The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-08-08

Observation-Disclosures CoNvENTIoN-THE
DUTY.-We have reason to believe that but
few days now will intervene, before General
Sickles will issue his instruction to Regis
trars and direct them to commence their la
bors. Previous to opening the books OF reg
lstration, however, ten days notice thereof
must be given, according to the law, for the
information of the people. After registra=
ton is commenced, it must be completed by
the first day of October.
| We beg, therefore, to repeat and urge the
suggestion, which we presented on yesterday
that duly qualified candidates for the Con-
vention shall announce themselves, or be
| brought out, forthwith. OF course, all other
things being at all equal we should greatly
prefer, in every instance, to have Conserva-
tives in the field but when such cannot be
induced to come out, we trust that our
friends who may be allowed to vote, will
unite in support of some moderate Republi-
can who is known to be opposed to the vio-
lent and malignant purposes OF ultra-Radl-
calism. We have several such in the State,
whom we would be perfectly willing to trust
with the solution of our difficulties and the
rehabilitation of the State Government. We
could designate some, by name, who are as
inimical to the vile and fiendish designs of
the Holden wing of the party, as we can
possibly be. They are, as an invariable rule,
to be found in the ranks of the bona tide con-
sistent Unionists, who have never faltered or
wavered; while, quite as invariably. the
prosecuting, malevolent and oppressive men
in the State are new converts, : latter-day
saints" old negro abusers and blatant Yam
kee haters and secessionists
We should deplore it, as great calamity,
that any considerable number of our white
citizens should fail to register and to vote.
foe
of the colored vote. Under the active and
secret agencies that are at work, it will be
fully brought out. We should regret it, we
say, as terrible evil, that Indifference, dis
gust, despair, or any other reason, should
produce the same failure to register, here,
which has irretrievably surrendered Virgin
la, probably, and Alabama and Louisiana,
almost certainly, into the hands of the Radi-
calls and the negroes. In the first place, the
injury thus done ourselves may be irremedia-
BILE; it may result in our permanent disfran-
chisement,-for one can doubt that if the
Brownowites in North Carolina obtain an
ascendancy in the Convention, they will in
augurate just such system of prescription
as that which has been fastened upon Ten
nessee by their patron saint and great exem-
plar. In the second place, we want no slip,
this time, if it can be with honor avoided
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the military acts. in the hope, however faint
that hope may be, that literal compliance
with the terms will bring us freedom from
turmoil, agitation, perplexing doubts and
harrassing fears. We want, Therefore, all the
qualified white voters of the State to be in a
position to vote in favor of the ratification
of the State Constitution, that may be adop-
ted by the Convention, and thus command
the necessary majority therefor, if the ex-
IRENE Radical managers, dissatisfied with
that Constitution. shall seek to defeat it, as,
in that event, they certainly would. And
we will 90 farther and say, that if it is such
Constitution as would degrade and ruin us
forever by its acceptance, we want to have
enough registered voters to Kill 1t.
In the present state of the public temper,
or rather in the existing passioity of the pop
ular mind, there is every reason to fear that
our people. like those of the other Southern
States in which registration has been pro-
crossing, will fail to appreciate the impor-
lance Ofregistration, unless urgent, strenuous
and practical appeals to the discharge of
that duty are constantly made to them. Let
us, at once, then, and throughout the State,
have Intelligent, honest patriotic men in the
field, who will impress, day by day, upon all
our people, the solemn necessity of register
ing and voting.
We repeat that our advice in this matter
is prompted by the fact that, as matters
stand, we see no other prospect, however
faint this prospect may be- of a speedy set
Element of our national troubles, than upon
the conditions imposed by Congress. We
regard peace and restoration of some sort as
essential to the happiness, welfare, even the
Hres, of our people. But while such are our
views, we put on record our solemn convic-
ton, that the granting of universal suffrage
and the right of holding civil office, ire
spective of qualification merit, is fraught
with nothing but danger to the country
Nevertheless, we proclaim ourselves as I'M
finching friends Of real freedom to all, and
of everything that is essential to its proper
maintenance Sentinel