The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-05

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tees Of merchants? If the New York Chamber
of Commerce ID live body let it be made ma
nifest
Governor stanly and the Negro Inn
brogli0 In North CaroAina-What is to
be Dones
Our abolition radicals, missionaries and ne
gro worshippers, from Pamlico Sound to Bos-
ton, have been thrown into state Of great ex-
element, wrath and CONSERVATION in conse-
quenoe Of the very positive anti-abolition and
anti-nigger worshipping proceedings Of Hon.
Edward Stanly, President Lincolns Provis-
ional Governor of North Carolina.
OF the character of these proceedings the
readers of the HERALD have already been in
formed; but for the purposes Of clear under
standing of the matter let US briefly recite
them. The Newbern abolition correspondent
of the New York Tribune commences
his statement with these very interesting
complaints-to wit: that "Governor Stanly
continues the policy of propitiating the slave
holders of North Carolina, and succeeds admi-
rably;;" that This house is the resort of an ad-
miring class of Newcomers, Unionists now, late
rebels, who are greatly elated at the prospect
Of affairs" that "they no longer go about
gloomy, moody and sullen, as of old" but that
"they laugh and are merry" over the boast that
Governor Stanly is North Carolinian-none
Of your niger worshippers." In our judgment
a very strong case is here made out in favor of
the Governor, in view Of the special business of
his mission-the restoration of the people and
Of the State of North Carolina to the Union for
in beginning with the governing class of its
people we think he begins at the right end Of
his work and in the right way.
The abolition specifications against him are:
l. His suspension and closing up of the negro
contraband schools established at New
bern and other points under the general super
vision Of the Rev. Mr.. Vincent Colyer, of New
York. 2. His return Of fugitive slaves to their
masters 3. His expatriation Of H. H. Helper,
brother of H. R. Helper (there are two Helpers,
perhaps more), author of the "Impending Cri-
Sis"
This Fl. H. Helper, disguised at these as
founding innovations Of Governor Stanly, ad-
dressed him letter, dated Newbern, May 80,
in which he says, substantially, that he had ex-
pected the Governor would break ground to
the people Of North Carolina in favor of eman-
cipation; "but your first act, closing the schools
which have been established for the instruction
of the negroes, has seemed to me to point in
quite another direction" Helper considers
this "a bad beginning" and desires to know if
the Governor intends to follow it up; for, elf
So" says Helper, II shall need no further light,
and will prepare, as soon as practicable, to
leave the State, satisfied, as I am, that 1 can
render the State no service so acceptable
to you and them" Helper is answered
the next day by an order from the
Provost Marshal of Newbern, acting under
the Governors instructions, requiring said
Helper ito leave this department in the first
vessel going North;" and such is the "expatria-
ton" of Helper.
The scene changes from Newbern to Wash
ington, where the abolition negro brigade, tax
ing the alarm, instantly proceeds to action.
Thus it appears that on Tuesday last "the Rev.
DR.. Tying, of New York, and Stephen Caldwell,
of Philadelphia, representing the Freedmans
Association of those cities, waited upon Secre-
tary Stanton, in company with Senator Sumner
from whom came the late resolution Of inquiry
in the Senate upon the subject) to inquire into
the authority under which Governor Stanly
issued his order closing the colored schools in
North Carolina" 1t is further reported by the
Washington chronicler Of the Tribune that Se-
cretary Stanton showed this inquiring COM
mittee of three "his instructions to Governor
Stanly, which contain not word directing
him to enforce the local laws of North Carolina"
and that Secretary Stanton also said he would
not remain one hour member Of an admins
tration which sanctioned such proceedings as
those Of Governor Stanly;" and that the Secre-
tary ''read his visitors the letter which he had
just written" to the Governor, cater consulta-
ton with the President, in which he was direct
ed to revoke the obnoxious order, and allow
the schools (for the instruction of the blacks)
to 60 on as heretofore"
Lastly, in answer to Mr.. Senator Summers
resolution, the commissions and instructions to
Governors johnson, Of Tennessee, and Stanly,
Of North Carolina, have been sent into the
Senate, and it appears that they "are very
general in their terms;" that there is "not a
word in either about enforcing the local laws;n
but that still large margin Of discretion is
left to the Governors concerned, in view Of the
delicate and important duties with which they
are entrusted.
The facts thus being stated, the ques-
ton recurs, What is to be the upshot of
this negro imbroglio? That Governor John.
son, in shaping his administration of az
fairs in Tennessee, as far IS possible, in &C.
cordance with the local laws and institutions
Of the State, has been and is pursuing wise
and successful policy, is abundantly manifest
from the numerous and enthusiastic Union
meetings that have become the peculiar feature
of the times in Tennessee. Maryland and
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