The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-09-11

The attenflQnca waa LARGE and 3. great deal
of enthusiasm prevailed' sA Ima;oFity Of the 1
counties Of the State were represented. d.
rectly. and others by proxy. The coiored
eIernented nredom;nsted LARGELY. The Mat
form was adopted without dissenting
voice. II il sin,nlv re-affirmatfon of that
inromnloate, IN March. by the meeting in
the House Of Commons It meets the cor
dial annrobatioa of all Republicans in the
state and ahout r. there Is no ground of
DISSATISFACTION in any quarter.
After the adoption Of the platform, how
ever. truth compels us to state that discus
sion arose ON certain resolutions which de-
welcomed radical differences of principle and
feeling. 81
The first IF these resolutions declares
aoa;nst the nol;cy and necessity of confisca.
tim The second Is 4 declaration in favor
of universal snffraoe The third Is in the
natnre If net;t;on 70 Conores "a remove
frosn the thousands
- ~, ,,,,,,er the han ~
ar ~ Howarf, amend.
- az wall % hv the RECONSIDERATION Acts.s
ana sbs to,,-th snthor;,so The on,,o;ntment
- 90. cnmm;ttee to Wait IN Concress and Law
a., ,,ot;t;a,,' r,sf,,~s tbat ho,lv IlISl-
nj ..;aot;S,, ~ thosa RESOLUTIONS. .erd
A.. a,.;.;e :, a,,;sastaa hn +bo sneakers have
suo sp,s 'a s.n,:s o,,r .xS d;strnst IN
sI. ;.,s. &c ,n.,aT ,i,;ta no., srd thers 4
1uo ii'nus :, ,;a,. t,,,
leasol !" oo''eso 'nasas ,ar;nh : IN
ea.le,Y i,o a. aSa.;ona 81 ;nd;ssrencs '
3 80 ho.t;,;t,r 3 t,,a;r r;.,l,s ond ;rtaroots
How NV, oar - i. s AZ That men will 20.
..,;.h -, ,.h;oh thro.to,,e tho,,,
,,l;.h oonfsaat;on ana nar,,espsi .;sfrs ncb;se.
,,..o tn pa,,,,t,I;ro,, ortn in tb;o Stota
sns 40 ~ ~. -, . p tha Sar nth
"na &c !: 80
oe az ,,;.s ,,oi,ta cannot
~ ~" s," 49, -, P i,as;s ,,h;ch ai;enatas N
;aIt p 80 ~ a ,,i;ta sonIe from the Govarn.
roan3 Conayess WAS fnllv aware of this
t.u4h. nj hence while Several thousands
- ,r.aS f.s,r, 81, refrigeration in tha
nc Da IS aaie"ateS to tha Cpnvo,t;on m;
U ,ar,a, sntyra 40 e ;rmed;atelv 10 fcllow "a
con rst, in ali elect;ons stdte and na-
60, Az ono nh :, viii ho o. 'tba 'tro,,hIa
- raod tbe Unconstitutional or Howard
A,andn,ont MIL COO thst the nroscr;,,,;nn
aonta;nad i, tha +i,;rd soct;o,, aytonds o,,lv
~ nt5;co, IsoId;nr yub,la al orc - en;ov M
i, HI &c vot;ng
Cont;scat;op was a var measnre 70 he on.
forced ora;pst mon actna,lv enyaoed in re-
lha,I;nn Rrt ,vhen tha rabci,;nn NOS oualled
= nos. +l,o ,,o,;cv ~ tbe Covor,,,osn ont ~
.;na a., .ae erforcs;,,ent nf t,,s I.,s t. "a
on,y. desnot;sms ike those Of Russia. Ans.
trio ond TrrLsv u,;c, denonnJate their
nr ,, for the sin of rebellion, Inliberal
Govern NM am always follows the re-.
storation If anthor;ty The headers NAV he
nun;sbed but not the neonle Tn this coun.
t,y neither tbe headers nor the neonle have
been punished There is mo oropod for the
COMPLAINT that the Government has been too
severe There are severe laws on the Statute
hooks Init with the consent Of the Presi-
| don't and Congrese they have been permitted
n liz dormanf and CONGRESS Inns called on
tba neo,,la who were themselves ENGAGED in
| the rebeli;on TO reconstruct their State Gov.
classes which were not engaged in the rebel
lion Ito the colored people. and to Northern
men who have settled in the State. IF there
is to he true restoration and peace there
should he a god understanding between
these classes. They should stand by each
others rights. White men are called upon
TO acknowledge the equal civil and political
riobts of their late slaves. IF they fail to
resnond in oood fa;tl, to the call they are M
true friends of their country. They are pci-
ther Republicans nor good citizens. On the
other hand coIored men are called upon in
the names of neace and the public welfare
| to stand nv fine en,,al rights of white men
and Tn FORGIVE and foroet the past Slavery
Voc a ber;faoe If misfortune and wrong to
both races II il NOW forever DESTROYED and
ito nnhannv c;rc,mstances shouId he foroot.
Ton 90 .<,,,, a. ,,oec;t1e. We could uever for
a noonnent sanction the monstrous s,,ogest;on
that Sc hl.olr Nor, have No tights ,yb;cS wb;se
mon sre ho,,nd +, resnect 3 ond now that
tbe ,Sonbeev of Mr. jefserson Is tnlf;,,ed-
"thr tat,es are turned y and the ucbaroe
IF s;tuot;ono, which he ant;c;nated es
9.,na,,, noss;b,e events,, has harnered ye
rencI will, coual scorn the idea HAT white
men have no riobts which black men are
honnd to respect
The action Of the Convention is ca]eulated
to ALLEVIATE the races. We profoundly regret
4 tho resnlt n will he xorse for both. and
esneciaIlv for fine i,lacks They are IN 4 mi
nnr;tv There arc e.rlv two whites to ora
| colored man in North Carol;oa Of tb;s time !.
| and the whites will inerease bv ;mm;orat;or
from the North and trom Eurone while
there i No c1,n,er Of the earth from which
| oeeess;c,s Mill ~ .,sJ,e j, fI,e numhar az
the colored neonie In the election of dele
oates In tha Copys,<;o., tba eolored voters
NAV ont rur,ber sbe ,.,b:to ~ came an ,eor
4 it that few thousand whites VOTING with
1 the colored NAV Constitute = majority. but
in the elections which are to follow ali
white men will he voters and thew will
sween the State ~ "'''
We will never consent to belong to
white mans marty nor to a h,ack mans