THE" WILMINGTON TOST.
W. I. CANADA Y.
Editor mad Proprietor.
WILMINGTON. N. C.
FRIDAY. J AH. 7. 1875.
SPEECH
Of Hon U. H. Dotkerr of Kich
moad Coaatj, N. C-.Bofore the
WilmiAAtoa Industriil, Mechani
cal aad AgricuJtaral Fair Asso
ciation. Delivered December. 29th
1875.
Mr. IYt'uUt, La.lU J UtntUmr:
II y theme is North Carolina ever a
pleasant tubject ever a profitable sub
ject and ever still aa inexhaustible
them of admiration and delight. Our
rrand old State, with her colonial his
tory rich in ail lb element of daring ! uluim i susceptible ti uoi
. ' .... , iu- i ; Icsw e xpaiisioii, unlimited comprc
olrp.d.ly and moral herou-m; neb m . aJ , anJ ju
ner suoseouent niftory, aticsicu uy uir
unswerving allegiance to and unfalter
ing devotion fur the Union of our
father, cemented by her t-luod and
ordained of (tod fur great and noble
purposes; rich in the honor the hat do
meekly borne; rich in the moral woitli
and intellectual great oess of her son.;
rich ooca io that good It heritage of un
tarnished honor and unsullied name
is jet rich to-daj in the derotion of her
sons; io the apstirpaased salubrity of
her climate; in the exuberant fertility of
her toil; rich in her natural gift, suffi
cient io herself to supply all the want
of all (he industries of her people; in
her suitableness for home?, where peace,
plenty, happine and prosperity should
abound; and rich in all the material of
greatness, magnificence, grandeur and
power. We haTe a soil, a great orlion
of which is yet coTercd with virgin for
est, capable of maintaining many,
many millions of human being, and
pioducing every cereal cMcutial to
man's existence or conducive to hi
comfort or well being. We hare water
power now uoemployed, but constantly
reminding us of our inactivitv and in
difference by its gurgling murmurs and
playful leaps, as this source of immense
wealth, roll on unused to the mighty
dep, of sufficient magnitude to spin up
the entire cotton crop of the south, or
turn the spindles of the world. Vc
have in our magnificent mountains and
trans-mountain rouulk., scenery tine
qualed on the continent; iiuiurnnr ii.in
eral deposits of rare and valuable de
scription, amply sufficient to supply the
waota of commerce or enrich a world.
with an honest, hardy and industrious
people our own people struggling for
their development, and begging the
Kniod by sordid views ami base designs.
j the one our race i ennobled and
dignified, the rther tend to degrade,
debase and cnslavo our species. In
another sphere your speaker, on the
ubjcct of "National Education in
troduced a bill into the Coogrc of
thrUni ted Slate, donating fr common
school purHWH., a ijuatitit f lawl
equal to 7","" aert-s for tacit Senator
and Representative in Congr, all the
money thus derircd to be invested in
sale stock yielding not le than 5 er
cent, interest. to constitute a perianal
fund, the capital remaining lorevtr
undimiadtetl. I extract romew hat from
remarks made in uport of that bill.
"The subject of education is acommdn
place theme. and doc not at this
day admit interesting, argument, or
novel idea even. its advantages arc
uuiversally recognized, and modern
civilization imperatively demands its
agency. This is emphatically a untili
tarian age, and knowledge is essential
to succe. Intelligence belongs of
rig-t to our race, and its absence seems
unnatural and violative of our law cf
being. The human mind, Divine in
its origin, and fr thought, for action,
it susceptible cf bound-
ehca
cct Is
unmanly, triminal and Mntul. igno
rance and vice are pestilential weeds,
which indict the body politic with noi
iomc exhalation-, oisouing thcatmoa
phere, Sfliet -king the healthful growth
ol all princij IcsNshiclt adorn, ennoble
aud dignify man. Iy careful tillage
and prudent husbandry, this unsightly
herbage can be speedily eradicated, tlte
rubbi.-h removed, and the virgin soil
enriched and beautified with comely
plants, pleasant to the eye, aggrcable to
the taste, and er1ccablc to our species.
Our country in this her time of sore
trouble needs the best intellects and
active energies of her people developed
to the fullest extent, compatible with
our ncccsitie by a thorough system of
intellectual improvement, and in order
great State and the pride of every North ever by the hand ot honest toil, with a
Carolinian. It was here in your midst population of over 40.000.000. We
that tho great ideas of progress, im-1 command the situation and control to a.
Drornment. and commercial advance- mreat detrree the destinies' of our earth,
ment were born, and you to day realize Properly directed naturalization lawa
in abundant prosperity their wonderful with human legislation "for the
development and fruitful enjoyment, needy . immigrant '. 'V bav ione
lnc steam whistle ot me engine, mat l acconipiuned ' tins wonaenui
uiinmritcable harbinircr of urosrresiand chanire, A tl those salutarv. urorisions
pnn-perity is beard in all directions, as of our National Legislature, looking; to
it landed upon your wharves the rich the comfort of the hardy settler 7 amid
and varied productions of the inland I the western wilds, has covered the
counties, lour waters are whitened I humble homestead and domestic bearth-
with the sails of many vessels, repre- stoue of the weary wanderer from for
sc-niiufc by the flags at their mast-I eign climes, as well as oar own citizens
head the nationalities of tna wbole Who were to the manner born, xne
w orld, ready to transport your country's
products to otber and distant lands. In
all these evidences of enterprise and
improvements we bid you Godspeed in
your noble work.
The great absorbing feature of our
railroad system is the completion of the
Western Itorth Carolina lailroad witn
both its. branches to the Tennessee line.
For thisconsumation every nerve should
be strained, aud possible effort made
same protection, of the law, the same
rights of citizenship, the' same exac
tions of society no more, no .less, were
awarded them. They were welcomed to
our midst, with their enterprise- and
energy. They come in groupe, by colo
nies in counties, because they met
friends "On their arrival with words of
good cheer and a heartfelt God-speed to
their adventerous souls. They exper-
inced no cold, icy reception, no. phar
to secure this great end the government
should aid materially in its consumma
tion. The Hchoolhouse, in future, tltc
heacon lig't of American society and
the polar star in our poliica! firiuamcn:,
should dot our land as mile ii.-ts ujkhi
the highway. With the rising genera
tion thus "systematically taught and
morally educated, our country will pre
sent to the world the pleasing tpctacle
of a people free, united, intelligent an J H
happy. Ours h a government ot iic
(copic, made by and lor the jfoplc, and
iuu: partake necessarily in its elemen
tary and representative character, of
the" habit, desires and tharacter of the
jt-ople, hence the importance of we.l
directed Uginlation, looking not only to
the protection of life and property, and
rights, itolilical and civil, but to lite
free and generous bestowal of educa
tional advaiitcg- rwscnti.tl to gxxl citi
zenship. So I say, l -d.iy, that tducilioii tho'
trite a theme, i a iart of eur system "if
govt rnnient. and underlie the whole
fabric. It the ct r;nr stone of our
national i:idp ndeiiee, r t omt itutts
in itself the sum total of .VnnTieati civilisation.
llotr is it tin n w.l.i N'ritu V .iro.iii.l.
ur l'nierity, th it time honored
institution is a: la-t re-e'ablihcil
under favorable auspice, and we trust
will ooit ri.-aiu thi hi'li position fr
compatible with sound economy and I asseical tenets of superior birth tan toliz
good policy. It is the work of the ago I ed their ears, no opprobrtious epithtet
in whicn we live, and will leave its I grieted them, no social ostracism beset
impress on the future history of our their pathway, no political proscription
State, as did the spanning of the conti- circumscribed their orbit but the whole
neut bv the irreat Pacific hitrhwav on boundless continent was theirs, that
the name and fame of the mother gov- wheresoever our flag floated, it guaran-
crnment. We nor have some 1,200 teed protection to them and theirs, un-
miles of railway in North Carolina in der it they would live and by it they
successful operation, every great trunk would die. To.day, ours is a nation,
lines, running west in search of food I compose of portions of all the nations
for man and beast Other States are of all the earth one in interest, one in
making gigantic efforts to reach that feeling one in destiny let her live
! I? . . r .1 - r TU C t C vri. ,l
mairniucenicouni.rv.in auvancc oi iiiooe i ioibyci,
to whom tho trade legitimately belongs
by geographical divisions and political
ties, bhall we abandon the held and
leavo those productive counties, hem
cd in-with mountain eorjres. with no
outlet for their abundant supplier, with
unproductive labor, with weakened en
ergie.. w ith paralizcd inilustrv, or move
forward with all possible dispatch to
the relief of our people over the moun
tains. Arc not the advantages sufficient
Jy satisfactory tojustify us ir: investing
in that herculean, but remunerative en
terprise, all the available funds, both of
money and labor, which the necessities
of our State will render practicable.
hat are those means: lly law halt
the earnings of that part of the Uond
now completed is to be applied to the
further building of the road bed. ihis
amount though small will aid material
Iv in the outset, and increase as the
work advances, under the judicious
management and energetic control of
our commissioners. J5ut the chief reli
ance for the prosecution of this great
h oi k of national importance is, and must
be, our convict labor. Therj arc now
all of oiiO able bodied inmates of the
penitentiary, two-thirds of w hom should
be employed, under humane superin
tendence on this great railway lughr.ay
Other States are adopting this plan to
great advantage. Our sister rotate of
Ocorgia has built within the I
teen months, with one hundred of her
convict, all of twenty miles of the
Montgomery road, agreeing to feed,
i lothe and guarantee their safe keeping.
Tho Western N. C. I toad belongs to the
State, the convicts are her, thev should
The State cf iVorth Carolina
in 1770 contained less than 400,000 in
habitants; to-day, more from natural in
crease, than immigration, she numbers
1,200,000. Within the area of Her VJ
counties are contained o0,04 square
miles.which gives theiagniticcnt scene
of 32,-150,500 acres, giving the ample
scope of 27 acres to each inhabitant. ;
Of their immense domain only
5,258,742 acres arc improved and under
cultivation, leaving yet within her bord
ers sufficient territory for a large Suite,
which is undeveloDed, unused and in
the virgin forest. These are startling
facts for' an old State, vol true 'tis pitv,
and pity 'tis 'tis true. The grett State
of New York contains the same area as
ours, yet ueaoia her uounuiess expan
sion. Her natural advantage are no
better than ours, yet the hand of work
has persistently directed her progress
and controlled her destiny. Why this
difference? The blight of slavery, with
its suspicious surroundings, and invidi
ous distinctions no longer exists to de
fer the free laborer from casting his lot
n.l fVnlrfi rnniK tn thrir r. li. I i UselllUU-s-. winch it ilctTVcUlV CCUV-
. t . ... r ! pied under Caldwell and Swain. i:her
railroad fioc. ol national im- 1
portance; thereby enabling them by
cheap and rapid transportation to empty ;
their millions of richen ii.to the la; of ,
our beautiful cities by l.se ra. lodetsl '
nature secma U kaw exbausiesl its im- '
men labratory of malerUl io the for- ;
roalioa and growth of oar beloved Mate. 1
Our lot has iodetl fallen smi 1
pleasant places we have '
North Carolina for a home, !
with every element of ffredom, whether i
civil, political or religious, our birth !
right; with American liberty our inher
itance, and if true to ourelves;our early
future most be brilliant beyond descrip
tion. With ail tbes superior advanta
ges and natural gifts, let us not be re
creant to duty nor indifferent lo pro
but let each North Carolinian,
whether native or adopted, white r
colored, constitute himself an individu
al guardian of the honor and welfare
of hb mother Stale, Let every man
coostitate hi in If a "captain of the
hofcts," for energetic and gigantic strides,
guided by wisdom and sound economy,
now all Important. It is a race lor
existence with our sister Slate. State
pride, sir home, our associates, the
spirit of the ag. reverence for the great
aad food who have gone before us, re
gard for thoae who are to come after us,
all, all these considerations alike im
peratively demand ot us ualiiiog seal,
quickened earrgi and unfaltering de
Totioa. The three great interests of edu
cation, railroads and immigration un
uerlie at only our social fabric with
ail its domestic relations, bat likewise
necessarily coostitata the very and only
basis of the future growth and develop
meal of our people. Disdaining to
follow on Mich occasions the leadership
oi pamsaaa, i aaall not touch the an
sell.
li
hii are prsper
;h for the edu-
ple. l et our
this great
fry crvpooi of party politics, but snail
ddresa myself hnrTiedly to the poinu
snjxestel, for it b pleasant at times to
forg politics and tae Banal incidents
f political legrrdemaia, and to direct
tho mind to other sur-jects of practical
thought and greater interest. It it re
freshiag to tarn aside from th arena
of poiiucal tarmoil, and dwell upon
stabcta of greater coocern. it is prof
itabla at ail times to speak words of
romas)daUo aad tmU ia behali of
osm's coaairyf goodcheer to those who
are to fellow m, and of kinds-, civil
ity aa4 wicosat U thot who wish to
-VawtiUlioaw,- said lh rrcat A me.
-art pt papcrsooey in U suUtra
ta of nrtnUMH.'' Society ia iu
larjtl scae, U flUwhip, cuapan-
lostP. us aocsat waata, nihil tatrt
osa,iaiicoaLfeaial tas ks adoabtedly
th Maaiat of Um ustutgaisWi orator.
TVs, a society vita this coaprvhesh
siva co tnscUea, caawbtaf tho bis
ail coTtramaals, ta odacaUoa, cat-
tarvaaU rtdsi set, becasass at oaco of
tfonaaca. "TViMlar i
says aaotastrof csaiaeat wisdom
tacacOT. is the air safe basis
rojwnrerasacttt.
Thia awemra fjr rtrht this srsscisw of
cxclace b totalty distinct froea
1 iacoaipal . Ue wuh ifsoraace, sapet
ia a4 Tics, - It wUn ia a kirfcee
atmasf atra aa4 lavas p parse Kwd.
la sae Is sttataiattt by sa tsikUasvd
aa lrwsa.tis " aad sjsjckeaed by morai
tverfamv iW (Mam; to. twcUl
ay sajtry lastTart ami at
college and ni'i
ous ami doing i.utc't
li-mal wants id our people, let our
' common reboot -the niotlu r hotds--
, are laliy or-auiel and awake but lit
j lie interest. I"iu i rong all wrong.
, This class ol sth.n.ls i al!-imirtaiit
! to our eopIe, many of whom irom
j sheer neccitynnd mifortune are un.i
, ble to patrouite the higher grades, and
I must be educated, if fhicttt! at all. at
the public cxm-isc. Ciifarttinalely,
I very unforliinateiy f-r u. our good
j o!il commoitcaliii stand by the last
' census at the fot of the l.t. This is a
crying shame, a foul blot, an Jindefer.s.i
b:, iuexcii'able ami intoleraL'e sti;ma.
Our sister Mates are alive to thi mo
mentous i.uc Virginia, on our north
ern border, has an etticient and method
ical system un.K r a corps of intelligent
county siijH-iinten lents who. selected
for tiieir fitness ami devotion to the
work. carefully execute the law, without
trusting it to illiterate Hoard, or indif
I. real or untrustw i rth v l".mnnsioners.
Si with many other Mti. ami, imiccti,
throu 'hou; eirilerxlom all arc awaken
ing Io realization of the fatt that aa
educated yromanrv is the lcst and tnly
reliable defence of" the property, honor,
rights of a people. Noi the simple sol
dier of athletic growth with martial
tread, with banners llyiag, excited with
music's chaims or maddened w ith rage,
but the educated man, sustained and
directed by intelligence and sagacity,
habits of thought and jntwers of rcasou
imr. IHk at the brilliant hislorv of
the Prussian government llcj unpre
cedented success i: war can only be
acrited l th? gvncial dirTuion of
knowltslge among all slashes of her
people. A in arms, s m agriculture
and manufacture, in the workshops and
every brauclt of the mechanic arts all
is buiit up by a svsUnt of educalion,
thorough, yet absolute and compulWy.
Irt us tuh forward litis great work".
Kducate the ui asses of our people, that
conteulment and piperi:y may abide
wstu u. ihat ignorance and vice mar
be banished uur land, and moral worth,
sterling integrity and true greatness
may be recognized and appreciated
throughout our borders. k
The subject of railroads, iuternal im
provcuicnl. like that cf education, ia
also an o'd theme, and has been agi
tating tbc councils of our country both
State and naitonal, for two-thirds of a
cestarv. All issrlies in all ages and in
all countries, where civilization ex'uts,
have attested iu uselulneM and neces
sity ia promoting the individual coca fort
of man and augmenting tho aggregate
wealth of a people, la our own Male
our wisest attd best men hat e left undy'
ing tcstimootjits v( ustadtug devolisn m
their brave elfvrts ia desp.te of iovertr !
and other wbstac.es ef great magaitwdc t
U ltak our .a:e lgethrr !rvm sr-AbetArd i i
be continuously cngageu in
work, whicii would utilize crime, and
compel the offender of justice to serve
that State, whose benilicent laws he has
dishonored, in a manner at once practi
cal, efficient and ialisfactury. ly this
mode the convict not only expiates his
v flense by hard labor, but he benefits
the Slate directly and eriiianently, and
as the number increases ami the force
is enlarged, section after section must
yield to the continued and unremitting
attacks of these men of brawney faces
ami stalwart arms. After crossing-the
I Swananoa gap and reaching Aslieville,
that beautiful inland town, the work will
j be comparatively light, for much of it
' in the way of excavation, embankment
1 and culverts is already done, nnd ns the
locomotive whistle is heard amid that
now wild and grand region, carrying in
its train the assurances of comfort am
proepcritv, a new v.orld wi.l open to
our view, nnd with the completion of
each branch tv the Tennessee line,
our Slate will present a unifd front of
social compact, of fraternal feeling and
undivided interest; with on; jetple,
one interest, one destiny, united and
indivisible. Our connections with the
East Tennessee Itoad, will secure a
continuous line and the shortest route
from Cincinnati, Chicago and the grwat
northwest, to our Atlantic iorts, and
will not onlv bring to tide water the
products of tho western world, but will
also dcvclopc and oiir into market the
minerals ot our own counties, consiling
in immense neptwits of iron, copper
coal, mica, &c. Our mountain sides
covered with timber of great value and
incxhautlcs ouantitv, suited for the
workshop, cabiuet maker and ship
building will be eagerly sought for and
greatly enhanced iu value. The im
mense agricultural resources of the
west, now hedged in with mountain
lo-p. and dep ravines will be fully de
veloped. Corn, wheat, potatoes, veget
ables will pour into your city. Increased
productiveness, under the invigorating
impetus of a growing country, a thriv
ing people, increaseiug population and
cheap transortatioii mil send a thrill of
joy to the most distant part of our com
mon country.
Why not then push their grand
w ork Is that people to be ignored and
only reminded of their North Carolina
association by the annual visits of the
Tax Collector, receiving attention when
burdens only are to be indicted, but no
consideration when favors are to be
bestowed. A thrifty planter, economizes
his means and improve his farm by ju-
dicious investment and profitable oul-
lav, enriching his lands, and aogatent-
icg his iucouie. Fields unused, lots
unimproved, mines undeveloped ladi
cite poor husbandry indifferent man
age ment and fano economv. As of an
indcvidual so of, a State. Her resources
increase tuaialy from the soil there her
iaterest Itea, that interest should De
cared for and developed, cultivated and
fssUcrcd. Lands value lens bow with
traaortatioa will till up with a hardy,
tan Ay and enterprising people engaged
n niting the liret, uuuxtmr the water.
among us. Our climate remarkable tor
its salubrity.and indeed in itself and of
itself a luxury, tending to longevity and
the highest physical - development of
man, is unsurpassed on earth. It cau'l
be in consequence of the sterility of her
i i i i i. i .
son, tor sue nas amnio agricultural re
sources for tho support of 10,000,1100 of
souls, lly the senses we ti ml every
production of the American Continent
i grow n upon her -oil from the rice of
tide-water to the buckwheat of the
mountains, including the cotton belt
with its annual yield of 2o0,000 bald,
worth in market all of $14,000,000,
20.000,000 bushels com, .".OOO.OOJ bush
els wheat, 4,OOO.inm bushels oats, 25,-
000,000 lbs. tobacco, to say nothing of
her nee, rye, potatoes, eanuts, wool,
fruits etc.. aggregating iu value motiev,
many millions of dollars, all of which
is grow n upon less than onc-lourth ot
her tillable soil. It can't be that she is
bereft of mineral interests, for the
greedy adventurer for the precious Wes
can gratify his cupidity with gold mines,
roalling the far famed deposits of the
Pacific coasts. There nre immense coal
veins from three to eight feet in thick
ness, underlying the stirfuce ot one
third of tho State, and in immediate
proxemity thereto are vast and almost
exhaustlcss beds of iron arc deposited,
all nine contiguous to navigaoie
streams or adjacent to railroads leading i . "
to the markets of tLc world. Silver, .
. 1 " ti it
lead, copjer and ziuc abound iu many
localities while the mica of the moun
tains, but recently discovered is attract- !
ing much attention and is becoming
an important industry iu Western North
Carolina. . It can't be fjr the want of
naval stores, for North Carolina is the
home of the long leaf pine, and Wil-.
mington the metropolis for its rosin and
lumber. Why then is il so? We an
swer because littlo effort is made to
have it otherwise. The outside world
knows nothin ofshese superior advant
ages. No inducements are held forth
in imitation of less favored states invit
ing immigration or imparting i n forum -lion
to those in search of homes. Eu
ropeans don't know, where North Caro
lina is knows nothing of its advantages
or'induccments. It is true we haven
ISnard competent to this task, and a
of verv high attainment :
not covert the company of the ignorant
nor the distant fastnesses of the. un
opened wilderness. One thought more
and I am done. That thought eatraced
within tho meaning if that beautiful
word Voce peace at home, peace
among ourselves peace," as neighbors
and peace at the ballot-box. One ter
rible civil war that seething caldron of
embittered hate, that volcanic eruption
of burning lava, with its deadly strife
and overwhelming wail of agony and
of war, has ended. The lamentations
of mothers, sisten and orphans, for the
fall of onr bravest, dearest and beet, is
no longer audible to the human ear.
Desolation and gloom once saddening
ever countenance, despondency and
woe once stamped on every brow is
dispelled by the return of that glorious
sun-light of American prosperity, cheer
ing our pathway w ith the sweet notes
of peace and plenty fraternal concord
and remuneratial industry the politi
cal and civil equality of all men before
the law. Political rancor and partisan
servility are at all times unwise, and
subversive of that peace and order, es
sential to gjod government. Resolu
tions are and must ever be attended
with radical changes of a political
financial and oflimcs a moral character.
These changes are always St first bur
densome and annoying, but in the will
of Providence in ultimately productive
of unmixed good. Why not as sensi
ble men and women accept the situa
tion in its final arbitrament as final aud
conclusive, of what possible utility is it
to us to pine over its result, to cherish
unfriendly feelings for our government,
or unkind feeliugs for each other. What
do we gain by such action politically,
financially or socially? Is it not in
finitely better to heat the bleeding
wounds and rebuild our shattered fortune-.
Is anything to be gained by a
wilful and perverse disregard of love
and authority. Is sich a course con
ducive to iKjIitic:il hea'tli, individual
prosperity or mental qualification.
Does it add to your stature, increase
your purse or promote your weii-oemg.
rougs, jf exi-img, shoiiid bo redress
ed, injuries should be remedied but
the legitimate tribunals f; such correc
tion are established bv law. The jurv
und ballot-box, elevated and purified by
an enlightened public sentiment, the
great love in American society, alone
presents the remedy in the enforcement
of the laws ir, the rtguialiun of coni
pcteing interests. in these troublous
times the old land marks of justice and
right should be kept constantly in view.
Authority of law. ever the north star in
our political firmament, cheering with
urxnmmed lustre, we should cling to it
as our only palladium, with the s.tine
c-inl inning devotion and unflagging
zeal with which the marine clings to his
amid the d
a ttnipe.-luou.s
snore, in nope
of a lull in the rturiii, when the siiu
with its gleiiial rays may dispel the
clouds and enliven ihe heart with the
comfortable assurance that nlT may yet
be saved, liel'raclory conduct or mu
'inotLs coi!ihiUiiti(.!is m.iy wreck the
ship and lurv all in one common
watery grave. A spirit of lawlessness
produces disquiet, uneasiness nt home,
renders life and properly insecure, less
ening the happiness of the on", aud
depreciating the value of the other
paralyzes ihe energies of our people,
distracts the public mind, revives and
intensities political feuds, which result
in per-o-'ial" hatred, embittered feeling
and violence. ve iuiist have peace
among ourselves, thai peace which in
duces quiet in the domestic circle, inde
pendence of action al the ballot box and
I freedom of thought" iu the jolitical
world. I.' t in fuiir jtr , that concilia
j lion and kindness may abound that
prosperity, unbounded prosperity may
I tie ours that our glorious Stale may
I W cultivated and advanced by the
I home of industry and of j
art. 1st n have jT-irg
the giad tidings may go forth to I
til astonished world, that this great
r country, so recently drenched in the
blood of her best citizens, is re-united
in the holy ounds of friendship and
love. IM u h'ire iifitre, that, forgetting
the things which arc behind arid reach
ing forth uuto tho.e things which are
before, North Carolina, the cradle of
American liberty, may repledgc her
life, her fortune and her most sacred
honor to keep step to the music of the
Union, and swell it elioru,
"A tho histi r.e musi'.
Proud of Ut-r i.i-'nsurr, marc!"- with It
down
To law l 1 1 mo
The Vicksbunr Herald and many
other Mississippi journals of the same
ilkiiaye raised their arms in positive
lmiml th vtrowosed inTestl-
iraflrtn of thh AlortiAn frauds in that
StAb When a small boT purloins a
sugar plum front his mothers pantry
and stows it away in his pocket, any
approach of the mother to the neigh
borhood of the plum is resisted with
nervous vhror and anxiousness. When
thrtsrt men have organized a wide
MISCELLANEOUS,
INSURANCE AGENCY
OK1
.TnO. W. GORDON,
$40,000,000 Assets Represented;
FJEE IKSUKAMK COlirAKItg:
spread plan of intimidation, havgmur- J ldveriRbl & London & Globe, England,
dered colored Toters by tne score, naye
carried Republican Mississippi by an Hamburg urcm? n, Uermauy
immense wemocrauc bj'Vi I ri.;i tr,.i.:i-
v,!,l K . . thA.r earnest o"" vvv. "wunr,
a a a
enaeavor to stay proewuiuKa r;, ...! xr,: .
must ineTitablveinose a seriea of crimes cumono.
both nolitical and social which will
startle the country with their atrocious-
neSS. I Cnntl.orii Aflillial fMf-hini.nJ
lwWss . ... M" , AHVHUJVinit
City, Richmond.
Old North State, Warrcnton.
Pcnn, Philadelphia.
Home, Columbus, Ohio.
Telegraphic dispatches from Havana
reveal another horrible feature of the
revolution now progressing on the is
land of Cuba. It seems that the
Spaniards have, with characteristic
Kf-ufalitv j.ffAi-Art a mnnv inducement
for the commission for the crime of Amazon, Cincinnati, Ohio.
J 1 x 1 ? A. il 1 I
muiuen nut, in aoing io, iney nave Also Managers, for North -rllo. f.il
been compelled to admit that the I mkikoivlixaN i.ShllUM t cvmpa.
T'latrirtta h,r cnpnlfvl in tfvatAnilRhtnor I A
a regular torm of government so far as
to have officials duly installed in omce,
known as prefects and sub-prciects.
Y.
MISCELLANEQ US.
tiood Acenta waatc! for UrAnd cw
Cominnin In all uooccupletl Krntnrr.
viiict) ou itidcvw, boiwno t rxHll j
Water strv-t,
jyiy 16 ir YVJUMIXUTOX, K. C,
PltOSPECfUS!
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i ii
aiKiicss ana nan-
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1S76, tho uedersigned will coihtuence
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ALSO,
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lug Pit jHr, Envelopes. Initial Iprr, Ink
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sical Inslrnm tnt. liuilar. Banjos. Violins,
nui'j, riu-s, iiurni inicaH, .ccurueoos, mt.
All ol Ihe above are sold iikai im nU
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The Publlslit-r Inlands iiiiikli It an Illus
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every topic, llltl.-). Itisioricnt, LIK-Hiry,
and Ncl untie, w lrh h U of current, Intrresl,
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OnlU llstof eoninl.,it.is will lw f..ti o.l
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the South. Atrial mid short sfirlni. iXM tna
and sketches, unj aeil conducted nillortal
departments, gting the Utesl fervousl.
literary, scleiititlc. 1 ilea I, rrllglous and
commercial lntelligu-, will lurnlsa sry
week a i lunuualof rnultng malisv uusaf
passcd by oilier papers, lit excellence au4
variety. It Is Intended lo ml thKlCT.
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-by-
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i
aosl (xcitwaiia tafr front iUoririaal
.1.-jsit. iet this pJ work g bravely
to sBvHiataia :.p with rai.s ol iro sod
hooVs of sio an.J ia t ;v:rt cf N. rta
CArvMiaa dsi tt -. t- fi if;
expressions C ... . . s v -.is o; t he m ttU iu..t . ;aie or cowatrr
tlaaa ia th 1m.m in j;aU; ai , tjilvr alct ta every rrsvier ot
ere ta b boorr4 stas wl the Cap I A saertcxa kistory. Ia 177. wil& our
IVax couatrv. Tb w Uions aad saxsct- j srsmrr tvruLsXsoa icrrmbBf !
It 9( IWwy, Asae. iicarra, CVwaa.
thostxa aieut ia bvxlr, rvt ever prrwot
ia sr-srit, vita aa tsrvsBiuibl I'vodrri
aa4 a wmrrw Uns; Krvasnnt, wonajr
ncccsssjra iasaaJrtai wa, i usta
Isert ta day bv Um wioJcrf1 xrvata
fesxr beaaufai oty la-e svaport coox
Xtsv.t-.sJ casus brutes, wiia a jpro
rraraical poaUkt aal aaXaral a4raat
arsv aseia!lsi om rarta, J w nr
alr aa ebrrw nalioa, of isMtfmiScaat
ffwportiM aai ratWt lodscnaaa pre
trasMoos to aatsaaaiitj. To-Uj wttk
ta aaaM malaamorcea, Bt&ai k-
iteoloj s
eminent alike for his learning and de
votion to his native state, vet without
funds or authorilr. Information scat
tered broadcast thro' the agency of
maps, pamphlets and newspa;ers would
bring i.i crowds settlers from tho North
est, escaping the fierce colds and1
continus winters of that prairie region, j
The next will be cur centennial year, j
when all the world will commemorate 1
with u one hundred birth-day, vet
nothing is done for North Carolina on
that festival
general rejoicing
uelphia. A great opportunity is here
lost for that exhibition of our resource
woul neces-arly bring large accewioit
from the intellegent yeomanry and
heavy capitalists of the North We waul
small farmers, a ub-li vision of our
and, for all history attests the worth.-
fulness of the declaration, that the
hope and reliance of every civilized
country is in its bard working farmers.
,o nation ol fanners was ever cn
queml. The poMsc-ssion of land is a
great political force, greater than the
prwti of intelligence, money or
character. There is a aiysterioas some
thing in ib possession anl culiivatiaa
of land, which induce intelligence.
power, dignity and manhood, w hicn
The fvillowm resoi-.iti-i'is w.-re i:i-!
troduced y Senator M'-rton, of Indv- j
tin, oil the I'ch instant : j
heofrrl l.ij th S ttxt-, the II ir of
Jirj,r'-M-Hl'iti '- rnri rrin-j. That Hie !
people of the I'tittcd .tate-i constitute i
a uation, ami sie one H-plc in the
sense of National unity. j
lltolr1. That ihe govcrmncfil of the .
United Mate- i' n.. a compact be-.-!
tweeu tlie tati- in tiieir mun cipal and I
corjorate characters, but was formed by j
the cople of the Uiiitei stales in their j
prim try cap tc ty: tin: tae rights of j
the States are dttincl and ruarntecd bv :
j the Constitution and not t,y any out- !
i sile tferr of tate ertigntv, and!
occasion and amid the I '"c e .-ta-s tinno; ot?
inlhccitvof I'hiU- enlarged or tiitntmsiicd except by n j
ameiKluien: to the t onslilulion.
j
.Vsn.Vf, I uat me r.guts of the .tale
have the same sanction and sx"jriir in
the Constitution a the rights and ;
powers of the naltonai government, j
and that l'Vat d-mvs;ic government by .
the ? atcs within the limits of the Con- ;
stitution is ao -s-ntia; pan-ot our free ;
republican system.
AVrvf That the doctrine thai a I
J-taic. has the riht t secede from the j
I'mon is inco4tcnt with the idea of
national;: v. i in cod.ct with the
spirit and structure of the coastptitian,
and should be rrganied as havfng bren
forver exiingutshed by tht" surfTeo3 '
of the rebciiton.
H rvJ:rta;n:
made the rairoprao serfs of nfty year
ago tne terror oi i noce ai uvnasues-, ; y4!oiia C dUvW, xuAt.
uhiLss a&J blacks of th :-utK i., i. I ci
chapter ia tle b; -rv
JepeasJeoce aad prtssperity.
5v much Lr these great aad promi
aent interewts of cur people. Klaca
tsoa of the n ew by a fvaWal dittem
inaUtsa of LoowWdft ajassag all clasx-s.
This ia a right inherent ia a people and
the te should guard and (oxt that
right. Railroad lor the mseral cog
Tviacaot by way of travel cheap !
aick traavponatioaw of our prodocta
to aurkrC aasi iaterchasr of cosawo-
diteea aaoax oorselTe. Cach of the
caoeatial toth third, for th latrC-
catcrpriasaj lamijrraat do
I
; agtaxal of the &acu asir of that
bland :j ih faaiirdk. ftnlia- that f
a rarral-rr of hi prrseaal stf kadi
tcen axcucd of frsdaieai' L--J-atk. f
i " - -- s sw ov wt,
. they .!t.-a.oJ t larliU tie bat
trr. sad atJ thrcxl45e4 t, rm;i if the
iarrplK4 pi.e4 Bf farther.
Thw CsUsaa asay empsxt. m ta light of
P etfstmscr, tiiu mll ts sc
creded by mos o ,ih as l.V't fv
rJf4 aad regvl their iatervts s
fc Las krrcir eahihited.
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