The New York herald., 1870-07-22
NORTH CAROLINA.
Progress Of the Civil War Through.
out the State.
The War Programme-Radica Despsration-t
The August Elections to be Carried BY
Torror-Kirk's Army Outrages While
on the Way to Raleigh-Habeas
Corpus Played Out.

Va tAo way 10 halo1Sh-daDoas
Corpus Played Out.
GREENSBORO, July 10, 1870
1t may now safely be said without fear OF exaQs
geration that civil war Is In progress throuahouu
this State though so FAR none OF the acts have re-.
suited in b0odshed Everywhere you 60 the people sra
intensely excited over the high-handed ana wsrlikS
measures Of Governor Holden, In sending band Of
armed cuthroats and fugltves from justice over the
State invested with the extraordinary and arbitrarN
power OF an army OF invasion. In some places tho
people appear to be terror stricken and 30 COM
ple;ey taken abacK by the 0utrages Of Colonel Krk's
unlawful rabbie that they can scarcely believe they.
are living IN free country In time Of peace. The
worst terrors OF the late war are again realized in
this peaceful section OF North Carolina IN q moro
fearful and alarming manner Spies in.O Eners and
unscrupnous detectives precede the Gov4
ernors army OF terrorism, the advent Of which IL fo|
lowed In each neghborhood by the arrest OF the most
respectable and influential citizens residing there
Midnight, too Is tho hour selected for penetrating
these unJusunable ana unwarrantable Outrages<
Houses are surrouned by Kinks armed band, tho
inmates are threatened with instant death II resist
ance Is made and citizens are dragged In the pre-
sence Of wives and daughters, from their beds and
homes to the imprisonment OF camp, subjected to-
the vile curses horrible eers, and infamous threats
calculated to provoke insurrectlon, war and blood
She'd then human endurance is great indeed. Many
uns0phscated travellers from the North innocently
but Indignantly demand the meaning and cause OF
this infamous
wARLIKE PROGRAMME,
But beyond the information that an election taxes
place next month, IN which the prospects Of Governor
Holden aud his party not very bright, they learn
nothing The beginning OF 1t, however, was fully
stated in fne HERALD month since. when
raj negroes we're sent TO the Penitentiary for six
years each for committing midnight outrages ON
their sable brethren while disguised and represent
ing themselves as members OF the Ku Klux Klan-
When through the tnsrumentalty OF the Loyal
LeaguetS there are perpctrated q number or out
RACES, mostly on coloed men. and all rauicaa In
tain counties in state OF nsurrecton calls out the
militia appeals to the President for United States
troops, and lastly authorizes Kirk TO raise regiment
OF one thousand men to carry the elections by terror
anls Is the prosramme and It is now being carried
rights ana privileges OF the citizen.
WHO is KIRKY
Is another question frequently asked, and where did
he come fro!n2 Few know nucn about min beyond
the fact that he Il native OF East Tennessee, who,
from 5oth armies, composed OF North Carolinians
and Tcnnessecans and alternately played the Union
AN @ as me neone IN e
among wloin he was u terror IL Is alleged ehat he
committed several acts of violence ana bloodshed IN
still amenable TO the laws; but the band OF despera
does with whom he has always been associated has
thus far saved him from the clutches Of the Sheriff.
II was because he was peculiarly fitted, as man
devoid Of every principle to perform the duties OF
an unscrupulous military tyrant, that Holden en-
ployed Kirk. He might probably have searched the
country and not found another possessing the same
qualifications In SO striking manner outside the
walls OF penitentary. !
o. rocr,,o, nv xirn TIE AMda ndsr com,ss,o, ,ror,
Governor Holden; but after al the offers of bounty
promises q Of prSmps Pay G good cioI11ng excellent
Of having "good ume," Kirk could only succeed
in enstiOg about four hundred and seventy WORTH
large humber Of them are East Tenesseeans, former
followers OF Kirk many are exceedingly old In VII
lany as wen as years. Quite number are youths ln-
be collected In any other portion OF the country.
They remind one Of u set or pententiary convcts
turned loose with desperadO at their head While
yet III the mountains. and before they were
MUSTERED IN
North Carolina, OF which his Excelency Governor
Holden is Commander.ln-Chlef, they commenced
any citizen who should. by word. look gesture, Of
feId hem one Of the first acts Of the distinguished
lawry against gentleman named A. 9. Avery, re-
siding at Morganiown, who, one Of Kinks men
order was issued at to tho command that any OF
them were at liberty TO shoot Avery ON sight; but
10 aes before 9 1s oa Se
charge against Avery was entirely uniounded-
They next as already reported IN tho
HERALD, attempted to fire upon tho guests OF the
Mansion House at Salisbury White at supper in the
dining room, for no other provOcatiOn than that
Of the band discharged pistol which they swOre
came from tho house. When they arrived nj Raleigh
and. were mustered In a lieutenant named Bosher
was despatched with squad to make raid through
the adjoining counties, in which lie
ARRESTED NINE YOUNG MEN, /
most OF them at night. These victims Of tyranny
were brought to Raleigh after great fatigue and
suffering in camp and lodged In jail What the
charges against Them were could not be fathOmea,
but alter several days. confinement they brOughs
before United States commissioner at the urgent
solicitation OF their friends, when they were dis.
charged. Kirk was then ordered by the Governor
to proceed with o competent force to Alamanca
county, where he has since arrested conservative
candidate for the Legislature and several other ct
Zens Wrlts OF habeaS corpus were Issued by Chlel
Justice Pearson, Of the State Supreme Court requir
ed In court and show cause why they were deprived
OF their liberty In reply to these legal orders, Kirk,
with an utter contempt for the sacred rights and
privileges o. the Citizen said
'.rHAT SORT OF THING IS PLAYED OUT''
And the CHEF Justice finds his legal authority set
at defiance by this ignorant and lterate desperadO
who Is backed up by the Governor. Upon this point
it Is believed conflict Will take place between the
executive and judicial departments OF North Caro-
lima.
uOLDEN's OBJECT.
It s openly alleged The Governor has no Idea that
tyrant OF kirkS Dl0odthirsty disposition can live
long among the people. He wishes 10 provoke @,
paign In Aamance Holden Will be gratlted. II the
people can be driven to desperation and conflict
with Kinks freebooters provoked, then Holden
could say rebellion did exist in the State, and In
few days he would have corps OF such men as,
Kinks ana u commander infamous enough to lea a.
thein II one such could be found.