The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-06-05
Gov. Stanly's Course in North Carolina

We are just getting the details of the extra
ordinary action of Mr.. Stanly, the Military
Governor of North Carolina, in respect to the
colored population in that State, and they are
important as part of the history of this war.
Wo have already called attention to his act in
shutting up the schools tor colored people. But
it seems that he did not stop with this. He at
once gave himself to the work Of the slavehold-
ers and slave.huntcrs of that State. One Mich
olas Bray obtained an order from the Governor
claimed. He succeeded in getting one, but the
other esca ped, and the soldiers were So enraged
at the capture of the one taken that they res
cued the slave that night. Bray had promised
to take the oath OF allegiance. Mr.. Stanly has
also expatriated Mr.. II II. Helper, Il native of
North Carolina, in the following summary
order
OFFICE OF THE PRovosr MARsAHL,
Newborn, n. c., Saturday, May 81, 1862. (
II. II. Helper, Esq.
SIR | am instructed by his Excellency, the
Military Governor of North Carolina, to in form
you that he requires you to leave this depart
ment in the first vessel going North.
Capt. Z. q. Loring, Jr., Assistant Quarser-
master, will furnish you with the necessary
order tor transportation
! am, very respectfully, yours,
Dan MESSENGER, Provost Marshal.
Mr.. Helpers only offence, SO far as appears,
consists i'll his having written a letter to Gov.
Stanly, suggesting that the policy OF placating
the large slave owners was not his chief business
in that State. MIR. Stanly has also given order
to overhauI and search every vessel leaving
Newbeln, for colored people going north.
To fairly Judge these acts Of Gov. Stanly, i,
should be borne in mind that be has no author
ity to act al oil in North Carolina except wha,
he derives by virtue of his federal com a,
military governo. of that State. His acts
therefore, are, until disowned, the acts of thu
Administration IL is refreshing to know thai
they have been promptly disavowed by the au.
thorities at w Washington, and Gov. Stanly ha
been informed that the Government has not ia.
ken upon it's hands. ip addition to the work 0
suppresslng treason, tie labor Of enforcing tn,
local black codes of the insurgent States
Congress has already passed the following arm,
regulation
All officers or persons In the military servic
OF the United States, are prohibited from em
ploying any OF the forces under their ~respectiv
commands for the purpose Of returning fugitive
from service or labor, who may have escape
from any person to whom such labor or servlc
is claimed to be due, and any officer who yhaI
be found guilty by IA court martial Of v~iolalin
thus article, shall be dismissed from the service.
1t can't be possible that the Administratio
will hesitate to either give Gov. Stanly sue
definite instructions az will leave him no oppol
tunity to exercise his negro.catching propens
ties while acting as military governor, or reca
him and send somebody IN bis place who wi
remember that the Government has cut use
adriit from Slavery, and is not hencetorth to ell
ploy It's energies in propping up the sbattere
fabric.