Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-06-01

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teen white men. They demanded
permission 20 search the house and
upon proceeding to do so were met
by volley from the building which
instantly killed John Hare, white and
seriously wounded Barlow Pearson.
James Daniel and DR.. j. E. Kennedy.
The mob which mas been dignified
by the name OF posse proceeded to
kill Sam Padgett and his ten year
old daughter and wounded the other
two who are six and thirteen years
Of age. They wounded also his
two sons who are twenty and twenty
two years of age. The mob retired
for reinforeements This was done
by white men numbering fifteen and
not an officer of the law in their
midst.
Five hundred armed men were
soon on the ground and as a result.
a hunt was begun FOR tine members
Of the Padgett family who had es-
capped. Mrs. Padgett and her son
were caught She was told to run
and as she did so. the mob opened
FIRE on her and she fell rid
died with bullets. Her son was
shot TO pieces where he stood.
The man who is alleged to have as
saulted Mrs. Moore has not been ap-
pretended and he was not in Sim
Padgett's house and had not been
harbored by him.
This awful account will hardly in
terest the distinguished occupant OF
the White House. His ire was n
reused about the Brownsville out
rage, but tell us. is there a single
feature I'm the case that viii equal
in atrocity. this inhuman butchery.
+ What else was Padgett to do? He
has defended his home against an
irresponsible mob and he and his
family have paid the penalty. Some
how we admire the man and the fight
that he made. His home was his
castle and ne defended it. He was
a law abiding citizen for nowhere do
we see # asserted that ne was a
bad character. The press reports do
not tell about the suGerings Of that
family. neither does it give any in-I
formation concerning the long chase
from the fury OF the men who were
pursuing them.
It's all over now and around the
throne of a just God. this colored
man is no doubt making his COM
plants. His bold defense viii prove
a blessing in disguise and will deter
other white men from attacking col
ored ones in these remote localities.
Every member of mob who isl
placed in coffin helps TO save some
other white man from a similar fate
and every oolored man. who is killed
in such warfare saves some other
colored man from a like fate. IL Is
a heart-breaking recital. one that.
stirs the blood, but 10 is a sacrifice
that must be made
Let every colored man in this sec
tion defend his home. Let him be
upright. law-abiding, separating in
his condemnation the bad white peo-
pie from the good and all will be
well. We know that we are handi-I
capped by the low, lounging. worth
less Negro. but we cannot help IL.
The white man made him depraved
and he is constantly brutalizlng him.
We must do all that we can to put
these kind OF colored people in the
jaiis. peuitenuaries and lead them on
TO the gallows. but for the ether kind
we must contend and stand up for
our life, liberty and property. regard
less OF the consequences TO ourselves
or families.
Sim Padgett died like a brave man.
If the facts are as stated, We would
20 God we could erect a monument
10 his memory. He viii be remem-
bered for a long time in Georgia and
we think we are correct when we say,
that he will have many a white man
in Georgia to admire him for his f. /
deity and courage. The Negro hat
ing South must be made to come to
its senses and IL can be well done
through the medium of the shotgun
and the repeating rife. II il costs
ten colored men for every one of
these worthless element eliminated.
the sacrifice will not have been made
in vain.
Colored men, take courage. Let
us continue to make friends with the
better class of white men. Let us /
not permit exhibitions and butcheries
of this kind TO sever the bond of
friendship. Let us trust God, do right
and march onward. The soil of
Georgia is wet with the blood of our
people, but the rainbow of promise
may still be seen in the heavens.