Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-06-13

Gov. STANLEY, of North Carolina, in his
efforts to re-instate the black code oil that
State, did not stop with closing the eolored
schools. lie commenced the active return of
fugitives to the seeessionists. in direct viola
tion of the law of Congress which prohibits
-"all officers OF persons in the U. S. Military
Service from employing any of the forces I'M
der their command 70; the return Of tugitiycs;
and when a Mr.. Helper addressed to him
perfectly respectful letter, demonstrating
mildly against the closing Of the schools,
his Response was peEcmptory mandate, or
dering Mr.. II. to leave the State by the first
steamer going north. 1t is fitting that such
dirty work should be described in the con-
genial language Of the correspondent of the
New York Herald, from whose letter We
extract as follows
NEwBEES, Y. C., May 81, ls62.
The a5olitionists arc finding considerably more
difficulty in making their living under Gov Stan
ly than under ten. Burnside.
Since the arrival Of this discreet, conservative
anu All llAIAC4 man. one Nech lENtl Ei-QANf w
have had four successive acts Of bold policy, which,
if he does nothing more, will more than repay the
government for sending him here
These acts may be enumerated thus.
First-Closing the schools for the negroes. New
er before the arrival Of that crazy abOlitionist,
dubbed with the title Of doctor COlyer, was
there such 4 thing heard Of as a negro learning to
read. The impudence Of woolly headed urchin
running up to a white boy and saying, "Aha, 1
am learning to read, too which is now heard
constantly, was never thought Of More than one
OF our old citizens have been heard to declare that
if it was not for the military chat fellow that
taught them would have his neck stretched."-
Well, all this was brought to a close on Wednes-
day by Governor Stanly very quietly limiting 10
COlver that there was law of North Carolina
that made such teacher as he liable to six
months in the state prison, and telling him that
it would be a necessity laid upon him as Governor
to apply that law to friend COlyer if complaint
should chance to be made against him. The re-
suit was "Bro,hcr" c. closed his schools, amid
many wailings, lamentations, s0bbings, rubbings
Of noses, &c to say nothing Of extra smells and
perfumes, that evening.
Sec1nd-The next good rap the Governor gave
this class Of aboltionists TO make them TO re-
turn the stolen negroes they were harboring in
their houses and trying 10 run North. Nicholas
Bray, a man of mild and gentlemanly department.
applied to Governor Stanly for redress, he having
lost two darkey women, one a very lively looking
u
famous for his determination ideas had offered the
nice fat sum Of $500. The Governor at once
helped Bray, and told him to take his property
wherever he could find it. He did SO at once,
carrying one home in his barouche, although she
feigned sickness, and giving Colyers resting place
a good overhauling for the other.
Tha. night, however, party Of volunteer sol
dlers from one Of the Massachusetts, regiments-
free love rights men-and true to their principles,
went 70 this poor mans house, broke open his
door frightened his sensitive wife because she had
heroicaily assisted her husband in the capture Of
bis property, stole once more his slave girl, set
Ere to bis house and deeamped.
The next day the Governor sent word to all the
captains in port that if they took away single
negro North, their ships, on their return to New
bern, would be cOnfscated.
That same aftcrnsOn II. II. Helper, who has been
constant hanger on the army ever since its arri-
val here, and getting his living out Of the fat
crib ol the United states government, pretending
to te on secret service, burning bridges. DC,
wrote an impudent letter to the Governor, presu-
ming to criticise his conduct for the before mon
toned acts. Ecr this he was very quietly re-
qucsted 10 report himself in New York as soon as
possible, Dan Messenger, our gallant Provost,gly-
Ing him an additional quietus in the shape Of an
extra shot, telling MIN il be (Nessenger) found
him in Newbcrn after the departure Of the next
steamer he would send him to jail and iced him on
tough beef. Helper cleared that afternoon, as
did Colycr also and 50 your city will have two
more pets for Greeley to luOri,ate.