The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-09-02
The Peace Conservatives.

The Peace Conservatives.
We classify parties and party relationships
rs at present existing in North Carolina as
follows:
The thorough incorporating Radi-
Gals of the school of Sumner and Stevens.
Republicans; whose recognized leaders
ore such men as Trumhull and Wilson.
5. Moderate Republicans; who favor uni
yersal amnesty and as close an adherence to
the old order of things as the changed con-
dition of affairs will admit.
4, Those who have co-operated with the
Republican party, not from any faith IN Ike
publican principles, but because they be-
lieyed that speedy reconstruction would re
move the danger of what they consider
greater evils.
OPPOSITION.
1. The War Conservatives This party is
led by such men as Blair, Hampton, Forest
Toombs, Wise and Vance.
Q. The Peace Conservatives. Prominent
among these are Rives, Pearson and Boyden.
The Peace Conservatives are not Republic
cans. They do not regard the reconstruction
plan of Congress with favorable eye. They
might concede qualified cnlored suffrage,
but would ask in return universal amnesty.
These Peace Conservatives constitute
large and important element in the State.
Unlike the war Democracy, they are men OF
substance, and would have something to lose
in another revolutionary attempt to destroy
the government. They are also unlike the
Blair-Democracy in another respect. They are
not desperate adventures and office seekers.
They are men of peace, and desire above all
things, stable government and ample security
for the protection of life and property. A vast
majority of our solvent farmers, merchants
and mechanics belong 70 this class They
desire to save something from the almost
universal wreck of the late rebellion. They
have children to educate and provide for.
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when they are old They have no sympathy
with the turbulent and dangerous men who
threaten revolution and war. They shave
suffered and lost enough already. They are
not to be deceived again. Neither will they
allow themselves to be made the tools Of
men who are bankrupt in fortune and repu-
tation, and who have nothing to lose and
everything to sainin further rev olution and
bloodshed. The condition of the Peace
Conservatives ia exactly the reverse of that
Of the War Conservatives. The Peace Con-
servatives have everything to lose and moth
ing to gain in new revolution. The War
Conservatives have nothing andar hopeessly
in debt. In the turmoil and confusion OF
another war, they might retrieve their broken
fortunes and recover their lost positions. To
effect this, they care not what distress they
bring upon the masses OF the honest and
peace loving people. .......
tits not surprising, then, that in view of
these considerations, thousands of the Peace
Conservatives have separated themselves
from the War Destructives and Frank Blair,
and come out for Grant and Colfax The sa-
gaclous and far seeing Pearson led the way !;
then came Hon. Nathaniel Boyden, and the
old friends and supporters of these gentle
men are rallying on their side in all sections
OF the State. The people do not desire war.
The secession Democracy do desire it. Frank
Blair, their candidate for Vice President, has
openly proclaimed the purposes of his party.
lie says the existing State governments shall
be overturned at the point of the bayonet.
This he means to attempt if elected. So
certain as God rules above, if he does at
tempt it. there will be war among US, the
like which the world has never witnessed
before. The Union loving people of this
State will not again submit to be ground
into the earth by the demons of the first re-
belon. May merciful Providence keep
this great evil from our people.