The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-09-12
PARDONS.

II mas uceH staIeu LII tue newspapers, anu
truly, that the President has pardoned w. J.
Hawkins of Warren, and George w. Mordecai
of Wake. And it has also been stated that these
pardcns were granted on the recommendation
of Gov. Holden. This is mistake, and it is
due alike to the President and to Gov. Holden
that the facts in these cases should be given.
These persons applied for pardon through
the Governor, and their applications were for
warded to the President with the recommendation
that for the present they should be suspended.
Tt was not the wish Of Gov. Holden that their
estates should be coniscated but he thought it
was but just to the loyal Union men of the
State that such offenders should not be permit
ted TO participate voters in the reorganization
of the State government. MeanR bile these
gentlemen repaired to Washington, to press
their cases. The State Agent, DR. r. j. Pow
ell, knowing that the Governor had recommen-
ded their suspension, declined to aid them
But they appeared before The President, and,
as VIC are informed, told him that they had
taken no active part in the rebellion, and that
they had been recommended for pardon by the
Governor. Their applications could not be
found by the Clerk; and the President, taking
it for granted that their representations were
correct, granted them pardon.
We make this statement in justice to the
Governor. The people of the State generally
will bear witness that Gov Holden has been lib
eral and leuient in his administration; and we
state the fact that of one thousand applications
for pardon forwarded by the Governor, seven or
eight hundred have been recommended for par
don. The Governor has prosecuted no one.
lie oherishes no resentment towards any portion
OF. his fellow citizens. 1t would afford him no
pleasure to see any estate coufscated. But he
intends to perform his duty without fear, favor,
or affection; and he is determined that his au-
.thority shall be respected. He did not seek
the place he now occupies, but he accepted it at
the request of the President, and he feels that
he has the confidence of the President. The
persons referred to may congratulate themselves
on their success; but we tell them that the Gov
ernor has power, il be chooses to exercise it, to
assess their estates In any amount for the sup
port Of the State government, and to aid the
State charities, and that lis exercise of this
power will depend upon the manner in which
these persons and their political associates and
friends shall conduct themselves from this time
until the provisional government ceases-Ral-
eigh Standard.
Since the above was put in type We find in
the Raleigh papers card from Geo W Morde-
cal in relation to the matter, which we will pub
,ish next week.
IA The purchase yesterday, of six thousand
barrels of beef, in this market, for shipment to
Great Britain, admonishes us that the dreadful
cattle disease, which is now raging in Europe,
will have an important influence upon our mar
kets for cured meats, if we shall be SO lucky as
co escape the disease itself A large advance
in butter and cheese may be expected. Fortu-
nateiy, We have large stock of sailed beef in
this market; it was packed last fall and winter
in anticipation of q demand from the army,
which have failed, prices have ruled all summer
lower than the average of peace times, especial
ly for the finer qualities. This, in measure,
accounts for the scarcity and high price of beef
cattle for some moaths past. we can, there
fore, well spare John Bull some beef, but we
beg of him to keep his present style OF roast
beef to himself-N i. World.
A. large meeting of the oldest nlanfers af La