North Carolina Newspapers

1 mm : Si J ' i. ii .. C. L lUliniH,E(Hlor. it Ours are tKe plans of fair delimit ful peace unwarned y party rage to live like brothers." W . M. BBOWJY, Publisher, NUMBER 28. VOLUME I. RALEIGH, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 4, 1877. k3 JL.O The Weekly Register ' "" r " The statement going uwiuuuub.ui Press that a Confederate flag was hoisted at Atlanta during the recent, visit of the President, is without foundation. Post master General Key says so. NOMIXATIONS. , W see it stated that our Republican' frauds in tfie first district are already be ginning to agitate, tbe question as to who shall be the nominee for Congress next sum mer.! We think that it is entirely to soon to bring up this matter It canhot possibly do any good, but on the contrary i calculated to engender much bitter feeling "ve had hoped that our friendi of the J lb tnarte section would have profited by the bnier experience of last year, and that all wrangling in the future would ceasel Our advice is, to await the' action of the Democracy, and then take such steps as sound policy would seem to dictate. Watch the enemy .closely and dou't fire until you see the white of their eyes this is our pTan in the old first. " An appropriation of $ou,uuu win w asked of Congress to make a preliminary survey for a railway from the Republic of Liberia eastward one or two thousand miles into the interior of the rich" and populous Soudan and to report upon the country, its population; climate, productions and the practicability of such-road, when, if favor able, efforts will be made with a view of extending colonization,' commerce and civi lization over tie vast interior, Tho above has been goirg the rounds of the press for several days. We think if the ; object is to bent fit the colored race, it conld better b done by a lare appropriation tq Vwards the Southern Pacific Railroad. Id that event thousands of colored labor n could be put to profiuible work without leaving their old homes. THE MAINE ELECTION. For the benefit of such croakers as pretend to see in President Haye's Southern policy the total disruption of the Republican party, we give the following statement of the late result in Maine : "The official vote ot iowns m aiaiuc gives: Connor (U-p.) a plurality of 11,774 vr all other candidates. It is stated that Connor's official plurality in the entire State will be 11,500. This exceeds his ma jority in 1875 by 0,628 votes, and comes within 3 311 of his majority in 1876. The total vote in tha State is about 100,000 against 136,823- in 1876, and 119,298 in 1875." This result is calculated to remind us of Lincoln's j ke about Grant.. .While the General was slowly but surely .'making in roads upon the Confederates at Vicksburg, some of his enemies, who were "smelling the battle from afar," grumbled consider ably and told Lincoln, that Grant drank too much. "If that be so" said the President " I'll send all my Generals a bojtle of ' good whiskey." If Haye's policy is producing such effects as are exhibited in the Maine election, let us have a plenty of such policy. Hayes should send a printed copy of policy to all his subordinates. her that Young was indicted by the grand jury of Polk county for aniassault alleged to have been committed Ion a citizen of this county, whilest he (Young) was act ing as a special deputy marshal. Judge Schenck at the last term of the court had refused to permit the defendant, Young, to transfer his case to the federal pourt. Subsequent to this refusal, the supreme court of the State in the case of the State vs Hoskins, reversed the.ruling of His Honor, deciding that writs of certiorari issued from the federal ' courts must be obeyed by the civil courts of this State. When the case against Young was called this morning, the following coloquy en sued between His Honor, Jndge Kerr, and Mr. J. M. Justice, attorney fori the defendant: i .'- Mr. Justice. "May it please your 'Honor, this defendant is . indicted for an offence committed whilst he was one of a posse of revenue officials. I desire to have his cause transferred from this court to" ; Judge; Kerr the rugged lines in his face 'hardening, and his lips closing in sullen antl obstinate firmness aside, 11211 I his "The federal court," Mr. Justice con tinued : "Your Honor . is aware that Judge Schenck has been over ruled in" Judge Kerr with a sneer of contempt On his face "Yes, and I hold with J udge Schenck, his decision- was right, the su preme court to the contrary !" Mr. Justice blandly continuing "But, if your Honor please,. Judge Schenck has been overruled and the decision must be accepted -'as law, and I presume your Honor will so accept it." Judge Kerr indignantly, and with great emphasis and feeling- 'No, sir ! I shall not accept it ! I regard the opin ion in the case of Hoskins as a most extraordinary one ! I , do not believe that the people of North Cardlina under stand tliat decision. It means ithat a band of desperadoes, under the guise of revenue dfficers, can go to the house of one of the most reputable citizens of Polk county, and with profane and indecent language, demand the liberty of search ing his house, and outraging the feelings, if not the persons, of his wife and daugh ters. It means that our people can be in suited and outraged by these revenue offi cials, and the civil courts are powerless to punish the offenders. No, sir, I doj not recognize it as the law! .1 shall not obey the vrit of certioraril If the Federal courts! are disposed to take this prisoner from this court, let them attempt it;! I know of no power by which it can be doneI . I shall not regard the decision of the supreme court as law! It is not law ! If our people are to be outraged and have no protection from these ruf fianly assaults of revenue officers, the sooner it is known the better it will be!" " Wh y, sir, in Hoskins' case, the j tes timony was that the revenue officer, Hos kins tied with a rope the arms of a poor, defenceless woman, and yet instead of punishing tho -brute, I am reliably in formed that the government paid Jir. Ball, the attorney for? the defendant, a fee of $500 for his defence. No, sir!7' (with increased vehemence and feeling) the prisoner must be tried in tms court i The cause shall not be removed I I shall not resrard the writ ! Neither do I recog nize the decision of the supreme court !" was with Grand Time in Tarboro. Gathering of Colored People according' to call or Leaden. CONVENTION ORGANIZED. Call of State Conventiou to consider their interests unanimously endorsed. SPEECHES OF JAMES H. HARRIS AND J. E. O'HARA. ABLE EFFORTS. Election of Delegates to State Con vention. EVERYBODY HIGHLY PLEASED. To the Edtior of The Register : Tarboro, N. C, Sept. 17th, 1877. Sir : -One among the grandest times that was ever witnessed in Tarboro, was on Saturday the 15th inst. Notice had been given throughout the county, that the convention question would be con sidered on that day, and delegates were invited from every township to select delegates to go to the State Convention, and also to hear speeches by Hon. Jas. H. Harris and Jas. E. O'Hara. Long before the time for the onvention . , -1- j. to meet, crowas irom every airecuun poured in town, and interrogated one an other as to what they thought would be the result of the convention. Here and there might be seen small groups of eager listeners, seeking to gain some informa tion from some sagacious person, who had been shrewd enough to hnd out the reason they were called together, most generally . . e 3 T) -in being sansiactomy niiormeu. j j-v clock, the streets were crowded to sucn ' - i extent that persons could scarcely mane meir puboagu wuuugu " throngs. At 11 o clock the uourt nouse Deu J u 1-v .-w - jx if liinrim Kit o ran. anu every uuuy a i. umnu uj o' , ,. . j magnet, made tlieir way in rapia sucoes- O an This 1anoma.ee. snoken as it tbfi utmost emnhasis.fcreated a profound r ' : . HO W THEY DIV it. sensation in the crowded court room. Boss Tweed, in nis comesaiuu, ,r - j mi i i ? inotnnno no asivint: i"i - , SOme CUriOUS reveiauous. x ux ' I "nj tn RntWnrfnrrl. and in dft- tells how they used to manage things m f . , defendant was com New York so as to make the votes go as far ... d 0 -ail , as possible. One of the most striking pas- The fState vs . L. Merrell, will be . ; us. :mnr hofnrA tho New York called to-morrow. It involves the same . . - j i i rniaaTinn 11 inn 1 n ii -x uiouiuu. AUlprmeh is that in wnicn ne maue a ciu - - . . Aldermen s tna which lie will certainly breast 01 mis part ui v.,. Morrill viill anneal to the supremo was no pretence, he said. of keeping within c0Jrt Q raying of Judge Kerr is one -icrhf nf tho actual vote. They would couni of reat iml)0rtance, and will excite mucn , - , O , l , T. the ballots in bulk or without them as was comment throughout tne otate. n is me .TQ;nt nrl ohano-e the totals from faret occasion on record wnere a bupenur musi wu" "M jp- i , T, , nA.cH tho fW.ia. .,-! u court uiiuiru xitio viJciiiT isuui ..w one column to the otner, leaving . uu .tMt,hfrtAel tribunal in tbe to be apportioned through the counties ai te & contemptuously pronounced its discretion. The ballots made no reaww, dictum as an "illegal and extraordinary the counters' made them. BeiDg asked one j It is a startling case of judicial in- whether he ever gave directions to anybody subordination !; Moreover, it is a ciecis- the intention of which was to induce a falsi- ion cooly ignoring a writ ui . fication of the ballot, he replied unhesita- States District Court, and win ccrtaiuiy tino-lv "I can answer 'yes' to tnai, as w pro vote a uiruuu uumvv ... - everv ward in the city the whole twenty- jj'ederal and otate juuiciary. two wards." Hovi easy all this appears, Will Judge JJicK oacK, or win nu Fiu- and how it upsets all the many ingenious nounce the -'powers 01 ine reuuiai a um- theories heretofore promulgated to account ciary exhausted " The action otthe for the ! perpetuation of. the po wen of the Federal court will ;be looked for with ring. t interest, in tne interium, duuge jxun bidsdetiance to Federal artd Supreme conrts, and announces his fixed detoj-mi-natixm to try every "mother's son of em," so long as he occupies the bench. Later. Judge Kerr has rescinded his dpflsion of vesterday'and has; ordered the kerr n0rc to certify the! Merrell case to the Federal Court J Says he does not desire to "provoke a conflict with" the Federal Courts." I. : ' ' JUDICIAL INSUBORDINATION. DISGRACEFUL EXHIBITION OF TEMPER. SKUOXp THOUGHT .J UDOE BACKS DOWN. From Tlie Ilendersonvllle Courier of Sept. 20th, 1877 . Columbus, Sept. 19 th, 1877. the tall term of the superior court i or the county of Polk convened to day, nis Honor, Judge Kerr, present and presiding, and Solicitor Montgomery pi osecutmg for the State. ' . the case of the State w?. Lynch Xoupg " " unrmg tne : morning session. i lie readers of the Courier will remem- Great preparations'" are being made to receive President Hayes at Richmond during the State Fair. The RicTimond correspondent of the1 Petersburg Index says, it will be the igrandest affair ever witnessed in the State since ihe reception of Lafayette, f ! sion thitherward in order to obtain a seat near the speakers, and be comfortable. Immediately after the second bell rang, he meeting was called to order by Hon. W. P. Mabson, the Court House being literally packed. THE CONVENTION. The colored citizens of Edgecombe Countv. met in the Court House Saturday the 15th of September, for the purposa of considering the call ot the Uonvertion, made by the leading men of our race in North Carolina. The meeting was culled to order by Hon. W . r. Mabson, Chairman xvepuon- can Executive Committee ot the county. The object of the meeting was stated very explicitly by him, after which, on motion he was unanimously cnoseu vuamuau, and John C. Dancy, without a dissenting vnto was elected Secretary of the meeting. The Chairman stated that he had extended invitation to Hon. J. H. Harris ot Warren, and J. L. U tiara oi xiauiax counties, to address the colored people of the county to-day, and that tney were m the town. On motion a committee of three was appointed to conduct the speakers to the Convention. The ODjeci oi iue wu vention was thoroughly 'explained by the Chairman, during the absence of the com- mittee. A resolution was wuereu buuwb in. tlm rs of the Convention, which was ill va.w ' o ... -1 nnanimouslv adopted. There were divers opinions as to the best' method of selecting delegates, whether the Convention should resolve it self into a committee of the whole, or to take two from each township to represent the voice of the county. The time for speaking having arrived, fnrhor action was suspended, until ad- J. V & ' dresses should have concluded. Several written requests having been handed to the Chairman from white and colored, who were very desirous of hearing speak in bnt could not get in the Court House, wished to have it in front of the Court House door. It was so agreed. About this time Mr. Harris and O'Hara ap peared. After being conducted to seats and spontaneous applause having greeted them, the following resolution ot welcome bv J. C. Dancy was. read (by him) amid breathless silence and adopted: 1 JZesolved, Believing as we do, that the educational, moral and material interests of the colored people can, and should be raised to a higher degree, to prepare us to receive all our rights in reality aa well as considered before the law, so aa to be call culated to enjoy them, and knowing this can only be done by the instruction of men, who are well acquainted with our necessities, and can implant useful lessons i i our minds, that will be instructive to us and tend to? ameliorate our condition. Thereforebe it resolved, That it is with feelings of joy and satisfaction, that we welcome to Edgecombe County, these heroes and advocates of equal rights and civil liberty, especially the interests of our race, J. H.' Harris and J., E. , O'Hara, hoping tlieir remarks will be beneficial, and have a lasting impression on the minds of our entire people. The resolution was adopted amid loud aDnlause. The crowd repaired to the front of the Court House door, where the stand for the speakers was erected. The yard was- eomnletelv covered. It has been esti- w that fully 2,000 people were THE SPEAKING. At precisely 12 o'clock, W. P. Mabson pk the stand and said. Fellow-citizens, I J f i -l u u; ave bexore yon to-oay, a man wuo 5eds' no introduction trom me, you ow his record, and it is known through jt North Carolina, as being an earnest ivocate and worker for equal rights. I iroduco to yon Hon. Jas. H. Harris of larren. Mr. Harris came forward and ike substantially as follows : jFEtixw-Citizens : It always affords me gat pleasure' to appear j before a North Ca-olina audience. But! I must confess tit on this occasion I ath somewhat at a U for ; a beginning, not knowing what snWt von wish me to discuss, there leW- rjo campaign pending national loea you certainly cannot expect a politi cal speech. Permit me then to bespeak yor attention, while I attempt to present foryour consideration a few suggestions rejecting our future welfare in this coun tr as a race. First, ! will say that, in cdjunction with other leading colored mo, I have issued a call, for a State Con vation to consider our educational moral art national interests, and to devise some pin for our advancement in these re spcts. No.one can find a reasonable ob jetion to such a convention, quite to the cotrary all good men and women should bit us rod-speed. laving for twelve years worked steadily in he political harness, and there being at his time a lull in politics, I now pro po& to look after our material and other intrests which have been too long neg lected. We have been told that when the Denocratic party should come into power wewould be well nigh reduced to slavery agin, and that there would searcelybe an1' chance for us in this land. I said tJih what I repeat to-day, that we were Iprn here, we were raised here, our fore- ithers fought in the . Kevolntionary war t establish this Government, and bore to part of heroes and patriots in the war o 1812, and in part oy tlieir sweat anu til the great resources of the, South have teen developed. It was the labor of the iero, that produced millions upon .mil- ions of bales ot Cotton, which being ex ported to and sold in Europe have realized undreds ot millions or oonars to our white fellow-countrymen, and enabled hem todniild their Railroads, found their colleges, erect their churche's and school- louses, and ednoato their eons and daugh- In view of these tacts (and many more might oe citeu x uecmre nere 10- dav, that the black man is entitled to a home in this country, and so help him God here he is going to remain (applause, and A'.a f Aa T cnffrl doatb fortv times the merchant is animatcu auu over, and all who went to that country and the doctor, the lawyer, the money (Africa) as I did, suffered a similar fate, lender and the mechanic all feel joyiui Many suffered far, worse. Large numbers together. If the colorqd people should of emigrants died daily in that strange leave Edgecombe coiinty, why, the white s land, without an eye to pity or a friend to would certainly emigrate.. (Laughter and speak a soothing word in their last mo- applause.) ments on earth? Talk not to me about I say to our white fellow .citizens, we . mi !. 1 TTw T oro tpi in( to p.nlT.l VAT.fi ine SOU auu IV t. . . 1... propose to stay, and 1 advise my people enncn you, uui you mus j every where to do the same thing. "Oh,!" enriching us some also through the pay says one, "but the Democratic party is in ment of fair and reasonable wages. Let power and there will be no chance for the us hear no more talk about this being a colored people." T ask, what can the white man's country ; for it must be ad Democratic party do to prevent our eleva- mitted that the black man has a share m tion if we only will act well our part in it, purchased by his blood and toll, and the great drama of life ? his welfare is to be considered. There is I hold that these graat and funda nen- no enmity in the colored man a breast tal righto suffrage and- the equality of against the whites. Why should we not oil tliA li4xr liarA hppn Rfio.nrpH iret on toffetnfir.liaroioniousiy ? ivsxHoriu or ly. and permanently established in this Carolinians we are all in the same boat, iti- Tf ia -for na now to work nnt If we swim, we swim together ; if our own salvation. Let us do it. So far sink we sink together. Let us at an times a thfi law-making nower is concerned, see to it that none but good men are whif.Wn.r rarhv mav be in the ascendencv placed at the helm, that the old ship may it Tnn. mntfi laws tor the Whole neonle. oe sieere we and not special laws for any class or col or. Our rights are secured by the recon struction acts, the 14th and 15th amend ments to the constitution of the United States, and we intend to stay here and 7 " fight it out on that line is a fair chance in life in other American citizens. If our white friends will help ns to remove the ob structions placed in our pathway by the institution of slavery, and then let us alone, wes will become a contented, pro gressive and prosperous class of citizens. We must be careful in the future to support only good men for office We must .not support that class ot white men risrht. wealth thing for us to do The is to obtain wealth in money ano jana, raise good crops, save our earnings, edu cate our children and teach them toJ3e sober, industrious, honest and virtuous. This having been done we as a people will ... . f ti i j. All that we ask command the respect or an wnose respect common with is worth having.. Wealth, character and intelligence ; are respected the civilized world over. .' I regard this as being the most impor tant crisis in our history. So when the Convention meets in Raleigh, we miist consider well what we do. All thinking men should be on guard, and labor to have the best men sent to the Conven tion. Men of thousrht : for- the time is who are void of character and standing fully come when we must think for onr ..i i. ... u f sp.Wps. For twelve Ion sr years 1 have w -w - o v stood on the watch tower, ever ready to cries of yes ! yes !) Wo have heard somethine: about the - - colored people preparing to emigrat Emigrate where to, and for what I ask ? These hirelings who are going about through the ccuntry disqu'.ctirg and u S2t C7, 1 , 1 tling the mmos oi our peupit, mny guL a frrr irliprs to co. lhat s about an. i know of no reason why we should emi crrate. The interest of the colored man, and the interest the white man require w e s lonld r3main here, w e nave tne 1.1J.V . labor and the white s have the capital One cannot get on without the other. The whites are dependent on us for labor, we are dependent on them for capital. The interest or the wnite man is tne in throat of the colored man. The welfare U Vs vw , of one is the welfare of the other, the suf ferins of one are the sufferings of the r,tV,or T tell vou. mv countrymen, we Vbllvt t f ml mnat all unite and work together to ad ateiial interests. Labor ard t auw v- -r capital must go hard in hand together. Labor ia honorable. It is the laboring man who draws from; the bosom of the earth, her untold riches. It is the hard working-man, after all, upon whom the foundation of all wealth, and prosperity must rest. No country can afford to lose i-fs larior. Tt is often said that the bank er, the merchant, the lawyer, and. doctor are the tax payers of the country. This is a great mistake. The farmer after all is the real tax-payer. The success of all other branches of business depends main ly upon the farmer ; for it is the farmer who has to feed them all. and without something to eat we would have but lit tie use for bankers, lawyers or doctors. (Laughter and applause.) Why, if the la borers were all to leave Ji.jgecquiue couu- ty, what would become oi your oeauruui town ? Her fine stores would soon be come empty, the court-house deserted, and the bats and the owls, l imagine. would have their nests in many of her best and costliest buildings. I I am proud to find that the colored peo- pie are making such nead-way in iarraing in this connty. Let us go on increasing our harvests. Let use gain wealth and an education, and make ourselves a prosper ous people. Labor and capital must go together, and we intend to stay here and prove it a truth., I, myself was once fool ish enough to go onf an emigrating ex. pedition ; therefore I ban speak from ex perience, I visited th Canadas, returned, and traveled throughout the Northern States, and finally became insane enough to cross the Atlantic Ocean, and visit Africa. Settling first in Liberia, fiom thence I went to Sieria Leone, where was stricken with the African fever and a hundred other plagues. Although with their own . race ; who profess great love for the negro but only wish to use him as a voting machine or a ladder whereon to climb into office, awd who af ter securing the office care not ifhe ne gro, the party and the country afl go to the devil together, (cries of "That's so ! That's eo ! we are done supporting such demagogues") Many wish to know for what objeet the State Convention has been called, and what it is proposed to do. I cannot say what will be done, I can say tins ; some of the best colored men of the State are at the head of this Convention, and you may rest assured that all will be done that can be done tor our advancement and elevation as a people. (Applause.) It is true that the conditon of the col- oreii people in isortn .uaronna is mucn better than it is found to be in anv other Southern State. We have our Schools, our Insane Asylum, and our Institution for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind, all of which we highly appreciate. Yet there are some disabilities under which we labor in connection with these Insti tutibns which should, I think, iu common justice to my race, be removed. We are of a right entitled to representation on the various Boards of Directors of our public Institutions. No true North Carolinian can object to that. We should be, aye, .wo must be allowed to see after our own race in these Institutions We are citi zens, and we are tax-payers, and the the ory of our government is that taxation carries with it the right of representation. We do not wish in any way to infringe upon the rights of the white people. We earnestly disclaim siidi a desire or de- si 'n. give a warning word ; and if needs be I am ready to stand there twelye years longer. " During the trying days of reconstruc tion I spent four winters in Washington, whispering in the ears of Grant, Sumner, Wilson, Morton and others your wants and necessities, and urging them to pass the laws which secured to us the rights we now enjoy. I am still fighting on that line, and propose to surrender only when the battle has been won practically and in truth. I appeal, to you for the success of the Convention. Send your best men as dele gates to represent you in that Convention. Let there be no division ; for " united we stand divided we fall." In some respects we feel that we are being wronged and we propose to resit t that wrong believing that right must ultimately triumph. Let us put our trust in God, and press forward in the good work, and all will ba well. (Loud and continuous applause.) The speech, throughout, abounded in rich ideas, interspersed with lively . and applicable anecdotes. The opinions of all were that it was one of the best speeches that has been heard here for a long while. Every unbiased mind pronounced it an unusually able effort. Hon. Jas. E. O'Hara, was next intro duced, and made one of the finest matter of fact speeches, it has? been our privilege to hear for a long while. After prefacing his remarks in a scholarly manner he commenced to discuss the questions, so much demanding consideration viz: Edu cational, moral, and material interests of tho colored people, Said he: When We only ask to be iustlv dealt with ' . j i ., " . ' , i " c " V J . . nomtol afpitna noramat. lahor it. is similar to by them. In fact the white people of the r m,P , a, mmwarp State can but entertain a sentiment of friendshiD and Confidence toward the blacks ; for the latter during the whole dark periods of the late war proved the staunch friends of their owners. In the absence of the men on the field of battle they .remained quietly at ho:ne faithful y caring for the families of tlieir masters which had been committed to them. The white people of North Carolina are too generous, and magnanimous to forget or fail to appreciate such eelf-sacrificing and conscientious devotion. We dont want white overseers ; not tnat we are prejudiced to color, no, no; but it is important and necessary that colored citizens should have representa tion where possible1 through capable and competent men of-their own race. I hold that no Jbrenchman can represent an Englishman so well as the Englishman can represent himself, that no English man can represent an Irishman so well as an Irishman can represent himself, and that no German or Irishman can repre sent a white American so well as the white American can represent himself. It follows therefore that a white Ameri can cannot represent a colored American so well as the colored I American can rep represent himself. h As to politics the issues of the past as to one another, when all at once without the passengers intelligence of the fact, there is an awful collision. The two must work together, or else the labor question will, as has been presaged a short while since, shake the country from center to circumference. We find more men-of small means here employing labor than anywhere in the entire country. We have called a State Convention, and it is mostly 4 needed right now. The past issues are dead, and new ones demand your consid eration. I am glad to tell you that your in terests are secure, and will ever be looked after. The question is, what position the colored people are going to assume in the coming struggle ? We have got to look after our welfare and prosperity. We have lights before us, who will shape the destiny of that Convention. The first thing we need is an education I Don't you know if you have not got some edu cation you can't tend a one horse farm in telligently I Compare, your income with that of an educated man. and you will find him outstripping you. First of all things get an education ; it -makes better citizens and better christians. You are cast to-day in the same boat on the same sea with your white brother ; so if you ever intend to discharge your duties, you You must socially should commence, now. dead past bury it's dead." We must now your young men that they can't gain your ' deal with the living present and from it favor until they are upright and sober. ' shape out1 destiny as citizen's of this Re- AH of 1 8 have madejnp our minds to stay phblic. Yon, fellow citizens, are a part of here, and not only command- but receive the body politic, and as such should and the respect of every race and color. must have representation. The most of We propose, among other jhing-, to vbu are farmers, and I maintain that the farmer is the life and the hope of the country. Let the farmers in Edgecombe county cease all agricultural operations and the stores, banks, and business houses have a colored newspaper in our State. We want a decent, first class organ to speak for us. No people develops public sentiment as much as newspaper. ; l TTrtn will talro And foster orie Tou will be . u ..... i will ine vitablv close and will be eloom harmv Yon will know what cotton is and desolation, where now is life and ac- worth, and be acquainted with the market tivity. When the farmer makes good crops ' Set Fourth Page