The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-08-19
, aCaarlpIset-Bagfsers.''

,dprobious epithets not unfrequently De-=
CONF honored Representatives Of principles
and If men. within the n emory Of the young
mlenpf to- day aholitionists were egged and
stona whenever they made their appear
anceb before the public. But few months e'
sincethe leading abolitionlst in the United
State. VIM. Lloyd Garrison, sat down be-
side The most enlightened statesmen and
philosophers in Europe at q b, banquet given
in his honor, and received their congrattula
tions for his patience and steadfast devotion 'V'
to principles he believed to be true and just.
Like aAbolitionists,' the words Carpet
Baggersn are rising from opprobium to re-
spectability, and it will not be long before
they will represent living and successful lc
principles. .,.isss.,,a.e. lido
"Carpet -Baggers !" The words were first
applied to Northern men BY the renegade
Pennsylvania Dutchman who now edits the
New Orleans Times, who left Pennsylvania
for Pennsylvania's good, who had but one
shirt to his back, and for months after he
arrived in New Orleans lived on one meal Q
day, and that sneakingly gulped dcwn at
some free lunch. .,g,,7 sea >!H
But I" Carpet Baggers'' represent class.
Let us see who they are now, what they
have been in the past, and what they pro-
pose to be in the future. * eagCy n
The Fishermen of Gallilee who gathered
around the Saviour of the world I; who with
their Master were the .despisel and rejected
of men who were driven from house and
home; who were burnt at the stake; who
suffered every ignominy in life and died the
most SYNONYMOUS deaths, were all ".Carpet-
.Baggers." ssj 81. s7.laD5 75iiiia 8W :.
The glorious, faces in every Cathedral from
Rome to China; the martyrs who hang
above the affairs, upon whose features the
genius of att the artists of ancient and mod
ern times labored. with all Its skill; the men
to commemorate whose names special days
have been set apart for religious worship;
the saints in, all the calendars, the inspired
writers of the best music, the best poetry,
the best song, were all pet-Baggers."
Christianity is, crystalized, around, embo-
dies nothing but 8 Carpet-Baggers," ard the
secret of its mighty sway over the passions
and affections of men is that it goes down in
among the carpet bageers of the world, and
speaks to them in words of tenderness and
love, reveals to them the way of happiness
in this life, and blessed Immortality in the
world to come.
The history Of the Church is nothing but
history Of " Carpet Baggers." .-
Missionaries start from London, New
York and Rome, and go to the heart of AT
RIGA with nothing but "carpetba And
where carpet bags go look out for wars and
revolutions and conquests. Kings tremble
when they see the ''carpet bag" for carpet
bags contain pure religion, pure science,
pure philosophy. In a little carpet bag
the spelling book. and the Bible carry a
magazine more powerful than mountains
COLT potro and sulphur. Fools scott at car
pet bags, but wise men treat them with re.
spect, for they may contain the electric bat
terry. the mariners compass the -madeLnfs
cotton gin, steam engine, microscope
gunpowder, nitro-glycerine or the CONDENSED
force of a volcano or an earthquake. H.,
Daniel Webster, when he trudged on foot
to Boston. carried carpet bag containing
two shirts, one pair of pantaloons and
Blackstone. Horace Greeley hadn't even a
carpet bag when he plodded around Print
ing House Square the gawkiest countryman
in town. Stewart carried his. entire stock Of
dry goods in carpet bag, and now he is
the greatest merchant in the world. We adj
NIT that great scamps sometimes carry car
pet bags, for Andrew johnson when he frs
went to Washington carried one, but til,
rule still holds good that men who are mo-
ashamed to carry their carpet bags, before
their mortal career Is ended, carry in theil
brains the business and politics of cities
I States and nations. Be not ashamed, there
lore, carpet DaSSers OF North Carolina, o
your historical company. The history o
the world would have been blank withou
you, and the North Carolina rebels of to
day would retrograde into Yahoos but TO
carpet-baggers who are here to save then
from so inglorious fate. 5asFa,2 h.Af
j. When North Carolina casts her vote TO
Grant and Colfax and loyal Legislature
again assemblies to make laws for the people
we shall propose that a carpet bag becom'
the coat of arms of North Carolina, and
carpet bag' be suspended from the beak o
the American eagle on the dome of the cap
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