The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-04-03

cent Convention in this City, but their |
chagrin at, and contempt for it is apparent,
notwithstanding their selfish wish to concil-
ate the colored voters The Sentinel, for
example, though not vehemently opposing
and denouncing the Convention, did not
deem it of sufficient Importance to procure
report of its own of its proceedings and
the Editors boosted that they were not
prompted either by curiosity or inclination
to be present
A couple of Raleigh correspondents of the
Petersburg Lnder, in their sketches of the
proceedings, can scarcely conceal their con-
tempt and aversion for the Convention. One
of these correspondents speaks of " Ameri-
can citizens of African SCENT" and adds:
"Isuppose it is not necessary to say that
the sight of forty or fifty gentlemen of color,
sitting back in the cushioned chairs OF the
Commons Hall. with the galleries and lob
bies literally crammed with blacks and
whites, with three or four darkey damsels
seated in the lobby and dipping snuff, while
c0lored men caucused closely with those
who few years ago owned them," &c.
But the little six by nine provincial, rebel
sheets, not having been sufficiently instruc-
ted to dissemble, speak right out, and utter
the real sentiments of the rebel leaders,
That poor little creature, the Weldon State,
is furious over this meeting of Republicans,
and speaks of those present as "cowards
who will go down to posterity with the fin
ger of scorn pointing at them as the wretches
who gave the last stab to the hopes of our
State" This "last stab" means, that
leading white Unionists who were present
were of those who rejoiced at the failure of
tour beloved Confederacy," and had met in
Raleigh, on the 9th, with the colored people
ofthc State as their equals in all that pertains
to manhood and the rig hts of self-goven-
ment There are some gentlemen and large
| landholders in Halifax. Itwould be we'll for
them to bear in mind that if the views Of
this little Weldon paper should prevail, and,
as consequence, the effort now making to
restore the State to the Union should fail,
eonfscation and executions for treason oiI fol-
lou. In the day of their peril and tr,bua-
ton they will be judged, and properly judg-
ed by the sentiments of the paper referred
to, as it is known to be their organ. If it is
not their organ, let them say so publicly,
| over their own names.
But the Henderson Inder caps the climax
of impudence and insolerce. 1t says the
people of the STATE will "su5m,t" to any
thing that may he imposed by Congress,
"but they will never voluntarily accept any
measure that may be offered" Who cares
Our Northern friends may read in these few
words from the Inder the real heart :celingl
of the rebel. in this State. But the Index
in its notice of the late Convention, says:
| 1t being the day for the great {" Mass Meet
ing" of the "persecuted !" and "downtrod
en-" Unionists of North Carolina and tht
time for the delegates to assemble having ar.
rived, we sauntered down Fayetteville Street
to the Capitol, where the Holdenites
Flunkcyitcs. Nesroites, and every othel
nauseous and contemptableite, that the good
old North State could produce had congrc
gated. And just here, VIC congratulate our
selves, all North Carolanins, and mankind
in general, that our State could produce ~
more in numbers, brains. or even common
decency. than WAS arrayed in the Commons
Hall Wednesday. We present in anothe
column. the report given by the" Standard
4 of the thing. Our readers can form a yer,
concise opinion of its personalle. That i
about as much as any would want to know.
We did ourselves the honor to visit on
much esteemed contemporaries, Messrs. Pei
4 & Gales, of the Sentinel and Capt Orr, @
the Progress" We were much pleased t.
find the above gentlemen in fine spirits
Beth papers, are succeeding well, which wa
| gratifying to us to learn. as we consider then
| among our best exchange. May success con
\ finue with them"
Tie Wilmington Dispatch speaks of tb
Consention as the Holden miscegenationists,
and says "a number of violent speeches wer
unade-" 1t is not true that violent speeche
were made. The proceedings from first
last were characterized by moderation an
dignity
/ Hsfdenites, Flunkeyites, and Negroites
The Sherman act has cowed these rebels, blu
1T has not deprived them Of any of thei
powers of blackguardism and abuse. The,
lis neitler sense nor point in this talk abor
"' Hsl&nites." If these rebels only knew i
they aae beneftting Holden more by such
| course tflan by any thing they could do
Z Holden knows that his motives are good
THAT he IS right in his course as publ
IMAM, aad that he is sustained by Thousand
7 upon thausands of the true and loyal of OF
best people. He does not care fig for a
| this slaHs. But it will be continued to IL
F end, for the reason that these rebel shee
have no other stock in trade but abuse
Holden They could not stop it if the
weald, FOG it is tao only way in which the
can please and retain the support of the pr
Il .Judiced sad narrow minded class to who
| passions they are pandering.
/ But, thanks to the Congress, we are ont
more a free peoplel The people of bot
/ races met in the Capitol of the State, sat t
h gether, and tran sacted public business, I
.One dariRg to modest them. They met u
/ der the banner of Liberty, Union an
/ Equality" cherishing the glorious associ
3 tiens of & Lincoln and Liberty" under tt
4 flag. as free men, 70 lay the foundations
K Republican institutions destined to exist, '
i trust, for all time. They did this, we 50
h without molestati on; but if there had be,