The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-04-27
RALEIGH, n. g.
SATURDAY, APRIL 27th. 1867
Registers to Enroll Voters.

work of reconstruction. Gov. Worth. as We
are informed, has written to gentleman in
the County referred to, asking him to It com
mend persons to be appointed Registers
This gentleman is said to be san uncom
promising hater of Republicanism." Oul
correspondent says, "a more unfair man
could not be selected, or one more bitter to-
wards Union men of both races. Ii there Is
man in the County whom the colored peo-
pie despise this is the man. He hates Union
men, and loses no opportunity to abuse the
radicals"
We might quote more at length from the
letters we have received, but it is not neces-
sary.
1t seems to be understood, therefore, that
Gov. Worth has been requested by Gen.
Sickles to recommend persons as Registers
to enroll the voters in this State. We pre-
sumo, however, that this will amount to but
little in practice, as the nominations for Reg
listers will be submitted to the Commanders
of the different military districts; but be
this as it may, our loyal people protest in
the most earnest terms against any agency
uhaterer by Gov. Worth in the work of re-
construction.
Gov. Worth is an enemy to the reconstruc
ton act. No longer ago than last Monday
he declared publicly in this City that while
he submitted to the act at the point of
the bayonet, he could not approve it
He is practical secessionist or disumonist.
for he has done every thing in his power
since October, 1865. to prevent this State
from returning to the Union. There is no
real difference between those who broke UP
the Union and those who are preventing its
restoration. They are secessionists only of dit
ferent dates. Under his administration our
State has passed almost entirely into rebel
hands. All the corporations and nearly all
the Counties are in rebel hands IL Gov.
Worths appointments he prefers in nearly
every case, secessionists and latter-day war
saints. If he appoints sound Union man,
which he very seldom does, it is apparent
that he does it to divide the Republican
party. He has men under him. enjoying
fine salaries with little work, who kicked
and cuffed the unfortunate conscripts. and
forced thousands OF poor, wool-llat white
boys into the Confederate armies to die in
defence of African slavery. He is cheek by
jowl with the brutal tyrants who hung wo-
IN Dtr to 10 Ill
where their husbands were and who pur-
sued conscripts and Union men with blood
hounds, and having caught them, tied them
and shot them like beasts of prey. He has
denounced the Congress of the United States
as an unconstitutional body; and he has
gravely proposed in one of his messages to
" distribute" the colored people of this State
like SO many blocks OF wood throughout tie
country.
The work of reconstruction should be in
the hands of its friends. Its enemies ought
not to be allowed to touch it. They have
thus far marred and obstructed the work.
and if they are permitted now to have any
agency in it, the present effort to restore the
State will fail. We hope however. for the
best. Our loyal people have confidence in
Gen. Sickles, and they look to him with
hope and confidence to pursue such course
as will maintain them in their rights and
ensure the return of the State to the Union
under the reconstruction act.
As one specimen out of many of the man.
ner in which unconditional Union men in
this State are treated, we copy the following
letter from Col. William A. Dunn. Col
Dunn has been faithful officer of the N. c.
Road for the last eight years, and his only
fault is that he attended the late Republican
Convention in this City. Scores of Union
men have been discharged by the various
corporations under Gov. Worth, on account
of their Unionism, especially young men
who, to escape CONSUMPTION, crossed the lines
and took protection under the old flag.
COMPANY SHOPS, April 20, 1867
DEAR SIR am now on the eve of leay-
ing the old North State, where my record du-
ring my stay of II years has been for the
Union at'c"ys and Jo7erer, and thought 1
would like to let you know how men Of this
stamp are looked upon in this part of our
moral vineyard. attended the Union meet.
ing in Raleigh, as you are aware. or as the
officers on this N. c. R. R. term it, neqro
meeting. And it is doubtless, as all think.
the cause of my removal from the Road I
have given entire satisfaction. as I have been
told, in every position 1 have filed on the
Road for the last eight years. now leave.
seeking employment elsewhere, and hope at
the next annual meeting of stockholders to
see new order of things; and if Union
man Can get living by deserving it. they will
have men forofficers that will give us a hear
ing, and chance to live in some peace:
the Union men must look for en-
oloymcnt elsewhere that are connected with
his Road. l would be pleased to hear from
Tou. and hope our cause may brighten day
" day. My address will be Bristol, Ten
lessee. Very respectfully,
VIM. A. DUNN.
We shall publish in our next the remarks
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