The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-08-15


of the Convention of this State, in May,
1861, which passed the ordinance OF seces-
sion. and boasts that, for the purpose OF ex-
posing us, it will send the proceedings to
the Washington Chronicle, and TASK their
publication as matter of simple justifoa-
tion for the action of the Senate, in rejecting
Mr.. Holden's appointment as Minister to
San Salvador"
So it seems the Sentinel has become one
of the champions of the so-called radical
Senate 1t likes Mr. Sumner and MIR. Wade
better than it does the Union men OF its own
State. .
1t will he time enough for the Sentinel to
compain when we ourselves complain of our
rejection.
The Editors of the Sentinel would not
dare to 90 to Washington IN person, and
thrust their reasonable sheet into the hands
of the Editor of the Chronicle. If they were
to attempt such thing, Col. Forney would
direct one of his employees to show them the
door. L: is cowardly to do that by letter or
by mail which could not be safely or agree
ably done in person.
Our record is we'll known in Washington.
Congress is well-informed as to the circum-
stances under which the ordinance of seces-
sion was passed in this State. 1t knows
that the Union members of the Convention
acted under duress. This is proved by the
rnaniypous vote in favor of secession; and
Congress, therefore, in its proposed amend
mcnt to the Constitution, specially omits to
put members of State Conventions under the
ban. If Mr.. Badger, G. r. Thomas, the
writer of this, and other members OF the
ConHention, who seriously thought of voting
against the ordinance, had done so, they
would have been hung up by the neck in the
apita square. 1t is possible that Mr.. Bad
ge's age and illustrious character might
hae saved his life, but he would have been
hissd and insulted and driven from the
Stat, The Union members, headed by MIR.
Badge, Gov. Graham, and Mr.. Brown, tried
to mai, stand for Middle Confederacy,"
but th effort was like hurling broom
straw aainst raging tempest; and Gov.
Grahamso maintain his usefulness as Con-
serHatiyeselt obliged to announce, after his
defeat ne Presidency of the Convention,
that he wanot in favor of Middle Con-
federacy."
We repeat,our record is we'll known in
Washington. We have the confidence of the
President, OF MSeward of Mr.. Stanton, of
the great body o-he members of Congress,
and OF the Chrona The Sentiners penny
whistle will never b,hearl in Washington.
Rnt if It should, it W. be known, as we now
state, that Mr. Pell, l. Senior Edior, was
first Union MANN fanat;cal war
preacher, praying for Dis and his despot-
ism, and for vengance ONE whole North
then as humble as a spanityhen Sherman's
troops reached this place-,en a supporter
of the provisional governme- bv de-
grees, fanatical secessionistud now a per-
secutor of Union men and ra. bater of the
government, of the colored peol, and of the
whole North, with the excepAn of such
copperbeads as Vallandigham and Ben
Wood. And that Mr. Gales, the .nier Edi-
tor, as the identical person who, 4 the 2sd
OF February last called the Unionaso "a
rag" and refused to walk under and
wha, When charged with it, instead nrt
ting his mouth in the dust and expls;no
sorrow for his conduct, spoke of it 1.-THE
Sentinel as trivial circumstance" wcb
ought not to be used against him. TIE
persons are the metropolitan organs of G,
Worth They represent him in everythin,
We cannot better express ouropinion of thei.
attachment to the Union than by saying
that they think more of one of Jefferson
Daviss old pocket handkerchiefs than they
do OF the American flag. They hate us be
cause we are true to that flag, and pursue us
on that account with malice and mean
ness which has no parallel, save during the
awful days of the Davis despotism.
The Sentinel says we signed the ordinance
Of secession will. "a new gold pen," which