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

"a Otu .f-s--s fCtuOl- Httt~ 0-ttAI
mander-in Chief Of Militia and refused
to pl"duce, the bodies of the said John
Kerr, Samuel p. Hill. Jesse c. Griffith,
Frank A. Wiley, J.. T. Mitchell. Thomas ].
Womack, A. G. Yancey, John Mckee, A. A.
Mitchell, Yancey Jones, J. NJ Neal. William
B. Bowe Baizillai Graves, Nathaniel M.
Roane, Robert Roane, James r. Fowler, NJ
q Hooper, James c. Williamson and Peter
Fl. Williamson, before the said Chief Justice.
according to- the exigences of the said writ
and thereafter The said George W. Kirk con-
tinucd to hold and detain and deprive of
their liberty tire said John Kerr, Samuel P.
Hill, Jesse C. Griffith, Frank A. Wiley, j. T.
Mitchell, Thos J. Womack. A. G. Yancey,
John Mckee. A.sA. Mitchell, Yancey jones,
j. N. Neal, VIM. B Bowe, Barzillai Graves,
Nathaniel NJ. Roane, Robert Roane, James
r. Fowler, NJ 2 Hooper, james G. William
son, and Peter Fl. Williamson, for a long
time, to.wlt: for the space of one calendar
month, the said Seizure and detention of
the said John Kerr, Samuel P. Hill, Jesse G.
Griffith, Frank A. Wiley, j. T. Mitchell,
Thos. j. Womack, A. G. Yancey, Jno Mckee,
"A. A. Mitchell, Yancey Jones, j. M. Neal,
VIM. B. Bowe, Barzillai Graves. Nathaniel M.
Roane, Robt.l Roanc, JAS R. Fowler, N. z.
Hooper, Jas O. Williamson, and Peter III.
Williamson, by the said Geo. w. Kirk, and
the military force under his command as
aforesaid, having been made and continued
as aforesaid, by the orders of the said w. w.
Holden, Governor of the State aforesaid, he,
the said w. W. Holden, Governor as afore-
said, well knowing that the privileges Of the
writ of habeas corpus was not suspended, and
that the said John Kerr, Samuel P. Hill,
Jesse G. Griffith, Frank A. Wiley, ]. T.
Mitchell, Thomas J. Womack, A. G. yam
icey, John Mckee, A. A. Mitchell, Yancey
Jones, J. M. Neal, William B. Bowe, Barzil-
flai Graves, Nathaniel NJ Roane, Robert
Roane, JAS r. Fowler, M. 2. Hooper, Jas.
| &c. Williamson,r and Peter, H. Williamson
| were so detained without authority OF law,
| whereby he, the said William w. Holden,
Governor as aforesaid, did then and there
commit high crimes and misdemeanors in
| office against the Constitution and laws of
said State, and peace, dignity and interests
| thereof ai .t 1-' a'
..aaH ri ARTICLE VII.
| That the said William w. Holden, Gov
ernof Of North Carolina, unmindful Of his
i high duty to uphold and protect the Consti-
| tuition and laws of said State, and the good
name, dignity, and honor OF the people
| thereof, and unmindful of the obligation of
his solemn oath of office, under color of said
| office, did, in the months of June, July and
| August, in the year of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and seventy, in said
State without any authority of law, but in
CONFIRMATION and subyersion oil the Constr
| tuition and laws of said Safe and the Uni
ted States. and intending to provoke and
stir up civil strife and war, recruit and call
together, from this State and the State OF
Tennessee, a large number of men, to-wit
five hundred men or more, many of them OF
the most reckless, desperate, ruffianly and
lawless character, and did then and there
organize, arm and equip them as an army OF
soldiers, and place the same under the CHIEF
command of q notorious desperate, from
the State of Tennessee, by the name of Geo
W. Kirk, having falsely proclaimed the
counties of Alamance and Caswell, in sale
State, in state of instruction, and die
send large numbers of such armed, desperate
men into said counties, under the immediat
command of ssid George ". Kirk, and tw'
T other desperadoes from the State of Tennes
See, to-wit: one B. g. Burger and one Il. c
Yates, and did then and there, without an
warrant or authority, seize, hold, imprisor
and deprive of their liberty, for a long time
to-wit: for the time of twenty days an
{ more, many Of the peaceable and law-abid
ling citizens of said counties, to-wit: job
}, Kerr, Samuel P. Hill, ---7 Scott, John
: Ireland, and many others, and seize, hol'
a imprison, and deprive of their liberty, an
4 hung by the neck William Patton, Lucie
H. Murray, and others, and did thrust I'M
4 a loathsome dungeon Josiah Turner, JUNO
fsani3 F. Il. Whey ---------
|, + And to maintain, support and aid I'll
. lawless armed men, so organized, armed an
3 equipped, did, under color of his said offic
: from time to time, during the said montl
: of June, July, and August, without any Law
), full authority. make his warrant upon Davi
D A. Jenkins, Treasurer of the State, for lare
G sums of money to-wit: for the sum of Sc
!. enty thousand dollars and more, and eau
). and procure the said David A. jenkins, Il
S Treasurer of the State, to recognize sue
b unlawful warrant, and pay out OF the Urea
: ury such said large sums of money to Il
J. agent or paymaster of the said William Y
Holden, Governor as aforesaid, for the III
r lawful uses and purposes aforesaid, wherel
tIC Stllu -Nlllldlu w. dulutu, 0oNGluOI
t, Aforesaid, did then and there, and by tt
IL me ms and manner aforesaid, commit his
IF misdemeanor in Office. in violation; OF t
n Constitution and the laws of the State, al
Il the peace, and interests. and dignity there,
Il ARTICLE VIII.
<, That the said William W. Holden, Go
4, ernor of the said State, unmindful of t
| l., Ill caid nffsno orI tho oh
ot | cations of his solemn oath of office, al
C contriving and intending and with vii
e. and for the purpose of supporting and ma
v, tanning an armed military force in said St,
III which he had then and there recruited, c
el ganized and formed for illegal purpo
Il without the sanction of the constitution a
=, laws of the said State, but in contraventi
j of The same did from time to time in
M months of June, July and August, in
z year Fl our Lord one thousand eight hu
II dred and seventy, under color of his ST
a, Office, in said State without the sanction
ty the constitution and laws of said State, u
he | in violation of the same, make his warra
nd as such Governor upon the Treasurer of
list said State for larger sum. of money, to "
o. for the sum of eighty thousand $500
n, dollars and more, to be used for the unla
hn full purposes aforesaid. ei
nix That the said William W. Holden, CT
TX, ernor as aforesaid, under color OF his s
III, office then and there, persuaded, commar
lr- ed, incitcd and procured David A. Jenki
ert Treasurer oil said State to recognize S,
las and said unlawful warrants on the Treas
ng OF said State, and to deliver such and S
ed sums ofamoney to such agents of the S
sAe William w. Holden, Governor as azores,
of as he the said aWilliamW. Holden, Cove
aw or as aforesaid might from time to time
as, signate and appoint; that in pursuanc
sht such warrants and orders of the said v
en-. liam W. Holden, Governor as aforesaid
EN- said David A. Jenkins, Treasurer as al
the said delivered to one A. d. jenkins, ca
eas the paymaster appointed 10y the said
,hn liam w. Holden, Governor as aforesaid
INK such purposes large sums of money {