The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-09-24
= {. Northern Adventurers.,,

HANeASS
s. Northern Adventurers.''
There is no cry more nonsensical, ridicu-
lous, or childish, not to say wicked, than
that raised against Northern adventures. !"
1t is we'll remembered that in 1866, at the
close of the rebellion, the eyes of all our
people were turned with deep interest to the
Northern States, with the hope that thous-
ands and tens of thousands of the Northern
people would speedily come down here, with
their money, their muscle, their intelligence,
and spirit of enterprise, to aid lis in build
ing up the State Firms were established
to promote this desirable end, and large
amounts of landed property were freely
thrown into market, and advertised, so as
specially to reach the eyes of the Northern
people. But a change occurred. The Pres
ident's plan of restoration was voted down
by our people The spirit of rebellion was
re-aroused. Seeing and feeling this to he
so, thousands of the Northern people who
were preparing to emigrate hither, hesitated,
and the longer they hesitated the more for
bidding the prospect seemed to them, owing
to the increasing spirit of rebellion. Still,
considerable number of the more enterpris-
ing ventured to come down and settle among
us. They brought with them money, ma
chinery of various kinds books, knowledge,
with which to build up and improve the
country. They have come hither for good
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They are not merely willing, but anxious to
live on friendly terms with our native people
of both races THEY ARE AMERICAN CITI-
zENs. They are descendants, as many of
the Southern people are, of those glorious
demigods who fought under WASHINGTON,
LAFAYETTE, and GREENE for American lib.
erty. And how, for the most part, are these
American citizens received, when they come
among US?
With the exception of those fire-tried I'm
ionists who have minds and hearts large
enough to appreciate our true condition.
these enterprising Northerners are met with
GOODNESS aid reserve-the doors of a spurious
and decaying' aristocrisy are closed in their
faces,-they and their children are tainted
in bitter tones with YANKEE, YANKEE."-
and at last, even the politicians have taken
up the subject, and our people are warned
against Northern adventures" who, it is
alleged, have come here to monopolize all
the offices and govern the State. Where is
the evidence that such men as Heaton, and
Abbott and Latin, and Paul, and Deweese,
and Cook, and Estes, and Brink, and Men
ringer, and Others who might be mentioned,
have come here for office2 Mr. Heaton is no
office holder. Gen. Abbott is no office hold
er. Gen. Latin is no office holder. Mr.. Paul
is no ofice-holder. Col. Cook is no Office
holder. DR.. Menninger is no Office holder
The most of them are farmers and manu-
facturers. Those who hold Office do so
mainly because other suitable persons could
not be found who can take the oath. But
they are looking for Office, is the reply. Who
knows9 But what if they are sis per
son to be tabooed and rejected with the silly
cry that he is a I" Yankee" and an "adven-
turer 2" Do not grown men-men of sense,
put such things on the ground of merit
If a citizen Northern born is worthy
of office, .bestow it on him. If native
citizen is worthy of Office, bestow it on
him. Any other view is selfish and con-
temptlble. Let the people decide. 1t is
for them, to say who shall and who shall not
serve them. The truth is, not to put too
fine a point upon it, the very three gentle /
men connected with the press,) who are
raising this cry against Northern adj
venturers," are themselves as much cad
venturers" as any, They left their State
They remained away for some time They
came back here from the North, at the
close of the rebellion but they did not do so
until EACH one had strapped a good fat office
to has back! And yet these gentlemen,
heaven save the mark these gentlemen
are distressed because Northern adyen-
turers " are about to monopolize all the
offices and honors in the State! -,s I
And now, let US look little at the other
side. Since the close of the rebellion the
federal government has fed and clothed hun
dreds of thousands of our suffering poor of
both races. Northern communities have ex-
pended, and are now expanding hundreds of
thousands of dollars for education and to
support the poor. Our merchants, at the
close of the war, found the houses North to
which they owed money, not merely liberal
in their settlements, but kind. They find
them liberal still, and they can buy goods to
any reasonable extent on credit Since the
close of the rebellion at least one hundred
thousand Confederates have visited the
Northern States, and there is no instance of
this vast number Of even a slight having been
put upon these Confederates. And yet we
hear g Yankee, Yankee " and !" Northern adj
yenturers." For shame Let the manhood
of the State rebuke this vicious medley of
bad manners and childish malice with which
Northern gentlemen are recei vad IN onr