The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-09-19
We clip the following from the Washing

We clip the following from the Washing
ton Chronicle, of the 18th inst:
9 The New York Herald il not good at
guessing the way the wind blows at future
day. but when il does blow, that journal is
not slow in finding out its course. It has
heretofore maintained that the Radicals
were to be beaten out of sight this fall by
the Copperiohnson party;" but it at length
has discovered its mistake and now admits
that Clymer stands not the ghost Of chance
against Gen. Geary in Pennsylvania and it
has discovered that the Irish Democracy in
Maine helped to swell the great Republican
victory in that State The Herald is becom-
inc sasacious; and it will discover before long
that the Irish vote win do the business for
some people nearer home. /"
The Herald, of the 18th inst, comes out in
palmer terms giving mp all hopes of carry !
ing the Northern States forthe conservatives.
It says;
Whatever may have been the real causes.
however, operating to bring about tne extra
ordinary results of this Maine election, II IS
too decisive against the democracy and con-
seryatiyes to be limited to Maine. we aP-
prehend that, as in all our political contests
of the past of Il national character, the result
in Maine indicates the general drlit OF the
elections coming after it throughout tne
Northern States. The prospect now OF con-
sentative majority in the next congress Is
very doubtful the prospect OF announcer raol-
cal Congress is better than 1t has appeared AZ
any time since December last. In short TINS
Maine election of 1855 will probably marx
another new chapter in our political history
and perhaps another reorganization OF parties
and another reconstruction of party platforms
for the Presidential election, beginning with
the close of the coming elections OF OCTOBER
and November"
We further clip from another artlcie' IN
the same paper, a word of advice" to It's
Southern friends. The Herald should have
talked this way all the while, and not have
wandered to the secession sentiment which
now predominates in the Southern States,and
has gathered strength and encouragement
from the North Although the Herald meant
this article for the secession papers and their
readers, there is no hope of its being circu-
lated in such mediums, therefore we copy
it for their special benefit.
"But we have word to say specially TO
the old rebels of the South-a WORD OF eau.
tion and warning that may do them good II
thew will heed it. Should President john
sons humane policy to restore the South be
defeated by the radicals, these men may
blame themselves for it in great measure:
Al New Orleans and Memphis they behaved
in manner to provoke bitter feeling in the
North. and vindictive spirit OF portion OF
the Southern press arouses indignant opposl-
tion here. We are aware that the best and
most sensible people Of that section, ana par
ticularly such men as Generals Lee and Joe
Johnston. Alexander Stephens and Gov. UT,
have no sympathy with these mlscmevous
apitators but the whole South Is held re-
snonsible for such conduct. The bad and vlo-
lent rebels play into the hands OF the radl-
Gals and paralyze the efforts of the conserva-
tiyes to bring restoration and peace to the
Southern States. We have warned them
from time to time of the consequences,
and we tell them now that unless they
pursne a different course the sentiment
Of the North will be aroused against
them. The passions of the war are not yet
cooled down, and they ought to remember
that thew are a conquered people and at the
mercy Of their conquerors. Resistance TO
the authority of the government or even to
the will of the people Of the North would De
madness and utterly ruinous, as they must
know. They could gain nothing by that,
and might lose all. Radical emissaries and
enemies will provoke them to violent acts II
possible. as was the case at New Orleans !;
but that cannot excuse their own bad con-
duct. Their brutality at New Orleans Is
having serious effect at the North. Inc
only part left for them to play In these times
is to submit and wait patiently. They nave
NO voice in the question of restoration tnat
is left to the North. The President, with
the conservative masses of the North, desires
to treat them in humane and magnanimous
spirit, as well as to restore them to their lor-
mer political status but this will be una
vailing as long as they show rebellious OF
yindictive disposition. Their fate ana the
future of their magnificent country hang IN a
nice and uncertain balance which their own
good or bad conduct may turn one way OF
the other"