The New York herald., 1870-12-25
NORTH CAROLINA
The Radical and the Democratic
View Of Impeachment.
Opposition Of the Radicals to the Measure-Yo
Fierce Democracie on Impeachment-vie and
Arguments Pro and Con-Political Outrages
and How They are Managed-The Recent
Barn Burnings-startling Disclosures
Prominent Republicans and Loyal
Leaguers Involved Constitutional
Convention-The Governors Council.

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RALEIGH, N. C., Dec. %, 1910.
Both the political parties here view the impeach-
ment OF Governor Holden through their own pecu.
liar spectacles and, OF course see 1t In quite DIFF
ferent light Both are full OF party preudces and
party animostles-ir may be said bitter hatred OF
each other-and while one party demands the i'm.
peachment az an act OF justice the other denounces
1t as an unqualified outrage. During soIourn here
OF two weeks and In visits to portions OF the
State have thoroughly canvassed the sense OF all
classes upon this one important subject AS seen
from
RADICAL STANDPOINT
the impeachment Is regarded as nothing more nor
less than vndictive rebel outrage, superincuced
by personal animosty against the Governor because
OF his unionsm In the trying times OF the war; and
his subsequent course as loyal man and republi-
can. Part,sans Of this class justify the Governor In his
military programme last summer, though they
hardly justify many OF the arrests, imprisonments
and the suspension OF the writ OF habeas corpus.
They argue somewhat as folows:-During the ses-
sion OF the Legislature OF 186s-0, when that body
was largely republican, bill was passed known as
the Shonner Insurrectlonary act, which au-
thorized the Governor to declare counties In state
OF insurrecton, when. In his estimation, lawless.
ness demanded It, Another bill, known as the Mill.
tary act, was also passed, empowering the Execu-
tive to raise armies for the suppression Of insurrec-
tiOn or for the purpose OF repellng invasion. Under
these laws the Governor acted when midnight out
RACES In the counties OF Aamance and Cas-
well became intoerable ana though he
may possibly have exceeded his authority In de-
nyIng to the prisoners the privilege OF the writ OF
habeas corpus yet every other respect he had the
law on his side he be convicted OF the artt-
ccs presented against him. More moderate repub-
hcans censure the Governor, but think that it was
neither justice nor policy OF the democracy to i'm
peach him, as they can possibly gain nothing by It,
but on the contrary, stir up great deal OF III ieel-
ing and bad blood. Viewed from
DEMOCRATIC STANDPOINT,
impeachment was the only remedy by which the
greatest criminal OF the age In which he lives-W.
W. Hoiden-could easily be got at, ana lasting
black stigma placed against his name in the history
OF the State he so ioully betrayed. they pro-
OF the notwithstanding that the Shoffner In
surrectionary act and the Military act, both
o. Of which, they allege, were planned BY senator
Pool, Governor Holden and Judge Settle or the
State Supreme Court, were clearly unconstitutional.
ana have since been repealed. That there was any
or Caswel they emphaticaly deny; nor was there
any awessness That could not have been suppressed
by the civil authorities the courts han AZ the time
IN full operation. But what cnicn7 ,rousea the ire
or the democrats was the midnight invasion or the
peoples homes, the arrests assaults upon and i'm
prlsOnment OF citizens against whom there was not
the shadow OF "a charge the extortion OF conies-
Sons by tortufeS, such as the hangman's rope the
pistol muZzle placed to the head, and the tnumb-
screw; and last OF all the crowning act Of lnfany
the refusal to allow the law to inquire into the
cause OF the detention Of these prisoners Inv
denying them the sacred privilege OF the
labeas corpus. At the recital or these wrongs
democratic blood in North Carolina boils, and the
ment trial. say tnat the glbbet Itself ia too good for
summer, which extended over the entire State at
Lbe time. IL Is well known that the entire Inpeac-
ment squabDe mad its origin in
p..Iyp
the particular use OF which the radicals were moro
thoroughly posted III than their democratic friends.
exgences Of radical politicians they had TO be gotten
up. and, beyond u question OF doubt, Ihey were
gotten up in this State Hail the outragcs attributed
to the Ku kux were perperated by negroes in dis
guise, representing themselves to be ku kluX, as
testimony on record IN S some Of the courts Of the
made constant and harassng display OF all the
ouirages committed hy the democrats, the latter
rarely went beyond passing notice of the radical
Outrages Within The past lew days q thorough
system OF murder and arson has been developed in
this very county, where large number of barns
have been recent, burned by negroes, known to be-
long TO the Loyal League. One negro on his DEATH
bed confessed that he was member OF gang OF
forty who were sworn TO burn all the barns
In the county, and he even went so far as to
name the particular members OF this gang to
whom the work OF lncendarlsni was entrusted.
-Four negroes who were arrested IN the act or firing
gentleman's barn, have confessed their guilt, ana
make some startling disclosures involving republ
cans Of prominence, who wear white skins.
THE BARN BURsISGs.
The following letter from Il gentleman In the
country TO one here In the city VIII give some insight
INTO these dark deeds
NEW HILL, Wake county, Dec 20, 1870
township consabe " H. Norris has the names Of ana
for, the arrest Of than forty of The
Union League Over twenty have been arrested Many have
turned states 3 evdenee va, nd disclose most dia9oea pot
natey the properly within their reach. My neignbors
ana old are an out gun in hand 10 aid the constable
Joe Dennis Hardy stewart, Norman Raines, Alfred Jones
by the evidence Of these deuded oae men to the city Of
wilson Denver says that in the fall of 1861 meeting was
called at tie house o. James Howell, coorcd. hardy
Stewart joe Dennis and Alfred Jones I'll testify that this
mretins plan Tor Darn o9rnins Was e.oyed upon II was
be burned and Beton Gemons ana others detailed to
do the deed. Mr. rrauchs barn, remember tred
las iali; and anbusn ired At hin while he
tn-usaing the flames Al this meeting the ginhouse
deIaed to carry out the order After this meeting
notices struck a the trees threaenns to burn every
il June the house James g. Burt burned by
Gn, four horses aud two mules Tie evidence disclosed
nei hboraood Vas conaenne TO We burned ana the night
and the designated upon which and y whom was to
Last week barns burned in moore county, The
der landing exists between te county leagues
those OF Maae and chatham ALVIN ias@n.y norman
kaines, Wilson Dewer ane Cox are proven to be cap
tans commissioned u burn. -
ihe investigation going on before justices Io'e-
1ha,han The evidence is ali down writing, and
will that IL hope inis IL the last OF the
leagues and hcncelorth We shal peace.
fear aud watch have prevailed here for nearly
months have almost orazed with
Can the Legislature 10 nctng Tor MS
n law 10 oreas Up ~ seeSs p9e1 . ,e sceses wne,neg m
upon them as true. Respectfully, ~ b HOLLAND.
These are but samples OIL the radical outragcs IN
large NUMBER OF counties IN the STATE The negro,
as 4 tree and independent citizen IS, Dt no means,
Il paragon OF virtue. he has In hili all the worst
traits OF the white lnan Win the instincts and pas
sios of the savage, and under the tutelage OF The
uuprncipled men who lead the radical party Ia the
South he becomes dangerous member oi society,"
A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
bill has passed one branch OF the General AS
scinbiy proposing To call q Constitutional Conven-
tio To meet i'll tins city The first Monday In Aprn.
1871. The preamble oi the bill sets lorh tlat the
present constitution Is cumbersome and oppressive;
tnat the taxes required to be levied py IL are
too heavy, and cannot be collected without running
the best interests Of the people, and that the const
tuition requires TO be Amended IN numerous lmpor
tanl features in order IL afford the desired rclie.
The Convention is 10 consist OF III delegates, and
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