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The Goldsboro Star. GEO. T. WASSOM, Ed. and Prop. GOLDSBORO, flf. C. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1881. OFFICE OVER FUCHTLEB A KERN'S. e have one more name to add ' to the list published some weeks ago under the head of " Chewing the Pudding." Mr. John R. Smith, Post Master at this place, after ma ture consideration has at last ap pointed a colored man to the posi tion of Assistant Post Master in his office. We are pleased to see Mr. Smith reform from the " cussedriess of his ways," and extend the hand of fel lowship to his colored brother, and we trust Mr. Hatcher will prove to be an efficient and obliging officer and show to the people that a negro is capable of doing duties other than cleaning lamps and spittoons, sweep ing out and making fires. Mr. Hatcher has been a student of Lincoln Univeasity in Pennsylva nia, for years and is capable of dis charging the ' duties of Assistant Post Master. s , tFJiO ARE THE REPUBLICANS OF OUR STATE? We are informed that a certain class of men in the West who have affiliated with the party heretofore only for the sake of office are en deavoring to make war on Hon. W. P. Canaday, of Wilmington. it will be remembered that in lg7G certain men of the West were at the head of our State Executive Committee when the party was de feated and we think it ill becomes this same class of men to be bidding to get the party reins to drive us to defeat again. Mr. Canaday is, and has at all times been, a true and con sistent Republican, while the set of men who are disposed to fight him have always been a dead weight for the party in North Carolina to car ry. We have a class of men who have been in Federal offices since 1866 and notwithstanding they held their positions at the hands of a Republican administration, they have, invariably, from time to time given the subordinate places in their offices to Democrats ; and they have even, in their action been antagon istic to the colored men of our State. We advocate no man's claims to office on account of his color, but it does seem ' that the class of men above mentioned should justly feel ashamed of claiming to be Republi cans for the sake of position and after getting their ends accomplish ed give the subordinate positions in their offices to the Democrats. In Wayne county we have some of , this stripe who have, time and again, given the subordinate posi tions of their offices to Democrats merely to pander to the wishes, of their Democratic friends (?). There has never been a colored man who held a clerkship in any of the Fed eral offices in Wayne county, and it has ever been the delight of the n LAST gentlemen holding positions at the hands of the administration to stig matize the negroes as being thieves and ignorant. We think it ill becomes the dig nity oi any set ot men navmg any pretention to decency and truth to endeavor to cast such reflections on a people before taking into consid eration that their own skirts are tarnished with all their boasted intellect. Mr. Canaday has ever acted in good faith to the party and it can not be said of him that he divides the clerkships of his office with the Democrats. Mr. Canaday knows no man by his color, and in the dis tribution of the clerkships of his of fice he has divided with the colored people, and it is perhaps for this and no other reason that a war is to be made on him by a set of men who are a disgrace to any party. How will a set of mm whose every effort has been to stigmatize a large element of our party as thieves and ignorant negroes, expect that intelli gent colored men like Jno. C. Dancy, F. D. Dancy and W. P. Mabson, of Edgecombe coun tv. C. H. Moore, Guilford county. L. II. Richardson, W. C. Cole man, of Cabarrus county. J. T. Eeynolds and J. E. O'Hara of Halifax county. M. T. Thornton and Jno. S. Plummer, Warren county. E. W. Turner, Vance county. Jas. II. Harris, B. B. G-jins, F. II. Wilkin?, Boyd Lipscombe, Jno. II. Young, C. N. Hunter, W. V. Hunter and Stewart Ellison, of Wake county. I. B. Abbott, J. B. Willis, Geo. H. White, E. R. Dudley, Samuel Merrick, W. B. Morris, and Judge Mumford of Craven county. L. II. Fisher, I. F. Aldriuge, 0. W. Parrott and W. W. Lowery of Lenoir county. John Holloway, Geo. W. Price, Jr., Col. Geo. L. Mabson, J. C. Hill, G. P. Rourke, Jno. Taylor, D. Chestnutt and'E. F. Martin of New Hanover county. 0. W. L. Smith, of Brunswick countv. John S. Leary, of Cumberland county. Hugh Cale, Pasquotank county. John F. Lee, of Chowan county. Ales Hicks, of Washington coun tv. S. A. Blount, Carteret county, and others we can mention of equal intelligence and character that will not be led like dupes and be dicta ted to like so many children with out reason or experience. In the Republican party we have men like Hon. 0. Ilubbs, Hon. W. P. Canaday, Hon. T. N. Cooper, Hon. Geo. B. Everett, Hon. 0. II. Dockery, and others who are Re publicans from principle and whom the people are disposed to follow. " Bossism and corrupt men will be foiled in their efforts drag the party in future just as they choose. In Wayne county the people can see what " Bossism " has worked for the Republican party, and inasmuch as the " Bosse's '' efforts failed to disrupt and defeat the District nom inees' election for Congress, in 1880. And in-as-much as they betook to themselves the right and privi lege to call a Convention to undo the work of the District Conven tion and nominate a Congressman, it is not reasonable that the people will follow them in 1882. Oh ! now harmonious they work ed under the directions of their " Ring Master '' and chairman of abdomen notoriety. Their personal wishes were sacrificed and a. candi date for the people wag brought out. They then proceeded to read a few of our Republicans out of the party and to denounce the nominee of the District for having the effrontery and audacity to como hero and ac cept the nomination at the hands of the District Convention. In all our experience of Conven tions this one headed the list and when a committee of three were ap pointed to go out and look up the man 'whom they nominated for Con gress arid bring him in to accept the same, it was like inviting the prodigal son to iced on the fatted calf. It was amusing to see the break ing up of the Convention. Greene county was represented by two men who were by no means discreditable to trie association of " Bosses," and each, as he finished his little say and subsided into his seat, felt that all humanity and some others owed them a heap of eternal gratitude for their labored services on that mo mentous occasion. nhen a set of Losses ' resort to the indignity of dealing in rot gut whiskey and using money to secure delegates to sit in their Con vcntion3 well may the people be come disgusted with their work. And oh ! what consistency they use something like the following: Hire delegates and give them wbis- key and money to make nomina tions for them. But when an in telligent, respectable colored man asks for a position he is spoken of as an "ignorant nigger thief." When the Republicans of North Carolina will bring to the front the white men of their party who have acted from principle and battled with the tide of public opinion; when a white Republican was ostracised in his social circles and let the col ored men of this State unite with them we will have our efforts crown ed with victory and redeem our State from corrupt and nefarious laws which now oppress us as a peo ple. We will then go to work and elect our Magistrate.-1, County Com missioners &c, and act as an intel ligent, free people. The humblest citizen of our State is ineligible to vote for President of the United States, Governor, Congressman, &c, but has not got sense enough to vote for a Magistrate nor County Com missioners. With Everett, Canaday, W. A. Cooper, Mott, and others of our best men in the lead, North Caroli na will redeem her credit in 1882. THE SETTING Of THE A. J. E. ZION CONFERENCE A T BEAUFORT, N C. DEC 2nd 1881. Owing to the illness of his Rever ency Rt. Rev. J. W. Kcod, the con- erence was opened by Elder W, J. re, presiding Elder of the Wash ington d -net, by reaaing the 40th division of 3rd' chapter Eph.' El der I. C. Phillips read hymn, ' Grant me within thy courts etc,'' sung by the conference, and prayer by Elder II. C. Phillips. Tho Bishop having .arrived, the conference proceeded te business. The report of Pauls Chapel, Taiv boro, N. C. gave rise to a lengthy discussion which drew words of ad vice from Rev. Jacob Thomas of New York. , ,.it , The Bishop's annual address was full of muah encouraging advice for the future prospects relative to the name of Zion in Europe. ' He also epoke very encouraginging relative to the future hope of Zion Wesley Institute, stating that friends of the institution , in Europe had taken quite an interesting part in perpet uating the Institution ; and that the Rev. Joseph C. Price, A. B. is now in England lecturing in behalf of it. The address was ordered to be! spread upon the minutes. 'It wa3 ordered that the " Rev. J. ; Mc II. Farley of the Baltimore con-, ference, Jacob Thomas of New i York conference, and Z. T. Pearsall, j A. York, and E. II. Hill of North ; Carolina conference, conduct the j funeral exercises of Bisohp J. J. I Clinton, (deceased.) on Monday j December 5th 1881, at VI o'clock, j;. Rev. II. C. Phillips, of New Berne offered the following rcsolu - tion which was unanimously adopted. Be it resolved that we the North Carolina conference do give a vote of thanks fo our delegates, the Revs. J.W.Hood, J. B. Thompson, J. Mc II. Farley and Rev. J. C. Price for the able and dignified manner in which they represented our connec- tion Ecumenical council in Europe j people in raising money for church this year. purpose?, etc., Bishop said the peo- Rev. F. B. Moore c f the Leach-; pie in a fret like the campaign ville circuit said that the peoplo was; would say a good deaVthat they do opposed to black ministers, laughter, : not mean, said those ministers that said that tic women were anti-Pro- dodged the question was yet dodg hibitionist, applause. ing and that Prohibition had noth- Eev. A. B. Smyer, of the Frank- ;ing to do in keeping the money lin district complained that his 'back. After these turse remarks church people were inclined in favor, Bro. Ferebee's character passed, of anti-Prohibition, laughter said i (lauahter.) that, on that account he could not raise the funds due the conference. Thereupon the Bishop gave Elder'year . h() reportcd that ho hst 7 Qr g. Smyer a good ra.pmg to the point. mcmbei.8 and onc contrreation . Bishop said that class meetings was,gaid in j to whether j d k first started to raise moncv and that some leaders did not pay a cent, laughter said that some local preachers as soon as they get a piece of paper (license) to preach on, that they would not pay any thing to the church. On motion to pass the character of Rev. A. B. Srayer with his re port, Major Oden, (delegate) said that if Bro Smycr's character passes t is useless to call in question the character and standing of others, applause. Bro. V. A, Crawford thought! iSro. bmycr s character ougui iu pass because dereliction of duty was; on account of money. j r.. f TT1 ,1 AV T Mnnrn I u . .. Bro.-Smyer's character passed with , a request that the Bishop visit his : work. The Bishop admonished: 0 v Elder Smyer mr negligence. Rev. David Drake said when mj"" ".- .--v. tcrrocated how he voted m the lro-i .. . . , . .iixi i: j seat at ruuuricra ucsk, ibition election said that he didj81-'" 1 not know which side to take, there-, fore he stood still to see thelva - tion of the Lord," Laughter. EI-,. , o i,f tw onnh mip?- tions should not be asked by the Brethren, as to how a brother voted, or whether he drinks whisky Bish op ruled that they had a right to ask any question relative to an nk- ing etc. Rev. Kesler moved that Saturday the 3rd irist at 8 o'clock p. m. be set apart to present a testimonial to the Rt. liev. J. VV. upoa 3 o'clock . having arrived, the hour of ad- m. journment .till Saturday morning at 8 o'clock a. m. ' Tinno day. . M Conference convened Saturday morning at 10 a. m. v " Bishop in the chair. Minutes of!. Frida v read and adopted. . "Tho business of the morning was somewhat interrupted by certain delegates who desired assistance to get homo from . tho final adjourn ment.';, ". . . . t ,. Bishop 'said there was too much Conference held on the streets. Rev. L. L. Ferebee's character come upon, motion to pass Elder Moore, asked him how he stood on the Prohibition question, and in re- ply said that he wa3 in favor of it, but his exhorter stood at the polls when he walked up to vote and took the ticket and told the peoplo that he and Bishop Hood was trying to take their liberties from them. said that he was not able to raise' the reguisite monies as required by Conference on account of his action in the late election. Rev. J. W" Murkerspn said in behalf of Bro. Ferebee, that he had many hard- ships, that the people were blind to the subject of public funds etc, said ; be was hero to represent his people j to the best of his ability. At this juncture the tears could be seen he asked the sympathy of the conference. Elder Z. T. Pearsall, said during the heated contest the people said they would not pay him, but after it was over they paid it thought Pro- j hibition had nothing to do with the ! Rev. 0. L. Ilieka' character come un with his RtpwimUhin . tt, whisky that he drank it like a dog puppy, meaning that he did not (drink at all ; said he never took the stump, but that he took his Bi ble, laughter. Rev. S. I. Turners character come up and he made quite a, re spectable report of his Missionary work on North River. Bishop said there were somo men called to preach, but he' could ; not find any. one that wanted them; Therefore ho commissioned them,, "nrn to lr.tn nil tlin world n.nd nronMir Rev. Michael Jerkins of the Congregational church was intro duced to the Conference, and made sr.mfi remarks of encouragement. & .q C(mIorence . Co . Geo. T. Wasson, editor of e. " . i a "cv. iur. numicy, raster oi toe M. E. Church South, at Beaufort, U. come in ana was introduced i to tne uonierence ana maao some very touching remarks said he did not come with a set speech, but to express his sympathy to the Confer ence and the colored .race. Said he commenced thi3 work in his boy hood felt a sympathy for tho col ored people said he was in the same old church where he kneeled when a boy 19 years of age, and ask God to pardon his sins said "they people shall lie thy God's peo pie," that he had kept the faith over 40 years. Said he met the col ored conti;re?,ation3 to-dav under tott;ox. circumstances than then, and God for tho change. Said, wa3 for four years Pastor of the colored;' said you can see my sym-. i P!ty you, and .tho , same people that are to-day the Zion church said he had, had many glorious sea sons with his colored, congregation. Said about 13 years ago tho Confer ence met here under Bishop J. J. Clinton, then small but now large, intelligent and spreads from the sea shore to tho mountains of the west. - I bid you God's speed ; go out and preach the gospel how Continued on 3rd Page.
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