The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-09-04

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Important Letter from Gov. Graham
He Proposes to perpetuate the Rebel.
lion, by another Appeal to the North-
ern People ,a s q
We find in the New York Times the fol-
lowing extract from letter written by Gov.
Graham to resident of Van Buren,, Arkan-
sas:
"The situation of the States of the South
to which you allude, is indeed melancholy.
We are realizing the truth of the declaration
of Mr.. Fox, that " the most dangerous of all
revolutions is restoration" The idea of
distraining the States by military domino
ton, into the adoption of Constitutions for
local governments, with the right of suffrage
extended to negroes, without any qualifica-
ton except being the male sex and over FL
years of age, and by the Howard amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States, at the same time DISTINGUISHING all
men of experience and influence among US,
is the most solemn farce that has been enact
ed in all history. 1t is to roll back the tide
of civilization two centuries at least, and
place the ballot in the hands OF consltuen
cy less qualified for the office OF government
than has ever before exercised it in any re-
publican country. The Board of Registers
of voters has just been announced here, and
includes one negro to two white men gener-
ally throughout the State. When the whole
series of steps in the process of " reconstruc-
tion," as it is called, shall have been fully
consummated, think the people, wherever
they constitute majorities, will find it to
their interest to vote against Conventions for
the objects in view, and bear with the reign
of military government until another APP
peal can be made to public opinion at the
North, and especially in the Northwest"
Gov. Graham speaks out at last, very
much, no doubt, to his own surprise, for he
did not expect that any portion ofthis letter
would see the light This letter was prob
ably addressed to Gen. Gatlin, formerly of
this State.
We have no space to day to notice at
length these views of Gov. Graham
But it is now plain to every one that Gov.
Graham is fixed in his opposition to the
reconstruction measures, and to every essen
tial provision they contain. He is opposed
to colored suffrage. He is opposed to any
measures which will restrain the disloyal so
as to enable the loyal to establish "a new gov
eminent in the State preparatory to her ad-
mission to the Union. He Is opposed to q
Convention, and will counsel his followers
to do all they can to defeat Convention.
And he advises the continuance of military
rule, and the perpetuation of the spirit of
rebellion, until another appeal can be made
by the discontinued portion of our people to
the Democrats and johnson men of the North
and Northwest
Such is, briefly. Gov Graham's position
Who sustains him it2 Does Gov. Worth 2
Does his organ, the Sentinel? Will that pa
perspeak ont We dare it to speak. ST.
lence on its part will be construed by the
public into an endorsement of Gov. Graham's
views.
Gov. Graham has written himself down in
a few words as disunionist. The only way
in which the Union can be restored is by
and through the reconstruction acts Gov.
Graham is well aware of this. He is
opposed to these acts, calls the work of re-
construction under them solemn farce"
and declares that if we reconstruct under
them we will roll back the tide of civiliza-
ton two centuries, at least" He is, there
fore, an aUoaoed disunionist We repeat the
question, who will sustain him in his posi-
ton? H *i
DIsTnLATIoN OF BRANDY.-A friend
writes to us from Enfield to know if man
can make brandy for his own use, without
paying tax. He can not The law, we be-
lieve, is as follows: A distiller must obtain
license from the proper government officer
for which he pays 500 He can distil so
barrels under this license, but each gallon
must pay tax of So. This tax is high, but
then people mil drink brandy, and those
who consume the brandy pay the tax.
SCHEDULE R. & G.. R. R.-The new
Schedule of the Rs g., R. R. took effect
Sept. LIST, 1867, and the Mail trains going