The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-06-09

We have waited tor some days to obtai

We have waited tor some daysto Obtain
the facts concerning the murder of Sheriff
Cungrove. During this time we have care
! fully RETAINED from saying anything that
could in any manner be construed as the ex-
preston of a partisan feeling. Our rule is
to do justice to all men at all times, and in
this instance We have followed it to the let
ter. We have seen newspapers assailing the
reputation ola murdered man with malig-
nifty so vile and contemplate as to render
the assailants unworthy the notice of honest
men, yet we have remained quiet that we
might not injure the innocent, or, by publish
ing to the world the atrocities of band of
wicked men. injure the interests of the State.
We did not wish to use the Jones county
tragedy as a party weapon. We did not
wish to charge that any political party of
North Carolina would resort to the knife of
the assassin to gain power denied it by
the voice ofthe people. We did not, of all
things, wish to see party aspect given to
this most unfortunate occurrence, and in
our announcement of the murder gave out
that it wassprobably the work of band
OF criminals, to whom the dead man had
rendered himself obnoxious by his unf1inch-
ing efforts to bring them tojustice. We did
this because We had regard for the interests
of the State and the reputation of our
people. Who is there, that can
say that we have not been just in
our coursea not one. Why have not
the Democratic papers pursued the same
course2 Why have they been SO eager in
their efforts to blacken the reputation of the
murdered man, and to create sympathy for
his assassins Are they aware that the
murderers belong to their own party and are
: they defending them in advances Such is
the inference drawn from their conduct
What are the facts? An officer of the law,
who is universally disliked by his politi-
cal opponents and loved by his friends,
starts from his home to attend the trial of a
noted criminal. He goes but short dis
lance when he is fired upon by assassins
concealed by the roadside. A score of
shots are fred by these cowardly murderers
who dare not face one man. He falls from
his horse MORALLY wounded. His sole com
panion is also MORALLY wounded, but still
has strength enough to escape The assas-
sins come forth from their concealment, and
approach their victim. He still lives, but
the hearts of his murderers know no pity.
Their pistols are at his head. Shot after
shot pierces his brain, and Orson R. Col
grove is dead! These demons, satisfied
that their hellish work is complete, disperse,
confident that they cannot be discovered.
The shots have been heard, and men arrive.
They find the mutilated body of the muir
dered man, who but one hour before had
left them in the full vigor of manhood His
clothes are on fire from the close discharge
of the weapons of the murderers. The
ground beneath him is drenched with blood.
His wounded companion is found.
The dead and the dying are borne
to shelter. The dying man, knowing that
he is near death, is sworn in the name
of that God before whom be is so soon to
stand. He knows one of the murderers.
He swears this as the last statement of
dying man. The murderer's name is Has
well. A short while afterwards and he is in
the hands of the law. One incident occurs
that is too strange, too significant, too re-
voting in its brutality not to be put before
the world. Citizens of the county of which
the murdered man was Sheriff, openly re-
joice at his death. They are Democrats.
Over his dead body, from whose CHASTITY
wounds the blood has not yet ceased to flow.
men declare that the act is good, that the
Is DIVIDING LINE HAS BEEN DRAWN
AND THAT EVERY WHITE REPUBLI-
CAN WILL BE FORCED TO LEAVE
THE COUNTY OR BE GOT RID
OF IN THIS MANNER" These men
are also Democrats. The news of the
murder spreads like wild-fre throughout
the State Instead of deploring the fate
Of the murdered man and epdeayor-
ng to aid the law in ferretine out
The assassins, many papers assail the charac-
Ter OF the dead man and do all in their
power to create sympathy for the murderers.
They do not applaud the deed but consider
t Just.JSa6Ie on tine ground that he opposed
he people OF their party. These papers are
he organs OF Democrats. They give vent
o excavations, not against the murderers, but
galnst the murdered man, and the party to
which he belonged. They affect to condemn.
ut In reality applaud the murder. Their
1ends feel the influence oftheir support, and
o not hesitate to threaten similar deeds
gainst other men. The men whom thew
lreaten are Republicans. The sentiment of
nat section of the State is divided. The
republicans condemn the murder-thc Dem.
Gratis tacltly approve it. The murderer
mo has been arrested is a Democrat.
nus the people will see upon whom
.splclon must rest-the Democrats of
nat district. We do not say that epe,v
emocrat in those counties endorses this
orrible Crime, for many of them are too
onorable men. but the majority of the
democrats of those counties are said, upon
God authority, to rejoice in the death of
he late Sheriff.
To this pitch is their party hatred carried.
We do not advocate any party retaliation,
'r the punishment of these murderers and
leir accomplices belong to the law alone,