The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-05-13
UNJUST PARTlSANS.

1t is impossible for an upright soldier,
who has difficult duties to perform, to suit
all classes ofpeople. and we may always ex-
pect to see more or less abuse hurled at him
from the parties that his actions effect. But
IN land where all, or nearly all, are brave
soldiers, and where nearly every editor lex
cept our saltpetre friend,) served in one ar
my or the other, and therefore know an
officer must discharge his duty, even if he
loses his life ; we are surprised at The tone
County tragedy. ........
These papers, and all the reports, admit
that Carney was charged with murder, and
that when Lieut. Kenyon, an officer in the
United States Army attempted to arrest him
in 1868, he murdered him-murdered a
United States officer, who was in the dis
charge of his duties, and when it was this
man Carney's duty to submit to the author
ity of the United States. But these parti-
san papers say that Carney had not been ar
rested by the Sheriff for two years, although
constantly about the Court house, and there
fore the United States soldiers who went to
arrest him on the night of the 18th had no
right to go in the night time and frlghten
the ladies. ......
Can the editors of these papers still claim
the superiority of Southern Justice when no
grand jury indicts man who has commit.
ted two murders, but allows him to go I'M
harmed and Dragging about their Court
house, Does it make no difference to the
Conservative citizens of Pitt County whether
a man murders clay eater or simply IL ne
gro and Yankee officer And they howl
n, g
of Pitt County, if it had any knowledge of
this murder two Years ago, and failed 10
indict him the Judge who went through
the mockery OF dispensing justice whip
ping negro for a petty theft--or listening
with pompous initiation to the harangues Of
his noisy lawyers, who failed to charge the
grand jury To inquire into this matter, should
be arrested as accessories to the murder.
To read the editorials Of six or eight of
the rebel papers in the eastern portion of
the State, one would think that this Carney
was hero who had died nobly defending
his honor, instead of q man whose hands
were red with innocent blood, an acknow-
edged murderer
These papers, like chained dogs, growl
and snarl at all that trnnspires, except the
useless movements of their needless selves.
With no wish to suppress robbery or muir
der, it committed by a southcrner upon
Yankee or a negro, but boiling with virtu-
Gus Indignation if they are arrested! Moth
ing to say if the southerner murders the Off
Ger who goes to arrest him, but greet disgust
shown when he is killed, after trying to muir
der the second officer sent for him. Express
ions like /" the noble old man, are not in
very good taste. 1t makes great difference
to these editors whose OK is gored.
The following is Gen. Canby's report to
General Grant of the transaction, dated
Charleston, April 30:
A detachment of the 10th Infantry, on the
25tli instant attempted to capture Roderick
Carney and party, charged with several
murders. Carney, while under arrest for
murder in 1866, murdered Lieut.. Kenyon, of
the 2sth infantry, and escaped. On this oc-
casion two soldiers were killed, and the Off
Ger in command, Brevet Major Lyman Brad
ley, was wounded. On this occasion Carney
and his son were killed, and a son in-law
badly wounded.- WiLmin1ton Post.