The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-03-12
Good Advice.

| We make the following extract from the
late letter of Gov. Joseph E. Brown, of Geor-
gia, advising the people of that State to ac-
cept promptly and in good faith the recon
struction act OF Congress. These views are
creditable alike to the head and heart of
Gov. Brown. If such men in this State as
Gov. Graham, Gov Worth, Gov. Vance, Gov
Swain, and Gov Bragg would adopt a SINH
lar course, the best results to our people
would soon be realized.
| Gov. Brown says:
"IIere, then the inquiry naturally presents it
self, what is best for us 10 do answer, Agree
with thine adversary quickly" We are PROSTATE
and powerles.. We can offer no further resist
| ance The conquerors dictate their own terms,
which arc heightened in severity b. the delay of
| the conquered to accept them. Because we have
| lost immensely, is il wise, SiuoeOTply 10 sacrifice
the little thai is left 70 Us The decree has gone
forth that some 81 Us myself among Others, who
| were called upon 10 lead our people and direct
public affairs during The late unhappy struggle,
shall be dsfT3nchlsed, and 81 lt.si POLITICALLY sac
| rihced- Ii the syngssiAIts III intre whom Te
| represented were moi with Us, They re would less
than human. Sui IS ii beSt thai They cling 10
| till they have made becCars Of their wives and
children, aud plunged themselves INTO jrTlirieva
! bic ruin when their fidelity can do Us good
I
require that We do not encourage them In his
course. And above all, If peace, quiet and re-
turning prosperity can be restored 10 oar unhap
py country by the sacrifice, we should make II
without further hesitation delay.
Let Us accept the position as We have already
protested To do in good .TatA Let Us see 10 It
that the laws faithfully and imPartially exc
cuted-that the most proscripIive oyaIist and the
most degraded freedman have the same measure
of right and Justice which is melted out to our
own people. As all are obliged to admit, that
there can be no future separation and as We have
chosen to remain under the Government of the
United States rather than seek homes elsewhere,
We should now do all in our power, while We
claim its protection, to discharge faithfully all
our duties citizens. As we live under 1t we
should look TO it as the government OF our own
choice. Its flag is now our flag, its credit our
credit, and We should determine, come what may,
to forget the past, and defend both with all our
try of vast fertility and great natural resources
They need developement. We have entered up
on q new era. We need capital and labor
Neither will come till our difficulties settled,
and onr political status defined Every Northern
man or foreigner who brings physical strength
or capital into Georgia. adds to her wealth, and
should be regarded friend, and treated as
such. In our depressed condition, if men who
are void of the better feelings Of our nature come
among us to insult us by insolence, let us refuse
to handy words with them. Compared with the
great mass of the Northern people, these charac-
tiers are few, and must soon give place to better
men, A magnanimous man never rejoices over
the sufferngs of q fallen adversary. Time will
heal most of our wounds, sid we who in war
sooner this is the case, the better for the whole
country. In view of these considerations, L
think it best that we, as the conquered, yield the
point in controversy at once"