Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-08-05
ANOTHER SOUTHERN ourR1GE.
St0neb and Forced To Fly for His Life
-Coiored Orator MObbcd--Frcedon
of speech Assaiied ON the Northern
border Of the solid south civil
Rights Violated.

0f speech Assaiied on the Northern
| Border Of the solid South-UiyII
Rights Violated.
| After his behaviour at Bel Air and his
various little eccentricities IN this city, few
people supposed that john Ii. Harris the
colored Democrat, entertained any iden of
tling hiH engagements 10 lecture at New
CASTLE on Saturday night Hence his ap-
pearar ce at the depot as the train was
about to pull out for That place created
some surprise and the loung4rs there
watched his movements with umngl, d feel
ingH Of curiosity and amusement nc. after
sauDtering to and fro nll the stroke cf the
gong aud The "all aboord" of the conductor
ANNOUNCED that the train WAS moving of,
be rushed to the ticket office to fad it
closed, according TO the custom on ihu de-
parture OF trains.
Coming out, Harris chased the departing
train to Market street followed by th4
laughter aud encouraging shouts of the
spectators. o. the first quarter stretch
Harris perceptibly lessuued the streak of
daylight between himself and the renr ear
but ii bundle Of papers dropging out of his
pocket caused him 10 break badly. After
gathering them up he got down to steady
advantage and Harris was counted ont of
the contest, distauced, before he reached
the home stretch.
rhe colored orator then betonk aim-
self to Lawrence Kernat,'s liver, stable.
at Front and Orange streets, where he
engaged team and driver, the latter
being white boy of about 10 years. The
conveyance was ready few minutes
hAf a,n1 t,,, To-, II
was driven hastily to New Castle, arriving
there about half an hour behind his adver.
tised time.
He found tho Court House closed upon
his arrival and q crowd of 800 or 400 per.
sons, mostly blacks, gathered upon the
pavement and street in front of the build
ing. After a futile search for the ianitor,
in Which he was assisted by two or three
white persons, Harris returned, and,
mounting the carriage, from which the
horse had been detached and stabbed, be
proceeded to make An open air speach. Az
he went on to eulogizs the Democratic
party and TO show the colored portion of
his audience why they should vote that
ticket, some of the latter grew restless,
mutterings were heard and it was evident
that storm was brewing.
mindful OF those indications, to harnpgue
his audience for nearly half an hour. At
this time he was saying something Ike the
following:
Suppose the colored people had to
look entirely to the Republican party for
their living, what kind of living would
they RetS But they get their living prin.
cipally from the Democrats aud, if they
uun 10
advice, they go to Democrat. II you
can trust the Democrats as your legal
advisers why cannot you trust them as
yonr political advisers tell you that the
Southern people are your best friends"
just here a stone weighing about q
pound came hurlting through the air, but,
missing the orator, 1t struck white man
named McNulty, who was standing near
the carriage, ipflictinga severe wound upon
his head McNulty vas picked up by his
friends and taken to Ferris Il Sons drug
store where be received the necessary
surgical attention.
A scene of some confusion followed.
Several small stones came flying after the
large ons aud uupleasantly near the heads
of some of. the bystanders, while the
sheriff proceeded to summon posse COmi.
u
Meanwhile Harris continued his speech
about in this style, while the terrified
driver, with pale features and bristling hair,
besought and implored him to get down
out of the vehicle and conceal himself
"For my part" said Harris, II have
thrown off the painted mask of Radicalism
and claim to be a freeman, and do not
propose that any political party shall drive
mn ao oh t,, thA IIa
going on 10 talk about the policy of the
negroes dividing and not voting the
Republican ticket quite SO unanimously,
when the growing disturbance caused him
to withdraw.
frightened driver hitched up his horse and
drove hurridly off, seeing, or imagipg he saw
line of colored men armed with bricks
fringing both sides of the street nearly to
the edge of town.
Finding his conveyance gone Harris
started to walk home, followed by lnrge
crowd of his own color aud few whites
Upon reaching Orange street he was per
suaded to return and place himself under
the protection of the Sheriff who kept
him in the Jail building until morning aud
then sent HIM TO Wilmington. After the
stone-throwing, which WAS supposed to
have been done by negroes, u party Of
white men made rush in the direction
from whence they came, and the assailanis
would have been speedily arrested could
they have been found
Harris declares his firm intention of
speaking here tomorrow night, according
to programme, ami saws he was prevented
by sickness from speaking ut Bel Air. He
spoke this morning of threats having been
made by some of his own color, 10 mob
the house in which he puts up tonight
declaring thnt they won't suffer any
Democrat niger TO moke a speech here or
ntnu In Il,.. in.r,