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Year: 1874

The Chicago Courier says that
already the East is glutted with mon
ey that call loans have gone begging
for months at two per cent. And
now the amount is to be increased
In few days the July half yearly in
terest on the public debt viii be paid
and there will be disbursed from the
Treasury over twenty five millions in
gold, or its equivalent, and nearly
two millions in currency. While it
is true that the largest share of this
interest will 60 abroad, yet the
amount which will remain on our
shores is sufficient to have marked
effect on the money market. The
West will certainly have an abun-
dance of money within cal! to move
her crops and possibly, if the timid
capitalists Of the seaboard retain
their courage, some of their surplus
funds may possibly he spared for leg
itimase uses in the West.
Year: 1874

Prof. Allen Noe has been lecturing
in Clinton on geology and astronomy
He claims that many phenomena now
wrapped in mystery are to be ex-
planed upon the theory that the
earth is hollow spherical shell with
an inner concave surface similar to
the convex, and inhabited by crude
class Of people, and that ere long the
inner world will be discovered, anc
emigration will pour to those inne
shores as did the people to Americ;
after its discovery in 1892.
Year: 1874

A canvass is going on in the prin
cipal towns Of Michigan to ascertain
whether a majority Of the women
want to vote. While the larger num-
Der think they would vote on temper
ance and other kindred topics if they
had chance, the result of the can
vass thus far seems TO show that they
are not anxious for the ballot on gen
eral questions of political policy.
Year: 1874

The currency is in an abnormal con-
dition. and must be reformed. 1t is
undoubtedly true thar the Repnhli-
can party is not agreed how to effect
that reform. Neither is the Demo-
cratic party. Neither party, as such.
yet see clearly the right way. But
there are two reasons for believing
that the Republican party rather than
its rival can treat this great question
OF the finances:


L. As the former has. hitherto,
found the true way through graver
difficulties, so we believe it is more
apt to find the true way through this.


:. You already have abundant as
surance that when the Republicans
discover the true way they will pur-
sue ii. That assurance has not vet
been given by the other.


3. The Republican party in the
future, as in the past, will see to it
that the national credit suffers no Diet
riment and that the national honor is
preserved.
Year: 1874

Ihr star which may be observed lust
now III CLOSE proximity to the moon Is
the planet Jupiter. BY the aid of a
good opera glass two of its moons can
he seen, and Il small telescope will re
veal all four of them.
Year: 1874

ton. 1t is an Office, rich in moieties


and other perquisites, which no man
| can cultivate and work as we'll as But
ler. The man who holds the collector


ship can bully and punish the Boston
merchants. Butler hates the mer-


chants, as he said the other day, in series


ofprofane double epithets, such as news


papers usually indicate by dashes.


He especially hates the solid men of


Boston, who regard him as trickster


and worse; and now he will have a


chance to get even with them. For


Simmons ia only creature of Buffers,


and the Boston collectoIship will be


run as distinctly for Buffers profit


and advantage as if the general


himself sat at the receipt of customs.


The merchants of Boston, without any


noteworthy exceptions, have resisted


this appointment by every means but


President Grant has considered their
feelings as little as he has regarded
those Of the business men of New York
on many occasions. Butler had to be
paid in some way for the valuable SER
vices he has rendered t. President
Grant, ard the Boston collectorship
was the reward. The President hoped
last year that Bntier would get the
nomination for Governor and the
whole power of the administration was
thrown for him before the convention
assembled. Defeated there, Butler
receives the consolation of the Boston
collectorship, in the person of his faith
full henchman, Simmons. Besides the
money to be made out of the Office
in moieties extracted from writhing
Boston merchants-Butler can use it
as the stepping-stone to the Governor
ship of old Massachusetts,. and from
that Office his ambition would take but
a single stride to the Presidency! And
these are the reasons why Boston is
over Simmons. Simmons,
himself, stands for Butler;
and Butler stands for the Admiristra-
ton in Massachusetts,. 1t will be
bitter fight, fraught with grave conse-
quences not only to Butler bat to |
President Grant, and to the future of |
the Republican party. We, who are
out of the heat of the fray, will still |
look on with interest, AMI hope that |
good to the pc, pie at large
will result from the falling cut of the
politicians.
Year: 1874

It will doubtless be gratifying to the


readers of the JOURNAL, and all other
thoroughly reconstructed people to


learn upon the very best authority that


peace once more reigns in the South.


Yes, blessed be Grant and Reconstruc-


ton, the cruel war is at last over and


Northerners and capitalists may once


more trust their precious carcasses


and their no less precious greenbacks


in our midst without being molested or


being made afraid.


Especially gratifying is it to receive


this intelligence as to the peaceful con-
dition of the quondam fire eating and
| rebellious South. from the quiet city
of brotherly love, the same lovely city
that is now SO anxious to turn an honest
penny by celebrating the Centennial
Anniversary of the day on which that
old bell tolled out independence to all
people and for the ''first time" if we
except the little affair at Mecklenburg
and a few other places. But so it is,
and we rejoice, and we call upon all
loyal reconstructed persons to rejoice
with us.


Here is what the Philadelphia North
american, paper that speaks by the
card in all matters pertaining to peace
in the South says and we feel sure that
when they nave read the cheering words
our readers will concur with us, that
it is indeed time to " shout the glad
tidings and exultingly sing at least
it is time for those who can sing. But
we, unfortunately, are not of the sing
ing sort, not being built for either
base or soprano, and although the doc
trine laid down by the Supreme Court
of North Carolina, in the case of the
State Us LinEo, that man can sing in
church even if he can't sing, might
justify lis, we shall not attempt to
sing, but will content ourselves with
merely shouting.


But here is what the american
says !:


"But all the evidence we have be-
" fore us now goes to show that the
pacification of the South is complete,
" and that no serious trouble lies in
&c the way of immigrants or investments
6 of capital.


There is no truer saying even if |
there be some of more modern manu- |
facture than that which declares there |
is no rose without thorn, and as we |
wrote down the words of our Phila- |
delphia cotemporary it occurred to us !
there were at least two thorns to this |
beautiful Northern rose, to wit: The |
word "now" implying that in the past |
there had been serious difficulty and |
reserving standing ground for "serious
in the future about the Au-
gust elections for instance and the
word q. erious' implying that there
are difficulties though not "serious"
still to be overcome in this Southern
land of ours


But another old saying teaches that
one must not look a gift horse in the
mouth. So we throw up our hat and
cry, Hoeray Peace has come
Year: 1874

Legislature might be thus free and un-


trammelied. to act upon the question


Of the Public Lebt according to the
dictates of its best judgment in the


exIgencies of the times, that we adyo.


Gated SO strenuously the Amendment


to the Constitution striking from that


instrument the clauses declaring the


Public Debt "inviolable" and direct


ing the Legislature to meet the inter-


est thereon by Inappropriate legislation


and adequate taxation" The result
OF this freedom of action after full, dis


passionate discussion, confirms our
conviction that the time has not yet
come for action on the State Debt.


There are some acts of omission,
however, to which we can not give our
appreciation. Tee Amnesty bill lloughtto to
have be N passed to quiet the apprehen-
sion Of the people in: Judge Tourgee's
District. It will be remembered that
Judge Tourgee declared that in at least
one county in that District it was his
purpose to "make the people see hell"
and it was a grave error not TO have
given the relief SO often asked and so
much needed. We think, too, that the
bill creating the new county of Lilling-
ton, ought to have been passed. These
bills, it seems to us, were lost for the
want Of proper discipline and organizd-
ton among our political friends, fact
that the good of the party will require
to be noticed more at length on some
future occasion. We think, too, that the
bill charging the jurisdiction of mag
lstrates, ought not to have been passed
or at any rate that :uch counties as
New Hanover, and others that might
be named, where the negroes have such
large maj ties, ought to have been
excepted from lis operations.


These are some of the more promi-
nent acts that occur to us at the mo-
mcnt, and while every thing has not
been done as we desired, we can not
tha mecd of praise due to
faithful ,,t,rt. to serve the people.
In conclusion, We have only to
say, upon a general survey of the
whole field, that if the Conservative
party does not carry the coming Au-
gust elections by increased maj jorities, |
the State,it will be our own
Year: 1874

The only general election to be held
this summer is one to fill the Office of
Superintendent of Public instruction.


That the place is one which, to the peo-


pie Of North Carolina, it is importantin


the highest degree, should be well and


ably filed, cannot be denied. It is abso-


lutely necessary that the man placed


at the head of our common school sys-


tenn should be thoroughly competent


to discharge the duties Of the high


trust confided to him, and we look


upon it as matter of conscience with
the party to pat forward good man.


II there shall be a convention the
duty of making the nomination will
devolve upon it as matter of course
otherwise it will dcvolve upon the
Executive Committee. To which
ever may prove to be the nomi-
mating body, we beg leave to sug
gest the name of Colonel STEPHEN D.
Pool, as that Of gentleman in every
way fitted to fill the position with hon.
OR TO DlmSel1 ana uS61ulneSS 10 Cne
State.


If faithful labor in the interest of the
party would be considered as a qualifi-
cation for such an office, Colonel POOLS
friends would have no reason to fear
the claims of any competitor. But such
a claim will not and ought not to have
have any influence in making a nomi-
nation for such aplace as that of the
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
We make the suggestion in regard %
Colonel Pool for no such reason, but |
because of his undoubted fitness to
discharge the duties OF the position. |
AS a scholar and a man of organizing |
and administrative talent, Colonel |
Pool is eminentIy well qualified for
the place, and we therefore beg leave
to suggest his name for the considera-
ton of whichever body shall be called
upon to make the nomination.
Year: 1874

In the market place of Coomassie
stands a monstrous basin OF brass,
wherein a pebble is solennly depos-
tied whenever the Ashantees go to
fight. This basin is now SO full that
the stone commemorating their inva-
sion of Fanteeland had to be placed
with the greatest care to AVOID over
throwing the pile.
Year: 1874

Was never more completely shown than
in the fall of Louisiana before the dictum
Of Grant.


The people ef that State do not enjoy
the right Of self government, They can
not rid themselves, by the ballot Of the
oppression under which they gtoan. I ne
Dictator at Washington was paid S50, 900
year to assume the terrible position of a
tyrant in land devoted TO liberty


Under the old rigime such acts AS have
been practiced 10y Grant and his support
ers.. (for the best part Of the Republican
party requdiate both Kellogg and Grant
would incurred the danger oi massacre
Ii the States Of this country are to be
under the control Of such illiterate dema-
sogues as Grant. the Union is already
dissolved and the empire begun.


Under Kellogg a registration is being
taken Of voters that deprives the people
of their right to choose their government.
He saysthis registration is half complet-
ed in New Orleans and the Republicans
have the majority" and he intends they
shall keep the majority TO the end. That
is what he is kept there for by Congress
more vile and corrupt than ever assem-
bled before, and President who only
cares to secure his own interests and the
interests Of his tools


BY the same process, and with Dicta-
tor at Washington TO order troops TO dis
arm the people and to keep down rev olu
tion, the same results may be attained in
Pennsylvania and New York and it is
by these acts Of tyranny and the destruc-
tion of the right Of self government, that
the miserable man, who now sneers at
the people. hopes to secure third term.
He is demonstrating his ability to carry
the South with the army and the negro
vote, and with this as balance of bower
crush out opposition for the nomination
in his own party and then cali upon the
North to sustain him against the people
for d third term. He has shown his
hand too soon, and the people will re.
tire him TO private life, where his lack
Of all the qualities Of statesman should
have consigned him long ago.
Year: 1874

The Commercial is one of the few pa
pers that sustains the action Of Grant
and Kellogg in Louisiana But il cannot
do this without misrepresenting the GA
aKTTK. In order to do this more effectu.
ally and untruthfully.it quotes miserably
poor poetry which the GAZETTE never
saw or heard Of before it appeared in the
Commercial on Saturday. and attributes
it to US. This is dirty business and we
did not expect the Commercial TO stoop
SO low, Notwithstanding it is the only
organ of the administration in the city
that is under the pay of Cabinet officer.
Year: 1874

l. Resolved, That the times demand
above all things, honesty, integrity and the
strictest economy, in the administration of
public affairs, and that the people should
elect no man TO Office whose record in these
respects is not free from suspicion or re-
proach.


p. That the course of the present Rep
resentative of this Congressional District,
Hon. L. I. Neal, in accepting the increased
pay under the iniquitous law known as the
''Salary Grab, for nine months before tax
ing his seat in Congress, merits the severest
censure of his constituents, and should
unite honest men of all parties in opposing
his reelection.


3. That it is the sense of this Conven-
ton that the Congress of the United States
should grant a warrant for 16O acres of land
without requiring a residence thereon, to
every Union soldier who served in the war
of 1S61-'65, and who was honorably dis
charged from said service.


4. That we recognize the farming and
laboring class of this country as the bone
and sinew of the nation, and that every at
tempt to remove taxation from chattels to
realty, from capital tolabor, is an outrage
upon the people and a disgrace to our coun-
Year: 1874

Undoubtedly the accidental Dem
ocratic victory in Ohio last fall, and
their partial successes in other Nor
thern States since that time, have en-
couraged the ex-rebels tobelieve that
their old allies in the North were
coming into power again, and this
has probably had more to do with the
recent outrages and with the Louisi-
ma rebellion, than the alleged dissat-
isfaction with the Civil Rights bill.
If these slight Democratic victories
in the North. have thus revived the
dormant spirit of rebellion, what
would be the consequence if Ohio and
other Northern States should be car
ried by the Democracy this fall? The
experiment might prove a costly one
to the country, and it is evident that
the loyal people of Maine and Yer
mont have no desire to try it, if we
may judge from the old fashioned Re
publican majorities with which they
have just opened the fall campaign.
"As goes Maine SO goes the Union ~
Let the Republicans of Ohio, Indi-
ana and other Northern States fall
into line and 'send greeting" to the
country that they still stand by the
old Republican banner, and the reviv-
ing hopes of the still defiant rebels
will be nipped in the bud, and peace
be restored to the now suffering and
distracted South.
Year: 1874

The nominees of the Republican
County Convention last Saturday are
both excellent men for the respective
offices. For the responsible and i'm
portant position of Commissioner
an officer who has more control over
the county expenditures than any
other-no better man could have been
selected than James Brown, of Clay
tp. He is a good business man, of
sterling integrity, of general infor-
nation, sound Judgment, and suff-
cient firmness not to be swerved from
the line of duty by any considera-
tons. He is also a strictly moral al d
temperate man, and one of the mo
prosperous and enterprising farmers
in the southern part of the county.
The people of Highland will secure
faithful and capable Commissioner
by giving him their votes on the Sec
ond Tuesday of October.


Mr.. Buffers, the present efficient
and faithful Directorof the Infrmary,
was renominated for that Office, and
should be reelected. All who know
anything of the zeal and care with
which he has attended to the duties
of his Office unite in commencing
him as 'the right man in the right
place"


Although the county ticket is small
this year, we hope the Republicans of
Highland will not forget that we have
an important State ticket in the field,
as well as a candidate for Congress.
Ohio must not this year repeat the
blunder of electing a Democrat to a
State Office, by the neglect of Repub-
licans to go to the polls. Let every
true Republican of Highland resolve
to do HIS duty, and work and vote for
the success of the whole Republican
ticket.
Year: 1874

The Prohibitionists of Cincinnati,
through their Committee appointed
at a mass Convention, have issued a
cicular to their brethren in the State
at large, saying in substance that
they believe the Temperance plank
in the State Republican platform has
removed the only ground of differ
ence between the Republican party
and the Prohibitionists; and they
accordingly suggest that no indie
pendent nominations be made, but
that the Prohibitionists throughout
the State should support the Repub-
lican ticket. The Enquirer, seeing
in this a consequent ausmenting of
the strength of the Republicans,
gently reminds the Prohibitionists
of Hamilton county that the Pro
hibition party met last winter and
placed in nomination a full State
ticket. 'It is composed" says the
Enquirer, "of good men and should
be supported by people who sincere
ly believe in the doctrine of prohibi-
ton" How beautiful and altogether
unselfsh this solicitude for the Pro
hibition ticket and those "who sin
cerely believe in the doctrine of pro
hibition!"
Year: 1874

We would PROFOUND the Ne'cs
this conundrum Which would it
condemn the most, the fellah that
took his pay as member of Congress
under law enacted by Republican
Congress, or the fellah who received
a pension under a law wisely pro
viding for the disability of our woun-
ded soldiers, after nature had step
ped in and kindly cured said disabili-
ty? Which and wherefore p Ga
zette of last week.


OF course we would condemn the
"fellah" who took his increased pay,
under law which his own party de
nounced as Infamous, and took it
moreover before he had rendered a
days service in return, more than we
would the ''fellah' who drew a pen
sion from the Government for a
wound received in defense of his
country, even if he did draw the
pension after the disability was re-
moved. The first 'fellah" is Neal of
course, and we suppose the Gazette
intends to iusinuate that the latter
is DR.. Gordon, Meals Republican
opponent, who did receive rebel
]


bullet during the war, for he was in
the field fighting rebels while Neal
was at home sympathizing with them,
if all reports are true. But we don't
believe that DR.. Gordon ever contin-
ued to draw apension Gf he drew one
at alD after his disability was entire
" cnred. Dare the Gazette openly
charge that he did 50, instead OF
sneakingly inSinuGting to that
effect?
Year: 1874

OUTsPoKEN.-Here is what the Gin
cinnati V0lkS6ldtt, the German or
gan of free whisky and Sabbath
breaking, has to say of the Temper
ance plank of the Republican plat
form:


The fact remains that the Repub-
lican party of Ohio has openly and
unreservedly taken a stand upon a
Temperance platform. As false and
worthy Of condemnation in principle
as this position is, we must, never
theless, give the Convention credit
that it has at least the courage TO
give expression to its true opinion.
We now know-at least how to deal
with the Republican party. The
Democratic party did not dare to
show its colors. But we must say
of the Republican party that it does
not hide its thoughts, hut openly
gives expression to them"
Year: 1874

Salary -grabbers, who seize the
machinery of party to secure its
nominations, ought to be punished
by the voters of that party at the
polls Dayton Herald and EN-
pire.


This was said by the Democratic
organ of Montgomery county, and
refers to three candidates on the
Democratic ticket in that county
whom it refuses to support, on the
ground that they have been charg-
ing illegal fees as county officers. We
admire the honesty and independ-
ence of the editor, and hope he will
be sustained by the people, and the
obnoxious candidates defeated.


1t is good sign of the times, that
even Democrats are getting over
their proverbiai habit of sticking to
the party" aud voting "the ticket,
no matter how Objectionable the
candidate may be. They are begin
ming to exercise the right Of thinking
for themselves, and Scratching any
candidate whose record is bad or
suspicious.


There is a frst-rate opportunity
for honest Democrats to do a little
wholesome scratching" this fall
The Democratic candidate for Con
gress is well known to be "salary
grabber" who drew nine months pay
under the increased salary bill before
taking his seat in Congress, for which
act the very Convention which NOM
mated him came within three votes
of passing a severe vote of censure.


Every Democrat who is opposed to
''salary grabbing, ought to scratch"
Neal from his ticket this fall.
Year: 1874

ers and myself came here to this
place to see our sister and family.
During the visit my brother Joseph
agreed for the purchase of the farm
of 200 acres, On to which he moved
with his family the next spring, viz:
1916, our brother William coming
with him alone, he having no family,
but one married daughter.


In the spring of 1850 1 moved to
the farm which you all know, 2 miles
west of here, and the history and
character of the family from that date
you all know as well as I do, and
may, if you choose, write it out to
suit yourselves.


BENZ. CONARD
Year: 1874

It was stated in Congress, near
the close of the session, that Jay
Gould owns a majority Of the stock
of the New York Tribune. The
Tribune denies this, and the Times
comes forward with the statement
that Gould furnished the money for
the purchase by Reid Of the Greeley
stock, and enough more to pass the
control of the Tribune into the hands
of Gould's friends.
Year: 1874

From the Petersburg Daily News.


We rejoice with the people OF the South
at the declaration of the Hon. Alex. II.
Stephens that he will not be candidate for
re election to Congress, and will prosably
resign his present position. 1t is pity he
ever had a seat there. He has always been
a political msrplot. He did the South great
harm daring the war, at the close oil the
vi ar, and since the war. He - just one OF
those who, though of great ability, never
had the common sense to put his talents or
knowledge to any practical use. His head
was never level for any length OF tune.