Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-12-19
OARPIEG CRITICS AND THEIR OWN
RECORDS.

Mr.. FRANK l.. HOFFMAN, and Mr.. JU-
LIAM HAWTHORNE have seen f1t TO dis
course upon the immortality existing
amongst us and to cite it as an evil
dence of our racial inferiority.
DIR. J L. NJ CURRY has openly de-
clared himself in favor of disfranchis-
ing the illiterate. be they honest or In
dustrious, Taxpayers or land-buyers.
Both have to q greater or lesser sx-
tent based their conclusions upon our
alleged ignorance and sensuality.
In proportion as they have lifted
their race up in their dissertations
they have put US down.
But does education purify the hearti
Does civilization reclaim the man from
his own weak self, and save the help
less with whom lie comes In contact
from the exercise OF his baser desiresl
Let US see. The AFRICAN Critic"
published the following relative to the
civilized, educated Christian white
troops of England and the officers who
had them in charge Read the ex.
tracts, ponder the meaning, and tell
US whether or not in any portion Of
the south has q similar exercise of the
lustful nature been charged up Co our
account:
1T is q matter of common notoriety
among those who are well informed
that the kraals OF the Natives have
~ he ~ Oh l.
invaded and their wives and daughters
abducted, in order to crafty the white
mans baser desires. The European
set the bad example, and it was speed.
lily adopted by the native police Sen.
suality ran riot, and as am in a posi-.
tion TO prove, even the kraals OF the
chiefs were not exempted from the
pollution Of the vicious. When il Isl
remembered that one Of the most rig
id of Kaffir laws is death for unfaith.
fulneRs. alike for the man "a for the
woman, and thet the Matabele who
had been transformed into police
would never have dared to invade q
chiefs kraal with . wrong intent dur.
ing the lifetime OF their king, it will be
seen how great was the provocation
offered, especially when the bulk of
the nation contend that the Native Do.
lice had the power "a we'll as the i'm
morslity--of the white man behind
them 1t is aid that even q worm will
turn il trodden upon and it will sur
prise no one acquainted with the facts
to learn that the natives at length re-
volted against the wanton and unjust
invasion OF their hearths and homes
with the result that the smouldering
fire ultimately developed into con.
siderable conflagration."
Speaking of certain high official OF
the government, it says:
81 am not surprised to learn that
6ecombo insisted upon the banishment
of "a certain Government official" with
whose name Git is only right to say i
am perfectly familiar The fact that
Mr.. Rhodes informed the chief that
the official in question had gone south
to work in the Roldfields 10 besides the
mark altogether, and / cannot acquit
the Chartered Company OF the small
est modicum of blame for all that has
occurred. In the first place, he ought
never to have been permitted to COM
NIT, without let or hiDdraDce, the
numerous offences against the morali-
ty OF which he stands accused-off6n-
ces which are alike derogatory to the
interest of the British South Africa
Company and to the supremacy of the
white man, whether in Rhodesia or
elsewhere in South Africa and second
w.. mere removal to another sphere
whether it be the goldfelds OF else.
where, cannot, even by the widest
stretch OF imagination. be held to be
sufficient punishment, even il remov.
al involve any punishment at all. for a
person whose conduct is admitted tO
have been so singularly degraded. BY
pursuing q policy OF such papable
% whitewash." the directors of the
Chartered Company confess themselves
guilty of the condoning of double bar.
relied offence"
It will be seen that the responsible.
ty rests not only upon the white men
guilty of these offences, but upon the
directors Of the chartered company
themselves.
There are patriotic Englishmen who
are numerically condemning these
exhibitions of the british passions,
but it becomes. nevertheless q serious
question go to whether or not civilisa-
ton civilizss.