The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-04-24
Carrying Deadly weapons.

Fai Carrying Deadly Weapons.
Gen. Sickles' recent order prohibits the
barbarous practice of carrying deadly
weapons by the civilians of End military dis
trict Their concealment on the person will |
be deemed an aggravation of the offence;
and whenever wounding or killing shall re-
suit from tile use of such weapons, proof of |
the party carrying or concealing deadly
weapon, shall be deemed evidence of felo-
NOUS attempt to take the life of the injured
person; and further, any person convicted
OF ar assault with deadly weapon shall be
deemed guilty of felony, and shall be punish
ed by Imprisonment at hard labor for term
not exceeding ten years nor less than two
years, in the discretion of the Court A
violation of the order in relation to deadly
weapons will render the offender amenable
to trial and punishment by military COM
mission.
This order will not interfere with well-dis-
posed citizens. They never carry deadly
weapons, concealed upon their persons, and
are ever quick to discountenance such
barbarous practice by others.
We presume that this order does not pre-
vent hunting-we can see no reason why it
shouldn't hunter must take care to use
his weapon only upon lawful game, not on
human beings. 1t does not disarm the peo-
pie. Let their weapons be left at home when
they mingle on the streets or at public gath
erings, and the disorderly, dangerous portion
of the community can drink whisky, if they
will, without winding up the spree by shoot
ing or stabbing some inoffensive individual.
1t is protection to the loyal citizens,
white and colered. Look at the riots at New
Orleans and Memphis-and remember the
numerous murders committed in remote dis
,, tricts in the Southern States. Every time
| there is difficulty between two men, some
body hands one of them a pistol with the
usual words encouragement, ''shoot him!"
If it is a olored man, in such q case, his life
is not worth a penny.
We desire to see this portion of the law,
therefore, strictly enforced. President John
son prophesied war of the races if the color
ed man was suddenly made voter; and Gen.
Sickles, it seems has not overlooked that
danger, bnt has commenced in good time to
restrain the turbulent element of both races
We apprehend little danger in this respect
in the present posture of affairs but an
ounce of prevention is worth pound of
cure"
AS to disarming civil officers, constables,
policemen, &c, we are not so well inform
ed.-Howcver, the military is now the para
mount power, which upholds all these civil of
fcers. Let it be understood in all quarters,
that if an officer of the civil law be resisted,
the bayonet, a guard-house and military
punishment await the offender and the
baton of sheriffs and constables will at once
become more powerful than ever before Our
petty officers will not need pistol to enforce
the majesty of the law--their presence
will be sufficient, and one word from Their
lips will bemore potent than the usual ounce OF
lead So it is in Europe, where peace and
order reigns supreme under military govern
ments, and human life is held more sacred
than it has ever been regarded even in this
hitherto favored country. We are no pane.
gyrists of such forms of government, and
only desire here to present these facts plainly
as they exist, since they can but commend
themselves to the sober second thought OF
our people. Therefore, wetrust that this por.
ton of Gen. Sicsles order will be universally
respected and obeyed, and that no man ip
the State of North Carolina will be arrested
and punished, as he ought to be for violating
this law by continuing the unchristian prac.
tice oil carrying concealed and deadly
weapons.