The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-11-16
go ror41ie Standard.

nine volumes to- Roman King at certain price
Upon bis refusing to give fhe price, sue inmeal-
\ She soon after returned and offered him the re.
manning six at the sahle price He again refused fused
and she in like manner lett him and burned tnree
tothers and offered the remaining three at the
same price. This astonishci the King, and under
the advice of his augurs he bought the books at
the price. =, -
| price continued the same, although the value OF
| books was greatly lessoned at each offer Ihis
is typical OF our political condition. Those Pecu-
liar Southern ideas which originated the reoeliion
ought never to have deluded the mass of the
people But when it was ascertained that they
led only to ruin they should have been aoandon-
ed at once, and In good faith This was the price
which was demanded for the restoration OF the
/ Union, 1t appeared too high and we refused to
| give it. The Sibyl Immediately LETT us ana de,
stroyed part of her offer She again returned ana
offered thelsremainder at the same price. we
again refused and she again left us and destroyed
another part. She has again returned nd Is now
offering the remainder at the same price twill
| be well for us if we are wise as the Roman King
ana accept the offer at the price.
! Previous to the late rebellion the people of
North Carolina were distinguished for their de-
voton to the Union Love OF the Union was an
| instructive as well as rational principle with
| them. They never desired to entertain the quPs-
Etion of separation or to calculate the value the
| Union. Even so late as February, 1851, after all
the States between their Southern border ana
| Mexico had passed ordinances OF secession they
! ton of separation. They gave this vote in spite
of the arts of politicians and traitors in their
midst and in spite OF the fact which history Will
sadly record, that they were abandoned in the
hour of need by the do-nothing-policy OF the
President of the United States. The only rea-
sonable inference that can be drawn from this
vote is that the people of North Carolina were
instinctively habitually, and constitutionay at
taehed to the Union OF their fathers; las the the
attachment? Wethink it has not. Three months
after the vote of February, 1861, Notwithstanding
was made party the war by the successful
strategy of its inaugurators and elections ceased
| to be free. Amid the CONSERVATION which, in
1865, followed the overthrow of that power which
had destroyed the freedom OF the ballot box, that
freedom revived tor a season, and the people OF
North Carolina elected Convention of Union
delegates AS soon, however, as the leaders OF
the rebellion recovered from the first shock OF
their fall, and discovered that they were out of
danger, either from the United States govern
ment, which they had attempted to destroy, or
from the indignation of the people, whom they
had BETRAYED and ruined, they went to work with
deliberate aim to defeat the restoration of the
Union upon the terms OF Abandonment ofthe con-
federacy and true allegiance to the United States.
So far it is allow ed to infer the purposes of the
mind from acts, they sought to establish in the
sympathics and affections OF the Southern people
that confederacy which they claimed had been
overpowered by physical force They aimed to
isbuild up Southern nationality in the Southern
rnind-a kind of patriotism which should animate
the Southern mind with feelings similar to those
that prompted the followers of Bruce and Wallace
to die In defence of Scotland. In other words,
they determined not to abandon the confederacy.
1t is true there was no purpose to renew the war
Immediately. On the contrary they sincerely
desired a restoration OF the Union, provided 1t
could be had upon their own terms that is upon
terms which would secure the establishment OF
the confederacy at some future time. To secure
this purpose it was necessary to defeat the cleo
ton of Mr. Holden for Governor. He could not
be induced to act with them, and it was necessary
fn Dnul him., 70 them a
the representative Union man of the State. Ills
election would have been not only Union
triumph, but pledge for the restoration of the
Union upon the basis of unmistakeable loyalty.
Hence the success of the whole scheme Of the
enemies of the Union depended upon the success
of the first step. He who has studied and under
stood the power of that combination which pre-
cipitated the quiet masses OF the Southern peo-
pie into war contrary 10 their wishes and judg-
ment, will not be surprised that part OF the same
combination was able to defeat the election OF
any man, however worthy he might be. The
plan adopted was to offer the GovernOrship to q
man of ability and undoubted Union antecedents,
upon the sill gle condition of being true to the
confederacy. The offer was too tempting not to
be accepted. The result is known. Confusion
was thrown into the ranks of the Union party
1t was divided and defeated. The leaders OF the
rebellion rallied to II man around Mr.. Worth and
elected him. If Mr.. Holden had been elected
North Carolina would have been restored to the
Union as Tennessee was. 1t would have thus
been detached from the policy of the cotton
States the Howard amendment would have been
adopted by :he requisite majority of all the
States, and the whole scheme of reconstruction
would thus have been settled. 1t would have
been a triumph worthy OF the Unionists of the
old North State if, with her noble Daughter
Tennessee, she could have been the first to re
turn to the Union she was the last to Lave il.
Instead of pursuing the sequel to this fist
success of the enemies OF the Union after the
surrender of the Southern army, let US pass over
the interval to the present time and ask the peo-
pie of North Carolina what they intend to do OH
the 18th and goth OF the present month Do
intend again to be deceived? Do You intend
again to barter away your birth right; that noble
heritage of freedom which you received from
your fathers, and which you owe to your chill
dren! Do you intend to let collateral issues
divert your minds from the great question which
you must decide at the coming election? 1t was
a principle among the ancient Romans in the
best days of the Republic, donare iitnicitids
Reip't6iicae, "to surrender prejudicies for the
sake of the Republic" Let this be your motto
Let all considerations yield to the safety of the
Republic. Tried by this test, what estimate will
you place upon the patriotism of those who are
| attempting again to divide the Union party in
North Carolina! Are they giving up local pre-
JUDGES for the safety Of the Republic? Are they
not rather trying to sacrifice the public safety to
local prejudices? What is the pretext-for it is
nothing but preteXt-upon which certain per-
sons are now attempting to divide the Union
party in the State? Examine it. On the 9th of
March last, representative Union men from differ
ent parts of the State met in Raleigh and placed
themselves and the Union party of the State, so
far as they represented that party, fairly and
squarely upon the platform Of the great national
Republican party. County and district meetings
were held all over the State, and the action of
this Convention unanimously endorsed and rati-
fed. This all that necessary TO organ
ize the Republican party in the State. The
Unionists OF the State simply placed themselves
upon the platform of the Republican party of the
United States. They had nothing to do with the
making of that platform any more than body
of men who should Join church, would have to
do with making the creed OF that church They
simply adopt the creed as it is If they incor-
porate new articles of faith, they form a new
church. So if the Republican party in North
Carolina attempt to add to or take from the plat
form of The national Republican party, they SIM
ply attempt 70 torn new party, and not to
join one already formed. The mission OF the
Republican party is to restore the Union and
perpetuate the blessings of free government. 1t
will do this without confiscation if it can; with
it. if it must. All private considerations must
yield to this grand object of the party of the
country How futile would it be then to form
party in North Carolina having any other object
in view than the restoration of the Union and
the salvation of the Republic. Men who under
take to divide and distract the Union party now,
are unworthy of public confidence. If the trum-
pet give unusual sound do not follow it. Let
every lover of his country stand to his post
America expects every man to do his duty now.