The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-04-13

"RoBEsoN. The Ro6esonian spedks most !
despondingly of the condition Of jfairs in !
this county, and says, that unless the peo- |
pie are protected from the murders and
robbers that infest the county, they will
have to protect themselves by tie means
which God and nature have put N their
power.p Why don't the people form them
selves into voluntary companies to ferret out
and arrest the despendoes and TIM them
over to legal prosecutions If. they are
known we should think the county might
be secured until they are caught, &c.psda
We clip the above extract ffom|ths Sen
tinsl Of yesterday, and invite our raiders to
peruse it carefully. The Roospaids i de-
spondent concerning the condition Of sfisirs
in that County. True gang ofmurder-
ers and outlaws go unwhipt fjusace, but we
feel in no wise respondent eitheras to Rob-
eson or Alamance, because the nsirderers in
both Counties, the one black men and the
other white men. will yet be brought to
trial and hung, or driven from the State.
Atleast this ought to be done, ard until it
is done there will be no peace. lad
Further we believe that the civil authority
is sufficient, but if Is not, let = stronger
force be called into reputation. Il needed
it's at the command Of the peoph Of Robe
son. The fslons Of that county fear the law.
Then let the law bare IL WAY, Il is the
great reformef. II - ~ - fhe h4l-
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Butperbsps we - not suEl cis6fly sdvised
to speak more than generally Of the condi-
ton Of affairs in Robson, SO we will turn
our attention to what the Sentinel further
says and indulge in a few REMARKS concern.
ing Alamance County.
The Sentinel desires to know why the peo-
| pie of Robson do not form themselves into
voluntary companies to ferret out and arrest
the desperadoes and turn them over to legal
prosecution, &c. Here we will notice two
facts: the advice to form voluntary compa.
mics to ferret ont the desperadoes of Robe
son, and secondly, after their arrest to turn
them over to legal prosecution. The Sentinel
for wonder does not advise the hanging OF
these murderers summsrily, Still while it
looks with complacency on the summary
hanging Of Outlaw, who was no murderer.
But its advice asto legal prosecution is good,
and that is the true remedy. ="
But if the advice to form voluntary CON-
panies is sound as to the despersdoes of
Robson, why is it not equally as sound as
toethe murderers in Alamance2 Why has
not the Sentinel advised the good people Of
that county and of other counties ''to ferret
out and arrest desperadoes, and then turn
them over for legal prosecution Z" We
pause for reply. POST siu
1t may be that the Ssatias will say that
the murdereH in Alamance are unknown
This is then an additional argument fol
prompt action. A community which per.
mits murders by unknown parties to 60 IN
investigated, must be in great degree
guilty of the murders itself Besides, it is
horrible to think that unknown assassins
are at your elbow, and the hand which you
grasp to-day last night sent bullet to the
heart of some innocent man, or dashed out
the brains of an infant
We do not approve Of the formation Of
voluntary companies, unless they are formed
IN accordance with law We do not an.
prove of lynch law. But we do approve o,
selfdefsuce when attacked and Of the exc
cution Of the civil law in ali cases ACCORDING
to ancient rtt precedepts and forma Therefore
if the people of Robson or Of Alamsnce set
ct to form companies to ferret ont despern.
does or mntrderer,s let the sheriff. summor
them g s.posse. orithe 0oysrpofi pcotrufsts
them. irtn ths militia oro.r;z.t;osl Ard !,
c,t;,e,,,f ~ Roh<.o, And. ~, a ,hs Ero,r
murierers lurking around his ppr,em;se..L eek
inc 10 wavlay, him. or nreuariny 70 attach
him. let him also nrepsrs for an ,sfepee
and,if the citizens Of Alamance ses unknown
muurdear sn a. their door. At NIGHT let ths,
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