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TIIEENTrNEirr Wn. E. PELL, State Printer. , BATES Of - ADf EBT1S1AG. Mitlii ' :.i . " , ---s.i ."--"- .fit'? t'.i4 . Iks siMalatioB aftk Ramm. It TFJIMS OF SUBSCBIPTIOSj . Ui Best dtsirabl ntdioau of .dr.rluiDg in tb 8uta. ,A '"' ''' ' Tlie Wikkit Sxtiji. ii published every Honday A4vrtiMBiBt& acenDvim thamana nf is lin- r -. . . .v .'. , - - ' - niaioa tys M hMM. which irMlliugin.n obrr- as foUpws tot lasertioa ia ths wMkly V' For m lawrttea, . te- , For twa taasttisas; '' at , For B alaatb,. .r ,. o C;; , FortwossoiiUit. ''-M-tt ForsbraioBthfc-3 wVMtV. , it :-;-.- ; V .... , li I WOULD RATHER lid RICHT TH4N BE PRESIDENT"-!!? ary Clay. 1 ,1,'. Jiirt I s-m. Vorraa vaar. m-:.i r!r,4j: 1 nn yoii. t RALEIGH, MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 18GG. NO.40.' ; 109 WORK 0XM.U4 witk SUM at lb lam . .nif-t 8 i Am ...?" ' jaorning- - -rK": ' 7 i Hmi-Wkwli ou Batardays and Wednesdays. V -' Tern: 3 -'7- r I Weekly, one yr, in advance, . OS r Semi-weekly, one year, ia adranoe, . I Of ; oiui-weekly", six month! in advance, i 64 ,-, Pi, on year, ' i -- II "' Daily, six months, . . " '.,100: ! Pa'ly, three months, , , : t j i . ... Daily n moqih, '.; ' "' 1 1 Manufacture. !: TUo North has been made rich by its stiperi or skill and enterprise and by its happy system of dividing the lalmr of its people. This, ad ded to the indomitable energy of tlie . Northern people, lias been th chief source of its' wealth: This lias been accomplished by the labor of white men j-colored society every;- whcre,wboh mlucoci to free labor, being greater consumers than producers. .. ' 1 The South must now profit by this example., Our colored population, under proper direction,, j cm accomplish mora, for thoujaelyejj and more tiii'the country in agricultural pursuits than at any thing else. As laborers, as planters and farmers, they can become more truly indepen dent as a class, than at any thing else. As me clijinifi,. or domestic servants, some few of them " may gut along respectably, but it is only us -tillers tt the soil; that uny largo number of them can hope long even! to .obtain the ac cessaries of life. Rut industry, frngality and a dctenniu.-ttion to become superior, laborers in, agriculture, will make them comfortable and independent in a few years. This, therefore, is their proper vocation. . Experience has proven timt few of Ihein r,m make skillful iaeohanleifc , , or nicTehants;-"t)r!''TftntrfttcttiTct3 (if miners.' These seem to be special vocations for the white, race. . .,-,. If wo had the capital in the State, and we think it might he obtained in some way, wo should strongly urge the immediate estahlkh ment of large factories of various kinds, espe cially in" every town in the State with 2,500 .in habitants. In this City we ought to have two or three, ami so it-eliotttd--be-in 'Fayettovilkv Wilmington," Newbern, Charlotte, and other places, We regard W. II. Willard, Esq., as a public benefactor, tor his cifortstn inaugurating a factory in this City for the manufacture of colored cotton goods,- such as stripes, plaids, gingham, and posgibly prints or calicoes at a future day. We learn that the lot has been purchased, andin a few days, the machinery will be procured to commence the work. The ' plan is to work the factory by steam. The spinning Will bo done elsewhere, No money will bcexpendtfd for building houses and , tene ments for the employees,' as they will be drawn from the city, and the location of the factory will bo such as to enable the operatives to live k their own homes, Thus a number of females, who find it difficult to. make . a living, will be furnished with remunerative employment Would that we had two such factories, employ ing 500 employees each, in this City, Fayette villc, Wilmington. Newbcrn and Charlotte as an experiment, . . ..." The profit of such Factories to the stock holders i!f unquestionable. The statistics of tlie Georgia and Northern factories show this to be the most remunerative investment, that can , be made. Besides tins, they furnish a comfor i!4W$!lAftJ,V,ln1W' of tha indigent ' persons who find it difficult to make a living. Let us have the Factories a-going, , . : . j ' t Thurlow Weed on Butler. ' "The old man," as Mr. Weed is Usually call ed byiNow York politicians, has written a yery straightforward letter to the Timet, declaring his reasons for supporting Hoffman for the Gov ernorship of New York, alUaugh he it a Dein o jrat. lie divides ; Radical honors between Democrats and Republicans, and pays his . re spects to Butlcf with a little grim humor n the f blowing sentence : : "Leading Republicans and Democrats are now rivaling each other in their extreme Radi calism. Gen. B. F. Butler, a Democrat, who supported Breckinridge for President, is now a f ill neck ahead of Mr. Sumner in the race for President in 1870. Though signally nnfbrtu nite in bis conflicts with tho enemy at Big . Bethel and Fort Fisher, Gen'l Butler presses the . , South jiow vigorously and gallantly 1" ,w j A Woman Euni for Congress. - i ,; Nrw Yoni October 1J. Mrs. Elizabeth Ca dy ftunton present herself in a card, published , e'sewhere, this morning to the voting popula tion of tho Eighteenth Congressional District as " a candidate for representative in Congreas.-!- She professes independent principles with a """moral reservation in favor- of the Republican party, provided it advocates negro suffrage, and ShWs supporTWWM safety W the nation and justice ta its cUiaen, - j. j 1 Tii : NAyioMAL ferBgCoMFANTAVe . learn that Mil John A. Brown, 8uperintcnlent of the Merchants Union Express Company, was here during the session of the meeting of the s ockbolders of the National Express Company a id made two propositions to them. One was t iat his company "ould buy the National out a id take their officers, roads and property and Onduct tlie business. The other was that the companies should unite, and the Merchant Ex press Company should transact the business in t te Northern States, whilst that of the Southern 8 Ales should bo done by the National; Neither ' proposition has been accepted, though both are finder consideration. We give these rumors ai we have hoard them and do not vouch for their correctnesi. The stockholders will reassemble on the 19th proximo. Richmond Ewmincr. j j ' " " . .,. r " . 1 Be Consistent. . ' Hon. Thaddcus Stevens state in his speech nt Lancester that "whoever in governed by the lws has right to make them.". That ia all we ask. Let the South, then, have it proper - voice in legislation. They pay ustonu ; they ' are summoned onFederal juries; they are assess . ed and levied npon by Federal revenue agent. Taxation and representation are inaeperable.--Nat,MtUigenitr.-fr - si-v ; ; 'Fi-ora m Ulem iaJk World. Impeachntent of President Johnson. Commenting on Butler's scheme of impeach ing the f resident, ny wbich tlie l'rcaident is to be dectared tuqiendal from lit offic4 during hit "raZ," the World argues : .This ifigcnlousfallacy'rests upon an assump tion which a little scrutiny will easily.explode. The assumption is, that an, ofllcer under im prfebment stands In. the same relation to' tho tribunaUppointed to'try him that an ordinary criminal' does to an ordinary court. - Because a court of justice never tries a criminal unless it has ewAod7 df-his person, it is inferred that the same rulo holds In the trial of- an impeached of ficer by the Senate. 'Th&anatogy fails in conse quence f a tetal difference in the liability, of the persons acctised. . The Constitution declares that J 'judgment in cases of impeachment shall not extend furtlict than removal from office'.' and disqualification to hold any future office. It is got necessary Jor the Senate to have the custody f the accused in order to intlici this punishment. v But an ordinary criminal, pn trial for theft, murder or other crime, is liable to be puniabed by positive inflictions on hi person. It woukf be an idle folly to go through , thi(jrm of passing a sentence of death or imprisonment if tlie eulprit fas beyond the reach of the offi cers Of the law. "A person impeached of a crime otherwise punishable than by deposition from offlee,- i-aldMs)ie'"t6 "the ordinary penalties of the sumo crime1 by the judgment of the ordinary ,tribnnals.; The impeachment, having 110 other aim than aimply to vacate his office, can accomplish Its purpose just as well without the custody of his person as with. -He is sammoned to appear on the same principle that the deiendaftt in civil' suit is summoned to appear. If he stay away, he only waives his opportunity of defenoa. An flicer sum moned to appear and answer to an impeach ment lias these three altolattv'e1i;-wWeffa5r freedom;' of selection,, namely i. -he may appear in person ; he may appear only by counsel ; or ho may decliue to appear aV""-, a tue c"813 f Justko Samuel Chase, of the United States Su premo Court, impeached in 1805, the Senate, af ter organizing as a high court of impeachment, adopted the following as one of its rules of pro ceeding; r ,,i a- -r "10. The pereon impeached shall then bo call ed to appenr and answer thd articles of impeach ment exhibited against him. If he apfmrt, 011 11T rKRSoK fob him., tht oupturanM thall he recorded, ttatinf particularly f hyhimtelf, ob'IF j by agent on ATTORNEY : naming the perton. ap pearing, and tH capacity in mhich he appear t. If he dote not appear, either per tonally, on by agent oa attoknby, tin tame thall be recorded." - It is clear, from thi woighty and author itative precedent, that General Butler is whol ly wrong ia his law laeteod of the President being - taken iirto custody and imprisoned, it depends-oa 61 foTuntaty Choice Vbether he will appear befqte, tlie- court at all, If he ap pears, he is just as free to r ppear by attorney as in person. , . Judge Story, in h( commentaries on the Con gtitutioh; descriVCs at length the formalities observed '-in trial for impeactmrai. . We cito the . following passage as corroborating the in ferences -wo have drawn from the rue of the court in Judge Chase's case "ff he" (the per son impeached "doet not appear, in perton or by mUernty,hii default it recorded, and the Senate MAY PROCEED KX PARTE TOiTTM TRIAIa OF THE iMraAiRiip. - If hedoc"ppear in -perHou or bf attorney; his'appcarance la recofded,'' There liave been, in all,.four cases of impeach ment since the beginning of -6$ir government, namely, that of William -Blount,-179r Jn Pickering, 1803 j Samuel Chase, 1805, and Jas. IL Pock, 183U , The law governing euch trials, as stated by Judge Story, is founded on the pre cedents furnished by these four eases. The ar gument of General Butler in support of the position of WrodeH Phillips that the President must necessarily be suspended from office du ringithe trial", fall to the ground in tho face of this uniform usage. But, even if the exploded assuinntion of Butler were correct, tho taking f the President iat temporary custody would ot opersito-as a suspension rrom omee. 11 ne should be totally disabled for 'six? weeks by typhus fever, we suppose no body is alurd enough to say that he wonld cease to be Presi dent during nis illncs,,arid that( fhe President of the Senate would be inducted into the execu tive chair.1 The government would, in that ease, be adm'nistered- by the heads 8f departments, and papers requiring h president's name would xomain unsigned until hia recovery. - That his offlee. oonld. not be filled by another person during hie transient disability may be shown by a conclusive Analogy, Suppose Chief Justice Chase shouW he impeacbedi, would his office be vacant during the trial I If so, the President OouW 'send to the Senate a nomination to filjthe vacancy. The idea of his doing so is utterly preposUrci TbefBc can be vacated only after a eonviction, and in-consequence ot, a sentence. 10 uibkb tpe uiuuo yuvMt m uuij penalty which the Constitution allows against an officer impeached1; and it is absurd to sup pose the punishment can date f.om the accusa tiofrtnstead of from the judgetnrrtr " ; If we were to hazard a coiijoctnre as to the course of the Presidant, in ease be should be im peached, it would bo that he will object to the competency of the court and refuse to appear.- If, when tlie- law gives man the benefit of twelve jurymen, n iniqnitons court should at tempt to trj him before seven, JiCwould refuse to plead. The Constitution gives an impeach ed officer the right to be tried by seventy-two Senators, and requires two-thirds of the mem bers to convict . If the Radicals attempt to try the President by fifty-two, be bee a right to deny he jurisdiction iisf court iof , impeachment ) eomposed,i XAWil,); "- , . Mr. George Barton, just arrived at Galveston, from Cordova, MexioOr informs the -2int that rt.n Price was sick when be left.ftnd that both Price and Shelby would b glad to get back if they could tettjrn sateiy. - ICiC i tf. TasUtro, for many year tii chief translator in the 8UU Department at Washing-, ton, bu lately supervisea a numusenpt irom toe pen of the late Edgar A. Poe, which - will be published. ' 1 - - , ' I :'., " Speech of General Wade Hampton on the Crisis, Delivered Before the "Soldiers' Ar sociation " at Walhalla, 8. C, September 22, 186a Knowing the inkiest with which the people of our State regard the utterances of Geneial Wade Hampton at this critical junction of pub lic affairs, we lay before them this evening a full report of his speech delivered at Walhalla, Pickens District, on the 22d ultimo : Fellow-Cititent and Brother Soldier of Piet n: Iu response to vour kind invitation to join you to-day, I have come to participate in T the gratetul ceremonies 01 tins occasion, it at fords me gi'eat satisfaction, I assure' you, to do to, because it is eminently fit and proper that every surviving soldier ot the South should at all times and, everywhere pay all possible res pect to the memory of his dead comrades. An other reason which urged me strongly to bo present to-day was that I might have the pleas ure of seeing again so many of the men who-: lought so long and so well under my command. -. ,'. You may perhaps, fellow-citizens, think that any discussion of general politics is inappropri ate on an occasion of this sort, but as I may not -again have an opportunity to place myself right upon tho record, or to correct the misrepresen tations of both my antecedent and present posi tion, diswminated , by the Radical psssfmay; I claim your indulgence for a brief discussitm of tueso topics ? It is full time that some voice from the South should be raisod to declare that though conquered she is not humiliated though she submits, she is not degraded ; that she has not lost her self-respect ; that she laid down her arms on honorable- terms ; that she has observed these terms with the most perfect fuith ; and thatsho has a right to demand a like oliserviineo of them on the part of the North. Woublto God that. some vqice move potent than mine would litter these truths I Would to God that the tongues of those great statesmen of Carolina who in times past warnod, counselled, directed our people were not hushed in death, or that those whieh more recently stirred tho southern heart to its profoundest depths were not now a silent as death itself I But, perhaps, in the midst of this silenco so profound, even my voice, feeble as it is, may bo not withoutthat weight Which always attaches to tho utterance of tru th, and in this hopo I ven ture to discuss our condition and policy. What, then, is our condition IJTor-four vears-the South was tluTvictim oflt cruel and unnecessary war a war marked on tho part ol her oppo neits by a barbarity never surpaired, if equalled, in the aunals of civilized warfare. The sword failed to couquer her, for on nearly every battle field she was victorious, and hor enomies were forced to resort to weapons mote congenial to their nature-firo and famine. The torch was applied with, an unsparing band. . The mansion of the rich,;- the cottage of the poor ; peaceful villages; thriving cities; even tlie temples of the Most High God, fell beforo this ruthless destroyer ;" leaving to. mark tho spots where once they stood but ashes and blackened ru ins. All the industrial resources of the South were wantonly destroyed or stolon, and gaunt famine followed in the footsteps of the invaders. The men who had borne without a-nfurmur every privation, who bad faced death in. thousand shapes without flinching, were not proof against tlie cries which came to them from homeless and Warring wives and children. TbeV laid down thnif armB, which they had crowned with eternal lustre, and they accepted the terms of fered to them by tho North. What were these terms ? " Throughout the "whole war the North declared in the most solemn and authoritative manner that she fought solely to re-establish the Union ; to bring back to ono fold all the States, and to givo to all equal rights and equal liber ty. This was tho constant declaration -of Mr. Lincoln. Mr. Seward not only announced tho same principle, bot he declared that whatever might be tire result of the warnot only woul all the rights, of the Southern States be preserv ed, but that all their institutions wouhVfce in. tact.- The Congress of the United States, in a resolution passed I think unanimously and never repealed, announced the obleef and tho sole .object,.)! the war to be thn-rostoration of the Union under the supremacy of the Constitution. The very powers under which we laid down our arms promised the protection of the govern ment and gave the assurance that we should not be interfered with so long as we obeyed the laws ot'the States wherein we resided. . these declarations were made not only to the South', but to foreign nations ; and the South was as sured that sho had but to acknowledge .the su premacy of the National Government to be re ceived into the Union as equal members ot the great family of States, with all her rights and all her privilege unimpaired. These were tiiSterms upon which the South capitulated.' "'On her part she was to cease war, to renew her allegiance to the National Govern ment, and to exprecs her loyalty to the .Consti?, tution of the United States. On the part of the North there was to be amnesty for the past, a re cognition of the Southern States as equal members I of tho Union, and a solemn pledge that all their rights should be held sacred. This was the construction placed by the South upon the cov enant entered into, and it is the only fair and , : . it. ;n . 1 ' . tt.. nonesc construction 11 win auiuu 01. now have the parties to this covenant fulfilled their obligations f I have said that the South per formed Iter's with the most perfect faith. Let me prove the assertion. She was to cease war. When our commanding officers signed the con ventions which put a stop to the war, every l soldier 01 me uuieueracy, irom me.ioiouou; to the Rio Grande, laid down his arms and re turned to his home, or tortbe spot where bis home had been. The next condition of the terms required from the South a renewal of her . allegiance to the general government. In every Southern State .the people, by their convention', their legislatures, and individually, conformed promptly to this condition. Loyalty to the Constitution of the United States Was exacted as the only other article of the terms required of the South, I assert that she has fulfilled this part of the compact, as well as the others, to the letter, and that in the true acceptation of the word she is loyal What is "loyalty f It is nothing more nor less than faithful ness, obedience to the law of that government under which you livo. Have any ' people n earth manifested a higher faith, or been more obedient to the laws ot the load than we have been since our allegiance to the government has been renewed I Many of -these laws we regard as iHegal and unconstitutional, but to nofr-ne of them has tha shadow of resistance been made. We have yielded an implicit, if not a cheerful obedience to all, trusting that time would rectify the vils under which we labor. What higher proof of loyalty could be givtn than this! . ; . " i But, fellow-citizens, was the South ever dis-v loyal to tlie Constitution ot the United iStaUi 1 I deny that she ever was, nnd I challenge her most bitter enemies to adduce one sinirle in -stance in which she has. ever been. From the adoptiou-of-that Constitution up to the time when she framed one for her own governance no one can lay to her charge a single violation of any clause of that instrument. Did Bho ever propose to change it! Did she ever evade any of its provisions I .Did she ever denounce it as a "league with hell and a covenant with' the devil F Nay more ; when situ framed a Constitution for .horself. did sho not udont the old and honored one almpst word for word ! Had the North been but half us loyal as the South has ever been, no war would have deso lated our country, and tho Union would lie,1 what its founders intended, one of equal aud sovereign States, bound togethttr-by the strong ties of paternal affection, instead: of what ;t now is, a consolidated despotism ol tlie stronger States, ruling .with a rod of iron the weuker ones. The South is, and ever has been,- loyal in the proper sense ot the word. . ' t I repudiate as heretical and damnable that morality which inculcates a "higher law" than the Bible teaches. And as to religion, I cfin fess that after the way they call heresy, so wor ship I the "God of my fathers." We obey the laws of the land ; we -pay the taxes levied on us ; we support tho vtoustitution ; and -we ac knowledge the supremacy of the National gov ernment. The North has no right to demand or to expect of us more than this. She has no right to ask that wo should give up thu divine right which eveu slaves enjoy ol freedom of opinion ; that we should deny tho principles we" hold sacred ; that we should abase ourselves iu the dust to propitiate her good will, or that we should kiss tlie rod that smites us. "8hU free-born men in humble awe Rnbmit to servile fjfumo, Who frmn-icoiinoiit and custom draw Tho same rLfht to be ruled by law , . '"""' Which kings protend to reih'ii!" " ' Shall we, who were free-born men, be so base' as to declare that our country has met the fate it deserved ! Shall we submit to the shamo which would cling to usi forever if we admit that we have been guilty of treason ! Bhull"Wo Cover ourselves with eternal infamy by branding as traitors the men who died tor us, and to whose memory you are now paying honor t Never ! Never 1 1 Never III Let any fate, how: ever hard, be our lot rather than bucIi dishonor be ours. When the gallant warrior-king of old saw in the defeat of his brave army tha ruin of all his hopes, proud, though conquered, he could still exclaim, "All is lost save honor.'? Let us, amid the failure of our hopes, the wreck of our fortunes, strive to save, like him, what is far more precious than all else, our, honor, I have civen you the record of tlie South, I have shown how well she has kept her faith un tarnished, now closely she lias observed heroblj Sations. Let me turn now to the rccoru ot-oie 'orthi Bear in mind that in giving thisf khall simply stato facts, leaving you to-draw your own inferences. 1 propose toay what the North has done. I h not intefiil to discuss-the morality,- the hontty,--mrho justice of her ac tions. Whon thetyraptlisputed the assertions of the plnloaophcrjtfHl endeavored to draw him into an argument tho reply of tho latter was : "I do not chooss to argue with tho commander of thirtyje'gions." Without being a philosopher, I can-recognize the force of this answer, and I waive argument as totally inappropriate in a discussion of this sort. ; Facts, which ' are said to bo stubborn things will be amply sufficient for my purposes at present , , i For four years the North waged war upon us, ottly, as she sotetnnly declared, to bring us back into the Union. More than a year ago the South expressed her willingness to return, and yet she Is now as effectually out of the Union as if she had never tormeel a part of it. Tho N orth pro fessed to fight for the Constitution. As soon as she bad the power to do so, she changed that Constitution, and she violated its sacred provis ions. The North protested that she did not fight for conquest or for plunder. The Southern States are at this moment practically conquered provinces, and more of their -moveable property isTnow in the hands ot northern .soldiers, who stole it, than in those of its rightful possessors. The parole which Southern Soldiers received promised, as I 'have' already said, that they should not be luterlered with so long as they obeyed tho laws 01 their own States. And yet on -their return to their States they were not allowed to exercise any right pertaining fo ffce citizens until, they had, under oath, endorsed nil the acts ot Congress, and declared the abolition of slavery fixed, irrevocable, and coiistjtiition- Amnesty for the past had been repeatedly promised to the South ; yet how many of ber citizens are still, in the brotherly lanL'iraL'c ol the Radicals, only "unpardoned rebels," whilst, her most nonored ana best iieioveu son lan guishes in a felon's cell, denied the sacred right guaranteed by the Constitution of a " speedy trial by in impartial jury." The Southern States were to be recognized as equal rnenilx-rs of the Union, They are still excluded from that Union. And even in the imposition of taxes there is no equality ; for the cotton of the South has to-bear a heavy discrliuinatini tax for the benefit of tho North. - All. tho rights of the South were to be held sacred, cue has only tho'right to live and to; labor, perhaps to com plain, though to do so may treason., '. I have placed "before you the record of tho South and that of the North. Let the world decide which Is entitled to honor, which to shame. I have drawn in dark colors, but alas t in too true ones, the condition of our country, and I now tarn totbedisenssion of what should be our policy. In the anomalous condition in which we are placed, it U a matter ot great difficulty to mark out the proper course for us to pursue: but there are certain cardinal prin ciples of which we should never lose sight. The first of these is, that as we accepted the terms offered to us by the North in good faith, we are bound by every dictate' of honor to abids by them fully, and honestly. . They are none the leas binding on u because tha dominant- and unscrupulous party at the North refuse to ac cord to us our just rights.' Let us, at least, prove ourselves "worthy of the rights we claim. Jjef us set an example of good faith, and we can then appeal with double effect to the justice and magnanimity of the North. ,, ....r.; ' These virtues, I would fain hope, are not to tally extipct ainong thrieople, sn(j there era brave men there who are battlingfor justice, for constitutional liberty, for 'the equality of all the States, and for the rights of the South. The only hopo, not alone for the South, but fof freedom itself, on tl.io continent, lies in the suo cess of this party. We are their natural, allies, and I would sacrifice much, where .honor and principle are not invaded, and then I would not yield one lot or tittle. to strengthen theft hands in ths great contest, which is soon to de cide the fate of Constitutional liberty and re publican institutions in the United Stats. The President of tlie United States has lent the great influence which his high position, his strong Intel lect, his firm purpose, and his indomitable wilt give to this new conservative party, and to hi support every Southern man should rally cor diully. .;' -.. " vh w S We may perhaps feel that he has not gOhe ito" the extent of his power or of our expectations in carrying out his policy to its legitimate ends, but we cannot forget that ne nas been the only bulwark to stand between our unhappy coun try and certain, irretrievable, and everlasting ruin. But for him the horrors we endured du ring the .war would have boon far surpassed by those ot peace, r And though differing with him in many points, I cheerfully accord to him the highest praise for the brave and patriotic stand ho has taken in defence of the South and nf "tlie Ci)iistttutioh. - There Is one other point on which there should lie no misunderstanding . as to our position, no loop on whieh to hang'a possible misconstruction as to our views,, and that is the abolition of slavery.. I have already intimated that the mode by which the North secured the acquiescence ot the South in the consummation of this purpose was a breach nf tuitu. on nor part, . !'-'; !... , .5 , i i , Ot all the inconsistencies of which the North has been guilty and their name Is legion none is greater than that by which she forced the Southern States, while rigidly excluding them from the Union, to ratify the constitutional amendment abolishing slavery, which they could do legally only as States of that Union, But the deed has been done, and I for one; do honestly, declare that I never wish to so it revoked. . Nor do I believe that ths people bf the South would now remand the negro jT slavery it they had the power to do so unques tioned. Undor our paternal csic, fronv"uiere handful he grew to be a mighty ioajii II came to us a heathen, we made hira Christian.---Iille, vicious, savage in his owrf country, in ours ho became industrious, .gentle, oiviliscd. I-et his hintory as a slavebe compared , hereafter with that which hewill make tor himself as a freeman, and by the result of tliat.J3ompari son we arewfilinir to be tudtred. A great re sponsibility is lifted from our shoulders by this emancipation, nd we willingly , commit bis i 11 v into his own hands, hoping that he may prove himself Worthy of the new position in which he has Iteen Dlaced' As a slave.- he wfl faithluli -to us; as a freeman, ; let u treat him as a friend, Deal' with him frankly, juol ly, kindly, and my word for it ha will recipro cate your kindness, clinging to bis old home, his own -country, and his-former-ma terfc-If you wish to see him contented, industrious, uss ful, aid him in his effort to elevate himsell in the Hcalu of civilization, and thus fit him, not only to enjoy the blessing of freedom, but to appnK'iate its.dutieSi,'.; ' " s' ' : The essential points then, in tit policy1 w should pursue, are, it appears to me, these 4 That we should fulfil all the obligations we have entered Into, to the letter, keeping par faith so clear that no shadow of dishonor can fall on us 1 that w should sustain Mr. Johnson cordially in his policy, giving our, support to' inai pivny. which ruiiici aruuuu uuu , vum wo shotihl yield full.oliedU'nce to the laws of the land, iiSMorving to ourselves- at the same time the4nlienatlo right of freedom 1 speech' end of Opinion j anil that, as to the great question which so piuteiiafly affected ouiv interests,,, abolition ot slavery, we should tfeclare it set tled forever.i" Pursue this course steadily"; bear with pstimieo and tligniiy ttiwcvfl. which are pressing heavily on y." vomuiit. yonrselves to the guidance of (o'd,"'iut , whatever may be yiror late, you Witt ti illilo tof 'Iaos' this- future without self h-prf:h.-" ' ! .; ', ,- -.1' Brother soldiers of Pickens, the grateful task your kindness imposed on me s finished, 1 wish that I could have discharged it in a ma iif tnortj-worthy of you, -cf the occasion, and of the ni(!n whoso memory yon arc now honor ing. - But yoor kindness, or which I have had so many proofs, will induce you to overlook the many faults of my performance, I era sure, knowing ss youmust do howjullyjny heartjs With you in the sacreVTwork you have this day commenced. " . ,,;.':r; '" i . It only remains for me to thank yon for the courtesies you have extended to me on this oc casion : to thank you, as I do most jrratefully, for the spontaneous end unsolicited compliment you paid me s year ago at the ballot-box, and to wish that you may be prosperous, happy, and free.--.., ' ,.-t 1 . .:m,,,... i-:'t; ,, " Master Owen i "O, aunty, make Froddv lie have himself; every time I hit him on the head with the mallet he burst out crying r rj ; i "That's vert ainnular. sir." said a vonne ledv to a gentleman who had iust kissed her, "Oh, well, my dear miss, I will soon makft it plural,'' 1 Every woman is in the wrong until she cries -riuid then she is in-tbs right instantly, 1 1 "vThef hav an entertainment in Dieppe' called1 "Luciler in the jaws of Hell." A side show is Lfcxhibi ting in this country, vj,,,, 4 , A little orphan boy: who hs rocenllt suppor- lv ,;,! h liii&olf l,"v tiliu.lcino hnnr. In T.litU " Ti.v-V Arkansas, has Iiccome the possessor of a fortune of one hundred and twenty thousand dollars, by the death of a wealthy rotative in Louisiana, , - ..! it . "! it1 -." 1 .Jlih tprbnttKh Oaaelte. 1'' ,J' "' 1 ' Tie Sword of kohert tee. ,' ? ' mo rf . ..... r ,- . . I, ...... 1 j -ill in tit -in! ' ' ..na'ik, t,totii."e''"- m fce .l.-,i7 ------- - . i r- ,..' 1 , h Forth from ita sobbarL pare.sndlbrigUt , - KlMijodth. award oLiol Fm-in tho front of tho de-dly 4kM, '' : High o'er the Drove, in tht osuao of right, IU otainleaa shoon, liko a beacon light, . -- --Led aa on to victory. --'. m.. j- ' 'OutoflUaaalbard,whertfAill long 1 ' '' .'r' - It olnmbered penxifully i . . :,.ih!.j ,', ; Bonsnd from ita rest by the battls-tong, , Bhiolding tho feobla, amiting ottong. '' ' ' ii Ouardiu tut right, avenging the wwpfr-.,.,, ... uleamea the sword of Lwl :-.. . -.( .. 7 ; . j). r a: ,- . - Forth from its ecmbhertl, high ia sir ' " . Beneath Virginia sky " , .' ; And they who mw it gleaming there, '"' -' , s And knew who bore it. knelt to swear i . , . Tint where that sword led they would dare 'ryOoi n Its 'tealibar. fc-HeVs kauil ' ' ' ' '. Warod eword from aUia m free, n-i "1 t. P" yrr swora lea orover Dona , Nor braver bled tor a brihtar land. ' ' Mor brighter hwd had a uhh m grantl - , 1 JSor Mane, a ehie like Lee (i ) ... . . , . Forth from ite'seebbord 1 how wt prayed. That sword might victor bet - --- T" And when oof triumph was deltved: -"! ' nmph was delsved, rt crew aere -wfrif if. nn jpdjiy a heart grew aere fri J, f t . . i We still hoped on, while gloomed the bli ""i Of apbleKobertLeel - ode Forth from Its scabbard all in vain 1 - Forth fluhed the sword of Lee I l" ' Ti ohionded now in ite ohoath hl i .-' It sleep the aleep of our noble slain, Defeated, yet without a aUin, ' '' j truudly and peooofuily. 1,, - .I,,,,, '( TFv!i1lebrM By?tt ' Knoxul". autW'Vthe elebrated Unej on tho Coaqued BanMr." , Tiia MrsTaniotm HoertTAii PAtiiMTKlla ferenc has several times been made to a -poor Rnnfedorate aoldim whn nifhar fmm i... , .. ..- ... . . . . ..... . t.u . (- ships of active service or from Injury in battle had lost his mind and his voice, and who at me tune 01 me lau or ine uonreaeracy was lett in tha hospital at Tallahassee, Florida, aaknown to all and of course unable to givs .an aocoiirt of himself. In the Tallahassee StntineL of the ' 4th. Instant, we find the following in roferenco to him ; . 4-iuh v "I'll Dnfortunotanrt llnVnniufi tin.nl. 1 n. tient in this city, of whom mu(h ha been said In this niinnr littW va kun -1. but is said to be gradually improving : and It Is thooffht thot with nronov n.inini t.. -.Ill rentoaUv regain his mind. Vf understand wopor, mayor rppos, nas peeaented htin with hew suit of clothes, that ho might be defentlv dresiiArl tnhedrtvn ami In u... bulanoe, to enjoy the benefit of the fresh air ou - too cuaiiRe 01 teens, wnicn nave nad a good effect, . Hundrrds ot letters continue Uo ba reouived nuiltinw tnni,lrU-.ln mal atlnn. in illa - - v HJ -- 1 ---J - -. ,u.v truly unfortunate man,, but none, as vet, have ".-m uix i-Miui iu rumoring nun to nis rrienas. " He receives the verrhnet nntlnfi at- ill V..l. of lilt hoonital manacmra . whn ham A !FmalI k great attachment for him, on account of , his m-rr-"' rTT""1!" ,11(111.11. The men, who have had mutual hate knock- ed ont and mutual respect knocked in by hard mows, are tne men alter ail, to cement the Uowm, it that delicate operation can ever be dona,. We hope that we will lis pardoned for a personal Incident, in this connection. .Wo had two par ticular friends in theU. 8. arint; the one horn nonn 01 tne Husouehanna, ant the other Bout n of it. Both adhared to the IF. a Government The Northern man took the field and fought us obsti nately 1 ine 1 ooutnern Jtept out Ot harrn's away,, . but secured a good paying position, as a' teach er. After the war, we wrote to the latter, which be-eused to answer. : The former warning that we had fallen into the hands of the I'ISIess- ed Bureau" and other benevolent institutions, sent OS a kind Invitation to bring the wife and little rebs to spend the summer months with him. : It is easy in this ease to answer the ques tion "which now of these two, thmkest thoVie neighbor unto him, which fell among thieiei Lani W Love (, P., JZ Uill . - '- 'fleralawi'wl'-,"h'Mr'- ...... ,.Y'KJ . 0fiotAx ToiirooMtHT.-VaaT Sbhtiubiita The Herald' Washington letter of Monday says: .. -vr - , captain Dick Meade, or the navr. had a warm interview with Secretary Btanto to-day. . The secretary nas oraerea ine ttebel archives to .be placed in Captain Meade' house, instead of Ford's theatre, which was vurchased for that purpose, on the ground that It would be disre spectfui to the memory of Abraham Lincoln, who waskilled ther, to place these Rebel me morials in that building. ' Captain Mcado claims that such use of the hotise- ct his -lite mother is objectionable on the same gronnd. ana ne aemanns mai ine government shall take the house ofLhi hand.. ' .- Boston, Oct. 9. Maria Cavanauerh and Ilan- . nab McLouuhlin, nirls of twenty veart of ara. jumped from Oragie's Bridge, early thi morn ing, locked in each other's arms. They were taken irom ine water try some Doatmen, Maria Cavan- augh dead, and Uannah McLonghlin surviving. Oen. Frank Blair attempted to address a merit- ing at Cape Girardeau, Missouri, on Saturday evening, but was driven from tb stand with stones and followed to the hotel with hooting. The windows on the side whore Oen, Blair was known to be were all broken. " ' u - it;-'. ' -s-''' - -i-.f-'i .f' At The marriage of Levi Bamberger, and 'Mis Sarah Rosenthal in the Jewish Synagogue at Louisville, Ky., was performed with "such" a. blare of pomp and eironrastanoe, that the Jovr ' nal gives a column in a escribing the gorgeous scene. ,,;, ,-. j?. . ,; "Ths Bouth is not dupe and fool enough ' to accept the conditions the Radicals offer. Even if everything which toe Radicals offer to-day ; were accepted they would have something.., worse toe--Bowow, They can multiply conditions twice as fast a the South could ac cept them, though she were to devote herself, exclusively to the business of accepting. inUU Journal. " 1? A- p ar,tvw:
The Weekly Sentinel (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Oct. 22, 1866, edition 1
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