The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-03-18
Republican Mass Meetings at Beaufort,

the people at Beaufort, Newbern, Klnston
and Gol6sborough, in company with Hon.
Thos Settle and other friends.
Leaving Raleigh on Monday morning, the
party reached Morehead City at ten o'clock
that night, where they were met by Major
w. A. Moore and Others, and conveyed to
Beaufort in an open boat. The party stop
ped with Mr. King, of the Front St. House
On Tuesday morning some four or five
hundred persons assembled in front of the
Front Street House to hear the addresses
Gov. Holden was introduced to the people
by DR.. NJ. F. Arendell, and proceeded to ad-
dress them for an hour and half, re-
ceiving the strictest attention and the most
entire courtesy on the part of all. He was
followed by the Hon. Thomas Settle, in a
very able and interesting speech of nearly
two hours. Charles Randolph Thomas.
Esq. followed Mr.. Settle, closing the speak
ing. Mr.. Thomas was in his native County.
The occasion seemed to give unwonted ami
nation to his powers as a speaker, and he
acquitted himself in manner which will
long be remembered in Carteret, his clear
and cogent presentation of the issues, his re-
futations of the false charges preferred by
our opponents against the Republican par
ty, and his earnest and eloquent appeal to
his old friends and neighbors to discard their
passions and prejudices and go with him in
the great work of reconstructing the gov
eminent and thus bringing peace and pros
pcritv to all, will produce marked effect in
our favor at the polls.
Many of the leading citizens of the Coun-
ty were present, giving their assent and ap-
prevail to the reconstruction measures and
encouraging the speakers. 1t is not neces-
sarv to mention names, as the result Will
show for itself in Carteret. The colored
people were out in large numbers, and lis
tened with the utmost interest. AS else
where in the State, they are unit for the
Republican party.
On Wednesday, though the weather was
Indictment, Gov. Holden again addressed the
people at Ncwbern in the open air in front
of the Club House Not less than two
thousand were present. Governor Hol-
den was introduced to the people by the
Mayor of TIE City, Maj Palmer. He was
too hoarse to make himself clearly heard by
ALL and did not, therefore, say as much as
he desired to say He was followed by MIR.
Settle, who made an admirable speech, re-
plete with argument, illustration, anecdotes,
and the most genial good humor. Mr.
Thomas closed the speaking in one of his
earnest, telling appeals. Much enthuiasm
was evinced by the Republicans present.
Craven County will increase her majority
for the Republican party. Our opponents
in Craven seem to be excited and desperate.
Some of them even offer to pledge their
Lives" to prevent the success of Republic
can principles. but nobody will fight them.
They will lose the Offices, but their lives"
are in no danger.
We learn that the Newbern Council No
1. U. L. A. is remarkably we'll conducted,
contains more than one Thousand members,
and that much of the Republican success in
Craven and the surrounding Counties is
due to it. We commend the example of
our Craven friends in this respect to our Re-
publican friends throughout the State
At Kinston, on Thursday, five or six hun
bred people were out to hear the speakers.
Gov. Holden spoke in the Court House, at
ter which, the house being too small to hold
the people, they collected in the street oppo-
site the residence of R. w. King, Esq, from
which they were addressed by Mr.. Settle
and Mr. Thomas. The people stood in the
street, in the rain, for three hours listening
to the speeches. The effect was excellent.
On Wednesday, at Goldsborough, it was
expected as matter of course that Gov. H.
would have the privilege of addressing the
people in the Court House, but it happened
to be occupied that day by tableaux of
some kind. Gov. II. had an appointment at
Louisburg for the next day, and it was, there
fore, indispensable that he should leave in
the train for Raleigh, at one o'clock. AT
ter it was found the Court House could not
be obtained, the Town Hall was fixed
upon as the place, but that was seen
to be too small for the audience. Mean
while, from these disappointments, it was
nearly twelve O'clock when Gov. II,
was asked bv one of the so-called Con-
sentative leaders if he would divide time
with Conservative speaker. He replied,
stating that as he could not remain to reply
to the speech that might be made. and that
as he desired the hour remaining for him
SELF he could not divide time; but that if
the Conservatives of Wayne would name
day, they would be met by Republican
speakers from nine in the morning until SUM-
down. He would be glad to have it in his
power himself to do so, and would, if lie
could so arrange it in justice to his other APP
pointments. He stated this to the people in
the outset of his remarks, and vet we see it
in telegram in the Sentinel that he refused
to divide time, without doing him and his
friends the justice to state the reasons he
gave Gov. Holden addressed the people
under the Railroad shed, commencing at
twelve and speaking till one o'clock. He
was interrupted now and then in various
wavs but smoke with much faelino ond r;rh.