Carolina Watchman

              hp~h f 1 f * wt i i f 0l xxi.-third series salisbury n c thursday august 7 1890 no 42 the blood of the north carolina press the heated political atmosphere which inflamed both putri die and partisan feelingduring the stormy political times that succeeded the period of inter-state hostilities had naturally and un.iviol ably drawn the press of the state into the vorfe of the agitate current it had in fact forced the press to the head to direct or to give impetuosity to that current the result was that many men of cultivation aud vigorous minds and often of warm impulsive temperaments hud taken post at the editoral helm the influence achieved by or ascribed to the press reacted up m its leaders and they mturally left the elation and consequence that such in fluence had brought to them they were brought to feel and recognize the fact too oft through modesty or deficiency in self-respect disclaimed that the press was an order that it was the great fourth estate that it was the oeov of all other estates and that time had come when it should singalize its power and importance by presenting itself to the world as an organized embodiment capable of as serting and defending its own rights while at the tunc giving guarantee by its unify of purpose of greater capacity for usefulness to the state through the operation of all the agencies of intelli gence and patriotism the press was so well fitted to employ the suggestion therefore for the call of a convention of the press to form a state press association met with large and enthusiastic response and on the 1 ith of may 1873 a meeting was had at goldsboro in the court house of that city the press of this stale of that time was composed of seventy-four journals of which three wrvi dailies at this first meeting thirty-three papers were represented it is a melancholy retrospect to refer to the names of those who responded to the first roll call many of them have gone to their final account among the dead are j a engelhard brilliant editor of wilmington journal the first president of the association afterwards the able secretary of the state john spelniun then repersenting the raleigh sentinel afterwards the industrious editor of various cam paign papers iu t pulghnm of the agricultural journal and secretary of this association william briggs then of the tarboro southerner vv s mc diarniid of the robesonian an active and al le participant in the proceedings of that only meeting of the association he ever attended for not long after its adjournment became to his death by drowning near his home in luniberton ('. n b evans the oldest editor at the time in tl e state of the milton chron icle once editor of the hillsboro re corder and as the last scene in the drama of a life somewhat prolonged slate senator faoin caswell dying during his term and dying in harness charles v harris of the concord sun able and brilliant whose death wa.sasad episode during the association held in wilmington in may 1875 vv j avery of ihe piedmont press hickory ('. p jones then of the statesville inteligcncer afterwards the active errat ic editor of the charlotte ( oserver i'j c woodson the bright local of the raleigh news and perhaps others of whose fate i am not informed enough in the brief careeer of the association to emphasize with melan choly record the uncertanties of human life dersonville in lenoir i think it was iu 1s77 that the meetinig was ap pointed to meet at beaufort to be en tertained at the atlantic hotel quite a number of the members of the association had already reached goldsboro when the terrific storm of august 17th brought terrible disaster upon the town which was the destina tion of the association and among the structures involved in ruin was the atlantic hotel the guest place of the members amid such wreck and ruin the annual business was transacted at goldsboro and in the meantime in vitations by telegraph poured in from different quarters to soothe the disap pointment caused by the disaster at beaufort one from hen alpine among the smith mountains in burke county was accepted and his proved one of the most enjoyable of ail the excursions in which the associa ton participated this was the first one in which ladies formed a compo nent part of the press parties an inno vation so delightful as speedily to be come popular to the extent subsequent ly of compel ling a stringent system of exclusion : proposi a .. :■>, nator sherman inter rcnce in louisi ana saying " i i • gj-ess bad , letter atti rdinary legisla tion business . ■ •- | n j „ ; ;._ ana to ii<rh hei . ' and senator pivlinghuysen afterwards president ' arthur's se r i state advised " if tin on or remedy ■ be found in i ies or by m ans id a . .■ b v tlm fl'oc a a i,i vve constitu tion and . that ■; re i c m form . ._ ' on ji nnan 1 1 isto mi eting iii ai .:••'- < '; ork mr iv arts no from on n cord againsl federi i .. n .., . ■.. lh the es a great conspiracy to africanize three southers state . w bile the action to be taken by the republicans in the senate on the force bill is yet uncertain there is no inn er tainty in regard to ihe determination of the originators of the scheme to compel its adoption we have recetnlj i into possession of the particulars of a cere conference of the radical republi cans who under the leadership of \\ i and dudley were instrumental in push ing the bill through the house of rep resentatives at this conference it was plainly stated that there was no h'o e ol carrying enough congressional disf in the northern states tosecurecotitrol d ihe next house of representatives dudley's language to his associates at this meeting was isn't salt enough in the sea to make indiana republican i his year ' a most valuable confession for our indiana friends it was urged by dndle and reed that the salvation of the republican party dependc i up m gaining control of some of the south ern states and it was determined to concentrate the efforts on three states south carolina mississippi and louisi | ana these states were s h cted on account of the size of the c dored p mu tation it was decided tlmt if then were not enough negroes in any of the congressional districts in these three states to make a clear majority of the vote efforts to colonize more col ired votes there should at once be mad with the help of the force bill it is be lieved by these desperate leaders that not only the c mgivssional repres i'.a tive but the electoral \ otes can be ob tained by the republicans and their succ s iii 181)2 assured " we wn , 1 when their eh ;. and when without • i ■ anis ll ition a in ar . i tal e to ci induct and i govern ment no soldier can inti rferc with i 1 hese linn lines '■ rich v | the magi ificent s ' ■ f our tovern nieiit for a pi | 00 as now and of li 0,000 . and that the oh in ...- b denil .- within tla : state i \ iolenci , and that even i it hall not assume i ivited by the supreme uf aid that supreme ai state is named in the fedi ral c leg islature ' in all the excursions railroad compa nies as well as the communities who lavished their profuse hospitalities ex tended most generous facilities combin ing with each to make f he area of travel as wide as possible and absolutely void of let or hindrance to the liberality of these companies and to the hospi tality of the many communities is due the knowledge that has been acquired or might have been acquired by the members of our state press of the peo ple climate soil productions and cap abilities of north carolina for in the course of their visits all the var ious and opposite features of the state hive been investigated the seashore with its sands it surf its breezes as well as iis fisheries its seaports its staple products have been studied the mountains with their awe-inspiring grandeur or their softer beauties of scenery their invigorating and health ful air their exhilarating influences as their majestic forests their minerals and also their new growths of towns and cities have been enjoyed with de light as well as instruction while in termediately all that vast region neither mountain nor plain harmo nious blending of both the largest held of agricultural industry fhe uios uiaive area of manufacturing enter prise the centre of the densest popuhis tion from the extent and variety of ite objects of interest has claimed tht earnest attention of the intelligent enquirer the state has been spread as a map before the association with opportunity to study deliberately in detached sections fields widely variant in character vet as a combined whole giving useful knowledge to the intelli genl observer and proud satisfaction to the earnest patriot the primary object of the associa tion was to attain good mutual under standing and consequent harmony among its members that this has been effected is proved by the more kindly generous lone in the relation of editors to each other even as between those of advance political parties iu i imate social freedom on rigidly neutral territory had taught the rational lesson that men may entertain opposite views on political questions without incur ring the imputation of being fools j traitors or rasoals.qwhen party feel ing is thus deprived of its sharpest sting then reason may find its legiti mate and useful play another object of tin association is to familiarize ed itors of different sections of the state with the physical characteristics of its several parts to know the wants of each and every part to understand and reconcile conflicting interests and to blend all in one broad generous north carolina policy and promote such leg islation as must adapt itself to the state as a whole not to parts as to sections whei ! ~, '• pa i d t liw house tin >: , tine hum ehai ■ ' i a ; o i lie bill ar ■ i 1 t v'ari lllco w il ii the prin ■ govern ment an ! v ith the ch iracteristie t heorie of tl vui i '■ m that many of us t hougl . t la des perate charm ter ol i nia joril v a w ■ - el e i d possible is the men re to pa h either ilia ol hill we underrated tne bad elements w hich t .... ing the part y to it ruins i larrison is an acl ive supporter of the new movmueiit aud isdoingall that he can do through patronage to help i along doth he and heed are lo ■ with the greatest comfort on the farmers 1 alliance movement and are encouraging the alliance leaders as much as they can and this is a good deal it has be.-n determined that wherever the alliance movement is found to benefit the republican party alliance men shall have the local offices n dozen of counties in south carolina every postmaster recently appointed by harrison is a member of this secret organization which is active ly oppesed to the democratic party as to the prospects of the success ol this conspiracy in the s mate it is still difficult to form a safe opinion il cer tainly look as if i here was a sufficient amount of hostility both to the bill as it passed t he 1 louse audio any change in the rules to reader the passage of the bill at this session an iinposibility it is very clear tliat there is no popular demand from the north for the pro posed law the senate committee on privelleges and elections which will report the house bill to the senate republican caucus is understood to be making many changes in if a prom inent republican senator said to the editor of tin national democrat that if he were consulted his ad vie - v be to make the bill a special order in the senate for the fin i m n lay in december in an interview in the new york journal senator paddock says he is unalterably ippo il ' bill and will vote against it w i or not the s mutoriul caucus ■' support it this decision ho says only !,■■■ ■ in d by him nl i consideration of the subject and i i careful thought i ■ has been in i leading eastern centres of trade at n'.-w york boston providence phil adelphia and pall mi ver and i about the effects of the bill with tin leading buisness men of both pa i the result has been that an uln unanimous sentiment against the has been discovered they fear ' if ihe bill is passed the s will make good their threats of retal iation by boycotting » h mi north they therefore i eiie would be impolitic t i pass the bill senator paddock says that tin seem so weight to him that i forced to vote against th ■ me isun . senator paddock added that he u not vote i ir the bill « hat the decision ol the cam us " a atorial caucus he says " is u ing but i mereh a i onfi ram e another senator who will - come out in a day or two and i same p isiti m id by mr i senator aldrich ol ■' - he has be n overw helm againsl the from buisness all parties and ins | not to support tl ••' ;!' ho ni mid tote : ■ | the b ■-' iutered ; of li i a mil leg ' paddo t he i ol tne v eoimtr are oppo.^d to i kx-seti toi sibin i ■<■ ■ ■ ■ in ■ lo ij ■ p utii ■ .. | need a isure f the • ol the i nig till at 1 - " : years aftei mini , ■ ■ _ n i ' ■ ju i ; s ml til woilld woi in tii .• of the ia ;•• ■ tear . ' ' ■ ,. f tin ' : iu f mr i il ie of i in most out spoken opp i i ic forco bill si nato : : irely votn for the f i . . ' i said in the i louse of li tat ive •• 1 cann to put any fin ther . a greater p iwer into th hands of ah v president of the 1 i think the existing laws upon the e books are si rong enough for the preservation of all the rights guaranteed by the federal government full and -• igh for fhe fulfil maiit and i - "! all ihe obliga ti ms resting upon that i lovernment vvh sir see bow the honest and can didman who wrol i id in this morning's v ■ n republican regaril ■ i • closeil aa : - i l ca l.-ill is a blicnn par y tin : '. lie southern ■ writer h<m estly ' thai justice e trampled in th ilica.ii part v does nol - it will be wise p vi i'y v irgn i ■■; pi tuato : • aa to the doc besl for 5 years to ■ eed i •• to go into a ii irif id ■■■■> nit how to c'ool '. '■ aid is are spoiled if iheir l t belli up 0 tantly in hot wa tei : ol ■ -. som • toast then - " ail ' t i thai any • id man ■ really ted h mid , h ., nice | tiiogoldei ■ • bro.ighl : ■ a a mile ■ -. ; ■/ cook : the finest : i have , vbi h yoij d-d ■ \, ■ mrl ] a i . • • ... i him ■ ihe form ol • i no . . '. a , a . ,. ijent 1 1 , ■ .■ i i 1 1 s t r u 1 1 1 ng tender hi . ; -, lesl ., the kettle v oil an lio tin first meeting formed the ground work of the future life of the ass icia tion the foundations were laid deep and well and the work then done stands the test of time though there may have been found necessary som • changes in the superstructure i recall one incident the result of which had marked influence in securing that harmony of action and thai amicable generous feeling which lias character ized the professional and personal intercourse of the members of the as sociation a thoughtless impulsive member a democrat introduced u resolution of a strictly party nature there were present several members of the republican party estimable gentleman and known to be active and useful members of the association the writer of this article rose and begged that the introducer of the resolution would at once withdraw it for the reason thai the associ iii was strictly non-partisan that its hulls were neutral gio.mil upon entering which party weapons were i'i outside the door that it was more than neutral giound it was an altar consecrated to peace and the sacrifice of all anintosi i the resolution was pr iniptly withdrawn it was the first as it was ul - the last occasion on which pol was obtruded upon the consideration ,,;' the association the good in linencc of this action is felt to this dav for even between coutroversioual ists of opposite parties the gentle amenities engendered on the coin in m ground of the association are not for gotten due very gratifying outcome of the association was the cordial approval extended by all parts of the state the striking proof of this was in the ..;,_, j competition of the tow ns in every ,, tion for the honor of entertaining the a ssociation as its annua meetings | kl ve been held in g'ddsboro in ( lial eigh in wilmington in new u ■ in chnrl itte in ashei ille in vvinst.oi .- a!i uif.v in wayne . ■ ' i ba a in shelby in u our meet up at richmond may 29 1s90 after twenty-five years i hallelooyer jim i've found vou howdy howdy yes it's jack s'vuse in y arm they will go n und you an ihcr blam'd tears wont lay back i've this whole town hunted over fraid that you mought he so chang'd rhat we'd meet an pass thou t k no win : fore they ant our camp erranng'd i'd no fear of hcing mistak'n i efi'd hear yer dear old voice i used ter set ther leaves er shaking when we'd over the yanks rejoice folks all well now that's real harty grand-sons yon don't tell meso prospering sim well that's good for you an 1 hope you'll wealthy grow me o our old town is boomin they've found tr'on all thro my ian and er meat big furnace's loomin w liar in y cotton use tor stan fall in jim precession's movin , left right left it take her back | to ther days of fusi and fumin frolic fun sell meat hard-tack five an twenty years it's been jim since we tramp'd these streets before i appermattux led behind jim ilome before us not more in this style vc didn't step then bleedin feet could scarcely drag no sieh music for us kep time an tluy only showed one flag an we couldn't say that day jim as terday we gladly do that our foes are all forgiv'n an we love ther old hag too broken-hearted starv'd despairin hope ambition all laid low to look forward hardly darin lookin backwards only woe o ther woe of appermattux was ther ever thing to try souls of men like t hat deed anguish j when we told old lee good-bye first time ever i hung back jim vuu know i'd i'acek shot and shell but i wcakeii'd trembled cried jim when i went to say far'well e'en ther yankees seemed to fell it feel the pain the s'render cost for no yell no cheer nor niuriner hail'd ther cause they knew we'd lost ■ grand jim as lee seemed at that time i < irand and loyal lo our t rust grander still at appermattux grander still tin in the dust twas ther last time thai i saw him saw him thro a soldier's tears an ther sight ! can't forget jim ml i live er hundred years for at home we'd sca'cc got . ettlcd an w ere tryin bar to be reconciled ter life when new came washington bad summodscd lac ****** yes jim tis er handsome statue pow'rful likecess i must say an ther horse so natural that you'd almost think he'd walk erway well i'm proud i've liv'd to sec it but ef ii were all pure gold it could not outshine the image which our loving hearts all hold bout religion i wa'n't carin bui how jim since lie's up ibar i'm tryin hard to stop off swearin and i'm gainin sonic in pray'r so when < fabr'le las reveille wakes us for the dawn parade comrades stiil i pray we may he found among old lee's brigade birmingham ala — m l ii if c press association the vssocratlom and the men who fol'xdeij it durham olobc it should be the subject of gratulation to members of the north carolina press , association that their body lias lived so long as to be entitled to historical con sideration it yet flourshes while its records reach back into a past that i;i the ordinary career of the jornalist is a remote one including several sucessive generations ol editors and unhappily including a lapse of time sufticently great to have curried off in the sweeping tide of mortality same of the most acl ive and distinguished members of he association measured by years only the hife of the association has not been a long one measured b t lie experience period of existance archived by most voluntary organization it has lived grown and llolirisiieil to n veis hopeful degree of longevity with i\ie prospect that as it adheres to its principles und renews its youth by the steady acceration of news and fresh material it may never know the decrepitude of age but always live in perennial vigor ami vivacity tiie present ornganization oi the north carolina press association is not i he first one attempted iu tin state a far back a lso vv vv llolden i dennis heartt and other leadingeditors formed themselves into the state ivi ss association an orgauiz ition in the oditorial pi ifession was as essential lo success ami influence as ii lia i proved to be iii order crafts or vocations but from in my causes ehiel of which was tb absence of the facilities tl e present era so abundantly provides for convenient meetings and largely also lo the distrusl - and hostilities by ver embittered pari feeling the organ vj ition died as it were slid bo n th.-re wa never healthy vitality in il i.anii it so complete passed fronimem ' oryas toluive been na;ti(;ailj forgol ten i to uch e tent indeed as to have no j pari in the suggestion ol tie steps leading lo the \ i m of the i : ist ing orgauiz it r during the . ■ ■ ' • and j.r nj i i ..: new in gan to anii i ■ ■[ come ! see ! buy ! g w wright he leading furniture dealer and undertaker in salisbury i ring the larmst and best assorted stock of furni tuic ever brought to this place o o s parlor suits 1 v j *• parlor slits k • mohair crush plush at g0.o0 former -«^ price 75.00 , silk plush at 50.00 former price f g0.00 nri wool l'ludi at 35.00 foimer price ~ f 45,00 w j y ,, bed room sltts i »— bed room suits |_^ l antique oak antique ashe cherry and > r walnut at prices that defy competition h™h l j ' a i.akok stock l a large stock j .— . m of chairs safes mattresses of all kinds mm spring ueds work tables for ladies lr y i pictures and pit lire fiair.cs of every st \ lo \^ m „, and quality always in stock or will he hmh made to order on short notice at reason \~ t j l j aide prici s l = ___ r a j baby carriages pj v baby carriages a large stuck of baby carriages with hj w in w heels at 7.50 silk plush seal and satin parasol car ringes with wire wheels at only 16.50 , formerly sold for 22.50 3j [>*► undertaking department cj r l'ndeiitaking department i j spi cial attention given to undertaking r"m i in all its branches at all hours day and l night |>^ l paities wishing my services at ni»ht will 7~f call at my residence on bank street in i i i brooklyn r™h r thanking my friends and the public i ~ \ generally for past patronage and asking a c t-g continuance of the same i am ** ~^ \-/-* yours anxious to olensc g w wright leading furniture dealer / this space belongs t \ ( w h.reisner jl \ watch it next v < k jl > | * i and if tho association in its seven teen years of its existence has not yel effected all it might aim to accomplish let it derive encouragement from the fact that its field stiil remains open the objects of its solicitude still many and inexhaiisted j d cauekox the idea that a t stewart began life in new york penniless is so deep ly rooted in the public mind that it is doilbtflll it people will ever colllpie heud the true facts very few men have a good a chance for a commer cial opening as had the great dry too 1 prim e his entire fortune was placed in his hands when he was allowed to do ex id ly as he pleased with ;: . thi fori une amounted to < onsid .,..., -. over s 1,0'm the lirsl mo chas • '.-. hich stewart made w as in i he dmpe of a big consigiimenl of i linens in ij.-lfa t v i'd "'' i s "^ », 0<h iveul info t iii primary transaction and o'l--i lie bad sold the g i at a jj tie shop on < he corner of ijroudw a and chambers streets lie found thai he |., ; d nearly doubled his fm tune -■■ i hal a year after he had established his bus iness he had ne irb s10,(xm in c i-l ami t jr„od credit already establishetl with sue an equipment a ; iventy ,,!,,- years his subseij icnl success . ■- ioiin thing of its iiiarvelou - ■ '... ■ - remembered that of ' ike thai ol '■ j