The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-08-21

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not be allowed u.s. hciy upon my 1v.n
Congress VIII NOT nnaiiy auJoull' ''ii s''cse
states are All reconstructeo upon senls '11s mus
ana re-adinitted 70 repIssen'" .a:u a:e
people OF the North oenunoeu ms ~ anu ~
Will be done. II we reconstrucs upon she PICS
emit terms about nine-tentns OF sne "nlte
men Will remain voters. Il we relect anu
vote down the Convention. wnen Soneress
again meets IN december, u VIII pass an acs
extending the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 70 every man
who votes against the convention. whether
white or black, and probably to al others
who voluntarily aided in the rebellion.
But it may be asked, why dlsIranchisc
man because he votes against the Convention.
The reply IS, Congress, representing the
conqueror, has submitted it's plan for recon-
struction and restoration OF the Union, and
the vote of each man, white or black, will
be looked to as a test OF his loyalty and
willingness to see the Union restored and
peace once more established. The tickets
of all, black and white, will no doubt be
numbered, and it will be an easy matter for
the Government to see how each voted
The question is not whether we will allow
the freedmen to vote. That is already
established beyond revocation. He is al
ready registered, and the army stands at his
back to see that be is not deprived OF this
right conferred by Congress. When they
have once exercised this right, who is so
blind as not to see that we cannot take it
from them without war of races2 Having
once exercised it, they will fight for it or
continue to exercise it; and they will have
the sympathy and support OF large ma
Jority of the people OF the North. 1t is not
wise to deceive ourselves on this point
Universal manhood suffrage IS liked fact,
however much we may deplore 1t. Inc
whole question, then, Is IN a nutshell. 1t IS
not whether the freedmen Shall vote, but 1t
is how many Of the white men shall vote
1t may be SAID TINS VIII fasten negro govern
ment upon us, ana we Shall, therefore, vote
down tne convention 10 AVOID II. HOW
Goes TINS neiP US II we vote lor a Conven-
ton about nine-tenths OF the White men OF
GEORGIA Will Sill pe voters. II we vote
down the convention congress VIII extend
the disTancniSenent tiii PropaDiy not ,ex-
ceedins one TENN VIII DC voters. Wmch
Will ne the worse government Tor us, that IN
wn,cn nine,tentns OF our own race retain the
right TO vote or tnat IN winch only one-tenth
have that nghtf Take tennessee as an In
stance her government was set up before
the war ended, ana ny her Constitution
none but test oath men and few other
favortes OF the powers that then ruled her,
are allowed TO vote VI about l5O,O00
white citizens, only little over twenty
thousand are voters. How gladly would
the wni'e people OF tennessee accept the
terms rendered 10 us Dy the Military bills,
whlch would put the Daiiot-Dox into the
hands OF nine-tenths OF the Whte men, when,
W present, ABOUT one seventh only are Voters.
What sensible man desires to exchange
position with them And still MIR. Hill
and other leaders advocate mad policy
that must, II successful, place Georgia IN
worse condition than Tennessee now oc-
cupies; as our rejection of the terms will
cause the Acknowledgement of probably a
larger proportion of our white people than
the proportion now DISTINGUISHED in Ten
nessee.
1t was with view OF doing all in my
powerto save our people from this alterna-
tive, that took position In advance for the
acceptance, in good faith, of the terms pre-
scribed by Congress very well knew the
advantage which an INSCRIPTIONS opponent
would have by appeals to the passions and
prejudices of our people, who have just
passed through the war, with but little time
for reason to resume its control. was well
aware of the ease with which the wounds
could be re-opened by infammatory appeals
and denunciations. The detraction and
abuse which have been heaped upon me was
not unexpected. But whatever may have
been our errors in the past, I entertain no
doubt that our best interest in the future re-
quires the prompt acceptance of the plan
dictated by the conqueror. Having taken
my position in favor of the acceptance of
the terms, after mature consideration
despising the vile slanderer whose delight is
detraction and abuse, and defying the surg
ing, resistless tide of passions and preiudices
which designing men are attempting to lash
into fury for selfish ends, shall stand i'm
movably by my position. And warn the
people to beware how they subordinate their
reason to their prejudices, which, if persisted
in, will bring utter ruin upon themselves
and their children. If YOU vote down the
Convention, preferring military government.
how long may it be before Congress will
direct the military commander to assess a
tax upon YOU. in addition to YOUR present
burdens. to support this military govern
ment. which seems at present to command
your admirationa What guarantee have