The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-05-20

| which shall be referred whatever relates to
particular class of subjects. Division No
5 relates to the taxes on tobacco, snuff, and
farmentad liquors.
'3iH9aa hnii a1'tAtasb For the Standard
ORANGE COUNTY, May 9th, 1868.
MEssRs. EDrToRs.-I ask permission to
transmit to you and your readers a short nc
count of some political matters that have
transpired in this County, renowned as being
the Headquarters of that master spirit who
to a great extent, has ruled public opinion
in this State. si t.ft miro
First, then, we notice the mass meeting Of
Copperheads in IIillsboro' on Saturday, the
18th of April last. :,
Judge Fowle, of your City, who, if mis-
take not, was beaten in your County last
fall as a candidate for the Convention, By
a small majority Of elecen hundred ootes, open
ed the mass meeting by lengthy speech
The sages speech was made up of vitupera-
ton, abuse, false figures, statements and
logic-abuse of the colored people and a
senseless denunciation of poor white men,
till at last, kindling with satanic fury, his
eyes rolling in wild frenzy, hands clenced,
and arms extended like tic Priests of Baal,
he exclaimed HIMAY Cop ALMIGHTY DAMN
THEM IN HE'LL FOREVER" abiding to the
thousands of white men in North Carolina
who favored the Republican party.
Hear it, We men of Nortll-Carolina, who
once were the crmine of justice, who came
as one of the opponents of the Grahams, the
Washes, the Ruffins and Camerons, lie comes
out publicly In the presence of the leaders
of his party uttering this prayer, MAY
God Almighty damn them inheU foreuer," and
elder Pel, as one of the Priests of the party
says, amen, so mote it he !!
The rest of the speakers, (uery small fry,)
strutted an hour on the stage, and closed
with jack.legged lawyer. of former days,
who was openly denounced as liar.
But to the election and copperhead can
didates. Ticker 10 Turner, who was taken
with headache during the war, came home
and never returned till elected to the Confed-
crate Congress; one Jno. Allison, of money
making disposition during the war; George
Laws, c. c.. Clerk, who said he '.scorned
and despised the whole radical crew, with
Holden at their head;n John U. Kirk
land. C. M. E., of Savings Bank notoriety:
John Turner,l tsheriG .~iied3 who saio 10
one man, kill the Constitution" and to
another, "rll vote for it !"
Then look at the course the s0-called Con-
seratives are pursuing. They say that there
is Drug Niquor) store at a corner in the
ancient Borough, where they keep sort of
a doom's day book to enter the names of all
white men who voted the Republican ticket,
that they and theirs shall be frowned down,
socially ignored, held as kind of Pariah's,
outcasts to be spotted. ...........
If that class of broken down Gin charac
ter and pocket) aristocracy think they are
to dictate to men who are their superiors in
every thing but the accident of birth, they
will find out ere long their egregious folly.
Again, look at the threats OF relations to
families and open violence to such citizens
as Messrs. John Shields and VIM. Walker,
the pulling down of canvass on the head
of a Republican speaker at the great hum
bug called Durhams, where Squires Heaven
save the mark) Bill Guess, Bob Morris and
Rev (?) John A. McMannen hold their court,
and when certain magnets at HillsborO'
sneeze, the telegraph wires send down word
Toadies 90 to dinner" But the great agony
is over. The votes are counted, and 10 ! the
great Republican party is triumphant, and
SHOUTS VI hoJoihty Vi HCoiiy Sc,VoV icC-
men is still ringing in the mountain gorges
with its thunder rolling down to the ocean
washed coast, proclaiming the utter defeat,
horse-foot and dragons, of the so-called
Conservatives. 1-'a
Was there ever so great failure in North.
Carolina of proud, ambitious aristocracy
The hand writing is on the wall. The scep-
ter is departed. and all these men who, few
DAYS ago, cursed the infamous Constitution
as they called it, will soon be flying to
Raleigh asking for such favors as removing
disabilities, &c. ;sr " al .......... Va.
4 Now suggestion or two and we close.
If the Republican party intend to keep their
hard fought ground in Orange, put only
loyal men who have stood up for the Con-
stitution in Office, for those of Us who have
been vilified, abused, maltreated and spurn-
ed by the lazy hounds-the dogs ofthe rebel
party-can expect no justice from such men
as Fowie,, Turner, Laws kirkland, Morris,
and others of this class with their malignant
rule. Orange is in a process of redemption,
and if the County election could he held
next week, the whole Republican ticket
would be elected, for the masses of the peo-
pie are beginning to see that they have been
deceived by their leaders in regard to taxes,
schools. militia and other items of the Con-
stitution. fg1Di~aI n tfr. si-T
If can get friend in Hillsboro' to fur
| nish me with the names of the above Drug
! UlquoD Store committee, / will furnish
| them for nirche in the temple OF. tame
Yours in Republican Bonds,
| ---- DJIRHAMS,