The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-08-02
Iris aJerklg Staildard.
RALEIGTI, NC
The Way Open.

Inc way Opens
The admission of the State of Tennessee
to its practical relations with the General
Government cannot fail to have an impor-
tant influence upon the other seeded States.
They can no longer affect to be ignorant of
what Congress will exact of them. All that
is required of them is the ratification of the
constitutional amendment, and Immediately
their Representatives and Senators will be
sworn in, just as Messrs. Maynard, Stokes,
and Taylor were sworn on Tuesday, and as
Mr. Fowler, the Senator from Tennessee, has
been. Those who cannot take the oath need
not apply, unless they are prepared to show
that they were never at heart hostile to the
Government, and that what they did appar-
emily against it was in reality with view to
throw obstacles in the way of its enemies
There are many such in all the States, but
especially in North Carolina. Mr.. Jones, for
instance, who has been elected to represent
the extreme western district of the State,was
imprisoned in Libby for endeavoring to raise
a Union regiment and yet, having consent
ed to be candidate to represent his county
in the State Legislature, during the war, he
is thought to be ineligible to a seat. in Con-
gress The difficulty is, that he would bere
quired to swear to the fact that he had new
er sought nor accepted &C. an office g under
any Government or pretended Government
in hostility to the United States" This can
not do for the reasons stated, and yet his con-
stituents wished to elect him, while he was
in Libby prison, in order that he might go to
Raleigh and do something to bring about
peace and reunion. This was the spirit of a
large number ofpeople in North Carolina, es-
pecially In the western counties. They con-
stituted not a minority. Their leaders are
for the most part in the condition of Mr..
Jones that is to say, almost inevitably COM
promised in some way, but with hearts true
to the Union. To their hands will Congress
commit the destinies of the State whenever
the constitutional amendment shall be rati-
fed. If the pople of North-Carolina really
desire to be restored to their political fran
chises, of which they were deprived by the
treason of their demagogues in 1861, they
should urge their Governor to call the Legis-
lature together, in order that the constitu-
tional amendment may be ratified. The State
elections take place in October 1t would
be well if some ofthe Representatives elected
last year, vino were secessionists and rebels
during the war, should resign, in order that
loyal men may be sent in their places. They
may as well give up the hope of being recog
nized. Congress is against them, and if the
Presidents organs can be relied on heis against
them, g so they can't come in, and there's no
use knocking at the door," Those VINO
dragged the States into rebellion will not be
permitted to usher them back into the I'm
ion. They must take back seats, and put
themselves in their good behavi or for 4 sea-
son. They may thank their stafs that they
are permitted to vote; and they should show
their gratitude, their repentance, and their
good sense by voting for the wisest and best
Union men among them. This is the only
road to restoration, and North-Carolina
ought to be the first to follow Tennessee
Washington Chronicle.
We concur with the Chronicle in the above.
We are glad to find that paper expressing
such liberal views in regard to those Union
men in this State, who are prevented only by
Il technicality from taking the test-oath.-
Many of our people who cannot take the
test-oath in its letter are as true as those who
can take it both in letter and spirit. They
have always been . true at heart" to the ma
tional government. 1t was just such fidelity
that was required by President johnson in
recognizing this State; and the Provisional
to his orders on this vital subject, that he
had constantly labored, from the time he was
appointed, to place only those in office in
this State g who had never, at heart, faltered
in their allegiance to the national govern
ment" The President replied, approving
the conduct of his subordinate, and assuring
him of his continued confidence. And
when this same Provisional Governor was
defeated by a corrupt combination of seces-
sionists and traitors, the President again
to him expressing his indigna-
ton at the result, and declaring that one
more step in that direction would prove L" ia
tal' to the prospects the State then had of
being restored to the Union. Since that
time, not only one step, but many steps have
been taken in this direction; and things
have got to such pass that Chief Justice
Ruffin, the leader of the oligarchs and trait
ors, with the appreciation of the organ of
Gov Worth, has denounced the President as
a " despot and usurper," and has declared
that the people of the State lowe no ODE
dience" to the restoration policy of the Pres
ident, but ought to resist, as far as they
safely can" every act passed by the Conven-
ton which was called under the orders of
the President to restore the State to the
Union
There is no doubt about the loyalty of Mr.
Jones, the representative elect from the
district; and there is as little
doubt as to the loyalty of Mr.. Pool, one of
our Senators elect. Mr.. Jones was conscrip-
ted and sent to Richmond. He deserted the
camp, we believe, on account of the inhu-
man treatment he received, and because he
did not want to fight against the United
States. After much suffering and many mar
row escapes, he reached his home in the
In August, 1864, while in camp,
we believe, he was candidate for the House
of Commons for the Counties of Henderson
and Pennsylvania. We supported him in
the, columns of this paper, he being a candi-
date on what was called the " Holden" or
6 peace ticket" against Vance. He did not
seek the place. He was simply run by his
friends in his absence. If he had been at
home at the time he would have been elected
His object was to come to Raleigh, to take
steps to call State Convention to arrest the
war, and to secure peace on the basis of a re-
storation of the Union. A large majority of
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