Richmond planet., 1895-01-19
LYNCHINGs IN 'o4

Judge Lynch has executed 100
persons, 1877 men and three women,
during 1894. ten less than last year.
The following record of lynchIngs
since 1885 shows that these horrible
Outrages are slowly decreasing: ,S5.
l64; 'S6, 13S; 81, 122; 'SS, 142;'S9.
176; 80, 1877; '9l, 192; 90. 235, go
200; "a, 100. The lynchiDgs In the
various States and Territories for
1894 were as follows: Alabama, 10:
Arkansas, 10; California, /; Colora-
do, /; Florida, z; Georgia, 20; I'LL
nois, 1, Indiana, 2; Iowa, 2; Kansas.
4; Kentucky, 10, Louisiana, 10:
Maryland, /; Mississippi, rs; Missou
RI, D; Nebraska, 4, North Caroline.
1; Ohio, ?; Oregon, i; Pennsylvania.
1; South Carolina, 1; South Dakota.
i; Tennessee, Is; Texas. II; Virginia
z; West Virginia, 2; Wisconsin. 1:
v ashiDgtoD, 2; Indian Territory. 2:
Oklahoma, IL. OF these lynchinos
100 occurred In the South and "a In
the North--Chicago Tribune.
There Is no need of a doubt of the
truthfulness of the above. Such is
shame, blot upon a Christian
civilized, enlightened, republican
government. The atrocities upon
Armenians, by the Turks, consider
Ing the statutes of the two govern
meDts, are minor, TO the heinoue.
violent, Infamous, black deeds. per-
formed In this Christian nation. nm
der the garb of lynch-law, amid
schools, churches and pulpsts.
Lynching certainly seriously Of
tends the will of God, the lust laws of
man Is In direct defiance of establieh
ed opinions and practice of christian
ity, is a gross violation of the moral
law, a Il h4grant breach of Gods law
and the American Constitution.
Gods law says: "Thoo shalt not
KILL" Said Constitution says: "No
person shall be held to answer for a
capital or otherwise infamous crime.
unless, on a presentment, or indict-
nlent OF a grand Jury, except In cases
arising In the land or naval forces.
or In the militia, when in actual SER
vice, In time OF war, or public danger
nor be deprived of life, liberty or
property without due process OF law.
La all criminal prosecutions the ac-
cused shall enjoy the right to a
tial jury of the State and dlssthF7ct
wherein the crime shall have been
committed, which district shall have
been previously ascerUained by law:
and To be informed of the nature
and cause of the accusation; to be
confronted with the witnesses
against him, to have com pulsory
process for obtaining witnesses In
his 1avOr, and to have the assistance
of counsel for his Defense,
Think on it, ye Christians, We phI-
lanthropists, In ten years, consecu-
tive; one thousand, seven hundred
and six persons In this land of the
free and home of the brave, deprived
Of their life without due process OF
law. Notwithstanding the President
of the u. 5. Is sworn to the best OF
his ability to preserve, protect and
defend the Constitution of the United
States" What has he done and is
he doing to prevent American cIti.
zens from being deprived of life, with
out due process of law, In the nation
over which he presides as it's Chief
Executive2 He can order an investi.
CATION OF the sArmenian atrocities
but none ordered by him for .AmerI.
can outrages, because in the main
committed upon persons of 'fieecy
locks and black complexions."
The Tribune says these horrible
outrages are slowly decreasing. Y -
but not fast enough for q Christian
republic, and Christian (?l execu
tive. The reader can see from the
above extract, In what part of oul
native land and country, lynchinp
is mostly performed.
The case recently of those whit,
persons with blackened faces muir
dering a white woman, leads one tC
think that numbers of accusation
against colOred men, were commit
ted by white men with blackenet
faces, and Negro brogans' upol
their feet.
The coming of the English commit
tee to this country to investI0at
and ascertain the facts cOncernin,
lynchiDg in this conntry was oproe
ed and frowned up IN by press an
pulpit OF this nation, and yet the
cQE1mend the President for author
ziDg an Investigation of the ArmeI
fiaD outra
sI'heS English committee had q
MUCK right to Investigate, as ha
the Armenian U. s. Consul. TT
refusal of the Turks TO permit tt
investigation, ,smacks Of" Physician
heal thyself,' Pull the beam out
thine own eye, then thou canst q,
clearly to pull the mote out of OF
eye," for we do not profess to
Christians with a Bible land, bl
you 90. AMOS.