The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1866-05-16
pisloxal sentiments. !.

care little what may oe tne result OF our ex7
preston OF opinion 7-Due we Woeid ratner
see Ihe onitea o.a:es .ne col4 ucieu province
OF hussla OF Austlla, anu 'iase tll0 saskmas
ter set over her cltizens tnan 10 see tne south
accept partnership IN the government on
such humiliating terms. THE terms pro-l
posed by the committee ON reconstruction
We would rather than see TINS oehoid the
smoke OF desolatlon ascending from every
hamlet In the land, surrounded Dy million
of drunken bummers, under a sherman,
whose hellisll deeds OF atrocity certainly
could not be excelled even by the devil IN
carnate, aided by all his imps, and assisted
by the enlightened suggestions OF Beast But
ler and Hunter. We woul1 rather see every
man in the South shackled inmate OF Fort
Lafayette or Pulaski, or Warren, and would
q thousand headiess trunks every morning,
and the dripping blades OF thousand
threatening gulillotines, in preference to the
humillatlng disgrace which Will follow the
ratification OF these articles, by winch we
divest ourselves of a birthrlght, and IN con-
slderatlon thereon get ten years credlt IN
which to pay our taxes, ana the r1gnt 10 send
q set OF Hnldenltes to Congress. God Ior-
bid Shall the South ask for representa-
tion when forced to send as her delegates
those who fought against her throughout her
most trying struggle. and who did all IN
their power to rum her prosperity. and were
foremost IN hedaublng her with the mud and
nitn oi disgrace seA. sy,s,.
SHAH We make more concessions saan tnose
maue alreauy onaii we trust tne promises
OF TINS congress whlch proposes the prlce
LOT our QlSQOnOr. as we truSleUt the promises
OF Holden, that II we would repudiate our
debt and abolish slavery, we Would get back
INTO the Union, only to be cheateds No!
ratner saner every woe 10 Wnich nesn Is neir
tnan nx intamy ana eternal tlsgrace on our
selves. II tney wish 10 make these things
.ie Jaw, iet Tue responsibility rest on them
not ON US, 10 our everlasting shame and
oishonor.
NJ,
NOW, we purpose 10 denne what our peo-
Ple mean; ana all tney mean, when they say
tpey G are ioyai.
lucy mean tnat circumstances, over whlcn
tney couid exert no control, and against
Mhlcn .ney shrugged long ana .'weli, have
lenuereu II necessary eltner 10 seek some
Utner Sil,ne or 70 give their aliegiance TO the
united o1ates, tnat II was most convenient
" give IL 70 Tue Onlted states, that to receive
the pr-ctlon OF that government 1t was ne
cesSafy 70 take an oath OF realty, and that
oath taKen' IL became matter OF honor to
give up all intent OF resistance to the author
NY OF that government, and matter OF du-
" 10 pe true ana iaithfui to that Constltu-
tion IN winch was sworn 70 be Supported.
Inc men VINO TOOK these oaths and who
became citlzcns OF the United States, and
VINO nave oeen ohetiient and faithful and
.oyal " 1he laws, are no, at, heart irlends OF
W, a,,e government oi whlcn tney are suoJects.
ihcy were ueieateu Dy Tue Onlted otates IN
an a.aeihp. 70 peIiect . Iong cnerished
s.ne,o "a.n w"'es ihus' naVe iesuiteo III the
Eea.es. Ne,en' "nu Ausa,i'aSe 10 themselves.
my Mele hun.ah, anu tiiey couiu ieei noun
i'ls else tnan Ditterness Ior tnose whose tn
uuip. was ~ tue rum oi. tleir hopes ana Ihe
o9ias.lnS u 2 anu crusning out OF their asplra,
.,ohs, iIey 40 not ioye tne government OF
tue ohlted otatesVtne stars and Stripes"
eAcite no emotlons OF pride IN thcr bosoms,
ior 'hey hase seen u tral,ee IN aeieat TOO OF
,eh US lheli s.arry crossed pa!tie nag waved
VICTORIOUS y. IN the summer sunnght.
Inc glory ana strength OF the nation and
lts reputation ABROAD IS matter OF small
concern 70 tne ooutnern caPtlves, NO nope
" nH.'1hai Efanu1ur s'''AA.es .e t'ieni. no
~ ths " NJ -An I .a naS.e WIN oie iou'
VI WV :tt, otn ~ anu W. o'nei "n '"e oou.h
p' ~" .nI "p W ~" Ia: ~ .ne Iaeihc,
anu 'ue DeaA VI his oiil ~ cue Atlan'ic
." Ian ever aMaheils .he l'rouo renec,ion tnat
Sa my az IL -.,oan oisl.ens, ou. .. Tue osner
da aano .ney sleer a. inns prcuu olru ol iree-
' GUY "o"',y io's. " iin, son'e.hiies as
iney Pie.io. THAI tmc 'iine VIII
o1lhe MNen one anu indivis!Die" snail mean
a a., nuu.leu h''ie pf'hcipaiities preyins ON
0iT w a"',nel
lncy nave no Venefation Tor the govern
lnen., no love lcr tne nag no ieehng OF Sc
curly ior ..eir interests, no very great de-
slie u continue under the government any
longer tna1 necessarily compelled by coer-
Confederacy ,asnro tha,, me, ~ es.'.i,s. .i
would have established it. and il IS reasona,
BILE to believe that if they could establish it
now they would do SO, out for their oaths Of
at.es.amee 4,, .h inese oa1hs were 10 the eiiect
should tbev ever he p reon;red e ~ dn ,mora y,
should the Constitution be subyerted. these
oaths are worth nothing.
,,: !. s5r'Ses S US tnat 70 the Government OF the
for sncb ot nrosant % tho oue.eu Snq., pIos.noes'
of population one-half as great as that Of
the government which holds them in sub
Jeesion' burning win the memories OF wrongs
ter hatred and ,ona;rn for ,anne.noa onlr
restra;ned INV t,,o;r nIs; ~ ~ Lam ,,,,,;ai I.,i
than das;ro f;.hf,,, M pe'ees Zen VI nonol WHICH
that snch nrnr;noas o,,id ~ ,,a - .s s,,nus Us
veaLnosa ,p..r tia "osu pI an e,een. .ie. ~. :.
closer tho cnns4;trt;nn ,,h;aE H.. h.d sen,,
70 ohev onJ annrost Wv mm ,aas .g nu .a smo sea4
w ,no,;,S ia i ss t,d was .ase' s veu ..e siea.-
hroaI CO.. e ths;, ] fda,;. =. - p,eseH. ..aa ol.,
nnlr =. fari e., - .. net ~ PROMISES ue 'ns