Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-07-31
From the Daily Journal of yesterday.

Court House yesterday afternoon for the purpose OF
giving an expression of opinion with reference to
what was characterized as an outrage unprecedented
IN this community The outrage referred TO, was me
pulling down or inuring of house IN course OF
erection in the North Eastern part of the Town. o.
the night of the 9th inst The official report OF the
proceedings of the meeting will be found elsewhere
in our columns.
1t may be said that all questions have two sides
To this rule we must take exception, when the ques-
ton is whether the law of the land or the unrestraln
ed passions of individuals shall prevail. 10 this
there can be but one side, and this conceive was
the whole matter before the meeting. Was the la"
violated? Was it violated under circumstances which
indicated not temp }rary and isolated alteration
but combined movement, with a motive apparently
ayowed Did The meeting and does the community
sympathize with such violations of law Without
dissenting voice the meeting expressed lis nd'gna
lion against such movements.
By whom the outrage in question was committed
we do not know, and not knowing, We can make no
charge We desire to make We would fam
believe that those Immediately concerned were the
only persons really cbargeable With their private
griefs, if they have any, we have disposition to
interfere; but this, do know, that all history
shows that evil and nothing but evil has resulted and
must continue to result from all attempts at coercion
in matters of trade, business empOyments. or con-
tracts We say this in sober seriousness. Ii there
be wrongs under which any number of our fellow
citizens labor for which legal and constitutional
.g..,..o ohto; :, If soo, orv ntbor romodv
thew must fail and thew must deserve TO fail. The
bandino Of anv norton MS closs against all other
classes must work evil. In our country of equality
there opoht 70 he no classes nor distinctions of classes
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to do tho work. vet if Mr. Rank were to choose &c
contract with neoro in nrcference to him. # wou,d
he oil wrong # IS nlan matter for common sense
Tboro 10 no nsa in maxine fish Of one white citizen
and flesh of another. Nobody in erferes with the
otor n hire whom he nleases 70 do his work
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tho oxarnla is set them every dav
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