Year: 1870

RALEIaH, July 80, 1870.


There b curious farce being enacted here
between the Executive and the head OF the
Judiciary on the subject of the suspension OF the
writ of habeas corpus and the alleged insurrec'
tion IN the State. Both are partisans of the same
political persuasion-the Chief Justice being one
of the advisers of the Executive as to party
policy and one Of the shrewdest in the country.
After the outrageous and insulting reception Of
his last deputy, who went to serve the writs on
Colonel Kirk, one would suppose that the dignity
and honor of the bench would have been asserted;
but to-day it appears that the same miserable
Subterfuge Is to be repeated. The Marshal Of
the Supreme Court is again ordered to pro.
coed to Yanceyville to serve the writs
in the cases of the Caswell prisoners, and he will
return, as did the former envoy Of the Court,
empty handed as he went, If Kirk does not accord
him the hospitality of the Court House with the
guests he seeks to release. The burden Of Chief
Justice Pearsons decision Is that the entire civil
power of the State is absorbed by the Executive
In the militia, to be used as he deems proper, and
that the Judiciary has only moral power, after
executing which its functions cease. Mr.. Pearson,
as Governor Holden said in his letter to Kirk,



sion on the rights and liberties of q free people,
and admits that, however atrocious the acts of
Holden are, there Is no remedy under the
law. Such is the inference from his
opinion, and this is borne out by the
ostensible efforts to bring the prisoners into
Q OWL court, which is merely blind to allay
popular clamor until the elections are over.
Holden has determined to try the prisoners by a
court martial of his militia officers, which will
convene on the 8th Of August, when the lecdons
are over. The fact that the


POLITICAL CAMPAIGN


IA now at its most exciting stage prompts me
to give the readers Of the HERALD brief view of
the situation. Perhaps the absorbing interest
excited by the war between France and Prussia,
and the attention now being attracted to the mill.
tary operations Of Governor Holden against the
Ku Klux Klan, may not deter sober minded men
VINO note the political status in each State from
looking into circumstantial account of the can
vass now pending here, which will endeavor TO
make fair and impartial. The elections for mem
Of the General Assembly and for county and
township officers take place Thursday next, the
4th inst. So far the canvass has been conducted
with great vigor by both parties, notwithstand.
Ing the presence OF troops in various portions Of
the State. both parties, as usual, claiming sue
cess. 1t is noticeable fact, however, that the
amount of public speaking is less than it was
some two years ago ia the Presidential campaign,
Is most of the old campaigners and stump speak
ers have left the more active duties to the candi-
dates themselves. Speakers like Vance, Graham,
Ashe, Bragg and others of the old school, have
preferred rather to remain In the shade and avoid
the exec ssive heats; and perhaps they decline, as
lawyers, to participate in canvass conducted
under the auspices OF the militia bayonet. AS
titles, the


GENERAL coGNoMEN


q In tat q radical
conservative, old wings prelerrng to call them
selves conservative while the democrats yield their
Old name to unite with their former foes against
the common enemy; yet both are alike conserva-
tive In the true of the term, and opposed to
the present radical State administration. To
number who call themselves republicans the term
radical is very offensive, as well as to those who
have heretofore voted with them. Many of this
class, virtually driven out by the corruptons,
dacty, waste and violence of the radicals will, at
the approaching elections, sever their connection
with that party and vote with the conservatives.
Any New York republican after a short acquaint.
ance with the history of the radicals in this State,
and especially with Governor Holden and his adher-
ents, would scorn affiliation with them. Wholly
unlike In material, character, principle and posi-
ton, are the two parties In New York and North
Carolina. In order to give a clear idea of the
contest 1t is necessary to touch upon the issues
Is well as the men engaged In it,


ADVANTAGES OF THE RADICALS.


Two years ago the radical or republican party
in this State came into power full nedged and with
prestige and advantages sufficient to have held
undisputed possession of the power for the next
twenty years, Notwithstanding the offensive char
acter of the new constitution to the of intel
igent thinkers but for the prevailing ignorance
and bad antecedents of most of its leaders. 1t had
pledged to it and bound every tie partisan legsla.
tion could manufacture with rs, 900 negro votes
perfectly within Its control Besides this 1t held
the vantage ground against the democrats Of that
large class of citizens who before the war were
avowed Union men, many of whom went into tho
war when sectional issue was forced upon them,
but who were always doubtful Of the result and
never gave up their Union proclivities. Were the
question of


NATIONAL UNION


snch as it was before the war, til the simple nd
diti0n of giving to the negro full civil and polit
Gal rights and privileges forever, submitted to the
people of North Carolina to-day, with the assur
ance of all their rights and liberties, free from
military complications, with an honest and econo-
micai State government, mono would hesitate to
say that it would be carried by majority of
$4,000 OF the whites alone.


WHAT THE RADICALS HAVE DONE.
With al these material and moral advantages
IN support OF the radical party, and with State
debt of only $l4 900 000 the party with mere or
dinary intelligence and integrity might have
grown Stronger and more powerful as II advanced
In years. But confident in the force of numbers
and controlled blindly by the secret leagues, they
became intoxicated with power and profit and
plunged the State pell-mell into railroad debt Of
$40 100000 more, making the entire debt
9fUUUU,UUU. AQueu 10 tIlS lney increased larQeIV
the number of offices and salaries, burdening tho
people directly and indirectly with q tax eight
tines as large as formerly. This has produced
almost universal discomfort and determination
for change. More than this, the history of the
party has developed an amount of corruption,
waste and robbery of the public funds unexam.
pied in the annals of any State. Native radicals
and carpet-baggers are alike responsible for this,
and have alike profted by it; and men, sharpers
and Shyocks, known to have been acting polti-
cally with the conservatives before, were drawn
into tho maestrom, and had their pockets filed.
The changes In the court system and municipal
governments, with enormously increased ex-
penses, have greatly added to this discomfort.


ORGANIZATION.


So wide spread was this discomfort ut the close
Of the last General Assembly, the conviction be-
came general that if the people were left untram.
melled at the approaching August elections the
1efeat of the radicals must be overwhelming.