The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-09-21
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journals "so-called," and pothouse politi-
clans of the same stripe, are advocating that
Governor Holden should be impeached and
deposed. Why is this? Is it because Gov.
Holden has inflicted any wrong upon the
good people of the State? Has he tried to
violate the laws of the State On the contra
ry he has protected the good people of the
State by enforcing the militia law, after it
was proven by time that the civil law could
not reach the case or protect the innocent.
If Governor Holden has not acted contrary
to law and has not committed any crime be-
fore the law, why this cry for impeachment
Why ask for his removals Is it because he
broke up and demoralized their secret, mid
nigtt, murder0us CLAM Is it because their
party has been exposed and its nefarious
acts brough. to light is it because murder
ers and assassins will be brought to justice
Is it because the leading men of their party
have been proven to be aiders and abettors
of murderers and assassins Is it because
these exposures will surely defeat and kill
their party at the next elections Is it be-
cause those elected to high positions fear
that they will not be allowed to enter Con-
gress to which they were elected by the in
timidation of this murderous Khan? We
think so. Admit for arguments sake, that
Governor Holden did take and use extraor-
pinary means to suppress the Conservative
" so-called" Kuklux Klan; ought not all
loyal citizens sustain him
for it ? Here, in North Carolina, men were
scourged, whipped, hung, and otherwise as
sassinated, simply because they were loyal
to the United States Government, and were
Republicans in politics. The wives, brothers
and sisters and friends of the murdered were
daily praying the Governor for help and pro-
lection from this murderous Klan. Loyal
Republicans were daily calling on the Cover
nor and showing him their lacerated bodies
because they were Republicans
and asking that something should be done
for their protection. The Governor issued
proclamation after proclamation calling on
all good citizens regardless of party to sup
press these midnight murderers and assas
sins. He appealed in vain. His proclama
lions were laughed to scorn and the out
RACES continued. Honest, hard working
men feared to enter their own cabins at night,
but sought the wild woods as shelter and
protection from this Democratic Kuklux
Khan. The Courts had failed to convict in
a single case because the .juries were made
up of the very same men who belonged to
the Khan, and in many cases were themselves
murderers.
What could the Governor do? Should
he stand idly by and see the loyal people of
the State whipped, inundated and muir
dered, and not raise his hand to protect
them? No honest man will say yes. The
Governor resorted to the only means left to
suppress this secret Instruction. He ar
rested these vile miscreants by the aid of
the military. Evidence has been obtained,
and they will he punished by the civil law
of the land for their crimes
Many of the leaders of the so called Con-
sentative party have fled the State. Others
will be exposed by trials yet to be had and
will be branded as culprits by all honest
men, while thl memory Of the Governor will
live forever in the hearts of all true lovers OF
their country. But what has Governor
Holden done to be censured? Does lie not
deserve the plaudits of all good men for ex-
posing this disloyal Kuklux party and band
of murderers We say he does Look at
the contrast. The same journals and pot
house politicians who ask that Governor
Holden be deposed, and are crying out for
against him, are applauding the
rebel Governor Vance and demanding that
he or some of his stripe shall be elected to
the Senate of the United States.
Let us see what Vance has done to deserve
the support Of this Khan. We think he has
filled the bill" and deserves their support:
In 1868 and 1864 he was the rebel Cover
nor of North Carolina, forced upon the peo-
pie by Jeff Davis bayonets. By his orders
and through his influence loyal men were
shot down, simply because they refused to
fight against the government. and the veryCon
gress where this Vance wishes to take seat
now. Women, yes, honest poor women were ar
rested by his orders, taken from their homes
and little children, and placed in prison.
pens, and every species of punishment re-
sorted to by his pet militia, by and through
his Vance's) ordersl to force them to reveal
the hiding places OF their husbands, broth
ers and fathers. Titheing laws and con-
scription acts were enforced against the peo-
pie of the State, in support of an illegal
governments government actually at war
with the very United States Government
which Vance, as member of Congress, had
sworn to support. Numbering, scourging,
and every conceivable atrocity was commit
ted by and through his orders. Did this
drunken Kerr, in the rebel papers, NOW Con-
sentative papers,) ask for his impeachment
Did they hold meetings and applaud Union
men who resisted his tyranny Did they
offer to make martyrs of them and hoist
them into position No, they were either
shot or driven like dogs. out of their native
land. This same rebel party, now the So
called Conservative party, applauded him as
the model Governor Of the South. He was
promised the Presidency of the Confed-
eracy. But let loyal Governor arrest
men who have been guilty of scourging,
whipping, hanging and numbering union
men; yes, numbering meI because they
were Republicans, and opposed to rebels and
traitors; and cry the is Immediately raised by
such a low down drunken beast as John
Kerr to impeach him. Yes impeach him !!
He should allow Republicans to be muir
dered He should allow rebels and traitors
to intimidate loyal citizens by their mid
night murderous Klans If he has them ar
rested he must be impeached. Yes, this is the
reasoning of the blood-thirsty, low down, So
called Conservative papers of the State, and
the leaders of the so-called Conservative par
ty Yes, depose him! Depose Governor Hol-
den for protecting the innocent from the mid
night assassins knife and halter! Depose
him because he has exposed the so-called
Conservative party and has shown that it
was organized to do these deeds Yes, de-
pose him for being loyal to the Government
while you were disloyal! But raise your
banners high, sound the loud timbrel for the
great and the glorious rebel Vance, who ar
rested the wives of loyal men by his militia,
imprisoned and tortured them to make them
expose the hiding places of their husbands,
who refused to fight for his glorious jeff.
Davis confederacy! Shout aloud for Vance
for the United States Senate. who had poor
union conscripts shot down like dogs for re.
tusing to fight against the very Congress in
which you now wish to seat him! Shout
shout for Vance for enforcing jeff Davis
impressment laws, and tithing laws, until the
people were nearly reduced to starvation =
Shout, fathers shout, mothers! ! for Vance
who enforced the conscript law until father
son brother. all. were in Jeff Davis camp