The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-09-23
WORK.

Ina0c secure in all tnelr Tl8ntS. lhese Stc'''
ends are to lie reached only through work. &
But the spirit OF Evil works as well. as tile =
spirit of Good and is an antagonistic force
that can be put aside only by still more
powerful opposing force. The spirit that
plotted the destruction of this nation that
kept four millions of beings in slave
ny, that made all the States obedient
to the will of few slave aristocrats,
calling themselves first families" is at work
to day, with all the vigor and all the will it
was mercifully allowed to retain when it sur
rendered to the spirit of Progress and Free
dom on the field of Appomattox. Its work
to-day, as it ever has been, is diaboical, yet
it is Work, and nothing but Work can resist
it, overcome it, overwhem it, bury it. Good
in the end is sure to triumph, but whether
the end is to be near or far distant will de-
pend upon ourselves The Work before us
to-day, is the defeat of the rebel democratic
party in this State. That party is the only
personal devil we must think about until the
3rd of next November. 1t is monster of
hideous mien, but yet like the monarch of
hell it can put on at times the livery OF
heaven, can chant the song of arch angels,
can counterfeit the cleaning face of the saint,
can preach, can pray and bVrn sweet smell
ing incense in the hottest temples, and
make even cherubims and seraphims believe
it to be one of their own celestial order.
All this it has done, all this it can do, and
is preparing to do again. 1t has dressed
up all the sanity Bro. .Pells in the State,
mounted them on clerical old steeds, and
with saddle bags full of La Crosse Democrats
instead of the Sermon on the Mount, is dis
seminating the doctrines of the holy demo-
cratic church along every by-path, through
the piney woods, and over the western noun
tains. 1t is appealing to prejudice and pas
sion and never to reason. 1t is appealing to
hate and lust of power and never to love
and benevolence. 1t is appealing to the
spirit of war and never to the spirit of peace.
1t is appealing to the all devouring and
destructive spirit of the devil and never to
the all-saving and life giving spirit of Christ.
| In the presence of the Romanist it counts its
beads, makes the sign of the cross, sprinkles
itself with holy water, kncels to the Virgin
Mary, and swears by the Pope. In the pres
ence of the Protestant it curses Plus TX,
kicks over the font of holy water, sells the
beads to some poor negro and pawns the i'm
! age Of Virgin Mary for drink of rebel whs-
ky. Stopping at the plantation of an honest
Methodist, it eulogizes Wesley, talks about
the great revival, reioices upon learning that
the wickedest man" in the neighborhood
has been converted, and shouts 'amen" to all
that is said, with the JUNCTION and fervor of
Aminadab Sleek. Overtaking a Presbyte-
rian, Edwards on the Will" and fixed
fate, free will and free knowledge absolute"
are discussed with the greatest metaphysical
nicely, and the good Methodist, left behind
few moments before proved an ignorant,
illogical bigot, and in danger of adopting
the most heterodox views of Christ's life and
mission. All things to all men, it eulogizes
or ridicules saint or devil, as it finds either
one or the other course the best to serve its
purpose.
We have always been willing to acknowl-
edge the great executive ability of the devil.
Having no conscience, he strides along re-
morselessly, and drags all weak and timid
spirits with him. He works on forever and
never stops to enjoy-for enjoyment is heav-
en-, and he is doomed to hell But angels
work as we'll as demons, and have this adj
vantage over the latter: after their labor is
done, they rest in peace.
Let genuine christians, therefore, of all de-
nominations. work. Let professional men of
all grades, work. Let artisans, mechanics,
and laboring men, work. Let all who love
their God and their country, work. 1t will
not do to be idle moment Great meetings
are valuable, and are significant of success,
but constant labor in your immediate neigh
borhood, among those who have not yet made
up their minds, much better. Read, talk,
discuss explain, deny, assert, reiterate with
all the strength, determination and will of
| your nature. Let no one delugc you with
CAB without pouring torrent of CAB back
upon him. There are thousands who think
that strength of lungs, volume of wind and
circumference ofbelly, constitute talent Get
out therefore all your strong winded men, and
persuade or hire them to below for Grant and
Colfax until the 3rd of November. 1t will
brighten the Democratic party with noise, as
the wooden guns of Centreville with silence,
did Mcclellan during the war, and make
them think that where there is so much
sound, there must of course be much sense
| Study the arts of Democracy, and where it
does not require the abandonment of prin-
| Strategy and tactics are as useful and as
lawful in politics as in war. Grant defined
the first to consist in getting as near to
your enemy as you can before you fire.
Do not he too conscientious. Send in spies
to the Democratic camp and find out what
the enemy is doing, and if you can buy up
the leaders with post offices and all the 9th
er little loaves and fishes which you do not
want for yourselves, hesitate not to give
them away by thousands. The Democratic
party is awfuly hungry Make it see that
by coming over to our side its belly will be
filled. Offer it the fattcd calf and say moth