The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-10-24
Texas and Mississnr;

81 to 5.
Texas is still true to our beloved Conn.,,
eracy." Mississippi also. Gov. Humnbras
of the latter State, in his late message to tIs
says:
aAs the Chief Magistrate of the st.to
have sedulously avoided all collision with
Federal powers, and have yielded obedeut
acquiescence in every case of usurpation anS
wrong inflicted upon our citizens by Federa,
authority. Our people are wearied of war
its desolation and its vandalism; they b.r,,
returned to their allegiance to the Const;tr
ton of the United States. They now seal,
for peace, its quiet and security, by subm;s
sion to its power They have nobIy met ana
heroically performed their duties and resnon
sibilities, and proudly conscious of rectitpda
they transmit to posterity and history IN,
record of the past without blush of contr;
ton or dishonor.
Z Though our voice cannot be heard nor M,
rights respected in the adjustment Of onr
federal relations, many questions present
themselves for our consideration and action
as citizens of the State, that may affect our
condition as citizens in the Union. Prom;.
nent among them is the amendment propos.
ed by Congress as No. IA, which, at the re-.
quest OF the honorable Secretary of STATE
VIM. 81. Seward, herewith report for Won,
action. This amendment adopted by Con.
gress of less than three-fourths of the State,
of the Union, in palpable violation of the
rights of more than one-fourth of the States
is such an insulting outrage and denial Of
the equal rights of so many of our worthiest
citizens who have shed lustre and glory IN.
on our section and our race, both in the fo.
rum and in the field, such gross usurpation
of the rights of the State, and such a cen.
tralization Of power in the Federal Govern.
will cause its rejection by you.n
Gov. Humphreys thinks negro testimony
should be admitted in all cases, but he holds
that the freedmen are not entitled to bear
arms. He says:
Public justice to both races demands the
admission ofnegro testimony in all cases
brought before the civil and criminal Courts.
Now that the negro has shown confding
and friendly disposition toward the white
race, and desire to engage in the pursuits
of honest labor, justice and honor demand of
us full protection to his person and property,
real and personal Firearms are not essen
tial to his protection of property or his hap
piness, and society should be guarded by re-
curing him to procure a license to carry
them-a privilege he can always secure,
where his character for good conduct and
honesty is known"
Gov. Humphreys is an ex-Confederate
General. President johnson pardoned him
into the gubernatorinal chair Before he
could get his pardon he was obliged to say
that he regretted what he had done to de-
stroy the government He noso says he has
no "contrition" for what he did He boasts
of his treason. The President should re-
move him instantly from his place.
PAPER MILL.-Messrs. L. W. Glazebrook
and VIM. B. Allegree have bought out the
interest of Mr.. Nat Tyler in the paper mill
near Forestville, in this county, and intend
to make it a first class establishment. This
is the largest mill of the kind in the South,
and we are satisfied that the gentlemen
above named will manage it in the most eff
fcient and successful manner. The paper on
which the Standard is printed is manufac-
tured at this mill. Our readers see that it is
Of superior quality.
TIE EYE AND EAR.-Those who are suffering
from deafness or diseases of the Eye should avail
themselves of the opportunity now offered for
obtaining relief by consulting DR.. Gardner, form
erly of London, Eng.,) now of New York, who
will visit Raleigh on Saturday, Nov. 24th, and re-
main until Thursday, the Goth. The Doctor comes
highly recommended by the press Of the different
cities he has visited. Read his advertisement in
another part Of the paper. S9-tnov2s.
The Raleigh Sentinel wishes US to explain
by what method the States can regulate mat
tiers to suit themselves, after they adopt the
Howard amendment
In the outset, we are disposed to take
hopeful view OF the case, rather than pre-
judicial one, as, in the condition we are in,
we might go farther and fare worse. We
would accept the Howard amendment hope
fully, as a dernier resort, because it strikes US
the interests of the South, as well as her honor
and manhood, should be consulted at this
time ~
Negro suffrage, and the disfanchisement
of & rebels" we believe, are the features in
the amendment considered most objection
able.
In the first place, We contend, that it does
not force negro suffrage upon the South, but
leaves it with the States, as will be seen in
section I'd of the amendment. The disfran-
chisement clause, or disability to hold Office,
may be removed by Congress, at any time.
Secondly, we look upon the Howard
amendment as one of the terms prescribed
for re-admission into the Union, with the
rights and privileges enjoyed by the North
ern and Western States.
We should hasten the day, or at least
throw no impeachment in the way, for read
mission. When the Southern States are rep
resented in Congress, our members, In con-
junction with Northern conservatives and
moderate Republicans, can change or
check the present tendency OF affairs, and
then the restored States may regulate their
own affairs But delays aredangerous. This
amendment rejected or sctiOn thereupon de-
layed, may subject as to much more serious
inconvenience and longer suffering, as the
Republican papers and orators plainly tell US.
Once fully restored, wecan qudli suffrage,
under the Howard amendment.
There may be other requirements to our
re-admission -but We are certain the How
ard Amendments is one step in that direction,
and may secure cur representation IN Con-
gress, and other benefits will follow.
We have repeatedly asserted that the
Howard amendment is no great favorite with
us, it is not our FIRST choice, but We prefer it
to something infinitely worse with which We
are threatened-Sa Salem Press.