The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-08-23

ACard from Maj-Gen. John N. Palmer.
To the Editors of the AZ Il Tribune.
SIR Please allow me space to say that
the special dispatch from w ashington which
appeared in the Tribune of the 18th inst,
does great injustice to my impressions Of the
state of affairs in North orolina.
do not |" reportn that 3 the reconstructed
openly and defantly insult Union officers in
the Streets" I saw no disposition on the
part of any respectable person in Raleigh to
act discourteously toward Union officers; for
myself. I have to acknowledge many acts of
the most obliging kindness.
It is my belief, too that the freed people
of all classes are as kindly treated in Central
North-Carolina as they are in any portion of
the late Slave States.
With reference to the Union people who
once had slaves before the war, no truthful
account can be otherwise than gloomy. Inn
mediately after the collapse of the Rebel
ion, men of all parties in the South supposed
that the Government of the United States
would give it's confidence and extend the
fullest protection to the men who adhered
to the Union during the war. This eXpecta-
ton was 80 reasonable that the Rebels could
not object to it, and the Union men, encour-
aged by it, commenced the organization of a
party in North Carolina.
The election of the Rebel candidate, Gov.
Worth over Gov. Holden, and his admins
tration, supported as it has, been, by the
Washington authorities, destroyed these
hopes and this party. The consequence is
that few Union men have consented to be-
come the tail of the Rebel kite, and have
gone to Philadelphia to witness the recon
Citation of those who were never enemies.
They, like Northern Union men who have
gone to the same place on the same GRAND,
will be heard of as Union men no more
Those who have declined the alliance with
Rebels are disheartened, and have not the
courage to adopt the only courses which are
now open to them, utilization with the Union
party of the Northern States, and the extern
sion of the ballot to all. When they do this
they will commence an organization for sue
cess. JOHN M. PALMER.
Zanesoi1ze, Ohio, lag. IS, 1866.
The Sentinel, of this City, noticed recently
what purported to be expressions from Gen.
Palmer, differing totally from the foregoing,
and commented on them with some severity
That paper will now, of course, do justice to
Gen. P. by publishing the above.
1t is true, as stated by Gen. Palmer, that
the formation of Union party in this State
was arrested by the election of Gov. Worth
But the Unionists of the State, though dis
heartened by the course of events, are still
firm, and they will remain 50. They are not
wanting in courage to do their duty but so
far as we are concerned, we do not perceive
that any thing they could do would affect
the result in the Northern and Western
States, where the issues between the Presi-
dent and Congress are to be tried and settled.
Meetings have been held in this State to ap-
point delegates to the Convention of Loyal
lists in Philadelphia, and it is more than
probable that some delegates will be in at
tendance; but the Unionists of the North
and West must not conclude, if there are but
few, or no delegates to that Convention from
this State, that therefore the real Union feel
ing among our people has died out. There
are at least thirty thousand unconditional
Union men in North-Carollna. Their SYM
pathies are most thoroughly with those ma
tional men VI no. are striving to restore the
Union on loyal basis, and in due time they
will be heard and felt