The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-10-07
To the Native White Union Men of

as important to the unity and welfare Of our
country as any through which we have pass
ed. If we elect General Grant for our next
President, all will be well. Intelligent
men of all parties know this. They
know that with him at the helm Of the ship
of State another rebellion will not be per
mitted to disturbe the peace of the country.
The worst enemies of the government know
this full well, and this is the reason why
they are so determined to thwart. if possible,
his election. If they can succeed in electing
Horatio Seymour President and Frank Blair
Vice President of. the United States they
will endeavor to bring about reorgani-
zation of the late rebellious States in such
way as to leave the old Democratic party in
power in every one of them.
With that party in power every one of
you who was opposed to the war, and who
in any way evaded military duty in the
army, would be, if allowed to remain in the
State at all, socially prescribed. Ex-Gov.
Vance has said that "when we get the power
we will make it more intolerable than Sodom
and Gomorrah for these scallawags
If it were in their power, they would ostra-
else, prescribe and drive out every loyal
white man, and then endeavor to reduce the
colored people to state of vassalage which
would be more intolcrable than their former
condition. They would establish a landed
aristocracy which would Cypress and degrade
all who could not escape from the country
would create system as odious as any in
the old world. .4..... 3
It behooves every one of us then to stand
firm. Now is the time to act, and to act
promptly. Every scheme will be resorted to-
in order to thwart us in the election. Threats
intimidation, bribery, every device to lessen
the vote for Grant, will be resorted to. They
will taunt you as "scallawags," ''negroph-
olites," ''miscegenationists," &C., &C., but
none of these things should deter a single
voter from doing his whole duty. Efforts
will be made to infame the prejudice exist
ing between the two races, but these should
be unheeded The Republican party of
North Carolina is composed of white and
colored voters. About $4,000 are of the lat
ter class. They will vote, if they are not
overborne by the disloyal element, for Grant
and Colfax. Itbehooves every one OF you to
stand by these men,-men who never were
untrue to the Union Many of them have
stood in the front fighting for you and their
freedom. They were faithful to those of
you who stood up and refused to fight
against the old flag. asat.
They warned you of danger, and if re-
quired, acted as pilots to escort you to places
of safety. 1t is solemn duty for you to
aid these men now in this crisis.
The Democratic candidate for the second
office in the nation has said that these ''car-
pet-bag governments must be trampled in
the dust, and the States re-organized on the
white basis" Every intelligent man knows
that these people, after having tasted the
sweets of freedom, and having been permit
ted to vote, cannot be DISTINGUISHED without
a social revulsion. Every man who is in
favor of the reconstruction acts of Congress,
and who desires to see his State go forward
in prosperity and peace. must, if he has any
prejudice of race or color, discard it, and
stand up as a champion for right and JUS
tice. A disregard for these has already
brought upon this land untold miseries.
Shall we longer pander to that which is SO
opposed to our best interests2
The power in this State was heretofore in
the hands of few Taxation has never
been OF basis of justice. The poor man
was taxed on his poll, and his little home, if
he had one. Capital, till within the past
few years, was not taxed Slaves, though
held and valued in every other respect as
property, were not taxed as property, till
1860, and then the assessors being generally
in the interests of the slave holders, valued
the slaves at low figures. But the poor
white man had to pay an enormous poll-tax.
Under the new State Constitution which
Blair proposes to wipe out. you will never
have to pay over two dollars year. The
land and other property Of the State will
do what it has never heretofore done, that is,
bear its share Of the public burdens. The
wealth of the State will be taxed, and not
its poverty. Under the new system, with
proper management, no class need be OPP
pressed.
Great efforts are continually being made
to prejudice you, not only against the color
ed men of the State, but also against those
men of other States who have seen fit to
come and live among us. Every Northern
man who does not identify himself with the
late rebels, is scowled at and called scar
pet-bagger" You should at all times frown
this down. North Carolina needs men. She
has population of 1,0o0,1 900, and ought to
have at least 100000 more Population is
wealth Most of those who come are men
OF education and skill, and enterprising and
| shrewd, and will aid US not only in restoring
our old State, but will assist in putting her
On the way to condition of prosperity never
| dreamed of by those who have well nigh
ruined her. Let us welcome the Carpet
baggers." Our ancestors were carpet bag
gers" when they came here The people
of California and Kansas might nearly all
be so nick-named. Heed not such nonsense
1t is done for effect
| Contemplating these things in view of all