Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-11-05
GnyernOr Holden,


Governor Holden.
two column editorial, evidently writ
tru by the Governor himself, in the Ral-
,Ioil iStqndard of Saturday, shows that the
atrictures upon the late proclamation of
That official has made him somewhat res
live and more circumspect. While this
article. written at least ''by authority,
contains some of the silly buster OF the
proclamation, better and more pacific
,ririt ig manifested. The public are in
formed that Col. THOMAS Is. LONG has been
"i,Doipted one OF the Governor S Aids with
The rank Of Colonel, aud that he us au-
ahorized to proceed to the counties OF
Chatham ana Orange for the purpose OF
seeing and talking with the people, with
tle hopo OF composing the troubles IN
f.csc counties" This Colonel LONG Is to
make tour through these counties talk
ing and speaking to the people. He Will
represent the Governor and will confer
freely with citizens of all parties in the in
tcrcst OF peace, law and order.
We DO not know who Colonel LONG Is,
but il he be an intelligent, honest and I'M
preiudiced man, and will earnestly labor
i'm the interest Of peace, law and order, and
not IN the interest of party. his mission
may, and doubtless will Jesuit benefcially
II he has the candor and honesty to inves-
ti4te the causes of these troubles, and re
port truthfuiIy upon them, and recon-
H., Of tHpFHtn
the people of Chatham and Orange and Of
North Carolina, will doubtless have reason
t. thank both the Governor fox the ap-
pointment, and Colonel LONG for the faith
ful discharge Of his duties.
In referring to these troubles before the
partisan proclamation Of the Governor lad
been issued, we took occasion to say that
NO beloved they could be quieted If he
would issue his proclamation to the peo-
pie Of the State, both black and white,
calling upon them to return to their former
habits of reverence aud obedience to the
law, pIedgiag himself to see it faithfully
aud impartialIy executed, and advising and
asking them for the good Of the State to
withdraw from all secret political ass0cia
lions, from all secret associations formed
for protection or redress, as being danger
Gus to the peace OF the State-if he would
10 this ana cause his official and other or
gaus among the press to sustain his pro
clamation and to withdraw all threats o.
punishment or force other than that infic
ted in pursuance Of the requirements o.
fill lo.3
one month would elapse before peace and
quiet would prevail in the State.
We do not know whether Colonel iIoSt
! authorized to give these assurances. We
arc not appraised whether the appointment
Of this open and ayowcl agent is accom-
panied with The withdrawal of the commits
sion from spies and secret informers of bat
character. We do not know whether The
drilling and arming Of negroes will CEASE
while the Colonel is bearing the white flag
through these counties. Governor HOLDER
can, if he desires, allay the excitement anG
quiet the apprehensions Of these people
and restore peace and order, but it cannot
be done by threats nor by sending peace
commissioner while he is preparing hi
black cohorts to wreak his personal ant
political vengeance upon a patient ant
suffering people.
Governor HOLDEN, through his repre-
sentative, will appeal to the citizens o
Chatham AMI Orange to set their face
against all violations of law and to look t,
the proper enforcement of the laws for tn
punishment of criminals. 1t is in this mat
ter that these people lodge complain
against the Governor. They have set thei
face against violations of law. and have
appealed III vain for protection under til,
law. The most fragrant violations of Law
were permitted to so unpublished Immu
nifty from punishment had emboldened
negro criminals to the committal of the
most diabolical and heinous crimes. Thei,
ooldness and frequency alarmed the people
and caused them to take the law into their
own hands. The Governor met these trou-
bles cowaldly and as partisan, and not