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The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-10-26

We notice that some of our exchanges
do not like the esposs$es which we have
made concerning the doihgs of the Kuklux
.Klan. They think that every publication Of
aa outrage which takes place in this State,
deters immigration from the State, and that
We do very wrong to permit such articles
to appear in the Standard. The Charlotte
Democrat suggested some time ago that we
had better turn our attention to something
that would tend to build up tue State and
make our people prosperous, contented, and
happy; ..,. :. :.
make known to the world the disgraceful
and murderous events which have taken
place in our State during the last eighteen
months. We know that immigration and
capital have been deferred from coming
into the State, but as . public journalist we
could not do otherwise than state the facts
as they are. Ssme body is responsible for
the doiDgs of the Ku Klux Klan, and that
somebody is the Democratic party. The
evidence before Judge Pearson proves it.
If these outrages are committed they will
be made public They cannot remain
secret, and those who take US to. task for
publishing list of the outrages, had better
advise the Ku Klux organization to disband,
and betakes themselves to the pursuits of
Peace. I'd n 8 essd. nee a.
| The Democratic papers Systematically
charge that every crime committed by q
colored man is doneIat the instigation of the
Union League. The object is to make the
League as odious as lhe Ku Nux KIan. We
have charged various and .innumerable
crimes upon the Ku Klux Klan, because
everything went to show that such was the
case, We demanded the proof as to the
Union League and Il has not been produced.
We sincerely hope that we may never be
called upon to record another outrage com
mitted by secret association. That muir
ders and crimes will be committed in our
State is to be. = eest not by a band Of
men organized fof sHssk purpose. Let the
Democratic papers denounce and frown
down the Ku Klux Klan, and aid in destroy
ing it root and branch; when that is done
We will have peace. Not before.
/ We shall labor for the prosperity of the
State. We shall use our influence to bring
men and money into our midst, and tc
create the best of feeling among all oul
people. We shall not make haste to pub
lish every outrage that we may hear of a.
emanating from the Kuklux Klan, but We
! shall await developments, and endeavnr tc
publish the facts, ~" i
We have no sympathy with those who
wantonly break the law. The majesty o
the law should always be vindicated. Il
does not matter who the offender is, let thu
law take its course. s '@' ''L-i
In conclusion We have to say to our cotem
poraries that we will join them in any pro
ject which has for Its object the prosperit,
o of the State. the contentmeut of the people
and the elevation OF the masses. ~,
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The Sentinel demands the reorganization of
the Asylums and the restoration of the old
school system the Salisbury Examiner de-
mands the reputation of the State debt,
and all private debts; and to cap the eli
max the Hillsboro' Recorder demands pay
ment for the loss or robbery Of slave proper
ty! The Wilson North Carolinian says
the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments to the Constitution of the
United States, are unconstitutional, and
therefore, void. The Charlotte Bulletin
advocates property qualification for voters.
What next
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4l The eclipse of the sun, which will take
place on December 22d, is to be observed by
q party of astronomers, fitted out by the
United States Government and to be sent
out to Spain. The parties organized by the
British Royal Society for the observation Of
this eclipse will, it is stated, not be able to
perform their proposed work, as the Gov
ernment has refused to contribute to the
expenses, even declining to furnish transpor-
tation in the national vessels. In conse-
quence Of the war between France and Ger
many, these nations will be unable to fit
out parties of astronomers, so that for the
above reason the observation of the coming
eclipse will be conducted mainly by 4 the
United States iHa@H53y4 !
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% The Battle of Hastings, fought on the 18th
Of October, 1866, was one of those, decisive
engagements which have marked the COM
mencement of new epoch in the worlds
history. In it was slain Harold, the last of
the Saxon kings of England, who was sue
ceeded by William the Conqueror. William
landed on British soil, from France, only
sixteen days before. As he placed his foot
on shore, he made false step and fell on his
face. His troops thought this bad omen;
but, with great presence of mind, William
Immediately sprung up, and showing his
hands full of English sand, EXCLAIMED
"What astonishes you9 I have taken poss-
ession Of this land with my hands, and by
the splendor of God, as far as it extends it
is mine-it is yours!" And, so it proved.
William won kingdom for himself and is
evermore known as "the Conqueror."
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.ib Charles c. Edwins, the clerk in the Treas.
ury Bureau. who abstracied eight or nine
thousand dollars, is in jail in Washington,
awaiting trial. Itappears that Ills right
; name is Charles E. Cody, and that he has
wifeand daughter in Biuehanpton, New
York. Hiswife is daughter of Orrin Bliss,
of thatcity. He married the daughter of
Mr.. Eaton last February, young lady high
ly respected in the community. She refus.
editoleavefor Europe with him, and was
the cause of his coming back to washington
aud confessing the defalcatiT'lmslag1s
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As regards the Kuklux, if we were pre-
mitted to do so, we would vote to hang every
man connected with the organization in any
way.-Ghar. Bulletin. -.t ~.
If the Bulletin was to hang every man
connected with the Kuklux Klan, the ranks
of the Democracy would be vastly reduced.
We would like to see every man who has
had any conneetion with the Kuklux Klan,
have Justice. Punish the guilty, and make
the law q terror to evil-doers. Protect the
innocent, and establish for North Carolina
in other States, reputation Of doing speedy
Justice to all men. -..
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The Salisbury Examiner copies the article
from the Fayetteville Eagle which says,
"that it does not want snch old funkies as
Gen. Mat. Ransom for United States Sena-
tors G1lfaa 5lGi feJ5 sdl ,IaG,5i !
- The Examiner says that the article from
the Eagle expresses "its views exactly, if
We except the recommending of Judge Mer,
rimon who has no claims, and whose siren
uous efforts since the election toget himself
elected, fully justify his rejection from the
list. He should not receive vote" Il
The Examiner again says, "the Eagle is
rather hard on Gen. Ransom; but from all
we can learn, we think him equally unfit as
Judge Merrimon torepresent the Gonscrva:
tiyes in the United States Senate" .oIsi
-H The Esdminer does not think such men as
VIM NJ Robbins, Plato Durham, and John
W. Graham, should be forgotten. Speaking
of these gentlemen, the Esamine,' says !:
They have never been too modest or mode
rate to denounce and hold up hideous Radi-
Cahshs AncJ hdfS uttdChcu tHc cucIly III
his stronghOlds, and have offered no com
promise with, the faction which was plum
dering the people. They have uttered no
uncertain sound.' If they had followed the
advice of the SO called moderate or policy
men, North Carolina would be writhing
under the despot heel of Radicalism to-day,
with no prospect of future relief or disen-
thrallment. They hate led the van of the
party which gained the victory they are
entitled to the honors 3 III, a4,. .- d
The -Erami,asr- puts these men forward
because they are ertreme men, and have not
"followed the advice Of the so-called mode.
rate or policy men," We thought moderate
men were to fill the positions which the
Democratic party have to dispose of; and
that moderate measures were to be enacted
by the Democracy. 1t seems that the Er-
aminer is radically extreme. Such men as
Lewis Hanes, W. J, Yates, D. G. Fowle, and
Gen. Mat. Ransom are too moderate for the
Examiner .
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majority Of one to each pFetinct, AID have
gained two Congressman The Ohio dele.
CATION remains 1iira luunchangea that Is, we lost
two an j gained two. MShbets elect to the
next Congress, as far. g. ascertsined arc
Pennsylvania, fifteen Replblieans ana nine nj
Democrats; Indiana, ave Rspublicaps ! and
six Democrats; Ohio, tlbiteen Republicans
and six Democrats; 1oYa, SIX Republicans
and no Democrats Nebra3ka, one Republi-
can and no Democrat North Carolina, two
Republicans and Eve Denocfats; Maine, six
Republicans and no Dshocrat;; Vermont,
three Republicans and % Democrat. q In Ia
few cases the official court may change the
result. In a few cases thselection will be
contested. '"4'''i '-'
=, We believe the account stands thus: Re.
publicans, 81; Democfats 20. We congrat-
ulate the conservative party on its great
victory '~'-
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A little less than three years ago General
Trochu declared that France "had arrived
at one of those periods oftransition, in the
existence of armies, which maik the end of
of certain systems employed in the wars of
the past for the Inauguration of others to be
employed in the wars Of the present" He
used this language when M. Rouher intro
duced a bill into the Corps Legislatit to re,
organize the army of Frasce, increasing it
from its former peace strength Of 100000
and its war strength of 500, 900, to constant
establishment of ], 200, 900, while raising Lie
term of enlistment from seven to nine years,
and compelling every able-bodied man in
France to serve in the national guard. Un-
happily for the second empire these project
ed reforms, which were based On the system
already existing beyond the Rhine, proved
only reforms on paper. The new organiza-
tion was well planned, but, thanks to the
miserable executive and administrative Of
fcers whom Napoleon III had gathered
about him, the scheme was not made practi-
cal and promptly efficient, as in Germany.
Hence, while it was true, as Trochu said,
that France had arrived at transition pc
Rod in military organization, she did not
stake the tide at the food" and so pass on
to fortune. The new French system seems
to have aimed at even more than the Prus-
sian, and so broke down. Trochu, who is
likely to come hereafter into chief military
power in France, if his defence of Paris be
creditable, will probably turn his attention,
Immediately on the declaration of peace, to
modelling the French military system after
the German organization which has achieved
such success @t4 81 ni @
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The Wilmington Journal after noticing
the appointment of directors on the w. G.
& R. R. R., says: r.a
We would respectfully suggest to the
Governor, his Council and all Others con-
cerned, there will be meeting of the stock
holders Of the road, in this city, on next
Thursday, and that there is considerable
doubt in regard to their confirming the
above appointments. Indeed, some people
are foolish enough to assert that DR.. Sloan,
the Governors President, holds his office, at
this time, only on sufrance of the Stockhol-
ders. and that these latter, the Legitimate
Q owners of the road, will probably take their
property into their own charge, on and af-
ter Thursday next.
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The Special Election.

iiiaT The election to I'll the vacancy in the
House of Representatives, caused by the
death of Mr. Hodge, takes place on Thurs
day, the 10th Of November next. tsi'Ias
The Republican candidate is Samuel F.
Phillips The Democratic candidate is DR..
J.B. Dunn. Wake is republican by several
hundred. Since the organization OF the
Republican party in this State, this County
has never failed to give a majority for the
Republican party. If Republicans through
out the County will go to the polls and cote,
our candidate will be elected by an increased
majority. Mr.. Phillips deserves the hearty
support; of every Republican in the County.
He will be Of immense service to the party
in the House Of Representatives, and can
only be defeated through the neglect Of Re-
publicans We call upon every Republican
who reads this article. to inform his neigh.
Dor when the election takes place, and rot
only go to the polls but urge every Republi-
can that you can see to turn out and vote.
The party demands this of you. Shall it be
said that Wake County sends . Dcmosras 4,
the Legislature? No, not as long as there
is Republican party in the State. Rally
then, Republicans, and put your seal on the
Democratic party. Show to the people Of
the State that you are opposed to the reuo-
latioadry designs of Democracy, and that
you are in favor Of peace. The Democracy
have large majority in the General Assem- !
bly,, and they propose to, call Convention
and tax the people ONE HUNDRED
THOUSAND. DOLLARS to make such.
changes in the Constitution as will perpetu--
ate the ascendency of the Democracy in this
State. You want man who will throw
himself into the breach, and use all his en-
ergies to prevent the Democracy from reuo-
lutionising the State government. You
want a man who will use his influence in
the interest Of peace and law You want a
man who understands the law You want
man who is familiar with the wants of the
people. Such man is Mr.. g. F. Phillips.
There is danger ahead, and it will be a cry-
ing shame if this County does not give On
increased vote for the Republican candidate
DR.. Dunn is1'a Democrat. He has no
claim upon the people of this County, He
represents revolution, disorder, strife, and
heary taration. Vote him down. Let him
stay at home He will be of more service
to the County in any other position than in
the Legislature. a p -4e1..-l.s /.
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mirable, full of artless and tender emotion.
|ns Mr.. Forests thorough appreciation of the
Roman father is shown in the scene which
follows his return from war. The daughter
anxious for his return, inquiries of uncle and
lover and nurse " will he come come Will
he come a''a And certainly no transition into
character could be more perfect than Miss
Lilies in both voice and action. INTENSIVE
of fear, anxiety, hope are all exhibited in
turn 1t is real daughter who suddenly
hears her fathers voice and with one wild
scream turns and rushes to his arms: and a
real father who folds her to his breast ex-
claiming, my child, my child." gag O
ai5In the utterance of the words s'let 'em try
it, let 'em try ait,',a when Virginius is told
that his daughter will be taken from him /;
In the words $50, thou art Claadius' slave %
but above ALI where he says Il never saw
you look soilike your mother in all my life, ,,'
tone, modulation,a glance, attitude, gesture,
all areF'express and admirable.p "a Ia
Again We compliment Miss Lille. The
words'"My father! my father art thou not
myt asa,sss.' rrsszss-ssa-..a kA.a.ahat aouId
come only from am utter abandonment ot
self. We shall never forget them till our
dying day. 5ig9sq "a: .s5L-i F2if
In the scene afthe death of Virginia Nj
Forrest was truly great. Love for his
daughter, regard for her honor. Roman
firmness, all were painted. We recall best
the words of Macauley.I IG 80 i5aaf H
'l5i s:"And now, my own dear little girl,
& s87 There is no way but this" aa r
His daughter slain. he breaks frantically
through the; guards and disappears
g Mr.. Forests appreciation of the character
of the Roman father is beyond criticism,
but his absorption in the maniac is perfect.
The manris completely another. A few mia
utes have wrought the changes Of years.
Every phase of insanity is exhibited, from
listlessness and inanity to absolute raving.
How his sinews set as be seizes Appins and
hurls him with the energy of madness !! And
when at length, Appuns is slain, and 1Vir-
ginius is discovered seated over the corpse
of his intended victim, with his own limbs
stiffening in death, the victory of the artist
is complete. 70 51 "a. zsl si lia 7sIt
MIR. Forests Virginius may be termed
statuesque. Every position has been studied.
At any point in the play he might be sculp-r
tured for Immortality. This produces sin
gularly weird and antique effect, which
serves to heighten the stage delusion such
{ an effect as would be produced if the pictures
under a sterosccpe were suddenly endued
with life. One is not therefore disenchanted
by the tableaux. These immortals, preserved
in some strange way, like the dead of Her
culaneum, having been wskened from their
long impassiyity by soPe mystic power, fall
again under the spell of the wizard, and
become motionless and mute. The drop
ping of the curtain is necessary to convince
us that this is the 10th century, and that
We are in Raleigh and not in Rome.
We should do injustice did we fail to
say that even Mr.. Forests great powers
would not enable him to charm US so com
pletely, were he not sustained by the entire
troupe.
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Do the Democratic Party Want a Con.
HG..s fEdH ventlon

When body of men, having no common
principles, and therefore being unable to
have common platform, enter into com
bination to seize upon the public Offices from
mere greed, their success can result only in
discord and disintegration. Such fate has
fallen upon the Kuklux Democracy. I. 4.
. These gentlemen are in the most beautiful
snarl imaginable over every pressing ques-
tion of State policy. So long as the Dem
ocratic! papers continue to wage war upon
one another We might very properly leave
them to that delectable occupation. um
Our task As certainly sufficiently easy
when, as in one case that we might specify
with more defniteness were it necessary, the
same paper forgets in one column what it
has said in another, and incontinently swal.
lows itself, like the funny man in the circus.
Our readers will be amused at hearing
that journal that in one column denounses
as an unmitigated falsehood our charge that
the Democratic party purposes to call a Con-
vention, yociferates for Convention in the
same number of its paper, to the extent Of a
column. The ink of the one article could
hardly have had time to dry before the other
was written. That is somersaulting with a
vengeance. We recommend the friends Of
that agile youth to keep him at home, or the
next circus may cabbage him.
| We deem it best, however, having brought
against the Democratic party such charges
as, if true, ought TO sink it forever into tina,
Stygian pool whence it has unlawfully es
capped, to proceed formally to prove it
/ iniquity.ai .ala-s Pc .faa- ed sf4ss 7
| And, in this case, We beg leave to remind
these men of that legal principle recently
quoted against some of their bloody Brother
hood by his Honor the Chief Justice, to-wit
"The testimony Of an accomplice, if it pro
duces entire belief Of the prisoners guilt, il
sufficient to warrant a conviction" s.8
We proceed to prove the first count in oul
indictment. We charged the Democratic
party with purposing to call Convention
and the first witness we shall call will be thu
Wilmington Journal This witness AYERS
'~la There was not a Conservative canvasser
whether candidate or not there was mo-
| q public meeting of Conservatives; ther'
was not Conservative paper, hardly al
issue of one, which did not declare in favo
of alterations TO the fundamental law
changes which require the sanctionlof Con
vention to effect" - :. Eel @ a
1t asks, as if it would make the question
emphatic: "Where can a reform begil
without the -cali of q Convention ~
| 1t then proceeds to defend its position il
long article. Nor is this its first article Oh
this subject 1t had previously, at grea
length, iiinfoided its views in this regard. a
1t was our purpose to call another witness
But we are obliged to confess that this wit
ness has . certain impeachment in his speecl
8 which makes it 50 difficult for him to speal
-Hsr rhs,,-
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Mr.. Washburne. American Minister at
Paris, has entered strong remonstrance
against an outrage committed upon the
house of an American, who had the Stars
and Stripes displayed for his protection.
AL the inmates of the house were arrested,
although the flag was in plain sight. To
the honor of the French government. the
officers who made the arrests were severely
censured. Whether further action is called
for on the part of the American govern
ment is question for those in authority.
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The Salem Press backs down from its
statement that the School Fund was squan-
Glered by the last Legislature, and quotes, to
sustain its false position, a portion of Gov.
yance's recent speech at Augusta, Ga. The
Press wants to know who will dispute what
Gov. Vance says. We do. We are pre-
pared to prous all that we have said upon
this subject. We dare any of the Demo-
cratic journals to prove from the records,
their assertions as to the squandering of the
School Fund. ......... ...
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The Tehauntepec Canal.

ay The proposed ship canal, connecting the
Atlantic ocean with the Pacific seems likely
to become q reality. 1t was long since
known to be impracticable to construct
such canal through the isthmus of Da-
rien; and recent surveys have confirmed
that view. g4a Hzh ifgs sfisls41.p
A corps of competent specialists, acting
under instructions from the last Congress,
leave New York this week to survey route
for such canal across the isthmus of TIE.
huantepec. The plan of operations is to
ascend the Coatzacoalcas river as far as the
head of ship navigation, thirty.four miles
from the gull, and to- commence operations
from that point. 1t is thought feasible
either to follow the mesaderings, of the
nVT TTHWssunse--0f-N nunoroa a.a
twenty-three miles, or 70 construct canal
sixty miles in an air line. ,,s .si,,s,,s,.i
Tne dimensions of the proposed canal
are: width at top, 1s2 feet; at bottom, so
feet depth, 20feet. Estimated cost, thirty
one million dollars. The lagoons on the
Pacific side promise q favorable locality for
harbor. 1t is thought that by cutting the
bar and building mole q good road stead
can be constructed. e .s., 70 s.~e,r.s
The Importance of such canal to the
Republic can hardly be over stated. How
ever convenient transcontinental railways
may be for persons, it is evident that heavy
and bulky goods need easier modes of ship
ment than those furnished BY railways over
the Rocky Mountains, or the tortuous and
dangerous passage round Cape Horn, 1t
is estimated that the entire cost of the canal
would be saved to the United States in one
year. .isig5H esl ea;'r54lqsg isl.aoo L
u But such communication with the Pacific
States is no less necessity for defence, than
as facility for commerce. sr,e 4
Proud, proud, may our country always
be of this Republican administration, which
thus on every hand lays broad and deep the
foundations of prosperity for the Republic.
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Thegreat American desert is vanishing.
Irrigation, artesian wells the cultivation &C
trees, and an increase in the quantity of rail-.
from causes wholly unassignable, are COM
bining to show that the plains are highly
fertile. 1t is believed that thousands of acres
of the richest bottom can be reclaimed in
the neighborhood of Fort Wallace, by con
structing dam across the Smoky, and build
ing conduit; an enterprise of but little
cost compared with the benefits which
would accrue from it. ..r....r.-.
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A law of Congress went into effect on the
first of October reducing certain taxes. The
stamp tax imposed on promissosy notes of
less sum than 800, and on receipts for any
sum of money, is abolished. Also the stamp
tax on transfer of assignment of mortgages,
and the stamp tax on canned fruit, fish, &C.,
are abolished, -.... .,.-1.... u add.