The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-11-20

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There Is an ancisnt legend that sibyl offered
nine volumes to l6 Roman King at acertain price
Upon his refusing 70 give the price she Iilamedii
stsiy Icy BIN Snd burned three Of the volumes
matnilig al at the satne price He again refused
and she ii like Ihannef lett him and burned three
Others, and offered The remaining three at the
I same price. This notwithstanding King, and under
ne advice Of his hdgurs he bought the books at
The striking feature Of the story is that the
price continued the same, although the value of
books was greatly lessoned at each offer This
is typical OF our political condition. Those pccu-
liar Southern ideas which originated the rebellion
ought never to have deluded the mass Of thei
people But when it was ascertained that they
led only to ruin they should have been abandon
ed at oacc, and in good filth This was the price
which was demanded, for the restoration OF the
Union II appeared TOO high and we refused to,
stroyed part of her offer She again returned and
offered the remainder at the same price We,
again refused aud she again left us and destroyed
another part. She has again returned nd is now
offering the remainder at the same price 1t twill
anG accept the offer at the price ~ II,
Previous to the late rebellion the people of
North Carolina were distinguished for their de-
votion to the Union, Love Of the Union was an
instinctiye as well as a rational principle with
ton of separation or TO calculate the value the
Union. Even 50 late as February, 1861, after ali
the States between their Southern border and
Mexico had passed ordinances OF secession, they
refused to call convention to consider the ques
tion of separation. They gave this vote in spite
of the arts of politicians and traitors in their
midst and in spite oil 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-
inf so nar1 no TROY
vote is that the people Of North Carolina were
instnctively, babituaiy and cOnstitutionally at
| tached to the Union OF their fathers. Has the
experience of the last seven years weakened this
after the vote Of February. 1861, North Carolina
was made q party the war by the successful
strategy Of its inaugurators and elections ceased
to be free Amid the CONSERVATION which, in
1866, followed the overthrow of that power which
had destroyed the freedom OF the ballot box, that
| freedom revived Tor season, and the people of
North Carolina elected Convention Of Union
delegates. AS soon, however, as the leaders Of
the rebellion reeOVered from the first shock of
their fall, and discovered that they were out of
danger either from the United States govern
ment, which his they bad atteppted TO- destroy; or
had betrayed and ruined, they w.nt to work with
| deliberate aim to defeat the restoration of the
| Union upoufhe terms OF Abandonment ofthe con-
federacy and true allegiance to the United States.
So far it is allowed TO infer the purposes of the
mind from acts, they sought to establish in the
sympathies and affections oil the Southern people
| that confcderacy which they claimed Ind been
| .0verpowered by physical force. They aimed to
build up q Southern nationality in the, Southern
| mind-a Kind of patriotism which should animate
| the Southern mind with feelings similar to those
| hatprompted 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
| desireda restoration oil the Union, provided it
could be had upon theirown 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 ard it was necessary
| to make him powerless to oppose them. He was
| the representative Union man of the State. Ills
| election would have been not only Union
triumph, bat a pledge for the restoration Of the
\ Union upon the basis of unmstakeable loyalty.
| Hence the success of the whole scheme of the
| enemies of the Union depended upon the success
| of the first step Hewho has studied and under
| stood the power of that combination which pre-
| cipitatcd the quiet masses of the Southern peo-
| pie into war contrary to- 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
1 plan adopted was to offer the Governorship to q
| man OF ability and nndoubted 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 10 a man around Mr.. Worth and
i elected him. If Mr. Holden had been elected
North Carolina would have been restored to the
| Union us Tennessee was. 1t would have thus
| been detached from the policy, OF the cotton
States; the Howard amendment would have been
adopted by tile requisite majority of all the
| States, and the whole scheme Of reconstruction
would thus have been settled. 1t would have
been triumph worthy of the Uniopists of the
old North State if, with her noble daughther
| 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 on
the 10th and Goth of the present month Do you
intend again to be deceived! Do You intend
again to barter away your right; that noble
/ heritage Of freedom which .you received from
your Fathers, and which you owe to your chill
,dreu ado You intend to let collateral. Issues
divert your minds from the great qnestionwhich
you must decide at the coming election? 1t was
| principle among the ancient Romans in the
| best DAYS of the Republic, donare i,iinaicitias
Reipmblicae, "to surrender prejudicies for the
sake of the Republic" Let this be your motto
Let all considerations yield to the safety OF inc
Republic. Tried by this test, what estimate VIII
| You place upon the patriotism OF those VINO are
| attempting again to divide the Union party IN
1 North. Carolina Are they giving up local pre-
\ judices for the safety Of the Republic? Are they
not rather trying to sacrifice the public safety to
local prejudices! What is the pretcxt-for it is
nothing but pretext-upon which certain per-
sons are now attempting to dividethe Union
party in the States Examine it. On the 9th oil
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
4 squarely upon heplaftorm of the great national
4 Republican,. party. Countyand district meetings
4 were held all over the State, and the action Of
4 this Convention unanimously endorsed and rati'
\ lied This was all that was necessary to organ
ize the Republican party in the StateF The
Unionists OF the State simply placed themselves
| upon the platform of the Republican party of the
4 United States. They had nothing to do with the
making of that platform any more than a body
4 of men who should Join church, would have Il
\ do with making the creed OF that church The,
\ simply adopt the creed Us it is. Ii they incor
/ porate new articles of faith, they form q new
| church. So If the Republican party in North
Carolina attempt to add to or take fromthe plat
1 form ofIhe national Republican party, they sim
4 ply attempt 10 form q new party, and not t
IL join one already formed. The mission OF TIN
\ ] Republican party is to restore the Union ant
perpetuate the blessings of free government.
will do this without confscation If 1t can; wit
"A it if it must. All private considerations mus
yield to this grand object of the. partvOf tn
! ceantry How futile would it be then to form
Nrrfh- farolina hovin0 any other ohipr