Wilmington journal., 1874-01-02
Wayne VS.. GnslOw.
Mr.. Jethro Hoaei OF Wayne. writes
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I see an article III the JoURSA1 q
the cotton oueEtion, IL which he claims
US wha: he did 10 to his iand. but wha
lie did not do. A1y land is ordinary
piney woods. L put on five acres, one
post, 8 lacks OF phenix and foul
sacks Of Whann's guato. and n,"de
966 lbs Of seed cotton. But to bea
Onslow. as lie tells what lie mada last
year and this year, Mr.. r. A. Granger
% Wayne, made last year on one acre
3 3332 lbs. Of seed cotton. and this vea'
B Try Crockcr has made OF the same
farm 3 O60 lbs of se' d cotton. hops
to hear from Onslow next fall.
ape Fear Agricultural A<sociatiOr
[ have to-day learned that in q ful
meeting OF this. Association in the
Court House in Wilmington on Thurs.
day hight Of the Fair a prominent
Commiasi"n Merchant (of that place
proposed the name of Ehady Lowry,
rchct of the notorious Henry Berry
Lowry, the outlaw. w.o caused 81
many OF cur citizens to I'll blood,
raves. as a suitable -Prcai1ent
for the county OF RJheson.
Feeling III common with every citi-
zen OF nv county with whom | hav.
conversed on the subject Ihat the nom;
'ation was calculated. is not intended
to cast reproach on Rot,eson county
feeling of self respect compels me to
'ec'ine the position assigned to me b,
hat Association. Such reckless and
lunt attempts at wittic;sm will, il
ny humble opinion, not help that en-
s"rprise much. 3 GOODWIN.
Lumhertor, Dec. %. 1873
We puhli>ll the above at the re quest
f Mr. Goodwin. We sincerely regret
hat he did not address his dpclinati, n
y The President OF the Association. as
we ere cei tain he could have been sat
fled that the matter complained ot
vas doue thougutiesslv and without
he least intention Of Re efecting upon
>beson county. Although prosen' +,
vo q nos hear Of the offensive nom,-
rrtior. ani it must have been mere
iie-refnark aud 10: publicly Oh seri-
US otfered.
An Aged Lad
An Cnsi0w friend Of tsura, writing
'ider Il 6 ?5On2J5,c If Bachelor, Tho
using the war. furnished us with oc
= ~ional letters, sends 'ls the following
K tch Of one Of the mothers IL Ons
ow county. he says:
There IS an old lady living in Rich
and township. Onsiou county, that
deserves q passing notice in your in
:a!llab!e journal. The iady IL qucs-
ion = nienety yeas old, the mother
+ n;n@ children, and has sixty grand
.nilpire,. ard fii'y-nne great grand
.hi'dr.'n. Her own children at the
me CT the war were too old for ser
ice, but nineteen OF her grand
'ilIltirrn served through the entire war.
iutji wounded or disabled, and not a
,incl INSTANCE IL desertiJ Jn or coward
ice is record 4 against any one ofthem.
yesterday, tic 23;h INST, the. ,iI lady
old tIa writer that she could walk
tree miles an hour, for three or fcu,
lolrs ut 4 time, al q Cooking. washing
md spinning Is a daily business with
isr, even II ninc.y. Who can bea'
)uslow?
WILMI.GroS, L G. 27th. 1873.
To The Edito,- Of the E9bcso5ai03s
All anonymous writer iu your paper
Of :he ZA;h, who Si.n ms himself ''R be-
On. and whose r+a. name is Nu5rloch
ucR0e. (as l found by demanding his
tame of YOU las made 8 most uujust-
liable assault on me which forces III,
,'eluctsnt.y into PRINT. [ am alluded
- as "a Prominent commission mer-
htpt OF Vii ulngton" III Col. Mokas's :
,mmunication,a land although my name
$ not n ntIoned it Is we'll known tnat
[ an the person referred to. The
'OmDlaint against me is thnt [ nonI-
q ed the widow Of tho notorious cut
1nroat and outlaw. Henry b rry L Nv
cry, as a NIce-President of the Cape
Fear Agricultural Association, at q lat.
,neetiDgof thut body. aud the Inference
= made that J. intended to insult the
good people Of Rob son county there
by, aud the gallant Colonel who favors
you with his fiery manifesto proceeds
20 explain how his ''Scoton bolod"
Immediately underwent q "bo;liug"
process on the strength Of the alleg d
nomination.
Before making a statement of the
:acts let rne say that ] think they wis
show that the gallant Colonel ''boils"
Innescess ariIy and that il his Scotch
blood" Is 80 easily heated his lie must
be mlscrabi,.
III The first place Mrs. II. B.
LoweTy' was not nominated or vote
Tor by any ONE. Tie whole story Is
simply this 4 gentleman being III q
Iun,y mood waS amusing the meeting
by making nomination g., accomplished
by remarks and IL order TO tease him
Il friend sitting near me- suggestt d that
uc should nominate "Rhodv Lowry"
and I iocu!aiIy suggested in an under
tone her panle, potsupposing that any
,snc would, tor a moment, take it sorl-
Ouaiy or pay any attention to IL. This
~ tia whole story, and out OF it Gel
Murdoch McRae, of Shoe Heel, n. G..
has end av rr1, long communica-
ton 10 your paper, t. make the I'm
preston that | intended to Insult the
people Of Robpson county! It Is q
clear case Of owe -sensitiveness for the
honor Of his county, IL which the
Colonel has ouly sue e-ded in exposing
himself. Why should ] want to insult
OK offend the people of Robeson coun-
t. ? j tiatter iryself that I have very
many friends and 10 enemies there,
! certainiy am the last man in the
world 10 volunteer an insult TO any
body, tEaGo or elsewhere in North
aroIi;la, here, up ta this time, l
have nat so rl13c:l kintiness On al
sides. Totally disola;m any such in
tent, and feel bound to say that no
body bat ID SECOND Don On xote could
veI have imagined sucEl All 8 thing. l.
oi. .JcRae h al contented himself
-.:sh an ezl ression Of indignation 1T It
~; Gstd offence (alti,ough withou'
::::ss1 might havs- been passed Y,
III: IL ;la- used most offensive aud
un1 revoked language towards ulo IL
connection With the person who's"
name has I1ccu mentioned and vicn1 /
have never 8een. His inainuatioEs are
unworthy of the charactcr Of q geAtie
mar, which ho doubtless asp req 10
tniov, und leave him - exu;s II the
coae5jorsnt' SO, notoniyot having Ellada
an unfortunate exhibit Oh of himself.
but Of having done SO IN q low, brutal
way, a.d without even the ponr ss 49,
faction Of being provoked to it.
regret exceedingly to soc elsa the
card Of B God win, "a prominent
corn ission merchant both Of
:. Wilmington - and Lunberton
resigrIng his vi, s-PrcsideEcy oi
tue -A,s cisti,n for the sane eau So
Of offence. voted fer Mr.
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