The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-10-15
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was behind the scenes. Mr.. Pell cleared his
throat and KIN ocked his stick on the floor
the Fighting Quartermaster shook himself
f-Seaton took fresh chew and looked con-
cerned, whereupon the call for the Governor
was increased. Still no Governor. At
length the Chairman left his seat and went
towards the private box, as if to pull the
Governor out. He (the Chairman) hesitated,
backed and sat down. Mr.. Pell then ap-
preached the box, talked, coaxed, gestic-
ulated, dispersed the enthusiastic little meet
ing which Gov. Bragg and Judge Merrimon
were holding behind the scenes, and then
the Governor appeared.
There was small and mournful applause as
the Governor came out. He spoke for more
than an hour and half, addressing himself
for the most partt to the colored people, some
thirty five of whom were present. The first
hearty applause that greeted him was when
he said he had adhered to the last to the
Lost Cause" We do not propose in this
article to notice at any length the speech of
the Governor. 1t was genteel and decent in
its tone, but abounded in sophisms and mis-
statements Twenty words in reply to each
particular point which he made, would have
exploded the whole speech.
When the Governor finished Judge Merri-
mon was called, but the places in fuckers
Hal! that knew him early that day knew
him no longer. He had vanished. Subdu-
ed calls were then heard for COL Russ. He
rose, and instantly one of our most distin-
guished divines who was present left the
Hall. He could afford to read the Colonel's
speeches in the Sentinel, but he could not
hear them. A sign of returning sanity.
Col. Russ, with modesty which we fear
will occasion him spell of sickness, de-
clined to speak; and then, looking wistfully
at Mr.. Pell on the platform, he asked if it
until that night? Mr.. Pell was too far gone
to reply, when the Colonel moved an adj
journment sine die.
Such was this "great Conservative meet
ing" 1t was IL most ridiculous failure. 1t
was more like a funeral than any thing else.
Every person present saw and felt it was a
failure. 1t furnished the best evidence of
the intrinsic weakness of Rebel principles
in this County, and it should encourage every
Republican to redouble his exertions in the
good cause.
In addition to the absence of Gov. Vance,
there were three other distinguished Con
no ha
SIGN, to wit:
1t. Pike, of Randolph. This person en-
deared himself to the Lost Cause" by put
ting thefthumbs of the wife of Bill Owens
under the fence, and holding them there I'M
til she screamed with pain and told where
her husband, who was a dcsertcr, was. This
enabled 8" true Confederates a" to find Owens
and shoot him like dog.
Col Moses, Of Wayne. This person illus
trated Confederate valor by penning women
and children, and feeble old men, to make
them tell where the conscripts were. When
the Union soldiers; got to Goldsborough they
tossed him in blanket, and would have
sent him at once to heaven, but for the Rev.
Hope Balm, who begged for and saved his
life. He afterwards evinced his gratitude
by voting against Mr.. Balm Tor Superior
Court Clerk
1t. Colonel Keith. This person murdered
eleven Union male citizens of the Laurel
Valley, including two boys under tifteen'
trial, and threw their bodies into
ditch. He roped the women OF the neigh
borhood around the neck and whipped them,
till they told where these men whom he thus
were. Judge Merrimon knows
all about this, for he reported the facts 9th
cialIy to Gov. Vance. One of the little boys
after he was shot, crawled to Keith, clasped
his legs, and prayed for his life. His mother
was present, also begged for her child.
He struck the mother in the forehead with
the butt of his pistol, and placing the muzzle
to the boys head blew out his brains. This
Conservative" was detained
by business engagements" in South-Caro-
ina.
Hear it, oh heavens, and give ear, OH
earth Gov. Bragg, Gov. Vance, and Mr.
Pell, under whose auspices and by whose
directions these things were done, are now
{ Constitutional Union" men, and propose
to lead this people in the work OF recon-
,truction!
Fellow-citizens, you have feasted your eyes
IN the Game Cock of Liberty. Behold now
The
DEAD CHICKEN OF THE REBELLION !
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