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WENEgX CEAn OF Kentucky.

We spread our banner TO the breeze, and
with firm reliance upon the justice of our
cause, we confidently await the issue.
Fellow citizens, Americans In this
cause we invite your aid. Upon his own
merits let our candidate be judged. Go
back TO his early youth--trace him from
the period so ieelingly portrayed II bis fare.
well aGdress-when, an orphan boy, the
gallant State of "the dark and bloody
ground" adopting him as her son, first sent
him forth to DO the battles Of his country,
10 his recent regretted retirement from the
councils of the Nation, you find him at all
/ tines, the devoted patriot, the enlightened
statesman, the honest man. He may be
truly described as American through and
,hroueh-Amercan in his feelings, Amerl.
, can IN his aims, American in all his policy
and projects.
Who among the actors in the scene can
forget tina, mighty ou.pouring Of patriotism,
when in the darkest hour of his coun.ry's
need, when the brayest faltered, and despair
was brooding over the land, ne reused the
dormant energies of the country, as in n
burst of indignant eloquence, whose tone
reverbera,ed throughout the Union, hepro.
claimed TO the assembled representatives OF
the Nation :--' My plan would be to call
on, the ample resources of the country. give
!, them a iudicous direction, prosecute the
war with the utmost vlgor, strike wherever
we can reach the enemy at sea or on the
land, aud negotiate the terms OF treaty at
Quebec or Halifax. In such case, with
the aid OF Providence, we must come out
crowned with success; but If we fall let us
fall like men-lash ourselves to our gallant
,ars aud expire together in one common
cause, lighting for "Free Trade and Sea-
mems Rights" M
As the successful negoc,ator Of 40 homo
rable peace. the mediator whose calmness
and decision quelled the angry passions
which on two occasions threatened domes.
tic dlscord and civil strife, as the advocate
of independence for enslaved Greece. and
i. throughout, our whole western hemisphere
as the secretary in whose hands the interests
Of the nation repose with honor, and in his
closing career of Senator in Congress, in all
5 and every capacity, we challenge for his
. every act the striciest scrutiny. Pohtica
e anmosity has indeed pursued him viii
yengeful bitterness, calumny and slandel
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ready given OF agricultural.

A glance at our products Will show that
VIC have all the elements Of Independence
and national prosperity among ourselves;
and the fact Of our Indebtedness TO other
nations, shows disgracelul disregard to the
common principles of economy, or the en-
couragemen. Of home industry. With such
vast agricultural resources, with such an
amount oftha products Of the soil, with the
means Of increasing these products TO any
extent, is il not astonishing that cur imports
so much exceed our exports Is It not
strange that instead Of paying our foreign
debts 10 our own agricultural products, aud
purchasing foreign goods IN the same way,
We allow ourselves to be drained OF the pre-.
ctous metals, aud our currency deranged
These things would be strange, were mol
the cause one which cannot be mistaken
Il is useless TO deny that we are hewers Of
wood and drawers o! water to the manu:ac
,urers OF other nations, and made SO by
their protective and restrictive systems. -
Confidence in our capabilities and our re
sources, we have pushed our free trade
principles to the verge OF absurG;ty. il no
of ruin we have found that the free trade
of the old world is like The handle Of a ju:
all on one side thu. preaching such doc
trines is very diieren, thing from prac
ticiug them, and that system of reclprocit,
must be adopted, or the pressure and sui
4 lering the country is now expcrencIn.
must continue. All that Americans ask |
equality of rights, reciprocity Of trade
tha, others would do by US as we are dom
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One moments attention 10 the lacts oil
the case will disclose the real cause OF the
distress under which the country is labor.
ing. Ii is the want Of reciprocity; the
widely different footing 90 which we aud
other nations stand in regard TO each other.
The government may spend years longer
IN tinkering the banks, or regulating the
currency, out it will DO no good. The evil
lies deeper. The experience of all con
mercial and agricultural nations prove that
no sound currency can be maintained, 10
continued prosperity enjoyed, where The
principle of reciprocity eplayed, is departed
from in their Intercourse. A glance al the
duties imposed on our products by Great
Btitain, will demonstrate that III all these
cases size has approached the verge OF pro
hibition, with tho single exception OF the
article of cotton and the reason Of her for.
bearance in this respect is evident. Cotton
she must have, and at present, she can on
~ obl3n il in sufficient quantities from the
United States. Would she receive II at
the present duty could she produce il in her
own dominons This is serious cues
tiou, and one which tue course Of events is
rapidly bringing TO lis answer. The rap
id Increase Of India coitons as shown by the
imports into Great Britain from tina, coun
Try the vigorous and determined Efforts o
the Government to extend aud perfect ih'
cotton crop of tha, region; and the exuI;a
ton &c tho Rritish nrpss nj he evident sue
cess Of these efforts, demonstrate what tina
answer will be, when the time arrives fol
lis utierance.
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DIR. ID. ASEguEeN

czEFka EETILL attend to the Practice Of
Ns Wv Medicine in Charlotte and The
HSsia surrounding country. By prompt and
L. a close attention 10 those who may en-
gage hls services, he hopes 10 merit and secure a
portion Of public favor, He has removed his
Shop To the Mansion House, Immediately adloln'
inr the entrance, where be may always be found
unless professionally absent. 49,
Charlotte, May Is, l5i2. Jli
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I,2S2,04l,000

,Eo- ,u4I ,uup
This is truly surprising product, but
there is no reason 10 believe i! is over-ra
ted if erroneous, the errors most likely lie
the other wny. An annual product from
the departments Of labor Of thirteen hundred
millions of dollars, one half Of which be.
longs 10 agriculture. Suppose we examine
some Of the items ofthis aggregate. N1ne
y one million bushels Of wheat, 81 million
bushels of corn. No one eau estimate the
value Of these two items at less than 9J0
millions of dollars. Cotton comes next 10
the amount of Ga millions Of dollars. And
here we may remark, that in the estimates
made Of the product Of American labor, cot.
ton is always placed at the head, and why
] Not because Of its actual value, but be
cause other nations are graclous!y pleased
+ 20 permit US at the present time 10 export
j the article and houce the word cotton is
continually before the eye. One fact will
show that The relative position o.! cotton in
the scale Of valuc is wrong. Tho cotton
crop {" IS less than one trelM part Of
the Gcricultural production OF tho United
States; less than one SlTth part OF the man
ufacturing products, and less than one.
:,sentieth par, Of the annual production OF
the United States" In actual value 10 the
country, both whea, and corn are before
co,too and this fact should no! be forgot.
ten by political economists.
4 Cotton, SG4.Ii2 900
| Total Of agriculture, 94,000,0O0
! Total Of manufactures, 43i 100000
The differences, in the estimate Of manu-.
/ features 10 thus and the first table given, is
owing 10 the fact, that the product Of iron is
placed under tie head of mines; when II
shoulj, with the exception OF The ore, have
/ been placed To the credi, of manufactures.
|, NAV be wei! in this place 10 give few
Of the most important items of manufactures
as shown by the census, as il will afford the
means Of comparing them with those al
ready uiyeu OF AGRICULTURAL.
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TEyINoTrIY Il. HUGHES having obtained
q the MANSION HOUSE for public accom-.
mediation, informs his friends and the public gen.
eraly that be- is nov prepared TO receive aud enter
tain all who may favor BIN with their patronage
Ills TABLE shall always be well and plentiful
ly supplied with every thing The country affords
10 please and satisfy the palate even OF an epeure
Ills BAR will be found furnished with choice
selection Of Liquors, Wines and Cofd.a!s, boil
foreign and domestic.
His STABLES shah be constantly attended b}
faithful and attentive hostlgfs and supplied viii
abundant proycudcr.
\. D. The Stage Office is kept at the Mansion
House.
Charlotte, NJ c., Nag 90, 1912 Gun
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STATE OF NoR7Hc4RoLINA,

MEcaLENBrRc COUNTS.
Court n Eqm,y. february Term. lsi2,
Mathew Miller & Elizabeth Buchanan
r. lnjuno.
EW Alc1andcr, Ja.. ]. Williams. WIN. ton.
" Simmons aud Jaa. ". Summons.
1T appearing 10 the Court, that James J. VII.
4 liams, VIM " Simmons and John ". sun
eans arc no, living wiliu the limits Of isis State,
l. "a OfAsrei, thai publication DC made six weeks
ID the Charlotte Journal, for them TO be and APP
pear at cur next Court Of Equity, 10 be held ior
Aseklenburg county, at the Court House IN Char.
h.le o. the lih Monday 10 August next, thea and
latio 10 answer OF plead, otherwise Judgment pro
eaaesso will bo entered against them,
Test; u. X. DUNLAP, c. w. T..
JAY / lsi9. Price adv. s. 90.
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4 MAN CAUGHT ny 4 FISH

A negro belonging to Mr.. Bourgeat, OF
Point Coupec Parish, (Louisiana,) met
with singular death few days ago.
He was fishing, or rather spearing gar-tish,
in one of the neighboriag lakes, and tas,
tened the cord which was attached to the
spear or gig to his waist. When he trans
fixed large gar with his gig, the gar, IL
its endeavor TO escape, dragged the mau
overheard into the water, and before be
could recover himself he was drowned =
His body and the gar-tish we're both IN the
course of an hour got ashore.
What Nert.-Tho Boston Post says
Mr.. Stephen Bates has invented plan iol
propcl!ing a boat by steam, without wheels
screws, or paddles" We saw this nyen
ton demonstrated on small boat yes'cr
dav, with complete success.
The Wings of Ohio, have adopted a
their motto in the coming contest, "Cor
win, sound currency, and protectlv
tariff"
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CHARLOTTE. N. C. JULY IL. 1892.
From the Albany Cultirator.
STATISTICS-.STATE OF TIE COZ
rrpV

b
TRY.
A knowledge Of The products Of the coun.
try, their separate values, the relation they
bear TO each cher, the number of persons
employed 10 each department Of industry.
and the various results arising from each,
would seem requisite 10 all who would On
de!siand the true condition Of the nation,
or OF each Individual Interest. Above, we
give a general report Of the productive
wealth OF the country, SO far as the earth is
concerned; aud we now give some tables,
mos, Of which We fad prepared to our hand
by the accurate and interchangeable editor oil
the Tribune, which will show more fully
than the former the relative values Of these
seyerai products. Without such condensed
tables, 1t is difficult to approximate 10 the
truth in such matters and the interest thai
makes the most noise, The product iha! is
kept most constantly before the public eye,
is very apt 10 assume an undue Importance
in the estimate Of productive industry. or
the aggregate Of a nations wealth. Labor
in some form, either in the production Of
tho raw maietial, It's manufacture, or lis ex.
change, is the only source Of wealth and
It is time that this great truth was uaiYer.
sally leli and acknowledged. The proceeds
Of labor in the United States, according 10
the last census, may be stated as follows
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E5fry.t,ro OF said EoFs.

The snlo 10 be absolute in fee simple TO the pur'
chaser for the purpose Of fulfilling the conditions
nd provisions Of the Trust. A credit OF months
will be allowed, and bond with approved security
Ca tho nprchase money required on the day OF sac
''' SAML. SILLIMAN, Trustee.
June /, 1912. "a
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{ NUMBER AZ.
DDRESS
To tie People of the United States ::

Of the Democratic Wings of the City and Coun.
ty of New York
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NOTICE.

EpY virtue Of Deed of Trust cx.
%tHA. n . eculed hy WIN. w. Long, dated
A& the 10Th day Of November, 1881, con-
WV ycyng 10 the subscriber, 81 lots IN
.-~skA>- tho North Square of The Town OF Char
lotte. he wilt offer for sale al the Courthouse
in Charlotte, on the Monday Of the next County
Court. on the o5th Of July,
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AGENTS.

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cbss ". Harris. Mill Grove. NJ q.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-03-08
OHIO WIDE AW A X f.

M From letter in the Tribune, dated Colum-
bus Ohio Feb, 81, from delegate to the Wing
Convention, we extract the following. We are re
oiced to this great State going for
from foreign influence 81 free trade: M
The city is full of Delegates o.night, who are
quartered upon citizens generally. have
convcrsed with many of them, who all unite in
representing the condition of the Wing party as
being all we can desire. They all concur in saying
hat tho people are universally Disguised with Loco
Foco Legislation of The winter, and that examples
of remuneration OF the party faith are numerous.
Several Counties are named 10 me, in which it is
confidently affirmed that tho Wing strength will
be greater next fail than it in 1910. Gov. Cor
win has Welded to the solicitations of his friends
g. will accept the nomination ,a.hough he has been
an xous to retire from the canvass. This ensures
US the State beyond any reasonable question. We
can elect majority of the Legislature, and thus Sc
cure Wing Senator in place of 'Eearthquake
Allen | shall not close this letter until TO morrow.
Tuesday, Feb %
We have lust got through with our State Conven
ton. 1t greatly exceeded our most snnguine expec
,ntions and has inspired our friends with the high
est derrec of enthusiasm. CORWiN renomi
dated by acclamation and will be elected, too, by
zen or twenty thousand majority. His great and
deserved popularity makes him powerful loader,
and tho Loco Focos are as we'll satisfied with the
doom that awaits them now az they know the result
of the contest in IS40.. Yours. O. ,ra
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FREE TRADE AND Low WAGES.

The wages of the operatives IN the cotton Mills
AT Three Rivers were reduced some ten days or a
fortnight since, and a strike was The consequence.
We magine that under The present duties a Tedac
ton of tragcS will not be coHfined 10 Three Riv
ers We can see no help for like reduction in
all the mills the ChcoPee River, and IN all the
mills throughout New England-Our staple man
ufaciures are by the present decreasing Tariff,
be;nr brought into competition with the same
goods brought here from abroad, nearer than they
have been, and there is only wanting the blessed
free trade Of the Hampden Post to flood the
country with those foreign goods. Now the two
great items in the of these that of the raw
material and the labor bestowed on it. The cost
Of tho former is about the same TO the foreign man
uf,cturer as il is the manu- acturer of this coun
try: but the of the latter is infinitely less
Labor in Europe is abundant and more ihan album
dant and hence the price Off is low even to the
oppression and suffering of the laborer III our
with iho present io,o duties, acih
mo aties at all the Post seems to desire, intend
to continue their manufacturing, 'hey must be able
TO sell their goods in our markets as cheap the
foreign manu- iacturer can bring his here and sell
Them; and MS they can buy the raw material no
cheaper than the foreigner, they must, in order TO
make their goods equally cheap, make their labor
cos, them as little as it does the foreisner.-They
must be able to employ class of operatives, who
will live on salt end potatoes, and work for few
ponies day. aHt
The question ofprotectve duties free trade
is beipp brought home to our very doors, and the
alternative is even staring the laboring class
IN the face, of having their wages reduced in order
tina: our mills may be kept running, or the mills
closed and they be thrown out of employment
This is practical free trade This reduction Of TIC
,oaoes of labor is the direct result Of the doctrines
of The locofoco press and leaders, who, with so
many loud professions, claim TO have taken the in
terests of the laborng classes under their protec'
lion.
Iiurrah for free trade! says the Post and every
weaver end spinner, every maohinst and opcra
tive in on, mills, will hurrah for it also, if they
desire to work for half OF their present earnings,
ia, III oil busin
if they desire to be put on an equality with the
paupe OF Europe, or have their present means
of living transferred to foreign workshops. IL is
most painful to witness the effect OF rash and
limpractble theory, advocated by wrong headed
partisans for political purposes. bearing heavily
upon that class OF our fellow citizens, whose mus.
les, intelligence and industry are their whole cap
ital AS we have said, II is free trade in operation:
il is locofocosm in its first stages and those, who
will persist in being looolocos must be the last TO
com plain. Springfield Gazette
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NEW HAMPSHIRE.

Election in the Granite State to-day. The
Wings seem to lie still there as they have for a
long time past, and the interest in The struggle
grows o, t Of the recent division in the locotoco
ranks,-between Hill and the radical portion OF
the party. White, Hills candidate against Hub
bard has declined and how much this will embar-
rass Hill is uncertain. So deeply attached are the
locoioco party to Hubbard and his ultra federal mo-
lions that Notwithstanding the opposition OF Hill
10 Hubbard it is our opinion he will be elected by
the people Hill began too late TO draw off from
the Hubbard party many fhis Republican friends
and then the Wing vote will be light. But il Hill
eoes on he will come off in the end victorious for
he has SO dom failed in accomplishing his ends.
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raise their voices for other men-and different
sentiment. The split Of abolition is abroad in lhe
State and /, is active and has recently been shown
- but not third party nbotion-and ii VIII remain
so ill the Stale comes under the dominion OF van
Burenism, when it goes into the same scale win
New Hampshire and South Carolina. We know
of nothing SO likely 10 bring it INTO this position as
the third party demonstrations. Let us AVOID
position so degrading so abIect and deoaslng' as
that Of New mpshire-nnited IN all Things 'hat
tend TO upbold slavery, with South Carolina.
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TIE THIRD PARTY STATE CONVENTION

Which met at r andolpb the 10th ult.
not very numerously atended-tbere being but six
members out OF the County and delegates from
only two towns in the County letter was
read from Titus Hutchinson, signifying his dispo-
siion to stand minaon for Governor, and one
from Harry Hale declining 10 be considered a can
didate for State Treasurer. No nominations were
made, but committee consisting in part Of some
of the most reckless locofocos in the State APP
pointed to call Convention at Brookield in June
next On the second day Of the Convention about
20 only attended. The fact is, the honest aboli.
tionists see no for third party in this State,
so long as our State officers remain as they areand
have been for years-gocd and true hearted aboli-
tionists-and they look upon the efforts OF the in
dividuals who are attempting to gain notorieiy
in this way. as destructive 10 abotion-and hence
they stay away from their meetings.
Surprising these could get into power in the
Stae--they could do no moro for the abolition
cause than has done the present Government OF
the State The voice Of the Legislauie-of the
Executive--and every member Of Congress is
heard in every possible way against Slavery
What then could be gained Nothing. Were it
not so, then would the great body of abolitioniss
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be regulated by the business from ,,, -
system. "eo''hy action 0SI
Neither would the specie no,o. oc
tlon' be Ilabe to the objection wb OI low deDo
made to the small note circulO, ",en Is someIN
namely, that of driving specIe o", Of the b,"I.
On the contrary, the specie womb VI the County,
The sale custody Of the GoyernrO.r remain unJ!
demption; and whilst these no, o'ent Tor ths%'
more active and cow enent crcnI ", would form
the People than the specie thew ra0.I MEDIUM
Gle would remain at rest and not tbbp p The Nv
casualties OF circulation, bv which exposed To-
coverably lost to the world. In Il; y often h.
matter, the committee see no ob;oO aus view Of
OF specie notes Of denomination I ZION 10 al i'm
the small note circulation of the IGb'nr1e,sp0ndps
Tree from all possible risk, and in T "n BenI
lous TO the objections which ara no way obpSl
notes, they would be peculiarly accon ,aaae to ,hs
ehcial IN that most useful and rosirIe and bail
TO wit, the small dealers and dav.lpLac@Se Chs
out the country. They would Cs soV' ',H IhOu,I
Government is providing ourrencr e' II mat whirI
credit and safety for the larger busirys,o OndOube
the community, it is not unmindGl y. interests of
small means and Of more humble oconV VI those Oh
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TOUCHING IECIDENT,-We recently alluded
10 the establishment of the Howard House, in
Southwark for the care OF inebria,es. We learn
that recently man Who was known as an unfor-
tunate victim OF intemperance, observing tho hap.
py effects of pledge upon cousin, determines
az the instance Of the better angel within him, TO
visit Howard Hall, and make praise worthy effort
for his own reformation. He called at the House,
signed the pledge, and returning home exhibited
the certificate TO his wife The poor woman threw
her arms around his neck, in ecstacy of Joy and
two little daughters, who ,on their way from school
had heard that their father had taken tho pledge,
in with burst of delight, exclaiming if som
new Joy had gaddened their little hearts-"Father
has signed the pledge and now we IL all be so hap.
DIV ~ Pht{a. Inquirer.
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whom Mr. Graves came home, the least fortunate
survivor Of that sad encounter. " is but justice
TO state that these gentlemen all aver that MIR
Wise also endoavored 10 avert the duel Tribune.