The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-10-09
Piaffcrm and Principles Of the So-cali-
ed Conservatives or Rebels of North
Carolina. a
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or Rsad lHstmd, hs75in Rqleigh a7th ep-s
tsm5w 1887. 81 81 III ]

Wake County, cldlullIlS ~ NC eiWy wa W
.,,a a1 G,ve,nn,ent Of the United States, feel
rastea mon IN declare our unwayering devo-
t;on TO the fundamental principles of Amer
lean liberty. as embodied in the Mecklenburg
Declaration of Independence of May goth,
s1775. the Declaration Of american 1ndepen-
dence of July 4th, 1776, and in the Consti-
{ ti,tioni Of the United States
Rssozred, That the will of the people, as
!. expressed in the 8 Constitution OF the tna-
ted States and the laws,n we hold to be 'the
asnnrer1nre law of the land.
80 Pssolnei, That We deem it nnwise, wicked
o,,1 un;,,st for the. State of North Carolina
(. to' rsss any law organic or statutory, dis
frapcb;s;n9l inroscribinr or contiscating the
,,ronertv of any of her citizens for past polit-
inslfl offsncesl ',,a .ana sigas oRt iIsdf
pssolne5 That the unmistakable develop
,nents Of ], vindictiye and persecuting spirit
: in the speeches and doings of majority of
5 the flelepates to the Radical Convention in
this City. towards the body of the white
people of this State, call tor the unanimous
efforts of all truly Conservative men OF all
classes ss whether white or black, to endeavor
/; tn check the progressed that spirit, rand to
dofeat the aims of bad men among us, who
seek to DESTROY the peace of our people, to
stir'un strife between the whites and blacks,
.n1 RI ,na,lourate a state of things in North
i S.aroI;na which must effectually prevent inn
migration. check the investment OF capital,
: DESTROY confidence in all business enterprise,
Iand diminish, largely the sources of employ
) mentl to our large laboring population.
Reso1sed, That our movement is not par
tisan in its character it has no connec-
tiop with National politics or. either of the
GREAT National parties, nor is 1T designed
+. to form a White mans party, but originates
in the spontaneous uprising ofth aConser-
yatiye men of the State, of all shadeso po-
,itical opinion. for the one object OF ward
]. ing off tile dangers which threaten US from
the success OF the aSera nepaoln'alt ~. n.ui-
car parry. ~ IN; ''a .,,a sr,an,y and more
moderate stand taken in the aforesaid Radi
cal Convention by the calm and moderate
Republicans of that body, as well as the dig
nifed and manly positions since taken by
Daniel r. Goodloe, Esq, of the Register, and
his coadiutors. d Jnjs 5aaH ai'osiat'
? o Resoloel, That we.will support no man
: for the approaching State Conventions to
draw up a new Constitution, VINO Is not
b pledged to oppose and defeat, by all legiti-
mate means, any attempt to incorporate into
the Constitution the proscnptive and vindic-
five measures of the 1ultra Radicals OF this
State. lHeai aG.H i9a+sk jstld4aqMt -
Reso1eeQ, That we urge upon all Conserva-
tive men, of all classes and all shades of
opinion in the State, to hold precinct and
County meetings, for the purpose OF concen-
trating their influence in effecting this OBJ
ject; and we call upon our fellow citizens OF
I this County to hold precinct meetings In
their several registration precincts, for the
purpose OF expressing their views and unit
ing with US in Mass Meeting IN this City,
to be held on Saturday, the 18th OF October
next e p is'ie ii19s tIezi
E,5,o.,s from, t1e z.,...gur,a1 4lt1,,eas Of Con.
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Da Wort" 70 "e u0'0f"' n'''"'o's' 80" 10 %
cema6er, 1866.
1.-THE orders of Gen. ISickles, nforbidding
our Courts to exercise laws which have ex-
listed with us and our ancestors for many
hundred years, in the face of the previous
proclamation of the President, declaring that
civil law existed in all the States which had
engaged in the late rebellion, astounded the
State. iia 81 35iat igisffs7 nj Is-al u
~ My mission to Washington touching this
encroachment on the right of the State to adj
minister her, laws, not pretended to be incon-
sistent with the Constitution OF the United
States. and other imperative administrative
duties since my return, have engrossed my
attention and left me no time to prepare ar
address suitable for the occasion. ~.
This order of a military officer. asserting
in effect. his right to annul such of our law
as he may deem unwise, is suspended by or
der of the President. This arbitrary step i!
scarcely arrested, when measure is propos
ed by Congress, looking to the sanction O
this military supremacy over our laws.
In the midst of the progress Of thes,
events we are astounded. by a proposition
originated BY, North, Carolinians, and
brought before Congress under auspices cal
culated to alarm fIss that North-Carolina
one of the original thirteen. is no longer
State. but a territory of the United States
The scheme proposes that new Con
q vention be called, the members of which ar
2 to be elected bv voters with qualification
prescribed by Congress, including negroes
q excluded from voting by our Constitution
This Convention Tins elected. Is TO frame
new Constitution for the, District formerl
known as the State of North Carolina TIL
E Constitution, when formed. is to be approx
ed, not by the people. who are to live unde
1t. but by Conefessss j. of the United State:
- with the power in the Congress to approve
modify, or reject the same; and with a ties
oath framed with apparent intent to reverss
- the principle, that the majority of the peopl
q ought to rule. 'iif ~ s!i'a'l2 ,isfiis'',lt
I 60 1t Is remarkable that the ayowed an
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