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It i.s remarkable to what extreme lengths the organs of the Ku KIux De mocracy of this State will go, for the Mike of a little political capital. borne few weeks since. The Xeirs, of this city, which by its overheated zeal and mendacity is fast taking the wind out of the sails of Tlie Sentinel vessel- sought to attach the responsibility of the Lawrey banditti, upon Gov. Cald well. It declared that he wa3 respon sible for these cut-throats' and robbers being at large, and affirmed that he had not performed his duty In the matter of their capture, or exerted . proper ef forts in wiping out the disgrace which attaches to the State in permitting them to openly defy the law. The hue and cry thus raised by TJie Keics, was quickly taken up by. The Greensboro Patriot The Wilmington Slart and the whole kennel of the Ku KIux pack. Lengthy double-leaded leaders with flaming capitals have been written on the subject, and an immense amount of gas expended by these indignant jour nalists in a vain effort to fasten the res ponsibility upon the Executive of the State. Now, what are the facta? Is there . any truth in the charges thus made by these valiant knights of the quill, who quietly sit in their offices and write flaming editorials on the subject, and then retire to downy couches to dream of battles with the terrible robbers? These sheets know they are perverting facts when they make these charges. They know that Gov. Cald:ell is in no wise responsible for the fact that these out laws are yet unpunished. Yet they persist in charging him with a neglect of duty and thereby attempt to blacken his good name, simply to create party capital, and pander to a wicked, mali ciousand depraved spirit which governs in all things his political opponents. It is well known that the Lowrey gang of outlaws had its origin in the year IS60. Previous to that time the individuals comprising the party were runaway mulattoes from the press gang of the Confederacy which sought their labor on the' fortifications at the mouth of the Cape Fear.and as they were forced to seek shelter in the swamps to evade Impressment, naturally became thieves to obialu me means of living. When Sherman's army entered this State on its northward march, Its left wing covered the territory in which these runaways were h id . It was charg ed, (with how much truth we do not know) that they gave aid and comfort to the federal forces, and- led the plun dering bummers of that command to the houses of the piost prominent Confed erates. After I that army, had passed, and the county of Robeson had again fallen into Confederate possession, the incensed white citizens organized a body of men to catch and punish them for their course of conduct while the county was in the possession of the Federals. It was then the first mur der was perpetrated. The aged father and brother of three of the present gang were caught, and without trial, tied up and shet to death with musketry. It was this crime which aroused the tiger in the hearts of the sons and brothers which transformed them from simple thieves to highway robbers and mur derersand led to the bloody vendetta that has since -prevailed. The com manding officer of this party of lyn chers was soon after way-laid and mur dered, and another active participant in their arrest early met the same fate. Fcace had then been declared, and for these murders the gang was outlawed by the Courts, and in their swamp fast nesses they defied the law, and the of ficers charged with its execution. Since that time more than a score of victims have fallen in attempts to effect their capture. We give this brief review not to palliate in any degree the enormity of their crimes, or to set up a defence in their behalf, but simply as a matter of history. . if These men were prociaimeti ouuaws h ,iAfiprs of all law during tnc wnoj of Gov. Worth's administration of the State Government, as well as that 01 Gov Ilolden. The former did nothing whatever, us Executive of the State, to capture or destroy the gang; and it is well to note that these eminent croak ers who are now so eager for an exhi bition of stern Executive authority were at that time as silent as the grave concerning his duty in the premises. Durinsr Gov Holden's administra a'. no ftmp nrevious te the elec- tion of the last Legislature, and whilst themilitia law of the State was ( in an effective condition-he ordered the mi litia of Robeson county to be organized o assist the civil authority in effecting their capture. By this aid the whole cranff with one exception, was caught Sd lodged in prison to await their trial under indictments by the Courts. But bXe the time of trial arrived-or thc" after some of the party had been tried and convicted of murder, the ma-, jo Uy succeeded in breaking Jailed a-ain reached their swamp fastnesses. Numerous efforts have since then been to effect their capture W - k ho Hvil authority, and trlbuted to the aid afforded the! fugi tives by the settlement of ' mulattoes " among whom the outlaws had hiding places caused such chagrin that the pursuers were often irullty themselves'! of outrages and wrongs scarcely less heinous than those charired upon the pursued. United States troops have also been repeatedly sent to assist the county authorities. Added to these, numerous parties of self-summoned men, in disguises, which were doubt less suggested by the operations of the Ku KIux who were at that time spread ing terror in the central portion Of the State, would make occasional raids in to the disaffected quarter, and failing to catch or obtain information of the outlaws for whom they professed :to be hunting, they would wreak theirj cow ardly venereance upon the inoffensive mulatto citizens of that district. In this way, several deliberate and wanton murders were perpetrated, so glaring and outrageous, that It became the duty of Judge Russell, when the white peo ple of Robeson failed to indict hem, to interfere; and the result has been, that more than a baker's dozen of the chivalry" have been forced to flee the State, outlawed for deliberate murder, for which proofs. they dared not face the In the meantime, the Genera sembly. the members of which As- were elected in Aucrust. 1870. and of whom nearly two-thirds belonged to the KIux Democracy, beeran its sessions. Among their first acts, before the dep osition of Gov. Ilolden was the re- nefll of every feature Of the militia law that could be rendered operative. Visions of future Kirk demonstrations preyed upon their guilty consciences, rand they made haste to wrest all power from the Governor which would ena- ble him to vindicate tne majes y of the law, and arrest those who their confederates. were The representative from Robeson county, together with the entire bem- ocratic majority in both Houses of the General Assembly voted for the repeal of the operative features of the militia law. although thev knew that by so w u v i - doing, they would paralize the only organization that had ever coped sueecssfullv with the banditti of their mnntjr Tho militia nf IlohCSOn COllll" ty formed an almost isoiaua vvr tion in the State. Its militia had been enrolled, mustered and ffieered for this very purpose. Rut what bared they for their own constituency?. By striking down the militia arm of the f-f State were they not protecting Ku KIux brethren who might some future time imperiled? their e at The consequence has been, the flow ery gang has since established a king dom, and defied all authority, march- incr rousrh shod over the edicts of the law, and treating with supremej con tempt the paper proclamations author ized by the General Assembly offering a reward for their capture, " dead or alive." A reward of $5,000 fo the capture of these outlaws, was all the General Assembly then gave the Robe son representatives for their surrender of the operative teaturo of the militia act. The Governor of the State prompfc ly published his proclamation of re ward as authorized by the dominant party in the Legislature. He could do no more The Legislature had shorn him of all authority to further act in the remises. Nevertheless, he felt x - I thnr something should be done! In ...... " C3 - the earlv part of last summer he visited that section with the view of consulting with the prominent citizens as to some effective method to be used. They pointed to the militia as the only force that had ever hitherto been of any avail, and notwithstanding the known inefficiency of the organization, under the manipulation of the Gencrat As sembly, an effort was made to again use the militia. But it failed. Failed because the men of Robeson knewjthat the law was inoperative, and refused to obey the officers. The Governor then sent his Adjutant General tothat section. He consulted with the lead ing men and proposed the raising of a force of fifty volunteer citizens, to be fed and paid by the county, and agreed to take the field himself. He obtained the co-operation of a liko number of U. S. troops. Though the proposition of the Adjutant General was agreed to, were the volunteers furnished? Scarce ly half the proposed fifty were forth coming at the time agreed upon the number never increased, and after a four week's campaign, the citizen mi litia dwindled to the number of three men. and finding no co-operation from nfp directly Interested, the Uiv; jvr" " f troops were recalled, and. the Adjutant General was reluctantly compelled to abandon any further attempt. in the fall of last year. In December the Legislature again met. It knew the powerless condition in which it had placed the ExecutiVe. He called the attention of the General Assembly especially to this matter ; and the Adjutant General, in his Report, alluded to it as follows : j " In conclusion, I would add, that the mil itary organization, which I attempted to in- daring the past fall, to snbdue a gang of outlaws who have for sometime eve rawed that Motion, resulted In failure. 'iue law is too much out of joint to perfect an organ ization which would le eflective for such i Diirnosei and from local causes I doubt If bvpii thfl orcranized militia of the county. without fctrict discipline, would accomplish their capture. Tne inaian cnaraciensuus of the banditti, the peculiar character of the KMtion in which-' thev onerate.- and other local causes, render operations against them bv militia as ordinarilv organized. of doubi ful practicability. An independent body of men. raised for this especial purpose wouia. in 11 likelihood Drove successful, and it would be eminently proper, if .authority was given by law, to that end- Did this Democratic Legislature heed the suirtrestions of the Governor and Adjutant General? Not at all. :No ef fective measure whatever was enacted to meet the emergency. The members wer privately appealed to to authorize the ralsing of an effective company to catch or exterminate the outlaws. Thev would listen to no susrestion of the kind. The very . thought of a mus ket and bayonet in the hands of a sol dier, gave them a 44 Kirk ague." Dur inn- their session, the outlaws were if anything even more bold than usual. ' o ; 1 They outlawed and threatened the life of the Senator from Robeson, who had for months been a refugee from his own noine. xne ljeerisiaiure Knew T 1 A ' 1 . . these facts, but they refused to do any thin? whatever to wine out the dis- o ' a i 1 A. grace, rne "uovernor nas too mucu power yet," said some, and they ad journed after increasing the reward for the capture of the banditti to $40,000. These are the facts. Let the people judge for themselves who is responsible for the disgrace which attaches to this State In permitting these outlaws to so long set the law at defiance. Which did they Do ? Last summer during the Convention campaign Democratic members of the General Assembly assured the people that in case Convention was voted down tliey would be forced to resign their seats, levy a tax of $50 on each $1,000 valuation of land, or perjure themselves. Did any of them resign ? Only three, and the people elected Republicans to fill two of the places. Did they levy the $50 tax on each $1,000 valuation of land? They did not. The ouestion recurs: Did they per jure themselves, or were they only try- ing to frighten tne people Dy tening a bare-faced lie? than resign, are they worthy to be longer trusted? If thev deliberately told a falsehood to fright: n the people into the support Of an unconstitutional measure, are they fit t be trusted ? Take either horn you choose, gentle men. . No Compromise. We are informed that the Democrat ic Ku KIux of Caswell county, con- m i J . A X A. . scious oi aeieat in August u?ai, me endeavoring to effect a compromise with Republicans, by parceling out the offices of that county to Republicans and Democrats. " Surely, there is no Republican, who will, for a moment, listen to this propositi from the arch enemy of Republican liberty. There is no middle ground in the contest that is before us. There can be no compro mise with the Ku KIux Democracy without a sacrifice of principle. Otu friends in Caswell will be recreant to the trust reposed in them as members of the Republican party, if they listen to the insiduous compromise proposi tions of the Evil One. A victory awaits us in August. It should be complete and decisive. Our Caswell friends must not make it partial by compromising with the enemy. More Rccrul'l!. j CoL WiUiam F. McKesson, Ksq., of Burke county, heretofore a prominent and active memler of the Democratic party, has renounced his allegiance to the rotten and sinking concern. Last week he attended a Republican Con vention at Marion, McDowell county, and In a speech of great power, gave his adhesion to the great principles of progress and human rights, as embodied in the platform of the invincible na tional Union Republican party. By the by, Col. McKesson is the father-in-law of our talented towns man Fabius H. Busbee who aspires to be a leader of the Democratic party, "We advise Fab., if he desires to hold on to his present political opinions, not to make a summer trip to Burke, as that climate is said to be not healthy for the stability of Democratic princi ples at this particular juncture. , Tammanj Offspring. The Patriot, a Democratic organ of the vilest type, published at ashing tou, D. C, drew its first breath by vir tue of the Millions stolen from the tax payers of New York by William 31. Tweed. We are not surprised that thechosen and acknowledged exponent of the Ku KIux Democracy at the Cap ital of the Nation, should have been started upon money stolen by leaders of the Democratic party. It bears the well known marks of corruption, fraud and robbery. We doubt not that it was siml bv the Chief of Democratic Rogues Bill Tweed. Such, fellow citizens! is the history of one of the or rans of the Ku KIux Democracy. REPUBLICAN MEETINGS. Crarcn Coniity. The Republican County Convention, convened Wednesday at the Theatre. M. I. E. West. Chairman of the County Committee, called the meeting to order and Mr. E. Y carpenter,, was eiecieu permanent Chairman, l . a. Jtienry, Secretary, L. B. Abbott, Asst. Secreta TTnnn motion! Messrs. 0. Hubbs, C. R. Robbins, R. C. Kehce, A. Bass and J. : Mnnford. were appointed a Com mittee on credentials. ' Upon motion, Messrs. L.' J. Moore, A. S. Seymour, O. Hubbs, J.Mumford, V. L. Wetherinerton. J. Podette, A. Bass. Furnev West and Mc!ses T. Bry- n - were n nnoi n ted a Com m i ttee to draft resolutions. The following resolutions were unan imously adopted: Resolved. 1st. That the hearty support of the people of the . United States is due to the administration of President Grant, for its wise and statesmanlike policy as shown in its conduct of both foreign and domestic affairs: for its humane and christian treatment of the Indian tribes on our frontier; for its energetic enforcement of law generally and especially in the States of North Carolina and South Carolina; for its large reduction of taxation ; for its econ omy in the collection or tne puonc rev enue and the consequent unprecedented reduction of the National debt; and for its firm mamtainance of the equal rights of all men under our Constitu tion and laws. And that.while we will cast our suffrages for whatever candi date may be nominated by the Phila delohia Convention, we 1 believe that both gratitude and sound policy will induce the Republican party, to sup port for a second term the Statesman who'has so prosperously filled the pres idential chair, for the last three years; the successful conqueror of Rebellion and the destined conqueror of Peace. Resolved, 2nd. That our present Rep resentative in Congress, ' the Hon. Charles R. Thomas, is entitled to, and possesses our full conhdence; that we are proud of him, as an upright able and unswerving Republican and that our delegates to the Congressional Con vention are instructed to cast united and entire vote for his re-nomination first and if there is occasion, last and all the time. Resolved, 3rd. That the firmness, good judgment and fidelity to principle of Governor Caldwell, recommend mm to our continued confidence -and that we cordially endorse his administration as Governor and his claims to the sup port of the Republican party for re- nomination. Resolved 4th, That we are highly gratified at the frequent mention of the. name of It. t iehman, Jksq., in con nection with the non?iniiv" "XJ!C": tenant uovernor ana oi tne name ot Augustus S. Seymour, Esq., in connec tion with that of Attorney General. We heartily endorse them and each of them as true Republicans and as worthy and able to fill the respective oflices for which they have been severally named, and recommend them to the favorable consideration of the State Convention to be held at Raleigh, on the 17th of April next." Resolved 5th, That the late State Legislature has by its unconstitutional enactments; by its denial of the right of petition ; by its covert laws in favor of bloody and illegal secret political or ganizations in our midst ; by its unjust and unequal manner of redisricting the State and its general partizan leg islation, shown itself unworthy of the confidence of the people of North Car olina. ' Resolved Gf h , That we approve of the laws passed by Congress for the sup pression of the so-called Ku KIux Klan and that our thanks are due and hereby tendered to the Hon. John Pool and lion. C. R. Thomas, for their ef forts to secure the enactments of the same. ; On motion the following delegates', were appointed to the State Conven tion. Hon C R Thomas, Hon It F Leh man , Hon A S Seymour,' Hon Geo Greeri, E R Stanly, Thos Powers, E Hubbs, E A Richardson, J C Harrison, Thos A Henry. Geo Fisher, Jno R Good, Fxl R Dudley, Jno Stilley, C J Gibbs, Blake Howell, I E West, J M Kilburn, A J Marshall, AG Nelson, G C Rix ford, O Hubbs, John A Richardson, P M Draney, W G WestD N Kilburn, Austin Blount. L L Randolph, W L Palmer, Jno Patterson, S T Jones, Alex Jackson, Geo B Willis, It Han cock, Jr. E W Fisher, F E Alfred, Geo E Tinker, Isaac Patterson, R C Kehoe, W Dove, L J Moore, H C Richardson, Chas Sutton, Ed II Hill, Adam Culley, Jacob Grimes, Israel B Abbott, C R Robbins, Sandy Baron, Moses T Bry an, Chas. Hibbard, J LHassell, J Bate man, Benj Bennett, Sylvester Gaskill, Garret Moye, Cicero Wright Cane Ber ry, Simon Sikes, Benj H Harris, E P -i i xt' x x r Tir:n.: tt:. lxjreii, vx y i ouujf, u ii v uiviu, xair am Daniels, J B Roberts, R R Green, Rufus L Cotter, Benj Culley, Sly vester Mackey, John S Manix, E W Carpen ter, Amos York, Rich'd Tucker, E E Tucker, Southey Hunter, Major Dixon, Willis Pettipher, David Speight, Jos Hoover, Geo W Nason, Jr.r Ed Ha vens, Willis M Lewis, Timothy Keel er, .It J Brown, Furney West, D H Harris, Jno Bantom, Jno B Brown, Alex Bass, Thos S Battle, V A Craw ford, Jos Mumford, J V Wilson, Jos Nelson, David Wilson, Jno Latham, Jesse Brooks, W W Lawrence, W Cul ley, Limber Lewis, T F Woodward, H B Bennett, Geo II Grover, William Moore, Mich'l Sawyer, Phillip Lee, Titus Boyd, Jas Frazer, Southey Froin veil, Pompey Eromveil, W H Hunni cutt. . '. ' . The following resolution was also adopted : - Resolved, That any Republican, res ident of Craven county who shall be in Raleisrh. oh the day the Convention is to be held, and who having obtained a certificate from the Chairman of the delegation, above named, i3 hereby de clared a delegate appointed by this Convention. ; - Upon motion, L. J. Moore, E. R. Dudley, R.1 C. Kehoe and Jno. R. Good, were appointed delegates to the Dis trict Convention. The Convention was ably addressed by Hon. C.!R. Thomas, L. J. Moore and H. C. Richardson and the -best feeling and harmony prevailed through out the" Convention. - I E. W. CARPENTER, ChWn. T. A. Henry, 1 j J. B.-Abbott, ' . Secretaries. , ; por the Carolina Era. iNorlliamptoii ' Countyj There was a meeting of the Republi cans of Gaston Township, Northamp ton county, held at Dr. Turner's Store on Saturday, lGth March, 1872, when, on motion, Terensa F. Moore was made Chairman, and D. Turner elected Sec retary. The object of the meeting was explained by the Chairman, who gave the ku klux some hard blows, it being to reorganize theTownshipCommittee. The following compose that Commit-i tee for the present year, viz: ' ( j Messrs. T F Moore, Wesley Brooks, ; James Mason, James Taylor, Solomon ! Vincent, Ruck Floyd, Lera ttyKes, Isaac Garner, Gilliam Peters, Stephen Rook, Albert Turner, Nelson Squire, Edmond Vincent, Coy A LeeandD Turner. -.;.-.-;-;;-" On motion, it was requested that the Secretary send the proceedings to The CaPwOLIXA Era and request publica tion. I : T. F. MOORE, Ch'm'n. D. Turner, Sec'y., 1 ' For the Carolina Era. Montgomery County.! I. According to previous notice, the Republicans of Montgomery county as sembled at the Court House, in Troy, on Saturday, the. 23d of March, 1872, for the purpose of appointing delegates to represent us in the Raleigh State Convention. After the crowd had as sembled, the meeting was organized by calling Allen Jordan, Esq., i to tne chair and requesting P. H. Morris to act as secretary, after which the chair man explained the object of the meet ing, and announced the meeting ready for business; when, on motion of C. C. Wade, Esq., a committee of three was appointed to draft resolutions express ive of the sense of the meeting. The committee, consisting of C. C. .Wade, John Boggan and Littleton Dennis, re ported through their chairman, C. C. Wade, the following preamble and res olutions, which were unanimously adopted: I i Whereas. It becomes the Republi cans everywhere to make known to the State and the wThole country that they still maintain the principles of the great National Republican party un sullied ; and, whereas, we believe Pres ident Grant, as the Chief Magistrate of our Nation, has kept steadily in view the principles of the piattorm upon which he was elected, and maintained unimpaired their requirements, and that he has continually diminished the TVntional" doht hv. his well directed management oi tR finances Inf fh same, that he lias raised our once ue preciated national currency to value almost equal to gold, and that With the assistance of a bold and fearless Con gress he has succeeded in putting down organized crime and lawlessness in ev ery State and section where it has been our national misfortune to find it. Therefore." be it Resolved, That m view of the above we are wining again to piace the helm of the Government him at for the next four years, and hereby pledge to him our support for re-election j i Resolved, That we are not unmindful of the well merited services of the Hon. John Pool, our U. S. Senator, and that we see no cause why he should not pe re-elecied by the next Legislature. . liesoivea, xnat we recognize iu ins Excellency, Tod. R. Caldwell, an able -statesman, an honest gentleman, and well fitted for the high position ne now i occupies by the suffrages of the people j - . i r i j I i of the State. ! Resolved, That while we cannot wish for one to servo us better than qur pres ent Governor, we must recommend for the consideration of the State Conven tion to be held at Raleigh on the 17th of April next, the name of our neigh bor and friend, Hon. O. H. Dockery, for the nomination for our next Gover nor, as we know him to be a-tried Re publican, a true patriot, and ! an able statesman, and well deserving the highest position in the gift of the peo ple of his native State, and that jf he should receive the nomination at said Convention we will give himjour un divided and hearty support, believing none to be more fit and entitled to our confidence than he. j Resolved, That we will support no man for office who has been guilty be yond a doubt of fraud, corruption or malfeasance in office. I Resolved, That we re-assert the great principles of the National Republican party, viz: Universal education and equality of all men before the law. Resolved, That the chairman of this meeting appoint three delegates from each township in this county to repre sent us in the State Convention. Resolved, That the Convention to be held for the purpose of nominating county candidates for this county; shall be called by the chairman of this Con vention, and. that each township shall be entitled to three delegates who shall have one vote, and that in case any township shall fail to hold aj meeting and appoint delegates, the Trustees of such township, . or any one of them may, with two other good men select ed by himself, constitute the delegation from such township, and in townships where there are no Republican Trus tees, any ex-magistrate agreeing with us in politics may select two other good men who shall constitute the delega tion from such township in case they shall not hold a meeting for.the. pur pose of appointing such delegates. . Resolved, That a committee of three ; be appointed by the chairman of. this j meeting to confer with a committee of . like number from the county of Rich-1 mond, to decide which county shall be entitled to the ; candidate for Senator. : and that the place of their meeting i shall be the place where the polls are I signature of "Ad Rem" in your paper compared in this Senatorial District, j of the 26th inst. has seen fit to recom Resolved, That a copy of these resolu-! mend me to the Republicans of the 2d tions be sent Tiie Carolina Era for r Congressional District, for the nomina publication. v . f j tion for Congress; I am no candidate The chairman then appointed the for Congress, and if I was it would have following , named gentlemen as dele- ; gates to the State Convention; viz : C C Wade, D Wright, P H-Morris, L Dennis, N W Smart, J G Christian, John Beggan, W G DeBerry, Jones Smith, G M Ballard, P Fraser, W T Wade, J G Skinner, Jas Haywood, C J Cellis, John Robertson, Duncan Par sons, Neill McCallum,Dan'l McAulay, S L Parsons; Norman Martin, G W Cagle, Reuben Freemen, Jesse Free man, Reuben Deaton, Peter Cornelison, Wi lliam Thomas, P C Callicott, W H Hurley. PC Riley. AS Harris. J G Morgan and William A Russell.. On motion of C C Wade, Esq., the name of the chairman was added to the list of delegates already appointed. - The chairman then appointed C C Wade, Neill Mclnnis and P H Morris Senate ' Committee to confer with a committee from Richmond county as above resolved. ; - r . : On motion, the.chairman's inline was added to the committee. , . On motion the meeting adjolirried. " ALLEN JORDAN, Chm'n. P. H. Morris, Sec'y. , t : . . CORRESPONDENCE. ! V :Vt..-.-. " ' -i Tli a Editor must not be understood as endor- i ,. ... ...... . Iiik the sentiments of his correspondents. Communications on alf subjects are solicited, which will be given to the readers of The Eka as containing the views aad sentiments the writers. . - . - . For the Carolina Era. . McDowell County. : Mr, Editor : This is Court week with us, and has been a busy time a great deal of business having been done on the docket Judge Henry presiding. On Thursday, at the adjournment of Court, we had an enthusiastic meeting of the Republican party in the Court House, all portions of the county being represented. Much , good feeling and harmony prevailed, and every . one seemed alive to the issues of the ap proaching campaign, i V Resolutions were adopted, endorsing Gov. Caldwell's administration, and urging his re-election. We had several fine speeches from gentlemen present, all in the same vein urging harmony in our ranks and' success in the coming struggle. Col. Wm. F. McKesson, of Morganton, who has united himself with the Republican party, being present, was called upon, and in his inimitable style, for nearly two hours, entertained the audience handsomely. He denounced in vehe ment and severe terms the course of the Ku Klux Klans in their lawless efforts to subvert the State Government in vi olation of law, and commended Gov. uaidweii ior his stern and uncompro mising opposition to their lawlessness, and his endeavors to maintain peace and order. He spoke in terms of en comium and praise of President Grant's administration ; said he was the right man in the right place, and hoped he dream he was particularly happy and facetious on his late Whig " allies " in the Democratic camp, and in his side splitting allusions to such old line Whigs as Vance, Merrimon, and oth ers, who served as foot-balls for modern Democracy. He kept the audience in a roar of laughter by hfa description of the antics which these gentlemen are constantly I compelled to cut to prove their "war record" and their secession proclivities in order to keep themselves in odor with the true Democracy. He told the audience he wanted no office, and would have none, but had got tired of staying in the ranks of a party that had always despised him and liis friends, and had only used them as tools, by which they, the simon-pure Democrats, could climb into office, place and power. He said that during the war, their loyalty to the Confeder- ate cause, and since the war, their loy- 11 J j.1 . TA .... X I t I altv to the Democratic party had al ways been suspected, and they have been compelled to. take backseats in the party, while less worthy and more unscrupulous democrats, who had al ways abused him and his friends, were put forward as leaders. He said that lie actually associated with these Dem ocrats until he had gotten the locooco stink on him. He called upon the old line Whigs to come out from among them; told them that the Democratic ranks was no place for them, and urg ed them to abandon a party Which only despised them, while they used them. He said the only and proper place for the old line Whigs was in the Repub lican ranks. This was an organization, controlled by the old leaders of the Clay and Webster.. parties;. men who were their friends, and who sought to deal justly with all men of all parties. We must not omit.to notice his anim adversions on the mismanagement of the affairs of the' Western North Caro lina Railroad, by its present officials. Being a heavy stockholder himself, and a large contractor, he could speak with accuracy of the details of the blunders, to call it by no harsher name, by which, under its present management, the road has been permitted " to be sold at Sheriff's sale, and purchased at the sum of two or three hundred dollars, by a "ring?' In closing his speech, Col. McKesson took occasion to bid a long farewell to the Democratic Ku Klux party, and to announce himself for the future a Republican. : All in all, Mr. Ed-j, we had a splendid meeting. 011 party is on rising ground in McDowell, and we have accessions to our membership ev ery day, on account of the develop ments of the Ku Klux outrages and the utter hoi low-heartedness and faithless ness of Democratic pledges and promi-, ses. You may look for a rousing ma jority from us in Ausrust next.' ! Yours truly, - v - " v A Republican. i Marion, March 2D, 1872. For the Carolina Era.; ' Sot A Candida' e. IVf r . Fnrrrm t A writer over' the been publicly, known before this.- - : xiuuij&a iu my uicuu, au xvchj, for the compliment. ' , : , , f mi i. i fJ 1 U A A . It I am, very rcspectmiiy, &c., - . John II, Collins. Halifax, N. C, March 29, 1872. i , .. . ; For tho Carolina Era. V "A TaxPajcr," alias English Bnlij 1 .; Mr. Editor: My attention has been called to an article in your ,-paper Of March 29th, signed 14A .Tax Payer,' which states that the red no-horned cow grazing dn the city -lot adjoining Carson D. Murry, fca, - is tho property : of the State. , This ..statement I ;pro- . nounce false and the author of It a base liar and a vile" slanderer. To enable 7 the public to place a proper estimate ' upon any? statement this calumniator' j ' may make,: I will proceed to ventihitb. him." VI 1 , - e,-? . a u He is considered "by.' many 'as the , . "Bully of the town," and the knowl- ' edge of having established thw clmrac- ter has greatly increased his insolence. He is the fellow who jQgured so con spicuously before the .Penitentiary in-' . vestigation committee and whoso evi dence was ; impeached bv two highly respectable witnesses. . sFor particular see printed report of committee. a . " He is the superintendent of .the Gas, Works. His rough and insolent man ners, meddlesome and quarrelsome dis- ' position, and gross neglect of business, : . is said to be the principal cause of so . much dissatisfaction with the patrons of the Gas Company, and 1 has induced' ' a large number of them to stop usln ! ' gas. This fellow cursed and threatened ; to thrash one of the patrons of the gas ; Company,.a business man on Fayettej-. ville street, because he made some com- plaint about his gas. Is it to the Inter- ; est of the gas Company to retain in their employ a man who is so obnox- , ious to their patrons, and this commu-.. nity?; ' -. : rs ; r , lie is the "Bully " who was charged by Jas. H. Harris, Esq., ex-member of the Legislature, with, being an Euro-, pean "convict. V, .' He is the gentleman who applied for ' . the position of Deputy Warden of the Penitentiary. He thought on account of his monkey-wrench reputation and his. having ground meal for Thos. G. Sparrow, that the Directors would not dare to vote against mm. f From the foregoing exposition a cor- : rect idea can be formed of t he character of "A Taxpayer." D. Carson Murray, April 3d, 1872. j .; I For the Carolina Era. lion. Thos. Settle. Mr.- Editor i As numerous corres pondents from the Western and Central portions of the I State have expressed, through the columns of tiie h,ra, their views in reference to proper nominees for State officers; we deem it no more than fair that the East should be heart! in the subject. ' r W'hile we freely accord to Gov. caidj well his due meet of praise, and heartily endorse his opposition to the unconsti4 tutional action of the. Legislature, still Wft profo Judgd ottlo us our candidate for Governor. In the approaching con-j flicf we shall ned our most popular .yH nble men to uphold the standard of Repubiicai- gainst the Demo cratic hordes. .... i With Judge Settle as our leader wi can carry the Stftte by a large majority. Tho Republicans of the East would re joice to see i him nominated, and.no other man would insbire the Demo-i crats with such (uneasiness and fear. For the position of Attorney General we know of no man so eminently1 qualified as HonL J. W. Albertson, of Perquimans. As a lawyer he stands at the head of his profession in the first district, wljile as a stump speaker ho has few equals and probably no supe riors in North Carolina. The character of his mind is logical and analytical,: as was clearly eyineed in his masterly discussion of the "Convention Act," iii the canvass of last Summer. One choice for Auditor is John W. Betts, of Granville. Mr. Bctts is a man of fine character land ability. His suc cess to the Republican party has been invaluable and he deserves somo re compense at its hands. Though living in a different locality we acknowledge , with gratitude and pleasure his efforts in opposition to the ku klux Democracy, and pledge him al cordial support shell Id he bo nominated. . ; " i With these names-and others of cquaj reputation inscribed upon our banner, we can march to) victory almost with- outjstriking a blow. Pasquotank, i. For the Carolina Enu ,! Treasurer. ! Mr. Editor: After a great and un successful revolution the financial con dition of the South is as might bp ex pected a depioribie one. It will not do to say that this or that party since the close of the rebellion is responsible for it. The fault lies with those who with out a resonable consideration or causa E lunged us into a pecuniarily exhaust! le war. It cannot be denied that North Carolina Is nearly as bad off Iri that respect as any one of her late cont federates, but I see no reason why she should not with her great resources speedily emerge 'from -her present! con dition,- provided able and competent men are continued In the various do partments of her; government, particu larly in the Treasury office. Without at all intending! to reflect upon tho Treasurer management or ability of Jenkins, I woulq in behalf of a largo number of. votera In this section of tho State suggest to the Republican Con vention soon to assemble in Raleigh,' the name of John Watts, of iMartln county, as a fit and in every way canaJ hie man to fill the position of Treasurer! or jNortn uaronna. jur. watts is a thorough going Republican, and .has followed tho principles of that party -through evil as j well as good report ivs a nnaneier ne is certainly tho equal of any man in this State. It is truly to be hoped that the Convention will taW his claims upon the party Into consid- J eration. i . . W. . f j , From the Pioneer. , j Mr. Editor: While others are 1 nrrui ' posing candidates for Governor In the1 1 coming election, allow me to suggest ' the name of Hon! Geo. W. Logan of' Rutherford. He deserves the hnm noJ . tion at thc'hands of the R party, till the Heis in ( every wav fitfnri lie office, and the crreat mns nf T?rf puoiican voters in . JNorth - A I . - . " 'V.- - i.i i.s ' . - i.wiuk wouiu -picier ixiin io any one else With Judge Logan in the Govern- ors Chair, corrupt rings and Ku Klux j murderers would have to lie low. biate Ridge. i I. : ) ! gammout-u uj , .: - -befrig mainly at- nndor tne UIW 111 n"" " , - their want of success-
