The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-08-15

VIII never see WebttIH ~ oiVh Nesi . otAuss'
/" The brightest day has now come, for
eirn nations are coming to our aid the
North has divided against itself, and IN
twenty days we will have the 'indepcn-
dence of our Confederacy." .. se.
But Just at this critical time, the
months and books ofthese prophts were
closed by the sudden smash and crash
of the rebellion, and the capture OF their
beloved leader, JEFF. Davis. Gen Grant
pounced down upon them rather unex-
pectedly; but they are recovering from
the shock, and as above stated, have
commenced prophesying again, andtry-
ing to engender a deeper hatred in the
public mind of the South against the
Federal Government, and against the
Union men in their own sections, by the
most disgusting and shameful false
hoods. But where is there a man IN
all the land so base and so beastly stu
pid and ignorant, that he can be deceiy-
ed again by rebels and traitors? We
cannot think there is any such man
amongst us, if there is, he should at
once be sentenced to the lunatic asylum
for safe keeping.
,Lo! we hear voice in the distance.
Hark! we can distinctly hear the words:
"Great National Conversational" "PNst
adelphia National Union Ctl6!'
There is to be Convention held in the
CITY of Philadelphia in August next.
Let us stop and examine the animal.
1t has large and elegant head and
ears. all covered over with Union; =
but when we look down, we see that
cloveu-foot Estates Rights" and there
fore unhesitatingly brand it with 81 c."
and turn it over to the proper authori-
ties. The ball is i'll motion again---an-
other great Convention is called; hut
they have commenced little too soon.
We have not yet forgotten the rebel
Conventions which We're held in Charles
ton and Baltimore in s60.-There can
he no objections to the Copperheads
North, and the traitors in the South
assembling together in general Conyen-
ton, or otherwise, to weep" over the
misfortunes of war, and their utterly
ruined condition. We think such things
might lead to their repentance, and
turning away from their nefarious de-
signs and base wickedness. But we be-
lieve that Congress will have some OBJ
iections to such men assembling togeth.
er in Convention to plot treason against
the Government. The United States is
still competent to take care of them
selves and reconstruct the rebellious
States, in defiance of all their internal
foes.
Union men of Western North Caro-
lima wake up to your duty The last
great death struggle Of the rebellion
will soon be made-the crisis is upon
us. We hear it whispered amongst the
rebels, that when they fight again they
will fight under the old stars andstripes
and thereby get the Union strength
of the South meanwhile, they will
make the impression that they are fight
ing for the old Constitution and the I'm
ion. Look well to it that some of you
are not again deceived by the swindling,
lying lntrigues of traitors. We cannot
think that they have so far lost their
senses as to contemplate the horrid re-
suits of another rebellion, and their pur-
poses to 90 into it. Yet we cannot tell
reckless men will adopt reckless meas
ures. They know that their own con-
dition cannot be worsted by war, and
they have no regard for the loyal peo-
pie of the country, or for the Govern
ment to which they belong; therefore,
there can be no harm in watching them.
But we counsel you, as we have done
before, to be peaceable, and strictly
law-abiding, and observe closely, the
moving, turbid and /" troubled waters"
Meantime, you can put your marks up
on the high treason babhlers in your va
rious sections, and patiently await the
coming of the Federal Courts; then
take your position at the proper place
and do your duty Remember that
these guilty culprits are the same men
who have so basely slandered your char
acter, robbed your houses, destroyed
your property, brutally insulted your
mothers, wives and sisters drove you
from your homes sought your lives by
day and by night, and deliberately muir
dered your kindred aud friends-all be-
cause you were honest and loyal to your
own Government.
We do not refer to these. things to
widen the breach that already exists in
this country but the time has come
when these disloyal miscreants, who are
still heralding forth their foul-mouthed
ISLANDERS against the Union men of the
country, must and shall be known.
We are not prophet nor the son of
prophet neither does it take prophet
to foretell what is emerging the dark
future into the plain view of every SEN
sible man. Forthcoming events will
soon forever seal the doom of Ameri-
can rebels and traitors. No one can
mistake the present signs of the times.
The Howard Amendment or some
thing better, will soon disfrancbise them,
and blot them out of political exis-
tence. Their sins have found them out,
and justice will yet overtake them
Their brethren in Mexico, who fled this
country to escape punishment, have
been conscrihed by the Mexicans, and
are now serving as private soldiers in
filthy Mexican camps, dragging out
life more intolerable than death itself.
Like forsaken aliens, exiled Irish, and
wandering Jews without home or
friends, they will eventually sink down
into the vortexofinfamy, and become the