The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-11-19
:. The. Rsorisienal q orernments.

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But the lawless political gamesters IN both
States are little too fast, and have exposed
their ignorance of the work they unfortu-
nately have in hand"
And the Sentinel the organ of our rebel
Governor, threatens that if our State Conven-
ton should adopt Republican Constltu-
ton, the people will be urged to vote it
down. , - ,,,- 5-...r.
The Republicans of this State have al
ready carried too heavy weight in their et-
fort to reconstruct the government. The
Progress boasts that under the reconstruc-
ton acts tn e provisional governments shall
exist until the States are restored. 1t will
be an easy matter for the Congress, which
will be in session, to change these acts in
this respect and authorize the State Conven-
tons to turn rebels out of office and put IN
loyal men; and if it should be apparent that
these rebel State governments intend to take
the field against the new Constitution, as
they have taken the field against the recon-
struction acts, Congress will undoubtedly, in
our opinion, make the change referred to-
The Convention mast be held, Republican
Constitution mast be framed, and that Con-
stitution mast be ratified. Knowing this to
be so, we will not imagine what will be done
if the new Constitution should be voted
down but we feel sure that our loyal peo-
pie will be sustained under all circumstances
! by the Congress and the American people.
We do not regard the il-bred slurs of the
| Progress or the opinion of the dirty, cow
| ardly blackguards at the street corners who
"chuckle" over its low wit. If there be
"lawless political gamesters" in the country
they are with the Progress. The law is with
| the loyal men, and against the disloyal. The
worst political gamesters' that ever breath
ed are the very secession leaders with whom
the Progress acts. The day of these game
sters" is nearly over. They shot and hang
ed conscripts and deserters during the re-
bellion. and, not content with their lives and
their property, kindly spared by a generous
government, they are still attempting to lead
the people to ruin. The blood of poor Ray,
tied and shot by Highs men, and others MUIR
dered in Wake County, cries from the ground
against the Progress and its friends. That
paper is acting with, and is the mouth-piece
of the men who committed these murders.
The Progress also says:
at will be curious and instructive to pre-
serve roll of the whites who vote with the
negroes. We venture to hope that some one
will furnish list of the result in this par
ticular-not with view to their proscrip-
ton, but to show how small is the number of
intelligent people of the Caucasian race who
cooperate with the North Carolina wool
growing association" 1t might be done
throughout the State with propriety."
The Progress echoes the Sentinel in this
The object is to insult and intimidate white
men who may vote the Republican ticket
Republicans can neither be cajoled or intlm-
idated. The colored people are the equals of
all Others in all political and civil rights, and
they aoiU remain So So far as prescription"
is concerned Republicans do not regard it.
The boot will soon be on the other leg in
this respect The Progress and its friends,
and the Sentinel and its friends will soon be
under loyal rule. The pressure will be remov-
ed from the virtuous and upright portion of
our white people who are Republicans, and
if it should rest any where thereafter, it
will rest on the shoulders of persistent, per-
jured traitors to the government of the
United States. Those of these traitors who
may repent, and show the sincerity Of their
repentance by their works, will be received
into honorable association by the better por-
ton of our people, the Republicans, but the
very name of persistent, perjured traitors
will be blasted, and will rot from the men
DRY of mankind.
But we think it more than probable the
Progress is mistaken as to the right of the
Conventions to abolish or change the pro-
visioral governments. The spirit of the acts
would seem to leave the clear inference that
| the Conventions will have plenary power in
this respect 1t is true the frame work of
the governments will continue but the men
| who fill the offices do not constitute the gov
eminent. These men can properly be turned
out under the acts, and loyal men appointed
| from the body of voters who are not banned
! by the Howard amendment. We repeat, this
should be done. We must not go into the cleo
ton for the ratification of the new Constitu-
ton with the weight of the Governor, the
Heads of Departments, and two or three thou
sand disloyal subordinate officers on our
shoulders. Time is up" with these gen
tlemen, and the good of the whole people
requires that they should retire to private life.
We give the following as samples of the
opinions and feelings of the socalled Con-
scrvative leaders of this County. Mr.. Blake,
sp eaking for himself and these leaders, de-
clared in his speech in fuckers Hall on Sat
urday night last, that the negro, from Adam
down, had been created for the use of the
W hite man that the negroes thus far had
learned but little except to rob hen roosts, &C.;
that the colored people were not more than
two, months old in the work of selfgovern-
ment, &c. Mr.. Blake, after declaring these
view and MANY others. and after stating most