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Weconstantly receive letts 6n CORES
pondents, both at home and ~ d, urgingi
US to do something q1ieily ii order q re-
store the credit Of our beloved State. Gen
tlemen, we are with you hestt ana sodl:i
But the smoke must first clcas ewsy Ne.
all know, and no one feels It more bitterly
than ourself, that stain rests upon the
name of North. Carolina. This stain was
not placed thcrs in AN hour. 4 viii take
many years to remove itsdthsly Bdtyeah
Or life is nothing in comparison with our
honor and integrity as people. For value
received we must at leas. pay value received.
If we are bankrupt, let Us be as honest in
orr bankruptcy as we were in our prosperity
And the great heart of the people Of this
State throbs to that music. Public virtue |,
has not fed from their breasts, il It has per,
ished from the souls Of many Of their ser
wants. -, r, s,, IL ~, a. q, ..saasp
We y,it will take time to undo all that
has been done. And while we wait impar
tiently, the mills Of the gods are grinding
slowly, but they grind for each man IAN his
measure. We are content to abide our op
portunity, remembering that the glory Of
North Carolina is her honesty. ~ eil'ss
swecopy below the contents Of a letter re-
ceived from a gentleman at Schenectady,
IN. Y. We invite our readers to peruse it
carefully. The writer says: arg y Nlei
1.-THE first glimmer of light, which for
long time has reached us from the North
State, shines forth in little paragraph in
the MY. Times of yesterday, to the extent
that j.. w. Holden has assumed the editor
ship of the Raleigh Standard, and has taken
strong ground in favor of the resuscitation
of the State credit, &c. 81, ''is ~ =
To me, as a holder Of your Stats bonds,
this is some comfort, for had begun to
think the people were fast sinking into q
condition Of hopeless repudistion, content to
live forever under its blasting infamt
So long as the spirit Of honor and honesty
remains among the people, there is hope,
and some way of escape will be found and
to the press look, for upon it rests all
chances of recuperation. II it be not asking
too much mail copy of youripaper to me,
containing the whole article 70 which the
Times refers, and you will confer an exceed.
ing favor upon me-" ~. Fl ? #astF. Tpl
We shall mail copy of this paper to the
gentleman, and we say to him that the lib
eral men of this State will yet redeem her
from the inglorious imputation OF repudia-
ton and patterning from the example of
the National administration, pay their just
debts, in the face of those mdrmuring dema.
gogues, who infest the highways to politi-
cal place and power, ~
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STEAMSHIP LINES. Our people may not
be generally aware of the fact that there are
regular lines of steamships, running from
Newbern and Wilmington, in this State, to
Northern ports. Because they have been
accustomed to trade with Richmond, Nor
folk. or Charleston, they have apparently
overlooked the recent enterprise oftheir fell
low-citizens in our two largest eastern cities.
The steamers are pronounced by those who
have gone with them upon the waters Of the
great deep, to be well kept and excellently
commanded, and there is no cheaper trausit
for person or freight than they now afford to
the merchant and traveller. sslan "a
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To the Republlcans of this state.

We call upon leading Republicans
throughout the State to send us the names
of those men, women and children, who have
been scourged. shot and whipped in North
Carolina. We want facts, without exagger-
alton. Tell us the PLAIN, unyarnished story
of the wrongs that have been perpetrated,
and we willsend itlforth to the people as a
mighty voice in favor pf justice, law and
order. We appeal to you to make no delay
in this matter Let us have the record, and
it will be as keen sword of truth in the
hands of each warrior.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. notice in YES
terday mornings Sentinel in relation to Gov
Holden and Geo. W swepson is misrepre
scntation of the facts in the case. As to
Mr.. Swepson's leaving, we suppose the Sen,
tinel newspaper knew as much about it as
any other party, since it is said and not
denied that Mr.. Swepson advanced the
money by which that paper was purchased,
and still holds mortgage upon the whole
establishment. The viper has been warmed
and strikes its fangs into the bosom of its
henefactor
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REPUBLICAN MEETING AT FRANKLNroN.
We learn that there was large and enthu-
siastic Republican meeting at Franklinton
on Saturday last according to appointment
The audience was addressed by Messrs Hsr.
ris, Williamson, James H. Jones and Others.
These are among the first guns of the next
campaign. Keep the ball rolling.
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ATTEMPT TO BREAK JAh.-We are in
formed by the Sheriff that six prisoners,
confined in Wake Jail, four of whom are
whites and two blacks, attempted to break
Jail on yesterday. The cook, who is now in
irons, furnished them with instruments,
with which they sawed off a heavy iron
bar for a lever, passed through two doors
and into the passage. The locks OF the
outer door were found too strong for them
however, and they were remanded to their
cells
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The Drake Amendment.

The amendment of Senator Drake to the
Georgia bill, provides that the citizens Of
localities, where kuklux outrages occur,
shall pay the expenses of sending federal
troops to punish and prevent disorders.
This amendment applies to all the States.
1t is confidently expected that it will be
adopted. We hope that it will. go
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RAILROAD AccIDENr.-We learn from
the Wilmington Journal that an accident
occurred on Monday last, on the South-Caro-
lima railroad, when the private car of Gen.
McRae, the Superintendent, was wrecked,
and Caleb Davis, brakesman, colored, killed
Several persons were in the car, but escaped
without serious injury,
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A FRIEND writes US from the Eastern por
ton of the State that the Democrats are now
silent about the investigations, and have
ceased in degree their cry of plunderers
and thieves. They will be dumb as oysters
before the campaigns over. ~.
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QUERY.-If the troops had been ct Ora.
ham, On the night that Outlaw was hung,
would the outrage have been committed :
No. The presence of the troops there is a
guarantee of law and order
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An ESCAPE FROM THE PENITENTIARY.-
We learn that nine convicts, all of whom
were white, escaped from the Penitentiary
on Tuesday night. They sawed their way
out of their cell and scaled the stockade by
placing plank against it. We presume
that a full description, with suitable rewards,
will be offered for their arrest and return.
Among them is Owens, from CASTOR county,
convicted of murder. Two other prisoners
remained, it is said, and refused to leave,
although they had an opportunity for doing
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THE GREENsBoRo', FREDERICKSBURG
last number Of this journal contains a
most excellent article in relation. to the
Convention to be held in this City, on the
18th day Of May next. We wish the Rspu5;
licdn every success. sob ssa "a aaf bas i- lsS
The editor pertinently says i s jsi,. ,s13
We now call upon every county of the
State to represent itself in that Convention.
Every county that has citizens who adhere
in "good faith " to the Union--who are
friendly TO the government OF the United
States, who would aIlay partizan strife aud
bitterness, should send Delegates 10 Raleigh.
on the fifth day of May, 1870. aof such
- neud the NiSest a Hnhests Do not
DO mot susiF eorruf q unreliable men
whom noone can trust. Send honest, frank
men. Intelligent men. Men who will live
and work for the elevation Of North Caro-
lima. Send them from every section Of the
State, that they may counsel together. Leave
prejudice behind. Make large and wise
plans for the future. I'VE take It for granted
that the Convention is to be free, and not
driven in prescribed ruts. If any good
shall result of it, this must be the case. The
public mind we know, is in no mood to be
trifed with at this time. It will not do for
tricksters to attempt to drive the people
into the support of men or measures that
they have no confidence in. 2 They will 90
home and repudiate such action and such
men. Whatever is done must be done BY
men thai meet from all parts Of the State on
the 18th OF May. 1t must not be attempted
to palm on them what he's been I" cut and
dried" by little party cliques. These little
factions that are gotten up and worked in
the interest of certain men and measures,
will not be supposed to act for the Repu5-
lican citizens of the whole State. 1t is the
life element Of Republicanism that the PEG
pie in actuality, not in name, must rule. 1t
is the enemy of shams,of cliques, oligarchies,
of all parties. We respect it. Under this
broad and liberal invitation, go to this Con-
vention Of the good and true people of
North Carolina. Send,up as your represen-
tatives your uncorrupted, ourlclear-headed,
your straightforward men. Send them up
to speak and act for you, for the people, for
the State. Very grand interests are at stake,
and no better time will ever be found to do
North. Carolina great service" -l9f bhh ., Z
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GEoRGIA.-The N. Y. Times says that
the stories of the outrages in Georgia are
renewed, and they come now from source
which is not open to the suspicion of parti-
ian complication. That journal is more
over confident that the President will act at
once, and act firmly. So be it. ~.
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Communication from the Public Treas

naa,th 40 az h'if urer. 7H1Ha3 ft3tHf.l-
I'VE lay before our readers to-day, the SUBJ
Joined communication from the Public
Treasurer, transmitted to the General AS
sembly on Saturday, with message from
the Governor. Especial attention is invited
to that part which refers to the public
revenue: 1g"i L'73 ia."f1 '4t ia no'
ri ,,f,,f.. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
sn4nyiIsdusm Treasury Department, 90
81 100 RALEIGH, N c., March 10, 1870.
To the Honorable, the General Assembly ~, Z
o. "-''"'' ''' of North Carolina
GENTLEMEN IL beg leave to call your at
tention to the fact that in compliance with
the provisions of the Revenue Laws, the
franchises of the Raleigh 6 CASTOR and
Wilmington 6 Weldon Railroad Companies
were duly assessed for taxation. a4sslss
These Companies resisted the imposition
OF the taxes, claiming exemption by reason
of certain provisions in their charters APP
peal being taken to the Supreme Court of
this State, thought it best that this De-
partment should be represented before that
tribunal The Supreme Court sustained the
law. declaring the tax to be legal, from which
decision the Companies declare their inten-
ton to apply for writ of error; to have
the same reviewed by the Supreme Court of
the, United States. 1 respectfully suggest
that be authorized to employ counsel to
represent the State before that tribunal.oh
have been informally notified that divers
suits will be brought against me to enforce
the payment of the interest payable on the
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NoRTH-CARoLINA NEWS, in the Virginia
papers, is a most delightful absurdity. The
priciple staple is taken from unreliable
itemizers in unreliable papers. But it is
readable in Virginia. DOVE here we all
knnH better
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The FALL ELECTIONS heartily COM
mend the following sentiment from the New
berne Times to the consideration of our, Re-
publican readers throughout the State. In
spesklng Of the election the Times says e
ut becomes the Republican party to select
its very best men. IT has good men, men
who are fully qualified 70 I'll with dignity
and homer the places which will soon be
open. to, them. The party has had two
years to look about, see who were truest and
best, and today we can if we, will, make
some most excellent elections
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OUR CoTEMPoRARIEs.-We have read
with much attention the notices of the
changes in this office, made by our cotem-
poraries; and we have been pleased to OBJ
serve that, with few exceptions, their tone
has been understandable.
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WE SEE in the Washington Chronicle of
the 21st inst, communication to Gen. Abb
bolt from a reliable gentleman of this State,
calling for protection for our people in many
portions of North Carolina.
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MAINE. The following is the return Of
the State valuation for Maine for, 1870. :,
polls 14s,1s5 estates $ats,6se,5 o4. Amin
crease since 1850 Of 1926 pn polls, and
$3.50, $40 on estates, ~.
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FIRE IN PERSON CoUNTY.-We are in
formed by letter, that on the evening of
Friday, the 18th inst, that the dwelling
house of Ditrion Williams was destroyed by
fire, with nearly all its contents. H'g
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THE ro u . a, item is Clipped from r.,

THE FOLLOWING item is clipped from the
editorial columns of the Old North State.
1t does honor to that paper: ~ 90 1s.,,.ss
RIGHT.-We are glad to learn that Cant.
N. A. Ramsay, Of Chatham, and Capt. Pride
Jones, of Orange both Democrats, are can.
wasting those counties and addressing the
people in favor Of the suppression of law
lessness and in opposition to the course of
outrages that have been SO prevalent in
those counties. These gentlemen have taken
just and patriotic view of their duty, and
are entitled to the thanks of the friends of
peace, law and order. A'ao eli1yia sfysl so
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THE ROUTE AGENT, who was arrested
ON the R. s G. R. R. for rifing the mails, is
named Riddick. He is the son of Viz
ginia Senator and has hitherto enjoyed
high character We learn that his father
was elected over Wells Republican.
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GeorEia.-The Bingham Amendment.

UeOIRlas-Ine bingham Amendment.
The Georgia question, which is exciting
SO much interest all over TIE Union. is bat
imperfectly understood BY OUT readers, and .
We propose to make statement of the mat.
ter for their information. 1t willb rernem.
bered that the new Georgia Constitution
was adopted about the same time that ours
was. The Legislature mot on the 4th of
July, 1858, and elected two Senators, who
were never admitted to their seats, though
the representatives were. This was owing
to the fact, that the Georgia Legislature
failed to comply with the reconstruction
acts and expelled the eolored members.
Besides, her Supreme Court, elected by the
same Legislature, we believe, sustained the
action of the Legislature The vote of the
State was not counted br President in the
last election, and at the reorganization Of
Congress, March 4th, 1879, the name of the
State was dropped from the roll of the House
as it had been from the Senate. se'aaitl
Last December an act was passed order
ing the President to regganize the State,
which has been done. Sic is now APPLYING
Tor admittance. In the House, from the re-
construction committee, mot many weeks
ago, bill was reported admitting her on
the same terms as Virgini and Mississippi
had been admitted. Mr.. Bingham mdyed
an amendment. which was adopted, legal
izing the acts of the Legislature which rs
sembled in 1868, we believf, excs1 fhe
expulsiern,pf the colored - -
makill 1fE--ll As
to cnn...ssse at that date and ing
reelection of Judges This does not Meet
the appreciation of the majority of the Re-
publicans of Georgia. They desire their
term OF Office to date from the admissioA Of
the entire representation of the State Into
Congress, aud to have new election for
Judges. The Democrats favor Bingham's
amendment, as it compels new election at
an early day, while the Republicans claim
that it is unjust to them because they will
lose the fruits of their struggle for
freedom. The bill is now pending in the
Senate, and the contest is upon the Bing-
ham Amendment 1t is understood that
the President favors the striking of it from
the bill, and we believe that it will vet be
done F
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SENATOR REvELs.--The colored Senator
from Mississippi delivered his maiden
speech in the Senate, on the 10th instant,
upon the Georgia question, fayoring the
striking out of the Bingham amendment
The speech is well spoken of blythe leading
papers of the country. We have read it
with great interest, and find that Mr.. Revels
is man of mind and cultivation.
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THE SALEM PRESS, Democratic journ-
al, truthfully says, that no matter what
might have been the wrongs whether real or
fancied of the parties who have recently
committed outrages In this State, that they
had no right to adopt summary measures of
retaliation and especially under present cir
cumstances. But the Sentinel says: aDid
YOU not think that the ku klux would retail
ate" And they have done so. Neverthe-
less, we agree with the Press that they had
no right to do so. If wrong was or is now
being perpetrated on society, or any men,
Der of secret organization, an appeal should
be taken to the courts. Let justice be done,
though the Heavens fall.
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DIG FowLE, EsQ:-We are informed that
this gentleman has become stakeholder,
director and policy holder in the Southern
Life Insurance Company. We hope that it
may be very long time before his policy
will be taken up.
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INELIGIBLE is understood that the
U. S. Senate will declare Gen. Ames ineli-
sible to seat in that body from Mississippi
He was in command of that State and had
charge of reconstruction when eletced
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THE MISSING STEAsERs.-The steamer
City OF Boston, which sailed from New
York, over month and half ago, has not
been heard from. 1t is feared that this YES
sci has gone down without leaving token to
tell of her loss, save that she comes no more
into the accustomed port. 1t is likewise
thought that the iron clad Atlanta, pur
chased by the Haytien government, has
toundered at sea. She left our shores some
time ago, and since then no tidings have
been received concerning her whereabouts.
She was Differed by a gallant crew Of
American seamen. # these two vessels be
lost, with all their inmates. great shadow
will rest upon many households in America
and England.
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I JOHNSTON CoUNTY.-A Convention OF inc
Republicans is called in Johnston Couny,
Smithield, on the 10th day of April 70 p..n
delegates to tue State Conventl0n'
the ball ruling.
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MAXIM 4s 2
O cnn-.sssSc at that date, and In
Public Schools.


The superintendent OF PUBIC instruction
furnishes the following items concerning the
Public Schools of the State. They show
a., ,ho wo,t of .nnn,v;nr ,hs oh;,a-o. -
me. 'Ne pf.'-e '"' ."'0'o" VI
the State with schools Is progressing-slow-
", to be sure-but still progressing. A good
common school system must be the result Of
az. I,,,th 7'7I1 30 -
'n''i s'o"s"' 5i'in i 'i" 'si'
School committees, and all school officers,
sbon,d he wide awake and hard at work
1II,,,.,,,n -. r -, NV o. .,1 H.. IT,
NJ az o.'o~ 4 y:o,''
w .n ~ .J d.. p;Sss $500 Ia" S:'D, M.
n sn ra,,ort tta 1ner Hunm LII.
s eopnauo III ~ lug =. se'eu
''1 Tua, az $500 ~oN az w.. "a" r.. -
roSnt, vie. {. W. h.,. Es9.,
"nnis = a. corn,n thra. Me ,.h a,e niue a,e
iosaJ - T W. 80. uv ;no,oraN h.. ny. L a.e
coiosd nv .en.u oto,g .,h 10, ~. Deeii
oP Nn~ ~ ~. 49, ~ r. ro, ~ Gsn p,.h.
ranntn E~am;ner renorta e., E Esrs,
ioie, oouly a.;.h Ios nn.;,u ~ eo W:,
W. st thoru rs two free scbpoI. for h,
lninSton tneie aie wv nee ~ Do.s iol whl'e
InII ~ wnfl
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THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL says that the
British Consul at that port, raised the flag
of Great Britain over his office on st.
Patrick's day in honor of event.
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ABRoAD.-The admission of Senator Rev
els has excited great sensation in European
countries. Surely" says the London Specta
tor, "the deliverance of Israel from Egypt
it self was not more conspicuously a mark
of Divine fayor-or more conspicuously dis
regarded as sign by the generation which
witnessed II y ~ ID !.
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The ONO LEGISLATURE has passed law
i yoviding for thclocation and erection Of
an Agricultural College by uinsteen trus'
es, to be appointed by the Governor.
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The HILLsBoRo RECORDER remarks that
those who blame President Smith for refus-
.ng to accommodate agents, who desire to
carry our laboring population =
bJ lowering bis rasss 81 fare.
Der that many PLANTERS F.sssssz1sS
shoot these agents if they catch them upon
their farms enticing their hands aTayfrom
fhpm 49, --------.--. L u L
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Nice girls who attend the Presidential
lsvees think Father !! Grants style Of kissing
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IMPORTANT TO, FARMERS We clip the
following brief letter from the Tarboro
ca,ol;n;n, NJ tba 1atb ;pat. ifi - hsiii5g'

Cdrozinian, of the 18th inst 1d' Z, %. a -, iio
1rs"WAsHNeroN CRY, March IL, 1870. b
( j. L. Bridgers EsqADEAR SIR: IL have
just received i reply from the Commissioner
of Internal Reyenuein relation to the ques-
tion propounded byt you and herewith
enclose the same for your information. ~ {
II seems you are not required to return
the crop raised until the same is sold 3 = q,
The Assistant Assessor viii no doubt read
lily conform to this ruling. gsr.5 . bioa9sge
s4il 'tn g @ Yours very truly. - = s''',
@ 9''''' y '''''''o5 D. HEAToN. 4,
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sheboygan, Wisconsin, has had 1ls dslv
of continuous sleighing,
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ENl-7c.
The cond,uon g. Iennessee'-soaom ana
W. Ma ,,o.s cf our .nsce .o.a.v .es,he
s,ss.b q n. Hon A 7 F,etcil sss IN
Il atsts 81 tennessee becauIS Il III in
I III outIinks fI, lie causes why Co Sent has
~ t;5,mr,slIsd to call ON Presids1t Grant
for Eederai troops to quell the dbtul64hc
created by the g pale faces 1t will be seen
to set forth many facts concerning the OPP
pressive laws enacted by the present Legis-
Atuk pf-tbatf SxSe, faimedI al the col
ored man and white loyalist. The investi-
eating tDuzmisssBs0z wsislss1s4ef14svasslss
us back to the, General Assembly of. this
State, for 1855 .,o7,, when COL Harris, Mr..
Blythe and other mem b ssrsn were we're Summoned
beforea star chamber fol. trial, upon the
grounds of Conspiracy w to subvert the then
existing government. and wien Republicans
were threatened mon he ~ ioour Of the House
with the i;;lloyy ava me ,vh;ny;noj nat And
besides We arc ,n ~ ths recent acts
of the iennesea..i i .o;s,st,,,.i y,et.;,ed nv
secret.rv thatcher az ~ de enacted acted
bvlthe rebel r;eo;slat,res. ~ ms STATE after
tbo war r-tha, -, al. ~. H. mo ory
of /" thievss ,,oa rlnr,,erslI,. ], ,sc,ovb,cI, We
hear every IN ,h;a s..ta Z co nm, ~ in
Tor,o..oo sna,... III. ,.a.,,s..anf nj
=. ,.,a ]. ~. 4
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