Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-10-09

scope of the matter submitted to us.
There have been instances, of late.
of fragrant breaches of the peace, but
these have been between negroes or
caused by armed bands of negroes as
sembling on Sunday aud other days,
and threatening violence to the whites;
or by negroes tndeavoring to resist
arrest of those of their color. These
cases are also outside of the matter
submitted to us.
We deem it, however, not irrelevant
to report that conflict of races has
only been avoided by the uniform for
bearance of the whites; (which forbear-
ance is especially commendable, as the
whites, under grievous provocation,
with their males, for the greater part,
veteran and disciplined soldiers, aud
thus having it in their power to crush
at a blow the undisciplined negroes,
whose numerical superiority (only four
to three IS Of no consideration, have
from a regard for peace and good Or
der, and desire to avoid conflict with
the Federal authorities, hitherto borne
and forborne.
The tendency to conflict exists en-
tirely on the side of the negroes and
arises from the existence Of the follow
ing cOndltlOn OF affairs:
The negro is generally too apt to re-
gard the administration of justice IN
which any white man has any in
strumentaiity, as an invasion of his
rights.
The negro is taught to consider that
the whites (not Republicans have not
the right to form volunteer military
organizations; and hence regard the
rifle clubs, lately formed, for martial,
social and defensive purposes, as the
evidence Of incipient rebellion. The
fact that almost the entire militia of
the State are negroes, and that white
| companies have not been accepted by
the State authorities when rendered,
may have caused this opinion.
The negro militia are commanded
by many turbulent officers, are armed
with fine arms, aud abundantly sup
piled with ball cartridges, as if their
services in actual conflict might any
day be required.
The negro is taught to believe that
the whites design not only to deprive
them Of their right of suffrage, but
even to reduce them to their original
| condition of slavery.
The negro is taught to regard the
to keep down the whites, and not for
the common protection of all citizens
The carpet-baggers (by which term
we do not mean those from other
| States who remove here, but the dis
| honest political Adventures who now
infest this State) do everything in
their power by iucendiary speeches,
/ ISLANDERS and otherwise to infiame
| the blacks against the whites, and
also to iniame the blacks against any
| of their own color who might dare to
vote, as they call it, against their
race.
Thus, there is no political freedom
in South Carolina for either race, and
! little civil liberty for the whites.
1t is true, and it could not be other
wise, that there exists feeling of deep
indignation on the part of the whites,
but 1t is not against the negro, nol
against the honest Republicans OF
either color, but against those who
have organized system of election
frauds, invent apd publish ab: DAD
shameful SANDERS for political pur.
! poses, crush rs with taxes, steal the
money raised by taxation, teach the
negro the Infamous doctrines ABOVE
mentioned, and III general teach the
negro to regard all white MEL :tut o.
the Republican party as their Iatura
enemies.
In conclusion, we repent. that VT
/ have failed to ascertain Il sir.li<. cast
in the STATE, OF an injury, Outrage ol
wrong committed during the present
year, by IL white 1nan upon Ii negro, Ii
the slightest degree attributable t. the
race, color or previous condition OF
: servitRde Of the negro, or upon ANY
Republican on account OF his politlca
opinions.
All OF which is respectfully submit
ed. JAMES II. Ron, Chm.