The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-12-22
Trt-Mateeklp STANDARD,
RALEIGH. N. e.
SATURDAY. DECEMBER 20. 1866.
Messrs. waugh, Davis, Hodnett, &c.


Messrs. Waugh, Davis, Hodnett, sc.
1t is admitted that Mr.. Blythe, of Hentler-
son, was required to appear before the judi
| ciary committee of the Commons, to be ex-
amined for words spoken in debate" Mr..
Blythe is the equal and peer of all the other
members of the Legislature, and there
was, therefore, no legitimate authority to
summon him before a committee to be
and Mr.. Jenkins were also requested to APP
pear before the committee. The committee
made nothing out of these gentlemen.
We repeat our opinion heretofore express
ed, that the object of this investigation was
to intimidate Union men. 1t was a part of
the old JEFF Davis policy of coercion. But
the gentlemen failed They have subsidized.
Mr.. Waugh is pleased to boast of his I'm
ionisln, and to compare his record with ours.
Our reply is that we have the confidence of
tho whole Union party of the State, and Mr..
Waugh has the confidence of no Union man
in the County he represents. He was elected
mainly by secession votes over that sterling
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Waugh feels bound to act as he does in the
Commons. He must either obey his seces-
sion constituents or resign.
We did not mean to include Mr.. Hodnett
in our remarks about the majority of the LIE
gislature. We do not believe he would
knowingly act with the rebels. But he
should bear in mind that a Union man who
represents Caswell County by permission of
its secession voters, is not exactly in a condi-
to to act rs he may wish
Mr. Davis, of Franklin, endeavors to pro-
duce the imp resson that our statement is
untrue that questions were put as to the bus
mess of Messrs Harris and Jenkins in Wash
ington City. We repeat that Mr.. Harris
was questioned as to the persons engaged in
the combination to set aside the existing
State government, and he answered, giving
certain names. Mr.. Jenkins then said he
could answer for himself. 1t is contempti-
bic bubble in Mr.. Davis to assume or to
say that these questions did not refer to the
visit of these gentlemen to Washington He
52ao1cs, and every member of the committee
ino'cs that it referred to the business of these
gentlemen in Washington and yet he at
tempts to produce the impression that we
did not state the truth in relation to it.
Mr.. Davis says there is law IN this State
which "consigns to the whipping post and
to infamy the man who conspres to over
throw the State government" We answer.
Mr.. Davis is more likely to be consigned
to the whipping post and to infamy' than
those gentlemen who visited Washington to
induce Congress to supersede. or lover
throw''-if he prefers that word" the State
government" Mr.. Davis belongs to party
whose leaders whipped women and murder
ed innocent boys for their opinions. during
the rebellion; and the "infamy' of such
demon-like conduct will cling to that party,
and all who belong to it, as long as American
history shall I've read or the horrors of the re-
hclliOn remembered.
Mr.. Davis boasts of his UniOnism II he
had adhered in good faith to the Union
principles he learned ut Ihe feet of Henry
Clay. he would not now be here represen-
tative of the rebels and traitors of Franklin
County. The few tried Union men there are
in Franklin can utter no voice through Mr..
Davis. He is certainly not their representa-
tive.