The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-09-16

/ organized under the provisions Oh thls ACT,
shall not he used on any occasion, nor under
any pretcxt, for any other purpose than to
execute the laws and to suppress resistance
to the same and itmay be called upon by
any peace officer for that purpose And IN
case it he called into service to preserve the
peace in any election, the force shall be used
to secure fair and untrammeled vote OF all
electors, without regard to their political
opinions, and no member of the force shall,
while on active duty, be allowed to endeavor
to influence the vote of any citizen"
1t will be seen Mt once that the bill con-
tains safeguards for the protection and secu-
rity of the people, and none of the dangers
charged by itslenemies.
1t has been characterized ma party meas
ure, but it is not so. 1t is purely peace
measure 1t does not in any way incite or
encourage any disturbance, or present any
chance of civil war, but on the contrary
prevents everything of the kind.
The system proposed is no new thing.
There is not single civilized government in
the world but has military force at hand
to assist the civil arm where such assistance
is necessary. 1t is always necessary to have
military force at command to preserve Or
der and protect the peace of the community,
and that is all the military law proposes to
do.
As TO the charge of unconstitutionality,
there is not the slightest foundation for it.
The reason why so small a force is proposed
is, that it would cost too much to arm and
equip the whole militia force of the State,
as provided for by the constitution, and it was
to save expense to the people that the meas
I osy,kro
1t only provides for calling out the militia
in cases of emergency, as the old militia law
has provided ever since 1892, and 1t IS SO
Just end fair that cannot possibly see how
any one can object to it except for party
purposes. 1t does not i've the Governor as
much power as was given him by President
johnson in 1866 and challenge any one to
| say that that power was ever abused by
Governor Holden.
If he did not abuse it then, why would he
abuse any power with which he may be
entrusted now At the present time when
the Government is threatened, no man but
loyal man should be entrusted with power.
The Republican party is peace party.
1t asks nothing but what it comedies, and
comedies nothing but what is right 1t is a
liberal and progressive party. 1t is loyal
and patriotic party. 1t is Constitutional
| Union party.
The vast Importance of peace to the coun-
try could not be properly estimated and
valued by the greatest statesmen and phlos-
ophers the world has ever produced. 1t is
| far above and beyond all calculations and
| all price; and it is the duty of every true
patrot and friend of liberty, justice and hui
| manity, to use all necessary and proper exer-
| tions to obtain and secure its countless and
transcendent blessings.
| The Bill to organize militia is intended
| solely for the public safety and security, and
| to protect all those who may need protec-
ton from unjust oppression, violence and
J crime.
| Law is for the protection of the innocent
and for the correction of the guilty.
1t has been affirmed and proclaimed that
| this bill invests the Governor with arbitrary
and despotic power to injure and punish
| those whom he may dislike at his pleasure.
But there is not the least foundation in truth
4 for any of those declarations, and l do most
emphatically and positively deny all such
malicious and unfounded assertions, and
challenge proof to the contrary.
am in favor of affording every necessary
support to the Governor in the enforcement
IF the Constitution and the laws of the
State. have full confidence in his ability,
patriotism, integrity, valor, sagacity, judg.
I. ment, discretion and loyalty. He loves the
| people and is anxious to promote hXall the
! means in his power their happiness and pros
perity. He is ardently devoted to his coun-
| try and her institutions, and he will walk
lin "wisdom's ways" and in the paths of
rectitude and duty. He has passed the ter
| rible and trying ordeal of persecution, de-
| famation and SANDER, unframed and undis-
fmayed, and now like patriot and states
| man, with noblencss of nature and gener-
osity of soul, after having achieved grand
| and glorious victory over his foes, he cherish
| cs in his bosom no spirit of prejudice, envy
| or hatred, but kindness for all and malice
toward nome" ...I|..
'Truth and justice are eternal,
| Born with loneliness and light;
Unjust wrongs shall never prosper
| While there is sunny right"
| After the desolation and suffering, devas-
tation and woe brought on Southern people
I by unwise and wicked leaders. it is indeed
| most unfortunate for the peace and tran
! quillity of the country that the so-called
| Democratic Conservative party should be so
T ungenerous and unjust in their course as to
try to array party spirit and party prejudice,
lit seems with malice prepense, in opposition
to every proposition and measure of the Re-
publican party for the amicable and perma-
nent settlement IF all the difficulties and
troubles caused by the late terrible war.
| The opposition party have shown them
selves totally unworthy incompetent and unfit
to control public affairs, or to do anything for
the general good of the people, or to per-
pctuate union and harmony, or promote the
honor and glory of the nation. They have
opposed every proposition to establish the
government upon the firm and solid founda-
ton of patriotism and loyalty, and have
proposed nothing. They are prone to do
evil and impotent to do good. They have
used their utmost exertions to pull down and
destroy whatever Others have labored to
construct and complete. The most worth
less and abandoned wretch can fire a house
and burn it to ashes, without tile knowledge,
!; ability or disposition to build one. They
have shown no wisdom, prudence or sagaci-
. tyln their opposition to the government.
+ They have kept up continual agitation, dis
I cord and dissension, with the vain and falla-
I cious hope of obtaining position and power.
+ They have not proposed one single measure
Z of any kind for the benefit and relief of the
people, or for the permanent establishment
: OF law and order and friendly relations
among them. .5h. art IT.
The so-called Democratic Conservative
!. party ere so biased and prejudiced, SO cap
I, tious and perverse In their political opinions,
that if | could suppose they would be dis
I, posed to listen to good advice, would re
spectfully admonish them to remember and
practice the advice contained in the follow
ing lines: a.adio aes.isa.tft 45