The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-09-02
A Fixed Fact.


It is now more than two years since Mr..
Storey, Editor of the Chicago Times, and |
the longest headed Democrat in the United |
States, declared in double-leaded editorial
article that the true policy of the Democratic
party was to accept colored suffrage. Mr..
Storey reasoned upon the question clearly.
logically and conclusively. But the Demo-
cratic party North, relying for its main
strength and support upon the rebel element
in the South, secuted the idea, and there the
matter rested. m
The question was revived, however, not a
great while before the Democratic Conven-
ton in New York. By this time the num-
Der of leading Democrats who had become
converts TO Mr.. Storey's doctrine was large
ly augmented. A plan to nominate Chief
Justice Chase upon this platform by the
Democratic party took tangible form. We
have seen how this plan failed, owing to the
predominating influence of such men as
Wade Hampton and zeb. Vance in the Con-
vention. -m ig
A prominent North Carolina Democrat, at
the recent session of the Democratic Conven-
ton held in this city, urged powerfully upon
the leading men in his party the vital i'm
portance of adopting resolution in favor
of colored suffrage. But he was overruled.
There were too many antedeluvian Wings
and secession Democrats in that assembly to
see what stared them in the face. They
adopted that platform and have gone before
the people upon the single issue of unalter
able opposition to colored suffrage and a
resolution to overthrow the government by
force of arms, if this be necessary to effect
their purpose.
But there is a division in their camp.
The knowing ones arc well aware that Grant
is going to be the next President of the
United States, and they are beginning to
trim their sails for the wind from that di-
rection. sH
A correspondent of the Sentinel in yester-
days issue of that paper makes some very
truthful remarks upon this subject. The
article is a judicious one and in the main
well written. The writer, however, would
have maintained his dignity far better if he
had not flew into pet and fell to abusing
scallawags and carpet-baggers. Such ex-
hibitions of temper and spite have tenden-
cy to render serious writer ridiculous and
to destroy the effect of what good there may
be in what he says. But we pass this indis-
cretion and quote from the article itself.
There is no uncertain sound in what he
says. He advises the Democratic party in
plain terms as follows:
LET the whole party, to man, accept of
the political equality of the races as settled,
fixed fact Such concession fraught with
untold good to ourselves, our children and
| the whole country, cannot possibly, by even
the most ingenious distortion, be productive
of harm or even Inconvenience tn u.s."
We are not entirely satisfied with the facts
or with the process of reasoning by which
"W." Gor that is his signature) arrives that's
grounds for this avdice. But let that co.
Here is what he says:
| 'The colored people, themselves, have long
earnestly desired it; not with the view of
securing to themselves power for sinister
purposes, but for the sake of uniting with
their former owners, the Intelligent and prop
erty owning masses of these misgoverned
States, for the general good They do not
hesitate to declare even to their Yankee pat
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rally) those amongst whom they have been
born and reared, to the exotic refuse now
making use of them as an element of power,
for their own most selfish aggrandizemcnt. "
Now thus we see that the colored race is an
exception to the general law of human ma
ture which makes us love these who do us
good and hate those who do US injury. But
the writer's soul was doubtless so vexed
when he thought that the ''exotic refuse ii
were now controlling and governing North
Carolina, that his brains became added in
consequence. ~. s
The following statement which he makes
is true, and what is worse, the objection is
likely to remain. 4-e ... .-E
"How could they heretofore unite with
us We met them at the threshold with a
denial of the first distinguishing qualifca-
ton of free man."
He laments a singular fatality"
"By singular fatality, many of our lead
ing men have blindly overlooked the great
political value of this part of our population
"a part, which, from physical causes Gf no
other) can never be got rid of, and which
every motive of self-preservation, as we'll as
other departments of selfinterest, admonisf
us to conciliate Many thoughtless persons
even take, a foolish pleasure in efecting
their arrangement, by the qualification Of
some of the lowest instincts of our nature, in
many instances, it is true, in matters fri
vial Importance, but which that sensitive
people (more sensitive because ignorant
feel most keenly." llat
Thinks this sis not wise :"
"This is not wise. There are some, too
who think such policy dangerous to white
supremacy. If this were 50, it would BIZ
better to have them for our friends, and sep
arate them from their Yankee allies But
the fact is far otherwise In numbers they
can never be source of apprehension in this
State; and the recent instance of Alabams
shows how easily they can be utilized"
Prudently calculates what would be
gained by "such concession"
with such concession, then, blazoned
on our flag, victory would flow to us in over
whelming numbers. The timid of our native
population, who have heretofore united with
the enemies of their native State, from ap
prehensions of danger, would take courage