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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-05

FREsH canned fruits, in endless va
riety, at the most reasonable prices, st
J. Devoto's, corner Third and Adams
streets. Al
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-05

DEEDS, Leases, Bills of Lading, Dray
Tickets, and oil kinds Of Blanks for sale
AZ this Office. 7
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vaIeneienues, CluBy and Guipure
Laees and EdRings closed ont at a
great sasrifise,at the Great Red store,
$50 Main street. 50
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-05

TRY our bottled ale. Depot, No 3
Towards Row. "a
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JOB lot of corsets-at 81 each, at III.
Kraus & Co.'S, 2ls Main street, corner
Of Adams. 24-I
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-05

The air is cool, the skies arc cloudy, business
on the levee dull and the rive. still rising
having made inches time ia the past twenty
four hours. The Ohio is rising at Louisville.
No news from the Arkansas or White rivegs.
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COR EMIT.

NOR RENT-ONF OF THE BEST RETAIL
grocery stands In the city (house is twenty
feet By sixty. situated en- the corner Of Linden
and Causey, streets; Apply imm M 70
son street. ~
NOR RENT.-TWO RESIDENCES, ONE
with six rooms, stable. garden. and other
eonyeniences, on Dupree street, convenient
distance from Poplar street cars. and the other
oSDesoto-similarr room and conveniences. APP
XIV ~ II. A. PAkTEE,
i3af of partee. McGehee a Burlesson.
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-08-25
The Wilmington, Charlotte and Ruther.
ford RaIlrand.

We copy the following from the Whining
ton Star. 1t is in pleasing contradistinc-
ton to the dwellings of the New Berne
Times and Rutherford Star. 1t, although
coming from a Democratic paper, fully vim
dictates the wisdom of Gov. HoLDENs ap-
pointments, and gives the lie to the asser.
lions Of the Rutherford Star. 1t is from an
impartial source and we commend it to the
attention of the people of the Western part
of the State. The Star says:
We consider it almost certainty that work on
the Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford. Rail.
road will be pushed forward with considerable
energy. The President does not intend to sac.
rifce the bonds appropriated by the State on
certain conditions. They will not be sold until
they reach market value far exceeding the pres.
emit offers made in New York. But by the very
simple process OF hypothecation, money will be
advanced by capitalists to the extent of forty per
cent Of the value of the bonds, and this money
viii be expended in the construction of the road.
How FAR il will extend the road from Rocking.
iprs Wet .ar1 IN Oh .. a~;.ea
But tho nearer sile work approaches completion
the more the bonds will appreciate. And by the
time the money raised by hypothecating the
bonds is exhausted, tile latter will, we hope, and
have good reason to believe, be worth at least
fifty per cent more in the market than at pres
ent.
It is the intention of the President, we hear
TO make an arrangement, If possible, BY
which the Company will pay promptly and
regularly the interest on their bonds. We
think Or. Sloan is endeavoring to perfect or
understanding with all the companies thai
have received appropriations to nav each III,
interest on its own bonds as it falls due And II
it is highly probable this object will be carried
out. II it is, 1t will contribute greatly in restor
ing our State credit, now so nearly ruined. AMI
| enable the new administration to complete tn,
Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad
| from Rockingham to Charlotte, and from Cher
| ryville as far West, probably, as Rutherfordton
We have information. from several part les
| that makes us very hopeful of the future of on
greatrailroad artery, especially when we conside
| the the adverse circumstances around us.
We are assured by those who know DR.. Sloar
| well that he is an excellent practical bushes
man, and enjoys the confidence, in every respect
| of the people among whom he resides. And w
! believe he will be encouraged and sustained b,
| the people of this section il he will make faith
full effort Gas we believe he wilD to discharge hi
| duties with an eye single to the interests Of tn
whole Road without regard to LEGAL or sectiona
prcjudices. a
separate and distinct institutions. - Wilmingto
Star.
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Amnesty.

The papers are all discussing amnesty.
Every paper has something to say about it.
Yet few of them seem to fully comprehend
the meaning of the term. Amnesty, accord
ing to Webster, is pardon for offences COM
mitted in time of war. .-...
The STANDARD has declared itself in favor
of Universal Amnesty. By so doing it meant;
That it wishes every man who took part
in the rebellion forgiven;
That no man should be disabled from hold
ing office because of having fought against
the government; gr7r Oh, rt.
That all test oaths and disabling laws
should be done away with. @ asl
This is pardon for offences committed in
time of war, and is amnesty"
We wish the pardon to be universal
hence it is Universal Amnesty.
But amnesty does not mean trust.
We are willing to have the men who be-
trayed the people pardoned, but we are I'M
alterably opposed to their being given the
power to again betray the people. We par
don them but we do not trust them.
We say to the people forgive these men
and let them be citizens, and have all the
rights enjoyed by any citizen. @
Forgive their treachery, their iniquity,
their crimes, and ollow them the privileges
they have no right to claim. .. .i.-'F
We do this because the government itself
set the example of forgiveness
1t forgave part of those who fought
against it. No discrimination should
now be made. If part are pardoned all
should be. Hence we are opposed to dis
franchisement and test oaths.
But we also say to the people to forgive is
not to trust. To pardon criminal is not tc
esteem him
Let these men have all the rights of othel
citizens but never again trust them, for they
have proven themselves unworthy of trust
Keep them from office for they would use
its power to the injury of the people, and il
opposition to the government s
Although pardoned they would hate thu
government which pardoned them, and
should never again be allowed to represent
it unless their acts prove their repentance.
This is our amnesty and we wish it full,
understood
We forgive those who have do ne evil, 6u
% edo not trust them. s.l Hsriarg
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,rn;n.rs., s.ar.,e and Universal Am

Universal Suffrage and Universal AM
~ nesty.
The telegraph announces that President
GRANT is dissatisfied with the elections In
Virginia and Tennessee. But short time
ago he was satisfied with them. What IS
the meaning of this sudden change? No
one can tell.
We do not believe that President GRANT
has changed. We believe all these reports
are manufactured by certain politicians IN
Washington who are endeavoring to force the
President to adopt measures he dislikes, and
to declare for principles to which he is
opposed, n. s..ss.,ssus~,s.usss.,...,,.s,,.,.
We do not like the present indications OF
the policy of the so-called managing men at
Washington. We infinitely prefer the prin-
ciples of President GRANT to the principles
of any of those who seek to control him.
We do not like a policy whose effect is
to compel General GRANT to shoulder de-
feats which are not his.
The WALKER party in Virginia and the
SENTER party in Tennessee proclaim that
they are Republicans. Each announced
in the early part of the campaign that
it supported the policy of General
GRANT. What more could beasked2 What
do the politicians wlsha We have yet
to learn of any overt act committed by either
party. We have yet to learn that their ac-
tions have not been in accordance with their
professions. Why, then, should the he
publican party wish to drive from it men
who seek to join it in good faith i4
Such course is not only unjust to the
people, but is political madness. 1t can but
weaken the administration, and strengthen
the enemy. Such tactics may be credita-
BILE to those who wish to win martyrdom
but not to those who wish to win success.
We wish to see the Republican party
founded upon broad national principles We
do not wish to see it controlled by narrow
preiudices or sectional hatred. If sucf
views as have of late obtained in Washing
ton prevail, the result cannot but be to thu
injury of the Republican party South. w
areRepublicans, not radicals or conservatives
The Southern fre-eaters killed the North
ern Democracy by adopting ultra ground
which the party in the opposite section
could not support. Secession was the result
| Let the party in the North remember tn
example and take warning.
There are no truer Republicans in tn
Union than those of the South. They hav
been tried by fire. They have suffered eve
rything for their devotion to the party, Blu
they have been true as tried steel.
All they ask is:
Give US national platform upon whicI
to stand, and not sectional abortion whic
must result in injury to the party and to th
country.
Give us liberal platform or we sha
make one ourselves, for we are not willin
to endorse measures which prescribe our fe
low-citizens
The war is past Peace reigns unque'
toned. Then do away with test oaths, PR
scription and other measures which belon
to time of war.
Our party is the NATIONAL Republica
party-not in name but in deed. Let
never be brought down from its high pos
ton. Let its motto be Universal Suffrage an
Universal Amnesty.
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Wednesday, Aug. 25, 1863.
SAIUTATORY.

In taking editorial charge OF the STAN
pARD, VIC arc only doing in name what we
have been doing in reality for several months
The course of the STANDARD in the future
will be in accordance with its course for the
mast three months. We shall discuss all
matters without bitterness, and shall never
descend to vituperation.
We hope that our relations with our
brethren of the press may he friendly, and
untouched by personal bitterness.
Il. L. PIKE.
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Coy. Holden and the West.

The Rutherford Star devotes nearly four
columns of its valuable space to the con-
genial task of abusing Gov. HOLDEN and
the STANDARD. 1t accuses Gov. HOLDEN of
leaving the Republican party because he
did not allow Judge LOGAN and Col. HAIR
R1s to control the Wilmington, Charlotte
and Rutherford Railroad.
Gov. HOLDEN did exactly right. He put
that road, a acestern road, into western hands,
DR.. SLOAN, the new President of the Road,
can take the iron-clad test-oath. He is a
native. LOGAN and HARRIS cannot take
that oath. DR.. SLOAN is, therefore more
loyal man than LOGAN and HARRIS.
The majority of the Directors of the Will
mington, Charlotte & Rutherford Railroad
are West ern men and will do their utmost
to complete the road to its Western terminus
at the earliest practicable moment. 1t is of
vital Importance to the people of the West
that the progress of the road shall be rapid.
Gov. HOLDEN is fully aware of this and
his appointments have proven it. What
be has done has been for the best interests
of the people of the West and they know it,
and will thank Governor HOLDEN for his
course.
Does the Star object to that If it does,
it is from personal motives, and it is untrue
to the West.
Judge Logan, Col. HARRIS, and others,
influenced by personal motives, wished to
put tho road into the hands of spectators,
although they were aware, that by so doing
they were acting to the injury of the West
They thought of their personal gain, not of
the welfare of the people.
They cannot now shirk the consequences
of their efforts, nor can they foist their own
sins upon innocent men. They act against
the interests of the West, and it is they who
will be repudiated by the people of the
West.
Ever since certain parties were disappoint-
ted in their desires to obtain certain Offices,
their Republicanism has left them. True,
they have kept up the pretext of being Re-
publicans, but they have done so to serve
their own purposes.
Some months ago, we had occasion to warn
the Star that its course was such as to cause
its Republicanism to be more than doubted.
1t was afterwards more careful It was,
however, as unfaithful as before.
1t, in connection with few designing
men, originated scheme to get control of
certain railroads, to be used as political en-.
gines. That plan failed. heroads will now
be used for the purpose for which they were
originally intended AS the means of opening
and benefting the Western section of the
State. Hence the indignation and clamor
of the Rutherford Star and New Berne
Times. Their little grab game was spoiled
by Gov. HOLDEN, and they seek revenge.
They will not get it. The people Of the
Wnst will ramonher that It is. for ST. ndino
up for the Western people that Gov. HaIDK,
is assaulted, and they will give him warmer
support than ever. 1t is against the Star
and Times that the indignation of the peo-
pie OF the West will be directed.
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The Standard.

The STANDARD is now installed in its new
office, which was built expressly for its use.
An who have examined it have pronounced
it model building, and we have no hesita-
ton in saying that it's the most complete
newspaper building in the Southern States.
It was designed and built by ]. P. Prairie,
ESQ.,, the well-known architect of this city,
and reflects great credit upon his taste and
skill 1t has been built in a shorter time
than any building of its size in the State.
1t is built of brick. trimed with granite. Is
two stories high, The front is forty feet
wide by twenty deep, and contains the edi-
tors room, the counting groom, local editors
room, proof-reader's room, and private Of
fee The ell is fifty feet long by twenty
wide, and is two stories high, with half
basement story. In the basement story are
three presses Campbell cylinder press,
an Adams press, and Gordon "halfme-
dunn" press, all run by "steam," or rather
caloric power. r5a
The engine is a curiosity in its way, being
"a inch cylinder Ericsson engine. This
engine runs, not by steam, but by the expan-
sive force of hot air, and is the object of
much curiosity.
The next story is occupied by the COM
posing room and job printing office. The
Job office is complete in every particular,
and employs eight hands. The composing
room, where the type for the newspaper are
''set up" is model in its way. 1t employs
eight hands besides the foreman. The
printers are all first class men, and get up
two papers per day with speed that would
make country printers open their eyes.
Everything here goes like clock-work. No
talking or noise can be heard save the
constant 'click" of the types as they drop
into the stick, and woe unto that person
who should be daring enough to create
disturbance. His "form" would be "pied'
in short order.
The upper story is occupied by the Book
bindery, which employs about twelve hands
Here is every variety of the machines used
in this business with skillful workmen to
operate them. The machinery is all new
having been built expressly for the STAND.
ARD office
The entire Office is lighted with gas, and
can be so illuminated as to almost rival day
light Water pipes run throughout the
building and into every room. The water
is supplied from reservoir at the top of thu
building, into which water is forced by 8
force-pump from below, which obtains wa
ter from large cistern holding some 10000
gallons.
The sanctuns is adorned by the presence
of the editor who viii be happy to wei
come his brethren of the press whenever
they may call upon him, and whose castal
ian fount is never out of order.
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Don't attempt the disintegration oftbe Demo,

Don't attempt the disintegration ofthe Demo
cratic party, Mr.. Star. You long since an.
nounced the fact that you were no Democrat.
and no one has ever regarded you as such, SINCE
you become Boyden Democrat and then a
Chase Republican, and we apprehended that Won
have no right to speak for any yery considerable
part OF the people OF North Carolina
Don't SOW your ephemeral seed in Edoeeomha
they grow the century plant there ana Denac.
racy will flourish and prevail in Edoea1..nbe
ween your Editorial Highness SHAH h. ,ci,g
attendance on the spiritual medium.
Messeager. '0'''So0'o
"Ephemeral seed" is good THE Nessen.
ger is right. Don't do it, B,sRSARp you,,
regret it when you're lar.Sins. &c. Yop,re
apolitical bat aud musA remain hid. Tn,
Caroline Farmer WON'T be able to plant an1
epnemerai seea>fin Edgecombe, even will
VIC aid OF seeTeral reconstructed Farmer,
what will ahe Star say to the Messenger
and Ficdadealeri Hit 'em, Bernard. Al.
most every other paper in the State is fight
lS9g somebody, and we want to see VOL
Unto it. $751;
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10 - -T-T---77-7- - : =.
Murder and Politics,


The Sentinel has an article in relation to
the murder of Col. SHEPARD in Jones coun-
ty. The article is nearly half column long,
and yet but two lines and half thereof are
devoted to the Jones county murder, no.
withstanding the title of the article.
We, as is every one in the State, are fully
aware of the scattering" propensities of
the Sentinel, yet such complete neglect of
the text cannot be called scattering" 1t
was not the intention of the writer to say
any more about Jones county than he could
conveniently help.
He gives instances of outrages which have
occurred in various parts of the State for
the past four years, and charges them upon
the leagues is, 1a, ' ~" 'H
But he brings no proofs to sustain his
charges, and charges unaecompanied by
proofs amount to nothing.
For every instance that he gives, we can
give ten in which the perpetrators have be-
longed to his side of the house
We do not, however, wish to give party
aspect to these murders, unless we are forced
to do so. God knows murder is sufficiently
revolving and shocking without being made
more so by being connected with politics.
We wish only that the murderers may be
punished and innocent blood be avenged
by the law. ~ Gf q
We do not wish it to go abroad that in
I North oaro1iRa men who dare to execute
the laws are assassinated by desperadoes, or
still worse, by assassins employed for politi.
cal purposes. ha
If there is paper in the State which
wishes to destroy the credit of North Caro-
lima, let it blazon to the world the fact that
in North Carolina, officers Of justice are
shot down by disguised assassins, and that
the murderers are in the interest of political
parties. If there are such papers, the STAN
DARD is not one of them. 'i.H be 81,
! I'VE wish to see the murderers brought to
justice, and pay the penalty of their crimes,
by the loss of their miserable lives. We
wish to see justice done, but we do not wish
to use accounts of murder for the purpose of
creating political capital, - 4. X
If the Sentinel chooses to adopt this
course it can do SO, but we decline to enter
into such a contest--a contest that can have
but one result, the injuring of North Caro-
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NOTICE.

The copartnership heretofore existing be-
tween ]. B. NEATHERY and NJ. 5. LITTLE
FIELD, under the firm and style of ]. B.
NEATnERY & Co., is this day dissolved by
mutual consent.
The STANDARD will in future be published
by N. S. L1TTLEF1EID who will spare no
pains or expense to sustain its high reputa-
ton as public journal.
J.B. NEATHERY retires from the firm, and
the business thereof will be settled by NJ. s.
LITTLEFIELD, to whom all accounts will be
presented and all payments made.
J.B. NEATHERY.
NJ. S. LITTLEFIELD.
August II, 1869.
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-08-25

Victoria is to make belted knights of Thomas
Hand and William Tte-Ezchangs
That's nothing. Two of our hands got
tight the other day, had fight and were
made two of the best "belted knights (of
the composing stick) we ever saw.
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-08-25

The New Berne Times saws the STANDARD
alleges that tho Tines is Of doubtful politi-
cal prllciples The Times is wrong. We
1 90 NJ. 3is{l.laii H9ll@lcz ~ an doubtfui--it
has gone To a'r .or that We have no
doubt 3 5 ~ 4 Republican paper. AS
70 principle, We never believed it had any.
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-08-25

An unfortunate mans snicids Is thus told by
the Herald sHc laid himself down and ,hot
hiinself with his big toe.n Probably II was load
ed with sqii.
Fhc abo,c c, original with the STANDARD,
has been going The rounds for several months.
Yesterday our itemizer cut it out for news
item. Such is famel
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-08-25

At New Jersey camp.meetings baggage con.
sists of toothbrush, mosquito-nct, and bottle
Helmbold's buchu,-M Y. Democrat
For q camp meeting that last is the most
buchurious thing we ever heard of.
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-08-25

1t is understood that wm. D. Astor denies
having any intention of completing the Wash
ington monument at his own expense. -Ez-
change r5
OF course he does. And anybody who
expects him to give away cent may expect
to find mercy in tiger, truth in a Demo
crat, and weak jaws in mud turtle.
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Senator Chandler has gone to Germany for a
few weeks.-Erehange. -
AS he proposes to beard the British lion
in his den" we suppose that he is now try
ing to raise "Dutch Courage"
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The New Berne Times says we do not
meet its arguments. True. We have never
seen any to meet If it means hifalutin, bad
English and worse grammar, we acknowledge
our inability to compete in that particular.
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-08-25

Men who marry heiresscs are mostly actuated by
desire 70 have peace in the family. At least
the bridegroom is sftcr harmony, or her money,
which Is pretty near I'm Y Telegram. ID
No harmony at all, for a man who mar
RIGS an heiress will find her sick anyhow
she'll always be ttrowing up (the money! at
himl
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Rev. Dr. Punshon says that OF Chicago every.
body seems to be going to some place.-A5a1v
Journal. y
Yes, and to mighty earn place, too,
where the inscription over the door will be !:
"Ye who enter here leave all winter clothes
behind.n
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-08-25

Six thousand masons are on a strike in Berlin.
Exchange.
That's nothing remarkable. Nobody ever
saw a mason who wasn't striking about all
the time.
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-08-25

At Granville, Ala, they have champion melon
eater. A melancholy calling, truly-Erchdnge.
Yes, and if he keeps on "a green and yell
low" melon-cholic will soon seize upon him.
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What has become OF the great tanner organiza.
tions Of the country IN Y Democrat
They are all right, and waiting to tan the
hides of the next candidates the Democrats
put up.
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At Hudson, in this State, three acres of ground
has sunk into the earth distance of seventy feet.
The worst sinking spell yet.-GAicaqo Post.
Yes, that is about the lowest real estate
has ever gone in this country.
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-08-25

The New York Herald advises Boutwell, to
mind his cash-box and let Tennessee alone.
This is good advice, otherwise some Dem
ocrat will steal the cash-box.
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a Mrs. Boone is lecturing in Boston on the
evils OF hot air and gas.-E1changc.
She should go to New Bernc They are
experiencing its evils there just about these
times