The weekly standard., 1870-06-22
se A PROCLAMATION, y =.
By ms ncsuessy, the Governor Of Nsrth-
H+'is" Carolina.
Executive Department,

lst n. Executive DepaItmenss
.os t., Raleigh, jane 9Th, 1870.
NTHEREAS, In Jahua.y or February, lS39,
Z w the house OF DANIGL Blue, colored, in
the county Of Moore, was entered at night BY u
6ana Ut disguised men, known as the ku kiux
Khan, and the vile of the said Bine, who was
pFegnant, and five Of the Children were murder
ed, aud the hoti5e with the bodies Of the mnr-
dered persons Aforesaid was burned, .
And WnEKgAs. ON the o6th OF February, 1870,
WAR OUTLAW, color.d, citizen OF Alsinancs,
was taken from his housc Ia tho tom al GEa-
hain hS disxuised persons known es tnc hu
ktnx. and banged BY the neck until he was
dead, on tree tesr the Court House:
May, 1870, JvHS ~ STRpA1Ns, white, State
.sea'ator from t,lc County OF Caswell, wis inuf-.
dertd In Opcu daylight ia the CUurt House In
the village Of Yaiccyvilie, by persons unknown,
supposed 10 oelong to the ku Klux klan atofe-
ssid:
Aud WHEkEA., On the 18th OF May, 1870,
RoD,N JAc"Bs, ,oiorcd, living near teasburg,
ClsWeii c;,laiy, murder ii ut n!SLt oy baiiu
Of zoe Nh K.ux K.ah afotrssid:
h sAEi WnsAEAs !fvln 1ne 3..u of April, lS7U, TO
the 15iii Ut MAY, 1870, uor less tDan twenty-one
persjiis, while aiid co!orcu, III the aforesaid
county VI Caswcl:, were cruelty whipped aud
scour,ed by Dand Ur oandS o. the aforesaid hu
kias Elan:
ANS TEEnEAs, darin.: iic weuk ending the
l4ts, OF May, lS1J, Il cUlurc,i niaA i'll Iie county
OF L,bcou was taken IRON his Dsd al night and
tied 10 tree ~ baud Oi Disguised persons
known as The Ku Klux Klan, while fifteen Of
these demons in succession committed u rape On
his wife:
And WHrnEAs, about the same tins, iu said
Cousty, a bund OF these men disguised, known
as the Ka Kiux Khan, met coi0red woman In
the dusk OF the evening and committed rape On
her body, ana afterwards stuck their knives In
various paris of hJr body: .
And WHEREAS, about the SAME time band Of
meI, disguised, known Us the Ku Klux Khan, In
said county, shot Il cvlorcd men on the pdblic
highway, aud then told linn they had SHOT him
through nisiake fer aaother coiored man, but
laid linn On !. pii; OF feica rails and told BIN TO
cry 10: help:
And WHEnEas = colUrcd mau named PURYEAR,
oi the County Ui .Aianauce, supposed to be halt-
wi,tcd, having followed Two Of the disguised
murderer, Of Wyatt OUTLAW to theif homes, and
nayin. spoken OF thc fact publicly, suddenly
disappeared, and WAS found drowned in Il mill
BOND With u twenty pound rock To his feet:
And WHEhEAS, T. NJ. SHUrrHER, one Of the
Senators in inc General Assembly of this State
stl ON .he cuuties ot Alamance and Guiifort, has
bosn eotppoll.d to saer.fce MS properly, and. 70
save his Iic 10 make his escape from said coun.
| fy Oh account of his opposition to the Ku Rlux
kiah aforesaid, aud his devotion to the govern
rnrnt of ihe United States
| And WuBKKss, On tlie 18th OF May, 1870, q
most stfloc;ous murder w:rs committed by three
! Nelson, white, OF liic County Of Cumberland,
and three others Of the family We're wounded by
these assassins: T..
And WHEREAS, in divers Otiier localities peace-
able CITIZENS have ben iasuiIed IN their houses
| put ia Stear Ter iiieir lives, whipped, scUur.ed
inaitresI.sd, mutilutcd a,,d murdered hy persons
/ dis.stised and known rs tho hu kiuS Klan
/ And WrIERIAs, retaliation bus commenced by
| the burning Of barns, stables, and mills: Ant
WHEREAS, oil these evils are 10 be traced 10 th'
Ku Klux Khan aforesaid, though no apology cal
be offered for the retaliation referred 10, tor II il
I equally to he deplGred anu repr0bated as wick
l ed violation Of The law; and upon due itforna
| tion iai1l beforema (Which Information has no
beeu tg5hished) that barus, or Stables, or mills
| OF dwelling houses, have been burned by incen
diaries nientioning localities and the persons t.
/ whom the said bafns, or Stables, or mills, o
dwelling houses belonged, rewards will also b
l offered FOR the arrest and conviction OF the In
ceniia.ies aforesaid.
Now, ,IngREFoRr, l, WILLIAM W. HOLDEN
Guvera0f of Tie Static Of North Carolina, d.
| issue tnfs INV proclamation, Offering reward U
1 FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS for the arrest .
1 each 0! tile mIrdGrrrs of the wife and ciiilIrcl
l of Daniel GiCe, of each Of the niurderels o
l Wyatt OUTLAW, Of each of tie murdcTyrs Oi join
| W. Stcpe.ns, Of each OF the murdcrcrs oil Robn
Jseo's, 0r each of Tie prrsons vito coministe
l rape On 5ar bodies o! the cOlored wonen re
| fei1rd luS,of eatii Of the persons WHO murdere
1 Purycar, a,i;i oi each ut the perhons WHO muir
dcred Neisi Mcleod and Daniel Mcleod, an
robbed Las family Of the'said Neill McLrOd, to
getncr with sucl evidence as will lead TO th
! conviction ui The pcisunS thus arrested thus
who pii,liisd, a,!vises, ecunse!led the commits
1 sion of lii; net; I;IVse who participated in tn
get or ac!"; pr ti,psc who conspired to coDces
the bodies Of the murdered, OF aided in the COL
l ccalinent,and escapt OF the felons:
/ And 1 cnjDin Upon all ollicers, civil aud mill
tary, 10 ard in Raging these and all other oilcr
dcrs To justice aud especially to discountcnance
discourage, aud rcpress all organizations ot me
who ride or walk ut night in disguise, with arm
in their lands. 1t Ii u misdemeanor. thus to e
disguised, aud 1t is ieIUUy if these disguised per
sors nlJ!cst o.. injurc reacyss3le citizens in thei
l persons or properly
D:,re at ouc city of Raleigh, this 9th da
IL S. iDf june, A. D., 1870, aud III the 9th yea
o: our Independence.
W. W. HOLDEN, Governor.
| By the Governor:
W X. RICHARDSON, Private Secretary