The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-09-10


party in North Carolina, and FUR 'lhes us
with material. The Congress of the United
States will relieve the disabilities of persons
now disfranchised, when it thinks fit and
proper to clio SO. am opposed to disabiIi-
ties, but am also opposed to any wire-pul-
ling to relieve the disabilities from certain
individuals in North Carolina. never will,
50 help me God, give my consent for the dis
abilities to be removed from any man who
voted for that conscript law; I never will
give my consent, so help HE Saviour, to re-
move the disabilities from any man who was
in the United States Congress, and vacated
his seat, and came home, and by their in
huence hurried North-t arolina into rebellion
and to-day the widows and orphans are cry
ing and weeping for it; why do say the
members of the United States Congress, be-
cause they have taken upon themselves the
more solemn and binding obligations. What
is it? To support the constitution of the
United States, and some of them, I don't say
from North-C Carolina, but some of them in
forty-eight hours after they had sworn
allegiance to that constitution, were plot
ting treason against it, and some of
them to-day, want the Southern people
to relieve them. Let US wait awhile,
before we do. If the whole talent of the
South is disfranchised, let US try the fools
awhile, and 1 think that there will be no
difficulty but what prospersty and peace will
soon reign over this country
All, Mr.. President, I tell you what is the
trouble. This talent that they say has been
DISTINGUISHED, they are about to get out of
Office, and some other loyal men, either
white or black, will get into it. That is the
trouble. They want to throw firebrands into
our party. All we have to do is to stand it.
We have to stand fire; we have to show that
we know no man North, South, East or
West; nor no man on account of color, if he
all. 1 will say to those gentlemen who are
so much afraid and want the disabilities re-
moved, if they will just be quiet everything
will come right. Let US not be in too much
of hurry The Republican party of North
Carolina is young. 1t was born in March,
'67, but it is growing fast. If they wait TN
til it is few years older it will plough. l
ploughed when was eight, and l believe it
will plough when it is three.
On the part of the colored men of North
Carolina, will say for all of them, they are
willing to do right. Put the idea before
them in its simplest way, so that they may
understand it, and they will march to the
tune every time. l have no objection to a
resolution being offered here tonight to re-
move the disabilities from any truly Repub-
lican man, to whom the Republican party
shall wish it to be done. Congress will do
what is right. am not afraid of confisca-
ton. These people here don't want confis-
cation, if these fellows only stand back and
behave themselves. We are not willing to
make concessions to anybody, notwithstand-
ing we are but twelve months old. We are
not willing to make concessions to white or
black. Any man who does not want to come
in here to this Republican party may stay out.
tell you, the true men of the country are
coming in. Give me few good friends,
rather than good many sorry ones. All we
have to do is to indicate the Republican prin
ciples. Congress will take care of u.s. There
is not freedman in this house tonight, but
what is Republican, or if there is, 1 wish he
would go out.
will close with these remarks: hope
that there will be a concert of action in the
Republican party. hope this Convention
will pass off in quietude and our enemies
will not be able to say that we had any diff
fculties which order and harmony were. not
able to overcome.
The Chairman stated the business before
Convention now was, the adoption of the
second resolution of the committee.
Mr.. Etheridge, of Currituck, moved that
the substitute offered by the delegate from
Craven, be substituted for all the resolutions
OF the committee of organization.
This, he said, would settle the thing final
ly- He believed the committee acted with
perfect good faith, and that they intended
to do all for the best; but opinions seemed
so to differ that he thought the best thing
would be to adopt the substitute of the del
gate from Concentrating all these things
in the hands of the Congress of the United
States.
The Chairman remarked that this motion
motion could not be entertained as there
was resolution already passed, stating that
these resolutions should be acted upon sepa-
rately.
Col. Peck moved that the resolution lie on
the table.
This motion was duly seconded, and being
put to the meeting, was carried by a unani-
The third resolution of the committee was
then offered.
Col Peck moved that this also be laid on
the table. He said he was opposed to it on
the ground that he thought it was not in the
province of this Convention to ask anything
from the Congress of the United States He
did not think it was good policy that Con-
gress is going to be particular how they
removed these disabilities, they are not 60
ing to open the door at the call of this Con-
vention or any other man.
G. L. MADISON then sal d Il wish to be
understood that 1 just as much de-
sire the removal of these disabilities from
the true, fire-tried loyal men in the State of
North Carolina as any other citizen, but, 1
will say on this occasion, and believe Mr..
W. w. Holden and other gentlemen that are
now laboring under these disabilities will
agree with me, that we should let these dis
abilities remain, for we cannot have them
without having the disabilities re-
moved from the whole South, and from eve
ry rebel in the State of North Carolina
When the Congress thinks that these dis
abilities should be removed from the loyal
and true men of this State, it will remove
them.
The motion of Col. Peck, was now put to
the meeting and carried.
Mr.. James H. Harris, of Wake, offered the
resolution:
Resozred, That this Convention of Repub-
Leans of North Carolina, approaching the
splendid achievements of General Sheridan
of the armies of the United States, and
with admiration his just and I'M
administration of affairs in the 9Th
military district, thus publicly express their
gratitude towards this gallant soldier; and