The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-11-11

another war aud Mr.. Seymour, on his :" sea
of troubles (avoice. "gone up" AMI laugh
teri and that interesting young man, Gen.
Blair, who wanted to "trample" things in
the wrong time and place-and a few ku
| Kiux masks, and some charges of powder
/ and shot that were to have been tired.
1 (Laughter). We have lost everything bad,
and gained everything that promises good
to the country. (Applause.l In word,
we have gained a free, united. consolidated
country. We have had an election which
has established justice, ensured domestic
TRANQUILITY, and secured the blessings OF
liberty to ourselves and our posterity." (Ap-
piause.) Let us, therefore, rejoice and be
glad (Cheers.) e iaelef-.S.es-,o&
Allow me, in conclusion, to express my
qualification at the generally quiet and
peaceable election we have had in this State
With the eNcep ion of few localities it was
the most peaceable election ever beld IN
North Carolina. All classes and colors de
serve credit for this, and it gives me pleas
ure to say so. [Appiause.] The Republic
cans were governed by stern purpose to
ask nothing that was not right, and to sub
nit to nothing that was wrong, and hence the
result. We owe much in this respect to the
aid which The civil authorities received from
the gallant commander of the national troops
in this State. Gen. Miles, Applause and
CHEERS for Miles, And cannot help saying
that If in my Judgment. VIC had had such
men as Miles in command in all the States
south of us, the people of those States would
have enjoyed free and fair election, with
out riot or bloodshed. Applause
And now, my friends 1 will detain you
10 longer, but ask you to join me IN three
rousing cheers for the flag of the Union, and
for the gallant officers and men of the army
and navy who uphold and defend it. 6.
Three cheers were given with a hearty
good will, and the band played the Star
Spanglcd Banner.
Governor Holden then introduced Chap
lain Geo. W. Pepper, of the 40th regiment
United States Infantry, who spoke as fol-
lows: vi. Ell
SPEECH OF CHAPLAIN G. W. PEPPER.
lNy Fellow- Citizens 1t is source to me
of great pleasure-of nothing have been
prouder in all my life. than that of ming
ling my congratulations with yours on the
stupcndous victory of last Tuesday. This
great popular demonstration is the express
sion of our feelings, and a demonstration of
our power The entire nation is aroused
Brilliant though this occasion is, with its
bright transparencies. sparkling torches, wa
wing banners, and with this gay audience
around, it is small and Insignificant part of
that great Chorus which through the States,
the territories, the islands and the CONT
nents, commentaries tonight in genial and
spontaneous anthems, the election of the citI-
zen soldier to the chair once filed by Wash
ington and Lincoln. Along the banks of
the Hudson, the Ohio, the Potomac, the Mis-
sissipp, the Shannon, the Rhine, the Thames,
and far away in the log huts of the Platte,
the Rio Grandc, the Colorado, where shaggy
pioneers raise the stars and stripes in these
distant and desoate regions, there is good
cheer tonight. In the golden gorges OF tile
Yuba; in the valley of the Sacramento in
the black ravines of the Sierra Nevada noun
/ tains out upon the sea far below the fabu-
lous Aurora Islands, with not leaf or a
bird within thousand miles. the name of
Grant, the illustrious American, is this day
mentioned with devotion. The dwarfed
Laplander, the small eyed and swarthy Tar
tar, the woody headed Hottentot, the deli
cately formed Hindoo, the tall, 1.-THE Indian,
the fiery Celt, the impulsive Italian, the yola-
tile Frenciman, the sturdy and liberty low
ing German, the honest Englishman, and our
own citizens throughout this vast common
wealth, are holding high festival in honor of
| that noble soldier who served his country so
we'll. ray
History may record her bright eras, when
all the great powers of the world were
marshallcd in battle array, and when the
destinies of millions were pivoted on sin
gle conflict The splendid chronicles Of the
past reveal to lis that single engagement
between Greece and Persia decided the fu-
/ tnre condition Of mankind. The victory of
J Constantine in the overthrow of Paganisn,
enthroned Christianity in the Roman en-
pire. The crimsoncd plains of Tours deci-
ded that the Crescent should disappear and
that the Cross OF our Redemption should be
in the ascendant The lofty and brilliant
deeds of England's most gifted and chival-
rpus Queen determined whether the Armada
I of the Spanish monarch should drive truth
land Justice from the earth. The hard fought
battle of Waterloo, resulting in the victories
. Of the allied powers under Wellington, drove
the naughty Emperor from throne of des-
potism, and changed the current of human
affairs. The crimson pageant witnessed in
the streets OF Paris, few years ago, and the
shouts of bold young hearts, swept away
forever the last of the Bourbons. In one
brief week, downtrodden and plundered
Spain has abolished the abuses and wrongs
of thousand years. The gallant Prim is
hailed on the streets of Madrid, and thous-
ands gather around him as the Romans did
Rienza in the Palace of the Capitol.
But n grander event has recently trans
PRED on this Continent True to liberty
and ourselves in the wild ordeal of battle,
we have been true to them also in the use of
the ballot, that weapon firmer set and surer
than the bayonct. The bewillering cheers,
tile hearty enthusiasts, the superb music,
of this Joyous and patriotic throng are
unmistaknble indications that revolutions
do not 90 backward. The first fact of the
nations regeneration has taken place The
patriotic millions have spoken in no disguis-
ed or muff1ed tome Grant, the nations
revered chief,i to fill the chair one occupied
by the lamented martyr, he who by pistol
shot became a star in Heaven, purpling
forever the skies with the glory of bis name.
Through the shadow of the globe we
sweep into the younger day. Better fifty
years of Europe, than cycle of GATEWAY.
l. coming up the long ana bloody slope OF
years of strife, we stand to night on the
dividing ridge where we have an Eastern
and Western view. There is a place in
Iceland where the lights of sun rise and sun
set mingle. We, stand on that elevation
where history and people burn their
splendors together in the light of one mag
niicent day. There is a flow of sun light,
lleralding Peace. Under the inspiring
1power of such vision we can stand firmly
on Pisgah's brow. s,4 ~
When the guns at Shiloh had ceased their
! dreaded reverberations, and night swept