The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-04-20
RALEIGH. n. &.
APRIL Goth, 1867.
They " Stoop to Conquer.'

he rebel oligarchs, will furnish an idea OF
he feeling with which these oligarchs con-
descend to court the colored vote. The
State says:
eve know that it is very hard for the
tastidious Southerners to acknowledge to
themselves that it is right and necessary they
should acknowledge, by their acts, even the
political equality of their former serts. we
are we'll aware of the shudder Of disgust
which thrills through Southern gentleman's
frame when he contemplates the contingency
of sitting in convention, and arguing and
debating with those whom his education,
his associations and the promptings OF his
nature have always taught him were MS
interiors by the infallible decree of Almighty
Cod"
Just think of it" the shudder of disgust
which thrills through a Southern gentlemans
frame when he contemplates the contingency
of sitting in convention and arguing and
debating with those whom his education,
his associations and the promptings OF his
nature have always taught him were his in
ferirrs by the infallible decree Of Almighty
God" And the Lynchburg Neacs of recent
date says.
Little effort will be required to convince
the sensible and intelligent amongst them
| that the destinies OF the two races are most
| intimately connected that the prosperity
| and well being of one class is directly &C.
pendent on the other; that if the employer
| prosper he is able to increase the wages and
| the number of his employees, and that the
well-being OF both blacks and whites de-
ponds more on cultivating feeling of mu-
| tual respect and confidence than in the in
! diligence of vain feelings of prejudice and in
dignation on the one hand, or of vindictive
animosity and f;lncied antagonism on the
| other. The influence which can be cXerted
| on this race by the well-directed and earnest
efforts of heightened gentlemen can never he
| counteracted by the insidious teachings of
| the low flung and despicable. The negro, as
| has long been understood and admitted is,
in his nature his tastes. and his feelings ar
istocratc to il degree never dreamed of by
those with whom he has not been brought
| into direct contact; and this attribute of
their character will prompt them to look
with partiality on party composed OF the
gentlemen OF the State, when contrasted
with one composed of such men as Hunni-
cult, and Wardwell, and Lipscomb."
Well the men who attempted on account
of office to destroy the Union, and who, on
account of the same love of Office refuse to
stand aside and permit the true men of the
Southern States to restore the Union. are
now STOPPING, as they say, to their former
"serfs," and going through g the shudder of
disgust" in order to obtain the colore,l vote.
The Virginia gentlemen" as they style
themselves, are hard at work in this bust
ness. They are so much in love with
the coored vote that they can not bear to
see "lowfung and despicable' white
Cnionists take any part in consulting with of
or addressing the coored people. The
"Virginia gentlemen" called meeting
of the colored people in Richmond
few days since, to test their strength. We
have the proceedings before US in the Rich
mond papers. The meeting was signal
failure. But few colored people concurred
with them, though large crowd attended
from curiosity. The speakers were constant
ly interrupted by the colored people, and
many replies were made by persons in
the audience, which, though brief and in the
way of retorts, were capital answers to the
speeches. The meeting resulted benefcialy
to the Republican cause, as it thoroughly
exposed the hypocrisy of the Virginia oil
garchs, and showed that they had no hold
on the confidence of the colored people.
Nearly all the speeches made by these
"Vlrginia gentlemen" were ill-natured to-
wards the government and Northern people,
and more or less rebellous. Among other
things, ONT R. L. Daniel, Commonwealth
Attorney, said:
." You were emancipated, not because they
loved you, but because they hated US, and
thought by setting you free we could not
raise supplies for our armies and for our
people at home. They dealt us foul blow.
They said they wanted you in their army to
do camp duty at first; after q while thew
put guns in your hands, and pushed you
into the " imminent deadly breach" CA
voice; they didn't drive" u.s. Were any
Majors, or Captains, or Colonies of your col
or in their army2
The war was not waged for you, but against
US. 1t was for no love of you, but on &C
count of their hatred to US.
When Yankees come to tell YOU how much
they have done for you, ask them how much
it cost them. If they had have had to spend
five dollars head for you to procure your
freedom, you would never have gotten it.
They say they want a Republican Govern
ment. They want you to vote for Radicals
that is what they want; they want to form
new party here, by which all of the old
and respectable citizens of the State will be
driven to the wall, and to be able to elect
Radical for the next Presidency
A man named Wilson came here short
time since to teach US political federation.
He is monster of impudence If he comes
here again he won't find himself on bed of
roses He will be met by some one, Gener-
al Schofeld permitting, and things will be
told him that will shut his mouth if he is
not made of brass inside and out"
The above is q fair specimen of the
speeches on the occasion and the same tone
will pervade the speeches made by such men
every where
But this movement seems to have aroused
the Republicans of Virginia. A great Re
publican State Convention Of both races as
sembled in Richmond ON Wednesday last,
more than two hundred delegates being
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