Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-09-23

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The BEsUEq or 4aF 1HPAR7zAL
WKEsTze4WoN.
To the Colored People of South Carolina
FELLOW CIT5zESs-IE ne canvass Which
is now going on in our State, between the
and Reforpaers,or Democrats,
truth is all-imPprtant, in order; to Tenlight-
ened action. Sc, mVeho has pheea seid Of
late il regard to-, the ..puEp9 Ses of Abe, Be-
forners or DeR9fr4ts, an + qsr8epH StaseFE
the colored people III our. sister, SIiFes
North Carolina, since, the late August
elections and the success ef the Democrats.
there. that number of orr colored and
white friends in Newberry, S3nth Caro-
lima, induced us TO visit North Carolina, to
ascertain the truth OF, sf9lsity Of thcse
rumors. - - 80" 81, Us = -"
Accordingly, on T4etaa,t,, me 16 III r. #
slant, we LEFT Erog Level Station, Ne ~+ibefl
duction to several gehtleHpeu in N0rfh
Carolina, and arrived az Chaflc6ftte, North
Carolina, on Wednek 3ay. TFfse1lt {, the 7th
instant Here re met with q 11un1tsr, of
gentlemen, both wJiite and colorea,i Of
both parties, who - e~sed ms with kind
ness and c0nsit1eratTtI,~ ana offered W evz-
cry facility TO pronot3 the object Of orr
visit
It had been alleged in Newberry that
since the Conservatives had carried the
election in North Carolina the colored
people had been compelled to carry writ
ten passes fer their rrotection; that they
were now whipped at the public whipping
post; that they were exclu ed from, the
public schools, and tnatthe whites ignored
the rights Of the colored people under the
Constitution, &c. rom all sources, both
white and colored, til ESQ runlors were fatty
denied. The Conservatives assured us OF
their good viii toward the coIored people,
and Of their determination TO protect them
in all their rights. The Republicans adj.
mitted that the Conservatives had done
nothing yet of which they could complain,
but did not know what they would do when
they got into power. They were not yet
ready 10 go with them.
The following statement from Governor
Il. i. Vance, to whom We carried letter
from Y. J. Pope, Esq, OF Newberry, will
explain itsclf
CHARLOTTE, n. G., Sept. s. 1870.
Z j. Pope. Esq.
DEAR S1E-Your letter introducing two
colorcd men, Messrs VIM and Davids,
has been handed me by them. have in
troduced them 10 many OF our most intel
ljgent citizens, white and black Of both
parties, and furnished them every means
in my power to acquire correct informa-
ton IL regard to tho state OF affairs in
North Carolina.
! have no hesitation IN assuring you, as
L have them, that the Eery best feeling
prevails here between the races. During
the heat of tho recent campaign, having
canvassed extensively myself and mingled
thoroughly with the people, I give my
word as a gentleman Of honor that | have
not heard from any man in the State sin
gle whisper Of . wish or thought Of in
frlnglng on any right Of the colored man.
On the. cOptrpry, Ii is tina settled policy
not only OF my party friends, but every
body here, to acquiCsce In all that has been
given, and to encourage him ia every pos
slble WaV in the orient work of fitting him
SCH 1Of cItIl6uSllp, IVUty DAY UJIIvtHCUs
us OF his value a q Ia!>orer, and we sim
cereiy nope to make him something more.
reports of the Ku-K lux outrages from
two Or three counties have been greatly
exaggerated for political purposes, and good
men everywhere disapprove and will frown
down such violence.
Truly yours, ZEBULoN 3. VANCE.
Hon. Hamilton G. James, the State sem
ator elect from Mecklenburg County,
Colonel VIM. Johnson, president Of the
Columbia, Charlotte and Augusta Rail-
road, very readily added to Coy. Vance's
letter their testimony to the Same effect.
On Thursday night, we left Charlotte
for Raleigh, and arrived on Friday morn
ing. We spent Friday, Saturday and
Sunday in the beautiful city of Raleigh,
and enjoyed mach conversation with gen
tlemen Of both parties. We exhibited
Gov. Vance's letter to number of gentle
men of high standing, all of whom very
cheerfully Endorsed it. Among them
were Ex-Governor Thomas Bragg. chair
man Of the State executive Conserva-
tive committee; Hon. Josiah Turner, Jr.
Hon. A. S. Merrimon; Col. Z. Graham
Haywood Chas. Dewey, Esq, cashier of
the First National Bank Rev. VIM e.
PelI. late editor Of the Sentinel; Hon. VIM.
ID. Battle, late Supreme Court Judge Chas.
N. BUsbee, Esq.; Rev. DIR. J. Brinton
School Kemp P. Battle, ESQ, Joseph b.
Bachelor, Esq; Colonel T. B. Venable,
Of Granville George Little, ESQ George
q. Snow, Esq. = .
All persons, of all parties and colors, de-
MED fatty the rUmors which had been cir
enlated in .Newberry. We found but few
conservative colored men, but they we're
men OF good character and reliable. Thew
seemed to have entire confidence in the
pledges of the Conservatives for tko fn-
3ure
We also conver8ed with Hon. James Fl.
Harris, the late Republican candidate for
Congress in the Raleigh District, also with
ttDv. >. w. HUool, oroiotarab Gu 7, eeinton don't
IF public schools. These, with other Re-
9ublicans, we found to be very intelligent
'olored men, and very decided Repnbi-
'ans. They admitted that the runors in
Newberry were false, but expressed much |
more confidence in the Republican than in |
he Conservative party. They denounced |
he ku-Klux, &c. We found no Oonserva- |
i've to approve of Ku-Kluxism. Indeed, |
We were assured that the next Conserva-
i've Legislature will pass stringent law !
all secret political societies of !
very name in the State, making it high |
to be a member of one. Col |