The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-03-31

A TRIUMPH FOR IRELAND.-The British
government have at last determined to re-
lieve the Irish people of one of their most
fruitful causes of complaint, by abolishing
the Roman Catholic test oath. That oath
practically debarred every conscientious
Catholic from holding any position of honor
or trust under the British government. 1t
not only required Catholic to swear allie
glance to the Protestant dynasty, but it like
wise compelled him to recognize the Church
of England as the true exponent of the
Christian religion. At the session of Par
Lament preceding the present one, an effort
was made by the Progressive party to have
the obnoxious oath abolished, but. the move
ment was defeated by the party representing
the wishes of the government We can only
imagine the cause that has induced the
change now manifested by the latter party,
but it is certain that they now propose en-
tirely to blot out the Objectionable restric-
ton upon Catholics. Upon test vote in
the House of Commons, on the Sth inst,
only five members out of nearly seven hun
bred dissented to the adjustment of the
oath. The proposition now is to establish
form of oath that shall have no sectarian
features about it, but which shall require
nothing more from a Catholic or Jew than
is required from the most devout member of
the established Church. This is the most
important step in the direction of liberalism
that has been taken by the British govern
ment for many years.-M r SIM.
The Nashville papers are full of news
items pointing to great social disturbances
and lawlessness throughout Tennessee. In
Fayetteville lady was dragged from her
horse and horribly treated by some unknown
person. In Chattanooga white girl was
shot while cooking supper in one of the
camps. In the jackson Wing of the 10th
inst, we also find the following =" On last
Saturday night negro staggered up to Mr..
John Fry, and told him that he was stabbed
to the heart, and fell dead. 1t was not known
who did the deed. We learned on yesterday
of another murder, where a negro boy was
knocked in the head by another negro and
instantly killed.
The citizens of New Madrid. Mo-, took
the law into their own hands on the 18th in
slant, lynching one negro and shooting two
Others who had, with large crowd of blacks,
fired at the residence ola gentleman at whom
they had taken offense. The white people
of New Madrid thereupon became SO enrag
ed that they pursued and inflicted the above
summary punishment upon their unfortunate
victims.
The Macon (Ga) Telegraph says that
both the bill "to allow the redemption of
real estate sold under execution within a
specified time" and the "bill to exempt
from levy and sale certain property of every
debtor in the State, and for other purposes"
which bills were vetoed by the Governor
failed to become laws. The Senate passed
the first over the veto, but it failed in the
House; and the House passed the last over
the veto, but it failed in the Senate.
The Macon Telegraph is authorized by
a liberal citizen to propose that he will be
one of ten or one of five, to raise five
thousond dollars, to be applied to the relief
of the family of Jefferson Davis. They have
been reduced from affluence to poverty by
the results of the war;
The Charleston, IS. CO. Courier says the
relations between the freedmen and the for
mer owners of the Sea Island plantations are
improving every day. The former are enter
ing into contracts cheerfully, and everything
promises the utmost harmony.
The Lexington (Mo) Express says the
war so thinned out the live stock in that
County that cattle, mules, and horses will
have to be imported to meet the demands of
he people of that county.