The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-08-29
A Card from Maj-Gen. John M. Paine.

To the Eoat0rs OF the ~ Y. Tribune.
SIR: Please allow me space to say tn, /
the special dispatch from Washington whie /
appeared in the Tribune of the 18th inst i
does great injustice to my impressions of Il 1
state OF affairs in North-C Corolina.
do not report that sthe reconstruct, 1
openly and defiantly insult Union officers
the Streets" l saw no disposition on ii I
part of any respectable person in Raleigh |
act discourteousiy toward Union officers; I, |
myself. have to acknowledge many acts
the most obhging kindness.
: 1t is myS Sbelief, too, that the freed peop' |
sof all classes areNs kindly treated in Centr
J North Carolina sthey are in any portion q |
the late Slave States.
With reference to the Union people VII |
once bad slaves before tie was. ,nu truthfs |
account cHl he otherwise than gloomy. M.
mediateiy after the collapse oY the Rebel i
ion, men OF all parties in the South suppose
that the Government of the United Stat /
would give its confidence and extend Il
fullest protection to the men who adher
to the Union during the war. This expect,
ton was so reasonable that the Rebels coul
not object to it, and the Union men. encou,
aged by it, commenced the organization of
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 til
Washington authorities, destroyed thes,
hopes and this party. The consequence i.
that few Union men have consented to be
come the tail of the Rebel kite, and hay ,
gone to Philadelphia to witness the recon
ciliation OF those who were never enemies.
They, like Northern Union men who have
gone to the same place on the same errand,
will be heard of as Union men no more.
Those who have declined the alliance witt
Rebels are disheartened, and have not the
courage to adopt the only courses which are
now open to them, affiliation with the Union
party Of the Northern States, and the exten-
sion of the ballot to ALL When they do this
they will commence an organization for sue
cess. JOHN NJ PALMER.
Zanesrille, Ohio, Aug. 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. Z. 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 So 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 trissl 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 Carolina. Their SYM
pathies are most thoroughly with those ma
tional men " no are striving to restore the
Union ON loyal basis, and in due time they
will be heard and felt.