The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-26
CONDITION OF NORTH CARO-.
LIMA.
Ominous Events-The Old Leaven of
DisloyaltY at WOTk-The Defeat Of
Gov. Holden.

| OminOus Events-The Old Leaven of
Disloyalty at WOTk-The Defeat of
Gov. Holden.
From the RaleighsProgress, Nov. ls-
Last summer, solitary aud alone, we
| braVed popular prejudice, and told the Gov
ernment al Washington and the people Of
| the North that if the q. ops were suddenly
withdrawn from the State, it would be but a
short time before secess 0nists and trai. ors
would tar and feather Union men, and es b.
! pecially Northern men, as in 1860, and that
neither the Union men 4, rthe blucks wound
be safe in the then existing condition Of
things, il the strong arm OF the military
should be vi hdrawn- We spoke what we
believed to be true We believed it thea and
we believe il now we believed such 10 be
the condition Of things then, and we believe
it 70 be as bsd or worse now. Bus then we
were alODe-denounced on sll sides, or CHI
ded for our rashness-but consc Gus Of being
r ght, and that events would prove Us right,
We stood tirm and now we have the satis-
faction of seeing our then expressed views
pretty generally concurred in BY an loyal
men
We opposed cOn6scation and punishmeut,
believing that cur people generally would
come TO their senses, and cheerfully submit
to the condition OF things, and give zeal
Gus support to those here and at Washing
ton who were laboring to bring the eoun-
try back 70 its former quiet and prosperity f;
but we were mistaken, and we are nov sat
i-fed that justice, which would hsve con-
fiscated the estates and imprisoned OF pun
ished the persons Of the leading traitors,
would have been much better for the whole
people and the future Of the country than
the mistaken leoieucy Of the President and
Provisional Governor. Confscation and
punishment would have insured submission
!, authority, and Lave stihed and strangled
treason but leniency and mercy have en-
boldeued the leaders, until the Government,
its officers, soldiers aud friends are sneered
at and held in contempt. Pharisee-like
they sing hosznnahs 10 the Union from the
street corners but they at the same time
circulate petitions for the arch-traitor, 10
the churches, schools and families and,
give them chance 10 vote between a seces-
siouist and an ultra Union man, and the
former partisans of Davis and the so-called
"confederate" leaders, all cast their suffrage
against the loyal candidate.
Now, the question arises, ought such men
to be allowed 70 vote at sil2 andres Johu-
son instructions were that none but loyal
men should be allowed 70 take part ia the
work Of reconstruction, but il Is well known
in this State that no one has been hindered
from voting save few who iailed % get
their pardons through while there are
thousands who are the declared enemies Of
the Government.
We know that Governor Holden has
yielded 10 his natural generous impulses, in
this matter Of allowing the disafected 70
vote, but be has committed great error in
yielding 70 those generous impulses, and
one that We fear IS 70 give US much trouble
From fifteen 70 twenty thousand men hsya
voted in tins State that ought not 10 have
voted unil The elections necessary Ia the
work Of reconstruction were all over, for
while they prof IS loyalty and devotion 20
the Union, It IS very apparent that they are
not the friends Of the Government OF those
who control it.
lFrom The Raleigh Stand 'ri Nov III
The Sentinel n trying 70 crawfsh out Of
its present position N opposition % Cover
nor Holden's sdministra ION and President
Johnson'a policr. For the sake Of Office
the seninel and its ,upp rtsrs Auog them
selves in oppositiou 70 the po icy Of the
Pre- ident, and has stirred up strife and pre-
vented the Ie urn Of the State. u 10 iusi
what traitors might have been expected 10
q q, and, Ehstever their prof ssi 1ns ma BE-,
they have dooe the traitors work. This Is
the plain Engiish. We Intend 70 hold them
10 j.
Six months sgo there was not one word Of
opposition; four moths ago the Sentinel
did not "pe p" even about opposition, but
now men are vieing with each other in the
work Of st ring up strife, hindsring the
Provisional Governor in his uork. and rs
king up old Confederate issues This Is The
plain u0mistssable WORK Of traitors-un-
PardOned, virulent traitos.
We are not injuring the State, or suy one,
ia stating this tact. We are doing . duty 70
expose IL We did lot seek the rsviFal of
their reasonable sediments, or an issue
with any one. We have been glad 70 be-
heTs, Ct times, that al vTss peace. But nov
they themselves have torn the veil awav
They themselves have brought this whole
thing ab0ut- By plotting darSiy, b. excl
ting dis,outeot, end uginr uapardoued mex
% become eaudidst 9 il defiance OF tha
wishes and Instructions of President John
son, they have drawn the line of demarca-
ton They have placed themselves 81 ths
head Of The disconteutsd. 1he unpardonei
and the unconquered. Their work hes been
that which might have been expected from
traitors, and such they are.
We told them that they could net zet
back into the Union, pursuing the path thew
took. OF what arah was that : TheT
lrughsd il 70 scorn. They do not wish q
get back into the Union snder Uuion lssr
her hate the Yankees still L hss b.ln
nc love feast % them, aud as the uo-k -
reconstruction has gene Oh, they have rno-s
and more plainly sboue1 Iheir real f-rl
inEs- Il Is delight % them 70 res,-l
the work Of Teconstruetiou carried au
By loyal meu- u they are 90 70 blak
- siii they VISA 70 60 back e they len,
uuier secession leader. Per -. uur- /
pase thew have errrfea - .,-s'-.---
They hsve stirred up striis. brought out aB-
pardonsd t1sitors for Coneress. rszsd up cid Z
issues q every sort, established treasonabls Z
papers. opposed men bsca1as 81 their rad /
cal Uaion aeutiments, denouncsi The Pro !
ylaicnal GoverHer ~ S1uihern traitor. Or 3 Z
uaion t-sitoEi e i!iPlssssi sAsir PurPsses