The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-01
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unciviiized south Carolina. v
South Carolina la tho strongest 9
Uemocratic State In the Union, giving q
anywhere from 10000 to 10000 Demo- r
;4satic majority, while, II tho franchise q
Mas not destroyed, and every male r
rltl7en over twerty.one years Of age
49, allowed to vote. the State would
1tvo over 1000 Republican majority. Q
lat In the face OF all this tidal wave @
~ prosperity so far as Democratic 4
zro)cxiaiea are concerned. South Cnro- b
- not Increasing fast in popula- 9
61e would like have a fair c
&hare 81 The 1ossign Immigration that I
1ands at New York. but she cannot get t
u and part Of her native population
y getting out Of the State as fast as
\ e can. South Carolina Is intolerant In h
her political prescriptions. I
The life Of no man in the State is '
eafe II he 10 not o strong adherent Of
The Democratic party. People do not I
IKE 10 go there II they have to be po- @
1iticai slaves The immigrants, little
q they know about the political insti- {
buttons OF this country when they ar
rive. prefer to go to tho far West or
oettle down In some OF the old Eastern
o. Middle States where they can have
liberty OF conscience. liberty OF speech
and the liberty to cast their ballots
Tor whom they please. South Carolina
allows the fullest liberty to all who
vote the Democratic ticket. but there
her liberality ends.
Those who persist In going contrary
20 these expectations are ostracised,
Y persecuted. banlshed from the State or
u they do not g o they In all probability
Will be assassinated. Especially is this
20 with colored psople. those to ths
manor born andmany of. them bone
md flesh OF the white aristoeracy. 1t
IL not Democracy that South Carolina
neede, 1t Is civilization. Her hatred OF
the colored race and her opposition to
the constitutional right of all men to
the freedom OF thought and action.
Especially in political affairs, have led
her into committing crimes that make
che heathen blush. South Carolina is
bmphatically tho home of Judge
Lynch. Woe be to the colored man
who commits crime.
There are no courts and juries for
him. Tho limb OF tree, rope and
only occasionally a moment for pray
Or are his lot, as his soul is launched
Into eternity. We cannot defend the
crimes Of the colored man any more
than we can the white man. especially
the repulsive crime against nature,
but tho courts, with all the necessary
machinery, are open to all, and there
10 where those charged with guilt
should be adjudged. But In South
Carolina a colored man guilty of o
felony OF high degree rarely reaches
the court OF Justice provided by law.
The latest outrage committed in
South Carolina, was In Denmark,
Barnwell district. last Monday. A
white girl had been felohiously as
saulted by a colored man. Tho COM
munity was aroused and five hundred
citizens got together and declared
that ''somebody had to die" for the Of
< fense. They did not know who tho
~ssa'Hssssz--zazS.5- wsa, hut tho -rr was
-somebody has to de-" CoIored man
after colored man had been arrested
and brought before tho girl. but she
sould not identify the guilty one.
Still the cry was kept up, some
body has to de-
After numerous arrests had been
made and tho parties arrested dis
charged, John Peterson, colored
nan, upon whom suspicion rested,
went to Columbia and gave himself up
TO Governor Tillman, pleading his in
nocence and claiming the protection
of the State until he should lie given u
fair t,iai. The Governor, q friend OF
Lynch law, sent Peterson back to
penmark as the only place where
70 could be- legally tried for any crime
he bad committed.
The Governor might as we'll hav
committed him to the tendermtrcles Of
Akage OF tigers. John Peterson wa.
taken back to Denmark and confronted
with the girl he was charged with out
raging. The hve-hundred citizens ui
Denmark looked on while the girl ex
onerated the prisoner. II don't know
him." eho said, ''He don't look like
him at all. lie don't talk like the
In in ha +.
glLrTo the question repeated whether
NJ looked like the right man." she
answered with nm unqualified mo
and with equal positiveness added, -
would know tho man who assaulted
me II I saw him"
This though was not enough for til,
i've hundred citizens Their cry still
was ''somebody hns to die" The,
could not find tho guilty party and 81
they might as well take Peterson a
any one else. no was the right colo
anyhow. So they took John Peterson
up the road to the first grove OF trees
Two men climbed a sappling and ben
knees and prayed telling the Lord tia
he knew he was innocent Of the Grim
charged against him.
A rope was attached to the sappiinG
and an end was tied around the nee
OF John Peterson, who Wis still u
prayer. Tho signal being given til
sappling flew up and the body Of doh
Peterson few high up in the air an
the crowd Allied his body with bullet!
"Somebcdy had to die and this wa
the end of John p .terson. A corner
Jury took up ths form of law and dc
riared upon their oaths that John Pr
terson came to his death by hangin
and shot wounda at the hands q
about five hundred citizens, who il
Sded to iun ct the punishment c
tn upon him for having eommitte
assault" Grim travesty OF law an