The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-05-30
Remarks II Messrs. MAYNARD and Bots N tne
Virginia Union Convention.

Remarks Il Messrs. Maynard and Bolts IN the
Virginia Union Convention.
Hon Horace Maynard, of Tennessee, was
here called upon for . speech mt Maynard
complied, and in the course OF ms Iemaikss
said he was anxious to know what TINS gam
ering would do, What it would portend, ana
he made up his mind to be present. me
Union men of the Southern States, he always
| believed were far more numerous than Is
+ generally known. or than was generally sup
posed by themselves He believed the Union
element was as strong as ever in the South,
I when it referred to the masses of the people
| He was exceedingly anxious to see an at
tempt to reerganize and gather together the
| scattered Union men, and thus once more
strengthen the Union cause. 1t was very
great mistake to think that treason and re-
bellion had triumphed, or would hereafter
succeed. The leaders of those who had such
views would go down to their graves union
+ ored and forgotten. Treason would he made
odious, and crime would surely be punished,
I and the Government would be sustained
Men who had stood faithfully by the Union,
and were staunch friends of the federal gov
eminent, would be respected and honored.-
They could not tell him that treason would
ever be made respectable; it never could be
made respectable He did not propose to
suggest any line of action for the convention
to pursue The members had wise heads,
and would attend properly, he felt, to the
matters which would be brought before the
convention.
Hon. John Minor Bolts, of Virginia, here
arose and announced that he did not know
whether he was q delegate or not; it he was,
| he was a self-cOnstituted one. There had
been no effort to select delegates made in
Culpeper County, and he did not believe any
man in the County but himself would be
seen in Union meeting He determined to
come to the convention if only to add one
to the number of persons present.
A number of persons here said they cheer
fully welcomed Mr.. Bolts as a delegate, and
could vouch for his loyalty.
One of them said that the fact that MIR.
Bolts was confined for some time by the
rebel government in McDaniel's Jail in Rich
| mond, was the best evidence of his loyalty.
| Mr. Bolts, having been chosen President of
| the Convention, was conducted to the chair,
| when he said he had made strenuous effort
| to reach Alexandria, from New York, in time
| to be with the convention. But, at thesame
/ time, the honor conferred on him he fully APP
preciated not because of the number pres
ent, but on account of the attempt of the
! Union men to assert their rights. He be-
lieved it was through him that the conven-
ton was called. Immediately after the ter
mination of the rebellion, having desire to
see harmony restored in the country, he lent
his feeble aid to President johnson in restor-
ing the government. He believed he had
used his influence in procuring more par
dons than any other man in the United
| States, and at his own expense He was
| willing to forgive the rebels for what they
had done; but finding that Ibis step did not
tend toward reconstruction, and finding that
| Mr. johnson had granted pardons indiscrim-
inately to his old political associates, he
abandoned that as mode of reconstruction.
Those very men who received pardons i'm
nlediately afterward used every effort to
override their benefactors, and endeavored to
make loyalty crime in Richmond. Conse-
quently, the speaker said, he would not
shrink from any duty the Union men of Vir-
ginia might impose on him. He thought
that if only twenty five men could be brought
together, they could form nucleus on which
to form party, and it would be well to seek
the aid of the authorities at Washington to
that end They were few in numbers, but he
trusted in God they were all stout in heart,
and would not rest until they had regained
their proper place in the Union of States
There were certain great truths and princi-
| Piles upon which they could all agree, and
there were other topics upon which many of
them differed He would counsel unity of
action, that they might NIT lose strength,
which would naturally benefit the enemy
He had not come to the convention to make
| war upon Mr.. johnson, or upon Congress.
He only made war upon rebels. If Mr..
johnson performed his duty faithfully to
the Union, he would support him: and if
Congress did likewise, he would support
Congress. If not he would have to go
against them He was in favor of Union
men asserting their rights. Applause.
WHERE ARE THE GOLD WATCHES ?-The
question What becomes of all the pins 2"
now sinks into insignificance beside another
inquiry of more serious moment, What has
become of all the gold watches? This coun-
try has been famous for these glittering time
pieces Not Neutrality-suspicious. in any
part of the land but had his gold ticker;
they were an indispensable portion of a
young lady's daily attire; and even beardless
bows were eager to possess the coveted treas
ure. and could not wait for it until they
came to mans estate But unfortunately for
the happy owners of these elegant articles,
the eye of the greedy tax-gatherer was caught
by their glitter, and they were to be- made to
contribute to the national revenue. Any
gold watch in use. worth less than one hun
dred dollars, was to be charged one dollar,
and when valued at over one hundred dollars
was to pay two dollars tax per annum. At
this precise moment, by a singular ceinci-
dence, large part Of the gold watches in
many States disappeared from record The
sudden vanishing of so much valuable prop
erty should be a matter of public concern,
and we desire to direct toward it the atten-
ton of.all who are interested, in the hope OF
obtaining some explanation of this remarka-
BILE phenomenon. The following, from the
latest official return of the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue, exhibits the extent of this
startling loss, and may partially aid in its
recovery:
GOLD WATCHES IN THE UNITED STATES.
(Ffom the official returns.)
States and Worth less than Worth more than
Territories. 500 500
Maine, 8
New Hampshire, SO
Vermont, 2
+ Massachusetts,, SO 8
Rhode Island,
Connecticut,