The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-11-20
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The rebel organ Of Gov Worth, the .lssn-
tiasl, is,evineipg its opposition to reconstruc-
ton in various ways, and. especially by its
attempts to- array the swhitess against the
Blacks It appeals, Tor example, to the
white majority ind lJohnstoattC County to- vote
in body against the Republicans because
all the colored people are Republicans n and
itIspeaks1of the Republican ticket in Wake
as the "5lacb ticket" because there is tone
iicoiored man ON it. This ismaliciohs defna-
gogiism. If all the white people of John!
ston shonld vote one way, all the colored
people would have the right to vote the
ether way land that side that voted from
prejudice, and not from principle, would be
responsible for thus arraying the two races
against each other. So far as Wake is con-
,cerned, it is well known here that Gov.
Worth and Mr.. Pell have done all they could
to induce the colored people to so with
them. Mr.. Pell, not many months since,
sent for Mr. Harris and other colored men,
and asked them toconferwith him in his own
parlor on political subjects They went, and
the conference was had The colored nmen
thus tempted stood firmly to their principles.
Nothing that Mr.. Pell could say or could
offer could swerve them from their fixed pur-
pose to oppose Mr. Pel's so-called Conserva,
tive party. Mr.. Harris was offered the very
handsome place Of Minister to Hayti. with
salary of five thousand dollars per annum,
in gold, buteven this; did not move him.4r
He told Mr.. Pell and the other tempters that
he was poor, and would be glad to have
some honorable employment from which be
could realize something for himself and3his
family, but that he would not, for any CON
sideration, atandonih his principles by taking
office at the hands Of his opponents. 1t is
well known, also, that Gov. Worth and Mr..
Pell called a meeting in Capitol Square Of
the colored, people. and that they were adj
dressed in most persuasive tones and urged
to go with the secession party. The colored
people could not see it, and held up their
hands in the very presence of these gentle.
men to show they were Republicans. De
spairing of bribing or buying leading col
ored men, and perceiving that none of the
colored men would vote with them, they at
once turned upon them, ridiculed them,
threatened them, with the loss of employ
ment, threatened them with determination
or banishment from the country, and, de-
clared that no decent white mar would vote
with negro, or for q negro, Or run for of
fee with a. negro. The grapes were very
good in the eyes of these gentlemen until
they found they could not reach them, and
then they were sour. -r.-5y .a5sd.
The colored people would be the cleverest
the most intelligent, the blessedest people in
the world if they would only vote with Mr.
Pell and his party. The Leagues would be
admirable organizations if they would
only so act as to keep Gov. Worth and bis
satellites in power. But they will not dc
this, and hence this outcry9 against
Leagues and the colored people.szWe shall
soon. however, have a great calm, for tht
people will speak at the polls, the Onion will
| be restored on a loyal basis, the country will
begin to prosper, ,contentment andhappiness
will be felt every where, and such as.Gov
Worth and Mr.. Pell will perceive, after alt
that the Leagues and the,scolored people
are not so dangerous asthey say they are. =
Mr.. Pell and o his so-calledi Conservative
friends will then take shack seats,"s and
have ample time to reflect on the error o.
their ways before they are duly convicted
called to the mourner's bench, and convert
ed. Then, and not before, will they be re
ceived as worthy members of tine Republican
/ party. s T. sdif tggsa &