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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-02-04
Connecticut Democratic Convention.

Connecticut Democratic Convention.
27th, was very large, the delegates filing the
body of Allyn Hall, and spectators crowding
the galleries Gov. English was re-nominated
by reclamation. For Lieutenant Governor
Ephram II. Hyde Of Stafford. For Secretary
of State-Leverett Z. Pease, of Somcrs. For
S. Mosey, of Hampton.
For Comptroller Jessie Olney, of Stratford.
The Committee on Resolutions reported the
following, which were unanimously adopted;
THE PLATFORM.
ReSolru}, That the issue of the late Presiden-
tial election was in no sense endorsement
by the people of the United States of the re-
peateu violations of the Constitution by the rad
ical party but was the result of system of
prescription and corruption unparalleled in the
history of the country
Resolved That we shall continue to adhere to
every constitutional principle heretofore avow
ed and supported by the Democratic party, I'M
der which party the county has prospered and
taken the front rank among the nations of the
earth.
Resozrea, That while we opposed with our
best efforts the election Of Gen. Grant to the
Presidency, we nevertheless have no desire or
design to embarrass his administration by any
captious opposition to his recommendations
but are disposed to sustain him in every just
and constitutional measure which he may pro-
pose.
ReSOlced, That the attempt of the leaders of
the radical party in Congress to deprive the
States Of the Union of their right to prescribe
the terms and conditions of the suffrage of their
own citizens, is designed as Il fatal blow at the
most essential reserved right of the States
that it is an assumption Of superiority by the
ora tlf tba tor Il lcin r1o.
alton by our servants in Congress over their
masters, the people; and we will resist, by all
lawful means, this contemplated outrage upon
the principle of encouragement.
Reso7red, That the spirit Of hatred and re-
venge SO pertinaciously encouraged by the Rad
ical leaders towards the people of the South, IS
diSgrlcetu to our common humanity-paCeS
our Union in constant peril, and threatens to
alternate forever those feelings Of fraternity and
patriotism upon which depend the very ex ist-
ence Of republican institutions.
Res0lted, That the charge Of intending to re-
pu!ate any portion of the national debt, so
persstently made against us by our political op-
ponents, is a SANDER, without excuse or provo
cation, as our purpose of economy i'll the public
expenditures is the best and most &c .tlin means
OF eXtinguishing the public debt, and leading To a
general and safe resumption Of specie pay
ments-and to this end we demand OF our rep
rescntatives in Congress, and in the Legisla-
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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-02-04
PETER PRUDENTIAL
BETTY BEwITCHISG

A NEW PAfHR. We have to rect q new
conner in the world of newspapers. The Cam
den Herald, m exceedingly neat sheet, finds its
way TO our table, bearing the announcement
that Camden has its newspaper, and Knox
County its fourth establishment of the kind.
The Herald is independent in politics and in re-
ligion, and will be devoted mainly to general
and local news. 1t is coDd ucted by w. H.
Berry, and the terms are 81 so per year, in ad-
vance. The first number is lively and spicy.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-02-04

Another liquor raid has been made upon the
Falmouth House. in Portland, and the propre
tors fined. Tie landlords Of the city are con
sdering the matter of closing their doors to
all and every kind Of customers,
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Letter From Augusta.

Correspondence of the Journal
The Legislature. State Police. The Ram
rod Convention. Farmers Conventions
state Printing,
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The Inauguration Ball.
mo p--D NiGGER5 ADMITTED :"

''Mack, the Washington correspondent Of
interesting item
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RfYublita'r 3onrnol.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1869.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING,
H. SIM Epson
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR

ADMINISTRATORS EXECUTORS and GUARDIANS de-
string their advertisements published in the journal VIII
please so state to the Court all advertising not so a
rected is withheld from this paper.
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-11-10
Impartial.

The Wilmington Journal, in speaking OF
Gov. HoLDEN's recent editorial in the
STANDARD, says:
"We are glad to see these pacific announce
ments from the Governor. We trust they are
the beginning of better order of things. Gov
ernOr Holden has no reason to act in hostility to
the best interests of North Carolina, and we
have always felt that at heart he was true son
of the State"
And zoe are glad to see that the Journal
has opened its eyes to the fact that in the
matter of putting down the lawless men who
are fnJuring the State by their crimes, Gov
ernor HOLDEN is actuated by no partisan
motives. We have had an opportunity to
know his sentiments and VIC know that in
this matter his actions are dictated solely
by his sense of right, and that no tinge of
partizan feeling is allowed in the slightest to
prejudice him. 1t was not against Democratic
criminals that he directed his proclamation.
1t was not against Republican criminals. 1t
was against criminals, for in regard to a
criminal, or in the discharge of his official
duty, he knows no party. .t.,.- a...
It's enough for him that lawless men are
disturbing the peace of the State and muir
dering hel citizens. They must be put
down, the peace of the State restored. the
lives OF her citizens protected, and the dig.
nifty of the laws indicated. To this end
while no undue harshness is wished, he will
employ the military arm of the government
if civil authorities are unable to perform
their duty. 1t is not W. W. HOLDEN who
speaks in that proclamation is the Gov.
ernor of North Carolina who calls upon the
people of North Carolina to put down men
who would destroy the peace and honor of
the State.
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-11-10
The Legislature.

The time at which the Legislature will
commence its sessions is now near at hand.
Many momentous questions are to be settled
at this session and much business of the
greatest Importance to the people is to be
transacted. Questions are to be decided in
which the people are vitality interested.
Thus the members of the Legislature have
no easy, no common task before them In
view of these facts it is to be hoped that
every member will come fully impressed
with the responsibility which rests upon
him, and be prepared to act for the best in
terest of the State. ........
We hope that little or no partisan feeling
will be displayed, and that no influences save
those derived for different ideas as to the
best means of elevating the condition of
North Carolina will be allowed to control
the minds of the servants of North Carolina.
We also hope that the session will not be
prolonged one, in order that the people
may not be taxed any more than is absolute
ly necessary. Windy and unnecessarily
frequent speakers should be choked off, and
given to understand that the time thew
would waste is precious, and that acts and
not words are wanted. ~ 'a''
From present indications sixty DAYS
session is amply sufficient for the transac-
ton of all business, and those who have
private measures should have them so ar
ranged that they may be brought before the
Legislature during the first of the session.
By these means there will be no such hasty
legislation as that which characterized the
close of the last session, and which we had
occasion to condemn.
By these and similar means much time
may be saved and the people relieved of
paying the large amount which each day of
a session takes from the public treasury
The burden of taxation is severely felt by
our people and the Legislature should inau-
gurate retrcnchmcnt of expenses BY a
short session. In this manner it can nrove
to the people that it is working for their
benefit.
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-11-10
The New York Herald on A. ].

Under the heading "Flummery in Ten
nessee" the N. Y. Herald thus excoriates A.
j.: ANDY Johnson's tenacity is thing
that would be splendid in good cause, but
it has an unfortunate proclivity for causes
not entitled to much respect. He was fair
ly beaten in the fight for the United States
Senatorship, and now he comes up again in
a mean shape to continue the fight. His
friends in the Tennessee Legislature have
presented resolution declaring Mr.. Coop
er's election void in virtue of provision of
the constitution to the effect that "no Sena-
tor or Representative shall, during the time
for which he was elected, be eligible to any
office or place of trust the appointment to
| which is vested in the Executive OF the Gen.
eral Assembly, As the office of United
| States Senator is conferred by the General
Assembly. therefore State Senator cannot
| be elected to it. This is like good deal
| of Andys constitutional law. It is bosb
The State has the power to say that its local
representatives shall not go to Congress, and
this requires representative so chosen te
resign his former place, and this is what thu
law means. If it means more it is void. be
cause it transcends the power of State Law
to deprive man of any one of his right,
as citizen Of the United States"
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-11-10
Public Schools.

"Will the Standard please inform us
tablished? Delays are dangerous. ''-WH.
Post.
"We hope that Superintendent Ashley, or
some one conversant with the matter, will
answer the question asked by the POST
Standard, NoU. 5M.
Superintendent Ashley replies that the
opening of the Public Schools is delayed be-
cause the Commissioners of certain counties,
after having been REPEATEDLY notified, have
neglected to answer Circular No. 6; viz;
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
OFFICE SUP'T. PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Raleigh, September 18th, 1869.
To the Commissioners of. :. :. County:
GENTLEMEN You are respectfully re-
quested to forward to this office, by return
mail, answers to the following questions.
The information asked is necessary for a
speedy and intelligent apportionment of the
Public School money.
Yours respectfully.
S. s. ASHLEY,
Superintendent Public Instruction.
l. How many persons in your County liza.
able to capitation tax have been assessed
under the Act of April 10, 1869?
2. The amount of said tax, both State
and County, per individuals
3. In you opinion, what proportion of
said tax will be paid9
The foregoing is correct statement.
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-11-10
The Spanish Throne.

The reported action of the Cortes renders
it extremely probable that the DUKE of
GENOA will be King Of Spain. Whether
PRId and SERRANo will submit to this is
not clear. 1t is well known that PRIM is
an extremely ambitious man, and it has been
alleged that he was ambitious of becoming
monarch of Spain. The same has been said
of SERRANo Divided as the Spanish PEG
pie are, into so many factions, it is more than
doubtful whether the conditions upon which
alone VICTOR EMANUEL will allow the
DUKE of GENOA to become the Spanish
monarch can be fulfilled. . .r ,.A-
In speaking oe this the Albany Journal
says: "In this situation of affairs, declara-
ton said to have been recently made by
VICTOR EMMANUEL becomes important. He
is reported to have said that he would give
conscnt to the crownins of tho D.l<., or,
condition that two-thirds of the Cortes, the
people and the army voted for him. If the
King of Italy has assumed this position, he
has certainly exhibited great wisdom. 1t
would be folly to allow mere boy, one who
is not yet out of his studies, to be weighed
down with the cares of distracted king
dom. MAxIMILLIAN's fate is warning to
all foreign rulers over unwilling people.
There does not seem to be any probability
that real harmony can be obtained under the
beardless prince. He is an exemplary youth,
but has had no experience in governing.
The Regency would remain, as now, the real
rulers of the people," 1A ....ri .
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-11-10
Misrepresentation.

We were present Gay OF TWO slnce at an
interview between Governor HOLDEN and
prominent Democrat" of Orange County.
The conversation was relative to the report
ed sending of militia to Orange County, in
pursuit of the Ku Klux. The gentleman
was assured that when militia were sent, if
such course should become necessary, they
would be white men. After long CONVEX
sation in which the affairs of Orange Coun-
ty were fully discussed the gentleman said,
swell, if the true state of affairs here were
known throughout Orange County there
would be little or no trouble. The trouble
is that the people of each party read only
their own party papers and, consequently
are misled. Our people have thought it
was your intention to array the colored peo-
Pile against the white, and that preiudiccd
them against anything you did"
There is great deal of truth in what we
have quoted. The democratic papers
have never been willing to tell the truth
concerning Gov. Holden, but have persist
emily misrepresented his actions and pur-
poses, and have done all in their power to
keep alive the bitter feelings resulting from
the war We honestly believe that, if such
course is to be pursued in the future, it
would be better for the people of North
Carolina if not paper were published or
read in the State. Ifpapers of both parties
were read by the same people it would do
away with much prejudice and enable the
people to judge correctly. So far as we are
concerned we intend to state facts just as they
are, without distorting them to suit party
views. If our party cannot win by honest
means we do not wish it to win at all. We
shall not lie or misrepresent facts to suit
anybody or any party. We may sometimes
be mistaken In our views, but the people
will know we believe what we say. We
have had occasion during the last few DAYS
to correct statements concerning the militia
&C., which were made by Democratic papers
and correspondents. We have not corrected
them by telling as big lie in favor of
our own party but have stated the simple
truth, and this TACT is, we believe, acknowl-
edged by every democrat" in the CITY.
1t would be much more to the benefit of
the people and to the credit of the State if
all papers would refrain from twisting and
distorting every item of news to the benefit
of their own party. In many cases by so
doing they directly injure the State, by
causing unfounded reports of its condition
to go throughout the country. If there are
outrages committed, it is, of course, the
duty of every paper to condemn them as we
have condemned the outrages of the Ku
Kux, and as we would condemn any out
rage, by whomsoever it might be commit
ted. But in so doing facts should not be
or misrepresented. If this rule of
action were generally observed, it would be
better for everybody. ....
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-11-10
Sup't. Public Instructio
The Ku Klu1 and the Militia.

The Democratic press has been endeav-
oring to create the impression that in de-
claring his intention to use the militia
against the Ku Klux, Gov. Holden is bring
ing about "war of races" This is not
true. That war the Ku Klux are endeavor-
ing to bring about by their persecution of
the colored people That it does not al
ready exist is owing to the unexampled
good behavior of the colored people who
have suffered every evil, even to death itself,
in order to prove to the world that they are
good and peaceful citizens. 1t is the Ku
Klux who wish war OF races as the means
of continuing the organization of the
:. white mans party. . which party is now
slowly but surely melting away. 1t is only
blythe prevalence of the passion which such
a contest would excite that the present MIS-
called Democratic party can be kept alive.
There aim is to force Governor HOLDEN to
adopt measures which can be SO misrepre
sented by the Northern press as to injure
net only the Republican party of this State
but of the country. We will state to
our northern brethren that tile scheme
will not succeed. The militia will
undoubtedly be brought out. but it will be
in such a manner that the most unscrupu-
lous partisan cannot charge that there is any
disposition to put the two races in hostile
attitudes. o.
If the white men who are detailed as
militia-men refuse to serve, they will be pun
ished and the State will call for Federal aid
TO put down the instruction. This Ku KIux
instruction is but the rebellion being fought
over on smaller scale, only this time those
who rebel are murdcrers.
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-11-10
Arrogance.

"Country people and country newspapers
who take upon themselves city airs, not IN
frequently come to grief The quarto is un-
questionably the only form for great news
paper in great city, but it does not follow
that country sheets can find success by aping
their superiors The Pittsburg journals
have discovered this after trial, which has
not apparently resulted in increasing their
income The Gazette, day or two ago, re-
turned to the folio, the country form, and
on Wednesday the Dispatch followed suit"
The above is from the Philadelphia Press.
What especial gifts of mind are given to
the resident of great city" we do not
know for we have never seen any evidences
in any of those papers which would lead
one to suppose that any very extraordinary
intellects were employed thereon. All the New
York and Philadelphia papers look down
with affected contempt upon any paper pub
lished in a city numbering less than two
hundred inhabitants, while those which af.
feet the quarto form look down upon all
papers which are content with less. Now
our exchange list embraces great part
of the best papers published in the Union.
A great many ofthese are Country papers,"
yetwe know of few which, in editorial
merit, completeness of news, and general
typographical appearance, do not far
surpass the Press and its Siamese duplicate,
the Washington Chronicle, and also many
of the gifted city papers. The New York
papers accuse the Philadelphia journals with
being rehash of the New York papers, spoil
ed in the hashing process aud their news being
two days old. If there was ever lament
able failure in journalism Forney's two pa
pers (both daily are striking examples.
The Press is quarto, and that is all it is.
The New York Sun, the New York Republic,
the New York Democrat, the Boston Post,
Journal, Herald and Adrertiser, are all papers
which use the folio,or country FORM" and
yet all of them are as far superior to the
Press as gold is to Dutch metal. When the
Press shall have found out that something
besides quarto form is necessary to con-
stitute =" a great journal" it will have learn
ed an important lesson. AS the Press now
stands, its unfortunate readers have our sim
cere sympathy in their daily quarto affection.
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-11-10
The Northern Elections.

We have delayed giving summary of
the returns were so nearly complete that we
could give correct report.
In Illinois the contest was for the election
of members to the Constitutional C.nven-
ton. The Republicans triumphed and have
secured large majority, electing nearly
two-thirds of their candidates. A citizens
or fusion ticket was elected in Chicago.
Maryland has been carried by the Demo-
Gratis, they electing their entire State ticket.
They made clean sweep of the State.
This was matter of course, it being known
that the result could not be otherwise than
it is The passage of the XVIII Amendment,
however, will give the Republicans suf-
fcient access of strength to enable them to
carry the State by a handsome majority as
the colored men would nearly all vote with
the Republicans.
In Massachusetts, the Republicans were
triumphant. Electing their candidate for
Governor and their entire State ticket. The
Legislature is overwhelmingly Republican.
In this State as in Maine the temperance
men created division which somewhat re-
duced the usual Republican majority but
will not at all affect the strength of the party
atensuing elections. Thecomplexion of the
Legislature is sufficiently well ascertained
to make it sure that prohibition is defeated,
and the license men largely in the majority.
The labor movement gave evidence of much
greater strength that washnticipated
In Minnesota the Republicans carried
everything before them, electing their candi-
date for Governor and all their State ticket
by large majorities. The inevitable temper
ance movement was endured in this State,
but had no strength.
In New Jersey the contest was for men,
bers of the Legislature The Democrats
were victorious, end secured small Demo-
cratic majority in each branch The vote
was light. i' goo
In Wisconsin the Republicans reelected
Gov. FAIRCHILD, and elected full State
ticket by large majorities. The Legislature
is largely Republican. The Republicans
made large gains throughout the State
Thus it will be seen that the Republicans
are ahead, and still gaining. Taken alto
gether the Northern elections show that the
Republican party is stronger than ever.
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-11-10

We see that s,me North Carolina gentle
man has been hoaxing the Washington cor
respondent of the New York Herald by
telling him that new party has been
formed in North Carolina, and that Cover
nor HOLDEN wants to join it. This is most
unmitigated nonsense. There has been an
effort to form new party out of an old
one, but the effort, of course, has proved a
failure.
There is a growing feeling in favor of
moderation which the Democrats do
not like as their sole chance of ever obtain
ing power consists in keeping alive the
worst passions and prejudices of the people
To effect this the Ku Klux commit theil
murders and outrages that Gov. Holden may
be forced to take positions which will
enable the Democratic" leaders tc
arouse the passions of the people. There
is indeed moderate sentiment but it il
mostly confined to the Republican party
That the Northern papers may not be mislet
wewill say that the Republican party and tn
administration of President GRANT has n,
more devoted supporter than Gov. HOLDEN
The story repeated by the correspondent G
] the Herald is worse than nonsense.