Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-04-17

that the mass meeting at Clinton on Satur-
day was the largest ever held in Sampson
county as to numbers, and the most re-
respectable as to character, and was proba-
bly, the most enthusiastic yet held in the
State during the present campaign. The
county is thoroughly aroused, and is good
for four hundred white Conservative ma
iority The speeches of Messrs. FULLER
and MCLEAN were mastery efforts, having
the happiest effect upon the people. OF
the seven hundred whites present, all but
sic expressed themselves by holding up
their hands as against the Infamous Consti-
tuition. One or more of the Radical candi-
dates expressed their determination to vote
against the Constitution.
Most ridiculous rumors have been put
afoat in regard to violence being offered
Galloway, negro, and Dockery aud Ashley,
brevet negroes, at this meeting, which turn
out to be the creation of cowardly Fears
It seems that when this negro, scalawag
and carpet-bagger, arrived at Warsaw there
was no conveyance to take them to Gin
with no connection with the people OF
Warsaw or Clinton, and while it is falsely
charged that 50 rebels" compelled these fell
lows to walk, it is matter entirely between
them and this stranger to Sampson.
It seems that Mr.. Powell refused to give
the three worthless, who came after dinner,
their meal, and as it was matter of taste,
we rather approve Of his conduct. A Yam
kee vender of patent medicine was enter
tanning the negroes and selling his nos
trums, when Galloway, negro, began to
speak, which attracted the crowd and
stopped the very profitable sale of the ped
lar, who became indignant, and being
under the influence of liquor, probably
made feeble effort at violence, which was
checked by those standing near. During
the discussion between Mr.. FULLER and
Col. Dockery there was little or no inter
ruption, but afterwards, this same pedlar
got into difficulty with white man, also
drunk, when magistrate, gentleman of
position and character, came up to COM
mand and enforce the peace. seized a stick
belonging to negro who was so near the
combatants as to be showed down. A ne
gro came up and demanded the stick,
another negro knocked the pedlar down
and quite a melee occurred, when, by the
of Mr.. T. J. LEE and others,
the parties were separated. The negroes
collected together and armed
themselves with clubs and rails, and gave
utterance to threats against the whites, who
prepared to meet them, and upon showing
fight the negroes incontinently fled.
With the exception of the action of this
Yankee pedlar towards Galloway, negro,
there was no violence offered to at: of the
Radical candidates, but as Dockely is the
prey of q guilty conscience, and Ashley
his coming into this State by a
base SANDER upon the people OF Sampson
the guilty are always cowards-we are not
surprised that they called upon our friend
LEE to escort them away from the village,
who did SO, and must have laughed in his
sleeve at their guilty fears. The speeches
and advice of these men prepare the ne
groes for acts of violence, but it will be
found that they will " scent the battle from
afar."
The whites did nothing but prepare to
meet the attack of the Infatuated blacks
"their offence hath this extent, no more"