The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-03-28

l declared in my circular to you last Fall.
and now repeat, that if elected, las far as my
official position would enable me to do it,
both from inclination and conviction of duty,
should endeavor to soften the animosities which
have grown out of the horrible war; now hap
PLY ended. If some of us have grievously
erred, grievously have all of us atoned for it.
l shall endeavor to encourage spirit of mutual
forgiveness, return to habits of law and
order, and steadfast attachment to the Union,
which made us so great and prosperous peo-
pie while we adhered to the counsels of Wash
ington. l have endeavored to act in conform
ity to these promises.
refer to these prominent points in my pOlit-
cal record and the circumstances under which
you did me the honor to elect me last Novem
Der, to counteract the unjust impression which
many have sought to make, at home and
abroad, that my election disunion
triumph. The imputation is grossly unjust to
me, and as believe equally unjust to everybody
who voted for me.
My conduct in the discharge of my admins
trative duties is known to you; and l have SO
recently had occasion, in my message to the
General Assembly. to present my views in rela-
ton to State policy, which message was very ex
tcnsivcly circulated throughout the State, that
| deem it unnecessary to reiteratc them.
Wise policy requires i'll order to restore pros
perity and order. that every citizen quietly and
industriously pursue his occupation, and obey
the laws of his country while they are in force,
however distastcful some of them may be. If
we would have peace and plenty we must look
for them as the fruits of order and industry
The wisest legislation without these will be un-
awaiting: and with them, the worst Legislation
will but retard the return of prosperity.
We are. as I think, unWiseiy and unconstitu-
tionally excluded from the National councils
but the results of war have made poWerlesS.
l. ,l,,I1 ~ II,
dominant power. and not inconsistent with rea,
dignity and proper self respect, to abstain from
incorporate remonstrance. Let quietly pur-
our several ayOcations and hope that Provi-
.lcnce will ultimately guide the minds of our
late foes to counsels becoming magHanimity and
wise and generous craftsmanship.
The great object of all good men and wise
statesmen shoud now he to moify the passoms
which. have grown out of the late conflict, and
Ivy all their influence to endeav0r to restore cor
dia} reconciliation bctwcen the lately alienatct
sections. The good Of our whole nation requires
sincere and uaircr*al reconciliation. This car
not be if prescription and mutual elimination
be induged. The sublime injunctions of holy
writ which forbid the Indulgence of malcyo-
lcncp. are universal; in their application.
In such convusion as that from which are
emerging, many will have received gricvous ill.,
iurics. No good can spring from the indE!
gcncc OF rcvengcful ding. Let every good
citizen exert himself to rcprss it. Both phil
os;phy and our religion rank forgiveness ans.
charity among the chicfcst OF virtues, and as
there are few of us who have not occasion to ask
forgiveness for own acts, let us be mcrcilul
tn each other.
If YOU shall re elect me as Your chief magia-
tratc, appeal to my past conduct to sustain me
N the ass urancc that will do all can to prove
myself worthy of your renewed confidence
JONATHAN WORTH
ID A.