The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-12
"OLD JOE TURNER AND
GEORGE W. BROOKS
;ome Ancient History Which Has Modern Parallel
kirk's War and Plain Speech From -a.-
the Shoulder.
tBY II. l.. asAY1

and stuug u eat like Turkish
blade ana elaYe through TO the meat
like battte-axe. n was absolutely
uuafraid 1t sought the high and
tiie iow with mercilems imparttalify.
II burned and scared its way 90 tire
center OF the cancer regardless of the
wrecks that fell Ia It's path. Wlthal
IL was humorous pea despite the
life and death Issue ~ its conflict
"a rough humDur. p@rhmp pN. hat
p0tsUu4tippad tor its victims and
always spontaneous IL dubbed IFS
fun in the vefy midst If its most He-
rious attacks. Who can recall blow
Your Horn Hliy Smith. or windy
French. OF "Juybird Jones'" or "Hoi-
denB Weeping squire. ar Greasy
sam watts. OF legislative Hands
or Legal staliiona" OF +Muia colts
or the Law. or scores 81 other like
names and expressions. without a.
sfuile Who're uberiHg that
these uHmnH went tDt 10 humble
marks but were fired III the teeth of
those uIose - deHp0tic and corrupt
power upheld bT nation lustful
with the recent taste Of bloody victory
from "a man lighting aioife--ean with
hold hia admiration for the nerve nB-
daunted that conceived their utter
aueet
80 went affairs until March =.
1870 when the Governor IF the
State, smarting under the retaliatVrx
measures ~ the ku-kiux Klau--0r
White brotherhood organized t9
offset or uuliify the measures 81 the
negro Union League Issued a PRO-
elamatiou declaring the county II
Alamauee IN n state of insurreetieu.
THIS proclamation Was followed ~
4 "a afs.E4 rH
eiared the county 0f G4swel also iu
iuFufreetiou.
Following these prociamatiouF.
Governor W. W. Holden organized
and dispatched 80 the two counties
an armed force. s9-calisd state
AIitla.t composed of more than hve
hnhdr~d ruen and under the COM
Colonel, and p q. Bufgfn. Lieutenant
Colouel. ~ put d0#n the "insarrec-
t8m" and repreNa the "malConteuts.
3bis armed force vas recruited fn
June July aud august. 1870, au8.
following their commission, EeTpa4
trated outrages in the counties named
tf4at cried aloud 81 high heaven. 50
broad Was their commission nua 50
absolute their authority that fhev
mere free ~ arrest. without trial ~
even Indictment. the best Tueu 0f tfge
two counties SIS SUSPECTS 9ud tn
hold ,hen indefinitely at The order 81
the Governor.
"ColoneGF Kirk waa 3u aIi respects
the prime man for fhe place En-
listing in the Confederate army. he
became at the first hint ~ trouble
a notorious renegade and guerilla
chief FROM this ne was promoted
10 secondary command ~ Unfon
regiment. only 20 take again 70 she
larger spgiIs ~ independent warfare
conducted from ambush and. Mheb
the profits of the business played sut.
again to . capt88Bcg ~ Fedefs88
company. Is 81 s8eh gnan as t4lis.
M8fh fu5l recruiting go#ers from hfs
oan peculiar grade III cuf-ahroat@.
that Governor Boiaen looked for sfe
esFga h 1za ffGn ~ North Carolina
YuIl3tia--tbn fg0fne ~ Kirk ard fhe
larger part ~ b1s command ftelug So
fhe then laNlsss section ~ Ee&t 'fef-
HeSsee.
rpos the inception II tlese pro-
ftafa&t t8gfs and fte e1gatiZ iZa6f@fs ~
fhT rag883sa joe Turner bBck3ea 80
his be8t ard a3rBeM b8s folwS. To hss
former aeHnneiaf8Na @as fop aa1ea
= note 81 desperate defiance ffas reu-
aarea The Sentinel fr0rn dag 10 0sg
Continual prouuur 3auaeufp ~ eou-
fersp.t ARD resistance. As ou&rsge
affer Outrage followed uEgm afe
course 81 R6rE8 n585faa. the more
pronounced fne b038er t,eearae Joe
Turnef~s pen @fsouG esea3ers were
forgotten 81 TIRE war shas be wazA9
from aaw - o4g apgu the chief
F.r@easefva 81 fae State NMr WARe6
gr ere fare rot o8ig ~ 4he "sfaffa-
ars ere Governors organ bgsf q p
forte of n4Er1 troops unHer hls corr
raara raazrsereG Brl %asn square 81
tke esfw - Esle5gH. 81 those days
gea Turner'S #fe m8a am &259w Oar ger.
gEe recognized fhe fEha ard wsnt AZ
va~e armed Tne Standard. 81e ef3-
srsv9srs frsrs#re8 ~ ehe Governor.
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