The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-06-29
For the Standard.
On THE CHATTANOOGA, ALA, June %.

because OF want OI sdueCtiOH lOI NY iIituds
in the Old North State, but other duties
here which would admit of no delay. @
see you have had Andrew johnson with
you, and that in his speech he did not forget
to mention that he was not born in palace,
nor to state that he left the goodly city forty
one years ago without red. Nothing re-
markable in that, for we have known many
men to leave that same city dead broke, y
and never thought the fact worth a parade
on public occasion. But however obscure
Andrew Johnson's going out, he returned
with all the pomp and circumstance OF pace
and power, accompanied and surrounded ny
a numerous and imposing military retlnue.
The fact is, Andrew johnson runs a big ma
chine for his boiler capacity, and II ever
man had cause to be thankful Tor lucky
star, he has. He is not naturally great, nor
great by cultivation and study, but having
vast amount of selfimportance and nnolng
our democratic people exceedingly ampreSs'-
6le and very susceptible to h0td on 0taSter, he
has reached many high positions. lhe one
he now fills he holds by accident, against the
will of and very much to the prejudice of
the American people, for whatever may be
the arguments of admiring friends-who
feed on the crumbs from Andrew Johnsons
official table-he is and has been the great
of the seeded States to the Union. He
helped fire the Southern heart, denounced
the abelitionists, commended for the divine
institution of slavery and the sacredness OF
states rights, but when the struggle came he
fell on the side that promised to pay best. -
To attribute his advance to the Union, du-
ring the war; to principle is to give the lie
to his whole political career.
You complain, Messrs. Editors, that the
aristocrisy of your capital, who would have
focked to Davis, did not take Andrew john
son by the hand. We must say that for
this exhibition of consistency we admire
them, for while we despise the heresy of Sc
cession and deplored the organized attempt
to destroy the Union, of which Mr.. Davis
was the head, his course has been consistent
and he has been true to his friends. MIR.
Davis was not among the precipitators, but
was drawn into the rebellion on account OF
his representative character and acknowl-
edged craftsmanship; and when once in, all
good men must admire the constancy and
determination with which he adhered to the
cause of people who had honored him with
the position of leader. We thought seces-
sion great blunder and predicted that it
would result in a war that would prove ru-
inous to the country, but though the chief
in bad cause and as such largely response |
BILE for the present deplorable condition OF
the South, history will do justice to the pure
private life and exalted craftsmanship of
Jefferson Davis-and eyerv man who values |
honor will applaud his answering devotion
to his friends. He espoused bad cause, but |
he went down with it; and though the leader |
of one of the most wicked and gigantic |
rebelions of modern times, he to-day fills |
larger space in the affections of the Ameri- |
can people North, as well as South, than An !
drew johnson. johnson is not only wanting
in that refinement and craftsmanship that |
characteristics Davis, but he keeps faith with no |
one unless it be in bargain where self is to
be on the top. He helped SOW the seeds of
disunion and pursuaded the people of the |
South they should fight if need be TO main
tain the institution of slavery, and then turn
ed against those who had espoused his doc |
trines; and after the Republican party had,
as peace offering to the South, made him |
Vice President, he not only shocked the de-
cency of the country by appearing in de- |
bauched condition on the occasion of his in
auguration, but within a twelve month turn
ed upon those who had elevated him and |
became one of their most bitter revilers-
As much as we despise secession and trea-
son we do not blame the aristocrisy of Ra.
leigh for net throwing up their hats over
man who has never been true to any party |
or any body. The Office of President of the |
United States should be honored by all, but |
virtuous people are under no obligations to |
pay homage to the person of coarse DEM
agogue. And besides Andrew Johnson's |
treachery to the people of the South and
then to the Republican party, he has tried to
deceive the blacks. After promising to be
their Moses, to lead them through the red
sea lying between the impenatrable darkness
OF slavery and the pure light of freedom,
and appearing to favor their Acknowledgement,
he turns upon them, fearing playing Moses
won't pay, and wants them to sit at the gate
until they become wise and their boards
grow before being invested with the rights
of citizenship.
Andrew johnson has been playing for the
succession ever since he stepped into the boots
OF the lamented Lincoln, and finding there
is no chance TOR him before the Republican
party which he has deserted and BETRAYED,
he will wish another revolution to destroy
that organization and build up party of
which he may be leader. No candid man,
who has watched the developments of events.
can believe that Andrew johnson wants
the Union restored under the late acts of
Congress, for instead of laboring to secure
such result he is evidently straining points
to prevent success
We are anxious to see the end of military
rule and the country restored to peace and
quiet and the old order of things. but as
matters now stand, we can see no success for
pending reconstruction measures but through
prompt action by Congress and hence, we
hope that body will assemble in July and re-
move all distractions in the way of work
OF such moment to the American people.
All opposition in Georgia and Alabama to
the reconstruction measures seemed to be
yielding, but as soon as the telegraph
flashed to the disaffected the probability of
Executive interference, through Stanbery,
the old fires of rebellion broke out anew,
and now men openly talk of resistance and
parties will now be found to oppose the sue
cess of restoration. And all this is the re-
suit of the work of Andrew johnson.
But enough of Andrew johnson for this
time.
The Republican party of Alabama held a
Convention at Montgomery recently, and
adopted platform, which you have no
doubt seen before this. The party is gain
ing strength here. but there is doubt about
its carrying the State, for the reason that the
prejudice against the niggers' is as great
Us ever. In Georgia the disaffected are openly
organizing to prevent the State from accept
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