The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-06


Rebels of the South base their hopes upon a
reaction in public sentiment. They think
that one or two municipal elections indi-
cate change in popular sentiment unfavor-
able to the Republican party. They are
pursuing the same jack lantern which led
them deep into the mire in 1865, caused
them to resist Congress in 1866, and now
lures them on. to certain defeat. How is it
that Pendletou, or Seymour, or Brick Pom
eroy, or John Morrissey, or any of their other
prominent candidates for the nomination for
Presidency, can face Grant and hope to win {?
1t is absurd. You had just as well have nomi-
mated Hon. John NJ. Bolts against Robt. E.
Lee in Virginia, during the reign of the old
tvrant at Richmond. Grant and the Re
publican party will overwhelm any opposi
ton raised against them.
Besides, what security is there that if An
drew Johnson fails to receive the Copper
head nomination, that he will not turn upon
that party also, and organize third party
or attempt to do so, flinging overheard all
those Southern men of the rebel persuasion,
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him2
They will not vote for him for the nomi-
nee, and if they do not, he will fling them
overheard to the sharks and swordtish. These
Rebels are in strait already. bur do not
seem to perceive it, and still pursue the
phantom of a reaction at the North.
Now, the leading Southern traitors thought
and still think the South the grandest and
most civilized country on the face OF the
globe,-they believe that their sons and
daughters are the most beautiful and intel
ligent beings ever created by God Almighty
they believe that their former system of
government was the most Republican and
equitable in the world-that slavery was
God-given and Godprotected lnstitu-
tion-that it elevated the white man and I'M
proved the moral and physical condition OF
the black,-tlat in a word, they lived in the
greatest and loveliest country on this planet,
and that they were the most genteel, best
bred, most cultivated and wisest men that
have existed since the begi ginning OF time
They also thought one man could whip
twenty, one dollar buy more than one thou
sand, and one acre of land sustain more in
habitants than one hundred. These were
and still are some of their calculations. Now,
in order to undeceive themselves they
fought a war and were whipped, they find
that slavery was an offensive thing, that
other men, as smart as they are, can write, talk
and govern on higher AMI better principles
that other countries and States are more
wealthy and civilized than theirs,-but even
after this discovery, they still shut their
eyes and attempt to deny the fact.
Then how Illuminating it must be to these
men to be forced to base their last hope OF
success upon the scum and trash OF the North.
They have done so before, and the reed upon
which they leaned pierced their hands, but
they seem to have forgotten that, and are
now endeavoring to sustain themselves on
the very same sharp point. reaction IN
deed! One which will carry traitors from
the South with semi-barbarous ideas, and
traitors from the North, with unclviliZed
manners and corrupt practices, into the seats
of Sumner Stevens, Logan and that band OF
heroes, who have not finched in the hot
test of the fight 1t will never be.
When the National debt is repudiated,
when Brick Pomeroy is Minister to Eng
land and John Morrisey Vicc-President, and
when many other ungodly things occur,
then we will begin to think there is some
truth in the old cry of the traitors" there
will be a reaction next fall"
But the grave of Lincoln is still sacred
While that is unforgotten, there will be no re-
action. And Grant now stands at the head
of the column, and says at half past three
in the morning we will move upon the
enemy's works Colfax is marshallIng the
heroes of the West, and tens of thousands
of the survivors of the victorious grand
army still reverence the flag under winch
they fought and triumped Reaction
1t is as false story as tile tale of the bag
of gold at the end of the rainbow. 1t IS
Pigment of the brain Of reckless, wicked
politicians. They base their all upon
th.t hope, but what have they got to