Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-05-24
From the Raleigh News.
Curtis II. BrOgden-A Loyal Republic
can.

In our two last issues, we gave Brogdens
record as an opponent of the investigation
of frauds, and his connection with State
bonds. We propose to-day to show his re-
cord as an advocate OF putting white men
under negIo officers. The white citizens
of North Carolina are neither more nor less
than men. But whatever they may be
certainly all now recognize that " freedom
and tranchisement' are fixed facts; and the
! white men Of North Carolina ratified in
| 1868, by au overwhelming majority, our
! State Constitution, which cOnfers upon the
! colored citizens the right TO vOt to hold
/ office-and to bear arms equally with their
! white neighbOrs.
| But these things are rery different from
| placing negro mditiG officers IN command
! Of arhite men. That idea is revolving it
shocks the white man! 1t breaks down
the barriers of race, and overthrows the
distinctions which an All-wise Creator has
| ordained. There are but few white men
SO base as to regard the idea with favor
/ I hose who do. must be actuated by the
most impure motives that can exist in the
human heart. We thank Heaven that
! there are not many men in North Carolina
so utterly depraved. However, we can
point to one politician-the friend and assO-
cate of Littlefeld, who advocates this meas
ure which is so repulsive to the white man.
| Curtis Ii. Brogden favors it. The best OF
our colored citizens do not seek thus to be
placed III command of white men, but
Curtis III. Brogdel .tdrOrs putting negro
| officers OueT arhite priUGtes IN Olt1 Strife mi
| tUid.
In 1868, when the Militia Bill was UNI
der consideration in the Senate, Mr.. Love
moved to amend the Bill by adding, "Ihdt
'c1der this act no cOtOred officer, either
commissioned or nOn-cOnu7ltSSiOned. shall
erer command or drill any achite man or
men," And c. II. Brogden voted against
Mr.. Loves amendment. See Senate Jour
nal, page 175. This, then, is the record Of
the Radical candidate for Lieutenant Gov
ernor He fdUOrS putting negro 0ficerS
OUer tChate pricdteS IN our State Militia =
Let the white men of the State, especially
those of the West, remember this. Words
cannot express our contempt for such a
man. Having such record, he has the
impudence to appear before the white peo-
pie of North Carolina and solicit their suf-
frages for the second Office in their gift
! Verify, such audacity is almost beyond be-
lief. How would this recreant son of Caro-
lima grace the chair of State How would
he fill the honorable position to which
he aspires Should this man by some
CalamitCUs misfortune, ever attain the ex-
allied seat in our Senate, which he SO ar
IDENTIFY coVets, how speedily would he en-
deavOr to put into execution his .fduOrite
idea Of placing negro officers orer the actjte
priudtes in our State militia! What a tri-
umph it would be for him and the princi-
PIES he advocates
But we do not fear-have no apprehen-
sions that a man who is welded to such
ideas can ever obtain the support ofenough
white people i'll the State to cause his cleo
ton. Eighty thousand negroes may vote
for him in body, but our poor and hon
Orable white men will never support the
scaly politician who favors putting negro
officers over them in our State Militia.