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The weekly standard., 1869-10-13
North Carolina Bonds,

The Copperhead papers of this State af-
feet to wonder and to be grieyed that the
. bonds of the State are SO low. This is all
pretense and sham. They themselves have
done more than all else combined to lower
! the price OF the bonds by their attacks up
on the State government, their proclamations
Of the impossibility of paying the interest
upon the bonds and their talk of repudiation.
They have done this to injure the Republi-
can party which authorized the issuing of
the bonds, Notwithstanding the fact that
the Democrats voted for nearly, if not all
the appropriations upon which the bonds
were predicated. They have not cared
what loss they have inflicted upon the State,
all they want is to make capital of the low
price OF Bonds They are ssiirtruc 70 their
rule orruin policy of former days. So when
you'see oopperhead papers gloating over
the low price of bonds remember that they
are rejoicing over their own work. We be-
ieve, however, that bonds will soon COM
rnand the prices to which their intrinsic
value entities them despite the efforts of the
Sham Democracy. and are in hopes that
they will shortly take an upward course un-
til they have attained fair price.
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An Enemy,s Testimony.

of the steadiness and staunchness of Gen.
Grants patriotism, Of the uprightness and
solidity of his character, no man in the
country doubts or affects to doubt On the
score Of loyalty and solid public services, no
man in the country can come into competi-
tion with this illustrious soldier. .AMew York
World. ''l'i-...' 81 ~ 11y's 'E liulH
l0Ji 81 Jliyu3 s IF "a r. la-s.a,t rtsfe,. B.
This was the testimony of the leading
Democratic journal, given just before the
opening of the last Presidential campaign.
He has done nothing to derogate from this
high character but much to add it. It is
noticeable fact that the bitterest opponent
of President GRANT can find no charge to
bring against him witch affects his charac-
ter as man and a statesman. This is
fact the more striking because it has so unfre-
quentlyg occurred in the history of any ma
tion that no charge involving the ability,
honor or character of ruler could be made.
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The Public Debt-the October State.
ment.

The Public Debt-the October State.
ment.
The Secretary of the Treasury, says the
N. Y. Times, continues the good work of
paying off the public stocks of the United
States. By his 1st of October schedule we
find that he has further reduced the FIVE
twenty bonds $1S,41s,727 since September
1, and that the whole sum paid off since he
put into operation the Sinking Fund last
Spring, he has purchased 50,791, ,121 of six
per cent. gold-bearing bonds, while the en-
tire reduction of the public debt, since the
present Administration came into office, is
S56,9Ss.1s7. The progress of reduction,
net, in September, is $7,467, ,429, so that the
purchases of the month tSor the Sinking
Fund included the investment of $5,951,-
297 of the previous surplus. rsHs
The Treasury now holds in gold coin
s1Os,sO4,65s, of which s24, 4,412, ,72O is held
for the redemption of gold notes, leaving
ss4,Ss1, ,9as as belonging to the Govern
ment. The accumulated gold interest on
the public debt land included as part of the
total debit to the list of October is $42 ,213,-
$50, or about one half the sum of gold on
hand at the same date. The greenback and
other circulating notes in the Treasury are
reduced to the small balance of $6,559, ,O04;
pursuant to the promise of the Administra-
tion to give the business of the country
while moving the crops the full benefit of
the entire greenback and national bank cir
culation, less the inconsiderable sum re-
quired for the daily working the Treasury.
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q. Demo1csr,a,c,v- ,1s,, y J, Mi,ed

The Rev. Petrolum v. Nasby finds cam
paigning for the, Democracy most per
picking experience at the present time. In
/. recent characteristic letter from Pennsyl-
yania he says y ',..s s. .s tA's,.i1s
'ssThe principle trouble is, however, to find
out wat Democracy is at, this juncter. In
Ohio its agin nigger ekality and is IN favor
Nv either payin off the bonds in greeubacks
or repudiashun; in Tennessee its nigger suf.
frage and Niger offs ,holdin; in Connect
cut its paying the, bonds in gold, interest
and principle; in California its anti Chinese,
and in Louisiana, its Chinese. In Maine our
people are runnin a, ,perhibertory likker, law
and everywhere else there, for free whisky.
In Illinois Democracy is free trade in Penn
sylvania its high protective tariff, and so on
around. In short, its SO orfully mixed that 1
woodent agree to 60 from one county to an
other to make speeches, without having first
carefully ascertained wat the Democracy Nv
that pertickeler county believed in. ,-
Il got Democratic papers from all the
States one day, and, by persistent reading
NV EN- for five hours, became so mixed as
to be promisin candidate for loonatic
asylum" ff.fq 7sga s.,l
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The Democracy Repudiators.

The New York Democrat says: "a Demo-
crat is a rcpudiator, and itmay as well be
known first as last, and 50 are majority of
the people," Of the truth of the first clause
of this declaration we have not the slightest
doubt, but that a majority of the people are
in favor of repudiation we do not believe.
Thus, then, it is determined that it is neces-
sary to be a repudiator in order to be a
Democrat. The feeble denials of few
Democratic papers in this State amount
to nothing when weighed against the al
most unanimous voice of the 'Democracy''
of the nation. We long ago predicted that
Republication would become a portion of the
Democratic platform, and otlr predic-
ton has come true. If reputation once
begins it cannot he controlled, and every
public debt, no matter whatmay be its char.
acter, will be denied. The people Of North
Carolina have now to determine whether
they are preparedto repudiate the State
debt. iiI stt+ I1"y9 aHlIsg3mj frti z7riis1u
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Another Revolution in sna;n.

The telegraph informs us that insurrec-
tionary movements have already begun in
different portions of Spain. Thus, revo-
luton has already been commenced against
the revolutionary govern ment, That it
will be successful is not at all probable,
for Europe will sustain the monafchial
government, rather than allow republic to
be started on European SOIL Neither has the
hour come for a republic in Spain. Every
movement of the European people points to
the abolition of despotic monarchies, but
the time has not yet come. This movement
in Spain will, however, render it impossible
for the Spanish Government to send many
troops to Cuba,
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Being Disciplined.

The Wilmington Journal has been apply
ing the party lash to the Wilmington Star
inquite determined and savage manner.
The effect of the castigation is becoming
perceptible, for the Star, which for a time
fought back with vigor that often stag
gered the Journal, is now beginning to show
signs of caving in, and of acknowledging
the superiority of the Journal. We have no
interest in their fight, but it amuses us to
watch it. We also gain some insight into
the affairs Of the opposition,the Star aYerring
that the " Democracy" is played out, while
the Journal asserts that the new party" is
non est, in both of which statements we fully
agree. .. ...... I .-.t
How the battle will terminate is not vet
entirely plain, but the odds are in favor OF
the Journal, which plainly threatens to read
the Star out of the party O if it does not
behave itself The Journal, it may be added,
pretends to believe that it supported by a
patty, although the Star says it does not
think the Democrats" shave now any or
ganization sufficient to command success, .
in which opinion we coincide with
the Star. The prestige of the Jour-
nal although badly damaged, is still
sufficient to frighten the Star, and we be-
lieve that ultimately it will back down,
own itself beaten, and beg the Journals for
giveness. Then the majestic Journal will
resume =. pleeidity, got its second wind
and bring to terms the Tarboro' Southerner,
which, having been rather independent Of
late, needs snubbing from the. leading pa
pers Of the Democracy" When peace is
restored they will consider the. interesting
/ question whether there is any Democratic
party to belong to. a9 n G9nqma .f1o
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Not So.

Some radical papers got sold by publish
ing the murder Of White, at Kinston N. c.,
as Kua Klux outrage. Alter they had
blowed about 1t week, it is proved that
White was Democrat, and murdered by
negroes, by order of the Union League.-M.
Y. Democrat. ,= .,o... .,.,,,. .,.,. . -f..i...,7
No such thing has been proved as is aver
ed by the Democrat. tits proved that Mr..
White is Democrat. But it is, not proved
that he was murdered by negroes by order
Of the Union League No evidence to that
effect has been adduced or even thought Of,
nor did Mr.. White himself think he was as
sailed for political reasons. Therefore it is
not proved that he was murdered by negroes
nor is there any reason to believe such to lie
the case. In the next place Mr. White is
alive and getting well which is good proof
that he wasn't murdered by anybody. Let
the Democrat now correct itsslf lH
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Our Premiums for clubs.

We have received several letters inquiring
aboutthe premiums we offered for the largest
clubs Of new subscribers to the WEEKLY
STANDARD. The following rules should be
observed: frr...... 81. ,..,...- ....,
Send the names accompanied by the cash)
as fast as you obtain them, stating that they
are to be placed to your credit. '
When received the names will be placed
upon the subscription lists and the paper
sent The names will also he placed in our
club books to the credit of the person send
ing them. tE .'r ..# ..... 1s-.
|. As many do not seem to understand the
amount of the premiums We will state them
again. 2. .f-- ,.f .,- -r... ...y
For the largest club of subscribers sent US
by any one person, $4,000.
! For the second largest $4,000.
For the third largest, $4,000. ,..... ..-
The names may be for any number OF
towns but must all be sent us by one person.
Now let our friends go to work and sec
who will win the prizes. .., ,r .,. ..'....
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Conapiracy.

! !. The Sentinel wanted Judg MNk 4
charge the jury against consphacies. M
Judge did so, and charged then apain,I
men who, for the purpose Of exci,ine. Al,
content and disafection in the minds Of N
people, and for the purpose Of exciting M nj
subjects of the State to hatred and contemn
OF the government and constitution unaa
which they live and arc sworn to snnno..
make false charges and accusations. mi
is an indictable offence, and it was tbosobl
by many that the Judges remarks ret5cted
rather strongly on the editors of the s,y;a,ll
whose aims and purposes come unitr the
above head We rather think that he Sen.
',aes won't ask the Judge for ,nt more
charges. Pii ~ 'es.' W any moi0
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One Hundred Dollars for the Largest
Clubsi ILH.. .a 7


One Hundred Dollars for the Largest
Clubs! 5E .ai
We are much gratifed at the large num-
Der of new subscribers we are daily receiy-
ing and return thanks to those who inform
us that they are getting up clubs for the
STADARD. The Weekly STANDARD is now
the cheapest paper in the State, as well as
the largest. Our club rate gives it to the
people at too dollars per copy, which, as it
contains nearly twice as much reading mat
ter as any other paper published in the
State, makes it the cheapest paper
We wish to put the STANDARD into every
mans hand, and wish tn receive at least two
thousand more subscribers this year. There
fore as gentle incitiye to those who are get
ting up clubs, and to induce Others to get up
clubs, we have concluded to offer the follow
ing prizes, to those who send us the largest
clubs of new subscribers to the WEEKLY
STANDARD, counting between October 9TH,
and January list, 1870, a period of not quite
three months. h-if ~
To the person sending the largest num-
Der, $50. 1921 -s zl5si-1f rr - f-r
To the person sending the second largest
number, $50. 91s - .7a45al
To the person sending the third largest
number, Wv. a lg aaral u viT4 3 r
Those who get up clubs can send the
names accompanied by the money as fast
as they get them, and we. will credit them
with the names sent. The award will be
made in the columns of the STANDARD on
the list day of January, 1870. Now, get up
your clubs and let us see who will get the
prizes. ..-... .- .
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50. Reputation the Issues n "A
r. Tarboro' southernsr, Wilmileton
Star and one or two other papers, haye a.
feetd TO osldsnn - Alisbuzy Esa1(asr
~ 8 open AL Deacy Of zepudintion. they
ia ~ condeap the, Esepsiner becai'se hey
Believed its course @ruug, but because they
deemed it mpolitc. We have more respect
for the Enaminer for advocating its princi-
pies boldly and above board, even while we
condemn them. than we have for those pa
pen which snly condemn,the course Of the
'Esam;nssr BECAUSE It is mpolitic. = = -
The ,cendemnations. of the. Southeraer. Star,
an others of that ilk, carry no weight with
them. BY their new party movement they
have lost the confidence of the radical DEM
ocrats, and the new movement has proved
I a failure. Hence the SoutasrnSr and Star
cannot now be regarded as entitled to speak
for the 'sDemocracy,n and really represent
/ no,party--hardly faction. rF Il .t-e
Such papers as the Wilmington Journal,
Salisbury Examiner, Raleigh Sentinel, Wes-
/ tern Vindicator, and Milton Chronicle are
the true representatives. Of the party which
calls itself the Democracy" None of these
papers, We believe, discouraged Republication,
although the Sentinel did think the issue
pressed too soon. Most of the Democratic"
papers have openly favored repudiation.
Therefore we think it is evident that repu-
dintion is to be one Of tile issues upon which
coming political contests in North Carolina
will be fought. o-um zhf gnfu-y. t1ohs
The Salisbury Eramine,' now announces
that Reputation is the issue upon which
men must take sides hereafter. To this is-
sue it appends another which it considers
Indispensable to the successful carrying out
of Repudiation "a re-modeling Of the State
| Constitution. The Examiner is the leading
Democratic paper in this State. Although
young, it has achieved this unenviable
position by boldness and ability far supe-
rior to those papers which have before
claimed to be the leading Democratic" jour
nails The announcement of the most able
Democratic" paper in North Carolina of
course fixes the status Of the Democracy"
1t then remains for the people of North
Carolina to take sides upon thecoming issue.
Those who favor thorough and complete
Reputation of the whole indebtedness Of
the State will take sides with the "Demo-
cratic" party. Those who are in favor OF
maintaining the State and national honor,
and of avoiding the terrible consequences OF
repudiation, will take sides with the Re
publicans. ..'a'.-.
There is large faction which now sides
with neither party. This faction is represented
by the Charlotte Democrat and the old North
State. This issue will oblige them to take
one side or the other, for to remain neutral
upon such question would be to be crimi-
nally Indifferent to tie welfare of the State.
/ Then Reputation is the Issue. People
of North Carolina, which side do you take,
that of the Repudlationists who wish to sully
the national name and the name of North
Carolina, or that of the anti-Repudiationists
who wish to preserve unsullied the honor of
the people, and to prevent the ruin which
unprinciplcd men would bring upon the
peOplei 1T l.. Oh -u.7ur .a -73rr
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! = : - 9 g1
In our absence, it may be that our face
tious friend of the STANDARD, Capt. Pike,
has not been watched as closely as he might
have been; for we notice he is still belabor-,
ing himself about the, poor Ku Klux.
Their ghost must be terror to Pike. All
right wag along, Pike, if you think there
is no hereafter. But we will give you warn
ing in time. We are now on gigging ex-
pedition, and we take, in all sorts Of fish,
Examiner. ,,,.,
All right, if you can take US in, harness
your horses, for the lead is heavy. And
when you get on, as sin is said to weigh
heavy, the load viii be bigger. As far as
we are concerned we don't care for Ku
Klux, not having much respect for men o.
whom It takes fifty to overcome poor ole
blind man and his wife We don't blame
our friend of the Examiner for not wishing
them to claim affinity with the party t
| which he belongs ~
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Our Testimony.


TURNER has got up that assassination
affair again. He is the easiest man aasassi7
mated in the business. Three lines al1Rdy.
Once at the depot; oncs in his bed lpom
and once by stepping opa mash in qtspge
County Courthouse. And he still lives to
tell Of (which he has dons shout three
times a month for six months, and will do
as often every month of his life, unless
his paper goes up the spout before he is
ready TO Se tzansleted Nov we dop't care
how often TURNER tells Of IT, but ourregard
for him uimpslssus teaaysthat tao fsssasaf
rtpetitious, of the, story, will dim the glory
he acquired We never saw any fight
and don't believe there was any. But,
not being one of the principals, we wern't
to blame for that. We did feel bad to see 50
many valiant men arrested by the niinions Of
the law, and to see deeds of valor, that
would doubtless have been sung by bards,
prevented in such summary manner. This
is our poetic view Of the matter. Practical
.Iv VIC didn't care a continental about the
matter one way or the other. Whether Mr..
! T. made any effort to have the matter pre-
| sented by the jury we do not know, but have
been told that he did, Anyhow we hwerc
summoned before the grand jury. ellcarn-
ed that the, jury fail to discover any
conspiracy, and that the matter was quashed,
and our esteemed contemporary thus lost the
chance of descending to posterity as the
hero of sort of Guy Fawkes tragedy. We
saw the affair, and did not see anybody that
looked as if he was starving for fight, not
even our friend T., with his two howitzers.
We write this, not because we have any
personal interest in the matter, but simply
to add our testimony that historians may
be able to present this important event Of
the 10th century in as clear and circumspcct
style as its magnitude and controlling in
fluence on the age demands. ,i,.l.'s. ~
Having thus performed our duty to pos
teriCy VIC suah nosoi oSohi "'AuuS ~ tAe ~
fair, believing that Mr.. T. can blow his own
horn too well to need any assistance. Ifhe
fails to become famous we have confidence
enough in him to believe that it will not be
for want of blowing. D' % t--f '-'i- 81
Knowing our neighbor-in-law to be pos
sessed of all the virtues, We know he will
become an angel ultimately, if not before.
We also have some slim chances for the same
position. Possibly when our neighbor-in-
law and ourself are both cherubs, we may
meet. If such should be the case we shall
expect to find him astraddle his harp rela-
ting to some admiring celestial crowd how
he was assassinated when he lived in
Raleigh. r lae ~, fr. .I. asf y..
The weekly standard., 1869-10-13
Trouble in Camp.

The Tarboro' Southerner pitches into the
Wilmington Star, for assailing the 'sDemoc-
racy."' It thinks the Star is giving vent to
its old Wing proclivities, and does not SUI
ficiently venerate the Democratic name
The Southsrner, it will be remembered, join.
ed the Star in the "new party movement and
was loud in its professions of ''liberar prin-
ciples, 1t seems that it was not liberal
enough to allow the Star to say the "Democ-
racy is played out" although it allows the
Journal to pronounce the new party move
ment failure. The Star, true to its old
Wing principles can't bear to be snubbed by
the Democratic Journal and here it will
stand the upbraidings of the Southsrner re.
main to be seen. The Star has our sympa-
thies, because it is made to how to its an
cient enemies and is deserted by its new
: found friends. Truly the sham Democracy
is bad place for decent man to be found
in ''fh
The weekly standard., 1869-10-13
Facts and Figures.


The Sentinel feels aggrieved because we
pronounced several of its statements false.
We were sorry too, but we couldn't help it.
If the Sentinel didn't want to be told it
spoke falsely, why did it make statements it
knew to beuntrue. 1t made certain statements
which were not true, and did so for political
effect, therefore we showed that the repre-
sentations of the Sentinel were false and
spoiled their effect. If by SO doing we told
the Sentinel it was "another we cannot
help it. In so doing we do not consider
that we have indulged in any Billingsgate,
for we had either to say that the state
ments were true or false. They were false
and we said so. 1t seems rather strange
and inappropriate to hear, the Sentinel,
of all papers in the State, talk about
"Billingsgate." 1t is notorious for black
guartlism and abuse and in fact rather prides
itself thereon. Perhaps the Sentinel moved
by its kindly feelings toward US, wished 10
say something kind, and thought-being
proud of Billingsgates itself-that it was
complimenting US by attributing to us prof
cheney in that art. We cannot, although we
appreciate the motives of our neighbor, con-
slider it compliment. We do not wish to
be considered a "Blllingsgateists," and there
fore will agree that if the Sentinel will stop
lying we will stop telling it about it. This
should be an incitive to the Sentinel to en-.
deavor to retrieve itself and to try to enter
that path of rectitude it has so long and SO
studiously avoided. rr.l
But we will remind the Sentinel that we
have given facts, which prove many of its
statements wholly untrue, and would suggest
that, instead of complaining that we have
said it made false statements, it should either
prove that it did not or own up that we
have said truly. We are not much on
"fgures," but we are extremely good on
facts. Ht - Dg .- .
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we regret that the Democrats in Char
lotte did not get Turner of the Sentinel to
make a few speeches in Mecklenbury coun-
ty' II they had done 50, it would have
gone Republican, without doubt. But the
Democrats' knew our neighbor.in law too
well and wouldn't do it, for which, while
we are sorry for it, we admire their good
judgement. az"
The weekly standard., 1869-10-13
United states War Vessels going to Cupa

The United States iron clad Dictator
nearly ready to sail for Cuba to JOIN 0.. !.
squadron there. The Dictator is a "frstr''F
being of over 5000 tons. She mounts
two of Ericsons thirteen inch cannon anu
is plated with 1oi-inch armor, The de''
is plated with two one-inch iron pa'e'
which is amply sufficient to gla'C'
any shot she would be Likely
to receive. The thickness of the WaN' =
the turret in which are placed her gun,
fifteen inches Of iron, which mak'' nT
stronger than any ship possessed p! =.
other nation. The powerful stean iIls'.'
Severn, nine guns, is also ordered to Vu,a 49,
This looks as If the government is going :"
be ready for anything that may turn up
The weekly standard., 1869-10-13
Telling Effect Of Bro. Turner's Speeches.

! Our neighbor in law of the Sentinel went
to Pitt county, amidst great flourish Of
trumpets, to make speech that should
demolish the Republicans and insure the
triumph of the Democracy. The
speech was made, its delivery taking about
four hours time. The sham Democracy didn't
think Mr.. TURNER so brilliant as he might
have been. The Republicans thonght Mr..
HILLIARD laid him out completely. The
election is over And the result of the cleo
ton and Turner'S speech is announced as
follows by telegram from prominent
Z gentleman in Pitt county. 1sr f7s4Hf
/ Rocky MOUNT, N c.. Oct 8, 1869.
! FRIEND PIKE: William A. Cherry, Re
publican, is elected by one hundred and
twenty-fo four Q24). We are greatly indebt-
ed for this to Joe Turner's drunken speech
at Greenyille. -
, We hope Mr.. TURNER will continue to
speechify. aI ai .--lfas. K r.tH 1r. .- ..a