New-York tribune., 1871-07-13
WASHINGTON.
THE NORTH CAROLINA SHOOTING ArYnAr-v,,a.
GEN. PLEASONTOS Bs: REyOypn
lBY TELEGRAPH TO TItg TRrBUsEI

a Wilmington, N c. dispatchf dated yesterd,s =.
'criMng an attack On 5herGs posse in Robeson Count,
Is greatly exulted over by tho Democrats here ,od
who being much discouraged over the late reports ,
that State, eagerly catch at any report which Co. =.
twisted into political outrage by ne9roes A..
] made capital Of. And the dispatch it.eI, o,i
"a II does nothing Of the previous history o1 ,h
affair seems to give them some ground for ,na -
cusations they make against the negroes The fo,owin
testimony, however, given by Judge Daniel r Rns.e,
before the Senate KuKluS Committee last Winter Oil,
explain the Dispatch and show that tho ooll,ioo Va. ~
no way political IN iis nature:
| QUEsrIos-Haye ther been any disturbance, IN vo,,
Ji uis.rlCt WIND your knowledge. affecting tho
| knowledge with regard to them '
baa nShsmhk-wel os ~ the County OF Robeson there
hao Deen gOOd deal Of iawes8ness That Lawle.sDex.
however Is not ID aDywise political m simply erog.
Hu W ,ne depredatons Of band OF robbers, who sr,
and who existed before ana d,,rpe the war befyn..
| party organizations were formed in tho State
Republicans, but they d+predsts Generally on men ~
all shades OF political opinion. They have hem indct4A
in the courts and have been outawed by mysef They
are well known to the community and the evidence "a
abundant The only difficulty is TO apprehend them
There IA company OF United States troops there now
after them. Ine citizens have been called out fro
quently. Two OF them were convicted and sentenced
to death by myself and they broke Jail 1t Is " say
however, that the aweosness IN tho county ~ an no
QUEsTIos.-Is there any difficulty in administering
justice in the counties where you succeeded In arrstns
ASswER.-None whatever. Because men OF all shades
Of opinion entirely IN favor OF furnishing them. Bs
have already been found by the Grand Jury Taoro "a
no difficulty IN getting bill there, and difficulty ia
procuring Witnesses and no DIFFICULTY with 5ubcieat
evidence IN procuring cOhYlcuOrk
QUEsuOS-Wbat is supposed to b. the strength Of tbs
organized band of robbers
ASswERT The active members pg'bably do not number
co. 1t ia doubtful whether there moro than 10
that actual perpetrators OF crse The negroes and
called out August 1859, TO them. Tho calling
out of the militia caused more lswlessne.,..
in skufiletown, which is Inhabited by muiat
toes and negroes, and are supposed TO hays
some sympathiLers in the community. The mhut IN
Augusta In 1863 caught some OF them, ana the calling
depredatiOns 20 be committed upon tno5e VINO Weie
known to be their sympathizers Snd friends, was
observed al the next Term OF the Court tnat there were
Negroes indicted for deprecatons upon hegIoes
than there upon whites; IN Other WOIs tne pro
JUDGES of the righimnded Negroes themselves seemed
TO be decided as those OF the Whtos asS' '"' ouI
laws.
The Boutwell, Pleasonton difficulty continues 20 sb
sorb more attention than any other subject though
nothing has occurred within the past few days O change
tbe general opinion regard to IL. All reports FROM
Long branch received here. though vague N tJer
ture seem to indicate that the President If he has
already, will very soon give Gen. Peasonton to under
stand that his resignation would be acceptable.
Whether this will take place without decision tho
questions which the Commissioners has submitted to the
President OF not, is not known, though it Is rumorei
that the President would prefer to have the matter
settled without such decision. Prominent Otcers Ia
the Treasury Department have been specuatng today.
in regard probable nature Of tho decision whoh
the AttOrneyGeneral would give should the matter bs
referred to him. 1t is admitted that there are some hnEs
about the legislation OF 1868 which seem 10 sustain
the Commissioner the position he has taken. but
the general plan which the Bureau not only in this
but in all the other departments arc organized each
being subordinate 10 the secretary IN charge OF the de
partment would also have taken into the account,
as well the disorganiEatiOn ghat would so sure 10
result from making any bureau Independents OF the oece
tary, there is little doubt expressed that tho decsor
will be favorable TO the claims OF Mr. Boutwell,.
In the mean time, new candidates for Gen Pielsan-
Onton's position daily make their appearance. This
afternoon the report has been diligently circuatedih
certain circles that prominent PennsyIVania politicians
intend to bring forward some new man. who. who hs
will make efficient and energetic officer will at tho
Same time, WELD powerful political influence IN Penn
sylvania. 1t is also said that se place has already
been offered to a gentleman from the western
part of that state believed pol isess these quacs
tons but that respectfully decled to accept 1t
asserted that both Senators St and Cameron have
expressed their determination TO abandon their former
proteges and unite upon some who will answer
to the description given above. This story has.
however, no truth in it, and is probably circulated
by the friends of certain candidates to test
their own strength The President has not probably Of
fer ed the place. and Senators Cameron and Scott hsyo
taken no action in the but, If vacancy ocours'
they will both ask for the appointment OF Deputy
Commissioner Douglass.
Although nothing is yet known here as to the truth Of
the report that the loan has been withdrawn iroa
the market it Is very generally discussed here, today
both at the Treasury Department and in financial circles
BY some it ia denounced as Democratic invention.
for the purpose of njuriDg the credit or the Gov
ernment There are however, some circumstances which
give color to the reports one mentioned IN TIE TRIBUNE
dispatches of last night the fact tnat wellEnows
firm offered, time ago. 10 take the whole Of the
per cents remaining, but refused tbs ground.
1t supposed that Mr. Boutwell, thought that tho Treas
ury Department had good facilities for negotiating
loan any private frm and that the conditions
which the offer was made. probably TO take all that
NAMED OF the s5OO0OOCOO OF five per cents were net
satisfactory. The belief that Dir. Boutwell, may havs
been making some private negotiations in Eew-York.
which may have given to the report, is growing
here but is not thought that aFy bargain has oeeA
completed.
Dr. Bliss whom the Dstr ct Medical Association hon
ored with expulsion last Saturday because he consntsa
in the case of ycePresdent Colfax with physician NOS
a member of the Association, was to-day appointed
member Of the District Board Vi Health.
Senator Sumner who has remained in TINS CITY sinoo
the adjournment of Congress- at work on the proofs OF
his works soon TO be published will 60 to Boston on
Monday and will remain East until the meeting Of Con
gress. -.
The Secretary OF the Treasury states, in repV 70 q"
ipouiry that an application for an extension VI Nu
uouse hond Will not grantee by that Department
uness II appears that the applicants have uSod sres'
,,, az tbe,r efforts 70 fulfill the conditions Oh ths
same. -
fGRyERAL PRESS DIAATCHl
,,,o President has granted unconditional psrdons IN
49, ,iIowing cases; Thomas Enoch OF Arkansas retsii'
Wv iiouor without paying the special tax required by
mo no Soab and Harbrd Hancock of North Carolina H.
,si, dstiation; John H. Herbert OF Alabama keeplngs
hote without paying the special tax ialSk On ", ys
ough of New Jersey personntiIg ~ Tpnnessee IL