The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-09-18

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Raleigh on Wednesday ana i 2 hyEsday q 9
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semply eonvensqg ~ t9g ~ y
: tenor niteenyeaH When Try sacs 70 e ~.
sidered that over sscty coafsses u .ne I.a .'s
were represented, NOTWITHSTANDING sne lla.u
times and great scarcity OF 1ney, y s'enlol'.
strates that the spirit 81 repupilcss,sla g.ogs
warmly m the hearts OF IT'S tens ol 'nous'i'e10
OF yotaries ssss.---,-z, -
delegates came at great expense ei'g MI ~
convenience frQm the extreme Aas.s.lA - - !.
tern, Northern and Scussleln Porslo.l " s.s
state, while the Middle poftion resPone ..u
with formidable strsagsh. 1oms o ,o'. !le
iSaiiroads tine Atlantc anu = J.
iacuaea) acted corteoqsly any genelous'y ~; -
granung hairIare ticke.s' Wn'le o.nlls u,s.
played tne meanest ana mosl -con1eI.p ~. .Dio
4 splHs ~ grumy REFUSING 'hc usual. So'.e !:
/, extended on such occasions, ING lVaes acs-
!, ing m rms narrow ana oigoleu li lsn:S
may rest assured that inc 0ss1sus " .wn'c,'
they are controlled as tnorougnly unuels.oou'
ana oughenot and VIII not soon 20 -
4 tncy expect 10 gam any s'lsnss ~ .no
exnipition OF sue! sucn dlsgusling Prs!uolcss, NC
Know their calculations VIII ue 5uooneu 70
disappointment.
The Convention, as welias BENG Aete-
gate Convention, Partook largely o. tne ap-
pearance OF q General Mass messing Al
though each county was limited 20 the num- t,
Der OF votes sne mas heretoIoie neen sn''.leo
to members OF the House OF commons YET,
IN each case as many delegates were sent as
IT was deemed proper: Inc result o. TINS
operat'on was wen caculA.ea = sniuss Hl'o
the Conventon sucn spirit OF zea. ana
popular ieehng as scaieeiy ever attenes an
exclusive ana limited deiegated assembly,
Inc Convention was not oniy most iorr
mioaoie IN numbers out nignly crealtaple IN
point OF character anu apility' Ing coioreu
delegates were rhe most numerous, put NOT
enough g % give Inc appearances 10 the
Souy, Wien asseMo'ee'' any very Malke9
uisParlsy ON .nis score t1e space assle
70 ue'esases ~ Z uckers iaI se anu sPleuuiu
iai. seemed 70 DC nearly nan taken Up ~
%hlte men; =, NO Iair-mlndeo o. als'nseles,eo
observer VIII lor momen1 atle'hpt ~ us
Pu te snaI Wnen Ine Conse s was assem- J,
pea ior business y liau cols allullg anu
imposing appearance enough 80 10 chai-
lenge the respect OF even tue most opstinatc
and inveterate secesslon'st: WIN tne ex,
ceplion q Jew scenes q eAcllemens anu
mohen.ary uisoruer sacn as are na'ura.iy ~
cident 20 congregaIion 50 large anu con
vehihs uhaer sucn pecun.l anu e4 st
~ ciieunistslhce's' TUG sP,fi' Vi ofuei anu we,
cofsn' eyinceo was hislly s''ln ns'aoie anu
crc ~,
INC uesile !" harihonize ON al questions
OF vltal concern was PaipaDie. from nrss
70 iast, Inc iuea OF permitting "a sNns OF
u,sceLu aug a.vlsaon % consloi .ne ac.lon 81
.ne Oolven.1oh seemeu ~ oe uePIeSa,eu py
eVery onc. ~ ~ 'rue 'uele eAis.eu lones s
anssson's's VIEWS as " snc true iiie oi Po.-
ICY 70 pursue IN tne enumeration OF Plncl-
pies, but WITH all TINS. every one appeared TO
look upon the consoildatlon ana unity OF
tue nepuDiican party as aDsoiuteiy esssentlai
IN preventing catastrophe so injurious ana
depioraple as could certainly result irom the
deieat OF state reconstruction and speedy
restoration to the Union.
Through the entire proceedings OF the
TWO Gays aud evenings the spirit OF entnusl
asm shown for the great principle OF "poilt-
lcai equality before the law was warm,
spontaneous and enthusiastic. ss
The Introduction OF the resolution on the
subject OF confiscation proved to be unfortu-
nate. 1t met with exactly the same fate that
we are confident would have attended .
proposition directly endorsing and APPROX
ing OF confiscation. All attempts to convey
the impression that the Convention favored
coLtiscation are without foundation in truth.
On this delicate question, notwithstanding
the feeling that was momentarily aroused,
the Convention finally acted in such a man
ner as will bear the test fthe closest scruti-
ny and ought to meet with the favorable re-
gard and unqualified sanction of every true
Republican in the country. In fact, by the
unanimous passage of a resolution, adhering
in the most specific terms to the reconstruc-
ton plan and measures of Congress, the Con-
yention openly and boldly placed itself on
record in opposition to confscation. While
this resolution was pending, and when the
attention of every member was keenly arous-
ed and fixed to its true meaning and import
when it was explained that in the event
North Carolina was restored under the con-
gressional plan, confiscation would be effect
ually and totally nullified, the resolution was
still passed with more earnest and emphat-
ic vote than any and all propositions
brought forward during the entire meeting.
We maintain, therefore, that the course
thus taken was eminently true and consist
ent, and comported precisely with the, trne
objects and purposes OF the Republican par
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