The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-08-29
RALEIGH, N. e., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST %, 1856.

nrincinle which has been cherished bv everv
Union man and eaually 9loathel bv the d;s.
1ovalist 40 that. now as then. it distincn;shes
the loval citizen and his bousehold fno,n the
disloval even 40 much as a love for the Lord
distinguishes the Christian man from the
ungodiy.
Again. the present test oath, enacted by
Congress in 1862, now dehars the larger por-
ton of our loyal people Fom holding Office
under the government of the United States.
But it is, nevertheless, = 5ource of gratifca-
ton. that while it thus 5rates against them,
it likewise excludes - sIoyal, (who would
otherwise = rs win imrTIdent effrontery in
<6 - ices of prof and that it also
sentz offices of e general govern
ment {6e III 1niong as who are without
spot Of blen1sh. It is, thersSare, better thus
in National affaiss.si Is &iif ly aiiEz u in
Stats. Here test oath has III ID bsen applied,
and consequently all the Offices, with few
exceptions, are in the hands of the disloyal
It is evident, therefore, that the second class
of loyal citizens among us are excluded from
National offices by Congressional legislation
On which there is no hope of speedy altera-
tion,) and by majority Of; disloyal citizens
from aiding IN the control Of State affairs,
although such control was given to them in
conjunction with theirmore fortunate friends.
who can subscribe the test oath. So that there
remains at present bat one class of people be-
low them, and that is the freedmen. who are
deprived of all political rights.
It has been confidently assumed that eyery
truly loyal man entertains. and has ever enter
tanned. a love for and preferenceof the JJnioT
to any and all other Governments. It. az
sertei with enual confidence that no dis.,vaT
man can honestly subscribe this sentiment
{ And herein is the test-let each reader now
ask himself this ouestjon have / eper pre-
ferred and do / y,oao pxefer the government of
the United States to s65 md ali other govern
ments and am 4 .da<ermined from henceforth
to maintain M ,1lieo;anoe Ia said GOVERN
ment inv;o1ats3 Z : The he,,rt Of the conscious
loval;st will ipsts,.fIr resnond in the aff;rma.
tiye-that of the d;sloval;st he filed with
dark and don,n;nr donbt.
Therefore e is nrobable that a test has
heen discovered which Eke Itbur;a,,c enoor
is notent fo. defect that devil of treason
which g ascnat toadI;ta of tbe earn of trait
ors eyer nb;e,ors :. ,,o,, ORC IovaI # bs i
lovsl,, Thsn u,bv should the iovaI;et bes;.
tate to annlv # ,
Tbo ff,lny,;,,e. +os+ oath q ,ov, srrcostos,
for the cons;derat;on of the Iowa, peonle of
Nortl. .carol;ns If does NOT pretend to he
inf,lIible-there NAV he those who will ain
through ito mesbes 90 oh;ect;onab,e as the
v;lest sessions. ] but Mt If there he m merit
IN T. a. oil - nv a. Ioast .erre IN owaton
;non;rv nnon mr. or i'm m nortant % subject
Tesi. cath to he offered to ali voters and
office holders nnder tl,e oovernn,ent of tbe
State of North Carolinaethose who refuse
to take it to be disoualified as to voting and
bol,l;nq of,ca au foIlowc.
Ut p Jo solen,n,v s,voor thot Idono
and have ever preferred the government of the
United Ststes of America to sur and all other
,soyeramsltss either -vr,,I cr. tc,,ndsd mast
or present |: and that. will 7,nSefort n Sitb.
fully protect supnort and deyspd The Cb1sti-
tuition of the said United States and The
Union of the States Hereunder. So help me
God" ITO be in force for the number of
years1