The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1891-02-04
VOL. Xxx.


South and the South alone. 1t Is intend
ed to blight our progress and return US
to hame.
When the Southern soldier returned
from the war, poor and homeless, he
went to work and worked in season and
out of season. They built up prosper
Gus New s. ath on the ruins of the Old.
The South has shown herself equal to all
occasions, and IS to-day one OF the shin
ing spots IN this Union.
The race problem has been agitated for
years by people who know nothing about
lt. IL We were let alone we would solve
1t. The colored people have been treat
ed kindly and they have acted nobly.
We are at peace, and why, in heaven s
name, not let US alone?
The Republicans North say elections
IN the South, under Democratic rule, are
not fairly conducted that by fraud and
shot gun Intimidation we prevent the
negroes from voting He said he remem-
bered how in 1870, the testimony of ne
groes who had been sent from other
counties to elect Billy Smith Sena-
tor from Alamance county had
convicted that party of fraud. And they
talk about honest elections! We have
done all we could to heal the wounds of
the war. We have submitted to what
ever was imposed upon US. We pay our
part OF the taxes even to pension Fed
eral soldiers-and never grumble.
North Carolina made creditable ex-
hibits at Philadelphia and Boston. and it
paid her to do it, but it is useless to
spend money for this purpose now, un-
less this pernicious legislation is stopped
1t is thrust at our wealth, intelligence
and honesty. They propose to cut our
throats if we will submit.
He said he could not vote to appro-
pirate money for the Exposition until
this matter was settled, and he wanted
the y. s. Senate to know it.
Mr. White said: ''GOd knows I am no
partisan; bnt 1 want to say that l shall
never cast a vote that sanctions the
trammeling of the votes of a free people.
Senator Williams.
Mr.. Williams said he had a vote for
the resolutions reluctantly that he
felt any uncertainty about their wisdom,
but because he regretted it was neces-
sary to have such resolutions before this
body.
No people deserve to be free unless
they oppose tyrrany. The Force bill is
a tryant's measure. No free ballot means
no free people. 1t is intended to keep
in power a party that is not in sympa-
thy with the people.
Everything is quiet in the South; here
all citizens vote as they please. We
are quiet people, but when you put
bayonets around tho ballotbox the An
glO-Saxon race will resent it.
The Senator said all the respectable
in his county opposed this
measure.
He remembered seeing bayonets at
the ballot box, and it was a sad sight.
He could not vote, though he was
member Of the State Legislature, but
every negro on his plantation voted.
Was that freedom?
The measure is to strengthen the
hands OF tyranny.
Napoleon the III ordered an election
IN France and placed Golden Q. soldiers
around each ballot box, aud was elected
TT;ror.. The party that undertakes
to control elections by force will not fail
to perpetuate their oppression Of the
people.
Mr.. Bull Speaks.
Mr.. Bull opposed the resolution, and
was in favor of an appropriation. There
will be an exposition whether North
Carolina has an exhibit or not, and we
ought to have one. There. is no connec-
lion between the election Bill and the
great exposition. We can make a good
exhibition and it is wrong not to do SO.
The resolutions were adopted by the
following vote.
Ayes-Messrs. Allen, of Bladen, AL
len, OF Granville, Avery, Aycock, Bowers.
Butler, Chesson, Culbreth, Davis, Of
Franklin, Durham, Freeman, Galloway,
IS of UnIzr
Griggsby, Hobson, Lucas. Mclean.
Speight, Turner, Twitty, White, Wilcox,
Williams. Total 80.
Noes-Alston, Bull, Reynolds, Stan
ford. Total 4.
The House resolutions instructing our
Senators aud Representatives in Con
gress to use their efforts to defeat the
Force bill were taken up.
Mr.. Turner said he was opposed to
their adoption in their present shape.
He thought our Congressman had done
all they could; and We ought to thank
them, and not instruct them.
The resolutions were placed on the
calendar,
Bill to define the duties of the State
Printer failed to pass.
Bill to abolish the March term of
Wayne Superior Court passed its several
readings.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIV
Seventh Day---Monday, January &c.
Speaker Doughton called the House
to order. Rev. DR.. Marshall offered
prayer. After a part of the journal had
of
the further reading was dispensed with.
Petitions.
Mr.. Mann, from Hyde, asking prohi-
tion of the sale of liquor from 12 mile
Juniper Bay school house; Mr., Reed,
from Alliance of Buncombe, asking for
more school tax, and also protesting
against any change in the rate of legal
interest; Mr.. Long, of Columbus, against
sale of liquor within four miles of Iron
Mill Schoo., Columbus county; Mr.. Foust
to prohibit manufacture and sale Of
liquor within four miles of Shelby Meth
edist church. Chatham county; M. long,
to prohibit sale of liquor within 3 miles
of 'Winslow Grove school house; Mr..
Toms, that stock be prohibited from
running at large in Colfax township.
Rutherford county Mr.. Patterson, to
prohibit sale of liquor within three miles
of certain churches on Mulberry Greek,
in Caldwell county. Mr.. Phipps, from
citizens Of Ashe asking for six months
public school and to repeal the law in
regard to tho physicians.
Resolutions.
Mr.. Wood of BERTHE, declining to
make appropriation to Worlds Fair if
the Force bill passes.
Introduction of Bills.
Mr.. Nash to incorporate N. @. Slate
Co.
Mr.. Sutton introduced the following
bills:
To amand Sao 10dR of tho Gode. To