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Enthusiasm.

1t is charged that the nomination of Gen.
Grant has been received without enthusiasm.
We are all too well satisfied to make any
great noise until we see the rebel candidate
Then the country will behold IL display of
enthusiasm for the hero of Vicksburg, that
will eclipse the days of Harrison and Taylor.
Everybody, except traitors, loves Grant,
and their love will be made known all over
the Union by such exhibitions of popular
enthusiasm as America has never seen be-
fore. .-a,if. .........-. ........r
Yet the Republican party does not wor-
ship men. 1t rewards patriots and glorifies
their good deeds 1t remains to the petro
leum c,t.fsh of the North and aristocratic
oligarchy of the South to dify man, de-
spite his faults or crimes The enthusiasm
of the one party is as different from the other
as day from night One looks to the estab-
lshment of great principles-it is high
moral enthusiasm while the other looks
to place, and Office and salary, and is di-
rected towards individuals. One is the ex-
preston of the true Republicans of the land !;
the other of corrupt dennagogues, and aristo-
Gratis, and traitors to free government in
America. That is the difference. lalgu.
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RALEIGH, NC .eaCC., , o. D. WEDNESDAY,,
rfYntes of the states

In the course of the debate in the Senate
a few days since, on the question of inclu-
ding Alabama in the admission bill, MIR,
Trumbull made the following statement of
the votes of the Southern States iai s'j je
In NORTH. Carolina there were registered,
179,653 votes, half Of which is S9,S26. There
were cast for the Constitution 92,500 votes
being 2,674 more than a majority of the
registered vote. There were II, $40 votes
cast against the Constitution. Ia7ri' hs'icGs
In South Carolina there were registered
127,43 votes, half of which is 6s,7l6.-
There were cast for the Constitution 70,758
being 7,042 more than majority of the
registered VOTE. '.'..'' ~. -'' " -1..l'
In Georgia there were registered 191 sol
votes, half of which Is $3.50. There were
cast for the Constitution 89,OO7, showing
less than majority of the registered vote by
-6,743 votes. o. ag1sa i-a. J.
In Alabama the vote cast for the Consti-
tuition was less, by 13,O99, than majority
of the registered vote. .--.-
In Louisiana there were registered 129,654
votes, half of which is 64.S27. There were
cast for the Constitution 66, ,152, being 1895
more than majority. 81. ~.
In Florida there were registered 2S,00s
votes, half of which is 14,001. There were
cast for the Constitution 14,511, being SIC
more than majority.
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We see parti-colored account of diff
ficulty between Republican candidate in
Virginia and a rebel, in the Danville paper,
in which the Republican was twice grossly
insulted in and at the dining room of a
hotel.
Well, all we have to say to our Republi-
can friends is to break plate or stick
over the head of every rebel who insults
them, on the spot, without pausing for
anything or anybody. When this course is
adopted, personal insult will cease Stay
at home rebels have not had enough fighting
yet. It is our misfortune to have to finish
up the job. Grant said the war ended too
early. He spoke truly. Part of it is yet
to be fought out here and elsewhere in the
South.
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NO o. X ;.

well worthy Of the deceptipe attention riven
IT, Few such speeches are, delivered more
appropriate to the present crisis, though it
is one delivered by q, young graduate. vet
nevertheless it should uotibe laid awuy In
J silence ni's pdi iiihsnst nF5n ,s5ss !.
AT the close of Mr. Pearson's oration, de-
grees were conferred upon the members, of
the Senior class, as follows Busbee, Bur, =
/ gwy yn and Morehead, received first ,distinc.
9 tion. A. W. Graham, Harper and PeassonI
second Charles Fetter,h Horner, Jones, Of
Ala, Paul B. Means and 'Strayhorn third
= OF the Junior class, Iehn N. Webb and Por,
ter received first; Distinction Graves, But
9 Ter and Lewis, of the Sophomore class ne.
: ceived first distinction. Britton first distinc-
ton of the Freshman class W., q ~ i,ol,d
1.-THE Valetlictory was delivered by Mr..
Fabius H. Busbee, of Raleigh, who deserves,
much credit in having received the choicest
distinction of his class. o. t,sR % sniehao t4,
'aHTh he services of the day were closed by sing
. ingiand the benediction. N, =, 7l'i,47.
.aIs The Commencement ball began at seven
' o'clock at night, (Thursday,} and closed
about three O'clock next morning. Therball
room was magnifcentlyl decorated with cv-
ergreeus, in SUCH q manner, surprisingly,
7 from the general appedraace Of the nasagsrs.
., Fears are entertained that this is to be the
,, last Commencement Of the University.
deeply regret, Mr.. Editor, that such fears
should be entertained. I myself look for
> ward to brighter and happier days when
these walks shall be again crowded with
young and gladsome forms, and when, this
institution shall again send forth. her old
] number of Alumni to do honor to themselves,
o. their Alma Mater, the State of North Caro-.
2 lima, and our common country. God grant
that such hopes will be soon realized q "a e'
.n'4 ,.t..',.''i IT,. ~ wy, PROGRESS. "a
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Every Southern loyalist will thank Mr.
Stewart, of Nevada, for the following re-
marks made in the Senate few days since,
on the subject of the admission of the
Southern States: n.-.,.4..
"These delays, these uncertainties, these dispar-
agements are breaking down the friends OF loyal
ty throughout the South. You have your Bucl-
anans throwing their distinctions in the way
You have the emissaries Of the dissolution OF the
Union, of destruction, OF obstruction at work
upon your friends, the friends of the Union, and
the friends of the Union doubling whether they
have any friends anywhere. Receive them |;
stand by them; give them the hand ofiellowship /;
and tell you they will stand by us. .---=..---ea
Ii, with all the patronage and power of these To-
cal State governments against them, with the mill
tary substantially against them, with the power
of Andrew johnson against them, poor, without
patronage, without power. without position,
without wealth ,ignoranta as the Senator from Wis
consin Mr.. Doolittle] says they are, they could
get majority for convention, if they could
make the showing they have made in the several
trust them under more favorable auspices. With
the powers of these States in their hands, with
legitimate protection, they will stay in the Un-
ion. If they cannot do it now, when can they
After this struggle, If you will not protect them
now, when they will be etterprepared After
they sh,iii naVe suHereu u 1eIeat aC your nands
here, after they shall have been thrown aside
without rallying point, after you have said to
them, "You have got no loyalty, no Union par
ty, no strength, and We will have nothing to do
with you;" after they shall have been tramplcd
down for another six months by the power OF
that tyrannical local government, will they be
better prepared to come here? Sir, we want ac-
tion the admission of all these States, and ac-
ton promptly. Keeping part of them out will
continue this discussion and this effort to bring
them in until the session will have expired Let
us do the work now. Arkansas ought to have
been with these other States. We should have
had the whole of them in one BILL am satisfied
we made a mistake in that regard. Do not let
us make any more."4g .Er..0
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iJt lJ9SiLD 9YNuf 3q5 h
Stirring Speech

hndWe see that, at a ratification meeting held
by the Republicans of Freepdrt, Ill, Gen. S.
D: Atkins madeoa stirring speech, from
which we give an extract belaw.i ss5l IN, g7,
Gen. A. was one of .Shernan's soldiers,
'and was distinguished for his gallantry and
generosity. There are many 10 this State
who remember him. Hemarried q daughter,
of North Carolina shortly after thesurrendef.
In the course of his remarks Gen. Atkins
said: g 5a5ai., isssi 2.'l = b'9t 'oi -
My political creed is very ssmple-it is
this Put none but loyal Snss on guard
| Applause. K brave soldier disdains to
strike fallen foe, therefore, I say, no pun
| ishment for yesterday, but absolute security
for to naor70so. Applause. Equal and ex-.
act tjustice unto all men, without regard to
color, for they who carried muskcts and
kept step to the music of the Union beneath
the starry banner of the republic when it
marked our battleline in front of the rebel
hosts, they who were good enough to wear
the army blue are good enough to take up
the ballot with the hand that has dropped
the musket [applausel peace and security
IcTe, anu peace anu security eferyWHeIc Ou
American soil, North or South; to the
Southern Union man in his lonely cabin in
the mountain districts of the South to the
colored soldier who fought for the flag that
now waves triumphantly over the land of
his birth; to the Northern soldier who de-
sires to travel in, or make his home in the
land that his valor has helped to conquer
from traitor rule, aye, to marry In the South
| Laughter and applausel. with no Ku-Klux
Klans, with their cowardly deeds of mid
night murder, no Knights of the Golden
Circle to intimidate or outrage; and tell
you. until these things are accomplished,
the battle that Calhoun began, that. Taney
kept up, the first powder smoke of which
rolled away from Beauregard's artillery at
| Fort Sumter, will not be ended, and never
more growing faint hearted, we must light
it out on this line" Economy iii the ad-
ministration of the government, reduction
of taxation to the lowest point consistent
with national need, and as !" honesty is the
best policy" in individual affairs, so in the
economy of nature it is in national affai
honest payment to national creditors lap
plause] tears for our dead soldiers, and
honors for our living soldiers. Applause. ]
Backward we will not go,-torward we
must With malice toward none, with
charity for all, with firmness In the right as
God gives us to see the right" .....
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HaV.

j Every hill and valley of the Northern
States, not adapted to cereals, are put in grass
or clover, and millions of tons of hay are
raised, which is a source of magnificent of
wealth, enriching the ground and the farmer
likewise. 51: aJ J..- .s.r. ...r. .. 7s.
The grass crop is perhaps the easiest of
all Others to raise, and pays better in pro-
portion to Others. wherever transportation is
cheap and a market accessible. Besides,
where there is plenty of good green grass in
summer, and sweet hay in winter, there are
fine cattle of every description, and plenty
of the best milk and butter.
Will not our farmers cultivate this branch
ofagriculture hereafter The, inducements
are very great .-l.aI-
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France receives from Switzerland nearly
100000 gallons of absynthe annually In
addition to which an enormous quanty made
in Paris is sold as the veritable Swiss pro-
l,,o4;an Dag i4iiI 0sdie . iJ iIGf1HsI EtT f>FfT.
duetlon.l y.5las" linoa bhau s.i ,a,, .Ii,.isl
John c. Vogel, st. Louis, returns an in
come of $46 ,695. Ten years ago he, swept
out the post office, but since then he has
been Sheriff Of the county aHol ga eAils .;
Thatcher, the New York weather prophet,
says that June will have more pleasant days
than May, and he also promises three pleas
ant autumn months. .5iti'...,. ,e.iI, nv,
The New York News Association reports
that there are less than one hundred and
twenty-five competent photographic report
ers in the United States.
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TEMpEn5 OF THE MrnpyRERs-T

a TEMPER OF THE MUfDERERs. The
Charleston Ne'es, one of the organs of the
so-called Conservatives of South Carolina,
is evidently pleased with the murder of Mr..
Dill, near Camden, in that State The only
reason is that Mr.. Dill was Republican.
,, We may judge from this and other things,
what these Rebels would do if they had full
sway. Many of them are essentially devilish.
They are worse than they were when they
shot and hanged conscnpts, imprisoned and
tortured men and boys to death, and put
women's thumbs under the fence. iaa
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Fourth of July.

Preparations for the proper celebration of
this sacred day ought to be made at once.
The occasion will be one of unusual in
terest, and, therefore, those who intend to
take an active part in the eommemoration of
the Anniversary OF Independence, should
commence the work at once.
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Accommodations for Members of the
Legislature.

We call the attention of our friends. who
are members of the Legislature, to the fol-
lowing Boarding houses, where the hest ac-
commodations can be secured at reasonable
prices:
Republican Club House, Hillsboro' St.
Exchange Hotel,
Theo. Joseph's, Salisbury,
Besides these houses, there are other pri-
vate residences, where gentlemen can be
comfortably lodged during the approaching
session, which will no doubt be long and te
dious u u Is
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The House has instructed the Committee
on Reconstruction to report bill providing
for inaugurating the new civil government
in the States to be reconstructed Recon-
strdction will take place, and that right
speedily. The enemies of the government
may gnash their teeth in impotent rage,
but they cannot change the decree of fate.
Let all those who are beginning to despair
of the Republic take fresh courage.
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Editorial.

We had the pleasure of visit from our
contemporary, w. J. Yates, Esq, of the DEM
ocrat, on Wednesday. .. ...,. .a..r.., a.. .,..
On Thursday evening last. DR.. Samuel
Baird, of the Atlanta Neao Era, called upon
us. We were glad to welcome one, who has
done so much towards the reconstruction of
Georgia. i4du'7o .l g1i-f-In, a,-.F t
The Neao Era is one of the best dailies in
the South. f'
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The New York Tribune thinks the nomi-
nation of the Chief Justice by the Demo-
cratic party, on the basis of universal suf-
frage. would be favorable to the Republican
party, and simplify reconstruction. 1lsfl
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Since Col. Forney has resigned his posi-
ton as Secretary Of the Senate, there is an
evident Improvement in his paper. We
congratulate him upon his extended sphere
/ of usefulness - -; ttIf
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The Fenian movements are again exciting
the fears of the people of Canada. The princi-
pie cities of that Dominion are now garrison
ed by British regulars. ~ 90 o.. sasel5
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1t is expected that Chief Justice Chase
will preside at the Circuit Court at Charles
ton about the middle of June. He is at
present in Washington, and will doubtless
pass through Raleigh on his way to Charles
ton --.4s- .a.
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1t is said that the attempt to raise cotton
in Hindoostan, by the English, has proved
a failure. Does this account for the present
good price of American cotton? ' s..'.'. '''l
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The Republican State Convention of New
York assemblies on the 9Th of July. 1t is
said that Gov. Fenton will not seek a re-
nomination. .ug L... 4..5aJ
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There is said to be a spring in Nodaway
County, Missouri, whose waters are i'm
pregnated with alcohol. sufficient to make a
good brandy punch. a.,ri -- ,t
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We invite attention to the article publish
ed to-day from the Friends Reuiep, com
menting in the most favorable terms on the
new Constitution. g .,..,. N -.
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The rebels see more hopes in their chase
after the Presidency than experience war
rants. The COLI facts in the case are that
success is already granted to the Republican
party. ..l .....r .-...-. .-.-... ...-......,.-.
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scorn such practices in man or woman to
initiate Them now. All we intend to do is
to sustain ourselves against every foe, and
: resort to their weapons only when obliged to
in self-delenee. The devil, like other spirits
damned, is afraid of fire. - \
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The question of better protection to
Chinese immigrants is being agitatcd in
California.
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Gofhan,s Just elected Secretary ofthe seuoo
ate, IN place Of Col. Forney, was Republican
candidate for Governor Of California, last
fall, but was beaten BY the split IN his patty
Besides voting for Presidential electors, 7
Illinois will choose her entire State ticket
leXt fall
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Pleasure seeking people are already arriv-
ing at the Springs and other Summer re-
sorts. .gifg
The Washington Chronicle thinks the
President will veto the bills admitting the
Southern States. .s-lr -fri-.. ....r. .....i.
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THE WORKING PEoPLE.-The8 average
pay per month Of the employees on American
railroads Is statcdte be as follows, Engi-
neers, from $50 to- $100;i conductors, $75;
firemen,, $50; expressmen, $75; baggage
master and brakeman, each,p $50; station
agents $40; truck foreman, $780, Engineers
are sometimes paidlby the day, and receive
from $500 ito $3.50. The following COM
parativeo statement of the wages and ex.i
penses ofcarpenters, in New York and Lon s.
don, has recently been published, 81 shilhngs
being takenias equal in value to $7ng9Is IL
NEw.YoRK 1nxno,rl d
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Gold has been discovered in Alaska.
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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1868-12-26

UMCe at Pltre 3 Carrltfe anu
@. Hinckly d Son.
: Mr.. M. L. Melancon.- my duly authorized
agent at Port Barre, will purchase cotton or
make cash advances for my account, On the
above expressed conditions.
Washington, La, Sept. IS, 1868. tt
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In Dayiess country, KY, a few days ago,
every preparation was made for the
marriage of a couple and they were on
the hoor,I and the gentleman signihed
his willingness to take a partner for life;
but, to the astonishment of all, the lady
in response to the question, viii you
take this man, etc.,"' replied emphatical-
rly. a"", No. A few days, before the
time for the consummation of the nup-
tials, the young gentleman imprudently
remarked to his afianced that be was
to regret that their wedding
day was SO near at hand, but that the
matter had. gone So far now that he
could not relieve himself" and the young
lady took the above method of saving
his honor. The verdict of the communi-
ty was, served him right. - !" @' ID ~. .
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AS the proportions of the Venus do
Medicis are accepted as The standard of
perfection, if any lady who knows her
own height wishes to learn how much
her slender waist lacks Of the exact cir
cumference which beauty of proportion
demands, she has only 10 divide her own
height into seven equal parts /; three. Of
those parts will make the exact size
which her waist ought to be-butf of
course ia not The Venus de Medicis
is five feet two inches in height. ALI the
dimensions of the torso of the human body
are greater from side to side than from
front to back The smallest diameter
of the waist Of the Venus, or that from
front to back, is seven and a fourth in
ches, and the largest diameter nine and
three-fourths inches. Ii, now, an oval
be struck, having for its larger diameter
nine and three-fourths inches. and for
its. smaller seven and yone-fourth inches,
the periphery or circumference of this
oval will measure twenty+seven inches
that is. for all practical purposes, three.
sevsnths of five feet two inches, her
height. Astounding reflection to wasp
wasted beauties, consoling to the too
plump, and worth remembering By thou
ghtless girls and tinwise women when
they are using q, compression injurious to
their health and their brains---for the lat
ter doesfnot escape the i'll effects of inlpe-
ded circulation and organs out Of place.