Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-11-03

TGaNEI6 ufJTTCCIHtG tNO
indignant emotions eVincod by the writer,
whom we know to be qa:2t, leW-abiding
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YoRKvILLE, S. g., October II, 1871.
Although L feel secure in my own in
nocence Of any completely. IL the causes
which have been made the oratext for the
by the party in power, ye5gI cannot
but be shocked and feel uneasiness
at the total overthrow Of all my pre-
conceptions of RepH Hblicanism, freedom
and law. Indeed no stranger to our
community could remain here unaf-
fected by the prevailing gloom and sense
of insecurity. Every bDlTark of civil pro-
lection seems leveled, and personal liberty
appears now to depend entirely upon the
absence Of malice on the. part of the igno-
rant and doprayed. 10 warrants are Issued,
no charges specified, n authority exhibit
ed q sOAiier under ayma, sometimes .a~
commissioned or nOn-comnissioned off
Ger, gdmetlmes merely private, presents
himself and orders mach to Jail. Ar
rived there, the prisoner is eearched, and
then locked up in q cell and told that he
can have no source of aZnuse ment to while
away the time as he ID placed there for
punishment and not for pleasure. In some
cases q little consideration has been shown,
such as time to take Leave Of wife and
children when convenient; in many 9TH
ers, the " summary process /" is most soru-
pulousIy adhered 10. A c.se, Of this kind
took place in town to-day ,whici illustrates
we'll " the changes and vnfiety OF un-
tried being we mus5 rass." A Mr..
Mitchell, very highly aesteemel as
straightforward, upright man, by all who
know him, camo TO town last nigh6 to at
tend Masonic meeting. Ihis5 morning,
while standing in store, he was arrested
by @ common soldier, Who,' after cooking
his musket and putting on a fresh cap,
ordered him to hold up his hands and told
q negro to search his pockets and dsarm
him. This being done, the doughty SOL
dier, with his sable assistant, - carried the
prisoner to Jail. What adds poig1ancy to
this shameful indignity, is the fact that
the black rascal who took part in it has
been strongly suspected of having been
one OF Roses gang of barnburners. There
are now some thirty;-two or three in jail
but this number will, doubtless, be largely
increased by morning, as nearly all of the
cavalry companies are ranging sovar the
country, and night arrests seem to be in
special favor. -. s-
ALI this is bad enough, God knows, but
there are consequent evitsSto bo appre-
hended, which dwarfs it into peyfy annoy
ance. The county is being depopulated.
Numbers of farmers, and other. citizens,
prospect OF long Incarceration, packed
jury, an unscrupuIA6s Judge, ,'and ready
host of accusing Witnesses, eager to swear
according to Instructions for 'i@2 day
and expenses paid" have LETT homes and
families just as the threatened danger
found them. The n1atured crops are but
half gathered. and the unprotected farms
stand as tempting bats Tor the idle negro.
1t will not be long before larceny, arson
and outrage Of every sort will be commit
ted throughout this helpless section.
Already the signs OF exultation are shor-p
on the faces of the negroes. The town is
daily filled with them-many coming 10
tell their concocted ta'cs cf JE1-klux
injuries, or to SEIZE tE6s chance
of easy vengeance ll9lrAf Those whom
they dislike. Yhis vdt1a5 safterncor,
auce of this kind. rhbeuSA Pp9Ih ego he
informed q WorthIefdss6 Ho1a kfepsu,3 on his
mothers farm that beto1nass. make other
arrangements for next year, = Tnrday the
rascal came TO. ttsYYH. - + sisss hfln IS "a
Ku-Klux and a. frianlosto NJ lilkn-K!ux."
Knowing Mr.. --was In TO WE ne actually
rode up here to brag to Mrs. 70 -, his wife.
about what hehaa doneq-. gEESrsEhately, his
that it was rejected at headquarters. This 4,
is straw, butit shows the drift Of negro
feeling. Itil ntEdlssstes Dat all 'basi-
ness and industry are paralyz saadT Through
all this, A. 81 WaAaee, !; recslpg rand con-
trolling tpirit OF this scheme OF Infamous
outrage, renn4ing IN our midst lie daily
airs himself upon our street, here in the
very heart Of murder aiIkcohspiraar as he
calls it. and gloats ogere "a ~ rittsa ton of
his prophetic threat that "hp .Wouid yet
have this people Beneath higGeel."
ButrI must stop before griHd my teeth
TO the roots. ..g-lEt tzgE&Tw 10 or
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