The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-01-27
'spespotism Of Reconstruction .

Despotism Of Reconstructlon.''
We frequently see in Democratic papers,
edited hy old line Wings, complaints OF the
despotism of reconstruction. or, in other
words, despotism of the United States gov
eminent. We have given some attention to
the subject, and we find these complaints
are not made for the good of the people, but
for the purpose of stirring up the Ignorant
and unlearned against the government,
State and Federal, with the hope of getting
themselves, the complainers. into the offices.
These complaints come from the men who
during the days of the Confederacy, passed
CONSUMPTION laws for the poor man, and ex-
emption laws for the rich man-who sent
the non-slaveholder to the front to fight for
the perpetuation of human slavery, and ex
empted the owner of fifteen slaves.
These complaints come from the men VINO
swore to support the government OF inc
United States and then violated their heav-
en-recorded oaths and dragged the people
against their wishes into bloody war
against that government.
These complaints come from the very men
who clapped their hands with joy when the
poor widows last son was hurried off to
camp, while they themselves remained be-
hind to speculate on his mother and sisters.
These complaints come from the identical
men who said Amen, Glory to Jefferson Da-
Wis, and may he live and reign forever, when
the Friends of North Carolina were COM
PEELED to pay five hundred dollars because
they believed in the Holy Bible, which says
''thou shalt not kill"
These complaints come from the men who,
when Union men were hurried off to prison
for their love of the 'Stars and Stripes" said,
"served them right"
These complaints come from the men who
urged the raising of the black flag, and the
slaughter of all prisoners, knowing that they
themselves would never become prisoners
because they held bomb broof positions
These complaints come from men who
served the Lost Cause" in quartermasters'
offices, tithing agencies and conscript bu-
reaus.
These complaints come from men who
applauded when armed bands secured the
country and shot down in cold blood, men
who refused to fight for Jefferson Davis and
his slaveholding aristocrats.
| These complaints come from men who
| placed the thumbs of dcfenceless women IN
der fences and hungup grey-haired men to
extort from them the hiding places of their
husbands and sons.
These complaints come from men who
clamored for martial law and the suspension
| of the writ of habeas corpus.
In short these complains come from the
very men who were in favor of conscriptions,
| impressments, 1.-THE laws, martial law, sus-
| pension of habeas corpus, and anything or
every thing which would insure the success
of the most cruel and blood-thirsty rebellion
which ever stained the history of the world,
and who, having failed in establishing a
a slave Confederacy, and feeling that the
crime ofrebellion is justly charged against
them, are sore headed and opposed to every
thing which reminds them of the Govern
ment to which they have proved themselve:
| SO treacherous.
Complain on, gentlemen, you have beer
weighed in the balances of public opinion
and found wanting.