Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-04-26

ths actual settler at a nominal price,
TIC I ra of these SID les a portion of the people
has given substantial earnest OF the principles
+Lev profess BY electing two Africans as members
- [beeir state Legislature. Everything seems to
;.vta their emigration to the dominant States ;
INIT most of them are too poor to pay the expenses
Of moving. This difficulty may be overcome by
diverting the appropriation made to sustain the
Freedmens Bureau, to defrayinS the tfaVennS ca
nPnses of those who may choose TO move, a4loW-
ing each one to choose the s 4 or Left fne 10
ided to 90 where they may think their condition
viii be bettered no grounds VIII be lett Tor further
.oct,onsI strife SIS to their government
q am sure North Carolina VIII not object to
tFis scheme fit be objected that the emigra-
ion would be so universal for time as to leave
s without suftclency OF laborers, ana IL IL Oe
'onceded that this would be the result, who would
not prefer perform servile labor, until other la
Dor could be procured, to the lnquletude and hui
,,ili,tion to which we are now subjected. But
1ch would not be the result North Carolina
means to treat her freedmen with justice and hu-
nanity. Very many OF them retain the feelings
trIt owards their late masters, and these recprO
cate the feeling and pay them fair wages and give
them every reasonable aid TO better their condI-
ion.
This is what have said about ou2 treatment of
the colOred people. Does this look like driving
Won TO the cold bleak regions OF the North p
Does this SAVIOR OF inhumanity as Implied in the
Standard? Much has been said about your right
70 vote in the South and about the objections of
cred to it. The State of Massachusetts, does not
allow YOU to vote without sutjecting you to
certain restrictions. That State prctcnds to love
you well, but in the South there are no restrictions
whatever, under the reconstruction acts OF Con-
qrees. Perhaps / have said more on this matter
than had intended or ought to have said. don't
want to force you to leave the South. [ have
never entertained any such feeling. [ think we
can do very we'll together, but do say that if you
want and it is your desire to leave the State, you
mould receive some assistance iii doing
If YOU would act sensibly wisely, my advice
70 you is to look well to the past and present his
iaTv of men before you give them your support.
{ do not think it worth while for me to go into
81 doing so. Itwo1d i'll become rne at the present
,!me and do not think you would want TO hear it.
When / was youth Went to hear man make
speech. Well he made very grand speech III
deed. He spoke Greek and Latin, and astonished
everybody that heard an; but when returned
home / was asked how liked IL, and | answered
that did not like it, was then asked what my
objection was, and my reply was that 81 thought
..hen man spoke he should speak in such way
hat every person could understand him. My
friend said to me, why You arc very much ms
iaion by supposing that the speech Is not popu-
AZ one - for said he, the people viii go away
rEtolng him, and saying he Is such great man
that we could not understand single word he
said" Laughter.) But my effort on this occa-
sion has been - address You IL terms which you
could understand.
\ voicc-Might ask, Governor if this meeting
was got up to endorse the action Of the COnven-
ton held here in March or
GOV. Worth-Et Is not. We have only met here
20 have friendly talk exclusive OF politics. If l
were to undertake to speak Of the great national
1uestiOus which agit&te the country, think
would be taking upon myself useless task, bnt
will tel you that when you are going to vote you
should look to mans private character-hiS past
histOry-has he been honest, is he possessed OF |
the requisite intelligence to hit HIM for the Office
mas he treated his slaves kindly? Inquire what
he was, what he is. Trust not what pOHtl-
say to you at the time you going 30 vote,
becUase none of them are likely to tell you the
truth at that time. These are the matters which
should command all your attention, and you should
study them well, for your responsibility IS very
serious 1t Is no idle chimera that you are
called upon to dec ide. 1t IS the f6te--the future
Welfare destruction of our country. Il You
md man Of the kind have spoken OF, say TO |
you no matter what his party politics may have
been, vote for him-he will do to vote for | be- |
iev6 it Is the way all over the world, that man
knows the weak points III his own character, and
3 always trying to prop them up. And so it is
when man comes to speak to you about his hon.
esty that is the time for you to look out for your
pockets. When you hear man say he is brave, |
YOU may rely on it, he will make a good run and
when these men tell you they are honest. be sure
that you look to their past history, and study it
with proper attention. am not now talking to
YOU q politician, but advising you friend |
tell you to inquire as much into mans Olitcs
Is into his honesty.
am accused OF being very cruel man, and |
Why? Because, when some months ago, General |
Sickles issued an order prohibiting whipping for
crime, went to Washington and had the order
altered by the President. They try to make out
that wanted that law to apply only to the cO0red
man. That is not tie fact. The law of North |
Carolina always recognized the punishment of
logging for crime, and did not want the black |
man logged any more than did the white. Do !
gou want, when you lay down at night, 10 be liza |
ble to be robbed at sny moment, without the in |
dictiOn of any punishment on the criminal in case |
he is caught? NO, no. [ wanted law that !
would whip the white rogue well as the cOlOreG |
one. We had case Of boy only seventeen years |
oi age, some time ago. He had been convicted of
what lawy call burglary, and his crime pun
ishabe by death, according to the laws of the |
State OF North Carolina. I thought the boy too |
Young to be hanged and submitted the to |
General Sickles, who has the power to do what he |
pieases. have no power to make laws, but in |
this particular instance he made very judlcIOuS
law, which was, that the boy should be put to
work on the highways for period OF ten years.
Whipping was a punishment in the days Of Moses,
and do not know that the law Of Jesus Christ
aboshes it.
Above all things advise you to be honest, be
Industrious, be peaceful. If you would sue
coed in life and do your country credit, observe
this Before and above all politics be prudent
and devoted to the welfare and happiness of this |
"ountry, and by your honesty and industry edU- |
cate and elevate Your race, both politically and |
morally. The time has come when yOu can be Ell
Their blessing or curse to this republic. Do not
be the latter
In conclusion, l will say that did not come
here to-day, for any purpose other than to give
you advice, and whenever you call on me publicly
OF privately shall always be ready to do the same,
hut Will not be running after you, pulling you by
The coat skirts and t. ling you love you to fur
Their my own selfish designs. I thank you for the
patient he iring which you have accorded to me,
and trust that you will not abuse the great trust
"tich has been cOntided to you.