The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-20

home. The community IL quiet and no
danger may be apprehended from
them. In most cases the situation OF
their families requires their presence
at hone."
July 1st is the date OF the following,
to DR.. E. c. Fisher: lit is charged by
William Carlton, OF WILLIAMSBURG.
Granville county, that you offered him
$1,000 for Old Abe's head I have re-
ceived instructions from Washington to
investigate this charge. You are here
by notified of it. Meanwhile. 1 would
like to hear from you in relation to the
charge, which is certainly very serious
in its character"
July 4th this telegram to the presi-
dent: Il am informed hat Mrs. Vance,
the wife of z. 3. Vance, is dangerously
i'll at Statesville, in this state. l re-
specially ask that he may be permit
ted to visit his family on his parole of
honor"
The same day S. D. Wallace was not
flied that the United States would, in a
short time. turn over the railway from
Wilmington to Goldsboro to the cor
porative officers. Wallace was presi-
eli VI t1c IIIIllIS lOl III SIuDlf.
Wallace was asked to call a meeting to
reorganize the officers and to make
this correspondent with the notice Of
President Webb, of the North Carolina
railroad, and President Whitford, of
the Atlantic and North Carolina rail-
road, in reference to excepted classes
and to having taken the oath Of am
nesty.
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for prosecutor at Wilmington. The ap-
pointment was made, but Poisson
wrote that he could not take the iron
CLAD oath; that he was always OPP
posed to the war, and to prevent hav-
ing to enter the confederate army to
fight against the stars and stripes took
a position as clerk and government
agent in the commissary department.,
which I held until I got a position on
the Wilmington and Weldon railroad,
which would exempt me from service.
I hav taken President Lincoln's am
nesty oath and can prove my union
sentiments throughout the war" Hol-
den was notified that Poisson could not
qualify and that this was greatly re-
GREETED by the postmaster general, but
that another mar must be named.
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July 18th Holden wrote 9Th mayor
and commissioners of the town Of Will
mington: Your communication of the
18th instant, concerning the conduct of
the colOred people Of your town, and
your ap~prehensiOns Of an Instruction,
has been forwarded to Major General
Ruger, commanding the department of
North Carolina, with an earnest appeal
to him to take the matter Immediately
into consideration, and with a request
that he arm the police guard Of New
Hanover and also furnish you with
arms and ammunition. You acted
rightly in not appointing any of the
colored people to office. lat the
right to hold office depends upon the
right of suffrage is plain, and this is
to be settled hereafter by the state, as
provided for in the presidents prOcla-
mantion. If the colored people attempt
by armed force to obtain control Of
public affairs, or to venge suffered
wrongs or grievances at the hands of
the whites, they will be visited with
swift and condign punishment. The
colored people are now free and will
be protected and respected as long as
they are obedient to the laws, but if
they resist the laws and shed blood
they must abide the consequences"
Governor Holden, in forwarding the
letter of the mayor of Wilmington to
General Ruger, c~ommandant Of his de-
partment, said: Il earnestly appeal to
you to take such steps as may seem
proper to you to prevent the appre-
hended result, and would suggest that
it would be of great advantage to arm
the police guard of New Hanover, and
also to place at the disposal Of the city
authorities arms and ammunition.
With confidence h a you do all that
io noooccorx Y q nd nrnnor T q m - otc ofn
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July 18th Holden notified the presi-
dent that he had appointed about 2 800
magistrates and mayors and commits
sioners for the towns; that county
ourts were organized and that he was
prepared to issue a proclamation for a
convention. He added: II will write
you at length by a special messenger
in a few days. I desire your approval
of a plan for administering the am
nesty oath to the people Of the state
and also your approval of my procla-
nation. 1 send these with my letter. I
think a convention nay be assembled
October 10th. It could be called sooner
but in so important a matter I think
I ought to proceed deliberately and
carefully"
July 10th General Kruger was asked
to turn over to the civil authorities the
case of Maroon, who murdered a
freedman, "as Chatham county is now
reorganized under the authority of the
provisional government of the state"
July 21st the following telegram was
sent from Washington by George w.
Brooks to Holden: MY name is before
the proper department here for the Of
flee of district judge for North Caro-
Ina If you can properly endorse me
for the position I would be pleased to
have your recommendation. Please an
swer by telegraph" Holden replied in
this telegram to the attorney general:
The appointment of G. w. Brooks, Of
Pasquotank. to the office Of district
judge would be very acceptable to our
people. If Mr.. Dick cannot hold the
office, I should be very glad to see Mr..
Brooks appointed. I also recommend
Jefferson Fisher (of Raleigh) for mar
shall He can take the oath and is
very we'll qualified" He also telegraph