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

sS cucu u1o our vipws ~Td
record !; our solemn conviction. t & We V put
ing Of universal suffrage and It "a tneps
holding CIVIL Office, irrespect; civ 'ne e figM
t,ouor merit, is fraught Will, with o. auahss
danger e the country.-Sent;nJn oot an
A decisive majority of the as So "a Aug
pie who inhabit the United s SoVoo 900 b
i ! are devoted to the aaity of q An
scan Rspu61ic." And as a p1ar y M' IA
unity and pcrpetuity of the ns.;y to
ernment they believe in the ,Gls aa %
necessity Of establishing, for all t;U ms
tho Equality Of men before th s,','e 70 Co
Fidelity to these two oron, ny IA. law.'
e once .ne bond that unites, and tha !, y
tnat marks the great Republican "s oa@
men, VINO feeinot the bond and we.i party
badge are not Republicans Aaa , not
such men may honestly think 1 .S vi
friends of the Republic. thew MI, ;;%uensel'
some day to the Consciousness tb " ava
its enemies. '"a' They
Much is being said dailv. mill,
privately, orally and editoriail,v pa ooy ~
the different grades OF Republ S;uSeni
Wings of the party are d es;,salls
such terms m q Iritro Rod;s., = ignated
q Conservat;ve Renn,,i;oaS ,a Radical
publican. Z Republican : g. moderate B
Now. the frnth 10 that ~ We.
different denominations, or grades ~ ~ Ias
Tor whatever else they NAV he col, ~ wing
OF men befure the law ahorO "a ana ,Equalt
in their nolifical creed DO roa az Other ida
that trne Rennbl;can ror,,, 'ally consfap
name-the f6e Of desnpt;s3 worthy 's, Of u
aristocrisv which omobt snd IN. monarchy AID
troll the government until thora a ~ an S~ COZ
in all the land who denv ito S ! saail oen0a
pute ita anthoritv 40 No''r'ne or d
= Different classes of s;noo,o p
honestly differ IL regard TO t,,s rnepuOla
Hest pract;cab,e mode of T h .m. pese and e
tion to a universal recocu;.;nn slng then
trines. An agree that evsr .Vr NO., =, .nese do
into rebellion is a criminal fnnn i VINO : va
the verdict Of the nation .n ,Sula guilty
the crime of all polit;csl nr;v;,, ses'ea
some long.tried RepubIicana E,.s
Greeley and Gerritt Smith ho,;an nV noAa
yersal sufro0e extended ond 49, wa, IN
nesty, at the same time cran t,0e q !, aa
who have go forfeited their nol;t;oa " :. nos
would do the work most sneed;lv n i,sl
equally true and tried like Rem W.S I'as
Thaddeus Stevens. saw that enm;tv 11 !. ~
Republic land to that child Of Reruh ~
ism, Equality before the lawl 10 On h..
fierce in the breasts of MANY who uo ui gu
restored to political influence and no Uum
general amnesty. that the very H. s" os !.
Republic would be endangered bv VI h ~ ~
reaching clemency. ''' '''
These men are equally honest and s;,,
Their final object is is the same 1 WSsN
policy is the wiser-the better adan,. SV :
reach the ends of Republicapism~t; :p.'S WV y
surrey tell; and perhaps time olons con y.
tainly disclose. But one great truth
present declares, and daily examples and
Illustrations powerfully enforce the iunort,,
of harmony in fssziag and concert IF o@.
among Republicans,
Horace Greeley, if in Tennessee must Ia,
supported Brownlow to be consistent Tn,l
the I. vitriolicn Governor NAV wish tn G]
franchise. for a time. ali rebels But thss
ception to equality before the law in n
nessee, would under Brownlow's plan,
appear with the present generatiopmif.
sooner. Whereas, his opponent was uui,]
all con,;no oenerot;ons the d;sfrancb;0oms
of an innocent class of men.
The Sentinel has had much to saw copceul
ing the different Wings of Republicauj,u)
It appears to feel satisfaction in prospect
discord. Let all true Republicans mark wa
the extract that heads this article. It Show
that the Sentinel does not comprehend N
nature of Republicanism. "Nothino I'M
danger to the country is what II reads
our creed. The majority of the s5 COCOON
think they are themselves the safest deposit,
nv of political power. The Sentinel think
that power should be deposited elsephep-
The majority aforesaid does not expect
bestow Office on men irrespective of ousE
fication or merit.a That majority expec
itself TO decide on the qualification and merit
of those whom it.makes its public servant
and it believes itself to be a more ipconur
tible and consequently a safer Judge of Qua
itication and merit than any possible ion
of ar;stocr;sv or monarchy
SoUTHERNER
Near Smithfield. 9th Aug. 1867
800. ~
For the STANDARD
Mrssps En,rons aee r. written in II
,Ssoud1,M If a1st Jniv over the sionatuel
MIMI Koters that Rev w W Albea wou)
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