Wisconsin Afro-American., 1892-10-22
Alan Of the Speech Delivered in
~ c,.,aogo by C. II. ShOtwell of
New Orleans.

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New Orleans.
1T US go briefly into the South $
D', accord and ascertain the cause
bOou' many murders perpetrated by
~ called Christian saints. In Nash
|| 1s s, - Tenn. the Grizzard brothers were
- ,hod on suspicion of assault. Gov
l'D pnobanan was present. He could
lYl ,oIpd out the militia had he felt
.5 70 maintain the law. In Little
'p' AK a prisoner was put into the
'Y it.otiary for safe keeping. A mob
r. M him ont and lynched him on sus-
VII '3sor Of assault. Governor Eagle was
-. with the militia, sheriff's po-
"a thousands of good citizens at
S w '.nmapd. He showed no dispOsi-
.,.ssert the supremacy of the law.
~, Tonisiana 13-year-old girl was
,.b.3 on suspicion of poisoning
y, hnilv with whom she lived
.aryant. none of whom died.
M family had put down rat poison
:, NIGHT. which had been carried to
water vessel from which the girl
ID coffee the next morning. She was
,rpU into eternity because of the care
a,pess of her employers. In Georgia,
-rDa Il q white man was found dead,
md three negroes we're lynched on
,rsnicion. Near Tutweiler, Miss, Will
Robinson. a 17-year old boy, was
#ypched on suspicion OF assault. His
scenser afterward admitted the inno-
cence of the boy. In Charleston, Miss,
. q white man, walking through his back
yard heard the report of pistol near
. by. He supposed that some one SHOT at
&him and accused three negroes, who
were arrested and jailed. A mob took
khem out and lylched them. Sheriff
#Calhoun aad some five hundred persons
aOOd by rs gleefully as if they were
TitnesSing K minstrel performance,
Fhile the innDe II men were crying
murder" "alar Il" ''fire," fire" to
rttract the peohA% pthe town and the
pHcers Of the law .otcNpe to their res
eue They weri ylsd away by the
blOOithirsty W Is and murdered !;
heir remains khrush and hollow
Ogs, and we're OILY found by the vul-
ure Of the air. Horsjble
In CulnmeiL. Te3n in
egroes wsi' murdf frei on suspicion 81
Hsult' In Isbrss Miss, June 5,
white man "as toIund dead and two
hegroes were arrested and taken to
court for trial. A mob entered tthe
temple Of justice, seized the prisoDiers
IN open daylight and lynched tRem.
10 arrests Tor the horrible murder In
leSarkana' Ark, Ed. Coy was laceF rated
WIN hnlVeS' tied to tree. fagots gsatur-
ated with coal oil piled up around him
and burned to ashes. A white woman
ZAppnea The torch. While his flesh was
ofolllngo on his bones, and theI flames
HcAllS up his life blood, the Id teartless
Wetche could not extort confession
lon him. He looked his actcuser in
ine face and said to her in the presence
'le Aowling demons "YoIh know 1
lOt guilty, thus protestink his in
-Ence to the last. His wretf tfched ac-
~ has since admitted his inf fnocence,
! Is stated upon good i authority
~ Sne Is raving maniac. 1.-The other
"alern states furnish the wdbrld with
S-' more examples, equally horrible !!
RPEALING TO PUBLIC sEN1kIMENT.
ia' a'FreSident says the mobral senti-
-a'U The country should be faroused;"
OOd helping us, we int lend to do
VT 1orces are at work in Severy Sec
OF this country, battlirfhg against
giant evil, The Boston fCourant is
1l'ly bringing up the fokrces in the
r. The brave and relentlekess Fortune
Sldlhg hot shot and sheell into the
<ly from the Empire Sftate. The
sIhgton Bee and the ERichmond
YET are leading the forces Hravely on
tV'Omac. The Appeal, P Protest and
'0lSln Afro american are sweeping
m avalanche upon the he'd. IDS of the
ruS from the North. TheE Chicago
speech, COnserrator, the I Brother
!" De'rolt P}7indeGEer and he Free
1%e pouring forth an unceaE Esing and
apc'lVe fire from the woolkly West.
'v'as0der, Of my native Static. is the
I'VSt Roman of them all. Il in the
A'SI OF the fight, holding the Aienemy
y IN his own territory. W have
r. our fortunes, our lives all yhd our
I nonor against these outlk kages.
!" We must, we will fall within our
" the enemy, shouting to theG sur
= VI our race to emulate our e4 lam
we will accept no compronN Naise.
'u hight it to the bitter end.
''e oatrages have kindled an in
guShable flame of fire in the
l~of the young negroes all ovekr this
a!. They will not stand what
nI~ ''ners have stood. They Ire only
N Il lor the general call to muster
n ,aey = Will come thick end ugh and
s,.s suough. The tocsin has been
\ " sounded in no uncer tain way.