Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-26
t1tlL RIGHTS.


There Is considerable difference be-
tween theory and practice. Our
Nor,h Carolina ''trooly loii' whites,
especially those Who hold Office by
negro votes, are very l,,ua al their
protestations in favor o3 "eaual
rights" Thess ioyalis.s, slunnsd by
whites, court the favor OF the blacks,
an:i 5wear eternal allegiance 10 "civil
rights" at least untii after the election.
Recently # tbick-heaGed negro,
Eppes, the Senator from Halifax, in
troduced into the Senate OF Nerth
Carolina resolutions in favor Of what
he and his negro constituents are
pleased to call "civil rights His
resolutions came before that body
recently 2or action. It IVES with con-
siderable difficulty that tho Conserva-
tives Of that body could force a vote,
and when il did come there was con
siderable dodging and schooi-boy
who were ashaues. 30 record their
votes III favor Of the proposition, yet
afraid tovote against it. A scurvy set:
Their very position disgrace 10 their
race-stili wanting tbs Inanliness 70
nowied9c their indebtedness to the
negroes.
When 4 direct vote YES forced upon
the resolutions out Of ths eighteen Re
publican Senators, but eiz recorded
their votes in favor og them three
were absent and nine voted il the
negative
Let US analyzs this vote. Oi the
slx who voted in favor Of the resolu-
ton, threc-Eppes, OF Halifax. Har-
ris, ot Wake, and Hynaan. Of Warren,
were colored, and Hill, Of Brunswick,
McCabe, of Edgeoonbe, and Seymour,
CT Craven, were white. All Of these
white Senators owe thsir election to
negro voters. Of the nine who voted
against the resolutions seven. to-wit
Chamberlaine. OF Camden Kanson,
of Tyrrell; 'ohnson, Of Beaufort; HoI
lomsn, of Northampton McCotter, OF
Pitt; Smith, Of Granville, ard Long,
OF Richmond, ova their election to the
negro voters OF their districts. Two
only, CreaUer. ot Davidson, and
Walker. OF Davidson, are returned by
white constituencies, and were
Justified in their opposition 70
these resoiv tions, for the white
Republicans OF the West are hostile to
the civil and the political aspirations
Of the Eastern negroes and their rep
resentati7es will be sustained in their
opposition thereto. Of the three who
were absent MADISON was IN Washing
ton City appealing 30 q still higher
power t@ grant them r;gh's which oEl
Legislature was disposed to deny
We have no account OF Grady. ths
/ leader OF tho Republican party IN tn,
! Senate and representing negro COZ
atituencv. Mr. King, the doaght,
] Senator from Lenior was present br
i Troy, OF Cumberland, that he had Nc
recorded his vote upon 8 resolution
IvolYing such important questions +
his negro constituents, he retreate
behind his parliamentary rights, tia
hing in the lobby taking f dose q
medicine" he could no: he eonpelle
= yote. Notwithstanding the fac
thai Mr. King has in his seat snff
c.cItiv recovered 10 make tl.ig poin
and wa, wel! enough uext day 70 col
rect The iouruai of TAO Senate
regard T. his ''dose or medicine,
ll,s ...4scr once recorded his vote.
Now tl1iS Nv, King is d Senator ;ro!
Leroir, and Collector Of Customs :
Newborn, re',eivins pay for both pos
tions. and indebted TO tho negroes fc
esch, vet was .'too sick TO exues
an opinion, upon the civil rights" {
the poor negroes. President Ora!
> has issued an order against ms
: Constitution Of the State says ms
: shall not hold two Offices, ~et Kir
holds two notwithstanding, az eiok
/ as be j.. not being able 70 vote upe
| questions Involving Important and Wit
I interests OF E.is negro constituents, b
} : caui,s he was calledtot ti'e lobby to ''tal
a dose ct medicine And his neg
= constituents will believe him, poor fool
| In Tire faco of such action, repe,te
: wherever and whenever these unwortl
= whites arc brought to the test, it
+ unnccoantabie to US how they can /
= spirc tho blacks with fursl.er con
, d4nce. Since negroes have been MAJ
/ citizens, and by their votes the Stat
/ IN its general elections and distric
: 6 ld counties, have been carried for &
), Repnblican party i'm no single instan
1 has "a colored man been put forwa
g l,r ;e S:a'e Office or for any position
J, profit Indeed. when they demand
9 their party an expression Of opini
{ upo;4 which they deem vital, only {
/ o;lt OF eighteen Senators are record
ia their favor. And yet only from su
% Ioyalists do the negroes of the Sta
&c find "protection " for their rights a
= their liberties. God save the mark
\ correspondent OF the Santa Re
u {Ca'.l Democrat. writing from Sonon
: says of the grape crop in that sectio
'c Hundreds of tons Of Muscat gray
a. s~e still unoatherea and the 1oss