The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-05-18
CLOSING SCENES OF THE STATE
souls CONVENTION. " 10

Concluding Speeches, Procession, SC.
W. F. HENDERSON, ESQ.,, of Davidson
county, spoke for more than an hour He
said that after witnessing the harmony ex-
isting in the deliberations of this body he
felt peculiarly cheerful, and his confidence
in the ultimate success of the Republican
party was emboldened He felt as he did
on the 9th day of March, 1s67-the day
when the Republican party of North Caro-.
lirts was first aasy ,ursintta. 4fIut was a
ddy which "tried mems souls" He took his
stand then, and, althou h he had been per-
haps more maligned and abused than any
representative of the party in the State, be
knew that he was in the right, and he had
stood firm and unfinching. The Republi-
can party has its origin in seemingly small
and unimportant events; but thank God
for the truth of the time honored
adage, from little streams great
rivers flow" From apparently trihing
issues the broad, grand and sweep
ing stream of Republicanism came, and no
man can stop its flow, although the Demo
Gratis frequently dam it. 1t is stream
which enriches the hills and wales of Amer
lea and will roll on until it reaches the
great ocean of eternity. 1t is not necessary,
after hearing the speeches that have been
delivered before you, for me to rehearse the
sayings and doings of the so-called Demo
cratic party. What eoon't they say9 What
won't they do? God only knows. think
that their sayings and doings are well nigh
ended, for believe that to-day we have
laid them in grave from which they can.
not easily be taken The " Democrats nsay
they have " a formidable foe to confront.''
They say truly, for formidable foe indeed
is our party. 1t is foe to injustice.
foe to slavery, a foe to lawlessness.
foe to falsehood, foe to cowardly
assassins and demagogues. The Republi-
can party hold the reins of the, greatest,
grandest, most glorious and magnanimous
government that the sun of heaven ever
shone upon, and the annals of history. not
only of American history, but of the history
of the whole world will perpetuate its name.
The down-trodden and oppressed of the
world look to America as the peaceful haven
to whose shores they can flee from the curses
OF oppression and the hateful degradation
of slavery.
In the coming campaign l intend to do
hard lighting for our cause, and every one
of you should do the same, you must do it
if We wish to see your own dear hearth
stones and families protected. We are now
united. Let US remain so, for in Union
there is strength"
j. W. BOWMAN, ESQ.,, of Mitchell comfy,
then addressed the convention. He said
that he Joined in hearty congratulaton with
those before him in the hopeful anticipation
of glorious victory in the coming cam
paign. We are jubilant, and we can afford |
to be so, Tor promise as bright and beauti- 4
full as the rainbow of heaven, arches the sky
of our political future. But while we are
delighted and encouraged to witness such
harmony of action and unity
OF spirit, let US not believe that we have
nothing now to do but to sing psalms and
raise hallelujah's. We have work to do. and
no man owning us can apportion to himself
too much. All the triumphs we have gain
ed in the past were bought at the price of
untiring labor. And we must not underes
innate the capacity of our enemy. They are
at work night and day to drive us from pow
Or. Yeti feel confident that we will vanquish
them, for our cause is just. They might as
well cndeavor to chain the winds of heaven
or bind the pillows OF the mighty ocean as to
stop the career of the great Republican
party of the United States. As has been |
said Before the Republican party has &C.
much; but there are higher, |
and grander achievements yet to be attained. |
pledge myself here to continue battling
for the interests of our party. | have done
80 long and consistently; and, notwithstapd-
ing the odium and SANDER heaped upon me
l am not ashamed of my course. No.