The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-08-09
RALEIGH, N. c., THURSDAY. AUGJ

The first element of a genuine. Union
ism is confidence in our fellow men.
Without confidence in our fellow men,
there can be no true union in Church or
State, i'll religion or politics, in the fami-
ly OF general society. A want of conf
dence, disintegrates, divides and sepe-
rates individuals, families, churches and
States. 1t digs between men and ma
tions a moral gulf that cannot be
bridged, and builds up between them a
mountain barrier that cannot be crossed.
The political history of disunionism
in our country, and in connection with
our government shows that it had its
origin in want of confidence between
the two great sections of our common
country. This want of confidence caus-
ed mutual distrust and sectional strife
and elimination, until iL eliminated in
secession, disunion, division and war.
Had we, as a people, the same conf
dence in each other as had our revolu-
tionary fathers, secession, however,
believed as u theory Of our government
would never have been practically
tried, our country would never have
been divided, war would uever have de-
luged our land in the blood ofo kim
dred, and this day we would be uni
ted, prosperous and happy people.
1t is a want of confidence Of the dom
nant party Of Congress i'll the people of
the Southern States, that still keeps our
country divided, after millions OF mon
ey and rivers of blood have been ex-
pended to restore it.
We separated because the North and
South lost confidence in each other, and
y-o liyiloJ booouSn this conf
dence has not been restored. Distrust
first divided and separated lis, and the
same distrust continues this division aud
keeps up the strife. Could confidence
be restored, reconciliation and reunion
would soon follow. Under the int1u-
ence of this bond of Union, we would
be attracted towards each other-drawn
together and united as one people, un-
der one government.
In the second place, true Unionism
demands of us n willingness to sacrifice
onr personal wishes, individual interests,
opinions, passions, prejudice and pref
erences for the common good of the
whole country. He who places self-in-
terest, personal ambition, party success,
local demands and sectional prejudice
above the unity, peace and prosperity
Of his country, is dlsunlonlst, we do
not care to what party he belongs, or
what may be his political creed. Is it
not evident that, without mutual conf
dence, sacrifice and compromise, there
could be no such government as ours
formed, and when formed it cannot be
perpetuated if this spirit is not kept "a
live by the people. That man is the
disunion man, and that party is the dis
union party, that has not this spirit and
and will not act upon this principle.
In the third place, true Unionism de-
mands of lis love for, and true sympa-
thy with each other, as the citizens of
our common country. Is it not appa-
rent to every rejecting mind that there
can be no genuine political Union among
people who have no love for, and sym
pathy with each other?' Hatred and dis
trust will destroy the Union OF any Re
publican form of government. Hatred
produces strife, and strife is destruc-
tive TO Union. What we need, i'll order
to he true united people and country
is confidence, sympathy and friendship.
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