The weekly standard., 1869-10-06
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On Tuesday we received series of reso-
lutions purporting to have been passed by a
meeting of the citizens of Chapel Hill. The
resolutions were so shamelessly partisan,
and SO manifestly unjust, that it was an in
suit to send them to the STANDARD for pub
| lication..
We sec them published in the Sentinel,
which is right enough, as that paper is the
organ of the party to which belong the men
who drafted the resolutions.
The resolutions arc simply rehash of
the articles of the Sentinel for the past six
months, and contain such arguments and re-
Elections as are always used by the Copper
head orators, of whom, and their followers,
the meeting was composed. l.
The amount of the second resolution is up
braiding Gov. HOLDEN for refusing to ap-
point white magistrates "when requested to
do So" and Prot. Pool and the Board Of
Commissioners for electing negro .consta-
BILE. This the resolutions represent as an
outrage upon the white people, which goes
to show how sincere are the professions Of
the Democracy that they honestly
accept negro suffrage"
The next resolution is an endeavor to
prevent any militia being sent to Orange
county to stop the outragcs of the Ku
Klux. The resolution afirms that any at
tempt to do so "will put ut hazard the
peace and quiet of the community" This
is threat. No intimation has been given
that any militia will be sent to Orange
county, but we can assure the gentlemen
who got up those resolutions that the militia,
if sent by authority of the Governor of
North Carolina, will not be molested with
out heavy punishment falling upon the
men who shall dare to resist the authority of
the State? Can they understand thats
| The next resolution expresses the "be-
lief" cf the resolvers that the Ku Klux will
be disbanded as soon as the "Loyal League"
is disbanded. We would like these gentle
men to state how they became acquainted
with the plans of the Ku Klux, and who
gave them the authority to speak for them.
As it now stands, it looks very much as if
the members of that meeting and the
members of the Ku Klux were on extremely
confidential and amicable terms, and this
fact does much to explain their fear of the
militia being sent to Orange.
The next two resolutions are deliberate
defence of the Ku Klux, based upon false
premises. They are so bold and so open
that we give them entire:
5th. That while, in our opinion, it is the
imperative duty of every good citizen, first,
to seek redress for grievances and repara
ton for injuries, by the ordinary process of
law, and while we believe the welfare of the
State demands that the most profound ven-
Grafton, respect and obedience be paid to
the law and its duly constituted officers, we
are yet not prepared, hastily or without re-
serve, to condemn good citizens and true
men, who, in self defence resort to other
means because they fail to obtain from the
law that protection and security which
they have Alright to demand.
9th. That in our opinion the redress of
grievances by any other process than that
provided by law, is liable to so great abuse
and fraught with so much danger to the
peace and harmony of the State, that we
think it ought to be resorted to only in the
most extreme cases, and then only with the
utmost prudence, caution, discretion and
circumspection. ur
The statements in those resolutions are
false. When did the citizens of Orange
county ever fail to obtain from the law
that protection and security which they have
a right to demand?n Never.
On the contrary, it is those "good citi-
zens," of whom they speak so affectionately,
who by midnight murders and attacks have
done all in their power to render the law
powerless, that they might drive out all men
who would not submit to the dictates of
the " Democratic leaders.
Who ever heard of democrat being
attacked by the Ku Klux2 No one.
And yet, after the State has been baptised
with blood shed by these midnight mur-
derers, called the Ku Klux, these moderate
patriots, these peaceful citizens of Chapel Hill,
'are not yet prepared, hastily or without
reserve, to condemn good citizens and true
men, who, in selfdefence, resort to other
means because they fail to obtain from the
law that protection which they have right
to demandm Thus We have the Ku Klux
endorsed as good citizens and true men, and
virtually encouraged to pursue their career
of bloodshed, cheered by the expressed
sympathy of their fellow Democrats"
And these are the resolutions we were
asked to publish We tell those gentle
men that we would see them and their reso-
lutions in the lowest pit of hell first, and
then not do it. T.
1t is just such meetings and resolutions as
these that sustain the Ku Klux and induce
the committal of the crimes that are DESTROY
ing the good name of North Carolina, and,
together with tn: Misrepresentation of such
papers as the Sentinel keeping down the
bonds and injuring the credit of the State.
We condemn CT ime, no matter by whom
CO mitted, and wish to see it punished, no
m after whether the punishment falls on a
Republican or a Democrat, and We also con-
demn these resolutions and the men who
made them, for they will do much to encour-
age crimes which every good man, regard
less of party, is endeavoring to check
We ask the people of North Carolina, re-
gardless of party, what they think of such
resolutions and the men who are base enough
to pass them.
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