The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-03-30
The King OF the KukIzxs

, The King Of the KaEl1xA
TOn yesterday the, Sentinel containrd an
7articIc, headed I reply to the GOvcynor.
which was not reply to our article, asking
of its editor the name Of the king Of the ky
sklux. The evasion u palpabie. It shows
that the fire is around the scorpion. 1t
shows that the remedy proposed by the Sen
tinel was NOT made in good faith, and it eI-
hibits furthera spirit and a temper, which We
shall discuss calmly though our hood boils
at its impudence and its treachery. WecaH
attention to the statement Of the Sentinel in
It's issue of the IA and 10th insts., that there
was no remedy for kukiuxing save INF the re-
Cancellation of the President Of the League
and the king of the kuklux. This is told to
US gravely, by one who edits the chief jour
nal of the opposition party of this State.
We have accepted the remedy, and We tell
him now as we told him then that if he will
give us the name of the king fthe kuklux,
that we will give him the name of the Presi-
dent of the League. 1t is his own PROPOSE
ton, and he says there is no other remedy
under Heaven-but mark what we say, when
we call him to the line and letter his as
sertion, be gives no reply: he lodges the
question, and proclaims that he does not be-
long to the kuklux. Before we have done
with that last statement, however, we will
pass on to other matters. 70 - 'a.7s =.
1t is now known in this State that two
Democratic gentlemen, Capt. Ramsay, of
Chatham, and Capt. Pride Jones, of Orange,
have been addressing the people Of their re-
spective counties, in favor of the suppression
Of lawlessness, and in opposition to kuklux-
ing and midnight assassinations. For these
patriotic services. rendered to an admins
tration which they have opposed, but ops
posed honestly and fairly, the thanks of
every man in the State is due to them, and
for them and their families the prayers of
the humble and the oppressed win ascend,
to Heaven like incense from the holy altar.
But their efforts were discouraged by the
Sentinel. That paper distinctly objected to
such movement upon the part of those
| heightened Democrats 1t called upon them
to desist from such undertakings; and if that
call had been aimed at a Republican, he
| might have taken it as warning to pre-
pare for death. f
Shortly after the murder of Colgrove an
article appeared in the Sentinel, written in
q tone of justification, and coupling his as
sassination with the murder of Col. Neither
cult, and demanding suspense of public
opinion because the late Sheriff was accused
of committing the crime of rape. We in.
vite our readers to retain in their MEM
DRY these facts, togeth er with the state
ment of the editor of the Sentinel at Went
worth, that Colgrove was killed because be
had oppressed the people, and that Judges
Settle and Tourgee were no better than
Colgrove. m 80 I... .4l-s..e..
1t will be recollected too that witness
at the kuklux trial before Judge Thomas,
in Newberne, last Fall, testified that he was
told by another man, that he had been ini-
tiated into the order here at Raleigh. This
testimony establishes the existence of the
order in this City. 1t is known to peryade
the entire County of Orange, the Counties
of Alamance, Chatham. Rockingham, and
others, where the editor of the Sentinel has
been in the habit OF making speeches by in
vitstion, and of taking in the names Of sub
scribers to bis paper. And here we will say
that we have no means OF telling whether
he belongs to the order, or whether he does
not; but this we do know, that the kuklux
subscribe for his paper, and assist in his
support, while be apologies for their assas-
sinations and murders; and when he denies
that he is kuklux, and says that any man,
who intimates that he is one is liar, we
answer that we would not believe him in
this regard upon oath, because it is part
| of the oath of kuklux to tell lie to
shield himself and his friends, and il needs
be to swear to it. = ,.sis sos
- we will turn % the remedy proposed
5e Sentinel. Whoistbe king,of the ku.
sd win the editor or the Sentinel dsre
ISsJHell his nsmei He says that peace
lean be restored BY reconciliation between
the President of the League and the king of
the kukiux. Who then is the Kingq By
what authority does the Sentinel speak for
him! What right has that paper Gf its
editor be not member OF the order or the
king himself) to say that murders will stop,
robberies wills cease, whipping will be sup
pressed, and order restored, when the
President of the League and the king of the
kuklux shake hands and disband their So
cieties9 Ifit has no right to speak, then
why did it say that there was no other
remedy under Heavenly did it discour.
age Capt. Ramsay and Capt Jones 10 rcsrry-
ing out their remedy does it oppose
the Governors remedy, and why does it OPP
pose the remedy proffered by the federal
government? We hold that paper to its
opn remedy. We demand the name of the
king of the kuklux. 5-..
Ii is, perhaps, useless to deny in this con-
nection that the Governor has anything to
do with writing for the Standard under its
present control We feelabuudantly able to
handle the editor of the Sentinel. But just
here we will refer TO the question of con-
spiracy. We belong to NO kuklux organ.
ization. We have never fingered around
grand jury rooms, seeking to indict any one
for conspiracy, or hung about the Sheriff to
get upon the jury in order to clear con-
federate in crime. We have been satisfied
with the honesty and intelligence of a jury
of our fellow citizens. They have never in
dicted us for any conspiracy, although the
effort has been made, because it is well
known here that the whole cry of ''conspi-
racy and mob" originated in the rabbit.
brains Of the editor of the Sentinel. But he
has made himself busy in this line, and not
little distinguished himself in his law
learning concerning conspiracics. We there.
fore call upon him to endeavor to have
other parties also indicted for conspiracy
He says that hedoes not belong to the order
of kuklux, but that o n the contrary he con
dennis their existence. He admits the muir
ders, whippings, &C., of this khan, and hi
knows that they are each and every one gull
ty of conspiracy. We call upon him to try
his hand at them, since he SO signally failed
/ in ro1ayd m ne and others and rniaor, his