The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-07-25

with being Radical, and leader OF the
Radicals in the late Convention. 1t it be
meant by this, that was, and am now fadl-
cally opposed to that party which essayed TO
overthrow the Constitution of their country,
and who now. with their lips swear to main
tain and defend it, and who set the laws at
defiance and trampled them under their 1eet,
and now give them sickly support only be
cause they have been whipped and are oDii-
ged to do it; who bedaub President Jonn-
son with tongue service, but curse him IN
their hearts-who vainly endeayoured TO
pull down the fair fabric of the Union, that
they might erect upon the mighty ruins
tyrannical despotism under the auspices and
control of such men AZ Davis, Benjamin,
Seldom, Yancy and Others, who might be
named-then plead guilty to the soft I'M
parchment. lift be meant that would not
vote in the late Convention with Col. Ferebee,
Mr.. Eaton and Others, whom the Rev. Mr..
Pell and Capt. Gales say are loyal men,
against the 9th Section of the 7th article OF
the new Constitution, which requires ''every
person chosen or appointed to any Office or
place of trust or profit in the State, besides
any oath prescribed for faithful discharge
of its duties, shall before entering on such
duties, take an oath or affirmation to sup
port, maintain and defend the Constitution
of the State not inconsistent with the Con-
stitution of the United States" then con-
tinue to plead guilty and glory in the plea
and ask that Judgment be prayed by the
prosecuting officer forthwith, and that it he
entered of record "nu,ac pro tune." ask this
for the reason that the penalty has already
been awarded and the punishment inflicted,
and it is right for the record to be amended
so as to make it speak the truth. 1t am
called Radical because of statement /
made in the Convention, when advocating an
ordinance introduced, granting general
amnesty and pardon for all offences, except
capital felonies, committed prior to the LIST
of May 1865, I still plead guilty, and moao re-
iterate scitbreneDed emphasis what then said,
and hold myself ready to furnish proof
whenever called upon by the proper author
ity, I mean tribunal which is competent to
try the offenders-and l will now further say
that am prepared to prove that in counties
in the Western part of North Carolina, wo-
men were punished and men were illegally
and barbarously put to death, during the
Confederate reign ofterror, and that the per-
petrators of those outrages are now and have
been all the time since the establishment of
the civil courts, within the jurisdiction of
said courts, and they have not been called
upon to answer for their crimes
In conclusion l have to say that this de-
fence of myself, has been forced upon me by
the wanton assault af public press, without
provocation. l regret the necessity which
compels me to notice the scurrilous article
in hand. 1t was no doubt penned by the
Editors at the instigation of another, who
had an object tc accomplish, but who had
not the manliness to take the responsibility
upon himself without first taking the pre-
caution to bolster himself up, by tissue of
false accusations, and has used the Editors of
the Sentinel as a cat's-paw to do his dirty
work. TOD R. CALDWELL.