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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-11
THE NEGRO.
By Hon. W. II. Kitchln.

by hon. w. ii. hltChln.
The whole North as well as the
South seems to be stirred upon the
race question Many able journals
North admit that the colored race is
inferior to the white race and some
60 80 far as to admit that as a race
they are unfit at this time to ex
| ercise all the rights of citizen ship.
Some very able Republican leaders
are very bold in declaring that a
great political blunder was com>
mitted by the North in giving the
colored man the electivefranchise
before he was able to comprehend
and understand the principles of
government and the great underlying
principles and purposes OF the elec -
tive franchise. If there has been
blunder committed in regard to the
emancipation of the colored man or
III giving him the right to vote, that
blur der or sin was not committed by
the South.
The South as body has all the
while thought him unfit to vote. No
Intelligent man can see how a man
raised in slavery and supreme ignor>
ance could possibly become q safe
citizen to use the electivcfranchise
in q Republican form of government
within ewenty.four hours after his
eman cipation. Yet the Republican
party made him voter before 1t
nadc him realize his freedom. TIL
act was hasty inconsiderate, unjust,
unpatriotic aud Was inspired By
malice and hatred of the South. II
the matter had been postponed q
few years until the passions had
cred by four years OF fratricidal
ipternecine war the COlored man
would not to-day as a race have been
q voter. And in our Judgment it
would have been much the best for
the colored man and the country. II {
would have eventually been grant
ed the right to vote as he advanced
in knowledge, Information learning
civilization and christianity just as
his superior the white man was
given the right TO vote. We vii
remember before the war, when white
men could not vote for a State
senator unless he owned fifty or one
hundred acres of land. Now every
body alI the way between raccor
and a monkey can vote, provided ht
Is reZiShed. The colored man a.
heart IS not more wicked than tht
white man, but lie lacks some quail
tiles that the white man has, which
renders him inpervious to reason
You can reason with a mill ston
and conyince it with q peck, ant
make it discharge its functions mucI
more easily and readily than yo'
can reason with a colored man sn'
convince hlm that his interest an,
that of white man is the same ur
der the same government. The Co
ored man as race seems to be utter
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-11

TIE DEMOCRAT ENDORsED-A Con-
FEDERATE SOLDIER'S CERTIFI-
CATE KEPT 24 YEARS.

lie DEMOCRAT ENDORsED-A Con
FEDERATE SOLDIERS CERTIFI-
CATE KEPT 2l YEARS.
GRINNELL, Iowa.
March IS, 1889.
Mr.. Z. f. HLLIAKD, ESQ,
Editor DEMOCRAT,
Scotland Neck, n. c..
Dear Slr:-As some unknown
friend is sending me your paper |
wish first to return thanks for that
favor as l am interested and much
pleased with its fearless tone in dis
cussng state and national affairs.
And righ here just word may be
permissible. Much Is said about
EHarrison's Southern policy" What
Mr.. Harrison or Mr. Blaine or any.
body else wants and only is an
american policy. W hen he or they
attempt to formulate sectional
course deep water is reached at once.
If the people of the South are to be
treated IS conquered province to
satisfy q few vindictive towards who
never lifted a finger 10 bringing
about the present state Of affairs the
trouble will commence.
Bnt | am getting off the track
What I set out to say is this: In
the spring of 1868 at Petersburg, Va, ,
came into possession of "certii>
cate of disability for di.charge'which
recites that Private Sidney NJ.
Terrell Of Capt. VIM. G. Woods Co.
ID" of the Thirteenth Regt Of Con,
federate States Infantry was enlist
ed by Capt. J. T. Hambrick at Leas.
burg Caswell county, n. c. on the
1st day of May, 1861 to serve one
year. Age % or %, six feet l inch
high, fair complexion, tlue eyes ,
light hair and by occup patton farm
er. After giving medical state
ment of the disability from which
Private Terrell is suffering, the sign>
ature Of Robt. A. Williams lst Lieut..
! Com. Co. is attached and dated near
Petersburg, Sept. II, 1864.
Then follows the certificate of DR..
| w. ii. McOdln or McOen, followed
/ by line in blank. Discharged this
26th day of Sept. 1864 at PC.ers>
burg, Va. This is however rot
signed by the commander Of the Post
The endorsements on the back are
by J. W. Wvman, Col. - h \. c.
Troops and Resp'y fo7I'd app'd by
A. NJ. Sears, or some name Tcsem-
bling that also has the endorsement
M. f. B. WiIcox's Div. Sept. 21
1864 Resp'y ford-d discharge respect
fully recommended T. A. Evins, "
II. Campbell, NJ. E. B., ". II
Ieades.
1t seems from tue statements oI
the medical meu the soldier had done
no duty since the summer OF 1862
| have kept this document among
my private papers for 2 years and
write this in tie hope that may
thus be enabled 10 discover the
whereabouts of Mr.. Terrell Or if BIZ
be not living some Of his friends t.
any OF whom | should be glad to re
turn the paper, and from whom
nope to hear in the near future.
How did the paper get lost? {,
any ether particulars concerning it
Resp'y yours,
CHARLES PORTER.
| Grinuell, Iowa.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-11
REPRESENTATION IN CONGRESS-.


Senate .-Zebulon B. Vance, oil
Buncombe term expires March 4ta
1891; Matt. w. Ransom, OF North
ampton term expires March 4th
1889.
House Of Representoti0es-First
Distriet,T. @. Skinner, Dem.; Sc
cond District, II. 2, Cheatham, (col.,
Rep. Third District, Chas. "
hcClammy, Dem. Fourth District
p. H. Bum, Dem, Fifth District
j. NJ. Brewer, Rep; Sixth District,
Alfred Rowland Dem; Seventh
District, John S. Henderson, Rep.
Eighth District, w. H. Il. Cowies,
Dem. Ninth District, Il. G. Ewart,
Rep.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-11
PEOPLE EVERYWH HERE

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superior to any and all other preparations
for the Throat and Lungs. In Whoop-
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bottle FREQ Remember, this Remedy IS
sold on q positive guarantee. f. 7. White
head L Co.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-11
PIMPLES On TIEF4CE.

Denote an impure state of blood and are
looked upon by many with suspicion
Acker's Blood Elixir will remove impu-
rites and leave the complexion smooth
and clearr There is nothing that will
so thoroughly build up the constitution,
purify and strengthen the whole system.
Sold and guaranteed by F. T, Whitehead
{ Co.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-11
SUPREME COURT.

William n. H Smith. Of Wake,
Chief Justice. A. S. Merrimon, OF
Wake, J. J, Davis, Of Franklin,
James E. Shepherd, Of Beaufort. A.
c. Avery, of Burke, Associate JUS
tices. Salaries Of Chief Justice and
Associate Justices each $4,000.
Supreme Court meets in Raleigh
on the first Monday in February and
last Monday in September.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-11

Will A. Daniel, County Supt.
Public Schools.
WE. Parker, County Treasurer.
B.I. Allsbrook Sheriff.
L. Vinson, Register OF Deeds.
J. T. Gregory, Clerk Superior
Court.
W. B. Whitehead, Coroner,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-11

IS LIFE WORTH LIVING:
Not If you 90 through the world dys-
pepUc. Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets are
positive cure for the worst forms Of Dys-
pep,ia, Indigestion, Flatulency and Cons
stipation. Guaranteed and sold by K. I.
" Whitehead 4 co,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-11
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Governor, Lieute nant-Goyernor,
Secretary of State, Treasurer. Aud
itor, Supt. Pub. Instruction, and
Attorney General.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-11
GOVERNORS COUNCIL.

Secretary of State, Auditor, Treas
urcr and Supt. Pub. instruction,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-11

BOARD OF CCM1nssIoNERS.
DR.. W. R. Wood, Chairman; W. Z.
Bowers, SteriiDg johnson, ID. j.
Pope, J. II. Whitaker.
w. A. Dunn, County Attorney.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-11

INFERIOR CoUPT-Thcs. n. Hill.
Judge: Z. ?. Lyman and S. S. Nor
man Associate Justices.
:. NJ. Gary. CLERK Of Inferior
Court.
JIM. Grizzard, County Solicitor.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-11
Halifax County Directory.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
StuQte-T. L. EmrY.
House--W. H. Anthony, T. Fl.
Taylor.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-11

TINE Fer HOLDISG SUPERIOR
CoURr.-Narch 4th, May 18th, Nov
11th.
March an0 November Courts are
for civil cases only except Jail cases.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-11

Scotland Neck--TOWn Directory.
A. White, Mayor, c. ". Dunn :,
Town Cor stable.
Towx CoMM1ss1oNERs--J. Y. Saw
age.R. II. Smith, Jr., DR.. X. NJ
Johnson, W. A. Dunn.
CHURCHES.
Episcopal, Rev. Walter Smith
Rector.
Baptist, Re7. J. d. Hufham, ID. d,
Pastor.
Methodist, Rev. Mr. Harrison,
Pastor IN charge. .....
Primitive Baptist, Elder A. j.
Moore, Pastor.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-11

Scotland Neck--TOwn Directory.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-06-21

WITH a good crop in the Missouri
river valley this year the farmers will be
made comfortable and Independent and
Bismarck will enjoy commercial pros
perity such as the most enthusiastic have
predicted. That wheat will command a
good price this year is predicted in all
quarters of the globe and that the pros
pect for an abundant yield is good, is
known to every citizen. In giving some
grounds for the prediction that wheat
will command high price in the fall,
the st. Paul Globe says:
"a generous harvest this season will
make the sunshine seem brighter than it
has been the past year or two. The re-
ports from the winter wheat region are not
as favorable as earlier anticipations in
dicated. California has new wheat in
market. and the estimates have fallen from
GOO to 100000 bushels, which is but
little larger than last year.
siderable damage in Kansas and
southern Missouri. The harvests in South
America have been poor. and the Argen-
tine CONFEDERATION is importing wheat.
Australia will have but about half crop
of last year, and India is short. with some
shortage in Russia. Western Europe will
have fair crop, but it is probable that
prices will improve on present figures"
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-06-21

JUDGE WILLIAM Fl. FRANc1e, of this
city, is member of the Medico-L Legal
society of New York, and the vice-presi-
dent for Dakota. Many distinguished
lawyers, physicians, chemists and sci
entists in our own country and abroad
are members of the society. At the re-
cent American International Congress
of Medico-Legal Jurisprudence" held
under its auspices in New York city, an
article on expert Testimony in Homi-
eide Cases" written by Judge Francis,
was read, and his portrait 1appeared
in the New York Graphic, in group of
prominent delegates to the congress.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-06-21
vast interests in the twin cities. II the
report is true, this is one Of the greatest
newspaper deals on record.

GOVERNOR MEL1ErrE was given q
royal reception by the citizens of Devils
Lake on Saturday last. Secretary Rich
ardson, wife and daughter and Ex-Secre-
tary Mccormack and wife accompanied
the executive. Apubllc reception was
given, and Of the governors visit the
Capital says:
Governor Mellette and Mrs. Mellette will
he the guests of the city after O'clock this
evening. They are greeted and honOred as
his position and their personal worth
merit. Governor Mellette is grand, good
man, and President Harrison did wisely
when he pushed aside all others, no matter
where they were from, and gave us Mel
lettp-gave us Mellette the true DakOtan,
the able man, the pure-minded gentleman.
Welcome, thrice welcome to thee Governor
Mellette; to thee good lady.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-06-21

SPEAKING of Wizards recent triumph
in the Oregon Transcontinental election.
the St. Paul Dispatch says:
The claims of the Willard interest to a
controlling voice in the affairs of the Oregon
IranscOntinental company, which have
been 80 strenuously resisted by the party
OF Elijah Smith, were, uby yesterdays elec-
ton, fully ratified. Henry Willard is with
out doubt thus established as once more
IN the ascendant in the agairs of that great
transcontinenral carrying system which ia
Indebted to him for its very existence. No
one who had observed the brilliant and
wholly picturesque career of this remark
able man in the world Of commerce and
finance can avoid certain degree of pleas
ure at the intelligence of his success.
IL needs neither lself-interest nor hostility
to the opponents of Mr.. Willard to enable
one to share in such a feeling. Few who
are concerned in the future Of the north
west can be regarded as occupying q
wholly neutral position toward the pro-
lector OF the great Northern Pacific route.
The people of the states and territories
which owe to him so much Of their present
prosperity and greatness will rejoice in his
re-ascendency. and will derive new hope
IN the future from so auspiciOus an event.
Yesterdays election represents the success
OF MIR. Willard in the struggle which has
been fought with so much persistency. and
1t must be regarded as the virtual accom-
pllshment of Mr.. Wizards object in main
tanning that struggle,
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-06-21

The fact that for over a year the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul road
has been pushing settlers out from their
terminus at Eureka, and that the terri
tory between that point and Bismarck
is being settled up much more rapidly
than is realized by many, is pretty good
proof of the company's intention to ex-
tend it's line to Bismarck in the near
future. The Milwaukee road is said to
have suffered financial embarrassment
during the past year, but it is a great
corporation, and is looking to the future.
Its eye is on Bismarck, and having
adopted the policy Of settling the
country before extending it's branches,
it is filling up Emmons county with an
Industrious thrifty class Of people. Bis
marck will undoubtedly get the benefit
within another year.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-06-21

The New York Herald argues in favor
of the repeal of the law, making it a
felony to attempt suicide. In New York
the penalty is $1,000 fine or two years
Imprisonment, or both. The Herald is
right. The person who attempts suicide
is to be pitied rather than condemned
and punished. It can hardly be sus.
tanned that any person in his right mind
attempts his own life. Such an act is
contemplated and carried out only by
q person whose mind is temporarily
deranged, and to make an insane act a
felony is cruel and inhuman, and an un-
just visitation of misery and humiliation
upon the friends or relatives of the un.
fortunate being who attempts to snuff
out his own existence. Suicide is high
crime against God and nature and pun
ishable by higher court than man.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-06-21

AMONG the distinguished guests from
abroad IN the great Willard excursion in
1883-when the corner stone of the capi-
tol at Bismarck was laid-was Prof.
Bryce, NJ. c., of England. In chapter
on the Temper of the West," in his
"American Commonwealth" he describes
an event memorable in the annals of
Dakota. He says:
cess. And the confidence of these
westerners is superb. happened in 1S8S,to
be in the city of Bismarck in Dakota; when
this young settlement was laying the
corner stone of its capitol, intended to con-
tain the halls of the legislature and other
state Offices of Dakota, when that flourish
ing territory becomes as it soon must a
state. or perhaps, for they are talking of
dividing it, two states. The town was then
only some five years old, and may have
had some six or seven thousand inhabi-
tants. twas gaily decorated for the oc-
casion, and had collected many distin-
guished guests-General U. s. Grant, sew
territories, railroad potentates and others.
By far the most remarkable figure was
that of Sitting Bull, the famous Sioux
chief, who had surprised and slain de.
tachment of the American army some
years before. Among the speeches made,
in one of which it was proved that as Bis
marck was the centre of Dakota, Dakota
the centre of the United States, and the
United States the centre of the world, Bis
marck was destined to be "the metropoli
tan hearth of he worlds civilization"
there came short but pithy discourse
from the grim old worrior, in which he told
us through an interpreter that the great
spirit moved him to shake hands with
everybody. However, the feature OF the
ceremonial which struck us Europeans
was the spot chosen for the capitol. 1t
was not in the city, nor even on the skirts
OF the city; it was nearly mile of, on the
top of hill in the brown and dusty
prairie. "Why here,' we asked. as it
because you mean to enclose the building
in q public park?" "By no means: the
capitol is intended to be in the centre Of
the city. 1t is in this direction that the
city is to grow.' 1t is the same every
where from the Mississippi to the Pacific.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-06-21

In private letter, Ex-Territorial
Treasurer Raymond, now president Of
the National Bank of Commerce, at
Minneapolis, says that among money
men Dakota is now being discussed
more than for years previous, and the
crop reports are being closely watched.
A good crop in North Dakota this year
and the prospects were never better
means renewed prosperity throughout
the whole region. Mr.. Raymond is still
a heavy land holder in North, Dakota
and only last month was offered 81 an
acre for land that was not worth more
than SIS last fall.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-06-21

THE Bismarck TRIBUNE trots out Ed.
wards for census supervisor. of North Da-
okla. Has the TRIBUNE become alarmed
lest peace shall reign in this county?
Hands off the g0ods.-Fargo Republican.
That's the way it goes. The TRIBUNE
wants to see peace down in Cass county
wants to help all it can, but somehow
it gets its foot in it every time it opens
it's mouth. Good things have been said
about the Republican best evening
paper anywhere in the northwest and
an occasional good thing about the Ar.
gus-whose editor made an excellent
census superintendent, but we're met
with ''hands off" If Cass county
wants peace the factions must not be so
sensitive.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-06-21

ACCORDING to the jamestown Alert
Mr.. Fancher of Stutsman county is
not to be shelved with presidency of the
constitutional convention. The Alert
says: "The' Fargo Republican, whose
weather eye is now on the political seas
with seer's vision, observes that #. b.
Franchers friends are pushing him with
unrelenting vigor for president of the
constitutional convention Mr.. Fran
cher is q Stutsman county farmer
and his friends see in him some-
thing that indicates no side-tracking by
convention honors only"
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-06-21

FARGO REPUBLICANS: s''The North Da-
kota Press Association" is the title
adopted by the editors of the organiza-
ton which was formed on Saturday. The
constitution and by laws were adopted,
but it was decided to defer the election
Of officers until July Sd, when the assoc
citation meets at Bismarck. A general
discussion occurred on subjects pertain
ing to the interests Of the profession. A
committee, consisting of r. NJ. Tuttle,
A. NJ. Packard and M. II. Jewell, was
appointed to confer with the territorial
auditor regarding the publication of in
surance statements. It appeared to be
the conviction of many of the editors
that the statements were not being pub
lished according to the spirit of the law
and that some of the advertising agen-
cies, as we'll as certain publishe RS, had
gone into scheme for farming out the
statements and beating down advertising
rates. A committee of three was ap-
pointed to prepare a programme for the
Bismarck meeting, which is to be held at
the Sheridan house on the day already
named. The members of the committee
are J. j. Jordan, w. n. II. Mattieson
and r. H. Simpson. A committee on
legislation, and another to prepare a
schedule of rates for foreign advertising,
were also appointed. Mr.. Potter made
q very sensible talk on the standard of
journalism; and General Allen, who was
present by invitation, delivered brief
address on the influence of the press.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-06-21

EDITOR QU1GG in recent letter to New
York Tribune: "It is impossible to ex-
aggerate the Importance of Mr.. McKen.
zie's relation to the work now being
done in North Dakota. It you talk with
him you will observe that he never uses
the personal pronoun, that he never
raises his voice above the conversational
tone, that he never tells you anything
you don't already know, and, that, as q
result of the talk, you have, somehow o,
another, a better opinion Of yourself
than you had before
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-06-21

We have received an invitation to at
tend the Fourth of July celebration at
Bismarck. We received it some time ago,
but from the size of the card and style Of
the type we mistook it for sample of
new type from some foundry and laid it
aside without reading, hence this tardy ac-
Observation-Disclosures Capital.
Editor Warnock is respectfully ad-
vised that the committee is not so anx-
ious for his judgment on the typograph-
ical appearance of the invitation as it is
to learn of his ability to read and re-
spond to the concluding line thereof
ian early reply will oblige the commit
tee"
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-06-21

The horrors of the flood which swept
away the city of Johnstown, the
most terrible calamity that ever vis-
tied this people, are pictured with won
derful accuracy and thrilling effect in
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Weekly of
this week. The pen fails to disclose the
frightful nature and extent of the dis
aster. A single glance at the pictures
printed in Frank Leslie's Weekly is a
revelation of such suffering, agony, wide-
spread death and ruin, as will melt tie
hardest heart.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-06-21

ERTY, of Aberdeen, has issued crop
report by counties for North and South
Dakota for June l. In North Dakota
wheat shows~an average Of SO; corn
70; oats, 81; rye, 81; barley, So; aaz
and wild hay, rs; tame hay, "; vegeta.
bles, "; potatoes, SO. A later report
compiled from newspaper and railroad
specials shows that the average last Sat.
urday had been reduced somewhat from
the above figures. The Missouri slope
is the only region reporting still more
favorable. There has been abundant
and seasonable rains on the Missouri
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-06-21

LoNa's Legislative Hand Book con.
tains, among other valuable territorial
statistics, the full text of the Sioux Falls
constitution. Each member-elect of the
constitutional conventions in North and
South Dakota will be entitled to copy
of this valuable little book, and it is
presumed the territorial secretary would,
if any member desired it, send the book
through the mails in advance of the as
sembing of the convention. The book
contains much informrtion of use to the
members.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-06-21

The st. Paul Pioneer Press Seattle re-
lief fund has reached the magnificent
sum of $31. In less than one hour after
receiving telegram from Seattle Of the
awfulness Of the fire and distress Of the
people, the Bismarck TRIBUNE raised
and forwarded 800 by telegraph and
Seceived an acknowledgment by wire
from the chairman Of the Seattle relief
committee. This does not necessarily
illustrate disparity Of enterprise be-
tween the two newspapers, but rather
between the iberality and compassion Of
the people Of Bismarck and those Of st.
Panl %.