Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-06-19

full for North Carolinians to do inius
tice to General Heth, as he has ever
shown, during and since the war, {
disposition to do full justice to oul
troops. JOSEPH A. ENGELHARD.
Il IRA EDY TOM!-SOMEBODX
It is seldom that we enjoy any thing
as thoroughly as we have the following
editorial taken from the Raleigh Re.
publican. We publish it in full that
our readers may share with US in the
fun. It is as follows:
THE RAID ON MR.. PURNELL.
That the Democracy fear and trem-
BILE for the result between Messrs
Purnell and Pool is evident from the
unscrupu!ous manner Of their raid on
him through their papers. Col. Pool
sounded the keynote of "Ku- Klux;"
immediately the pack hungry after
office, yeip "Ku-Klux," from one end
of the State to the other. Mr.. Purnell
raises his finger, and looking them
steadily in the face, tells them you lie i
Then they bark again and declare they
can prove that Mr.. Purnell did belong
to the White Brotherhood. We think
it more than probable they can COM
mand from their ranks willing wit
nesses to prove anything they may as
sert about gentleman. But vino will
believe ku-Klux on his oath ? The
decent portion of the Democratic
party will not, and never did believe
the evidence of a ku-Klux before L
court of justice.
Have our people forgotten the hordes
of Ku-Klux that have been before the
Courts ? Have they forgotten how
many of the gang have been sent 10
the Albany Penitentiary from North
Carolina ? They aCere all Democrats
in good standing in their several To-
calities. Have you forgotten the hang
dog look of each of these criminals as
they stood before the law to receive
the just sentence due their crimes :?
In mercy the government declines to
punish many that ought now to be
''pecking rock III the State prison.
These are the witnesses Col. Pool
and his friends would put on the
stand to prove that MIR. Purnell did
belong to the gang! Mr.. Purnell
points to them as liars, and their guilty
hearts cease to pulsate for the mo-
mcnt, while their eyes, looking to the
ground. tell too plainly that they feel
the force of the charge that they are
perjured wretches in the sight of high
heaven, and unworthy of belief among
their own kith and kin!
Bring your witnesses to the front,
Mr.. Pool, but swear them not on the
holy Biblel Let not the finger of n
Ku-Klux touch the good book, if he
proposes to tell of his own dark deeds,
and thereby criminate another not of
theml For it has been said of them
that they have once sworn to tell lie,
if lie were necessary to screen fell
low member! Many Of them hare con-
tossed as much.
Talk about proving tnaythi,eg by a
Ku-Klux You may prove it by their
words, but the proof is not present,
as it fails to establish guilt. We have
sertion of yiolator of the laws of God
the assertion of a man who observes
both tho laws of God and man. Then
we would not believe a Ku-klux on
when he tells us they speak a lie in
hliA "Aoi oSS-A VI eiAoAA
number.
It is a sign of great weakness when
party descends into the ranks of mid
night assassins for proof to bring
against their opponents. We will not
reflect upon the whole Democracy by
saying there are not among them high
toned gentlemen who detest as much
as we do, these violators of the laws !:
nor do we believe Mr.. Pool, whom we
know to be a gentleman, would be
found hunting up, among these out
casts, wretches to bear testimony
against the good name of his opponent
for the office of Superintendent of
Public instruction. We do know that
Mr.. Pool was not himself Ku-Klux,
nor do we believe he was in sympathy
with them. Such is not his character,
and we hope for his own good reputa-
ton he will not allow himself to be led
off by the vicious of his party into any
position which can in the least detract
from the good name of Stephen u:
Pool. If by fair canvass, you succeed
in defeating Mr.. Purnell, well. But
the peupis. Of t,o1t,, CarOlina-the Re-
publican party of the State, who have
taken Mr.. Purnell and his good name
in their own keeping, will defend him
and elect him, as the proper person to
look after the educational interests OF
their children.
REMARKS !:
l. First, we desire to call attention
to the tragic air of Tommy, as he
raises his finger, and looking those
terrible Ku Klux steadily in the face,
says to them "you He'. Shade OF
Horace Greeley How terrible! And
vet those horrible Ku Klux neither
trembled nor fed before Tommy nor
his finger nor his eye, but impudently
stood their ground and offered to lrore
that Tommy did belong to the White
Brotherhood of the Ku E!ux klan.
Was it because Tommy was near two
hundred miles off?
9. "WhO qUiW believe q hu n TIC
ON oath 2" This is easily answered.
judge Bond, Governor Caldwell and
the packed juries in Bonds Courts be-
ieved Ku Klux on oath, or said they
did, and upon such oath many Carroll
mans were sent to Federal Jalls
from those Courts. Ku Klux testlmo-
ny was amply sufficient to convict
Democrats in Bonds Court and send
them to Jail, but it is not good enough
the Republican thinks to convict Rad
ical Tommy when he will not have to
go to Jail for it. Rather thin logic we
think.
s.Have our people forgotten the