Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-01-07
A Serious Question.

A serious Question.
Tho apologies for Southern out
ages will have their hands lull If they
attempt to explain away all the out
RACES that are now almost daily re-
ported from some State OF the South. 7
Frat it was Georgia that walked up the
apologists. then came South Carolina
with her Barnwell lynchings; Texas /
followed with two more lynchlngs and
now comes North Carolina with grist
10 the apology mill. AS the last upon
whom outrages were committed WAS
. subject OF Great Britain, and COM |
plant has been made to the British
Minister at Washington, there is no
knowing where these outrages will
lead the country. Rev. Mr.. Joiner, the
subject referred to, has been in this
country about 40 years and he is
minister in good standing In the regu
lar NJ. T. Church, Last October lie
was sent by Bishop Joyce to what was
called the Empire Circuit Mr.. joiner
In doing his duty preached to the col
ored people occasionally and this 1t
seems gave mortal offence to the chiv-
airy. How Mr. Joiner was treated is
better told in the follow ing extract
from his letter to Sir Julian Paunce-
tote, the British Minister at Washing.
ton.
On u first Sunday in November led
services in Coxe's Chape'. After the Ser
vices went home with Absolem Sellers
aud stayed all night with him. Shortly
after we LAID down the house was rocket
Of
Cured until the I'd Of December, when
four loud reports were heard between the
hours OF y aud 10 p. III. Tbs next mora.
ing, December ID, l found letter inside
the front gate, stuck In a stick with q
elit in it, T. copy oil which ! send you
GA December 9th, In my ahseDc' on my
appointment, and no one mt home bur
my wife and child, they rocked the par
sonage twice between the hours of aud
Sp. m. .. 5.........
On Friday, December 90, at /. 30 a. m.
from six to eight disguised men marched
IN upon me suddenly, by bursting the
door open, and presenting their guns
and pistols nj us fired, wounding me 10
the hand and arm. They knocked down
my wife and wounded her 10 the head In
ltour places, besides hruisiug her face.
On Tuesday, December "a, meeting
was called by some of the most reputable
citizens, when quite q number o. both
white and colored met aud talked over
She matter. The conclusion they came
TO was to put an article in the mex,
weeks paper. printed ut ASHORE (tht
county seat of Randolph county,, de
pouncing such unlawful conduct, bu
afording me no protection.
Mr.. Joiner at considerable length
detailed the annoysnces TO which h,
and his family had been subjected
now that he had not been long on hi
circuit before pictures of deaths head
and three collins, the number Of mem
beers of his family. were sent 10 hi
house and everything possible wa
done 10 annoy them.
In order to show the noble sniri
which dominates among these chival
yous sons of the Cavalier who e
about shooting delencelezs men an
women, we give the following letter
place that was sent 10 Mr.. JOINER
"DEAR SIR:-We regard yonr act q
In coming among us and assuming i
role OF negro preacher As hsny drtr
menta to our society, inisnach as
saci.Iig W. ~ .1g is.r
II you are Il whit rs, Il you ha,
Augln-SaIon blood u your veins, We
nounce you as an III oSt aud a Eruv.
ling hu1.isiat7f OF ycur distiagtit, Ii,
spd hoaofd race, AMI We take Ii
meth 10 atom va lLet sush aa't
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