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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-03-20

House on Tuesday by the overwhelming vote OF
q hundred and twenty-five yeas to two nays, is
very important one and is likely to become . law.
The Senate will hardly reject a measure passed in
the House by an almost unanimous vote, and it is
not likely the President will veto ft. Tho bill re-
peals sections ninety four aid ninety-fiye of the
act approved June 3d. 1864, to provide internal
revenue, and which is generally known as the In
ternal Revenue act. The thons and and one ar
ticles which come into daily use, and which are
too numerous state here, will thus be relieved
of taxation; all, in fact included in the sections
mentioned above. except taxes imposed on gas
made of coal wholly or in part or of any other
material illuminating, lubrlcatlng or other
mineral oils, articles the products OF distilla-
ton, Redistribution refining of crude petroleum.
or Of a single distillation of coal, shale, peat
asphaltum or other bitumnous substances on
wines therein described, and on snuff and all the
other manufactures of tobacco, including ciga-
rettes, cigars and cheroots.-New York Herald
This measure, it is estimated, will have
the effect of cheapening five per cent. or
more vast number of things in common
use, and through the operations of the bill
the revenue will be reduced upwards of
eighty-four millions. Should it become a
law it is to go into operation on the LIST of
May next.
While we can but rejoice at anysmeasure
tending to lessen the cost of articles in
necessary use, thereby reducing our expen-
ses, and are also pleased in the fact that
encouragement should be rendered manu-
features, yet We of the South can we'll see
the partiality and feel the injustice of such
legislation, which, while relieving the
manufacturer, still leaves the producer to
groan and sweat under his burdens. That
the native products of the soil should be
taxed is against all demands of Justice and
laws of reason. But, however, we suppose
we have no right to complain. Not being
represented, as we once SO proudly and
gloriously were, in the Legislative halls of
the nation, where the voice of the South
was heard, feared and regarded, we may
expect oppression ; AID then again, we are
not of the "trooly loil'' stripe, and have
would-be "political masters" of hirelings
and slaves set over us.
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Negro Social Equality,

The proceedings of the so-called Con.
vention published to-day disclose another
step taken towards perfect equality between
the races. Mr.. DURHAM offered proviso
that 1CAite children should not be appren-
ticed to negro masters, and that negro men
should not be appointed guardians for
qUhite Children, and, without getting the
ayes and nays called, it was voted down.
We entreat the white people of North
Carolina to ponder these things and con-
slider to what end they must inevitably
lead. Upon the poor man especially do
these repeated declarations and acts of the
Radicals have direct and important bear
ing. Have they considered the direct in
fluence such legislation may and will have
upon their children. Can they look the
terrible realities presented square in the
face and permit mere questions of policy
or feeling to keep them from the polls to
put the seal of their condemnation upon
; this dastardly attempt to force upon them
and their offspring negro equality. We will
not, we cannot, believe it.
Yet if the proposed Constitution is
adopted, and if the laws under it are to be
administered by the disreputable agents OF
the Radical party, as appalling as will be
the fact, VIC tell the white men of North
Carolina that negro equality will be forced
upon them. Every department of the State
government will feel their contemplating
infuenca-the value of property will be
seriously affected, not only by the stagna-
ton of business and financial ruin which
Will prevail, but also by direct seizure
by means Of discriminate tax leYies Nay,
their power for evil will not stop here, but
the hallowed precincts of social life will be
invaded. Our hotels, cars, steamboats,,
places of amusement, school rooms and
houses of worship will become victims to
the demon of fanaticism and prescription
which seeks to control the destinies of the
country.
Can men, with upright and brave hearts
animating their bosom, hesitate when such
terrible evils threaten them We will not
believe it. They will comprehend the dan
gers Of the situation and rise IL their ma
Iesty and power to break the chains be-
ing forged to manacle them. It will be too
late when they are once riveted for, Sc
cured hand and foot, the white people will
be powerless for their own relief. We must
act now-we must succeed now, or pass
under the yoke prepared for our humilia.
ton.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-03-20

Anglo-Saxon race, continues to pour in
upon US. Never were the people of North
Carolina so thoroughly aroused to any
duty before them. Indifference and apa-
thy are thrown aside, and. emerging from
the state of long silence into which Radl-
cal domination and oppression has forced
them since the close of our ill-fated and
unsuccessful, yet glorious struggle, our
leaders in the past, and the only truly great
men of the State, have again devoted them
selves, with an ardor before unequalled, to
the service of the people, The issue is one
which has the most natural tendency to
arouse all our enc rgies and stimulate US to
the most determin ed resistance. The white
men recollect that should this Constitution
become living thing, the basis of our
government and laws, they will be forced
into the ranks of militia composed in
great part of negroes, who, in all probable
ity, will fill the various offices; that they
will have no choice but to sit in the jury
box with the untutored, ignorant, inlet
tered, weak, Radical serving African, with
no qualification but the dusky hue of his
skin to recommend him; and last, but not
least, it will be made compulsory with
them-those poor men who have not the
means to educate their children-to send
them to tho public schools. there to be
demeaned, debased, demoralized and de-
graded by association with the children of
former slaves, who will share alike with
them the privileges of. these institutions,
thus1 having forced upon them a ruinous
social equality so much to be Stunned and
dreaded. The sanity, canting Ashley, will
be the presiding spirit of these institutions,
and according to the black character OF
his principles, so will he bestow his favors
upon the scholars whose skins are the
blacklist.
The white men of the State think of this
and will avail themselves of the fortunate
majority they possess and record their
solemn protest against these enormities
at the ballot-box. To secure this end our
patriots everywhere are up and doing. Let
them continue the struggle, and let it only
cease, as they solemnly assert it will, when
the polls are finally closed.
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For the Journal
Conservative Meeting in DupIIn.


A large number of the white men of Du-
pin County assembled at the Court House
in sKenansviile, on Saturday, the 7th of
March, to ratify the nominations made by
the State Executive Committee and to per-
feet the organization of the party in the
County when, on motion of Col. Ihos
S. kenan, the meeting was organized by
calling Halstead Bourden, ESQ.,, to the
Chair, and A. NJ Faison and J. D. Stan
ford as Secretaries.
The meeting being organized, Col. Ke-
nan offered the following resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted
Resolved 1st That we heartily endorse the De-
claration of Principles adopted by the Conserva-
tive Convention at Raleigh ON the 18th and sixth
of February last, and that we will give our undi-
vided support tG the nominees of the State Exc
cutive Committee.
Resolued I'd, That the Chairman appoint fifty
delegates to represent this County in the Conven-
ton which is to assemble at GoldsborO' on Friday
gross and appoint delegates to the National Dem
ocrstc Convention
Resolued Sd, That the Chairman appoint three
additional members for each District Committee
in the County.
Resolued M, That the County Executive Com.
mittee be authorized to convene the District Com
mttees at an early day to nominate candidates
for the Legislature and County officers, and that
said Executive Committee be empowered to con-
fer with the Onslow Committee and select suit
able person to represent the Senatorial District
Ct Duphn and Onslow Counties.
On motion of Col. William A. Allen, the
Chairman Of the County Executive Com
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Conservative Meeting In Orange.
HILLsBoRo', n. c., March 10, 1868

H1LLsBoRo', N. c., March 10, 1868.
My DEAR JOURNAL: [ have only time to
say by this mail, that the Conservative
white men of Orange had a glorious.meet-
ing here to-day The Court House was
filled with a deeply interested and attentive
audience of both ladies and gentlemen,
who listened with evident appreciation to
the stirring addresses of Gen. James NJ.
Leach and Hen. John Kerr. Gov. Graham
also made a few remarks, urging the pe0-
pie to remember that when they voted the
rejection of the new Constitution they voted
to retain the time-honored laws of their
forefathers.
Altogether the meeting was decided
success.
The county nominating Committee is
now in session. If they come in in time |
will send the names of the nominees.
The speeches will result in much good to
the cause. TRAVELLER.
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SPEECH OF GEN. JOSEPH C. ABBOTT
OF NEW HANOVER,

On the Report Of the Conami1ee on Finance.
Mr. PRESIDENT solicit the attention
of this Convention to the remarks which I
am about to submit in connection with the
Committee on Finance. It is my design
to examine, under the light of unquestion-
able facts, into whatever basis the State
may have for present or future prosperity
and for maintaining its public credit. L
hope, also, to utter some words of cheer to
those who take respondent view of pre-
sent affairs, and to demonstrate that there
is no Just cause for its depression, but that
we have ready at our hand the material to
do all that is incumbent on US as people or
as State, and to render the future one of
success and glory, in comparison with which
that of the past shall become dim and pale
At all times we must remember that as q
body polite we have reached totally new
era 1t is not my purpose to allude to the
process by which this great transformation
was wrought. It is enough that the old
basis of all State economy, the old means
of production and resource, as we'll as the
old modessof life are, of necessity, replaced
by new. When, from the blue sea to the
swarthy sides of the Apprentices, a new style
of life supplanted that of Latium and Err
ruria, or when at a later period the Roman
arms bore new laws to distant Spain, or
more distant Gaul, or when still later, Will
liam of Normandy, reached England, the
change in the ordinary routine of life,
though not of the same nature could hard
ly have been greater We are now a
free society, standing out in alliance and
competition with other ike'societies, and in
considering this subject that great fact
ought never to be forgotten. This great
change of which l have spoken, modifies
all calculations very much at present, as it
will more in the future. This is said now in
cidentally, but before closing I shall consider
more in detail the effect of those momen-
tous changes, at present, under such facts
as may be at hand ; and also submit some
suggestions in regard to their effect in the
immediate years before us. Now, the
wealth of State is primarily its territory
and its people. From these proceed every
thing which is valuable to State. If the
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-03-20
Craven County.

At Convention of the Conservatives OF
Craven county, Major JOHN HUGHES was
nominated for the State Senate. This is q
ter man lives in North Carolina than Major
HUGHES. Messrs. Bryan, Biddle and Mil
Ter were nominated for the Commons.
Sheriff Fleming was re-nominated. The
greatest enthusiasm prevailed, and the peo-
pie manifest that they are thoroughly
arn11cad
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Cumberland County.

A large and most enthusiastic meeting OF
the Conservatives of Cumberland was held
in Fayetteville on Tuesday, Sd inst D.
Mcneil presided, and Capt. Benz. Robin.
son presented the resolutions. A commit
tee was appointed to correspond with Hon.
z. B. VANCE and Col. E. D. HALL to invite
them to address the citizens of that
county. A thorough organization of the
county was effected.
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Col. l.. W. Humphrey.

A correspondent of the Goldsborough
Rough Notes suggests the name of Col. L.
W. HUMPHREY, of Wayne, as gentleman
worthy and well qualified to represent the
counties of Greene and Wayne in the Sen
ate of North Carolina. Col. H. is a gentle
man of decided ability, exalted private
character, and legislator of much expe.
rience, and his election to the position
designated would bring to the councils of
the State one of her most useful and pa
triotic sons
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Special to the Journal.
Holden ut GoldsboIough-1is Audience
quite MEAGREHeT Threaten to A ba nd O m
the Canvass.
GO1DsDoRo' N C. March 13P

GOLDsBoRo', n. c., March 13--P. nj.
Holden spoke here to-day to less than three
hundred negroes and two dozen whites The oc-
casion was grand mass meeting Of the Wayne
Republicans. The affair tanner than at New
bern or Kinston. There w1s enthusiasm what
ever. The applause was faint and forced. Hol-
den is much discounted at the lame reception he
has met here. He expected an audience of at
least two thousand. If not better encouraged. he
permission for Mr.. Strong to reply was addressed
to Holden, to which be replied verbally, declining
Later in the evening Holdens audience was ad-
dressed by Messrs. Strong and Morisey, in telling
speeches, also by Col. Carrow, of Beaufort, Radi-
cal.
From indications Wayne will poll small Re-
publican vote. The negroes the dishonesty of
white scallawags, and begin to distrust their pro-
LESSONS. Everything is working we'll. s.
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Radical Judicial Nominations.

The Radical State Executive Committee
have nominated Hon. THos. SETTLE and
Hon. E. G. READE as additional candidates
for Justices of the Supreme Court, and the
Hon. Z. J. WARREN was nominated fol
Judge in the It'll District, to fill the vacan
cy occasioned by the nomination of Mr.
SETTLE for the Supreme Court Bench.
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Cabarrus County.

e A private letter from friend informs us
that the people of Cabarrus are thoroughly
aroused, and will give rousing vote
against the mulatto Constitution. There
is to be meeting of the Conservatives at
Concord to-day. when thorough organi-
cation will take place.
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The Coming Campaiop

From all portions of the State the glori-
Gus tidings of the white men in council
laboring to defeat the proposed Constitu-
ton and vindicate the supremacy of the
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-03-20

An Important BiIIiRepealing Tax ON Manu-.
features.
The bill "to exempt certain manufactures from
internal tax, }" reported by Mr.. Schenck from the
Committee OF Ways and Means and passed in the
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Express business.

In this article we shall attempt to give
something of the history of the origin OF
the express business of the United
States and to make a few local remarks
in relation to this growing institution.
4 he express business, like that of the
magnetic telegraph, is of modern origin,
and is of American parentage, For
many hundred years, the post boy had
performed his part in carrying des-
patches by the aid of the fleetcst horses,
and the stage driver had been accus-
toned to do errands for the people along
his route. and friends upon their jour
neys had taken and delivered souvenirs
for friends, but the present system of
"package express' had not been sug-
gested-it was unknown.
According to the law ofimprovement,
the package express is also the result
of free sta.e enterprise, and owes its es-
Enlistment to VIM. f. lIarnden, a
Massachusetts, boy, in 1880. Earenden
was young man of slight stature,
weighing hardly 100 pounds, and OF
consumptive tendencies, and had been
worn out with work in the ticket office
of the Boston & Worcester r. r., when
he relinquished his situation or obtained
a short furlough and visited New York.
James w. Hale went to New York
from Boston in the spring of 1886, and
became the agent of Providence
steamer. Harenden consulted with
Hale about situation, and Hale advised
him to do errands between Boston and
New York. Another version of the
story alleges that Harenden had con-
ceived the idea in Boston before he
visited New York. Harenden also con-
suited ajor J. A. Pullen, by letter,
who was a conductor on the Boston
Providence line to New York, and agent
of the steamers, and received his en-
couragements. Hare nden also had a
talk with Mr.. Moore, conductor upon
the Boston & Worcester r. r., and de-
sired to enlist him with n partner
Moore was undecided, and Harenden
Immediately made a contract on his
own account, with the superintendent
of the Boston & Providence r. r.
The earliest public mention of the ex-
press was made in a Bost On newspaper,
dated February Odd, 1889. and is as fol-
lows:
BOSTON AND NEW YORK
EXPRESS CAR.
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VIM r. Harm Il e II,

For the last five years conductor and
passenger clerk for the Boston d WOr-
cester r. r. Company, has made ar
rangements with the Providence r. r..
and New York Steamboat Companies,
to run car through from Boston to New
York, and Uice uersd, four times week,
commencing on Monday 4th March He
will accompany a car himself for the
purpose purchasing goods, collecting
drafts notes, and bills. Orders of all
kinds promptly attended 20. He will
take charge of small packages of goods,
bundles, &C., &c.
The extra carr was little sensa-
tional for an ordinary valise served to
hold all that the original expressman
was troubled to carry for several months
afterwards. This identical valise is
new in the possession of Benjamin P.
Cheney, Esq, of Boston, a successful
express proprietor and railroad man
ager.
During the year, however, The bust
ness grew in proportions, and enough
had be en- learned to insure the perma-
nency Ct the institution, and in 1910
Harnden extended his line to Philadel-
ghia, and e. l.. Stone was commissioned
to 90 there and act as his agent, and
Major j. A. Pullen be ame his Boston
and New York messenger. In all of
struggle for the establishment of his
project, the odds were against him. He
had neither health, capital, nor friends
to back him, but his energy triumphed
over all.
In the autumn of 1910, d. Brigham
junr., became Harnden's partner, and
went to England to establish transat-
lantic line. Offices we're established in
England, France, Scotland, Ireland,
and Germany, and it was so arranged
that Harnden & Co., at all their offices
in the United States could make bills OF
exchange upon their foreign agents, OF
upon first-class bankers abroad. THIS
arrangement became popular with the
emigrants settling in America, who
were thus enabled to return to theil
friends in Europe the money borrowed
to pay their fare to the United States.
The health and strength Of Harnden
Mt length failed him, and he went South
and died Jan. IA, 1868. He had been
upon the highest wave of popularity il
the United States, and his friends be-
lieyed him to be rich, but not so, he
died poor. He had introduced a new
method of doing business iuto the world
and had lived to see, in a very few years
its necessity recognized by all men, and
itself permanently established but like
Morse and many other discoveries and
invento.s s, he did not make the money
out of his enterprise. He was kline
hearted and liberal, and none came Il
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BALLOU'S MAGAZINE.-The January
num- er of this excellent monthly is re-
eeived, The table of contents is unu-
sually Interesting, embracing several
finely-illustrated articles, including q a
Happy New Year." by Mr.. Shillaber,
and six cuts illustrative ofthe Humors
of Political Campaign" together with
choice stories and fine poems by such
writers as Camilla William, August Bell,
Jane G, Austin, James Franklin Fits,
Mrs. NJ. A, Denison, Mrs, r, B. Edison,
Geo. II. Coomer, and new serial for
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TtCeNtU-11Ce Years Practice

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VERMONT DAILY TRANSCRIPT. DECEMBER

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PudHc Icts, designated dy the Score
tnry Of state for publication in the ne,cs
papers.
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IT is herc6y enacted. De.

ReSOiUed by tie Senate and House OF
Representa- ices, that the Secretary OF
State be directed to issue circulars to the
town clerk and selectmen of each town,
TO the mayor and aldermen of each city
il the State, aud to such other person
as he may dee m advisable, which circu-
lars shall call for information as to the
number and capacity of the water pow
ers of the ditie rent towns and cities of
the STATE, and their advantages for
the employment of manufacturing in
dustr,
Said circulars shall also call for sta
tement of the different manu- actOries,
of whatever character of class, together
with the resources and annual pro 'ucts
of the several mines and quarries in the
State, and the power by which they are
severally operated.
They shall further call for statement
of the amount of capital invested Their
Elm Of the amount of raw material and
value Thereon expended the tonnage of
the products of the same of the amount
and value OF articles manufactured the
number of employees engaged, and the
amount of compensation paid the num-
Der Of persons wholly or in part DEEPEN
dent upon such labor for livelihood (;
the facilities of transportation to suita-
BILE markets enjoyed; and such o.her
information as may he of practical value
in the further development of the ma
nufacturing interests and internal re-
sources of wealth Of the State.
The Secretary of State is further di-
lie cted t. properly compile and tabulat
the statistics so obtaiaed, and cause 5000
copies of the same to be printed in sui
table form for distribution, with a view
to invite immigration and the invest
ment of capital, and repors the same to
the Legislature at its next annual ses-
sion.
Approved, November IS, 1868.
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InaDortont to Merchants, Brokers, Book
sellers and others.