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THE W Entered at the Postofflce at Wilming ton. N. G, as Second-Class Matter April 13, 1879. DKPEW8 ADDHES AT CHABLES- TON. Senator Depew. a distinguished and Sifted alumnus of Harvard University, lias been known, for many years as an exceedingly accomplished and f ellcltlous after-dinner speaker at the "bigl spreads" In "Gotham. As Senator, he Is not of special weight. Kls accom-; pllshments do not lean towards high or experienced statesmanship. Hence, his views are not specially sought or weigh ty. Charleston wanted an orator at the opening of the South Carolina Inter- State i-nd West Indian Exposition, so it sent to Jfew York for the ready, gift d. eloquent after-dinner speaker and he rose equal to the occasion. Our able contemporary, the News and Courier, pays a vers high compliment to his masterly oratory. It is so lifted It in dulges in the following high strain of praise: "To speak of the superb eloquence the thrilling voice, the charming man ner. the splendid diction, of this world renown orator is but to repeat whaaSj been said a thousand times before Those who heard him yesterday for the first time realized not only how true was all they had read about him be fore, but how Inadequate any descrip tion is to do full justice to his (powers. The honored guests can not object to that pleasant laudation, and It may be every word deserved. We are not concerned with Depew's oratory, but marvel at his taste, An Invited guest he selects a topic that if handled most delicately and cautiously could not fall to provoke hostile comment and to ir ritate the more confirmed and sensl tlve hearers. Whatever his purpose it seems to us his theme was ill-chosen It was on "Revolution and Evolution"! .in which he showed he did not fnllv comprehend the meaning of the war of the overwhelming north upon the southern Boers, If you please, strug gling, fighting most bravelv for sec ond independence and 'their liberties. He traced the history of the United States from the beginning', showed something of the Influence of the Purl tan, the Cavalier and the Hugue not how the constitution as formed by the wise men of the eighteenth century and adopted finally by the several thirteen states, had been gradually changed by the Supreme Court decisions John! Marshall we add setting the early ex ample and by the direct acts of the! congress and that finally it was com-l pleted In Its vast changes by the force,! that direful enemy, we may call It. of the people and their sacred liberties. It has become "a great nation," and Is now a menace to the world and to other peoples who are not strong enough to defy It. Mr. Depew fails altogether to present the real slgnificancy of the great war between the south and north. It was not a conflict growing out of mere po litical party antagonisms. The causes were deeper and broader, and as old a 8 Washington's first term, and thence running through all subsequent admin istrations. A careful study of the past will fully justify that statement. He failed to place the cause of war at the precise point. There were accumulat ing grievances, serious and most an noying, but the final cause was the denial that the south had the right to withdraw- from the - Union from the compact as New England had threat ened to do for a quarter of a century The News and Courier points out thej defect, the fallacy In the Depew pre sentation, we win quote at somei length: "The story of the conflict between federalism and states rights is told with fairness; Mr. Depew even admit ting that according to the views of a large majority of the framers of thel constitution the states rights view waa the correct view; that the constitution was believed by a majority of those who made it to be a compact between the several states; but, that our genera government, thus Intended by its foun ders to be a government of limited powers, has been changed by judicial construction and congressional action, (he does not say usurpation.) to a gov ernment with 'all the powers that anyj -but the defect In Senator Depew's argu roent Is that he implies that all the is - - w - " a ... W sues between the states rights party and the federal partv were Issues upon! wnicn the war was fought. The only real issue of the war was the right of a state to secede. That was the only is sue submitted by the south to the arbi trament of the sword. All the rest, the abolition of slavery, the work of recon struction, the constitutional amentment adopted by states, some of whose gov ernments were unconstitutional, was the mere use of the power of the victors! over the vanquished. The war wa not avowedly a war of the republlcar party against the democratic party and the war was to -sustain the union on the states in its Integrity, and it wa only the slogan of "The Union forever!' make war on the men of the south The Messenger twice within some two . months has shown how the constitu tion had been violated by presidents, and how the congress sworn to support it. had dug under its' very foundations. We ,venture to predict that the pres- nt congress will violate organic law in one or more of Its acts. We do not undertake here to go into the real un- derlylng; causes of the war. A careful reading of Bledsoe, Davis, Curry and Grady will furnish all that Is necessary to a correct understanding of both cause , and result. It really looks as if it were impos- sible for northern lawyers, authors anc editors to understand why the wai started and continued. Several bookf on tha constitution in the last few year; by Jurists of that section betray the - ame'Ignorance, the same mwillingnes? toTseV the truth. They are afraid that the south will have 'a case in court,' if the truth is told. It will be remem bered that the greatest New York law yer of his time, the celebrated Charles O'Connor, when consulted as to try ing President Jefferson Davis for trea son by the United States government, gave It as his opinion that the gov ernment would not have "any case in court." Correctly understood and fairly stated secession was Indeed a consti tutional right prior to the war of 1861, and it being a "compact" Jetween the states, the south for cause had a right to withdraw. This constant tinkering, changing, violating and modernizing of the great fundamental law of our land the con stitution of the United States do a great deal of harm In more than one way. It weakens the confidence of the people and shakes their faith In the wisdom, fidelity and real patriotism of living politicians. The statesmen have well nigh disappeared from the stage of public action. - We do not now see the Philadelphia Times under Its changed management. but we find copied In an exchange an editorial from it concerning the change wrought by the supreme court which it eciTes has "amended" it again and again. It says pertinently and truly: 'The most precious feature of our whole national heritage is our sense of permanence and security. It were much better for us to suffer some inconven lence at different points under a rigid system then to open the way to hasty and Inconsiderate change. The Amer ican tradition in regard to the amend ment of the federal constitution Is con servative. There is deep-grounded feel Ing in favor of the old as against the new in all strata of our population. The man who would lay a hand irrev erently on any part of this great In strument, respect for which and those master minds who drafted It Is Incul cated In every schoolboy. Is suspiciously regarded." There are always on hand vicious and unfaithful political demagogues who wish to doctor the constitution and bring It up to date. Such fellows, like anarchists, deserve to be watched. HOME FOLKS. It will gratify many to know that General Toon, the faithful superintend ent of public instruction, is recov ering from his illness. The Raleigh News and Observer says that nearly $50,000 have been secured for the Methodist Orphanage located at Raleigh, and of this sum $20,000 are in cash. !!! Ex-Senator M. W. Ransom is now in his 76th year and is in fine health. He reports the cotton crop inferior to that of last year. Dr. Winston, president of the A. and M. College, Raleigh, asks for a dormi tory and a dining hall, as both are much needed. He ought to have them if the funds are forthcoming. The re cent loss by fire was serious for the interests of the school. s The Baptists are in session at Wins ton. They raised over $100,000 for va rious objects, but they have some 160, 000 members to do it with. At an av erage of $3 each they could have raised $S00.O00. Rev. L. Johnson, of Raleigh, coresponding secretary, tells the News and Observer that their "greatest prog ress has ben along educational lines, especially In the west. Two years ago we had one school in the mountains, with property worth $5,000 and an- en rollment of 150 students. Today we have ten excellent schools in the west with property worth $40,000 and a to tal enrolment of 1,600. This number will be largely Increased now. as the public schools are closing." "5 f A negro is being actively hunted near Greensboro for attempting that damning deed upon the person of the wife of a respecable farmer, Mrs. H. E. Simmons etshrd ethr dluetard luetao Summers. A dispatch to the Charlotte Observer says that when Mrs. S. was attacked by the negro she was alone at home, with the exception of two small children, who were playing in the yard near the house. The affair has caus ed Rood deal of excitement and in tense feeling, in the neighborhood. The negro is 60 years old and has several grown children. One of his sons has just completed a sentence on the coun tv roads. OlEANINO and comment. The very rich Scotsman, Andrew Carnegie, makes still more money than he has been able to give away. He holds it to be a sin to die rich. He is getting long in years and should hurry up or he will "gsc left". His fortune is placed at $25,000,000 after giving away such great sums. The level headed governor of Georgia, Candler, a man without frilla, says wisely and humorously: "1 am thcrougnly Impressed with the idea that In order to do most good for humanity and the human race it would be tetter for our philanthropists who are able to do so to spend more of their money in hospitals and infirmaries and orphans, homes for destitute or phans than they have in the past. "The numbers of the poor and of or phans in almost every section of ur country, and especially In the older states, are constantly growing larger and many are today suffering for the twant of institutions such as I have named, which could with more benefit have been founded with a part of the money which has been applied to the endowment of schools for higher educa tion." s" The new German tariff bill is not a drastic measure we apprehend. The Chancellor, Count Von Buelow, led off in a speech in the Reichstag on the 2nd Instsnt, in support of the bill. It gives protection to agriculture it seems. He said the measure iwas really framed in the interest of the farming class, but that does not imply a departure from the present policy in regard to treaties of commerce. The Chancellor said: " The federal governments were fully prepared to heated conflicts: . but he. the imperial chancellor, was convinc ed that the new tariff offered a basis affording good protection to agricul ture, industry, and trade. He hoped that in the ensuing discussions a sense of confidence in the government would prevail. The chancellor's remarks were greeted with cheers. , "The emperor, said the chancellor, has approved the bill, which is the re sult of several years' comprehensive. careful labor, which Is the outcome of the requirements of German economic life, and which is intended, while giv ing, so far as possible, equal considera tion to all interests, to meet, above all, the wishes for Increased protection manifested by the agriculturists; i 4 Talk about outrages against com mons en se, common fairness, and the rights of men, how will the awards of the prize money coming out of the Spanish war fill the bill. Admiral Sampson Is awarded by Justice Brad ley In a United States district court $25,417.47 prize money, while modest, meritorious, brave, victorious Admiral Schley receives but $18.12 of prize money. Can injustice and meanness go farther than that? r i Great Britain is a great power and Its people are among the first on the globe. But all Is not well beyond seas. There Is trouble brewing more and more, and the people are beginning to groan under a weary load the fighting administration is daily forcing upon them. Mr. Vanderlip has been tour ing In Europe on business. He is president of the National City Bank of New York. He gives this to The Evening Post: "Each day that the Boer war drags on at a weekly cost of 1,500,000 the people grow more disheartened. Capi talists have no heart for new enter prises. A new war loan in 1902 is seem ingly inevitable. "In France, while funds, are in very ample supply, depression on the Bourse is most marked. In Germany improve ment is noticeable." Republican newspapers are pleased to dwell upon the number of southern (al leged) democrats who are ready "to jine de 'publicans." They are hungry and dissatisfied and are really ready to jump at the first opportunity. The op position in the federal house, it is said, will not amount to anything as they are not united and sincere. The Balti more Herald Is happy to say: "Many Southern congressmen are really oppos ed to frea trade, or even reciprocity. when it touches cotton, pine lumber. rice, sugar or tobacco. It will be seen, then, that much of the south is actually protectionist at heart." The report of the United States gov ernment that the cotton crop would not exceed 9,674,000 bales, a lower estimate than was anticipated by speculators and gamblers, caused the price to jump at once to $2 a bale In advance.. This puts big money In the pockets of plant ers who hold their cotton. The average weight of bales Is 468.2 pounds, accord ing to the government report. The ad vance will give $2,000,000 more to the south. It is said that if consumption shall increase as is expected, that the prices for cotton will be equal to those of two years ago. 4 4 4 It looks as if the enemies of Admiral Schley might have to answer for their foul con.spiiv.ry and misdeeds Repre sentative Williams, of Mississippi, is af ter the gang. He offered a resolution in the house providing Inquiry and includ ing S. S. Maclay, Capt. A. S. Crownin- shield and Admiral W. T. Sampson In the scope of inquiry. They will be asked, if the resolution is adopted, why these two . conspicuous foes of the hero of Santiago passed proofs containing the infamous, most vicious attack of the liar Maclay upon the gallant Schley. That is right. Turn on the light. "DEMORALIZKI)" DEMOCRATS The New York Evening Post has a very contemptuous opinion of the dem ocratic party and its representatives. It says they "are utterly demoralized." There is some basis of truth, for in the south the signs are not particularly hopeful, as there are division and con tention. The Post says: "Bryanism has reduced the numerical strength of the party until it no longer has a Senator In the whole, north east of the Rocky mountain region, and only a scattering body of representa tives from this great section outside of New York city. The party Is as weak in intellectual strength and political sense as in numbers." it undervalues the ability of the members In the congress A debate be tween the best half dozen senators and tne best half dozen representatives with an equal number from the boast ful north might even astonish the Ev ening Post. But the republicans are so strong they carry out successfully most or their dangerous and oppressive pians aimed against the people and Ntheir pockets. It kindly reminds the jubilant leaders that a defeat in the fu ture is not an impossibility. . We auote: "The veterans in politics recall more than one occasion within the past thlr ty years when a party has appeared to be Invincible, and yet within a short time has gone to overwhelming. defeat The 'tidal waves' of 1874. 18S2. and 1890 in ravor of the democracy all followed republican victories In a presidential election." If the democrats are really as much 'demoralized as their enemies would be lieve they should take warning and see to It that the country Is not finally .ruin ed by their infidelity and indifference and incapacity. If you would have an appetite like a bear and a relish for your meals take Chamberlain's Stomach and Uver Tab lets. They correct disorders of the stomach and regulate the liver and bowels. Price 25 cents. Samples free, at R. R .Bellamy's drug store. Accepted a Position ".Vith M r. Vander- bllt Mr. H. H. Weston, at present In charge of the motive power department drawing room of the Atlantic Coast IJne. has accepted a position In New York with Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt. Mr. and Mrs. Weston leave here for New York on Saturday. IN THE CONGRESS. " 1 According' to the forecast given to the New York World by 100 members of the congress there axe several meas ures that will not be passed. The opin ions are that so reciprocity treatise will go through, and no tariff revision meas ures whatever can possibly pass. And that is what the Messenger ventured to foretell more than once. Frye's ship subsidy scheme of robbery and In. Juttlce will not pull through. The same opinion pevalls as to the passage of any anti-trust legislation. The con gress Is run by the republicans and the are run by the great manufactur er? and the great trusts. It is also thought the Danish West Indies treaty wi'.l die aborning. This Is not pleasant retuilng all through. If nothing can be done as to" trusts then It shows the slavery of the people and the all-power ful grip the monsters have upon the legislation of the country. It Is thought that possibly Cuba may be helped as to th? tariff upon It. It is believed that the Nicaragua canal bill will go through easily. It Is also thought that present high war taxes will be repealed. The Pacific cable bill will be adopted, and strong measures against the anarchists will go through, as well as the re-enactment of the Chinese exclusion act- The ex pending of great sums of money wil net be forgotten and a big navy will be attended to. I As to the annexation of Cuba, it is too scon for newspapers to speak definite ly If Roosevelt shall throw all of his influence for it, enough Votes may be ottained to carry it out. It is plain that there are republicans as well as democrats who oppose the subsidy stheme of our American merchant ma rine, corruptlonlst Hanna leading the advocacy. Certain changes, it is thought, will be made to try to placate certain opponents of the villainous. thieving measure. There will be discussion over the sugar and tobacco interests if an at tempt to favor Cuba Is made with the advantage of a reciprocity treaty. Mr. H. S. West in a paper in the New York Forum on the congress, says that the "republican leaders will, dur ing the present session, attempt the task of formulating general legislation for the Philippines, regarding such ac tion as an absolute necessity. The un dertaking will be necessarily extensive; and in the house, as well as in the senate, we may look for an exhaustive discussion of the Philippine question. Tie recent disturbances in the islands will afford the democrats a much-desired text for condemning the acquisi tion of oriental territory; the congres sional campaign of 1902 being a natural inspiration for their oratory." lit is not expected by newspapers or politicians in the dominating north. tfcat anything of importance will be ef fected as to trusts and its mother and father, the huge republican tariff tax. But efforts will be made and many speeches will be delivered. Mr. West, the political editor of the Washington Post, says In his paper In the Forum: "Non-action will not remove the threatened evil of a lack of foreign markets for surplus production, or banish the growing opinion that trusts are fostered bv tariffs which iprohibit competition. Th.ese problems must be met and solved sooner or later; and failure in the present congress merely leaves the task to be undertaken at some later day." It is impossible to shut out the con sideration of taxation. It Is. 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It makes an appropriation of S120.000.000 of which sum $12,000,000 is to be ex pended annually. , - TlAlfsh'a P1rt now - . (Special to The Messenget.) 'Raleigh. N. O, December 4. The first snow-fall of the season began here at J:20 o'clock tonight. The wholesale and Jobbing druggists of Alabama. Tennessee, Georgia. Mis sissippi and Louisiana are holding a conference at Birmingham. Warfare will be made against price cutters In the states named.