Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-09-29
FIENDS IN COUNCIL.

Eighty Negroes COu"s"e "a"1
ter,he Radical Ruie OF Pru
.cr,p,ton and intimidation snsu'
tuted.
The Radical leaders in the South arr
determined to hold together, by fore
and intimidation, the full strength o
the colored vote if threats aud violenct
can avail. This determination crops
out through their entire canvass. A.
the canvass advances aud honest, III
telligent cOlorcd men occasionally rx
hibtt ali inclination to vote with the
white men in whom they have conf
deuce and who give them employment,
the Radical leaders carry out the de-
termination by melting their trained
followers to hold themselves in rpadi-
ness for the executions of threats
against any negro who dares to vote
the Democratic ticket.
We are able to lay before our read
ers this morning the most incontesti-
BILE proof of the fact that there is o.
day in the city of Wilmington a plan
of concerted action to pr, vent any
colored man from voting with the
Democrats. Threats of violence and
force have not only been made by the
negroes against any one Of their color
who feels that he has the right to act
as an independent and free citizen, but
these threats haze been Embodied into
q rule of action It has been resolved
in Republican ward meeting to Kill
any negro aOho Votes the Demo-
cratic etcket. This we state upon
the sworn testimony of man
whose word cannot be impeAched.
On last Friday night the Republi-
cans Of the Fifth Ward held q meet.
ing in the southeastern section of the.
city. The meeting was presided over
by white man named Peterson. Of
the entire proceeding of the meeting
it is unnecessary to speak except SO
far as to point to the murderous,
iendish conclusion to which it came,
which conclusion was embodied in a
resolution that was unanimously passed
amid the widest cries of appreciation
aid the most hideous yells.
The facts are stated upon the
sworn testimony of Mr.. John Sudbury,
"a gentleman who is in every way
worthy CT belief) taken before Mr.. J.
|. McRee, Notary Public. The affi~
davit of Mr.. Sudbury tells the whole
story, and is as follows, the italics be-
ing ours:
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
NEW HANOVER COUNTY.
Personally appeared before me, J. I. .
McRee, Notary Public, duly appoint !
ed and sworn, residing in the city of
John Sudbury of the /
county and State above written, who i
makes oath and says: That he attend /
ed q meeting of the Radical party of
the Fifth Ward in the city of Whining !
tsn, State of North o~-~f:--. - II
the night of the twenty second OF Sep
tember. A. D. 1875; that he welt to |
said meeting under the impression |
that it was a meeting of Democrats. |
but on arriving in the hall in which 1t |
was held discovered his error, and
seeing that the doors were open for |
the admission of all who might choose |
to enter, he remained as q spectator of
the proceedings; that the meeting was
presided over by a white man named
Peterson; that he did not see any other
white man in the meeting besides
Peterson except James B. Allen; that
the meeting was first addressed ,4by
Anthony Howe, Jr, colored; that the
Of hnf
eighty and q hundred negroes; that
Jim Winfield, colored, made
very violent speech. ir which he de-
nounced the Democrats and the whites
in the bitt crest terms the said Jim
Winfield advocated that the negroes
should draw the color line, and in the
most violent manner denounced any
negro who would vote the Democratic
ticket that the said Jim Winfield in
urging his views on this question, said
that any colored man who would vote
the Democratic ticket, ought to hare
his naked body stuck full Of HghtaoOOd
splinters and burnt; that at this point
of his speech he paused to make a mo-
ton, and mOUed q resolution that
dny negro qUhO WOufd cote the DEM
&c? atic ticket should behunted up and
Filled; that this resolution aOds carried
unanimously by the meeting. amid
the widest enthusiasm, and cries of
"kiil. him" skill him." "kill all such
damn'd traitors ;" that afterwards a
colored man named Waddel ad-
dressed the meeting and after he
had closed, James B. Allen again
addressed the meeting;that after him a
colOrcd man named Jones spoke; that
there was no reconsideration of the
resolution, which was passed, to the
effect that all negroes who voted the
Democratic ticket should be killed.
nor did any speaker, or member of
the meeting endeavor to change the
vote OF the meeting or in any way at
tempt To- mollify the passions into
which tha speech of Jim Winfield had
worked tile assembly.
Signed:~ JOHN SUDBURY.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this 23d of September, 1876.
J. I. MCREE,
Notary Public.
The above cannot fail to attract uni
versai attention to the liberty of the
Southern voter. and the independence
with which he, exercises The elective
franchise. Such course ss above in
dicated cannot fail to bring FERROUS
trouble. A
ReEasGrars and Poll HOiderssA
The following registrars and poh
holders have been appointed for the
county of New Hanover, for the ensu-
ing election:
Cape Fear-H. E. Scott, Registrar;
VIM. Moore, James Mosely. CLAUS
Schriver, John Castine, Inspectors.
Voting place. Williams.
Harqaett-J. A. Hewlett, Registrar;
Jordan Nixon, James Grant, Jerry
Hewlett, W. B. Giles, Inspectors.
Masonboro'-Wm. Pratt, Registrar;
Joseph Smith, Alonzo Hewlett. Joseph
EarrnU 1nhn Forrou