Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-08-26

I.r A0uU CAHollS, pEi-0yHBs-Tle 7r.-
'-I.- correspondent IN North Carolina has gi-it-
ed t.L His's headquarters at Narceyville, au!
thus a,.r-ites what be saw llnceyvlle IS q
primitive sort at VILLAGE OF 4H1ut 500 inlahi-
tauts Tae only m1iern i,atnre IN town is the
colrt house. NOW otc-p.5i hy Kirk AMI bis
prisoners Lele afe pitch, about the budding
ID tbe c0ur.-1.usa yard and the state troops
sn rm DO tHa Iuslo-rre. They number about
$40, are mostly poorly clad, aud many Of JEem
arc boys. v-o lase 30 business 20 h- seriels'y '
so.n,ru-. ! was received very courteoIsly jy
C.- hils aul cauiac;ei Go bis room, where De
Is nov Lss.ly employed ia taking evidence. lie
tolls uc BE- vew c ths state Of eiiirs here
aa.eU The negroes, he said, have suffered
much injustice az rhc bands Of Ilair employers
in cul waiting ground on shares. and before har-
vest ;ime. L-u- auarreiei with, and threatened
and driven away. There have been several
cssl- ta11t in Jhi- vicinity, and Col Kirk
ta1ught very likely that some Of these house
less hon less. AID most starving col0red pee
u- mcc, have burned them. Further than
j.i- tleIe were uo complaints aglin-, the blacks,
ou BE other side however, there had been per-
rc-gateG numerous 0utrages of different kinds
upon the lacks. in addition 90 What be first
mentioned. tie eas working I'LL threc clock
every night iu getting into shape the great mas
ofc.iieuce brought before hin. Col. krE i'm
pressed NE favo-ahly. There Is 20 look Of the
rulHau shout him. tie is a man Of medium
stature, and sppea s. Ike an earnest and honest
soldier
Col Kirk o; his own accord offered to take ne
among bis prisoners. He had 20, believe,
au-rtered 10 The large cou' i-room and adjoining
rooms. We walked up stairs and entered the
courtroom There were . dozen OF 10 Tespec-
table locking men. iew playing checkers or
dominocs others sitting, standing or walking
shaat Col Kirk took me through to a smaller
room in ibe rear, where | was introduced ro
some of the prisoners, among them Judge John
Kerr, M.C, and DR.. Roam, tall and venerable
old man. Judge Kerr appears just us you would
expect judge and congressman 10 appear lie
is Of portiy presence, diguilei heaTing, dJri-
complexion, and full voice, (which would serve
him well in public speaking. g an opposed,
he said, - % all secret. oath-bouud societies
whether Ku klux or Union League, and consider
them uumitigate1 evils He further remarked
that be had lost his seat ia Congress because he
had held such views. He considers the League:
the natural cause Of the ku Klux-thst when
.bere was a secret political organization in one
marty. il was inevitable that there should be an
aDnosinr one in the other. Personally speak
mo he knew nothing Of the Ku-klux, nor Of it'
o,,erstiops. OF course nobody supposes that
Iud,-a Kerr or Dr. Roam are personally concern
al In the Stevens murder or the ku-hlux out
RACES Their evidence probably IS wanted, and
. and they are f1rcbly detained 10 give H. lhei'
cop6nerlen; Is lot oppression. Tier quarter'
are airy snd pleasant, and no restrictions placed
upon them therein. Col Kirk, they 81 said
. trelted them with oourtezy.