The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-08-07
The Rebel Policy Of the Late Governor Ellis
RecOils on the Heads Of the SeccssiOniSts.
The Excitement and Riots Arisinl
from tho Canvass.
Norm Carolina Coming Rapidly Into the
Union and Seeding from the
Rebel Government,
Our Newbern Correspondence.

Recent Policy of Gourmsr ElHa-rAs Reoa Game Of
Bluff Failwe-1he Distinction in The ReoimeMs-zAe
Hon. x. B. Vance and His Chance, u Electom-His
Oppomeas-7he Erctsnseu Of tie Csnvaa-A IaR-A
Scsvy Trick Of Rsbs CosonA Persisted BY His
Tssors-7As Rebel Opsnio~ Of Pope, d.
SO intensely exciting and highly important Is the pre-
sent great political In North Crsnathe issue OF
which u.s. indirectly Union disunonthat the federal
authority finds itself instinctively participating In the
canvass with the North Carolina Union regiments, by
exercising the elective franchise through invitation
extended act OF the Sovereign Convention Of
the Old North State large majority Of tho members In
this body being classified "old Union men,"
wly,. scsne The soldiers laying down their arms,
for the time being in order that decision for or
against continuance of the in this State may be OBJ
tainod
BY the mutual rroclamatlons-o emanatng from the
Sovereign Convention of North Carolina the other under
the spces Of the federal COMMANDER General Foster
the election Off in the Union and rebel lines
alike in the manner, taking place the 7th
instant tbs ars Thursday (no the second Thursday
the Tine almanac has III Of August, when the cz ms
OF the State il whatever portion OF the they may
be, outside Of the Unon lines, Will be allowed g.
vote for Governor and members Of tho Senate and House
Of Commons the lower branch OF the legislature is
csIlod)
BY the arrangement, by the recent act Of the
Sovereign Convention the 3ls of July the day desg
lated for the North Carolina soldiers, wherever they
might bo out Of the State vote; tn, result OF
which however, must reach Raleigh in twenty days after
tho voting occurs, otherwise It is TO be council
The election for the citizens Of the State, however,
of the usual day, OF old, being the first
thursday OF August. Why this distinction In the time
OF voting between the citizens and soldiers questions
often asked.
The real Specification ostbis mysterious ugemsntis
not OF generally erstood by outsiders; how
ever, it was claimed by tho Union mon that it was
sharp trick tho part OF the active leaders OF secession
who find when too late that they have been caught
in their trap. and badly wors;od, as tbs returns
from the camp plainly show which will elect the pp9s
tion Uni candidate as he is called for Governor By
overwhelming majority, il the remainder OF the
accord with the FIRST received, which will put
end 10 the war, so far as this State is concerned.
1hs reason why oG The North Caroina reg ments
VIII cast their for Johnson tho democratic candi
date for Governor VITO claims 10 he OF the
South Carolina school, while other regiments will vote for
tbs II T. b. Vance, the opposition candiate who is
necessarily obliged to join issue with Mr. johnson thsre
being issue of State improvements or anything else
but politics. which has caused the dsunion press
designate Mr.. Vance the Uuion canddate Is simply
as follows
Those regiments who have voted for Vance what
are called the 'whg Union regiment" whose officers
are sold Union men, who have aiways voted with the
whgs or opposition, and who tabeoed By the lato
democratic Governor Ellis (who voloat secession
is and who chiefly nsrum nal in taking tho State
out OF the Unon) and ISSUED decree ths
effect that no person the State beonsn opposi
ton party should be appointed by him {Elis) any
ston Of honor trust in either military OF civil ca
pacty. This course, being unlike That pursued by the
Governors authorities Of any other STATE, has had
most sauiary and tendency to kesp up the bitter
strife bctwec ths democracy and tho oppos
Union party, which in the ascon cncy by
forty thousand in the last election
The leaders Of the opposition party not wishing 70 lose
their influence decided, after tiking calm survey OF
the 0eli join In and ride tho whirlwnd (kaowing IL
be nothing but an cpideinc Ia order that they might
be able 10 govern the storm.
Governor Ellis refused to commission any ono but
democrat in the Confederate army elsewhere, aeg
ing that those who had opposed secession could be
trusted This policy, as matter OF course encou-
RACED a still moro bitter opposition to the party in
power, and united more irmy the party which had
consc sniousy opposed secession. In order that thu
opposition leaders (who with thor party would
uay be under necessity Of joining the army might
have fair play and be able 70 maintain their Influence,
the Sovereign OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of which woe
elected as Uni at the time the State went Union
Of hands Of Governor Ellis aud gave the regiments
power to elect II cir officers.
Notwithstanding the opposition leaders were by this
act of the Convention placed on ar equal footing with
the democratic disunon leaders, they the Union load
crs were continually annoyed by the secession leaders,
who placing o5s-bles IN their WY, and pointing
them out as cold Union men, &c.
When opposition leader desired u raise regiment
be was very surc-owrg 20 this pcrsecution--that
original disunonst would loin his standard well
contested this sort OF warfare by IN sides that IL
ia. lie same effect with the leaders Of secession when
ar fhesr IA r0fSa
no member Of the opposition party, however humble,
would have any thing to do with them. Hence this
distinction OF "whig or Opposition regiments, and
e,origina secession regiments"
The Hon H. d. vanco--ex member Of the federal Con-
gress who is noted for his consevatismthc Coloael Of
the Twenty ninth North Carolina regiment, the oppo.
son candidate for Governor He s OF all the votes
q The opposition regiments ana al Tue opposition patty
voc-wbch Is larger in this state than any other IN the
country-who indebted TO tho opposition Iarty Tor
being exempt from military duty, which movement met
with violent opposition from the secessionlss.
Tho Raleigh sdndd,d the official paper Of the Conven-
ton and the leading organ OF tho opposition claims that
Vance win elected By at least forty thousand majority.
William Johnson, Of Charlotte, Mecklenburs county,
where no had nominal resd nee while n reality he re
sides Columbia, the capital Of south Carolina his
tive State where he owns mrch property and where bis
business Office s being President Of the Charlotte and
south Carolina Railroad, only fifteen mos Of which is IN
North Carolina. and being gentleman OF much wealth,
was able purchase nomination from the democrats
on the ground that he fJOhnson) n WIKI and
could therefore, palm himself OF among the mountain
and Quaker districts az conservative man, while his
claims as seccssonst o. the south Iarona school would
be readily endorsed in the strong democratic counties,
without The satne being proclaimed as be WIS demo-
cratic nominee, thus making bis chances, supposed
secession friends with those of Col Vance who
has never attempted 10 disguise his Union proclivos,
nor docs his supporters On the contrary, the Raleigh
Standard keeps IL very conspcuousy before the people
maj the oppoeition nominee or GconservatIvo can.
dida,eu II an old Union man." Who IL elected, will
aoppose Jefferson Davis and his corrupt oiques Rich
rnond This II reiterated by the secesh organs aud
orators Ct the State 10 san more emphatic and dsno
manner such the federal candidate" tho I" Union
eanddaten the abolition candidate" " Lincoln cand
date Such tho polite designations and titles which
al prcfxsd 60 the opposition candidate who u running
against The q south Carolina candidate The secesh
orators the stump T0ombs Yancey Wiall Pryor
aud Others. This politics contest aud bitter strife,
amounting 20 deadly hatred which 10 several INSTANCES,
has broken out IN bloody riot surpasses nythng IN
the share political before witnessed In
ths country aud what makes still more surprising H.,
because " auch at variance with the usual
duity Of this old state, which 4 renowned for good
order and efpecny Cor hor conservatism aud lack OF
excitement Nothing but revolution az nst The Uuin,