The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-12-11

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THE insurgent leaders having been voted
down in this State by the signal majority of
sixty thousand. are again organizing for the
purpose Of opposing reconstruction The
same order of public men attempted to force
this State out of the Union in February,
1861, Immediately after the attempted seces-
sion OF South Carolina, but the people voted
them down by forty Thousand majority
They refused then to submit, and called D.
Convention at Goldsborough, at which it
was determined that on the ensuing fourth
day of. July they would raise the standard
OF revolt at Charlotte, and plunge the people
into civil war. They were repeatedly APP
pealed to during the rebellion to hearken to
the popular will, call State Convention,
and adopt the necessary steps to restore the
State to the Union, but they refused to obey
this call, though made by a majority OF
twenty-five thousand of our people, and
pressed on through fire and blood to the BIT
ter end. When Governors Graham and
Swain, by authority of Gov. Vance, advanc-
ed to meet Gen. Sherman few miles south
of Raleigh, to treat for peace, they virtually
acknowledged that they were wrong in OPP
posing the peace movement of 1863-'64, and
the whole world saw that NIL the blood that
was shed between July, 1863, and April.
1865, was streaming from their skirts
At the close of the rebellion these insur-
gent leaders appeared to submit in good
faith. They made feeble effort toretain
power by urging the President to recognize
and continue the former rebel State govern
ments; but he very promptly and properly
refused to to this, and they seemed to acqui-
esce in his decision. The nation had tri-
umphed-the whole people had spoken
the hand of God, asit was confessed on all
sides, was visible in the result, and these
leaders, therefore, whatever their convictions
may have been, were compelled for the time
being to j.,in in the expression of the gem
eral desire to restore the State to the Union
Mr.. johnson went to work to establish
new government for the State. It was to
be loyal as he understood loyalty. 1t exclu-
ded not more than onesin a Thousand; from
the right to vote and hold office, and it pIa-
ced all power in the hands of the whites. A
large majority of our people were in favor of
this PLAN as itwas called ;but these lead
ers by false logic and infiammatory appeals
persuaded the people to reject it. This was
a deliberate renewal of the disunion policy.
These leaders still felt that it was not
wrong to go out of the Union, and not
wrong to stay out, unless they could return
| on their own terms. ,ss1s rssa sfd 10
4 Congress then took the matter in hand,
the whole people speaking through that
| body. It offered terms known as the How
| ard amendment. Thisamendment proposed
that all persons in this country should en-
ljoy equal civil rights that the national
debt shall ever be held sacred; that repre-
| sentation in Congress shalhbe based on tax
alton, every citizen counted in the basis of
representation being privileged to vote, and
those not counted not to vote; and that
a few persons shall not be allowed to
hold office until specially permitted to do so
by two-thirds of the Congress. 1t was still
provided that the State government should
remain in the hands ofrtlie white people. if
| the white people should go decide These
insurgent leaders alsolrejected this plan,
thus continuing their disunion policy, and
declaring by their conduct that they will
not return to the Union save on their own
terms. -ss "a
Congress next passed the present recon-
stfuction acts. Il It concluded at last, and
wisely, that the new Southern governments
should be formed by alb the loyal people OF
the State without regard to color or former
condition. In forming this government pre-.
paratory to the admission of the State into
the Union, it is necessary that Convention
shall be called. This is 1.-THE purpose Of
Congress speaking for the American people.
and it is the wish of q large majority of oul
4 people, Yet these insurgent leaders oppos
ed a Convention and did all they could to
D defeat it. The Convention having been or
s dered, they now declare it to be their pur
pose tolexert themselves to the utmost to de
. feat the Constitution which the Convention
! will form, as they defeated The Constitution
y formed under MraJ ohnsoa's plan in 1866
q Thus step by step, and year by year. thesi
& insurgent leaders are throwing themselves il
the way of thelpeaee and prosperity of th
country and they are now Us much eagaget
d in the work of internal strife and disuniol
p as.wheu they levied war against the Union
4 and taxed. eonscripted and impcverishe.
Q our citizens to carryIon that war They ar
dtsunionists i',grainsd, dthey viii no doub
"a remain so. They are, therefore, enemies :
% the government, and ,euemies to the peopl
OF North Carolina, whose highest good COZ
sists in restoringethcir relations to the Unto
? at the very earliest practicable moment
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