Wilmington journal., 1872-01-12

or refuse to pay his tributes to the utter
most ccntime of value. 10 show, too, that
he appreciated such thorough loyalty and
devotion on the part of his subjects Lowrey
has officially proclaimed that i'm the futnrc
he will inflct no personal punishment, ex-
cept in extreme cases Of disioyalty towards
himself and companions, but in such cases
he will assuredly visit the
DIREsT VENGEANCE
on the rebellious offender. He has ither
promulgated the intelligence that he " i'll
suffer no housebreaking or midnight rob-
1ery in his realms that if such criminal
offences are perpetrated he will endeavor to
ferret Ost the PARTIES and bring them to JUS
tice, and see that they receive the punish
ment which their crimes merit. His edicts
being legal, binding and in full force him
self and agents will collect their tithes and
taxes i'm open daylight, so that there can be
10 misunderstanding and any person OF
persons guilty of Personating him Or any of
his personal staff, in any robberies at night,
will be severely dealt with.
The respectable people Of the community
arc completely overawed and so
THOROUGHLY DEMoRALIZED
that they submit quietly to the daily out
RACES of the LOwrey gang, on the princi-
pie that of all the evils choose the least.
Those who have found it possible to dis
pose of their property to their neighbors
| for even a nominal value have done so and
| have left a neighboThoOd where outlaws are
| openly sanctioned and where neither their
| persons or property can be protected by
| either the local, State or even the federal
authorities. AS rapidly rs possible this
| ass of people are leaving such danger
Gus and wo begone and apparently abar-
doned section of the State, and soon it will
be entirely depopulated Of all its white citi-
zens, whose homes and property will be-
come-a prey to the mongrel tribe who are
connected and sympathize with Lowrey
and his gang. This latter class are by far
the most numerous, being composed OF the
lowest, most ignorant and degraded Of the
whites, who intermarry with the negro and
Indian half-breeds, then the half-breeds
themselves are all related in some way with
the Lowreys, the OXendines and the Chav-
ses, and, lastly, the genuine negroes, max
ing in all one Ct the most
HYBRID AND DEGRADED
communities to be found within the bounds
OF any civilized country in the world. All
or a majority of them are either in sccret,
open or declared sympathy with Lowrey
and llis gang, and they have SO well ma
tured and perfect a system of styling and
informing that LOwrey is at once apprized
of any event of impoltan"e occurring i'll the
| county having Tor It's ODJecL Illc capture OF
himself or any OF the gang. With such eX-
tensive and secret Oitposts, such wide
spread and active cooperation throughout
f the whole county, and extending even to
f the surrounding counties. Lowrey openly
+ defies all authority, whether Of the State OF
t the United States. as was visible in the iii.
= terview under n flag Of truce held with him
by the adjutaTt general Of the State militia
7 and already published III the Herald
7 BLooDHOUNDS
have been suggested as n means to cflec
the Couture OF the outlaws, but even thi.
! rameLv has not been applied, and the citi
: zens CT this county are left 10 the teade
! mercies Of the LOwrey gang, with tho ut
> most indifference On the part Of tne State
government. Cannot Something be done
for these suffering people, even If 1t were
a declaration Of martial law by the Presi
1 dcnr, for aiu from the State authorities il
= hope iss?
Perhaps one Of the most com'cal cases 0
: LIS outlawIy is thnt | find i'll the Ansol
q county correspondence Of tie Wilmington
u (N.L.N Journal. Jf Robin IIooa and hi
) emery mel'' were anything like the Low
d reys, rue roma ice is more attractive thai
: fire re1lity.
q II ne letter in the Herald here conclude
with the humorous article, furnished b.
!, our Anson friend, of Gen. At. lowers eli
e counter with Lowrev, as published by Il
some weeks aRo.l