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We do not come to you in spirit of re-
proach or denunciation, neither do we feel
inpleading for equal rights without regard
to comple9ional differences that we are in
the least degree selfish. Nor do we in any
respect seek to lower the standard of refine
ment, intelligence or honor among the great
and loyal people of the commonwealth of
North Carolina, by urging these questions
upon your consideration at this time. We
would view if possible the brightest side Of
the picture, which we have to present, and
give to our beloved State all the honor and
credit deserved for the rapid strides which
this great Nation has been taking in the di-
rection of universal emancipation and equal
ity before the law.
You will acquiesce when we say that we
can boast little of our loyalty to the general
government, in the bloody struggle though
which we have just passed. Our fathers
fought shoulder to shoulder with the white
man in the Revolutionary war, and in the
war-of 1872 They did their duty and did
it well. In the one just ended, our fathers,
brothers and sons barred their breasts to the
fiery storm to save the Union.
FELLow-CITIzENs: You have taught us
one good thing, which we cannot forget. 1t
is this: That all men are born free and
| equal, and that they are endowed by their
Creator with inalienable rights That among
these are life, liberty and the pursuit of hap
piness That to secure these rights, govern
ments are instituted among men, deriving
their just powers from the consent of the
governed. &C.
FELLow-CITIzENs: Can we look to you
for protection or not, to shield us from the
murderous hand9 Oh, humanity, where is
thy blush Our defenceless wives and
children, fathers, sons and brothers, are
beaten with clubs, robbed, shot and killed,
in various localities, and the authorities re-
gard it not. We beg you as white men in
authority to shield our defenceless heads,
and guard our little homes. We appeal to
your religion and humanity. We claim by
merit the right of suffrage, and ask it at your
hands. We believe the day has come, when
black men have rights which white men are
bound to respect. We intend to live and
die on the soil which gave US birth. Oh,
North-Carolina, the land of our birth, with
all thy faults we love thee still. Will you,
oh will you treat us as human beings, with
all our rights9 1t is all we ask
Your humble servants, in behalf of the
States Equal Rights League,
GEO. A. RUE, Chairman.
]. T. ScHENcK, 81. LocKET, ]. A. SYKES.
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The President said, last November, that
the election of Gov Worth had "greatly
damaged the prospects of the State in the
restoration of her governmental relations" :"
He has neither retracted nor qualified this
language. He thinks the same thing yet.
We cannot, therefore, See how any true friend
to the President can vote for Gov. Worth.
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The opening of the Catholic Convention
at Baltimore was the most imposing display
OF clergy ever seen in this country.
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B. F. MOORE.
RALEIGH, Oct. 8, 1865.

RALEIGH, Oct 8, 1855.
To the members Of the Contention Of colorsd
people, mog in session.
have received your polite invitation to at
tend the session of your Convention. have
only time to say that my engagements are
such in the Superior Court now in session,
and likely to be in session for the rest of the
week, that I cannot possibly avail myself of
your invitation. Otherwise should be glad
to accept of it. l approve of its object and
hope it may result in effecting something for.
the benefit and improvement of your people.
Every good citizen should desire this, and
assure you it will always give me pleasure to
contribute in anv way that can to such a
purpose.
am Very Respectfully, -
Your Friend &c.
THOMAS BRAGG.
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STATE OF NoRTH-CAROLINA
ElecutiUe DEPARTMENT.

STATE OF NORTH-CAROLINA
EseeutiUe Department.
RALEIGH, N. C. Oct Sd, 1885,
To the President and members of the colored
Conrention, noso sitting in Raleigh.
I have received, through your Secretary,
your sittings. Having learned, on all hands,
that your actions are patriotic, and, in every
way, praiseworthy, thank you for your in
vitation and win gladly attend.
You shall always find me ready, personally
or officially, to do anything in my power to
aid your people in their efforts to elevate and
improve their condition. ~
Very Respectfully,
JONATHAN WORTH.
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HEAD QUARTERS PosT OF RALEIGH, Oct. 8, 66
Messrs j. r. Cdsaoel1, Harry Pope, John Hy-
man, j. B. O'Hara John Potter. sisi
herewith acknowledge the invitation this
day received at your hands to be present at
the meeting of the Convention Of the colored
people of North-C Carolina now in session
shall be glad to see something of the
workings of your Convention, and will be
present at such times as my duties will per-
NIT. Very Respectfully &c.
E. H. CARR.
BRIT. Maj. Gen. Oomdg.
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NFw York, Oct. o. Gold, i4s3. Cotton
dull Ss@ss. Turpentine,. 6S06s}. Redn,
4,20@9,50.
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NEwBERN, N. c., Sept. 80, 1866.
To the Colored Citisens of North Carolina to
assemble IN C0noention, at Raleigh, in Oe-
tobr:
GENTLEMEN In 1865, when I sat in
Convention with you, / esteemed it the
proudest moment of my life to be thus asso-
ciated with such men. and engaged in such
a work. In the formation of the State Equal
Rights League, you did me the honor of
making me Secretary. This enjoins it upon
me to be present at the first Annual meeting
of the League, or at the Convention.
regret very much that circumstances
above my control prevents my attendance
But, gentlemen, you may be well assured
that if absent in person, am not in spirit.
Ny heart longs to be with you-not because
of the high estimate place upon my ser,
vices, but because I am interested, soul and
body, in the good work you meet to per-
form.
The Convention of last year did noble
work, notwithstanding all of US, on our re-
turn home to our constituents, did not re-
ceive the welcome plaudit of swell done,
good and faithful servants.n But all was not
completed. There still remains vast deal
to do. Ets
1t is claimed by some that We now have
equal rights in law. How far this is true,
you must decide If you should find it true,
then you must consider the extent of our
political rights. The education of our peo-
pie should form an important item in your
deliberations !; and the laboring interests of
our people must not be forgotten. Our peo-
pie must be taught to confde in each other,
and assist each other; the lack of this is do
ing destructive work among us. And they
must learn, also, men and women, that the
richest treasure modern times afford, is spot
less reputation"
! 1t must be remembered that these are pc
euliar times in which we live, and in all
your counsel and deliberations, show your
selves "as harmless as doves, but as wise as
,serpents," to the end that We all may be
benefited, and peace and goodwill prevail.
May the presence of God be with you, and
His wisdom direct you, that your duties
may be performed with honor to yourselves,
and profit to the State and country.
Respectfully,
r
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1 RALEIGH, Oct. 4th, 1866. Z
Mr.. JAMES e. O'HARA:
SIR: have received yours of this date in
viting me to address the Convention of col
ored persons Of which you are Secretary,
now assembled at the African Church in this
City for the purpose of promoting the cause
of education amongst their race. You as,
sumo very truly, that I am friend to your
race.
could not be otherwise SO long as may
be regarded as fellow creature of the race
of man; and 1 am warm friend to educa-
eaton everywhere. 3as sSs
Owing to my pressing engagements in.
highly important cases on trial or about to
be tried in the Superior Court of Wake
County, now in session, it will be not only
inconvenient, but really impossible for me to
be present at your Convention.
Allow me, however, to express my plea
sure, that your race are striving by peaceful
means to elevate themselves in the grade of
humanity. n 1a
The best means of doing this you can as
readily appreciate as any one. They are
universally acknowledged to be, industry,
and education both moral and religious
That idleness is the parent of all vice is an
adge as old as time; and it requires but the
observation of day to verify this truth,
whether among the one race or the other.
Respectfully yours.
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JOHN RANDOLPH, JR.

. . Il
TO the Legislature of North Carolina, and the
Congress Of the o. s., hereqtter to asssua5le.
GENTLEMEN:-Th Convention of colored
men, which met in the City of Raleigh, N.
c., on the 2nd day of Oct. 1885, take this
method to return their grateful and heartfelt
thanks for the cordial acceptation and kind
treatment of the petition presented to your
honorable body at your last assembly.
We also feel it to be our bounden duty to
return our thanks for what you have done in
removing the disabilities under which we
labored and which were contrary to the ge-
nins OF republican government, to liberty
and. humanity The Convention continues
to pray your honorable body to give us pro-
lection in the future, as we have shown our
selves loyal and peaceable citizens in the
past. =
We further pray your honorable body to
give US. the right of suffrage, in common with
other citizens of the United States, in con-
sideration of our loyalty, citizenship and
merit.
Believe us gentlemen,
~ Your obedient servants,
@ j.. II. HARRIS, President. :
h GEO. A. Rue, aaa ~
/ O. Chairman Business Committee
address Of the Freedmen's Convention 10 the
. White and Colored citizens of North
Carolina. So
FELLOW CITIZENS We, the colored Peo-
pie of North Carolina, in Convention assem-
bled at Raleigh, on the 2nd, Sd, 4th and
9th days Of, Oct. 1856, viewing the complex
condition of affairs and Of public. sentiment
in. our State, deem it our duty to present to
you our grievances, our suferings and the
outrages heaped upon us, because Of our
helpless and disqualified position for self
defence, resulting, as we think we can prove,
from no greater cause than our long and un-
just political disfranchisement.
We ask you, in the spirit of meekness, is
taxation without representation iasts History
and conscience answer mol!
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derived from hearing the Gospel preached,
and in Sunday schools, are more necessary
to your people, at present, than the knowl-
edge of letters and books and it can be more
easily and cheaply obtained. While, there
fore, disposed to encourage every well-lneant
effort to give them schools, would keep
constantly present to their minds, that to
elevate their condition nothing is so neces-
sary as to become independent in their cir
cumstances and that this can only be efec-
ted by persevering and honest labor.
Very respectfully,
- w. A. GRAHAM
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Secretary Seward is still improving in
health.
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Col SM o. s. Lnt''y. Oonaanding. !
Messrs ]. R. Caswell, of Wake county, Chair
man, Henry Pope, of Randolph county,
John Hyman, of Warren county, ]. E. 0.
. Hara, of Wayne county, John Porter, of
Davidson county. :
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RALE1eH, N. c. Oct. 4th, 1866.

GENTLEMEN have the honor to express
my grateful sense of the compliment paid
me in your invitation of yesterday to be
present at your Convention in this City, as
well as for the fattering manner in which
that invitation was conveyed. assle
In reply thereto, / beg leave to assure you
that it will afford me much pleasure to be
present this afternoon: say about half past
8 o'clock, if may be allowed to attend
simply as listener, and as a silent friend,
much interested in whatever interests you or
your cause. Ifnot, then I must ask the in
diligence to postpone my visit to future oc-
casion. am Gentlemen, )ysJt'fa
- Very Respectfully,
Your Obedient Servant, +
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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1866-05-11
Circuit Court. County:

ClICulI COuIt"" Md1llCOWOC county.
Charles T Draper, Samuel P Clark, Parker
i. Clark, George II. Clark and Elijah F. CLARK,
ain,ifl., against Elijah c. Emerson, Deftn>
dant.
IN reading and filing the conf plant of the
Oplantifis in this action NJ d as an aflid w.t.
and it appearing thei efrom tha. the plaintiffs
al entitled 10 the relief demanded therein md
that such rclet In part consists in restraining
the defendant rom Selling the lands mentioned
in the omplint, and on motion of George Reed
attorney for the said plaintiffs, it is hereby or
dered in rsidera' ion of the premises and OF
the particular matters in the said comp laint set
forth, that the said Elijah q. Emerson, deien-
| dant his ag' nts and attorneys, officers and
councillors he restrained and el joined from
selling or disro ing of any portion or parcel of
the real estate or lots OF land mentioned and
described in the plaintiffs complaint or from
proceeding &c ore close either of the mortgages
| described i'll said complain by sale OF any
! portion of the lands property therein de-
! scribed under and by virtue of any power con-
| tanned in sid mortgages, and mentioned in tbs
two notices now being published in the Mani
| towoc Tribune, newspaper published IN said
county, signed by the Slid defendant, that the
Sid mortgages will / e foreclosed by sale of
! the property therein described by the sheriff of
| said county at the Court House in the village
of Ma, itow.c on the q day of April and the
| 18th day Of May, 1866, aud the said defendant
and all and every OF his age!tl, attorneys,
officers and councillors and especially the
sheriff OF the county of Manitowoc, are hereby
! strictly :njoned AM comma nded, that they and
! elc and every IF them, under the penalty OF
! the law thence ensuing, do absolutely desist
| and refrain from Il ! urther proce dings to fHre-
! close the SAID mortgf ges or either of them
mentioned in said complaint AMI in tic said
| notices published i'll the said Manitowcc Tribune
! by the said defendant, and that they and each
| and every of them do absolutely refrain f.on
selling the real estate or lots or parcels of land
| de,crlEed in said morrgages and said notices. SO
| rs aforesaid. Published in the said Manitowoc
! Tribune CT any part thereof Oh the said twenty-
first day OF April antc Ihe 5th day Of May, lo66.
! or at any other time Until the further order 81
| this court.
HENRY SIBREE,
! G. TT Comm issoEer ior Mani'owoc county,
! Dated this l7.h day Of April, 1856.
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| colds, coughs, &c., week stomach general
d, bility, nur> sore mouth, canker, liver
complaint, dyspepsia or Indigestion, cramp and
pain in stomach, bowel complaint. painters
colo, asiatic cholera, darrhea and dysentery
APPLIED EXTERNALLY CURES
Felons, boils ana old Sores severe burns and
scads, cuts, bruises and sprains, swelling of the
ous, ringwoIm aud letter, broken breasts,
frosted feet and chiiblails, toothache, pain in
he face. II is a sure remedy for Aguc and
ChiIIs and Fever.
PAIN KILLER
Taken internally, should be adulturated with
water or milk, or made into syrup with mol,
las-es. For ,ughs. few drops on sugar,
eaten will be more effective than anything else.
See printed dlrcc!ions whih accompany erch
Bottle.
The rAIN KILLER is by universal consent,
allowed TO have won for itself, reputation I'm.
surpassed in the history of medical preparations.
Its instantaneous effect in the entire eradication
and extinction of pain. in all its various forms
incidental to the human family, and the unso
lcited written and verbal testimony of the
masses in its favor, have been and are its own
best ADVERT. ement.
BEWARE OF ALL INVITATIONS!
The Pain Killer is sold by all respe ctable
Druggists throughout the United States and in
foreign countries.
PriceS-25 cents, so cents and 81 per bottle.
j. n. HARRIS & CO., Cincinnati, o..
Proprietors for the Southern and Western
States.
Sold wholesale and re all By
T. & j. Robinson, Manitowcc,
, BACON, THoMBs g. Co, g
I. NJ. BLAtKsToCK, Sheboygan, =
SWIFT g. DILLINGHAM, GlenbuIa,
| SM 18th q ELwELL, Plymouth,
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In Probate -Mdnisowoc ceuatv Court
n the en,rt,r al tir, ess,ra ,f n,xar La,,ia,,

HI 4 3ODatf.- VI dill!Ow0c CNulty Court.
In The matter OF tire estate Of Owen Feulon,
deceased. .- e.,ea
~ re ding and fling the petition of Marin
~ Fell H. OF Mauiiowuc county representing
among other thin = that Owen Fcnlon late OF
Maple Grove, Nanitowoc county, on tho 1ltil
day of Decen r, A D. 1858. a, Maple Grove
afoItsaiI died interstate, leaving goods, cha teil
aid ate within this State ard that The said
petitioner is and tLe Of the principal
credit RS of said deceased, and praying that
admins ration OF said estate be to Thomas
Reed OF said town Of Maple Grove granted it is
ordered that said pc lion be heard
before The Judge OF this Court on Monday tho
18th day Of May, A. D. 1866, at 10 o'clock \.
NJ, at the Office of The Co in'y Judge in the
village OF Manitowoc in said county. Ordered
further, that notice hereof be gwen to the heirs
OF sail deceased aid to all persons interested,
by publishing copy of this order for three
successive weeks prior TO sail day of hearin il
he "Mnnitowoc Plot" a newspaper Limited in
said town and County. BY the Court.
GEO w. BARKER County Judge
Dated Mnliiowoc the 18th day of April, A.
D. 1866.
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Adn,inissraIo,s sole.

In Probate: Manitowoc ccim'Y court. In
the matter of the estate OF Cnas II, leina:i,
Deceased. .--.a.e- 400
Notice il hereby given That by virtue AMI
in pursuance IF All order Of License, made il
said matter, on the twenty third day of april,
A. d. 1866 by the county court OF said COUNTY,
the undersigned Fl edcrich Rudolph administers
tor OF TIE tate Of CLas. ltottleman sid d. p,
ceased, will, on the twenty first day of May, y.
D. 1866, . cIocl in the ioi, u pom of ,aiI
dav, at tie Residence # the deceased, offer 'or
sale, al bubble renduc, the f. loving dc,eribed
lands to wit: Sou h halt OF lot three 80 lprs
. 5 II and orth forty feet OF 10. ten llc)
q / ia beck BIS in tie village Of Manitow o, i,
Manitowcc county, Wis. The terms of sale
made kn4wn ut time o. f lie
FIR. RUDOLPH. AdniniStra scr.
Dated II MIuitowOc he 23I day Of April,
A. D 1866
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TO CaNTxACToRs.

Proposals for materals for the building of a
Seminary at Two Rivers, Wisconsin. The un-
dersigned, the building committee for School
District No. /, in the Village of Two Rivers viii
receive propose during the SIEVE ty days
for the building materials for a Seminary to be
erected in the Village Of Two Rivers during
the ensuing summer of 1855, to wit
90 900 feet Of sawed ldmbsr,
10000 pine shinglcB,
40 blu hels Of lime,
5000 laths,
IS Kegs assorted nails
- cords building stone
10000 bricks,
Carpenter and joincrs TorS,
Lathng and plastcring,
Locks, butts and scrcws window-sash glass
and doors.
The building to be 60 hy 90 feet, with elcva-
ton of II feet to tie plate: @8
specifications, plans &C, will be exhibited
on and after the teuth day of May.
Ensuing at the office of Gottlieb DAIMLER,
and tie time for receiving proposals for ma.
terials and mechanics labor will be KEEP. open
up to the 18th day Of May, ut IL o'clock noon.
John Oswald, Felix Walsh, Gottlieb Dazzle. =,
School District Board.
G. II. Albee, Edw. lander, II II Smith,
Building Ccumittee.
Dated Two Rivera MAY 1st 1876
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Order for Proof of viii,

State oil Wisconsin, Aanowoc county, S.
PIobae iiic", hauitowoc, Arr 30, A. D. 1866,
In the matter Of the Proof aud Probate Of the
last will and tcstan ent OF Joseph Kracman, de-
ceased, late Of The county of Ma.litowoc
WHEREAS, an irstrumC Ut il; writing pur-
20 ting to be the last will and testament of JOS
hracman, deceased, late Of the county of Mani
towoc has been filed il this Office; and whereas,
application las been made by WcpZel Wrany,
praying that the same be proven and admitted
to Probate according to the laws of this State {:
Therefore, it is ordered that said application be
heard tcfore me at the Probate Office in Mans
towoc, IN said county, on the 2lst day of May ,
A. d. 1866, at ten o'clock A NJ Aud it is
further ordered thai motto. shall be given to ali
persons Interested in said will Of the time and
pace of hearing, by publication in the Mani
t)wcc Pilot, newspaper printed at Manitowoc
for three successive weeks, once each week,
prior to the time Of such hearing. By the
Court,
GEO. W. BARKER, County Judge.
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NOTICE,

THE Directors Of the H4n;towoc, Two Z vers
and Mishicott Plark al Company are hereby
requested to meet at the Office Of JOS MANN, at
Two Rivers, on wednesday, the goth day of
juno, 1866, at o'clock A. ~, for the trans
action Of busirc-s connected with the COMPANY
II Il sMIIE E.c.iIcnt
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II. BRENNAN.
JOHN Il. 1SURkE.

County Surveyor Of Manitomoc County
RESIDENCE, NEAR cLARE's MILLS.
Will promptly attend to all business entrusted
to him. Orders may be left at the Store of NJ.
N ahoney, or at tie offioe Of the Manitowoc
PILOT. Z.
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GEO. REED,

Attorney and Counsellor at Lam,
Has resumed the practice of his profession n
Mantowoc, and car now promise TO CIV
prompt attention to all professional business
entrusted to him.
sE- Collections made in any part of the State
For few weeks bis office will be found at
his dwelling house.
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NOTICE..

TEE annual meeting of the stockholders OF
the VI 1nitowcc, Two Rivers and Mishicott Plank
Road c, mpany will be held On Wednesday, the
2Cth Of June, 1856, at O'Clock. p. NJ, at the
office of Jos. MANN, at Two Rivers, for the pu,
pose CT electing officers the company for the
ensuing yerr.
H. II. SMITH. President.
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Circuit Court ManitoWoc COUNTY

Charles I. Draper, Daniel P. Clark, Pan ker
p. Clark, George IL Clark, Elijah f. Claff
Plant ifs, against Eli n Emer de!endan,.
The State Ct Wisconsin to the above named
defendant.
YOU are hereby summoned and required to
L answer the complaint i'll This acton which
is fled in the office OF the Circuit Court in ard
for the county Of Mauitowoc, at Manitowoc, q,
copy of which is herewith served upon you by
mail, and to serve a copy Of your ansn or to said
complaint on ihe subscriber at his office i his
dwelling house il the village OF M.nto voc, III
said C, uatg, within twenty days after the SER
vice OF this summons On you, exclusive Of flis
day OF such service, and If you fail to answer
the said complaint within the i'm afore3aid f,
the plaintitf- in this action VIII apply to the
court for the relief demanded i'll the complaint.
GEO. REED,
lNoiney for the Plaintiffs.
Da'ed Manitowoc spril l6. 1866.