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XKITMTA OF Wli't.' vuiuir UUBir" COUNTRY i MA VAT QTrtOTTft AND CUUfliW . - NAVAT. ftTORES Are seins: AGENTS , rors r,aMe terme. repared to fill, on the mo . j . lers lor A TED ZELL'S RAWBONB BRft wroifl innTTNTEB, 1. J V W ' . " WILMINGTON nrnnrfir POT A K 4 WILMINGTON, N. C, SATURDAY MORNING DECEMBER The Constitution and Suflrarge. Washinson Chronicle. !8 ?KUeSti0n of tbe hiSest moment whether there are anylimits to the power of the State oTer the conditions of .niw or to a State's power of Umitation of the rigSr and duty of suffrage, and if so. what th are. To determine thpnnaiifin-: ' is one of those nghts left with the States not expressly, reserved to them -in the Con stitution The only intimation that they bare of it is; found in article 1, section 2: "The House ot Representatires shall be com posed of members chosen every second year by the people of the several States; and the electors itieach State shall have the qualifi cations requisite for electors of the most nu merous branch of the State Legislature." But the right thus admitted to exist is not unrestricted by the Constitution of the Uni ted States ; for should the State i of Massa chusetts attempt to limit suffrage as once 'uw,tt8 i? tbe plJmouth colony to members of the Congregational Church, such a provis ion in her constitution would erect that Church into an order of nobility, in contra vention ot article 1, section 10. The same would-be the case if suffrage - were forever limited - to the descendants of those who owned land in any State at the time of the adoption . of the Constitution: l Congress which is obliged, to "guarantee to every State inutile Union a republican form of go ernmenV'has a right to determine that to government is such that is not based on the contest of a majority of the adult male pop ulation : may . disown any constitution or L amendment of a constitution which has not ov,v5jjicu uj vute ui a majority oj tne adult males, or which having been hereto fore acknowledged, shall be found to exclude a majority of the adult males from suffrage ; for the adult males represent the . fighting force of a! people, and if a majoritv of this un-c uCj-uomcu a paniuipaiioa in me gov ernmenl, hat government is in an unstable equilibrium, in which it can be maintained only by artifice. , Congress might, in the same way, decide that a government was not republican, or that there existed an ordei of nobitity when a part of the inhabitants inherited from their fathers or mothers an exemption from any species of taxation to which others were liable, or were admitted to any share! of government fiDm,which others, in virtue of their dsecent, were excluded. Jn qther words, it might'declarejany law making any distinc tion of race or color, either! for holding of fice for jurors, or witnesses, or for school privileges, or any other, ur republican ; Neither may any State J limit sufirage to persons-born within its pwn bquncs. Thjs would conflict with Art. IV, Sec. 2. But what then was in fact the discretion impliedly left to the State in limiting suf frage ? Clearly' jt leaves them the right to impose a property qualification, to exclude paupers, convicts, mose wno pay no taxes, or who are unable to read, to limit the right and duty to persons of certain age and sex, and to decide bow long a citizen shall nave lived in the State before ' voting ; for on most, it not alj tftese points, the practice of States . differed at the time1 pf the forgiation of the Constitution, and the proposal to induce uniformity in themsignally failed.1 But if it should prove that some States at that time also disfranchised certain free per sons on acconnt of descent or color, would not the right to do all that still remain to them? It by no means foilows. The con vention had to leave the instrument in a form which nine States would adopt. It would not be surprising if they should quietly insert a provision which they hoped would at a future day be applied to over throw some practice inconsistent with the great principles of a free government, Any, attempt to rigidly define what was meant by "a republican form of government" might have inevitaly wrecked the Constitution. Had it been proposed expressly to reserve to . . .. . . - t 1 ' - L!.l 1 U a State tne rignt tomase iawa wuiuu suuuiu be applicable to one race and not to another, we could readily predict the fate j of the measure : its fate would have been equally Certain bad it contained a contrary provis ion Slavery was left out of the Constitu tion because it was feltio be an anomaly in the nation ; and now that it is dead, the only wnrda in the instrument that have died with u oro nf.hrM fifth of all other venont." And vpimaT well conceive mat me reason vi mc absence of an express restoration to the State the existence or the word "white" in some pf onotifntinnq and laws, isut in no State at that time was a verv large propor fhfl frftc noDulation disfranchised. v" 1 re The control of Congress oyer ine suurage niiestion WOUld nave Deen mauc faiFutV had Boutn taruuua uwu - slavery destroyed, but with much more than half the population left at the mercy of laws made by the minority expressly to keep the ma oritT ID a more desperate -J.":L ih ih.Mfiit3 of a city taken by We see them marked out by their coleriad that color defined 1 brtheu - mater. r, vo u"b-"-rf-i , . ... .. - - i w nonnf nnt a But n7hem lnsolkoe or disobe, SieScTio '. white is a crime' and : resU,ce -,,itn.l crime. Jfirom cnaneis LXe nar-animals without an become l". fiftve them from exter- owner.- rr.-ZLl'.i unmo iHd m?nationfl but insunection at nome, ameu m5m abroad. Would a government t" 7 ohrnnd. Would agovernmeni nvioree , j ;i - ,iiaK5rr h "rfinnblican'7 that wouu,."--, " that would leave - i .; t citofA in the conaition "citizens" 01 ws. Tir. nmt.: . 1 lwa attoraea proux "jV'Voi SiOoDhl :Andhuman ingenuity toeT ;WWch the ballot u not an essential rtmpn and our ? ill o . - i J ' - . nntoArAn children ? uu- - ma ever yet are our Diooo, ur laws describe hated ms owu -in, snficial en- them as i femaie ana uuu . --r . but they are maae uy fint can enact But if a repma v-h.tes by I a gov concern;Stlng whits alone then gov ernment P?fnf un-ehtT ot the gov be tyranny which is ausuiu. , ntial t0 a re- If imparucaL t anj i gee no uKfn form of government anu - ;a onflrfts-e in a i;..vrr in a iouixeeun " . . i uf ; eviL The ballot is universal suffrage w an "7i L lmada of paupers, conv;, unsafe in i the hands oi V oseho pay those whdMOtwjj of wh3 no taxes. It irers metropolis ! -4. sane ward whose guardian is ever busy in- '5uuug uew siraignt-jacKets ior ner. rne fourteenth amendment offers a premium for. universal suffrage, a premium which the worst enemies ot it say thatMassacusetts will yet Come to accept. But it will never bring about impartial suffrage in States in which those who have now the power would prefer to be represented by a single man, sent by themselves alone, rather : than by , twenty elected by a constituency in which the blacks can ever hold the casting vote4 ;: So well is this now understood that it is the settled policy of reconstruction that no State" out of Congress can hope for admission without express provision in its constitution that no distinction whatever of race or color shall be maintained or tolerated by law. J. F. H. j ; . : - ; ;' -- ' The Alabama Convention. The following letter is taken - from the Boston Daily; Advertiser and is commended to the attention of such conservatives as are disposed to be candid as are not consumed by party rancor. ! ; i The misrepresentations which are so dili gently circulated, will most surely redound to the injury of their authors. Honesty is the best policy : - f t ; , We are permitted to publish the .follow ing private letter received in this city from a gentleman now traveling in Alabama : Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 28, 1867. Dear Sir : Thinking that a few lines from this point would not ptove uninterest ing at the present juncture i avail myself of the leisure afforded by a day's rest in my journeying to give you a brief account of the sayings and doings of the convention now assembled in the State capitol. I confess I liad not formed a very favor able opinion of this convention judging from the numerous reports afloat in all parts of the country. Judge then of my agreeable surprise when, on being brought vis a vis with its members in session, I beheld a re spectable and dignified body of men, main ly white?, whose orderly deportment and respectful demeanor at once arrested my at tention and banished all disposition for ridicule or contempt, l soon secured my- sen a spas, anii remainea watcqing tue pro ceedings for some time. The debatesWere very interesting, arid displayed muph vigor of thought and terseness of expression. By a wise rule adopted early inthe session, each speaker was limited tp ten minutes, which secured condensation in argument, while it added variety to the entertainment or an Outsider like myself. The discussions were chiefly carried on by the whites, whose quicker intelligence and readier discernment gave then a decided advantage. Occasion ally, jiowever, a colored member essayed to express himself, which he did id his own (original style; I do not mean common plan tation talk, but in tolerably good gramma itcal language, remarkable, chiefly for the absence ot any regular method in its compo sition. The illustrations used in" the course of argument iwere often homely and oc casioned merriment, but seemed.quite apro pos to the points at issue. I might remark in passing that some of these colored dele gates have had no mean education, and pos sess, in addition, the ad vantages or a varied experience. AH the members seemed im pressed with the importance of the" work in which they were engaged, and anxious tQ see it well done. There were men there whose gray hairs and self collected mein be tokened a ripe experience' and careful judg ment. Others there were in the prime of life whose serious aspect, and yet more .rest less manner, told of greater intellectual vig or and more eager interest! The few young men of the assembly kept themselves mod estly in the background, and seldom spoke. Take it all in all, as have heard it fre quently remarked since my arrival, a more sober and orderly legislative" body were never before assembled at the State capitol. Drinking is very rare ; among its members, anounose wno rememDer me uisgraueiui scenes formerly so much in vogue, cannot but draw a favorable comparison of the present state of affairs with then. As to the composition of the Convention in other re spects, I find very erroneous Ideas prevail abroad, instead ot a contused mass oi northern adventurers and negroes, of which many suppose it to be made up, 1 leany up on careful inquiry, that fully three-fourths oi tne wnites, to say naming oi iue. umw are old residents of good standing in their several communities. Many of them are law yers of known talent, and few have worn the judicial ermine. That they aid nop command a larger support from" the whites is due in a great measure to toe tenor oi public opinion, which kept numbers away from the polish The Combined efforts of the old secession element and the renegade re publicans , who have scattered themselves everywhere in the South for the purpose of stirring up strife, have succeeded for the time being in depriving the people of. their senses on the question of reconstruction.- But that truth will in the ena prevail x nave no doubt. All that remains is ior congress to act firmly andwith moderation, ana we shall soon see the'States creeping back one by one into their former loyal status. Hoping you may find the above of suffi cient interest to repay perusal, and with liberty to publish if you think proper, I re main, dear sir, yours very truly, postscript. - Mobile, Nov. 3U, 1867. i fl r an manv misrepresentations - r'"'u , j- c afioat as to the character anu ui'uua iu nniftniofa that some ettort snouia be made to correct them. The position of loval men here is- still a trying one. Thej are stigmatized as socialists, enemies to tneir own race, ccc.$ ana n tuej - out openly in favor of reconstruction on the congresswnal plan, their business is run down and their families neglected, so that many, very many, wbojmight othemise be relied on for active aid, deem prudence the better part of valor. I could give you many par ticulars, but have npfc time. . . .This State is peculiarly fortunate m hav ing a governorelected by the people . at Sfge, who properly appreciates the Ration and is doing all he can to aid the conyen on " I had the pleasure of an introduction to him day before yesterday, Yours, &c. Things tot Forever. TiOSt wealth may be restored by industry VL!! hSth by temperance-aUen- r" " . Z .a inf fercrettulness ated tnenasnio swwc- forfdted repuutiqnon j even and virtue; But nnn eve r, w j .i.:- .i;VifArl vears. tthorf tb. fearfcl blot of.-Mtri. Heaven's record The Oldest Man-IOR Vonr. om There is residing at this time in the village of Jefferson, Plain township, Wayne county. Obiofive miles west of Wooster, the oldest man in the State of Ohio, and probably in the United States. -r-- ! ; . His name is John Folgate. He'was born in Lebanon county, vPennsylvania, in the month of February, 1759, making him 108 years old. He emigrated to Ohio in 1829, and has lived, since that time, and industri ous quiet, and unobtrusive life in Jefferson; He was consequently seventy years otage when he settled in that village having al ready attained the period in life designated in Holy Writ as the usual limit of human existence, and at which most men, under the burden of so many years die. Physically he is rather small probably under medium size-but 'exhibits a compact form and well constructed body which, no doubt, eighty years ago, was one of physical excellence and muscular perfection. - He was married at the age of thirty to Elizabeth Wolgamott-the very mention of whose name starts bitter tears in those old eyes that have led him upward through the d&kness and labyrinths of a centurv. His His wife was born in Lancaster county, Pennsyl vania, turee years oeiore the battle of Lex ington, and three years after the birth of the great Bonaparte. She had often seen and spoken to; Washington, Her death occurred January 29, 1849, in her 78th year. An only child was their wedded inheritance, and the old man, who carries on his back the weight of well nigh a million hours, weeps and wonders that the son, aged fifty years, should be dead, and the father here. He was a teamster in bis early years about Baltimore, Maryland, and in Pennsylvania, but for the last sixty or seventy years has been engaged in mechanical labor. He was drafted in the war of 1812, shouldered his musket, but was discharged on account of his old age, sq that fifty-five years ago he j was too far advanced ih life to beja soldier. At the time he was drafted he was keeping a tavern at a place called "sporting hill," near Baltimore. .In politics -he was an ; Old Line Wnig, but in political as well as social life, whilst he had stern cbnyictions., ' he had but few pred judices. a . He was thirty years old virhen Washington was first made President, and gave him his vote. He wa's old enoqgh j to have been the father of (generals Jackson! and Scott, and the grandfather of James K. Polk; he was eleven years old when Whjtcfield the leader of . Calvanistic Methodists, died ; he might have been the father of Torn Moore and Lord Byron, the preceptor of Charles Lamb, and the schoolmate of Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and Lafayette, ' who all long since, have been wrapped in the shroud Jjf that great unknown mystery death, " Ilia ancestors were of the pure German stockand his language is the broken "Penn sylvania Dutch." His seat in the sanctuary is seldom vacant, j and he 1 is what may be termed a true Christian, not one of iSundey. pretention who delights dn religious ostenta tion of mariner, but is the plain reflecting disciple. In church he often starts the hymn himself and leads in singing. He is invaria bly in good humor "all his tickets from nature being stamped with i smile," For venerable years, hearty and respected old age, we dq not believe his parallel is to be found in the United States. The facts narr ited here were received -from the lips of the old man himself,, who is well known in the county and can be seen by any one wish ing to visit him. His mind j seems clear, he is cheerful and communicative, works more or less every day out doors, and bids fair to live another ten years. Memory seems to have failed him most, but his generarfacul ties are vigorous and strong. Said Madame de Stael ; "It is difficult to grow old gracefully?" but had she seen the subject of this sketch, she would have added, 'but it is possible. He has "grown old gracefully" and without an enemy. . If Byron could say : "In my little life I have outlived kingdoms and empires," what might be the exclamations of this old man. May he, in the sober decline of a marvel- ously protracted life continue to enjoy the calm and rest which is his glory . and his heritage., 2 - -i - . ; It we are doomed to be old and gray and feeble; let us invoke his happy resignation and sublime tranquility of mind. The Wealth of the United States And i : Great Britain.; Relative 'estimated increase of wealth in Great Britain and the United jStates, taking the period from 1851 to 1861 as the standard, and tbe increase during ; that period as the ratio : , f i GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. 1861... $31,500,000,000 3 43, 155,000,000 159,123,350,000 80,997,619,500 110, 966,837,714 1871............................ 1881 ........ 1891.. .1.. 1901...;. ...y. ......... ........ : ' ' ' THE UNITED STATES. ' j. 1860. . . 1 . . Jjll;. . '. . . . '. $16, 159,616,068 1870. . . i . . 36, 693,450,585 im... ........ 182,865,668,849 1890....;. 4.... ...... 387,314,353,225 1900.. ......L. ....... .......... 423,339,438,289 1910. 465, 663,482,116 Commenting upon these estimates, Hon. R J. Walker says : i , ! "Thus our wealth in thirty three years would be more than quadruple that of England.; J "The Earbpean bankers, and especially the people of Germany, now fully understand these results. They know, also, the reasons of our hitherto wonderful progress our free institutions; our Immense emigration, add ing nearly three thousand; millions to our wealth from 1850 to I860, and our magni ficent public aomain, with our homestead and pre-emption systems. They know, also, our capacity for resumption, -and look with amazement and distrust at bur failure to do ;SO ' ' '-'i" -jr.;. ' , ... I I '-:' : " "I nm opposed to any considerable pay ments at present in extinguishment of the principal of our public debt ; not because I regard a public debt a blessing; far other wise : but when the debt is incurred the great nraA,;nn hv what svstem and at what rate of payment will the public interest be best "To decrease the principal of our public debt by present annual payments of fifty to one hundred millions of dollars is to increase to that extent the present burden of taxation, which is grinding out the substance of our people and immensely retarding! the i progress, Sf oar wealth: That it is vastly injurious now will not be denied, nor will posterity kv na rn u r We have seen h that at the rate of progress from 1850 to 1860 our wealth Z"' we'anouTd.t tlt date.brthi, suppose that we 14, 1867. oppressive process, have Tt?n whole national debt of $2,500,000,000. Ac-, cording to very principle of political econoiH my, such a process, so oppressive to our in dustry, and retarding so much the progress I ot our wealth, would have diminished the aggregate in 1901 at least jthen per cent: It would be much greater, but even at ten per cent the diminution in 1901 would be $46, 566,348,211. Now, deduct from this the whole debt then extinguished, and the dif ference would exhibit a loss of national wealth in 1901 exceeding $44,000,000,000 asHhe re sult of such oppressive taxation. Now, to pay six per cent, interest annually and reduce the principal of such a debt as ours is more than England or any other country has been able to accomplish in the same time. To do this require an annual payment (ex clusive of the interest) of over $16,000,000." But our payments ought to commence with a much smaller sum, say beginning- with only $1,000,000 and go on increasing at the rate of $1,000,000 a year, making the second payment $2,000,000, the third $3,000,000, and the last $32,000,000 in 1900; and besides meeting the annual interest, we ahnnld h J paid more than $500,000,000 of the prin- ciphl ot the publie debt in 1900. Thus we would pay annually in proportion to our con stantly increasing means ; for we must reflect that according to the oensus we could pay $29,O00,0QQ as easily; in proportion to oiir wealth in 1900 as we could $1,000,000 in 1860. - ; ' . NORTH CAROLINA, j "Murder in Jones County. Report reached the city yesterday morning that CoK J. H. Nethercutt had been murdered at his residence in Jones County, two miles! from Trenton The most conflicting rumors were soon afloat; as far as we can learn the facta in the case! are about as followsd- On Sunday night, while Col?Nethercutt and his family were seated around the fire in the sitting room, some persons entered the house,and before Mr. Nethercutt who was facing the fire place, could turn, ; some one discharged a musket, almost instantly' killing Mr, N., the ball passing through his chest. . . p . " The i murderers, who are reported to be five colored men, then attacked Mrs. Neth ercutt by striking her upon the head with a chair. Report says that Mrs. Nethercutt's skull was broken by the blow and that she cannot survive. The murderers -then pro ceeded to lock the children of the family in the smoke house next to the dwelling,1 and ransacked and robbed the house. During the night the children made their escape from the smoke house and gave the alarm to the neighbors. Word was at once sent to Trenton and Newbern and parties were started t6 ferret out the murderers or pursue them. Major Van Horn the commandant of this post, at once sent a detachment of troops under com mand of Lieut. Fletcher to the scene of the outrage. . , ; .-, Sheriff Colgrove of Jones County is also in pursuit. t ; I ? " This horrible murder has caused great ex citement and gloom throughout the counties bordering on the scene of the tragedy, "and the opinion is universal that the most ener getic steps should be taken to punish the fiendish J murderers. No steps, labors or money ought to be spared in the effort to bring these out-laws to justice and it is to be hoped that Rewards will be offered to aid in bringing them to light. "4j . Col. Nethercutt was a gentleman in mid dle age, who had served his County as Sheriff before the war and held a position as Major and afterwards as Colonel in the Confeder ate service. Manyconflicting rumors were in circulation as to the probable motive of tbe murderers, but there can be ho doubt, if the above report be a true one, that robbery was their object. Qol. Nethercutt has been a very quiet and peaceable citizen since the close of the war, and no act of his since then could have made him an enemy. It will be remembered by our readers that the Union Soldiers whoiiwere hung at Kinston in 1864 were alleged 'deserters from Nethercntts Ba tallion. The men alleged that they were re cruited with the understanding that they should not be taken out of the state and de serted when the battallion started for Vir ginia. This unfortunate affair made ene mies for Col. N., .who, was however entirely blameless for tbe order which sent his com mand out of the State. " We make this statement in relation to Col. N's., command, on account of a rumor which was freely circulated that the murderers were probably white men, who were in the Col's., command. P. S. Since writing the above we learn from Deputy Sheriff Ballinger that new evi dence elicited strengthen the supposition that the murderers were white men with blackened faces. Still later reports say that Mrs. Nethercutt died yesterday of her inju ries. Newbern Repiwlican. Address of Judge Underwood. Below will be found the Address of Judge Underwood, made upon taking his seat as President of the Virginia Constitutional Convention. The Virginia papers have nothing but slang to utter, when speaking of this Convention, i This address of Judge UNDERWOODjstates tb.t the maiority of tbe Convention understand their work and will do it well: Gentlemen of the Convention : I am sin cerely sorry that your suffrage has not secur ed an abler and a wiser presiding officer. You have my hearty thanks for your gener ous nd pattering appreciation of my poor efforts in the cause of human freedom and human equality. God grant that, with Christian charity and benevolence to all, and with as much forgiveness and iorgetlulness of past injuries and past conflicts as is con sistent with future, safety, we may address ourselves to .the great work of framing the most humane,' beneficent, equal and just con stitution possible a constitution which shall provide for all the children ot Virginia that noblest and cheerful deference of a8tate and the preventive of crime, a thorough and effi cient mental and moral education, diffusing knowledge and wisdom- as the blessed sun diffusesiligbt and heat, promoting industry, art manufactures fand commerce, encouragr ing all the higher developments of mind and heart which gives elevation of purpose, digi nitv and refinement of character, and spread the kind, charitable and sweet instructions of Republican civilization through all the activity of public and private, social and domestic life. May we form a convention which shall remove unequal and unjust tax- NO. 109. ation in shape of licences, and in every other form, from all other useful and lawful busi ness pursuits, rand make every citizen i con- tribute to the necessities of the State in pro- rwtuvu w ms property, j protectea Dytne - A constitution which shall give to every family as a school and refuge of those heav- Ahlv irirfnaQ tVi a f nlnnfn i'U - l a: . J . band and wife, ot parent and child a reas onable hope of obtaining 1 the! iecnritv and sanctity of a castle by means of a provision exempting a comfortable house, from forced saie, ior ruture debts, and so surround and inspire our Door Deonle with a. sensn nf nafc- riotism and independence, adding to manli ness all the charms naturally resulting from the consciousness of dwelling tinder our own vine and fruit trees, : where none shall be ' able to molest or make us afraid, ever arriv ing at impartiality and equality in discharg-; ing the responsible duties you have imposed on me, and asking much indulgence for the many unsuitable mistakes of inexperience in this branch of service. I wait the further pleasure of the Convention. When Women Vote- . au auiusiuR wruer anucipates tne time 'when women shall vote, as follows : L When women ybte our stump speakers will have need' of change in style. What is to be the salutation ? "Fellow citizens" is ted cold : Citizen ha3 acquired a masculine limitation, so much so that, prominent as women were in tbe French revolutionise distinction of citoyenne was nevjer lost : We suggest "feb- lun-vicabuicpj 1,110 uciug ttUCttUJft USCU to creature as a term of endearment. The 1 closer the stump-orator can brine himself to his audience the better ; the formal "ladies and gentlemenr for a beginning would freeze his whole speech to'the temperature ofa lec ture. It will be very necessary to learn, , be-; fore attempting a political campaign, how " women like to be talked to, Married meiif" especially these who have kept well the res pect and affection of their wives, will have the advantage.In fact, the .man who has never made love will be good for nothing on the stump. .To become a master in' the art of stump-speaking will need more of an ap-; p'renticehip than passing through the lecture room of a professor of rhetoric. Teachers of elocution will have to revise their rules. Demosthenes and Cicero and Burk and Web5 sfer will cease to be models for what is re corded of their sayings was uttered to influ ence men ; If we could get at how these great lights shone in their private homes, what . they said when seeking wives orjwoensroth ing wives, that might be of some use to us. Coldlogic must be banished from the stump ; we shall have to impress that, unnamed fac ¬ ulty, higher than the reasoning powers, which jumps to cpaclusions. Appeals to the spread eagle and tb the memories of our revolution- ' ary grahdsires will no longer serve as staple material; one dash in a speech of love for fettle children will be worth morcj than any quantity of veneration for great men, dead ' or alive. The vote for and against Convention in the State of North-Carolina. ; We give below the vote for and against a Con vention, as far as received : -J For Convention., 000 000 1,182 0,00 793 0,000 , 0,000 1013 813 9U '. 2,116 .- 823 1,043 T TOO roaj. 000 780 -000 4 0,000 0,000 "1 000 3,186 1,730 T 900 000 - 577. 1 1,055 0,000 000 0,000 1,063 1,460 , 833 1,766 : 0,000 000 705 3,543 175 0,000 . 000 Alamance, Alexander, Anson, : Ashe," Burke, . Bertie, Beaufort, Buncombe, Brunswick, Bladen, Chatham, Chowan, Cabarrus, Camden, Caldwell, Catawba, Cherokee, Carteret, Caswell, Clay,! Craven, , . Cumberland, Cfeav eland, Currituck, Columbus, Duplin, Davidson, Davie;. JSdgecomb, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston; Guilford, Granville, Greene , Hertford Uaulax, nyae, i Harnett. Haywood. Henderson, Iredell,! Johnston, Jackson, Jones, ( Lenoir,' i Lincoln j McDowell, Mecklenburg, Madison. Macon, ) L Martin, ,i 898 0,000 1 1,329 000 000 1,134 677 .498 1,604 , 400 maj I 000 000 0,000 744 maj. 2,928 0,000 0,000 000 000 0,000 743 000 V 566 maj. 000 2,610 1,043 1,026 0,000 j . 000 000 1,129 803 853 - 548,' 939 ; 176 majj 256 fc059 4,026 2,200 1,645 884 1,430 400;mj. 6031 000 000 849 , 283 . 163' 447 000 000 000 ooo 000 1,091 00Q 000 000 , 000 ooo 746 000 000 600 540 389 74 000 000 000 785 230 .194 96 . . 89. 000 Si 17o 663 600 1,085 583 259 000 Moore, ! Montffomerj,' New llanoTer, Northampton, -- Nash, : ; - r Orange, Onblow, Person, j Polk, I . PasqueUnk, t Camden Perquimanfl. , Rowan, fc Davie Kobeson; ! v' Rutherford, Randolph. Richmond, ' Rockingham, ; Sampson, i i Tadkin, furry, ; 8tokes, 1 . 1 8tanlj. Tyrrell, ii ! Transylvania, Union, Wake, Warren, Wayne, Wilson, ! i WUkes, - Washington, ' The whole registered vote of the State is 174,717. .It is necessary that a majority of this vote,! to wit, 87,300, -shall hare been ' east.0A the question of a Convention. . We -have returns as above 42,545 votes in' 43' Counties. 1 If the vote of the Counties to be heard from should be in proportion to the above bounties, the whole vote of "the State on the question will not be less than 130,000. . Of this number we may calculate on 90,000; 1 or 100,000 for a Convention. . , , drBRTILIZERS of all life? that nas rondition ol an w- HaVA itAtiatantlvAn 1 oi tbe New wonu ie8criptions. , ,
The Wilmington Post (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Dec. 14, 1867, edition 1
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