The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-14
A DECEPTIVE LETTER WRITER.
The Willful, Malicious Attempt of W.. h. Chadbourn to Libel
the Whites of This Community.
Facts We Give Which Cannot be Disputed, Though
Deep They May Burn in Some
Black Hearts.

DAoSn ACdIlS.
The latest and most dangerous contribution to campaign literature is
a compromise appontee of the present administration. Mr.. Chadbourn is
well known in the eastern section o the state and is considered as very
"foxy" in his political deals. The letter is worse than tn circular that
induces unsophisticated mortals to buy counterfeit money o invest in gold
bricks, fr h reason that it is a sordd scheme (sordid for all false state
ments are unclean) for thu purpose of securing by deception. ballots of free
American citizens especially tn honest farmer to uphold the infamous
negro rule IF this ciy which Mr.. Chadbourn says does not exist, while
the Chamber of Commerce, the business life of Wilmington, composed of
representatives of all political parties. says it DOES EXIST. Now, some
one is prevaricating and W say it is not the Chamber of Commerce.
This letter is travelling the rounds of the republican populkt press of the
state, beingb edecked with glaring captions. and surrounded bv bogus fruls of
every kind. Our attention was called o this episte Saturday, but at that
time we weren not in possession Of the facts to make it die the ignominious
death it deserved. But to the letter, which is as follows:
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While Mr. Chadbourn in his wiful and malicious libel Of o r people
makes a wholesale charge of lying, we will not be o coarse and vulgar as
to make a similar charge but dismiss his statement by saying tht h la
handled TRUTH in a very reckless manner, with evil intent and that Truth
granted him an absolute divorce before the ink o the article was thor
oughly dry, and, having parted company, they ar now travelling in opposite
directions. We beg to suggest to Mr. Chadbourn that he abstain from
letter. writing or otherwise meddhng in local politics. or he may have some
very unpleasant things to consider; he should remember that he stands as
the only white man who rel dared to make a speech such as he made when
a candidate for sherf-seeking the votes of the negroes he is apologoing
for il tn above article. That speech was tn dirtest ever made in Will
mington, and though it has been allowed to pass nnoticed, has not been
forgotten.
AS Mr.. chadbourn gave but a partial list of the office holders O this
city and county, we have gone to the trouble o secure a list of the negroes
holding positions under his lovely administration on September 1st The
reason fol- selecting that date is that fearful o. bad effect on the election a
number Of changes have lately been made or the good of his party. The fol-
lowing is the list as near a ca be obtained ALL NEGROES:
co Police es FeFe9 7oM: B. Rn Green saas sergeant gsant:: 5Gs spha. andersen; Dave Bryant t
s. sharp I: F: Toomer, H. j: whitehead, James Mcfarland and Joe Scar
Health omcers-Geo. A. Dry, John W: Lee, Cato wadden and J. G.
Paid Firemen-steye Jones, Dave Moore, Calvin Bell, Geo W: Murray,
In: McDume James Ivory James Lowe Alex. Rhone. Godfrey GODFREY willis
Cause, F. T. Cause and E. Cause
oeys M'z 1sisasise HSns' p a s'i Rer nss: J P' N. 5saa isns s. {; Df fsss E Wash:
Smith, A. J. Walker, R. Men. Williams, Luke Grady, Richard J. Jordan,
Jodon Nixon, Elijah Leonard, George E. Green, j. Primes Bowen, John H
Brown, Chas. A. Foreman, John Holloway John II. Howe, BENJAMIN ]
s. Robinson, Charles Sullivan, j. E. Taylor, John H Webber, Godfrey Will
uel NJ. Virgins.
Three negro aldermen. John Nor wood; Andrew Walker, now a major
at Fort Macon, and Elijah Green
At the customh ouse-John c. Dancy, collector; John E Taylor, depu (
collector and James E. Howard.
John H Weber, member of the board of audit finance; Chss "
Norwood, register of deeds; ] c. Moore, superintendent of CARTS; Davi
Jacobs coroner; Buck Wright, constable; James Scott messenger at cit
hall, and John Carroll, janitor,
Deputy Sherins-Wniam Fonveine Z. W. Teachy, Ed. Bryant and Ton
Ashe.