The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-07-10

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poses Gov. Holden's purpose was to place
the railroads of the State upon loyal basis,
as he aoas ordered to do and sohich he did Nth
the Presidents approval; and if this was the
purpose for which it was found Messrs. Haw-
kins and Whitford could not be used the
charge is true Gov. Holden could not use
them for that purpose, to the exclusion of
such Union men as Messrs. Thomas and Las
sitter, who had always been true, so far as
they could be, to the Union, and always pre-
ferred it to the Confederacy. But it seems that
| Gov. Worth, who once occupied the same posi-
ton that Messrs. L. and T. do now, has forgot
ten their services in the cause of the Union,
and now delights to honor secessionists of the
worst type to the exclusion of his old friends.
For no offence against the government of the
United States could Messrs Lassiter and
Thomas be excluded from ~ffice-no, they
merited office. But Messrs. Whitford and
Hawkins had been for four years laboring
with all their might to tear down the gov
crnment. They deserved back Seats at least
while the State was under martial law and
| her representatives unadmitted to seats in
Congress, and Gov. Holden was just enough
| to see that they took back seats. Did not Gov
Worth at that time approve the election of
Messrs Thomas and Lassiter, and the exclu-
sion of Messrs. Whitford and Hawkins We
think he did. What has changed him in a
| twelvemonth9 He finds now that he cannot
use Messrs. Thomas and Lassiter to secure
his election, but he can use Messrs Whitford
and Hawkins for that purpose! So off 60
tla Df H.
structions from Washington, but proceeds to
place the roads of the State in the hands of
the same men, who controlled them during
the war. Is that carrying out the Presidents
policy? 1t is undoing it. The President
ordered that the roads be taken out of the
hands of such persons. But Gov. Worth is
engaged in restoring the roads to their control
He deems himself civil Governor, though
! in fact as much under the control of the
President as Gov. Holden ever was; and he
is engaged in destroying the loyal basis up
on which the State government was re-or-
ganized by Gov. Holden under the direction
OF the President, and upon which loyal basis
he was allowed to take his scat as Governor,
and our representatives were elected and de-
manded admission to Congress. When he
has destroyed that basis, and restored to
power all the officers who he'd position I'm
der the late Confederacy, what can our
representatives say What will Presi-
dent johnson say? The loyal basis upon
which he reorganiZed North Carolina will
have been swept away-the object of his
policy defeated. and he will be left without
IL basis in the face of his powerful enemies
and our representatives will be hopeessli
excluded We say hopelessly, because under
the loyal order of affairs there was some
argument in favor of their admission, which
took hold in the Northern mind, but under
the present policy of Mr.. Worth that argu-
ment will have been destroyed. His policy
leads to protracted separation.
What fault was found with the manage
ment of the roads under the care of Messrs
Thomas and Lassiter2 AS Presidents they
were eminently successful, as gentlemen the
equals in intelligence and virtue to their sue
cessors, and they had just completed year
of the most arduous labors. Mr.. Thomas
received the commentator of the stockhol-
ders for his efforts in their behalf. We say,
therefore, that Gov. Worth was actuated by
! DOilClCdl HOblfeS Ill OuG heSSTS
Thomas and Lassiter, as also by a feeling of
personal revenge because they did not sup
port him for Governor in the last election
He has allowed feelings to enter into his APP
pointments, which no other Governor of this
State has ever before allowed. He has in
augurated policy the most illiberal and
intolerant.
Can Gov. Worth or his organ, the Sentinel,
say one word against the conduct of Messrs.
Thomas and Lassiter as Presidents2 Yet
how coldly have their services been regard ed
As honest men we ask the Governor and his
organ if this slight put upon their services is
not most cruel and unwarranted blow? If
they did and do differ with you in opinion,
gentlemen, cannot you be magnanimous
enough to at least recognize their services?
Are you going to turn them off, without one
word of thanks or commendation2 That is
"the most unkindest cut of ALL" It only
shows how lightly personal worth and capac-
ity and long public services are regarded by
the Executive, if theirp ossesser be a Union
man, or voted against him for Governor
The good management of our railroads is to
be sacrificed to crafty his personal revenge
upon the Holden Apprentices, as well as
the revenge of those parties who urge him on,
and are benefited by it.
At the meeting of the stockholders of the
Atlantic road, Mr.. Morrissey of Goldsboro,
the States Proxy, gentleman for whom
we have great respect, was called upon
for the names of the Directors appointed on
the part of the State. Mr.. Morrissey could
not give them. Their commissions are usu-
ally entrusted to the care of the States
Proxy, but this time Gov Worth saw fit to
violate an established custom. Consequently
the stockholders balloted for their Directors,
in ignorance of those appointed by the Gov
ernor on the part of the State What species
of political chicanery was this2 How can
it be claimed that the Governor was acting
! In unison with the Stockholders when he