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Wilmington journal., 1868-04-03
accept.noe of Colonel Kenan.

Ihe following letter mas Deen received
from Colonel KEENAN,, accepting the nomi-
nation for Congress
KENANsvILLE, n. c.,
March "a. 1868.
MesSrs. j. B. Whitaker, William Robinson, and
j. w. EdmundSon
GENTLEMEN Your letter informing me of my
nomination as a candidate for Congress, in the
~ecoud District by the Conservative Convention
whicp met in Goldsboro' on the Goth instant, has
be n received. This compliment did not expect
and regr, that some gentleman Of more age, e1-
perieuce aud ability had not been selected for the
position. In there extraordinary tunes, however,
true of North Carolina should refuse to
lender such services as the people may require oil
him | therefore accept the nomination with the
hope, that by the united effort of the good people
of the state may be able t. T ject he Constitu
ton be submit ed at the next election.
Thanking You for the compliments manner
in which YOU have seen fit TO commune ste the
acuon of the Convention.
am with great respect,
Your ob't serv't,
THOS s. KEENAN,,
Wilmington journal., 1868-04-03
Speaking at Goldsboro'.

Hon. S. j. PERSON, Col. THos. S. KE
NAN and JNo. F. WooTEN, Esq, addressed
the people of Wayne, at Goldsboro', OF
Tuesday. A large crowd was present, an6
the speeches are most highly spoken of.
Wilmington journal., 1868-04-03
Political Alteration.

There is a well authenticated rumor
upon our streets that during political dis
cussion at Pittsboro', Mr.. Alex. Ramsay of
that place had difficulty with Governor
Holden and a Mr.. Devices, candidate fol
Congress in that district, in which the two
latter were severely handled. We ere not
prepared to vouch for the entire accuracy
of this statement, but if Gov. Holden was
well chastised, it is the legitimate fruit of
the example set by his e0arzike son in his
recent cowardly assaults upon gentlemen
in Raleigh, and of the advice given in the
columns of the Standard.
Wilmington journal., 1868-04-03
For the Journal.

For the Journal
Meeting in Upper Black River District.
At a large meeting of the citizens OF Up
per Black River District, on the 21st inst,
the following organization was made:
Owen Fennell, ST., was elected Chair
main, and L. H. W. Mcintyre Secretary.
The Chairman explained the object OF
Wilmington journal., 1868-04-03
BIaden and Robson

By invitation, Col W. l.. Steele ant
Maj j. A. Engelhard addressed the people
of Bladen at Bladenboro', on Thursday
| last. The day was not propitious, bu'
quite large crowd of both races were IL
attendance and paid the most marked at
| tention. Col. John A. Richardson, who
| had walked from Lumberton in order tc
be present, was called upon, and concluded
the speaking in speech of much ability
and force.
We return the thanks of the speakers TO,
the fattering reception they met with, and
the kind hospitality with which they were
entertained. In this particular locality are
settled, some permanently and some tenn
porarily, quite a number of Northern men
who are rendering North Carolina a Gou6h
seroice ~ of making money by engaging &
in business during their leisure moments,
and making money by political schemes as
a constancy, the latter occupation being
more profitable, as laborers vote with much
more facility than they work.
We were glad to notice most honorable
exception to this general rule in the person
of Dr. DwINNELLE, who occupied a seat up
on the platform with the Conservative
speakers, and is an earnest Conservative
and an intelligent and high-toned gentle
man.
The white people of Robson are also
alive to the issues of the campaign. The
speeches of Judge Shepherd, Col Strange,
Col Steele and Col. ". Mel. Mckay,
during the afternoons session of the Dis
trict Convention at Lumberton, and those
of Messrs. Wall, Norment, Blue, Mclean.
Morrisey and Engelhard, at night, were
listened to with marked attention. At
night the ladies graced the meeting with
their presence. The noble, industrious,
honest and proud people of Bladen and
Robson are determined to speak out in all
their power and majesty against the wick
edness of the base attack negroes and
adventures are making upon North Caro-
lima and her noble Constitution and laws
These innovators find no sympathy with
the white people-these hardy, hardwork-
ing, honest descendants of noble ancestors.
We feel assured that good report may be
expected from these two counties.
Wilmington journal., 1868-04-03
Homestead.

The Radicals made boast that the Home
stead provision will carry the Constitution
as if North Carolinians are to be bought
with a price to cover themselves with in
fanny. u is all q cheat They prOUide TO,
The imposition Of ta,res, such as it is inepossi-
bic for The people to pay, and these expressly
aiLoaO the HoMEsTEADs TO BE SOLD FOR TANEs.
If this Constitution be adopted, nearly
every tract of land in the State will be
sold under the hammer, and will be bid in
for the State or bought by Yankee specE-
lators.
Our people could, with difficulty, pay a
tax of $3.50, 0,OOO-how is it possible for
them to pay the interest on $40, 100000 of
debt, and over million dollars besides, to
meet the immense appropriations ordered
by this Constitution Eoery man a0ho Uotes
for this instrument Uotes to sacrifice his prop
erty, to appease the greed Of uaprincipleo
ScoLldUags and CGrpet-bdggerS.
Wilmington journal., 1868-04-03
Conservative Canvass.

Colonel E. D. HALL, candidate for Lieut..
Governor, will address the people at the
following times and places, viz
Hertford, Perquirlans county, Tuesday, April
14th.
Elizabeth City. Pasquotank county, Wednesday,
Apil 18th.
South Mills, Camden county, Thursday, April
raleigh Sentinel please copy.l
Wilmington journal., 1868-04-03
Taxation under the Proposed Constitution.

Taxation under the Proposed C Constitution.
We stated ii few days ago that the amount
of money to be raised by the impoverished
people of North Carolina, each year, to
meet the interest on her public debt under
the provisions of the proposed Constitu-
ton, would probably amount 10 one mil
lion two hundred thousand dollars.
Not having at tie time access to official
data, we preferred to go below rather than
above the mark. Since that time we have
read with earnest attention 4 series of ar
ticles called "Thoughts for the People, !"
published originally in the columns OF the
Raleigh Sentinel and since in our own, pre-
pared by different gentlemen thoroughly
familiar with the subjects discussed. We
beg leave to call the special attention Of
our people to these articles, and to bespeak
for them second and third careful perusal.
From the second number of this series, on
Taxation and Revenue (the best in the
series), we are enabled to give the figures
':.fr'ona official data, showing the amount of
interest money to be raised and also III
general terms showing what our expenses
will be under the new order of things. For
details we refer our readers to the original
article:
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-03
Contracts Solicited.

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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-03
Time and Rates Guaranteed.

gaS~ The above organization offers
more favorable inducements to ship
pers by this than any other route.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-03
. Tho Pen is Mightier than the sword"
TIE GOLD PEN,
Est AND CHEAPEST OF pENS.
ILorton's Gold Pens,
The Best Pens in the World.

he Best Pens in the World.
FOR safe at No. 20 .1Eujden-
Lane, .HS1O- I07,t, and bY eYez.V
3tti.Y uDpOi7zked .dge2at at tie
rtza7ge prices.
.1E012Oaa n7zX,eS no Pens stump
n rim tie Name or Iluae-
marx Of Cz2aY 0tI1ea-; khea'e/O7'c,
Vhe1Ie an .24ge7acT as esLc6IiShSd,
ne 0a<bIic mn be best Snifed, ami
nj he same prices, by ctzIIlDg on
the .4geast;. in al other l1IuceS
flOSe 11iSAiz.1 tie .7E01-Z0n pen
must SeS1d 10 HeU09U02Ze2S,
1Ote2ie LAeia" orders 1piII TeceiYe
D7Ompt attention, ii Ucc0D2Dz-
.2ie9 rim tie cash.
II CzEUI0gxe, 1Uifh mn 0esc2TT-
iiOa1 o. sizes 11zd prizes, SEN. M
receipt Of letter postage.
A. MORTON.
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-09-02

Heavy RoBBERY.-The Salt Lake Netcs
of Aug. 26th contains an account Of the rob-
berry of the Overland stage b four men, four
miles west of La Clede station (27O miles east
of Salt Lake City)s on the evening Of August
25th. The robbers took the treasure box Of
Wells. Fargo g Co which CONFINED $40, 600.
The Company offer : reward Of $4,000 for
the recovery of the money, and Of *, 600 for
the apprehension and conviction of the rob-
bers-dead or alive.
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-09-02
: PLAYIna sLIrrLn Joxnn.r


In it's gushing, and new-formed admiration
of Delegate Holbrook, the Radical organ al
Boise City plays . sort Of little joker, now
you see IT, and now you DON'T game. Less
than year ago that paper labored to convince
the people Of Idaho that Mr.. Holbrook, BY his
efforts. first in trying TO have John NJ. Murphy
appointed Governor, and, failing in this, 10 sub
sequently having his friend Gibbs appointed,
was bent on gigantic scheme of fraud, by
which D hundred thousand dollars, appropri-
ated for Indian Department purposes. was to
be stolen from the Government, and used to
enrich Holbrook and his gang Of public plum
derers." Now, the same paper endeavors
equally hard to convince its readers that Hol-
brook is the watchdog of the Treasury who is
to prevent the malappropriation of money for
Indian supplies, &c. Let US understand your
position, Mr.. Statesman. DO you retract all
you have said against the boy" (Holbrook),
about his completely with Murphy in that
'.safe and Ratchet" business his trying to
steal" the mouey appropriated for Indians;
bis "ruffianly and savage" attacks on Cum
minis and Hooper; his ''low aud villanous as
sociations :" and oil that sort of things Did
you wilfully and maliciously SANDER the boy.
when you abused and assalled him. week after
week through n space of two or three years !
Or, are you now trying to fulfill your allotted
part of the disgraceful and unnatural coalition
of the Puritan and the blaekleg," made in
Boise City just after the Democratic Terrific
rial Convention, and before the meeting oil the
Radical Convention, from which coalition also
sprung the Peoples" tickets in foise. Ada
and Owyhee countiesl The Boy" triumphed
| in bringing you 10 the eating OF very mast,
dirt, il he failed in bringing the Democratic
party to defeat. ron had applied 10 him ever,
,erul Of dishonor aud teproach, and by thai
coalition bargain be- obliged YOU 10 swallow
YOUR own yomi,, aud Ia sound his praises. lie
triumphed there, nj all esents. But in his ei
| furis Ia drag down the party which had hon
arrd him. and raisrd him to place among bod
orabr men. Hoibrook signaily failed. The
Drmocrsc, have shown their opinion ot him b,
giving 10 hls successor u larger major'ty jim q
much rr1ucrd vote too--shan be recrise ed tw,
wears ago Then. aud until yer, lately. The
sidtesman laborcd 10 have The people belies'
| iulbrook was unw"rth, al honest mans favor
uow. IL has succeeded in proving itself 10 e'
unworthy Of belief. III lis Efforts 10 praise iiol
brook II ID mol Tie lion and the lamb Va hlcl
| have la.m dn~n together bu. II ia The sale
Ratchet which no~ ends place. in completes
affinity. "i,h ID" effects stolen from III" muir
d-red Dave Cpd,ku. Reynolds aud Murph,
ilolhsook and Vajrn-whas bully team
Miserable ,rcks;rr' Why. csc, body sce1
~hcrr your little joker - pal,ncd.
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-09-02

ALL BuScompE.-The Radicals of Sacra.
mento reported that J. I. McCanley had backed
out of bet with Newton Booth In which he
engaged to stake s20, 900 against $40, 900 thai
Seymour and Blair would beat Grant and Col
fax. 1t turns out that Mr.. McCauley positive
ly declares he never made any bet with Mr.
Booth. The Radicals fabricated the story fol
buncombe.
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-09-02

REVENUE TAX DisTRIcrs.-Under the new
Revenue Act. the whole country has been di
yided into twenty-five Tax Districts, and the
Pacific States and Territories are included IN
District No. %.
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-09-02

TIT FOR TAT.-Stanton has taken the stump
for Grant. This 10 fair. Grant lied for Stan.
ton in the trouble with President johnson,
and now Stanton will lie for Grant, to try and
make him President. But, as Grants lies for
Stanton signally failed. SO will Stanton's lies
for Grant fail.
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-09-02

NICE TO REFLECT UroS.-Among the mot.
toes on banners and transparencies borne by
the procession of negroes the night following
the election Of their ticket In Washington City,
last month. was one of "White men must stand
back" This Is specimen Of the Grant and
Colfax party. 49,
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-09-02

j Big MILL FOR FLINT.-Tbe San Francisco
Times of August 22d says thirty stamp quartz
mill has been completed in the Union Foundry
Works Of that city, for the Rising Star Mining
Company, in Flint District, Owyhee. The
machinery weighs 80 tons, and is already on
its way. via Central Railroad route, to Owyhee
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-09-02

GrN MEADE IMpLtcATEp.-Read,t the Gov
erument detective who was sent to investigate
the facts in the killing of Ashburn, the Radi
cal emissary, in a house Of i'll fame in Colum
bus, Georgia, declares that Gen. Howard in
stigated the charge against the parties who
were arrested for the crime. and whom How
ard knew to be innocent, for political purposes
solely and be further declares that Genera
Meade was party to the whole transaction.
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-09-02

AMERICA BEATES.-In the international
Yacht race OF the Isle of Wight, Aug. 25th,
four yachts entered. The American yacht
Sappho was last in the race. The Cambria
was the winner.
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-09-02

4 MgpptgR-In the paper called the Dcm.
ocrai. published in Boise City, of the issue Of
last Saturday. there ia an article which under
takes To criticize the conduct of the WORLD
in n certain matter. We wish the Democrat
to understand that. while we always seek 10
avoid unpleasant exchanges with any paper
which even Processes Democratic faith we are
by no means disposed to patiently brook the
impertincncc of any aedsline who. in his eager.
meas to acquit dead.head tavors, calls our acts
ar motives in question. Attend to your own
affairs, Mr. Democraf-or. let alone our affairs
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-09-02
MARRIED.

In Boise City. August 26ih. by the " Pev. Bishop
futile aud the Rev. q. ID. Is. Miller. Efhe Protest
ant Episcopal Church. HERBERT o W. MAR6ARY u
Miss Manf ELLA cokrSEn. both Of Ada county.
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-09-02

SEYMOUR vetoed The bill passed by the New
iotk Legislature authorizing the sold'rr a.
sus. What nan Who served IN III" army can
casi n vote f"r bum - MoHntaiA Messenger
Why. every adn nho scrved in the arm,
can vote for Hora.io seymour. and this. too.
for the rcason YOU would urge agains; him. 4
mnH. when be- votes. wants 10 roie as be
plrascs Those soldiers who were in the army
and id ro,e. were no. permitted To do 50
they were obliged 10 sose the Radical ticket
whether they wished Ia or not. under very
humiliating often severe penalties. But does
The Messenger ignore the fac. that Gov. Gil
more, Radical. 81 New Hampshire. also vetoed
bill for the same purpose which the Radical
Legislature of iha, State had passed Was
j. loyal and proper for him. and disle,al and
wrong for Gov. Seymour. tn do 40
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-07-31
The Fourteenth Amendment.

The inquiry of Senator Edmunds,
asking the Secretary Of State TO re-
port what States have ratified the
Fourteenth Constitutional Amend
ment, will develop the interesting
and important fact that, with the
ratification of the amendment by the
State Of South Carolina, now pending,
that amendment will beDa part OF the,
Constitution of the United States
1t win be remembered that the last
Legislature Of New Jersey and Ohio
revoked their assent to the amendment
and called upon Me. Seward to return
their certificates of ratification, but
that officer declined TO comply, taking
the ground that the act was in itself
an irrevocable one, and must stand or
fall alone by the success or failure of
the requisite number of States to rat
ify the same after all had passed upon
Il. But independent Of the action
of these two States, the amendment
will be ratified within the next week
bv tho Legislatures Of Georgia and
Alabama, which will place It's valid
ity as par of the Constitution beyond
all question. This amendment settles
tho matter Of suffrago IN the South
ern States beyond the power of the
rebels to change it, even if they had
control Of the Government. Its po-
tent provision Is that where any por-
ton Of the citizens Of State are de-
MED the right Of suffrage for any
cause but crime, duly established, said
citizens shall not be counted in the
basis Of representation If, therefore,
South Carolina concludes TO return to
white mans Government, she no.
duces ber representation from five to
two - NdfioaHl Rddicdt
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-07-31
Hon. Horace Maynard.


Editor Wing As a friend of Mr..
Maynard, and as matter of general
interest to the people of this District,
I give below a copy Of bill intro
dueed in Congress by Mr.. Maynard.
The bill was introduced early in the
session and referred to the committee
on claims, and has not yet been acted
on by the House. The object Of the
bill is 10 provide for that largo class
Of meritorious claims which, by rea-
son Of the strict proof now required,
cannot be substantiated. The follow
ing is the bill as printed
A BILL for the better establishing Of
certain Claims.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
Of America in Congress assembled, That
all claims for commissary and quar-
termaster's stores, or other military
supplies, furnished or taken during
the late war for the suppression of the
rebellion, and in tho region of certain
military operations, presented to the
government for payment By persons
who by law are now entitled to be
paid therefor, but not sustained OF
proven by any voucher, receipt, OF
other memorandum, or BY the testi
mony Of an officer, or by his official
return, shall be established by the
oath OF the claimant or Of'some mem,
Der of his household having personal
knowledge of the fact, and also BY
the testimony oftwo credible and dis
interested witnesses Of constant 10y
atty, who shall provo the ownership
and value of the property for which
the claim is made, and also that it ac.
tually was furnished, taken, and re
ceived for the use of the army, oi
some portion thereof, and that it wa,
not paid for at the time; the evidenc'
to be taken under such rules and reg
ulations as the Secretary of War may
from time to time prescribe.
A bill has also been introduced b
Mr.. Maynard, and referred to the mil
itary COMMITTEES, providing for thu
cases in which soldiers had, from
various causes, failed to muster.
Another bill introduced by Mr.. May
nard, and providing for pensions tt
soldiers of 1872, has passed tho House
and is supposed will pass the Senate
F VERITAs.,
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-07-31
JONESBOROUGH. TENN- FRIDAY JULY Bin 1858

ous ridge like that of an alligator. His head
was the most formidable part about him, ane
was truly terrible to behold, even when dead.
1t was fully twenty inches across, and was
armed with. the most formidable set Of sharp
small teeth, with four,hpge tusks. II had a
hole in it just nnder the right eye, from the
mimic ball, and dent in his neck from the
glancing ball of Mr.. Irvine. Although he
seemed at short distance TO be Of a uni
form dark color, on close inspection discoy-
cred he was spotted like rattle-suake, IN
diamond spots, and his belly was Of a bright
blush black colos.. We cut him across the
middle and skinned him both ways, thus pre-
serving the head whole. 1t was then we'll
salted and lined, and the ends were well
sewed together, and then by inserting Mr.,
Simpsons bellows we inflated the monster to
Its full size:
We will let it dry in this fix and then stuff
it with saw dust. Andtnow comes the best
Of all. s1,ia
There are so many shares in it its captors
have agreed to make a present Of it TO An-
drew Johnson. This determination was ar
rived at in the face Of very liberal offer
sent for it by Messrs. Wall & Handy, Of
Franklin. Now, in order to psy expenses
there as soon as II is in travelling condition,
it will be exhibited ia all the large cities be-
tween here and Washington, commencing IN
Nashville the first Of next week.
IN EY ]. L. SCALES.
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Georgia stephens.


"A. Ell. Stephens, Vice President Of
the Southern defunct Democfatie
Oonfederaey, forwarded to the rebel
Convention in New York a series Of
resolutions, beginning as follows
ReSolued, That in the future; as in
the past, we will adhere with unswerv-
ing fidelity to the Union"
NO man has a better understanding
.of the Northern rebel Democracy
than Alex. Stephens In this resolu4
tion Alex. proposes that the Democraa
cy shall, in the 'sfuture," as in the
"1past," stick to the Union with it's
wonted Z fidelity" That is just what
the New York rebel Convention rs-
solved they would do, and what they
will 'do9 The loyal people of tho
country know, without resolution,
that the Democracy viii be true to
their former treachefy; but lest the
Southern rebel should doubt them,
they send forth theiFresoIve that they
will aid the rebellion In the future as
they have in the past
They have given these Southern
murderers perfect assurances Of what
they may expect in the nomination Of
Seymour and Blair.
When Stephens consummated his
yillainy by perjury and sFeasop, formed
his Montgomery Constitution, and
sent it to Seymour Seymour says Of
tit: ait is better than onrs,D and pro-
posed that the North .adoptit; while
Frank p, Blair, IN hia leSter to Col.
Broadhead, waga Bis infamous pen as
| follows.
" There is but one way to restore
the GoveFnment and the Consultation,
ard that isfor tbe President elect 10.
declare these acts The reconstruction
acts Of Congress) null and void, COM
pei the army to undo it's usurpations
! at the South, disperse tho carpet-bag
State Governments, allow the white
lpeople to. re. organize their own gov
ernments and deieet Senators and Rep
J reeentatives. ks
When these twopolitical incendia-
: ries were put in nomination, it rem,
: dered it Unnecessary TO resolve, that
the future, under their administration,
: should be as black with infamy and
) treason as their party had madeit in
: the past.
: The lives Of these two characters
4 are a sure guarantee to the deep.dyed
t rascality that would follow their cleo
G ton. e4 t.ft