The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-04-28
The New Administration.


The New Administration.
Congress having adjourned, the President
and his Cabinet are lett to execute the Will
of the making power. No murmurlngs
against the future quiet OF the land, no
rumors of resistance to the laws, no appeals
to the Supreme Court, no illegal removals
from Office, no defiant threats against loyal
men and no words of encouragement to
traitors now vex the public ear. At WASH
ington there is peace.
The new administration was inaugurated
on this basis. The administration of An
drew johnson stood upon the verge of i'm
minent and deadly war. Under his control
there was no repose, and even now he is
travelling through the South, endeavoring to
keep alive the flame of tlisloyalty, which his
official breath famed from the dying embers,
but which, in spite of his efforts, will expire
under the benignant influences of Grants
administration Those who fattened upon
the miseries of the people from 1860 until
1869, applaud his course and shout to see
him arouse old sectional feelings.
But Johnson's p,my sword is but lathe.
Like King Lear, bereft of power, he num-
bles about the baubles of his Office, and re-
members Grant but to envy him. The qui-
etutle and untarnished glory of the new
administration is wormwood and gall to him.
Beholding then these two men, and loving
as all loyal men do, the character and pros
perity of our country, who could exchange
johnson for Grant without the severest
pangs of sorrow, and who does not bless
that kind Providence which ordained the
defeat of his opponents.
North Carolina gave twelve thousand ma
orty for Grant at the last election To day
she would give twenty thousand. As we
predicted, Grant has disarmed his enemies,
, but no one can stife malice or appease the
hunger of rejected office seekers, and they
still abuse and malign him. Does he reply
to them from the steps OF the White House z
swing around the circle after the manner of
his predecessor What true American citi-
zen is denounced by him as traitor? In
Grant we behold the dignilied American
citizen occupying in quiet and peace the
first position in the nation. His conduct is
proud vindicaton of the wisdom of Re-
publican institutions, founded upon the ex-
ercse of the principle of universal suffrage.
Always an ardent supporter of a Repub--
lican government, this journal yields even
more hearty support to the new admins
tration than mere partizan motives would
dictate, for around it cluster the hopes of
every patriot, the blessings of the future,
the peace of the present, and the hallowed
memories of the past---Ihe American citi-
zen abroad. who has blushed for his coun-
trr,s honor. can now point with pride ~
tic da#hihg of new uuu uI,s,..-r t,.r
The prosecuted loyal men of the South can
rely upon Grants arm for support in every
hour of trial. and the colored men know
that he is bulwark of prorection to them.
We were told that Grant would ne dicta-
tor. The rebel leaders said they feared he
would oppress them and threatened resist
ance. Frank Blair spoke of open war.
Whence have these predicted horrors fled
Who now remembers them, save to recall
with contempt the names of the men who ut
tcied them? And this was not all that was
done. The rebel leaders ordered the muir
der of innocent men in every State of the
South, simply because they were loyal, and
endeavored to prevent the election of our
good President by means of the bullet and
the torch. For them and all their
piebald tribe President Grant must
have an honest and everlasting contempt.
| Indeed, we have had no instance yet where
one of these Ku Klux traitors has dared to
! approach Grant. They fear him. We saw
them surround johnson. Day by day with
honied words they moulded him to their
purposes, and elbowed loyal men from out
his presence. But there is no one among
them all so bold as to attempt the old game
on tile hero of Vicksburg. With all their
trickeries Grant beholds upon their hands
the stain of innocent blood These traitors
staked all they had against him, and they
have lost. They have now found their po-
litical graves. Let no man disturb their
bones, and the place of their sepulture be
visited by none save Andrew johnson.
For him, it seems, there is yet no political
rest, but, like the Wandering Jew, he is
commanded to wander through the world
forever and forever, pursued by the memo
| lies of the past, and without a hope for the
! future. - -
Taxes for 1869.
We trust that the County Commissioners,
| Assessors and SHERIFF. of tha Ct,ta ,y;u H.