Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-03-17


sent to Solicitor, and don't know what
he did with them. Feeling between the
races and toward white Republicans before
the proclamation, was bitter. Lit was be-
tween parties-nO more towards colored
than white Republicans. L am generally
acquainted with the administration OF JUS
tice in my county. ohly Kho" Oh OUT
RACES by the warrants sent up.
Twas frequently in Raleigh. don't know
that I ever called on the Governor relative
60 militia, I never knew anything OF the
militia coming there. / frequently told
the Governor Of the condition OF the couu-
ty-represented affairs to be terrible
urged upon him the Importance OF some
thing being done to produce quletude.
never informed him that the civil law was
imperative. The only advice L gave was
in q written letter signed by myseit ana
others, | think it contained correct state
ment OF affairs at the time, though don
recollect it asked him to send militia TO
/ that county. we asked him to let the coun-
| tv militia be organized and to appoint MI
| Raw to command it. The courts OF justice,
all Che courts and offices of the county were
regularly opened. The county authorities
were generally republican. know OF no
| instance of an application to magistrate,
on proper evidence for Il warrant, anu
| failure to get it. No resistance to any Oh
I the officers at all. When the men were
being arrested, | telegraphed the Clover
nor, asking him to allow the prisoners to
give bail, but never received any reply
| The feeling between the parties is no more
towards black than white republicans. L
am an active republican. On tho 4th oil
July, 1868. I read an address to IN assem-
blage of the league. | WAS never mem
Der of the league, bat attended ono meet
ing, by request OF OUTLAW. At tins meet
ing a discussion arOs SO, participated III by
Al R,,ffa al. Law oil
advocated the policy of burning out their
political adVerS aries. [ have made the re-
mark that if / was outraged as some had
been. ] would retaliate. l SAID TO Alr. w.
r. Rogers that ] would burn them out, but
Immediately took it back, seeing It's lmpru-
dence. 1 don't know that the leagne threat
J eneti Il member for voting the Democratic
ticdet. Tho meeting held IN Janu-
) airy, 1870, to express Misrepresentation OF
. the Shoffner bill was composed Of both
Q parties. It Was held In good faith. Reso-
D lution8 denUunclng Outra6e5 WeT6 passed
G in good faith, as far as L know. Political
] feeling was as strong on one side as on the
+ other. It vas personal between some
= not generally go. Usual business reiations
- ex;ated between the races.
J. Pinckney Rollins, sworn on behalf OF
/, respondent, testified:
J, Now reside in AsLe7ille. formerly lived
q in Madison county. L am acquainted "ltb
J. general character OF George w, Kirk. He
ii was a brave and dashing officer, treated
Y prisoners humanely and kindly, and re
B. spectfnl to citiZene. / know OF petition
If being sent TO General Stoneman, com
!. mandinp dcrartnBnt Of East Tennessee
signed by nearly every leading citizen o
4 A8heville asking him to send Kirk to tina
- place to take command. | saw the petl
is ton and il stated that from general cha
ia racter Of Kirk they (the signers) hat
IF learned to fear him, but since they haV
1T known hila they learned to love him
4 Kirk wa II law-abiding and peaceabl
citizen.
st The general reputation of Kirk was tina
- he was O. desperate and lawles8 mani
ID was so thought Of by the COnfederates-
o. Others did not. My brother was Major c
his regiment [ never belonged TO the re
IN eiment myself, but went with it to AShe
le vile. Most of the regiment were deser
Of ters from the Confederate army. 1t wa
to generally reputed that he killed man
OF short distance from Ashevllle, while he wa
lg on his knees begging for his life, though
20 don't know that such was the case. Befor
SIS he got to AshevilIe, the people general.
he believed he would burn the place. and l
l. was reported that the general commandin
O. prevented him from so doing. There wa
great terror among them at the time. AT
s. ter Stoneman passed, Kirk was left IN com
be mand, and the houses were plilaged by til
III troops Kirk was called on by some fo
guards for protection.
D. Coils, Representative from Mitchell
w sworn and testified that Kirk had two ger
3 eral regulations, one good, the other yer
:. bad. Political opponents and rebe
eU thought him q desperate, loyal me
Oh thought him q good man and friend. III
or bells thought him n g thundcrbOlt of war,
40 others like him. I am republican,.
We Joseph Mebane, col0rcd, sworn ON b.
1S'o half of respondent and testified.
nf now live in Johnson comfy, teac
w w school. { Taught school in Casweli count
y asst year, leaving there about some tin
On in March. While i'll Caswell, about I'll
tic latter clause of February, 1870, disguise
Cd men passed my house. L was staying
80 Mr.. Samuel Allen. q colored man. Tl
~ next time / saw them short time ate
,Ia they passed by, was when they made tt
attack on Mr.. Allen. [ was aroused
,ot by the bark of the dog, and heard hi
40" struck. Then rushing against the doc
nv Allen was told told to open tho door;
"a. didn't succeed IN opening it as rapidly
nc they wanted. and they again told him
=, open the door, that they would not hu
he him. They got pole and large rock al
en- came against the door. Asked him wi
i'm he did not open the door. His wife o
~ iectine to it, he delayed i'll SO doing. /
do
come out. He said he would not do il.
os They advanced on him, and he ran ha
10 and got a sword. BY this time one of I'll
ot disguised men was standing in the door. n
arm Allen Immediately rushed upon him, stu
of the sword into him and closed the doc
zen Heard tho men say they were gong to g
- the house on fire heard them strikil
~ matches Mrs Allen went through
c;. reheat Into the kitchen, and begged the
III not to burn the house. Mr.. Allen got {
on. and ran. They followed. shooting at hi
The As they were coming on back heard tht
nta gay they would have revenge. Then b
ant a discourse with Mrs. Allen, and asked
the where the teacher was, meaning myso
ion She told them I went home with the Oh
lis. dren that evening. kept very still III
nst self. After they left Mrs. Allen told
an TO leave, nnd L at once travelled. This "
H. on the 9th of May. L taught my sch'
Far. out that week [ stood guard eve
NO. night, taught school every day. VIII