The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-10-09
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s.sf RALEIGH, S. Gu WEDNESDAY,, Y,,'f OCl
GEN. p iBREoK1NRIDGE's LAST 0FFfcIALI
AcT.--Major T. II. Ochiitree, of the Houston
Telegraph, tells the following in late letter

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/ GEN. iBREoK1NRIDGE's LAST OFFICIAL
{ zAcr.--Major I. H. Ochiltree, of the Houston
9slsgrap4, tells the following in late letter
from Paris r.
John c. Breckinridge at ! ! dsjissaiassir yes
tertlay told Of his last act Of authority as
Secretaryaf War. 81 It was on the coast of
| Florida; the General, was pursued by the
Federal cavalry; they were beating, the
country in every d1rectioif; friend in
need came to his rescueAhe was one Of
Brevard' gallant old regiment oftlIe Army
of Northern Virginia He said: :,t Gineral =
have an old boat here that mout carry US to
Kurby anyhow, we'll try it on. So he work
ed away all that night raising the boat from
where he had sunk it tito conceal it from
prowlipg Yankees; he worked faithfully
and energeticallr in patching it up and bal
ing it, artifcialIy finishing it up and putting
in a few provisions General Breckinridge
grasped the noble fellow by tile hand and
said to him: j will have ,bnt few more
hours of authority, but such services as you
have rendered your country deserve reward.
You shall be major Twill make out your
commission now He was exceedingly
thankful, but remained scratching his head
in a thoughtful attitude. ''Well, my friend,'
| said the General = Well, you see, Gineral,
thar's teller in our regiment what hain't
! done nothin', and he is major and q quar-
termaster, and If it's all tho same to you,
would Just like to rank him, for onst.',, 1t is
needless to say that the goingroue Secreta-
| ry of War instantly wrote the battle-scarred
| but humble hero q commission as lieutenant
colonel h A fact.ns saso1a'' laei8nooof =.
This major and quartermaster "what
hadn't done nothin," must have been Maj.
Ergcllmrd, of the Journal. No wonder the
poor fellow who worked SO hard to save
Breckenridge, did not want to be a major.
sfiiA-f -s.-..i7-ii7T---7st .yst 10 I.
Organixatlon--Nom Nominations for the Con-
stitutiOnal Convention.
As we have stated heretofore, organization
| is the oxygen of the body polite, If men
holding in common certain great principles,
do not unite ON some plan to set those prin-
ciples before the people in an authentic and
| authoritative form, and at the same time
make provisions for selecting agents to rep
resent them when any given work is to be
done. they can not reasonably expect sue
cess. This is true in every department of
human action. AChurch without discipline
is an inert niass,-an, army without rules tor
the government of all, from the General to
the private, would soon fall to pieces.
1t is objected that the plan of organization
adopted by the late Republican State Con-
| ventlon is new to our people-is corrupting
IN its tendencies, and is calculated TO benefit
exclusively the Yankees and negroes, -
we are sure, Y the very respectable commit
Tee appointed to mature and present this
Pian, had taken TINS view OF the matter they
would not have acted as they did. We are
sure II the Convention had thought SO it
would not have adopted the plan. But this
plan, which Is SO bitterly and unjustly as
sailed, was unanimously OF reported by COM
mfttee OF twelve, and was unanimously
adopted by Convention composed OF three
hundred delegates representing seventy-one
Counties. 1t is not M likely that SO many good
Republicans oc were mistaken, or that their
purpose was to prefer Yankees and ne
groes " and thus do injustice to native Union
white men. 5ss.l..s
publicans in various parts OF the State are
moving in the nomination of candidates.
We would most respectfully urge them to
turn out to the conventions or meetings in
full force-to unite and harmonize-t to make
their nominations on q just and fair hasis,
and when they are made to adhere to them
with the utmost resolution. The will of the
majority must prevail. No man can be q
good Republican and resist that will. Per
sonal ambitions and personal preferences
must yield to the general good. Pay no at
against them and vote them down. Listen
1 to none Of their suggestions. We do no.
need their advice. Avoid deissues. Stand
on the platform asit is. 1t is good enough
for all Of us. In making nominations look
to merit, and not to- nativity or color. Let
| the only inquiry BE, Is he honest is he faith
full, is he capable e-Is he a citizen of the
this. Republicans and our si,cccess ia certain
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+ . We learn by the San Francisco correspon-
dent Of the New York Times, that the Pana-
ma steamer of the Soth ult., was loaded
partly with stamps and quartz crushing
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