Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-11-12
From tho Raleigh pon,;ror

From tho Raleigh pontincI
For ilo benefit OF Northern newepnuors all,
have been msled by tho dispatch II the De ,rou
cratic pross agent in this CITY wo win ~, peIo-
no cOlored militia companies have Lcrn "r, .n1!
lied, armed or equipped, and all reporia 10 a.
contrary are false. - INC
The above we clip from the n. c. Sior
dard of Tuesday morning; it is based :,
falsehood, ignorance or Quibblinp ,ra
shall not pretend to decide which. brt
that 1t mlsrepresents facts we unbesiIo
tingly declare upon unquestionable anfbo.
rity; here are the proofs:
On Monday and Tuesday, the 25th ora
Goth of October, large numbers of neoroaa
were congregated at the Court Honso 10
this city, lii consequence of some secro,
notification, for mono was made publicly.
and these negroes, or many of them were
enrolled and SCOr1 IN as detailed militia
The Standard itself, in it's issue of o.,
30th, says, "There arc q few of the col
ored militia between Raleigh and Morris.
vile who have arms. They are pndar
good command and will commit no viz.
lence." Isn't it strange that, three davs
after publishing this extract, it shonId
have the hardihood to declare that ono
colored militia have been organized, armed
OF equipped ?" On Saturday it saws tho
are militia between Raleigh and Morris.
vile, aCiM arms, and undeJ' command. ma
on Tuesday declares that there have beco
none organized, armed or equipped H..
concile your statements, Mr.. Standard, if
You can, we can't. And after you have
reconciled the above, then account for tbo
following, which we have on good author.
ty, and which your Governor was, vcster.
day, apprlsed Of.
On Friday Of last week, some sixty og
seventy negroes, claiming to be Governor
Holden's detailed militia, some CT them
from Raleigh and some from the immc3i
ate neighborhOod, assembled at the house
of Abraham Scott, negro, in the Whit
Oak, or Green Level District, near the
Chatham line, not white man or white
officer among them. Tkcy have modn
themselves terror to the women and clil-
drcn OF the neigaborhood threatening that
they intended to make clean sweep, kill.
ing "from the cradle up" The following
are some Of their doings, as reported - nv
by those who know the facts:
They arrested VIM. Matthews, Quiet
and respectable colorcd man, while =.
home at his work, declaring they intend.
ed 10 kill him, and lie has not been seen by
the neighbors since. His offence was vof
ing the Democratic ticket i'll The hast ele,-
ton.
They went to the house of Il 1Ir. Mcneil
where mono but the fcmales were at home
and threatened to kill them, because, thry
said, McNeill Was q ku kiuX. CAUSING tn.
women great fright.
They went to the house Of Mrs. Martini
Branch, II widow lady, made her AMI her
family rise, and before the females could
dress, roshed into the house; they took her
daughter by the arm and led her out of the
bedroom into the room where the negroes
were, IN her night dress, threatened t.
shoot her sons, one OF them an invalid,
swearing they were Ku kIuxes. They also
threatened TO kill Henry Yates, young
man there on visit, saying ha had no bu
siness being away from home. They stole
a pair Of shoes and left, after Idaking many
threats.
They went 10 CASTOR Bookera house
and fired sixty shots at his front door.
These militia are represented a. ragged
and dirty and OF most iTnt2l aspect. they
are said to be sent ~ this nci3hhorhoou
by the Governor iOr the protection Of four
negroes, Abram Scott, Tom Chayrrs, bIi
Evans and Wyatt Scott four most notorj
Gus scoundrels and pests OF the neighbp:
hood, two OF them, Bill Evans and Wyatt
Scott, living insundisguised adultery with
abandoned white women. They are said
to be under the leadership Of " Captain
Scott" son OF sham.
Parties from the DeighbUrhCo1 we've III
the city to see the Governor on the aab.
ject, yesterday, and TO represent to him
the state of affairs there. We shall see
whether his ExceIlency will issue proc
lamation, or take other steps for the pro
lection of peaceable white citizens, women
and children, against the insults and
deviItry Of his own deiectable league
militia.
We shall offer no comments on the above
state OF affairs, as they have been repre-
sented to ia, we believe truthfuIly; for
anything we should bc likely to say, under
the feelings the narration has excited,
might be construed into seditious Tan
guage, and calculated to stir mp resistance
to this internal, malignant tyranny
Therefore we foroear.
p. S.-Since the above was written we
learn the persons who came to see the
Governor had an audience with him, and
were referred 10 his Idjutant General. Thu
functionary simply remarked he woulJ yg
and see That these depreClutiO,lS MouW ,rdis
continued! Tie Governor spoEr @ Of the
militia being sent there by I'm How
now, Mr.. Standard