The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-10-11
THE GREArc RIME. -RETRIlBL
TION AHEAD.
rnE NEMEsis oh rnE PART,Y,.

the NEMESIS OF THE Party. ~
On the 2lst DAY Of May 1870, John w.
Stephens, State Senator from Caswell was
found dead 10 one Of the rooms Of the Court
House at Yauceyyille. A fearful crime
had been committed. A victim lad been
taken OF With a secrecy, Q swiftness and o
certainty which might have characterized
the mandates Of the Holy yehm. The
victim was man Of notOriety in the politi-
cal world. and all attendant circumstances
pointed to bis staying as political deed.
Both parties a, once arose IL elimination
the Democrats charging the erime upon
their opponents as committed for political
efFec;-ihe Republicans furiously retoring
upon the Democrats. designating the muir
der rs part Of that hellish system Of yiO-
lenee which made the interpOsiiiou of the
Federal Government necessary 20 preserve
peace and protect the lives Of helpless and
ipOfFensive citizens. The county was mad
dened with excitement; arrests we're made
with indiscrininate haste trials we're bur
RED on with insane rspidity iistice seem
ed about to be prsjudged and, Innocent
men sacrificed to the rage Of the hour. when
all az once. proceedings we're stopped.
end. for six long years The terrible subject
vas left to the workings Of vague conjec-
ture. .s.,.t.... ,..J - ~
The veil which concealed the mystery
seems to have been lifted at last. and If the
actual perpetrators are not disclosed. at
least the authority b. which the horrible
crime was eommiited is established. For.
take the revelations Of the Rev, Z. Il BAi-
ley, made without interest, and bearing
internal evidence Of reliability. Is true.
without regarding tie dsnials 81 Ex.Gov.
ernor Holden. slio has the strongest mo-
tives for denial. We refer our rsuders 70
the card % Mr.. bailey on the frst page.
Here, we will only nctice one paragraph
I'm reference 10 tie death Of Stephens, ]
understood from lin that the Republicans
had much to 10 Ei,b that crime . Ifthey
had anytsi,e, to DO with it, they bad I'll to
30 with IL Thiswbs crime not capable
Of disisibilty. fOr' il was not possible tina;
two hostile parties sbould cCnbine 70 le-
strOy one man, and DO il with . secrecy
that has eluded all seraiipy. CSBfeeera-
sion would sooner Or later have ended 10
betrayal. And - the charge stands Ezed
under Mr.. Baileys statement, upon the
Repabliean party.
And for w6at1 Most horrible! That
out d secret murder. b. IN most eonrpi.
Cuo1s place, 0pgn j notorious il not con.
/. spieuOus member q ihe party. tas RePnb
lean party might profit here md elsewhere
by tho furious clamOr excited W the
terrible deed. and eemeut that power which
Il had already gained over our prOstrate II.
berries.
Assassination, deliberate and under pre-.
nediis:iou. Is common eousomitant oi..ths
politics o. the Eastern despolisIns. IL j
sot unknown 10 those Of Latin races. But
Anglo ssKObs 70 straight 70 ileirmsrk viii
che bal!ai Or the ballet IN open Gght will
shauses fair Tor both sides. Its left 70 ihs
Republicans 10 haze engraftsd upon Anglo.
saxon politics the eowardly efficiency q
Eastern o. Latin policy. II will not d.
n cite the example 81 he fahsiie booth p
an instance that Democratic eHrsdieDeJ
may Use TIC sane mosrs. BIT even th'
murder u Lincoln w. committed y
sasa uler tbs slahet y e.ctfs rsio
LsLsigd u q. -. nc sssaEA.n.