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III if; I i m IS ft 4 """Bepii'blicaii Meetings. . lor the Standard. REPUBLICAN MEETISTfi IN WAKE. Pursuant to previous notice a large num ber of people assembled at Lasbley's Cross lloads, twenty-ne miles west of Raleigh, on the 25th instant, when, on motion, J. V. Collins was called to the Chair, Henry Smith and Jacob Wilson were appointed Vice Presidents, and I. II. Collins was appointed S-xjretary. The meeting was then addressed at con siderable length, in an able and eloquent manner, by .ux-uoverner iiomen aim im. James II.' Harris. They were followed ly Mr. IJenry Smith and Mr. James Jones, who avowed their warm attaenmenr. to iuo publican party, and entertained the meeting at some length with appropriate remarks. The following Resolutions, reported by a committee consisting ot II. O. Lrfisiney, vy , tt R.nnptt T R Barker. Merrill Olive, W, T.'Gunter, Willis Byrd, Nathan Coar, Amos Bi rd G Evai.s. and Thomas Wilson, were tlrwniivinnsl V adopted '. ' Resolved, That we rejoice that the Flag of the Union once more floats over the whole country, and we trust tbe day is not distant ' whcD Secession and Treason will be forever buried, and the Union restored on the broad basis of liberty ana justice to an. l!fjxhed. That we are well pleased with flm BPta of flonsrress to reconstruct the Southern States, and we are ready and wil ling as loyal citizefis to do all in our power to give enect to those acts, jsuiweiuuinuuuu to sav. from observation and experience, that it is necessarv. in order to secure the recon struction of this State on a thoroughly loyal basis, that the existing rebel State organiza tion should ho abolished. Resolved, That it seems hard that, as loyal citizens, we are taxed to support and keep in existence a State organization, through which rebels and persons disaffected to the government are permitted to rule over us, and at the same time to obstruct the wont of reconstruction. Resolved. That we avow our warm and un alterable attachment to the Republican party of the United States, and look to that party as the only hope for liberty and good gov ernment in this country. Resolved, That we cordially endorse the action of the Republican Convention held in Raleigh on the 27th of March last. Resolved, That the course of the North Carolina Standard, in advocating the unity of tha nation, the supremacy of the federal government, and universal suffrajre, meets our hearty approval, and we tender its able and fearless Editors our sincere thanks for their indefatigable efforts to maintain and erpetuate Liberty and Equal Rights to all. ltemcea, mat tnese proceedings ue puo lished in the Standard, and other loyal pa pers be requested to copy. The mectinsr adjourned with the best of feeling among the many Republicans present. J. W. COLLINS, President. JACOB WILSON, I yr p HENRY SMITH, Vlce r,ets' I. H. Collins, Secretary. For the Standard. EEPrBLICAX 3IEETIXG IX FAYETTEVILLE RESOLUTION'S -SPEECH OF DR. THOJIAS. Messrs. Editors : Living as we do off from the line of immediate communication with the capital of the State, it may not be uninteresting to the readers of your paper, to acquaint them with the operations of the Republican party in this part of the State. Dr. Alfred Thomas, of Washington, D. C, arrived here last Wednesday from Wilming ton, where he addressed a large and atten tive audience. Upon his arrival here, he placed himself in communication with the leading Republicans of this place. The Doctor came highly recommended by the Union Republican Congressional Committee of Washington. Feeling as we did, that the Doctor was the right kind of a man, we made arrange ments for a grand mass meeting, which came off on Saturday last, at 2 P. M., at the Mar ket House. The Doctor spoke over two hours and a half, to one of the most atten tive audiences I have ever seen assembled in this section of the country. The Doctor's speech was highly replete with information and good advice to our colored friends. The Doctor is an accomplished gentleman and an intelligent speaker, and just such as is cal culated to advance the interests of the Re publican cause. The meeting was organized by calling W. H. Porter to the Chair, and appointing J. R. Lee and Mr. Bowman, colored, as Secre taries. On motion of the Chairman, the resolu tions below were read and unanimously adopted. The Chairman then introduced Dr. Altred Thomas, who stepped forward and for 2 hours delivered one of the finest and most argumentative addresses ever delivered in this County. I regret that it is not in my power to report the Doctor's speech. Flood our country over with just such speakers, and we have no fears of the future. The Doctor leaves here to speak at Blocker's Landing, Jonesborough, Carthage and such other places as may be suggested by his friends here. I -will endeavor to keep you informed of the progress of the strength of our party in this section of the State. I have the honor to be, Yours respectfully, W. A. M .Fayetteville, May 21st, 1867. Whereas, The present condition of affairs in onr State demand the earnest and serious consideration of all loyal men who desire the future peace and prosperity of our country, and its early restoration to the Union ; there fore, be it ' Resolved, That we recognize the hand of a merciful Providence in the changes that have been wrought in the land, and we in voke His assistance and direction in the work, now devolving upon us, and pray Him to bestow upon us and upon our whole country His favor and blessing. Resolved, That we return our sincere thanks to the Thirty-ninth Congress of the United States, for their late legislation, in the pas sage of the Sherman Reconstruction Bill, which we believe has .already greatly insur ed the security of the loyal men of the South, and inspired them with renewed hope in the power of the government to accom plish the great work of Reconstruction. Resolved, That universal suffrage, accords with the principles that all just governments are iounaea on tue consent ot the governed, and that we believe all men, irrespective of race or coior, are entitled: to the lull exercise of the right of franchise. r 7 7 mi i 1 1 t , , - j. uxesotvea, mas, tne iuture weiiare or our State demands that Free schools for the edu cation of all children, irrespective of race or color should be guaranteed by constitutional provision. T7 t mt I ' ... i jneaovoea,, um we win not support anv man for Office who will not pledge himself to carry out the great-principles of the Dec laration of Independence, and the Constitu tional amendment and of the act of the 2nd of March, 1867, known as the military bill. . Resolved, That in: the principles of the Na tional Republican party ot the United States, we recognize all we can desire as a guide in our political future. That we adopt them as our platform, and pledge ourselves to their support, and .cordially invite the co-operation of all classes f our fellow-citizens with out regard to former political opinions, be lieving that the principles of that platform, can be objectionable to no true Union man, And that they are the only ones that can give )to North-Carolina an early restoration to the Ajnion and enduring peace and prosperity. The Burlington Times snya that John B. rage, of Rutland, will be unanimously nom Wated for Qoyernojr of Vermont. " " COLORED ORATORY. VIEWS OF A COLORED OHIOAK SPEECH tJBT BISHOP CAMPBELL, AT NEW ORLEANS. At tha TTnion meetins in New Orleans, on Bishop Campbell, of r,,5 Wiinr. . followed Senator Wilson, a summary of whose speech we have already published. Bishop Campbell, after referring to the past phases of the anti-slavery strug gle, said, as reporteu in me ivepuunuun -. Tlrp. are still existing some misunder standings ; there are fears among some that th nocrm who was true and faithful to the Union" soldier during the war there are fVnra now. that because Congress has made him a freeman, has given him civil rights, ha tint the ballot into his hands, he will cut 'a ihronts in New Orleans and Louisiana, and that there will be a mighty iirnr-iahol rwl n. rising un among the ne- I will guarantee that you won't get killed by the negro, you white men of this city. (Applause.) Putting the ballot into his ill save vour lives. He'll fight an- otliw kind of fight than cutting throats. Tjt iyia nrreu-nt vou the nrirro's bill of rights. The bill we held against the nation lihprt.v. freedom, the eniovment of all TiiiMirftl ris-hts. the right to go peaceably, quietly, to the same polls with our white brothers, and to vote for whoever we pleased without let or hindrance. 1 do not know that we can ever get these, but we want the clear and undisputed, to hold every office in the nation, from that of con stable to the President of the United States, (Applause.) If we never get there, we want the wav open. As we are taxed to support the Govern mrnit. if we have Diiblic schools for white children we want public schools for black children. And while we are about it, I don't know hut we miffht as well go to th same school. (Laughter.) They do it up at the North. All the children in Massachusetts go to the same public schools, and have the same teachers, and don't fall out by the way, and I never heard of anv harm being done to anybody by this mingling in the public schools. (A "Voice " How about intermarriages ?") Marriage is a civil contract. (Laughter.) The law has no more control over that ques tion than over the question of social equality, I don t associate with a man because he is black. If he goes into coffee-houses and other similar establishments, and kicks up musses and fusses, I don t associate with him. and am not agoing to 1 (Laughter.) I don't associate with bad black men nor bad white men. This matter of social equality will control itself. Bad men are to be avoid ed and shunned everywhere. Let us all rejoice that the conflict is over, and that the citizens of the two sections of the country do no more meetin battle array. (Voice of a female retiring from the platform " See to it that none of the colored men vote for the Democrats.'') (Applause.) Black men are capable, under the law, ot holding office. 1 his is in our bill. But there is such a thing as having the bill too large, and then it will be ruled out of Court, (Laughter.) We want no legal disabilities; so that when the time may come when they are competent, black men may be elected to any official position, be it high or be it low, Some of our colored men have said that we w on't have our rights until we can take away the land from the old masters. (" Hur rah 1") Don't hurrah for that. I hope there will never be a necessity for that, but it the time ever comes when it is necessary, the same Congress that has done so much for us will do that also. What I want is my manhood, my freedom, my equality before the law; a fair chance in the race. I want to be put on the track on an equal footing with the white man, and if he can out-run me, let him do it ! I don t want anything more. Is that all you want, my colored friends ? (" Yes !") I don't want the nation to elevate the black man for it cannot do it. They must do that themselves. All I want is for the State Con vention to give us a constitution cmbodving a republican torm ot government, with no black nor white in the fundamental law. (Applause.) You must rise through the instrumental ity of self-elevation. Get money, get houses, get lands,get yourselves into business,getinto all kinds except devilish business. If there are black men who can't work because thev are lazy, let them starve. (Laughter.) I want for black men a chance in the jury box. I want for them everything they are able to do, and no clauses to hinder them from the highest attainment when they get able to reach it. When the States are all back again in the Union, and all men stand equal before the laws, I will make no more political speeches, but will go into the pulpit where I belong. I hope and trust that every black man will repudiate that principle of carrying out by force what he believes to be his rights. If in attempting to do so hi3 heart is right, his head is wrong. It was not the purpose of Congres that has done so much for us to give the least favor to the colored men, the abuse of which would lead to a war of ra ces. Men who opposed these great measures of Congress predicted such a result as a war of races. Let us disappoint them. Men who assume to be your especial friends, men who are not really your well-wishers, are telling you what your rights are, for the pur pose of leading you into the commission of overt acts. Intelligent men will find out that it is only the few that can be led to assume rights which will lead into difficulty and perplexity and bring on a reaction of public sentiment in the North. Some men are not yet converted, or if they be, are not yet sanctified. (Laughter.) If they can be made to believe that the black man sets himself up above the law, an is not secure tor us yet. There is dan ger in that direction. We have got to look out fer ourselves. Congress has made the platform so broad tuat there is not a man in the South who cannot be received into membership. It is our duty to receive all who will come and join on probation. Or the tried men take those whose principles are right, to hold your offices. Uive all men who will come to you a trial. Receive them, if they present themselves, on trial, from an old sinner to a young saint. We must have a united South ; no war of races, no inequality before the law, no ex pectation that Congress is to give us houses, lancis, ana boots, and shoes. (Laughter.) Congress has weighed the question, and deem it safe to guarantee to the black men civil rights, to put the ballot in his hands. TT " A- II TV j ise it wen. j-on u use it against your menus, jiase care oi tnose who took care of you when you couldn't take care of your selves. We would be bad boys to forget those who tought, bled and died lor us the men who made the great forward movement in in favor of liberty ! (Applause.) Do you mean to forget them ? (" Never, no nev er I") ' Remember those who helped you when you could not help yourselves. (" We Willi") I have heard it suggested that we have got the majority and will put all black men in to office. It would be the w orst d ay's work you ever did. And you are -not going to do that. (" No 1") You are only going to mix up salt and pepper, and put in just enough ot the latter to know the pepper is there I . ("That's so J") In some of the Southern States there is too much pepper for the salt ; there the Union men are so few in numbers. It is not in Louisiana, though. I represent a people who are in sympathy with you white men. We now change all the past for the ballot Those who have claimed to be our superiors have to ac knowledge that a man is a man before God and I hope to live to see the day when thfe supremacy of the pulpit is everywhere as serted and maintained. (Applause.) AH I want is peace, prosperity, harmony, ind laws founded on Christianity. I believe it was the purpose of God, in directing Col umbus to the discovery of our land, that the human mind should here have the largest developement. v I love this country, and did always love it, with all its faults. JViy prayer is, ami al ways shall be, that God Almignty win Diess the American people ! (Applause.) SPEECH OF Mil. A. WARD HANDY, OF MARY LAND. ANOllHER GOOD TALK FROM A COLORED GENTLEMAN. We publish below the speech of Mr. A. Ward Ilaudy, delivered in the American Re publican Convention in session at Baltimore, Md., on Tuesday. Mn. Chairman and Fellow-Citizens : Meeting, as we do to-day, on the broad plat form of manhood equality, I trust for the better time when we shall meet at the ballot box on the platform of manhood suffrage. Applause. I honor the name of Thaddeus Stevens, of Pennsylvania, applause ; of Charles Sumner, of Massachusetts, ap plause; of Judge Bond, of Maryland, great applause, as the leading spirits who will guide and direct us onward to the ballot-box and to victory. Applause. Standing upon the staunch old platform of Republicanism, under the leadership of these men we are sailing fast to our destined port, and will an chor on the Declaration of Independence, which declares that all men have certain rights that all other men are bound to res pect. Applause. A number of us some years ago left the time-honored Common wealth of Maryland and went down South for the purpose or endeavoring to persuade certain gentlemen that their views ot Ameri can institutions were wrong. How well we succeed in persuading these gentlemen the release of Jeff. Davis, ot Mississippi, too well attests. We convinced these gentlemen by force of arms that they were wrong in theory and in fact, and over that treason-stained rag they had for a flag, we planted in glori ous terms the star spangled banner. Six or ten thousand of these devoted veter ans returned to Maryland, trusting to find her true to the Union. They returned to Maryland, trusting to find her standing up for the right of manhood suffrage, and not to find her fast drifting in the progress of se cession. To-day, in Maryland, 50,000 of our liberty loving colored sons are keeping step to the music of the Union. Applause. They are marshalling their forces for that great battle which will in the enjoyment of the ballot-box and victory. I Applause. I 1 honor the Radical party of Maryland, ap plause, who honored us in honoring them selves. We expect, gentlemen, ere long, to range our ranks closer ; to make one strong pull together on the broad platform of man hood suffrage, which will compel the white bird of Maryland to seek a warmer clime. Great applause. We expect, ere long, gen tlemen, beneath that same star-spangled-banner, to sweep the State of JIaryland and her sisters of every rebel individual that now holds office ; that now disgraces the name of an American citizen: that now disgraces American institutions. We intend to sweep them out of their offices and I may almost say out of America. Applaase. We in tend, as we have fought for that banner, to live under it, and, if need be, die under it, in the defense of liberty, loyalty, and law. Applause. Every star that adorns its gut tering folds proclaims liberty, and Union, and we are marching side by side, shoulder to shoulder, with the Radical Republican party of Maryland. Applause. I accept the sentiment of the honorable gentleman (Mr. Creswell) who told you we are at liber ty to vote as we pleased, and I risk nothing in asserting that the colored men of Mary land will vote as they fought against reb els. Applause. We intend now, hence forth and forever, to defend and perpetuate freedom and the Union. We intend to stand up for our rights before the law, and we de mand of the Radical Republican Union par ty of the State of Maryland, when they shall have gotten into power, that they will stand by their colored brethren that they will not forget the Assistance we tendered to them in the hour of their greatest need. Ap plause. That they shall endeavor to assist us after getting into office, after having se cured the old State to the country from the hands of the rebels ; that they will remember the colored loyal men of the State and of the country who sacrificed business, labor, and life, I may say, the interests of the radical loving portion of this community and the Lmon. I Applause.! We need, when we get the right to vote, some other things. We want the right or the privilege of being eligible to occupy such offices as we are ca pable to occupy. I say that in the State of Maryland to-day there are rebel-loving, negro-hating citizens, who are not capable of reading or writing, occupying positions where they get one hundred dollars per month and more lor doing, what ? For ha ting the Union. Applause. I demand in the name of the colored Radical portion of this community that colored men shall have a chance to fill some of these offices, that col ored men shall have these positions in part witn the Kadical Kepublicans. As we are to-day banding our forces together to fight with you and for you, we hope you will band your lorces together, to sutler us, to allow us the protection and euioyment of these posi tions, and I pledge you my heart, and the hearts ot all the colored men of the State, that whenever the time shall come for voting or fighting, the black men of Maryland will not be fouud wanting. fAnDlause.! We expect, gentlemen, I may say in conclusion to fight on, fight ever, until the last rebel be swept from his position, and made to occu py the position he should occupy in this Government. We intend, by vour assistance to plunge the Rebel Conservative Democrat ic party so deep in the sea of oblivion that not even one bubble will rise ud to tell where they went down. Great applause. TnE Damaged Ocean Cable. The offi cers of the Atlantic Cable Company report that the trouble on the sub-marine cable has been located at a point less than three milpa from the telegraphic station at Heart's Con tent, and that there will be no delav in making the necessary repairs and restoring the cable of 1866 to a good working condi tion. There has been no interruption to the working of the cable of 1865. How to Make a Paradise. Buy an acre or two of ground, fence it. build a neat cottage on it ; marry an angel in hoops, bal moral stockings and jocky hat ; take her to the cottage yourself; abstain from all vil lainous drink ; live upright before God and man ; work for your money. Do all this, and you will have come as near gainins' all the original happiness- that has survived the fall of Adam as it is possible for ordinary mortals. In the recent Parliamentary debate on Fe- mamsm an liinglish lord' made the remark that " high treason seems to- be about the safest amusement which; a man can allow himself." The remark -wiJl answer very well for this side of the water. In the possession of Mr. C. C: Trowbridge of Detroit, is a Macedonian) coin of the-reign of Alexander the great, whose head is yet noticeable on one side, together with a Greek legend. The coin was sent to Mr. Trow bridge by a relative living- at Constantino ple. The Whip, a London paptrfn the interest of the coachmen, is followed by the Tailor. in the interest of the clothes-makers. The Tomahawk is also announced, and, in the absence of any explanation, we- may pre sume this means the organ of the hair-dressers, v. New York had five hundred candidates for registers under the bankrupt atfc. "Liberty and Union, now and; fobbveb, onk and inseparable." Daniel Webster. xiA.xioir, iv. c TUESDAY, MAY 3f?th, 1867. Meeting of the Republican State Com mittee of North-Carolina. The members ot the Republican State Com mittee, appointed by the Hon. A. U. Jones President of the March Convention, are requested to meet in Raleigh on Wednesday the 5th day of June. A full meeting is very desirable, as the Committee will have important business before it, As t he person first named on the Committee, I have deemed it my duty to issue this call. W. W. HOLDEN. May 22, 1867. Great Mass Meeting in Raleigh. There will be a Mass Meeting of Republicans in Ralcish. on the 4th day of July, 1867. Dis tinguished speakers from a distauce may be ex pected. Let the people of both races come up by thousands, to aid in the great work of recon struction. Our motto is " Uxion, Liberty, Equalitv." May 17, 1867. 24 td Reconstruction Important Views from the Congressional Committee. The Republican Congressional Committee at Washington has just issued a pamphlet containing the reconstruction acts, with an Address to the people of the Southern States setting forth the policy of Congress in regard to restoration. The Address is short, and we copy it be low in full. It is mild and just in its require ments, and we are satisfied that Congress will no abate one jot or tittle of what is therein set forth. .Let this Address be read and pondered. If not carried out in both letter and spirit, the Southern States will be reduced to Territories, and confiscation will follow. " The preceding acts of Congress were de signed as measures ot benehcence and restor ation, and not of revenge or punishment. Thev are measures looking to the restora tion of the Union in the spirit of justice and upon the basis of equality. Slavery has passed away, and it only remains to destroy its spirit and to crusli the institutions which it established and nurtured. The Republi can party expects and desires the restoration of the Union, but upon sucn terms and con ditions only as shall render it impossible for its enemies to renew the civil war or fo in volve the country in sectional strife. It will be true to its friends in the South without regard to color or previous condition. The Republican party is the party of freedom and progress. It is its purpose to aid in se curing for the South freedom of speech, a tree press, and a system of tree schools. These desirable results will be sought through the action of Congress as far as possible ; but our main reliance must be upon the wis dom and virtue of the people of the respec tive States. By the acts of the 2d of March, and of the 23d of March, 1807, provision is made for the enjoyment of the right of voting by all male citizens, twenty-one years of age, except those who have been convic ted of felony and a small class of rebels who are excluded from office by the third article of the proposed amendment to. the Consti tution of the United States. The negroes of the South by the measures of the Republican party, as expressed in the those acts of Congress, are elevated to the full and equal rights of citizens of the States to which they belong, and of the country which hereafter will recognize no distinctions on account of race or color. The nation is indebted to the negro race for services ren dered during the late war; the negro race is indebted to the country, controlled in its policy by the Republican party, for the emancipation of the race from slavery, and now, by these acts of Cougress, for its eleva tion to a position of equality. From these reciprocal services arise mutual obligations and duties. The nation can'no longer hesitate. It will at once, and freely, concede to the colored race every political and public, right that is enjoyed by any class of citizens. The negroes, on their side, cannot hesitate to support the party and the principles, by whose labors and influence their redemption has been ac complished. Thus, by this natural and ne cessary union of forces in the South aud throughout the whole country, peace, pro gress, and prosperity are secured. Nor is there in these suggestions any food for hostility between the races. The wants of a black man and the wants of a white man are precisely the same ; their interests are the same. Especially is this true of the laboring classes. The laboring man, whether white or black, needs the protection of law. He needs the ballot as the means by which be secures equal laws and the just adminis tration of them. By the ballot he rebukes or rejects unfaithful public servants. By the ballot he arraigns and comdemns corrupt or tyrannical judges. By the ballot he or ganizes and maintains schools for the educa tion of his children, and inspires the police and magistrates with due respect for his personal and family rigths. While, the measures of Congress extend this great, right to a new and numerous class of men, there is no invasion of the rights of others. The white people of the South, with a few ex ceptions, comparatively, are to enjoy just and equal political rights and privileges. Freedom has given to the North unexampled prosperity and constantly increasing wealth and power. Freedom and free institutions will secure for the South the same results ; but there must be co-operation of the races, and- there must be co-operation upon the principles which prevail in the North, and to which the Republican party is fully com mitted. For more than two hundred years the slaveholding aristocracy of the South originated its policy aud controlled its des tinies. The result is seen in its exhausted and barren fields, in the condition of its laboring people, white and black, in the relative poverty of the inhabitants of all classes, in the absence of public "schools, of commerce, of manufactures, and of an en lightened system of agriculture. We then earnestly invite and implore the people of the South of all classes, first, to accept '"the plan of universal suffrage as the basis 'of political, educational, a.nd industrial pros perity and power. ' The black man will soon prove that he is more to the State as a citizen than he was as a slave. The laborer, whether black or white, with education and culture, will ele vate and enrich the community, which, in his ignorance, he dishonored and burdened. Secondly, upon the basis of universal suf frage we urge the people of the South to direct their efforts' td establishment and maintenance of a system lot public school for the education of the children of allclasse : Finally, . public policy should, sthnulat the laboring people to become land-holder. The owners of large estates should divid and subdivide their lands and sell them i reasonable rates to those who need them .an who can improve them. In the South thei is land enough for all, and all who desk should be permitted to obtain homes. Tbif a common human right, cannot be denie with safety to society. Iu these measures : justice we expect and shall welcome the ai of many who formerly were slaveholders an participated in the rebellion. By the acts herewith presented, it will b s seen that Congress reserves to itself full an unrestricted right of judgment whenever State presents itself for admission into th Union. That right will be exercised fairl and generously even, but yet in the interet of peace and loyalty. Certain conditions precedent are lai down in these laws. These must be met but beyond these conditions Congress mm be satisfied also that the people of the pn posed States, respectively, are and are likel to be loyal to the Union by decisive an . trustworthy majorities; that the institution . are framed upon the basis of equality, an. that they will from year to year and froi . age to age contribute to the peace, progress . and prosperity of the State and of the cour try. If the people of the States lately in rebel lion shall cheerfully and in good faith reoi ganize their government upon the principle ( of the laws passed by Congress, there wit then remain no causes of difference betwee : the various sections of the country. Th . Republican party is hostile to slavery an- . opposed to its spirit and purposes. If th , spirit of slavery is permitted to cotrol th :! institutions and civilization of the South t there can be no restoration of the Union i . fact if there should be in name. The restora ;' tion of the Union means the establishmen ' of those relations r f friendship between th States of the North and of the South whicl, now subsist between the States of the North When that moment arrives, as it will sooi. arrive, if the purposes of Congress are me' in a proper spirit by the people of the South the nation will at once employ its immens resources and power for the development o that region of the country, and in a shor period of time not only will the evidences o ' war have disappeared, but the reorganize. States will be in the enjoyment of a degree of prosperity not before experienced. There can be restoration, conciliation, friendship, and prosperity for all. if the States lately in rpl"'l!ion rebuild their insti tutions upon the principles of justice; but if they dwell upon the past, revive and strengthen the hatreds that were engendered by the contests about slavery, if they deny land, education, or equality of rights in any particular to any class of their citizens, then, in some degree, the malign influences of the past and the present will be transmitted to the future." An Interesting Week in Raleigh. . Next week will be an interesting time in Raleigh. The Presideut and Chief Justice Chase will be here. Judge Brooks will hold his Court, and there will be a large number o. distinguished persons in attendance. The Republican State Committee will hold a meeting here on Wednesday the 5th. Our little City will, therefore, be a point of great attraction during the week. Opinion of the Attorney General on the ltecousiruciion acu We clip from the Sentinel ot yesterday the following summary of the opmion of Mr. Stansberry on the Reconstruction Act. We understand that it is a voluminous docu ment. It will appear in full in our next : 1. Persons, in order to registration, must be citizens of the United States and ot the State. . They must be twenty-one years of age at the date of applying for registration. 3, Militia and municipal olncers ftetore the war, who engaged iu rebellion, are not disfranchised. 4. The terms " Judicial, Legislative and Executive" officers, who are disqualified, certainly embrace the higher order of such officers, who were such before the war, as, lor instance, under the head of Judicial, Judges; under the head of Legislative, members, but not subordinates ; under the head of Executive, Governor, Treasurer, Au ditor, Secretary, &c. 5. Besides these there are a large number of officers, whose status is in some way to be defined " such as Sheriffs, Justices of Coun ty Courts," &c, who have jurisdiction over but a County, and yet others whose jurisdic tion is restricted to the smallest civil sub divisions. The Attorney General has order ed abstracts to be prepared for each of the States, showing the character, 3cc, ot these officers, and he reserves until then an opin ion as to which are, and which are not, dis franchised. 6. Ensaging in the rebellion means a di rect, overt act, not common acts of human ity or charity. Subscriptions to Confeder ate loans, and voluntary contributions in aid of the government, however, will dis qualify, when the party had previously ta ken the oath, in any of the prescribed offi cial capacities,, to support the Constitution of the United States. 7. So, too, the performance of official du ties during the war, not incident to the war, but in preservation of order and the admin istration of justice, was not " engaging in the rebellion." The Meeting at Liashley's. We publish to-day the proceedings of the large and enthusiastic Republican meeting held at Lashley's Cross Roads, Wake county, on Saturday last. Not less than five hun dred persons were present. This portion of Wake has been celebrated for its devotion to Union principles ; and we feel sure, from what we saw and heard on this occasion, that the fires of Liberty and Union are burn ing with undiminished brightness in this neighborhood. Both races were representee! in the organization of the meeting, on the committee, and in the speakers on the occa sion. The Resolutions, like those adopted at the Fayetteville meeting, cover the true ground. Wake County has thus far been well can vassed by the Republicans. Meetings are still to be held at Rolesville, Buckhorn, and Alford's Mill. Push on the column ! Meeting in Fayetteville Dr. Thomas. We publish to-day the proceedings of a Republican meeting recently held in Fayette ville, which was addressed among others by Dr. Alfred Thomas. Dr. Thomas has spoken in Wilmington and Fayetteville, and has been invited to address the people at Car thage and other points. We learn that Dr. Thomas is well received, and is performing good service to the Repub lican cause. He comes to this State highly accredited by our Republican friends in Washington City, We hope to see Dr. T.ia Raleign soon. Messrs. Branson & Farrar have presented us with a copy of the Bankrupt Act, anno tated, digested and indexed, by G. Morgan Eldridge, of the Philadelphia Bar. This appears to be a useful pamphlet. ' We invite the attention of our readers to the following interesting and valuable com munication: fron "i friend, who has studied the subject and has made no mistake in his calculations. The facts set forth will.be gratifying to every loyal reader. ' ' " ' : For the Standard. Messrs. W. W. Holdex & Son Lear Sirs: Amongst the many things of interest In the U. S. ccubus of 1800, the one more particularly so, at the present time to the South, is the relative strength of the white and colored vote, which permit me to give you in as condensed a form as poasible. jrivinir the statistics of our own State vote for the past, and an estimate of the propor tions of that vote for tbe future : White population of 15 Southern States in 1860, -Colored population of 15 Southern 8,030,700 4,801,298 1,924,375 States in 1860, . -White males over 20 years of age, Or libout 24 per centum of entire white population. Colored males over 20 years of age, -Or about 22 per centum of entire col ored population. Showing the per centum of white adults to be in the South 24, and of colored 22 per centum ol the en tiro population. The vote of these fifteen (15) States in 1800, was Or 67 per centum of all white males 944,085 1,263,260 over au years ot age. e pe 20i over M) years ol aire, would ffive a colored vote of - 633,049 Showing a white majority of Or about as many again white votes as colored votes. In Korlh-Carolina the popnlation in 1860, was Whites, .... Colored, - - - - -White males over 20 Colored " "20 630,211 629.942 362,362 143,443 74,&56 Showins the per centum in North-Carolina of white males over 20 to be about 23 instead of 24 per centum of colored males over 20 to be 20) instead or i per ccutum as in tne enure aouiu. The vote ot North-Carolina in 1860. was 47,691, or about 33 per centum of the population over 20 years ot age, thus showing that in 1860, there was 67J4 ol white inaU-s who did not choose to exercise the right of elective franchise or 34 per centum less number of votes cast than the average of the entire Southern States. The increase of population in North-Carolina from 1850 to I860, was at the rate of 1.42 per cent. per aunum, or more fully white 1.41 ; free colored 1.09: Slaves 1.47: the same increase having been continued since, should give us the following population in 1867 : Whites, .... 692,117 Colored, - - - . - 398,111 But on account of the war, and the exodus of the colored population, we cannot salel y estimate our increase to be over one half of what it was in the decade from 1850 to 1860, thus giving us a permanent population ot Whites, .... Colored, - 661,030 379.817 Or a total popnlation ot - 1,040,847 Which approximates very nearly to what we really have. Counting this to be onr present population and allowing the same per cent of white and colored adults as iu 1860, we should now have a voting population of Whites, .... 152,030 Colored, 77,802 Or about as many again white voters as there is colored. In the Gubernatorial election of 1865, the fol lowing vote was polled : Worth, 32,529 Holden 25,809 Making a total of - - - 58,338 Or 3S) per cent of the white males over 20 years ot age. it same per cent noias srooa as io coiorea voters, they would poll 29.S70 votes. Now, al lowing the Republicans get but 75 per cent of this vote, and takiug Holden's vote as a basis of the lieniibhcan strength, ana worm's as Hecesn strength, and certainly a majority of the now dis franchUed, voted for the latter, the vote of the State would be as follows : Republicans, ... - 48,112 Secesh, S9.996 Majority in favor of Republicans of - 8,116 From the increasing interest taken by colored men, there win, in tuc writers opimon, oe iuny, if not over, 60 per cent of colored males over 20 years of age, who will exercise the right of this uewly bestowed gilt, ana 01 tnese w per cent wiu . . . ... 1 4 I . . !.,.: r. An, 0 .In 1 .t-i . i K 1 ; ..uti.i whn gave them this right of elective franchise, thus giving them the State by 31,055, or a majority nearly as large as the total number of votes cast for Gov. Worth in 1835, and witu a proper effort this can be more than realized, as I have pur posely ignored the fact patent to every one that the white vote cast lor uoiuen will De great ly increased. As the Yankee said, after gaping his first half hour fixedly at Niagara, " What's to hinder " Pitt County, N. C, May 20, 1867. State Medical Society. The following are the officers of this Soci ety for the ensuing year : The following gentlemen were elected of ficers for the ensuing year. For President Dr. S. S. Satchwell, New Hanover. For Vice Presidents Dr. Hugh Kelley, Iredell : Dr. Charles J. O'Hagan, Pitt ; Dr. Joseph H. Baker, Edgecombe; Dr. W. A. li. Norcom, Chowan. For Secretary Dr. Thomas Jr. Wood, Wilmington. For Treasurer Dr. J. W. Jones, Tarboro'. For Orator Dr. W. A. B. Norcom, Eden- ton. One member of the profession from each county represented was appointed to report to the next annual meeting on the topo graphy and diseases of their respective coun ties. Also a special Committee of three of which Dr. J. W. Jones, of Tarboro' is Chair man, were appointed to collect facts and statistics in relation to the epidemics, pre vailing diseases of the different seasons, modes of treatment, &c, in various portions of the State and to report" to tne oociety next vear. The subiect of small pox and vaccination was taken up, and Dr. Thomas F. Wood of Wilmington, was appointed Chairman of a Committee to ascertain facts in relation thereto and report hereafter. Suitable notice was taken ot the death since the last meeting of the faithful Treas urer of the Society, Dr. C. W. Graham, de ceased, and of the death of one of the former Presidents, Dr. James E. Williamson, and appropriate resolutions adopted in relation to the life and character of each of these val uable and lamented members. The Address of the former President, Dr. Thomas, on leaving the chair to his succes sor. Dr. Satchwell, we have heard spoken of in high terms, and it is hoped that it will be published. It closed with a well-merited tribute to the distinguished Dr. J. J. Phil lips, of this county. Return of Senator Wilson. The Wash- in ton correspondent of the New York Tri- hune says : " Senator Wilson arrived hereto-day from New Orleans and left to-night for N. Y. He represents a good state of organization among the Republican Union men of tbe bouth. immediately on his arrival here to day, Mr. Wilson visited the rooms of the Congressional Union Executive Committee, and made arrangements for a more vigorous prosecution of the organization of the Union party of the South. Some of the strongest men of the Union party north are to be in vited to go South and enlighten the people there. Judge Shellabarger is expected to start South soon. After Mr. Wilson ba3 vis ited his home, he contemplates making an other lour through the South. The Senator represents the Reconstruction act as being carried into effect faithfully by all the Un ion commanders. This is especially so in Gen. Pope's District, where no distinction is made on account ot race or color, un every Board of Registration in Georgia, Alabama, and Flonda the colored people are repre resented by one of their own race. Sheri dan, Schofleld, Ord, and Sickles are not far behind Pope, and are doiner nobly in the noble cause.1' ' The Waltham watch man has a royal in come, although he sells on tick. . . Visit. It seems to be certain that PrP?,v.. Johnson will visit Raleigh next week t i present at the dedication of th ' e to his father, Jacob Johnson. enl It is understood he will leave Washing on Saturday, so as to reach here on llond But this arrangement may be changed. 7? dedication may be on Wednesday, the T instead of Tuesday, the 4th, as heretofore T' nounced. But we presume due notice ?! be given. 1 The President will also visit Chapel Hill and be present on Thursday, Commencen ' ' Day. . "CDt He will be received here by the antliorities to wit, the Mayor and Commissioners th' Governor, and the Military. ' e General Orders. We call attention to Order No. 10 fro Gen. Sickles, correctly and officially pu lished on our fourth page. We also call attention to Circular of iite May 15, from Headquarters at Charleston permitting the use of guns for hunting amg by persons on their own premises. Also al lowing commanders of posts to permit pu'biic officers to carry arms under certain circum. stances. Chief Justice the Chief Justice Chase. We learn that will De in Kale .rl, O" '"--t week. We do not know whether he will preside with Judge Brooks iu the Circuit Court. This will be his first visit to Raleigh. He will meet many warm friends, who esteem him for his learning, bis fine social qualities and his devoted patriotism. ' Attention is directed to the advertisement of Dr. G. W. Blacknall, of Kittreirs Springs. Dr. B. gives notice that his house is open for the accommodation of a liraitej number of boarders. The well kuown med icinal properties of the Kittrell water, and the superior accom modations of " mine host," Dr. B., are invitations to seekers of health and pleasure but rarely bestowed and to be eagerly accepted. . What it am. Amounts to. The Griffin Star editor, in giving an account of Mr. Wilson's Atlanta speech, which he heard, says: "The Senator made one point clear, to wit: That reconstruction under the Sherman bill meant simply this when the- South adopts, by the constitutions and laws of their States, the principles of that bill, and sends to Congress representatives- in perfect harmony with the Kadical maionty, who can be relied on at all times and occasions to vote with that majority, then reconstruction will be a fixed fact, and not till then. In oth er word3, when the South can be fully relied on as thoroughly Radical, and certain to con tinue so, then Mr. Wilson and his friends willl be willing to rehabilitate and remit her to those rights which the other States enjoy.'r Brevet Major-Gen. N. A. Miles, Assistant Commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau for the State of North-Carolina, in his report for tbe month of April, represents a satisfactory condition of affairs in that State. The ma jority of all classes appear to be moving in their respective spheres with a determina tion of purpose calculated to produce good results. Notwithstanding much destitution prevails, there are encouraging prospects of its being materially decreased. Crops bid fair for a large yield, and early fruits and vegetables will soon be available. Tbe ad vancing Spring offers many opportunities to labor ; and there are but few localities where those so disposed cannot obtain at least a partial support. The very liberal donations from Northern philanthropists, in conjunc tion with the facilities offered by the recent resolutions of Congress, have enabled the Bureau to reach cases of destitution unknown heretofore or unable to be reached by the Government. Farmers are working to the fullest possible extent of their resources, and large tracts of land, which, have till now re mained forests, or which have tor years re mained idle, have been taken up by energet ic freedmen who are busy with their opera tions, showing conclusively by the results al ready obtained, that tbe great experiment of tree labor is a success. As a general rule, contractors are strictly observed by both parties interested, and complaints of wrongs or injuries are seldom heard. Tbe educa tional work continues with unabatedardor, notwithstanding the season has arrived when many are called to the field of manual labor. The monthly returns show a much more gratifying resuft than- for any corres ponding period of the year previous. Gen. Miles also says : " The initiatory steps ta ken toward giving tbe colored people their rights of representation already gives evi dence of its influence in the development of their manhood in a quiet manner, indicating their appreciation of their position, unatten ded by any evidences of elatedness, but with an earnestness of purpose characterized by moderation and proper reasoning.n Mr. Bancroft accepts the mission to Prusis. From Charleston. Charmsston, May 2(5. Gen. Sickles, this evening, issued an order in the case of the Negroes concerned in ta recent street Car riot3. In view of the general good conduct oi the colored population in trusting to the action of the authorities for the recognition and enforcement of their rights and priv ileges, all are released except Wm. Huger and Jno. F. Stewart, who, being ciiarw with storming the cars, resisting the police in the discharge of their duties, and inciting others to riotous conduct, are remanded for trial by a Military Commission. In the caseef Stephen Calhoun Smith, charged with mutilating the National mg at the firemen's parade on the 27th April, the order says the only extenuating circum stances is the prisoner's acknowledgment of guilt, coupled with the avowal that the act was done in a moment ot undue excitement, and the expression of sincere contrition for tbe offense. Prominent and influential citi zens having petitioned for Smith's pardon, representing that his offence receives no countenance in the community, and it ap pearing that the confinement already under gone by the accused, added to the condem nation of the community, will sufficiently admonish him of the consequences of s misconduct, it is ordered that he be dis charged. Markets WiLsosGTOK,.3Iay 2 Turpentine Is in moderate request, m.rlri. ruloa firm farmer GUOtatI"" IfllC Uinin-t'H uau uu - - a . Sales of 188 bbls. at $3 75 for virgin 14 33 for yellow dip, and $2 00 for hard, Sprits Turpentine-Sales ef300 bbls.t 54c. eallon bbls. at $3 00 for Rosin Sales of 43l common, $S tO for strained common for No. 2, and $3. 75, $4 12$4 50 for 1, as in quality. No other transactions reported. . New York, Ma 25 Cottoa quiet ; Middling uplands 27. $1,37. Liverpool, May 25. Cotton closed quiet. JW Orleans lit,- BalS 1U'WU - The President's