, 1869-10-27
TIE KU-KLUK IN NORTH CARO-,
LIMA.
rroclnmRt,on by ahc <:oxernor.

E1ECCI1T1 DEPARTMENT oV NORTH CtRn1tSA,t
KALkiGD, tfct ~, 1-s3 !
Sot9tthstaut!tng the txtstenr~ Dr Re ice nnd
Pood orzltr In other portions OF 1ne STATE regart
rit; LeutE, Joret Ort, f., and Cha,assn. snerr
Is. Anh has been for some months past, fetfag
Of in.usesd'nas!on and tntnrEecsten, tc.oIach
lives and property. and It is difslcuIf. Il
tot in,res.,' !e, 10 tecnsr fun and
tetcltn, nntt cnn. cces to tr~ct, tho Execattcc,
that In the above count es = state Of teelt' e1-
i.tA v h!ch !s totally i5eoHnat h = WIN the frrc
exercise, ~ sne fz1ents OF the government, OF tnzt
don Of actiop, which Il -. nirth-.:<st af trcrJ
American In Leno'r ard 1oues. ssr:ous TIERS
fc,e!liy orened and the pF,tpI+1s tsten hare hcca
nnIdered: N officer q the lar has neen xas~
lad and slain onrhe p2hstc highway. aud another
while engaged IN bis ordinary asncaltonR Pr1vase
dxetlnrs have b<en ert.ftd and the eec7ea1ss
ers:f+a and .oG:e Of tnem xhspne'4 or murdered;
atd the result u, tnas tnas tst ta- ctrl! law,
though fir1uy Asserted aud nstnsa!ne4l, has rot
Wei I'd % cont'eE punishment u caasham The
jail has been fescihly opeIes. and prsoner, co1-
tutd Ilate seat+nce OF u cnaz. oI the Euued
large. in t..rse the ,11 has oeen Fotc,bly o?ea-
"a ED II Tr:sener- tc1lored Mer, taken cut acd
| acre dead, ore nas been ct7ei; metlla.ed, and
| oteezs have heer whipped. White cif,.ena have
been tularsa' iosa,ed ea,,' an .er1iassl Tbs ru
Er, eas teen repeatedly snradrd BY b1nt, Of
armed msa ta a.:sa.se % horse
pesstis,e, on nnosen.se e'ststrs @ ana 'tair ori,.
| Gers OF The law. MaEE OF The cuored people IL
Nee counties. ana TO trcccs:te77blc portion ot
tie y hste people, though ebedien1 10 Tic :hE AID
good Citizens, are 1s1ur unces cou-tart ap2-escr-
Folr hist 1hey ns5 tall ylcstms al any MOMENT TO
tLe malice u Their enemies
u is naas n! duty, under the cnusst.a:.nr,
NV, @ ssp,sese I irsafreeise n saaat sao 70 q
p@sss 70 sesny e III. s5 ~; Pozr!
10 enforce the law aud 10 rrn.ect 1nc es.s=er.
But tae lsw rnr7 te matr1a1ned- l have waited
u1d juntlce wooh arrest tteze y1oiat:ons Of the
law. Bat .nete evtls, 1attead OF diminishing hsEe
increased, and no course Il 1cf to n,e bus TO- tssut
a1l the prerle Of the ecunt'e- mentioned. .refn
e ensased IN she dserAnt 1taIaEou>a OF ls~
oe1e xee!ss1 g e'I ,. Ct ne~ e n
d ess1g esslzen ID The coonste. asore L
aia the civil power IN fesriet. en'o.renea:
II. IF o~n h1nt., Every citizen, oo1eFc: aanbse
Q. Hbaiestr hts coIcr. hss right TO he u peaec IL
n' 1x nense soa s7ss9s ne ~ 1e'e raSpSe e1se2
10 estah,.hed suthortr. +uch retsnns arc sgs:.o..
| focfe Who, ctssst.ed or ma.srL enter ths
tNeElires Of otsers By forec acd conn!'
e Of Of seens 'es6 and snea saoaS n'is' e
1ht d by bard tapor IN The PeattenlarJ: II taere
he ibnte rnn, w,tnons psetsrt Of osdes, na-s. o.
p.rrors are nurderers, sud should be punished
| Rereftinei5.
that mes v,c,s,.ops of is* sud these oarrases
thr efo,e' I'D c1uEt'es rru-f etas: otncr rs1-c,
| viii prociatu ftose counties ID sac Of ,psur,
State to epfoFce the Law, TO protect toose who arc
as&a,}ed Of INJURED and II ring cr7insfs to !1tce.
L. matter ike tbs there should o- 10 rsEsJ feel