The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-03-11

ouhuay. FROM JnaJ sermon, as pun
lished. this Is quoted.
THE negroes we enslaved and bru
taliZed. When liberated by the for
tunes OF war we have lynched then
by the thousands when they gave an,
suspicion Of misbehavior."
Evidently the word 1--WE" as here
hrst used refers to the government
which, by law, authorized the enslav
ment OF the negro. The liberty low.
ing, united colonies that put forth the
instrument described by DR.. Row
lands as sour nationally inspired dec.
laration that there shall be no gov.
erning of the people except with the
consent Of the governed" later be
came the liberty loving United States
That adopted the constitution and
thereby made human slavery a part of
the organized law OF the nation.
Having abolished slavery we are sol.
EMMY told by one who cannot be SUP.
posed to have forgotten the command
Thou shalt not bear false witness"
that 1--WE" have lynched negroes not
by ones, twos, tens, or hundreds, but
by thousands. Not because they were
guilty OF crime, not because they were
charged with crime, no. because they
were suspected of crime, but "when
they gave any suspicion of misbe-
havior." Lynched because of a sus.
picion OF bad manners. Who IS the
''we' he referred to? The govern.
ment has noe since the immortal
Lincoln issued his emancipation pro-
clamation lynched any negroes. While
the pastor may be slightly addicted to
eXaggeration he will hardly assert
that he siagly and alone or in connec.
ton with the congregation he was
addressing has lynched SO many ne.
groes on mere suspicion of misbe-
havior. TO quote farther from the
sermon:
mo Armcnisns have suffered from
the Turks and Bashi Bazouks more
linJustly and cruelty than have the
Indians suffered from the American
agent and soldier. What ground have
we for believing our treatment of the
Philippines would be any better?'
Our high standing as barbarians
Will app eciated by brief reference
TO the sufferings Of the Armenians.
At page AS Of Turkey and the Ar.
menian Atrocities by Rev. f. NJ.
Bliss. appears tabulated statement
OF the outrages to which the Arme.
mans were subject in the Harput dis.
trict In the month OF November, 1895.
From this statement it appears that S
20, 500 persons, including 81 teachers
and ecclesiastics, were killed, 1883 &
were burned. 1895 died from hunger I
and cold. 1880 died in the fields and ,
IN the road, 76O died from fear, 5000 l
we're wounded, 1919 persons were r
'orcibly converted to Islam, 1882 were a
married by force to Turks, 2S,562 e
houses were burned, 227 churches, l
nonasterieS and schools were burned S
md 94,S7O persons were made destitute il
md needy. This in one district in h
me month. And yet we are told this n
Ices not exceed in brutality and I;
ruelty the treatment which the In. Il
lians have suffered from the American c
older and Indian agent. With such il
record for barbarty can we longer
Wonder at the crime of seventy three?
What may not the Filiplnos expect -
rom the First Nebraska? Il
Having stated the exact facts with "
eference to our civilization the pas. S
or proceeds to deal in romance thus: II
Had we delivered the Filipinos v
rom the ODDreSSiOn Of the Snaniard IL