The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-26

The Governor yesterday issued the fol
lowing proclamation:
A PROCLAMATION BY THE GOV
ERNOR.
Whereas, The constitution of til,
United States secures to every State il
this Union a republican form of govern
ment. protection from invasion and free
dom from domestic violence; and
Whereas, The constitution of North
Carolina guarantees to all the people OF
the State the inherent right to fully
regulate their own internal government
TO peacefully assemble for the purpose
of consulting for their common good: to
hold peaceable and quiet elections; and
to discharge and exercise in an orderly
and quiet way the manifold duties and
privileges of good citizenship; and
Whereas, The constitution of this
State, and the laws made in pursuance
thereof, forbid that any citizen shall be
deprived. or restrained of his liberty.
but upon Indictment for, and conviction
of crime; and
Whereas. 1t is ordained in the same
constitution and laws of this State that
the writs for the protection of the citl-
zen, and the processes of the courts for
the protection of society, shall never be
suspended, neither by usurping EXecu-
tive, nor by turbulent mObs. using the
weapons of intimidation and violence:
and
Whereas. 1t has been made known to
me, by the public press. by numerous
letters. by the oral statement of divers
citizens of the State and by formal writ
ten statements that the political cam
vass. now going forward, has been made
the occasion and pretext for bringing
about conditions of lawlessness in GER
ample. as Richmond and Robson coun-
ties: and
Whereas. it has been made known to
me. in such a direct and reliable way.
that / cannot doubt its truthfulness,
that certain counties lying along the
southern border of this State have been
actually invaded by certain armed and
lawless men from another State; that
several political meetings in Richmond
and Halifax counties has been broken
up and dispersed by armed men. using
threats, intimidation. and, in some cases.
actual violence; that in other cases pro-
perty has been actually destroyed and
citizens fired on from ambush: that sew
eral citizens have been taken from their
homes at night and whipped; that in
several counties peaceful citizens have
been inundated and terrorized by
threats of violence to their persons and
their property. until they are afraid to
register themselves. preparatory to ex-
ercising that highest duty of a freeman.
the casting of one free vote at the ballot
box for the men of their own choice in
the coming election
Now. therefore. /, Daniel T.. Russell,
Governor of the State of North Carolina.
in pursuance of the constitution and
laws of said State, and by virtue of au-
thority vested in me by said constitu-
ton and laws, do issue this my Procla-
nation, commanding all ill-disposed per-
sons, whether of this or that political
party, or of no political party. to imme-
diatelyi desist from all unlawful practices
and all turbulent conduct, and to use all
lawful efforts to preserve the peace. AMI
to secure to all the people the quiet en-
joyment of all their rights of free citi-
zenship.
And | do further command and enjoin
it upon all good and lava hiding citizens
not to allow themselves to become ex-
cited by any appeals that may be male
to their passions and prejudices by the
representatives of any political party
whatsoever: but to keep cool heads, and
use their good offices to preserve the
public peace. and to protect every, the
humblest citizen. in all his rights, poll
teal and personal.
And | do further command an enjoin
it upon all judges and other civil mag
istrates. and upon all solicitors, sheriffs
and other officers of the law. to use
their best efforts under the constitution
and laws of the State to apprehend and
Iflng to speedy trial all offenders against
the persons and property and the poll
teal and civil rights of any and all per-
sons in this State whomsoever.
And ! do further command and re-
quire that all persons who may have
entered this State from other States, in
pursuance of any unlawful purpose IN
stantly to dispense and leave this State.
upon pain of being arrested and dealt
with according to law
Done at our city of Raleigh. this. 26tb
day of October. in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and ninety.
eight. and in the one hundred and TWEEN
ty-third year of our American independ.
ence.
DANIEL l.. RUSSELL.
BAYLUS CADE,