, 1870-07-26
NORTH CAROLINA

NORTH CAROLINA,
Addttiounl Details OF the civil Con.
INTERPRETATIONS of tolouri Kirk
nnd lfiA lSnudtttt-1'hc Icahcn.
Corpus SM>cs in s'ourt-Ikc4nrn 10
aNc NFtfA by kAtrA and IEoldrn-
Arrest OF Eight Prominent citizens
"A nsaI1 ~ hirrrti Five miles.
Raleigh tjaiy ~ Correspondence II he Srw Yera
Hra'i
Colonel George ". Kirk, commanding the
State troops, rAised by order uf t;overno,
dtfeucelces culzeus Of .ilAmance aud CA.welI
Counties With unabatea tNranny. The iutellj.
Eehcu Received here from tho latter county il
Of i most aIar1lns character. and itlstilies tie
belief, How 20 wllcls prevalent, that Holden
viii be sutct s,fnl il driving the people to deg
!~taslon. and prccisitatinE civil con,iict-
It's II tho wlUIr aim ot the t;nye1rot in view
Of the approaching elections in AnsuA,, and he
is strengthened in t,s dcsi:us anI c, ol,tr 4to /
With ly all tho leading Radical oi,icehoiJers in
Terreeent tie Stale in tho National
LrElsla,ure at Washington, II tho ci,1xens
should IN Any VI tho counties arm themselves
~ ferlst the oppression Ut tile baGll, kirk aud
his uano OF ireebooi*rs, and serious blouly
cnllflict should result, Holden would then de-
clart tie tE:ise State III inrArrcc.iun; martial
law would f,'iiO~. aui t.ie August elvction.
for the Congressional delegation and Stat3
Legislature woulI take place unlcr the super
vi-inn Of k1rk and other n!litars d+s,o.s anil
would be car11el for til. Radical i4,lla,es at
tlr point ri the nli.'sia ha:ns.cts. l h il the
FtvEsatume of lioileu atlI hi, apcttoss Eado
any ethcr lErusn.tan rs the late uf the ralita
parry n this Sta7e Ii 3e .l-1. An election in
the ordinary manner, AZ tlo Laws Of tlsj state
rrereIHt' n"-.ii chronicle An Overwhelming
defeat II the Radical ar.:, and It is TO e,1,,v.E
tuls lotrSri.t ':s1 I>lv:i UE til. I,u,,ti3r voice
II, 'hc State that t;u:rrl,ar i1ollcil Ia. tir..
plotted outrases i'll iAe n4rnc uf the ku-
hls.A, Htt-rNasd Declared certain cuut;ti., L.. i
safe ~ it,~HEreetio". and l,stlv rcndr ll1sdc
oi List I1nhe---- lAt"1iIti In in1usurAte
::Eil was ae fosi.sru i,ut,: to actumEils!! It's
i,famou- c,Iir.
ll.e ha'tHs corpus ca-ts ,,n,, up To-day ',a-
fore t1I:ci Ju:tlr. i'rar,o:l. hllk, it will be
rcnl' nll,e1s,l, arrs-, j. in .si.nance. James Z.
Boyd, conservative: cl.;i1ai. tur the l.*.,i--
latn1e: 3tr. N1.s,rr. Mr. Hunt, sirn aud
lttainf, uifltI1: any Marlaut Or legal pEGceHt,
or .';ihos; sss'. a charge s'r;1!:.-t them: The
Chief JIi~tr~ granted. 1ll'!lc Alton 1T co,au-
sri. Erii- Of hh's1lS Ctr1,nS fnr the rerstlls
ia:1.rd. cu,nfIalldlii;; George ". kitk tu prt,-
d:.ec The tsalirs of each o1 them before tn.
t jn>tire, ia a.!.11a!:er= !. I:4!.;;t llnnl =
Ilat..ls aft.r tho teteif.t OF tho wsits. The
following il an extract from the alai iavit OF
the ttilcC1 HlM rtrvtd the writ. on k.ra, aud
nErh is regarded az krk'a retur, 10 the
vut-.
4: C. McAllistcr makes out tlat hn da.r.red
partR,ly.in i'll eolumn,Id If large holy Of ar:ue!
1!c''. the writ Ut hatsns corpus. Of wl.i:ll tIu.
paltl writing hereto attached il 4 tTu. and
perfect copy: ''Tha; the raj George W. H.tk
SAID Oh ltzciriag Ilic raisl wit a1tl Acari..
I'aft 81 the satae read to lin, and learlin,
"list the sa.ne war. anil inspecting the tisu1-
tue IL tue writ, that h. could t1ks no u0:l..
cf sEch lapere, thai fltv had playel out
1ha; he was acting under orders from Gov
eF7'.r Ho!icn, sasL instruction., to disregard
s'ch PAPER. IL further raid Take the pa
per, lack md tell tlsr::l the Court has bocu
ArIolntej t. try theui triea,li1s The inst, III
cHs'ssdy}, that Ae w.!u!d Surrender them t,u
ft,vet7lrr lIo!,lena orler, L!l: MT otlrryyis,.
nn!. ~ they sent forec sufficient to whii, him
anu take them tmcaninG tins pcrsous ms1l-
tli't1! III tue several H11tr AWAY truth him
lie ard 10 lGreon ajI'e4 4rillS Il. ne albu7,li-
nate OF bus, toll you II any such papers
came not 10 allow them to :Ie LEou ;ht to me-"
Aftt1 hearing OF t:.t remarkable rrturn to
tie Wr1ts: the Chief Ju-siec remarked to
counsel that lie lI1d written to the Governor on
the subject, AMI would postpone tho tl.r1Ilcr
constellation ol tie caeu Until sia reply WAS
+, cciv.l
Wl4en tie c':uri arai. met ,lr. +. c. badger,
counsel t"f the Executive. appeared, an real
th' to!!uAu!H letter Ill reply tu tliat of the
Chief Justice:
"ExEtt nv: OFFICE. Es,Eti,l,,
Jul. ~. ,>...
~ 81 -t"H fTtst.H1:
SIu:-ionr c>'tniltiAic lt:oa NJ ye4ter,lav,
cttN"r1Iinc tile s.rteet 1a1le -. i.,ld,i ii.Dr.c
". hirk together with the elSlu.eI, i. re-
celfe,i.
Il respectfully reply that Colonel t;eor...
y. kirk mal. ttie arrest. ;.s:I :a5S 1r.l;,,- ,te
fti-hn'"fr nlats.- !y ui:t order. lie wa- i,,-
rtt'nt'-! firmly h.st rtsI"r;sntv to ti.clluo
lo deliver the t':1sMess. ',.lv tnrs+ l.ciu1.,
Ire III r.sprci ior il,,: easi! iaH ur tur ,lls,-.
Nfunc duty it il T. erlf,,rr,. II hut ti,s rfi-
1.i
paFtr "f the Atats las b. t a41 is sIlc!s that.
ttpn;:ll reluctant /" lis.. th' rt.,,:1;. 1nA4.t.;
vested i'll III" 'y 1aw !,v,. t..n i,r:.a to de-
Ela.t thc1n in state nf in-1,:r.rti1n.
- Fur months pas, tI,rr,. l,a- been maturing
III :iust ioca'ities. udrr t,l. guidance " ,.,t
ullI tisl,yal rnen a!at1,rr.st,4 secret iil.uf-
rt.1islH. have invoked public opinion ~ all
1ur III rulrre -ssne: this trt'I-.,ft! snv.. issued
proclamation after Ist'h:.m t.ui to the pcot,e
OF tlu: State tu brclh ais ti,'-o unlawful CON-
buaii"us. have i'rnnrtt To hear every
civil I"iAtt ta rt-iute l,satt as.l urir, but ait
III taih! llc constitution and LAWS Of tue
thited States aid OF thu Stale arc sct at
Isauslt; the ciy:l cot1E.n are no longer rro-
lc,1,n 10 lie, h.pr1y, and property; as.as-i1,-
asi1n AID outrage 70 u.,'usl.!lel aud thu civ;t
magistrates aEc s.t.tMilatrd and arc afraid to
I'srinEui their fuuctlon-.
- To il,e majority Of the pcop!e Of these
tec:int~ Tie approach Of night ir like the ell
tranc. info the valley ot the sha,..,w Of ileatf,;
The tAeE dare MT rlecr beneath tl,cir roofs at
night, Int. abandoning their wives and little
OH :. nalHlur i'll the w,N,ls Until day.
E'ls civil government WIS cr,lnll!ilg
around n:c determined 10 1,t, this ;,,.w tre4-
it, ,h. I,.,1.
" i'y virtue OF tnc F,,wer yc-ir,1 in mo by
tile constitution and lws, ,atI ts tta. inherent
Fight of eelt-j'rrrerratiusi With ls.ony. tn ali
sovc'umehts, have t,rot!1stlr.l tho county OF
tif"rSc W Kirk il commanding the military
1oscen II: that cpsn;r> made ,!:e arrests rt-
lcilcl III III tllc writ Of l..:~.,s corpus, and
NJ" t:s'tn1l!- The rrs-u'nr- ty my oSlrr. 1t
tl!lr time att sati~ti-i tl,at the public ,,l-
tert-, requires tia, thrse military lsri-o,.srr
shall uat Ike delivered III. to the civil power.
Il. sen'1t li'i.t that / ir time ,ua. tt -t,.1t
MhA lrsturatlnn 1f INIco AMI url.r nlAyre
!rase Aiau:ante County FROM tho presence ur
i4tiliart itrrc a'nl tlir clfUrtnltnt iullit4Ev
Law. Wien that tl1:ac shall arrive l sisall
Promptly Ttsiorr the civil lu.s.r
" ". ". llIA.I,l.S. Gorct1lor.
liic i'l'f du+t.ce tlstn Requested tht cllA-
sci I" o:'-s:'t IL tl.csr asEllulcut tn. fullOAu;
Ci:ite iii tr 10 aid lin forming AZ. opl,l-
io:l- l:srt. Do tie f,ets SIT forth bv Ills x.1-
s.lruct sloa Tia. t'ul,.,.l Kirk l.aI rea.oua-
i'.c eA-;ls.- !"r III: s.ali !: rst;lu to the
"i:i-: y cu,sl. 1lt t.st. fArt- show a etate of
liass u s1.els lnis.:'ne:,t rer!l AZ to require
H.. -Eesrl.ricIl uf the writ Il! hu'.tsS t35IuS {
Lard. :.lnHad mt tla. ari of ls.;i-J III eM:-
e'f!:ea d. >n-''svHlst tu ,llat rIat1sc Of tl,s
co:t-ttutl'i autlurttu5 the Go:rruar IL call
<'1li :le is:1a tn -s.Ee-e rii:s ami i1,s:..rec-
Tan II, r.'IEtcs VII. r. The tiuycrl,sr has raar-
lis :i.> ro"er a1.d taken ,uijsi4ry ,,ue.,.--
t:u- Fourth. 1t ID. should the wit In. d.
Ete:.u ~ the tiuvrE1.m:
A:Sn'irat> wesc then made s'y tho to;:nsc!
i"i thc ,t!tit:acrs uisu.l the Question involved,
a'.'f "tiieii the cJuft a.ljbut;it-!. Tu-nioTruw
~ q 1tsstl lar il.t IAe.1.ti,e will bu Aea:,l iu
iiis rrl:il1la:.v s.ase.
Il liz aHa:r ii lanccvvllr. in Caswelf Co,,nty
II ce oi ;l.e Mo-t ,l,sr.st allci.t outrage. ever
1'.I;ctratt.i within THO l:lis II country ;rc-
s,'t.is,s t lsar- rivil kov. r,l.4c:lt. n II N.
A:' n'":Ei::t la:Sr c!nN,l us la,th Faces had
~, t'.s'itsl in thu: Coat llou>c to !le1r al.
t''.sr i;S t;lr candidates for t,,n,lcss a..,i
"4.:. "f amtl, fn,l:Iical PARTIES Tho lta,l:c,l
cs14fiuait lad II oxen. and cx-Couf4lcsa.e
t*.'t Eui1se Was sul.ouEt.tl ii large ho,ly
" atm {: iise's. :.s::s:Aer:,s orrr two hundred
y v,ritiaiIdt"l ~ the .:o;,rious Coluuel Kirk
Afa = 10 cosnstrtlirtld ti.r meaning Of such !
l1%'t t'iln;:. asll II s..:nc l,ani: bad seized
tt.a. fflc crowd rushed for the neEe aud ct,-
,'earnEtd tn rass tle cs,r,lou Of .ollic7,4 or
!netHr:e:s ty which they we're hemmel III,
ut they we're fuseed hack Z, the point Of the
s'aEoaet- S:eeral men attempted 10 escape,
a'.'s were kt,rkel down. Kicked AMI clbbtd
III fearful uaa:incE, and two tlaI to be car
ti''' oa on Filters. After order was r.
rteE.r'. Colonel Kirk himself entered tho
tonEt House ard permitted Ill those who were
Loi "antesi to l.aa- ont Snme right or the
thss prominent citikrsIs Vt tho County were
9he:l arre-ted. among them tlr conservative
Candidate far tonErrsA in that t!iattict. Th"y
were conveyed To EisLr camp. where they arc
~" III custody Another outrage was :ll,.l To
tEc ilst III Is': ,llati fw,1 hoif. after that nj
lie CouIt Ars:sc. Kirk rent -,uad in cou,-
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