Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-11-25


A document presented to the Senate
In 1870 showed that during the four
years previous eighly-seven American
RuiIt vessels sailed from Rio <braziil
engage in the slave traffic. Vessels
-e1e fitted out in Baltimore, Philadel-
chSS Boston and New York, the latter
heinr the eadquarters. 1t has been
nIeerted that during the year 1905
thirty-five slave trading vessels sailed
from New York for the coast OF africa:
these vessels were built and manned
By New Englanders.
THE Less TO AFRICA.
Duripr the first half Of the present
centurv The annual loss to Africa was
computed to be five hundred thousand.
Sir I. POWELL Buxton in his DOCK on
1.-THE Slave Trade" said, the vast
amount of human suffering, ana the
wasts OF human life form but part OF
the evil. The slave trade stands as q
barrier. excluding everything which
c.n soften or enlighten the people OF
That vsst continent. 1t suppresses all
other trade, kindles perpetual war,
bnnishes commerce, knowledge; anu
above ali, Christianity, from one quart
ar of the globe and from . hundred
millions of mankind"
An American missionary In Africa
said in 1857, "The slave trade Is the
great curse of Africa Inc slave
trade is the curse OF almost al tne
wars between the different trioes
IL is shocking To think that !. was
moor natives these acts Of cruelty. AND
st Ia the cupiditV of American traders
-~hieh spurs Oh the natives 60 burning
and butchery, and brings upor TINS
TIe.olate coast all the woes OF hell.
Armstead in his book, Tribute TO
4he Neoro.D SAYS, ''It is an utter i'm
nossibiIitv whilst the Inhabitants OF
fhe whole continent continue TO pe
hunted down like wild beasts OF the
forests, that Africa or her sons should
make any advances in civilization or
Improvement.
SLAVERY IN OUR OWN COUNTRY.
We all know too we'll what slavery
did for our own land. IL severed all
the unrest and hottest ties, and IT'S par
alizinr elects will be felt for centu.
riae. Hon. J. r. Giddings in speech
delivered IN Congress IN 1853, SAID con
corning the selling OF young siavt
girls, Except in This city, Washlng-
TON. D. O., and Terra del Fuego, dc
NOT think any government within tbs
bonds of civilization would have per
mitted such an outrage upon decency
/ speak OF Terra del Fuego without
Intending any disrespect to the people
of that island by comparing their hab'
its with ours They buy men ana wo'
men for food only. The object is far
more Christian like than that Ion
which the young women In this city
are advertised and sold"
From the time when the first slaves
from Africa landed on our shores un-
til emancipation, period OF 245 years
there were in our country al ever in
~re.sfnC number of mulattoes. In
1850 these number 246 ,e35 or nearly
quarter OF million. In 1853 they must
have numbered considerably more.
These were representatives OF only &
fraction of the lustful crimes perpe.
frated by white men with their colorec
females during slavery. Many were
the criminal assaults, Of which the
helpless victims dared not speak.
George Bourne in his book entitled
picture of Slavery" SAID. "Genera
tion after generation Of Southern Ie-
males have witnessed their fellow crea
lures, even the children Of their owl
fathers and husbands. living as TIT
mere tools OF unbridled lust, and oftei
violated with u savage barbarity o
which the legal annals Of crime AFFORD
no parallel
Hildreth, the distortion, said in 185.
concerning the numerous colored chill
Iren, Among this unfortunate elias
may be found the descendants Of NOR
than one signer of Independence, pa
triot OF the Revolution, lead ing politi
clan and presidential candidates"
TIE PRICE OF BLOOD.
Another writer said, men who's
purses were heavy with geld gained
fhe price OF blood by the sale OF thel
slaves mingled in the highest socis
circles, sat in Congress or at the ccn
muDion table, or stood in the pulpit
in fellowship with the majority of tn
ohurches."
have given but q very faint per
picture Of the awful evils connecte
with American slavery. One OF tn
greatest of these evils was that wOme
were ever at the mercy Of brutal, lust
full men. / am sorry to say that
some extent this evil still exists IN tn
Southern states. A friend of mine VII
returned from the South three yeal
ago where she had been for some yea
as q missionary among colored peopl
tells me that she had known OF whit
men standing at the door of the houi
OF colored family and demanding tt
daughters to be brought out to then
threatening to shoot the parents
they did not. She said that the your
girls in that neighboRhood lived in
constant state of terror, not darins
so out after dark. She once AppealC
20 the courts in behalf of the eolorI
people, but was told by the Distri
Attorney that the law could not be 81
forced, that there was no Justice I
the colored people.
CJARRssA o. KELLER.
122 10th st., 3. E., Washington. d.
November 16, 1899.
Y. n. @. A. Notes.