The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-09-23

NO more oppression.
No more Tyranny!
We are all now Free!
Thank God! we are saving the Union,
The Union must and shall be preserved,
"l.et us have Peace"
Republicans are for Peace aud Prosner;,v
Democrats are for War, Anarchy and Ruin,
Liberty for al.
We Know our Friends.
Gov. Hawlcy votes like he fought-For pe,o,
Republicans are not Vindictive.
j. W. Holden--A Chip Of the old Block
Hon. J. G. Abbott-His Knapsack was mo,o
hateful to the Rebs than his Carpet-Bag.
Vermont Has Spoken! $1,000 Majority to,
Grant and lax, and Peace.
Maine goes with Vermont, for Grant and peooo,
GRAFT, and Universal Suffrage! Seymour, and
War and Disfranchisement!
God Defends the Right! Be just and fear INF,
Republicanism means Peacel Democracy mean,
Revolution!
Democracy is the author of the Ku Klux MD,.
ders! ft
Democrats want to scourge Southern Union.
lists! Remember the Pastl
Democrats would revive the reign of the Lash,
Seymour the Rioter! Grant the Quieter!
The News from Maine gives the Ku Klux pain,
Our God, our Homes, and our Country!
The Funeral of Democracy on November ,ho
3rd!
Grant will Tan Democracy's Hide!
Peace and the Starry Banner
Huzzah for the Red, White and Bluel
The long procession proceeded to lie
residence of His Excellency, Governor Ho
den, when, after dcafening calls Goyemo,
II. appeared, and complimented the immeOs
multitude on their good order, which had
attended the whole days proceedings-not
a disturbance of any kind having occurred
He proceeded to address the assemblape in
cheering and eloquent terms, and was en-.
Enthusiastically checred throughout.
Hon. j. c. Abbott, being loudly called for
addressed the throng in manly and noble
terms.
He congratulated those present that fine
reign of the slave-barons had ceased, and the
reign of the people had commenced. Men
in all parts of our glorious country were rails.
ing their voices for the rights of man,-for
Republican principles. The present canvass
was but repetition of the contest of arms
through which we have passed. Seymour
and the secessionists were for war and dis.
union. Grant and Republicans Were for
peace and union. Gen. Abbotts speech was
enthusiastically received, and at its close
three cheers were given for him with will
Col. Robert M. Douglas, private Secretary
to Gov. Holden, was next called for and re.
sponded in short but able and eloquent
speech.
He said the Republican party was not
governed by sectional preiudices, but was
the champion of equal rights and equal laws
for all. There was no path opened for him
in divided and distracted country. he was,
therefore, for peace and Union. He alluded
in feeling terms to his father, repeated his
dying message to his sons, " Tell them to
obey the Constitution and laws of the coun.
try" and expressed his determination to
heed his advice.
He alluded in scathing terms to the bitter
proscriptive spirit of the Conservative Dem
ocratic party, compared the two candidates
for the Presidency. and looked forward with
pleasure to the day when Grant and Colfax
shall be inaugmated, when the star-spangled
banner shall wave over o reunited country,
aud peace and happiness prevail.
At the conclusion of his speech, three
cheers were given for Col. Douglas, three for
Gov Holden, and three for Gen. Abbott
Mr.. Geo. 2. French, of Wilmington, re-
sponded to call on him in forcibe and
pointed speech. Three cheers were proposed
and given for Nj. French in manner which
showed his great popularity with the Re-
publicans of the Cape Fear country.
Col. VIM. ]. Clarke, of Newberne, wasin-
troduced by Gov. Holden. He said he came
here to raise his voice for Peace, Equality
before the Law, and Union. He knew what
war was. He had fought through the Mezi-
can war, and through the late sectional war.
He yielded to none in his devotion to the
cause Of the South in the late war. lie
stood by its cradle In love and by its grave
in tears. But when he surrendered he did
so in good faith, and laid down his animos-
tiles with his arms. 1t was not the true SOL
dier, but the coward, who lurked in the
bushes and acted the guerrilla when the war
had ceased.
! He had been in 20 battles and had storm
ed three batteries. but it required more nerve
to come out boldly for Grant and meet the
storm of vituperation and abuse which be
knew the act would bring down on him.
than to meet the storm of iron hail in the
fiercest charge. He had served with
Gen. Grant in Mexico, knew him well, anu
resolved to act up to his convictions Of right
and support him for President
1 He drew vivid pictures of the horrors OIL
War and the blcss@Sss of Peace He haa
had enough of war. lie wanted peace h'
wanted it for his sons. He wanted them !"
be useful citizens. He did not want them
shot in battle or rot in hospital, as nc n'u
seen 50 many of our brave young men 40.
He was willing to trust the colored HAS
with the ballot. He appealed to those pre-
semitic say if they wished to rule this c %u
try, and the unanimous reply was NJ w.
He asked them if equality before the ID;
was not all they asked, and they as ulAD'
mously answered +" Yes" o,,se
The really eloquent speech OF COL OIa % a