The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-10

during the past year third OF them we're
charged with infamous assaults upon
white women. Assuming for the sake Of
the argument that all these negroes
lynched By mobs on the charge OF at
tempted or accomplished rape were guilty
as accused. there IS one fact that ought TO
entitle every Southern negro charged with
this mons;rous crime 70 fair trial bv the
regular courts. and tina. is the fact tina. if
the negro IS moral monster, We. the
white race. are largely responsible for it.
The Southern negro is q graduate of the
degrading. brutslizing school of human
slavery. For two hundred years the an
cestors OF these Southern negroes were
deliberately educated 20 animalisna: there
was no sanctity OF marriage enforced or
respected. Every plantation. as rule.
was 5rothel; the wives and daughters
were no. seldom by the masters used IS
concubines, or were sold 10 those who paid
fancy prices for them if thev were capti-
waiting enough 10 find favor as coacubinss.
Tie great state Of Virgins bred slaves
for the Calf states just as the great cattle
states brees! cattle for the Chicago market.
Cares-rained lust Vas the 70 in planta-
ton life among the negroes OF both sexes.
since - was encouraged for s..ve-o-eedius
purposes, and eoncubinage was fail up
stairs FOR negro woman who desired re-
lease from the harder experience Of .he
cotton field.
When men and women are treated
as cattle for two hundred years:
when their marriages are mere
cattle marriages; when daughters
snd wives are victims of systematic
coneubinage; when the men s-e educated
fer generations 20 the boisterou. iniul-
gence Of animal passions that shocked ;
philosophic and philsnthropic slave
holder ike jefferson and made him
''trenble for his COUNTY," We
may be sure that under these
conditions, which cultivated Ncen1ious-
ness Ike par.o- plant. the negro. By the
law o. hereditary transmission OF mora,
defects, wo1ld be likely TO become crea-
tQre Of abnormal lust. For two hundred
years white men educated the black wo-
man into q contempt for chastity; for two
hundred years white masters BY their eI-
ample and encouragement. educated the
black men 20 unrestricted indulgence 81
their wo-s. passions. The negro man was
educated 10 no more self-res1-ain. or self
respect than S stock horse, and the negro
woman was educated 20 consider concu-
binaFe the most desirable AMI disaj6ed
condition Of servitu3e. Given SIX genera
tions OF such slave fathers and slave
mothers. via; less terrible result could be
expected than race IN which lust was
fairly bred IN the bone % the servlle race
by the time emancipation was suddenly
effected.
Il there are negroes who are creatures OF
ungoYernable lust 50 the South. wha. else
could be expected and who IS chiefly re-
sponsible fer this :rEhtful fast? Who
but the North and the South. who con-
scented 20 slavery; who persisted II up
holding il il spite OF the solemn warnings
Of great and fa-seelug SHAREHOLDERS Ike
Washington, Jefferson and Ciayl Con-
side-ing the vas; responsibility Of tie
North and tie South for such a
. ho-rid system OF legal oonc1binage. Hitter
acy and brutality as slavery. would j. re
snyihing more Ihsn ordinary humanity
20 give these negro monsters" OF our Owl
deliberate breeding. education and multi
piicAt5on during two hundred years. 3 legal
trial snd punishment by the regular
courts! When We remember thar even 50
great. humane snd enlightened = slave
/ holder As Henry Cay did not hesitate 10
make enc Of his s,sves his mistress. ws
need not hesitate 70 believe tina. concu-
Image Was universal under Southern
slavery.
We are not pleading fo- o,emency 70
/ these monsters" tbs; sre hut the h;deous
( crop ~ the dragons teeth We sowea m
I der slavery, We only so.emaiy submit tha.
/ SINCE We assumed The responsibility q
+ educating hoe race Of men AMI women
/ fathers. mothers - life Of unbr;d,e3 Ii.
cenUoasaess, We 81 least owe these South
/ era negroes. no, clemeacy. b.. ;hs Justice
/ II regular trial before the courts.
/ A man Who educated his children -
( stea- co2i3 hardly with jusDce exrecs
/ thai ST maturity they would be honest. and
! would hardy with Justice lynch them
! when accused q theft; nation :has Tor
! iwo hundred years systematically e3u-
/ Gated tie negro by 81 the influences that
/ make te- Ece2uoCsaess and spi-itus.
| death, ought - Re ashamed today - DENY
/ the negro sa;yr, spawned BY slavery. the
/ justice a. the regular courts that aze every
mans r5SAt
TIE Cree Of slavery doubtless made
MIA beasts Of many negroes; bat the pro-
! geay q tAoss negroes We educated - ,he
/ degrading Indulgence ~ uaAg.dle3, bar,
! esrsan us; IS We mao!e- them BY mob
| Violence today can Justly shake tbel,
CORY .oczs 81 - and say we di& IL" We
gave tasEu 81 !ub-utei pA-eatase. Whose
/ ecos vs. y5tja;e3, whose brains were
sta9s4ed, sn1 whose soa,s were dark
eoe5 ~ tie aWfal formative Influences
~ s31 generations - slavery. TAe leasg
We caa - IN repArston for the GeSra3s2z
s41ca-lea se gave their slave fathers and
mothers ana more remote ancestors Is :.
E,ve 'ae.. ta.1te3 ana corrupted children
'ae ssoF,e, so.eNn justice Of cur ca1r5.
Ntes these monster children. spawned ~
slavery, AZ accused Of crimes s,ave-oerr
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