North Carolina Newspapers

VOL. i-m 172 WiLmil6T05fi S. C, WEDXESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 18G5. PMCE FIVE CEXTS RAILROADS. Cbar. and Rutherford Railroad. Otnc Wil,, Char. & Kctb. K. K. Co. I Laurinbargh, Sept. 7th, 1865. f SCHEDULE Up Train Tuesday and Saturday. Leave Wilmington- J-WA-M. Piversidc- 9.00 l-oVth w-t.10.00 Marlville---11.08 ' Pr.uindale-' l-s-io r. an.. Down Train Mondays and Thursday. Leave Sand Hill 6.00 A. M. Laurel Uill- - .6.54 Laurinburgh 7.30 8hoe Heel-.. 8.08 Ked Banks f.8.36 Moss Neck-. -9.34 Lumberton 10.12 t li tl it grown Marsh 1.06 Bladen boro'- 1.5 Luuiberton 3.1 Moib Neck-- 4.00 Ked buko-- .o4 Shoe Heel . 5.24 Laurinburgh 6.00 Laurel KM-. 6. vlrri'te a s.uid Hill 7-30 BladenboraM1.36 " Brown Marshl2.24 P. M. Kosindale- 1.12 " Marville -2.24 " North, West--3.30 " Riverside 4.30 " Arrive at Wilminirton.-5.30 " will be run as a freight train with passenger coaches attached. In addition, an other train will run exclusively for freight twice . i.l- if a sntlieiencv oi ireisnt is ouereu, pc, ww - WM. U. A ALLEN, Master of Transportation. : 163 pt. 9th "Great Southern Mail Route Opened. 1y SENCiEKS can now go from all northern points by Bay and James Rh;er Line, or by v ill and Boats lrom Washington to Petersburg, th'.iiee by Kail via Weldon, Wilmington to Char-1,-tou and Columbia, 8. C, thence by Boat to Sa vannah, Jmd Kail to. -.. AuUHta, Atlanta, f Macpn, &c, &c. ( lose connections are made at Weldon with Ga.ston Ferry, and at Wilmington, N. C, by Rail bouth and Southwest. ' ' S. L. FREMONT, 'Eng. & Sup't,, Wil. & Weldon R. R. Wilmington, N. C, Sept. 2d . 157 Petersburg Express, Richmond Whig and Bal timore American, copy one month and send bills. Wilmington and Manchester Railroad. Office UeK. Supt. Wil. & Man. R. R., ) Wilmington, N. C, Aug. 26th, 1865. $ ON and after Sunday, Aug.- 27th, daily trains for passengers and freight, will run over the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad as Tollows : Leave Wilmington daily at; 6.00 A. M. . Kingsville " 7.35 P. M. Arrive at Wilmington daily at 3.05 P. M. Kiugsville! ' ; 1.25 A. M. These trains connect with trains on North Eas tern Rail Road for Charleston, the Cheraw & Dar-lin-tou Railroad and WiL & Wei. R. R. There id daily stage communication between Kingsville and Columbia, S. C, connecting with these trains. There is alao a line of stages between Camden and Sumter (on Wil. & :Man. Railroad.) The boat connecting with these: trains leaves and arrives at Wil. & Weldon Railroad wharf. The freight of fice of the Company vill be at A. II. VanBokke leu's wharf, on the premises recently occupied by A. E. Hall, and by steamer North Carolina inrun iug to Fayetteville. :Ail freight will be received and delivered at this point. Passenger business is done from Wil. & Weldon Railroad wharf and freight business from above wharf. ! HENRY M. DRANE. Gen. Sup't. Aug. 2Gth 151 Wilmington and Weldon Railroad. Wilmington & Weldon R. R. Co. ) Wilmington, Aug. 29, 1865. PASSENGER TRAINS SCHJEfJL,E. FROM this date Trains on this Road will run as follows: Leave Wilmington at 4 00 P. M. Arrive at WeldOn at 8 00 A. M. Leave Weldon at 2 00 P M. ' Arrive at Wilniinrton at 5 40 A. M. Connecting at Weldon both ways with trains to and from Petersburg, by Gaston Ferry, and on direct to Norfolk and Washington ; connects at Goldsboro' with trains to Raleigh and Newbern. Also connects at Wilmington with the Wilmington & Manchester Railroad south to Charleston, Co lumbia, Atlanta, Savannah, Montgomery, &c. S. L. FREMONT, Aug. 30, 1865154. : Eng, & Sup't. Wil., Char, and Rutherford llailroad Office Wil., Char. & Ruth. R. R. Co. Laurenbunr.N.'C Sept. 7th, 1865. rpHE regular annual meeting of the Stockhol- J ders oi this company wm oe ueiu ai umnn bure on Wednesday, the 18th day of October, 18t5 WM. II. ALLEN, Secretary. sept. 9th ; ' 163-tm Wil.. Char. fc llutherford Railroad. ' Depot W., C. & R. R. K. Co., ) Wilmington, N. C, Sept. 11th, 1865. $ T?REIG11TS must be delivered at this depot by .C o'clock, A. M., Mondays and Fridays, in order to insure their shipment by the trains leav ing Tuesdays and Saturdays. Receipts in duplicate must accompany each ship ment, and freight invariably prepaid. J. T. ALDERMAN, Freight Agent. ofif i(i, . 165-s OFFICIAL NOTICES. To the Voters ot Wilmington. 4 THE undersigned appointed by the County Court, of New Hanover to administer the Amnesty Oath to the icitizens of the town of Wil mington and furnish certificates of the same, will attend at the room of the Special Magistrate, at the Court House, every working day from Mon- day, 27th inst., until tne aay oi eiecuuu, I1UUI S JJ1 lUlUil' - ' -J A. E. HALL, 1 Committee. ; 151-te JNO. J. CONOLY, A. J. HOWELL, 8. N. MARTIN, : Ang. 26th Knp.rial Notice. J NO. J. CONNOLEY, Esq.,. will attend at his office at the Court House, commencing this morning at 10 o'clock, and for succeeding twenty working days, each day, from 10 to 1 P. M., lor listing the taxes on Real Estate of the town ot Wilmington, and collecting same at time of list ing. Those not listing within' above mentioned time, will be charged double taxes. , ' J. SHACKELFORD, Mayor pro tern. Sept. 5th, 1865. : ; 159-3w. BAILEY'S STAR HOTEL, FRONT .STREET, WILMINGTON, N. C. JAMES II. B.4IL.EY, Proprietor. HOUSE open for the reception of guests at all hours of the day and night. No pains will be spared tcmake the guests of the house comtortatue in evcrj reaper The table is supplied with every luxury the mar- ket affords. A first class restaurant is attached to the house, where the public will be furnished with ice cream or oysters in Lheir seasons, wnes, choice liquors, etc. July 19th US W. II. LIPPITT, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGIST AND CHEMIST, AND dealer in Drugs, Chemicals, Ferumery, Fancy Articles, Garden Seeds, &c. ; Prcscriptibns accurately compounded. 55 Market street, Wilmington, N. C. sept. 14th , ; 167-lm BUGGIES. A FEW fine Buggies and Harness for sale loyJ 'tjU-w t t t xv w.m h- 1m sept. 13th THE UILlllXumV HERALD. WILMINGTON -w ; SEPT. SO LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. W ark pmpaeid to print tickets for the approaching election in any desired quantity at the shortest possible notice. Send in your orders promptly. Auction Sale Xo-day. For notices of extensive sales of leases, real estate and other property at auction to-day, by Cronly & Moiris, and other auction sales, see third cage. mayor's Court, Tuesday Before Com t miasioner Shackleford, The cases to-day were more numerous than "usual, and gave the court room more the ap pearance of something being done. Drunkennett. The first case called was that of a negro named Jas. Winfield, who it appears was arrested on Water street, near Kelley's sa loon, on Monday night last, in a state of intox ication, and disposed to be very disorderly. Proof was adduced that this fellow drew his knife on the police officer attempting to arrest him To allow a man the privilege of doing as he pleased,, and to flourish a knife was worth ten dollars to the city treasury, and so much was entered up against him. Three days in the cell was required of him also, that his ardor might be cooled before appearing on the streets, lest he should use his knife while drunk agafn. Bread and water and the cool, bracing air of yesterday will go far to work off all malicious blood he may have. A Dark Affair. Several darkey women, answering to the names of Peggy, Nancy, Dolly and a few mere of the like, was the next ease called up. They were arrested for cutting wood from property not belonging to them, and with out the permission of the owner. The property is situated somewhere near Cassidey's ship yard. Lewis Robinson, another ebony rose, was afterwards up for the same offenoe. Of course, there wa3 not one of the party who had ver been near theplace, although the officer arrested them in the act and confined them in the cell, carrying their axes with them. There Was no mote iu the mayor's eye, but the subject was so decidedly black that he took the nearest road and ridded the room of the whole of them with a reprimand and discharge. They rushed out like a parcel of truant schoolboys, leaving a ray oi light behind from the reflection oflheir teeth. Treasury Receipt Matthew Bunn, who stood heavy on his legs on Monday night, was accom modated with quarters by a policeman, for which he paid $5, with the privilege of retaining them twenty-fosr hours longer. Stealing. Ed. Shepherd, a negro employed in the Btore of H. Hartz, was charged with stealing eeveral articles from tho store. Mr. H. noticed him leaving the store on Monday evening and thinking he looked rather bulky around the body, examined and found secreted the articles which he recognized as his own, and he called an officer and had him arrested. He was evi- dently a very illiterate fellow, and looked as if he had been raised in the up-country. His case was sent before Jno. J. Conoley, special magistrate. : The docket cleared, the mayor reached over for a match, for his cigar, which action of itself adjourned the court until to-morrow. Special Magistrate's Court. Jas. Reed, a negro boy, was arraigned before Justice Conoley yesterday, for assaulting, on last Siturday, Amos Ghally, another boy, with a knife. An examination of the case was en- tere i into by the justice and the facts arrived at, when he required both parties to give bond for their appearance at the next court in the sum of two hundred dollars, and also to keep the peace. The case of Ed. Shepherd, sent from the mayor's court, was called, when he plead guilty to the charges, and in default of bail was lodged Returnkd. We are much pleased to notice the return to this town, with a view to a perma nent Settlement among us, of Mr. J. C. Abbott, lately " brigadier general in the United States volunteer army, and for a long period command ant of this post. During his official residence amon? us General Abbott-made many warm friends by the uniform courtesy and urbanity he displayed in his social intercourse with the people, and the justice, tempered with modera- tion and kindness, with which he discharged his official duties. He will meet a warm recep tion now that he returns as a citizen to cast in his lot with us. We cordially wish him every success in whatever enterprize he may embark. Coming Up. The number of names registered thus far, as having taken the amnesty oath, amounted late yesterday afternoon to something over three hundred. To-morrow is the day set apart fot the election, and persons expecting to exercise the right of suffrage had better avail themselves of the opportunity and qualify to day. Thus far the number qualified is consider ed very small. Fob New York To-oay. The steamers Gen. Sedgwick and Commander leave for New York this mbrninsr. The first named vessel was to have sailed yesterday afternoon but from some part jf not 0f tae witnesses named yes cause did not leave. They both have full ear- terday by Captain Wirz, through his counsel, g0es. fS v ; tpy.ai A Snap. The weather, notwithstandlnj U A SAP.-The weather, notwitnstancung n I prediotioas to the contrary, underwent a Yery j dscidsd change on Monday night, and yeaters day was a very fair fall day, indeed, bordering npon winter, k&iq was continually threatened . . . . . . up to a late nour last nignt, out it aian t cme. Taxes. A crowd of citizens are daily to be found in attendance at the Court House, settling up their taxes for the present year on real tate. , The poll tax is also due. From the man ner in wnicn tne money xs taken in. no one would think but the whole, amount wouM be p lid in readily, yet it is feared that there will be many delinquents, the result of which is double assessment for such delinquency. Cagxd. Two negrp soldiers for threatening to use a knife. on one of the city police, station, ed on North water street, were yesterday morn ing reported to the post headquarters when they were arrested and sent to the lock-up, to await the action of the provost marshal on their case. They .will have a hearing to-day. Ho bse Sale. At an auction sale of a lot of horses at the Market house yesterday forenoon, there wasjsome eight or nine horses bid off at prices high up in the scale. Most if not all were past the serviceable age, and the prices ob tained for them ranged between one hundred and one hundred and seventy-five dollars. TT : Huso Up. A refractory soldier attached to the quartermaster's department as a teamster was tied up by the arms, to a tree on Princess street yesterday. He did not seem to admire the turn affairs had taken, and was quite rest less some little time before he was relieved. Abeived Yesterday. The steamer Twilight, Captain Spicer, fifty -three hours from New ork, arrived yesterday forenoon. She reports a pleasant voyage out. Chasoe. The hour of holding the Mayor's Court has been changed from nine in the morn ing until 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Thanks. Our thanks are due Mr. Price, purser of the steamer Twilight, for New York files in advance of the mails. ALABAMA. ; Meeting of the State Convention Ex Gov. Fitzpatrick chosen President One unnarea ana Twenty-eight Delegates Present What will Probably be Done Fears of a. Neerro Insurrection-rmi. tracts with Freedmen. Cincinnati. Seat. 15, 1865. The Gazette has a special dispatch from Montgomery, Ala., giving the proceedings ot the Alabama state convention. The convention organized bv the election ef ex-Gov. Fitzpatrick as president by accla- mauon. Gov. Parsons administered the oath to all the delegates, as requested by President Johnson. One hundred . and twenty eight delegates were in atte dance. The action of tho convention will bo con servative, differing but" little from that of the Mississippi state convention. Gov. Parsons favors action bv the conven tion for a Jmtssion of uesro testimony before the couits : also for submitting the constitu- tional amendment to the people New Orleans, Sent. 14. 1865. The Montgomery special of the Mobile News says: Many influential citizens of .Marengo and adjacent counties have petitioned Gov. Parsons, asking interposition iortue removal of Col. Lynch of the 5th Wisconsin cavalrv. as LyuchV sentiments would lead to a negro rebellion against the whites, and bloodshed. Gen. Swain of the freedmen's bureau in Alabama, has given orders that all contracts with the treedmen for labor must be reduced to writing, and approved by the agent of the nureau lor plantation labor. Employers must stipulate to provide sufficient food, quarters, and medical attendance for the laborers, and such further compensation as may be agreed upon. bucb contracts will be a lien upon the crops raised upon plantations, of which not more than one-half shall be removed until full pay ment to the laborers is made and the contract canceled by the agent of the bureau for plan tation labor. Absentees from labor without good cause will be proceeded against as va grants, and may be set to work on the public roaus or w uo oiner laDor, or turned over to the freedmen's bureau. Gov. Parsons and Gen. Wood have ap J proved of the order and directed its enforce- ment. Ihe Times has a special dispatch from Montgomery, Ala., dated the 12'h inst., in re gard to the proceedings of. the Alabama state convention, which is as follows : The convention met to-d;jY. Ex-Gov. Fitzpatrick was elected permanent president by acclamation. Kesolutions were adopted for the president to appoint a committee consisting ot one member from each judicial district, to report amendments to the constitution and in favor of restoring the state to her relations with the federal government, A committee was also appointed to make a report in relation to tne act ot secession, ana . ... . - . . also m relation to other acts passed during the war. The convention then adjourned until to morrow. I Oss of a Steajn&er. Cairo, Sept 14. New Orleans papers of the 8th inst. con tain an account of the vrreck of the steamer Shooting Star, en the night of the 6th inst , fifteen miles west of the Timbalier light house, while en route from New Orleans to Galveston. The ship and the greater part of the -cargo is a total loss. No lives were lost. A yery heavy gale swept over the Gulf of Mexico. No vessels had arrived act New Orleans 3 days prior to the 8th inst. The Wins Tri al. The military commission will summon a and by whom he expects 'to prove that rnany I of the acts ascribed to farm were committed byothere higher in authority.. by others higher in authority.. The prisoner Las been sick ever since the tr lal commenced, ' and is now nervously prostraid. JIASSACBTSEHS REPUBLICAN STATE C0SYEXTI05. A Radical Assemblage- Radi cal Ticket and a Radi cal Platform. SPEECHES;jBY SUiriXEIl, BUT LER, BULLOCK AND OTHERS. The !Vomiiiatioii and olutions. the Res The republican state convention for Massa chusetts assembled at Worcester ou the 14th in.-t., and is represented to have been a large and enthusiastic gathering. Hon. Charles Sumner was elected president, and about fifty vice presidents, including most ot the prominent republicans of the state. .On taking his seat Mr. Sumner made an elaborate speech on the questions of the dav. advocating with especial earnestness a cen tralized government, negio suffrage, repudia tion of the rebel debt, education of the people, in the disfranchisement and punishment of leading rebels. He contended that the "south ern heart, which was tired against the uaion, still preserves its vindictive violence," but failed to illustrate in what mauuer this vio lence was expressed. The following ticket was then nominated: For Governor Alexander H. Bullock. For Lieut. Governor William Cluflin. For Auditor Henry S. Briggs. For Secretary of State Oliver Warner. For Treasurer Jacob II. Loud. For Attorney General Chester J. Reed. At the afternoon session General Ben. But ler made a lengthy speech, following pretty much in the track marked out by Mr. Sum ner. He was followed by Col. Bullock, the nom inee fo- governor, who briefly accepted the nomination, and endorsed the radical senti ments of his predecessor-, THE PLATFORM. ; The following resolutions were then adop ted. - Resolved, That the people of Massachusetts reverently i ecogniae ihe divine aud Almighty hand, which during the strugg;e of four years with a wicked and audacious rebellion, has directed our councils and ie 1 our armies and inspired our poop'e, enabling them to rees'.ab lish thejr in?tiiutio:is on the sure foundation of equity and righteousness. Resolved, '1 hat in the hour of national con- glatulation and iov over the restoration of pea- e and ot tne sups em.-iey or the eonstuu tion and the Luvs thanks nre specially due to the braVi soldiers and pailuvs of the country, who .have upheld by land and sea the nation al cause, and by whom, under God, the great triumph has been aecomplifhed. TrrebWte defenders of the country were the represent;i- t'ves of the patriotism, intelligence and perse veraiice of the people, and the people will re member and reward them. Resolved, That Massachusetts renews the expression of her profound sorrow for the death ol our late beloved president, oi her warm admiration of his virtues and public ser- vices, aud of Ber heartfelt sympathy with his tamiiy and country. Resolved, rnat Massachusetts, which gave to Abraham Lincoln a unanimous support in congress throughout his entire term ot office, extends corutai welcome ana commence w "is successor, and the representative o( his prin- ciples, Audrew Johnson, "taithtul lound among the faithless, and pledges to him the same unanimous good will And support in his ef- forts to restore order among the communities so lately in revolt, and to reestablish govern- there on the basis of equal and exact justice to all men. Resolved, That the rebellion, now, so sue cessfully put down by the loyal masses of the counti y, was the most wicked ever known in the annals of history, its motive being the ex- tent-ion of the most abominable system ot hu- man bondage and its immediate occasion the loss of a fdirly conducted and constitutionally Resolved, That we have no theories to pro ordered election; that we agree with our chief mulgate in relation to the right of suffrage, magistrate that "treason is . the greatest ot crimes," and that those who are especially iruiltv ot this Kreatcnme ought to sutler con- dim punishment. Upon the mass of the rebels we would lnnict no punisumeui, bimpiy reuir- 1 1,. i ! j. ..: i ing that reformation ot their laws and cus- toms which is indispensable that the country may be speedily pacified and made united and powertul tor all luture time. Resolved, lhat w have fought a tour years war lor the supremacy ot the constitution ana, the laws, and that as good citizens who be heve in democratic government, we pledge ourselves anew to the state and nation, that we will submit to the constitutional rule of the maioritv. and we call upon all citizens ' throughout the country to vindicate demo cratic institutions by observing and enforcing the laws so lonsr as thev remain upon the statute book. Resolved. lat Massachusetts went no far- therthih political necessity and national safe ty required, when in 18G4, in common with the Kepubl.cans of all the states, she declared m national convention: 'slavery was the cause and strength of the rebel lion :" "it must be always and everywhere hostile to the nriucinles of republican government," and XT J "justice and the national safety demand its utter and complete extirpation from the soil of the republic." And now, in accord with these declarations, she only asks that there shall be on the part of congress and the ad ministration no relaxation whatever of vigor or vigilance mthe government of the revolted states which puts at hazard the rights of the people, to whom , the national faith is pledged, or which leaves in Southern society any .-eeds of the national crime which brought upon us the rebe'iion; whuh has in volved us m a debt of $3,000,000,000, for the payment ot which the bono1 and prosperity of the county is pledged; and which hay slain by the built-t, or by starvation and craelty, 400,000 of the lest men of the loyal states. Jlt.-ioicni, That the entire pacification of the country and tha restoration of order is an ob ject of the first importance, and on which re quires the exercise of the most deliberate and cautious wisdom, in order that there may be no necessity of retracing our steps. And vrt ; agree with the republican of Pennsylvania, who, in their recent Btata convention, express ed, tht tbnriction that t the people lately m revolution cannot safely be entrusted with the political rights which they forfeited by Iheir treason, nntil they have proved their accep- f tance ot the rtsults of the war by incorpo rating them in constitutional provisions and securing to all men within their borders the inalienable right to life, liberty and the pur suit of happiness. And wj call upoo'congrcsss, j before whom mu9t speedily, come the whole question o reoi ganiiing . the southern com munities, to see to it that the loyal people, white and black, shall have the most rcriect guarantees for safety . before, any final steps are taken toward the readmision of the re volted people of the South to their forfeited rights. Resolved, That in behalf of the people of Massachusetts we tender ta his excellency John A. Andrew, our cordial gratitude for his eminent services to Massachusetts and to the, union. . With conscientious .fidelity, with un selfish patriotism, with prophetic foresight, and practical statesmanship, ho has inspired the trovernnvetit: ho ban devoted five Year' of unexampled labor to the cause of national unity and the rights of man, and we bid him Qod speed, to whatever field 6P duty the com monwealth or the couutry shall call him. Resorted, That we unanimously present lexander II. Bullock, of Worcester, as a can didate for governor, and William Claflin, of Newton, as candi 'ate f-r lieutenaul governor, with pride and satisfaction, confident that m the future as in the past they will commend themselves by their i idustry, ability and pub lic spirit to the yoters.of t e commonwealth. Resolved, Tlut we present for secretary of state, Oliver Warner, of Nort'iampton; lor,. treasmcr, Jacob II. Loud, ot I'ly mouth; for auditor, General Henry S liriggs of Pitslield; and lor attorney General, Chestt r I Reed, of Taunton, trid and true men, knowu and re- Cognized by the peoplo as faithful public ser vants V Resolved, That we stand by tlnjipledgegiv n by the convention which notninaUd iJucoln and Johnson in 18G4, and will not unly "main- ; tain the acts and proclamations Uy which the. government, in self defence, ha aimed u death' blow at the giant c evil" of slavery, but "will continue to ask for such amendment of the constitution as will prohibit tlse existence of tlmt institution in ewiy part of the country ; tha, we claim that no slavehoMing const i tui tion, law or custom, broken up or placed at the mercy of the government by the act of re belli- n, shall be repaired or ivinntaiedHfov t'.io purpo-e. y with the tendency 1 practically reenslavi lg the enfranchised b!ack, and Rav ing loyal m: k under the control of rebel pow er. And we warn the people tint the pur pose and interest ' f the party -which plunged th' coun'.-y into war in 18G0, and dec a red it a, failure urlSo-4, is to sa rifice ali which has b"eu secured to liberty by u four years' con te.t, by repud ating its iormer demands for universal sutfiage, and all for the cuke of place and power! V Resolved, That so long as any important political questions growing out of 'the war re main unadjusted, no part of the powers of tho government can be safely oni in it ted to any political party composed of southern men, who were lately rebels in arms, and northern men, who, in a national convention only a year ago, declared that, "after lour years of failure to restore the union by the experiment of war, during which, under the pr tence of military necessity or war power higher than the cou stitution, the constitution Uselt has been dis- regarueu m every part, and public and pri- vate right alike trodden down, and the ma- teriai prosperity oi tue country essentially impaired, justice, Immunity, liberty. and the public welfare demand that immediate efforts be made tor a cessation oi hostilities : and further resolved, that no confidence ought to be placed in the professions of an organization that declared the necessary protection of the polls from the assaults Df ruffians and traitors to be "a shametul violation of the constitu- tion," which ought to be "held as' revolution- ary, and resisted," and that now seeks to rein- state itself in power bv nominating soldiers and provost marshals lor ornce, and passing resolutions ot confidence in arepubhcan ad ministration. but, as a practical question, we declare that so long as the great issues of the day are the maintenance ot the govermert, the completed integrity of the union, the preservation of the I . i i . ,!.. .i national credit anu tne national iaitn, ana tne extirpation of slavery, notest can -be made or encouraged which will admit to the elective franchise rebel soldiers and traitorous politi- cians and at th.8 same time will exclude loyal men of equ-il lntelligence-ousadds of whom haVe borne arms and shed their blood iu the nation's defense, and whose votes may be in- dispensible hereafur, as President Lincoln said in his letter to Gov. Hahn, to "keep the jewel of liberty in the family of freedom." Such tests cannot stand the 'scrutiny of 'the loyal American people. If incorporated into the new constitutions of the southern states, congress should rectify the abuse and main tain the public faith towards the freedmen, while it provides for the peace, solvency and security of tne country. Resolved, That in the appointment of a commission by the legislature to .investigate the condition of labor in the commonwealth, we recognize an attempt to ameliorate the burdens of toil and to elevate and protect the laboring c lasses Proceedings of the 40th Annual Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church for the Diocese of North Carolina. THIRD DAY. Raleigh, Friday, Sept.. loth, 18x. The Council met pursuant to adjournment. The committee to whom was referred that part of the Bishop's address rcla Jng to the present condition and religious culture of tile cdored population, submitted, tkrough its1 chairman, Rev. Geo. M. Everbarfc, the iollow ing report-: ; . "Where is, By the changed relation hith erto existing between the white and black races, a new, and to some extent, confused condition of things obtains ; and as this revo lution in society necessarily tends to create an alienation amounting at least to indiffer ence on the part of the former owners of slaves and distrust and suspicion on the part of the Continued on fourth page. " 1 i At 4 St"? a K,.. ' f 4. .' X A .-