The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-19
Nor III CAROLINA
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The NorGanton hospital, Is nearly gone.
His mind is nearly Il blank, yet the other
day he described his notable duel with
Yanccy. His uniform as Confederate
general Is ready and in 1t he will be
buried.
A Dund stand Is being placed in Capt.
toi Square and concerts will be given
there daily this week by the band Of
the Fourth Regiment of the State Guard.
Owing to the drought there Is no rich
colo!lng OF the autumn foliage this year.
The leaves are whitening and failing off
as il II were November.
The address Of the negroes, calling
| upon that race TO meet In convention
| here on November 8 to see why 1t gets
no offices. Is talked about good deal.
The statement is that for its 100000
votes II gets only one clerkship and ten
little postmasterships. Many OF the
negroes are angry because Populists get
so much. Governor RussellS supporters
among the negroes rldloule the address
| and the convention.
The address ITO the colOrcd Republl-
| cans Of North Carolina, says in part:
Feeling the necessity OF more united
action among colored Republicans of
| the State, in order that the original and
great principle OF the Grand Old Party
may not be lost sight of In these days
| of shifting party platforms and empty
promises, we call upon all good Repub
| leans to meet us in convention at Raj
| eigh, November Sd, on account of the
| following grievances. We cast about
| 10000 votes for the Republican party.
| We etir UP the colored voters all over
| the State and vote them In n solid
army, in some Instances, for men who
| have nothing In common with us, and
take every opportunity to abuse us for
such work, and for the 10000 votes cast
we get nothing in the way-t0f rccogni-
| ton. The negroes OF North Carolina
! give 10000 votes for one subordinate
place, q clerkship In the Agricultural
| Department, paying $1,000 yearly. This
Is the highest recognition the 10000
free citizens of North Carolina have so
far been able TO command in the
State. What a pltlnble showing for
thirty years OF schools colleges and
| freedom!
"As u race we are lighting for the
time to come when q citizen will not be
known by his color but by his charac-
ter. The policy OF the present regime
seems to be to make negroes menials
| and splttoon washers. while white men
| hold the offices. We think the negro
has as much right to hold office as the
white man, provided he is competent
and If the time hasn't come in the
minds of the present party leaders for
us to hold office, then 1T has come for
US not to vote for men who put such
n low estimate on our Intelligence. If
we are incompetent to hold office our
selves we also are incompetent to pick
out suitable persons to hold them for
us; and If we cannot share the benefits
OF the batllot our voting Is in vain
But we maintain that we are neither In
competent to hold office nor to choose
our office holders.
Governor Russell In q speech here
urged the white people to organize.
White people. with all their wealth and
privileges are still In need of organza-
tion, according to the Governor; and IL
they need organization badly, our peo-
pie need 1t worse. When we can make
an organized demand our requests will
be granted. We know our white friends
In the Republican party. and when our
organization Is perfected. we shall unite
with them for the triumph Of Republi-
can principles, chief among which we
: deem to be that the offices should. so
far as possible, be equally divided, TO
the end that the race may sooner be
respected and attain that equality of
citizenship which Is the right of every
, citizen in the State be he white or
blnck. There is n call out for the or
ganization of the white Republicans of
the State. There Is q proposition to
lease the penitentiary to private par
ties. which means nothing less than to
sell the negroes confined therein, and
place them In species OF bondage,
worse than slavery"
Then follows n long comparative list
OF offices held by white and colored
Republicans by reason of the negro
) votes. The address concludes as fol-
lows:
This list shows sI,Go1, 900 that the
white Republicans and Populists are
getting for about G., 900 votes. while the
colored voters got only $4,000 for their
: 10000 votes-one State clerkship and
ten postoffices, outside Of n few places
such as guards in the penitentiry. We
have only one place we might not have
had before. Congressman White and
Cheatham could have been elected with
out the combine, and hence their sala-
ries should not be charged against us
The fact stands out in bold relief that
we are getting a very small part &C the
pie that was promised. Those fellows
are simply making fools of us and fat
tcning at our expense, but the question
is. what shall we do about it? Have
we, as race, sense enough to do any
thing? If SO let us come toget her and
show it, We have plan for a thorough
organization, fully matured."
1t is learned tonight from Attorney
Harris, of the State Board OF Agricul-
ture that steps are being taken to in
dict In the Federal Courts the persons
who have violated the cattle quarantine
law. The Richmond firms of Rebman
Bros. and the Bauer Cattle company
are reported for Indictment. Informa-
tion is received regarding persons who
brought into Cherokee county from,
South Carolina tick infested cattle and
then shipped them. They brushed off
all the large ticks. but the small ones
grew rapidly and betrayed them. Some
North Carolinians who drove infested