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The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-08-29
For the Standard.
Union Meeting in surry County.

at a public meeting of the Union people
of the Hollow-Spring District, in the County
of Surry. on Saturday, August 18th, 1866,
Jonas Simmons was called to the Chair and
J. M. Marshall appointed Secretary.
Onmotion, the following citizens were ap-
pointed committee to prepare matter for
the action of the meeting g-Tyrey Riddle,
VIM. Taylor, Rufus II. Redman, John Tay-
lor, Thomas Taylor, Ira Shelton, Henry Hay
more, Samuel Forkner. and ]. M. Marshall
The committee after consultation reported
through j. NJ. Marshall the following pream-
BILE and resolutions:
WHEREAS, The approaching elections for
Governor and members of the Legislature
will be held this fall and whereas, we a
portion4of the Union people of the County
of Surry, feel deep interestin the success of
true and tried Union men at the next elec-
tions. and desire to inform our Union friends
throughout the State and nation of our
views of public policy; and whereas, it be-
hooves the friends of the government, the
friends of humanity, the friends of justice,
the friends of liberty and equal rights to all.
to take their position distinctly, with the
friends of Union and as against rebellion and
the sympathisers with dead Confederacy;
Therefore, be it
/. Resoleed, That we as people are iden-
titled in feeling and interest with the Union
people throughout the State and nation, that
we dcplore the necessity that impels us to
the course that we now. take for the protec-
tion of our rights and liberties as people
and to preserve the same to our pesterity.
Q. That the course pursued by certain in
dividuais, who set themselves up as leaders
of the Union party, is utterly unworthy the
name of loyalty much less leaders and guides
to the party. That they are doing more
harm to the cause of restoration, to the peace
and quiet of the country than avowed rcb-
els aud secessionists can do at the present
time; for they become the willing tools Of
the rebels and secessionists to accomplish
their base designs of sowing the seeds of sec
tional hate and strife, that have well nigh
ruined our country, and the only return
they get for their faithless course, is the sup
port Of Rebels and Secessionists for Office.
g. That we deplors the condition of the
country in which we live; that the spirit of
disaff ection is on the increase, sectional hate
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SALMON FIsHINe ExrRAoRDINARY.-The
Quebec Chronicle publishes to score of this
seasons fly fishing on the River Moisie, which
so far as we know, surpasses anything on re-
cord. Two rods fshed for nineteen days
and killed 124 fish, weighing 2517 lbs., an
average of over 204 lbs. The 10 largest fish
averaged 6s lbs, and the 20 largest 254 lbs.
We have never seeen such heavy weights
chronscled Six grilses are added into the
published statement, which (corrected shows
in all 13O salmon, weighing 1869 lbs. The
sportsmen ceased fishing on the 9th July
in the very middle of the season. In the
same river. in 1862, three rods fished twenty
five days, killing 31S fish, averaging about
Is pounds; in 1858 these rods fished 18 days
killing 139 fish, averaging 163 lbs. The
weights thus increasing from year to year. 1
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The New.Orleans Riot.

The Washington correspondent of the
New York Tribune telegraphs as follows to
that paper:
"Gen. Bairds official report of the massacre
was forwarded yesterday by Gen. Sheridan
to Gen. Grant with a respectful demand that
it be made public. The report embraces
history of all the circumstances connected
with the massacre, and proves conclusively
that it was preconcerted and prearranged by
the Rebel Mayor. j. T. Monroe, the Lieuten-
ant Governor, and Others interested in break
ing up the Convention. The report is also
vindication of the course pursued by Gen.
Baird, who claims to have taken every pre-
caution consistent with the facts then known
to him, and, but for the treachery of the po-
lice and Rebel City and State officials, it is
claimed that the precauticn taken would
have been sufficient The medical officer de-
tailed to make an official report of the killed
and wounded presented the names in full to-
-gether with the character OF the wounds re-
ceived by the following parties, viz. Mem
bers of the Convention-1 killed and s
wounded, or one-third of the members pres
ent +; white citizens attending the Conven-
ton, 2 killed and wounded total number
OF whites killed and wounded, 20. Colored
citizens attending the Convention-kiled. "a
wounded, 1fo !; total of ooiored killed and
wounded, 1913. of the police, there were 10
slightly wounded, most of whom were on lu-
ty the next day. One white citizen with the
Police was killed. The evidence shows that
the man was accidently shot by the Police;
also, that in the excitement, many of the Po-
lice were wounded by their comrades. In
addition to the above, the Doctor reports 10
colored men killed and 20 wounded, whose
names he could not ascertain. From the
best information at hand, I am forced to be-
lieve that there were great many more killed
and wounded among the colored people than
have been officially reported by DR.. Hartsuff.
Many of the wounded are secreted in out of
the way places, and it would be impossible
to get all of their Names"
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EXECUTION OF MsURGENfs AT MAD1D.-
A Madrid letter in the Psris Temps describ-
es the scene at the execution of the insu--
gents in that city, who were involved in the
last revolt. At noon, he says, twenty-one
young fellows Of the army engaged in the
late insurrection, almost Oh of handsome ap-
pearance, were taken out of the pll1ons, and,
after being tied together two by two, were
placed in carriges with the windows wide
open, and escorted by q numerous body OF
troops to the place Of executions spot selcct-
ed on the vacant ground between the Sala-
manca Palace and the Champs Elyseess One
ofmy friends is having five houses built not
hundred PAGES from the spot the mason
~ and scaffolding are In the course Of erect
ion, and afforded an excellent position for
viewing the scene. There was preliminary
ceremony, or, military degradation = pro-
Smenade under As Dag then disoonsse
two hours, during which time thee un6bfta,
nate men must have already suffered thou
sand deaths. An enormous crowd VI
had followed the PROCESSION was kept
distanceby the troops. At last the q VIC
Tins were ranged in file at about yards
distance from the low clay wall, with their
backs to the soldiers, and then the discharge
took place. Nearly all Of them fell. At
that moment the Hermanos de la Carload, or
Brothers of Charity, rushed forward to save
at least few, but were repulsed by the
troops, and the firing recommended and con-
tinued The firing went on, and more than
two hundred shots were fired. What asight
saw one man raising himself three times,
and fall ON his knees with his arms extended
in direction from which q piercing voice
was heard to shrek in the midst of the mas
sacre, " FREDERICK FREDERICK i'F The SOL
diers then approached the corpses, turned
some of them over with their feet, and, still
perceiving some signs Of life here and there,
discharged last shot point blank. All was
then over The bodies were thrown upon
tumbrils. and the regiments filed off some to
an air of the e Norma" some to one of the
" Semiramide." Thirty more are to be shot
in day or two soldiers also the rest will
come after
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We stated in our last that the issue had at
length been fairly and finally joiLed between
the President and Congress. The President
stands upon and urges his policy, that the
States are entitled to representation without
further amendments to the Constitution :;
while the Congressional party, comprising
the great mass of the Republicans, hold that
further amendments to the Constitution are
Indispensable in order to place the recently
insurgent States on a loyal basis, and to en-
sure quiet in the Union by excluding leading
participants in the rebellion from holding
office.
Both sides seem to hold that the pres
ent Congressional test-oath should be main
tained. The Philadelphia Convention,
whose proceedings the President has warmly
endorsed, demands that "loyal representa-
tives" be admitted; and the President has
sepeatedly declared that the States will be
entitled to representation when they shall!
send members who can "comply with any
existing constitutional or legal test"
This, then, being the case, what remains
but for those members elect who cannot take
this oath to resign, and let their places be
filled by those who can " comply" with the
illegal test 2" This would seen, to be the
obviously proper course, especially after the
call, by the Philadelphia Convention, for the
admission of "loyal representatives"
For our part, our principles are not to be
changed or affected by the action of Conven-
tions, or by any cause that will not convince
us that those principles are erroneous. We
feel sure that we have undergone no change
since May, 1865 We thought then, and we
think now, that the Union should be restor
ed only on an Enthusiastically" loyal basis; !;
that the President is merely co-wOrker
with the Congress in effecting this result;
and that, when the President had finished
his work, as he declares he has, it was for the
Congress to investigate it, to consider it, to
modify it, or to accept it or not as that body
might choose. We have never understood
that the action of the President in this re-
spect concluded the Congress, or that that
body was bound to accept Internationally
the work of restoration as accomplished
and presented to them by him.
We feel sure that the President and the
Congress are both actnated by patriotic mo-
tives. We regret the breach between them.
Thisgbreach is most probably incurable. The
appeal now is to the people of the United
States who suppressed the rebellion. 1t is
for them to say on what terms the govern
ment shall be restored We expect to be
content with those terms. Our people will
be anxious and interested spectators of the
struggle now going on in the Northern and
Western States, but they are not in condi
ton to take much part in this struggle
They can only look on and hope that the re-
suit may be best for the whole county. Our
sympathies are with those who are most de-
voted to the Union, and who are determined
to restore it on loyal basis, without the die
tation of Northern copperheads or Southern
traitors
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Just out of their Holes-Four Co4fed-
oratoe Co,,o IN ~ Surrender

Just out OF their HOles-Four COqied.
crates Come in and Surrender.
The serenity of the office Of the command
ino officer of this most was apitated. on YES
4asaan -, 49, a,lsr;t;on of fonr f.onssde,
o'y' oS 'ne appai'''o. y t 80
ate soldiers, who caves the names ana ! oe-
scriptive list as follows:
Anthony Monkas. Co. E. SD Georgia In
fantry. Sd Army Corps. A. N. v.
Thos. Wells, ditto
Jas. Bfinberter. ditto.
Allan Tewksberrv. ADD La. ditto.
A more ragged set of mortals had never
appeared before the Colonel during all the
dealings he has ever had with the arapged
rebelsaof Lees army. Tewksberry was .
sort of walking illustration Of original patch
work. His clothing had been tied and sewed
and stuck together with string and thread
and thorss, ,t1ta Here i; a nt.s apresr s6l;-
tary square inch upon itwhich had not been
tied up, sewed up, or stuck up in-some way
or other. His companions were not quite as
badly off, one baying pair of blue, Yankee
pantaloons with only half dozen rents in
1t another hiding the raggedness of his
grey pants with a flowing, though ribbonry,
Yankee overcoat, and the other making his
decency apparent by concealing the defects
of his upper garments with an old oil cloth
fy. awfully bedaubed with mud.
Tewksberry stated to the Colonel that ne
and his party stopped on the Appomattox.
about miles above the citv. after the evac.
nation of Petersburo for the nurnose at
first IF restino. that thew sta;d ionnar tbap
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Letters must be addressed to
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is nurtured by large class of those, who
failed in their attempts to overthrow the
government and the liberties of the people,
and by class of professed Unionists who
were always unstable, in the head winds
and current of every shifting prospect of the
four years bloody struggle.
4. That we protest against the appoint
ment to public trust in this County or in the
State or nation, of those who are lending
their aid to disaffect and divide the Union
people North and Sonth, butin all cases pre-
fer those that have been true and tried
friends of humanity and civil liberty, and are
using an their efforts to promote the unity
and stability of republican government
.throue hout the whole country.
5. That we approve the repot of the ma
jority of the Reconstruction COMMITTEES of
Congress. It issan able document, eminent
" just in its Deductions ana libcral in its
Concessions towards the people Of the Rebel
States.s - ~
!: !:
Holden 49, y <ate ~ Dold and patriotic
stand he has taken for the Union, and against
rebellion and traitors generally, and in favor
of reconstruction upon basis of satisfac-
tion and permanent endurance
8. That we recommend the holding of a
State Convention, at Raleigh, of true Union
lists, to consider the true interest of the peo-
xR|e and lay down platform that all the
EN- of the State can take their stand
nat while we denounce and deprecate
rebellism, secessionism and disloyalty 20 the
government of the United States, yet we offer
the right hand of fellowship to all who are
truly1pyal at heart and well-disposed, and
in gQ61 faith accept the situation, and we
ask them to unite with US in overthrowing
rebellioI for it is opposed to the true inter
est of the country, of freedom and equal
rights.
10. That we much deplore the divergence
of the legislative and executive departments
of the national government, and we hope
and trust they yet may harmonic upon just
principles by which the Union may be re-
stored on lasting basis, freed from the
causes that led to the rebellion, and thereby
.treachery and treason against the United
States government made odious.
II. That the proceedings of this meeting
be sent to the North Carolina Standard for
publication. JONAS SIMMONS, Chm
]. M. MARSHALL, Sec'y.
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The DrOuth.

We have distressing accounts of the drouth
from various parts of the State. A friend
writing from Carthage, Moore County,
says:
"Times hard, and money scarce. The corn
is nearly done for, the drouth being very fa-
tai. fear we shall not make support in
this section"
We have similar reports from Orange, por-
tions of Granville, Chatham, Wake, and other
localities. We learn that the corn crops will
be short on the Roanoke and in the Albe-
marie country. We have not heard from
the Wayne and Lenoir region. We are glad,
however, to state that the corn crops are said
to be excellent on the Yadkin and Catawba
Our friends will oblige US by furnishing in
formation in relation to eerops.
The present prospect is that the ensuing
year viii be one of scarcity. Many of the
poor must snafer without help from abroad.
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We learn that DR.. R. K. Speed and Gen.
W. E. Mann are candidates for the Senate in
Perquimans and Pasquotank.
Thomas Wilson, ESQ.,, is candidate for
the Commons from Perquimans.
We do not know the political views adj
vocated by these gentlemen.
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The whole population of the colony of
Liberia, Africa. is estimated at $4,000, of
whom $4,000 are said to be civilized. 1920
votes were polled at the last election. The
exports last year amounted to $500, 900 the
imports to $42O, O,00O The principle articles
Of export are sugar, copper and palm oil.
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"MEAN WHrTEs.n-The World this morn
ing speaks of the convention of Southern
loyalists, to meet in Philadelphia on the Sd
of September, as " the Mean White Conven-
ton" M6 Ss ~
A aMean white in the Soutl ofore the
war, was man who worked for living,
who supported his wife and children the
: labor of his hands, instead of driving s)es
on plantation and living off the fruits Of
their toll. A mason, q carpenter, q shoema-
ker, tailor. was mean white" |" in aristoc-
ratio planters phrase. Andrew johnson was
amean white" and, indeed, the elegant
World, which now callsthe Southern loyalists
"lnean Whites,n turned up its nose at both
Lincoln and johnson, in 1884, because they
were, in its opinion, ''mean whitesLn Hereis
the language of the World on those two
s'mean whites" Abraham Lincoln and An
drew johnson, in 1884:
The only merit we can discover in this
Baltimore ticket is the merit of consistency
it is all of piece the tail does not shame
the head nor tile head shame the tail. A
rail-splitting buffoon and boorish tailor.
both from the back-woods, both growing up
in uncouth ignorance, they would form q
grotesque subject for . satiric peet who
might celebrate them in such strains as Dean
Swift bestowed on Winston and Ditton, or
!. Aristophanes on that servile demagogue, Hy-
perbolus. ~
During the same canvasa another Copper
head journal. moved BY the World contempt
of such .smean whitesn as Andrew johnson,
: wrote proudly: t,'ss,Ss.ss's Z sss
E Pcndleton [lEr. Johnson's competitor] ia a
blooded man, being descended from o good
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THE FALL ELEcTIoNs.-The first of the
fall elections viii be held in Vermont and
Maine, in the early part of September
PENNSYLVANIA. Ohio and other Western States
hold their elections in October. and Maryland,
New York, and Massachusetts ia Novem-
Der. nz
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An Iowa lady, while breaking some hen
eggs. was startled to seea small snake, six
inches long and as large as apipe stem, come
out Of one Of the yolks. The yo.k was per-
feet, and the snake was coiled up in the white
of the egg,
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In London, kid gloves are sold for thirty
five to forty cents. a good broadcloth coat
for ten to twelve dollars, and a full suit of
travelling clothes for eight dollars.
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We learn that Col. W. B. Richardson, of
Moore, is candidate for the Senate from
Moore and Montgomery, and as yet has no
opposition. Col. R. is a loyal Union man.
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EUGENE IN THE CHOLERA HosPITALs-
A Paris letter gives the following account of
the recent visit of the Empress Of the French
to Amiens:
At the station but five persons-the pre-
feet, the mayor, the bishop, the procureur
general and Madame Conneau- her
majesty, who instantly drove to the Hotel
Dieu. She not only entered every cholera
ward, but stood for some minutes by the bed
side of every patient, and taking the hand
of each--in most instances already damp
with the dews of death--bent low to catch
the answers to her thoughtful inquiries. As
she was about to quit the hospital she
perceived two little children weeping bit
terly.
They had Just heard of the death Of their
last parent. The empress, kissing the fore
head Of the little girl, Immediately said, ), Je
les adopte" Among those who were show
ing symptoms of convslescence was young
English girl sentenced to three months in
generation, and who had been removed from
the town prison to the hospital on being
seized with illness. The poor girl, encour-
aged by the sympathizing expression and
gentle kindness of the empress, ventured to
imploreher to intercede for her release, which,
of course, she is certain of obtaining.
From the Hotel Dieu her Majesty went to
the prefecture, where the ladies of the town
were assembled to meet her. She excused
herself from the ceremony of presentation,
regretting the shortness Of time at her dis
posal, and merely bowling as she passed
through the saloon, partook of a hasty lun-
cheon and started with as little delay as pos
sible for the charitable refuge in the Fau-
bourg Nozou, thence to the Maison des Pc
tites Seur des Pauvres, which visit was spe-
cially gratifying, as its inmates are of the
poorest and lowest class of society thence to
the Maison de Secours de Notre Dame de st.
Seu, to Gazette, and to st. Jacques.
At each Of these institutions it was remar-
ked that she rer rained longest by the side of
the dying and worst cases. To describe
the enthusiasm excited by the visit to this
plague stricken city, is impossible. For hours
after she had quilted the sick wards the poor
suffering patients repeated to each other the
words Of encouragement and of religion and
consolation this gracious woman had poured
on their despairing hearts. Before the sta
ton she insisted on stopping at an orphan
house, and though evidently much exhausted
got out Of her carriages and remained suff-
GENTLY long to see all the children, and be-
stow words of appreciation on the committee
which had met, scarcely venturing, however,
to hope that after 90 much fatigue and pain
full excitement her strength would permit off
her visit" ~ gsG
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DAvID's PEN never wrote more sweetly
: than when dipped in the ink Of affiiction,-
Aaso1
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