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democratic Frauds.

In New York City, where the Democrats
have unimpeded sway, in eight districts
having an aggregate population OF 1886,
1885 votes. are cast, of which 6,954 are
Democratic. North Carolina with popu
l..tion of over million, has but two hun
dred thousand voters. That is, while these
New York Districts, full of unnaturalized
foreigners, not to speak of floating popu-
lation, have one voter to about two inhab-
itants; North Carolina, where nearly, every
man is a citizen having fixed home, has
but one vote to about five inhabitants.
The least reflection will show that the latter
ratio is an honest one. The average voter
is married man. The average family con-
sists of five persons. There should there
fore, on rough estimate, be one voter to five
persons, in fixed population of Americans.
But New York; gives one eiyote toltwo per-
sons in districts full of unnaturalized Irish
men and non-residents and the enormity
becomes ludicrous when we add that you
can hardly pass along the side walks in
these districts without stepping on baby.
Probably an honest count might give one
vote to twenty people. o. -]1 5d 1870
But some localities do even better than
that for the Democracy. The tenth District
of the seventh ward gave,Ilast April, sixty
four more votes than there were residents, /,
men, women and children, foreigners and all,
in the district. These are but specimens of
New York Democracy, but by no means all
| the cases of these enormous frauds. i5aa {
When North Carolinians hear of Demo-
cratic najorities out of the State, they have
only to remember that the party is the same
everywhcre-everywhere mother and nurse
of fraud and violence. sqo9a bas l9dmun |
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Pence.


News at length comes in such form that
it cannot be doubted, that both Germans
and French are anxious fer peace, or at
least an early suspension of hostihties. The
stress fwar has been SO great that Germany
has been obliged to put into the field the
great body Of her male population. VIM
ter approaches, and rebuff in France in mid
winter might perhaps result in the loss Of
all thus far gained. France, overIun, de-
vastated, plundered, in despair at seeing
her armies defeated, her cities in ruin, her
capital beleaguered, is no doubt glad of o
cessation of strife. ''s.. u
The proposition for arnistice now comes
from the British Government. The hide
pendence Beige receives the following des.
patch trem London t'''-il',' ''''' % ~
after the Cabinet Council held on Fri
day, Earl Granville telegraphcd to the
British ministers at Tours, Berlin, Saint Pc
tcrsburgh, Vienna, and Florence, with o
view to bringing about an armistice between
Prussia and France until the election and
opnening ni of the French Constituent Assem-
blv The answers received from the ambas-
q ssadors indicate, ,i an early suspension of hos
Titles Thus, the East and West bends in
loving embrace, in confirmation of the beau
tiful superstition that finds something more
than earthly in our nightly auroras,
HNHni'lr = lIiiE .call1igc fjloE hGE
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The New York Election.

We are not without hopes of carrying
this State. The Republicans are making a
vigorous canvass, and will triumph unless
great frauds are practiced in New York and
Brooklyn. The federal authorities have de-
termiped to enforce the legislation of the
last Congress for the prevention ana pun
ishment Of frauds upon the ballot-box The
first time and place whers' it is likely to
be practically tested will be in New York
at the election next month. The Govern
ment is in possession of facts which go to
show that the Democrats are making ar
rangements to evade, and if necessary to
resist the Aw. If they show violence, and
manage to oyerp0wer= the United States
marshal and Ills deputies, the Government
forces will beAcalled out to back up the
Law. IT is believed that such disposition
has been made that alliattempts ut an eva
sion or a defeat of the law will prove futile
>" There isa large portion of the Democrats
Of New York City known as the young De
mocracy. These men, under the lead OF
Sheriff o'Brien, are opposed to the Tam
many Democracy. They have nominated
an independent county ticket and propose
to elect their candidates. At meeting of
the Republican State Committee resolution
was adopted advising the Republicans to
vote for the nominees of the young Democ-
racy. The Republicans win not nominate
a ticket. The election takes place on Tues
day, the Sth of next month. The Tribune
and Times advise this course.
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Is he Dead or Alive {?

1t was telegranhed throughout the coun-
try few weeks ago that the Prussian Gen.
eral, Won Moltke. was dead.u This report
has not been denied. When we take into
consideration the fact that no denial has
come from Berlin, it seems to rs that there
is some truth in the report. 1t is. also sig
nilicant that, for some weeks, Won Moltke
has disappeared from the scene, and that
his name is not mentioned in connection
with the great military movements in the
neighborhood of Paris. Under these cir
cumstances the story, which was at first re-
garded as French cana,d, begins to as
sume an air of probability A few days ago
King William was attacked iE the woods
by a band of Franc Tireurs Two or more
of his party, including the duke of Nassau,
were killed 1t may be that Won Moltke
was one of the party, or has been set upon
in like manner and killed, or else died a
natural death at Rheims. The French
claim that he died. Had such an event
really happened, 1t is easy to account for the
secrecy maintained by the Prussian author
tiles upon the subject. ldi 5soa4. am
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Literary News.

DIR. Mackenzie's Life of Charles Dickens
is having an immense sale. It. has been
published but two months, and the pub
fishers announce the tenth edition. It is
only sold by subscription, and canvasser
is wanted in every township, and we would
advise all in search of work and money to
send for Canvasser's Outfit, Costing $1.00)
and commence at once canVassing their vi
cinity thoroughly for subscribers for Mac
kenzie's Life of Charles Dickens, price only
SO copy, it being the cheapest and best
selling subscription book ever published.
Employment given to all who will apply.
Large commissions are paid, and steady and
profitable work can be secured in any To-
cality. With this popular work, territory
may be canvassed third or fourth time
with as good success as at first, it being
racy, chatty, yetreliable, written by his Efe-
long friend, who is universally acknowl-
edged to be peculiarly qualified for the task,
he having been engaged for several years
past in collecting materials for this interest
ing work. Address T. B.tPeterson and
Brothers, Philadelphia, Pa, who will send q
photograph of Charles Dickens to, every
canVasSer
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The Kuklur. and the cl.,re,v...


We think the time has come ubao the
pulpit of North Carolina should no longer
be silent in reference to the outrages COM
mitted by the Kuklux. Prior to the cleo.
ton, any alhsion to these outrages in the
m'nistrations of the clergy. might, perhaps,
have been -misintsrpreted though we are ie
oy-no means disposed to say that silence was
even thenjustifable. lr.L 5li b.sas{ -f,F
1a We dc not ask that anybody should be
crlminated. But We do solemnly aver that
When an entire community, when whole
state, has been moved to its foundations by
a succession of outrages such as have had
no parallel since the dark ages, it is incum-
Dent upon the ministers of religion to raise
their voice in warning and denunciatiop.
"f the pulpit be silent whenever or
smherever there may be sinner bloody with
this guilt within the hearing Of its voice,
hepulpit is false TO its trust.' If solitary
criminal ma shall hays interpreted the silence
Of the pulpit as sandIlon Of lawlessness, to
the Judge Of all the earth must the pulpit
: aus e1t'rj hiaog al -zsa <eali aalidga.l
Ought not the kminislIy IN, consider
whether it hassss ssvsss .easi6sll ~ for the con-
tinuahce Of violence in this sStitea eOught
it not to iftuplifs soice agaipst brigandage
and murderii aao 5-F51f .I43d gsa5a.
10 We Judge noolman's conscience. We re-
spect, we revere, the Christian ministry for
what we appreciate the
great difficulty 6fIspeaking of those things
which are relatedto party issues. But the
Kuklux Organization is a" horror which
should never again appear in North Caro-
lima. 81 iE5fd al Ia ! sss ,ai's't b. f9iE .
fit ever shall again appear, will the eler-
gy be wholly guiltless 4? -a..'sN
Is it fit that Christian community should
by its silence bear. the reproach of com.
rplicity with crime2 ,a,r ......
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80
EducatlOn,

Under the head of "ANeglectcd interest,"
The Independent IN, y .laments the fact
that upward of thirty thousand children
in the City of New York do not attend
school at all; some are kept at work, others
live as best they can, but more than half
prowl around the streets, smoking, drink
ing, fighting, and pilfering, growing up ig-
norant of everything but vice and dissipa-
tion to be the Turcos of the next decade
1t then argues that measures must be taken
to awaken an increased interest in educa-
ton. This is an evil which threatens our
very existence as free nation hi.s-ff
"We must put a stop to truancy and va
grancy among our youth, or We may as we'll
give up the costly experiment of republi-
canism first as last. Without educated youth
this nation can have no future, but anarchy,
and no end but blood'omoo eH .s191sf :
Let us have without delay a a NATIONAL
System OF Public Instruction. Self.preser
yation should be first law Of nations as we'll
as of individuals. ilr 9sisSsd lrhsrnh
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Ben Butler says: England "refuses to
allow fisherman to enter her harbors and
she calls herself a friendly nation. shall
continue to vote against any renewal OF the
reciprocity treaty If Canada wants the
advantage of our trade, of our commerce,
gof our lands, of our interests and of our
prosperity, let her become part of US. We
grant no marriage privileges until after the
marriage rites have takenplace. To-day we
are in this difficulty as regards the prosper
ityof this district These six vessels which
have been seized belong to this district, and
two Others belong in different parts of the
State, which, with necessary costs and dam
ages, represent more than 100000. There
seem but two solutions to this matter, one
that We take the matte: in our own hands
and defend ourselves. This is very easily
done, and a single shot fired in answer to
British gnn calling our vessels to heave to
will bring the matter to crisis. II we
should get hold of one of those British
cruisers, and bring her into United States
port, and try-her mentor piracy, for their
actions have, been. nothing less, perhaps
diplomats would fly little faster. Zap
plause.l There is another remedy open to
nsai Let us say to Great Britain we will have
non intercourse SO long as the Alabama
claims are unsettled. We can afford to wait,
and she will be the loser, ,,..Jef o.; .,f.U
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Catechism-fo for Candidates.

= Every body is familiar with Jefferson's
questions: Is he capable : Is he honest? Is
he otemperate9 Does he truly love his
country? ,IHAoiq 81 l5dtn9t3Z A54.
'- From light recently received from Con
servative sources, we are, led to conclude
that it would be more satisfactory to party
without platform, to PROFOUND questions
like these: D8a.l q ID aaiI=394Hs JIT
eHi Have you ever at any timelbeen born out
/ of North Carolina2 .s olr ssiiIAq itn 10
o Have you ever at any time been born out
of the Countyiin which you now residel
Fd Have you ever left the place of your
nativity i3s % molI '9nbni ngp ~ gad
Have you had the -whooping cough?
If these questions ale answered salts
factorily, it is immaterial which way, and
the committee is satisfied that the candidate
is a High Cockal6rum Ku Klux, he is the
man for Their money. ~ 'i''| '+i''=s
4 H
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@ In not a single instance during the last
fifty years has it happened that the party
which elected clear majority of the House
in the middle Of, a Presidential term has
failed to choose the President two years
afterward.-N. 7. Sun.
4. If the statement of the Sun be true, Presi-
dent Grant will be reelected in 1872. The
next Congress is certain to be Republican
by large majority. We cannot tell what
new issues will arise during the next two
years, but we are sure that an administra-
! ton which pays off a hundred millions Of
1.-THE National debt every year, aoiH be sustained
By the people. ri sgj L5di Lf'.aali7i6 !
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That Gen. Won Moltke is the ablest of the
Prussian commanders. His influence in the
field is greater than that of the King. This
influence was of vastly more consequence in
thesearly stages Of the war than now but
tile loss of so great commander by the
enemy would encourage France to further
resistance, in the hope of forcing other
Prussian generals to make those mistakes
which Gen. Won Moltke avoided. 81 1t seems
1to;us that these reasons are sufficient to in
ducei the Prussian authorities to conceal the
fact Of Won Moltke's death, if it has really
occurred. Until the report is officially cor
rectedwe cannot deny the probability of the
story. 90 gh-I. 81 nspii 1ieas9 q Ha3 5f.Ie
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National Education.

'n The right Of the State to educate is un-
questionable. There is no security for q
republic except in the intelligence and virtue
of the people. The State has a right to
make that intelligence and virtue certain
Therefore it has right to educate.
The State has right to prevent crime
But the fruitful source of crime is ignorance.
Therefore the State has right to educate.
The State owes duty to its youth. 1t
is crime allow lad or lass to grow up with
out ability to earn a livelihood. Therefore
the State has right to educate .r,1
No State cannot maintain its place among
the nations, unless it advance with them,
step by step, in science and art Therefore
the State has right to educate. .....
No State can deYelop its own resources
except through an intelligent people. There
fore the State has right to educate.
But the american nation is in this broad
sense State. Therefore it is the right and
duty of the American nation to educate its
citizens, and in. the name of its youth, we
should ask for nationaffegislation for this
purpose. IU- ...... .
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,E, Grant will probably visit, by invitation,
the Georgia State Fair at Atlanta. His right
to premium as the greatest Of Presidential
failures, will not be disputed. = Wilmington
Starr ,oi'i0 lo - d.HH = -f,-'it -,a7
Weare at loss to know in what respect
the President has failed. He has paid off
hundred millions of the National debt.
He has reduced the burdens of taxation
eighty millions He has preserved peace
with the world. Ifthese things are failures,
then we glory in them. They are such
failures as the people will endorse by re-elec-
ting U. s. Grant in 1872. 49,.
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Ai It seems to be conceded that Chief Justice
Chase no longer desires to participate in pub
lie affairs. Being a man of taste and fortune,
Z he will probably retirefrom bench of the Su-
ID preme Court at no distant day, and following
the example of Gov. Seward, travel in Eu-
rope and around the WORLD. for the benefit of
his health. In this event it becomes an i'm
portant question as to who will succeed the
Chief Justice on the Supreme bench. Rumor
is already busy with the names of several
prominent jurists, among them Mr. Justice
Strong, of Pennsylvania This position has
been coveted and filed by some of the most
eminent statesmen and jurists of the country,
and ought to be filled by, q first class man.
Who shall it be is the question occupying
The mids of those who have come to the con-
a,fclusion that Chief Justice Chase is aboutto
q -r ff- p
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Police Reports.

And now comes the Democratic party and
deposes and says that on the 18th day Of
October current, he was set upon by one
National Republican party and beaten With
sundry missiles styled ballots, and was
further kicked out of two States, to-wit:
out Of Iowa and Nebraska, and barely es-
capped with his life from the Strife Of Indiana,
driven ANONYMOUSLY from the State of Ohio,
and thrown upon the highway and left for
dead in the State Of Pennsylvania. 'e'' 10
And this affiant further says, that on the
10th day of this current October, being then
State of South Carolina, and passing under
an assumed name, to-wit: The Reform Party,
in order to escape recognition, he was again
beset and beaten in like manner as aforesaid
by the aforesaid National Republican Party
And this affiant further says, that the
aforesaid National Republican Party has
threatened to beat this affiant in open day
light and in a public place, to-wit: at the
polls in Wake county, on Thursday, the Goth
day of November next, in like manner as
aforesaid; and that this affiant verify fears
and believes that he will be so beaten. %
And this afiant further states, that the
National Republican Party aforesaid has
openly and publicly threatened this atlantis
life. sa t.l1 9-t .9il2i
Therefore this affiant prays that an. order
be issued, allowing this affiant to leave the
country and find home in Japan or Brazil,
where said Republican party may not fol-
low and slay him in the manner aforesaid.
Plaintiff appeared to have been drinking,
but was evidently badly bruised, and the
people have issued the order asked for. ''''
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-11-02

There was great earthquake in the North
on the Goth, extending from Detroit to Mon
treal. Gas fixtures ratified, desks and chairs
were tipped and jostled, one man was
thrown from safe, walls and roofs Vibrated
perceptlbly, machinery was thrown out of
gearing, and people rushed terrified into
the streets. New York and Boston both
claim the heaviest shake. We think New
York deseryedit. Philadelphia being largely
Republican, felt not the slightest tremor.
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It is ascertained that the internal revennr ven

It is ascertained that the internal revenue
returns for the first quarter of the fscal year,
beginning on the 1st of July and ending on
d the 18th of September, are'three millions
% more than the returns for the same time in
1869. This shows that the resources of the
country are increasing, and that had the old
% tax law been retained, the increase for the
o. fiscal Year would have been at least twelve
and perhaps fifteen millions. The reduced
Z TAX bill took effect on the 1st instant. 1t
bH will be remembered that the quarter allud-
LED to above were the three dullest months Of
: The year in the way of business. iSI7
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A table of the Congressional majorities in

ri A table of the Congressional majorities in
Pennsylvania is just now going the rounds OF
the Democratic press which in the aggre-
gate gives that party the State by several
thousand majority. This is arrived at by
counting Mr.. Creeley's majority as Demo
cratic, and by fixing that of Mr.. Acker in
the Sixth, and Mr. Storms in the Eleventh,
by about fifteen hundred more than they
really are. After correcting these and sever
al other minor errors, the Republicans will
be found to have carried the State by near
" as much as is claimed by their opponents.
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1t is reported and it is probably true that
the Prussians have entertainments all around
Paris beyond the reach of French forts. In
advance of these are detached posts, oc-
cupied by strong parties. When the
French make a sortie these parties fall back
on the entrenched lines protected by artil-
lery. The Germans are grouped IN tour
large masses, one on each side of the city
and the head quarters are connected
o. by telegraph. Iii ID, .......-. -
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Ion Thursday the Goth inst, Secretary
Boutwell, bought ten millions OF dollars
worth of United States bonds, an operation
which ought to stifen the price OF these secu-
,ities. as if both withdraws them from the
market and is additional guarantee OF the
Governments ability and readiness to pay
all its debts LIZ .9.a- ~ : / ..'s
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Day of Election, Changed.

Our readers will observe that the day of
the election to fill the vacancy in the House
of Representatives caused by the death of
Mr.. Hodge, and the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Jno, T. Deweese, as member
Of Congress from this district, will be held
on Saturday, the a6th day of next month.
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The The rev mrcyOlutioniists list in South Carolina killed

The reYolutionists in South Carolina killed
some sixty Union men on election day in
the vicinity of Laurens Court House. The
Bloody Brotherhood, are repeating their
North Carolina work on grander scale.
The Washington Chronicle says: "'rhe con-
dition Of affairs in South Carolina is truly
appalling, and we are sure from the repre-
sentations made us by thoroughly rcspon-
sible parties, that unless the government in
,terferes at once the State will lie plunged
Z lindtoo civil 20 tniaJ eli 10 s1.l.uGI4 J.li
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awA statement was recently published in
various newspapers that proposition had
been made for the sale of Cuba to the United
States. but none of the Government authori'
ties have any knowledge whatever of such
q movement .H-Hr-..a d.
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q, The Democratic press Of New York is
making the present canvass in: that State
a personal one upon General Woodford, the
Republican candidate Although all the
charges thus far brought against that true
gentleman and gallant soldier are old and
exploded ones, these partisan sheets con-
,inue to reiterate them. When great par
ty has to resort to personal defamation as
means of success it must be reduced in
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-11-02

The North Caroliaian published at Viii
son, Nc, Is hard upon the, modern democ-
racy. Read whatit says lsaieqma. .uahi
The Democratic party may look for defeat
thioughout the whole country, so long as it
has to carry the weight of corruption sad
died upon 1t by the so-called Democracyof of
New York: and the policy Of falschosd and
double dealing in political circles at the
South, would kill the best party that ever
existed. lnn ri mi --rt,..r nj LL.-- Ill
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Rssprresentatiye Brown, of Washington
County, Ga, was found in The streets of at
lanta On wednesday night, in dying con-
clifton, and in few hours expired, it is sup
posed from neuralgia of the head. " is-'t
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-11-02

:, The Virginia and Tennessee Air Line Rail.
road, which was closed in consequence Of
damage by, the recent freshet, has been re-
paired and it is reopened for business. a. 3
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The Missouri boilers, headed1by Gratz
Brown, will probably carry the State, as the
Democrats fuse with them.t 1t is sthought
that the Congressional delegation uwin be
unchanged inciiaracter. i'i''A a. l3'''l