The weekly standard., 1870-08-10
For the Standard.
Sc James II. Harris.,'

MIR. EDITOR The gentleman whose
name heads this article. illustrates the idea
elaborated in my letter the other day on the
"Races of Men," The color of q mans skin
should be no bar to his promotion and ele-
vation among his own people. The boast
of the government of the United States is,
that all free citizens have the right to graft
fly their honorable aspirations to high places
in the State and Church. Mr.. Harris is no
stranger here. He was born in Wake county,
and reared up among us. Having sprung
from poor but respectable parentage, and,
as the Great Apostle said, born Free" he
has struggled up through poverty to his
present enviable position. Without assist
ance with all the prejudices against his
race-no friends of wealth or influence
q matrass- maker by trade, and COM
panion among slaves, it it not won
derful how he made his way up to
so high respectability Working his way
through with thirst for knowledge, he
graduated in one of our Northern Col
legcs with high honors-t traversed the ocean
and visited other climes for the purpose of
gaining information, surmounting difficult
ties on the right and left, but never finch
ing. Shall we award such merit and such
noble effort with no need of praise Since
the close of the unfortunate contest, he has
ever been active in his own native county
and State with moderate counsels and zeal
tempered with prudence in aiding to re-
store our waste places and heal dissensions.
Kind and polite to all, he has been able
to do much, especially among his own race,
in keeping the country in peace and quiet.
But his talents have shown more con-
spicuous as public citizen. lie has encoun-
tered in debate, both on the hustings and in
our Legislative halls our ablest men, and ex-
torted from them acknowledgements of which
any man may be proud. He has not only
measured arms of intellectual strength with
our men of popular renown, but actually
beat them at the ballot-box.
He was one of the delegates from North
Carolina to the Chicago Convention, and
aided in the nomination of General Grant
for President, and was one of the commit
tee appointed to wait On the General to no
tify him Of his nomination, and in company
with Governor Hawley and Others enjoyed
his hospitalities
Such is James Fl. Harris, the man whom
the people of this District havo selected as
their candidate for the next Congress of the
United States. Is there any one who can
say aught against him, except he has a skin
of different hue.
Let us lay aside our prejudices and elect
him to this high and honorable position as
he deserves. What white man under simi-
lar circumstances could de more than he
he has donea Even his opponents are
pleased to call him an honorable and hon
est man.
Let US elect him, and then the weak -kneed
ant timid will wheel into line, and his
friends will multiply by the hundred, who
before were afraid to stem the tide of pub
lie opinion.
With Samuel F. Phillips at the head of
our ticket, we shall march to victory on the
4th, and then we will call together the
mourners and bury the defunct, Kuklux De-
mocracy, peace shall dwell in our borders,
and war be heard of oEly in Europe.
DAy UnDTCCITM