The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-01-02

taliation so natural to the human heart
under prevocation. To the God of JUS
tlce and of battles and the advancing
spirit Of the age they confidently trust
ed for the hour of deliverance. The
end came. The destructive spirit of
treason and rebellion madly fought and
blindly destroyed and plundered their
deluded followers after there was an
end of all hope of success. They disre-
garded all warnings to capitulate, and
prosecuted, distressed, and imprisoned
all who advised compromise. Their
arms were stricken from their hands,
and they surrendered as prisoners Of
war.
We would gladly pass over the poll
cy which has been so disastrous in its
consequences. Under the authority of
law, and by the acts of the loyal people
who alone had the right to be heard
loyal ORGANIZATIONS had been established
In Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas, and
louisiana. The civil government crea-
ted by the bold Union men of those
States were the only authorities recog-
nlzed by thu, government of the United
States. AS the lamented Lincoln left
them, so President johnson, for time
maintained them. The CaroIinas, Geor-
gia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and
Texas he gave provisional governments.
tie enforced the proclamations declar-
ing slavery at an end, until the amend
ment to the Federal Constitution left
no vestige of it within the jurisdiction
OF the United States. An universal
pardon to treason, with a few excep-
tions-singled out for the more marked
favor of special warrants-was pro-
claimed. The elective franchise was
conferred only upon that class, the
large majority of whom had engaged
actively in the rebellion. This course
has produced its logical results. The
same manner OF men who controlled the
States in the secession NOV ement, and
during the entire war; who filled every
State office, and every magistracy un-
der the new government of their crea-
tion, and who led the cohorts oftreason
and rebellion, now fill almost every
State Office, from Governor to consta-
BILE; and they have selected as Senators
and Representatives of the Federal Con-
gress number of their chiefs and lead
ers few of, whom can take the oath
which under a law made for self-preser-
vation every member of your no norable
body is obliged to take. The proscrip-
ton of Union men is as marked and as
cruel as at any period during the war.
The test oath law, the civil rights bill,
which was rendered nesessary by revo-
luton which gave new status to one
eighth of the population of the United
States, and the law for the protection of
these people, are recklessly disregarded
or shameiessly evaded. Freedmen and
Union men are murdered with impuni-
ty; Judicial districts abolished to get
rid of loyal magistrates chosen by the
people; the greatest atrocities openly
protected wherever they were commit.
ted, in the name and the loretence Of
Confederate authority; con, 'entions Of
peaceable citizens who had imperilled
their lives to establish 10y raj govern
ment during the nations da rkest hour
brutally masacred by return rebel
soldiers, directed and led by notorious
traitors; constitutional amendment
necessary for the nations Life openly
and defantly rejected the constitution
al and legal existence of the Congress
chosen by the great masses who, at SC
vast cost of blood and treasure, saved
the nation from destruction, trea soma
bly, denied resistance to it's laws open
ly threatened; the people daily taught
by lying rebel press, that the most
lenient government the world ever saw
has not kept faith with traitors true
loyal, and devoted patrio Is deprived o.
. business and driven from their homes
the reasonable cause sal ,ctified by mon
uments, pageantry, pens lions, Legislative
resolves, poetry, literature, and burdens
upon an Impoverished constituency il
favor of old rebel heroes
These and thousan d others monstro
stiles are so notorious that no one de
nies them. Few of these rebel leaders
now profess any devot Jon to the Union
On the contrary, they openly denounct
every movement fer its preservation
What is the remedy for so great an in
Justice to the faith full friends of the
nation, and SO palpa.ble danger to the
body-politic +? As ;he facts cannot be
denied, and the gre at Lawgiver of the
Universe cannot p ermit SO crying ar
Injustice. the renee lv must be found and
applied Moreove II, the loyal mases
have willed that nc, single fruit of the
hard-earned victor Y shall be lost.
We respectfully submit the PROPOSE
tions of the loyal Union sufferers, whose
devotion has bee proven, and whose
claims cannot be disregarded without
peril to the nati ,n-not from us, but
from your undis guised enemies and ours
as a basis for decisive action. The
remedy is plain and simple. The ma
tons yalor will ] the blessings of Heaven
has conquered those who voluntarily
willingly, and persistently made them
selves public enemies, and involved
their States in all the consequences Of
conquered ins urgents. If traitors, they
forfeited the,il ri ghts to life, liberty, and
property. IT,, as they claim, they were
a nation Of public enemies, the terrific
ries and dist rscts which have been con
quered are subject to the law making
power, whit ii alone can decide, accept
and legalize war and peace. In every
light there fore, the power exists, and
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