The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-11-06

n The Workingmen of Wake County.
We do not know Of any body of inen who :
have been 50 thoroughly trifed with as the
Workingmen of Raleigh and Wake County
have been, by the leading anstocrats or re-
bels of Raleigh. These aristocrats, spoken
for by theirs tools, Mr. Pel, Mr. Gales, and
Mr.. Russ, have been promising the Working
men Of Raleigh that their claims should be
Remembered whenlthe nominations for the
Convention should be made; but the
meeting has been held, the nominations have
been announced, and not one Workingman
even has been placed on the ticket The. :,
following assigned by % Workingmen, 9
was generally circulated previously to the y
meeting on Thursday, at which the Rebel !
nominations for the Convention were made: !.
$40 THE WoRKNaMEN OF WAKE COUNTY -
Fsloay- Citize'ss:-The election for delegates to
the, approaching State Convention is near at
hand, and candidates will soon be before the ]
people Time and again have the great body of I
Working men of this County discussed among
themselves the propriety of nominating agentle-
man from their own ranks for places of honor
and responsibility, and as often have they been
ioutwitted by willy politicians and treksters. We
have been wanting in unity of action and persis
tence of character. We have been, too much
divided among ourselves. SD f.lt,.s. -sse4g-.t .
our own ranks who are fully competentto occupy
seats in our Legislatures and Conventions; nor
will any one deny our right to put forth the men
of our choice. s.ae 4 . 4sitfaaS sssiiFesg .
The authors of this Circular claim to haye been
Union men throughout the late unfortunate war,
which brought our present troubles upon us but
I'VE do mot endorse the extreme views ofSthe
Standard, or the extravagantideas OF the Sentinel
nor has this movement anything to do with
National politics, or with hindering or obstruct-
r! cali has been made for meeting in this City
l on Saturday evening next, fthe 26th October. y,
Letus attend in full force irrespective of party,
and see to it that justice is done us and that we
have a fair representation IN the County Con-
vention. Let us attend that Convention, and
demand that at least one ofour number be placed
on the ticket. eistarsNf eHfs i1is 1rSsf., Va
|, We are commencing, asitwere, anew. A Con-
stitution is to be framed under which we will
probably have to live the remainder of our days,
and our children after us. How important then
| that We should be aliTe to our interests.sA .
n, Come up, then, Workingrmen, not as Holden
Standard men or as Pell-, Sentinel men, but as
Constitutional Union menAmcn who know their
rights and dare maintain them-the "bone and
sinew Of the land."i 20 ~ 81 eta .J3nlg
sii..pf sffs6 o. s,s 25 WORKING-MEN.n
1t is plain that these Workingmen look
ed to the meeting on Thursday as the only
source from Which they expected Justice -
They looked to that, meeting, and staked
} themselves on it. What has been the result 2
Why, as they feared, as their Circular shows,
they have been again "oatpitted By scilyp pol
itiic;ans and tricksters.n'g The " Holden Stan
dard-men," as they are called, had nothing
to do with it, and the 7" PellrSentinel-men'
have triumphed. These aristocrats now, as
during the rebellion, have no respect for me
chanics and Workingmcn.ai During the
rebellion they roped and handcuffed them
into their armies to die for their slaves, or
allowed them to stay at home on such wages
as beggared their families, while theyzwere
trembling every moment lest they should
offend these aristocrats and be hurried off to
the front, leaving their families to starve- =
The Republicans make mo- professionst to any
particular class of our people. They simply
point to the fact that the Republican party
North has always done; justice to the me-
.chanic and the laborer, and that labor is
most honored, and the mechanic arts -four
ish most in States whose affairs are eadminis-
tered BY the, Republican party. by their
I, fruits shall ye know them,p The 50 same will
be the case under Republican rule in North
Carolina. Labor will be. honored, and the
5Workingmen Of the State will find in the
Republican party their real and their only
friend. s.Fss4 y 81 ~
g9g Virginia. ,a,ii.o sils
The Richmond Enquirer admits that Vir-
ginia has voted by a majority of $4,000 for
a Convention. The delegates to the Conyen-
ton stand as follows White Republicans
AZ, .colored Republicans 525,s Conservative or
Rebels, allwhite, 49, lThecolored delegates
are generally Intelligent men, and can read