Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-11-24

regarded by the mass OF ltS members
with disgust and Republication.
The action OF the great bulk of the
negroes during the whole trouble con-
clusiyely demonstrated that the leaders
are those upon whom the stain Of blood
lies. 1t also shows that the negro race
is easily susceptible to misguidance.
IMMEDIATE CAUSE OF RIOT.
With the two organizationsth the de-
fensiye one of tho whites and the
offensive of the negroes ready for
action, it required but little to cause a
collision. The occurrences that led to
| the actual conflict are matters Of his
torical episode, but the direct reason
for the outbreak has never been sent
from Wilmington. This reason places
| the matter in new light, and by it
1 the whole OF the bloodshed becomes
directly attributable to source
| hitherto unsupported.
One of the sparks that caused the
| explosion was the wanton firing upon a
white man by half crazed negro, but
| the flowers OF the negro race" endeavor
to excuse the negro murderer by the
assertion that the whites were gathered
for riotous purpose that they were
on their way without provocation and
without warning to the negroes; that
murderous actions were about to be
taken. These statements are false.
The Sun gave u full account of the
massmeeting in which 1000 citizens
met and discussed the question of
action in the case Of Manly, the writer
of tho foul Islander against women,
that was the first incident in the recent
troubles. Az this mussmcetinr. as
slated in the Sun, /, set Of resolutions
was pnssed and ordered referred TO n
r. ,,,,n,;tttee ~ ranrcsentntiye neernes...
4 WHO were satisficd TO consider such n
| ,Ioc,7ment Ia Il buainass.i IA wac. The
resolutions re1,uired thai Manly should
lenve and mai hia uress and nlunt
shonld be shinned from lhs ciN, The
resolutions. which were published con-
Guided viii The clause. ..If the dc.
mend ID ng,bsd 10 within 10 hours. We
,ai,tisei fsrbearance on fhepart of an
white mon. IL mo demand Is refused
or If no answer IL given within tho
time mos STONED. then the editor,
Manly, will ba expelled by force.
The resolutions were considered by
the negro cemnftttce and an answer
was immediately prepared. Ihis was
posted hafore . O'Clock on Wednesday.
Direction, was giTen that the letter be
delivered at the house OF the nnyor.
Through tho criminal cnrelessness OF u
Republican postoi1ce oihcial, the lotter
was not deilyereds and the white cifl-
zens, considering that their proposition
l. was rejected, took the action outlined
i'll their resolutions; that IS, they
started to expel Manly. 1t is now
Thought that the letter was purposely
delayed. s
, From this point all are fully in
formal.
In considering the occurrences we
, must not lose sight OF the fact that the
| negroes were armed and organized
that they had threatened to wash
] their hands In the blood of the white
man;" that through the criminal care
lessness Of q postofiice conducted by
: white and negro Republicans the
! provocation to action had been given.
Despite all these proyocatlons not
] negro was injured until white man
| fell before negro bullets.
WHITES DRIVEN TO DESPERATION.
| II 10 d;fticnlt for n nonresident Of
this CITY to realize the tremendous
, proyocation under which these people
{ have labored. But when men whose
, business interests are valued at hun.
, dreds of thousands of dollars fee
, themselves hound either to obtain 4
q Recommendation of their ejtV n remeVa
from tbe CITY. when MANY of these
, man are not the descendants d
| Southern families and were moi slave
! hoIders whon many NJ those men are
| cool. conservative Scotchmen. anc
, Enol;shn,an IL 10 time To form n cor
rect idea Of tbe' citizens concerned II
1 The regent oanizat;on.
| when every White iawver. doctor anf
$ almost every clereyman In the citvswas
: unile,. arms NC ,ny,st regard the event.
, of the nast waals as NOT resnltine
. from, The sshot. headaS Southern NEGRO
$ haters. - If fine critics had studied
! tbo situation and witnessed the scenes
that occurred last weelS and ther
: watched the charity and blindness tha-
1 was and ia heinz eytended 10 sufferers
i tbe gentle NURSING and exnert medical
1 attent;on that Is he;ng oiyen IL the
} wo,IndeJ The svn,nathy and aid that /,
, being cont;n,ed t. tIa negro rare II
I the face Of the;r treacbero.1s inprati
tude the statement Of ssgonthern bat,
for neoroas,, would not he made,
Y what will the res,,lt ba unon tb,
pegro Is a mattar If nor,ent We ma,
coSs;der II from social moral economi,
and nnl;t;cai stand nn;nta
! Tba ;dea e social eo,,aI;tu 10. fo
!, tbe fine at least. vanished from tn,
! negro mind. He is convinced that II j,
ussiess ~ .snire to socini EQUALITY
. Tba 5octr;,,o ~ ,,;scecenat;on nave,
! had nd strong bold On the neoro minf
in the South az mon tha wh;fes NJ N,
. MortI, = 49, - -,
nv i,,,u, 80 A. .a,,.,os hove 40