The daily gazette., 1882-03-02
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@sSs AOOoo ase9H PAao0u W bho ooN
tsatibls sentiments expressed in refer |
snee- TO the negro "Jim Redden's" |
hOrrid rape. upon little white girl,
and the reminders which the GAZETTE
gave Il Of the necessity for guarding |
the people in the rdral districts from
the terror which such acts as those of
Neal and Jim Redden created among
all classes Of society, seems to have
brought the conductors of that paper
to their senses, and in it's issue this
morning il says:
when, as in the present instance,
the o6snse is Of kind that disturbs
the foundations of peaceful society
and Abatters the senso OF social safety,
and the offender is of an intellectual
and moral quality that requires the
application Of the severest legal
remedy the Republican insistence
upon the swift and impartial enforce
msnt OF the law becomes strenuous
and commanding"
os II took the AeUs q long time to
arrive at that conclusion. No doubt
it has been reminded that the man
who engineered the case of the negro
Neal for raping white woman, had
gone too far, and that the people OF
Delaware Of all parties would revslt
at any further attempts to screen vii
lainous negroes from the just retr1bu>
ton which the violation of the laws
demand.
"a Why was it necessary for the Nssos
TO take the stand 1t did and make
palliatory excuses for the negro Red
den, but to serve the interests of the
partiaAns controlling it rs their per.
sOnal OrganP Why was it necessary
for that paper TO be made to make the
scAndalous charge that some Demo
crat had prompted the crime of Red.
denS A means more odious and des-
perate could scarcely be resorted to
for the furtherance of its political
ends. The logical results of such
scandRlous procedure as the inter-
ference with the law by partisan
cliques and the espousing of the cause
Of such creatures rs Neal and Red
don, and helping them to escape the
gallows they deserve, is in the direc-
tion OF the increase of such crimes,
and the rendering of residence in the
rural districts unsafe. The direct
effect Of which Is the depreciation OF
real estate in all sections where
negroes are known to abide. The
cost which such acts as that of the
negroes William Neal and Jim Red =
den upon the property in dollars and
cents in the neighborhood cannot b.
estimated, to say nothing of the de-
testible 6endishness aud yillainy OF
the crime itself.
Why, men begin to fear to go ont
into the fields TO attend TO their agri-
cultural duties or to come to town to
purchase the necessaries of life fOr
their families. They cannot keep
watch and ward over their dwellings
and mako living for their wives and
little ones-they are compelled to
leave their homes to labor and dis
charge the duties they have engaged
to perform and if such attacks are
permitted to pass unpunlshed no man
will be able to feel safe. Property
will not reut because people will moi
live in so insecure q place-the negroes
might become the sole occupants t.
be sure. But while they increase tht
vote Of the Republican party, th,
condition Of affairs would undoubtedly
become bad for them as well as tn,
whites, and what little tracts of farm
land they had purchased would soor
dWindle down to worthlessness SO fa
as selling it was concerned.
1t is net long since negro commit
ted rape open white mans child il
Mill Creek Hundred and another cas-,
occurred just prior TO it in Cheste
county. So that these acts of negroe
are not confined to the lower portion
Of this county or even to this State
In the case in Mill Greek Hundred th,
father Of the child had been followet
by negro and questioned AS t,
where he was going and who ha,
been left at home. He then stated h,
was gong in somewhere to work
but instead went to that fathers hom,
and assaulted his child. This negr,
disappeared and although a rowan,
was offered for his apprehension h
has never been heard of. Doubles
he is still concealed by sympalhizinl
people who are using him for thei
own purposes. In the case of tt,
rape in Chester county, the poor cir
was left for dead. But upon revivinl
pointed out the negro who had assault
cd her among those around her. ID,
had effected his purpose and sup
posing he had killed her dead wen
with those seeking her, to the pIact
where she was found.
1t will be seen by the extract we ct py
below from the Nee0s that it IeAs TT