Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-10-29

4YucD law was not poEH out OG our
own confines-it is an American in
stitution. 1t is in every state, until
in the last twenty years there have
been 5000 lynchings-more than
twice the mum Der of legal executions.
The result of the non-enforcement of
law in France is an example to US.
The seeds for the same result exist
in America today. 1t finds its
strength in the perversion OF the Jaw.
1t leads to anarchy and the end of
anarchy is death. The people are
not to blame. 1t comes from the
conditions under which our courts
are found from the belief that the
courts which do not enforce the laws
are the creatures, not of the lew,
I out of its Eon-enforcement. It is be-
cause that the people fear the guilty
+ will not be punished that they make
law unto themselves. What is to
be done-how is it to be curedp Only
by changing the idea of the
! lawyer understands his sole duty TO
be to clear his client so long will peo
pie have no confidence IN the law.
ToUssAINT L 'oUvERTURE.
/ Joseph W. Kenney, who was the
winner of the contest took this for
/ his subject.
/ A little more than 100 years ago sla-
very was fully established in the
world, planted in the constitutions,
defended in the pulpits, believed in by
the people. The slave had no right.
/ The laws were made for the white
man and the white man alone. To-
day slavery is no more, and the slave
is being raised to equality with the
master. When did this begin? 1t
begun when negro struck the first
blow for his race; slave whose
genius must shape the practices of
civilization-Toussa L Overture.
His father was slave, stolen from
Africa and made a slave in Santo
Domingo; and the boy often saw his
people suffer beneath the lash, saw
his own father whipped. Then he
heard the voices calling him to the
liberation of his race. As the spirit
of leadership grew stronger within
him be resolved that slavery
should die by his voice, by his acts,
by his blood. The opportunity
came in 1898. He was fifty years
old. The European wars and tur-
moils gave the opportunity. Then
Is, 900 blacks arose in Santo Domingo
and demanded their rights. The
French governor ordered them to
disband. L'Ouverture faced him
with that matchless- speech wLich
has casne down to US. Their cane the
first blow for the right of the black
man. With the grim determination
of man hardened by fifty years of
slavery l. Overture planned and
prosecuted the war. From every
part of the island swarmed the
blacks and from them he
formed his army. That army of
blacks swept the oppressor from the
island. Black was pitted against
white Spain poured in her army of
the most skillful soldiers of Europe
armed with the most scientific weap-
ons tocombat unframed blacks armed
with clubs and corn knives. With
indomita BILE resolution L'Ouverture
swept the chivalry of France, noted
warriors of Europe, from his coun-
try, and the slaves were free. Crem-
well, Napoleon, the others of the
worlds great soldiers, nore of them
attained that for which they fought.
But here stood man without arms,
without trained soldiers, beating
back the best warriors of Europe and
bringing peace to his country. But
his ability did not end in war. He
laid the foundation of his state so
wisely unity of government was es
tablished and hatred of race kept
down. Religious intolerance distract
ed Europe and America, but
in his government the first
clause of the constitution
gave religious liberty of the
broadest. Though offered the crown he
formed republic replying that the
negro asked only the freedom that
his God had given him. He pro-
claimed anew the brotherhood of
mankind. The slave had secured for
Sanie Domingo the blessings of free
dom and of peace. When, with Ma
poleon casting covetous eyes upon
his island, he asked aid from Amer
ica, from England, from Europe,
only to meet with refusal, he found
himself with so, 900 trained troops on
his shores. He burned his cities. fed
to his mountains, then descending
annihilated the1army that made Eu-
rope tremble. Then came his betrayal
and his being taken in chains to
France and his martyrdom-them man
who had vanquished Europe in the
field and set a pace for the marching
of the nations, died in a dungeon.
Napoleon died, and his achievements
died with him; bu. the spirit of
O'Ouverture never died. It inspired
patriotism, equipped armies, ami
mated orators, and the emancipation
proclamation of Lincoln is its echo.
The work of L Overture is done. No
dirge was sung over his grave, but
from the throbbing heart of the lib
Grated regro comes always his song
OF praise, from the oppressed to his
deliverer.
QUEEN VICTORIA.