Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-12-20

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bio traits OF the white mans character
Is totally wanting Ia his-gratitude."
His assertion relative to the
Negroes ha red of white men is
erroneous. We hate your manner
and method in dealing with us, and
this refers only TO men of your
stripe. OF the liberal minded white
men in the South land there
are thousands we have nothing i'll
to say.
When you say, you have civilized, |
Christianized and educated us, you
must remember the conditions under
which this was accomplished. The
civilization and Discrimination of
of us came by association. In that
condition we could better answer
your purposes. The education of us
came by force.
The ENGRAVING of the 18th, 14th
and 10Th Amendments to the Con-
stituticn OF the United States alone.
caused the education of the Negro
since under their provisions, which
you and every one else stand sworn
to support, you could not establish
a white free school without estab-
fishing a Negro one. And notwith
standing this, there was a strong
element who stood in favor of abol-
ishing the free school system for
! both races in order that they might
see the blacks continue to grow up
in ignorance. 1t was openly charg-
r ed that our Senator JOHN w. DAN
/, TEL was in favor of such a PROPOSE
. ton, ard the said charge caused his
q defeat by a combination of these
: same Negroes and the poor white
Il men of Virginia whose interests
= were being mutually sacrificed il
o order to satisfy the preiudices of thu
n rich who were able to educate theii
: children in the best colleges of tn
lie land.
When he charges ingratitude OF
is the part of the Negro, he has but u
lie read the eloquent words of the lat
Us HENRY w. GRADY on the fidelity oilth
til Negro during the late war and tb
rt tribute he pays to his black MANN
n who lee him smiling into sleep.
IL No, no, Mr.. L charge every-thin
it else hut ingratitude. In the sam
an issue of the Dispatch, your word
n are refuted by One who loves an
sc- esteems his former slaves" as I
ur tells the story of Nanny Jun
I'm BAGBY. and thousands of white me
IN can testify TO similar occurrences.
ne History furnishes no record
rs. any greater devotion OF slaves |
ior their oppressOrs. lie says:
"The history of the world mentions
lct instance in which the African race. h
an ever been taught civilization successful
- except in q condition of slavery, a
STU these Negro editors professors and poll
nv clans who want our blood" now won
have been eating each other with tn,
cousins in the wilds of Africa had n
of their ancestors been brought to this col
try and cold into slavery / want n
eu, Laugston, Mr.. John Mitchell, Jr, aud
their admirers to put that in their PHI
~ and smoke it,"
in You seem to forget, sir, all of t
ca truths of history. You should ]
we member that the Britains frc
the whom you claim to have descende
. were first enslaved and then civiIiz
'ity They were more than FIVE centur
ay- 1900 years. passing from heatht
are ism to civilization.
I'M Can you expect the African ra
ans to be any greater than your anc
tors? or to accomplish in forty, ev
the fifty years what they did in t
avs time stated? And yet sir, there q
do Negroes in Africa, who have ne,
'o's submitted to slavery, who Ia
hat never Blended the supple hinges
it the knee to the white man a
rti- from present Indications, never W
pie All of the tribes of Africa are n
nu- man-eaters. In this respect, tn
r. area triae beyond the civilized VIII
t it men of the South, who only +
or weeks ago roasted Colored m
to while he lived.
ene Their sensitive stomaches pos
IN bly, prevented them from proceed
Sne with the act of the mastication
that lone Negro, but we are assur
the of the fact that they were ang
OF enough with him so to do.
-, 1t may be said however of the
-, ricans that they never stole savin
s banks, robbed helpless widows a
orphans, murdered innocent m
~. ~ with shotguns and bludgeons, VIII