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Letters from the People.
Correspondence Of ihe North Carolina Standard.
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ConsoIidation--A warning,

COnSOllOdttOns.A WarnlnSs
Major Smith, the able President of the
North Carolina Railroad, has done we'll to
lift his voice against the changes of consoli-
dation. His argument is conclusive.
The whole theory of a Grand Trunk Line
to Beaufort Harbor had its origin in the
dreams of a. Doctor of Divinity, 40 years
ago, when but little was known of the rela-
tive merits of our different Southern har-
hors and when the subject of ocean currents
had never been heard of.
DIR. Caldwell was mistaken in his estimate
of Beaufort, as the whole course of events
has shown. For nearly half century its
Claims have been before the country, and
yet no first-class capitalist has ever dared to
risk dollar at that point. Private enter
prise is always slrewder than public policy,
and it was left for stupid Legislators TO
spend millions in putting the terminus of a
railroad right under the most dangerous
Cape on the Atlantic coast ;.. ~.
The ideas of DR.. Caldwell, Gov. More
head and Others IN regard to Beaufort, have
positively retarded the improvement and
development of the State. They were, in
their way, great men; but they had Beau
| fort on their BRAIN"
North Carolina is properly an agricultu-
raj and mining State, destined to become
great manufacturing State. Her duty is to
cherish and develop these interests. Let her
people ship and trade just where they can
do it the cheapest. quickest and best The
heaviest burthen laid on labor and skill are
restrictions in the way of transportation.
Even a half per cent additional insurance
round Cape Hatteras would paralyze the in
| ,lprkr of Rt,t 1af II finn
one begin and 1t would rot stop with the
tie roads proposed. 1t would in the end
ehbrace the Western Extension. Shippers
vond then be told, You can break bulk or
tansship at Salisbury, Greensboro, Raleigh
or Golelsboro'; but we charge you higher
rates and all expense"
And what guarantee of profits to the conf
bany2 1t would have to depend on freight
Valone-po traveller would look via Cape
A Hattcras! To make the road pay, freights
must be high To pay them, every other
leading interest in the State must be sacri-
ficed-our towns and cities ruined, and the
success of all other roads jeopardized. And
all Tor what2 To realize the dream of build
ing up great seaport within nur own bor-
dersl And after all a mere experiment.
Away with such folly. Foreign commerce
and great city we can never have. But
what is much better and entirely within
our reach, we can build up innumcrable 10
cal centers.n such as Wilmington. Newhern.
Elizabeth City, Goldsboro', Raleigh, Hen
derson, Fayetteville. marlborough, Green's
roro', Salisbury. Charlotte, Rutherfordton
Morganton, Asiirrii,p, and other points that
might he named To do this we must al
A ce,syy. not consolidate. our system of pub
lie works.
1z A RADICAL RAILROAD MAN.
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The Sentiners editor wishes to create the
impression that Gen. Byron Latin, of Pitt,
never received commission as Brigadier
General in the Union army. 1t matters not
what commission he held in that army, or
whether he held any commission at all, if
he was IN that army that is sufficient to
secure for him the hatred of the Sentinel, its
editors and its party. But there is reason
for the ignorance of the Sentineps editor as
well as his n.alice--during the war he did
not get near enough to Gen, Latin to know
anything about his commission. AS the
late unpleasantness" is over, and as Gen.
Latin has laid aside his sword, if the editor
will call on Gen. L. at the Yarbrough House
he will exhibit to him his commission bear
ing on its face =" for gallant conduct on the
field"
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Love Lightens Labor.

A good wife rose from her bed one morn.
81 And thought with a nervous dread .ie Aa 4
or the piles of clothes to be washed, and more
Than a dozen mouths to be fed. ee
There are meals to be got for the men in the
field, -
81 And the children to fix away 3
To school, and the milk to be skinned and
And all to be done that day.
!. 1t had rained in the night, and all the wood
Was wet as it could be; !34 g9i9l biiBgin
And there were pudding and pies to bake,
Besides loaf of cake for tea. 81 . s,tS5
The day was hot and her aching head .ss.sl
Throbbed wearily as she said
If naidens but knew what good wives know,
3 They never woud be in a iurry to we'd"
s'Jennie, what do you think told Ben Browns''
Called the farmer. from the well; .s..
And flash crept up to his branzed brow,
And his eye half bashfuly fell;
7siIt was ths,' he said and coming near,
& lie smiled and STOPPING down, aif
Kissed her cheek-'twas this, that you scere tho
best
And dearest acite in toplr' q i'i'7s' ~
The farmer went back 10 the field and the wife,
In smiling and absent way, a y4an
Sang suatches of tender little songs fs1n
She'd not sung for many day. af
And the pain in her head was gone, and the
clothes
eq Were white as foam of the sea; Eal
Her bread Was light, and her butter was sweet,
And golden as it could be.
"Just think, the children all called in breath.
.'Tom Wood has run off to sea-
He wouldn't, know, if he only had -s
As happy alhome as we"
The night came down, and the good wife smiled
To herself as she softly SAID
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Savings of the colored People.

savings VI lnc NOiOIC0 u coP'Ss
We have received the January number OF
The National Saoings Bank, published
monthly in Washington city, which gives
very interesting statement of the savings OF
the colored people up TO December l, 1868,
through the agency of the trust fund compa-
nies instituted since the war in the South.
The figures show that in twenty-four branch
es fthe freedmen's savings banks-all loca-
ted in the Southern States. except one in
New York city-the aggregate savings OF
the colored people have been S932.ss9 for
eleven months, up to December 1, 1868,
against S556,673 for the same period in the
previous year-an increase of $576, ,216. The
total number of depositors is 5000. The
branch at Washington shows the largest ag-
gregate deposits and increase. On Decem-
Der 1, 1867, the depositein the Washington
concern were S4S, $50, and on December /,
instant, they were nearly doubled, footing up
:S115, ,495. The increase at Baltimore was
nearly in the same ratio; the previous years
deposits amounted to $46,771, and this
year they stand $74, At Beaufort,
South Carolina, the increase was from $4S,-
SIS to 77,7sS At Memphis the advance
was from $1s,B73 to $32,7 ,793. Figures like
these showing nearly million dollars al
ready saved by nine thousand persons hith-
erto almest wholly unacquainted with money
speak better than words, and give point to
the moral OF that solid Independence found
ed upon an account in the bank.
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NO 2.

have been made and partly gained credence
in the public mind, until not only their
Judgment honestly exercised has, been i'm
peached, but it is freely charged that the
Committee has acted from corrupt motives.
They have been accused of having acted
with hot haste" when the law, required
them, to locate the Penitentiary at once
They have been accused of buying eight
thousaSd acres of land worth fifty.dVe cents
per acre, when in truth they purchased
very vsluahle water privileges at low
estimate, worth $25, 600, and for one tract
of the land containing more than three
hundred and fifty acres, they have been
offered eighty dollars per acre in the bonds
of the State by perfectly solvent parties, and
the land alone can be sold for enough to
leave the whole of the Penitentiary site and
water power almost, if not entirely, without
cost to the State. So aoa a6.5 SsS
They have been charged with Exceeding
their power" when the law, in express
words, authorizes them to buy coal or other
property to be used in connection with the
Penitentiary. elrss in'lj ,,tas l,.,as
1t has been charged that the Committee
purchased detective title," when in fact
the title was examined and reported perfect
ly valid by some of the best lawyers of the
State. Is ..35f S+@
Under these circumstances the Commit
tee feel that they have the right to ask fora
Committee of investigation into their con-
! duct. They are prepared to prove:
LIST. That the property purchased is adj
mir;.bly suited for the location ora Peni-
Tertiary, to supply material for its erection,
and for the remuneratiye employment of
the labor of the conyicts.
I'd: That the property has very great
present, and much greater prospective
value Even il used to supply granite and
timber for the erection, of the Penitentiary,
: in can, after its completion, lift be thought
best not to employ the convcts in any of
the forms of the manufactures of iron or
other metals, be sold at great profit to the
State. Aalii - g siff f$iai
1915 Sd. That all the statements impugning
the motives of the Committee are utterly
false; that the purchase was at a fair price
and should not be ropudiated by the State.
Finally, the Committee beg leave to state
that offers have been made to them for the
purchase of the whole or part of that por-
tion of the property, against which SO many
f objections are made. which win enable the
State to get rid of the same without loss.
While their opinion is still that such step
should not lie taken, they ask that the Com
mittee of investigation shall report. as to the
! expediency of such sale. Ii the General
Assembly should conclude to dispose of
this valuable mineral and other property,
they will cheerfully yield to the higher
authority of your honorable body, still
asserting that they exercised the "judg-
ment," which the law required them to
/; exercise, as they deemed best for the in
terest of the State.
G. L. HARRIS, Chns'n,
r. j. H. RENFROW,
j. Fl. HARRIS,
HUGH DOWNING.
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MARRIED.:

On Tuesday, December I'D, 1858, by the Rev.
r. II. Griffith, ut the residence of the brides
father, GEoReE M. I,usKIs, Esq., of Greensboro
Ala, and Miss HATTIE E. GLENN, daughter Of
Tyre Glenn, Esq, of Yadkin County, N. Co.
On Monday, the 2sth OF December, at s'Scotch
Hail." BERTHE county, N. G., the residence of the
brides father, by the Rev. Edward Wooten, c.
CApEHEAET, ESQ.,, Of Norfolk, Va, and Miss NJ.
NJ. CAPEHART.
In Oxford, N. c., December Sist, 1868, by the
Rev. G. Tillet DR.. s. P. Waldo, of hamilton,
N. c., and Miss ALICE M. OWEN, daughter Of DR..
E. w. Owen, ofUxford, N. c. ils7
On the 23rd OF December, 1868, by William
Cheek, ESQ.,, CHARLES NJ .HAwARD, to Miss
MARTHA JANE PUeH, all of Orange County.
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5 a PROCLAMATION,
By His ExssIIeney, GOVERNOR HOLDEN.

ExEcurIvE DEPARTMENT OF N. CARoIINA,
Raleigh, January 4td, 1860.
WHEREAS. OFFICIAL INFORMATION
w has been received ut this Department that
q vacancy has occurred in the House Of Repre-
sentatives, caused by the resignation Of Richard
Clayton, Esq, latc member from the county of
Now, rnERtroRE, /, VIM W. HOLDEN, Gov
ernor Of the State of North Carolina, do issue
this Proclamation, announcing an election to be
held on Tuesday, the 18th day of January, inst,
for the purpose Of filing said vacancy.
Done at our City of Raleigh, this 4th day
of January, in the year OF our Lord ono
Il. 81 thousand eight hundred and sixty mine
g, aud in the sSrd year Of our Ipdepcn-
II 2Ii W. W. HOLDEN, Governor.
BY the Governor: ~ & tx ~ LIZ
RoBT. M. DoUeLAs, Private Secretary
Z The following extracts from ansact Ratified the
10th day of December 1868, Is published. for the
benefit, of all concerned
s" SECTION 1..All persons heretofore registered
as voters In this State shall be allowed to vote In
all special elections. fIiD sss,t isfsT
SEC. =. In all special elections held In this
State, under proclamation of the Governor or
Otherwise, it shah be the duty Of the Judges
holding said eIeetionin the several precincts to
register Ont application all persons who have not
heretofore been registered, subject to allth re-
quirements Of the general registration law Of the
State - lsifos, e ~ slfif tn1srs9r 308-td
New Berue Tsmes copy till day. 3E5.a
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Oath TO be Taken by Persons Relieved
of Political Disabilities.

of Political Disabilities.
The public generally are ignorant of the
nrecise form ot tho oath reonired m he t.ten
pOO.D'1 - - - :: : - - :,
ny persons Mhs'se u.saoili'ies' uhoer 'ie
fourteenth article OF the Constitution, have
been removed by Congress, and who may
be elected or appointed to Office under the
rs Government For tho ;nformo+;on o+
oui 'ea'iefS VIC inSeI. ,'ne Jaw passeo ny
Congress on the SUBJECT, which contains
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Old Debts.

:
People are puzzling their brains for some
way to force hard-heartcd creditors to COM
promise their old debts-to accept such
terms as debtors could afford to pay, SO as
to relieve the country at once of an incubus
that is paralizing its energies and hurrying
thousands to their graves. propose this:
Let the bar aud all collecting agents resolve,
that, in all such debts as they may have to
hold through the four years OF the Stay law,
they will charge from 10 to so per cent. FAC
corling to the character of the claim) on all
sums realized Attorneys will find in the
end that it will be worth fully these rates
to manage such claims. Let them say so,
and the work of compromise hegins.
a LAWYER.
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Our Insane Asylum. IA q:

~ MEssRs. EDITORS :-WeEisitedt Insane
Asylum of North Carolina ON yesterday for
the first time since its management was en-
trusted to the able and accomplished
Superintendent, DR.. Eugene Grissonl
At our request DR.. Grissom showed us
through and around the entire building,
and we take great pleasure in stating that
we found the wards in the most perfect
order and as neat and clean as a botel
q The officers and attendants of this noble
charity of our State, all understand their
duties, and every thing moves on as regular
ly and smoothly as clock-work. The in
mates are treated with the greatest kindness,
and everythingis is done to ameliorate their
mournful condition. qHHa aEI
All who will visit this institution anil
examine into its workings will agree with
us that the State has been fortunate in
securing the services of one 'of her native
sons so well fittedsfor the arduous and del.
icate position of Superintendent as DR..
Grissom. $50 sif JUSTICEl.TO ALL.
Wake County, Jan. s, 1869. aseeia
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The Meeting of the Bench and Bar,

"A large and interesting meeting of judges
ana members of the bar was held in the
senate Chamber on January the 7th for
the consideration of the Code of Civil Pro
ceduFe. Lieut. Gov. Caldwell presided. and
W. IL. Bailey, Esq, acted as Secretary
many able speeches were made by Judges
Cloud, Battle, Pearson, Rodman. Read
iourgee' Barringer, Jones and others. The
discussion was conducted in an amiable
SPIRIT and the conclusion generally arrived
a. seemed to be that the new Code, though
oe'ectiTe IN some of its parts, was not liable
10 any criticism upon its intrinsic value.
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"IETTERs FROM THE PEOPLE" I'VE sur
render much of our editorial space this morn
ing to letters from the people, yet many have
to be deferred to future day.
The STANDARD is the peoples organ, and
we are under many obligations to our friends
for their assistance in extending its circula-
ton and also for their letters. We feel much
encouraged in our efforts to publish paper
for the People, and request our friends to
continue to write and circulate the STAND
ARD. Now is the time to subscribe. Get
up clubs, Let US have short letters. Give
us any item of news in your neighborhood.
This is the way to help us. Push the column
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Important Republican Victory in Eliza.
beth City.

3 .-
To day was the regular election for mayor
and commissioners of this town. Great eff
forts we're made by the Democracy to carry
the election. The colored voters, true to
their instincts of right, would not permit
themselves to be influenced by the soft pro-
nises of the Loco's, but came up in a body
and east their votes with many of their
white friends for the candidates of law and
order.
The majority for G. w. Cobb, the Repub-
1ican candidate, was IA much larger
vote than the most confident of us calcula-
ted upon. Mr.. Cobb is brother of the
Hon. G. L. Cobb, and a young man of great
promise. He has always been true to the
Union and the principles of the Republican
party. His administration for the past four
months has given very general satisfaction
to all parties.
Atnight our friends turned out in body
to serenade the successful candidates.
Speeches highly entertaining and patriotic
were made by Mr.. G. w. Cobb, the mayor
elect, Capt. Robinson, Hon. G. L. Cobb and
others. A fine display of fire works closed
the glorious day. RAD.
Elizabeth City, Jan. a, 1885,
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Supreme Court.

after due examination on yesterday. the
,oho~ing gentlemen were licensed to prac-
law In all the Courts in this State:
George Fl. Snow, Wake.
Charles NJ. Wesson, Northampton
Erasmus D. Scales, Rockinrham
RopI. w Means, CabaIrus
James N; Mullen,- Perquimans.
Benz F. Bullock, Jr., Franklin
ITg William H. Burgess, Northampton.
Jesse A. Jones, Wake.
Mr. Fabius il. Busbee, from Wake and
MIR. James W. Harper, from Lenoir, passed
an approved examination at last June term.
and we're duly licensed at this present term
10 practice in all the courts within the State.
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Election in alisbury-Repubiican Tri-

Election in Salisbury-RepubIican Tri-
umph.
The municipal election came off yester-
day for Mayor and Aldermen. Contrary
to all expectations and may add almost
{ beyond the hope of the Republican party
they secured their whole ticket Thomas B.
Long was elected Mayor over the grand
! mogul, copperhead leader, John 1. Shaver,
by majority of &C votes. In the North
Ward DR.. Howerton, D. r. j. West, East
Ward, G. S. Moring, John A. Snider, South
Ward, NJ. L. Holmes and D. Chal. McNeely,
West Ward, Henry Moore and Joseph
Horah. Four of the elect were commission
ed Iy Gov. Holden on the old Board. l
think that this is fair criterian to go by
in the future The fact IS now apparent
that the County of Rowan will vote Re
publican in all coming elections. have.
continual assurance from the old Wings
here that they never intend to invest in
| Democratic stock again. The cops here
stuck to their old plan of trying to whip in
the white voters by telling them they were
voting tor white negroes (niggers), and
darned Radicals but the dodge would not
take, the people are waking up and it will
take something more than rebel lies to keep
them in the cnpperhead ranks. Shaver
was the strongest man in the rebel ranks
and they offered to bet on their man. and
you may guess how mortified they are. The
4 old democrats die hard, nevertheless they
must submit to the decree of fate. F. II.
Sprague and John A. Snider were staunch
supporters of the Long ticket, and may
| say it is in great measure owing to their
/ influence and energy that We carried our
tickets through If the Railroads will re-
duce the fare to half price there will be
quite a number of the Republican party
here that will attend the Inauguration at
Washington ON the 4tli of March, Rowan
| is steadily advancing in Repubcanism.
OCCASIONAL.
Salisbury, N. G., Jan. 5th, 1869.
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:" Let our laws and Constitutions sJeak
not of white men, not of red men, 9bt of
black men, not of men of any completion !;
but, like the laws of God. the Ten ComIhand-
mcnts and the Lords Prayer, let thelt speak
of the PEOPLE" Horace Maynard.
Those who deny freedom to oth,rs, de-
serve it not for themselves, and unde Il just
God cannot long retain t."-AbrahIm Lin
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For the Standard.
Election in OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
1920 Ticket Elected.
we have carried the municipal election.
Mayor and all the Commissioners have been
elected by 70 majority.
The following are thenames of the officers.
i For Mayor-D. J. Underwood
For Town Commissioners W. Hopkins,
M. n. Leary, Jr., A. J. Chestnut, JAS r. Lee,
A: G. Thornton; James Bowman and John
Watson. UNION.
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Salem Election.

At the municipal election in Salem on
Monday last the Republican ticket was cleo
ted in full, as follows:
Mayor-Augustus Fogle @
Commissioners-J. V. Blume, Christian
Ebert, John G. Sides, A. T. Zeverly, G. s.
Houzer, John SEWERS and Solomon Mickey.
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Election in GoIdsboro'.


MEssRs ED1ToRs AS yonr readers may
lave heard OF Goldsboro' in the past, and as
they may not be Indifferent to knowing how
we get along here in the present, | would,
through your columns, lay before them
synopsis of yesterdays proceedings in our
municipal election. The candidates ON the
Republican ticket were: aad
For Mayor-J B. Whitaker.
For Commissioners-H. L. Grant, j.. W.
Cox, Jacob B. Baker, L. j. Nixon.
The Conservatives brought out
q For Mayors. D. Phillips.
For Commissoners-Dr. Kirby, Dr.A. c.
Davis, w H. Wilson, c. g. Perkins, and the
vote stood as follows:
REPUBLICAN. ts CONSERVATIVE.
Whitaker, 191 Phillips, 1877
Grant, 182 Kirby,* 1S6
Cox, 180 Davis, 1874
Baker, TT Wilson, lSo
Nixon, 170 Perkins, lT2
Two tickets were counted for the names
marked =, which are objectionable.
1t will thus be seen that we have elected
our Mayor and one Commissioner, and as
to the other three gentlemen on the Com
missioners' ticket, aoe litce. get to learn u
ttey be not gentlemen. DR.. A. G. Davis is of
gentlemanIy requirements, and on the whole
we confess ourselves as perfectly satisfied
with the ticket elected. One thing. 1T must
be sale, excited our disgust, that was, look
ing at how earnestly those men who repu-
diate coloret suffrage were trying to cast
themselves upon their support; and had it
not been for their success in this direction,
the Republican ticket would have been
elected. 'is'.
OBSERVER.
Goldsboro, Jan. 5th, 1868. ss
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Edward Ferebee, supposed to have been
connected with the Nethercutt murder, was
captured on Tuesday, and confined IN Craven
county Jail.
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BISHOP ATkINsoN's APPoTNTMENTs.-
Godsboro', January 10, 1869; Wilson,
January II, 1869; CASTOR, January 49, 1869 !;
Raleigh, January 16and II, 1869.
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AFpoNTED.-His Excellency, Gov. Hol-
den, on yesterday appointed W j. Kellogg
Inspector of Wood and Shingles for the city
of Wilmington, vice Geo. W. Grice, resignd.
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Election in Chapel Hill--Republican

& CHAPEL, HILL, N. G., Jan. 5, 1859. s.
The election for Commissioners Of this
place came of yesterday, and resulted in
the election of Rev. Sol. Pool, H. G. Thomp-
son, James F. Craig, Thomas Kirby and
Greene Brewer Republicans. Formerly
no republican could be elected The times
have changed and happily so for Chapel
Hill. s'- REPUBLICAN,.
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KINsToN.-The following officers have
been elected in Kinston: 2s
Mayor. A. Pridgen.
Commissioners-T. A. Woodley, F. A.
Harvey, A. r. Miller, N. D. Myers.