The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-06-27

itSS W aetempt 10 compromise WITH the seceS-
sion war spirit any longer. There was
disposition among some Of the leading Union
men of the State to ignore the past, and for
get and forgive, but what has been the re-
suit? Secession still rules in dead Con-
federacy with whip and spur. They forced
US into war with lies, and they have no faith
in any thing else. They have no respect for
the rights of Union men, but hate and perse-
cute them. Why, therefore. par]ey with
them any longer? The nilitia has
been organized, and the rebels are aoain
armed with the sword and muskrt to murder
Union men. The war spirit is3on the in
crease The rebels are determined to make
it honorable to have served in the army
against the Union, and to Disgrace and ruin
the Union men. Last May these same rebels
begged for their property and lives, but now
| they are as bitter and overbearinr as ever
! We must take bold stand, and put these
men under our ieet. We can do it. and /
hope we will"
We agree with our friend. The Union
/ men of the State owe it to themselves and to
their principles to maintain their rights at
all hazards. Mr.. Settle has led the way in
the Convention by his bold and pointed de-
nunciations of traitors. II. the leading
Unionists of the State will only sustain him.
it will not be long before it will be considered
respectable to be an outspoken, uncondi-
tional Union man.
A friend writing us from Ashe County.
says:
"At the request of Union men in this
County address you to let you know the
state of public opinion in this mountain
country. The rebels are in full power here.
The spirit of rebellion is more defiant than
ever. During this week at Court heard
men boast that they were stronger rebels
than before. Not Union man lives at our
Courthouse, and it is not safe for Union
, man to acknowledge his principles. MUIR
derers who boast of their deeds In Shaving
Union men during the rebellion, walk about
unmolested. have been told by one who
knows, that the rebels have secret meetings,
for what purpose know not One thing T
do know, there has not been murderer in
dicted in this or any Of the adjoining Coun-
ties, when there were at least twenty men
! put to death in this County by the mob dn-
y ring the rebellion. We fear there is no
Il chance for loyal Union men as long as the
= ballot-box and jury-box are open to traitors.
If the guilty could be punished and Union
men protected, we might get along"
The state of things above described is
y much to be deplored. We see no present
i. remedy for these evils They are the results
r. Of the election and administration Of Gorsrno,
J. WORTH
n We make the following extract from u
n, letter from friend at Hendersonville, show.
d ing the extreme scarcity of food in the West
g ern part of the State:
re sour people are positively suffering fo
v bread. We have almost no money, and til,
corn is not in the country, if we had tn
u money. Will you please call Gen. Ruger'
e attention to our destitute conditions Th
" coloured people West of the mountains hay
never had one dollar, one rag, nor one peel
=, of grain nor pound of meat from the bureau
~ since its Inauguration, and they are now SUI
is fering with the whites. All are suffering 70
IN. bread There is perhaps, more suffering i
in this, Henderson and Pennsylvania counties
than any others in the State. Buncombe an
y Madison were overrun in the same way V
at were, but they are nearer the Rail Road
lie Tennessee than we are and have succeetie
y. in getting some grain from there. But thei
!, is considerable suffering there. Our coioare
'al people are demeaning themselves as vel
nd perhaps as those of any section OF the VIII"
ice South. OF course they steal, many OF thei
AS from necessity and some from habit, p'
=. most of them work quite as well as We e
'' pected, and are generally peaceabie an
I'D quiet but they need bread, and must ha'
icy | it. if we can get it for them. Our Whes
10 crons are about failure. The rye Gu
- ho rtrN n ab0Ut thr
weeks. That will afford US some rehef
A friend writing us from Wilkes Count
no says:
ate 1--WE are passing through terrible bre'
lilo crisis up here in the mountains Many Pc
NY families have neither meat nor breatt,
ity live scantiIy on vegetables salted, DUE
ert otherwise seasoned. Our farmers were pa
ate ic-stricken at the appearance OF rust ID
lille wheat couple OF weeks ago, Dat IN sp's s.
me annearances wheat and rye will be pref
led Good Oats never looked better. and core
an n5romis;np Harvest will give some rell
,ses Int there are many too poor to share IN
!. The government ought to extend hep, "
~ has done in Georgia and elsewhere: TN
the los meyer been a government ration issued
lot, anv one in the loyal and oppressed County
no W;,kes-not as much as peck OF meal
-, nound of bacon to single one other sons q
''' daughters. How have disloyal Count
om fared9 Will not the authorities send
all some grain to Statesviile, exclusively iof
the very poor and helpless =
leu If the rebellion had neyerbeen set ON \
Is all these suffcrings, with thousands OF
the rors. would have been averted from our
for p]e and if the leaders in this State, v
ere, Gov. Vance attheir head, had united with
cen in 1868 to arrest the war and make PEI
pels our condition would have been parat
. compared with what it is now. And
wan these men of blood, who have beggal
starved, and ruined our people, are still
'neir be our rulers and mastersi If our pet
anu tamely submit to such rule they will dest
to .ho f.te of slaves tasl
the ---s- s -s--------..----
mas "DID YOU EVER SEE TADPoLE TURN
pase A FRoG gn-Mr. Ferebee, who is on
tine ticket for Lieutenant Governor with G
not Worth, was once tadpole, (Union0 but
rs IN now. fuil-grown frog. He changed
attn slowly that the transformation could