Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-09-03

be useless for any attempt to be made to
sue out habeas corpus, as the evidence is
deemed sufficient to convict.
Daily Journal I'd.
Robson County murderers and Robbers
Captured.
LUMBERToN, August goth.
| Editors Journal AS SO many reports,
and many of them incorrect, in regard
to affairs in this county have been circu
lated, I will give you an account so far as
prudence and proper regard to publicity
will justify.
The militia turned ont in large force about
two weeks since to HINT up these outlaws,
but owing to the complexion and manage
ment of such undisciplined crowds, mostly
colored, they did but little in tho way of
effecting the object desired, but within the
last few days O large number, about
twenty, have been caught and lodged in
| Jail, in more quiet way. Among them
four of the murderers of Reuben King, to
wit John Dial, George Applewhite, Cal
vim Oxendine and Stephen Lowry, two
only of the six who were present at the
shooting of King aud Ward are still at
large All OF these fellows are muattoes
of the old issue, always free anu always
great scoundrels On Friday evening last
Shoemaker John B" was brought down
from Fayetteville under arrest; he is also
one of those outlawed by Judge Russell. -
Andrew Strong, who was released on bail
last week, has been rearrested and placed
in Jail. Enough has been done, we think,
to break up the gang who have infested
this county for the last five years.
The trial of these fellows will do doubt
implicate many others, and bring to light
robberies and murders which are now in
the dark. A court is very much needed to
try these criminals at an early day, as q
strong guard has to be kept all the while
to prevent escape. The people through
the country are much rejoiced at the cap
ture of these fellows, and feeling of safe
| ty, not expressed for some time, will now
prevail. I will add that not one of those
now in Jail is white, and but few who
were former slaves. There seems to be
bad feeling i'll this county between the
free mulattO and the black negro, as shown
| by tho fact that the former would not
trust any of the latter in any of their MUIR
der or robbery enterprises. Y.
We publish the following from tho Now
York Herald as Il matter of record for fu-
tnro reference
North Carolina Politics.
Report of an Interview with Governor
HOitlen--EIo DeGncs Ills Position Before
During end Since the RebeIIiOn-IIis
i Views Public Affairs Generally and
state Affairs in P"rticuiar--The state
Debt.
WAsnINGToN, Aug. 10, 1869.
The great moral effect Of the recent cleo
tons i'll Virginia Oh politics and parties in
tho South renders the views of prominent
public men in this section at the present
time interesting throughout the country.
Your correspondent, therefore, availed
himself of tho opportunity afforded by
recent visit to Raleigh, the capital of the
State of North Carolina, to call on Cover
nor Holden for the purpose of ascertaining
his sentiments on public affairs. He found
the Governor worry atfablo and communica-
tive. He does not believe in q logged and
obstinate adherence to exploded or dead
issues, but acts on the principle that q
statesman must keep up with the progress
of events, if he cannot guide and control
them.
Your correspondent introduced the con-
versation by remarking Il notice, Cover
nor, that you have been particularly hon.
ored by the opposition paper since my ar
rival here, which represents that you were
one of the most prominent instigators of
the rebellion in the State. and supported
the doctrine of secession, and that you on
~ changed your opinions when the rebel
| lion became failure. / should like to be
able to present your own account of the
matter.
Governor-the information you seek is
such as shall have pleasure in communi-
eating Like other public men, my acts
are open to criticism, and in the present
temper of a portion of the southern people
I am continually the subject of misrepre-
sentation by those who have not yet learn
ed the necessity of yielding to circum-
stances which they cannot control. The
assertion that l was all active advocate of
the right of secession is entirely unbound
cd. AS a native of this State always
took warm interest in everything rela-
ting to State affairs My position in ma
tional politics prior to the war was that of
an old fashioned Jackson democrat. That
was a party that always adhered to the
principles of national unity, while it siren
uously labored to define and maintain the
| right of local government in the States, as
guaranteed by the constitution. When
secession became imminent, in tho early
part of 1861, [ took strong grounds against
it. North Carolina as you are doubtless
aware, was the last of the southern States
that seeded. It was only after all the
others had passed ordinances of secession
that and my friends yielded to the move
ment, which now like whirlwind swept
everything before it. The secession party
was not composed exclusively of democrats
Men of oil shades of national politics Join
ed in it, when resistance would have been
certain destruction. When it became Ger
tain that the ordinance of secession would
pass the Union men had NO alternative left
but to fall into the current.
Correspondent-Your case, then, was
similar to that of A. 81. Stevens and other
public men in the South, who after op.
posing secession to their utmost, felt it to
be their duty, when opposition became
unavaling, to go with their States?
Governor-Exactly SO, and felt it to
be my duty when the issue of the war was
decided against us to lose no time in &C.
cepting the arbitrament of the sword and
submit to the central government. My