The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-06-26
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The Washington PosT says: One Of the
most amusing things we have pefuSed in i
long time IL screed IA one of tile sopori6c I
daihes fal'hihnio'yhii. eengratulsting ils I
readers that our coantry is, not like Germa-.
my. where they 90 cunning for, Emperors;
nor ike Russia where thesys Abolish trial by
Jury Whenever rial iLy the sxscutioner is
more econvenieni; nor IKE any other effetsl
ItnoqaIchy but. ipa ihe ,oiher hand, as tho
|iate Mrs Morton was fund Of siyipg. :he best
government the world erer saw, All Of
which il doubtless trnp, except as 10 b few
inconseguentiah details fos example: In
lsixteeb years we have had The most tremen-
Iidous ciyil war ond socipl revolution ever
known; we have had one President assassis
mated, another inlpeached. aud third sto-
len into Office ID defiance of The popular
will, we have had sectsoo ef our country
containing upwards Of twelve millions of
people. governed by satraps and dragoon
officers on the approved Russian plan; wo
have had a tyranny Of financial policy that
has crushed the very life out If our indus
tries; aud finally, we are now engaged in
an inquest upon the highest officials in the
country. with view % indicting them for
common perjury and forgery. Of the subsr-
nation thereof by bribery. Noting these
few trifiing exceptions. We join our soporifc
contemporary in rejoicing that we are noe
as other men, bnt, on the contrary. have
the best government the world ever saw.
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The Charlotte Observer says. 10 another
column We present photographic outline Of
the work Of the Democratic State conyen>
tiou which assembled iu Raleigh yesterday. ..
The next Supreme Court Of North Csroli.a
will be composed Of VIM ". II. Smith, Of
Wake. Tlios s. Aslie. of Anscn. and John
H.sDrllard, ai Guilford --.al leminent, pure
and learned men. Considering the many
distinguished names presented before the
convention. it is a matter of surprise that
It's work should have been done 50 quickly,
md it will provoa source ofpriie and Of
gratication TO alhfbe prople Of tue State To q
learn that it was ,Joue solwell, In the
three geailsmen terminated we have ticket
upon which all sections Of the S;ate can
proudly unite. The sectional Objection
cannot be brought against il. aud Il will
sweep the State from end to end. fttt
10 the nominees are combined all She
qualities that We naturally look for in gen.
tlemer who are called upon to wear judi
cial robes. T.ey are without exception,
men of tho highest personal and profession
al character. Devoted to the Law. men of
j. tellectual force and NIL Of them men Of
Judicial minds, they will form a bench Of
which every North Carolinian may be JUST
ly proud. Ia point cfdignity Of character
legal learning and abiiity. and unsuilied
reputation. they command the respect Of
our whole people. ~. -. -.,
The convention has bonorcd itself. even
as the next Supreme Cont win 10 40 hon
or TO the State. 1r iaJ9 TT kauefs
ajl srsszsairaJ aa1 fea ,5egsa aaat i;ia
Beast Butler. in his Gettysburg Memo.
rial Speech. would steal from the southern
soldier the only consolation left him in his
defeat that, though overthrOwnin the fisbt.
his cause wss just one. The Southern
man will never be willing to accept from
Butler the teaching Of doctrine rs false 10
fact as insulting to h's action. Might. me-
yer does make right:oa aaiiassas
aWe have no repruach FIR those who
fought against US They fought veil aud
braycly, as these graves attest We horror
their courage and their devotion to csuse
wh;ch they believed 10 be right, but thar
did no; make il right. We win lnol forget
that. although they we're brave solaiers,
they fought 10 bad causs. While we ho-
nor them for their valor. we must m ke The
Distinction that our comrades we're always
right. In distributing homrs 10 ,he dead
We mustfhsvc our preferences for thasu who
died FOR their country and the rights