The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1867-09-11
RALEIGH, N. G., "WEDNESDAY,

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Rev. William Il. Pitts.s'
Gen. Latin, of Pitt County arose at this |
point, and said: ssi. 81 + n5a IS
Ma CHAIRMAN III believe the time has
come when every man in the State Of North
Carolina, should look things squarely in the
face. They should consider what is best for
them, rather than what they desire, and al
though in any remarks i may make, I desire
to cast no reflection on any one, I believe
firmly thatit is only through the Republican
party that we can be admitted as State.
and hence my desire is to consolidate and
build up the Republican party. I rise there
fore with some delicacy, to suggest whether
it would not be better to nominate South
ern man of known Union proclivities, as per-
manent Chairman of this Convention, rather
than man of Northern BIRTH .iaia1
I believe, Mr.. President, that it is only
through the Republican party that the State
of North Carolina can occupy the posi-
ton she occupied when we first organised as
a government. I know, as you know Mf.
President, and as every one here knows, that
North Carolina possesses every natural ad-
vantage that corn grows in abundanccin
every county of the State, that wheat grows
in more than half the State, that we possess
a great belt in which grow the great staples,
cotton and rice, and thas our forests are
filed with the most valuable woods, and even
our streams are sufficient to make US great
manufacturing people; nature itself ever
willing to shower upon us a lap-full of bles-
sings, has filled our earth with the richest
minerals.
In looking over this State then, gentlemen,
it seems to me that nature has done every
thing for it, and that man has proved its
only stumbling block; and as said before,
I sincerely believe, and every man here be-
lieves that it is only through the great Re
publican party that we can come back into
the Union. Ny endeavor, then, sir, is to
harmonise the action of this Convention and
taking into consideration the prejudices of
the South, and don't blame the people of
the South for their prejudices l honor the
Southerners; ! respect them; and wish they
would only show the same energy and devo-t
tion to the restoration of the Union, that
they showed in trying to disrcmember it; for
wishes OF parties OF all sentiments, VIII
move that Col. j. 3. Odom be elected perman-
ent President of this meeting.
Mr.. Miller, of N. Hanover Mr.. CHAIRMAN:
There has been something said here as to
mans being Northerner or a Southerner.
We care not, sir, whether q, man comes from
Maine or Mexico; IT he resides IN the State
OF North Carolina, and has resided there long
enough to make him citizen of that State,
and is Republican square out, we go for
him.
The name of General Abbott is one that
gives credit to North-C Carolina. White
Northern Copperheads, and / think we have
some of them, even in this Convention to-
day, were ready to tear that old flag from the
masthead. there were men in the State of
North Carolina, who were called Onion men,
who were too cowardly to go off to the held
of battle. Mr.. Abbott went off, and battled
for the cause of the Union and think the
nohlest thing this Convention could do,
would be to elect General Abbott as Chair
man of this Convention, and think speak
the sentiments of two thirds of the people of
North Carolina, when / say we care not
whether man was born in Maine or Mexico,
South Carolina or Massachusetts if he is the
right thing, 90 for him. There are men in
North Carolina that lfave pretended to be
Union men, look at their deeds: what have
they done? They were too cowardly to go
, off as rebels; they were too cowardly to go
off as Union men, they shirked the thing and
stayed at home. Mr.. Abbott was a man of
different character. He vas man who, in
the day of battle, took his sword and went
of, and did mighty work, and hope, Mr..
Chairman, that when it is put to vote, this
Convention will vote down Northern Cop
perheadism and Southern sympathisers, and
that we shall vote General Abbott in as the
permanent Chairman of this Convention. 5
GENERAL LAFLdN: Mr.. President: never
yethad so opprobrious an epithet cast against
me, as that of being copperheah l. sir, in
1861, at the first flash of the first gun, at the
first battle at Fort Suwter, when the chains
of four millions of tree men fell clashing to
the ground, entered, as private, in the
Union army of the United States. I rose
gradually, from corporal to sergeant, from.
Sergeant to lieutenant. and up and up until,
sir, / bore the proud star upon my shoulders
and /, repel,- repel with the greatest
feeling, the charge that am Comprehend.
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