The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-01-23
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RALEIGH. ~. G.
JANUARY %, 1867.


The Sentinel is much elated at a statement
made by Mr. Lewis Hanes, now in Washing
ON, to the effect that the Unionists of this
State will be disappointed in their expecta-
lion that Congress will re-organize the pres
mt de .facto State governments Mr.. Hanes'
means of obtaining information ct WASH
ngton are very limited. His range of in
.ercourse does not extend beyond such per-
sons as Mr.. Jack Rogers, of New Jersey, a
few clerks in the departments, and the attaches
Of the Latelligencer Office. The colored bar
bers at the Ebbitt House could tell Mr..
Hanes more about the probabilities of the
feture, than those with whom be associates
in Washington.
Imagine Mr.. Hanes button-holing some
member of Congress who belongs to the Re-
publican party, with the view of telling the
member who he is, and what wrongs such
persons as Mr.. Hanes are suffering because
they are not admitted to their seats. The
member would treat him courteously, would
listen to him for moment, until he found
Mr.. Hanes was of the rebel persuasion, and
he would then politely press the necessity Of
some engagement, and leave " the Author of
Davidson" wondering that he had not receiv-
ed more attention. If, however, by dint of
very hard and very persistent button-holing
he should obtain any thing like an audience
with a leading Republican, he would, ofcourse,
open the conversation by informing him
that he was "the Author of Davidson" The
member would say, oh, all recollect-
you mean that when your County was form
ed you suggested its name. I believe you
reside in Davidson, Mr.. Hanes." Mr.. Hanes
would correct him deprecatingly, and would
express his surprise that he had not seen those
numbers of Davidson, written during the
war-NIr. Hanes never says rebellion. He
would add that they were copied in the
London Times, and that, indeed, he had
more reputation in Europe than he had
among his own people Here the member
would again be unable to see clearly, and
after few Indifferent remarks on the state
of the country, he would bow Mr.. Hanes to
the door and ask hun to call again. Mr..
Hanes would forget the number-409, E. s.
E. St. cor. 9Th and 9th, P. A.-as the case
,,,;,ht no opd mould payar ,aa +bot ~, op, hor
more.
The Sentinel thinks Congress is powerless,
and that, therefore, traitors will have their
own way. We say to that paper, to Mr..
Lewis Hanes, and to all others of the rebel
persuasion, "lay not that flattering JUNCTION
to your souls" The Parliament that be-
headed the first Charles was not more deter
mined in its purpose than the present Con-
gress. The next Congress will be more rad
ical and more determined than the present
one. 1t will do its work with hand of
iron, at all hazards and othe last extremity
and it will be sustained by every patriot and
true man in the whole country.
Let us put case to Mr.. Hanes and the
Sentinel. Suppose the present Congress
should not pass any bill to re-organize the
Southern States; and suppose the Howard
amendment should be ratified by three
fourths of the States that have never lost
their constitutional relations to the federal
government, and Mr.. Secretary Seward
should proclaim, therefore, that this amend
ment had become part of the Constitution
what would be the condition of the pres
ent de .tacto government of this State p
Would it not at once drop through ?-and
would not some bill to re-organize the STATE
be indispensable? These events will proba
bly, not occur before the 4th of March
when the new Congress will commence it
session. But suppose Mr.. Secretary Seward
should refuse to proclaim the amendment {
part of the Constitution, what then9
"Where there is a will there is way
With the exception of a handful of vi
cious Copperheads, the Northern people ar,
a unit for the Howard amendment. They
are determined to make it part of the Con
stitution. Even Judge Spalding and Mr.
Bingham, who are opposed to Mr.. Stevens
bill, hold that the States represented in Con
gress have the sole right to amend the Con
stitution, and that amendments thus mad,
will bind the States not represented in Con
gress. This, of itself, seals the doom of tn
leaders OF the Ssntiners party. A "punish
ment worse than death" in the judgment o
President Swain and others, will be inflicted
upon .them-that of disqualification for of
flee. Whether the States are re-organizet
or not-and we are sure they will BETH
punishment worse than death" is certain
Nor will Congress relieve these leaders,
They will grow gray and descend to thei
graves with this disqualification upon them
and their grief will be all the more poignan
when they reflect that they might have avoid
ed this fate by cooperating in good faitl
with the Union:sts of the South, in spiri
of unconditional submission to the will @
the nation. Some of the Unionists will b
relieved, but not as many of them as som
suppose. But " if the righteous scarcely b
saved, where shall the ungodly and the sin
ner appear"
The Legislature of this State will Assem-
BILE in this City to-day, pursuant to adjourn
ment The people generally are not inform
ed of the reasons why this body again as
sembles. We do not see what benefit its de