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Wilmington journal., 1875-07-16
SUPREME COURT ,s'HE VIII.
NENt.TON CITY CASE.

Ih ere is far more involved in the
fate OF the Wilmington City bill than
the mere decision that hn Act of As
sembIy in reference to city charter
is unconstitutional. If this were all
the question would be one of such
purely local Importance as to be worth
little consideration beyond the city
limits. But this is not all. There is
not a man, woman or child in the State
from Cherokee to Currltuck, no mat
ter how poor or obscure, who has not
as deep an interest in this question a
abe largest property owner resident i'll
the city of Wilmington can possibly
have. It is not as Wilmingtonians
then, but as North Carolinians that
we speak.
Why do we say this? We say it be-
cause the Court in declaring the Will
niDgton charter void, has usurped
powers utterly subversive of both the
form and the substance of our govern
| ment. Nor have these usurpations
been accomplished without the pur-
| pose to render the Court absolute
master in all things in North Carolina.
Will the people rouse themselves to
the danger that threatens their dearest
rights?
What are the facts? While the
Radical party was in possession of all
the departments of the government.
the Legislature and the Governor
went their own ways lawless though
they were, undisturbed by the judicia-
~. And even when the G vernon
with violent hand and insolent speech,
defed the highest judicial tribunal in
/ tue State, the Chef Justice himself
could do no more than meekly respond,
as if a too willing virgin yielding her
self to her ravisher, that he was entire
ly ''exhausted". But in 1870 the people
escued the Legislature from Radical
| clutches and would have rescued the
Executive and the Judicial Depart
ments also, but they had been too
thorough ~ lmDeuueo III Lne COnSG1tu
ton 10y the cunning hands of its un
ecrupulous trainers. And what fol
| lowed? Was the Democratic Legis-
lature permitted to proceed in peace
in its efforts to afford relief to the pc o
pie, lawful though they were? Did
the Judiciary remain PROSTATE in pas
sive exhaustion ? Not at all, but still
like the too willing maiden, when ev
erything had been accomplished,
rose up with great shout over it
outraged virtue. Recovering at on.
Wilmington journal., 1875-07-16
THE CANEsX CONSCETUTION AND
CONVENTION THAT FRAMED

To freshen the recoilectiOns Of our
people in regard to the formation OF
the Constitution that the Radical par
tv now affect to worship as the perfec-
tion of reason, we present to our read
ers two accounts of the closing hours
of the Convention that gave it birth.
General MILES then in command in
the State and who it will be seen took
part in the disgraceful orgies is the
same man who manacled JEFFERSON
DAVIS while prisoner at Fortress
| Monroe. General LITTLEFIELD anOth-
er participant is the notorious railroad
theft and swindler, now fugitive from
Justice. Mr.. RODMAN, who "threw his
| whole soul Into the melody" as he and
others, black and white, of the "dirty
concern" yelled forth John Browns
soul is marching on" is now upon the
/ bench of the Supreme Court Of North
/ Carolina, and has just declared our
/ City Charter unconstitutional. kALvIN
! j., is Calvin J. Cowles, the president
/ of the dirty concern" The "Jaybird
/ from Washington, was f. w. Jones,
| afterwards Judge-the one who had
/ to resign his Office to escape impeach
ment for drunkenness.
The first account we print was sent
to Us by telegram as follows
RALEIGH. n. c., II March, 1868.
The Constitutional Convention ad-
/ iourned to-day. The closing scenes
last might and this morning were very
dt.creditabIe. After the ceremony Of
signing the Constitution was gone
through with (the Conservatives hav-
ing refused to sig gn it, retired from the
hal) the capitol bell was ordered to
he rung in honor of the event. The
floor was then cleared and the black
and white Radicals Joined hands, in
honest social equality forming a circle
and commenced sort of a cornfeld
dance, singing such songs as "Oid
John Browns Soul is Marching On"
ard Hang JEFF Davis on a Sour APP
pie Tree" The greatest disorder pre-
vailed. Gen. Littlefeld,
who had been manipulating the tin an
cial scheres of the Convention among
, others, made glorifcation speech and
closed by calling upon the body to aid
him in singing ''Old John Brown s
Soul is Marching On" which was
done, and were followed by other
songs OF the same disgraceful charac-
D ter"
, line next account We print is taken
Wilmington journal., 1875-07-16
From the Charlotte Observer.
The West ALI Right for Convention
old Bunc0mbe MOvinE-ClipR
man and Coleman Nominated,


The West All Right for Convention
old BuncOmbe MOvinE-ClipR-
man and Coleman Nominated.
Messrs. Editors:-You may be sure
that the counties west of the Blue
Ridge will do their whole duty in the
coming election. The very best men
and elected. The utmost harmony
altogether, things are lovely, and the
goose hangs high.
The Sd instant was big day for
Buncombe. The Democratic Conven-
ton to nominate candidates was in
session, and did its work we'll, by put
ing Gen. T. L. ClinRman and Col.
David Coleman on the track for Con
vention. Gen. G. made speech &C
oepting the nomination, and defining
his views generally. 1t was q power
full effort in the right direction.
He was in favor of electing the
Judges of the Superior and Supreme
Courts, by the Legislature. and of re-
ducing the number of Superior Court
Judges to seven or eight, and the Su-
preme Court Judges to three. He ia
vored one week terms OF, the Superior
Courts. He preferred that the ques-
ton Of county and township govern
ment should be left to the LIE. isl Ature.
He wanted the pay of members of the
Legislature limited; say to three OF
four dollars per day; for such time as
the Legislature might be in session
longer than sixty days, the members
should have no pay for the extrt
time. He warmly urged the import
ance of restoration of the whipping
post, particularly for the big thieves,
arguing that it was not only cheaper
to whip, but that the whipping pos
would drive thieves out of the State
Many other needful changes wer,
suggested, but those mentioned wer
the principal ones. The General clos
ed his speech by reference to the fac
that the Convention bill was the worl
of the liberal men of both parties il
the Legislature; it having been write
by Judge Cantwell. and was warml
supported by him and other Republi
cans. He showed that the Republi
cans, now opposing the election c
Convention men, are the ice-holdert
and not the literally disposed men {
the Republican party.
Colonel Coleman, not being vel
did not make speech, but it is under
stood that he holds very much tn
same views as those entertained b
Gen. Clingman.
You may tell your readers that Bul
combe will certainly send Clingms
and Coleman to the Convention, an
you know that no county in the Sta'
will haye an abler representation.
] q nBUNCoARE.
Wilmington journal., 1875-07-16
DIED.

Ou saturday, I0sh Instant, Mrs. ELIZA H.,
rel CT oi the late Wm. Z. Lord in the 82d year
Of her age.
It i y th sa,.Gcncd heart that we chronicle
t e death Of tEi1 estImtble and ven erable
MuJi.ori in Israeli Another OF the old land
ln.Tks las passed away; another link that
bound The present with tue past, broken for
ever. At the RIPE age OF four score and one
years. size has gone to her rest, leaving for US
who follow ataer. the fright example OF her
holy lllC.
-be was born in this city-its oldest native
citizen and Descended from ia mi!y dis
IL gLl>n-d II our annals wealth, intelii-
Erucc aHsi virtue. Ia early youth she devoted
ii, SEP 10 the service OF God, at the altar of tho
St.Jam@s' Episcopal church, and throughout
her ieng lIeneL ii grImage on earth, was ever
a firm ami consistent member of that church,
1c5lVe good works, an humble and devOut
Christi ian. In all the relations of life, she was
blame iesS-as friend as wife, as mother, sym ,
Gateizer, attartiOnate, devOted-encOuragin
tne de-tOBde1t, assisting the unfortuna to,
siren gtli-I;lE| The weak and b precept and
example, Il Us rating IN her daily walk the sim
Cerity o. her religious convictions. Such a life
could haze bus one ending. So when the sum-
mons from the Master came to this aged pill
grim, it found her ready and prepared, and
gently AS an infant drops to sleep upon Its
mothers bosom, she slept il jesus. Blessed
sleep,
Wilmington journal., 1875-07-16
COl.U .NBCS

The Radicals of Columbus County
met at Whiteville on Saturday last for
the purpose of nominating candidate
for Convention, but adjourned without
doing SO. They concluded to lesve
the field open for Col George 20 walk
over the course.
The impudent and ridiculous effort
of these Radicals to get prominent
Democrat to run as an independent
Candidate was miserable failure
They most assuredly misto
man. No gentleman i'll North Caroline
has less material in his composition tc
make disorganizer, nor is there one
who is actuated by higher sense O
honor or is more devoted to principle
A club of young gentlemen from
salisbury will make a tour of the
mountains of this State in shor
me.
Wilmington journal., 1875-07-16
do WE NEED Il CONVENTION
ARD ESEsNl

The delegates to the Convention
VII be elected i'll August, and the
Convention viii meet IN Raleigh on
the first Monday III September. This
Is now part Of the law Of the land.
Ii Is no longer question whether we
Will have a Convention or not. That
much is settled. and settled beyond all
Es,5s;bie dispute by the Act of Assem-
by. The only question now is wheth-
er the Convention shall be a Radical
Convention or whether il shall be a
Democratic Convention. The Radi-
cas- say the Constitution needs no
Changing and they propose for the
Convention to adjourn without doing
anything. The Democrats say the
Constitution does need changing and
propose that the delegates shall do the
work for which the Convention was
casted by the Legislature Some of
the work before that body we find SO
vii pointed ont III the last Goldsboro
III $50 ,lI'r that we give our readers
the benefit thereof. The Messenger
says,
Tine defects IN the present Consti-
tuition are 50 many and SO manifest,
tit; almost every person OF ordinary
III ".lige!re without reference to party
affiliations, comedies that it needs
to be materially altered and
Gnselded The organic law Of the
SITE should be so plain, precise, har-
man;ous and logical in its form and
terms as that the plainest mind can
IN lerstand it, and to leave as little as
possible to Inference and Legislative
AMI judicial construction. It is in
tented and ought to be the bulwark
o. the peoples rights and liberties.
10 TIE extent that any OF its provisions
are 1919 10 inference or construction,
10 That extent are the rights of the
people, and often their most valuable
f.@4ts, left to the within and caprice OF
Ill II Executive, Judicial and L egisla-
Nv officers, moved sometimes by the
voice amt lniUence OF party zeal and
STRIFE al others, by ignorance and stu
pjeuty.
oar present Constitution is on all
A5-dS admitted to be fagrantly liable
''7'IcA objections; it is loose, illogical,
contradictory and absurd in many
H.'erai provisions, SO much so, that
WISE. and learned lawyer has SAID Cd
i upon hIs sworn opinion that II Is
AApLHY OF CoNFUsIoSs AND CONTRA
b..i."Es. So great are the Difficult
IL t1at arise III the practical work
i135 81 the judicial system inaugural
0Adrr 1t, that it is not SURPRISING
'A'- the present Supreme Court at al
iH''7t every session is called upon tx
i'''t" law conf cts arising out OF con
Trajectory clauses in the Constitution
ana JUDICIAL LEGIsLArIoS' must o.
e@' feIsed to effect harmony
0nheafd OF III former days III the iur;s
Pfi'i1nce Of the State, and one tina
seems 20 us at variance with the thaor-
hePlDhcan GOvernmentinw in which tn
loncHons of the Executive, Judicia
and Legislative departments are sur
posed to be distinct and seDarfxe
III almost every county, suits ar
ns'ught and prosecuted through ii
several courts, with much expense, t
Wilmington journal., 1875-07-16

ter.-lx months.
.., uELaTARH w.. EBE JUDI.
,.y HOW HADE.A I.ES1E
EWES.
I, view Of the extraordinary powers
,,surped ~ the Supreme Court IN It's
,,5nion III the Wilmington City Char
.-r case brief reference to the histO-
- of the Radical party may not be un-
interesting.
For tie tiIst three years of its exist
once brute force was relied upon to ac-
oo,npiish it's ends, coupled with insult
affhe grosset character. In 1868 the
.I.. uomen of the State were grossly
i,en1trd bv the advice to Radical can
1i3at,s to throw their arms around
+L.r when their husbands We're not
prasflt In the same year the white
i.aoplt. were Threatened openly with
L+.rvafIon and the des tructIOn of their
homes from the vengeance of the ne
r,n.s la 1869 the Radical Governor
,lGli. " proclaimed bis power to sus-
,.a..i III laws at his own pleasure. In
1870 the ShOfuer BIZ was passed em
IL ,yeIiug the Governor to declare
se-..ry county in the State in insurrcc-
t5u, aud thtreupOn followed the
EoIdDn-kirk war. during which Radi-
caI(fove!nor asked Il Radical Congress,
= nurlorizr. Il Radical President to
e.,-I..nd the writ OF IIuhcaX Co1p,ta,
-. that citizens of the State might be
I'd before military tribunals aud
IT, In the same year the Radical
q vernon declared publicly that if he
were even 'meuaced', certain lead
iae Democrats who could be named,
wauld "he Instantly put to DEATH
Bat tine people rose in their might
and the age of force passed away
TLru came the age of fraud.
t'ntiI 1870 the Radical party was
upheld by the military arm of the
Government: since then the burden
has laIlru upon the Judiciary. V3o-
I,uac is low discouraged. Partizan
eds are no longer carried at the point
o. tie bavOnet, but are reached at the
q Il of the law, sO-cajled. How well
the men now upon the bench of the
Supreme Court have served the party
that placed them there, the recent de
ci,I0n in the Wilmington City Charter
c.se plainly shows. The members of
t..at Court and their party are in
thorough accord. The one has never
vt failed the other.
But it is time, we think, for those
wao DO not belong to that party to
pause and consider whether it be not
prudent to break up that intimate
ua5ou that has long existed between
it and the Court.
Five years ago the people put an
end to bayonet rule in North Carolina.
Is It not now time they should put an
eIi II Court rule also. Have the men,
who y the help of 10000 ignorant ne
Sroes, sign themselves Judges Of the
supreme Court Of North Carolina the
Interests of the people Of North Caro-
lima any more at heart than had Hol-
den and Kirk and Candy and Sickles ?
We rather think these negro made
judges are stencil IL tho Iostrils O
the true people of North Carolina.
Wilmington journal., 1875-07-16

Gov. Brogden nas appointed as Di-
rectors of the N. Q. r. R., on the part
of the State, the following gentlemen:
Messrs. W. A. Smith, r. Barringer,
John G. Mcdonald, s. FL. Wiley, W.
r. Albright, Henry W. Fries, N. H.
d. Wilson and r. T. Patterson, with
g. w. Welker as State proxy.
Wilmington journal., 1875-07-16
TO HOLDERS
CITY COUPONS.
Office Of Treasurer and Collector,
CITY OF WILMINGTON, N. c..
June 29th, 1875.

uuO AOU4s 400.
NOTICE is hereby given that THE JULY
COUPONS 1878 (of Bonds of this City, can
not be promptlyspaid.
= In consequence of certain changes under a
recent decision of the Supreme Court of this
90 te as to the manner of assessm ent OF the
Neal and Personal Property in this city; and
thereby the City Tax Books not yet having
been placed in possession of the undersigned
for collect III; together with other complIca
tions in regard to eur Municipal affairs, now
pending before the supreme Court of North
Carolina, the city OF Wilmington must neces-
sarily crave some indulgence from the holders
OF City Coupons, under existing circumstances.
T. @. SERVOSS,
City Treasurer.
June 80 155-tf
Wilmington journal., 1875-07-16

engagements, and Prof. Graves is alb
sent at the North collecting models,
&C., to be used in illustrating the sub
jects taught in his department.
Wilmington journal., 1875-07-16

DRINTlNG OF EVERY MAGMA
i ble description done in the best OF
style at the JOURNAL OFFICE.
Wilmington journal., 1875-07-16

Raleigh, July Sd, 1875.
The Committee came to the con-
clusion to recommend to the Board of
Trustees to elect a President of the
University as soon as in their opinion
the funds at their command will lusti-
fv the offer of sufficient salary.
A committee was appointed to asoer-
tain at what price board can be OBJ
tanned for the students. 1t was de-
cided that the price shall be kept at a
reasonable rate at licensed boarding
houses, under the control of the Trus-
tees and the Faculty. Due publica-
ton will be made of these rates.
The price of Tuition and room rent
was fixed by the Board of Trustees at
seventy dollars per annum. viz: sec
for tuition and $40 for room rent and
servant hire, payable half in advance,
the other half by the beginning of the
term in January.
ProKimberly was unable to be
F.pnretes the meeting on account OF
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mig. bsnoss 5aber. Ollie Examiners
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Decorah-posten., 1875-09-02

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Ostte bar Saberens iiote Orb.
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Decorah-posten., 1875-09-02

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Decorah-posten., 1875-09-02
Poet &apittl.

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pilb % ieliom Scsns. Suer en- Oay
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