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The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-03-06
The Sentinel on the Situation.

We publish below. as a matter of record
for future reference, and to show our read
ers how the reconstruction act is received by
the rebel organ of Gov Worth, the article
of the Sentinel of the 25th February on the
situation.
We do not deem it necessary to reply to
this turbulent mutterer of stihed treason"
Our loyal readers will reply to the article in
their own minds as they readit.
From the Raleigh Sentinel, Feb a5th, 1867
The Sherman Bill.
This act of the Congress is the subject of
much comment The wonder is, that it
has not struck dumb, every native born
American. 1t is so un-American, so anti-re-
publican in its character, and bears such re-
semblance to the acts of the despotisms of
Europe, that one can hardly realize the fact
that we still live in " "so-called" American
Republic.
The bill seems to suit no enc precisely
Ultra Republicans or Radicals feign to think
it too tame and lenient to the South. while
men of more moderation in that party dis
like its stringency and one proiessed con-
oCi'dtNC, SoiloitiCllhS55 II IuC DCoJ
get, actually voted for it. Perhaps none are
more disappointed than the so-called South
ern loyalists. These modern loyalsts find
that they are better known than they sup
posed at Washington Their own tails have
been caught in the trap they set for Others,
and their loyalty to the Radical party has
been fully put to the test.
We readily confess our disappointment. -
We were still clinging to the idea and the
hope, that we lived in Republic, with
some shreds of the Constitution left, but
alas we wake up to the sad reality, that we
have neither. The bill plainly assumes, that
there are no powers or rights in Staters orin
the coordinate branches of the Government,
but that power is lodged in the Congress,
and that that body is perpetual.
1t is understood that the Presidential veto
will be sent into Congress to-day, and that
the bill will become law by the two-thlrds
vote over the veto. The President could not
do otherwise, yet he might do move. He can
not be consistent with his pledges to the
country, unless he bring the bill in some
form to the ordeal of the Supreme Court,
and until ne has exhausted the powers of the
executive and judiciary departments to save
the country and the Republic from utter
overthrow. Moreover, the time has arrived
when the Democracy and the conservatives
of the North, if their principles are not mere
talk, to arrest the progress Of destruction by
the most active and efficient measures. The
South is powerless. She will submit, though
she may demonstrate, simply because she is
on her back and Radicaism has its hand up
on her throat. Yet wejudge the conservatism
Of the country might bring the nation to
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-03-06
Mr.. ScOggins, Resolutions.

The vote in the Commons, on Thursday,
against referring Mr.. Scoggins resolutions
to the committee on federal relations, is very
gratifying. See proceedings. Mr.. Morehead
ma1e nothing by his amendment, for the
plain reason that the reconstruction act of
Congress, which he refuses to endorse, ex-
pressly provides that the work of reconstruc-
tions shall be performed by the loyal people
"without regard to color" The venerable
hen of the Sentinel has, therefore, cackled
when there was no egg.
Mr.. Scoggin and his friends in the House
declared, in the most emphatic terms, by vo-
ting for his resolutions, that they are ready
to reconstruct under law which provides
for entire civil and political equality between
the two races. Mr. Morehead and his
friends voted precisely the other way; where
upon the astute Sentinel discovers, because
Mr.. Scoggin would not accept useless and
irrelevant amendment from Mr.. Morehead,
for which the latter himself would not have
voted that the friendship fthe Unionists of
the House for the colored people is only pre-
TENDED. A pretty fair specimen of the logic
of that paper. If the Unionists of this State
are not the friends of the colored people,
then the colored people have no friends.
Let it be known that there are twenty
five sterling patriots in the House of CON-
mons, who are ready and willing to recon-
struct on the terms laid down by the Con-
preSS
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-03-06

MISS DICKENS has recently brought out q
story, AUNT Margalet's Troubles" which
promises for her a career in literature a.
bright as that of her distinguished father.
At all events, the young authoress has
made a successful debut. and one, in every
way, worthy of the daughter of Boz"
"The Village on the Cliff" by Miss Thacks-
ry, author of The Story of Elizabeth" is
just issued by the Harpers. The work has
been quite extensively copied by American
periodicals, and the select circle of its ad-
mirers will warmly welcome its appearance
in book-form. The volume is illustrated,
and is issued while the story is still tagging
in the serials. /.
Thus it seems that the common impression
that sons of men of genius are all dull fel-
lows, does not apply to their daughters. Here
are two instances of charming writers,
daughters respectively of the two authors
among the most celebrated in English liter
ature-Dickens and Thackery, both Of whom
have already achieved success.
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We observe that the price of gold has ad-

We observe that the price of gold has ad-
vanced. If this advance is attributable to
the fear that any serious convulsion or
conflict will result from the action of Con-
gress, such fear is unfounded. We tell our
readers that the national currency will be
sustained, and that it will soon be as good
as gold. Those who think the currency is
unsafe are mistaken, and those who are Gre
ating panic against the currency are seek
ing to make prof1 of the honest, uniformed
portion of our people. Hold on to your
greenbacks. Do not exchange them for
gold, but if you have gold, exchange it for
greenbacks at present rates. The sequel will
show, we think, that this is sound advice.
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Self evident Lying.

If there is anything wanting to refute as
falsehoods the charges made against the peo-
pie, or any portion of them, in North-C Caro-
lima, OF violence and outrage towards "Un-
ion men," it is the fact that the most obnox-
ious OF them-such as W. w. Holden-ifsuch
are at all obnoxious to any portion of the
State. go unmolested and unharmed, notwith-
standing their base and false charges of dis
loyalty to the Government and persecution
of Union men. If our people were the ruff
fans and blood thirsty demons that Holden
represents them to be, how comes it, that no
one has taken vengeance upon him for his
lying accusations2 Not hair of his head
has been hurt, not drop of his blood has
been spilled, nor any portion of his life been
abridged This fact ought to satisfy any
reasonable mind, that these charges are false
And the same logic will apply to the people
OF the other Southern States, and their ira
ducers.-StatesoiWe american
To which we reply, we owe our life and
our property to the power of the nation, and
to the presence in this State of federal troops.
The above from the american proves that its
| Editors are traitors and murderers at heart.
| Wewould injure no one on account of his
political opinions. We have uniformly oppos.
ed mob or lynch law. But we will say this
that if about one dozen leading traitors in
each Southern State could be tried, convict
ed and executed according to law, it would
do more than every thing else that could bt
devised to give peace to the country, and tt
ensure permanent settlement of our trouble
on loyal basis. We would not dignify
such as the Editors of the american BY try
ing or Furnishing them. They are sucl
"small fry" that they can do no harm. LIE
a few of their masters, the big traitors, b.
properly dealt with, and such cattle as the,
are would at once seek cover, as hount
does when he is kicked.
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We publish to-day an admirable address
by Mr. James II. Harris to the colored people
of this State. The advice he gives is season.
able and appropriate, and will no doubt be
received in the spirit in which it is offered.
The colored people will soon be called to the
exercise of the high privilege of voting and
we are satisfied, from our knowledge of their
character, that this privilege will be SO used
as to promote the best interests of the State
and nation.
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Senator Wilson stated in the Senate, on
the 25th, that it is not true that Gen. Grant
is opposed to the pending reconstruction
measure. This is just what we have believ-
ed all along. We felt sure that Gen. Grant
was with Congress. Thus has another prop
on which malcontents were leaning knock
ed away. The worldwide fame of Gen.
Grant, and all his sympathies. are insepara-
bly, identified with the nation, and he is,
therefore, for any measure that will restore
and preserve the nation.
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-03-06
U. s. Treasury Notes a Legal Tender.
A friend writes us as follows from one of
our Western Counties:

A friend writes US as follows from one of
our Western Counties:
"Will you be good enough to inform the
public through the columns of the Standard,
whether it is lawful to collect specie on notes
outstanding regardless of date, where specie
is not mentioned in the note9 The people
Of this community will take itas favor, and
will be pleased to know that it is not lawful
to demand specie in such cases. Creditors
here are forcing the specie for all debts
They do not recognize U. S. Treasury notes
as legal tender"
We take pleasure in replying to our cor
respondent and in stating that United States
Treasury notes are a legal tender, and it is,
therefore, not lawful to exact the specie in
the cases mentioned. The notes of National
Banks are not legal tender, save in the pay
ment of taxes.
The collection of debts. however, will be
arrested for the present, if not by the Stay
Law recently passed by the Legislature, GER
tainly by the work Reconstruction in which
the people are about to engage.
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Those seccssionists who are so much exer-
cised about negro suffrage, which follows as
the result of the rejection of the Howard
amendment, should bear in mind that Pres
ident johnson has just appointed colored
man to a first class Clerkship in the Treas
ury Department. 1t is now stated that the
President is being petitioned to appoint Fred
erick Douglas a Bureau Commissioner. The
probability is be will do it,
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Public men who are threatening that the
people will not submit, and who are predic-
ting, and thereby encouraging war be.
tween the races, will su6side as soon as Con
gress acts finally. If they do not, and if
they persist in their reasonable utterances,
.ey will be arrested and dealt with.
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RED SNow.-In the Grisons fall Of red
snow, to the depth of three inches, has just
taken place. The fall lasted about two hours,
and was succeeded by white to double that
depth. The phenomenon is not uncommon,
and is due to the presence of a microscopic
mushroom, the pr0toeoceus nicalis.
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Attention is invited to the proceedings of
the Radical Meeting in Concord, in this State
and especially to the sketch of Mr.. Cole
mans remarks.
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-03-06

Mr.. Rogers, of New Jersey, advises people
to fight. The Washington Chronicle says
that in recent speech delivered by him
in Georgetown, he said:
"If the people Of the South have the
backbone that l have, before they will sub
NIT to military despotism they will raise
regiments again, and march for freedom"
We beg Mr.. Rogers not to terrify the Con-
gress and the Northern people by such Ian
oua0e.
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-03-06
A Handsome Vote in the Senate of
North. Carolina, in favor of the Re-
construction Act of Congress.

A Handsome Vote in the Senate of
North.Caroiina, in favor of the Re-
construction Act of Congress.
In the Senate of this State, Wednesday, the
special order, being Mr. Speeds resolutions,
came up for consideration, when Mr.. Speed
took the floor and spoke for an hour on the
subject with force and ability. Pending the
consideration of the subject Mr.. Richardson,
of Moore, offered the following:
WHEREAS, The federal relations now ex-
isting between and among the States compos-
ing the government of the United States have
at least to a very great extent been dissolv-
ed: And WHEREAS, it is the duty of the
loyal people of said government and each of
its members to render all the aid in their
power to unite and firmly establish said gov
ernment upon true and loyal basis:
BE it therefore ResOlced, That we accept in
good faith the act lately passed by the Con-
gress of the United States, for the purpose of
recognizing the rebel States, and will use
every effort to carry out the same upon a
true and loyal basis.
Mr.. Outlaw moved to lay the whole sub
ject on the table, which was carried by the
following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Adams, Avery, Battle
Barnes, Berry, Brown, Bullock, Cardwell,
Covington, Cunningham, Etheridge. Ferebee,
Cash, Hall, Harris of Franklin, Hill, Kelly,
Lloyd, McCorllle, Mclean, McRae, Moore,
Outlaw, Paschall, Perkins, Thornton, Wig
gins Wiley and Wilson.-29.
NAYs-Messrs Coward, Cowles, Harris Of
Rutherford, Jones, Love, Matthews, Respass,
Richardson, Robins, Sneed, and Speed-11.
This may be regarded as nearly test
vote Mr.. Richardson deserves credit for his
prompt and firm action in this matter. But
the majority of the two Houses seem to be
fixed in their purpose to do nothing looking
to reconstruction according to any plan laid
down by Congress.
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MARCH 6. 1867
"Our Federal Relations.n

The Committee on Our Federal Rela-
tions" in the Legislature of this State, has
at last reported through its Chairman, E. D.
Hail. We do not propose to review this
document, but make one extract to show its
drift and temper, as follows
"Your Committee think there is point
beyond which our self-respect and honor for
bid us to CO. If suffer we must, let us try
to conduct ourselves in this hour of our un-
parralleled misfortunes and woe, in such
manner as not to bring shame upon the re-
cord of the past"
The self-respect and honor" ofthese gen.
tlemen will not permit them to accept the
terms prescribed by Congress. Very well, we
have no objection. If they will only be
quiet counting themselves out in good faith,
the loyal people will be satisfied. The work
of reconstruction can go on without them.
They speak of unparalleled misfortunes
and woe." They are reaping the fruits of
their own doings. They .oould have it so.
They promised, in 1865, to submit in good
faith, and to return to the Union on such
terms as should be prescribed by the con-
queror. Let them suffer until they make
good this promise. Our only regret is that
the innocent are still doomed to suffer with
the guilty.
They can not "bring shame upon the re-
cord Of the past" Who has asked them to
do that But they made the issue, foolishly
and vauntingly, as to whether the shame '
should rest upon themselves or on those who
were true to the Union The Unionists de-
sired no such issue. 1t was forced upon them
and now let history decide. There is nc
"shame" upon those Southern soldiers who
fought bravely, and, when conquered, sub
mitted cheerfully, and have labored in gooi
faith to restore the Union. They were simp
ly misguided in what they did. If they hav'
seen and confessed their error, and if the,
are now really and sincerely for the Union
they are entitled to and will enjoy the re
spect and sympathy of all true Unionists il
all portions of the country. But there
"shame" for all conscious traitors" and
fearful looking for of contempt and wratl
for all such as are still the enemies of tina
benignant national authority which the
sought vainly to destroy. This Report o.
"Our Federal Relations" speaks for jus
such malcontents and traitors as we have dc
scribed; and their shame" will grow black
er, and become more and more indelible wit
the flight of time.
We are authorized by Gen. Logan, a men
Der of the Committee, to state that he di
not see this Report until it was printed, an
that he does not endorse it.
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muuchausen ou,doue.r

A California paper gives a rather hard-to-
believe story of the depth OF the snow on The
Sierra Nevada mountains in February and
March, by describing the visit of merchant
named Adams nom the valley to the mining
town OF Meadow Lake, on the top of the
mountains: 'a s.ll-i'- :
He procured pair OF snow shoes, and took
the tracks OF some who had gone over the
day before. After some hours of hard travel.
he arrived wEere the town should be, but not
house was visible. While he was looking
around, man suddenly came up out of the
snow, like mermaid out ofthe sea. Adams
asked the man if he could tell him where the
town of Meadow Lake was, not knowing as
yet whether the object before him was man
or spirit. sz-l -.
the plaza" I.let2
Adams asked him if he could show him
Wnere the store of Adams and johnson was.
"oh yes! come along"
lew shoves on pair of snow sboas coon
brought them TO round hole in tbe s, oool
and Adams was told that that was tbe L,n.,
which led to the store. There were sta;r,
made 10 the snow like a spiral way. tuist;, na
several times around the hole in maxine 4hSS
descent. Finally he came TO tho hoftona
and was astonished to find his friends there
happy and gay, and ready to vouch for the
country Icing one of the richest ever discov
ered' from the store they travelled over
town through tunnels. Every one seemed 10
be contented with his lot. The citizens sell
dom go to the top of the snow. except when
there IS a snow race, at which time the whole
town turns out. ''ie 0no "noie
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ssBl d-HEand RevOlVers.
MILLIN ERY.
Manufacturing ,JeWeIer

~ REEVES. manufacturer of every 0escrin
NJ tion of Jewelry, having established himself At
335 Congress Street, is now prepared to make anv-
thing in the line. Persons furnishing their own gold
can have their jewels made to order Diamonds and
Pearls reset Hair braided and mounted In the lat
est styles Jewelry, fans, canes pipes &C.. repaired
ior sale G. REEVES,
June24du No. 1886 Congress Street,
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How One Man Celebrated d .,.s J. Four.A,,

There is a patriotic person il New Jersey.
who celebrates the Fourth OF July by himself.
The Sussex Register tells the story: alI
"Our old friend and subscriber, Mr.. Barnes
Lane, in accordance with the custom which
he has adhered to for the last six or eight
years, celebrated the national anniversary on
Thursday, upon his own hook. He hays
with facility upon the musical Instruments
named below, writes his own toasts, drinks
the best wh-ater, fires his own powder, and
writes out for publication the report of his
proceedings in a full round hand. Hence he
very properly styles it, in note addressed to
the Register, IAN Independent celebration cot
up to suit himself' We append the report
sent us by Mr.. Lane:
AT sunrise the Stars and Stripes were lut-
tering in the breeze, when heavy firing
commenced and continued Tor long time
then the Declaration of Independence was
read: and then the toast-table ian old hogs
head turned bottom upward,) was prepared,
when the following toasts were drunk:
~ The Day I cete6rdte-IfI Get through
with whole shirt and a whole hide,
well and good; if not, let 'em rip. One gun.
three cheers. Music on fife. TGne-'Yankee
Doodle.' s1 -. - s--.dl. ~ - -
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C.x,ie., 4, ii.s Ruh,ie.

Every intelligent and thinking person must know
hat remedies handed for general use sbould bavs
heir efficacy established by well tested experience in
the hanas OF regularly educated physician, whose
preparatory studies hit HIM all The duties he must
fulfill yet the country is flooded with poor noslrums
and cure-alls, purportng to be the best in the world
The unfortunate should be PARTICULAR in selectiny
his physician, as 1t is amentabe yet neontroyerti-
BILE tact, that many sypiltic patients made mis-.
from inexperienced physicians in general practice for
tisa point generally conceded by the best syphoera-
pliers, that the study anc management of these come
plants should engross the whole time of those who
would be competent and successful in their treat.
ment and cure The inexperienced general practi-
TONER, having neither opportunity nor time to max
himself acquainted with then pathology, commonly
pursues one system OF treatment In most cases max,
ing an indiscriminate of that antauated and dan
gerous weapon, the Mercury. =,
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and hhe KeRneGec.
~ trains leave Portland at r. NJ Tor
ssR-sz12 an stations ON this line, and fOr Lewis
ION anu stauons ON the Androsco2gin Road. Also
Bangor ana stations on Maine Central road
Portland Tor Bath and Augusta ne Ib p NJ
Trains are due at Portland at s35 A. M. and 2.s0
and $40 p. NJ. ' ~
The thrc ugh freight Train with passenger car at
tached, leaves Portland for Skowhegan every morn
ing at O'Clock.
An Express Train leaves Augusta daily at p NJ.
for Boston, connecting at Portland with Evening
Express leaving at O'Clock, and arriving in Boston
at II Z. NJ.
Fare as low by this routs 10 Lewiston, Wateryille,
hendalrs Mills and Bangor as by the Maine Central
ROAD, and tickets purchased in Boston for Maine
Sentrai stations are good for passage ON this line.
Passengers from Bangor, Newport &C. will pur-
chase tickets to kendalls Mills only and after TAX
ing the cars ON on this road the Conductor will fur
nlsh tickets and make the iare the same through TO
Portland or Boston as via the Maine Central load.
stages for Roekland connect at Bath add icr Bel-
tat at Augusta, leaving daily arrival OF train from
Boston, leaving at $50 A. M; and Tor Solon Arson,
NOrridgeWock, Athens and Moose Head Lake al
Sk9whegan, and for China East and North Vassal-
bore at Vassalboro; for Unity at Kendals AIill's
and for Canaan at PishOns Ferry.
w HATCH, Ssper5ntendent.
Augusta, June 10. 1867. junei5Ju
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