The state capital., 1892-05-14
a DAY OF ASTIN @.
Earnest DiGnif q d n nd
ImpassIoned Appear
to. all.
WHAT WE CAN AND MUST Do
The Last Day Of May to be Gener-
ally Observed by AfrO-Amer--
G rs Fusting and Prayer.

d1 oOSOt tOa Ny AAA
G Ms F~sting and Prayer.
You cannot be Indifferent to the aW-
ful condition of affairs III parts OF our
country, in consequence oil Whlch scores
OF men and women of our race are annu-
ally condemned to sudden AMI cruel
deaths by the ,ope, the pistol and more
horrible still, by burning alive.
These deaths are inflicted by mobs up
on men vino are accused Tor which the
law provides adequate punishment anu
in communities where the punlshtheiiis
of crimes committed by coiottu men is
sure, sure for the reason that Ill t1ose
same communities the prcJudlces OF Jud-
res and juries against the Negro lace are
so deep, that innocent men hnd IL dilh,
cult to escape the penaitles assesseo
a.ainst the crimes with which they are
charged.
These murders by mob, are most fie-
nuentlv eommittedin yards surrounding
court houses, which should be temples of
iustice: sometimes in sight OF school
housea. awful object lessons to the fu ure
voters OF this Republic, which can exist
| only SO long as its citizens respect ana
| ob Y their self-imposed laws; not unfre-
| aIently they are perpetrated Ia the shad-
| NV of churches. whose ministers perhaps
| overawed by the prevalent passions vi
| their commun ties, Or worse, their con-
| sciences are scared; their ears are deaf,
| and thev fail 10 hear the voice OF their
| hrother's blood when it cries from the
ground. With
The newspapers of the country, with
rare and honorable exceptions, are sllenl
| when these murders are commit d.
Stories of bloody violence, which, IL ell
acted. in Ireland OF lar off Russia, Woulu
bring our long columns OF general news
without note or comm MT.
| The Associated Press, The agent st
powerful for the enlightenment of tGe
nuh ic and the formation or opinion
riyes its accent to murder, by branding
the victims with vii epithets, anu many
sleep in bloody graves, st'gmatlEed IL
"black tieads,n NEGRO monsters amt
the like, who With tair trials Nigh
have goie free.
The condition is an appalling one,
discoses he awful TACT that there ar'
men i'm the country who desire To soiv'
The Negro problem by massacre. 1
moves that over wide districts OF ou
country. this party of men has many mem
beers and is powerful enough to .defy tn
law and work its murderous will upon 1t
helpless victims.
Tuis condition demands action at ou
! hands. For us to sit silently, saYlh!
nothing and doing nothing would prov
that we have not the feellng Ks OF men.
What shall we do?-
What can we do?
| Tne local authorities where these mur
dis take place are with difficulty arouse
10 the Necessity Of burying the corpse q
lhe victims. SO horribly dlstlgured D
strangulation by shot and by liamc.
= The State au :horitlesare difl' rent, an
t the National authorities, who SO latel
, equipped warllke flee anu SEM Ii'eli'
| anvrv haste to :vcngc the death of
adnnteI citizen, slain in d distant por
: confess themselves pOWer.ess TO prote'
g. their native citizens murdered upo
: American SOIL
,ris vain to look to ANY OF these Il
- relief.
3 To whom then can we tcrn, save TO IL
~ Lord God; to Him, who has the power
enlignten and soften mems hearts;
y Him. who brought Israel out OF Donda:
>. with many signs a nd wonders; to Hi
n Vino recently in the history or o.
- country caused '.the wrath Of man
20 praise him" and forced by unWlllll
n han of A braham Lincoln tho Eman-
ID patton Proclamation.
is Let US turn to Him
ly We therefore request you TO set asl
Ih the 81 st day Of May next as a day OF u
rs ,,,;l; t;oD faatinU and DraVer,
ty Let the more devout fast faithfully
We Let us pray.
er Let the farmer leave his plow, t
yn mechanic his beech the business man
shop. let the schoomaster secure
he himself and pupis vacation, let tho
he employed as household servants
lis leave OfabSence.
he Let us meet in our places OF WORST
lis and there led by our ministers devou
,er pray to Almighty God.
al First-That if it is our fault
ht hearts Of our fellow cCnutrymen are
I'm cruelty turned against Us, that He
elr show to us the evil and give lis the W
en dora to remove it.
,S Second-That our white fel oW CT
,ro zens may he made to see that the O.
,4lo security for the continuance of Repul
~ can institution is tonnd IN the observa
~, ~ of law by all, however "a Eerfui. ana
the extention Of Its protection TO
however weak. That he VIII make tn
nf that in permitting these lynchings t
are sowing wind which Will grow
-" whirlwind in The time Of their childr
of Finally that they will remember
and lately enslayed condition. that they
no not forget our centuries OF toll without
nor ouital upon the fields of their iath
non and that instead of visiti Ig us with
-ith scription and murder, they will be pat
j i with our shortcomings and encourag
oo1a to rise to that lcqel Of Intelligence
,eld virtue which ma;ks the character
. is good citizen.
e as Signed:-Peter III. Clark, John
and Aeee. Walter nj. Farmer John A. k'
rom Arthur d. Laroston. Rev. Daniel
nts, Payne. Rev. Benz. L. Tanner. Rev
,ess- w. Wayman Rev. Henry M. Tul
sed. Prof. j. c. Corbin. Hon. NJ. w. Gi
rnor Mr.. Addison Wimbs Prof. Booke
port Wa :hington. Rev. j. G. Price. ID.
EY. Hon. Fred. Douglas. and thousan
ILLS. others
We are glad to know that ]
I'm , has. Bogardus has been rem
~ mated for Senator.