001
MS:
991;
920;
795
765;
1,751
360
1,242
1,162
l623
1,143
973
1,134
945!
452
560
502
149
328
634
3,504
2,206!
798
! 268
1,785
yn
948
511
245
788
' 504
377!
1,052
791
1,505
867
1,115
720
1,436!
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963
638
623
881
turn, j
1,043
1,861
522!
6031
. .218
1,212
937
1,500
1,741
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762
1,505!
776j
954
1,379,
958
turn.
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;83,427
2,008
794
1,793
1,347
840
723
403
297
754
1,263
587
1,709
519
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822
530
510
1,116
599
2,161
481
1,113
980
2,027
959
788
1,708
837
65G
1,092
1,752
189
1,2S0
836
1,685
1,590
1,459
sys
1,397
598
989
1,007
367
429
on
3,112
873
5611
500
1,764
913
1,191
879!
596
1,015
389
1,019
761
1,565
1,514
1,448!
708
1,114
683
811
. 332
554
739
1,456
426
1,683
547
'693
2,708
1.883
270
.662!
1.0351
3,452
1,115
1,560
.68S!
512
2,655
947
1,831
3,640
6U3
420
716
994
1661
1,374
639
1,270
003
130
3D
-1,270
585
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1,191
752
1,331
949
1,208
711
1,538
853!
1,161
829
562
1,062
1,415
1,261
1,774
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1099 OPEN' JUNE 15th, 18727 , . ,
87,648
83,427
519
2,261
653
881
1,284
3,614
492
1,321
358
1,053
010
819
1,775
340
1,389
1,309
1,583
1,118
1,013
1,434
366
850
838
203
347
631
3,843
2,380
017
1949
1,294
1,152
866
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Drawing and Ball Rooms, beautiful lawns.
Bxquisit air and scenery, while thei waters
meso upeciai springs, invariably relieve
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15 4w.!- ; Jamks'A.'Frazier, Prop.
, -if
1,024
1,14a
1,690
7232
- 826
1,750
1,474
1,033
1,475
927
754
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1,976 UU riUli TMILKxcnrsion NoVth tn a.
too I cure one of the .
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1,849
1,667
788
749
, 505
1,738
564
1,481
. 559
944
706
655
706
2,511
475
1,055
1,293
2,261
. .1
892
1.945
446
657
642
1,101,
1,782
224
1,364
1,010
1,631
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New. Turbine is in general use
I throughout the U. S. A six inch.
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1,655
727
. 1,697
646
904
989
379
391
1,022
3,269
1,107
492
1,749
1,034
,1,319
758
4,221
Note. The vote of Caswell and Gates
counties (unofficial) was as follows :
Phillips
Caswell, 251
Gates, 356
Shipp.
637
744
K ,607 1,381
This would make Shipp's majority in the
State 4,995. :
. Accidentally Shot. The Rutherford
Vindicator of the 5th, says on Monday even
ing last, a most sad affair occurred in Mr.
John May's store, in which Lewis, a small
colored boy, was shot, by Harry Churchill.
Lewis and several white boys were playing
in the store, when Harry picked up what
lie believeo to be an unloaded pistol and
presenting it at Lewis, pulled the trigger,
the pistol being loaded, was discharged, and
a ball entered Lewis' head, from which he
died the same evening. Harry was arrested
and carried before Justices Allen, Bradley
and Allen, who after hearing all the evi
dence, concluded to bind him over to Court,
taking bail in the sum of 500.
This is a sad warning to those who care
lessly handle fire-arms.
Suicided The Salisbury .Watchman
learns from a gentleman from Stokes Ferry,
that William Russell committed suicide on
last Monday about 2 o'clock by shooting
himself with a rifle. The ball entered his
forehead killing him instantly. Mr. Rus
sell had begnn to eat- dinner, when he got
up from the table and left the room saying
thaC "he would rather die than to know he
was doing destracted," He had been gone
about live minutes when the family heard
the report of the gun, and being alarmed at
his not returning went in search of him and
found him near the house lying dead. :j lie
was about 18 years of age, and it is supposed
was not entirely sane.
Dastardly Outrage. On Saturday night
last, two or three men went to the House
of Mr. Win. Hicks, who lives about two
miles from this place on the Smithfield
road, and asked for four pounds of bacon.
Mr. Hicks went, to the smoke-house to get
the bacon, and as ho stooped down one of
the robbers struck him on the back of the
head with a huge stick and knocked him
senseless; The robbers then took whatever
they wanted and left. Thev were in a Phae-
. -
ton.
Mr. Hicks has been delirous since he was
struck,uid has been unable to tell anything
about the men who committed the robbery.
It is to be hoped that the fiends will be
arrested, tried, and if convicted receive the
full penalty of the law.
P. S- Since the above was written five
t - . -
negroes, have been arrested, charged with
the robbery. The trial will take place to
day. Simpson" Mordecai is one of the ar
ras ted men.
Time and enlightened experience
have shown that certain substances formerly
used and relied on in medical practice, are
unnecessary and dangerous; yet some of
these substances have found their way into
medical compounds. Dr. Walker's Cali
fornia Vinegar Bitters, however, con
tain nothing injurious, being composed
exclusively of vegetable substances from
California. For all disorders of tho liver
kidneys, bladder, skin, and digestive organs,
and for purifying the . blood, they are the
most wonderful remedy known. ! . 15 4w.
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Ku KIux at Albany. Gerritt Smith re
cently visited the Albany penitentiary to
see the Kn KIux prisoners 'confined there.
In a letter ho says that he found most of
them ignorant, and believes a majority were
ed into the organization by designing men,
and are not at heart enemies of law and or
der. He has written to the President re
commending the pardon of three Hezekiah
Porter, a j'oung man about nineteen years
old, who is in very bad health and will die
in a short time ; Samuel G. Brown, a man
sixty years of age, from South Carolina,
who was a magistrate there, a respectable
and quiet citizen, and plead guilty under
bad advice, although he never belonged to
the order. The third person recommended
is David Collins. Shotwell, of North Caro-
ina, says ho is too proud to ask or desire a
pardon. lie boasts of having been a leader
of the crimes committed. He employs his
8pare time in studying law.
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Materia Medica, and is well known In its
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It regulates the bowels, auicts the nerves.
acts directly on the secretive organs, and,
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produces healthy and vigorotis action of tho
whole system. . I
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THRESHING MACHINES
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We desire to call the attention of Farmers to
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two years, and thev are now superior to and
better adapted to the wants of thoVlrgiula
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make and send with our machines tho Cary
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The midline did excellent work, threshing
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July 13. ; Ml 15 4w.
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For Young L.adi, Saleiu, Itoanoke.Co .
:.'.. '., i ly ' Virginia. V, , , -;;:- ..t '
Miss Fanny R. Johnston, .Principal, with,
thoroughly qualified assistants in all do-
Eartments of female education. Tho next
alf session of 20 weeks will commenco
Sept. 6th, 1872. For particulars as to terms
of Tuition and Board, apply to the Prlnclj
pal. . I . - . :' "' i. r
References Prof Jas P Holcombo, Bello-t
View High School; Miss Mary I Baldwin, .
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All work neatly and promptly executed,
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Tjo senior partner has had over 40 years
experience in the business, and feels justified
in saying that he can give entire satisfaction.
WANTED 100,000 pounds old Cast Iron,
for which the highest market price will be
paid, in cash or exchange for work.
Works one Square West of Court House
Raleigh, Aug. 13, 1872. j 9 w3m.
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MEDICAL SCHOOL
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The' next Annual Session of this Institution"
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five months. The Clinical advantages of
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Fees including Dissection A Hospital Tick
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For CATALOGUES containing full parT
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NOTICE ! , . Jh .f- U - i
i'.'. -.. ; ; ... . v .!; I:. I. . ':
"Application will be mado, at tho.&eptenv
ber meeting of the County Board of Com
missioners of tho County of- Wakei for the
formation of the Township of Cary. out of
portions of Swift Creek. White Oak, Codar
Fork, and House's Creek Townships.'- ' '
August 41 1872. , : 2 w3t. fl
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ANTED!
Address,
25 3m.
S. B. RILEY,
Grafton, 111.
A colored; lady, to take charge of a School
In the town of Hookerton, Green , county,
N C. None that are not qualified to teacli
a free School need apply. , ' ,
For further particulars, address ' ' ; y '
, ELISHA FORT, Secretary, '
aug H. 20-tf. - Hookerton, N. C.
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