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jRAJLBIO-EL. N. C. TUESDAY. ....JUNK 4. 1878. THE POLICY OF HATE. - It is a spiteful article, that on "Decora tion Day," elsewhere reprinted from the New York. Timet. We read it, listening to the drum and fife of the colored troops to whom it was "Decoration Day" indeed. They showed not a bit of spite, tun in dulged in much hilarity. There was mu sic to charm their ears; and gilt lace, and gilded batons, and gorgeous uniforms, and floating feathers, to delight their eyes; and fuss enough to have satisfied even the hero of Chippewa, and Lundy's Lane, and Mexico. They fought nobly, did tbe colored troopp, but only against the heat which we thought, and we doubt not they thought, much better than fighting the Battle of the Crater; and they covered themselves with dust, a most admirable substitute for the glory which is won at the cannon's taiouth. They were happy, evidently happy, and few if any of them will agree with the Times in its notion that they have no rights which Southern white men feel bound to respect. They began to learn better things of their old masters when .the carpet-bagger passed from power Viae innpoo(uvl nn nr tvnA- ficent Democratic rule : and we look for ward to the day when they will know that . though it is graceful in them to scatter flowers over the graves of the dead in vaders of the South, they are not indebted tr TWIptoI soldiers, however brave the dead or however successful their living comrades, even for a wish to make them free, while they are indebted to living for nil that catx make their freedom of value. The Times will fail to stir up ill-will among the white people of the North as f hr nporoes of the South. The distress among its neighbors, and they know it, is not a result of regained power of the South in the Federal Administra tion, but a necessary result of long years of radical oppression of the South and t&uuui " O O mismanagement of the national finances. It is not true, either, that the South con trols the government It is true that they who forced on us Ku-klux Acts, Civil Rights Acts,' Enforcement Acts, and who performed reconstruction in " Military Districts"' that had been States, are by the voice of the people powerless. But there are yet great evils to be correct ed, not'' by the South alone, but by the combined power of the West and South. The Internal Revenue system and the National Banking system yet remain to curse the people of all sections. Even in the Eastern, the moneyed States, the curse of Radicalism is heavy indeed, we doubt not that they are now the chief sufferers. In the flush times which fol lowed the war, before oppression of the South began to tell upon Northern trade, the oppressors forgot that curses like chick ens come home to roost. And so they went on in their ruinous policy, forgetting A 1 A. ' ! .1 . m 1 1 1 J mat wniie tney enricnea tneir Dangers auu bondholders, railroad kings and consoli dated corporations, they were slowly but surely grinding down their own labor, crippling their own merchants, checking their own wheels, stopping their own mills, closing their own factories, and putting out their own furnaces. Contrac tion worked both ways at the North; it eievateu me ncu out crusneu me poor. e at the South, had our political sufferings and money sufferings with them, but we 1 t .1 . i - , i . , . . . had little to contract. What little we had was valuable, and .Providence was on our side, and with the removal of political mis rule, we began to improve. Abundant harvests blessed our land, and the people of other lands had to be fed. "The Snows of Southern Summers" covered our fields, and the people of other lands had to be clothed. Millions of yellow tobacco plants covered our mountains, and the world chewed and smoked. And our people learned to live within their income, and the seasons were mild and the days long. and our soil productive, and even the laborer lived fairly and could save some thing. And so, as we of the South have begun to improve, and our Northern breth rea have had their share in distress and learned to know what we had suffered much bitterness has passed away, and we think the Times will find that "its policy of hate" has had its day. We will all follow the Old Flag, and all of us will have ap propriations. PRESIDEST1AL ELECTIOSS. ' We print elsewhere a full synopsis of the bill reported by Senator Edmonds, from the Select Committee on Presidential ' Elections. '. It will be seen that there are no violent changes proposed in the exist ing law. The theory of our Presidential election is not interfered with; the States . m their sovereign capacity are still to ex ercise the right of electing the President. The officer to be chosen is still to be the President of the States not the President of the people. rhe changes proposed look only to avoiding the difficulties that met us at the last election. Fraud was then used to make it appear that certain persons were the electors chosen by the States of Louisiana and Florida when they were not such electors. They had, however, been declared by the Governors of those States to be the electors retrularlv and duly chosen. Congress was then called on to say whether or no the votes cast by these persons, so declared by the Governors of Florida and Louisiana, should be counted as the lawful votes of those States. It was decided by the Electoral Commission, by a vote of 8 to 7, that Congress could not go behind the Governor's certificate ; that no matter what the truth might have been, the broad seal of the State declaring that A. B. was a duly chosen elector made him such in law. Early after the assembling of Congress Judge Mkrrimon introduced a Bill in the Senate to rectify this matter. He pro posed to have an earlier election for Elec tors, and a later date for the assembling of the electoral college, and thus to give the State tribunal a chance to try the title of contestants for the office and settle all con tests before the assembling of the electoral college. This proposition of Judge Mkb simos has been adopted by the Committee. The bill provides that the Presidential election is to take place on the first Tues day in October, one month earlier than at present, and that the electors are to vote on the second Monday in January mote than one month, later than' under the- ex isting law. This gives a period of three 'months between the appointment of. elec tors and the assembling of the electa! al colleges. In this interval it was proposed by Senator MrKRinoy and adopted by the committee, that any contests cyer (he, October elections should be seiuea Dy some tribunal to be designated by the State, so that when January, arrived there would be no dispute as to who are the pro per electors for any State. . . . . i If this bill be passed, f he states snouia at once erect some tribunal to try tnese contested casts between Presidential elec tors." . . . . . We commend the main leaiures oi uiu bill as published elsewhere. It seems to provide adequate means to settle these elec toral matters without suttiectinhe ooun try to such a shock as we experienced in i876 And while doing this, it does not interfere at all with the great principles of States Rights upon which the ekctkn-f4 President rests., - Hi,, , it:r RB-SOUISA TIOX OFHOS.A, M. WADDELI,. Our special telegram from Clinton gives the gratifying news of the re-nommation of Hon. Alfked M . Wadpijll;' ior. uonp gress in the Third CtongressicnaliPistrict, amidst great enthusiasm, . upon 'the first ballot. Colonel Waddell is now serving his fourth term in Congress, and Ibis re newed expression Of the confidence of his constituents, so unanimously tenaerea, and over most worthy and honorable com petitors, after a, thorough'; canvaa fitting tribute to his character as -a .main, and his usefulness as a representative.: .iu j Entering Congress nearly eight 'years ago. Colonel Waddell, by , his beaxlfc, his industry, his ability, his fearless devo tion to principle, ' has ; gradually risen' to the highest rank .intbe. i, HouS, indt .is, one of the recognizad.leadeca of " ,te maioritv. Placed by Speaker 1UIDM.L At the head of the Post Office Committee. he has met me grave responsiuuu vl. mo position with credit tohimseltinvan-. tage to the country.Some among the most important subV.'ca 1 which how claim the attention ofCccgressiave breh,lntroduced by bin, and he is devoting,- his iime td their passage. His talents as a public '.speaker, ,1'. to his patriotic course, as a representative, have directed attention to him Jn all por- tinnn of the Union."na hi inflaenc and popularity are extending thrbuehbut 'fy country, as his usefulness , is. rapidly. de4 f veloping. Of pleasing address and appear ance, of fine literary taste and culture,an eloquent speaker,, a graceful, 'writer, .an agreeable companion; i . distioguishsd lineage, a Chi valric! characWr, 'all-combing to make Colonel Waddkl 'a wdrtby.'rep resentative of his State and section-;. His repeated renominations and electiow iiak. it manifest that the people, of his' Ksfrict are determined to corhmand jthe servjCes of one who has so proudly and , so usefully taken care of their interests, and who has done honor to his beloved State. The House Committee on Public Bultd- . . i i ingshave agreed to report foO.OW tor courthouse, &c:,' at Greensboro. . ' " ', The Senate Committee on'Commercet have reported iq favor of s appropnfttjpg $150,000 for the Cape Fe&r and $5,000 for the Roanoke. i : ' Tiikek are only fifteen candidates fortihe five places on the Supreme, Court Bench of Tennessee. The democratic1 nominating convention met yesterday.- ' , Ssta FKhad a good-sized revolution last month, the battle cry Qf which was "Conciliation.!' v Cutting an enemy's throat is a pretty effective kind of conciliation.' Brazil news is not very encouraging. With the finances in disorder, famine and yellow fever, tho condition of the Empire is somewnat gloomy. . -- Fob the first time in the history of the State the Chief Justice of the United. States is honoring New York by acting in a judicial capacity. , 1 . THE STATE KOKMAI StHOOfc. X. of Ilaruclt. I . Correspfmlence of The Observer. . ! Messrs. Editors : I was present at the opening of 1 the Normal school last Summer. It was ! distinctly an nounced that, while the school "was intended for those teaching and intending! to teach, other persons might attend pro vided that they did hot interfere- witl No one so privileged was excluded r had his riirht abridged.- The public money was not spent for any one not entitled. Be sides, some children werei. allowed U) at-1-tend in order that the pupil teachers might have opportunity of witnessing, the. latesM and most improved mode -ot , tachAPg,Jj This is done in all Normal schools wher-' ever practicable., ,;t ? v . ,! ! The rule laid down- by ,."iX-for,the guidance of officers , in the expenditure of public moneys, no one wil dispute., tp is as plain as . the eighth ( commandment. But when exrterts ,j,are-, emplpy1 ed for rJnstructmg oar "teacliera.,and those learning to teach.'' it-is so misappli cation of the fund to leave, the dco.'B, open and allow others to come in and bs'Jep and learn. . If a single person pri vileged, under' tne law nad ocen exoiuaea or laiejierea with, then ..complaint .njisiit ue made; Otherwise no injilry is''dohe'f an. one; maden I hope "XT will visit CbaKl'Hrtf flutae next session and see for himself. ' If h will cot say that the fund is wisely 'bencfli j cently and leeally administered' that th1 Board of Education and tbe'uitbantie of the University and theJ Facility otlittKf Normal School are not.guilty brbreaiJh df public trust, then I assure ;him the an agement will be different trom that ox, last vpar. Youri'"..' N6R3Al- Nab, WilMtt, jfi-JUikHj), rFrom the Kockir Modr fcafM 1 -J" J Capt. W. S. Harris, of FrarriUin;; and. Dr. K. W. Kmer.of Wrlsoto: ouf domiseea for the Senate, chosen by a Conveotio&t held at Nashville on ionday last, came before the county convention J and ao.4 cepted the nominations ' tendered them in short, pointed and 'w!!1 delivered speeches, and we should' Judge that they-. both will make nrst-rate canvassers. While speakin? they -were V;of ten1 1 ar- plauded. and evident Uj maae a very- snnei impression upon our jjexp!e.n: Trr King has the reputation of being 4 fine speaker and an exceedingly able debater- -wHite Mr. Harris, an intelligent, ! edueatai far mer, well advised urxpuhlhr Baxters, will prove to be one of1 those- that carry truths directly to the hparls or tHepeopIe; ame ana iaunnu Deircnora. - it neeuiew .i i r -. r i . . T. J . . i to say that Nash- will hold x their hands . . . -.r . , , t , . i m. . , - . and magnanimously sustain them : at the polls in Angust iiext-- - i . LEtTEK PttU.ll rAKQUOTANSC.- : -" . f 1 -: - VJt iiii 1 .1 : Correspoaieocio nl A n -pBiWRvaa. , X". . i T' .1.1 , U4n We have had consideraUlfi vjrainu but aailaTO8t;Fute.BerA, yet all our crops xe ,, doing, finejy excepv the cotton and wheaA- erpps, which, ate ip pt( certain localities soahstidafosged. upoai . k . . 1 1 T ii. t " . 1 1 tne wnoie, ooweverjAejCinqQK.jis, en- couraging. n; i he pouueal water acs aelng augnuy aguatea. ' vox, people are, , as a unit, for W. N. H. Smith aa Chief lustice ana w . v . Mmn Associate,, , , ,VMt , r ' -.U 1, . ! AxptfMAfiLK. A' DssTBCcnvi 8TtHi-bMcbblt was visited by a very destructive stbrm on last Saturday; hight The destrnctldn ! A. stantonsburg township was.fenr 'gevera Fences were blown doWji,. frees trorooteq,, and great damage done' to ,th cropk, jji some instances the young -c&ttoh "was - so badly injured as to. necesUtAte.'plaatJng oiet.-'-Wttion Advance;- . NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE. Correspondence ef Thb Obsxhvxb. New Yobk, May 28, 1878. It would not be to compute the value of the varioi kifefc fit ami crowded city to the morals of its inhabi saw at the great irk. sev(J Tiio4 nic parties, young f best, with ba&rs dV&1n theifIJ; ythini&58dotu,r here with banners i see Dy tne papers that there were ninety-four sucn pic-nic parties there on that day, probably em bracing two thousand persons. Those whom I saw appeared to be enjoying Themselvea gTeally. " ArtfiHCfark 18 bet: era! miles up town, u can uerrauiKuw onlv once a week perhaps. But the ama Hnwn-town Parka are of daily resort. M walk down in the morning and up in the fimiinnn'Meg me fbroucBbne"of these WJlUJOUSaa . .01 a" .. such i a, place recreaupn . , ,wu m i i A tit! frt I ovi rtfiMlEneatoopn especia y goes thfteari.preMw v all good. jth,ngs.. that Ht,as p.ithe minds pf tiiejtfi&j father to provide such . place for tn. troops cwun. ua nf , -asitkeu: fathers and- mothers ..Xeaterday, foe wBce patoy daythe seaU were iull of pwirpteandlwws of racing andf Jtnping chaaren. AT these.were of theiWQrking chtsses,,, who; qmt .wwMJ. o'olqck, and, go, f ram ther,,ilP-yenfiated shops' or their still mpre uncomfortable tenement iiousesVlo the fark, , to 'get rest and efih air.., Among the groups-here a man and his wifa.;a lover and his sweet- LhaarL a mother and &er; little' ones, or, pa- I i ! I T nAti Tftnta.-. ana .. ciuiuren. .t a no uaw-i ularly',; bteiistiBjA.io a ;'jnan.. in Lif working., clothes, ., Bitting, pp.. a l; bench Lwith; a,7,aleepingjr' babjrij in, , His arms.! He had the air or a very quiei grave man,, and seemed ft.be jnight -have gone home., eaten. hiahastv, meal and- taken thd LbabyvtQthje arkitqMiere the thd'mothj .tHJkl&Ao ewifcpw prenyl, oi. iresu. w .house; aad; lhicj. the m9tft.,had 0,110 . to give it 4asw Vieday. f Jine, repose ., Jather, and .child .was., perfect-jhe, :awBkew.theiiaby.fa8t,asl(eep, !oufrej era who.have Pknty of space ap( abui nt- bAalthful air. .can hardly . apprec L theMhinesmU la only when., deprived, o blessings that we learn to appreciate ipei thorn .hA thankful thkl .thaii lot u. cast iiL-more, .Pleasant xuaces.: aodiearp jn .whatevw.stai hgy: may be,j ;4theTe.witih tojbe, xntant.I.wi; .. .! . .The. pnoes wart s1.,4ipieiiiare y rangJfrom.,f3 Aft M a AlawaUwr, a goin backi d4.hadAortiiattey,iwoull flnnform to.tha ceneral anruikatre.: phas ben institKan. Frani I jiue:ia?aesi,8ui a reffiwtj-.T eiacirik8jV8, Fipandjclhjrs, turjhe proceeds of a jpMne,,. 174,83$., 1 The General Assembly of the Presbyte rian durcluNortb. now in sessipn at Pittsl Jwg. haaaiopjedt fpUqwingv .; m f .j As !i,ne.uenerai Aenwy.renip wiia greakausiaction,tne enirpnsqoi vw.tFi uiar press,. jnwaiftiua pa1...uuun$!MWJ!f reliirioua andfecclesiasUcal'Dew! hilUj.with bicfc ljdiscussanrt ,ao;vp cates. measures in-, nroruolioa of educationl soon4 moraJA1anaowiona;rr same me the Assembiy1.begs Jeaye to call the attention of . those who control th aecular press iQiheprpqftty .and 'duty of crime, speciaUy()f aJl forma of, TiceoUouat. trivinor .less Brominence- .ui-uih uculus ui ness, as their puuUcaUoft, tends to qestroy delioftCfa cXeeliniCr to coftupt the. pnblie mind ami (a makn that familiar ftnd less jepuisivQ which shoukl always be yiewj.- with abhorrence. . ... r.... - k I codcht most heartily in this. A great ichange.has been; inade inthe press, not ODlv, tecHiar ouv reiirioua, smce my nay. .Mqtning.iq too. grow pr ,nueup;cMt, novfc-r-aUmust & WP tne. papers :re,gaja- 1 k HA.fr . . . V. frKnf . 1CBB V1 UO Ktpk uuvu, U4(I I, I; t.H ' Mi'(c Is monster of cmctiltideoa mien, That t be hated needs only to eaea; JBuk grown too (ainiUar with ner lace, , W'eilcsi ndura, tften ptty,nnen embrace. - A year cr .i wo aea Mrs. i 'C. P S.,?' whose excellent good sense gives a clianh to all she-writes; std makes one like Olirc Twist .wish for' more, t published ip . h N. U. Prexftyferian an account of jdui ney ftfci Cnapel ilill td Durham, in whic she fouad enough of inddeat to fill one of tine broad columns of that papec, and displayed enough' of good feeling to leave its impress on the mind. ae did not "go irom xan to Beersheba and find it all barren," but found "good in every thiag." - I thought her travels ooutd not be- matched; but writer in a morn in a paper,-Signing herself (or himself) Shela Saenstone, has most de- hghnaUr aued two columns witn an ac- coant of an omnibus trip down Fifth ave nue from Murray llill at' Fortyutburd . to Fourteenth street, a mite and. a . half. ' It m her first ride in'ao nlebeiaik a coovrV- ance as an omnibus, andabe and her jfirl companion undoubtedly made the- most qf it, as Mrs. 8.. did of: the twelve - miles to twelve -miles to time to. copy .iis xa : I U. .Lt.t iT .: - . DarhainJ I -wish I4iad time jl-f a.ii .i-": v n vi,' I ii i 1, i -Ai m Uw York, May 29; 1878. I i Two runaways have been caused Al ready by the- Elevated Railroad, thouJi only Jt ' lew xrrinjental trips; have beeb made K.fa& What :witt- be the result trben tbe'tmas rdn every twn minutes, )t 44 be easy to uesudatex .Thef rjantimr of tb engine and tha'-Tombling pf ithe;tcar8 overHeacu Which UrM .tuready f rurntenad the haroVworkaoV Street car heroes, will, he' aptnd!nake7apimed4riaee horses wild ss'ttetH- wUi. be tangesoas tb drive saqb throhTtHrd and: Sixth -Avenues.- Yep terday'l -runaway los Sixth- Avenue vs attenaea Jwnn veasuaenan lamajre taper sons ana lAupmj- Tweed's stable, built, when be was in tne midst of bis plundering of the city of st millions "or ; more,; ; turn been-! sold 1indfcr fof3Mfe of thote-ffl-e:faJ2ftl0Q0i., eraf letely cOvifed a t lot Zi teyHLDee asa cosuireedvcr toe -cRy rather) eoi 000. When Tweed wenl -.ttowaa lit. Swtkwell boogbt the stable as n-ppek ttuia lis leeant resldanoe on Fifth aivfe ifuetasoapke-has f ailedand his atahle his iMnMrina n-Ufaodae karoet aeaierwio-ao, wx$ -auuaiax:dweUing Jbt $100j0Wistriri9hogbth'8ar(t-' -they fkaimtaoexXZ l -.r.i') taT Arl undartaker;3n tHwookija baa,go60 into -'the -riarTia-wrrJkeiaw(Uas ' fdaQatleacitiHhe-Cto bylihes fact fcbht vnemewipapers aiosy tuggestrvely fpub- unfDarna--es isna tieatas;m ue aarne. )l tai a . . a . . ! BiMuteaBieiy acgouauia'aiOMrriMQec tWflotl'parUei-Xi' that city) fofPwbiChit fatbettof 'hm bridegrrx.rtslyfpak ii t80t bdtb aher lofithetlif idirefH wahett'Mit 475, hichcH!diM-ied,tidrti I'awaine1 inereupoa p-saght uK -)?.- Uihv amount; ua.the cass tsoetxor trial to-eay The drW wistily aarsT baa v :':.! I i'MirbeJrai08.asupplemeBtary occupa-' tlsaiot tteuTMkivn: sextet is vona. aar) h aid fait hiBt brethredfibtuffhQujL ihe Union wtxoiarq watching srith .interest he Boccess rx us new.'flepartur - may settle dowQ twee- mor to graver matters than wteddiogaideaae-to dream of: caskets pf 4ewla and 0DntBBfr.theoiSBh7esvivith, cask eta1 fes- (xyrpaeaabdrft'lbwanfaUioB to ngnrew'tnaxntnannl) agepta and abcofd their chagrin as eestthay may..' For our own pai-Ejwesnbflra be glad to see a reform 'mihafjtrv' Changa AiquldWdr'tttf wpwe;-'l If the WncapffeP'somethi ing'be'fter than the k O O ,-i--T--'ITr " . "t iw r mto-ht hn"iwen-tthii' Wv'f hln nmi t r. m . . t rv-r - the -solemn and 'aeribtis ittiesti-'Of 'mar- fiaW.-'aar'WBirte -thfe'e irariviyil3lit aftd cheerful bnsiriees'of 1 QeralB.,;iy'l J an 8jo- poni or a runerat , Wbich'Was yer cfirduslf fefng-i a,C6rtinArimb along nvbferi iV-Winks ahd the Mii rtakef-forirae.' The'latteii ture would as naman n-i thereiDsto his high-mettled steed, the COfflA'.WSS 801 "TraCe1 tested till fit avenMect miL 't nnn Lhlcto- oneotour vW les 'Tn5hrsa'Ma die of ; bright mil Ul liUI Hill 3al J'vut j Bess wtjeaendea: t-wn Greenwood and trt-'to'rid.itS mtddf lorgsSlant and aoplisheV WhiUng, and to pat a flower asyi fan- II Centra! ft v a anal Of 'some' sort" Wtr6d freed ihtotb rrianage menfof'matclilmaktag; rntiltltadcB' bf ihHpTfr'Aarr hd '"The comparatively light and eheerfdl V0fes!vf ftrterafe,e;!remfnds me-f a stla'fln'S 'tcTopedla of Wit and fkatiattAVrvtf ladi i ;he mtel boys in blue will hardly show that, re spect to bis memory. On a visit there some years ago I found a card tied to a limb of a shrub over his grave, on which rrkia raai rvf Hun 1gT. IT . X$f?lgffit !$rooklyn Heights." I have' foryotlei the date. and .name. A Boutheftt ady, dajbUei'V' pH. H VYdRMay 30ll87S: Messrs Editors : This has been a mis erable day for a general turn-out; yet it ft" been such a turn-out. Thousands of mili tary, and many more thousands of men. women and children nave Dravea tue ele ments to make Ibe-fhost '-'of " the day in honorin!! their dead, not dead soldiers on- $ bu ciliana-J-vvfts and husbands. parents aou cuiitireu. ucu suti icu iur (i teen wood about mid-day, there was some appearance of a bright afternoon, but that, like many other appeal auces in life, proved to be a delusion. "-The rain it raineth all the day, f airly pouring down a 4 O'clock, when i started back, tot jtown. let in the midst pf it all hundreds.were just going into the grounds, ., as thousands were leaving. Most people carried 'flowers. ! It is aston ishing where so many flowers come from. They ace the, current, coin at weddings, funerals, parties, and all public and pri vate occasions.' "As I: passed down towia at "7," a. m., a most' beautiful dis- play ' was .: made!: on .-. and around WaahinKtonls Equestrian statue, at Union Park, the wreaths being, a hundred feet in circumference and nrteen or twenty leet in height a whole garden of rich flowers. At that hour persons had just commenced t decorate the .Lincoln . statue, in the op posite corner of the .. square, and i was much' surprised to see, as I returned this after noon, "that hot a tithe of the quantity of . flowers ihad been bestowed upon LncoJtn, as upon Washington. . So many people in this section have regarded Lin- cdlo'as greater than Washington that this discrimination .is unaccountable. Arrived at. the entrance to Greenwood, I found many persons wailing at the depot for a alackine op of the rainfalL . Joining these, rather handsome, ndy at my side asked tnyipinlon as- to the -weather prospect. 4iut led to some conversation, in the course oL which I learned that she .was from liichmond. .Va. tliat she and her little daiKbter . had- been la the grounds. and ui fairly -oo vexed the graves of her i husband and father with flowers, and w4abed to wback again to see the military hen they arrived. aim knew Uen. iee vtry welL her .neice having married into hia family.!.! At the close of the war she wae.jttst i graduating from . school, and in the year that have- followed she has be. cbme wife, aootheri - widow and orphan. What an experience: ot life and death ! (Presently, finding that the rain continued. soeSatafted back to the city, and her place on tbesettee 6y ray side was taken by an other tody 'who told me that she had mar red ada Who had ' served three and a half yeanrW' the Federal army, in which his health i had oroken down, and he died when ihar alr child was eight days old. .- But kabertiad tebnaoled herself, for his loss by taxHift another, whom she' pointed o it. ishrjOki not have learned as much as all this to a wetk'p -acquaintance with two ladies at the Bootli.tao diff erect are. the habits of the section, i. i-- i Welh the rain did not cease; but I was not disposed to relinquish my purpose of placing a sower upon the grave of Gen. Whiting; -so at 2 o'clock 1 set out, with some misgivings as to my ability to nndhis grave among the tens of thousands of others. An hours ramble without success dis pirited me,- and I 'Started for the gate to return. 1 wo minutes afterwards 1 stood before1 the grave. It is still without a stouei' I am sorry to say. but I recognized it by the tombstone on the grave of a lady fiber mother of Kev. Dr. Ytatson) which Is the1 only other grave in the lot. About the J litter are rose bushes, not now in bloom-, ami over the grave of Gen. Wbi ting, completely covering it, is a laurust ina,-Ri full bloom, with thousands of rich and beautiful flowers. Under these I de posited ! my modest contribution to the memory of a brilliant' officer, who sacri ficed his life at Fort Fisher in defence of his country' and niiuo. Peace to his ashes! -'! As always. Greenwood is very beauti ful,' eveh in tears. It is the imwt lovely ppot'my eyes ever lelK-ll. - If the weather bad been tokrrablc, ' 1 omul have had an other hour or two to ramble through it. and to meditate upon the inevitable doom of all mankind, uud especially upon that which most speedily cnuie to the aged, '- To bass to a less solemn subject. The Brooklyn sexton who sued for a fee of $75 as a marriage broker, (mentioned in my letter-w yesterday,) has abandoned his A' tract of 83 acres of land belonging to Horace Greeley's estate at Obappnqua. has just beenaold for 0.0()0. He ami it are thns described : ManV who were privileged to visit Mr. Greeley at his Chappaqua home will re mmber the hill fsrm. or the woodland known far and wide from the mention of it in the1 "Uecollections" of Mr. Greeley. rV hen a bit of - leisure offered itself from grnteMhg among is eleven dollar cabbages. or carrying out bis very radical ideas on pruning, Mr Greeley would harness up a DOritiescript 'vehicle known in the whole country around as "Greeley's' ark," and drive out' ' about tw miles to the eighty. three acres-' just now sold. It was ss un sightly and forsaken-looking bit of land -scape as tne eye oi man ever leu upon. Borne few :spolaof it might have been tdrherJ 10 a possible nse as a sheen pasture;. 4i(H the rest was si re wn with boulders and filed WiJhrttA : Mr. (ireeley had planted over tne whole plot a crtp or locust trees, amf these bad come up in a rather promis cuous fashion. Mr. Greeley drove his stout Hlece bt' horse nesh - among them, in his 6boTt-8ishtcdncS8 oaviut not the slightest (itwotron to such trifling obstacles as holes 'yard deep; boulders as high, young sap- 'Hfigs or ovwfhanging boughs, though his rgUfstg were apt to be of a different mmd, Ladd all the time woald talk on about the great advantages of forest planting from a politico sociai-sctentinc 'view. When ! no 'visitor offered film a victim be found his WOTpdl 'to the wood farm and chopped 'hbOW Vwitb an1 axe." To-day the plot is .cpvered.with a scrubby growth of locusts y-A!lrtend Who nVea' in Xdraav. and who Na'atyoqV'aa mueb' Reconstructed" as your 1 t l it. fc '.-ak..., . corresponaent, toia ; me inst now that in crossing the ferry yesterday be found the entrance' draped whh flag. Not being particularly partial to that species of orna ment, be looked' around and at last dis ,IRvenH another tthtlet by', which he might rWetifthe' cars U lthoat passlfig, under the u)ra1ioh'''Aoo(l natared friend ob Bey'his Jh6vfenu?nt, . and jocularly ac xiUkl him ss a d-i-d old rebel, whom he vrould have reported.' ! My friend replied had oo desire to repeat the experience, Sp you see there is "no love lost" between fidihe bf us' and the N. Y. Times, (see its article on liecoratiop uay, in Wednesday's issue, ana r rea. ; uougias and JN: - if. imaks,'the selected orators of yesterday., .'.!!!;,). -.!? . , j JJ ; '. T i ' i I' .1 1 rq- T i CAPTAIN PJUCH,. , j j Messrs.. Eoi'roRsIiTri'lease aaow me io suggest the "gentleman 'whose name heads .jiys, anicie as , one oi Chatham s next lte prescntatlvcs. ' In 18G8 when the count v was entirely under ltadical control, at life earnest solicitation of the Dernocralic party Capt. I'ugh came forward "and did stoimI service or me pany. . . , ; t - . iiC is weii.quaiweci rorthe pfwiii'-n, ami hs jfT firm all, the while. '"Honor to fvyiow huw ;ilue.'; ; ' rtl ,.,'E48TKRH CHATOAMITB. firabaiu JIIkU, School. 1- i Correspondence of Tns' Obsbrvkr. " ' Graham. N. O.': MaV 21. 1878. JiKSSES.'EDiT0R8 s The closing exercises raraenpeu last nignt.' rne-pupHS ac nwthefriaelyes 'well ' The largest au ience Tor 'the1 first night's exercises for 'years.-' The vMagtf s being filled iyisltcrs4hJ8JAorninff. Prof. A Mangimi of -eTTniversity of North 'ffyia. wiirsM7 thlsJinbrningt J More wi ni onui;nu m Mtn-ir y: z. 'WaaAtCRdhBaitts t reach us trom manyr afcuooa oi i the country as to M conditiDir OLtaa .wheat -varOp, ; During ttui'paat few weeks the prospecu of a good too bare irreatl y diminished and it is feared f theHyietdf.) wflli'tx)' Teryf-HDialL-iiarif Creeuaiboro Female College Coiu-uieDccuient. tUepOrted for Thb Obskkvkb. .Gkkknsboho, May 30, 1878. The Commencement exercises of the GTeen8boTO-' Female College commenced - op yesterday.y The programme was piano duett by JNlisses A. Jones and u. ihomas. Vocal Soiol Pretty as a Picture, V by. Miss ja.1 . narreti. Address by K. T. Gray, Esq., of Kal- eigh. Piano Solo, "March de Nuite," by Miss Annie Jones, vocal quartette, "in the Starlight," by a part of the vocal class. Not being present on yesterday i will have to give a kind of a picked up account of the first day's exercises. The music was rendered by the young ladies in a vesy- creditable manner, showing that they had made good progress in this department 01 their education. T . The address of Mr. Gray was received with much praise. His subject, "Educa tion Progressive," was presented in a very impressive light, abounding in imagery, solid thought, good advice and sound dic tion ; it savored of morality throughout. The address was a victory both in compo sition and delivery. After the close of the address Mr. Gray was the 'recipient of an elegant basket of flowers from the young ladies of the Institute accompanied with the following note : To Mr. Kobert T. Gray : compliments of the college girls with thanks and best wishes for your happiness and iuture suc cess. JNortb uaronna has cause to De proud ot her sons. The evening, irom a to iu, was occupiea by religious services, and a sermon to the Senior Class. The Rev. Mr. Bagwell, of Goldsboro, preached ; f rom 1st John, 5th chapter and 12th verse, "He that hath the Son hath life." .. . His subject was Life. The speaker first defined life giving several cleat and con cise definitions pf the same,, first dwelling upon; physical life and then upon spiritual life on the earth' and beyoud in heaven, contrasting the two and arguing that spir--itnal life in the world was only , a bud to bloom in mortality beyond the qver. Mr. Bagwell although but a young ban gives promise of becoming an eminent divine. ' ... 7 8KDOKD DAT. - Your reporter arrived this morning just after the exercises bad opened. A gentle manly usher buttonholed me at once and informed me' a seat was prepared for re porters. Passing up the aisle I was shown a. seat right among the young ladies at the foot of the rostrum, lieing a bashful man (and manned) I hardly dare look around, so if l make any ,mistakes in reporting it must be charged either to the usher or the beautiful young ladies. Gaining a little courage I took a partial survey of the de corations which were beautiful, un the centre of both .sides of the gallery were appropriate mottoes emblematical ot truth and purity. Fair hands . had been studi ously at work decorating the chapel with festoons of evergreen wreaths, boquets and beautiful pictures., the rostrum was beau tifully decorated with wreaths, boquets. roses aBd . baskets of flowers. Over the President's chair in evergreen letters was the motto "Esse Quam Videri." The monogram "G. ,F. C." in elegant gilt letters was in the curve of the motto. This decoration gave the chapel a beautiful floral appearance. The exercises opened with prayer and music, "My Dear Old Home" by the vocal class. Also a piano duet. "Bird of the Forest," by the Misses Forbis and Whit field. Both were well rendered and re ceived applause. tue SALUTATORY by Miss Mary E. Thomas of Lexington was rather a new departure from the ordi nary tyle of salutatories in genera), and was Well received and listened to with much attention. Not having heard it cannot enter into any particulars of the address, but hear it highly spoken of by all. The next was a vocal duett, . "Spring la returning," by the Misses Best and Lunsford. -The' second essay by MISS MAMIK O. ADAMS of Greensboro, "'Tis not in our Stars, but in Ourselves that wj are Underlines. This was a most excellent eay, showiug deep thought and -ideas that cast honor upon the speaker. Man siood forth with a living soul to reach the higher glories. We make ourselves kings, princes, &c. or plunge into the dense world with wiogs 01 sclt-deceit. Ambition and hate was the syren song of pleasure under whose dread weight we struggled on, but God. the id 1 seeirig God, was the ouiy one who could help us. A piano duett "Annen. Polka", by tbe M188ES WILLIAMS AND M. ALDERMAN, accompanied with the violin, by Prof. Uoseastock, was excellent. Then came MISS XANKIS M. BEST of Wayne county, who in a very. plca6m '5 way delivered an essay, "Now an Then. Her idea was that we saw the present plainly. We saw and beard the past through a distant. In olden times they had simplicity of manners, but less to enjoy in social circles. If we had simplicity we had gained wisdom. Then tbe farmer came to town with wooden axle; now he - came in fine carriage. . Then the Greensboro girls had to nae nrougn the country m old, squeaking wagons, and were laughed at by the boys. Now elegant carriages car ried grace and beauty on damask cushions. She was told that then horrid ugly dresses were worn, made of costly material. Then they had only two or three dresses. Just think of it, a girl with only two or three dresses. Now they had house, walk ine, street, ball-room, church, etcf., etc.. dresses. . .Education, letters, telegraph, etc. -were spoken of, but the trrandest triumph of the day was the heralding of the cross of salvation to the remotest cor ners of the earth. t . ! HISS A. BRACKING then entertained the audience with a sone. "The Bridge," which was excellent, both in point of articulation and rendering of uie music . : r J ' MISS MAT7D B. BRKlf, of Greensboro, gave a" very pleasing and entertaining essay, lull of wit and humor. entitled "A Young Lady's Soliloquy on tier uraauaung uay. ' She started out by saying what a fortu nate girl she was to know so much so young. Almost any man of fifty would give worlds to know as much as she did. She was not goine to be outstripped by any college orea yon, Dut she hkea to have been done for once when a Soph quoted the French phrase "JT pluribus. ti til 1 . i 1 . ... unwL. oue Knew an aooui cnemistry. that something mixed with alkali would bubble, bhe was posted in music and the nne arts, her conversation was a passport ior wis. ne asiomsnea her teacher by saying mat ttapnaei was her ideal com poser. As to history, Bhe knew all the names and dates, for she had them set down in a book. She knew Columbus discovered America and landed on. Plymouth Church. That Washington was the father of his country. and cut the cherry tree, she Supposed to mase bitters or. - She desired and deter mined to be a belle, and perhaps be the ca-cli of the season, then her ambition would be realized. This essay was replete with wit and -humor,-that kept the audi ence laughing and cherring. MISS ANNIE STAPLES gave a piano solo, "Marseillaise," and " MISS ANNIE I.TTN8FOED . i a vocal solo, "Annie Laurie." Both were excellent. The sixth essay was by MISS MART K. OTJERBANT, of Danville, Va., entitled, "Errors, like straws n non the surface float. lie ho glionltl search for pearht must tllve WIOW." . - : . Jt required but little effort for the every: day id;era to join together and watch the straws as they floated down the ripples and eddies of the stream. The whole wona was iuu 01 errors, because so many had not the moral courage to think: for themselves. Men seldom discovered rich mines without , deep digging. , He who would know the truth must come armed for the contest, and work and strueele. and even die before the seeds rthey had sown began-to germinate , .THB MISSIS DICKENS AND SMITH then rendered a very sweet sone. "I Live and Love Thee,? ''.x. - : ., u "Humbugs" was then discussed by . ., -i MISS VISA. J PERRY., ,. , of High Point. Bugs' of every;;descrip tion were repulsive.-but of all burs, hum bugs were the worsts : Big bags were too, high for her to reach. Heart bugs had two wings, conceit and deceit. Patent medicine bugs. stood in the cellar ways, on the' shelves and everywhere at a big price! .while ,"th patient Doctor went unrewarded, j Humbugs, were all the go. If ; yott " wanted to be popular be a bum bug, and you would be a success. ? :-., I HI80MAR8H stepped to tbe piano and played a solo "Freischutz" which was a success. The seventh essay by MISS MAGGIE 8- FEEE8LAND, of Concord entitled "Dreamland" was one of much thought, and showed a well train ed mind. There was somewherenot known to us a beautiful city, ' the gates of which we mortals could not unlock. We did not behold this city gradually, but in the twinkline of an eye. There was content ment, joy and happiness, scandal, biting tongue had never reached that beautiful place, It was well not to spend too much time looking at the syren song of this beautiful dreamland, but look more to the realities of this world. . . MISS ANNIE STAPLES, ' ' in a very difficult vocal solo, "Would I were a bird, . caught tbe attention of the audience, and in a most pleasing - manner showed the extent and training of an ex cellent voice which was appreciated by the audience : and then an ' essay -"Who rules the world," by . . . - i ; MISS KATE M. PKNN i of Va. Comrades, our mother's call, was greatest incentive in the world. The scold ing tongue or the silent tear bad1 always won. A goodly portion of this essay was devoted to woman's rights : and they had all their rights now . and generally held tnem, ana woman 8- proper - piace was at her " home with - those she loved, not in pulpit : or public places. Woman ruled a peep behind tbe throne wouia De apt w reveal a sceptre in i woman's hand. 1 - ' MISS DEL ALDERMAN J'.UJ ! V" cave a piano sou), ''lwittermg . liiros. which was a beautiful piece and, wed, per- loriueu. . , The last essay was by ' ' " ,,: -'''' Hl .l( MI88MART W. BARRETT, - of Carthage'. -u"SiIly' Notions" was :her theme. .. She estimated man by . what he was worth. Although fortune seemed to oe tue exceibiur aau lie iiau uut a graiu of Sense but money; he was' looked upon with credit,, while - the laboring man was not respectable. This idea was wrong Respectability was an honest purpose to do right. A' handsome tribute was paid to dear mother, and she reeretted there were so .few young ladies willing to consult mother. ; .. . .. r We then listened to a piano duet by the MISSES BARNES AND BtTRKHEAD, entitled "Galop de Concert." The valedictory address by ,. ; .,. MSS ANNIE M. JONES. , daughter of the Rev. Dr. T. M.. Jones, was a masterly effort, doing honor to the trustees, faculty and classmates. . May was our budding Youth ; June the commence ment of our Womanhood. Now that we had had the "feast' of :reason and flow of soul," we had come to say the last word. farewell. While they had in their hands the things they had, been grasping for, still their womanhood had just begun. New scenes and strife "were before them. and bow beautiful the requiem, "She hath done what she could. Ibis address was most excellent, eliciting well merited ap plause. Tbe President, REV. T. M. JONES, LL. D., then conferred the degrees by presenting each of the young ladies their diplomas, and also a oeautilul gilt liible. , 11 is re marks were full of good advice, and ap plied to all as well as the graduating class, and thus closed the Thirty-Eighth Com mencement of the Greensboro Female College, , , EVENING CONCERT. , ,- ,In ppjnt of numbers the evening enter tainment was more of a success than dur ing the day, ' as every available space in the chapel was filled. Your reporter cer tainly enjoyed it more, because he was kindly remembered by one of the young ladies of the graduating class. Miss Maud B. Brent, of Greensboro, presenting him with an elegant basket boquet. 1 accept this not only for myself, but for kindly reeling and good will toward the Oh SKRVKit, and in presenting thanks to the kind donor, I simply say The Observer' has a great heart and an earnest desire that our fair and beautiful . young ladies of North Carolina shall receive from her peo ple that due regard for their advancement in science aud education that it does, in the advancement of our young men. With i wish for a bright future, I make my bum ble bow. I do not know as I can do but ter than to give the ful! programme of the concert. There was not a song or instru-i mental piece but what is worthy a notice1 of itself. I must, however, speak, of the vocal solo, "The Lover and the Bird," by Miss A. Bracken, who has a fine contralto voice under excellent command. Miss Bracken took the audience by storm, and was encored. "Oh, Ye Tears," by the vocal class, was lust magnificent. Miss An nie Staples carrying the solo with most ex cellent effect. Miss Staples has a very sweet and pleasant voice,, captivating her au dience completely. rl : ... , , PROGRAMME PART FIR8T. ;' Chorus "Beautiful Spring, " by the vocal class. . ' . Piano s6lo-"Le Revd, (V. Wallace) miss juamie u.'Aaams. .... - Vocal solo "Haunting Eyes," (Thorn! asl Miss Marv W. Barrett. ! "Victoria quadrille," lolin and four pianos, twelve performers. ' Vocal duet "How could I ever Deceive thee ?" (Campana) Misses A. s Staples and iiurKhead. Piano 8olo-,'Fandango," (S. Smith Miss M. J. Perry. Vocal solo "Tbe Lover and the Bird, (Guglielmo) Miss A. Brackin. . troubadour liuo ior two pianos, misses a. jones ana jji. m. l nomas. ."Constantinople" solo with chorus, by tne Jitue toiKs. . . , , "Wedding March" Duet for two pianos, Misses Perry, Staples, Hester -and Barnes. PART 8ECOND. Chorus "Oh ! Ye Tears," repeated by request,; Dy . tne vocal class. , . - Piano solo "Reveil du, Lion," Miss M E.Thomas: " r . .... ..f. Vocal 8olo-"Piccolominl Walf,n(Mu- If! A - . . , . f iMj) jjuss A.nnie oiapies. , mi u ! i. i j "Martha" four pianos, four perform era, (Flotow) Misses H.. Jones, Perry, A.aams ana momas. - ' Vocal quartette "The -Vine Covered Cottage," (Clark) Misses Burkhead, Jlor den, A Jones and Barnes. ., , . i Piano selo "Cachiicha Caprice," (F. ivan; jyiiss a. jones. Vocal Solo "The Rose i Bush," (F. Hodges) Miss Florence Dickens. f l ; "invitation to the Waltz," four pianos, eigai. penormers. Fiano ' solo " Carnival of Venice, " tocnumon; miss it. Jones. . , , Chorus 'HJut of Taonhauser," (Wag ner.) .. , .. , The whole exercises of Jthe Commence ment have shown a high order of training and study - The essays were,' I think, the best 1 ever heard at a Commencement that showed tbe mind had been well developed. The Methodist society of North Carolina can well be proud of and feel that in Rev. Dr. Jones they have one who is fullK com petent to entrust with the minds of,, their tair daughters. ... " E. C. A TouoniNG Tale of Thomas Tighe. 1 homas J. Tighe wrote a very tender let ter to Miss Nellie Kelly before committing Buieiue, in aan r rancisco, telling, her that he still loved her to distraction, that he died because of her cruelty, and that he died with the memory of her last cold kiss of parting fresh in his sorrowful mind. A newspaper reporter asked Miss Kelly to tell the romantic story of their love, and she replied t i: "There ain't no romance into it. , He was a fool what come spooning around me, but I wouldn't have it, and s j ne sapped o and made a kick. That's all about it; " And,' bay my name's N-e-1- r-l-e, don't speH it with Y,i - : v. .' i.r ..m ' '. . . - ;, ! -Th Cat out of the bao. The Luxem- burgers have .cat races. Cats, are taken in bags to a point two miles from' 'the citv. They are then let put of the bagu,r and the nret reacDing ine wry is uib winner. j , - ; ' -""""I- .. i it,;'' I , On,, and .Swlmmtng. The Question whether a man can swim in oil' was, lately W!kA 1. t: -1 l 'axil t f uiicu ah xiy?t nunc a- fLrt-dass BWul. mer ieu into on oil vat, -ana was onlv sav ed ttotiOfjffiwji bUie ahjp. a'fiieadj Xblrtt Cbng-revsional JDintricC j A LAKOS CONTNTION DEMOCRATS HTHUIUAB- T1C OOL. A. M. WADD8LL NOMINATED ON THM FIRST BALLOT THE SPEECH. j By oar Special Reporter. . -i Clinton, May 31, 1878. ; In obedience to a call of the Democratic, Executive Committee, the Convention to. nominate a member of Congress for this District met here to-day. i The Convention was called to order by CoL H. B. Short, chairman of the Execu tive Committee, when on motion, Mr. C. C. Lyon, of Bladen, was appointed tem porary chairman, and Dr. Murphy, of Sampson, Secretary. The roll of dele gates was then called. 1 T r Committees on Permanenv-OrgaaiZatioti, Credentials aud Resolutions, . one from each-county in the District were appointed. Committee on Credentials. Dn George Graham BladeBp (C Guthrie, Bruns wick; WH." Barker -Carteret; G. W. Flynn. Columbus; A. H. Worth. Cumber land; J. G.' Kenan, 'Doplln -H. 0. Avery, Harnett; W, J. Young, Moore;,- W. H. Green, New Hanover; Dr. Chas-'Lessenne, Onslow;. Jesse. Bowden,; Pendei; W. H. Thompson, Sampson. iCfltnputtee . onvMcsokition.L-T. H. Pritchard, Bladen; Francis Moore, Bruns wick; W. U. Barker,. Carteret; K. E. Lloyd, Columbus; C.'C. McLelland, Cum berland; ,: M. Hartsell, JJuplin; F',A. Parker Harnett; Ai II. Hall Moore; A. T. London, ... New,, Hanoverj S. B. .Taylor, Onslow; Joseph Johnson, Pender; J. W. S. RobmsoDi Sampson!.1 v :- V- 1 ' Committee 'tin ' (anvtation.--Q. P. Parker, Bladen; C C.'. Morse,. Brunswick; James H. Pool, Carteret; Cy JXi Baldwin, Columbus: J. A. McPherson, Cumberland; Dr. M. Moore, Duplin; J.' T: " McLean, HarnetU Hurt Brewer, Moore; ' fe. ' D. Myers, New Hanover; J. W. Shackelford, Onslowi,.H.,;A. pavbPender;, VVyiA. To i iiAn Qo mnsnn '-'After a short interval the Committee of Permanent -Oreanization reported, recom mending - Hpn. . : Daniel IL McLean, ; of Harnett,. President; Dr. C. T. .Murphy, of Sampson, John L. Boatwright, of New "Havover, as Secretaries. "-'The report was unanimously adopted and the chair ap pointed Caot..C. S Myers and J. H. My. rover a Committee to escort Mr. McLean to the chair. After ' a Very handsome speech from Mr. McLean the Convention adjourned for thirty minutes. u - 5 After the recess, . the; Convention was called to order ana tne uommittee on cre dentials made a report, which was adop ted; except so far'ao it related to making recommendations. aa .: .& 'J-.. The Committee on Resolutions reported the following, which were unanimously adopted : ' ' ' - The Democratic party ot the Third Con gressional), District in meetiag assembled, animated, by the traditions of our party, and with the desire io perpetuate upon a firm basis constitutional liberty and equal rightsand privileges to all our country, and inspired with a love of fairness and hones ty in the administration of public affairs of the State and nation;0 hereby renew our allegiance and devot km to?: tbe 'principles and? doctrines of the .great i Democratic party. . . r. Resolved 1st. That the fraud and farce re sorted to in order to force upon tbe Amer ican people a man who failed to. receive a majority of the electoral voters is cause for alarm to all citizens who love honesty and fairness, and was a' direct attack upOn the liberties and rights of all the American people and subversive of Repablican insti tutions, and this convention , approves of the efforts which are being made by the House of Representatives of the United States to investigate and expose the means1 by which that great fraud was successfully perpetrated. . : .Resolved. 2d. That we believe that the only hope for the maintenance of constitu tional, liberty, for the just administration of law, and of those principally of political economy and bf government ' which will best secure general prosperity and the per petuity of the Republic as bequeathed to us by our fathers, . rest in tbe principles and ascendancy of the great Democratic party. Resolved, 3d. That we: regard the re establishment of State banks as conducive to the development of the great resources of our State, and we call upon our mem bers of Congress to urge the repeal of the present burdensome tax imposed by the National Banking law. Resolved, Ath. Tht the success of the Democratic party in North Carolina is em bodied in unity, depends upon a strict ad herence to the nominees of the party, and in the present emergency they are enjoined to discountenance all and any effort tend ing to disorganization. ' ' ' i Resolved, 8th. That in voting for a can didate to represent this district in the Con gress of .tbe United States, each county represented shall be entitled to the same number of votes cast by it in the Guberna torial election of 1876, and that two-thirds of the votes cast shall be necessary to a choice. Resolved, 6th. That upon the demand of any county represented in this Convention, any question pending shall be decided by a vote of counties taken as above, but a majority shall rule in all cases except the nomination's specified in the preceding reso lution. i"V. ii.. !., ,. ...V ,.... ; Resotyedn 72A That, each county be en titled to such , representation in this Con vention by delegates as shall have been de cided upon bytheir "respective" County Conventions or by the duly appointed delegates themselves. ... , ; ; Nominations being in, order Messrs. C, P. Parker and C. D. Myers were appoint ed tellers." Mr; J. H. Myrover, of Cum berland, nominated Col. A. M. WaddelL' Mr. J. D. Stanford, of Duplin, nominated Col. W. A. Allen. Mr. J. W. Shackel ford, of Onslow, nominated Hon. J. G. Scott, and Dr. Ennett, of Fender, nomi nated. Ma j. C. W. MoClammy. Each gen tleman presented the claims of bis candi date in an appropriate speech of some ten minutes. ' . !' ' ' '-' . After the calling of the roll; but .before the vote was announced, the friends of the other candidates withdrew their names and CoL Waddell was unanimously nominated on the first ballot. The result was an nounced amid prolonged applause..-, , On motion of Mr, A. T. London, the president was requested to appoint a new Executive Committee for the District dur ing the next thirty days. ,. After appointing a committee to wait on CoL Waddell and inform him of his nomi nation, the Convention adjourned sine die. The crowd in a body then went to the court yard and would not be satisfied until a committee had visited CoL, Waddell and brought him down to make a speech. Col. Waddell's speech was a very happy effort, was good humored, and pleased the crowd very much. ,(. . ..,,.;'; In regard to an article the New York Sun, about his absence when the prelimi nary vote on the Potter investigation came up, CoL Waddell said that it was a lie out of the whole cloth, that the facts were simply these, viz ; that he had left the House for a little while to go over to the Senate, and r had asked Mr.- Kenna, of West Virginia to Bend for him if a vote by ayes and noes, should be,xlled , for ; that after conversing. with many ,Senators so cially, as he frequently' did, he returned to the House ad found it about to ad journ that dier: called1 ion ; Mr. . Kenna to Know, why ho did. not send for him as he had promised, that Mr. K expressed regiet that he had forgotten it entirely, etc., etc., but CoL Waddell said he cared nothing about it, and that he would be iu time for the real vote,, and then CoL W read an article from . the Sun of the" 13th May, very abusive of the South and Southern men, ihe slaveholder's rebellion," &c., and .denounced- the Sum. as a libellous sheet and an, enemy to every Southern public nian. ' , CoL ' Waddell spoke about thirty min uteai and concluded; much against, the wishes of his .hearera. ,r, . . . ... - j , . r 'The .Conyentiott was' good "humored throughoht its entire ' tiroceedines. and every thmg passed off pleasantly. jut. ocoii ana major, JiictJlammv beinc- ptesent . .made. , very; . Jjandsome speeches. pronusing to use every effort for Colonel Waddeir s ' electldn, anof ledgih thteir codaties if an mcwased 'majdflty:sYOpL' Aitea waa not rWhl.'bdtihU.frienda made the mm prpmiseaiof . Puplia. , , , . , Jn, conclusion your reporter begs to" re turn his thanki to the, Wilmington delega tion,' whoseVgtiest ! he- Was tor? courtesies and. kindness. '' Wilmlnirtrmf fmit , . . :: i DECORATION DAI. i S CvtutMw York Times. To-morrow the graves of the mdlant nH unfortunate men who vainly died in flght- "fs -raiiuu i win oe Birewn witn , nowers. w nn the motive that prompts this ceremony no fault can be found but the time is rapidly coming when we shall perceive that it is a mistake to keep green thev memory of men whose lives were lawless and who died in a de feated cause. We have learned much during the last two years. .' It how seems almost incredible that men could have honestly thought they were doing their duty in tryine to impose a Government of force upon the people of vuv-uh.il me uDion. me statesmen who control the present House of Representa tives nave clearly shown that the Federal Government can never have a right to use an army to thwart the wul bf the people or to suppress domestic disturbances. When the disorder which began in: the attack on Fort Sumter occurred, it was either a form of domestic disturbance or an uprising of the people. If it was the former, it should p.ave been quelled by the militia of South Carolina; if , the latter, it was a crime to suppress it by force. In neither case could the Federal army be lawfully used. Nev ertheless, we know, that the surrender of Sumter was the pretext for the assembling' of a large army, by , which the Southern people. were finally overthrown in battle. We may pity the Union soldiers who died id the field, but in the light of modern Congressional gospel we cannot fail to see that they were acting illegally and asla Federal police force. ; Had the result of the civil war been a final victory for the Union, we might have had some excuse for keeping alive tl& memory of the struggle, but it is certainly bad taste for the partisans of a lost cause to annually call the attention of the world to tneic ueieai. mere was a uuie jusi auer . the Surrender bf Lee's Army when it was supposed that the Union had triumphed, but when we look at the results of the war, i . , . . i ' .i j.--. mi .! - 1 . r. we una mai lue victory remains witu ine. South. Men whom we called rebels had' forced the Southern States into rebellion, and we supposed that one of the results of the war would be that these men would be driven from power, and the control of the States placed in the hands of loyal men. We find, however, that to-day the so-called rebels govern every State south of the Potomac and the Ohio, and that even in those Southern ' States where loyal voters are largely in the , majority, they are ab solutely powerless. ' Was it for this that the Northern volunteers gave their live? ? We thought that another result of the .war would be that every citizen of the South, no matter what was hfe color or po litical creed, would.be protected in the pos session of his right; and . that' the rule f t' an oligarpliy,would be succeeded by the rule of the majority. But the old white oligarchy holda the reins and wields the whip once more. The ,80,000 colored voters who voted ' m Mississippi for Grant in 1872 did not poll a single vote riast'FalL. The white and black ltepub-' J licahs who for a short time ventured so exercise their political rights in Louis.ai a haye vanished." We know now that the Federal Governnient has no right to-guarantee a republican form of government in any State, no matter what theCons'itution mavsav: and that a State'' Government' which is the creature of fraud and the weapon ' of an oligarchy can rightfully claim the recognition of the Federal Ad ministration. Was it for this that the Un ion soldiers died ? We fancied that after the rebellion Imd been crushed on the battle-field, the Govern ment of the nation would remain n the hands of the victors. Who rules the country to-day? We find a Federal Ad ministration dividing the public patron age . among ', the rebels who surrendered to Grant and Sherman. We find tho House , of Representatives, control U'd by those who either supported the rebellion in the field or sympathized with it at home, cutting down the army and handcuffing it so that it can no lonui-r be used except, on the Rio Grande or the Indian frontiers; attacking the lmsi- i . r xt.k l ucu nuu uuiuuiciuc ui tuc nuuu uv vi cious, financial legislation; encouraging the communist and the dissatisfied liii hir ers to riot by stimulating their passions wi i h one hand while removingwith the other ilu; bayonets that might otherwise keep tliL:n in check; and finally, under the nominal leadership of a representative who during the war cheered the rebels with his warm wishes for their success, embarking in n scheme of revolution more reckless t h.i n the revolt of a Mexican bandit chief. . The South governs the - country to-day, and, holding the balance of power, -can control all future Presidential elections. The cause that we fancied was lost at Ap pomattox, was regained when Louisiana was recaptured by Nicholls. We thought, that Lee's Army was dis'persed after' the surrender, but it has marched on Wash ington and has just annihilated one-fi!:h of our little Federal Army. All that the South fought for, and more with the sol itary exception of negro slavery- is now in her possession. The rebels aimed only to perpetuate their absolute control of tht Southern States. They not only have se cured this, but they have added to it the control of the whole Union. This is what has followed four years of battle. It was for-' this that, hundreds of thousands of .loyal soldiers laid down their lives. Why should we, devote a whole day to reviving the thoughts of a struggle which has finally brought us complete defeat, and. to praising the men who fruitlessly shared in it. Our soldiers were doubtless brave and patriotic, but their lives were wasted. ,, What has the Union to show as the price of so, much, blood? The chaplct of victory should be laid on the graves of the Southern Greeks." Our ; "Greeks" died foolishly else, surely, we would not have thrown away the victory they gledly gave us with dying hands. ' Ranpolph::CoSvkittios and : Nomina tions. On May 25th the Convention met in Ashboro and was called to order by Jas. T. Crocker; Esq.; Chairman of the County Executive Committee, when upon motion. Jonathan Lassiter was called to the chair. and E. J. Hackney, requested to act as Secretary." 4 .M . : r , ' On motion this Convention heartily en dorsed the nomination of Dr. John Shaw, made by the Democratic -Convention lv:ld at Carthage, on May the 18th, 1878, to represent the 26th Senatorial District, as Senator in the next Legislature. The f al lowing nominations were made, to wit : For representatives to the Legislature, Nerius C. English and Jonathan Lassit r; for Clerk of Superior Court, Jas. E. Walker; for Sheriff, Jno. W. McNairy ; for Register of Deeds, R. W. Frazier; for Treasurer. Benj.. Moffitt ; for Coroner, Emsley New som;- for Surveyor, William Hammer. On motion, Jas. T. Crocker, W. J. Page, W. P. Wood, were appointed as Central Executive Committee. A resolution was adopted recommendinir to the Board of ..Commissioners of said county, to appoint E. A- MoffiU, Sheriff of said county to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Sheriff O. R. Cox. -Regulator.' k Tkkrifio Tornado in Tally Ho Tows- snm--About 11 o'clock on Saturday night last a terrible hail and wind storm broke over a small area in.Tally Ho township, on tbe line of the road leading from that plare to Walnut Grove, which, in fury and dev. tractive results, exceeded anything of the like ever witnessed by the oldest inhabi tant. The hurricane proper lasted proba bly not more than a minute, embracing an area of about 300 yards wide and 2 or rt miles in length, but spreading desolation in its track. Dwelling houses were unroofed and blown down, tobacco barns scattered to the. winds, fences leveled, stables laid low, large trees twisted like twigs and growing crops generally prostrated ; -Mr. Leonard Q'Bryant had two stables blown away and all his fences. Two dwell ing houses belonging to 'Albert Bullock were unrooted and tne inmates inorongnry soaked and frightened, losing also two to bacco barns, stables, cribs, fences, eta On the plantation of Mr. Walker "'Mitchell great destruction was made., Howell Briggs, s, tenant, losing one tobacco barn, his sta bjea; fences, fXc " ' . i: , ;;The!crops of corn and wheat were greatly injured, the orchards badly dam aged,' and plant.'-beds generally flooded and destroyed. -- " - , . ; Fortunately nd Injury done to limbs or lif & GkEta Ft Latiee. - . . j -Vhu lit fa yl- - '
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