The national Republican., 1862-06-02
NORTH CAROLINA.

Ths NJ y. TrBsms, Of Saturday, psbaiaAss .
letter from Nswbefn, giving an soooans q a.
bstes In the North Carolina State convention
upoa . proposition toinposs taxes lpoa slaves
II b sos statsd In shi lstssr upsn what author
ity this report Of debates b given. II ID not
said 70 be copied from auy North Oarclina
newspaper, nor does the writer profss 10 hsvs
been present at ne discussion, and 70 deseribe
II from bis own notes OF recollection. Such .
letter, from psrson whose name 10 not given
TO the public, cannot be implicitly relied upon,
and especially In view Of the wsll.rsmembersd
imposltions prsctioed upon the N. Y. TD,~s
year ago by pretended correspondents from
North Carolina. Is. 5 .. .'.r' " hri " 8a-
Tbs authority Of the letter referred TO is Ger.
tainly very small, while Tie statsnents made In
II are extraordinary and quite incredible.
Ono Of them b 10 the efEsct that Mr. Gliner,
late member Of Congress declared In me
convention that be wAs prepared To advocate
the entire emancipation Of slaves, n thereby
. restoration Of the Union could be brosght
about We presume that Mr.. Giluer \, sail
really Union man, - be va eighteen nsnths
ago, but II be has made the declaraaioa ~
imputed 70 him, either be has entirely changed
his own character, or North Csrolins has sud
denly given up oil her notions and prejudicss.
Mr.. Gilmer Is very weak man, incapable Of .
bold policy, and timid to the last degree Of 60
Ing step beyond the feeling Of those about
him. And II ID hardly credible that North Car.
olins Is ready 70 entertain the idea Of emanci.
patton, when We know what opposition It en-.
counters in States like Maryland and Kentucky
whore the difficulties in the way are 90 much
lea.
But while we believe that the discussions
which took place In tho North Carolina State
couvsutioo, are seriously mireporied BY The
New York Tribune's unknown correspondent,
we are prepared TO believe that the Union senti.
ment there Ia quite considerable, and that upof
any serious reverse to the rebel cause, as fol
example the loss Of Richmond and the ab IN
doament Of Virginia, 1t Is quite within the pos
abilities that North Carolina may at ouoe throw
down her arms and return to the Union. To-
deed, correspon dent of the Philadelphia Press
writing from General Burnside's headquarters
says positively that the fighting there ID slresd!
regarded as over, and that General Burnsid'
hs, commenced neg ,ustions with leading mel
in the State, which must, within moath, rssul
In the entire restoration ofspeaoe. There h, VI
think, some foundation, for these statements
although colored, perhaps, BY the hopes AM
wishes of the writer. Everything, Of course
depends upon military result, in Virginia
the rebellion succeeds, North Carolina will I'D
here to H. II It fails, North Carolina will do u
desperate thing in cause in which she nevs
was conspicuously hearty, but will succuml
quietly to The logic Of events. ..-. +.
This view Of " at is probable In North Ca
olina, is confirmed BY the reports Of what
actually goinr on in Arkansas, whore II d vi
Questionable, that since the removal Of the mil
itary tyranny Of the rebels, the people are rs
turning in large numbers, and with seernin
will ,gness, to their old allegiance.