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4 Democratic Newspaper Advises Il
Assassination of Coy. Holden.

A Democratic Newspaper Advises the
Assassination of Gov. Holden.
The Tarboro' North, Carolinian of the 10th
inst, says:
"In days of old, when ruler of the
people prostituted his position to wicked
purposes of oppression, and so basely be-
trayed his public trust as the Governor of
North Carolina has so frequently done for
partizan purposes, the swords of patriots
lcaped from their scabbards, THE KNIFE
OF THE ASSASSIN FELT UNEASILY,
BUT SURELY, FOR THE HEART OF
THE RUFFIAN RULER. While
we do not advise, and could not counte-
nance anything not warranted by law, ue
are at a loss to sag schat should be done scith
such GooernOr." ..sl
Z The above threat to assassinate the Gov.
ernor of North Carolina is not merely the
result, but a part of Kukluxism. During
the last twelve months not less than five
hundred peaceable citizens of this State
have been whipped and scourged by the
Kuklux-not less than twenty. five have
been murdered less than twenty fe.
males have been violated OF raped--not less
than ten men have been castratcd,- to say
nothing of other nameless barbarities, or of
the thousands of innocent men, women and
children who have been intimidatcd and
put in fear of their lives The civil law is
powerless. Grand Juries rarely present or
find indictments, and when they do, con-
victions can seldom, if at all, be obtained
at the hands of juries. This is known to
and admitted not merely by the people,
generally, but By the Solicitors and Judges
The Governor intends to do his duty. II
is his fixed purpose by force of arms, if nee.
essary, to stop these outragesa The people
of all colors, classes and conditions must
be protected in their houses. The elections
must be free. Crime must be punished
The hand of power must fall on the guilty
no matter acho they mag BE-, The Governor
will not be moved from lis purpose. He
has borne already, and pleaded aid impor'
tuned with, and admonished the guilty and
misguided until forbcarance has ceased to be
a virtue He could not rid himself, it he
would, of his solemn oath to see that the
| laws are executed. "The knife of the as
sassin may feel uneasily' and it may be used
but no threat, no array of force, no combi
| nation, will shake the Governors purpose
He is sustained by u large majority OF th'
people of the State, and he is 5dcSedty tn
0orernnaent of the United States. North
Carolina is reconstructed. The presen
government will be sustained. 1t shall not b
changed or overthrown except in accordanc
with the provisions of the constitution
This government is strong enough to pre-
tect and perpetuate itself, AND IT WILL DO II
The name of the Editor of the paper VIII
thus advises the assassination of the Gov
ernor is William A. Hearne. There al
thousands of men in the State who al
equally murderous ut heart with this ma
Hearnc, and who would assassinate II the
dared. Mr.. Hearne and those men al
marked. The leaders Of these men al
marked. LET THEM BEWARE!
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oipstion of theit slzsesI They deemed
themselves ruined and.impoverished; but in
the majority Of CASES their fortunes have
survived even tlis Tremendous shock, and
they hold to their lands yet with the grip
of grim death. Why was this the case :
Simply because if colored man was worth
81 ,009 to his master, when slave, he is
worth from 81 500 to $4,000 to the COM
munity as freeman. The capital in slavery
has been merely turned loose. 1t is all here
in the South-more valuable than ever be-
fore, and the wise man is ready to turn it
to advantage Therefore emancipation,
while it temporarily disordercd, has not
permanently injured our industrial interests.
The Republican party Of North' Carolina,
while it makes no especial claim to be the
peculiar champion Of Immigration, never
theless Incorporated into our Constitution a
provision looking to the establishment of a
bureau Of Immigration. In future years, we
may look back with some degree of pride
upon this work of our hands. For when
| the tide, which flows at the rate of $4,000
human souls per week into New York City,
from Great Britain and the Continent, is
turned this way, the bureau Of Immigration
will be Il necessity to our people. Indeed,
had it been in operation now, it might have
prevented the departure of so many of our
| laborers to the South, taking with them
merely in their own corporcal forms mil
lions of wealth to enrich other States. 2
| We again appeal to laboring men to
remain in their State and help to build her
| up. And we appeal to all good men to
assist us in suppressing disorder and out
RACES of every kind and character that
Others may he induced to come and settle
among US. Virginia, South Carolina, Gcor-
gia, Alabama, Tennessee Florida, Louis
lana, are moving in this work. Shall North
Carolina be the last State to initiate their
| examMe9 Wesincerely trust that she will
not be, for now is the golden opportunity.
Let peace be restored in all sections of our
Commonwealth no more horrible stories
Of horrible outrages 60 forth to the world
let Justice be done to the laburer that is here,
and the new lien law be rigidly enforced, and
we shall soon see that immigrants, who are
now stretching out their hands towards US
will come and purchase our lands, and live
amongst US as brethren and as friends.
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Mr.. Shipp.

We SEE that this gentleman has accepted
the nomination of the Kuklux conclaye,
which assembled here at Raleigh, for the
position of Attorney General. rs
lie does not promise canvass, but relies
upon his friends. He ought to remember
the old motto :-"save me from: my friends,
for Gun take care of my enemies." @
But, as he relies on his friends, bis cne-
mics will take care Of him, and Keep the
slipp on its way up Salt river.
The candidate of the Kuklux conclave
also promises to express his views, in relation
to the condition of the country, at some flu.
ture time. Sail in. There is plenty OF room
to find the bottom. ..a aE "A
And it is also remarked by way of climax,
IN his letter of acceptance, that be endorses
the sentiments expressed in the recent Con-
servative address. Therefore, Mr.. Shipp
denonnces the Kukiux, If such dn organi.a
ta0n erists; and he favors the moral and in.
'tellectual, but.not the political advancement
of the colored man. -1, -, p, ts....
However, we give him credit for one thing.
He has snubbed the Sentinel He does not
say one word concerning it's peculiar tencts,
and Is evidently one of those men who believe
that Josiah Turner is in the wrong place SO
long as he is outside the penitentiary, or not
in Jail with his brother ::
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Cash Value of Laborins Man.-A
- ~. Power in the State. .

The following is from Northern ex.
change: ut is frequently remarked of per.
sons who do not possess any property, and
who depend upon their daily labor for sup
port of themselves and tamilies, that they
are worth nothing" financially speaking.-
This language is generally indulged in by
men in the community who style themselves
business men, and who get rich off the ne
cessities of other men. Let us examine the
question financially and see if their asser-
tions are correct.
Last year the price of common labor aver
aged $3.50 per day. Admitting that the la
boIer received $3.50 per day, and that it re-
quired the whole of that sum to support his
. family, nevertheless we contend that the To-
borer was worth, in cash to his family. the
sum of s., 1885,.
The amount he would receive for one
years labor, at $3.50. per day, would be
$475,00, which amount would be the inter
est, at six per cent, on $7,9S9. which latter
sum would be the cash value ofthe laboripg
man to his family" ''''f' p s@ 90
I There is SO much truth in the above short
paragraph that we cannot refrain from pub
fishing it for the encouragement OF the la-
boring men of this State. They are the bone
and sinew of four commonwealth. When we
hear of one Of them leaving his native soil,
we feel not only regret that brother has
left us, but regret that he has made us all
the poorer and some other community richer
with bis brain and muscle. Therefore, VIC
have opposed the exodus of colored men
from North Carolina and, therefore, we ia
vor the immigration of other laborers to
this State --laborers, who have capital and
skill, and there are few who have it not,
that our land may be made to look green as
garden. o., .s
We have before US the messages of the
Governors of some fifteen Western and
Middle States, in which they all urge upon
their Legislatures to enact laws favorable to
immigration and unfavorablc to emigration
Especially are the Governors Of the far
Western States anxious for additions to
their population. They realize that it is
wealth-they realize that a laboring man is
worth more than ten thousand dollars apiece,
because of such material good citizens
and statesmen are made. And while we
have population of laborers here at the
South, which with the sweat of its brow
recuperated this section in its PROSTATE con-
dition, yet the introduction of other men,
with money and brain and muscle is needed,
for we need wealth, political power, devel-
opment, growth and position among our
sister States in point of population and en-
terprise, worthy Of the resources of the Old
North State.
Well do we remember the lamentations
uttered by our wealthy planters at the eman.
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Telegraphic Summary.
The following is summary of Saturday
nights tclegraphic news:

The following is summary of Saturday
nights tclegraphic news: ...-.
WAsHrNGToN.-Cash in the treasury, one
hundred and nine millions in gold, and
twenty-ouc and half millions in currency.
In the Senate bill was reported grant
ing land to aid in constructing the st.
James and Little Rock Railroads. 81
In the House the morning hour was con-
sumed on pensions. The Speaker laid be-
fore the House the credentials of B. F.
Whittemore, from South Carolina. Logan
objected to the swearing in of person
claiming to represent South Carolina under
such credentials. Farnsworth suggested
that the case be referred to the committee
on elections. Logan did not want the case
to 90 before the committee the individual
had disgraced himself, and the journal OF
the House so expressed it. and it was q
question for the House to decide for itself
Farnsworth said he did not see how tht
House was going to act without report
from the committee. Logan said, to refer II
was to treat the case with more considera
ton than it deserved; the House was famit
lar with all the facts, and it was mert
question whether they would allow White
more to occupy a seat in this Congress
whether they would stand by what their owl
moral sense and the sense of the peopl
prompted them to do. He moved that, tn
Committee on Claims being entitled to to
day, the case be postponed to Tuesday, afte
the morning session. Agreed to.
PAR1s.-The iron founders strike through
out France is sustained in great part by Eng
lish money.
FLORENCE monument in honor c
the heroes of Solferino will be unveiled o.
the oath, the French and Austrian officer
participating.
NEW YoRK-Money very easy. Gold dull
Noauotation. Governments firm.
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the same purpose. This will reduce the
State debt to $15, 100000 to 20, 900, and
will also relieve the State from floating obli-
cations. * s. 4Mse
The profits ON this gigantic transaction
will be not less than $40, ,000, 900, the as
bonds viii rank naturally alongside of Mis-
souri, skies at 92a toss. The natural wealth
and enterprise of the Tennesseans are well
known. is apparent at a glance to the
experienced politician the enormous politi-
cal power which can be welded with this
vast sum, to suit the views OF those who
control its distribution "a 4. e
The consnmmation Of this gigantic Ten
nessee affair promises to create not only a
| eensation which will zastonish, Wall street
with its financial results, but it is also cal
culated to be o powerful engine in future
political movements.
The eminently respectable brokers, firms
engineering this little movement in Tennes-
see bondsSa scheme in high-art swindling
| to relieve the public of their loose cash
| have been advising all their friends for
the last three months to sell these
| bonds short, as "they were certain to
| decline in price" Every man that they ad-
wise to sell these bonds short ought to sue
them for the difference, as their claims
| against these honorable gentlemen" could be
| substantiated as fraudulent obtaining Of
money under false prctences. This Tenncs
see affair is probably without an exception
the most cold d-blooded, premeditated swindle
ever perpetrated on confiding friends in any
country. The World, when the bonds were
selling at 52b, on April z, exposed the swim
dlein plain terms, but the swindlers made
the bonds look so weak that their dupes
werecajoled by them into the belief that the
World vas wrong, and that the price of thu
bonds was certain to decline. To-day many
of them have paid the penalty of their foil!
in buying at SO to 64 the bonds they sole
at 46 and A.. I'll. 1.. s..
These same eminently respectable gentle
men, to assist their scheme to s0snde tn
| public, further INSTRUCTED their tools" in th
Tennessee Legislature to bring in bill to re
pu1iate the State debt by scaling the rail'oac
bonds" This infamous trickvy was sent b
telegram and freely distributed IN Wall stree
feso days ago, ,oaen the bonds pere sslltin.
dbont 81. IA I.=r.A, t. ..s e.
In conclusion, we have only to say
BEWARE OF THE SWINDLING, MUIR
DEROUS. KUKLJX DEMOCRACY.
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Let no One Waver.

We cali upon all Republicans to rally to
to the support of the party. There can be
no safety found outside its ranks. We must
stand by its action, and support its nomi-
nees. We, therefore, say that the names we
have nailed to the headmast of the Standard
will not be lowered until after the election
in August. Before the necessities of the
present hour, all personal preferences fade
like mist before the morning sun. =
Republicans of the State and of Wake
County, we call upon you to unite and har-
monize. There is but one object and that
ooJect Is victory-a victory, which will
insure peace, security and happiness. Let
each man do his duty and no one wsyer
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Extrnvagance in Public Expenditures.
1t has been charged by the opposition,
that the Republican party is one of the
greatest extravaganza that the public funds
have been sguandered or stolen, and that
our party is entirely responsible. So deeply
has this statement taken hold upon the un-
informed masses of their organization, that
the most extraordinary ISLANDERS and false
hoods are believed by them and constantly
retailed by their presses and their leaders.
In the first place, the item of 81 per day is
alleged against the last Legislature The
receiver is as bad as the thief, and We believe
that every Democrat pocketed his ~ per
day without a murmer.
Further, the rebel Legislature drew So
per day at the close of the war and 40 cents
per mile, when greenbacks were as scarce as
hen's-teeth.
And we instance another fact, that the
rebel Legislature of 1866 y, raised nearly
T of million dollars more of revenue than
was necessary, by taxing the people; and
that too when the poll tax ranged from 50
to 81 on every taxpayer, when property
was comparatively rated at nothing. This
same body voted to Gov Worth large SUN
of money to test the constitutionality of the
reconstruction acts, and squandered other
sums in various ways. T g-...+
The leaders of this party had already at,
tempted to saddle the war debt of about
fifteen millions on the people Mark that.
But before this attempt they had squandered
the school fund for war purposes, destoyed
the sinking fund, broken all the banks, and
taken one-tenth of every mans provisions
When the Republican party came into
power, it pledged itself to internal improve
ments of State necessity The constitution
framed by it, and voted against by the Demo
Gratis, contained the most stringent provis
ions against extravaganza in public expendi
turcs.
But large SUMS were appropriated 1t wa'
/ not the money itsciito which the people OBJ
II
1 iected, but 70 the method of the apprcpsia
tions. The error lay in uttcring too man.
bonds at once, and in placing them into tot
many hands for sale This error has beer
condemned by the party. But we are still
determined to prosecute internal improve
ments-our railroad system shall not decay,
1 nor shall the credit of our State perish from
the lace OF the earth.
Besides, many Democrats in the late Leg
islature voted for the appropriation bill:
which their party now condemn. AND
many Republicans voted against them
They were passed by fusion of the two
| parties, under the influence OF spirit o
internal improvement and the organization
of railroad party, which was whee
within wheel, and to which this editor, a
well as many other members, did not belong
|. Extravaganza in public expenditures
| therefore, so far as applied to the Republican
| party is u false cry. The opposition hav'
proven themselves more extravagant both o
money, life and property than any other Sc
of men known to modern history, and tn,
present decade will SO present their recort
to succeeding generations .......t...
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perintendent of Public Works, and another
before the Committee Of the Whole. In each
investigation what proef Of corruption WIS
shown The charges were made, and only
the charges remain and we stand here to-
day ready to pay the opposite party In their
own coin upon the subject of charges ofcor-
ruption, whenever they see fit to make such
charges.
But what proof remains2 After a careful
reading Of 1.-The reports, we are satisfied that
no proof of corruption remains, either against
Conservatives who have been mentioned in
this paper, or Republicans.
There were forty-fve Conservative mem
bers of the late General Assembly, Of this
number one out of each three voted for
appropriations, which they now denounce.
There were one hundred and twenty-five
Republican members, one:third Of whom at
least were opposed to all appropriations.
How. then does the matter stand The
innocent are numbered with the guilty and
| the guilty are numbered with the innocent
Besides any man, who cast his eyes over
the lobby of the House or of the Senate
| during the excitement, prevailing the pas
sage Of the appropriation bills will remember
that prominent Democrats were presents
engineering them and applauding their tlnal
vote. 0ta 's ,t.i u't
Because all other grounds OF disapprovai
of the Republican party had passed away
the cry of corruption was taken up.
Whence do these charges of corruption
emanate2 From'a set OF men, who have
oppressed the people in every conceivable
form, who have taxed them nigh unto star,
walton. They emanatc from the party OF
high taXes-the party of extravagance-and
if there be party of corruption, from the
party of corruption itself
And, therefore, after what has been said
upon. this subject, we retract nothing con
tanned in our issue on yesterday We believe
that certain Democrats are as guilty as Ger
tain Republicans; and after all that has beer
said, let clemency be flung to the dogs, fol
all that is lett to us, is to give and tax,
straight from the shoulder.
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';state rreops / 3.


The Governor has issued orders to Maj.
General Willie D. Jones, and the other Gen.
erals Of Divisions in this states to raise at
oncea regiment Of State troops, white, for
active service He has also ordered the i'm
mediate enrolment of the militia, with in
structions to set apart a special number of
minute men in each regiment, to be used as
reserve. - III. I.E
The Governor is determined to raise i.
troops to restore order and peace in the
State 4, He is qiite SURE thnt he caa obtain Z,
the requisite number of white men, us he
deems this most expedient in all respects for
both races but if he should fail in this he
will not hesitate to enlist aud use colorcd
men as troops ..-.
| The troops to be raised will be uniformed,
and placed in all respects as to pay and dis
cipline on the same footing with regular 4
Federal troops. T.. 7g'9t 80,
The Governor appeals to patriotic able-
bodied mon to respond. He feels that we
are nearing a condition of things which will
result in civil war, unless prompt and stern
measures are taken to prevent It,. The !,
signs OF the times arc more ominOus of
civil strife than they were in June, 1860, n
Tile brutal, bloody, murderous ,Kuklux
organization must be annihilatcd. Outlaws
and murdercrs must be brought to justice.
The State government must be- main
tained and bad men must he taught to
respect it. The pcaceable and the law
abiding must not be moIested in their
houses. The law must. be executed.
1t will be executed. If the Kukiux and
their friends want war they can have it
| The die is cast. II they resist they will feel
the hand of power in every neghborhoot.
The Governor despiscs their threats, and lie
is indifferent to the ccnsurcs or the frowns Of
their sympathisers and friends. -. O.,
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'urs respectfully,
NJ n

The above card from Mr. Battle was pub.
lshed in the Tarboro' Southe,ner, in reply
to the cowardly assaults of that paper
on Mr. b. ---.t f.- -.-.s- sss'
1t is manly, independent and dignifed
and presents in marked degree the great
difference between gentleman and black.
guard Mr. Battle will be sustained in his
course with the proud feeling that he is
right and dares to be right. of such stuff
men arc made. We arc not, therefore, sur.
priscd that certain ours yclp ut his heels
fiom between the legs of their masters who
fear Mr. Battle and hate him, because he has
seen fit to walk in the path of duty, and
thus to rebuke them for their malice and
moral cowardice a H n-
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Card from DOssey Battle.
Rocky MOUNT, June 18th, 1870.

-@~SS~'A1 - N'> ANs''' ]S'S'
Editor Of the SoutherRer. .,
Under the caption political On Dts" in
your local columns of the last issue of the
Southerner, you say .'the many friends of
Dossey Battle, Esq, of Rocky Mount, have
wondered at his apostacy-an apostacy re-
pudiated and despised by even his own rela-
tives" My opinion is that man must be
weak indeed, when he has to apply to his rel
atives to do his thinking.
In my case it would be the more difficult,
as have some less than thousand, and MANY
of fthem never knew till / was grown: and
am not in the habit of asking advice of
these. The remarks ''his relatives'' think
too comprehensive for the fact. ,#
Your reliable cold informant stating "that
Mr.. Battle had joined the leagues twice,
&C., is too palpably false to require denial.
Inever entertained, nor expressed desire
to be Solicitor. -
Ibecame a Republican after long reflection,
and upon sincere conviction that the princi-
Piles ofthe party were right Iabidc by this.
Please insert, and oblige, -y.. rrr
..... sr.i Yours resDectfully An
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FOR THE 42ND CONGRESS:
IA MES IL. IL A IL II | $ ,
OF WAKE.
WAKE COUNTY REPUBLICAN TICKET.

WAKE COUNTY REPUBLICAN TlCkEr'
For the Senate
JUDGE LEWIS P. OLDS.
GEN. PHIL. B. HAWKINS.
For the House of Representatives:
s. D. FRANKLIN, W. W. MORGAN,
8. ELLISON, THUS, w. 1ooNu'
For County Commissioners:
WILLIAM JINKs, JOHN R. CASWELl
A. j. NOVEL;.
For sheriff: RoT C1roIsr: sS,s
7. F. LEE, j. Y. L. Hahhio,
Eor Register Deeds For Treasurer:
W. W. WHITE, l1si JAMES J. LYNN.
For Surveyor
L. B. SEGROVES.
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