The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-06
EEEEN AND NOW-DOCAE k y
AND TEEE NEGROES

Colonel Dockery did not be3In his
political career with the present
campaign. Thirty ears ago lie Wa
a prominent member Of the Legis~
lature, and upon the Journal Of the
House, of which he was a member
left record that is not without in
terest now.
The times indeed have changed
since that day, and the valiant Col
onel has changed with them. This
was, perhaps, to have been expected.
But whether to be expected or not
the change has come and is so strik-
ing that we invite especial attention
to one part of his record that others
lso may take it in,
To-day the doughty Colonel is
check by jowl with his beloved
negroes, and unlike Judge Russell,
who says the negroes are "savages,'
and mo more fit to govern than are
their brethren IN African swamps or
so many MOn2olians dumped down
from pagan Asia" he TANKS they
make delightful citizens, and when
net in convention constitute s'as no
HE body Of men as ever assembled
IN our State" Then be could abide
them only as slaves then pcor
free negro was stencil IN bis most,
rils, 50 revolving and so repulsive to
- .Dstincts as born stakeholder
''@' sought by act of Assembly
to drive every one from the State or
force him to become a slave,
Well, perhaps too, that was pat.
ural, for Dockery was born a slave
holder, educated as a Shareholder,
and for about forty years lived a
/ slave holder, and even now, after
more than twenty years of freedom.
the Shareholder feeling IS so strong
In him that be talks about the negro
women as negro "wenches." We
venture to say that there are few
men in the State beside Colonel
DoCkery who use the term.
OF course we do not expect ne
groes to be affected by this change
IN their champions views ir regard
30 people of their color and race
nor Will it affect them to know that
during the war he proposed in 8
public meeting in Richmond county
to propose to Mr.. Lincoln TO end the
war If he would allow negroes to be
held as slaves for five years longer
!. nor will it affect them to know thai
! even after the war and while he was
a member of Congress at Washing
. ton, he refused to vote for the 18Th
{ Amendment the amendment tina
: conferred upon them the right o
suffrage and the other rights O
, citizenship. Mono of these thing
t give them any concern. Like Cali,
2 of old, they care for none of thes
/ things. Poor simple minded Great
$ ures, saVages though they be, a
. Judge Russell calls them and utter
: ly unfit for government, present af
fllation and association will atom
5 for the sins OF life time.
1t matters not what Colonel Docb
/ cry thought in the past, 1t matter
= not vhat Judge Russell thinks to
e day, the one may call them savage
5 and the other talk to them to thei
] very faces about their women a
negro wenches," if an election wa
= TO hold tomorrow there woul no
n be one hundred negro voters in a
h the State (and there are near 40
I 900 OF them who would lot vote fo
o both Duckery and Russell for an
5 position for which they were cand
e dates.
e But to Colonel Dockery's record
: In the Legislature of 1858-'59, i
f the House of Commons, a bill wa
+ introduced ''to remove free person
! IL rnInr from the State.r The nhiec