The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-02-05

politicians. He was opposed to It. But be
knew that he itaso poxerless to prevent its
adoption by the Convention sYhen lib
looked around him and saw negroes filling
| the seats, of Graham and Badger and Gas
ton, lie felt ashamed. These were not the
7 good old smen who sat here in the COED old
Gays efuNnrtli- Carolina III 'Butstlrein seats
were filed by ignorant blacks. We all be-
held degrading spectacles daily, He felt
ashamed while be sat Here as d member of
this Convention. He was out Of place But
his constituents had sent him, and he would
de hisr duty byItl,em. sFheabIlhy Of North
Carolina was not upon this floor, 1t ought
to be here. It has been excluded. But'he
would do his duty as a North Carolinian.
Mr., Ashley had heard some of the remarks
of the delegate with astonishment.o This
Convention was here blythe sovereign will of
the people There was no powersuperior to
that viii, this side the Almighty Throne-no
more royal earthly power We were here to
restore theState from that condition, whence
handful of men had hurled her into blood
and poverty, such as had not been witnessed
since the days of Cain. The intelligence of
North Carolina favored this Convention
The Governor takes his seat by the right
hand of the President, and makes solemn
prayer for the success of its deliberations, ~
What answer can be given to that2 Be-
sides, he too represented a tax-paylng com
munity-that pays more taxes than any 9th
er represented on this floor. Poor men they
were and humble in their poverty but they
were taxed and that too heavily. A dray-
man paid So a month and a washerwoman
a heavy, tax for the privilege of washing the
uirty linen Oh Tue arls.ocracy. anu 'nose
tilaI kePt cooking-s s' Wele .aAeu' anu
Paiu hiSner len!s III t''eii nofSis .iiuh
good residence ~, session wouia ofins.
Iien tlele was ,,e Poli .aA anu, ~ l,.S
49, a.. % ~ =, ,,r',,,,,r,;o, 70
peOps Paa .tiar, ~ Iorti, ~
pie F. 1871 wnrtb tbey wer, eouaI to nnv.,
-, .,,n,,.,' i,;,I;6oa nod hun,a,, .sn;rat;ons
n na ,iJo =, Nv. thcr,, sbonid
HaGG,o ~ I,i;nan r;ahts = = Q - '1'7'
~. Iarr;. e ,,o eo;d that pnchar;ta-
HE, and unchr;st;an remarks lud fallen from
the Inns IF onaToI tho llclao,tes Some ner-
conc rbo tbo,,obt tl,onssIyos tbo snnar;or
, IF the;r avn roee were alyars .xb;biting Il
Thew claim 70 ranrnsent nm ;ntelI;gent FAY.
n.,;n,, oonst;tnopcy ue re,,recnntoli ss an.
.Enbtaned q co,nmnn;tv as anv one.la mo-
neyed constituency also He was astonished
to hear such uncbaritable remarks from men
of a race. which had oyerridden his own
and grown rich in their novertv-and who
had batbed their own country in blood IF
tho ooIorad nnonIa bod onlv 10Th mart nf
mh.. ,bov bsd Earned th.y wonld to.6av
have heen educated Rut thew. had robhe1
the neor, to provide themselves And when
did thew discover his ionorance9 Once thew
said the colored man would vote with his
old master How is r. nova Tbev had
oonso ono,rb to vote for tho loyo, r,a, nnd
agoinst tbe d;sloval man with a white skin
Int a heart black with secession and treason.
when snch tannts are thrown as inst heard
ba alwovs remembered the two hundred
thouSonj h,act mon who know enough 70
iobt for liberty and Union and that GREAT
nnmber who knew enouoh to vote AGAINST
treason No douht the delroate felt ont of
Mace If he left the nvention would not
send for him One or two colored men were
IN the scats of CASTOR and Graham. That
was comnlained of Rut what did CASTOR