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Messrs. EbrTOBSi-Hatibg ho other ob ject in view than; the good' of tbe"people, onrl seeing the ' foliv1 of further effort on the part of those that are .disposed: to; counsel, . . . ii .,f'-i 11' - Ion and intensity opposition to iue prcsem of restoration, I am honestly induced to appeal to them to' dissipate their past and present prejudices, to accept the situation in good faith, and seize the opportunity now offered to restore the State to the federal Union in accordance with the congressional reconstruction laws. I need not revert to the history of the past to proye to the mind of every sensible man the. necessity . pursuing such a course, as wise, reasonable, just and healthful to the great body, politic f4os it can not be-otherwise than conclusive to all, that the rebellion has been successthjlyi Ipverthrown, and that the laws guaranty the conqueror the rights to declare, and if needful, to compel a com pliance with such terms as he may in his wisdom see proper to impose. This right has in no age ever been disputed. ' .: .. s Yet, although this great fundamental pre cedent of law stands recorded on the statutes of every civilized nation as a warning to evil doers, the. government in its great magna nimity haacxtendended mercy towards those who raised the arm of rebellion, and has borne with them and given them ample time to repent and forget, and return with loyal hearts to the government, instead of inflict ing severe pains and penalties for their great crime. Its terms are just and liberal. The executive branch of the government under its proclamative prerogative presented its plan of restoration, subject to the supervis ion of the legislative branch in its final adoption. It was easy in its application, and broad enough to have given the friends ot the rebellion every thing they could have a9ked. The friends of the Union supported and the friends of the rebellion rejected it, and it failed. This failure created the necessity for action bv the legislative branch, the only rightful authority to settle the diffi culty. Its action was tne article ot amend ment to . the federal constitution, which measure was a compromise between the two extremes to the controversy, and were tne most liberal ! terras ever made to a defeated rebellious people. Thefriends of -the rebellioa witha spirit of defiance and contumacy towards the gov eminent and its friends, refused to accept those terms, and charged its authors with usurpation, and of trampling the constitu tion under foot. . The loyal millions, who had turned over their treasure to the govern ment, and the brave men that had bared their breasts to tbe cannon of a thousand battles to save the nation, beholding these demonstrations, and seeing that the leaders ot the rebellion were adroitly seeking to achieve through diplomacy what they had failed to achieve by their armies, and there by bring odium upon the Union arms and the friends of the nation, demanded of Congress to impose such additional terms as would not only make the triumph of the Union armies honorable, but that would se cure to the nation ample guarantees for its future safety, and the fruits of a successful triumph of principles, as well as justice to the characters of the loyal men South, both white and black. The issue is really politi cal precedence as a reward for loyalty. This plan is before the people now. It is wise, liberal and safe. It is what every one should endorse who intends to bear allegiance to the government in protecting and defending the perpetuity, as well as the prosperity of the Union of the States. These terms can be made final if the people will it. But if rejected with a supercilious, dictatorial tem per, it is already a settled question that the loyal element of the nation will never yield or concede any point, which will compro mize their honor, or that will bring disgrace upon the Union armies, nor upon that gov ernment whose policy is j ustice and equality before the laws. Congress will never dese crate the ashes of a martyred President, or strip the nation of a triumph so dearly pur chased, nor bring odium upon the dead and Jiving heroes who crushed a haughty rebellion, by yielding to rebel sympathies and permit ting that element to govern this nation, or even one of the States. It can never do so, "whilst .the millions of loyal constituents "Stand at their backs thundering their voices no 1 Until restoration is consummated giv ing full justice to' the demands of a loyal people, military rule will continue it must continue, it is the only hope ot the nation until the work of reconstruction is comple ted, and tne loyal men or the nation are in full possession of the government in its new established relations. To accomplish this desirable and peaceful condition of our na tional relations, it will require nerve and a steady firmness . and close combination of the Inends :of the Union. : Weak kneed, skulking, cowardly men can not be trusted, and all such should get out of the way. If the ' present plan of restoration is defeated by rebel .influence over such two-faced men, a voice will be beard all over this land for additional terms to be imposed ; terms, that will effectually and finally break the last joint of the very backbone of the present smothered spirit of rebellion. ' It must not be played with any longer. The issue being made it must be successfully finished in the interest and to the nation's honor, and to the saving and screening Southern loyalists from the insultlpg taunts', and "scoffs ot rebels in future. Let Cromwell marshal his hosts but let Congress stand firm' and theToyal millions inflexibly united, and no fears may be entertained for the suqeess of .the legisla tive branch in its supremacy over the subject of reconstruction, or for the safety of the republic, . ; , i , .. , . S. P. , . . For the Standard. REPUBLICAN MEETIXG IS CLAY COUNTY. On Saturday the 7th day of September, 1807, a meeting of the Republicans of Tus quittee and surrounding settlement took place at the School-house neat Howell Moss's, and was largely attended by the good and respectable citizens of Clay County. On motion, Zebedee Barnes, Esq., was called on to act as Chairman, and S. Hicks was appointed Secretary. . . The meeting then unanimously adopted the following resolutions : ' Resolved, That we endorse the platform of principles as enunciated by the Republican party, in mass meeting in the city of Raleigh the 27th, day of March last. , - - 7 . JSefoZThat we approve the holding of the. late Convention in the city of Raleigh, and trust that nothing will occur in it that shall not meet with the hearty approval of tne loyal people of the State. The meeting was addressed at considerable length, and with great form and eloquence by. Gen.' R. M Henry, of Macon. When - the j.following resolutions were passed: . . f wvMiugn vl huw UKCt" ing be published in the Asheville Pioneer, and the North-Carolin Standard, and other Republican papers. " " ' ' Resolved That, the meeting do now ad journ,: hereby tendering our thanks to the Chairman and .Secretary for the impartial manner in which they liave discharged their duties. ZEBEDEE BARNES, Chm'n. S. Hicks, 8ey.-. , , t ' ' ' " - - -' . A "big sister" teaching her little brother mental arithmetic. said : " Now ChuW suppose you have twenty sugar plums, and you want to divide them into four parts. You give baby five and me five, what would yourda with the ether teat" fSuckem." 'i The Duke of ' HamUton, who publicly apl pears drunk in Pans is, is a red-haired youth SJS?? moh" " Duchess, wai rTl' " ?muen a cousin great UforWY" V" tne Periodof ft month eiaASag-' and amom after death, men egard their wrres as angels. , apoieon. . rne Vounir "DdVa iu . pet of the Emperor V ' -i ' it M Plt.n...iii . ;.. ' , : 4 DcnnVTIock, Trnnsyivania.oouui. :ivV Ji I jKAugusJ, 1867. To thk Editors of the Standards At I 'will take as my text on the present deca sion a- few lines from? jour paperof ihfe'JetJ inst li Western North-Carolina is one of the most inviting spots in the world." To en large on this text and to extend my heads even to sixteenthly, would bean easy matter, but Mr. Editor, these are painfully practical times, and by carefully avoiding every thing" approaching to exaggeration, it shall be my endeavor to gain credence for what I can honestly say regarding a portion of country possessing manifest advantages as this can claim. I wrote in general terms in niy letter ot July regarding that part of the Valley of the French Broad which is now fcorhtfionly " called Dunns' Rock settlement. I stated the proved fertility of the soil, its salubrity of climate and abundant water power. A-very short time previous to the rebellion the citizens of the Western portion' of Hen derson County had succeeded in having it ! formed into a separate County, under the name of Transylvania. The town of Bre vard arose from tho forest; streets were laid off, lots sold, stores and other buildings planned when the doors of the temple of Jonus were thrown wide open and horrible helium scattered all such pleasant prospects to the winds. But, like the persevering spider in the. days of King Bruce, we are la boring to reconstruct our little Common wealth, and, feeling very sensibly that our great fly-wheel, capital, was foolishly expen ded in paying a certain artist in Richmond for innumerable portraits in blue of Jefferson Davis, we find ourselves compelled to ap ply for aid to an exchequer that we know contains funds always available when the security is safe. To adopt a style better adapted to the subject, we need both mon ey and skill to develop our resources. And now tnat tne Droau acres oi me unueu States are thrown open to all, and that the great barrier to the immigration of white la bor from the North is swept away, we trust, ere long, to welcome a portion of that energy and skill which has turned many a Northern wilderness into a garden of beauty. To any one who has traveled in Europe and in the Northern agricultural States it is painful to witness the condition of many of our Southern farms. The very richness of the soil has tended to bring alout this de plorable condition of things. A little labor for a few months suffices to fill the corn crib with a full supply of food for man and beast and land capable of the highest cultivation is wearied, so to speak, with successive crops of corn. The advent of a few skilful farm ers would have a marked effect on this part of Western North-Carolina. In a country where clover and herds grass thrive admira bly, and where the river bottom lands, nat urally very rich, can be greatly improved by proper cultivation, a farm that would meet the views of the most fastidious can be ob tained. Fruits of all kinds and vegetables, the Valley has long been celebrated for, and the culture of the grape for making wine would, I doubt not, be a success. Saw mills are in great demand and locations for them with ample water power and abundance of tim ber can be found more than sufficient. A branch line from the Railroad to Ashe ville is now talked of, and must in the course of time become a fact. All we require is the introduction into our little County of the right kind of element to make it one of the most desirable spots in the United States, and it is more to call the attention of any who may be casting about for a home that I have troubled you with this and my former letter. I will not attempt to disguise the face that it is to the interest of all residing here to attract ' attention to the advantages they believe their neighborhood to possess, but we wish no one to be misled. Here, as elsewhere, labor and capital are requisite, and we only claim that here labor will meet a full return, and that we have re sources that capital would develop of a man ifestly remunerative kind. No one with means to invest will purchase upon the ipse dixit of a newspaper commu nication, but would judge by careful person al inspection, and I should be very sorry to have as a neighbor any one, who, after making Transylvania County, North-Carolina, his home, should think he had cause to charge with exaggeration your correspon dent KOSMOS. For tbe Standard. REPUBLICAN" MASS MEETING IN UOBESON. Messrs. Editors : A large body of the Republicans of Robeson County, numbering about 1,200 persons met in Lumberton, on Saturday the 14U inst., and ratified in full, the proceedings of the late State Conven tion. The meeting was addressed by B. A. Howell, Esq., E. K. Proctor, Esq., and Rev. James Sinclair. Harmony, enthusiasm and an invincible determination to stand for the principles of the Republican party and by the reconstruction policy of Congress were the leading characteristics of this meeting. The Republicans of Robeson are a unit. "White and colored pull together. As an in stance of the spirit of the people, it is proper to mention that though the colored element is largely in excess of the white in the party in this County, the former preferred to nom inate white men for the Constitutional Con vention ; taking the ground that capacity not color entitled a member of the Republi can party to the suffrages of his fellow-citizens. During -the meeting, the members of the County Convention, then present, in or der to elicit the opinion of the people, as to their choice of candidates for the approach-, ing Convention, submitted several names for their consideration, whereupon the Rev. Jas. Sinclair and O. S. Hayes, Esq., a merchant doing a large business at Shoe Heel, were' chosen by acclamation to represent the Coun ty of Robeson in the Constitutional Conven tion. The County Convention met on its own adjournment in the afternoon, and nominat ed the above named gentlemen as the candi dates of the party in the coming campaign. Mr. Hayes is a gentleman of influence in the section of the County in which he resides, and will secure many votes for the party that would otherwise go to the Copper-Johnson's, or reptile party. In the interval, between the adjournment ot the Mass Meeting in the morning, and the meeting of the County Convention in the afternoon, a few of the councils of the U. L. A., numbering present in all about 600, marched in procession through the town. : I am happy to state here, tha. notwithstand ing the efforts that have been made for the last two or three weeks to proyoke the col ored people to retaliate some of the insults which were heaped upon themselves and upon their friends, the day and its proceed ings passed off pleasantly and peaceably. So sure were the reptile party of their success in provoking a collision between the races on this day, that they sent to Col. Frank for a military force to quell the trouble which they fervently hoped would arise. Having done all they could to bring about trouble, they invited the commander of the Post to help them put it down, not at all expecting that the Colonel would accede , to their re quest," which lie did not, but for the purpose of covering tip from the public eye their own nefarious purposes. To their chagrin and . disappointment, however, the colored people caremuy avoided every snare that was sec for them, and left the town after discharging the duties they had come tp perform, as they . had entered it in the morning, soberly and peaceably... ..These J' high-toned gentlemen "v must -trY-some-other method of bringing about a Memphis Or a New Orleans saturnalia.' They are laboring to bring about this state' of things very earnestly, and as. they, think . very secretly, but their machinations are properly watched? arid "When their schemes nave reached the reauired fitaore nf 'de velopment for the strong arm of the military K .interpose, they will Oe dragged forth to ' thega?e of tbpublic and recMyeJhe recom- nese o whitili their deeds ten ti tie' them In this Anno Domini? mean whi0.and negroes " have some few rights which" even the " high toned tire bHinjd io respec see Declaration of IndependenccAndrew Johnson's proclama tions, amnesties, and. Jupiter Binckley to the contrary, notwithstanding. Republicans are struggling for their rights on the line which Conressr and the nation have marked-out tor4hem:' 'They will neither be buBie'd nor cajoled from this line, and tney feel that they will be fully sustained by the people of the United States. .. v : ' l PETER PJNEYWOOD. y . l 4. " i THEIR MOTHER'S JOKE. HOW A WOMAN FOTJNTD HER LONG I.OST .CHILDREN.! Since the prevailing Indian troubles com menced, an Indian camp was captured to gether with a number of prisoners, includ ing squaws and ' some, half a dozen white captives, boys and girls, from five to twelve years of, age. Word was sent throughput the ' country,' inviting those who had lost children to come to the camp and identify, it possible, their children, as none of them could give any account who, their parents were, or where they . were taken from, o young were tiiey when taken captive by' the Indians. Numbers went to the camp many more than were children and of course many returned with heavy hearts at being unable to find their lost ones. Among the number who went hundreda of miles to the camp was a mother who lost two children a boy and girl, one three and the other live years of age years ago. Efforts were made to pursuade her not to go, and so long a time had elapsed it was certain she could not identify her children: even if they stood before her. But she could not rest she must go, and go she did. On arriving at the encampment, she tonnrt the captives ranged in a line tor inspection. She looked at them first from a distance her anxious heart bounding in her bosom. But she did not see her children at least she saw nothing in the group that boro the slightest resemblance to her baby boy and girl as they looked when playing about her door step. She drew nearer and peered deep into the eyes of each, who only return-; ed her look with a stony gaze, yet anxious one they too hoping to see something in her that would tell them she was their mother. -. She looked long and. steadily . at them, as her heart began to sink and grow heavy in her bosom. At last, with tears and sobs,- she withdrew, and when some paces off she stopped nd turoftd about' quickly, as, apparently, a thought had od- curred to her. Drying her eyes, she broke forth in a sweet hymn she had beeu wont to sing to her children as a lullaby. Scarce a . line had been uttered when two of the cap tives a boy and girl rushed from the line, exclaiming, ' " Mamma mamma 1" The mother went home perfectly satisfied she had found hef long-lost children. ' Railroad Some very Stealthy Opera tions Somewhere. We have just been shown a letter from a prominent official of the North-Carolina Railroad Company, which contains the following sentence: "While in Charlotte I called on many of the mer chants and gave them the points in regard to shipping via Goldsboro'. I found none of them had ordered their goods via Raleigh, but some had been received and marked that way entirely without their knowledge or consent." (Italics are ours.) Another A few days ago a lot of Pork, purchased in Baltimore by the Wilmington and Weklon Railroad Company, came here " stencil marked " via Raleigh and Gaston Railroad, and it was done after they left the store of the seller. These fact need no comment. The public will judge of the morality of such opera t ions. - We submit the first months' figures, show ing the receipts by the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad Company and the North Carolina Railroad Company on freight that passed tia Goldsboro' in the month of August, the first after the new route was in operation: W. & W. R. R. Co. proportions. . .$4,640 25 N. C. R. R. Co. " ... 3,093 50 Total increase to the State Rail roads 7,733 75 more than would have been received by these roads had the new arrangement not been inaugurated, and at almost no addi tional ost to these companies. Had the or der of the Stockholders been fully carried out this sum would probably have reached nine thousand dollars. The people of North Carolina will watch these operations with some interest. Wilmington Journal. Cotton Herniations. ' - Washington, Sept. 21. The tax on cotton, produced in the United States, is 2$ cents per pound. . Cotton prop erty assessed and returned prior to Septem ber 1st is subject to 3 cents per pound. Cot ton removed under bond, prior to Septem ber 1st, is taxed 3c. The tax or lien on the cotton until the tax is paid. Class A : Cotton upon which tax is paid. Class li : Cotton removed from district of production -tax unpaid. : Class U : Cotton removed trom point to point in that district .where produced, be fore payment of tax. Cotton must be described by these desig nations on bills of lading, way-bills, mani fests and permits. ' ' ' - ' '; , 1 he use ot metalic tags in making cotton will hereafter be required 1rt all cases, the tags to be furnished Assessors by the De partment. . . Petersburg, Va., Sept. 19, 1867. '' The first bale of cotton of the new cnp was brought in yesterday. It was grown by Dr. W. R. Miller, of Wake county, N. C, and was sold to-day at thirty cents per,, pound. It is an established usage in all the cotton markets to pay a premium on the first bale, and it also commands several cents more than the market price. The premium is paid byr the commission merchant ... to whom it is consigned.: In this case -Messrs. Todd, Pugh & Co. were the consignees, and they presented Dr. M. with a beautiful silver.; Cup. The cotton also brought about twenty five dollars more than it would have sold for at the current market rates. f From Washington. Washington, Sept. 21. Gen. Sheridan . ia summoned and will testify before the Paymaster Fraud , Com mittee.' It is expected that his evidence will throw some light on the Lowenthal compli cations. " ' . " ' The Star says it learns that Sickles has a letter from Gov. Orr, expressing gratitude in behalf of the people of South-Carolina for what Sickles did for them during his rule. Receipts lor eustoms during the week, end ing 15th, $3,342,000. ' . Federal Court processes are regularly exe cuted in the Second District . . ,:.- The Star say s i t' is' understood that Han cock will not assume Command of the Fifth Military District until the 15th prox. " -V-:.-..-. We now heat of the discovery of new reve nue frauds and whisky frauds in Boston with : ramifications to ; Buffalo. It is to be hoped that ,the. business of searching ; into these revenue frauds, -. which evidently exist all -over the country, and which" have" "deprived the Treasury of a large proportion of revenue, vm iruaecuuxi . wiiuput any- regard io-'-the parties who 'may be implicated by the ' revelations, or without any regard to their political effect.- When once such frauds are J found to-be difficult and dangerous, and when nee it is found that the legel penalty for yioflatiflg the 'law is rigidly enforced, therg.Nvlllbejsome likelihood of swindling comin: N. T. sr to am nd.'i Bat hot' until then. Timet, Ft 'LlBEBTT AND UNION, NCW AND FOREVER, ONB AND V v ; iHSKPARABLK." Daniel Webster .; Tuesday, Sept. 2 4th ,1867, Mr. C. W. Horner is authorized to make business prmtmrtH for the Standard office, and to give receipts. i Republican' State Committee, i . t The j- members of the Republican Executive State Committee of North-Carolina are requested to meet in Raleigh, on Saturday, the 5th of October, 1867. It is important that there should be a full attendance. W. W. HOLDEN, Chairman. Republican press of the. State please copy. , ' Northern Adventurers." There is no cry more nonsensical ridicu lous, or childish, not to say wicked, than that raised against " Northern adventurers." It is well remembered that in 1865, at the close of the rebellion, tne eyes or all our people were turned with deep interest to the Northern States, with the hope that thous ands and tens of thousands of the Northern people would speedily come down here, with their money, their muscle, their intelligence, and spirit of enterprise, to aid us in build ing up the State. Firms were established to promote this desirable end, and large amounts of landed property were freely thrown into market, and advertised, so as specially to reach the eyes of the Northern people. t But a change occurred. .The Pres ident's plan of restoration was voted down by our people. The spirit of rebellion was re-aroused. Seeing and feeling this to be so, thousands of the Northern people who were preparing to emigrate hither, hesitated, and the longer they hesitated the more for bidding the prospect seemed to them, owing to tbe increasing spirit of rebellion. Still, a considerable number ot the more enterpris ing ventured to come down and settle among us. They brought with them money, ma chinery of various kinds, books, knowledge, with which to build up and improve the country. They have come hither for good purposes. They bear no malice towards any. They are not merely willing, but anxious to live on friendly terms with our native people, of both races. They are American Citi zens. They are descendants, as mary of the Southern people are, of those glorious demigods who fought under Washington, Lafayette, and Greene for American lib erty. And how, for the most part, are these American citizens received, when they come among us! " . With the exception of those fire-tried Un ionipts who have minds and hearts large enough to appreciate our true condition, these enterprising Northerners are met with" coldness aLd reserve the doors of a spurious and decaying aristocrisy are closed in their faces, they and their children are taunted in bitter tones with 41 Yankee, Yankee,'! and at last, even the politicians have taken up the subject, and our pepTe are warned against " Northern adventurers," who, it is alleged, have come here to monopolize all the offices and govern the State. Where is the evidence that such men as Heaton, and Abbott, and Laflin, and Paul, and Deweese, and Cook, and Estes, and Brink, and Mcn ninger, and otheis who might be mentioned, have come here for office Mr. Heaton is no office holder.' Gen. Abbott is no office hold er. Gen.' Laiiin is no office-holder. Mr. Paul is no office-holder. ; Col. Cook is no office holder. Dr. Menninger ia. no office holder. The most of them are farmers and manu facturers. Those who hold office do so mainly because other suitable persons could not be found who can take the oath. But they are looking for office, is the reply. Who knows? But what if they are ? is a -per son to be tabooed and rejected with the silly cry that he is a " Yankee" and an " adven turer ?" Do not grown men men of sense, put such things on. the ground of merit? If a citizen Northern born ' is worthy of office, bestow it on him, ; If a native citizen is 'worthy of office, bestow it on him. Any other view is selfish and con temptible. Let the people decide. It is for them; to say who shall and who shall not serve them The truth is. not to put too fine a point upon it, the ' very three gentle men (connected, with the press,) who are raising his cry against "Northern ad venturers,'.' are; themselves as much " ad venturers " as any. - They left their State: They remained away for some time. They came back here' from the -f North, at the close of the rebellion but they did not do so until each one had strapped a good fat office to his back! And yet 1 these gentlemen, heaven , save: the mark I these . gentlemen are distressed ' because " Northern adven turers" are ,; about' td monopolize all the offices , and honors in the State I ; . And now, Jet us look a little at the other side. Since the close of the" rebellion the federal government has fed and clothed hun dreds of thousands of our suffering poor of both races. Northern communities have ex pended, and are now expending hundreds of thousands of dollars for education and to support tfie; poor. - Our merchants', at the close of the war, found . the houses . North to which they owed money, not merely liberal : in their settlements, but kind. They find j them liberal still, and they can buy goods to any reasonable extent on credit. Since the close of the rebellion at .Wast one hundred thousand Confederates ! have; visited the Northern States and there is no instance of this vast number of even a Blight having been put upon these Confederates. :. And ! yet we hear .'Yankee, Yankee,and " Northern ad- venturers." . For shame I ' Let the manhood of the State' rebuke this vicious medley of bad manners and childish malice with which Northern gentlemen are received -.in , our midst. Let ns rather welcome Noi them men to our .State. Let us encourage them to. 3 cbme,5 1 buy proper; W among us, a4ttoiapis lifting onri State frorn the flust pf jpoVerYyf and infiriaking ier in the future what a good Provwence designed her to be, ana wnat sue win De, u we are uuo to ourselves. We remember some "Northern "adven turers" who came here on the 13th of April, 1865 The wer headed by Gen'. Sherman, and there were about 75,000 of them. . They came by way of Atlanta. They were long looked for, and, when .they came they were cordially welcomed by all true men. ; Fore most among them, towering by the side of their noble "chieftain, were 'such men as Lo gan, Geary, Howard, Slocum, Schnre, Cooper, Schofield, Terry.Kilpatrick. On that event ful morning we first saw Estes. and Brink. The latter dashed , to our residence under special orders with a guard, and the former waited upon us with the compliments of Kilpatrick, and a request that we would meet him on Hillsborough Street and shake him by the hand. We did so with much pleasure. Think ye now,' oh ye selfish howlers5 about "Northern adventurers," with fat offices on your own " Northern " backs, that we could be induced to assail such men as Estes and Brink? They delivered us in our hour of peril, and we thank them for it. They and their gallant compatriots suppressed the re-. bellion and saved the nation, for which let the laurel bloom for them while they live, and the marble speak when they are dead. "North ern adventurers!" For shame, gentlemen, for shame ! Take it back. Blot it out. Tell the public it was a slip of the pen. Say you regret it. Declare to the world that your motto shall be sacredly kept, which, reminding us of the olden days, perpetuates charity and good feeling like a golden thread the woof of time. Hear it again, and let us all keep it while we say it, and keep it equally with our Northern and Southern brethren : " Ours are the plans of fair, delightful peace, Unwarp'd by party rage, to live like brothers." Conventions to Nominate Candidates for the Convention. ' It will be seen, by a communication we publish to-day, that Rev. James Sinclair and O. S. Hayes, Esq., have been nominated for the State Constitutional Convention by the Republicans of Robeson County. These are excellent nominations. We entertain no doubt of the triumphant election of these gentlemen. A Convention was to have been held in Asheborough, on Saturday last, to nominate candidates for Randolph. Also, at Pitts- borough, on the 23rd, to nominate for Chat ham. A Convention will be held in Greensbor- ough on the 5th of October, to nominate for Guilford. In Smithfield, on the 12th Octo ber, to nominate for Johnston. And in Rox borough on the same day, to nominate fo- erson. In reply to inquiries we would state that it is not necessary that Republicans should wait for the action of the State Committee. The State Convention laid down a plan of organization, which is intended to apply in Counties where proper plans of organization do not now exist." Let the good work go on. let tlie Conventions be ns full a possi ble. Let them be called by the people, and let their action be final. No man can be a good Republican and refuse to support the nominees. The ambitions and the views of the few must give way to the goood of the many. Honest men are willing that all their movements should be known and seen in broad daylight. Ral. Sentinel. How was it, gentlemen, when you belong ed to the Know Nothings ? Were you not " honest " then ? Did you not meet in secret places, late at night, and take divers big oaths ? Then the country was in no danger. Now it is. The "Old War Horse' All Right. Col. Forney, writing to the Philadelphia Press, under date Sept. 17, says : ' I am convenced that the people of the United States have never had more abundant reason for gratitude to Gen. Grant, and for reposing the fullest confidence in his intrepid patriotism, than they have at the present moment." fbis is just what we expected and believed. Gen. Grant will stand. by -the nation. He will sustain the Congress. The President may plot and threaten,' but he is powerless for evil. Colored Men as Jurors. It will be seen by an official Order from Maj. General Canby, in the Standard to-day, that the Governor of. this State has been "authorized and empowered" that is, or dered to see to it that no distinction is . made in summoning jurors for our Courts. The property qualification for jurors "is hereby abrogated." What is our Governor going to do about it ? He is sworn to obey the Constitution and enforce the laws of North-Carolina. These laws provide a pro-. perty qualification for jurors. Gen. Canby has very properly abrogated this qualifica tion. If Gov. Worth obeys Gen. Canby he breaks the oath he has taken to enforce the law ; if he disobeys, " off with his head ! so much for Buckingham." ; What is our ancient and amiable friend, the Governor, going to do ? Is he going to keep his oath and lose his office, or break b,is oath and keep his office ? If lie should be able to split the difference between these alternatives he will liken himself iu adroitness and skill to Dean Swifts? feminine Lilliputs, who threaded invisible needles with invisi ble thread. Verily, as Mr. Van Buren said on a memorable occasion, the Governor and his friends inay well say just now, " our suf ferings is intolerable." The Editor of the; Newbern Journal of Commerce has abandoned all his Whigeerv and turned Democrat. He' makes the con fession openly and frankly, tia likes -the Democrats, because they, fought during the aK.ninn; .talv niA.:!l1. 1.1. 1 TTrt.' - s i"f i,ivuu emu nj ciuc -trim me m nigs, ne likes theni now, because they are continmhff the rebellion "by. ;tiieir stubborn opposition " to the reconstruction acts. The Editors pfi the Sentinel, both formerly Whiaa. and Gov ernors' Giaham and Worth, are also goe-i - Democrati. Trhly.V " misery makes tjngebeafellows Tho- -would: ? We,1 thought; that " these" gentlemen wonld ever party! '-.-;. '- ; r When yon fcear' Hu Sar ' HeiffKa4onserva'Uve,'do; not. trust him He is an enemy to the Republican party. . 'fWhen yo'u hear a "man say he belongs' to no partyVlo not trust him" He is an enemy to the Republican party. ' When you hear a man say he is a Union ist or Republican, and at the same time he says he will not serve the Kepuoucan party or tmbmit to its organization, do not trust him. He is an enemy to the Republican party, and is preparing to betray it into the hands of the rebels. When you hear a man say he is lor a white man's party,' and that a war of races is about to take place, do not trust him, for he is a murderer at heart. There can be no war of races unless the rebels begin to shoot the white and colored Republicans without provocation, as they did in Memphis and New Orleans. Trust no man unless you know he is a Re publican. A Republican believes in and en deavors to secure the equal political and civil rights of the white and colored. A Republican stands on the reconstruction acts, and sustains the Congress. - A Repub lican stands on the platform of the State Convention, as adopted in March and Sep tember, and does not attempt to take trom or add to that platform. A Republican ! does not assail or abuse such sterling patri ots as Thaddeus Stevens. A Republican does not attempt to make triends among rebels by deserting his own party friends. A Republican does not apologize for the traitor, Andrew Johnson. If a man tells you he has a good record as a Republican, say to him you are glad to hear it, and that you hope he will sustain his record by continuing to act in good faith with the Republican party. The Jews boast ed to the Saviour that they had Abraham for their father ; but he answered them thus : "If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham." , .'Judas Iscariot was so trusted that he was . treasurer to the Saviour and his disciples, but this man, with so good a record, betrayed his master with a kiss, and sold him for thirty pieces of silver. Benedict Arnold was honored a3 the best and bravest officer under Washing ton, until, in an evil hour, he took the bribe of British gold and sunk himself in infamy forever. Records inthemselves are nothing. If a man be not now a Republican and thoroughly with his party, he is not to be trusted. These are times to try men's souls. The country is in great peril. The liberties and the lives of the true Union men of North Carolina of both races, are trembling in the scale. If the so-called Conservatives with Andrew Johnson at their bead, should pre vail, these liberties will be lost. The white Unionists will be degraded to the level of the former free negroes of North-Carolina, and the colored people will be trampled un der foot and treated like the beasts that per ish. Let the Republicans every where be warned in time. Let them work incessantly to reconstruct the State and carry it back to the Union on a loyal basis. No man is their friend who is not openly and thoroughly with them. In order to secure success they must maintain their organization, and to do this they must strike down disorganizers and malcontents a3 fast as they show their heads. The Great Army of Freedom must not be embarrassed by croakers against dis cipline or fomenters of discord among the rank and file. Finally, when you hear a man say he is for the proposed rebel State Convention to be held in this City on the 16th of October, put him down as an enemy to reconstruction, as an enemy to the colored race, as a tool of the President, and as a traitor who only awaits an opportunity to resist the authori ty of Congress by force of arms, and thus involve the people m another bloodv war! Of such beware ! Extract from the Raleigh Register, Mr, Good- foe's Paper. " We reject the Standard's idea of the ob ligations of partizan caucuses, State or na tional. That journal says : " We cannot serve the party and at the same time add to, or take from its platform. And we say we have no intention to u serve" a vartv. We repudiate the " plan of organization," as an insult to the intelligence of the people. It is a cunningdevice to parcel out offices among the Ring men ; and we predict it will bring othing but ridicule to its authors. ' The Raleigh Radical Convention was the most disgraceful and disorderly political as sembly ever congregated together before, and the atrocious sentiments enunciated bx many of the speakers, both white and black, would better suit a pandemonium of lost spints, than a Convention called for the apparent purpose of discussing the political issues of the day. The presence of a few hitherto respectable white" men but made the con trast more vivid, and the complete over throw of their faint exertions in favor of moderate sentiments but displayed in more odious colors the devilish feelings actuating the great body of mean whites and negroes there assembled. Much as we dislike to bring the issue be fore our people, we can no longer disregard the signs of the approaching storm, and the insolent overbearing disposition displayed by the negroes at Raleigh and elsewhere clearly foreshadows an absolute determina tion on their part to bring about as speedily as possible a war of races, and to meet this will call for the undivided exertions of the whites. Our moderation and forbearance has met with just such return as might have been expected from the base born minds of the negroes, and any further concession to their insolent demands would be doing gross injustice to every Southern white man. Tarboro1 Soutiurner. We are gratified to know that the Conservative Republicans, as evidenced by tlie course ot the Raleigh Register, will not act with those who, with blind fury, desire to see our beloved State controlled by the ignorant masses of the blacks, led and di rected by designing demagogues, to gratify the personal ambition, and ultimately to seriously injure and ruinthe deluded ne groes. The supremacy of the , negro race cannot be tolerated now, and never until all the natural instincts of the white people of a i n a i a -.-r . . me ooutn ana tne iNortn are utterly '. exter minated. Tarboro' Southerner. ' ' ' Comment is unnecessary. Our thanks to, A. L: LougeeU Esq. for a Da8Jcet ot 1 delicious Scuppernong Grapes, irom nis iarm in the k eastern ; part of this ountyV''y,: ' - ' ' . i.,-. 0 , '- . .- t If"i'"'-i .- -? -P V i.'T ;aL.,f ii.fi!' h Jonn U. Baxe says it is a common notion n Boston that, if a person is born in that cHty, it is unnececessary tor that " favored in- V 1 II . . f BegistratloB Returns; e give: beldwthe registration" returns in this. State as far as received, : We shall keep the table standing until .completed by tlie full returns ; Irorh' the State. No County must be regarded; as completed unless it i8 so stated. : ' ' White. Alamance County, 1,333 Alexander, 398 Beaufort, 1,333 Burke, 03 Brunswick, v ' 587 Bladen, 777 Chatham, " ; 830 4 Chowan, 545 Cabarrus," 1,128 Caldwell 250 Catawba, '' ;-; '371 Carteret, ' ' 822 Craven, 1,822 Cumlerland, 815 - Cleaveland,? v " T ' 268 Currituck, . .. 446 Duplin, 1,273 Davidson, ,938 Edgecomb, 723 Forsyth, j , 965 Franklin,' ' ' "1,227 Gaston, 815 Granville, '583 Guilford, : ' .1,581 Hertford, '' - " C60 Harnett, 509 Haywood,. . 259 Henderson, . . ' 423 Johnston, ... 707 Lenoir, 185 Lincoln, 328 Mecklenburg, . . 1,742 McDowell, ' 789 Madison, 692 Moore, 563 New Hanover, 1,474 Northampton, 462 Nash, 965 Orange, ' r ; .' 890 Pitt, 52 Polk, 472 Pasquotank, 726 Robeson, ' . 779 Rowan, 1.947 Rutherford, 1,422 Randolph, 1,178 Richmond, 593 Sampson, . . Surry, 732 Stokes, 1,246 Wake, 2,438 Warren, 753 ' Colored 775 ' 88 839 3DG 650 1,204 742 C32 ' 725 -40 118 C09 3,940 1.038 28 220 1,056 420 1,784 427 1,151 365 1,614 720 743 263 20 178 495 557 211 1,620 206 40 233 2,717 844 788 731 441 121 892 599 1,047 . 467 198 737 499 163 396 2,260 2,190 878 1,190 192 Wilson, 835 Wayne, 1.272 Wilkes, 1,880 . 46,301 41.21S Orange County. We are indebted to Mr. Thomas R. Adams for the following returns of the 1st Board of Orange : . : White. Colored. 08 36 140, 110 111 27 151 ' 77 168 168 450 375 1088 799 Miles's, Cedar Grove, Nichol's, Turner's Mills, Midway, Hillsboro', Orange will probably tens. register 3,000. vo- The Tribune's Washington correspondent writes as follows : Gov.. English of Connecticut has been here for the last two days. He has had several interviews with the President, who has made a great deal of fuss over him, and had him in consultation with other promi nent Democrats who form the kitchen Cabi net at the White House. It is said that Gov. English favors a change of at least two Cabinet officers. It is a curious fact that as yet the Presi dent's proclamation about civil supremacy which has been distributed in nearly all the Departments here, has not been sent to Gen. Spinner, United States Treasurer, for dis tribution among his many clerks. The General is known to be one of the bitterest of Radicals, and it was thought he would be tbe first to receive the proclamation. Senator Thayer left here to-day so stump Ohio for the Radicals. He says he will tell the people that he has official information that President Johnson intends committing the overt act of revolution. The Markets. " . ' New York, Sept. 21. Cotton declining 5 sales 700 bales, at 24 25. Flour firm- and' onehamgeclL , Amber state wheat 2,50. . ,. , Corn heavy ; western mixed l,24125i. Mess Pork, $23,75$24. Baltimore, Sept. 21 Cotton, and coffee unchanged. Flour Howard street family 12.75a Wheat firm ; prime red 2,50 ; choice 2,70;. White corn 1,25 ; yellow 1,32. Mess Pork 25.- "' - Wilmington, Sept. 21. Spirits Turpentine steady at 54c. Iiosin steady at 3,256,00 -. Wilmington, Sept. 20. Turpentine is in demand and receipts ight. Sales of 167 bbls. at $3 50 for virgin and yellow dip, ") 280 lbs. - bpints Turpentine. Market firm, caies of 32A bbls. at 5325J ceuts $ gallon, as to quality of packages. . ' , llosin. bales to-day ot 1,073 bbls. at ?3,- 20.$a,25 for . strained, $3,20 for strained and No. 2, $3,37i$3,50 for No. 2, 3,62$ $4,50. for No. 1, $4,87i$5 for Pale, and $6,50 for window glass. . ' ..." ' Tar, 117 bblithanged hands at $2,0 per bbl. - . : - - , State Councils of the Union League of America mav be addressed as follows: Thos. G. Baker, 74 Wall street, New York. Samuel F. G winner, 1 " or. , : . Philadelphia, Pa. Wm. B. Thomas, . ) Benj. S. Morehouse, Newark, New Jersey. Charles H. Gatch, ) or Baltimore, Marjianu- Henry Stockbridge, S ; Andrew Washburn, Richmond, Va. W. W. Holden, Raleigh, North-Carolina. I m". 1 Chrteto, 8. C. Wm. Marham, Atlanta, Georgia. A. A. Knight, Lake City Florida. John C. Keffer, Montgomery; Alabama. A. Mygatt, or ) vick3rf)nr jRs. James Dugan, ( Vicitsourg, Miss. Gen. H. Ii. Thomas, Nashville, Tenn. V. Dell, Fort Smith, Ark. HI C. Dibble, New Orleans, La. Geo. IL Harlow,. Springfield, III. A man is-undor. arrest in Washington for stealing a house. ,Oe took the parts (it a frame dwelling) to pieces and carteu away to set urjin,.an other part of the city. Words ars.not. ideas. Tlie dictionary is not a roauwpe oe an editorial. Pfac"l when they eampoiise;. and orators when tnej talk, fa when they leaire ideas udu(,(fT! into the.iBfire chaffjrf weirds, ' Much ot w conversation oCsocfety which goes in 1 at ear aidrttf; at the other, is mere words, oftenjmltry ajthat5' ;-' ' " Man'ehesW'waVyesteUlay the scene f bloody riot, a ; mob of Fenians underlay w to. libera t .some. prjsoaers.,who were 1 transported; to Dublin.' The P,,hf, but overpowered and the prisoners; nrr-ndi of-the .mob? a number were wundtT killed.; Several ringleaders were.arrea.- (UVKivuu to De 'jporn again."
The Daily Standard (Raleigh, N.C.)
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