National Republican., 1878-05-20
the latter by these criminals on the princi-

the latter by these criminals on the princi-
pie that
NO rogue e'cr felt the halter draw
with good opinion Of the law"
At the samo time they adhere to VANCE
and his Democratic administration as
friendly protectors, sifording them safe
refuge from persecution" Democratic sue
cess through means Of ballot-box stuff
ing, closing the polls, claiming it to be
sun-down, when the sun was temporarily
hidden behind cloud, as they did near
Raleigh in 1870, and by bare-faced frauds in
all parts of the State where the Republicans
had no power to prevent them has re-
moved all provocaton for violent crime, or
the whipping Of negroes, and the murder Of
Republican leaders or voters. This and
more the Observer knows, If it knows any
thing about North Carolina, and es-
pecially IL It has read the &C"
letters rcgarGing Judge SCHENcK's
recent candidacy, or the confessions, guarded
as they were, of Captain SHoTwELL, "late
"of the Albany penitentiary." sHoTwELL's
careful anxiety in these confessions not to
disclose too much did not prevent him from
exposing the fact that Ku-Klux animus
still exists, and that the organization is still
strong enough, even in its scattered and
shattered condition, to make itself felt in
behalf Of q former member in good standing
when that member appears as y candidate
for the Democratic nomination to be q Judge
Of high rank.
But the Observer proudly and defiantly
asks: "Will THE REPUBLICAN give us the
name of q respectable North Carolina Re-
publican who is willing to state publicly
that members of his party were deferred
by fear from going to the polls in this
State in the election of 1876 ?" To which
we reply that the Hon. JESSE J. YEATEs,
Democratic Representative from the first
North Carolina district, q more respectable
and acceptable Witness in the eyes of the
Observer, than any Republican we can pro-
duce, will no doubt admit that his majority
over d. Med. LINDSAY, the Republican
candidate against him 1876 was somewhat
increased by fatal accident that hap
pcned to q Republican deputy supervisor,
whose name has escaped our memory, but
the particulars of whose death on his way
to the polls, bearing Republican tickets on
his person, were recorded in the public
prints at the time. As we recall these par
ticulars the unfortunate man was waylaid
because the political character Of his
errand was known, and murdered,
as the circumstances plainly indicated,
for his body was found in one of the tribu-
taries of Albermarle Sound, partly buried,
head down, in the muddy bottom, in such
q way as to prove that he had been foully
dealt with. The result of this horrible
crime was the absence of Republican bal
lots at the polls to which the murdered
man had been sent with them for delivery
and the absence of competent Republican
supervision of the election in that locality.
But to answer the Observer directly, we give
1t the name of Mr.. LINDSAY as that of a
respectable North Carolina Republican
"who is willing to state publicly that MEM
"bers Of his party was (Sic) deferred from
going to the polls in this State in the cleo
ton of ls1G." If this is not sufficient, we
stand ready to prove more intimidation, il
not outright murder, that we have reason
to believe occurred right under the imme-
diatc observation of the non-Obscrying o.
seruer on the South Carolina border.