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

/ aointies 70 ne removed from any man WI
) voted for that conscript law; 1 never v% Who Sa
give my consent, SO help me Saviour ~ VIII
move the disabilities from any man who, N
( in the United States Congress, and yaco sS
his seat, and came home, and bv th" :ated
fuence hurried North arolina into reh heir
and to-day the widows and orphans az.
ing and weeping for it; why do 7 sor ey
members of the United States Cop,,rasss ,Ae
cause they have taken upon Themselves ~ ~
more solemn and binding obligations w WI
is it2 To support the constitution Of %
United States, and some OF them, don't s SN
from North Carolina, but some of tberD
forty-eight hours after they had swo.a
allegiance to that constitution, were Mo.
ting treason against it, and soma p'O !.
them to-day, want the Southern neora
to relieve them. Let US wait awbP
before we do. Ii the whole talent of tS,,
South is DISTINGUISHED, let us try the foos s
awhile, and think that there will h aug
difficulty but what prosperity and peace MIN IN
soon reign over this country. VIII
All, Mr.. President, tell you what is ~.
trouble. This talent that they say has Is %s
disfranchised, they are about to get ont ~
Office, and some other loyal men. eithoI
white or black, will get into it. That i H''
trouble. They want to throw firebrands ;r me
our party. ALL we have to do is to stand :.
We have to stand fire; we have to show tla.
we know no man North, South, East W.
West; nor no man on account of color ifI'
is right at heart. The same God made n'
all. l will say to those gentlemen who ~"
so much afraid and want the disabilities ra
moved, if they will just be quiet everyth;D.
will come right. Let US not he in too mncS
of hurry. The Republican party of North
Carolina is young. 1t was born in March
'67, but it is growing fast. If they wait nm
til it is few years older it will plouob 7
ploughed when was eight, and below !.
will plough when it is three.
On the part of the colored men of North
Carolina. will say for all of them, thew ara
willing to do right. Put the idea before
them in its simplest way, so that they NAV
understand it, and they will march To tbs
tune every time. I have no objection To y
resolution being offered here tonight to ~
move the disabilities from any truly Rennb.
| lican man, to whom the Republican nartv
shall wish it to be done. Congress will do
what is right. I am not afraid of confsca.
ton. These people here don't want con6s.
cation, if these fellows only stand back and
behave themselves. We are not willing tn
make concessions to anybody, notwithstand.
ing we are but twelve months old. Weae
not willing to make concessions to white or
black. Any man who does not want to come
in here to this Republican party may stay out
l tell you, the true men of the country are
coming in. Give me few good friends
rather than good many sorry ones. All we
have to do is to indicate the Republican prin.
ciples. Congress will take care of us. There
is not freedman in this house tonight but
what is a Republican, or if there is, wish he
would go out.
will close with these remarks: l hope
that there will be concert of action in the
Republican party. / hope this Convention
will pass off in quietude, and our enemies
will not be able to say that we had any diff.
fculties which order and harmony were not
able to overcome.
The Chairman stated the business before
Convention now was, the adoption of the
second resolution of the committee
Mr.. Etheridge. of Currituck, moved that
the substitute offered by the delegate from
Craven, be substituted for all the resolutions
Of the committee of organization.
This, he said, would settle the thing iLal-
~. He believed the committee acted with
perfect good faith, and that they intended
to do all for the best; but opinions seemed
70 to differ that he thought the best thing
would be to adopt the substitute of the lel.
gate from Craven-leaving all these things
n the hands of the Congress of the United
States.
The Chairman remarked that this motion
notion could not be entertained as there
vas a resolution already passed, stating that
hese resolutions should be acted upon sepa-
ately.
Col. Peck moved that the resolution lie on
he table.
This motion was duly seconded, and being
mt to the meeting, was carried by unani-
nous vote.
The third resolution of the committee was
hen offered. -,- -s=E-s3F -zsbasfl
Col. Peck moved that this also be laid on
be table. He said he was opposed to it on
ne ground that he thought it was not in the
rovince of this Convention to ask anything
ON the Congress of the United States He
id not think it was good policy that Con-
ress is going to be particular how they
moved these disabilities, they are not 60
e to open the door at the call of this Con
ention or any other man.
6. L. MADISON then said Il wish to be
istinctly understood that l just as much de-
re the removal of these disabilities from
lie true, fire-tried loyal men in the State of
orth-Carolina as any other citizen, but, |
ill say on this occasion, and believe Mr.
7. W. Holden and other gentlemen that are
DIV laboring under these disabilities will
gree with me, that we should let these dis
oilities remain, for we cannot have them
'moved, without having the disabilities re-
owed from the whole South, and from eve
: rebel in the State of North Carolina.
When the Congress thinks that these dis
oilities should be removed from the loyal
nd true men of this State, it will remove
lem,
The motion of Col. Peck, was now put to
ne meeting and carried.
Mr.. James 81. Harris, of Wake, offered the
flowing resolution:
Resolued, That this Convention of Repub-
cans of North Carolina, approaching the
,lendid achievements of General Sheridan
the armies of the United States, and
eholding with admiration his just and I'M
nching administration of affairs in the 9Th
llitary district, thus publicly express their
latitude towards this gallant soldier; and +
eir hearty disapproval of his recent reno
H. aaz1+s
The resolution was put to the meeting and
rried.
Mr.. Harris, of Rutherford. moved the fol-
wing resolution ..s..f
That we do respectfully request the
of this District to suspend COL
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