The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-16
TUESDAY. MAY &c, 1880.
rosroN ON THE RAMPAGE.

John Browns body lies mouldcrlng III
the grave. hut his spirit is still marching
on In Boston. We are told hy the Tran
script that the friends of humanity
everywhore viii De e|ratihcd at the dee
cided and emphatic protests uttered 10y
ronresentatNc citizens of Massachusetts
al a meeting held i'm Boston Tuesday
night against the lawlessness and brutal
ity in the South. which has brought dis
grace on the whole nation
This meeting was held TO protest
against the lynching OF Sam Hose and
other such occurrences and to inaugurate
a movement to protect the colored men
in the South from the lynchers and TO
give him his political rights. Colonel
Thomas Wentworth Higginson was the
chairman of the meeting. and ON assum-
.ne the chair said that 1t Was his for
tune 20 lead for two years "a regiment OF
volored troops. taken from the lowest
and most ignorant portion of the cotton
plantations Of Carolina that never a
charge was brought against their integ.
rity. their honor and their chastity. and
that that was sufficient proof TO his mind
that there was no occasion for the
charges of criminal assault brought
against the black men by the people Of
the South. Which being interpreted
means that the Southern people hav
trumpet up these charges against the
negro In order that they might have the
pleasure of burning him at the stake.
IFN E.y.ruar IahU nnfnry NInrau
Bracket. another speaker. said that
'ovory man who is loyal To the flag that
floats over us. and which is supposed 90
symbolic freedom, justice and the equal
rights Of men. is interested in w.ping out
that disgrace and dishonor TO the country
and 10 the nag."
Another speaker In the same connection
said that all the sacrifices Of the war,
including FOR him the loss of his father
on the field of battle. had been in vain.
And Governor Bracket closed by saying
1--WE have waited long enough for those
processes Of education. 'he time is up"
This made IL evident says the Trans
script. in its editorial comment, chat the
temper Of the meeting was not only one
OF protest. Il was the eager spirit Of ag-
gressive action"
Added to all this Archibald II. Grimke,
who was appointed United States Consul
60 Hayti by President Cleveland. read "a
paper reviewing the negro question and
pretending to portray social conditions
IN the South before the war. which was
so brutal. so slanderous. 50 offensive and
insulting 20 the Southern whites that we
are unwilling TO soil our columns with
any quotations therefrom.
Nothing was said in this meeting about
the anectionate Relationship between the
old.time slaves and their masters nothing
was said Of the terrors of constitution
DAYS when the southern states were
grooming under negro-carpet-Das rule.
nothing was said of the large sums of
money which the Southern states have
expended for negro education, no mention
was made. Of course. of the fact that sew
eral days ago the stores in = Southern
town were closed az the o Of the
funeral Of n prominent negro, through
respect TO his memory; not one word OF
protest Was uttered against the horrible
assaults which brutal negroes have made
upon the defeucelcss women Of the
South. but. on ;ho contrary. the orators
OF the occasion sought % excuse the
negro. TO hole him up as & martyr by
intimating that he was always chaste,
and that these charges which were
brought against him by the whites were
sianderOus.
They ins,s, that the whites shall take
the negro 90 their bosom. shah accord
TO him social ana political recognition.
and say in 30 many words that their ideas
shall be enforced even n a. be necessary
20 take up arms once more and invade
our territory IN the negro's behalf Yet
these same BOstODians. when 10y a pOiiti.
cal slip. a negro MAS appointed q member
of the Governors Councl tried secretly
TO buy him on. because his presence was
Objectionable. And again when certain
Representatives Of m, Massachusetts
: Legislature visited virginia several years
ago. Trey tried Ia every way 10 lose the
nesrs member. AMI made every sort oi