Journal of freedom. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1865-186?, 1865-10-28
PROCLAMATION.
BY WILLIAM W. HoLDEN.
PROVISIONAL GOVERNOR.


PEOPLE OF NORTH CAROLINA
WHEREAs, Il CONVENTIONS on THE prom,
OF North Carolina has been chosen IN nnysnsnc.
=. tne prociamation Of ASDRRw JoBEscN. Pres;dent 4
fourth section of the fourth article Of the GoCst;t..io.
- the United states, which guarantees to ever s az
u tneeonlon q republican form of government, for the
organize a State government, whereby Justice NAV b
essaDlsned, domestic tranquility restored, and loyal
citizens protected in all their rights of life, liberty and
property and for the purpose also Of restoring said
State to its constitutional relations to thu Federal %.
vernment, by presenting such a republican form Of 90.
Ternment as win entitIe the State to the guarantees Of
Inc United States thsrefor, and its people to protection
by the United States against invasion, insurrection
and domestic violence And said Convention bsTiDg
assembled in the City of Raleigh and adopted Ordinaces
hereinafter set forth, i, WILLIAM W. HOLDEN. Proyfs
sional Governor of said State, do hereby proclaim and
declare that an election will be held in the various
counties unite OF sa.d State on THURSDAY, the ninth day of
LIST. For the ratification or rejection Of " An Ordi-
nance declaring null and void the ordinance of May the
I'd For the ratification or rejection of &C An ordi-
nance prohibiting slavery in the State of North Caro-
Sd. For q Governor and members of the General As
4th' FeAseven members of the House of Represan.
tatlyes OF the Congress of the United States.
oth. For Clerks and Sherifs of the respective coun-
g The elections shall be conducted in acoordancs with
AnsOrdlnance providing for the election of the mem
eers OF the General Assembly, to be convened ON the
Iourtn monday OF November, eighteen hundred and
slxty.hve, and for e~leeting Representatives in CONGRESS
ana Governor Of the State, !" ratified by the Convention
the tenth day OF October, one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-fve, and hereinafter set forth; said Ordi-
nance having been passed in pursuance of the procla-
nation OF the President of the United States, of date
May 18th, 1855, authorizing said Convention to 'tpre.
scribe the qualifications of electors and the eligibility
OF persons TO hold office under the constitution and laws
OF the state" And also, in conformity with the rules
and regulations prescribed by the laws eff this State
concerning said elections, in force previous to the 10th
day of May, 1861.
The people of the State are respectfully urged to
maintain oader among themselves at the election, and
to discountenance appeals, the tendency of which may
De to produce ill-feeling and alienation towards the Fe-
deral Government, The policy of the government has
been liberal and generous towards North Carolina, and
no pains should be spared to secure q continuance of
this policy.
And the officers in the various counties, appointed by
the provisional Governor, are enjoined to exert them |
preserve the peace among the people on the
DAY OF the election to act with Justice and frmness in
all matters that may claim their attention to see that
those entitled to vote are protected in their right of
suffrage, and that every manifesta ton, if such nantes |
tation there should be, of hostility to the Federal Co.
vernment, is promptly rebuked and depressed.
Done at our city of Raleigh, the 18th day of October,
in the year of our Lord one thousand eighthundred and
and in the year of the independence of the
United States the ninetieth.
W. W.. HOLDEN, Provisional Governor.
By the Governor W.. R.. RICHARDSON, Private Sec.