The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-02-01
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that there is nothing so improbable as
and that God is an unrelent
ing creditor, silent it may be, tardy and
slow it may be, but memorable and re-
lentless. Behind the wrong -doer stalks
the menacing spectre of vengeance and
of retribution.
Mr.. ingalls, then went on to speak OF
an outrage committed in Aberdeen,
Miss, on the day of Jefferson Davis's
funeral, when a German timer, citi-
zen of Indiana, accidentally Gin the
course of his work) let fall from house
roof cable bearing the efigy OF the
Secretary OF War, with the inscription,
cred Proctor, traitor" For this acci-
dent the thinner had been brutally
whipped by one Mcdonald with
whale bone coach whip of the largest
size, receiving at least 200 lashes, and
being nearly blinded and terribly LAGER
ated. Mcdonald (ne said) had been
arrested and taken before the Police
Court. where he was fined $50. The
citizens Immediately subscribed twice
the amount, discharged the fine, paid
for the broken whip, bought railroad
ticket tor the victim and sent him out
of town. He has never (said Mr.. In
galls) been heard from since. If Che
continued) an outrage like that had
been inflicted on an American citizen
in England, in France, in SPAN, any
where on the face of the earth, and if
there had not been instantaneous dis
avowal and reparation, million men
in this country would have sprung to
arms to avenge the outrage and wrong.
Applause.
"The ornaments that thunder strike
the walls of rock-buil cities, bidding ma
tions quake and monarchs tremble in
their capitals, would have gone "swiftly
forming in the ranks of war;" He was
a citizen of Indiana. The outrage was
inflicted in Mississippi. and the perpet-
rators 60 "unwhipt of justice" 81 said
that l was not in favor of the Atri.
canization of this continent, or of any
part OF it, but if the methods OF the
Chalmers campaign, and of the Jack
son campaign and of the proceedings
at Aberdeen, are illustrations of the
temper, and spirit, and purpose of the
people of that State toward the Govern
ment of the Uuited States and its citi-
zens, would thousandfold prefer that
every rood of that State should be oc-
cupied by an African rather than by
those who at present inhabit It."
He went on to say that race antagon-
ism applied only to the colored man in
the South when he desired to vote the
Republican ticket. If the colored men
there were all Democrats, the race
question would be over. Four solu-
tions of the problem, he said, had been
uggested-emigration, determination,
absorption and disfranchlsment-
there was still a fifth solution which had
never been tired, and that solution was
justice. l appeal to the South, he ex-
claimed to try the experiment of JUS
tice. Stack your guns open your bal
lot boxes ; register your voters, black
and white, and if, after the experiment
has been fairly and honestly tried, it
appears that the African race is lncapa-
BILE of civilization if it appears that the
complexion burnt upon him by an In
dian sun is incompatible with freedom,
l will pledge myself to consult with you
about some measure of solving the race
problem. But until then nothing can
be done. The citizenship of the negro
must be absolutely recognized. His
right to vote must be admitted, and
the ballots that he casts must be hon.
estly counted. These are the essential
preliminaries, the conditions precedent
to any consideration of the ulterior and
fundamental questions of race suprem.
acy or race equality in the United
States, North or South. Those who
freed the slaves ask nothing more they
will be content with nothing less. The
experiment must be fairly tried. This
is the starting point, and this is the
goal. The longer 1t is deferred the
greater will be the evaporation, and
the more doubtful the final result.
As Mr.. ingalls, took his seat he was
again loudly applauded. He had spoken
exactly two hours. Without attempt
ing any other business, the Senate, at
a p. M, adjourned until Monday.