The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-10-24
The Meeklp Standard.
RALEIGH. n. G.
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER "a. 1866.
The Election.


The people of this State voted on Thurs
day last for Governor and members of the
Legislature.
The present incumbent, Jonathan Worth,
was the only candidate for Governor Gen.
Alfred Dockery, of Richmond County, had
been nominated, but declined to be candi-
date. Many Union men, however, in various
parts of the State have voted for Gen. Dock
cry, with no hope that he would be elected,
but simply as matter of principle.
We have heard but little thus far from the
elections for the Legislature, but we take it
for granted that large majority of Southern
men have been elected, in contradistinction
from national Union men, Or, in other
words, that the national Union men of the
State have elected not more, probably, than
one-fourth of the entire number of the two
houses of the General Assembly. The entire
number is ITO. Of these it may be that
40 will vote to accept the Howard amend
ment, as the best terms that can be obtained
on which to restore the Union.
1t is not to be assumed, however, that this
large majority thus elected to the Legisla-
ture, is in favor of the Presidents plan of
restoration. The gist of that plan is that
the States should be reorganized and gov
erned by Enthusiastically loyal men, and that
members of Congress should be sent who can
take the test-oath. This majority does not
tolerate for one moment any such view as
this. Those who compose it are siraply
friends to the President as against the Radi-
Gals. They accept and approve all that he
does which is favorable to the South, and re-
ject all that does not favor the South, or that
savors of strict loyalty or staunch nationali-
ty. They regard every Republican asa Rad
ical; and they are exceedingly hostile to
every proposition which does not favor the
return of the States to the Union just as they
are. If they can not return to the Union on
the Presidents terms, as they understand
them, they are prepared to remain as they
are. They say they will make no more con-
cessions. @ -
We regard this as fair and just statement
Of the views and opinions of those who have
carried the State at the recent elections. If
3 we have done injustice to this dominant par.
ty, let some of its organs point it out, and
we will make the correction.
The vote polled is no doubt small. Many
Of our people are out of heart. They have
at length reached point where every thing
is so confused, contradictory, and uncertain
that they take but little interest in elections.
Many thousands of them, from the want OF
mail facilities and means to pay for newspa-
pers, are uniformed as to the state of the
country and of the issues before it. They
have thought it best not to vote at all, as
they could not vote as they used to do, with
full knowledge of what they were doing.
We may dwell more at length hereafter
upon the recent elections, and show the q
sponsibility incurred by those Unionists who
have advised the acceptance of the Howard
amendment as the best means of restoring
the Union. The Northern people have
formed no just estimate of this responsible.
ty. It was assumed from the most patriotic
motives, as we shall show hereafter
We give below all the returns received up
to the time of going to press.
Wake County.
/, The vote of Wake County is as follows: