The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-10-09

When the late Republican Convention at
Raleigh Is charged with having approced of
con6scation because certain resolutions in
troduced by the committee were voted down,
there is no more pointed answer to make as
to the absolute falsity of such an accusation,
than by reference to the unconditional en-
dorsment on the part of said body of the
policy and measures of Congress- Neacbernl
Republican. IN
Our friend of the Repablican is certainly
correct in this view. There is no confsca-
ton in the reconstruction measures Indeed,
the only way to avoid confscation by the en-
forcement of the law of 1862 on that sub
ject, is to carry out those measures in good
faith, and thus restore the State to the Union.
There is no coniscation in any State plat
form of the Republican party of the North
confscation in any document issued to the
people by the Republican members Of Con-
gress, or by the standing Committee in
Washington which acts for the Congress :
Leading Republicans of both races have
spoken in various parts of this State, under
the auspices of the national Republican par
ty, and not one of them has advocated con-
fscation. 1t is true, Mr.. Senator Wilson
very properly declared that if any landliol-
der or employer should discharge a tenant or
employee for voting his sentiments at the
polls, then and in that case the estate of such
a person should be confscated, but he did
not go beyond this. Wherefore, then, this
cry about confscation? Because, the Con-
vention did not expressly denounee it p
There were many things il. did not -specifcal-
a'ly or expressly take ground for or against =
If it had set out in full allits views in detail
on every question, the platform would have
filled all the columns of the Standard. 3 But
the progress of this discussion, which has
been forced upon us, renders it our duty to
speak with more plainness than heretofore
There was Committee on Platform and
Resolutions consisting of John Pool, Byron
Laflin, E. R. Brink, @. r. Thomas, ]. W.
Hood, James Sinclair, D., R. Goodloe, James
H. Harris, Henderson Adams, Wyatt Out
law, G. j. Cowles, J. IT, Schenck, @. L. Har-
ris. John A Dula, R. P. Dick, and A. H.
Galloway. This was an able Committee
Its report is understood to have been made
unanimously. Was the report defended2-
: Were any reasons urged by the members of
the Committee with one or two exceptions,)
or by the Chairman of the Committee, why
the entire report should be adopted Mo-
1t is not surprising therefore, that that part
] of the report which was supposed to need
defence, and was not defended, was voted
down. We hold that those gentlemen who
are no~ protesting against the action of the
q Convention, declaring they will not submit
Z to its organization, and will not aseryen the
party on the. basis laid down in March and
September, owed it to the Convention and to
their own convictions and purposes to speak
? out in the Convention, first for the report as
an entirety; and then, being minded to per-
sue the course they have, it was due to can
] dorand good faith between. Republicans that
then and there they should have said SO.
But the Republican party is not worthy of
confidence it is said, because, refusing to go
beyond the reconstruction measures. it de
clared for confscationl By negative it took
positive action. That is the argument, We
a. leave it to every candid person to say what
it is worth. -! q tf3fE . pi t.,5i'iI l@K
oa we now state. in reply, that the only per
ason of high official consideration who is on
cordin this State for contiscation, is Presi-
dent johnson, the idol and leader of the So
called Conservatives Of this State. In his
proclamation of-the both May, 1865, ap-
pointing the writer of thisg Provisional Gov
ernor of tins State, he ordered d-1goze.i
= =. "That the District Judge for the Judicial
District in which North Carolina Is included.
proceed to hold Courts within said State, in
arcordarce with the provisions Of tile act of
- congress The Attorney General will instruct
,Ie 1ne proper officers to LIBEL and BRING
~ In JUDGMENT, C0NFISCATION AND
Sa, SaLE, ALL PROPERTY SUBJECT TO 1
ooNflSCATION, and enforce the admins :
s.a.ion OF Justice Within said State in all
.,a.'els t;a within the cognizance and jurisdic-
oiion OF the Federal Courts.p sfAsif,g f5ai
3. Blythe act Of 1859, which is stiI'in force. /
sRo-thirds Of al tbe property in this State
was and Is liable confscation and sale. WAS |