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"Horrible Butcheries At Wilmington." Richmond Planet, November 19, 1898

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HORRIBLE BUTCHERIES AT WILMINGTON. TURKS OUT DONE. Innocent and Unarmed Colored Men Shot Down. Hundreds Run to the Woods The Mob Captures the Town.—White Ministers Aiders and Abettors of Murder. THE GOVERNOR POWERLESS AND THE PRESIDENT OF…

"Register Lyons' Ringing Letter." Richmond Planet, November 10, 1898

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REGISTER LYONS’ RINGING LETTER.

HE SPEAKS PLAINLY OF THE CONDITIONS IN THE CAROLINAS.

The Arguments of the Apologists Demolished.
An Able Defense of the Colored People.---No Negro Rule in the South.

REVOLUTIONISTS IN WILMINGTON PAY…

"More About the Butcheries." Richmond Planet, November 26, 1898

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MORE ABOUT THE BUTCHERIES.

LAWLESS CONDITION EVERYWHERE

Scandalous Behaviour of the U. S. Naval Reserves.

Officers of the Law Exiled.---The Treasonable
Revolutionists in Possession of the City.

ANARCHY TRIUMPHANT AND THE GOVERNMENT OF…

"The Apologists for North Carolina." Richmond Planet, November 26, 1898

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THE APOLOGISTS FOR NORTH CAROLINA.

That any one, white or colored, Jew or Gentile, Christian or Infidel could be found to justify the murdering of the unarmed colored men at Wilmington, N. C., after the so-called election has taken place is one of…

"Editor Manley's Responsibilities" Richmond Planet, November 26, 1898

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EDITOR MANLEY’S RESPONSIBILITIES

The confiscation of the property and exiling of EDITOR ALEXANDER MANLEY of the Wilmington, N. C., RECORD were without palliation or excuse.

That he published a lawful but indiscreet article in the editorial…

John W. Ellis, 1820-1862

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John Willis Ellis was a North Carolina lawyer, legislator, judge, and Democratic governor. Born in Rowan County in 1820, he was a son of a Planter. Ellis graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1841, and served as a lawyer, until he was…

Letter from R. M. Roark to Zebulon Baird Vance, September, 1863

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R. M. Roark wrote the Governor in September 1863 from Cleveland County about thousand dollar donation from the young women of the county raised. The money was raised in 1862 though tableaux performances. The women wanted the money to go to the…

Amnesty Petition of Robert D. Johnston, September 1, 1865

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As a brigadier general, Robert Johnston commanded an infantry company under Beauregard at the Battle of Manassas, and was excluded from amnesty under the third provision. Johnston explained that he acted on a sense of duty because he believed North…

Letter from Robert Lee to Zebulon Vance, February 24, 1865

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HEADQUARTERS CONFEDERATE STATES ARMIESFeb. 24, 1865. HIS EXCELLENCY Z. B. VANCE GOVERNOR OF NORTH CAROLINA RALEIGH GOVERNOR: The state of despondency that now prevails among our people is producing a bad effect upon the troops. Desertions are…