The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-12

offers his premium to any one who will
beat his turnip. See letter elsewhere.
Also, read article on hufas.
Bishop J. w. p. Wilmer of Louis
lana died last week aged 65. of apo.
plexy. Bishop Henry Elder of Natchez,
whom the Federals treated so badly
during the war, has been appointed to
Sacramento Diocese, California
1t shows how far we have gotten
back towards the old time impartiality
III the Federal courts, when such men
as DR.. Thos. ID. Martin aud DR. Thos.
ID. Hogg, are drawn as foreman of the
Grand and Petit Juries of the Circuit
court now sitting, and serve.
The Rev. j. w. p Fackler, for
merly resident at Greensboro, who
was charged with marrying while his
first wife was living, and desirous of
reunion, has been fully and unani-
mously acquitted by the conference of
his church (Baptist in Georgia.
Old Governor Wade Hampton is
not half SO big as he has been reported,
but he was the first man in the South
to warn the negroes that even ually
they would have to look to Southern
Democrats for the protection of their
privilege of suffrage. Hampton made
This speech in 1868 and Gen. ID. III.
Hill reafiirms d it many a time in 1870,
sentiment at the North to deprive the
darkey OF the ballot, because it gives
the South too many Congressmen
Don't you remember how they
howlcd, lass year, from one end of the
land to the other, about the '.Confed-
crate Brigadiers'' for their cheese
pairing" retrenchment and economy,
which, the organs beloved, only meant
the discharging a few thousands of
good Union soldiers, and the injury to
the service to untold amoun's by the
Rebel niggardliness."
But now comes the Washington cor
respondent of the New York Times,
tthe National Republican organ) and
figures up the government expenses
for the ensuing year at only S275, l37, y
251. or fUe millions and a-haf less
than last gear.
A portion of this immense reduc-
tion-this monster 'cheese-paring lis
due to the more economical admins
tration OF several of Mr.. Hayes Cabi-
net officers but the major portion
arises directly from the Reform Leg
islation of the aforesaid "Brigadiers y
1t is absolutely certain that four
times this reduction or a saving o
twenty millions annually in the ex-
! penses of the government might be
made without any dctriment to the
| public service.
1t is rarely that our Yankee cous-
| ins, visiting in the South, can forego
| to criticise our lack of railroads, canals,
river improvements, etc. They forget
that while the South, for sixty years,
held supreme power in Congress, she
! was too noble to use that power In
building up her own section ; she even
fought with all her might the system
of using national funds to build up the
interests of special sections; and nearly
every dollar of national money spent
for railroads and canals went TO build
these very Northern roads, bridges,
harbors, customhouses, ETC., which
help to make the Northern cities look
so fine as compared with ours. We
think our Southern men made grand
mistake in not using portion of their
strength to develop every quarter OF
the South, as we'll as the rest of the
country Money expended judiciously
for internal Improvements will speedi-
ly return four fold; provided that
measures are taken to keep the specu-
lative sharks from gobbling them up
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