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THE .TARBORO' SOUTHERNER. A V'.'r.K 10 tVfcRy TARBORO', SATURDAY, FEB. 10, 18G6 110Ur TO HAVE A GOOD NEWSPAPER. t Subscribe Liberally, ml pay the printer0' fowu. Although y1"0 are suc complaints among oj 'citizens about the scarcity of G Backs, yet the spirit of im- jvcment is alive in our midst.. The hammer, the saw and the plane can be heard all over the towrj,- which is an evidence, that improvements are pro gressing. Every house which could be "used Tor the purpose, have been or is being -fitted p fW stores, and the shelves of each are constantly kept furnished with goods of every descrip tion from baby Jumpers, up to the most magnificent silks. Fine Horses are being driven up and down our Streets for sale, and go off like hot cakes at enormous prices. Our Livery Stables are incessantly busy and the horses of the proprietors are getting poor from hard labor, and the pockets of their owners getting fat with hard cash or its equivalent. Our Auctioneer Mr. Hvatt, talks himself hoarse every Tuesday over the goods and plunder of his patrons. Our Hotel Bell is ringing nearly all day and late at night for servants to wait upon customers, and last but not least our Groccrymen are not perishing for the want of a run of trade Apple Jack, Whiskey and Rum are in great demand, and disappears rapidly at twen ty five cents per drink, and as my lord Coke would say etcetera. Now le us enumerate, what our town can boast of. We have 1-1 Dry Good Stores, 2 Drug S Lores, Groceries, 1 Hotel, 1 Livery Stable, 2 Shoe Shops, 2 Jewelry Stores, 5 Law Officer, 7 Doc tors, 2 Millinery Establishments, 1 Ba kery, 2 Tailor Shops. 1 Tin Shop, 1 Harness Shop, 2 Blacksmith Shops, 1 Coach Shop, and 2 Express Co. Offi ces, 1 Male and 2 Female Acadamies, 1 Potograph Gallery, etcetera, and among the et ceteras we include one Printing Press. But we are sorry to eay, we have no Mayor or Commission ers, and in consequence thereof c-ur Streets and bridges arc in bad condi tion. Our election for Mayor and Commis sioners will not come off until the 1st Monday in April. Will not our representatives in the; Legislature mako some provision, so that those who filled these offices under Provisional Government, shall remain in office until our regular election. This is a matter of some importance to our citizens. Magistrates The following persons, tip to the present time have qualified as Magistrates for this county viz: H. T. Clark, R. S. Sugg, L. C. Pender, S. L. Hart, B. S. Williams. James F. Jen kins, David Cobb, James R. Thigpen, Erastus Cherry, James W. Howard, J. F. Batts, It. J. Powell, Wm. F. Lewis, L. Pv. Cherry, J. T. Bellamy, Wm. n. Powell, W. II Knight, Allen Warren, B. P. Pitt, Elias Carr, Whit P. Lloyd, J. B. Cofield, Jos. II. Baker and E. D. Macnair. Emigration to Mexico. AVc publi h 'to-day a letter from Ex Governor Harris, of Tcnncseee, con cerning colonization &c, in Mexico. According to the Statements in his let ter the Imperial Government in Mexi co, offers very liberal propositions to in duce emigration to his dominions. These inducements will no doubt cause many to seek a. home in that land of flowers and fruits. Wo refer our read ers to the Govs letter. Debtor and Creditor. Wc publish to-day a Communication signed Debtor and Creditor. The subject he 'discus ses iifonc of vital importance to the people, and we gladly publish every thing upon tho subject, for the infor mation and reflection cf all. Hie Enterprise. We have ugoaour table, the first number of,.lhis paper published Weekly - the City of Raleigh. . L. JJMOn, A. M., Editor and II. T. Json, Assistant Editor. The JfoterpriM i& a neat paper in aprJatlce tue editorials, and selections uro in good taste. The paper deserves and no doubt will receive a liberal pa tronage from the public. We wish the Editors success. Price $3,00 per annum. Usury. The bill introduced in the House of Commons by -Mr. Jenkins, of Warren, upon the subject of usury, was defeated on Tuesday last. Both repre sentatives from this eounty voted for it. The bill provided that six per cent, should be the lawful interest to be paid upon money, when nothing was said upon the face of the note or bond as to rates, but that .parfcips ould upon con tract, raise it as high as ten per cent. Arrest of Gov. Morehead. Wre un derstand says the Norfolk Virginian, that Ex-Governor Morehead of North Carolina, has been arrested by the Federal authorities for interfering with the sale of some property previously advertised to be sold We have no particulars. Thanks. We are endebted to our agent W. D. L. Southall, for several valuable periodicals and papers, for which we - tender our thanks. Mr Southall is a general news-pa.per agent, ho is energetic and prompt in business and wiU recommend no newspaper to our people .unless it is all right. We had the pleasure a few days of dining with a friend at the Edgecombe House, and will garantce a better dinner "could not be gotten up in these parts." Our neighbour J Smith, Proprietor, provides liberally and has things "fixed up" thoroughly. The Stay Laic. There has been no definite action yet taken upon this question in the Legislature. There are several bills upon the subject before the assembly. The Southern Representatives- The Hon. C C Langdon, Representa tive from the Jobile District, and with al a gentleman of ability and character, has addressed to the Jlobile Register and Advertiser a letter, dated at Wash-1 seems to be How can creditors save the ington on the 4th iust , in which, afrer ! largest amount ol debt, with the least reviewing very forcibly the action of j injury to the debtor? debtors have a Congress upon the admission of the j right to this consideration. Tho credi Southern Representatives, he states that j tor can get no more than the debtor has he has ccme to the conclusion that the Southern States will be deprived of re presentation during the whole existence of the present Congress. The motives which, in his opinion, control the action of the Ra lica's are so clearly and well stated in his letter, that we.quote that portion of it : The motive of all this is perfectly transparent. The Radicals are anxious to pass .certain measures, and among them amendments to the Constitution,! (as I have stated in former letters,) for the double purpose of consolidating their own power, and also as further punishment of the "wicked rebels." Were they to admit the Southern mem bers, all their well laid schemes "would be certainly defeated especially all those which require a two-thirds vote while, if the Southern members are kepi out, the Radical majority, in each House, is sufficient to enable them to carry all their measures, bidding defi ance even the Executive veto, for in-, stance j parties in the Senate now stand thirty-eight Republicans, eleven Oppo sition and one vacancy (from Iowa.) We will give the vacancy to the Repub licans, making their number thirty-nine. Admit tho twenty-two Senators from the Southern States, and parties will then stand thirty-nine Republicans and thirty-three Opposition. No two-thirds vote for them here. And be3ide3, there are three Senators classed as Republi cans who will vote with the opposition on all extreme measures of the Radicals. These are iessrs. Cowan, Doolittle and Dixon, and this will make it a tie in the Senate thirty-six Republicans and thirty-six Opposition. So the admission of the Southern Senators would deprive the Radicals of their power in the Senate. And this is reason enough for keeping them out. In the House, par ties now stand ; ono hundred and thirty, eight Republicans to thirty-five Opposi tion. Admit the fifty-eight Southern members and the apposition is increased to ninety-three making it impossible for the Radicals to carry any measure that requires a twoe-thirds vote. This view of the case satisfactorily explains why it is the Southern members are not admitted. It is power versus Constitu tional right. For the Southerner. Mr. Editor: No wonder our wor thy Governor and every body else, find themselves embarrassed, when they contemplate the prfblic and private in debtedness of the people. The deluge of war has swept over our industrial institutions their organ ic remains lie buried in their own ruins or gleam like skeletons along the high way ; with these sad monuments con- stanly before her eyes North Carolina now tramps to a new order of things : but since we have reached the promised land, it is natural we should enquire how many of the old things of Egfypt we can bring on this side of Jordan. We examine the ruins and find, that of all things that : could produce wealth there is nothing left but land, people and debts: with the help of President Johnson, the people must take care of themselves. It will take but few people to take of the lnds.-- The only question js what must be done with the debts? In speaking of debtor and cicd'itor, most people are apt 0 perate them in proportion as their own position as debtor or creditor may pre dominate. Of course this is natural, for in times like these a man is apt to think of himself first, and also lasi. Such persons forget .that a debtor and creditor are most generally the same person's : that somebody owes A., A. owes B , and so on through the whole alphabet : So that every body wants to be paid but few are anxious and many unable to pay. When the Southern peo ple went into this war they knew what they put at Stake if not all that might happen they risked all and lost; debts not excepted every thing each one can save may be Called clear gain, in the present ruined state of affairs. Ti i-i seems the common sense view : So- cicty Government have failed to pro- tect the citizen in his righ s of person and property, indeed has been the cause of their injury, is it honorable, humane or even just, that old debts bould bo demanded with the same rigid exaction, as formerly ,when men had four or five times tbe means of pay ment I. It was 'not the debtors fault that they losfall. To the honor of creditors, we have not seen in them disposition to oppres sive action, and on the other hand we have seen no debtor disposed to ignore his debts, but many do insist, that un der the upturning of our social coudi tion, tLnt debtors ought to piy accord ing to their means, with reasonable time to work out, and thereby avert ruin from their family. That the most stringent collections of tie sheriff could ret no more, bv effcctlnz the ruin of I the debtor. The real nu2stion then to pay with, take all and leave him' ruined: and a bankrupt act would re-' ilieve both debtor and creditor of the balance. Thus repudiating perhaps three fourths of the debt, but still ! spreading dcssolation throughout so- e'ety. Ml men must knew that scarcely one man in ten, can Pay his debts in full without ruin : and it would perhaps ruin most of the others to pay twenty cents : in the dollar ; common sense, and the . common interest of both parties, then J seem to indicate that some rule ought . to be established for compromising and adjusting all indebtedness under our present condition. Creditor could loose no more by such a process than by or dinary collections, if so much. While the debtor might, pay as much or more without utter destruction. If this feeling be general, arising out of absolute necessity, wby should not such a rule take the force of law. What ought such a rule to be? I sug gest, that it should recognize facts as they are : and legislate to and Jor them.. not failing to recognize the just and natural relations between the new and old order of things, as facts inevitably accomplished. If the people could act understandingly, it is thought, they could settle these things satisfactorily among themselves. If such be the com promising spirit of all parties, in this then great trouble, why may not their representatives faithfully embody this compromising feeling into a rule of ac tion for all? This seems to be what is needed. Suppose the following outlins of such a rule. 1. A board of Valuation of a man's debts and assetts. 2. A man shall be held to pay occord ing to his means viz : if worth one thousand dollars, be held to pay one thousand and no mure, but parties may compromise as they can. 3. A Stay law to operate from (three to five years,) during which a debtor might work out of debt, or compro mise. 4. A competent tribunal, to hear caus es and give final discharges. Could the debtor complain? it is the best he could expect. Could the credit or complain? He staged all and in common with others, lost, and now has the same chance of saving as much as circumstances will permit, and if a ju3t and humane man would feel gratified, that he can do so without ruin to any body. But we are brought up all standing : "It is unconstitutional." North Caro lina has scrupulously . tried to tread within the pale of the constitution Still her skirts are not entirely clean, if her stay laws, her bills of credit, her paper money system equivolent to legal paper tender &c , can soil her garments; but these are mere trifles shared with all the States, compared to the Grand Chart of Constitutions, biU of rights, and with them the rights of persons and property witnessed by the last ten years. If constitutions cannot save a people of what use are they? Too weak to pro tect, yet too strong to admit remedies for new and great evils. I do not say the above suggestions would be proper or .wholesome remedies, but if there be any such for nur condi tion, It very lika GojLafFectatian, to delay its appreciation on account of constitutional scruples, in the face of all the violations which has placed us in this misserable plight. As to demoralizing effects! Legal remedies for any great evil, may sustain the drooping molality of a people, but once draw them to dispair, raise the cry of, Save who can, and their moral pres tige is gone- we hope not forever. r CREDITOR & DEBTOR. LETTER FROM GOV. HARRISS, ,OF TENNESSEE. Gov. Harriss, of Tennessee, has writ- ten a letter to a friend in Georgia, which is published in the Atlanta New Era. It describes how the Governor made, his way to Mexico, and gives someintercsting details concerning other prominent Confederates. The letter is dated "Cordova, Nov. 12." We make the following extracts. Governor Har riss has called on Maximilian with Gen. Price and Gov. Polk, of Missouri. They see the Emperor. Our reception upon the part of the Government officials here was all that we could have expected or desired. We were invited to an audience with the Emperor a the palace, the farr fa ru ed halls of the Montczumas. At the time fixed we called, and were there most kindly received by the Emperor and Empress, and were assured of their sympathy in our misfortunes, and of their earnest hope that we might find homes for ourselves and friends in Mexi-' co. The Empress was our interpreter in the interview. Sne speaks fluently the French, Spanish, German and En glish languages and is in all respects a great woman. They find more Confederates. We overtook at the city of Mexico Gen. Magruder. Commodore Maury, Governor Allen, of Louisiana, Judge Perkins, of Louisiana, Governor Rey- nolds, of Missouri, and Gov. Murrah and Governor Ularfc, ot lexas, witn maoy oilier aiH lesser Confederate l'ghts. On the 5th of September the Emperor published a decree opening all : of Mexico to immigration and coloni , zation, and Commodore Maury and my self aud other confederates, were re- ouested to prepare regulations to ac- J J. 4. W company the dcciee, which we did, and which were approved by the Emperor on tho 27th. The decree and regula tions offer very liberal inducements to immigration, amongst which are a dona tion of public lands at the rate of six I hundred and forty acres to each head of a family, and three hundred and twenty to each single roan, a free pas sage to the country to such as are not able to pay their own expenses, freedom from taxation for . one year, and from military duty for five years, religious toleration, etc., eto. The Emperor gives them Office."- Commodore Maury has been appoint ed Imperial Commissioner of Coloniza tion which makes his authority in the matter of colonization second only to that of the Emperor. General Price, Judge Perkins and myself were appoint ed agents of colonization, and requested to examine the lands lying upon and near the line of railroad from the city of Mexico to Vera Cruz, for the pur pose of determined whether, they are situated tD American colonization. We are engaged at this time in the discharge of that duty. The Govervor gets a Plantation. I have selected G40 acres about ten miles from here, where I propose to surround myself with the coffee planta tion, in the midst of which I will nes tle down, constantly inhaling the odors of the rich tropical fruits and gaudy colored and flagrant tropical flowers, in an atmosphere of perpetual spring; yet turning the eye to the northwest you constantly behold tbe snow-capped peak& of Orizaba and Pocatapetl, from which I can draw my ice at all seasons of the year. Colonizing. There are about thirty Confederates now here, all of whom will locate their i lands and commence the work of set tlement within a week or ten dayg. Tho place where we begin the first colony was highly improved and in a high state t)f cultivation a hundred years ago. The extensive ruins of what were once magnificent structures show thattheSe haciendeas were highly productive and the homes of wealth lux ury and refinement; bujabout fifty years since slavery was abolished in the State of Very Cruz, and the proprie tors of these magnificent estates left the country with the large fortunes they had amassed. The Church seized the lands and allowed them to lie idle and go to ruin. The buildings upon each of these places must have cost from 3100.000 to 8500,000. The Church held the property until about five years since, when it was taken by the Govern ment, and the Government now sells it to us for colonization at one dollar per acre in quantities of six hundred and forty acres to each head of a fami ly and three hundred and twenty to each single man on a credit of one, two, three, four and five years. This is the beginning of the first Confederate colony in Mexico. Amongst those who pro pose to setlle immediately are General Price and General Shelby from Mis souri, Judge Perkins, of Louisiana, and myself. The resources of this country are such as to insure fortune to the energy and industry that have usually characterized our people. The wonder is that they have been permitted to re main undeveloped so long, but this is the most indolent, lazy and worthless population on earth. MARRIED. On the 31st January, by. the Rev. T, G. Lowe, at the residence of Joseph Bryan, Esq,, in Halifax county North Carolina, MR. TV. L. COTTON and MISS EMMA P. BRYAN, MR. J. T. APPLEWHITE and MUS. LAURA STAMPER. Also, on the following morning, at the same place, MR. LATHAM and MISS WILLIE PiTTMAN. May nothing mar their peace on earth, May all that's good to them be given, May they be happy after death, May they at last be saved in heaven. Tarboro' Prices Ctirrcsil. Corrected Weelchj for the " Southerner," BY J. SMITH & CO. Corn, per Bbl, Meal per bushel Wheat none in market. Flour, Superfine " Extra Family Bacon, - -. -Lard, - - -Pork, Northern per Bbl Beef per lb Lime, per Bbl Bagging, - r -Rope, - - Guano, per ton Keroseno Oil) per gal. Turkeys, Chickens, - - Cotton, per lb. - - - $4 a 4,50 1 a 1,25 . 12al3 15 a 15,50 12a 18! 16 2-3 27 a 40 6 a 7 5,50 a 6,50 35 a 40 25 a 30 SI 50 1,25 a 1,50 1,00 ... 15 a 20 'C7a40 T S3 E - - Company, Have established an office permantly in Tarboro', which together -with the National and Southern Express companies completes tbe arraugement for the rapid fulfillment of orders that may be left at Mrs. M. E. Bond's MAMMOTH MlIililXfiRY AND Dress-Making Establishment. The Ladies of Raleigh, Goldsboro', Wil son, Rocky Mount, Enfield, Halifax, and all intermediate points, will find it greatly to their advantage to call about the mid dle of Slarch, and examine the beautiful stock of Bonnets, Ribbons, Dress Trim mings, etc., that will be carefully selected for the market by Mrs. Bond who is now in Arew York, and will jremain fhere until just time to open Spring trade iftJ those departments in this place. Tarboro', Feb. 10. 11-tf . Dental Notice. Dr. Fvcpia, Dentist, begs leave respectivelly to inform the citi zens of Tujboro9 and Edgecombe, that he is prepared to perform all opera tions pertaining to Dentistry. Artificial Teeth inserted on Gold, Silver, Platiaa, or Vul canite Base, from one to an en tire set. Office, at present, in the" Edge combe IIouse.,scJ - Feb 10 11-tf NOTIGE. ALL persons indebted to the estate of Seth S. Hicks, deceased, either by Note or account, will please settle immediately, as I desire to close the estate as soon as pos sible. The note3 .and accounts can be found at the store cf John Harriss & Co's. JOSEPH COBB, Admr. Feb 10 " 11-tf ATKINSON & SHEPPERSON, ' No. 11 North Water Street, tVilmington, N. C. General Commission t Merchants and Agents for the Baltimore and Wil-. mington Steamship Line. ;-...) Strict consignments of Southern Pro1 ducts for sale in this market or in tho Northern market through our correspon dents, upon which liberal cash advances will always be made, Keep constantly on hand Peruviari ami . Excelsior Guano, and Farming Implement ' oi every description. j Mr. Matthew P. Taylor is -with m. ami 1J will be glad to serve his friends. - - r - Feb. 10 ' D. O. "WORTH if. o. dajtei Worth & Daniel, Commission and Forwarding MercJianls, Brown's TYharres, South. Water Street Wilmington, J e WU1 give strict personal attention to sale or shipment of CottonNaval Stores and General Produce. Also, to receiving and forwarding Goods. Agents for Cape Fear Line of River Steamers to Fayetteville, and Sail Line to New York and Philadelphia. Dealers in Cotton, Bagging, Rope, Lime, waster, uuano, Ford's Fertilizer, Salt, Coal. &c. feb 10-ll.tf H. F. IIORXE of Washington, N. C., with Chichester & Co., Wholesale Dealers in Foreign $ Domestic Hardware, No. 5-3 Beekman & 85 Ann Street, Second Floor, NEW YORK. All orders promptly attended to. tvh in , . Garden Seed ! JUST received a large and well selected stock of fresh GARDEN SEED from David Landreth & Son, Philadelphia, put up ex pressly for this market. MACNAIIt & OWEN. Feb. 10. n.tf Steam Saw MUI. I am prepared to furnish Lumber PINE or OAK, at my Mill equi distant between f Wilson and Tarboro , Will deliver it at the the Mill, Tarboro', or Wilson. Terms Cash at the market Price, feb 10-11-tf DR. BASON, Dentist Thankful for past favours, offers his services as Applications through Pott Office, or left at the HOTEL,' Tarboro', on receipt of this notice will be attended. Charges rea sonable. Terms Cash, or itg equivalent. N. B. Nerves destroyed and Teeth ex tracted without pain. Feb. 3. 10-tf Guario ! Guano!! '50 TonsNo. 1, Peruvian Guano, direct from the Government agents, and warrant ed pure. 1 Tons Soluble Pacific Guano, for Sale by W. II. McRARV & CO., Commission Merchants, -j -Wilmington, N. C. Refer to Capt. John S. Dancy.Iar- boro', N. C.tDa Feb. 3 18CC. .. 10-Vtf Notice. A. E. RICKS, D. D. L., wouM respect fully say to the Citizens of Tarboro' and its vicinity, that he is again in the practice of his Piofession and will in the future as in the past endeavor to discharge his duty faithfully for all those who require his service. Address, Rocky Mount, Jf. C. Feb. 3, 18G6. 10--tf 500 Minkskins. We wish to buy, 500 "Minkskins, for which we will pay the highest prices. ZOELLER & WILLIAMS. Feb. 3, L8G6. 10 tf Just Received AKD- FOR SALS BY ROBERT R. COT TEN. i A Superior article of Portland atrd Sa gar House Syrups, give him a call during" the Buckwheat Cake Season. Feb. 3, 18C6. . 10 tf For Sale. 10 Shares of W. & W. R, Roa4 Stock. Apply to Feb. 3, 18G6. HUGH MACNAIIt. 10 tf For Sale, 45 Head, Sows and Tigs, fox: Bale hj ROW & LIPSCOMB. M 2? 9tf " 4 t i