Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-30
REV. SMITH WRATHY
He is Outspoken Against the
Texas Writer.
The PREJUDIcED AND THEIR
WEAKNESSES.
The Law and the Gospel.
THE LIBERAL-MINDED WHITE OFT
liens.
e Law and the Gospel.
Plain Talk for the People.
CONCORD DEPor, VA, July 20, 'es.

Mr.. Editor:-I have been aroused by
q nefarious article published in the
Texas Herald Echo In the issue of
june 80, 1898, entitled Caucasian VS.
African" by Brother Penstock Will
you allow me little space in MY dear
beloved Planet TO say something to
the coward
or course that scoundrel showed chat
he is poltrOon by concealing his
worthless name. But see that he
does not live go far down in the swamps
OF Texas as not to have seen your
praiseworthy journal.
he says that fThis Richmond Ape"
(mesDing your insiDuates that il our
officers are placed in command OF the
Negroes that they may win fame, and
IN promulgating such statement, he
only exhibits dense ignorance so com
mon to the tribe"-monkeys of course.
STRONG LANGUAGE.
Iwsnt to say to that hyena, and to
any that may be allied with him, that
il my race is like monkeys, the African
Apes and the Asiatic hYenes are Sleep
ing very close by at night; and there
is mighty mixing going on in this
country, 81 IN Is 1 hate. Mr. Hyena
curses Mr.. Ape all day long and whines
after Mrs. Monkey all night long.
II Brother Penstock" know that
the blacS man is the most stupid and
most barbarous race that ever darken-
ed the face of Gods green earth, why
doesn' h do more or rather something
to make him fit to live on Gods green
earth He is here, and here to stay
and God placed him here.
THE Sculptures QUOTED.
Hear what God says about it by the
mouth of his apostle, And hath made
of one tlood all nations of men;to dwell
on all the face OF the earth, and hath
determined the time before appointed
and the bounds of their habitation."
Acts IL 20. God made this green
earth" for His creatures and He has
no respect of persons. More than 1900
years ago when God was about to send
one of His servants TO help some OF His
dependent people, in order to convince
them that he cared for all mankind
alike. he showed him vision. A sheet
was let down from heaven with all
manner of four-fC ed beasts, and
creeping things and fowls, of which the
servant considered unelean, but he
soon heard voice from God saying,
ALL cons CHILDREN.
what God hath cleansed that call
thou not common" The servant
obeyed the heavenly voice. and went
forward to the work and was silently
convinced that God loved all men
alike. He was forced to cry out and
say, "Of truth / perceive that God is
no respecter of persons. But in every
nation he that feareth HIM, and work
eth Righteousness is accepted with
Him." Acts 10:l2-t4 and "a, 50.
But in the face OF Gods creation and
word or law, Brother Penstock makes
the black man demon and the white
man an angel. IL that is fact, sir,
why doesn't Mr.. Angel stop alighting
down and associating with Miss Demon
by night ? It would be very gratify-
ing to me if they would stay in heaven
where they belong.
TIcKLIsH ALLUsIoNs.
For by staying in hell ali night with
Mrs. and Miss Devils, and flying back
to heaven early next morning, he
leaves trouble behind for Miss Demon
will have a half angel to raise. and a
curse to endure. We must undoubtedly
be getting better, for we surely are get
ting whittier. Nearly one-third of my
race is nearly half white and the an
gels have done it. He says that the
Negroes illegal and unrightful demands
for equality are Increasing and it will
have to be determined by an armed re-
bellion on the part of the white man.
That has been going on ever since the
emancipation by lawless rebels, and
that is what's the matter now.
BECOMING SENSITIVE.
The half angels are becoming sensi-
tive of equal justice. 1t is not the
good and law-loving white people who
are cursing, abusing and killing the
black man, but Brother Penstock and
his kin. 1t is not equality that the
black man wants, la the sense that our
foes have put it before the public that
is, that we want TO sit in the white
mans parlor and to 60 with his daugh-
tiers. It is an untruth whenever it is
spg ken or written.
But it is the equal rights and Justice
before the law as is conceded by the
constitution of the United States.
am 81 years IL months and 20 days old
to-day and l have served thirty years
of it in slavery, during which time
had no voice in anything nor justice
before the law or whipping-post or tree
and even without the privilege to learn
and read Gods Holy Word.
BOWED TO Hrs MASTER.
But bowed my head to the will OF
my Master as cheerfully as on OK to
the yoke. But since have been made
a citizen and become obligated to help
support this Union, want liberty or
death. True justice is q stern virtue
and great honor to any nation, people |
or individual that will mete it out. |
There are some classes of men who |
would rather hang an innocent black |
man than a sheep-killing dog. Such |
men will curse and yillify any lust off,