The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-03-14

who participated in the rebellion by appoint /
ing them to office and giving them power,
the following copy of his telegram to Gov.
Holden, of North Carolina, dated Aug 90, |
1865, will throw light and set the Presidents |
right on that question A duphcatesof this
communication was forwarded to each of the |
Provisional Governors The President says:
Information comes to me that reports are |
freely circulating in influential quarters, and |
where, without contradiction, they are calcu-
lated to do harm, to the effect that in the |
appointments to Office, and in the recon-
mendation for appointments the true Union
men are totally ignored, and the Provisional
Governors are giving decided preference
to those who have participated in the rebel
lion.
The object of such representations is to en-
barrass the Government in its reconstruction
policy, and while place no reliance in such
statements, II feel it due to you to advise you
of the extended circulation they have gained,
and to impress upon you the importance of
encouraging and strengthing to the fullest
extent the men of your State who have never
faltered in their allegiance to the Govern
ment. Every opportunity should be made
available to have this known and understood
as your policy and determination.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
Gov. Holden replies that he has been care
full to prefer and appoint original Union men
and persons in favor of restoring the Federal
authority. He says there were 4,000 ap-
pointments, officers to be made, and it is pro-
bable that in some of these cases misrepresen-
tations as to the loyalty of appointees may
have been made but so far as be was in
formed, the officers appointed were loyal
men,"
If there were any grounds for doubt
ing the wish and purpose of the Presi-
dent to reorganize the States through
theagency of" Enthusiastically" loyalmen,
the foregoing dispatch to the provision
al Governors would at once remove all
doubt. He tells these officers, in the
most emphatic manner, that he desires
to impress upon them the /" importance of
Strengthening and encouraging to the
fullest ecte,at, the men of your State
WHO HAVE NEVER FALTERED IN THEIR
ALLEGIANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT" He
leaves no room for the employment in
this work Of even sincerely repentant
secessionists or latter-day war men, but
his order is that those citizens "acho
haze aecer faltered IN their allegiance
to the government" must be strength
ened and encouraged to the fullest er-
tent"
This was in August, 1865. What has
been the subsequent course of the Pres
identa In November, 1865, he sent the
following telegram to the provisional
Governor of this State. We copy from
the Standard of November %, 1865:
IMPORTANT FROM THE PREsIDENT.-Go
Holden has received the following telegram
| from the President, which is laid before the
public for information:
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9th, 1865.
Hon. W. w. HOLDEN, Provisional Gocernor !.
Accept my thanks for the noble and eff
Gent manner in which you have discharged
your duty as Provisional Governor. You
will be sustained by the Government
The results of therecent elections in North
Carolina have greatly damaged the prospects
/ of the State in the restoration of its Gov
emmental relations. Should the action and
the spirit Of the Legislature be in the same
direction, it will greatly increase the mischief
| already done, and might be fatal.
1t is hoped the action and spirit nantes
| ted by the Legislature will be so directed, as
rather to repair than increase the difficulties
under which the State has already placed
itself. ANDREW JOHNSON,
President of the United States.
Comment on the above is unnecessary.
The President has since repeatedly
declared, in conversations with public
men, which conversations have been
published with his sanction and approx
al, that the States must be recognized
through the agency of Enthusiastically
loyal men"-by men "deyoted to the
Union" -and that if there are but 'sfive
thousand loyal men in State" they
alone should be entrusted with the
work of restoration. The President
therefore, has not changed. He enter
tains the same views in this respect
which he entertained in May, August
and November, 1865. He has most EN-
phaticallly declared, over his own name
that the result of the elections in this
State in November last, has "greatlg
damaged the prospects of this State il
the restoration of its governmental rela
TONS" Another step, he says, in this
direction, may be T" fatal"
What then? Can we expect to SEE
the State restored to the Union with the
. public men we now have in office P
The work of restoration, be it remem
bered, is still in progress. 1t has APP
preached its most critical period-th,
crisis of its fate. Can we expect to b.
received with Tennessee, as we nigh
have been, when we present a secession
front, as we are now doing, whel
we might have presented a Uniol
front? President johnson has show
himself our best friend. Are we carry
ing out his views? Are we true t,
him? Are we disposed, forgetting gu
own little divisions and griefs, and GU
love for Office, to support and sustain
him in his restoration policy? We con
| jure the people to ponder these fact