The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-04-01
,5i For the STANDARD
The Duty Of the ITsur.

The Duty Of the Hsur.
Loyal men of North Carolina, Nou
the time tor action The day has At q
arrived when something effectusl can u '1S
done. We have sly and wary foe -
whom to deal, and it is every mans du, WY
he ON the alert. A Constitution has iss~'I
formed by our able and trusted deleoatsa
which must be ratified. Congress viii Ss
cept it, no doubt. 1t is such document
we have struggled, and worked, and prar' y
for, for years. 1t viii do to live under
, die under, and to leave to our children Ga
us. This election comes off when near, r% w
our people are exceedingly busy, bnt o ~
first care must now be to attend to n,t Het
duties. Let every farmer, mechanic or rr n,aN
chant-in short, every man leave his wo,I
or business and do one good days work f..
both the present and the future. - ~
This new Constitution is model r.
fleets the greatest credit on its Trainers ona
should we, the people accept it. we shall
never regret it-and future generations will
rise up and bless the originators and peon.
who made and adopted such an ipstrn
ment.
True, it is not in accordance with A.,
views and notions of many of our people
but that is one reason why it should be rat
flied. 1t forever abolishes "the cause of all
our woes" slavery No rebel debts can bs
paid-no human chattel can be paid for
Barbarous and inhuman punishments Can
never more be inflicted No man is to be-
asked, what are you worth?" when going
to give his vote, or offer his services to thu
people in an official capacity. The odous
aristocratic, feudal property qualification,
are done away-numbered among the things
of the past zasH ~ rf
~. Let us arise as one man, and secure. wbih
it is within our grasp, this precious boom
-het-u .netabe~ intimidateds the oligarch
and secessionists. They will do all in Their
power to thwart us. There are many Dur
hams and Grahams abroad in the land. WIN
will do all in their power to defeat the new
Constitution. They know that should 1.-THE
ratified by the people, that patriotic Con
gress will accept it, and that their'power ia
domineer over both white and black will he
forever broken. The auction, block, slave
drivers lash, and human chattelism will
have played out" Adopt it, and no con.
script law. with its twenty negro exemp.
tions-no tithing-law, with its ACCOMPANY.
ing tlieyish officers, will ever be. known
here any more. We shall have a refined
educated, patriotic, liberty loving and viz.
tuous people. North-Carolina will become
what God designed her to he, one of the
fairest portions of GARTH People will flock
here from other countries, with skill and
capital, and we shall become rich and great
We shall be free indeed ~ 'ba
jd A great howl is going to be raised about
< "nigger equality" niger supremacy" a
"war of races" &C., but this virtually will
amount to nothing. The way for us to do
now, is to act right. Evil never comes Of
doing good. Every one will find his proper
place in society. If he is industrious and
virtuous, he will prosper if idle and vicious,
he will go under no odds whether he be
Caucasian, Mongolian or African.
80 "The rank is but the guinea's stamp,
$50 A mans man for a. that"
Social equality never has been; and we
venture never will be brought about by leg
islatiOn. This subject does not, and should
not appear in the fundamental law of The
State! 10 slnss 9lj go iHauF 81 iH
Republicans now is the time to act-do
your duty, and all will be well. Neglect it,
and no one can tell what is in store for US.
We can never prosper in such conditions
that IN which we have been placed for the
past seven years. We can change that now,
and, we must do it. We must work while
it is called to-day, for the night cometh, in
xuhiah M man oop xynrlr
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