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Rutherford Star and Gov. Holden.

Rutherford Star and Gov. Holden.
The Rutherford> star of fhe first Instant,
III an article of comments on the returns of
thelate election, indulges in strain of re-
mark with regard to GOV. Holden, which to
our apprehension is unwarrantable and I'M
just. 1t says:
"The State is Republican to-day by tpenty
thousand, if the right men were at its head,
and honest, competent natice men nomina.
ted by the Republicans for office. The
campaign was poorly conducted by the
State Executive Committee under the lead
Of Gov. Holden. Some one who could have
given more time to the organization of the
patty should have been made chairman"
The Sta, not merely intimates that GOV.
Holden should resign the Craftsmanship of
the Executive Committee, but that he must
be deposed and even ",kicksd' out Such
language, to say nothing of the sentiment,
is unjust and inexcusable. Gov. Holden for
past services and present position has claims
upon the respect and support of the Repub-
lican party, which must not be ignored.
However much great leader may have
erred in Judgment and management, it does
not become any member of his party to
publicly assail him and laud political en-
enemy, and still claim membership in the
party. s $3.50 ~
The Star in one breath advocates Judge
Merrimon for the q. s. Senate and in an
other breath assails Gov. Holden. Merri-
mon is Democrat, Holden Republican.
Is the Star Rsga6lican paperg Queer
course this, for q Republican journal. And
besides the <6sor raises sectional issue
by declaring that the Senator shall be
Western man. Indeed + The East, the
South and the North may put in rightfully
the same claim. This same sectional cry
led to disunion. fa..
The Star wants "natioe men" for office.
So do the Democrats, unless the adopted"
are Democrats and friends to the Kuklux.
Now we protest against these issues, and
we shall. They are senseless and suicidal.
No party can afford to toleratethem.
As to the issue with Gov. Holden, we have
only to say, that the Governor was made
Chairman of the Republican State Com
mittee by Mr.. John Pool, President of the
Convention, with the approval of Senator
Abbott and the Convention. He did not,
as we are assured, want the place, and does
not not want it now. With Mr.. ]. c. l..
Harris and Mr. j. 81. Boner as Secretaries,
he did the best he could for the party in
the late contest. f Isl, ...r.
If any one member of the Committee will
endorse the Star, the Governor will resign.
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A momentous item Of news reaches us /

: A momentous item Of news reaches US by
telegraph from ST. Petersburg, via London.
The Gear gave dinner at Moscow on the
Sd of September, inicelebration of the bat
tie of Sedan, and before the festivities Of
that significant evening terminated he took
drink that has vast political importance
I and which solemnly, though silently, ex-
plains his recent refusal to grant M. Theirs
an interview. In this immortal drink His
Imperial Majesty pledged the health of his
"royal uncle of Prussia" and then instantly
destroyed the glass he had emptied In
this active mean the destruction of the
glass, not the taking of the drink-the Rus
sian sovereign paid rational and royal
honor to custom which had hitherto been
exclusively Teutonic. In Germany it has
been for ages the popular and royal habit,
after drinking the memory of the dead"
"the girl love bestn and "the last great
victory" to crush the glass beneath the
royal, noble or plebian heel, according to
the rank of the toaster. In view of this last
recorded potation of the Car, Germany
may continue her course of victory and an
mex France as State of the North German
Confederation without Russian let or hin
drance.
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THE Progfamme.

That the people may understand the pur-
poses Of the Conservatives IN this State, we
propose to make an abstract Of their plans
and keep it before the public: o. s7i'srt
L Call Convention to make a new Con-
stitution, which shall DOS "e'i't d"
~ Abolish the present Judiciary system
and code Of civil procedure. Thus "get
rid Of the Judges" - Wilmington Journal.
(2) Make the charitable Institutions of
the State pauper establishments See Raleigh
Sentinel. ''i NOV -ianimi1a adi bi9iits
(9 Abolish the present wise system. of
Public Instruction and return to the old
field schools! iInq sIaiinia5 81. sT
~ Abolish the present townships and
county organizations and re-establish the
County Court system, which Gov. Graham
SO strenuously opposed in the former times
in the days Of our fathers. ilei
o. Repudiate the State deb. See Sails
sBhry Esanstnsr. Va = 9ft-l-
II. impeachment. Thereby
O "Get rid" of Judges and State Off
GERS Instantly. - WILMINGTON Journal.
"The ass knoweth his masters crib"
(9 To prevent punishment of the Kuklux,
alias White Brotherhood asi Ah
III. Compensation to the slave owners
for the loss of their human property Hills
6oro' Recorder. w '''i4 '''a7t f'F
Make compensation to the sLAvE-owNERs.
Yes, take care Of the aristocracy mo matter
about the losses Of the poor men-the mig
gerless. l'''.. 81 ~
oh, yes, let US have Convention to re-
store the fortunes of the Bombproof Aris-
tocrats Let US have Convention to take
power from the people, to take the manage
agement OF the peoples affairs from the
peoples hands lE z's Z
Never mind the cost One Hundred Thou
sand Dolzars-the people must in the end
pay it. Oh yes, let us have Conventionl
Abolish the schools-pile on the taxes that
shareholders may be remunerated!
By all means, let us have Convention.
Repudiate obligations and brand North
Carolina before all the world with eternal
bankruptcy. Let us hire a oonesation.
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Animus andlkn.

y. A correspondent of the Sentinel uses such
terms as these, when speaking of Congress:
Morose Puritans," Unacclimated Carpet
Baggers," Native Renegades and IVES
tern Bummers." The editors of the Sentinel
cisi6le and inoisi5le, utter no word of dissent
silence is consent. No decent man or
paper, can be silent when the Government of
his country is insulted, unless he consents to
the insult. Doubtless the comtemptuous ex-
pressions quoted, express the real sentiments
and feelings Of the leaders Of the Kukiux
Conservatives of the State. 4 They are bann-
eddy the rebellion. Whether any of them
shall enter Congress or not depends on the
a0iU of Congress. The wiN of that body is
Republican and National; therefore, they
despise and hate Congress. To such an ex-
tent do they carry their hostility to, and ha-
tired Of. the will of Congress and the nation,
that it is seriously proposed to elect as o.
s. Senator some man who is known to be
constitutionally Ineligible and particularly
obnoxious to the majority of Congress.
1t is desirable that The Republicans of the
country and especially that the Republican
members Of Congress, should note this de-
velopement
The embers of rebellion are rekindling.
Hatred to the measures and the party that
saved the Union, detestation of the Congress
that has been the unconquer lble guardian
of popular rights and the champion of free
dom, hostility to the Executive that has
quietly, but steadily diminished the nation
al burdens and 50, directed her course that
the ship of State shas safely and gallantly
escaped the pehlssof the political tempests'
Sthsflhas swept over large partSSf Europe
are the dominating principles sther Dem.
ocratic Conservative party.
u Having by an armed Confederate rebellion
failed to destroy the national government,
they now plot to take possession of that
goVernment--to hold and WELD its powers
for rebel purposes. Chief of these purposes
is to repair the damages inflicted upon them
by the war. They begin by first demanding
compensation for their slaues.
i End. The payment Of the Confederate debt.
3rd. The enactment of a repsnue lao that
shall compel the North and the West to support
the government and prouide for Southern in
ternal improvements. gf,t.aI
4tA liquidation Of the National debt ifthe
former purposes cannot be effected.
10Th. Repeal of the 18th, 18th and. 18th
amendments. ls,a isgf ,H,... .....
"Rule or RUM is the Democratic Conser-
vative motto and aim.
"Rule and RUM will be the result if they
succeed. a
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How the Garbling of Judge Tourgee's
Letter Occurred. '.HHs'i

~ lao ria. g
Will the N. Y. Tribune have the mag
nanimity and justice to retract the charge
against Gov. Holden of garbling and forging
in the case of the Tourgee letter. To-be-
sure the Tribune publishes on, its fifth page
and in small type the subjoined letter by
Gen. Abbott, but not word Of editorial,
either of apology, retraction or correction.
We opine that not one in fifty of the readers
of the Tribune has seen this letter or will see
it, unless attention is called to it. " 10"
We pause to see what the Tribune will do
in the premises: "
'',''''''H GEN. ABBorr's LETTER. ro1oq
To the Editor Of Tile Tribune: - sdInieip
- Sin: You will pardon me for troubling
you again about the garbled Tourgee letter.
Yesterday ] received from the Hon. c. L.
Cobb, N. G. from the 1st Congressional Dis
trict of this State, the copy Of the Tourgee
letter which furnished him. In the place
which speaks Of the bresking open Of houses
it reads 900 or 5,000, - and not 400 or
500,n as in the original letter. It is evi.
dent that the mistake was made by Mr..
James Fitzpatrick, q copying clerk Of the
J Senate. I. He made both eopies-that sent to
Gov. Holden and that sent to Mr.. Cobb. /
did not believe when sent you the first
scard" that Fitzpatrick had made a mis-
take of that kind, but the copy itself is
conclusive diiii ~ ii9iagisii ssS;
b regret any injustice which may have
been done Gov. Holden in the matter, either
hv imn1icafiou nr ofherruien Tnnverl h n
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Matter of fact people are disposed to smile
derisively at the new projectles said to have
been perfected bya French chemist. One
of these deadly contriyences is to scatter uni
quenchable fire among battsiions of Prus-
slams, and the other, on exploding, is war
ranted to emit fumes so malignant as to I'M
stantly kill all who breath the air they
poison. These agents of destruction have
been generally dismissed with the signifI
cant word "Frenchy." But it seems that
the Teutons have bethought them of an
equally melodramatic method of extermi-
mating their foes. Their plan is to send up
a balloon provided with charges of nitro
glycerine, which the aronaut is to- drop nin
the powder magazines Of forts or among the
garrison. This scheme was to have been
tried at Strasbourg, had it not surrendered
on the day it did. But THERE'S nothing to
hinder balloons, freighted with packages of
nitro gIycerine, from being aoated over the
Notifications of Paris and daring aronauts
have an opportunity of testing the new
means of ofense on any of the numerous
forts that surround the French Capital.
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The ravages Of the vomitO, or yellow fe:

" The ravages of the vomito, or yellow fe-
yer, on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea,
seem to be increasing at a fearful rate. Bar
celona, in Spain, is particularly afflicted, and
the fatal character of the infiction may be
gathered from the fact that last Friday, in
that city, out Of fifty-6ve cases of yellowfe
yer there were forty nine deaths. The peo-
pie Of Barcelona are flying from the city as
the people Of Philadelphia fed from SINH.
lar scourge IN 1898 and 1898. Already one
hundred and twenty thousand inhabitants
Of that town have left, and such is its re-
markable mortality that constantly the ter
ror must increase. The yellow fever is o
disease which, in warm climates, may exist
for a long time after the advent of the Win
ter season, and in a southern latitude, like
that of Barcelona, may iinger until late in
December In the United States it rarely
disappears, when it is epidemic, before the
middle of October, aud it is frequently very
severe in October, at which time malaria in
certain sections, which leads to local feyers,
adds fuel to the fame. To cope with this
enemy requires very strict attention to sani-
tary precaution, and Spanish towns are not
very remarkable for attention to cleanliness.
In fact, the home habits of Spaniards are
calculated to add virlueuce to the epidemic,
and it may be long time before Barcelona
can be safely reckoned by quarantine au.
thorities as port which can furnish clean
bill of health. .aorI gs,,.
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True to the Last.

81. The Charlotte Bulletin copies an article
which appeared in the Standard few days
ago, with reference to Cuba; and because
We expressed sympathy for the struggling
patriots of that Island, we are accused of
being on both sides of the fence.
I'VE presume the Bulletin means to say
that because the Standard did not endorse
the shareholders rebellion, that it has no
right to endorse the action of Cuba in en-
deavoring to free herself from the bondage
ofSpain. We, do not see the point. The
people of the South were living in q repub-
ican government. They were free and in
dependent, and did not fight for Liberty
or Freedom, but fought to perpetuate
slavery The people Of Cuba have never
been free. They are fighting for liberty
and freedom, and we would not be an
American if we did not sympathise with
any and all nations struggling for liberty.
-, We take this occasion to say that We be-
Ilieye France was in the wrong when she de-
clared war against Prussia; but as the war
has resulted in the downAl lof Napoleon, we
hope to see Republic modelled after this
Republic-established in France; and that
the liberty and freedom which should and
must exist in all republics, will pervade the
continent Of Europe, until every Kingdom
and Empire totters and falls to the ground !;
and upon the ruins arepublic established
whose flag shall wave over all Europe :
regenerated, redeemed-and made as free as
God in his wisdom has vouchsafed, to this
mighty nation. - aqod 5d' i69q.l 3W
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What Does it Mean Z

Ia We copy the following from the Western
~" We understand that motion was made
before His Honor Judge Logan, on Satur-
day, by G.. NJ Whiteside, Esq, for a Bench
Warrent for the arrest of W. W. Holden, to
be directed to the Sheriff of Wake, and for
one against Alexander Ruffin, to be directed
to, the Sheriff OF Alamance County. The
motion was made upon the affidavit of Jo-
siah Turner, Jr. Affidavit filed-motion
refused. There was general desire among
the, members of the bar to fully discuss the
motion, but the business of the court, and
time, would not allow it" iss4,Jo t,.
p We are informed that a similar motion
was made before Judge Cannon and granted.
The warrant is tor the arrest of one WV.
Holden; and the Sheriff is ordered to arrest
W. W. Holden if found within his Coun-
ty, Except His Excellency,a w. w. Holden,
Governor. From the reading ofthe warrant,
if there is any other man in our midst whose
name is WV. Holden, he may look out for
Sheriff Lee has warrant for his arrest.
A gentleman of character and ability
writes us that warrants have been written
and presented before knowing the opinion
of the Judge. We areinformed that w. P
Welsh, Democratic Representative from
Haywood, and Thomas d. Johnston, Demo
cratic Representative from Bupcombe, have
been aotiag-as Attorneys for Josiah Turner
}Jr.f The objectis to impeaeh the Judges il
they refuse to issue q warrant tor, the arrest
Of the Governor. THERE'S . plan on foot
as we are reliably informed, to have q SINH
lar motion made before every Superior Court
Judge, and that every one who refuses to
issue warrant for the arrest of the Gov
erner is to be impeached. It is foregone
conclusion that articles of impeachment will
lie preferred against Gov. Holden, and these
efforts of Mr. Turner are for the purpose ol
making upa record against the Judges SO as
d" to get ridlnof them. "a Go on gentlemen.
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their slaves Four millions of slaves were
freed as the result of the rebellions;s and
just as soon as the Democracy think they
see ray of light beaming upon them from
the political horizon, they demand payment
for the robbery of their slaves!
The poor men throughout the South
fought to perpetuate slavery, while those
who owned slaves remained at home under
the law which exempted every man who
owned twenty negroes. The poor man who
had large family and whose support de
pended clone upon him., had to lie in the
bitches around Petersburg and Rich
mond. There was no exemption for him.
Payment, for the robbery of slave property
Think of it. There are thousands of poor
men in this and every other Southern State
who never owned slave. Nearly all these
men served in the Confederate armies
throughout the entire rebellion; and now
after having fought and voted for the DEM
ocracy- they are to be tased to pay slase
osoners for the loss Of their slapesi Any rea-
sonable man would say that four years upon
the battlefield was enough for these men to
10. The Democratic party says there is
much yet to be done; and these men must
be taxed to pay us for the loss of our slaves.
There is no exemption from this demand.
They fought for our slaves; and having
lost the fight they must contribute out of
their Hard earnings suficiency to indem-
nifty US for the loss Of our property. bs
Every Democratic paper in the State de-
mandls d Convention. Hit is possible. the
Legislature will yield to this demand, and a
Convention will be called = ,1igil sls
We have exposed the designs Of the Dem
ocracy with reference to the Asylums, Eiu-
cation, and Reputation. Our readers will
understand at once that the demand of the
Hilsboro' Recorder is the most extraordi-
nary and ruinous Of any demand that has
been made by the Democracy up to this time.
We shall not be surprised at anything which
thefnture brings forth as the offspring of
the Democracy. The people will do well
to watch this party from now on and see
what they propose to do, so as to vote in
diligently upon the question of calling a
Convention 81 ilIhrrisr SIS .,5,,,t- t..-..f+
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Treasurer Spinner has issued a circular
addressed to banks and bankers, calling
upon them to send in all Government
greenbacks of issues previous to 1869, and
have them redeemed by issues OF the series
of 1869, as he desires to retire the old issues,
thereby facilitating trade and battling
counterfeiters. The express charges for
forwarding the old and returning the new
issues will be paid by the Government
Greenbacks or legaltenders of the issues of
1869 or the new fractional currency will be
supplied as the person may desire. Old
notes will be exchanged fow new ones at
the sub-tieasury or Government repositories
or may be sent to the Treasury Department
for redemption.
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DisreputabIe Journalism.

The writer IF this article was once told
by person who had served as reporter ii
scunillous Democratic paper of this S,ate
and who had written with regard TO cer
tain gentleman, articles most abusive. falls
and vulgar, and had represented him q
hypocritical, venal and base, that he uhj
reporterl had no reason for believing or eveI
suspecting that he was what he represented
him to be and that actually yhe did not I'D
heve his own words. He averfef that Il
was directed BY his employer to write thu
and that it was not discretionary with hin
self as to the persons about whom be shoul
write or how he should write about theu
He must get up such jobs as his employ
required-he must write as his employer di1
tate d he must clothe his employers ide
in such language as the meanest and md
disreputable purposes required. ay
The morality of such an apology is d
bious. 1t is very lame apology for hirin
oneself as a panderer to, and tool of Vi
lainy. As no one las himself right
commit crime, so no one can excnsably Z
low himself to be an instrument for the cor
mission Of crime. Both employer and ed
ployee, editor and reporter, are criminal
guilty. We modify that statement; til
publisher or editor who employs aircporte
for such purpose is the more wicked Of
the two; he is the incitcr, the procurer.
the tempter; the crime and plans and means
for committing crime originate with him
he puts the entire machinery of SANDER
vulgarity and abuse into operation; he il
the serpent at the ear of Eve.fiselr ,.r n.
It is passing strange that any decent com!
nunity will tolerate such a giolator of all
the IecencIes and moralities of civilized 500
clety. What is virtue, what is reputation;
what is character, what are social harmony
and purity, what are domestic peace and
happiness to suclrs msuf Nothing, abso.
lutely, and always nothing. Better men are
locked up ID the penitentiary, because So
ciety fears their influence and depredations.
Better, far better, let loose al the criminals
Of the States prison, than tolerate one such
Journalist as VIC have endeavored to char.
acterize -3Ei"'io IHuSu bdhrfsfy1 ,.ft-,-
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Tennessee Railroads at Auction .


Under an act of the Tennessee Legislature,
the following Railroads will be sold at auc-
ton on the Sd Of next month The Cincin-
natl, Cumberland Gap and Charleston road;
Southwestern, Edgefeld and Kentucky !;
Knoxville and Kentucky; Memphis, Clarkes-
vile and Louisville; McMinnville and Man
chester; Nashville and Northwestern; ,Rog-
ersville and Jacksonville; Winchester and
Alabama; Knoxville and Charleston; Evans
vile, Henderson and Nashville; East Ten
nessee and Western North Carolina and the
Mineral Hone railroads. % '''iH 'i'
The sale will take place under the super
vision Of the Governor, Comptroller General,
Secretary of State, and three Commissioners
appointed by the Legislature. ~ ~ ''aA
Some of these roads are completed and in
operation. Others are in course of con-
struction. They were constructed under
what is commonly known as the Tennessee
Omnibus Railroad Bill. They have failed
to pay interest on the, bonds issued in aid Of
their construction, and,the State now takes
possession of themYa and offers them for sale
to redeem the public credit e..;d-g " +.
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: Wilmington, N. c., Sept. asth, $780,,

We are requested to say by Jos. W. Hol-
den, Esq, that since he has been published
as an absconder from the State, that he has
enjoyed the pleasure of reading various
political obituary notices concerning him
sell, but like the Irishman, who attended his
own funeral, he is pleased to be able to an
nounce himself to be q most lively corpse
He is further gratifed to discover the anx-
iety Of his opponents to know Of his where
abouts. Having hadss pleasure "trip. Of
some weeks in duration. he proposes to re-
main in Raleigh until Spring. and then
rusticate wherever the woodbine twinieth
until the Summer solstice is over and the
Autumn stars appear. u Sos s3tla
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% urexchanges inform us that the inhabi-
,tants Of Australia are just now agita-
ted on the subject Of forming a confed-
Grafton. ii They. are undecided. whether
it is best to adopt n government SINH
lar to that of Canada nor that Of the
United States. The aristocratic portion
of the English in England do not want
them to choose the latter, and have had
them appealed to by letter ito look for
themselves and see the effect of the system
of government in the United States-the
violent disruption between the President
and Congress" This it strikes us did once
occur in the history of tais country; but it
seems to US that the event was not yesterday
by any means, and any other antedilusian
occurrence might as well be used as a scare
crow in Australia as the zone in question.
The aristncracy of England must be very
short of ideas when they have nothing bet
ter To present than this 2Mas9n aGoii