Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-22
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uirI AZ san AnteiDO, employed
n domestic. found On open
r,eeE bosk on her employers
table and thinking il an easy
to obtain a little money
signed his name for a snail
amount. making 10 effort 70 lni
tate his handwriting. Payment
IS refnsed, Ct course, and sue
vas arrested, tired and convict
ed. The Judge, prosecuting
torley and jury pcdiicneu az
once fer her pardon bus lAe
governor for some reason dc y
ed action. IN the meantime she
-as trrued over 20 the teaaes
mercies OF the prison cont.&c-
tor, who put 2 chain about heg
meek and yoked her to negro
criminal. and Ia this condition
she vas driven taTough the
streets TO the depot and Frt
upon q train 30 be conveyed 10
ne contractors destination.
The whole community has shown
indignation Il the outrage and
she governor will be asked TO
exercise immediate cloUeney.
/ AS an example Of what the con
ltr4cs leGse system val Lead 20
4. IS not without parallel IL
shows how utterly il brutailzes
lthe contractors themselves
This particular contractor Sas
luo bettes CT worse than the av-
cFage contractor. lie made nc
diserIminatioa.sw hateysT amen
these he-uade slaves lie put
Them reuOrslessly rPoa a Ter
trf5.e level. l. was nothing to
him tina. this poor gil vas rot
aware how serious vas her Of
.tfense when she committed It. II
Twas nothing TO him that the e7i
deace showed her LIE, barring
this fault. had been pure and
.iabore reprcach. Il w8s moth
ing to hlm that a little consider
ation might yet save her 10 soci
ley The appeal Of ~virtEoEs wo
manhood taat shoac il her eyes
: was nothing 10 him She vas
simply one slave il g herd, oat
of whose muscles he vas PEivi-
icged % coin Is mach money as
he could That vas al. lie
prs the woke chain about her
land linked her to 4 5iacS villain
without the slightest c0mprre-
tion. Service of this sort Lad
made him o5livious to sex, OBJ
liberated every trace o. maui
ness ia his nature, ex.ingIshed
eyery sentiment Of pity lie
Iccu.I see in heT only another
beast Of burden. lie was more
Ofa 5rasc THAI any one Of the
miserable Nre.CAes consigned
20 hin. aud he WIS made 50 by
the fearful sysssm CT which he
!, was al instrument. ali civiliza-
ton cries in angry pTotes:
against such a spectacle as that
which has disgTaced the street
of san Antoine. Society de-
Blzads 10 such sacrifices s5tkjs,
The wh0ls world woHId have
lzPpialdsd had the citizens q
: san Antonio risen and Wrestet
the girl from the clutch % the
law Il would have bespoksE
a Survival of something Of IN,
, ancient eEiTaIry. But ste va
allowed TO proceed upon heI
fearful gay, q victim 10 : sys
TEN, the existence Of which is
m0ckery OF the christ an ciyIliz;
ton Of which re boast. Werl
sac the West woman thas eve
I-s brought 10 bag, she wouls
have deserved better treatmen
thSa this unprotected brute
accorded her. Batifhe BE- ask
ed to plead excuse, he wOult
draw ais warrant from the nc
eRrsei system which has mad,
infamous the prison records oil
so many States And what aF,
the chances OF reformation ane
salvation IN this especial case
Not one II a tT.iion. Expesst
IN her horrible igaOmiRy to ia:
Dablie view. must she not de
spaiF Of charity from the soeiet,
that sanctions the exposure ans
sanctions the system that add.
outrage 10 the laws juEt penal
tyf And, despaiTi1g, must sa,
not take the plunge IA abso.Et,
depFaviiyl Fer. men and beet.
rcu, the consultations OF erimi
are the devils nost allurin:
temptations The convict con
tract system breeds this azfn
despair. 1t shafts the door up0g
every virtEous aspiration. !
IS based upon av2riee aud de
Telaped IN eaptdisy. Il make.
SaVages Gf is ministers. an,
lshmaehtes Gifts victims. MAJ
ths ~elankiag OF this poor grip
yoke chain arouse tae peOpi,
OF Texas and the people of a.
other States where the barba
roEs system obtains, 70 crust
II f0Tever.-Appeai.