The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-08-18
The Republican Triumph in Virginia
and Tennessee.

and Tennessee.
Notwithstanding the desperate cries o.
the Democratic papers we have yetno resason
to consider the election in Tennessee as aught
but Republican victory. The Radicals
were beaten in Tennessee, but there are two
extremes of Radlcalism-Radical Republic
cans and Radical Democrats. The STAN
DARD is not Radical Republican, or Con.
sentative Republican, it is content to be Re.
| publican, which means that it belongs to the
only national and only liberal party in the
| country.
The STANDARD was the first paper in
North Carolina-except the OIL North State
and Charlotte Democrat-to advocate Uni
ycrsal Suffrage and General Amnesty. 1t
was the first Republican paper which an
nounced itself opposed to proscriptive and
radical measures. Therefore those papers
which now declare themselves in favor Of
Universal Suffrage and General Amnesty are
but following the lead of the STANDARD.
We are satisfied with the result of the
election in Virginia, because it is the tri-
umph of Republican principles,-not be-
cause we prefer WALKER as man to
WELLS as man. We are satisfied because
the WALKER party, if true to its declarations,
occupies the same ground as is occupied by
Republican party of North Carolina.
We supported sENTER, and are satisfied
with the result of the election in Tennessee
for the same reasons as caused US to IA
vorably regard the result of the Virginia
election.
If the SENTER and WALKER parties are
true to their declarations they now occupy
the same ground as was occupied by the
Republicans party of North Carolina t1o
gears ago.
True, the Republican party of North Car
DINA was then bitterly assailed for pro-
claiming Universal Suffrage. True it was
cursed and mathematical for putting the
ballot into the hands of the Niger" This
was the great and only charge against the
Republican party that by giving the ballot
to the black man it sought to deprive the
white man of his rights.
But now the victorious SENTER and
WALKER parties proclaim Universal Suffrage
and declare that the colored man is citi-
zen and entitled to the ballot. thus taking
the same ground as was taken by the Repub-
lican party of North Carolina tao gears ago.
The Republican party has already declared
itself in favor of General Amnesty.
Then it is clear that the victorious parties
in Tennessee and Virginia, if true to their
own declarations, now occupy the same
ground as does the Republican party of
North Carolina We have no disposition to
causelessly doubt the sincerity of their pro-
fessions We are willing to take them at
their word. So long as their actions are in
accordance with their professions we shall
believe them to be true.
For these reasons We rejoice at the results
in Virginia and Tennessee. We rejoice at
the success of our own principles in those
States. We rejoice because prescription
and radicalism are defeated.
But the same reason which causes US to
rejoice, prohibits the Democratic papers
from sharing in our triumph. They went
into the late presidential election with the
motto "COLOR IS THE DIVIDING LINE
IN POLITICS." Hence they cannot now
rejoice in the triumph of parties proclaim
ing Universal suffrage.
They laid down their platform as being
unalterably opposed to the right of the
colored man to vote. They fought the cam
paign upon that doctrine. They were whip
ped upon that doctrine. They must abide
By the results Of that doctrine
If the Democratic party could have had
its way there mouM not be coJored coter in
North Carolina to-day! The colored people
know this-they will never forget it. They
will never forget that Democracy tried to
make them slaves, and that the Republican
party made them MEN and CITIZENS.
If the Democratic papers have repented
of their wiekedness and now believe in uni
versal suffrage, well and good. But they
cannot claim any share in its triumph, for
they did all they could to defeat it. The
triumph belongs to the Republican party,
andt0 it alone.
Hence no Democrat can share in the
triumph of SENTER and WALKER.
And now let the parties in Virginia and
Tennessee be true to the promises they
made the people of those States, and all will
be well. With the triumph OF true Repub-
ican principles will come that quiet SO ar
IDENTIFY desired, and SO greatly needed, by the
Southern people
We rejoice in the prospect.