The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-08-26
Judge Pearson,s Letter.

Judge Pearson,s Letter.
'siT The Sentinel has leader in Yesterdays
paper, on aThe Chief Justice and his as
sociates.n
We have hut q word in reply, as we have
more confidence in the intelligence and good
sense of our readers than to GIL our paper
with such clap-trap and nonsense IS the
Sentinel is filled with constantly. 81
1st. Who has given glory and renown to
the Supreme Court of North Carolina, and
"held the scales Of justice, well balanced, in
firm hands, regardless in the discharge of
duty, of popular favor or disfavor, unse-
duced by the Establishments of power and
unawed by it's ,frowns ." None more than
Hon. R. M. Pearson, who for twenty odd
years has been Chief Justice of this State.
I'd. If Judges Pearson and Rcads are SO
incompetent to discharge the duties of the
high office they hold, why did the Demo-
cratic and Conservative party nominate
them for the positions they now enjoy Why
did the people, without regard to party,
give to these gentlemen their suppo:t9
Sd. 1t was all very well for men wearing
the Judicial ermine to enter the political
field when the Democratic party wanted to
nominate Solomon P. Chase, the Hon. Chief
Justice of the United States Supreme Court,
(who, by the way, is now for Grant and Col
fax,) for President OF the United States.
We challenge the Sentinel to answer the
following propositions from the letter Of
Judge Peason, without resorting to personal
abuse, if such q thing be possible with the
editors of the Sentinel; and if the reply is
not made within reasonable time we shall
take it for kgranted that that paper cannot
! answer them, and shall 80 publish it to the
people.
list. Is it not true, That the South at.
tempted revolution and was suljugated
and our condition is one of the bitter fruits
| of the rebellion 2"
I'd. Isl not logically true that, " If the
reconstruction acts are void, so are the re-
construction measures of President johnson
and the negroes are still slaves"
Sd. Is it not true. that the freemen ART
now in possession of the right to vote2"
4th. Can the Constitution be amended
without allowing the colored people to vot'
upon such amendment, without usurpatiol
and war upon the part of the Democrats
and Conservative party9
9th. Is it not true that the South fla
bored under the supposed Inconvenience ii
not being allowed to carry slaves into tn
Territories, and owing to the prejudic
against slavery fugitive slave could not b
reclaimed under the act Of Congress withou
more trouble than his value. To remed
this the South seeded. We Lost all on
slaoes"
9th. Would it not have been better fc
the people to have accepted the propositio
offered them at the Fortress Monroe confer
ence, to surrender upon the condition
gradual emancipation go. +,
9TH. Are not freedmen entitled to a.fu
suffrage and the right to hold object"
9Th. Is it not better for the people to al
cept the situation and make the best of it
9th. In conclusion, we ask the Ssntine
and we want an answer direct and unequi,
ocal, Do you accept the situation VII
you maintain and support the present Stat
Constitution and the laws passed by til
present Legislature Do you recognize th
present State government of which Gov. "
w. Holden is the head, as the lawful go'
eminent of North Carolina We await
reply. ii 5a5 49, III 81