The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-23

uPOu running tlel[ UacDlte IN disregard
and in defiance of all other men of the dis
trict, then the AshevilIe clique illfnd tie
outrage remedied at the ballot box.
The paramount question with a large por-
ton of the people of the district is the com-
pletion of the Western y. &. Railr ,ad TO
Duck Town as we'll as 10 Paint Rock. For
twenty-five years have been an ardent
friend and laborer in the interest Of this
great State work. In view of the expressed
PURPOSE of tie East TO resist further appro-
priations for its completion, as a member of
the Council of State | urged the Governor
to convene the Legislature and advocated
in season the sale of the road to Mr.. Best
and associates. These gentlemen came with
the endorsement of every Democratic SEN
ator and Representative Vance. sssuring US
of their good faith and their ability to COM
plete the road Senator Vance becoming a
commissioned under the act selling the road.
and Representa-: i've Vance becoming a dIrec-
tor IN the new corporation. Senator Vance
and Representative Vance still assures US of
their belief in the good faith Mr.. Best
and associates, The Buncombe competitor
Of Representative Vance prouounces the
sale of the road a Jraud. and yet as a mem
Der Of the House of Representatives he voted
for the fraud. did not, nor do | now say
it. If it should prove such the re
Sp'hsipi'ls viii itsl uDOH ICidt ' dHCc
and Representative Vance, for their en-
dorsement had much to do in influencing
me and others to urge the sale. Had |
been a member of the Legislature and be-
lieved the sale a fraud. as the Buncombe
com petitOr of Gen. Vance was and says be
believed, | never would have voted Tor the
sale as he did.
Messrs. Best and associates continue to as.
sure US of their purpose 20 build the road.
While not a shovelfull of dirt has been
moved on the main line to Duck Town or
on the branch TO Paint Rock beyond Ashc
vile, after the lapse Of four mouths, and
while the outlook GOES not appear prom,s.
ing, and it Jocks like hoping against hope,
still dc hope and will continue to hope on
10 the last. conscious of having done my
duty to the people of my section. urged
the sale on the assurances of Senator Vance
and Representative Vance aud OF hers. If
hey have led to the preparation of a fraud
upon the State and a g%rievous wrong to the
people of the west they must bear response
bility. But | hope for the best.
No declaration of principle on my part
can be needed by the Democracy of
the Sth District. My Democracy is fire.
tried, and if elected as your Representative
the principles by which [ have ever been
led will guide me still mean the princi-
Piles of the great Democratic leaders, Jeffer-
SOP, Madison, Monroe and jackson. The
only practical question | need refer to 10
that of the tariff. The South has been rob
bed and crushed by protective tariffs. |
| am tor a tariff for revenue only.
Ut is hardly necessary to caution my Dem
ocratic fellow citizens of the District againse
misrepresentation and abuse already begun
against me by the hirelings of the Ashevilln
and Raleigh cliques. Whether | have ever
been a mercenary politician or a doubtful
Democrat is a best Known to you. | have
been lavish of my means in the cause Of
Democracy and | was an active, working
| Democrat when my traducers were wallow-
ing in party spoils and when some Of them
had not learned the Democratic alphabet.
our obedient servant,
SAMUEL l.. LOVE.
Sept. IA, 1880.
What in the world can he mean by ''Me
Raleigh CLque?" And those ''Buncom be
fellows" how did they go for to do it? And
he hasn't mentioned Gov. Jarvis. And
Gov. Jatvis has not thus far in any of his
speeches mentioned him. How is one to
see the bottom of such a mud puddle?
Sam, Capt. Matt, and Gen. Robert, aren't
all elected
ASHORE Courier. We learn that the diph-
liberia is raging on some portions of Rich
lend Creek, in this county, and in many in
stances proves fatal to young and old.
Snow Hill 4drocate: Mr.. john r. Dixon
issued a warrant for the arrest Of Alfred
Wainwright, who lives IN the upper portion
Of Greene, near Marlboro, for the alleged
killing of his brother, Jacob Wainwright.
The deed was supposed to have been com
mltted late Thursday evening or early Fri
day morning, at the house Of Jacob Vain
wri sht-
Henderson IoJaccontSt: A large pile Of
rock on Garnett street, opposite the resi-
dence of Mr. w. A. Harris, gives a note of
preparation for the building Of the large
and imposing Protestant Methodist church.
1.-The farmers of Granville must look
we'll to their iaurels in the cultivation and
curing Of fine yellow tobacco, for nearly
every sale day we find IN the warehouse
floor lots of nice yellow weed from our
neighbor Warren.
We spent a pleasant time at Mr.. w. p
G-lmsley's a few days ago. 1t is we'll known
that Mr.. Grimsley is a model farmer and
that he has one of the finest plantations in
Greene. He has q beautiful flock of sheep
and a large number of blooded cattle, con
sisting of Devon, Durham and Ayrshire
stock. We noticed in particular one splen
did looking Devon calf.-.Sno,c TIL Ga
zette.
Fayetteville Examiner. We learn that
Mr.. Charles NJ. White, of Robeson, died
very suddenly at the residence Of his son,
in the neighborhosd Of St. Paul's CHI Irch,
on Friday last, the 10th inst .--1 he Fay
etteville Graded School opened on Monday,
all the teachers, eight in number. being
! present. Over four hundred pupils were
enrolled.
Hickory Crolinian: Henry Williams,
the negro who fatally cut Harrison Kinder
also colored, at this place on SATURDAY. night
the list of August, from which wound he
died on the following Wednesday, was tri ed
1T Newton last Friday and Saturday. found
guilty and sentenced by Judge Bennett to
be hanged on Friday, the 22d of October,
This, we think is the first murderer ever
sentenced from Cauawha Court, and will be
the first hanging at our Court House.
Mr.. A. 6. James, near Powells factory, at