The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-12-25
OmcIaI CorrespondeDce.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-The Score
tary of State has, by direction of the
President, addressed letter to Proyis-
ional Governor Holden of North Caro-
INA, relieving him from his trust and
expressing the Presidents acknoWl-
edgement of the fidelity and the LOYALTY
and devotion to his administrative al
fairs in that State. A COPY of the letter
has been sent to tho Governor elect of
North Carolina, with the tender of the
cooperation of the government of the
United States, whenever it NAV he
found necessary in efTecting the early
restoration and the permanent prosperf-
ty and welfare of the State over which
he has been called upon to preside,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-The follow
ing telegram has been received:
RALEIGH, N. c., Dec 23.-Io Hon,
IVn. ~. Sel0Grd, Secretary of State >
SIs-Your dispatch of this date. reIiev-
ing me of my duties as Provisional
Governor of North Carolina, has been
received. It gives me pleasure to be
relieved of the responsibility and labor
of this office. I will at once transfer
the great seal and the papers and prom
erty of the State, now in my possession,
Governor elect. Be pleased to
convey to the President my sincere
acknowledgements of tile honor that
has been done me and the confidence
reposed in me on calling me to the DO
sition, with the expression of the hope
that his plan for reconstructing the in
surgent States to their natural and an
propriate place in the Uuion may be
crowned with entire success. I have
the honor to be with high respect your
obedient servant.
[Signed.1 w. w. HOLDEN.
The following response from Govern
or Orr has been been received by tele-
coIuNB1A, S. c., Dec. %, 1855.
To Hon. ". II. SeDard, Secretary of
State:
sIR:-The Legislature adjourned yes-
terday at noon. Gov. Perry has re-
dispatch has been forwarded to him by
mail: 1t will be very gratifying to the
people of South Carolina that her Gov
ernor has been entrusted with the Off
GERS Of their own selection. In their
name thank you for the tender of CO.
operation Of the government of the
United States when found necessary in
ettecting the early restoration of per-
manent prosperity and the welfare of
the State. You may be assured of nv
unalterable purpose to aid in uphold
Ing the supremacy of the laws OF the
United States and in advancing the
honor, interest and prosperity of a
common country.
[Singed.l JAS. L. ORR,
Governor of South Carolina.
Lewis Chapline, Collector of Internal
Revenue, S. G. Robins, Register Of
Wills and j. II. Crossman, have enter
ed a suit in the District of Columbia
Supreme Court against the Mayor
of Washington, the City Council and
the Register of the city, to restrain them
from paying out of the corporation
funds the expenses of the recent cleo
ton to take the sense of the citizens in
relation to negro suffrage. The com
plainantS take the ground that there
Is no authority given in the municipal
charter for the holding of elections Of a
political character, or to determine or
ascertain the views of the residents in
reference to the extension of the cleo
tive franchise to persons of color in this
District. Judge Carter made an order
that the respondents appear on Tues
day next to show cause why an inIunc-
ton should not be issued as prayed for.
A petition to Congress is in cIrcuia.
ton to-day for signatures in favor OF
negro suffrage, ---s--,--l4-z-.
The issuing of pardons has almost
entirely ceased. About dozen reoui-
sitions were made to-day for North
Carolina cases-all of the S2O,O 600 class.
Secretary Stanton returned 10 the
city last evening from hi9 visit n n6;rSI