The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-04-28
The Organ of the Ku kiu,

The only paper in the State that attemr..
to defend the infamous Ku Kiux is the Tas
boro' Southermcr. Because the STANn,nn
denounced the rol,beries and murders &c
which these vile mscreants have been or;I,,
the organ of the played out aristocracy on
Tar" river takes up the cudgcl in behalf
OF the klan, and accuses US of slandcriro
the whole people of the State. This Ku
Klux editor calls our publications false. Tho
assertion comes with bad grace from for
sworn rebel, and we tell him that who,
he says our writings are irresponsible he
can easily find as much substance in them
as Don Juan did in the ghost of Fitz Fulk
if he cares to look for the responsibility Of
them"
The Southerner calls for proofs. Lett
editor lnok to Jones county. Has he for-
gotten the riot at Asheville? Does he denv
the recent outrages IN Rockingham, Granville
ana Alamance, perpetrated on inoffensive
colored people, where men, women and chill.
dren were beaten by disguised white rebels
1t is not three months since klan ofro,,
bers was broken up in Johnston and Woko
counties, and similar organizations now er.
ist in certain sections of the State requiring
the presence of troops, at a time when tbe
Soutierner says there are no Ku Klux rob.
bers and murderers in any part of the State
Then there was the isolated case of Mr0
Buxton who was disgracefully treated bv
the aristocratic Ku Klux,n her house and
carriage being fired into. There are MANY
cases of obscure persons, WHO have been
murdered, as the poor colored man was
murdered at Clinton, n c., in the darkness
of night by masked men who were instiga.
| ted by treason, malice and the devil
This Klan will be broken up in North
Carolina The Legislature has passed law
which will be executed, and every Ku Klux
who openly adheres to that infamous organ
ization will yet be visited with condign
punishment. If any officer of this State
fails to carry out the law, we shall call down
upon his head the execration of all loyal
and honest men.
The rebels think that we have short
memory. They are mistaken. The little
whitewash with which they have daubed
themselves cannot efface the black stains of
former crimes We do hold them up to
scorn-wedo remind them of their, sins, and
we lash them for them, as they ought to be
lashed, whenever occasion presents itself.
We tell them that they were responsible for
the war and all its calamities; they were re-
sponsible forthe riots at Memphis and New
Orleans; for the murders in Arkansas and
South Carolina and for the murders and
robberies in this State. They cannot hide
behind majority of the people of North
Carolina, and say the STANDARD is SANDER
ing the State for the STANDARD represents
twenty thousand majority of the people, not
one of whom is Ku Klux, an unrepentant
rebel or traitor. These are our readers,
and they know that we are bold and honest
in our flagellations of rebels. They have
sustained US hitherto and will still sustain US,
and when we denounce murderers and rob-
bers, and the whole spawn of the rebellion,
they will tell US to lay on and spare not
We shall do so until we drive every one of
the criminals into Jail or out of the State.