The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-01-24

We clip the following from the Richmond
Republic, of the 18th inst 1t is timely and
pointed, and will apply to the condition of
affairs in our own State.
The Republic reviews the recent election of
State officers in Virginia by the Legislature,
wherein all the Union candidates were de-
feated and former secessionists triumphantly
elected. In conclusion it says:
ITO what position of despicable impotency
do these elections reduce the Governor! The
conspirators profess gratitude, and offer c0mpli-
mcnts to him. Even christian men declared from
their seats that they did not believe the Governor
had any choice; and this in the face of the fact
of his appointments and the frequent declarations
of his deep interest for the election of his appon
tees. They strip him of power, expose him to
contempt, and are weak enough to suppose he
does not feel the stab, while they salute him
with cart thou well, my brother?"
These elections prove, we think, disposition
to prescribe loyalty in the State, and to bring us
under the rule OF men who may embroil us with
the Federal authorities, and thus foster aspirt of
opposition and disatfectiOn to the Union.
Their last step, yet to be taken, seems to be
disclosed by the Speaker. He is reported to have
said that "hc hoped to see General Lee Gov
ernor of the State" Does not this mean that,
after We have succeeded in making Governor
Peirpont cypher, we will then call convention
and sweep away the whole fabric of the restored
Government, and give all the offices to paroled
and unpardoned rebels, and shower rewards on
the leaders of the revolt! Highly as General
Lee is esteemed, his warmest friends will give no
thanks to those who 0fiiciOusy attempt to drag
him from the retirement he has voluntarily
chosen, and connect his name with political OIL
ces, and thus arouse feeling against him that
might otherwise have remained dormant.
II such is to be the course of Virginia legisla-
tion-if LOYALTY is to produce Ostracism, while
past Confederate service is to be rewarded by Of
fice--we shall soon the President give up his
reconstruction policy as failure, and joining
hands with the majority of Congress, have our
State Government set aside, and our State man.
agement turned over to military rulers. We sim
cerely trust that this dangerous movement on the
part of the Legislature, now SO plainly disclosed,
will be thwarted before the assembling of q Con-
vention that shall put everything again at sea,
and leave our poor body polite but worthless
mass of fostering sores of discomfort
1t mny be proper for US to say, that we DO not
profess to be the organ of Governor PeirpOnt,
never having spoken to him but twice, and hay-
ing no private information of his wishes. But
knowing that he came here endorsed by the Pres
ident, and that he had, in his annual message,
SPOKEN in complimentary terms of bis basement
oficers-we naturally concluded that he preferred
their retention, and that the Legislature suppan.
ted them because of their Union sentiments
Had there been personal objections to Smith or
Lewis, and the Legislature had desired to con-
cede to the Governor the privilege OF selecting
his confidential adviser, and the Treasurer, u
committee could have informed him of the fact,
and given him an opportunity OF making other
recommendations As that course was not pur-
sued, however, the country will draw its infer.
ences of the act, and to its decision we bow"