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

was time when he would have accepted
any Office under the Confederate government,
nor, until 1864, under the rebel State gov
eminent U.s. -
We have undeniable authority for stating
that he never voted at the ballot-box Tor any
member of the Confederate Congress, nor until
the summer of 1864, for any member OF the
rebel Legislature of the State. For nearly two
years he remained quietly at home in BERTHE,
and it is said, did not go outside of the
limits of the County during the time. The
unfortunate contest going on was to him
subject of overwhelming regret and NORTH
cation. He expressed sympathy with his
friends in what he believed to be their error,
and regretted that he could not think and
act with them. When Confederate soldiers
came around him in need, he fed and clothed
them, and hundreds now living will bear
testimony to the unlimited hospitality and
kindness which they always received at his
house, extended with great danger to him
self and family under the guns of the Uni
ted States steamers. No one expressed more
pride at the exploits and bravery of the
Southern soldiers in the field, and no one
now feels more respect for the survivors -
gives more honor to the dead. But the am
bilious and selfish political leaders who
misled these brave men, and caused them to
suffer and die in an unnecessary and hope
less contest, have ever had and still have his
unqualified condemnation and abhorrence-
He is now true and unfinching Unionist,
and believes that these instigators and lead
ers of the rebellion should be allowed to dis
turb the peace and prosperity of the country
no longer and if they persist in their trea
son and continue deaf to reason and remon-
STRANGE, they should be overcome by severer
means.
We now come to deal with the last but
main ground of the Sentineps abuse In the
elections of 1864, there was a united effort
to wrest the State government from the
hands of the secesslonists, by electing ma
jority of Union men to the Legislature, for
the purpose of taking steps towards securing
peace Many prominent gentlemen, who had
taken no part in politics since the secession
ordinance, were induced to come forward
and lend helping hand in the movement
Mr.. Pool consented to become candidate
for the State Senate, because it was supposed
that he could defeat in his County the Hon.
David Outlaw, who had been considered the
secession leader in the Senate at the previous
session. He boldly proclaimed his purpose
to strive for peace on the best attainable
terms. He was elected, took the official oath
to support the Confederate Constitution, and
keptit. But within the bounds of that oath,
he introduced his Peace Resolutions" and
exerted himself with the other Unionists in
the Legislature, not only to " embarrass" but
to stop the war. If these bold and patriotic
men had succeeded they would have saved
the thousands of valuable lives that were af-
forwards uselessly and madly sacrificed to
pride and obstinacy, and would
have avoided the present deplorable condi-
ton to which their adversaries have reckless
ly reduced the Southern States. Those
the continuance of the rebellion after there
was plainly no hope of success, are response
BILE before God and man for the lives of the
brave men whom they misled or conscripted,
and whom they basely sacrificed to their in
sane ambition. The curse Of 6loood IS on
their souls" and they feel it. And hence
comes their sensitiveness and ill-temper
whenever they are reminded that Mr. Pool
and Others sought to embarrass and stop the
war in 1S64-65. This is a tender point with
.he Rev. VIM. E. Pell; for, although he can
orofanely trail the pure vestments of Chris
ian minister in the filth of party politics,
ne can not so fully eradicate the impressions
IF his better days as to defy before men the
curse of Heaven that burns upon his heart.
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