The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-05-22
Miscellaneous Selections.

ANDREW JOHNSON AND THE UNION
PAE1Y-The speech of Mr.. Doolittle i'll
the Senate, Tuesday, was most able
and convincing demonstration Of the
fact that Andrew Johnson stands square
ly on the platform of the Union party
rs heretofore laid down. We make
the following extracts
Mr.. Doolittle said that up to the pres
cnt time Andrew Johnson had not
proved false to one single principle Of
down in 1864 The Senator from Mass
achusetts says that ninety-nine ont of
Il hundred of the Union party are OPP
posed to the President lie thought
the Senator was mistaken. He thought
that before next fall majority of the
Union party would be with the Presi-
dent, and perhaps even the Senator from
Massachusetts himself Mr.. Wilson.
He (NIr. D. had seen a much stronger
opposition in Congress to Mr.. Lincoln
than was now shown toward Mr.. John
son. Neither Mr.. Johnson nor Mr.. ID.
were to be driven from their platform
of Union principles by anybody. Pro
fessed Republicans might leave them
and professed Democrats might come
to them, but that would not drive him
Off lie stood by principle. They had
varquishcd the Democratic party with
the rebellion. That party uucondition-
ally surrendered at the same time that
the rebellion did. That party now al
mitted that the abolition Of slavery was
blessing, and adopted the same plat
form as we (the Union party) adopted
in 1864. Why could this great party
act so as to secure the fruits Of their vie
tory, they might retain in their hands
the administration of the Government
! for quarter of a century. lie (Air d.
reasserted that the President was the
most tolerant Executive that he had cv-
er known too much SO, he thought.
| Newspapers from one end of the coun-
try to the other, villitied him, and their
! editors at the same time were holding
public office They were now keeping
out loval APPLICANTS from the Souh; they
are pursuing the exact policy which Mr..
| Lincoln said would distract and unhar-
right would they have to appeal to the
/ South for assistance in case Of difficulty
/ with France or Austria This Mexican
complication will have to be settled and
or own differences should be settledfirst
brought i'll plan which is not recon-
struction, but obstruction. The people
want peace, and are resolved to have it.
PRoGHEss IN THE HOLY LAND.-Many
besides the Jews, will rejoice that the
Holy Lcn1is to be ma le more accessible
to travellers, and brought into nearer
! u, ~, IL
! The Jewish LeteNiye,acc.' says:
! Jerusalem, which is generally so quiet
at this season, has been all astir this
week in consequence of an order from
! the Porte that all the streets should be
| lcvcllcd and paved, and that all undue
! projections i'll the same should he remOv-
ed The order has been executed in true
/ Turkish Svlc, and many a tale of loss and
oppression can probably be told by the
poor store-keepers and some house
owners; but the improvement to the
| city and the public benefit will be great;
we shall now have comparatively road
and airy streets, where before we could
plcted, it will, indeed, prove All advance
ment for Turkey. The Jews are much
I
! the stones, and making broad the
streets OF J Jerusalem. They say, Now
we are certain that Messiah's coming is
/ very near"
] You have perhaps, heard that there is
a telegraph at Jaffa which connects
Egypt with Beyrout. 1t is now decid-
ed, | believe, that branch line is to be
made to this city | also find it is very
| I,n1 III hon
riage road to Jaffa, as two engiueers,
one English the other Turkish, report
says, are to arrive here in few days to
make preparations for it. a survey for
a railway has already been completed,
and plan sixty-fve feet long, to lay be-
lore the sultan, left here about month
ago. [ do not think, however, that the
time for railroad in these parts has yet
arrived
Jaffa is now undergoing Il similar
change to Jerusalem; number ofcotftc
and other unsightly shops outside the
gate On the .Ie,Iusalem road are to be
removed and the land sold, with the
condition that it shall be built upon
another gate is also to be made Our
pasha went three days ago to see that
these important changes and improve
ments arc properly done. a better
lansIing-place from the sea was nearly
completed last week, and it is just pos
sible that ere long lighthouse may be
built near it. Soon there is to be
| lighthouse OH Mt Carmel and two or
three others, it is said, will soon be
placed on the Syrian coast.
We have now two lines Of English
steamers touching monthly at Jaif;l, in
addition to the usual foreign Ones, and
the French will henceforth come ottener
| than formerly; thus Jerusalem and the
Holy Land will necessarily be brought
more than ever into notice. Surely
these, and many like changes which are
taking place around us, have meaning
in them. l must believe they have.
| CoNUNDEUM.-An exchange has this
sentiment embodied in the form of con-
| undrum: .. ...... .......-..
Why will the emblems of Ame.ica