The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-12
From the Z. S. and f. News Association.l
Arrival of North.Carolina Delesa-
ton in Washington.

! A delegation from North Carolina, ap-
pointed by the Governor in obedience to a
joint resolution ofthe General Assembly, con-
sisting of Hon. Bedford Brown, formerly
| United States Senator; Governor Leach and
John A. Gilmer, formerly members of Con-
gress; Judge Merriam and p. ii. Winston,
! have taken rooms at Wizards Hote.. Judge
Brown and Governor Leach are already here,
and the remainder OF the delegation will ar
| rive to-day.
The primary object of the mission is to
investigate the irregular and offensive collec-
| ton of the United States tax for 1861. They
have, however, confided to their care the gen
eral interests of the State. Liberal provision
has been made for its irregular representa-
tives by North Carolina, and the delegation
will remain as long as the interest of the State
demands.
Colonel Brown. who is leader Of the dele
CATION, was United States Senator from 1929
to 1870 OF his fellow Senators of 1929 on
ly himself and Judge Sprague, now OF Mas
sachusetts, but then Senator from Maine, are
alive.
Those of our readers who know all about
this business, will be amused at the above
announcement 1t seems that Judge Merri-
am, Governor Leach, and Judge Brown, with
plain and unassuming Mr.. Winston, are al
ready in Washington. Mr.. Gilmer was too
feeble to attend, and Mr.. Lewis Hanes has
been appointed in his place
The primary object" of the mission seems
to be to investigate the irregular and cffien
size collection of the U. S. tax for 1861
Exactly The "efensioe collection of the
tax" A pretty fair specimen of the loyalty
of Gov. Worth and his piebald faction. But
it seems these gentlemen are also charged
with I" the general interests of the State" .
That is, they are to {" investigator Congress.
and to charge that body not to presume to
give the people of this State an opportunity
to form loyal civil government. Such &C
ton by our people would be very distressing,
as it would turn all the seceders and traitors
out of office. OF course Congress will be
investigated" and will act accordingly.
1t seems liberal provision has been
made" for entertaining these gentlemen at
Willords. Five dollars each per day for
Als., travelling expenses and probably per
diem each of five dollars. Weprotest against
this profiigate and useless expenditure of the
peoples money. Our poor, impoverished
people are still saddled and ridden by the
leaders who ruined them. Pressed to the
earth by taxes, they are required to contrib
ute still further to support five gentlemen in
Washington for weeks, it may be, ON polit-
ical mission, the object of which really and
only is to keep certain set of men in Office.
The Union will never be restored on the
terms to be dictated by this mission It is,
therefore, not merely useless, but it must
be in its results disunion mission, whatever
the peculiar opinions of the gentlemen who
compose the mission may be-
And now, only think of it, and thinking
of it, mark the hypocrisy of those in power
here. Gov. Worth and his partizans profess
to be great friends to the manned Confeder-
ate soldiers. A flourish is made over the ap-
preparation to provide limbs for these SOL
oilers, and political capital sought to be man.
nfactured out of the poor fellows who are rest
ing in their graves, to which they were consign-
I'd by the murderous policy of Gov. Worth's
, resent adherents Manned soldiers are in
i ted to Raleigh to get their limbs A spe-
j, commission is authorized to proceed to
v. vshington for political purposes. The
on unissioners to Washington are literally
no, ided for, lodged in spacious and stump