The Sun.
London, England, 1870-08-13 00:00:00

THE NEW TROUBLES IN NORTH
CAROLINA.. •

It is impossible to observe without regret, not wholly
unmixed with shame, the statements which come day
after day from North Carolina. That outrages of
the most shocking character have been perpe-
trated with impunity in some parts of that
State, is a fact which, unfortunately, admits
of no dispute. Equally true is it that if the
ordinary processes of law are insufficient to secure
the arrest of the offenders, the Executive of the State is
entitled to the assistance of the Federal Government. So
far, the case is in Governor Holden's favour. But even the
Governor, in his efforts to enforce the authority of law,
should act within limits which the law prescribes.
Governor Holden, however, has set himself up as a
sort of dictator—proclaiming counties in a state of
insurrection, perpetrating all manner of arbitrary acts
through agencies unknown in a free community, holding
persons in custody in opposition to judicial orders, and
actually proposing to try them by military commission.
Proceedings like these were bad enough when a gigantio
rebellion furnished exigencies which justified them. Now,-
they are not only startling, but, to all appearance,
Le indefensible. They look particularly bad, moreover, be-
, cause the State is the theatre of an active canvass, which
will culminate in an election shortly, and Holden
is so much of a partisan that the disinterestedness of his
motives and the impartiality of his conduct are—to use the
mildest term—doubtful. Holden's newspaper, the Raleigh.
Standard, boasts that he is " indorsed " by the President
We hope that the President, in his "indorsement," dis-
criminates between acts in conformity with law, and in
harmony with justice, and acts in defiance of law,
and repugnant to American ideas of order and
liberty. If United States troops are to appear
in the transaction, at least let there be some
guarantee against the application of their authority and
influence to unworthy ends. There is a strong national
aversion to military commissions in a State endowed with
a regularly organized judicial system, and to the presence
.of United States troops as partisan auxiliaries at an
election.—New York Times.

THE C A:MBRIA AND DAUNTLESS.
(From the New York Times of July 29.)

The Cambria and the Dauntless were visited by large
numbers of people yesterday, anxious to get a look at the
rival yachts whose closely-contested ocean-race has given
them a world-wide notoriety. The build and rigging of
the two yachts were curiously scanned, and their models
compared and criticised. To the surprise of many, the
Cambria left her moorings off Staten Island, early yester-
day morning, and sailed up to the Brooklyn Navy-yard,
where she arrived about 9 a.m. The officers of the
NaVy-yard were taken somewhat by surprise, as they
had received no notice of her coming, either from the
owner of the yacht or from the Navy Department at
Washington. However, as she was supposed to be duly
commissioned from some authoritative source to make that
her head-quarters, Captain Braine, as in duty bound, went
out, on being notified of her arrival, and assigned her a
berth near the dry dock. Close at her stern lies the yacht
America, which nineteen years ago won the Queen's Cup,
for which the Cambria has now come over to compete.
The models of the two yachts and the setting of their
masts are as different as it would seem possible for two fast-
sailing yachts to be. The Cambria is much larger than the
America, and her model is much less graceful, the curved
lines of the latter appearing far more pleasing to the eye
than the sharp lines of the former. Their masts are also
set entirely different, the Cambria's being nearly perpen-
dicular, while the America's bear strongly toward the
stern. But there is an appearance of strength and soli-
dity in the Cambria well calculated to weather the storms
of an ocean voyage, and as for her fleetness, that has
been too often demonstrated to be the subject of theore-
retical objections founded on her model or her rig, The
Cambria is in excellent condition, and will need very
little repairing before she will be ready to run
the match for the Queen's Cup. The report that she
was going to be put on the dry-dock at the Navy-yard for
repairs is incorrect. She needs no repairs that will ne-
cessitate the use of a dry dock, and, besides, the dock at
the Navy-yard is already occupied by a vessel undergoing
repairs, which could not be removed under any circum-
stances at present. She gives no trouble to anyone
except to the clerk, who has to write permits for visitors
to enter the yard to see her, and as he is a rapid writer he
probably don't mind it. Mr. Ashbury, the owner of the
Cambria, paid his respects to Admiral Godon soon after
he arrived at the Navy-yard, and was cordially re-
ceived. He will make his head-quarters at the Brevort
House during his stay in port, and will be invited to a
banquet by the New York. Yacht Club in a few days.
He expresses surprise, as every one else does, at the re-
markable closeness of the ocean race, and frankly states
that he does not deem his barely-won victory as any in-
dication of the superiority of his yacht over that of his
rival. He regards a race of that kind, subject, as it is,
to so many purely accidental chances, as no fair test of
the speed of a yacht. He feels especially grieved at the
loss of the two men from the crew of the Dauntless, and
says it will afford him great pleasure to contribute some-
thing for the relief of the families of the lost sailors.
The Dauntless lay at her anchorage off Clifton, Staten
Island all day yesterday, and will be taken this morning
to the foot of Tenth-street, East River. She will need
considerable repairing before entering the race for the
Queen's Cup, and will probably be put on one of the dry-
docks in the East River for that purpose.
THE WINNING YACHT AND THE CITY HALL FLAGS.

Colonel George W. Roome, keeper of the City Hall,
had a good deal to contend against on Wednesday, with
regard to the winning yacht. It had been long ago agreed
upon that he was not to hoist the flags (that of the
winning yacht on the corner of the Hall nearest Broad-
way), until he received a dispatch proclaiming the
result of the race from a certain quarter that he knew
would be, perfectly reliable, and he was determined to fol-
low out his agreement in this respect. Meanwhile, it was
rumoured very generally on Wednesday afternoon, that
the Dauntless was the victor. Two evening papers had
so announced, and bets were ranging at the rate of
ten dollars to one in favour of the American craft. Still,
no flag indicating such a result appeared over the City
Hall. Men of prominence called on Colonel Rome and
requested him to hoist the flag of the Dauntless but he
did not. Finally, a note was sent to him from 'the Sun
office, in which Mr. Dana positively assuredlim that the
Dauntless was the victor, and asked that her flag be sent
up. "If I myself saw the Dauntless rounding the
Battery," replied the Colonel, " I would not hoist the
flag till I received my dispatch." And in this condition of
impertubability he remained, notwithstanding all that was
done to shake his resolution. Finally, a telegraph messenger
arrived at the hall and placed a yellow-covered missive in
the Colonel's hand. He scrutinised it carefully,
and said as he folded it up, and put it in his
pocket, " Now I'll hoist the cgs ; but some-
body is going to be disappointed fearfully,
and in two minutes the ensign of the Cambria
floated at the head of the flag-staff, indicative of victory.
People shook their heads, declared there must be a mis-
take ; but the lapse of an hour shewed that the Colonel
had acted wisely. The first official intimation received by
the public to the effect that the English yacht had won,
was the sight of her flag floating on the south-west
corner of the City Hall, and the two guns discharged
from a cannon in the park in honour of her victory.