The state chronicle., 1893-04-28
HOW IL WAS SETTLED.

True Account of the Conference Be-
tween Governor Carr and the James
City Tenants.
The New Berne Journal gives the
following account of the manner in
which the amicable settlement Of
the James City differences was ac-
complished:
The committee of twelve which
acts for the colored people of James
City called on Governor Carr Mon
day night, and at his suggestion a
meeting was held yesterday morn
ing in James City. A special train
took over to James City yesterday
Governor Carr, Col. J. D. Whitford,
a few attorneys and press represen-
tatives, together with the committee
spoken of, which had come to New
Berne again, and also committee
of eight appointed by the colored
| people of Goldsboro at mass meet
ing Sunday night to interest them
selves in behalf Of humanity and
the law by endeavoring to save the
occupants from the fate they were
bringing upon themselves, and to
bring matters to quiet settlement
| The chairman of this committee was
Rev. r. S. Rives, and the secretary
was Prof. E f. Smith, Minister
| 10 Liberia, appointed under Cleve-
lands administration. They ap-
peared to work throughout disin-
terestedly from pare motives.
The special train having arrived
at James City, portion Of the in
habitants were found assembled
around speakers stand, beautifed
with floral decorations and become
ingly furnished to do honor to the
chief executive of the State. Gov.
Carr proposed first to hold pri-
vate conference with the committee,
. and they separated from the gen
, eral crowd and went over to the
Samaritan Lodge of the town for
! the purpose.
The conference was of about al
hours duration, sufficient opportun,
: ity was given for each and all to say
what they wished ard everything
: passed off quietly. The Governor
kindly announced his friendship
. for them but firmly explained hi
. position-not as deciding officer
y but as the upholder Of the law, an(
the necessity for all to submit to its
u DEGREES.
= VIM. Williams, the chairman Q
. the James City committee, talke,
= submisslvely for the people, disa
: vowed any intention of using VIC
lence to maintain possession Of th
- property, voluntarily offered to va
= cate if it become necessary wIthou
y putting the officers to the troubl
" , of removing them, He said the
would DO this and not give th
= = sheriff, the county, the State, th
: Governor or the military any ful
20 ther trouble whatsoever. The tw
- colored lawyers of the city, Whit
and O'Hara, did considerable tall
- ing to and for them. The forme
:, advised them in plain words {
kindness and logical reasoning t
take out the leases if the opportu
nifty for doing so was still a
Il forded them, and Hon. f. NJ. Sin
mons used his voice effectively in b,
III half of law and showed them ho
So they were bringing themselves in
r i'll repute and how all attempte
d. evasions of the law-locking
doors and other subterfuges wei
unavailing, and Col. Whitford spol
8 few timely words. The result
" the conference was an agreeme1
m that the committee was to come ov,
IN and see about arranging with Nj
ee Bryan, the owner of the propert
as and were to report to the Governt
lie in the afternoon at o'clock. Go
ch Carr made this announcement
b. the general crowd, accompanied
al words of extreme kindness couple
n with tirmness, and then he and tt
a. others who went on the trai
1T, boarded it again and came back [
ca the city at IL o'clock.
Mr.. Bryan having had SO mue
ry trouble with the James City peopl
rr had at last decided in his mind n
lis to lease to any one except the few
'ix about eighty-who had signife
he their willingness to make terms, b.
to-. after consultation with the Govern
in he decided to make the followi1
I'M proposition, namely:
h ! To make the lease for three yea