Weekly standard., 1861-03-20

spirit manifested by the dlsunion press in North
Carolina. 1t is spirit of rebellion against the will
of very large majority of the people Notwith-
standing the overwhelming majority in the State for
Union the tone of the dsunion papers is arrogant
and defiant. We can scarcely take up one of these
sheets without finding in it call for Southern
Rights meeting. The object Of these meetings is
no where set forth What are they for? What is
proposed to be accomplished? These are questions
which naturally occur, but for which there is
luton.
As sentinel at his post it is duty to call the
attention of the people to these things, and to warn
them. Remember the Commander-in-chief is dis
unonist; SO is the Adiutant Gendral; and many of
the subordinate officers di>unionists. They
now organizing army in North-Carolina. They
hold both the sword and the purse. They sought
to obtain the of the people to their course
but failed Ambition thwarted in its wild career not
unrequently nurses revenge and seeks to ruin where
it cannot rule Arc these meetings connivcd at by
high officials in order to organize plan and recruit
forces for trampling under foot the will Of the peo-
pie' Why this secrecy as to the objects of their
meetings?
The disunion press is endeavorng to create the
impression that the vote on Convention or No Con-
vention was test between the Union and the dis
union men. Such is not the fact, as must be appa-
rent to every one. The vote for delegates furnished
test, and the friends Of Union have majority of
tens of thousands For instance, Wake county
gave about 200 Union majority, and 100 majority
for Convention Caswcll, Rockingham, Franklin,
Greene, Granville Gates Hyde, Halifax Johnston,
jackson, Mcdowell, and other counties gave COM
manding majoritics for Union delegates, and also
majorities for a Convention. Thousands Of Union
men wanted a Convention, and voted for it. We
are of that number Every Union candidate in this
county favored and voted for Convention; and We
repeat that the vote for and against Convention
A ,
The Permanent Constitution is daily considered
in secret session How far they have got in it, and
when it will be finished your correspondent cannot
ascertain. We heard, however, member of Con-
grcss say, that he thought that it would be finished
this week. Your members are fighting hard for
Constitution such the people of South-C Carolina
will approve Of but it is doubtful if they will sue
coed. If tie frontier States were in the Congress,
! their failure would nj admit of a doubt BY all
! means let the Black Republicans keep them until
, your Constitution is made and adopted. Bo7rs,
ANDY JOHNSON & Co., unwittngly doing 0ike
their kindred spirits, the AbolitionSts) the South
immense scryicc.--Ertract from the Montgomery
Correspondence Of the Charleston Nercury
From the foregoing. the frontier States will see,
that if they were members of the Southern Confed
eracy, they would bc under the necessity of oppOs
ing and voting down some proposed provisions OF
South Carolina, very beneficial to her and prejudca
! to them. What these provision we do not
know, but have no doubt that among them, there is
one which gives the same representation on blacks
is given on whites, Or in other words, that 10C-
600 blacks to be counted and represented just as
! 900 whites would be- South Carolina has no
idea Of submitting to three-fths representation r
! the Southern Congress on her cuffees Such n re-
presentation would not give her the weight to which
she thinks she is entitled in the new govern
mcnt.-Hegister. ...