The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-12-26

that this disloyal General Assembly, calic
and held under martial law, is ready TO pul
ISL as traitors to the State every Union ma
who has urged Congress to re-organize an
supersede the existing State Government !!
WE CALL UPON THE UNION MEL
OF THE STATE TO STAND FIRM !
these traitors dare to proceed further we ar
confident the Congress will at once sweel
them from existence, and they will be helt
to that condign punishment which they 81
richly deserve"
He said that it would be remembered
that some short time since In the discussion
of resolutions introduced by the gentleman
from Wake, the Commoner from Henderson
! stated that they were untrue, and ne couio
not vote for them because he knew OF theii
untruth. He himself had then introduced a
resolution requiring the gentleman from Hen
derson to appear before the judiciary COM
mittee, and testify, if he could, of the perse-
cution of Union men; and then if these per-
secutions were established, he intended him.
self to introduce bill for the punishment OF
persons SO prosecuting Union men. he had
acted in good faith. But the Standard said
that these were part of the tactics OF the
party to intimidate and brow beat Union
men. Now, sir, said he, | am willing to
compare notes with the writer OF that ar
ticle; for as to himself he had been true
and consistent Union man. Now, however,
charges of disloyalty were made against HIM
and every one else, who had favored the res
olutions above alluded to; or sympathised
with the South in the late war. The Pro-
visional Governor had endorsed the pardons
of thelworst sscessionisE, and it was amo9g
his first acts to do so.
MIR. Lyon rose to point of order Whether
the article was personal to MIR. Waugh ornot.
The Speaker ruled that the gentleman was
in order.
He proceeded, saying that he was assaulted
in that article by inuendo. He did not be-
lieye ore word of the charge of persecution.
He also regretted the state of feeling in this
Assembly and also in the State, and said
there was an attempt on foot to prescribe
nine-tenths of the Union men of the State
MIR. Hodnett then said that he had read
the paragraph in the Standard with great
modification. He had been always Union
man, and had voted for the Union. But now
he held that he was charged with disloyalty
BY that article for voting for MIR. Waugh's
resolution. He denied it, for his leading idea
in so voting was to give Union men, who are
said to be persecuted,a chance to receive the
benefit of the law. Yet am denounced as
a traitor He thought it was very hard
For while he was at home laboring for Union,
the editor was here in Raleigh voting for Sc
cession. He asked also, if there be persecu-
ton of Union men in North Carolina, why
was he here upon this floor! This cry he
believed arose from certain men in this State
who were out of office.
Mr.. jenkins, of CASTOR, said that there was
of Union men in this State, and
here in this House. They were snubbed and
treated with contumely, especially those OF
the "straitest sect" Mr.. Holden and his
colleagues were denounced as disloyal, and
not one word was said, but if Union man
dare retort they came down upon him. He
too had been summoned before the commit
tee. He went there to testify for Mr.. Blythe,
but had heard questions asked Colonel Har-
ris, which he would not have answered, ques-
tons intended to criminate himself and GER
tain gentlemen in an alleged attempt to over
throw the civil government ofthe State. He
denied such to be the case, and defied any
one to prove it. If there was anything in
tended to be done, it was to establish cieI
government in the place of the present one
supported by military power.
Mr. Jenkins continued. He stood here
boldly and proclaimed his belief that there
was treason in tins State-in his own county,
where it had pursued him., with continued
ATTEMPTS to crush tim to tft earth. zi-
Mr. Davis, of Franklin, Hen took the floor.
He stood there as representative of the judi
ciary committee. He said that as questions
before the judiciary committee had been al
luded to, he would make some statements
with regard to them. Mr.. Blythe's testimo-
ny had entirely failed to prove prosecutions
OF Union en-. 1t amounted to this, that
Union men had had fight and a Union So
lictor and judge had indicted and tried
them. Messrs. Harris and jenkins had gone
before the committee at the request of Mr..
Blythe. He would ask the gentlemen from
CASTOR, if any question had been put by that
committee to Col. Harris, relative to his 60
ing to Washington, as alleged in the article
of the Standard
Mr. jenkins said there had not been such
questions.
Mr.. Davis proceeded. He said that he
branded it as part of the ISLANDERS issued
by certain parties in this State. He would
also call attention to an act passed by the
Legislature of this State, providing the whip
ping stocks and pillory for all people con-
spring to overturn the State government
Col. Harris voted for it, and though he would
not apply the vote to that gentleman, yet
when it was passed he doubtless thought
that he was making halter for other peo-
pies necks. Mr.. Davis said that if there was
any persecution of Union men in this State,
by judges or other officers, he was prepared
to unfrock Them
The judiciary committee had asked Col.
Harris if he knew OF any persecution of Uni
on men; if he knew of any conspiracy
against The Union if he knew of any con-
spiracy to overthrow the State government.
He answered the two first in the negative
and the latter in the affirmative. But the
whole matter would be reported, read and
understood better hereafter.
But, sir, said he, the word traitor had been
used He could not express his contempt
for traitors self-confessed perjurers, self
convicted. They had been sowing the
seed of discussion and hate for years, &C.
He was no politician himself, but he
had rather go to the dungeon or the
stocks with an approving conscience, than
to wear the purple or proconsulaErobcs.
Mr.. Blythe arose to remark that he had
expressly disclaimed, in his speech, any re-
Election on the judges, when he stated that
Union, men were prosecuted. He said that
they were prosecuted, stigmatized. slandered
and abused. He had been asked if he knew
anything of the Featherstone and Love fight.
He had heard of it by rumor, and had so
given it in to the committee. He had al
ways been for peace and harmony, but Union
men had been denounced, misrepresented
and abused. It was said that they were
plotting for the overthrow of civil govern