The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-02-12
The Pro.crip.ire spirit of our Encm,es.

The Proscriptive SPIRIT ofou Encmies.
We are constantly told by the Rebel lead
ders that the Republican party is proscrip
tive. revcngeful, cruel that it is governed
by no other feeling than that Of hatred to
the white people of the South. This is the
charge. Our readers know there is no truth
in it. The world knows, and history will
record. that the Republican party, welding
as it has the government Of this country for
the last seven years, has exhibited forbear-
ance, liberality, and magnanimity without
parallel The life of NO traitor has been ia
ken. No mans land has been con6scated.
Protection to life and security to property
has been guaranteed to ALTO outlaws, trait
ors and murderers as we'll as to the loyal, the
vlrtuOus and the true. But nothing will
satisfy these Rebel leaders save their com
plcte restoration to power, and the extinc-
tion of every noble sentiment of freedom in
the colored race Give them this. with the
power to shoot and hang tine Unionlsts and
to confscate their property, and they would
he happy, and would regard the general
government thus perverted to their wicked
purposes as the " best government the world
ever saw"
Gov Vance is recognized exponent of
the Rebel leaders of this State. He was
their big gun in their late Rebel Convention.
Among other things, he has threatened that
when he and his party should again obtain
control in this State, they would make the
condition of the Republicans of both races
more intoleraJle than Sodom and Gomorrah.-
He said it, and neither he nor his mouth
pieces dare deny it. They would if they
could. but they well know the lie would lie
fastened upon them. Well, now, fellow-citi-
zens, Goes that show Christian spiritG Is this
the way to build up this State, to promote
good feeling among the people, and to re-
store prosperity and stable governmenta-
The Republicans say that if continued in
power they will do all they can to improve
life, liberty and property, and to promote.
on a loyal basis. good feeling among our
people. They propose to hang no one
They propose to deprive no man of his pro-
perty. They would shudder at the thought
OF consigning any human being to the rain
of fire which destroyed Seldom and Gomor-
rah. They are men. not demons. Neither
would they destroy even the good name of
any one, by SANDER, falsehood, or malicious
rdicule
What contrast in this respect between
the Republicans and the Conservatives, So
called, led by Gov. Vance! The Republic
cans are willing to live and let live. They
intend to keep the disloyal out of Office, and
to see that the State in all lis departments
is well governed by loyal men; but they
have no spirit in their bosoms that would
exterminate any portion of our people, or
consign them to hell fire, as threatened by
Gov. Vance and his friends and followers.
, In December, 1864, Gov. Vance made
speech in the Commons Hall, in this City,
in which be said that deserters and recusant
conscripts should be caught or put in the
ranks. or shot on sight. or ut least con-
demned and executed by a drum-head court
martial; and the Conservative, his organ, in
its issue of Deccmbes 2lst, 1864, echoing his
sentiments said:
: "All bushwhackers and tories should I've
tried by court martial, and deal; with &C.
cording to the rigors of military law"
+ Gov. Vance was then, as he is still, uio-
lent nun of 6loOd! Fellow-citizens, make
your own choice between his violent and
bloody counses and the mild and benefcent
sway of the Republican party.