The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-05-05
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Straws show which way the wind blows.
Newspaper paragraphs answer the same pur-,
pose in the political world. They serve to
point the direction to be taken by the party
they belong to. They are the signs by
which the experienced observer, judges
coming events. A striking fact is the una
nimity with which the Democratic papers
of the South endorse the doctrine of the
Inaperialist, :" the empire is peace" The
Inaperialist is paper which has been estab-
lished in New York for the purpose of adj.
ivocating monarchy. 1t wishes to destroy
the republic and erect upon its ruins a
tyranny in which the people are to be
enslaved for the benefit of a few. Those
who favor the plan expect to be princes and
dukes at the lowest, or they would denounce
it. That such a government could ever be
established in America, no man of sense can
for moment believe. The character of the
American renders the idea ridiculous, yet
the supporters of such scheme are none the
less traitors to the people. They lack but pow
er to accomplish their purpose, the not will.
The design of overthrowing the republic and
establishing a monarchy in its place is not
new one. 1t was the plan of the rebel
leaders. If they had succeeded in establish
ing the Confederacy, they intended to
make it a monarchy. A large standing
army would have forced their deluded fol-
lowers to submit to their plans. This was
the programme of the leaders of the rebel
lion. Happily for the good of the entire ma
tion the rebellion was crushed and their plans
failed. But although powerless. the leaders
of the rebellion, who are now the leaders of
the rebel-Democratic party, still cherish their
former plans. As the drowning man clutches
at the straw, so do the rebel papers clutch
at the idea presented by the establishment
of the Lmperialist. Their hatred to the gov
ernment they have betrayed is SO intense
that they would welcome almost any dis
honor to crafty their hellish malice They
are willing to betray the people whom they
have before deceived and ruined to gain their
ends. Traitors, they can think of nothing
but treason.
To show the people of North Carolina
how these men are endeavoring to again be-
tray and ruin them, we take one of several
similar articles in North Carolina papers
that their eyes may be opened to the perfdy
of the leaders who would ruin the people to
benefit themselves The following is from
the Milton Chronicle:
"Without pausing to ascertain whether mon
archy is popular or unpopular with the Ameri
can people, we do not hesitate to affirm prefer
| ence for monarchy like England, to mock re-
| public like ours. Indeed we prefer most any
| form of government on earth to this. Ours pro-
fesses to be republican in character but the truth
| is it has mixture of all the elements of mon
archy and every other sort of government known
| to the civilized world-it assimilates to M OBJ
| ocracy.' Republics have played out. They are
| too unstable-andhe who now calls this repub
lie, is either fool or deceiver-it is the mean
est of despotisms in the guise of republic
Congress is the Dictator. Give US form o.
| government like England's, and man like Gen
Lee for Monarch. We want no trash to rule
over us, as it has ruled and continues to rule"
" People of North Carolina these are th.
men you have trusted. These are the me1
who dragged you into war which cos
the nation the lives of thousands of it
bravest and best men. These are the mel
who created the war that has ruined tn,
South, and who are responsible for all tn,
blood that has drenched the land. Confed
crate soldiers These are the men for whom
you bore the hardships of war; in further
ance of whose plans you offered life itself
You who have lost limb or health thes,
are the men whose treachery has robbed yol
OF all that has made life dear, and con
demned you to years of misery. Be no longe
deceived! Spurn their counsels as Vol
would advice from hell. Remember you
sufferings and your wrongs, and trust n.
| longer the men whose infamy caused them
If you revere the memory of Washington
hate the men who blaspheme the governmen
he founded. Cast aside all prejudces en-
| gendered by the Vaccinations of thes
traitors, uphold the government of you
fathers, and preserve as your life the glori
Gus heritage of American citizenship.