THE SENTINEL. SEMI-WEEKLY. "I WOULD RATHER BE RIGHT THAN PRESIDENT" - - HENRY CLAY. VOL. I. NO. 65. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1867.
Raleigh: Wm. E. Pell, State Printer, 1867. Elephant folio sheet, folded to [4] pp, each page 17" x 21-1/2." Each page printed in six columns. Old folds, with occasional minor effect on text. Light foxing. Good+.
This issue of the Sentinel prints, in five and one half columns on the first page, President Johnson's Message vetoing the bill to extend the suffrage to Negroes in the District of Columbia. The bill is not "necessary to enable persons of color to protect either their interests or their rights." For they already "possess the full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of persons and property."
Also printed is a long letter from David Swain, former governor and now President of the University of North Carolina. Swain had declined office in the Confederate government, and assisted in arranging the General Joe Johnston's surrender to Sherman. His letter explains his opposition to proposed Test Oaths. Other political news is reported, with heartfelt opposition to ongoing Reconstruction. Item #39560
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