The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-10-21
STATE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
For Congress.
Despair.

The Rebel Democracy are insane with de-
spair over their defeat. They seek some
avenue of escape from the overwhelming
rrin which stares them in the face. They
stand upon the crumbling verge OF u
yawning abyss, into the black, depths
of which they look with shudder of terror.
That horrid pit contains the skull and cross
bones. the black flag and the rotten carcass
of the fallen Confederacy. There lie mould
ering the forms of the gray-haired veteran,
the stalwart manhood and the innocent, ten
der youth, torn from home and kindred by
merciless CONSUMPTION, and slaughtered in
defence of a cause which was libel and a
blotch upon humanity. There before their
frighted eyes, lie unembalmed the innocent
babes who died of hunger, and the dead
mothers, who, having no more food to give,
and weary with watching through the dreary
wears for the return of their generous protec-
tors, gave their children the last tributes OF
affection, and breathing a prayer for the
safety of the absent soldier, sank down and
perished with cold and starvation. There
lies the drivers whip, which shall never
crack again over an American; and by its side,
stained with blood and rustingin disuse lie
the clanking chains which held four million
human beings in bondage. There lie the
numberless victims of their former treason
and malice. Nowonder then that they shud-
der and shrink back in terror from going
down to meet these murdered victims.
There still lies the tattered flag of the Con-
federacy. Leading down to where its folds
pollute the breeze is a hong line of weepers;
fair maidens, breathing regrets in memory OF
their lovers slain, fond mothers bearing
sweet flowers to scatter upon unknown graves
hoping that their dear sons will sleep more
calmly under this heart-ofering; strong men,
not dressed in rebel gray, but men who
never saw battle even from afar, mourning
the "lost causen and loving its symbols, wal,
murder, rapine, treason, the black flag and
slavery, but still claiming love for the De
claration of Independence, the Constitution
and the old Stars and stripes.
These insane men move in broad daylight
in civilized society. They seek to resurrect
and regenerate the cause which is dead and
a stencil in the nostrils of every high-minded
citizen. They seek to make treason honora
able and loyalty odious. These insane men
are the evil spirits who give life and direction
to the Rebel Democratic party of to-day.
They quickly silence the tongue of every pa
tFlotic Democrat and compel the supple &C
quiescence of the whole party to their hell
lsh schemes. They hate the Stars and
Stripes and every idea of the Federal Union,
and would trample them in the dust and let
loose the dogs OF war upon every patriot who
dared say nay. They nominated Seymour
and Blair to execute their programme of rev.
outlOn and war. They attempt to divert
the public mind and hoodwink the people
into electing those candidates by cries of ne
gro supremacy, monarchy, bankruptcy
ruln taxation, national debt and every other
cry which would affect the timid, control
inc weak, excite the miser, or even tempt the
true patriot 10 vote that ticket to avoid these
'sbear oi tn i, insane imaginations. They
10 all this while falsely protesting the fond
eSt affection for the Constitution and the flag
Which are so dear to every true American.
But the fraud is discovered; the deceit is
made known their mad, reasonable scheme
Is unfolded to the astonished gaze of the civ
i'lzed world; and the defeat of that party in
every Northern State is the necessary and
inevitable consequence. They have been de-
'Va'ed and now these leaders show further
signs OF insanity in proposing through their
must influential papers, to change their
.lcket on the eve of the Presidential election.
'ney know no better than to think that by
substituting other men for those on their
''ket the people would be SO foolish as to
"aioW 1t all, forgetting the terrible past.
nut the people are loyal and sane, and
D uu they know that it is the IDEA of RE-
nAi'loN and WAR that they must now
put down, while the men are but the in
NV. nunents They will put down that idea,
MOUS 'Ais 'e'i0ns Dat lNfA-