The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-08-21
letter from = orsn Caroline.
: correspondence of the Richmond Dispatcti.
- OXFORD, N. c.. Aug. Is, 1871.

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OXFORD, N. c.. Aug. 1S, 1871.
The Convention bill was lost nv major.
| ity of some 5000 "a change Of over 1900
votes. Notwithstanding this large Radical
lmajority, there was a large majority o
Democrats elected to the Convention In
case, It had been called indeed, there Is
nearly O two.thirds majority elected. This
fact shows very clearly that although the
negroes and scallawags combined success
fully to prevent the calling of Convention,
there is still q majority of the whole people
who prefer white men, with white mems
principles, to represent them, instead OF
Ignorant darkies or their unscruputous and
yenal white allies. ..,
:- oUR SUPERIOR COURT y
is now in session-Sam Watts, the oleaet-
nous, presiding. He is. indeed, IN unfor-
tunatc man who is forced TO trial before
such judge, who seems to have adopted
the sentiment of Carneades, who was so
much dreaded by Cicero that there was no
such thing as Justice. When our judge was
elected to the bench he was so thoroughly
conscious of his utter unfitness for his place
| that he gave utterance to the following ju-
ridcai promise ut the first court he held:
II toiU giue yotI the best hdUe got IN the
shop." But Sam is such failure he does not
even do that. He is too pliable to decide
even according to his best Judgment. Out
| of twenty four appeals from bis decisions
| to the Supreme Court, only twenty were
reversed. A game of ''doodle' would
bring better decisions. Qu Sc seut galeur,
Sc gratte.
A CASE OF SOME INTEREST ~.- -
| has been tried. w. II. White, ofths county,
was nut upon trial, upon charge of lar
ceny. Mr.. Charles Cawthon, a tobacco
manufacturer, discovered one morning that
bis factory had been entered during the
night and four boxes of tobacco taken
away. 1t had recently rained during the
night, and tracks around the door. were
seen. Following the track, he at last came
| to the granary door of the accused. He
went to Whites house, in company with
Mr.. r. III. BacknalI Zone of the proprietors
Of KittrelPs Springs, and made known to
White his discoveries. White said it was
the key, and it was impossible for any one
to get in withoutit. Cawthon insisted upon
making an examination, which was done,
and the four boxes, marked with Caw-
thon's name, were found under pile Of
chaff. The footprints corresponded to the
shoes worn by White. Mr.. BlacknalPs tes-
timony was to the same effect. Whites
daughter testified In favor Of her father,
alleging that he was at home all the day and
night upon which the theft took place; that
he was lying on the bed, although not sick.
The verdict is not yet rendered.
OUR RELIGIOUS STRENGTH. .a
/ have been led recently to make an esti.
mate of the number Of protesting Chris-
tians in this county-Granville. Omitting
negroes, there are approximately some
| 5000 out of white population OF little
over IL 900. Of these, suppose, 300 are
Methodists QEpiscopaD; Baptists, 1000 !;
Protestant MethodistS, 200; Protestant
Episcopalians, 175; Presbyterians, 175.
There are a few members of the cold
side" Baptists, q few members of the
| lOkellyiteS, and, possibly, small number
| oil CampbeIlites. In the entire county,
:. with 4 population of nearly 25,000. there
is not, think, single Roman Catholic or
Jew.
| SUGGESTIVE CONVERSATION
recently took place between an eminent
lawyer aud Judge Kodman, Of the Supreme
Court.
Said the LAWYER "Our people became
lneedlessly alarmed and voted against Con-
yention."
Rodman "Doyou say 'needlessly alarm.
ed'? / do notagree with you. There was
very good reason for their tears, tor it is
pretty certain the United States Govern
anv changes to he made"
| LAWYER !" What right has the Govern
ment to interfere with our affairs! North
| Carolina has the right to alter her Consti-
tuition, and the General Government has no
more right to interfere with our matters
Tran it has with the people Of New York. y
kodman " Why, -, l thought you
were man of more intelligence than to
talk of right. Do you not know that might
makes right?"
Lawyer CAB, well, if you set up that
plea then liberty is gone, constitutional
rights are gone, and we live under des'
pOtisn."
kodman "You are right IRE do hue I'm
der dcspotism."
Judge Kodman is man of ability and a
Radical. He has spoken the truth.
ITEMS, PERSONAL AND OTHER.
There Is a rumor afloat that an editor
from Virginia contcmpIates publishing i
paper in our town. It is Il good point,
DOUBTLESS. Whilst there are papers al
around us. there is none in the county,
large and intelligent rs it is. Before the
war the Leisure Hour, that had probably
more character than any paper IN the state,
Twas published here. II was literary, was
edited by MIR. Il. B. King. bury, and secured
cordial notices from John K. Thompson,
then editing the Lttere,y Messenger; from
Colonel =. IL. Hayne, editor of RuSSeP>
Magazine, and from other leading publlcs'
tions. Since the war we have been without
paper. A paper well edited and vigorously
pushed would succeed; without these es-
sentials failure is certain. -E
We greatly need rain. The corn crop
will be diminished, and the universal com
Iiut from various sections OF the county
is that tobacco Is suffering prodigiouSly
and the crop, as Il general thing, will be an
Indifferent one.
ME-. Carey D. Grandy, of this place, has
taken the highest distinction ever known
in the military school at Lexington, Va.
Mr.. Benz. s. Lassitcr, also Of this place,
was recently graduated ut Princeton with
the highest honors, gaining very valuable
prize. 1t gratities us to see our boys win.
ming the noblest honors when they 20 be.
yond the State to obtain educational facilt.
ties. The Radicals murdered our noble
| University, and we have no colleges other
than denominationaI. We have three very
respectable institutions under the patron
age respectively of the Methodist, Baptist,
and Presbyterian Churches. 80 -. q.
Franklin county raises large amount OF
good cotton. The water power and capl-
tai are at hand why not then have large
establishment for the manufacture oil coCton
cloths? Every factory built constitutes an
clement of independence and strength.
There is suit pending for the recovery
of the KittrelPs Springs property, which
was sold for SIC, 900 some years ago, TWen-
ty.tve thousand dollars have been paid,
and about $4,000 worth of improvements
have been made. The interest and the
/ balance due on original purchase now
amount to over $GO,0OO. the party pur-
chasing is unable TO pay the balance, and
| the snit is for its recovery. -r..-... ...
| Mr. John Mathews "a arelative of the cele.
brated coinedian), an excellent citizen,
will remove soon with his family to Eliza
/ beth CITY in this State.