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THE WILMINGTON POST;
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PUBLISHED
; rcrYc r,. .
.ClxC Ic"' ' '.
ThrcoIIr 1
; -.flipjle copies, rive cents. ,-v r "
J2iubs farjaished at reasonable ratts.
v ! -IlATES,OF;AD.VEUTISIIG : ,
ntj square, one tlme;;75tec
Lesi tbanl one square one tiint;, 50 ceuts. 44 vi
'4-'.Tw$ times $1"03 and all'snccctding insertions.
half price additional. ; ' 4 ; - 1
. - Ratps perj
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monlli f j or one square, anu eacu
lequare half rates ad ditionaLi i iil
Hcccjcding
' Half Colubm and CoInmnTadvtrtisenacnts re-
ceiyed op popcr discount. . , "
JUockl advertisements 10 ccrit3 k line 1 '
UllAS. I. GKADY,
4 Editor and Proprietor,
Wilmington, N. C.
CITY.
I.
ri
Travil o
) railroads very
irlat.
' Fresh a rivals at George' Myers.
ForoYerfcoats go to Shritr Bros.
jai n, r tinier, rainiest yesterday.
See tl
e revised price list ot the Post.
4
Ktt tha
Post OllicelvJiUbfcilijticu
listu '
Iriired visseli are aiding the .crew ot the
Persia,
4f Myerl,
Ii
rice List now ready 25 per cent,
" . -.? 3 ...: ! ' v f .v.-,,
for casli
Tito : it
ttenublican Committee mu3t be
called tpg
. The t5ii
- . .l T
Iish Blondes shake the light fan-
tastic
o
omul.
Largl ldt of new and. choice groceries at
the stofe q
flO. D. Myers & Co
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Mucri jSiseded. Agaa lamp at th'e cor
1'
nr of y
th and.Mulbcrry streets.
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All
id
w'orld without hi a
wife n)w
travels p(
futh to see bow the land
ies.
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Over; o hundred bales oi Itcottou saved
from the wreck arrived here: yesterday.
It is ka
d "although the ladies cannot make
us they, make excellent mates.
sea ca
ja lottery; but he who draws many
Xife s
corks wopt be likely to draw
much else.
It is
.When the work is
fin
ished that w
i -i
feel h
)W
iufinished is the workmanship.
Whcti
k girl wishes to be jrcry affection-
ate to
- ': - "I"
man.
bir lover, she calls liim a naughty
Peters
moithly selection of
music can be
h ofoij hjilf prjcie by;
subscribing
for the
Post.
tWli
s a man who beats Iris wife like a
I, . ' "
thoiiougli
i-bred animal?
Because he's a per-
fectlBrutc.' V
We near that manv persons", unlike the an-
el at the pck)l of Bethseda, ; iievcr trouble
the wa
ters.
Let all
w
ho desire fresh "11.1' and gro
ccrlc ncV-t-Call ;at 11 and 113
Front street
aud se4 Ci
corge Myers.
Naorii
hundrekl
married.
the daughter ofEnoch. was five
find; eight years old when she was
Courage, ladies.
We ivould call the attention of the pub-
lie tq t
Ixj yvaricd iAssor tmeut of groceries
now be
ing opened by our fricn
d J. G. Bau-
man.
1
Evefy good doctrine leaves
behind it an
planting of
ethereal
uitow, ready for the;
seeds
vest;
,v h ch sh al 1 bring an a
bnndant har-
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Many xiii honest man practices on himself
an amounc Joi'aeceic sumqicne 11 practieru
on others in a different way, ! to send him
to thdSta
e's prison.
. The human race is divided into two class
es, those v iio go ahead and do something;
and those who sit still and iiquire, "why
wasn't.it done the other way.
WmcL'lBaid a'gallanti admirer of 'the
sex, the other day, 4are deep as the blue
watered of your bay.'' "Yes," replied a crus
ty oldjbaciielor, "and as full of craft."
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'Gep. P. Rowcil & Co,, i 40) Park ' Row,
j New STork, Advertising Agents, is a model
I bu5ln'es-lioWe. " They "give! " more for the
I money 'than Wny other houso id the world."
I New1 Stdc: The 1 enterprising j ifirml of
I 1 fill nl Tl Pi"kdl lildf- r m wvs-wf a nr.
I rival"
Of choice goods. , We
call especial
gentlemen's
attention' to their goods for
wear.
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Cheapness 5 ia a great j'point with
Shrieri
Bros., and they i give more 'glove?,
collar, fteck ties drawers; socks' -and cloth
ag generally, for a small arnount than any
Remember!.. the i Salcof Tickets for the
Grand Drawing closes at 10 A. 1TM Thurs
day. As per nnir v ', 4 t
;' - , . 1 ;r. i - ..v -i -
experienced will save both ship and cargo.
The Cutter "Seward" gave all , possible aid,
and not until relieved by ilr. Beery arid his
w6rking ;party IcftC the enc oC lhcjdisai-
4 T h c h e w J; Red 1 and G i i t 1 (I r occry E t p r ess
wagon of George Mycrfc is quite p Source of
attraction. I 'TI15 Arrangements being com
pleted; tho ct:itockj will bet arrapgedj
store igeuerally fixed uji, and aUeadylfbra
glorious 'run orrajeji.dunng hbliday-sea-;
4-
-ft
, Knights of Pyt jiia$. Stoiicwali liodge
No. 1, of this order, recently established by
the fc-tiprenie (Jliancellorof the United States
in this city is in a prosperous Condition.
Wm. M. Poisson'is the) worthy Chancellor,
W. II? Gerkch Recording Scribe. Resul
meeting every Monday Evening. H -
It is currently reported through 1 ther-cUy-
that the North Carolina Annual Cenfe-recceJ
which convened iu Greensboro Mast week
has ma.de the following, appointments tor
the Methodist Churchea'of this city lorjthe
ensuing Con t orencc. y.ear Hy Froift"il reel,
Rev; Dr. ,R. S.J M()VacjFifth strtlel, IRcv.
Frank II. Wood. ; ; : : ' " - 4';
-The Grand Single NmberjUiuIipa
yNlje-N. C. Butficial ifssociatioh will tkke
place in 4h'e Thcatrfc tday at rl Wclock.
The public are invited, j Dress circle reserv
ed tor ladies., . Do hot ifail to come.XThe
commissions arisiDg frolit 'the" ales are for
benefit of the Ladies Benevolent Society.
Certificates for sale at t
o'clock. . :
le Theatre until' 12
' The Jleconstructed Farmer. Tarboro. .N.
C, only agricultural Magazine in the State,
authorizes disabled soldiers', wounded on
cither side, to retain 50 per cent.1 of all sub
scriptions mitlTnto llitijrlrdis.tn ithe?T
parties procuring subscribers, will retain
2o per cent. Price, Tvyq Dollars ;a year.
Every Postmaster is an authorized agent
Address Reconstructed Parmer, Tarboro, N
Marshal Canaday.and Captain Denton
have been making the hearts! ot some of our
citizens; glad by the erection of a sawdust
walk on the north gjdc:of. Mulberry east of
Sixth street. Cover it with Sallast now,
Mr. Marshal, so that persons can use it as a
walk to the Cemetery and, you will never be
forgotten a3 the Preacher said to. the coa
tributor of five dollars to a puO'lic collec
tion. v"- - )' 4-j; ,r . ;.. ,--:u 1 ;
HVe have been requested to call the at
tention of the city antuorwies to several
hor or mud holes in the side walk sriuth-
east corner intersection
Fifili streets, r 4 4
It will be remeibcred
of (Mulberry and
'$ -:'r
there is no lamp
there; the side-walk has hot only a step to
it,- bijt " is also narrow, and in wet weather 4
persons must either wade thrqugh the water
or leave the side-walk, whilchjis very annoy
ing to several of our congregations who-uso
this walk to and from 'Itheir respective
Churches. A word to the wise, we hope,
will be sufficient.
LadieiS Benevolent Society. The an
nual mcstipg of this Sociefy will take place
this morning, iu Mascnic jllalj, at 11 o'clock
A. M., when a short address may be expect
ed from a favorite speaker.! Jhc Ladies are
expected out in full lqrcc, and ready for
the various tasks to be allotted them. Re
ports, elections, and subscript ions to follow
the address. By" f equcii J 6f many jladies
the gentlemen of the Aiil aud Relief' Socie
ty are jnyited to be present and aid in de
vising more e$cien t plans for doing good
among those who seek oarjaiu,' V h "
i" B. B. bJ'TUc British tiBlonde Beauties
are inTtbwn, anrl as the j provincial papers
have praised, them we suppose they must be
all that the " most V rigorous might desire.
We have had a call from tho gentlemanly
"Dalton," and from hi ml we gather the fol
lowing facts : : 4 4;; f.; 1 - j;
"Miss Lisa Weber Was by far the bright-
est "star" thatleVrl slioneff id
thelblbnde"
bevy of Lydia Thompson's beauties." To
say that her assistants aye "British Blondes"
prove beyond! perad venture that Lisan
and her ladies are "Fair as fair can be," in
fact the leader cau say !lair to his eyes who
thinks me fair." f :
Let alt. go 4 and beliold
the "British
Blondes. "Long mayt;
wave their
gorgeous drapery around their lovely limbs I
We might say here par parenthesis -fttiese
t'L-i-m-b-s" are lovely! j
Mr. D'.Orscy Ogdcn lias i a . well sustained
reputation as a manager. iHe kept alive a
theatre during the war when any one else
would have incontinently succumbed to the
combined articles ot. war, pestilence and
famine. Osrden. of Richmond, will be
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'00(1- (i
111"
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.1 v.-e art
- 1 neighbors.
proverb that
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11.
It is aa old
when Satan
ndinaviaa
vnucs . to angle ;witb;-and finally catch a
man, he first sets him to borro
Drrowing 14 Just
it isn't fair
think of it. It is not safe
itf isaf AThe ubcripitibu price bf
Those who- borrow $it are cviciehtly inter-
cstcdirlit they oui4vritgo this troub
4 Let them subscribe and cease to anuoy
their neigh brs. f " i Y ; ' ;
atteution tcou offeJfftlie Excelsior given
ituinother column a3 the - Ladies' 'Depart
tp&jtiCf tiiat j Magazine 4 isvery. attract! va
Valuable.' tfisemb'sHished witbrW
pope engravings of the latest styles of Ludies'
Cost u mis, for o u t door and h ouse wear ; a
lirge' assortment of paitems for Ciklreh's
Garments, with plain' directions as to gen
ffal selection of material, trimming, makiriffi
up, &cv, jiBt' what is reeded by every. lacty
living away- trom-the tgreat?centefs; -Cbr-.
respoudence"aiid lOfiginaf receipts: aro also
ineludcitt this department. r : . 4
f Subscribe for the Pvst and we wiil i'ive
you the magazine one year as a premi u n. ,
RESOtUiToNS BY THE IJoAItD OP Al.DER-
meH. The. following ate -"thts R-. solution's
adopted by tiie; Board of Aide men, at tlieir
metiu'.ii'Uiiuy.night.' 4 ,
Wukkeas, The necessity for a eonVeuientl'ost
-Oflicc biiil'iiQs for thia growing city nas so much
impressed our -peoplej that t Heir wants have
been ui ade kuovVn through the uuusual channel
of a presentment of a (jrstnd Jary of the Uuited
States District Court,' in which they truly repre
sentlhat the present building used .by. the Gov
ernment fora Post Office,: Custom House, In
ternal Itevenue Collector's office, and Federal
Court KOom, is entirely unfit for any of these
purposes : it is hereby .
j 'Itesolved, Tfy&t the Mayor aud Board ot Alder
meu, iu common with their fellow-citi?ens, feel
ing the importance of having a new Post Ofilec
iu this city, which will be niore central and ot
easier access than the present building and for
that purpose; do respectfully and urgently re
quest that Congress will maka such appropria
tion as may meet the wants of our peoi)le and
that our Senators and RenrcsentativWfrairi this
State will use their inliuence to accomplish this 1
-2her?fic9olvctfi -Tbat'a'tbpy -of l hlBlJSeaitf ofc
and resolutidh be sent to Hon. JosepuC. Ab
bott, of the Senate, and Itou. O. H. Dockery, oi
the House of Representatives, with the rt quest
tbattliey ijrge the euaetoicnt ot Euch alaws
will secure to the people ot Wilmimrton a suit
able postofiice, which the wants of our citizens
so imperiously demand.
WiiEsEAS, The importance of further appro
priation by the congress 01 me umtea states to
thq improvement ol the Cape Fear Bar is most
appareuti in view of the present unfinished con
dition of the work, and the great benefits daily
developing as it progresses, .
Jtesolvcd That the AJayor and Aldermen ot the
City of Wilmington do most Earnestly urge up
on ConKress tlie: claims' bl this work, and re-
sieetfully request the Senators and Representa
tives in uongress lroni tnis atatc to onog tne
matter belore their- several Houses and solicit
liberal appropriations " to this truly national
work. I s.
Be it further resolved. That a ecpy of this res
olution be sect to each member ot CoogrcfS at
Washington. ;
The Raleigh Sentinel claims 410 majority
in favor of Manning over i Iloldcn in the
Fourth Districts i v- ' : ; r
The election for Senator i a place of Hon.
Joseph C Abbott; 1 took-place last Thursday
at Raleigh, h The following is tVe vote: 4,
.Hon. J. C. Abbott, 43.
non. Z- V. Vance, 03.
lion. M. B. Ransom, 4.
Several scattering. s
The Recorder thus, "does" editorially the
State Fair : ' - . r :
It is estimated that of all the young tdP
tors who went to the Wilmington fair
CJi urcldll of ths Standard had the most
pious prominence in "the sight-of the belles
ot that city j- Burnard) of the" "Star was
the doggedest C"0) bWr among tliem ;
'vbb'of lQyaroluiiaii was a judge of the
"shelled -corn" department; Grade(y) of
the Post WasU judge of all grades of black
and white cattle ; rriee ot tue Journal a
judge of the ;finest sample of dress goods ;
and Mac Swam 01 tne jxagie the oae wpo
made his "sweetest notca" without a
Ransom and Clien dyeL L
4The Hillsboro Recorder thus refers to tliat
Christian gentleman W. J. Palmer:
Gov. Holden in hia message speaks of
this cfEcicnt and honorable young man be-
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ing "cousiraiueu 10 leave uic-.uwiiu uy u
sense ot duty todiimseit anti iamiiy. ' 1 his
1 8 SO. -' . ' ' :: - i tf C- - 'r ' " ' ' -; " .
Mr. PalmerVjias now a position .for life
in an institution" in Canada that ' pays him
far better as 'Principal. We know the
taunts and' the mean insinuations Mr. Pal
mer had to undergo by .a few . so-called
"conservatives" ( but really "geese") in this
State. Abd now ret them put a man lnibis
stead who will be more usef u V; 5r 4; ' ; i
Mr. "Pinckncy Rollins has purchased the
Pioneerj of Ashvllle and thus manfully en-;
ters the. field ot editorial labor;," - t ,
5. While advocating inflexibly- the policy of
the present national Administration, I shall
endeavor to enforce my views 01 public ques
tion with fairness, candor, and courtesy to
my political oponents: If I' should at any
time differ with my political associatei upon
questions not properly test; of party alle
giance and loyalty, while I' shall speak my
mind freely and to the purpose, it shall be
done without bitterness or uukindnesi, and
in that spirit of forbearance which I should
wish extended to me whenever any just oc
cioiVforjcriticjsm pr4een$ure lupon the
.-.,1 Unriol nnnAnor rf fliia ntrtF ahnll arkp
Boiir owing. We b(
Iil;. c ... . . . .1 its t ;; ion 1 on tLa llh
day of July, lCJ. . ;Thi3 ; ovcrcmeat is
based on the politicali'and civil equality ol
all men, and it was lawfully and constitu
tionally established by the whole people of
State. The State had just emerged
ir?m & Protracted and elesbcrate conflict
tryln which ioahY vai aable ii Yeaac'd a vast
It was; hoped : and expected
ernment thu established
that the gov-
aftcr so much
suHertng arud many calamities would be
allowed to mOvc.quietiy ; forward, prelect
ing alh alike, dispensing its! ; benefits with
an equal hand, and preparing he way for
realization of that prosperity which the
State had , formerly enioyecL But the va-
liditv ot the -recorist ruction
acts was ques
the State was
ttoncd, and the authority of
represented a9 haying been derived in such
manner as to ; render it binding upon the
people only until an opportunity should be
offered to throw it off. J Combinations were
formed" in various parts!of tle State or a
secret character, the object ot which was
to render -.practically null a'nd void the-reconstruction
kcts and, set at naught those
provisions of the Fcderjallantl State Consti
tutions which secure political and civil
ttquality to the whole h body of out people.
My attention was ( first palled to these corn-:
binations iu October, 1808, 4nd I then deem
ed it my duty jto Issue 1 prplclamation, set
ting forth the nature of our; government,
the manner " in which it ha4 been estab
lished, vindicating its authority as a gov
ernment not nkrtiy de.Jacto hyt dejure, and
giving warning of the consequences . that
must follow it -any attempt suould be made
to subvert tnq government (
force the right of caflragas
any portiorjK 01 our citizen?.
r to assail oy
guaranteed to
a
In that pro-
clamation I .said : 4E very race of men in
this State is free, i The colored citizen is
equally entitled with the white citizen to
the right of suffrage. The poor and hum
ble must be protected in this) right equally
with the affluent and exalted." It was al
so enjoined upoti "all magistrates, sheriffs,
and other peacb o'fiicers to b-j vigilant, im
partial, faithful and firm in the discharge
ot their duties, magnifying and enforcing
the law, ferreting out offenders, protecting
the weak ,, against the strong who may at-
tempt to deprive them of their rights; to
the end that the, wicked mayt be restrained,
the peaco cietpr
d'alnelfTlic Steatntalncdfand fhe gov
ernment perpetuated oh the basis of. free
dom and justiess to all." i j, 4 4
Aoet in April j lSoy, after the General As
ting forth this; act, and giving notice that
"bands of men who go masked and armed
at night, causing alarm and terror jh neigh
borhoods, and Icommitling act of violence
oa the inoffensive and .delenceless,'' and
"depredators and! robbers." would be fol
lowed and made to feel the penalty due to
their crimes. ,' " : ' 4" .,4' : ' ' l "
And in -.OctbcTy 18G9, 1 a dcemediit my
duty to issue another proclamatibn, setting
fprth the fact that iuJ the .counties of :Le
noir. Jones, Orange and Chatham, "there is,
and lias been for soihe. months past,- a feel
in": -of insubordination " and! insurrection.
insomuch 'that many good citizens are put
in terror of their lives and property, and it
is difficult, if njut impossible to secure a lull
and fair enforcement of the laws." f I gave
notice ia this proclamation that violations
of law and outrages; in the aforesaid coun
ties rnust cease; otherwise I would "pro
claim! these counties :in a state of I murrec
Hiou," and. would "exert the
whole power
of the State to lenfbrce the law, to protect
those, who arejiesailed or injured, and to
biing criminals to justice."
And in March, 1870,1 was forced by a
sense of duty to ''proclaim anid declare tbat
the county of Alamance is in a state of in
surrection.", ''j- ." "':.44 4. 1 . '"'
-And iu June,flS70j I issued another pro
clamation, in which on account of ten mur
ders mentioned! committed jin four coun
ties, and other . acts of violence such as
whippirrg, and driving a Stated Senator from
the State I oflpred j rewards for he arrest
and cbnyiclion Of murderers, amounting in
the aggregnte tp a large sum. In this pro
clamation I denounced the outrages, such
as murders antj scourging )y the Ku Klux
Klan,:and also fetaliatioa by others, such as
the burning of btables, mi lis and dwelling,
houses; and I tfrged all ; officers, i both civil
autl military,.tolaid in bringing offenders to
'justice and restoring peace and good order
f those portions ot tne btate.
And in July, -1870, 1 was forced by a sense
of duty to "(Ie4are the county of Caswell
m a state of nsjarrection." .
In addition, these proclamations I ad
dressed letters t!o various civil anq military
Omcers, ana 10 uizens, urging uie necessi
tv of rcprcssinri thtse outrages and of en-
forcing the" law. For the space of twelve
months while the laws were thus being set
atinaiight, and jwhilegrand juries were laii-
;mg to find bills, or, f if they were found,
petit juries refused; to convict, I was almost
constantly importuned, "by . letters and in
i person, oy may joij-iue viewms 01 mese
outrages, anu was urgeu 19 iiaopt sonic
means of protection to society, and especi
ally to the victiins , of the secret combina-- J
tions relerrcd to; t&
4 jThcse combinations " were at first purely
political in their character, and many good
citizen a were induced to join them. But
gradually, under trie leadership of ambitious
and discontented politicians, and under the
pretext that society needed to! be Iregulated
by so rile authority outside or above the law,
their character 'was changed, j and these se
cret Klaris begajn to commit murder, to,rob,
whip, scourge aud mutilate unoffending cit
izens, j This organization or these combina
tions were called the Ku Klux Klan, and
were revealed to the public, as the results of
the measures which I adopted, as "The Coru
stitutional Union Guards" !"The White
Brotherhooi,"4nJt "The Irivisible.Empire.
Unlike other, secret poutic&i associations,
tney autuorizea me use 01 loice, wim ueu
Iir WponnnQ ti tnflnpnPe thf tpntion. Th
e
sembly had passed "an act making the act
of going raaskxid,! disguised pr ,'painted a
felony," I issued another pr jelamation set
tua ,lkj j ; ; d;.:-1 rce; tkb
ncinbc-r3 of the UL.., ;..1;3ts Ltiitcd, were
hostile to the principles on which the gov
ernment of the State had been reconstruct
ed, and, in many respects, hostile to the
overnrxrent ot the United States. ? They met
in secret in disguise; tvitb" armsy id a dress 1
of a certain kind intended to conceal their
persons and ihcir-Jiorses, und to terrifj thosd
vvhom Uiey ymenaecd vorssauited. 1 They
held their camps, and under their leaders
they decreed judgment against tbeiri peace
able fellow citizens Jrom mere intimidation
to scourgings, mutilations, the burning of
churches, school houses, mills, and in many
cases to murder. ; This organization; under
different names, but cemented by a common
purpose, is believed to have embraced not
less than ;fortyj thousand r0tera in North
Carolina. It was governed by rules more
or less military ,fu their character, and it
struck its victims with such secrecy, swift
ness and certainty as to leave them little
hope cither for escape or mercy; The mem
bers were sworn to obey the orders ot their
camps even to 4 assassination arid murder.
They were taught to regard oaths adminis
tered before magistrates and in Courts of
Justice, as. in no degree; binding when they
were called upon to give testimony against
their confederates. They' were sworn to
keep the secrets of the order to obey 'the
commands of the Chief to go to the rescue
of. a mcmljcr at all hazards, and to swear
forhimjisa witness, and acquit him as a
juror; ' Consequently, Grand Juries in many
counties frequently refused lo find bills
agttinst the members of this Elan for the
gravest and most flagrant violations of law;
and when bills wereSfound. and the parties
were arraigned for trial, witnesses, members'
01 oraer, wouja in nearly every case
come forward, and, taking an oath before
the Court on the. Holy Evangelists ito tell
the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but
the truth, would swear falselv, and would
thus defeat the ends of jus' ice. There are
at least tour Judges and ; Solicitors in the
State who will bear witness to the fact, from
thjeir cwn experience, that it was very diffi
cult, if not impossiulc, to convict members
ot this Klan of crimes and misdemeanors,
I pave information ol not less than twenty
five murders committed by members of this
Klan in various ; counties ot the State, and
hundreds of cases of scourging and whip-
PUK- very iew, 11 any, convictions nave
followed 4n these cases.- Tire tivfl'fW Was
powerless. One State Senator was murder
ed in the open day in a county. Court House,
and another State Senator was driven from
the State, solely on account of their political
opinions. In neither case was a bill found
by a Grand Jury. A respectable and unof
fending colored man was taken from his
bed at night, and hanged by the neck Until
he was dead, within a short distance ot a
county Court House. Another colored man
wp drowned because he spoke publicly of
publicly persons who aided in the com
mission ot this crime. No bills were found
in these cases. A crippled white man, a
native of Vermont, was cruellv! whipped
because he was teaching a colored school.
No bill was found in this case. The Sheriff
of acounty was waylaid, shot and killed en
a JpuWic highway, and the Colonel of a
county was shot and killed in open day;
while engaged in his . usual, business. A
county jail was broken open and five men
taken out and their ; throats - cut. Another
jajl was broken open and men taken out and
shot, one' of whom died of his woundl An
other jail was- broken open and a United
States prisoner released. No punishments
followed in the cases. The members of this
Kfan, under the orders of their Chief, 'Had
rip den through many neighborhoods at
Pht, and had punished free citizens on ac
ccjunt of their political opinions, and had so
terrified many of them by threats of future
v&itations of vengeance that they fled from
their houses, took refuge in the woods; and
dwl not dare to appear in public to exercise
tapir right of suffrage. Some of these vic
tims were shot, someof them werewhipped,
sojne of them were hanged, some ot them
were crowned, some of them were tortured.
sopo had their mouths lacerated with! gags,.
oie 01 mem uaci uis ear cropped,, and oth
er, of both sexes, were subjected to indig
nities which Were disgraceful, not merely to
civilization, but to humanity itself. The
memoers 01 tnis man, under the order ot
their chiefs, had ridden, defiantly and un
molested, through the towns, of Hillsboro',
Chapel Hill, Pittsboro', and Graham, com
mitting crimes, defying the law authorities,
and causing real alarm to all good people.
In? fine, gentlemen; .there was no remedy tor
it."' :i 11 l 11. . . , , ! .1
luesu evua mrougu mc civil law,: ana DUG
fot the use of the military arm, to which I
was compelled to resort, the whole fabric of
soeiety in the State would have been under
mined and destroyed, and a reign of law
lessness and anarchy would have been es
tablished. The present State government
would thus have failed in the great purpose
for which it was created, to wit :the pro
tection of life and property under' cual
laws; and necessarily, the National Govern!
ment would haver interfered, and, in all
probability," would have placed -us again;
and for an indefinite period, under military
rule. .
The report of the Adjutant General,' which
wll be laid before you, will contain' infor
mation as to the operations of the militia
in 'Alamance and Caswell, and statements
ofjjtbe expenses of the same. Any informa
tion on this or other subject! which the
General Assembly may desire, will be
promptly and cheerfully furnished.) ' 4 j
ifrhelresult; of this actionon the.part of
th Executive, in, pursuance of the Constir;
tuion and the laws, has been id the5 highest
degree fortunate and beneficial.; The power
ot-the State government to protect, main
tain, and perpetuate itself, has been tested
add demonstrated. The secret orgahiza-.
tiod which disturbed the peace of society,
which was sapping the foundations of the
gdvernmcnt,, setting the faw at defiance,
arie L Inflicting :vdanifold prongs on-ftlarge
pdritboof our people, haver been broken lip.
Well meaning, honest men, . who had ' been
deeoved info this organization, have availed
ci
character who remsia L -va nzZz ta
tremble before the aveaicj hsadcf power
The majesty of the law has been vindicated.
Tbepopr and humble now ileep uaiaolested
in their houses, and are no longer scourged
or murdered on. account of their political
wiuiuuis, -x eace anagooa oraex have Jfre?a
exception, ot the county of Rbbesoa, in
Which some inurderers and robbers art still
et large, but it is expected they will apeedi
ly be arrested and brought to punishment.
In view of this altered and gratify ing con
dition of thingsI issued! another proSacia
titin on the 10th of Uhisb raodtb revoking
torpor proclamations which placed; Ala
mance and Caswell in a state, of insurrec-;
tien. Allow me, gentlemenf to say to you
in' the language ot this proclamation of Jha
1st nstaut, that I trust that peace and good
order may continue; f that partisan 1 rancor :.
and bitterness may abate; that our people
of all classes and conditions may cultivate
harmony and good will among ; themselves,
and that the whole people of the State;
without respect to Dartv. mtv nnlte frater
nally and cordially to build up North Caro-
linn .. .''. . I ' ill 1-L " - 1 . : "
two, ouu iu .eievaie uer 10 me proua emi
nence which she once occupied as a member
of the: American' Union. i 7 ;
4lt will afford! me. pleasure, ; gentlemen; ta
co-operate, with .you id such , measures as
may e considered best I xalculatad to pro
mote the prosperity and happiness of our
people. 1 -: ' t . j - f. 'i
I have the honor to be, with respect,
Your obedient servant, ,
. I Yfi W Holder.
LETTERS FROM TUI5 PEOPLE.,.
Mb. Editor : "
As the "conservative" lovers of the "Con
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thins: in an exceedingly unconstitutional ('
-way ; I propose to assist them in their mak
ing the new five. democratic wards which
are to elect democratic aldermen, and who .
will certainly elect Mr. K. H. Cowan; Mayor,
and thus give him a grip on the Charlotte
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"conservative" lovers of lair and order.
wuere inai "iaw" ana mat oraer is exciu
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Ward dne," Journal" Office, Mr. JSogeU
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Cowan, Mr. R. H. Cowan, Alderman and
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