The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-11-11
From the Lookout.

What has been settled by the election OF
Gen. Grant? Has peace come? Has the
question of universal suffrage been decideda
Has the coalition-known as the Democratic
party-between Southern rebels and North
ernr copperheads been broken9 What has
been gained? Is the Union entirely safe?
We feel that these questions have been an
swered in part. Peace has been declared. A
majority of the people of America have
agreed upon the terms proclaimed by the Re-
publicans and rejected those laid down by
the rebels. But this has been done before,
and still there was turmoil. Indeed, the late
contest was more bitter than any before
known, because the bitterness was general
Still we tell the people, that we believe peace
has come. We tell them SO, not because we
rest one iota of our conclusions on the good
behavior of the opposition or even upon the
prospect of their quiet submission we
know either of these grounds to be false, but
because the people, who make the laws, have
commanded that Grant shall carry out their
laws-and the sum and substance of them all
is peace. Backed up by their unfaltering
support, he will be able to have peace by the
enforcement of the law, and have it he will,
without regard to the curses or winnings of
rebels. Upon this rock we base our belief,
that we are entering upon an era of peace, to
be brought about by the stenest execution
of the law upon the lawless, and we are ready
to stand there and help Grant to carry it out.
The Republicans of North Carolina will stand
with us and with Grant. That is enough. We
will have peace .
In the South, and perhaps in the North,
the question of universal suffrage will here
after meet but feeble opposition Butwhile it
has been thus firmly established, we must re-
collect that with a large minority oft this white
adult generation, there is prejudice against
the colored man, that will sleep forever only
when this generation rests in the grave. Still
we believe the question to be settled. But
We do not lay down our weapons or fold our
hands, Wehave battle or two to tightly
and eternal vigilance is the price of iber-
ty."
But what of the Democratic party? This
coalition has received a most damaging blow.
"The snake is scotched not killed" 1t will
shed its skin after it sleeps through this
"winter of its discomfort" and reappear with
the sun of the spring True to its ma
ture the copperhead will nurse its venom and
lay in wait to strike at us again. We must
not consider the Democratic party as
dead. There will always be two parties in
this country. Perhaps some ofthe leaders of
the rebels may now pass out of sight, but
Hampton, Forrest, Graham and Others will
retain enough influence to carry on a guer-
rilla warfare and make raids on the baggage
in our camps. We must watch them. In
time they will die of ofice-hungcr-starve
and perish for lack of nutriment-but they
are not dead yet Bear this in mind, and
whet your steel, for they will spring upon
you from the roadside, OF meet you at some
well in the desert.
Mark it. The old Wings, who have turned
Democrats, are recreant. They are fired with
hate that has burned out of them their hate
for the name or principles of the old Demo
cratic party. Many old Democrats have struck
hands with these men on this platform. Thus
they have formed morose sullen, quarrel
some, unforgiving, red-handed band of polit
zeal Cromweliites, calling themselves demo
Gratis" America has witnessed no such
coalition as this before. There is danger il
it so long as the fire lives, and there is danger
even in the ashes of its dead fire 1t must b.
totally destroyed and not one particle of it.
dust be left to mark where it burns so fierce
ly.
We have gained much for ourselves
peace and prosperity, its sequence" will b.
the first fruits. And we have gained in back
bone. We have faced two great questions
and practically settled one forever. The othel
is the question of debt and taxation. Upor
the platform of. the Republican party W.
stand or by the light of the diamond O.
honesty we guide our footsteps. Let us g
on. We are strong enough to bear our share
of the burden to the end, with a merry, merry
song as we journey through valley and owe
hill +"
We believe the Union of the States il
now entirely safe. 1t is to be real, livine
power hereafter, able and willing to protec
itself against all assaults, open or concealed
by man or by devil.
From the lookout, we say, there is a goot
time coming. An era of peace with law, o
prosperity with progress, of energy will
wealth, and Of LIBERTY This is for all o
us. Let all of us enjoy it, if all can Or vii
do so; but if there be those, who are indis
: posed to taste the sweets of the day Of .jjubi
lee, they must recollect that bad tempered
men will not be permitted to mar the pleas
ure of this entire people by their mutterings
quarrels, fights robberies or murders
there are jails and penitentiaries and gibbet
: for such characters >.
J, Hon. Schuyler Colfax was called on b,
his townsmen on Tuesday night, and spok
as follows:
He said that their happy faces showed hoy
joyous they were ut the magnificent victory tina
2 had been won tor the right to-day, but he coul
not but remember that there were others far hap
pier The sore tried Union men OF the South
subjected to outrage, to insult, and to murderou
assaults, had felt that their only hope of protec
ton was in this commanding decision of the pee
!. pie This victory meant peace for every man il