The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-06
NORTH CAROLINA.

The Heralu's Remarks ON the Reconcile
alton Programme Endorsed by the
Judges-Frightful Condition OF tho
State-Bankrupt fn Purse, and Almost
Wholly Corrupt-Vcnaiity OF the Local
Prcss-Fedcral Officers Public Rob-
bcrs.
RALEIGH, June 20, 1873.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Your editorial OF the 10th instant. touching the
reconciliation programme OF General Beauregard
for Louisiana, has had strong influence among
the Judges now holding Court here. They entirely
endorse the statement that the remedy needed so
much by North Carolina, as well as Louisiana and
South Carolina, is in the hands of the white popula
rion-the planters and landowners-the remedy Of
General Beauregard, which covers all the blacks
themselves claim and desire, or their most willy
demagogues Of the "carpet-bag" fraternity can
hold forth. These Judges-the few thinking men
left in the State-sce plainly that we must fairly
and squarely accept the constitution as it Is, with
the thirteenth and fourteenth amendments, and
Civil Rights bill added, and no longer fight
in the air at issues OF the past. But our mis-
fortune Is we have no man OF ability or intelll-
gence, moral courage or social standing with
temerity enough to urge him forward and boldly
proclaim these sentiments. The reconstructed
men here are the merest tyros In politics, flies
voting themselves into petty places and deiraud-
ing friend and foe. They are neither able nor will
ing to announce the views of General Beauregard
or the sentiments so clearly conveyed by the
HERALD. The unreconstructed men here are so
sadly and h0pelessly defeated and ''cOrnered that
power short OF sentence OF death could urge
them to make expression of adopting fairly and
fully the thirteenth and fourteenth amendments
and the Civil Rights bill. Some have tried It, but
man and Colonel David NJ Carter, from Washington
the eastern part OF the state. The former, when
he pronounced his political rnea csapd and
deserted his false gods and idols OF South
ern fre-eating and worship, was suspected
in his new faith. and, though he spoke louder
than the oudest OF carpet-baggers" IN favor OF his
new departure, and the thirteenth and fourteenth,
so called damnatory, clauses and though he prayed
and thumped his repentant breast and cried aloud
he was not like other men, still the willy carpet
Dagger" gave MIN the lash of federal denunciation,
and d0ubtes his sincerity IN being born over again
in true or orthodox Grant faith The voters were
cautioned to beware OF him. and the Judge, no
longer welded to his idols of rebellion" found
himself deserted by his hoped-fOr companions OF
'union." Between the two Stools he came to the
ground and now he whines, chow happy could
10 follow in the steps OF Judge Rodman. but he did
not drink deep enough and found his little learn
ing indeed dangerous thing. SO he returned TO
plundered people, bankrupt State and cruel
policy cut and dried at the City OF Magnificent
Distances. which will not even welcome to It's iod
the willing and repentant, the reformed and the
prOdQal son OF the south
1t would be difficult to point to another man
who might be induced to proclaim the HERALP's
doctrine or Beauregard's policy IN this state,
simply that not one has the moral courage TO
come forward, fully convincing all OF his being
purged and penitent, reformed and sincere. Yet
such man. really sincere, Is to be found here. BY
his first adherents he will be secuted; by his sec
Ond he will be suspected. Ii his new brethren
were to extend the hand OF fellowship generously
and support him strongly there Is no doabt but he
would 'Speak out openly and confess his sins and
be born anew Despised on one side and doubted
on the other, he sinks into that drowsy nothing
ness his climate and poverty stricken country so
quickly creates. One man here, Judge Settle, who,
like old Paul. Is all things to all men, and few to
some women, is itching to take prominent stand
asserts by suggestive shrugs OF the shoulder,
imported by him from his Lima mission,
that he believes IN the Civil Rights blll ana the
ing" In TACT, North Carolina Is politically and
financially failure. She has neither men nor
leader is created for her and becomes her salvador
by bis integrity OF purpose, bis political proves
but the truth. The press here, too, Is as it ever
has been, weak, vactllating, tmid, tin-trumpet
arair-the mouthpiece OF slckly young boys and
the pap Of Mrs. Grundy. From II there Is no sal
walton, unless thousands OF miles from 1t be
adopted, or indeed hundreds. The petty news
curses, sores and cesspools Next are the State
and federal 0flcehOders. or the latter, the
Collector OF Internal Revenue and his deputies,
will appear In public, should SAID press have the
courage TO announce it, as deiaulter to the ex-
tent OF $500 900 it is said. His deputies his
cuniOus and ignorant personages now grown fat
by pickings and stealings ana more saucy
and ignorant by assumption. This worthy collector
took TO futures" In cotton speculation and put
some OF the wrenched out taxes Of these people
into place not good for it.. His deputies
are under arrest bonds, and he is likely to be ditto
before this p. NJ, rumor be true or judges states
ments reliable. Next we shall have "a sheriff in
STALL receiving much and pocketing all :" next we
shall have a railroad sold by slight turn OF the
wrist Of Judge Bond and Humphrey Marshall who
have very coolly played away into the hands OfTom
Scott aud the Pennsylvania Company the best part
OF the North Carolina Railroad stock under a spe-
cious order OF appointing "a receiver OF the ma
jority of the Stock" who will duly sell per rule OF
the Court to Scott, who will IN turn one part Of
the road and let the rest rust. Then Godsboro and
Ncwbern will relapse into wilderness and Raleigh
become mere way-station. Our Governor Todd
Caldwell still wears his ball and chain put upon
him by the Legislature by the amended constitu-
ton, and Is merely political fgure-head to a
bankrupt State in every sense. North Carolina
cries for help, and signs for emgrants but extends
to herself none OF the former nor opens her arms
to any OF the latter. Even tar, turpentine and
rosn are leaving North Carolina.
W. s. SHAW.