The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-01-17
Ex-Governor Vance.

We have no wish to allude to Ex-Gov.
Vance in terms of censure, nor are we dis
posed to revive the discussion of his acts
while Governor of this State. He is now in
private life, and as such would not be re-
ferred to at all in the public prints but for
the persistent manner in which his friends
are thrusting him before the public, coupled
with Insulting illusions to Gov. Holden
The following extract from letter dated
Wilmington, January Sd, in the Petersburg
Express of January s, is a specimen: ~
" Another of North Carolna's noblest sons is
expected here next week and will make Whining
ton his future residence. mean the glorious,
noble Zeb. Vance, 'eX-rebel' Governor. Welcome
Zeb. Vance. We will feel honored to have you
among us, and hope most sincerely his; expecta-
tions may be more than realized and he may soon
secure, as he deserves, very lucrative practice.
There is no man in the State more beloved than
Gov Vance, and he could be elected Governor by
tremendous majority. Who would not rather
stand in his place paroled prisoner, than in that
of w. W. Holden ex-Provisional Governor and
who tried so hard to be Governor by the votes OF
the people" = @
If it be true that ex- Governor Vance could
be elected Governor of this State "by ire
mendous majority then is North Carolina
unfit to be the associate in the Union With
the loyal States of Pennsylvania and Ohio;
and if Northern members believe what this
correspondent has said to be true, it is their
duty to reject the members of Congress from
this State The result of the recent elections
in this State, which the President himself
has declared to be so damaging to the cause
of restoration, has already not only checked
immigration to the State, but we know the
fact that many of our most worthy Union
| citizens are making preparations to emigrate
to other portions of the United States. They
see nothing before them but secession rule,
together with the embarrassment and the
blight of thousands of idle free negroes. If
Ex-Governor Vance has ever even applied to
the President for his pardon the fact is not
known to our people. We learn there is no
record of such application in the Executive
office, in this City. If he has ever, on any
occasion, publicly announcedit to he hispur-
pose, either in an address or over his name
in the newspapers, to submit unconditional
.ly to the national authority, we have never
heard ofit
We know the fact that Gov. Holden has at
no time prosecuted Ex-Governor Vance, but
on the contrary he has exerted himself to
benefit him. 1t was at his request, made of
the President in July last, that Gov Vance
was allowed to return to North Carolina
But Gov Holden has been requited for this
only by abuse at the hands of Gov. Vance's
partizans, and by profound silence, so far as
Gov H. and the public are informed, on the
part of Gov. Vance. We think it could be
proved that Gov Vance played leading but
covert hand in the late election in this State
against Gov. E.
Gov. Holden is a loyal man. Gov. Vance
is not If Gov. H. is not Governor "by the
votes of the people" it is because a majority
of our people are not attached as they
should be, in spirit and in truth, to the fed
eral Union. And we now give notice that if
these laudations of Gov. Vance should be
continued, coupled with disparaging allu-
sions to Gov. Holden, we shall appeal in the
most earnest terms to the President of the
United States to cause Gov Vance to be
returned to the Old Capitol prison, to be
tried with Jefferson Davis for the crime of
treason