The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-06-27
THE GOvERNORsHIP.

We publish to-day, by request, the pro-
ceedings of public meeting at which Gen.
NJ. w. Ransom was nominated for Governor.
Our paper is open to the proceedings of pub
lic meetings and when sent to us, and when
they contain nothing offensive to Union men,
i is our custom to publish them. We would
hive published the proceedings of meeting
recently held in Franklin County, which we
were requested to do, and at which Gov.
Worth was nominated, but for the rude man.
ner in which our offer to support that gentle
man on certain conditions was repulsed by
his organ, the Sentinel.
We do not know whether Gen. Ransom
will be candidate or not Gov. Worth is
certainly before the people for reelection.
His main dependence for success must be in
the faction known as the Vance Destruc-
tives. His declaration, made in private, that
he is devoted Union man, and his public
c0nni1ttass agaiuss the doctrine Of secession,
do not at all commend him TO the original
secessionists, though lie acts with them, and
now and then appoints one of them to Office
with the hope of securing their votes As
between Gov. Worth and Gen. Ransom the
secessionists would not hesitate They would
vote for the latter, simply because they
would prefer the real to the spurious article.
Deprived of his secession strength, Gov
Worth would not be able to poll more than
ten thousand votes in the State.
There is much cogitation and casting
about by the Worth faction for a candidate
for Lieutenant Governor. The Fayetteville
-Ne,cs, whose treason to the national authority
is as ardent as its Worthism, urges Robert
Strange, of New Hanover, as a candidate
with Gov. Worth; a writer in the Ashevillt
Neps urges B. S. Gather, an unpardonet
rebel; and the Greensborough Patriot, al
echo of the Sentinel, dominates and presse
for this honor D. D. Ferebee ESQ.,, a par
doned rebel The communication over tn
signature of Yadkin, published in the Patriot
in which Mr. Ferebee is nominated, was NJ
doubt gotten up in Raleigh The Sentint
responds promptly and warmly to this nom
nation. and says, "ace endorse arith0ut quail
fcation. what Yadkin says in regard to tn
fitness of Col. Ferebee for the office of Lieu
tenant Governor This settles it. 1t
known in Raleigh that Mr.. Ferebee is til
choice of Gov. Worth and his friends fc
Lieutenant Governor. The ticket will, Their
fore be Worth and Ferebee. Mr.. Ferebee
ono of the most stubborn and defiant rebe
in the State.
We trust the Union en- Of the State wi
stand to their guns and r bid their time
Let Abem maintain thei principles and the
Organization, and avoid alb conlmittals an
--entaplgling alliances. They owe this
themselves, to President johnson, and to Il
Congress which, with thu President, b
been so arduously engaged for months pa
in the work of restoration. They I'll
IJuion men referred TOD are the truest, if n
thsonly true friends the government has
this State. They arc the same in fair weat
er and foul. They keep their eyes stead
fssd on tile Union and though things mi
not always go to suit them, and though tn
may apprehend at times that the future
more gloomy than it really is yet they no
fast to their principles under all circumsta
cs, and confidently look for the time VIII
they will triumph. Their motto is, The r
tosation of the Union on the best terms that c
5tohtained, as the highest eRod efthe Southt
uople. All else is delusiye and dangers
There is no solid ground in any other dir
ton. ContinAsJ disyniqpyis fTaught VI
every evil The Union. come. to Us in wi
form it may, is by far the Iseser evil VII
com pared with anarchy, sectional hate, q
iutearation, and civil war. Tlat is our jud
ment. and we intend testand 10 it even u
the end "a
The washington correspondents Of the
v Herald states that Ex-PrfNsionaI e
srnor johnson. Of Georgia, has l'cen nonai,
ed ~ the President as Minister to We
auela His nomination will be sent e
senate in few days.