New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-08
THE CRY OF THE OPPRESSED.
AN ELOQUENT APPEAL IN BEHALF OF The
NEGRO RACE.
LOOKING FOR GUIDANCE AND HELP TO Po"Eh
HIGHER THAN THE POWERS or EARTH'

LOOKING FOR GUIDANCE AND HELP TO Po"EH
HIGHER THAN THE POWERS or EARTH
The following address, which amply explains
itself, has just been made public by the well,
known men and women whose names are slghee
thereto
To the Colord People of the United States ana ''e'r
yon cannot be Indifferent to the awful condition Of
affairs I'm parts OF our country in consequence OF when
scores Of men and women OF our race are al,u ,hs
condemned To sudden and cruel deaths BY the rope' o
pistol and more horrible still by burning alive. ,.
IT, g deaths are inflicted by mobs upon men , Wno
are accused Of crimes for which the Inv PROVIDES
adequate punishment and in communities where
the punishment Of crimes committed by colore sa
sn Is the ep pdre Of judges and ues against
the are 50 deep that innocent men mo the
difficult e eG Gs h se nGna rsrc assessed against
These murders by mobs are most lrole,h ch sbonid
be- temples Of justice sometimes In sight Of school ,
houses awful object lessons 10 the future No,es VI u'
Republic which can exist 3aly so l9hg a. ~ moi nm
frequently they are pcrpctratef in the SHADOW oi
churches whose ministers arc pcrinps overiwed oS
their conscenccs are scared their ears are deaf ana
they fall TO hear the voice OF their brothers bloom VINE"
" The newspapers OF the country. with rare and
honorable exceptions are silent when tese 1,ue I,
enacted in ireland or ar-on Russia, would bring ont
long columns Of indlgnan, protest or Oh n coi
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mmns Of general news without note or Comment:
The Associated Pres that agent 90 powertnl io o.,
The en- o sne ppp mn a%a by branding the
victims with vile 9het' and many sIs In TSsr
sSyes s'g%a ,bs ks as who O'S With fair trials might
The condition is m appalling one 1t dscloses the tn
awful fact that there are men In the country VINO o
Sire to solve the negro problem by massacre 4,
proves that wide districts OF our country I'm;
party OF has many members ana u PomerIu
enough to defy the Law and work Its numerous Will
upon Its helpless victims. ,,or -. o,r hands For
us 10 sit silently saying nothing and doing nothing
would prove that We have not the feelings OF men'
What VIA, shall snn W. we DO S9i-
The local authorities where these murners "n ~
kuryina the corps,s Of the victims SO horribly DIS
figured by stran gulation. by shot and by flame; ~.
ona anthotties who 70 lately equipped warllke fleets
and sent them In angry haste to avenge the death VI
m adopted citizen. slain in distant port, confess
themselves poweriess protect their native citizens
murdered upon American soil
IRIS vain 10 look To any Of these for relief .
To whom then can We turn, save to the LORD Goo
10 Him who has the power to enlishfel ana soi'en ~
mems hearts; TO Him who brought Israel ont OF
bondage with many signs and wonders: TO Him who
recently in the history OF our country causfo ue
wrath Of man Ps lincoln a the iS'fn
Proclamation.
We therefore request You to set aside the 31st day
Of SIay next a day OF humiliation fasthe anu
Let the more devout fast faithfully.
Let the farmer leave his plough. the mechanic his
hench the business man his shop et tho schoolmasrr
secure for himself and pupils vacation, let nose
employed household servants get leave Oh apssmo r
Let us meet In our places OF worship anu tncIc
led By our ministers devouty pray to Almighty "on;
Nrstriat II 1t is our fault mat ne hea as,r "
our fellow oOuntrymen so cruelty turned a-aist
us that He will show TO Us the evil ana give us 'nc
wisdom 70 remove 1t. ..,.,... ,,r b.
made To see that the only security for the continuance
Of republican Institutions Is found In the Observance
Of its protection to all. however weak. That He VIII
make them that In permitting these ynchlnes tses
are sowing wind Ind. which S,, VIII grow I" "hi''" 'O
Finally that they will remember our lately en-
shaved condition. that they ~ not io,ss ts our , S
fathers and that instead OF visiting Us With proseP
On and murde they Will Dc patient with iha, our sy sI0r Of
Intelligence and virtue which marks the character OF
Sign Signed Rter IL. Clark, John A: Age, Walter N;
Farmer. John A. Kelley Arthur d. Iangston, original
committees the Rev. Daniel A. Payne, senior Bishop
African Methodist Episcopal Church the Rev S Len Zen
iIenry NJ Turner bishops African Methodist Episcopal
Church Professor j. c. Corbin the Hon. NJ. ". Gibbs
Arkansas: Addison Winds Professor Booler T. Wash.
CAROLINA the Hon. Fred Douglas the REV: Francis J.
Tumcllc, Alfred }. anderson. 0eorec NJ Arnold DIS
proics sonT b. $ Tucker, Florida the Rev. j. B. Hand
ration. the Rev Richard Deapist, the Rev |. NJ
Leonard the Rev. q. VI. Gaines the Rev. James
Thomas W. H. Denton. Cyrus +. Adams, DR.. Charles
F. Rently Illinois the Rev. A. NJ Green, the Hon
r. Bi s. Irnchback. Louisiana; the Rev. Allen Aliens
worth cha plain 1let Infantry. New xico; +. D.
warng. Maryland william Hazel John O. Adams
Minnesota Mrs. Josephine Ruiin. Massachusetts; Muir
dosk ". Mc(leod The Hon. Isaiah +. Montgomery
Mississippi ID. Augustus strakcr, Michigan I. Nc
Cants stewart, the Hon. Albion W. Tourg,c Henry F.
Downing, the Rev. W. B Derrick. T. Thomas
Fortune New-York: Edwin II. overall. Nebraska
the Hon. George W Hayes. William f. Trent. J. Daniel
Rudd. the Rev j. W. Gazzaway, J. Madison Bell Jared
Carey, Herbert "A. Clark, Professor W. s. scarborough
A. : Carter. the Rev. Benjamin F. Lee the Rev
Pleasant Tucker. VIII Il. stewart. Dr. Consuelo c.
stewart. Abraham H. Berry. william Nelson Hanson
Parker a. V. Page, F. Douglas Berry, Parish Hall
Clinton penns, lvania; George +. Downing j. F. W.
Ray, Rhode Island the Rev. q. H. Shalicr Kansas
the Rev; p IL Kennedy; the Rev ". II; Fox, Ken
lucky Richard Nelson, Texas the Rev. NJ. l.. Cope
land. the Rev c. $. smith. j. J. Hodges. pr c; j.
Hickman, Tennessee; the Hon. John VI. lAngston,
j. Mitchell. lr, virginia, J. Il. Clifford. the Rev
q. W. Guy. the Rev. Hardin Smith. the Rev j. VIII
Jackson, the Rev. IL. II. Brown, the Rev. j. F.
News. West Virginia; the Rev. Richard ii. Cole the
Rev. W: j. Brown the Rev. +. f. Cottman. the Rev.
Moses Dickson, the Rev. e. VI. G.. Mason, y. II.
Murray j. g.. Pcttiford, james ". Grant. Albert
White X. ii. Iludlin j. ". Wheeler. Don l.. Mcleod,
william Davis. Jacob Cockfeld. Miss Iavina Carter.
Miss Gertrude Wright Mrs Lucy A. Delaney. Albert
burgess, the Hon. j. Milton Turner. A. u. Moore ~
X. Chinn, Missouri.