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i'll _##_% i h'mi hr wipi iff f^_»<_r_r_r r_r salisbury n c march 8 1872 no 25 whole no 815 di_fri'kkl_d articles the reform movement this movement eminating from the liberal bepowicans-.f missouri is attract ing very general attention and has the prospect of assuming national importance in the approaching presidential contest if lhe cincinnati convention shall adopt the principles announced in the subjoin ed resolutions and nominate able distin guished and honest candidates it is at least probable that they will be accepted by th democrats of the north and the conservatives of the south this contingcuey of itself lends to the move aaent an importance which could not otherwise attach to it we of the south can ha»e but little part in naming the candidates who are to contest for the presidency ; but are free to choose be tween those who may be presented and encouraged to vote manfully to make our selves felt and in making np this choice and determining on our course will be gnided not only by the principles upon which each candidate may profess to stand but by the past record of each and the attendant circumstances of his nomi nation for our own part we can hardly conceive that any change that might be made in the governing powers can be for the worse we fondly hope that this teat country may be saved from the ca lamity of a deeper shame by the election of one more unworthy than the present executive if our choice must be harrow ed as between two evils there are but few conservatives amongst us who would be likely to prefer gen grant seeing that in hiir there is nothing to inspire hope ither for the soujh or for the country at large the eyes of our people are turned away from him and his adherents ; they are on lhe out-look for another man and party aud that other tlu-y will prefer joyously it may be according as hope uny find ground on which to rest her feet it is in view of this state of he public mind that we present the resolutions referred to — that each man may examine them can-fully snd make bis verdict upon each pail and parcel ol the unfolding sub jects which are ro constitute tin grand whole oftlie great political struggle soon to commence thk resolutions resolved that we the liberal republicans of mi*s.,uri faithful now as we were in lhe dark days of civil war to the vital principles of true kepublican ism by no act or won will endan ger rightful at i ignty ofthe union emancipa tion equal i tv ol civil rights or enfranchisement t these established facts now imbedded in the constitution we claim the loyally of all good citizen • resolved that a true and lasting peace can come only from stub profound reconciliation as rnfrechiscmenl has wrought in ti.i stale nor can those governments be pure or jusi in which the lax payers have no active part we therefore demand with equal suffrage for all complete amnesty tor all that the intelligence aud expe rience of every state may be welcomed to ac tive nerviee for the common welfare resolved that no form i taxation is ju-t or » .*.• which ii needless burden upon the p o plc we demand a genuine reform of the tariff no that those duties shall be removed wliich iu addition lo the revenue yielded lo the treasu ry involve increase in the price nl domestic product ind a consequent tax tor the benefit oi favored interests resolved that the shameless abuse of gov ernment patronage for control of conventions and lection wl eilur in the interest of an individ ual a faction or a party wiih the consequent cor ruption and demoralization of political life de mands a thorough and genuine reform of pub lic service those who would suppress inves tigation forget that they owe a higher duty lo the country than to any party we honor those evnator whose courageous nurse has compelled the disclosure oi j misdeeds and thev de serve die hanks and the hearty upport ofall go,.d citixei.s rttoued thnt local ae-if-government with wpaitial suffrage a ill guard the right of ail ctuxefm mon securely than any centralized au thority it is time to stop the growing encroach ment of executive power the use of coercion or briliery to ratify a treaty the packing of a su preme court to relieve rich corporations the eating of members of congress not elected bv tiie cople the bristling of bayonets about slate fon-entions tbe retort to unconstitutional laws to cure ku klux disorders irreligion or intem perance and the surrender of individual free ion to those who a-k thai the pleasure prac tice or creed of some shall be the law ofall — w demand for the individual the largest lib erty consistent with tl.e public order for the tksteself-govemment and for the nation's return t the methods of peace and constitutional lim itations of power resolved thai rue republicanism makes it dot the less our duty to expose corruption de noua-cc usurpation of power aud work for re lorius necessary lo ihe public warfare the time demand an uprising oi honest citizens to weep from power the men who prostitute the i'»me of an honored party to selfish interests we therefore hints all republicans who desire be reforms herein e forth to meet in national u convention st the city of cincinnati on uu first wednesday of may next at twelve m ftsre to take such action a their convictions of jly and the public exigencies may require we subjoin also the resolutions oftlie labor convention this it will be ob served is another element of opposition to grant these several movements are not so dissimilar that they may not har monise and become identical we find t is the opinion of many observant men ibat they will become united under a sin git banner and that there will be marshal d under it all the opponents of the grant p4l*ty when that takes place there will ■* * crackiny time in the politics of this unity thousands of little men snd t||«*ls will be seen flying with dismay and terror depicted on their guilty faces and calling on the rocks and bills to hide them tho holdens scotts bullocks reeds browiilows etc etc will want an island in some remote corner of the ocean where they can sit down in tht^quiet en joyment ol their stolen money tom long will want a railroad lo the moon aud w'indy a mule that will never fag thk labor platform the following comprises in lull the renolu tions of the labor convention at columbus ohio which nominated judge davis and joel parker : 1 we hold thatall political power is inherent iw the people and fret government foimtled on their authority and established i'or their benefit that all citizens are equal in political rights entitled to the largest religious and political liberty compatible with the good order of soci ety s also the use and enjoyment of the fruits of their labor and talents ; and no man or set of men is entitled to exclusive separate emolu ments and privileges from the government but in consideration of public services and any laws destructive of these fundamental princi ples are without moral binding force and should be repealed ; and believing thatall evils result ing from unjust legislation now a seeling the industrial classes can be removed by the adop tion of the principles contained in the following declaration ; therefore 2 resolved that it is the duty of the gov ernment to establish a just standard of'distribu tion of capital and labor by providing a purely national circulating medium based on the faith and resources of the nation issued directly to the people without the intervention of any sys tem of banking corporations which money shall be a legal tender in the payment of all debts public and private and interchangeable at the option of ihe bolder for government bonds bearing a rate of interest not to exceed 3.75 per cent subject to future legislation by t '. ngress 3 resolved that the national debt should be paid iu good faith according to the original contract at the earliest option of the govern ment without mortgaging the properly of the people and the future earnings of labor to en rich a few capitalists at home and abroad 4 resolved that justice demands that the burdens of government should he so adjusted as to hear equally on all classes and interests and that the exemption from taxation of govern ment bonds bearing extortionate rates of inter est is a violation of all just principles of reve nue laws 5 resolved that the public lands of the i states belong to the people antl should not be sold ti in lividnala nor granted to corporations hut should be held as a sacred trust for the ben efit f tl_e people and should be granted freeof cost to landless settlers only in amounts not exceeding 160 acres of land li resolred that congress should modify the tariff so as to admit free such articles of com mon use as we can neither produce nor grow and lay duties for revenue mainly upon articles ofluxurv and ujioii such articles of manufac ture is we having th raw material in abun dance will assist in further devoloping the re sourees of the country 7 resolred that the presence in our country of chinese laborers imported by capitalists iu large numbers for servile use is an evil en tailing want and its consequent train of misery and crime on all classes of the american peo ple and should be prohibited by legislation s re.<nlred that we a>k for the enactment of a law by which all mechanics antl day labor ers employed by or on behalf of the govern ment whether directly or indirectly through persons firms or corporations contracting with the state shall conform lo the reduced standard of eight hours a day recently adopted by con gress ioi tli national employes antl also for an am iment to the net ot incorporation for cit ies ai.d towns by which all laborers n i mechan ics employed at tlieir expense shall conform to the same number of hours 9 resolved that the enlightened spirit of the age demands the abolition of the system of e attract labor in our prison anil other reforma tory institutions in resolved that the protection of hie lib erty antl property are the three cardinal prin ciples of government and the lirst two more sacred than the latter therefore money ncces sary lor prosecuting wars should as it is required be assessed and collected from the wealth ofthe country and not entailed as a burden on pos teritr 11 resolred that it is the duty of the gov ernment to so exercise its power over railroads and telegraph corporations that they shall not in any case be privileged to exact such rates of freight transportation or charges hy whatsoever name as may bear unduly or inequaily upon either producer or consumer 12 jiesorved that tliere should he such re form in the civil service of the national gov ernment as will remove it beyond all partisan influence and place it in the charge and under the direction of intelligent and competent busi ness men 13 resolred that as both history and expe rience teach uk that power ever seeks to perpet uate itself by any and all means at its command and that its prolonged possession in the bunds of one person is always dangerous to the liberty of free people aud believing too that the spirit of our organic law and the stability ami safety of our free institutions are best oheved on the one hand and s.icred on the other by a regular constitution l change in the chief of the country at each quadrennial election therefore we are in favor of limiting the occupancy of the presi dential chair to one term 14 resolved that wc are in favor of granting general amnesty and restoring the unicn at once on the basis of equality of rights and priv ileges to all ; the impartial administration of justice being the only true bond of union to bind the states together and restore the people of the government if the clarges which have been made through the democrat press and on the stump against the character and honesty of the judiciary of north carolina a ith ono or two exceptions savored of truth the penitentiary docs not contain worse men thau most of oui judicial officers the lives the liberty and the property of the citizen are in the hands of the judiciary a corrupt judiciary is more be feared than any ot er branch of the government according to democrat c authority north caiolhia is cursed with a judiciary whose corruption is unbounded democratic legislators were elected while those judges were in office the legislature liv<-d out its con stitutional term what judpe w s im peached ? not one possessing the power to impeach convict and remove from office sanctimonious democratic legislators contented themselves by wholesale abuse of the judiciary and dared not attempt to make good their charges people of norlh carolina here is a spotless parly raleigh era bible readers will remember the para ble of tiie man who sowed jrood seed in his field bat while men slept an enemy came and sowed tares therein and when ! the mischief was discovered and the aer | rants wanted to go in and pluck up the i tares the master said nay lest you also ; pluck np tiie wheat with the tares put ' let both grow together till the harvest ' c oar legislators seem to hare adopted something like this rule in re aped to the judges who were imposed upon the people of the state by lhe radi cal party when they could not prevent it there is no doubt of the incompetency and unfitness of at least three or four of the judges there is no disputing the fact that ihey are not only a disgrace to tbe state but are exerting a baneful influence on the public mind they are tares they were fastened upon the people by an enemy — the radical party the work of the enemy was easily — quickly done one incendiary may fire a city but the whole population may be unable to arrest the flames the radical enemy fastened upon us their radical judges and fenced them round with laws and constitutional provisions as securely as possible it would cost the people thousands of dollars to impeach try and remove them the legislature looked at the subject in this li"ht and like the master in the case of the tares concluded to let the judges tares alone uutil the harvest the elec linn when the people would cast them out and gather good men into their con fidence but it is worth while to observe that although the annology in these two eases is close in the main it yet differs in at leasr one notable point tho enemy who is spoken ot in the sacred parable having done his mischief disappears from the scene and is heard of uo more like a decent devil as if stung by his guilt he retires with shame or hides iu obscuri ty to suffer his remorse not so with the radical enemies who j gave us the bad judges they hang around the fence and watch and cherish and foster with all theii might the mis chief they have wrought and when the master the peoplo comes out to see what can be done to reined the evil he finds the enemy squatting in the field aud in a'b ihem hooting and jeering after the mannerof the era bad judges nre a fear ful evil say they why don't you turn em out !" the legislature lived out its constitutional term what judge waa | impeached ? not one this is the simplest possible case of adding insult to injury there is no more glaring instance of it on record and we mourn — almost shed tears — that bro ■hanks has chosen to play a part so at , variance with the dignitv of a manly — a j decent enemy won't watts and logan and tontgee pat him on the back sine the sexatohship il is regarded as rather significant says tli philadelphia age that the administration organs in washington oppose the admission of mr abbott to the senate from north caro lina only senators carpenter and itice of the senate committee on elections favor abbott it is thought that general ransom's chance for admissiou has im proved rumors that abbott is not sound on the grant question have changed the face of his prospect homestead — the supreme court yesterday decided the important case of hilling rvs tweed from yancey county this case settles the principle that the homestead is not liable to execution is sued on a judgment obtained in au action ex delicito great is the rejoicing of mr ovide dupre who has twice argued this case at great length and p-nr.i.tently contended for the great principle of state polity which this caseestablishes — hal sentinel t~w the republicans in c ngress are having a lively time trumbull accuses morton of prowling like a wolf and morton calls trumbull a sneak all they seem to need there ic some cages and a fellow to go around and stir tiiem up — hillsboru recorder celebrating a rebel's birth day — about 15 or 20 small boys of s*»iem and winston celebrated the birth day of the great american rebel georgr wash ton by a torch light processiou — winston sentinel prospecting — a couple of gentle men from canada were iu town last week prospecting for a suitable place to settle a colony of their countrymen tbey were well pleased with our section of country and town one of them informed us that he liked it better than any section he had seen since ho left home — winston sentinel iw windy billy is to be ousted from his berth of assistant assessor of internal revenue in the gth district the appointment las been offered to a re publican of our acquaintance who has neither refused nor accepted as yet but windy has to go — 11 ins ton sentinel second in the field — the nation al prohibition convention at columbus ohio have nominated james black of pennsylvania for president aud john russell of michigan for the vice presi dency temperance men to the fiojjt ! the liberal republican movement to the liberal republicans of xorth carolina thi grand movement was wanted to be inaugurated in this state as you well remember early in 1868 by hon daniel r goodloe prof b s hed rick myself and a few others it failed for want of co-operation of the then apathetic old whigs as well as the inflexible and apprehensive demo crats that that failure brought untold misery corruption thievery of mill ions of money and bankruptcy to the state no one will now deuy this movement as organized by the honest republicans of missouri two years later who like a few of us in this state have refused to bow down and worship the one-man power re presented in the person of gen grant and accompanied as it is by gross cor ruption centralization and despotism at once took vivid form and resulted in complete success through the hearty co-operation of the democratic party of that state it has long been apparent especial ly here in north carolina that grant and his majority in congress prefer the meanest secessionists of the south — those who were loud-tonged dead weights to the confederacy — who now for the sake of office are ready to bow down and worship them to an honest life-long republican or any union man who loves his country more than his party and his party more than the fortunes of one man and his mercena ry followers the radical-grant party is rapid ly disintegrating it has ceased to be the party of liberty of law and of rational progress ; and has become the creature of a tyrant and his minions who have attempted to overthrow the constitution trample on the reserved rights ofthe states and on the liberty ofthe citizen in order that they may revel in gifts bribes and peculations with impunity a parly which pro scribes and subordinates intelligence property and character and enfran chises ignorance for political power is not republican its leaders have be come tyrants by virtue of demagog ism ; they are rioting in the possession of ill-gotten power and like tyrants in all ages thev are slow to read the ~ * **•' hand-writing on tiie wall which pro claims their speedy overthrow the liberal republican movement of to-day in behalf of the life ofthe nation will crystalizeah the elements of opposition to radicalism it will be sustained by the whole democratic partv of the country as well as by the best if not the most numerous portion ofthe republican party it will stand by the rights ofall classes native and foreign white and black it will take no step backward but will go for ward it will insist thatall white men shall be enfranchised as well as all col ored men it will defend the rights of the states against federal encroach ments and the rights of the people against military domination then men and brethren by all means let us send delegates to the liberal republican convention which is to meet in cincinnati ou the gth day of may next i have reason to be lieve and indeed i know that there is a schism in the radical party in this state the most intelligent and respectable portion of that party are disgusted with the corruptions and excesses which are perpetrated in its name and for which they as well as the jruiltv actors are held responsible o **> * we should extend a cordial invita tion to such men to join us and there can be no doubt that thousands will unite with us in the efforts to throw off the degrading despotism whieh now runs riot in corruption the signs of the times are auspi cious all the leading democratic newspapers ofthe country north and south have expressed a readiness not merely to eo-operate with liberal re publicans for the purpose of defeating the maligmants who follow the lead of morton conklin chandler edmonds nye howe and the treacherous little john pool with grant as their nomi nal chief j but these democratic jour nals schooled by the misfortunes of the past several years are now con vinced of the expediency of voting for an honest republican for president of the type of horace greely lvman trumbull gratz brown david davis james f wilson of iowa or jessee d cox of ohio not only the lead ing newspapers aud public men ofthe democratic party have taken this ra tional and patriotic ground but state conventions of the party have done likewise the distinguished gentle men named are known to be in favor of universal — not general — amnesty they are opposed to centralization and insist that the states have reserved the rights of local self-government which the general government must not in vade they are also in favor of civil service lleform a retrenchment of the national expenditures a reduction of taxes and the subordination of the military to the civil power every day seems to consolidate the coalition between liberal republicans the democrats and the old whigs or conservatives it must lie manifest to all thinking men of the state that another four years of grant and his relatives tak ing no heed of one of moses most sacred ordinances " thou shalt take no gift ; for the gift blindeth the wise and per verteth the words of the righteous will brin<r our common country clown to infamy and disgrace as holden and his thieves brought our own beloved state in 1868-9 but my friends grant and his minions are already on the wane thanks to an overruling providence arise ! fellow country men and aid us in the gracious work of overthrowing the grant-radical thieving and mercenary party do not delay for another hour go to work call public meetings in the se veral congressional districts and choose delegates to the cincinnati convention for the gth of may next where and when the next president and vice president of the united states will be named respectfully hardie hogan helper salisbury n c 1 feb 22d 1872 / p s the labor reform conven tion held at columbus ohio bearing even date with the above letter nomi nated david davis of illinois now as sociate justice of the u.states supreme court for president and joel parker of xew jersey now governor of that state for vice presicetit judge da vis had always been a henry clay whig up to 1854 when he became a republican anil was from early life a close and confidential friend of abra ham lincoln gov parker has al wavs been a life-long liberal democrat h h h mm**-amm*-*-*m*-m*-*-*-im-s-t-t-mm*-*-*-**^*^miim exhausted the judiciary it again exhausted when governer caldwell ordered the sec retary nf state tn ive out the printing to brown the mailing clerk ofthe long perry mr ramsay the contractor for the state printing applied to jndge pearson for an injunction forbidding the secretary to give and brown to receive it judge pearson announced from the bench that he would hear the case on thursday at 4 o'clock on thursday the judge informed mr ram say's counsel that he could not take time to hear the case jndge dick was applied to and he could not take time to hear the case judge moore was applied to and he was temporarily in the city aud had not time judge head was applisd to and he had not time judge rodman was applied to and he had not time as the last resort judge boyden who calls us holy and unrighteous was applied to antl even he could find no time to hear the case mr ramsay's coun sel exhausted the whole venire application was again made to judge moore who con sented to hear the case j^id determine who should do the state printing when we had three judges on the supreme court bench instead of five no one of them so far as we know ever declined to hear a case at chambers for want of time gov caldwell has brought the state prin ting to a halt the law requires the law to be published in sixty daj s the governor forbids the secretary to furnish the laws to the printer ami the five judges are too busy to give the case their attention this.retu bal to hear the case of mr ramsay reminds us ofthe refusal ofthe same judges to grant :*. bench warrant against holden and kirk when the latter was searching houses and arresting men without warrant or law judge boyden it is true wa not then on the bench bnt was at the ear defending the conduct of holden and kirk when a country becomes rotten and cor rupt the last hope of the deople is in the judiciary when the judiciary are drunken or corrupt the people lose confidence and even hope gov caldwell has over shot the mark and his party friends are heard upon the street to condemn his conduct raleigh sentinel the republican national execntire committee are sanguine of success in new hampshire bnt admit that north caro lina is irretrievably lost to the parly washington telegram to n y herald just so tbe crimes of the leaders are writteu up\>n the party's tombstone i the ! watchman office ia well supplied with a large and elegant assortment of plain & fancy pictorial or cut illustrations c suitable for all kinds of handbill printing also finer and more ornamental types for business & professional tism.*j_a i visiting party and wedding cards ; college and school — circulars of all kinds • pamphlets tobacco notices and labe l s for all purposes ; pto s for clerks magistrates and solicitors ; or anything else required in the printing line the carolina tdatdunan a8 a xewspaper is a candidate for public favor its circulation ia good and its standing and patronage improving it is one of the beat advertising mediums in the state and offers its facilities on as liberal terms as any save your wheat & oats important notice to farmers an important diseoterj to prevent kl st in wheat and oat ifthe dire:*tio:i are careful iv followed and the eropi injured hy ru-t the money will be cheerfully refunde-i all i k i a trial preyared and for male onl at j ii enniss drug slurs jul 7 t s-twiit-ry carolina ttlatrljman published we e_c1 v by j j bb 1 -\ eb . i editor a i d pr _ rr ctor b.ltt ok si b hi ition one tear pay-t •:• in ad ance 2-50 six mon rns •• •• l_50 5 copies to oi .. ■*.- 10.00 ji'.ilfi of adveritstnq ! one square fir insertioi 1.00 , por each ad * 50 special i •• - ■... a ged 50 per otart ) ligh'-r t an the aboi • rates court tn«i justice's < irders will be hlish j fd a the sum rates u,r*4 other tmivr-rtisv ments owitu.iry notices over six tinea rharged asadverti-emente contract rates r < _~ x — < s g . 2 space _ ■_:--> p i 4 r ■1 square f _» 50 j 3 75 500 7 so ttsw 2 squares 4 50 t :_.*» 850(1200 20ai 3 squares 6 00 9 00 12 0018 00 25.00 4 squares bo0 11 00 15 00*2508 33.58 column 180024 00 30004000 fio.oo i column 25 oo :;.-, mi 45 00 8 mm nus prospectus of the semi-weekly economist i propose to publish in elizabeth city n ('., in jannaiy 187*2 a semi-weekly sewspapsc io be called the eeon mist its aim will be to minister t the literarv taste of its readers and to protnote the agiic tural commercial professional mechanical and other industrial interests oft nr people with all the capacity it i ry and seal it run mmiimi-l in a word tht /."• propose to occupy the whole field of legitimate journalism politit ally ii will seek without u-ing the poisoned weapons ol bittn .--. * foster and combine all the elements of opposition to the reckleac tendency of the times l-tii«vinp as we honestly di . thai our re[»oblic and it institu tion are in peril and that unless good men of every class unite sow ni.l nn one man t tay the tide of corruption th t is s irging ever us this precious heritage ot our fathers u ill at n distant day im like a tale thai is told — like a vision that has passed aa iy the editorial managi menl will t-e under t direction of k b ceef v asskted bv col w f martin and i>r ii l speed oi l-^;-itank county c-ol d 1 ferrebee amden county t h gilliam and t (». skinner perquimans county maj h a gilliam and oct i'-ke chowan country hon l c i i am wash ington connty ; hon t j jarvis tyrrell eoj hon m l kim ' sates 1 aunly ; d.c winston bertie county and a number - f occasional con trihutors whose reputation ill be a guaranty ofthe ability integrity and succcna ol tin en terprise communicatit ns h the dif"f rent counties in the district and from tl e national and slate capital will appear in even is e there will be strict attention given i the correctness of the markets and to the lo tl department of the paper 1 8 garner clizabeth city n c.xov 20 1*71 12:tf 1 . iiib v — .- ■r h ■••■tt ri.*j ca a s i :»- . 1 ,.-.., . s millions hear testimony to their wonderful tiiralitc kfltrrta tnej nre not a v..r finn v i.'i ink hi •* <■'. poor ram \\ hi key proof spiriia ami itrfuoo llqaore «.« u.-c •. 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Title | Carolina Watchman |
Masthead | The Carolina Watchman |
Date | 1872-03-08 |
Month | 03 |
Day | 08 |
Year | 1872 |
Volume | 3 Third Series |
Issue | 25- Whole No.815 |
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Creator | J. J. Bruner |
Date Digital | 2008-12-29 |
Publisher | J. J. Bruner |
Place | United States, North Carolina, Rowan County, Salisbury |
Type | Text |
Source | Microfilm |
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Project Subject | State Archives of North Carolina Historic Newspaper Archive |
Description | The March 8, 1872 issue of the Carolina Watchman a weekly and newspaper from Salisbury, North Carolina |
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Title | Carolina Watchman |
Masthead | The Carolina Watchman |
Date | 1872-03-08 |
Month | 03 |
Day | 08 |
Year | 1872 |
Volume | 3 Third Series |
Issue | 25- Whole No.815 |
Sequence | 1 |
Page | 1 |
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FileName | sacw10_815_18720308-img00001.jp2 |
Creator | J, J, Bruner |
Date Digital | 2008-12-29 |
Publisher | J. J. Bruner |
Place | United States, North Carolina, Rowan County, Salisbury |
Type | Text |
Source | Microfilm |
Digital Format | JP2 |
Project Subject | State Archives of North Carolina Historic Newspaper Archive |
Description | The March 8, 1872 issue of the Carolina Watchman a weekly and newspaper from Salisbury, North Carolina |
Rights | The SA of NC considers this item in the public domain by U.S. law but responsibility for permissions rests with researchers. |
Language | eng |
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i'll _##_% i h'mi hr wipi iff f^_»<_r_r_r r_r salisbury n c march 8 1872 no 25 whole no 815 di_fri'kkl_d articles the reform movement this movement eminating from the liberal bepowicans-.f missouri is attract ing very general attention and has the prospect of assuming national importance in the approaching presidential contest if lhe cincinnati convention shall adopt the principles announced in the subjoin ed resolutions and nominate able distin guished and honest candidates it is at least probable that they will be accepted by th democrats of the north and the conservatives of the south this contingcuey of itself lends to the move aaent an importance which could not otherwise attach to it we of the south can ha»e but little part in naming the candidates who are to contest for the presidency ; but are free to choose be tween those who may be presented and encouraged to vote manfully to make our selves felt and in making np this choice and determining on our course will be gnided not only by the principles upon which each candidate may profess to stand but by the past record of each and the attendant circumstances of his nomi nation for our own part we can hardly conceive that any change that might be made in the governing powers can be for the worse we fondly hope that this teat country may be saved from the ca lamity of a deeper shame by the election of one more unworthy than the present executive if our choice must be harrow ed as between two evils there are but few conservatives amongst us who would be likely to prefer gen grant seeing that in hiir there is nothing to inspire hope ither for the soujh or for the country at large the eyes of our people are turned away from him and his adherents ; they are on lhe out-look for another man and party aud that other tlu-y will prefer joyously it may be according as hope uny find ground on which to rest her feet it is in view of this state of he public mind that we present the resolutions referred to — that each man may examine them can-fully snd make bis verdict upon each pail and parcel ol the unfolding sub jects which are ro constitute tin grand whole oftlie great political struggle soon to commence thk resolutions resolved that we the liberal republicans of mi*s.,uri faithful now as we were in lhe dark days of civil war to the vital principles of true kepublican ism by no act or won will endan ger rightful at i ignty ofthe union emancipa tion equal i tv ol civil rights or enfranchisement t these established facts now imbedded in the constitution we claim the loyally of all good citizen • resolved that a true and lasting peace can come only from stub profound reconciliation as rnfrechiscmenl has wrought in ti.i stale nor can those governments be pure or jusi in which the lax payers have no active part we therefore demand with equal suffrage for all complete amnesty tor all that the intelligence aud expe rience of every state may be welcomed to ac tive nerviee for the common welfare resolved that no form i taxation is ju-t or » .*.• which ii needless burden upon the p o plc we demand a genuine reform of the tariff no that those duties shall be removed wliich iu addition lo the revenue yielded lo the treasu ry involve increase in the price nl domestic product ind a consequent tax tor the benefit oi favored interests resolved that the shameless abuse of gov ernment patronage for control of conventions and lection wl eilur in the interest of an individ ual a faction or a party wiih the consequent cor ruption and demoralization of political life de mands a thorough and genuine reform of pub lic service those who would suppress inves tigation forget that they owe a higher duty lo the country than to any party we honor those evnator whose courageous nurse has compelled the disclosure oi j misdeeds and thev de serve die hanks and the hearty upport ofall go,.d citixei.s rttoued thnt local ae-if-government with wpaitial suffrage a ill guard the right of ail ctuxefm mon securely than any centralized au thority it is time to stop the growing encroach ment of executive power the use of coercion or briliery to ratify a treaty the packing of a su preme court to relieve rich corporations the eating of members of congress not elected bv tiie cople the bristling of bayonets about slate fon-entions tbe retort to unconstitutional laws to cure ku klux disorders irreligion or intem perance and the surrender of individual free ion to those who a-k thai the pleasure prac tice or creed of some shall be the law ofall — w demand for the individual the largest lib erty consistent with tl.e public order for the tksteself-govemment and for the nation's return t the methods of peace and constitutional lim itations of power resolved thai rue republicanism makes it dot the less our duty to expose corruption de noua-cc usurpation of power aud work for re lorius necessary lo ihe public warfare the time demand an uprising oi honest citizens to weep from power the men who prostitute the i'»me of an honored party to selfish interests we therefore hints all republicans who desire be reforms herein e forth to meet in national u convention st the city of cincinnati on uu first wednesday of may next at twelve m ftsre to take such action a their convictions of jly and the public exigencies may require we subjoin also the resolutions oftlie labor convention this it will be ob served is another element of opposition to grant these several movements are not so dissimilar that they may not har monise and become identical we find t is the opinion of many observant men ibat they will become united under a sin git banner and that there will be marshal d under it all the opponents of the grant p4l*ty when that takes place there will ■* * crackiny time in the politics of this unity thousands of little men snd t||«*ls will be seen flying with dismay and terror depicted on their guilty faces and calling on the rocks and bills to hide them tho holdens scotts bullocks reeds browiilows etc etc will want an island in some remote corner of the ocean where they can sit down in tht^quiet en joyment ol their stolen money tom long will want a railroad lo the moon aud w'indy a mule that will never fag thk labor platform the following comprises in lull the renolu tions of the labor convention at columbus ohio which nominated judge davis and joel parker : 1 we hold thatall political power is inherent iw the people and fret government foimtled on their authority and established i'or their benefit that all citizens are equal in political rights entitled to the largest religious and political liberty compatible with the good order of soci ety s also the use and enjoyment of the fruits of their labor and talents ; and no man or set of men is entitled to exclusive separate emolu ments and privileges from the government but in consideration of public services and any laws destructive of these fundamental princi ples are without moral binding force and should be repealed ; and believing thatall evils result ing from unjust legislation now a seeling the industrial classes can be removed by the adop tion of the principles contained in the following declaration ; therefore 2 resolved that it is the duty of the gov ernment to establish a just standard of'distribu tion of capital and labor by providing a purely national circulating medium based on the faith and resources of the nation issued directly to the people without the intervention of any sys tem of banking corporations which money shall be a legal tender in the payment of all debts public and private and interchangeable at the option of ihe bolder for government bonds bearing a rate of interest not to exceed 3.75 per cent subject to future legislation by t '. ngress 3 resolved that the national debt should be paid iu good faith according to the original contract at the earliest option of the govern ment without mortgaging the properly of the people and the future earnings of labor to en rich a few capitalists at home and abroad 4 resolved that justice demands that the burdens of government should he so adjusted as to hear equally on all classes and interests and that the exemption from taxation of govern ment bonds bearing extortionate rates of inter est is a violation of all just principles of reve nue laws 5 resolved that the public lands of the i states belong to the people antl should not be sold ti in lividnala nor granted to corporations hut should be held as a sacred trust for the ben efit f tl_e people and should be granted freeof cost to landless settlers only in amounts not exceeding 160 acres of land li resolred that congress should modify the tariff so as to admit free such articles of com mon use as we can neither produce nor grow and lay duties for revenue mainly upon articles ofluxurv and ujioii such articles of manufac ture is we having th raw material in abun dance will assist in further devoloping the re sourees of the country 7 resolred that the presence in our country of chinese laborers imported by capitalists iu large numbers for servile use is an evil en tailing want and its consequent train of misery and crime on all classes of the american peo ple and should be prohibited by legislation s re. |