The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-07-28
Proscription-The Radical-Democratic
Party the Proscriptive Party.

Party the ProscriptIve Party.
The Charlotte Obsercer affects to disbelieve
the assertion of the STANDARD "that the
Republican party proscribes no one tor
opinions sake" anh cites in contradiction
thereof the fact that T" hundreds of men
have been turned out of Office by the Re
publican party" Of course there has, but
this fact docs not in the least militatc'
scription is one thing and party favor is an
other. To place none but Republicans in
office is nof prescription. 1t is simply fol-
lowing out the wishes of the people. The
people, by an overwhelming majority de-
clared that they wished the offices of the
state to be entrusted TO none but Repub-
leans. If they had wished 10 have so called
Democrats in power they would have elected
the Democratic ticket. This they did not
10. The Democratic party was defeated
and the people thus manifested their desire
10 have none but Republicans entrusted with
power in the State The wishes of the pco
pie have been carried out. To expect q
party to retain in office men who are
its bitter enemies and who did all in their
power to injure it, would he folly.
Such a course was never pursued by any
party in any country. When the Wings
were in power none but Wings held Office.
When the Democrats were in power none
but Democrats held office. Now the Re-
puhlicans are in power and none but
Republicans should hold office. Can the
Observer say that this is not fair? Can it
say that this is prescription We think rot.
BY prescription is not meant not allowing
men to retain offices regardless of the wishes
of the people, or the creed of the dominant
party. No such meaning can be attached
to the wo. d. To prescribe, according to
Webster, is Sc to doom to destruction :" to
put out of the protection of the law !" " to
,lenounce and condemn as dangerous and
not worthy of reception y "to reject utter
ly:" ito Interdict." Can the Observer cite
single case in which, for opinions sake, a
person has been "doomed to destruction "
or :" put out OF the protection of the law
by the Republicans? 1t can not. Then
there never has been case of prescription
by the Republican party, and orr former
! statement is proved to he true. But the
same cannot he said of the sham Democracy.
Ii was forced men who differed with it in
political opinion, to leave their homes under
penalty Of death or the infection of bodily
harm. THUS the Democratic party has been
guilty of prescription for it has g doomed 10
death :" and "put out of the protection OF
the law men whose only offence was differ
ing from it in political opinion 1t has also
cndeavored Ito interdict fran the bust
ness or social relations OF life those who
differed from it in politics. Then it is clear
that the the so-called Democratic party is
only prnscriptive party in NORTH CAROLINA
and that those who support it favor pro
scription. 1t is equally clear that the Re
publican party has never prescribed any
one for opinions sake, and is the only ILL.
eral and conservative party in NORTH
CAROLINA. The facts herein stated are
known to the people of the State, and their
truth cannot be questioned. The people are
convinced of this. and are joining The Re-
publican party by thousands, for they love
its liberal principles.