New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-10-02
NOTc "SksIi and Bravery for the
Centennial

The fact that such outrages a. the one
recOunted below, taken from the HoJHe
Ua,ctman, do not arouse the better por-
ton Of the community, in which it took place,
to summary retaliation upon the perpetrators
instead Of Il quiet acqucscence with no cf-
fort to punish even through the forms Of law.
is to our mind evidence that the tendency of
the people Of the vicinity of this outrage is
such as should engage the attention of our
missionary societies, and instead Of spend.
Ing vast sums Of money to ChTistianize the
heather clnnibals in foreign lands turn their
attention to restoring to civilization and en-
lightenmcnt a people who through race-and-
color insanity are rapidly tending to savage
ism:
Last Monday most brutal and outrage
Gus wrong was pcrpetratcd upon Betsey
Thomas, better known BY the name Of - In
dian Kelsey" an old cOlOred woman about
lilty-liye years Of age, by Will, add Benz.
Newbold, whites. From all that we can
learn Bctsey is fortune-teller, and her pa
irons are among both sexes and almost
exclusively Of that race who have had every
opportunity TO receive, and have received
emil gLtened Christian education. THIS NAV
be matter Of surprise To some, but II Is
nevertheless true.
/ II seems that 4 Mrs. Ncwbold, the VIII, Of
/ one Of the Iynchers, was Il frequent visitor
Of Ectscy Thomas, and fipm some unex-
planned cause induced Bctsey u visit her
house, ont over Ihrcc-uilc Creek. whore the
two N1wb5its were awaiting her arrival.
She Ms taken D., them, tied hands and feet
with a rope, gagged. - ippei stark NAKED.
ami most cruelty AMI numerically wL.yUcd
I with = cuwh.ir, cut across IN. breast with II
kaif:, kicked, and thrown into Z ditch The
unfortunate woman managed 70 fal her Yay
10 the city and j. now under medical treat
ment. with poor ho,cs Of a speedy recovery.
She l. cut from her head T. her heels. am
almost every part 81 her body shows The
bloody marx, of tn. lash. - brutal VA.
the ill-e!lat!JH that il you'd have pu, the
blush .: shame u the most blOod-thirsty
owner Or oye..ecr q the past dlys Of .Iav-
cry. We see no -NcI,c or pailatiJn for tn,
brutal 0ls',e against the laws OC God, nan.
and society.
I; til, ~DEtu hli done wrong wh, n,
brGJ her up be!urG the court. and let her
receive that punishment which the Law pre-
scribe, for whatever Ohen-e she may have
committed. For men thu, to take the law
into their Own hanI7 and commit such an out
rage, l. 10 set all Las at defiance and over
turn every court Of Justice nav, even make
the name Of Justice mockery. II Betse.
Thomas had been white woman, would
these men have dared 10 commit such an
Outrage: No. But We do not propose L.
discuss the question Of race in a matter that
staggers all lu-t people. II there Is any law
in the land, let it be enforced But Il any
colorei person should happen to offend few
whites and they are thus u take the law
into their own hand-, and BE- Judges ard
iurie,. let "a know il, and these wrOng-d0er-
will soon learn that It ]. game that two can
PLAY at.
Now caa OF viii these ruaisns BE- pun
ished Is they deserve, or viii the matter be
shuriei over after the manner Of the notice
made BY the Register, paper that has here
toiore opposed mob law, but OF late seem. 70