Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-01-06
addra 10 The Co.0red People Of
ReFtb Carolina.
SITE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
RALEIGH, Dec. 10, 1870.

RALEIGH. Oec. ~, 1917.
| 10 tie col0yed people Throughout The tStcde:
Tue undersigned Representatives send
greeting:
Know ye, th3t since the time that Ha-
man conspired to destroy all the Jews who
dwelt in tue Persian Dominions because
| he hated Mordecal, no wlCkednesS hath
been devised that will bear any compari-
| son with some of the measures proposed
by the dominant party IN the present Gen
eraI Assembly. Indeed there is soplo an
alogy between our case aud that VI the
Jews ut that time. La Gov. Holden We
have the deepised Mordec4i. His enemy
stands forth as the exact counterpart of Ha-
man. Tho poor people, especially the
colOrcd people, are the great body Of vic =
TINS appointed for the slaughter, rad we
! as REPRESENTATIVES, occupying the place Oh
| power, as did Esther, feel it to be our duty
| 10 VAIN you of the impending danger, and
arose you TO such action as may tend to
avert, il possible, tho threatened evil.
The only offence OF Gov. Holden and
that which hos brought down the wrath of
the dominant party upon him is that he
thwarted the designs OF o band OF assas-
sins. who had prepared to saturate this
State in the hood Of the poor people on
| the hight before the last election on &C.
count OF their political sentiments, and to
prevent them from voting. because he
dispersed this murCerouS host, organized
by the so-called Conserva i've party, they
propose TO destroy him. First they pro
pose to suspend him, then to &C through
with a mock trial before the Senate as
they have already done before the House.
where true bill has been found without
| taking testimony.
After i'm peachment has enemies will not
be Satisfied until he is hanged, unless hap
PLY their own galiows should overtake
them. When Gov. Holden IS disposed Of
rho SO whom he protected will be the next
victims, for the blood of one man viii not
eatiate their thirst. They are mad be
cause their slave property is lost. They
are mad because the Reconstruction meas
sures have triumphed, and We are permit
ted to represent you IL this body. They
are mad because we refuse to bow the
knee to them.
Like Haman. who, after speaking of his
riches, the multitude of his children, aud
MS preferment both by the King and
Queen, yet de clared it avaled nothing SO
long as Mordecai sat a. the Kings gate
SO wi Ii our enemies. Il avails nothing
that they have got control of the General
Assembly, by deception. fraud and intiui-
dalton, SO long rs the friend Of the poor
and the protector Of the innocent and de-
fenceless occupies the chair of State, and
you have the right to go to the polls un-
molested. They have therefore COM
menced a system of disfranchisement, by
amending the charters of towns, by allow
ing but ore day for voting, by allowing
voters to be cheileDg ed at the POLLS, and
by requiring each to vote ia the township
in which he resides. They have thereby
already disfranchise1 thousands. But
progress in this way is too slow for their
purpose. They therefore proposed to call
q Convention. Having repealed the mill
tia law, they propose to let loose their
murderOus band upon us, and thus secure
q iority Of the delegates to this Conven-
ton. When this rs done our liberties are
at an (nd.
| To avert the impending evil We sec no
power III the arm Of flesh. We feel that
We have too long neglected to seek aid at
that source that never fails. The laws of
righteous retribution have not been re-
pealed, bnt are in force upon the statutes
of the Almighty. Justice will not sleep
forever. If we call upon God he will hear
and answer na.
We therefore propose i day Of fasting
and prayer throughout the State. Let us
| ask God to bring our good friend, the
| Governor, triumptan!ly through this or
| DEAL and TO avert tht. evils that are haUg-
| ing over us.
! LET FRIDAY, The 18Th DAY or JANUARY,
be set apart as day of fasting and prayer
throughout our habitatione. Let no strong
drink or other Injuries be used for the
three days preceding. Let the people as
semble in their places of worship and cry
nightly unto the Lord. Let the maid
servants, whose employment will not per
NIT them to worship during the forenoon,
ask their employers to allow them the
afternoon, that they may spend it in fast
ing and prayer On behalf of the Governor
and our suffering people.
Let the Ministers of the Gospel proclaim
this fast and see that it is observed. If
this call is heartily responded to God will
deliver us.
Very respectfully,
GEO. l.. MABsoN,
Rep. from New Hanover county.
EDw'D r. DUDLEY,
Rep. from-Craven county.
RoBT FLETCHER
Rep. from Richmond county.
GEO. 3. Willis,
RICHARD TUCKER,
Reps. from Craven county.
STEWART ELLISON,
Rep. from Wake county
4. FALKNER,
Rep. from Warren county.
". FL. REAv1s,
Rep. from Granville county
AUGUSTUS ROBBINS,
Rep. from BERTHE county
| WIN. D. NEwsoM,
Rep. from Hartford county
B. Fl. JONES,
Rep. from Northampton county
WILLIS BUM,
Rep. from Edgecombe county.
JOHN BRYANT,
Rep. from Halifax county
W. W. MORGAN.
Rep. from Wake county.
CHARLES SMITH,
Rep. from Halifax county.
J. r. PAGE.
Rep. from Chowan county.
r. NJ. JOHNSON.
Ran from Ed0acounha countv