Wilmington journal., 1872-01-19
EXECUTIVE OFFICE. !
RALEIGH, Jan. Q, 1868. :
NGjoj Cc"T c'd,tty, Charleston, s. c..

-NGjoJ Ct"T Cdt1y, Charleston, s. g.:
GENEIiAL:- Yours OF the 4th inst. Is before
nae, i'll which You say A. w. Tourgcc has been
nominated TO fill ;tyacancY iii civil Office in
North Carolina, and would have received i'm
mediate appointment but tor the charges ct
ing his moral character made against him by
YOU. in your official communication of EOvem-
bcr, 1861. With n view to The investigation OF
such charges 7 desire Won 10 furnish Iuc with
the names and address OF all parties from whom
you derived the information upon which your
charge is based and also n statement OF any
matter within your knowledge that may bc OF
Importance to such inquiry regard this as
mast extraordinary request. The character of
Gen Washington Is very good, that OF lienedict
Arnold very bad. am sure OF this and vet l
could not give the names and address OF all l
have heard say 80, and / am not snre j could
give the name and address OF ono of ihtm. /
happen in this case TO remember few. ] name
the L. ). patent office at Washington H. H.
Helper, l. :. Assessor Hiram Worth, L. s. Com
missioner, Hon. !. Il. Mclean. Hon. John A.
Gilmer.
In aG,iiti"n tn the abnvc named gentlemen,
whom I can remember to have heard speak in
terms Of Gisparagemcnt OF Tourgce, ] have
been informed ami believe that the following
gentlemen know his claracter well, and that
they will fully confirm what hav" said of him.
/ VIZ:
John Crane Collector zof Internal EevGnue ;
Ralph CorreiI, Jess, Ill. Lindsay jed II. LinCl-
s D +. CasdweiI 9th Hon. w. j. r. Morchead, H. Hatian
Hiatt, Jonathan Cox. Jonathan Harris. Cyrus
+. Mendcnhall, Robert J.. Dick, Nerus Men
delhall, all ot Greensboro, North Carolina;
Hon Bedford Brown, Samuel Phillips, William
long. l.. l.. Tottep, YsnceyvilIc, North Caro-
Ina: ~ d. IT, Starbnck. tinted State District At
tOrncy. Sa!cm, y. G.: fhonas i. Wilson, Win
SION, y. &.
also refer ynu to tn" records Of certain suits
in GuiltOTd coIDty court, at the February term
1861, about that timc-Cyrus T.. MendenhaII
vs.. Tourgee-ant certain ca. sa. cases in which
freedmen were plaintiffs end TOurgcC was de-
PENDANT have not the names Of the plaintiffs.
The clerk of the county conrt Of GtiIioro can
And to Major Worth. /. *. Infantry Raleigh.
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4. Il. CIlapin Surgeon of the L. S. A.. Raj
ciglr. y: G.; Thomas Bailey. freedman, Green's
sboro', Nc.
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AsyOur communication docs not ask ;Or any in
formation to his fitness. and as you have not
hitherto deemed it expedient to ask my views as
to the suitablenesS OF any ono Of your numerous
appOirtees to civil Office ia this State, am not
UNCONSCIOUS that any suggestion from me in this
direction may he deemed Intrusive +; but duty to
those who place me in the position ] occupy
constTans me to say that / entertain doubt
that few men can he found, lnontaIly and NOR
ally, SO unfit to fill such position. In fact. IL
were called upOn 10 name ono for utlge, pe2u-
farly unfit for the position and very disgusting
to the Bar and the virtHOus intelligence OF the
State. should regard the name Of 4. W. Tour
gee az an exact fit. = ::
Ihavc the honor to be,
Yours very respectfully.
JONATHAN WORTH.
Governor Of North Carolina.
This, sir. is The opinion Of Gov. Worth
ca man whose moral character, inncXiblt
integrity and unsullied patriotism is con
) cede,l by men Of all Partics) as to the men
tai and moral fitness Of Judge Tour2ec fol
the position he now occupies, and the Gov
ernOr seems TO have been sustained i'll thi.
view by the long list Of prominent Republi
-8-caus quoted above.
Now, sir, ] come TO the last point pre-
pose to mention rs an additional reason
why We should not pass this resolution
Admitting That Judge Logan is TECHNICAL,
= guilty under this act of Assembly, Gust a
a man might be.who, VI lille a capital office
in all other respects, should have the nis
fortune 10 be seen more than eHc
intoXicated,) are we compelled t.
> act and hazard Il conviction? While
) have 10 apologies to offer for his weak
, ness, and nc sympathy with the leader
WHO placed him there in their anxiety nov
! to get rid OF him, cannot shut Iuy eyes t
ule fact which must be patent 10 all tia
) the impeachment trial and possible IcmOva
Of this man would be trnnpetcd all through
tie press, North and South, as the action @
/ party prompted bT Spirit Of Ieyen@e O.
, this Judge who has been 50 pEonlinen nt il
: the investigation and agitation Of ccrtai
t troubles which are intended to have, an
; viii liate a prominent and OvcrsladowiH
position in the radical ph,tfpIm in the cam
t paign OF 1S7- and again, rs a question G
/ policy and consistency can Ne afford, 4
: the dominant party, 10 pass over the great
I Scr crimes, and the great judicial criminals
3 and pace tl:i5 man OH trial for conlrara
} lively trivial Offence :?
There are some other POI Int NIGH
{ be rroftably considered, fr i =. nee, tl
prorriety of establishing l. - Of i'm
= parchment for g lneHlaIi'. s- icy b.
IRA Party vote the peqcssiii iyJneas
: ures and tue clamor ofpars al, .,"Gs alon
: to determine What degree G! legal attain
, ments 'sbail he requisite 10 :: pass muster.
1. i shall content myself with whatever tn
: good sense OF my friends shall order bu
4 feeling as do, shall vote against the pas
sage Of the resolution, confidently believin
e. that my vote will agree with very larg
i majority of my party friends, and that tn
$ calm and second dsOher thought of our Who'll
people viii endorse its wisdom.