The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1868-05-19
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ORANcE Co11Nr,x Nav 9th 1868

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MEssRs. EDrroRs-I ASK permission tc
transmit to you and yourpeaders short ac-
count of some political matters that have
TRANSFERRED in this County,renowned as being
the Headquarters of thatjmaster spirit who
to a great extent, has rued public opinion
in this State.
First, then, we notice tae mass meeting OF
Copperheads in HillsborS on Saturday, the
18th of April last.
Judge Fowle, of your City, who, if mis-
take not. was beaten I'M your County last
fall as a candidate for the Convention, by
u small majority Of elepera lundred 0otes, open
ed the mass meeting by lengthy speech
The sages speech was made up of vitupera-
ton, abuse, false figures, statements and
logic-abuse of the colored people and a
senseless denunciation of poor white men,
till at last, kindling with satanic fury, his
eyes rolling in wild frenzy, hands clenched,
and arms extended like the Priests of Baal,
he exclaimed MAY COP Al MIGHTY DAMN
THEM IN HE'LL FOREVER" all uding to the
thousands of white men in North Carolina
who favored the Republican PARTY.
Hear 1t, ye men of North-0 Carolina, who
once were the ermine of justice, who came
as one OF the opponents of the Grahams, the
Washes, the Ruffins and Camerons, he comes
out publicly IN the presence Of the leaders
of his party uttering this prayer, " Mag
God almighty damn them in hell fore0er," and
elder Pell, as one of the Priests of the party
says, amen, so mote it bel! ..--.. f.
The rest of the speakers, (Uery small fry. }
strutted an hour on the stage, and closed
who was openly denounced as liar.
But to the election and copperhead can
didatcs. Ticker 10 Turner, who was taken
with headache during the war, came home
and never returnedtill elected to the Confed-
crate Congress; one Jno. Allison, of money
making disposition during the war; George
Laws, c. Q. Clerk, swho. said he " scorned
and despised the whole radical crew, with
Holden at their head" John u. Kirk
land, G. M. E., of Savings Bank notoriety
John Turner, (Sherif so-called,) who said to
one man, kill the Constitution" and to
another, cpl vote for it
Then look at the course the so-called Con-
seratives are pursuing. They say that there
is Drug Oiquo) store at corner in the
ancient Borough, where they keep a sort of
a doom's day book to enter the names of all
white men who voted the Republican ticket,
that they and theirs shall be frowned down,
socially ignored, held as a kind of Pariah's,
outcasts to be spotted.
If that class of broken down Gin charac-
ter and pocket) aristocracy think they are
to dictate to men who are their superiors in
every thing but the accident of birth, they
will find out ere long their egregious folly.
Again, look at the threats OF relations to
families and open violence to such citizens
as Messls John Shields and VIM Walker,
the pulling down of a canvass on the head
of a Republican speaker at the great hum
bug called Durhams, where Squires Heaven
save the mark) Bill Guess, Bob Morris and
Rev (2) John A. McMannen hold their court,
and when certain magnets at Hillsboro'
sneeze. the telegraph wires send down word
" Toadies go to dinner" But the great agony
is over. The votes are counted, and 10 the
great Republican party is triumphant, and
shouts of a majority of nearly $4,000 free
men is still ringing in the mountain gorees
with its thunder rolling down to the ocean
washed coast, proclaiming the utter defeat,
horse-foot and dragons, of the so-called
Conservatives.
Was there ever so great failure in North
Carolina of proud, ambitious aristOcracy
The hand writing is on the wall. The scep-
ter is departed. and all these men who, a few
days ago, cursedsthe infamous Constitution
as they called it, will soon be flying to
Raleigh asking for such favors as removing
disabilities, &c.
Now suggestion or two and we close.
If the Republican party intend to keep their
hard fought ground in Orange, put only
loyal men who have stood up for the Con
stitution in Office, for those of US who have
been viliied, abused, maltreated and spurn-
ed by the lazy hounds-the dogs of the rebel
party-can expect no justice from such men
as Fowle, Turner, Laws, Kirkland, Morris,
and others of this class with their malignant
rule. Orange is in process of redemption,
and if the County election could be held
next week, the whole Republican ticket
would be elected, for the masses of the peo-
pie are beginning to see that they have been
deceived by their leaders in regard to taxes,
schools. militia and other items of the Con-
stitution. ......
If can get friend in Hillsboro' to fur
nish me with the names of the above Drug
LlquoD Store committee, I will furnish
them for ninche in the temple of.tame.
Yours in Republican Bonds,
DURHAMS'.