The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-22
Tri- M'eeklp STANDARD.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1867.
RALEIGH. N. g.

The Sentinel is much elated at a statement
made by Mr.. Lewis Hanes, now in Washing
ton, to the effect that the Unionists of this
State will be disappointed in their expecta-
tion that Congress will re-organize the pres
ent de tacto State governments. MIR. Hanes'
means of obtaining information at Wash
ington are very limited. His range of in
tercourse does not extend beyond such per-
sons as Mr.. Jack Rogers, of New Jersey,
few clerks in the departments, and the attaches
of the IateZligencer Office. The colored bar
bers at the Ebbitt House could tell Mr..
Hancs more about the probabilities of the
future, than those with whom he associates
in Washington.
Imagine Mr.. Hanes button-holing some
member of Congress who belongs to the Re-
publican party, with the view of telling the
member who he is, and what wrongs such
persons as Mr.. Hanes arc suffering because
they are not admitted to their seats. The
member would treat him courteously, would
Mr. Hanes was of the rebel persuasion, and
he would then politely press the necessity of
some engagement, and leave the Author Of
Davidson" wondering that he had not receiv-
ed more attention. If, however, by dint of
very hard and very persistent button-holing
he should obtain any thing like an audience
with leading Republican, he would, ofcourse,
open the conversation by informing him
that he was " the Author of Davidson" The
member would say, oh, all recollect-
you mean that when your County was form
ed you suggested its name. I believe you
reside in Davidson, Mr.. Hanes." Mr.. Hanes
would correct him deprecatingly, and would
express his surprise that he had not seen those
numbers of Davidson, written during the
war-Mr. Hanes never says rebellion. He
would add that they were copied in the
London Times, and that, indeed, he had
more reputation in Europe than he had
among his own people. Here the member
would again be unable to see clearly, and
after few indifferent remarks on the state
of the country, he would bow Mr.. Hanes to
the door and ask HIM to call again. Mr..
Hanes would forget the number-4O9, E. S.
E. St. cor. 9Th and 9th, P. A.-as the case
might be, and would never see that member
more.
The Sentinel thinks Congress is powerless,
and that, therefore, traitors will have their
own way. We say to that paper, to Mr..
Lewis Hanes, and to all others of the rebel
persuasion, LAY not that fattering JUNCTION
to your SOULS The Parliament that be-
headed the first Charles was not more deter
mined in its purpose than the present Con-
gress. The next Congress will be more rad
ical and more determined than the present
one. 1t will do its work with hand of
iron, at all hazards and to the last extremity;
and it will be sustained by every patriot and
true man in the whole country.
Let us put a case to Mr.. Hanes and the
Sentinel Suppose the present Congress
should not pass any bill to re-organize the
Southern States; and suppose the Howard
amendment should be ratified by three
fourths of the States that have never lost
their constitutional relations to the federal
government, and Mr.. Secretary Seward
should proclaim, therefore, that this amend
ment had become part of the Constitution
what would be the condition of the pres
ent de .tucto government of this State p
Would it not at once drop through land
would not some bill to re-organize the State
be Indispensable These events Will proba-
bly, not occur before the 4th of March,
when the new Congress will commence its
session. But suppose Mr.. Secretary Seward
should refuse to proclaim the amendment a
part of the Constitution, what then2
"Where there is will there is way
With the exception of a handful of vi
cious Copperheads, the Northern people are
a unit for the Howard amendment. They
are determined to make it a part of the Con-
stitution. Even Judge Spalding and Mr..
Bingham, who are opposed to Mr.. Stevens
bill, hold that the States represented in Con-
gress have the sole right to amend the Con-
stitution, and that amendments thus made
VIII Dlnl TIC OLdtcS loI represented III COn-
gress This, of itself, seals the doom of the
leaders OF the Senti'eers party. A punish
ment worse than death" i'll the Judgment of
President Swain and others, will be inflicted
upon them-that of disqualification for of.
flee. Whether the States are re-organized
or not-and we are sure they will be-this
punishment worse than DEATH" is certain.
Nor will Congress relieve these leaders,
They will grow gray and descend to their
graves with this disqualification upon them,
and their grief will be all the more poignant
when they reflect that they might have avoid
ed this fate by cooperating in good faith
with the Union;sts of the South, in spirit
of unconditional submission to the will of
the nation. Some of the Unionists will be
relieved, but not as many of them as some
suppose. But eff the righteous scarcely be
saved, where shall the ungodly and the sin
ner appear2"
The Legislature of this State will assem-
BILE in this City to-day, pursuant to adjourn
ment The people generally are not inform
ed of the reasons why this body again as
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