Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-06-14
why Helper was Eloeue1 fl
North Carolina.

The following is the letter writer by
Mr.. II. H. Helper, for which Gov. San
ley, the Provisional Governor of n. C.,
expelled him, as appears by the appen-
ded notes, summarily from the State.
We think all candid readers of wat
ever party, will agree that this act of
Gov. Stanley stamps him as certainly
unfit for the place he holds. 1t was an
arbitrary, useless, tyrannical, and en-
tirely unjust6able exercise of power,
proving its author to lack the qualities
generally for the high responsibilities
entrusted to him. Gov Stanley ought to
be recalled forthwith:
Newbern, N. c., May 80, 1862.
Gov. Stanley Dear Sir Il wish
you to believe me when I tell You that
what / say to you 80 ,day is said in a
spirit Of love and kindness. They are
only the words Of one man, son OF
the State, who heartily desires to be-
come again. a permanent citizen.
/ enlisted in the service a private
soldier for the purpose Of fighting down
the shareholders rebellion, and was
mustered out Of said service on the lst
Of February last, or my own applea-
ton, to join this division Of the army,
in either military or civil capacity, in
the hope that | might be more useful
in my native State than elsewhere.
This course was thought by some To
be impolitic | have awaited your ar
rival with no little impatience under the
expectat ion that new era was to be
inaugurated by your administration,
which would favor my long cherished
hopes OF again settling on my native
soil, and becoming useful.
Without any means Of knowing the
policy to be adopted by you upon your
arrival, the recent acts Of the General
Government have led me to expect
that you might try the effect of an
earnest appeal to the people to listen
to the gracious offer Of the President
in his late proclamationS, and seek de-
liverance from the incubus of slavery,
an appeal which, backed by the high
reputation You have enjoyed in the
state for moderation and patriotism,
could hardly fail to make an impress
sion upon the people, even in the midst
Of the wild tumults Of war.
1t had occurred to me that W lille you,
possibly, thus held out the olive branch
to the .feao large slave- oan,eers III the
state, whose interests or convenience
might temporarily suffer by change,
| might possibly make myself useful
among the larger class Of non->lave
holding citizens who have no direct in
terest in perpetuating the system, and
who, have reason to believe, would be
brought,b by judioious manage'nent,stn'r'
to acquiesce IN the parental policy Of
the President. Thus much | will re-
veal to you Of my feelings ana nay
hopes.
| have had no good opportunity since
you came to learn what course You pro
pose to pursue, but your first act, clos
ing the schools which have been e>tab-
llshed for the instruction of the negroes.
has seemed to me to point IN quite an
other direction from that which | had
supposed you might pursue. Itstrlkes
me that this is bad beginning, wheth-
er viewed as a stroke of policy or OF
Justice, and my objection in this com
munlcatlon is to respectfully lnqmre-
presuming it not to be improper for
me to do SO, since you observed that
YOU would be glad to hear any suyge>-
ton I might otfer-whether the course
indicated by this first act is to be the
lne Of policy to be adopted by you. -
If so, l shall need no further light and
will prepare as soon as practicable to
leave the State, satisfied as | am that
[ can render the State no service so
acceptable to you ana them,
| am, Govern,r, very Respectfully
your obedlent servant. II. H. Helper.
OFFICE OF THE PRovosr MARSHAL,
Newbern N. c., May alst 1851
H. H, Helper, Esq. Il AN in
s,ructed by his ExceiIency, the Military
Governor Of the State Of North Caro-
lima, to inform you that he requires Won
to leave this Department i'll the first
vessel going North.
Capt. G. G. Loring, Jr., \. @. NJ -,
will furnish you with the nece>Sar,
order for transportation.
| am very respectfully yours,
Dan Messengers,
Provost Marshal.