The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1894-09-14
INSULT OF THE BRITISH
Govornor Northern, OF Georgia,
Answers 1t in The World.
LET BRITAINS LOOK TO THEIR OWN.
Vis Opinion of tho "British Committee"
Now In Now York to Investigate and
Denounco "Southern Lynch
stf ing"-A Worthy Card.

NEW SoHK, September 1.-THE
World this morning contains the fol-
lowing communications from Governor
w. j. Northern. of Georgia, in response
to telegram sent by that paper asking
his opinion of EngliShmen meddlinS
with American affairs in regard to the
iynching In the south and elsewhere.
An English committee is now in this
city for the purpose OF investigating
and ddenouncing southern slynchinr, :"
and this fact called forth the request.
Governor Northen replied:
Say to the English committee" who haze
come to this country ito investigate and de-
nounce lynchingS ut the south" that am in
position to know that they have received their
information from irresponsible sources and
that the English people have declined and r.
fused to he properly informed about our laws
ana the conduct OF our government The En-
gliSh papers. to my knowledge have declined
time and again to publish statements made to
them in defense o: the south by Enxlshmen
who are now residents OF the south Under
these conditions We do not want any further
outside hSpocritical cant upon false ideas of
our government.
The people OF this state are quite able to nd.
minister their own affairs and they arc doing
II in fun Justice to the negro. a> our lnws and
our conduct will attest Wrhave already en-
durcd moro outside Interference in our lornI
matters than We win Submi>>ivcly tolerate in
the future. Let these kindly disposed En-
I glishmcn return 10 their own country and pre-
vent by law the inhuman sale OF virtuouS uirls
to lustful men in high places. hang all s,rsh de-
mons as Jack the Ripper. punish as il deserves
the barbariouS. wholesale slaughter OF negroes
In Africa by Englshmen. who go there to steal
their gold supply the necessities to prevent
bread and labor riots ana strikes which are
wholly unknown to the people Of tho south
feed and Civ" employment to the poor as do
the people OF my section give to the oppressed
lrishmcn tho rights humanity demands and
when they shall have pul!"d the beam out OF
their own eyes. they may then. with better
grace. appoint themselves n committee to hunt
for the mote that may be in our eve.
While we have Irregularities Mt the south
unu negroes are sometimes lynohcd they are
never slaughtered by wholesale. uS EnyliShmcn
some times destroy them.
send YOU by mail the law and record OF my
state on these matters; and | chalange not
onlN the English committee on lynchInr, Of the,
south. but the civilized world To show "A better
Why come before investigation to de
nouce the south, just prior to Il congressional
election. when we have just had negro lynch
cd in Kansas, April 2d. another in Ohio on tho
sabbath. April 18th; and when white Poles and
HungariunS have recently been brutalIy butch :
cred I'm Michigan and PENNSYLVANIA, and ne
grocS run out of Fra astlin Purh, ". j.. in herds:
We chnilangC Investigations nv MI persons
who have the right to investigate these charges.
but any attempt upon the part of tho ENGLISH
men. tainted by their own national crimes, 10
arrnign uS for trial. must be considered as a
gross mpcrtinCncc. .' ' 80
Governor Of Georgia.
Governor O'Fcrrcll, of Virginia writes
long card on the sam strain In which
Governor Northen writes.