Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-01-22

ro,1>,so,, The historical interest OF tht
letter viii amply repay It's perusai' NC
one caf, read this exposition without d.
increased Animation for the worthy mar
who placed upon record this manly protes
,.gainst the tyranny and wickednesS OF ou'
military rulers !:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ~ -
RALEIGH, Dee. 81, 1861.
It the Superior Court Of Law OF Gran
viyIo county, in March, 1865, two negro
nan were convicted o. rape on the body
= Susan J. Daniels. Onc OF the conYlcts'
William Cooper, MAS executed; the othef'
henderson Cooper, escaped, and, IS / atn
.uiorineI, took refuge in Virginia. al"
,sas still in that STATE IN the Hall OF the
year 1866.
Igent the Sheriff Of Granville, with ray
,aoniSit;ou on the Governor OF Virginia,
for the rendition Of this fugitive irom JUS
ice, Governor Pierpont gave the Sheriff
lis warrant accordingly. When the Sherlf
.sens to Virginia lie found that the fugitive
7eas IN Washington City: wheEeunon the
Sheriff hired q man, who knew tAc crlmin&l
nd his Whereabouts in Washington, to 90
..,,r 4, Washington City and hunt him up.
Justice Waiter granted warrant and
.,olicemar arre.tsd him and put him IN
r,iqon, Deputy Marshal ?. Dolrs and
ms tice Walter sad tLat they could not give
liln III unGe- The warrant Of th8 Governor
ny Virginia Uitn0u. LIS consent LAT tH@1
t..ey would gi.1 him up Il 10 would COZ
nj t. - voluntarily butif lie would not
gyncaut IL 70 voluntarily lie would DC de
I-iled II :1l5on IL: The Sheriff could re-
fsrD e. iii. ely All set requLsitlon Tor
his el,~rerfler On ne authorities OF the Dis
.rict IL Coiumbla. Upon representation
If these facts to tie criminal by the Sheriff
INA policeman, Is consented TO come sol
slntllrily II the Sheriff would promise that
he criminals wife should be allowed to
,i.it hita occasionally in jail. This the
sheriff promised and performed. He vent
Voluntarily on board the Potomac boat
nth the fShariff and was brought and con-
ine5 m the Granville Jail The Sheriff
lae twice made this statement before a
Ifitarv Board, but Generals 9iokles and
CANDY take care to 1ecite, II their official
3fapors that F" he vas pursued Gnd cap
tfiTod IN WashinctUr, L. c., Oh the 10Th
.f October, 1868, after the surrender of the
raF,el forces and arih9M cus process Of Tar. q"
Ahv this recital was so carefully preserved
nd reiterated Is not perceived, unless with
tae ,,urpose of showing the rebellious and
,,etiant snirit oG the Sheriff Of Granville
one Of the most Quiet men IN America,
teading him 10 go 10 the National Capital,
s.nder the neGe Of Congress, and la7elea5ly
n arrest and bring awnv 2 citizen Of Atrl-
ZEN descent
At the Shrine Term Of 1867, Judge Nar-
ZEN presiding. the Sheriff WAS ordered TO
'.sua tic convict on the 9TH oi April ell
-nirr. On tie 1Bt Of April, 1867. General
elckies issued an oHdGr to Col. Eonlford,
Post Icrq4nanJer harc rcCitip.. that - the
prisoner Tas tried and convicted by 2
roart not recognized 10y the United States
.,at the prisoner Cscapgd from the custody
e nersor- ennaeed IL armed rebellion
crai,. 81 +he Tr-1ed St&tes and he was prr-
Ied ana Y1captnre1 IN Washington, D. c.,
-, the "1tI Of October, 1866, after the sur
.nnder IS Inc rebel forces and without cine
t,rc"ee # l,.w, and ii i4 hereby ordered
aat tn" rcntcnce pu3 all tho proceedings
in the csc i,s and thew are hereby revoked
nd declared null and void. lie further
riders the commanding officer Of tht
i}i1lr:-. q North Carolina to take Hender
on Cooncr. freedman, in military custody
nd investigate the allegations against
mn. and report what further action IS il
lis iuaqment necessary GndprQner.' (See
copy annexed, marked d.
it is understood and admitted that this
-cticn was based upon an er pGrto prelimi
,arv enquiry and report made by BVt.
;ri~. Gen. r Avery, Inspector of tho
'recdman's Bureau.
Sometime afterwards, YVES furnished by
,ten. Sicklas with the report Of the Court
If inquiry organized by the commanding
officer here. (Of which Court Gen. Avery
was q tnernher,) ? copy OF which, marked
T., is annexed. The report, dated the &c
II April, 1867, shows that the Board die
ut summ0n or examine the victim Of the
avtrare, nor her little daughter who wit
messed 4, both ST their homes III the ccuD
nv. no.. Sc far a3 I can learn by tho re
port or otherwise. any other person who
was witness at the trial, noE the Solicitor
who pzosecutod, nor either Of tho two able
tlvyers who we're assigned by the Court
md who defended tho prisoner, though
me CT them lived On the ground and the
thor not fax OIL Il does not appear that
ny effort vas made to sutnrnon apy OF
The allegation that the negroes, who
new anything o: the case, evidently
toaredthot personal violence would be done
them, should they testify to anything dis.
pleasing TO their lormer masters, and that
tho white men who we're examined gave
their testimony IN guarded and cautious
manner, seeming TO fear that they might
"a sono way reflect upon the fairness Of the
.ction e their own Courts, " IS 8 story 1T
ally to be ted 70 tho marines. Everybody
EHow3 that under the present Government
# the military and Tree3men's Bureau, no.
s9dy has anything 10 fear who takes sides
it'll q negro, or abuses the civil govern
moat Of the State
Tie report states as :he opinion " Of
t..v Board, that tho character OF tho prose-
eLt-iz Il bad. Whether this opinion was
iounded ou any evidence, or Oh what ovi-
cClCc, I am ignorant, but from the fact
ila! 10 evidence oG this character was ad-
',uced either il the civil court OF on the
t~.ol before tic Count Martial to which I
nall presently refer. it is fair to infer that
here WAS 10 SUCH evidence before the