The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-06-13

CROPS, &c.-Pass;ng through portions of
Wake, Johnston aud Wayne counties during
eur recent excursion, we could not avoit the
conclusion, that our farmers will barely make
half their usual crop, even. though the seasons
should prove unusually favorable. The most
that some of our farmers can do the present
year will be to renew their fencing-geneally
,destroyed-aud to prepare as well rs una, DC
.tor making an average crop next year.
This State has been peculiarly unfortunate
in this crisis; for though the actual destruction
of property within her borders has not beer so
extensive perhaps, as in other States, yet The
movements of two large armies 10 planting sea-
son were extremely disastrous to the agricultural
interests of large sections of country, while IN
discriminate foraging has reduced the farnlrs
IN many instances to absolute want. Thse
have had to begin life almost de nouo, apdro
replace from their crippled resources not ony
abe stock and the agricultural implements e.
sential to a proper tilage of the soil, but they
have had to essay all this when the labor-systen
is in state of utter chaos: The sudden aboli
ton of slavery has transformed into wastes
plantations that we're once gardens. Bewildered
by the novelty of freedom, able bodied slaves
have ceased to work. Leaving the weak and
the infirm, the women and children, as bur-
then to those who formerly owned them the
strong and stal1art have congregated in the
towns, their definition of freedom embracing
but two ideas; the one license not to soork; the
other, gratuitous ratioDs from the Z. S. Com
missariat. a.
e. We copy the following from the Raleigh
Progress Of the 9TH inst:
NJ. ID "
in demonstrating State Gorernment.--We had
a short interview with Governor Holden Mon
day afternoon, and from him learned the plans
and intensions of President johnson relative to
the reorganization of loyal State government in
North Carolina. 1t is not the policy Of the Gov
eminent to allow those persons who have been
VIGOROUSLY disloyal and prominent in their hos
tility to the national authority TO have anything
to do with the reorganization of State govern
Inent. The enrolment of voters will be conduct
ed by men of unquestionable loyalty. to be Sc
!ected for that purpose in each county. and those
leaders who were prominent in their adherence
to the rebellion will neither vote hold Office for
the simple reason that for the present they are
excluded from the Amnesty Oath. -
Though the President gave the general out
lines of the policy the Government desired should
be pursued in the reorganization of the State gov
eminent, the details and practical application of
the system will all be left to Governor Holden.
louG the people must not expect all LnlS
to be done in a day. 1t has taken years to pull
down, and it will necessarily require consdera-
BILE time to build up. In the first place. having
mails and no means of communication save
through couriers. it will require some consdera-
bic time to make the necessary appointments in
the several counties for the enrolment of loyal
men, and after this shall be done. the enrolment
must be made and the records returned to the
Governors office before all election will be held.
This can probably be accomplished in time to
elect delegates to Convention in August. and if
so. the body will assemble by the lst of Septen-
Der at farthest; and then, having laid the ground
work, the work will go rapidly and harmoni-
ously. The Convention arrange for the hold
ing of an election for Governor, congressman,
members of the Legislature county officers, &c !;
and after al these shall have been elected, and
entered on the discharge of their duties, the new
State government will be fully under way and
the military may be entirely withdrawn from our
borders. ~ =
And as much discretion has been given the
Provisional Governor by the Government, in the
discharge of his duties, Mr. Holden will be mainly
responsible to the loyal men of the State for the
manner in which the work of reorganization shall
be performed, and we bespeak for him the hearty
corporation of all true men in the performance
of the arduous duties before him.
TENNEssEE.-A bill fixing the legal status of
the colored people of Tennessee has passed the
lower branch of the Legislature of that State
1t guarantees the sanctity of the matrimonial
relation among them, bat forbids their inter-
marriage with whites. All laws in force for the
benefit of married women and children are to
apply to people of color, provided that colored
children shall not be admitted to the schools
with the whites.9 Eolored persons may be wit
nesses in all State cases in court against each