The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-02-19
OUR MOUNTAIN CORRESPONDENCE.
MARSHALL n. c., Feb. 9th, 1856


MEssRs. EDITORS :--Iwrete you yesterday,
and beg small! space in your columns to
day. We are glad to see the Convention
taking steps for relief of the poorer class of
people, in the shape of exemption laws. As
a party, the Republicans should set its face
boldly and strenously against reputation in
every shape and form, in which that aues.
ton may be presented. The Republican
party do not desire reputation. 1t is Il
scheme which finds its friends only among
those who fomented strife, stirred up insur-
rection, and pushed the people into rebellion;
and who being themselves ipsolyent through
along course of extravagant and riotous liv-
ing, and deeply indebted to the poor people
of the country, hoped that in the tunlult and
excitement of war, some way or plan would
be devised, whereby they could rid them
selves of the incumbrance of debt, or other
wise to increase their ill-gotten- gains, and
hoard up treasures and fortunes out of
the trouble in which they had plunged
the country. It will be noticed that those
who most favor reputation were once the
Arrastocrots of the country. They are
those, in whose nostrils the honest poor
man stank, who lorded it over Gods ere
atures in servile bondage; who hired
ChapIins to preach to their slaves, in the
swamps and forests, and by the light
wood fires, and who now deny that the col
cred nan has soul. These are they, who
claim exemption from payment of honest
debt. The poor men Of the country are hon.
eat men still. They desire no exemption ex-
eept that small pittance may be retained
for the wife and little ones at home. The
Republican party, is emphatically the poor
mans party, and can have no atfilation with,
nor extend protection to dishonest tricksters.
The idea of arristocrdcy cannot enter into the
elemental or fundamental principles of the
Republican party. We scorn and spit upon
them, and their ideas of personal and indiuid-
nal superiority, and their doctrins Of treach-
ery, treason, 7epudiation and dishonesty
Away then with any endorsement of ideas
inconsistent with the personal and individ-
ual equality of men before tile lao, and of the
recognition of the doctrine that honest men
shall not pay honest debts
We regard simple homestead exemption
for the protection of the helpless ones ct a
family, as amply sufficient for all the purpo-
ses claimed as beneficial from reputation.
The Bankrupt Law. with its benehcent pro-
visions, will cover the cases of oil men, who
are honestly insolvent, and meme Others
should be protected.
Remember this, that stay laacS ami republic
ton protect only the enemies Of the Repu6li-
Gun party, enemies of restoration, and those
acho brought the financial, sociat and politi-
cal ruin upon the country.
have seen in the Standard the report Of
the majority of the Convention on the Suf-
| frage question, and eligibility to Office. 1t
| is regarded here as a terrible blow to the
| prospects of the party in the next election.
The prospects of the Republican party in
| the mountains for ratification Of the Consti-
tuition are bright, let the Constitution be as
radical as it may. We are checrfal All we
) ask is, that the Eastern members encourage
our Railroad enterprises and other internal
i Improvements, for you must remember,
| Messrs. Editors, that these eleven Couaties,
comprising the 9Th Judicial District. nesting
| in the goRges of the mountains and by far
J the most inviting and sweetest spot on earth,
have received, heretofore, slight attention
from our Legislature, in the matter Of inter
nal improvements. We regard the usbering
in of the Republican party as q new epoch
| in our history. Hitherto we have looked
upon ourselves as wholly disconnected with
the material interests of North Carolina, as
an appeadir only, for the purpose of tax
paying and voting to secure the ascendancy
of reigning political powers. But with the
dawn, of the Republican party, and with
free speech, free thought and free action, We
have learned to hope for, and expect, better
and brighter things.
More anon, MADISON.