Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-08-09

sd with yellOw-fever with lavish
hands poured thousands of dollars
into the lap OF their stricken sis
ter, and sent hundreds of nurses |
and physicians to minister and to
save.
Mr.. RUFFIN would mutilate the
hand that saved and palsy in
death the tongue that gave forth
words OF sympathy to follow in the
tracks of substantial aid.
The Press correspondent asked
II this opinion was that of many of
the people OF the South. Mr.. RUIZ.
FIN replied:
II am perhaps too old to answer posi-.
lively Aor them ali, but ia this express
sion think L may safely say tnac |
formulate the OpiuiOn OF ninersan-
Lwentietns OF the white vOIers of vtrvin
Ia when say that any white man m, =
free ctate VINO would GUY or lntlmi,lat,.
white voter observes To be sent TO
the pehltentiary, and any white Demo
GRAFT IN back OLate who cou,d
buy or lntlmldaLe q back voter and
compel HIM 20 vote against the norm
ern Republicans aud " 10 refuses 10 DO
SO, deserves 10 be hung?"
Let the thinking men of the
nation read and ponder these s.-
-seFtions. Dol. EUFFIN should
know that TO buy or intlm,da.e "A
black voter or TO compel him to
vote against his wishes Is In direct
violation Of the laws OF the United
States, and yet he with a depravl
ty that Is amazing boldly, de
clares that any man, including him.
self who would not violate those
laws, deserves to be hung.
What disgrace upon Virginia
that she should have within her
confines man who would give
voice to such expressions. Any
man who would in sober moments
take solemn oath, and IN equally
sober moments violate the same
with impunity is winning candl.
date for the honOrs of hell, and
must wear the laurels bestowed by
the Devil IHcarnate upon those
who traverse outside the beaten
track Of the hardened sinner.
GOD knows before such express
sions we stand appalled, and won
der if Christianity with some is
a failure aud Justice a mockery in
the land of the tree.
But Mr.. RUFFIN advocates the
expectation of the Negro to Africa
as solution Of the difficulty and
in reply TO the query as to how it
could be brought about says:
"By ceasing to waste southern money
on Negro schools and converting it into
| fund for his deportation by offerino
him free land and education in Africa.
both TO he furnished by the Europeans
The Negro regards what he calls educa
ton as only another form OF fetish ant
he will submit TO be transported across
the Atlantic Ocean TO get lt.''
Where he gets his authority for
saying that the Negro |" will sub
NIT TO be transported across the
Atlantic Ocean is one of tho
puzzles OF the 10Th century. Blu
mark MIR. RUFFIN's language
He says further:
''I can speak only for the State O
Virginia think IL she should restric
the emigrants to the breeding part o
their population, as suggested by tn
author of AN Appeal TO Pharaoh,
denying the privilege OF emigration &
either sex over thirty-tve years of az
the funds IN time would accomplish.
1t will be seen that he is unwill
ing for all of the Negroes to go.
The reason will be readily under
stood that white men of Mr.. RUIZ
FINS age who have Negro sweet
hearts desire them to remain ant
be buried in this country. /
might also be inferred that thes
white men would not desire thei
Negro children to be exported +
Africa, for the very rule whic
would require the mothers TO ri
} main in this country would caus
the children to refuse to leav
their parents.
But if Mr.. RUFFIN's plan wa
! -carried into effect, he seems obliy
iOus of the fact that by his schem
he would make numerous an
bitter enemies among his own pc,
/, pie. Those houses so finely keI
: in Jail Alley and other sections {
: this city would lose their attra,
; tiveness when those buxom dan