The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1854-05-20
MW-R1r.EI uAROIlNIAM.
FAYETTE VILE. NC.

AHh oAME OLD IRICK.--Ehe people will
please remember that in lS4S Gov Reid aClvo-
Gated Free Suffrage and Gov. Manly opposcd
IT, In 1880 Gov. Manly avowed himself in
favor OF 1T, and he and his party press insisted
that he was better Free Suffrage man than
f*Qv eRaias.s In. III a s.unne'' "~vns:-r rc-
mcmbcr, John Kerr is better Free Suffrage
man than Gov Reid" The people knew the
falsity of these professions and assertions, aud
spurned them they should.
And now it is funny or would be if it not
too ridiculous, to hear Gen. Dockery claiming
to be an original Free Suffrage man, and dating
his advocacy of it away back to 1851
Did ever any thing carry its own refutation
with it more effectualy? He tells us he gave
"long, strong and hard lck' for Free Suffrage
in voting to give the election of Governor to
the people. wonders! But it turns out
that he~did not even vote for that proposition,
separate measure, in the Convention of
1885. lie was not on hand when the vote
taken.
Let the people remember these things, and
when Whig politicians talk about being in
favor Of Free Suffrage, remember that they
made these same professions two and four
years ago, but have, after the elections, always
steadily opposed its adoption. That this will
he their future course have every reason to
believe, Judging from the past. They promise
Il big waxen candle before the elections, but
won't give tallow scrap after they are over
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CuRrors-The letter of Mr. Bragg accepting
the nomination of the Lococratic party for
Governor, published in the daily Journal of
yesterday, and the weekly Journoi of to-day,
coutans no alluson whatever to the platform
Of principles adopted by the Convention which
nominated him. Does Mr. Bragg stand upon
the Platform, ricketty it is, or does he
no? t?-H HH. Herald
! Il have carefully examined the series of polt-
ica resolutions adopted by the Convention, and
enclosed in your letter. This is not time or
fit occasion to discuss their merits. 1t will be
| sufficient for to say that they meet
with my entire approval, and shall hereafter
receive my hearty and earnest support.--M1
Brogy's letter IF acceptance.
| Comment is Unnecessary"
| The EC1IPsE.-An annular eclipse of the sun
| will occur the Goth of the present month";
The Boston Journal thus speaks OF the matter:-
/ '1t will commence at thlrtv-three minutes
past O'Clock in the morning, and continue two
| hours and four minutes, until about twenty
three minutes before o'clock SO our readers
will have to rise betimes to it.. In this ECLIPSE
the apparent diameter of the moon compared
with that of the sun, will be about as 8 to 10,
and consequently some nine-tenths of the sun
will be covered The path of the eclipse will
cross the western part of the Atlantic ocean,
Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Yer
mont, New York, Upper Canada, Lake Super
ior, Northwest and ashington Territories and
thence through the southern edge of British
America to the Pacific ocean.-The central line
of the eclipse will enter New England neal
Portsmouth, and its path will extend sixty-twc
miles on either side. Boston will fall within its
path.-To those on the central line, the SUI
will appear, during the middle Of the eclipse
like a huge circle of light, the moon covering
every part except very narrow rim the
outside. In Boston the appearance will bt
much the same, only the ring Of light will be
wider one side than the other. The
central part of the eclipse will be from kittery
opposite Portsmouth, in north-we esterly dircc
ton, through the towns Of Dover, Darlington
Pittsfeld, Canterbury, franklin, Hill, Groftoi
and Lebanon. The eclipse will, however, bs
visible, to greater or less extent, in all parts
of North America excepting Guatemala ant
the southwest part of Mexico. 1t will also b,
visible in Ireland Greenland, Northern Russia
parts of Sweden and Norway, the eastern par
of Asia, the West Indies, and i'll the northern
countries of South America"
i WESTERN PoPuLAR1TY.-Ou nei %hhor of th'
Watchman is extremely anxious to learn th'
cause of Mr. Bragg's popularity i'll the West
With tender regard for his health, we will
out of pure kindness, endeavor to enlighten hu
and relieve his anxious (and disnterested) soil
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