New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-12
coy. sTayLy AND MIR. HELPER.

SIa: A letter 10 my children was hastily written
on the 2sth ultimo, and on Friday evening h'S''
accompanied with polite note, sent to Gov. o'a'''
with request, if it was proper for him 10 40 'o'
% send il with bis next flag Of truce TO GoioHoof'
or other place. 10 be mailed. After had e'noarAe"
On board the transport Haze, as per ofaer Oh '''
Governor received the following note IRON hiii'
EHwBEKs, May 81. 1867
Mr. Il. II. Helper: cannot seha IniS ie'''' WV" ~
aninrf ard viii no! break the seal
Have examined and will forward with pleasure oy
che srst oppsr.unity. Years. &C., ED"' sIANLi'
Military Governor Of Ncrth Carolina
b,oie the seal and sent it back to him for ex-
animation. and few moments before The steamer
left it was returned TO NE without explanation.
su moved to publish this letter in the hope that my
children may thereby near from me, and to Afford
slr Stanly an opportunity to explain his singular
conduct for not forwarding it.
Respectfully. ii. d. HhLfhh-
THIS letter from father to bis children, whom he
had no, eeen for four years. which is held as contra
band by the Provisional Governor Of North Caro-
lina Is as follows:
NgwsERs, N Carolina May 2ath, 1869.
MY DEAR CHILDREN, ALEXANDER AND SALLIE
slssuns " c.: 1t i, needless for to sdSe yeu Of the
many anxious days ard have watched for 81 oppor
limit, 10 address YOU since this wicked began pray
God will not many months before shall have an oppor
tuuy 10 you and place under my own protection
heard oil you Roanoke Island through enc OF T." OF the
Pce rrisoners residents of Salisbury the next week after
tie battle c, ths place. My 6r. impulse to take ndvsn
tas Of the then doubtful opportunity to write letter
bu, upon reflection determined 10: to enEu letter to the
hands OF man 10 had taken up against the Govern
asnt oh ow country and besides think If had would
0ever have iesehedyo
Have you not been led to reject my dear children, since
TIL, e1ecrsble has been p=osessngbroUght about and
forced upon the Government by the iuo'ssble Democratic
Proslsvery party OF the Ssys Ssteshow unwise 1t was
to tie ha.ty politicians North Carona coun. the
before illegally and recklessy pushing her out Of the
Cbion. What will North Carolina have gained should the
beious sa,es succeed in their wicked designs TO establish
tsr independence which utterly impossible Just nothing
all She has completely impoverished herself by her
oosh legislation, and tho e;;ep; bolster mp tho puny
o. Jsf. avis Co.. that she cannot hope to ssn to
former prosperous condition for the next half century
aess abe Immediately reEders her and returns with
into the Union. Al her former slow
o prosperity have checked-checked in the natural
increase Of her northumberland in her railroad
.jucsons agricultural, and the thousand and one other
imperfect civilized Developments, which before her pr
spse fight from tho Union kept her within the pale Of
honorable respectability.
hcs. systems Of progress removed from her
m endssyoed to scqgan yourselves Of the true cause Of
this wicked and inhumsn rebellion II 80 wts, did
scu sstl 4 was Slavery. The Democratic ssvsdr;vins
politicians cfthe South could extend the miserable slave
system the land therefore forsooih would break aud
cend In twain dear Government Did they do i'll Car
they TT Wn they sucossdi No. On the
rsry they have insugurssd policy which will not only
break and min themselves hut which viii assured
abolish the tccursed institution entirely and forever.
Slavery crucihd BY the hands Of the Rebels the dag
tsey fred on Fort Sumter succes,ul s,:eDpt reur,e,
the cruc6Ion beyond the power o; In former days
maintained thai the Slave had the right and rhoud be
permitted 20 manage Slavery their several Legislatures
might deem proper This opinion longer exists for Slavery
already sbOlshsds ia abolished, and tine deed was pe''
pssted by the savehoers Themselves thanks to Almighty
God
An almost unlimited field open in this State well
the other Slave States for Yhsrthropic labor-nteseut
patriotic labor North Carolina IS in great want Of good men
men who can take hold Of the great wo presented aid
DOT Ola associations be broken up former custom,
must 20 BY the wsysde WHOM surroundings OF srs:ocrs,
xusivepsss be fang away. Reforms must be begun
=, peope-the common peopls-Inus be elucsed and so
- he black PEOPLE All these things viii be hard 10 do,
M sox aus, be done The shareholders Themselves must,
- e.. ~ circumstances take hold Of the great vork
Who'll. changes OF social and political reform.
Tb I,,r.o Of the people Of the soa!h toward
air best ssds tho Yankee. the crnsl tes'ne.' Of the
the baStefel, their irhuIrsn treatment. ., our prisoners
IF war ch.rscefist,c 81 batbsfoas sye svery be:e'
p'carsIn snd this leads PEOPLE into excsf'e'
have lust had long coaverss ion with one 81 or prison
. released a. Salisbury last week am gIeveo 20 kHo"
,hs be only got 10 IA Of very bad bread .IAef ol
mad. ND will. sort Of yeast from the peach leaf about ousce
oes and half pint Of thin rice soup or broth per day aS
rstions
Salisbury prisoners taken at Roanoke and other places did
cot receive such trestmeut They received snd I'll DINERS
bsy. received Oh all occasions the same rsonsss our own
.odsrs m good bread coffee beef and pork or bacon nee
n homjuy beans sorE potatoes, rnoasses &c For The
want Of ALT vinegar and vegetables OF our poor Trs
omen have suffered terribly with learned 'rom THIS
osoper that there was Union sentiment still existing IL
Salisbury wholly poweess and that many Oh the
Door people were suffering for provision he being
Yankee prisoner OF had no means OF inquiry or
.cousiptance with the czeI, having been much Of the
tims kept in close couGneuent therefore could give no
tidngs Of you.
this letter reaches you which Is altogether doubt
futhough directed your gandPsit will find you well
hsd from your dear ma the day before yesterday
.hs "a very we'll After the battle this place was confined
IN nv bod for fortnight after which tne, went North to
ccru,t nv health returned week ago yesterday While In
New York sent Ma and Matte several presents o. sub
a.ps.l neesssity l wish could send you some to-day
How much wish to you, you can never know. God
Al..s Won Your sfect mate father,
IL. II. HELPER
WHAT A SOLDIER THINKS.
rouo..;,.. Ia nm sxtr.ct from "a letter from an