Richmond planet., 1889-07-27
SATURDAY,
a BOURBON SPEAKS.

OF i'm *0 writes to the Bourbon
Democratic NegrO-hating Rich
mond Dispatch OF the 18Th inst.
and says:
whether the verdict Of the jury III
the Mellow case WAS right or wong,
people at distance know not. There is
mystery IN the case we cannot eX
plaIn, and a difference vi Opinion
among the people of Charleston We can
not understand. But one thing we see
very clearly that those, Moth anu
south, VINO dlsapplOYe that verdict
thl1k that lt resulted from Negroes
being upon the jury--Negroes who
We're there III obedience TO the policy ot
the United States as expressed in the
law OF reconstruction N
Oh, yes there are copper heads Ill
the North as well as Negro-haters
il the South, but tile liberal minded
men OF both sections will readily see
that the parties SO believing are
actuated by prejudice rather than
close attention to facts. That sew
en- so-called ignorant Negroes
should lead five so called intelligent
white men into rendering a wrong
verdict is u little more than the
average unprejudiced citizen is
willing to believe.
Yes, we are Of the opinion That
there is q mystery ia the case that
were it given to the public would
reflect upon the ''fair fame1 OF the
deceased. He sleeps at last where
he can harm neither the living nor
the dead. There are facts that can
not be denied, namely, the Swiss
maid was pretty. Dr McDOW was
passiOnately tond Of pretty women,
even in the lower walks Of life ami
So was MIR. DAWSON. They met
DAWSON was killed. DR.. McDOW.
although vigorously prosecuted
was acquitted. The public can
draw its own inference. The fol
lowing words which he criticizes
would seem to indicate that South
ern clergymen take more par
tial view Of the matter than North
ern Democrats who have comment
ed on the trial:
but this does not seem to have bee
taken into consideration by the Charlie
ton clergy in their protest against tn
verdict. Their remedy against sim
lar one is using their own WOrCs, an
find them in the Dispatch of July 81
ITO stimulate the pubnc conscience b
setting forth The Divine law against th
reckless shedding Of human blood, an
the curse that hat law entails upon th
community which refuses to punish th
clime.n
He proceeds further with hi
nonsensical argument in which
expresses the opinion that the ma
iOrity OF the citizens Of the SOut
Negroes Of course) have no con
science, or it Is suppressed By othe
traits. He is forgelful Of the tax
that during the late war regar
less OF the opportunities to plundt
and to outrage the women an
children OF their bittereSt enemie
committed to their care they ha
enough conscience to stand read
to deliver and at the close Of I'll
war returned the loved ones to I'll
arms ofthe delapidated Contederat
soldier. They had enough col
science to divide the last loaf
bread with the old "Marster All
Missus," and to labor for little
nothing, rather than leave them an
go to a northern cline. Thor
sands OF men to-day stand read
to testify that the ''old black maj
my,".nursed them and ted them, 3
en- though hungry herself yet nev,
robbing them of the dainty morse
that had been entrusted to b.
care. And again the notice give
the old slaTn oE--treEU Uf- Inc approaC
OF the Yankees while the servan
remained in the old homestead
welcome the invaders, Net II
having the kind Of heart to see I'll
"Marstern suffer showed THAT VI
Negro had a conscience. mile wr
er's language grows worse III
worse. Tie says relative to tile HUI
der Of Hon. JOHN nj. CLAYTON: !:
''The crime lies at the door Of |
fools and malignants who are attem
ing TO force Negro equality, Viii
means Negro rule, upon the people
Arkansas. And the people of HI
State will risk the rule Of ia gang
(white) desperadoesn rather than
cept, without violent if yon choose
call il 50, criminal protest, the rule 81