The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-07-21
Blacks VS.. Whites.
Cor. Gazette;

Cor Gazette:
Governor Vardaman of Mississ-
ippi evoked a thrill of sympathy
from every heart present at the
Chautauqua, as he described the
terrorized condition of the white
women of his state, who live in such
fear of the black men that they can
not walk out unattended with male
escort. Yet, we must say, that they
sowed the wind and are reaping
the whirlwind." Hosea 81. The
white man in the days of slavery
committed most revolving crimes on
the black women, treating her quite
as an animal. Should they be now
surprised at the conduct Of the black
man? The governor spoke of his
affection for his black nanny"
Yes, We'll allow that is entirely true,
though very small matter. In all
probability there were a hundred
other slaves on his fathers estate
for whom he had no regard what
ever. | have heard of the black
nanny kneeling at the feet of her
white master whom she had raised
and begging him not to sell her
children away from her, and ne was
deaf to her entreaties.
And even in cases where all the
negroes owned were treated with
kindness and indulgence, that same
kindness was a very questionable
advantage to them, for, as depicted
in the case of Mr.. St. Clair's slaves,
Tin Uncle Toms Cabin they were
liable at any minute to be brought
under the hammer, and sold to a
master of different character, and
then how hard it was for the slave to
submit to to the injustice and ty-
ranny that fell to his lot.
The black race is our brothers.
God made of one blood all nations
of men for to dwell on all the face
of the earth" Acts II: 26. 1t re-
mains for the white people to show
their gratitude for the advantages
that their race has been enjoying
through the centuries, by striving
to lift the black race higher in the
scale of humanity. More especially
so as he was torn from his native
land and brought to America by
force.
For the space of three years we
dwelt in Florida. Negroes were not
very numerous just in that vicinity,
but it was interesting to observe
how differently they were regarded
by the southerners and northern
ers. Said a naughty southern dame,
the wife Of a Georgian legislator to
me one day. in a Mortified tone,
why, Mrs A. "a northern woman)
neighbors with the negroes and in
vites them to her house to tea"
Well, | could not share in her hor-
ror. Mrs. AS. winter home stood
vacant and unmolested all through
the summer, which she spent in her
northern home. This colored fam
lily lived nearby, and were Clearly
and respectable. Why should she
not ask her black neighbor woman
to come and drink tea with her?
While a mingling of the races is un.
desirable, yet there should be none
of that feeling, 81 am better than
thou" Miss Willard went south
and planted unions among the white
and colored peoples. Her loving
heart was large enough to take ir
everyone. God help US not to think
more highly of ourselves than we
ought to think.
We might have informed Govern
or Vardaman that the particular
crime he spoke of, was not unknown
among white people, and that there
are sections of the north where
white women needed escorts on &C
count of bad white men.
w. c. T. u. WOMAN.