The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-05-13
RALEIGH, n. c., WEDNESDAY,
Bogus Constitution.

Bogus Constitution. I r.;
9 Among the many ffadsss resorted to by
the Conservative rebeisin the late election,
the most infamous perhaps was palming off
upon unsuspecting citizens q paper headed
/" The New Constitution : and telling them
that this was the Consitution framed by
the Convention: Of @nrse no well read
man could be imposed 1pon by such trick,
but there are many plaih farmers, who were
liable ITO be deceived aid who actually were
deceived by this infamdts fraud. We have
seen one of these precio{s documents taken
from the hands of agvsaer, who had been
told and who verify Believed he had the
new Constitution,
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Rad tbs, acennuniea on Of Mr. 4mns,ns,
as to the best means Of making our, lands
valuable. Also, the commnnication over
the signature of I" Jdsticsp Even now. we
have no doubt. some of the Rebel leaders
are ashamed cf the manner in which they
misrepresented the new Constitution. Time
will only serve to confirm the explanations
given Of that instrumentby the Republicans,
and events year by yesr will prove the
liberal, just and benefceht character of the
instrument itself. -a
The GALAXY, for May, appears under the
imprint of Messrs. Sheldon & Co., greatly
increased in size, and with an excellent va
riety of interesting articles. The maga-
zine has never before appealed so effectively
to popular favor. Harriet Prescott Spofford
contributes sketch in her characteristical-
ly thrilling style, /" The Black Bess y g Our
Millionaires" is an account of the richest ten
men in New York, with discussion of the
secret of their success; Charles Dawson
Shanly Edmund G. Stedman, and E. r. Sill
contribute trio of admirable poems, ma
king the poetry of the number one of its
chief attractions. In stories and sketches
the magazine is also particularly strong,
comprising the commencement of Beech
dale" by Marion Harland 4 "stephen Law
renee, Yeoman," by Mrs. Edwards; "Clem
entina Kinniside," by E Lynn Linton ;
" The Pilgrimage to Mecca,p by Edna Dean
Proctor, and "Five Years II Japan" by D.
B. Simmons Richard Craft White cont;r
noe b;.5 s,,. on .,vaua. 49,. ;,
~ ID D.: n,. m WV, ' rre' '"en oSes'
ano ''''A D'''' hiafh yam PROFESSOR
1oumans' ana others contfbufe brief, but
excellent articles. Among Ahe goodly COM
pany must not be forgotten Walt Whitman,
with his cyslopean, gopinasr light on the
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ihere nothing new unaer teegz
oran-neM " nave an Haiian; opera as kz's lannon's
Slty Oh oaks-Kaielgh st5 sls.. 2
a. on Monday evening, ssAay the 4th, Rossini's
Comic Opera, in three acts The Barber Of Sc
p'ae'" was rendered at the Tucker Hail. In our
large elites throughout the country OF course,
this opera, writ in choice Italian, is as well
AneMn, slnost as any OF Shaksperes plays But
NOT sohes Some few of our middle-aged, it is
true, WI had enjoyed opportunities of travel,
mad d heaf nRpd some OF the Arlas are familiar
to o., our be uueaed vocalist among the ladies
but 70 the Sasge ujority assembled in the Tuck
s! erj Hall MONDAY evening, Aaha1 Opera was lis
tened 70 for the hrst time ad apparently, too
~ an appreciafiye audience whose pleased 'looks
drew, audience and attentt still ~ night ~
They applauded at the s3k1gtfqnatas, apd
cispped at the ds5leult as if satogether as
yo92 e l8e2 ss.s,s .s. as.,sf - sifssT
I ING Hall was not as wen nlted as we
snoal4 ny 20 nave seen it ~ nose present. ol
our cit'sen we're eminslffof efeaty ana po-
lltenesf -
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Don pears name not unial 20 ep pep.
Pls- = pe McS Suilochs oIsHah9ks 81 wake, eho
also OF Moore. fGumbcrsand. and
- 1clt8encn more an olo
worth sta'e, enan sQnsn stste ""uy
1 hamess hd We arc inoilhe y snink, shc PsoP
efiy befongs to''scur ain McGutioca s'esauF, 1Who
arc Stilf 'ceebrafed for their sstrafhpeys, nngs
Snu n feeis, on the uoiii ana mary u thetn ior
merry ior Tue oagpipes. ihey came 10 this State
with Flora Mcdonald, the middle of last centu
ry from Scotland ~ - 49,.
iss Isabel has roce sspsqno n is clear an and
s.5lnging in her highest register; And she surely
rills and demi-semi quavers wi TIE brawly
Hrds o'thc forest the best of them, 81 IN
Hany Of her high notes. sat the sar9e time
etEpek ~ s'sat she has not nag g0ea instruction
~ pes not prohted oy II, in distinct articulation
For mtesal that may be said, clear and accurate
enunciationsor as Chesterfield ssys-"A A grace
full and pleasing enunciation, in alsinger or read