The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-11-13
RALEIGH n. c., THURSDAY NOVEMBER 13 1879

crushed below libertys tide-mark, free
speech. Loud mutterines were heard from
the crowded side walks as the Lncolnite,
marched past. Suddenly the rear compa-
MES wheeled and poured deadly volley W
on the multitude. Dozens of men, women,
and chlldrenwcre shot down. Twenty or more
| were slain: many wounded. Fierce excite
ment followed; and few slept in all the city
that night Hundreds Of wealthy families
fled to places of safety elsewhere Next
day,a day local battalion called the German
Guards raised by the miscreant now known
as Monster Mcneil" paraded the streets
n a very lnsolent manner, and seeing a crowd
collected at the city Judges office poured
double voley upon them, killing several and
woundlng many. 1t was a wantonly brutal
affair as the citizens were ia no wise inter
terlng with the gang. The prisoner under
gong sentence in the court fell With bullet
through the brain. The Judge escaped
narrowly. More than SO persons were kill
ed OF wounded IL the two days
And now the city grew frantic with rage
and despair. \ fearful riot must have en-
sued but for the exertlons Of the older citi-
Zens joined to quoting proclamation from
Gen. Harney who had arrived during the
trouble. stating that the troops should be
employed only to keep the peace. Lyon was
promoted by Lincoln, from a Captancy to
Generalshlp. Harney was rel9Ored because
he would not domineer ever the people.
The State Legislature denounced the in
vaslOn and the Outrages upon the militia,
and upon the citizens. It also ordered the
enrolment of the militia under Gen. Sterling
Price But these measures cane too late
Price, a life long Unionist, ha} helped to
carry Missouri for Douglass, ami Q hold her
back from secession. He now realized his
mistake, and did all that one man could do
to retrieve it.
LINCOLNITE SECESSION.
On the 18th, the city of Wheeling, Va,
was occupied by Lineonite troops It could
not be pretended that this invasion was de-
signed to defend Washington Its object
was to foster the movement then being made
by small politicians in Western Virginia to
separate from the Eastern portion of the
State, and set up new State, with them
selves as office holders. This scheme of d
vision had long been agitated by them, and
they readily saw that their opportunity was
come; that under the pretence of 'loyality''
to the Washington government their object
could be attained. The division was desira
able, think, as there is nothing, in common,
geographically, or otherwise, between the
two sections, but the method of effecting it
was lawless and detestable. Such
pICCCuCuo OuShU W AStulh W
plague the inventors. If dozen
counties of Virginia could arbitrarily resolve
themselves into new State, what is to pre-
vent dozen counties Of Western Virginia
from setting UP the new State of Southern
Virginia." 1t twelve counties may secede |
from State, why may not a single county? |
What shall prevent New Yorl1 city with It's
million of inhabitants, from organizing as the |
Estate of Manhattan, and sending two or
three dozen members to Congress? Frank |
H. Pierrepont was made Governor, and |
Messrs John S. Carlisle and Wm Wiley
admitted as L. S. Senators. The same trick
was tried in Eastern North Carolina, but
failed because there was no local jealousy to
assume the mask OF Cnionism.
On the night Of May 10Th, the Lincoln
government by pre- arranged plan, had its
minions to seize the kilograms and comnu-
ncations in all the principal telegraph Off
,es throughout the North. This monstrous
outrage and invasion Of private rights, was
in the hope Of obtaining eyi-
lence to destroy prominent Democrats. 1t
lad no other result than to show to the
world how full Of petty spite, and degrading
suspicion, were the so-caled National lead
RS.