The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-09-28
&C Our Party.,,--opposition to Mr.. Pell.

sc Our Party.''--Opposition to Mr.. Pell.
Our people were startled on Friday morn
ing, the 9th, by an imposing handbill head
ed " Our Party," freely circulated, calling
for meeting of all those opposed to. the
" Holden Brownlow Radical programme"
and to the Pell-Woodard" [Woodell,] or
ganization, with an earnest appeal to Fl" club
together and do something for the country.
This call does not touch us, for the g Holden
Brownlow" programme Is a myth, and be-
sides, we have called no meeting. 1t is,
therefore, simply sign of serious disaffec-
ton in the "Pell- Woodland" ranks. What
the public spirited gentlemen who compose
this new organization will do to prevent the
spread of the principles of Our Party"
remains to be seen. Trotting round our
beautiful little City, to get more names to a
call for " Pell- Woodland" meeting, will not
suffice. The originators of "Our Party"
are known as men of brains, griste and
pluck. They represent " the full corn in the
ear" Their motto is, No nub6ins;" and as
" friends to themselves"-as " supporters of
their wives and children, present and pros
pective," they propose to " lift the pressure
and raise the vail" and strike boldly for the
" recuperation of their own depleted peck
cts" This is a cry that may well alarm the
" Pell- Woodland" organization. We expect
to be obliged to announce, in the course of
a few days, that nearly every infuentiar'
signer of the Pell- Woodard" call has aban-
doned that movement, and joined ''Our
Party" There has been much complaint
already, as we learn among the Pell-Wood-
ardites, that their leader has not been suffi
GENTLY explicit in stating the object of his
meeting, to wit, the recuperation of de-
pleted pockets" We may look, therefore,
for large accessions at once to " Our Party"
which holds out this object in clear and I'M
mistakable terms.
We shall watch this new movement
with some interest. We may not endorse it,
but we are free to say we prefer it to the
d" Pell- Woodard" movement.
But for the fact that we are somewhat ex-
perienced as politician we might be con-
fused by the cries and watch words of these
various parties. We think, however, that
we can see our way clearly through the mist
that surrounds US. We repeat, our sympa-
thies are with the " No natbbins'' organiza-
ton. We can not endorse its platform, but
in the language of another, g consequentially,
in the matter of that" we are "deturmed"
to do justice to any body of our fellow-citi-
zens who are bold enough to "club togeth-
err" for the recuperation of their own de-
pleted pockets" 'l.
Since writing the above friend has place
ed the following in our hands, which he
picked up in the street. 1t is supposed to
have been accidentally dropped by one of
sour Party" t
. A Peep Behind the Curtain.
TSCENE.-lSentinez office. Mr.. Pell solilo-
quizing after having eaten hearty bait of
beef, feeling all over like live Governor. +
Now, / must do something to keep af1oat.
hardly know what course to adopt, but
think I'll strike boldly. IU be Gooerror-
that's what I'll be. Haven't been Governor
in fact for nearly two years, any how? Of
course have. My Union record is good
I've been rcuit-rider, and know almost
every body. Worth can't be elected again.
The Holdenites will probably run Dockery,
and can beat him. Bragg beat HIM once,
suit Seaton.r (Waking from his reverie y
Seaton, have brilliant idea. have con-
cluded. if we can work the triggers right we
can both be great men.
Seaton.-What is it, Mr.. Pell? ...
PeM.-If we can manage to get up white
mans party, and draw line between the
whites and the niggers, we can elect our
Governor.
iSeuton.-No doubt of it, but we must pro-
coed cautiously-a great many Of the poor
whites will not go with US, because they
hate secession. r-l-..,t
PeN-I know that, but we must make
them believe that the State is about to pass
into the hands Of the niggers, arouse their
and then organize a new party.
Seaton.-A good idea. But who will face
the music and run on our ticket2 ~
PeM.-(Swelling up to huge proportions,)
I'll do it myself! I'll take the bull by the
horns. c-. r. zs,.s.. e:.~cT
Seaton.- Shaping him on the shoulder }
Good old fellow-good |! Then can edit
the paper myself, can't. I, and William can
be Private Secretary. I'll be State Printer,
and Well divide the profits. ~ ed
PeM-That's it. ,rl..r., r...t.. rt.,.-s,
-4Seaton. We must go right to work.
What's your plano - a-4a.l.a..tiE s4,z
ieiPelI.-It's this. We must get up a call
for a meeting. Get the working men in
town who have been Union men, to sign it.
Get few Others, not many. The seces-
sionists will understand it, and GO with US
as they went with Vance. Holden will come
out and abuse, these working men, and then
we'll have them fast. 5Gifst57ssI flsi d.
Section. The very idea. Eli write the
call at once. Well get some of the young
men to take it round. ,Flatter them little
and they'll work like troopers. s,:,sfe.a
PeM-Nighting his pipe,) We can do
it. But be cautious, Seaton.. (To himself,)
Yes, Eli be Governor Is not Brownlow
preacher Amt as good preacher as he
isl Should think I was except he's
fighting one. "a white mans party must be
started. Niggers no nghtto be free any way.