The weekly standard., 1869-11-03
in Wakc.county whomake tbi. .

in Wakc,county who make this
complaint, should bear in mind that ~ Of
tailed Militia Law, inasmuch as the n' "' De
tiles of Wake have called in due fo,s a''o'
the Detailed Militia, pro0ides Mat The n q. ''
nor can, yhe thinks proper, call for '''s'
them betaoeen the ages Of 1s and 40 - Wy y
Chatham or Orange as militla. n. " %
want to go9 No. They would r,,b ~e!
the few poor white men who have L.' se
rolled, and the colorcd men go. Rnt a @,
may say they would not serve. Sum-. 'atg g
Governor should test them, how rF,s n ae
they feel, if held up as resisting ,bo' nOOd
the country? " Of
There are few of the colored n;,.
between Raleigh and Morrisville wi. i''a
arms. They are under good CON- nave
and will commit no violence. Tbor
there to protect the defencelcss vh aH
threatened, and not to make wa, ~ 'e
The Governor has not called out tbe,e aa!l
ed men as matter of choice, but b,s'" .''
the law must be maintained, the desn, ,''U'e
must be shielded, and the substas,J" "Iss a
men aoiU not come toroard to performs. ,'@
Is the Governor to blame9 %
But it is said Orange and Chab,,
be proclaimed in state of insp,,.. '"
This would suspend all civil law, as !, D'
suspended in 1866. The Constitute ""
fers this power on the Governor in fl. wy
resort, and the Courts would sustain n; S'
1t is idle to assume that, in any even, % Il
Governor would not be sustained. II u
State power should fail, which is not Iil1
the Federal power would be invoked =,
it stands ready promptly to aid.
But we trust that no such alternate, =,
be presented. The Governor is mo,t
ious for peace and quiet. He has Son, /.
messenger, not as detective, but asa, Ga ~
to all the people of the Counties meptioraa
who will earnestly appeal to them for NJ,
own sakes as Christian people, for the .,E.
of the State and of law and order to g..
their faces against all violations of law ;,
matter By sohom committed, and to take st,,.
to vindicatc the ancient character for roa,
citizenship and submission to authnr;. ;,
which those Counties have, until reccrt,.
so proudly maintained.
We feel sure the Governor has no Mast,
feeling in this matter. He has no viii, >.
shield friends or to punish enemie, n.
knows no man, no party, no color in ,5e
performance of this duty. But tkar n,a
be maintained. Esery human being must Ie
protected under the Lau. Tile Mu onlu ,,r
arrest and punish. Political organization,
whether secret or open, will not be interlg,
ed with SO long as they are pacific in the
operations; but when they arm themsel,
and go about to right their own wrong
whether real or imaginary, or to regula
neighborhoods by force and violence, tn,
must be restrained and the guilty anon
them brought to punishment. There can
no war OF races in this State, for the gener
government would promptly put stop
any such war; but there may be confc
and bloodshed which all good people wou
deplorp, and which would not only serious
retard our prosperity, but bring disgra,
on the State. Conflicts and bloodshed vi
not be provoked by the weaker race. III
not natural that the weaker, the ignoran
the unwarlike should make aggressions 0
the strong, the educated and the warlike. |
therefore, these conflicts should come, an
blood should flow. and houses should b
burned, and horrors of various kinds shOu,
stalk in our midst, the condemnation wout
rest chiefly on those who take the sword
to execute their purposes, in violation Q
law, on the weak and the defenceless Baa
Christians, as patriots, as lovers of the com.
try and of peace and good will to all, let US
put all these thoughts far from us, and laN"r
to promote and to build up condition o
things in which violence and discord vii
cease. and the two races will live tOge,he
in peace and harmony.
Those are the views of the GovernO
which it will be the business and duty
Col. LoNe to explain more fully to the PEE
Pile when he goes among them. :