The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1867-08-14
TO rHE PEOPLE or NORTH CAROLINA
Executive Department Of N. CO
Raleigh, kpgusl 3fd, 1867.


Reconstruction acts, popular eiec tions ar'
shortly to be held 10 this State. fH
AT these elections no person is 10 be al
loved 10 vote, unless he shall furnish eyi
dence OF his right 10 vote from Registrar
appOinied in pursuance 0i said acts.
All male citizens. white and colored
who have resided ln the State one yea,
previous 10 the day Of election. with Ger
tain exceptioas,1 will be ea,ltied 70 vote
apen producing the certificate Of The Regis
trars. tffg
IL is expected that instructions will b.
issued, al IN eslly day. IRON Major Gene
Sal SIckles, who has been appointed, by IN,
President oi the United S,sies. 70 carry on
tie provisions of these acts ia North ant
South Carolina, explaining 10 the Regis
uars their duties, and giving his ccnstruc'
ton OF the acts AZ 10 the persons entltle,
90 register. and those 10 whom this right,
denied and these Instructions IL will bs
The duly OF the Registrars 10 sbey.
~ understand these acts. M person !,
g. be allowed 10 register "r vote. Who. a
any time before the war, had held anY II
flee ander the United States. o. any State
oiiice, " created by law l0r The administra
tion Of the general law Of the State Or iol
the administration Of justice and :" after
wards engaged in insurrcetion aud rebel
lion against the United States. or gave aiI
and comfort 10 the enemies thereof"
presume, 10 The expected Instructions from
Gen. Sickles to the Registrars. he will gls,
construction 10 these, ss we'll as any 9th
er provisions Of the acts. touching The righ
Of regisiration. which may seem t. him sus
ceptible OF variant Interpretation.
IL Is believed that nearly all the colurce
voters. above 81 years old and who have re-
sided year in the State. wilt be entillsd
onder these acts, 10 register, and They vii
register aud vote.
There il no means Of lnaking ~ estlmsi,
spproximatlng certainty. a. ~ tile numbrl
II white male residents. above inc age D
- years, WIN will no, be allowed 10 vote.
AT the last eensu-.-is60.- .--lhc total
white male population was 5l3. GO, and ths
total male coiored population was I9i $40
and az The excited election el Governor ia
1900. $50 votes were cast.
The effect uf th,s legislation. by The con-
quering poser el the natiun. makes the ne
gro in the excluded States. a. to civil and
poluieal rights. The equal ol the must iasor-
ed class oi The whites. and the political
superior VI most OF those who held office ii
the State before The war.
Whatever may be The final settlement ol
the questions ~ 70 The political equality oi
the two races, or the superiority 81 the one
over the other, II is certain that for lone
time 70 come. unless humanity u 10 br
shocked BY the expulsion or .nnihllation oI
one race nr the other. this State IS to br
inhabited by bnth rates; ant IL is the mani
frst interest Of bDth rasr, il live together
~ peace aud friendship. each acting kind
ly aud justly towards the other. Every
goDd man. who Is q wise statesman, will
Use ell hls influence TO avid everything
tending 70 anisgonlse the races. II one
class CONSOLIDATE 10 gain political asccn.
deney, Or effect any other object deemed
specially beneficial to such class. IL will
certainly lead 10 counter combination, and
hostility brtseea the classes. injurious 10
both and likely u cnd ~ rum to the one o.
tie other.
have not heard oi, and have no idea
that iheie exists, among The white popula.
ti"n. any combination. public % private. 70
consolidate the ~hlIe vote. 10 the prejudice
vl the blacks nor have The slightest sus.
picion that any SUCH combination j. con.
trmplated.
Alter the Registrars shall have decided
who are 70 ha.t tle privilege ol voting, the
persons 30 registered will be called upon 10
vote lor OF agalnat tie call Of state Con-
.ention, and for mtlnbrrs oi such Consen-
tot. f
These acts provide that. IN case majo-
rliy of the voters shall vote for a Convent