The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-06-10

burden OF taxation, wnlle u constantly reduces
the national DEBT. Let US have peace
win great respect
Your obedient servant,
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DEAR ih:Lihe piatlo,in ADOPTED by the pa.
trlolic convention over willch you presided, aud
Inc fesoiue'oiis WHICH so1napplly supplement- it,
SO en,irely usree WIN my views Us 10 just na.
tlohai poiicy mat my tiahs are que to the dele.
gates, MS lnucn ~! ,his ciear ahG suspicious de
claias9n y, Pfiuopies as lol ,le nomination with
winch nave peeh -hohoreo' ana winch CRATE.
July aeeept.-
Wnen q great reoeilioii Which lmperiled th
natiohai TAlstence was u. last overthrewn, the :
duty OF all others devolving on those entrusted
with Tue responSioiilties OF legislation, evidently
was TO require that tiierevolted States should be
reaenn .!' " Partlfipat.on IN tne Government
aSalnst mh.cn tncy lau WaIreu' only on such
basis as 10 increase ana 1ortlfy, not 20 weaken or
eI H NY s.reIs ill, oi tne nation; g..
Certalniy no ono ougnt 10 nave claimed that
.ne. ehouiu w ieaulnI.teu ulaer such rules that
thel, organihzatioD ~ STATES could ever again be
used, as at the opening OF the war, to defy the ma
tlohal authority, or 10 destroy The national uni.
w inns prllcpie mas Deen the pole star of those
al policy your convention so cordially endorsed.
Bafhed by executive opposition, and by persis-
tent retusas 10 accept any plan OF reconstruction
proffered by?Congress, Justice and public safety
at last conpineG 10 teacn us tnat only by an en-
Hrgement Oh Suffrage III those States could the
desired enc W ATTAINED, ana that 1t was ever
nioIe sag W give tne paiioI 10 tnose VINO loved
the Union than to those who had sought ineilec.
tually to destroy it. The assured success of this
legislation Is being written on the adamant of his.
tory, and will be our triumphant vindicaton.
MoreelearlyItoo, than ever before does the ma.
ton now recognize that the greatest glory ola
republic Is that 1t throws the shield of its protec.
ton over the humblest and the weakest of lis
people, and vlndlcates the rights OF the poor and
the powerful -. NI"'" ..i'''4' ~. III. p.
rejoice, too, In TINS convention, to find in
your platiorm tue frank anu fearless aVowal that
the nat .ea eitizens must be protected
ABROAD at every hazard, as though they were
naive porn. our Wnoie people are foreigners
or descendants OF foreigners. Our fathers estab.
lished by arms their right to be called nation.
~ lel,aiils ior US " ustaoisn thc right 10 wei
cS.iG W our snoIes al VINO are Wiling by oalis
VI anI Deeonio A,iercan Sitizehs; fef
p estSiis stance, US elaiinea abroad Is only
",iH'no, r namo ~, pel pI'ual 1onuage ana woud
~, ~ soi ti'ey nrst saw
sa;t,t,ilv these naths nf fIei;,n 81, pioss low
LII 49, 49, s,."i5 =; .I ~ .h9ir auoPtea
,anH na,S "eSn osaSu o. Wy ol .lous-
snes upoa tnousaus; onUgia we not then DC
, hth W ' .s aeu we qua not protect tnelr
,,,,;n III tnI o. tnat NATIONALITY,
lor whlcn sac oy sac WIN tne native born our
soIaiers Oh ioreigh oirth iaid aown their lives.
II was nttlhg, 100, mat the representatives OF
party winch mad proved 81 true toLus, to national
GUY III une OF wal, should speak SO clearly in
tllne VI peace IoI tne lnalntallance untarnished
Oh nallonal honor, hational credit, and good latin
istence' ''9', ' N' wv o''' VI Jul i"''o''ai ca
n do NOT heed tn oxtend tbis ror,r h, -s,.,,0r
comment on nlntform u,h;ni, io ~ iai.n n
hearty annrovo thronrh"nt H. os T SUN SUN
Of arstitpdh n orI nv S,o1n.os ~ ~, hme ueo.
who saved the fn;on rom aostrn u,aOu n.1a
frank annrovaI of AMNESTY base J'so
and ioyaityM fin. drrnan5 }or fHe tbn,onn,
economy and bonasty IN th, . Sonnu .no,o' ,1
ont the o vi NV who ion W. fnr ,h T S .roSs
enoyand the reeogniton of thu we min mgr.