Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-09-15
GOLDsBORO. G. THURsDAY SEPTEMBER 15. 1898.
WHAT ARE WE COMING TO.
Newbern journal.

One day last week,a young lady
Of this city returning home on
one of Newbern's public streets,
came to where three young n3-
gro men stood on the sidewalk
in such a way as to obstruct the
way. They made no effort to
move so as to let her PASS.
No white man was within see>
ing distance. The <-fttention OF
the negroes was probably to COM
pei the young lady, who indeed
is but a girl, standing with re-
luctant feet, where the brook
and river meet" to pass between
them. She chose to leave the
walk in order to pass around
them.
AS she did so and reached a
point opposite the three negroes,
one of the brutes. seeing what he
considered "airs" in the young
lady, stretched out ard slapped
her in the facet
She reached her home as quick
ly as possible and told what had
occurred. To make the matter
more appealing. if possible, the
young lady is an orphan and has
no natural protector. Is there a
white n an in North Carolina who
does not wish he was near when
the blow was struck?
Some days previous to this a
young lady Of this city. walking
on Trent river bridge, had an ex-
perience that brings tears Of an
ger to her eyes whenever she re-
members it.
Trent river bridge will be paid
for mainly by the white people Of
Craven county. The negroes will
have the main benefit Of it's use.
They seem to think that, like the
court house and public buildings
and other places, it is theirs.
The young lady mentioned Is
one of the lOveliest of Southern
Dressed in white
she stepped upon the Trent
bridge to walk out short dis
tance to feel the cool breeze that
usually passes up the river.
Passing negro woman she was
startled by the woman walking
close to her and thrusting the
point of her umbrella into her
side. She walked a little farther
and turning to go home again
she encountered the black wench,
who again did the same thing,
saying "Oh, you think you are
fne!'
Who believes that such things
would occur, but for Russeliism
in North Carolina? Who believes
that the brute portions of the ne
gro race would dare do these
things if they did not see the
smart ones of their race sitting
in the seats of custom? The
reason for the increased insolence
Of the negro is not far to seek.
First and foremost is the
obtaining of public Office by the
The sight of these ne>
groes in office has Convinced the
degraded portion of the race that
they are "the people. Told that
because they outnumber the
whites they can rule. they have
finally come to the conclusion
that in the eastern counties all
public Offices and positions of
trust belong by right to them,
of the half barbarous
condition of large part of the
negro race and the very small
portion OF taxes paid by them.
This, then, has led the negroes
astray.
Another factor, and an impor>
tant one, has been the negro
volunteers of the 3rd Regiment.
to be on our streets
constantly on furloughs, they
have completely turned the
heads of the negroes of this secs
ton by their airs and big talk.
Fostered by the unspeakable
Russell and his black colonel,
Jim Young, they have succeeded
in persuading themselves aud the
rest of the negroes that they are
She chosen people.
The negro loves to show by
his conduct that he has some
power. He finds it easiest to do
this by taking all the sidewalk,
by obstructing the gates and
doors at the depots. and by these
actions he fancies that he secures
his "rights.
The remedy is to be found on
Tuesday, the 9th day of next
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