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Mr. Greeley nndllio Ku Klux. The leaders of tho Democratic party decided lone before the assembling of the Convention at Baltimore on the Dth of July last, that a straight Demo cratic ticket for President and Vice- President would stand no chance of election before the people, and if such a ticket was nominated, that the con test in 1872 would result as did the elec tion of 'CO, '64, and ,63. Therefore, Greeley and Brown were nominated and the Cincinnati platform adopted. At that time it was the opinion of a great many, that the contest would be very close, and that Greeley would probably be elected. The elections of Oregon, North Carolina, West Virgin ia, Vermont, and Maine, reversed that opinion, and present appearances, clear ly and unmistakably indicate General Grant's re-election by a majority as great as that of 18C8, if not greater. With this fact staring us in the face, and with the loud and persistent talk of " clasping hands across the bloody chasm," we present an editorial arti cle, undoubtedly written by Mr. Gree ley, and which appeared in The N. Y. Tributie immediately after the conclu sion of tho Ku Klux trials at Columbia, 8. C. Deinocrats and Ku Klux are so full of the milk of human kindness, that they will think all the more of Ir. Greeley for having written the ar ticle. The picture as presented of the Southern States under the rule of the KuKlux, is not "overdrawn." It is th truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth ; and the pen which dot ted down the words under 3Ir. uree- I cantly stared at the Court when mad to comprehend tho enormity of their offenses and who then confessed what they had half Ignorantly done. Nobody can say that these trials have not been fairly conducted. Tho prisoners were defended by such eminent legal counsel as the Hon. Ilenry Stanbery, ex-Attorney-General of tho United States, and the lion. Reverdy Johnson. But tho testimony brought out overwhelmed all argument, and forty-seven of these wretches confessed their crimes in open court; six others were convicted, and seventy-two indictments, embracing over five hundred persons, were found. The story of brutality, crime, vio lence, and moral degradation made up from the revelations of the witnesses is too revolting for recital ; it is a dark chapter in the history of civilization j it is a burning disgrace to the party which organized the conspiracy, aided and abetted its agents, and did its best to suppress the evidence now published to the world. Phases of Ku Kluxism. By virtue of the murders, whippings, and outrages of the Ku Klux, tho Dem ocrats elected in 1870, their candidate for Attorney and nearly two-thirds of the General Assembly. j As soon as the Legislature assembled, the Democrats, not having the requisite two-thirds majority in the Senate, pro ceeded to unseat Honj W. A. Smith, who was elected to the ' Senate by the voters of Alamance and Guilford coun ties. Knowing that thirty days notice, the time usually given, would enable Maj. Smith to canvass both counties, a resolution was passed ordering the elec tion to be held about a week after its passage. The Ku Klux were thor- ley's guidance must have been tipped ?ujFh organized at this time, and with fire ; the history of the Jvlau its origin, growth, career, and temporary suppression all may be gathered by a careful perusal of the article ; and the . fact that the great body of men who call' themselves Democrats, 'and espe cially those who were members of the Ku Klux organization, will support Mr. Greeley for the Presidency, is knowledge sufficient to influence every Krson who desires to "preserve the peace of the Nation, to vote against ilr. t Greeley. Human nature is the same the world over, and the suddenchange which Democrats profess to haveunder gone, is unnatural ; we do not believe In the sincerity of such professions; the conversion is not due to the in fluence of the Christian religion ; it is the result of a plan similar to that of the " wolf in sheep's clothing it is a deceptive and fraudulent attempt to re-instate the worst elements of the Democratic party in power, and Mr. Greeley is the man of all others select ed as he was bv the Baltimore Conven- tion to carry out the nefarious designs of the Democrats and Liberals. The article is as follows, and if more evidence is necessary to convince the public, mind that there is a damnable plot between Greeley and his followers against the public peace and the liber- ties of the people, ask yourself the ques tion 44 why is it that Democrats over look Greeley's attacks on their party for tho preceding forty years, and es Iecially his denunciation of the Ku Klux, and his wholesale charge that - such Democrats as Wade Hampton are responsible for the Klan and its depre dations," and then read; as follows: Tuk New Southkrx Conspiracy. Tho Ku KJux trials which have just been - roncluded at Columbia, S. C, reveal a so i i;U condition in that State wlik-h shows how low down are still the poor whites whose poverty and ignorance were part of tho slave system. These trials showed, too, : clings to the higher classes of the South, and how easy it is for the ex-slaveholdeito turn hi oppression of tho black man against the low cla, which befriends him or hesitates to join in organized society to drive him The Columbia trials, which have just been niiclnded, were, in some respects, the most tumarkablo which ever took place in tho untry. The evidence, as now summed up in T?te Tbibune correspondent, estab lishes tbeso facts : Tho Kn Klux organiza tion was created for tho solo purpose of co n'ing Voters into forsaking the Republican party; tho leaders were Democrats, uicn'of s I uoa tion and social htanding; (lie rank and file were tho "poor whites" who were -oinpeIled to join the conspiracy and to do lis work, or become its victims ; it was bro ken up by the indictment of tho leaders, when the baser sort mado dean breast of all they knew about it. That it was a. Demo cratic movement is proved by the ivet that every Ku Klux leader exposed in tho trial (and these were not few) was a Dem- HTatii leader in his own locality. Such men as Wade Hampton, Dr. E. T. Avery, and others, who havo always been promi nent in partisan conventions, were the k ing-pins of tho whole Ku Klux machine ry. Tho sworn evidence shows that tho Mack voters of Spartansburg and adjoining counties, and all who countenanced them, were killed, wounded, and horribly perse cuted, simply because they wero usually Republicans and their numbers jeoparded tho Democratic ascendency in tho State. Ijirge numbers of " poor whites," irritated by the llight of their cunning and selfish leaders, pleaded in extenuation of their guilt that they had murdered, burned, whipped, and raped at the command of gentlemen" whose social position gave them authority for life and death over their poorer neighbors. ' The secret of tho strength of the whole conspiracy lies in this power of strong willed, educated men, over tho ignorant, debased, and superstitions. Who wonders that men who could neither read nor write; who knew nothing of the. Government un der which they lived ; who cherished a brutal, base hatred for the negro race, and who feared the rich and educated ex -slaveholders, should see but ono side of the al ternative when made to choose letweeii the new conspiracy against freedom and obedi ence to the laws Of tho United States ? To avoid violent death, whippings, and ban, iahment from the hands of leading conspir ators, tney e nils tea in the ranks and be came tho murderers and ruffians which they were proved to be, practicing a trade for which they had much aptitude and strong natural proclivities. Something la due, however, to tho poor fellows whova- information of the day of election, could be given to every Ku Klux in four and twenty hours. The Republi cans were dispiritedand scattered. Con sequently, Smith was beaten, though he made a gallant canvass and carried Guilford by thirty-one majority. Mr. Lassiter, of Granville, came next. Mr. Li. C. Edwards contested his seat, and the majority seated Mr. E. as a matter of course. Messrs. White and Rollins, of the House of Representatives, were unseated; the election in Caswell was declared null and void ; a new election was ordered, and a Senator and two members of the House of Representa tives, all Democrats, were elected. This "weeding out" of Republican mem bers, gave the Democrats two-thiijds in each House, and then commenced the farce of impeaching Gov, Holden. Revenge and a desire to break down the Republican party, culminated in articles of impeachment ; Gov., Holden was arraigned and as a matter of course, and in compliance with the demand of the Ku Klux Dens, the Governor was convicted, deposed from office, and forever disfranchised . Greed for office and a disregard of oaths to support the Constitution, be got the Act submitting to the people a call for a Convention, and ordering an election for delegates at the same time. The interference of the National gov ernment just at this period, and the arrest of hundreds of Ku Klux through out the State, ensured a free and fair election. Convention wasdefeatedf The designs of the Ku Klux were baffled; defeat enraged them, and the Act pro posing Amendments to the Constitu tion, was passed. Both parties nom inated their candidates, and went into the State campaign of 1872, determined to win. An infamous gerrymander, supported by a damnable election law, with Wood and Blumenberg to stuff ballot-boxes and instruct honest (?) Democrats and Liberals, how to com mit fraud without being detected, en abled the opposition to cheat Caldwell out of Jive thousand votes, and also se cured a majority of Democrats in both branches of the General Assembly, and five out of eight Congressmen. ' Such are the phases of Ku Klux- developcd" in this State. The the State Con stitution, was in accordance with a systematic plan adopted by the Ku Klux throughout the Southern States. ination or Greeley at Baltimore, and the efforts of the Democracy to elect him,-is the latest and most dangerous pljaioofKu Kluxism. The plot was deeply laid ; the peace, and prosperity ofthe Republic, and the preservation df.uour institutions . in their original purity as : handed down to us pyour forefathers, are all jeoparded by Gree ley's treachery, and should he be elected, the most fatal consequences wfll folloV. This is the crisis of the Nation; in this struggle at the polls, America " expects every true son to do hia whole duty." dredge Merrimon as Jack Uuasby. f- Captain Ed'ard Cuttle, in the per son of Mr. S. A. Ashe, propounds to Jafck Bunsby, in the person of Judge Mjerrimon, certain inquiries relative to contesting the State election, and re ceives a characteristic reply "an opin ion as Is an opinion" which, when setin and read, the public . will make a noie : on. Our man Bunsby delivers hirpself after the following fashion, to the' extreme delight and satisfaction of i"I would not think, 6f the grave step of contesting the election upon slight or cap tious grounds, or to gratify party caprice ; but if there is substantial ground for doing so-4-and I believe there is and it can "be made to appear according to law, then if the peopie demand it, it will be my duty, and I will add, my pleasure to contest it, and I shall do so at the instance of tho people. . If on jhe other hand, in the opinion of friends competent to judge of such matters, suffi cient proof of frauds actually perpetrated, canliQt be made, to contest successfully, I vll not attempt a fruitless undertaking. I do not desire to engage in an unavailing controversy, and I am sure the people do not.K; ' But the admiration and confidence of Cuttle, is, in this instance, outdone by the credulity of Bunsby. Hear him : "I sincerely believe that we each, received a majority of the lawful tv6tes cast." This must be a very flattering unc tion for a defeated candidate to lay unto his soul, and one scarcely finds heart to disturb such innocent repose ; but: remorseless history cites wherein Judge Merrimon has believed and per formed some very extraordinary things within the past five or six years. A man of peace in war, we find him now a representative of war men in time of peace; and notwithstanding his declara tions of '6S that he would quit the party if they: persisted in calling themselves Democrats, we find him now as flippant in the Use of the. term as the best Jack sonian of better days. Nor is it forgotten how, enraged at his defeat-by Ransom last Winter, this samefman Bunsby prepared his resig nation as a Democratic Committeeman, and marched out of the party with the same! lofty indignation of the other Merrimon, who so majestically walked out of the Senate chamber when Ran som came to be voted for. But we find him well in the party trace now, ready to "contest the elee-tion-and .vindicate the rights of the people' Hh the face of a gubernatorial majority of more than two thousand, and a, Congressional majority of over three thousand in all the districts ! .. The dispassionate people of North Carolina want no. better evidence of the lawless objects and revolutionary aims; of this party of reforn(f) than the letter of Judge; Merrimon furnish es, and for a good campaign document the -Republicans , of North Carolina have to ! thank Captain Ed'ard . Cuttle and his friend Jack Bunsby. Western North Carolina Tho Re publican Tarty. Elsewhere In this paper will be found an article from The AsheviUe Pioneer, headed "For the good of the Repub lican party in North Carolina," to which we direct attention. It should be read by every individual member of the party in the State, and especial ly by the leaders. The Pioneer asserts that the Republicans bl the Western portion of the State have Jjeen treated with injustice, and demands that in the future the West shall be recognized and the wrong of which she complains shall be righted. As the Central organ of the party i we cannot take sides with any section of the State; we demand that all portions of the State shall be treated alike ; that equal and exact jus tice shall be meted to all. No North, no South, no East, and no West, must be tho policy of the party in this State. Every section deserves well of the par ty ; and it should be the pleasure, as it certainly is the duty, of all true Repub licans, to' so distribute patronage and honors, that there will ; be no voice of complaint from any quarter.. If the complaint of The Pioneer is well founded, it will be the duty of the next State Convention to remove the cause of complaint, and take action, such as will promote harmony and pre serve our organization intact. That the question may be met at the thresh old, and dealt with as justice and fair dealing dictate, we lay before our read ers the article to which we have allud ed. We do not endorse or condemn any portion of the article. To some extent, the welfare of the party is en trusted to our keeping, and in that spirit, we present the complaint of The Pioneer to our readers, asking for it such consideration as the question de serves, and a speedy and satisfactory adjustment of the wrong, if any has been done. : . . CORRESPONDENCE. The Editor must not be understood as endors ing . the ' sentiments of ' his correspondents. Communications on all subjects are solicited, which will be given to the readers of Thk Era as containing the views f ad sentiments of the writers ' ; For the Good of the Republican Party in North Carolina. We took occasion to remark, just after the election, on the conduct of the last campaign. We desired then, with out offense, only to say 'exactly what we thought and yet think our desire is for. the promotion of the good of the Party; otherwise no word of complaint should be heard from us. We have been silent a long time, suffering from what we have regarded an injustice. Our voice has always been for harmony, even when we knew that complaints uttered by friends in Rutherford and other sections, were well founded. Above all things, we desire unity of sentiment, accord in action and an un broken front to the enemy. We hav? overlooked in this spirit the acts of in justice to our section of the State which a fault finder would nave condemned. But before we enter fully into the ap proaching campaign, we want the mate ter settled whether the .? native white Republicans of Western North Caroli na are to be considered as part of the party in the State for any other pur pose than to cast their votes. Whether they are to bo heard, consulted or re cognized m making party arrange ments? And when we say, "Western North Carolina," we don't mean Salis bury and Charlotte. &c: that's not the whole of the State, nor its Western limits. There are twenty large coun ties up here, where there are. but few colored voters, which have Republicans that stood at the political birth of many of the party pets of tneotate A few men in the State act as if the Republican party in North Carolina belonged to them. They consult no r For the Carolina Era. The Pitt County Riot. Mi. Editor : You. have doubtless, ere this, heard of the sad affair that oc curred in this county, in the town of Greenville, on Tuesday, 27th of August. In order to give you some of 4he par' ticulars, I must go back far enough to show what caused the assembling of people in town on that day. On the day of election the Democrats had ac tual possession of every ballot-box. in the county, by means of their Board of County Commissioners, appointing a majority of judges of election in every voting precinct in the county j thus : Where there was a Democratic Register they appointed two Democrats and two Republicans forjudges, and where there was a Republican Register they appointed three Democrats and one Re publican as judges, thus actually tak ing possession of every ballot-box in the county, and rejected many Repub licans who were legally entitled : to vote. In Swift Creek township there were between twelve and twenty Re publicans who were legally registered voters, rejected and not allowed to vote at all ; and I understand that the same thing was practiced at every ballot-box in the county to a more or less extent. After doing this, thoy were beaten, rmd then the old Democratic Sheriff; Hellen, had the impudence to contest the elec tion of his opponent, W. A. Quinerly. And the same Board of Commissioners that had thus ignored the. plain mean ing of the law, by appointing a majori ty of their own partizans to control ev ery ballot-box in the county, claimed supreme jurisdiction to decide the con test, from whose decision they said there could be no remedy or appeal, and had so notified the Sheriff elect and that too, after they had met and compared the vote, and read out the result on the 3d day of August, accord ing to law. On that day (August 27th) they (the Board of Commissioners) had pretend ed to call a meeting of the Board to try the contested election, and had, a few After he had been shot, and while at the Doctor's office, some of them were heard to say, "let's get up a crowd and finishkilling the damn rascal," &c. And even since this terrible affair has taken place, there has been a crowd of unknown people visited Roach's brother-in-law, who lives just over the line, in Craven county, on : last Saturday nisrht. and .made all kinds of violent demonstrations and threats, as if they intended to kill him firing fourteen guns around his house. They shot his gate to pieces, and If he had come out they would perhaps have killed him. It is thought that it is the intention of the Ku Klux to kill him if he does not leave. I understand that some have said that it was a harboring place for Roach, and they intended to break it up.' I actually know a man, profess ing to be a christian, and is an old far mer, who has a large family, who says XI , TJ:1. . A nn STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, ! ' ! . , . i :. .;, Treasury Department, ' - i 1 ' ' Jlaleigh, April 2d, 1872 , The following act is published for the in formation " of the holders of bonds of t!i State of North Carolina. 4 . ; Tho undersigned, in compliance with the requirements of the act, hereby invito pro posals, to bo forwarded to this Department on or before the 10th day of October, . 1872, for an exchange of the stocks of this ytate in 1 any Railroad company, or other corpora tion; for the bonds of the State.f Said pro posals most bexsoaled and endorsed " Pro posals for Exchange of Stato Stocks." "! ' It is deemed unnecessary to set forth tho details of exchange, as tho act is explanatory of itself. j . D.:A JENKIInS, j - estate Treasurer. W. M. SIIIPP, - ; Attorney General. juv awi jor jxccnanginrf-the Slocks of the State for Bonds with which such Stocks if the ' Radicals were to arrest any of were obtained and for other purjwse. his folks he would sret ud a mob or crowd and take them but and hang them. I know of a leading Democrat who says, right out, that every white Republican in the j State ought to be hung. I know of another, who says if Greeley is elected that the negroes have voted their last time. Many of them do not hesitate to say that. Guilford bEC 1. Tho General Assembly of North Garolina do enact: That tho Public Troan urer and Attorney General shall advertise for six months in such nowspapors'as they may select, and invito proposals for an ex change of the Stocks held by tho -State in any Railroad or other, corporation, - for tho bonds by which the, Stato acquired' such stocks or any other bonds Of tho State (not special tax) where the.stock is not specially resentatives. ought to be hunsr, shot, &c. No cause can be assigned for these threats and words against him. except he is a Republican and attacked the Ku Klux in his speeches while he was a candidate before the people. ' ., Respectfully yours, Pitt Co., Sept. 9, 1872. 'UN us. : i 1 . . For the Carolina Era. A Proposition to the Republicans r of North Carolina. - ! ... The undersigned ) propose to give to the County in this State, which shall give the largest increase -majority for Grant and Wilson,! over the majority given in the last election for Governor Caldwell, a stand of Colors worth, one hundred dollars ; -the Flag on one side to have the United States Coat of Arms and on the other suitable devices for the above proposition. The Hon. A. D. Jenkins, C. H. Brogden and W. II. Howerton are selected as umpires, and UDon their certificate of the result, said days before, and on that day, notified Colors shall be given to the County en- the Sheriff elect to attend for that pur- Eose. He accordingly appeared, with is counsel, who requested . the Board to read the minutes of their preceding meeting, and it appeared from the re Cord that the meeting was not called according to law. In their hurry and anxiety to try the contested election, they had either ignored the law, or forgotten it, if they ever knew it. The above illegal meeting of the Board of Commissioners was the cause of the general assembling: of people in Greenville on that day. I do not set n v iv- tiAnon ,vf t? pledged for the, redemption of bonds Issued VAAjiiicuiuwciuui iuOAxuu,. to such , corporation : such hid-4 .shall bo opened on a day appointed, and thbse tcrma" be accepted which may be most advantage- . ous for the State ;. provided, That in no event shall any of the jsaid stocks i be exchanged I for less than thei? par value, or for less than three bonds of same nominal value,'- Issued ' in aid of Chatham"! Railroad, January . 1st, 1863; and provided further, No stock in tho V North CarolimvRailroad hall be efwfcAnged. r unless the samo ojler it is proposed to take twenty snares of stock' in' the North .. Carolina Railroad, .ten shares in the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad, and twenty shares in the Western North Carolina Rail road Company (Eastern Division,) and to 1ay therefor two bonds of one thousand dol ars each of the State, issued to : the North Carolina Railroad under acts hi' 18-13-' ID, chapter eighty-two, or 1854-.' 50, cliaptcr thirty-two, one bond of one thousand dol lars', issued to the Atlantic and North Car. olina Railroad, under acts 1854-55, chapter two hundred and thirty -two, ' or : acts of 1856, chapter seventy-four and seventy-six, and two bonds of ono thousand dollars, is sued to tho Western North Carolina Rail road (Eastern Division,) acts of 18GO-'57, chapter one hundred and . six j or in tho aforesaid proportion. ..,'. . Sec. 2. That any Railroad or other cor- E oration, which has heretofore received onds of tho Stato in exchange for bonds of said corporation or person holding such State bonds, shall bo entitled to a surrender of a bond of such corporation, upon tho ro turn to tho Treasury of any Stato . bond of equal amount, issued under the acts of the General Assembly or Ordinances of tho Convention, S authorizing such exchange and upon a return of all bonds issued un der any. particular act or ordinance, the cor poration shall be entitled' to a cancellation and surrender of tCny mortgage executed to--the State for securing paynjent of such .cor poration bonds, or State bonds ; coupons on said bonds may bo exchanged in like man ner and cut olt and retained on cither side to make equality. . . . . ! Sec. 3. To facilitate the exchange proposed in this act, the State does hereby relinquish titled to the same. A. MOONEY, . B. W. Logan, J. B. Carpenter, - J. M. Justice, E.Wiiisnant. Rutherfordtbn, August 26, 1872. Wilmington North Carolina ':''l1fe: up myself to condemn or approve the I J tf S U It A N C E C 0 M P AN Y. all claim for stock in the Western Raifroad one, but their own "set,' : and do as ism as attempts to overthrow -Southern Cotton Claims. PersQns from whom cotton was seiz ed after June 30th, can obtain pay for the same by presenting their claims properly. A law has been passed by Congress authorizing the payment of i theiet proceeds, in all such cases, irre spective of any absolute proof of loyal ty on the part of those from whom such j cotton was taken. Six months thev please. If they get funds for the benefit of the party, they appropriate it to their own use iu their own way. If a line of policy is to be agreed on, they agree among themselves, and listen to no one else. If party benefits are to be had, . they appropriate them all. If a State Ticket is to be nomin ated, they fix it all up to suit them selves and the colored voters in the East. If there is a matter of public expenditure in the way 01 Advertising or Printing, they take care to see that somebody at Baieigh or East of that gets it. If an office is vacant, they as sume to designate the person who shall receive the appointment, without re gard to the rights of neglected sections of the State. To all this the Kepubli cans of the West have submitted, be-1. cause we have wanted harmony and Party success more than office. In the future, we intend to speak out for our section. We cannot refrain longer with out a sacrifice of our self-respect. In the State Ticket in 18C8 we got no are given , in which to file the claims, In Missouri, as soon as B. Gratz Brown, which period will expire on the 18th of Frank Blair and their followers carried November, 1872. The Treasury De thc State, a Convention was called, a partment has issued circular instruc- ncw onstiiuiion was iramed, suomit- lions anu regulations upon tne suujecr, officer: so in the Ticket of 1S7U : ,so in and all parties interested have now an that ot 1872. At no time has the eigh- AVf,,;, w, o ft of teen or twenty counties, West of the 1 1 1 1 1 ri ii iiiiii - ii i 11111 i k. i it ii i miii. iiii i MI j X 7 least, of the actual value of the property thus seized. Colonel J. M. Cutts, at- torneyj at law, whose card is printed ted to the people and ratified. The same as to Tennessee and West Vir ginia, j Having Aiiled in all their attempts to get absolute control of North Caro lina and the National Government the elsewhere, will see claims presented to latest and most ridiculous phase of Ku him; satisfactorily and promptly ad- Kluxism, is the nomination of Greeley justed' Claims of this kind will also and Brown by tho secesh Democrats be attended to by Gov. Holden. It is at Baltimore. Invigorated bytho de-. believecl by well informed persons that lusive hope held out by the treachery the da)T is not distant when the cotton of such traitors as Greeley and Brown, tax will bo refunded. Schurz and Trumbull, Fenton and Sumner, the worshippers - of the " Lost Cause," are now rallying around the philosopher of Chappaqua. All that was lost by the suppression of the re bellion, is to be regained if Greeley is elected. Thirst for office will be sati ated; revenge on Republicans as j tho source of all the evils which ha ve be fallen the "chivalry" of the South, will be gratified ; in a word the 'Lost Cause" will triumph if Greeley is elected and that triumph will be greater and more desirable than the Independ ence of the South, because the repre sentatives of that cause will have do- greatest Nation of Horace Greeley, of Jefferson Davis. Itidge been heard of or favored in the party counsels. Every nomination and appointment has been made from a favored few, and from particular lo calities, though we have meiuas well oualified and deserving, and frtr Ro publicans than of those who have been suddenly brought into sight, astraddle of a Kepublican nomination or appoint ment. In tho last campaign, no man crossed the Bidgeto help us. The Democrats flooded the country with circulars, and speakers, and money. We had only intention of the Board in calling that meeting far from it. Let the populi condemn or approve I am only unus. I will now proceed to give .some of the details and facts of the fight, row, or mob, whichever it may hereafter be proven to have been, as I gathered them from the most reliable sources. Immediately on the breaking up of the meeting in the Court House room above, the crowd came down and as sembled about the Court House door, and in the passage below, when one Tank Smith, or Frank Smith, attacked Lewis Boach, Deputy TJ. S. Marshal, in words, concerning something which he had heard that Roach had said about him. Roach satisfied Smith about it, and that difficulty was settled. But the crowd appeared to be mad and anx ious for a fight, and Mr. E. A. Smith, Special Deputy U. S. Marshal, and Ed. Wilson, the man that was afterwards murdered, seeing that they intended to attack Roach, took him, (Roach) who willingly went, into the office of the Probate Judge, and the' crowd imme diately followed. Words ensued, and the fight commenced by the said Tank Smith raising a stick to strike Roach ; the i Probate Judge caught the stick, and attempted to shut the door, but was too late to prevent the angry crowd from rushing in. At the same time E. A. Smith and Ed. Wilson rushed be tween itoacn and TanK smitn to pre vent a row. Neither E. A. Smith or iEd. Wilson ; had weapons of any kind, not even a stick. About- this time firing of pistols commenced, and were i ji ' dm .nil.-. repeaieu in ,quiCK succession unin. nve or six snots were nred. Tne probate Judge, failing to shut the door, made his escape at a window. This left no Republican ' in the room except E. A; Smith, Wilson and Roach. The crowd consisted of some twenty or thirty Democrats. Here I will withhold some things, lor l am not prepared to say whether or not all the crowd en courged the row. Tho next thing definitely known was, that the Sheriff came in and stopped the crowd from killing Roach.; Ed. Wilson was lying in the room, mortal ly wounded by a pistol shot in the low er; part of the bowels. E. A. Smith had been knocked down, senseless for the moment, by several licks upon the head with sticks, and lit is thought by some that a pistol ball glanced his skull. Jloach was down in the room, badly wounded, his left arm. less than an inch above the elbow being shatter ed by a ball entering the outer part of it. ; Tank Smith had a pistol shot lodg ed in one of his arms. I think this in cluded all the wounded. Physicians being procured for the wounded, the next step teas ta have a warrant issued for lloach, for the murder of Wilson, OFFICERS: ROBERT H. COWAN", JOHN W. ATKINSON, F. H. CAMERON, 1 DR. E. A. ANDERSON, President. " Vice President. Secretary. . Medical Direc'r , . DIRECTORS : 1 ' ' J W Atkinson-General Insurance Agent I B Granger, President of the. Bank of New Hanover; , f . ; ' ' ; . F W Kerchner, Grocer and Commission Merchant. , j ' ' CTVI Stedman, of Wright and Sledman. V T II McKoy, of WA Whitehead & Co., Fayetteville. , K H Cowan, President. H B Filers, Commission Merchant. . A A Willard, of Wlllard Brothers. ' W A Cumming, of Northrop fe dimming. G W Williams, of Williams tfcMurchison. Eli Murray, of E Murray & Co. A J DeRossett, of DeRossett & Co. Robert Henning, of Dawson, Teel & Ken ning. . V, Alex Sprunt, British iVice-Coisul, of Sprunt and Ilinson. - ; j , . " A P Murphy, Attorney; at Law., , J D Williams, of J D Williams & Co., Fayetteville. ; Jas C McRae, Att'y at Law, Fayetteville I B Kedy, Merchant,' Kenansvifle. ( . . 'JT Pope, Merchant, jLumberton. ?; ! SPECIAL FEATURES , ' AJND ADVANTAGES; ' ' r-V , - . . .j ' . ... . .: . i, t- ;;. 1st. No restriction on Residence or Travel. .2.. No extra charge on the lives of Females. 3, Policies Incontestable after Five Years. 4. The Rates of Imprest on the Funds of the 'Company higher than those on' the Funds of Companies located in.other States, thus insuring larger Dividends to Policy Holders. ; j ' ' ' 1 ' 5.:'The Directors and Officefc of the Com pany are prominent NORTH CAROLI NIANS, who are KNOWN to be men ot INTEGRITY and WORTH. ' 6. The Company is established on a solid and permanent basis, 'steps, haying been taken to increase the . 4 CAPITAL STOCK OF $500,000. - 7. ALL THE FUNDS OF THE COM PANY ARE INVESTED IN THIS STATE AND CIRCULATED AMONG OUR OWN PEOPLE. This fact should commend the Company, above all others, to North Caro linians. It is well known that hundreds of thousands of dollars in ILife Premiums are annually sent North o enrich Northern Capitalists, thus continually draining our people of immense amounts whioh should be kept at home. On this ground the friends of this Company confidently appeal to every son of the Old North- State, ' and ask their support for this , . HOME INSTITUTION, which, while it offers substantially all tho above one million one hundred thousand dollars, and surrenders to the said Company two hundred and twenty-five thousand dol lars coupons now in Stato Treasury with held on a former exchange of Company bonds for" stock in said Railroad ; and also the State, does hereby relinquish all claims to stock in said company above six hundred thousand dollars upon the return, to, the Treasury of the nve hundred thousand dol lars of Wilmington, Charlotte and : Ruther ford company bonds, and coupons hereto fore issued to said Western Railroad com pany; Provided, That any person acquiring a share of State stock In said corporation, shall bo entitled to all rights and privileges with the private stockholders in voting, and in the election of the directors whdso num ber shall be determined by the stockholders of said company.- The State also relinquish es all claim to stock in the Western North Carolina Railroad above foUf millions of dollars.; : j: f: ;.,j...v Sec. 4. That as soon as the proportion of shares of stock for which the Stato appoints one director in any corporation, is exchang ed, the right of the State to appoint such director shall cease and determine, and ono. director to be selected by lot shall be tie- ducted from the number- appointed on tho part of the State ; and upon acceptance of this act by any corpb ration and' such guar antees given for its fulfillment as shall bo deemed sufficient, by tho Treasurer and Attorney General, ajil further rightsto rep resentation by the State either by directors or proxy, shall cease and determine oec. o. xnac as soon as may va practica ble, the Public. Treasurer shall receive the bonds offered in exchange, and in tho pres ence of the Auditor and1 Attorney General, shall cancel the same. It' shall also bo hi" duty to transfer tli stocks and execute bim-Ii conveyances of the other interest hereinbe fore mentioned, as shall be deemed necessa ry, such conveyance to be in a foim ap proved oy ine Aicorney uenerai. Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of the Auditor to make a minute of what shall be done by the Treasuretixx the premises, and to make therefrom such entries in tho books of hi&k office ad may secure a just 'accountability! on the part of. the Treasurer because of tlm transaction hereinbefore mentioned. Sec. 7. The Fablic Treasurer 'shall make: special reports upon; th; ..subject of this acli to the uenerai Assembly at every session. Sec. 8. That this act sliall be in force fron and after its ratification. Ratified the 1st day. of. February, A. 17. 1872. - ' I 44 wtd: ACRES OF. LAND,. . IV rS-nnW , nr. our local Jailers to fight them, and yet and one for E. A. Smith, for an assault advantages of Northera Com panics, helps Ir. GlCClCJ Oil SllWCrj. enlnnrtlrl Ponnhnln fllf s nml haftnrvnnnn nnft TnnV Smith TL I to build up HOME INSTITUTIONS. AV -J -M & A -& A V ft. S ll 11 l 41 1 I I I 1,1 I II II II I 1 III I - Wi V V, - V'V W V - We clip the following paragraph from Tfie Louisville Commercial : No person in this country knows tho mo uld antecedents of Horace Greeley than r George N. Sanders, the Con- minion over the Modern times. worthy successor tives better federate diplomat during the existence of the Confederacy, and a frequent visitor at Chappaqua since tho Cincinnati Convention. This man ganders has recently been inter viewed by a reporter, who in a letter gives the vie$s of Southern statesmen, in which he declares that Greeley is a greatly misun derstood man ; that he has never been spe cially opposed to slavery in its political re latibn;; that men like himself still believe in slavery, but while they do not expect to restore ' the system, they anticipate that after Greeley'selection, which event Sanders con- 1 i. i .i -i i At. J mi i - Madison, Mitchell, Wataujra, and Yancey, and a few other counties, saved the election. We desire to be heard for our people ; and we beg the gentlemen who run the Itepublican party of North Carolina, to believe in our sincerity, when we tell them that our desire is, unity, harmony and suc cess; ana tne way to attain this is by FAIRNESS TO ALL SECTIONS ALIKE, AND TO MEMBERS OF THE PARTY. IN ALL SECTIONS ALIKE. -A sheville Pioneer. made red with the life blood of the martyred Lincoln ; and having been a secessionist at tho beginning bellion, and. having will rule in the White House, lately siders beyond doubt, there will be inaugu rated aj policy, ot annexation, including Canada,Mexica, Cuba and San Domingo, and thai; ithe negro will be forced, under militaryj t-nler or a peon system, to labor steadily -fir the benefit of some one, . ifj:. - The Conservative State ticket ought to have been unanimously elected as a matter of course. Then let the Legis lature go :.to work and throw out the of the re- intrigued with rebel Agents during the 1 rebellion, he' is a fit standard-bearer for jj De mocracy, and will represent the South ern wing of the party more faithfully than poor Buchanan did in 18C0. ' Thus it will lo seen that the liom- whole pf the Republican vote! ;--: .The Danger.. . The only danger now in our party is over confidence in the' result. Ail it ,w, ; j i. ..... . .1 xi it must have these. Keep up the good fti ??k. Sn?lth VaS worK lor a lew weeks more. Do not A. Smith, who was acting : only i-as a peace-maker, was bound over to the next term of the Superior Court of this county. Roach wTas unable to even turn in the bed. He had not only had hist arm shattered by a ball, but haa been almost beaten to death besides. Notwithstanding this, the Sheriff kept Roach under arrest, and; kept a guard at the Drivate house where he was, un der pretence that he, would make his escape. However, tne guaru was mag nanimously withdrawn some time dur ing the following night. I Roach I has not been able to turn over or raise him self ud in bed since, but his physician thinks he can save both ; his. life and -a 1 A. ', arm. i oooay eise was arrestea, except grow weary, in well doing, and if every man uoes his auty, -we shall certainly succeed in our. endeavor. What Re publican is there, who is not willing to labor for the success of our party " We do not know of one. Wilmington Post. Wonders will never cease. ' A fancy soap mine has been discovored near Iowa city. It is in the form of a min eral, performs alL the duties- of soao. and has an aromatic odor at that. We trust there may bo na lye about this discovery. arrested the next day. All the ' evidence thus far developed by legal investigation goes to prove that Poach shot hiniself, that he shot Ed Wilson, that he shot Tank Smith, that nobody shot but Boach. ' Truth will develop a different state of affairs than that which has gone forth to the-public, if ever truth and justice are reached. - I do not believe that, any Deputy V. Si Marshal can live here, if he executes the lawi..- It is understood by many citizens of this county, that , the senti- ment3 of many Democrats were to run Roach out of the county or kill him. AGENTS WANTED in every county in the State, with whom the most liberal terms will bo made. Apply to i ' JAMES D. BROOKS, " . . ; General Supervising Agent, or, TJxSO. JJ, 111LL, 1 Local Agent, i apr 24 6m. . . Raleigh, N. C. JjJ-QTICE.TO CLAIM AN TS. ' r . All persons haying Hied claims against the United States for property taken for, the use of the army during tne war, ana not having had testimony taken in their cases. are hereby notified to .communicate -with the .undersigned at Chapel Hill, JN. U., or i with Thomas Hampson, at Club House, Hillsboro' street, Raleigh, C, stating that they do not intend to prosecute their claims any further, or at ' what time they desire to have their testimony taken. It Is hiehlv desirable that all claims not com pleted should be attended to immediately. - , ; liJljMUlixU VV. VVUUUS, . ' Special Commissioner.' 11 w3w. - V; ;- ' ' i i . i -1 ; i . . , .. 1 ' T AND FOR SALE ! I 'r.K. r Ax-'-i As Tax Collector for Johnston county, 1 1 will offer for sale, at the Court House door - in Smithfield, on Satubdat; the ' Sthof I Octooer, I87z, two hundred acres of land, near Selma, adjoining the land? of John Mitchiner and others, known as the J. Wl Sharp land: taxes on said land .have not been paid. - t- SIMON GODWIN, sept 11. l?-w4tpd. Tax Collector. 2,271 IXanlsrunt Kale of Real -and Personal Properly-'J'?:;f; ' ' ; , On Tucslay, the 8th day of October, 187U, I shall sell to. the highest .bidder, for cash, irvJthe town "of Lonisburg, in , Franklin county, North Carolina, the tract of land o'li which Archibald Taylor now Jives, about four iniles, west of Potis' gold mine, in Franklin county, North Carolina,' contain ing, by said A. Taylor's, Schedule, 2,271 acres. .-This is a very valuable and j)roduv tiye tract of land, a largo portion of which is bv original: growth, with about . 600 acron of I rich low grounds on it. It also has ail necessary outhouses, such as barns', stables, fcc., and a 'store house for merchandising also, a splendid dwelling house, largo, and commodious, built at considerable cost. Oh this land, being hear I'otis' gold mineyis n gold mine, prononnced by, J com jx? tent judges to be very ricb, perhaps- the' richest in North Carolina. . I At the same time and place, I hhall sell for cash, to the highest bidder, between 200 and 300 accounts, due bills, notes, 'receipts, tc, amounting to about $5,000.: .Persons wishing to make good investment of thir funds, would do well to have an eye to this tract of land, as it is very valuable. , ' . i RICHARD W, 'HARRIS,, Assignee . , ' of the Estate of Archibald Taylor: 1 Oxford, N. C, Aug. 15, 1872. 11 w3v tJV) CLAIMANTS ! , Claimants desiring testimony taken in cases (not exceeding $5,000 each) how pend ing against the United States for Stores or Supplies, taken or furnished during the Rebellion, for the use of tho Union lannv,, will write to me at once, as I am now rehdy to ofllciate in that capacity.' 'V J. N. SNELSON, i ; " r. ' . i , . ' : Special Commissioner, I 6 v6w.,,r - ; t AshevmoyC.' r OA N VA SSEB WA W, TED r ! Tor ' Our Own !irireide." "k An Illustrated Paper 16 pages,'publishetl Monthly. il Subscription pried, f Leo Every Subscriber receives, a Valuablo. Chrojno, A Fruit PiK;cwhichsellsifor1?jf-nd,2.cont Stamp for Sample and PrerniuiUj Address W. E. GUMP, Publisher, Dayton, Ohio. li n
The Era (Raleigh, N.C.)
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