The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-09-12

weave web of prejudice and puerile
revenge, aud pass judgment upon the
whole from the premises he derives from
lls circumscribed limits. He must for.
get himself, or view himself as he really
Is, mere atom.
This is the spirit which must actuate
every man now who has been compelled
by the fortunes of war to resume his al.
legiance to the United States. 1t does
not require him to fawn upon the gene
raj Government. 1t does not signify
that he must go into ecstacies of Union.
loving joy. 1t isno compromise of his
dignity or self respect to act in this spir.
it. 1t does, not mean that he would
represent himself as consistent Union
man during the war. The most con.
spicuous men engaged in opposition to
the United States can thus enjoy con.
temptation of the progress of the Union.
With these preliminary remarks we
advance the proposition that it is the
duty Of every man to add his mite in
enhancing the power and responsibility
Of the Union. So intimately interwo.
ven now is his interest with that of the
whole country, that to benefit her is to
benefit himself But more of this anon.
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j. l.. PENNINGTON, editor of the
Raleigh, IN. o. Progress, is out in long
card announcing his intention to run as
candidate for the North Carolina State
Convention. His platform" is annexed:
If elected to the State Convention l
shall favor all measures calculated To re.
store civil law throughout the State to
restore the State to the Union and to
relieve our people of military rule.
| shall most cheerfully and zealously
support the administration Of President
Johnson and the administration policy
Of Gov. Holden.
shall advocate the election of Gov.
Holden to the Office he now holds by
the appointment of the President, when
the people shall be called OH to elect q
chief magistrate.
In or out of the Convention l shall
oppose negro suffrage. I shall advocate
the enactment of laws for the prolec.
ton OF the person and property of the
colored man, but | am opposed to ex.
tending him the right of suffrage or any
other political privilege more than he
now has.
shall oppose the assumption or pay.
ment aby the State, of any debts or
bonds, State bonds, Confederate bonds
or County bonds, issued for the prosecu.
tion of the rebellion.
shall favor the settlement of all
debts of an individual character. con.
tracted during the rebellion, upon lust
fair and equitable basis.
] shall favor the insertion of & clause
III our State Constitution declaring
slavery or involuntary servitude, unless
as punishment for crime, forever abol.
ished in North Carolina.
SN''S o'oSS ouIiiilSS VI my pOllUlCnI
principles for the benefit of such of my
conservative friends as may have been
influenced or prejudiced by the false.
hoods and slanders that have been circu.
lated against me, but I will give them
more in detail before the people.
The SALE or FRIDAY.-The sale of
government property attracted the
largest crowd of citizens we have seen
IN town, since the advent of Robinson's
old circus many came from afar from
the burnt district, in hope of picking up
something cheap to replenish their ex.
hansted farm stock, the consequence of
which competition was, that horses,
mules, wagons, &c, brought good pri.
ces, with but few exceptions. We learn
that the sale footed up some $1,000 to
$4,000. All of the property on hand
was not sold, and it may be probable
that another sale will take place Mt n
future day. In connection, and as
peice ofinforlnation ofinterest, we would