a-
TBK RSSVLT.
"" Tt, ri fit returns 'of the fectf!D?'out
(jvJMi -V --J
m$t n k B0",, v ur oar ,(lri 'bet
0 trfseipb of iti Democratic Coiserv -flrtprty
i complete, preeeattngoa ot
ft mot re msrkable revolution of public
.aliment, ever know In Worth Carolina,
jf is ny other Btete in Ihe Union.
n . wu it ecctmpllshedt la three
J"" ,
fearihtt the count oi .Mttouu, to
Sheriff'. regitrais nd poll bolder wr
judical, nd pir ta Abandaot idc io
ibaUbousaW of, illetrot8ri wr
isMftO uo permitted to 'drsv
lUdiml "held Btat Coavatio aid
tleeted i thorough organization. Tu 75
DO colored voters, though Dot so uusnl
poat for IUdicalium in 1888, were Mew
Ikdwi drm ud dttern.ined to vote with
tkta. Money wu abundantly supplied
talk it btinc ud ftotn abroad, to Cur the
ajactiosfor Radicaliem. Tb officials of
(be -st-rl government were aim t to a
vUt tbcm, uot only fattra, but s
aiamteii u 1 woikera lor the Holdea
diiittfit'. ud every wan who could
B,f , .yf h aiuiing Hum. wept, into, ijje
taoTt'sin tleie behalf., Added to this,
UB .gimeats of. Ktat t roope were cet
Vi j. -V"d rn 1i i'i mi i ' i r i i i A bbV m I
- oaiMig - . r ; -
Bust eutirasy tli .'efforts ol Hie DeBtocratft
CjcKfTntiin I'flil D't Slate t'onrcntioo,
taw without IHcient nrjranization, wiih
tetDony and the ordinary appliaecea of
lOMiia. They did not have eoy maai
Mttlngt, nor did onr able epeakere. can
ran Ike Siat as os k-re ocraiiioo.
Aad t with all tbeee aJruDteue againat
at, we hire oTMcome the 13,000 majorily
giwiOrant o?er Seymow, ad Tiara a
popti!ifi;m;ority of from 8.W to 1S.000.
ft aat blotted out the more than two
third Majority ia the Senate and Houae,
led hare aecure 1 nearly a two third ma
jority againit thorn ia,butb Houae. . "
ftauh a remit la wondtrlul, je aatoand
hJo our friend end eaemies. Wild
leek Vtda giut at, ihe queailoa arise,
iji.jt.jBtplitliad.t.Wa knowl aa
mT to lb enquiry, but; the uniwal
RKiicthW ia the mind of the peopte, .that
ntni wrer waiTalh 6t w ao'ornrptf
ttaUud improvident a1 General Ai
Bwbly ll tbe rattj atid tuat ao administr'
BMenr labored a tithe ao bard to beggar
M fieople of the Sute, to oppren the p0'
ylt with Uxatioo, to k,ep up the ipttit of
etrile anxwg the people, and floally to
eaUithea by it despotic, lawleta mili
tary etganiial ion, the irtua! auipeunuu ot
dx writ ot kabeut ear pill and the Otter
,asilng of the personal civil right ot the
ample. We never saw such eerneetneee,
awk aaivernl deterntinatioa on the part of
lb people, 10 tote at all hat trdg, belore
TkuisaB who had not voted since the
Vir.eiiuld utiihcr be bribed or scared from
OrrcUing that sacred right. God aad
Sbtrty, was tbeir battle cry and tbey
tiuaphed gloriously.
-JUSQTBROOKS ASD UAltKASCOR-
. rvs.
The miserable truckling of Chief Justice
Piwin tiulnud - by bis associates a he
auiT,T8 Tfie matlS or The illegal arrest
Mue by Gov. Ilolden, ha,, made every
ksseit, bighsinded msn bang hi head for
"Wry stame, at the deep, humiliating do
Mrsny 0 the Supreme Court of North
CsroltB, We have been prouder of tbe
afttstioa ol our Supreme Court in days
pst, than at any interest of Uie Stete.
It lolly bearing, its freedom Irom partJaao
bis, its iesrleasuets in tbe discharge ot duty
sail its wise dreiaionshave given it a name ia
twp aii w,la Auserica, Ol Which l
M proud. Alas I that the Una gold has
stcotn Uii nd tuat IckmbaA has been writ
. to apetrllt i r-T--W -r- -rr
WakHk iluiJadg Brook 'tt-ti
i S A.Bitilrt Oatrt,Ja-isxte t ;-thw.tight.
l ar iif w wm -fcfr
A m totoy thewH
-r -"-
wbopMtcd
pesitioa. Fiading ao relief - from tba
- Caf julca o(Eis associates, the learned
BjiLseTlor the person i rested by Kiik by
? Wt? of Gov. Holdea, hsv applied to
Brooks kr tbe laceieary Wiiia, and
.tksy bar bean issued promptly, anjJ th
Iscge kas anlend ihem to b exveuted at
wsoi,b4 the parti be brought before bim
9ali.bury4he present, week. NThe Judge
buists and tha V. A troop ara
l-.'Mfw alwy, th..
Bra Iiimm it : . l ,
Kk rg I
tJth ;0hlbf .
y na Kawi f Wi hv answered
-Jkaqaest
w4VtmettiTftTw time, erfr-4rsi1-
-flw'i J VcTucF"" TUti m'mning. vV liav
VwisUukjMMMa
rttrate, "better-. Bad better," c and
fe w rtpeat, th news from all partawf
to Stats n jtnrt good a any reasonabl
sstraghr to
""'RS nlajiiflty
to- exptcV Wa shn bava
rtrtrnr
i the fopulaf vote ia tb Stat,
start sad
Hot it i. A friend wul to know,
wbr is Routing Wi-k gwine attt," Wa
ao store tell tba we ea the ' evtatioB'
el.' About bow, ' O Wot heal
' ee bb pan turer. , . . i
I , Ob the other hand, this -Demoer
RAUJC
We tee it crated ia onr exchanges, that
l sura men, bad gone to Moor county and
elected Sheriff, aad pat ia hie place bU
competitor. Te prevent miscuocsptioa ere
will state, the lacte ae we on dent and them.
Two year go, the people of Moor
county elected H k! Worthy, one of' It
moat popular aad pablle spirited citixeo,
their Sheriff. Mr. W. having takea compe- 1
teat cuaaeel ae te hie eligibility to -the f
office, qaal Bed at each aad entersd upon
hu dutita. His competitor objected to
hi qualifying, because he alteged b was
iliiglbU a4 eaawaeed u.gaiiu'
hiaa. Taeeaea was carried to the BoprcBM
Court aad was no decided until its term
just cloted. Tba decision was against Mr.
Worthy's eHgiblllty, though we have beard
it char4lwie-j parliaic decision.
Tba only thing saceeeary at io have given
hiss aa efflcial notification and Mr, Worthy
would at ooce have vacated I he office.
But tbia proper, civil and legal course did
sot suit Gov. Hoi den. He seems pevef to
have realised the jfaet, that when be was
elected two year ago by tbe negto pepu
latiA of North Carolina to tba omc ot
Qorernof, that if w'a eiefiT office. He
seem to bsv disdained such an ' idea, buV
yi KlB lTltlnt Sia hnum ti '
na, vai
MW.9Ma
fof tl
posseaeof, by carrying out his grand
iloqasnt kiea Of power, and place, by a
s:LJv
ZT ft
fore the election, it was understood that he
bad hoisted, the Jouug local ol the Standard
I rum that position and aaade him a Major in
Col. Clarks't Htate troops and jnt bim at
tbe head of a equtd of "Clarke's btbiea,"
to eiecut some job in Moore county. We
could not understand tba movement. We
were turf be could not mean intimidation,
of the people ot Moore that would bro
been too ridiculous, but it ecms he sent
Henry with a squad of Claris' aoldiers, to
tell Mr. Worthy be must turn over bis
oftioe to bit competitor, acc irding to the
deciaionot tba Supreme Ciurt of North
Carolinal.1. '.. :. ; :
. W regret thai Henry M. Miller was so
enamored with the '-fuss sod feathers," as
to Identify himself with tba military tx
ploiis sud lawlessness ol Gov. Uoldeu by
acctp'mg his appointment. He bears aa
i4ocmbjdrndjB ib ttu
ory of tbe people ot North Carolina, as tb
champion of constitutions! law, of peace
and fder, aad fur tzetlUnet, ae tbe elo
quent defender of Civil liberty and the
personal rights ot the citixea. O I if tbat
tongue were allowed to speak on this arena
aad on tbe mad career of Gov. Holden tbe
pa t ' two year, how scathing, crush
ing, overwhelming, would .. be its re
buke, how bitter ite denunciations and
how eloquent it pleading, tor right, tot
peace t Alas 1 that w have so many de -generate
sous ot noble sins, in this age.
" u r roioa is s till tor wa r."
The impotent rsgs ot Gov. Holdea and
his adherents gives veat to itself in the
Standard ot yesterday morning.in a charac
teristic bur.t if t anon against Judge Brooks
aad th learned counsel employed in behalf
ol the illegal arrest made by Kirk by the
order ol tbe Governor We have not space
to aottcsib article u 1reeiTerTh
public will know how to appreciate tbe
spleen of tb chagrined and dis ippointed
Governor and hu satellite. Hs has made
war upon tbe unarmed and quiet people of
North Carolina, without the shadow ol law
or reason, ia th hop that it would pro
voke retaliation on tbe part ol the people,
tf hee circumvented tha and of simple
Justice and th right of th people, by tb'
aid of his Ruprem Court, sad now tbia
redoutabl ' knight ot tba drum-head, va
por and favrs as tf he were reedy lor s tilt
sgainst tb whole power ot tb U. 8. gov
eminent! Hi rag is impotent.
Judge Brook ha sought ao controversy
with tbe legal government of North Caro
lina. Th Kxecutive has mad wr npon
th Constltuuoa ot thsSUt and it. laws
and against the Coostitutloa of tb United
State. The appeal ol onr injured chi
le i th Coos' lft0t"ol 7 the Stute'ha
Holde. aad tb. Cbiel Ju.Jce.a.d
Mw theirappesi ia tha Ust resort ts to thi
grossly violated hf -Holdea and Kirk j and
bow, Jodg Brook as sa honest jurit and
tru to bb oath come to tbair rescue. H
hsimptraoB h.:a duty la issuing tb
writs; aad bow tb ground ol th contest
ar okaoged, Irwca. M oatraged State Cos
dtutioa and tb great body of tha n oof
fending people ot North Caroliaa, vajth
Gov. Holdea. to th Bovernment aad Cod
stitutloa of tb United States. JTIb. PrwM
'f' '.' .TfV 'T ''V i'l'L Z.'.JH"tT 'A'l-tXmmn aa s aa m.
eVrat wlfl no't oTsfeifara lis soTemn oathTto
Eandar ta ths cxirrnpt design uf so incom:
i : - n, ....
etewt aaa Bliwt yanista, u wrr m
idea. Tti sacred nt(hts ot tbe wltoAa
buarsw wul be raeurelad br President
grant a they. hj Jhesm i Judg JUtoka,...
i!tmiJlrftt.r: WUfflU ffar t
of a whip, uo'eee Koidea and Kirk tr
V 4-tv Ua-.dav-
Saowgb aid. -
Duf rT Fiit.-Tb Rad of JoLn-
stoa coonty hired a band of music to play
for them rounr tba eottntr dqrtagl. thj.,
took to "lift collection" to piy th ma-
stciaoe, and only aaocaeded ia eoliactiag it
tvats, alter bard begging among their
party, Th toast which) hat. toretofor
called Itself "Tba Republican Band," bar
called a B'jetiug to consider th propriety
of a change of Bm. . . . , .;,v.,:.
1 OAult
I. ... nnr
HOLDER.
Tb Staxdar i of yeterdav. jn. artnounc-
commanding bin to prodao th bodies of
certaia prisoner bald ia Yaoo-yviiie by or
der ot the OvefniW,"; ' asks- th Qnistio
"ajiat kat Judft Brectt t4t with murdertn
ia Xartk CarvHiw, tWe answer tbat Judge
Brooks neither ha, nor pretends to hare.
any thing to do wtb mtirdere ia North
Caiolina; but bs aa a' great deal to do
with tbe illegal arrest aad deteotioa of
many ire eitixws ol th Cnited Butes.whe
re now kept in close custody atl'ancyv
ville by Col, Kirk n.idor tbe order ol Gov-
feroor Hutdso, -. - - -
The celebrated lih Amendmeat to the
Coastitutioo of tba United State, la it
firat sectio solemnly ordain that "all per.
sons bora or Bstoralized In the United
Sta'ea, and subject to the jurisdiction
thereof, are oil irons ot the United States
and ot the 8 ate wliere a they reside. No
Bta'e ahall mske or eniorce any law which
shall abridge tbe privileges or immunities
of citizens of the United Stales ; nor shall
any State deprive any person of lite, Jiber'
tf Of property, witboot due process of law,
nor deny to any person iUiia Jti. Jurisdto-
tion the equal protection, pi tbe laws."
. Tor the purpose of eeeumie the libertj
hltorXng tliem tbe maii,.o .avjog na ah
tawtul restraint of it rmwed, an act of
wi'tV MVrvwtif4 rrfmrnirAlfiiiirfVvstjt!. -ft TfJCl:
f tt,,e cuurt of the United "e'!' ncT; Mitchell and Mad.son Mr Bt,e
i."r -
State,.i,d th several justices and judges
of such "Courts, within tbeir respective Ju-
risdictious, io addition ''to tbe authority
already conlerred by Hw, shall bav power
to grant writs ol habtcu torput lu all cases
where any perron may be restrained of bis
or ber liberty io violation of the Constitu
tion, or of any treaty or law ot the United
States." Tbe act then proceeds to point out
the manner in which tba bcnillt ol the writ
ia to be obtained by any person who may
stand In need of it. Tbe counsel for the
Alamance and Caewell prisoners, after vain
endeavor to obtain relief for tbeir clients
from tb Stat aathoritiei, - presented
proper petition to Judge Brooks, who gve
to all tbe questions involved in the case s
t)iorosh esmiotiqa . and Came to the
conclusion tbst It Was bis duty to issu tb
writs. Having done so, the people ol Norib
CwrwHstt nay rest saaurwd, that b wtU ws
all Itgal means to bave them enforced, the
taunt aad tb threata of Governor Uoldrn.
and hi orgati to tbe contrary notwithstan
ding. The titandard says io the tame article,
that"Qovernor Holden takea uo advice from
Ku Klux. murderer or sympathisers, lit
is not in the confidence, nor is he tbe tool
uf such Ku Klux lawyers sS Graham,
Moore, Bragg, klerrimon and Buttle." No
person asks or desires bim to take advice
from murderer, Ku K'ux or otherwise.
It is bis great mitfortune -list be did not
seek tbe advice of those whom be style
Kn Klux Iswytrs. Tbey would, had be
done so, bare saved bim Irom tb ruin tnd
disgrace, pet emery aad political, Which
bow impend over him.
"ALL HUKKBT DORA !'-JOjBPR OS
A RAM PA OK.
We fake th lollovmg Irom the Wil
mington Pott, (Red.) of the 7th lust :
Let the t'sgle scream another gTorTou
victory- Democrats disappointed- tbe State
safe all buokey dora Phillips eU eted
Dockery to go baik large Republic
gains the West all light the death ol
the Ku KTux-btd Salt Biver.' " "
Th following dispatch from Hon. Jo.
W. Holdea give the li to th many cop
perhead "Conservative" ststemenls of Dem
ocratic auccesat : '
RAJ.arosL Aug. 5, 1870.
Wa bva carried Wake ;: probably this
Conirreesional District. Conservative ta
mors are lalse. No returns from th West,
JOd. W. HOLDEN.
The shove reminds us of aa anecdote.
Aa Irislimau was crossing a feature, iu
which there ws a savage bull. Tb bull
aaw the Iriibmen end made lor bim, with
bis nose toithe earth, pawing and. bellow
mg Th Iria'unaa- saw.thc bull, tod. it
Oorturrel it MrB that tf would be gran J fua
to let bim com np, and then tk bim by
- b-f e itd rwbirrssn.
The. Idea appeared o tunny that bs-oay
down and rolled over In rices ol merrt'
men!.; " The bolIcm up with "bis aos
silrl close t6 the gfohttd, and still pawing
n6r bellowing. ' The Irubmaa i was "so
tickled at the l rick be was g ing to play aa
the bull that h rold hardly stand, np, but
lost as be was about to put bis fuesy pro
Ject in practice., the bull took bim on hi
horns, gav him aloas aad threw bim over
jjf
. ... I
felt alt ever biiweTf td sc If ny bones
"wera broken, Bi"tboa
himseif, "Weill's mighty good thing I
took: my laugh out btfor tha bast cam
irpr vWj't th "IroHirt I
a" i-!iiln"f'fr, Stir ns a rn.if
Tbat' Joe's c ue.
riATT BBme T-Tiisoiat The Demo
crats saiaed over two thousand votas la
DavidMdklnihsBw
jtad PIci Bdkr, gcotttwid Biny 8-ltb,
A ccrr.po.dcBt
write Irom Iiirgit a th; heavy ub
acriptioa. had been started to buy Phillips
aad Badg.r a Via cup aaa uiiiy oroita a
new-tin bora. Niut.yaeVeB cents had
been raised, which will tray th cup ad
bora, leaving two cent over which, will U
paid toBcottlacaiih, T tf'
Election Returns.
vaAiara (0wclal
Hliipnt Jt7 Phillip iMliMMiH
oeat rowla, l.aau, Xiavi, 0. p,
a Hawkins. B ,l.2I,OUa B. 1 431, pmv
Cook 01,WS,W.T. Harruj, 1)., 1,891, 1,
1,17. Guptoa letd Sheriff.. Oae Go.
aerveiive Cosamissioacr aad Coaaty Treat
tree; rest Had. Xb election, w leara.
will b eonteated. i
v - trt,
Bllpp 13 maj i 4 1st Coagreas, O. Baran.
IX, W mj , 4J dt.f Homphnry,- tr:rxs i
Si-nat. MaCMitetv-iit j i House, At
kmsoo,UgO maj, jjyaer, D.,2t maj.
County offioars Conservative.
Boassoa. ' "' " 1
Tbeelectioa ia this county resulted ia tb
overthrow of Hayes, Siaclair aad Proctor,
and the election of R. M. Norment to the
Senate, and Thos. A. McNeill aid H. B.
Regan to the House, all Conservative, also
the whole county ticket except the Sheriff,
but he denies being R idioal.
AsHUVILLB, N. C.
- - Aagiral th,t87o; "
Editob Sbbtibu. : BuocomlM Countv
ha givsa a. Conserrstlve ruajorWy if er
Ave hundred, Madiaon- County, heretofore
KsUcal, Baa roiled up a Conservative ma
jority or sc.
caliam, having heretolnre given a Itadical
aravzrciVT. a v , ri i j .(i .viita i
.1.116 lBUUtl VI'UUIV ut tuuil 1 a
stTva - eive. - - rjrfflmTTiff, nsrrvjijvt. la r&r'nZ.. -hl- w M
Countie. Merrimon oiaj-iriiy, for the
State Senate, over Bro. Ulythe (the anal
who told the anecdote of the Dutchman's
prayer is at least 800, agnin in Henderson,
Transylvania, sod Bnncombe oounliea.of
over l'JOO. Brownlow Morris i elrcted to
the House ol Rprentatives from Hen
ders 'n County, and will set with the Coo-
servativea. He voted lor Mernmoa sad
Shipp. .
In short, tr. Bttttnr, "vriiri cariied
every couuty west of ta Blu Ridge, ex
cept, furkapt, about on I Never lias there
been sucb a "ground swell" bef irs in this
part of th State. Radicalism is so com
pktaly aanibilsted tbat tber i Maroely
left a single Radical to tell the tale of tbeir
ruin, Many who ruled the Radical ticket
ar bow njoicing wntJ us over our bb
pri cedrnteel victory, ven tbe n groes say
tbtttbCy hare voted their last Radical
ticket. J.. . .
'la raorLB ot tb West fav fixed tb
br.iad seat of tbeir condi muation boon
Holden' Usurpations, and God will bless
them tor it. ... .... ..
Kvcrvbody thank Jsisiah Turner for the
able blow a ha dealt upoe Radicaliara. -
In baste, yours truly, -
CONSERVATIVE.
LAWLKS1 QOTRAQB.
Mr.
Turner, the editor ot this paper,
having beeu sitl by turprise sod boroe
off to prison, ir. bave oot,-uulU very rat .
ceotly, been informed ot tbe circumstances
of outrage and iudigoliy to hi household,
li .l i ... u:- ......
W leara oa undoubted authority, that
alter aorrouoding snd capturing bim when
alone near Ihe Railroad ststtoa, a band of
armed men went to his dwelling, half a
mile distant, outside of tbe town ol Hill.
boro', aad there bunted through every
room ia the hous, without warrant, taking
several piece ot firearms, including tb
shot guns of hi littl boy, sad bore them
sway with then, whether as trophic at
victory to to st to Holden, or for soms
other use, w srs not inlormed.
Not only is th liberty of th Pre stab.
bed to the heart b tbia hich handed out
rage, and that Irom a aourc that ha W' I
eci wliu uueesatvti eiuie or mmun v.
every publio aaa of tb State, for twenty
year, bat "the right of tb people to to
rear la their person, bouses, papers and
effects, against unreasonsblt searches and
Misarea, ha been grossly violated t
TBM 0 WRA 0 Olf PA Tl OX
It ha bee denied that tb outrage said
to bav been committed on William Pat
toe, Alamance, by hanging hiraap by
the aeck, Akc, ever took place. -
W aow ouks th distinct charg that
tharop srs putxouad PaUoa' sacav aad
tb ead drawn, ever -Jtnxfe.-oftraeviid
.L. -4 T, i . -.) .1.- V
iim A HIU.IMIIMIi HUUUt tU TOIWli ! I
1 AVW ALB ll.i Jl. .u H... .hiii .,...
I3ffin:ltt1toftartnr'ti,tlnat ahstfartol,iaai.i.rif ' tiipngr&S;.TyaT
Oovernot Holds) ka-wi that thi oatrsg
Wrt eommi'.teJ on Pa'ton, i 1,k4 hi iu
'iimlUti tk$t M wJass--.
, Let tb Giveraor ar y oak visa who
dsrea, deny the charge, and twe ttaad,,
prpard to frtk (Asa. 3"---" "l-T. " ;? ,'t
f Mow, what become of tto cari8caU,h
ever Psttos signature,, thai appeared 4a
tto Standard a Urn dsya ago, aad which.
ao doubt, wssforeW from bimtr Ibat to
I ilia niA4l Mannas - KjkiMV t.
derth tnqaiaitonal proota brought jo
bertipoB arm fi2IIIi S.IlS!
W repeat that the Mirage) charged a
bsving beta coBimitted a P4t,Ki net.
tafjT omltte''BBrl .trratW WoroTHot
tnow Tl n.l hs smHft 4ftfraib,ti
daub investigation, s j
J JacK&avJt rsuastrrLs August A-iu-
snaaal eveet occurred ber last night i the
aaamage of .Hon. . Albert,. T. Morgan',
(white.) it distiogaisbed republican Senator
la tto JiiVJt.
tIoUTbf
, hh immtAiat for Chjvelaud,
oeepl left im medial el y , for Cleveland,
Ohio, Morgaa toraser aesne, nainiavuis,
Tto aAshr aatarally etratt a wsalioa (a
ihenmiSBit. atiitvaa is lawvrr of
(on ability, at te erie ksbits. bd wa
colonel of a Micbig ui regitueot of th fed'
eral army. Th imij m m b usciuediy
dusky baa.
- JOBW 'KSBRtrfiirU.'
"Ia the matte- f Jobn.JCerr beXor Ui
f 5 aiM:rMMHR
at tu rsafotVup1M Snd
4 leT,-thrfaishal HI tin. ClW'Hliffi8t'Tr
relura upon tlteil.eiiig wriv'bath bad
exicuted it by dliverig a copy saCol.
lorg:w;kirlt " ''
; DsvmI A. Wfeluj..Mirjk.aJL'oC-tla "
Itrtm Court, .iHM)rehyuth.il abd
cnimMMled fribi:k to wttki ivifet
ihi. writoa G.(W- Kirk,' aa jwled by
fbial usuterjupruteCort. ,
U l Ouav'a s Kaa. S .tt T.
Camp Holdea. Yaoorvville, N. U,
A a vast 1st. 1870
I renv etfully replv to the. eervtc of the
writ in the case of .J ba Kerr. Harno! P.
Hill, Jess C. Gnffl-h. P. A WUoy, I T.
Mitchell, Tbomaa S Woes act, A . O. Ya
ry, John McK. A. A. Mi'cbell. l anct
J wea, J. M.Neai, WY B. Bowe, Bariiili
(iravM, n. N. K n, Kobert Kuan, James
R. Fowler, at Z Hoop r. Jamas' C. Wit
hamkoa, and Peter H Williamson, that t
hold th prisoners under orders from W.
W. II i '1 leu. Govef aor and Couimaodui-'in.
cbiel ot niUitu.
GEO. W. KIRK,
Col. CousM 2nd Re. N. C. B. T.
The reupmr th tfan; .11. Butte arort-i
and sud, we, aa counsel tor tbe prisoners
move.
;y-siite&r3airt--ae
sPr a pre pt to aoue cniuoteBt ber
sf.)n commanding bim to bring tbe Ixxtji of
tliea anoke ubstaa-
tially as follows: May It please your Hon
or, I bave already argued the questions
presented hy the present caae ia tbe 0lhr
cases i f Adieus e irfv which have been be
fore you-ao tu'tiy, "Shit my 'Mmark now
shall be very tew I" eontesd that the re
turn el George W. Kirk, which has just
been read beiore you ia utterly Insufficient,
and that, therefore, a writ of attachment
almukihe sasued gainsr h in, a directed-
tif 1808-8 ch. 118. I say that tb return is
insufficient and I wilt proceed to show it.
The 11th section of tbe am sot declares
tbat "h parson or olBctr, on whom th
writ is serreel, must mske reiurn thereto
in writing, and, except when uch pert on
ehall be a worn public officer, and (ball
mak bi return in bis official capacity, it
must be verified by his oath." Now tbe
exception ot tb want or an affidavit in
favor at iwefff puinic officer does not
ply in this case,. beciUs G. W. Kirk i
aot uch public officer as Is meant,
by tbe kaUat tfrput act. Ha is, what' to'
ibiorth Carolina Hut Troops, and bo sucb
troops are suioonxed to tie organised,
armed, quipped and disciplined by tbe
constitution and laws' of the State, The
lU.h Article ol the Constitution is the only
authority lor orgaoixmg a military force In
this Bute," Thai Article is heeded "Mi
litia," snd declare '-that all able bodied
male citizens of the Statu, between the ages
of twenty one and lorty years, ' who are
citizens of tbe United States shall be liable
to duty In the militia : Provided, that all
persons who may" b advert to bearing
arms, from religion scruples, shall be ex
empt therefrom." s f . ' ' '
. Tb second section declare tbat tb
General Assembly shall provid lor tb or
ganising, arming, equipping and discipline
ol th militia, and tor paying th asms
when celled late active eervtce. "And tbe
tbiid seclio ordains that th Governor
shall . to Commoder-in Chief, and bav
power to call out tb militia to axecute th
tewijcuppr rio or: lrrsttrrecttoa, bu sOTe5cli"dtd f fat sld DgTss ftTB'enqunred
repei . iavaioa.V . It is- tha seea tbst lb
CoostltuUoB ot tba, State say nothing
whatever about Stata troops; and by turn.,
lag to (he sots ot tbe Gshuraf Assembly
sbiaU Hod tbat all thee provision are con
fined exclusively to -the militia. See th
A of 13(lo-'fl, chap, ii, otititled.."An
Act o orgi hiMr Ntirth Caro
lina," and also the Aot of I860 '70, ntitid
MAn Act to secure th better protectioq of
file end piopery." end oommonly called
bhofloer Act. leitliei ol ihsa acts, sor
any other, ha a right to go beyond th
Constitution ia organizing a military fore
for th State, and nothing can be sound in
them or either ot tht-m, showing sa at
tempt to violate tbe fundamental law of
the 8tat, la neither of these is there even
a hiut at such an orgaixtioi as tbat no
oommsudtd by Cob Kirk. Indaet the
forces he comm inds is not only ignored by
tbe Constitution snd ls of North Caro
lina, but are expressly forbidden liV'The1
Snd paragraph ol 1 tu 10th C ion I the
1st article f the Constitution ol the Unt
ted Stla,'whn:h rtec lares that k ISmt-;
JlbaU iittft inentnratsrft.'Dwgiwf-w
troop or ship) ot ' war la lime'of peacA."
' . . . .11.: 1... .
man who la aot a eitlxi ol the State, and
- . Li. . . i: .. .. .M1Ht.
inon soldier are Said fo b from tbe r8iite.
f Tcbueste. This C tl.'oel, who, a I hsv
already said. Sign bimse f Colonel j.f the
add Ui0iii ot pt Nonb ' t'arolini' Stats
troops, aud .. ib' ichold the pris met
odtr ordeis from W. W. Holden, O vera'
ot and. O'Utmaadei-io Chief, of Militia, is
not, therolore, and cannot b, public oftt
cor of the B at who is auihoritej by the
iobtot iprput scV to make a return,' which
i ni.t ...rirt.d h bia Oatrf ' 1 .-Ji.-.:
' .'1 in.itrl..rthiuriauM...U.yaloJli:jLuiU
or, that we ar entitled to bSve Cur second
t aatrtion graated.-Tiiar Honor Is sathotlird,
by tba tit ascuoa ol to uswsw e
so direct th precept, called for by our mo
tion, "to any S'leriff, t'Oi otter of other per.
bim.U.brtcg Airmail. n nl.ir..)o,.li
uraefit tb writ of k.ilti Osrsusshall bv
bi-ea xraa !.? The b xt M'hwib autheoavs
,ca arwiff.' CoMi-r ob r Befsav.lo
wIsosb tie psao pt may be diraeuc, te "call
a bi id U-a pesrar of ' tba , a ia
other eeara.".. YoB bav already held that
aha pasplt CwaU eo.Bty are alt iaur. I
gawa, iB'at rttiTio- ean of g -pmi"Miium
ossBB saaae xroe Mat comity.- as jour
Hooea to already decided tavat queatiea, I
anil aot argu it sgaia, but I moot to par.
Baitted t say that to my suino, it seem W
lead t absolute despotism ia tht) ba taw
It tto Governor eaa, M hi will aad rieaa
are, proclaim, a haaos,twocoaiuiir4
to be in a tt of tesarrsetiess, ts aaa pro
c'Bjm vsy county tV : tto Stat to to. ia
tbst condition, , and thea, tba aulitary
power being predominant and the civil
powvr prfiTfafld at It n-rt we shull VJn
nmimmmmtltm ttiao ti f hibuhT' tb'ab i
as soos as iu county ol nakr, in shicb
th Governor reside, shall b declare I to
be la a tt rf inrnrrsctio, then the Got,
eraof hiasnH. will baouaa aa inaarReB,
aad the w shall be i auaditioa of de
potisat and anarchy such as we hat no
word fa tbe Englbh language to etpress
tb idea. 8 r, th ' kalu mmjmt act.
which was evidently draws With much
oare sad was intended to aecpra, to vrr
ot-rae Btat tti lienrflt of Ihrrgiyar"
rf t ol kobtui terptu, i not inefficient
that it uist bemad deadl fetter at th
trlearnreol the Governor. I eiualend tiial.
you have the power to appaiot ov txaraoa
j" L) Ciut! IO rxtiu tu preeept w itll
tar, and auc yasnty i gut, coi)flu4
lOUti county ( tea well tor th
to id hiut la it . exroalioa, , bsrt saay
can oar, u jtcesry, ib swaa of vry
county in the Bute, Ny, air I contend
that's s but re trt, the power of tbe Usited
State authorhies may b applied tor tb '
siMia BtUnc tit precept e8eetuii -A
: I chs by aakiog rroB) your Honor aot
only b writ ot attachment against Cot
Kiik, and tbe precept to torn proper per
so to n torce ihe pmduetioa before yoe
ffa body ot tbs-pstitlof , but for any
o hr rtliet tawliicU w may- -ber entttlcd'
and which k is in your power to give, t
have it to my assnciah to' discus the
other qUeStiimswbK
The Ulowira is.tli decision oftbs
Chief Justice in tbe at) veTnentioned case
sss.fj.yaaraJ&
HA
"bimbtb bibb.
O.I tbe return of the Marah!, kr. Battl
e 1
BW't .
THff-XttoZ smxW-retnre
Sod. A writ to so eosa Detent neraoa to
tiring the body, and call out th poss af
tue e;ouniy u aecesury.
Th firat tuotioa a as not, allowed. The
ol jectiou, tbat the returu, as tb Counsel
termed it, i not sworn u, and othi r ol jc
tions takeo, are aot relevant f for tliis doe
not purport to to' a rttmrn, bai a reluaal to
make a ntur by tbe orders ot ths Gover
nor. ' ,
- Treating U aa a refusal, tb motioa h
nPtaUoweiyoj, jtl resaon. t, out la to
opinion deliver.-d by we, I csa ssy DO
more than what I bav already id. The
power ot tbe Judiciary i exhausted I
Lave no pass comitalus. Ia this particular,
my situation differs from that ol Chief Jus
tic Taney, in "Merrimon's case." ; He had
a pass soaiitafai at bis conimaud, l)ut cod
sidered the power of th Judiciary exbaas'
ted without calling it out he did not
deem it to be his duty to ooeuruand the
marshal with the pi it "to siorm a I6rt,w ' "
It ia gratifying to be sbls to say tbat th
other Justice bar been la Uu reserved coo.
fcreooe with m sod all concur , (a the
1 RltjUsiy.-tw M.TBAKBdN, -T
i h. . Chief Justice 8. C,;
. ASSAULT AND 0UTRAGK. .f
On Saturday last Mr. EC C. Reed, sued
out a writ before 8. D. Herri so, J. P.,
sgalust Stephen A. D mglss snd Joseph W.
ll..l.t- .K- r..ti .1..- iaaA--!L . - r
STATU OF NORTH CAROLINA, (
i; - ' Wax CooTT. eft
Henry C. Reed, a citix-m of said couuty,
makes oath, that about 'quarter, before
tour o'clock, P. M., of th 8th day of Au
gust, A. D., 1870, white be ws sitting in
his own hooss oh Hillcboio' street in th
city of Raleigh, io said county, engaged la
reaeliog, one Stephen A.' Douglas and ope
Joseph W. Holdea came to bis ' house, and
without giving any notice of 'their p.
proach or presence st th door, entt red the
room in wntcn arniot wa jt sitting; that
he asked tbem to take seats, whtck they
if affiant's wife Was at home. He respond
ea tbat sue wa in the sfit iluing room,
tbst raid O 'nlas then said th affiant that
be bad come to sec affiant on important
business; that affiant said proceed sir.
Slid Douglas then ack-Kl affl int. If ht. if&.
I ant, had said to any gns,Uit tu, l)ouj;Ua,
f bad with s'pistol hircAl one Pattoa to ad
mit that be bad not been hanged and forced
to make Cob iea low in the county of Ala
mance 1 Affiant replied, he bad not so
ststed, tut hpd said , to soma person or
persons, mat no,rnant, db ieamn ; rroru
on Spooni r.i hat siid Patten had, told said
Douglas that b had nit , bra 0
hanged tbat to had heard 'from several
person snd . jepeatcd lb Stskniejit, tbat
said Dougla bad pretanted s pistol at
dd Pstton and forced blot to admit that be
was aot ao banged ; that, said Dougla then
asked affiant ft ii would put bi statement ia
writing, ..which affiant did ubsiotiaJIy,
ladding that be thought the ststement U to
ureentiDB- the nlatol t Pat ton wst not
well sottn nlcaTed: tbut laid D. U2lS tfieo
a" a? a af5ant.il eaflLiBt,, tftstoai'7M
Dllj;lus, suit 'J . present s pistol at any
oe io ext-irt coalesaioss, hmtint ala Tw
CoulitBtKy-lo he tod -BBrqtrjRiif '
tanc with him, 0 ', bad seea hi.n but
a tew times at a distance ; that said D.iug
Ui Ihea roe Irom hit set. stepped to tb
p tiiies dor that l d Into tto chamber of
atauit't wite, ciowt jt, turned round aad
stepped tewird afiUqt, drew B pistol aad
swore he, Ddnls, would be God damned
II he did aot bill affiant, V afBaat peited
ia bi refaawr to mate tto statamawt -da-aianded
ot hrm an did sot writer a ha
directed; that- affiant said ia reply, that
to would aot, under any cireeimstaa
ces, mk such statement tbat he would
suff.r dei It ratheK then ' - and
att- to -ww warm'sdr ttW 'W-ta-Bi'r
"How could II yf Sueb.rlitof ot juuu.
BaB Uthi tnoajent atrtiUiol ia bSild,
yew at trying to sorae sae ta mab a-writ-
lea s itement.n Amaei repeatea tuat b
was anarmad d woulJ raiher suffer
nrffnTT that, ai vbafHswrafrlsut Wire Tkilt
Dbitgut
to leave tb house, els she would bsv Bim
Brtavnrt aid-O.Tbgta laiotaat1 SV
was a.t thet tt - her, oat affi tat atSspt
a si ordered said Doagla to,iev th
houiec. Said Uolilen was orearot darinff
tb whole affair, aad wtoa Mrs, R-ed cam
hiio ttojjMjajrja: tovsjd DpugJ.
to that a lady ws present ud to etesis.--
Said DoBtfl drew piftoi, betd tb sarbs
i bis haad, aad earring asrl threateuiB
tortpo y and repeatedly demanded ot affi.
aat tbst hs should auto tto - nqairsd
tatrwewt,ad affiant persistly retua4.
Said O-CU Indinf he ctmld wot extort
front affiant tto dird writing, li adt
aat bou-a la com pan y with Said Holden.
Said Holdea esm to affltat' kous with
. J li v - , ; ,
"SH.-4, WW fc -" tn
sue 'v is suiMiantialiy aad ssacB ia
"' d - L r , "
Bi"M?1' i Arf f 1 t B.CV KWDt
fh parti wer at 1 L U. today,
brought belor S. D. Drrina, Esq , sad
'Waiving ft preliminary tranri nation, war
boaert ovwa w appear tto a tana at
ths Superkw Court ur Wh county fa law
(rruai 111 Louurui CourW Journal I "
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l.im I.-' V .r
Tto Wathin-!on drnmid Is tto naner - -
that Hot such alartre Uc I Go. UalWa-. -
Ueurgi pi unci J o "ailvertiaiBg"rlbat ia, '
" pabiktluag cansWek Ubricated to pvj t . -
die thsr Jlorth against tb people ot UeesM
gia aad push Baliock Georgia bill Uroogh
toogrea. ,tThi orgs of tto carp bag
lubliy aow expreaae a bop that GoV.-
rJoldea will bang "th mta who bav beta
murdering the Union people of North Car.
for tto hut four yaara. Xotwaver it
ayt.. i M
Governor Holden, of Norti Carolina, la
sustained by the Frtiidcat apos a square
ndrtading of tto facts. ,5 General Oraat - t
aver yield to impul, and when to ded-
4nl ta- tv;ttotdelt'tolBrflMr T 'T' ,"" -T
the necesslut of the situation; "
Ot course Grant hu " Squsr and- ,
standing of tbe isct,and backa up Hold -ia
InU view of th necemltia bl the alta
atio.". Did not I be Utter of a New lark
Ik Radical old BOt aarrv tto akction
In North Carolina wittoaupltttanijstfaia.- a--aJw-. .
military, sufltr restiUoatioa. w Braat M
tbes stsWmanU BtemiBated tbraugb tto
North r Thia was certainly a "fall view
of tto oecessitiosof the sitaatioo." If y'
more endenc vm wanting to ' sQuar
oadaretsadlng of tto facts," U fornwbi
d by Mr.) B.ynte, th Washiagto cor.
reapenueai ot iu uincinnatti Susattewto
wrote to that paper July 23 J s follows :
It seems fttrseg tbat so little should bV
know br Otaoeraiu Ihe wal enatditiea
J ol affdr in North Caroltna. Tbr la aaor
than a suspicion that bqt little cause
lata for th extraordinary course taken by
Governor Holden. One fact, krotn bar
to most of the press, bs do mora tba
any of th (torie ll Out. either aid oa tb
Bald of saioa to throw eutpicio spo Hoi.
den's movements snd crest th belief that
he bs acted only to further th in ten its at
local political ractloaa. And that tan ts
this: A few weak belor the djouroaot,
Senator Pool om a tu mparter' gallery -and
called out a gsotlemaa be supposed to
to ooahected With th Whlngtoa C'arms
It, - H t hea showed hiu a North Crli.
aa Bewipaper la which there was a coll
robbings drawn out at great : length. v Tba
Seaator wsat oa to say, quit coBodential
ly, that it wa deirbl th Chranid
should at one begin th publicktloa of
this collection, and keep It a o until tto
atatemrwumad ahwald to wmU imemlaw
ted la tto North. H ; further Xpiateed
th need ol this by saying tbst, to carry
the Stat next (all, It would 6 necessary to
a th militia extensively, aad If thi col
leetioB at outrage could to well circuUted
tofonbaad, it would justify th step ia tha
eye of Northern , RepublieausVM. Pool
made th mistake ot communicating sit
this to tb wrong man. H iwever, he mast
bav ascertained hH mistaks aftward aad
remedied it, as tba account of th autre; es
ia North Carolina . began to appear tb
second day after this eonvertatioav aad ia
due time tbe State militia has appealed
upoatlioeM.", - i-t?W
Astearurtler rtssems they bav towa
gtajng on ta Niwtb Casmiaa fat thai act soar
rTjst a taeytrsT ,bta is tfttor
Slates mr th past forty year, aad: ia S
kreat marly cases ths Ordinary legal 'ma
chinery has bein found inadoquate to tb
deb otioe snd uunwbaeat of rowh
aiurderad labels, a tba Democrat ar
called. , W toliavc Gov.. Hold a is abl to
cite tb nnaveired murder of thre Rsdiosl
t!(rtn'Ih four yeara,'one"orwhom to bias
eii um mm "ma- be get ria at."! Tet
all this tiro jiwno st ; sereoely om tto
bench in th person of Ridioal Judge,' and
vengeance lumbered with harelaw aotu
coaled until tb approachior electioa al
Aagost 4:h ntuad tor, Tha saartiaU
Ur wa aVoiarr ioisn rps suspended,
aad "Kirk's lambs" sent out to create
reign of terror. The jails are full oi inno
cent citif?, the Virginia border Is eoverwd .
with fugttrtosv d tfaaeropa wt ta tto" -tkld
i but thar will to ghjriou Medical
victory oa etectiaa day, aad Holdea will
to empowered to repeat bis exploit whea
evr -ih Beoessitiea of tto itatioa Bod
tli ternhl -dvsrtiMmnU" of th Wto- .
" iOftoa tArswieis may justify it. trs i . - -,, -
Hal is eliciting ra w justifioatioa by -choking
eoctessrori out ut-ht prieowar, - -
aad Margwi bi-tretrCtdmet, Is
tongtag ttttm up by the thumb with tb
sama loyal design. Tb Nw Yofk TritoM
say 4 thai these attempt to turcalnufiiaiioas - - '
frpnt ptlsoner "a relic ed barbarism aad -- -
htvery wkiob ant even martial law twang
Ms, aad whtolt tto peoplaottbl emuatiy
ill not counteBssoe tor aa inaiaat." But
it lb pi opl ol this country ntm . not too
squesm si to Coontcosno Stat wlmitte
tratio that eaaabt gnvr without toytial
law, ao permit ciuaeua ta pavis avuaU
c s at aa orainaryaiWciio aawl by s
rabbi soJdiery, th.y (himld bo, otjsct ta
tb Aitisaarr locidawt ul that sort ol srowv
trjuoe-a.t.jiodrirituf tita,t4y- mB
by Which it cab jostity ft other severlliee,
Tto Pleat deny it S maia But SO tit-;
meouU "General Grant e?r yield to
mpuls, d wiiea to tUci ded to help Uv
den it wa ia lull view of tto scsattie ef
.Dm aiiiuttioB," . . .. ,iiiwv-s-
"gfcBrS; ffix-foriilgiTTr
little unprotected place where tb Soar
Is fro-jsed-: fiy bridge . exactly Its
oooBtiary una ueiweeu rancssaej MQaotlB
PrUMia, and it etpiur is about a Uapot
taat a Was tbat oi Sutfolst few 'year ago.
It wa probably fUt fided by a law Pra- '
ln, placed thsit Ml ptckai atwty Aawbtbu -the
pHsc about th Captor of which by a
diviaio uch noise ia an ad by tto Pari
telcgrai. t'jet inp. ' " -i
- - . Is-' .
At Sunday Srbnot la Rlpoa, a teacher
m bad a Hal toy if a kstw whM tbaxf
p.esvioa "sowing tares" meant "Oourth I
does," said bV pulling tto seat oi bi littl
breeehe atouad ia front, "I taarwd M slid
lug do a a hiU."
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