The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-10-31
Proclamation
BY WILLIAM w. HOLDEN,
PROVISIONAL GOVERNOR,
To the People Of North Carolina,

WHEREAs,a Convention of the people oi
North Carolina has been chosen 10 pursuance oil
the proclamation of Andrew johnson, Presiden,
of the United States, of date May Goth, 1865
under the fourth section Of the fourth article 0i
the Constitution of the United States, which
guarantees to every State in the Union repnb-
lican form Of Government, for the purpose Of
enabling the loyal people of said State to or
ganize State government whereby justice may
be established, 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 the Federal Government, by pre-
senting such a republican form of government
will entitle the State to the guarantee of the
United States therefor, and its people to protec.
tion by the United States against invasion, in
surrection, and domestic violence: And said
Convention having assembled in the City of
Raleigh, and adopted Ordinances hereinafter
Governor of said State, do hereby proclaim and
declare, that an election will be held in the
various Counties OF said State on Thursday, the
ninth day of November, 1865, as follows:
lst. For the ratification or rejection of ga n
Ordinance declaring null and void the ordinance
of May the Goth, 1861"
I'd. For the ratification or rejection of Gan
Ordinance prohibiting slave in the State of North
Carolina"
Sd For Governor and members of the Gen.
eral Assembly.
4th For seven members Of the House Of Rep.
resentatves Of the Congress of the United States.
5th. For Clerks and Sheriffs of the respective
Counties.
The elections shall be conducted in accor-
dance with can Ordinance providing for the
election of the members of the General Assem-
bly,, to be convened on the fourth Monday of
November, eighteen hundred and sixty -fve aud
for clectihg Representatives IN Congress and
Governor of tie State" ratified by the Conven-
tion the tenth day of October, one thousand eight
hundred and sixty five, and hereinafter set forth;
said Ordinance having been passed in pursuance
Of the proclamation of the President of the
United States, of date May Goth, 1865, author
izing said Convention to "prescribe the qualif
cation of electors, and the eligibility of persons
the State" And also, in conformity with the
this State concerning said elections, in force
previous to the Goth day of May 1861.
The people of the State are respectfully urged
to maintain order among themselves at the elec-
ton, and to discountcnance appeals, the ten
dency of which may be to produce ill-teeling
and alienation towards the federal government
The policy Of the government has been liberal
and generous towards North Carolina, and no
pains should be spared to secure a continuance
of this policy.
And the officers in the various Counties, ap-
pointed by the Provisional Governor, are en-
joined to exert themselves to preserve the peace
among the people on the day Of the election; to
act with justice and irmness in all matters that
may claim their attention; TO see that those e,-
titled to vote protected in their right Of suf
frage, and that every manifestation, if such man
ifestations there should be, of hostility to the
federal government, is promptly rebuked and
repressed
Done at our city of Raleigh, the 18th day of
October, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty five, and in the year of
the Independence of the United States the
ninetieth. W. w. HOLDEN,
Provisional Governor
AN ORDINANCE
TO give publicity to the Ordinance ordering
Elections on the I'd Thursday in Nov. next :
Be it ordained by the people of North Caro-
lima in Convention assembled, and it is hereby
ordained, That the Provisional Governor be en-
powered and requested to take such steps as in
bis jud gment may be necessary to make known
to the people of North Carolina the ordinances
ordering elections OF the 21 Thursday of Novem-
her 1854 Tread three fines md Ratified in