The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-22
NORTH CAROLINA.
They are Hunted Down and SlSot
Like Dogs
sc. &c. 60.

From the Southern Christian Ineinsencer august 81
II tenth part Of the reports true in regard 70
ali parts Of tho SOUTH thicker and fassr most shook
ing state Of things exists From localities wheo there
are no national troops come reports that these usorss
nate creatures being hunted down Ike dogs and do
spatched without ceremony The newspapers in the
south filed with accounts Of these brutal mrdcs,
winch foot up TO aggregate 6 several hundred deaths
per day, which doubtless only small portion Of tho
number noticed An Alabama paper says that this ba-
siness has become extensive and common that
planters even boast that they could their lands
wan the dead carcasses OF negroes Seriously speaking
Il Is matter which demands the prompt astent'ooof
II negroes be shot down daily garrsoned towns
where tho authorities unable to stop this state q
things It is very reasonable TO suppose that this brutal
work In carried on extensively where the blacks
beings s fear, the practical working " the consp
racy TO exterminate the coiored which revolving
to this Christian age just God will hold the govern
every life thus sacrificed DESERVING these and
projection in the hour OF need and thus leaving them
their fate, is inhumanity q cruel as the grave
crime for which the nation will DO punished, eher by
financial bankruptcy chaotic discord and on,
pcstlence which will not leave enough OF the living V
Our neighbor of the National Democrat member
OF Golden Circle and reformed rebel 10 referring
10 this subject in his recent ISSUE saysThs alarming
increase of deaths among the blacks is fear but the
developing of the extensive conspiracy alluded by
in last which has for its object the reinstatement
of the negroes entire erterntina,ionmore likely
the attcr-whch was not expected world be apparent
10 the public until after the Withdrawal OF the nationa
troops and readmission u the Union had been 10
cured. Good behavior and discretion having accom-
pshed this then they the Knights Of the Circle count
the protection and assistance Of the State and local
authorities, If the Southern states obliged
TO rat;fy the constitutional amendment abolish
ing slavery, which Is claimed will be a dead letter
event The armies sbanded all fears OF renewed
h0sies removed and tho ascension o! the democratic
party power according TO their guring, also TO DO
realized a matter Of Those whom the gods
seek To destroy they first make mad. Therefore va
that unless this barbaouS work rear
that General Butler will succeed project OF
be maintained by the proceeds realized from the combs
oil the dsoyal which he claims is the rome
dy together with negro suiagee which viii secure tran
guilty TO the government protection to the colored
people aud justice 10 all concerned All this will 10
realized unless the Southern people withhold Their sym
patty announcement from these malcontents In
thus posing their fendsh designs hope TO destroy
their owl influence and our prompt return TO
the Union which will not be accomplished for years 10
left TO prosecute their suicidal work,
Iron the Raleigh Progress, August is
SIX NEGROES KILLED.
We ieard from Colonel Laurence cammandant OF tho
post Goldsloro that negroes killed at or near
Warsaw two weeks ago. The facts as related 70
Colonel Laurence, followsThe former owner or
the blacks left the approach OF the Union army, mo
blacks remaining They went TO work aud made crop
The former returned recently and ordered them
The negroes refused and the proprietor OF tho
place. getting neighbors with arms, ordered tsm
ing six. These facts being reported at Wilmington
company of soldiers sent mp, and tho affair viii 5e
investigated by the authorities at Wilmington, hss
| not been done already