New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-20
THE SOUTHERN STATES.
NORTH CAROLINA.
THE ELECroN-THE CONSERVATIVES CONF
DENT OF SUCCESS.

THE ELECToN-THE CONSERVATIVES Conf
DENT OF SUCCESS.
RALEIGH, n. C., Nov. 10.-The election
passed OF qudly in this city, without any disturbance
The negroes bhaved with the utmost proprety Strong
military and pce forces stationed at the polls ana
paraded the streets all day 1t impossible TO tell the
result OF toy's voting About 1900 votes were cast
mostly negroe. and all Radical, with two exceptions
The whites vii reserve their strength until tomorrow
Many blacks brgot the they registered, ano SO
lost their vote IL Is thought that the Radicals are
The princpa strength OF the Radicals are already
poed The Conservatives jubilant and confident OF
success. Theyotes will not be counted until tomorrow
evening. -
wnMINGToI, N. c., Nov. 19.-The election passed of
very quietly. About 400 votes pOled, nearly all
negroes One hundred and twenty five whites voted
against Contention. The whites will vote tomorrow
almost unanimously against Convention.
THE EFFECl OF THE ELECTIONS IN THE NORTH
THE uvIsIoN AMONG THE REPUBLICAN,
PERSONNEL OF THE CANDIDATES FOR THE
CONVENTION.
From our speca Correspondent
RALEIGH, y. C., Nov. ls, 1861.
The election ordered by the Reconstruction
acts Of Congress will commence tomorrow morning.
The polls are t. be kept open from o'clock ~ until
O'Clock D. To- of both Tuesday and Wednesday thu,
aording ampb time for all to There little doubt
but that there will be a considerable majority Of votes
cast in favor of Convention. and il is equally certain
that there will be small Republcan majority ~ tne
Convention. This majority will be much smaller than
confidently expected six weeks ago, alike by kep1D
licans and Rebds The elections IN the North have had
considerable Influence upon the people at large ana
have encouraged the Rebel leaders 10 come out with
renewed strength They will make n hard fight 10 elect
enough deegats 70 the Convention TO prevent the pos
sibiity OF any Constitution being made by IL that VIII
Congress- II he Rebels who trying TO impede Re
construction n the hope Of obtaining better terms, cOud
state. there istle doubt but that they could defeat
the Convention, elect majority OF the delegates,
staff divided,
the United stStes Marshal who achieved bad noorey
the tool TO urnsh the President an excuse ior te re-
Senator from this state are the leaders OF the Con
servatve wing rather faction OF the Republican party
The Repubcansm Of these men, GOOdlce and Pool, was
evidently only profession for the OccasO nut thef Sc
cession at this uncture has materially DAMAGED tne pros
struction-as they carry with them a large White
vote, and have helped the Rebels TO Duha up
dress Of one OF the candidates OF " the
White Mans Conservative party rs it called few
DAYS since the salient points Of which that he was
opposed 10 Af1canzing. Haytinizing ana ST Domingo
ling these 10 southern states that II was now Gonres
determined 10 build up the AugloSaXon lac vas opposed
TO negro suffrage although he ma Dsen M2S io an
negro preacher; that the people OF the North were
opposed To negro suffrage that To permit nero
suffrage vas treason 10 civilizations; that TINS was
a white mans government that the negro was
incapable Of scltgoyernment; that the respol-
ability Of the Government rested upon Whlte
men, and must continue 10 rest there; that these zen
southern States the last hope Of liberty and he Tor
opposed niggers. This speech was well calculated to
deceive ignorant audience and ignorant audiences are
easily obtained in North Carolina Every effort OF eo,
quenee aud ingenuity Will be used by the Rebels
10 array the races against each other IN this stat"
and ~ PRESENT the prospect Of success Is only too iar
There are "A counties entitled 20 % delegates yet 10 be
heard from OF the % candidates already announced
are neg TOes OF IL not OF education III Is
strange fad that not OF the many mnrdcters OF ne
grOes Union citizens and United states officers and sol
ders has ~ yet punished In North Carolina when
Gen sckes was removed from Office, there were several
of these murdeicrs undergoing trial before military
courts, and hoped that If the evidence showed
them 10 be guilty, they would be convicted
and punished. but hs yet 10 one has been pun
ished The Union citizens complain bitterly OF thls,
mud say that the most important prONlsOhs
OF the Recona dcton acts. virtually rendered nuga
to that thtie is under the civil PROVISIONAL govern
ent 10 adequate security for life or property nor rs yet
under the military government which has not, as tie
Union say u should have DONE superseded the cvi
government II for other than the one that All
tho officers the provisional government are ReDels.
The crops rave proved tas | last Summer predicted
they would almost total failures the yield or corn aud
cotton has m been above half what II should have been,
the cotton many places not paying for its CULTIVATION
The tax on q serious hardship the people,
and should De- removed Trade ~ very duh, with htpe
prospect of mprovement The people have nothing 10
sell and tile merchants cannot give credit lew WHO
have given fedit on the brink OF failure