Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-02-28
Wilmington Messenger.

Frederick Douglas, who died
in Washington on Wednesday
was a malignant Halter and de-
famer of the South. He fed to
Europe when indicted for com
plicity IN old John Browns raid,
but when the civil war broke out
he ventured back to the United
States. fastened to Washington
and urged President Lincoln to
arm the slaves to murder the
whites of the South. He mar
ried a white woman, and being
the foremost negro in the land
became the arch miscegenationist
and spurned the women of his
own race.
These are only a few Of the
incidents mentioned in a sketch
of Douglas by the Washington
Post, an independent, unpreju-
diced and impartial newspaper.
Such a man has been honored
by the Legislature Of North Car
DINA, when native born white
Republicans and Populists-all
alike-should have had more
self-respect than to have SO be-
fouled their State! No wonder
there is a howl of indignation.
THE DISGRACE OF NORTH CARO-
LIMA.
Norfolk Virginian.
Thursday the Legislature of
North Carolina adopted a resolu-
ton to adjourn in respect to the
memory Of Frederick Douglas,
the great negro leader and mis-
cegenationist. The same day it
voted down a resolution to adj
journ in respect to the memory
of George Washington. Several
weeks ago it voted down a reso-
luton to make the birthday of
Robert E. Lee a public holiday.
All over the State extreme indig-
nation is reported, and justly SO.
Never has the old State suffered
such a disgrace, never have its
people been subjected to such
indignity, never have its glorious
traditions and its splendid histo-
ry been SO wantOnly and SO
shamefully outraged. Washing
ton and Lee.-names sanctifed
and revered in the hearts of al
true men, whose nobility Of char
acter and splendor of deeds,
whose fame and renown are
world known, and whose memory
is imperishable, are not consid-
cred by the mongrel Legislature
of North Carolina entitled to 6
patriotic recognition, while the
death of Douglas is deplored ano
the Legislature is adjourned il
token Of respect to his memory.
Is it a wonder that the gooG
people Of the State. of Castor
and Macon, of Iredell and Ora
ham, of Fender ard Vance, OF
Hill and Fisher, and a host Of
other illustrious sons, whose
lives and deeds and fame so bril-
liautly illumine the history OF
that grand old Commonwealth.
are sore at heart and Indignant
over the outrage SO brutally per
petrated? Is it a wonder that hel
sons and her women feel the
modification of the disgrace tina
has SO suddenly come upon then
at the dictation of a negro owner
of a negro groggery, who. robeo
with legislative functions by the
grace and votes of a mongre
party, cracked his whip ane
dashed to servile obedience the
white renegades, who by theil
action are not fit to black hi:
boots.
Carolinians! The people O
Virginia, the State of Washing
ton and Lee, whose soil is rec
with the blood of thousands O
your noble sons, who barred thei.
breasts and gave their lives il
defense of principle and home
and country, mourn with yol
over the stigma and the ouUrag,
that has been p~erpetrated Oh
your honor and your Common
wealth. The whole SOUTHLAND
feels the keenest of indignity
and they feel confident that tn
great wrong will be righted
They are sure that you will no
be slow to avenge the crime
that from your ocean-washe'
shores to your great mountia1
peaks, in low-land and in high
land, the beacon fires will bur
brightly to arouse to actio
every true Carolinian, so that th
overthrow of the mongrel part
responsible for the bastard dee
shall be accomplished and tn
mark of renegade may be indie.
IDLY stamped upon the whit
members of the Legislature VIII
voted to pass the resolution.
AMAZING.
Norfolk (Va.) Ledger.
The dispatch from Raleigh
l which announces that the Mort
Carolina Legislature, after re
. fusing to honor the memory {
George Washington and Robel
, E. Lee, had voted to adjourn owe
; a day for the purpose of payin
: its respects to the memory {
! Frederick Douglas, will strik
e the friends and admirers of th
: Old North State with amazemen
The political upheaval whic
took place in that State last ia
7 produced changes CT a very raj
ical character, but nobody GU