The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-11-30
Message OF the Governor OF gopss,
Carolina Inforriailcn Regarding
outrnges upon Cit:zeHs or anat
telegram to the DISPATCH,

Stnte.
sTeoial telegram TO the Dispatch.
RALEIGH. y. c., November 29.-In the
House Of Representatives to-day the Senate
bill TO be entitled 'Eau act to authorize the
Petersburg Railroad Company to construct
O bridge over Roanoke river" was taken
IN, passed the second reading, aud made
the special order for Friday at II O'Clock.
4 message was received from bis Excel
lency the Governor In response to the reso-
luton introduced on Monday requesting
information as to the arrest Of citizens Of
this State by United States troops stationed
ia South Carolina, aud whether the &C.
vernon hsd taken steps to vindlcate the dig
nifty Of the State. TIE message OF the
Governor is rs follows:
"ExEcCTIvE DEPARTMENT.
"RALRIGu, N. c., November %, 1871. }
ITO Hon. e. T. Warren, President Of the
Senate:
"Sir,-I have the honor to ackuow Wedge
the receipt Of resolution adopted by the
body over which you preside requesting
the Governor to furnish the Senate with
ing the seizure OF any citizens of North
Carolina By Federal troops or officials, and
the carrying of them beyond the bor-
de.s of the State and their imprisonment
without hearing, aud also to inform your
honorabl, body what steps the Governor
has taken to inquire into the facts and to
vindicate the dignity OF the State, In re-
ply to this resolution I have the honor TO
inform the Senate that I have received g
communication from persons purportnS
TO be citizens of Cleveland county Inform
ing re that Federal troops bad entered
the county Of Cleveland from South Caro-
Ina, arrested one Allen Belts, and took
him bevond the limits Of this State
into said State OF South Carolina; and
the said communication called upon me
as Governor to take steps to have
the said Belts returned to his home In
Cleveland county. I have also been IN
formed from other sources that seld Alien
Bettls IS charged with being either princi'
pal or accessory to the murder OF one
Thomas Rountree, in the State OF South
Carolina, BIZ O band Of disguised mon, aud
that he was arrested as ABOVE described by
orders from au officer in command OF the
Federal troops stationed in said State, and
thst he ia held TO answer for the crime
alleged against him before the Circuit
Count Of the United States for the District
of South Carolins. In further answer to
the resolution of the Senate ] have to in
form your honorable body that forwarded
tic communication referred TO above TO the
President OF the United States and invited
his attention to the com pialnt therein con-
taincd, US il does not appear to me that tie
Governor or tho civil authorities of SOuth
Carolina have anythpgto do wito the arrest
of sid i tits, either directly or indirectly,
but that it was done by the Federal troops.
! deem it entirely useless TO open any cor
respondence with the Executive on tie
subject: IS I feel confident that said O1icisl
would IL be idCiiucd OF disposed 10 take
upon bis Safe our cause O! quarrel. Ii we
have any, With the Government OF the
United states.
~ nave TIE honor to DO, very respect
fully, your obed ent servant,
.sToD l., CALDWELL, Governor"
Considerable and lengthy debate fol-
lowed, in which the Governor WAS ham
died with gloves Of for submitting to such
an unlawful arrest.