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' ;Tli Mjmjt !bt 'HefoUtidoi ofrer go back. t Ward," feu Wea repeated tutU it bu aqairetl j tba thoriiy of a' pruftrb, f ni vill refrain fnoaa Ukiojc jirectiasae with ft, lM vtmaj tare r t?!fftraiwal-Mrtf-r wilheoodrot l3rule$ frith ibr tmuk that tbe eiprmion i, taaMTlca Icaat, nuaadentood and jnifappliard. For tt kit be trie, tbat b particular Revelation J fitter tetracai itt Htjni and otertarua tbo wrlt J : luHl aeoanipluhed ; bat thai it viii erentoallj J ff nd iti firr. iod tbat another Rafolution. crtpaatiag in motirea, puaiooi,-Bd tcntinenU tbe revern of the 8r, may ariae and ran iu eoarse la tbo oppoeTte direction, cannot be deni i "Tbe counter reroletion mar, and p.fnera!!y aoef eoine to me guiae oi inruunup io mn Muse of iu wradMesaor. in order t betray it. aad perrert-lbe Bevt-foreex-Jo totally digerentiiikc bribcJJLfjauAjrpuld-jender nn ch niou nda. II VDoericv. to the ooet tells as. " ruts on void According to our theory, if the elector at tbe Hrery of Heaven to serve the devil in; ' and " . : I TVm..... ik - t , , . .. '... 4ptnousui," according to t'r. Johnsoni "is the last resource of a. aeoandrel. - Christianity, it self, has in every age, except the first two of its exiatenee, beea made the cloak fir priestly ty. raany aodeorrap'ioaj; and democracies sre prone to degenerate into despotisms under tho selfish leadership of demagogues. Indeed there have 'bees bee-fee molwtiomHw the world' history bich bare not been followed by reactions olb erwise the Bepublies of Urreco aod Borne had been perpetttal; tba Reformation would have 'runs Pans ant of exiatance before tbo end of a I century from tbe time of J.uther: aud the French revoio'ton. wnicn fianieu x.urope nu mo iwm Tf liberty, would not base eoneoot in the darkness oi2t-t .. T I" ' jt ,- SDOlU ing that " Uevolutiona never go backwards." ia little better than a olsy nnoo words. " It holds the word of promise, to tbe ear, but breaks it to . "to "the hope. It is inconsistent, also, with those other maxima which Mr. Jefferson was wont to repeat, that u powea is eontinally atealing from ! tbe many to the few," and that "eternal vigU lanco ia the price oMiberty." ifuf. Regitter. t ' . WIIAt WE TIAVE GAINED. Tbe Cbiesgo Timet, in" noticing a lato speech of "llMr. Ricbard Suiitb in bia cahy asa for Congress,! n Cioclooati, aaya : ' r . ,: '. 1 . "Jf the'Demoeratie party get into power, we shall loose in pfcilo what we have gained in war". -"'So ay 8n;hb. bjajblroet-jt; prpgr oount op Tour gnini Ky the war. We have gnined ao enormous high tariff, wbieh taxea the nation i for the benefit of. New Knglaid' manufacturers. . We have gaioedan interna) ravenae system which taxes sixteen thousand different? articles and re ejairea an army of office holders for itseuforcc ' meut. We have gained a National banking sys tm, capable of controlling tbe e.pital of tho I eoentry, to which the people yearl by, 818, k 00tf,000.i jMtrcat, wbioh might be aated by J ' :, the aubslitHHoo of National eurreoey for' iank uotee. We have sained a deb. of ecrefafthoa. tads of millions of dollars, which i b mortgage C' upon'the property and labor of every man-in jtbe , ccttotry. We have gained . Coogres andgute i. Legilatarca o corrupt that tbe presa of tbe same . party with tbem-ia eompelled from yerj shame, f todonouSce their wceessibility to bribery. ; Smith ' aaya these gainn will be lost if the Democratic 1 P rtJ Pofi 'oto power. -nutii -intended to lie, " tat stumbled on tbe truth. . ty Senator Wade , writea to a friend tbat he will Introdnee, thefirat dayof tbeBext eeion, a V bill to repeal the act organiiing Utah a a territory, T 1U v the action of tbe Monuooa in denouncing I Government aa tyranuiel and unjust mutt be ; -.Jibed by prompt auppresaioB of poljg"1- t. - 53 - , . From tbe Ralelfb Srntinal.. Letter fram lion. IV ui. A. Cirahnui on tUo "ftJt nation." IllLLHUORO'jOct. 10, 18C7. OtTLtMEl : I rliall be unable, by reanon of cnrafrrocn!a of lofl n ea to Jkprpient at J,he WjceHrtif llteTTo"" people of" Wal?7 Ualcigb, on the IZth mat., and to addrr thrm on tho topics ioTolve) in tbe approaching dee tion, in accordance with tbe invitation received fioin you ee daya aince. I regret thin, botb became o tbe pleasure I ahould l ava di-rired front a free CmuiunicMion vith to intelligent an aaeeoiblace of tho ciiix.ii of tbe Stale on lie d nt in of tbe present time, and beraae the topic ia quei! ion je to) nutneroue and aujroative to be treated estifuctorily io a letter, without on bcconiinc lo3iouncn. . . I waa pliaacd in obcerrinp that cucli a meeting had been ealled. In the opinion of fome, with whom I hare convt.r.c 1, it waa agrpoard there bad teen too crejt delay amung Conservitue cit item in rouimunicatin fncthcr, in tie face of very actire r.iertiona to fjrai a party odvtre to 4lietn and to the best intercfia of tbe State, in winch it waa Bought to combine all the cohned otere by Bppeala to prejudice, rowion, and bopa of uokwful 'train. ' I have nut been moch dt- turbed by arprehrraiona of thi kind. Tbe bite p pnlan'q of orth Carolina, by tho ceo idi of 1 S GO, outD3n.brr tbe black 1n the pro portion of two to one. or thereabout, and, alter deducting all who are difranchieJ under the military acta of Onjfren, the ni.-yority cf voters of the former will will stand to the Liter anme what in that propuitiou. Thit wbi'e rxipulation, wbieh ha been Ixrct fire tbe drpoMtarj ct the p4itic! p'wer of the Stale, is as fuhliful to tb? Oonatiiation if the United Ftatte aa it ever was or a that of any other State t( the I'w.in ia now, but they have an intellii;enteomprtlicniiii of their rights and duties a electors and as tiii tens, aed, even without much ronultation or eooocrt, will, in iny opinion, cast a majority of votes only in frvor of luch meas'irea and candi dates as will beat promote their safety and h.ip; i ocu. To the military aothonty, which Lap been est sbliehed over-them, tbey yicM a ready obedience. Kvcn trhere it tt)J rupetcde" their ancient and eberisbed laws aod aoag'Mi, tley bow before it and dake do wiue. Hut when, by the law, an issue is presented to them, to be solved jhrougU an election, it is oAturallj to be under stood, as the term itnpurta, tbat tbey arco have tbeir tliuioe, to rote cither wpon n.ecmircs or eondidatee as each individual voter according to bit views of the public interest cr bis sense ef UU1 may frf ti.( til now, proclaims thst " elections oaht bf free. It is a noteworthy fact that, jn TrancC) where, so fr as elections are allcwed, iiniftnal man hood suffrage provaji5, under the fjr.t JJoonparte in 1804, and Bnder ih third in 1852, a I'.cpub licao forrn'of government was converted itto a monarchies! or despo'ie one, through the cere mony of an election, and by a vote of the people approaching to unanimity. These results were, of course, aUribu'cd only to the influence of du rcaa and fear.. But in Knglaod aod America such influences are hot allowed to oporste, and .1... II L II I- ....... . ! tne pons snau express, nm mi own sentrnenis, ! hot ihu of seme other person or auth ri(r. the election itself is Imt an idle form. ' An election with us, therefore, is an occasion, for serioo" thought, inquiry, nnretcrved consultation and free discusion ; and our suffrages are accustomed to be given, accord ng to tho convictions of our jDinds, Bected through such means Iw the-electkn-iow bfoTe-VIVbehTsefffle,,'0 to vote;" For a Couveution or .Against a Conven tion," snd, at the same time, for delegate,, to represent their counties in Convention, provided i the affirmaiive ttte shall -be suffieRTrfTa"ceordirig j to the provisions 'of. the law. Such Convention. v..-, ... ............. ! Constitation, in which there shall II ciul'U,. im io u iiui laiw. on iiic KfT uitiuu'i vi a I S- -.1 I' '! all such persons as have tho qualifications for electors in the present e!ectiori; xihat is . II the male citixeni of the StateT twenty one -years old and upward, of whatever race, color or previous condition, who have been .resident in the. State for one year previous to the day of any election, except such a may be 'disfranchised, for partici pntion in the rcbeliion, or for ; felony aTcutumon law," I 'moke tbis quotation with care, for the purposo of collating it iu my, subsequent remarks, wjih the qualifications f .. voters in some of the leading States now. represented iCgresej whose members bavo s frown extraordinary xeal in pre scribing it? terms to us. . . , Never, heretofore, in America, has the elec tive franchisa been extended to new clasxcs of voEirs, crTepTlFrougb the aaeiiey of Conveu -lions clioseu by those who bad enjoyed-it exclu--sively before. Congress, by the nets udder con sideration, has extended it to all males nf the black race tweoty-ono years of ago and upwards, with no other qualifications than those aljove re cited; but Only so far, however, os regards the present election. Andk according to mj recol lection, it was slated in tho debale on theso acts by Mr. Fess.eudep, of Maine,ertainly one of the abjest and meat experienced members of the Seri ate, that no permanent regulation of this nature ednlii be consiitutipnally established in a State witbott tbo .sanction of its people, and I think the correctness of the .remark waa acquiesced in by tho aubicqnent action of Congress. " Congress, then, baa" provided that in tbrprcsent election the black' race, with no other than the qnalitioa tiona already stated, ahall voto., Tbat was their aot. - If H shall be provided tbat tbey shall so vote in all future nime. the-act will be ours. It ia cot aooffbtt- be dflMruiv-'d, that Congress do- eii-f 'lhat wc ahaU j ptovidc, and it u strongly intimated, that represectstiun in Congress wiil not be allowed us'umit it is doee; put it is s-jjl left to tbe people of tbe Statu-as ropresn.ted iu Convention to be deliberated upon and decided, and no more moipcntoua question waa ever pre. pCtiffA for tlie deterniinaiion of freo people.'", j Tbe inquiry cannot be eiclodell (roirroor coo. sideration, if wc would, whether under the Con stitution of the United Ststt-f oreCy Itrpnblicsn organization, a Constitution of covornmenf for I ho repnlatlon tf tho internal eiT..irof attain cJtrbefatCPd"T115bTI"l TK'T3"n?.w6nRe"w"isr.cs of a tnsjority of its oaslifici toters. by distraint orouressr a i;vrituuiton oi y ivcrtiment, sjs Mscsuley, wliicti wiil fit one Ptetc orpctplo tusy riot fit another; any more thae 4 coat by the measure of the Apollo lielvidcro may be expodtr-d to lit all the human race. Aol the very idea or Ilepabhesn (ovtrnment pre supposes that the peop!c thetnelres en best jo le as to tbe fun- dshier.fnl law under which they ahull live, as well, as of tho enactments pissed (u time to time by tbeir Ley !!. .- Tbtnrieifiob 1 tnofl .1 . l !! . I . ' .'J 1 I. II cicany !iriou vj i asuington in bis lareweis ad dress, when he dtcinrca thtt "ino bn1i of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their Constitutions of (Joveniment " North Csrolins does not c k to bsve a voice in the question whether the Japanese, Chinera'or any Asiatio race ahall exercise the elective fran- cbise in California : nor does she claim the richt In interfere in the domestic regnlationi of any sinter Nste of the hmon. On ie other band. she makes her appeal to the people fcf all the other States to concede to her, within the limits of their common Constitution, the powers of con trol, and those only, vr Licit those Statca assert for thonjsclres. Ilut throwing out of cor. iJori tion iro nurtion of right of the people of a Sute, to frame their Siste c&nytilution according to-thtirewn concep lions of the public good, is tbtf Die a? n re proposed expedient? Will it promote the-ncral Wilfare to confer tLc r'ght to vote io all ru!ar elections on tbe.nepro rwe, with oo clllVjualifications than thoso in contemplation J t Is it not perfectly manifest tbat it will rotf The representative r rub!ics of this country, with tloir written con- stituti(Jns, i hcrr divisions of pwr rntoleeislative, eseeutitc or j'ldiria! per.ticenl and tl.eir ia tntduction tf the pcrple to participate in and de aide upon the rights and intre. tf soejety, a" voters srd jarors, arc faokt'ij for irf rai'n in tb;r. couiifrks "'of'the worTJ, sn are odnded uron the i l?a of a certain standard of virtue and intelli gence in the ruiisitfuent b dy )f electots. without which they c&nnot be irainutnru. Vho among us believes tl'M the zrcut uass of the llscks re cently ir a state vt aiaverj Ctitnc lothi6tand ard of virtue and intelligent, l:;-Jre fit to be made scif reuaot electors ? , Jn IQch .tbeir ton- dilion as to knowledge i9 rorj!ty, the exten sion ot the tisr.t -si su-1ra tv I5ea injcr.o.;a .... iasfcijHM.J1: .-w v..sr.-.'..-i r a grcadr numbrr of citiiens, witfln fact cencen Uae ft i'e. fewer i:r.Js; as dca-gniog individuals will but er.largc their own power by oaing them to vote, rot their opiuions, but thoce of tho men ho control them. Already we learn that they live been extensively trganid ioto secret so cicties, or Iesgues, with a view to be voted ee m-ise, a'ad under thi V fluence of prejudices carefully instil'ed into them, in rppciiiou to-the whites, who were formerly masters or tiny now Im owners of property. Co elect 6ueb a class to be permanert voters, as is now proposed to 0, i!lJeJ!-LiM,aJ anrrhy, isnd tobaxird, in my belief, the long continuance of any stable government. Foreigners are barred ou! from the right to vote for five years after set tlement here, by e-ur naturaluatiou lawsf io order.' that th r may become aenuainted with our io.ti tutions, 'aud capable of taking part in their ad- I ministration, aud must prove lint ounng t t.at 1 time they have behaved as persons of g iod moral j character,- and .well dispeu t i ihe good order i m elrssybre less informed than foreigner, and less i capnbli f.oni waut of education and 'early, in-j struetion. " ; . . i But, it may be said, there is little di3greemeDti sn.ong ourselves on this question; but Co Css j i .;i.t'..t ., ... '..t ;.. ;. r,n. . - - - . This is an argument, which I ,m4.w not disposed to pass by, or to treat iihtly, I ' think p-inrmijo to it:-? -Congress certainly has denounced no pen sity on KuchHeiiTjuency, in any of the three acts of reconstruction. After providing for tho estab lishment pf Military Governments in the -ten Southern States, tho firstf thcsSaicfs goes on to 'declare, t hat :',.;'. ! -v'.' ' ''. :'.. When the twowlftrfif ait";, one of said rebel Convention Of delccasao. tbscted tT the male citizens of saiuVTate'wcnty ono years old and unwards. of whttever race, color. , or previous condition, who have been resident in said State TuroiiFvear. neviouslyto IhaioTi elec tion, except such as way be "(Ssfrsncbised;" and W'lijo such' Conrtitution. shall provide that the eloclivo franco shall be enjoyed braJ snch persons ?s hwro "ibe qualifications herein tt'ated, for electors of delegates;" and whcfl csilain other things, shails occur, (as further recited in tbo fith section, ( said State snail be de. declared entitled to representation ia Congress and Senators and Representatives shall be ajreit-. ted therefrom, on taking the oath prescribed by law." This i the only provision touching the subject matter undeT" consideration, and its oly intimation is that until there is a fulfilment of the requircmrnts, the Military Government stall continue. 'There have been threatening declira lions niide by individual trembers of Cwgnss, and certain presses have teemed with folmiia tions asainstv all who should 'hesitate in tak'ng immediately the steps proposed; but Congnss, as a body, have established no penalty 'and made no threats Tbe first reflection which occur on rioarinir these annonoi-emcota is, that it wuld. be a harsh measure and savor of injustice so ) Ijiiire people to v. te in an elcctisi. and then pun ish tbein for voting for the candidate, (ubah man ormeasnre. of their obotce. Aod further, " ... ... . . . ' , . . I that it would be still more unjust m pun mil mc.i State's shall hftxs? Griped a'orpi(ftufioii of Gov troment iasconfonuiTyyiu tlrt' Cojistitution of the United Bhi0i ; inJri?!iZ,; framed by i people ef North Carolina for failure to mulco (!otinitntioo ttid ofaLliU a btifis of enrTrs! wbicb Peeixjlvania, Uhi', Now York and o'ber preat and leading States of the North have rc fased, and still do rcfuo, to establish for thctn- sejvtf, though with far l e-wnt reasons than reasons than I ttrevsi1 wltTi us. Tfie "Constitution " " nTc"n n t v ufTe n n syl" va?;s."na ro ordaincd in 1SG?. regulates suffriL-o in these wurus : "In elfetions by the' citiiens, evcrj white freeman of lbeap;.of tweiity.cne yelirs, having resided in thU Slate one year ondin lh eke- tion district 'Whore be ofTcr to vole ten dnys Im mediately preceedirg aurli election, ani within two years paid a State or county tax which thai! have bicn acsn-d ot least tyn day before the election, shall C"j"7 the rights of a cli'ctor,'.' &e.' " ';. .. ... ... .. . That of New York provides that " Kvery mslo citiien of the age of twenty oneyears, Ac", shall be cntif le 1 to vote," Ac. "Jiut no uisn of color, un less be shall have been for throe jcars et ized of ine fjfate, and lor one year next proceeding every election shall have been setxed and possessed of a freehold state of the value of two hundred and Cit j dollars over and above all dibts and in cumbrances charged thereon, aud shall have been actually rated and priid a tax thereon, shall bo entitled f j rote at sneh election," &c. That of Ohio, as follows : Kvery tbtte msle citixen of the United States, ef the age of twenty-one years, who shall bavo been a recidcitt of the "State one yesr next preeecding the election, and o! the county, Ae , in vihich lurci lis, such liroe as rcay be provided by lw, shall have the qualifications of an elector and be entitled to vote at ail elections." Since the pssnsgc of t'ue Acts of Coogrei-s on this subject, sn amendment has been proposed in the Cititution of Ohio by the Le-risiatnro and submitted to the vote of the pe pc, so as to ad mit colored men to the right-of suffiajre on the lamo footing with white men; and after a most animated canvas in its favor by tbe leaning pub lic men f ?l.e d. niinat.t party in tht'State, the news cones to us, ss I write, thru it bus been re jected by an. overwhelming majority. Now will there N ant rinjehmc-jLaltcmptad-upoa-th people of that Siafe for refusing to extend the liibt of enffrage tonecroes?. If rot. is any to be reasonably apprehended upon the peep's ef North Carolina, if they shall colic to a like de tcrmfna'jon, for rrisona far more powerful and eoptmJHigT If airy penalty is to be imposed, should it not rather be upon these Statca where the negro is not numerous and kne been a free, man for genersf ions if not from before the found ftion $ f thqLSfa!ei(asr itLjQhiii.) than In tbis State, wTutq they coostnute ooe thii d of the pop ulation, and the cecerality are neces'arily from their recent c tdition of slavery, in"thegrte'set ig norance ? It is Jernga'ory to the Congress of the United State, to presume that for a negative vote on Ibis question, which would be but a re spctive reraou'trance, they would think of visit ing the .elector. "of. a State with puriUhment ; and jf, in the excitement of the fever, thej should, their constituents io the great State al ready mentioned, ss well as others, who have manifested no disposition to make the coveted change in their body of vo'ers, would be quick to perceive that jhaiJjiaaajinac-lMvieH; theirs to morrow j that precedents accumulateand tfonstitute law, .and that, as their, representatives shall have done to other?, so -may it be. done to thctti. However this may be, the charge pro- ) rosed is in a fundamental article of the State Constitution, deeply affecting tha sccurilv, safe ty, and peace ot society, and tne promotion of the civiiixation m it i domt-fctie. and ami happiness of its men.b"r.; concerns ourseivis onlr. and us " cording to our cotivietiopsof duty. Tlje elective franchise is not njeessary to the protection of anof the,rights. or immutiitiesof the freedmen before the law. By the present Constitution, nd llh-,ts which has stood untouch- cd since 17 the free eoiored man is row. and -.ij. .i WHy, recur, y alrcpert.v, wbtch are vouclisateu . to tne wtnte rncjirr-is mucu so as women, hiinbrs and adultsif the white t ace, who Tiavenot p aid public .taxes..J;. The question before us therefore is not one of protection, to him, by. whether be is .qualified for the exercise 'of politi cal power here, whiob-is denied to Inm in so many States of the North, - I have no piejudiees against the colored. 'race' As a menibe"r ofthc Legislature-ih'yearsi coo'e '.!?,. I voted for their (.liberation on all proper jipplicnuions'aeeordins to the tiieiisiate oi me law ; in iqc practice ot my profession I T aided several' in'"efattisWn' thTr claims to freedom ogainst white men hold'ig them as slaves, and proFceuted and. defended their pleas as for while men; and t.inee their lib eration I recommended to the legislature it a- put;TTsTjer cooimunTeation, in reply to inqu'iics irom certain of its members proibptly toeoncedis to them th(-right to testify in tho courts of jus-tice--wliich was done. I wish, them, "now, all the happiness and prosperity which can flow from an upright and virtuous course of life in their new condition.' liiit it is better for them and for us, that tbe elective franchise shall remain as heretofore, with the white rice, ensuring a sta ble, tranquil and salutary . state of society, in which every individual, of whatever complexion, shall be protected in all his rights, rather than incur the baxards of the anarchy, disorder and insecurity which wilt ensue from the change in question. " . ; Beeply solioitous os I am to see the old and constitutional relations of the States of the South to the Union restored, and geoeral harmony re established, I cannot consent to overthrow the otganiisntof cisilixed society in a vain and Quixotic attempt to effect that result. I prefer to ask Congress to' re-coo sider the propricTy of the course which bus beenedopted, and would pray them to yaraemW tbat the destruction of a Slate, which will bathe tffect of the measures proposed, c-u -crer i&hmc means ot it Tett-iratioo ; ena that to compel her adoption tf a change in her ... ,-t" - ; . I- I vonsutuuoa oj sinning cu pnjoasmtu stands conspicuously, ns we have seen, in those' of other great Stales of tbo Union, and which Thvy indignantly refuse to remove, it to affix a M,e of inferiority utterly ineonsistent witbtbeir , ever hrrcaf:cr being conidercd an association of equals. a I T h vr re are two model of makin?anch anneal without any disrespect to Concrtse t 1st, By ' . electing a Cooventiot which shall frsme eucb a ; C.nstitation as is deemed fit for.lbe people of. rj'orth.'arolina, and aakirj; approbation thereof 2d, IJy voting nainst Conventioo. And ioas-. much as the only spcciCo requirement of the aef of Congress is aa to a rroviaion in the constitution for ficgro suffrage, which we consider it rtjieoof -fo adopt, I should preferabe latter. -Cowttnt ions, with jvwr ever the fuodamrttar Jaw f tbe State, are eot .eafled of choice, except in ease where change is .desired; but if tbe alteration,, prrposed is not approved, there is bo oceaaiorr for the esll. To me, who. concurred in, anl" most heartily approved their decision; it waa a ' ijoumc spectacle in iebruary 1801, t aee tbe ' people of North Carolina reject tbe prepssitioor " rnndi by the IiLifnre to ea!J BConveahon to - consider the ajibject of accessi.in. Tbe pressca and rn.liticians of various shod.'s of opiaion, were, in the conc!uion and Bneertainfy of the tiroes, nearly onsniruous in favor of the call. But tbe people, seeing the critical eonditiod of affain. re jreted it bj a decisive majority; at lb saae lime' taking care to elect delegstes, who wotild repressor their sentiments, provided lb affirmative bad prevailed. " Thus two months were pained before, causes, not then anticipated, and wbieh were re- . yarded when tbey occurred aa a necessity, precipe ittfeJ as into a war already commn. ' . : . Tl.c'se are some of the views T should fcavw - prcfcnrea to your ajectiog, had I been able to - attend. I think tbe eubiert has fwrn Iu sidercd by the people, than, from iu transccnd-i- . ent importance, it des-rres. I disclaim any purpose cf disrespect or coo- tumacy towards any depaitmeot or antboritW -the Government of the United Stafea, and still more at aiming to prorr.-t the iaterest of party. A Whig fram principle, never baring bad any otjicr party connexion, uv past the auctidian of " life, will gladly forego all bis interest in party, . provided be can be avared that he yet baa a wUtr; Ur 0WD Catoa.&7 Bgo, ia the Hal.s of Congress, speaking ot faction, which is but party in excess, exclaimed, "Faction oet of power is a demon in chains. Faction, clothed with the attributes Df is a Moloch, of de--stroclion.".. In our present aituation wbst i' party to cs or we to party f To adopt plV a, profess creeds or baiter awsr our richra ar5.t tn-- tetests as a -State, irt ordsr to cooeiliale any- party, is not only positively wrong bat is a mis- -taken policy. Nothing less than tbe'taving effi cacy of that "perfect law of liberty embraced in the Constitution of the United States, with all its privileges sad mutual guarantees, will relieve or materially benefit us. After this shall be re stored we may afford to participate in tbe contests of parties. A half faced fellowship, patched up Union based on fear and accompanied with mental rtsenations, should not be desired. I trust that Congress will reconsider sod be con-' vinced of tbis trarh, and I trust that the people will be rhariiaUe-toward each otberran d patie nt--and EQbmissire to the laws, but that tbey will Dct lose their self possession nor forget that free dom in elections istbeir birthright; and, if there be 3-neng us those who, conscious of little favor with the oid voters, are seeking to exhibit extra ordinary joal for the new, and to bind them to gether as a par y prganiiation, opposite and bos-; tile.cn the iuwginary ground of adverse inter-. est, let the former remember thtt tbey ennstiy Tate The ir.uj ;r i:y, and on ibis question hold their . , destinies in their own hands. "Intending, as I sm sure they do. nothing but what is richt and just towards their fellow.citixecs of all 'races. toey nave it in itreir power to protect tbemsclve nsrainst .wrv.ng.. I am, very respectfully, gentle men, ; Your Obedient servaivf. ILAGK AIIAM.- - Messrs. Fkj.l A, Gales, 1- C5X- As an indication of the animus of tb Bao'icaT party in Virginia, Hunnicutt. who ii"' iis acknowledged leader there, said in a speech in Charts City County, a few "days since, that tl.ev bad nothi.ig to fear if a war cf races should o6eui? Uc reviewed the resultof registration in ench' of the'Snuthcrn States, showing the negroes tneir ptiysieat preponderance in the .Gulf State and South Carolina. ' He said be had no report of the-relative strength of the two races inNortS I Carolina 'J.vbut1ltJiyTT,ciinfa"tbe white'. uoajority is ' only thirteen thousand, Hunnicutt aod bia set number Uerj-five thousand, and if-lbey oiily nuiubered thirteen thousand, each one tff them would, go with the negroes, jheTILWWnJ to re a it a com m.on cause w i ili t b cm . " A gai n," said he to tie negroes, you have no property. Tb white. race owns houws and lands. Some, of you are old'ond foeble and camiot carry tbe musket, but can appry the toreh to the dwelling 'of your enemies." Thi sentiment was bouterouslvan- plauded. The above is copied from tbe'Washiie- ton corepondence of the New York JTcrald of a recent date. . ' - 1 , vMar It is a notevnrthy fact that twohirds of tbe Bepublican Nominating Conventions in the Connectieut Valley are to be held in the village churches. New York Trilune, Sept. 28tf. , .Is it not written, "My house is thehonssof prayer, but you bavo made it den of thieves?" ('hat. Un ion: '' . , :j. - ; " j . v ' . Wnr we Were Petkatep. For some weeks -we shall have copious and various explanations of the causes tbat have led to tbe defeat of the F.e pnblicans in Pennsylvantarand the loss of tbo constitutional amendment in Ohiv The only reason we feel inclined to give is that we bad not votes enough Radical paper, t&- Raymond's paper, the New York Time, i'givea it up," ibat New. York: will follow, ncxi monU, in the wake of. 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North Carolina Argus (Wadesboro, N.C.)
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Oct. 24, 1867, edition 1
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