The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-26
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In the late electiOn IN pennsylvania
it was a fight between the reformers
who sought to overthrow the republic
can rascal and corrutionists and
that bad gang North Carolina
negroes took a land and vot-
ed with the scoundrels and bber
An account states: "a number OF
North Carolina negroes were carried
to Carlisle, Pa, to act as repeaters IN
the recent election. They were given
their expenses and IS to cast their bal
lots against the honest voters Of the
state. They voted all right, as they
were expected to do, for the republican
ticket. After the election the repubh-
can heelers had nothing further for the
imported negroes to do, and n were
turned loose without employment upon
the community. One Of them, Charles
Tate by name, attempted to burglarize
a house in a suburb of Carlisle and was
shot down in his tracks by the house
holder. There is no moral to the story
Of course"
Negroes make admirable voters. They
vote as they are paid. That is the ras-
Gals do.
A correspondent at Whiteville writes
in warm approval Of The Messenger
and its stand-up fight for the south.
He says he is always delighted to read
what is sai5 for the south and in def
ance of it's enemies and maligners, or
words to that effect. He favors us
with a copy of the Montgomery (Ala-)
Advertiser, containing the fine grafton
on Ireland in that city in May last, by
Mr.. Alexander Troy, who is a kinsman
of his. The Messenger called atten-
ton to it's merits at the time and copied
from it. 1t is perhaps impossible to OBJ
tain a copy of h Messenger contain
ing it, which he desires to secure. We
have an impression that Mr.. Troy saw
wha was said. There were two articles
concerning him, n on the 18th, and
one on the 18th. 1t was a superior
grafton and eloquent.
The Kinston Free Press lately told
of the bravery and humanity of two
colored men named Bill Whitfield and
Hill. who saved a little child from
oCSlIu LIN IL SAO
of danger. But for these two humane
men he would have been crushed to
death. He was three years old. The
Free Press says: 1T was a most eX-
citing moment. Some of those watch
ing turned their faces away expecting
that the fatal momen had come. The
engineer blew for breaks to be put on,
o-l @r;o5 --;f1 oil hic pourar fo cfnn tho
train. A colored man, Bill Whitfield,
showed presence of mind by jumping
from the engine and running with all
his might toward the child. Another
colored man, named Hill, also jumped
from the cars and did likewise. They
reached the smiling youngster just in
the mick of time for as they snatched
him away the low steps of the caboose
passed the spot"
They richly deserve to be remembered
| and rewarded-Kinston should attend
to the latter.
The election this year is highly i'm
portant to the people of North Carroll
ma. A legislature is to be chosen which
will elect a successor to J. c. Pritch-
ard. Of the supreme court the chief
justice n two associate justices are
to be chosen. Ten superior court judg-
es are to be elected. Sixteen solicitors
ditto. The election occurs in November
and not in August as has been the
custom.
Interesting and important extracts
from Hon. Alfred M. Waddelrs recent
address in this city before the Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy, are appearing
in some Of u state exchanges. They
are informing to most people for there
is a lamentable ignorance in all this
land Of North Carolina history, and
even among our own people. Colonel
Waddell presents instructive facts in
a clear light. The address appeared in
The Messenger, but we reproduce here
a short extract that gives very much
in few words. and is historic verify
and not manufactured fable: North
Carolina, although but one Of eleven
seeding states and by no means the
largest of them. contributed about one
fifth of the soldiers of the confederate
army-that she lost about one-fourth
of these killed in battle. more than one-
fourth Of these who died of wounds.
n one-third Of these who died of dis
ease-that one of her regiments bore
the flag farthest into the enemy's ter
ritory. that one of her sons commanded
the only ship that carried it around
the world, and that when the end came,
both at Appomattox and at Greensboro
she stacked more rifles thar any other
state of the Confederacy."
Thousand Tongues
Could not express the rapture of An
ME E. Springer, of 1125 Howard st.