The enquirer southerner., 1874-06-19

of alcohol, but will simply make one cor
rection. The Dr. seems to think that we
considered alcohol food because il was COM
posed of hydrogen, carbon and oxygen. L.
| We say that its composition is prima face
evidence, but of course we acknowledge
the principle of iSomerism in chemistry and
admit that this evidence is subject to re-
buttsl
| TAR RIVER NAVIGATION CoNPANY.- The
proceedings of the meeting of the Stock
holders of this company will be found else
where. 1t will doubtless he a source of
! qualification to number of our readers to
see that the Company has been born under
such favorable auspices The President
and Board of Directors are business men of
energy and integrity and have gone to work
! to push their enterprise to a completion.
| This enterprise should elicit the interest
not only of the farmers along the banks of
| the Tar, but also of our merchants and
public spirited men generally. Competi-
| ton and various modes of transportation
not only afford direct profit to the ship
per, but materially benefit the town pos
sessing them by increasing its popularity as
a shipping point. The matter of cheap
transportation is therefore consideration
with every citizen of Tarboro, and every
enterprise looking to such result should
meet their support and encouragement.
We have heretofore refrained from en-
couraging this enterprise, because we were
under the impression that more powerful
corporations would prevent an outside
connection wit it, and consequently rem
der the line from here to Washington use
less, but it is said that there is no doubt
that connection can always be made with
private sail vessels.
A MALICIOUS CoNPLIMENT.-We were
highly fiattered by the late meeting of
the Radical convention, and claim it a
special compliment as it is the only instance
of the kind doubtless in the State The
compliment was this Among the resolu-
tions setting forth the views of the conven-
ton on various subjects, embodying, as it
were, the party platform for this county,
was one devoted expressly to the denuncia-
ton of the Enquirer -Southerner. We say
this is high compliment, for we claim to
be the organ of the Democratic party of
Edgecombe and are happy to see that our
efforts have been 50 far appreciated by the
enemy as to cause them to do something
unprecedented in their hostility to us. I:
is the best evidence we could have that our
blows have been felt, and we would rest
content if we could be assured that we
could always receive such a recognition
from the RAIDS
We feel comfortable over the resolution
also, because we know it did not emanate
from the colored people, against whom we
have said little and for whom we entertain
kind sympathy, but from the petty malice
of few whites whom, we think, we could
easily identify, did not our contempt for
| their persons exceed that INDUCED for their
malicious and mean attack upon us.
RADICALs.-Theset things held a convcca-
| ton or convention at the Court House on
Saturday, and convention it was. As
usual there was considerable diversity of
! opinion, but as usual the respectable color
ed portion of the meeting were put down
by "Mars Cage and his gang. 1t would
seem that submission to this man had
ceased to be virtue, even among Radicals,
but somehow lie is allowed to pack the
convention ad Ebitum, and no one is found
with manliness enough to resist his usurpa-
ton. If Taylor, Kcech, Mac Mathewson,
Henry Cherry and a number of colored re-
publicans from the country would tut out
another ticket, they might yet break down
the McCabe ring. They have certainly
nothing to fear from the Democrats, fol
they might divide the colored vote entirely
and the Democrats would then be power
less. The only thing necessary is to have
some independence and defy the usurpatiOr
of McCabe and his gang.
Itwould be uninteresting to our readers
to give a general detail Of the meeting
suffice it to say that McCabe had himself
MADISON and Bum nominated at once anC
that there was a considerable diversity a
to the balance of the offices. The nomina
tions however resulted as follows: For th'
Senate, w. P. MADISON; for the House
Willis Bum and W. T. Goodwin (white)
Sheriff, Joseph Cobb; Register, A. McCabe
Commissioners, Wiley Webb, John Lancas
ter, Frank Due, James Norville and Jerr,
Camper,