The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-01-24

Reply Of the Governor 10 tbs Charge.
Brousht Against Hnm-HIs Administrations
In North Carolina Vindicatcd--Hs Trial to
Commence Next Tuesday.
RALEIGH, N. c., Jan. %, 1871.
The articles Of Impeachment against Governor
Holden are eight In number, but eInbody three main
charges:--
First-That he declared Alamance and Caswel
counties III slate OF insurrectlOn, enrolled troops
and arrested citizens without warrant or law.
Sec0a0-That he refused obedience 10 the writ OF
Tnud-lhat he applied puolic money TO the pay.
mont o. his troops wnilc an Injunction was pending
t. restrain nll.
The Court OF Impeachmens met to-day, and the
answer, which IL long and exhaustive, was read.
1t commences by referring to the protest of Jona-
than Worth, his immediate predecessor, against the
legality OF his election under the Reconstruction
acts, and traces thereto the formation through
OUT the State oil secret political cOmblna-
a NUN sns 81 rendering ana p te
naht Ot suffrage con,erred the colorcd
people. IT delals The ouuages perpetrated Ly said
combinations IN scourgtng, Whipping mutilatlng
ana muraeting coored peoolc and white persons
or obnoxious poli teal senti,ncafs. 1t SHOWS
wherein and how, by procianations aud otherw lse,
he used ANA exhausted all peaceful ways and means
10 Protect society from the SAID outrages
crane. 1t gives history OF the icxi atlon
having the same purpose In view, and quotes the
law authorizing The Governor 70 declare any county
In state o. insurrecton whenever In his Judgment
the civil antnorliie5 tuere mad become unaole To
protect Its citizens In the enjoyment or life and
hbery. the answer thea gives o horrld catalogue
OF ourages; declares mat In one instance
had The perpetrators been brought justice, tho
ku AUX Khan had control Of the grand and petit
Jnries IN those counties and tnaC the said counties
4 We're declared by hin in n state o! lDsurrectlon
only Wnen tue civil law had been wholly impe led
wnen reign of terror existed, wIen murder staked
1 about IN the land and persons whose hands were
/ red with the blood or their victims remained I'M
noticed and unpublished. IL Justifes the arrest OF
! various citizens because they were suspected En-
/ sous believed TO be members oil the ku kiux
| and believed to be engaged IN tho crimes
detailed OF the abettors thereof. lC adm. $
that he refused obedience to the writ OF habeas cor
pus and Justihcs himself on the ground OF pubilc
necessity, and insists that Cner Justice PEARSON
tained the Legality OF his ton upon ne principle
''Ine safety o. the State IS the supreme law and
leaves IL TO MS own judgment 10 decide whether the
eXlg neg had arisen 10 wIicn the principle applied
The allegation that he appropriated money when an
injunction was pending to the contrary he meets
win general dental.
The answer fully satisfies Governor HOlden's
frienis, and Il generally regarded as vindcation,
though the Other side consider IL more or appeal
To No thern and Congressional sympathy.
Governor Holdens counsel are MessrJ. w. N. ii.
Smith and Hon. N. Boyden, J. NJ McCorkle, Edward
Conigland and II. q. Badger.
TIE response covers over 200 Dayes and recite
most OF Holdcns pr0clamations.
me vial commences on the 3lst inst.