The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-06-26

Is seeking llght upon tne supJect OF MS Po-
litical duties, and MS Kadical friend gives
him plain facts, and demonstrates clearly
with which party ne and all like him should
act. 1t would be well for colored voters
generally to seek out some tried Radical
friend and question him upon all subjects
about which they have any doubt. Inc dla-
logue is submitted with the hope that tne
facts set forth therein VIII remove douDts
from the minds OF many VINO nave Deen un-
able to receive proper lnf0rmatlon upon tne
position in which they should stand at tins
time: i,-s
THE DIALOGUE.
Question. With which party should the
colored man voter
I Answer. The Union Republican party,
o Whv should the colored man vote with
that party
"A Because that party has made him free
and given him the right to vote.
@. Was Mr.. Lincoln Republican
A. He was Republican President.
@. Are all the Republicans in favor of uni
yersal treedomY Ii I
- A They are n
%. What is the difference between Radi-
calls and Republicans l..ses sisa.b
A. There is none. The word Radical was
applied to the Republican party by its enc
mics, and has been accepted by it.
4 @. The Radicals and Republicans are then
one and the same party?
A. They are, and they are all in favor of
freedom and universal justice.
y @. What is the meaning of the word Rad
ical as applied to political parties and poll
ticians
A. It means one who is in favor of going
to the root of things who is thoroughly in
earnest who desires that slavery should be
abolished. that every disability connected
Herewith should be o5literated, not only from
q the national laws but from those of every
State in the Union.
Hg @. Is Mr.. Sumner Republican,
I'D A. He is and Radical, SO are Thaddeus
r Stevens, Senator Wilson, Judge Kelley, Gen.
Butler, Speaker Colfax, Chief Justice Chase,
and all other men who favor giving colored
men their rights. s.....
+. @. To which party do the friends of the
colored men in Congress belong9
A. To the Republican party. ~.
@. What is a Democrats
A. A member of that party which before
the rebellion sustained every legislative act
demanded by the shareholders, such as the
Fugitive Slave Law, and the attempt made
to force slavery upon the Western Terri
tories.
@. What was the position of the Demo-
cratic party during the war?
A. It opposed the war; declared Mr.. Lin
coins management of it. a failure: resisted
every measure in Congress looking to eman-
cipation, and denounced the Government for
arming colored men as soldiers. M -.
@. What has that party done since the
surrender of the rebels -.tF4
A. It has sustained Mr.. johnson in his eff.
forts to restore your old masters to power in
the country, and opposed every act for your
benefit which the Republican Congress has
adopted.
@. Is it known BY any other name?
A. It is also known as Conservative. Con-
perhead and rebel. Under each name it is
still the same enemy of freedom and the
rights of man. - ------- ---'.---.-'
81 Q. Would the Democrats make slaves of
the colored people again if they could
3 A. It IS fair to presume thew would. for
they have opposed their freedom by every
means in their power, and have always la
bored to extend slavery.
w. w Quiz democrats allow cOlOI6Q men
to vote
A. No! They have always opposed it in
Congress and in the various State Legisla-
lures.
q. Who abolished slavery in the District
of Columbia? l @att
A. A Republican Congress and Abraham
Lincoln, a Republican President
/ @. Who freed the slaves in the South?
A. Abraham Lincoln. the Republican
President, by proclamation. 10
@. Who passed the Freedman's Bureau
Bill? -...-'
"a A. A Republican Congress by more than
two-thirds vote over the veto of Andrew
johnson, the leader of the Democratic or
Conservative party.
O Who gave ns the civil RIGHTS Rill2
a. The same Republican CONGRESS
O. What party cave us the risht to vote
A. The Republican party.
@. What has the Democratic, Conserya-
tive or Copperhead party ever done for the
colored people9 -5''..i
A. 1t has tried to keep them in slavery,
| and opposed giving them the benefit of the
| Freedmen's Bureau and Civil Rights Bills
| and the right to vote
u why cannot colored men support the
democratic party.
A. Because that party would disfranchise
them, and, If possible, return them to slave
ry.and certainly keep them in an inferior
position before the law.
" with whom 90 the disloyal white mer
OF the South desire the colored men to vote
A. With the Democratic party.
would not the Democrats take away
all the negroes rlghts2