The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-10-21
s. The youthful. Unbeatable Denoc-
racy.,,


racy."
This is the heading Of asvain- glorious ar
ticle in the New, York World, written for the
purpose of consoling the Youthful and
Indomitable,'' in this hour of defeat. The
"youthfap' is founded in the fact that the
rebel Democratic party was born in 1851 and
nursed at the breast of secession, and after
weaving was fattened upon the blood of
Union soldiers. The /" Indomitable" is
founded in the fact, SO cheering to the World,
that that party will not confess the whipping
its mob received in the streets of New York
city in 1868, and the surrender it made at
Appomattox in 1866, but still asserts its
fighting ability at the elections in Philadel-
phia, and at Camilla, Opelousas and other
places in the South.
The World draws great deal of comfort
from the fact that the party which was
dead" after the surrender of its armies and
the sheathing of its sword, has been able
again to organize its hordes and makea fight
in the States which have gone against them.
1t thinks it made very handsome show, but
lugubriously says that the gains were not
as great as the party desired and deserved"
1t ignores the great underlying issues Of the
canvass, as does the rebel press throughout
the country, and declares Republican success
to be due to the great popularity Of General
Grant and the perversions of Blair's po-
sition. 1t does not admit that Gen. Grant
is only popular because he is the successful
defender of national unity and supremacy,
and Frank Blair is execrated because he is
the embodiment of the opposite ideas, which
control the councils of the indomitable
Democracy" 1t declares the universal &C
ceptation of Blairs position to be "per-
version" and then with amazing inconsis-
tency it proposes to sacrifice that patriot as
a martyr to the "lost cause" and inscribe
another name upon their banners. Why is
it necessary to cast him out if he be true
Democrat The World does not intimate
that he is not perfect exponent of Demo-
cratic principles; and, therefore, the sugges-
ton to sacrifice him is but a proposition to
place before the people man who has not
issued rebellious proclamation. They want
wolf that can eat grass, and think such a
prodigy would not show his teeth till after
the election, and therefore it is that they
cry out "wolfn against Blair, when they
still declare him patriot.
1t does not look deep enough into the
hearts of the American people; if it it did,
it would see there written the determination
to overwhelm at the polls, not simply Blair,
but the party of war and reputation which
he so truly represents.
Having disposed of Blair so beautifully, it
goes on to amuse its readers with vivid
picture of the success to be achieved under
some new leader, and grows dangerously ju-
bilant over the prospect. 1t demands bold
action, and cries out "raudace, raudace, ton
jours paudace," which our 'sdevil translates
:" brass brass, everything for 6rass''-a very
good motto under the peculiar circumstan-
ces. But through all this air of bravado it
is perfectly apparent that the World gives
up the battle at last, and only hopes to keep
up an irregular fire until after the Srd of No
vember in order to divert its enemies and
deceive its friends into little hope when
there is no hope.
On the heels of this article, which shows
the Bull Run panic into which the pemoe-
racy are thrown, members of the Executive
Committee at New York shrek out by tel
egraph all over the country: "No authority
or possibility to change front. All our friends
consider it totally impossible and equivalent
to disbanding of our forces. We, of New
York, are not PANIC STRICKEN" This all
serves to prove their terrible Generalization
and panic at the North. Let the Union
forces keep up their organization, throw
their lines around the rebel camp, light their
torches and shout for Grant and the Union,
and their foes will destroy themselves in the
darkness and disorder.
THE SENTINEL'S CONFESSION.
From the stGreat Speech in South Caro-
olina,' delivered by Mr.. Adams.
II think universal suffrage was probably
forced on you when it was and as it was by
the vAGRANT LAWS WHICH SEVERAL OF
YOUR SOUTHERN LEGISLATURES passed soon
after the war closed" So say all of US
Sentinel, Oct. II.
THE slaves had been recommitted man
united by us for ourown ends" the North
"and If WE HAD LEFT THEM EXPOSED TO
YOUR ANGER OR CAPRICE OR VENGEANCE,
IT WOULD INDEED BE AN INDELIBLE STAIN
UPON OUR SHIELD" We did not expect all
this Bro. Pell in one confession.
To this we subscribe-Sentmel, Oct. II.
"WE 1.-THE North HAD BECOME euARDI
ANS OF THE FREEDMEN, AND WE the Repub
icans North MUST BE FAITHFUL TO QUIZ
TRUST Amen Sentinel Oct. II.
1t was an undoubted obligation on oul
1.-THE Nerthl part to secure by all means in
our power their [colored people] security
and happiness" That is so-Sentiael, Oct
II.
AIt had long been urged that it was i'm