Wilmington journal., 1872-08-02

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Intimidation Of VOGers-The Law APP
pIicabIe to Black Men ns we'll as to
white MEN
1IeI' - Ill pa % Vi ''l' "'A'' =" io' 'oo'
reign Oh teil"i fi i'' Aiiiii6 'iio'' q 0'i ''N'"
class Ol eoloreu men A'oeo0' III no C0''',
ny III '''' '''''', "' N''0N
man can "l".'ilS 'H!'i'9' 'i'' Pl0Io' 0''oo WI
Greeley WITHOUT '"""ills upon hih'9eii "il
amount OF "ul''fll til'l Iiiie''s' a'1" ".iNiii"
tr'iItmehi' loC ol ''I''''' 'oiSoii"i Eio-
'n''' ''"' i'" men eAi lace without i''''''i-
li'@'
III SI'l'e oi '''I 'i'i7' ~" o'''' W. '''' l''.'
|" Nh"" 'i''I many O"io'''' 'Sie'' ''''
""Siy 'ol'sl'''' i''7 "I''''''i ~ '',1S mo-
well l"F Ihoih 10 PAUSE "'''' iIliIt' ''io''
coi''i'lii''' '''S 'il'.ii'S''''" - 'o'' ~
;Ihte WIN inc "lc'"''''' oi ii ~" 0'l'
1'''e" le'IociS'
lh'7' 'o"''''' % - '''''''0' ''' "'''c''
q" not propose I'd l'l'ell'ic' ''iA io4 'iAo
simple reason tlat W" pcl''N' our colorc"
friends VIII come - t'iclI ScilScS o""i'cl
from the teaching OF 'he logic Oh events
'il'th from any S"99'9'i'i'9 Vi O''i0
But while we do HoL propose 20 inter
t.r" with coIorcd men III The formation OF
their opinions, either by argument or Su9-
g"s'ion, we do propose to stand by them
after they have come 20 Lle c"ilci"S4oi' Cil"'
ddy and PATRIOTISM require Ifeih 10 '"'e
the Conservative ticket.
This intimidation oil cOlofcu Noh-
scryatiyc voters must stop. These
men are now free men and cltlzons
OF the state "i Norll CaFoilila' ana 'I' Such
have the right OF suffrage tEaI no man oE
s"t<t mcr can lawfully interfere "llh'
We advise all men to stand by their
rights, no matter what may be their color
or political faith. We say to every man, II
any one seeks to ntimidate you 10y threats,
or by actual violence, 10 trlghten you from
voting according to the dictates OF your
conscience and judgment, defend youTSeIl
as best Won may. If the eXigenCy Of the
case heso great that sclf-detence demands
it, we say, repel force with lorce' III io
case, however, DO we ADVISE tilc use oi
force unless necessary seH-oeieiloc "o'''''ilS
demands It,
Ilere are laws III INC lAi',' 'Ai'U oiiAOo'a
to execute them, for the punishment anu
prevention ol Fioi'''l'lA' oi Aii0'''
these laws we ADVISE III lneli' "no'iloi
"liiIe or Dlach' 10 "lle'Il' iht'oS ~
needed 10 employ co'lllSel anu " pay YIN
GERS fees IN order 10 make vigorous pioS-
c1'lCi"ll ol parties '" ii' it'''o '"7--'
'''l' " =, a,,t,,;,oa
FoCclS' VIC Aeei '''i0 ~ -N'i
hi'c Noiiocl '"'A'o' '.i
colored CONSERVATIVES oii''ii iioo '0
"iilei ioo' "l'iio''' a.
fcSc'ic Iloll' AS nav ''N'
DO DOL propose 10 aCCenlP' ~ l"1l'i0i'O' VIZ
col"red people Iii coiiiiiis5 ~ 'N0,' N'o'''
oioilo' VIC arc o0''i 'i'i'io"' 90 --l
HlIcreSC VIC arc "o''hU ~ uo' ~
9iieil III TIC l'lli' l'co ''i0 "AiOi0''''
'ioi'o VI All 'i'o''
IL y Iiille io' 'iii0 i'.'i'.A4N'''''''l
oo0"Uioli " 0o1'0' Aii'' - vi" = ~
taken II VIII cease a' oii0c'
In more than one case iC i'AieiSi' Al 'n0
last few days, threats ana aCtelnp'S "' per
sonal violence on the part OF coloreu illen
toward colored men Tor no other reason III
the world than that the partleS sought 10 DC
inundated were open anu a'o"eu "loo-
ley men, have been 1ollo"eo oy Ihe llls'l-
tuition OF legal proceedings Let IL DE SO
here. Let the rule be Mt once es'aollSheu'
that any unlaWIui llterieF8ncc ol thlS cAAr-