The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-01-10
RANDOM THOUGHTS No. ..
BY THE EDITOR.

publish on the first page Of the Standard this
week, an article from the Cincinnati Gazette in
reference ID the woundiDg of negro while he
was prisoner In the hands Of officers of the law,
and his subsequent murder by mob of the citi-
zens of Kentucky The brutal outrages against
negroes and their murder by white men, have
become so common that cannot attempt to make
any record of the cases. Here is a short extract
from letter in one Of my exchanges:
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 1866.
"Persons Just arrived from North Carolina re-
port new crusade against the negroes. Every
conceivable charge is brought against them, and
whipping and selling into Slavery Of the Freed
men is reported as quite general. One planter
near Wilmington boasts that he has lately pur-
chased hands enough to re-stock his plantation.
BY State law man convicted OF crime and pun
lshed at the whippngpost is forever disfranchised
Many hope by such an enterprisng movement to
thwart the action of Congress looking to negro
suffrage. Letters received here report the turn
pike roads, of Western North Carolina througed
with emigrants, white and black, fleeing from the
vindchye cruelty and injustice depressing them,
to find new homes elsewhere"
But these things occur in the late slave States.
How Is it in the free7
Here is an extract from an editorial in the New
York Tribune, showing how negroes are treated
in Philadelphia, the city OF Brotherly Love;
"Annie Foster and Mary johnson are two col
ored women not alleged to be otherwise than de-
cent In appearance and Of decorous behavior.
They sought admission into one of the cars of the
Philadelphia and Gray's Ferry Passenger Railway
Company were received without objection, and
paid their fare to the conductor They gave him
fifteen cents, and received no change, whence we
may Infer that the conductor was aware Of their
color and thought 1t safe to steal three cents from
''niggers." When'he had the money safe in his
pocket, he ordered them out Of the car. 1t does
not otappear In evidence whether the regulations Of
the company direct their conductors first to rob
and then to maltreat their negro passengers, but
we presume in any case a Jealous officer Is per-
mitted, or perhaps expected, to exercise wide
discretion as to the degree and kind of outrage he
intlicts. Or the three cents extra NAV be demand
ed by the company as compensation for the troub-
le which these negroes occasion by being black
and requiring to be put oil. The sum certainly
cannot be considered large, If we consider the
very dirty character Of the work done. When
the colOred women-upon the frivolous pretext
that they were entitled to the ride for which their
money had been accepted-refused to leave the
car, the conductor stopped it threatened his pas
sengers with violence; then went on, and refused
to let them leave the car when they desired then
kicked them of-showlng, 10 his violent wrath,
a qulckness and variety OF invention which must
have been highly pleasing to his employers"
But the worst of the matter was, that Judge
Thompson of Philadelphia, decided that these
women had no redress against the railroad com
pany for first stealing their money, and then kick
ing them out of the cars.
Now we ask chy negroes are continually NAL
treated -cheated-murdcred Under oil their
terrible wrongs they have continued to be the
same harmless, inollensive trusting, pious pco-
pie. And their wrongs increase. Reader, do you
believe in God of justce2 Do you believe His
justice will sleep forever Do you believe His
wrath Is revealed from Heaven ngainst oil ungod-
illness and unrighteousness of men2 ! do. be-
leve that violation of the moral law is just as
sure to meet with punishment, as violation of a
natural law. Run your hand into the fire, and it
Is one of Gods natural laws that you will be burn
ed. So II we continue to set at naught the Golden
Rule punishment will come upon us.
If the cholera shall sweep over this country dur
ing the coming summer, and send It's tens of thou
sands into eternity 1t is useless to go to purifying
our streets and alleys. Let us purify our guilty
souls from the blood of the murdered negroes
Let the people who do regard justice and right, v
any such yet remain In this nation, say to the devil
and his satellites that this murder Of an inofcn-
siye people, must stop at once If justice Is not
speedily done, terrible caIamitles will come upon
US as people. D. NJ.