The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-04-01
, FOr the Standard.
From Pitt County. -nt

Y .sI9a5oi From Pitt County. 2ni
MEssRs. EDITORS You will be glad to
hear that inSdefancc of all the opposition
of devils and men, our banners are still I'M
Ifurled, and our valiant army is marching,
with quick and rapid steps, to q glorious
issue and triumphant conquest. "a.
Notwithstanding the shells which have
been, and which are still being hurled at
us, from the fore,ranks of the enemy, yet
our phalanx remains unbroken. and our en-
tire regiment IS as immovable as the ever
lasting hills; as unconquerable as, the de-
scendarts Of IshmaeI 30 20 "''''i 9i' "'.
The colored people of Pitt county are ready
for action They will I" go the whole hog"
They are determined not to be bribed. So
far as they are concerned there is nothing to
fear And as to our white Republican
friends YOU may rest assured that they will
not bow their knees to proud, Nebuchadnez-
Ears image, though that image be made Of
gold. Nay, they have this day, declared be-
fore God, angels and men that rather than
do this, they would prefer to be thrown in
to the fiery furnace or the den of lions. zaf
If To, day we held a. meeting in the Court
House. for the purpose of nominating Coun-
ty officers. The house was crowded. Mr..
Austin Flood called the meeting to order at
the hour of one o'clock, NJ sii sus eli
| l On motion Mr.. Short, our well tried. and
ever enduring friend, took the chair and Mr..
G. Snead, another "ironside," was appoint
ed Secretary. H-" '''A '"'t- ~ H'tI" h.f
e Mr. Short threw some very heavy and de-
structive shots into the ranks of the enemy
and wounded few of them. -.
Mr. Snead next spoke. His remarks were
pertinent and to the point. '''Ha.i"f's3 Thi
3G Mr. Cox next made his appearance, and in
his own plausible, yet humorous way, held
up his foes to the, view of the audience in;
such a manner as made the. blood rush to
the face l''7 ''i7'''u'H 9z'N1 iN aNi
70 Then came Mr. Foley, declaring himself
from henceforth a, Republican, and nothing
but radical Like poor unfriended Caesar,
the discomftted, Pellites, the God forsaken
/ Vaneians, could only say ct tn brute. I Truly
Foley had fooled them l'Afl1s1o3 3uf hi
4 O. Next came one O'Hagan gentleman evil
\ IDENTITY of no uncommon ancestry, even
though the Irish 80" be still necessary
to designate the glorious descent. He pour
ed out his invectives against the Republican
| party ydenominated the members thereof
as bigots, denounced Holden as the father of
liessI7,as the most corrupt man in North Car
DINA, and as the chief plotter for the assas-
sination of President Lincoln He declared
Holden to be nothing less than deceiver
And as for his fHolden's) son Joe, he was
not fit for any thing!'. \.
/ suNext camethe Flood, (Mr. AZ and wash
ed poor 'Hagan down the stairs, and into
the streets. 81
| The last speaker was your correspondent
who occupied the floor for one hour, and did
the best he could. - sseag si, togs ~
b. The meeting next proceeded to the nom.
ination of County officers, which resulted al
follows: @' A''iH tsfieis5L
~ For the Senate, D. j. RrcH, bT2 ,aob cd.
y For the Commons, B. LAFLIN, and RIcH'1
SHORT. ~ 5.,o7..l, a., .,.,l' ...r.. ~
For Sheriff, JNo. FOLEY. s.,
/ For Superior Court Clerk, CALVIN Cox. n
For County Court Clerk, CHAs. SNEAD. Il.
The campaign is begun. Your correspon
dent lis working as hard as lie can. Meet
ings'in addition to those already held, will
held at the following places land 1times =
Aarlsboro', on Thursday the 10Th; Pactolus
on the Goth : and ,Haddocks on the 21st. -
On Tuesday ensuing. your correspondent
will proceed to Washington and other place
4 in Beaufort County. 0ls 1iBo3 sfI. .
/, q Greeavillas March Is, 1858. 81 In =