The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-10-23
up theioyaI, ADD put down treason for ever.
shst sbrs y r &c Republic. aLApplause.l !

against pIiuCtpdiltAtS ditu EpWcts,t V<&t ~
We are true to ourselves and to our country
we shall triumph. have NO fears about The
result we shall carry the elections \ APP.
plause. We will make as sound and as good
y Constitution as that Of any otl,ef tree State.
We will ratify that Constitution, and take
the State back with the sold flag foating ut
the masthead. We intend 80 do it. Voices
ne wilfiiyya We intend til do it as Repubii.
cans We shall fist ,aakc the State, fellow
eitixers and tEen build'it up and improve it.
The Republican parry is the. party Of
Churches, and School houses, and Rajtroa1s
1t is the party of tile aeepls applause - y
For one, l am indissollbly joined % It, for
it is the only organization that can redeem
and build up ms. native State. and save and.
lperpetaate Tie Republic with its flee institn-
,ti0ns for ourselves and our posterity.A
Loud and continued applause
made for JAS H. Harris.
3 M. Harris then arose md said asa U SNO
Fel30so- Citizens I do not rise to make an
BextsHled speech, for really d de- pot know
where to begin after the eloquent remarks
,of the Governor 1Should rather hear from
SOME Of our Conservative friends, if they
feel like ansyering him. ILaughter.1 But
win tell YOU what was thinking about,
during the time was seated here tonight.
Perhaps that will interest you as much as
any thing else.~. I was thinking Of the past,
and recalling to mind who that had ever
sacrificed anything for us and our rights j, I
was thinking of the proposition OF certain
Republicans now, who proposed to recon-
struct iir the Fall Of 1866, without asking
the assistance of the colored people or guar
anteeing any Of Ion rights. The ldaek man
would then have been handed over to his
| enemies. y The prejudice against him was
too strong. convcrsed with leading poll
ticians, who admitted the justice of my
claims, hut did .aot dare 10 face the white
people and say So They will call me Mig
ger wofshipper, was the only answer that I
could get. But at that momentous hour
at this crisis. Of cur fate there vas ono
man, who did come forward aud brayely
declared for the rights of all men Zap
plause.] You recollect the occasion, and the
man. It was Gov. Holden Yes, yes
When We did so, every rebel paper in. the
State raised a "showl." The Sentisel began
to yelp upon his track. He was ostrscised
! and prosecuted With the greatest malignity
for hfs crime was nnpardonable. Bet did
he shrink Did lie draw back from the
lcontcstf No, he said this - believing that
I am right, I. shall stand by the cause, of
saiseisill shifiagd and not ASK tRs iisefaiis-
sion of Mr.. Pell or any body else when
faddSess The eelerea people" [Applause]
/ do not advert to these. things for mere
z,urposesio fat1qlstidn. II rrfsrito them now
because crafty politicians are secretly at
tempting to undermine the influence of Gov.
Holden with our people, by resorting to low
and anonymous publications. ! didn't read
them know whence they were issued
1 and as long as Gov. Holder stands upon
principle and fights as he; does naw, my
! faith and the faith of my people in his de
votion to liberty and justice, canno be shaken
by the breath of slaader or the sneer of the
traducer. While We are not welded to any
set of men, we intend to stand by those who
ssand by US and our principles {Cries of
YES, yes. And our principles are those of
the great Republican, party of the North,
Union, liberty, justice, humanity and politi!
cal equality. applause. =
Some persons are row crying out against
Yankees and negroes They are endeavor-
4 ing to make half dozen parties. I recog-
nise but two-one the Republican party,
and the other the Democratic or Copper
lleaG party. This Conservative party is an
offshoot Of the Copperheads. L can't sup
! port No 1t has got no platform to stand
4 upoR And [ cannot encourage the friends
of the Northern Democracy, who urged on
this war to enslave my race, when they
didn't have cent invested in the negro.
1Cries of that's right These Conservatives
4 down here do reioicest Republican defeats,
and Democratic victories, and there is moth
ing stranger to nae than to see old Wings,
'fgrowaa as grey as rats, rejoicing over Demo-
stcratie viet0fies and rubbing their hands tie
cause negn suffrage is defeated. Laughter
Then they request US they, ask me and you
ftd fejo:ee with them, and to 60 with their
party against Republicans and against uni
versal suffrage. We can't do it [Cries Of
no, no. II any colored man is foolish
enough to do so, let him be hired out and
his children educated In better faith. !
would give ten dollars for his photograph.
| Laughter voice, hang him renewed
laughter] No, would send him to Bar
NUNS museum, as one negro who has nc
sepse 1Laughter.j ~ = 40
4 Then they are talising about = war of "a
ces. They hold Conservative meetings and
gas about negro equality and war Of races.
The absurdity of white foelis greater than
that OF black fool, it does really Seem to me.
Laughter. Who Is it that does not know
that the arm of this government is strong
enough to strike down every negro and
white man that would attempt to inaugu
rate a war of. aa'es? But all this talk come
from Copperheads They threaten us with
two parties-a white mans party and 4
black mans party. They say unless they
vote down the Republicans, the country will
be ruined. How is the country now? Isn't
4 it in ruin alre4dys Who ruined it in 1850
and '6f. Did the Yankees, the loyal whites
or the negro ruin it, guess not. 1t was
these secession Solomons- same that are
to-day advocating the Conservative cause
and getting up, q white mans party. Yes
\ there are half dozen lawyers and editors
around here, that ought to be.set to hoeine
corn or put in the Lunatic Asylum. --
1[Laugbter.] They are sick at the prospect
of losing Office, and they we've OF the same
way of feeling in 1861, when they attempt
ed to tear down the government They be.
hng to that party and class Of men that
used to put STAKEHOLDER In office eyerytime
whether he was stupid as iackass or moi. =.
i A man that didn't have . lot Of negroes was
nobody in their opinion. AID they some.
how or other managed to instil tue same
ideas into the white werking-men. They
have poisoned their minds in some degree
but we; know that their interests and our in
tercsts, against rebels and copperheads, is
the sane-and the time is not distant when
all that will he as.ttiad RI tho satisfaction M