The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-08-01

taxes wrung from the Impoverished peo-
pie of the State The Sentinel lies and
SAYS that the colored man has no part or lot
| in the government, and that he has been
marked by God as unfit to take part In the
government, as provided by act of Congress.
It is paid for this out of taxes wrung from
the impoverished people of the State, lnclu-
ding the colored people thus assumed to be
incapable of selfgovernment because under
the special mark of God. We say it IS paid
for this, for the reason that, as every one
knows, if the State patronage referred to
should be withdrawn from the Sentinel, 1t
would soon cease to exist. 1t lives, moves
and has its being in State patronage. 1t
was born of it. and will die when it is with
drawn.
The loyal people of this State protest
against the continuance in office of such
rebel tools as Jonathan Worth. They want
an honest, loyal, patriotic, Iron clad" Gov
ernor They do not see how the present
| State officers of various grades can enforce
the civil law and obey the military at the
same time If they obey the military, as
they must and do every day, what becomes
of their solemn oath to support the Const1-
tuition and enforce the laws of the State p
If they keep their oaths, and enforce the
civil law, they are liable to be arrested in
their functions and removed. Gov. Worth
can not, to-day, place an old rusty pistol in
the hands of Sheriff or Tailor to guard
prisoners, without permission of the militia
ry; and yet he has taken solemn oath as
Governor to execute the duties of his office
agreeably to the Constitution and laws of
the State" Why, what is the man doing in
that office, with such an oath upon him, at
the same time serving the military as thor
oughly, as implicitly, as fully as the Orderly
Sergeant who rides behind his General? Let
him get out of it at once. If he is there,
under such circumstances, on account of the
dollars, then he is mean; II from the hope
that he can defeat reconstruction, and thus
advance the views of Northern copperheads
and Southern traitors with Andrew johnson
at their head, then he is mistaken. Let him
get out of that place at once. He tritles
with his conscience where he is, and lie OBJ
structs reconstruction. He is a blight and
mildew on the State. Let him depart in
peace, and with some show of decency, be-
fore the time comes for the people TO eject
him from the place with scorn and contempt.
Our loyal people also protest most indig-
nantly against the re-assembling of the Leg
islature. 1t can do no good, but will do
harm, by exciting the people against the
government, and by absorbing in their own
pockets (the members) and squandering on
fayorites the hartl-earned taxes in the Treas
ury. There are not forty loyal men in the
body More than two-thirds of the members
are opposed to the government, and instead
of advancing they will obstruct the work of
reconstruction. We earnestly pray that this
temporary curse may be averted. 1t is said,
we need penitentiary. This may be so,
but this is not the time to build it. 1t is
said Gen. Sickles is to permit the I.egisla-
ture to re-assemble, in order that it may take
steps to build penitentiary. We do not
believe this. Gen. Sickles, as member of
the bar and as a private citizen, may favor
the penitentiary mode of punishment, but
officially, be has nothing to do with peni-
Tertiary in North Carolina. 1t is also said
some provision should be made to pay the
interest on the old debt. We had better
clothe our naked, and feed our starving poor
before we do that. The Legislature is wan
ted to legalize the action of the Board of
Claims, which has made certain allowances
that ought to have been settled in Confed-
crate money. 1t is wanted to furnish more
printing for the Governors organ. 1t is
wanted to impose more taxes, to be squan-
dered on favorites and useless offices. 1t is
wanted to appropriate money to repair and
refit the Governors Palace, in style to
please the fastidious taste of mushroom oil
garchs. 1t is wanted to plot against recon-
wicked faction, the so-called Democratic
party-to scheme and plan, and worry along,
in the hope that something will happen to
paralzye and PROSTATE the Congress, and
thus let in treason broadcast to the public
councils. If Gen. Sickles wants aid in this
State in the work of reconstruction, as we
are sure he does, he will find none in this
rebel Legislature. There are a few good
men in it, but eight months ago some of
these were summoned before Committees
and rudely interrogated on charges of trea-
son and sedition, because they had asked
Congress to pass the reconstruction acts;
and they were also threatened, in debate,
with the pillory and whippingpost, for the
same ofence! This is a pretty body to re-
assemble at this time to make laws for a
loyal people!
The Raleigh Market.
Our market is we'll supplied with meats of
all kinds, and flour and fruits are coming in