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Year: 1876

Stcbbins pays this compliment to
Prof. Campbell, of the Hastings High
School:


he Union i'll its attack upon Prof Camp
bell, Of the high school, for engaging in print
ing fox profit, reminds US OF the story OF the
devil siiearing hog


1t is hard to say whether Steb. is more
formidable to the man he defends or the
man he attacks
Year: 1876

In consequence of the unusual amount
travel on the st p x p. t. 4 this spring, our
hotels unable to accommodate the travelling
public, and many have been compelled to seek
lodgings III private dwellings There is Wig
orons rush tor land, and the business of the
road bids far to double III the near future
IFHtmaf t;a 2ette


All OF which illustrates the value Of
the ANTi-MoNoPoLIs.r as an advertising
medium
Year: 1876

the roof over their heads; aud if you
were to see them in the enjoyment OF
their domestic happiness, you never
would for an instant imagine that the
quiet little housekeeper ever braved their
den. or that the man who trots the baby
on his knee or sings it to sleep is famous
the world over as THE KING OF THE
TIGERs
Year: 1876




And now we shall have no end of
advice and lecturing from outside
parties arguing from purely political
standpoint about the Hamburg "out-
rage" It has come to be quite the
usual and entirely the correct thing
for both friend and foe to belabor the
white people when ever a collision oc-
ours between them and the negroes,
and not unfrequently this sort of talk
is strong just in the degree to which
the quarter from which it comes is free
from danger from negro violence. OF
course such affairs as the Hamburg
riot will do us very great harm and if
often repeated will cause our defeat ia
the coming national election. But while
he recognise this as true We are quite
we'll assured that white men in South
Carolina recognise the fact as well as
we, and for this reason if for no other
would not wantonly and cause essly
put in jeopardy the high hopes for a
better and purer government that
they in common with us all look for
ward to as the result of the present
campaign.


AS was to have been expected, the
New York Herald did not stop to take
breath before it commenced to abuse
us and to talk for Hayes. 1t happens
now to see an argument for Hayes
wherever it happens to cast its eyes.
Let lis keep cool and not lose our
heads. If one Hamburg riot can lose
US our cause it was lost before.


We commend to the great New York
luminary the comments of the Balti>
more San upon its course. It says:


This is the second time within
short period that the Herald has gone
off at half cock against the Southern
white men," without waiting till it
heard the full particulars. If it were
disposed to De fair and just, the fact
that the tice has now arrived when
there is demand in republican inter-
ests for the manufacture of Southern
outrages should induce it to be eau
tious. The Southern people are aware
that this election is q critical. season
for them, and the reasonable PIE
sumption is that an intelligent instinct
of self representation would induce them
even if inclined to "outrages," to OBJ
serve strict abstinence during this
presidential election.
Year: 1876

A private letter from President BAT.
TIE Of the University states that
Professor Redd has just purchased
several thousand dollars worth of very
fine apparatus for instruction in chem
try aud physics just imported from
Europe. In consequence of this. he
says"the boys will be ready to analyse
soils for our peopleby the fall"


After seeing the session, which
opens on Friday next, fairly started
and in good working order, it is Mr..
BATTLES purpose to deliver addresses
in middle and western North Carolina,
showing what the University can and
will do for the educational interests of
the State. Later in the year. during
the fall some time, Mr.. BATTLE will
deliver a special address in this city
illustrative of the great events in her
HISTORY and the actors therein and
showing their intimate connection
with the history of the University.
Year: 1876

The Monroe Enquirer has happy
way of saying the right thing at the
right time. We commend what it
said to it's readers in its last issue to
the readers of the JOURNAL. It said {:


''Let every man in the State from
this time till the election in November
labor for the success of our State tick
ct. No effort should be omitted to
elect it by a rousing majority. We
have q willy and INSCRIPTIONS foe to
deal with; and the host of the revenue
swindlers and bung starters will be
active in..attempting to coerce many in
to supporting the Radical nominees
by threats of prosecutions in the Fed
erai courts. Every man has some in
huence in his neiohborhood and let
him work and not wait for his neigh
Dor to begin. Organization and ac-
tivity are all that is necessary to re-
deem this State and place it in the
hands of men who administer the gov
ernment in the true spirit of reform
aud economy"
Year: 1876

The Convection. that was called to
propose amendments to the Constitu-
tion met and adj djourned after session
of thirty working days. Numbered
among the things of the past, it is uo~
for evermore powerless both for good
and for evil. Its work is done and tFae
fruit of it's labors nay he summed mp
in the brief but comprehensive decla-
ration that at a comparatively small cost
it has put it in the power of the people
of North Carolina henceforth to gov
ern themselves.


If the people desire to regain the
power to shape and fashion their gov
ernment according to their own will
and pleasure, all they have to do is to
go to the polls in November next and
vote in favor of the ratification of the
amendments. And this with all it i'm
plies. that is to say, the peoples rule
and an economical expenditure of their
money comes of the Convention of 1875.
The apprehensions of friends favor
able to constitutional reform, but fear
full less the movement that led to the
Convention might be a hazardous po-
litical experiment and the ISLANDERS of
enemies hostile to any change that
promised to free the people from the
burden of the cast-iron Candy Consti-
tuition. have alike proved groundless.
The question now is, not whether the
Convention ought to have been trusted
TO change the Constitution, but whether
the people of North Carolina can be
trusted with the government of North
Carolina.


It was the purpose of the Candy
Constitution to take from the people
the power to govern themselves. 1t is
the purpose of the proposed amend
| ments to restore to them that power,
and in the amplest manner. It was
the purpose, we repeat, of the Con
vention that framed the Constitution
to fasten upon the people OF North
Caroline a government that for years
to come they would be unable to
| change, and so has said one of the
most influential as we'll as one of the
most unworthy members of that Con
Yention. How successfully that pur-
pose was carried out is shown by the
fact that to-day after eight years oi
persistent effort, we have still to undt
their Infamous work, have still before
US the task of freeing the people from
the power of the officeholders.


But we are now, thanks to the Con
vention, no longer helpless. If the
Candy Constitution remains unchanged
it will be because the people of NORTH
Carolira declare at the polls that they
desire it to remain unchanged. If it bt
not changed now no man in Nortf
Carolina may say that its provisions
do not represent the will and the wisl
of the people in North Carolina


Which is the better for our State, tn.
cast-iron Cauby Constitution and th'
rule of officeholders, or the amend
ments and the rule of the people


Let the people speak out. The powe
to do so at the ballot box is placed il
their hands by the proposed amend
ments. They must speak out now o.


hereafter hold their peace.
Year: 1876

but the civilized TERRY seeks his dead
comrades honor as we'll and tries to put
upon him blame, that if deserved, must
blast his reputation forever as soldier.


But.can the living TERRY thus ssve
himself by the sacrifice of the dead
CUSTER We think not. There has
been q fatal blunder but who com
mittei it? Gu what single point has
TERRY's plan been successful? True so
far as appears, he imputes blame only
to the gallant young General who lies
dead among the hills Of Montana
But it is q vain task. The age. the
race and tho country that could pro-
duce CUSTER and his gallant band can
not but write their names high upon
their most houored monument. while
casting into contemptuous oblivion and
with merited execrations, the name Of
TERRY. What has Crook done, what
has GIBBoN done, what has TERRY
himself done ? Oan TERRY boast any
thing save that he still breathes the


breath of life? And yet the dead Gus
TER must bear the blame! But 30 it
will not be, unless indeed all the man.
hood of the age died vita the gallant
CUSTER and his gallant band.


The story of this great slaughter is
unknown, save that there was no sur
render there and that death and death
alone, the death of the last man of our
race stopped the fight. If blame be-
longed to any of the glorious dead,
common decency ought to have
prompted the inglorious living to
bury in a soldiers grave the soldier
error rather than the soldiers reputa,
Year: 1876

The summary if not contemptuous
ejectment OF Governor Jewell from the
Federal Cabinet is one of the first
fruits of the st. Louis Convention.
Had not President Grant and his POI
litical advisers felt assured that all
hope of carrying Connecticut was gone
the favorite son of the Radical party
in that State would never have been
treated WITH such indignity. It will
be remembered that a week had not
passed since Governor Jewell had
formally declared his purpose to re-
main in the Cabinet until after the 4th
of March when the new administration
will take charge.


Now, if it were not for TILDEN Con-
necticut would not in Radical sight
seem such assured Democratic ground
If any man has doubted the wisdom of
the nomination made at st. Louis, let
him ponder the action of President
Grant and the causes that led thereto.
Nor is the appointment of Mr.. TYNER
any less significant than the election
of Mr.. Jewell. Mr.. TYNER owes his
promotion to the fact that he is q citi-
zen of Indiana, the supposition beirg.
as Mr.. Jewell testified before the Com
mittee, it would strengthen the Radi-
calls in that State to have an Indiana
man in the Cabinet, while it could
possibly do no good to have Connec-
ticut man there. The fight then is to
be in Indiana, and when we remember
that there are in that State "a, 900
native born North Carolinians, we
feel very hopeful of the result. But
it will be a heavy fight.
Year: 1876




The story of CUSTER and his command
may not be passed by in silence, nor
may their just tribute be withheld
from men who fell as they fell.


A gallant chieftain who had hith-
erto met with no defeat was stripped
of his command and sent into the fight
as subordinate, to execute part, to
carry out detail. when he should have
matured the plan and directed the
whole. The result is known. General
TERRY, the man who superseded
CUSTER, came upon the tragic scene
only in time to learn from their mu-
tilated, naked and CHASTITY dead bodies.
the terrible fate of his late subordinate
and his entire command. There they
lay, the chivalrous gallant CUSTER,
him to whom during four years
Southern bullets and Southern sabres
brought neither fear nor hurt; his two
brothers and his nephew, his sisters
son; there, too, lay the brother of his
wife; there, too, lay the bodies of near
two hundred officers and men of his
devoted command, the gallant Seventh
Cavalry.


1t was terrible story that was told
by those mute lips. Each gaping
wound too had Its story to tell. 1t was
story of bravery that will be repeated
again and again. as long as the world
shall last, for CUSTER AND HIS BRAVES
are now immortal. We care not now
that the man won his first laurels fight
ing the armies of the South. We re-.
member not now that for four years
he .warred against us in bloody battle.
We remember no longer in bitterness
for him. the bloody fields that come back
to us strewn with the dead bodies of
friends and kinsmen, dear comrades
all, though many of them fell before
CUSTER and his command; for in the
contemplation of the sublime courage
and superb heroism of the fatal ground
even yet covered with gore, every feel
Ing disappears save one of reverent
admiration. CUSTER fought and fell
under the Federal flag, but the best
and bravest of those who for four
years fought against it, may proudly
greet not merely as foemen worthy Of
their steel, but as brethren worthy of
their love, men who have thus glori-
ously illustrated the courage and man
hood of a common race and common
country.


But if We are lost in admiration for
the noble dead, what shall we say of
the ignoble living Scarce gas the
dead CUSTER buried out of sight before
the living TERRY began to plot how he
might make wreck Of hisgood name and
fair fame; seeking to bury in one grave
the body of the man and the reputa-
tion of the soldier. The uncivilized
savage sought only his enemy's life,
for CUsgER's body was not mutilated,
Year: 1876

U y


Governor VANCE is not disappoint-
ing the just expectations of the party.
It was thought. and as the sequel
proves, it was rightly thought that if
VANCE was nominated for Governor, he
would make the most thorough and
energetic canvass over witnessed in
this State. He bas been in the Rsid
not yet thirty days and the election is
near four months of, and he has al
ready made four speeches in as many
different places. At Raleigh, at Char
lotte. at Concord and at Albemarle in
Stanly county, his we'll known voice
has been heard in defence of the
principles of the party whose acknowl-
edged leader he is.


There is no such word as fail in
Vance's dictionary, and he believes in
regular, constant, hard work. From
now until November he will be earn
est. active. jealous and patient in the
great work of organizing victory.
He is now just getting into har-
ness good. He said before the nomi-
ination that he would "work
any where" and he was put ''in the
lead" and the way he IS settling down
for steady four months pull shows
that he was hitcned exactly right in
the Democratic team.


We are glad to learn as We do from
the Raleigh papers that Governor
VANCE will make formal opening of
the campaign in that place on next
Friday, the 14th, by an address to the
TI1DEN and VANCE Club. Everybody
is cordially invited to attend. All the
nominees on our State ticket are ex-
pected to be present and rousing
good time is promised.


Weare glad to see too, that the sugges-
tion tnat the candidates on our State
ticket meet in Raleigh at an ea.jy day
and agree upon a programme for the
campaign is to be carried out. The
call for the meeting of the State Exec
utive Committee, published in another
column. is also step in the right di-
rection. The Committee and the gen
tlemen named on our State ticket,
coming as they do from all sections of
the State, will lie able to arrange
the general outlines of the plan
of campaign speedily and INTEL
| ligently. Systematic and organized
| effort is what We want and what we
must have if we would elect our ticket.
The field of operations is large one,
for there are ninety-four counties in
the State and there ought at least to
be one speech from some member of
the State ticket made in each county
in the State if we would bring out q
full vote and upon bringing out full
vote depends the result.


The time has now come when we
must get to work.
Year: 1876

Mr.. Linney of Alexander tells us of
an old man in Wilkes county who has
been Radical ever since the war. He
asked the old gentleman the other day
how he would vote this year. and the
reply was: "WeIl, I've been voting
with the Radicals a good while but will
have to leave them now, for I got in
the habit of voting for Vance before
the war and now We need him again.
Zeh is my man."
Year: 1876

Absenteeism seems to be epidemic
in the Grant family of late. The old
man took several chances al it and
won every time-notably the other
day when he was absent from Phila-
delphia on Centennial day. And then,
too, Fred was absent from his COM
mand when the gallant Custer fell.
But then you see FRED was at home
playing with his new baby. So that
when Custer and the others got killed
Fred only got promotion. Clusters
massacre or something else has caused
Fred to be first Lieutenant. But
what does youth care for promotion
from one lieutenancy to another when
he is already enjoying by brevet the
rank and pay of Lieutenant Colonel
And such is soldering when man
happens to be President Grants son!
Year: 1876

Make up your clubs for the JoUNAL
and send them in. The subscription
price puts the JOURNAL in the reach
of all. Remember the valuable Wheel


er and Wilson Sewing Machine given
for the largest number of subscribers
Year: 1876

All that the amendments seek to ac-
complish is to restore to the people
their rightful power, and to enforce
an honest, economical expenditure of
their money. Reform is what they
seek. Let them be ratified.
Year: 1876

Economy aud the peoples rule is
what North Caroline needs to make
her prosperous once more. We can
not get these unless the proposed
amendments shall be ratified. Let us
go to work, then, in earnest.
Year: 1876

1t was then ascertained that it was
jim Cook, the marshal of the town,
who had been one of the chief pro-
moters of the difficulty. His head
was almost shot to pieces.


Soon after this another negro,
named John Thomas, first lieutenant
of the company, was caught while at
tempting to escape. After he was ar
rested he was shot in the back by some
unknown party and seriously, perhaps
mortally, wounded. This action was
condemned in the severest terms by
every one, and especially by General
Butler.


At eleven O'Clock a general search
search was made for the other mem
bcrs of the company, but none coukl
be found. With the exception of one
or two old women, who stood about,
trembling with terror, the town was
apparently deserted by the negroes,
and soon after eleven o'clock the
trouble was evidently over. The force
of white men in Hamburg during the
evening numbered several hundred, a
portion of whom were from South
Carolina and a portion from Augusta.
Year: 1876

There is strong superstition prevailing
among many engineers and fremen, that ID


as firmly believed in as the Mohamedan be-


lieves in the Koran. Yesterday morning q


representative Of the HERALD had his sttep-


tion attracted to an engine at tho depot BY


its cleanly condition and the high polish in


dustrious hands had given it. In the


cab0ose hung . rusty horse shoe. "Of


what use is that" said the HERALD repre-


sentative. "None other" replied the


fremen ethan that IT 10 believed by all fire.


men and engineers that so long as horse
shoe Is about an angine, no Ill luck can
attend it. You will find one on every engine
on this road, and I viii venture to say that
If you enter the engine room of any of the
large manufactures you will find horse
shoe somewhere about it," "It cannot be
anything more than empty superstition"
"Not at ALL" We have had engineers on
this road who would not touch them, and
something always went wrong. They
either had accidents or were behind time,
and II 1t was not one thing it was another
But If you keep horse shoe about, good
luck will follow you all around" Among
the colored people 1t 10 believed to be
Of protection. It Is regarded not
only as good luck to have . horse shoe
nailed over the front door, but that 1t will
drive away witches, and over the front door
of the demicile Of nearly every colored per-
son in Wilmington you will find q horse
shoe, which is regarded by the owner as
sacred as Bible writ. Engineers state that
hey do not know where the custom OF
mailing up horse shoes originated, but they
implicitly believe that to be without one
would but invite Ill luck. An inspection of |
he engines in the round-house will reveal |
he fact that there 10 not one among the |
Whole number which has not the horse shoe |
lailed up somewhere about Il.
Year: 1876

The military Of the State, It is believed,
will not visit the Centennial until the Fourth
Of July, when they will occupy place In
the Centennial Legion, composed of the
military representation from the thirteen
original States, It Is not known the num-
Der OF men that Delaware will send, but 10
thought from the preparations being made
that the delegation VII b large,
Year: 1876

WE HAVE heard Of adamantine cheek,
cheek, that the hindermoSt foot of mule
vigorously pushed against, would re-
bound from, cheek that protected soldiers
against the fire Of bullets, but that most
impervious, and the checklist Of cheek is
displayed by the editor OF the CONNER
cial' who sets up in his editorial capacity
and wants to know what wrongs the Re
publican party has ever inflicted upon ths
people. Go read you the record OF you
party since it has been in power, then ask
YOUR conscience If you haven't cheel
beyond parallel, to attempt to thrust sucl
a party again upon the people.
Year: 1876

The campaign is nearing its close. The
lines of party fight have been tightly
drawn, and with none have they been more
markedly drawn than with the Democratic
party in this State. The party has made
fight of sallantry, one that has drawn
ont the interest and enthusiasm of the
party in its greatest warmth. The outlook
ia one of decided encouragement, and 1t Is
believed bv all, that are not in the blinded
preiudices of the other side, that
Mr.. Grubb will run largely ahead OF
his ii ket. The Legislative ticket will be
secured by large majority, and its chances
are more than doubly assured since the
Republican party of Delaware took pains
to state upon the stump that it is in opro-
si,ion to the political elevation Of the
workingman. What means the organiza-
ton of workingmen's clubs Why thai
the principles of the Republican party are
denounced by the workingmen our city
As TO the Congressional ticket there ha:
hardly been necessity ofmal:ing any fgL
upon that line. The black and tan con
yention that assembled in Dover and nom
mated Mr.. Bird, we always regarded as
sort of political farce, tina; had tocome of
as necessity to preserve the activity ofth
party. But it was rushed through with a
quickly as though it was a job gladly got
ten rid of. Tie campaign has been mad
a vigorous one by the Democracy Of Del
aware, and its members have the bes
reasons for graduation.
Year: 1876

The following can be used for either friend
or an enemy, according to the way you pune
tuate it: He is an old and experienced man in
vice and wickedness he is never found In op-
posing the works of iniquity he takes delight
in the downfall of his neighbors he never re-
joices in the prosperity of any Of his fellow
creatures he is always ready to assist in de-
stroying the peace of society he takes no
pleasure in serving the Lord he is uncommonly
diligent in sowing discord among his friends
and acquaintance he takes no pride in labor
ing to promote the cause of Christianity he
has not been negligent in endeayoring to stig-
matize all public teachers he makes no efforts
to subdue his evil passions he strives hard to
build up Satan's kingdom he lends no aid to
the support of the Gospel among the heathen
he contributes largely to the evil adversely he
pays great heed to the devil he will never go
to heaven he must go where he will receive
the just recompense Of reward.
Year: 1876

This evening select family sociable will be
given by a committee Of St. Peters parish at
the school house, E street, between Third and
Fourth southeast, for the benefit of the paro-
chial school. From an intimate knowledge OF
the gentlemen who have the affair in charge,
we guarantee to all who attend an evening of
unalloyed pleasure. Besides, It is given for q
good cause, and all friends of education should
help them along. Tickets fifty cents. Dane
ing will commence at O'Clock
Year: 1876

In compliance with Executive orders, g body
of troops will soon be quartered in Washing
ton. -Four companies of artillery from South
Carolina arrived at the Sixth-street wharf
last evening on the steamer Lady of the Lake,
and marched to the arsenal grounds, where
quarters were prepared for them.