The Old North State

              <*&_-** a 0tt i salisbury n 0^*j>bo ember 2 1s70 no 4s vol v otljc lb xortl state pubi.1811hi1 weekly by i i w i s ii an b s j-'diliir uinl proprietor baths ov si ii<hi1»t10n oni yeah j>n y-il.l in uilvaiii-e tt.w six monthsi " " l»00 i copies to one mill less 18,50 10 oopiob to oiii'iolihi'm 20,01 gstrn umtuau^w btg-hk ~ driiwiieil i ili'iiwiieil !"■ 1iami.it ono more unfortunate weary uf breath honlily imporiunate uono tu lur iiniii take iter tip ti-nili-rly lift her with care l-'a.-liiini'il so tettili-rl v yoiuif mul ai fair i lunl at her garments clinging like i'l-i'i'iiunls ; wlillsl the wave constantly drips from her clothing ; take her u]t teialerly loving nut inalliin totii'li iut nut scornfully think of ini mournfully gently anil humanly ; iit of tiie stain uf her all that remain of her now is purely wtununly make no deep scrutiny into her mutiny rnsh ami undutiful ; past all ilishuii.ir death ha left on lur only the beautiful still for all slip iil'lurs one of l-'.vc's family — wipe tb.i«e poor lips of hers closing bo elainiuily lamp ii]i ht-r tresses k-a-apatl from till i'milli tier fair auburn iri-s-es w'li ilst w.iiuurnuiil guesses avherewas her homo who was her father wlm wa her mother r had she a mister lia i sb i brother * ir was there a tlenrer one still nml n nan rer one yel lhan all otlier ala 1 for tlio rarity ( ifl liristian charily cutler the sun ! i iii ! il was piliful ! ni ar a whole cil v full home she had none sisterly brotherly fatherly motherly feelings intel eliai . 1 : i ive by hnrsb evidence throw n from it eminence icven woil's providence seeming estranged where the lamps quiver so far in thc river willi many a light from wituliiw mal casement from garret t basement she stood with amazement houseless l.y night tin blank wind of march ma la her tremble and shiver hut not the dark an li t ir the black llowlng river ; ma.l fi an life's history filial to dentil's mystery swift lo be huitd a nv where any where i nii of the world i in she plunged boldly no matter how coldly the ruiieb river ran — i verilie brink of it l'ictnre it think of il i i-><>!uio man ! i ave in it drink f it then if ynu can i take her up teialerly lift her with eare ; fa-hlon'd m slenderly young and so fair i kn her iiniii frigidly siiiteii too rigidly decently kindly - smooth ami compose thom ; ami lur eyas lose them staring so blindly '■ im-eiu lfi illy staring through muddy impurity a when with the daring last h...li l despairing fixed mi futurity 1'ei i.-hii.e gloomily spurred l.y contumely iiihl inhumanity burning insanity into lu r ri i cross her la iiii linn l.ly as if praying dumbly ( ivor in r brensl i i iwning her weakness her evil liuhiii i'.r and leaving with meekness llir sins tn ihe saviour ! goyi.hnoit's message (( n.ni'l.l ueu executive department i'ai.kiiiu nov •;_. ii-.ro t,t thr honorable tht leneral assembly of north carolina : the lleporis of llie t-i ll ii il l.t'tidcii i of public instruction of tho the buperiuttn j din of public works of llu auditor of llie seen i.uy of siaie of tlie attorney | general of tho l'i imi pa is of tlie two as j linn ainl oi llie penileiiiiary coiuuiis pioners will afford valuable information for yeur honorable hotly the i'fiveiitie for lhe support of public • i schools for il.e school year commencing 1 ( icioliit 1st 1 6(39 ami closing september , ho 1 870 was from all sourcos iti 08,281 82 tho amount paid dxring tlm year for wage of lotti hers was 42,8c2 40 — thfl aniount actually paid into the treas in v for schools for tho year ending sep tember 30 is i is 890,407.80 there bare in . u schools during tho past year n sevi iity-foor of iim ninety i lonutics - thorn an ab ut eight hundred town ships iu lhe stale and schools have been i i i.t iu t iin hundred ami lifteen of thi < . . cx-x.ivx_v_oivs stac el lines i bb^g warsaw tbavjj warsaw for payuttovlllo flally cn - capl sunday through tieki'lsl'i-uiii lipids born via warsaw tu iiycttevllle 11 through tloknts from weldon lu i'ltyetlevillc jll tbriuigh tickets from wilmington via war saw lu payuttovlllo $.!. mi a ii lot tk via vf iiksikhjo to heat of v 0 t ll it r : leave charlotte after trains irom italolgh via monroe lur w«il«'slior<i tiwslwy tlun a ilny and salui-day leave wuilusboro tuos day , thursday , anil sat unlay aftor irinn from wilmington chatham it it to i'a yrttky i llk an 1 rvkstki.'n it it leave chatham hail liuiul niter train from raleigh leave western road at jenosboi'o after train from fayottcvlllo dally except sundays saliim aniilluiii i'ui.n-r stacik loaves each place daily office at butnor's fintol salem n 0 i t u.kmmons spct 10 1s7u tf contractor si ooo itkwari sebing's via fug.i cures all mver kidney aud uhid.ler diseases organic weakness female afflictions general de bility and all ciiiup'iiiuts of thu uriuary or gans iu iliali and fi-inale i?i,(i0i will also he paid for any case of blind bleeding or itching piles that de llitig't pile iteiiiedv foils to cure debiog's magic liniment cures rheumatism pains bruises and swelled joints in man ttml bcust sold everywhere pertd for pnniphlot lal/nralo 11 franklin st balti more m.i apr22 ly wflntfld auknts nm n e0 ilullnn r w chiiou ' v.alii li't-a mull iiii.i l.l.a .■ 1 intr.uluci lie u kmin imi u i.n common i'.v-k famii.v 8kwinu machine mill m.i inf i i itltull hem fell lurk quill c.a'.l lia.il l.rni i uinl lubrol.l r in an-o.tlvp.rl r un no i'd nnly it'iil.t.-en liallnr — fully nrriu lit far 111 veins w ' ■ 111 pay on thous mul tiiiilam r..r iinj nn luu tbnt iii sen ftiird ger n ore laauiiiiiil or un.ru . lie tli s.iim ll.iui irs ii ivil n-iik the ' klinili i . ■ ■ e is s i'.a " every * i nil 1 an lie cut mal still t e cloth iniin i li pull 1 n at wiih ul lent iuki we pay n-ren * irani tl to bull per month nnil ex penses or a count is-lini fi i wl.l li livle that mao-int can be maile ad.ir 8 i.rtrrins in atfcml ac 1 w hoi li ,, l-o , iii liberty trial i'lilla elphlll i'a oa ction b.wnri'nt all a ut all nu m ..- inei a nur it lea tie v can slioa - i'-a lifloate of n-'encv b'f ■ eil nv ua wc lunl a i ' i .... - lve res ... h.v f r wurim.t ma.-li in - .-■' 1 i a'.a r pnnl.a au slmll p • ■ tiuii all p.irli.s n.-l in . r a i p mncliln nnili-i tills name ta tin full ext nt nl the law n ess u.-l i m'toh ■ . s ait . i tallied fr in us . r ur ni i is uu ial i ■■ in i up-n l.v pari les la i'.v tu silverl tun at a i clrcutnr and offer worthlem laa-liiia - nl a less p ice i 0 . cancers tuivioks ulcers r ii ki.ink m ii al ! ii i klla lelp ■ i titiwr in.tl tute 98tiar.li st i'liliaiielphla i „ ami i 11 green m d charlol'e n c niauaiki si ri mat sable curri nf cancers tumors ana ulcers by n-w nrin i lt-s-1'a c . auli.lo _.- i iii r ...... <■ the laree-t cancers ami tumors iilllinnl an nperutloti ili llie kn'.m wltli'tut o ustl-'i eallng or i ut-tilny tn ill i a 1 iiii inn tint p in no una trealiiii n - thoulil e er i i -■ il fnr parttcu'nrs lentl for a circular cnllupnnor ml i r is rlllier • i the alio*-e dr kline v iii bo llli i>r oi.it october 80'h oct tslii phillips k brothers two linni above tile court house on ivl'nni street rktultx tii kl k tii a x k s to tli is pulilie fur the very lihcral patronage en joyed l.y lli.'in during the past year and hope iiy fair dealiiil and tiii-t attention to business tn merit a eiiiitiiiiiiiiii'e il'iu.t niilnereniie oftho same we will inintiniip in keen nn hand a pood sup ply ot t-wailtt groceries in iludinir froajli uiii sail fit.ii — nl kvkkv v.\l:ll i v — whiskeys brandies lium uin dx fe a i so boots shoes domestics piece goods yankee notions in fftot almost everythinp usually kepi in a ra riety store all of wbieli wo will sell low for cash or country produce al tho high est market price i'ii i id i p it nnotincn fell 18 1870 7 tf sfxtv-fivk pjbst i'l i/i h'lli i.s awakdbd ba__£.^^**ns**l the circa jj "* s ivianufactorv wm knabe & co mam k.u'tl v.y np grand square and xjpright piano fortes bauimofie md those instrumooth iibvo ba#n bofora tlie public f«.r nearly jliirty vem hp1 upon their fxcollunre nion aitai uptl un anuurrliasecl pre^mini'uue wbieli pronoiuics jiem iinoqtialled theif t ii n b oomblucb frreut power bivcetnew and line dlapias qutility us wt'll ae t ptrtul puritv of intonntioii mul s.vei t ih - s uiiiiiigll-jiit tlie until - hlo 11 air t ii i (' 11 isjili.-int fin.lelnstli a a ai.t ra'v ivco i'm in tlie t,till licis fiiiinil in s iniiiiv plnnos in woi k m xsii 1 1 tlioy aro uncijiialprl intlnpnone l.nt tto vrry hest son ii ned materia i tin large eii to iajiloia.1 n liiisino.il i'ii ii 1 1 it - a tn 1 ntin unity un iiiinien.-e utoqjf nf liiinln-r ifco . , mi li.ui.l h3 all of oul-sqlmltl i'mna , la ■■ a i x.av i lil prove.l ovcisiriiiiir s.-ftli inul tlio affi'iiffo treble io we would . all i.ai..l nit.'i.iiun i ii ind improvement in on a mi i'ianos sn a un i'.kaniis i'.itaata't i a ii 1806 wlii.ll liriiig the i'iaim ni-iiiar ].. if haa tlmn lion yet been ut taineil i'jccrij piano fully warranted for five years we liavo mado iii'i'.ii'l'i ia 1.1 i'.a l ■■ s wliote sale agency l"i tlio ua -' ■-. l.-l.rui i i'aki.iui tlll iitn-'inul miaa.nl ss n'liit-li aa alia . wliolotialo nml 1'i't.iil nt l.nhi'sl i'a t ay i'ii -. witt 1cnab &. co baltimore md kept ii ni inn barbee s hotel llldll point n c ol'i'o.sn k kall.ki vl mkl'ii'l ten pares from where llir curs slop bc»t ofporter in atten.lnnee nl nil trains mail ktnffon ibr halem len re mill iiotino . i mlv i'.i na ,- ihapnl in it ;,, nt poinl ol la n umi o l.y iii ..' n . . n in . . tirnteful i'm uni llliernl p ilnmni r ol llio pn it >..• hope iiy utrli • nttentlon in llie aai i oin | la l.u lit n i'.ilililiiaia a i ila wm (.. ii mihi i ii i i a 1 i rupiim j making iiluiiit twelve hundred mid fifty schools it is estimated that about forty five thousand children hove attended these schools < h these there were white thir ty-two thousand six hundred ond fifty and colored twelve thousand three hun dred nnd fifty the number of school bouses reported in seven hundred and nine mul iln average monthly pay of teachers is iwuuty-four dollars i'll to the i'liiiiitiriiceiiii'iit of tho late war north carolina had thu best system rf cnm-mei mii.miir i,f y hutoaoulh of the putomnc in former floys lhe lend ing publit men of all parties vied with each other in coring i'm uml promoting the education i all the children would that ihose days wiiuhl return i our'prcs ent system is in its infancy is poorly en dowed iiii.i has in contend with many dif ficulties we should not despond in the prosecution of this good work lvery man an.l woman who loves north caro lina should loud a helping bund to this cause ii is vain tu hope that the rising and coming generation will govern ihem selves properly and guard and maintain their liberties if they uie deprived uf the advantages of education and allowed to grow up in ignorance 1 trust that the govcrnraont of the uni ted states will turn i's attention t tliis matt and establish u national system of public instruction such a policy on lhu part of thai government would confer im measurable benefits on tlie people of the soul hern states and would give the strength of adamant to tho pillars which sustain t hi national edifice 1 trust tho senators and representatives in oongrees from this slate ami from all tho soul hern states will urge this subject on that body with an earnestness nud perseverance which will take no denial i regret to inform yon gentlemen that the state university is biiideued with debt and is in a languishing condition — 1 respectfully urgoyon to ink some steps to siibtain it and to plaoe it on a footing which will command tho patronage ofthe people all lliul 1 have ever disired or do now desire in relation to ibis insl mil lion is that national anil not boctidnal bentimcnts shall bo inculcated in it li t it be nn hisliluhon of h rnii g to wh ch llie youths uf'ihe si ite will ih.ck to be fitted for educators and i.a ier '•! llio peo ple and tu adorn society in llieji d i and generation it has been suggested that the i iiivcrsity bo leased for a term i years t a poi son or pi rsnns who will con duct it properly and who ill labor to build it up us a stale institution tliere are various schemes by which it is hoped the university will bo plupcd on a perma nent footiug wilhout indicating any preference as to these selieir i bul with an ardent desire lo mc llm university a fruin iu a prosperous condition 1 submit the whole matter to the trustees and to your honorable body i cannot dismiss this subject without bearing my testimony to the energy and al which have characterized llie presi dent and professors ul this institution it is due also lo the li.v s s ashley the superintendent nf public instruction and and to kev j w hood his assistant to sta e that ihey havo been unwearied in the discharge of llieir duties and lhal the success of nur public school system thus far is l be attributed iii .. gr it tl grie io their ciilightened and well direct ed i hurts a lurgo proportion of our peoplo are farmers agriculture is therefore asub ject of primary importance the preser vation of the original fertility of the soil and the increase of its fertility depend on the practice of a few fundamental princi ples these principles arc simple and can tie easily comprehended by any om of ordinary intellect 13 y observing thobc principles population is increased the in terests nf society it promoted and tile onjnyiumits of life ore multiplied it i.s tlie duty as il is t tin interest of every gtoto iiiiii every community to encourage tlie acquisition of knowledge in farming the simple elements ofngriculturo should be taught ill all our schools both public and private as well as in the i niversity und in the colleges 1 respectfully and earnestly appeal to yotl gentlemen id givo this subject your attention and lo de vise such means as may ue in yuur power to spread tl knov 1 '';• • nf agriculture among the people and t " in m lit ilie farm ing iiiiii sf tho stale fairs in d tin cuuniy fairs should bo enci.uruged an annual npprppriation of 25,000 to these fairs would repay lhe sinto lour fold in increased production and in the excel lence of production of all kinds the in an asylum has heen conduct ed wiih remarkable ability and success by its superintendent i'r eugene grisboin it is now crowded to repletion with llie unfortunate and there are hundreds ofin s.uie wlm should he eared fnr and who ran not be receivi d into llio institution for the want ol room it is a sacred lu ty which wc owe to those unfortunates to their families to socii ty and lo our selves to mako provision lor every per son within our borders who is thus alllicl cil i am sine gentlemen lhal you con cur with nu in ihis ami ilia you will do all you can to provide for the insane who are deprived of tho benefits of tlio asy illl mr wiley 1 palmer lor many years the efficient and colons principal of tho state iibtitullou for ilih ir if iiiii dumb and blind has ri r.'iiilv i it constrained by a sens of duty tu hi family and hint self to have tin slate and to i ccopt n similar position in t inula where his compensation is much bettor than here eoiiph 1 v ii h the prospect of employment i'm life tin in of mr palmer is'soli i i blv felt by the institution and th board of direct us has not been able ihus far to : i select a suitable successor i commend this institution to your attention nnd care not doubling lhat you loll do whatever may bu best to promoft its prosperity and lo provide further hid si ill greater iikvanlnges for the comparatively benight ' id and lulpless ones for whose benefit il w as established the salaries of tlie judges of lhe su preme and superior goiirt ' u-njnadi'quate 1 and should bo incrcas-d hie attorney ( leneral is also inadequately renin neral ed lie is one of tho most us iul anti indis pensable officios of the government aud sin illd receive a compel i sat ion at leasl equal to that allowed lo lhe heads of oth er departments there are now two hundred and twen ty convicts in tho state penitentiary and there are probably two hundred m»ie iu the various county prisons who should be iu it tho contractors are progressing rapidly wilh llu main building tho site is believed lo bean excellent one ; and the affairs of the jponilontiary have in all respects been economically honestly and ably managed by the commissioners — this is un indispensable establishment and should bo pressed to completion ns rapidly as the means of tin state will al low the present government of north car oling commenced its operations on the 1th day of july 1868 this government is bused on the political and civil equality of all men and it was lawfully and con stitutionally establish d by the whole peo pie of the state the state had jnst emerged from a protracted and desperate conihet with tho government of our oom i mon country in wliich many valuable i lives and a vast amount of property hud i been sacrificed lt was hoped and ox 1 pected that tlio government thus estab t lislied after so much suffering and so ma i ny calamities would be allowed to move ' quietly forward protecting nil alike dis pensing its benefits with au equal hand ( and preparing the way for a realization of th it prosperity which tlio statu lunl for ! inci'ly enjoyed hut lhe validity of thc reconstruction acts was questioned and 1 ilie authority ofthe state was represent ed i-t li ivii g been l.i ived in such a nuiii • a a.1 i ;' bi idh foil lllo pi pie nly until nn opportunity bhould be offer ed to throw it ut '..'" iiibiu-iioud y_rt ii i va n parti i lhe state of a eret i . ' i.a nl wliich was lo ri . y null md v id the re coil iction n . t at n nighl those ; ■. i nf the federal and stati < on : • ns tt inch seci ll and civil ty lo i he i in le 1 1 ly of our pi i ; lo m •.' unci lion ii i 11 call d to llu be nimbi in ( iclol jr 1-lis ainl i tlii-ii th emed i mj . ; u ii in a prot ' i , matiou - ui fori li uie nature nf our govei u i ihe i i in » iiieh it b id ' heen established v idic i .;' its rtithor . v ns a gnvt-rnuieut noi in i'oly de fncio but de ' ire and giving tt u ii •" of lift eouse qilulici .- ihu must folln '. if any al 111 pi i-i 1 ■ . iihl be ii tdi -. ej l thu g ivern iii nt or in as i i by uce the right ol fl 11 lllll ge as gll i rill teed i > any - p a lion of i in ciiizens in lhal pi iclnmatinn i said i wry i'l ol uaai ia lliis mate is irec i'he col ned citizen ii equally entitled ; wilh the white citizen fnthe light of suf fi ,. b the pi or aad humble must be pi ■ cl d iu ihi right i qtially with lhe enl and i tnlti d i w is also enjoin ed upon all magistrates sheriffs a ud oth , er pence officers in be vi/dani imptirtial faithful and firm in the disellargo ol tbeir duties mngnifj ii _■ in d i ** i ci •* r the law ferreting nut tiht-lulcts i'l'iitei-'iog till wi k agailisl the strong who may at it nijil to deprive th in ofllu-ir right : in the lid that ibe h ichetl i i ff-'riiii.t-tl lhe peace ol soeiely pi , ■-. i veil llu good name nl the stnto ill i nl ined ainl llie ret nmenl perpt liiitl ■/ mi the basis ol 1 |'' random nnd ju lii •• lu ad and in april i - i'll nl i r ihn i leneriil ' assembly li ill pi • tl " n aot in iking lhe acl of going in i-h tl disguised r painted a f hi iv i jssiu,'(i ilia.tll ll'0 ihunaiion sotliiij forth thi act and ing notice that bands of men v bo go masked and iiriiind at night causing it . iiiiiii and lernil io iii.jii.iii is and aoiiitiiitiing acts of violent thp iiinl fensive anti defenceless ami mdt'predti tars and n.i b i ■!--, who live ou the honest . linings of others would be followed and made lo li el lhe penal y due lo their ol illles ami in < ». tola r i sco i deemed it my duly in issue another prnelmniatlun set ling forth the fuel thai in tbg counties of l.'iioir lones orange and ( thallium there is and has beeu for some months past a leeling of hisubonlhiftjori und in biirrcction insomuch lhal many good cit izens are put in terror for llteir lives and property and it is difficult if not luu pos sible in secure n full and fair oiifureenient of the laws i gave notice is this pit cli'.m.'ili'.n that violations nf law and oui rage's in the aforesaid ( unties must i cease ; otherwise i would pi'nela/lirt those antics in a state i iusurri ction and j would evert the whole power ol the state i enforce the i a '" protect those who are assailed or injured and in bring crim inals to justifo and i'n march i '■"• i was forced by a sense nf duty i proclaim and uvclaio thai the ( lounty ol \ lama is in a slate of in in r iction aad in linn 1870 i ;. . mi an illu •!' , priii'laina hm in tt iiieh on ncea.iiiil ol ten | murders mentioned eommitu j in four ( oiiiitte.'t and oin r ael of violence such as whipping ai 1 tl tlrlvinli a rfeto sen ntnr from ill ■ ' ■ ■ ' "'' :"'' tewvirdfl for r ;,,,.,.,, nnd ■ : - l'ti'in of i'm'ii'ili me s*u 1 ..-_ — . . amounting in the nggr"_gi(t.c to a large sum in this proclamation.*1 denounced the outrage such aa murders and scom gings by the kukltll klan and ulso re taliations by otlier such as ibe burning of stables mills and dwelling houses ; and 1 in god all officers both civil and milita ry to aid in bringing offenders to justica and restoring peace and good order lo those portions of the stale aud ill july 1870 i was foreeii by a sense of duty to declare the c'uuulv oi h-nw-h s.tiw-jr-41 mmn*-i\~i *. these proclamations are printed in t lie appendix t this document and i trust every member of your honorable body will give them a cartful perusal in addition to these proclamations i addressed letters to various civil and mil itary officers and lo citizens urging thn j necessity of impressing these outrages and of enforcing the law por the space of ! twelve months while the laws were thus being set at naught and while grand ju ries were failing to find bills or if they were found petit juries refused to convict i was almost constantly importuned by letters and in person by many of tlie victims of these outrages and was urged to adopt some means of protection to so ciety and especially tho victims of tlie secret combinations referred to those combinations were at first purely political in their character nnd many good citizens were induced to join them bill gradually under tho leadership of ambitious and discontented politicians and tinder the pretext that society needed i to be regulated by some authority outside i nr above lhe law their character was changed and these secret klaus began to commit murder to rob whip scourge and mutilate unoffending citizen tliis or ganization nr these combinations were culled the ku klux k'mi and were re vealed to uie public as tbe results of the measures whicli 1 adopted as the con stitulional union guards the m'ltite itrotlfrltnorf and tlie invisible em pire unlike otlier secret political as sociations they authorized tlie use of force with deadly weapons to influence the elections the members were united by ; oath which ignored nr repudiated the of ordinary oaths or obligations resting up on all oilnr citizens to respect tlio laws and to uphold the government ; these iialhs inculcated hatred by the white race against the colored race tin members of the klan as above stated wei'o hostile to llie principles on wliich the government of tlie state had been reconstructed and in iiiih v respects hostile to ilie govern ment ofthe united slates they mol in eei :, in disguise with arms in a dress of a certain kind intended to conceal their pi rsous and their horses and to terrify ihose whom thoy menaced or assaulted they held tlnir camps and under their i odors lli.v decreed judgment against their peaceable fellow-citizens from mere ii : initiation to scourging mutilations ibe burning of churches bcltnommu'ses mills nnd in many eases tn murder this organization under different names but eejoented by a common purpose is be lieved to have embraced not less than forty thousand voters iu ninth carolina it was governed !_}' rules more or less military in their character and il struck its victims with such secrecy swiftness and certainly ns to leave them little hope either for escape or nn i ry the members were swum to obey the orders of iheir camps even to assassination and murder they were taught to regard oaths admin istered inline magistrates and ill courts of justice as in no degree binding when they were ealled upon to give testimony against their conledcrates they were sworn to keep the secrets of tlie order — tn obey lhe commands of the chief to go to tho rescue of a member nt all hnz i zarils iiul in swear fnr him as a witness and iirquil him as n juror conseqnent j ly grand juries in many counties ir •- nnently refused lo iii d bills against lhe members of this klan for tbe gravest and innil flagrant violatloii-i of law ; and when | bills were found and ilie pailic were ar raigned lor trial witnesses members of ! the order would in nenrly every case i ro*me forwaitl and taking an oath before ] ilu couit on the holy evangilist to tell the truth tho whole truth nod nothing ; but the truth would swear falsely and t would thus defeat lhe cutis of justice — ] there are at least four fudge ami four solicitors in the slate who will bear wit ness lo ihu fuel fnnn ih'irowii experience i it was very difficult if not impossible to : convict members ol this klan of crimes ! and mi.-'leineiinors i have informaliori ' of not less than twenty-five nini'ilers cuni i milled by this klan in various counties of ihe slate and of hundreds ol cases ol scnarging and whipping very law if any convictions have followed in these leases the civil law was powerless one st.i'e senator was murdered in the open day iu a county court house mid anoth er stale senator was driven from the stale solelv 0n__tcc0lltlt ot their political pillions lo in-micr case was a bill found j be a grand jury a respectable snd un | offending colored man was taken from his bed at night and hanged by the neck un | til in was dead within 0 shoi'ldislunce of i n county court iiouhc another colored man was drowned because ho spoke pub | i holy of persons w ho aided ill the cominis i ' si (' ihis crime no bills were luiiud i 1 in these cilsos a crippled while man a 1 native of yennonl was ciuelly whipped ( b cause he was touching a colored scliool i no bill was found in this ease the slier ill ol a county was waylaid shot and kill ed on a pnblie highway ami lhe colonel uiii i ounty was shot and killed in open d iv while engaged in bis usual business a ' unity jail was broke open ainl mon t ikon out and shot oue of whom died of | his wound another jail was broken open aud a united stale's prisoner re j leased no punishments followed iu tho cases tho members of ibis klan under lhu orders of their chiefs had ridd'-n thro many neighboi hoods at night and had punished free citizona on account of their political opini'iiib and hail i so terrified many of then by threats o/tulurc visita tions of vengeance that joey fled from their booses took refugo llf tue wapds ma i-",„sr-are 1-ti^fth pnwi «&_- , ercise their right of suffrage some of these victims were shot some of them were tt hipped some of them were hanged same of them were drowned some of them were tortured some had their mouths lac erated with gags one of them had his car cropped and others nf both sexes were subjected to indignities which were dis graceful not merely to civilization but to humanity ilselt tlio members of this klan under tlio order of their chiefs had ridden defiantly aud unmolested through the towns of hillsboro chapel hill pitts boro and graham committing crimes de lying the lawful authorities and causing real alarm to all good people in fine gentlemen there was no remedy for these evils through the civil law and but for the | use of the military aim to which i was j compelled to resort the whole fabric of society in the state would have been un i dermined and destroyed and a reign if lawlessness and anarchy would have been established the present state govern ment would thus have failed in the great purpose for which it was created lo-wit : the proteclion of life and property under equal laws and necessarily the national government would have interfcried and in all probability would bave placed ns again and for an indefinite period under military rule in june 1s69 about tivelvc months before 1 declared tho counties of alamance and caswell in a state of insurrection i caused eighteen men murderers and rob bers to be arrested in lenoir and jones they were examined before judge tho mas five of tin ni turned state's evi dence and exposed tho secrets of the kan and the crimes of their confederates none nf ihem have been convicted yet the result of these arrests was that peace i and order were almost immediately re-es tnblished ill those counties in the early pint of 1s70 i employed in chatham apt x a ramsey and in orange capt pride junes both belonging to thu political party opposed to my ad ministration to aid in repressing the ku klux und in composing the troubles in those counties they performed their duty in a manlier which entitles them to i hi thanks of every friend of law and or der to july of the present year i deemed it my duty to embody a portion of the militia and to make a number of arrests of suspected persons in the counties nf al amance anil caswell i exercised this power by virtue of the state constitution ! which declares that the governor shall in co'mmander-iu-cbief and have power j to call out the militia nnd execute the | law suppress riots or insurrection and to repel invasion and also by virtue of au act of the general assembly passed at the session of 1869-'70 which provides that the governor is hereby authorized ' and empowered whenevei in his judgment j the civil authorities in any county are un able to protect its citizens in the enjoy ment of life and property to declare such county to be in a state of insurrection . and to call into active service tlie militia i oflhe state to such as extent as may be come necessary to suppress such insurrec tion : nnd in such case the governor is larther authorized to call upon the presi dent for such assistance if any as in his judgment may be necessary to entorce the law this was my authority gentlemen for lhe course which 1 adopted in this grave emergency it was my sworn duly as chief magistrate cf thu state to execute justice mul maintain liu til ." i was satis i lied that the civil authorities iu the coun ties referred to were not able to protect their citizens in the enjoyment of life and property ; anti after much forbearance | and many remonstrances and when pa tience wus exhausted i could adopt n0 oiher course whicli promised io restore civil law and to re-establish peace and or der in ihose counties many ot llio persons thus arrested were . examined before the chief justice nud two of the associate justices of the sn promo court in this city and furty-nine of them were bound over to appear and answer to lhu superior couits of caswell and alamance it is supposed that not less than twenty nr thirty of the worst characters in caswell and alamance and othor counties have fied the state to es cape arrest and punishment for their nu inerohs crimes the correspondence between ihu chief i justice and myself in relation to these i mat liis and all the material evidence eli ] cited iu thu eases are given iu lhe appen i dix to tbis document to whicli 1 invite i your attention | 1 did not proceed to final action in this j matter until i had consulted the president ofthe jutted state wliich 1 did in per son iu july last ll will he seen bv bis letter published iu tho appendix that be i sustained mc in my action the federal troops in the stale at that lime wen rein forced by his ordi i and every precaution was taken tn pre von t resistance to the steps which i deemed absolutely indispen sable to the restoration of the civil law and tho rc-establishmout of peaco and older tho report of the adjutant general which will be laid before you will contain i formation as to tbe operations of tbe mi litia in alamance and caswell and state ments of thc expenses of the same any information on this or otlier subjects which the gene-nl assembly may desire will be promptly and cheerftilly furnfebed the result of this action on this part of the executive in pursuance of the con stitution and the laws has been in tho highest degree fortunate and beneficw the power ot the state government to protect ia_iu__iii and perpetuate it has been tested and demonstrated the s.-cret organization which disturbed tho peace of society which was sapping the foundations of the government setting the law at defiance and inflicting manifold wrongs on a large portion of our people have been broken up well meaning honest men who had been decoyed into this organization bave availed themselves of this opportunity to escape from it and will henceforth bear their testimony against it as wholly evil in its principles and its modes of operation a score or more ot wicked men have been driven from the slate while those of tbe same charac ter who remain have been made to trem ble before lhe avenging hand of power — the majesty of the law has been vindica ted tlie poor and the bumble now sleep unmolested in their bouses and are no longer scourged or murdered on account of their political opinions peace and good order have been restored to all parts of the state with the exception ofthe coun ty of robeson in whicli some murderers and robbers are still at huge but it is ex iected they will speedily be arrested and brought to punishment in view of tbis altered and gratifying condition of things i issued anoiher proclamation on the 10th of this month revoking former proclama tions which placed alamance and caswell in a state of insurrection allow me gpn tleraen to say to you in the language of this proclamation of the loih instant that i trust that peace nnd good order may continue ; tbat part izan rancor and bitter ness may abate ; that our people of all classes and conditions may cultivate har mony and good will among themselves mul lhat lhu whole people of the state without respect to party may unite frater nally and cordially to build up nortli carolina and to elevate her to the proud eminence which sbe once occupied as a member of the american union it will afford me pleasure gentlemen to cooperate with you in such measures as may bo considered best calculated to promote the prosperity and happiness of our people i havo tbo honor to be with great re spect your obedient servant w vv holden the source of youth we all know here and there men aud women who seem to be al<vnys young — vve meet ihem at a certain epoch of their lives and after years of great changes and toils and various experiences nnd discip line wo meet them again expecting to find ihem worn nnd discouraged — in a measure overcome in the war which they have been waging on tlie contrary they have lhu niein nud port ol victors ; what we call trouble has but made them strong ; and ihe soul iu making its brave fight against its eiicmi ', lias gained firmness and fineness and reserve force indepen dent vigor and vital power just as the body gels muscle aud and red blood by manly action other men and women lose faith and lose heart j they lose the enthusiasm of iheir early years and what is worse they lose belief in tbat enthusi asm ; but these of whom wc speak give up nothing of youth sure its froth ; tbe wine of their nature grows richer from age ; not one chord ot their harmonious inner life is strained or broken ; the years hive only been to tbem as skillful tuners keying up one no'.e and mollifying anoth er till all discord lias disappeared what is the secret ot the clear eye and lhe smile around thu lips so frank and joyous tbat ii is almost infantile what is the secret of tbeir unfailing belief in right of tbeir untiling defense of what men call romance 1 is it not because tbey live on a plane so high that tbey are able to get at first hand constant supplies of life from lhat spiritual realm where youth is eternal i tho divine essence which wc call soul is so long as it keeps io communication with its source indo pendent of chance or change insomuch as direct from jod il can animate inert matter by keeping in line with god it is superior io matter these men then who never grow old live where they can get a constant influx of life from gnd so pow erful is tliis divine energy that one glance of the soul into the realm where are tbe sources of life will counteract the thous and trials incident to its present tempora ry improvement our bodies must ac cording to the laws of nature fall to de cay ; but blessed are ihey who keep up such an illumination within that thc buil ding is glorified lill the very moment of its fall we heard of n boy ihe other day who accidentally swallowed a silver half dol lar they gave him warm water and tar tar emetic and antiuiunial wine and pok ed thoir fingers down bin throat until the hoy thought he would throw uji his toe nails afte l a while u doctor came a buig who linden tood these cases ii cave tho boy a small dose of patent med icine and iu less than ten minutes ho threw up the half dollar hi live cent pice c.a s.iciiie is a big thing jjlfiik