The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-07-31
RALEIGH. N. G.
Wednesday, July 81, 1867.
Registration of voters.

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Registration of Voters.
In short time the work of enrolling the
voters will begin. Every man twenty-one
years of age without regard to color, will be
entitled to have his name recorded, provided
he is not excluded by the act Of Congress.
Full instructions will no doubt soon be Civ
en-, making it plain who is, and who is not
entitled to record his name.
Bear in mind that no man can vote unless
his name is recorded. The books for the
names will be kept open till the first day of
October.
We learn that some of the opponents Of
the government are telling all sorts of stories.
especially to the colored people 1t is USE
less to attempt to repeat these stories, for
they are as numerous almost as the stars in
the sky. Our advice to the colored people
is to pay no attention to any thing that is
said unless it is said by one knoaon to be a
Republican. Let the colored people listen
to men Of their own race like Harris, O'Hara,
Stokes, jones, Hutchings, Leary, Cawthorn,
Hyman, Hood, Unthanks, Eppes. Sykes, Bow
man, Smith, Martin, Moore, Brodie, Rourke,
Price, Pitts, and others and let them listen
only to znoson Republicans among the whites.
If a man is ashamed to say he is a Republic
can, and to act as Republican, he is not fit
to instruct colored men as to their rights
and duties. Prove all things; hold fast to
that which is good.'' 55j.
We appeal to all loyal men to register
their names. Let nothing keep you from it.
Walk twenty miles, if necessary, to record
your names Your liberties, your prosperity,
your happiness, your very lives may depend
upon your going forward and recording your
names. Whatever you may omit, do not
omit to perform this great duty.
Hard Times. sai
We learn from friend who has recently
travelled through considerable portion of
the State west of Raleigh, that the corn crop
is looking badly. The wet weather and the
grass have seriously injured it. 1t is small,
and in many places has not yet caught that
dark green color which must precede good
CROP A large part of the corn crop had to
be re-planted, some of it more than once. If
the Fall should be a late one the re-planted
corn will mature; but if frost should come
early in the Fall, the crop must be lost. The
wet season has been followed by asomewhat
protracted drouth, and this is adding to the
chances of short crop.
The wheat and oat crops have turned out
we'll The former was somewhat injured by
the rains, but upon the whole the crop was
good one
We have heard but little from the sweet
potato crop, but presume it will be good
one. s1Qt
We learn that the receipts for postage in
this State have fallen off onet third for the
last month or SO, thus showing general
stagnation in business. Indeed, every de-
partmeut of business and trade is in de-
pressed condition. Money is very scarce
This state of things is, however, temporary.
The cotton crop will be larger than has here
tofore been supposed, especially if the Fall
should be late. It is true, there are not as
many large crops of eottton as there were be-
fore the war, but many of our citizens are
cultivating on large scale, and almost every
one who has a farm is making some cotton.
Many Titles make much.1 By the first of
November the times viii get better. If
those who are now embarrassed can struggle
through the next hundred days, they will be
able to weather the storm.
If it were k7oon, beyond peradventure,
that the State would be restored to the I'm
ion by the first of April or May next, it
would create at once wonderful change in
our condition. Prosperity in all countri es
depends on confidence in business circles,
and there can be no confidence in the absence
of permanent government. Capital, on
which enterprise and industry depend, is
very sensitive. It hides itself and produces
nothing rather than incur the risk Of being
lost entirely. We may make good crops
year by year, but we can not hope that i'm
migration will set in, and capital come forth
to improve the country and develop our re-
sources, until we establish permanent gov
eminent. These are not political, but COM
mon sense, business, views. The palliative
for hard times isindustry and economy, but
the great and sovereign remedy is
permanent government, which can be obtain
ed in no other way than by restoring the
State to the Union.