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Managers

When we called attention in these col
umns, few days ago, to the unwarranted
seizure of Venezuelan territory by the
neighboring British colony of Demcara, it
did not occur TO us that swift stroke OF
retributiye justice would follow
At the time when the matter was first
presented TO us we had never heard Of Col
onel George w. Gibbons, of New York.
and his Annexation League" 1t appears.
however, that Colonel Gibbons Is very I'M
portant factor in the difficulty between
Venezuela aud Great Britain. He claims TO
be at the head of a secret league backed by
millions OF capital. According to the
World;
The league is a secret organization and has been
In existence since ISIS II WAS organized In the
city OF New Orleans in April Of that year and Colo.
mel Gibbons was its first president. which oil, he
S,iu holds. His associates wcro General Gcorso w
Cole, OF New York, General y T. Forrest OF Ten.
ncssto, General Robert Toombs, OF Georgia: Albert
Sidney stuart of Virginia. Alex Mckenzie of can.
ada, randson of the Mckenzie who dgur,d in The
Canadian rebellion Of 1857 General Thomas Francis
heagher OF New York and General Harvey lis
srhani alton is smiat to that If The old Knights of
tie Golden circle, and each member takesA SOLEMN
oath ot se rccy. Its Object Us TO insist uon A rei
enforcement, of the Monroe doctrine nom Am ,y
trcmc standpoint aud the adoption OF u5eeS,,-e.by
tlis government 60 eoutrl absolutely inc t,.i, ANA
commerce 90 tie western continent Sil.e ,.. ,.,.
genlaiioc the lcague has Increased l,, tcra.r,,,,
10 a iclnarFni"v dtgcc and moss hos boz su.urliugis
counrls scattered o'CI tlis country Gambia N.&,.
90 South America and thc West indies r..,..,r.
1p0" Wciah.fs ~ tbs country ltl.. I'm Ns>t,,,
So"Ni lae same uuaher u C.faJa uuG vly he oG
IN me West Indies AMI south American s.a,a,
Co!oh'I GIBBONS says that he Is able 10
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a short while ago the senate, by vote of
twenty-five to eight, enCrossed the resolve
for the prohibitofy amendment, the republi-
cans voting sollJly in the affirmative. As
the republicans are in a majority by three
to one. in this branch Of the legislature, it
was thought that there would be no trouble
in passing a bill to permit women to vote on
the license question, and consequently the
prohibitionists lost no time in introduce
ing such bill and pushing it to an early
vote. Much 10 their establishment, ii re-
ceiyed nineteen votes against it to eighteen
for il; enough republicans voting against it
to insure its defeat. Among the republicans
who voted against it seven were pronounced
prohibitionists, and the fact that they voted
against the proposed measure has brought
on them the bitter denunciation of the pro-
hibitionists, who claim that if they had
voted for the measure there would have
been no trouble in securing prohibition
throughout the state. Even the Boston
Herald usually calm and dispassionate in
its discussion OF political affairs, denounces
the seven republicans who voted against the
measure rs treacherous supporters of the
Temperance cause, and commends them to
the notice Of the prohibition party as being
unwilling to give women chance to make
prohibition a loca! fact"
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1t is worth while to reproduce the rcsolu-
tions recently adopted by the democratic
executive committee of the state Of North
Carolina. They have already appeared in
our news columns, but they possess peculiar
Interest and Importance at this time. The
resolutions are rs follows:
Whereas. The democratic legislatures Of 1874,
1883 and 1879 passed resolutions asking for a repeal
OF the internal revenue laws; and
Whereas The state democratic convention, held
In Raleigh in June, 1854, unanimously adopted the
following resolution.
Resolved, That We are in favor of the uncondi-
tioua repeal of the whole internal revenue system,
as an inolerahle burden aud a standing menace to
freedom Of elections, and n source Of great annoy
nnce and corruption in its practical operations;
now, therefore,
Resolved, That THIS state democratic executive
committee in session at Raleigh February q. 1883
reaiIinn the dcclarat.on Of the democratic party
North Carolina md also realirm the declaration
mnde on the 18th Of October in favor Of abolisbing
the whole internal revenue system.
Resolved That cory of these resolutions be
sent to each member Of congress from North Caro-
lima.
Whatever their opinions as individuals
may be, as members of the democratic exc
cutiyc committee they are opposed to the in
tcrnal revenue system because they arc
anxious to carry the state for the democratic
party. They know that the democratic
voters of the state are opposed tothe system,
and they will vote against any party that
refuses to repeal it.
In other Words the democratic executive
committee has adopted these resolutions be-
cause 1t knows that such policy is necessa-
ry to democratic success in the state; because
it knows that the public sentiment of the
state, without regard to party, is unani-
mously opposed to the perpetuation of these
odious excise taxes. These are very good
reasons, too.
Unfortunately, however, neither the reso-
lutions of the democratic executive commit
tee, nor the public sentiment of the people
Of North Carolina appear to have any in
fuence ON the fatuous leaders in congress,
who, rather than give up their free trade
ideas, stand ready to wreck the democratic
party.
North Carolina is an important state, and
the attitude of its people is very interesting.
The question is can even the free traders
in congress afford to ALLEVIATE the democrats
of North Carolina by refusing to repeal the
internal revenue laws?
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If orr congressman are as salicitcus
about the interests of the farmer as they
profess to be, it is little singular that they
do not institute measures that would go far
toward relieving him of the burden of COM
petition in the markets of the world. Sill
yer coin passes at par in the United States,
but the fact remains that silver is, to all in
tents and purposes, demonetized. 1t was
demonetized locally by the act of 1873, and
the Bland bill gave local relief, but it was
altogether local.
In India, silver, coined or in bullion, is
worth rs much as gold. India has free
coinage. In London, silver is worth twen-
ty-iive per cent less than gold. Now,
when a merchant has ten thousand bushels
of wheat to sell, he could sell it in London
for $4,000 in silver, valued there at only
$500 He could then take the silver to
India and pay it out for $4,000, thus max
ing gain of $50 per cent.
The result of this is shown in the in
creased shipments of wheat to Europe from
India. In 1874 the shipments amounted to
$4,000 bushels. In 1885 they amounted to
Il, SOC, 600 bushels. This increase is due
solely to the premium on gold in Great
Britain. What is true OF wheat is also true
of corn and cotton. As the price of silver
declines, SO the price of all our farm pro-
ducts decline, and we have nobody 10 thank
for it but the inetfable quality of statesman
ship which owns the whisky ring as its
master.
Not very long age, Sir Robert y. Fowler,
NJ. T., of London, banker and ex-lord
mayor, said ut meeting of the chamber of
commerce: 1.-The effect of the deprecia-
ton of silver must finally be the ruin of the
wheat and cotton industries of America.
and be the development of India as the
chief wheat and cotton exporter of the
world The prediction of Sir Robert
Fowler is rapidly coming true, and vet
there has never been a day since he made it
that our whisky ring statesmen have not
had the remedy in their own hands. What
is that remedy? There is but one-the free
coinage of silver.
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sixty days to dispatch several thousand
armed men to Venezuela where they will
join the native army Of 10000 soldiers.
The command Of the allied forces VIII be
entrusted to General Ronald McIyer, a
soldier Of fortune, who has fought under
fourteen flags in as many different lands.
Colonel Gibbons declares that his scheme
is simply a patriotic movement TO enforce
the Monroe doctrine and protect American
interests in our sister republic. lie is ull-
der the impression that President Cleveland
is in full sympathy with him, and is so con-
fident of success, that he holds out the
glittering offer Of twenty dollars month to
the soldiers who may enlist under his ban
ner.
Time will show what there is in this fill
clustering enterprise. The chances are that
there is nothing in It, If our government
decides to aid Venezuela it will probably do
so in legitimate way, and the flibusters
who attempt to take hand In the business
will be promptly squelched. Colonel Glib
bons win find before he gets through that lie
Is butting his head against an iron-clad fed
eral statute, expressly made and provided
for just such cases. We may some day
take up arms to enforce the Monroe doe
trine, but it is plain enough that our gov
eminent is not yet ready Tor the fray.
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II appears TO be a settled fact that the
old Libby prison at Redmond will be trans
fcrred to Chicago. where it will be exhibited
by n syndicate of showmen as relic of the
late war.
Many.indgnaut protests have been made
against the removal of the building for the
purpose designated. and Mr. George w.
Libby, the son of the former owner of the
prison, has written letter, in which he
says:
Iwould not IKE 10 see the old house removed. as
around 1t cluster, some Of the fondost memories of
happy youth and carly manhood, but if il is 10 bo
carried TO CAitago aud converted into a museum
whose walls are TO be decorated with scenes relative
10 The prison could Furnish pen picture which, if
faithfully portrayed On canvas, should have a con
slIcuol,S IlBco among them.
/, is This: An ella, gray haired man, whose only
oaouse against the United states government was
IN having prison named after him by accident and
die streets % Ros,ou, hNudcuied and followed by
lecting and hooiing crowd also, my mother, aunt
and SIstoy-the latter with u nUr,ing haNe in her
auus-NciHg conducted 20 the 8lmShouSc IN Norfolk,
Va by colorod quart with drawn sabers
BUt / ann now a loyal citizen Of the United
states, ana think sucA scenes and incidents should
be forgiven aud forgotten.
Mr. Libby shows macnanimouS spirit In
his Willingness 10 forgive and forget such
scenes and incidents, but We commend his
little pen picture TO The consideration of the
Chicago shoNnt0 and their patrons. |, is
part Of the history Of Libby prison. and
should he preserved with IT,
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profits by decreasing cost, limiting produc-
tion, and Increasing the price to the con-
sumer. This it accomplished by presenting
to competitors the alternative of joining the
trust or being crushed out. It's organl-
zation is intricate, secret and subtle. 1t is
a masterpiece of modern ingenuity and fer
tility of resource. It's product Of the high
est order of business talent and executive
ability. 1t is at once monumental Amer
lean genius and symbol of American ra-
pacity.
With this general definition to guide
him, the average reader cannot fail to recog-
nize trusts" as soon as he runs against
it, or finds one running over him.
Now, is a Crust legal? Upon this
point there is some uncertainty. Some
trusts" are legal and others are not. They
are all legal in certain states and illegal in
others. According to the old principles OF
law, combinations to restrict production or
to prevent competition, or to regulate prices
are illegal and void. A combination for
any one of these purposes is condemned by
the law. These fixed principles will not be
swept away by new statutes and conflict
brought into play, and there will be trouble
for the ''trusts"
it goes without saying that these combi-
nations are unpopular. Our people have
become alarmed at their growth. Since the
astounding strides of the Standard Oil Trust
and the American Oil Trust, the "trust"
monopolies have drawn within their grasp
sugar, oat meal, starch, corn meal, straw
paper, pearled barley, coal, straw board,
castor oil, linseed oil, lard, school states, oil
cloth, salt, cattle, gas, street railways,
whisky, rubber, steel, steel rails, wrought
iron beams, wrought iron pipes, iron butts,
stoves, lead, copper, envelopes, paper bags,
paving pitch, cordage, coke, reaping and
binding and moving machines, threshing
machines, plows, glass and water works.
The people are rising in their wrath and
denouncing the ''trust" as monopoly, and
the advocates of monopoly, it is notorious,
cannot find arguments to defend their
cause. What Lord Coke said, nearly three
centuries ago of monopoly, is true today:
''1st. That the price of the same commodi-
ty will be raised; ID. That the commodity
is not so good as before; Sd. That it tends
to the impoyerishment of divers artisans,
artilicers and Others"
The trust" is a cruel monopoly, and its
burdens press hardest upon those who are
the least able to bear them, upon those
who work for their daily bread.
What will be the future of this monopo-
ly? 1t is easy to answer the question. In
he past the people of our race have never
stood any kind of oppression. When goad
ed beyond endurance they have always
risen and put an end to it. No monopoly
will ever be able to prevail againt the in
stincts, self-reliance and fertile intellect of
people who for hundreds of years have
refused to compromise with the system.
The real struggle has yet to come, and the
modern trust, when the final battle is
fought, will crumble to pieces when the
heavy hand of the people smites it. To pre-
diet any other result would be to say that
we are race of slaves.
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EDITORS CONSTITUTION: What was the
origin of the phrase, 60 to HalifaX?' e. w.
The evil repute of Halifax, implied in this old
usage came to it by inheritance from Halifax, in
Yorkshire and is not thing to be ashamed Of
Halifax law as may be gathered from a letter of
Lord Leicester's quoted by Motley in his History
of the United Netherlands" was that criminals
should be condemned first and inquired upon al-
ter" in which it Iesembled 'Jedburgh justice"
Halifax lay within the forest of Hardwick the Gus
tomary law of which was that If felon were taken
with thirteen and half pence worth of goods
stolen within that liberty, he should be tried BY four
firth burghers from four of the precinct towns and
if condemned by them, be hanged the next market
day; after whcl the case might be sent to Jury
Halifax also al the credit Of inventing the rude
guillotine Of Mannaye, which the regent, earl of
Norton introduced into Scotland, only to have his
own head chopped Off with it, though the proyerb
is at fault which says that he "hauseled" it by be-
ing the first to suffer Naturally Halifax was a
place of terror to rogues.
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Information Wanted.

WEST POINT, Ga, February 25.-Editors
Constitution: ] see there is tremendous effort
icing made to have congress lay heavy tax on
cotton seed oil, l5 fuse it is icing mixed by lard
refiners with hogs lard to improve and cheaper
refined lard, thereby essening the demand FOR and
the price OF pure hogs lat. OeOmargarine is taxed
for similar 1t cheaTeLs the price of pure
butter by Offering to the pco lie healthlul article
of .ood just desirable for lower price Would it
not be rs consistent just and legal for the growers
of wool-Which is a much older industry than the
growing of cot;on-to demand that tax be placed
on cotton because it is mixed with wool TO i'm
prove and cheaper the quality and price of cloths,
causing less demand for wool, and thereby lower
ing the price? If the cit u industry had been
throtted in its infancy and comparatively taxed out
existence, the price of wool Wotl not be half 50
low. The growing of wool would now | c of great
prOht The mixing (adulterating) wool with cotton
in the manufacture Of cloth has been practiced so
long it has become habit. 1t is hard to change
the habit OF all the civilized world; but old did
not the goNers of of wool lose the opportunity Of
their lives when they failed to cause the law
makers of the earth place heavy tax on raw cot
ton the year Whitney invented the colt II Gin
which so chcapencd cotton as to make it profitable
TO mix (adueratc) wool with it? Mixed fabrics are
often better cheaper and more desirable to the
sumner: but it lessons The demand and lowers the
price of wool. II new indlStri and discoveries
that iujure, older ones ougl to b. taxed. Why not
go back century and tax electricity, kerosene, gas
oleomargarinc cotton seed oil. and many other dis
coveries that have in ued older established insit-
tons? L can remember when farmers could sell
wood 10 steam cars and beats Why not tax coal
until tie sale of wood becomes profitable again ?
Respectfully, &. W. HUGULEY.
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International Compliments.

From Cassells Magazine
The Spaniards say: "The Portuguese are
lieabeds the French sit tables and the Sp4niards
lounge at windows"
1t said OF Poland that it is thc hell OF farmers
the paradise of Jews, the purgatory Of the middle
classes, the heaven Of the nobieman and the gold
mine Of the stranger"
Germany has always been REGARDED as the home
OF the drinkers-though justly of the drunkards.
We remember asking officer, who had gone into
new beer brewery to taste the ale, how he liked
the brew. well" said he, ~ did not for it
when took my first glass, bnt at the thirteenth I
began 10 understand it'-but he was as sober rs we
were while writing this. German beer has very lit
tie alcohol in it.
Dutchmen call the Englislmen seert man
that is, with tail--becausc in ITO, accord.
ing to the legend, Thomas Il Beckett had cursed
some men in Kent, who cut off the tail of tie horse
on which he riding ard ever after tie men of
Kent wore tails. And because the mon Of Kent,
therefore all Englishmcn Ball, the refo OF Ed
ward IVs time, refers to this story, and nlcntions
also a variation this irnobie punishment: John
Capgrave and Alexander of Esseby say1h tGt for
the easyne of she tays at AUGUSTINE Dorsetshyre
men had tayls ever alter. But Polydorrs applyeth
it unto kentish mon at Stroue by Rochester, for
cuttinge off Thomas Il Becketts horses H."
Among the Germans England is said 10 be the par.
adise Of women and tie purgatory of servants, but
far worse place than that for horses
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EDITORS CONSTITUTION: Is it true that the
present Lord Fairfax is living in Maryland
j. X S.
Yes. John Contce Fairfax, the eleventh Lord
Fairfax, residing on his farm in Northampton
near Brightseat postotfice, Prince George county
Marylandsa country gentleman of simple manners
and dis nifty of character, who enjoys and deserves
the esteem Of all that know him. He calls himself
DR.. Fairfax, lawn received in his youth a degree
from medical college, and afterwards practced
his profession for time with distinguished success
He has number of children. The name and family
and lineage of DR., Fairfax all duly set forth in
the 'Peerage" published every year in England,
and during the last year he received from her maj
esty the queen great card Of invitation addressing
him as MY Lord and bidding him N courtly
phrases to be present with her other peers ct her
jubilee in Westminster Abbey-a summons he did
not find it convenient TO obey.
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The Monroe Doctrine.

EDITORS CONSTITUTION: What is the" Mon
roe doctrine?' STR.
The Monroe doctrine" is an expression of policy
announced by President Monroe in lis annual mes
sage at the time when, in 1922 the colonies of Spain
in Mexico and South America r2voltcd and estab
lished independent governments which were rec
oenzed by the United States. The message an
nounced that "thc American continents, by the
free and Independent position they have assumed
and maintained, are henceiorth not 10 be consd-
cred subjects for future calculations by any Euro
pean power" This is known 10 have been the SEN
timent of John Quincy Adams, but has been known
as the Monroe doctrine
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Thinking of Old Times.

BREMEN, Ga, February 29.-Editors Con-
stitution; Will you allow a few words more about
the battle at Murteesboro, Tenn.
Well dol remember when Company E. Second
Georgia cavalry, was organized in Griffin Il lived
there then) and can forget the day they left;
for had not only many friends in it, butmy young
est brother, George S. W. Parker, was one of them
and only short time elapsed before got news of
the above named battle-and it was out as stated
in s II. Deans letter. What l want to mention
especially is that brother George had his cap shot
off his head in the courthouse yard they were
gpS ru into IKE cdTtbnSa itb IcHTo
bers of Company Z. have seen the cap with a
bullet hole through it atterWard and think perhaps
they have il at his home at Cresswel, where our
father settled between eighty and one hundred
years ago when his nearest neighbor lived six miles
away. ooh, my Old cottage home" Now the Cen.
trail and Georgia and Florida lroad crosses there
and now quite village occupies our old hunting
ground. This DEPRESSION grows out OF memories re-
YiYed by our boyhood as well as manhood days
G. W. PARKER
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Antiquity of tho Chinese.

EDITORS CONSTITUTION: l. What is the an
tquty of the Chinese race? 3 Is Conucius the old
est and only writerof the empire? g. Is any ancient
history Of the Chinese empire translated into Eng.
fish or German languages and so where can it be
oltiued c. b.
Far reaching is the history of China it yet fails
10 give any account of the origin of the Chinese
race. The first page begins by describing the nu.
eicuS Of the nation as little horde of wanderers
rowing among the forests ofShau Sc without houses
without clothing, without fire to dress their Wet
uals and subsstiug On the spells Of the chase eked
cut with roots and insects 1t was an ancient belief
Of Chinese writers that there had existed period
of2-G7,oO0 and odd years between the time when
the Powers Of heaven and earth first united to rro-
duce man as the possossor Of the soil OF China and
the time O. CtuiuCius >. No; one of the earliest
published works otChina is the Book Of Changes"
tie inst and tie most reYered, because the least
understood Of the nine classics This work was
written by Wan Wang in the year 1-0B. c. The
style and matter Of Wan Wangs writings were SO
cramVed AMI vague that Conlucias attempted the
task Of Calculating their dars PAGES There Lave
lceA many ether writers beside CouflCius g. see
"China, 10y SIR Joln T. Davis, vols, 1857; His.
tory Of China, By Carl Guetlail, . vols.