The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-02-28

When treason, and treachery, and inf
deity to the Government and the Con-
stitution of the United States stalked
forth, it was his power and influence
that went forth and crushed it in its IN
cipiency. It was then stopped. But it
was only stopped for time, and the
spirit continued. There were men dis
affected towards the Government in both
the North and South. There were pc
culiar institutions in the country to
which some were adverse and others at
tached. We find that one portion of our
countrymen advocated an Institution in
the South which others opposed in the
North. This resulted in two extremes
That in the South reached point at
which the people there were disposed
to dissolve the Government of the Uni
ted States, and they sought to preserve
their peculiar institutions. what | saw
on this occasion want to be under.
stood There was a portion of our
countrymen opposed to this, and thew
went to that extreme that thew were
willing to break up the Government to
destroy this peculiar institution of the
South. = WY
assume nothing here to-day but the
citizen-one of you-who has been plead
ing for his country and the preservation
ofthe Constitution. [Cheeers.l These
two parties have been arrayed against
each other, and | stand before you as I
did in the, Senate of the United States
in 1860. | denounced there those who
wanted to disrupt the Government, and
Iportrayed their true character. told
them that those who were. engaged in
the effort to break up the Government
were traitors. / have not ceased to re-
peat that, and, as far as endeavor could
accomplish it, to carry out the senti-
ment. Cheers. remarked, though,
that there were two parties. One would
destroy the Government to preserve
slavery; the other would break up the
Government to destroy slavery
CHEERS. The objects to be accom-
plished were different, it is true, so far
as slavery was concerned, but they
agreed in one thing-the destruction of
the Government, precisely what l was
always opposed to; and whether the dis
unionists came from the South or from
the North, / stand now where did
then, indicating the Union of these
States and the Constitution of our coun-
try. IGreat cheering The rebellion
manifested itself in the South. / stood
by the Government. Isaid l was for the
Union with slavery. Isaid Twas for the
Union without slavery. In either alter
native was for the Government and
the Constitution. The Government has
stretched forth its strong arm, and with
its physical power it has put down trea-
son in the field. That is, the section of
country that arrayed itself against the
Government has been conquered by the
force of the Government itself. Now,
what had we said to those people p
"No compromise; we can settle this
question with the South in eight and
forty hours"
/ have said it again and again, and /
repeat it now, "Disband your armies,
acknowledge the supremacy of the Con-
stitution Of the United States, give ODE
dience to the law, and the whole ques-
ton is settled" [Cheers.
What has been done since? Their
armies have been disbanded They
come now to meet us in a spirit ofmac-
nanimity and saw. ave were mistaken.
we made the effort to carry ont the doc,
trine of secession and dissolve this IN
ion. and having trac ID this thing to its
looical and physiieal results we now ac.
knowledpe the fac of our countrv. and
promise Obedience to the Constitution.
and the supremacy of the law.n-
[Cheers.1
say, then, when you comply with
the Constitution. when YOU weld to the
law. when YOU acknowledge allegiance
to the Government. / saw let the door
of the Union be opened and the relation
be restored to those that had erred and
had strayed from the fold of orr faith
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Assn ehe question. snaa not recount
the wrongs and the sufferlngs inflicted
upon me. 1t is not the course to deal
with a whole people in spirit of re-
yenge. I know there has been a great
deal said about the exercise of the mar
don power. as regards the Executive
and tbero = NJ ons ,rho basl.l,or,J hor
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eeniSene anu conscious oHenders,
brought TO justice and have the princi-
pie indicated that I" treason is crime.n