New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-30
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that these two counties have been practi-
cally in condition of outlawry for sew
eral months; that organized bands OF
men. hostile to the State authorities, have
been in the habit of rowing up and down,
committing outrages and murders without
number; that life and property are in con-
slant jeopardy, and that appeals to the
better class of citizens have proved una
vailing. He has, therefore, declared mar
tial law, and proceeded to organize the
MALTA. This prompt action on the
part of the governor has, as might
be expected, called out indignant pro-
tests from the opposition papers. 1t is
| claimed by these incendiary sheets that
oil is quiet in North Carolina. We do not
learn that they held meetings, in which
white men only took part and passed
resolutions, after the manner Of another
community we know of, but there was,
nevertheless, very decided expression OF
opinion through the papers in opposition
to Governor Holden's course in declaring
martial law. Some Judges, Representa-
tives and politicians maintain that there
was no necessity for such course.
It can not make much difference what
may be the views expressed by private
gentlemen, many of them, perhaps, in
terested in keeping up disturbances, upon
the subject. Governor Holden is I'M
doubleday the proper judge of the time
for action and the best mode of pro-
cedure. Other evidence, fortunately, sus-
tains the Governor, and vindicates his
course. The Raleigh Standard specifies
number of the outrages which have been
committed. From among others, we select
the following:
Within the last few days Jordan Weaver,
in Johnston, a white man, has been whipped
for his political opinions.
Wyatt Prince, a colored man, living some
twenty miles southwest OF this city, has
been shot with five balls for his political
opinions.
county, has been most severely and brutally
chastfsed for his political opinions.
Fanny Stone, cOlored woman of good
character, living in Chatham county, has
also been beaten with heavy sticks in a
brutal manner. so that she is not expected
to live.
And a colored man who was on tue streets
of Raleigh yesterday was recently most in-
humanity scOurged in the county Of Samp-
son for his political opinions.
Still we are informed that child can eX
ecute civil process in this State, that all is
quiet and that there is no resistance to law.
There is resistance to law. There are
traitors and Ku-klux who nightly prowl in
twenty counties of this State like wolves
seeking for prey.
1t has been found necessary to arrest the
sheriffs Of two counties, for aiding and abet-
ting this treason. And other sheriffs may
take warning by their fate. Governor HOl-
den will as certainly place them i'll limbo
for their crimes, as he has done Murray and
Griffith.
The Washington correspondent Of the
St. Louis Democrat, telegraphs to his
paper the following confirmation Of the
Standards statements:
That the existing state of affairs down
there in the country west and northwest OF
Raleigh is very bad, statements from all
sources clearly show.
An army officer, who has just been
through that section on business, says that
the reports which have come north of out
RACES committed are by no means exagge-
rated. No mans life is safe who gives the
least Offense to those who cOuntenance these
outlaws. The civil authorities are power
less, and this officer thinks that HOlden's
course is the only one by which peacably
disposed citizens could be afforded, prOtec
ton.
There are government troops at Raleigh,
Graham. the county seat OF Allamanca, and
at Yanceyville, the county seat of Caswell,
but their presence has little effect, since
they can only act in particular cases, under
the direction of civil officers. and in any
special case of Outlawry the offenders are
out of reach before the aid of troops can be
procured.
In this case the sympathies of the officers
of the troops are Enthusiastically with Gov
ernOr Holden. In many instances it seems
pretty certain that some of our citizens
have been arrested by Colonel Kirk, prin
cipally as hostages, rather than upon any
definite evidence that they have been di-
rectly concerned in crimes committed.
Kirk idea, he says, appears to he that if
the best citizens choose, they could SO dis
courage as to prevent Outrages altogether,
and SO he adjudges them sufficiently guilty
for his purposes.
30 Ihr as inc Necessity IOf Tie interference
of militia is concerned officers stationed
there seem to have no doubt, and so side
with the Governor. The manner in which
Kirk has performed his work, however, is,
doubtless, open to very severe criticism. he
has brought about such a condition of
affairs as, it is feared, will cause still more
serious trouble if the courts fail to endorse
Holden.
The Colonel Kirk mentioned above is
an energetic man from Tennessee, to
whom Governor Holden has given the
command of five or six hundred militia.
His policy of capturing and holding citi-
zens found standing around with their
hands in their pockets doing nothing, APP
pears to constitute the offense of which
the sympathizers with the insurgents COM
plain. The plea that they have done
nothing will not avail them with Kirk,
who evidently holds that they should do
something to repress rowdyism, and keep
the peace. .a
We hope the militia will be able to put
down the turbulent and insure protection
to peaceable citizens. If they can not do
this, the United States forces may be
called in again, as they were in 1868, for
these same Localities. 1t was on the Oc-
casion of the presidential election, when
the unreconstructed were worse, if posi-
BILE, than they are now. At least they
have learned some wisdom and prudence
since There was one riot at Asheville,