The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-02-23

making corn ana provisions.
On February 20, 1867, they passed
"a bill upsetting the State governments
at the South, obliterating State lines
and treating the territory as conquered
territory, parceling it out into military
| districts
President johnson, who was very
far from being lacking in manhood
| promptly vetoed the measure; but there
were only few Democrats in those
days in Congress, the Republicans hav
ing large majority, and the Infamous
bill was passed by two thirds vote
over the veto. 1t became law on
March 2nd.
What was once North Carolina thus
became part of Military District No
2, whose Headquarters were at Char
lesion, Gen. Candy was the satrap in
command.
Gov. Worth refused to recognize
these changes except so tar as actual
force compelled him. But Gen. Candy
issued orders which he required the
courts Of North Carolina to enforce in
the courts Of justice and his will was
the law. He was the military monarch
of his district,
On June 10, 1867, he Issued an or
der to enroll the voters, and appointed
officers all over North Carolina to take
down their names. Large numbers OF
whites were DISTINGUISHED, but the ne
groes were ali enrolled.
This preliminary being done, on the
I Al 1r J.,
order Tor an election of delegates to
hold convention. The election was
held for two days November 19 and
90 It was held by Canby's men
Only those enrolled could vote His
men made returns to him at Charles
ton. The authorities in North Caro-
liIta had nothing to do with the mat
ter.
Gen. Candy thereupon issued an
order as follows:
HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DISTRICT,
Charleston, Dec. 81, '67.
General Orders
At an election held in the State of North
Carolina on the 10Th and 10Th days Novem-
Der, 1867, pursuant to General Orders, No.
101, from these Headquarters, dated Oct OBJ
er IS, 1867, majority of the registered vo-
ters Of the said State having voted on The
question of holding convention and ma
jority Of the votes cast being in favor of
holding such convention. the delegates elect
ed thereto and hereinafter named are here
by notified to assemble in convention at Ra-
eigh on the 14th of January, 1868, for the
purpose of framing Il Constitution and civil
government. etc.
By command of Brevet Maj or General Ed.
r. S. Candy. LOUIS Y. CAzIARc,
Aid de Camp and Act. Asst Adj't General.
JACOB f. CHEEvER,
Acting Assistant Adj't General.
Appended to this was list of the
men who, he said, had been elected.
They were chiefly Radicals.
The convention duly met on the
18th of January, 1868, and framed
brand-new Constitution, patchwork
concern, made up chiefly Of the Con
stitutions of Ohio and Illinois and 9TH
er Northern States.
This Constitution provided for q
Governor, State officers, judges and all
the machinery of government, and it
was determined to elect all these Off
GERS from Governor and Chief Justice
Gown to township trustees, magistrates
and constables, legislature and all, at
the same time.
The election was held, if we recol-
lect Alright, for three days, nnder the
supe rvision of Canby's men, and the
returns were made to him at Charles
ton.
Gov. Holden was the Radical NOM
inee. while Thos. S. Ashe was the NOM
inee of the Conservatives.
At the same time the question was
submitted to the people whether the
proposed Constitution should be
adopted or not.
Gen. Candy aid that the Constitu
ton was adopted and that the Radi
cal ticket was elected We suppose
that was SO, and do not question it,
but Gen. Canby's people did the
counting down in South Carolina.
It was arranged for the new State
Government to go into effect on July
4th, 1868, but Governor Worth claim
ed that the whole business was un-
constitutional and void; that he was
Governor of the State of North Caro-
lima ), that Congress had no power to
pass sny such law that the only vot-
ers in North Carolina were the white
citizens, and that he would not yield
his office except to force. He was
forcibly elected by Canby's subaltern
and Gov. Holden became the Cover
nor of the state The new legislature
met in special session and as there was
but handful of Conservatives rin It,,
the Radicals had it all their own way.
A man named Liislefeld, sutler
whose recent occupation had been de-
| spelling the negroes who had congre-
gated near Beaufort, South Carolina,
was telegraphed for to come up and
work the hands and he came.
He formed combinations by which
under the pretence of making liberal
appropriations for railroads S20,000,-
600. of bonds were to be issued, OF
which the ring was to get one tenth
for passing them. The legislature IN
two years took $3.50, 600 in pay Lit
tlefield was elected public printer and
took S34, 900 a year Tor that. For
Contingencies" in one year they took
SIG, 800. Their tax levy was 80cents on
the hundred dollars worth of proper,
ty.
During this fine there was also ir
| operation the Freedman's Bureau and