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The weekly standard., 1869-10-06
Something for the New York Tribune
and World to Read.

"Self preservation made in necessary to in
augurate something that would counteract
the influence of the Leagues, and the organ.
ization known as the Ku Klux was the re-
suit; and it is fact, evident to the most
common observer, that since this organiza-
tion has become common throughout the
country theft and outrages by the Leagues
and their friends have become less frequent.
and that better state of affairs exist than
heretofore, and the Ku Klux have proved a
blessing to the country"
- We take the above from the Winston
Sentinel, published in this State, which is
not only defence but an approval of the
Ku Klux. There have been no "outragesr
committed by the League, although there
may have been crimes committed by men
who belong to it, a thing for which the
League cannot be held responsible But
the Ku Klux is an organization for tn,
avowed purpose of intimidating or murder
ing those who oppose it, and its many mur
ders and crimes have put the State into
fearful condition. The sentence "thei
friends have become less frequent
is the key to the intentions of the Ku Klu1
to drive away all men who are true to tn
Government. This announcement sustain
the article of the Tribune, and gives the Ii
to that of the World. Let the people of til
North read this, and let them understan,
that every Democratic vote cast in Norther
State is a vote to aid in crushing out loyalt
| in the South
The weekly standard., 1869-10-06
Minister Sickles, Spanish Note.

The action of the Spanish government
upon the note of Minister SIoKLEs still con-
tinues to excite the comments of the press of
this country and also of Europe. The true
facts of the case seem somewhat difficult to
ascertain, yet it is seen that the government
sustains the action of SIcKLEs, and does
not charge him with having exceeded his
instructions. On the contrary it is reported,
and upon good authority, that the govern
ment will sustain him in his recent course.
Although Minister s1cKLEs has not had a
diplomatic education, it does not necessarily
follow that he has made blunder, although
such seems to be the general impression. In
the absence of authentic information upon
this point it is almost impossible to judge
correctly in the premises, and the refusal of
Secretary FISH to make public Minister
SIcKLEs note renders it impossible to obtain
data upon which to predicate fixed opin-
ion. Thus an opinion that appears correct
now might, in the full knowledge of all the
facts, be proved erroneous Hence all news
paper opinions upon the subject must be
taken cum grano sails, for they are, in fact,
not opinions but conjectures.
The Washington Chronicle, however,
which is presumed to present the views of
the President. says, concerning the attitude
of the government:
"There has not been manifested on the part
of the government the slightest disposition
to disavow the position taken by General
Sickles in his note to the Spanish govern
ment, nor has any intention of censuring
our Minister been expressed.
''Those officers of the Cabinet who have
uttered an opinion on the question, say that
there is nothing in the communication from
Minister Sickles to the Spanish government
to justify the alarm that imperfect disclo-
sures of its contents have created.
''Tnere can be no doubt that the action
which will be taken by the Cabinet at its
next session will be emphatically in support
of our diplomatic representatives at the
Spanish court
"Secretary Fish declines to make the
note of Minister Sickles public, for pruden-
tial reasons but it is regarded as safe to say
that there will be no such thing done as
backing down"
The weekly standard., 1869-10-06

The New York Herald which is always
well posted on Foreign affairs believes that
Austria, Prussia, England and Russia have
formed coalition to preserve the peace in
France in event of the death of the En-.
peror. ......
The Herald says, Lord Clarendon visited
Paris,it is said, for the purpose of announcing
to Napoleon the arrangement of coalition
between Austria, Prussia, Russia and Eng
land, having for its object the preservation
of peace in France, and to check the con
tagion OF revolution in the event of the
death of the Emperor. German unity is al9
to be sustained. If this be so it may With
truth be said that wonders diplomas
wonders at least, will never cease Tile
thrones are evidently alarmed; but even 50,
it is rather singular to find the great Powers
seeking shelter under the wings of the Bona
parte eagle, and the very Powers also which
occupied Paris after Waterloo, and remov-
ed every memorial of the family and dynas-
ty from its streets with no gentle hand. The
quondam special peace constable of London
must have drilled in his duty well, as he
appears to be now chief of the force in
Europe"
If the reported coalition is a fact the move
ment is simply intended to prevent the people
of France from returning to Republican
form of Government. The Empire is not
now popular, and would if the French people
were left to themselves, be overturned I'M
mcdiately after the death of LOUIS NAPo-
LEON, whose talent and political sagaci'y
alone sustain it. The people of France, as
well as millions in other nations, wish lot
a Republic, and this the sovereigns OF Eu,
rope understand, and will preventby mutual
aid. Such an action as reported above
will be an acknowledgement that the wal
for Republics and against Monarchics mas
been inaugurated by the people OF hu-
| rome
The weekly standard., 1869-10-06
The Counter.Revolution in spaiu,


Our news from Spain, says the New York
Herald: has really become alarming. The
outbreak in Catalonia in two different pro-
vinees convinces us of two things-frst,
that the people are not with the government
and, second, that in the south of Spain at
least the popular sentiment is republican. If
anything were needed to convince us that
the situation is critical, we should find that
one thing in the jealousy which now exists
between the government and the volunteers.
The volunteers were coaxed and made much
of so long as they were on the government
side Now, however, that they are known
to be opposed to the government they are
being disarmed The volunteers belong to
the people. So long as the people were with
the government the government could count
upon the volunteers 1t is safe to conclude
that the present movement is at once popu-
lar and republican. A grand republican
demonstration is arranged for to morrow in
Madrid: The news of that day will be anx--
iously awaited. Meanwhile the great
trouble is that Spain is not united on any
policy. 1t is hotbed of division and strife.
The south is generally republican The
great cities are liberal, but go in for strong
government. A large portion of the rural
districts, including the Basque Provinces
and a majority of the clergy, is Carlist. Nor
can we deny that in parts of Spain Isabella
has her partisans. Ifrevolution breaks out
| the immediate result will be scramble, and
the presumption is that Spain will become
pray to consuming anarchy.
The weekly standard., 1869-10-06
Nova Scotia Rampant.

1t is well known that the people of Nova
Scotia do not like the Dominion and desire
annexation to the United States How bitter
they are against England and the Dominion
may be inferred by the following which we
take from the New York Tribune:
at is clear that the newspapers of Nova
Scotia mean mischief, however disposed the
mass of the inhabitants may be. Here is The
Acadian Recorder, of Halifax, in state of
temper alarmingly incongruous with its pas
toral and primitive title. 1t will neither tol
crate political association with the Canadians
whom it opprobriously stigmatizes as Ka-
nucks," nor will it entertain for moment
the idea of annexation with the United States
If the Recorder speaks with any degree of
authority, it is the hope and purpose of
Nova Scotia, at no distant poriod, to discard
territorial partnerships, and thenceforward
to go it alone We should like cries this
energetic exponent of provincial wrath, to
see Canada hold us in bondage for, one short
month after ourindcpendencei is proclaimed.
As soon as the red-coats and kits are with
drawn, the people Of Nova Scotia will take
the liberty of walking out-of the Confedera.
ton, or the infant independence of British
America will be baptized with blood' This
is as pretty defiance as ever was delivered,
and we await with interest the Canadian
response" ig .,, ,.a. fH..,l ftl.
The weekly standard., 1869-10-06
The Army.

We find the following in the Salisbury
Examiner: "a big army is kept up in time
of peacen This is not true, and the statis-
tics of the Examiner must be very faulty if
this statement is a fair sample.
For the benefit of our contemporary we
will inform it that at the present time there
are not twenty-five thousand men in the
army, and this small number is rapidly de-
creasing There is no important nation in
the world which keeps so small a standing
army as the United States. The greater
part of the European nations have standing
armies of over two hundred thousand soldiers
each, while Russia, whose population is not
double that of this country, keeps a stand
ing army of oUer million! In fact, our
rmyis not large enough, and should never
be allowed to number less than fifty thousand
effective soldiers.
The immense extent of this country, the
numerous hostile Indian tribes, the impor.
tance of keeping sufficient force of we'll
trained soldiers to form a nucleus for large
army in case of sudden war, all render it
imperative to at least double the present
strength of our army. Add to this the un-
settled condition of certain portions of the
country, and the government, if wise, will
increase the strength of its army by at least
filling up the regiments already in service.
The present army is so small, so poorly uni
formed, as to make it disgraceful to the gov
ernment which in time of peace neglects to
prepare for war. History proves that war is
not only possible but probable to all nations.
America has had, in less than century, no
less than four different wars and in al! felt
severely the bad effects of her niggardly
army system. And now when foreign war
is but question of time, we should at least
have sufficient number of trained soldiers
to act as instructors to new levies. We hope
that Congress will see the wisdom of in
creasing the strength of our army, and adopt
such measures as will most speedily increase
its strength and efficiency. r.l...
The weekly standard., 1869-10-06
Saul among the Prophets.

4
If an Egyptian mummy could blush then
the editor of the Sentinel certainly must
have blushed too when his eye rested
on the. second page of his paper, the
other day, and read the short article
copied from the Ohio Statesman. That
article was in praise of Democracy-a
sigh over the past glory of that defunct
party-a prayer for its restoration to as
cendancy over this great country. That
article must have been inserted with the
appreciation of the editor 1t was made
to fill space that usually is editorial 1t
could not appear there and as it does with
carrying with it the force of editorial ap-
probation of the editor. That editor is Jo-
siah Turner, hackneyed politician-a man
who has for one quarter of century given
himself soul and body to the vilifcation of
the Democracy-a man who has publicly,
year after year, during all this time, made
it his business to charge the party with all
conceivable crimes against honesty and lib
erty--a man that has bent all his energies
and devoted all his labor to overthrow
and destroy the Democratic party, and who
deemed no means improper to use tor this
end and no epithets too vile to apply to it
that he might characterize and disgrace it.
1t cannot be pleaded in excuse that this
party has mended its ways-that having
been brought low by adversity it has re-
pented, reformed and become correct in its
morals and patriotic in its aims, for it is not
the Democracy of to-day that it praises, not
that choice, that exquisite medley OF old
Whig and ''secesh" Democrat that now wars
on the peace, quiet and stability of our gov
ernment but it is Mandatory of that
old-the ante bellum Democratic rule the
very same party he waged such bitter and
cruelty abusive upon-tho identical
party of the day when he had pastime of
cursing and blaspheming it. What can be
said of the political honesty of such man
We call the attention of his old Whi. as
sociates to this beautiful consistency oftheir
former associate He now places laurels on
the brow of the party of Holden, Rodman,
Settle and Dick--a party now, dead-that
was murdered by the secessionists at Char
leston, but that was slandered and DETAINED
by Josiah Turner while it lived. Has the
editor of the Sentinel become disciple of
Jefferson Has he ceased to revile and
curse him The shanl-the bastard party
that now bears til G honored name of Demo-
crat has no no part in that great mans favor.
Can such q man have principles Is it
not for brcad-for bread from Democratic
hands that he now begs. But can Demo-
crats-Democrats of the old ante -bellura pc
Rod accept praises from their old villifer.
Can the old Wings join IN the peans that
are sung to Democracy the Democracy
of Holden, Rodman, Settle and Dick-those
grand old days of the supremacy of their
political enemies If they can then truly
the black mans expression "dat de white
man is berry unsartin" surely Is realized,
The weekly standard., 1869-10-06
News from Sir John Franklin.

The fate of Sir JOHN FRANKLIN and his
party is no longer o mystery. DR.. c. F.
HALL, the distinguished Arctic Explorer,
has arrived at New York with EB1ERBURG
and TooKooLITA, two Esquimaux, and their
daughters.
DR.. HALL resided in the Arctic regions
five years, and during this time his re-
searches, and his discovery of the where
abouts of the remains of Sir JOHN FRANK
LIN, have proven satisfactory as to their
fate, and highly interesting.
He saw and conversed with natives who
were the last to look upon CRozIER and his
party. The Doctor also brings with him to
New London the remains of one of the men
who belonged to that ill-fated party; and
wherever he found that Sir JOHN FRANK
Inns companions had died, he erected mon
uments, fred salutes, and waved the Star
Spangled Banner over them in memory of
the discovery of the Northwest Passage.
DR.. HALL has number of articles be-
long to Sir JOHN FRANKLIN, including some
spoons and chronometer box. He was
also successful in finding the skeletons of
many of his men, and the remains of several
of their boots. The skeletons and other
relicts were found at King Williams Land.
The Cornelia brought an anchor found at
the extreme north, marked "E. S., 1776,n
which is supposed to have belonged to the
first explorers. DR.. HALL found a native
who claims to know all about the party.
He says the ship was stove and the crew
took to their boats and went ashore, where
their provisions were exhausted and they
died from starvation. The ice and snow
prevented DR.. HALL from making full ex-
plorations. He will return next summer
and still further prosecute the search"
The weekly standard., 1869-10-06
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ModeratiOn.

We have time and time again urged mod
Grafton in political matters. And, which is
more, we have practiced what we have
preached. We have endeavored to discuss
political questions without bitterness, and
to be just. Almost all the State papers
have met us half way, and all will acknowl-
edge that the change has been for the better,
both politically and commercially.
The Seminal and Examiner regard the
STANDARDS article concerning the Ku Klux
as bitter. They are right. $780,
We are bitter against men who are bring
ing North Carolina into disrepute by their
infamous crimes.
We are bitter against men who are willing
to murder their fellow men because of diff
ferences of political opinion.
We are bitter against them because they
outrage tho laws of GoD and man.
We are bitter against them because they
are injuring the interests of the State.
And we wish to see them punished and
pursued until political murders will be a
thing unknown in North Carolina.
But against men who differ with us po-
litically and do so like men, We have not
one unkind feeling. We respect their right
to think as they choose, and respect them
personally, while we do not like their
politics.
We are partizan-a Republican-and do
battle for the principles of the Republican
party, for we believe them right, but we are
no bigot to hate those who happen to think
differently from ourseIf
We shall never yield in our maintenance
of Republican principles, and shall fight those
who oppose them, but we shall do so with
out malice and without bitterness
We deprecate bitterness, because we, as
does every business man, know that it in
jures every interest of the State and of the
people. People can differ politically with
out hating each other, and without injuring
the State by the angry strife of party.
This is what we believe to be moderation,
and what we have always gone by. Know
ing we are right, we shall continue to do as
we have done.
The weekly standard., 1869-10-06
A gentleman, who has Just returned fir,

A gentleman, who has just returned from
Orange and Chatham Counties, gives mel
ancholy account of affairs there The Ku
Klux have inaugurated a reign of terror,
and those counties are over-awed bv them.
Their object is to tcrrify Republicans in order
to prevent the Republican party from gain
ing strength, Or from retaining its present
strength. Thus every Republican who is at
all out-spoken in his sentiments is threaten
ed, ordered to leave the county, or beaten or
killed. By these means they rely upon so
terrifying the colored men as to prevent them
from acting with the Republicans.
49, The officers OF the revrnu, are prevented
from attending to their business, and to at
tempt to suppress illicit distilleries would
result in the death of the officer who should
attempt it, unless protected by a very strong
force OF troops. Such a state of affairs
musl not be permitted to exist, and we hope
rigorous measures will be Immediately taken
to put down this infamous organization
even If military force has to be usc;l The
good of the State demands it.
The weekly standard., 1869-10-06

The Cubans, says the New York Tr2une,
return prompt answer to Mr.. Sumne's in y
nation that rhey had made coneoonstitufh,S
for show and another for use. They ouS
from the Constitution voted at Guimaro :
prove its entire accord with the Jaw decreoa
by Cespedes abolishing slavery. The ms
session OF one of the few Constitutions mod
at Guimaro, and issued officially at Cam.
guey on the day of American Indepentencs
enables us to offer concurrent tcstimonv ~
Cuban good faith. We translate four of q,
most important articles of the Constitnt;a =
bearing upon individual liberty:
ART. 90. To he elector the Same c,...
will be required as to be elected. '' 0s
ART "a All the inhabitants of the Ren,h
lie are entirely free. b. b.. i-.-',' i'''Pao
/, ART. 25 All citizens of the Ren,,,: ..
be considered soldiers of the 3nnc ;,,nWli Wlil
Army.
ART. 90. The Republic does n,, 81
nize titles, nor special honors nor nr;, iecog-
No debate is recorded of this cb.,,,ses' ees.i
the Constitution, Though Others W. WI. ~ 30 %
cussed' Thus vindicatsd, it is only in NY NY
tant for The Cubans ta know ,h,, 'p"r,
stances have made them liable 10 M "o"n-l I
picion of saying ono thing md ,lo;",. sus-
other They may thank thri, S s an an
origin for that. and their too freon panish
ton OF Spanish habits, "''' 'mllta
The weekly standard., 1869-10-06
Our Resources.

The resources of Virginia and North r..
olina, says the Norfolk Ecening .HeraH -.
exlaustless. The mountains are bod,
mineral wealth. Their valleys and rive.
bottoms are of boundless fertility. Tboi.
swamps and forests yield abundance ofluu
Der, shingles, slaves and naval stores. Tho.
creeks, rivers, harbors, sounds and BAYS fiji
ed with myriads of the tinny tribe and sbon
fish, arc literally mines of wealth and luvn
ries. The air and the springs of their moun
tains and the ocean breezes of their easter.
borders are invigorating and health resto.
ing. Why, then, should their sons see,
other climes for health or wealth, otbo,
scenes for the enjoyment of wild sublimitr
peaceful, gently undulating wales, Or calm
serene repose? Why seek summer reso,t'
away when pleasanter, healthier, and moral
ly purer ones are to be found at homo,
Why go to California or to Australia ia,
gold, to Pennsylvania for iron and coal tr
other States to delve in other mines; to fl.
Northwest for corn and wheat farms; to tbo
South for Cotton fields; to Maryland ,,1
Kentucky for tobacco lands; to the Eas,,,
States for manufactures, when in .he favor,
ed States wehave named, the glorious aOd
Dominion" and the good "Old North Statea
all these things may be sought and found
in rich abundance?
Has New England water-power for bo,
countless manufactures So have Virriri,
and North Carolina sufficient for the snind.
les of the world. Have the Middle md
Western States waving fields of polds,
wheat and corn2 So have Virginia and
North Carolina those more prolific by M.
ture, and susceptible of higher degree Of
cultivation. Have our more Southern sis.
tiers plantations of the great staple yielding
the feecy fibre in rich luxuriance2 So has
Carolina. Has the Eastern coast of the
United States fine, commodious harbors for
the commerce of the world2 Virginia SUR
passes them all. Our own Norfolk puts for
ward her claims for pre-eminence, and none
deny them.
Alike removed from the long, cold, win.
tiers of the North, and from the enervating,
sultry suns of the extreme South, with A
climate healthy, invigorating, and pure
with g. rich ore in their bososm and health
in their fountains" with soil fertile and
producing all that any other States of the
Union can, Virginia and North Carolina
present inducements for a mighty tide Of
immigration surpassed by none, if equalled
by any. ..--... -..r
The weekly standard., 1869-10-06

An esteemed correspondent is informed
that the Sun despairs of exposing the frauds
of "Noyes & Co., of Wall street, so effectu-
ally as to keep fools out of their net. Un-
til we have change of the laws, honest
men must submit to the insult which "Noyes
& Co." offer when they mail circular pro-
posing tosel, at $50 for So, 900, "exact COPIES
of the genuine United States Treasury
Notes."--M z. San. T7a.,s. -'1. f1,a s.7a :
Their operations have extended 10 this
State. The other day we saw letter from
them Offering to sell a counterfeit 1000
Treasury Neteso like the originala to make
it impossible to detect any difference. Price
$40. Some man, whose notions of honesty
were not very strict, sent and received {
card photograph of a 81 900 note. .li a
The weekly standard., 1869-10-06
A Leading Democratic Paper Becomes
Republican.

The Memphis Acalanche has always been
considered one of the most intensely Demo-
cratic papers in the South. Latterly, how
ever, it has seen the error of its way and
has adopted the Republican platform, as will
be seen in the extract we give below. Thus,
one by one, the Democratic papers of the
South are acknowledging that the real
Democratic party is dead and the so-called
Democracy of to-day is but libel upon
the once honored name. That the princi-
plies of the old party and the present con-
cern are entirely and radically different no
one can deny, and the people are finding
out that the present concern is a base fraud.
The Aralanche owns that it has found out
the worthlessness of the Sham-Democracy
by the following declaration which appears
in its issue of the 9th; it says;
I'VE expect calumniation and the enmity
and opposition of fogics and fanatics; but
We feel assured that we shall receive the an
proval OF the honest masses of the country.
whose views of moral and political obliga-
tions are of asteady and unyielding growth.
We shall strenuously advocate peace, univer-
sal suffrage, and everything having for its
object the prosperity and happiness of the
people, andif these constitute Republican
ism, or apostacy to party, we can only say, as
did the patriot Henry to the charge of trea-
son, Make the most of it. So soon as the
organic law shall have established universal
suffrage in Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi
Texas and Arkansas, we shall devote our en-.
tire space to the material interests of the
| South.