Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-11-18
RESOLUTIONS.
Adopted by The White
Mans Union,


White Mans Union embracing
most all the white men of Eliza
beth City, being grateful t(
Almighty God, the Sovereign
Ruler of nations, for Hie recen
interposition in behalf of White
Supremacy in the State of No1tf
Carolina, in effecting the down
tall of that policy which ha:
been pursued by the Republican
and Fusion Parties in the State
for the past tour years. III avert
ing from the State the evils thai
must have resulted and been at
tendant upon a different out
come of the election just passed
and in placing the reins oi
government in the hands OF the
good and intelligent citizens oi
the State who have always work,
ed III unison for its prosperity
and the development of its vast
hidden resources, do recommend
and desire that all people, on
the day set apart for Thanks
giving, render special thanks tc
the Supreme Rulet of the Uni
verse for these benehcent acts.
Further in consideration OF
the patriotic endeavors of the
citizens in the great battle that
has just been fought, the White
Mans Union have adopted the
following resolutions:
(D Whereas, The government
of the State had subsisted III the
hands of venal and incompetent
men for four years who prostl-
tuted the sacred powers of au>
thority vested in them to meet
their own selfish ends and who
were fast bringing about a cons
dition in the State that was un-
bearable and intolerable tC
its best citizens Whereas
it was apparent to the
plainest understanding that
taking advantage of the politi>
cal division of the white race
the negroes, influenced and lead
on by a few white men, had de
termined to seize the govern
ment of the State and erect
San Domingo to which every
:, African in the whole country
should be invited and from
which every white man woult
be forced to flee or live in dis
graceful contact with a vicious
and brutal community; whereas
it IS the dearest dream of tht
negro to see the white man HI
servant and the white woman
poWerless when inSulted by hi
race, and as the time seems pro
pitious for the execution au'
elimination of these daring de
signs since the white men wer
divided and apparently lrrecon
: cilable. So thinking the COLDER
opportunity had presented ltsel
for the election of negro official
in addition to those already bur
dening the State, the negroe
and their allies against the pro
test of the conservative whit
men, forced the nominations G
negroes and their incompeten
. allies in almost every county TO
: the Legislature and other office
of power and trust, and bade de
: 6ance to all advice; &C
vice: whereas, i'll every plac
in which the African race wa
e numerous, their dtmeaner chang
t ed and was characterized by lnsc
: ieace and rudness, and they oPer
e lv boasted that after the electio
u u the white people should be sui
Q servient to their most arder
wishes and whereas, these II
: dications of danger were conslc
cred by the white citizens wh
saw that their State, their home
. and their families were endar
s gered by the continuation OF tn
! policy heretofore pursued by tn
Z party in power and the electlo
3 to office of those who stood
9 defence of such policy, we r
: turn our heartfelt thanks f'
8 their en- husiastic co~op-ratio
) in the adoption of a policy tn;
: is totally repugnant to that pc
3 icy propagated by the negro
9 and their white leaders, a polio
9 that is consistent with the mai,
8 tenance and predominance
3 White Supremacy and go'
8 government.
: (2) Whereas, There are mar
Z gentlemen of Northern b1r
3 and parentage, Whohave mae
8 nermanent settlement among
who are engaged in vast and e:
: tensive mercantile and lndustr
! al persuits and who are Repu'
Z licans nationally, from loyalty
3 conscientious principles, b1
s who, in the magnitude of the
s vision, seeing the prosperity
! the State in which they b;
y 4Le;r homes and cast the