The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-12-28
Articles Of Impeachment.

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~ Articles of Impeachment. .isE5npl
articles exhibited By the House of Representa-
tires of the State of North Carolina in the
name ofthemselces, and all the people of the
State of North Carolina, agGsast Witsdm 1
W. Holden, Gorernor Of the State of North
Carolina, an maintenance, and support Of
their Impeachment against hm, for high
crimes and misdemeanors IN his said office. 4
ARTICLE T. ,eoissdoa
That by the Constitution Of the State of
North Carolina, the Governor of said State
has power, to call out the militia thereof, %
execute the laws, suppress riots or insurrec-
ton, and repel invasion wherever the execu-
ton of the law shall be resisted, or there
shall exist any hot, instruction or INVASION,
but not otherwise; that William w. Holden,
Governor of said State, unmindlul OF the
high duties of his office, the obligation OF
his solemn oath of office, and the Constltu-
ton and laws of said State, and intending
to stir up civil war and subvert per -onaland
public liberty and the Constitution and laws
of said State, and the United States, and CON
irving and intending to humIliate and dc
grade the said State and the people thereof,
and especially the people of the county OF
Alamance, and to provoke the people to
wrath and violence, did, under color OF said
Office, on the seventh day of March, in the
wear of our Lord, one thousand, eight hun
bred and seventy, in said State, of his own
false. corrupt and wicked mind and purpose,
proclaim and declare that the county OF Al
amance, in said State, was in instruction;
and did, after the days and times last afore-
said, send bodies Of armed, Desperate. and
lawless men, organized and set on foot, with
out authority of law, into said county, and
OCCUPY the same by military force and sus-
pend civil authority, and the Constitution
and laws of the State; and did, alter the
DAYS and times last aforesaid and before the
time ct Impeachment in this behalf, through
and by means of such armed, desperate and
lawless men, arrest many peaccabie and law
| abiding citizens of said county of Alamance,
| then and there about their lawful business !;
and did detain, hold, imprison, hang, beat,
| and otherwise maltreat and injure many OF
them, to wit Lucin H. Murray, George ..
| Rogers. VIM Bingham, Alexander Wilson,
Walter Thornton, VIM. Redding, Thomas NJ.
| Holt. George Andrews, John Andrews, Fred.
Blanchard, Adolphus G. Moore, John Kober-
son, James N, Holt, VIM Tate, Alex. Patton,
jesse Grant, Lem Whitsett, JOSIAH Ihomp'
son, Sidney Steel. George johnson, VIM
Patton, Joseph Right, Ben. McAdams, Rutfin
Andrews, Thomas Ray, Joseph Pr'tchard
Loften Tear, Joseph Thompson, Henry Cook
VIM. Andrews, MN Shaw, sJoKn Long
James Il. Anderson, Joseph Gibson, Henry
Prichard, Joseph Nelson, James r. Murphy
Jr.. VIM kpatrick. Thomas Gray, Jeffer
son Younger, Frank Mebane, Clement Cur
tbs, John W, McAdams, VIM Moore, VIM
Clendenin, D. w. .Wheeden, Daniel Moses
P. Thompson, David Moore, Monroe Fowler
Henry G. Hurdle, William Whitsett, ALDER
Murray, ]. G. Moore, Joseph kirkpatrick
W. V. Montgomery, John Trollinger, Jerr.
Whitsett, Calvin Gibson, John G. Albright
Robt. Hannah, VIM. johnson, Henderson
Scott, William Stockard, James Dickson, K
A Albright. Thomas Lutherloh, John Grant
James Foust, John Curtis, A. Thompson
Robt. Stockald, ]. A. Moore, James T. Hun
ter. James S. Scott, John Smith, George An
drews. Million Packard, Henry Robertson
John R. Stockard, John Curtis and JOSEF
Stockard, when, in fact and truth, there wa
no such or any instruction in said county G
Alamance.
} And he. the said Wiliam w. Holder
, Governor, as aforesaid, well knew that sue
and said proclamation was utterly ground
less and false, and that there was no insu
rection in said county, and that all civ
/. authorities, both State and county, IN sal
county, were peacefully and regularly in tu
free and unrestrained exercise, in all respect
of the functions of their offices, and IL
l Courts we're all open, and tue due admin
l tration of the law was unimpeded by ar
e resistance whatsoever, whereby the said Wi
q liam w. Holden, Governor, as aforesaid, di
j then and there, and in the way and manne
i and bv the means aforesaid, commit al
S was guilty of high crime in office again
Ii the Constitution and laws of said State ar
# the peace, interest and dignity thereof.
a1~ ARTICLE II.
Ill That by the Constitution of the State
/ North Carolina, the Governor OF said Sta
j. has power to call out the militia thereof
IS execute the law, suppress riots or insure
5. ton, whenever the execution OF the Ia
It shall be resisted, or there shall exist any ri
IS instruction, or invasion, but not otherwi
le That William w. Holden, Governor of sa
j, State, unmindful of the high duties OF his {
D. flee, the obligations of his solemn oath
IF office. and the Constitution and laws OF 4sa
L. State, and intending to stir up civil war, a
: subvert personal and public liberty, and
% Constitution and laws of said State and
,r the United States, and contriving and
ID tending to humiliate and degrade the SO
in State and the people thereof, and especia
a. the people of the county of Caswell in So
% State, and to provoke the people to wra
l. and violence, did, under the color OF
III said office, ON the eighth day of July, in
We year of our Lord, one thousand eight hi
ID dred and seventy, in said State, of his o.
false, corrupt and wicked mind and purpo
en- proclaim and declare the county OF Casw
he in said State, in insurrection, and did, at
he the days and times last aforesaid. send bod
of armed, desperate and lawless men. org
lied and set on foot without authority
dis law, into the said county, and occupy
f. same by military force, and suspend the CT
he authority and the Constitution and laws
l. the State, and did, after the days and tin
ty aforesaid and before the time of impeachm
on in this behalf, through and by means of s,
n armed desperate and lawless men arrest mi
as peaceable and law abiding citizens OF s
ut, county of Caswell, then and there alb
ju. I their lawful business, and did detain, ht
IRE imprison, and otherwise maltreat and I'M
lie, MANY of them, to wit: John Kerr, Sam
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