The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-09-12
For the Standard.

serves some nOtlCe. NC oeio"i ~
article by saying that pretty strong enof1
has been made in this State, but mostly IN
priyate way, to get up meetings In response
To the call of the Radical Convention WHICH
meets in Philadelphia on the Bird prox."
80 far as Guilford County is concerned,
there have been two public meetings heia,
onein the southeastern party OF the county
at which there were about 500 persons, not
withstanding exaggerated stories had been
circulated by the opposition, in regard to the
object of the meeting. Citizens OF Alamance,
Randolph and Guilford were in attendance.
Another was held on the 25th OF August, In
the western part of Guilford, composed OF
men from Forsyth, Randolph and Guliiora,
where near 400 were in attendance. ms
meeting was advertised. Still another mas
. been held in Randolph, where some 5O0 at
tended. after only three days public notice.
The Sentinel says, "most of the persons
whose names figure in these meetings are
e,n,cure individuals not much known beyond
their immediate precincts" Two OF the
meetings were presided over by former men,
bers of the State Legislature.
In the other were men who have been,
and are, in places of trust. One was mem
her of the Convention, another Is member
of the Literary Board.
But apart from all this, the persons who
composed those meetings were quiet, orderly
citizens. American citizens, if you please,
who think they still have the old fashioned
rioht to assemble together to consult for the
common good of all "Obscure individuals"
indeedl Has it come to that pass, that the
common men, the bone and sinew OF the
land cannot hold meetings without beng
ridiculed by the would-be masters and Oh,
garchs of the countryl OF course packed
Conventions held by ex-Confederate ofhcials
are all right and their action binding, though
they be attended by only II persons who
aspire to represent whole Congressional
District.
The Sentinel says, at is fair to presume
that many of them are honest, and believing
The Radical policy will prevail, they there
fore think it is best to put themselves In
position to cover their heads, if storm
should arise.n This is luminous. Does the
Sentinel mean to say, that another storm is
about to ariseg Who is going to raise an
other storm9 Are the late Confederates go
ing to try to kick out of the traces again p
Do they think Stanton is going to play the
FLOYD and furnish them with armsl If they
do, they are mistaken, sure.
Of course, among several hundred men.
even in these degenerate days, we would
expect to fine some honest men," Others"
it saws, "are more intelligent and capable
of understanding the Radical programme,
as well as the Presidents policy, Sc
Well. this is cool. We, Mr.. Sentinel are
vain enough to think that we know little
of both We take the papers, and we read
them. We have studied rebels for four years,
and think we knoD little of them.
The Sentinel further says, "They must see
that the principles and purposes of the
Radicals lead directly to the destruction of
the federal Union of the States and to the
formation of central government, &C." We
must confess we don't see IT. in exactly
that light But we do see great danger in
one mans debating to States that they must
and shall pass this or that ordinance, in
pardoning men, notorious traitors, before
any Court, civil or military, acts upon their
cases.
Speaking still further of these "obscure
individuals" the editor goes on to say, ''some
of them were no doubt unjustly treated dur
ing the war. Some were improperly arrest
ed and hardly dealt with, &cn Yes, sir
You now begin to talk sense Not only
!"some," but many" of us were "hardly
dealt with" "during the war;" We were
drafted, conscripted, arrested, taxed, tithed,
exiled and otherwise personally abused by
the tools of jeff Davis & Co. Women and
children of this part of the State, as well as
Others, were dragged away from their homes
to the camps of brutal rebel soldiers because
they were faithful enough to their husbands
and fathers not to betray them to stay-at-
home secessionists and conscrpt-hunters.-
Old, gray-headed fathers have been shame
fully abused because they could not or would
not betray the whereabouts of their sons
who refused to fight against the old flag
The writer of this has seen beings calling
themselves men taking woman to camp,
and she In condition when home was the
only proper place for her, and when even
sayages would have been tender with her
Sick children were being dragged along in
the same company. Does the Sentinel or any
other self-constituted guardian of the people,
suppose that we want such men to rule us
any more2 We can afford to lice among
them, but we think they should be deprived
OF official power. No community or people
can ever prosper under the control of such.
Accusing the loyal men of wanting to get
office, the Sentinel asks if they shave pond
cred the step they are taking2" Are they
ready to sacrifice the old government of their
fathers and bring down upon the country
another fratricidal war" We answer. we
haoe pondered the question fully, and think
we understand the g situation" We are not
OF that "rule or ruin" class, who began the
wal, and who having come out second best
In the fight, are now trying to regain their
lost power by political trickery. We think
like Andy johnson said, that loyal men
should rule, and we expect to see that state
OF affairs brought about without the {, seas
OF blood" to which the editor alludes, being
spilled" This sounds like threat There
may be assassins abroad, but open warfare
most OF you have had enough Of
As to the last query of the Sentinel in re-
gard to whether we will give countenance to
policy to break up the Union, inaugurate
central government, degrade the white
race and bring about miscegenation, we
say. these are the very thiEgs we are warning
against. Let Congress and the Executive
act each IN Its proper sphere, and we will
nave no central government. Let the negro
have the right to testify in all cases, and
miscegenation and amalgamation win be
forever crippled.
To the last sentence of the very able. tol
Grant, and Ohristian-like article which reads
thus =" And let them remember that those
who endorse the radical programme are
traitors to the Constitution, traitors to the
Union, and traitors to the government of the
tathers,"-we reply, not so, but we are. an6
have been, traitors to the Confederacy.n
a OBSCURE INDIVIDUAL.
For the Standard
MEssRs. EDITORS II have read the proceed
ings of the great Union Convention in Phil