The New York herald., 1868-07-08
MISCELLANEOUS POLITICAL. NOTES.

Says the Macon tGa-) Journal, July 4:-'The
Southern negroes viii not vote for General Grant
the November election. He Is candidate before
them without the franchise ISSUE which almost abso-
lutely controlled them in the recent elections With
this powerful advantage the radicals were well nigh
defeated IN all the Southern States. without this
question involved in the Presidential election there
Is not shadow OF doubt as TO what the result
Will ben
The Yazoo (Miss) Democrat is jubant over the
democratic vote IN the State. Hear it crow:--"The
great radical incubation is over Behold its OF
spring democratic giant from which unlocked
for progeny, the Old buzzard flies In terror Mlssis
sppi registered nearly twenty thousand black ma.
jority. 1t has gone-barring foul piay-immensely
democratic"
How Reconstruction IL Workirg-North Car
elina in a Muddle-Protest of an Outgoing
Against nm Incoming Governor.
The following Is copy OF protest entered by
Governor Worth, OF North Carolina OH surrendering
the ofice of Governor of the State to Mr.. Holden,
the provisional appointee OF General Canby:-
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA !
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, RALEIGH July /, 1S6S.
Governor w. W. HOLDEN, Raleigh, n. CT
SIR-Yesterday morning was verbally notified
by Chief Justice Pearson that in obedience to a tee-
gram from General Candy, he would to-day at ten
A. M, administer TO you the oaths required prelimi-
nary TO your entering upon the discharge OF the duties
Of civil Governor OF the State and that thereupon
you would demand possession OF my Office. | inti-
mated To the Judge my opinion that such proceeding
was premature. even under the reconstruction les-
lauon OF Congress, and that should probably de-
cline 10 surrender the Office to you.
Al sundown yesterday evening I received from
Colonel Williams, commandant OF this military post
extract from the General Orders No. 100 OF Gen.
eral Candy, as folows:-
GENERAL oRpERs-No 100
tE1tracLl
HEADQUARTERS sEcosb MILITARY pIsrRlora
CHARLFaToN, ;. G., June so. 1861. (
To facilitate the organization OF the new State govern
of North Carolina W. W. Holden, Governor elect VIC,
Jonathan WORTH removed; to be Lieutenant Governor
North Carolina, Tod H. CALDWELL Lieutenant Governor
10 oil original vacancy, TO take enectJuy l. l6t, th
meeting of the General Assembly Of North Carolina
do not recognize the validity OF the late election
under which you and those cooperating with YOU
CLAIM TO be invested with the civil government o
the state. You have no evidence OF your election
save the certificate OF major general OF the United
States army. ! regard all Of you as, in effect ap
pointees OF the military power OF the United states
and not as "derying your powers from the consent
of those you claim To govern.r Knowing, however
could NOT resist II would, do not deem IL neces
sary TO offer futile opposition. but yacatC
the Office without the ceremony Of actua
eviction, Offering no further opposition than tins
my protest would submit To actual expulsion IL
order 20 bring before the supreme Court OF tn,
United states the question "a TO the constuonality
of the legislation under which you claim 70 be the
righful Governor OF the State II the past action o.
that tribunal furnished any hope OF a speedy trial
surrender the Office TO you under what deem mill
well justify to comment upon the singular coinci
dence that the present state government is surren
dered without legality, to MIN whose oii cia
sanction but three years ago,declared II valid. am
very respectfully. ,JONATHAN WORTH
Governor Of North Carolina.