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• WILLIAM 0. SMITH.
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One Year 81-25
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WAII Letters should be addressed
to W. C. SMITH.
[Entered at the Poet Offloe at Charlotte, N. C. as
second-class mailer.
SATURDAY, NOV. 11,1882.
All money must be sent by registered
letter or money order.
If you don’t get your paper at the
proper time please tell us at once.
Short correspondence of interest to
the general public is solicited, but don’t
be disappointed if you fall to see your
production in our columns. We are not
responsible for the views of corres
pondents. Anonlmous communica
tions go to the waste basket.
Liberalism is a failure in North
Carolina.
What will now become of the
democratic portion of the liberals?
The principles of the republican
party still lives and we hope to see
it Bgain flourish.
The late election is a democratic
victory but not a republican defeat.
Liberalism is not republicanism.
The Messenger is now sent to
all the institutions of learning in
this and adjoining States. We will
be glad to hear from them.
The election has taken our time
and mind this week. Our readers
should not expect a good paper this
week.
Take this paper now. We intend
the first of the year. Every read
ing colored person in the city should
take it.
Zion Wesley Institute is now in
lull operation. Rev. J. C. Price is
the principal. For particulars and
circulars, address Rev. C. R. Harris,
Salisbury, N. C.
Who did it ? Johnson, Leach and
Price, with their little hatchets,
cutting off the heads of republicans
and hatching whiskey domocrats in
their stead. “I told you so.”
There was a very lively contest
for the constable places in this town
ship, there being eight candidates.
Our candidate, Sam J. Caldwell and
John Orr were elected. Mr. John
M. George gave Mr. Orr a very
close run, there being less than a
dozen votes difference.
Republicans simply rest on their
arum in North Carolina. They are
not defeated. They laugh at the
liberal defeat and will be prepared
for the democrats in 'B4, under tho
leadership of the republicans who
made the party and have stood by
it aad suffered for it. The masses
now see the folly of deserting their
true leaders.
Think of itl Dowd’s majority in
this county in 1880 was 36 over Col.
Myers. Now it is 488 over John
«on. Why was that? Guess we
had better stand upon principle af
ter this.
The editor of this paper come
hereto stay. He is not ready to
gather his carpet sack yet. He
hopes to do the people of this com
munity some good as well as him
self. He is trying to fill a position
long vacant hers, and by the assist
stnee os the go©4 jpople he will fill
It with credit ho himself and the
■city.
Now is your time to take the
Messenger while money is plenti
ful. Don’t forgot it.
THE ELECTION.
The democrats claim a regular
Waterloo. Wo are not ready to
give up all hopes yet. We do not
think it so bad as they say, though
reliable reports come very slow. We
think there is still a chance for us
to hold Congress. We have lost
many members in the North and
West, and gained several in the
South. Among these we have two
or three colored men. O’Hara is
elected without opposition, and
Lynch of Mississippi stands well
for a seat.
The democrats claim this State
by ten thousand. New York gives
120,000 democratic majority. Old
Massachusetts goes democratic 20,-
000, and elects Ben Butler Gover
nor. Strange things are happen
ing.
WHAT IT TEACHES.
The result of the recent election
in North Carolina teaches us some
very important lessons. But then,
have we not been taught the same
lessons before ? If so why have we
not been profited by them.
One thing we are taught is, that
prohibition haß not divided the dem
ocratic party as bad as the republi
can party. That democracy is much
stronger in North Carolina than pro
hibition. That the masses have not
confidence in the men who attempt
ed to lead them in this campaign.
That the greatest mistake made was
the giving up of party principles
and casting off our best men and
putting in their stead inexperienced
men—men who are not known out
side of their own counties.
It teaches us that men who have
been ostracised and persecuted for
the sake of tho principles of the
great old party and have carried
her to victory should not he entire
ly ignorod and that their opinions
es ns also that every party, to live,
must have a principle based upon
moral right. It teaches us that the
leaders in this campaign were in
competent, especially when it comes
down to local affairs. It is a forci
ble repetition of that often taught
lesson that a mass of inexperienced
uneducated men cannot successfully
copo with the shrewdest and cul
tured though they be few. It teach
es us that there are some things in
which our best experienced and cul
tured men must come to the front.
That there are some places which
absolutely require learning in let
ters. In short that our youug men
must come to the front.
ALL RIGHT NOW.
We regret very much that we
have ever had cause to put ourself
in an unpleasant attitude, and have
been looked upon as in opposition to
the interests of our own race. We
do not claim to be infallable, wo are
liable to commit errors, and of
course do commit errors very often.
We trust all the errors we commit
will bo looked upon as errors of tho
head and not of tho heart. As we
have often said before, it is, and shall
be our intention to labor for the
good of our race. In doing so we
cannot follow at all times, and when
we do follow we would like to know
that the judgment of the persons
whom we follow is better than our
own.
We have just passed through a
heated campaign. The result is
now known to the world. Mistakes
are very easily seen now, when
they cannot be remedied. Lot us
now turn on the bright side of the
picture, since the days seem dark
and our hearts are heavy from the
weight of defeat. We would bavo
rejoiced to see bourbon democracy
defeated in all parts of tho country,
but it is clearly aoen by all now
that the proper steps were not ta
ken in this county and State to
I bring about this result. Wo did
not like to say so, hut tvo saw some
weeks ago that more Republican
voles were to bo lost iu this county,
than would be made up by the lib
erals. We are all forced to admit it
now. Two years ago we needod to
change less than fifty votes to carry
this county. But the brightest
thought now is, this is not the last
time, and wo hope to he right and
alltogether in the next election. We
are still hopeful, and realize that we
have a very important work before
us, and shall do it the best we know
how, and we ask the kind assist
ance of all lovers of peace and pros
perity and friends to the colored
race. Our work is in the general
upbuilding of our people in their
morals, intellect, and in acquiring
property. Wc arc giad the election
is over, but deplore the result.
N. W. Harllee is elected Register
ofDeeds of Richmond county by a
handsome majority.
Robeson county went republican
150 majority.
Cumberland elected part Demo
cratic and part repablican ticket.
Cabarrus gave over 600 democrat
ic majority.
Anson, Union and Stanley went
as usual—democratice. Gaston went
democratic.
The first, third and seventh district*
of North Carolina are still in doubt,
with the chances against the demo
crats.
THE COLOR LINE.
In the Columbian Law ScLool.
A meeting of the students of the
Columbia Law School was held in
the Columbia Law building Monday
evening to take action in regard to
the presence of a colored student,
Mr. S, L. Williams, a graduate of
Ann Arbor University and a mem
ber of the junior class in the law
school. For some time past a clique,
who considered themselves affronted
by Mr. Williams being allowed to
remaij&in the school, have been agi
m«llgU>Mv uunjvvvf *»«■ '* utJia IIH/Olllfg
was called to settle the question.
There was a very full attendance of
students, and an organization was
had by calling Mr. William Land
voight to the chair. A resolution was
introduced, which,after a frothy pre
amble, closed with the resolve “that
a committee of three be appointed
to wait upon the faculty of the insti
tution and request the expulsion of
the negro from the University.”
This was supported by an old-fash
ioned, ante-bellum speech from one
of the disgruntled.
just here the sensible majority
of those present took hold of the
ease, and a substitute was offered
reciting that “the negro by his gen
tlemanly conduct and excellent abil
ity was entitled to a seat in Colum
bia or any other college.” Amid a
storm of applause and cheers the
substitute was adopted without a
dissenting vote, much to the dis
gust of tho two or three scions of
first families who had been anxious
to secure different action. Then
the cautery was applied by the
adoption of a motion that such stu
dents as were afraid to compete in
tellectually with the colored stu
dent had best seek a school where
they would be in the midst of their
peers. This was a settler, and the
advocates of color line found them
selves flattened out thin by the vig
orous manner in which their petty
scheme
HAD BEEN SAT DOWN UPON.
It is proper to state that nearly all
the students in the Columbia law
school have arrived at man’s estate,
many of them being voters in tho
States in which they reside, and
hence their action lots much more
weight than would he accorded to
the deliberations of a lot of school
boys. After the summary manner
in which the race issue was disposed
of by them it is not probable that it
will again crop out in Columbia law
school. It may also bo said that
Mr. William’s color, speaking homo
eopathioally, has been atieunatod to
a degree that requires that extra
sensitiveness only to be found in
first-family “nincompoops” to dis
cern it.— Washington Republican.
A band of masked men took four
colored prisoners, charged with robbery
and attempted murder, frtm the jail at
Vienna. La., and riddled two of them j
with bullets. The other two escaped i
(guide.
■ lie (tallowing NcbLdultm are Cor
rect'd by ibu Itatlroad Official*, and
in *vr be It died on u Correct:
North Carolina Railroad.
00HDENBED SCHEDULES.
TRAINS GOING EAST.
Date. April 80th, 1882. No 51 No. 58
I milt
Leave Charlotte, 40(114111. •*-, - ..
“ Salisbury 6.62 a 11.
" High Point, 7.20 ft in 7.85 p n
Arrive Greensboro 800 .1 11. 8.05 pin
Leave Mreensboip 9.20 a in
Arrive Hillsboro, 11.47 a
Arrive Durbaui, 12.28 aui
Arrive Raleigh 1.40 pm
Leave Raleigh... 4 05pur
Arrive Goldsboro’, 880 pm
No. 17—Dally except Saturdny,
Leave Greensboro.. ..5.00 p m
Arrive at Raleigh,.. ..1.51 am
Arrive at G01d5b0r0,..7.20 a m
No. 51-Connects at Greensboro’ with R A u.
R. R. for atl points North, East nnd Wed. via Dan
vllle At Goldsboro with W. *W. li. R. fur Wil
mington
No. 53—Connects at Sailst ury with W. N. C. R
H. for all points in Western North Carolina; uallj
at Greensboro with R. A D. R. R. for ail point*
North, East and West
TRAINS GOING WEST.
Date, April 80th. 1882. No. 50 No. 52
Dally. Dally.
Leave Goldsboio,. lU.uOaiu
Arrive Raleigh 12.20 pm
Leave Raleigh 8 65 p in
Arrive Durham 5 Or) p m
urive Hillsboro 5 48 p in
Arrive Greensboro 8.05 pm
Leave Greensboro 9.15 pin 9 40am
1 rrtve High Point,. . 9.50 pin 10.10 a n
Arrive Salisbury 11.12 p in, 11 21 a n
Arrive Charlotte, 110 a ml 1.00 pn
No. 18-Daily except Sunday,
Leave Goldsboro.. .2 50 p m
Arrive at Raleigh, ..7.10pm
Leave Raleigh 8 0U a m
Arrive Greensboro, 3.16 p m
No. 50 -Connects at Charlotte with A. A C. All
Line for all points In the South and southwest
and with C., C. £ A. R. R. for all points South and
Southeast.
No. 62—Connects at Charlotte with A. * C Alr-
Llne for all points South and Southwest; at Char
lotte with C., C. A A. R. R. for all points South and
Southeast.
N. W. N. C. RAILROAD.
~ going wmr.
NO. 60—Dally.
Leave Greensboro 9.35 p m
An lve Kemersvllle 10.41 pm
Arrive Salem 11.25 p m
NO. 62—Dally, except Sunday.
Leave Greensboro 9.50 a m
Ar lve KernersvlUe 11.01 a m
Arrive Salem. 11.25 am
__ GOING HAST.
NO. 61 -Daily, except Sunday.
Leave Salem 5.15 am
Arrive Kemersvi le 6.60 a m
Arrive Greensboro 7.00 a m
NO. 58—Dolly.
Leave Salem 0.00 pm
Arrlv * Kemersvllle 6.40 pm
Arrive Greensboro 8.00 p m
STATE UNIVERSITY RtILROAD.
GOING NORTH. I D°allV
ex Sunday.
iriftW‘tfnlwirsUy,‘i l *\.’’ iiili) a m
GOING SOUTH. j “wj
__ I ex. Bunday.
Pollman Sleeping Cars Without Change
On Train No. 60. New York and Atlanta via Wash
ington and Danville, and between Greensboro and
Charleston.
On Train No. 62, Richmond and Charlotte and
Washington and Charlotte via Danville.
_ Tickets on sale at Greensboro'.
Raleigh, Goldsboro’, Salisbury and Charlotte and
all principal points South, Southwest. West, North
and East. ¥or Emigrant Rates to Louisiana. Tex
as, Arkansas and the Southwest, address.
M SLAUGHTER,
General Passenger Agent.
*nay2 Richmond, Va.
RICHMOND&OANVILLER.R.
PASSEKQEE DEPABTMENT.
WOn and after April 30th. 1882, the paaaen
ger train service on the Atlanta a Charlotte Air
line Division of this toad will be as follows:
Mall and
WESTWARD. Express. Mall.
No. SO, No. 62.
Leave Charlene,M. ' i.ooam I2.6upin
Arrive Gastonia, L 2.02 am 1.47 pm
Arrive Spartanburg. K 481 a m 400 pjn
Arrive UreenvUle, H 5.69 a m 8.28 pm
Arrive Seneca, G 7.48 am 7.08 pm
Arrive Toccoa.ll... 9.18 am B.Bopm
Arrive Rabun Gap Junction,. 10 On am 9.10 Dm
Arrive Lula, E 10.87 am 8.48 pm
Arrive GalnesvUle 11.08 a m 10.15 p m
Arrive Atlanta, 1.80 pm 12.40 am
_ Mall and *
EASTWARD. Express. Mall.
No. 61. No. 68.
Leave Atlanta. 2.16 pmi 400 a m
Arrive Gainesville 451 pml 6 19am
Arrive Lula, K 622 pml 8.60 am
Arrive Rabun Gap Junction, 5.69 p m 7.41 a m
Arrive Toccoo, K 8.40 pm 8.17 am
Arrive Seneca, Q 8,08 pm 9 26am
Arrive Greenville. H. 10.06pmn.08pm
Arrive Spartanburg.£ 11.40 p m 12.24 pm
Arrive Uastonla, L 2.08 am 2 60pm
AnlyeCharlotte. M 8 16am 400 pm
CONNECTIONS. “ i
4 »aa arriving trains ot Georgia Central and 4
W. P Railroads.
B with arriving trains ot Georgia Central, 4 4
W. P. and W. 4 A. Railroads
C with arriving trains ot Georgia Railroad.
E with Northeastern Railroad ol Georgia to and
from Athens, Ga.
¥ with Klberton Alt* Line to and from Elbert on,
Georgia.
G with Columbia and Greenville to and from
Columbia and Charleston, & C.
H with Columbia and Greenville to and from
Columbia and Charleston, 8. a
K with Spartanburg and Asheville, and Spartan
burg, Union and Columbia to and from Henderson
ana Asheville, and Alston and Columbia
L "*>6 Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge to and
from Dallas anx Chester.
M with C, C. 4A, C. C., R. St D. and 4. T 4 O
for atl points West. North and East.
ftrllman s eeping-car service on trains Noa 60
and 51 dal If, without change hetw en Atlanta and
New *ol*. M. SLAUGHTER,
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T. M R Taioott,
uepe al Manager.
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Carolina Ctnlral Rai wav
Train No 1 going West.
i«ave Wllmingt AS’pm
~ Lumberton, -- - - 1037 pin
, , Laurenburg, 12 to a m
» , Hamlet, *2 13 ant
, , Wades boro, 4, u * m
~ Monroe, «, Man,
, , Matthews, - - - - -6. #v* « m
Arrive i harlotte, -7, 40 a in
bear* .. 4 » nr
, , Tuckmeege. 9, S 2 » in
>. Llncolnton, - - - -11, un ant
Arrive ehelby 12, 4H » m
Train No. 2 Gowo East.
Leave Shelby. 1.41 p
„ Llncolnton,. . Its pm
. l Tuakaaeege, - ■ 4.52 p in
Arrive < harlotte, -•-*(** 8i
sss&v.viftf
as&ir/.mi
.. Ilamlet ... 400 fni
Laerenburg, - -aid a m
• • . LnmbertMi, .-4 52 aln
Arrive W llmlngtoo. - ,50 ,p.
Each ojt the above train* connect with the H.
a a Airline for Halelgh. No trains leave * leir
totifou Sunday 0 ** 00 ’ °* B * tunUs ' n< * w •"«*“«