The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-09-07

Southern States for the destitute WnlLe people
well as the destitute coloreu peoP;tt,, to 49, "
| mans Bureau has been spent for the sake OF
| faw worthless no account niggers in the Souti
There are two weapons now, Which VIC 1ei IN,
| they are social equality and the war OF Ill
races" The war of the races-well, now let u
| cyanipe for moment the inconsistencies
| these Journals that are harping aOort the war 9
races I assert here, and L make the assertlo
without fearing a successful contradiction, Una
there never was such a thing as war OF races
simply because of difference OF complexion, o
a difference of nationality. Wherever there ma
been a war OF races, it bias been a conflict o
ideas, a conflict of interest war for the acqul
sitiOn of territory.
Now, ask You the question then, is there an.
thing of this character existing between IN
white people or the culored people of the South
We are bound together by the common lies o
interest we are one people without diucrenc'
of opinion and purpose, except one Is back aht
the other is white. All the noble ideas the col
orcd people have, we have borrowed RON you
Our ideas of government we get from you, ait
the language we speak get from you. Oul
interest is one ; il the one prospers the othcl
must prosper also. We have got to sink toSeth
er or We have got to swim together. The white
people have even taught the Lords PRAYER
Our interest being one, speaking the same IAN
puaGe, dwelling under the same government,
and above all, serving the same God, ana stri-
wing tc yet to he same Heaven, | would ask i'll
the name of common consistency, then what is
TO bripm about the much talked OF war OF the
races Nothing in the world. 1t is only one of
these StratagemS that are reSorted TO lor the
purpose of frightening white men away from the
Republican party and trying to build up an in
fernal machine here to tic on to the Democratic
party of the North.
But even suppose such thing could be- as a
war of the races? Take Tennessee There we
we find that colorcd people the Conservative
ticket and we find that white people voted the
I-nf and
the Republican ticket, and white men voted the
Republican ticket. We find white men and col
ored m on both sides. How are you going to
get up Il war of races then how are you going
both sides Take North Carolina, If you please
Here we have thirty thousand loyal white men,
and we have some just as loyal white men as the
sun ever shoneupon, and even some who can not
take the "iron-clad OATH" then we have sixty
thousand loyal black men, in all ninety thousand.
Now, how are you going to get up war of ra-
ccs when they are so equally divided?
| reiOiced is [ listened to the eulogluln that
was delivered here upon the gentleman who has
been honorcd with the Presidency of this Con-
vention, for his loyalty, for his bravery, and for
his devotion to his country; but sir, while en-
dorsed all that, and while l prided myself on
having such gentleman among us, especially to
preside over this Convention, stand here to-
night prding myself equally as much upon the
fact that can say to this gentleman and will
say to this Convention, that we have some just
as good North Carolinians whose heads are as
large, whose loyalty is just as pure who are just
as much devoted to the Union as any set of men
upon the face ofGod Almighty's toot-stool. Gap
plauSe)
l am a North Carolinian, and am proud of it.
I am proud OF the North Carolina record. l am
proud to say that we stand now before the Con-
gress of the United States, almost in anne, as
fair as a lilly. We have had no dscOrd in this
State between the white people and the colored
people; we have had no riots; our soil has not
been desecrated by the shedding of blood at the
different precincts of registration, and speech
making has all gone on tremendously. [ am
proud of that as a North Carolinian. There is
another ridiculous idea our opponents advance,
and that is "sOcal equality" Well, now, those
very gentlemen and could mention them were
| to call the names OF some of the papers, have
invited the colored men into their pariors in Sc
cret-I don't tell where l have beell<but tell
you these very gentlemen, right here in North
Carolina, ard may say right here in the City of
Raleigh, who sit down in their private places
and write sensation articles against the negro and
against social equality, have tried mi hty hard
pull black negroes into their parlors and en-
deavor to win them to the Conservative side
(Applause) Is this consistent; is this fair; is it
right; is it honest; are they governed by the
principles that should govern statesmen? (NoD
Certainly not The idea of social equality never
did exist in the Republican platform.
They cant point out single Republican in Con-
gress out of it, that advocates social equality.
v,
Europe or America, where the races are
placed in contact, where social equality is advo-
Gated. Goto Canada, where the laws are perfect
ly equal, as every man who knows anything of
British law, knows they are. In Canada ticv
have colored lawyers and doctors and colored
gentlemen all transacting their business together,
The whites treating the colOred people kindly ac-
cording to their merit; but there is not social
equality there. Go, If you please to Jamaica, and
there you will find colored Judges, and LAWYERS
and colored members of the jamaican Parliament
There is no social equality there. You 20 to
party in Jamaica, you don't see a coored man at
a white man 5 party, or Il white man at Il colored
mans party; come down South, where the law
does make difference, if you please, you 90 to
white mans party here, you don't see any col.
ored men there, only in the capacity of servants
but you 60 to black mans party, and YOU will
see some old white fellow hanging around Naugh-
ter and applause,( and these are the very men
who are raising hue and cry about social equal
ity!
| can forgive the Southern man whose dollars
and cents have been invested in the ok man.
can respect Southern man that went into the !
army, and fought braveiy. l can respect Sou IL
ern men when they differ with the Northern men
and submitted their cause to the sword l can
respect those men that urged the firing of the |
cannon upon Fort Sumpter, and | will say for
myself that was in favor of the firing upon Fort
Sumpter. You may call me rebel if You wish |
but when l heard the first gun that was fired up
On Fort Sumpter as walked the streets If Chat |
i
in the roar of that cannon that the North and tue |
South had broken their bargain-and their ma |
onal bargain was to hold four millions of the |
lnman race in slavery-slavery was national in |
crest, and hold that Northern men were Just as |
much responsible for slavery as the Southern |
nan. (Applause.)
| knew when they fired upon Fort Sumpter |
leir bargain was broken, and 1 heard in the roar |
If the cannon the death knell of American slave
y, and rejoiced. loud applause.)
These mon hot olly of +t,o ,-o,
o consider that we have no government Let us
ancy now, that the negroes were ranged on one |
lde and the white men on the other here are
our millions OF negroes on the right and here are
light millions of whites on the lett, making
,reat preparations; what do you suppose the |
government would be doing ? Do YOU not think
overthrow rebellion of four millions of blacks
md eight millions of-whites
L say II such a thing is possible the United
states government would crush out every fool
legro and every fool white man who commence
t? Qaughtcr) believe sir that the majority
Il the real, genuine reliable people in North Car
'llna 18th whites and blacks are now in favor of
arrying the State back into the Union. | be-
eve they are i'll favor of carrying it back upon a
thoroughly loyal basis believe they,arc preuar-
q 10 accept the constitution, and believe they
MI DO 1t IN good faith. l would counsel all my
'iends, black and white, old and young, TO let
ne past take care of the past land seal up the book
the past, ana bury everything that is past in
ne sea OF oblivion, and allow the common cause
t our country and the thousands of poor white
eople and the thousands of poor black people
| the country, that are almost crying to day
,r bread would call upon them in the name
OF bleeding and suffering humanity, to lay aside
considerations, and rally rally to the com
on call OF the country. applause and cries Of