Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-06-17

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National victory in 1872 should be laid by
securing the House of Representatives IN
| 1871. The prospect now is most promIs-
ing. Let us hope no untoward event will
defeat it, especially should no lmprudence
of our own leaders be permitted to stand
between US and victory.
The Executive EraggadocIo-The st"ty of
the People.
The Radicals already begin to show
their hand. Fully convinced ,hat peaceful
condition Of affairs in North Carolina and
a quiet and fair election will result dis
astrously to their party, 1t IS not their
intention to permit this to be the case
The Alamance rebellion having hZzled out
adversely to the Governors expectation,
and the troops having been Withdrawn by
the Federal authorities. he is determined
to make excuses for the organization of his
militia, for no other purpose than to TO-
ment discord and to interfere with the
freedom Of elections. Such supple and
cheap tools as Colonel Clarke, Of New bern,
and Wiley Jones, of Wake, have been
selected to inaugurate this tiendlsh work.
With devilish hatred of his own people
Governor Holden has selected only such
North Carolinians as lie knew had hearts
base enough for his purposes.
Not content with his miscellaneous and
IibeIous proclamation, calculated and in
tended to exaggerate and misrep asent the
troubles in this State, the Governor as
sumes that his own life is in danger and
forthwith issues terrible threats, harmless
enough indeed, but tending to arouse the
worst passions of the people, and. if pos
sible, to excite their fears. He is deter
mined TO interfere with the election, and
will manufacture excuses for so doing
His organ pirates about the protection of
the people, the freedom Of election and
the punishment of crimes as glibly as If
there was honesty in its avowals.
In order that our readers may see the
wicked purposes Of the Governor and how
blustcringly he begins his diabolical work
we copy extracts from recent articles of
tho Raleigh StuedtoA. In speaking Of
cent criminal transactions that paper says:
eve are authorized by the Governor OF the
to an end. His purpose is fixed to punish these
assassins and to protect the people III their
houses. ana i'll the freest expression Of their po
litical opinions. He intends to demand and to
hare indemnity for the past aud security for the
futdre. Ii dong this ho ill strike the sO-called
highest soon as he will the poorest and the
humbIest well the leading man who oncOur-
ages winks at these OutrAges as the depraved
devil in human shape who plays Ku- klux. wheth-
on foot or horseback. The Governor will do
this, and there are threats that he will he assas
sinated for do:Gg. LET THEM TRY IT /
The Governor does not fear these fends i'll human
shape. 1t he is even personally menACGd, his
friends will resent it and punish the the
men who may do it he is stain eUen qrOtt1sd-
ed. IL Is already dete7neintd that leadtng Demo-
lcjU be instantly pat to death. The Governors
mind is made up. He will allow these outrages
to proceed no further, and he will promptly az
rest and punish any man who may preach s6di-
ton, or who may counsel resistance to State or
Federal authority.
Then, again, in reply to an article in the
Tarboro' North CtroHnian, in which it is
assumed that the assassination Of Cover
nor Holden is advised, it says
''Tho above threat to assassinate the Governor
of North OarolinA .s not merely the result, but
part of KukluIis.n. During the last twelve
months not less than five hundred peaceable cit-
zens of this State have been whipped and
scourged by the Kuk,ux- not Iess than twenty
five have been murder0d-not less tina IN twenty
females have been violated raped-not less
than ten men have been caatrated, to Say moth
ing of other nameless barbar:tes, Of The |
OF innocent men, women and chll1ren |
who have beon intimidated and put in fear Of
their lives. The civil law is poweress Grand
Juries rarely present or find indictments, and
when they do. convictions seldom. ii at all |
be obtained at the hands of juries. This is known
to and admitted not merely by the people gen
orally, 6,t by The Solicitors and J4dqes
"Ihe Governor Intends to do his ,iuty. 1t is his |
fixed purpose i'y force OF arms, if necessary, to
stop these ontrages. The people of all cO0rs |
al ia q a in iEnIC
houses. The elections must he free. Crime must |
be punished. The hand of power must fall Oh the
guilty, no matter 9hdtttey mag be- The Cove.
viii not be moved from his purpose. lie has
borne already. and pleaded with and impu:tuned
with, and admOnshed the guilty and misguided
until forLearAnce has ceased to be VIRTUE. HI
could not rid himself, if he would, of his solemn
oath to see that the laws executed. THE |
knife of the assassin may feel uneasiy," and il |
may be used, but no threat. array or force,
VIII shake the Governors purpose.
He Is sustained by large maj 1Tty Of The people
Of the State, and he as backed by the Goo ~
T1tSnt II the Unlted STATES. North Carolina is
The present government Will be |
1t shall be changed or over
thrown except in accordance with the provisions
Of the Constitution. This government Is strong
enough to protect and perpetuate itself, AND IT
WILL Do IT.
1.-The name of The editor OF the paper who thus
advises the assassination OF tho Governor is
William Il. Ued17ae. There thousands of
men in the State who are equally murderous at
heart with this man Hearne, and who would as
men are marked. The leaders Of these are
marked. LET THEM BEWARE T.
IF these ridiculous threats came from the
Editor of the Standard, or from Mr.. W.
W. Holden, it would be very innocent
Joke, for the Holdens, pere ct ills. as war
riors, are as harmless as Doves" but as
politicians, venomons and treacherous as
But coming from the Governor
OF the State, it means mischief, limited on
~ by his power to do evil.
The Governor assumes that his life is In
danger, and then authorizes his son 20 say
that "if he is slain or even wounded, it is
already determined that leading Demo
Gratis and Conservatives who might be ,
named, will be instantly put to death.
What stuff How such a senseless threat
becomes the Executive Of q great State.
What O coWardlY, vindictiye and false dis.