The weekly standard., 1870-06-22
More Threats of Assassination

The Roanoke Mers, edited by Jordan
Stone and W. II. Uzzell, speaks of Senators
Pool and Abbott as corrupt, slandering,
lying, interloping peace-breakers," and says
that, for their crimes" they ought to be
prohibited from coming into the State.
This paper also calls them "whelps," cut
throats and murderers,n and asks "how
long vet have we to submit to this de-
grading state of thingsl'
This is o direct attempt to procure or in
stigate the assassination of Senators Pool
! and Abbott whenever either or both of
them may again pass through Weldon. We
| tell these assassins that if either of these
| gentlemen should be mobbed or assassinated
| in Weldon, retaliation would be inevitable,
4 the most terrible scenes occur, and those
who may take part in or encourage such
| mobbing or assassination would be shot
less scruple or ceremony than if they were
| cats or dogs.
But the following paragraphs from the
Roanoke Meas are more atrocious, if pos
| sible, than the above: 81
aShould matters, in spite of popular re-
| monstrance and of individual right and Jus
| tice, continue in their present disjointed and
Irritating condition, we have no surety of
life. property or the continuance of personal
or political friendships. We believe that
violence done to friendly confidence begets
n more dangerous hate than .he oPch oPPo
| sition of long avowed enmity. Therefore,
when bipartisan turns his back upon his
friends and persists in acting in direct an
tagonism to all their interests, and tramples
upon institutions which they have been
taught to venerate and hold to as being
dearer than life, that man should beware
should be nervOusly watchful
Brutus struck down Caesar avowedly for
the love of Rome, and in vindication of the
rights of Roman citizens The Republican
party numbers within its ranks, VIC fear
and Pool & Co., ought to fear-more than
one Brutus"
The shade of the assassin Brutus is in
voked, and Messrs Pool and Abbott, and the
Governor and their friends are admonished
to be nervously watchful," lest they be as
sassinated. The language is too plain to be
misunderstood.
The attention of the Governor has been
called to this language, and he has author
lied US to speak as follows: The editors
of the Roanoke Nescs are entitled to and
should enjoy the utmost freedom of speech.
They can discuss any and all questions IN
such language as may suit them, and they
may charge all sorts of corruptions and
crimes on their political opponents; and the
people will hear and decide who are cor
rupt or honest, and who are trustworthy or
or untrustworthy. But if these or Others
should advise resistance to the laws of the
land, or any steps to subvert the established
authorities, the Governor will send o file of
soldiers, will arrest them, and will confine
them in the common Jail OF the county of
Wake. Will they resist? If they do they
will be shot down. Will mob attempt to
rescue them Then the mob will be fired
into If the Kuklux and other murderers
and traitors want war they can have it!
The murderers of Wyatt Outlaw will be
shot or hanged. The murderers of John W.
| Stephens will be shot or hanged. The cup
is full and running over. Let the Kuklux,
murderers, traitors and bad men beware!