The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-10-07
Hon. John 4. Deveese.

r. h3hHl Hon. John n 7DeWeese. '55m
No public man in this State has been more
unjustly prosecuted and abused than Hon.
John T. Deweese, Col Deweese, before he
was assigned as an officer of the army to this
place, had determined to make his home in
North Carolina. He settled here from choice,
and thus cast his lot among us as citizen
for life. As Register In Bankruptcy, he be-
came known to many of our people, whose
business he transacted in manner which
won for him their confidence and friendship.
While holding this position, he was unani-
mously nominated by the Republicans of the
District for Congress, was elected by large
majority, and has thus far served with ac-
ceptability to his constituents. At a recent
Convention he was again unanimously nomi-
mated by his party for reelection, and he is
now before the people Is candidate at the
election to be held opyse srd of next month.
Col. Deweese is a gallant soldier, who en-
tered the army as private, and fought four
years for the preservation of the Government.
He cherishes no ill=will for those who fought
on the other side, but is anxious that peace
and good feeling should prevail among all.
No man is more devoted than he to the in
terests of the people, and no Representative
in Congress would incur more labor or ex-
pense than he would to .oblige and benefit
any one or all of his constituents. AS man
he is genial, kind hearted and candid. There
is no malice in his composition. And yet he
is pursued with most bitter spirit by his
political opponents, maligned, slandered,
misrepresented, and his private char
acter invaded and held up to odium Infa-
mously false charges Of all kinds are trumped
up against him, and no effort is spared to
destroy his good name and all this simply
because he fought for and proved true to his
country; all because he is the candidate for
Congress of the patriotic and liberty loving
portion of the people of the District.
% The rebel-Democrats have brought for
ward, in opposition to Col. Deweese, the
Hon. Sion H. Rogers, of Wake county. Mr..
Rogers, though not himself Democrat, and
though bitterly opposed as he is known to-
be to that desperate faction, is yet willing to
be their instrument in this crisis, in the hope
of defeating national man for the House of
Representatives. The rebel-Democrats have
despaired of carrying the electoral vote of
the State, and have turned their special at
tention to this the metropolitan District.
They feel that if they can carry this District,
they will have a stronghold here in the fu-
ture, in the centre, from which they can op-
crate on all the various counties of the State.
Mr.. Rogers, though apparently moderate and
reasonable, is really one of the bitterest Con-
servatives in the State. 1t is part of his
tactics to seem to be moderate in his views
Let no one be deceived by him in this way.
He is cheek-by.jowi withthe worst rebels in
this District, and he is their Ii1ing tool in
their efforts to incolre the people IN another
aoar! There are three points against Mr..
Rogers, which are conclusive. They are as
follows:
nj LIST. He is not eligible to seat in cnnsrose,
as he is banned by the Howard Amendment.
If elected he will not be admitted to his seat.
Every vote cast for him will therefore be
thrown away. s.-, .s sr..- ,.... .e.
I'd. He is running for Congress under
Government which he declares to be uncon-
stitutional. Every man, therefore, who votes
for him, will vote that the government under
which he lives is null and void. Will any
sensible or patriotic voter do that .t.a
Sd. He is supporting Blair for Vice-Presi-
dent, and Blair says that if he is elected, he
soiH trample down the Gocernment of North
Carolina By force and soithout lao Mr..
Rogers knows this would cause instant and
terrible war; He is for this and therefore
HE is THE WAR CANDIDATE FOR
CONGRESS rsts5 tr sr .ar ssa ut
We call upon every lover of peace and
good order to vote for Col. Deweese. We
call especially upon the Republicans of the
District, to rally as one man to their candi-
date. Col Deweese will soon be among the
people, addressing them on public affairs
Rally to him, Republicans Stand by him,
and hold up his hands in the noble work in
which he is engaged, and see to it that he
is returned to Congress by an increased ma
jority. We CAN do it and we WILL. -i rg
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Who claim that in North Carolina we
have no Constitution, no law, no Judges, no
Governor, no Legislature The rebel Dem
ocratic war party. tr-... .'....- It'd
Who Gave You Free Election?
We learn that Ex-Gov Graham, in his
speech few weeks ago before the Seymour
and Blair Club in Greensboro, congratulated
his political friends of Guilford, and exult-
ingly too, that they would, in November
next, enjoy free eiection-that the military
are gone. Whether Intentionally or not. he
clearly conveyed the idea. that men of his
shade of politics had not, at the last elec-
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