Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-01-04
EIGHTEEN COLORED MEN LYNCH,
ED.


publish in another column of the
killing Of the cOlored men at j essup,
Ca, on Dec 25th, and the uncall
ed for whipping of defenceless col
ored women rivals the historical,
reports Of the Days of the Inquisi
ton. How quick was the coroner's
jury TO charge the colored men with
the murder of white men, and 20
announce to the world that inbo-
cent colored men came to their
death at the hands of parties I'M
known. Couple this with the
news from South Carolina which
report the breaking into Barnwell
County Jail last Saturday morning,
between one and two O'Clock
and the taking there-trom Of
eight colored men. They were
carried to the skirts of woods
and shot TO pieces. So horri-
bic is the report that a circular.
apparently in justification has been
issued by "the best citizens of the
community" You may endeavor
to explain why savage tribes are
led to deeds Of atrocity, but in a
hell hole like South Carolina, no
such explanation is needed. There
Is not scintilla Of evidence accord
ing to their own statements to con
meet at least six of the persons
with the crime. Yet they have
been launched into eternity. What
steps will be taken by the Govern
or and local authorities of Georgia
and South Carolinaf win gibbet
be built within the confines of eth
or statef Let the record of the
past answer. So fiendish were
these outrages, so contrary to all
that go to make up fair play that
the Chronicle, a Democratic jour-
nal says:
white men who mob and shoot Ne
groes accused of crime violate the laws
OF God and their country. They are
guilty Of murder, and however revolving
the crime supposed TO have been com
mitted by those upon whom their ven
geance is wreaked the men who take
Tue law la their own hands, who usuTp
the places of judge and jury, are con
splrstors against the peace and integrity
OF the State and enemies to the moss
sacred rights and the only safeguard OF
the liberties OF the people. The shoot
Ing OF Negroes, whether guilty or not
guilty, by bands of lawless white men is
brutal. Ii is disgrace TO our civiliza-
ton and a scandal and shame TO any
community that tolerates or perpetTates
such acts OF lawlessness, inhumanity,
and crime"
Gould the language be stronger
Examine it and see how it com
pares with that used by us. Lynch
lao must go! Right grandly that
journal .vindicates the majesty OF
the law. Now what will the au-
thorities do.s The Charleston, rs.
o. NesOs and Courier is equally as
emphatic. IL says:
"There was nothing brave or manly
IN the conduct of the mob who com
mitted this atrOcious crime against the
peace and dignity of the State and
humanity Itself. Ii would not be diff
cult for several hundred men at any
time TO overpower eight defenceless
Negroes and shoot them to death. III
was no evidence of courage that a mob
OF masked men, knowing that they
mir
almost certain that they would escape
all responsibility for their crimes, should
take eight Gunarmed Negroes out into
the mists OF morning and slaY them
ae itthey were so many beasts of the
field. Ii speaks i'll for the public senti
ment OF the state that band OF dis
guised men should seize prisoners up
der the care Of the sheriff and put them
TO death without the Formally OF 9
trial"
When these Journals speak ID
this manner the crime is bad IN
deed. 1t has been established
that the mer who took part in this
outrageous proceedings are guilty o.
murder. They should be tried FOL
their lives. Talk about christian
community We are glad to see
that the cOlored people are disposed
to tolerate the lawlessness no long
er ard that trouble is feared. Sc
Ong US the colo ed man submits
supinely he'll have these outrages
to stand. Had we more martyrs
and less victims Of the shotgun
the midnight assassins and the
lynchers, the race as such would bt
better off. Lynch la,0 must 90!
WAS HE FULLY COMPENSApED2
The Charlottesville Chronicle in