The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-10-21
Proclamation by the Covernor.


ers in our next paper.
Proclamation by the Governor.
Our readers will of course read with par
ticular attention the proclamation by Gov.
Holden. 1t is clear, calm, decided. patri-
otic document. 1t not only announces and
approves, but proposes to defend the Consti-
tutIonality Of the present reconstructed State
governments acknowledging the right Of
the private citizen to keep and bear arms for
lawful purposes. 1t expresses firm purpose
to punish, as the law shall allow, all at
tempts to arm one class of citizens against
another, for the purpose of assaulting or in
timidating voters. The rights of all classes
of electors to the peaceful exercise of the
ballot are wisely and strongly guaranteed.
The Governor hereby assures all good,
law-abiding citizens that peace and security
for life, rights and property shall be main
taineI. His appeal for the support of his
fellow-citizens surely will not be unheeded.
He shows himself to be truly slcepless
sentinel and an earnest and brave defender
of popular liberty. But alone, sinsle-hand-
ed his skill and bravery will be futile. The
people, those who have cloaked him with
authority must rally and by their words of
cheer, and advocacy, everywhere endorsing
and co operating with this measures, show
these who would make mischief that they
plot and cnnspire against host-that they
plot and conspire in vain.
Let those who are importing arms into
the State for murderous purposes, read,
mark and inwardly digest.
Ku Klux Outrages in Granville.-Men
and Women whipped.-A Mans Ear
Mutilated!
We have been furnished with the follow
ing, a copy of letter addressed by Gov.
Holden to the Sheriff of Granville county:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Raleigh, October 14th, 1858.
To I. MOORE, ESQ.,, Sheriff Of tile County Of
SIR:-Edward Mallory, colorei man, has
complained to me that on Thursday night last
number of white men, armed, went to his house
near Tally no, Granville county, took him and
his wife out of their bed, tied them and whipped
them severely. One of the men also with o
knife mutilated his right ear. Edward Mallory
has reported himself in person to my office, and
have seen the lashes and bruises on his bo ~,
and his mutilated ear. learn also that on the
same night the same bocy of men inflicted inju-
ries on several other inoffensive colorcd people.
In one case they dragged a colored woman from
her bed, thinking no doubt they had certain
colored man who is au active Republican, and
the woman breaking loose from them, they fired
upon her, wounding her seriously in the should
er and head.
II is the duty of the Sheriff, the Magistrates,
and al peace oficers to nfhtain the faw ard sce
that the people eprotccted IN their persons ana
property. When process properly issues to you
from a Magistrate, you have at your command
the whole power of the county to execute it. The
civil power must first be tried and exhausted be-
fore the military can be calledin Your authority
and power are ample for this purpose ION are
hereby directed to proceed to the neighborhood
in which these outrages occurred, WIN proper PER
process issued by Justice OF the Peace on the
oath of Edwaid d Mallory, arrest these despcradoes,
and see that they properly bound 10 answer
for their crime. have heard that some OF the
Magistrates in Granville are not prompt to act
when cases like these are laid before them.
Edward Mallory informs me that Magistrate
declined to act in his case, but referred him to
me- II should have clear proof that any Mag
istrate declines to do his duty, but allows such
cutrages to be committed and the criminals to
T. 20 at large, will at once revoke his commission,
and have it known of record that he is unworthy
of his place. good Magistrate is public bles-
sing but hesitating, compromising, ,cOwardly Of
cer is an obstruction to justice and right. Ii you
are not certain that you have all the necessary
| process in the neighborhoOd of Tally Ho, ii
| would be well to get Magistrate from some
| other part of the county to accompany you.
| deem it important that the detailed militia
| of your couEty should he called for. If they
were organized at this time, would not hesitate
to send fifty of them to that part OF the county
to act under your orders in terreting out thest
criminals, and impressing certain evil-mlndec
| traitors in that locality with a salutary dread
State authority. 1t is unnecessary to REMIND
you that the colored people have the right 10 bt
| as secure in their houses as the white people
and that the law protects them equally with thu
whites. II one race can be thus outraged viii
impunity, there is but one step more which sucl
desperadoes have 10 take to the white race u
punish such of them as are Republicans In TN
same manner These colored people must o.
| protected will not sit here unmoyed and IN
active when they cry for justice and protectloi
| against men whose treatment, as in the case o
Edward Mallory, is disgrace to civilization. IL
in enforcing the law, you should need ad, iet m
know it. l have full confidence in your tirmness
discretion and judgment. Magnify the law il
the neighborhood referred to, and teach thos
who have thus cruelty violated it, a lesson the
| will not soon forget.
Wv. HOLDEN,
| Governor.