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of Uirt'ciurl.ba not JMnie tlinx in ti -mo In this pHprlnllwf 1)eiwhieel bw vot4i ' alaqtber WM W4f
celi ct mlubln iHCpMr; I cotuiuoud The oiitrfcgt-l, iicli a UiiinltrT kiti acuui- opaVtMdf Siiv'i ptiaoo-( rt-
tlila Inatitliuii u yojfr''ti')u ind cae, ginga by tb Kuktui KUu, unj U i UiaJ. iio juiiihutM fulUwt-U m tKu
not doubling thai jroKil io wbtei iulinuMia by otbara, auch aa the tmrniiia; .XTWrt'l iflb' ' L'""
way ba ImmI t pMMB iti proaperity, of MM, milla anil dwt-llinr boataa ; and lip o(Mf( ut lbk l lurfa, bad rldU-ii tbo'
inr allll greater II tncM (ill otticcra. T)oth ctrtl atlfl uitrtta man rieiirhhoi luuxda ml uiht. and had
coinaaarativeiy bcnifht. i ry. in ani in bimittuK uttenUttra to juaf u uuniihd frvo cttwtua om CQVt of Uteir J hf mmt of thtrnetwro kwmk awJf
fir Whoa bent fit it ud xraifltlM Mac ami cood older t.. politicaJVorni )ua. and. bad Jko ttTrlPed I the Esaevtiv. in Mireaance of tM) Jo-
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ate, aeuae oi dui , 'HJ9L WHU t4m powe a lb fttala awvajBaaaMa)h
Oiri ITAOC LINES!
WARSAW
7o Fayrttrrille,
T KAVK Warsaw for K.n . t I. ill. daily
A J aaatteMW. TlxwuMli Takoiofroin !
bmivia warMw.titFayi-tternir.tt'i Tlinu-h
ticknta Tmui AVuldun to Parrtti'ville th
TbrnDftb ticket from Wllniln'ton, via War.
Wf, to Pu'HttTiUl,tl.
i'H A KI.OTTB Tf A TTATBSn0R0. TO
HEAD OP W.. C A R. It. Ki
Laaro Charlotte after trains (mm
day, and Saturday lave Wailvslxiro', Tuis
day. Thursday , atid Saturday, after trikn from
Wtlmin-um.
CH ATH AM R. R. TO FAY BTTKV I Mi AX I)
WK8TKKX R. K.i
Ueave ObM-ain Hail Kuiul alter train from
Raleigh.
Leave Western Road at Janesliorii' after
train from FayeUerille. daily eiccut Sundays.
Halkm aid 11 ion Pui.1T Stack leaves each
place daily. t i
Office at Bntnar's Hotel. Salem. X. ('
H T. CLKMMON8,
Contractor.
Spet. It, 1870 tf
ST.000 RfiWARD.
w
Via Tug a earea all Liver,
diler Uieu.ses, Organic
a XMrstrnns, ihiktui ie-
I'riunry lr-
bility and all romp'itiuts f tl
gans, id male and female.
1,000 will also be paid fr any rase of
Blind. Bleeding or Itching Piles that I)e
Binges Hie Remedy fails to Cure.
DoBUffV MAUIC LINIMENT cures
RbeuuiMtistn, l'aius. Bruises and Swelled
Joint, tsf man and beaut.
Sold every where. St-rtd fr Pamphlet.
IxdinrMtory -M'J Franklin St.. Balti
more. Sfj. nprSg-ly
v OUVVU ... nth, f rrj hrr. . timlf a,1 (mil
lo lntroetU,rGEM I1 IJfP-OVKD COMMONSCNSR
rAMiLV aiWMU m icti ink. i,; m , i,i i tu,i
hrm. frit, lark, .pill, i- i I. .1, Lriii I nJ -mk .i I r In
a irol Baa H t mm aa. Prtc- nnlj B))(htan OolNr. -Fully
.arrartrd for art rsart W III pat On Thoui-
and Onllari nr anina- InrtVat Irlncir s urr.nnr
hul.lul,nr in,. re ! Uf rm II, an tirs. It KUl Irak
th Klaallc Lock 8 id. " Every . .in Vrao he
cut. aim auu t r .1 in ,-Hiini.i o. ,ui,. .! .;. . i in, ui icur
las I'. Wa pay aren f from tn ttai ir month an, I ex
-asjasaa, r aaaaatrla.lon from ! h laic that amount
can be aasda. AaVdr n nr irrn,. i agen'
j w. k0oR" a c-,
L- 40 Liberty -rra.1. Phlla Vlphia, Pa.
Mt'tlOrT-Setwri,! ill r nn -ll n M.tei Inet
ai oara, a lea tk run aMir . 0,-n!Srie af aseneya'p -ad
ay a. e .Hail ni.t hold du.. tra rei m.alb'a I f
woetiileaa Uavli a. , n J ! olh r parti, i an ' .MI p
safe sit paVtlri net In t nf u.l ir MicMt.. . under Dili name
to the fail est rrt of thelaw. eaa aach M m I, . ai e ub
talaed fe-atasnr ear ajrerla. Da m.l, l mi oaHl upn
be parilea aKw npy " ur BdTertj.aemetit ,.,J clrculre and
nffer .orthlw -nivnhlll,-. -.1 n-lce. ne f- Sto
OAWCBllB, TTMORar TJlocriT
ft. H. KLINK, i t., nt i ha I h'laiM,,,. . t'anoesliiatl
tuta.niAr.ti at, PUIa.ieli hla. P ...ml f M. OR1KN,
M P. CTiarlot'fi;N. 0., areatafcliii; mini r. maiaableforca
Cancers Tumors, ana tflccra.
by B pi tin I lrf 4 , c t Anil, in t- t r ninie the
larsrat Canrer and Tr.nn.r althnnt an literatim alth
the kntfe. wllli'.iit e uell'-, eating or I uralng ni dlel.ta,
a d alth bui Utile pi in.
Ni other treat men aabnulil e-er In-uaed.
For partlcit'arli, send for a circular, call upon or sdilresa
ill Mer of the aboee.
Dr. Kline v til be alth Dr. Orren October 2C'h.
aattatai
PHIL LI PN A KKOT HERS,
two noons a hove mm
Court House, on Main Street,
RKTURX TUEIU THANKS TO THK
publio for -the very liberal patronage en
ioved br them dnrlne the Dttst venr. and houe.
by fair dealine an1 strict attention to bnsincss
to merit a continnnnce, if not an incresse oftha
same.
We will onntiane to keen on lioml a good sup
tilv of wMMLlMtX a&OCSXLIJBS. in
eluding
Freli and Salt Fiwli,
OF KVJtar VAItlKTV
Whiskeys, Brandies, Hum, (Jin, tc, tf t
vaJt i - ALSO,
uoorrs, SHOES, DOMESTICS,
PIECE OOODS,
YANKEE NOTIONS,
in fact. almost cverrthingn.-nally kept in a va
riety Store, all of wbk h we will sell low for
Cash, or Country Produce at the high
est market price.
PHI M.II'.S 4 HROTHKIfS.
Feb. 18. 1870 7 !f
ifTtl-FITB FIRST PBIZK EDTtS AWlKlTHT),
The fa'reat
Southern Tiano
Mnnufactoi v
Wm. Knabe & Co.,
tSticODld North Stole
PUntJSIIKIi WEEKLY T
KW1S IIANEM
Editor and Proprietor.
BATBa or m iHTiaw
One Ybab. paytblu in aalvanoa. ...
Six Months. J
9 Cirpiaa to one s.lilrvaa.
10 Copiea to onenaltl
I Ml
. lata
laVeSO
90.00
MMaaaaMtaaaaaaiMHBaasMMiMi , ai.tr, -Mlllll V aroiltia ll.nl til
MAW) f aCTtfalM r
Grand, Square and Vpright
PIANO FORTES,
BAUIMOBE, Md.
These Instruments liavo been before the puldic for
nearly Thirty Vear. nnl mion their ixcfllen. e
alone sttstrra aa aTitmee-Kaaed pre woinrnrjej, wlii. h
pronoonces tbenr tinsV,nsUr. Thelf
111 a T T 1 .1
iiimniiies preai power, Kweeuinss anil line siiiifiiij;
quality, as a.-cll as tlw great purity of Inbmtitiou
and Swectuesstuiougboiit the entire scale. Their
t o u c n
is pliant andslsstie. ami via rely free from tlic stilT
nets found in ssnany pt.mos.
IN WORKMASffrnri'
they are une'iaaleit nsing fione Imt tie very best
sea-iinad matei ml, the larga r itin employ i ,1 i our
liUKiness ens Mi - un to keop en mini ally an i in men.
atook oflniaher, Acv on li.iud.
1T All orourKQirAPr IT A Son have nnr Xew tm.
proved Ovei-strung Seale snd the Agrafle Treble.
IgJ" VY'a would 'eall spoeial sttontioii In mil late
improvernentM in Obanh Pianos ami sjike'
rtSAxns. PATenteit Airzn-t-H. rSflrJ, wtiirh bring
the Piano nearer peifection than hsa yet beerl ut
taiaed. ,
beery Piano Fully Warrauhdfor Fire
Years.
We have made arranementx for the S..1,. Whole
aale Ageacy'fbr the most .-.iebrateil I'ai.os a
otKs and MELniiKoNa. woica wt IIV whoifnile
sod retail, at Lowest Factory Prices.
WM. K I. A BE A CO.,
Baltimore, Md.
fttpt. n-; i.m.
"DroWlted ! drowned f Hamuct.
One more unf. i t un ite,
Weary of breath,
Rashly importunate,
Gone to her death.
Take her up tenderly,
Lin her with care,
Kaahioii'd SO tenderly.
Young and so fair 1
Look at her garments
Clinging like otraments;
Whilst the wave conaUutly
Drips from her clothing ;
Take her up tenderly,
Loving, not loathing.
Touch her not seornfully :
Think of her nummf uliy ,
Gently and liuinanly ;
-Not of the stains uf her,
All that remains of her
Now, is purely wumonly.
Make no deep scrutiny
Into her mutiny
Rash nnd unduiiful ;
Past nil dishonor,
Death has lefron her
Only the beautiful.
Still, for ail -lip- nf hers
One of Eve's fami'y
Wipe those poor liis of hers
Oosing so clammily.
Loop tip her tresee
Eftupcd from the rjfMfb,
Her fair aubiirti trian;
Whilst wouderajfcid gurases
In re was bar home ?
Who was her father t
Who was her mother?
Had she a sister?
Had she a brother?
tr vo there a dearer one
Still, and a aearer oue
Yet, than all other?
Ala" ! for the rarity
Of Clirkatiait charity
1'iidcr IhV Sim !
Uh '. it was pitiful .'
Near a whole city full,
Home idle itudirftfH.
Siidcrly, brotherlv,
Fatherly, motherly,
Feelings had changed ;
I.ovc, by barsli evidence,
Thrown from its eminence;
Even tted's providence
Seeming estranged.
Where the lamps quiver
So fur in the river,
With many a lijjht
From window ami casement,
From garret to basement,
She stood, with amazement,
Houseless by night.
The bleak wind of March
Made her tremble and shiver;. -
Hut not the drk arch.
Or the black Mowing river ;
Mnd from life's history,
Glad to death's mystery
Swift to be hurl'd
A ne where, auv where
Out of the world !
In she plunged boldly,
No matter how coldly ,
The rough river ran
( )ver the brink of it.
Picture it-i-think of it,
1 iisolule man !
Lave in it, drink of it
Then,4f you can !
Take her up tenderly,
Lift her with eare ;
Fa-h ion'd ,so slenderly,
Young, nnd so fair !
Ere, her limits frigidly
SliHen too rigidly,
I tecenuy kindly
Smooth and compoue them ;
And her eyes, close them,
Staring so blindly !
Dreadfully staring
Through muddy impurity', -As
when with the daring
Lavl look of ! '-pairing
Fixed on futurity. "
l'erishugglnimily,
Spurred by contumely,
Cold inhumanity, . -Horning
insanity, . .
Into her rest.
Cross her IuiihIs humbly,
As if praying dumbly,
Over iter breast !
Owning her weakness,
Her evil behavior,
And leaving, with meekness,
lier sins to the Saviour!
making about twelve hundred and fifty
schools. It hi estlmaUrdsthat about forty
litre thousand children have at tended these
schools. Of these there were white, thirty-two
thousand an hundred and fifty,
a ud colored, twelve thousand three hun
dred and fifty. Tbo number of school-
reported M aeveti hundred and
nine, and the Average monthly pay of
teachers is twenty-four dollitri.
lit to the uniiii neeaieni ol lite late
bust system
went of
the Potomac. In former data Ihe lend
ing public men of all parties vied with
each other in raring for aitd promoting
the education of all the children. Would
that thn-e days won hi return ! Our pres
ent system la In lt Infancy, la poorly en
dowed, and has to contend with many dif
ficulties. We should not Respond iu the
prosecution of this good work. Every
man and woman who loves North Caro
lina should lend a helping Itand to this
cause. It is vain to hope that the risiog
and coming generation will govern them-
serves properly and guard and raaiatuin
their liberties, if tbey aro deprived of the
advantages of education ami allowed, lo
grow up in ignorance.
I trust that the government of the Uni
ted State will tarn i'e uttcntion,td this
matt r and establish a national system of
public instruction. Such a policy on the
part of that government would confer im
measurable benefits on the people of the
Southern Slates, and would give the
strength of adamant to the pillurs which
sustain the national edifice. I trust the
Senators and Representatives in Congress
from this Stale and from all the Southern
States, will org; this subject on that bod
with an earnestness and pereever
which will take no denial.
I regret to inform you, gentlemen, that
the St. hp- Lnivei.-ii v is burdened with
debt, and is iu a languishing condition. f fished, after so mtrrh enfering and so ina
- i -bodyfio
JLfJmt
Idv felt br Ihe 1ns
of Directors .bas not
select a suitable aa
Ibis Institution o J
not doubting that y
may bo beat to p
and to provide f
k vantages At the
t il and In I ideas ones
n as established
The salaries of thf Judges ol the Su-
Oenentl is also inadequately remunerate
He Is one of the moat useful and indis
pensable office) S of the government, ami
shnnld receive a compensation at least
equal lo that ullowed lo the Heads of eth
er I pari met t a.
There are now two hundred and twen
ty convicts in the State Penitentiary, and
there are probably two hundred more in
the various comity prisons who should be
in it. The contractors are progressing
rapidly with the maw building. The site
is believed to he ho excellent oue s sad
the ufl'iirs of the lJesiteiitiary have in all
respects been econoruienllyv Imnestly and
s,bly managed by the UoMmissiowers.-
This is an indispensable establishment,
and should be pressed to completion as
r.iph!!y is the means of the Stale will al
low. The present government of North Car
olina commenced its operation on the 1th
day of July, 1868. 1 bis government is
based on the political and m il equality
of all men, and it was lawfully and con
stitutionally establish, d by the whole beo.
pie of tho State. The SfaW had Jnst
emerged from a protracted and desperate
mi et with the government of our com
mon country, in winch many valuable
es nnd a vast amount of-property had
been sacrificed. It was hoped and ex
pected that the government thus estab
I respectfully urge you to take some steps
to snstaia it, and to place it on a footing
which will command the patronage of the
people. All that 1 have ever dislred, or
do now desire in relation to this institu
tion is, that national, and not sectional
sentiments, shall be incnlcnted in it. Let
it be an institution learning, to which
the youths of the St. tie will liock, to be
fitted for cflucatcirsui.il leaders of the peo
ple, and to adorn society in their diy uud
generation
the Univc
years to a person or pet sons who will eon
duct it properly, and who will labor to
build it up its n State institution. There
afe-vnrinus schemes by which it is Imped
the University will be plapcd'on u perma
nent footiug. Without indicating any
preference as lo these scleaes, but wilb
an ai ib ni desire lo see the Lniveisii
ny calamities, would be allowed to move
quietly forward, protecting all alike, dis
pensing its benefits with an -equal band,
and preparing the y for a realization of
that prosperity which tLo State had for
merly enjoyed. Hut the validity of the
reconstruction acts wm questioned, and
the authority of the Stale was represent
ed as huviug'been derived In such a man
ner an to rendej it bimlrug"on the peoplo
onlv until nil opportunity should be oft' r-
i ivhsst hcOearngfBst throw it afartotsj
reify be leased for a term of j foi ined in vai ioits-parfs f the State, of a !
. ... .i ..i 1 1 .ii'i
olnical and rivii
i hf'ly of our people,
firs: I 'called to these
siiy a
Ijlbniij
gain in a prosperous condition, I s
the whole matter to the 'I tustees and to
your honorable body.
I cannot dismiss this subject without
bearing my testimony to the energy and
zeal winch have cu.iractei lied the 1'icsi- I '
dent ami Professors of this institution. It
is due also to the Uev. S S. Aabley, the
Superintendent of Public Instruction, and
and to ReV. J. V. Hood, his Assistant,
to state that they have been unwearied
in the discharge of their duties, and that
the success" of our public school system
thus fur is lo bo attriutitcdlh u great de
gree to their euljgbtened and well-direct
ed efforts.
A largo pri,.,i lion of our people arc
farmers. Agriculture is, therefore, "a sub
ject of primary importance. Tlie preser
vation of the original fertility of the soi,
and the increase of its fertility, depend on
the practice of a few fundamental princi
ples. Ihese principles, are simple, antl
can ue easily comprehended by any one
of ordinary intellect. P.y observing these
principles population is increased, the in
terests of r)cieiylTer'-,ptWot, and the
enioytutmta of life are jfiultipHed. It is
Ttie duty, ne it is to the loffrest of every'
GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE.
(cONCLlOEn.)-
BARBEE S HOTEL,
high point, n. c.
Opposite uaIIuoad deput.
Ten paces from irhrre thr Cars slop.
Hest ofptirtera in attendaaeo nt all trains.
Mall teea for Kafeea leave this honae daily.
tAusaagara ilispatchea tuaay (SMat at abort boUm
by nrjvAts conveyance.
taratanil for tin- literal pabnnage of tlie pant we
Iiopr hy strii t attention to the wants of our guests
to merit i i-nminnan. p of th- . one. -
WM. I.. ItARBKR.
Jsa. ti U frupnaior
Exf.ci tive Depabtmeht.
Raukich, Nov. 22. 1870.
To tlie Honorable. """
the tltneral Ansemhly of North Carolina:
The Heporls of the Suin rintendent of
Public 1 1 struct inn, of the the Superintoti-
dent of Public Works, of. the Auditor, of
the Secrt taiyof Slate, of Vuc Attorney
General, of the Principals of the two Asy
lums, and of the Penitentiary Comsaia-
sinners, win a tton i vAiuabie itilormatton
for your honontblc body.
The revenue for the support of public
schools, for the school year commencing
October tfVHrti, ld closiug September
.'JO, ISYfl, was, from all sonrres,
83. The amount paid daring the year
for wages of teachers was $42,862 ,40.
The amount actually paid into tbe Treas
ury for schools for the ymr ending Sep
tember 30, 1S7 1, is $90,407.80. There
have becu schools during the past year
in seventy-four of the ninety Counties.
There are about cighr hundred Town
ships in the Stale, and schools have been
j kept, in three hundred and fifteen jf these, j
secret I'littnctiT-. the outect (U .wli icli was
In render practically nail anil Void the re
construction acts, ami s4t at naught those
'provisions of the Eetleril and State ( 'on-
alltllf'ol-M liliii-b anfllrn -
eqttnlily to the whole
My attention
combinations in ( IciolsV, ltliS, uud I
then dt-eiuctl it my duty to issue a procla
"... ,i . .- -i- .I, r i - - .
mattoii, selling foriii ;h tminrc of our
government, the manner in which it hud
been establishfd, vindicntitig ils authority
as a government not merely de heia lint
icjurr, itutl giving wari.tng ot lite eonse-
Lqsiences that tntisi fullnv.', if any attempt
, slitiitlil Le made to sub vert the govern
ment, or lo i I by li rm the right, of
sutliitge as guaranteed fi aiiy-portioii of
ottr citizens; In that prwisrtntiot
"Wvery raeo of men fn this state is iffee."
The colored citizen is equally entitled
w ith. the withe citizen the iiJit . of suf
frsge. The poor' uutt humble tntist be
protected iu this rights equally with the
affluent and exulted." t was also enjoin
ed upon "all magistrates, .sltesUJ and oth
er peace ofricevs to be igilani, impartial,
fHithfnl and firm in the tluwdiarge ot their
duties, magnifying nnVnltlre4rfc7 ihe jaw,
fern ting out offenders, protecting the
weiik against the Strong, wjw niity ai
teiupt lo ileprive them'sof jhelr r.ghfs ; to
the end that the ivii-ked mhiffy reshy 'wed.
the peace nf society pji st rvid, I h" good
mime of lite Suit; m.-iiut -IsmhI, and the
(itivernmtp-erpiimtcd oiHajfH.'ifasia of
ic'reedfiro nnd Justice to"lhl' t
1 1
State nnd. every .community to encourng
the arnuisition of knowledge In farming
The simple elements of agriculture should
be taught in ail our Beholds, both public
and private, as well as in the University
and in the Colleges. 1
earnestly nnpenl to roil, gentlemen,
give this subject your attention, and to de
vise such means as may Be in your power
to spread ihe knowledge of Agriculture
among the people, and to benefit the farm
ing interesfs. Ihe State hairs find tfe
Count v Fairs should be encouraged. An
annual appropriation of S2o,000 lo these
harts would .repay lb1' Mate four told tn
increased production, and in Hie excel
lence of production of all kinds.
The Ip ane As liim lias been conduct
ed with remarkable nhiTity and success by
us Superintendent, Ur. Jugeno Urissom.
It is now crowded to repletion with the
unfortunate, and there nre hundreds of in
sane who should be cared for, and1 who
can not be received into ihe institution
for the want of room, ft ' is a sacred du
ty which we owe lo ihese unfortunates,
to their families, to society, and to onr-
selves, to make provision lor everv per- ; cease
eon witbiu our borders who is thus afflict-'i Counties in a stale ol lustim
ed. I am sure, geuilemi.-n, that you con- would "exert the whole power
cur with me in this, and that you will do i tr enforce tbe law, in protect
all yon can to provide fnr the insane who are assailed or injured, and to bring; crim
are deprived of the beucfils of the Asy-1 male to j ustiee." I
lum. And in March, ISiO, I Ww9 ffod by-
Mr. Wiley J. Palmer, for manr years ! a sense of dnty to "prochtim atnr dVlare
the efScient and zealous Piiiicipal of the 1 that the County of Alamantse isitrasUte
Slate Institution for din Oifaud Dumb of insnrrection.' via arq-
and llliud, has roccjilly 1' It conslj-aiiiesl, ' And in June, 1S70, t iijiueoljaaotlier
by a sense of duty to his family and htm
self, to leave the State, and to i crept i
similar position m Canada, where his
compensation is much better than here,
coupled with the prospect of craptnyTrrent
iese
"Appendix" n this document, and I trust
very member of your honorable body
will give them a careful perusal.
In addition to these proclamations I
addressed letters lo various civil and mil
itary officers, and to citizens, urging tlie
necessity of repressing these outrages and
of eufnrcing the law. For the spate of
twelve months, while the laws were thus
being set nt naught, and while grand ju
ries were failing to find bills, or, if tbey
were found, petit juries refused to convict,
I was almost constantly importuned by
letters and in person, by many of tbe
vietims of these outrages, and was urged
to adopt some means of protection to so
ciety, and especially the victims of the
secret combinations referred to.
These combinations were at first purely
political in their character, and many
good citixens were induced to join tbem.
Hut gradually, nndcr the leadership of
auibitioiis and discontented politicians,
and under the pretext that society needed
to be regulated by some authority outside
orabdC; TheT'Iaw, their character was
changed, and these secret Klaus began to
commit murder, to rub, whip, scourge and
mutilate anoffending citizens. This or
ganization or these combinations were
called tbe Kn Klux K'an, and Were re
vealed to the public, aa the results of the
measures which I adopted, as "The Con
stitutional Union Guards," "Th White
Bmherhboi1,n and "The Inrifiblc Em-
utn: Unlike other secret political as
sociations, they authorized the use of force,
with deadly weapons, to influence the
elections. The members We.r. united by
oaths which ignored or repudiated the or-
ordinary oaths or obligations resting up
on all other citizens to respeot the laws
uud to uphold tbe government ; these
oaths inculcated hatred by the white race
iiga tn t th" colored race ; the members of
the Klan, as above stated, wet'c'tlbstife to
the principles on which tbe government
of the State bad been reconstructed, and,
in many respects, hostile to the govern
ment of the United States. They met in
secret, In disguise, with nrras, in a dress
of a certain kind, int Tided to conceal their
persons and their horses, and lo terrify
those whom they menaced or assaulted.
Tin y held their camps, and under their
h aders they decreed Jndgment against
their peaceable fellow citizens from mere
intimidation to scourging, mutilations,
the bunting of churches, school-houses,
mills, nnd In many cases to murder. This
organization, under different names, but
cemented by a common purpose, is be
lieved to have embraced not less than
forty thousand voters in North Carolina.
Itrwaa -governed by rules mora o less
TnlliTriry Tn their character, and it struck
its victims with snch secrecy, swiftness
and certainty ns to leave them Utile hope
either for escape or mercy. 1 he members
were sworn to obey the orders of their
camps even to assassination and murder.
They were taught to regard oaths admin
istered before mag'strates aod in Courts
of Justice, as in no degree binding w hen
they. were called upon to give testimony
against their eoulederates. They were
sworn to keep the secrets of the order
to obey ihe commands of tbe Chief to
go to the rescue of a member at all buz
zurds, and 'to swear for him as a witness,
and acquit him ns a juror. Consequent
ly. Grind .furies in many; Counties ,fr
qutlttly refused to tied bills against i he
And in April, ISO!!. iiluV the OeTieml I member of tlels'Klan for tire gravest and
Assembly had passed 'An Act making
the, act of going masked-,:, disguised 'fir
painted, a fclo'u'y," 1 jsstu.'d another pro
ei. minim n selling forlh this Act, and iv-
respectfully land luig notice that "builds of men alio go
masked and armed HI titghl, causing a
farm mid terror in nesghboNreods, and
comTnitttrrg nets of violence on ihe inof
fensive and defenceless," and "depreda
tors and robbers, who live Dn the' honest
earnings of others,!' would bo followed
and made to feel the penal y due to their
crimes. ,. ,
And iu October, 1800, I deemed it my
duty to issue another proclaanntlou, set
ting forth the fiit that in the Conntiea of
Lrtnotr, .fortes, Orange miwi?lirtthain,
"there ls,-mid has been for sbtrti! months
past, a tctli.ng of insubordiiiftjort and in
surrection, insomuch that many. good" cit
izens are put in terror foi lliutx lives and,
property, and it is difficult, if i not inipns-
ible. to Secure a lull ami t ur onhirceru
most flagrant vidlaflons of law ; and wh
bills wen- found, and the parties were i
i en
parties were ur-
raiguetl lor trial witnesses, members ol
the order, would in nearly every Case
frame forward, and, taking , in oath before
the Court on the Holy Evangilist to tell
ihe truth, the whole truth, aod imtliing
but tin truth, would swear falsely, and
would thus defeat the ends of justice.
There nre, at least, four J nde and four
Solicitors "In the State wtio will bear wit-
neos to ihofact, from ih ii own experience
it was, vary difficult, if not impossible, to
convict members nf this Klan of crimes
and mrsdemeandnr I have ifrfVrrmation
of not less than twenty-five murders com?
mitied hy this Klan, in various counties
of the Slate, and of hundreds of cases'lflf
senargmg and whipping. Very few, if
any, convictions bare followed In these
cases. Tlie civil Jaw was powerless. One
Sta'e Senator was murdered in the open
sioie. to secure a iiin uutt i ur esirorceruetu
of the laws." I gave nolicois-this pit,, er State Senator was driven from the
clrtmation that vlolati .ina-of hfM nud trnt- ! S' ate, solely orLjecount of their -politieal
in' the - aforesaid C'otflmt-'g nttfst opinions. In nelrhcr case was a bill Found
therwlse. I wonltl ''pwwjlii Close by a Grand Jury. A respectableand nn-
. , ,i
t
late
who
trroclania.ion. ia which, oHotcoousi of ten
a murders neutroni-d, c iuinitM(l-tn lour
( 'ountiea, and other ac's M viateaca. such
n w limninp. ami tm- orivum a .-mo- .-en
ator from the. 8 tat
f nfH-rr-.f reWards for
day'ln-a County Court House, and aMoth
lor -t
'W"
ernn
B.VH i I . re .. j:.. i.,1 m lDun A.n. Li.
anu . oii' ijuoi rviuii.il oi.io " iiwui mo
bid at niglrt, and hanged by the neck un
til he was dead, within a short distance of
a County Court Irons. Another colorer
man was drowned, because he spoke pub
lic !y of persons who aided ifi the commis
sion of this crime. No bills were found
in fliesc- cises. A crippled white mm, a
natiee of Vermontr-was cruelly whipuetl
because ho was leaching a colored school.
No bill was fomid in this ease. The sher
iff oi a County was waylaid, shot nnd kill
ed on a public highway, and the Colonel
of a County was shot and killed in open
day, while engaged in Ins oanal business
f..r life. 'Fhe I..; of Wr." PaJiner ttVn.-i ' ' the arr. st and convirHoii of wnvrjfrtrs, A t'ounty jail was broke open, and men
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otne
these victims were shot, some of them
were whipped, tome of them were hanged
sime or them were drowned, some or then
were tortured, some had their months lae
e rated with gigs, one nf them had his ear
eropped, and others, of both sexes, were
subjected to indignities which err dis
graceful not merely to civilisation bat to
humanity itself. The members ef this
Klan under tho order of their chiefs, had
ridden, defiantly and unmolested, through
the towns of Hillsboro', Chapel Hill. Pitts
boro' and (irabam, committing crimes, die
lying tbe lawful authorities, and causing
real alarm to all good people In fine,
gentlemen, there was no remedy for these
evils through the civil law, and but for the
use of the military arm, to which I was
compelled to resort, the whole fabric of
society in the State would have been un
dermined and destroyed, and a reign f
lawlessness and anarchy would have been
established. Tbe present State govern
ment would (line have failed in the great
purpose forwhreh It was created, to-wit :
the protection of life and property under
equal laws ; and, necessarily the national
government would have inlerferied, and,
in all probability, would have placed us
again and for an indefinite period nnder
military rule.
In June, I860, about twelve months
before 1 declared the counties of Alamance
and Caswell in a state oi insurrection, I
caused eighteen men, murderers and rob
hers, to be arrested in Lenoir and Jones
They were examined before Judge Tho
mas. 1' ive of them turned State s evi
deuce, and exposed tho secrets of the
K an and the erimes of their confederates
None of tbem have been convicted. Yet
the result of these arrests was, that peace
arid order were almost immediately re-es
tablished in those Counties.
In the early part of 1870. I employed,
in Chatham, Cnpt. N. A. Ramsey, and in
Oranget Capt. Pride Junes, both belonging
to the political party opposed to my ad
ministration, to aid in repressing the Ku
Klux and in composing the troubles in
those Comities. They performed their
duty in a manner which entitles them to
the thanks of every friend of law and or
der. In Joey, of the present year, I deemed
It my duty to embody a portion of the
militia, and to make a number of arrests'
of suspected persons in the counties of Al
amance and Caswell. I exercised this
power hy virtue of the State Constitution,
which declares that "the Governor shall
be Co'mmander-iu-Cliief, and have power
to call out the raililia and executo the
law, suppress riots or Insurrection, and. to
repel invasion.'' And also by virtue o?
au Act of the General Assembly, passed
at the session of 1869-'70, which provides
that the "Governor is hereby authorized
and empowered, whenever In his judgment
the civil authorities In any county are nn
able to protect its citizens in the enjoy
ment of life and property, to declare such
County to be in a state of insurrection,
and to call Into active service the militia
of the State tp such as extent as may be
come necessary, to suppress such insurrec
tion : and in such case the . Governor is
farther authorized to call upon the Presi
dent for such assistance, if unv, as in his
judgment may be necessary lo enforce the
law. ...
. This was hiy authority, gentlemen, for
tbe course u hich I adopted in this grave
emergency. It was my sworn duty, as
Chief Magistrate of tho State, to "execute
justice and maintain truth." I wa satis
fied that the civil authorities in the coun
ties referred to were not able toprotect
their citizens in the enjoyment of life and
property ; nnd, after much forbearance,
and many imauairatice4, and 'when p i
lionet! was exhausted, I could adopt no
othor course which promised to restore
civil law and to re-establish pence atid or
der tn flinan eoiinltes
....... .......
Mm,) of the persons thus arretted, were
examined before the Chief Justice and
two ot tne Associate justices of the ou
preme Court, in this Pity, and forty -niuc
of them were bound over to appear and
answer to the Superior Coutts of Caswell
and Alamance. It is supposed that not
less tlran twenty Or thirty of the worst
characters in Caswell and Alamance and
other counties, have fled the Stale, to es
cape arrest and punishment for their nu
merous erimes.
The correspondence between (be Chief
Justice and mvsHt in relation to these
matters, and all the materia:! evidence eli
cited in the cases, are given m the Appen
dix to this document, at Inch I invite
yotir attention.
I did not proceed to final action fn this
matter until I had consulted the President
of the Untied States, which I did in per
son in July last, it win be seen, by his
letter published in the Appendix, that he
sustained me in my action. The federal
troops in Ihe State at that time tvcie rein
forced by his order, aod every precaution
was taken to prevent resistance to the.
Steps which 1 deemed absolutely indispen
sable to the reilMai
and tbe re jestahlisbmeiet of peace and
order.
The lleport of the Adjutant General,
which will be laid before yon, will
I .formation as to the operations of cfso a
litla in Alamance and Caswell, and state
ments oi tho expenses ot sjM sjsjjue. .Any
information on this or other tahiacta wadea
the Gene-al Assembly may SjWsHi u, writ bo
promptly and cbw-rfully fnidisWarl' 1 W
I be n salt of this action i
the Kxecuiive, in pursuance
lilnll.n m.i A I Urn Ian. La. I
fortunate and
s. cret organisation which disturbed tho
(icace of society, which was sapping the
oundations of the government, setting the
law at defiance, and inflicting manifold
wrongs on a large portion of our people,
have been broken
honest men, who h
Well meaning,
been deeoyed Into
this organization, have availed themselves
of this opportunity to escape from it and
will henceforth bear their testimony
against it as wholly evil in it principles
and its modes of operation. A seoet or
more of wicked men have bean driven from
the State, while uww of tho same ehaame
ter who it.-in a in have boon made to trem
ble before tbe avenging hand oi power.
The majesty of the law baa been vindica
ted. Tbe poor and the bumble now sleep
unmolested in their houses, and are no
lunger scourged or murdered on account
of their political opinions. Peace and good
order have been restored to all parts of
the State, with the exception of the coun
ty of Robeson, in which some murderers
and robbers are still at large, but it is ex
pected they will speedily be arretted and
brought to punishment. In view of this
altered and gratifying condition of things
1 issued another5 proclamation on tbe- 10th
of this month, revoking former proclama
tions which placed Alamance and Caswell
fn a state of insurrection. Allow me, gen
tlemen, to ear to yon in the language of
this proclamation of the 10th instant, that
I trust that peace and good order may
continue j that partisan rancor and bitter
ness may abate; that our people of ail
classes and conditions may cultivate har
mony aod good will among themselves,
and that the whole people of the State,
without respect to party, may unite frater
nally and cordially to build up North
Carolina, and to elevate her to tbe proud
eminence which she once occupied At a
member of the Ataericaq Uairoav.
ft will afford me pleasure, gentlemen
to co-operate with you in snch measures
at may be considered best calculated to
prsmote the prosperity and happiness of
our people.
I have tht honor to he, With great re
spect. . -5.
Yonr obedient servant,
W. W. HOLDEN,
iam,
THE 80URCE OP YOUTH.
....
We all know here and there men and
women who seem to be alwaya young. i
We meet them at a certain epoch of their
lives, and after years of great changes and
toils, and various experiences and discip
line, we meet them again, expecting to
find them worn and discouraged in a
treasure overcome in the war which they
have been waging. On the contrary they
have the mein and port of victors ; what
we call trouble has but made tbem strong ;
and the soul, in making its brave tight
against its enemies, has gained firmness
and fineness and reserve force, indepen
dent vigor and vital power, just as the
body gets muscle and and red blood by
maiity acliotf. Other men and women
lose fait h and lose heart ; they Iota tho
enthusiasm of their early years, and aat
is worse they lose belief in that enthusi
asm ; but these of whom we sneak eive
.
tOe
from
up nothing of youth, save its froth ;
wine of their nature crows richer
age ; not one chord of their harmonious
inner life is strained or broken ; the years
have only been to them as skillful toners,
keying up one no,e and modifying anoth
er, till all discord has disappeared.
What is tbe secret of the clear eye; and
the smile around the lips so frank' and
Joyoaa that it is almost infantile f - What
is the secret of their unfailing belief in
right, of their untiling defense of what
men call romance i Is it not became
they live on a plane so high that they are
able to get at first band, constant supplies
of life from that spiritual realm where
youili is eternal 1 no divine essence
which we call soul, is, to long aa it keeps
in communication with its seurce, inde
pendent of chance or change. Insomuch
as, direct from God, it can 'animate inert
matter, by keeping in line with God, it ia
superior to matter. These men (hen, who
never grow old, live where they can get a
constant influx of life from God. So pow
erful is this divine energy that one glance
of the soul into the realm where are The
sources of life, will counteract the thous
and trials incident to it' present tempora
ry improvement. Our bodies must, ac
cording to the laws of nntare, fall to do
cay ; bnt blessed are tbey who keep ap
such an illumination within, that the buil
ding is glorified till the very moment of
its fall.
We heard of a boy the other day, who
accidentally swallowed a silver half dol
lar. Tbey gave him warm water and tar
tar emetic, and antimonial wine, and pok
ed their fingers down bis throat until the
boy thought he would throw up his toe
nails. After a while a doctor came a
long, who understood these cases. Bo
gave tbe bov a small dose of patent med
icine, and In less than ten minutes ho
threw up the half dollar bt five cent piec-
V ! i. . LSI. .Lt..-
t-S. ncience is a uig uuug.
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