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The Tarboro' Southerner.
TARBOrjO'. NORTH CAROLINA.
WILLIAM BIGGS,
- Editoh
Thursday,
April 13, 1871.
Banoke'&Tar River Railroad
Its Advantages and Bene
fits. J ' ? 4
It ia Impossible to understand the
seeming apathy which exists amoDg
the people of Edgecombe county, in
regard to the success of an improve
ment which , will so plainly benefit
them all to a very great degree.
It is claimed by the friend of this
enterprise, that the charges on freights
saved in one year by the construction
of this road will grade the roadbed
nnd place the cross ties and other tim
ber work on it.-
As to the truth of this claim there
is no doubt. The road will run through
Edgecombe to Tarboro a distance of
nbout fifteen miles. Two thousand
dollars per miU will grade and timber
it; therefore, only thirty thousand dol
lars will be required from this county
to secure the road completed to the
county seat.
No'one will deny, that tho construc
tion of this road will reduce charges
at least seventy five per cent. A few
.rdinirv frashets ia lar lliver ena-
j
bliug the Cotton Plant to make regu
lar trips for a few months this season,
caused the reduction of charges on
Cotton a leading article more than
ou2 hundred per cent. The receipts at
the W. & W. R. R. office at Tarboro
aloue are about one huudred and tweu
tj-uve thousand dollars per annum.
a reduction of Twenty-five per cent
oa that amount would be a saving of
abaut thirty-one thousand dollars.
This does not include the receipts of
KHigsboro, Hooky Mount, Battleboro,
"Whitakers and Joyners all of which
are stations iu Edgecombe ; and the
communities adjacent to these stations
are almost as much if not entirely in
terested in this project, as the people
near T;irboro and along the proposed
lmeof the roadjbecauee they could do
as one cf the largest farmers ia the
county did this winter haul their pro
dace from the line of the W. & W.
K. 11. to another Hue of communication,
thereby forcing the reduction of charg
es on the Yv & V. II. R., which is a
complete monopoly. Its President acts
on the publicly avowed principles that
it is his duty to charge on freights all
he can get, regardless of its injustice
and to other persons seemingly re
gardless of the truo interest of the
owners ot the road. Competitioa then
is the only mode or means of forcing
or inducing the managers of Railroad
lines to make their charges reasona
ble, and not an onerous burden to the
producers and consumers of our coun
try. Why is it that Cotton and other
freight is carried from Augusta, Co
lumbia, &c, to New York aud Balti
more for les3 money than it is carried
from here ? Because these places have
Charleston and Savannah and a coast
lino of Steamers to compete with the
Railroads running North from these
points.
Build the Roanoke & Tar River
R-iilroal and you have a permanent
competing line which will always keep
freights at fair rates.
fair lates
are all that our people wish or ask for.
Very liberal propositions have been
made by parties of undoubted ability
and integrity to place iron, rolling
stock, oa this road, provided the
citizens along the line will merely
grade the road and place crdas ties on
it. No proposition could be more libe
ral, and to a thinking and calculating
mind the hesitation in taking suffi
cient stock to grade the road ready for
the rails i3 astonishing and beyond
an intelligent calculation.
This is the fairest chance our people
will probably ever have to free them
selves of a most oppressive and dis
criminating monopoly, and they should
not hesitate to take hold of it at once.
The parties representing the enter
prise are among the very best, most
wealthy and energetic, of our citizens,
men who think and do not take hold
of anything in a reckless way. The
people of a small neighborhood in HalU
fax county, Scotland Neck, have al
ready taken about twenty five thous
and dollars, and will take more stock.
The freights saved by the construc
tion of this road will, on one hun
dred bales of cotton, be sufficient to
"run two ploughs and on fifty bales one
plough thereby enabling the farmer
to increase his operations yearly
merely from the savings on freight on
his cottou, regardless of the savings on
his fertilizers and other articles of pro
duction and consumption.
The3e few facts and suggestions are
thrown out for the purposa of indu
cing our people to think, and seriously
consider the matter.
We shall, in a few days follow up
this article with others showins the
facts and figures, which will speak for
themselves.
m
A. Correction.
We are always ready to correct any
i ijustice'Tlhat may be made in the
SoUTIEItNEU.
- Ilearirig last week, from undoubted
sources, that Senator Speed had charg
ed Lou'h llilliard, Esq., of Pitt, with
h i ig instrumental in getting the late
t)-adce Joucs drunk, while both were in
Raleigh, we so stated it
Since theu, wo understand that Dr.
Speed h'M. with drawn his charges, find
ing theia to be tiutrue. AVe also take
pleasure now iu withdrawing a states
ment that may have the effect of in
iurinsr the character of a gentleman
lor whom, personally, "we have the
highest respfet. Judge Warreu and
Maj. Sparrow have sent us a states
rcent fully exonorating Mr. llilliard
from the accusations of Senator Speed
showing that Mr. llilliard was not
in Raleigh at the time Jones so public
ly exhibited his "infirmity."
The Convention Question.
In August next the question of
"Convention" or ''No Convention" will
be submitted to the people of the
State.
It seems to us that every honest vo
ter of North Carolina, be he white or
black, must cast his suffrages iu favor
of Convention. None will deny, even
the most radical, that the Constitution
under which we now live contains ma-
and flagrant eviis.
They freely acknowledge that some
action is necessary to correctthe ma
ny abuses cow committed under the
present code.
Whi'e confessing this, their repre
sentatives in the Legislature have, for
partisan reasons, refused to vote for
a bill su'aiittiog this vote to the peo
ple, their constituents.
Who better ab!eto judge of their ne
cessities than the voters and tax pay
ers themselves !
Bat the Radical members of the
Legislature, s.rvants of the people, say
by their votes that the people shall not
have this privilege. Looking to par
tisan supremacy, they are afraid to
trust the matter to the voters of North
Carolina knowing that a final and de
cisive judgment will be rendered
against the present corrupt form of gov
ernment. Who nukes
the question a party
matter?
The Republican partj !
And why?
Simply because if
a VOliVeat Oll IS ;
. . .
called some cf them,
corrupt and dishonest, will be ousted
from the places they now disgrace.
What honest Republican, white or ;
black, will denv thut the affairs o
his State, County, and Section
1J S0'
ing to ruin under the present manage-
ment ? and who does not desire a bet-1
ter system, involving less expense and S
" .. I
securing more protection for hie aud,,
property ? A Convention will secure
this, while at the same
not in any way
1
lieges now aecor
they white or b
Conservative Organization in
the State.
Before the Legislature adjourned
the following Central and District Com-j
mittees were appointed made in cau-!
cus by members representing the
the Central Cou.mittee was chosen by
the entire body of members present
EXECUTIVE COM MITTEES.
CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Bragg, Thomas, Raleigh, Chairman,
Merrimoo. A. S. Buslee, C. M.,
Bledsoe, M. A., Litchford. J. J.,
DeCarteret. J. Q , Battle, 1L II.,
Moore, J. II.
DISTRICT COMMITTEE:
FIRST DISTKICS.
Carter, D. M., Washington, Chair
man, Ranson; M. W., Jackson,
Latham, Chas., Plymouth,
Winston, D. C , Windsor,
Eure, M. L , Gatesviile,
Moore. J , E., Williamston,
Shaw, W. B , Currituck C. U.
SECOND DISTRICT. -
Kenan, Thos. S., Wilsou, Chairman.
Hughes, John. Newbern,
Morrisey, W. G.,Giddsboro.'
O'llagan, Chas. J., Greenville,
Jeffroy, A. W., Beaufort,
Nixon, R. W Jacksonville,
Wootei,J. F. Kiuston,
THIRD DISTRICT.
Exgeliiard, J. A., Wilmington
Chairman,
Fuller, T. C, Fayctteville,
McKay, A. A., Clinton,
Wall, A. C, Rockingham,
Norment, A. S.. Lumberton.
Mclver, J. D., Carthage,
Ellis, J W., Whiteviile.
.FOURTH . DISTRICT.
Plummer, E. II., Warrenton, Chair
man, Amis, J. S., Oxford,
York. R. W., Morris ville,
Cooke, C. M., Louisburg,
Leach, J. T., Leachburg,
Drake, J. A., Ililliaid
Strudwiek, F. NM IlilLboro.'
FIFTH DISTI1ICT.
Moreiieap, Jas. T., Greensboro',
Chairman,
Robins, M. S., Asheboro',
Scales. A. M , Wentworth,
Hill, Joel F.; Wilson's Store,
Robins, Franlt C, Lexington,
Kerr, John, Yancey viile,
Jordan, Henry T., Roxbora',
SIXTH district.
Brown, J. E., Charlotte, Chairman,
Armfield, R. F., Statesf ille.
Schenok, David, Lincointon,
Uowles, W, II. II., Wiikesboro',
McNeill. Dr. G.'C, Catawba Station,
Henderson, Jno. S., Salisbury,
Dobson, Joseph, Yadkinville.
seventh district.
Avery, A C, Morganton, Chairman,
Cocke, A. M . , Asheville,
Love, J. R. Jr., Webster,
Neill, Q. F., Jefferson,
Gudger, Jas. JL, Burnsville,
Durham, Plato, Shelby,
Gash,L. S., Hendersonville.
As the Sentinel suggests the next
and most important work is thc 'ap
I pointmcut of County aT)j Township
interfere with the pnv- and carried off the plate, fie then sent j carefully cultivate, pick, gin and pack, 1 a"i the" suspension- of habeas corpus
rded to all citizeu3, be ! aa "ruu'd orce ttJ -vr- Ri others's house, j success is almost certain. If, on the j will he stricken out r f the Ku-Klux
i,lr.i. 3ui had them cart away all that gen-J coutra.-y, he speculates on the season ! bill iu the Scnr.te, but 1 have no ucb
Committees. "This is the work of the j
themselvee : and it should be !
soen to that the best and most active
meu be asaigaed to those positions, for
open all upon these committees the re !
work of the campaign will fall. No
time should be lost in perfecting our
organization. The most active and in
fluential men should compose these
local organizations. Every county
should be thoroughly aroused ; every
township should have its distinct or
ganization, and every voter in every
township should be seen and talked to
! and be impressed with his individual
responsibility on the day of election.
The counties in which no meetings
have yet takeu place should at once
bestir themselves and get their can
didates in the field and set on foot an
active campaign. Let the beet men be
now called to the front-men in whom
the people have full confidence men
of moderation, wisdom and experience
men to whom no man will hesitate to
entrust his interests. And let our talk
ing men, whether candidates or not,
arouse themselves and call out the peo
ple and advise with them.
There never was a time when patriots
were more needed. The people are
distressed as no people before ever
were sore at heart and bewildered,
knowing hardly what to do. Now is
the time for the men whom, ia more
prosperous days, the people "delighted
to honor" to spring to the front to
comfort, to console and to advise. In
vital importance there never was a
campaign ecjual to the one we flow ap
proach. Organize, then, and let every
man determine to do his duty and there
is no fear of the result. Let the cry be,
' Convention and the Regeneration of
our State "
SenatorDavis on Ben Butler.
In the Umt.d States Senate last
Thursday, SenatorDavis, ol'Kentucky?
called the attentiou of the Senate to a
report iu the New York Herald of the
scene on theiloor of the Senate between
himself and Gen. Butler, and made
the following explanation and correc
tion of it :
Mr. Dav"h state!
several years sinco.
to the Senate that !
duriusr the war. a i
Brothers
J3
gentleman Earned
came to
Washington, from St. Louis, and stated
thafhe owned a bouse iu New Uileati,
which he had left, sor.n months pre
viously," for ih 3 purpose of sojourning
iu St. Louis during the hot wocths. as
i .r I nma 1 1 1 ir I i.ir 1 i . ,,.,,,.,. . , -. I
v..... ....c i.-ji. mjt.un3. its i
i was las habit; that before leavin; home '
1 .... . ., '
worcu auout ?,jvk), iu tne vault-sale
of
a merchant friend for security, and
had locked up in his house ai! his other
f..r..;f... .. i,:v, i,..,- i ? :
f , luiunuit, iuiiiu uju tul lulil SOin
' ! e-li i AAA . . V. .. . iV - . T . i
iv'Juwj LiiaL uuer ueo. ijntltr Was
: 8DD0inted to the militarv potnmnn .it
New Orleans, he heard about this plate,
and therefore sent a military order to
dcmaDd its delivery over to him. which
flip nprsnn hnMIntT if ,!r.nlinol ...
Upon this Butlersent a file of soldiers
with workmen, and the necessarv im
- r n, , ' J
... j
Brothers made
!aplliTiou t0 1,1rf klent L;"colu foT
an order upon Jut!er tor the surrender
of the property, an 1 Senator Hender
son and Representative Rollins of Mi.-.
souri went with Mr. Brothers to the
President, and indorsed his hih charac-
er a"a 1,3 ! -Vi,u" to the trover nment,
! but the 1 resident declined to interfere
avis) tlieu moved a rcsolu.
i Hon in the Senate for the appointment j
of a select committee to investigate j
jthe complaint of Mr. Brothers. The !
Senate vo ed it down. At the ci.su-!
ing session he introduced it again, J
( when the majority again rejected it j
v,.i uiu u.uu biateu to tne
senate me lac s as recounted by Mr. !
Biether:
as
the t-juudation for the ;
resolution.
Mr. Jiavis continued as follows: A j
tew days after, having moved this re-1
solution a second time, I received a j
discourteous note from Gen. Butler, and
thereupon 1 pronounced in the Senate
iiiau uu u.? a ujiutarv Diunritirflr an
iuuii ma cowaiuice ana iuconipeteuce
as a commander had brought thame
and dishonor upon his country, its
government and arms, at Big Bethel,
New Orleans and Wilmington. I never
exchanged a word with Geu. Butler,
and such were our relations up to the
time of the scene in this Chamber
between him and myself; ajid I will
make a plain statement of what then
occurred I was making some remarks
on the resolution iu relation to alleged
disorders in the Southern States, aud
was about bringing theiu to a close,
when I happened to turn mv face to
ward Senator Thurman's seat," which is
immediately to my right. I saw that
his chair, about four feet from me,
wa3 occupied by General Butler, but,
until then, had not been conscious of
his presence. He was looking at me ;
steadily, and there was an ominous
scowl upon hia brow. Both his near
proximityandhismanner were offensive
and I addressed my closing words to
Lim by manner and action. I then
took my seat. He continued to main
tain anearnestandexcited look, where
upon I turned my seat aud faced him,
and when we had looked each other in
the eye for an instant, I said to him:
"Yfou damned old scoundrel, are you
here to scowl at and browbeat me?"
Laughter on the Republican side
He made no reply and I repeated
that language. He then responded :
"I have not addressed you 6ir, or
said a word to you."
I then said: "What are you here
for? Why did you scowl at me?"
He answered : "I did not scowl at
you. j0U are an 0,j ujan-"
.1. t v:, .1- i
I arose to my feet and advanced one
step toward him and said : l'I am
young enough to go with you from this
Senate Chamber wherever it is your
pleasure."
At this point Senator Wilson step
ped between us, laid his hand on But
ler's shoulders, eaid a few words to
him, and they walked off together.
Mr. President, my only purpose has
been to state this affair as it took place.
ana tnus correct misrepresentation. I
have given the words between General
Butler and my self, and al! of them. It
was cot my intention to bring before
the Senate" any controversy with the
universally recognized blackguard,
coward and Ecoundrel of the United
States, who himself does not dissent
MUiL, lb will I piemenis, WUO IorciDlV Opened t lie vault ! enUi.n na hp. 1ms labor ami nrnvisinno tn I Clause. auihnrizuxT ll.n iisp nf thofti-.nv
tieman s luruiture. "ir
from
the general judgment against
The latter portion of this sen-
him.
t.'uce was ncareely audible, in conse
quence of the Vice-President rapping
rigorously with his gavel, and declar
ing the Senator from Kentucky to be
out of order.
Information to Cotton Plari-
ters.1--.- - -. y
The farmers of the State will read
with interest the following remarks
contained in the Weekly Circulnrof
the Firm of William Brjce &Co. New"
York, dated April, 7tb.
The approach of the Easter Holidaye
in England: heavy receipts and
heavier exports on this side - have
worked togother to depress pricesi The
resulting depression has been very
flight, but the market seems to have
given up all hopes of any advance based
on natural causes, while supplies are so
enormous. What a combination of
speculators may accomplish is a ques
tion yet to solved, but it looks like a
simple question of money, if the victory
this month is to rest with the bulja or
the bears. From the South the most
contradictory 6tories are at hand; some
claim that the area in cotton will be
fully equal to last year, while others
are equally positive it will be far less.
The vaiious and contradictory in
fluences at work renders an opinion at
present almost impossible, and we will
content ourselves with saying that
planters would make as big a crop as
last year, if they could, but whether
they .could if they would, is another
part of speech. A crop of five or six
millions of bales would, no doubt, re
store this country to its old position, as
t!ie ''King of Cotton;" but what would
the campaign cost? Let us imagine
the South white with cotton, Middlings
worth five pence, every spindle in the
world at work, rould we call it pros
perity ' We firmly believe that three
millions of bales, with provisions raised
at home, mean more material wealth
to the Cotton States than they have
seeu since the war; and at this early
stage of the season, it rests with pro
d icers, whether they will starve or lat
ten on taeir crops. V hat a bis Yield
of hiirh cost aud low priced oottou I
means, is now beius appreciated at the
South. Would it not be well as an !
experiment, if nothng else, to try what
a low cost, high priced crop would do?
Whatever the amount of cotton raided,
the vroild will 6ud use? for it ; the only
...... . ., , .-, j : r
juu;ji.iju io uuc ui jjritc, uuu li pro
ducers seek ruin for themselves, let the
. . . 0
as me present is in excess 01 last, we
write thus plainly to our planter friends
while they have time to consider what
will be the cllec.s of exce.-bive planting.
The. question of labor, soil and climate
are fixed; the season, quality produced
aud economy of production, are stil.
open questions; to these three poiuts
. l r 1 . TIT
we bog the attention 01 our friends;
the first they cannot control, the latter ! t0 cope with, and they made no reply,
two ore within their power. If ai'''s arguments wrre unanswerable
farmer onlytplants as many acres io I
the rule of chances almost inevitably
points to ruin for him and all connected
with him. We would recapitulate all
we have so plainly said. Censervttism
as to quantity, care as to quality and
economy in production, means success;
while usury, excessive planting and
thriftlessness, are ruin. The estimated
consumption of Great Britain compared
with the rpnortprl takings hv thu traita
seem strangely at variance. With cou-;
sumption so "large, and contracts for
yarns and coods extending so far.it
seems natural that some mills must
Lave covered themselves with cotton,
yet the reported sales to the trade in
uicate a very low stock (price coo-
sidled in the hands of spinners. We
believe that the Liverpool stock if
ted, for large purchases have certainly,
been made by Lancashire in this
country, and the figures weekly sent
from Liverpool do not seem to express
a sufficiently large amount "fowarded."
However, it really makes little or no
difference, for if the mills have the
cotton they will not have to buy, and
if they have not, Liverpool has justso
much more to carry. We hope the
mills are carrying their proportion,
for when the stock reaches a million or
more bales, as it must in June, niatur
iug bills will be most carefully pro
tected to the disadvantage of owners.
Important Move Among the
Colored Leaders in South
Carolina.
Tho Charleston News intimates that
aninfluential body of the colored leaders
of that State are making a movement
looking to repudiation and the end of
carpet-bag rule. It gives the pro,
gramme as follows:
1 A proposal to the Chamber of
Commerce and Board of Trade to re
pudiate the entire indettednes3 of the
State.
2. A convention within two months
for the organization of a new party
based strictly on intelligence and integ
rity.
3. The exchange of mutual guaran
tees between the races, wherein the
colored leaders only ask that their
present civil and political rgihts shall
not be disturbed, and that they shall
have a fair representation in the offices
of the State government, in return
for which they will pledge themselves
to unite with the whites in the elee.
tion of the best men to office-
4. The nomination ofjames L Orr
for Governer in 1872, or any other
man who has the confidence of the
two parties.
A "Wealthy North Carolina
Planter.
It is pleasent to have the asser
tions of one newspaper borne out by
another, and so we leel sure that what
you are reading is true. The Louis
ville Courier-Journal, with that
amenity for which it is noted, thus
bears testimony to the statement of
a cotemporary :
The Sara tog ian says : "About the
year 1813 a wealthy North Carolina
planter, named pollock, the owner of
15,000 slaves, was a regular visitant
at Saratoga Springs." . So he was.
We knew Pollock intimately. He
was. indeed, a wealthy- plaster. The
13,000 slaves taentioned by the Sara
tojian were merely some that he
kept about Hh bousev to' wait on
him. T&e bulk of hi property i)f that
species was kept off on hia plantations.
The government used to ' refuse to
take the census in North Carolina
because it couldn't afford to pay' the
expense o( counting Pollock's negroes.
Oar Washington Correspondence. ,
Washington; D.-C, April 0, 1871.
The Ku-Klux farce in the House is
oreff the tragedy by the same tittle will
follow in the South' as soon as the Rad
icals can thoroughly arrange the pro"
gramme That the passage of the bill
was a farc.e is painfully evident. It
was decreed in council by Grant, Mors
ton and Battler; but there were Radi
cal, members of Congress from dis
tricts' opposed to further legislation and
a loophole must be made whereby they
could escape after outraging the wish
of their constituents by Toting for Bat
tler's damnable iniquity. That the
Congress of this class of Radicals was
assumed, was made manifest by the ac
tiori of such as General Garfield, who
made a most excellent speech against
the monstrosity, and yet not only did
he and his fellows vote for it, bat they
also changed their votes on the amend
ment, which deprived the President of
the power to suspend the habeas corpus,
and by a majority of three defeated the
amendment. These Radicals, who talk
id one way-and voted the otJf, car
ried on the farce eo nicely that they
not only threw &at into the eyes of
their constituents, but Democratic
members gave them credit for s ;me
little political honesty and only when
the juggle was plain did thoy see how
much they had been deceived. What
could be expected but a sting fiom a
serpent.
The remarks of Mr. D. W. Voor
hecs, of Indiana, against this bill just
before its passage were most effective,
lie urraigued the Radicals with regard
to the outrages charged, and by a sim
ple statement of facts, such as could
not be gainsayed. proved that either the
Kadical Governors of the Southern
States; or the Radicrls iu Conerea?.
wore barefaced and systematic liars
and he loft them to choose which horn
of the dilemma please 1 them best. lie
charged . thea iu language that was
Uura'sUit jblc aud iu iencs which could
be heard iu every part of the Hull, uu
iu a manner so full of futliug and so
impassioned that all felt ho was terri
My in earnest. Ben Butler fairly
shrunk from his glance, as he looked
him in (lie fjee an 1 poi; ted his fiug
er at him. as the type and leader of
the conspirators. The power of truth,
when persecuted in the shape of hard
stubborn facts, and with all the elo
quence, of which Mr. Yoorhees is mas
ter, was more than the Radicals care
ilany are inclined to believe that the
npprehpnsion ; the Se'afeis too faith
ful to the wishes of his hijh might
iness to thus oppose a schcme on
which so much depends for him.
The discussion io Exeeutiv-i Ses
sion over the confirmation of A. II.
Laflin as Nayal ofncer,and Wat Dar
ling as Appraiser of Merchandise, at
New York City, in place of Moses II.
Grinnell aud Gen. Palmer, friends of
Senator Fenton was rather warm and
very interesting. Protests were made
by Senators Fenton, Patterson, Sum-j
ner, Schurz, Wilson and even Morton '
who spoke very stronzly It was agreed
that the Radical party would po to
the ' dogs" if the President did not
"halt" in his gay gate of giing, and
they oil said fo when the President's
especial '-fetch" the pretty blondeConk
lin.' hoped the nomination would be
unanimously confirmed, Mr. Sumner
grabbed up his hat and remarked that
"The Republican p'-rty is like a life
boat. It will never sink unless holes
are bored in its bottom by its friends,
and this act will make a wide breach.
I cannot vote at all," and be flounced
out of the chamber followed by a num
ber of Senators. The result of this is
that New York is split io twain as
shown by the resolutions of the Re
publican General Committee of New
York, in which the President is cen
sured and Sumner, Grinnell and Dar
ling are endorsed. Twenty two Rad
icals scfused to vote oo the Laflin
Darling nomination. Grant fancies
that his Radical friends in the Senate
are an awkwaid squad aud he is their
drill master, and by my faith ; so far
he has made them tarn their toes
out, eyes right and keep step pretty
well, but if he is not careful he will
meet insubordination in the ranks
which will undo him politically, if
such is not already the case, only it
is rather too early for the disaffected
to show their hands.
Ben Butler is out in a large bid for
a small amount of popularity by a
most transparent dodge, which will
blind no one, for if he could by any
possible mistake do a good thing no
body would believe it. He proposes
introducing into Congress a liberal
amnesty bill, with very few exemp
tions. The bill will very readily pass
the House, but its passage in the
Senate is as doubtful as Ben's pas
sage from Earth to Heaven in the
arms of the angel Gabriel; this Ben
knows and there is where the "dodget"
shows his sharpness, too thin and flim
sy, Benny try some other juggle.
Butlers son-in-law seeing what a
great man he is by his assurance and
persistant course of lying, tried to
emulate his example but has met a
terrible rebuff on the very threshold
of his endeavors.. This sou in-law
Ames, bogus Senator from Mississip
pi, a short time since made his maid
en speech, and all it required was
female attire to make it maidenly,
Ashe was quite sissified. In this ef
fort he stated that hundreds of men
were murdered in his State for opinions
sake etc. The Legislature of Mississippi
met and resolved that Senator Ames
libeled the people of that State, &c,
Itibc I is the parliameuting any word for
liar and Ames will so understand it.
To carry out his design of patterning
after falher-inlaw Ben he must bear
the rebuke in sileare and repeat the
lie. Bendoes it.
T Ku Klux Bill Passed,
j The following is a statement of the
biltas passed, with the omissions and
additions : ' ""'
The cubstitute strikes out thesecond
third and fourth sections of the origi
nal bill. The second section of the
original made it a felony for two or
more persons to conspire together to io
any act in violation of the rif hts, prii
ileges and immunities secured by the
constitution of the United States, and
puoishable in the United States court
The 3rd section provides that in ail
cases of insurrection,domestic violence
unlawful combinations or conspiracies,
which so far obstruct the execution of
State laws, or to depose any person or
class of people of the rights, priveliges
and immunities secured by the Con
stitution and laws, and if any State
through its proper authorities fails or
neglects to apply for national aid the
President may use the national forces
to suppress such insurrectien, domestic
violence, unlawful combinations and
conspiracies: aud to arrest offeuders and
deliver them to the Marshal of the dis
trict. The fourth section 'provides that
whenever such combination become so
powerful as to overthrow or set at de
fiance State authorities, and when tie
punishment of offenders and the pre
servation of publ'io safety shall become
impracticable, , it shall be decreed a
rebelioo, and the President may, after
proclamation, suspend the privilges of
the writ of habeas corpus, which pro
vision shall continue until June 2st.
1872.
The. substitute for second section
makes it a felony for two or more per
sons conspyiug together to overthrow
the government or to levy war against
it, or to oppose by force the authority
of the United States, or by force to
take or seize the forts or property, or
by force, intimidation or threat prevent
any person from accepting or holding
any Federal offier, to prevent him from
discharging the duties of the effice,
to leave the State of district where his
duties may be lawfully performed, or
injure bin iu his person or property, on
account of the lawful discharge of his
duties, or threaten or injure a witness
or juror in the Linked States court, or
conspire together to deprive, auy class
of the equal protection of the laws or
of equal privliges andimmunities under
the lr.ws, or hinder the authorities of
the State from securing all persons in
the eqtal prtpction of the laws, and
confer; upon the pcrty injured the
ri-ht of action for damages, to b
L.i.u-hi iu i.I.o United States Courts.
The substitute for the third sectiou
provides that io case of, insurrection,
domestic violeuce. unlawful combiua
tions" or Conspiracies that shall obstruct
or hinder the execution of the laws of
the States and United States so as to
deprive any class of persons of the
rights, privileges and immunities
named in the act, and if the auihori
ties of the State shall be unable to or
fall for any cause to afford protection,
and shall fail or neglect to apply to the
President for aid, such fact shail be
deemed a denial of the equal protec
tion of the laws, and it shall be lawful
for the President to employ the nation
al forces to supress such disorders aid
to arrest offenders and deliver them to
the marshal.
The substitute for the fourth feet ion
authroizes the President, afier procla
mation, t suspend the privileges of
the writ of habeas corpus until the 1st
of June, 1872, whenever any State by
the unlawful combinations shi.ll be so
numerous and powerful as to be
able bv violence to set at defiance the
authorities of the State, or when the
State authorities are in complicity
with such combinations. AW persons ar
rested under suspension of the writ of
habeas oomus must be taken before a
Judge of the Federal Court, and if
no indictment be at the pending or
first subsequent session, the prisoners
shall be discharged.
The law requiring the iron-clad oath
from petit and grand Federal jurors is
repealed, but the Judges may demand
an oath from jurors that they do not
belong to the Ku Klux.
XEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
A SITUATION WANTED.
A LADY COMPETENT TO
teach all the English Branches, desires
to secure a Situation as teaehei in Edgecombe
or any of the adjoining counties.
She" has been engaged in teaching for the
past twelve years, and cau bo employed for
tho balance of the year oil very reasonable
terms.
Testimonials from the first families in the
State furnished.
Address Editor of the Socthtexer, Tar
boro, N. C. ap 13-lui.
SALE OF CATTLE.
MILCH COWS AM) 1EARLIXGS.
THE UNDERSIGNED WiLL Sell
at Publie Auction before the
COURT HOUSE DOOR,
in Tarboro, on
Saturday, 15th of April,
a fine lot of
Milch Cows and Yearlings.
Also a
FAST MARE
Young and well Conditioned.
Also a
Spring Wagon and Harness.
Also a
NEW CART.
ORREN WILLIAMS, Auctioneer.
April 13, It
THE "WELCOME" BAR,
At tlic Old Stand,
H
AS AGAIN BEEN OPENED
under the entire control of
J. F. WARD,
who proposes to dispense to his patrons
the very
BEST AND PUREST LIQUORS,
Other accompaniments to a
GOOD BAR
shall not be overlooked.
FINE CIGARS
OF THE
Best Brands and Quality
will be kept constantly on hand.
The Public can only satisfy themselves
I y a persoal apvlication. May I not ask
' " J. F. WARD,
KEW AD V CELTS S E 31 EXTs!.
NOTICE "TO STOCKHOLDERS.
THE GENERAL MEETING OF
Stockholders of the "Roanoke A Tar
Vdret Bail Road Company " is postponed until
further .notk'P.
RICHARD H. SOUTH, Chairman,
Roard of Corporators.
April 13, 1L71. It
ABnggy Horse for Sale.
THE UNDERSIGNED OFFERS
at private sale a HORSE, which works
perfectly well in BingU Harness and How.
If the horse should not give satisfaction, he
will be taken back. DAVID PENDER,
up lS-2t Tarboro, X. C.
KEEP 101B SPARECUANGE
EDGECOMBE,
LEAVE YOUR ORDERS AT
1UETI 'S
FOR A
Spring Suit of Clothes.
GUARD
SPRING & SUMMEtt
0 E I ne
BY
Mrs.tR. Feildenheimer.
Friday, April llth, 1871.
A RESPECTFUL INVITATION
is extended the Ladies of Tarboro and
County to bo present at my Store on that oc
casion, when I propose to exhiLit
The Most Elegant and Fashionable
Stock of Millinery Goods
ever brought to Tarboro.
that cannot be surpassed in stvle and lv-antv.
LACES AND RIBBONS,
of evcrv varietv and texture.
& 6 37 12 m
of evervhuo and qualitv.
ELEGANT TRiHMINGS, &c.
It will afford mc pleasure to make a full ex
hibition of all the Latest Ktv'cs and fashions.
MRS. R. FELDENHEIMr.lt.
April 13. 2ui
WHAT ADVANTAGE DO
YOU DERIVE
IN SENDING TO .
Kicfimocd, Baltimore
and other places,
when
HCIITT WILL
YOUR CLOTHES
BETTER k HSU IS CHEAP.
5"i
A FEW MORE OF THOSE
FINE IMPROVED LEVERS
Both Gold and Silver,
made expies.sly to o'ir own order nnd
bearing our n;iU)C3, which ve -iiiiii ii ni ee
to perform with as iruch accuracy as am
W A T c n
that can be produced coding double the
amount.
ClIAMBEltLAlX & KVWLS,
Pu'.etical Va?eh Jlal.eis,
r.:-bor,., N. t".
JUST RECEIVED,
a new supply of those tine
Peroscopic Spectacles,
AT
CIIAMfSnRLAI X & I?AWI,S,
Practical Watch Makers.
Tiboru, . C
Always on Hand
a neat assortment of of all kinds of
3" e -t&w elry ,
both plated and fine gold. Also
18 K. Plain Gold Wedding and
Engagement Kings,
together with a variety of goods in our line,
t.ueli as
Fine Treble Plated Silver Forks,
Table, Tea and Desert
SPOONS
with tine Ivory handles
(llodgers) Dining and Tea Knives to
match the Forks.
Fine Pocket IKnives,
both Rodgets and Worstenholm.
GOI.DPESS AD STAFF..
Fine Plated Castors,
GOBBLETS AND CUPS.
FINE GOLDEAH RINGS.
BREAST PINS.
FINGER RINGS.
Ladies Gold Watcies and Chains.
Gents Fine Cold and Silver Watches and
Chains.
WE WILL WARRANT-TO SELL
ANY GOODS IN" OUR LIN'E
As Low as they can be Bought
in Hew York or any other city.
All kinds of Silver ware
made to order and war
ranted Sterling
Fine.
All Goods Sold according to the times,
CHEAP FOR C ASH.
AT
Chamberlain & Rawls,
Tarboro, X. C
ALSO A GENERAL AS
SORTMENT OF
SaAMERI CAN CLOCKS
from the most celebrated makers, both 8
day and 30 hour Cheap for Cash at
CIIAMBERLAIN & RAWLS.
April 13. f P-m
fe f i
GO TO HURTTS
FOR CLOTHING.
H li UWl
SI li
ADVERTISEMENTS.
SEMPER PARiTrs
rflllE UNDERSIGNED CONTIV
J- ues to attend promptly all orcW.
trusted to him. ortler8
Gentlemen's garments SCOURTTk
CLEANED, and PRESSED, In the K
manner.
tW Also, Chairs Re-Seated with CanP
Work and order received at the Barir
ShopofJ.T. Scott. "
Ke8pectfnlly,
EDWD r. CADETT
April 6, 1871. im
H. Whitiock & Cor
A RE NOW. RECEIVING TIIFJU
X- cxtensivo Spring Stock of
READY-MADE CLOTHISG
FOR
Men, Youths & Boys Wear.
ALSO A FINE ASSORTMENT OF
Dress G-ooas
Boots and Sboes, Hals and Caps,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN'S
FURNISHING GOODS.
CALL AND EXAMINE OUR GOOD.
jyffc eharfro nothing for looking and gr.
very Cheap for Cash only."
II. tVIUTXOCK & CO.
Tarboro, April 6, 1871. tf
THE DIAMOND SUUtTPLOH
ASD Till!
" Common Sense " Cotton Plantfr.
HAVING OBTAINED PATENTS
upon both of these farm implements I
am prepared to furnish thi ni to a limited i'i
tent tins spring. All persons -wanting cither
the jnlky i'low or Cotton Plainer will pleas."
communicate with mo at osct, in order that
I may supply the demand as far as possible"'
Roth the Mow and Planter were useJ Inst
year, and gave universal satisfaction.
The SULKY l'LOW has adjustable aV to
suit either tho cultivation of corn or cotton
the only one that is made adaptable to cotton
cultivation, and hoes of any kind can bo p.u
tached to suit auy style e.f work, which will j.
furnished up in application. The l'LANTK.'
will sow any quantity of cottoii seed to tl:
acre, and will distribute fertilizers at tho
same time.
Address RETE7I E. KM1TH,
. April (-l m Scotland Neck. N. C.
ODER A SE1V MAXAGEME.YT.
DURING THE VAST TWELVE
months the above well known H .u:s lnx
been
Tbe Most Popular Resort ia Tar
boro Tho undersigned, having become S'll.I'.
PKOPKIKTOK'; hopes by strict attent i: t .
business to morit a c mtininmce of past p.v
unai;e. It will be his endeavor to ktep alw :i
hand a
Choice Stock of the Most Superior
Liquors
embracing the best brands of
Brandirs, triucs and Hli;sies.
His St cl: of
CIGARS
shail not b" surpassed m quality and flivor.
No means wiil be li ft untried to render
"OUR HOUSE "
'he favorite report of u.U those who enjoy
Choice Drinks & Good Girars.
With many thanks for past favors, tbe l'r-iu-tor
respeetfullv invites the public to j;ivi
pik-tor respectfully invites the public to k1v
iu;n a call. Cnnifdent that they will tin
turn a call. Confident that they will tiud
evirv thing ss represented above.
AT THE OLD STAND,
MAIN STREET,
TARBORO, N. C-
April 6. 1871. ly
1871. SPRING 1871.
Unrivalled Attraction !
AT THE
Cheap Cash Store
ESTABLISHED 1832.
New Goods,
LOW PRICES.
Xew Goods, Low Prices.
MATHEW WEDDELL
IS NOW 15T RECEIPT OF niS
Spring & Summer Goods
Comprising a well Selected Stock of
Fancy and Staple Dry Goods.
The latest Novelties in
Ladies Dress Goods.
House-Keeping Goods,
Domestics,
Cassimeres,
Hosiery and Gloves,
White Goods,
Ribbons,
Corsetts,
Parasols,
Fans,
Notions, &f
Hats, Bools& Shoes, Hardware,
China, Crockery and Glassware,
Groceries, Ac.
In fact everything that is kept in a First
Class Store, fiaving bought excluslT. ly for
Cash, close buyers will find it their interest to
call before purchasing, and
EXAMINE GOODS AND PRICES.
Remember Lew Prices arc tbe Pule
and uonecan Undersell.
MATHEW' WEDDELL.
nv
April 13.
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