Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-03-08
Observation-Disclosures.

! SIandcr-SIander.
The following remarks in the Senate OF
onr State, a few days since, in reply to GER
tain SANDERS of the Hon. ". d. Kelly, of
PENNSYLVANIA, were laid aside for pubGca-
ton and have been temporarily overlook
cd rOnr people and presses have so fire.
u1ently denied the base ISLANDERS by which
| the politicians Of the North are manufac-
turing political capital against us that such
action may be regarded more than useless.
We are glad, however, to publish the Of
! fetal druial Of the representatives OF our
| people IN the only body in which they now
/ have representation, of the base ISLANDERS
against them in the thigh places" of the
nation spoken with such unconcern by an
memorable " Congressman, because, for
sooth, there WIS no one presentwho could de
nouncc the faIsehoods rs they deserved. Ii
no regard for the unrepresented and Sian
dered people can induce such men against
! this course, it WAS to be hoped decent re-
! siect for their personal reputation would
restrnin them
From the Ealeish Sentinel, Feb. g.
! nor. ". l.. EEII.y, OF "a NORTH CARROLL
IA SENATE
| On yesterday the following proceedings
occurred il our Senate
Mr. Clark, Of Edgccombc, asked leave Of
| the Senate to notice some very gross charges
on his constituents, contained in q speech,
delivered i'll the Congress OF the United
States, on the 10Th Of Feb, 1867, by the
| Il oil no
speech the following extract
" Near TarborO', two children. girls one eleven
and tie other thirteen years fage, were last
nef aplrcnticed to their fcrncr owner. The girls
mother had form. rIy been whipped to death I'M
| der the orders Of the wife Of the man to whom
| they appirnticed tltn the master and
| owner Of the murdered woman. Recent lnforma-
ton shows that these children, who are still held
as apprentices. nearly starved and not half
| clad the only garment they wore, while picking
cotton i'll tho inclcment weather Of December, was
a straight gown short i'll the skirt and with short
sleeves, with neither shoes, stockings, nor bon
nets.
| rcprescntthc people and locality alluded
to Ill this extract, and J. state here, that it
may go throughout thelength and breadth of
this land, that there is not a word of truth
in the above; and have never heard of any
circumstance or rumor upon which such a
charge could be fabricated, and my col
leagues in the other branch of the Legis-
lature, Messrs Baker and Woodland, join
me in this total and authoritative denial of
this foul SANDER, and we invite and chal-
lenge any investigation into it.
The charges are made in the Halls of
Congress to provoke hostile legislation on
the very people who are thus arraigned
where they have no representation, and are
denied all opportunity of being heard or
of defence; and when Mr. Kelly brings
forward such charges, under such circum-
stances, I humbly conceive he is at least
guilty Of a greater wrong than the one he
imputes to those defenceless people.
I will further state, that there has been as
little crime or lawlessness in my county as
in any locality in the United States; even
in the refined district represented by Mr..
Kelly himself. The rights of the freedmen
are respected. They are we'll paid for their
services, behave we'll and seem contented ;
and such is the reputation of my county
for correct conduct and liberal wages to-
wards freedmen, that there has been con-
siderable immigration of freedmen to the
county in quest of employment Compar-
lively very few have been on the criminal
docket, and the rights and positions of
both races are mutually respected, to the
manifest benefit of both parties.
The following extract is from the same
speech
vember Of 1866, freedman who had raised small
quantity OF corn invited few Of his friends to as
sist him i'll shucking it. In the evening while the
party were singing and dancing, rebel named
- C heard thenl an led himself with a gun.
went to the frceGman's house, and with oaths and
curses demanded to know what they were doing.
The freedmen, frightened attempted to escape,
when he deliberately shot one of their number,
killing him almost instantly. The coroner,s Jury
returned d verdict of accidental homicide and
there the matter rests.
Mr.. Berry, of Orange, said:
Touching the shooting Of freedman in
the county OF Orange, it is not true in fact.
1t is true that e man was shot ; but not I'M
der the circumstances stated in the speech
alluded to. The gentleman who untortu-
natelN shot the freedman was at his own
home WAS walked up late at night by the
noise and rudeness Of the freedmen in a
house close to his residence. He warned
them to cease their bad behavior and retire
to their homes. They refused to obey his
order; it WAS dark and he discharged gun,
intending to alarm and dispense the crowd;
but with no intention of shooting any one,
and was not aware that anybody was shot
until some hours afterwards. He is q man
about IS years of age, peaceable and quiet
i'll his intercourse with everybody; is IL gen
tlCman Of high moral character, and is, and
has been for years, q member of the Pres
Church. 1t is IL grave charge that the civil
authorities has taken no notice of the act
o. that the matter rests without 1nvestiga-
ton, My attention was called to this
charge last week. On my return home
and on inquiry, | was informed that the
party had been bound over to answer the
charge at our next term Of the Superior
Court which takes place the second Monday
in March next.
Mr.. Speaker, being the representative
from the county of Orange in the Senate,
[ deemed it my duty to state the facts as
they exist
Mr.. Perkins, of Pitt, said-Thc Senator
from Edsecomhe having alluded to the
speech of the Hon. William D. Kelly, of
Pennsylvania, delivered in the House of
Representatives, February 18th, 1867, ]
find on page 18th Of his printed speech, re-
ference made to North Carolina and to the
acts Of some citizens of my county
Justice demands that should state what
are the facts, Messrs. Drew Il Co. made
partial verbal engagement for the rent of
my plantation for the year 1866, but the