New-York tribune., 1870-11-30
POLITICAL.
NORTH CAROLINA.

Vance was elected United states Senator The vote stood
Vance, "a; Abbott, 49,
Gov Vance was serenaded at his lodgings this evening
at o'clock at the Exchange Hotel and, in response 10
yociferous calls from an immense multitude, delivered
the following address. Having just prepared W e"'o
the city, the address was necessarily short;
FEIIow-CIrIzESs: hardly know what to say,
how much to say and how much srnoa not y 70 s Sid
not ee grateful re to " You and to people Of North
Carolina for many kindnesses am uIapie no "
ing me 30 often. know It cannot be for any superior
merit OF my own. can only attribute u 10 one a"s,
great deal Of it in humanity. ILangher great deal
has been said Of hypo6rcy Of politicians OF the in
ture that that who serves people faithfully III any
position where that people place him be he st saS ssy
that feel that have done So was reared & whga d
party devoted TO the Union iS@gh' t caS as
orally, feeling itself aggrieyed, Unonlsm became very
unpopular SIN adhered to IT nnt y Se her IN e@ @gr
ssc,isn & NTH sa3 5na them ben s[Iss SsSIss
joined the army arm I'D dctefmines 2 to serve the
cause with he same unswerving zeal with which had
acts which had not before and d. not then my ap
approval for the general good Iseyed as your Governor
authority until the last hungry, ragged Confederate
bad laid down his arms After the war terms upon con
ditions held out 10 the people OF the SOUTH W0nd
not accept terms that would separate me from you ana
the brave boys Sho went at your bidding Ihe Longest
rise with you. Thank God, that time has arrived We
60 up now We osa,Sr may go G0yn again ana nS1 w
with me good eompany-the best and bravest hearts in
phant, there are some who urge retaliation. This
should not be The best aDtedotc for tyranny the
and Wholesome laws Now that we have the govern
eminent of North Carolina in our hands we should
of civil liberty among u, but we should 80
6s 6 that It Or haR ah@9 San Sss S
attempt 10 destroy our liberties. From the obtain
ing of Magma Charta to the present day no attempt
fp
not more firmly reestabished liberty. May IL be @ so
felt what it is be without trial 10y jury to have
arrests among us without warrant and thc freedom
1t behooves build up the great principles OF
civil liberty the eternal rock OF our great country
Let anger revenge and retaliation be ignored and let
the laws your statute book bear the impress Of free
people determined legitimately TO maintain their free
do In my place in the Senate shall endeayor to serve
my great State and my country with honor. I.at
shall be admitted to serve you scarcely au' laG
will foreshadow amnesty, and the recent elections
show the handwriting ON the wall There are many
great statesmen among the dominant party IN congress
representing large constituencies among whom ire
mendous revolution in sentiment ON th9e Questions mas
taken place. Those men ana the great Ametcl peolie
who, after long war Of blood ana carnage resulting IN
the freedom OF the African, VIII no longer tolerate the
enslavement of the AngOeaNoL Every law, D0tn Stat9
and national, should he resp cted and oDtyed Dy all
our people bitterness and vi operation should cease
and men no longer endcayoring Ia destroy each
other should earnestly strive 70 sngender kindly Feelings
among all classes Of our citizens To bring about these
desirable ends will he the earnest aim of my life IN
Congress and elsewhere. thank you felloweitizens'
! for your compliment.
After the performance several pieces by the Raleigh
Colored Brass Band Gov Vance the Western train
] for his home in Charlotte.
| GOV. HoLDEN's MEssAGE-THE KU-KLUX KHAN
AND MARTIAL LAW.
In his recent message to the Legislature,
Gov Holden writes as follows concerning the outrages
in the State and his action in rgard to the Counties of
| Alamance and Caswell
For the space Of p months willie the laws were being
| IA
bills or, If they found. petit Jures refused TO con
Wet, almost constantly im ortuned ny letters ana
in person. by many the victims Of these outrages ana
was urged TO adopt some means OF protection 10 so
ciey and especially TO the victims OF secret combns
| tions. These combinations we're at FIRST purely
political in their character and any GOOD ctzehs "ere
induced 10 join them But gradually under tne sauG i
ship OF ambitious and discontened )nticanH ahu uuer
authority outside or law, their character was
changed, and these secret kans began TO commit muir
! gens This organization, these combinations were
called the Kuklux kan, and W re revealed 70 tIe pun
nc rhs as 'uS Cdnstitmonai Union Guards 'The White
Brotherhood" and The lnyisib EnPre ILike ND @ Othe
force with deadly TO inf nceeections Inc mem
bers were united by oaths which ignored or repudlatd
the ordinary Oaths obligations resting upon all other
nent Tbese oahs incIilcated hatred by white
against the colOred race the members OF the Kan as
above stated, hostile to the principles ON when ne
nanv respects hostile to the Government OF the United
States They met in secret In Disguise, WIN arms IN
dress of certain kind intended 10 conceal their persons
and their horses and terrify those whom they
aC%d or assaulted They held their camps, and under
their leaders they decreed Judgment against ther peace
able fellow from mere inmidatons TO scOurg
ing, ,mutaton the burning Of churches Schoothouses,
| mills and In many cases TO murder.
This organization, under different names but cemented
by common purpose is 6.eyedt te have embraced not
less than 1900 voters in North carolina. III was gov
erned by rules less military IN their character
and il struck its victims with suee seGIesy' sWlness
and certainty as to leave them little hope either for
escape or mercy The members we're sworn to obey the
orders of their camps even TO ASSASSINATION ana murder
They were taught TO regard Oaths administered before
magistrates and in Courts OF Justice as IN no degree
AGAINST their confederates They sworn TO keep
the secrets OF the order--to obey the commands
6slrds and to Swear for hm as witness, and acquit
him as Juror. Consequently Grand Jues In many eoun
this Kan for the gravest and most 1agant violations of
law and when bills found, and the parties were
would in nearly every forward, and taking an
oath before Court the Holy Evangests to tell the
tth the whole truth and nothing but the truth, would
swear falsely and would thus deTeat the ends oi suce
There are at least four Judges and four solicitors IN
| from their own experience. that IL was very dim,
cult if not impossible to convict Oh tis nan ot
less than rs murders committed by members OF this Kan
I'm various counties the state and OF hundreds OF cases
Of scoGTgng and whipping. VERY few any convictions
have followed in these cases The civil law was power,
i1 ness Comfy Court House, and another state
| senator was driven from the state, soley on
eeo account w,s oi hill biI found by Grand Jury.
respectable and unoendng ool0red man was takehrfOm
6s pea a. short % distance Ola County Court House
Gnnther coIored man drOwl ed because he spoke
1Iiciy of nersons who aided in the commission OF ths
dprme No bills found tn these cases. a erlpPied
white man native OF Yerno was crneliy Wblpped De
' ba US tegcling a coOTt school NO bill was f0und
ia ,bis ease The sheriff OF county was wayaid shot
and KILLED on a public highway ana tl9 Noione 10 mel oi ora
Su,tv was shot and Killed In open day, WINE chgagtu
IN his 1smsi business. County jail was broken open.
and five men taken out and tnef unroas @ ga c o nDn o
whom died OF his wound Another JAIL was Drokeh Ope,
and United States prisoner released NO Punshnch'
| followed in the cases ,..-o, 4, ,,, 1,,y to
In July of the present year deemed IL my duty TO
e,nhody a port the militia, ana 10 make huper
OF arrests OF suspected persons IN the eoules %
nance and Caswen exercised tbls po"sr Dy VI - ne
md ais