The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-12-25
Gov. Worth,s Inaugural.

Gov. Worth's inaugural.
Gov. Worth fastened back from his re-
cent mission to Washington, in time to be
inaugurated before the Legislature adjourn
ed. We find his Inaugural in the last Senti-
mel.
We have heretofore been in the habit of
looking to official documents like the one
under consideration for correct statement of
facts, however their authors may resort to
argument to enforce their own particular
views. But this document sets out with q
deliberate falsehood. The Governor says
the proposition in Mr.. Stevens bill is to re-
duce North-Carolina to the condition of ga
TERRITORY" The word Territory does not
occur in the bill. The bill simply provides
that the judicial district formerly compri-
sing the State of North Carolina shall be
recognized; that the present de titcto gov
eminent shall continue until the new gov
eminent shall be established; and that the
new government, thus instituted by the 10y
al people by consent of Congress, shall then
t:kc the place of the present one, and the
State shall be restored to the Union There
is no provision for Territorial Governor, or
for Territorial Legislature, or for any of
the machinery of Territorial government.
| Gov. Worth aware of this when he pen
ned his Inaugural, and he has, therefore,
penned, uttered and published what he
knew to be false
But there is danger of Territorial condi-
ton. First, we had the Presidents PLAN
Gov. Worth and his partizans gave the fin
ishing blow to that Next we had the How
ard amendment. Gov. Worth and his parti-
zans rejected that with scorn and contempt.
Now they offered a just and generous
plan of reorganization and if they should
so resist or embarrass that as to prevent its
due execution, not only will Territorial gov
eminent follow, to continue for years, but the
lands of the leading partizans of Gov. Worth
will be confscated and the proceeds appro-
priated to the poor of the State and to educa-
tional purposes. Congress will do this, if
necessary, and there is no power here or at
Washington that can prevent it. 1t is idle
to appeal to Gov. Worth, for he is actuated
solely by his attachment for offce-he can
not bear the idea of dropping out of his
place /; but we warn his deluded partizans of
lllc ldle ludI OfcI tHclH- lHtS VIII
remember that we have warned them here
tofore, and that, in every instance, our pre-
dictions have been verified
Gov. Worth takes ground in his Inaugu-
raj for national Convention. He will not
get it. There is no necessity for a national
Convention.
The Governor is all at once impressed with
g +bo bod, 90 ho
ern people, are not as malevolent as they
supposed to be. He also speaks of his g af-
fiction for the American Union" These
sentiments are either feIgned meant only
for the hour. They may be the result of the
intensely loyal atmosphere of Washington,
breathed for day or two by his Excellency,
but they will speedily disappear in the hot
house of secessionism and treason in which
ne finds himself on his return. 1t is i'm
possible for the Governor to be loyal, or to
owe the American Union, and at the same
lime serve the set to whom he owes his cleo
ion and by whom he is constantly sur
ounded
1t will be seen that this functionary of an
lour, who remains in Office solely by permits
sion of the Congress, dares to characterize
he proceedings of that body looking to the
reorganization of this State, as "reo0lution-
,ry." If revolutionary, those of our citizens
Who advised or who approve of them, are
raitors and if so, why are not these citizens
rrested and dealt with by his Excelency?
these proceedings be revolutionary, it is
he duty of the Governor to resist them by
,rce of arms. That he would do if he
AIRED, or if he believed he would succeed, we
ntertain no doubt.
The Governor reflects in this document on
he patriotism of Hon. John Pool and those
'ho aided him in preparing Mr.. Stevens
ill., The difference between Mr.. Pool and
ov Worth is this Mr.. Pool has never de-
,rted his Union friends and gone over to
aitors for office. Gov. Worth has. Mr..
DOL is willing to be excluded from office for
fe, if thereby he can restore the Union
ov. Worth is not even willing to release his
resent hold on Office to restore the Union. =.
e prefers himself and his hungry partizans, l
everything and on all occasions, to the
ood of his country.
The Governor speaks of bad men in our {
idst' who are sowing the seeds of aliena- {
on between the North and South. This
kprcssion applies with peculiar force to the
overnor and his partizans. They are the "bad I
m IS, will, tho b1oo6 IF that MR.