The weekly standard., 1870-08-03
Col. Kirk,s Command.
HEApouAnTERs 2ND REGIMENT,
N. G. STATE TRooPs.

HEADQUARTERS 2ND REGIMENT,
N. G. STATE TROOPS
Camp Yaaceyuitae, IDLY 24th, 1870.
Mr.. EpIron.-Allow me space in your
columns to correct some statements made
by the black, dirty, filthy, lying, rebel sheets
OF this State, about the proceedings of the
State troops. under the command OF Col. G.
w Kirk. They have been splitting fire and
venom Mt Col Kirk and Gov Holden si.pplyi
because ,hcy are true patriots and lovers 81
naace and order. These filthy sheets have
written nothing but iies and hraped slauderl
md abrse ppon Col. Kirk and his command.
eyer since they have been called into the
service of the State. We have been repse-
sented by them before che public as
a band Of outlaws, murderers and cut
tbroats. This shows plainly that tley still
possess that devlish splrit Of bate and rebel
lion; that they are still keeping up the
same old trade they followed IN Sxty-nhe,
of lying ard misrepresentation N leadias
the public asiray from the paSh ot drty,'ie q
ruin and degredation. Lying Hnd s'et5eiiioa|
commenced with the, aeyil, and OF course
;' ws saseot So Is; ,,j 8
them tell it they are the ioet ilsilo cert
lures that ever lived It IS ) ,iar i1tt
inaocent beinas Should be disturbed or IN
terrupted in any manner. | woWd ask
every rational mind in tie State of North
Carolina, TO pause and consider well vino 1t
is that caused this great cormosion III cur
State Has it been the loyal men of our
State who have been wearing these midnight
masks. pcrpesrating these dark and licinous
, crimes, in killing innocent females and
drawing loyal white men and coioled men
cut of !heir t'eds at night and assasslnatlrg
them in cold blood No, thank Almighty
God iiist no such principles belong to the
true Republican Patriotism teaches all
good citizens that treason must he made
otiious, and traitors punished. The list oor-
rectIon / wish 10 make, is about the acts OF
our forces ct Newton. The Sentinel has made
!, great hue and cry. about Kicks outrage
up II Mr.. Lawson FTy, the Railroad Agent
As to 8Ir. Fry being naltreaied by; any one ol
our troops, it is entirely false. Col. Kirk
did not allow any of his troops to get of
the train at Newton Two or thIee of the
nfficers WHO had heard lew days previous
IL Of the writing upalIt.s box Car which
stood near the depot. left toe train and ex
amincd the box car The writing was slime
what delaced, but could be read distinctly.
Dead men tell no tales, Kirk. X. K. K"
The Agent was interro1ateG why he allowed
such thing, to be done. His reply was:
He did not KNOW Who uio H. Iney toia
| him he ought TO have Rubbed u On at tne
start he replied = lie didn5 Know It unui
| the day previons." which they knew to ile
| false, us the writing was in :. large hand and
| plainly to be seen by all passengers, the car
| being directly opposite the door OF -he DE-
| pot. He was told il he would get the per-
! son who did it be should not Ue molestod.
! He answered in very rough manner. " He
didn't know who did H." He was then told
I that such things could no; he allowed, aud
| that he must wash it off And as 10 pulling
and kicking him out or the house. it is un-
true. He was made 10 wash the writing OFF
the car, after which he was ordered, unbe-
| Knowing 10 Col. Kirk. to write - Kirk is O
man, .very inch Of him. Col. Kirk, find
inc out what had been done, made them
erase what had been written, declaring his
men should not degrade themselves in such
a manner: if the KukIux were low enough
TO commit such acts. his men should not
Was the Sentinel so kind and quick &c
| klCk up WHICH tiiS huhiuA "SAS be"''iA-
Union men and hanging c0lored mon in III,
vicinity of Newton9 think that was ;tca
nf another color. 1don't blame Mt Inrne
Tor wanting Col hiriS aisniissea: II wa
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as their pistols, amt ihe inhlanS' some i",' q
or thirty n NUMBER bacNett OF OF 'H1 pi'
u iorn so'ar iiiiiy Steps hi'; St"' h>'h a.
= one "lile Fniiinn 0i INC ef""t' GiaWlh,s i'l'
ne coats, dtiied The coaaha'" swearing IN
II. could pick ten men ou. oi that place
n con!d lies rs up easy. Rms enFagel
is soldiers, and each ieFenp@ fis gun. Wou
n SION have iald ile 'pfy sFnund:el 10 t
IS dust, but Tor ,hcl'' oi!lfeTa aru giiiant Cn
Il ne, w.lo wela lovers oi peace and ord
who prevented them tsom hfIas, One
the officers lest the commend a:ter I'll
were quoted, and went over 10 af; 90.
ton, VINO was sufroundeu oy i'is ftpei Iunl
Ut friends some fl.ts yafus dis'ahS iom
IL command. took the rebel hero 10y the thrt
e and struck him Bio" on the SIZE ol
ne head with tls iiss. the chcct Of whlch.
a prired him OF his courage AMI Sauth'
ne chivaiy, his hand tell by his sice saying
III would surrender, but the officer ihinkl
so certainly he must be mistaken, that suc
OF hero as that would not surrender from
lh- light q cause, gave him another blow p
'is ting his boot t" hinl several times WI
iu made hlm cry ont to the Coi"nei takesil
Tx away. I've had tae iharrhoa several DAY
en The Col. took -pdy on MN and re'ca
sh him from the hanas o. ne oiiceF. me
iie then told the cisizens MS nieh shonla pen
ne themselves and motest no person, thelr U