The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-02-14
The sswild Hunt after of6ce. J,

The stWild Hunt after Of6ce.,,
We copy the following from one of the
City papers Of Thursday. In the House Of
4 Commons 10 sis
81 sOn motion Of Mr.. Waugh, q message was
sent to the Senate proposing to go forthwith
into an election for Councillor of State, to
I fill the vacancy created by the resignation of
w. w. Lenoir ESQ. s s. lsiss
The following nominations were made:
is By Mr.. Waugh, John M. Cloud; by Mr..
Houston, James T. Morehead, Jr. BY Mr..
Mcintosh, Robert F. Simonton; by Mr.. Scog-
gin, Hon. G. w. Logan; by Mr.. Moore, of
Alamance, Giles Mebane; by Mr.. McNair. N.
IA. Mclean; by Mr. Nicks, Tyre Glenn; BY
Mr.. jenkins of Warren, Joseph Davis; by Mr..
Mcdonald, Charles M Stcadman: by Mr..
Marler, j, G.. Mcdowell.
"a Mr.. Ferrell nominated Hon. r. P. Dick.
MIR. Houston hoped that Mr. Dicks name
would be withdrawn; Mr.. Dick had been
one ofGov. Holden's council, and he did not
think he would harmonize very well with
Gov. Worth's council"
Ten nominations, excepting Mr.. Dick, for
one Office! 1t is high time our Know Moth
ing friends were renewing their warfare on
that "wild hunt after Office Office seems
to be "the chief end of man." What a
Godsend it is when some one resigns but
now, as in times past, "few die, and none re-
sign" ~
BY the way, Mr.. Houston is mistaken in
saying that "Mr. Dick had been one of Gov.
HoIdens Council" Gov. Fl. had no Council.
Again, he thinks Mr. Dick would not "har-
monize very well with Gov. Worth. Well,
what if he should not? Are the members
of the Council expected to obey the Cover
nor If so, why are they appointed? If
they are to harnonize with him and agree
with him in every thing, then the Council is
a useless expense. We have always under
stood that Council of State was intended
to check the Governor, if necessary, or at
least to advise him what to do.
Perhaps Mr.. Dick is too sound Union
man to suit the Greensborough clique Is
there anything in thata Perhaps he is con-
sidered unworthy becausehc was once Dem
ocrat. Is there anything in that ? However
this may be, Robert P. Dick is gentleman
and a patriot who would grace any place in
the gift of the country
Thebill providing that the testimony of free
persons of color shall be received in our Courts
of Justice, was under discussion in the Com
mons on THURSDAY. Speeches were made fol
and against it. The argument of Gen. Dar
gan against the proposition to place the col
ored people in the witness box, struck us az
able and forcibie. Judge Manly submitted
some sensible remarks in favor of the propo
sition. Mr.. Mcdonald, of Chatham, an
nounced it to be his purpose to vote for tn
measure on grounds of right and policy
Mr.. Hyman and Mr. Luke also addressed tin
| House, the former for and the latter agains
the measure.
So far as the argument in favor of tn,
measure is concerned, that seems to have beei
exhausted by the report of the commissioners
| We do not think that any thing that coult
be said would strengthen that argument.
We have no idea that the adoption of thi
measure will result in the removal of tn,
| Freedmen's Bureau from this State. Tha
Bureau. or something of the sort, by which
Congress will "enforce" the freedom of TIN
| former slave--wc use the word in the consti
tutional amendment-will probably exist fo
years.
Any proposition which even looks to an.
sort of equality between blacks and whites
is extremely repugnant to our people w
are not discussing the question, but stating
facts. If Congress or the President should
expressly require the adoption of what i
called NEGRO testimony" as indispensable
to the restoration Of the State to the Union
the requirement would be complied with
but that would not change the hearts of tn
people The same is true as to some other de
mands that have been complied with. w
do not by any means say that this ought Il
| be so, but only that it is so.
We see no ground for feeling or excitemen
on this subject. Every one seems to admi
that negro testimony" as it is called, vii
certainly be established at some future period
! and that its establishment is probably indis
] pensable to the restoration of the State to tn
Union. Yet there are many who are no
disposed to make, haste about it. They thinl
that sufficient unto the day is the evi
thereof" 1sli. 7 ~ f}s Sa
The truth is, this is not the place wher
the shoe pinches. If certain presses and POI
.iticians in the State would cease to abus
Southern Unionists and Northern radicals,
and cease to assail the ''test oath, !" and thos
who are prepared to take tiff the Govel
nor would plant himself openly and boldl
in the midst of the Union men, and announc
it to be his purpose (while he would protec
all, and see justice done to all as citizens, a
far as he could to stand by and with thel
under all circumstances, preferring them fo
office and excluding others, and then, in ad
dition to this, if we had nine members {
Congress like John Pool and A. H. Jones, til
"radicals" would be at once disarmed, til
President would be sustained in his plan
he ought to be- and the admission of til
State at very early day would be absolutel
certain. But as it is, we still drift upon til
sea of uncertainty, and we shall continue t
drift until we act a more loyal part. How