The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1867-05-08
Observation-Disclosures.

A short explanation of these terms
will not be out of place, since their use
has become so common and much mis-
used and abused. In order that the
reader may fully understand the true
meaning, we will first give Webster's
definition as defined in political sense,
and then illustrate the same by the
course and conduct of the Union party
as compared with the Rebel party.
RADICALLY -" Originally at the
origin or root; fundamentally; as, a
scheme or system radically wrong orde-
fective."
?" RADIcAI1sM: The doctrine or
principle of making radical reform in
government, by overturning and chang
ing the present state of thing"
Mark the above definitions d 5ses
RADICAL" :" " In modern politics, a
person who advocates radical reform,
or extreme measures in reformation"
The above are the exact political de-
finitions and meaning of the words as
given by Webster. The two first def
nitious apply clearly to those who at
tempted the overthrow of the Govern
ment, and go to show that such were
radically wrong. Such were ultra ex-
tremc radicals. Why I? Simply because
they attempted to overthrow the Gov
ernment by the most extreme radical
measures. They struck at the very
"iroot" of liberty by the use of the most
radical measures for the purpose of
throwing government republican in
form. Hence they were destructive
Radicals. They were radically radical.
The Unionists at the outset and during
the war were termed conservatives,
though they were compelled to resort
to radical measures to repel the conse-
quences of extreme destructive radical.
ism. The Union party, though they
were forced to use radical measures,
have succeeded in thwarting the designs
of destructive radicalism. Then, accord
ing to the definitions we have party
of radical destructives, and party of
radical reformers. The one having used
their utmost efforts to destroy the Gov
eminent, the other just sufficient effort
to preserve it. 1t is true, that a radical
reformation in the organic law of the
Government has been found necessary
in order to preserve its great fundamen-
tai principles, and to prevent its final
destruction at the hands of those who,
through extreme radical measures, made
the necessity for radical reform. isat
The institution of slavery seems to
have. been the great subject which
aroused a spirit antagonistic to the I'm
ion. The advocates Of slavery became
so radically destructive in their views,
as to make war. During the struggle,
it became question with those battling
fer thepreseration ofthe Union, wheth.
er to submit to radical overthrow of
the whole Constitution, and the entire
destruction of the Union in the interest
ofhuman slavery, or to remove slavery
by radical reform in one particular in
the Constitution, and thereby preserve
the Union. Hereswe have the whole
issue in d nut shell, to wit, universal
freedom, the preservation of the Con-
stitution with thenecessary change, and
the whole Union, or the destruction of
freedom, the Constitution and the Union.
The choice of radical reformation to
anarchy and ruin was certainly wise
Martin Luther was radical reformer
To him the Christian world is indebted
forsrelgous liberty. Franklin was a
radical. 1t was his genius that led to
the discovery in science, whereby the
people of one continent may converse
with those of another. Fulton and his
compeers were radicals, and when en-
gagged in investigating the powers of
steam, whereby the commerce of the
world issnow moved, were laughed at
Noah, when engaged in building his
ark, was a radical. Columbus, THROUGH
whose xuntiring energy the American
continent was discovered, was radi-
cal. The. Pilgrims who landed at Ply
mouth Rock, were radicals. Thus.
when we contemplate the benefits and
good that have been accomplished by
means Of radical reformers, it need not
tinge our cheeks with blush, when de.
nounced as such by traitors. Radical
reform issentirely necessary in order to