The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-07-23
Loyal Men Should Govern.

act upon the necessity which exists for
loyal government in this State. His powers
under the act recently passed by Congress
are ample for this purpose. Loyal men
should govern. The work of reconstruction
should be in the hands of its friends. Those
who are opposed to this work should be de-
prived of all influence. This is due to the
Congress, to the loyal people of the South,
and to the whole country.
"REMovAL OF STATE OFFIcERs--Some
very good people and some disloyal news
paper editors, (among the latter are the
editors of the Raleigh tSentinel) seem to
be very much alarmed about the removal Of
the officers of the State government. The
alarm is natural.
The general opinion and wish of the loyal
people of North Carolina, to-day, is, that
Jonathan Worth, (so-calleD Governor, first,
and then numbers of other disloyal obstruc-
tionists to the progress of restoration and
harmony sh0uld6e remOced from office This
thing ought to be done, and done promptly
How shall it be done? We are graciously
informed by the Raleigh Sentinel that " the
appeal must be made to Gen. Sickles, who
seems to understand fully the designs of
| these mem" the advocates of anarchy in
this State"
We trust that neither of the editors of the
Sentinel nor Mr. WORTH has any confidential
relation or understanding with Gen. Sickles
as to this matter of removing or appointing
officers of the State government. We should
exceedingly regret to learn, to be able to
credit, any such thing as true, for the sake
of Gen. Sickles, as well as for the sake of
the cause which it is believed he has at
Observation-Disclosures of the national gov
crnment, for which he fought in vain if he
| turns to favor now its enemies We should
regret deeply, at the present critical period.
especially, to believe also that Gen. S. I'M
derstands the designs of these men"-that is
to say, North Carolina loyalists-in any
degree after the manner of the understand
| ing of the Sentinel and Mr. Worth. We
should feel like one who had labored and
hoped in vain for the cause of national JUS
tice and peace, and speedy reconstruction,
| could we know, or believe, these things. We
do not believe them.
There is no one man who has done more,
ostensbly, to hinder and delay the recon-
struction cause as to North Carolina, than
Jonathan Worth has done, since the surren-
der; and there is no press in the State which
has done more, in the same direction and
time, than the Raleigh Sentinel.
As to Mr.. Worth, his election was origna-
ted, planned and supported out of the spirit
of rebellion; it was secureed by the men who
had always been most violently opposed to
Union. to Peace, and to permanent and
friendly settlement of our national Difficult
ties The statement cannot be denied by
any honest man in the State. 1t will be con-
firmed by the loyal thousands who voted for
w. w. Holden in opposition to Jonathan
Worth, and it will be admitted by many
who voted for Mr.. Worth.
He has, since his elevation to the office
which nobody everthought of his attaining,
and for which few of those who voted for
him would have voted for him under other
circumstances, constantly acted in pro-
scriptive, vindictive and partizan manner to-
ward the really loyal portion of the people,
and in polite and partial manner toward
those who favored his election; and, to
many who had been, who were, and who are
now, disloyal to the Government of the
United States, he became and acted an
either willing subservient tool, for the
purpose of retaining office. And, let it be
understood by Gen. Sickles. that he will act
in like manner, or any manner he likes, to-
ward him, for like purpose; but, if such
acting so please the commander Of District
No. 2, it will never please the loyal people
of North Carolina. 1t will meet with, as it
will merit. their regret, if not their contempt.
As to the Editors of the Sentinel, the
testimony as to their disloyalty is abundant
and overwhelming. Out of their own
mouths have they been condemned, for in
almost every issue of the Sentinel, in the
midst of declaration asseverations and pro-
LESSONS of desire for reconstruction, there is
some open or covert, designed attack upon
the national government and the people
who stand by and support it. If Gen. s.
cares to be informed about these every small
ho obtain inflammation from Wit
nesses more loyal competent and more re-
spectacle. and more intelligent and credl-
bic than they, or Jonathan Worth, in rela-
ton to such matters. Even such witnesses
can be produced numbers OF them from
| among the loyal men of the South, whether
DISTINGUISHED or not-men who are known
to be, and who have been acknowledged out
of the mouths of these political offenders, to
be the really Union men of North Carolina.
We would respectfully suggest further that
if General S. cares ito understand the de-
signs" of men in North carolina who are
really loyal to his country, any information
necessary to such understanding might
come,-be volunteered or sought more fifty
from some who are the superiOrs of MIR. Worth
and his every small fry" editors rather
than from them or their interested cleo
tioneering friends.
1t might be idle to discuss the propriety
or necessity of the removal of some of the
present State officers. 1t were surely idle to
do so with the disloyal official brood them
selves, and those "other persons" their chief
element of strength.
1t is the settled conviction of thousands of
good people in the State, who are as loyal
as men anywhere are, North or South, East
or West, in the whole country, that certain
officers ought to be removed, and among
them the so called Governor, Jonathan
Worth, who, indeed, rather than be filled
with officiating longer, ought, for the sake
of his surviving friends, and for the honor
of sc the lost cause" and its adherants, to
resign.
The safety, honor and welfare of the loyal
people of North Carolina, demand that Ger
tain officers be removed. The cause OF re
construction requires it. The just sense Oh
all loyal men who are properly informed
in relation to our States political, financial
and social condition, perceives the proPrleey
and necessity of such removal-and these
men would approve such removal when
done. And, -
UJf IL uere done when ,tis done. then 'tWere well