The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-11-09
Keep Cool, and Stand FirmI

We have VIVID remembrance OF the pres
sure brought to bear on Union men in this
City and State, during the rebellion, when
Mr. Davis and Gov. Vance were running
down poor conscripts with their blood
hounds, shooting deserters, and torturing
women and old men on account of their
opinions; but we notify the Congress of the
United States and Gen. Candy, the comman-
der of this District, that under the auspices
of the rebel State organization, through the
instrumcntality of its office holders, Deepen
dants and partizans, a pressure has been
gotten up here against loyal men, which sur
passes in intensity and bitterness that of 1864.
These partizans, office-holders and Deepen
dants are riding free on our Railroads while
loyal men have to walk, and backed as they
are by the whole power and treasure of the
State, they are rousing large portion of our
people to a state of fury against the govern
ment. No SANDER is too vile for them to
utter against their opponents. No express
ion of hatred towards the government is too
bitter for them to use. No language, to
hear them speak, can describe the aversion
and contempt which they appear to feel for
white Republicans and the colored race.
Gen. Candy, in simply performing his
duty under the law, in his Circular of Octo-
Der 31st, has struck an effective blow against
these incorrigible traitors but we call on all
men to bear witness that if the triumph of the
| Republicans in this State should not be as
impressive and as thorough as it is expected
| to be, it will be owing to the mistaken poll
cy which continued over our heads the ex-
listing Rebel State organizations. For ex-
ample, we have the North Carolina Railroad,
a powerful corporation, in the hands of a
Rebel President, under Rebel Governor
welding all its influence against reconstruc-
ton. The Atlantic Road, another influen-
tial corporation, is doing the same thing
and the same is true as to the Railroad west
from Salisbury-all of them to a greater or
less extent State works. Then we have
hundreds, if not thousands of County off
GERS doing all they can to bring the recon-
struction acts into contempt among the peo-
pie. We have also, in Wake County, Su-
perior Court Judge, who is candidate fol
the Convention, taking the ground on the
stump that the reconstruction acts are un
constitutional, and urging the people to OPP
pose them on the ground that manhood
suffrage is fraught with " woes unnumbered,'
| and that qualified suffrage only should be
conceded by our people.
We do not refer to these elem ents of op
position because we dread them, but that
our friends at a distance may see the weight
we have to carry. There is no doubt as tc
the success of our principles. We shall
carry the State triumphantly. Let the Re
publicans keep cool and stand firm. There
are many Republicans who do not show
their hands at public meetings on account
of the pressure, but who will vote with US
They feel most acutely the CALLING bondag,
under which they labor, and they are anx
ious for an opportunity to throw it Off The.
can do it by the secret ballot, without incur
ing the risk of losing trade or being dis
char ged frememployment. They know tina
they will be free as soon as Republican prin
ciples are established, and that prosperit,
will soon follow the peace and good govern
ment that will flow from reconstruction. W,
repeat, let every Republican keep cool, stant
firm, and work hard up "a, the last ,momen
of the Goth November, and glorious victo
I ry for the Union and for good government
will crown orr efforts.