The banner-enterprise., 1883-05-24
OUR VISIT TO UILNINGTON


We took our leave of the City of
Oaks few days since en- route for
Wilmington, in search of subscribers
for our paper. We reached that city
safely, and MS we mesnt wo.k we Z. d
not stop to parley, We soon met a
staunch friend Of the BANNF R ENTEE-
PRISE, Mr.. James A, LOWRY, who
readily consented to spend "a few days
with Us to incra asc lis circulation.
Oar success was evidenced by an sd-
lition of 55 new to the l39 Old suhscji.
hers to our paper in that city, liiS We
take as fattering compliment even
from so generous, hospitable and kind
ly disposed people as those in the City
by the Sea. The quarantine regu-
lations to protect the city from such
infectious diseases as yellow fever,
small pox, Gc,, are in operation, which.
to some extent, causes almost sus-
pension Of work among shippers and
stevedores; yet the mills aud other
manufactures seem to be doing a
good business.
The construction Of tho Whining.
ton, Wightsville and Onslow Rail
road-the pet enterprise of the col>
ored people-appeared to be progress
ing finely under the direction of its
superintendent, E. F. Martin, Esq
and we were informed by one who i,
able to help that he would do SO,
but he desired the eolored people 10
bmld it.
We called on his Honor, Mayor
Hall, who has but recently been
making surprise visits to the various
schools, and he expressed his surprise
and qualification at their excellent
management. From the interview
had with the Mayor, concerning the
present and future Of the colored
race, we are forced to say that he is
the "right man in the right place
We look upon that portion Of his
speech (relatsve to the coor4d peo-
ple) on being inducted.lnto office, as
being expressive of grand and noble
He said.
"Now to my colored fellow citi-
zens. The very great interest that
you manifested all over this city in
my behalf in this canvass, and that
too without one tiuge of party feel
ing, touches me deeply and is very
dear to me. 1t shows that you truly
know me and are willing to trust me
Since you have been made
freemen, have watched your progress
with solicitude. have seen you sud.
denly endowed with the great privi-
leges Of citizenship and suffrage, and
that, too, profoundly unprepared for
it. | have seen you struggling to
discern the difference between liberty
and license. | have seen your ap>
probation of the proper course for
you 20 pursue. | have seen Iyou
steadily, industriously and almost
unaided pursuing the onward course,
and in many cases the aid that was
offered you was pernicious and to
your injury. | have seen you eagerly
grasp the aid offered you to educate
your children and improve your con-
dition. | have seen you unaided
erect many and costly buildings for
religious worship. | have seen all OF
these, and | have seen all your short.
comings, and | firmly believe in and
have great hopes of your future.
And | say to you now that in this
court of justice you shall have as
equal and exact rights as the best in
the land. And pledge to you that
in all your efforts to improve your
and to elevate yourselves
in the scale of manhood you shall
have my earnest support, both in
ny public and private capacity. 1t
shall be my earnest endeavor to cul-
tivate and stimulate a cordial aud
kindly intercourse between your race
and mine"
Since the last election several heads
have been decapitated, among them
Messrs. J. A. Lowery, j. c. Hill and
J. II. Whiteman, and it is said for
he purpose of making room for one
IF the more favored brethren. This
S another reminder that it is far bet.
er for one to attend to his own bust.
less than to "poiticalize' for Others