The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-04-30
By the wear 1850 the North, the majority of

was the right and duty of Congress to ex-
clude it by special legislation from all the
territories of the Union. They did not in
tend even to attack slavery in the States, ex-
cept in legal and constitutional Manner
The South, on the other hand, took the
ground that it was the duty of Congress to
protect slavery in all the territories by special
legislation. They said the Alabama emf
grant had as high claim on protection OF
his slave property in the common territories,
as the Ohio man had to protection ofproper-
ty in his horse The Southern Logic acas ir-
Fesistible, If the Ala6anaiaa bud tile same right
in national justice to property IN the stare ne
had raised, that the Ohioian had to property
in the horse he had raised. The right 81 sldce7y
was the only point where Southern logic
was vulnerable, and as no man in the South
dared attack this point, the South in Ell
feet became unit When the National De-
mocratic party met in Charleston in April,
1860, the Southern wing demanded that pro-
lection to slavery in all the territories OF the
great Union should be added to the creed OF
the party. The Northern Democrats refus-
ed, and the last cord that kept the North
and South together was here broken MIR.
Lincoln was elected President, and when
he went into the administration vacated by
the Democrats, he found that parts OF the
government had fallen away. He believed,
and nine tenths of the American people be-
lieved, it was his sworn duty to execute the
laws of the United States over those States
that had attempted to secede. He attemp-
ted to force the States into obedience Two
years were spent in the attempt without sue
cess. Then it was that for the purpose OF
preserving the Union and not in order to de-
stroy slavery, he put forth his celebrated
emancipation proclamation, that ultimately
gave freedom to you and immortal fame to
him.
Passin g over much that has happened,
Congress has enacted law to facilitate the
restoration of the rebel States to their for
mer position in the Union. One of the pro-
visions of the law secures to all men without
distinction of color or previous condition OF
slavery the right to take part in this restora-
ton. A convention will soon be called for
North Carolina and it will devolve on you,
colored men, to vote for members to that
convention. You will vote for whom you
please. But you have called on me for my
advice, and l will give it to you how to vote.
advise you for your own good and the good
of the country and the good of your old
masters and mistresses and their little chill
dren, many of whom are good friends to you
and whom you love, to cote in solid phatan1
for the candidates Of tile National Republican
party. Do mean the Mack Republican par
ty? mean the Republican party that made
Lincoln President, and | do not
care whether you call it white, black or yell
low republican. Mr.. Calhoun gave truth
full account of the manner and the only
manner in which disunion could take
Union Of force. The Union can be re-
and by the same process by which it was de-
substituting roluntary cords for
tile bond Of force. One of the most powerful
of those cords was, as we have seen, the Ma
tional political parties. The cord of the
National Republican party is thrown out to
Us. Let US all, white and black, grasp it for
life, and let US hold to it as drowning sea-
man would to a rope thrown him by his fel
lows of the crew. What other National par
ty can you associate with? Can we, my fell
lowex-rebels, trust the copperhead dupiicity
that looking Southwark boasts its friend
ship to us, and looking Northward arrogates
the credit of Subduing US? Never, never
We all say we want restoration by the new
reconstruction acts, according to their letter,
nothing more, nothing less" We are then
Just the men to support the National Repub-
ican party. for those acts are just what that
party wants and intends to have done.
nothing less, nothing more" if ace will
'nly be apise and have it so.
These acts are now the party's platform,
md ifyou are really for supporting those acts
you do well to join the party that made
:hem-fathered them-and not the copper
heads, who opposed those acts and who tell
you while you are sincerely engaged in car
wing them out " nothing less. nothing more"
hat you are doing the devils work, organ
zing hell" Oh, no my friends, these are
solemn times, too solemn for talsehood or for
rifling. If you are reallyi in favor of proceed |
ng under these acts, you cannot object to
with the Republican party.
But do you mean that am to 90 with |
Holden and his faction? Well, my friends,
iIr. Holden is member of the Republican |
party, and notwithstanding that, desire
,0u to join. If you were to see Holden in
he road to Heaven ahead of you, would you
urn around and goin the opposite direction
Now practice little common sense. Ifyou
re otherwise satisfied with the Republican
'arty don't stay out of it, because Gov. Hol-
len or any other man may have shown the
,ood sense to go into it, Don't let the idea
# evil communications keep you out of
he Republican party, l beseech you, for if
ou join the opposition to the Republicans,
'e assured-be assured you will be associated
With some men, who are much worse than
ven your ideas are of Gov Holden.
AS have said, the only Union we have
low is the Union of force, the anticipation
Il which was so deeply deplored by Mr..
calhoun. Iwish to know if there is sin
lie man here, white or black who would
prefer the continuance of this Union of force
o the substitution of those voluntary. COL
len cords that were severed, one by one. un-
IL they were all gone. If there be man
erc opposed to restoring those cords, I en-
reat him to speak. Numbers said there
vas no such man here. Then let us 60 to
york and do all in our power to twist and
tretch those lost cords, and the strongest
f all in our reach now, is the Republican
arty.
am an unworthy member of that branch
4 the Church set up by John Wesley-peace
his ashes and honor to his memory. To
ny brethren | say, let us restore the anti
laVery Idea that was struck from our book
i discipline after we lost sight of the pillar
4 lire. Let us do that because il is riobt
nd true. Then do not see why the strong
ord OF the powerful Methodist Church of
he United States may not again serve the
'olitical as we'll as the religious uses # ner-
ormed before the year 1914. If we 90 for
yard in this good work. other denomina-
IONS will doubtless follow. Our Episcopal