The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-04-24
For the Standard.
RALEIGH, N. G., April 18th, 1867.
Hon. WIN. W. HOLDEN:

Hon. VIM W. HOLDEN:
Dear Sir:-In passing through the streets of
this city, to day, notice meeting called on
Monday next, the I'D OF April, on the Capitol
Square, said to be called by portion of the col
ored people Of this city: am at all times con-
strained to believe that this is entirely mistake,
(and terrible one at that) l believe that this
meeting has been called by Brother Pell and his
posed to the Howard Amendment and the S.her-
man Bill. believe, sir, that this meeting has
been called in opposition to the Republican Con-
ventiOn, held in the city of Raleigh, N c., the
9th and 2Sth of March, 1857, composed of some
of the best loyal whites in North Carolina, I'd for
the purpose, sir of denouncing its platform, and
leading the colored people astray. 1t as well
known by large portion of the colOred p eople,
that the late Republican Convention was OF posed
by Brother Pell, the Sentinel and its foil overs,
as well as by large portion of the white al sloyal.
lists of this State; for Brother Pell was known
to say himself, that every white man that went in
the State Capitol halls with negroes sh ould be
sunk beneath the rolling ocean! Is this Repnb-
licanism, ask /? The meeting to be bel on the
I'D of April has been called, assert, by Brother
Pell and his followers instead of the colored
people. The above meeting is not calle d for the
benefit of the c0lored people at ALL but it is cali
ed 10 try to lead them astray or get thu I'm to fol-
low him Brother PelD and his leaders. Will we
do it Never, never. Sir, the colored people Of
North Carolina are not in the market to be sold
for cent. write this communicate IN only to-
correct error in regard to JAS H. H. irris, ESQ.,,
who it has been said, had hand in th calling Of
the 22d April meeting on the Capitol SQUARE,
The Pellites cannot lead the colored people by
the nose; therefore, feel it my duty as one of
the members of the Republican par ty, and as
friend to J. H. Harris, to say that he report is
utterly without any foundation whs lever, on his
part. He had nothing to do with he cabling Of
that meeting, neither is he deep ly interested
at all in it. Brother Pell, the Sen; incl and their
followers have, heretofore, been bit tery opposed
to the Howard Amendment, but ;hey are now
quite willing to google it down wi .thout getting
very badly choked with it. We aware that
James Il. Harris is and has be en- true to his
country and his race, and we are confident that
he will ever be the man he pref ends to be, and
always advocate the true Reput lican principles
as he has heretofore done, for hi race in North
Carolina UNION.
1.-THE above communication, written by col
ored gentleman, is worthy of tn attention. of the
Republicans OF this City and c. ,unty. It speaks
the sentiments of our colored riends boldly and
truthfully
or the Standard.
Attention, Battalion -.By the left
Flank, Mar CHI. s
MEssRs. EDITORS One of the speakers
at the recent Republican meeting in the
State capitol in Montgom cry, Ala, used an
illustration so apt and ST. liking, in reference
to real reconstruction, tn: At desire to call at
tention to it. H7 ,5t
All men in the countr y, with few excep-
lions, learned enough, during the late war,
about military matters to recognize the diff
ference between &C ounternaarchS and q
movement "by the L # .faak." By eithel
movement battalion may be made to oc
cupy precisely the san le ground. But there
| is one important diff erence. The counter
march does not char lge the leaders; Will,
the movement, by tn left flank, puts thost
in front who, forme rly were IN the rear.
Now reconstruction is left flank nsooen,ent
We have been tryin g, two years, to execute
it by the counternf rch. But it cannot b.
done, in that nay. Let there be placed il
front those, who 81. years ago were in tn
rear, and the evolu tion may be performed
The good old N orth State was in the rea
Of the secession m ovement, and she will b
back in the Union long before those State
that led the van n 1860c61. Let her pee
pie rally to the Re publican party. Let Their
put those in the l. sad now, who went, relue
family, or went M It all, after secession an
next winter will find her once more in th
proud position rom which secession mad
ness forced her q 1861.
SOUTHERNER
Johnston Co., April 10th, 1857.