, 1865-08-02
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST ?. 1865.
pHC0NSYnUCr1ON IN NORTH
ca

11elC ID LlVuDlt IL &Hul Ill ~A4V&444A% As1-
construction Is not working as happily as
VIA predicted. Nj. Holden WAS appointed
Provisional Governor among the earliest Of
hclal acts Of President johnson. Pardons
vert scattered with a liberal hand to the old
rebel a11stccacy. Any leader Of secession
could receive amnesty and be restored to
perfect equality with loyal citizens, simply
for the asking OF pardon. Gor. Holden,
meanwhile, proceeded actively In appointing
magistrates and registering voters. The time
for holding an election Is approaching, in
: which delegates to remodel the State consti.
tuition are to be chosen, and Stats and county
officers elected. Everything seemed to be
going on smoothly and prospcrously-
AL at onre, Helosa aad Ills friends get
new light On the situation; they discover
that the troops have mostly bscn disbauded
end sent home that the rebel leaders have
bes- .@tnera11y paydoned and their property
restored to them. and that thcY are now can
didates for ali of1iees. 1t is furthermore per-
ccired that the ar1nest!cd rebels constitutes
decided majority Of the white voters, aud
that they have organized party, nad will,
at the election, seize complete control Of the
State and administer Its goye1aneut, not
only in hostility to the Federal Government,
but fer the oppression aud persecution OF
Coz. Holden and his par-y Of protcssed
TnIonlats. 1ntimatlcns are thrown ont by
the rebels, that as soon as they find them
selves tcIuEtated in Office, and have secured
tie government Of the State In their hands,
they will re-esta5lieh s]avtry, In some skape,
III defiance Of the freedom Proclamation and
terms Of the amnesty oath. 4 Rslc'gh dis.
patch, Of July eth, says:
~. q. Ruse. oi this city, who has recently re.
ce3red ftderdl appointment, and who has been
dcs1Reafed 70 represent this ofEt.tet In Conxrass
md ALT IT, the approaching State Convention de-.
aEes @ ne Ros,ttoa q the slavery question By say
<ttTy Afats trha Roac} }rre, Some If the country
meeEt 70 which have nomiuated rebel leaders u
ssnaidatfe % the stste co4yentiou instruct them
to f.voE. ly c9rstitu.icn.l Or Legislative enact
ned, the bihainE ont Of liberated 4lavea to their
former nsste,e Tor term Of YEARS, Thus ia the
In The Convention. and a 70 In Con9tess''
This dispatch indicates the sentiments and
purruses Ct the ptrdoucd rebels Of North
CaroliIa-tle model s'Conserratiye'' S:ate Of
the South.
Fosesseing tie inevitable result Of the forth
ctming reconstruction election, the Holden
parry a1e crying wita 8 lond voice for post
pouemtnt Of It's election and m enforcement
Of tie cou6scattcn laws, In order to dive the
rebel leaders out Of the State. The Raleigh
Pxc3rrss-Holden' o1gan-deneunces the
reckless use ef the pardoning power Oh the
part Of tie President. This "z1splaced
len3ency," it aayt, ia *tmAkins the lcadiug
"1ebtlt, who ere casly receiving pardons,
!" siill more dIsloyaI and insoleut than before,
"a1o khey comprise the public men Of the
State. 1hsy have all besn designated Al
"delcgntest to the coming Static Convention,
"whsch body 1t il known tbey will conteeL''
The Ptogrtsx farther states that:
4'1he negroes and rnlon zen are the spec,sl
ofjtc's Of lhetf h4tred, whose protection de.
J@te entirely upon tne tnfoIcemept Of the con.
nsest en ;.w; which a,s:Eus oa', ths elaleyal,
:n1ugrraied."
And get, how strange, how astonishing It
II, that the white Union!stz vino, equally
with the negroes, are hated and persecrteo
by TIE rebels, refuse to ALLOW their only
friends srd backeis to help them at the bal
lot box out-yote and beat their common
enemy. 6urh prejudice sEstnat color is
thicker than the hide Of q rhinoceros. The
$40, ,o00 loyal colored people Of North Caro-
liza possess the requisite number Ct adult
male citizens, who, If allowed 10 vote, will
give Gov. Holden and lis party decided
majority in The State.
A new peril begins TO merace the white
Onion men Of North Carolina. The par
dontd rtbels hold forty millions Of douars Of
State scrip, issuad By tie rebel State author
tiles TO raise mtn and wage war agalnst the
Federal Government. The holders of this