, 1870-07-15
NORTH CAROLINA.
Holders .UilItfA-Colcnel Kinks
Ba1tnlion-Ehetr Conduct Mt New.
ton, and mt SallxbuEJ-A Conflict
Apprehended.

I8oTden's MilitiA-Colonel Kinks
Baatn2ion-Eheir Conduct Mt SeyE-
ton, and MT sa1izburJ-A Conflict
APprehended.
Salisbury, y. C., uy lo> Correspondence er The see
The excitement among the people OF North
Carolina at this time over the military move
ruetr OF Governor Holden Is quito alarming.
The movement has been inAugurated by the
Governor without the shadow Of authority and
without the slightest necessity. The move
ment il justified, however, Oh the part OF the
Governor, on tho GROUND that it il neces-
Bary in order to arrest and punisI, ku
hlu1 and stop lawiessneas, &c. Yet there
is no resistance TO the. officers Of
tue law in any county in the State
Our courts are open and untranamelled in their
adjudication OF AL matters coming under their
Jurisdiction. There Is not Sheriff in tue
State who mag not nrtest and commit or Sc
cure any known criminal in their respective
counties; SO that the Governors excuse for
a1ning the militia is believed to be. By the
best, most prudent, and law-abiding citizens,
utterly unlenable, II not the merest subtes-
fuge-
The body OF troops he has tins far SUE
ceeded in getting together is composed Of the
the rngabonda, tie cutthroats, and rowdies Of
the mountain districts have been collected
and placed under command Of one Coloue1
Kirk, man of notorious character On last
Friday evening klrk's battalion arrived
Il this place from the mountains en- route for
Raleigh. We bear Of many outrages commit
ted by them on peaceful aud unoiYending citi-
zens while on their way TO this point; but IN
outrage committed by them here and the laa-
Euage Of their commander Will give ypu soua
idea Of their animus and character. While
supper WIS being served at the Mansion Hote
number Of this command, who were prone,
naang the pavement In front of tho dinines
room, began to fire OF their pistols and ear
Liues, e4claiming, al they did it, s.Ihey a1e
firing into us that shot came from the din
ing room!" and Immediately they rushed to
the doors and windows OF the dining~room
with their guns and pistols cooked, sabres
drawn and 1eyelled upon the unoiyeudlng and
nna1med ladies' and gentlemen sitting around
the t.ble- 4 general stampede ensued,
cleared In the crowd who ndulged Ii this
pastl1ne Was Lieutenant Colonel Kirk soon
inade his appearance, aud although not citi-
zen had fired gun or offered the least resist
ance to any one of the militia, they insisted
that they had bean tired upon, and ii was with
difficulty that a number Of respectable and in
tel}igent citizens who had witnessed the whole
| a11au were enabled to satisfy Kirk that not
gun had been fred except by his Own men;
yet he did not rebuke them for this disgrace
tul and unaoldierly act, but drew himself up
| to ny men tonight, ! win not leave house in
| this town: will burn every ono to the
ground" This is the character OF the men
| Holden has got together to keep the peace and
to protect the life and property Of the people
| Of North Carolina against the Ku-klu1- Further
/ comment ID not necessary.
With such man - Holden for Governor,
and such uilitia under him to do his bidding,
the more quiet portion Of our people are great
ly alarmed lest fearful conflicts will be precipi-
| tated upon the State, il it does not, indeed,
assume the character OF that most to 6e dresd-
| ed Of all evils, civil war. The excitement in
sone places is already too great, and the COD
duct Of the troops 1s intended to increase IT,
| Our people would much rather have federal
troops il they must hare them at all. But
there is really no earthly need OF t1oopa. Our
people are quiet and abiding. In some To-
are denounced By a1 good mem but they Lave
| not been confined to any particular party, and
are. in fact, not more common than in other
| States, Fl.