The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-09-07

Carolina, hear this question fully discussed
question %uT Of confiscation in North. Caroline
wish to say in making the remarks that an
making. I do not commit myself on the question
of confscation for or against; but claiming U
be a Republican, am opposed to adding
plank to that platform, that may sink it forever
NA Does not every man know that the Republican
of the last month is the Conservative of to-day
Don't they know that the Republican party is
party of progress, and don't they know then, nc
| man aud no Convention, has any right to lay dowr
any principle which will not be Republican II
any State ofthe United States of America? ZAP
plause.) Then why is it brought before this
Convention at all, CHATS it) unless it is because
certain men fear that they might be classed
among the yankees. 1t is groundless fear, and
the people of North Carolina will throw into
your face that you are in favor of confiseaton and
| are afraid to admit it.
say that as Republican Convention assem-
| bled, this question mere question of expedien-
| cy, and question with which we have nothing to
do, because it is question for the general gov
eminent
Four-ffths of the people who come to this
Convention come here for no other purpose than
to lay down platform for the success of the
Republican party. (Applause.) I come here to
defend no league-nO party-to advocate no man,
and nothing but what l can see to be the best in
terests of the peace and welfare of the Republi-
can party of North-Carolina, and which will has
| ten it back to the Union. tApplause) | hope
| this resolution may be voted down, and / say it
out of the depths of my heart l have made no
argument in favor of confiscation; do not think
this the proper time and place to bring in any
pure question of expediency, because some gen.
tlemen afraid to take the bull by the horns,
and look him right square in the eyes. Applause
and laughter.) The people of North Carolina
come here to lay down the truths ofrepublicansm.
that were truths yesterday, to-day and forever,
great and broad as the rock, upon which the dec
laration of independence was founded. Zap
plause.)
We came here to work for the best interests of
the Republican party, and it needs the weight of
no one mans name to carry it on to a triumph
ant success. 1t was principles, not men, that
made the Republican party, and men by adyoca-
ting those principles were great and glorious, SO
long they retained the integrity to carry those
and wherever those men faltered, whenever these
men failed, they have sunk where Andrew John
son has sunk to day. (Applause)
Those great principles which have been engraf-
tea upon the heart of every man that tries to fol-
low the dictates written upon his heart by the
Almighty-that man knows where his heart and
his conscience direct him, and when he sees a
man following in the direction that his heart and
his conscience dictates he iollows that man. He
keeps his eye square upon the mark and when
that man deviates from this line, he is lost forev
er. (Applause)
The Hon. David Heaton offered the fol-
lowing substitute for the first resolution:
Reso1yed, That the Republican party of North
Carolina, on the subject of confiscation and all
other matters appertaining to Reconstruction,
will faithfully adhere to, and abide by, the Re-
construction plan and measures of Congress.
In offering the above substitute, MIR. Hea-
ton said:
It is we'll known, Mr. President that these
measures of the Congress of
the United States, cover this whole subject.
It all centers there after ALL Congress settled
this question in open terms, that in case these
measures of such vital importance were re-
ceived by the people, if the unreconstructed
States, and faithfully adopted, that this sub.
ject of confscation was forever laid upon the
shelf. But in case that these measures were
repudiated by North Carolina, and by the
other unreconstructed States, it is most
solemnly believed that sweeping confscation
would come (Applause.)
The question of civil ri ghts and the rights
10 the ballot box are settled, if you adopt |
lie measures of Congress the right to sit |
Upon juries the right to be heard in our |
Courts; the right to have property decided to
Tou ; all these great bOons have been given
% the colored man by that patriotic Con-
5ress of the United States and am willing
o refer this whole matter to that Congress
o be settled. (Applause)
Gov. Holden said, desire, Mr.. President, to
ay that have great respect for the Commit
ee on resolutions, and was very anxious to
ote tor the entire report in accordance with
wish for harmony. I have voted against
'uttlng that report upon the table, my desire
eing that the whole matter might undergo
1ll and free discussion.
We have had this free discussion. I
imply rise for the purpose of saying thatI ,
ubscribe to the sentiments which have been ,
dvanced by my young friend from Cabarrus,
D we'll and so eloquently delivered on this ,
ccasion.
My opinion is, sir, that the better plan for +
he settlement of this whole business, with
aspect for the entire Committed is to accept ,
,r that resolution, the substitute offered by !
~ friend, Mr.. Heaton. Applause.
1 commit myself neither for nor against t
for the present. I stand here
Iirly and squarely by the nation, and upon the t
tterances of the glorious Congress of the t
nited States. [Applause.] Sir, if in the p
quel, as the result of any threatened disor- ii
lnization of the Republican party, or of d
to reconstruction by unrepentant 9
aitors, the return of the State to the Union r.
nder the reconstruction measures should be il
if, in the end. it is necessary "
do it in order to ensure reconstruction on
loyal basis, then say let confscation come d
Applause) If these reconstruction measures 81
ould be defeated, confscation ought to and ii
i'll come. But for the present the whole n
after is with the Congress, and is Deepen "
ent on the action of the Southern people Y
emselves, and 1 will therefore vote for the n
Institute offered by the gentleman from a
raven. a
The President announced that the ques- r,
On was now on the substitute for the res m
ution as offered by Mr.. Heaton. r,
The substitute for the first resolution was
en- unanimously adopted. a
At $50 P. NJ, the Convention adjourned ~
meet this evening at $50. Il
NIGHT SESSION.
Pursuant to adjournment, the Convention
ct this evening at $50 P. NJ, at which te
'ur the meeting was called to order by the -.
resident. IL