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PUBLISHED EvEEy ERIDAy, Ar JAsrEk
DUBOIS COUNTY, INDIANA, Bf
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OFFICE.rIx COURIER BuILDlso on
WEST MAIN STREET.
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-10-19
rhe North Caroiina state Party.s

We knew It'll We were sure of it! And
it is out at last That nameless, misbe-
gotten, disloyal thing, known variously as
the Conservative party, the Kuklux Democ-
racy, tho White Brotherhood, the Invisible
Empire, &C., that .tlius nul1ius, at length
claims paternity and name. 1t is the
e North Carolina State Party''
It abandons all idea of nationality. 1t
does not even claim to be a Union party.
1t proposes to manage North Carolina re-
gardless of the interests of the United States.
1t assumes secession to be an accomplished
fact. In its view North Carolina is ma
ton, and it knows of no measures of broader
scope than her territory.
We, too, are North Carollnians. But we
are more than that, we are Americans. We
claim an interest in the vast treasures OF the
Western territories The North is ours and
the East. ours the common birthright and
the common flag. Ours is nota State party,
but a national party, that having rescued the
nation from the jaws of secession, having
quenched the flames OF civil war and stayed
the hand of fratricide, secured equal rights
to all citizens through all the broad land,
and will therefore abide herself secure in the
affections and well-placed confidence of a
liberty loving people.
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-10-19

The Western women fall into the ways of
voting with great facility. A participant
of the Wyoming election says: 81 walked
up to the polls and voted as though 1 had
been to the manor born. You ought to
have seen the hats lifted and the crowds fall
back when the women came up Carriages
came for the ladies, ran all day, and they
were filled with those living at distance
from thu polling places The gentlemen
were remarkably polite; the Democrats
thought we would vote their ticket, and
and the Republicans thought we would vote
the Republican ticket. Toward evening
the Democrats got desperate, and three car
riagcs came in turn for my washerwoman."
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-10-19
The marvellous growth of the DOB,

The marvellous growth OF the population
of St. Louis attracts much attention in
other cities. New York observes, not with
satisfaction, that within thirty years St
Louis has risen from 10000 to $4,000. while
New York, starting in 1910 at $4,000, just
the population which st. Louis now has OBJ
tanned, has scarcely trebled. Chicago utters
an ill-natured gfowl, which is not surprising,
but blunders, as usual, in ascrib;ng the VIC
tory of this city to the annexation of Caron-
delete, for the population of Carondelet, is
only about 1000, and emitting that St.
Louis still exceeds Chicago by over 5000.
Cincinnati complains that its census was not
full or thorough, which is probable. But no
sensible man supposes that the difference in
completeness of the census between the two
cities accounts for so great difference in
population as the census shows. No excuse
overcomes the fact that this city, having
doubled in ten years, in spite CT the war, and
starting now upon a new era of growth, is
already the third centre of population on
this continent. wsA1
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tie unless the Treasurer credits the proper
amount to the counties, and pays county
charges.
Has the Sentinel any evidence that the
Treasurer ever refused to pay lawful
warrants If SO, there is legal remedy.
We do not hesitate to say that the Treas
urer could have refused to pay the bills of
the Sentinel for advertising, if he had de-
sired so to do, and the Sentinel would have
had poor way of helping itself.
The Sentinel does not understand how
the Treasurer has done as well as he has up
to this time; and it desires him to pay
county charges, SO as to stop the work on
the penitentiary.
The Treasurer knows his business. When
he needs advice from the Sentinel he will
ask for it. He was not elected by the friends
of the Sentinel, and therefore, he does not
recognize the right of that paper to charge
him with dereliction of duty.
If the Treasurer has not obeyed the law,
the Sentinel should have him impeached.
Every Sheriff should settle at once. The
decision of the Supreme Court will decide
whether the special tax money can be cred
tied to the counties. If they do not settle
the counties will be- without the money
Either way the counties cannot have the
use of the money until the Court renders a
decision, ft.f .sts Tsfa.
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-10-19
Kuklux in New York.

We would respectfully call the attention
of the New York Tribune to the fact that
that intervention of the United States
which it invokes and which it has right to
invoke to guard the purity of elections in
New York city, is that very intervention
which Gov. Holden sought for North Caro-
lima, and which he would have made much
more effectual except Tor the untimely and
ill-advised interference of the Tribune.
We respect the motives of the Tribune
Had it known North Carolina as we'll as it
knows New York, it would have counselled
for North Carolina what it now counsels for
New York. -'f if'~3" gig at
There is difference in the cases we ad-
nit. That difference is, that every danger
which Ne& York Republicans have to face
is intensified in North Carolina by the sparse
ness of population, the difficulty Of commu.
nication. the prestige of wealth and ancient
masterhood, and most of all by the anxious
care with which colored Republicans are
compelled to shut out every possibility
which may serve as pretext for bloody
conflict of races.
Some reflection on these things may teach
the Tribune the very great delicacy of the po-
sition occupied by Gov. Holden. We assure
the Tribune and the New York Republicans,
that we thoroughly understand Kukluxism,
and that they will be obliged to handle it
without mittens. 'aA
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-10-19

The public will be pleased with the infor-
nation that Colonel Johnston has secured
sufficient quantity of iron to relay the en-
tire trackof the Atlantic, Tennessee G. Ohio
Railroad, between Charlotte and StatesvilIe,
and that the work will soon be commenced
and speedily Completed Bulletin.
This is good news. Col. Johnston is the
right man in the right place" Other
Presidents have been able to do great deal
less for their roads, and with more means
than Col. Johnston ever had. An honest,
energetic President, can always make ar
Engagements to push his road to completion.
allowed the Statesville road to remain Just
as it is for ten years.
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-10-19
Somebody Hit.

Our article for Tuesday in which we in
dictated the plans of the Conservatives,
seems to have wounded somebody. So far
as we were able to judge, their plans were
To call Convention; rf fr -.
To impeach the Governor; rH.
To remove the present able State officials !;
To revolutionize the common school
system; . -..n. D3sraa fa
To abolish the homestead law; r.r.
To nullify the 14th amendment; 81
To nullify the 10Th amendment;
To nuliify the reconstruction acts;
To inaugurate the Invisible Empire.
The particularly polite gentlemen who
edits the Sentinel says of this " A batch of
more unmitigated, shameless falsehoods
could no: we'll be condensed in the space"
We are exceedingly glad to have so much
light. Inasmuch as this Democratic party
does not know what it is going to do, it is
a great comfort to be informed what it is
not going to do. mst sI.
But side by side with this explicit denial
of these charges is long leader in which
the Sentinel shouts for Convention. These
chaps are like the Basque people, of whom
the Spaniards say that "They write Solo
mon, and pronounce 1t ACKNOWLEDGMENT"
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-10-19

SPECIAL TAX DRAwBA Sheriff
Schenck returned to this city last night from
Raleigh, whittier he had been to settle with
the Public Treasurer. A careful examina-
ton of the law, after his arrival there, con-
WINGED him of the fact that our county was
entitled to heavy drawback for the special
tax levied and collected for the year 1869.
He consulted Ex-Governor Thomas Bragg,
and Hon. Sion Fl. Rogers, and, backed by
their opinion, declined to pay over to the
Treasurer, unless the drawback was allowed.
This was refused and Sheriff Schenck re-
turned to the city last night without having
settled with the Treasurer. He has been
fully sustained in this position by the Board
of County Commissioners, as witness their
proceedings, published elsewhere.
The amount due the State Treasurer, for
this year, from New Hanover county, is
$33, 900 and the amount of drawback claim
ed is $2S,000 The matter will probably
rest here for the present. VII. Journal
We do not understand this move of Sheriff
Schenck. We do not understand under
what act of Assembly it is claimed that
twenty eight thousand dollars is due the
County of New Hanover as drascback.
There must be some mistake.
The special tax collected in 1869, was col
lected to pay interest on special tax bonds.
We do not know of any other special tax.
There was clause inserted in the Act which
repealed the appropriations made to rail-
roads in 1869, which enacted that the spe-
cial tax collected to pay interest on the spe-
cipl tax bonds, should be credited to the
different counties. When the revenue bill
was passed, an effort was made to have the
same clause inserted, but the Legislature
not only refused to insert but repealed so
much of the act as enacted that the counties
should be credited with the special tax.
We presume Messrs. Bragg and Rogers
were cognizant of these facts; and we are at
loss to know under what law they gave
Sheriff Schenck the advice that they did.
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-10-19
The No Policy PARTY.

A modern writer tells of chap, whose
somewhat exiguous purse had driven him to
the comic expedient of playing creased
fiddle at the theatre. The poor fellow could
not read note, nor finger string, but he
could draw bow with any man, and in the
multitudinous voices of the orchestra his 81
lence would not be noticed. -
We have seen that chap. He lives in
North Carolina. His name is North Carroll
ma State party. He was very seedy and
hungry few days ago, and in pressing want
of situation. And he got it by playing a
silent fiddle. 3. y
The Conservative party by drawing very
long bow, indeed, managed to lie the Re-
publican party into defeat
They talked, to be sure, of various grand
but wholly impracticable things They
talked fiddle till you would have thought
Paganini was their grandfather and Ole
Bull their grand mother. But they can't
fiddle.
1t was to be hoped that having actually
taken the government of the State into
their hands, they might develop some def
mite plan of action. They have no plan.
True, we thoughtthey had. They talked
largely of reduction of taxes. But the Sen
tinel tells us there is no immediate prospect
of tightening the taxes. They talked of a
Convention, and impeachment, and other
appalling things. But the very paper that
claimed to represent its party in this matter
has backed squarely down, and does not
think it advisable to call Convention just
now and one paper, conscious that they
have no national as well as no State policy,
suggests as suitable milk and water title
for the party the name OF North Carolina
State party. Trot out your music, gentle
men. Benjamin Franklin refused to have
anything to do with an attempt to under
mine faith in the Scriptures, till something
better could be offered to take their place.
That was wise He Is destructive and an
idiot who burns his old house for the sake
of burning it.
The Republican party have policy, based
on tried principles. They have carried the
nation through long war, and have hon
orably and economically paid large share
of the public debt. In this State they have
established the homestead law, they have
inaugurated system of public schools, they
have stimulated internal Improvements, they
have invited immigration, they have throt-
tied the Kuklux. That they have made
mistakes we confess. But their general adj
ministration has been benign, wholesome,
and successful.
And this great and magnanimous party is
to be displaced for pack of incompetents,
with no plan whatever! But for the Con-
sentative party to have no plan. is worse
than silent fddling. 1t is the conduct of a
mailman, who, ignorant of navigation, closes
the matches on captain and crew, and let's
the ship drive, God knows whittier.
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-10-19

In times of peace we hear great many
things which are untrue. In time of war,
there are always rumors afoat, of every con-
ceivable nature. The fastest, and we be-
lieve, farthest from the truth, is the rumor
that Gen. Won Moltke is dead. A few days
will bring forth the truth. If the Prussan
General is dead. We do not see how France
is to be bettered by it, except it may delay
operations for short time. II cannot do
more. Every man in the Prussian armies is
thorough soldier, and those in command are
equal to the emergency.
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-10-19

The Roman Junta Is not in favor of re
stricting the liberty of the press. This is a
decided indication of the progress OF free
dom in Rome. Where the press is free, the
people are free. A muzzled press is the
emblem of hoodwinked and down-trodden
people. Ever since the art of printing was
invented tyrants have trembled at the power
of the little leaden types. Lead in the shape
of types has been more formidable than the
same metal cast into bullets the press as
a whole speaks the statements of the people
as a whole, and the verdict of the people on
any subject is usually correct.
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-10-19
Let us Trust our Leaders.

When great party selects men for Office,
it should be taken for granted by every
member of the party that the men chosen
are capable and of tried integrity. True,
this may not be fact i; but it should be held
for truth till the contrary is satisfactorily
shown. F'I. ii.4 p" Dos i9-9-4
It is not necessary for us to enter upon
lengthy argument to prove that political
parties are necessity. 1t is evident to any
thinking man that no public measure can
be carried, in popular government, except
by co operation. There must be common
principles. There must be common inter-
ests. There must be common measures.
There must be union upon men and meas
ures, based upon community of sentiments
and wishes Thus arises a necessity for
concession, for compromise, for courtesy, for
Cancellation.
He is no true lover of his country who
consents to foment divisions in party
whose aims are national and benefcent, for
paltry considerations of personal ambition,
OF friendship for a one sided man, or of local
interest ..i..............
The man who foments division from
stubbornness and bull-headedness with
draws from his party by that act. .a,,
II the Standard, by any oversight or for
getfulness,shall ever allow any expression to
escape it that shall seem to do injustice to
trusted party leaders, it hopes that it will
retain sufficient candor to retract and apol-
oglze at the earliest opportunity. si7
II men, thus trusted, provo false to the
party, ban them. Charity, the largest char
ity, In personal differences, will be the motto,
OF every true patriot. 80" '' ''''"
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Who Saved the Union

We do not propose, in this article, to
bring any charge against any persons for the
great crime of secession. For it was great
crime. We think we are justified in saying,
that the great majority ofthe people of North
Carolina always esteemed it great crime.
Nor will we inquire into the degree of re-
sponsibility which men may have as origi-
majors and as endorsers of that melancholy
movement. Would to God that the whole
thing could be forgotten Would to God
that in the graves of those brave youth who
persisted on both sides could be buried all
the animosities and heart-burnings that were
eugendered by that fearful strife.
But that may not be. And therefore
while we would not criminate even the guilty
we ought gladly to acknowledge our debt
of gratitude to those whose labor of love it
has been to restore that Union which am
bilious partizans so unwisely rent.
Need we say that the men who have
done this are no otheg than those who con-
! stitute the great Republican party9 1t is
the Republican party that saved the Union.
The Union has been the inspiration of all
its action No honest man can deny this
During four years of war the Republican
party held the reins of government. 1t
raised armies; it equipped them; it Off
cered them. To meet the expenses of the
war it raised loans it devised a magnifi-
cent banking system it distributed an equal
burden of taxation. Maligned, abused,
slandered, threatened, it faltered not. 1t
led the Republic to victory-a victory whose
browning glory was the emancipation of
four millions of mel. 5.3
Its work was not yet done. The insur-
gent states could not at once take their
places in that orderly sisterhood against
whose restraints they had inconsiderately
revolted. Many preliminary questions o.
grave moment were to be adjusted. To
this new work, which was yet the old, did
the Republican party set itself. Again did
it confront the bitterest opposition. Again
were its leaders assailed. The detection of
one trusted man in high position served to
embarrass the party, but could not defeat it.
The wounds made by secession are healed.
By action of the last Congress, Republican
Congress, the last of the disaffected States
was received to the loving bosom of our
common mother.
Such has been the chief, the great work of
the Republican party.
If now, there is anywhere to be found a
party, which through all has been in persis-
tent and virulent opposition to this party
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Gen. Lee is Dead /!

A great man has fallenl A genial gen.
tlemar, true patriot At heart, great sol
dier, has passed away Many, many hearts
are In mourning The South puts on the
yestments of sorrow, and weeps over the
corpse of her noble son
Major General Robert Edmond Lee was
born in Virginia in 1908. He was the son
of Gen. Harry Lee Graduating at West
Point, second in his class in 1893, he was
commissioned as Second Lieutenant OF En-
gineers. Assistant Astronomer in 1885, First
Lieut.. in 1886, Captain in 1888, he became
Chief Engineer of the army commanded oy
Gen. Wool in Mexico. He was in the action
of Cerro Gordo, Contreras, Churdbusco and
Chapultepec, where he was severely wound
ed. For his noble conduct he had been
rapidly promoted, having attained success
lively the brevet ranks of Major, 1t. Col. and
Colonel. In 1859, he, was made 1t. Col. OF
the End cavalry, and promoted to the Col
onelcy of the LIST cavalry in March 1861.
In April 1861 he resigned his commission
and joined the Southern Confederacy.-
Three days before he had been appointed
commander of the military and naval forces
of Virginia. On the 10th day of May he
received the commission of Major General
in the army of the Confederate States, with
control over all the forces in Virginia. He
soon after became General in the regular
army. In Oct. 1861, he was defeated in the
action of Greenbriar by Gen. ]. ]. Reynolds.
Subsequently he took command of the
department of the South Atlantic coast.
After the battle of Fair Oaks, in which Gen.
Johnston was wounded, Lee was placed at
the head of the forces which were employed
in defending Richmond, and led them
through the remainder of the Chicahominy
campaign. He conducted the attack on
Pope in August, and crossed the Potomac into
Maryland early in September at the head of
large force, and occupied Frederic. De-
feated at Antietam by Mcclellan, he retir-
ed into Virginia, having succeeded in with
drawing his entire force
1t is not our purpose to recapitulate his
entire military history. That would be to
record all tine events of the war. He was
the one Confederate general who was uni
versally respected at the North. Others had
their friends; he had the fewest personal
enemies.
As teacher he has been popular and
successful. The youth of the South ffocked
to his University to drink in wisdom from
the lips of their darling General.
Gen. Lee was not an original secessionist.
He fell through those high impulses of our
nature, sympathy for his kindred and a
love for his native State. We have reproaches
and objurgations for other men; for him we
entertain sympathy which borders upon
affection.
General Lee was great man. We shall
remember his great worth, and claim for
the fallen soldier of the Confederacy, place
in the hearts of the entire nation.
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-10-19
The Democratic party plunged the country

The Democratic party plunged the country
into war to prepetuate slavery, and there
by in cured an expense of four thousand
millions Of dollars, and left a public debt
of more than two thousand seven hundred
millions of dollars, over $3.50, 100000 of
which the Republican party have paid off
since they put down this monstrous Demo-
cratic rebellion. Now the Democrats are
abusing the Republican party because there
is public debt, and because they have not
paid off more of it. At the same time they
assail that party for assessing tax on the
people for that purpose Such Democratic
decency and honesty!