New-York tribune., 1893-10-02
SOUTHERN ourRAGEs DENOUNCED.

TIE REV MADISON c. PETERS ON THE hECENT
LYNCnINGs OF NEGROES.
Tho Rev Madison c. Peters had this to say on
"Southern Lynchings' last evening" In the preiuoe
of his sermon at the Boomngdae heiormeo
Church: ,.x
The shooting mu,iatIng hanging an burning OF "ntf'ee
oc,oo. I'm the South reads like expected ONLY oil ous
most s,vaoe Indians There time when The ssahe
south IN slaughtered only thos: accused OF erne'
In Mississippi last week II was charged 'nae T. "''S'
mans family had been poisoned The susbee'u "ehi~
WAS arr ted and ypched before the Coroncrs duet a.
eouclud d. Tho two women discharged by the Jdry
but re hanged second negro nsa'''' "hos
there was suspicion was found the next Hofhs "'s
ing 70 "a tree. From Louisiana comes the s"iy Oh o"r
negroes killed because they would not DISCLOSE IL ney
could the hiding OF a negro murderer. The Roanoke
burning Of human beings reads Ike CHAPTER from 'he
Dark Ages In ten wears than LOCO NEGROES nave
Lcen lync,cd ia the South. ard IL has Deh fea"e'"
shown that the mob murdered Innocent Rich
This crime against law order humanity ana "oe
would with swift punishment uncer inc Fuc !"
Kings and Kasers but In America. the Toasted s'ons'
ho.d hunan rights. these outfases upon inc Wa
and HELPLESS 20 Oh without retribution do not pea"
for TIE criminal / demand justice. Punish the crn'
inal. Fit the penalty TO tie crime, and enforce "
promptly Vigorously but In the name oil humanity.
Of God and Of Americanism, stop the sa'ase'S % s'~
rlak,s the civilized world shuddcr with horror is'h
OF Kurdish atrocities Of African eannibalsm enc ihush
tortures. History records no ssvagery more hornpe
OF any savages anywhere than the rccen, scenes en
acted in Mississippi LOUISIANA anu N"s"i"' -
recent events stamp US q nation OF barbarans ihess
Southern lynchings have long enough mocked 'us"os
outraged freedom and dishonored our CIVILIZATION IN 'ns
eyes O all the world
There IA no denying the fact that the very serious
character of some Of the crimes committed provoke
mad outbusts OF passion aad II there was any dimeuv
IN the South cOnycting the negroes OF the ohe"e'
for which they are usually lynched there n2ht oc soo
excuse for the lowess wreakng OF vcneeinec.
But the fact Of the matter is the a'esec ou
fools that furnishing a negro by law is too oe'heo
nunishment for wronging "a white man. speak not -
Northerncr but as American. Let us hurfy 10 "il
away this foul stain from fair escuteheon Ihs WIN
baast sayagery Is black blot the whole AmercAn
noone The Southerners 1T 10 themselves 'or INC
sake Of their peace and prosperity 10 stop 'n's
WIN d,d only 1000 OF the 400 900 immigrants last year
co south immigration and capital will not go hto com
muoities where according TO prominent eiuhen' s''y
shave To XIII niger in while 10 make tnem Keep
their placesn The social condition OF commuh"
where such outrages is ptful indeed Ine home
seeker and the capitalist will only where hc law pro-
tects life and properly. would respectfully sueeess
that for the present least the churches III the SCUM
en their foreign missions collections for work ~ NUM-
fin ciytlizing their church members