Richmond planet., 1886-06-12
WHAT THEY SAY In BOSTON.
That threatening Editor
Nitchell's POsitiOn-MOb Rule
IN Virglhia-A Glowing Tribute,
(BY Mss LILLIAN A LEwrsl

(BY Mss LILLIAN A LEWIS
| read Lhsanonymou. letter which waA
sent to Mr.. MITCHELL editor of the Rich
mohi ASEr regarding his statement
about tie lynching Of Walker At Smith
aFsiIIs Va, by fifty armed white creatures
caunot call them men for they arc dis
grace 30 mAnhood-with oomnfngled feel
ings Of rpbeIliOus Indignation sympathy
dibInay and sorrow.
Indignation becaase of the insulting
vlilAlOns manner In Wl6oh inOet inferior
person bias addressed 81 true and 10 w0r
thy geEtleInanj sympathy because i'll
my heal can but sympathlze with the
subject OF such an unjust attack who IL
himselt another victim" and because
Irnc sympathy could net be Withheld frum
one who risks even his lite to Axprana the
noble sentiments Of O noble mind; dismay
because | cannot comprehend how any In
diyidual state of the grand old Union In
which 1t ia said all men arc freq and equal
and governed by tho constitution OF the
United States can suffer outlaws to rule
the judicial departmental or can allow them
to Issue mandates abridging frspdOm OF
th nght and freedom of speech; sOrroW be
cause that such ptisble pitiless objects
were ever born into the world.
1t was these united feelings that caused
the one great indescribable feeltng-which
prompted me to write Ehis-to rise within
me ia admiration of the bold stand taken
by the editor OF the PLANET; for believe
thssewhen such high handed perpetra tions
as the murder Of Walker are carried on in
tta face Of a civilized and Christian com
lnnnity and when the civil authorities nom
innlly refuse to puaish such oriminals
then it is the duty Of every colOred citizen
OF the United States regardless of age
b to lift his voice in indignant rstaliat
lion and in demand Of redress Of srievAnc
"a until the voice of the seven mililOns OF
colored people in tho United Ststss re
sound with such mighty volume thai
when 10 greets the blushinG ears Of the
guilty murderers it will be n q living
voice Of awful thunder heAF ing upon their
! dire accusation aud hurting at them oper
defiance.
But as it is now how does il greet the
ears Of mighty Justice in the State of Vii
ginias As the voice OF an immense multi
tude crying and clamoring for protection
of life and liberty for jnstice in she court.
of law! And he n do they meet it, With
a NOD and a smile with pat on tho shoul
der and with threadbare promises which
will never be fulfilled until the ooloreC
people "force" them to fulfil them!
Until then DO they expect Of yen coloret
men? That man thus insulted will eli
down like poor whipped cur and star
aod cringe when his enemy barks nt him
That man thus insnlted will close the
columns Of his newspaper to retaliation
and quietly let the matter dropS That {
man the noblest work Of God will stoop Il
idle controversy with creatures who art
an eternal disgrace to Gods handiwork
Rather the bloody right hand be withered
that traced those infamous words! Ra
tber the hateful mind which conceived
them be dormant forever than thst tn,
light of heaven witness tho realization o
their expectations!
Would to heaven that the south haC
moro men like Mr.. Mitchell, . moderr
Spartan whose spirit and soul IL flle<
with but three hundred such cOlored mel
well armed and possessed of his uuyielt
ing nature and willing like him to la.
down their lives il neod be this covardl!
assAssinate bandis rule would be exterpi
ted forever,
admired the editors article following
the letter for it comprised an indcpen'
ent statement Of proud man devoted ant
loyal to his race daring desth rather thal
the suppression Of his honest conviction
through the pres. As TO the carrying
out Of the threat implied in the letter
attach nc Importance to that but vii
say that IL 10 were possible that Virglni
should witness such day of shame aRd j
nominy / should marvel that the yer
ktArs in heaven did not weep and that tn
day not close its eyes and the night refus
to reign.
BosroS May 91st ~
Correspondence to the Boston 4dsOcat'