The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-06-30

1 between crime anu lnn0cence. Muuilt had
its penalties which marked d hstiag diHe-
fonSe bslveen tic offend : and DO tree ci-
tizen When q han w aeclsrtl felon
BY re yerdicts of a Jury bis puu isbment
did not end With the inpris0nmsht sthe
fogging or the cropping. He etame out
from that par. Of his punishment no longer
a free mao. Society had withdrawn one Of
its great gifts, that Of The right Of suffrage
He had a stigma affixed which could not be
wiped Of, until society, appeased by the
subsequent continued gool conduct Of the
offender, relepted, and restored him to the
rights Of citizenship.
Now itisall different. The rights Of the
yilest criminal are only IN allegiance during
the temporary suspension Of his liberties.
NTH the Withdrawal Of the prison bolts
be marches forth . free man restored to all
his rights and privileges to neptralise by
his foul breath the voice Of the pure, the
honest and the patriotic. Nor does he az
ways have to wait until the legal term Of
his sentence has expired. Party has use
for him in is emergencies. How often
have we seen judicial or executive clemen.
ey strike of the chains from the criminal,
throw open the prison gates. and march him
forth to swell the tide Of victory or cas-. his
niightin the doubtful scales Of conflict.
There is nothing more precious than the
right Of suffrage; ia right which j. conceded
to DO not an inherent one. but won from
power BY hard struggle and worthy now to
be cherished as the heritage Of the free and
Of the honest. Are the people willing 10
see this right degraded by its longer enjoy.
ment BY the thief. the forgcr, the felon in
all the gradations Of crime?
Yet this must be so under this present
Constitution, and until the People deter.
mine that the Conyentionlofl 1875 shall re-
store the rightful relations between crime
aud cbedieEce 10 the laws u the land and
Of morality. t,.'a s5e q
Col. George Williamson. The able soma
tor from this district. in reply to numerous
solicitations u btcpine candidate for Con-
yentiOns. says IN card Il was u nem-
Der Of the Legislature calling convention.
and fscnt - delegate 20 Tint Convention
would as Legislator have TO pass upon the
action Of that body and should feel that
IN passing upon my own acts should lose
that Independence Of thought and action
which 1 always hope to exercise
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i would NOT accept nomiDution II II
were rendered. unless il should come under
such circumstances as 10 make il an impe-
ratiye duty says President Grant in his
amusing third term utterance. II swear
said old Parkinson. IN parOxysm Of tlr
demOraliEiug misery which follows a DC.
bauch. 4 swear Ineyer'll tech another drop
Of liquor-unless I'm sick or want some.
The dividend of III per cent, recently
declared b. The Directors of the North Ca.
rolina Railroad Company will be payable
as follows three per cent on Isr September
1875. AID three per cent on fst March &c.
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STEPS are being taken % bring about
system Of international exchange between
Great britain AMI The United States
thropgb the cooperative societies and the
Patrons q Ameriea Tiese societiesnun.
Der 10000 iDesbsis and ihe graBgcrs il
estimated at 1000, 600.
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4 new and dangerous counterfeit was
discovered IT the National Bank RedelB7-
ton Agency d tie - notes Of The First
National Bank q Canton. III.
Large quantities d gold and % good qua.
Iity has been discovered in Clusters suleb.
Freach creek. 10 the slciuity q the Black
Hills.
col. y. ssge. late superintendent
and chief engineer u The Atlantic and
Richmond Air-I.ias railroad. vas found
dead 10 " bed. III
The viesroy o. Eyp. b, 800 wives,
which cost about so, 90 apieec and sill
The ausI,ly married Oh Tycoon : not hap.
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An Aberdeen gid surp0sss ihs, tie Yea.
son she has never kmdIed Sane IN any
naB,s heart, - beesus sLe no q good
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