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REVIEW OF THE CONSTITUTION.
ADDRESS OF
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To Via Rople of North-Carolina:
The Convention" which met under the Recon
struction acts of Congress, to iorm a Constitu
tion "republican in form" for the State tf North
Carolina, preparatory to its re-ad mmission into
the Union, have finished their labors, and now
present the Constitution; to the people of the
State for their ratification. Thd undersigned
have been appointed lo prepare a brief statement
of its most important provisions and of the
principal changes which have been made in the
former system of government
THE BILL OF BIGHTS
states clearly "the general and essential prin
ciple of (liberty " and good government," v and
secures them by all the saieguards which ex
pcrience can suegcat. -The great change introdu
ced by this Bill of Rights is, that it removes
every argument on which the doctrine of the
right oi Becession has been advocated, and se
cures forever the integrity of the Union 9 nd the
peace and prosperity of the United States. To
the Unioh-iOving people of North-Carolina no
defence need be made for the bold assertion of
this great principle- ; i i J :
In the ExECUTrvls DiiAKTSrNTithe cluinges l
appear to oe muca greater man tney rcaiiy are.
Tljie names oi some officers have been changed,
and instead i of being elected by the; General
Assembly as heretofore, the choice of these high
lagents ot the people's will is given directly to
the people. This isUn contormity with the ac-
Knowieagea principles 01 Kepuoiiean govern
ment.f But two officers have
been created. 1st.
Lieutenant Governor. The
officer to supply the place o
necessity V for this
the Governor, in
, was so apparent
case of a vacancy in his office
Hint: 11 was pruviueu lor 111
the proposed Con
stitution of 1855. No additional expense is in
curred, as he will receive no pay, except while
acting as Governor or presiding over the Senate.
2nd. A Superintendent, of Public Works. A
proper care of the interests of the State in the
great and expensive public works in which it is
engaged renders such an officer manifestly ne
cessary. It is a measure of economy. The State
lias lost hundreds of thousand of dollars hereto
forfo5r want of the watchful attcntipn which this
officer will give to the expenditure of the puolic:
money on internal improvements. ,
Under the heads of the LEGisLif ive Depart
ment and Suffrage ad Eligibility to Office,
the changes,, which will challenge attention is
the giving the right to vote and hoiift office to all
the male inhabitants of the State, without re
gard to -race; color or previohsj condition. This
change was inevitable- Without it there can be,
no return 1 to the Union, nb escape from the
hopeless ruin which is inseparable from a con
tinuance iu our present, unnatural condition.
But apart from this convincing reason, reflect
ing men must see that a prudent regard for the
welfare of both races and for the peace ana bar
mony pf society required the extension of the
great privilege of voting to . the colored people,
and just men must admit tpat all who are expec
ted to bear their share of the manifold-burdens
of the government at all times, and to expose
their lives for its defence in war, should be al
lowed a full Dartiw'nationr in its direction, lo
refuse this' right to any class of the people
would be to continue slavery in a modified form,
a course too abhorrent to the spirit of the age to
be: permitted
" While giving suffrage to the colored people,
the Convention has not been so inconsistent
with itself, and with the great principles of Re
publican government, as to deny it to any por
tion of the iwhites. ' it i9 an undeniable monu
ment to the wisdom, and equity, and magnan
imity, of the Union popple of North Carolina,
that in three years alter tho close of a bloody
and devastating civil war, invhich wrongs and
outrages were endured that can never be forgot
ten, they have framed a Constitution, in which
not a trace of animosity or vindictiveness can be
found; in which the wrong of the past are ig
nored for the sake of the peace of the future, and
all who are now true to their country, are invi
ted to participate in its government. Such wise
forbearance is certain of its reward in the ap
proval of reflecting men how, and of all posterity
This may be the proper place to speak - of a
charge, which has been freely made against this
Constitution, by those who have : never seen it,
and have .determined to defeat it, be it what
it may. The charge is, that it favors the ' social
equality of the races. is untrue, nothing can
be found in the constitutioa looking in that
direction. With-the- social intercourse of life,
government has nothing to do ; it must be left
to the taste and choice of each individual.
Some person has been so bold or so ignorant
as to allege, that white and colored peo
plc arc required to be eurollcd in the same mil
tia comr)any, and white and colored Children to
attend the same schools, And that intermarriages
between the races arc encouraged. All these as
sertions are false, as .any reader of the constitu
tion will see. j 'All these matters are lft now, as they
were by thepropo&cd CoiuliiiUioii of 1865, to be regu
lated by the, representatives of the jKople in the General
AsscitMy. Any one who denies the propriety of
thus leaving them both impeaches the wisdom of
our ancestors and distrusts the people of the f u-.
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I The attempt to excite a false prejudice on
these subjects, is made for partizan purposes it can
Only tend to excite ill-will between races that are
destined to live on tne same son, ana ougnt to
ive tosrether m peace.' and it should be lrowned
down by every lover of the peace and pros perity
of the country, f - -
' JUDICIAL DErARTMEJfT.!
I Experience will soon demonstrate that tho
harees made in this branch or the government
taken altogether, are of great value. Some may
douot tne propriety or electing juuges. oy tne
people. If the people select wisely, no harm
can possibly result. ;The abolishment of the
County Courts, rendered necessary a small in
creaseln the number! of judges of the Superior
Courts ; and it may be charged that thereby the
new system will De more expensive pan me 01a.
We have considered tnis weiij ana we counaentiy
assure thp people of North Carolina, that if the
General Assembly snail carry out m gooa iaitn
the idea of the Convention, they will save hun
dreds of thousands of dollars every j year, by tho
increased despatch, cheapness and certainty of the
administration of justice. We confidently invite
the approval of the people to thist part 01 tne
constitution, it will stand the test of experience,
and be mote valued with every yeaif ot its exis
tence." V- b - ' ''-':'--!-'!'---:
1 COUNTT GOVEBYMEKT. i . .
The Republican principle of local self-govern
ment, which has been so ferule a source ot good
effects in the rortn-i!.asiern ana xMonn- estern
States, has been applied to the administration ot
the local affairs of counties and town-ships.
These County Legislatures,! composed of five
Commissioners ot eacn eounry; wiuj- oe- scnoois,
where the lessons 61 statesmanship will be learn
ed, which may be afterwards displayed in the
government of the State. t By these; various bod
ies, almost every man is brought directly to parr
ticLoate iu public aflairs. It may seem a little
awkward at first, but it has approved ! itself else
where, and will do so here. !;iv.
Education,
The Constitution framed by our ancestors in
1776, recognized the, value of education. It pro
vided forta University. This Constitution pro
vides for a University and for free public sc?uxU
for all the children of the State. All may eee the
ritfierence oetween xne success iu. iuc u iu cuu-
ocA and the uneducated man. vet as often as
noti the uneducated man has been giftedith the
ffreater degree of intellectual power ; the cause
of his ill success is that it has not been devel
oped. We propose to ."level upwards," to give
to the!child, as far as the State can, an opportu
nity to develope to the fullest extent, all his in
tellectual gifts. So noble an effort needs no vin
dication. -x- ; y
, IJIPBISONMENX FOB iEBT. , '
is abolished" except In case of frauds
A iiberal homestead is reserved to the unfor
tunate debtor. '
The barbarous runkhments of - whipping,
branding, and cropping, will be hereafter Un
known. Crime is as often the result of an igno
rance of the means of getting an honest living, as
r .rimmal -flitnnRlHon. Hereafter a Pmitenn-
MESSRS
RODMAN
AID
GAHAGAN
try will be at once a place for the) repression Of
crime, and a school for teaching the useful .arts !
10 uiose wno arc more npiortunate than crimi
nal. ,l- ; , r L,
People of North-Carolina! such is the Consti
tution which we"1 inviU y ou ' to adopt. ; j Head it
carefully, consider it calmly ; upon yon and your
will the consequences oi your decision fall. Ypa
may not approve every . part of it. We cannot
assert that it is perfect in every .part , Ton must
allow somewhat for the differences of opinion in
evitable among thinking men, j and each man
must yield something of his own views for the
sake of harmony. If you i approve the general
scope and object of the Constitution, vote1 to
ratify it. Do not be misled by thef 1 unfounded
denunciation of men heated by passion and reck
less of consequences. If you adopt it,f the gates
of the Union will be opened for our entrance, .we
will once again enjoy the inestimable blessings
of Constitutional Liberty, and may hope for a
continuance of peace and for a return ofcrar for-?
mer prosperity. With a climate and soil unsur
passed, with a people highly giftedby nature
with intelect and virtue, the State of rNorh-Car.
olina ought to be a great, rich and happy 8tate.
Laying aside all mutual crimination and mil
prejudice, and leaving the past to bear its proper
burden of sorrows and guilt, let us all niteto
make her what she ought to be. You, have bat
to wili it. and by the blessing of God, it will be
done- ' . I ' - ' I " '
WILL. B. RODMAN. .
GEO. W. GAUAGAW.
The Iutli in Regard; to
TAXATION,
better from Gen, Abbott 4
To Vic people of North- Carolina;
There has been and now is, in all the uCon
servative" prints atid by most of the Conser
vative speakers so much misrepresentation
in regard to the financial condition of the
State, and heavy taxes! levied by the late
Constitutional Convention, that I Am induc
ed over my own signature as Chairman of
the Committee of Finance, in the Constitu
tional Convention, to address you upon this
subject. '. " .
First,' let it be said, that when the Con-,
ven tion "assembled, it was found that the ag
gregate debt of the State, both principal and
interest, amounted to $15,238,000,and for the)
creation of this debt the Republican party
was in nd measure: responsible. There ; iti
stood out in full figures on the books of the:
Public Treasurer. It had been created byj
the Conservative, or more properly called;
the Democratic party, who had conducted
die affairs of the State for many years. The
question presented to the Convention was,
hist 1 shall this debt be assumed by the new
i, govern meat, which is to be formed, and if
so, what steps shall be taken towards provi
ding for its payment ? As this obligation
had been imposed upon us by others, it cer
tainly was no fault of our own, although it
might have embarrassed us, and to these
men who are now so loudly clamoring about!
the oppression of the Convention in regard
to this matter, we say that it was they, and,
not us, who created tho debt. ' There it!
stood, brought into life by laws of their own!
acting, resting upon the people, and binding;
every interest and every species of property;
throughout sthe State. It was and is a lien!
upon every bale of cotton, every pound of
meat, every bushel of grain, every foot of
lumber: in fact every production of the State
was, is, and will be bound to pay the debt).
both principal and' interest. Hence when
we came to consider shall this debt be as4
sumed, the Convention had this alternative,
assume the debt, or submit to the disgrace
of repudiation. And who of the honest men
of the old North State wanted to carry that
stigma upon is face ? That you may more
clearly judge ot the situation j in which we
found matters, let us examine in greater de4
tail the facts aud circumstances of the debt,
and see also the reasons which impelled the
Convention to assume new obligations.
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W. C. & R. RAIL ROAD COMPANY. i
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Col. Robert H. Cowan, a leading Conserva
tive, arid President of the Wilmington, Char
lotte & Rutherford Railroad Company, came
to the ponvention for relief ; his road was un
completed, he had no money tjo go on' with!, j
nor could he raise any notwithstanding; he
held $4,000,000 of 8 per bent, first mortgage!
bonds of his read, he could sell them only!
at a ruinous sacrifice ; but as a mattcr of,
temporary relief to his road, he pledged , in
New-York $1,200,000 of these first mortgage
bonds for a loan of $400,000. This loan was
due, or nearly bo, and if the Convention did
not aid him the New-York, bond holders;
would foreclose, aqd sell the road: for the!
small sum of $400,000,which' would be a di
rect loss to theJState of betweenjtwo and $3,
000,000. To remedy this, the Convention j
simply became security for the payment of
the principal and interest when due ; that is,
in case the road failed to pay the interest
upon these bonds, then, and not .till then,
must the State provide for the payment of
the interest. The amount of bonds so endors-j
ed was but $1,000,000. Next came the j
WESTERN N. C. RAIL ROAD COMFAJSYj,
Col. Samuel McD.
Tate, a Conservative,
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and President of the Western NJ C. Bail
Road Company came for relief, while he
wanted no nDDrouriations. He wanted the!
Convention to take immediate and decided
action, for the payment of the interest upo
the State debt ; his road was under contract,
and if he had the money to go on, he could
give employment to hundreds of people and
relief to thousands a
but he was like Col.
ong the line of the road,
Cowan, lie had secun-
ties but no money
he held the bonds of, the
State to the amoun
t of $2,500,000; they
could be sold for, say about cine-fourth their
value, some of these he had pledged in New"
York lor thirty cents on a aoiiar, leavmga
loss to the people cf the State of seventy
cents on the dollar, for every; bond pledged.
Col. Tate addressed to the writer of this,! a
letter in which he asked the Convention to
place in the Constitution suctt provision,
and pass such ordinances as would compel
the State to resume the payment of the in
terest iioon her debt. This he asked for in
the name of the State, all of whom must be
interested in the completion of this great;
line of railroad: he stated this would save
the State now in cash between two and three
million dollars. The, difficulty was there
was no market for our bonds, but New York,
and all that was offered for them was "fifty
cents on the dollar ivith i two years interest
added, this; brought the .bonds' at sixty-twQ
cents below par. To correctjthis it was only
necessary for the State to provide for the re
sumrjtion of tiie interest, anct tnis the Con
vention did, but did not direct a tit to.be
inviaA ill iftftO ' twelve vears hence. The
laniruage used was 'fthe General -Assembly.
chaii nroYide " &c. That is new bonds can
be issued to pay every cent otthe interest as
it falls due. until the people sball be able to
pay the tax, or a tax can be levied for part,
and money borrowed to pay tha remainder, j
. i ;CHATHAiI BAIL ROAD COMPAUY.
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This road reaches down to the coalfields.
QenvWl B. .Cox; the President, wanted an
appropriation to complete the Road $1,200,
000, upon the condition that the road should
issue 1 the same amount of bonds; tailing due
it the same time, with like interest and se
cured . to the State by a firs t mortgage, j Al
so the Western -Rail Boad, Mr. Mallette,
President; the Taboo, Hbad,1 the officers
and boards of directors of all these roads are
Ckmservativea and it was these men, long
citizens pilyour-own State and members ot
the Conservative Party that knocked at the
doors of the Convention and urged the pas
sage of this measure to protect the State
credit, by the resumption of Uie payment or
the iriterestr upon : the State clebt. It was
these considerations 5 together with the fact
thai; the Convention had forbid the farther
loaning of the State credit, and the fact that
aU thrbenefit of such legislation would be
for: the. benefit of the people of the State es
pecially, t.hose residing alongv the line of
tese projected Bail Roads, this controlled
the action of the Convention in shaping he
financial policy, as the bonds were and would
be.beidiaajfdilows:" I 1
Western N. C. R. R. Company, $ 2,500,000
vy limington, unarlotte, and
R. R. R. Company, 1
Chatham Rail J Road .Company
Western Rail Road Company,
Salem Rail Road. Company,
Tarboro; Rail Road Company,
1,000,000
,1,200,000
500,000
300,000
150,000
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$5,050,000
Thus it is $5,050,000, is to be expended
among the people, to build her Rail Roads
to purchase supplies from her people, and to
pay them for their labor, i
The Convention therefore decided upon
these two points ; 1st. To protect the State
credit, and 2d. To aid reasonably the pro
ject already commenced, .'j''
In arriving at this conclusion,'the Conven
tion was influenced by the additional facts
E resented below. They found that the State
eld assets, consisting of Stocks and.Bonds
of the various Rail Roads, and interest due
upon them to the State ; and of these the
Hon. I Kemp P. Battle, in his report to the
Legislature, J anuary, 1806, said "while some
of the set off are unproductive at present, I
believe in a short while, under the revival
of trade and travel, they will to a great de
gree relieve the burden of the Public Debt."
In his report to the Constitutional Conven
tion, speaking of the W. C. and R. R. R.,
said.; "That company having regularly paid
the interest due the State for many years."
The amount of the available .assets was
$9,981,000 add to this $3,150,000, it being a
corresponding amount of assets to be receive
ed when the bonds of the State are issued
as authorized by the Convention, it will
make the total assetts of the State $13,131,-
-ooo -'! n r:;'
The State obligation of all
kinds as per report to the
Convention, of the State
. 'Treasurer, and the amount
authorized by the Conven
tion, is :-- i . ;.:... ... ; .'
The total assets oi the State,
$18,388,000 30
are
13,131,000 00
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5,257,000 50
Leaving due
Alius tne actual indebted
- ness ; of the State over and
above the assets, is but the
small sum of $5,257,000
Thse figures ' cannot be
called in question, as the
State Treasurer, in his re
port to the Convention,
dated Raleigh, January 29
1868, stated the- debt to
be,
actual debt,
j $12,470,070 50
! 1,500,000 00
Interest due,
Int.
improvement bonds, 1,268,000 00
$15,238,070 50
Add to this the amount of
the contingent liabilities
authorized by the Con
vention,
3,150,000 00
$18,388,070 50
Ho reported the
assets to
$9,981,000
3,150,000
be .
New assets,
13,131,000 00
$5,257,000 50
The interest upon which is
but the small amount of
314,820
Now the most alarming possible view of
this matter is as follows, viz :
The State debt is but v I j $18,388,070 50
The iannual interest upon
IU13 IS UUt , ; i,iUl,CH:
Supposing, therefore, the State were obliged
to levy a tax to pay that amount besides the
current expenses, it would require only about
tk five triiU tax. The taxable property of th 6
State being $250,000,000, as stated by the
State Treasurer. That is, a person who owns
$100 worth of property, would have to pay a
tax oi 50 cents per annum; a person owning
$1,000 worth of property, would have to pay ;
a tax! of $5 per annum : and a person owning
il0,0j)0 worth of property, would have to
pay a tax of $50 per annum. Is that op
pressive taxation?' But, as I have shown
above, the State will not be obliged to pay
that amount of tax the coming year, nor in
any event can the tax be oppressive upon,
the people, j Heretofore, the great tax of
this State has been paid by the people, by
the poll; but by ; the newj Constitution this
burdensome tax upon the people has been
done away with. It is property now that
mustl pay at well as the people. Yon who
talk; about the burden of taxation, look into
your own rule of grinding the people before
you cry out oppression. , The amount of the
pbll tax in many of the counties during the
last year reached' the enormous sum of $5,
and in some as high is per head. In the
Constitution now submitted to you tor your
approval, the poll tax pan .nM, in any one
vear.exeted the $um of $2, and this includes
State. Chuntv "and CWik and $300 worth of
property to be taxed as one poll that is $2.
It is sqt probably recollected by the people,
that the State of NTortli Carolina has since
the vrar paid an annual tax of at legst $2,-
500,000 on cotton a and naval stores, yet of
such lis thefact : that taxhis -now taken off
cotton, and will be undoubtedly from naval
stores. Ihis State , paia a tax m tne year
1867 on cotton4 alone of $1,800,000 : for. the
year 1888 the people will be relieved of this
tax; and this is more than would be equal to
pay the interest upon ; the State, debt, and
run the. State government. .This the people
did last year, while it was a year of great
misfortune ; and there has been no extraordi
nary oppression from taxation. , Besides the
above, the people must remember ; that it
will not cost as much to conduct the affairs
of State trader tfc nw ConsUtution as it did
under the old' By a careful estimate it will
be found that there will be a saving to the
State of over $100,000. .
People of North-Carolina, shallit be . said
oi you that you are unmindful of the posi-,
tion your State shall occupy in the financial
world ? The time has been; when North
Carolina's credit stood at the head of the
list ! Shall it go down ? -
Some of your sister ex-slave States have
taken a" noble stand in this matter. Let us
look for one moment: Virginia, Tvith a
debt of $40,000,000, hasv commenced pay
ing her interest. . Tennessee, with a debt
of $35,000,000, has paid her interest for
two years, and the State! of Missouri, with
a debt ot $23,000,000,
pay the interest upon
made provision to
her debtl! and the
result is she has increased in population over
lour hundred thousand since 1 the war, re
duced her State debt to five million dollars,
and her securities are near par now in New
Yo.rk. This State has natural resour
ces that equal, if not exceed them all, with
a fertile soil and healthful climate, a'central
Eosition, numerous harbors, and traversed
y her one thousand miles of Railroad, with
a public debt not one jialf so large as they,
yet her credit is below them all. To redeem
the State you have but to come out like men,
and refuse longer - to listen to those whom
you have followed to your present jnisfor
tunes.' - 1 . ' f - ' ' ."'
4 A word more, and I close. It has been
said that these bonds were owned outside
the State, and that the Legislature looking
to the protection of the public credit was
acting for the benefit of Wall street brokers
speculators. This, were it true, is merely
the clap-trap of demagogues ; but it is not
tiue. As may be readily seen, $5,630,000
of these bonds are held by Railroad corpo
rations in the State, and it is estimated that
about $2,000,000 more are held by private
citizies, making between $7,000,000 and 8,
000,000, held in the State. To bring these
bonds to par, would therfore' bring nearly
$4,000,000 into the State!
j submit tlie above statement to the care
ful consideration of all candid men of what
ever party. !
1 ' '
Joseph c. Abbott.
POLITICAL MEETINGS.
PCBLTC SPEAKING !
Oliver H. Dookery, Esq.,
Daniel L Russell Jr, Esq.,
" ; ' ' '
Will address the people at
the rollowing: times and pia-
ce 1' ' ) '
cuiitofj, SAMpson county,
SATURDAY, APRIL Urn.
GMITHVILLE, BRUNSWICK CO.,
MO N DAT, APRIL 15th.
By order
CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
D. W. HODGIN, Chairman.
april 8.
tf
REPUBLICAN M AS S
MEETINGS!
J. W. SCHENCK, Jr., GEO. W. PRICE, Jr.,
GEO. L. MABSON, and other speakers will ad
dress their Republican Fellow-Citizens at the fol
lowing times and places : !
April 11th, Saturday, Holly Shelter.
April 13th, Monday, Middle Sound. ,
April 15th, Wednesday, Masonboro' Sound.
April 16th, Thursday, Federal Point.
April 17th, Friday ; 18th, Saturday; 20th, Mon-
day, at Wilmington, N. C. 1
All Republicans are expected to giro notice,
participate in and lend their aid and influence in
facilitating arrangements for the above stated'
meetings.
By order of the City and County
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Rooms Republican City and County Executive
Committee, New Hanover County, Wilmington,
M. C, March 30th, 1868. 1
April 2. 135-tf.
THE REPUBLICAN VOTERS OF RICH
MOND COUNTY, will t be addressed at
Rockingham, on Saturday the 11th inst., at 4
o'clock, P. M., by Messrs. GEO. Ll MABSON,
G. . WPRICE, Jr., and others,
april 4 137-td
MASS MEETING !
THE REPUBLICAN: VOTERS OF ANSON
COUNTY will be addressed at Wadesboro'
on Wednesday 15th inst., at IScIock, by
Messrs. GEO. L. MABSON, G. 'W1. 1 PRICE, Jr.,
and others.
, april 4 : 137-td
mum salooii.
rr?HE ISUBSCBIBER HAVING SE-
X cured the serrices of FEQUERADO, the
eelebrated Spanish Barber, Is cow prepared with
better facilities than ever to accommodate the
Cublic 8COTT already known to the people
01 Wilmington, is still with me. - ;
Particular attention ; giren to Hair Cutting,
purling and Frizzing;
- JAS. H. CARRAWAY,
Front street, near Market,
spiU3 HO-.tf
MASS
Ml
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MISCELLANEOUS.
TO SHINGLE MANUFACTURERS
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Thb undersigned offers for sale the patent right
to manufacture and use La any of the Southern
States, the .
MILLER SHINGLE MACHINE,
which is one of the best; machines
shingles, in usei r ., .
for rawing
This machine was patented on tie 1 Slh of July,
1858, and has been much improved since ; but
owing to the war, has not been introduced into
the South, It is adapted for Staves as well as
shingles, cutting them even, or" with any taper
desired.'" : .''-S"1? a : - -j
The saw first enters the bolts on the side, and
consequently turns put better work than can be
done by most other machines. " It is simple in its
construction, not liable to get out of repair; and
is built entirely of iron. ''
It occupies a space of four feet by eixi but can
be built of any size, the ones now In use being
for slaves or shingles pom 33 inches uown. f
CauJrTJF or STJhlGUTS
' - . FOB BJlIX OK -
f Very Liberal Terms. : '..
'
Machines can be manufactured in this city,
where all the patterns are on hand, if deairedh. ' j
A machine can be seen in operation at tho sub
scriber's mill, on Castle street wharf. For fur!
ther particulars address or call npon v 1
J. C. MANN,
oct 8-tf Wilmington, N. C.
REEVES' MBR0SIA
Improved!
It is an elegant Dressing for the Uai r. ,
It causes the Hair to Curl beautifully.
It keeps the Scalp Clean and Healthy.
' .(
It invigorates the Roots of the Hair.
j-
It forces the Hair and Beard to grow luxuriantly.
It immediately stops Hair Falling Out.
It keeps the Hair from Changing Color from Age. j
It restores Grey Hair to its Original Color.- j j
It briags out Hair on heads that have b:cu huld
for years. ,
It is composed entirely o simple - aud purel v
vegetable
substances, i
It has received over six thousand voluntary tes
timonials of its excellence, many of which arc
from physicians of high standing.
It is so!d iu half-pound bottles (the name
blown inthc glass), by Druggists and Dealers iu
Faucy Goods everywhere, at One Dollar per Bot
tle. Wholesale by Dcmas Barnes & Co ; F. C.
Wells & Co. ; Schleffelin & Co., New York,
aprfl 4th, '68. . I37-d&w-ty
NEW SALOON.
THE SUBSCRIBER WOULD RESPECT
fully inform his friend and theigcneral pub
lic that he has opened a
New " Saloori, r
at the corner of Second - and Market Streets,
where, in addition to otherattractions, the best
brand and make of Cigars will be offered for sale.
A large,portioh of these cigars ill be of home
make and manufactured on the spot, where all
can see them made, f and the material 'iiBcd iu
their manufacture.. deeply grateful fol former
patronage, he respectfully solicits an equal share
of favor in the future.
- RUDOLPH, F. EYDEK.
; april 7 130-2w
Union Machine Com
MANCI'ATUKEKS ;OF
Steam Engines ; Machiniits' Tools ; Wood worth
Planers and Matchers j Improved Stave and Bar
rel Machinery : BarrcL Tub. and Pail Stavo Saws :
Chair and Hoop Machinery ; Wood Turning
Lathes ; Sawing Machines and Saw iArbora ; Im
proved Circular Saw Mills ; r i
- also, ''''''
TURBIHE WATER WHEELS,
Shafting, Pulleys. Hangers. Mill Work.
WAXJEJ1 STJREET,
FITCflBURG, MASSACHUSETTS.
april 4 ; 137-3m ;
MANUtfACTUBICBS OF
Improved Triple Flange JFlre
ana isurgiar if roof
S iV. F E tS,
With
Combination and " Powder-proof
. s warranted free from dampness.
Jewelers9 and Hanlters.' 1 Safes,
Made to Order and lined with Hardened Steel.
Manufactory. 180 to 193 West Houston Street.
Depot, 100 Maiden Lane, near Pearl Street,, N, Y.
W.Terwiiliger, J.S. Lockwood,WH Tccwilliger.
A NN STR EE T ItS Igll I LL.
HAVING OPENED THE ABbvif ?iiLL l am
now prepared to furnish stores 4 and fami
lies with the best quality of Meal, Hominy aqd
Cracked Corn as cheap as any Mill in the Citjr.
Corrinround as desired cheaper than any olhhr
Mm. ' -''-; I cti.'i;-i..:'4 j
: Persons wishing meaL or anything in my line,
left in any part of the. city, MUST PAY FOR IT
ON DELI VERY, as I need money tortiarry on
my business. . ,
W. C. LORD.
april 7 " -. . 139-lw
WANTED.
AT ALL TIMES, AT MY MILL, FOOT OF
CASTLE STREET,
.4-
cut from 7 feet 4 inches in length up, notices
than 15 Inches in diameter, and free from Jtnots
or shakes. .
TERMS .--CASH
ON DELlVlDRY
r J. C. MANN.
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dec 31
UNITED STATES INTERNAL
GOLLECTOR'S OFFICE,
i . SECOND DISTRICT, NORTH CAROLINA,
Office Hoars from 9 A M. to 3 P. M.
hm G. ESTES Co&ector.
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