The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-28
NORTH CAROLINA.

The Governors Proclamation.
From the Raleigh Standard (ofcia organl August 81
We Law before our readers Today the proclamation Of
Governor Holden printed In the HERALD August lob set
ting the day Of election for delegates 70 lhe
and designating the day for them TO assemble IN raleigh
for the purpose Of dschsrgng the high and Important
duties for which the convention Is called.
The day Of election well as the day OF assembling OF
the delegates would been twelve or fifteen days earlier
but for the sickness Of the Governor and OF the fres
clamation from being written AZ early it otherwise
would have been: and after II was completed ~ was ior
warded to the President TO receive ms and
suggestions II detained at Washington city several
days longer than expected on account OF the fes
dents indisposition. 49,
The proclamation with the enrolling books, must be
sent every county In the State and after they arrive
there abundant time and convenient opportunity must De
given every citizen of every county, however remote,
to enroll his name get his certificate and qualify him
self to be free and independent voter
For these reasons as well as many others the day OF
assembling the convention has been delayed beyond the
time desired by the Governors but In the meantime the
period Of delay has been and will be used to good pur
Of the Governor the President has released every North
Carolina soldier and officer and they are all at home,
no% sn as sSoy ali he pree Of other
The delay has certainly operated benecialy in this par
ticular. would have been very much regretted the
soldiers and officers had been deprived OF vote.
Very many useful citizens who had held small posi-
lions in the Confederate government and Who under the
Presidents proclamation could not vote until they had
obtained pardon would have been deprived Of vote IL
the election had been held at early day But their
petitions have been forwarded in great numbers, and will
probable that the pardonng power by the day Of cleo
ton will have restored thousand citizens to all their
former rights and privileges who otherwise would not
have been entitled 10 the privilege Of vote
Besides this, il is impossible that convention could
have been called at very early day Our State, unlike
Georgia or Mississippi is in very uncompact and mac
ccssble shape. III extends three hundred miles along
the coast and five hundred miles from the coast to the
extreme western counties Most OF the State is far dis
tant from railroad communication, and not speedily &C
cessbe at any tme but for the past few months there
has been mail communication except along the rail
roads, and even there it very imperfect and I'M
reliable.
1t is not believed, however, that have lost any
thing by the delay II not the assembling OF the con-
venon that can restore us to civil law and relieve us
from military rule not at all That cannot be done ex-
cept by the reception Of altered and amended const
tuition and the reception of members Of Congress by
the next Congress Of the United States. That Congress
assemblies the first Monday in next December If our
amended constitution aud members of Congress are
ready by that day shall be In full time and Shall have
lost nothing If act with reasonable promptitude
hereafter shall be ready with members Of Con-
gress and they will be among the first 10 claim their
seats.