The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-10-28
To the Republicans OF the State.

To the Republicans of the State.
We come forward once more TO impress
upon our friends the importance Of the cleo
ton on the Sd of next month. The people
will vote on that day for Electors for Presi-
dent and Vice-President, and members of
Congress. The question is, WHETHER THE
UNITED STATES OR THE 'CoNFEDERAcYn
SHALL PREVAIL?
If ''the Confederacy" being dead inits form
and body, shall, nevertheless, live in spirit,
and control legislation and mould society in
this country, then all that its friends hoped
or wished for will have been accomplished
This is the object the rebel leaders have in
view. Beaten on the field of battle, and
forced to surrender, they still hope to control
the nation through the ballot-box, and thus
achieve by peaceable means what they failed
to effect with the sword. TWAS the appre-
hension of the loss of power which induced
them to rebel in 1850. They had had the
Government fer nearly the whole period of
its existence up to that time, and they could
not bear the idea of surrendering it to the
Republican party This idea of power is
stifl their governing idea. Whether they
rebel or submit, or fight or pretend to be for
peace, it is the desire fer posoer that controls
their conduct.
In the contest which will come to an end
on the evening of the Sd of next month, sey-
mour and Blair represent on the one side '.the
Confederacy' or this desire for power, and
Grant and Colfax represent on the other,
the Government of the United States If
Seymour and Blair should be elected, the
rebel Democratic leaders would either con
troll the entire Government, with all its pat
ronage offices and honors, or they would in
vOlve the country in war to obtain such con-
troll If any of the State governments should
stand in their way, they would endearor to
destroy them with the sword IF Congress
should be opposed, as it certainly would be,
to their selfish and ambitious purposes, they
would endeavor to strike down Congress.
One Of their candidates, Gen. Blair, advises
that certain State governments should be
~trampied down" That they would attempt
all this and more, there can be no doubt The
same order of men did the same thing in
1860, when they revelted against the Gov
eminent. The success of Seymour and Blair
T"-.rs therefore, be WAR! We say this
'ecapSi5a, ney would be resisted, as they were
>,!ringn ":r first rebellion. We cannot tell
low lon, the war would last, but it would
doubtless be as calamitous, and in MANY res
poets more terrible than the last.
The election of Grant and Colfax is the
only sure guarantee of peace. They were
ooFil peace men in 1860. Their friends in
the Northern and Western States were peace
men also. They did net want war. They
were forced into it by the Confederate Gov
eminent, then in;existence IN Montgomery.
ihey fought, net for conquest, not for office,
"0' tof themselves alone, but for PEACE and
INC UNION, They are for peace now. Grant
himself says, "LET Us HAVE PEACEl'
.'e does not say the Congress of my country
4's committed grave wrongs, and would
"A'hpe down" Congress and What Congress
,"Soone. No, far fomit. Not onlyis the cleo
~" Oh Grant indispensable to peace, but we
'D'0Ok Tor nothing like permanent prosper