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The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-01-22
The Convention.

This body has organized and gone to work
in spirit of harmony and with sense of
the responsibility that rests upon them
which it is cheering te contemplate. Never
before has there beer a legislative or Con-
-stitutional ASSEMBLY IN North Carolina,
which has been characterized by greater
merit or by more exalted patriotism. The
people have done well, and while the dele
gates reflect honor upon their constituents
their constituents have shown that they
were well aware of the tremendous issues
before them, in the selection of their repre-
,sentatives. The future looks bright and
cheering. The heavens themselves have
been suspicious. A charming day succeeded
the drifting storm of snow and sleet. Thus
the long, dark night ottreason and rebellion
Is over and gone, and the glorious morning
OF freedom and Justice and equality before
the law has dawned upon US. The foes of
the Unian may rage and move heaven and
earth to defeat the patriotic work of this
Convention, bnt it will only be to dash them
selves to pieces against the firm founda-
;tions of Loyalty and Union. Let the loyal
men rejoice. weeping endureth for night,
but joy cometh in the morning."
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Organization of the Convention.


1t will be seen the Convention has organ
lied by the election of CALVIN ]. CowLEs,
Esq. of Wilkes, as permanent President
Maj. T. A. BYRNEs. of Cumberland, as
Principal Secretary; Mr.. JOHN H. BoNER,
of Buncombe. as Assistant Secretary: Mr.
JAMES FL. JONES, of Wake, as Principal
Doorkeeper and Mr.. JOHN T. BALL, OF
Wake, as Assistant Doorkeeper.
Mr.. Cowles, on taking the Chair, address
ed the Convention in an appropriate manner.
suggesting to the memhers the Importance
of the trust confided to them, and urging
prompt but considerate action in framing a
Constitution for the State
These are excellent selections. They were
made in the most harmonious spirit. The
Convention has thus moved off promptly in
the work before it. and we feel confident
that the spirit of harmony and of devotion
to duty which prevails among the members
will lead to the hest results.
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4 Decisive Test.

The Senute has just administered a rebuke
to the President, which has fallen like
thunderbolt among the copperhead and reb-
ell ranks. The action referred to is the fol-
lowing Resolution, which was passed by
that body by vote of thirty five Republl-
cans to six Copperhesds
6 Resoleed That having considered the
evidence and reasons given by the President
in his report of the dsth of December. 1867,
for the suspension ifran, the Office OF Sccre-
tary of War of Edwin NJ Stanton, the Sen
ate 90 not concur in such suspension"
If any further evidence were necessary to
show that the Congress is pledged by every
consideration of Justice, of honor and of
expediency to stand by the loyal men of this
nation, it is given in this resolution.
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RALEIGH, N. c., WEDNESDAY,,
The Pillars of the Capitol should he
hung in mourning. to day, for the murdered

The Pillars of the Capitol should he
hung in mourning. to day, for the murdered
sovereignty of North-r rarolina.-S Sentinel.
The Sentinel utters the above with refer
ence to the assembling in the Capitol of the
loyal delegates of the people of the State, to
form Constitution to restore the State to
the Union. That Journal and those who
sustain it, have two radical objections to the
Convention. First, its action will deprive
them of office; secondly, the Convention will
restore the State to the Union, which the
Sentineland its supporters hate with deadly
hatred. This is the kew to the Sentiners in
decent, unjust, and illiberal attacks on the
Convention. og
When the rebellion was at an end, and
when the Sentinel and its friends saw the
ruin they had brought on this people, they
should not only have clothed the Capitol in
mourning for their sins, and as some slight
atonement for the atrocities they commit
| ted under the reign of Vance and Davis, but
they should have hurried away from
the sight of all, and hid themselves in some
obscure place, and prayed to God for for
| giveness, whether they were destined to re-
ceive the forgiveness of men or not. The
Capitol which was desecrated during the
rebellion to the worst purposes OF treason.
and from whose halls rang the devilish cries
of Vance and Others, that conscripts and de
serters must be hanged or shot on the spot,
wherever found, has at length put off It's
horrid aspect, bristling with cruel war
against the loyal and the true, and now
stands out in its majesty, as when our no
blest and hest in past time sat in it. with
the glorious old flag then, as now, floating
from its summit. The capitol IS now in the
hands of patriots and of the real friends of
the State. The vicious rebel sovereignty of
the State is, we are proud to say, no more.
1t has perished, leaving neao people in pos
session of power, who will do what they can
! fo the good of all, and who will scrupu-
lously keep that faith with the nation which
was so disastrously broken by disunionists
and traitors. The Capital in mourning, in
deed! Rather let it put on its holiday
adornments, and let all the flags fly and all
the drums beat. in honor of the good time
which has come, and of the brave and true
men who are now dcliberating in its halls. %
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tion of 1865, for the relief of the black, and
that if the public good, the peace and quiet of
society could produce such a state of things
as rose above all other considerations, So
they do now. N-- - tt..s ~
9th. And finally that having shown that
this Convention of 1868 possess the power to
relieve the people, the responsibility will be
with them if they do not. \ 90 ~
~ a-f p -'a fo CITIZEN.
January sth, 1868. aa'1
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Grant has Surrendered!

For the first time in his life this noble
chieftain has surrendered. He did it prompt
ly and gracefully to Secretary Stanton, as
so n as the Senate had declared that the
President had violated the tenure Of Office
act hy removing Mr.. Stanton.
The interview between Gen. Grant and
Mr.. Stanton on the occasion is said to have
been very cordial. On the other hand. Mr..
johnson is fretted and excited. Congress
and the nation are too strong for him.
Grant has surrendered to loyal man.
He never surrenders' to rebels.
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We learn from a friend at Washington,
whose opinions are entitled to much respect,
that great interest is felt by the Republican
members of Congress as to the action of our
State Convention. The Congress is ready
to receive the State at once, as soon as she
presents herself in loyal garb under the re-
construction acts;, and the feeling at Wash
ington is, the sooner the State is ready for
representation in Congress the better for US
and for the nation at large.
We also feel at liberty to state that Con
gress will be prompt and liberal in relieving
from heir disability those Republicans who
can show that they have given material aid
to the cause of reconstruction.
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Among gentlemen in the City from dis
7tance We are glad to see DR.. H. j Mennin-
ger, of the NewLern RepuJ1ican, Col. S. T.
'Carrow and D. M. Carter, ESQ.,, of Beaufort !:
II. Adams Esq, Of Davidson; D. A. Jen-
'kins. Esq, of CASTOR; William E. Hill. ESQ
of Duplin; Judge Barnes, of Northampton I:
Joel Asheworth, Esq, of Randolph; and
Rev. James Sinclair, of Rebeson.
DR.. Menninger. of the Republican, is do
ing good work for the cause by the able
manner in which he is conducting his pa
per. We trust the Republicans generally
will extend to him generoussupport. The
Republican papers Of the State must be sus.
ssiRsd
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-01-22

The communication of "Citizen" wig
attract attention. aWemake it a point to pub
hsh well-writtcn communications on nearly
every subject, whether we can agree entirely.
With the writers or mot. We express no.
opinion as to the views of a Citizen" In,
oeed, We fear his communication is not cor
fectiy printed, as it 7aas almost impossible
( 10 reaa It, We beg lawyers especially who
write for the press, to do>so in a plain hand,
anu 10 punctuate what they write.
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The leaders of the Conservatives. 50 cali
'ed. in the Convention seem to be three to-
wit, Mr.. Durham, of Cleaveland, Mr. Gra.
ham. of Orange, and Mr. Hodnett. OF Cas-.
well. MIR. Durham seems to have the brains
MIR. Graham the assurance, and Mr.. Hnd.
nett the-really we hardly knew what 70
say of him. Mr. Hodnett appears to be in
favor of economy, yet he consumes from
one to two hundred dollars worth of valu-
able time each day, making speeches. The
loyal people of Caswel have voted for Mr.
Hodnett the fist and last time, and in our
opinion, they will have no more of him.
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PROMPT AcTIoN-It will be seen that
the Convention. as soon as it was perma-
nently organized, resolved, on motion of
Mr.. Heaton, of Craven, to appoint a COM
mittee on the best method OF framing a
Constitution. The President has appointed
an able comm ittee under this resolution.-
This committee will doubtless report
snon, when the work of framing the Con-
stitution will he assigned to various COM
mittees and viii be rapidly and jutiiciously
performed.
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Negro Testimony in Kentucky. /.

LOUISVILLE, Jan. 11.--A legislative caucus
in this State has resolved that no o'pettions
asking for political privileges to negroes
would be entertained, and that no alteration
in reference to the existing law relating to
negro testimony should be made. .-Specio5
dispatcs to the Wdshington Star.
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-01-22

SUITABLE TREEs.-For busy bodies. med
lars; for the melancholy, pine; for the dy
ing. olive; for an intruder, mango; for pep
perry people, chill for muddy streets,
broom; for good cigars, white ash; for the
ears of rascals, box; for the editor OF u
newspaper, hoax. - ilt4
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An action of ejectment has been brought
before New York court to recover possess
sion of strip Of land four inches wide,
whicl, llas been in the defendant possession
for twenty seven years.
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secretary stanton Restored.

1t will be seen by our telegraphic dis
pate hes that this able and efficient officer has
been restored to his position in the Cabinet,
whence he was removed unreasonably and
Illegally by the President. -51.
The loyal peopleof the nation will receive
this intelligence with JOY. The rebuke ad-
ministered to the President is timely. This
action is feather in the cap of Congress.
This action by the Senate was announced
in the caucus of the Republican members of
the North Carolina State Convention last
evening, by Capt. Sweet, and received with
the most enthusiastic applause.
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SUPERIOR couRrs.

~ s'o SuPiemc NourI III session IN tn
City, aaaip4 saa LIMO 10
isI ~ SUPERIOR COURTS. saf
W. Foster French, Robcson County.
Alfred Rowland,
Thomas H. Sutton, Bladen. "F9 10
Augustus NJ Moore, Chowan.
Walter A. Montgomery, Warren.
Walter Clark, Halifax. t.5<'hj a9ai
Daniel L. Russell, Brunswick. i'ep r
Henry F. Granger. Lenoir.. ~ ''''lAi
John NJ. Moring, Chatham. = ~ -
James 8. Lucas, Beaufort. -
Andrew j. Lofin. Lenoir. '7..'t'i
Samuel T. Williams, Granville. i's
Samuel A. Ashe. New Hanover. -,1
William B. Duckworth, Transylvania.
Fleming J. Whitemore, Transylvania.
Michael H. Justice, Rutherford. ''i'
Maurice A. Moore, CASTOR. a., -,
George w. Johnston. Pitt. z s''i
William A. Holland. Lenoir. .h''s
William w. Jones, Granville. ~.
Edward Tyler Branch, Halifax. i'..
Charles NJ. Cooke, Franklin.
William r. Empie, New Hanover.
Peter Ii. Adams. Guilforl. I'A
Augustine w. Rieger, Carteret. "'i
Marshall II. Pinnix, Davilsoa. -
George NJ. Whiting. Wake.
Richard w. Singlctary, Wilson.
Joseph w. Todd. Ashe.
John Gatling, Gates.
James G. Odom, Northampton.
Duncarl T. Winston Rprtip iiill-f
Thomas P. Devereux, Jr.. Halifax.
W. Wood Fleming, Mcdowell. ps.'a
Charles M. Busbee, Wake.
George P. Erwin, Burke. 'H 3i'a.i
Dorsey Battle, Edgecombe. 1oi I'
VIM. II. Fl. Cowles. Yadkin. +' 20
William L. Love. Jackson. 49,
John Gray Byuum, Yadkin. ''l1 s.
Nicholas w. Ellington, Yadkin. fs4
COUNTY COURTS.
William B. Shaw, Currituck County.
Patrick H. Morgan, Currituck. ID
Francis M. Godfrey. Pasquotank. %
Nell w. Ray, Cumberland. ,a,r,
George M. Rose. Cumberland. am sas
William Nelson. Edgecombe. IN
Joseph A. Dnpree, Pitt. mu-iau,oa
John S. Harriss, Pitt. .,s..f. ,c....t.,
James H. Rowland. Granville.
John Samuel Cranor. Wilkes. saa
John D. Wilkerson, Person. 81; 5gf
Horace L. Bumpass. Person. ai sgt
Alvin B. Howard, Iredell. g.t
Mathew H. Love, Haywood.
Samuel c. Barnett, Person. ri
William NJ Brooks. Davidson. 5r.,f
Junius Davis, New Hanover. s5bs.t
Stephen J. Brown. Caldwell. - s.i,l lo
William E. Hardin. Ashe. 5sjag
Cicero W. Harriss, Granville. 7,. ..fgt
John N. Staples. Guiliord. g5ye eldt
% Walter W. King. Guiford. uf. 1sgo,
Jesse T. Mclean. Guilford. d, s7a;
William NJ Cooke. Jr.. Buncombc. e,t
Calvin E. Grier, Mecklenburg. g,.1 %
Daniel p. Mast, Caldxell. o, spcsn
Matt. Atkinson, Buncombe. .l;
Benjamin F. Stanton, Guilford. f
Erasmus F. Page, Wake. r,B d ea
William R. Cox, Wake. a1t,a5 ~
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A PLEASANT MAN We have never seen a
more pleasant man occupying the bench
than His Honor, Judge Buxton Row presi
ding at the Halifax Superior Court, proves
to be-his affabilitv enabling everything to
pass eff with ease around him-yet he lacks
none of the dignity necessary to make him
the Judge which be is.-Roaaake Nees
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The Sentinel is troubled at the prospect
that Congress will see to it, by judiclous
supplementary acts, that the reconstruction
acts are promptly carried out 1t sees more
wicked" work to be done by Congress.
''No rogue e'er felt the halter draw
With good opinion of the law'
The Sentinel assails Gen. Grant, because
it is forced to believe that he is in sympathy
with our loyal people. 1t says he has
"hitherto sustained character for honesty
and public honor" but fears he will lose
this character. OF course the General will
feel very badly when he hears what the Sen
tinel thinks of him. -4s
The Reconstruction Acts aciU be carried out,
manhood suffrage and all. No power any
where, short of the power of God, can pre-
vent it. 1t is going to be done. 1t must be
done. Fortunately for the country and for
unborn generations, the Congress is true,
and is standing like rock for the right
Let the good work of reconstruction he
pressed forward. Let us burn no daylight
uselessly. Let the new Constitution for the
State be framed as soon as practicable, be
submitted to the people, lie ratified; and
let US at the same time elect the necessary
officers to man the ship as she floats back to
the haven of the Union. Let traitors and
malcontents who are about to be deprived of
Office, growl and howl in the blue season as
they may, the work must and will he done,
for the Congress- requires it and our loyal
people of both races say Amen! f.5
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Punch thinks there is an obvious spropri-
ETY. in going out to dinner in swallow-tall
coat.
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We do not credit the report that Gen.
Grant expressed the opinion that Gen.
Meade had acted hastily and without au-
thority in removing the Governor and Treas
urer of Georgia. We shall soon have all the
facts in this matter But if there should be
any doubt about the right to remove rebel
o o-icials for ohstructing reconstruction. it
seems to us that Congress should at once re-
move the doubt. . ..,.-,
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OHIo.-G Gov. Hayes, Republican, was in
augurated on the 18th. We make the fol-
lowing extracts from his inaugural in rela-
tion to the proposition to change the Con-
stitution of that State so as to allow c0lored
persons to vote, and in relation TO the pro-
posed Constitutional amendment: a !,
"The proposition contained several
clauses not pertinent to its main purpose,
under which, ii adopted, it was believed 10y
many that the number of white citizens
who would he disiranchised would be much
greater than the number of colored citizens
who would be allowed the right of suffrage.
Notwithstanding the proposition was, thus
hampered, it received 21G,9S7 votes, or near
ly As per cent of all the votes cast, in the
State This result shows great progress in
public sentiment since the adoption of the
Constitution of 1851, and inspires the
friends of equal political rights, with a con-
fident hope that in 1871. when the ,opportu-
+ nifty is given to the people. by the provisions
of the Constitution, to call a Constitutional
Convention, the organic law of the State
will he SO amended as to secure in Ohio to
all governed an equal voice in the Govern
ment. ol4 a.irs,l -,.i ~
The effort to withdraw the assent of Ohio
to tue proposed 14tli Article of the; Federal
Constitution is deprecated in strong terms.
The Governor says that, in his judgment,
Ohio will never consent that the whites of
the South, a large majority of whom were
lately in Rebellion, shall exercise in the gov
ernment of the nation as much political
power, man tor man, as the same number of
white citizeLs of Ohio, and he allowed, in
addition thereto, 80 members of Congress
and of the electoral college, for the colored
people. deprived of every political privi-
lege"s y s.l.. ls5s i,
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In the Georgia Convention a letter from
Senator Sherman was read, saying the Con
vention should have no fears, but go ahead,
and, if additional legislation is needed, state
what it is, and it will he furnished, ,N Gen.
Meade addressed the Convention. He said
he was sent to administer the Reconstruc-
tion acts, which were the laws until decided
otherwise by competent authority, and he
should Go so faithfully for the hest interests
of the people, as he understood them. Ex-
Gov. Brown addressed large audience
He defended Gen. Pope and his administra-
ton, and argued IN favor of relief to State
banks .r' .fs+.
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When may funds be supposed to be un-
teady9 When money is tight.
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The Savannah (Ga) National Bank has
declared dividend of 371 per cent. which
it advertises TO pay to its stockholders, on
demand. The conclusion is irresistible that
the Savannah National Bank is paying
institution. oe 81
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NO. 8.
Admitted to the Bar.

The following gentlemen have been ad.
mltted to the practice OF the law in the re.
spective Courts named below in this State,
by the Supreme Court in session in this
City, sas.,pI ssa mo IN
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Why is oldage like adog's tail? because
it is in. tirin.A olE ID ..iaaa ~
= When is lover like tailor9 When he
presses his suit.
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Rev. Geo.. W. PEPPER. Goldsboro' N. G.
P.S.-Your speech had attracted my at
tention in Gov. Holden's patriotic paper, be-
fore you were kind enough to send it to me.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-15
MISSOURI.
The knights Tcmplar ConcIave ut st. Louis
Girl Murdered BY u Negr0-The Murderer

The knights TcmpIar ConcIave ut 80. Louis
Girl Murdered BY q Negr0-The Murderer
Lynched.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. IA, 1868
Two or three hundred Knights Templar from Balti-
more, Washington, Philadelphia, Louisville, Nash
vile. New York, New Hampshire and New Jersey ar
rived yesterday. Other delegations viii arrive to-
day.
The regular exercises OF the concIave viii COM
mence at the Masonic Temple tomorrow morning.
The Springfield and Alton Communicates OF
Knights Templars arrived here tonight aud were
escorted to their hotel by the Knights Tempars Of
st. Louis
There will be grand parade tomorrow morning
of all the Knights Templars and Masons in the CITY,
The procession will march through the principal
streets of the city and halt at Free Masons' Hail.
where the business OF the cOnclave will be trans
acted.
1t appears that the German girl who was this
morning reported killed by a negro named Jordan
at Ponds Post Office, in this county, ON Friday last
was deliberately shot by Jordan who is reported to
have made improper Overtures to her, and ON Friday
attempted 10 effect his object by force but failed in
III his design. He then procured gun and shot the
grI. Yesterday an incensed crowd OF Germans took
the negro from the officers and hung him.