The Greensborough patriot [September 20, 1867]

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Volume XXIX. GREENSBORO, N. C, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1867. Number 1,363.
THE PATRIOT-
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2<1. Do you acknowledge that your first
ami highest allegiance under God, is due Eternal G
to the Government of the United States of Ruler of the
Ameriea.
Answer
l'UAYEK. fur the common defence, promote the arc opposed to confiscation, when we
iod ! Supreme Architect and general welfare and seture the blessings don't know what may occur next week or
e Universe! we humbly be- of liberty to themselves and their pos- next month ? (Applause.) * * I wish
Beech Thee to protect the loyal people Of terity.' to say, in making the remarks that I am
tile United States, and especially the mem- 1 lie sword is a weapon of protection making, I do not commit myself on the
white, replied fiercely to Mr. J. H. Harris,
colored, who, as usual, made a knd of con-ciliatory
speech, and proposed to '"seal up
the lwx'k of the past, and bury everything
fiat is put in the sea of oblivk n' —he was
-
and settled by the co-ordinate branches jreatuess and the sentiments which have been advanced
| by my young friend from Uabarrus. * I
commit myself neither for nor against coti-
-, fiscation tor the present. I stand here
B fairly and scpiarely by the nation, and upon
Thee, from Foreign breast of all true patriots. We inculcate the utterances of the glorious Congress of
ipporte
pies and measures ?
Answer
5th. Are von willing; and do you do- and at last did crov.n-them with victory,
sire to bind yourself, by a solemn oath to May we be united in love for cur eom-
Almighty arm Thou didst uphold and sus-tain
them through all their fiery trials,
UNION LEAGUE RITUAL.
coriED rnoM THE PRINTBD BOOK. ,
Thefollowing is an authentic copy of
the printed ritual ofthe Loyal League:
,,,,.••: OF COUNCIL—0FF1CEB3 AND THEIR
STATIONS.
The offi fa Council of the U. L. A.
are : A President, Vice-President, Assis-tant
Vice-Prosidcnt, Treasurer, Secretary,
Marshal, Herald, Sentinel and Chaplain, i
The P. occupies the principal station in
the room ; V. P. and A. V. P. at the op-posite
end and in front of the P. ; T. at
the left hand of P.; Sec. at the right hand
of P.; M. near the V. P.; II. within the
inner doo ; S. within the outer door ; and
the Chaplain in the centre of the room, on
the right.
I:MI:I.I:MS.
Altar, Holy Bible; Declaration of In- j
dependence; United States ('institution;
Flag of the Union ; Censor of Incense;
Sword ; Gavel ; Ballot Box and Sickle ;
Shuttle; Anvil, ond other emblems of in-dustry.
OPENING A COUNCIL.
(The P. assumes the chair and gives one
rap with the gavel.)
P. I am about to open this council. If
there are any persona present not mem-;
here ol the Union League of America, they
will please retire to the ante-room. The
officers will take their respective stations.'
(The door is closed.) I
1'. Mr. Marshal, you will satisfy yourself
,. all present are duly qualified and re-I
and lbr-the
M.
Cth. Do von pledge your honor that you strengthen and comfort u.3, now, am
will obey all rules and orders of the Union ever. Amen
League of America, which shall not con- Here, after darkening the room, tr
flictWlth your lawful rights and privileges lights the lire of liberty, to burn during
as a IOVHI citizen, and keep inviolate all se- the administration of the obligation ; the
crets and ceremonies of the League, when members will be notified to join hands in a
communicated to you as such ?
Answer
(Should the candidate answer all of the
foregoing questions in the affirmative, the
A. V. P. shall report to the P. and C. as
follows :)
circle around the candidates and the altar
—the P. stepprrg within the circle.
When there are more candidates than
can reach the flag or Bible, they should be
divided and obligated by sections.
The P. then continues :is follows:
A. V. P. Mr. President, I have made " Now place you left hand on the national
the proper examination, and find all the flag and raise your right toward heaven,
candidates worthy and willing to proceed. ' repeating after mo the following obliga-
Unless the reportis objected toby the tjon :
Marshal or other person," the President will OBLIGATION.
direct as follows : T, (repeat your name after me,) do Sol
P. The Marshal will conduct the candi- einiily swear (or affirm) in the presence of
date into our council. | God and these witnesses, that 1 will never
The Marshal retires and conducts the voluntarily bear arms against the United
candidate to the door and makes the usual ^ States, while I am a citizen thereof; that
alarm. j I will support, prot* ct and defend the Con-
H. Who comes here under the private , stitulion'and Government of the United
signal of the League ? ! States and the Hag thereof, against all en-
IE. Candidates ; who, having been duly emies. foreign or domestic ; that I will
elected and examined, desire admission in- bear true faith and allegiance to the same
to our loyal band. and that I will also defend this
II. Mr. President, the Marshal announ-' against any invasion, insurrection,
State
or re-ccs
candidates, who, having been duly
elected and examined, desire admission to
our loyal band.
P. The loyal and worthy are always
welcome. Admit thi m.
The door is opened, and the candidates,
hellion, to the extent ofmy ability.
Th's I freely pledge Without mental res-ervation
or evasion. Furthermore, that I
wilj do all in my power to elect true and
reliable Union men, and supporters of the
government, and none others, to all ofti
preceded by the M., enter in double file, jces of profit or trust, from the lowest t'<>
makes a careiul examination ° arm in arm, and passing around the altar j the highest, in ward, town, county, Stale
are presented in front of the P.'s chair.— and general government. And should I
As they enter the door the P. gives three ; ever be called to till any office, I will faith
laps with the gave!—which will call up ' folly carry out the object.- and principl ■
the C. The President rising, the M. will \ of this League for the good oforder. And
(The . " "•«""- — -
""''V "'• 'i>ec this council open for the
1 - 1 K'-'-no. M,.l; business as may be
transaction ol . . f .
lawfully brought i ' | -• So be it."
(Members re-nonu ,,,.,. , , ,
,r.he' M. will then prc^rt. to^pla^ce the fl^ag I
'""nVdt'.h'iesword laid across"- •• bem.^These
so remain while the i . w ■ , ..
and will be left in the care and cue '>
officer as the P. shall direct du. mf
adjournment. Each C. tmould pn»''
se the articles for iis use. )
ORDER. OF BUSINESS.
L Calling the roll ofOffic '
2. Reading tlic minutes of the proceed-1
ing meeting, and approval of the same.
:;. Examination of candidates elect* d in
the ante-room, by the A. V. P. and M.
■1. Initiations.
5. Election of officers at such meetings |
as the same may properly occur. J
d. Propositions for membership, and
balloting for candid::!, s.
T. Report ol investigating committees.
8. Unfinished business,
9. New business and the good of the
order.
INITIATION.
P. The Mar-hai will proceed to the ante-i
and ascertain if there are any candi'
dates awaiting admission into our League,
and instructing the Sentinel to admit no
person except members, until those in
waitin" have passed into the council room.
The Marshal will thou report the name
ol applicants.
P. The Secretary will road the list of
li inu-s.
The Secretary reads them.
P. Mr. Secretary, have the names of
these gentlemen been duly presented in
iui', and ball t< d for and elected ?
The Secretary will answer according to
the record.
P. The Assistant Vice-President, with
the Marshal as a witness, will retire to the
ante loom and make known to the candi-date-
the object ol this League, and pro-poun
I to them the necessary interrogato-ries
iis provided in the ritual.
The A. V. P. and M. retire to the ante-room,
where the A. V. P. makes known
the following :
: , !' Ill:: LEAGUE.
A. V. P. Gentlemen : I am directed to
! to yon the object of this organization.
It i„ j,, pn - rve liberty, perpetuate the
Union olthc United States ol America,
-«ntain the supremacy of the laws and
. :*utionthereof against enemies, lbr-
, domestic, to secure the ascenden-
iv «.i Amern ■ui in, st,.itut,ions, on this , conti,-,
. delend and strengthen all
t, to or,',i ■' - , .-.IT.;,,
lovalmen and m.*■*«» * *• Union
!.;,,,,„ ot America in ^ tl,w.r $£%*
person or property, to u>»»J *f ?'££
lion and aid in the educatio^ ?f*\feb?'
laboring men of the who.''country, to
make our councils, schools for t.* prompt
proper instruction of all ine.,1"tlc
duties ol American citizenship, an/**0*
the incu i fsentim uts ol true cha**"
tyand brotherly affection amongthe mem-bei
Icr.
A. V. P.Having informed you of the
pnrpos iot'oui order,I now expect lrom
you a pr< mise of 8e< recy before procced-farther.
Have 1 your sold in pledge
to keep secret whatever may transpire in
y< u i- ? Answer must be in the
affirmative.
To li,, questions to be propounded y«*u
Will answer upon your honor and under
your pledge of secrecy.
1st. Do you fully subscribe to theprin-ples
set forth in the Declaration of Inde-pendence
.
Answer
introduce the candidates bv name. further, that I will protect, aid and def'ei
While the candidates are coining in and all worthy members of the Union League;
taking their places around the altar, the j and that I will never make known in any
P. may direct the C. to sing a verse or 1 way, to any person or persons not mem-more
of the patriotic song, "Hail Colum-1 bers of the'U. L, any of the signs or piss
bia," or " Star Spangled Banner," which words, proceedings, debates or plans ol
may be printed on cards for the use of the : of this or any other t'. ifmler this organiza-
C. By a signal from the P. the members J tion, except when engaged I:i admitting
take their seats during the delivery of the ! new members into this L. (Place your
a 'dress.
' M. Mr. Vice-Pi, sident, I have the
right hand upon the Holy Bible.) And
with my right hand upon the holy l!i
draw the inference that an overwhelming
(Here the 31. instructs the new member j majority of the Convention was in favor of sin j the government has been vciy
in the signs, etc.* V. hen these have been confiscation.- The remarks of Mr. Mab- nani
impartel, the P. may give a short history
of the origin and history of the organiza-tion.
He should caution them not to use
the signs too often, or uncautioiuly. It is
enjoined on each officer to commit to mem-ory
his part of the initiatory ceremony.
The council rooms should be made at-tractive
by emblems :;ud ornaments, and
ed through a bloody war. Let by-gOueS
be by-g,iies. Don't the blood of tiiese
men cry out? They ought to bj tauyht
that treason should be made odious.—
Their children ought to nai/, '.Vy father
teas durfrtmcitedon the groundof ■■■I'tcnv-oringUnlLxtroy
tin beat n',vtri,,,itrd t/uit
ever tiic .niii. from high Utnicn fttoktd
dotonupon. (Applause.) This is the kind
of Republican I am." He ag::iu says :—
*The way I want bygone- to be by-ci
is, for them to acknow hMge their sin«.—
If they say weii, 1 have ^committed this
inous iu not hanging me ; and all I ask
sou, who seemeil to be the ruling spirit. I of you is I am goingtolie a Republican
aud Mr. Galloway, from the same county after a while. TheAviH have t.. livo five
of New Hanover, are .applicable to every j or six years and swear i\cry year on the
man in the South who owned slaves or held Bible, that the* are going to bo K< pub.;-
property, and who cannot purge himselt
from the charge of having in any way giv-ing
aid and comfort to the rebellion.—
Galloway would tax their lands at the rate
by a supply of reading matter. If any of one dollar per acre, and Mr. Mabson
person belonging tu the ordercunuot read,
he must be instructed.
• To pass y.iur.-eh as a LeagutnV when ques-tioned,
give the S'Four I.V a lullnvvs : right
band raised to Ifatven, thumb aud tliird fingor
luaeLijig their ends over tbo palm and pro-nquoco
"iLiiborty." Bringing the right hand
down on a line witB tlio shoulder, pronounce
•• Lincoln." Dropping tbs hand open at your
■idc, pronoum o ••Luy.i:."' "With your hand' and
• rs downward m the chest, the thumb
thrust into the vest or waist band, across the
body, pronounce •■ Leaguo."
T1I2
Front U'hc S%Jeiab Register.
COWVilNTIOlI—T1IK STAND-ARD.
We transfer to our columns an article
from The Ralegh Standard, in reply to
our own strictures upon the proceedings
of the Convention. We are gratified to
find in it a lone raid sentiment essentially
different from those which marked the ef-forts
of most (f the speakers, in the Ccn-ven
ion. Let us take the ftjdlowing pass-age
from the cditoiial, for instance, aud
compare it with 'he extract which we ap-c
speeches
f presenting these candidates for Declaration ot Independence, and (IK
I.eague.
pleach.'* ?
meraberhl,'P m our l ""'"
,U'IM;I>S.
V. P. GentlenW1 (or sir :) Wo rejoice
that you have thus v ohmtarily
ware' to unite with US. J ho cause wi- nd-
Banded to-
\ Constitution ofthe United States ofAmer-
. ica, under the seal of my saend honor, 1
acknowledge myself firmly bonnd and
pledged to the faithful ; erformance of this
my solemn obligation. So help me God.
that of our country, i>anueu j (Response by the me ibers.)
gethcr for the purpose of perpeinating the ; To this we pledge ourselves,
liberties for which our fathers fought, we P. Gentlemen, around you is a band of
have sworn to protect them. In time of. brothers alike sacredly pledged. Thi-> cir-p
«sril to our government and the Union, it | cle is never to be broken by treachery.
become the sacred duty of all true patriots f (Response by the members : " Never !"
to m die their efforts for the preservation of, P. i'-rothers, will you enlarge your circle to
constu'utional freedom, and in thwarting ; admit new members ?
(Response :) " We will."
1*. \V ith clasped aud uplifted hands re-peat
after me the
FKUE.MAN'S PLEDGE.
To defend and perpetuate freedom and
Union, I pledge my life, my fortune and
my sacred honor. So help me God. Then
the designs oftraitors to destroy the tree
of liberty planted by our patriot fathers,
and watered by their blood.
Neither domestic traito;s or foreign
foes must bepermitted to destroy this na-tion,
nor to circumscribe the influence and
progress of American institutions on this
continent. i follows a song.
The first grand purpose ol«ear organiza- The m, mbcJ.s pf Uie CouIld
tioti has been accomplished, through the
combined efforts of our order and the gal-laatry
and perseverance of our citizen sol-diers,
to whom our grateful acknowledg-ments
and continued appreciation arc ever
due.
The legitimate fruits of this triumph are
vet to be secured in the complete ascen-ralnenucyv
of thiec tirue iprincipi les of pi opular, ^ ujten S11C|1 :1II ,,.,,], ll( anegiance
government; the establishment of equal theHoly BiUe, Constitution and
liberty ; the elevation «^J^^ ] j,ohratio„ of Independence. King within
the toiling masses ol he e, ubhc , tl.e J » LT *
preservation ot the national . P
will now
be seated before the Altar.
CHARGE.
The oath you have now taken of your
own free will and accord, cannot be viola-ted
without leaving the stain of perjury
on your souls. You have declared that,
under God your first and highest allegiance
is to the g iverninent of the I . State:
Tii
iiriwCi'V'lIIOU Of IIi*". I 1" M il'diwi «iii«i , , , • \ . If.a'"it,h: t'h, e incu,l c a ti■on o.f•a,!b,r.ot,th,e„r.l|(y. a-IuFV,c.- «c"o"n•t"ain. the endurinog records ot our riaghts
I end iV« in tlic
"The same rcinjU'ks* apply to universal
.suit.age and disrfrauehiscment, eveij in a
stronger sense; tor while the reconstruc-tion
acts, which die Convention endorsed,
are silent on the subject of confiscation,
thev expressly provide tor both universal
sutl'rage and reli f :;• in disfranchisement.
T > indorse these acts is, therefore to en-dorse
both the ■• | lopositions so far as the
principles th y contain are involved. The
remaining questii it is only one of lime.—
The former—univ< isal suffrage—will take
effect as so ,;: its ;'.,■ Howard amendment
is adopted i.nd th-- State is lid of the re-construction
acts I y being fully restored to
the Union; and the Utter—relief from
disability—is with the Congress, and will
doubtless be taken up at the earliest mo-ment
that body may deem it safe or ex-pedient
tO d.o so."'
Here we have the editor Of The Stand-ard
committed unreservedly to universal
- : bageand relief from disfrauchisement.
riiis was precisely what we desired and
urged the Convention to declare, lie also
appi ars to thin!; that the abandonment of
confiscation is only a question "of time."
This :s«prog;css in the light direction,
and t may be hoped the editor will per-serwre
hi it. Ilut we gegret to say that
sucli was not the spirit or the Convention,
if we arc lojud ;e of it from the resound-ing
applause which greeted such utterances
as tin loilowi g :
Mr. A. H. Galloway, colored, of New
Cat T, saidhewas "opposed to confis-caiion,"
but that h.' favored "tax ition,"
and i xplaiucd v hat he meant, as follows :
1 w.iut to se- the man who owns one or
would compel them to sell or give then-lands
to the colored people. Their re-marks
arc of course, as applicable to those
who were Union men, as to those who
were rebels ; for the slaves of the former
will demand homesteads and education no
less than those of the latter. They strike
at Ex-Govcrnur Holden, Mr. Pool, Mr.
Dockery. and Mr. Dick, no less than at
Kx-Governois Graham and Vance, and
"Confederate" Generals Hill, Hoke and the
Ransoms. It was, therefore, eminently
proper, in forming a political association,
to which the first named gentlemen, and
thousands like them, were to be parties,
that they should have a guaranty that their
property is not to be confiscated. It is
mockery to ask th.m to join a party
which holds a threat over their heads. It
was also due to the material interests of
the whole people of the State, that the Re-publican
party should repudiate such sen-timents.
There can be no harmony or
prosperity, no pecuniary confidence be-tween
man and man, while the great body
of the lands and estates of the people are
believed to In- subject to confiscation.—
Immigrants will not come among us to
buy land, and sales under execution, and
tinder the bankrupt act, must be made at
ruinous sacrifices to the debtor and cri di-lor,
so long as a serious threat of confis-cation
is heiil out. And it is evident that
the same uncertainty as to titles will par-alyze
industry, anil reduce the demand for
and compesation of labor. We deny that
Congress threatens confiscation. The
act was passed in 1SGJ, as a war measure,
and its enforcement was suspended on the
cessation of hostilities; by the President,
with the tacit approbation of Cong: ess.—
In our judgment there is no longer any
danger of confiscation for past political
offences ; and when everybody has b, en
pardoned, its enforcement would be ille-gal.
It is therefore cruel to threaten it ;
and calculated to perpetuate heart-burn-ings
and hatreds ; to delude the colored
people with false hopes, and to foster an
implacable antagonism of races.
We propose to make a few more ex-tracts
from the debate, as illustrative of
the feeling of the majority, on the sub-jects
of universal suffrage, and the enfran-chisement
of loyal men. Mr. Miller, of
New Hanover, colored, spoke in reply to
General Laffin, <>1 Pitt county, a North-ern'gentlemar,
who rose from the ranks in
the Union army to the position of a Brig-adier
General and who, utter the war. set-tied
in Pitt, and engaged in agriculture.—
He had nominated Mr. Odom, of North-ampton,
for President of the Convention,
and expressed the opinion that a native
Unionist should be preferred to General
Abbott. Mr. Miller, the colored delegate
from New Hanover, responded to Un-manly
and generous sentiments of the
General, by denouncing him as a North-ern
copperhead, as follows : "While
y he lttp
cans, and maybe they wiil remove ;h dis-abilities."
(Applause.) If this rule were
applied by the colored people to all ;!
members of the Convention who have been
the en..inies of their rights—who haw
been the champions of slavery, wdm bjBI -
threatened a dissolution of the Union if
Fremont or Lincoln were elected Ptesi-pent—
where would stand some of the
foremost of Mr, Henderson's Mends?—
Must they, loo, serve a probation of five
or six years'.' Or is it !• ss a crime to sin
against the rights of black men? We ;> e
no difference.
Mr. (ialloway, (colored,) speaks of the
same probation of six years, lor men who
participated in the rebellion, indeed, the
idea is first presented l-y bun, and Mr.
Henderson, (white,) only re-echoes it.—
Galloway says : " Some say, how is it, if
a mail fought against you? SiftwintW he
comes into the Republican party; Now
I say these men may consent to come iu
on probation ; and if they prove faithful in
six yearn, then I will.
It is proper we should state (hat all
these extracts are made from The 8C*h-
(lard's report ofthe proceedings of the
Convention, They have no doubt as to
what was the anintt's of the controlling
majority of thai body. It cannot be doubt-ed
that n ratline fi i-':\, t of»' jjr at
body
spe:
fijl in ii.i ising i; into those of the m
ignoraj: c iloreiI men i>n >■ .,!•!
not. without being false to every senti-ment
of 1 umanity and soif-respect, lend
ourselves to the •access of siieh bad prin-ciples
and bad passions.
Vail the tfuid* e4' the spwakunt
were, when referring to the people of the
(South, !••; ".! and others, th,-;. all breal'
From The Albany Ar^m.
How the Publf6 Treasury is Swamp-ed
-Proflnraoy of the Unitod States
Senators.
•liaqyt -i
t ongress eon tup:, to exeat* new offises
and Increase salaries.' TV-re is an array
of TweXTv f11 or* xsrr omr fc rtoi.n
connected witlitlWt Treasury Department
aiorte- iu thineouqtry, at tins hour, Hacking
out the lifurliUMtL, ot the mast.ua. W*
have soui iii in every Cyngressiou d
district l.AVlN'>'t'l ,; TO S»,
•nmrsAvn A Vov-XWrrrr services which thous-ands
of |;..nest, eajniM. nifii would be glad
t) pafffoatl for oue-tiflh of what they re-ceive.
t ougress I a- raised fli • pay of its ow:n
members to FAli TIlOrSAXD DOLLARS A
VI:\K. b<--ides pilla.je and j.| inder. This
sahrry is about .VOUBTXKK noij^us A i>.\v
for Hie actual LlliM r.|«_-lli. | lei liiM should
be a*lded au average id'^j.ouo c.-h yeur
for mileage.' In other days, Congressmen
took a large number of newspapers on
both Sides in p.^itic, fioni then'Slate and
elsewhere, fanM now tin y very largely coin
mute lor niuuoy.—JS/s, fntel, \
1'ln amount of plunder the* get is pm
finding put ; but, by way of iihi-trat i i
let us give sonie Samples fgpii upon
small Stalef HM*W& >"U to judge what i
I,nisi, bv on a huge scale. I
We have n copy of .Scu.te > 11 -. ^,.\w ■
Document No. Ol, Thirty-ninth Co igrs
-'d s. s-ion, which is a d. tailed staU-nu
of jiiyments fiom the contingent tuad t
•he Senate for the year ending Dcecinh •<■
:», 10GG, publieh^if in a<vord4iit-»s w ith
act pase&din l?t'1, n.d certified by J. V,'
Forney, Secretarj ale. It
pampldetof f~ psges, about 10 by 8
ches, in fine print, giving items of" oor tii -
gent expenses of tlio Senate, which, iu tlio
absence of Senators, is composed ol
Uiembers. Wc haw- adde I up some da-sea
Oi tin-so items with the following 'e-
• nits, which show snni>-ieiitly the character
of these contingent IN p uses \
f*«r ]K>eket-kiu\es, "n>4 iniiumher |l,l H .W
l',i ;„ -ii U li i \. s. 40." in IIUHI'.H'I I,1i0\ ' '
MukiiiL, :'l I kioM-s lV>r th«D^ R?eMitli>- •
".1-7 p:,ii nl -i laaora, almin -.'■.' pai: • ai h,
at s little over ft ■ TMrir 1.1-' I
Jle pah "I'kill-;!..
II I ., n-
-.'.■I [toltfolioa, in .::lj i c4eji, at at.eut
1.1"1 •
mdy of the whites was in the minds ofthe 41 !,"°k-» " f**! ■*/''"•?
meakei and t :.i they wore too success- J»:;-^-:-----^..Wl *
iiii-cn»|i><ina i
>>OXi Itfami ! .".'■ Ill
-.'.-- leail-pee, .!• WS 31
NcwBua^MXH mi.', i,. .
•-' -7-'. i. .on. j.apev
lj*ti,4M cnv,J',M„.> • ui.;M IT
Other it m-., nu h as paper weiohis,
cords, erasers, icattx-r. liii-uj,-,
tkins,
two thousand acre* of land taxed a dollar Northern copperheads, and I think we
07i tin acre, and if he can't pay the taxes,
Sell tin .'-'/ ■■'■!■■ ' '.'/ l" the highest bidder—
lit the Sheriff sell it, and then we negroes
shall become lam.holders." (Applause.)
Tiiis spech was made before the unpala-table
res •lutions were offered, and seems
tion aud true
to foreshadow a "policy." which-is to be
substituted for :hc ''mild confiscation" of
Thad. Stevens.
When the anti-conficcation resolution
\.a- up for consideration, Mr. Mabson, col-ored,
of New Ilauover, protested against
its pass; ge, as somuthina that should be
left to Congress; and added, significantly :
'Fellow-citizens, let me say to you, lure
to-d..y, particularly to every representa-tive
ot the color,.! people of this State,
represent your people honestly. * *
Now, iu reference to this confiscation
which every one of you know as well as
1 do, that ii is not a material matter to us
whether the property of the people ot the
South is confiscated or not." Again: "If
the white p ■' pic will act honestly," &c,
with the colored people, "the Congress of
the United States should not confiscate
the':: pr.-peity. But as long as they take
the a I vantage of oar people, and refuse to
.rjv( tuem remuneration," Ac, then Con-gress
will be "very certain to confiscate
their property, and I do not care if they
do." (Applause.) "It is the duty of every
d law-abiding citizen to
amis of the South in-spirit
ot'humble deference to the wrrl of
Congress, such as aniio tes tbo obedieM
subjects ofliussia Or An-'..; i. [| may !
becoming, .,: '... I prudent, for conquer-ed
rehols thus to adjr-.-.- the conipie'-or,
but for a Conv ntion ■ :' loyal frcm
who kn -- ■ their rights, and dare maintain
them, Mich servility is, to say iheleast, nn-calledfor.
W< stand by the acts ,,f. on,
gress l-ecan se we believe they ar,-, every
thing eousidered, about the h< s»thinglhat
that could be done. Wo hold that Con-gress,
not the President, had the right to
prescribe the term of restoration of Statei
which voluutarily left the Union ; but we
rejectthe slavish maxim, that wo must ap-prove
i •. ry thing Congress has done or
may do. For a greater reason, we rejc ct
Ihe St'tn'7'i •'■'•■• idea of th.- obi gallons of
partisaii caususcs, state or.".'at. n.-.i. That
journal says: - We cannot terietiw par-ty
and at the same tim • add to, or lake
from it platform." And -• say. we hav«
no intention to **serve a party." Party ma-chinery
lends continually to corruption ;
and no man should suflfi r the party traces
to chafe his oonscii ncious convictions. We
cannot r with Tlie StaH'titrtPai'vAogy
of " the plan for organiz-ition," ■ "« m
bodying principl sand ittstrurtionsto the
rank and lil of the patriots of Carelina."
Time was when fr e-ne n <• aimed the right
to instinct their representative.*, or public
servants ; and there must be sad degene-racy
if a knot ••■' p lltieU-ni are permitted
to assun anthontyl >instriict the people.
We repn Hatethe " plan af nrgnni-,tl..n"
as an insult to the intelligence ol the peo-ple.
It is a cunning device to parcel out
officers among the King men ; and we pre-dict
that it wiill hingbut ridicule
to its aulri rs.
In conclmiott, h iving criticised |he t-n-or
of several oftl •■ speeches^ 't * V :ir
we should add that there wore others who
were actuated by a very different spirit ;
among them were Colonel IJeweese, Gen-eral
Laflin, Mr. C. H. Foster, whil
Messrs. Harris, Hood arid perhaps otl;"i -.
col ired.
have some ot them, even in this Conven-tion,
to-day, were ready to tear that old
tla-' from the mast head, there VOi re men ii<
the State of North Carolina who «x"
railed Union men, mho irere too coward
hi to go off to the field of battle. Mr.
Abbott wentoff, and battled for the cause
of the Union ;" etc. And again : '•There-are
m- n in North Carolina that have pie-tended
to be Union men,—look at their
deeds; what have they done? They were too
cowardly to go off as rebels; they were
too cowardly to go off as Union men ; they
shirked the'thing and stayed at home.—
Mr. Abbott was a man of a different char-acter,.
He was a man who, in the day of
battle, took his sword and went off, and
did mighty work, and I hope, Mr. Chair-man,
that when it is put to a vote, this
Convention will vote down Northern Cop-periieadism
and Southern sympathizers,
and that we shall vote General Abbott hi
as the permanent Chairman of this Con-vention."
This sweeping disparagement
of North Carolina lo\ ally was fatal to the
prospect of Messrs. Dockery, Odom, and
others of the class to which they belong.—
The credulous colored delegates, who con-stituted
three-fourths of the Convention oi tne .:. er. nt pro* -.on.- ropposed to be dosel]
were not slow to suspect in n who had game. IUS,there are ,0 ■_ r-, '
,.,uv been slave-holders, and the election j a*.,-:, rytnan, and 35,995 physicians, balanced between parties. There.., 1
of Gen. Abbott was a forcgoue concm-l In Prussia, on the other band, thereare rfjaniar who are posted on this subject.-
sion. WV- must say, that the deportment 4,809 phyikiana to only 1,802 lawyers. There bftbeud to tire Rke profuse ai I
• ■ rcs-ivc rirolllgaov ol Mf. Btanton
AN :-.v Gt-x.—-Mi. llreyscc. the iaven- monrtr0asWM bit w ild and want
. is, j en wiu<
inds, .ycli I iii.-icl.iac , piliil hi. t • .
copy book-, paper-liie-, i"
,-ry oates, gold pens, dies, kt.y-r,
n.'i ■ii<_:i.-..-, fmid, oik I
i'iuini>rauduiu-buoks, i u, I .■ † •■:/■■<, -oaj ,
ad, , <<iU t //■'■- ■',,...
ed through thl I ofcln <Ju
bo mppfj all their friends or to n- \ u \ a-liety
stores in the country.
In the House th.- mieahow w i-ii
I -o nil.eh i'ol StSli'iUCny, li Uc |.;l li
on* i;i ' r u*]onty, a- . i i, 'oj
stationery iaTuriiishi I in addl
Committees, and the pracl Be is t'■,,• Ml-:,
i.i.U> i<) bUI'PIA' ilii-lMsi;i.\ f
I-HUM THAT FURNISHED f< I < i
■ Hi .'.:,.-, AND TIUvN TAKU TH
ALLOW A\( •!•:.
ai PEA ns< IT ,vi mi: .\i jot'ai .. i
IN .': ;.-. .
On motii n i t Sfr. SpauMTng, oi 01
iii the Houte of Representatives, on
-Hi of" .lulv In:-1. HI older was adonte I t
allow tic-SAM I; AMOI NT To' ;ML"
I;LUS FOR Ni-^v.si'Ai'i:;:-
STATIONEltY for that mil
t< rin as allowed for a short term of Coa
gress.
it th ■•%■ wiil thus lull tin- people in small
matters wiiat may .c expect mi a la
i- ii uny wonder Hist lhos< men
amass immense fortunes ; tliii so man} of
them are able tu be traveling now in
'ej'i hind?, ri'ting in th • ltivni ie-and splen-dors
of wealth ?
IiHMAi.:
In respect to the pay in • lafgi tray
shall have something to say bereafter. It
may b ■ remarked, M fitttatit, that, U
the Tr oumry Department dwpoSed to ;
Iis!. tlie Biets as to the mohrtrmw htvi I
men* "-'f public money by M:\ 8ecrcti
Staninn upon political favorites' an I
electioneering purposes, «;;ch publication
would sink the Radical par y in hop.
d< P at and destruction. Ai an example
WO may mention the paying of 1450,000
for the old steamship Ilimotfl, which was
not sent to sen, and by a trich was got rid
of by letting the authorities o Ne,. \
have her for quarantine purj -se-. Her
,. ■ ††fed val■•<■ by < fHciaTa of the .'.
I)ep:.i:n.Clit, to-.. ship w:e offer-ed,
W3 100,000. This transacticu I
LAWYEttI A Nil DOCTOBS IN ECBOPB.—
The Ailegi intent Zeltung publishes some
curious statistics respecting the number of
lawyer- iu Enn pe. !t says that in E
land there is one lawyer forcv yy 1,240 of
the population, in France one tore, ry
1,070, in Bclgi m one tor .very 2,T00, and
in Pru.■-1.! ' c for c\ ry 12,000 only.— pMcc I propoartl'ai of tl;c Quarter!
Another curious fact is that hi England ^r Generalfot appraisal bemg sup|
the nun.la- of persons beh gir.g to each . lr.,j,,..,. „(,r,..;' ';in,,OI.t..int m in
of the .!. 'er. nt prof nons • n arly rhc ■
s.m •. ' ' is, lh< i L070 law? I"8
W« tiiat tne ueponwieu*
ol that gentleman, and his address on ta-king
the chair, present him in a favorable
light to the public of North Carolina ; and .
vic shall be slow to believe th.a he » a JJ-J,,„,.„,, ii;ill s ( |e Ualis.) I nre.for sWps and ■■
party to a scheme said to be projected by yliiir; .c.,,rlu „,l.b,,i(1.ll ol-»:vc feet probably fr exceeded that *A the -N • )
Northern men, for riding into power by I ,,,(1 ^he J,ei"ht of three. Department, with its IbOHsaa
pandering to the prejudices of the colored
people, to the injury of the loyal na
white men of the State.
grii i Is at every port oi in!< t fn y
Aman in Cairo, III., while overheated ,, ,, ,... . i r . * tothi Rio Orande ;
take such an obligation i
, as a free and independent nation.
The Constitution is an instruiuen
(Answer to be in the affirmative.) I ^- ■ †u ^ u of tbe dc.
V. P. Candidates will phase turn and , «?£ 1 ,t is ,ibcl,y regelated by law.
(approach the altar.
(Here the P. calls up the C. by four raps
in couplets and says :)
P. The Chaplain will! now invoke the
blessings of Almighty God upon our un-dertaking.
Wewtllnotevcn - w((k h u[ BIncceoflee in his hand un- _ unseildB
!w*--*«.i!-«5?^S-C,5,.d«ii.«»«»<i -i"—M"*;J • i
lowed In defiance of"law over the bes *
iffiunst the resolution. \ al men from disabilities together with the j y >f (. t-or..,„..lv ei,.JI1II:i„- CJoniptroHer Rnd Auditor npon accon its
' .v^i.^.^.rcabarrusw-liite, said:'choice of tempo.^ ^-^ ;1, SaJisbur^K. un,vr the mritary h r:d. They shouh be
it on all sides; and the rejection of the\^^
resolutions asking Congress to release lay- :
"This question . f confiscation, gentlemen, I men,and other omoers irorn mno..g u.« ; ----- - d bodying m ar Talfahas- , tLat t1i;. .,!o I!:..,
h not a" .' Stiou of principle. (Appl 0W Northern men present, arej.nxi.rn , ^ ^J ^^ ^ an««^J ^^
Cardinal Cullen has rettni:-d to Dublin' Wt by defalcations ol public ,:
quite recovered bom his late illness. Thrir names thouldbe known, wd the
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