▼_ attl*£&&ji&m i#f ump ( if salisbury n c january 81 1870 no 3 vol v d1 tobin gentian bitters the great american tunic and di ui'ct'w ! recomn ended and prescribed by physicians wherever known the compound gentian bitters are made ofthe purest and best vegetable touios and aromatics known io the profession they also eoniain twenty per cent of - et li v c fl u ! g which makes them beyond all question the best diuretic in existence and for dis tressed kidneys bladder and urinary organs havo no superior if any equal 1 those who try these hitlers for the lullowing diseases will in every ease iiml them a safe pleasant speedy ami effectual remedy they aro ii sure preventive and cure for chilis and fover and all malarial diseases i dt8peps1a indigestion biok stomach colic bick-headache bronchitis asthma colds k cough neuralgia general debility diseases of kidnoys gravel c und eveiy disease requiring a general tome impression i-*y poi diseases peculiar to females it is almost a specific z-if iii convalescence from typhoid and oilier low forms ol peveritis the very best tonie that an be used the compound gentian hitters meet with universal favor and have received the strong est testimonials ever given to any medicine a few of whieh we append below tliis i.s to certify that i havo used dr god din's compound gentian hitlers and cheerful ly recommend it as the veiy best bitters that can be used for ordinary debility sick stomach ac e m holt m d lipscomb 0"-niige co n c may 15 g9 1 hereby certify that i have been using dr goddin'j compound gentian bitters for cough general debility c and tun fully : alisfted that they are thebest bitters of whieh 1 have any knowledge and the best tonic ot tered to the american people rob't y plater henrico county va june 25 18c9 da iimum :— dear sir i have been suffer ing fortweuty years with an affection of the kidneys prostrate gland and stricture of the urethra hove been under iho treatment ol ilie best physicians in the counlry oneof whom is now a professoi in a medical college all failed to relieve mo i finally tried your com pound gentian bitters the effect was like a charm — one bottle govo inecoinph te relief i believe it to be the best medicine i have ever u-ied very respectfully jas a faulcon littleton n c jan tib 1809 prepa ed only bv dr goddin ja.mes t wiggins proprietary wholesale agent norfolk va 5*3 for sale by dr g b poulson salis bury n c m's-tl stato of worth carolina i montgomery county $ superior court wilburn lossiter administrator of thomas j bright against george d bright daniel h bright daniel b mcleod and wife cora hulio j bright james blight philo bright saruh bright elizabeth bii;>ht and catherine bright petition to make real estate assets to daniel ii bright one of the defendants above named a non-resident you aro hereby notified thut a summons in the above entitled ease has issued against you aud the complaint therein was filed in the su perior court ol montgomdry county on the 15th day of october 1860 you are also notified that ihe summons in the case is returnable to tiie next term of the superior court aforesaid to be held at the court house in troy on the 25th day of february nexl when and where you an hereby required to appear and answer the complaint in default wheieof the plaintiff will apply to sa d cmrt for the relief demand ed in ihe oomplaint witness 0 c wade cleik of the said superior courl ot office in the lown of troy this lolhday ol decemb'er 1809 c c wade (". rk superior courl montgomery counly 51 — 0w:(pr lee 10 pd north carolina ' supkbiob court 1!i*i:i>k countv ( fail term 18li9 cliri.lenii britain ,, . apinsl petition for dower heirs at law ol av in i trill nin dec'd iu tliis ease it appearing to tbe satisfaction of tho court that tho defendants moses fry aud wife iniiii fry aro non-residents nf this bti to it is onlfiinl llial publication be mado in tho old north *-• ite ' ii nowspaper publlsl ed in salisbury n c j im six weeks notllying the depindants to appear ut the next term of theriipeiior conrt for the county ] ofllurkc it ilu court house in morganton on tbe , uuii monday alter tho 8d monday in march next thon and tlicro t'i answer nr plead to hie plaintib j petition otherwise the i i will he heard exparte uml iiilg nt rendered pro confesso ns to them witness f d irvin cleric of our sold court at i olli.*i iu morganton tho lolli monday after the 3rd monday in august a d i8b0 hanii li lltvin c s c 61 6w:prfoo 88 tor burke county rrow-m iot fob sam - as l administrator with the will annexed de bonis in n n jacob dillow i shall otl'er al pub lic auotion at lhe mansion liouse corner on 14th day of february next the house and lot on inniss street lately occupied by mis katv dillow terms made known on day uf b010 . isaac w jones adm'r de bonis non die jan 7 lc7 . — 1:0 ibarbee's k0tel7 high point n 0 opposite railroad depot ten paces from where il.e cars slop 11 .• r port rs i live i •*. ni ull trains mail stages iur kalian leave thin hull ■* dally i . i i - il ipiiteliod in uny i olnl ui dierl notice liy pi i ute ' inn v;iii i tirnti ful ■ i il liberal patrol i tin past wo l i,v ii ..■! attention to tiie ivnntsof twr gliosis i , mi rit i tlnuauce i thn im . vm tl ii m hi 1*1 i.ni . 1870 uf i'l pi * ' ■'. ' atl)c©u>nortl state published weekly hv ije-wis hanbis editor and proprietor rates of 8ubchil*'_ior om year payable in advance 0u six mouths " " 1-jj 5 copies to one address 12,50 10 copies to ono address tjo.oo hates of aitverhsma one square first insertion .. 1,00 for each additional insertion 50 spool al notices will be charged 50 per cent higher than the above rates court and justice's orders will be publish ed at tho same rates with other advertise ments obituary notices over six hues charged as advertisements coxtract rates o 1 h - h 2 o [ 1 j £ s \ x t i * s **•. space s 2 s 5 b ■- i 6 \ s i i i ? =■ i ll * ' • i 1 square 2 50 *•'! 75 5 00 8 5(1 $ i u 00 2 squares ! 4 50 i 25 8 50 13 ih 22,00 3 squares ' li oil 9 00 12 0020 00 30,00 4 squares hiioiioo ir.no 25 no i7.r,i i column 1 1 oo hi oo 20 oo ill 00 5 no i column 18 iii 24 hi1 30 00|45 oil 75.00 1 column 28 00 40 00 50 hi 80 ml 130,00 when you were seventeen when the hay was mown mary in the years lung ago and while the western sky was rich with sunsut rosy glow then hand ill hand close-linked we passed the dewy ricks between and i was onc-and-twetitv may and you were seventeen yuur voice was low and sw<ict mary ; your wavy hair was brown ; your cheek was like the wild red rose that showered its petals down ; your eves wore like the blue speedwell with dewy moisture sheen when i was one and twenty may and you were seventeen the spring was in our hearts mary and all its hopes were ours ; and we were children in the fields among the opening llowers ay life was like a summer day amid the woodlands green i'or i was oiie-.inil-lwenty may and you were seventeen the vears have conic and gone mary willi sunshine and with shade and silvered is the silken hair that o'er your shoulders strayed in many a soft and wayward tress — the fairest ever seen when 1 wasone-and-twenty may ami you were seventeen though gently changing time mary has touched you in iiis flight your voice bus slill the old sweet tone your eye the old love liglit : ami years ean never never change the heart vou gave i ween when i was one-and-twenty may and you were seventeen written for the old north state my fijjst school chapter i tiie nouse and wii at wa.s in it well my young friend as i have two diplomas i may venture to tell you all about my first school as i proceed you will discover a great many points of dif ference between it and the more improved houses and systems with wliich you are favored i will leave you to judge wheth er all the changes aro improvements the liouse was built of unhewn logs and covered with long rough boards it was about twenty feet long and eighteen feet wide not ono plank was used in building it except those in tho door and floor the door hung on wooden hinges i which creaked loudly when it was opened | or shut it was so low that those who entered thc house if tliey wore rather tall were sure to strike their heads against the log above if tiny did not sloiip the floor was made of wide undressed plunk which wero simply laid loose on the sills not a nail being driven to hold them ill place window tliere was none ; and in lhe cold winter it was necessary to keep tho door open to let in tho light howev er in warm weather the cliink'wasknock ed out between ho crooked logs on one j side of the building forming a sort of j window about twelve feet long and four or i five inches wide at one end stood the | low broad chimney the lower part in - 1 eide was built of rock put together with i common clay mortar and the remainder wns compose 1 of wood the fireplace was exceedingly wide and high stretch ing fiom one corner of tlio liouse to the oilier tho teacher occupied a maple chair with a bottom of oak-splits the scholars all sat on benches mado of the outside pieces sawn ofl at the mill be fore they get lhe timber square a tall willing desk with high scats on each side stretched entirely across ono end of the building ob what a multitude of ink spots that old desk presented ! for the large tlal inkstands of the present wero never seen in that liouse in their btead wc used a variety of substitutes some having little slender vials with a string tied around llie neck so that they could hang them upon a nail when they were not writing tlnre were no sieel pens there [ all used the pen made from the quill of the goose it really occupied a large por j lion nl llio teacher's time to make and moud tho pens there was no other pieco of furniture save the plain pine table | that sal by tho teacher's side all around i the log walls were hooks or racks made | ofa fin kul dogwooll sapling oil which i ihcdlnnor-baskets f many slzos and shape i were hung over tlio baskets wero hung und crowd an indefinite number of huts cups und bonnets it wns wonderful to sec bow ninny of thoso would sometimes be heaped upon a singlo rack occasion ally a little boy or girl would start out wbosi bat or bonnet wns bidden far be neath in tbo littlo pyramid before it was found and withdrawn tbe whole heap would tumble to tbo floor then there would be u patient effort to replace them all and surely it required patience for often thi little unfortunate was compelled to show more perseverance than brace's spider beforo tbo effort was successful over thc table between tbe logs thero lay the portentous switch generally it wns black-gum or cbiuquepin what a bundle of dread and danger it looked to our young eyes wo threw many trem bling glances at it as though it were a sleeping monster whose waking woald bo our war lt wns never used in cruelty but it was sometimes applied with an un stinted hand wlienovcrthe tapering end was broken or worn off the remainder was whittled away with the teacher's knife and soou one just as long and threatening had taken its place another important item was the peg it was a little stick several inches long with a string around the larger end wliich when out of use was put in a hole by tho door the object of it was to prevent more than one going out of school at the same time during the hours of study as one went out he took it with him and when ho returned he replaced it woe to the truant lad whom the teacher detec ted returning without it chapter ii how we studied about seven hours per day iu winter and eight hours in summer were spout in studying and reciting tliere was uo morning or afternoon recess — only tho long play-time at noon tho number of students varied from thirty to thirty - tivo these were of various ages and sizes from the little a b c urchin to the full grown youths of both sexes only the primary english branches were taught in the bchool-reom all repeated their l*s sons aloud while preparing them if you never beard the like you cannot imagine what a medley of sounds issued from that house when all wero studying some were slowly repeating their letters — some laboriously spelling ab ab or b-l-a bla — some whizzing out the letters in ba ker " — somo rapidly spinning out the long polysyllables — some swinging the body like factory girls and singing out those easy words ending t-i-o-n shun with these joined the several classes of readers some reading cautiously through tue diffi cult lines — some more expert rushing ahead with utter disregard for pauses ac tually racing to get through before some other one who was flying on vocal wings through the same lesson to these were added the voices of the students in geo graphy grammar and arithmetic each of these increased the jargon considerably but especially the grammar classes whose lessons contained exercises in parsing — tliey dashed through the formula with startling swiftness strange thut though the minds of the greater number of them were unused to concentration of thought all that noise and confusion did not dis turb them if demosthenes had been tliere be would not have found it necessa ry to seek the war of the waves by the sen-shore to train his mind to thought in the midst of noisy confusion ever and anon some oue would trip from his seat to ask some question of the teacher he busy man would turn his head so as to see each book lhat wus brought and give a prompt answer in a quick distinct voice a few of the older and more studious worn allowed to study out of doors under the pleasant shade-trees these present ed quite an amusing spectacle as on some warm summer day they conned over their books with the mingled air of iiido i lence and duty some sat on a stone and leaned against llie shaded side of a tree somo for a seat fastened a flat rock or piece of pi ink between small trees which branched near the ground soire sat flat on the ground like indians in council while others stretched full length and la zily on the haves or earth frequently tnoviug ns tho creeping sunshine stole softly around ah ! little did our vigi lant teacher dream how many time we conversed about what we pleased out ther •, and how much of every day was spoilt by us in making caricatures and puzzles mi our sl t s tho lust exerciso oftho day wns spel ling by heart all those who could spell at all were placed in that class tbe ex citement was very great and the one who stood head " was a hero till the place wuh 1 st it was wrong to put tho little ones iu that unequal competition with tho ad v u.c d scholars the poor little ihings would stay foot until they considered it their til ice and felt no shame why should they ? it was also tin rule very unequal lhal though several misspelt a word only tin first ono was turned down and he bad | to take the place uf the one who had spilt i it correctly even if it required him to gn i from head to foot that class was a striking picture of fortune in real life — ! some would start head and at the close would bo ut or near foot somo would unexpectedly to all walk straight np rom the lowest to tin highest position and so 1 on through all grades of success and fail 1 urn 1 have observed that tho studonts > at that old fashioned school generally spoil more accurately than those who arc taught i iu tho present day , i to le continual thf legislature of n carolina senate ' tiiunso.v jan 13 lf.70 the senate was called lo order at 1 1 o'clock the president presented to the senate a eoni munication from the chief jpstlce pearson and his associate mr dick containing an opinion adverse to the present i icncro assembly hold \ ing over four years also coiamunications from the remaining associates messrs rodman set tle and reade declining lo jjive any opinion in reference to the mutter on motion of mr sweet lhe oommunlcatlons were transmitted to the hou.e with a proposi tion to print koticb ct bills mr davis of montgomery gave notice ofa bill to establish a pawnbroker's company in this state intoduction oi ntl.r.s by mr welkin bui iclcting to railroad bonds nropuses to recall to the treasui y nil the bonds issued for appropriations to rail roads bv the convention and i '< n iral .'. lembly of 08 69 placed ou calendar and oijered\to be printed by die same bui t provide for the reclimp tion of real estates sold undei execution de ferred liy the same bill lo exempt certain pioper ty from execution referred by mr forkner bui to incorporate the north carolina homestead association tlae.il on calendar by mr love a hill to repeal section 16 chapter 2nd ofthe revised code referred bv mr moore of carteret : bill lo authorize the board of education to sell certain lands in catreret county referred by mr love tho following re_olutlon to-wit ; resolved by the senate that the president thereof appoint a committee of throe whose du ty it shall be lo inquire into ascertain and re port tothe senate without delay ist the number or value of the bonds ofthe state issui d to each railroad incorporation since may 1st ls 2nd to whom said bonds wero issued and when ! 3rd how these bonds in each case have been disposed of by whom sold to whom bold when bold at whit figures sold that ib for what sum and f there were different soles the amount bold and received each boic tr-nl 4th tiny shall specially inquire whether or not there are any bonds unsold and ifso whore tbey are whal disposition lias been made or is being in i io f them and btill un re especially what use has been male or i !:■ iug made of the i money arising from the s.i'e of said bonds resolved further that said committee have plenary powers tu send for i rsons and papers and administer oaths the violation of which shall be perjury resolved further that sai.l committee shall report promptly to the r-enatc the failure or re fusal of any pi r-on to appear or produce papers afier inung notified to in bo mr colgrove moved a reference of ihe reso lution to the oommittee already appointed to in vestigate slid matters subsoqueutly withdrew it and ihe resolution passed till calendar resolution on adjournment proposing to ad , journ tine die on tho 7th of february 1870 the yens and nays were called and tho resolution was adopted yeas 30 nays 1 1 resolution of inquiry of iho treasurer for in formation u to ilu amount "!' money reci ivod | during the last fiscal year under ih boveralspe eial tax pp visions respectively slid the amount of intercsl pan on the variou i 1 isscs of spei i.ii tax bonds wa amended on motion of mr i ira ham by including the receipts nnd expenditures bince january 1st 1-.9 to january 1st 1870 aud [ pobbcd house op representatives thursday jaiinn ry 13 1870 the house met at ih o'clock a in petitions mr ar i presented a petition from the citi zens of orange protesting against tho passage of the bill known as the bill for theb itli .* pr n e uon of life and property introduced into the general assembly hy senator shoftner and de nying emphatically the slander that the people of orange county re inclined iu resist tlio proper exci ution of the laws ni:siu.i ti.in.s anu nn i.s by mr hodnctt a resolution raising ajoinl i commitlee — two on the part of the house and i two 011 the part ofthe senate to prepare an ul ilre lo la signed by the members " i ibo legis lature inviting the people of tli state of all classes and parlies lo join in in preserving or i der and pence throughout the slab . lies over by ll w morrit : a bill to repeal chaps 34 j ami 08 revised code referred liy reynolds coi.:a bill lo reduce ho tux up on tin proffer iontil niereautiie u'nd distilling iu terests referred by mr me unless : a bill authorizing the judge of probiuo to uppoint trustuos in certain ou ies refi rred j'y mr lioduett a bill to authorize a muni cipal clectiou in milton caswell county lies over mi ho inott moved to unspent the rules and , take up lii resolution concerning a legislative , addresi i i llio people of tho slate concerning llie pn erv ilion of peine and order carrie 1 i the ii solution was read mr hodnell took tli hoot and explained his i motives in introducing the resolution he thought thut bitch on odurc would have a gond effect he thought that buch a policy would ' operate much heller than any harsh and coer i cive measure mr vest opposed lhe resolution mr seymour thought that nothing could be accomplished by the address he thought lhat tho legislature should take a bold and deter mined stand and by vigorous log.'blutlon enforce the laws in every p irticiilnr lie moved to lay tho resolution on lhe table harris of wake nol was not prepared to vote againsl the proposition he wished for a day or iwo for consideration after some debate mr swrmonr withdrew his motion to table nnd moved to postpone for two weeks whieh motion wiisiuloptod bpbciat order the bill to secure lhe better protection of life and property on ini of mr seymour the special onler was postponed until to-mor.row morning at 11 o'clock a message was received from thescnnte trans milting cimmimicatioiih from the jusi lues of j the supremo court in reg ird tu iho i i ilntlvo term of oflice with n proposition to print tho j usual number of coph . on moiion of mr welch the proposition to i print was ' oncurrud in ! ia 1 i..hv col a bill to ami nd ectlon i ; ch inter 117 | uhllc laws 1808 00 referred mr i lownln cd io ni pi nd the rule nnd i lake ■ i j • iiis resolution in rcfi ronco to a reduc tion of per diem pondlnc a voto en the molli n the house on motion adjourned sesate , i i ... jan 1 i i 370 the senate was colled lo order at lo o'clock mr i pass from the committee on proposi tions and grievances reported asubstitiile for the bill to repeal an net authorizing the secretary of state to furnish blank books ami stationary to county offlcors whieh amends the original bill by striking out stationary bills intboduced by henrv eppcs enl a bill to repeal nee 80 lii'i i f ihe rovised code referred ily mr kespass llili in relation to defend ants referred ily mr lindsay : resolution instructing llie : treasurer ti pay no more interest on the special j tux bonds uniil otherwise directed lien over cai.knpar hill to regulate oniric of vacant lands passed iis second reading bill in incorporate iho north carolina home stead association on motion of 1 a hymen col tho-p avious question wns called tiie bill as amended pas od iis second reading the president btated that lhe resolution which was adopted on yesterday authorising him to appoint a oommittee of three t investigate al leged misapplication of certain railroad bonds l»ft it dissrotionnry will iiini to select iho com mittee either from the general assembly nr from lhe ma es of the people he should appoint gon i llemon that were in every respect competent | and vhn no doubt would make a thorough im parlicl and satisfaotory report and designated lion suiii'l phillips hon thos bragg and hon i hob clingman as the committee mr cook moved a reconsideration of the voto by which the resolution wns adopted in order to an lend it so as to require the committee tube choson from the senate which motion was lost house of representatives friday jan 14 1s70 pursuant to adjournment the house was call ed to order at 10 o'clock resolutions anu dills by mr mcmillan a bill to amend the act i lo provide for holding special terms of the su perior court referred a message was received from the senate trans mitting various hills which hove passed that body and which were place i upun the calen dar steoial order the hill to secure the belter protection of life and property mr seymour called fm a reading of the bill i hill on iis third reading i'lie llll being read mr gunter obtained tho tl r and moved lo lay it on lhe table tl yeas and nays in ing called upon ihe nio ti"*i resulted in tin following ballot i'bas — messrs ail armstrong boddle ai i.l l.-r clayton davis davidson durham el lis forrow ferebee gatling gibson green gunter harris of franklin hicks high,hin nam hodnctt jarvis kelly of davie m.ilone matheson ucmillan mondenhall moore of alamance nicholson.'l'aintcr proffitt liagland robinson shaver siegrist smith of wayne snipes thompson whitley and williams oi i hornet — 40 nays — mi speaker messrs ames ash worth banner barnett barnes blair bowman corson cowthorn crawford dixon downing fugles forkner foster franklin gahngan graham harris of wake hodgin hodman i hudgings ingram justice of rutherford kel lv of moore kinnev lcary long of chatham long f richmond mayo mccanless moring moore of chowan morrill morris pearson i'oii price proctor rcnfrow robbins rey nolds seymour smith "!' martin stanton ste vens swe it sykes vestal vest waldrop whin ami wilson 64 1 mr seymour look the hour and gave the rcn ; sonf why he supported ilu bill repeating in'sub atuncc llie arguments he used when the bill was lirst before the liouse he charged that there were many portlonsof llio state whero the laws wire not anil could no he enforced anil nun of position mnl influ ence countenanced this violence and sought to shelter those who were guilty of outrages ami violent infractions of the law ii ih iru'ed ihai there was a party organized in this s ate whose si tiled purpose it was to overthrow the republican party by i 1 1 1 i:i 1 means and t thai end bad osseinbleaoround them out laws debtors and discontented spoils ; adopting the ui ;*." lhal ihe end justifies tho means he concluded by moving to strike out the second section mr ingram announced his determination to btipporl thc bill in remarks of somelength ho ! repented substantially thc charges brought by mr.seymour he proceeded to show lhe insufficient manner in which the laws wero executed in his county hy detailing how the grand jury of anson countv failed to perform its duty on numerous occasions mr seymour's amendment was put to a vote ■ ami adopted mr mulonc moved to strlko nut in section 1 t ihe provisions whicli empower ihe governor in declare i county in a state of insurrection mr mnlone then made an < lahorato l":.**:il ar gument against tho constitutionality of the bill until i discus ion ilo • !> prccatcd ihe patent of fori made by the gentlemen who proceeded him i mi - rs ingram and sevmour to army the col ored mnn tigolnsl the white and contrasted iho spirit of llio speeches of conservatives to thost of llio republicans who made i :>. point lo appeal lo tho worsl p:\-inn.i of human nature he charged lhal the language iu spirit of this bill was to override nullify and do away witb see 24 ofthe hill of rights whicli declares ihat in i time of peace the military should be kept in st ri t subordination to the civil power i ir mali nr concluded by denouncing the whole i ■ an infamous parly measure gotten up merely to have an offeel upon tho next election bv gelling up a feeling between the black and while man chief justice chase ami tiik lorn ami.nii.i[r:n*r.--sayh the washington correspon dent of the new vork ilcraltb it is stated thai chief justice i'l use bus writ ten letters to btieh reform mempers of the ohio legislature as ho has influence with urging up ; on iliem tho importonceof ratifyingtlie fifteenth nnn ndment the chief justice is exceedingly anxious lhal ohio should ratify lhe amendment and i • iiiii t'i he iisin hi personal influencefor this purpo o li conversation with n gentle man n few days ago ho suid ho would be very mm h disappointed if the ohio 1 evi lul uro did in i ratify the amendment ho thought from his i ii iwli ige ofthe reform members elect that i.i • of them would vole for it i another cuban flliliiistcring expedition bus been thwarted by the english government whose war vessel lapwing captured nt sea the i'l r violin wiili a cargo of arms ami am munition uml lhe schonor tweed having on board sixty cuban passengers both of whicli ■ i i i from nassau on th 17th ult fin intooenrgo i'a ly's friend sir curth rami >' roi i a letter to iho london tli ii . iu w li i<li he ridicules ilu nnli-repu llallon "!■ «-| i i 1 1 i"ll ill ! iovi'l'llnr i i oilman llll ave ii ..,.. thai iin i iovcrnor's action givi i 1 i-lc con trol ofthe lii railroad and lhat ho i there fore n i * ti ible for that fraud for the obi xorth slate republican meeting at a meeting of the republicans of mon t ■' goinery county held at ihe courl heiise in troy i on the gtll day of january 1870 on moiion of allen ionian ksq mr g christian was * called to the chair and james l mcrae wus requested to act us secretary the objects of the meeting were briefly ex plained by tho chairman when on motion ofc ! c wade esq the following gentlemen g m [ ballard ('. ('. wado p ('. banders jos byrd and w t wade wire appointed us a commit tee to draft resolutions for tho meeting who re t reported the following which were unanimous ly adopted : whereas we have heard with astonishment ami deep regret that a considerable portion of the members of tho present legislature of our state now in session are contending with a de gree of seeining'siiieerily that they were elected for tho term of four years instead of two and whereas ihey pretend to sustain themselves in that opinion by llio orgnnio law ofthe btatej and whereas we the ] pie differ with them in that opinion in consetpience of the reading in article l of sections tlio4d the oth and 29th ofthe constitution whilo they claim under llio 27to section to have been elected for four in stead of two years ami whereas the unprece dented bight per diem nf seven dollars and oilier extravagant enactments are increasing onr now almost intolerable burden of taxation increas ing our slate debl and consequent depreciation of our bonds and whereas we claim under both the state and federal constitution the right to meet together for the purpose of in structing onr representatives therefore be it resolved that the term of our present legis lature will end on the lirst thursday in august next and that any attempt to hold over will be unwise dangerous unjust and usurping resolved that if they should uhold over we will regard them na an unconstitutional body and regard their aetion us unauthorized and nol entitled to the respect of the people or the coun ty resolved that sueh action was not contem plated by the people m by iheir representatives i so far as we know when thoy were elected resolved that sueh i proposition excites their indignation and that the raising ofthis question and attempting to throw the burden of deciding the sain upon the supreme ( ourl ib an insult to the people and an outrage upon the ourt and ibai nny action to sustain the legislature in baid mi nipt by the executive or any other co-ordinate branch of the state government wouid bo onti-repnblicun and savor ofa monop oly mnl a perpetuity strietly forbidden in lhe bill of rights tending to tiie overthrow of onr republican form of government and to sink the blilp of sia'e into the vortex of hopeless ruin resovi'ed thai in our opinion we have a con stitutional right to imlii an election on the first thursday in august next for the election of membres to the general assembly and that we call upon the present legislature to make nec essary regulations for the same and that we call on the eounty commissioners of this county to provide for the same in due time resolved that theomision of ihese important duties hy tlnf legislature or by the county com missioners will be met by the righteous indig nation of an outraged but free intelligent and self governing people resolved that we arrive at thi conclusion by the reading of section 3d 6th and ith in the 2d article of the constitution of tho state whieh 3d section reeds as follows the senate shall be composed of fifty members biennally chosen by ballot and which llili section reads as follows the house of representatives shall be comnosed of one hundred and twenty repre sentatives biennally chosen by ballot and which 2uth section reads as follows the election for members oftho general assembly shall beheld for ihe respective districts and counties at~the plaoes where ihey an now held or rony bo di rected hereafter to be held in such manner ns may i prescribed by law on the lirst thursday in august iu lhe yea one thousand eight hun dred and bevenly and every two years thereaf ter p ml that boctlon 27ih of the 2d article of tiie constitulion is overruled liv the above three recited sections and that the will nl the people who ratified the whole constitution by tluir suffrages u the ballot box and who un derstood ii in create a biennial legislature us wi have had ever bihoc the year 1835 liesolved that we are in favor of law order peace ami amity throughout lhe whole state ami that ina time of general peace as we are now blessed with that the best way to maintain that pence is lo nly upon the pern e offlcors the grand juries and the courts of our stato anil not tn : add t tin power of ihe fixecutive by giving nn additional militia force and lhe sus pension of ilm privilege of tho writ of habeas coipus that in nur opinion such a step would be unwise nnd dangerous resolved thai tiie scoretary of the meeling bo ri quested to transmit a copy of these resolu tions i.i ihe ... ( : standard lne old north state and oiher papers friendly lo our action on motion the meeting adjourned .). o christian cli'n james l mcrae sec'y public meet-no in alexander the citizens of alexander county met at tay lorsville on saturday january 8th for the our pose f holding a meeting expressive of tlioir opinion regarding the aciion of our legist uure in relation to certain propositions now pending before thai body and iheir general mismnnage menl and extravagance there being a large crowd from all parts ofthe county assembled in the courl house on motion a carson was appointed president and 1 smith vice-presi dent of the meeting a a hill and 1.11 howell were requested to ocl as soorelnrios hon a m bugle was called on ami explain ed tho object ofthe meeting in a few forcible anil impressive remarks then on motion thc chairman appointed tho following named gen tlemen to wit am bogle 1 i white e haynes i little and bgorson a committee draft resolutions for tho consideration of the meeting i luring i in absence ofthe committee thc meeting wus highly entertained by a speech from it i wiuncy esq who spoke at sonic length and very forcibly nt the attempted usur pations nnd greal corruntlonn of our state gov ernment legislative exocntivo and judicial al ho conclusion of whose remarks tha chair man of tho committeo roported tbe following resolutions wliich were adopted : resolved 1 -.'. that the citizens of alexander county without regord to presonl or past politi cal associations have been and felt enough of il.e horrors of military rule and being anxious to live iii tluil peace and good ordor wliich now grevajls throughout nur uwn and adjoins coun ties have road with horror and disgusi ihe bill ic * before tho legislature known as iho shoftner bill thnl we look upon il as a ill rect attempt to subvert tho liberties of our pi >- p 0 by placing tin sword and purse in thc hands of ono man by subjecting our citizens to arrest and imprls ii'-ni by military despots nnd forc ing ilu in i i ib i ml ports of the itato for trial and hy biispendiog tho wrll ol liabcas corpus at i ilmi moro dorr to our people than over be fore anil •,*■,■ i un oarncstlo request our rep 1 rt ii ntative and all others who lune regard fur piace anb gnoil order anil for liberty and law i'i vote down this most dangerous and is lions proposition resolved 2d that in consideration of the re respect and regard that we heretofore been taught to huvo for our legislature we see with shame and astonishment that there are those in that body who dc-irc to hold over beyond tho time for which they wero elected that not withstanding the plain language ofthe constitu tion and the universal understanding oftho vo ters who placed them where ihey ore there are some both iu ami out of that body who for the fake of gain or personal ograndizement would trample upon the laws of thoir country and subvert to their owu sclli-di purposes that i-oi ici ciiicieu uno oeiweefi the gov ernment and the people resolved id that notwithstanding the de pressed pecuniary condition of our county wo are willing to pay promptly all taxes that may be imposed upon ns for lhe proper uml legiti mate governmenl ofourstalo bul we do earn estly protest against that wild and reckless sys tem nl expenditure that characterizes our pres ent legislature that we protest against iho greal increase of public officers and their extrav agant al uns niul especially do we condemn ami protest against ihen reenfessness witii v hich large sums ofthe public monies have been plac ed in the bunds of irresponsible persons and call for an honest and rigid investigation oftho in ts of all public officers resolved 4th thai we look upon the great changes in our judicial state and county gov ernment as inconvenient expensive and injudi cious and that we desire lo go back to thii old judicial system with which our people are fa miliar resolved ith that as the liberty of speech and freedom ofthe press are the great bulwarks of free government we regard the aetion of our supreme court in the matter of contempt tin detrimental to the best interests and liberties of our common country ; in that it seeks lo reprove and condemn as treacherous and infamous that wliich is worthy and ought to lie commended viz tin denunciation of polilical prostitution in high places with candor and boldness resolved 6th that we look upon the csorts of the pretended admirers oftho extravagance and villainy ofa corrupt and irresponsible agency at raleigh lo attribute the exorbitant taxes of an oppressed constituency lo the laic war as untimely and as being the offspring of an unho ly ambition for personal agrandizeincnt and power on motion it was ordered that a copy of theso resolutions he sent in the raleigh sentinel for publication and ihat the statesville american ami salisbury papers be requested to copy on moiion lhe meeling adjourned a carson cli'n a a hill \ u j.b.ho*we_l,/scoretarle8 cory o'lanus on wall street the utter liollowncss of tho late wall street bubble is happily bit off by cory o'lanus of the brooklyn eagle as fol low .- tho bulls and bears have boon playing shuttlcock with gold the bulls got the bears in a corner and goaded thoso unfortunate animals to distraction gold was going up beautifully and everybody was making fortunes i never heard anything like tho rumors on the street fisk jr made seventy millions in halt an hour morrissey mado twenty millions vnndcrbill's account had'ut been added up yet everybody rushed into wall street ami made fortunes i got interested myself and went lo a broker and told him to buy mc a hundred millions at current rates he suid he wanted a margin it was just my luck i had ordered in coal that day and paid for il and giv en mrs o'lanus the rest of the monev tb buy flannel and things for the house gave the broker all i had four dollars and twenty five cents und lold him lo imy uli ho coulif on that margin and i'd iry and raise somo more couldn't get any more that day but raised fifteen dollars yesterday and went over to make a few thousands boutwell camo lown like a wolf on the fold and threatened to sell fi ur millions of gold which charge in the rear sent llio bulls scampering with ther bends down and tails in lhe air withllie bears in full chaso after them gold camo down at a ra'c that mado iheir heads swim i rushed off in ray broker lie looked broker than when i saw him liefoii asked him how i stood he said i didn't stand anywhere ue had acted on instructions as far ns llio margin went nnd bought four hundred niul seventy four thousand doll irs at 160 ut c .«.. st and sold at 12 15 p il nt 1 36 my entire margin wns swept nwny and the broker thought there was a bal ance against nic told him not to mind lhat but let it stand every body is ruined fisk lost three hundred nnd fifty mil lions und will have to mortgage his opera il.uso monissey is a ruined man with noth ing but a diamond pin and his salary as congressman to live on vanderliilt's loss is estimated at seven hundred milions lum rntlior glad now tl a i didn't have any more margin wall btreet is a nice place to keep out nf if you iniiii gamble bet on tho elec tion play euchre invest in twenty fiivo cent jewelry envelopes buy auction lots mi long island gn into ticket ppoctilat ing uny iliing ynu have n fancy for ilm i o p out of wall s trout if you would save your margin vm - — tonne lee hasten cotton mills running 13,720 spindles wliich isiinii 1,817,200 pounds f -,. ;:■■•! j r m i leorgia with twi nly mills .... . i ',,., l pludics which con nne 10,8 111,300 pound of ci lion per annum