Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-21

uncle guarded the prisoner.
Mr.. Wagner decided to punish the ma
rauder then and there, because he did not
care 10 have his daughter called as wit
ness in court to convict the scamp.
To make a long story short. Mr.. Wag-
oner put a rope about the beasts neck and
gave him a sound thrashing, and told him
II he caught him on his premises again ne
would certainly give him twice as many
lashes, but he was welcome TO tell any
body he saw that he had been wen
whipped this time, and would get double
portion the next time.
The papers related the story Of Miss
wagoner's heroism. and a man up in Can
ada read Of Il, and then wrote an insult
ing letter to Mr.. Wagner, which letter l
have before me at this writing.
This correspondent first said, he had
read Of the brave act OF the farmer
daughter" where II had been republish-
ed and he wanted Mr.. Wagner 10 know
that 1t was most fortunate for him CMr.
Wagoner) that he was not resident OF
Canada, because he could assure him that
his act would insure Mr.. Wagner fve
years in states prison, at the stone pile,
where he could not infiict pain on others.
Again wrote the scribe: Poor fellow!
what a miserable little soul you must
havel why should we be surprised that
negroes should do such violence as we
read ABOUT. MnGn they must N0nAc IA va
tact with such as you, and such as your
daughter seems to be, but 1 suppose she
IS not so much to blame, as you helped
to train her to be what she is.
Suppose he was taking a few potatoes;
II Is possible you had large quantities!
Why did not your daughter take out
nice piece of pie and something else that
he might like and treat him kindly?
THE most powerful influence woman
can exert is that Of love. If she had
treated him that way II would have had
a better influence. Do you suppose that
person brought up like myself In this
country would for a moment think OF hav-
ing such an one as you for neighoor!
you may think I may be a minister, but
I am not. am at present in the mercan-
tile line OF business"
Then follows the writer's name and ad-
dress, which anybody is welcome to. Now,
I leave Il TO the readers of The Journal 10
say whether such prompters OF evil, and
promoters Of lynch violence should be al
lowed to use the United States mails to
stir up the bad passions Of black fends all
over this southern country. verify De-
lieve that such letters and such agents
OF insurrection are largely the instruments
by which this country has been exposed
TO rape violence, arson, burglary ana
murder during the last thirty years.
II is more than likely that the writer
has a streak Of negro in himself, although
he vehemently denies that he is one OF
the race.
This letter is noticed IN this place and at
this time to show our people what load
this country is carrying, with such as the
Canadian. who writes this insulting letter,
this gospel of hate, on the one side, and
the black thief that ventured into Mr..
NEaEoner's premises for robbery in the
day time, when the father and brothers
of this brave young girl were away from
home.
The so-th seems to find itself between
the upper and neither mill stone, In deal
ing with the race problem.
The Canadian writer might have been a
so-called minister, and no surprise felt in
that latitude.
When Henry Ward Beecher brought out
an armory OF Sharp's rifles inside or
Plymouth church he was called a minister
up in those parts. His pulpit was one Of
his agencies.
The Fletcher negro should be sent, per
express to Canada, and dumped upon the
insulting scribe who richly deserves the
lash for dehling the United States mails
with his insults. I'd be one to contribute
to a further acquaintance between the
two, and would infiict no greater pain on
this crafty dissemination of hate than to
compel him to play the pie policy against
the thieving for a few weeks of juxta-
position and every day contact. If he is
sincere he also should have such a dose.
It is a revolving thought that such ennis
saries of darkness should be stufflng the
minds of the negroes of this section with
vile counsel. We may reasonably suppose
letters were also sent TO the negro Fletch-
er by this Canadian Pecksniff.
II his dislike Of Mr.. and Miss Wagner
shall keep him where he IS. then we shall
have one less of his kind to settle with
when a day OF reckoning is forced upon
this country. II he. comes here, as he
seems inclined, then he should not escape
the righteous wrath Of an imposed upon
community when he gets here. A cover
ing of tar and feathers and a dismissal
would fit his case admirably.