The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-10-26
Known by their Fruits.

| The Conservatives of this State affect to
deny that in calling a Convention they in
tend radical revolution -7a revolution that
shall be retrogressice. This denial is made
with great show of Indignation. When
charged with intending the notification
and repeal of the 18th, 14th and 18th amend
ments OF the National Constitution they
deny the allegation they term the charge
an "unmitigated falsehood." One would
suppose from the injured air which they
assume that they are as yirtuous as Caesars
wife ought to have been. ,.s, q. =. .-, .
. We do not propose to be frightened from
our course by any, such demonstrations
and We do now again charge the Conscrv-
ative Democratic party of this State with
holding that the reconstruction amend
msnts of the national Constitution are a
nullity-that they are not bound by them
that they will ignore them, nullify them
and repeal them, as far and fast as they have
the power. z.graf1 n Ia 81 .l-..sa 5
-Fhe proof of thi.-esserge .s.t <aifsoai..,
The Conservative party of North Carolina is
a part of the Democratic Conservative party
of the United States. 1t is not sectional
party--it is a portion of q national party.
Do not the Conservatives of North Carolina
claim affiliation with, and support of the
Democratic Conservative party of the North
ond West and of all the Southern States
Most certainly. In the last Presidential cleo
ton the Conservatives of every section of
the Union advocated the same platform
and voted for the same candidates And
nop, this very year, the Democrats of the
North and West. under the lead of the New
York World, Fernando Wood, Thurman and
Vallandigham, are writing, resolving, de-
claiming and fighting in behalf of their
Southern Conservative brethren, and making
common cause with them. This could not
be if the party in every section of the Union,
was not unit. Such being the case the
doctrines and purposes of the party-of
party leaders and conventions are the doc.
trines and purposes of the party every
wherein North Carolina as well as in Ohio
and Tennessee. The Conservatives of this
State must deny that they are part of the
great Democratic party. What the Demo
cratic party is North Carolina Conservatives
are. What the Democratic leaders and
Conventions say and dc, North Carolina
Conservatives are responsible for. Vince,
gentlemen, but that is the truth. In that
light you shall be held up to the world.
Now what is your party doing9 Look at
Tennessee: Democratic in every department
of her Government This is her record the
State Convention held on the 18th of Sep
tember avowed and proclaimed the old
States rights doctrihe-relaid the corner
stone doctrine Of the secession movement;
and went so faf.in advocacy of State SOW
ereignty theories as " to demand that the
collection of the national revenues shall be
placed under the control of the States"
Such is the report of that Convention.
The Democrats of Tennessee openly and
unblushingly trample upon the National
Constitution and the laws of the United
States. A correspondent of the National
Standard says "a large number of those
elected, and who have assumed the functions
of judicial Office, are disqualified under the
14th amendment. Even the Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court is of the number. All
such, however, now, aver that they are not
laboring under disabilities; for the reason, as
proclaimed by them from the house tops,
that the Amendment creating the disability
is null and void, and the enforcement Act
unconstitutional" .'' .H ..a. -.a
What is this but notification What is
this but rebellion against the National Gov
eminent?
Again. The new Constitution of Tennes-
see-the Constitution framed and adopted
by the present Conservative regime, encum-
bers the elective franchise with property
qualification, and thus is made an instrument
of oppression which bears down the poor
with heavy hand. ..-.. IN
Under this new Democratic Conservative
Constitution, the free public school system,
a system whereby the common school was
placed within the reach of all the citizens of
the State was upset-for all practical pur.
poses destroyed. -
The Conservatives of Tennessee are the
brethren OF the Conservatives of North
Carolina and now what guarantee have we
that the same desolating, disfranchising,
revolutionary, oppressive and rebellious
policy and legislation will not be adopted
and consummated in this Statea None
whatever. We make this answer, positive
as it is, because the action of the Tennessee
Democracy is the practice of political doc
trines, uttered by Democrats on the floor of
Congress--declared in Democratic Conven-
tons advocated on the stump by able
Democratic leaders and orators, and ayowed
by Democratic newspapers No matter
what individuals say, it is determined TO
bring North Carolina under Democratic
Conservative sway-to embody in her legis-
lation, government and institutions that
notification of authority and of human
rights which unsheathed the sword and des.
olated the South. Freeman, be warned.
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