The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-10-03
The Radical SQUAD in North-Carolina


Avery able citizen Of NorthC Carolina, who, not
many years since, was very conspicuous in the
politics of that State, thus writes to friend in
this city,:
A radical convention came off at Raleigh on
yesterday. learn that eight counties were rep
resented by eighteen men, about half of them cit
liens of North. Carolina. am informed that the
assemblage took place at Mr.. w. w. Holden's
private residence and that they nominated
candidate for Governor. You may rest assured
that there are not one thousand voters in the
State who favor the Congressional plan of recon-
struction. Our people are as nearly Unanimous
in support of President johnson and his policy
as people can be, and their enthusiastic admira-
ton of and devotion to President johnson per-
sonally exceed anything you can conceive. To
give you an idea of the state of public opin-
ion here, the Standard (Mr. Holden's
paper) has for weeks been calling on every
body to come to this Radical convention,
without waiting to be appointed by a meeting;
and although it has been given out in the Stan
ddrd that it would be a mass convention, to which
all who came would be admitted, yet there was
in the meetingI am informed, but one man, be-
sides Holden, from this county, in which last year
Holden received fourteen hundred majority for
Governor I care nothing about it, except that
It Will be published in flaming capitals, by the
Radical press all over the North, that there has
been regular Radical convention held in North
Carolina, and Governor nominated on Radi-
cal platform.-Natiosal Altctigencer.
This able citizen" has done injustice to
the Union men of North Carolina.
In the first place, no radical convention has
been held in Raleigh. In the second place,
no meeting or convention was held at aW.
W. Holden's private residence" In the third
place, persons were present from thirteen,
instead of eight Counties, as stated by this
correspondent. In the fourth place, all pres
ent were citizens of the State.
The meeting that was held was composed
of National Union men, They are neither
radicals so-called, or secessionists. Those
who composed the meeting are not even
members of the Republican party. Not one
of them has ever attached himself to the Re
publican, much less to the radical organizes
ton. They are simply National Union men,
This able citizen" will, therefore, perceive
that he has done injustice to the Raleigh
meeting which recommended Gen. Dockery
for Governor.
We assume to speak only for ourselves, and
we will tell this " able gentleman" and the
public what we are in favor of. We are in
favor,
First, of unconditional submission to the
national authority. We promised such SUBJ
mission when the Southern armies surrender
ed in April, 1865.
Second, We are opposed to negro suffrage,
and in favor of the white basis and OF white
voters We will show, at the conclusion of
this article, that the National Intelligencer is
in tacor Of negro suffrage.
Third, We regard the Union of the States
as the paramount good; and are in favor of
the shortest and straightest road right back
to the Union.
Who says nay to the above propositions2
If these are radical views, then we are
radical. If not, not. We care nothing about
nicknames.
The following from the National hsteli-
geacer of the 26th September, shows that that
paper is disposed to concede negro suffrage:
IF it be deemed proper to extend the
elective franchise to the negroes every die
tate of common sense and common prudence
would urge that it should, for the present, go
no further than an equality Of political right,
leaving to each State to guard the ballot-box
with such tests Of property or intelligence as
it might think expedient to apply to all its
future voters"
If zoe had said that, what howl would
have been raised by the saints, with Brother
Pell at their lead!