Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-20
LETTER FROM NORTH CAROLINA.


To tie Editor Of tie Hehnebee Journal:
On this occasion time will not permit doing
more than penning few brief notes for the many
readers of the dear old journal.
Raleigh, the capital of the cold North State"
named in honor of Sir Walter Raleigh, is beau
tiful city OF about eight thousand inhabitants,
gentle swell of ground, regularly laid out with
b Dad streets, everywhere lined with a superabun-
dance of shade trees. Many ofits private residen-
ces are magnificent, surrounded with lawns per-
petually green, set with shrubbery and Towering
plants whose opening buds kiss the balmy air the
whole year round. Its public buildings are large
and commodous, excepting the Penitentiary which
is most wretched affair to bear the name. The
Capitol built Of granite, stands in the centre Of a
ten acre square filled with towering oaks, at the
head of the principal street in full view of the
Governors palace at the foot. At the deaf,
dumb blind and insane asylums, the visitor is
cordially met and courteously shown through the
whole institutions, and entertained at the former
with rapid talking by signs and by the unfortu
nate blind with the sweetest of music. new
and elegant granite post Office built by the l s.,
is nearly completed, where it is hoped the present
incumbent, the prosecuted and impeached Gov.
Holden, sitting above the power of n. Carolina to
prevent, may long disburse the public mail.
| Yesterday the general assembly which convened
on the Goth of Nov, adjourned over the holidays
to meet again on Saturday Dec. Both. On Mon
day following they will be privileged to work un-
der the amended constitution, and the dominant
party in power will then have everything their
own way, and we shall see how far they will go in
redecmng their boosted pledges of reform and re-
trenchment made 10 the people during the last
canvass.
| Ex-Governor Vance, without whom the history
ofNorth Carolina during the rebellion could not
be written, is again to be inauguraed Governor on
LIST proximo. The democrats claim his election by
about thirteen thousand. If his views and feel
ings have much changed since the rebellion, the
public fail to see it. Great preparations are being
made for grand celebration on the day of his in
auguration. 1t is intended that it shall transcend
any other simila occasion in the State.
1t is confidently believed by the leading repub
icans of North Carolina that immense frauds were
practiced during the late election in carrying the
State for Tilden, but little has been said about it.
The following telegram just received by the Sec
rotary Of State fully explains itself and takes the
democrats all by surprise and occasions much
comment and excitement:
SERGEANT-ATARMs' OFFICE,
L. 5. SENATE, WASHINGTON,
ID. {. Dec. ii, 1876.
Hon. ". II. HoWert0n, Secretary of State, Raj
eigh, ". &.
Greeting-Pursuant TO lawful authority you
are commanded to appear forthwith before the
Committee of the United States Senate on Priv
leges and Elections in the Committee room in the
Capitol at Washington to testify what you may
know relative to the subject matters under con.
sideration by said Committee. and you are hereby
required to bring with you a certified copy of the
vote Of North Carolina for electors for President
at the election held Nov. Z, 1876 and also copies
Of all laws Of said State in relation to the manner
Of canvassing and returning the electoral vote of
said State. VIVA. day may you be expected
Please answer By telegram at once.
john r. FRENCH,
Sergeant at Arms U. S. Senate
Other leading republicans are also summoned
for the same purpose. A. II. JONES.