Wilmington journal., 1872-07-19
The HadicaI hu-HIux Attempt 10 AS
siassimate the Editor of this Paper
k'Uli Particulars of the Outra%e
ourth of July, 1872, has come and

The Fourth Of July, 1872, has come and
gone.
In some places it was observed as in
Clden times by patriotic oratiOlIs, fire
works, dc. In other places it was not Oh
served at all.
In Tarboro it was made the occasion of
drunken negro Radical demonstration
unworthy OF any place or subject.
1t was attended by scene Of IJrcnedi-
tGteG and prepared outrage scarcely ever
perpctrated without the limits Of barbar-
ism, and carried out III spirit worthy the
1iends Of hell itself. A deliberate plan was
made to murder us and this purpose was,
we understand, expressed early in the
morning, the only motive being political
animosity.
UDSuSpiciOus of danger and fearing II }
harm from d crowd of negroes with whom
we had so often mixed III political gather
ings, we went to the place of speaking in
the capacity OF observing matters and
things for report in the SOlHhe3ner: was
invited upon the stand by several white
Radicals thereon seated, and accepted the
invitation.
In short while the procession that had
been parading the streets for several hours,
and headed by two lctite men-yes, men
with dchite skins-the only white men OBJ
served OH the march, filed around the
stand. 4 negro marshal ordered the
stand to be cleared, and though especially
invited to a sea: thereon, we quietly re-
tired.
Going down The steps we were grossly
and Violently irsulted by n negro on horse
back. This insult came from the main
negro leader of the proposed diabolicaI
plan, and was given simply and solely to
provoke.
Giving him only passing notice, We re-
tired to the very outskirts OF the crowd
receiving IN our passage through, many
OpprobriouS and insulting epithets.
No one as yetshad dared bandy words TO
our face, suppoSing that we were fully
armed, but just here it was discovered that,
1Ool-ike, we had presumed to go in the
midst Ofsuch inhuman demons with 10 de-
fence except a small walking stick.
And then broke forth the torrent, rush
ing as if from hell itself. Oh, they lad
Biggs at last, unarmed and opposed to more
than 800 armed foes What Il glorious
opportunity to carry out the precoucertcd
plan of murder with safety - them
And now the t&ct-whiie quietly and
pleasantly cOnvcIsing with II number of
intelligent and we'll disposed cOl0red men,
entirely out Of hearing Of The stand, bury
negro, specially deputed for tile service and
armed with ii huge stick, came into tie
crowd and inSulted us with words that no
man with drop Of manly blood in his
yciIs would submit to. our stick
was broken in pieces over The black scOun-
drcls Uranium. This blow, SO confidently
expected, was The signal :Or a combined at
tack OF more than fifty negroes. FOrtu-
nattly the rush upon ns was 50 great and
everything becanc SO mixed up that cur
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friends titan We d,h. TwU brave col,Hed
men, by name, J. +. Scott ard Napoleon
Patterson, knowing the determination of
murder, seized lis bodily and supported us
do VA the street.
All IntIu lated mob, numbering not less
than twQ hundred, followed with vcngef::
cries of death and destruction 10 thc
- d-I Democrat" - Kill him 49,
- shoot him." &c. Pistols were displayed,
knives drawn alid Iludgcons exposed, but
thanks TO these two cOlored men, and 40
one clsc--not even! white man present
We entered tue piuuI.s Is OF Judge Howard.
Even 1T the gate the mob hoHled furiously
for Our blood, and was only prevented from
entering Tie yard ana house by the deter
mined attitHdc OF Harry Richmond, one of
lLc town Ioiicc.
An examination disclosed NO serious
damage, OILY here and there some slight
bruises about the head and body.
Il short time afterwards We calmly
walked To our residence in presence of a
number 0t the Ii1terS who still fingered
around, but none dared atlack las then.
We enter thus particularly into this mat
ter, because VIC do not look upon it as per-
sOnal. It is but the r snlG ot what may be
expected 10y UuT people Whenever an un-
bridled horde Of negroes, led 10y depraved
white ineii, obtain the ascendancy in our
midst.
1t is Ku kluxism i'll its strongest form.
In conclusion, We simply state that we
have the best reasons for knowing That the
assault was not the result ~f m0mcntary
passion.
Ii was deliberately planned beforehand,
ConCocted by infamous while men, and
executed by their too willing negro dupes.
-TarborO' lS0utHefner.