New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-16
FROM NORTH CAROLINA
Gov. Holden at RaIeigh-Uis Character
The Amnesty ProcIamatien-Hew 10 IL
Neutrality-suspicious. ofthe Prcss-Negro
suGrage-A Repentant Rebel Clergy
man-What He Learned in England
Iutcrestiug T. xercises-A sudden Con.
ver.ion-sword Presenta,iou.


RALEIGH. June s. 1865.
Gov. Holden arrived from Washington on Sat.
ur,ay evening He came clothed with pow er from Presi
dent Johnson Provisional Governor Of North Caro-
lima and enters Immediately upon the discharge Of the
duties OF his office which Of purely civil cbarao'
ter. The Governor was welcomed by his few warm
friends and many who. year ago. would have assisted
in mobbine bis printing office have taken pull at
the rope by which they wished him elevated very
glad TO see him. and inquired most soliciousy after bis
health wished 10 know how he sustained the atgucs Of
his long Journey aud were otherwise very attentive
The Governor is a Kind and confdng man, and will be
the first to forget and forgive his late violent persecu
tors This noble trait Of characters but the part
Of some gives rise TO anxiety lest the INSCRIPTIONS
and dedguing knaves who have been the bitteFssi
Rebels heretofore who are now among the foremost
aud most Jealous fwn at the feet OF pOrr may get
moro than their share Of tho good mans attention. a.
well as Of the offices and influence at his disposal.
THE AMNESTY PROCLAMATION
wa first made public here Saturday. and the people
have not vet lad sufficient time TO read, mark
learn and inwardly digest It's contents In fact, some
parts of it are considered quite inlgestbe any how
Knots Of anxious citizens have been at the street
corners and In quiet places earnestly comparing views
ana each asking the other how the Proclamation strikes
him On the whole the document creates but little e1'
oitoment and 30 far as have heard no open opposi'
ton. Like the unrepentaut antedeluyians to whom
Noah refused admission into the Ark they think 1t IA
only shower after all and if the rain (reisn) should
continue they Will try their hand at swimming. or
invent some kind Of patent ieprescrver that will an
swer the purpose TO keep their heads above water
They are resigned 4 few rub their hands with glec
over the ngdcayed retrbutOn which has Oyeriakon
the men who persccued h,m. Their time has come,
and now wfh the Government behind them is natural
they should wish to pay of old scores. II is pleasant
TO them 10 change places II is not the highest type Of
patriotism perhaps-that which chiefly consists in Il
hearty dislike of ones old prosecutors and abuse OF
the aristoc1acy vaneeites and Daviscs The dead dog
shoud be permitted to rest and the retrospective ven
geance which has constituted large n share Of our
edtorias would be better honored in the breach than
the observance What il needed now, If not 80 much
raking 10 Of the dead past enlightened and states
manike discussions upon the political social and indus
tria condition of the State consequent upon the war
and the return of peace We hear few words of mutual
forgiveness, Of large.henried invitations TO forgoiinl
meas OF the past and consideration of plans and common
efforts for the restoration Of the old prosperity.
send YOU the first editorials Of the papers at Raleigh
since the aupesrancc of the Amnesty Proclamation.
JE, P,oeress seems about a. much rejoced at the
sweepine Acknowledgement of half the former Rebel
voters of the State it does at the exclusion OF the
valblacs from the privilege OF reorganzng liberty
and order in the State and with apparent susto cites
he fact that
The srstOcrats are deposed from power c'cctnaly,
and for the present deblIred from the use OF any oil the
mi yileges and immunIties derived from the rghts OF
IN other words they are placed P0u'o1Hy
l.osj. ,f5fhf NJ
and taxation laws without voice III MAKING h.n. AZ
regards the INNS however their interest III ine1h
viii cease when the cOniscatiOn laws are enforced
So this il at once the punishment Of the treason Of
white men. and the REGARD of the black for years OF
LOYALTY and battling for the Gag Of the free
II for every voluntary Rebel dHranctised' u loyal
freedman had been clothed with the fall rights of the
citizen who would not have and acknowledged the
ius,,ce and wisdom OF the stepi Under the existing
odinj.rajou. the black man has not even recovered
the rights which he enjoyed when John C. Calhoun first
HOGAN b crusade for the subyersion Of the Govern
mept. Then free blacks were allowed to vote In this
state.
THE BLACKS.
The coored people express disappointment that they
have thus been left ont in the cold and naturally look
,,r,vard with apprehension. They asking them
.,es what they have gained beyond their naked hee'
dom bv the war; and what they must expect from the
- ogoa,ehy" about TO come into power Entrusted Us
ore NTH full and complete discretion all their
civil socal and political Iights.-eIccpt that they may
not actually rcGnsaye them'
predic that the arstocracy o. wealthy class, partly
from sympathy which is begoten by common depriva'
tons and partly from wish to be even with the party
now coming into power will be the first to espouso the
ricbt f ,h hlack freemen 10 vote. Their social stand
inc and wealth remove them from any danger Of being
considered on an equality with their former slaves
which the poorer classes seem TO SHRINK rom IN posi-