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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1888
Page
4
Local brief notes from the Wilson Mirror issue with Wednesday publication details and staff listing for Henry Blount and Geo W Blount as proprietor and editor.
A lengthy Southern critique condemns W. T. Sherman for urging racial conflict and praises C. N. Grandison as a moderating voice. The piece contrasts Sherman’s alleged malice with Grandison’s calls for peaceful coexistence and mutual interests of whites and blacks in the South. It portrays Sherman as vindictive and unfit to guide national harmony while lauding the resilience and gentleness of Black Americans.
Maj W M Robbins spoke last Thursday night at the Court House in Statesville. The account portrays a forceful, eloquent address likening it to a avalanche, a storm, and a cyclone of argument, praising its logic and dramatic passion while defending a brave and noble people against hostile slander.
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