Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-09-22
WHITE men OF NORTH CAROLINA
READ THIS!
A Penitentiary Convict the Master OF
the Poor People of BERTHE, WhO
Are so Unfortunate as to be In
mates of the Poor House!
THE WHITE WOMEN FORCED TO
WAIT UPON HIS BLACK WIFE!
Can the White Men Longer Vote Tor q
Party that Does These Things!
pass II Around. brothers OF the
state Press.

It is time for the people of North
Carolina to pause and think. After
four years of bloody war the African
was formally emancipated, buJ was
slavery abolished? No, indeed. We
blush that to-day, eleven years after
African slavery was abolished III North
Carolina, white slavery, white slavery
in a more degrading, humiliating form
than was ever assumed ty African
slavery, still exists. In Jones coun-
ty it exists, i'll our own county
of New Hanover it exists, and
ia Berthe county it exists. What
shall we do? We of the East
can do nothing of ourselves; what say
our brethren Of the West--will they
lielp Us III thls our day of necessity
re they willing thas white men and
white women, Nc matter how aged Or
how iltirm, or Low destitute and pow
erty stricken, shah be the slaves of
negroes Yet these things exist to day
under Radical rule, aud will continue
to exist 81 long as Radical rule con-
tinues in North Carolina.
We appeal, in the most earnest man.
ner, to our brethren of the West to help
US, and that they may comprehend the
necessity there is for relief, let them
read the following account of the way
affairs are conducted in the county of
BERTHE, where Radicals and negroes
hold full sway. The account is taken
from the Albemarle Times, a paperpnb-
!iahed III Bel tie county, and that knows
whereof it speaks. We trust that
every Democratic sheet in the State
will lay the facts before it's readers.
The Times says
L he tale that We propose to tell is
shocking to think of. London Hy-
man, d negro, who was convicted in this
county for stealing fodder, and served
o,lt part Of his time in the peniten
tiary, is in charge of the poor house Of
BERTHE county. We have said before
in these columns that it was an insult
to the white people of the county too
| grievous to be borne. We should not
have had anything to say about it at
this time, but recently we have heard
such terrible accounts Of this black
monsters cruelty to the inmates.
| Every one of the inmates are atfiict-
| ed IN some way. Still this miserable
scoundrel makes them wait upon his
lazy wife as if she were queen.
An old colored woman VINO had been
there staying few days nursing her
sick daughter told the tale. She says
that the poor inmates are made to do
anything this trollop may please. She
sits down and makes them build her
fires, bring water and anything else
she chooses. The report comes to us
told the tale, this black devil has not
allowed her to go in to see her sick
daughter.
The inmates are prevented from tell
ing how they ere treated by this negro,
by threats from him of keeping them
locked up inside Of the walls.
There is poor unfortunate old lady
in there who has entirely lost her
mind; we have heard on good author
ity that this convict whips her when
he pleases. IF these things are not
believed by the County Commissioners
let them get the proper witnesses, as
sure them that they shall not be
harmed for telling the truth, and every
word We have written will be verified.
We appeal to white men everywhere
to help us by voting the party out Of
power that has brought such shame
upon us.
If you are a white man, and the
blood of a freeman runs through youl
veins, then vote this party out OF
power. Who put London Hymal
there to overseer the pcor white people
of the county? Radicals. Who coulo
remove him but DO not ~? The Radi-
Gals. Whom does this scoundrel lord il
over? 1t is the poor OF the county
Then fellow citizens come up like mel
} and vote them out of power.
Will our white brethren of the west
longer sustain this party? Great Goo
forbid
Tell it to them We men who are
speaking up there. Tell them the
poor whites here beg them for help
Can they refuse? We trust not.