The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-12

1 aud "a desire to appreciate the bravery
/ ot free speech IN the face uf th@W.
/ 90 20 10 the state library and turn the
/ files of the Sentinel from Bay. June
/ 81 to September tst. 1870. If II was
desired to "aaueich joe Turner. there
vas never a more atupenduus mistake.
I N before he bad alxzlea then he boil
\ ga The matter hnd become personal
aud the ttiAn stood forth lie damned
/ Iaud defisd and dared He served
/ notice that his arrest would cost lives.
/ He lteruted and re-iternted bis
hnrRe8 until they became known ns
l his "oid editorial. Nevertheless they
hmeiIed afnr. and, like blow tepehts
/ 20 Vu a bell they BtuuE'
/ On the tgth of July 1870 nppiica.
ton having been made before chief
1 Justice Pearson FOR a writ ot habehs
/ corpus for Ad0iphu# G Moore ana
/ others prisoners arrested by klfk ~
| Alnmauee county. the writ WAS ISSUED
/ by the chief Justice ou the nth a
| was served ~ the officer of The court
and kirk. Instead ot making return,
stated simply tbHt ha was acting un-
4 der dfdera of the Governor, That he
could take RIO notice Of such papers.
4 that they had played out"
con the same daY that this return
/ was made ~ the supreme Court. joe
Turner published over bis name lu
/ the Sentinel 81 personal letter tb Gov.
Holden, who, hearing of nu assault
upon Mrs Turner's house in HIS
/ bore had sent = detachment of sol
diers an "prOtection. ~ which letter
+ the following are extracts
"'ro Governor Holden I received
with proper io8think and profound
contempt your telegram asking for
+ particulars 8f acts 0f vin-
+ iance offered 70 my family
/ by aoFue unknown assassin n
/ firing into uy house at Mrs Tnruef
4 Z was not az home when II occurred
/ ] believe Il 60 have been the act of
/ SOME member Df the secret JAe0itinlcal
clubs which your Excellency ofgaui1-
led swearing 90 ard wifil them ~ stand
up ~ and defend each other through
( Summers heat ard winters cold e
you failed gr any ~ them failed the
penalty wBs to be pierced through
I tke heart II then notified
I him lthe commander ~ tire detaeh-
mentD that n Feaf militia dared 20
pat foot 0n u1y premises enef9sed or
/ uueuetoaed, J woutd cause the sheriff
I to arrest them FOR a f9reibih trhmpsee
and put them lu jail and If the sbhfiH
should fail. or be afraid % execute the
4 Itivil variant ! would force them oH
/ with my uusket after rBv e0ustitu-
( fioual and peaceabie remedies had
failed 90 nbate the nuisance AID re-
move TIE uniawfili assembly
4 ~ know your rualiEnlty has u9 limit
i except what is placed 0u u bg vQur
/ cowafaiee and yoar fears. You once
1 yrote - the President that I Was to
+ be handled az the proper time You
4 charge thas / hfD tire com uanahf 81
4 tho kH- K1ux ff ! arm. it is g0nr duty
Z - handle fne. Any sheriH. marshall.
~ r0uer or fouHta b1e. or their dApu+
ties. eau arrest me en eivil process.
bot your Kirk militia cannot
Ia fhe meanwhile tire bBbeas corpus
case ef Ad0iphas Moore and others
( RAD gone on fu the supreme Court
uuou q lerI fiction Upon fhe re-
3furf of the wr8t With Klrks iuHUertf-
nert message. the chief Justice had
+ FIRST written = letter - the Governor
enauirine whether the prisoners we're
4 held upom fjs orders and on Jalg lsth
received d replY admitting in Sub
stance fhe truth ~ kfrks fepg
+ Nyhereupan tha chief Justice. refusing
+ motions 80 0r9eF the sheriff 80 take
the prisoners "MIth the force 0f the
county and to attach Kirk for e0ag-
femp4 fer aisobtYinK the writ baa is-
esea n ue2 wgif ~ ffge Goverfsr conn
+ fsana5Hg bjHa 20 pfoda2ce the bodies ~
Z he prisoners. ~ TIRE sarHh time stain 4
tfaf RS raj dome his d8ty TIE re-
sI.gue b58itY was 9Ith THE executive,
fhe judiciary waN exhausted DH
4 1ulv 2eth tire Ch3ef Justice received Q
secdua Bs8ter from tf1e Governor de-
cgfnfug - obey the Mg3t on the ground
fftat fhe counties ~ Afamau6e aH8
taseeH 4efe in q state of iusaffsetl6Ta
An8 tbefe, Tor q tims. the matter
4 rested
Tms days after this on Jnfv zsth.
& in a EsaaAF aft8< xa41g the Governor M$
ere ~ q conspiracy 81 0efesf ~ ff1ce
+ TIE forthcoming eleeti0B ard ehaTz-
iHg fhh Supreme Court wah De5nE
rrfwY 10 his a5uns. 8ge Turner p7aD-
lisbe3 lo tbe Sentinel tbe fs1lo#ing
editorial
4 Joe fFfsSaAng svs T,aH rae rot
get raaae up hsx nsaaa ~ arrest u.s.
We tel Dad hN aaTe rot arrest ~
We are ~ American e1sfzer loxsl ARD
4 ghe8iers - fhA ha9s- &HS Me 9@fE
Tad. Kirk SID fhe DEVIL
a.rfse aeyal inearnat@ who s5gnA9 tbe
4 ordnance ~ secession ard eas8e8 fof
tna head <gf Abe I6nsegau before fsasoah b
took Is Of canm0t aAa s6a0 ROT
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are haoa1ng fn TIE sa8 Yafa. wathfmt
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efs Grand Army gf t1e Potngvae tar
. erte "a now sF4 HFA t0rn aaasT lrg
lnoaths of ira hansfea t86Bsaa9 ssx-
sAveys - fke state wng ANe gf6ag e
nSef fhe bsFssrs oppression af.a in@
s fhse has heen hAaees usds fhene
Ard on Auzgze a 1870 Joe Turner
vf@se ard B@bsne9 fn tn@ sebsarte3
& ire fossow5rg ge4tee ~ Governor so9-
Ger
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