The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-11-07


alton, which, just 30 soon AZ the G..
have been ascertained that the ar" S.s aal
will be, or,has been rejected. ENLISTMENT
that the ballot be placed in the bonS mand
men equallyf To- this acceptanca ~ u all
men will be invited and led-dr;ven 8. on'cn
recurrence Of political teachings ana ~ ; ;v
ence which, if let alone, will immsd; ,nnu-
undermine and destroy partiallv tba ciy
tions Of the Republic the Rern nI,snda-
self-never. Certainly, not dur;nc H. IL
Grafton which hath sloos, 20 oftsn 'nis gen
~ it and with the large majority of w siSnd
the sentiment of nationality is t" "dlcn
stronger than any sentiment of nartv
even love OF property or life. Union UT VI
can not stand still, for in the present rev0 ntn
tionary state of the country. to stand s.;I, ::
to step backward and to SO stem fatan,, ''h Is
The people of the States lately in rsI.u;.
should not stand still in their nrssen. LENNON s
ton to the national government Prs. ,ela-
will not be wanting" reasons no nlon.&
blackberries" will he found for > cban en'y as
some change that looks to dismemhesn anu
OF the States OF the Union, and which n,nas
lnvotve civil war-a war in which the So,,tS
ern people will have nothing to gain b'.. ~,
to lose. A war in which thew NAV ia Nv a an
an enemy in the rear more formidablo .t .or
the one IN front. Is it possible that reasa an
mas not resumed her sway over the mind ~
our people sufficiently to study "tbe sitn ~
ton" from an American stand point. and :"
get out OF it upon national American sa1o "
ground? sanity
Inc citizen who advises the rejection of
the constitutional amendment. seems 70 ~, VI
to be either man who prefers "un;verDs,
suffrage" Immediately, to say no further or i; u
an enemy to all early practicable restoration n
OF the government. The man who counsel.
delay until after the next Presidential elso
ton, Is, believe, an enemy to the countrv
Messrs. Editors, if the press and ncI;.;
clans of the State intend to insist mon AZ.
"impracticable constitutional doctr;nan wy. 10
tne night OF representation immediately
wltnout restnctlon or condition made bv
Congress-let them cease to deceive the neo.
pie who would be in earnest, quite unan;.
mously so, but for them, about securing 9TH
er substantial rights in the Union on the hest
terms attainable. NV '''s
Let there De no more specious and decen-
tive appeals inviting emigration SouthwsrS
1t Is not coming. and cannot come unt;, III.
state OF the country changes. Nor can com S
merclal, manufacturing or agricultural mn.
perity be even tolerably promoted or enrou.
aged until this change to permanent basis
Of peace. '"'is
more men are seriously thinking of leav.
ing the State than there are of coming into
1t. There is too little security felt. either 40
to person or property, 70 think of anv sn a.
IN Nol.n-Oaroiina as an abiding place or per-
ma1ent nome. And it is vain and criminal
10 oeny OF mlsrepresent or color facts as thew
are unless there shall be radical change in
the ieeiings, tempers and sentiments of manv
Pohrcians who object to the ratification Of
the constitutional amendment-obiect to Il
manly and simply because it would disable
them from holding office" Temporarily ner.
haps, Gas they distrust two-tbinls ~ p anv
Congress) forever-or, unless the people will
put them aside, we may rejoice should wa
recover from the effects of the late rebellion
with our form of State government upcbang-
ed- another attempt at revolution would
probably lead to the consolidation of the
government, perhaps, ought to consolidate
it more firmly and powerfully than any Fed
eralist ever desired, or Hamilton thouobt Il
should have been consolidated.
The people of the United States must have
government. The worst government is bet
ter than none at ALL" IF the National Gov
eminent can not be managed without modi-
Tying or abolishing the local State govern
ments on account of their refractory or con-
f1ictlng action toward it, "let the State
governments be modified or abolished.n-
such will be the voice of the American peo-
pie, but such utterance hope never to
near. RESTORATION.