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tint publishers no promlnms can be n.vcn to ( lubs lhe leonard scott pub co 140 fulton st x y the l b pu3 co also pnblish tbe farmer's guide bv hss-nv sti.i*ukns of edinburgh nn.l the into j p noutok of yale college 9 vols itoyal untavo n'liio pages mel numorons bngravings price 7 for the two volumes ly mail post pn d 18.00 jaou-ii b r mooke attorney and counsellor at law — and — seliiin.u in b-.nbb11 ilo.lf . wilmington n c i i tiik stati democratic con tion tiik platfobm ) we the delegates of the democratic and conservative people of north caro lina in convention assembled do resolved 1st that wo approve of tlio nomination by tlic national deuocvatiu convention of horatio seymour for pres ident ntul frank p bluir for vice-presi dent of tin united states : that in these men ive recognize statesmen of experi ence and eminent ability of sound politi cal principles of unsullied public nnd private character and unbounded patriot ism und ns such wo recommend ilem to the hearty support of the people ol north carolina 2d that we approve of the platform ol principles adopted by the said conven tion ; it speaks in no doubtful sense its language is explicit and moaning clear — the issues presented to the country nre plainly ntul unmistakably defined and with a free and fair election wo confidently be lieve they will he endorsed by a largo ma jority of tho people uml with that en dorsement must conn such a change in the ud mil list rat ion of the national government , is will restore tho constitution and give ■ | tee harmony and prosperity to tho country niul especially to lliu down-trod dent stiites of the south yd that ii is our earnest desire and intention to bring about these wholesome ' nud necessary changes by the peaceful incur ' ofthe ballot box and tll efforts to produce a contrary belief coming from what quarter thev may arc but tho tricks of interested partizans of a desperate po i liticul faction bent upon perpetuating its power by any humus anil at all lia mis | tlu-y ire attempting in uliirm the people ' ' of this state by the fulso cry of rcvolit : 1 tion and will threatening tlielii nl the slime time with military force while in other states of the south they have nol hesitated 10 take fiom the people the elec tion nf electors of president und vici - president and to confer it upon legislu hires the members ot which were elected j in i i-iiliuii'jr .— i u-iiln.ut ju'-ldmn *,_'., clioioo f-u-t w ul o v..p;.,..i *•- 1 v !.... of presidency in order to secure the electoral vote's nf blicll slates fur tllo rad ical candidates in disregard and defiance of the just rights ofthe people of such slates ami ol the whole country 4th that it is our frank purpose now and lias been since tlic close of our lute : civil war to accept and abide by in good faith and without disturbance the legiti mate fruits ami consequences of that war i to yield to the government of tho united ' stales a cheerful submission and allegi ance and to perform all the obligations of 1 citizens o their rightful government and wo do proclaim that in asking recog ' nition ou lerms of equality in that grand copartnership of states which constitute our federal union we do so with no hos tile intent ; on ibe contrary wo wish to share its beneiits and i:s duties to rebuild i our waste place under lhe protection of its hag to re-establish the old era of good feeling in otic common country '" tliw art the designs of unpatriotic men every where who seek to perpetuate discord and division nud to participate in tho bless ings : an well as the burthens of the gov ernment 5th that we have seen with indigna tion the complete overthrow of our late excellent system of state government nnd lams und the adoption of others in their stcud heretofore unknown to our people unsiiitfd to their condition and utterly ad verse in tluir habits their wishes and , their interests and wilh this change bus | como the election to high places oi profit ' : and trust of men ill most instances with out character or qualification and not a few of whom are mere adventurers from abroad having no interest in common with the people of the state and no fitness , whatever for the stations which they have readied by means most unworthy and disreputable 6th that tho ameuipt by the gover nor of thin state aided by his extreme partizans in and cf the legislature to . have himself clothed with authority to : appoint organize equip and keep on foot a large landing force of not less than 0,000 men to bo selected and officered and commanded by him with powei to any member of the said force to arrcsl any citizen without authority or warrant from any civil officer or magistrate was a i mea.-iire clearly violative of the constitu tion of the united stales as well as thai of the state dangerous tothe liberties of the people ind well calculated if nol intended to produce bloodshed in our midst ami ns such it deserves to be re probated by all well disposed citizens of the state vili that tho measure subsequently in troduced anil which is now ponding ami will in all probability be adopted howev er ail fully disguised is but the bame measure under another numt with one or two of its objectionable features altered ; but which yet clothes tho governor and lis creature und par.iziial wilh hitherto unheard of powers which arc susceptible of great and dangerous abuse in the hands of men who have shown but too plainly u disposition to rule the people of this stato by tho bayonet and as wc believe to at tempt the control of tho next election by that means vo most earnestly recom mend to lhe people of the state aiuloe pooi.illr to our political friends tn givif no occasion or excuse for tbe use of military force | but nevertheless to yield none ot their jusl rights 8th thut the governor of this siate having proclaimed it as the policy of thu radical party to suffer no one to boh any oflice appointment or place in the state however humble who will not lend his j aid and promise his support to that parly ! and which policy he und bis political friends arc now vigorously enforcing to effect the exercises of lhe elective fran chise it is the sense of ibis ( invention : that the peoplo have the light to cotm teract such policy by ull lawful means if they think proper so to do that any citizen of tho state then fore has a man ifest right of which he cannot he lawful ly deprived to employ or not to employ or cease to employ uny person whatever when an existing contract terminates — aiid that any attepmt on il.e part of the legislature hy uny pretended law to de prive any citizen of such right or to im pose any penalty or penalties for so do ing will he in vi luii m of the constitu tional lights of the citizen 0th that to obtain success in tho ap proaching residential election every ef fort should bo in de by our fiiends to per fect tlieir organization and no legitimate means should bo spared to bring every voter favorable to our cause tothe polls to that end wo most earnestly lecom : mend to oui friends to orgauize nt once eyiuoiir a nl illair clubs ill every cotiiitv und every district with active canvass ers whose duty among other things ii shall be to s.-e that all our friends en til led to vote are duly registered ami broughl to ihe polls and that unqualified persons are not allowed to register or vote amiaaa wantkd i-*uk • ,_•/ th 0ff3stal histony oft the war lis causos clinrnctcr t'oiulucl and result by hoy ai,kxax»ku u stepukxs a book for all sections and parties • this great work presents the only con i plete uml impartial analysis of the causes of the war vet published and gives those in terior lights and shadows of thu great con flict onlv known t those high officers who watched the llood-tide of revolution from its fountain springs ami which wee so acces sible to mr stephens from his position as s ml ,, llicer ol the confederacy to a liublic that has been surfeited with apparently similar produc tions we promise a change of fare ngree ahleand salutary tind au intellectual rent of the highest order tho great american war has at last found a historian ] worthy of its importance and at whose hands it will receive that moderate candid and iin • partis treatment which truth ami justice so urgently demand the intense desire every there manifest ed to obtain this work its official character ami ready sale con hilled with au increase i commission make it the best subscription hook ever published one agent in ellstoll pn reports 7'j sub 1 . crilicrs in three lays i hie in memphis tenn i0(i subscribers in live days send for circulars ami see our terms and a full description of the work with press im ticesof advance sheets c address national publishing co 20 south seventh st philadelphia pa till < ir.il.lw karmi-k believing that tho interests of tho l-'ar luon and planters of this section deinnml the publication ofa periodical lo bu devoted tn the advancement of agriculture in thu two uaroll luis wu have d ti'i'inliied to establish such a periodical under the title nl tiik carolina pa rm lilt and will issue the lirsl number as soon us ti sufficient number uf subscribers am obtained to pay a reasonable shai'u uf the ex nonae of publication the parmer will be issued monthly at f por annum in luhuneei will coin nin not loss than tliirti i wo large double-column pages of read ing null tur bound in liniulsomu covers and in typographical execution will liul be surpass i l7 uny agricultural monthly in tbo country ' ueing determined to do wliatuvoreuurgy will accomplish in making tha parmer worthy the support of tho intelligent pluutorsand purmord i.i north carolina and south i a mi ina ; ami do i siring to llll rodllco il into every county iii those slates we wi-l tu employ active agents al every posl oflino tn wl tho uiosl lil eral in line.'inc.its will bo offered address all communications to wm ii bernard c27 wstw.t wilmington n '' plain truth rn 1 hi i.-'l in leble 1 to tne are hereby notified to en'l and - lliu by ihe loth inst or their no mis will bo placed ill the hands of vvm ii ridley i - ■ i , lor collection / ut i ''" earnest ! john ii i.n'niss druggist i july 8 1308 iiw-u-jituj j'lii old north state tk.-\v.:i:ki.yj dj-ttatks of scisscuiptiun cs tlihms msii im advlmi mix ilsiifliu 3r l.i'm$t>a wt •;>.; y watchman and nokth state dae copy one vear ss.ol " ' six miinllis 1.6(1 a cross mi the paper indicates tho expiration ul tin subscription tlio type ou which the " o..i xoieru statu i ! printod is entirely new no pains will bo spared to in il.e it a wet nine visitor tiii'ie.y liiiiiily iii order t i in this we have engaged tho services ol abloand uccoiiijiiisiicii literun coutributofs advertising rates tit nsiknt kates forall periods loss than one month one square i irst insertion l 00 kncli subsequent insertion 60 contract ratesfor poriodb of one to fom months i mo i '- mn i •'! mo | i mil | i mo 1 si ml 6 00 ih 60 i 1908 16.00 90.08 2 iji in us tod 1:1 ki i i7.ik 21(1(1 27.0(1 .') bqualtks iiiiiii 18(10 men iki i«i i runs 3 00 1880 2388 2800 1 7ci t)f in cm lllllll 1 co 24 00 2 iii 8,868 half coi imki 27 mil i 38 til fl.s ii 44 llll 3 or in cm 95.00 i.'l ik i inn 46.80 50 0(1 ns cm 30,00 49,00 1 59.00 lid en 71111h wl.'u fi.ixi freedom's banner out air — " bonnii til tr unit wo'll fliii-i iiroud tveeilotn's l.auiier out uusullicil and so fair ; we'll swell the cl.or.is atnl we'll shout for seymour and for illair we'll fling proud freedom's imnuor out ( per land from s.-a to aea : we'll snell tllo chorus and ivo'll sliollt we l.l 1st llgllill he flee \ hurrah l.iirrali for seymour and for illair we'll fling proud fr loin's hannerout un sullied ami bo fair from northern clinics ive hear the strain oil ka-tein hills the sound ; ii rolls o'er every southern plain and slinkes the west arouny ! while tyrants tin-re their thrones upou speak lollil of people's rights we'll misli the car of fr loin on — • ' rphnlil the slurs and ijlrij.es __ yi*s onwaril roll in r mighty powers twill never he too into l'o bless this benuteons laud of ours to save the ship of state and when tho rncc is run out ( per lllllll from sea to sea we'll swell the chorus mid we'll shout that ive again are free ! hurrah hurrah isco we'll then throw off the soldier's shroud of war oppression's sighs we'll hauuisli then the gloomy cloinl that o'er the nation lies we'll fling proti.l free loin's banner out unsullied and so fair ; we'll swell tile chollls ami we'll shout for seymour and for blair hurrah hurrah 0 important movement to be made in the new york episcopal convention — in ad dition to the olher topics of hep interest i which are likely to occupy the attention j ofihe general convention ofthe episco pal church to bu held in this city next j t ... iiiiiii t li 11 canon concerning inurriugu is to i he brought before it lor consideration and will probably provoke an earnest contro ! rersy vs present iln re are 110 regula tions in force in the episcopal church on the subject except that its members aro lound as ci linens to respect the civil laws of lhe states iii which they reside these laws being thought to be more lax in some cases thatl is consistent with iho injunc tions of the scripture an i tl'ort is to be made to supplement ihem by an ittthorti tive ecclesiastical statute which shall clearly dnfiuo what marriages urn and j what are not prohibited and thus furnish a guido for tho conduct of tho faithful the proposed canon will absolutely for bid marriage between n man und his btop mother stepmother's daughter mother's sister father's sittir wife's mother wife's daughter wile's granddaughter uncle's wife broth r's wife son's wife ; a woman and her slepl'ilher stepfather's oil moth er's brother father's brother husband's father husband's son husband's grand son aunt's husband husband's brother daughter's husband and it will censure us marriages which ought to be avoided those between a man and his wife's sister brother's daughter sister's daughter grandson's laughter nephew's wife wife's brother's daughter wify's sister's daugh ter a woman and her sister's husband brother's son sister's son grand laugh ter's husband niece's husband husband's brother's son husband's sister's son n y express loth a the widow of audubon the naturalist lives in want noui new york with twelve gl'olldcllildl'on dependent upou her and the exertions of one of ber granddaughters who teaches music for support jefferson i avis has been visiting the buvl of shrewsbury al his magnificent i fcuutoi'*auon towel's liiigluud remarkable swindle yesterday a rural looking lady nud gen • tleman from sterling county called upoi ono of the justices of tlio peace and ex pressed a wish to bo married tho paii were niude man and wife this av ning they reappeared and each in turn ed ) that tbe proceedings might be unuulied — i " '_\\ . . '. liiiliiriv iirucnt shu charged that alio had been oniiuppeu into marrying the man who stood beside her i by a piece of unparalleled deception site 1 had been corresponding with ber cousin i in iowa whom she bnd not seen since . sbe was a child and during the corrcs 1 pondence her relative had wood und won her affections he wrote her that he was i coining on hero in december to claim her hand and lake her to his home in the west on monday last the swain to whom she was married made his appear ance claimed to be her cousin said be could not wait until december c on the strength of these representations she had reluctantly consented to wed she had since learned that the man whom she had married was not her cousin but a wretch who had secured a wife by base deception the mau acknowledged his culpability but pleaded in extenuation that the iowa cousin had read bim the letters of bis intended ; that these had ill j tliii'ticcd him to do as ho had done his ! conscience smote him so grievously since i lhe accomplishment of his treachery that i he made ti full confession to the lady he bad sham fully wronged lie had hoped to reconcile her to the fraud but she would not he was willing to make the only amends he knew of viz -. have the marriage contract annulled the magistrate suggested he ha<l nol the power to unmarry them he advised that as matters had progressed t ins far j it would be better foil the lady to make i the b.st ofa bad bargain nnd accept the situation after a good deal of pers na i sion on the part of the bridegroom the lady finally decided t uccoj.t lhe advice of the magistrate on the assurance that the said bridegroom would make it all right with the genuine cousin away off ill low^t unon lys jiant.y bf.hlaty.yi pair departed — n y palladium important to bankrupts opinion tf judge brooks in the mutter of assigning to bankrupts a homestead at 0hat_ibbb8 at emzaiirth city n c sept 4 16c8 in the matter of a 15 bankrupt by the certificate of wra a guthrie register of the 24th july lslis this question is presented : can real estate be set apart by the assignee to to the bank rupt in case of a deficiency in oilier pro perty or edicts to answer the exemptions provided for by law ? i have examined with care the authori ties citi 1 by the counsel representing the creditors who except to the report of the assignee and 1 have also read wilh in terest the argument filed by the attorney for the bankrupt this question has of ten arisen and given rise t animated dis cussion iu my presence but is now for the first time presented uuder the provisions of the law for my decision 1 am well satisfied tli.it a fair and proper tsoitbtruc tion of that language used in that part of the bankruptcy net which relates to ex emptions us well as the true spirit and objects of the law will not justify or au thorize the action of the assignee in the case the terms other articles and ne cessaries as used in the net cannot be so construed tis to embrace land wiihout 1 doing violence to every meaning horoto | fine allowed those terms il is quite clear 1 think that if among the property of the | bankrupt none or not enough of the arti cle specifically mentioned in the act to be exumpted be found then the assignee | may report us exempted other articles i and necessaries to make up the amount | required or the deficiency as the case may be ) in the opinion of tho assignee tlio whole not to exceed under uny cir cumstances the valuo of five hundred dollars tbe suggestion of the counsel for the bankrupt would have much weight | if it was a matter of discretion but the j court can no sooner award an article or ] kiud of property not properly embraced within die terms used according to a lair construction than it could exceed the sum prescribed the exemptions provide 1 lor by the bankruptcy act originated from the same spirit that prompted the enact ment of our legislative provisions in favor of widows of intestates awarding tbem provisions for their temporary support | and as that law restricts tho commission ers in lhe kind or species of property ho i shall exempt now it often occurs that 1 lb u this all important purposed the law i would bo defeated if undo no circura ' stances money could be ex in led to a . bankrupt yot trom the languuge of tho law it money could not bo construed to i be on article or a necessary it would bo quite clear i think that money could not . bo allowed but it is as cloar that money , may bu allowed for it not unfrequeutly . occurs that money is quite ns necessary r to the temporary subsistence of n bank r rupt and his family as any article that can j be mentioned as tlio widow of an intes . tate upon the granting of administration , i is presumed to be entirely destitute of such . i fo hor.,w.,p.nort so tho bankruptcy act , , presuii'h eve.y mau who j m l ou adjudged a bankrupt has sworn ti-nw a : bus surrendered all his property and es ! tuto then if this be correct ho is alike | destitute now suppose tho bankrupt | has been a merchant a banker and has j surrendered a large estate iu cboses in | action and mouey hut not having been a housekeeper but from choice from mo tive of economy 01 otherwise he and his family consisting ofa wife and children have been inmates ofa boarding house — in does not own a bed or a chair or any article of provisions consequently there is nothing ofthe kind in his schedule — sure ly it could not be successfully contended that home money would not be necessary 1 for the temporary subsistence of such a j family under such circumstances mon ey may bo exempted the assignee must advertise the real estate mentioned in liis report as cxernp i ted nnn sell the same to the highest bid i der and apply the proceeds as the law ] directs let this be certified g vv brooks u s dist judge imi'outant facts — ex-gov win a graham lion johu w.norwood henry k nash esq and lion josiah turner jr , have in an address given the following important facts which should bo observed 1 in the approaching election no innii is disfranchised wbo ever was entitled to yote 2 a new rci^strajion will begin i on the 15rh ot october and every i voter old nnd new must refciswrr 0 in north carolina and 70,000 color ed voters in round numbers a major ity of 2 to 1 4 although the whole of the cols ored vote should be cast against the conservaties which will not be tho case and 35,000 white votes added seymour and blair will still carry the state if a full vote be polled 5 militaiy government has ceased the election on the 3d of november is to be free as in former times c any person who shall assomblo armed men at any place ot election on election day is liable to a penalty of jfl.ooo according to the kevisod code page 308-9 bad policy we see it reported that genera wade hampton and lion b ii hill are expected to deliver speeches in the northern states in behalf sey mour and blair wc trust tho report is incorrect *, but if not we join with the u ; clnnoiid whig and lynchburg republican in condemnation of any such policy we think sufficient damage has been done tho cause of seymour und blair by speeches made in the south without this source of irritation right before tho eyes of tho northern people it matters not how con-ervative may bo tho speech es tho men are quite sufficient to arouse the bad passions of tho north to a point that will result in serious injury to our prospects of success in thul'residenliiil eleotion we have no doubt ihe disunionists would pay ten thousand dollars for every speech delivered in a northern state by hampton eorrcbt toombs or s jinnies if we expect to elect our candi dates wo must bo governod by prin ciples of common sense surely the democratic leaders do not appreci i ale the fate that awaits us if grant 18 j elected or they wonld not contribute ', so much to that result wo think mr hill and gen hamp ton had better stay at homo wilmington star a man in lynn mass a few days ago i made fifteon pairs of ladies gaiters in less i than ten hours making seven dollars nnd fifty cents this is said to be the great | est feat khown to be accomplished by any shoe-maker lt is stated that 111 bridgeport connec ticut oxer 1,000,000 bushels of seed oys ters have been taken since sopterubcr 1st i the bivalves are small and aresuid to bo , ' the best ever produced the price in that , i city being thirty cents per bushel f r^/m s 0 ffs 4 < * 5 * % by rwus &; i1iu 7\1-ic vol iii no 110 the old korlh state forever gaston salisbury jn c thursday septembku 24 18c8 - . 1 _ l-tt-.ll ll sniffle copiers fife cent whole no 401