The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-10-26
from the Daily Progress. ]

| Union, war, disunion, anti Convention Wings
From the Daily Progress.]
| HEADQUARTERS MILITARY Posi- OF RALEIGH, X.
| Raleigh, N. c., Oct. 81, 1857.
| CIRCULAR. ..... ...
The attention of sheriffs, magistrates, and 9TH
er civil officers of the counties comprising this
post is invited to the fact that evil disposed per-
| sons are imposing themselves upon the commu-
nifty in various places of this command, particu-
larly in the country, authorized agents of the
government or the State, thus creating much mis-
chief by deceivlng, robbing and committing out
| RACES upon the ignorant and unprotected under
this assumed authority, thus fomenting civil dis
| cord, and misleading parties in the commission
of acts in violation of good order and public tran
| guilty. -....
organizations of white or colored persons
bearing arms or intended to be armed, not be-
longing to the military or naval forces of the
United States, are unauthorized, and will not be
| allowed to assemble, parade, patrol, drill, make
arrests or exercise any authority This will not
| be construed 10 prohibit the lawful enrolment of
| the militia" Attention is invited to general Or
pers, No. Z, headquarters department of the
| South, Charleston, s. c., September LIST, 1866.
Sheriffs, magistrates and other civil officers
whose duty it is to preserve order and maintain
| the laws and existing orders of the department
and district, will give particular attention to this
matter and take necessary measures to break up
the organizations, and practices alluded to, and
as far as possible, bring the offenders to punish
| ment.
By order of Colonel j. V. BoMFoRD:
DAN'L T. WELLS,
LIST 1t Sth Inftry, Bvt Maj, U. s. A,
Post Adjutant.
The above important order has just been
issued by Col. Bumford. 1t is fact that re-
bells and traitors are very defiant in their tone
and manner, and that some of the leaders
among them have threatened the extermina-
ton or expulsion of the colored race. 1t is
also fact that these leaders are sedulously
engaged in infaming the public mind against
those of our white citizens who are Repub-
licans, thus paving the way as is believed, to
civil war in our midst, to be commenced
whenever the Congress shall deem it its du-
ty to take proceedings against a recreant
and tyrannical Executive 1t is known to
us that one instance exists in which
evil disposed persons have pretended to
act as authorized agents of the govern
ment," committing outrages" and attempt
ing robbery upon the ignorant and uupro-
tected." This case happened in the adjoin-
ing County of Granville. Some evil dis
posed persons" including soldier of the
United States, recently arrested in Granville,
and held under arrest for whole day by
force of arms, an ignorant colored man,
with the view of extorting money from him
unjusty. 1t became our duty to bring this
case to the attention of Col. Bomford, when
he acted promptly. The soldier was identi-
fed and punished, and the other parties gull
ty of the outrage will no doubt also be pun
ished. The organizations" referred to by Col.
Bomford, and as to which he quotes the rule
of law, must be the secret organization of the
Knights of the Golden Circle-an organiza-
ton VIGOROUSLY reasonable and dangerous
in its character, which had an important
agency in involving these States in rebellion,
and is believed to be still in existence The
law quoted is evidently intended to refer to
this organization, armed or" intended to be
armed" 1t mast refer to it, for there is no
other organization in the country of a war
like character.
The vigilance of Col Bomford, therefore,
in the interest of the loyal and well disposed
people of his district, is to be commended.
He snuffs the danger in the breeze, and he
sounds the alarm. 1t is to be regretted,
however,, Has ilOC at
his disposal, in every instance, subordinate
civil officers of known and approved loyalty.
1t is to be regretted that many of these
officers are in active sympathy with the very
evils Col. Bomford is laboring to remedy,
but his industry, attention and fidelity will,
it is hoped, overcome this difficulty
In conclusion, we would respectfully call
held by Rebels under the guise of &C Con-
servatives," and to the threats which are
made in these meetings, and IN the papers
controlled by the Rebel leaders, that the |
colored people Of this State will, in GER
tain event, be ertermainated or expelled from,
the country. We respectfully submit to him,
if wholesome freedom of speech under
military law, is not abused by per sons who
thus threaten MURDER or EXPATRIA-
TON ?-and if "evil disposed persons"
who thus g" assume authority" to g foment
civil discord," should not be summarily and
severely dealt with2 NY
Our compliments to those nice young gen.
tlemen, Messrs. Jones and Johnston, who |
conduct the Charlotte Daily News. We
hope they feel better. By the way, what about !
those five American citizens, called deserters,
who were shot in Forsyth during the rebel