Wilmington journal., 1874-08-07
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FRIDAY. AUGUST z. 1874.
RUSSELL ROUTED.
The brunswick Canvass-RusseiI
an the stump-He Throws mp the
spouxe-Retreats TO Columbus
Our Reconstruction legacy" Can
bv's Judge, having announced his IN
tention of "visiting his old friends"
in Lookwood's Folly, Shallotte and
Waccamaw townships in Brunswick
county, upon the occasion OF the
sheriffs visit, the Democratic Conser-
yative Executive Committee invited
Mai. J. A. Engelhard to meet "the1r
friends at these places. Major En-
celhard also received two letters from
the people Of thatsection to be present
to reply to Judge Russell. These IN
yitations were accepted.
On Thursday, July 30th, Maj. En-
eelhard spoke at Easy Hill to some
fifsy whites and as many blacks
Hoarinr that Judge Russell had IN
yitsd q number of his heighbors to
meet him at Mill Creek Church on
the following day. Maj. Engelhard,
with Messrs. Bennett and Guthrie
and DR.. Curtis, of the Democratic
Conservative County ticket, made
it convenient to be there to meet
him. There were some forty or
fifty persons present. Judge Russell
sienifed to DIR. Curtis that he desired
TO have a courteous discussion with
Mai. Engelhard. Terms were ar
ranged and the discussion took place,
with what result may be judged by
the future conduct of His Honor.
On Saturday, August LIST, at Lock
woods Folly, about two hundred white
voters were present. Judge Russell,
with his attendants, Messrs. Sanders
and Sutton, and Jacobs, of the Jacobs
Ward case notoriety, appeared on the
ground quite late. Judge Russell sent
word to Maj. Engelhard that he should
refuse to divide time with him. Maj.
Engelhard informed his messenger
that he should speak to the people
If they desired to hear him whether
the Judge would divide time or not.
When Judge Russell rose to speak
Maj. Engelhard requested a division
of time, and it took him just one half
hour to give his reasons for refusing a
discussion. alleging that nine-tenths of
the pcor'e present had come to hear
him, but a murmur of dissent was
heard. After an hour aud half de-
mand was again made for a division
of time. Judge Russell said he scas
not quite halt through, ut was then
half past two) and after he finished Mr..
Sutton desired to speak. The crowd
en- nasse moved off, and invited Maj.
Engelhard to address them, which he
did. Judge Russell and Sutton fin
ished their speeches in less than half
an hour, to few negroes, half dozen
Radical candidates, and t. . friend
Jacobs.
On Monday, at Shallotte, Judge
Russell did not arrive until after l
o'clock. Maj. Engclha,d was ad-
dressing O crowd of some one hundred
and fifty persons, but as soon as Judge
Russell rode up he stopped, ahd again
requested discussion. The Judge
showed a disposition to do SO, but
would agree to no terms proposed,
until, according to Maj. Engelhard's
and his friends understanding, Judge
Russell was to speak for an hour and
a half, Maj Engelhard to reply in the
same time, and the Judge to rejoin in
q half, hour if he desired. After Judge
Russell had spoken for an hour and a
half, he claimed that he had not agreed
to limit himself as to time, and that he
would probably get through in another
hour. The crowd refused to assent to
this, and left, inviting Maj. Engel-
hard to address them. Judge Russell
finished his remarks in a few minutes
to the few whites and negroes left to
hear him.
The next appointment was at Wac
camaw, and Major Engelhard was
on hand, but about IL o'clock.
He learned that Judge Russell
had abandoned his appointment. and
fed the county by going into Colum-
bus, his friend Jacobs going the day
before to get him a crowd at Bug Hill.
The last we heard of the Judge was
that he was at the depot at Whiteville
with q number of negroes around him.
Whether his friend Jacobs succeeded
In getting enough negroes together
for him to speak to, We are not
aware, but that he has avoided discus
sion, and fed away from his appoint
ment to speak at Waccamaw, we are
advised.
Judge Russell has not many friends
among the whites of his own county,
and he did not add many to the list
during his recent visit and hasty
retreat.
SeAmen's Friends Society.
Owing to the absence of the late
Chaplain of this Society, at the time of
the annual meeting in February last,
his report was not published at that
time.
As the result of correspond ence with
him we are now enabled to report the
amount received from the Parent So
ciety in the city of New York, and as
an act of justice to that Society, we
desire to publish the amount received
by him as his salary:
From February 1st, 1873, to
October 31st, 1873. ..... 5000 90
From November LIST, 1873, to
February LIST, 1874. ... $50 90
For the month of February.