Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-07-12
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
WILMINGTON, N. c., JULY 6, 1866.


Governor Holden despairs of North Carolina
ExProysionaI Governor Holden, of North Carolina IS
this city and gives rather gloomy account OF the pct
ca aspect that quarter Inc mnossbe for
any good thing out of that political Nazareth
The dsfranchsemen of at least one-hah OF the czens
of North Carolina he asserts, condition precedent 10
the re-estabshment of law and order inc state Oon
CSn0n az % sse se @ o vote on
first Thursday in August Under this constitution the
islature meet the third Monday in November-
One of the amendments provides for negro tesInony
after nomination. which hanging fire in the senate
He has received assurances it is h certain
pointment will be confirmed if he complies WIN hI d
conditions laid down by the radicals such as p4plcy aa
se his personal influence its adoption by the
N0f'h Wastagton Cor of the Neeo York Herald.
If Ex-Provisional Governor Holden's capacity
for evil was limited to his influence in North Car
olina such extracts as the above would trouble us
little The unfortunate prominence, however, ne
has attained by the very unfortunate, but at the
time very natural appointment of MIR. Holden as
Provisional Governor of the State by the Presi-
dent in connection with the readiness he has ex-
hibited to sell himself out at very cheap rates to
the Radicals is calculated to do our State harm at
the North It at least furnishes an excuse for the
present proscriptve spirit manifested towards our
people.
While Provisional Governor, and the future
looked bright for political preferment, we heard
nothing of Acknowledgement. Pardons were re-
commended or withheld, without regard to the
former political status of the applicant but with
view to their future usefulness in the aspirations
of his Excelency Under an ordinance OF the
Convention making the official publication OF the
pardon sufficient evidence to give the right OF sui
frage, Just previous to the gubornatorlal election
in November, the papers Of the State were hueo |
with those who had received executive clemency, |
when in fact many of these gentlemen to this day
remain unpardoned, and very large poportlon
of the others were pardoned subsequently, at the
earnest solicitations of Governor Worth.
Until the election of Governor Worth over his
Provisional Excellency, Mr. Holden was satisfied
of the loyalty of the State enthusiastic over the
result of the election for members of the Con-
vention, under his policy, and especially well
pleased with Governor Holden and his prospects
for election, under his convenient system of man
ufacturing pardons. But now, that North Caro-
lima has cast him aside, and to-day he is the most
unpopular of all the public men who have ever
been before the people of this State-in disgrace
with his former political associates, and despised
by those who have made his inordinate thirst for
Office and conceited vanity, the convenient step
ping-stone to official preferment-he thinks that
the disfranchisement of at least one-half of the
citizens of North Carolina condition precedent
to the re-establishment of law and order. The
Acknowledgement of one-half of the people of
North Carolina would result in breaking down the
law and order which now prevails in this State,
which Governor Holden well knows, but would
not result in the election of Governor Holden to
the Executive Chair, which he believes would be
the case, and is the secret of his opinion. Gov
ernor Holden may himself select out one-half of
the voters of the State to be DISTINGUISHED, and
the remaining half would defeat him largely in
any of his aspirations
It is understood, however, that dispairing of
securing the Acknowledgement of the &C disloyal-
lists of the State hewl 60 to San Salvador, if the
Senate will allow, and will readily give his prom
Use to advocate the new amendment and use his
personal influence (?) to secure it's adoption by
the North Carolina Legislature.
We take it for granted that Governor Holden,
lobbying in person to secure the confirmation of
his nomination, has no conscientious scruples in
regard to the ''test OATH Can it be possible that
this man, who did more to &C fire the Southern
heart than any other person in North Carolina;
who carried us out of the Union and signed the
Ordinance of Secession; voted men and money {
to carry on the war, and voluntarily pledged the
last man and the last dollar" in order to secure
its successful end, will now solemnly he has
given no countenance encouragement or sup !
port to the rebellion? Or has he like some other
North Carolinians received special dispensation
from the.highlpriests of Radicalism which enables
him to swallow the oath and his conscience at the
same breath?
We hope the appointment will be received and
accepted. We care less for the means than the
end. We would like for him to be Minister to
San Salvador for the rest of his natural life A.
q contemporary has said, if the San Salvadoreans
can stand it, we can.