The weekly standard., 1870-08-10
Mttkly 5tanharh
The North-Carolina outrages.

The base Misrepresentation ~ seduoilsly
and pcrsislently put forward by the Den"-
cratic papers in regard to affairs in North
Carulinu, are hcinS completely cxposc'i and
refutcd, ms the real iacls come To light. We
particularly direct the attention of our rad
crs to the letter OF Governor Holden. pub
lIsllcd in another column. 1t Sh"ws IN Il
strong light the full vilaIny OF the knkluX
organization. Its vivid picture of the evils
which these violent and reckless marauuers
have brought upon the State, is not only a
convincing proof of their fragrant iniquity,
but complete yindication of tho Guvcln
or's own energetic course He would have
been false to his duty and faithless to the
loyal men whom he was elected to protect,
had he failed to meet the tlagitious crimes
of these incendialics and assassins with less
resolution and vigor than he had displayed.
The greatness of the danger which threat
cned North Carolina is even now not en-
urely understood. The Raleigh Standard,
in referring to the course of the Governor
and his associates, says: This great work
has been misinterpreted. They could make
no explanation during the active operations
of their movements But in few days n
full exposition of the whole will satisfy the
people of North Carolina that their prompt
action has alone saped the State from another
and hOOdy conflict. Bad men. the simd
who once before filled our whole land with
mourning and lamentaton, were agnin ut
work." Such significant statements, in CON
junction with the authoritative declarations
of the Governor, and the explicit accounts
which have reached US, indicate the magni-
tudc and imminence of the dangers which
imperiled the tranquility and security of
the State Gov Holden has acted with
none too much vignr and determination in
REFRESHING them.
Nor do the representations of n violent
conflict between the Executive and the Ju-
dietary give the true state of the cast.
There is, in reality, no serious conflict what
ever, and certainly none which disparagcs
the Executive The letter of Governor llnl-
den itself indicates this. But still mGre
conclusive is the course of Chief Justice
Pearson. Our reports of yesterday show
that he refuses to array himself against 'he
Governor. When the counsel moved ~ at
tach the Governor he declined. When they
moved to attach Colonel Kirk he again de
clined And when they proposed /" send
the officer of the Court TO take the prison
CTS from the military authorities he still de-
clined In his opinion he affirms that tht
Governor had the right to declare martin
law, and to employ all the power of til,
State for the suppression of the lawless ant
ruffinnly gangs. Governor Holden coul'
desire no better v;ndication. Whether Col
onel Kirk has fulfilled his mission in ever.
particular with entire discretion, the meagrr
and distorted reports leave us unable t'
judge. But that there is no conflict. as st
vehcmcntly proclaimed, between the Execu
tive and Judicial departments of the gov
crnmcnt is demonstrated both by the de
ciarations OF the Governor and the expires
sions of the Chief Justice.
Happily, the resolute and energetic effort
of Governor Holden have already beel
crowned with success, and the instruction
AIRY attempt is well-nigh suppressed. Th
Standard informs us that the KukluX ar
rapidly succumbing to his policy. In sevcra
of the counties, the followers, whose pa:
.sions have been played upon by insidiou
and unscrupulous leaders, are coming fol
ward to make confession and beg pardon
The authority of the Government is tr
umphant, and we may hope soon to hea
the last of this paroxism of the dying forr
of rebellion.-ALbany Journal.