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

this coup detdt-his grand military stroke |
of policy-which was to strike terror to the |
hearts of the people. He called the Pres
ident to his assistance; and he, TO Whom |
did not fail him in his hour of need, but
dispatched the troops OF the United States
to sustain this worthless miscreant and
conspirator in power.
Having failed in his nefarious purpose.
and apprehensive that he might be dealt
with for his crimes, his first effort is TO
propitiate those whom he has wronged
by confessing, what all know to be true,
that peace, good order, and quiet are su-
preme in the State. (The minority here
quote his confession, saying that the con-
fession is confirmed by Judge Battle,
whose testimony is quoted.
It will be observed that the testimony
contained in the reports of the United
States officers sent into North Carolina by
the President, upon the application OF
| Governor Holden, is unanimously in con-
tradiction of the existence of any "organ-
lied bodies of disloyal and evil-disposed
persons in the State of North Carolina.
| which have in view or threaten resistance
to the action of the laws of the United
States, or denial to the citizens of the Uni
ted States or equal protection of the laws,
&c.
Tie minority say the concurrent testi
alone and of it's own force, to satisfy the
Senate and the country how little founda-
ton there is for the charge of organized
| resistance of the Government or its laws
in the State of North Carolina, and how
the President of the United States could
have considered it as tending to prove the
existence of ''disloyalty' in North Caro-
lima, the undersigned are unable to con-
ceive.
| An examination of the dispositions
taken before the committee, and their
com carlson with the documents append
ed to the messages of the President on
these subjects, will exhibit mere repiti-
ton of the same facts by the same witne ss-
, es, thus making each case of Outrage do
frequent service in the way of exciting new
horrors and arOusing additional animOsi
ties. Again, it is observed that different
witnesses recount the same cases of out
! rage, with such variations us their lmag
= nations may create.
An examination of this mass of testl-
= mOny will disclose the fact that no outrage
q are proven 10 have occurred IN more thar
SIX or eight counties. all OF which ar
named, and of these counties Aiamanct
s and Caswell were chiefly alleged to be thu
2 scenes of such laWlsssnes5. These were
+ the counties selected by Holden as til,
D peculiar objects of his vengeance. ALI
D which were committed to The mercy o
= Kirk and Bergen. And yet the chief ant-
a ferer whose cns9 has been rfcIted by al
= most every witness called from that sec
tion-One CasWell Holt, colored man
e was most cruelty beaten by band Of dis
4 guised men, and subs eqnently wOnnde
!. severely Twas brought before the commit
y tee to recount his suffering. His persona
;. knowledge of all the cases In that count
q was limited to six, and fonr of these out
4 RACES had been committed by band c
l. dispuisel colOred men, whose leader cor
J. tossed it to CAswell.
n The number Cf these Oatrages, detestf
v bio and wicked as they are, is nevertheless
q grossly and wildly exaggerated; aud tn
If no one can d0nbt who will examine til
v testimony, and has had any knowledge {
y the creduIity and accuracy of statemef
- characteristic of our Well-Ineanlng cOlOre
b people.
=. North Carolina is one Of the large
n States, territorially. in the Union, and
y divided into eighty-seven counties, an
g contains one and lralf millions of Pc
d pie.
q. No act of lawlessness is actually prove
TO have been committed, excepting in or
"a or the other of six-perhaps eight
J. these counties, and yet it is proposed
"a employ violent and stringent measures
in coercion and repression to the remainlr
IN nine -tenths of State against which i
i brt ath of evidence or proof OF lawlessne
g. has ever been adduoed, but which, on IL
contrary. exhibits a condition of quiet a
T. most suggesting the lnsenslbllty of q
RS spair.
N sification to the American people can
s. used for this renewed and wanton lnVasic
"a of peaceful community?
j. The statement that anarchy exists IS al
O. solutely untrue, and the testimony Nc
so laid before the Senate Overwhelmingly c
O. tablishesi is untruth.
r. Ii aggressive laws are to be enacted,
y all disguise be cast off and the true reast
er avowed. It will not be less violent
"a. wrong, but it will be less hypocritical al
more manly. 70 any fair minded man '
m confidently commit the proofs contain
an in the testimony now presented to t
n. committee, and aver that, in the face
IL such wrongs as have been committed up
he our unfortunate and crushed people by t
he rulers placed over them, not by their or
oct consent, but by the exercise of despo
a. powers by the Congress of the Unit
he States no example of equ'l submissivenc
IS and patient. endurance can be found
to history as is now presented by the peoE
he of the State of North Carolina.
This is the truth in a nutshell: III
Holden and his official supporters ha
o. failed to maintain themselves by a
.n means, foul as we'll as fair, IL their Stat
to they have appealed to popular election
So and have been rejected with somethl
ue near to unanimity by every Taxpayer in
30 30 State, aud now Congress is asked to ST
Pc in and force North Carolina down aga
1ue under the feet of her Radical masters, a
~, we fear that Congress will attempt to
7le this unwise and wicked thing.
. ! q Will the people of the North Gree
nc yeti see this thing done and sustain
se promoters We hope not, we pray IL
~ ~ When will the men now i'll power lei
lue the truth of what the great statesman
~ ,aa our century said so wisely and well wi
aoo similar attempts were made to govern b
20 90 ish India
o. o. sit is the nature of tyranny and rapa
o1o ty never to learn moderation from the
, .It success of first expressions on the c.
81 trary, all men, thinking highly of
~ methods dictated by their nature, attrlb
1a the Illustration Of their desires TO the W
IN 'n of sufficient vigor. Then they redoubie
"a efforts of their impatient cruelty, wh