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-SIXTKKNTH IAY.
Sksjitk 'BAnmi. Feb. 14. 171.
Ciwrt met, Hon. .1trf Justice fearson
in dwmmtr. ' .'j !
Heading of the journal dispen- d with.
rlonator ililmrr nmiuatd the alanatue
of Ureal. laargaa lront au-kaeae.
fens. Graham ia ttrange, atrtanilted
aa Order. Mint tin) orifcY adopted vester
day n dative ( two oWMI'inu of the Court
lay, or r'liiie.i. im nn ntvati.
kinalor Hit MilHuMhtt Oritur, lh.it
prowling !' mrilrhf t priiiU-d daily,
ia perurence to arfftiimnlii. ii-. rrvvnikl.
ileu. N. Nvil, xnoru uu btlialfof M:iua
gn, iti-il : TlrMt lie m ooniluct' i
on tke Cenlml Kilrtfil, und tlmt ikiiiij
of Kirk Millni gin n IiIb Irum onp
tixmiint! at Jfw nvcr, ami Tile U tn
Jr.tl)ui. KiTHi pulto iwkhI on tinin
an. I rimwil txhit m deal-lift I
rrrl priomrw with tliem.
Mhiim en Iratitiitl :
lju. i .uillv Mr. (Jrl):ini.
I liu ip.'ht (ViiiiKtnv Slfpv in Aloutaimt
roiitJl v. am l':inmr, ninty yurH nf nr.
Al'i it Kirk ir. rrivnl nl Hh'ifM
a fi'iillrniau oilinl lit my 'WlUne our
uuiniinif, itml wild tlint Ciil. Kirk
wwUd ut wukhi ami tim Ui Imul hx
Hq-l' VftJU WfYtWfi 'fFW'W- Hrmitir
blr litf m-(i ko.jw It wan vary tHwy timr
.......J. . II.. tl. .t I I .. . i. .
.ltwatlie,.ucui3Caf 4rtJl4iMieeiiMai:
42.-SiVit-i- rSMu s,.,
-jiKJf.viim.aJiiiiBK...artittirt.jM
yiil. Toid me to rcieut to the caiuli
in liaJI uu hour. I reported us early an 1
could liitell up. Whcti I'KottoKliecaiiip.
I aakc.l a sentinel, who wason iruard, for
Ok Kirk. I was condu.ted to hiiu l
Ibe wntineL Kirk waa resiling a paer.
The snlinel told him I wj iMit there to
ee him. He threw the paper down,
comnienced enrsing violently, sayini; that
he liajld kill every jine !f the d l relmlfi
Ben;en hild him I was tlie party w ho
wai to haul the b igvairt . He then asked
me to excuse him. I then told him how
busy I :i8, and a. ked him to let iim off
He aaid he would not hear any excuses,
that f mint (f.i. and that I ahouhi be paid.
My wagons Were then loaded, and aoou
alter I atarted, with the command to
YanVyrille. I wa present when Col.
Me.Mlistcr ranie up with w rits fnun Judijc
Pear 6 fill. Kirt. The l.atlnli.w
iad halted for reA tVil, Jit A. paat
d " im up Vl tho . heat! of the
wplinewt witk ? (ka) -: Beriiowyi to
wliera Kirk; w as. 8mm jetnnnal vrlth
Cii), !i' f!fi and MaL Ynt 1
vii,'5-.. .vitx X JUt l.Trtt r.. Uir ,
j.ttH.wi'111, bat tiu'y would nok jrt tiiem.
Whij w rested , agiun. Kirk and ntlier
ortiiTrt ijere around Wf wio Kirk
aid tfiat no laae eould get the prrvi
from-hiiu exeeid Uov. Ikihien, be was
atiiur under htaorderas- i wa freijucntly -asked
by the aoldeni and ohicera if I would
ao( rwrret toaee my fjrk ndi (hot, that I
wimld perTiapa'ttu "m liofiira we got 1o
Taneeyville. Said that they eected to
shoot Muorennd Hunter before they would
reach Taneeyville. Kirk said that he bad
just beeu informed that thu Ku Klux were
goinfr t tre (aa Ua aien and try to rpa-uc
the priaoaera. Haid that if he waa ' fire.1
upon he would kill ever.' ininoner be had
at tuuo. .as liu could bum po'der . The.
tieliavturut lti trooM waa very ixul, lu
every parti ulur. There were lioya appa
reatly about tilleen year to men l Milt
No oiKKtieBrrr
nor were they af all reapocud by the men.
('mat ciaminad by Mr. Boydetl.
I dou t know of aay aei-ret s.itical ao
iety id the ewnntf. Never aaw any one
Iu disinnse.
U. K. Rrandiav, tworn ' on la-hiilf of
Managera, hutillnl : . .
Qtstii bv Mr. Oralmm: I UVe iu
YaMssyville, (uru-jBanuty, am Clerk of
the Miiiierior Court, ami am forty-oiH.
years of age. Courts have Ihtii reidarl
a-nlmieiv1irirelif; heUvcr Wiea I cau
rememiwr, until last summer, whea dis-
turned by the invaniias ot Cd, Kirk. I
know of uo hwaaaee wrhea apotivatiiHi fftur
any pmresa was nfiravt, when properly
made. Madatrates and Coustab Ua ta all
tHTols!,ie, "Jr XhT-JIW? i.Jf.88 B.
aa instance of refusal na part of any one
to do th doty required of him by law.
Ool. Kirk arrived in Yanceyville on the
lt-U or juty. There waa a aulibo meet
ing called (ar that dav for the t'lmgresaian
al candidates to snoak-'-taooi. J. M. Utuch,
Deta. and dent (feat. Hen.,. While the
tpeakmg was K'ling On Umiou arrivcil,
maniied in the eoclisnire of the court
hoaa tquara, nurvouadetl the court house,
tn men pointing tlieirguna up at
4t--'wmtlw: " -Ar1i"wrdierir. - wa
hv4h vourtrto hearing the (tpeafc;.
'1frraTa &rSy""ou when tlie
trtxHH Came, They placed guiuds at
galea of the incJoaura, and at each dsaar of
court ftnfie7J I Verrt to door, and asked
ratine! if I ohl4 "ya out; 4; th-a went
to the court room. HmU tpok aUail one
Z-a aau nourt; beta waa replying, ana
at hairthroagh, whoa sxiuad of sol
dim went tip and arm. ted Doctor Ibmn
aa iaaeey. .. inea won, to amoit ur,
Bow. He asked bv what auVioritv titer
amaad hiat. Tif tobi htm a, yaw mind
the authority, be Uw-ir Prisoner; He
agaia demanded the authontv Ar bis
rest, when Kirk draw )us pispJ, cursed
Bow, tad the w then tratk bld of hint
ad forced hint out About twenty Ave
utm ia th reota abeaat thai time, aad
tch yeps and trorsr liouti-jKUl th
rdr rebel K Klu,"T-t aaa terribi
time. One banner and a Li Brown Ihcn
-fattvh-wTHh;-tr,aa ttj'M "TffimU tafll
"Let ant 4 d rebel open hi niouth and
r'r'waWtJwy-iiair
nMiet Brst tmrmnnded the court borise
retain piaanwio
.t.hj , ailkiwina -
- Bight Uentenant aad three ii
. my. noass after th key, aaid Kiravwanted
rt I teat it. , Thaaett janraiag; I aalud
Kirk S it, and was iWueed. Ifouadtb
Ibe ker.. Whan Kirk left wiluMhe
P"oners, . he k'ft ' MaNa Yatee in
eminn(l, with dHac-hiueot. I then aak.jd
Yatet furtbetey. he replied that! could
ot get lc I I wa kept out BntiJ Yte
cA 1 allowed to A. ta aader gmard.
I foarul torn nanen as 1 k th.mr-Hnanr
. O-ker tr .vtusjrd over th houes, baaewietit.
. sot, and Antside trnvtratfa. Era found
i fe lath twf .. important paper, f.
- aooai aan wn'ten wpat mux a as
eaukt I rerkoa 1 cw fr.aa a uaaek to
-' kt bet ia ta ksta. tret aod tatsn-
"-Ut, ana as Ma. as a Sour barrel full off
Ua llaor td actitemi tnrar lb Court,
-4 1-4 w'vst
JUJUJJUULilUUlJ
1 1 hi
a 'rk ta allow as tin ua is) ta attire. .,
i sT Ha ali j a uatu I
sen eank to 1
li.. Hi,f,T. ()f ,j
cm t Ik' I'imiiuL I liail .tmwiiHH(t'nCf
fun .ini-niir iiniiu-n ax nc mMwr.
1 1 itfe nr. unUMin iav hiUmw Jwi) M
! thM lie (tn Jiin rnir) itnUr IIim
tile key wwl nnke lx turrml orer tn film.
Tile temi Oovemor't rely, Jn lininj; to
turn over udk-n, C'wfM-ll w atili m mil
iUry wiimiHi, wul ami Um eourtluHw
lur iUftmiig tmopn."
ie niiuiift4 rrw trry nm H aUMtsl
niM ml nulitiKt trnikrn. The ooart
hiwH vim m riegtuil huilillrijr, will I think
it ww diUMMfw) tu I he aii4int of tl (MM1
I lie traotM k-a about Uw luiulille of ttea
InnlLHW, J Jntuw4 H.tnaatwM to the
ImIuI autliontT ta ti omntv. Ik. Roan
in alxuit wity fiHir jear4 t are one of
I lie litvt himi in tlie aoulity. sUiiiIk very
hiifli. Uilli ana miihi nibt an a ulivniirfmi.
Ur. Ilowe it ime of Umi luoat eu-mular
tiieo ever inrt, w tuxty Dvi ur wyvuty
yim ot am. Wat a maguHml Kir a
nutubur of yeara, member of the orautv
aiui aiwrial eourta, imiulier if Ui leumJa.
tore mi we the war, ami wan a magintrHte
n me time 01 his arrfst.
hirk limke up the infeliiitf, a ierf-t
terror prevaikJ fur a while. The Uiurt
rioUHe wan Humximlnl nluHit I ochiek r
ni. and not a ritixen iw uMofiiil hi mi
Mit-4iiHiryrW".Mf:-lnrr-ikWrTW!rhM-jH
n . nuriihi'iiK Mnimtnite - nmioiiit
I. Vvheii Kirk arretted iiowe hi' maid if
lie wan reunited he would idio.it lheiriaoti
iT, diMlniy m- uien, w.NiH'ii and rhildn n
I the limn awl hum it. lie uimIc h
nja-ei-h lo a crowd the day U-fore tl lee
iihi, in win. h lirsuhl hi' hail iihik- to p it
limn III Ku Klox aild that lie would ln
It he hud In stay (hi-re until the vmiua
tjo"j w K'".f- ioii iii;u lie nail
nuiiilMT. Unit
lie w:ut tnitiff Li irv tlitun
I .."ijf.i m n .r
tamil IWf mmi;" nilft'J' WftftTloopTTg?nKyaaiiru-; euMd Wcedon ter
cwue to )aiiccy villn; fen dava In due
kirk did. Belated thcuiselves very well,
aiHi were on nerv ternm with' th.
citizeiis.- Thi-v did nut piliaie or tilundei
but Kiik't did. His men went lato my
garden aud orchard and look, juat w hat
they wanted. I never heard so much
swearing by any body in my life as tbe
troops imlulged in and they were very ob
scene, ia the hearing of ladies and gentle
men Exposed themselves to the pnblic
would go to the public pump on the
court square, and pull off their drawers
and waah them, and then pull olf their
Mhirt and w'ash that in full view of sever
al residences and business places. Kirk
said that lie bad orders from Governor
tlolden to bold the prisoners : was also
onlered by Hidden that if a hair of the
head of any of his men was hurt tn kill
II the pritonerii, batcher tlie women and
children, au.) bum the town. Lulled
State troops were in their oamp a th
day of clci tioa Kirk't wf!re parasling tlie
is intHuaiueO wiuadi, w HQ ImoiH-ta
-ti was
the coiii t Imftsf. "TM'imMHvn
tle dav liefur the etection in varions di
iwiifmiW-ln directiw iif all precitictii in
the enunty. , fcihl M)Uda ktt. tutr
are nine Uiarnuhiiia, ia aU, in IM eounty.
froassntamined bv Mr. boydra. " J
I did mat are Mr. Stepheni' body
after he was murdered. Jwa.JH
tiie court house the next day.
I waa iu Riy ollic a short while
the evcfiing irf the day or nifrlit up-
.a which he waa killed. I went into tlie
mirt mom when aiieakiiur wiw goiug un.
aad reiaained until I he speaking was over.
tlien went to mv olnee, temainea a lew
iiiinulen. and left. I aaw Stevens in I he
nut ting, I aaw him lcaviv but Jou'trucul:
la-t seeing any one leave WHII Illm. Nl
iff W cv Ml. IKit don't know wiieiner u
Was l'l'ure or after UteyenaMt It waa
,tt,.:i,n I I
hc-.ird no violent deoarictathHt of Stevens
luring toe speaking. Mr. H.idnett spi-ke
J Steveaa bavins' received bribe, and
njoncj at "pi ttrem Uiem.j.lMjt dim 't Jhiiik
any thing was taw caicuiaieo to ithsw
ter filings. Tlie room In which laaiy
was louml wa auoui uiirty yaeua
from my uH'me.' The grand jury rooui
waa neat to the naim in which Htevena ia
sappiwed to nave ueen aiiicu. iiwaa.a:
. . . . . ... ., . .. I
Mr. Urahaiu criijecusj to uiweasniiiia
tion. Did not objoct to proving the hn
that rUevena was dead, but did ual think
this was the tribunal before whnin l
prove w ho killed him. It waa not at all
rekntaat, .:.-.)
tent, lie taid man had been Kilted o;
a secret party against whom no present
tm-nt had ever yet lawai made, ic
i It was further arauet Hy Measrs. ura-
laun and Bragg, and il) Hnyd.-n.
i The Cliicf Juatic deculcxl tue leminm-
ny eomjasteMt.! f ' "
j Mr. Jone asked titti sense of the Heoat
il the question. 1 , -
Af anil aaft were niniam-ru.
tA-A tn um arm. Killed ont.
I am (ware" or not one mKtet ponucai
aociety to th eoanty, and tliat u th
l-oval I-eatrue. 1 Know n no oxner.
never mw ant fierwin in dwiriilse. Nobill
of indictment wa found agaiuat the uiur
ibtferaof bleven. A nuuilier of genth
nM mr Ikiruad nvee ln Caurt bV J udtrea
.at' tke HtLDretne Court, out ao Inll was aenl
forward against them. , Al in ena m nie
t-.n r tlm f-inrL tlie aHinsel fur the par-
ti bound over by Judga ftauataa, asked
judge Toiwyee- tttat tha atutiea b dia-
eiiarveil. titer not la-inir any true bill
found against tliem. .. ine wuuge uni.o
ta rau itiar inula aau aaaau uiui u a ion
UA aast haua AaasuL . Tha Hutuibar reoli.
al thai the witnesses arnt fiar had faile.1 to
ontne, and rmmtiently could; nut find a
trua bill. Haid that he bad not arawa a
bill, aod would ao do an, unkta tlie
Judjfls onkftpdi iti.taat t; bjul ewttuinad
Bre evbteitrw npun wtirrh thev were hound
over, ami -was satWlc.1 that cw 'grand ji l
S mid' Brill! trne ldft SB tuctT eulono-.
lie did not wish to kab. th uien bound
.-aaarinbaasfcks
4iartlimJ.wljffIJiiftoaand.a
Unlln ait bull titiulilii'aai I
TetKttrtican
Vr. Bulla daclaiw Unaiulf to la
t Jess ttt Oriffitk,
Wtoshi
an of tb
ttTltaUU'f'Trl. trtrtlfiffi
t Oneationed bv Mr. Mrrrimoa.
j J rwida ia CasareU, two aaika
from
aaaaatasaaafaaaaaa
nisi, saJtiatugganlt
atieri ff of tit countv. I anr well acquaint'
! with th people of the county, f both
rarca, and, so far a I kn-w ttw relation
are friendly." I know of a on being de-
Bird ewintovateat aa account of bis pmti-
eai senUtneata. I navaaswsr
ia tbeevecwtfoa of arty proeesa. avor kav
1 rarer fount) it awnnwry to take a tvata
With me. rtcpnt was killed tb tlst of
May.' t'trited rttattai traopt came the Mb
any of July.' They arrived on Knlunjhy,
and w hen they raarbed. th tows. 4I..i.
Ualm-v, who wasetamwamliiig ea, mte
Bi, tn i Imggv'witk Mr. Claauaibera, aad,
aUHr Bciff luroduraai to at at tite eksrntl
of the vounty, aaiit that lie had lieen tent
with troop to anHKt nie in eKn-iltintf llu-
lw. 1 tkaoke.1 hint aa4 nod f did ant
lluttk I wimld hare any need of k4l. aa
trunk-
I to iiii, Ii. ar had I ever iieen re4leA
Kirk arried on Thumlay, tlw 8th of
"'if. A ihm: tiHwMnx anuoumed
lor that day ha- tlie tmurHHoiial caiuli
d:ttan, Ueuerab irrh aad rk-otl to tank.
AUaut one n clock, tit. la. I amde untela
mati. and very kaye atimljer of lli
eil iaem went into tlie court bouae. In a
Aort tiiae, the cnnrt Iioumi wa nurrouod
nl hy armed men, 1 came ttowft, and at 1
reached tit aaatiW af Mw tanri honaerl
aa a ge Hut tut ul la Kuk, tuna,
u tw or nine Mbert raiue un iit mr
wit ewked aMtokt, atkl nauk I va llait
I nwir i .1 aiiaefi lie. auiiioruf tor arrew
in me. tin Hjoii d b fou. ou are mv
(M-kvMtor, w eiMiw aJomx- Carried me into
rHH Hi the lymrt liouav. Kvem fvw
luiHiMuta they would lirui iu primmera.
I heard h irrent uoiae no 'alaira
ycllinif and curwuir and aoiue brotivht
Mr. Jlowtt. Arrealinir huu
cartoned llw ilMurlmm-e. Th, curacd
ami nhiMtd liim a arrnl detd. caliiiu;
Hun u kitklux ma olah - h, a
a n leruw. fcciu me in nwiu aiane
w.i ka, and lirouirht me to itnleiirh and
ninieu me over to I '.Honel t 'tarke. I wan
rrnfi tsto Ji'ilffi" futiraon. and,' there
ih iiik no rvidi'iM'tf broiiuht aainHt inc.
wm diacharui'd. Statc'a warraata were
ned out aiiinut aeverul partien Wiley
waa uaun.l over to answer at licit term of
the MittTii eoort of Ciwwcll Sir .the intir-
iir oi mi'fi'iin. i ut-aru lii.lliiii alHMit
iia l-in;' iudk-led for treason.
Kirk came uu luUi thexuutUiouw4tile
lie had heard he was going to' be attacked.
and if he waa, he would kill everv one of
i . . .
nhly. I heard him any he had onlen tl
I kill the prawnem, w.uwuaud (hil.livuuli.i
Imrn tlie town it attatked or resisted, but
hai't recolk-ot bearing him av who or-
dived it. His troopa were verv disordorlv
in every puHicular obscene and vulgar
in tone that could lie easily heard by the
fiimilie livina near. I saw them freiitieut-
lyitt orcliards, pillaging, tc. The Lniu d
Hlutet tnmps behaved very orderly and
gentieinanry. Kirk't men exitose.1 their
piTBons at the public pump, in full view
of the residence.
1 waa present at the inqtunt over 8t
eH' lioily. His IkkIj' was found Sunday
runming, I waa aenl (tit, and reached
biwa early that morning. Tb coroner
was auuimmiing a jury. The jury met
that day, sat fur several hours; examined
several wiUiessca, Tlu.y rimlinuwl Xo ak
CT.vy day until I'hurHday.exaiiiiriuig j.very
a lines that was suggested. io vtdcnoe
was pro.lu. ed. No aocusatiijn wa made
gainst any nn i coacur S'ittLju'r.iiran
don in hut stalnneot about what trant-
JfAjM.T-) rmrrt ttIh -rmWNfWjMi"fe-vl.ii'tTil
. : Kirk bad ft'sf'
to du with the .1 U.m H" v,'-;
Raaaiaraja-. tbe , nctuilia.
Abe.ut twauty .)la went pnooois. They
were oartied to tb poll between a abtof
idir----"i:' r I' - -
. Judge Toargat laaud wsrranU agaiaat
to young men for secretly whipping
aegro HU iileaia abxi taniad warrant '6r
tbroe, 6r similar otr.ce. 1 arrested than,
all wiUitiut imy dilticulty, carried them
before the two' olllocrs as dirwtleil, and
tlwy were laamd over to court I heard
Kirk aay twic that he would have a inibV
Lu-v court : that be had been promised one
I by tb Uovernnr, and was a little fretted
that to court del wittriy.ll.et tv
aiiiliultioce twice alter the court, un one
occasion Weetlou waa lying ou tlie railing In
'IVmrt llmiaa and one of the (oldiert
shot at biin. I hy
Z i just under where nc wa. tllitftg
at the time I heard the report of the gun.
He got up anil left. .
t'roa!i cxtuuiB'1 to rbijden :
Stephens called ou me to arrest a party
OB.-C; I did it, and mo party was put iu
jail. He was arrested lor stealing. ih
latrtics bound over to appear at mat ua
i if court did nut have a MH fonnd against
th.in. aa the witness., all tailed to appear.
T) y were re b.wind:ii UMtt'jm-.JLmgl
Htcphens 111 III court naan wnoe spo.g
Was going on. Maw him leave lu room,
I aaw no one talkluaT wiUi hint, 1 taw hit
body in the moni after it was found. It
was sitting iff reclining position, pe
around the neck, two RtalM in neck, one
each aide of wuuipipe, aod. one. iu Jcft
breast, i n rotaj wa nearly ouneu in
bit neck. Mr. llodni mad bo violent
....rl . .luuif Mr Hleohena. Ills renutrkti
abd ita lt fraginaw againnt nun. i
km't know that Stephens wasmiasea that
night. I teft town a tittle alter sum.
lin't kiw.w that anv one h mi ted him. I
fciaW n no secret political nocMyj 'fcy
imAnr Kil Mux or anr oilier. rvw
Loyal League. I beard JT tu W bite
BroUierbood. The League may otaaatituU
tbit odty s all 1 know. " x
Court iUf'tmcd. - - - - -
i revkSteenth I)ay. ;
' 8CH.ITK C vmttift, Feb, 1.1. IT1
feurt lire. H3L Chief Justice rearann
tn IM cbjiu,
Reeding of Jiaunal dispensed wiua.
f ftatnl P. KilL a wtouaat twora oti b-
half of th MauaKera,veafled;
OtnatioB bv Mr. tiraJtanv
I fiva ia Yancev-vilbv am a lawyer y
arofuasioe. I waa ifitliiael far Mr, John
W Hterea during bis lifetime, aad aa
kit uuullr tifMe hkt aVatk. Abow dark
of th dy upon whioh be a supposed to
bare been nuftirrea, l wa at nmuet waen
mC!eei eome trout Mrs, 8tevnen
auirlas Bar hiat. saving ttw he wa mis
called oa at and w mat ni mmj m.r
Lw.. f'.uo.yt that ke hail Lhsji uioriUfTull -- 1
hd waliioil m to ' eohiluci 'flie lf a
him at that inaueat. I nawentcd to du.o, 1
a4;aM'W-fintT-WHf
t aiar anfl M "iiw iit iw i
aMiubieii about 9 a. at. It wa on San'
day Btumina. Wo auncd ereraj wit
Adiouraed antil a. it tisv 4 hsad every
kadV-anninaoaeal JWhat wa
f whom I eoaild think, who" could tjoaaW.
bly gij ahy mfornutum. I told any one
rive me the leaal due to the murderer, and
1 would bate him amnnMsaed. The jury
at from day to day, until Thursday, w hea
tbey r. nii. red a verdict, 'and then a
iourned. . The citizens ireoerajly reuden d
bm avery aatistattoki Tb day before tb
last. aUUoo. 1 wa told bar Mrs. Hteveat
that tb had requested Mr. Bell, of Omcas-
boro", a lawyer, to aaaiat BW. I told hef
I waa varvVlad to have aawataoce. M
B. tvtea XMaiar4 tjh tottiafoay l aari
Uken ikwa-nd I fctd takan a alow
earefuliy aad aaid he wa aatiafi. d with
my cowdnai at law cae, bifurate! Mrs.
btetrca wba axsreat Iter aatiafacuoa and
Rlllillill, ,. f, S1TUID.II, FBRIM IS,
. - t .'J -- ' ;M-.aw-,..ags
He tlien withdrew. Every witneas that I
ciawwKed s--hetin(fht tar; Ttirlertjrt -but
uM more beaidex. IK. I never heard
I
umiUlu v tamic to. lLiJeieh jM: uv
sealainc i trt V 't'artfif'" lif tnc couri 'houi!"
Kiuii U with a ilierrt. in mv oliioe It v
the day Generals Leach and Hi-ott, i .wi
n-eh anal c.aniialea, witv to eak.
saw tnaiiw tiling be -did not go out
haul licanl tlw y were coming, rloon allcr.
tales came to my gate, akcd if Mr. Hill
lived there. 1 VaVI kiiu yea, and that I
was ttrf man, He asked mti to innae ooi
o loin. lie wanted tin see imv After I got
nut. he anhl ttiat I wax fait nriaoner.
tnk- kalwt 'wit n Iglirif T tftevr -watlrd"wT,
hiat to the rnurt hoeoe. As I enu nsl the
ciwrt bowse. I met Kirk. I told biin I
stok, and asked to la nertuitted to
may m my xmnm-muuUt give hiiu' an
Issnd ti might retfttirw, and retion. daily I
he wMiett. Kirk Iwailatwl. and tlwn
said go i tlie rnurt hiMwe. W'h.'n I got
in onvor the moiiis, I found Mr. Kerr,
lr. Itiun. lr. Yanev and oihera. Ilml
not been there long la-five I beard a irrmt
noise up stairs -utamiNiig, liotlowing and
cursing, and in s f numirnta tlicy bnmght
Mr. IVme lino tlie room, Tley saemed
to be very iniM'h insinisl with Mr. H -
aliusing liim terrililv. Yati-s, who was
a llaptist jmwher, shaking a pishd In his
lace, ana railing nun a cj -.-w.Mat'!. J!'aa.
ijuent t-ne were made to shoot hiui - kill
him, Ac. The door was crowded with
soldiers, with lixe.1 Imvonets. and euns
eixkid and oii!ted at Mr Itooe. Kirk
:uue In ni d sluaik his ittstol ia Mr Howe's
fae, and cursed liim. Then turned round
wd pushed Vltes and the aohiier nVav
from the door. In an little while we were
aU sent up alaira, 4 -the enfirfr-Tonrn.
i tug me war. reun lie waa on tlie iraieral
I aide, and that he wbintnd a larffe numla r I
:.aaJtJwiV
. mill hurii the low ii, if he was attacked.
On one occasirm he came np Into the
room, was mm Ii evriled, and ud thai he
lla.1 just hmnl Ilml he was goiuir to be
attaekeil by Ku Khu from Damllle, and
it he waa, would do as I have inst related
I said if rmi were the brave and good
soldier you boast of having been during
war, you would atiw out a scout and
leaini the tmrb if the Wmor; He cursed
and abused the rrriHeni particularly
iveea.). ,ate oi tiie soupers wan drunk
and flitrishing his pistol alsnit. and Wee
dim reumrke.1 tn him, if he did not mind
ho would shoot wane one. He repliiil,
d--n you, I will shoot you, and imme
diately II red, tlie ball atrikmg the atone
wu)Uw-sui,iiiractly on a range with Wee
dim. Toe olHcers were tliere, but J did
aa.te much command from any one -aa
diantuMtar mamtntned at ill. T Aaw
one of be oltkert drilling his men rme day
barefcotod and carry ing bi boot in his
hand. Tlwy were c.iatantly awcaring
(nd cunti-tuv aad aingijig obscene and val.
gar aoug. . Chaid many of the Command
were votmir tofr'""; , . tir-tnw,,.
It. 'V, iM
(tfaoldaer mi, uiew twyiam? n - T1--
AUait a ball bout Utore tue prisoners
ft YaoeeyviiUi I iwuivtd not from
alriktiteplitta ttmawiug 4na law buggv to
bring ate to Comp tny iihop, at J Bad
auntof toy own. . gf to the
wi nt lit bx tarr aa traiiKir w vinr
h im. and nutruiiud tbrough tb mud to t ie
court hi.-. tSe-voral priapnert, Messrs. Tur.
nr, W ey, Uray. Wotilon, wt puttn ymi.
I only saw one instance of vioUaiee, C-It.
Franklin came up into the court bouse
and snid to Mr. A. O. More, who was
Ivinar oa the (lis, "vou said I was a
Jiorw thief, d a yonl will kill J"if
tlie same lime drawing In Pistol. 1
canglit hold of him and said, surely you
wont shout aa unarmed pn aimer, noore
imped is ami being near rranklin, he
jtrr -,, W '
bnaighl to Jiokigh' and diacbarged, no
ffideiae lietng pfought against nut.
Msva xlaaaaive ac.ptaiutaaoa ia til
f dtiuty, itnd aiuiiir thst giwil RsHtig ff.
era v iirrvaitoa amoug all clnssuat.
Tbeuttaai eiaminalinu by Mr. Boydeu
ehciled bo- new uw U.
In reply to a question by Mr. flraham,
Mr. HiU. said there was consi.M'rahle Sm-I-
inir iu.'aiiwt HUiihens Iwtuuis be ha.1 told
m f negroe to Bum USPiiit, Se.
Mr. J. C. UriUitii ret alkd
Mr. Boydaw asked if he did mat aay that
if Begnoja were employed by parties he
would burn Uowu Uieir house.
t 1 did aot While wa war ia
ratfeua la tlie court house, nfier th elec
tion, ilia league held tt lueetihg iu tlie
towa and hita in th evening they cant
tip aad auarck around the court boose tor
a. bma tun, uroanuig at tb pffsoiwrs.
Aflar that I aaid tliat if any man ia tb
(Hatty wh . would employ tlieau oegroas
Who teailiauu utatuv oraikiwe.1 utetato
sbijoB Uuair landal, liar.aie, would bnwill
ikg ta go with a body of tnea, openly and ia
Ui aitr-tii n, anil burn .low a their twataea.
Ansa banng laautted ay Uiem in uuu tTtaa
anr I did not tbiak that Mioe who led
ia th author should be employed, in the
county, i Th aimn ami aien woteatwat
tlna but mauti ao enort 10 iin voai tins.'
J.ma Kerr, gworn on Uhull etl tua-
gera, taatuted t .
1 OiitJmrl by Mr, Merrimon,
,' I Hve in YancevTille, am a lawyer tiff
adeasion. VtDt IHlh oT July last 1
auw htrtre ttomlicr of armed mew coma
into town, km 07 ku. t M not m
fron nw home, wa standing in my front
do. - batr tli Uvea - enter to Cktort
'iloase ntnuv with flag flying. I then
tfiaturht I would ga to tit Court Houm,
na started oat, Pur titrneo rtaca, wrai u
tornv ebvmrier. and tmtnewwd reading.
In a lew ntommtii a n, "Who I kmraed
tVrrwanv w Yntva, om tntumr rmavt.
tnat toht nc I Ba his nriwaMr. I aekrd.
pen tKt.autlmriJjtt Ma mM. by wb
afi IrTeanr an.rTwermr Hnldc.
As we got not into the pStasage another
iiacmimlirinJlrTlapitm
to evil. Yate checked Ii mi. We then
wrk ttf 'wrthV't
fcitmd MtW orieoneea. Moon tle trrttwtg
bi-ras WMiiH I t-4 to faWwilowf "kitil
tolilier icomuienceu 'cnrttng me.
tad pointing their gnn t me ordered
J theattr- I stepped back, an soon heard
towstaerarjie notwanon tatrar-i-tmmguv,
and remarked, - that ' a ' general tight was
gvatig on np stairs, ftoon Mr. Bow was
t.wnii htvr. W-a-Tt
H was very i.li-nint at his arri'st and
tlte treat rtfirtetit he wcelfed from them
MedenVvt their threat and abuse with
BMntlv imliimatiiaj. Mr. B. hrhmtofth
bast and most raqkxsjed ateain the ornin
tv, tstirtv thrwrwrsofsw. f hsvekmiwa
bin for nearly fortv Yfatra. - W were then
take op into tlie Court Room, and eonfla-
rd for urwt three week. ' Tli general
seondiirtof troop waa disnrilerlv. The
day the; came ini towa they hid th t p
Bearanotbf being drank. I diarge.) it
imb 1 atea tnat incy were nrana, atio ne
a4now1s)dgf.d h wa to. Tucre was liter
ally ao diatiplin aaona them. Kirk
si.i.1 it) my hearingthat be WHild not mm
trot bis MMfKTiT eauir" ut aud sal4 I
us that he m goiug lo-la, aitw ked, an d
4ug 1JK uriaiera tus. i told him that
, I illt ti aMt.ai s .id ins) at ofd till QVJf jrt
ea, and thai surety he diil nut hit 'lid to
make us reaBoasiblu li what others did'
He hacked ilaml and bullied a g.snt deal,
uirtstiMting aam to shiait the pnsonfra,
Mr. Hill thru rc(ilisl. If be wished
l.idom, to aluMil, and taie the iiauae.
.(UcvK.'s, what if he allcinnled tokill the
isuer, and Wonte audi children, hv
would havt U vl y time uft K Irk iltd
mat drink t ant. lie frninentlv elrt
TIT4"1 'Hi;VJlll't
nu.uNv.uii, wi uc niiuaiaeii itiai ii
waa treatiag me better than bis ordcrM
U-4 ti-wU you kindly ; 1 know how
""' JUM'iv. -Meueaien. tiutt -i am ilis-
" "'i a kiMira. ana luirucular v a
au with a family ;. havw mmily, and
aieiw now m aytiipatniw with you. I
trout you vvrv Mnu h Is tu r tluiu iw ,n,l. r
direct me to lfctuarked alnj that he wan
wa mo iiiliiimaii man lie waa ri porlcd to
i. i .i . 1,. . , ,
". uai ii i ever nail tM oaatmi, to
that' nilh (he exception ot' the times wlui
he would curse risHiera generally, his
...vno u.f lion itini iev, a w in neTO aav
i-iuiiieiii mine was vcrv ooort.sius II
sahl he knefiof no rhanre against ine
BUiJalul.uulJadiewf Miervj wrre nT.
uiwiiniiv staUd that the nnwiiicrs would
IH' ineil In emirt niartml. aud I know hi-
wasiretitsi nn several occiuiioii Iusim
the court did not come,, he said, he hud
Iweii pr.imis.'d. The week before the uris
ooeis v brought pi Alaiu'aiux', Kirk i
n-d Dr. Itoau, Mr.'Bowe, invteU" anil
r two i U.eri. AtW arrival tU the Shm I
.n ini"inini tn iiavitlU io vtmw (tl
U.it to kalcijili alaiut ll p. hi. At lh di
P" 15erg.fi made tis unite a hand i.inc I
leave ; nil tlcn tns.ps you Imvu could nut
drive us off now." Bergen told l.iiu to
sfioowu. ami again cotniuemiil bissp.a h
sioiiiur as ik-iore, nn.-n .nr. Hill ai'alli tu
ti-rrupled him. We were then informed
that we Were to lie turned over to
C ilon.J Clarke. When Ucrgen hitu-d
iWu lie became very angry, ami cursed
nut Col. CliiikiC Holden and all hands.
Maj, Miller Usik chargu of us and e-a-ducted
us to the hotel. All the omtrs
Dave treale.1 us with k ndnesanud nwicet
I waa curried bufor, Judge Pcarsilm, but
ma. nary.-a oy aurljfe puk. Was In prite
on live weeks, V'
was present at Caswell Court when
.Vieasr. Wiley, Krat ami Jiftie war lrj,
having been Uawd over by Judge I'earaon
to aiiis-ar-fiar the murder r.f H'euhen.
I reeollu-t aUsiioctly that wbuai tout bus
wmism Mmed aoiMIt a list MR rSOIkHtisT
Bulla and J.ig Tottrge anid ia mraait,
The tWliufi between tlie race ia thaeikitv
ty wa V.TV kind. . I don't Iwlk-ve I here
h a m.ira law aM liug aii4e ia tb world,
than are the people of Caasrell -i ;
'ti'rVj. ,t day l'lJ75l,'
ire'liiu Hu ll ilfintT ia:Tai''i a u.tsl,
ft dcn.iUiHiHg all suaIi aito, and nil ae
net sm Utiua, liar political anil criminal
purp-sl. . i , -o
Th 9Nai-ejtamiiBttion bj Mr. Bunth,
kited ao Be lacm.- -i.i- ?j ' -i . r
Mr, W. K. How, nvrorn tn behalf of
the Manager, hutifletl : ''"; ": i'
I jivi: iu f'asBeli, near aweyville, Aik
fanner. u the IHlh of July the Con
gtxsaioiiaj'randidatet were eakiiij, and
1 was up it the .-ourt houat! listening tu
tie-in. I diai't know wle n Ibe troops
entered, Tlte 8M Ir kttew tf- their pres-
euce was alillle bcfiiw I wa tuiftHraL. I
did n4 kmWi lliuy were arnntrtuj any
oaa. 1 aiU-rwatd learn. d I waa the last
one arratbd. . I was jaUuni;': ilnfTU, . and
Cob Kirk came up and stood right li-lre
me, I tlnmght aim rather litiaitiuienl.
lb- aske.l me if my name waa Iiowe. I
told In in .ii Man- Hu-Jkiuil I.aa..
hU una. an i. I asked him to show
nn hi authority. Said mver iuiiid.
I auoin demanded the authority. He
CHrat-d, and cumuianiUnl his men to take
hold of me and take me oil. As many
ok hold mr aa iDUld. I wa taken hy
.i an.l ..ffleers who eura il ami abused
me. puitint pisbils to my Nad. aud say
ing they would aliuot me. ( iievur heard
MK-lt velliiu! and sh.Hiling, tha whule
chiwiJ smid like msddi md .letnoes
crringx'Vloot th damned obi Ku KIux,
and such rwnarKs. iney a-M-a i.a- my
tiist.4,,, I told them I had od. XrK'.
then comatenceii dragging we uVtwn-lb
stairs.- 1 a-atshd, aad laaodtung um: tit
coat of oa ot them. He beat bus- nearly all
th wo down, While uwaadiora werekvajd
iag muk I asked them to turn a haa
and M me twva fair id cy, .ar tawk liim
stop tataunx m. i liey pualiral nw Mil
tlie roaaa aimt mbuw at uie p. 00a a inty
wieta. A- arowdi g ta 1 the .ataur-w.,
poiattd their anus t aw. cocktail
akl they iitteaktd ta ahot at, t aaavnd
aukotNgJit. About aigltt tra wr all
rarrki up Mailt. ; Fnau th tl lira
aimuttkra weeks tbet waa liut uaV
net let wwa me n.l':W m at men.
AlHMIillime neeu f v I a watttt aar
miaaiaeat -war aUHaawaaud toapriluaV I
waa o-cl.af tlHaa, and Mr. itoan aad Mr.
alb
ter thr.aii'b buaimws. Kirk told
MnwavJonca il ttoaw tbey Catulil gs
bom on parol if they wished, lie turn.
d tdrae and aaid tttat VOU dasat atanil I
wantony favor, A .reptleij that . t was
amMootiblurathma tn hiaaw. lie (tmHaid
lattt, aad thea aaul tliaf 1 aatght go
botn4uatil tomormw evening, u 1 WMhed
to. I asked if I ci hi Id go without a guard
th I waubl ga un.ler guard
If ttrmiUetl ta to do ao, aad attorthsi
treat 1 1 nt iuuile rCMKa-tful. - Htai.l ta
airtsri -al.arrTt :wtV, ' W at -gdaT
atrot anlHM waetwv ..- ,:at tti.'r
rtUtwiwiulitittmri1 to Wi
. tl, - . .. .t-.. L .. k ..t.l. .
uisramrs I
HBtp(r
werew W at HJ mtiis time, an.l corrooo-
ntealwliat bad before bee awl aUiut
tlosir
" K wuVTed ut'fCounty Commlwi inert)
to rtlite elei'tio returns. We l lined
to d it. taring under duress. II tlien
apa-tu-! na military roinniiiwi.incrs, mil
:TirnrTTnrvTircr-W"rntriC rrinnii.
Tb 4v before tji election tiatnt was
very arire iiting of igroe i -Horn
r . s 1 1 .
l'at-dind Kirk both spoke, wiakiug Very
liifiitory tpeechs. Kirn" tcn mew
that icy wer rmpvtisaed Mdahawisrl, and
that t wm aeut to tv-Heff ind' ywttwt
them lad that 1st wmtld do it; or pin- tap
Kit Utir hiM hhdl at-tha ti"oirt
liuuia) NeToot secos-d to rcskw very
Biach) I tow the leagn an para.ii. arena,
mtnieiliv a lauvre niimhtw of n.tksr nd
ftkiei "They menjied t a grog bop
tad Mrneei to ne annxing. - yney rnen
marrin to that Court lloaae, toare
rounits:iliei a4 erticet artUt wit
i
them fid
groana.
gaw th nrUmers three
. rrawnammatin bv Mr ftmlih .IL.ttl
( ourt thrti aji
n jury, wtU ca.,af Coj. Jno. Hailer
va. Ibilf 8anmlrs 4 I. . ttbu. ediUw
id ur.Hritor.H' the Kaantilkt WhmmJ
""fwer, jteaterdaty returaed a vrdi.-t ti
the plaintiff of lM(y m laeMaustt JU
, This, wa have heard it said, la th
iH-aA bjat verdict liar libel yer give In th
l h nut Ttry phwsaatt hr t ta'aay tnta h
this caaa wa to pur ottUantau'arv. for
"na wigiu, b uilaoMutrwetl. w
studioikdt avoiihsl aavixitf anvthiiw
h trial that ia tn wsf eould be
ctatatroMt aaprudiiiiigtUeriHliUoleilUer
VjfJisU.it woer that th Mas fay H,
'im uenM,ai luaH, weiinuioaa Wgi.
H- "ivi-tkof the trial vn- - v, ;
: r "m r " tb tmih
T tha libel at wubiiabwL Taa aal J.
" art up at " was tnat to tiuei wa
P1" ol eoort pnaaaujinga, This th jury
lid not Had' ft waa tiierefor without uV
". W Have tward very many imps,
tml men, who beard th) vidsan aad ar
gument, amy Ut th verdict was dmhW.
wa nwwry y it ww bw aBtatt. " T6
inemtsiaj tiM detendaata, of oouraa, tulak
i nngnia. ...... .. . ,
Tb tirrv were doubtless uidueruMsl i
tn tact uia uu) Htlwar iaj Uia Mlkal was
rtot la th . If k had bnaa thai aaw.
diet, It la claimed, tranld bar heea heavkar.
Kit- this raasiia h is aaid tiiia wwa ta
wink.s of the eaaca fiar th aante Dliel aa
(vending.
Bnxhr's argument, tntt fruni all who dial
h.-V it. we tirmt but one noinlun. ilu.1 it 1.
,t'Vrl4t
ut "It iciiitf 'fional.-fcr-hla
nrgument and tha vertlict th great eat tri
nmiih of hia Ufa u, , ,. ,. t.,1,.,1.
It k hardly neeaasarv to aav ben that
hia argument, both aa to its. spirit aad aa
to hia roaimeet bim tha Mwsuanen nt
th HtAto, haa bam ahameailly wiamwa.
rated by the viht, wieadteioiti short,
annwn aa tvrm m HtmM.
: Judge Halt preaiiM with kia taanal dig.
tilty and ability. - Hia f-aarg to ta yury
wa Mr and tatltf artery and fastderrsi
with that clearwem aa4 Impartiality ckar
actrnstmrrf thatatletaan. 1. v , :
Th tvmsnrrhtg iM for libel hare not
jret been ittsynaew aC .'.!. i ta- .n.-. f r
W naldiab the beve fnan tTtownttra
exchange, fcecarm It til lay jTllfyln( to
th many IHettd pi Col, Baxter la ffurtb
Cvl Baxter t treB Itnowa and (rraarlr
ri-lec( by our neople as ain of aWH
tv and hibiurlty.. II ia a native af North
Carolina, and wa elta-trti HM-aker of tb
Houat uf Couuiiunt In lti'il , ,
tHaMW Telffjrata to New fork Herald., .
f We ar iitdtdited to g. CtUhhrrth. Eto
tha ' "fecial erresaoadent of th N. Y.
irtnitt firf the following tyajcisj dispatch
To uiat rpetvl w', 5;i, j, . ,1
; t XtaM-VBta, I, fl. K l I87L :ii
rVrml week ago- white man named
Stephens Van nvir.liT.I in llnlnn eottiifr,
Rnnth CSarfdioa, bt aegro roiljti. na-
ler tlie (Utrrwlng elrcwnstantea ; - Hteph
re. ' wss Vattoner n. wm '''ni
iim. mad. , in tli ubtht.liy a ..atiiffd
Btatn fW'" ilia, who atewaay led ahkakr
fVctn Mm."; He tfsvyy hero h brtl, hnt
IIm rti'ms-iileij the whole of latrre) ha li.l
bk wvr, whMl k" reiil to air
tlv-wt, Thsw therenno miirdered fitcph-
'IIHaTnKteJ co?irtatet fit lirnl bv llli
rviaistile. ',a..', tlw Jwooxja,. , Next flay
Hut bo.-.w iliaro'al aid mar it
some of tlte arraM" wd aermttrrmewtw lett
h the ilmnt Mi iiiil1l5a mitrden'ra."' Tlifs
MltejurfyrtljCAn
, wan were m.wn m )au -u)na
Mwilire tvbletic of nilt." '." ;'",';'
80 kwg h"'r Ma w rxrasetoj o
nvour in ti proutfouurta ia Lniua countv,
tin trotth'a anticl fatted jInit when
Jndgit 1omaa, In wh" circuit tTnlrtB K
last w.ti, went mtt "of hi rircalt o
CiilnmWs and 'cwlered Ua thariff f
I'nlon. by writ af sjttt atrynf; to bring
Ibe prl'meni laffor him here, the Lyn.li
er took the mnlter in hand, and r bust
Hiirwlav flight, with'Wrt th tvwsent '-at
Mia'"'avMiir..' 'took elglit f af''! tli' v'
nmta nvst-4 for lh rennlef and two
arreeted fnr ar.ot of towa and hoi
jtnet htfwd two aU af whose tmllea
wer' flwtpL .''"TlMt'J'tww'-i.Braifll rrriaranc-ni
Imtr ant b.i (iaoui. Imt everybody an.
.Icratand that tiiey, ton, kav beetv di
pred af.
Thi -outntga- ta; eotnmltted lapaa
tb aeopla Imlieved thai Jmlg Tkoues
ietasideal to bail the prtaonert.. . v
; Tb Lynching party a Umbered ail hnw-
drodmqr,, r N
. Ail ala siaaaf, -UaWsrntar Scott wHI
a. at aswd "' t BMliiia to I'Btoa, Waaa
that Wol4 aattt (4k bkaedy , Work all OVW
die HUt, i V;BitedjitcrtraiaiswiU pt
rf Th num-w Hil.oa rvt-TBtrwtsf CaVtfc.it
ia atauw tha the toautkctithl liaaw laoate
udajudto aulieva I
tary eiartioa ot th Ctonoaat. Tlieirgtsa
.,4lutbastoth taaw uf tl. cit
' ,
aowa awn. nn ' T- -
that ia thtvehalfilrtatiiHi of Prance the
power of thai (jrcat htaaa wtu ba mHaitlj
h-lt. ' . ' " 1- .
lann rr ear lroaMas oavw fwana.
t!Jlatl.JBt'aat,4ar
kanwa of peraona ervtnaj tamr w pn
tavespilr by glvkag wise at Utwiloaa hv
(mnalhta to tlte prm Sack atajaeaa ar
aavw tntVwnieaf tkfat they ar fiable to ffriav
eesjtloa far to d.sirir,- AtCtoeiaoati Judge
.CMC hat a decided, in th af a wtatJ
Who falsely informed ka-sj rennrVW tha
neighbor kattt cawaiirtrrl tcm-vie. j i.e
Item waa published, and the Informer, not
th Bcwspaer, had to par th damage.
Tpropaaed bkatuigtrigreatNw
York ia auppraaed tuiiaaumcUiiag dilfer
ent Win that Waahiitptrat Cimirret, which
(be wovr , t-ruoear wUhag to let
i ! irj" j
tonrucARoLiXA axd noumA.
ooual war. aava the "Will, limine J,-r
i"w, ynmp naveita-cu oeciairAl vy IU
'Vl'jiaiwtmtHAarth t amliils
rainda. .lh miittia of tba .two Htatca
have not yet lawn railed into active ser
ita, but wWti ft Uiis stew next 'Ta.
lahaaaes is ta he i atoaVni Tn, aroand
tb vaUaof whlth tbeanhiieraof thejiuHk
thwolimt Menutaus will seek to capture the
. ariKTO rana, wno nas, uy nia seductive
art, crarrunted the keenM nf Monk rL
Ibm a rredit, aad aora ker boauia captiv
to Florida' rut a) cauital. . ...... -. , , . f
vV'e hare pabliahed th prra lamatioB of
tll Excellency, overnor Caldwell, sfif.
mg a reward of v Ihofavuid doDara for
he aire aod dadivcey of Uttlefield tn the
Mhetitf ul Huncouilie couutv. ' It anpeara
tj. Mk...., ... l.: I. ,.'.r
iu.m, w .ios i-aiiuf Miliar oner, aa
mcenipi waa mane tn seenrtf th rthmbr
UMwSMUer. A few ai.'hU
pmg w in wnica 1,1 tie Held was a pa.
aeagty frtsHt Jacksonville tn Tallahsasee.
1 !.... .! . . ....... . .
I aimoupled at Live Oak by (rv armed
f ssan, three North 'an4isriaia ' ao twa
lmidUJis, who attemjited to semr th
ariaa. Judge Long, ItadicaloiHi'ial,wlM
waa sio a paaaeyiger. railed fiiy ttierHW-
iff of ttuwaniMM unty, wba happeMd U
aw pnarm, waaimoa aa armitl yot and
IMweei -tna ueneru." ihm aaveil l.utfo.
BtT"ftuTir $i' ua jTfif that other
jhium ft ala eaptwrw aity wbiok aao
Now Uttlefleld ia too taluable a custo-
tar to Uotennar Koed. Ha ha tiaid him
too much for kWaSeaetaaia,aavt the Ibtus
sawHis out mi aauuruia- a unanvt t mm.
rdlf aUadoa "tha General" to the em.
iaajofthOaraorrfNtahCaroflrta.
Awoiueiul lM4UtMut juielfaee tovaw-
waru ut uuvaruor ValdwuU la the follow.
Whereat, Todd It Caldwell, Lieutenant
nd Acting tlovermw of North tanalhia,
in WHavaiig to that Luarkaattate iaf that
State, tlata-ri January 81, 1871, has falselv
rqweeented tha tJovernor of Florida, and
vindictively tspersed his oflkiat aad 1er-
toitar chsywetor; and, i , 4. ,t
W Mireaa, th taid Toad R. CUdtmU haa.
witnoot omnpiiano with the law of Con
grats, nought to obtain th person of a
cttiaaa. of tkkt tttatav and daUnag ttiatoa,
ha oAtired a reward of fir tbouaand dol-
lar for tlx forrji.l abductioa of th atjd
citiiVnd ';.' -r -""
Wherra,' IntHgittod try th told Todd
R CaWfsell, aieniua evil diaooat'sl peeaoas
have, a vbdathai af the mw, Bought to
kidnap and forcihlv ktaluct trunt tlieBUte,
Millou 8. Llltl, MX citizen of th Mate,
WltnoOt tanln Of IBWY " m t tetj
Now, therefore. I. Harriton litaal tlov-
ernor of Florida, do hereby offer a reward
of five thoiisaad dothm Sir the arrest and 1
dcUvary ia anv aiMsruf ia tola Htt uf ti
tioraaaid. , aiunavaritM of th aaid Ming i
ovaraoraf aHorth Caridlmv who. na the
ixth day of January, attciniu d to kiduati
Milton g. Llltlcilel.1, a citiiu-n of thi Utate,'
yielding oi?diem"1fo"'ndtoe'xnJ
JU-mpiin fiotil tU Juat chdina. -:i "- iJ
, la veetimony: wkeraaC, 1 bav karauato
jet miMmiJ4am&SJfto4
tireat rMal the Utate, at TalUbaase, t))e
Capital, this 3d daf of February, A. D.
1871. ' ' ' ' "'" tl 11 ! "M
fWudl .. BtUtttaiN KHt Uoventor. j, ,
Uf the Governor. , , t.v,
, Atuaa t
i.. .-. 1 a,. 1 JowatatC C. Otttnti,"'! !
. i ' t.j-ii, waaetary af tUtav.
WhoratliUwiHaad wa-aauutottelki It
i oa of the "humors'1 of rtstwtruclion.
It it th result of lihmhuf, la jtower 'the
rorrapt atea wlia kutv eo trot kki trie
MaiauJarra Hiattsi aiaue awttarui'twai,, it
oaam a Barw dtapter Ja'iHtitwn, but ,
ragea." , : -v., . .,
tUlbihii, M. in, twi-.-
KJilor if It H'aAutgttk iTk&1r
Hi! I til Clirenirtf of arecttt ttat
spiteara a bitter signed Jnat ph W. H"4.1n,
which I Baaiy MltebW of th Balelgk
jtotfotti, aal'st Mltfa'Aa
tf Jnstio I ask yon to repWli tu lew
of ald Itolilen and th emirmuwieatkai
stgnrd W." sad tna crutonai ot tae Dtm-
Mi of th 7th whadi raliea tort taid
iMdea' lett, aad Vet CVjrWreaa, fh
Mirta Wd tfi1 Conml.M W Ootragr
idg IT tJiera It tixifk In th Kbekms W-
tar bit told 'Madataa.''-'- ''
f t wimtd aRk foa W bear la mbid that
41 U fleorg IfVera,'' an Kirk't
priwmera, who wtt hanged Ihree tlmefiy
the ins ." fl. Judge Pearwm had
ined liiiu' lhlem:flt oTtb writ nf w
eeritl. fy reluslug to kttach K U knd dc
daring tto -poet of th' JudJchurj -lnustcd."
7TZ7 '.Jl- 7 " 1
j Y " .-.tf - trtlkhjUi
.jevAnrtiaat-of Joaepk WV Holdoa ia fa
gard' hanging Judga Paanow, how
ever WW fc to' kv, deaerred it
W4birr should fce jptaatoaad to theaa
got of a Bit vriW ka Itee hang Hha
.off. Wan tut Ittasalng and ftoaeitt nf
th Uw were refused by a Judge. l
I am iwpertiully pmni-'' ".--I
' ' JOHIAHTCKNKR, Ja.
H Vi , . , i . ... .( . I ! -l.
t.'iV , 1 i. r. 'Ywtbe8elltto.,
' Rai r.loH, January 81, 187"1.'
t-K, Ji. 1 . -Uf-4 ' , -it . '
Mtwnta. Enrrout: I d.m't want tu
Surry jiisfii "1 atif on l.f niiieTy-eti;ht
ien arreat.ai hf Kh,-aftinff uvHhjrea
aimy truitieftwf Anii Chief Justin
I wat tokea and impristavd with others,
afrir wtrat -wwrr"laJfT kww. - ,
with nranr tttheraj wa -frefatned a vtriatt.
iar &!L&rttV&VM&-Ht
tyiai, 1 waa pnwuiaed on . kf courf mar
tial, but even that buled. .
tatoodto tlie -dr;
B(t avwtlie tttmger givuwrati
HtrtrtI taaa awviaifr arad
give, hba thirty day, to answer. (Me
Sour, I tlmnght, wa tB""! hj Wa
TitfrfTmrfVitrfw un Ntrtilnrmlt j
aaaei kt aaa- who aKtsxl tial tawi of
brat ratiac tban that .4 a man, when he
1...1 bawm- nr me and others.
T'T.lr " . r. ia. ..- tflJ,
I nave oiu-n aaiu, ar. v.uh.w, um an.
and 'h - titrreraor - abould harva haag-
rd three atea to earJ cuanty, to iprdcr to
bring theapenple up to a proper state of
fceliug ia regard to their : rights of rterson
al liberty, a ar now Mi Mae ia Alamance
and CaaweOt- If nan had been hanged in
every county a the; were in Ahtmance,
th ttovernor and Judge itnu-son woui.i
kav beat tried and convicted bang .
If Judge frautooV aonduct kt to be.
bom w iUiovt imiHstcbnacck, 1 aliaU )
TOttiaJ azrrii iiiiti J..ir.. 1 -"m" "i i 111111 ui cooi-eoi in. r mem s
Bpn It a aa . Wumment to kirn tn bavt t
tlaara aang. J. sav Hi-.krs .s.s
Ja.fywrn4l.asn IwaivwaninT. tf ttf.tr Fi
, thf pwrmtehrir
nmituic : iga ua the ttrat tree tu be
BHiad. Thiadictna I learned by read-
itig that great lover of lilajrty, riir Phillip
Sidney;. , Vourt, , if
Wat To f :va.,Wur aeihU, Hr7
R C, Kranch. whoa letter on iheliianj
ury 4iil.lisheit last week, wants to 1
kaciw) tt re will allow him to "re" a lit
tl through th KTUku , ,
W knw U ia hard to bear all that haa''
befallea Mr. Braneh j but he had Utter ''
kfav -nmnf" fcr the Oovamor arwl i
tlie Chief Justice. . ... , :
thw fellow nriaoner "0." Wan's to en.
wmie, too. lie thinks when jud-ic
tW the benefits of the writ of iMrnt wr.
to, to a ciUaca, Ui Judge should ! Iiaug.
U a altidg tvfuasc tu grant the wnt tber ,
is jm nalty of f i.xtaj tew the refmail. Hi
Legislature aliouldpaa a bill, if nn( to
Jiang, to teverrfy Hmia th dix'g . w ho r
Kke tVauraoa. wflisea. after arraatiiiu' i..
glv tha beuellU of th writ. N,it '
7. '
thw cowuirara ow auara cam m . .
7'a taVowrt-triBrft f--f'"
I dmlr to call vouraltenri to few '
Mrrvint facta comrnliio the nraUvii n,,iii l ' '
at states of Worth Candiutr . .
Th (aOawral Aasrawhlv ha a.a.1. It . .
high Mima to beknur to a secret ilitk-nJ '
nrganUalhm. Dunishabhi with all,,., ,!
hrisomirent Thi act la a bhrw aiimil a-i
at ttw Leairuea.,. tt aieo nretutul.Aii.-.-
clude tlt Ku KImj. But .ajufeatajsaeis
tht Hie nirrrifH'r of lite League and III. ir
piatia in Bieftiiijf are known. Tbey hold '
la-ralilp. -Thtwi-Kuw the waagklttf thi. kttr"
lulls up,., tlte Uaguea, .Tbeoth baa al- V
wajr taxapeal pniiiabnntrt bv iu aisns-v. ,
hvdisguuaia, and IU oalk to 'mnmii coi- '
aistent.an.1 wilful perjury. The Wmw
ar -JeaiuJjobeyuiK th injurs t..e ul lb
Preaideot.. They r k.yalj having laxsj
wow na tli Sag aad alur
atHjolry. Tbey are honeat; having pre- 'J
fcitod Aa, Nation to tfieir State iba
other fat Warlik ; being c.wipnaad of trai
tor. It it t band Of perjured ainrderer
aad sMatin, - ." -t , ,f '
A Bother taiU wa i trod need Into th , i
Stat Senate oa the 81st of January by a '
Beaator (tli son of ex-f'ovemor tiraiiam)
ft Ota punwse of nil! further erippiiug .'
Ui linioa Uaurtwa. ! It to wow xvcsi , ,
toauppnas them by sweeping act in re
bU. to moa and lurglary. The Ia- jI'
rter charged with bam lmmlng, Ac '
m tlila rlenator tan thai Hoi k . h.. .
di Met aeswnieac their raid until the
leagues oonimence.1 their alh-ged dtpre
dattoo." Without jwrjury Um Len,riw. -,
ha thnt tar passed through aw h impiial. , ,
ti.ma wutotnt a Main. , And meanwhile a, '
member of tlie K Klux kt Speaker the
witnaaemuHvea, and other of r
Uiat order mritjiy teat apoa the l.aw of 1
Ijoth hitwea: .. ...
power t anil
one nf the sf.-pa Batsaajry to justify hia
UiliMWitmeot ; and thus, to comuaaa a k -
a wrwng.-a- greater nas- Been Committer!,
(, by wm h immunity, tanid of tjisgvieril -"
lvna have been tnntcd loiaie upuaaocivty.i ...
Yet til record of blood ia being wad up. . '
a the tanda as they tail tltroiigh the hour- "
gats are red with human gore. Like Hi.
i'tal, Miasw vitnima a)peat to Cauar. WiU i
tMlWaataa haT titnalt ... ; , . '
1 :I observe also ia a current Duinta-r ' nf
the Hlate lieTnocTHtic organ 1 pti)ii.itthin''"f"
Irhm one of Ibe pel s mora arrested bast sunta tit
ttfw totiaaaa to hang Chief Justin Pear-- 4
am because he did mat grant a writ fear hit '
hmeliat. release. Thi. ( finger board .
E uniting toward th asaaaainalwm of a dia- '!'
nguiabed crtiaea. -.. Tit atpr, kaiwewr, y;
raiupiaiieatly reoomuiemls cmumution of .:
' Ilia wnl 1'ia-e-to ftttv---cnirqcrmr' -vra
salary. lam-B uggeanoi and pm-nl ftH" '
pttaacatiaa of- amrda haw aaaally : pr 1 y
caoaa lasainata ur paratxaitoai ot aMul-jn
pent HMMibticaaa. .... .
' (Th Leaguea were organlxed In Nortli '
Cjinmna by Judge fidmundt,-BxfW"rityv'i
itiiaaaitr, anal ttovewaw fiirwett ia tli .7
prttoderH of tke Nathaxal Comaiittea, of
which your cornaiponileut ia a member, '
Against th nmtuber the operatbmsof the ! i
KuKmi have bee trtaitily directed) ad, o
ow altboagk it Bnnibera tannng , its ad
herents the Hrat ruca of the nation, yet it
isis crime to bel.mgto it in North Carolina
attote bands taT traitors to diaguisa are
alftlyeommlttirag korribl outrages upon,
it njeaibara, , 1 1 - m v
1 1 hna are current fa. U, and I mlimlt
tkeat to the crmideratim of your readerst
"im n, 1 Very latnwtBailly,--- . ,
iff .,1 I.t f ; j do. W. HutBKK. "
WJiuiKUTi!l, U. (V Felmary H, jH7I.
a ; . - . ror UvaftenUKsl. i ,.,)
BKTtAT& IJf TBMSMtfATR. t
KA EurroK 5--I had th pleasure U b-, .
itig (ay the tent Chamber on Wc.lncs.Liy ,
nighVand ncsru ta ocoatea oa ineuu.. .
tjon then befortj tt, I feci ermttraln. d to " '
ailndc to aomti f the remarks, and the i
apeaker. ' ' '' - t '. id
j Th peeca rjf IcMtor Wi M, Robliin y '
ojion th "messag" of Govsniiu- Laid-. -Ji
Well, aad tha atofjodhdal "orMiiion" of t
.llidgra earOB, Hodman, , tietile and
1 In k, was worthy of a true Jiiirth Caro
linian. It had the ring of the true metal.
Ilo vlndicntisl iw ettrtteat, luipssstotMal
etiajuanca tlie assailed honor of In native J
titsttV aad dealt to tb'sa who would tra- t
diare, mallf;n and slander almse and
isull her, auci tkw as only thonld be" 1
tpvn by aa honest man-r fearlrat scnti.
ail aa th watch toe'toa faithful acrvaist
f th people. . I thank tj.id that we llae w
stich 1Ili-ft"to thr trrrt iiiii of ih uii.iali
itiiai, pcculatiiai and degrsdsti.m, nd
d,r ttST ttrvatpT aa'tili'aat lav enable tbeor' j' " - "'
Si akatw to th wot Id tlie true t-banu-tet of ,
artHtaariwisaw-w
fcepfMUd-of lw al aoua-whouteirt' h-et 1
5'airjfr)IJiaW lXSSJ,
tura 1 Wiiltout drawing iBvl.iiniw can-,,
anions, 1 must be permitted to ny tint t i
Ui SfiiaV-a f""' tiuUf..L 1 1.
inge, Mecklenburg,- Huoeoiitlw, Jar-ksun,
uplia anal itovldison, to 't lte Hianly amiti.
kwttta they uttered upow the extra-exwu-
live artioa of Ueuteiwnt tlovi-rimr ( ' iLI-
four nicmlaera oi the .toipmiiafVwirt, baraV
tUow thcatsadve true am uf a ).r.wid
eltifalroja old Htnte. Nwbiie listtiung tu,
ii... ....i.. e.i. 1:1... xr...u .
near Fst- i seta uic is.iim vaoiiui-
lun, I felt like it was an honor to lie .me.
weting Uiat I have. mat bad the pleura : I"
bf enjoying bchar f. ever.U years. l-t
lliese spew hea lie given ta the worhl. The1
ripl in reading . tlietu will feet
the hv truly gotten botHt nrmwi,'
tboae gaud li time w!icn biii- t
Ukaid b'ssttat geatletnen ruled instead uf '
vile politico! trickster, uitacrttpl. -vis "a,'
lli.'ial politK-iaoa, and tlueycs ru t t1wit-'t
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