The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-12-08
The situation in North Carolina.


4 North Carolina Grand Jury, sitting
in Orange comfy Of that State, few
DAYS ago, made a sweeping presentment
of persons and organizations for vio-
larions Of law aid the public peace.
The presiding judge was one A. w.
ToURGEE. who himself comes in for
share -! tie attentions of the Grand
Jury
The tlrst case mentioned in the pre-
sentiment i that of certain Lieutenant
CROCKETT. Bureau officer, who is
charged with allowing two fellows to
escape from jail upon paying him $50
and a gold watch. The same officer
wautonly airaigned Chief Justice RUF.
IN, a venerable jurist eighty-twO years
o! aEe--a Judge whose opinions have
been quoted all over the country and
even in England. The arrest was msde
81 the instance OF "a worthless negro,
Sbo had trumped up fraudulent claim
lor service, aud who, pistol in hand,
served the writ himself, instead of per-
m.',.a. 4 Sheriff to do so. The Chief
Justice attended, and the negro was
non suited The negro renewed his
complaint before another officer and
vas again "ou-suited. The same Lieu
tenant CROCKETT compelled a white
man named FAwCETT to surrender to a
freedman a threshing machine and two
cows. The surrender was compelled by
threats OF arrest aud after the Bureau
man had merely heard the negro's side
OF the case.
Tie Grand Jury present all secret
political Organizations, Loyal Leagues,
Kin ak'uI hIans, Red Strings and Heroes
Of America, as dangerous to liberty.
hey also present certain editorial in
Tue DAILY Standard, entitled "UOrk,"
aud an address said to have been writ
'rl 10y Judge READ of the Supreme
Court, and signed by eighty eight MEN,
arIs Of the North Carolina Legislature,
Mc.uding the Lieutenant Governor and
Tie Speaker OF the House, "as Infamous
productions, calculated to incite TO
rape, rapiue, plunder, murder and
arson"
After reciung sundry other acts and
Ie''nTcs Of dcmagogues and politicians
acting IN the name of law, TO promote
".s3ord and confusion, as we'll as to
o'uS the State into disvepute, the pre-
'rlimeut concludes with center sIot
aipolitical judges
lie Grand Jury regret to see the
PRESENT judiciary so utterly unmindtul
oi The examples of their illustrious pre-
-g,e>Sors, and especially, in these days
o' 20 !tCal chaos and social upheaving,
% Nre the beach descending to the hust-
.a9N. bandying vituperation and per-
'o-aI abuse with the bar and with pot
"'l'- pOlitiCians-each the assailant
s'd N turn assailed; the bench charg.
'lS The bar with larceny, forgery and
Ll.s.stealing; the bar retorting that
'le bench had teen ca sded by a negro
aNon debt justly due, and forced
~! this harsh process of the
aR, to pay the money, after being
Sl.ed out and forfeIting his bail! The
oar also charging that the bench was a
.Alrblrd and q convict from the peni-
'entiary of Ohio, All this very natu-
ally ended in fight ketween the
otHch aud member of the bar, as the
;9Fmer jourueyed on his way to court!
ms breach of the peace between the
'ench ana the bar occurring on the train
aud IN the ladies' car. and so much to
."elr terror ann alarm that the conduc-
'or threatened to put the bench and bar
N he train, Notwithstanding the bar
.Jddly proclaimed himself director of
The road,
These things are we'll calculated 70
oung both the bench and the bar into
I''Tepute and to degr de them in the
rsinatiOn of the people. The bar
should be the seat of all that is knight.
" chivalrous and true; the bench the
l'ode of justice, dignity, integrity and
calm deliseration; both shsuld be above
>Rspicion.
Let the fountains of justice be poison
y, and the waters that flow therefron
Wi! be bitter as the waters of Marah t
al who drink ofthe poisoned stream.
ihe Grand Jury do present each anG
ever! one of the judges whs have taker
,Pen aud active part on the hustings
VIII: Chief Justice Pearson and hi.
associates, Justices Reade, Dick, Settl,
anG Rodman; and the Circuit Cour
iTTuges, to wit: Judges Cloud, Jones
T"ltS' Henry, Russell, Pool. Thomas
hhsn' Cannon and your Honor, q
n,rSiIy ,HSy OF conduct unbecoming tn
inaIlaIy-always ina saving and except
Judge Mitchell, ahd instead of pre-